The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-02-08

| Ing WIN nm His leg was painfully nufl,
but no serious injury was sustained.
Mr.. Jno. Hull, farther in-law of Rev J. /.
Miller, late Principal of the Staunton Female
Seminary, died at his home in Luray, last week
at the advanced age of ninty
Mrs. Susanna Glenn died at her home near
Mt Sidney week before last, aged ninety-fve
years. She was the wife of the late Hugh
Glenn, ST., and an aunt of the great Cali
fornia wheat grower, Hugh Glenn.
Wythevle Enterprise: Capt. W. A. McCue
and his IA year old son, Miller McCue. are both
confined to their rooms by illness, the latterb by
an attack of infammatory rheumatism.
Ro. J. Walker, a talented young lawyer and
fine speaker, has been appointed Common
wealth's Attorney for Shenandoah county, in
place of Senator Riddleberger resigned.
| Messrs Stuart Peterson and Willie McNulty,
pupils at Mcdowell Academy, accompanied
| Professor Roller to his new field of usefulness,
and will continue their studies at the Augusta
| Male Academy.
The little daughter sof Mr.. E. Hageman
whose death was annouced last week did moi
die of scarlet foyer, as stated, but heart dis
ease. We are assured of this by the attend
ing physician, DR.. W. S. McChesney.
The horse of Mr.. Allen Hite, which he was
leading over the mountain in Highland county,
| slipped on the ice. and made ii clear slide of
two hundred yards down the declivity. He
was badly bruised but not seriously hurt
Hon. A. H. II Stuart has accepted the in
vitation OF the Virginia Historical Society to
prepare an account of the celebrated Commit
tee of Mines reconstruction proceedings. 1t
will be an interesting contribution to the his
tory of that time.
AT the meeting of the City Council on
Tuesday night, Mr. Michael Dlnneen was
elected Superintendent of the City Water
Works, and Mr. J. A Moore, assistant. Both
are competent and excellent men for the re-
spective position.
The Highland Recorder tells of fatal dream
Mr.. Jno. Cross, living at the foot of Allegheny
mountain dreamed that he was on chase and
just as the stag turned at bay, the enthused
dreamer sprang violently from the bed and
descending upon chair which stood near, sus-
tanned injuries which it is feared will prove
fatal
Gabriel Santini, Esq, son-in-law of Judge
J II. McCue, of this city, left for Denver,
Col, on Tuesday last, to settle permanently
and engage in the practice of law. Mr.. S. is
young man of fine abilities, full of energy,
and goes with the determination to succeed =
His interesting family accompanied him.
Judge Newman, Of the Rockingham Judi
cial Circuit, is now holding court in Harrison
burg. The bar express their satisfaction
with the rulings of the court thus far, and the
opinion is that he will make painstaking,
energetic and accurate judge, 1t is the first
sitting since his appointment.
For membranous Group it is said that tn
most speedy and certain cure consists in the
iuhaling of the fumes of lime and potash, which
dissolves the phlegm in the throat and permits
the patient to throw it off Wherever tried
it has proved successful, and should be borne
in mind when cases of the kind occur.
We were shown by Mr.. Samuel P Byers
horse shoe, worn by a Clydesdale horse, in
Pennsylvania, which weighs four pounds and
| is n inches across the foot. The horse weighs
2,1OO pounds and is perfect specimen of the
draft animal. 1t is the purpose of Mr.. Byers
to purchase one of the stock to breed from in
this and adjoining counties.
Auditor Allen has sent out 10 the commr's
of the revenue of Virginia very full nstruc-
lions as to their duty, accompanied by the
andbooks and personal property interro-
gatories necessary in their work, which com
menced on the list of February. The Auditor
says it is not legal for liquor dealers and mer
chants to postpone taking out their licenses
| till the May term Of the courts.
| Prot H. Sheffey Roller, principal of the
| Mcdowell Academy has resigned that position
to take charge of the Augusta Male Academy,
near Fort Defiance, in this county-the prin-
cipal of the Augusta, Chas. S. Roller, having
been elected Principal of the Virginia Insti
tuition for the education of the Deaf, and
Dumb and of the Blind Mr.. Roller took
charge of the Institution on Saturday last.
The Wesleyan Female Institute, the session.
of which were temporarily suspended in con-
sequence of a case of scarlet fever in the
House, resumed Tuesday last, with about 100
pupils Some few of the girls who went to
their far southern homes will not return this
session. All cause for apprehension of the
fever has now entirely disappeared, and there
will be no further interruption in scholastic
1I1tio ltt,,, i FL.
DR.. M. H Crawford, son of SamuelD Craw-
ford Esq, of this county, and surgeon IN the
US. Navy, has been transferred from the U.
5 5. "Tallapoosa' to the "Pinta." The" Pinta'
is fitting out at Norfolk for cruise to South
America, thence to San Fra ncisco, and finally
wllbe stationed as guard ship at Sitka, Alaska.
1t will, take. over a year to reach Alaska and
W. are promised letters descriptive of the
voyage.
Mrs. Franeis c. Willard, the great Temper
ance Relormer, in letter 10 the Urbana tOhio)
GdSette, has this pleasant reference to her Wis
to Staunton
In Staunton, Va, one of the oldest towns
| the foundation ola w. q. I. U was laid and
through the efforts of Miss Minnie Smthsop
! l.
opportunity to address the young ladies of She
WESLEYAN Female Seminary, ithe South has
not vet abured that ambiguous Female"
and substituted woman" as we have done.)
This is,the largest institution Of its kind in
the South AT Rev. Runsey Smithson' s, where
was entertained, dictionaries of Latin, ltal-
ian, German and French, were as thick as
grasshoppers in Nebra ska, and my fair young
| friends knew how to use them
, We noticed at the wholesale store OF w II
Tyree large quantity of Camomile Bit
tiers ready for shipment to Kentucky. The
trade Mr.. Tyree is building up is remarkable
and shows what can be done, where there is @
will in the matter. The shipments of this firm
. for the past few days TO Kentucky would
amount to a car load, and when it is consid-
cred that the packages are in small boxes, the
extent of the business may be judged
Gooch, Hoge & Co., in the adjoining build
ing. are doing a stirring business in the whole
! sale grocery line. Their trade reaches tc
Kentucky and West Virginia, where they send
an immense quantity Of groceries and articles