The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-10-09

mail and forging a name on draft on the
Lexington Bank. He made his escape and still
at large.
| EVIDENTLY Enthusiastically is nomina-
ting our candidate for next Governor to represent
this District in the Convention. Gentlemen, this
won't do, and we protest against it. We need c.
r. Mason, the great representative workingman
of the State, for Governor. He hasno time to at
tend small Conventions S 49, sl .235A
REMARKABLE REcovERy.-John p. Kearfoot,
Esq.,, of Berkeley county, has recovered His
broken leg has been made whole, and he looks
jovial as ever These facts we get from the Sheph-
erlstown Register, and can account for Mr. Kear-
foots wonderful recovery, only by the fact that his
first act was TO walk up and pay his subscription
to that excellent paper. 1.-The Lord tempers the
wind to the shorn Lamb ii9i
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pERsoNAL.-Prof. Charles Mccoy and Captain
Thomas Doyle left Staunton for Natchez, Miss,
last week. Their address is Natchez Institute,
Natchez Miss. This will answer many correspon-
dents inquiring for them, especially our young
friend ssH. o. L." at Bellevue High School We
wish Tom Doyle had told all Of his sw eethearts his
address. 1t makes some folks jealous 10 receives SO
many letters for him.
The fastest time in America rairoading was
that of directors train on the New York Cen
trail railroad, the other day, from Hamburg to
Buffalo, ten miles in eight minutes, the rate of
seventy eight miles an Aour.-E1changs.
| Not quite s.the fastest Time !''-We will leave
| it to friend Alexander, of the old Char!ottes-
vile Jeifersonian if we didn't beat this, by SO
miles an hour, the time Mr. Ellet took the first
passenger car on the ''Temporary Track over
the Blue Ridge
| A NEGRO WoMAN's RIGHT OF DowER.-An in
teresting and novel case was decided by Judge
Shelley at the recent term of our Circuit Court.
Reuben Howard, free negro, ssacqujred' his
wife Nilly, slave, by purchase some years be-
fore the war. By his will. of date March 4,
1854, he cmancipated his wife at his death. He
died in 1868, and his estate is not sufficient to
pay his debts if his wife is entitled to DOVER
This the question in thecase as AIilly
Howard entitled to dowar?"
Judge Shelley decided that she is.-Lezington
| Gazette
| SILVER IN PocAHoSTAs.-W have had frequent
rumors about the discovery of Silver in Pocahon-
tas, but thought it might be ayankcc humbug and
did not notice it. We understand now that Col
Paul McNeale, Of Pocahontas, has had the matter
tested by experienced men and isnow on his way,
with specimens of the ORE to have it tested at the
Mint in Philadelphia. Benjamin Crawford, Esq,
of Staunton, is interested in small farm, of s.
900 acres, on the land upon which this discovery
has been made. Col. McNeale is perfectly relia-
BILE and stands high in Pocahontas.
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LAND SALEs.-G. D. McGlincy. Auctioneer sold
in front of the Court House. in this place. on
Saturday last, the following Real Estate "A
small House and Lot on German street, for $780,
to +. H. Irwin; also the Warehouse property
near the river, known the Shortt property,
for $3 425, to David Billmyer; also the farm be-
longing to the heirs of Michael Hensell, deceased,
| near town containing nearly two hunded acres,
for S77.25 per acre, knocked off to H. c. Eniler;
also three different parcels Of land belonging to
the estate of Dr. V. NJ. Butle-, deceased, contain
ing about 294 acres, at an average Of $50 per
acre said parcels were purchasedby Isaac JONES'
C. T. Butler and Capt. E. G. W. Herr.-,Shepherds-
towh Register.
IMPROVEMENTS AT W. L. A.--Under the Super
intendence of the efficient supt of this Grand
Charity, and his assistants, the work Of repairing
and painting in going bravely on. Capt. Balthis
of this place. having associated w L. Bishop Of Pc
tersburg with him, the firm is doing the painting
in splendid style. Mr.. Bishop ranks high, as
house, sign and ornamental painter, and Balthis
is lucky in being able to add such talent to his
business. The improvements will soon be compile
ted-Samuel Johnson, Chief Gardener, will house
his beautiful flowers for the Winter and Hoshour
will put the place in s.Winter Quarters di
| COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION FOR AUGusTA.-
LIST District-Jshn Paris, W. B. Kayser, John ].
Christian, B. 7. Bagby, M. P. Funkhouse: and
Charles W. Parker ID Districts G. Hopkins,
L. Opie Alick Anderson, W. B. Young Tuley J.
Mitchell and John 3. Evans. Sd District-Isaac
C. Myers, VIM Shelton, Simeon Desler, r. M.
Firth, IIildebert Perry, Granville Borham and W.
T. McCutchen. 4th Dstrict-Adam NJ. Hawpe
Geo. Rubbish, -four wanted. J., 9Th District-G. W.
Sutler, N. B. Jones, Zacariah F. Calbreath, Rufus
NJ. Markwood W. B. Alexander and Michael A.
Coiner. 9th District-H. K. Eakel, David Myers
and James R. Stout. It'll Distrct-David Alexan-
der Daniel Fishburn, seawright. 9th District
james Todd, W. H. Showalter and John Il. Ker-
lin. 9th Dstrict-Henry Rippitoe, Jacob Hoover
and Jacob Bear. Election Day, October %, 1867.
Town CouNcIL-Octob Session. Council met
Saturday night, October 5th, Recorder Kayser
presiding. All present but Trout, Hope, Points,
Bickle and Peck. The Water Committee present.
ed report from supt. of Water Works, showing
height of water at Spring 20 inches above supply
pipe, and Water Works in good order. Amount of
work done for individuals $25.02; for Town $780,
95 The sum of 81 was ordered to be refunded to
W. P. johnson, for erroneous Water Tax, also So
| to Tim Honhihan for same Twenty five dollars
was appropriated to improve Street leading to D.
D. & B. Institute Seventy five dollars was APP
propriated to improve the Street leading from Au-
gusta Street, from John Gregory lot, TO Market
Street, and it ordered to cut off the public hy-
! drant at corner Of said lot Ehe Clerk of the Cor
poration was ordered to put out all the public
printing of the town to the lowest bidder 1--WE
understand that the Recorder, Mr.. Kayser, stated
to the Council that s.he had always had the work
done at the office which would do it cheapest.
We have no record, showing that he ever asked any