The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-08-25
News Items.
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A new Ferry boat fl Norfolk and Ports
mouth is to be launched in November
Hon. Robert Ridgeway has suffered re-
lapse and is now in critical condition.
A colored brakeman fell between the cars
at Wytheville last Monday and was killed.
The Warrenton Sentinel says that the cat
tie disease is making sad havock in that coun
ty. e.A
Over three hundred thousand pounds of
Sumac was receivedin Richmond last Satur
day. !
Laura Keene will 20 on Southern tour
this fall. She will appear in Norfolk and
Richmond
The committee appointed In Richmond to
raise funds for the aid Of Prussia have already
collected several hundred dollars
Pudding Greek in Norfolk is invested
with strange creature like a seal, that news
like cat.
A negro man was shot and killed, while
stealing grapes at Bowers Hill, near Ports
mouth, on Tuesday night.
There wassa heavy flood in Abingdon last
Monday, several buildings were washed away
and much damage was done.
The Farmville New Commonwealth hoists
the name Of Captain P. W. McKenney for
Congress from the 9th district,
Hon. John Pendleton Kennedy died on
Thursday, at Newport, r. l., while on visit
to that place, for his health
The Norfolk Journal in speaking of the
candidates for Congress says that Francis De
Cordy is named by some as the man of desti-
ny.
The Wytheville Dispatch says that lady
of that town found the letters WAR, raised on
an egg the other day and the wise ones are
certain that it is coming.
At the late meeting of the Faculty of Will
liam and Mary College, the degree of L. l..
D. was conferred on Hon w. A. Mcfarland
and Hon. James Lyons.
The Richmond Wing says that the consoli-
dated line is is still feeding Richmond, with
wheat and beef from Southwestern Virginia
and adds, hurrah for Gen. Malone.
The census taker of Portsmouth returns
population Of 1880. The Virginian thinks
he must have made mistake in the colored
population as they voted two hundred more
than he returned
Mr.. VIM. Maupin, a young citizen Of Char
ottesville has suddenly disappeared. He went
into tI,ok ~, NJ
morning last, since which time he has not
been seen.
Forney now explains the result of the
North Carolina election, held under the bayo-
nets of Holden's militia, by the statement
that all Republicans had been murdered or
driven out of the State by the Ku-Klux
The Washington Republican thinks that
Virginia should send unanimous "Republ-
can delegation" to the next House The peo-
pie in Virginia think exactly different and
will try to avert the inhiction of united
radical delegation,
A RAD IN William Leahey,
ex sheriff OF Pittsylvania county, one of Can
by's appontees, was arrested in Danvillc a
few days since charged with smuggling the
funds Of the comfy to the amount of $4,000
while he was sheriff
French cruisers captured an English vessel
bound for Prussian port, laden with all sorts
of contraband of war The captain when
questioned as to his intentions, doughtily an
swercd that he had felt assured that revo-
luton would break out in France, and had
determined "to run the risk"
In the case of the Holden Kirk outraees in
North Carolina, portion Of the prisoners
have been brought before Judge Brooks, at
Salisbury and released on their own recogni-
zance. Tt is thought all will be discharged,
though Holden, by counsel, still continues his
efforts against them.
A piece entitled "MarcLng on Paris" is
now performed at a leading theatre in Berlin.
The first act represents peace and quiet"
the second, ''The people rise and the struggle
begins;" the third, 'sThe passage of the
Rhine" and the fourth, Con to Paris" with
songs and ballet dancing.
1t is believed that the Prussian campaign
will do away with many absurdities of French
military costume. In Italy the buckskn
gloves, aprons, &C., were laid aside, and such
will be the fate, at this time, of the ponder
Gus, sutfocating bearssain bonnets Of the gren-
adiers of the Imperial GuarI
Switzerland is very distrustful of the Prus-
slams, but has taken the most stringent meas
ures to protect her neutrality. A Baden sol
der, who came too near the frontier at Lee
poldhohe, was shot dead by Swiss sentinel,
and German officers who come over unarmed
% Basic and drink too much beer arc roughly
handled.
Machinery lately perfected in England
pins and weavcs from animal hair, of cats
md rabbits especially, either By itself or with
slight admixture of silk a sort of velvet tbs
ue, distingushabe from silk, but inferior in
ineness and beauty. The principal coors are
black and white, though any color or shade
common in other fabrics can be impaired
qually we'll.
The Interpretation in English of the names
# the German commanders is sufficiently
curious. For instance, Steinmetz means
tonecutter; Falkenstein. the falcon rock
nd hence Vogelvon Falkensteiu-the bird
f falcon Rock; Manteufel, man devil, and
1ulenburg, the castle of owls. These names
re gothic enough for the dark ages
A kind fraternal trait is narrated to illus.
rate the SnlrIt IF tbp vounp Erapoh co1d;oyu