National Republican., 1880-08-23
TIRGINII NEWS.

Over $4,000 pounds Of grapes were shipped
from Charlottesville, last week, TO the eastern
markets
DR.. Archibald Graham Of Fancy Hill, in
Rockbridpo county, died on Monday lust al an
advanced age
Hon. AN Kelley Of Richmond will begin
the publication ofa campaign paper to be called
tho Con 'crr1tire Democrat, Aug, 90,
Mr. William Paxton living near Brownsbnrg,
was found deod lying near straw stack. We
have heard no particulars Of the death.
Charles Farris murdered man named Peter
cambridge last Tuesday, near the canning
factory of J. c. Mooman, In Bototourt county.
Six steam engines for ginning cotton were
sent south in single day from ono Of Rich
mond'5 machine works carly IN tho present
week.
Rails on the Richmond x Allegheny rail.
road havo bocn laid from Richmond to
Nlaidcn's Adventure, n distance Of twenty
eight miles.
The American Union Telegraph company
have completed their cable between Fortress
Monroe aud Willoughby Point, thence by land
line to Norfolk.
A colorod man named John Sherman, at
Norfolk, Va, on Monday night, stole two
pairs Of Shoes and being chased by tho officers,
lcaped overheard and was drowned.
In difficulty at Martinsburg, w. Va, last
Friday night, Charles L. Hubbard shot Charles
Bell in the side with q pistol. Bell is now
lying In Il critical condition, the wound pro-
ducing paralysis.
Mrs. Gcrvase Storrs, living near Richmond,
Va, was driving with her two children III an
open carriage on Monday evening, when an
unknown negro man lcaped into the vehicle,
snatched her watch aud was of again like
flash.
The press Of Virginia and North Carolina
unite in expression of deep regret at the
assassination of General Bryan Grimes near
Newborn, n. c., aud vic with each other in
high eulogums upon his character, worth aud
excellence.
In oxcavating for tho track of the Clifton
Forge & Allcghany railroad, two fine beds Of
marble have been exposed on the land Of D.
\. Kayscr, esq, near Clifton Forge. One Of
the specimens is Of the fossil marble, and the
other of the black marble.
Rev. II. NJ. Wharton of Luray, Pagocounty,
has recently received calls to tie pastoral
charge of the Middeburg aud Long Branch
baptist churches in Loudon county, OF which
the late Dr. Haynes was the pastor, but has
not yet made up his mind to accept.
Peter Gwymn, colored, for forty-three years
employed at the Richmond theatre, died last
Thursday. Ho was born the night the old
theatre burnt down, December 20, 1911, and
was well known in the community as a
peaccabo, hard-working and trustworthy
man.
What was formerly known as tho old Vir.
ginia cOllicry, two miles ont Of Piedmont, on
the main line of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road, which has been lying Idle for some years,
has recently put in operation by tho Davis
Brothers, and is now known rs the Davis big
vein mine. The mine is running steadily
with about 1lO men employed
Major II. 3. Mcclellan of kentucky, for
merly acknowledgement of General j. E. b,
Stuart's cavalry corps, will deliver the annual
address before the Virginia division, con.
iederatc army Of northern Virginia, at Rich
mond, October ~ Major McClellan's subject
will he The Life, Character aud Campaigns
of Mnilr.GonerAl j. d. b. StnarL.p