Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-10
A BOARD APPOINTED.
GOVERNOR TYLER NAMES THE
VISITORS TO MT. VERNON.
VACANT LANDS In VIRGINIA.
several Thousand Acres Are Open to
presumption Grants Already m"oe
mi. Year-A Queer Visitor to the
Capitol-square.

Governor Tyler yesterday appoihteu 'h0
,oI,ow,np members Of the Board OF visit
ora IN Mt. Vernon: Messrs. Henry l.
wickham, Of Hanover; Henry Fairfax oi
Loudoun; william II. Stewart, OF Ports
mouth; Joseph e. willard, OF FAIRFAX
Robert washington, Of Westmoreiahd'
ord r. Barton. of Winchester
The terms of office Of the members APP
pointed yesterday begin April l'h' "oy-
ernor TYLER says he did not reappoint MI
Dtarve Of Fredericksburg, and Wlliian
Writ Henry, OF this city. owing 10 'ne
fact that Fredericksburg and hlchiho''O
people are now represented on so many
of the State boards.
covornor TYLER yesterday referred 10
tbe commemorative Attorney OF buel'
vista the written account submitted py
,,o Mormon elder, NJ. Il. shipp' OF the
outrages alleged to have been perpe'r''eu
-, ,,,.o - his APOSTLES by the people Oh
that city.
Rntrachian Nisito''
-. r,s,oca of the Capitol police yes
n
.ordov found in the grass in the Square d
genuine horned toad, such as thrive cl''l-
10 among the sand hills OF Easter"
r.vos and Southern Florida, propaoiy
.,o p,no surinamensis. Mr.. Eustace hao
-. dinic,,ltv I'm convincing himseI tn@'
- rooII,, saw a monster of such loi pIu
-. o,,aarance as the hideous pau y"
HIN wrlggling i'm the grass before mn
- nos much relieved when coiiii "Ne
- an and assured him that ms eye'
- oot nIaving him a trick. Inc cie"-
go nc nlacsd I'm a cigar-box' anu 20.
49,. ot'ioct of much interest yesterday -
at.,,+ i've inches in length, or Hsh'
-, color in shape somewhat
-, terrapin without shell, WIN
S1a5 tito q scorpion, and tan IKE ui"
frosb- water turtle. on the hedu d,
- ,,-r,s about one-half inch IN lehs."
80 backward like those OF pli's
-. ord nv each is a horny eXcr
lie ca long. A double row Oh siiiii.
",.arascarces extends from the horhs :
- tofI If IS altogether a very uiic'l M
,I,1,,,tduo1 ito appearance being 50 Io'
niI'l,,,o, man that the biggest meHiOei y
~ CaYitoI notice remarked that were an!
e"o - r,,ob ..varmints" found ABOUT III
i .l.f Ia
- he would resign his place wiz
'qu,'i tic a fair idea Of its terror-l'
| spring aspect ..,,,,,,
| y,cant Lands I'm virginia.
Owing to the recent litigation as ~ - -
Is entitled TO the Office OF hesI9l -
ronds attention has been dreo'eu 90
80 mis- position and its duties 81.
II is not generally known mat me .Ha
! ,.et vacant lands in Nirginia-lai,u 'I -
IoIonqs 70 nobody, and may DE n"u
,ho man who has it surveyed anu ~
and comics of the same hleu VIZ
Peoister OF the Land Office. 1eO SUI -,
the fact. though the exact amount "
nrblic land is not known. o,,,,o,
List wear grants were issued 70 c' ~
90 virginia. aggregating over f'VVV III ~.
Tba cost OF these grants IN eacn Va9o
The nrice Of the surveying ana % 0'''
per acre paid to the state ,.,.,o, ma,
There are constant demands peiNs
uron the Register for copies VI
Gran,e needed In completing chalh
st1a and II Is nothing at all unusual
49,, 20 Furnish them from RECORDS daVN
taoi, 9o0 years. The earliest grant recoi
"a in the Office is one bearing the u"''
1923. on
The office Of Register OF the -, 49,,
was established in 1779. and John nary
vas appointed TO the position pecdusu
vaIiant services rendered in the war
The revolution. Previous TO tne eS'''
Iisbment OF the Office grants had peen
sred bv the Governor upon descrlp,loi, !,
the land. and no survey was mace, L
/ since Gin 1779 all lands applied for much
? surveyed, and copies or the SUI Wy
= r re-, to be filed with the appllcau,
There are in the office Az grant pot'
) running back as far as 1913 as STAY
rive grants have been issued slnSe
= administration OF Governor Tyler peg
THE Register receives many ie',eis ~
various States. asking for name OF gra,
: ore and grantees in Virginia counties
writer's desiring in this way 70 sup
/ missing links in family history. mere
a mine OF interesting Information hiuI
2 awav in these old books in the Land
y Hce and the leaves OF many Oh the
r yellowed by centuries. drop hints
n stories Of times that have become 70
,er-dav people, the Golden Age or '