Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-05-09
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A Confederate camp, with &c
members, has been organized a
West Point.
Gen. A. L. Long, died in Char
lottesvflle, Thursday Of last weeE
aged 81 years.
The directors. of the Baptist
Orphanagc met in Salem. las1
Monday. and directed that the
erection of the buildings be be
gun at once.
Mrs. Mary Anna Jackson.
widow Of Gen. Stoncwall Jack
son. is writing q biography OF
her illustrious husband. TIE
book will be published this fall
BY a collision on the Norfolk
ami Western Railroad, neal
Norfolk. last Monday, abou1
20 freight cars were wrecked, g
tramp killed and several employ
ees injured.
Mr.. J. H. Inman denies that
the Richmond Terminal has any
idea of abandoning its terminal
property at West Point, Va.
but says, en- the contrary, it Will
do all itcan to develop the place,
which, he thinks, has a bright
future.
Reports from Norfolk county,
Princess Anne and Nansemond
state that the crops never were
in better condition, and a heavy
yield of everything is promised,
The asparagus season this yeal
was never known to be better.
and several Norfolk county
truckers sold over so, 900 worth
each. The earliest shipments
brought 81 and S1.25 per bunch.
Governor Mckinney has writ
ten TO Governor Jackson, Of
Maryland, expressing his regrets
that he cannot accept the cour-
tcous prefer made by the latter
of a steamer for the proposed
trip to tie oyster grounds. His
Excellency tells the Maryland
Executive that he will not be
able to go on the little voyage
of discovery until the State
steamer Chesapeake is repaired.
That will occupy two months.
Judge Wallace. of the Cor
poration Court, of Fredericks-
burg, has granted a charter tc
the Charlottesville Battlefield
Association. The object of the
association is to purchase, i'm
prove and Ecautifiy the historic
features of the famous Chan
cellorsville battlefield, about L
miles from Fredericksburg, and
also to sell and dispose of such
portions Of said land as they
may think proper for carrying
out the objects Of the association
FRONT ROYAL. VA, May A.
Last night Just before 10 O'Clock
a very vivid meteor was seen by
many persons passing over this
town rapidly approaching the
earth in the direction of the fac
tories recently erected here
Within fifteen minutes the large
furniture factory was in flames
from end to end, land was burned
to the ground. 1t is though
that the meteor struck the build
ing, exploded and caused the
fire. A person passing the build
ing a little while before saw NJ
indications of fire, and no one
had been in the building during
the day.
Judge Brooke, of. the Copper
alton Court of Norfolk, ha:
created somewhat Of a commo
ton among the large number O.
applicants for liquor licenses by
positively refusing to grant any
until after The next grand jury
meets. He further stated tha-
a large number Of the applicants
had perjured themselves in hav
ing violated the Sunday law ant
then sworn that they had not
in order to get their licenses
He was surprised that the mora
element had not availed them
selves of their privilege of OBJ
jecting to the issuances of Ii
censes.
Governor Mckinney has re-
ceived a letter from the New
York committee On the Virginia
debt asking for an interview
This morning Senator Henry
Wickham, a member Of the
Legislative Debt Commission
and Thomas Martin, of Abe
marie, u member Of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee, hat
a long chat with the Executive
on the subject of the debt. 1t il
understood that the Governor
adheres to his determination no
to call an extra session Of tht
Legislature for any proposition
exceeding in principal the Rid
dleberger bill or increasing tax
alton Norfolk Ledger End.