The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-08-05


We learn that the Augusta Fire Company wen
on an excursion to Goshen last Saturday.
The f.Seymour Punch is the latest and mos
fashionable white mans drink in Danvlle
ex-governor Letcher is stumping it against tn
scalawag constitution.
Mr.. Jas. A. English died at his residence il
Lexington few days ago.
We learn that Mr.. Alexander TEnstall died Ii
Norfolk last week.
S.. Beach, Esq, has been confirmed by tn
Senate as u. S. Attorney for the State ofVirginia
Mr.. Jefferson Davis and family sailed from
Quebec on Saturday last for Europe.
| Gen. Gleason, of the Irish Doth n Y, ha
bought farm at savages Station, and will in tn,
future reside in Virginia.
The LATEsr.-Why is the human eye like III
White House at Washington? Because they arr
both open to ssey wour.
of Rockbridge county last week, doing much
damage to the corn crop.
| Jess Davenport, f. b., was sentenced by thu
County Court on Monday last, to one years i'm
prisonment in the Penitentiary, for house break
ing.
There are said to be syn ptofqqs of q ''break' IN
| the 'sunity'' of the Radical brotherhood includ-
ing to'il Leagues and ALL in Amherst and Camp
bell counties.
| A Western editor, In response to q subscriber
who grumbles that his morning paper was intol
erably Damp says, 'tAat it is because there is so
much due on it." Doyou see the point?
| The Radical Mayor Of Norfolk undertook tt
| order down Seymour and Blair flags in that city
A copy of Dix's order, ssWhoever attempts to pull
down the flag shoot him on the spot" brought
| the white negro to his senses.
HoM1c1DE.-An ARRAY occurred at Legard's
carding mills, near Bristol, on Friday last, be
tween Cheary Whitaker and Charles Willoughby,
during which the former was stabbed by the lat
ter, and almost Instantly killed.
BELLS WHITE Oh is sure Antidote fpr tht
bite or sting of Locust, Spider, Musquito, Bee
Wasp, or any poisonous insect. It will afford
Druggists and all prominent Storekepers. \
DEFAuLTING ScALAwAG.-Wigand, the SCALA:
wag collector of Richmond, who held the Office
only about two weeks, when he was removed by
Gen. stoneman, is in debt to the city upwards 81
$1,000. He will never owe it much less.
No wonder SO many worthless medicines are
| advertised for the cure of various diseases, and
| when tsied, e'fpupd Wanting,'' that the invalid
however, Of the first failure of Wistar's Balsam Of
| Wild Cherry, to cure coughs, colds, and pulmo.
| nary disease.
| DuEL.-A bloodless duel was fought by two
citizens of Richmond, near that city, on Monday.
Three shots were exchanged, when the affair was
settled. A woman was at the bottom of it. The
mother of the .sinnocent cause" compliments.
the principals in the affair by arking that sal
the fools were not dead yet %
| We learn that On the 4th of July last the Col
lege of William and Mary conferred the degree
Of Doctor of Laws on General Joseph E. John
ston, the degree of Doctor of Divinity on the
Rev. George H. Norton, of Alexandria, and the
/ Rev. Edmund Murdaugh, of Maryland, and the
| oof e Ante
McCabe of Petersburg, Edmund R. Bagwell, O
Accomac and A. s. Furcron, Of Chesterfield.
| Ice CREAM CoNFECTIoNARY.-1n this season O.
hot weather, when ice cream and other delicaces
are in demand, the question arises where to e.
to get the best. We recommend as the best il
town, the establishment of Mr.. NJ. s. Cease, Or
Main street. The handsomely fitted up rooms
and excellent articles sold by Mr.. C. cannot fai
| to give entire satisfaction.
The Land We Love for August contains fftee1
original articles. Comparative Generalship
the Decay of Religion in the South; the System
of English Gang Labor; the Dickens Dinner
6heep Hpsbapdry. The poetry is from Mrs
Clarke, Henry R. Jackson and Edward A. jerks
There are two tales of fiction and several essays
The frontispiece is beautiful steel-plate eng;ay
ing of General Ashby.
The Winchester Times editor has frightened W
wonderfully since he became a Benedict. How
ever, with our usual gallantry, we give Mrs. B
the credit Of making him aware of the dangers o
the t'situation." He actually found an error il
the VIRGlNIAN which one of our cqmpositors Aal
failed to correct! And 10 he boldly asserts