The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-09-18
Much in Little.

Marquee, the Mexican leader, is said to be
an Israelite
Bayard Taylor is engaged in translating
Goeth's Faust.
A. T. Stewart is about to establish branch
house in Boston.
General Longstreet is in the New Hamp-
shire mountains
The peanut crop is up to the average in
Georgia this year
severa! cases Of genuine cholera have &C.
Cured in Manchester.
| Gold is rising and grecenbacks falling
Ask General Butler why.
Noah is probably the first person who went
to sea for fear of being drowned.
An Isabella grape vine in Indiana. Pa.
produced this season 1900 punches of grapes.
Two hundred vessels will be employed in
the oyster trade ar Norfolk, Va, this season.
The Brazilian Parliament proposes to extin-
guish the national debt by means of lotteries.
Immense herds of Buffalo have lately been
seen on the Upper Missouri. The Indians are
not far off
The Empress Carlotta according to the
latest intelligence from Europe, it is hoped
may be cured.
A boy in Berkeley county, took fancy to-
eat whole watermelon, some apples and can
dy and then-ded
Goods were recently delivered in Chicago
in just seventy-four hours and forty-fve min
utes from New York
Count Henry Esterhazy, of Hungary has
just married the Countess Rowr, daughter Of
the late Madame Sontag.
According to the account of a correspondent.
freedom and politics have killed the crop Of
negro babies at the South.
The entire population of ireland is estima
ted by the Register General at 1851 ,625, in
the middle of the year 1866.
1t is asserted by the Long Branch Press that
there have been nearly 40 GOO visitors at that
famous watering place this season.
A woman in Richmond last week, appli, q
to the Mayor to have her son released from
jail, so that he could see the circus.
The whole amount of the national debt of
England is about $685., O0O,0 600 A reduc-
ton of about So 100000 took place last year.
A Missouri farmer this year raised forty
three bushels of wheat to the acre Another,
i'll the State had crop of thirty six bushels
to the acre.
A Georgia negro named Sullivan has been
appointed Curator at the Smithsonian In
stitution, at a salary of 81 500 year, by
Professor Henry.
An freshman being asked in court for his
certificate Of marriage, showed a big scar On
his head about the shape Of shovel which
WAS satisfactory,
Addison Fl. Harlcast1e, t1atiye Of Mary.
'apd, 30 years of age, died suddenly fFoid
heart disease, on Thursday week, at the South.
ern Hotel, N. Y.
The Germans in Nashville are organizing
an immigration society. They expect to in
duce thousands Of their countrymcn to settle
in Tennessee.
There are ice caves in Oregon. The ice is
in columns Or pillars and Portland gets its
whole supply from an immense cavern in the
| White Salmon river.
John Wesley's autograph letters scoldins
his wife brought large price at recent sale
in London. They are capital models for un-
happy husbands.
The quality Of the French wheat harvest
is good, but the quantity will hardly suffice
for years consumption. The vintage is
poorer than last year.
4 clerical error Of $12 $50. 00o in the debt
statement has been discovered in favor of tho
| Government, which leaves the debt now OUT
standing, less cash in treasury, s2,505 ,000,-
000.
Colonel Henry s. Bowen rs NO learn from
the Clinch Valley News, has so, his land III
Tazewell county for the sum of $4,000 in
specie 1t was purchased by a German COM
pany.
Mexico is a bad place for women. The
wife of Mendez is insane; the wife of Me;ia $
mad; the wife Of Miramon is striker baYond
hope OF recovery, and the Princess Salm Salm
i in Jail.
The first step towards making things what
they should be, is to do the best we can with
things as they are. This is always the be-
! ginning of all real reformation as well as truo
advance.
A colored preacher at the South recently
said at prayer: ooh Lord, be pleased to
shake your great tabecloth over your hungry
children, dat dey may be fed wild dc crumbs
! OF your love-
President johnson has issued proclanra-
tious ordering all officers of the army and
navy, to respect the decisions of the courts
and respect the action Of the civil authorities
Of liz United States.
Prayer is TIC key of day and the lock Of
night And every day should begin and eud,
bid ourselves good morrow and goodnight,
with prayer This will make cur labor pros
porous, and our rest sweet. sgee
The Paris Nord states that an instruction
has broken out in Bulgaria 1t is surmised
that the Turkish Government will find it
much more difficult to suppress this new revolt
than it experienced in Gambia.
The fall book trade sale opened in New
York on Thursday week. There large
attendance and the bidding was brisk. The
catalogue of this sale embraces over one mil
lion volumes and the sale will last nine days.
Rarey's will is just published He leaves
the reclaimed 'Cruiser" to his brother, with
the injunction that the horse is not to be sold
nor exhibited for money, nor taken away