National Republican., 1881-09-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Court of Appeals meets at Staunton
September TO-
The scarcity of pure water jeopardizes
public health at scottsyille.
Danville paid over to the collector of in
ternal revenue last week SIO l6l37
Gordonsville is overcrowded.. The de-
mand for houses is greater than the supply.
The protracted meeting at Providence
isfactorily.
The James River, at Mayo's bridge, at
low tide is lower than 1t has been for more than
Gfty years
One of the weather.wise says there will
be no general rains until the autumnal equinox,
September q.
All the teachers for the Henrico schools
have been appointed for the coming session, which
begins next month.
The exports of manufactured tobacco
from Petersburg during the month of August
amounted to 2liSS9 pounds.
Rev. Thomas NJ. Boyd, the able pastor
of Mount Horcb, has received call to the Presby-
terrain church at San Saba, Tex.
The Grubb farm, 235 acres, in Loudoun
County, between Hillsborough and Harper's Ferry
has been sold to II. s. Thompson for $3.50 per acre
BY the lst of October the track on the
shenandoah Valley Railroad will be laid to South
River Bottom, eighteen milessouth ofWaynesboro
Richard Lee, colored, has been sem
fenced TO a term Of three years in the penitcn.
tiary by the County Court Of Amelia for barn burn.
ing.
Misses LEILA Page and Annie Reves, of
Orange, were severely injured few eveningssin
by the running away OF tho horse they were drlv-
ing.
John Palmer's store and warehouse
WIS Wni destroyed by fire on last Tuesday night tho
sured for 5000
Ground was broken for the University
OF Virginia observatory Monday. 1t will be built
southwest of the university.
Abraham Blosser has started a religious
monthly at Dale Enterprise, Rockingham County,
III the interest OF the Mennonite Church. 1t is chi
titled the IIdtclfM Pilgrim.
A boy named James, residing near
$40 and costs for threatening another boys life
with pistol. The war isn't over yet
The James River is lower at Scottsville
than than Il has ever been within the memery of man.
The revenues ofthc toll bridge are completely cut
on, as pedestrians cross on the rocks,
The September term ofthe Chesterfield
County Court Will commence next Monday week.
Several criminal cases continued from the July
term will be heard at the next session.
The people of Broadway, Rockingham
County, have TO send abroad for their garden veg
| etables. Tho drought has literally destroyed
everything thcreabout in the shape OF vegetation.
Buck Dove, while attempting to arrest
the course ofa rolling log at a saw mill In Pittsyl-
end crushed 10 death by the log passing over his
| body.
Mr.. John Tierney, for the past twelve
years with the different iron companies at Buffalo
Gap, has accepted situation at Ansted, W. Va,
with tho Hawks Nest Coal Company as book.
Keeper
The cotton year for Norfolk closed with
August, and the total receipts foot up nearly
10000 bales, an excess over the previous year OF
10000 bales. The value OF the exported cotton
was 5000, 600 more than last year
A couple of smart Alecks, named Nc
Artie and Purcell were arrested several days ago
and fined SO each for disturbing religious meet
ing, near Round hin, Loudoun County, and carry
ing firearms and using them unawflily
Rev. Mr.. Allanson, Of Petersburg, will
probably assume the rectorship OF the Manchester
| Meade Memorial Church about the middle OF
| October. Mr.. Allanson Is now and has been for
some time assistant TO Rev. Dr. Gibson, of Peters.
| burg
The Bourbon Democrats of Virginia are
debt, but somehow or other they are all the time
| going, aud neyor get there. They call themselves
Debt. Payers, but never pay any dcbts,-ktor.
VRIe RepublicdR.
Joseph Applegate, a prominent citizen
of Brooks County, died at Welsbury on Tuesday
| evening. In to.bellum times he was chief jus-
tloe Of the County Court and al the outbreak the
war took an active part IN procuring arms for the
defense of Western Virginia.
| The following postmasters have been
| appointed in Virginia: Pinckney B Adridge Cop
per Hill William yennings, Cedar Point Landing;
| Ophelia Tucker, DeatonVille; George W. Noon
| kester, Lambsburg Harper s. Smith, Randolph
Lafayette W. simpson, Ona, W. Va.
The receipts from internal revenue in
the Richmond district for the month Of August,
1881, amounted to $3.50 3i0.Sl; for same month last
year. sl63,6Gl .A-an increase OF 500 679.T The in
since the list of June to date compared With
| the same time last year. Is Sll7,OOO.
The farmers in some sections Of the
| State are trying the experiment Of cutting down
| the bushes and drying the leaves, to be used as
proyendor for their cattle. The crops of hay and
corn are so nearly ruined by the drought that but
little proyender will be saved for cattle fTom that
| source.
The Wheeling city councils and the
Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad have nearly settled
their differences in regard TO the route TO be taken
through the city, At the last meeting the railroad
committee of the first branch was directed to re-
| port nm ordinance In accordance with the wishes
| ofthe railroad company.