The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-12
VIRGINIA NOTES.

The Russian cruiser General Admiral
arrived In Hampton Roads Saturday
night.
There are rumors Of probable con-
solidation OF tho Gallego and Haxall
Creushaw Touring mills in Richmond.
The Secretary of the Navy will give a
dinner on the dispatch boat Dolphin
April % to the admirsls and captains Of
tho visiting fleets in Hampton roads.
The Pocahontas Coal Company will
send solid block Of coal weighing s, 900
pounds 10 the Worlds fair at Chicago.
1t will form a part of the Virginia ex-
hibit.
VIM. HOLMAN, of Swift Creek, Ches-
terheld county, was killed on Saturday
uuder falling wall of building in Pc
tersburg which was Quilted by fire. His
hoad was crushed into an unrecogniZa-
bio mass. He leaves widow and five
or six children.
"Elway," the homo OF Gen. J. N.
Bethune, near Warrenton, was destroyed
by fire last week, together with his
kitchen, meat-houso and three other
outhouses, also all the household furni-
ture. Among the latter burned was
handsome $1,000 piano-the one use
by Blind Tom while in the possession OF
v.
une barely escaped.
The steamship Finance, of the United
States and Brazil line, was sold at Now
port News Friday by Deputy United
States Marshal Cross, of Norfolk, II.
Ludlow e Co., of New York, becoming
purchasers for the sum of SIS, 900.
The Kelly property, comprising some
$4,000 acres of coal land at Big Stone
hoc - Ho1
agent, fer the SUM OF SIC. 400.
Rev. e. D. Wasaburn has resigned
the pastorato OF the Presby terrain
Church at Bedford City.
The executive committee of Lee
camp, in charge OF the arrangements
for the removal of tho rem aims of Jeffer-
son Davis from New Orleans to Rich.
mond, has completed the details of the
programme. Gen, John L. Gordon, of
Georgia, will be chief marshal, and
Gov. Philip w. Mckinney, o: Virginia,
chairman of the committee on invita-.
lions and reception. The commanders
OF all Confederate camps of this State
are TO be. members of this committee.
1t is not yet known at what points the
funeral train will stop, but the Governor
of each State through which it passes
will accompany it through their respec-
tive States, thereby giving official APP
proval OF the conveyance through their
borders. The cortege will leave Now
Orleans May %, and will reach Rich.
mond the evening of the 3oth. The
casket will be borne to the State Capitol
which will be appropriately decorated,
and where guard of honor from Leo
camp and Pickett, camp of Confederate
Veterans will watch it during the night.
Mr.. r. c. Broaddus received to day
from gentleman in Texas an order for
barrel of Virginia behring's. The
party said he had bsen living in Texas
for twenty years and hadn't had a good
old Virginia herring for breakfast since
he moved from this State, score of
years ago, and wanted to get the
genuine article.-Manchester Leader.
The truckers of Norfolk county are
now shipping asparagus, radishes and
lettuce, and the green pea fields and
strawberry beds are looking we'll and
promise very favorable yield. The
cabbage crop is coming along nicely,
though everything is backward. This
is the critical period with the truckers,
and uthe danger line will not be passed
until after the Goth.
Mrs M. E. Whittemore, of BROOKLYN.
N. Y, has donated to Trinity Episcopal
Church of Fredericksburg a complete
set OF burses for holding the linens of
eucharistic use and voils for
covering the vessels. Mrs Whittemore
made the beautiful work with her own
hands, although she is eighty. three
years old.
The friends of tho late Col. John w.
Volt are taking steps looking to the
erection of suitable memorial to mark