National Republican., 1881-08-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mary w. Hite has been appointed post
master at Lovngston.
Mr.. c. P. Smiley, a well-known tobac-
conist OF Lynchburg, died Monday.
A patent was yesterday issued for egg
packet to William II. Bryan, of Warren Springs, Va,
A colored child recently born in the
smallpox hospital in Richmond has been named
The Petersburg Female College will re-
sumo its exercises September II with a full corps
OF teachers.
Major l. w. Duck, Readjuster was nomi-
mated by accamation for the next house of dele
gates at Windsor Saturday.
The highest number lodged at any one
time this season at the Grcenhrier White Sulphur
Springs is officially stated to be 09S.
Colonel w. Giddings has been nomi-
mated by the RendjuSters of Loudoun for the State
senate and Peter a. Fry for the house of delegates
The foundation forthe Yorktown monu-
ment has been dug. Preparations for the centen-
NAL Will now be commenced and pushed vigor-
ously.
A straw rick belonging to Mr. George
Smith, living, near Bolington, Loudoun County
was destroyed by fire last Saturday night. Loss
| unknown.
The oyster supply for the coming sea-
son will run short, 1t is said, especially 10 the
Chesapeake source of supply. An advance OF
prices is predicted
James Burgess, the principal figure in
the recent Waite. Burgess scandal in Lynchburg,
mas DOuBnt Ill tlht CITY
and again embarked In business.
| 1t is reported that two negroes engaged
| in q bloody fight one day last week near Bloom
| field, Loudoun County, and that one of them has
since ascended to the "happy hunting-grounds -
The Clopton Street Baptist Church, of
with thirty.four mehbers and viii call pastor
in week or two. 1t is understood that Rev. Il. 4.
Reynolds will be the pastor
Over two hundred carpenters and other
| l,n,,
| New York TO work on the railroad and the build
nGs of the town. The labor force at this end OF
| the line is now very large.
Colonel Mosby writes that young Mr..
Brooke, of Warrenton; his former vice.consul, is
| young Englishman in his place Colonel NJ. says
| nothing about coming home himself on furlough.
Reliable information is to the effect that
the corn crop between Winchester and the eastern
limits Of the county, rs well MS in the country ad-
| jncent, will be almost total failure. Immediate
and abundant rains may help, but full yield is
| out OF the question,
Antoine Shellborn, while digging well
near Guilford Station, in Loudoun County was
overcome by the mephilic gas. James liaden
who was at the, surface hauled him up but was
unable to take him from the bucket and he fell
back, being killed by the fall,
The term Of John Il. Poindexter, sent to
the penilentiary for two years for the murder OF
Charles en- e. Curtis VIII M be e. out in February next
good behavior and this will make him free man an
about the middle of November.
When Captain Montgomery Thomas be-
| came member of the board OF supervisors OF
| Montgomery County the county owed $4,000 and
leit the board at the expiration of two terms the
| county was out ofdcbt and taxes were eighty.six
and half cents on the 500 of property.
The Onancock Virginidn tells the fol-
| Is among the fattest and richest fish caught I'm
| Tidewator Virginia. To secure them II is neces.
sary 10 20 at night In flat. bottom skif with a
| light The fish, on seeing the light, jump out OF
| the water into the boat. Mr.. Thomas Simpson OF
| Dummondtown, tried his luck the other night
and, getting into large school, the fish jumped
Into his boat so fast that II sank losing all his fish
and compelling him TO swim for his life. lie