Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-12-20
TnserGs.ing Incident.

An interesting incident took place at aa-
vannah, Ga, on Wednesday the 18th TIE
Virginia delegation to the Southern Con-
venton, being assembled in the rooms oftho
Young Mems Christian Association, tho
memory Of Miss Tapscott, Of Staunton. VITO
died of consumption, at Savannah, in 1852,
was brought up By J. II. MeCus aud J Z
Inboden, Esqs, who, in company with o.
Tiers, had visited her gaze. The rems-ts
Of AIr. Hunter, below, are fson tho potors-
burg Erpress
At meeting Of tic Virginia aeleQst5n
hald in the rooms OF the Young Mems
Christian Association last evening, a mel.
aneholy. but interesting topic was intro
dueod. Andrew Hunter, ESD, of Jefferson
county. stated that he desired to make /.
proposition to the Virginia delegation.
which he felt assured would be cordially
and heartily agreed to by every true son Of
the Old Dominion. He went on to say.
that ia the year 1852, young lady from
Virginia, bortof highly worthy and rea-
peetable parentage, but who Vas al orphaa
il the trUest sense of the term. having lost
both father and mother, was assured by the
aRerfiag indications, that the disease which
has swept of SO many of oar race, knogn.
as the Consumption, had fastened upon her
fair aud delicate frame. She was young.
handsome, highly inteligent--indeod pos
sessed every accomplishment which could
render her an ornament to her sex, and the
object Of admiration with all who we're thrown
IN her company. She repaired to the genial
and balmy atmosphere of this city. and here.
under the hospitablc r3oGof cuc Of the prom.
inent citizens Of Savannah, she found home
and secured every attention and kindness.
that even child would receive from parents.
The very best medical advice WAS procured.
and all done that coull be done for the fa,f
and beautiful girl, but to no purpose -
fho disease had fastened upon her, and in
very short time she fell victim 20 the
destroyer. Towards the close of her life.
she was frequently placed in an open car.
rage, and driven along a beautiful road.
that gently winds along the banks of The
lovely Savannah river, at this point. Con
scious Of her approaching dissolution, mD3
feeling that the beautiful savannas of the
South would soon be Shut from her eve, ard
that the gentle and hamy breezes which are
SO peculiar to this climate, would soon ccaaa
to fan her checks, she ordered the carriage
to be stopped on one occasion, and pointed
Ont spot near the banks of the river, be-
meath d little grove Of trees, where she de-
sired her remains to be barred, In short
time after, her spirit winged its way to
realms above, and in accordance with her re-
quest, the ashes Of that fair girl now repose
at the very spot designated by her in her
life. There is no stone Of any description
to mark the spot, or tell the passer by who
reposes under the shade OF that little grove
where her body now lies Mr. Hunter, the
speaker stated that there was now larger
body of Virginians present in Savannah than
would ever again be collected on Georgia
soil, and he hoped they would contribute
something to the erection of an appropriate
monument in memory of Sue CARy Tar
SCOTT. The appeal, which consisted main.
ly of a tribute to the virtues and accomplish
mens of the deceased, and was truly pathet-
ic and affecting, was literally responded to,
and over $500 collected for the purpose
The funds will be placed in the hands of
Mr. CHARLES PERsroN, at whose residence
Miss TApseorr died, and that gentleman will
superintend the erection of the monument.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT THE MIDLOTHIAN
Coal PRS IN CuEsrERFIrLD.-E leeen Lies
Lost.-A most heart-rending accident oe-
Cured at the Midlothian Coal Pits, yester-
day morning, by which eleven men lost their
lives, and two others were nearly dead when
recovered, This calamity was caused by
the breaking in Of one or more old and de-
serted pits, into the new one. by which
the laborers were Immediately submerged
and drowned. Some few years since tho
company having exhausted their old pits,
sunk a new shaft seven hundred feet deep.
in the immediate neighborhood, and since
then have been steadily deepening their
diggngs by incline planes, until tboy have
gone several hundred feet below the n,aia
shaft h.eh. iis.