Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-05-30
GENERAL NEWS.


There are more millionaires in New
York and Brooklyn than in all the
rest of the country.
The Royal Arcanum has 10000
members in the United States, $4,000
in New York State and 10, 900 in New
York city.
Col. Robert G. Wood, of Louisiana,
says that the subscriptions in the
South so far, to the Battle Abbey OF
the South, aggregate 100000.
Colonel John S. Mosby, ex-Con-
federate soldier, and more recently
consul to Hong Hong, is lying criti-
cally i'll at his home in San Francisco
He is suffering from appendicitis.
AS Col. VIM. Lamb is in bad health,
the joint lecture tour he and Con
gresham Curtis, of New York, were
to make in Virginia for the benefit of
the University of this State, has been
abandoned for this summer.
The managers of the projected
Southern Exposition in Chicago has
decided TO postpone the exposition
indefinitely because of the failure
of the Southern people to give assur
ance that the exhibits would be forth
coming.
The Democratic primary held last
Saturday at the home of Postmaster
General Wilson shows that the inhab-
itants are almost evenly divided on
the money question. the sound money
men securing but one majority over
the free silver advocates.
The Camp of Confederate Veterans
of Washington city will take with
them to the Confederate reunion in
Richmond, old Uncle jim Jones the
body servant of President Davi.
through the war, and ut Fortress
Monroe until Mr.. Davis was liberated
That $4,000, coo River and Harbor
Bill has al last arrived at the White
House and it vii! soon be known-ir
ten Days Mt the whether
President Cleveland will veto it, as
he is expected 20 do, aud whether
Congress can pass II over his veto as
its friends say It can and will,
Governor O'Ferrall has accepted
the invitation OF Gen. Peyton Wise tc
deliver the address of welcome to the
veterans on the occasion Of the Con
federate reunion. The executive viii
also hold Il public reception at the
mansion on the evening of July 9, the
last day of the great gathering.
Peninsula peach growers say tina,
if one-third of the peaches now or
the trees ripen the result will be one
of the largest crops of peaches ever
seen on the Peninsula. Prices are
also expected to be good for the rea-
son that in most other States the
peach crop is more or less failure
The official statistics of the pro
duction of salt in the United State.
during the year 1895 show the tota
production to have been Il. GGG, Ga!
barrels Of $50 pounds each. The val
uation of the product is 81 423, 0SG
These figures show an increase oil
100000 barrels in product over the
previous year, but a decline OF $500,
900 in value.
The Senate Committee on Finance
has ordered q report to be made tC
the Senate rejecting the nomination
OF VIM. II. EOWle, TO be Collector al
the LynchburS (Va.) District, to sue
iced General Fitzhugh Lee, ap
pointed Consul General at Havana
Both Senators Martin and Daniel. OF
Virginia, opposed confirmation. and
the committee was unanimous in ac
ceding to their request for the action
taken.
A prominent western newspaper
recommends flax seed tea as an eX.
cellent remedy for whooping cough
1t may be good but it is not to be
compared with Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. This preparation will allay
the violent fits of coughing and make
them less frequent and less severe
It also liqUeties the tough mucus
making it easier to expectorate
Complete recovery is much quicker
too, when this remedy is given. There
is no danger in giving it to sma'
children, as it is pleasant syrup and
contains nothing injurious. For sale
at % and so cents per bottle by Black
stone y Bell, Accomac and W. Fl.
Parker, Onancock.