Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-03-21
GENERAL NEWS.

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The census returns show that In
1890 of the 62,622, $50 people in this
country 7,G3S, $50 were colored.
According to report on the or
ganized militia of the United States
which has Just been prepared by the
War Department, the United States,
in case of need, can put 9,467, G94 men
in the field.
A German ornithologist enumerates
% species of birds that have recently
become extinct, and 20 others that
are threatened with early extinction.
The destruction is chiefly due to man,
cats, rats and hogs.
According to writer on East Cen
tral African Customs (MacDonald),
sewing is in that region so emphatic
ally regarded us mems work that n
wife may obtain a divorce if she can
show neglected rent In her petit
coat"
A New York florist has just paid
$4,000 for the sole right to raise the
famous double carnation known as
the "Murella." The "Murella" is
one of the most beautiful carnations
ever seen, being very large and of
deep red color.
The board of visitors Of the Uni
versity of Virginia on Friday elected
Adjunct Professor w. H. Echols to
the full chair of mathematics to
succeed Prof. G. S. Venable, who
has long filled that position, but
retires on account of illhealth. Mr..
J. Morris Page. now an adjunct pro-
fessor at Johns Hopkins, was elected
adjunct professor.
President Cleveland was so years
old Wednesday. There was no parti
cular celebration of the event at the
White House, and Mr. Cleveland
passed the day as usual, at his desk.
Some of his personal friends, includ-
ing Senator Villas and Rev. Sunder-
land, his pastor, remembered the
occasion, and called during the morn
ing to pay their respects.
Mrs. Lydia Price Peyton, of Orange
county, Va, celebrated on 18th. inst,
her Tooth birthday, having been born
in Madison county, Va, March IL,
1896. She was married when eigh
teen years old. She is the mother Of
twelve children-siX sons and six
daughters-all of whom reached
maturity, and eight are still living,
Her oldest son is now in his eightieth
year. She has grandchildren and
great grandchildren to the number
of nearly 100.
The immigration agent of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad arrived at
Roanoke last week with about thirty
Western home-seekers, bound for
various points in Virginia. AS q re-
suit of this visit, one home seeker
has already purchased, for $25, 900, a
splendid estate on the York river and
another Il large tract of land near
Williamsburg city. All of the pros
pectors expressed themselves delight
ed with the country and much i'm
pressed with the richness of its soil
and numerous other advantages
The old Exchange Hotel, Richmond,
the scene of so many great and eXcit-
ing political contests, has been
closed. Monday morning the EN-
ployes were discharged and the guests
told that they would have to 80 else
where. Mr.. Archer, the proprietor,
has no plans for the future He has
been connected with the Exchange
for twenty years, and is perhaps the
best known hotel man in Virginia.
The Exchange used to get the most
valuable custom in the city, but the
jefferson has taken the most of it.
The Philadelphia NJ. E. Conference
has rejected the proposition sub
mitted to All the conferences by the
General Conference in 1892 in the
form of motion to admit male mem
bers only rs lay delegates to the con
ference. The vote stood three for
and eighty-three against the resolu
ton. One hundred and twenty-siX
members were recorded as declining
to vote This action virtually
sanctions the admission of women
members as lay delegates to the con-
ference.
rhe board of visitors of the Uni
versity OF Virginia, in session at that
institution on 18th inst, approved
plans for the complete restoration of
the rotunda and buildings destroyed
by fire last fall. The rotunda will
only be used as a library, except
two lecture-rooms in the basement,
and the building will be open from
the first floor to the dome. Spacious
porches and wing buildings will
flank the rear, taking the place of
the destroyed chapel and reading
room. A splendid main building will
be erected below "The Triangle"
facing the rotunda, with wings in
which the new lecture. rooms will be
located The improvements, which
are estimated to cost S250,00O, will
mostly be completed for use by next
session. A public hall and physical
laboratory are in the present plans,
which provide for greater extension
later.