Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-12-11
Summary Of Valley News.

The Shenandoah Herald says that in
all of the five cases which were taken to
the Supreme Court, on appeal from the
decisions of Judge Bird of that Circuit,
the Judges decisions were sustained and
affirmed.
From the same paper we learn that on
Saturday week Mr.. Geo. Holler was
painfully injured by runaway team.
FROM THE ALTAR TO THE GRAVE
Miss Kate Goss, aged about twenty
years, was married in Winchester, on
Wednesday night last, to Mr.. James B.
Violet. Within two or three hours af-
ter the ceremony the lady was taken
ill, and died about two O'Clock in the
morning. She has been in delicate
health for some time, and her death was
supposed to he the result of heart disease,
aggravated by excitement. Her funeral
took place from the Market street NJ. z.
Church, of which she was member, on
Friday Winchester Times.
The Winchester Times gives the fol-
lowing account of bold theft. "a man
whose name we did not learn, but who
was supposed to be tramp, stole COW
out of a field on Mr.. J. H. Snaps pre-
misses on the Martins9urg road, the 9TH
er day. The act was committed in
broad day light. and the thief boldly
drove the COW down the turnpike to
Bunker Hill, where he offered to sell
her. Luckily Mr.. Snapp soon discover
ed his loss, and getting on the track of
the thief. overlook him at Bunker Hill,
and had him arrested and lodged in the
Martinsbnrg Jail"
The Fincastle Herald complains as
follows about the interest on Valley r.
r. bonds:
The tax Of $4,000 that is annually
drawn from the county of Botetourt, to
pay the interest on the Valley Rail
road bonds, constitutes one of the many
gigantic swindles ofthe age. Baltimore
and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company paid their subscription to the
stock Of the Company, and they have
accomplished about all they care for in
the extension of the road to Staunton,
but Botetourt is paying out her money
for no compensation whatever. We
are rank repudiator as t0these bonds.
From the same paper we learn that
the Board of Supervisors of Botetourt
county have appropriated $1,000 to re-
pair the damage done to the McAdam
lied road, by the late flood.
The Board also passed resolution to
destroy the coupons attached to the re-
served S95, 900 of Valley Railroad Bonds,
and the Coupons were destroyed.
The same paper says that on Thurs
day last Egene Reynolds, the Snowman,
confined in the Fincastle Jail, charged
with larceny, made his escape. He is
still at large.
The Lexington Gazette says: Mr..
w. F. Poague is heavy loser by the
flood. His saw mill aud plaster mill,
stones and plaster crusher, and a
and all the fixtures are gone. The mill
race was badly filled UP, and u wide
break at one end of the dam. He loses
also about it mile of feiIcing His
Touring mills are not badly damaged,
and will be in operation in short time
if the weather is favorable. His loss is
estimated at from ST so to 5000.
From the Rockingham Register we
learn that difficulty occurred in .Har.
risaphuFg on Monday e.eniag last, be-
tween Rev. Mr.. :<ennca- the B-stor of
the M. E. Church, and Thornton G.een,
both cclored, which threatened to be
serious. There was dispute in regard
to an alley which was between the lots
occupied respectively by the two parties
named, which difficulty eliminated in
conflict, during WHICH Green struck
Kenndy with a stick, and the latter
retorted by hitting Green on the head
with an axe, inflicting a painful wound.
The parties were before Mayor Hyde
on Wednesday morning, who, after in
Vestjgating the facts in the case, fined
Green $500 and cyst.