Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-09-23
GENERAL NEWS.

The new baby at the White House
has been named Esther.
Mr.. Jefferson NJ. Levy, the owner
of Monticello, is candidate for Con-
sress to succeed Colonel O'Ferrall.
The populists are pressing their
canvass with great energy in Vir-
GINA and pretend to be quite delight
ed with the encouraging outlook.
Gen. A. J. Warner, the well-known
silver speaker Of Ohio, has come out
for the populists, and will spend two
weeks in Virginia during this can
vass.
Charlottesville, Va, Sept. 17.-Dr.
William B. Towles, professor of
anatomy and materia medica, died
about midnight Friday, though few
knew Of the occurrence until Satur-
day morning.
President Cleveland has notified
the Worlds Fair Board Of Managers,
that in view of the pressure of official
business, twill be practically impos-
sible for him to visit the Worlds
Fair on Chicago day, October 10Th.
The executive committee Of the
Worlds Fair directors met Wednes-
day night, but took no action in re-
gard to prolonging the fair. The
sentiment of the directors is strongly
in favor of closing the gates October
31st.
Miss Katheryn Yost, daughter of
Major S. NJ. Yost, Of Staunton, won
the essay prize offered by the New
York Press for the best descriptive
letter of the Worlds Fair written by
miss not over sixteen years old, the
letter to be limited to 500 words.
Mr.. W. S. Copeland, formerly one
of the owners and editors of tie Dam
vile Register, and one of the best
known and most competent news
paper men in Virginia, has bought
large interest in the State news
paper, and is now one of its editors.
Governor Mckinney and five MEM
bers of his Staff left Tuesday over
Chesapeake and Ohio Road for the
Worlds Fair. The entire party num-
bered nineteen and included the
wives of Governor Mckinney and
! Col. Miles Cary, one of the staff. The
visitors will be absent two weeks.
Two noted convicts escaped from
the penitentiary last week. Drew
Smith, sent from Franklin in 1885 for
house breaking, nineteen years, and
George Clarke, the celebrated bank
robber, from Farmville for fifteen
years. They got the lock off the cell
with an anger stolen from the shoe
shop.
Roanoke, Va, Sept. 5O.-This city
was the scene of a terrible tragedy
tonight, when mob attempted to
lynch colored man who had been
lodged in Jail for committing MUIR
derous assault on an aged white wo-
man. Mayor Trout called out the
infantry to protect the jail, and when
the mob made its attack the soldiers
fired, killing nine persons and wound
ing twenty.
The Forthcoming report of Second
Auditor Josiah Ryland will show
that the debt Of the Commonwealth
is less than $25 200, 900. The annual
report of Auditor .Marye will also
make some encouraging statements.
The revenues of the Commonwealth,
the auditor says, are steadily increas-
ing, especially from town and city
property and railroad and other cor
porations. The proportion of taxes
paid by the farmers is yearly grow.
ing less.
Nashville, Tenn, September 10.
With simple but solemn ceremonies
the remains of James K. Polk, the
tenth President of the United States,
and those of his wife, Mrs. Sarah
Childress Polk, were to day removed
from the tomb on the old Polk estate
III Unls Guy TO &C picturesque place ID
the State Capitol grounds and there
inferred. The services at Polk Place
and Capitol Hill were very imposing,
and the occasion was observed with
due honor and respect by State, city,
church and public.
The Richmond Times, one of the
leading democratic papers in the
State. has entered into an agreement
with the Virginia Sun, the organ of
the populists, for weekly inter
change of editorials. The third.
party journal will each week, from
now on to the day OF election, print
q Times leader on the issues of the
pending contest. The times will do
the same for its contemporary. The
newspaper fight is to 60 .merrily on
until the close of the campaign. One
of the conditions of this novel com.
pact is that no personalities shall be
INDUCED in by either side.
The centennial anniversary of the
laying of the cornerstone Of the
nations Capitol last Tuesday was in
all respects success. The weather
was all that could be desired, and an
immense crowed gathered about the
White House, along Pennsylvania
avenue and around the Capitol. The
parade was an imposing one, and the
proceedings at the eastern front OF
the Capitol were of an interesting
character. Bishop Paret delivered
the prayer, and addresses were deliv-
cred by President Cleveland, Vice
President Stevenson, Mr.. William
Writ Henry, Associate Justice Brown
and Speaker Crisp
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