National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-28
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VIRGTNT1 NEWS.

DIR. George c. Darlington, prominent citi-
| zen Of Halifax county, Is dead.
Colonel John Kee prominent citizen Of
| Lewis county, w. Va, is dead.
r. II. Meade, for many years q leading drug.
| glst of Richmond, died Friday.
Captain John Lightfoot of Culpeper county
| died Friday Of congestion of the lungs.
| A second crop Of tho magnolia grandi1ora
has made Its appearance In Portsmouth.
Pace Brothers have determ incd to erect an.
! other largo tobacco warehou in Lyuchhurg
Riverton Mills company purchased durin <
the month OF August $4,000 bushels of wheat.
Forty thousand dollars have been subscribed
| for the erection Of a grain.cleyator ia Rich.
moud.
Mr.. A. d. Watts Of Amherst has 60 900 hills
| Of fine tobacco aud one house full already
| cured.
Mr. V. II. Rucker of Amherst will gather
l,2JO or moro barrels Of apples from his or.
| chard this season.
The corn aud -four exchange Of Richmond
| is to be known hereafter as tho grain aud
cotton exchange.
The governor has refused pardon for Isham
Russell, cnlored, Of Danvllo, sentenced to the
penitentisry for five years.
The Winchester light infantry have under
consideration an invitation TO attend the
Frederick city fair on tho 12th of October.
A company has been organized in Norfolk
to build railroad to Cape Houry aud erect
hotels at that point for summer residence.
In an atfray near the Greenbrier White
Sulphur springs last Thursday Patrick Alex
andcr shot and killed Pleasant Board both
colorcd.
Tho Richmond Howitzers have been de-
tailed by Governor Holiday to attend the
centennial celebration Of the battle of Kings
mountain.
L. X. Ke!lan, rental agent at Norfolk, yes.
terday committed suicide by morphine in con.
sequence of financial difficulties His wife is
not expected to survive the shock.
A few days ago train on the Petersburg
railroad made tho distance between Weldon
and Petersburg (siXty.three milos) in one
hour and sixteen minutes actual running
time.
Governor Holiday has commuted tho sem
tence Of Richard Brown, colorcd Of lslo of
Wight, to imprisonment for life. Brown was
convicted of murder in tho first degree and
sentenced to be hung.
George Blessing has purchased the farm of
George w. Hawk, l5l acres, In Berkeley county,
West Virginia, for Sl1,0O0 and the latter has
purchased the farm ofthe late Barnett Cushwa,
in the same county, for $1,000.
The contractors for boring well at West
Point for the Richmond, York River q Chesa.
pcake Railroad company struck" water last
Saturday after boring 1l5 feet The water
flows freely at about 1,iO0 gallons a day.
Mr.. Benjamin Westmoreland of Dnwiddie
county was thrown from his carriage Wodnes.
day and received fatal injuries. His head was
severely hurt and back broken. lIo was
seventy.two years old aud highly respected.
1t is stated that the Richmond & Alleghany
railroad company will build fine hotel at
Msdens Adventure, aud will have a handsome
b1at.house rifle range, pleasure boats, aud, in
short, everything to make the place attractive. |
Albert Mitchell, who was convicted and sen.
fenced at the last September term of Louisa
court for the murder Of Walton, and to whom |
was granted writ of error, has been sem
fenced to be hanged Oh the 9th Of next No. |
vember
decision has been rendered requiring Page
county, Va, to pay the subscription voted sew.
oral years ago in aid of the Shenandoah rail |
road The county refused to pay ou u tcchni- |
cal ground aud will still resist the payment by
carrying the case to tho court OF appeals.
A fire broke out in the stables of the Conti-
mental hotel at MRrtinsburs, w. Va, on
Wednesday night. Nino horses belonging to the
Adams Express company aud two cows per-
ished aud four carriages were burned up. The
loss was about 5000, with no insurance.
The Virginia supreme court ut Staunton has
decided the suit involving the question as TO |
who Is tho lawful county court Judge for Hal. |
iflx county in favor of Judge w. r. Barksdale, |
who is entitled to the oi,ico until the 3lsl of
December, 1880. The official acts Of Judge |
Armistead are egalized, ho being the judge dc |
Jdct0 by act of the legislature.