Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-07-09
VALLEY ITEMS.

terest. we are part and parcel of the glorious
Valley of the Old Dominion. We Gull few
items of general news from our exchanges in
that section -
REGISTRATION IN THE VALLEY-We
compile the following registration items:
Clarke COnnty.-Registratio commenced
in the Third Magisterial District In Clarke
county, on Monday week. Up to Wednes-
day evening the number registered was $40
-l33 cOlored, 246 whites.
Standardization in the First
Magisterial District was concluded at Stras-
burg. $40 names were registered, so of
whom we're cOlored.
Rockingham district.
whites 476; cOlOred l29. Conrad's Store
whites 300; colored 100.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in two precincts at
Staunton resulted in recording 746 whites
and 442 blacks-white majority 3O4. Total
of whites and blacks at the two precincts,
llSS.
Acknowledgements closed in the
LIST District, (LexingtOu,) on Saturday
whites 30S, colOred 3U3.
In the 9Th District, Fairfeld) up to Mon
day-whites los, colOred 65.
In the 9th District, (LOwman'S) to Mon
day-whites 157, colored 81
In the I'd District, buffalo NIills) LIST day
whites Is, colOred Is.
Frederick-The white majority in five
districts is 763. When the registration in
the county is completed, the whites are ex-
Pected to have 1900 or 800 majority over
the blacks.
CHURCH CASE DECIsIoN.-JudgeS Shelley,
on Friday the Goth of june, says the Rock
ingham Register, delivered an opinion on
church case similar in general features to the
case upon trial now in this Circuit Court
| The petitioners, under the special act of the
last session of the General Assembly, ap>
peared in Court and the petition was entered
on record. counter petition presented by
Methodist minister not a resident of the
town OF Staunton, but recently sent there to
gather in not the sheep but the sheep cote,
and also by various negroes of the town of
StauntOn, was not entertained, the Judge
being of opinion that under the law in Mdt
form OF action, they were not entitled to a
hearing.
The case was argued by COL j. b. Bald
win, In speech of great ability, for the resi-
dent petitioners. and j. G. WOodson, OF Har-
risonburg, and II. NJ. Bell, Of Staunton, for
the opposing parties.
$40! THE Pooh INDIAN THE armless
Indian now passing down the Valley, saws
the Rockingham Register, is really an object
OF great curiosity. Not that person born
without arms is so wonderful a freak of Ma
ture, but that man should be able to use
his feet as this man does is indeed passing
strange. He writes with his toes a much
better hand 0oOt, we presume we ought to
say.) than we do, loads and fires a pistol,
shoots we'll with bow and arrow, straps ra,
Zor, threads fine needle and sews with it,
&c. AS 1t costs but twenty-five cents in de-
PrecIatIng Sreenback currency to see him, it
Will be well for the curious to visit his room.
"UNIoN LEAGUE."-We understand. saws
the Rockingham Register, that some kind of
a secret association was formed among the
loyal whites and blacks on last Monday night.
under auspices of DIR. Brown, the copper
colored individual who spoke in this place on
the lst inst We presume the object is to
accomplish some political end. 1t will de-
veloP itself before long, and then the white
citizens generally can take measures Of de-
fence. In the meantime we advise all to
keep sharp lookout, and prepare to diTect
their patronage so as to subserve their own
interests and desires.
The Romney HtcIYigcncer says the num-
Der Of wild varmints destroyed during the
past year, in that county, foot up as follows:
Old gray Foxes, l6l; young gray, 8; young
red lll-totul Alp. Wolves, s and Wild
Cats, 4. The premium on an old gray Fox
scalp is 30 cts. on an old red, 81 ; on young
gray, % cts; on young red, so cts; on
Wolf, So, and a Wild Cat, 81 80. Total pre-
miums s3I5 %. The premium has been in
creased to $50 on full grown Wolf and to
$40 on young one.
JUDGE PARKER-This gentleman has
been absent from home for several DAYS. hold
ing special term Of the Circuit Court of
Rockingham county, presiding in place of
Judge Harris. The Reyister says Judge
Z. is prompt in the dispatch of business. and
manitcsts that courtesy and consideration to-
wards counsel which is the reflex of the true
gentleman"
John X. Forrer, Esq, of Messy Creek
Iron Works, Augusta county, has now grow
ing luxuriantly ON his estate twenty thousand
select grape roots, and intends to locate
vineyard Of sixty or hundred thousand slips
in 1868.
- Mr.. George Mason, a son of Hon. John
Y. Mason, Of Richmond, now engaged in
business in that city, has received COM
mission as lieutenant in the French Army.
and has been ordered to report for duty in
Algiers.
Major Venablc, of Louisiana, and Messrs.
Strickler, HUMPHREYS, and Eaton were elect
ed Assistant Professors in Washington Col
lege, by the Board of Trustees, at their Ia;e
meeting.
The Clarke Journal says that during
the prevalence of the storm oc "Wednesday
evening Mr.. NJ. r. Page of that county, had
three fine horses killed by lightning.
1t is stated that the Rev. NJ. D. Ho,e
/ of Richmond, has been called to the Pastor.