South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-02

SToSEwALL JAcKsoN.-Gov. kemper.
of Virginia, has communicated to the
Legislature of that State information
conveyed by a letter from Hon. Mr..
Hope, member OF the British Parlia-
ment for the University OF Cambridge,
that bronze statue of heroic size of
Stonewall jackson. designed and exc
cuted by the late Mr. J. II. Foley, r. A,
was offered as tribute of English adj
miration and sympathy for the accep-
lance of the Commonwealth. Governor
kemper says:
The statue is represented by compe.
tent judges to be most imposing and
beautiful work OF art. 1t was procured
through subscriptions spontaneously or
ganized among friends of Virginia in
the mother country who admire the
character and love the memory Of our
dead hero. 1t remains for the State to
accept this splendid gift, and 10 guaran-
tee its erection on some conspicuous site
within the capitol, grounds. 1t revives
no animosities Of the past, it wounds
the sensibilities of no good man of what
ever party or section, to honor and re-
we're the memory of jackson. All the
world knows that the earth beneath
which his body lies covers the ashes OF
patriot and hero whose greatness shed
lustre on the age in which he lived. His
example belongs to mankind, and his
deeds and virtues will be cherished by
all the coming generations of the great
American republic rs among the proud
est mem9Fialss of common glory"
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TnE OrTRAaE, AND ,LYNcBiNa IN
PRINCE GesoRgg''S CoUNTY., MD.-Fr-
the,' Portss,fdrs. revolving outrage
perpetrated on Mrs. Nelson by the ne
gro, not Simms, but John Henry Scott,
in Prince Georges county, and the sub.
sequent lynching of the perpctrator of
the crime were announced in our last
number. Mrs. Nelson, the victim, the
Baltimore Sun states, is about twenty.
three years ofage, rather handsome, and
a lady of culture and refinement She
is in very delicate condition. The af-
fair has completely Frustrated her. and
the excitement has almost overturned
her reason. She furnishes the follow
ing statement of the occurrence as Civ
en- in 4 Washington paper:
About eleven o'clock she went out
side of the door, where she remained n
few moments, and returned to the house.
when Scott was lying on a lounge in the
room adjoining that in which she and her
husband slept. She remarked to Scott
that she did not think her husband
would return home that night, and short
ly after she and her child retired.
About 1880 o'clock the child began
to be restless and asked for water. She
called Scott, and asked him to get her a
drink. She stood at the door which
separated the two rooms and took the
water from him, after which she return
ed to her bed. a few moments after
getting into bed Scott made his appear
ance, and, placinga pistol-a fve-bar-
relied pepp6r-box-to her head, told her
to keep quiet or he would shoot her
She asked him what lie was doing, and
he again commanded her to keep quiet
He next proceeded to get in bed, all the
time holding the revolver at her head.
The accomplishment and repetition of
his vile purpose, md the subsequent
shooting of himself with the pistol, and
the escape of the woman, are given as
before related, -.. -.