Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-23
VALLEY ITEMS.

From our Valley exchanges we cory the
following items =
The white population of Harrisonburg is
1870, colored SO total /, $40.
= Mr.. Chas Welsh, of Woodstock, has
killed hog weighing T54 pounds.
The measles are prevailing amongst the
colored people of HarrisOnburg in violent
form.
The Rev Mr.. Buhrman, of Waynes-
boro', has accepted call from the Lutheran
congregation of Martinsburg.
a lady by the name of Wood, living in
the upper end of Shenandoah county, was
badly burned by the explosion of Kerosene
lamp, few days ago.
- Sheriff s. R. Allebaugh, of Rockingham
county, has Just arrived from Maryland with
two prisoners Rains and John Jones
who were recently arrested in Baltimore,
upon charge of having stolen horses from
Mr.. E. w. Hester, near McGaheysville, in
that county.
= The trial Of John Murphy, charged with
the murder of John Conner, near Mount
jackson, on the 2lst of last October, was con-
cluded before the county court of Shenandoah,
on the 18th inst, by a verdict of murder in
the second degree" and the fixing of the term
of the prisoners confinement in the Peni-
Tertiary at ten years.
"A rich vein of Copper has been discover
ed on the Blue Ridge, about four miles south
east of Luray, near the locality known as the
"Stony Man" Gentlemen of capital and
enterprise are about to form a company for
the purpose of working the mine. Coal has
also been discovered on the premises of Col.
Andrew Keyser, on the Shenandoah River,
North OF Luray.
On Thursday, the 11th inst, the large
Stable connected with the Stonewall Hotel in
Lexington was totally consumed by fire. There
were in the stable at the time four horses, only
one of which was saved. An adjoining house
occupied by Mrs. Mitchell was also burned
On Saturday night, the 18th inst, the Store
house owned by E. S. Tulwiler, and occupied
by Messrs. j. II. Myres & Son took fire, as is
supposed from an oil lamp and the entire build
ing was completely destroyed.
"A vein of Anthracite Coal, of good
quality, has been discovered in North Moun-
tain, Shenandoah county. near the graded road
leading from Mount jackson to Orkney
Springs. Favorable indications of Coal have
been also discovered in Cedar Greek Valley
North of Woodstock From the iaforlnation
from various sources, there can be no doubt
of the existence Of Coal, and also of Mans
gancsc, in that region.
Mr.. Levi Shaver, worthy and much
esteemed citizen of Rockingham county, has
had cataract removed from his eyes, by a
successful operation performed by Drs. VIM.
o. Hill, of that place, and VIM. Ii. T.iplctt,
of Woodstock. Dir Shaver had been totally
blind for several months, but since the per-
Torrance of the operation, he can see quite
we'll, and it is believed his sight will be entire
ly restored.
Willie Coffman, the little boy from Nor
folk, son of Rev. A. J. Coffman, formerly of
Conrad's Store, Rockingham county, whose
musical attainments for his age had made his
name famous, died at Ford's Hotel in Rch-
mond city, on Friday night the 18th inst
performed in Petersburg on Thursday, and
was apparently in good health but after tax
ing the cars for Richmond, where he was to
fill an engagement, he was seized with con-
vulsons, from the effects of which he died.
He was only three years of age, but has per-
formed upon the piano and other instruments
with wonderful skill