Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-07-07
-yIRGINIA rrEMs.
There are 40 visitors at tho Ale
ghany Virginia Springs.

AdSlu F1tt IL NlSlfCTs 1t ~ Ati6t
ghany Virginia Springs.
Isham Collins, severely injured IN
q fight, in Tazewell county, Va, elec-
lion Ebay, has recovered.
The sum Of $40, doc has been sub.
scribedtowards the erection of a new
hotel in Norfolk, Ya
Wm- Lamb has been nominated BY
the Democrats Of Norfolk, tor Mayor.
a.. T. Rufiock, of Spottsyiyan;a
county. Va, Mad his growing crops
injured to the value of SI,ob0by the
late storm. /
thirteen persons were received in
TO the Presbyterian Church il Char
lottesville, Virginia, on Sunday week,
Mr.. S. ID. Grimes died recently int
Georgia, at the great age of one hun
Idred ana ten years. He never was
sick. nj
t ~ f ia ~ - +
Sharks are becoming quite conn.,
mon in the hafbot Of Portsmouth,
Ma.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
on Sunday night to burn down the
Wheeling Times Office.
! a. A, Baker Esq viii hereafter
he associated with his brother, H w.
Baker, in the management Of the
Abingdon Democrat.
The DanvilleI Va, Republican has
been sold. Chas. Irving, ESQ, Of
.Lynchburg, ana Thos. Claiborne Of
Danyille, lave become the parchaa-
ers. 4
Sal. OcoERRENcEs-A little daugh-
ter Of Mr.. YIN. II. Montgomery, of
Greenbricr, wa accid Observation-Disclosures
In a tub Of water. on Friday, a week
ago. She was aged abontaeighteen
months. When found she was cold,
and entirely lifalcss.
Rev. r. d. ID. Howell, %. D., for
many years past the able and beloved
pastor Of the Second Baptist Church,
in Richmond, hask resigned, and is
about to remove to Nashville.
No Passehgef has eyer lost his life
oH the Richmond and fredericksburg
railroad. No passenger has ever
been hurt on tile Orange and Alex
andria road,
The storms of ths past few days
have been accompanied with heavy
hail in SONG. sections oftlre neighbor-
ing counties, BY which considerable
damage has been done. We hear of
a very promising crop Of wheat in
Lower Fauquier that was almost ut
iterly destroyed On Sunday last.
On the 18th OF dune, in Montgom.
cry county, d yopngm man named Fay
Iesfe billiard, was arrested and sent
to Montgomery Jail, upon charge
Eof having stolen from 4 man named
ESYner, SIS. while In a state 6Sf intox-
Ficatiqn in that county. Billiard is
from Roanoke, and Syner from Bed
Tyre Manpin, Esq ltheseniof ed
itar of the Martinsburg Gazette, and.
formerly Of the Richmond National
American, died On Sunday last; after
la p~rotraeted illness. He was a gem
tleman Of fine talents ar3dla vigorous
writer.
The executive Committee Of the
Board of isitorso of the University,
have examined and unanimously APP
proved the plan Of Improvement de-
signed by Nh, Pratt. The cot Of the
proposed extension will BE- between
sl5o,OoO and $780, 600.
VIM. Colgate, charged with the
3murder Of Josiah g. Miller at Bar
racksville in Marion county; was
tried last week, fonnd guilty Of muir
der in the seeondIdegree and senten-
ced to five years in the Renitentiary.
Eli Satterield, his accomplice il still
at large
Mr.. Hudson, whom Nelson shot in
| Warren. Albemarle county, Va,
died OF his wounds several days since,
after lingering in intense agony since
the fatal shooting. DIR. Shelton, the
prisoners brother, was, considered in
a critical position for some time
from apprehensions of lockjaK, but
his wounds are gradually healing.
The CRors IN YmGIEfA. ~ The
\ Brentsville Prince William journal
says:-"We are pleasedt9 learn from
the farmers in our vicinity that the
oat crop promisessto be larger than
usual. We have bad showers ofrain
almost eYeryd day this weekIwhich with
the warm sunshine, tends tbtthe above
results.
II The Rockingham Register says:-'
"We are gratified to learn that the
III nraraact far q uoAd vbdaf crofa n