Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-12-18
Summary of Valley News.

Unless Gov. Kemper should take some
further action in their cases, Mrs. Louisa
Lawson and her brother, Silas Morris,
will be hanged on next Friday in Har-
risonburg. Andrew Shiff1ett was hung
in September, being the principal in the
murder of David G.. Lawson, the hus.
band of louisa Lawson, and she and
her brother, being accessories, were SEN
fenced to the same fate, and would have
been hanged in October, if they had not
been reprieveG by the Governor till Fri
day next.
The Old Commonwealth says: "Mrs.
Louisa Lawson seems resigned to her
fate, and when we called at the Jail
at quilting. She has made five quilts
much other work"
On last Wednesday afternoon, Mr..
Geo. Smiley, of Mt. Crawford, had one
of his legs broken by being thrown from
a sulky.
Derritt Dickerson, whilst on spree
in McGaheysville, Rockingham county,
on Monday of last week, threw stones
into Mr.. Stoneburner's store, breaking
the windows and showcase, for which
he was committed to Jail.
In Harrisonburg last week, Edward
Faulkner (colored) charged with steal
ing coffee from Mr.. Burt Moss, was SEN
fenced by the Mayor to receive ten
lashes on the bare back.
The Coffman farm containing 25O
acres near Dayton Rockingham county,
was sold, on Tuesday last, to John G..
Mcclure, of Rockbridge, at s60.579 per
acre, payable in l, 2 and 3 years with
interest.
Mr.. J. A. Lowenbach, of Harrison
burg, has sold his tannery in that place
to A. f. Wallace and H. G. Baker for
the sum of $4,000.
Col. Geo. w. Murphy died on Friday
morning, Dec. 7th, 1877, at his residence
near Mt. Jackson. He was printer by
profession, having learned the BUSHES
in the Spirit Of Jefferson office, Charles
town, West Virginia, in l847, and after
wards editor and proprietor of the
Shenandoah Valley, New Market. For
a number of years he was agent of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Mount
Jackson, Va. During the war Colonel
Murphy served in Ross brigade and was
afterwards member of the board of pub
lie works. He married Miss Calvert,
daughter of the late Major J. G. Calvert,
State Treasurer of Virginia, and sister
of Judge Calvert of Shenandoah, and
who died some eight years since. About
six months ago he married Miss Noel,
of Shenandoah. He leaves grown son
and daughter. Colonel M. was the son
of George Murphy, Esq, of MiddIeway,
Jefferson County, West Va, and BROTH
er of Mr.. J. NJ. Murphy charlottesville
We learn from the Fincastle Herald
tn 1t, on last Friday morning a week,
Mr.. Martin K. Linkenhoker, who lived
miles East of Fincastle, Botetourt
County, committed suicide by hanging
himself in his barn. He was discovered
in about fifteen minutes after the deed
was committed, and physicians were
sent for, but all efforts at resuscitation
were unavaiIing.
Mrs. Rebecca Gray, wife of Oliver
Gray, Esq, died at the residence of her
husband, near Fincastle, Monday morn
ing of last week, of heart disease, after a
lingering illness Of several months
Mrs. Gray was a daughter of the late
DR.. Scott, of Covington. On Tuesday her
remains were taken to Covington for
interment.
At y o'clock last Saturday morning a
week, the barn of Mrs. James T. Logan
near Salem, Roanoke county, was burn
ed. Her son Robert discovered the fire
in time to rescue the horses and COWS
and a portion of the gearing and other
articles. About 200 bushels of corn, be-
sides quantity of hay, and large rick
of straw were destroyed. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
The Fincastle Herald says: "Mrs.
Elizabeth Bowyer, (mother of Mr.. VIM.
B. Bowyer) has young cow, two years
old last August, that gave milk regular
ly for five months before it had calf,
giving about one-half gallon at each
About five thousand people visited
Chief Joseph and his band of Nez Per-
ces. at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Sun
day of last week. Religious services
were held in tent. The captive Indi-
ans are Catholics.