National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A call has been extended to Rev. S. r. Preston TO
become pastor Of the Presbyterian Church NJ
Wytheville.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company is
making extensive and valuable improvements III
Wnyncsboro.
Colonel George W. Munford died suddenly Mon
day night at his residence In Richmond, In the
eightieth year ofhis age.
The farm of the late A. Broaddus Jones, In Stat
ford County C267 acres) has been sold TO John T.
Coleman, at S23 per acre
Rev. J. NJ. kirkpatrick, Of Martins Station, has
accepted call TO the pastorate of the Presbyterian
Church at Washington, Ark.
A Lynchburg architect is engaged on plan Of a
new church building for the Baptists, the cost OF
tho construction ofwhch will be about 100000.
Harvey Morrison. a negro, who was arrested for
The murder of young Fox In Lexington, mas peen
committed 10 await the action of the grand jury,
which meets In February.
The resolution passed by the house Saturday
raising special joint committee TO whom all mat
ters touching tobacco inspections were 70 be re.
ferrcd was defeated in the senate.
Mr.. Taylor, OF Montgomery, reported to the house
q bill providing for the publication, under the d.
Tection of the public printer OF all acts OF the
Legislature in one OF the Richmond daily papers.
The bill was amended and recommitted
Mr.. Samuel Patterson has been commissioned by
the council to proceed to Washington and repre-
sent Lynchburg in concerted move by number
OF cities throughout the country TO secure appro-
priations for the erection ofpublc buildings
Revs. W. D. Taylor. J. 7. Harrison, J. W. Carroll,
u. A. Washington, and A. Brown (colored) who
are at present prosecuting their studies In 81.
gtephen's Theological school, with view to enter
ing the ministry Of the Episcopal Church, were
confirmed at Petersburg.
Probably the youngest telegraph operator IN the
country Is little boy, nine years old, named Bev-
erly Dabney Benson, whose father is the agent aud
operator at Hanover Court House Station, oil the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. He is skilled
operator and reads messages from sound MS readily
a. his father can.
Early Tuesday morning G. II. Kimble and
Thomas Snead, two convicts from Botetourt
County, made their escape from the Richmond
penitentary but were subsequently recaptured
Radcliffe and brought back. The men were con-
1ned In an upper cell, and got out by cutting
through the roof and letting. themselves over the
walls by means of strips of blankets tied together
BEFORE going abroad just study the climate and
thc season, and your system as well; such fore
thought Will pay If you are subject TO rheumatism.
If you are inclined to traverse the damp and
marshy districts don't do it unless you are well
supplied with st. Jacobs Oil, which Is far more eff
cacious in curing rheumatism than all the tours
that may be undertaken. In proof Of this we will
give the words of our we'll known railroad man
aud member of city council from the Sixth Ward,
Mr.. ID. J. Dalton of Cincinnati Meeting that gem
tleman on Change yesterday, and speaking oil
this subject, he said: "You remember when my
shoulder andar were so bad with the rheuma-
tism last summer, and for the spring and winter
preceding7 Well had tried several remedies
and derived no benefit from their use, thought
lwould try q change of climate, aud did SO, going
20 Point Burnside, ON the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad. The beauty of the scenery and the
foolish hope of relief used to tempt me TO take
early morning stroils The entire valley at that
bme of day (just before sunrse) Is covered with
mist arising from the Cumberland River. That
mist, settled my rheumatism. was not.thcre two
weeks until was three times as bad as when
started. came home and gave up the study of
elimatology Time and again | remarked the
tried II. Five bottles of ST. Jacobs Oil effected a
complete cure, and am proud to say to you, or 70
any one else, that Che Great German Remedy VIII
always meet with my hearty indorsement"-Ci
IS ali Eaqtirer.