Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-07-23
Virginia News Items.


At Manassa Junction, Va, a new and
beautiful Catholic Church is at once to
be erected.
Two negro boys were drowned in a
mill-pond at Richmond, on Friday last
whilst in bathing.
The Court of Appeals, all of the Judges
being present. is now holding its sum-
mer term at WythevilIe.
Mr.. Samuel Hoffman, an old citizen,
ana Tor thirty years prominent mer-
chant of Liberty, died on Monday last,
aged Al years.
John H. Thomas, of Virginia, has been
appointed railway pOst-Office clerk on
the route from Washington to Lynch
burg Via the Midland railroad.
Col. French, secretary Of the Lee
Monument fund, acknowledges the re-
celpt of 5000 from Col. VIM. P. Chiffon,
commissioners for the State of Alabama.
The Richmond State has been present
ed with some fine bananas raised in Vir-
ginla on the farm of John B. Davis. This
is the f1rst we have heard of bananas IN
Virginia.
John Owens. who killed his son Rob-
ert in drunken rage in Portsmouth on
the 1st of June, was tried in the Court
OF Hastings on the 18th inst, for muir
der and acquitted for want of evidence.
An old Indian tomahawk has been
found in Pittsylvania county. It is of
stone, and in shape somewhat resembles
a wedge, having groove around the
larger end. by which it was fastened to
the spike.
Theodore Ruscher, of Richmond, aged
twenty, air f,o,, "a
dead III his room OH last Friday He is
supposed to have died from an overdose
of laudanum, which lie was in the habit
OF taking at night 10 produce sleep.
The Bedford Sentinel says: Mr.. SamI
Turner. living near Skinnelps mill in
| this county, died on Sunday fro M the
effects of sunstroke. He was taken ill
on "Wednesday, with violent vomiting
and did not call in medical advice until
Saturday, when it was too late to do
anything for his relief.
| NThe Chair of Chemistry, Geology, and
Mineralogy in Emory and Henry Col
lege has just become vacant by the re-
signation of Professor Charles William
Dabney. He leaves behind him high
record as gentleman, an enthusiastic
and scientific teacher, and an accurate
and skilful analyst and practical chemist.
His training was at Hampden-s Sidney
College and the University of Virginia
The first white man whipped under
the new law which has just gone into
operation in Virginia took place ut
Hampton GU the 18th inst, Williams,
the colored constable of the town, ex-
ecuting the sentence of the court. The
man was sailor, name Mccormick
from Baltimore, and was convicted of
stealing an anchor"
Gov. Holiday has accepted an invita-
ton to attend the Commencement ex-
ercises of the Agricultural and Mechan.
ical College, which occur on Tuesday
and Wednesday,. the 18th and 18th Of
August Judge Walter r. Staples, Pro
lessor Buchanan, of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity, late of Emory and Henry, and Mr.
Joseph r. Haw, of Richmond are the
orators of the occasion.
| Among those who have obtained pat
ents are R. B. Wood, Richmond, medi
cinal beverages; G. E. Hunter, Fred
ericksburg, pillow; II. A. Turner, Bed
ford county, fly fan motor; J. Nj.
Quisen berry, Salem, mill spindles; Jas.
l.. Dudley, Snowville, vehicle wheels,
and VIM. A. Graham, Lexington,
archibald Graham, administrator
methods ofand apparatus for extinguish-
ing fires.
Last Sunday evening week, the horses
fattached to the Yellow Sulphur Springs
stage ran away near Christiansburg de-
pot, nearly killing Lewt. Glass, the
driver, Walter Beirne, a small colored
boy, Guss Golf, cOlOred porter, and
Mr.. VIM. Surface. one of the guests of
the Springs All &c doing we'll under
| the care of DR. Fipcat
We are indebted to the Lynchburg
Meas of Saturday for the following
items The trustees of the Miller Or
phan Asylum have contracted for the
erection of a monument over the grave
of the lat Mr.. Samuel Miller, at a cost
OF 10, 600. 1t will be very handsome and
imposing.
Yesterday evening Miss Mamie
Black ford, while riding out OH West
street, with Mr. D. 7. Mitchell, was
thrown from her saddle by vicious dog
unexpectedly dashing out and biting the
horse she rode, causing her to lose con-
troll of the reins. and throwing her for
ward into the street, Fortunately, she
sustained no further injury than pain
| full bui not serious bruise about one of
her eyes,
Gamblers mountain, about ten miles
south of the city, was in beautiful
blaze yesterday, having caught fire by
accident, and just as the flames reached |
the top of the mountain, a little cloud,
barely wide enough to cover the track
OF the devouring element, poured down
such tOrreat of rain as to extinguish |
the last spark of the fire.
This considering that the city and the
surrounding country were almost burn
ing up with heat, and were dry as a DOW.
der horn, is sufficiently remarkable to