Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-06-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
Col. John S. Mosby is able to take
daily walks around his native town,
Warrenton, and is improving rapidly.
James B. Baylor, of Virginia, Of
the coast and geodetic survey, has
been removed and northern re-
publican appointed in his place.
James K. Maddux, of Warrenton,
has sold his hunter Skedaddle, re-
Gently awarded first prize at the
Philadelphia horse show, for 81 900.
BY the small majority of five votes
Richmond declared against holding
a constitutional amendment conyen-
ton. There were Sl7 votes cast for
convention and S22 against it.
The single gold standard democrats
are slipping back into their party
every day. They should all come
home again. Their welcome there Is
double sure.-Richmond Dispatch.
Col. Kirkwood Otey, a prominent
citizen of Lynchburg, and brother Of
Congressman Peter j. Otey, died sud
denly Tuesday. He was wounded in
Pickett's famous charge of Gettys
burg.
Winchester democrats selected dele
gates to the State convention Mon
day. They endorsed the Chicago
platform and instructed the delegates
for w. r. Alexander, of that city, for
Attorney, General.
General Daniel Ruggles, a soldier
of three wars and one of the promi-
nent officers of the Confederate army,
died Tuesday morning, at his home
in Fredericksburg, after an illness Of
several weeks duration, in his SSth
year.
Cabell Graves Camp of Confederate
Veterans, of Danville, has begun the
work of raising funds for the erection
Of the most imposing monument yet
erected by Confederates, to be dedi-
Gated to the women Of the South.
Right Rev. John Brockenborough
Newton, Bishop Co-adjutor of the
Episcopal Diocese Of Virginia, died at
his residence, No. TIT east Grace St.,
Richmond, at 4:3O o'clock Friday
morning, June 29th, of heart failure.
Major Ginter, the Richmond to-
bacco king, who has resigned his
position as director of the American
Tobacco Company, will soon retire
from active business, with $4,000, 600.
When he laid down his musket at
Appomatox he did not have dollar.
He walked to Richmond and rolled a
truck for six months for 81 day.
a large number of breeders of fine
stock, dealers in fat cattle and ex-
porters of high grade beef cattle met
at Radford, Montgomery county, last
week and organized an association
for the purpose of exporting their
stock direct to Europe without it's
going through the hands of the regu
lar exporters.
The Chautauqua by the sea, to be
held in Norfolk, June 18th to July
18th, will be opened by an address on
bimetallism, to be delivered by Hon.
William Jennings Bryan. Senator
John W. Daniel has been invited to
introduce Mr.. Bryan.
The democratic city committee of
Richmond decided to hold a primary
on June 24th for the election of dele
gates to the State convention. The
voters are to vote direct for the can
didates for Governor. The plan pro.
vides for minority representation.
Richmond is entitled to seventy-seven
delegates to the State convention.
Rev. H. P. Mitchell, of the Meth.
odist Church, suddenly expired at
his home at Culpeper, Monday
night. He has just returned from
Gordonsville, where he had been
called to deliver special sermon.
He had been in feeble health for a
long time, and his age added to his
infirmities. He was a most eloquent
man, and at one time had a church
in Richmond.
The State board of education met
in Richmond, Tuesday morning, to
begin the work of electing school
superintendent. There are many
interesting contests and it is proba
BILE the board will be in session for
many days. There are contests in
more than one third of the counties
OF the State. The board sits with
closed doors. and the announcement
of the results will not be made until
the work of selecting superintendents
is completed.