Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-10-17

Virginia's population i'll lSS0 was
SSO.S5S whites. G31, 707 negroes,
making a total Of 1,512,5G5, as
against q total of l ,225, l63 in 1870.
An earthquake shock Of Friday
night.10th inst, was ieltvery Sensl-
bly, III Richmond, Staunton, Farm,
vile, Fluvanna, and other places III
the State.
The President has appointed Col.
Thomas Smith OF Virginia, After
ney- General Of the United States
for New Mexico. Col. Smith, who
is Il sou OF Ex-Governor Smith, al
though comparatively young man,
has achieved fine reputation as a
lawyer
The Allegheny tobacco ware
house, belonging to 7. Nj. Caring
ton, containing $50 hogsheads OF
tobacco, was destroyed at Rich
mond MondayFnight by fire. Much
of this tobacco was bright and fine
grades. The loss is estimated at
from $40, 900 to $4,000.
The Abingdon Yirginian says
s.Judge Ward is rapidlyimproving.
His condition., Immediately after
the shooting, was considered crit
ical, but the.skill OF DR.. George E.
Wiley, assisted oy DR.. james w.
Cummings, Was SO etfectual that all
doubt OF his final recovery is now
removed, and he is expected to be
out in a short time"
1t is stated by those who claim
to know, that Gen. Malone has re-
ceived $4,000 by express from the
North. 1t is understood that this
ulouey WAS sent to Malone to be
used in this campaign. A gentle,
man who has just returned from
the southwestern part OF the State
says there are evidences that Ma
hone is using money III the close
counties of that section.
Judge Bond, of the United States
Circuit Court, in Richmond, has Ell.
tered four DEGREES in coupon cases,
restraining the treasurer OF the city
from levylDg OH the plaintiffs or
making any return inconsistent
with the decree rendered by the
court declaring in effect that taxes
of plaintiff had been fully paid by
the tender OF coupons. Costs were
awarded against the treasurer IL
each case.
The Supreme Court Of Appeals,
on Thursday OF last week,granted Il
writ Of error, i'll the case of Thos'
j. CIuverius, convicted in the Hus-
tings Court of Richmond, of the
murder of Fanuie Lillian Madison.
The granting Of this writ does not
alter the status OF the case, except
SO lar us to stay the execution OF
the sentence OF the Hastings Court
until the Court i'll iull session CAN
pass upon the question Of new
trial.
Washington letter, Sth: The del
a al bsttl tap II ttf ElHfs
-euce here was mentioned in this
correspondence OF yesterday, have
returned to their homes. They
came to see if some OF tue light,
house, light.boat and life.saving
employeesin their district, men who
have been offensive Malone parts
ans, could not I've removed and
their places be filled with good and
true democrats.
R. r. FAIR, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, is i'll receipt OF
a letter from John Eaton, United
States Commissioner of Education,
announcing that the collective ed
ucational exhibit Of Virginia was
awarded the diploma at New Or
leans Exposition. A certificate OF
merit was awarded the Miller Man
ual Labor School, Of Albemarle,and
honorable mention was made oithe
local exhibits of the Richmond city
aud Rockingham county schools
These exhibits were made up OF
drawings, maps, essays, NC.
MIR. Archer Brooks, a prominent
Democrat Ut Williamsburg, while
walking along Main street Friday
night vi last week was insulted by
ii negro. but did not notice it. :
Saturday morning, however, he met
the negro and u difficulty ensued.
The negro attempted 10 cut Mr.
Brooks, when the latter drew apis
tol and the negro went away, but
soon returned accompanied by
another negro, both armed With
shotguns; both tired upon MI
Brooks, one exclaimlng: The wal
has begun and we are ready for it,
Mr.. Brooks was SHOT Ill the face.
but not fatally.
At tie time of the fall of the
Confederacy, in April, 1865 q large
amount OF specie was on deposit i'll
the treasury of the State OF Viz,
ginia. THIS money was paid out by
Governor Smith to State officers
Tor salaries, among them Judge E
Ii. Fitzhugh. Judge Fitzhugh de
clined to accept the money, 81 600
and paid it back into the State
treasury. The United States Gov
ernment brought suit to recover
the money, claiming that it should
have been turned over to the Uni
ted States. The matter was dis