National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-22
VIRGINIA NEWS MATTERS.

Norfolk is TO organize an Oratorio So
cioty.
Accomac county has given q majority OF
over eco for the ProhbitonIsts.
Mr.. VIM. X. Gordon, Of the banking firm
Of Conway, Gordon " Garnet, Of Freler-
icksburg, died on Sunday, aged So years.
II IS expected that twenty-five miles OF
the Cripple creek extension Of the Norfolk
and Western railroad will be finished by the
LIST OF July.
The cornerstone OF the Lee monument at
Richmond will be laid Oct. %. Col. VI IT,
shall, Of Baltimore, will deliver the address
on the occasion.
The Low Moor Iron Company has re-
Gently shipped a carload OF It's iron TO San
Francisco, and expects to follow 1t by fur
Their shipments.
The Piedmont agricultural fair grounds
at Culpeper Court House, have been sold TO
Mr.. X. II. Powell, OF the Locust Dale Acad-
envy, for 81, 15O
Five thousand crates Of Strawberries were
shipped from Norfolk on Tuesday to New
York by the New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk railroad.
Pulaski county Is filled with fine cattle,
and there is an abundance Of grass, but the
price Of cattle Ia low, and no increase in
prices is looked for.
The general Offices Of the Virginia Mid
land railroad and the shops OF the company
will be removed from Alexandria to the
city OF Washington very soon.
The debatcr's medal Of the Washington
Literary Society Of Randolph. Macon Col
lego at Ashland has been awarded TO MIR.
4. W. Page, of Albemarlo county.
The wheat IN Plttsylvania county is be-
ing seriously injured by insects. Tue late
heavy rains and the hail did great damage
10 the growing crops in the county.
During the recent storm at Yorktown n
house occupied by colored family was
,struck 10y lightning, and the entire family
consisting OF three persons, were killed.
The merchants OF Danville are trying
hard to induce the people OF Durham, N.
c., 10 build their railroad TO connect with
Danylle, Instead of going to Lynchburg.
The Norfolk aud Western Railroad Com.
pany will sell $l,O00UO0 worth of their
bonds, to bo used In the extension of ther
branch lines to the coal fields OF Virginia.
The Western Branch railroad, which 1t
is proposed TO build In Norfolk county,
will cost about 100000, and will he In
opel alton IN time for the next trucking se0
son.
A number OF leading business men OF
Danville have organized company and
propose to construct q street railway, aud
have asked the city council of that city for
the right Of way, and for exemption from
city taxes.
The opposition to the denomination OF
George d. Wise from the Richmond district
Is growing stronger and increasing daily.
The probabilities now are that either Col.
W. X. Aylett or II. IL. Pollard will receive
the nomination.
The Municipal Citizens Association Of
Manchester have put in the field Il ticket for
city officers. They say that the affairs Of
Manchester, under the management Of the
old ring, are In n deplorable condition, and
they want change and progress
Mr.. Claude A. Swanson, graduate OF
Randolph Macon College, has just been
awarded the orators medal ut the Unlver-
sity Of Virginia. While at the former col
lege two years ago he received two medals,
the Sutherlin and the debater's
The receipts OF cotton at Norfolk continue
to be unusually large for the season, ex-
ceeding those Of any Of the other southern
ports, the reason being the superior advan-
tages possessed by Norfolk for handling
and shipping cotton to foreign ports.
Inc L lIG Iet-luDell BOurDOnS OF Lue llItn
congressional district, tired Of numbering
colored voters to prevent them from
voting, are now engaged in the innocent
sport of numbering one another, as at Mar
tinsville, Henry county, on Tuesday last.
The Manganese and Iron Company has
sunk three shafts on their property Mt Nam
Run furnace, IN Shenandoah county. The
ore Is pronounced to be Of the highest
grade, and IN iuoHhaustiblo supply. Tho
company has infused new life In that sec
ton of Virginia.
b. W. Woody aud Miss Martha Hughes
were married in Nelson county on the Goth
Of April. On the Saturday following the
bride eloped with w. S, Mccormick, q
former lover, widower with four children.
The bridegroom was in sight, Just across
Tye river, when his bride eloped.
The Bourbon registrars OF Norfolk are at
their old tricks, refusing to register Repub.
lican voters, hoping thereby to be able to
defraud the Republicans out Of the election
to be held on the Goth OF May. In num-
Der OF cases their decisions have been over
ruled by the Judge Of the corporation court,
and the parties ordered to be registered.
The state board OF education, at the
meeting lately held in Richmond, adopted
resolution that u single series OF books
be adopted for use in the public schools Of the
state for the ensuing four years, beginning
Aug. /, 1SS6-viz.: McGuffey's speler,
McGuffey's readers. Venable's arithmetics,
Harveys grammars, Maury's Biographies,
Webster's dictionaries, Magill's History Of
Virginia, Holiness New History of the
United States, the Graphic copybOoks,
Cooks Virginia Ufor supplementary read