The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-18

bis horse killed under him last week o'
,iohtnino He himself was shocked 70 IN
aensjbiliiv and remained IN that condition
for an hour.
The hair of jacob Lauck. living neal
| Cedar Grove, Frederick county. ha'
| changed color in the last six m cn.hs. About
| last Christmas it was entirely white and now
| moro than half of it is black Dir. Lsuck IS
sixty-fve wears old.
Mrs. Kate Gibson. the only sister OF Gen
| eral John ID. fmbOden. died on Saturday
week at saltyille, Washington county. aged
| ffty-nine years. She was the widow OF Mr..
! George Gibson. Lewis county. ". Va, a
| Confederate soldier. who died OF typhoid
/ fever in Stanton during the war.
Bishop Peterkin of the Protestant Episco;,
/ pai Diocese of West Virginia. has purchased
| the Germania Hall building IN Parkers-
burg. and will establish IN It a cohes house,
n readng-rOom. q nursery for children and
n chapel-room. The idea is the result or
home mission work on tho part OF the
ladies of the Episcopal church.
Mr.. J. l.. Walker, an employe Of the
Western State Hospital. at Staunton, on
Sunday descended by means OF a rope $50
feet into the Betsy Bell cave. When 100
feet down he discovered in a sort OF room
about eighteen feet square and fifteen feet
high the remains OF skeleton. 1t fell TO
pieces when he tried TO move 1t. He
brought up some of the pieces and physi-
clans think that they were probably parts OF
human skeleton.
The Democrats of Culpeper county turned
out Monday IN full force 10 greet General
Bradley T.. Johnson. Of Baltimore, ex-Gov-
ernor Fitzhugh Lee and Congressman Mere
dIth The meeting was large and enthus-
iastic. General Johnson gave II as his
pnion that the Force bill was more the
work ofthe highly protected monopolists of
the n orth than OF tho Republican politi-
clans. The outcome OF it's enactment would
be the Generalization and disorganization
OF the labor OF the South.
A kind Of indignation meeting was held at
Beaver Dam station. Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, on Saturday by some of the citi-
zens of that part of hanover TO protest
against the preaching and presence of two
NormOns. who have been holding forth IN
that locality for several months past.
Some vigorous language was used regarding
Utah and its peculiar faith and practices.
and its represen tatives were given ten days
in which TO leave. A committee was APP
pointed TO notify them and give them warn
ing. The Normons and their adherents
declare that they will fight before giving up
the field.
movement is on foot at Upperville Fau-
quief county. looking 10 the removal Of the
Confederate dead from their Unprotected
graves scattered over the various battle
fields In that vicinity az we'll as Il number
who died in the Concord church building
used as q hospital during the war; and were
buried in the neiRhborhood. A lot has been
donated by the Ivy Hill Cemetery Company,
a public collection has been taken in the
Episcopal church and subscriptions are be-
ing pledged toward q fund 10 delrRy the re- |
nOval and also to erect an appropriate mon |
ument TO their memory in the cemetery.
Seyenty-fve men are at work grading the |
Bincastle and Clifton Forge railroad be- |
tween the first-named place and Cloyerdale. |
The road from Fincastle and Cloverdale is |
steven and a half miles in length, and all |
the grading has been completed except |
three or four cuts. Ii is expected to be fip-
shed by the first Of October the road
will open up the marble and stone Quarrles
near Fincastle. and will make available
other valuable mineral and agricultural pro-
iucts or the country. After that the line
Will be extended TO some point on the Ches-
,peake and Ohio railroad. not more than
welve or thirteen miles distant, and thus
he latter road by its connections at Clover
iale. will be within seven miles Of Roanoke.
The excitement throughout Preston eoun-
y, w. Va. over the depredations of the
)ooley gang Of Pennsylvania outlaws has
lot been equaled since the war. The people
IRE everywhere arming themselves for pro-
ectiOn on the one hand and in the hopes of
apturing the outlaws on the other. and
he indications are that good deal Of blood
will be spilled shortly Tuesday Elliott,s
tore. at Princeton, was raided by the gang
nd goods TO the value of near 81 600
srried off and a number Of other like de-
redations are reported The sheriff is out
nth a large armed posse and scores Of
itizens are standing guard on the roads
T over stores. hocks and farms. If they
re captured the entire gang will belynched
r shot to death without mercy