Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-27
Valley News Items.

Valley News Items.
All the Valley papers speak OF the
fine rains which have recently fallen,
and predict an unusually large corn
crop.
Mr.. James Stackhouse, an aged citi-
zen of Winchester, died on Friday
night week. He was in his SIND year,
and was well known throughout the
Valley.
The house of Mr.. A. B. Richards,
near Round Hill in Frederick county.
was destroyed by fire on last Wednes-
night-the evening of the day on which
he had purchased it.
Page comfy is again rejoicing in a
holly contested law case. This time it
is about farm, and not calf, as in
the last longly litigated legal case, of
which we made mention week before
last.
Last Saturday week the vicinity of
Honeyville, in Page county, was visited
by a terrific tornado. Trees were up
torn, houses and barns unroofed, and
the timber in the path of the storm was
entirely destroyed. The damage done
to that neighborhood is quite serious.
Judge Thomas d. Houston and Judge
Simmons, the County Judge of Bote-
tourt county, had controversy as to
what was law as ''laid down in the
books" which resulted in Houston be-
ing placed in Jail for contempt of
Court" At last accounts he was safely
ensconced Eliminating upon the muta-
bility of things terrestrial.
The receipts from the bell punch in
Shenandoah county for the quarter be-
ging May LIST and ending August LIST
were: From whiskey, $4s9.19; from
beer, $3.50. Total from bell punch,
s572.s9.i Tax by the gallon, $4.l5. Total
tax on liquors, $577.O4. The revenue in
this county for the year will exceed
$4,000.
Shenandoah Herald The house of
Mr.. John Painter, of Strasburg, was
struck by lightning last Saturday. The
Misunderstanding was torn loose and
the house injured to some extent. Mr..
Painter having razor in his hand at
the time, was struck and knocked down.
His arm was burned, but his injuries
were not of serious character.
} The Page Courier points out the i'm
!, Projections of one John Corbin of that
county, who has for years been travel
ing over the country and imposing upon
, the people as man entitled to theil
sympathies and aid, because Of his loss,
several years ago, by fire in Page coun-
, ty. He was last heard from in Stafford
, county, and the Courier warns all per-
sons against the aforesaid tramp, thief,
. and prevaricator.
} The Lexington Gazette says John
Green, white man living in the neigh
borhood of Buffalo Forge, outraged 6
= negro girl about IL years of age, several
t days ago. He met her on the road ane
r presented pistol to her head, telling
' her if she offered resistance he would
kill her on the spot. He accomplished
l his designs and escaped "into the billy
| country" but was arrested several day.
3 afterwards and arraigned before Justic'
9 Small, who remanded him to Jail t.
: await the action of the Grand Jury
While bringing him to town he escaped
, from the officer who had him in charge
, and is now at large. Parties have beer
q on the hunt of him, both In Botetour
: and Amherst, but have not beeppable t.
D recapture him.
g We are indebted to the Lexington Ga
1 zette for the following items THE co n
0 tract for the new building at w. Il L
s University, designed for Valentine
Recumbent Figure of Lee, has beer
awarded to Mr.. e. J. Leyburn. TIL
r building will be constructed by plan
furnished by Mr.. Nelson, distinguish
1 ed architect of Baltimore. Work viii
commence at once. The building will
t probably cost from $4,000 to SIS, OO0.-
An affair occurred between Buck Cor
don and Samuel Day on the road be
! tween the Baths and Lexington las
{ Thursday which resulted in the stab
bling of Day In siXteen different places
: One cut across the throat came very
r near proving fatal,-Boats will be pu
+ on the canal from Lexington to ROp'
' Ferry and from Jordan's Furnace t.
a Lynchburg Ga Sept. End. There is I
gap of two miles between Rope Ferry
and Jordan's Furnace; stages or Wag
l ons will convey passengers and baggage
$ between these points.
In the decision recently rendered BY
the Supreme Court of Appeals at Wythe
vile, in the Latham divorce case, taker
up on appeal from the decree of the Cir
> cult Court of Lynchburg, Judge Ander
son disssnted in long and able opin-
ion, which elicited much praise from
the female fraternity In that place. Thu
D venerable Judge paid women, Ipother
in particular, high tribute, and express
ed his views as at variance with The ex
listing law in the State, which gives thu
paternal parent the child or children
, in case of divorce, and particularly die
he differ with Judge Wingfield in Civ
, ing the child to the father in the Latham
, case without divorce. A number q
ladies in Wytheville sent Judge An.
derson magnificent basket of flowers
with the following note -
"Will Judge F. T. Anderson accept
, the accompanying flowers from num-
, Der of the ladies Of Wytheyille, who
have heard with great pleasure Of biz
, highly just and commendable dissent
ing opinion read in the Latham divorce
case, and send this small token as an
evidence of their great appreciation u
his tribute to women. "-Lerington Ga
zette.
In this connection, we may Rs well
give the following from the RICHMOND