The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-11-20
N E " S S q N MA RY

Up to the 11th instant, the. Democratic
majority in New York is over 40 600
The number of Students at the Richmond
Medical College is large, and daily increasing.
Meaken created much Dissatisfaction in
London theatre,b by appearing with her clothes
on.
A Pacific railway locomotive was stopped
the other day in Kansas by herd of bufa
loes
A Sabbath School teacher in Columbus.
Georgia, offers circus tickets IS q reward Of
merit
The Republicans claim that negro suffrage
has been carried in Minnesota by small ma
jority.
Bishop Johns confirmed fifteen persons at
Grace Street Church, Lynchburg On Sunday
week
The Sultan declines the advice of the great
powers in Cretan affairs, and accepts tho re-
sponsibility.
A colIiery in Wales has exploded. and it
is feared that few out of the throe hundred
workmen escaped.
Gen. Mahonc has been elected President
Of the Virginia aud Tennessee Railroad by a
large majority.
lot OF prize fighters and plugs were ar
rested near Alexandria last week, by order OF
General Schofeld Good
The Governor has appointed VIM s. Simp-
son Notary Public for the city Of Peters
burg and the county Of Diuwiddie.
| A damsel in Boston recently borrowed Ave
hundred dollars, and gave herself as '.collase-
RAJ" The uote has one year to run.
The Paris Moniteur says: France find
ing Italy resolved to fulfil her duty, with
draws her troops from Rome to Civita Wee
chi"
In Quakertown. Pa, recently, vicious
horse seized boy BY the head, aud with ruch
\ sudden jcrk as to dislocate the lads neck,
and kill him.
Mrs. Elan Phillips, Of Waukegan. ILL.,.
was burned to death last week by her clothes
taking FIRE from stove on which she was
cooking dinner
Great fears are felt about the relations be-
tween France, Italy auo Rome The Papais
refuse releasing the captured insurgents At
the request of France.
Simon S.Stubhs, Esq.,s popular and high
4 ly esteemed citizen OF Norfolk, ard at one
| time Mayor of the city, died there OF Satur
day week, and was buried Monday
The radicals of Tennessee talk Of building
mansion for Brownlow. His father, the
Devil, has one already Tor him-well protect
ed against the cold.-Prentice
A West Point cadet invented a flexible
hammer for the guns in the turret Of moni-
tor, which will be convenient in any place
where there is little room to work gun
Wendell Phillips. lec.uriug in Philadelphia
on Friday night week., said Thad. Stevens
; was true statesman, for from the crown of
his head to the sole Of his foot he was for the
black man"
Eye Ghost" still continues his nocturnal
visitations to the house of Mr.. Moon, near
Charlottesville For week past the Ghost
has changed his tactics, aud taken 70 stoning
the house.
A colored woman near Savannah. Georgia,
recently gave birth to triplsts, two of which
+ were coal black ard the other as white as the
purest Caucasian. So says the Savannah Re-
. publican.
Jealousy Of a pretty milliner, caused two
! Texans to shoot and stab each other to death
J the other day. Que of them lived three
days, and was carefully nursed by the woman
he bad fought for.
The impeachers say the persistence and de-
termination with which President johnson
withholds from the Senate his reasors for re-.
moving Stanton, will form one of the gravest
grounds for his impeachment.
An aorolite fell at Gardiner, Me-, one eve
+ ming last week. It looked like a large globe
Of fire. and Kissed like rocket in its descent
Upon examining the spot where it fell, sub
stance resembling starch was found.
Thaddeus Stevens has written letter on
the finances Of the country. which occupies
four columns of Forney's Chronicle "Old
, Thad," says he has never approved the fiDan-
cial system Of the government for the last
| six years.
Some Of the owners of cotton, seized du-
7 ring the war are about instituting suit against
!; Secretary McCulloch on the ground Of his
Illegal rulings. 1t is anticipated that this
action will lead to the ventilation Of the whole
I matter.
A curious race took place in Cleveland late.
ly. It was between three horses and three
: Indians, the former to be relieved at the end
of every mile, and the latter at every quarter
mile, the horses to go six miles and the men
three The indians won by nearly half a
mile.
Some persons unknown kindled fire in
the District Attorneys Office at Washington,
on Wednesday morning. directly beneath a
) case containing the important papers used in
, the Surratt trial. The fire was fortunately dis.
covered and extinguished before any serious
damage was DONE
The Episcopal State Sunday School Con-
vcntion, assembled in Richmond. on Monday
, night week. Bishop Johns preached the
opening sermon. The Rev DR. Norwood was
/ elected President, and after the appointment
of business committees, the Convention ad-
| journed until the next morning
, The New York Sun says the wife of Fred
erick Essler, shoemaker. residing in Park
: avenue, near Cumberland street, Brooklyn,
, gave birth to four infants, on Thursday morn
ing week. They weigh on an average eight
; pounds each. Two are males and Two females.