National Republican., 1881-09-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Citizens of Norfolk pay taxes on six
hundred dogs,
P.S Wise has sold his farm (102 acres)
near New Market, Shenandoah County, TO John A.
Roller for 1850 cash.
The exports of manufactured tobacco
from Petersburg for tho week ending Saturday
amounted to 1jl,l07 pounds
Dr. b. +. Lucking, of Troy, Ohio, has
purchased the farm OF 4. Lynds, 142 acres, seven
miles from Richmond, for $500.
The erection of the lighthouse at Cape
Henry is progressing fayorably the fourth storyof
the iron work having been completed Wednesday
A new Catholic church will be dedi-
Gated at Culpeper on the 18th of this month, and
on the same day the bishop will administer the
rite Of confirmation.
The drought continues, and advices from
all sections Of the State agree that not one half
tobacco crop can be made no matter how much
rain may now come.
Robert Beverly has sold farm under
the Blue Ridge, some four miles south of Paris,
formerly owned by General COrse to a Mr. Mnrri-
son, of the Valley, for $4,000.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com
pany Will build branch road to tho Luray
Caverns. The Lurny villagers don't like the pro-
ject rs Il must njure the business of that place
which is the present depot
One hundred and nineteen pieces ofde-
inquent real estate in Norfolk were sold Saturday
for taxes in front Of the city hall by Mr. Charles H.
came the purchasers, and the aggregate amount of
| the sales was a2,JOO.
| The controversy over the subscription
OF S200000 Of Page County 10 the capital stock of
| the Shenandoah Railroad has been Substantially
| settled The county accepts the proposition to
issue 500 900 of its bonds and relinquish It's $780,
600 of stock in the company,
Last Friday William Gonder, German
miner employed in Chambers coal. mine at Elm
| Grave near Wheeling was working In one of the
/ chambers of the mine. when A niece of Nyog =
| lCoScnCd in some manner and fell breaking his
neck and causing instant DEATH
General Manager Axtell, of the Rich
mond and Alleghany states that trains will be run
1921 niles by the 18th of September. The road Is
n9w % open pn, from from Richmond % to Lynehbnrg li6
nine miles OF track to belaid.
The Virginia Historical Society have
adopted vote Of thanks to w. w. COrcOTan, esq,
IN i h acknowledgment Of the glit by him of the
script records or entry-books of the Colony of Vir
glnia for the five years u752-l75O of the admins
| tration Of Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie,
recently purchased In London by Mr.. Corcoran.
The large tract ofland situated on the
south side OF Hull street, just above the Petersburg
! turnpike, belonging TO Bradleys estate, was sold
| last week to gentleman from New Jersey who, IL
! IS understood, Will start several w.mills in
| Chesterfield, open large lumber-yard on the
property above mentioned, and engage in general
| house building In Manchester where many new
buildings are now going up.
The Atlantic and Ohio Railroad is the
name OF the new company which, when II obtains
control of the Narrow-Gauge road, will have free
and full right Of way between Point Pleasant on
the Ohio River, through West Virginia and Vir.
said that the Narrow Gauge will be transferred to
the Atlantic and Mississippi on the 18th instant
| The new company has already built and have in
operation eighty miles OF road In Ohio From Point
Pleasant u will pass through the counties of Mason,
Jackson, Kanawha Clay, Nicholas, and Pocahontas,
West Virginia, and through Highland County,
Virginia, to Monterey, the county. seat, through
the coal fields of Rockingham 10 Harrisonburg,
thence across the top fthe Blue Ridge TO stanards
vile, Greene County and thence TO Orange Court
House, where connection Is made with the Mar
row.Gauge road to Fredericksburg, and from
lfederlcksbuTg the road Will be speedily built TO
| Matthias Point on the Potomac. Al Matthias Point
there IS thirty-wo feet Of water and lighthouse,
Aboutnoon on Friday Mr.. Polk Gunnell,
Of Fairfax County, Virginia, went out with his gun
for few hours recreation. Some of the members
OF his family heard the report OF the gun at con.
siderable distance, and remarked thatgame seemed
plenty. While they were yet speaking little put
OF smoke from the upper part OF the house called
their attention that way, and It was discovered
that the building was on lire. Shouts and messen-
gers sent into the woods failed to reach Mr.. Gun
nell, as he seemed constantly changing his loca;
ton. When he reached home, about sundown, all
that remained Of his home was a few heaps OF
smoking ruins. The house was an old Landmark,
having been occupied for generations by the Gun
nell family, The luther OF the present owner OF
the property was Colonel George West Gunnell,
well known in Washington and vicinity. Many
snranee, but the loss Is heavy 4 deiectye nue
was the cause OF the accident. Mr.. Gunnell Is a
| brother-tn.la law OF Captain ]. owens Berry, OF the
educational division Of the Census ONCE