National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-13
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.

The Supreme Lodge OF Good Templars OF
the World will meet In the city Of Richmond
on the fourth Tuesday in May.
Gov. Woodnn, Of the Soldiers Home,
will, II is said, succeed to the management
Of the Hygeia Hotel at Fortress Monroe.
Botetourt county votes on the local op
ton law on the 10Th OF April, and West
Point, King William county. on the 18th Of
April.
The liquor dealers of Richmond have
been advised that II will be best for them
not to force coupons upon the state treas
ury in payment Of license taxes.
The largest diamond ever found in this
country was found near Manchester, Va,
In Chesterfield county. It weighed II 1-16
carats when cut, and was valued at 5000.
The name Virginia was first applied to
large part of North America July 10, 1884,
and the first English settlement within the
present limits OF Virginia was on May 10,
1907
The stock sale ut Belmont stock farm,
near Charlottesville (the Ficklen place.,
which ended on Friday last, was well at
tended. The receipts from the sale Of
horses aggregated about $4,000.
A suit has Just been decided in the circui
court at Williamsburg in favor Of Robert A.
Bright We. Dismal Swamp Land Company
for 100000. The case has been pending In
the courts Of the state for the last forty
years.
Judge b. Il. Wexford, Of the circuit
court of the city OF Richmond, In a case
recently before him, decid ed that married
woman under the law Of the state OF Vir-
ginia is incompetent to give power of at
torney.
The present board Of directors Of the
Eastern Lunatlc Asylum, at Williamsburg,
will resign Mt once, SO that Gov. Lee can
appoint their successors now, and not walt
until April, the time prescribed by the re-
cent act Of the legislature.
The conference Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church began at Staunton on Wednes.
day,the 10th instant, and was presided over
by Bishop II. n. McTycere. Delegates will
be elected to the general conference which
meets in Richmond in May.
Books have been opened at Martiusville
and at Roanoke City TO receive private sub
scriptions to the capital stock OF the pro-
posed Roanoke and Southern railroad.
Henry county, IL is said, will subscribe
100000 in bonds toward its construction.
Gov. Lee has appointed DR.. w. A. Thorn,
Of Norfolk, quarantine officer for the
Elizabeth river district; he has also APP
pointed Jenas Kelly, OF Washington
county, and Il. F. Gauldiry, Of Charlotte
county, assistant superintendent of the
state prison.
A new clerks Office Is to be erected at
Chesterfield Court House, the present one
not being large enough or flre-proof Some
Of the records In the Office are very old and
valuable, dating back prior to the revolu-
ton. Part Of the present office was built
$50 years ago.
A charter has been granted to incorporate
the Lexington Tin Mining Company. The
capital stock is TO be 81 900, 900. The object
of the company Is TO operate mines, build
railroads, and buy and sell lands. The
principal Office is to be In Lexington, Rock
bridge county.
John A. Elders great historical painting,
"Appomattox, has been purchased by the
state, and is now In the gallery Of the state
library. 1t is q single 1gure-a soldier
with arms folded and with a weather-beaten
but thoughtful face-the story Of the great
four years. struggle.
Col. Charles +. NJ. Garnet died at the
residence Of his nephew, Judge T. s. Gar
nett, In Norfolk, few days ago. He was
distinguished engineer, and during his life
was employed on the most prominent i'm
provements Of the south and In construct
ing railroads in Brazil.
A charter has been granted by the city of
Norfolk to the American OIL and Leather
Company to conduct the business of buy
ing and catching fish and extracting oil
therefrom, and TO make leather. The capital
stock will not exceed $3.50, 600. The prin-
cipal Office is to be in Norfolk city.
The Norfolk Typographical Union has
requested all the newspapers in the two
cities who use 'plate mattern to discontinue
the same by the LIST Of April. Two papers
in Norfolk and two in Portsmouth use this
matter, and the union men will boycott
them unless their request is acceded to.
Elizabeth city is one OF the original
shires into which Virginia was divided in
1884. 1t lies on Hampton Roads and Ches-
apeake bay, and is intersected by several
creeks. The surface is level and the soil
very fertile. The productions are wheat
corn and market trucks. The latter indus.
try is rapidly increasing. The supply Of
| fish and oysters Is abundant.
Hon. Porter Sheldon, of Jamestown, N
Y, has purchased the valuable farm OF
Lynhaven bay, known as the "Pcmbroke'
farm, containing 700 acres, and will go ex
| tensively into the business of raising stock
horses, and mules. Adjoining "Pembroke'
is the extensive farm of ex-Gov. j. NJ
| Henry, late Of Kansas. In this section o
| Virginia II is said that mules can be q
cheaply and successfully raised as in Ken
lucky.