The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-05-06

General News.

The Governm en-. has commenced payment
of the May interest of the fve-twepty bonds,
amounting to $a0.0o0,000 in gold.
The United States Grand Jury at Gin
cinnati has found ffty-two indictments,
chiefly against whiskey dealers.
A general enrolment of persons, white,
black or otherwise, has been ordered by
the military commander of Mississippi.
| San Francisco has appointed commit
tee of two hundred persons, to prepare
for the Pacific Railroad celebration.
Last week some individual stole twenty one
blankets from the small pox hospital Of New
port (Ky.) barracks. Chacum a son gout
Grove, the newly appointed Governor of
New Mexico, is ineligible, being of rebelli-
Gus antccedents, and President Grant is in
a quandary about him.
The skating rink building of Philadelphia,
which was used Monday night for the Odd
Fellows grand ball, was burned to the ground
last week
Col. Forney was sercnaded by the colored
people of Raleigh, North Carolina, on Mon
day night week and made speech in reply
to the compliment.
The divided Republicans of Texas are
called to meet in convention at Houston,
on the fourth Monday in May, with view
Of bringing about harmony.
The Washington correspondent Of Bos-
ton paper says that the Bourbon Prince and
Princess, who were lately married in New
York, ran away from the National Hotel
without paying their board.
A Texas gentleman has received guam
tity of silkworm eggs from France through
the post. Some of the eggs hatohed on
the way, and the worms were living on
their arrival.
The Charleston Courier believes that the
cotton crop of the South cannot, under any
circumstances, exceed 100000 bales this
year, owing to the extensive migration of
negroes to the cities and towns, and the with
drawal Of freedwoman from farm labor.
A report comes from Galveston that a
number of armed men made an attempt
yesterday to break up negro Methodist
quarterly meeting at Columbia, Texas,
but that it was promptly put down by the
citizens, who protected the minister and
congregation.
Valmaseda, the Spanish commander in
the Eastern Department Of Cuba, has issued
a sweeping and terrible order, commanding
males over fifteen years Of age to keep with
in their homes under penalty Of death, and
all females away from home to come to Baya-
mo or Jiquani, or be brought by force and
promising destruction by fire to every dwell
ing from which white flag is not displayed.
The Republican, the negro organ in New
Orleans, authoritatively announces that
the 'sHonorable' P B. S. Pinchback will
decline the appointment of Register of
the Land Office in that city. So that four
men have been found who refuse to take
office under Grant-negro Basset, of Phil
adelp hia; negro Clay, Of New Orleans
yellow Pinchback, Of New Orleans; and
Illuminated Dana of New York.
|, Some years since wild goose was shot
in Washington Territory, and a few grains
of wheat were taken from it's craw, Be-
ing very large aud full, they were pre-
served and planted. The yield was found
to be great as to lead to its propagation,
until this variety, which is known in the
Territory as the s'Goose wheat" has be-
come standard one in that section Of the
country. Samples Of this wheat were re-
Gently sent to the Agricultural Department
at Washington. Upon examining the
samples at the Museum, of which there
are some 1900 varieties, the same wheat
was found, being one Of the samples sent
from the Paris Exposition, and grown in
Cuenea, in Spain.