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

An Irishman and his wife have been
to jail in Bath county, fol
The murder ofthe daughter of the hus
Mrs. E. Hudson, who lived near
HittsylVania Court House, Va, died
aged III years,
Isaac Collins was killed al i pre-
cinct in Tazewell county in an ARRAY
during the recent election.
HAVE jan EYE 70 THEM Counter
felt So bills on the Farmers Bank of
North Carolina, are in circulation Ii
Southwestern Va.
A young man, named Amos Will
son, aged about twentY-one, was
drowned while attempting 10 cross
tile South Branch at nkeeps Ford,
NEAR Moprefeld, Hampshire county,
OBJ Tuesday last. Ills body vas found
Wednesday.
An aged man named Rust, respec-
tably was arrested Id Rom
ney, Hampshire county, Virginia, last
week, charged with forging a land
warrant, and selling tile samefto wi.
b. Sherrard for $147,50, All tile
money but a few dollars was recover
from him, and he was lodged i'll
Jail.
A mah named Thomas j. Hard.
was arrested Tuesday evening for
bfutally violating the person of Lau-
I'd A. Bennett, d little daughter of
Mr. John Bennett, who lives pn 18th
street in this city. His victim, 4
MOST interesting little girl, Is only
or nine years Of age. Hardy
was, Yesterday morning, brought BE-
fore the Mayor; but his examination
was postponed to q future day.
SbuM.
ARREsr.O Or Saturday night week
a man named Caughman, Who had
forssoine time in the employ Of
Miss Hannah Hurst, o. Wifchester.
left town, taking with him one Of the
fihe carriage horses of Miss LEI. il
being suspected on Sunday morning
that he had made off with tile horse,
and not returning in the evening,
Tailor McGinnis started III pursuit 81
him, and BY telegraph, seemed bis
arrest in Frederick city, Nd.
A young farmer named Loudensia-
ger, residing in Ohio county, Virgin
ia, about a mile and a half below
Cameron, was Instantly Killed oh
Wednesday afternoon, by the falling
pf a tree. He was at work ID d clear
ing, and having severed the trunk,
the tree fell until it lodged between
two others; In aisengaging II, the
trhe turned over, falling upon him
and crushing his head in a most ter
rible manner.
4E d
On Saturday, 8fst Of May at Par
Wood county, two men.
named Edward Babb and John Rev
nolds, were fishing with a seine, at
sdam ON Muddy Run. They
were wading in the water, which was
just deep enough for them tp wade
without swimming when Suddenly
MFR. Babb was seized with the cralmp
and cried for assistanc which Rey
nolds endeavored to give and Oh
his approaching Babb, was seized
and dragged under the water He
violently to release himself
but was unable to do SO, and they
were both drowned.
iDRowNED.-A little son pf Mi
Grouse, of WaYnesborongh aged
five yeers, was drowned in
South River, ID Friday last. Itseems
that his father had crossed the stream
for the purpose of planting vegetal
bles, and the little boy, in attempting
til follow. without the knowledge Of
his father, fell ID, and was carried
sdme distance down the river, when
hs was discovered by several boys
fishing. They ran to the nearest
for assistance but before it
could be obtained the nI~fartunate lit
tie fellow had lisappes8ed beneath
the waves. When the body was found
was still warm and It is possible
that he might have been resrscitated,
bat for the fact that none of Tie ply
sicians Of the place wereat home.
Man IIuNG BIT 4 YIGsLAseE CoM+
MErTEE N ROCKINGHAM Co. Va.
jefferson Randall, who had been sent
from Rockingham County MAJ, BY 4
Vigilance Committee, for numerous
lawless acts, sueh as burning barns.
robberies, and planning the assassin
alton of certain prominent citizens id
that county, returned there on Friday
last. He was immediately arrested
BIZ the Vigilance Committee and held
III custody to see If lie could not b
surrender led in The hands Of tile Law
Oh legal proof. Not being able To &C
cpmplish that object, the committee,
on Tuesday took him out and hung
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