The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-12-02
News Items.

"A colored theological seminary in Rich.
mond has forty students. 5.-
Joe Coburn challenges Tom Allen for fight
for purse of 5000. ~
Diptheria is prevailing very extensively in
the neighborhood Of Manassas
A big wagon has been built at White Pine
to carry 10000 pounds of ore at one load.
An oil we'll flowing 1000 barrels daily,
has been struck at Vera Cruz.
A party of Texas proprictors hung eleven
cattle thieves to one tree the other day
Mr.. George Wise is preparing history Of
the 18th Virginia Infantry regiment, of which
fhe was member. .sse sg4 Y
For the next five years. there will be fine
Of $25 imposed for shooting partridge in
Pennsy lvania.
In January dry goods store will be open
ed In Paris which will employ twelve hun
Paymaster ". G. Marcy, United States ar
my, is defaulter for, it is estimated, Sl4O,-
600
The Louisville Courier thinks that
in twenty years chat city will have pop
ulatlon Of 100000. e.ieiss.,s.,g
i'Genenal Candy has accepted the resigna-
ton of Beverly B. Bolts, clerk of the county
court of Culpeper.! Ii5s9s99aoF rs 81
There are twenty three suits for divorce
before the. Supreme Court at Portland, Me-
and nineteen of the petitioners are wives.
The California grape crop is one-fourth less
in quantity than it was a year ago, but its
quality is much superior. - a}as9a
Another 'ayoung lady school teacher, in
New Jersey this time, has provoked public
meeting by cowhiding her infant pupils
Ex-President Andrew johnson has declined
the nomination for representative in the
Constitutional Convention from Greene scoun-
ty. II a -s:7.gs
Daniel Mcfarland, the lawyer who shot
A. D. Richardson Of the Tribune, has been
dismissed from his position Of Assistant AS
SCISSOR in New York. s'
A woman of New York, once respectable
and worth 100000, was the other day SEN
fenced to Sing Sing for three. years for an at
tempt to steal forty cents. s. s:,7
An ord negro woman, known as Aunt Patty,
living in Prince William county, fell in the
fire a few days ago and was literally roasted
alive. e. bls@ q sez s f:ssa
Captain Harlan, who was shot at. Palmyra,
Fluvanna, last Monday, died of the. wound.
He was brave and true man, just in the
prime Of life,
General John G. Breckenridge is in
Washington Attending the wedding Of his son,
who marries the daughter of ex Senator John
son, of Arkansas, tsssTs1a 81 toss 3sfm
Mr.. Ebepeezzcr Goss, of Orange county,
made this year 81 800 from the sale Of apples.
Parties from the North paid him S. per bar
rel for 1900 barrels Of plpins
~ Aresoution, offered by Elliot (colorcd) IA
yoring the recognition of Cuba and pledging
The aid of the State to the general government I
in case ofwar with Spain, was made the spe-
'ial order for Wednesday. aayef ID
Three field hands attacked planter named
J Johnson, IN Johnson county Ark, with knives.
Johnson killed two and mortally wounded
:hird, johnson received more than twenty
wounds, but will. recover iaa@l
Quick work in Minnesota. A man bought
! lot, built house and set up housek coping
within the space Of forty, eight hours, and
lad son and heir born to him before the
lrst meal was eaten in the house.
An English woman has travelled all the
way from Rio, Janeiro to st. Paul, MINI, to
seek out her husband, from whom she was
divorced years ago, and see if he. would not
ike to try it again tlqow wsa g; b.t
The rumor that the President has tender
d Judge Hoar the vaca ut position on the
supreme Court bench is c onfirmed and it is
low statedthat he will cccpt. This disap-
Joints Stanton and a host of other aspirants
A youth of Rochester hanged himself b.
ause his parents compelled him to- attend
hurch, and-when his father came to cut him
own he kicked the old gentleman in the
aost unfilial manner as he dangled by his, :
eek. ii itii ald5s: z1o,uiIi8s4lss p {
A vigilant committee in Fremont county +
owa, a few days ago lynched noted rufian
AIMED Sam Murdoch, charged with the mur- .
er Of Henry johnson Since the lynchine !
ohnson has made his appearance, alive and I
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