Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-03-14

that Tree silver means 10 uOllarS lOr
the white man, and l for the niger"
The Supreme Court of Massachu
sets has judicially affirmed that
teacher has no right to try and force
q scholar to tell tales on u COM
panion.
A Kansas Court has ruled that "a
man who calls upon women re-
gularly. and takes her to entertain
ments occasionally is legally engaged
TO marry her"
Silver dollars bearing date of 1895
are said to be worth So now and they
will be worth more in few years
hence, as but 1000 of them were
coined last year.
A new industry in London is that
of preserving eggs. The eggs are
shelled, the white and yolk mixed
toge her, and the whole carefully
packed in Dramatically sealed tins.
The Rev. Balyus Cade, formerly
pastor of the Venable Street Baptist
Church in Richmond, Va, has just
been appointed chaplain of the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kan, with salary OF $500 year.
The appointment is for life.
The colored voters of Stafford and
King George counties, Va,are meeting
and adopting resolutions asking that
their race be recognized in the selec
tou Of the two delegates to the
National Republican Convention
from the Eighth district.
The State Executive Committee of
the Republican party of Virginia,
consisting of Col. VIM. Lamb, Mr..
Alvah H. Martin and Gen. Stith
Boiling. have undertaken to remove
Gen. Edgar Allen as chairman of the
party, and to appoint Michael Muir
ply in his place.
Land in New York city sells for all
the way from $50 to 800 per inch on
the side streets, while on Fifth
avenue from Twenty-third to Forty
second streets, where the millionaires
live, it sells for 5000 TO $500 per inch,
and on Broadway, down in the bust
ness centre, $500 to $1,000 per inch is
considered a fair price. The assessed
valuation of New York city is over
s., 600, 900, 900.
Hicks. in his predictions for March,
saws: The reactionary period is cen
trail on the 18th and 18th and within
forty eight hours of that date storms
of great energy will occur in many
places on sea and land. A cold wave
will follow. The 18th to 22d is the
vernal equinox period blended with
the regular storm period. Cold, for
the season, will follow. The month
will close with stormy, windy weather.
A Richmond lady has in her posses
sion the skull of Nat. Turner, the
negro insurrectionist. whose bloody
work in Southampton county many
wears ago created such Il sensation
throughout the South. The grucsome
relic belonged to the father of the
lady in question who was prominent
physician of southampton at the
time that Turner was hanged.-Rich-
mond State, 10th.
A printing Office is usually con-
sidered 81 rather rough place, and the
newspaper worker Il mighty bad man.
Statistics, however, do not bear out
that idea. OF $500 convicts in the
State penitentiary of Texas there is
not a printer or newspaper man,
while there are ministers, doctors,
bankers, BARRIERS, photographers,
cooks aud members of almost all pro-
fessions and calliugs. The printer
gets n bad name because the nature
of his business teaches him to detest
shams and scorn the hypocrite.
Senator Little, of Fredericksburg,
will probably become a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Congress in the First district next
fall He has had the bee in his bon
net for four or five years. There is
some talk of Congressman Jones de-
clining to run again, and III that
event the woods will be full of aspir-
ants. Of course if the House of Rep
resentatives should unseat Mr.. Jones
he would have to run for vindication.
The only Republican talked Of in
the First is Mr.. Mcdonald, who OPP
posed Mr.. Jones two years ago, but
Delegate Coles, Of northumberland.
would not mind taking the nomina-
ton if Mr. Mcdonald doesn't want
it.-Norfolk Virginian.
A certified check for 100000 has
been placed by Mr.. Charles Broad
way Rouss subject to the disposal of
the United Confederate Veterans,
Whenever an equal amount has
been contributed, for the founding
OF a memorial hall for the accumula
ton. preservation and display of
Confederate relics and documents.
This offer was made by Mr.. Rouss
several months ago, and the certifica
ton of the check is because of the
fact that the project for the memo
rial hall has assumed positive form.
1t is expected that at least a half
million dollars will be raised through
the United Confederate Veteran
camps and other agencies now at
work.
Mr.. A. w. Archer, VINO has been
the proprietor of the Exchange Hotel
and Ballard House, Richmond, Va
for number of years, under the firm
Of A. w. Archer & Co.. and his wife,
mas filed deed of assignment in the
clerks Office in the chancery court.
The liabilities are estimated at $1S.-
600. while the value of the assets is
not given The deed sets forth that
Colonel Archer, owing to long con
tinued depression in his business has
become financially embarrassed and
is unable to meet his obligations
promptly as they mature, but de
sires to appropriate his assets to the
payment of his debts in such manner
as under the circumstances seems to
him right and proper.
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