National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Exum White has been appointed keeper of
Ranscmond lght-station IN place ofWilliam Bond,
TctiTeJ.
The Old Dominion Guard. of Portsmouth, Will
not 20 10 the Grand Army celebration In baltimore
next week.
During the week ending with Friday, June o,
feenburg exported w. pounds OF manufac-
tured tobacco.
Tic Yards and Docks Department of the Ports
mouth Navy Yard now has about Two hundred
men ON It's rolls.
The Lower Byrd" farm, in Goochiand County,
800 acres, has been sold for 1854 name OF pur-
chaser not given.
cOlored adyenturer styling himself CDR.
Willard" OF Australia, has been Yiclimidng the
people Of his race in Franklin, Va.
The shops Of the Shenandoah Valley Road at
GhephefdStOwn, W. Va, have been removed "
the shenandoaR Iron Works Page County, Va.
c. II. snyder. formerly justice of The peace of
Russell County, stole n mule from ltoDtrt Mason
but Wns causht near the North Carolina line,
brought back aud lodged In Jail
II 4 now ian open secret" that Professor. Or.
mond stone, Of tho Cincinnati University, viii fill
the chair ot Astronomy IA the University OF Vir-
glnia, and have charge Of the great observatory.
Rev. n. J. Fulton. s. J. a native Of Alexandria,
has been appointed by the iAther-geneTai Of the
sncieiy ~ Jous, az Rome, provincial Of that order
In the n. \. Maryland province. which comprises
tho eastern section OF the United States His
nuthcr, who was once popular school mistress
ia Alexandra, 10 NOW an aged nun in Visitation
Convent az dcufkel0wn,
military company has been organized at Ro,-
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doah Railroad. Major vi !. Hunter wa was elected
captain; q. y. While hrat lieutenant; 8. A. Noel,
seisnd lieutenant; a. j. Camp, third lieutenant /;
Dc D. II. hullcy, surgeon, and Rev. W. G, Camp
u. Of The Presbyterian Church, chaplain.
The exercises Of the twenty ninth commence
mcut 81 Roanoke College, az salem, Va, began
/ sunday. The bnccalaufuato sermon Was deiy-
cred BY Rey, Washington GLADDEN., IL, D., OF
| Springfield, Mas Ills theme was . The Old aud
The Nov Ia tho evening Rev, J. q. Morris, ID.
| -, IL. d., Of baltimore, Nd, delivered the ad-
Ion bis theme hclug Young Men Ia History"
Tho probability that Petersburg may lose tho
Central Lunaiic Asylum through failure Of the
common council " appro lTiate money enough
10 purchase the sto selected BY the board OF di.
rectofa u causing much excitement and discus
| sion In that city. petition very numeronsly
aud inlucnually signed has been presented 10 tho
president 81 tho coancii, asking thai meeting OF
that body be called Immediately aud ihe requisite
amount appropriated,
Tho large Virginia plantations, all OF the olden
umc," are bclng steadily undivided into smaller
ARMS. a contamination dayOutly 70 be wished.
/ There arc now lleAlI farms 80 Virginia, against
| $3.50 In $50 OF these t,all are Occup OF ny
owners, i8Ei2 arr rented for money, aud "a ,59i ON
| nhhrcs. Niuginit haa ll3 farms with over one
/ thousand ac q, each. Whrn the farms ~ the sta Q
/ como down ~ about one hundred and my or two
huuHTcd nnd niy nCfga, thcru viii DO different
and mon probable tyatcnl IA Virginia. IL alfo
dcuqt,n hat ne ahte u ug.dly attracting immi,
graiinu, and that " clafi Of farmers who Will
ma nunius pay.