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VIRGINIA NEWS. Mrs. Catherine Graninger, of Stafford, died at the home of her son, in Washington, Saturday. Nottoway county yesterday voted against a subscription of $60,000 to the building of the Richmond, Blackstone and Southern Railroad. Miss Blanche Harding, daughter of Mr. E. F. Harding, died Sunday at her father's home near Lance postoffice, in Stafford county, of typhoid-pneumonia, aged 17 years. In the County Court at Woodstock yesterday Judge Newman set aside the verdict of the jury in the case against Dr. Henry H. Irwin and Wm. F. Wilkin for malpractice and awarded the accused & new trial. It is stated the Southern Railway is shortly to erect at Pinner's Point, near Norfolk, one of the largest grain elevators yet built in that section, and that a number of other costly improvements are in contemplation. A great many apples and potatoes are being shipped from Stafford to northern markets, bringing good prices. At this period last year northern apples could be bought, delivered at the depot for $1 per barrel, and potatoes at 30 cents per bushel. A black bear was seen to swim across the Rappahannock, Sunday, at Scott's old mill site, above Fredericksburg. A party of Falmouth hunters, armed with deadly weapons, went in search of the animal yesterday. but no tidings have yet been received as to the result of the hunt. There is some indignation among the white people of Manchester at the appointment of a negro clerk by Postmaster Weisiger. Many Manchester ladies declare that they will not go to the town postoffice for their mail, as they do not care to be waited upon by a colored delivery clerk. There was a personal altercation on the streets in Richmond yesterday afternoon between Mr. L. D. Christian, jr., a well known young man, and Mr. S. B. Adkins, proprietor of a bookbinding establishment. The difficulty is understood to have grown out of a misunderstanding about some business affairs. The thief who picked the pocket of Gen Fitz. Lee in Richmond, on Satur day evening returned everything stolen except $20 in currency. The stolen pocketbook wasplaced in a street news paper box, where it was found yesterday by a letter carrier and delivered to the postmaster. Gen. Lee was sent for and promptly identified his missing property. A footless man was received as a convict in the penitentiary Saturday night. He is Roes Cate, a negro of Washington county, who is to serve five years for breaking into a barroom and steal iog whisky and cigars. The man met with an accident some years ago and both feet had to be amputated just above the ankles. He can get about very well on his knees. In Norfolk yesterday evening R. Finley Cromwell and Robt. L. Shea, memDers of the Norfolk county electoral board, adjudged to be in contempt by Judge Prentis, presented themselves at the county jail, and were taken into custody by Sheriff Cromwell. Both gentlemen ill have comfortable quart era while in jail, where they are under sentence to remain until they obey the order of the court, or until Judge Prentis relents and releases them. A sensation was caused at the Sun day morning service of the Court Street Church, the wealthiest Baptist congregation in Portsmouth, when Rev. A. E. Owen, the pastor, read a letter signed by all of the deacons of the church, except one, asking him to resign the pastorate. The congregation will becalled together next Sunday, at which time a vote will be taken on receiving the resignation. Dr. Owen has been pastor of Court Street Church for twenty-five years. Major J. Hoge Tyler, Senator Thos. S. Martin and Congressman James Hay addressed the democrats of Rocking. ham at Harrisonburg yesterday, and Col. James Lyons and Congressman Jacob Yost spoke for the Lynchburg republican ticket. Major Tyler sustain ed his reputation as a political humorist and delivered an entertaining speech. Senator Martin defended the Chicago platform and prophesied the election of Bryan in 1900. Mr. Hay's speech was confined mainly to State issues. Counsel in Roanoke for the Lynchburg National Bank have filed a bill in the Circuit Court of Roanoke, praying that a receiver be appointed to take charge of and wind up the affairs of the Traders' Loan, Trust & Deposit Company, a general banking institution of the city of Roanoke. The bill alleges that the officers of the bank have SO mismanaged its affairs that it will be a fraud upon the creditors, a fraud upon the public and upon the stockholders to allow it to longer continue in business. JUMPED ON STAGE AND KISSED HER. While one of the Carlisle sisters was singing a kissing song at the Bijou Theatre at Wilmington Del Fridav
