The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13
LETTER FROM HARR1soNBURG.
HARRrsoNguRe. VA. Sep. 10. 1877


HARRIsoNBURG, VA.' sep. III, 1871.
Editors Virginian
Tn the case of Zebplon d. Gilmer. charged
with the murder Of Reuben Bonds. Which
has been on trial since Monday. Sent. 3. ar
gument was begun to- day. CAPT, Paul made
q strong openiny speech for the State. He
WINS followed hv Can't. Warren s. Lurtv and
VIM r Comnfon' Mr.. !. N. Ticcett will
clnse for the defense to.morrow and John
PanI for State Pnhlic oninion is very rnnch
1livi,,a,l nc IN what the decision If tho iurv
will he. IF T were to hazard an opinion #
woul1 he that the iury will fail to aoree.
The prisoner maintains a nerfectlv calm.
cool eyterior hnt hv no means o ,e Of indif.
ference He watches every movement of the
40 90 and freonentlv cons,Il,s with his attor.
navs ''N' NN'-.>'' '''' '',' '''''-
AZ editorial in the last V1RGINrAN in ref
~ th;s nl.ca du,,ing the oneninr of tho maiIs
has axccited an nnnsnal amount Of exnres,
s;on of oninion r,'hn verlict, tbinl, of tne
inry comrosed Of the citizens of Harrison.
bnrn 10 that the editors Of the V1RGINIAN.
for once in their lives. are in error. think
nvself that vour corrrsnonflen inf heino On the
mronnd ia nossihlv hefter s;tnated r. heor
and know If the Srievances Of onr citizens
j., tI.;s rootter Won ,ra not a WOW, that o1r
no M ice force has been lately nerforminn some
p p vorl, and if Sullivan will keen the
dor oman dnrinc the nsuol honrs If the dav,
Lnow Coo willis fnolicemanS will nresrrye
order Rv,the.wavs Messrs. Editors. dron
down ami take SIM hath in front Of the
Post Office ,t and then vonr readers in Harri.
CO... bnrn will ha w;llinr Tor vnn r. dec;de
,shnthar thare 10 anv ssre.snp ~ ;rst;co,, in
their complaint.
q netit;on nonchad in tbe most connnlirent.
Wal. 81 H., Cornfv Conrf to take +. month,s
,aoraot;o, r Tho int;es nerfor,ned nv NJ
T""o.. si,'oo Ian,,oru 1st hove hao,' ,oy ~,
oro,,S and no dasarvec hoidov
e,p aarl,ov 81 iii wac hroLen a. tho ao,o+
tho otIar GoU ;nvon;lo ~ on ;nnr;sit puo
t,,rn of mind saturated h;s hands in tba Ir;ns
49,. ~ od Jr;ad tl,n,.a 40, ~
ho,,r o. so tho hroezas w va a,,e r pII
liz ,;n on n thronnh that bov,s trnwsors s'''
Hl,,ns oaIo - tt;s ooHn+, onnoon - ho Mn
eo ,5;souo;ntmont T TPp" oo wv W ornn
u,na vi us ba ra"rSn IN antiro fa;l,,ro
p.J a o,u W. vi anaa;ns a. Sawa ,'h,o
ouoso =. ls Sh;e a MAJ nao p ioat
M Wondu ~. s t,,a A1 aI '', do
n,.. saauel.ulu, y. ene Vonsnso"oea.'e' Ge-
I Sa ~ se!se sue peop'e III 'l'e heA' AcsS-
Coies NaIlonal EAPoslIlon VIII " mere
~ the z41n. IN me Gays OF cur cnliohooo these
''i1igs wels caheu circus.
1eu. neulicA, lele!rea W III last Week .
~ W. as navns Deen assauiteu OH
Ine " arm springs IurhPlke' IL lying IN
very crlt,cal cohuitloh' LIS. latum are at
tenuins nun.
considerable NUMBER OF cltizens OF TINS
p a:s anu y county propose sGartlns on the
in.1a D. ~ =. ~ eaculslon 10 washington anu
o" NH ~ .o-.lo,l1w: W.,
Luz S aualgs nau uless parauS u, on tle
D!uare SATURDAY % etening i'sG; Iney are re
STRIVING to'pecome the 10Th Maryland" OF
virginia.
JOS. II. Hnue; ESD, aas oeeti restored TO
MS usual nealtn ana can be found at the
CleFkS OHlce on uuCy curing OInce hours.
Already the newspapers have begun ar
raging for the execution. The New York
Herald and.Su and all of the Baltimore
papers will be represented, and, learn, old
''Pap Gobright," of the Associated Press
will be here in person. The VIRGINIAN
will endeavor to pick few crumbs from the
reportoral feast.
Capt. John Paul is announced as a candi-
date for the Senate the contest will be be-
tween him and Gen. John E. Roller. Both
gentlemen have many friends.
The news reached here this evening of the
death Of laborer at Orkney Springs yester-
day named Coss johnson. It appears that
Capt. John Avis, the commissary of the
Springs. was entering the store of the
Springs in company with Mrs. Moore, wife
of the proprietor, Friday morning last. when
johnson attacked him. They became en-
gagged in FIGHT during which Avis oot hold