The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-11-21

announce 10 tne citlzens OF Staunton that taeY
are to have rare treat in the lecture Of judge
Farrar, of Amelia These lectures have been de
/ liyered NOT only all over Virginia, but all over
the land, and have everywhere been received
with marked favor. While the Judge has deliy.
cred his Johnny Reb" and '.Johnny Rebs Wife"
in Stsunton, he has never delivered the three
Lectures now announced "Trip Van Winkie,"
s.The American Eagle" and flights aud Shad-
ows." The first of these is humorous and pa
thetic presentation of scenes following the war !;
and while it exctes the risibles also touches some
tender chords, calls UP some things that ought
not to be forgotten, and makes the heart better.
'.The American Eagle" isa fine satire on the
prevailing style of eloquepce in speaking and
writing. and should be heard especially by oil
tho young people. We commend the entire en-
tertanment as useful and pleasing
| Live stock, Farm and Firesde Journal-Thls ex-
cellent Journal for November has reached u.s.
| 1t is model of compact arrangement Of matter,
and is so compr extensive in its range of subjects
that every class of stock is treated in every mum.
Der. It is edited with great care and practical
hAo"ACukS. AAC pICoCuG uuMocT gives y CtCuT
description of watering cows in stables in winter
How to feed large stock economically How
important an element poultry IS in the food sup
ply-How TO treat the horse epidemic-In short,
it treats of the dairy horses, CATTLE sheep swine
poultry. bees, fish. the turf and the farm. 1t
has some eighty different articles. The propri
etors are not satisfied with all this, but have adj
To- L..
Fireside department, filled with good things for
the farmers wife and children. We do not see
how any farmer who once takes it can ever give
it up. Price only $l.50 per year. Haas, KEEL
ley s Co., Buffalo, N. Y, Publishers.
IMPORTANT QuHsrIoN.-The question whether
city or town corporation in Virginia can legal
y subscribe either by act of its local authorities
or by vote of the people, TO works Of internal
improvement. is tosbe brought before the law of
the State. The Washington aud Ohio Railroad
Company propose to obtain loan from Frede-
ricksburg. and some Of the citizens intend to
contest the right Of the town to subscribe.
This question has practical Importance in con-
nection with our own city. We heard it mooted
oCtui ouC oCluS VI ZIG AHlpTcSSAVu tA&t IHVi y
was nothing in the point raised, from the fact
that there is scarcely Improvement Of any
dimension in the State that has not received aid
from cit, corporations, gave it no reflection.
We do not now know what clause of the consitu-
tion will be invoked to sustain the opponents Of
subscc ption. Stanton has subscribed $15O, 600
to The Valley Railroad If the objection here
init mo al &c valid hav
effect upon the interests of the city. aI
We can hardly think that practice so common
in this State could have been exercised 80 long
without being investigated if there really is auy
thing like o constitutional inhibition.
THs NATIONAL HoTEL WAsHIyaToN CRY, D.
C.-Those of our Valley people who may visit
Washington during the winter, or indeed, at any
time, will find the National Hotel the most pleas
ant place in that city to stop one feature about
the accommodations especially agreeable to vir-
ginians, is the prompt and polite attentions of
the servants, both ia the rooms and the eating
| apartments. They tell virgnian at first sight,
| and when you take your seat at tho table, you do
not have to the bill of fare to select out
Of the iunumerble dishes advertised The head
waiter orders you an old Virginia dinner, break
served up to You al the select edibles that the
well versed mind of the attendants can suggest.
Col. Tenney, enc of the chief proprietors, is q
patriarchal old gentleman, schooled in the man
ners of the gentleman, with an ease and cordial
ity of intercourse that makes the guests feel per-
fectly at home.
The same may be said of Captain Thomas II
Hardin, the chief clerk, with the exception thar
his head is not silvered over by the touches OF
time. 1t is really pleasure to be at the Nation
al.
number of the Virginia delegation will make
this their stopping place during he winter SEM,
ator Lewis, Hon. j. Amber Smith, from the
Richmond district. J. B. Sener, of the Freder.
icksburg district and probably Hon. John T.
Harris. Of this district, will be at the National
during the approaching session of Congress.
Erlzo 1r,c. This fearful malady has nearly
fulfilled Its mission in this section of the State
1t has attacked nearly every horse in this city ana
is spreading rapidly through the County Five
horses in the City, have died up to this time
Many horses are in a bah condition. It has ma
terially effected the business of the place Au-
gusta street usually so jammed that vehicles have
the greatest difficulty in passing to aud fro is now
deserted, and the few wagons drawn by men and
oxen drag their way along without fear of COLI.
sion. At least such the case in the early part
Of The week. But we glad to zee that the
disease seems to have spent its fury, and our
streets are gradually assuming their wonted &C.
tivity.
Fuel is very scarce and high owing to the ina
Nb;lity Of the farmers to work their horses. Sew
| eral car loads Of wood were bought by the Cor
poration from the Chesapeake and Ohio road. a nd
we noticed many. on Sunday morning. carrying
it away stick by stick from Mr.. Powelrs yard
where it was delivered. No stages have becn
running for some days, the mail being carried bv
buggies.
We would advise the owners Of horses 10 be
very careful of them during the prevalence of the
malady. as we notice in Northern papers that a
relapse frequently develops itself into something
resembling drepsy. Work is certain death to
them.
If you feel dull, drowsy. debilitated, have fire.
quent headache, mouth tastes bad poor anpetite