The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-12-09

Inc FearlSDurS GdzeVe is responsible Tor
the report that the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Strings have been sold for the sum Of 81 $50, !
600. -. go
A railroad is spoken Of from G ordonsville
to Winchester. The people along the propo-
sed route warmly favor the building Of the
road. A,9a-sg ~ &g5s agsa9
The Strasburg, Virginia, extension rail
road will be SO near completion as to be
open for travel the entire length BY the
LIST of February. ~ t
DR.. Wade Hampton was accidentally
killed by S. W. Cobb, ESQ, while hunt
ing together on the Colorado river, Texas,
a short time since.
Merchants in New York, Philadelphia,
Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville and New
Orleans are complaining of excessive dull
ness in trade. ~,
A panther, measuring FIVE feet seven
inches, was killed in Franklin county, KY,
the other day, by Mr.. Samuels, much to
the relief of the neighborhood.a aAH
The Washington Chronicle of yesterday
mentions report which we hopei is we'll foun-
ded that Mr. A. T. STEWART Of New York
is in treaty for the water power Of Fredericks
burg. $3.50: ass .i9 sas.H
General Spinner, United States Treas
urer, who is now in his sixty-eigth year,
it is understood will be compelled to ten
der his resignation on account of failing
health. iSFi E@
Brigham Young has declined to pay his
income tax, and the revenue, collector has
detailed man to lay the facts before the
Revenue Department for submission to
Congress,
Some sheep stealing Indians we're re-
Gently attacked by volunteers in Dona An
ma county, New Mexico, and three sava-
ges killed. A Mexican boy was rescued
from them. eziiJsast a. t39ae 54s
The Republican Governors Of the three
States of Alabama, North Carolina and
Arkansas have all declared in favor of the
removal of the disabilities imposed by
the Fourteenth Amendment.
The new street in London leading from
the Bank of England to the new Black
friar's bride, a broad straight thorough
fare through the heart of the great city,
is to be named after Mr.. Peabody.
Attorney General Hoar hid conference
Monday with President Grant in reference
to the appointment of the nine new Uni
ted States. Circuit Judges, and, tits said,
agreed upon the appointees,s but who they
are has not been made known.
SO Tits not generally known that, cotton is
successfully cultivated on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia, but such is the fact
Beautiful cotton is regularly raised in Ac-
Escomac and Northampton counties, and
shipped eitherto Norfolk or Gris6eld. !
The London Times Of Friday as says
that things at Rome are acquiring i'll for
the Council. Gallicanism. is rampant !;
the Austrian and German bishops demur
to the dogma Of infallibility, and discord
is apprehended among the Italians.
Matte Davis, one of the New Orleans
Fdemimonde chopped God might paralyze
her if it wasn't So" and she was instantly
struck blind, deaf and dumb She re-
NAMED in the comatose state for seventy
two hours when she died. sesa ,3fFlsg1al
During the month of November II ,343 i'm
migrants, of whom 8,02e wcr. Germans. had
landed at New York; The report further
showed that since the beginning Of the year
las. 308 immigrants had arriyed.at that port,
of whom 81 81 were Germans and that du-
ring the corresponding time last year there
were 80 1882 Germans landed at New York.
Forepaugh's menagerie building at Con
nersyille, Ind. was fred BY an incendiary ON
Wednesday night. The animals we're at once
set free and scene Of Che widest excitement
ensued. A flock of sheep within TIE enclosure
was set upon by lion and several Of them
killed The lion. also encountered bull, who
fought him braycly for some time, but was Al
length overpowered and killed n :
q A New York paper publishes biogra.
ply of Jim Fisk, in which, among other
things, it is said that when years ago the
| inchoate Prince Of Erie hired his father
at a salary of. $4,000, he said to him, II
want: you to distinctly understand that
you are my clerk, and don't want you to
4 put on any of your id airs = and that
/ the aforesaid father is now in an insane
asylum. ~ Y =! ne n Hs4s 9s 's.2I
BELLE BoYD.-Of this noted female, we'll
known in the Southern States during thu
| late war a despatch to the. San Francisco
Bulletin, dated Stockton, California, Noyem
Der "a, says :s se4ag u sHg;o % saia
IL Belle Boyd, who has been confined in tn
insane asylum Tor some time gave birth to
child yesterday !. and has 50 far recovered he
mind that it. is expected she will be discharge
ina few days. i'd sasag gaaq aav ~ ses4ega
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