Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-07-24
Virginia Items.


o'clock, the stage coach from Lexing
ron to Goshen upset when near th,
former place. There we're ten pass
eDgers aboard, sotie Of whom were
seriously hurt.
On Tuesday last, while two yO1ne
men, John Merrimon aid Samuel
Diamond were playing with gun; it
was accidentally discharged, the load
taking effect in the head Of Mr.. Mer-
rimon, and inficting a very serious
wound from which be has since died e.
Diamond was arrested.-LynchJurg
Republican.
FATAL AccIDEST.-Staunton, July
l0,-This morning, at half past nine
o'clock, the iron rsfters of the round
house in process of erection for the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, fell
10 with four workmen, who were en-
gagged upon the building. VIM.
Gallaher, of Richmond, was fatally
hurt; Chas. Bear seriously Watson
and one other we're slightly injured
PORTRAITS OF DISTINGUISHED VIR-
aINIAYs.-The collection CT portraits
of the distinguished men Of Virginia
which are being deposited 10 the state
library at the Capitol, to-day received
quite an addition in that Of fine oil
portrait, almost life size, of the late
President of the United States, John
Tyler, and btst OIL portrait Of his
father the late governor John Tyler.
The former was pairted by Ww.
Hart, esq, of Kentucky, and the lat
ter was copied by Governor Tyler's
great grand daughter, Mrs. L. II.
Denison, from the original by War
rem, Ofthc large number Uf paint
ings now on exhibition at the library,
none surposs these in elegance of
finish. They we're contributed bJ
Mrs. Lc,itia Tyler Semple:
The Lynchbutg Republican says
that freight train ON the A. NJ 4 ..
railroad, Monday morning last, ran
over a deaf mute who was sitting on
the track at the end OF tie bridge at
Southsije island. His injuries are o.
frightful character, the left leg be
ing crushed between the ankle and
knee, shoulder fractured, and cut on
the head.
The city schoo! board of Alexan,
dria has fixed the salaries OF teachers
in the public schools Gs follows;
Principals not less than $500 nor
more than $1,000; vice principals
not less than $500 nor more than
$500; assistants not less than $500
nor more than $500.
THE BERRYvILLE TRAGEDY
Baltimore, July ia special from
Winchester to the Sun says: Lycur-
gus aud Oscar Little, the alleged
fratricides, are confined in the Jail OF
Clarke county. Theft trial Is set for
Monday. when it VIII probably be
postponed Until re fe''. Report
here says the statement of the killing
published in the Washington Star,
and purporting to have come from
Columbus Little, spectator, is Who'll.
ly at variance with the account OF
the affair as given by that person the
day Of the homicide. fhe statement
that the shooting was accidental IS
refutcd by the finding of the grand
Jury, and by the fact that the murder
Cd man was beat about the head after
the pistol aound was inflicted.
The verdict of the coroners jury
was that Clinton Little came TO his
death by a pistol shot fired with
premcd'ation by his brother, Lycur-
gus Little.
The wounded are recovering as
rapidly as could be expected. Mrs.
Little's wound IS the most serious,
the injuries of the others, with the
exception of Oscar, being chiefly
bruises about the head, received from
the clubbed pistols in the hands OF
the combataDtss
1t was reported on Monday that
Lycurgus had committed suicide 10
the jsil at 3erryville. This was in
correct, however, and probably arose
from the fac, that lie made such an
attempt on Saturday. He had OBJ
tanned bottle Of morphine by some
means, and DR.. Love, who was ont
of the frs; physicians called in, had
a severe struggle with him for its
possession.
QUEER ACCoMMODATIos.-A lady