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Col. John S. Mosby Badly Hurt.

Col. John S. Mosby received a very
serious injury Friday, of last week,
near the University of Virginia The
Colonel went to Charlottesville to at
tend the performance of a play writ
ten by his son. While driving out
in buggy with Mrs. Dudley Dubose
some part of the harness broke and
as he leaned over the spatter board
to examine it, he lost his equilibrium
and fell headforemost behind the
horses heels The horse kicked him
over the left eye, and rendered him
insensible. Mrs. Dubose instantly
stopped the horse and ran off for help,
which was soon gotten.
Colonel Mosby was borne insensible
to the infrmary of the University,
where preparation had been made
to receive him.
After an hour and a half the Col
otcl began to recover consciousness
and the doctors made thorough ex.
animation of his wound, which dis
closed the fact that the left eye was
totally destroyed, and was immedi-
| ately removed. The outer plate OF
his skull just above the eye was
broken.
Since the accident the condition OF
Col. Mosby has been very critical,
but our latest adyices are that he is
little better.
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Destructive Fire Mt Newport News.

Newport News, Va, April 27.-New
port News was visited this morning
by terrible contlagration, the fire
breaking out at Pier OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company
about o'clock.
Before the flames were gotten un
der control piers 8 and 6, crowded
with valuable mercha ndise, had gone
up in smoke, and the Chesapeake
and Ohio tug Wanderer and the
half-loaded German bark, j. D.
Bishoff, were burned to the waters
edge and the Norwegian steamship
Solveig and the British steamship
Clintonia were Quilted by the flames.
The Clintonia had just completed
loading valuable cargo, which was
destroyed.
Several other steamers which had
steam up were able to get out of
harms way. 1t is not positively
known that any lives were lost, but
three sailors from the Rishoff are re-
ported to have been drowned in at
tempting to escape.
The loss is estimated at between
one and half and two millions, par
TALLY covered by insurance.
Every possible effort to combat the
flames was put forth. The origin of
the fire is clothed in obscurity, but
we'll defined rumor credits it to
spontaneous combustion. Many be
lieye it to have been the work of an
incendiary.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

The latest from Gotham is silly
proposition Of the New York Herald
to remove the remains OF Washington
from Mount Vernon to New York.
No tribute of course is intended to
Washington by the proposition. but
New York wants the tomb of the
father Of his country for the gain
there would be in it. People would
be attracted to it and the pilgrimage
could not be made without spending
money in that city. The proposition
is not only absurd, but so ridiculous
that the serious manner in which it
is accepted by some is amusing. The
fervor with which our Governor, for
instance, responded to the inquiry,
whether Virginia would consent to
the removal of the tomb indicated,
that he was already to order out the
militia to prevent it, The name and
fame of Washington is the heritage
of the whole country, but no one
ought to be so stupid as to believe
that the remains of the illustrious
son OF Virginia should be removed
beyond the limits of the State, or
that the people of the country would
consent to it.
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To the Public,

Since it has been determined by
the people to have a primary to as
certain the choice of the majority for
Superintendent of Schools, l have
been informed that the original OPP
position to Mr.. Joynes, despairing of
the success of their first candidate
DR.. Mapp-before the people, have
been securing the county over in
search of some man who will consent
to be their tool, and by whose in
strumantality they hope to deielt Mr..
Joynes, and thereby revenge them
selves upon that gentleman and upon
those who stood with him for the
right of the people to say to the
BOARD of Educationn who they de
sired appointed as Superintendent.
| don't believe that they will be able
to find man of character and right
feeling who will lend himself to the
preparation of any such scheme.
The people OF the county believe in
fair play, and they will readily recog-
nize the injustice of this effort to
rob Mr.. Joynes of the fruits of q vic
tory fairly won at the mass-meetinS
on last court-day.
l submit that it is not right nor
good policy that any man, whoever
he may be, who was acting in con-
cert with those persons who opposed
and fought the effort to secure for
the people a right to express them
selves in this question or who may
have stood with hands folded while
the struggle in behalf of the peoples
rights was going on, lending not his
voice to advocate, nor hand to assist,
in the movement in their behalf,
should now be supported by the peo-
Pile in his effort to defeat MIR. Joynes,
who has always been in favor of, in
stead of against the people ruling in
this appointments as fara practicable.
While l grant to any democrat the
right to enter this primary, yet will
say that anyone who intended so TO
do, should have come out while the
battle was on, and taken his stand
boldly in behalf of the people as did
Mr.. Joynes, and not have waited
until the victory had been won by
others, and then seek to appropriate
for himself the reward that fairly be-
longs to another.
1t. FAIRPLAY.
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The exposition at Nashville opens
to-day and will remain open for six
months. It's to commemorate the one
hundreth anniversary Of the admis-
sion of the State of Tennessee into
the Union. The success of the great
undertaking is assured and every
day Of the exposition will be full of
interest to those who can attend it,
but the great reunion of Confederate
veterans which takes place from
June 22d to gath, inclusive, promises
to be the most interesting event of
the exposition. Gen. John B. Cor
don, Commander of the United Con-
federate Veterans publishes an earn
est appeal to Confederate veterans
to attend the reunion. He says,
'that business of the greatest impor-
tance to the survivors of the South
ern army will demand careful con-
sideration during the session at
Nashville, such as-the best methods
of securing impartial history, and to
enlist each State in the compilation
and preservation Of the history of
her citizen soldiery; the benevolent
care through State aid or otherwise
of disabled, destitute or aged veter
ans and the widows and orphans of
our fallen brothers in arms; to con
suit as to the feasibility of the forma
ton of U. G. V. Benevolent Aid
Association; the care Of the graves of
our known and unknown dead buried
at Gettysburg, Fort Warren, Camps
Morton, Chase, Douglas, lakewood
Cemetery at Chicago, Johnson's
Island, Cairo and at all other points,
to see that they are annually deco
rated, the headstones preserved and
protected, and complete lists of the
names of our dead heroes with the
location of their last resting places
furnished to their friends and rela-
tives through the medium of our
camps, thus rescuing their names
from oblivion and handing them
down in history; the consideration of
the different movements, plans and
means to erect a monument to the
memory of Jefferson Davis, President
of the Confederate States of America,
also to aid in building monuments
to other great leaders, soldiers and
sailors of the South, also to assist in
the promotion and completion of the
proposed battle Abbey" to vote
upon the proposed change of the
name OF the Association from U. c..
", to G. S. A.; and to change the
present badge or button which is not
patentable for the new one proposed
which is; and to make such changes
in the constitution and by laws as
experience may suggest, and ether
matters of general interest,"
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Fellow Citizens :

EcllON vi
In obedience to time honored usage,
l adopt this method of announcing
myself candidate for re election to
the position of Constable for Pungo-
league election district at the ensuing
May election. Conscious of having
discharged my official duties in the
past with honesty, fidelity and i'm
partality, am inspired again to ask
nv fellow citizens TO re elect me.
promising if they will kindly favor
and honor me with their sufTrages
and re elect me, that l will endeavor
to discharge my official duties in the
future as in the past most faithfully
and impartially, but at the same time,
| will be governed by Il spirit of
leniency and kindness to all consis-
tent with discretion.
now throw down the gauntlet to
my opponents and competitors and
DEFY and challenge most rigid, scru
tiny and investigation of my past
record during my official career, and
in this connection | am einboldened
to avow and proclaim that if my
official duties have not been hewn to
the line regardness Of where the
chips flew, | will dolf my hat and as
gracefully as possible bow myself
out of this canvass. Now my fellow
citizens I again humbly ask you and
appeal to you with a grateful heart
to support and sustain me in this
canvass as you have so kindly and
flatteringly done in the past by your
votes, and promise to deserve we'll
the trust which you may so kindly
conide to my keeping.
J. G., WEsCOTT.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

Grover Cleveland, the party wreck
er, has again been heard from. He
made a speech at dinner of the Re-
form Club in New York last week,
full of venom to the party which
twice placed him in power, and the
treacherous part he played in its de-
feat in the last Presidential election.
His speech showed too, that he is not
pleased with the republicans. In
fact, that nobody can do anything
that is right but himself. He wants
to be President again, it is believed,
in 1000, and his speech is regarded as
sort of announcement that he is in
the hands of his friends. Senator
Daniel commented upon the speech,
by simply saying, "Hark from the
tomb a doleful sound.n
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

The dedication of the Grant monu.
ment in New York city last Tuesday.
was an imposing affair. The mill
itary pageant was the finest, perhaps,
ever seen in the country, and was
participated in by troops from nearly
every State in the Union. Virginia
and other Southern States were well
represented in the parade, and all
along the line the men of the South
received an ovation. Citizens not
only from all sections of the country,
but from almost every nation of the
earth, were present on the occasion
and paid without regard to race, or
creed, or party prejudice the last and
long delayed honor of the living to
the dead hero. For that day at
least everybody seemed to be willing
to say in the language OF the dead
chieftain, Let us have peace
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

Tony fellow-citiZen of the Eastern
Shore of Virginia
Through desire to represent the
counties of Acconac and Northamp-
ton in the Assembly of Virginia, and
believing that / could represent the
interest of the people of the Eastern
Shore in a manner that would prove
highly beneficial to their welfare and
prosperity, humbly and respectfully
beg leave to announce myself can
nidate for the Senate of Virginia
promising you, my fellow citizens, if
chosen us your representative, | will
endeavor to have legislation enacted
that will mete out justice to all and
partiality to none, that | will use un-
tirlpg energy and zeal that your in
terest and cause may ever be my in
terest and cause, and above all
things, | will do everything in my
power that will rebound to the honor
and glory of the Eastern Shore OF
Virginia.
In making this announcements, l
desire to state that am in favor OF
any mode of nomination that may be
adopted by the democratic party.
Very respectfully,
JOHN r. REV.
Parksley, Va, March Il, 81.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

To the voters OF Lee Magisteria
District:
If the voters of said district fee
disposed to nominate ne (at the demo
cratic primary il such he adoptedl
and re.elect me to the Office of Justice
of the Peace for said district, | viii
serve them to the best of my jndg
ment and ability. Thanking then
for their former support, l remain
yours, LEVI IL. BOGGS.
Cashville, April 6, '97.
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For the House of Delegates

Iherebyannounce myself for lloater
delegate to represent the counties OF
Northampton and Accomac in the
House of Delegates of Virginia, sub
iect to u primary election. If elected,
| will endeavor to carry the following
platform out: To make the railroads
running in the territory of our
Commonwealth pay their district
school tax; to modify our present
game law; to leave the fence question
to the people, as it is local issue; to
pass no law or bill without first find
ing out if it is in accord with the
wishes of the people; to vote for John
Warrick Daniel for the u. S. Senate;
to give justice to all and special
privileges TO none.
VIM. E. THOMAS,
NnsSaWu1OX Va
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AnnOuncem enf.-

To the voters of Pungoteague District
Owing to the inability of seeing the
greater mass of voters, l take this
means of announcing myself a can
didate for Magistrate in Pungoteague
district. Respectfully,
S. X. MCMILLAN.
Wachapreague.
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le voters of Lee District

To the voters of Lee District:
| take this method of announcing
myself a candidate for reelection To
the Office of Constable in said district
at the coming May election and will,
if again elected, endeavor to dis
charge the duties of the Office faith-
fully and efficiently in the future as
in the past. TANK q. KELLAM.
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FAIRPLAY.

Any one having pictures to copy
of any living or dead friend should
hold their orders until Messrs. Selec-
man and Wicker can call upon them.
They are the Southern managers of
the New York Portrait Co. Mr.. l..
w. Wicker is from Mountaineering
county, Va, and comes highly recon-,
mended. He will canvass this county.
Any orders addressed to him at
Onancock, his headquarters, will re-
ceive prompt attention.
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VIM. E. THOMAS,
Nnssa WadoX, Va.

Through the solicitation of the pub
lie, l declare myself candidate fol
the Office of Supervisor for Pungo-
league Magisterial District, and il
elected, do positively promise that
will discharge the duties of the Office
on economical principles, Tor the best
interests of the people.
Respectfully,
FRANK ~. STOCKLEY.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

| am candidate for re election to
the Office of Justice of the Peace for
Metompkn Magisterial District and
again respectfully solicit the sup
port of the voters OF said district at
the coming May election.
THOS. b. GILLESPIE
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

take this method of announcing
myself candidate for the office OF
Constable, for Pungoteague magis-
terial district, at the May election
Those who support Inc, may rely on
me giving my entire time and atten
tion to the duties of the Office, as
shall not engage in any other bust.
ness or pursuit, but devote my whole
time to the interest and service OF
people. Respectfully,
JIM Bob BULL
Keller. March Is, '97.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

Having learned that MIR. Spencer
2. Rogers positively declines to be a
candidate for re election to the office
of Supervisor for Lee district, yield
to the request of numerous friends,
and hereby announce myself IL can
didate for said office, Tor the next
term, subject to the action of The
democratic party as to primary nomi
nations, should any such action be
taken. If elected l promise a faith
full discharge Of the duties of the
Office. Respectfully,
ALFRED J. LILLIsroN.
March IS, 1897.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

To the voters of Pungoteague Mag
isterial District:
At the earnest solicitation of my
friends, have consented to announce
myself candidate for Justice of the
Peace of said district.
LUTHER N. BoGGs.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

For SERv1cE-A thoroughbred
Poland China male and Alderney
bull at my place, Old Burton's shore,
81 each service. John Il. James, Lo
custvile.
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To the voters of Accomac:

1 respectfully announce myself u
candidate for re election to the House
of Delegates, subject to whatever
method may be adopted by the demo
cratic party, and hope it will be
their pleasure to favorme again with
their support.
S.WILKINs MATTHEW'S
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

Kentucky has at last elected a
Senator DR.. Hunter withdrew and
Mr. ". J. Deboe was elected in eau
Gus, after number of ballots, and a
good deal of wrangling. He has
since been elected in due form.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

For sALE-Canoe, 81 feet long, 5
feet wide, thoroughly sound for S25;
one hundred barrels of corn at $3.50
per barrels and II fodder stacks. APP
ply to A. T. James, Only, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

1t may be safe to calculate that by
the end of the week, or very soon
thereafter, that the great powers
will intervene and put stop to the
war between Greece and Turkey
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

To the voters of Pungoteague cleo
ton district:
| take this method of announcing
myself candidate for the position OF
Constable in'this district at the en-
suing May election. If it shall be
the pleasure OF my fellow citizens to
elect me 10 the position of Constable
| promise IL most earnest, dillgent
and faithful discharge Of all the
duties appertaining to the position
to tine best of my ability consistent
with discretion and an answering
obedience to duty. Respectfully,
VIM. L. DRUAIA1OND.
Pungoteague, Va, Feb. 16, '97.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

NoT1cE-The undersigned has for
sale the following varieties of straw
berry plants Tennessee Prolific,
Lady Thompson, Bubah No. 5, and
Meeks Early, each at $500 per thous
and-also Hoffman at 81 90 per thous-
and-all true to name. Jno. J. Hop
kins, louisville, Va.
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To the voters of Atlantic District:
take this method of announcing
myself 4 candidate for the Office OF
Constable and promise, if elected, Il
faithful and conscientious discharge
of the duties of the Office Soliciting
your support, ! am yours, very re-
spectIully, K. THOMAS Ross, Sr.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

For SALE-Eleven Ohio Chester
white hogs, nine weeks old, at 50
each. r B. Knight, Purgoteague,
Va.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Two hundred new houses are in
course of erection at Newport News
In q sermon in Richmond Rev. DR..
Moses d. Hoge denounced sensational
and political preachers. faas.sS. 4. -
There are no prisoners in Lancas-
ter,county Jail, owing to the benefi
cial workings of the chain gang sys'
TEN.
Colonel Thomas S. Carter, of King
William county, has been chosen
proctor of the University of Virginia
to succeed the late Major Peyton.
The liabilities of the Burruss Bank
at Norfolk, which made an assign
ment Tuesday, are about $40, 600
and it is believed the available assets
Will realize $780, 900.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, consul general
TO Cuba, is expected to return to Vlr-
ginia in June. 1t is positively an
nounced that he will not be candi
date for Governor.
Ina speech Saturday evening Mr.
J.R. Purcell, of Prince William
county, formally announced his can
didacy for Gubernatorial honors as q
true blue democrat.
There are now in the Virginia
penitentiary at Richmond, POS white
men and white women; 1.240 colored
men and SIS colored women. IT costs
16 cents per day to guard, clothe and
feed each convict.
Richmond, Roanoke, Newport
News, Charlottesville and Norfolk
are all talked of as suitable places at
which to hold the Democratic State
Convention to nominate the State
ticket to be elected next fall.
A movement to establish in Rich
mond a home for the aged and de-
pendent widows, sisters and dauSh-
tiers of.Confederate soldiers has been
started by the Ladies' Auxiliary OF
Picket Camp of Confederate Veter-
ans.
The Virginia democratic State
committee will probably meet in
Richmond, May goth, to name the
place and date for holding q conTen.
ton to nominate q State ticket. 1t
is understood the gold democrats
will put up a separate ticket if the
democrats put their candidates on
silver platform.
The Southern Baptist Convention
will hold its next session in Whining
ton, n. c., beginning on Friday, May
7th, at 10 A. NJ. The convention
sermon will be preached by Rev. r.
4. Venable, OF Mississippi, or, in the
event of his failure to appear, DR., w
r. L. Smith, of st. Louis. will per
form this service. Hon. Jonathan
HARRISON, of Ala bama. is president,
and Drs. Lansing Burrows and 0. F.
Gregory are secretaries.
Mrs. Emma Rodgers, the widow OF
the late VIM. 5. Rodgers, the emf
nent geologist and author OF the well
known geological survey of Virginia,
who was formerly professor at the
University of Virginia and after
wards connected with the School of
Technology in Boston, has presented
to the State library all the original
notes, books, maps, sections and
other material prepared during the
progress of the geological survey OF
the State.
At a recent communication of Hi
ram Lodge of Masons, of Winchester,
Mr.. c. NJ. Gibbons, Rev. DR.. j. P.
Hyde and Mr.. VIM. G. Conway were
appointed committee to make a
visit to President Mckinley and eX
tend to him an invitation to visit the
lodge at any time most convenient
and agreeable to himself. This COM
mittee will go to Washington at an
early date. President Mckinley was
initiated, passed and raised in Hiram
Lodge during the late war.
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NoTIcE-Cow cropped left ear solid
black, light around nose, left my
premises June, 1896. Information of
her whereabouts suitably rewarded.
S. Thos. Kellam, Fair Oaks, Va.
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To the voters of Lee District:
Notice is hereby given that ann n
candidate for reelection to the Office
of Justice of the Peace at the ensu-
ing May election, and will, ii elected,
disct arge the duties of the Office in
the future rs in the past TO the best
of NY ability. GEO. f. PARKER.
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S.WILKINs MATTHEWS

l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for re election to the Office oil
Justice of the Peace for Pungoteague
MaSisterial District at the coming
May election. Respectfully,
VIM. NJ. TAYLOR.
u,,Lorton Anril oCtb
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tbe voters of Lee District:

To the voters of Lee District:
take this method of announcing
myself a candidate for re election to
the office Of Justice of the Peace at
the May election, and respectfully
solicit the support of the voters of
said district. JOSEPH l.. COOPER.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

Anyone in need of a nice driver or
trotter can be suited by calling on
me. II. H. NELSON,
Accomac G. H., Va.
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To the voters of Atlantic District
| hereby announce myself Il can
didate for re election to the Office OF
Justice of the Peace for said district,
at the ensuing election, subject to a
primary election, if one should be held.
Thankful for your support in the
past, | ask the same at the approach
ing election. Very respectfully,
LLOYD +. j. WILSON.
Greenbackville, Va, April 10 81.