Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-04-29
Special Dispatch to Stanton Vindicator.
TERRIBLE CALAMITY /!
200 Persons Killed &c
"ounded.
AMONG WHOM WERE
30 Mem bers Of the Legis-
lature.
RICHMOND, VA, April 9th:
Special Dispatch to Stanton indicator.

~ Mem berS OF the Leg1s-
lature.
RICHMOND, VA, April 9th.
2.3O P. NJ
A terrible calamity occurred here this
morning. The Floor of the Court Of Appeals
in the State Capitol gave way, and precipi-
tated the hundreds therein assembled, te
hear the decision in the Mayoralty case Of
Ellyson and Chahoon. upon the conserva-
tive caucus then sitting in the Hall of the
House below. ~
1t is impossible at this hour to ascertain
the extent of the injuries
Among the killed are Patrick Henry
Aylett, the distinguished Lawyer, DIR. j
B. Brock, Reporter of the Enquirer & Elk.
aminer, Sam'l Eaton, Clerk of Mayor Cha.
hoon, Capt VIM. A. Charters, Chief O.
Fire Department, N. P. Howard, Lawyer
Ash Levy, Merchant, Chas. Watson, o
Danville R. r., Hugh Hutcheson, Lewis
N. Webb, of this City, Schofeld brother o.
Gen. Schofeld, R. Fl. Maury, Jr., Senator
Bland, colored, Powhatan Roberts, J. A
Hobson & Col Wilcox.
1t is supposed that twenty members O.
the Legislature are killed and wounded
The Judges of the Court of Appeals al
escaped unhurt. Elk Gov. Wells was badly
injured. L. FL. Chandler, counsel for Cha
hoon in the Mayoralty case, was injured
James Neeson and Judge Meredith, counse
for Ellyson, were also badly hurt
About two hundred persons were hurt by
the accident. The greatest excitement pre-
walls. Hundreds of per- )us on the Capitol
Square and weeping and wailing as the
dead and dying arc brought out of the
building.
Gov. Walker escaped unhurt, though he
was on the court room floor at the time
Henderson Bell had his left arm broken.
Messrs. Cochran & Hanger are safe
For the indicator.
Mr.. Editor There is misapprehension
in the minds of the people, in regard to the
claim they will have on the stock they will
have in the Valley Railroad, provided the
subscription is carried. My opinion is well
made up. that the stock, of $500, 900, will
belong to the County, and, when productive,
the dividends, as far as they go, will dimin-
ish the taxes. Am not correct Please
let US have your views.
Whilst on the subject, does the County
yet hold its stock in the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad, if not, what became of it?
QUERANDO.
AS to the first interrogatory in the above,
we are pleased to state to our correspondent
that he is correct The stock in the Valley
Railroad, spoken Of, will belong to the
County, and the dividends therefrom will 60
to relieve taxation in the County. Indeed,
we look for great reliefin County taxation,
in after years, from this very source, should
the subscription be carried. We regard it
as an investment to be paid during twenty
years, which is ever after to be continual
source of revenue to the County and a con-
sequent continual relief to County taxation.
As to the question ''does the County still
hold its stock (of 800, 100000 shares) in
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad? We are
also glad to be able to say that it does. -
We have taken the trouble to examine the
records and find, that, on October, 9th
1862 an order of Court was made, author
izing the County Treasurer to sell this stock.
That on November 23rd following, the
Court decided that it Gid not have the au-
thority to order the sale of said stock, and
rescinded the previous order for its SALE
On the 28th day of November, just five days
thereafter, the Treasurer reported to the
Court that the 200 shares of stock had been
sold, and asked the Court to ratify said sale.
The vote was taken. six Magistrates being
on the bench, and the motion to ratify the
sale lost.
Thus it will be seen that the County still
holds her 5000 Of stock in the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad, and we trust, when
that great road reaches the Ohio to sec our
people relieved from taxation to consider
able extent, by the dividends which mast
accrue to the County from that source
REGISTRATION THE registration bill pass
ed by the Legislature provides that regis
tration shall commence on Tuesday next,
May End, and it also provides that the Reg
istrars shall give ten days notice before each
sitting, by posting notices at five places in
each Township, Ward and election district.
The counties have not been divided into
Townships, nor have the Registrars been
appointed and May End, is not ten days off,
hence the impossibility of carrying out the
Registration act. A bill has been offered
in the Senate to amend the act by postpon-
ing the time for beginning the registration,
and to require only three days notice The
Legislature must, Of necessity, pass some
such bill, and we hope to be able to give in
our next issue the day on which the regis
tration will begin
The Radical conference in Richmond
proceeded to read Gov Walker out OF their
party, tho Wells party. This IS rich. They
tried to read him out Of the Governorship,