Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-06-16
Various Items.
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The Dolphinh has successfully made
the trial trip to seasuggcsted by Sec
rotary Whitney.
Benz. c. Rely, son of Col. j. j.
Rely, of Clarke county, Va, wasre-
Gently severely, but it is thought not
dangerously, wounded by Mexican
cattle thieves in Texas.
Mr.. Jacob d. Goshert, of Wincbes-
ter, was found dead in his stable,
with his face badly crushed, last
Tuesday, and it is supposed he fell
from the NOW and killed himself.
A large number of persons at
tended the Confederate memorial
services at Winchester, the 9th of
June. The procession was composed
of the hands of the city, Capt. Null
toms military company and the Con-
federate Camp.
The grand jury of Roanoke, Va,
has found a true bill against Wilson
Steptoe and Louis Watkins, charged
with the murder of Miss Lizzie Will
son, a white lady, November 4th,
1884. The trial will be held at the
July term of the Corporation Court.
Collector McGraw has reappointed
Mr.. Charles Wisner as Deputy Col
lector at this point. We are not
posted as to Mr. McGraw's reason
for such a course, but presume that
the arrangement is temporary, and
~necessitated by the exigencies of the
case. Mr.. Wisner is q very clever
gentleman, but,poor fellow! he is q
Observation-Disclosures Statesman.
A fire broke out at Suffolk, Va, a
town on the Norfolk and Western.
Railroad, last Sunday night week, and
before it could be distinguished one-
half the town was,in ashes. The re-
gion burned over contained nearly all
the business houses in Suffolk and
many private residences. Among the
buildings burned were the post Office,
Suffolk Herald office, Suffolk hotel
and Commercial building. In ALL 46.
firms, including lawyers, dentists,
ETC., were burned out. The origin OF
the fire is unknown. A high wind
prevailed during the fire. The total
loss is estimated at $500, 900, about
one-half covered by insurance.
The counsellor Thos. J. Cluyerius,
on Monday of last week, submitted a
motion for a new trial, which was
promptly overruled by the court
The prisoners counsel then entered
a motion for an arrest of judgment,
and asked that the hearing be post
poned until Tuesday, the 10th inst,
in order to give them time to examine
the record as to the precise point to
bring to the attention of the court
and prepare bills of exception, which
was agreed to. Judge Atkins re-
ceived a letter from Mrs. Jane Tun-
stall, the aunt of Cluverius, who stood
by him so devotedly in his trial. In
this Mrs. Tunstall begged the Judge
to grant her dear boy'' a new trial.
She felt sure, she said, that he was not
only not guilty of the murder of Miss
Madison, but had not betrayed her.
dispatch from WILLIAMSBURG, Va,
dated June 9Th, says that at 10 o'clock
Sunday night, a fire broke out in the
right wing of the centre building of
the eastern lunatic asylum at that
place, and before it could be got n
der control everything was destroyed.
The buildings burned comprise the
original ones of the institution and
were erected over one hundred years
ago. There were two hundred female
patients in the burned BUILDINGS. Init
all of them were rescued except one,
Miss Smith, of Spottsylvania county.
who was burned to death. Another
patient, Mrs. Jcffries, after being
brought out of the building, wandered
away and vas found this morning
drowned in a creek near by. All the
female patients were taken to William
and Mary College, where they were
temporarily cared for.