Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-09-30
Virginia News.

Virginia News.
Mr.. Philip Strauss, an old dry.goods
merchant of Richmond, is dead.
1t is rumored in Richmond that Mr..
John 7. Ford intends building an opera
house in that city.
The Virginia Midland road has carried
an average of over 500 passengers q day
for the last four months.
Judge w. G. Riley, a leading Repub-
lican of this State, has written in favor
of electing debt-paying Legislature.
The conservatives of Nelson county
have nominated DR.. A. B. Fitzpatrick,
debt-payer, for the House of Delegates.
B. johnson Barbour, ESQ.,, has been
nominated for the House Of Delegates
by the Conservatives of Orange county.
A case in the Hastings Court of Rich
mond, Monday of last week, was prose-
cuted and defended by colored attorneys.
The Conservatives of Fluvanna coun-
ty have nominated Capt. w. H. Hol-
man, a debt payer, for the House of Del
egates.
J. w. Eggleston is the conservative
nominee for the State Senate in the dis
trict composed of Char lotte and Neck
lenburg counties.
The farm of the late Samuel Clenden-
ming, near Hillsborough, Loudoun coun-
| ty, Va, containing $40 acres, was sold
recently for $24 per acre.
Michael Mustoe has been nominated
for the House of Delegates by the Con.
servative debt-payers of Allegheny,
Bath and Highland counties.
Harmon Sirarta, a farmer, of Loudoun
county, Va, was found dead In the pub
lie road Wednesday, with the front
wheel of his wagon on his neck.
The Manassas Gazette states that
Judge Cockerille, who is announced al
readjuster canvasser, is heartily in ia
vor of the McCulloch settlement of the
debt.
Mr.. John Hupter. Jr., who represent
ed Louisa county in the Legislature
just before the war, has been nominated
by the Conservatives for the House o.
Delegates.
Two shipments of wheat were made
from Richmond to Europe on the Goth
One cargo was destined to Antwerpt and
one to France. The cargoes were valued
at Sal, 1856.
l11There are, according to official reports
over l 900 children who applied to thu
public schools for admission in Rich
mond this session and were refused fol
want of accommodations.
/
Judge Keith, of Fauquier, having re
fused an application for new trial fOl
Armstrong, convicted of the killing o.
a tramp, the case, it is said, will be tax
en- to the Court of Appeals.
Capt. Fairfax, the popular conductor
on the A. M. & o. Road, who was 81
seriously injured by the Walters bridge
disaster, passed over the road for thu
first time last Thursday week.
Last Wednesday evening, about dark
the Gazette of Alexandria was robbed
of $50 in money, besides checks, bills
&c. The robbery was bold one, and
the thief has not been apprehended.
At the primary election in Ports
mouth, Tuesday evening, the forcibl'
readJusters carried three out of foul
wards, securing thirteen out of seven
teen delegates to the senatorial conven
ton.
A wellknown carpenter of Lynch.
burg, Alexander East, 50 years old, wa
killed Saturday by falling timbers
while pulling down Plante's warehouse
preparatory to the construction of
new building. He was unmarried
The Hampton Southern Worknaa,
learns that in the coming fall twenty
more girls will be added to the numbe
of Indian students at Hampton. Theil
due proportion is regarded as essentia
to the success and value of the effort,
The supervisors of Culpeper having
officially concluded the purchase of tn
fine brick dwelling and grounds o
James Barbour, Esq, adjoining tn
court square, and intended for jail ant
q juilor's dwelling, has been presented
to tue court and the purchase confirmed
Forty-twp liquor dealers of Peters
burg, nearly the entire number in tina
city, were before Judge e. M. Mann
last week to show cause why their Ii
censes should not be revoked for falling
to make proper Moftett register returns
The cases were continued to the Janua-
Try tclM Va tAS AuSt4u8S OOuK~
Gov. Smith having been INVITED i
participate in the discussion now goini
On the debt question, In his reply says
"Can it be possible that such efforts q
are now being made are necessary TO in
duce Virginians to render Justice Il
our creditors. especially when they pro
pose such liberal terms of adjustment p
The dead body Of an unknown whit,
man was found floating in q pond Ii
Charlotte county, Saturday evenin,
week, with gunshOt wound In tn,
back of the head and neck sufficient t,
have caused death. The hands and fee
were firmly bound, and two land side,
of pillow tied to the body. Suspicion
points to several parties In the neigh
borhood. A white woman and q col
ored man have been arrested.
The cigar makers, Ybo have been or
q strike in Richmond, had a'6emonstrs
ton there last week. parading the streets
displaying transparencies aud firing of
rookie along the route. The only firml
which had refused to accede to the de-
mands of their workmen have agreed
to the prices claimed, and their. ole
hands have resumed work. The dem
onstration was q joliflcation over thu
successful termination Of the strike.