National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-05

has constantly and steadily declined untll
now the custom house there does not do
enough business to pay expenses.
The United States court at Abingdon was
| compelled to adjourn last week because
there were no funds to defray the expenses
OF the court. Another sample Of Demo-
cratic stupidity and reform.
Rev. A. P. Funkhouser, the editor OF the
People, temperance paper published at
Harrisonburg, has issued a prospectus for a
new political paper to be called the State
Republican, to be issued weekly.
The Tirginia Protectionisi, published at
Lebanon, Russell county, has reappeared
In new dress, and presents most credit
able appearance. 1t is on the side Of the
people, and will no doubt succeed.
The state is being flooded with circulars
sent out by the attorneys for the British
bondholders, Offering great inducements TO
the taxpayers to pay In coupons aud not in
| money. In many Of the largest counties
not a single tender has been made in cou.
pons.
Messrs. Samuel Fltzhugh and Duff
Green, Of Fredericksburg, have gone into
the business OF buying and shipping water
| frogs They are caught at night In Aqua
creek with nets and are then shipped live
to New York.
The wall OF woe and distress that comes
| from the Bourbons of Richmond is distress
ing over their late overwhelming defeat.
| For more than twenty years they have ruled
Richmond with an iron hand and by the
most INSCRIPTIONS methods.
The improvements to the Richmond Gus
tom house are progressing very slowly, and
| II the money holds out the work will 90 on
until the close Of the present century, that
| being the only part Of the spoils now avail
able 10 the Bourbon ring OF that city.
From information received from the
Western Lunatic Asylum at Stanton It Is
believed that the state is now in most
| pitiable condition so far as its unfortunate
lunatics are concerned Another one OF
| the fruits of Bourbon Democratic rule In
| Virginia,
The election OF Mr.. Jacob Yost as mayor
OF Stanton has great Significance. He
was formidable candidate for Congress
two years ago against j. Randolph Tucker,
and his election TO the mayorallty now will
add greatly to his chances for Congress
next November.
The commandments Office In the navy
yard at Norfolk was destroyed by fire
| on Saturday last All the valuable papers,
l
Quilted, supposed to be the work Of Dem
ocratc incendiary to make work for the
starving BOurboDs of that city.
The total quantity OF manufactured to-
hGcco shipped TO foreign countries from
| Richmond and Petersburg during the
month Of May, 1880, was 100, 1903 pounds.
The largest single shipment from any one
mat uiactory during the year was 81, 3i+,
from Petersburg manufactory.
A colored woman living at Onancock, AG-
COmac county, gave birth several days ago
to male child, presenting u remarkable
| freak Of nature. The child has what APP
| pears to be two heads. IL is said the child
! spoke as soon as IL was born, calling It's
mothers name distinctly three times,
Col. Jasper G, Hughes, prominent ctI-
zen Of Gloucester county, died at his home
! In that county few days ago. lie was tue
son Of Capt Jasper Hughes, OF the cont.
! mental Amy, who was with Washington at
the sureE lDr Of CORVALLIS at Yorktown.
Seventeen steamers aud ships cleared
| from Norfolk for foreign ports daring the
/ month Of May, with cargoes valued at
$500, $50, the greater part Of which was
cotton. The value OF the exports Tor May,
! 1855, was S3l,9l0 increase I'm favor of
May, 1850, 81 1850.
Racing has been fuyu~INa amusement
| with Nirginiaus as far back us 1861. Prior
TO the war Of the revolution regular track,
! and Jockey clubs We're established in GlOu'
oCs,er count ~, at williamsburg, Petersburg
| Portsmouth,, FrudrrivhsnurE Dum'rtes
Port ROYAL, Richmond, aud other places
The l'irGiujI Gos,tic of liii has this item
"lne subscription purse Of ga was run fol
At Richmond ON the 18th of May, that being
fair day, aud was won by Mr. Vim. Hardy
| mans sorrel mare hpatiur T. p Farley
esq S mare aud MI llalcutt Prices mare.
INTERNATIONAL GNpoSitious have pronounce
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