Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-10-12
Nail Changes.
Mr.. d. H. ESYpEa, our Post Master, has
g rrtsheh Us with the following Schedule Of
Mail RoAtes ifem this Office N. =#-

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Mr.. d. H. SaYpEs, our Post Master. has
G rrtsheh Us with the following Schedule Oh
Mail Routes ifem this office u: F8-
70 Lspisburg.
Leaves Kanawha c.'.ii.oii Sundays, Tues.
days. and Thursdays. 1t 4 All. MI
Arrives at kalawlla G.H II. on Sundays,
WEDNESDAYS, and FddOys. al 7,.P NJ. 8
~ Point Pleasant
\ Leaves Kama " la 9. H. on Mondays, Thurs
days, and Saturdays, al s. "A. IN.
Arrives at Kanawha e. II On Mondays,
Wednesdays, apd Saturdays, ot I, r. A.
~ Gryaa4otts,
Leaves Kanawha 0. H on Mondays, Thurs.
days, and Saturday.. at ). "A. II.
Arnyes al Kanawha e, Il. Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Saturdays. at 1, r.. Nj
The above Schedules close eopnectl on BE-
tween Ridhmond and The Ohio rlysr.
Tine trpm Washington, Baltimore and Rich.
mond, 37dhys.
Time togashington, Baltimore aud Rica-
mond, DAYS.
Tie seyefal.' cross mail. aftiYYe and de-
part as fortnefly.
Tlp mails CLOSE 4 i 93ciock on the evening
sbef9ie depaIture.3
It will be recollected that some ieW
weeks siHee, two negroes wer.Htakea Jos
this county, supposed at tie time to be
runaway, slaves, bu: who preFedl 40 Be
.Penitentiafy Ieonricts. escaped from Che
region of Tile North River Canal where
Ethey were lat work, in,pursrance of the
llaw passed last winter, antLorising the
employ ment OF conYiets on the public
works About two weeks ago. Sheriff
Slack sent Them 1op !, according u request.
1t appears that Dr.. Moss. the Superin
tenslApt, Ill mixing It Els duty toiuiake an
example ofthea ii order to delerFothers
fron running away, ordered them to be
whipped in the presence Of the other
ctpnvicts. The rest Of the sad affair will
be found detailed below
3 A NEGRO CoSyIcr SHor DEAp NEAR
LExISeToN We learn by private let.
teEr, that on HE 24th instant one Of Tie
at work on the North River ca
nal, NEAR Lexington, was shot dead III
stAntly. HeI had attempted TO take lbe /
Lib Ill the manager
Tie letter says 1: ss Two Of the con
yitts. now at work On the North River
Improvement III Rbckbr;dge, under the |
Iaie law, having ran away and been ap
inE Kanawha, were returned Oh /
th4 dand delivered TO Sergeant Moss
fpit punishment. The convict, John VAIL
enine, being ordered TO strip himself for
punishment. first hesitated and then pos
itively. refused, Saving he would die BE- /
fore lie would be wlipped--at the same
time Selling an inch bar of iron twelve sorl
fifteen inches lonp. and making some al
yanEes. Moss told Perkins 70 draw his
sword, which he partially did, when VAL
entipe changing the bar Of iron to his left
hand, raised a Blacksmith hammer ana I
put himself in an attitude to throw II,
whep Moss and Perkins got out Of The
doo1. Perkins cooked bis gun, and Moss.
said don't fire till Iforder YOU Val /
entiae, then. with tie hammer drawn.
ready 70 strike, made ! step or two To-
wards the door, when die word e Gre I"
was given, and obeyed by the Sergeant,
and Valentine fell, shot through the body,
aud died in a few minutes. The inquest
found the above facts, and justified the
&c. al shooting. II is thought that this
will hare good effect upon tie other
conviets. .
The officers pf the James River and
KanaNha Company are very well pleased 1
with the working Of the conyicts, and be-
lieye the system will answer most admi-
rablY Daily Richmond Eng. seth.
81 The e Kanawha Board of the James