Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-03-05
Valley News.

Valley News.
The Rockingham Register notices the Or
ganization- of the Minnehaha Tribe of Red
Men in Harrisonburg. ~
The wheat crop is looking splendidly, and
farmers are jubilant over the prospects for .
large yield. Herald
Copper has been discovered in the noun
tains near Lnray, Page Co. Va. and a COM
pany is about to be formed to work the mine.
s1tenandoah Falley
The Winchester papers report the death,
at Ibis residence, "Tuleyries, - Clarke Coun-
ty, of Maj. Uriel Wright. He was distin-
gulshed criminal lawyer, most estimable
gentleman and a valued citizen.
The mangeness mines on Cedar Creek,
are yielding large quantities Of this valuable
mineral. Several large lots were brought
to the Depot, at this place, during last
week. Shenandoah Herald.
We regret to learn that the residence of
John Lowell, ESQ.,, of Warren county, was
entirely destroyed by fire on Thursday last.
Nothing was saved buta few articles Of bed
clothing This is the second time Mr.. Lowell
has been burned out since the surrender
Shenandoah Herald.
STABLE BURNr.-On Friday night last
the stable. with its entire contents, belong
ing to Capt A. G. Lincoln, at Lacey
Springs. was consumed by fire. The stable
contained lot Of sumac, some hay, harness
and two horses worth, at least $3.50 each
Loss about 81 200, upon which there was
no surance.-Rochinghans Register,
LAMP ExpLos1oN-A kerosene lamp in the
hands of our townsman, Dr. Jas Fl. Harris,
exploded on Friday night last, burning and
lacerating his hand seriously. It seems that
the oil in the lamp was low, and the wick
short, and in endeavoring to make extremes
meet by shaking the lamp, the result was an
explosion Too great care connot be taken
In the use Of kerosene as at present manufac-
tured Rockingham Register.
| NEARLY ANOTHER MURDER IN CLARKE =
One day last week the town of Berryville
the scene Of q shooting affair. It appears
that half-breed named Jim Nixon and a
negro named Alick, both walters at Har-
ford's Hotel in that town, got into dispute.
Some time after the dispute had been quiet
ed Nixon armed himself with double-bar-
relied shot gun and going to the street door
deliberately fred at Alick, who was stand
ing in the street, shooting out both his eyes.
He was Immediately disarmed and lodged in
Jail. - Winchester Nc,cs.
Discovery OF CoAL.-We learn that a
vein of anthracite coal, of good quality, has
been discovered in North Mountain, Shenan-
doah county, near the graded road leading
from Mount Jackson to Orkney Springs. Ii
this deposit should prove to be as extensive
as those who have examined it seem to think
it is, it will be of incalculable value to the
iron furnaces in that section. Favorable in
dications of coal have also been discovered
in Cedar Creek Valley, north Of Woodstock
From the information which we have from
various sources there can be no doubt Of the
existence of coal, and also Of. manganese. in
that region.
It is impossible to estimate the wealth Of
treasure with which our mountains and al
leys have been endowed Winchestcr ISmves.
H1cnwAY RoBBERY.-On Saturday even
ing last man name Beaver, living in the
lower end of the county. left town accom-
panied by negro named Leigh Robinson.
After getting few miles from town, the ne
gro suddenly attacked Beaver with an axe,
knocked him senseless, robbed him of a
small sum of money and satchel and left
him for dead
The negro has been arrested and lodged in
Jail. Great indignation has been expressed
by the negroes in our midst against Robin
son and threats of lyncbing INDUCED in. No
serious apprehensions of violence are enter
tanned
Beaver, is in very critical condition. and
it is feared his injuries will prove FATAL
Virginia Gazette, Lexington.
Republican form of Government.
We have heard much of late years, about
republican form Of government When a
state refused to allow brutalized negroes to
vote, it was not republican form Of govern
ment. When negroes for any cause were
disfranchised it was not republican form Of
| government, and states have been thrust out
Of the Union on that pretense. b..
But we suppose when congress prescribes
the qualification Of voters for State; when
that body legislates the soil of a state into the
hands of monopoly; when it refuses to al
low the state for which it is legislating, a
representative in the body which enacts its
laws when it extends its powers so as to
appoint officers made elective by its consti-
tuition when it assumes the right to dishan-
chise all who will not acknowledge its claims
and actually makes that claim reality; then
we suppose that state so outraged is gram
ted republican form Of government. Such
form Of government congress has estab-
lshed in many of the States in this Union.
Democrat, PeoriiqE, 4T7E|Ia2sss:
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