National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.

very fine.
J,aoo N I codwi, g. Son botb ~
whom removed last winter to Kansas City,
have returned to Norfolk, and Will again
make that city their home.
wsrrenton vii, next weel. be In tele-
phone Communication with the extensive
system already In operation In upper Eau
quier. and Loudoun counties.
Judoo Ro,,ort W,lto I.to iudoo NJ piond
countv conrt died suddeniy last Saturday
He had lust been unanimously elected
mayor Of seldom Rland county.
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virginia will on Tho ist ~ ,IuIv. nroceed 10
assess The nronerty Of ali the railroads in
the state
Chase City, Mecklenburg county, con.
tlnues 10 boom; over oOViVVO pounds OF
of difTerent Kinda arc needsd. esneciaiiv
tobacco factories
,r,.- -,--- ,,,-,-, W.T.. 81,
=, me LaDorers anu hodcarrlers Union o,
noIloik naVe ganltne 81 victory. iase T week
lhey struck ,k Tor Sl,Io per aay' anu on Tues
them and thew went 10 work again. s''N
~, ~ - Co.,. 800. ,,
DAVID w. Duke, one OF the most proml-
nent citizens OF Nansemond county, died At
suffolk last Saturday. lie had been ex-
tensively engaged Tor number OF years 10
the lumber business In virginia ana North
EXTENSIVE arrangements are DOW belng
maue ID frederlcksourg LOT tne next STATE
Tegatta, when VIII DC nelu there on July
o. several me races VIII DC also run on the
morning OF the regatta DAY, ana excellent
sport Is expected
A large meeting OF the business men OF
monterey, Highland county, mas Just been
held 10 consider ana ADOPT pracucal meas
ures 10 Dfing 10 the notice anu Investment
OF capital the rich mineral, timber, and other
resources OF Highland county
Mr.. James r. Archer, superintendent OF
the White Hall gold mine In spotssylvania
county, carried 10 fredericks3urg last trl-
DAY gold nugget Just taken from the
NINE, valued at Flu. inc mine Is Delhg
worked successfully at this time'
An enormous crop Of Irish potatoes has
been made In Norfolk county, and 1t Is now
thought that low prices will prevail during
| the season. The crop OF cabbage has also
| been very large, but prices are so low that
IL scarcely pays TO snip them away now
Mr.. John W. Copper, son OF John ID.
| Tiffany & Co., of New York, a piece OF
statuary WSprlng,n executed by him in Flor
| ence, Italy, for $4,000 This is a great tri-
umph for native Virginia artist, and one
SO young
| The commission of Mr.. Harris as most
| master at Spotsylyania Court House ia for
the present held up by the first assistant
| nostmaster general There seems 10 be no
reason for the removal of faithful. efficient,
and non.political officials like Mrs. Ashby,
the present incumbent.
The Norfolk Landmark IA the only Dem.
ocratic noner In or ont Of VIRGINIA that de-
| ~ 4 -
| nj the last municipal election held in Nor
folk in NAV last, by means of which Re-
publican majority OF 900 was counted as a
Democratic majority OF over 1, 900,
nj, >,.,or. "a 1v...o.,, .ouuo,a nil,
next ialI erect nj Norfolk n large Grain ele.
yator in order To further the exportatiop
NJ Spin from that mort. Gen, T. d. Croner,
president OF the National Compress Asso.
citation of Norfolk, will also have erected a
new cotton press to be worked under his
new patent system.
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nS wnoiesale p Mncsc, pSnevshg AZ .ng
other points has deprived the Bourbon
Democratic party of Virginia OF all hope OF
sympathy and support from the govern.
mept. President Cleveland is represented
as saving that he Is out of all patience with
| such Infamous frauds and trickery.
IT., -. 80, a., ,,,o oo,,,,r,, oro,rf
ing Mhea. c'op in sne eouu IT,, a,o o,,n
o,,, Tb S 20 ,nO for odrr ~, ths Ron
,,aha,,,ooi, ri,,pr ~ sold 70 ba yerv moor q.
most of the bottom lands are still In mud
and SO badly washed as to be unfit fol
planting. Much OF the land on the river
has been already planted three times.
Tboro ,y,u ho ,vo or mora ipdenenden,
no,nnnr0 Wni oou5,5atos IN the nth Sistrc,
pWsrr,.,in ,Lin iii Soha,,Ss So IL saoIad
nns,nIa In,e 20 iu tho d;str,ot ora 20 ,irad "
hs .ne p eoPo ~ 'n ht, am nris,o oro,In non
oe,pg rePrese I,,s ny aa s tha Jntarua
,a,,aIS,,o soryica bara greatIy distressed am
ANNOYED a poor and suffering community
They want a change.
mo erst rrmbor ~ tho Maintain Under
pubIishcS ut TazewelI Court House, Va, il
,st ~ IL 10 RannSiicon In no,itIcs
JuIs ,t puSi itorn,on Roono Nv r. w
G GIen %, a. ad;,nrs nd nrnnrIotors Toys
st 10 ,', az Ippnoi,nIS ~ nomoc
wei Cou ,, UnSS on0 poy,'bi,no, maiori,r
NY ~" AZ ~ 20 ,ngorn tho neonIe
anu ~ ~ I'll -, ~ nSn ojoritv
oush' neN' in'. W give "'ooO ""'o'i"
Mr.. John Bell Bigger, clerk oil tine WI
glnia mouse o. ueieEates, n is ~ the Wons
VIC POSITION ~ ,eau'ns Io 20 NJ No
prown The Sriends ~ Mr. Erown se
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enae NC WI oo ao No JraH
; YVES useisi .os o,,, ho,,o S,t i;,,Ia jnouanc
Is,ia, !us ~ NV nav oy az ann ~ ~
! ei.neI WIN INC government VI my VI VI
: departments
The case Of the receiver of the Exchang
Bank of Norfolk against the trustees c
Balm & Brother has been just decided b
Chief Justice Waite against the receiver {
a the bank. He holds the deed made by til
l Bains to be valid, but allows the receiver :
Q take any property he can prove was bougl
0 with the funds OF the bank. The receive
will get about $4,000. The suit involve
property to the amount of half milllo
dollars.
:. Tho summer normals for the instructlo
. ~ tsacbers of the state viii he held MS 10
Il $3.50 ~ 60 -, haO,n,,jnr J,Iy TX n,