National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-01
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.

Miss Lula EdentoD, Of Spotsylvania
county, is 10 years old, weighs thlrty-nine
pounds, and is thirty-nine inches high.
A Sioux Indian, graduate OF the Hamp-
ton school, is now preparing for holy order
az the theological Seminary, near Alexan-
dria.
The Norfolk papers publish the names in
full OF all colored men arrested for drunken
ness, and suppress the names Of the white
drunkards.
Albert McCargo, colored man from
Prince Edward county, was sent to the state
penitentiary last week for two years for
stealing box of apples at Meherrin depot.
The farmersl In Southampton county have
their crops well under way; many have fin
ished planting corn. More cotton will be
planted than last year, and not SO many
peanuts
The hotel ct Virginia Beach has been
leased to j. III. Kennedy, OF Norfolk. EX-
tensive improvements will be made, and 1t
will shortly be opened to the public for the
summer.
Marshall Mccormick, the author OF the
infamous Mccormick electoral board bill
Of Virginia, has resigned as commemorative
attorney for Clarke county, and will, 1t is
said, leave the state.
Bristol is rapidly growing as tobacco
market, and fine prices are being realized
for all that Is received. Many good crops
have been sold as high as SEQ per 100 pounds
The receipts are large and increasing daily.
Patrick county has larger area in fruit
trees than any county in the state. G. j.
Barbour has about 1000, j. IL. Rangeley
has young orchard of $500 trees, j. M.
Brown has over 1900, and NJ. Turner 1000
49, 80
been found near Gladcville, In Wise county.
With proper railroad facilities, Wise county
will become one OF the best mining sections
in the state. Lands are cheap, and coal
and iron abundant.
Mr.! @. p. Huntington, of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, has purchased con-
trolling interest In the Clnclnnati, Dayton
and Hamilton road, which will give q new
outlet for northwestern freight by way Of
Newport News, Va.
A move is being made TO raise $4,000 to
erect Young Mems Christian Association
building In Norfolk. At meeting held on
the 2lst instant, $4 500 was subscribed, and
q committee appointed TO solicit subscrip-
tions from the business men.
A New York gentleman has purchased O
tract Of eight hundred acres In Princess
Anne county on the Lynnhaven river and
on the line 81 the Virginia Beach railroad,
10 he usea &c a-tlairy farm. The farm will
be stocked with fine Jersey cattle.
Reports from the "Valley OF the Shenan-
doah" show that the wheat crop this year
will be the largest ever raised In that sec
ton. The county of Shenandoah Is the
second in the state In the amount Of wheat
raised TO the acre, Clarke county being the
first.
There have been more murders commit
ted In Accomac county In the last ten years
than In any other I've counties In the state.
1t gives the largest Democratic majority OF
any county In the state. There Is more
lawlessness and drunkenness than is TO be
found elsewhere In the state.
A committee OF northern capitalists are
canvassing Norfolk 10 ascertain II the mer-
chants viii subscribe 100000, and the city
council guarantee another 500, 900 of bonds,
to aid In establishing the proposed car
works In that city. The amount of the cap
ital stock to be raised is 100000.
There are great discussions In the Rich.
mond congressional district among the
Democrats, and the chances are now that
the Republicans will carry the district next
fall. George d. Wise, the present repre-
sentative, has proved to be failure utterly,
and has satisfied no class or party.
The Crimona mine, rich In manganese
ore, In the Shenandoah valley, has been
leased TO Mr.. Carnegie, Of Plttsburg. The
mine is now producing about 5000 tons per
month, and IS the largest OF Its Crude in the
world. AT present the Edgar Thomson
steel works are using the entire product.
A dsgraceful drunken row occurred at
London Bridge, Princess Anne county, a
few days ago, during which William God.
| frey was completely dlsembo weled by q
man namah nortap All the naFfiaa had
been friends, but were crazy with the mean