Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-02-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. w. L. Evans. formerly a mem
her Of the Virginia Conference, d. r.
Church South, has accepted q call to
the Episcopal church, Admission, Ala.
Lieut. Gov. J. Hoge Tyler has an
nounoed his candidacy for the Demo;
cratic nomination for Governor.
Bfajor Tyler counts upon The rural
vote for his strength.
The Washington correspondent of
the Richmond Dispatch says he has
learned upon good authority that
Virginia will not be represented IN
MIR. Cleveland Cabinet.
The truckers around Norfolk say
spinach is badly injured by the late
freeze. and kaleis hurt to some ex-
tent. The small cabbagcs are killed,
but there is sufficient of this product
to offset the damage.
1t lis said thatcornterfeit silver dol
lars bearing the date of 1891, are IN
circulation in parts of the state.
They have the usual greasy appear
ance and feeling of crooked coins, but.
otherwise arc of good imitation.
Two families were made i'll at Rich
mond, Va; Sunday, from eating
cream puffs, in which the milk Is
supposed to llavo been dccomposed
Among the sick were the wife and
two daughters of Rev. DIR. T. Dewitt
Tallnogc.
The legislature elected this fall will
have the dnty of electing q successor
to Mr.. Barbour to fill so much OF the
unexnired term as remains, as the
term does not end until March B, lS95,
and us the Legislature does not again
meet before that time it will also
elect q Senator for the full term.
The exposition in Richmond last
fall was II financial failure. instead
of coming out aliead by 81. 100, as the
executive committee of the society
announced soon after the show closed,
The exposition brought the concern
i'm debt to the time of S3,184. This
condition Of affairs has just been
made public.
Hon. Basil Is. Gordon, the chairman
of the democratic State committee,
has recently recovered from an i'll
ness caused by too sudden stoppage
of the use of tobacco. Mr.. Gordon
has been an inveterate user OF the
weed, and not long ago determined
To abandon the habit. His attempt
10 do so caused an attack Of sickness.
A strange and fatal disease has ap-
peared among horses in the neigh
| !,orhood of Elgin. q station on the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, live
miles above Lnrav The animals are
affected with giddiness and stagger
and fall about so that there is danger
in approaching them. All affected
have died. Some have lost as many
Us three horses.
The board of agriculture has adop-
ted plan whereby more farmers
institutes will be held and ut less cost
than heretofore. 1t proposed to
bold them in each congressional dis
trict on the application of leo farmers
and the expenses of each ia to be
limited to 800. The committee ap-
pointed to report on the advisability
of establishing experimental farms
was discharged.
1t is said that the Oldest living
Democrat IN Virginia is making
arrangements to attend the inaugura
ton of Mr.. Cleveland in the person
of "Governor'' Ned Embrey, who
resides near Pine View, FauGuier
county. 1t is stated that the Gov
ernor" as all his friends call him. was
107 years of age on the 18th of last
Jnne. and that he cast his vote at
Morrisyille for Cleveland and Steven
son. "Governor" Embrey is man
who still enjoys life; he shuclSrd con-
siderable corn last fall. Congressman
Meredith says he viii ask that this
interesting old Democrat be given
specinl seat on the platform when
Mr.. Cleveland is inaugurated.