National Republican., 1881-12-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The balloting for the new Senator will begin on
Tuesday night next
Danville realizes another of her aspirations. She
has cotton factory.
prize for the prettiest Gordonsylle girl went
TO Miss Kate Keegan.
The University of Virginia has received dona-
tions since 1865 amounting TO Sii00OO.
Hon. ]. Amber Smith has opened law Office In
Richmond in connection with his Washington
Office
DR.. George W. Bagby has been engaged ms staff
correspondent to represent the new Baltimore
Times in Virginia.
Those of our patrons who wish to pay their sub
scription In wood bring II rs soon as possible
We want forty or fiity cords at once.-Sdunton Vr-
gfnfdn.
There was meeting Of the transportation COM
panies in Norfolk Wednesday to organize and uni
form their labor forces in order TO drive out the
dock thieves.
six iron-ore establishments 1926 tons, worth
$i39,S24, giving employment to 800 men and boys,
who earned SlS6, ,279 in wages.
Thomas Valentine white barber of Richmond
has been arrested by Constable Harris, of Elza,
beth City County, on n warrant charging him with
being engaged in the lynching of William Allen.
week ago.
The question OF having paid fire department
In Lynchburg. instead Of the volunteer compa-
MES, is being agitated, but does not meet with very
general favor. Owing to the laxness OF the SER
vice, 1t Is probable that there will be reoganza-
tion of the present force.
A man Dy tne name OF Price, near Alma who Is
almost blind, and who Is wholly uneducated, and
not at all sprghtly in other respects is said 10 be
able to solve almost any problem In mathematics
that can be given him. He uses no figures, but
makes his calculations oil his fingers.
The Lobdel Car-Wheel Company of Whining.
ton, Del, has purchased OF MeSsrs. Joseph NJ and
s. X. Crockett and James II. McGavock, tract OF
land In Wythe County, containing from LOO to
800 acres. The tract Is considered valuable for
It's coal deposits as well as for timber.
The Ad'qaee has been sold by Mr.; NJ. L.welaey
place. The new proprietors have taken charge
and the paper VIII hereafter be known as the Page
Neips; Judge James Il. Stewart will, we under
stand. be It's chief editor.-Pdge Courier
A colored preacher named Price, shot at Frank
lin, Southampton County by Constable Thomas
Oliver, died Wednesday night. Price was In
fight on Monday night, and on being approached
with heavy missile The officer then shot him.
rooms In that place last Saturday night, between
seven and eight O'Clock, found her husband pres.
ent and, determining that her rights should be
protectcd-if not by the law, by her own hand
threw over bagatelle table, knocked the legs Off
and took her husband home with her. The spec.
tators aud players surrendered at the first assault
beat hasty retreat and left the field to the VIC
trix.-Shendad0dh Herald.
Judge A. d, Dickinson has granted a charter in
cooperating the London and Virginia Development
and Industrial Company. The capital stock of the
company cannot be less than ST 800 600 or more
than S3OO00,0O0, divided into shares of 800 each
The three principal offices of the company will be
In London Lynchburg, and Farmville Mr.. VIII.
lam b. Robertson. Of Lynchburg, is the president;
dent r. b. DeGue, OF Lynehburg, secretary and