Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-09-24

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minutes before proceedings could be re-
sumed.
Virginia News Items.
The mining for gold, near Hillsbor-
ough in Loudoun county, is carried on
with every prospect of success.
|. Walter Anderson was arrested Mon
day week in Wilmington on the charge
of clipping from Richmond, Va, with
Susan B., the wife of Julian Anderson.
James Watkins, an escaped convict
from Virginia, was arrested in Wash
ington the other day, and is held for the
action of the Virginia authorities.
Col. James F. Pendleton died at his
residence in Marion, Va, on the 18th
inst, aged seventythree years. He
was Superintendent of the Peditentiary
shortly after the war.
Mr.. Samuel Strong has been awarded
the CONTRACT for building the narrow
gauge railroad bridge over the Aqueduct
at Georgetown. IT is to be Howe truss
bridge about six hundred feet long.
.Mr. B. T. Plummer, of Alexandra,
and before the war book-keeper in the
Gazette office, has died with the yellow
fever at Memphis. Two of his children
have already died of the same fatal dis
ease.
A negro woman named Sarah Stacey,
attempted to commit suicide, in Lee
county by cutting her throat with ra-
Eor, and will probably recover. Disap-
pointment in love was the cause of the
rash act.
Salem Register: Major Green, of this
place, and Major McMahon, of Staun-
ton, have just been awarded the con-
tract for building narrow gauge rail
road from Martins station, in pulaski
county, Va, to the coal banks belong
ing to Capt. Hart, in that county. The
road is 81 miles long, and is to be COM
pleted in sixty days.
Norfolk Landmark says: We have
been shoWn by Mr.. G. s. Smith, who is
engaged by Mr.. O. p, Maltby in the
work Of recovering valuables from the
wreck of the United States frigate Cum
berland, sunk during the war by the
Confederate ram Merrimac, minnie
rifle which was recovered recently by
their diver, Mr.. VIM. West. 1t was
covered with rust, shells, &c.
The Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
Railroad Company lost five bridges on
the Virginia and Tennessee division of
the road by the recent rains, as also a
considerable portion of the track. One
of these bridges was three. span struc-
ture about 115 feet long. 4 large force
was promptly put to work wherever re-
pairs were needed, and trains are now
running through from Lynchburg to
Bristol
The ex-Confederate soldiers of Alex
andria are moving in behalf OF the SOL
diers of the Louisiana Divisions of the
army of Northern Virginia in New Or
leans. At meeting on last Wednes-
| day night, committees were appointed
to solicit contributions, and over hun
dred dollars was at onGa subscribed =
The city of Alexandria has already sent
5000 to the cities of New Orleans, Mem
phis, and Grenada.
! The following additional awards have
been given to Virginpiaanls at the Paris
Exposition Gold medal-Hampton
Normal and Agricultural Institute,
Hampton, Va; scholars work, views
of the school, publications, blanks and
regulations. Trustees of the Peabody
Fund, Staunton, Virginia; reports OF
the secretary. Silver medal to J. F.
Allen & Co., Richmond, Va, tobacco in
all forms. W. H. Trowbridge, Va, DAN
vile, Va, smoking tobacco.
Portsmouth Times: The following
incident relating to Gen. George E.
Pickett. has never appeared in print
and is too good to be lost /: During the
march of our army into Pennsylvania
| the division of Gen. Pickett was near
ChambeFsblrs. The chief commissary
asked the General what ffftieln9'ss be must
procure for the division. "Why, Major,
get anything; Major, get everything /;
Major get even cakes and candy, for
there is nothing In this State too good
for my men,"
Miss Eliza Maury, FOURTH daughter of
| the late Commodore Matthew F. Maury,
who has distinguished herself by her
patriotic efforts to aid in paying the
State debt of Virginia, was married
| Tuesday night at the residence of her
| mother, on Seventh street between Grace
and Franklin, to Mr.. Withers, a ma
| tive of Virginia, but now of Denver
City, Colorado, where he is an engineer
of high standing. The wedding was
comparatively private, but few persons
| being invited to attend the ceremony,
and these being chiefly connections OF
the family.
A new postoftice is established at
| Reeds Station, Prince William county,
Va, on the route from Manassas to
Strasburg, near GAINESVILLE, with L. B.
Howell as postmaster. John w. Gath
er is appointed postmaster at Melrose.
buckingham county, Va, vice Mrs.
Hannah Harrison, resigned. There is
much satisfaction expressed at the es
tablishlHent of postoffice at Mt. Yer
non; but to avoid all difficulties arising
from the multitude of Mount Vernons
that are also postoffices, the Post Office
Department has changed the name of
the postoffice at Washington's home to
"Mount Vernon on the Potomac" by
which designation the office will here
after be known, Capt. j. McH. Hol-
lipgsworth being continued as postmas-
ter.
BURIAL OF THE G1PsEY QUEEN
Dayton, September, 15.-MatiIda Stan.
ley. known as the Gipsey Queen, and
rpcOpniZad "a sy1ch Inv q II Fri hoe IN ronob