The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-03-23

in the upper portion of Shenandoah county.
Wild geese made their appearancein the neigh
oorhood of Woodstock They were on their way
North.
The Valley Foundry, situated at Mt. Jackson,
was sold by Mr.. Simmons to Mr. Todd OF Penn
sylvania. Price $4,000.
PosT-OFF1cE CHANGE.-James F. Gardner has
been appointed Postmaster OF Troutville, Botet-
curt county, vice James N. Trout resigned.
HOTEL SoLD.-The unfinished brick hotel at
Danvile has been sold to J. P Hawkins, formerly
of this place, and son of R. H. Hawkins, for
$12,5O0.
The mild, pleasant weather of last week has
caused the young wheat here in the Valley to
start forward, and it presents very promising
appearance. The clover and grass are also put
ting forth.
Assessor NoMINATED.-Tha Richmond papers
announce the nomination of D. S. Lewis, for As.
SCISSOR of Internal Revenue for the Fifth District
of Virginia He is, we believe, son of Senator
Lewis. ,
Hon. John T. Harris. voted for the Conserva-
tive candidates for officers of the House of Rep
resentatives, and has uniformly, voted with the
Conservatives, all party questions, and will
continue to do so.
The statement that the Jefferson Medical Col
lege of Phladelphia had announced that it would
hereafter admit students, without regard to
or color, is pronounced by the Faculty to be
malicious falsehood, originated by some enemy of
the school.
The following are the fancful names bestowed
upon tie prettier varieties of ladies' spring hats:
1.-THE Empire, the ''Lorne" gypsy, the daisy"
the princess Louise the "Rosebub gypsy, the
Hawthorne" the "Galatea," sailor hat, and
the est Leon"
Hon. John 7. Harris, representative in Con-
zress from this District made q person
al explanation in the House on Thursday last.
He had voted for Morgan, the Democratic nomi-
nee for speaker, but the Globe had reported him
As voting for Blaine.
PATENTS ISSUED The following patents were
issued to citizens of Virginia for the week ending
March 18th: Herbert II. Haws Mount Meridian,
dough kneader David Huffman, Luray, saw
GUNNER; Benjamin F. Mexican, GAINESVILLE,
pump.
THE TELEGRApH.-The Virginia Telegraph
Company are pushing with their work, and
nrohahlv rom nj tho limo in few eks
An office is to be established at Mt. Jackson, but
none at New Market, the latter place having fail
ed to subscribe the requisite amount of stock.
Lo, THE Poor WHITE MAN.-Another white
man has been removed from Office in Virginia. to
give room for gentleman of color, r. D. Beck
ley, of the genus African. has been appointed as
sistant assessor of Internal Resenue o: Orange,
Louisa and Spotsylvania, vice GA. Baker, white,
but .'trooly loil,' removed.
We call attention to the advertisement, in to-
days issue, of Auction sale of Furniture, much
of which was made to order by the best city
manufacturers and is in excellent condition, be-
ing sold only because the party is retiring from
housekeeping and leaving this part of the coun-
try.
SURGICAL OPERATION. DIR. W. P. MCGUIRE one
day last week, says the Winchester News, per-
formed very critical surgical operation, remov-
ing large tumor from the jaw of Mr.. Davis. of
West Va. The operation quite successful,
though the tumour covered nearly one side of
mfr. DIS. face.
Saw MILL BuRNT.-On Saturday night, the
.1lth instant, near Greeville in this county, on
Pine Run, the new saw mill of Major D. Vines,
which had just been finished, destroyed by an
sinceneiary. 1t was wholly destroyed, excapt the
wheel. No fire had been used about the mill the
day preceding, and it is evident that it was the
work of some vile neutrality-suspicious..
The Rockingham Register says: The people
of this District and of the State will never forget
THE labors of our Industrious and indefatigable
Senator, Col. J. E. Roller in pressing upon the
@ttention tof the Legislature the question of re-
peal of the usury clause in the Constitution 1t is
mairJly to the efforts of Col r. that the question
has been kept before that body; and we hope for
the interests Of our people. as well as the honor
Of our Senator, that he may succeed. We have
only to say tofol Roller, clay on, Mac Duff '
Beverly Jefferson, negro, charged with the
murder, on the highway, of his late master, DR..
George Jefferson, last fall in Warren county, was
tried at Warrenton last week before Judge Watts
The case was given to the jury on Tuesday even
ing last and on Saturday evening the jury were
discharged beisg unable to agree. This jury
composed Of ten negroes and two white men
T e case plain of murder, yet from
the first, as VIC learn, the ten negroes were for
acquittal and the two whites for conviction
MEN OF BUsINEss.-Some decide sagac ously
enough on what ought to tie done, but blunder
most egregiously to the means and method of
accomplishing the object they have in view; 9TH
.ers have not sufficient powers of mind to foresee
the result Of any measure, yet will Immediately
hit upon means of carrying ii into effect good or
bad The last generally ruin themselves by SUI
nerAuous activity; the first dream and stagnate.
The possessions of both qualities constitute the
complete man of business.
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