The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-03-23

P. G. Henry T. Wartmann was elected a dele
gate from Valley Lodge, No. 40, I. o. o. F., to
The Grand Lodge, which meets at the same time
and place. So says the Enterprise.
The Virginia Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church closed its annual session last
week. Among the appointments are the follow
ing:
Rockingham District-A. J. Porter, P. E.
Rockingham and Weodstock-J. P. Hayward
Augusta-W J. Virgins
Staunton-W. A. Forsythe.
Middlebrook-J. B. North. ss4f
Rockbridge-Owen Hicks. .sip
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The North British Review heretofore repub-
lished by the Leonard Scott Publishing Company.
New York, is, we sorry to say. discontinued
by its publishers in Edinburgh, stopping with the
January number, The republishers in New York,
have however, with comm. ndable promptness,
made arrangements to supply its place with
another and we think very valuable addition
to their already valuable reprints-namely, The
British Quarterly. the whole four numbers Of
which for the year 1871 will be furnished to sub
scribers, thus giving the January number gratis.
INCENDIARY FIRE.-The stable of The Editor o.
the Lynchburg News, five miles from the city, in
Amherst county, was fred by an incendiary about
o'clock Saturday morning, and entirely con-
sumed. together with large quantity of oats,
&C., agricultural implements and gear, There
were seven horses in the stable, five of which
were gotten out unhurt, the other two were bad
ly though not fatally burned The loss is about
$1,000. No insurance
There is incontrovertible evidence fixing the
guilt of the fendsh deed upon negro residing
in the neighborhood who has probably before
this time been captured.
DEATH OF WELL-KNowN Respectable COL
oRED MAN.-On Sunday morning last, after a
protracted illness, John Briggs, most respecta-
BILE colored man. died of Pneumonia, aged about 81
years. He was born in Augusta county, about
nine miles from this place, and was raised by
Motif Cochran. Esq When yet boy he was ap-
prenticed to Mr.. Norval Mccoy, and learned the
trade of blacksmith under William Venerable
whose partner he was, in that business, at the
time of his death. He sustained through life a
high character for honesty and probity, and, be
ing polite, and ever ready to accommodate, he
was generally beliked by our citizens. His re-
mains were inferred in the Staunton Cemetery
where large procession of friends and relatives
followed them.
AS will appear from the following copied from
T
something more at last, than dim prospect of a
railroad, if not exactly through the town then,
at least: within hailng distance: "Defore the
ink was dry on the enactment giving the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad company their new fran
chises one oftheir best engineers passed through
this town to examine the general topography and
especially the gaps in the North Mountain and
Blue Ridge.
His instructions were to make direct route,
avoiding the circuit of the james. This will
bring this road in mile of this town-perhaps
through it. Their intention is not to vary the
line yard to go by anybody's barn; not even
to receive the patronizing smile of the most
potent, grave and reverend seigniors of this fam
ed city
AN GID CHURCH RoBBEp.-A burglar entered.
we understand, the Old Stone Church (Presbyte-
rian } in this county, on the night of the 3rd in
slant, and stole the pulpit Bible an heirloom
which for century or more had been used by
the venerable ministry who preached the Word
in thatmother church of the Valley of Virginia.
The academy, near by, was also entered and a
large number of valuable books were taken or
destroyed. Fire was found in the morning, on
the school house hearth, with ashes and paper
lying near by. Some school books were left in
the desks, but all the new and more valuable had
disappeared
1t is not known whether this sacrilegious rob-
berry committed by malicious persons in he
neighborhood, or by some straggler from tAe
public highway. The Bible was very old and
rare copy, with notes. in a good state of preser-
walton, and was much priced by the congregation.
DEATH OF LAURA NJ. E. CAMpBELL.-Laura NJ.
e., wife of Thomas Campbell, colored barber,
who is very generally esteemed in this communi-
ty for his many good qualities, died at about six
o'clock on Wednesday morning last, the 18th in
stant An abscess had been forming in her left
side from early childhood, 81 adualy pervading
her system and undermining her constitution
until, at the time above designated, death put an
end to her patient, accomplishing suffering. She
was, for many years consistent member of the
Baptist church, and was regarded by its members
as a true christian, her name remaining upon
the church record after the establishment here of
a colored Baptist Church, apd she always atten-
ding, when able so to do with marked punctual-
ty upon all the devotional services of the church.
Her funeral was preached, on Thursday last, by
the Rev. G. B. Taylor, in the Church to which
she belonged; and her remains were attended to
the grave by large number of white persons,
her pail bearers being the following gentlemen,
who. by this act, have reflected credit upon their
religion: Messrs. VIM II. Peyton, P B. Hoge,
John B. English, Egbert M. Hartman, John Hart
and VIM. D. Gambler, five of whom are deacons in
the Church.
ELECTION ON RAILROAD SUBscRIPTIoN.-The
following is the result of the election the ques-
tien of subscription of 100000 to the Valley
Railroad and $500, 900 to the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad:
BEVERLY MANOR TOWNSHIP.
Precincts. For. Against.
Sandy Hollow, sc %
Peaco's Mill 8 II