The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-01-19
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

Vice Admiral Porter has been confirmed
by the Senate as Admiral
Wilson has been nominated for reelection
to the u S. Senate from Massachusetts
The bridge over North river ut Bird scwa-
ter Rockingham county, has been rebuilt.
Geo. Messersmith has sold his lot in IIar-
risonburg, from which the buildings were re
Gently burnt, to j L. Sibert for $l7o0.
Moody .RuAin, colorcd convict in the
Virginia Penitentiary, has been sentenced to
be hung May q, for killing one Of Inc prison
guards. 0T
| Congress has determined to increase the
salary of the Chief ustice of the Supreme
Court to 8,500-associate justices s 600
| On the 18th two vessels cleared Richmond
with -four for Rio-one with 1921 barrels
and the other with 1877 barrels
! Three Colored children were burntto death
recently in a cabin on the farm Of DR.. Clag-
EFT, in Prince Georges county Md.
The judiciary Committee of the Senate
have decided to report in favor of Messrs
Hill and Miller Democrats, as U S, Senators
from Georgia.
Gen. John A. Logan has been nominated
by the Republican caucus Of the Illinois Leg
islature for u s. Senator in place Of Yates
He received SO votes against 80 for all others
James r. PAGES RESIDENCE near Bonsack s
Depot, Va, and Tenn. Railroad, was destroy
ed by fire last week, together, with l 400 lbs
of pork. The furniture was saved.
We take it as compliment that the Essex
Gazette" appropriates an editorial article that
appeared in the Vryinian on popular Edu-
cation" without giving the credit.
A bill consolidating the Orange, Alexan-
dria and Manassas Railroad, and the Lynch
burg and Danville Railroad has passed the
Legislature Jno. s. Barbour is President
of the consolidated roads
The Gen Joseph r West just elected to
the Senate from Louisiana, was formerly
a journalist in San Francisco, where he
built up one of the largest and most success.
full of the daily newspapers. @
The cattle trade of South Western Virgin
ia, but comparatively in its infancy, consti-
tutes an important item in the trade of that
section of the State It already amounts an
nually to the large sum Of 81 ,954 900 includ-
ing beef and stock cattle, sheep and hogs.
l. |
Frank Korb, boy le years old, shot him
self through the head with pistol ball, at
Hudson city, N. Y. because he had a misun-
Outstanding in the work shop, with some O.
the employees. He did the act in the presf
ence of his mother.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has de-
cided that, if man puts his head or arm
through car window, and is injured by
coming in contact with something that reach
es close to the window, he cannot recover for
the injury, the act being considered negli
gence on the part of the passenger.
In the Circuit Court at Richmond; on the
18th, verdict of 1000 was given against
the Richmond and Danyille railroad for 600
boxes of tobacco, destroyed at their depot in
DanviIle, by band Of struggling Confsder-
ates, two weeks before fhe surrender.
The aggregate revenue, paid into the U. S
Treasury, from tobacco in Virginia since
March list 1869, is s13, 10000 There were
2 1913 factories in operation the past season
using 98hydraulic presses, /, 772 screw press
es, 50 culling machines and 81 hand mills
The aggregate sum of the bonds given by the
manufacturers was $2839, 900.
The recent fair held at Masonic Temple
Washington, under the auspices of the sooie
ty for the relief of the poor, Melted, clear o
all expenses, $500, which is to be held IL
reserve for the purchase or erection ofa build
ing to be called est. Mary's House of Indus
try" where sewing and laundry work will b.
> provided for poor women at good daily wages
! Gen.. Frank p Blair has received the eau
. Gus nomination for U. S. Senator of the Dem
ocratic members of the Missouri Legislature
He made speech announcing himself a Dem
oerat and liberal Republican. His opponents
e were Samuel T. Glover, John s. Phelps ant
Judge Woodson He received majority Of
the entire vote cast in caucus.
Ex-President Andrew johnson has beer
recently interviewed by correspondent o.
t the Cencinnati Commercial. In the course
of his remarks, in reply to question touch
ing upon the subject, he said: Before would
60 into Grants Cabinet, either in 1872 or any
other time, would get me situation as as
sistant hog drover or, as an old man in the
country used to say, would tie a rope around
my neck, and then around tree and walk off
In December, 1868, man named Rogers
was murdered and robbed in New York-al
efforts to ferret out the murderer having failed
until last week he was discovered in the per
son of Francis E. Pinton, who was serving
out term of five years imprisonment IN the
Auburn State prison, for grand larceny. He
: confe ssed the crime to one Of the prisoners
, and is now starving himself to death to chea
!, the gallows.
John Moran was stabbed by his wife or
r the 18th in Jersey city, from the effects O
which he died. They had had an alteration
when the wife, in fit of evaporation, plung
ed knife into his abdomen. The HUSBAND
: refused to prefer charge against her, re
e ouest1no that she should remain by him unit