The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-03
Virginia Nous.

Farmers in many parts OF the state nave
commenced cutting tobacco.
Fall fishing, it is thought. will be good
j n the streams OF Piedmont Virginia.
Babies are scarce, hard-cider and peaches
plentiful, in the neighhorhood Of Malmai-
son, Pttsylyania county.
III. ". Robinson, Of Norfolk, was SEN
fenced to two wears in the penitentiary
Friday hast.
Mrs. General bearing and her attractive
daughter Mary Lou are guests Of the
Glendower House, Liberty.
John S. Wise D." cusses" with remarkable
emphasis, says the Charlottesville Chronicle,
and Malone is an infdel.
The gold mine situated on the east side
OF Buffers mountain, i'm Nelson, has been
sold to q Buckingham company for $4,000.
Captain William j. Fulton, living near
Whitmeli, Pittsylyania county, had the
misfortune to have his house burned this
week.
Major Holmes Conrad has consented to
deliver an address al the Soldiers ret1ni0n
at Newtown, Frederick county, on We'd
nesday, September 9th.
Mr.. j. j. Lamkn will deliver n lecture
on Glove, Courtship, and Marriage" in
the Methodist church tat Rocky Mount
next Tuesday night, September jth.
ID. Shelly Lewis, United States District
attorney, has gone to Wythcville to attend
Especial session of court--Judge Hughes
presiding.
Mr.. William Robertson, living near Gull
pepper Courthouse. had two valuable horses
lxrt No ffrlf la .
upon the farm of Mr.. Joel Lindsey. lie
paid $500 for the pair short while ago.
Captain James Barron Hope publishes a
letter i'm the Norfolk Landmark positively
declining to allow the use Of his name as a
candidate for Congress in the Second con
gressional district.
Abram Wilkersm, charged with the
murder OF his wife. was tried in the Coun-
~ Court OF Bedford on Thursday and sem
fenced TO the penitontiary for eighteen
years, the extreme penalty Of the law for
murder in the second degree.
The jury in the ease Of John d. Thorn
hill and Wife, on trial in the County Court
OF Rappahannock county, indicted on the
charge OF attempting 10 poison James
Thornhill, failed to agree, standing el,nen
for acquittal and one for conviction.
mrs. Saliie Arlington, who lived near
Peaksville, Bedford county, died on Su,,-
day morning last, in the one-hundred.o
third year OF her ace. She was nerba,.
the Oldest person in the county al the time
OF her death.
The corn crop OF our siaer county
Madisonttbs year is immense. We meyer
saw inner crops than are now growing In
the valley OF Me Robinson river. which
by the way. is one of the loye,ies; valleys
we ever san>- Cuipeper Exponent
In Fauquisc county the farm O; G.
Harrison, i15 acres, near Warrenfos ,Jlnc.
nos, has been s2ld TO the Messrs. Larn. OF
Rockingham cosnty, for 81, 900. and the
farm OF William Cannon, near Bristow Sto. |
ZION, 10 Mark Thomas, same county. for
We think Massey hsG a vely fiat and stais
reception lat Abingdon. bristol Ne,cs.
we presume Jachin.thc-BoX Fowler
knows how that l., ps he scattered tbe
crowd at Lee Courthouse sot Long since
ana found himself speaking 70 an empty
holise.-AdingdOa Standard,
A few days since a Mr.. Hanback,. I'm at. q
empting TO ford Hazel river near HIPS =
MIL In this county, had his horses and
'agop' With several barrels oi aopr In #, .