National Republican., 1881-08-02
VIRGINIA NEWS,

The name of the post-ofiice at Big Lick,
Roanoke County. has been changed to Roanoke.
The Onancock post-office transacted
over $4,000 worth ofbusness last week.
Loudom County, Virginia, is said to be
literally full ofsummer boarders from the cities
The bonds of the city of Staunton, Va,
which a few years ago sold at s75, are now sought
aiter at sl06.
Five cows died the other day at Bridge
water, Rockingham County, Virginia, from eating
sorghum cane.
a son Of Thomas j. Roberts, of Wells
burg, W; Va, died few days ago of locklaw from
wound inflicted by Il toy pistol,
Watermelons the size of duck eggs are
for sale in OnancOck at twenty cents mouthful
while muskmclons bring 81 quart
Norfolk is the first city whose repre-
scntatiyCs have paid in full their subscription TO
the cNpitalstock of the International Cotton Expo
sitiOn.
Ex-Governor Kemper, of Virginia, is so
improved In health that he will probably be able
to render unusually effective service in the coming
campaign.
The common council of Lynchburg
adopted an ordinance exempting all capital en-.
plOyed in new manufacturing enterprises from city
taxation for ten years.
The authorities of Manchester, Va,
have entered into a conditional contract with
Northern capitalists for the sale Of the extensive
water power Of that city for S2Oo,O0O
The fifteenth annual fair of the West
virginia Central Agricultural and Mechanical So
ciety Will be hCdO Clnfksburg in September next,
beginning on the 9th and closing on the Sth of that
month,
William Crawford, one of the oldest
citizens OF Augusta County Virginia, died last
week Al the time of his death he was a member
OF the board of visitors Of the Western Lunalic
Asylum
The survey ordered by Congress to
ascertain the cost Of giving the James River a
channel of twenty-five feet from Richmond TO The
sea was begun At the ship'locks at that place on
Wednesday morning last.
Colonel II. ID. Whitcomb chief en-
glneer Of the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad,
haSgono to Charleston, w. Va, to arrange for let
ting 10 contract 1850 miles OF his road from the
mouth Of Gauley River to Pomeroy, Ohio.
Lynchburg is TO have summer hotel on
new plan, TO enable people to enoyall the pleas.
ures ofbnthing, fishing, boating &c, without hav.
ing to pay too much for them. The idea seems TO
be TO establish sort OF summer village on the
river.
Postmasters have been commissioned
as followsi Shelton j., Tucker, Wllllamson's
Susan e, Anderson Colemanville; Spencer II,
BBogers, Ftnney, 4eeomac County Anngni9s y.
Shanghai King and Queen County,
In Norfolk County and the neighbor-
hood the young partridges are said to be we'll
grown for the season Of the year The early broods
cannot be told from the old birds, But neyerthe.
less pothouse spOrsmen and all others must let
them severely alone for two months yet,
The report of the Tobacco Association
of Danyille, Va, submitted Monday, for the month
Of July shows 2,l7i,07S pounds sold for s27G 81,
being an average of Sll,6l per hundred pounds.
Since The lst of October last 25l27,5iS pounds OF
tobacco have been sold here for S24932li57, being
an average 1882 per hundred pounds,
A negro boy living in Charlottesville
fell from tree about six weeks ago upon sharp
stake, which penetrated his liver, portion of the
organ pr0trnded from the wound. DR., William g.
Rogers attended the case. lie clipped OF piece
of the torn and prOtTuding liver about the size of a
marble and sewed up the Orfce He expected the
boy to die but he got better from the lfst, and Is
now running about as usual.