The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-10-17


REPUBLICAN, MEEriNG.-On Thursday nigh
last a number of the Republicans of Stanton,
including both black and white, assembled in the
Court House yard to glorify over the result o.
the recent elections. They were addressed by
Maj j. A. Hartman, Judge Riley. and Mr.. A. NJ.
Crane. We did not hear the speeches.
SPEAKING AT Mt. SIDNEY have been in
formed that Mr.. A. NJ. Crane, of this city, made
Grant and Wilson speech at Mt. Sidney, on
Saturday evening last The audience, although
not large was respectable in number, and the
speech d calm, argumeutative presentation ofthe
facts of the canvass, and was well received
HEBREW DAY OF AToNEMENT.-The Hebrew
Day of Atonement began on last Friday evening
at sunset and continued I'm il the same hour on
Saturday and with the exception of Sacrifices,
was observed with al the rigor of the olden time.
The Hebrews abstain from food on this day, and
devote it to religious cont platious and prayers
for the remission of their sins. Hg
The various business houses of this city be-
longing to this class of our citizens were closed
y,
them.
ScoRcHED.-9ur young friend, E. c. Kinney
(known more familiarity as .Pat'') had his face
and arms considerably burned by the explosion
of some powder on the work of T, K. Menifee
and E. G.. Kinney, near New Richmond. G. Il o..
R. r., last week. Several attempts had been
made to set off a blast and failed Mr.. K thought
the fuse had been cxtingushed. and commenced
pouring powder in the drill hole, with view to
trying it again, when an explosion took place,
burning him above stated. We are gratifed
to learn that his I'M uries not serious.
ATTEMPt ED OUTRAGE.-A negro man, known
as Carter Cabell, attempted to commit an ouj rage
upon the person of Miss Nancy Cash, daughter
of Mr.. John Cash. near Elizabeth Furnace, on
Tuesday of last week. He was foiled in his
helish attemp. by the cool courage of the young
lady and her little brother, who was with her.
The negro is cook on one of the freight trains
the Railroad, and the following day Miss Cash
had a warrant issued for his arrest and placed
in the hands of YIN. Lightner, constable, who
arrested tCabell, took him before justice B. O.
Furgusson, who committed him to Jail to await
the action of the next grand jury. He was lodg-
ed III jail on Saturday last
AN IMPORTANT ENrERPRIsE.-We understand
that Mr.. B. T. Jordan, of Rockbridge, an expe.
rienced iron man, is now taking steps to form a
company to establish Furnace near Waynes-
boro. in this county. The rich deposits of the
red hematite and specular iron ores, which lie at
the base of South Mountain in inexhaustible
quantities. have attracted the attention Of Mr..
Jordan and he is now taking active steps to or
ganize a company for the purpose stated above.
The capital necessary to purchase the land and
erect the Furnace will be about $4,000, which,
we learn, there will be no difficulty in raising
We regard this as an Important enterprise, and
hope that it will be speedily pushed forward to
completion.
SERIOUS AecIDENr.-Mr. John Pearl, of ALLIE
ghany county, who has been working at Este
line Furnace met with q serious accident on
Tuesday night last about o'clock. He was
walking by 0. C. Morris store, on Water street,
when horse. with shafts hanging to him, came
dashing along of the shafts striking him in
the shoulder, causing comminuted fracture of
the left clavicle, or collar bone, breaking it in
three places. lie was taken to Capt. M. A. Mil
ler's boarding house, and surgical attention Civ
him by Drs. B. p Reese and A. Il. Henkle.-
II visited the fair grounds Wednesday, we
understand
ACCIDENT AT-THE FAIR GRouNDs.-On Satur-
day last number of gentleman were training
MIR. Rogers, of Nelson county, was driving to q
suky and in going around the course he got out
of his track. John Norman driving at ra-
pid speed behind him, aud being unable to check
his horse in time run into Rodgers sulky, up
sait no IF Rn1u Ion |, n
course until he arrived at the gate, out at which
he went, knocking off the wheels of the vehckl lie
by coming in contact With the supports of the
arch. He made his way to main street, and run
It's entire length with the shafts and sent hanging
to him. and stopped in Newtown in rather
exhausted condition. No other damage was sus-
tanned except that to the sulky.
NARROW GUAGE-It affords US pleasure to state
that the necessary three ffths vote was obtained
at the election in Iiarrsonburg last Saturday in
structing the corporation authorities to subscribe
$2o, 600 to the capital stock of the Washington,
Cincinnati Narrow Guage Railroad. We are not
sufficiently acquainted with financial condi-
ton and prospects of the company, to advance
an opinion as to its probable success. But we
are well satisfied its construction would be of
great advantage to Harrisonburg and open up
one of the most prolific countries in minerals, ON
the continent. 1t would also draw large trade
to that place, which now seeks other markets.
SUDDEN DEATH weeks since, we sta
ted in the Frginian, that VIM Freeman had died
from the effects of a fall, on the night of Robin
sons Show, off the Railroad bridge Lewis
Creek, and that he was Intoxicated at the time
We were mistaken, as we have been informed in
both of these facts. He did not die at the time
we named. but on Wednesday night of last week,
between one O'Clock and daylight, he did die
At midnight he was apparently in good health,
drank some butermilk and ate some bread, be-
fore retiring, and in the morning was found dead
in his bed He had recovere from the injuries
of the fall.
We have been informed, and it gives us pleas
ure to make the statement, that he was strictly
a sober man, and had never been known, by those
mostsintimate with him, to be under the inhu-
ence of liquor. He not negro, rs we
thought he was, but mixture of the Indian and
Caucasian. H died at the residence of Mr.
Saunderson. near Churchvills. who regarded him
peaceable, quiet citizen, free from any ex
cessive vices.
COUNTY COMMITTEE IN AID OF LADIES MEMoRI-
RIAL FAIR At recent meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee of the ''Augusta Memorial Asso-
citation for the Confederate dead,' it was
Resolued, That the following named citizens OF