Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-25
Virginia News Items.

An Eidson's speaking Photograph Is
on exhibition at Wyatt's music store,
Richmond, Va.
The first watermelOns Of the season
were received in Richmond on Monday
the 18th inst, from Atlanta, Ga.
The Board of Trustees have elected
Rev. Prof. George w. Holland, of South
Carolina, as vice-president of Roanoke
College.
Mr.. James G. Southall is to deliver the
address on the 9th instant at the open
ing of the Museum of Natural History
at the University of Virginia.
Mr.. r. G. Hughes, a worthy and we'll
known business man of Woodstock,
Shenandoah county, died very sudden
ly in that place last Wednesday.
An appropriation has been made by
Congress of $4,000 for the purchase of
the relics of George Washington from
the Lewis family Of Clarke county.
Bob Ingersoll has a convert in Virgin
ia. A Mr.. Baker, of Winchester, lectur.
ed on Sunday week at Warrentop a.
gainst everlasting punishment or hell.
The Senate has confirmed Mr.. Samuel
r. Atwell as postmaster of Winchester,
and he will probably qualify and enter
upon his duties during the present week.
The first new wheat this season was
offered in RichMaAd on last tuesday
the 18th inst., hut fp4nd no buyers. The
first offered last year was On the 9th
June.
The Washington Gazette says "Hon.
Beverly B. Douglas has just returned
| ;o:k 81 I>sc NM
understand that his denomination is as
sured.
sc Hurt & Co., millers, of Lynch
burg, Va, havejust shipped Z, 200 barrels
of flour to Pernamhuco, the first ship
ment ever made direct from that city te
South AMERICA,
William Hawkins, aged 20 years, has
been lodged in the Jail of Culpeper coun
ty, Va, charged with having murdered
Willie Turner, aged 13 years, on Tues
day last, in that county.
] Prof. John L. Buchanan, of Emory
and Henry College, Va, has been elect
ed to a chair in Vanderbilt University
at Nashville, with a salary of 81, 500 ant
residence, and has accepted the position
The Norfolk Virginian says the return
of Hon. John Goode to Congress from
: the second district of Virginia is certain
It also looks for solid democratic dele
cation from this State in the next Con
tgress.
Henry RqrWell Of Henderson, n. G.
and WT1lie Manson, of Richmond, Va.
were arrested at Pennington, n. c., OF
last Saturday, en- route to S. G, wher
. they. it is alleged, had agreed to fight
duel.
On last Saturday the 18th inst. as tn
freight train from Norfolk vas otossin,
a a bridge about five miles from Peters
burg, piece OF timber fell from the sam
and killed two colored boys who wer
fishing under it.
!, A lot of new red wheat, grown II
northumberland county, Va, was sol
in Baltimore on 18th inst, at 81 pc
: bushel. On the same day choice South
ern red wheat sold at Sl.I9, showing tn
! price OF the new wheat to be 8 fame,
one.
The Dispatch says: 1T is UNDERSTOOD
that the trustees of the Mill Manual
Labor School have elected a superinten
dent, but if so, the name OF the fODtunat
. man is withheld for the present. TIL
school is to be located near Medium
e River Depot, on the Ches. & Ohio rail
road, and il is endowed with the rem
nants of the fortune Of the late Samue
: Miller, and it is intended for the educs
e ton OF orphan children of Albemarle.
The Portsmouth Times says: Saturda
: 18th inst, Mr.. Owens, who killed hi
son few days ago, accompanied b.
> Chief of Police George w. H. Watts an
|, several friends, visited the grave of hi
a son III Portlock's Cemetery soon afte
the body had been inferred. The. Sigh
:, there presented was most heartrend
4 ing one to behold, the wretched fathe
exclaiming: ooh! My son! have xii
" ed you, but God knows 1 did not inten
= it. I did not know what was doing.