Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-04
VIRGINIA NOTES.

The first Jury ever assembled in Taze-
we'll county, composed exclusively of
cOlored men, tried shooting case last
week, in which the principals were also
colored. The guilty party was sentenced
to six months imprisonment aud a fine
of $500.
The reported robbery of the grave OF
o respectable young woman named
freshman, in Appomattox county, is
confirmed by later intelligence. The
lady died on New Years Day, and was
buried near Pamplin city. She had
peculiar affection of the face, but had
refused to allow surgical operation,
and it is supposed that the body was
exhumed in the interest of scientific
research. The friends of the deceased
are greatly excited over the dissertation
of the grave.
The supreme court of appeals of Vir-
ginia has sustained the action of the
hustings court and circuit court of
Pittsylvania county, under which Dock
Wright will be hung for the murder of
J. c. Arthur, unless the governor inter-
poses.
A horrible story is reported in the
Lynchburg Ne,os as having occurred
near the boundary between Montgomery
and Pulaski counties. A farmer, in the
absence of the owner of a neighboring
farm, had paid to the wife seventy odd
dollars, and was invited to stay all
night. Strange noises in the room be-
meath reused him from sleep. and going
down stairs he saw his neighbours wife
lying dead, with her throat cut, and
two men plundering her body. They
attempted to escape, but were fired
upon by the guest, and both killed. 1t
was soon discovered that the dead muir
derers were two women in disguise.
They had witnessed the payment Of the
money, and had rugged themselves in
male apparel to escape detection in
their expedition. The people in the
vicinity are greatly excited over the
tragic affair.
=. The widow of the late Hon. VIM. @.
!Rives died at her residence in Abe
inarle comfy, aged 80 years.
A joint resolution passed the House
of Delegates providing for the appoint
ment of committee to arrange for .
private hospital for members of the
General Assembly and attaches
thereof within the city limits in case OF
an attack from smallpox. The Senate
refused 10 concur by close vote, where
upon Delegate Frazier declared his in
tention to offer o resolution removing
the session of the General Assembly
from this cityto Norfolk city
The Basin Mills, at Petersburg, Va,
owned by FL. F. Munt, have been entire
ly destroyed by fire, together with a
large quantity of -four and meal. The
loss is estimated at about $4,000; insu-
rance $4,000.
A collision occurred near Appomat-
tox depot at Petersburg. between an
incoming freight train and passenger
train from Richmond and shifting
train on the Norfolk and Western Rail
road. The tender on the last namea
train was completely knocked to pieceC
and the locomotive injured. The loco
motive on the. Richmond road was
Slightly damaged.
STATE LEGISLATURE
JAN. 23.--In the House of Delegates
bill was introduced to incorporate the
Pittsburg and Virginia Railroad Com
pany. It provides for the construction
of railroad from Pittsburg, Pa, along
the waters of Cheat river and the south
branch of the Potomac river in West
Virginia, and thence to the valley of
JAMES river in Virginia The commit
tee of the Court of Justice reported to
the House that in oil elections by the
General Assembly of judges to fill vacan-
cies, the same are for the unexl ired
terms of those previously holding the
offices. A minority report from the
Democratic members of the committee
asserts that all elections of judges by
the General Assembly are for full con-
stitutional terms, as interpreted by the
Court of Appeals of Virginia. A bill
was introduced in the Senate making
the crime of "violation of sepulchre"
felony punishable by confinement in the
ph.tentiary for not less than five nor
more than ten years. Under the exist
ing law grave robbery is only punish
able by fine not exceeding $500 and
imprisonment in Jail not exceeding
one year. The House has passed the
Senate bill known as "Ooupon-killer
No. g." which provides "for more
efficient collection ofrevenue to support
the government, maintain public
schools and pay the interest on the
public debt" This bill requires tax
collectors to receive, in payment of
taxes aud other dues, only gold, silver,
United States treasury notes and ma
tional bank currency. 1t is provided that
this act shall be in force from and after
the LIST of December next.