The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-21

SAM. JONES. the sensational revival
ist, Will speak in Lynchburg on the
18Th Of October, and for ten days there
after.
TIE oystermenof Warsaw. Richmond
county. complain that one half OF their
planted oysters have been destroyed by
the unfay0rable conditions Of the spring
and summer. They are very despond-
ent over their losses.
THE Philadelphia Record says: "lu
stirring up his party followers Candi.
date Malone appears also to have STIR
red up the Virginia DemOcracy-a pal
pable mistake from the standpoint OF
partisan self-interest. Ii the Demo
cratic voters Of the Old Dominion shall
turn out at the polls sweet William Ma
hone will scarcely know whether he
has been IN the fight or not
SEVERAL valuable cows belonging TO
S. b. Rucker. of Amherst, died lately.
and the owner was &C a loss 10 account
FOR their death. Tho other day the
stomach of one Of the dead animals
was opened and in it found twenty
seven nails. ten tacks. top plug, four
pieces u twisted wire aud a lot Of
small fragments of iron and lead.
r. d. UaQUHARr, of Lynchburg. is
one O. the biz men ~ the country. He
is 9 feet inches in height and weighs
300 pounds. UrQuhart was dashins
trooper under General FIzhugh Lee.
and was only eighteen years old when
sabred i'm his first battle. He had been
seven days in the saddle with Stuart
cavalry when they plunged into the
iisht 40 Gettysburg. He il Democrat
and prophesie. the overthrow Of Ma
hone. He j. proud of his war record.
and recently remarked with much sat
l-faction: II am one Of the few men
who were pnvates IN the Confederate
army.
THE latest intelligence, Gays the South
ampt0n Democrat. is that Malone has
promise from Reed. Of Maine, and lic-
kinley. OF Ohio, OF campaign work
These two Republicans. we are told.
propose 20 enter Virginia and speak III
his behalf
This il a spectacle for Nirginians ,
Are they so poor in ntsll-ct, 81 meagro
I'D their own ideas Of what is night. that
outsiders must be imported TO tell them
what to doy
One fact is, however, significant in
this connection. Malone, the Virginia
outcast. being unable to gst anybody 10
testify in his favor in his native State,
Is compelled TO 20 outside among Re
nubican.. among the enemies Of the
State. among the Blocks of-Five men
among the whole band of wreckers and
adventures That Is the crowd whose
members undertake 10 teach Nirginian-
duty That il the crowd whose money
and determination are SET to force the
miserable de magOgue upon the people
Of his State.
BUILDING towns seems to be tho
fay0rile occupation IN Virginia just
now. The Charlottesville Chronicle !
says that the Land Improvement Com
plny Of that city are selling their lots |
on the Rose Hill' tract like hot cakes |
Many persons are taking them up by
the half dozen. and the profits thus
realized suggest that Manager White |
intends S Don TO declare a dividend on
the stock Of that company.
The Alexandria Gazette says: "A cor |
respondent writing from Delaplane
sass: The rain Of Tuesday prevented |
the mail train from coming past Rector
town. aud even yesterday only the en-
engine and cabOOse were running. |
The bridges around here are said |
to be IN most unsafe condi- |
ton. We had quite an excite
ment here on Tuesday. Goose creek |
which runs in front Of the house, across
a field. most suddenly overlooked its
banks. crossed the field and came up to |
the railroad, and as in the June hood, |
1t camo into the dinins-room windows |
We were all a good deal frightened |
The appearance of. the creek and the
rush OF the water was like some angry |
river. 1t was beautiful. if terrifying. |
and subsidized as rapidly gs it rose.