Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-06-02


ed within six months.
A number of prominent business
men of Winchester lave formed an
incorporated company, under the
style of the Shenandoah Valley
Land and Improvement Company,
which has for itSobiect the encour.
ag, ment Of immigration to the
Valley.
The Virginia delegation to tho
ST.. Louis Convention, will have
apartments at the Planters Hotel.
Tie Pennsylvania Railread-Will re.
duce IFS fair to $4,000 round trip,
including one double berth in sleep.
ing car, and meals, TO accomn odate
all delegates going to the Convcn-
ton. These tickets Will be good
until June 10th.
At meeting of the Republican
City Committee of Richmond Mon.
day evening the Hon. John S.
Mise rendered his resignation as
chairman, announcing his purpose
to affiliate henccforth with the Re
publican party of which Hon. d. Y.
Houston is chairman, and thirty
Two of the thirty six present did the
same. Besides the thirty.two pres
emit about twenty more will resign.
leaving only about ten for Malone.
PETERSBURG, May 30.-There
is shortly to be grand Democrat
ic demonstration, includinga torch.
light procession, here in homer Of
the recent Democratic victory.
Excursion trains will be run from
Richmond, Norfolk and Lynchbure
to accommodate those who may
wish to witness and participate in
this grand Democratic jolIticatiop.
About the first of July there is to
grand barbecue. to which twenty
five hundred people will be invited
The Roanoke VA Leader states
that Col. Z. Il. Houston, an anti
Malone kicker, has received q com
munication from Chairman Jones,
of the National Republican Com.
mittee, stating that Houston would
be recognized at Chicago asa dele
gate to represent the Republicans
of the sixth district of Virginia.
Col. Houston was chosen by dis.
trict convention in defiance Of Ma.
houe's published programme, aud
if Houston is admitted, the same
rule will apply, of course, to all the
anti Mahone delegates chosen by
similar process. This would smash
the unit rule Of tie IL! y lstls boss all to
The Methodist Protestant Gen.
eral Conference in session at Ad-
rian. Mich, refused TO license wo
men to preach, rs being unconsta
tutional.
A strike took place in Wards
seminary, Al young ladies' school al
Nashville, because The history thar
was used contained the statement
OF the capture of jefferson Davis
attlred Ill female apparel.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood announces
that she is in the presidential race.
70 remain until the finish in No
vember. AS a result of the move
ment in which she is the leader, she
expects to see the States pass !
laws allowing women to take part
in all elections, and giving them
equal rights with the men, Mrs.
Lockwood says the nomination Of
'lr. Blaine, which she predicts. will
lot have the least effect upon her
,andldacy. She says she defeated
he Maine statesman before, and
las no fear of hlm this time.
MARSHAL, Mo-, May 27.-Ja-
cb Boatrisht, strapping negro,
ecently convicted Of vagrancy,waS
OLD at public auction Friday at
he Court House door for $3.50 for
is services for six months. This
the second case in the county /
nd the third in the State since the
at.
Z. Thomas Fortune, a prominent :.
'lored man, and for some time at. |
ched TO the staff of the New York
vening Sun, announces that he is
eparing a statement Of his politi
j views. showing Why lie has de- T
rmined to support President =,
eveland in the coming campaign. 1