Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-01-15
Valley Nows.

valley NOWs.
Among the agreeable incidents of the Ne
Year is the disappearance Of the Freedmen
bureau: May We, never look upon its lii
) again ~ Winchsster Ne,os.S ssss aa
UNroRrus ATE. We regret to learn III,
kMr. Thos. Nc ardell, successor TO Roch
~ Co, was robbed of the sum tof 5000 0
= Thursday night The 31st Nult, whilst on
trip to Baltimore. Wsnchester Neus =
The Winchester Neaos reports the attemr
of a mulatto, named John Brown to comm
suicide in that place The cause was til
disgrace attached to has laviasg been conf ine
anJa7, for whipping his wife
The Old Commonwealth reports the re
-noval Of Maj s-Ls w. -GambiA clerk of tn
County Court of Rockingham and Mr. W
II. Efnger Commonwealth Attorney, ant
the appointment of Robt.. A. Gray ant
Chsass. Fl Lewis to fill their places. Te
The Rockingham Register learns that tn,
Rev. John Cosby will be called to tho pas
torate of the Episcopal Church IN Harrison
burg,to suppfyt the vacancy caused by the
retirement Of the Rev.T. U.aDudley 20 an.
other field of labor. geias94 Iaii ~, 1elru -
The barn Of Mr.. T. F., Curry near Zoa.,
Church. was consumed by fire on Tuesday
morning last, together with 800 bushels OF
wheat six horses, four cows, &c, The FIRE
originated, It is thought, by smoking a..pipe
BY one Of the family, in one of the stables.
@Shepherdstoaem Register. -
SAD ACCIDENT. learn that CLAYTON
Spapgler, son Of Mr. John Spangler of5this
County, aged about1 is years, was crushed 30
severely, ats Kerneysville, on w cdnesday
night, last, on the B. SO. Railroad, by 4
train passing over bis body, as to cause his
neutrality-suspicious. Register, 1if
We are panied to learn, that a young boy,
son of Mr.. Robinson, living on Pugh' Run
about two miles North of this place, met
with a serious accidant, on Saturday last.
He was riding d horse to water, when the
animal slipped and fell heavily npon him,
crushing his leg in a fearful manner. Drs.
Campbell 8 Magruder were in attendance,
rendering the necessary surgical aid --She,s-
o,,doah Herald. 'isi''' 'H''S0 'Y- .,,.s4 4''''
ALMosrA FIRE. -On Friday night last,
about IL o'clock. a. fire was discovered in
the Agricultural W arehouse of Gen. j. b.
Jones, opposite the Old Common wealth of
fee. The fire had made but little Roadway,
and was extinguished before much damage
was done. o The fretoriginated with a small
bundle Of papers. but how, is not known. as
the house had been closed at o'clock on the
evening referred TODD Commonwealth
REFLEcrIoNs FOR THE New 'YEAR.-The
Winchester Ncps gets off the following point
ed queries, which We suppose his patrons
will make note of and act accordingly:
Does it cost nything to print newspa-
per? sio7l3 81!
How long can printer afford to print q
newspaper without pay asa sni 4o95 ~.
DO owe for my psperf ID ~ red O )
Is not this u first-rate time to call and pay
A CHANGE Mr.. James L. Avis, of Bal
timore, has purchased the Drug Store Of DR..
S. M. Dold, between the American and
Hills Hotel, were he intends to continue the
business on an enlarged scale. Mr.. Avis is
a practical druggist, and comes to US highly
recommended as business man and gen
tlenan. He,is the son Of Captain John Avis,
who is well known to many Of our citizens.
We bespeak for him the favorable consider
alton of our people. -0zd Commonwealth. e.
A MoNsrER.-We are informed by a gen
tleman Of Wythe county, that negro woman
in that county, gave birth few days ago, to
a male child, perfectly developed in all its
parts, but having head and face the COM
plete resemblance Of those of, a dog. The
body and limbs in all respects, were those Of
human being. The child dog lived but a
few bours after birth.--Lynchbury News
December 81. 5,,.saasa VI at .7slalgt bs-
We have made enquiry about the above,
and learn that the child was born in the east
end of Wytheville. is alive at this writing,
and has mouth resembling that of bull
dog. l-Wythevilte Dispatch i5 ~
FIRE AND Loss OF L1rr.-On Sunday
evening last about s o'clock, house at tho
western end Of Luray, occupied by negroes,
was discovered to be on Fire The alarm
was raised, but before aid reached the place,
the flames had progressed SO far as to prevent
any portion Of the building being saved
When discovered the flames were bursting
from the roof of the house, and it was burned
to the ground with nearly all ofits contents.
A child about three months old, belong
ing to one of the women that lodged in the
house, was burned to death in the house.
The mother had placed the child in her bed
on the second floor and left it there by itself,
going off to the lower part Of the house, and
when the fire was discovered, it was already
too late to save the little thing 81 u
We understand the fire was caused by the
careless handling of q pine torch in the hands
of a girl that had beer sent up stairs on an
GRAND Page Valley Courier,
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE, &o.---The WASH