National Republican., 1881-07-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

They sell lice-cream for five cents q plate
in Richmond, and the boys are making themselves
solid with the girls at very low figure.
During the summer the organizations of
the Baptist Presbyterian, and Methodist churches
OF Fredericksburg hold union services on Sunday
evenings.
All the Touring mills at Fredericksburg
have shut down for the purpose of their regular
annual cleaning up, and will not be in operation
until about the 10Th Of August.
The Richmond board of fire under
writers will entertain the delegates to the National
Association OF Fire Engineers, which will COM
mence in that city september IS.
Patents have been issued to citizens of
Virginia as follows. william p. Brosius, Rich
mond seam gauge for sewing machines; b. b.
Butt Richmond, journal bearing and box.
A State industrial exposition will be
held under the auspices OF the First Regiment Of
ing, Richmond, October l3 TO November u.
The trustees of Richmond College have
determined ocomplete the present building, which
will conform 10 the part already erected in general
outline The grounds Will also be improved.
For the first six months of the present
year more than six thousand tons of pig iron were
shipped East from stations on the Virginia and
Tennessee division OF the Norfolk and Western
Railroad.
The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues,
which company has been drilling as Infantry for
some time past have recommended drilling as
artillery in anticipation OF the coming centennial
celebration at Yorktown.
Congressman George ID. Wise has re-
ceived letter from United States Fish Commits
sioner Spencer Baird, telling him that upon max
ing formal request for them he will supply carp
to all those In his district who may desire thems
An effort is being made to organize in
Petersburg musical association on the plan ofthe
Mozart In Richmond. The spirited little city has
the right TO boast of nm abundance OF first class
amateur musical talent from which to form such
an association.
The Judiciary Committee, which is au-
thorzed to nit during the recess OF Congress, has
and has written TO Judge Robert W, Hughes Of the
United States Court for the Eastern District of Vir
ginia, for his views
The executive committee of the Vir-
ginia Historical Society, at a recent meeting In
Richmond elected the Hon. Alexander II. II. Stu,
art, Staunton, Va, president of the society, vice
Hon. Hugh Blair Grigsby, Ill. D., deceased and w.
| W. Corcoran, esq, Washington ID, c., second vice.
president, vice Hon. William Green, Ii. d., de-
| ceased
The survey ordered by Congress TO as
certain the cost OF giving the James River chan
| mel with the depth OF twenty-five feet from this
city to the sea was begun on Monday. u Is under
the general direction Of Colonel II. d. Whitcomb
the survey, The party began their work AZ the
| ship locks
1t is stated that Cephas Davis, colored,
| member of the senate from the Charlotte district
was defeated for the nomination for that position
by the convention held the latter part OF last week
| The nominee Is negro and Readiuster; Cephaa
| made some notorlety by speech he made in the
senate winter before last. in which he denounced
| the confederate soldiers.