Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-27
GENERAL NEWS.
The Delaware peach crop is now
estimated at 100000 baskets.

The Delaware peach crop is now
estimated at 100000 baskets.
Miss Kate Field of Washington, has
undertaken the work OF bringing |
back from Chicago John Browns |
fort and rebuilding it at Harper's
Ferry.
Nearly three score of persons and
firms have within the last week made
generous subscriptions ranging from
500 to $4,000 each to the 1897 Balti
more Exposition stock.
The Ann Lee Monument Associa-
ton looking to the erection OF a
monument to the mother of Gen.
Robert E. Lee was Incorporated at
Alexandria on Wednesday.
Marion, n French rendition of the
musical name Masy, has been decid
ed upon by President and Mrs. Cleve-
land as the name for the baby born
to them about two weeks ago.
The Virginia Republican Associa
ton at Washington has followed the
example of the Virginia Democratic
Association in that city. and adopted
free silver coinage resolutions.
: Notice of general increase of
wages on August 9Th have been post
ed up in the Lowell, Mass, cotton
mills. Ten thousand people are at
fected by the change.
The italian steamers Ortegia and
Maria P. collided off 1sla del Pinto,
at the entrance of the Gulf OF Genoa,
Sunday. The latter sank and MS
persons were drowned.
The negro commissioners to the
Cotton States and international EX-
position have issued an address to
the colored people Of the United
States calling upon them to redouble
their efforts to make magnificent
display at Atlanta The address
urges every negro who can send any
thing of credit to the race for an ex-
hibit to send it at once.
Major B. W. Lynn, the superin-
tendent of the penitentiary, has
turned over to the authorities Of
Russell county twenty convicts in
addition to twelve sent there some
time ago, and who are employed in
working on the county roads. Re-
Gently he supplied the authorities of
Bedford county with batch of
twenty convicts, in addition to the
fourteen already engaged there in
similar work.
Baby Marion Cleveland will start
the machinery at the opening of the
Cotton States Exposition. A wire
will be run into Gray Gables and
another into the exposition grounds
there. The signal will be given from
Atlanta and the baby will touch the
button. Mr.. Cleveland was original,
" invited to attend the opening and
start the machinery, as he did at the
Worlds Fair but his engagements
would not permit. He will go 8
month later.
Captain B. G. Cook, of Richmond
: city, is the head of a movement look
; ing to the colonization in Virginia O
= a number of Federal veterans. 1t viii
4 be remembered that company wa!
. chartered in Indianapolis with al
> authorized capital of 100000 to pur
d chase land in the South upon which
l. to settle old soldiers. Georgia claim
r to have secured the colony, but thu
matter is not settled, and Captain
i Cook and others here are at worl
0 trying to settle the eX soldiers in thi
e State. The company has now il
1 hand $4,000.
V In the four years between Febru
}, airy, 1888, and February, 1892, TIL
q number of treasurers who owed
= balance to the State of Virginia ros
L from 217 to 2S2, and the balance du
# rose from $685. 0S.12 to $500, 1884
d The next legislature should put a
6 end to the system of individua
'' sureties which has cost the ia
$ payers over a half million dollar!
if and reonax anete officers to be bono
sBar7.A anticipate -sdep- aa.nies.- v5gll'A
'pgye es,sr+ -thei-k month, it is time tn
n legislature looked for better way c
S seeing that the taxes reach tn
h treasury.-Staunton indicator.