The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-07

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Wednesday Morning, :: August 7, 1867.
TIE NEWS.
Good news Of the harvest comes from all
quarters.
Bismarck recently confseated eight news
papers in fortnight.
Col. Elkanah Briggs, a we]l-known Demo-
crat of Massachusetts, is dead.
Surveying is rapidly progressing for the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad.
A fire at Long Branch destroyed the out
buildings belonging to the Mansion House.
Brevet Major J. O'Sulliyan has been Or
dcred to Richmond on special duty.
The veterans Of 1872 at Buffalo have no.
minated S. ?. Chase for the Presidency.
The report of cholera in Alexandria is con-
tradicted by the papers of that city.
The chicken cholera is still prevailing to a
serious extent in the lower counties of Mary
laod.
Queen Victoria is just now the object of al
most as much newspaper insult as President
johnson.
A German writer estimates that an acre of
gaod buckwhcat will yield IA pounds Of hon
ey daily.
More than million dollars have been lost
by incendiary fires at Concord, N. H.. during
the last few days.
Frank Fitch, well-known billiardist at
Troy, made the unparalleled score of 1885
points one day last week.
The reign Of terror continues in Spain
There have been sixty eight political e1ecu-
tions in six months.
A little boy, nine years old, has been play
ing the violin with great skill and sweetness
in the streets of Alexandra.
A grand reception and complimentary ball
was given in honor of Gen. Grant at Long
Branch on Thursday week.
The greatest excitement exists in Nebras-
ka over discoveries of rich gold mines-Emi-
grants are pouring into Helena.
Sam. Collyer, the 6ghtist, had largely
attended complimentary benefit at the Stadt
Theatre. New York, on Thursday.
The Boston Post says: The Minnesota
Democrats are numerous and powerful enough
to throw Radicalism over this fall
The Empress Carlotta's intellect is hope
lcssly gone. She received the intelligence Of
Maximilians fate with indifference
Parties are purchasing land near Apalach
cola, Florida, for the purpose going to raj
sing oranges and lemons on large SCALE
The duties paid at San Francisco during the
past week amount to 5000, 900. Since the
first Of January they have reached 81, 260, 900
A pestileutial disease is raging among the
Arab tribes in the valley of the Euphrates
and it is believed to be the veritable plague
A boy nine years of age the son of An
drew Jackson, of Centre Hill, N. j., fell dead
while his father was chastising him on Satur-
day evening
A letter received from Fort Union, New
Mexico, says the Naysjoe Indians, number
ing over 5000, are Oh the eve of hostillties
against the whites.
The Troy Times says that Congressman
Morrissey made upwards Of two hundred
thousand dollars in stock operations in Wall
street last week.
It is stated that several New England manu-
facturers have united in project to import
several thousand coolies, to 60 the coarser
work of the factories.
A cable dispatch informs us that trial OF
the American 6lteen-inch Rodman, gun has
shown that no iron or steel armor yet inyen-
ted is capable of resisting it.
Governor Ward, of New Jersey, has de-
cided that the State cannot afford to pay for
militia muster this year; or, rather, that
1.-The game isn't worth the candle"
The Latest Local and General News.
The white majority in the Valley, from
Staunton to Winchester, is about 5000, SO
far.
The Suratt trial is drawing to close. 1t
is thought that he will be acquitted.