Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-10-04

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resigned.
Capt. W. G.. Wiclham. declines
70 he the Republican eanli'Iat" for
Congress in the Richmond district.
He says the party III that district
is honelcssly disrupted ami dis
organized.
Tn a fisticntfnt Lexington. Thurs
day. September o5, hetwrrn cadets
r w. Mct;onicn. Of Texas, and
". n. Taliafrrrn. of Norfolk. Me
Cnnico dealt Taliai'rrro - severe
blow on the back OF his neck. from
the effects Of which he died in
about two hours.
The Republican convention in
the second Virginia district met
In Norfolk, Tuesday, and rennm'-
mated Congressman Rnwd"n. TIE
anti-Hnw;lrn men bnl'cd and he'll!
srnar,.r t>n,-"ntini,. nominating
Tnhee g. w. Nlur,l angh. 1T Puts
mouth, in opposition to Bnw;lea.
Hon j. j. Mcdonald. of Nortlnm
bcrland county, has sent his resi@.
nation as member Of the State
Senate to the clerk of the body.
He-does this because OF his ac-
ceptance Of tho federal office Of
custodian Of public buildings in
Washington. lie is Republican,.
and has been in Tie Senate for
several terms.
The site for the proposed college
for colnred people OF the State has
been definitely settled on and RI e
coileec will be built near lynch
hnrg. Tho site selected is one
mile outside otthc corporate limits
and south oftbat cily. II will have
a commanding view of the Tcnn'
tains and will he splendidly Slturt
cd. IT is eS iIna.cd that he bu;!d-
ing will cost $4,000.
w. A. Rradhv. chief OF the IA
mnnk-v tribe of Indians, who live
on tile York River Railroad, made
his annual visit Saturday. 10 til"
"Grcat Father" as his people call
The Governor Of Virginia. Il is
the custom OF TIE Chief to present
his Excelcncy with some tribute.
md Saturday, he carried him a
fine bunch of Sora.
superintendent Public Instrnc
tion John e. Massey, passed
through Danville, Friday night,
and conti,lrd the fact TO a friend on
the train that he was oil his WAY
TO Alabama, to he married. on
"Wednesday next. Tie hride-elect
is Miss Matte McCrary. of ALL
bama, and the ceremony will be
performed by Rev. J. y. Haw-
thorne, of Atlanta.
Near H:iXSton. Halifax cnnnty.
.Tno. Medley, an old colored man.
had teen in tile habit of hmy:ng
his savings in an old iron pot mn
der tree near his house. He
went to make another deposit the
other day. When. to his great
astoniSl,meut, he found that his
"bapk" had been rifed of its con-
tents and nothing remained but
the empty receptacle. Tie pot
contained about $500.
] Gen. Jubal A. Early. had a mar
row escape from death last TUES
day. Two of the buildings on
Nam ST.. Lynchhurg, recenrl,
Quilted by fire collapsed. covering
beneath The debris Gen. EARLY
and body servant, who were in the
second story of one OF HE build
ings. The colnred man soon
emerged from lie ruins without
assistance his head bleeding from
Suail COMMISSIONS. bur otherwise nn-
hurt. He turned in immediately
and zcaously aided in The work OF
reSculng his veteran master. Tile
voice OF tie old general was heard
coming from the depths ofiie heap,
and after some work tie upper
part Of his person waS Ernngh! to
view, and It was founG that he was
not seriously hurt and that nc
bones we're broken. His lower
limbs. however, were so wcdsc'l III
hy bricks and timbers that 1t was
scme time before lie could be eXiri-
cated. although he .eScutr, wo: k
ed with will. IIiSc escape was in
deed miraculous. He WAS saved
from death Ivy the timbers ol The
upper flooring which in falling
lodged with one edge against the
adjoining wall and rested in an in
cllned position. Ii he had fallen Il
foot or two on he other siile OF the
spot where he lay lie would have
been mashed INFO a jelly.