The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-07
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
Many Interesting Facts Clipped and
Culled From Exchange.

Many Interesting Facts Clipped and
Culled From Exchange.
The Farmyille journal says "The first
day of the present month Wiino,selihe en-
fOrcement or new ordinance of our town.
whereby dogs are made tO bear "a just share
of the tax incident tO citizenship or die.
The imposition 0f one dollar % head created
"a howl. especially among those who We're
caught and caged. Ladies complained That
dogs In jail know nothing of rest. Dut com
tinue 10 howl all night. notwithstanding
they are fed ou corn lpld. gravy and ham
bones. About iiuy have been Ornamented
with medals. and are now at large. Many
have escaped catching. and some ieW nrc
boarding at the expense of generous ciii-
zen or that OF the town. yet to DE deter
mined. A query has been raised whether
or not the owner Of dog Who lives outside
Of the corporation should pay on "a dos VINO
has the privileges Of our streets. The city
Fathers will decide 10. I'm tine meantime
we proceed t0 remark that the dog tlN Will
play an important part in the spring cleo
ton.
Captain Andrew S. Hussey. postmaster at
Mount jackson. Va. who died Monday.
was a descendant of Captain nussey, oi
Kent, England. who came over in the May
hOwer. Captain llussey was born on the
Island Of Nantucket in 1901. lie was in tine
whaling service at an early age, and bad
charge OF vessels on the west coast oi
Africa lOp stephen Uirdld. he was in the
Coast Survey of the nited States for years,
and commanded the / nited States steamer
Active on the Pacific coast during the wal
Of the rebellion.
The Columbia Bulletin says: sour farm
ers will have 90 look out for white labor az
all the c0lOrod people that are able 90
handle the pick and spade have been gath
cred up By drOYes ANA carried oh l9 work
on the railroads. There is something
strange about the low rates iurn.shed Do!
the railroads % contractors. who come
amongst MS and carry oil All available labor
FROM our section
Colonel n. &. Parsons writes as follows:
'' / see in this mornings IMEs quotation
from the Pennsylvania paper which ma.ni-
ned a simple bdrOmetric survey into an
armed expedition. am only surprised that
the imaginative editor who sends MS 10 scale
the precipices Of the COrdillerls with three
hundred men and a gatling gun did not
add a troop Of horse and a man-0i-war.'
President itchard Mcllwainc, 0f Hamp-
dcn-~idney College. Virginia. Is i'm New
York trying % increase the endowment OF
that Institution, proposes, among improve
ments, 20 establish chair 0i history and
political economy. in which All sides OF
leading economic questions shall be dis
cussed fairly and freely.
Herbert Osborne. treasurer Of LOudOun
county, died at Leesburg yesterday Of
pneumonia. lie was am esteemed citizen,
a soldier in the Confederate army, and "a
prominent member Qf the Masonic order
and the Knights Of PFthias.
Two eagles were seen lighting IN pine
tree last sunday on the farm OF Mr.. j. b.
Williams. near EastYille. one OF them
struck the other such a blow that IL cut him
half in two. and he died Immediately.
The Governor as Commander-in-Chicf OF
the military Of the state. mas issued spe-
cial order granting 10 the Roanoke Lignt
Infantry permission % recruit It's ranks 90
100 enlisted men.
Mr. John T. Daniel. att0rney-at-laW, oi
this city, received last week from Judge
Gunter the appointment OF commissioner M
Jnancery for the Circuit Court OF North
amptOn cOanty.
Rev. Mr.. korc, Gf Farmyille, has recently
lecnDed for the second time % accept q
call extended him from the Huntsville
Ala, Baptist Church. 10 become It's pastor
Minor +. Chamblin, Esq. Formerly o
leesburg. has beon elected Mayo Of fali'
EhuFch, Fairfax county, by the council, t'
hll u vacancy.