National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. NJ. A. Anderson. wife Of Judge Francis 4.
Anderson. Of the Virginia Court Of Appeals, died
Monday at an advanced age
Charles l.. Mosby, of Lynchburg, n grandson Of
the late Hon. Charles L. MOsby, has been appointed
private secretary 10 Colonel j. s. MOsby, United
States Minister to China
Captain Charles d. Hammer, Of Iyuchburg
gallant ex-oiicer Of the confederate army, died az
the residence of his father Monday after long Ill.
ness, IN the fortieth year OF his ngc.
with the senators now holding over Twelve Re.
ndlusiefs aud five FundCrs) the official returns
give twenty three Readiustcrs In the senate and
seventeen Funders, aud in the house tity .Cight
ReadjGsteis to forty.two Fundcrs.
Mayor Carrugton Of Richmond has received n
letter from the mayor OF Rnllu, Mo, stating that n
man giving his name MS John Chapman had re.
Gently died there, believed 10 he rom Virginia.
leaving property valued ut $1,000. lie cft No Will
The State board of cnnva.scrs met in Richmond
on Monday, and settled the Rockbridyc case by
decision TINT Messrs. Lecch aud Dunlap. were
FRAZIER ana Lady, viii make q contest before the
legislature
Forming part Of the chain gang we observed
yesterday full blood Chinamnn, lie seemed to
handle the sweep with quite us dcXtrOus stroke
Us did his commdcs and MS ready TO pay penalty
for his oiicnse whatever it may have becn.-NOr-
fOik Landmark
DR. uricl Terrell Democratic mcmbcr-clcct to
the Virginia legislature, from Grunge County, Is
perhaps the oldest person In public life In this or
any other State In the Union. lie Is in the nine.
Itch year of his age, with M unclOudcd intellect
aud the activity OF man OF sixty.
Mr.. Frank Pulcp, of Mcdowell, Highland
County, recently killed n hog weighing 200
pounds, IL was nineteen months old aud Of Pc.
land China stock. Mr.. rulen fattened his swine
ship on wager, the conditions being IL he went
TO 1oOthe purchaser was to pny s75.
A considerable stir was occasionod about Green
vile last Saturday night caused by the discovery
that Messrs Best and Mueller contractors ON the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, had quietly de.
parted leaving months pay due their hands and
various unsettled accounts. Their effects were
found To be covered by bills Of sale. &c.
small sized war is now going on in Richmond
between Winfield Scott, the general agent OF the
pcnitcntiary, and Mr. Samuel G. Williams. super.
intcndcnt OF that institution. Scott has Instituted
charges against Superintendent Williams OF pur.
chasing supplies for the institution ia violation Of
the law. An investigation is now being held.
d. i. Penn, the California negro who makes pre-.
tensions OF immense wealth, but whose Swiudlng
operations ~ Lynchburg cnrncd him thirty. nine
stripes one day last week, has been arrested ut Lib
erty and lodged IN jail there the charge of buy
ing two hundred head of cattle and giving in pay
burg banks.
Last Saturday night, about eight o'clock, Mr.. j.
Il. Davis, who lives in Orange County, about two
miles from Raccoon Ford, and his wife aud chill
drcn were sitting peacefully around the family
hearth when some iiend approached the house,
unknown TO them, and fired load OF sugs
through the window. One of the children was
slightly Injured. There Is no Glow to the pcrpe-
traitor.
The nlh annual ploughing match under the au-
spices Of the Albemarle Agricultural society came
l.. Parish, near Charlottesville In the three horse
class the first prize was won by MIR. Craven,
ploughman to Mr.. Omohundro; In the two. horse
class Mr.. lnlees' ploughman wv. JOhnstonc) won
the first prize.
The sub committee appointed by the committees
on finance and grounds and buildings 10 consider
the question Of erecting new city hall In Rich
mond have agreed to recommed that q city hall OF
sufficient size 20 accommodate all the officers aud
courts of the city be built, and 10 recommend that
sJOO.OOO be the limit OF expenditure, to be raised
by the issue of S225 600 In per cent. bonds aud u
special tax Of ten cents the 800 of real and per-
sOnal property of the city.