National Republican., 1881-08-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Prince William County is shipping vast
quantities of grapes.
Sumac-gatherers get about sixty cents
hundred pounds for II.
Gambling at the White Sulphur is said
to be offensively conspicuous.
David i. Huddle has been commits
stoned post master at Honeyyille.
There will be grand tournament and
ball at Bedford Springs tomorrow.
Aunt Betty Miller, colored, living near
Chalk Level Pitsylvania County, is ll3 years old.
Mr. Monte Miles, of Henrico County,
has raised watermelon weighing thirty-eight
pounds.
II is 80 dry about Gordonsville that peo-
pie are compelled to eat watermelons in order to
get something 10 drink.
Two hundred cases of smallpox are re-
ported in Richmond and the scarcity OF water
there Is causing sore distress.
The prospect is that the next session of
the Washington and Lee University will be the
most prosperous in It's history.
One hundred and twenty-five hogs
heads Of tobacco were received in Petersburg dur
ing the week ending Saturday.
Two country stores in Bedford County
have shipped between them four thousand chickens
TO distant markets during the season.
Rev. John Jasper is now engaged in
teaching the benighted heatlcn Of Cincinnati, at
q camp meeting, that the "sun do move"
Several bands of so-called gypsies are
roaming the State trading, stealing, and fortune
telling. Some counties will not admit them.
Three hundred and seventy-seven hogs
heads Of tobacco were inspected at the several
warehouses in Petersburg during the past week.
Major James w. Walker, formerly Of
Madison County, has been appointed United
states District Attorney for the Territory Of Mon
tana
Rev. f. c. Dargan, of Botetourt County,
nft
Church of Petersburg, will preach his first sermon
in his new location next Sunday.
A meeting of the French residents of
Virginia was held yesterday at Monticello Hall,
Richmond. to take action relative to celebrating
the centennial of the surrender at Yorktown.
Two colored children at King William
Court House were burned to death n few days
since by the explosion Of a kerosene can while
kindling fire. One was eight and the other thir-
teen years old.
A military company has been organized
at Floyd Court House. Fifty-four names were en-
rolled The officers are; Aaron Kitteman, captain
A. +. Howard, first lieutenant, and N. j. Agnew,
second lieutenant.
tides In the james River were unusually high.
Many of the familiar rocks between Mayo's island
and tho Manchester shore had peaceful waves
rippling over them.
Virginia, died suddenly In the city OF Lynchburg
on Saturday, in the sixty eighth year Of his age.
lie was recently clerk In the Navy Department
and was much respected.
Major Charles Ould, of Powhatan, still
has his old war-steed in his stables The animal
though he is twenty years old and carries
two bullets in his carcass is still sprlghtly and will
jump fence as high as his back.
The United Brethren camp-meeting at
Mount Jackson was very largely attended last Sun
day. over five thousand persons, some fifteen or
sixteen hundred coming by train, were present,
not oil, however, to hear the Word of God.
Captain John III. Woodward, for many
ductors on the old Virginia Central and Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad aflerward ticket ngent
OF Staunton and OF late proprietor Of the American
Hotel, at StauntOn, Is dead
Rev. Hartwell Il. Pryor, q local preacher
of the Methodist Church, died at his home, in Bed
ford County, Monday, nged about eighty years. lie
was one of the most celebrated tobacco ralsers in
that section. and was among the first to manipu-
late the weed so as TO realize high prices.
Mr. ]. La Place, French consul in Rich
mond, has been sojourning in the ncighborhoOd Of
Norwood for some time He is seeking to- buy
on which three hundred French grape-growers
arc to be settled. The hillsides OF Nelson and
Buckingham are admirably adapted for vineyards
A controversy at the Warrenton Court
House on Monday night last between =. G. Scott
and q hostile correspondence. Arrangements
were made for duel OH the public road near War
renton, at eight o'clock ON Wednesday morning
Mr. Scott and his friends appeared on the spot but
Mr.. Campbell having been placed under arrest, nc
duel occurred.