Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-06-23

keeper Of Smith ! va. lighthouse,
yiee John Pettitt, resigned.
The Hon. VIM. 6. Rives has been
invited to deliver the annual address
before the Missouri State Agriculttur
al Society, in \. Lonis,in September;
Professor d Barton Ross, Of Lou
isiana, who attempted to commit sui
eide ia Petersburg, Va, Thursday
night, is rapidly recovering
NEW Apro1NrMESr. Robert
M. Ninmo has been appointed Gen.
eral Agent and storekeeper for the
penitentiary.
Tie Postmaster General On Thurs
day ordered fonr additional weekly
trips, making the service daily except
Sunday, on route 4,937, Gdyandeffe
TO Cattlesburg, Kg.
TheIlast County Court Of Morgan
repealed the action Of the former
Court, which refused to grant licenses.
for the sale of ardent spirits in the
county, and granted Licences to all
who applied for them.
4 The "Swann Honse," a new and
handsome hotel 1T Parkersbirg, Va.s
and named in hohor Of Mayor wantpl,
Of Baltimore, was formally opened on
Thursday last.
NUMEROUS FAM1rY-Cof. VIM. H..
Smith, who died near Warrington,
Va, q few dfys age, was the hather
of % children.
The sGreenbtier Chronicle says,
the new company have possession at
the White sulphur, and are making
extensive preparations for the accom-
@odationf Of visitors The Season has.
commenced, and everything seems to
indicate d large number Of visitors
By ah}almost unanimous vote, the
Baptist Association of Virginia, held
III Richmond, on Monday, resolved.
to withdraw their c~ountenance and
support from the Americant Tract
Society. nix
IA negro man belonging tp Col.
Reid, was drowned in the Shcnair|
doah river, at Eamupdson's dam.
Rockingham county,o on Monday last.
&c was riding a mule attached to a
freight boat, when b. some ineans
beth the mule and hisrider were jerk
into the river and drowned,
JtbIcIAI. EEEomoN.-- TheG Governor
has appointed Tuesday, the 23d day
of July, DIS the time for the election
of / successor to Judge Conway
There are d large number Of candidates
and many Of them able and learned
men, and we trust that the people
may make the. best selection il their
power. Ri
PgRsoNAr RENoouSTRE. In P
tersburg, Monday week, A ID Banks
editor Of the South Side Democrat,
was assaulted BY r. Kean of Rich
mond, in the street. The cause Of the
assault originatedi iii q paragraph in
the Democraf, denduncing Kean iGl
severe terms, as the author OF an5ar-
ticle III tile New York Herafd. n
Charles s. Hall, ESD, Of Philippi,
committed suicide on Tuesday last,
while labofing under temporary men
tal arrangement. Mr.. Hall was
formerly Commonwealth Attorney
for. Barbour county, He leaves. a
wife and several children, and numefr
Gus friendsland relatives to lament his
untimely decease.
Mr.. james TT. Pace, d Young man
of ID years Of age, formerly Mail
carrier between Charlottesville and
scottsyille, was com tted 70 jaifon
Monday last, to wait an examination
before the county court onIa charge Of
forging orders on several merchants
and others iii Albemarle.
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The. Southside (Na.) Democrat
learns that In the vicinity Of Prince
George, some negroes have actually
gone mad, OWING tolR the religious
fervor in regard to the comet. that
was to come Saturday bat did not
They have been placed in custody
and otherwise secured to prevent
harm.
MAIL ROBBERY. - The Wheeling
Argus says that the mail for St. Lou
is, made up in the Wheeling post of
flee on the 4th inst, was robbed be-
tween Vincennes and Dilsboro, on
the 9th. Its contents were found
strewed Oh the Railrnad track. The
loss is not known, but is supposed 10
have been large.
SHeorISG A FFA1R.-The Lynehburg
Tigiai;qn of Thursday, says: 4
On yesterday morning 4 negro man
employed in tie Tobacco Factory of
Messrs. MurreH & Burks coming to
his work rather late, MI. Hale, the
overseer in the factory, undertook to
him for his tardiness,
whenthe negro showing some dispo-
sition TO resist, Mr.. H. shot him, the
ballentering near the groin. W. nm
derstand it;has since been extracted,