National Republican., 1882-06-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Smallpox has made its appearance in staun-
ton
There was snow in Harrisonburg on Monday
last, the bh of June.
The confederate cemetery at Manassas Is being
repaired and beautihed.
The Peoples Savings Bank of Lynchburg Is to
be changed into national bank
Regular through trains will commence running
ON the Shenandoah Valley Railroad OH the i9Ih
instant.
The wheat harvest will commence in tho vicinity
OF Petersburg next week. There is promise Of q
tine yield Of grain.
movement is on foot in Petersburg to have the
Powhatan Steamboat Company establish direct
water communication between Petersburg and
Baltimore.
Virginia postmastors were commissioned ycster-
day as follows: w. Il. Crst ut Anon. Nelson
Coumly, and Sarah A. Pumphrey, Ashland, Han
over County
Mr.. Thomas g. Popham, OF Rappahannock, and
for two sessions the rcnnscntaivu of that county
IN the lower branch OF the legs a'ure, has left the
Bourbous and joined the ReadIusters.
Captain John s. Wise, the re-. ~ appointed
district, will res gn his command Of the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues on their return from
the grand Army reunion In Baltimore.
In Norfolk ON Tuesday, the clyde syndicate
purchased several hundred feet OF water. front,
extending from the naval hospital grounds to tho
mouth OF SCOTS Greek, for tue purpoo of citing
n depot and wharves for the proposed Norfolk
aud GUldsho-o Railroad.
The British steamship Mangerton arrived at
Newport News Thur uAy from Baltimore, 10 load
W til twelve thousand barrels OF -four and conl for
RIO dc Janero. Another steamer of VI C snme limo
was tn sail from New York to New ort News Fri
d y to take on a cargo of -four for Rio.
/ Luring the session Of the circuit court, on
| Tuesday last, Judge Mclaughlin instructed an
order to c entered dirccug tue clerk to d. liver
to Hon. A. ii. II. Stuart, president Of the Virginia
Historical Society, autograph report of survey
made by General George Washil gton prior to the
| Revolutionary war The report is addressed !" 40
| His Excellency the Right Hon. John, Earl of Dun
more His Majtsty's Lieutenant, Governor General
Stuart will transmit the report to the Virginia
Historical Society, after nttestcd copies have been
| made for preServntson among the records OF the
| counry.-Stdunton Valley pirginidn.
Recently, at Portsmouth, while all hands were
| working upon the main mast OF the Powhntan, n
| large cold chisel, measuring about tea inches in
j ing, Look out below" could reach the deck II
| bounded with great force upon the head, or
rather helmet, of one of the marines. The great
soiidiiy with which these articles of head gear arc
| built and the amount of brass rigging wherewith
they are adorned, renders them impervious to all
outside attacks, showing clearly that IL tho arc
| no good as non-conductors OF heat or sun effects
| they are good for something, and are non. .repel.
| liant when coming IN contact with cold steel
(chiselsl, as the one In question bounded from the
| helmet hs nine and one quarter ounce dead ball
| would from q bat in the hands of professional
| batter. Every one was astonshed at the mirac-
ulous escape of the marine in question, who re-
manned unhurt, with only sligat dinge TO one oi
the many brass xings and serious shock 10 his
| nervous system.-Ddtty Times.