The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-06-22

SCHOOL REPoRTs.--We feel a personal
interest in the Schools of Staunton, for they
more than anything else to the
of the city. Hence we this week
publish as fulllreports Of the commencement
exercises as we have been able to get, and do
so in one issue Of the paper, so that attention
may be attracted to our city from our distant
readers Our home readers know all about
than, and hence may not see the importance
of our so doing, to the exclusion of our usual
variety. We will furnish the report Of the
Wesleyan Female Institute in cur next, and
give that of the Deaf Dumb & Blind, and
then we will be through, free to devote our
columns to more general matter.
DEATH OF HON. C. J.. VALLANDIGIIAM.
The painful Intelligence of the death of
this distinguished statesman was flashed
across the telegraph wires to every part Of
the country on the 18th lost. He had only
recently given evidence of his claim to
be regarded as one Of our greatest public
men, by the announcement of his willing
ness to support tho best interests Of the
country by accepting practical facts as those
which we had to deal with. We only few
weeks ago published an epitome Of a platform
which, if adopted, will, almost certainly, relieve
the country Of the fatal reign Of Radicalism,
We give below the circumstances attending
the singular and fatal accident, and a brief
history Of the prominent features of his life
as taken from the Richmond State Journal.
BY the by, we may say, that we agree with
the Dispatch, in its remark, that Mr.. Daniels,
the editor of the Journal, is not only a gen.
tleman Of culture, but one Of the fairest Of
disputants.
CINCINNATI, June 16.-A dispatch from
Lebanon says Mr.. Vallandighim was vomit-
ing, which was regarded as an unfavorable
symptom, and one of his physicians said there
were indications of internal hemorrhage.-
The doctors ceased their fruitIess search
about an hour after the accident. They then
closed the wound, and placed the patient Oh
his right side, He was calm and collected
1t appears that no one was present with
Mr.. ValandigEam when the accident occur
ged but ex-Lieutenant Governor McBurney
who has been associated with him 10 the de-
fence of Mcclellan. Mr.. McBurney had ex-
pressed some doubts as to the theory that
Myers had shot himself Mr. Va,andighia,
picked up pistol from table, saying he
would show him in half second Two
pistols we're on the table, one unloadea, and
he by mistake took up the loaded one, and
put it in his pocket, and Withdrew it, keep
ing the muzzle next to his body
Just as it was leaving his pocket it was
discharged, it is reported, at nearly the same
part of the body where Myers was shot He
calculated, "Oh, murder !" and said he had
taken the wrong pistol. While the exami.
nation was going on he watched the surge
ons with eager eyes, and even assisted then
in searching for the ball. The ball appears
TO have taken a downward course. in the di-
rection Of the bladder
LEBANON, ONO, June l7-Hon. G. l.
Vallandigham while illustrating to his fel-
How counsel in murder case how the dead
man might have shot himself accidentally
discharged the pistol, wounding himself in
the bowels. At o'clock this morning he
was still conscious but in great pain. later
nal hemorrhage is probable
LEBANON, ONO, JUNE 17.-Mr. Vallan-
digham died this morning at few minutes
past 9 o'clock.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, June 17.-Mrs. Val
landigham was here attending the funeral of
her brother, Hon. v L. McMahon, when the
accident occurred to her husband. She will
be taken to Dayton tonight.
DEATH OF HON. c. L. vALLANDIGHAM
The enlightened nations of the world will
be shocked to hear of the sudden and uncx
pected death Of this American statesman
who, by accident, died at an early hour this
morning.
He came of a Huguenot family, and was
born in New Lisbon, Columbia county, Ohio,
in 1922. He received good education
spent one year in Jefferson College. in Ohio
spent two years as principal of an academy
at Snow Hill, Maryland; returned to Ohio
in 1910; studied law, and was admitted to
the Lar in 1912; was elected to the State
Legislature in 1916 and 1876; was editor of
the Dayton Enquirer from 1947 to 1849
for some years subsequent to tlat date he
ueFo'eu HluseI WHoliy 10 HIS profession anu
politics was member of the National Dem
ocratic Convention held at Cincinnati in
1856; ran FOR the Thirty fifth Congress
against L. D. Campbell, whose seat he success
fully contested and he was reelected to the
Thirty-sixth Congress. At the commence
ment of the second session of the Thirty
fifth Congress, and during the Thirty sixth
he was placed on the committee on Terrific
ries. Reelected to the Thirty-seventh Con
gress. In 1863 he was arrested by military
authority for expressing his opinions against
the war, was banshed to the southern States,
and by way of Bermuda went to Canada
During his exile he was nominated for Gov
ernor of Ohio, and defeated. He subsequent.
ly returned and was a delegate to the Chiea
60 Convention of 1864.
The circumstances of his tragic end are
detailed by telegraph. He was one Of that
charmed circle Of the great men of our ma
ton of which Presidents are made, and no
mao under auspices favorable to the Demo
cratic party stood SO good chance of selec-
ton as its candidate as he.
Our political differences die with those
upon whose grave the turf of eternity is
planted. His was great mind, and he a
great man who he'd won fnr b;n,salf m an