The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-04-10
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cheap rates.
The Circuit Court of Shenandoah county
Judge Harris presiding, is now in session ant
is transacting large amount of business.
Mr.. Philip Grandstatf's house, near Edin
burg, was burnt on the night Of the 3Oth ult
Mr. Rutter, living in the house, lost nearly al
of his furniture.
The Virginia Insurance Company, ofStaun-
ton, suffered loss of S., 500, by the burning
of store in Augusta, Ca, which was prompt
ly paid.
The farmers in Albcmarle, according to the
Chronicle, say this is the finest season they
have ever known. They expect it will be q
great grass spring.
Mr.. John Shutters, Of Shenandoah county,
was drowned near Timberville ON the 29th.-
He was SIS years old and q most cstimable citi-
| zen. M
Solomon Thompson and Bob Thornton, for
merry slaves in Jefferson county, have con-
tributed literally to the Southern Relief fund.
White men do your duty as well.
The Circuit Court Of Rockbridgs convenes
on next Fridry, April 18th. Several impor-
tant criminal cases will be tried, if the Ellis
case does not take up the whole time Of the
Court.
! As general thing, tho staunton Valley
| Virginian contains u larger number Of inter
esting news items than any other country pa
per with which we exchange.-RicAmond En-
Yuirer.
MAD DoGs.-Mr. ]. R. Miller, living on
Stony Greek, Shenandoah co., was bitten by
mad dog lately but is doing well. The Her.
| aid reports several cases of hydrophobia in
| that county. Lookout for it up here
SOLDIERS CEMETERY. The ladies have in
vited Rev. Mr.. Munsey to deliver an address,
May the 10th. The work on the Soldiers Gene
terry is progressing 40 loads ofrich earth
are needed to plant trees. Can't our farmers
bring them in:
The Conner property, four acres and log
house, near Koiner's store and Church, in this
County, advertised in the Virginian, was sold
last Saturday for sos cash, to the Church,
for parsonage.
The Rhodes property, in Barterbrook, con
tanning q acres and three houses, was sold last
Friday to DR.. J. NJ. Watson for $2.10l, on
credit of one and two years. 1t was adverti-
scd in our paper.
Phil. Trout is too busy I'd change his advcr-
tisement, this week, as he is receiving q
splendid stock of drugs, garden seed, SC.
P. S. Since writing the above, he made a
brilliant flank movement to our Office, and It
is changed.
''Misfortunes are kind of moral bitters,
which frequently restore the healthy tone of
the mind after it has been sickened by the
sweets of prosperity What healthy tone
Of mind the Southerupcople should possess, if
this be true!
est them, and greatly to their advantage, in
the advertisement of the Virginia Real Es-
| tate Agency, which appears in our col
umns to-day. The connections of this firm
agency in this State.
To YEARLY ADvERTIsERs.-Hereafte year
r,;sI <ho;v oil
changed, must notify us the Friday morning
| previous to next issue, SO that we can leave
the old advertisement out from our outside
| pages. New advertisements must be handed
in by 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
| During the past year France exported to
| England II ,O54 waterfalls, with hair enough
to make 1000 more.-Exchanye
| That accounts for some, about the size of
hay stack, wenoticed going to Church, with
what seemed to be won en- attached to them.
last Sunday. They used up the 1900 more"
NUMBER OF SLAVES BETWEEN IS AND As IN
AUGUSTA, JAN. LIST 1S63.-On a rcquisition
from Gov. Smith, upon the county for 250
| slaves to work on Notifications at Richmond,
the Committee appointed by the County Court,
| Robert G Bickle, VIM. A. Bell W. G. Ster-
rett, Samuel 3. Brown and 3. F. Points, Com
mittee) ascertained the whole number of male
slaves in Augusta, between IS and As years of
age, to be 762, This draft did not take free
negroes, about 50, but it gives good idea
of the negro vote now, and makes it less than
the calculation VIC make from the census. We
suggest to our exchanges this mode of ascer-
tanning the probable negro vote of the State,
and it might be well for the s'Brgadicr Gov
ernor," or Mr.. Pierpont, as he seems to be
out of business, to call for similar report,
from each County Clerk
Amicabiy Adjusted.
STAusToN, April LIST 1867.
Messrs N. Il Tstax & R. Mausy,