National Republican., 1880-08-09
TIRGIHIA NEWg.

Pittsylvania Is the largest county In Vlr-
ginia. Its population is over $1,000,
Tho Virginia Midland railroad Is nearly
| laid with steel rails from Alexandra to Lynch.
burg.
General Roger A. Pryor is expected 10 make a
number Of speeches In Virginia during the
coming canvass
The venerable widow of the late General
hlyor Myers Of Norfolk died Thusday aged
cighty-two years
| Fannie Blue, black woman from Vir.
ginia, died IN New Orleans tho other day at
the advanced ago Of 100 years.
Tho ninth annual fair of the Piedmont
Agricultural society will commence In Culpopor
on Tuesday, October 12, continuing four days.
A tract Of land known as tho Weaver tract"
near Warrentou Junction, in Fauquter county,
has beou sold for $3.50 per acre 10 Thomas r.
Lunsford.
The Mcssrs. Do Ford of Baltimore havo
purchased the Chapman farm, near Luray, for
$1,000, on which they propose 10 erect large
steam tannery.
1u Wytho county, last Saturday, Daniel T..
james shot Monroe Lonebess in the neck in
a quarrel over a triaing matter, in1icting a
dangerous wound.
Bennett, tho bigamst who is now serving a
term In the pcnitentinry at Richmond, Is or
ganizinga choir among his follow prisoners,
for the prison chapel.
The day for taking the vote on the pro-
posed subscription to the Richmond q South.
western railroad in Amherst county has been
postponed TO August 81.
negro boy fourteen years of age, living
| on Colonel Isaac II. Watson's land, accidentally y
| shot aud killed himself few days since whilo
carelessly hand ling pistol.
Captain John s. Tucker, recently mayor Of
ataH obi If lao ali
has been appointed permanent secretary to tho
yorktown centennial commission.
| There are 800 female and $50 male teachers
IN attendance on the session of tho normal
school at Charlottesville, which will continue
until the latter part of this month.
| Senator Il. L. Withers has so far recovered
| from the recent severe injuries sustained 10
his foot by moving machine as to be able
to walk about with comparative case.
The Presbyterian church of Salem has OK.
tended pastoral call to Rev. L. c. Gordon Of
savannah, Ga Rev. Mr.. Gordon is n native
Virginisn and former resident of Rich
mond.
difficulty occurred at Chatham, Thursday,
between Powlatan Clements aud Tazewell
Hurt, both co!orcd, in which the former was
| dangerously stabbed near tho heart and in the
abdomen.
| Colonel A. s. Buford president Of the Rich.
mond Danville railroad, will visit Mecklen-
burg early in August to address tho people
| there on the proposed completion of the rail.
road from Clarksville to Kcysvillo.
Hon. John Goode will in all probability be
the democratic nominee for congress in the
second district of Virginia despite his pub
| lished dcclination to be candidate, Several
counties have already instructed for him.
The most active canvasser in behalf of Dir.
| Jorgenscn's reelection to congress from his
district is ID. +. Bats, colored of Petersburg.
Ho is man of intelligence, a good speaker,
and visits and speaks in every county Of the
district on court days.
| The third annual meeting of the Educational
association Of Northern Virginia, consisting OF
teachers aud school officers of the counties of
Alexandria, Culpepcr, Fairfax, Loudon, Stat.
| ford Warren, Fauquier and Prince William,
will commence at Manassas, August 30, aud
continue four days.
The court of appeals will sit at Staunton on
tho 10Th OF September next, and will on th at
day hear the ease relating to the supeiscdeas
granted by Judge Christian at Richmond on
the petition Of Frederick z. Gilbert against
the sale, under foreclosure Of mortgage, of the
| Washington City, Virginia Midland and Great
Southern railroad.
| In digging tho pit in which 10 plant Han
cock and English pole, on Saturday, in
Leesburg, tho: workmen camo upon the
hickory stump, several feet under ground, of
the Polk and Dallas pole, reared in 1874
Notwithstanding it had been buried in the
earth thirty.six years, the wood was in o
perfect state Of preservation.
An attempt to poison Mr.. Dudley Farthng
who resides near Whites depot was made
last week, by his son, who put strychnine in
tho butter, but fortunately Mr.. Farthing dis,
covered that it tasted very bitter, and threw
It out of doors to n dog, which died in few
minutes after eating it. The son left before
night, aud has not been heard from since. He
had had quarrel with his father.