National Republican., 1881-09-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Fine rains are reported in Russell and
Tazewell.
"The melancholy days are coming"-
for Funderism.
Hon. ii. III. Riddleberger will address
the people Of Petersburg tonight at the Acad-
Eole, the noted race colt, bred by Mr.. r.
J. Hancock, OF Albemarle, has been sold to the
Pelham stables.
Mr.. William Rawls, of Nansemond, aged
ninety nine, expects to be at the Yorktown Cen
ttnDal with the other boys.
Robert Price, jr., son of the late John
Phil, Price, Of Dnnville, was killed at Sutherlin's
ON Sunday by the kick of horse.
In Norfolk County the corn crop is look
ing remarkably well, and with suitable rains the
farmers are hopeful of making large yield.
Dr. S; NJ. Shepherd, a dentist, died on
Mcuhesdny NJ MS residence, near Albemarle, aged
about sevcnty.five He efonnerly resided at Peters.
burg.
Colonel w. p. Craighill has arrived at
Yorktown TO locate the terminus of the branch of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway which will run
TO Yorktown.
A turtle weighing five hundred pounds
ana containing eight hundred eggs. II you don't
believe i, Captain s. ]. White, Of Hampton, can
produce the witness.
Theinternal revenue collections at Rich
mOnd for the month of August amounted 10 e29O-
SOS,T. AT Petersburg during the same period they
amounted TO sll0,205.
Mr.. William r. Brooke, after an absence
% five and y, L. half years in Hong Kong, has reap
as buoyant as when he left
Northern capitalists are examining the
mineral lands in the Shenandoah Valley, and It
Is understood that a large amount Of capital will
be invested for their development.
The scarcity of water in both Richmond
and Manchester is Unprecedented, and IL the
drought continues much longer must cause much
additional suffering and Inconvenience.
The new purchasersare making remark
able progress In improving the Natural Bridge
properly, in ROckbridge County. Houses are be-
ing erected, roads mnde, and walks laid out
There have been threatened disturb
ances at Crown Hill (W Vn.) coal mines, near
Paint Greek, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and
the militia have been notified to prepare for war
The internal revenue collection Mt
Lynehburg for last week amounted to Si6,i6l.S 81,
This IL more than twice the usual weekly average
and shows large shipments Of manufactured to,
bacco,
A man living near Madisonyille. Char
lotte County, has with the four weeks Just past
killed and sold four hundred squirrels besides
supplying his family. His weapon is an old sin.
gle-barreled shotgun.
Mr.. L. Il. Zeigler, of Mount jackson. one
Of the owners Of the orkney Springs, Is danger
ously ILL., tournament that was to have taken
place has been postponed In consequence, and the
lawn concerts in the afternoon temporarily discon.
tinued. Two physicians are in attendance.
| Staunton, Winchester, Charlestown, and
other cities and towns on the Valley Road are RIP.
idly Increasing In wealth and population and'it
| Is evident that with the extension OF the Valley
Road there will be an increased business pros
perity throughout the beautiful valley OF the Shen-
andOah.
| The suggestion from the State commits
sioner of agriculture that every person over ten
| years OF age shall commemorate the centennial
! year by planting walnut tree, with view TO the
multiplication OF these valuable trees has attracted
universal attention, and the idea is generally COM
mended as one equally novel and sensible,
Judge Edmund Waddill, of the Hen
rico County Court who has been seriously III for
some time past, has so far recovered us to be able
| to sit up and 20 about little each day IL is not
certain as yet that he Will be strong enough TO pre-
side at the September term of his court, which be-
gins on the second Monday of the month (the Eth
The following postmasters have been
commissioned; William II. Jennings, Cedar Point
Copper Hill, Floyd County, Harper 8, Smith, Ran
dolph, Charlotte County, Ophelia ]. Tucker Dea-
tonsyille, Amelia County John X. COrnatt Elk
Creek, Grayson County, Frank G, Maloney loves
vile, Amherst County.
A large black snake entered an upper
window OF the house of Mrs. Elizabeth Holman. In
Petersburg which he had reached by making his
way up a tree. The lady heard II noise of some
thing coming down the stairs, but could not imag-
inc what II was until the snake entered the room
where she was seated. A scream, preceding faint
ing spell, brought assistance, and the snake was
dispatched.
1t is the intention of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company and the Richmond
| and Allegheny Railroad Company 10 place on ex-
hbtlOn at Yorktown, at the State fair, and at the
| Virginia Industrial Exposition, in Richmond
specimens OF minerals Of all descriptions and
| mems will be labeled with the name OF the 0L-
| hlbiloT and exhibited free,