Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-11-20
Virginia News Items.

More than 10000 dollars worth of
Southwest Virginia beef was ship
ped fresh from New York to Liverpool
during last month.
The State Fish Commissioners have
contracted with some young men of
Front Royal, to catch one thousand
black bass to stock streams that have
none.
The Wing says: The breadth of land
seeded IN wheat this fall in Virginia,
from observation and the best means of
information we can gather. is much
above the average, and it certainly has
not for many years at this season made
as favorable showing.
The pickpockets who were caught at
the Richmond Fair and condemned to
the whipping post very naturally have
a poor opinion of Virginia justice.
They say d-n such State and de-
clare, when they getout of Jail they will
do all in their power to discourage i'm
Emigration to the State.
YANKEE ALLEN CoNvERTED.-On
Sunday night last the Rev. Mr.. Hut
son, who had been conducting Sc ries
of revival services in the Baptist church,
preached farewell sermon. Atthe close
of the reverend gentleman's discourse
large number of persons came forward
and made public profession of reli-
gion. The crowded congregation were
largely affected to tears, and when at
last Mr.. Edgar Allen stepped into the
ranks of converts the scene was hides
cribably thrilling. About fifty persons
have publicly protested religion
Farna0i0e Mercury
The western bound express on the G.
d 0. r. e. was thrown down an en-
bankment at Anderson's Station, Mon
day night the 10Th inst. The engineer,
Mr.. J. P. Hunley was severely hurt and
the baggage master was badly scalded
in attempting to rescue .he engineer,
who was caught under his engine. All
of the coaches except the sleeper were
thrown down the embakmeGt, but.none
ofthe passengers were hurt.
Two freight trai ms on the same road
and same night. coliided, smashing up
both engines. The track was soon clear
ed.
The amount of Internal Revenue COL
lected in Richmond District last week
was S43. 42l, 80.
At meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Lynchburg Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society, held
on Saturday night, the 10th instant,
Mr.. John w. Carroll was unanimously
reelected Chairman, Mr.. Alex. Nc
Donald Secretary and Treasurer, Mr..
S. B. Ferguson, uperintendent of
Ground, and Mr.. J. p. Strine Keeper of
Grounds.
G. L. Hanks is appointed postmaster
at Piper's Gap, Carol county, Va, vice
Mrs. Sallie A. Mitchell, moved away.
Chas. Young is appointed postmaster at
Buckeye Cove, Pocabontas county,
West Virginia, vice John Auddridge,
resigned. The postoffice at Henry's
Fork. Roane county, West Va, is dis
continued the papers go to Arnolds-
burg.
Capt. John Belcher, who was ia
nous tlrfman and owner OF the Fair
field (Va.) race course. died Saturday
the 10th inst. in the Slst year of his age.
cred Eye" was one of the many famous
horses he formerly owned.
The Fincastle Herald Says MIR. J.
u. Roberts killed recently near Cove
Alum, in this county, a wild cat that
measured four feet from its nose to it's
short tail. and was two feet high
Thomas Gillian of Fincastle also killed
very large wild cat near town last
week.
We learn from the Shenandoah Her
aid that Mr.. Joseph Moore, of Mt. Jack
son Va, had his leg broken in two
places, last Saturday morning. :.
Adolphus Herzog, well-known Ger
man citizen of Petersburg, Va, COM
mitted suicide on Tuesday morning by
shooting himself with pistol Pecu-
mary embarrassments and family aff1ic-
tons are assigned as the cause of the
suicide.