National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-19
VIRGINIA NEWS,

Mottrom b. Crale has been appointed
postmaster at Heathville.
A new hotel is going up at Harper's
Ferry, owned by Major E. W. Green.
Massie Smith, of Albemarle, sold ten
thousand pounds ofConcord grapes for $500.
Some of Orton's circus people are "shov-
ing the queer" They left $1,000 IN Craig County.
w. G. II. Fauntleroy, of Winchester, has
been appointed assistant professor Of Greek at the
University Of Virginia
Mr. Duff Green has been nominated for
the house Of delegates by the Republicans Of King
George and Stafford Counties.
A large party of railroad men, capital
ISIS, and iron acknowledgements from Pittsburg and
vicinity arrived in Richmond on Friday.
The Republicans of Campbell County
have nominated G. L. Latham for the senate, +.
Clay Grigsby and James NJ. o'Brien for the house.
1t is stated that the colored people pay
pleasing SR wS q r ana
Charles S. Hill, of the Department of
State. has been elected member of the Virginia
Historical Society, Hon. George Bancroft has been
elected life member
Sherwood Forest, $50 acres, one of the
miles from Fredericksburg was sold on Tuesday
$4,000. o. ' O'''''' ~
The trial of Marvin, the bigamist, will
begin to-day in the Richmond Police Court. It is
thought that an indictment can be procured in
time for presentation to the grand Jury. which
meets Tomorrow
| ri,v Republicans of Petersburg have
o n IN. Tor the house d. j. Butts chairman of
ens Both me 81 So snd hRa MaliR among
| their race in the community.
Dove Commandery of X nights Templar,
OF Danville, expect to attend the Yorktown Cert
tennial celebration, and have been drilling with
| that view. About thirty members from the two
lodges of Master Masons will also attend.
General orders No. 2from headquarters
of the First Brigade Virginia Volunteers officially
announces the following staff appointments; J. A.
jutant- general; J, Pendleton Rogers, Of Richmond,
| major and inspector. general; Dr. Genrge Bon,
| Johnston major and brigade surgeon, aud Court.
| land II. Smith, Of Alexandria, captain and aide
de-camp.
The track of the Richmond and Allie
ghany Railroad is all laid between Lynchburg and
Williamsburg and as far up as the mouth OF Buffalo,
| on the North River branch. An extra force Of
| hands has been put TO work on the North River
branch, and the work is to be pushed to a speedy
| completion. The telegraph line has reached the
point A daily line of boats will run soon as the
| new schedule Is announced between Lexington
and the mouth Of Buffalo the present point oftrans-
| fer.
"What effect have the rains had on
| prlces?" was the inquiry put TO Danville gentle
man who deals largely In tobacco. The rains
have not lowered prices one "copper"" was the re-
sold one floor Of 10000 pounds a day or two ago ct
S2762 per hundred and that he has Just sold floor
| of 5000 pounds at $50 per hundred. Here is also
| O report from another warehouse that one planter
sold his whole crop at an average of S53 per hun
dred and here is the statement of one OF the
largest manufacturers In Henry County that In the
| whole county there win not be made fine tobacco
enough to supply him for two months"