National Republican., 1881-09-10
VIRGINIA NEWS,

There were seventy-fve deaths from
all causes in Norfolk during the month Of August
The Republican Readjuster convention
at Fairfax Court. House nominated Hon. II. X.
Farr, the present incumbent, as candidate for the
house OF delegates OF Virginia.
Mr.. William Dodd, prominent citizen
of Lexington, recently secretary of the faculty Of
on Tuesday morning by being thrown from his
horse.
The Richmond and Allegheny and the
Virginia Midland Railroads will exhibit at the
Virginia Industrial Exposition, TO be held at
Richmond, specimens of the iron and other ores,
slate, marble, fine woods, &C.. found along their
lines
During the absence of the TAILOR of
Chesterfield County few days ago Pete Jones
broke into the house adjoining the jail and had
packed up number ofvaluables. The early re.
turn of Mr.. Coghill prevented his departure, and
Pete soon found himself behind the bars.
Mr.. John Wren was employed to inves-
tiCate the mysterious absence OF Mrs. Harvey, but
being engaged in other urgent business he sent
his assistant Mr. Fitch, down to West Point several
days ago Mr., Fitch telegraphed the following :
west Point, Va, Sept S.-Party went visiting. /
know the route. No foul play. 1 will write to-
morrow"
The annual fires have broken out in the
Dismal Swamp, and are now raging, caused by the
excessive drouth. An area of twelve miles Is said
to be already swept over, and great damage is APP
pretended before the conflogration exhausts itself
Over the Norfolk and Western road beyond Suf
folk fires have been lively In the woods for several
days, and very annoying to the passing trains.
The death of Professor Lewis Temple
Gwathmey occurred ut Bear Island his mothers
residence in Hanover County, Thursday afternoon.
Several weeks ago he returned from Alabama with
malarial fever which,, assuming typhoid form,
proved fatal. The professor was only thirty three
years of age and was the professor of mathematics
in Howard College, Alabama, chair he had held
for three years.
Licentiate w. II. Ochltree, of this
county, has been ord9incd and installed pastor OF
New River Church, Montgomery County. He Is
totally blind, though so diligent and useful that
the people unanimously and cordially united in
their pastor. The church stands on the mac
ndainized road nine miles Southwestern Christians
burg. The ordination sermon was preached by
Rev. p, j. Price, Of High Bridge Church,-LerinG-
| ton Gazette.
In portions ofNottoway and Brunswick
Counties numbers Of hogs have recently died OF
cholera and that the disease is still proving fatal
TO many others One farmer in Nottoway writes
that hc has lost upward of thirty fine hogs within
the past ten days ofcholera, and fears are enter
| tainCd that he Will lose his whole herd. Other
| farmers in the two counties named have been
| equally unfortunate. 1t is truly deplornble that
| while the farming community are threatened
with a loss Of their crops by the drought they
should also lose their meat by disease.
Mr.. Peachy r. Grattan, the reporter oi
the Court of Appeals, died at Ashland on Thurs.
| day night, at i've minutes past ten o'clock. Mr.
Grattan had been In poor health for several years
though he had lost but little time from his labori
| Gus post. For more than n month his illness wa;
severe, but until day or two ago his relatives and
| friends had reason to hope that he would recover
| Thursday morning some of his intimate associate,
were notified that he could hardly live Throughout
the day, and before eleven o'clock at night hi,
n.law, Mr., Otho g. Kean, telegraphed the
news of his death. Mr.. Grattan was born near Har
rlsonburg, in Rockingham County, and wa.
! eighty-one years of age. lie had the ad
vantage of careful classical and legal training
| His practice was chiefly in charcery mat
| tcrs, and his exactness and fine perception o
| law points were soon generally recognized. Abou
1910 or 1871 Mr.. Gratan was elected reporter of tn,
highest court In the State, and in that service h,
spent the best and last years of his life. As law
"Grattan's Reports will live to bear record to hi
accuracy, clcarncss Of analysis and unwearyinl
| industry.