Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-07
NEWS ITEMS.


Thursday night in New York Cor
bett defeated Mccoy in the fifth
round. Both Displayed marvellous
science.
Hereafter no star route contracts
will be let to bidders who do not live
on the mail routes or contiguous
thereto.
The State Board of Fisheries at its
last meeting purchased launch of S.
Wilkins Matthews for patrol duty on
the James river.
Prof. G. B. Garnett, son of Judge
q. Taylor Garnett, of Mathews, has
been added TO the faculty of the
Woman's College, Richmond.
Official returns show that there
were 1850 deaths from cholera in the
native India and British States dur
ing the week ending August 25th.
The Home for Needy Confederate
Women will be opened in October in
the handsome two-story brick bull
ding, No. 1876 Grove avenue, Rich
mond.
Estimating from figures already in
hand, the Census Bureau officials be-
lieve the total population of the Uni.
ted States will be shown to be about
75,000,0O0.
William Lane (colored) was tried
Monday before the Richmond County
court, charged with stealinga yoke of
oxen, and sentenced to thee years
in the penitentiary.
President Mckinley has requested
former Presidents Harrison and
Cleveland to serve for the United
States upon the International Board
OF Arbitration.
The furnaces of the Virginia Iron,
Coal and Coke Co., in Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Kentucky have closed
down and it is thought will remain
so for some time.
The national convention of negro
Baptists which convenes ia Rich
mond September 12th-16th, promi-
SEES to be the largest negro cOnyen-
ton ever held there. Representative
men of the race from perhaps
every state in the Union will attend.
1900 is the number estimated.
a wooden KEY, carved from the
end of broom handle, rope made
of blanket and a bed ticking, and
an imitation of fireman's "scaler''
also made with broom stick, stout
cord, and two heavy pieces of wire,
served to give "Topeka Joe" his lib
erty from the Richmond Jail last
week. Topeka Joe" was in. Jail for
the burglary of the Williamsburg
bank.
In Accomac county the potato
planters have formed trust among
themselves. They call it an ex-
change, and by its operation, it is
stated, they have greatly bettered
their condition. The crop is very
short this year and the sweet pota-
toes are bringing much better prices
than usual. Nowhere will the Weld
of the potato fields reach last years
figures.
Hon. Archer A. Phlegar, of Mont
gomery county, has accepted Cover
nor Tyler's apr continent as Judge of
Supreme Court to fill the vacancy
caused by the recent death of Judge
Rely, of Halifax. This appoint
menU runs until 80 days after the
assembling of the Legislature, when
that body is required to fill the va
cancy. Mr.. Phlegar is said to have
surrendered a $4,000 position to ac-
cept the judgeshlp.
The Baltimore authorities last
week took III charge James Monroe,
colored, eyed ~ years, who had a
ease of smallpox. Monroe said that
he left Elkins, w. Va, on August
% and went to Middlesex Courthouse,
Va. lie left there Tuesday and went
by boat to Baltimore. The crew of
the boat on which Monroe went to
the city was vaccinated by the au-
thOrities. The passengers on the
boat had all departed and could not
be located.