National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-08-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Inc COTTON crop III southampton County
Is reported to be better than 1t has been for sew
eral years.
A Virginia physician says he has never
known habttual consumer Of tobacco TO have the
typhoid fever.
They will commence loading granite at
Richmond to-day for the foundation Of the York
town monument
Eighth streets, Lynchburg, has been sold to j. w
Carroll for S26,l00.
The new Masonic Hall of Washington,
Rappahannock County, will be dedicated on the
18th of September
The fair the Shenandoah Valley Agri.
cultural Society at Winchester will begin October
IL and continue four days.
Captain James d. Langhorne, formerly
OF Botetourt County, has recently sold a silver
mine in Colorado for $4,000
Everybody is wondering what ails the
Richmond and Alleghany stock; month ago II
sold at GO; recently 1t sold at 4OA
The barkentine Annetta Berwid, which
put into the Norfolk port some time since in dis.
trcss, sailed Saturday for Havana
Reports from Madison say that the crop
of wheat In that county is below the average Corn
is backward in both Madison and Orange,
Mr. Samuel Moorling recently found a
den of rattlcsnakes upon Colonel Fauntlcroy's
farm, in Clarke County, and killed fity-six OF
them,
They are having water famine in
Richmond and the entire press of that city attrib-
ute It's mismanagement or no management at all
OF the water commission.
The Norfolk Union Baptist Association
(coloredl represents eighty-fve churches in Tide.
water. These show thirty nine ministers seventy
licentiatcs, and 2i,4S6 members.
Since the purchase by Colonel ]. l.. Car
rington, of Richmond, Of Montpelier" Madison's
historic farm, he has had several offers to dispose
OF IL at an advance,
A gentleman in Mecklenburg County
has in his possession General Lafayetes boot pull
ers They were presented to General Nelson by
Lafayette some time after the battle of Yorktown.
There has been quite revival going on
ut Bethlehem. Revs. W.. 7. Walker. J. N. New
man, and other ministers have preached able SER
mons. They have had many penitents and con-
vcrts
The brick-yards in Richmond Man
chester, and vicinity are In full blast and thou
sands ofbrlcksarc being manufactured daily. They
mond.
The receipts efinternal revenue for the
Richmond district from the LIST to the 18Th Of Au-
ISi43
Fielding A. Brannin, q prominent citi-
zen of Fauquier County, died recently aged eighty
two years He was noted for his kindness TO sick
and wounded soldiers on both sides during the
late war.
The lands of the late Senator Allen Il.
Caperton's estate In Nicholas County have all been
redeemed by payment into court OF $780, being
all the back taxes and interest charged or charg.
able thereon,
There were forty-three sailing vessels
In Richmond on Saturday, including FIVE banks,
three brigs, and thirty'five schooners. This is II
good indication Of brIskness in the shipping in
terests Of that city.
The Stribling Springs property, in Au-
gusta County, has been purchased by Pennsyl-
vania parties for $4,000 Measures will be at once
taken to beautify the grounds and for the erection
ofhandsome and substantial buildings
The impending suit for an Injunction to
restrain the Richmond and Allegheny road from
consolidating with Atlantic and Northwestern and
the Ohio Central Railroads has caused a percepti-
BILE stir among the stock obbes and spectators in
Richmond,
The owner Of old Libby prison has been
compelled to put up notice stating that call
persons depredating upon this building will be
dealt with according 10 law" Relic-huners and
curiosity seekers have been chipping of pieces OF
bricks from the old building hence the reason
why the notice was posted
The Tobacco City Boat Club, at Lynch
burg, have determined 10 have a regatta this fall,
following closely upon the one at Washington.
Lynchburg has the best course all things consid-
cred, in the State. The Richmond and Allegheny
Railroad hugs the shore along the JONES River It's
entire length, making Il practicable for crowd OF
spectators upon properly arrange plaioim-cars TO
witness boat race nom its start 10 Its finish, an
advantage not afforded by any other course in the
country,