The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-03-14

Also to the sale Of the Humbert farm by N. K.
Trout and Jno. b. Watts commissioners.
EDITORIAL EXcURsIoN.-Our old friend N. H.
Hotchkiss, Esq, is pushing ahead his scheme for
a grand Northern tour Cor Southern editors some
time this summer. He is gradually maturing his
plans and forming his combinations, to make this
enterprise surpass even the splendid success he
achieved last summer in bringing company OF
Northern editors through this portion of Virginia
and part of North Carolina. From his known
energy and pluck, we have no doubt the UNDER
taking will be thoroughly complete and that
those who may be favored with excursion TICKETS,
will have delightful time.
SPECIAL CoURr OF APpEALs.-The Judges of
the Supreme Court of Virginia, have appointed as
Judges of the Special Court of Appeals, recent
~ created by the Legislature, the following Cir
cult Judges to compose the Court Judges G. A
Wingfeld Of the Lynchburg cireaits W. S. Barton
Of the Fredericksburg Circuit and VIM. Nc
Laughlin, ofthe Augusta Circuit. Their pay is
the same as that of the Legislature. and is con6n-
deserved compliment to Judge Mclaughlin. He
has comprehensive mind, which seems to be ap-
preciated by the Supreme Court
BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE for February, has been
received" Contents-French Home Life, No. "
Ford; Century of Great Poets. from 1850
Downwards. No V-Robert Burns Serpent
Charming in Cairo; The Maid of Sker-part
VII; Quinets Creation An Educational Expe-
riment in Yorkshire ; The Reasonable Fears of
the Country. Price 81 year. Address Leon.
ard Scott Publishing Company, 140 Fulton St.,
East Of Broadway, N. Y.
CAPT. H. H. RlDpELBERaEn.-Capt Riddeber-
ger, representative from Shenandoah county,
although one of the youngest members of the
Legislature, is one of the most active and useful
He is vigilant, industrious and sagacious, and
never permits an occasion to pass to carry his
point, when he has one to accomplish. lie is one
of the most promising young men of the Valley,
| and before his term has expired predict for
him an influence in the Legislature rarely e1erted
even by much older men.
BEE HIvEs.-We direct attention to the adver-
tisement of Levi Shaver, who is manufacturing
the celebrated Hendrick s. O'Donnall Bee Hives.
Every family ought to have one or more Bees
They are the cheapest piece of property that can
be owned, and wherever there is a Bee, it should
be in one Of these Bee Hives We have worked
in Bees, and used the Longstroth Hive, but think
the Hendrick s. O'Donnall the best we have ever
The patent of 1871, it looks to us, is about
perfection. Persons wanting to purchase good
hive should call on Mr.. Shaver.
We are indebted to Gen. John D. Imboden for
an interesting pamphlet on the Coal and Iron re-
sources of Virginia. The paper contains great
deal of interesting matter concerning the depos-
it's and consumption Of coal in this country and
England, and its relation to the manufacture of
iron. Avery Instructive chapter is devoted to the
seams of the Kanawha in which we are more inn
| mediately interested The statistics given, show
a marvellous wealth to be developed in Virginia
and West Virginia.
| Kinney Bro, Powell's corner, Augusta street,
are now receiving q very superior lot of Tobacco
and Cigars. They have favored us with speci-
mems of the different descriptions of smoking to-
bacco and cigars, which they offer, and from
free ''puM' of them, we are satisfied they cannot
be surpassed in the market Their stock is made
up of the best imported and native made cigars,
which it is a luxury to smoke. Their tobacco is
of the best varieties. Those not satisfied with our
word, had better try it themselves.
TRIAL OF CHARLES G. CARsoN.-The trial If
| Charles C. Carson for the killing of P. T. Cline
| bell, last September, which commenced in Judge
| Hendren's Court, Especial term on Monday, the
4th inst, closed on Saturday, the 9th, by YER
dict of guilty of murder in the I'd degree, and
fixing the punishment at ten years in the Peni-
tertiary. The announcement of the verdict ex-
cited surprise in the Court House, which was
crowded. 1t was regarded as harsh Judgment,
and the effect was to calm into painful silence,
with the weight of an intense surprise many
in that large audience. The result was so unex
pected to many, that the prisoners counsel seem
at loss to what method of procedure next
to adopt After the lapse of fifteen minutes Gel
Baldwin, with some feeling predatory remarks,
moved the Court for new trial. Judge Hend-
rem evidently with much suppressed emotion,
briefly reviewed the more prominent points in
the case aud while stating the fact that the ver-
dict was harsh, yet overruled the motion and de
clined to grant trial. Counsel for defence
then asked that the recording of the verdict be
suspended for the present, which the Judge as
sented to until the following Monday. lmmedi-
ately after the adjournment of the Court, a petit
ton was drawn up and printed and numerously
signed by some Of our best end most intelligent
citizens, of the city and county. and large pro-
portion Of the bar, asking an ipterposition Of Ex
ecutive clemency. Young Carsons father, Mr..
Jas L. LARSON, MILL LAe petlllOu ana numerous
letters, left here on the freight train, Saturday
evening at o'clock, for Richmond.
The trial excited an unusual interest, even for
murder trial. The Court House was jammed,
above and below, during its progress, many of
the audience being from distant portions of the
| county, who came here attracted exclusively by
the case.
The parties were both young, neither over
90 years of age, the circumstances attending
the rencountre peculiar and novel, and the circle
of the influence of the excitement incident to the
result widespread. The fathers of the young
men had had intimate business relations up
to the fatal conflict, but the young men them,
selves had been estranged from each other by
reason of occurrences which had taken place be-
tween them and other parties. Clinebell was an
athletic, powerful young man, weighing about
200 pounds. Carson comparatively delicate,
and about 1876 pounds in weight. The former,
some time previous to the shooting, had whipped
the latter. He had but short period before the
fatal meeting threatened to do so again, and un~
der circumstances which Carson regarded as in
evitably tending to degrade him-that is, in the
presence of certain young lady, for whom Car
son entertained a warm attachment. A cronuet
party had been formed in 9reenyille. of which
Carson became one, and were proceeding to the
grounds ofsport, when Clinebell (who had been
enquiring for Carson in Greenville) followed on
horseback. The road lie travelled was en- gou- |
te from Greenyille to his fathers house) He
overlook portion of the party, just as they had
entered field, across which were the grounds. |
Clinebell called to Carson-"Charlie, ! want to