The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-10-07
Latest Local, General and Commercial News.


The Augusta Bible societysmeet this eve
ming at N. e. chrueh at u clock.
Hiram Fuller, editor of the Cosmopolitan,
is bankrupt imprisoned in London for debt.
James K. Caskie, prominent tobacco mcr,,
chant in Richmond is dead gn Iaia
Horace Grceley's niess NIL sing ID public
next week '.7' ~
The new Park bank in New York has 500
safes. 80 sis1
The fever epideinicis subsiding in SALIVA
The banana trees in Florida are bendingto
the earth with fruit. aail. ses ~ i,
Ex,President Pierce is still very feeble, and
his ultimate recovery is regarded as doubtful.
The United States will be requested to send
representatives to the European Peace Con-,
gross at Berne. a .1#
Advices from Panama represent the pros
poets Of peace on the Isthmus as not very
promising. .a.','i.'3 - asias.
The cereal crops in Guatemala and Nicar-
aqua are suffering from want Of rain 49,.
The sale Of all Government arms, arnmuui-;
ton, etc, has been suspended for the present.
4 Kentuckian calculates that he has chew! g
ed 1925 pounds Of tobacco in the last forty
years. ~ ~ ;, ~, .''. .,., - .'s'' -
One Sumner cut his throat in Boston the
other day. But it was the wrong Sumner.
Can't the right one" go and do likewise p,
Grants home, Galcna, Illinois, is strongly
Democratic. Seymour will have large ma
jority over him in that town. dta .1rfeva
The British cruisers on the coast of Africa
captured in 1867 eighteen slavers with ne 5e..
groes on board. +, i,it.. ,.......
Among the novelties from France are fans
Of pearl, beautifully carved in flowers, and
very desirable foropera. ~ 9a4 =. ID .s..,!a
It is said that the Pope is the only living
sovereign in Christendom who does not smoke
tobacco Ltif94i1 20 Zsiias'e s.'s;ii
The leading Fenians throughout ireland
are said 20 be forming coalitions with the
tories. ~ ...,--.,t
Brownlow's revolutionary militia procla-
nation has created fever of excitement in
Tennessee. 1t is feared war of races must
inevitably ensuc sssa .ris5 III,
The Washington Boards of Aldermen have
at last settled their differences, and will pro
coed to effect complete Organization ,sI1
Parson Kallock, who was driven from his
parish in Massachusetts on account of in
famous conduct, heads the. Grant electoral
ticket in Kansas. 80 ~. Hsi't4 '--.s''f'''
Gen. 7. G. Hindman, of the late :Confede-
rate States army, was .assassinated at his resi-
dence, in Helena, Arkansas, on Saturday last.
"A man suspected of the deed is under arrest.
Dr. Holland writes concerning the death
OF Adah Isaac Menken: "a story is cur
rent, which give for what it is worth, that
she laid wager that she could drink given
quantity Of whisky; won hcf bet and, died"
The Postmaster at Springfield, Illinois, who
has just been reported defaulte1- in ten or.
twelve thousand dollars, is part of the poll
yof the late Mr. Lincoln, continued by the
present President. sst,i D Il. ....a. =, So
Agrape vine in Jonchecy, Frahce ffty.fouir
years old, yields three tons weight of grapes.
The stem is 100 feet long and the branches
cover space Of 200 square feet s7' Is ..le {
The French Sisters Of Charity who have
the management of the asylum for orphans at
Bebeck, being in a fix for want of cash, caught
the Sultan when out boating and persuaded
him out Of 5000 piastres..A ne. - =
Us '1n3186I the number ofbull fights that took
place in the principal cities, off Spain figured
mp tosa45. In 1886 they increased. to- $50.
- "A young woman in Tennessee, after being
comfortably buried was brought to life, by
r'esurreetionist, who cut off one. Of her fing-
,ers to get a gold ring. ga e. =:
.aoisygse9a ", THE LATEST.
',sa A terrible storm stopped all business lin
New Orleans on the 3rd The city was
+ flooded with water and great damage done.
b, Radical outrages and frauds South, con
time to fill the Geographic. columns of the
daily papers. essaae br& $50 si5:, eailss
&. Agents Of The French sGevernment are in
New York making large purchases Of grain,
salt meat, clothing, Sc. s;,,.fa ,,,.s =
> The money order system is to be establish
ed between the United States and Germany. ;.
Gen, Howard reports the total expendi-
lures Of the Freedments Bureau, to August
4, 1868, to be 81, 935 900, XXI i.r5 .n 9
Gen Grants return is deferred to the last
of October. So w agr' iaa f5:at3
The Revolution in Spain is successAthe
! + Rebels" carrying the day with ease. Proc:
llamations are to be issued for elections to be
held throughout Spain to choose members.
for a defaite Junta and delegates to Con-
stitutlonal Assembly to meet at an carly day
in Madrid. ;. The Queen; is reported to have
taken with her when she left San Sebastian
all the crown jewels and royal resalias, and
2 twenty three million reals Her !.
In City markets reported very dull. Gold
i 14O4. 81 .s:.,9.s. i ''9... [ q
n THE WORKING PEopLE.--The Labor Con-
,eress, which was recently held in New York
city, contained, it is claimed, representatives
from 000working men. iThesestimate is
not considered to be exaggerated; since the
n.ns,,s renort of 1850 gives the followinp