National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-28
SOUTHERN NOTES.

post office has been established at 0akwood
Rockingham County, Va, aud G. NJ. Martz APP
pointed postmaster.
Virginia postmasters were commissioned Tues
day as follows: J. 4, Lacks, at Martins store
Halifax County; j. o'Roark, at R0ark, Rocking.
ham County and j. W. Hickman, ut Helms
Franklin County.
Governor Cameron has appointed Koely Harrison
lumber inspector for the city Of Norfolk, his com
mission to date from to-day; and appointed
the Eastern Lunatc Asylum, to succeed s. p
Arlington, of Petersburg, who resigned.
Articles of incorporation have been filed in the
office Of The secretary Of State by the Wiley Uni
be built and sustained by private donations, and
the LampRsas College for the education of both
sexes with powers to confer scientific and literary
degrees.
Deputy Collectors Martin and Mason on Friday
Of last wees, IN Johnston County. North Carolina.
captured an Illicit dsliery In full blast. The still
and worm were brought here TO be condemned
cut up aud soil. The government will not per.
nit the still TO be sold entire, at price of at least
$50, but II has to be cut up, when 1t only brings
few dollars as old copper.
The chairman Of the Virginia Bourbon Exeeu.
tive Committee A. NJ. Kelley, has not yet called n
meeting of that committee, neither has MIR
Koiner, chairman of the Bourbon State Central
Committee called meeting OF his committee IL
is quite probable though that or both OF these
committees will meet in Richmond IN Il few DAYS
They are TO decide whether they will indorse Mr.
Massey for Congressman at-large or call conven,
ton 10 make the nomination. II u convention is
called II is quite likely that the two committees
viii be TeOrganlzed That is, MIR. Kelley and MIR
Kolner are likely to step down and out aud other
changes made in the make up of the Committees
The Bourbon Journals throughout the State are
urging q T, organization, but the rank and file OF
the party are completely scattered and broken up
Tne situation gives renewed Yigor TO the Liberal
party which all along has been ready for the iig hi
and anxious TO show even much larger majority
than that won last wear.
During the past week between one hundred and
two hundred hOgsheads of tobacco We're opened al
The public warehouse In Richmond, Va This ware.
house is owned BY the State, but Il resolution re.
Gently passed by The Richmond Tobacco Associa.
ton iorbids any tobacco being sold on "change"
unless previously inspected by the inspector an
pointed by the change" and not by those an
10 MED by the governor Ii is said that the owners
oil Ibis tobaccO.are mtmbefs of the Exchange and
rather than pay the fees OF the Exchange Inspector
sent their tobacco away to be sold. The oiiiee OF
tobacco Inspector or general sampler created by
the Richmond Tobacco Association Is cOInpara-
lively new thing. General Peylon Wise now
holds the Office which has a salary of about
$4,000 n year. There was a strong fight made
against creaiingthis onlc, and one or two personal
q couulurs occurred between members Of The as
ISOLATION relative 10 IL. Had Senator Wyatt NJ
Ellotts tobacco bill" passed the last legislature
probably this Office would never have heen cleated
Tho term of the present general sampler expires
In october.