The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-07-13
Academy of the Visitation Monte Maria.


Academy of the Visitation Monte Maria.
The annual exhibition and distribution I
of premiums in this fourishing institution.
took place on the 29th ult. We extract :
all that our limited space will permit, from
the Richmon En- 7uuey's report OF the oc-
casion
After the distribution ef premiums,
which were too manner ouseto describe here, |
gold medals and the first honors OF the
Academy in the Senior Circle were award
ed to the following young ladies composing
the graduating class Misses Jane r. Swee-
ney, of Philadel phia; Marie 4. Gautler,
Of Washington, D G.; and Misses Mary E.
Camp and Rosa Hargrove, of Richmond.
The following young ladies received the
| first honors Of the Senior Circle, in hand |
some wreathes, FIR uniform excellence of
conduct; Misses Agnes r. Hitselberger,
of Liberty Town, Md; Marie Provost, OF
Baltimore; Teresa Finncy, of Hanover Co.;
Annie Akin, of Chesterfield county; Re
gina Kelley, of Staunton Allie w God, Of
Amelia county Carrie and Sarah Baker,
of Williamsburg Annie P. Estes, Thalla
Wildman, Dahlia James, Clara Yarring-
ton, Belle Brown and Mollie Lottler, OF
Richmond.
The second donors in the same circle.
for excellence of conduct, we're conferred on
Misses Mary Mallan, Maggie Smith and
Mary Casey, of Lynch burg, and Misses
Ella G. Smith, Belle Beverly, Kate Nc
Donongh, Eliza Reynolds and Lizzie Scott,
of Richmond.
The first honors in the Junior Circle,
for excellence Of conduct were conferred
on Misses Ida Winston, Philomena Clue,
and Nellie Lottier, Of Richmond.
The following young ladies were also
honorably mentioned Misses Emma and
la Puzey, of Staunton, and Misses GIMME
Lucas, Josie Brown, and Kate Faherty,
of Richmond
The exercises we're concluded with the
coronation Ode,' solo and chorus, and
an appropriate address by Rev. Father
Hanley, the chaplain of the convent, and
a few parting remarks from Father Null
vey, after which the audience was shown
into an adjoining room, where beautiful
specimens Of needle work of every descrip-
tion, tapestry, embroideries and painting,
executed by the pupils, were on exhibit
ton The girls, full of joyous anticipa
tions of holiday pleasures, then separated
| with the blessings of the kind Sisters, be-
| tween whom and themselves there seemed
to be deep attachment.
A HoMIc1DE-On Friday morning last
our community was startled at the intelligence
that worthy citizen of the county had been
: stabbed and killed by negro man. Theru-
NOR was at first treated lightly, but the APP
, pearance of the murderer in charge of guard
Of men from the scene of the bloody act, prov
cd the truth Of the report. 1t turned out
that Mr. George Ackery, living on Buffalo,
F, in an alteration with George Dock, a colored
man, had been stabbed and Immediately kill
ed by the latter, on the morning named.
The circumstances which led to the affair,
as far as we could learn, we're as follows :
Mr. Ackerly lived with Mrs Zollman. Wild
owed sister. On the night previous to the
affair some men had repaired to the house Of
Mrs. z. for the purpose Of assisting her
daughter to elope with man, whom she OBJ
iccted to her marrying. The negro man,
: who also lived on Mrs Zolman's farm, it
: seems had been a party to the attempted
& elopement and had conveyed away the young
a Iady's clothes the night appointed. The next
y morning (thc designs of the lovers having in
the meantime been frustratcd}, Mr.. Ackerly,
' being incensed at the part taken by the negro
: man in the affair, went down to his house, as
!. is supposed for the purpose of correcting him
for l., interference and tn. negro mans tale
is. that rIr Ackerly attempted to strike him
G 10 the face. lie whiting at the time, threw
!, up his hand 10 wa.r'' off the blow and struck
+ the knife which was common pocket knife,
into Mr.. Ackerly's breast. There was but
the single cut lie represents aiso that MIR
A after the stab walked around the h'''se
apparently unconscious that he was hurt, and
] returned with the remirk ''you have CT me-
He sat or sank down into the door. when the
negro man sent some of his family for asss-
lance In a short time a Mr.. Reid arrived
but says the wounded man spoke but few
words, remarking that he was glad to see him
and asking him to take off his shoes, that he
: might die easy and sank and expired without
S any communications in regard to the stabbing.
The affair is peculiarly unfortunate as Mr..
Ackery bore first rate reputation in his
: ncighborhood and the negro is also represent
cd to be a quiet peaceable aud industrious
Y man. L TIC llG Cr Iudue uU d1lCulpI W CSCdp pc
and was brought to town and committed for
trial by Justices Figgat and McNutt.-Le-c-
ington Gazette.
THE TREAsURY-Th Washington Patr
OF states, in reference to affairs in the Treas
ury Department, that sit is well known that
bonds, notes, and coupons have been stolen !;
that great irregularities now exist, and that
the books of the Treasury are not balanced,
and cannot be made to agree by many mill
lions Of dollars In other words, the accounts
of the Register of the Treasury,in which Office
S the records of all bo@ds, notes, &C., are kept,
do n at all concur in their results with those
of the Secretary of the Treasury. The at
tempts which have been made to reconcile
them have signally failed, and immense diff
} fercnces separate them to-day, which cannot