The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-05
Editorial Sh0rt.SfraWs.

Editorial Sh0rt-Straws.
The Erie Railroad is now called "the
broad road that leads to destruction"
Next year will be the last year of the
internal revenue law as it now stands Jubi-
late
All the dentists Of Mississippi have de-
termincd to support Judge Dent for Cover
nor, in spite of their teeth.
They have revived the law against swear
ing in Connecticut. Wonder if "tarnation"
comes under the head of profanity?
The Japanese currency appears to be in
almost as bad order as our own. Hari-kari
is the doom Of all who refuse Government
paper.
Some calculating Yankee has sent Mr..
Boutwell, So bill to be invested for 100
years toward paying the public debt. Slow
progress.
A person can now travel from San Fran
Cisco to Liverpool, nearly 1000 miles in ff-
teen days. We certainly live in an age Of
goahcadativeness.
The lay delegation question of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church has Matched large
egg The majority for the delegation thus
far is 1896.
The Charlottesville Chronicle wishes to
know if the doctors consider "grcen cages"
unripc fruit? Certainly, as sure as green
black berries arc
The Valley papers are SO full of pictures
of wild beasts, daring equcstrians and rope
dancers, that we are unable to CLEAN anything
! new from them.
The hotel propretors of Cape May are
perfectly happy-thc tide of prosperity is
the flood, while the waves of adyersity re-.
cedc.
The negroes are so absolutely on a foot
ing with the whites in Washington, that q
black man can kick white man with impu-
nifty.
"A grand National Campmeeting was
lately held at Round Lake. N Y. There
we're 10000 persons present-and large de-
tachment of the Metropolitan police of Troy.
A writer who has been promulgating
over the Southern States says the people care
on fair road to riches" We should like
to know if he means the road to GoIdsboro ?
The loI colored voters of Charleston
S. G., didn't like the music of mulatto Dem
ocratic band of Savannah; so they oitched
into them, broke their brass drum and wound.
ed several
AN exchange says fthe weather is get
ting dry in some parts of the South" Il
has been so dry in this part of the South 70,
two months past that even good drink will
not corn it.
AT Bledcnsburg, D. G., the people caught
Judge of the Orphans Convent on the
night of the 18th July, and ducked him III
mud and water. Causc-insulting a couple
Of ladies. Served him right.
AT a camp-meeting N Ohio, the Rev
Mr.. Cramer was introduced to the congrega.
tiou with "The brother-in-law of President
Grant will now lead US in prayer Give the
reyerand gentleman an Office.
"A genius of Chicago has invented 9
movable church for 1900, which can be fold
ed up and taken from place to place. The
account does not say whether or not it can be
moved from one denomination to another.
Fashionable fools are striving hard te
Guido each other. A wedding at Galens
has the following appendage: "No cards.
Presents $4,000 Special train. Letters
from Grant, Sherman and Sheridan"
President Grant has had jolly time Of
it at Long Branch. He has been racing
bathing, dancing, praying, smoking and ju-
Topping to his hearts content The Virginia
question will probably be settled some Of
these days.