The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-09-25
The Latest Local and General News.

There were Is arrivals at the Virginia
Hotel last monday from the springs.
Destructive 6resare reported in Boston and
Hartford. Loss S250,000.
Gold is Slab in New York. For full mar
ket reports see Sd page under local news.
Twelve hundred Polish emigrants are ex-
pected to reach Virginia the coming season.
A terrible drought prevails in Kentucky.
Ohio and Indiana, and not half Of corn
crop will be made.
The ladies will be rejoiced to see, by ref
ereucc to card, that Mrs. Kelley is receiving
her fall and winter goods. 2H -
The little daus liter. aged two years, Of g..
w. and NJ. S. Lilley near Churchyille, was
drowned in spring Oh the 18th.
ii The yellow fever continues its deadly work
on the Gulf coast. The disease is wider
spread than in 1853. but owing to its mild
form. the mortality is less. ~ hss
| One of the slanderers of Gov. Helm, liv-
ing, now praises him dead. Prentice says,
there are persons who would burn living
victim at the stake and then kindly fan the
charred skeleton to cool it. ees.,. IS Il.
A contract has been made in Philadelphia
for FIVE hundred dozen reed birds for Chicago,
where they will be canned for winter use.
Yesterday evenings mail makes no addi-
lions to our full news summary Thad Ste
vens is very i'll and, report says, dying.
Mr.. T. G. Callicott, Collector Of the Thir d
district in Brooklyn, charged with defraud-
ing the government, has given bail in $50,
900 for his appearance. --dasass
Chas. G. Talcott, Esq. who was for some
time superintendent Of the Richmond and
Danyille railroad, died near Georgetown, u.
c., on Sunday last. si 49a assssIf
VIM. Thalhimer and Sons, Richmond,
dry goods Emporium advertise to day. See
card and recollect the number, 315 Broad st.
between Sd and t4th streets, when you visit
Richmond. iyH 0T. sse od
The discussions at our Lyceum are well
attended MIR. J. Frederick Efinger deliv-
e:s a valedictory address before the Philo-
methesians next Saturday night, prior to his
departure ior the University. iisifss
1t is remarkable fact that every living
member of the old Wing State Committee m
Connecticut is now in the ranks Of the De
mocratic party, unfolding the Constitution
aud the Union" AZ s9 $50 j s-aesS
/ In New Orleaus the total assessed value OF
property for taxation purposes is SD y J.,
469. Jpn this State taxes are levied to
the amount of s69l107, and the city gov
erument levies much larger sum-. @
Our County Court met Monday and ad
journed yesterday. 1t submitted the ques
lion Of 100000 subscription. to the Ches
apeake and Ohio Railroad to the people, al
will be seen in another column. No Other
important business transacted. IN e5,
The Pacific railroad is now receiving hem
lock railroad ties from Chicago, five hundred
miles, and then up the road four hundred
miles by rail-at a cost, delivered at the
Missouri river, of not over eight cents per tic
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times states that President John
son Immediately subsequent to the removal
of Mr.. Stanton rendered the War Depart
ment to General Mcclellan; who promptly
declined it ,..,.s. ~eA
Two colored men, whilst excavating ground
in Alexandria, near the canal basin, exhum-
ed box containing large amount in corpo-
ration notes of the city of Alexandria, to-
gether with will Upon inquiry it was as
certained that the testator was killed at the
battle of Seven Pines.
On the 10th, at sale Of the personal
property of Mr. Pulse, three miles east of
Lexington Roekbridge county, prices gener-
ally r,,led at the old rates. Good mich cows,
not fresh, sold for $50 to s25; very good two
wear old heifers and steers at from s23 to
S25. Good yearlings from SIG TO SIS; hogs
81 to IS; shoats very fine from $3.50 to
SH. ~, reu WueaS, NO i, IfoHi TI on ~ -<',VO
per bushel; oats 33a cents; Timothy lay
from 81 to IS per ton. Wagons, farming
implements &C., at old prices before the war.
Two thirds of the farm was rented for $3.50
year, for two years, at the rate Of $500 for
the whole place. There was large atten-
dance Of substantial farmers. 6Se
! A HEARTY WELCOME The Cairo Dem o.
GRAFT saws that II men and boys aud two
colored female ladies, turned out to do homer
to Sheridan when he passed through that city,
en- route North, after being relieved by the
President.
Dispatches from the fnan-
cial centres OF Europe, have been received in
Washington to the effect that the Pendleton
plan of qaas, reputation is seriously injur-
lug the credit OF the United States securities
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