The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-01-26


paper. We believe The VIKeTNIAN is the best
advertising medium especially for the safe OF
land in the Slate. Those who have tried it
and have compared its advantages with the
advantages afforded by other papers, have
been free to acknowledge its superiority
| We have a number of subscribers in Pennsyl-
vania and other States who take the paper
for the express purpose of looking out for
lands, whilst our subscription list in the county
Lof Augusta is larger than that of any other
paper. This We are prepared to prove at any
time it may be questioned.
AN AGGRAVATED Casa difficulty oc-
Cured last Tuesday night between Alex and
Chas. Lushbaugh and JOS Crowder of this
city, on the one side, and W. p Thompson,
| Frank Smith and J. l.. Adams, three compare
tive strangers, on the other, the particulars oil
which were adduced in the trial of the case
yesterday morning before Mayor Balths
From the evidence it appeared that Alex.
Lushbaugh had been in a fight with the three
strangers in the evening. About eleven
O'Clock at night he made complaint to his
brother Of the treatment he had received, and
his brother, Chas. Lushbaugh, and Jos. Crowd
er, who was acquainted with one OF the par
| ties, went to the American Hotel where the
three strangers were, for the purpose as the
defendants stated, of having the difficulty
amicably settled They were shown to Thomp-
sons room by a servant, and Alex. Lushbaugh
followed them up the steps. Chas Lushbaugh
and Crowder entered the room first, and some
| words passed between them and Thompson
and Smith. This conversation, which seems
not to have been hostile, was interrupted by
the entrance of Alex. Lushbaugh, and then a
row ensued in which the three original occu-
pants of the room were pretty badly used up.
Chas. Lushbaugh and Crowder both testified
that they did not know Alex. Lushbsugh was
with them, as he had promised to remain
down stairs The strangers, all three, stated
that when he entered the room Alex. Lush
baugh locked the door and put the key IN his
pocket, and that it was broken open from the
outside after they had shrieked murder,
fire" and aroused the whole household.
After hearing the evidence, his Honor let
the defendants off with the light punishment
of $40 fine each and security for good be-
havior. The matter should have been sifted
to the bottom, the original difficulty shown
up, and the fullest punishment measured out
to the parties in fault.
Cool CoURAGE.-Heroes are not always the
product of war. There are deeds of daring
outside of the record OF battle-fields that for
self-forgetfulness and deliberate courage
should range the actor alongside the captains
of history. Now and then, in quiet times oe
peace, emergencies spring up which demand
the highest order of heroism. They call upon
men to expose themselves to almost certain
death that others may be saved One of those
emergencies occurred at Waynesboro' on We'd
nesday of last week. Trains Nos. % and IA
and II and Is on the G. & o. road going east
had orders to meet and pass four sections Of ex
ira trains coming west, at Blue Ridge. Pie
extras were late, and asa consequence eleven
trains were blocked on the main track above
! Waynesboro' awaiting their arrival. After
three of the extra trains had passed, the first
section ofnumber IA started out and commenc-
ed ascending the heavy grade to the tunnel.
Rain and sleet were falling, and the engine of
No IA being unable to draw its cars, the engi-
| neer of the train Immediately following it, Mr.
r. P. Irving, detached his engine from his own
train and coupling on to the rear Car of No. IA
aided the ascent. After pushing the first train
nearly half mile and giving it u good start, Mr.
Ewing reversed his engine and started to return
| to lis own train, but ere he had reached it, he
saw detachment of the train he had left COM
ing down the mountain at rapid rate it hay
ing become uncoupled from the engine In
an instant the intrepid engineer realized the
peril of the situation. Thirteen heavily loaded
cars were coming down seventy-fivc foot
grade, and each revolution of the wheels was
| adding velocity to its speed. With rare
presence of mind and an iron nerve That few
men possess, Irving started his engine to meet
the descending mass and break the force of the
collision. He ran up TO within a short dis
lance of the cars, and then reversing to light
en- the shock clutched the lever in his firm grasp
and bracing every nerve in his body awaited
the catastrophe. A moment and the crash
came The shock ofan avalanche could scarce
ly have been greater One of the cars climbed
up on the boiler the eng line and another was
wrecked. But the brave man had accomplished
his purpose. The wild train was stopped, and the
engineer had saved many precious life and
thousands Of dollars worth of property. He en-
tered the very jaws of death in the discharge of
his duty. But for his daring interpostion the
wreck would have been terrible
| Capt. Milton Linn was the conductor on Mr..
Irving's train.
Mr.. Irving is the son of Robert J Irving
Esq, of this city, and any father might well
feel proud of him. The railroad company
should testify their appreciation of his splendid
courage in a substantial manner
DR.. Rufner, and Professor Campbell, Of
Washington and Lee University, have aseaci-
ated themselves together for the purpose of
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