National Republican., 1881-11-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The question of q paid fire department for Rich
mond has been abandoned.
The interior OF the capitol at Richmond Is being
repained by convict from the penitenuary.
The Washington steamer Excelsior was fined $500
Oh Wednesday for failing oclear from the Norfolk
cusiom house.
Rev. =. p, Wilson, tho newly appointed pastor of
the Methodist Church in Manchester was presid-
ing elder OF the Petersburg district. and Is man
OF tumy
Mr.. james C. Taylor. delegate. elect to the Cen
erul Assembly from Montgomery County, is spoken
of as likely 10 succeed Judge Garland, OF the Cor
poraion Court.
Tho Virginia conference Of the NJ L. Church,
recently In session Mt Charlottesville passed reso-
luton fvorlnG the passage OF law for the cessa-
tion of the liquor traffic.
The round-house OF the Richmond and ALLIE
ghaiy Railroad has been located at Dukes Pond
two miles below Lynchburg, and over hundred
workmen are now employed In Its construction.
One Richmond real estate agency has sold
or thee weeks most OF il land adjacent to that
city. Most oft was taken up by Northern pur-
cbaseB.
Tho hippodrone attached to Coups circus win
winter In Richmond, at the fair grounds. The
circus, under the management of Mr. Haight. will
make Il tour of the Southern States during the win
Ter months.
Ex-Judge William !. Clopton, Of Manchester,
anu Mr.. Samuel NJ. Page were arrested at the
Chesterfield courthouse Tuesday, charged with
being about IN commit breach OF the peace by en-
gaging in a DUEL
Mr. Horace A. Sneed was killed on saturday
night, while going from Richmond to his home In
the country, By falling from his horse nud break
Ing mis- neck. The bridle broke aud he was thrown
over the horses neck.
With the advent OF the cool weather tho fra
teil,ity of iramps are beginning 10 move South.
They so South in winter ana return North IN
summer-that Is. the great body OF them. Some
few obtain permanent employment and locate
here and there In the South.
My. !. q. Fowler Il most prominently men
toned In connection with the Readluster
nomination for speaker OF tue house Of delegates
His friends are confident OF his nomination, Mr.
L. H. Cross Il the only other ReadjtSter who has
been mentioned 30 lar in connection with the
office.
Some Landlords In Manchester have been badly
fooled lately byihelr tenanis who, seeing the land
lords coming TO collect rent, threw 70 Inc breeze
white hagE, u indicate that smallpox rs around
Thc plan succeeded only flr Il few days. one day
there Was only one case ~ smallpox In the city
but more than thirty hagswere flying when house
rent fell due
Thomas II. Dunlap, lessee Of the Central Ylr.
Elnu ron COmpnny's property, In Nelson County
hns been put in formal possession, and operation,
IN he mlnes will bc resumed this week. 1ht
Mr. Davis, the receiver states that s9oO0O has heel
expended In developing II.
The Iron manufacturing industry about Rich
mOnd appear for the time 10 DO paralyzed. ThI
James hlYcr Iron and Steel MnlnIiar uring Com
pany, the works of which art located about lhre,
miles above the city, on the line Of the kichmuuC
and AlleghRny road, Il said 10 he in financial dls
tress and has suspended operations entirely