National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-10
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.

An election under the local option law
has been ordered for Mathews county on
May 8.
The Lutheran congregation In Staunton
have elected Rev. Mr.. Settlemeyer, Of Fred
erick, Nd, as their pastor.
Gen. w. r. Terry, of Bedford county, has
been appointed superintendent Of the sol
diers' home near Richmond.
Lynchburg is now organizing base ball
club, and the prospects for first-class
club are very encouraging.
A new iron furnace will be established
at Kimball, Page county, by large Penn
eylvania iron manufacturers.
John s. Cook has been appointed flour
inspector for the city Of Petersburg by
Gov. Lee for the regular term Of -four
years.
The Petersburg cotton mills, which
were sold few months ago and bought by
northern capitalists, will resume work In a
few days.
Staunton will have another large female
school. The Baptists are talingsteps to To-
cate a school there in the interest Of their
denomination.
The fisheries on the Rappahannock river,
below Fredericksburg, having commenced
operations the prospects are that the catch
will be large this season.
The Danville and New river railroad has
leased the Mocksville and Southwest road
TO Leaksville. N. O., which VIII give Il
another outlet to the south.
The farmers OF Spottsylvania county in
mass meeting have resolved not TO pay
their taxes III coupons, and TO discourage
the use of them ia every way possible.
An election VIII be held in Danville on
the 9Th Of May, TO decide whether a sub
scription 81 $4,000 shall be made by that
city to the Atlantic and Danvllle railroad.
A competitive examination will be held
at Alexandria during the last Of this month
for cadetships at West Point from the first
and eighth congressional districts of Vlr-
ginia.
There will be three elections In Richmond
this year-the local option election on the
Goth Of April, the municipal election on the
27th Of May, and the congressional election
on the 9th Of November.
The shad fisheries near Norfolk are now
doing well, and great quantities are being
brought In there every day by boats, and
are resold and reshipped TO northern mar
kets by steamers.
A. Gordon Milhado, a well-known citi-
zen OF Norfolk, formerly clerk tothe mayor,
and lately employed by the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company, died In
that city on the Sd Instant
III. Gray, Of Isle OF Wight county, has
hen egg and duck egg of unusual size,
as follows: The hen egg, inches long and
90 inches round; the duck egg, n inches
long and 81 inches round.
Under the law passed by the legislature
of Virginia at its late session pharmacists
are required TO be registered before they
are allowed to dispense medicines TO the
public under penalty OF o fine for the failure
TO do so.
The wages Of the men In the various de-
partments Of the Richmond and Danvllle
railroad shops at Richmond have been
raised 10 per cent on present rates. This
was done at the request of the workmen
made several weeks ago.
L. Z. Clark, auditor Of the Richmond
division Of the Atlantic Coast line, died In
Petersburg on Wednesday last. He was a
native Of Oneida county, N. Y, and had
filed several positions Of trust and re-
sponsibility with that road
The change Of the gauge of the Richmond
and Danvillc system Of railroad will be
in ten days, and will cost about 50, 000, 900.
The change will be from q five foot gauge
to four feet and eight inches.
Richmond has been selected rs the next
place Of meeting Of the Southern Press AS
ISOLATION, and II. X. Ellyson, Of the Rich
| mond Dispdtchi has been elected president
of the association, to succeed Patrick
| Welsh, who declined n reelection.
The zinc mine on the farm of w. NJ. Mar
| tin, in Roanoke county, will be operated by
number Of Ohio capitalists. The mine is
| said to be very rich. An assay OF the ore
shows II to he 81 per cent. Of zinc, and it
also yields S24 OF silver to the ton, and $40
gold.
The temperance people Of Virginia have
| called local option convention to meet at
| Lynchburg on the 2lst Of April. The call
| 10 signed by the leading temperance men OF
| the state, including ex-Gov. William Smith,
Lieut.. Gov. John +. Massey, and many
| others. g..
An effort is being made by the chamber
| Of commerce OF Staunton to have public
| building erected there for the use Of the
| postofilce, the old office being too small
and entirely unfit for the purpose, The
| revenue OF the Office last year was over
| 5000.
| Work on the Richmond and Chesapeake
railroad is being pushed forward rapidly.
The line is through Henrico, Hanover, King
William, King and Queen, Essex, Rich
mond, and Northumberland counties to
L
mac river.
The second internal revenue district OF
Virginia (Richmopd and Petersburg) ex-
ported to foreign countries during the year
1885 9,413, 7l8 pounds OF manufactured to-
bacco, which is more than nine.tenths OF
the tobacco exported from the United
States in that year.
The recent rains have had the effect Ia
bring leaf tobacco sin order"-that is, To
render It so soft that II can be handled with
out breaking, and the result is that large
quantities are now being carried to the
markets Of Lynchburg, Danyille, and Mar
tinsville.
A board Of naval officers have just com.
pleted an inspection OF the steam engineer
Ing department Of the Norfolk navy yard
with a view to recommending what addl-
tional plant Is necessary for constructing
the improved marine engines for the new
steel cruisers.
During the month Of March sixty-twc
vessels were loaded with coal from the
Pocahontas mines at the Lambert Poin
coal piers, on the Elizabeth river, near Nor
folk. Eleven steamships from southern
points, bound to Europe, also coaled there
Oyer 1000 tons Of coal were shipped from
them during the past month. All received
by the Norfolk and Western railroad.
Rev. B. T. Roberts, Of Rochester, N. Y.
and others OF that state propose to pur
chase the hotel property at Spottsylvanif
Court. House and establish a school of the
highest classical grade. The farm attached
to the hotel will he purchased and cult
waited on the most improved plan, and stu
dents unable to pay tuition will be allowed
to pay for their tuition by manual labo
done on the farm.
A number OF capitalists from Pennsyl
vapia have been prospecting around Nor
folk with the view to selecting a suitabl,
, site for car building establishment. Tn