The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-05-14

the Cochran s. Iageman building on Au
gusta street
On Tuesday, Charlottesville was visited
by a $4,000 fire, Yandegrift & Son, ant
Geo. a. Sinclair being the principal losers
No insurance.
Alfred j. Stofer. jr.. son of Mr.. a. j
Stofer, formerly of this place, but now Of
Culpeper, is Washington correspondent Of
the st. Louis Republican,
A freight train OF the c. 6 o. r. r.
was wrecked yesterday near Swoope S
Depot. and eight ear loads of corn scat.
tered along the track.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the East Augusta Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co., will be held in the Court House
on Saturday next, the 10th.
Congressman o 'Ferrall has recomm ended
w. II. Ritenour, Esq. as postmaster at
Harrison6urg, and Col. Moses Stricken
for postmaster at Bridgewater
There will be Fancy Dress Masquerade
at the Skating Rink. Tuesday night. May
10Th. Positively nobody 'aflewed to skate
without a fancy dress and mask.
Capt. Ham Shepherd. the new Collector,
arrived in the city yesterday. The Alex
andria Gazette states that the office will be
continued in Stanton for the present
The Abbott Iron Company suit. inyolv-
ing large landed interest in Rockingham
county, now on the United States Court
docket at Harrisonburg, has been post
poned until the next term of the court.
We learn from the Wytheville Enter
prise that Col. JOS F. Kent, father Of
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Harrison, of this place, has
so far recovered from his recent illness
as to be able to walk about in his room.
Mr.. Seay, of Louisiana, recently APP
pointed as Minister to Bolivia, is native
of Virginia and formerly resided III Lu-
nenburg CO. He was classmate at col
lege of VIM. J. Nelson, Esq, of this city.
At the Second Presbyterian church last
Sunday, a congregational meeting was
held with view to making arrangements
to call pastor Rev. Dr. Hawse of Farm
Vile, will probably be asked to accept the
pastorate.
Tom Kivlighan has fitted up the room on
South Augusta street. recently occupied
by Jonas IIageman. in elegant style and
now has one of the finest bars in the State.
Tom is general fayorite and Will treat
you right. Give him call.
Mr.. James n. Mitchell, a prominent cit
izen Of GreenyiYe, was paralyzed in his
right side Oh Wednesday of last week
while walking in II field adjoining the
town. He has held prominent positions
in that community, and is universally
esteemed for his integrity and intelligence.
The boy Tidler, arraigned before the
United States Court at Harrisonburg,
charged with raising postal notes, at New
Market. was tried last week, found guilty
and punishment fixed by the court at $500
fine. The boy is a cripple and his father
poor. 1t is not probable the sne will ever
be paid.
The Tindicator should go back to the
record again. The reason the special APP
for improvements at the Asy-
lum had to he supplemented. WAS because
part of that appropriation was ased@for
current expenses, and the deficit thus
created.
On the 30th ult., Robt. G. Byers, Esq,
shipped from Ft. Defiance to New FORK
City his lot of 81 head fat cattle, which
averaged 1864 lbs. There were 2660 cattle
on the market with these, but Mr.. Byers'
lot topped the market both in weight and
price obtained.
Luray Nelcs Rev. G.. Mosley Murray
and family will sail from New York for
Liverpool on the 18th, inst, and thence to
London, to visit Mr.. Murray's father,
where they will remain until September.
They will leave Luray on Tuesday next.
We wish them pleasant voyage and a
safe return.
On Saturday next, Messrs. E. M. Cush-
ing & Son, auctioneers. will commence Il
series of monthly stock sales at the Beard
Wagon Yard. A number Of good stock
will be sold, including threefonrth Hol-
stein bull The sale will be without re-
serve and our farmers and stock men will
find it to their interest TO attend.
At the Episcopal church, on Sunday
evening last, u large number of deaf-mutes
attended and the services and sermon were
interpreted into the sign language by Rev.
DR.. Gallaudet, General Manager Of the
Church Mission to Deaf-Mutes of New
York, and Rev. Job Turner, the Southern
Deaf Mute Missionary. The services were
very interesting.
The Y. NJ. e. Association has purchased
the lot Just north Of and adjoining the
engine house on New street, and propose
ere long to commence the erection of a
substantial brick building for the accom-
mediation of the library and use of the
Association. The first floor will be fitted
up for the books and mineral cabinets, and
the second for q lecture room.
The third year of Electra's existence be-
gins with no diminution of interest. The
first number gives us. among other inter-
esting articles, Il charming sketch of Char
lotte Bronte, under title, "a Flower OF
the North, . from the gifted pen of Miss
Rosa W. Fry. a realistic short story,
1.-The Sandal-Wood Necklace, = by one of
the first story writers of the Northwest
The Notes on Colonial Florida, y which
begin in this number, are carefully CLEANED
and entertainingly told by Cecil Keith
The serial daisy and l." shows con
tinually increasing power i'll the talented
young author, and in this number is giyeI
THE Confessor, y a contribution from an
other young genius who is entering lite
rary life with great promise, while thu
Reading Club, Current History, and Other
departments are growing in value and at
traction. For the June number there il
in store most beautiful address to Cir
Graduates" by Margaret j.. Preston
Her poetry is always heart to heart ant
soul to soul, and this is something tina
every girl who has any heart will be glat
to hare and keep among her treasures. L