Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-08-13
Valley News.

| the corn crop.
+ The Rockingham. Register reports the
: organization of a company, with $40, 900 Of
stock subscribed, for the improvement Of
Rawley Springs, near Harrisonburg
Large quantities Of Manganese, from the
Cedar Creek banks, in this county. is ship
ped for Boston, from the depot at this place.
Shenandoah Ed!
Thc Market, at this place, is just =be-
coming glutted with apples, pears, blackher-
ries, whortleberries and other small fruits,
and the prices rapidly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
doah Herald. "a 81 .aa4o3g7 yssgga19 stif
We have been Informed that tue dogs
have been extremely destructive TO the sheep
in Page county, many Of the farmers losing
nearly their entire flocks Shenandoah
Herald. gag 49, vi = -sie' 94
It is said John Meem will make, on his
Mount Airy estate in Shenandoah county
! Va, from ten totwelye thousand bushels OF
4 wheat. He had five reapers going, follow
ed by fifty hands. Old Commonwealth. al,
4 SupRrME1Y HAppys--If hogs are bless
ing, Luray is blessed if dogs are a blessing,
then Lura.y is doubly blessed, and if leas
are blessing, Luray ought to be supremely
happy-Page Valley Courier. asw
/ DEArn OF AN AGED CITIZEN. We learn;
just rs we are about to put. our paper. to
press, the MIR. Nicholas Shaull, residing near
Middleway, in this county. died suddenly,
on Tuesday last, of paralysis. Mr.. 5. was
III the S1st ofhis respected and es-
teemed by the community in which he lived
! Virginia Free Press. a7.-ss ,,,s.ef .
FATAL ACCIDENT Several days ago a
child of Franklin Fox, about years old ,
was standing on store box at his fathers
residence, in this county, iswhen the box up
set, throwing hia. on the floor, striking his
side against the box. The little fellow died
1 in few hours afterwards from the injuries
received. -Page Talley Courier. n72
MoEE RAscAL1rY. Dudley, the whilom
clerk of this county, together with many
other frauds practiced upon our citizens,
charged fees i'll many cases for issuing exc
cutions not authorized to be issued, and
stayed by the law. Those who have not al
ready paid these fraudulent char ges will now
refuse to do SO, as they cannot be compelled
| to do o.-Shenandoah Herald.
The engineering party Of the Alexandria,
Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad, under
charge of Capt. Marbury, which left here
some two weeks ago, have reached Moore
field We understand the party were de-
lighted with the appearance of the country,
and declare its conformation presents most
eligible location for a railroad, all the way
to Moorefeld. The engineers are now pur-
suing their Investigations between Moorelield
and the Ohio river. - Winchester Times. -
; The CUMBERLAND VALLEY RoAD.-The
Hagerstown Nd. papers contain the adver-
tisement of the President Of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad for contracts for the con-
struction of said road between Hagerstown
and Williamsport, on the Potomac The
Mail says this important road will hotter
inmate at the river When once there, eff
forts will speedily be made to extend it to
Martinsburg ard Winchester, and ultimate
ly bring it in connection with the lines Of the
South
RApE.-Last "Wednesday we saw, in the
hands of Constable Bowel, warrant for
the arrest of a man named William Light
who is charged with having committed a
rape upon the persons of Mrs. susanna Frits
residing some three Or four miles northeast
Of Winchester. Light, we understand was
federal soldier during the war. -
On "Wednesday, Light was arrested by
Constable Boxwell and brought to town and
a. Iofo ba
woman testifying to his guilt. The accused
having no evidence to prove his innocence,
was committed to Jail to await trial VIM
chester Ne'0s ea asal pat' en
Items. .5.5-.,
The wheat exports from San Francisco
for July were 100000 sacks, valued at
| $1,000 ~. r, ,..d sI
German sewing machines are runby clock
work which runs for three hours after wind
ing up. alf.s t''.9a + l,9'tl u 94 i''''1 gl .
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
decides that base ball clubs are subject to
taxation and must take out license.
A disastrous fire occurred in Elizabeth
town. Kentucky, on Saturday, thirty build
ings being destroyed. Loss, $125, 900. yrs
The steamer City Of Washington on Sat-
urday took out from New York 1856, 600
in specie, the Denmark $3.50, 600, and the
Vile de Paris 1925 900. '$.@ = #
In Massachusetts, since the pretended en-
forcement of the prohibitory law, /. more
drunken men are seen on the streets of large
cities at night than ever before. 57
CHEERING RAINS LAST WEEK.-All ma
ture revived under the cheering rains Of
Thursday, and the hopes Of many bright
ened over the late corn Frederichsbug
Herald. 'at
The N Y. World announces the election
Of Mr.. Cavanaugh. Democrat delegate
from Montana, by 1000 majority, Demo-
cratic gain Of 1000 arg 1i
The game of making bogus Free Masons
among the colored fraternity here, was at
tempted by a colorcd impostor short time
since, but nobody bit at the bait, and no
body was sviadled out of their money
Frederic sbuyg Herald: 6
MURDER AT ABINGDON William II.
Campbell shot William Howell at Abingdon
last Thursday, the ball taking effect imme-
aiately above the left nipple. Howell lived
about an hour. He Leaves wife and sever
al children in destitute circumstances
Campbell made n 'El his bis escape: rs s55 L
TIE Com CRop-The Alexandria Ga
zette says that the corn crop in nearly all the