The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-08-08

North Carolina.
We have additional returns irom7the late.
:clec,ion in Noy.l. Carolina. Seventeen coun-
mostly snsal-yct remain to be heard
from but they cannot materially affect tie
result 8 According to a late dispatch from
Raleigh: Republicans concsae the election of
Norman BY from 1900 to $500 majority.
There viii bc.a Democratic Conservative ma
ss55brisE on Joint ballet in the I.egislature The
.selectioa Of LEACH over Sedle 10 the 9th dis.
atTlct,issfally confirmed. Fise, probably six,
;sGonservatives Of the eight members Of Con
sgresss. ase elected, j. =. So IS
sWRITTRs AS. PRESIDENTIAL CANDI-
s,.sz DAIES.
~: Horace Greeley is the first editor who has
s'eser been nominated for the Presidency. Il
IS rather remarkable that. half Of the editors
sisfs the country should laugh at the nominal
flop, OF the most distinguished member of
stheir profession. It is rather curious that
ssbbtl of the candidates on the Liberal ticket
sthe candidate for the Vice Presidency, Gratz
Brown, as we'll as the candidate for the Pres
sMeney--should be edtors.-Both of them
won their fame in the editorial chair. They
safes both men of ideas. Both Of them have
been ardent reformers all their lives, Both
-aofthem are strong writers and ready writer's
- BY far the most fluent and accomplished
writer We have ever had in tie Presidency
was Thos. Jefferson. He had the pature and
.lgenious of an editor. 9 He wrote in a way that
was of hand and easy, as well as strik ing ard
.saegessiye.. He wrote very great deal on a
large. variety Of subjects, as appears from the
.ceAeetcu edition of his writings He was a
man of extensive knowledge and research.
IIs took an interest in everything science,
PHILOSOPHY and literature, as well as law, pol
.itios and affairs. He was an occasional con
stribufdr to,ahe current press, but the press
sef bis day vas notswhat it has become ia cur
Day. Had !elived in these fines, and de-
Voted himself to journalism, he would proba-
MY have been the greatest editor in, thescoun-
tfy.ias q sa5;is9.a8.lss9a 9sisssF. .eer
iaaoWeshave had two or three other strong
writer's in the Presidency, especially the two
Adan1ses aud James Madison Bat most of
eur. Presidents have bcen rather poor sticks,
70 literary point Of view. 80 e.
,s2'fhe Washington correspondent Of the Bal
timore San says that a case of real trance
BOW exists in Washington in the person of a
yanng child of a prominent merchant taller
who resides il the northern part Of the, city
The child, IA boy, has been in trance for
three days, during which It has not copsum-
cd enough food to keep it alive. Itlays on
the bed with its eyes half open, the breatA-
ing, very soft and hardly noticeable About
eaecsip six hours it appears to awake, but
before any particular change takes place, re.
}apses into its former condition. The case
IS 10 charge Of DR.. J F. Hartigap.'. -
.sss'.r >,-~- s..
s. A dispatch from San Francisco says that
the San Francisco and New York mining
Company with capital of $4,000 900, to
work the new diamond fields near the head
waters Of the Rio Colorado Chi1uito, has been
Incorporated The conlpan has been very
secret about its operations hitherto They
have in the bank Of California 500 900 worth
Of largo diamonds, the value of which is. as
ctrtaiaed, and dozen which have been cut
They have also one rough diamond, weigh
ing 1902 carats, and about quart Of small!
diamonds, rubics, sapphires and emeralds of
40 small value.
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The FAMINE IN PERs1A.-Many harrow
ing facts have been given of the late dread
fiji famine in Persia, but one instance is now
related SO intensely horrible almost to sur