The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-10-30
N e w 8 s u M M A r Y !.
There are $4,000 Catholics in Vermont


The news from Italy is again not fattering
for the insurrectionists.
Sumner has started on lecturipg tour
his subject is care we Nation"
Stevens is preparing "great guns" to be
fred off when Congress meets.
The Chinese government apprehends fam
inc, and is raising loan to buy rice.
Ice formed quarter of an inch thick near
Fredericksburg, Va, Wednesday week.
One Mary Pyle, has been fined s43.774 at
Philadelphia for being common scold.
Sherman is said to be writing book about
the war, to be published posthumiously.
A man was before New York police court
recently, charged with stealing canal boat.
Hon. Burton Craige. of North Carolina,
has been specially pardoned by the President
John Bright writes to workingmen that
the Reform Act does them precious little
good.
The Atlantic Era says reconstruction is
going on prosperously in the Third Military
District.
A Wisconsin lady has a beard two inches
long, while her husband has not hair on
his face
A gang Of gipsies is now encamped near
Bladensburg. Among them is very hand
some woman.
Berezowski, who tried to shoot the Gear,
is to be sent to New Caledonia, to pass away
his life in exile.
Four criminals, two whites and two blacks,
broke jail at Statesville few nights since,
and are now at large.
1t is currently reported at Richmond that
the trial of Mr. Davis will certainly take
place in November.
The editor of the Charlotte democrat saw
a lump of gold last week weighing six pounds,
which was found in Union county.
The Pacific coast is supplied with ice from
cave in Oregon, many miles in extent, where
the water freezes as it drops through.
DR.. jackson used to say that houses should
be built to eat and sleep in, but not to live
in. 70 live at all one must live out of doors.
The Equinoxial storm flooded Galveston
and blew down houses. The damage is esti-
mated at half a million dollars and one man
killed.
Crosses are erected, candles are kept burn
ing, and flowers are daily strewed, on the
spot in Queretaro where Macmillan was ex-
ecuted.
A female pickpocket exploited in the Sec
ond Union Church in Chicago, recently, rob-
hing some thirteen ladies of amounts varying
from $40 to 500.
1t is said that grape vines thrive best when
planted near elm trees. This was the opin-
ion of the ancients and the recent expert
ence Of grape growers has confirmed it.
The Army and Navy Journal says that it
was not the ''Warrior" target alone that was
shot through at Shoeburyness by the smoet tn
bore Rodman- was the whole British navy.
Professor Blot says careful cook need not
buy any lard, aud If she economics she will
be able to save enough fat from scraps to
make all the soap which is needed in the
household
The Savannah New Era says half dozen
young gentlemen Of that place have entered
into compact to get married before the win
ter is over. They ought to get the same
number Of young ladies to enter into the com
pact
General Pierce struck the true keyhole
when he said a few days since that the re-
cent reaction in the North had no party sig
nifcance, but was an indignant and sublime
protest Of the white race against African dom
nation.
Ex-senator Harris's law scholars at Alba
ny the other day voted their approval of s'the
military and civil acts" of Sickles and Sheri-
dan, which shows that they havn't learned
their lessons, Or else are taught something
other than law.
4 A Wisconsin wine maker was overtaken
last Fall by cold weather, and some 5000
pounds of his grapes were frozen up in boxes.
Wine made from these grapes in April was
zone hundred per cent better than that made
from the same quality of grapes in the Fall. .
i The Emperor Napoleon las sent an invita-
ton to Madame Gefard (wife of the ex-Pres-
ident Of Hayti, now resident in kingston to
visit Paris, and the President himself has
been invited to settle in France, where Ma
poleon III. has been exceedingly kind to him
since his arrival.
! In the new life of Josiah Quincy there is