National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-03
Virginia STATE NEWS.

EIaUntN u Wrote lnsuTHDce 10 tine amount or
sG8l GOO during the month Of March,
The Episcopal Church In Williamsburg
hes the font In which Pocahonta5 was bap-
tised in 1913. This the oldest baptismal
font low In existence In the United States.
Mr. John II. o'Reor, an old citizen OF
Prince William county, died on wednesday
last. lie was born in 1908, and had never
had professional. prescription put up for
him until last week.
The election under the local option law
has been ordered by Judge Junkin to be
held in the county of Montgomery on the
2gd OF April more than 900 voters having
petitioned for the same.
Samuel Il. Sterling, the Democratic de-
fqultiug treasurer OF Rockingham, was ar
rested on Wednesday last and Is now under
guard at Harrlsonburg. The defalcation
amounts to about 100000
Mr.. D. b. Weaver, of Middle river dis.
trict, Augusta county, sold this week a lot
Of 3-year.old cattle that averaged 1880
pounds. They brought the fancy price of
~ cents per pound, gross weight.
An iron bridge across the Shenandoah
river at Port Republic is now being con-
structed. 1t will be 400 feet long aud will
consist Of three spans, and will be very
handsome and substantial structure.
Land in Henry county which few years
ago sold for So 80 per acrelast year produced
$3.50 TO the acre in fine hue-cured tobacco,
one man working only one steer made
clean $1,000 from his years work In to-
bacCo.
A number OF the leading colored men OF
the state have formed an association to be
known as the "Virginia Industrial and Ag.
riculiural Association" and fair under It's
auspices will be held In Petersburg during
the fall.
The receipts Of cotton at the port OF Nor
folk since LIST Of September, 1885, to date
are 40, g75 bales, 40, 600 bales less than for
the same period last year. The stock on
hand is 1879 bales against 1885 bales at
the same date last year.
The British bark "Queen OF the Fleet"
was loaded at Norfolk few days ago with
compressed cotton under a new patent
| process OF stevcdoring, by which she car
Tics five balls to the ton, or % per cent.
more than she had carried heretofore.
The cattle in southwest Virginia passed
| through the winter well, as food has been
abundant, and they are now In good,
| healthy condition and fat, and the stock
| that will be sent to market next fall will be
the best ever shipped from that section.
The revival OF business in Roanoke city,
| is most encouraging. Houses are in de-
| mhDu, new dIG going up, hHu MI
| shops are In operation. The pay roll OF
| the machine works shows 700 hands, and a
monthly outlay for February Of $4,000.
The gross earnings of the Norfolk and
Western railroad for January and February,
1856, are SAC, 695, which is an increase Of
| Sl5,159 over the earnings for the same
| months in 1885. The expenses of the road
decreased per cent. for the same period
over the expenses of the same months in
1885.
At the Newark bench show on Tuesday
last Beaufort, a dog formerly owned by
George Nixon, Of Leesburg. Va, took the
prize over Graphic, the most noted dog In
England, who was purchased at SO, 900 and
burg dog now stands the winning champion
dog In the world.
The truckers around Norfolk are now
busily engaged, as the working season is
fully opened. Potatoes are finished pl3lt-
ing, peas are well advanced, and the out
lock is now very favorable Kale is being
shipped In large quantities, Int the prices
realized are low. Spinach is doing better
and &c icing shipped largely.
Norfolk received 3,S75 bales OF cotton on
Tuesday last, the largest receipts at any
United States port for that day. The un-
rlvaled facilities possessed by Norfolk for
shipping cotton to foreign ports, and the
great reduction In the price of COMPRISING
cotton which has been made there, has had
much to do with increasing the cotton re.
ceipts.
w. T. Hancock, one of the largest manu-
facturers of tobacco In the city OF Rich
mond, commenced, on Wednesday last, Il
work the eight hour system. He is the frs,
manufacturer In the state to adopt eight
hours as days work, the wages being The
same as heretofore paid for ten hours. Most
Of the men in the tobacco factories Of Rlcn.
mond, however, work on piece work.
The total colored population of Virgins
by the census OF 1880 is given at 69l, 5o7
The colored school population is $4,000
of this number there are Al 900
children between the ages of 5 and
81 years, who are mulattoes
quadroons, or octaroons. Over so per cent
Of the so.called negroes are not negroes
but have only half or less negro blood.
Architects and builders report the build
ing prospects in Richmond as good. MANY
new buildings are in process of erection, anC
orders for plans of contemplated structures
are plenty. The improvements are not con
fined TO any one section Of the city, but ar,
general. The eastern part of the city, 81
long neglected, is now sharing in the reYiva
as well us the popular west end.
John B. Whitehead, president; James G
Balm, George NJ. Balm, r. T. X. Balm, c.
Jenkins, aud Orlando Windsor, director
Of the defunct Exchange National Bank O
Norfolk, Va, indicted about year ago 4
the United States court for making falls
bank statements and for defrauding the de
positors of the bank out Of about $4,000, 00t
; arc out on nominal bail, and none Of th
: cases have yet been tried.
Forty-four ministers of Richmond Meth
, dist, Baptist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, anC
Friends) have resolved to give their sur
port to local option at the election to b
held on the Goth of April. The colore
vote, it is said, will go almost solid 70
local option. Out Of population of 1000
there are 81 ,555 church members in Rict
: mond, 45 per cent of the whole population
Fredericksburg, town of over 5000 II
! habitants, In Spotsylvana county, on th
line of the Richmond, Fredericksburg an
j Potomac railroad, and sixty miles fror
S Richmond, has advantages for manufactui
ing possessed by few places In Virgini,
: Tile climate is fine, water power abundant
, labor plenty rnd cheap, house rent very low
a and living expenses less than any city @
E town In the state. Sites for manufacturer
t plants can be had on most advantageou
: terms.
!! Rev. DIR. Alexander Martin, di
! tinguished Presbyterian minister
: mond and son of the late John /
|! Martin, famous portrait painter of the
4 city thirty years ago. The portrait of job
: Hampden Peasants, the distinguishe
, editor of the Richmond Wing, who VIZ
!. killed In the duel with Thomas Richie, jr
? is by Mr.. Martin, and still hangs upon th
4 wall in the Office Of the Wing.
Scott county was formed in 1914 froI
Lee, Washington, and Russell. The surfaC
is mountainous and rolling, and the soil
very good. Copper and Clinch rivers tr
verse the center, and the North Fork
Holston the southern part. The county hi
great capabilities, and with railroads woul
shin lnrnnlv both of the nrnducta of Il