National Republican., 1881-08-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Prayers for the Presidents recovery
were offered in all the churches in Petersburg
Sunday.
The Gloucester Cavalry is said to be a
fine body ofmcn and will make good show at
Yorktown.
One Gloucester man lucky. He bought
one half Of ticket No. - in the Louisiana State
Lottery, worth $1,000
There are four tobacco factories in Man
chester, all of which are nt work resident rev.
enue agent attends to the Governments interest.
John, X. Cornett has been appointed
postmaster at Elk Creek, Grayson County, and
Frank C, Maloney at Lowesvlllc, Amherst County
The wife of Mr.. John Lane, former clerk
OF Prince George County court, died at the resi-
dence of her husband on Sunday afternoon, OF pa
ralyss, aged between fifty-iive and sixty years.
Two gentlemen from Boston, stopping
at the HyEeia Hotel, Hampton, visited the Normal
School q few days ago and gave General Armstrong
a ncheck for $1,000. Their names, 1t is said, were
Mayo and Reed.
The Young Mems Christian Association
ing crusade. The movement doesn't boom--be.
cause those who pledge themselves not TO treat
must also decline to be treated
Lizzie Elem, colored, living on the Belle
week which Is perfect N ali respects, except that
just above its natural ears II has another pair Of
ears exactly like those OF a COW.
Prayers for rain and for an increase of
!ne iruis OF the earth were ofered IN thechurches
IN various sections of the State on Sunday. The
drought is assuming a very serious and distressing
aspect, and is general over the State.
The following patents weree yesterday
Issued to Virginia inventors: John II. Chataigne,
Richmond, bl0tting- pad; John G. Gucrrant, Dan
vile, chairseat; John A. Leitz, Churchvllle, trans
posing action for board musical Instruments
Benjamin l.. Rex, Lovettsville, sliding gate.
Saturday night Manuel Sanders, col
ored, became quarrclsome in c. r. Browns liauor
store, In Danville Brown attempted to eject him; ;
Sanders resisted violently. The struggle ended In
Brown shooting Sanders, whose wound, though
serious, is not considered fatal. Brown was AT
rested and admitted TO bail in $1,000.
The man Burgess, alias Wait, recently
arrested In Iynchburg for blgamy and discharged
because the Governor of Michigan (where the al
requisition for him, quietly disappeared Sunday
night, having given up his declared intention OF
going again into business In Lynchburg
DIR. Rives doesn't like the report of the
discussion between himself and Mr.. Riddeberger
at Prince George Court House, as reported in the
Iadet. 1ppca, his own party organ. lie especially
objects 70 the solriquet; "Gnunt Dnnghill of Tenn
pleton, and in his card in the Inder Appedl seems
TO think 1t unparliamentary TO say what kind OF a
rooster he is.
William Bassett, who recently killed
Kirk Kidder at Waynesboro because Of a SANDER
Gus remark, Is brakeman OH the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad and member Of the well known
Virginia family of that name. He is from Han
over Junction or near there, Is about thirty eight
I-years of age aud Is great grand nephew OF
George Washington
The owners of the Luray Caverns are
| very much annoyed by the surreptitious breaking
off and carrying away by curiosity-seekers of the
very prcttiest stalaeites that ornament the place
They very justly denounce such acts as the mean
est sort of petty thievng and the first thief caught
| in the act will be made n severe example under
the State law, which allows fine Of 500 to be i'm
poscd for such depredatons.
Last week thepersonal effects of Matthias
Kirsh, OF Staunton recently deceased were sold at
auction. Mr.. Kirsh was an eccentric and we'll to-
DO bachelor, who had kept house during a long
life by himself ana thosefects kept on accumulat-
Ing. Some OF the blankets sold had the date OF
isaS on them. Among the property were sixty
baskets IN various stages Of age and there were
nearly us many butcher knives as there were bas-
| kets