Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
Virginia and West Virginia.

MI. Daniel w. Staley, a well-known
farmer of Jefferson county, is dead.
The Senate of West Virginia passed
bill providing for board of pardons.
Mrs. William Watkins, who was in
juried by an electric Car in Alexandria,
is dead.
Charles Carter, e,lored, was acct
IDENTIFY shot and killed at Hampton by
Allie Andrews.
The death of William A. Leech, a
prominent citizen of Rockbridge coun-
ty, is announced
A game bill, which requires a hun
ter & license, has been introduced in
the West Virginia Senate.
Ex-senator Martin has taken in charge
the bill to pay the navy-yard employees
for overwork during the Spanish war.
Frank Aronsen, said to be a Mary
,nder, made an unsuccessful attempt
to commit suicide at Newport News.
A steamer to run on the Potomac
river is being built at Coal Landing,
Aqua creek, in Stafford county.
At Hampton Normal and Collegiate
Institute Indian Citizenship Day was
celebrated by the students.
At Newport News Andrew Dray-
ton accused of the murder of James
Clark on the schoons ar Pasadena, was
sent on to the grand jury.
The three-masted schooner George E.
Dudley went ashore six miles south of
Cobb's Island lfe-saving tation.
Mr.. James L. Maury died in Rich
mond.
By a vote of II to the W est Virgin
ia Senate rejected bill to suppress
prize fighting in the State.
A charter has bean granted for the
erection of a hotel at Willonghby
Spit.
Congressman Rixay has promised
MI AIeck Melton, of Loudoun county,
the West Point cadetship from his dis
trict.
Ths funeral of William Watkins,
railroad accident, took place in Alex
andria.
It is stated that Mr.. r. Lancaster
| w illiams and associates. OF Richmond,
have purchased the Petersburg street
railway.
Governor Tyler has decided to ap-
point Dr. Samuel w. Hobson quaran-
| tine officer for the port of Newport
| News.
! There will probably be three launch
ings of large steamships from the New
port News ship-yard with the next
| three months.
Capt. j. NJ. Hudgin, United States
marshal for thu eastern district of Vir-
ginia under Mr.. Cleveland's last ad-
ministration, died in Caroline county.
| At Fort Monroe the remains of Gen.
| Calixto Garcia were transferred from
| the Washington steamer to the gnn-
boat Nashville, which then left for
Cuba.
At Newport News James Clark, a
West Indian negro, was stabbed to
death. Andrew D. Drayton, also from
the West Indies. is charged with the
crime and is under arrest.
The steamship Jamestown and
barge No 3 were in collision in Hamp-
ton Roads, and both were damaged.
Rev. Mr. Milton, of Baltimore has
been called to the rectorship of St.
Johns Episcopal church at Roanoke.
A resolution has been introduced in
the West Virginia Senate for the sup
preston of football land other like
nuisances
Comptroller Tracewell has again re-
fused to audit Virginia's claim of
the So, 900 she paid for e9uipping her
troops when the late war began.
Two young men named Crockett and
Trent were convicted in Mcdowell
county. w. Va, of the murder of
JabOb Schuwald and sentenced to the
penitentlary for life.
Col. James W. Jones, who COM
manded tie Idaho regiment at the
battle of Manila, is a native of Neck
lenburg county, and was an officer in
the Confederate army.