Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-24
virginia News

The body OF an unknown white man was
found IN Staples's mill-ponj, about four
miles above Richmond, on Sunday. From
It's condltlcn, being very much decomposed
~ must have lain in the water for some time
Ine deceased had on a white linen coat and
bIsek pants and vest with military bu ttons
on the latter garment, and a pair of Cheap,
Tegged shoes. There was some blood visible
ON the sleeve Of the coat which was the only
mark OF violence TO u seen. A small spell.
rg-eook and portion of a certificate of
registration were found n the pockets of the
deceased.
Isaac Brown, a colored man. was instantly
KILLED on Saturday morning last in Rich.
Eond, while engaged in cleaning out a we'll,
he was standing on the edge of the we'll
lowering the bucket, when the windlass
Tap,SSv from 1n us bearing and Evolving with
HIM senseless 70 the bottom of the we'll
MAJOR Geo Mckendree, belonging to the
Ohio Railroad, who tell from a three.story
window III the hotel building at the Whit
sulphur Springs on Tuesday last, q distanc
OF ioIty-feet to the pavement, is In a fai
ON MONDAY the grand Jury of the q uarter.
~ Court of Amherst found indictments for
perjury against a number of blacks, who at.
tempted 10 register, and swore they were
years old, when some of them were only 1
or u The jury was adjourned over uni
Tuesday, when still larger number Of SINH
The Lynchburg News says: awe learn that
the disease which broke out among the cattl :.
an tne neighbour God OF Bristol, on Thursday last
sun continues TO rage with undated inteus.
Ity, and up 10 Tuesday night upward. 81 one
hundred cattle had died The disease is almost
instantly faial, and no cattle attacked by il
have recovered.
In Charlottes willie, on Tuesday morning. the
nody OF a dead eolored infant was found in a
slnk, having Its throat cut. A coroner,s iury
Drought IN a verdict duplicating a negro girl,
HSing on the lot, as the probable mother OF the
child and perpetrator Of the crime She was
committed 10 Jail TO AWAIT trial
The Lexington Gazette learns that one of the
IaFgest farmers near that place has sold a
thousand bushels of his crop of wheat at 81 is
per bushels, and one or two small sales at a
Tess price have been made. Another large
bushels
The Winchester Times says: "a uumb,r O..
cur farmers have already commenced thrssh-
ara express themselves as delighted
WIN tne turn OUT, the wheat being OF a
very line quality and the yield per acre fully
II lot hey ond. their calculations
considerable quantity of iron has been
dIsooversd ON the Scott tract OF land, four
miles above Lynehburg. Ii is quality of
non well adapted TO lining furnaces, aud is
tnousnt 10 be very valuable. A company is
ABOUT being organized 10 work the mi e
Ii is expected thai the Winchester and
Suasourg Railroad WI be in running order
by the nrst Of November. 1hs work is now
0eShe pIshed vigorously all along the line.
~; Henkei raised on one field OF n acres
hear New Market Shenandoah coanty, BjO
onsneis OF wheat which weighed 81 hounds
ae ousnef-SZ ousnelS 10 the acre.
lew Gays since there arrived In Rich
inGnd oy the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
sgnty-slx through passen gers from the North.
many OF them were IN search Of land.
SeNeial Mormon families passed through
Lynchbure yesterday, en- rsute from Salt Lake
tlty 70 their former homes in TazeWell county
IN this State.
since the LIST Of July the distilleries at Fred
eIlek Hall, Louisa county, and Falmouth
Stafford county, have stopped
Ine Saiem (Rosnoke county, Times an
nourees tie ARRIVAL there OF General Hordee
and family.
Mr.. McDonald. Of the Richmond Whi- "a
SPcken OF for the place Of Secretary OF tee
MI William ;. Buck, OF warren county.
raised 100 bushels Of wheat on Is acres.