Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-07-14
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Irf.I - NaAzI -tt.NeM r.. -. - AfH . ~ LIE
lot, IN the approaching Virginia Legisla-
tures VIII be niuetyftwos
a Masonic Han Vas dedicated at
Ftankford, Greenbrier equity, Va, on
Wednesdayaass
Hon Fayette MeMufIen, BIZ Va Gov.
tofF Washing3on Territory. lekses for his
field Of duty on thei2oth prozime.
There were IS arrivals al the Mont.
gumery White Sulphur Springs, Va
the other day from Nashville, Tenn
The Baptist of charlottesville. Va,
EhaYe subscribed 81 $50 TOWARDS build
ing i parsonage o their church.
a post Office has been established at
Petroleumi Richie county and James
Kelly appointed postmaster !
The wheat crop in the counties Of Ian.
easter, Richmond and West morland.
Iva, IL ene Of the finest which has been
produced ii that section Of country for
many eaF1
Or. Hugh Wilson, for many years a
practising physician in Lewisburg Va.
died i'll Colorado Cd, Texas on Ihe Sd
inst.
0nBthe hrstday Of July the county of
ILodd5ua was 100 years old, and the
town of Leesburg ninety snines
The Richmond Eraminsrand Enq2i-
aEef are to,be merged on the Ist Proximo.
The consolidated paper will retain the
name 9f THE Richmond Epq9iyer
d. DreWrK painter from Rieh-
mnnd, committed suicide in igharlottes+
vile, cn Friday moN4ing last, By shooting
fbis brains out With gun
The Portsmouth Southern States.
man ind Norfolk News" have been
amsl@anlsted under the pr~pprietorship 81
Mr McLeans ~ofthefprmer journal, and
viii ~ published f5r the future in Nor
al horse was stolen from Abraham Me-
/ beard in. Greenbier 90, VA, on the night
of the 18th. MT Mob. pursued the thief
tfor fEesdays, being all tho time on trail.
He overlook him m Mercer CO., Va, and
recoFsered his horse butthe thief leap.
lug into Camp Greek, swam across, and
escape
we are pleased to find, says the Wy
theYflle Fasaes, that the fruit crop win be
mueh better than was anticipated in the
n early spring. The trees we have seem,
whether spple, peaeh, Of cherry seem
generally to be well filed. va think
there n he an abundant supply Of these
IuxuFies
KILLED mr. LIS G.+rAn unknown
mnraah riding on horseback, near Tam
nelton, Preston county, ii the thunder
shower Of Tuesday evening, 10th inst,
was struck by lightning and Instantly
kIIea. The fluid enteted his head;
i passed down his body, and tore off IBIS
+ Iboots from his feel. His horse, and a
man riding by his side, we're uninjurcd,
though somewhat shocked
Oa MonSsT last. as a son Of Mr. An
drew Rexroad Ga lad about IT years Of
age who resides at Mcdowell, High
land county, was separating some cattle,
i ctpw which had been separated from
her calf, sprang over the bars, knocking
/ thsl5tle fellow down. and .bruising him
90 severely that he died iii a few hours
from the efcsion of blood. II is sup
posed that a bleed NesselWas Fuptured,
! as tie flow Of blood from the mouth, nose,
i land ears was ferry great taanton Ktn-
dseaf5r.
In DIuwidale county, Va there dwell
d mother and four daughters who have
! collectively approached the altar Of HyF
men no less than seventeen times. The
mother has had 4 husbands, D Of her
daughters four and tbs. other three each
.EA little son ofMrl Peter Phillips, Of
Centre Wheeling, Va, some tWee or three
weeks since eat some locust blossoms
arid circumstances lend to induce the
. belief that deathsresulted IN consequence
James Cabmichael} Esqy appears at
fthe head Of the Dehi6cratie Recorder rs
Eaftor, Mr.. @. has discharged the duties
We belieye, for sometime and has shown
i hmselfa vigorous BfEaF
Att H~arrisohburg Rockingham conn
sItv,Sya., whore the MeKenzia drAmatlc
Troupe isiperformiug Miss Katie Estelle
/; was presented with b pair Of bracelets
! and 4 DIAMOND ring. and Miss Mary
3 Estelle had thrown to hef on the stage 9
SIT gof jewelrE
KrLLED.-Wher tie evening train1o o
I cars Of the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail-
4 Rad were about three miles from Ports
8 mouth last week, a mar, supposed 70 DO
laboring under the INFLUENCE Of strong
drink. was run over and Instantly killed.
He Was not, seen until the train had
passed
/ Mr. Joseph Hawthorne WIS drowned in
the North River near Lexington, IN Fri
3 bday evening last. He and two compaE-
ions had gone to the fivdr for the pur-
pose of bathing, when becoming ex-
hausted, I'D sunk to the bpttom, nofMjth-
Standing the earnest efforts Of hts friends
To- rescue him.
le On Monday afternoon, at O'Clock,
le Portsmouth was visited Hy , hlrrticane
IS Which demolished a frame dwelling on
10 Crabbe street, owned and occupied BY
y Htar tHL-L- IftI@a |-.I