Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-11-19
Valley News.

tAlAcy News
A CuANoE.-We hear DR.. J. H. Free
man, late assistant collector of the United
States Revenues, will succeed Mr.. Camp
bell as Post Master in this place. Lering-
tom Gazette.
The Bridge under process of erection
across the Potomac at Shepherdstown, was
blown down by storm. This is the second
failure. The contractor had nearly reached
the first pier this time, where he could have
made it fast, but the storm was too quick for
him'-Berheley Union.
Our Mayors Office has been the scene of a
very curious investigation, for some days,
and which has not terminated at this writing.
It is no more nor less than an investigation
Of the loyalty" During the wary of our
postmaster, E. J. Sullivan, Esq. We for
bear further comments for the present DID
! Commonwealth.
ACCIDENTAL SMOOTHING Two little dark
les, brother and sister, whose mother was
living with A. B Trick, Esqr., in this place,
were playing with loaded gun the other
day, when it event off, the contents en-
tering the side of the head Of the younger,
the girl. She is recovering owy.-Roch-
inghane Register.
MIKE LIpMAN, RER1v1vUs.- perfor-
nance of Mike Lipmans Circus Company,
on Saturday afternoon and night, was better
than the exhibition he gave here few weeks
ago A number of new actors, from New
York, have recently joined him, and all
seemed determined to put forth their best
efforts to please. The attendance was slim
in the afternoon, but at night, there was
quite a large crowd. Lipman has made a
favorable impression here, and feels grateful
to the persons who, relying on his honor, ad-
vanced him money to extricate him from his
embarrassments.- Winchester Times.
SAD ACCIDENT. We learn from the Reg
aster that Mr.. George SCHNEIDER, of Sharps-
burg, Md, formly of Shepherdstown, was
accidentally killed at Harper Ferry on Mon
day night week. He was returning from
Baltimore on the Winchester night train and
as he stepped off the cars, at their usual stop
ping place, on narrow wall along the Shen-
andoah river was precipitated about 20 feet
to the ground and SO badly injured that he
died on Wednesday. When he was dis
covered he could only tell his name, place
of residence, and that he was Mason, by
whom he was kindly cared for. His body
was removed to his friends at Sharpsburg
and thence, on Friday evening, was brought
to this place and inferred in Elmwood Gene
terry, by the Masonic order.-,Spirit Of JEFF
ferson.
BURGLAR1Es AND RoBBER1Es A correspon-
dent at Roadside, East Rockingham, gives
US an account of robberies and burglaries
pcrpetrated near Simmons Gap, on Thurs
day night last, by, it is supposed, three or
four robbers. On the night referred to the
residences of two old gentlemen in that re-
gion, Messrs. Frederick and John Wyant,
were entered by the robbers, and consider
able amount of money taken. The first house
entered was that of Frederick Wyant. Get
ting his keys they unlocked his wardrobe,
and took and carried off all bis money they
could find They then proceeded to John
Wyant's and robbed him of $500 in green
backs and 500 in specie, and then decamped
to the mountains. These old gentlemen
were unable to resist the robbers, who seem
to have had everything their own way
Rockingham Register.
ONE NEGRO Boy KILLS ANOTHER WITH A
SToNE.-A difficulty occurred at Dir. R. K.
Moore's still house. near Cootes' Store, in
this county, on Thursday morning last, be-
tween two negro boys, named John Wright
and Jerry Jones, both living in that locality,
in which Jones was struck on the head with
stone by Wright, and instantly killed
Wright is about II or Is years old, whilst
Jones is said to have been a man grown. 1t
seems that Jones had been endeavoring to
get Wright to fight the night before; but
Wright was afraid Of him, as he was unable
to compete with him in strength. On Thurs
day morning, Wright started for his COWS,
when Jones followed him and Wright started
to run, but Jones caught him and commenced
beating him with his fists Wright broke
loose from him and again ran off, and as he
ran the second time, Jones pursuing, be
stopped and picked up a stone and threw it
at Jones, and continued running, not know
ing that he had struck him. He was, how
ever, called by some person closely to come
back, as he had knocked Jones down. He
then returned and found Jones dead
All the evidence justifes Wright, and
throws the responsibility Of the killing upon
Jones himself. Wright was brought to
Harrisonburg on Thursday evening and COM
mitted to Jail --Rochingham Register