The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-09
Virginia News.

The Abingdon IuYinidn complains OF
the irreguIarlty OF the mails.
Mr.. John Mcclure has bought the Jones
property at Blue Ridge Springs.
Mr. Braxton NorvilIe, an old citizen OF
Amherst county, died at his residence on
the I'd instant; aged seventy-tlrcc.
Colonel John Lewis Peyton, Of Staun-
ton, is having a history OF Augusta county
published, OF which he is the author.
According to official data Washington
county, Va, shipped last year more pro-
duce than any other county west OF Lynch
| burg.
The crops are generally good. Cereals
are abundant; wheat is something less than
an average crop; corn looks very pr0miS-
ing. The fine cattle have been all sold.--
Finc0Stle Herald.
Colonel Thomas s. Flournoy, who has
been citizen Of Danvile for the last four
teen or fifteen years, will soon remove with
his family back to Halifax county, his old
home.
Malone tried to carry the State for his
bogus Hancock ticket and got pitiu
81 200 votes. lie is now trying to carry it
for Radical Arthur, and. with the eXcep-
ton OF n part OF the negro vote, will fail
more MISUNDERSTANDING Ne,rs.
Mr.. w. a. Brooks, OF Richmond, who
has been soiOurning i'm WytheyiIe for 4
week or so, was stricken with paralysis
this morning, and is now critically i'll at
Mr. c. f. IIudson's.-EnterpriSe.
Next Mondays Botetourt County Court
do 10 lao. ltr
less than three speakers, OF as many differ
ent political compilations, will be on hand
to " norate " to the dear people.
Mr.. j. b. Rodcfer, brother-in-law to Mr..
John c. Maiden, Of Bristol, was horribly
cut and gashcd about the head and other
wise injured last Wednesday, while en-
gagged in unloading hOgshead OF molasses
at the tobacco-iactory OF Snow Ingham q
Co., at Abingdon.
The Boss is the biggest OF blackguards.
and has stock in few editors, and comes
down upon legitimate criticism as assassi-
nation OF character, and raises hoodlum
howl against all honest men who dare TO
tell the truth.-PortSmouth. Enterprise.
God bless the ladies We hear Of their
tender solicitude for the political integrity
OF their husbands and brothers. Dear
creatures They know what the "hel
broth" Is which the Coalitionists fix up
for decent white people TO take.-DdnuiWe
Times.
We learn that there are petitions with
several hundred names TO them now circu-
lating in Russell for the purpose of getting
Alr. Connally r. Trigg to announce him.
self q candidate for Congress
All the mountain lands in Craig county
have been purchased within the last two
years. They are finely timbered and full
OF ore. Much OF the land, which but a short
time ago was considered worthless, cannot
be purchased now scarcely at any prlce.
DR.. Henry V. Gray, OF Buchanan, has
been presented by foremen OF the Shenan-
doah Valley railroad, under the contract of
Messrs. Jollitfe Il Carpenter. very hand
some Stonewall" silver watch and chain,
finely engraved, and from the hands on the
line pair OF solid silver spurs.
Mr.. John ID. Snider, OF Walkers Creek,
raised on seven acres Of upland corn
ground, without fertilizers, 202 bushels OF
wheat, weighing G4 pounds TO the measured
bushel, OF 2S67 bushels by measure, or
30 81 by weight. The wheat was drilled
in on the corn stubblc. This beats the
field, so far as we know.
This is what the Democrat says in regard
to the birth OF a child in Buchanan: "She
is fine girl, and In regard to her relations
is somewhat remarkable. On her mothers
side her grandfather, great-g grandfather,
and great-great- grandfathe are now liv-
ing; also, three grandmothers on the same
side. On her fathers side both grand |
father and grandmother are living"
The Buchanan Democrat tells the follow
ing double-hcaded one. II it ever strikes |
In 1t will be awful "There was a double.