National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-05
VIRGINIA ITEMS,

The Petersburg police have uniformed
George A. Grove has been appointed
postmaster at Stephens City.
Many magnolia trees in Petersburg
were killed by severe weather.
The Warrenton Rifles have been mus
tered into the service of the State
For several days there has been fire in
the woods on the Southwest Mountains
CO. Glass, of Lynchburg, charged with
shooting colored man, has been released on 9 900
bail.
The State convention of the colored
BaptistS viii convene at Staunton on the 18th in
slant.
The stockholders of the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad Company have reelected their
old officers.
A Fish and Game Protective Associa-
ton has been organized at GreenSville County
Courthouse.
Some vandal entered Salem Methodist
Churah on the 22d of last month and broke in
pieces the organ.
Captain John s. Clary, of PETERSBURG.
has sold the racing mare "Orange Girl" to j. B.
Pollard, of Baltimore.
The common council of Petersburg is
considering the question of reducing the local tax
on steamboat companies.
Postal service has been extended from
HOwardsville, by Sycamore WarminsteT and Mid
way Mills, to Hardwickyille.
The post-Otiice at Locust Bottom, Bote-
tourt County, has been discontinued The mail
will now go to Lick Run bridge.
The Second Virginia Regiment has been
organized at Woodstock with William l. Burn-
gardner, OF StauntOn, as colonel.
Mail messenger service has been dis
continued at Go0chland Court House from the
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad.
A fire at Stony Creek on Sunday nipbt
GeStrJypI q small frame hfIilfiDU Il
Louis Schrade as a bar-Toon and gsunshop
Postmasters have been appointed az
follows: William G. I. Nelson. GlenOrs Henry q
Grossclose, Ceres; John B. McLin. Rose Hill
William Clarke, alias T. 4. Edwards
was sentenced to three years IMPRISONMENT in
ms father.
Last Saturday night the saw-mill of
Nessrs. Hinton 4 McClung, few miles from New
Hope, near the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, was
destroyed by fire.
Rev. Alexander Sprunt, of Augusta
Church, who was called TO the Passionate of the
Brunswick (Ga.) Presbyterian Church, it is under
stood, will not accept.
The trial of Pugh, the Williamson bar
keeper, last Saturday at COyingtOn for killing q
colored barber named Bunell, resulted in the ac-
quittaI OF the prisoner.
The five colored military companies of
Norfolk and Portsmouth have been formed into
battalion, with Captain William H. Palmer of the
LangstOn Guard, as major.
Nothing more has been heard here
from Charles D. Hyde, the agent of Adams Ex-
press Company, who got away with the eOmpany'S
funds at Berryville last Tuesday.
The Richmond art exhibition, now in
progress, is attracting many visitors The sketch
ing of Mr. Charles Fl. Read. jr, of this CITY, is very
avorably noticed by the Richmond press.
The woman, Margaret FOCUS, indicted
for poisoning the family of Rev DR. Bates Mt |
Lynchburg, is said TO have made full confession.
which duplicates q colored Doctor who is also
Inder arrest.
Mr.. Tarbell, of Norfolk County. whose |
wife lefthcr home for parts unknown with her in
ant boy thirty-twO years ago, has recently dis |
covered that his son, from whom he had never re-
,eiYed any tidings, Is now living in Chicago and |
las family.
During thunder storm Monday after
loon large tree in the yard of Mr. r. A. Young
IN High street, Petersburg was shattered bV light
ling, and the inmates of the house all severely |
hooked. man who was driving pair of mules |
n the street was also temporarily stunned.
The following changes have been made |
n star service mail routes in Virginia TazcYeIl
o Cedar Bluf-from July l, 1851 change route 10 |
embrace Gap Store and Baptist Valley, emitting !
Fitten's Mills, Springville, and Blue Stone Gii9
nOres Mills TO NATURALIZATION Nav o ISL |
urtail route to end OF Hardwickyille; decreased |
distance, twelve and a half miles.