Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-10-26
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ing Malone for Governor.
Gen. G. r. Cooke has been elect
cd president of the Confederate
Soldier Home, in Richmond, in
place of Governor Lee, resigned.
NEW York, October 3.4AThe
Herald's Washington special SAYS
that Mahone'S aspires to the vice.
Presidential nomination in 1892,
and that this is the secret ofsthe
present campaign.
Rev. Sam Jones has blasted the
hopes OF the Lynchhnrg proliibi
tiouists. He stated dnring h'sser.
mon Monday night that he was
not a third party man, but if he
lived in Virginia he would stick
close to Mckinney.
Rev. James Fl. Moss, of the
Methodist church. has been elected
assistant professor of languages OF
William and Mary College. Mr..
Moss is an A. N OF the University
of Virginia, and also graduate OF
the Vanderbilt University.
The Grand Lod of Good !T';5,ln.
plars of'the State of Virgini&Ss&l
meet in Roanoke city tile first
Tuesday in December, and will
remain in session four days. hlany
prominent men will I've present
from different parts of the State,
Hon John L. Buchanan, Super.
intcndent of Public instruction
Will not enter upon the active
duties Of his professorship at Ran
dolph-Macon College until his sue
ccSSOr is elected by the General
Assembly. which assemblies early
in December.
Rev. Sam Jones is conducting a
series of revivalS i'll Lynchburg,
Va, which are attended by i'm
mense congregations. One of the
largest tobacco warehouses. with "A
searing capacity of $500, has been
fitted up especially for the meeting,
which will continue a week or
more.
Gen. James NJ. -Goggin, of Aus
tin. Texas, died last week. BE was
an officer in the army of the Texas
revolution, and a brigadier general
in the Confederate service. Gen.
Goggin was a native Of Bedford
county, Va, and Il brother Of the
late Hon. VIM. l.. Goggln. His
wife was the beautiful Miss Bette
Page, Of Gloucester county.
Gov. Lee has received cable
gram from NJ. Merc;e. the French
sculptor, saying that information
about lie Lee statue had just been
mailed. The Governor had hoped
TO be able TO unveil the monument
in December, but it now seems that
Mercie's figure will not reach Rich
mond iD time. The unwilling will
take place in all probability in
May.
The Virginia Democratic State
Coirmittes at Alexandria have re-
ceived from Petersburg Republi-
can, tickets made duplicate with
tissue ballots. These tickets COIL
tain tie names of the Republican
State and legislative candidates in
Petersburg. The State central
committee will take every possible
measure to guard against this sys-
TEN Of fraud
By the census of 1880, says the
Lvnchhurg Vireillian. there were
2OG,24S white and 12S,257 black
voters i'll Virginia. The whites
practically poSsessthe property, the
intelligence and the education.
Nine temlhs of them are Demo
Gratis. The gang who are support
ing and appIauding Malone con
si>tS OF black mass of Ignorance
and prejudice, which darkens the
land like the locusts of Egypt.
The annual conference of the
Methodist church in Virginia will
meet at the Broad Street Metho-
dist church, Richmond, Thursday
November IL. Bishop A. w Will
son will preside. The membership
of The conference consists of 205
ministers and II lay delegates, a
total OF 276. They represent 72l
churches and 72,641 white Metho-
diSJs IN Virginia.
Tie ST. Louis Republic prints a
cut Of Mr.. Garland Moore, a resi-
dent of kirK>ville, Mo. who, al
though 10S years OF age. is still hale
and hearty and able to work daily
in his garden. MIR. Moore was
born in Jefferson county, Va, 1871
The old gentleman has received
his second sight, and has not used
glasses for over twenty-five years.
Despite his old age be has raised
and titled ten acres of corn and
tobacco the past summer.
Eighteen years ago. when Col
Thomas Whitehead delivered IAN
address at the Agricultural Fair
at Newbern, Pulaski county, the
ground was covered with short.
horn herds, with only a few Perch
eron horses. Last month when he
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