National Republican., 1880-08-16
pIRGINII NEWS.

The Piedmont VirgitiaN, published at Orange
Courthouse, has suspended.
It is said II rich silver mine has been dis
covered in Boone county, w. Va.
A Winchester wheat fan manufacturer is
filling large order for California
Oscar Barr has purchased the Richardson
fruit farm, near Winchester, for $1,000.
In Greenbrier county, W. Va, a man named
OBricn shot and killed another named
McNeal.
! A Mrs Barker has been arrested in Piltsylva-
MIA county, charged with having murdered
her infant by breaking its skull.
A man named Frank People has been ar
rested in Wythe county, for a murler com.
mtted. in Kentucky some time ago.
The dwcllng.house of NJ r. Daughcr in
Grecnbrier county, w. Va. was destroyed by
an accidental fire last Saturday night.
The foundation for new German church
is being laid in Richmond. 1t win be after
tho Gothic order and is to cost $4,000.
Judge Il. O. s. Hunter Of King George was
accidentally thrown out Of spring wagoh a
few days ago aud received painful bruises.
A colOrcd mIu working on the Shenandoah
| Valley railroad, in Page county, WAS killed u
few days ago by the cavlng in Of y bank OF
dirt
The farm belonging to the estate of John p.
| Good, III acres, in Rockingham county, has
been sold to Michael Showaller for $62,20 per
acre.
The Lynchburg Fire Insurance company
has decided on WytheVille us the proper
location for their proposed banking establish
ment
Miss Agnes Reid McClurg, the partner of
Miss Baldwin in tho Augusta Female semi
nary, Stauuton, died Wednesday, after q brief
| illness.
Elijah James of Loudon county died last
week. aged ninety-one years; John Shoots of
the same county Is also dead, aged eighty
two years.
Rev. c. II. Vaughan, chaplain of the univcr-
sity of Virginia, has been called TO the pastoral
charge of New Providence church, in Rock
bridge county.
Tho Virginia Midland Railroad company
has purchased seven acres OF land at Charlottcs.
vile, upon which round.house aud work.
shops will be erected
| A Massachusetts, and Delaware company
| has purchased the extensive slate quarrics OF
| the Virginia Slate company, eight miles south
cast of Charlottesville, and have begun work.
The Floyd Reporter has ascertnincd that
within the last eight years no less than
tNeuty.seven persons have been killed ia
Patrick county, and yet no one has been
| hanged thorc during that time.
| 4 no lNItuguIb .AEAlNNlANlNl NlA hAb1NNNl7
aa. society has decided to hold th-.., .,,x,
fair ou the 18th, 1o;h, 2Oh, and 2lst Of October.
The border fiir will hold its annual exhibition
| September 22i, 23l and oath.
The uucompromising hostility Of Jorgen-
sea to Malone aud his licutcnants in the
| fourth district renders the election of road
iuser to congress almost impossible Either
a democrat or Il republican will 10 the result
of the election.
Saturday night week ago Wcstly Watkins,
one of the colorod track hands working on tho
! Richmond " Allegheny railroad, near the
nine-mie locks, cut the throat Of another
negro working in the same gang with him.
lie was caught and put in Jail Monday night,
but escaped ON Tuesday morning.
party of engineers under MSjor J. B.
Yates Of Washington have returned to Dan
Vile on completing an experimental survey
for the extension of the Virginia Midland
railroad to Stutesvilo, n. Q, They report the
route ns excellent aud the people very cnthusi-
sstic for the extension, aud as giving the
right Of way all along the line.