The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-10-23
A BIG Deal.

The Augusta Mining and Investment
Company, of which Judge Charles A.
Avery of New York, is President, has
its Principal office in Staunton. Its
charter provides for the right to buy
and operate and sell mineral lands in all
the States Of the Union. This company
will issue 900 bonds for $500 each bear
ing per cent. interest and payable De-
tober lst, 1900 conditioned under mort
gage executed to the Manhattan Trust
Company OF New York, of which Fran
els .. French is President, for $3.50, 600
The mortgage, which bears date, 1st
OF October, 1890, was fled for recoi in
the Augusta County Clerks office on the
Goth instant.
The lands specially embraced in the
mortgage to secure the payments of the
bonds are principally in Georgia and
Alabama, including tracts along the line
OF the Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
which have been secured BY the said
Mining and investment Company
The inflow of this capital and business
sagacity to the South has been tho re-
suit primarily OF the Operations of
Messrs. Moore & HILBERT. mineral OK.
ports, OF this city. They have various
o'iief negotiations on hand, looking to
the purchase and development of vast
mineral properties in Virginia and other
parts OF the South. They believe in the
! 1uture OF the South, and think Siam
ton and Augusta county the garden spot
OF the country. With their interesting
families, they will both now remain in
Staunton and expect to make this place
their permanent home
The mortgage referred to was prepared
by VIM. Patrick, attorney of Staunton
and Mr. Post, the Company's attorney
IN New York. 1t will be sent Soutb to
be placed on record ia the States where
their other properties are located. The
recordation fee here was $3.50.
Henry Classy Shot and Killed.
1t will be remembered that several
weeks since, Edwar,! Conner, a Young
man connected with the Engineer Corps
OF the Staunton Development Comrany.
had his head badly crushed by a rock in
the hands of a colored boy named Hen
ry Classy. Classy escaped, and has been
at large until Tuesday last The Police
heard that Classy was in q house in Gas
House alley, a locality of mean reputp.
and Capt. Waters posted hisforce so as
to secure his capture. Butcher. the iail
Or who has also police authority. was
stationed at the mouth of the allow
where it enters Coalter street CAPTAIN
Waters went through the houses i'm the
alley, and Casey ran out of one of the,
houses and by Butcher, who was guard
ing the Coalter street entrance to the
alley. AS Casey ran by, Butcher order
ed him to stop, and repeated his order
two or three times. As Classy ran from
Butcher he fired in the air twice to warn
him, but he did not heed the warning.
and Butcher fired the third time, the bali
striking Classy in the small of the back.
He fell in a heap to the ground, and as
Butcher ran up to him, he said, 'sgive ne
your hand" From that time Classy wac
unconscious and died shortly after he
was taken to the Jail
Dr. George S. Walker, Coroner for the
City, called q Jury of Inquest, and heard
the evidence in the case. The jury rem
dered a verdict that Bucher was acting
in the line of his duty, and he was dis
charged. The case should, however, be
taken up bv the Grand Jury and thor
oughly investigated