The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-27
VIRGINIA NEWS AND NOTES.
Facts and Fanoies OF Interest Happening
IN the Old Dominion State.


The total levy in Jefferson county,
w. Va, this year is S62 1000, of which
S32,2OO Is for public school purposes.
John Purcell, of Frederick county,
has sold his crop Of apples, ego barrels,
to an Ohio purchaser for Sa.o5 per bar.
rel.
The steamship Lucania, the new Gun.
ard record breaker, used Pocahont.s
| (Va.) coal on her recent eastward pas
sage, In which she broke the record.
At Kenova. on the Norfolk and West
ern railroad, Saturday night last, Henry
Murray, the night baggagemaster, shot
and killed Eli Smith, who had assaulted
him without provooation.
Considerable excitement prevails IN
| the upper end of Fluvanna county over
the presence of large panther that has
wandered into that section. Al last
reports it had not been killed.
| During one OF the recent storms M.
9. Purkins, of lower Stafford, lost his
only pair of horses by drowning. The
animals were in pasture, which was
surrounded by the rising waters of the
Rappahannock before they could escape.
Rev. b. M. Hope, pastor of the Market
Street nj. E. Church at Petersburg, left
Tuesday in charge of company of
about thirty ladies and gentlemen, to
see the Worlds Fair. This Is the second
company the reverend gentlemen has
taken to Chicago.
Raw. G. B. Bryan has rendered his
resignation as associate rector of the
Church of the Epiphany, Danville, and
| it has been accepted. 1t is understood
that the inability OF the vestry % raise
| tho required funds to meet the expenses
| of the church during these hard times
| led to this action.
George w. Adams. o former citizen OF
| Lexington who died in Hinton, w. Va
Sunday, was buried in Lexington Wed.
nesday with Odd Fellow honors. Mr..
Adams was the war mayor OF Lexinu-
ton. and when Federal General Hunter
made his attack on the town and re-
pulsed McCauslin, he surrendered 1t.
Train No. l, west-bound, ran into an
east-bound freight pulling into the side
track at Fairmont, W. Va, on the Balti.
more and Onio Wednesday morning
No one was hurt, but the passengers
were badly shaken up. Two cars of grain
and two en- plies were smashed TO
splinters. Engineer Cummins saw the
freight, but the brakes refused to work.
The first wedding of colored people
that over occurred In the gubernatorial
mansion of Virginia took place in the
dining-room of the mansion Tuesday.
Winston Edwards, the governors chief
butler, who has served faithfully in his
position under both Governor Lee and
the present executive, and Jenny Leigh,
an attractive maid, who has been in the
governors service for several wears,
were married.
Governor Mckinney has received the
following communication from 81. II.
Markham, governor o 1 CALIFORNIA;: "I
desire to give notice to official heads OF
various governments, States and depart
ments, of the world, that the people of
this State will hold an international ex.
position in the city of San Francisco,
commencing January l, 1894, and l
would most respectfully invite the same
hearty support of your citizens, If posi-.
Bile, as was 30 generously given to the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago"
The Populists of Petersburg have
nominated Rev. w. T. White, a local
Methodist minister, for the house of
delegates in place of j. C. Rowell, who
was nominated several nights ago, but
declined to accept. Rev. Mr.. White has
signifed his acceptance of the nomina-
ton. The members of the Petersburg
bar have signed paper indorsing Judge
w. ID. Mann, of Nottoway county, for
one OF the judges of the supreme court
of appeals of Virginia. Judge Mann
was for twenty-five years judge of the
county court Of Nottoway.
General Rosser In company with Mr..
Julian Ruffin, Populist candidate for
foater for the counties Of Hanover and
King william, was at West Point Mon
day night, where they spoke to small
audience of Democrats, Republicans and
some few Populists. The general dis
coursed for about two hours, most of
which time he employed in explaining
his sudden conversion and satirizing our
next governor, the stately O'Ferrall.
After these speakers had concluded,
those assembled enthusiastically called
upon Judge Il. L. Christian, who, in a
short speech, completely deplumed the
general.
Col. Joseph Lane Stern, the assistant
inspector general. has completed his
work of reviewing the State militia, and
in few weeks he will forward his an
nual report to the acting adjutant gen
eral. During the past year the infan.
try forces of Virginia have been in
creased by nearly 800 recruits, while, on
the other hand, there has been a slight
decrease in the cavalry and artillery.
Four new companies Of infantry and two
new troops Of cavalry have been mus
tered into the service. Colonel Stern,
in his report, will recommend the trans.
fer OF several companies from the Fourth
to the Third Regiment.
The Ayers Democratic Club, of Big
Stone Gap, gave barbecue Wednesday
and about 1000 of the Democrats OF
Wise. Scott and Lee counties were in
attendance to hear eloquent addresses
by the Hon. John Goode, and Messrs.
Charles t. Duncsn and A. L. Pridemore,