National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-20
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.

| I'm SATURDAY night last COlOred woman
| living In Iynchburg gave birth to four
healthy children.
Norfolk has now about 1000 members
| belonging to the Knights Of Labor, and
rapidly increasing.
The summer hotel at Marksvile, Page
county, owned by Martin Bledler, was
burned few days ago.
The case Of Holmes Puryear, the Wife
murderer, has been removed from Din
widdie county to Prince George.
The Rappahannock river at FredericSs-
| burg lsnow filled with fine black bass, some
weighing as much as five and half pounds
Andrew j. Dalton, n ward politician and
n member OF the notorious electoral board
Of the city Of Norfolk, is very sick and not
expected to live.
Rev. Coli j. X. Connally, OF Richmond,
| formerly state senator) with his wife and
daughter, were passengers on the Cunard
steamer Oregon.
The city treasurer of Portsmouth has
levied on the pipes, hydrants, and office
furniture Of the Portsmouth Water Com
pany for state taxes.
Over seventy-fve horses have died In
Campbell county within the last two weeks
from disease that so far has baliled all at
htinltp W uilOsb ITO iuNuEcSs
z. T. IIlll, recently appointed United
States marshal for Colorado, is native Of
Culpeper county, Va, and has been in the
silver state only few years.
The armory OF the colored military COM
panies in Norfolk was destroyed by fire q
few nights ago. The fire was caused by the
explosion Of kerosene oil lamp.
yolusco Walden, one Of the board OF direc-
A..e, .N H. ,1,,,x I...
signed, and all the other members OF the
board will also resign very shortly.
The colored people in the county OF
Lunenburg are doing well In the cultivation
Of their lands, and many OF them are pur-
chasing their own farms and improving
them.
The Knights Of Labor OF Petersburg pro-
pose building a larger hall. All the white
assemblies have agreed to unite In the
scheme, and 1t will be built by their Joint
efforts.
The name Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad has been changed to the Newport
News and Mississippi. This is the third
time the name Of this road has been changed.
1t was first the Virginia Central.
Most of the public schools In the country
districts will close during this month, owing
to the failure Of the legislature to provide
means to carry them on. This is a state Of
affairs that has not happened In Virginia
for many years before.
The first number of the Southwest Repub-
iicdn is just out. 1t is published at Blacks
burg, with w. o. Austin as proprietor and
G. II. Herman editor. Mr.. Herman is
well known In southwestern Virginia as a
fearless and forcible writer.
The Augusta County Teachers Associa-
ton held an interesting meeting in Staun-
ton on Wednesday last. The chief subject
discussed was the great annoyance the
teachers have to submit to In collecting their
pay under existing regulations.
The reduced prices now being obtained for
comprising cotton by the National Com
press Company of Norfolk has compelled
the company to reduce the wages Of some
Of the cotton screwers, in consequence Of
which the men struck and stopped work.
The average monthly salaries paid to the
public school teachers In the city of Norfolk
are the highest paid in Virginia. The male
teachers average SOL per month and the
female S54 per month. The male teachers
in Richmond average SS7 per month and the
female S44.
The King George court green was last
Monday the scene OF one Of the most dis
gushing and outrageous scenes ever wit
Dessed In the state. There was open viola
tion OF law and bloodshed. Not an arrest
was made, although all the officers of the
law were present and cognizant of the facts.
A large force of men will be put to work
at once on the Atlantic and Danville rail-
road for the construction Of the road from
Hecksford, Greenville county, west to Dan.
vile, and the work will be pushed forward
n nnnfN loft No mid
road will develop q section OF Virginia
heretofore without sufficient railroad facili-
ties.
Theo. Van Ringharz, Bavarian resident
OF this country, has purchased 5000 acres
of land in Albemarie county, four miles
northeast Of Scottsvllle. In August he
will bring on thirty-five Bavarian families
| and locate them on this land to engage In
the grape culture. This county is said to be
| one Of the best in the state for that special
industry.
The fifteenth annual report Of R. Il. Farr,
superintendent Of public instruction OF
| Virginia, shows that since July 81, 1881, the
number of white schools has increased 7l9
the cOlored, 474, making a total increase in
the number OF schools opened Of ! 1893. II
also shows that fer the last four years the
| progress In school work has been steady
and, In many particulars, wonderful; that
the system is stronger than over before, and
that II now commands the respect of all
classes Of people in the state.
Charles City was one of the original
shires of Virginia, and was established In
1854. 1t is thirty miles long, with NEAR
width Of about eight miles, and contains
1929 acres, assessed at $600,004. The
county occupies the peninsula formed by
the Chickahominy and James rivers. The
lands on the rivers are generally OF excel
lent quality. The productions are corn
wheat, oats, peanuts and all the grasses
Grape culture does well, and is rarely az
fected with disease. Lying on two naviga
BILE rivers, and having railroad on thu
north 1.-THE Chesapeake and Ohio, the
means Of transportation to the markets Of
the country are nmnln