National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-10

Major John W. Daniel has been elected presi-
dent fthe Virginia savings Bank at Lynchburg
The Baptists have purchased a lot in Grecnville,
Augusta County, ON which they win erect
church.
A bill has been reported To the House for the es.
tabllshing OF Department Of agriculture, mining,
and manufacturing for the state,
Wyatt NJ Elliot, IT,, sou OF state Senator Elliott,
OF AppomattOX County, has been appointed as
sisaIt postmaster at IynchbuH.
The new Presbyterian Church of Danvllle will
he completed shortly. The B0ptists have mp.
pointed a committee 10 prepare plaus for r new
church edifoe
Mr. Henry s. Walkef u prominent West Virginia
politician, has removed 10 Rockingham County,
this State, whore lao has purchased the Weaver
farm of 432 acres for $1,000 of which $4,000 were
cash.
At q recent sale In New York of dram horses
raised in Virginia an average price OF $3.50 was
realized This was so satilActOry 10 the manager
that there viii he special sale on tho first Thurs
day of each month OF similar class Of horses
Sheriff overbey, of Pittsylvania had to change
his original programme aud carry tho murderer
Yeats by the fast mail from Lynchburg to Chat
ham, In order to escape party Of lyncheFs assem-
bleda Sycamore Station, 1helynchors had erected
a scaflold.
The bill 10 abolish the penalty Of stripes pro.
vOl,ed long discussion in the senate, participated
Ia by Messrs. KOiner, Walker Berry, and Akin
son. II was ordered to It's engrOssmeiit, Mcssrs
Atkinson and Lorcnstein were The only Funders
voting aye.
Tho Eastern TIigiHiH, Is authorized 60 state that
Judge w. @. Riley has been notified Of the bequest
10 him by Colonel y. Preston, Of the British army,
of 10000 or about $4,000. Judge Riley win sail
for England, by the Cunard ship Abyssinia, on the
10th instant
Mr.. stratton, OF Goophland, has introduced bill
In the house for tho relief OF the sufferers by the
Coalncd disaster. The hill directs the auditor of
public accounts TO draw a warrant on theireasury
Tor 81 600 ia flyur Of tho board Of supervisors of
Chesterfield County, 90 be distributed by said board
for the purpose indicated,
Mr. Duff Green has offered Joint resolution In
tie house for the removal Of Judge Francis 4. An
derson, one of the judges Of the Court Of Appeals
The resolution Is similur 10 that offered some time
since for the removal OF Judge Muncnrc, excep,
that he Is to DO retired withouspay
The trial OF John W Saunders a magistrate
Of Greenyille County. Cor killing John Davis
- the night Of septemberd, commenced Monday
and concluded al eleven O'Clock Tuesday night
with a.verdlct. Of Acquttal, The grounds OF de-
Tense were that the killing was done IN self. de,
Tense.
Samuel Musselman married Miss Goehenhour
Of Page County IN 1872. They alterward removed
70 Ohio, mud are still living ind IN the enjoyment
seven wears old and his wife Is about the same
age They have been living together as man and
wife for seventy years
Major Erasmus Taylor has contracted with o, J.
Gonman of POttsyille Pa, 10 have mined on hi'
farm IN Orange County three thousand tons OF
iron -ofe per mouth, which he Is uudor contract q
deliver 70 Northern furnaces, Tire contract win
Mr.. German is for period NJ twelve years, and be
will employ IL large number OF Pennsyyania
minors 70 work those Virginia ores