National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-02
THE OLD DOMINION.
News Paragraphs Which Have Driftat
Across the Potomac.


Across the Potomac.
The Warren Sentinel has been en-
larged.
Corn planting is in progress in the
Eastern Shore counties.
The American Medical Association will
meet in Richmond tomorrow.
The prospects of peach crop in the
sec ton about Petersburg are favorable.
The Virginia Educational Association
will meet at Norfolk on the 9Th of July.
Rev. J. F. Kemper, pastor of the Bap-
fist Church at Washington, has resigned.
A number of Augusta County citizens
will leave to-day, to locate in California.
Another rich vein of bituminous coal
has been discovered in Chesterfield County.
Richmond exults in hopeful expecta-
ton of having new city hall at an early day
The Arlington Presbytery has adj
journed, to meet in Hillsville, Carroll County.
Work on the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road south of Waynesboro', has been resumed
Mr.. I. H. Camps house, at Lvnchburg
Junction, was destroyed by fire on Saturday morn
ing
The Oakland Memorial Association has
resolved to observe the 10th instant as Memorial
Day.
Staunton is happy because there is an
unusual amount of building in progress there at
present
Hon. Hugh Blair Grigsby, Ii. D.. died
at his home, Edgeville. Charlotte County, last
Thurday
Rev. J. w. Jones, D. D., of Richmond,
viii attend the Southern Baptist Convention at
Columbus, Miss
Mr.. J. A. Woodson, who resides near
StauntOn, has had his flock of sheep decfmated by
bloodthirsty dogs.
Mr.. George Prentiss, a resident of Rich
mond, died suddenly of heart disease in Cincin-
natl last Saturday.
Rand" Tucker is going to lecture in
Richmond next Friday. for the benefit of the CEN
tennial fund of the Governors Guard.
{. W. Smith has been appointed gsn-
eral manager ofthe Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road, with headquarters at Richmond.
Mr.. James l.. Armstead, who lives near
Lynchburg, was crushed under horse few days
ago, and has since been paralyzed below the
waist.
Richmond merchants are still being
annoyed by some persons who are giving bogus
orders in their names to manufactures in the
North.
The Highland County Readiusters have
sent delegates to the coming State convention in
sLructcd to vote for Hon. John E. Massey for Gov
ernor.
Charges which involve a handsome
young lady have been preferred by W. C. Gaines
against Rev. F. n. Todd, Presbyterian minister al
Manassas.
Charles D. Hyde, the agent of Adams
Express at Berryvile Clarke County, has disap-
peared with package belonging to the company
S25, 900.
Margaret Fagus, colored girl, has been
arrested for administering poison to the family of
Rev. Dr. Bates of Lynchburg, and stealing clothing
valued at $50 from the house
The boiler of a saw-mill engine ex-
ploded Saturday at Keysville, on the Richmond
and Danville Railroad seriously injuring Mr. F.
kell, the proprietor of the mill.
Walter Coats an eX-preacher, has been
convicted i'll Lyncbburg for committing an act of
violence on his sisterin-aw, Ida Turpin, and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for ten years.
A very singular case occurred recently
near Big Island, Bedford County. Robert Dewitt,
a boy ten years old, who has since died, having
lost both eyes by some peculiar malady, which
caused the eye-balls to burst and come out of the
sockets