National Republican., 1886-02-20
VIRGINIA STATE NEW s,

VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.
Lands delinquent for state and county
taxes will be sold throughout the state on
the I'd day Of March.
A colored Presbyterian church has Just
been organized at Petersburg. The Rev.
York Jones is the pastor.
The Supreme Conclave Of Heptasophs or
Seven Wise Men Of the United States will
meet in the city of Norfolk on the 9th Of
April next.
The Academy of Music in Norfolk, owned
and formerly operated by Mr.. II. ID. Van
Wyck, has been leased to Ierzog Il Co.,
Washington, ID. G.
John II. Goldbecb and Henry w. Hess,
capitalists of Philadelphia, have lately Wis
tied Petersburg, and are investing In lands
in the vicinity Of that CITY,
A further examination into the accounts
of s. X. Sterling, late treasurer of Rocking
ham county, shows that he Is short to the
state to an amount exceeding $100,0O0.
1t is proposed to form Southwest Base
Ball Association, to be composed of clubs
from Brissol, Marion, Abingdon, Wythevllle,
Newberne, Christiansburg, aud Tazewell.
Rev. DR.. Mcfarland, late of Mississippi,
has accepted the pastorate Of the First
Presbyterian Church of Staunton, and en-
tered upon the discharge Of his duties last
Sunday.
The truckers in Norfolk county and the
surrounding country are now Of the opinion
that the early cabbage and pea crops have
not been damaged By the late very cold
weather.
Tobacco raising is also becoming quite au
interest in that section of the state. The
land is adapted to the growth of fine yellow
leaf, which commands good price In the
markets.
Capt James T. Robinett, master mechan-
ic Of the Norfolk and Western railroad,
died at his home near Petersburg last Sat
urday. He is said to have been the best
car builder in the south.
Sister Blanche Murka died at st. Vim
| cents Hospital Norfolk, on Saturday last.
| She was only 26 years old, and came to
| Norfolk about ten months ago from Albany,
| n. Y, on account of failing health
The Rev. Dr. d. b. Ewing, who removed
from Winchester last August to Petersburg,
died In the latter city on Sunday last. He
was the president of n very four!shing
female school, and had made many warm
friends in Petersburg.
Geo. d. Cox, a deacon in the Baptist
| church in Manchester, was convicted in
the hustings court Of Richmond, on Satur-
day last, of an Infamous assault upon a
little white girl under 10 years Of age, and
sentenced to pay fine of SS5.
Commercial travellers sell goods in Rich
| mond now without taking out any license.
The mode of proceeding is to tender the
city collector coupons, which are refused
in all cases, consequently the drummers do
business openly without having licenses.
At late term of the corporation court of
Norfolk there was on the docket for tria
sixty or seventy coupon cases. but as a re-
cent act of the legislature forblds the ad-
mission of expert testimony in the identif-
cation of the coupons, many OF them were
withdrawn.
Norfolk and Portsmouth, the "twn cities
by the sea,n are quarrelng over the ap-
pOintment of the quarantine officer for tnat
district. Since 1877 the Office has been
filed by a Norfolk physician. The gov
eruor is now asked to make the appoint
ment from Portsmouth.
number of farmers in the county of
Augusta have as much as two or three
crops Of wheat on hand. Among them are
Messrs. j. w. Fauver, W. Lunsford, David
Steele, j. II. Mccormick, and Isaac Fultz.
For these crops as much as 81 per bushel
has been offered and refused but now only
from so to S5 cents can be realized.
The Knights of Labor now number over
1,000 members in Lynchburg, and are likely
to be an important factor In the future pol
itics of the city. One or two firms have
been boycotted by them for selling shoes
made by convict labor, and Others are to be
treated in the same way for dealing In cou-
pons or paying their taxes in the same.
Hon. Edwin G. Booth, formerly of Not
toway county, and well and favorably
known all through Virginia, died at his res
idence in Philadelphia on Saturday last,
after pTotracted Illness, For many years
he has resided in Philadelphia, aud during
the "Centennial" he was unbounded In his
kindness and hospitality to all Virglnans
visiting the same.
JudgeR II. W. Hughes, of the United States
circuit court at Norfolk, has granted per-
petual Injunction in the case Of the Rum
ford chemical works Of Providence, X. l.,
against George +. Price, of Alexandria, re
strainiDg him from in any manner using the
yeast powder bottle or label of the Rumford
| Company, or from using old bottles with
the name "Rumfordn blown in the glass for
,, putting up yeast powder.
The Knights Of Labor and the Richmond
Typographical Union, No. 0O on Wednes-
day last held conference with committee
from the merchants OF Richmond. The
conference lasted over five hours. IL was
resolved to ask the legislature to pass an
) act to REQUIRE all differences between en-
2 | ployers and employees to be submitted TO
arbitration 1t was also resolved that the
{ boycott against Baughman Bros. shall re-
main in fun force.
. The building of the Danville and New
l River railroad has given new life to the
7 county of Patrick, which will, in short
: time, he one of the wealthcst counties in
, Virginia The county has beautiful valleys,
. | hlrL tabeluuds, and lofty mountain peaks.
9 1t Is everywhere well supplied with cool
, springs aud abundant wutelpOwer; Is well
! supplied with timber Of the most valuable
kinds has great deposits of minerals; fer
tile soil, ami most delightful climate, and
. adapted to all northern and southern prod
ucts,
0 The town of Pocahont0s, now having
G population Of over 5000, was -four years
c ago little more than n tangled Wilderness
o tracttd 10 the location, and skilled miners
@ from Pennsylvania and from England and
- Wales have developed what is IN many re-
+ srccts TIE most rcmurkNblo coal Held not
= only IN this state, hut ~ the nited states;
IS The milers are mostly llUngarians, and
g slcak liule or no English, and take but
t. lht!e interest IN state affairs