National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Pelham, which is the first railroad station be-
yond Danvllle going south, has become quite
famous a Gretna Green. Scarcely week passes
during which runaway marriage does not take
place there
Mr.. II. II. Sherman, it,. who has bccn clerk at
the general. delivery window in the Lynchburg
pOStoifice for moro than five years, resigned his
position because ofthe appointment OF negro as
an associate clerk.
providing for Its adjournment on Monday. The
expectation Is that the Governor will call the Gen
era Assembly together in extra session before the
members leave the city.
The scottsville Wooden Mills have been revived
ut Scottsvile and the capital stock subscribed
The Charlottesville Wooden Mills, whose mill was
recently destroyed by fire, will be Immediately re-
built and operated on largely increased capital
stock and on all enlarged scale.
Danyile seems TO be going ahead in establish.
Ing cotton factories. Another, which Will be the
third, Is to be established by r. j. Lee esq., the gem
tleman who recently became, owner of the Arling-
ton Hotel He Is making his arrangements to
begin operations as speedily as possible.
The improvements mt the Richmond College will
cost about $4,000. The work is being pushed for
for the improvements was raised by Rev, Dr. A. Il.
North and lectured on the "Truth About the
| South"
A subdued exclamation rlppled over the coun-
tenanceS of grave and reverend segnors when
Mr.. Stubs appeared in the senate and announced
the passage by the house of local option bill APP
plying TO every county, town, city and mngisterial
district of Virginia, in which the house respect
| tully asked concurrence. '-RichmOnd wing.
Colonel william p. Craighill ofthe United States
| Engineer Corps, after examining surveys made
under his direction for the improvement of the
navigation of the Appomattox River from Peters,
| burg down to deep water, approves the plans and
estimates submitted, and recommends that Con-
gress at this session appropriate the sum of $4,000
| for the work
The peanut market is In trouble with its COM
| modify. Within u short time the price has nd
vanced about 81 to Sl,75 per bushe, and must go
still higher before the next crop is marketed The
| price Of hand picked nuts Ia nine and ten cents
| per pound The crop last year was million and
a half bushels The crop this year Is estimated at
| only half-miliOn bushels.
| The Governor has signed the following bills /.
| An act to define the true boundary-line between
| Maryland and Virginia. to designate the headlands
upon the Potomac River and to prohibit unlawful
| dredging and oystering in the Potomac River and
| Pocomoke Sound; nm act prescribing q fence law
for the colony of Claremont in the county of Surry,
and nm act giving the consent of this State TO the
| purchase by the United States of certain real
| tate in the county of Norfolk aud exempting the
\ same from taxation.
| The committee of the policy holders of the Vir-
| glna Mutual Protection Association, after exam
lining the afihirs of the association report that
| they" cannot too highly condemn the unwise,
unbusinesslike and negligent manner in which
| the affairs of your association have been con-
Quoted since its organization, In 1874 and, VIII lie
inal intent feel they would not be justified in sub
hitting this report without expressing their opin-
ion as to the loose manner which has seemed to
characterize the conduct of the association since
its inception, and especially during the last Eve or
| six years"