Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-11-12
Virginia News Items.

virginia News Items.
The Supreme Court of Appeals began
it's session in Richmond on last Wednes.
day.
During the thirteen months the Moi.
felt whisky register has been in opera
ton In Richmond it has yielded $50, 1856
92.
r. H. Station, of Gordonsville, Va.
has been convicted of involuntary man
slaughter, punishable with a fine of
81 900.
Bishop Pierce will preside at the Vir-
ginia Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, which meets on
the 18th of November.
Miss Susan Kemper died in Warren
ton, on the 30th ultimo, in her eighty
fifth year. She was a maiden aunt of
Gov. Kemper.
The Shenandoah Valley railroad has
been graded between the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and Shepherdston, w.
Va, and track-laying is preceding.
A colored woman has been recently
lodged in the Louisa county Jail for the
murder of another colored woman. She
crushed the others head in with q stone.
Rev. DR.. Brown, editor of the Central
Presbyterian. in consequence of failing
eye-eight is to have Rev. John w. Raw
lings of Lynchburg as associate editor.
The receipts at the Virginia State fair,
including privileges, aggregated nearly
$12, 600, thus leaving several thousand
dollars in the treasury of the society
after paying all expense.
On election day row between whites
Anne county, about shutdown. Pistols
were used, and Col. VIM. T. Griggs was
shot in the thigh, and one negro hurt.
Captain Pratt, United States army,
has arrived at the Hampton Industrial
School with forty-nine Sioux Indian
youths from the Missouri River agen-
cies, to be educated at that institution.
The funeral of the late John B. Tins
Icy, Jr., who died last August at Sweet
Chalybeate Springs, took place on the
7th inst. at Richmond. The services
were conducted by the Rev Peter Tins
ley.
The Charlottesville Jetersonidn says
Whilst out hunting recently, Mr.. B. 0.
Jones, who resides near White Hall,
Albemarle county, killed bear on the
Blue Ridge, which weighed one bun
dred and eighty-three pounds.
Samuel Morgan, a young man, Of
Warren county, Va, accidentally shot
himself with a gun last Monday, the
load of shot lodging in his right arm.
tearing away four inches of the flesh and
muscle between the wrist and elbow.
The Culpeper Times says it is reported
that a man named John Nalle (colored)
was terribly shot in the back and aldo
men while in the act Of stealing corn
from the field of Mr.. P. c. Smith, of
Culpeper county. Males wound, it is
thought, will prove fatal.
Abiding to the report on the cattle
disease recently made by special COM
mittee of the State Agricultural Society,
published in the last issue of the SPEC
TATOR, the Alexandria Gazette says
Contrary to the report of this commit
tee, the cow owners of this vicinity be-
lieve that the disease is contagious, and
to their sorrow know that it has not
nearly subsidized.
J. E. Weston, who has been paying
off the delinquent taxes of the negroes,
in the interest of Mr.. Jorgenson, has
been arrested at Charlotte Courthouse
and held to bail for violation of the
statute of Virginia. Warrants have also
been issued Cor the arrest of the persons
whose taxes have been paid by Weston,
and the grand jury will deal with the
whole party next term of court.
At the late annual meeting of the
Friends Society in Baltimore it was de-
termined to memorabilia the Legisla-
ture Of Virginia for the passage of law
similar to that passed in Maryland, in
1868, which legalizes marriage by the
Friends ceremony, where IL witnesses
are present, and the parties agree to live
together as man and wife and have the
same recorded within so days.
The Alexandria Gazette, which is as
strictly Democratic as any sentinel
standing on the advance picket line Of
the solid South could be required to be,
has the following reflections upon the
result of Tuesdays elections:
1.-THE elections yesterday which re-
suited in a solid Democratic South, as
was not unexpected by those who look
beneath the surface of things, owing to
the action of the House of Representa-
tives since the Democrats have held con-
troll Of that body, and to the dread of the
Greenback infection that has attacked
many of the professed leaders of the
Democratic party, were offset by an al
most solid Republican North. There is
no evil, however, without its compile
mental good, and so the small majority
the Democrats will have in both the
next House and Senate will necessarily
prevent them from INDUCING in any
such. not only indiscreet, but really per
nicious, legislation as, it may be said,
has almost characterized their action in
these two bodies during the last four
years. The Greenback strength was q
myth, but the fear of it was sad reali,
ty to the Democrats, for it made them
lose several States and many Congress
men in the North, the people of which
section are prOverbial for the care they
take of their own interests, and, conse-
quently, look with no favor upon either
men or measures in favor of depreciating
the currency after it has become as good
as gold; and their action yesterday, if it
accomplished no other good, has placed
the resumption of specie payment on the
lst of January beyond peradventure."
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A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN NORTH
CARoL1NA.-Ashville, N. c., was
thrown into an excitement Friday night
by a saG homicide. both parties to the
affair being we'll known and of good re-
putation. Ellis Barring and Thomas
Barley, two young gentlemen. were
playing poker in saloon. 1t was pri-
vate, social game, and their mothers
probably didn't know they were out
Several friends were looking on. Said
BARLEY, mo cheating" Barring replied,
II am not cheating" BARLEY replied,
in very excited manner, "You are a
id liar you are tapping the aces. y
Then they clinched. The lockers on
thought the two bloods we're wrestling.
and exclaimed, LET 'em have it good. !"
But it seems the poker-players were
wrestling with vengeance. After they
had been busting around on the floor for
five minutes, with little or no bloodshed,
BARLEY drew dirk and stabbed Barring
in the small of the back. AS he did SO
he said, II will show you how to lap the
cards, you id thief" The murderer
ran and made good his escape. Barring
expired in few minutes,