The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-11-06

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It is said that the harvest has not been as
good in the nothern counties Of England as
it was expected it would be.
An Illinoian, who was stabbed in the back
some twelve years since, recently coughed up
an inch and half of knife blade.
The insurance companies in Peoria, ILL.,,
have agreed to forbid smoking in such build
ings as they insure as extra hazardous.
The old rumor about Napoleon's insanity
has been revived. If true, his madness is
more than match for other mems wit
Rev. JOS. L. Mills, of Newtown, Nd, has
been called TO take charge Of Methodist
Protestant congregation in Lynchburg
A Mississippi negro treated some Of his
cholera stricken brethren with figs and salt
as medicine. and killed eleven voters.
At Cincinnati the Democrats won $50, 900
from the Republicans, who bet on too large
majority for Hayes, at the recent election.
1t is estimated at the Bureau Of Statistics,
that districts unreported will add one-six-
teenth to the crop figures already telegraphcd.
A hurricane swept over Porto Rico on the
18th ult damaging the shipping, and caus-
ing the river to overflow, damaging much
property.
Twenty-Five bodies have been recently re-
covered from the Bright Hope Coal Mine, in
Chesterfield. They were killed by an explo-
sion last spring.
An English volunteer rife corps, exercis-
ing in a field, were put to fight by cow, all
except one man, who dropped on his knee,
aud prepared to receive cavalry"
A woman Of respectable standing in New
London, Conn, cowhded her son in the pub.
lie streets of that city the other day, because
he refused to marry to suit her wishes.
It is stated that Hon John N. Bolts re-
ceived but eight white votes, one of which
was cast by native Virginian. His success
full competitor, Mr. Mauzy, received ia ne
gro votes.
A famine in Scandinavia is among the Ia
test misfortunes reported from Europe. Bad
harvests last year caused it. and the people
are asking aid from the surrounding coun-
tries.
| English contractors have taken the Job of
building railroad from Indianola. Texas, to
San Antonio. and will begin work at once
The road will be great benefit to Western
! Texas.
The Cuba sugar crop is reported to prom
Use an unusually bountiful yield, the fields of
cane all over the island being very luxuriant.
The grinding of the cane has begun in some
places.
France is being newly fortified, and it is
stated that the reconstruction of the fortifca-
tions will cost S12 1000 900 to complete, and
that the amount will be voted in FIVE annual
instalments.
The average weight Of the male brain is
three pounds eight ounces of the female,
two pounds four ounces. Yet pound Of
steel is stronger than ton of soap. Weight
ism It strength or frmness.
DR.. Read, of Danville, has invented port
able CRATE, whereby much coal is saved It
may be taken into the parlor when a visitor
calls, and, when he leaves, returned to the
chamber where it belongs.
Railroad communication is now complete
from Philadelphia to St. Paul, Minnesota
On Monday week the last rail of the link
connecting Chicago and St. Paul was laid.
This link is 667 miles long.
A radical paper announces that all the
tried statesmen are with the Republican par
ty. Certainly all the ''tried," indicted, and
convicted Statesmen" are in that party and
the people are asked to endorse them World
Brownlow goes to the United States SEN
ate, and Underwood and Hunnicutt to the
Virginia Convention. Sach is Radicalism.
No wonder it stinks in the nostrils of the
northern people. They have tried it, and be-
come disguised with it.
Intelligence has been received from China
that great battle has been fought between
the rebel army and the Tartar forces of the
Emperor of China. The imperialists were
defeated. The battle took place thirty miles
flom Pekin, which was in great danger.
A German paper says: 1.-TWO years ago
18Th child. His first wife gave birth to %,
Of which were twins and II single born
children. Of these s. children % are living,
all being daughters, and the man has never
been sick, and enjoys good health, as do his
children"
There is rumor, apparently we'll founded,
that Mr.. Bennett, of the New York Herald,
is negotiating for the sale of that wonderfully
popular newspaper. The price is stated to be
81 900, O0O-a good, round figure and CON-
pany, of which Mr. Leonard W. Jerome is
said to be the head, is contemplating the pur-
chase.-Bu6alo Commercial
Two men recently died suddenly at Ca
madam tavern, after drinking cup Of coffee
The landlady called the police, who suspected
her Of poisoning the men. She protested
she had not, and to prove the harmlessuess of
the coffee, drank cup herself, when she also
fell down dead. An examination of the cot.
fee pot showed that bunch of matches had
been boiling with the coffee.
Georgia is divided into forty-four election
districts. In glancing over the returns of
registration as published in the Atlanta pa
pers, it is to be seen that the whites have the
majority in twenty-one districts, to which is
apportioned sixty-six delegates-the other,
one hundred and three delegates are appor
toned among the counties having the colored
majority.
We were yesterday shown, says the Wash
ington Chronicle, three large ingots Of gold,
valued at 81 500, the product of one weeks
work at the cost of At 900 from the Lewis