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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-04-02
Valley Railroad.

The. people Of Shenandoah recently held
lriesbing in which they gave expression in
favor Of free railroads, and the construction
of improvements generally throughout the
State where capital could be found willing
and able to do it. They also, spoke in de-
cided terms as to the extension Of the Val
ley railroad, and demanded it as one Of the
agencies to facilitate the development of the
material interests Of this great Valley.
When We read the editorial articles which
appeared IN the Shenandoah Democrat,
against the application Of the Valley Rail-
road for a charter to extend its road through
Southwest Virginia, we did not believe they
reflected the sentiment of the people of
Shenandoah. We are satisfied that vast
majority Of the intelligent citizens Of the
entire Valley are of one mind on this ques
ton, and they will be satisfied with nothing
short of concession of the rights properly
pertaining to this section. It is with view
to throwing such sentiments into form that
we propose that convention Of Valley coun-
ties be held. It will be the most expressive
method that can be adopted to have formally
promulgated the sentiments of the people,
Let the representatives be selected from the
most intelligent and judicious citizens Of each
county. aud come together and calmly and
pointedly make known their purposes In
this way something tangible will be had, and
the State at large can understand the wishes
Of this great Valley.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-04-02

We direct attention. to the card Of Mr.. d.
g. Dutrow, commission merchant, Washing
ton city. He confines his business to but.
ter, eggs, fowls, fruits. &c. receiving neither
grain or -four. Mr.. D. has had large expe-
risnce in this line Of business, and will get
the very best prices for his, customers
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-04-02
Printing Records.

pers that an effort is being made to have the
Legislature change the manner of having
executed the printing Of the Records of the
Court of Appeals We have not felt sufi-
GENTLY interested in the uia..e., !. =, ually,
to examine the communications which an.
peared, with a view to the expression of an
opinion about it. It is true, of the Records
printed at this place, this Office does fair
share Of it, But we have never regarded it
as a fat job, and therefore ielt somewhat in.
different as to wether we did any of it or
not. We do not think either of our cotem-
poraries care anything more about it than we
do. Of course we are all willing to do work
of any kind in our line, at living prices
We do not consider the price allowed for the
Records to be any more than that; and
when we reflect that we have TO lay out of
our money expended every week for hands
to do this work and the paper to print the
Records on, we cannot see where any great
profit is realized, especially such as to
|
Micawbers who hang around the capitol at
Richmond and do the ink-ssinging for the
s'Rings." We should not have taken up
line of our space in referring to this matter,
had We not observed il the Richmond Dis
patch of the 18th, communication signed
'Veritas, rejecting upon the Clerk of the
Court Of Appeals at Staunton, Mr.. John
Paris The name of this gentleman in this
community, where he has lived all his life,
and beeo honored and trusted by his follow
men in all the relations of life, il tho syno-
nym of integrity, honesty and fidelity. We
do not believe he would wilfully do wrong
act to save his own life; and certainly he
would be party to no transaction that
wronged either the commonwealth or any
citizen thereof.
The printing of the Records requires a
very simple statement to give proper an
Outstanding Of the matter. There is allow
ed 81 Is per page Of 1900 ems, tie printer
furnishing everything, and is allowed noth-
ing extra for figure work, and nothing at al.
for backs and binding. The manuscript is
frequently difficult to read the proof has to
be read by copy at the Office where the print
ing is done is then revised and taken to the
clerk. who examines it CLOSELY line by line
with the printer. When the records are
printed the Clerk takes the printed sheets
and makes therefrom the index and that is
printed. It is character of work upon
which more cara is bestowed than on any we
have ever done The price paid is no more
thapjan equivalent, and indeed not that, and
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-04-02

vances will be made for printing, as the par--
ties litigant will have to prepay before the
printing is done. As it has stood heretofore
the litigants entered into good and sufficient
bond for all costs, and the State only ad-
vaaced the printers fee at the close Of the
term to facilitate the business of the Court.
No loss has occurred or can occur.
1t is very easy for interested parties to
make charges and create suspicion, when
there is not particle Of valid reason to JUS
tify it. It has come to pass not only in Fir-
GINA, but throughout the country, that when
there is anything to be done that has q little
money connected with il, Rings" are form
ed for the purpose Of influencing legislation
and scheming to control it. This warfare
commenced upon the Clerks of the Court OF
Appeals, whose fees are not affected in the
least by the price of printing, as is falsely
charged by s'Veritas," is doubtless the result
of 'sRing" plot to monopolize the Record
printing It cannot be for benefit to the
State for there is none in it, as the States
money is not in jeopardy it cannot be for the
better and more expeditions execution Of the
work fer their is DO complaint, and the tax.
payers have nothing at all to do with it d.
rectly or indirectly. It's only to make
change, in the hope that some Of the "Ring"
satellites will be able to get finger in the
business, and GUST somebody else.
The price for the printing of the Records
at present. prrces, is not enough, certainly not
too much; they are we'll and satisfactorily
printed the clerks make nothing out Of it ;
the State loses nothing by it, and runs no
risk the tax payers have nothing to do
with it, aud with all these considerations In
favor Of the present method, we can see no
sense, justice or policy in changing it, the
Richmond Rings" to the contrary notwith-
standing.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-04-02

The New Jersey Legislature has passed
the compulsory education bill. A similar
law has passed both the Illinois and Califor-
MA Legislatures. It would Devise If every
State and Territory in the United States
would compel the attendance of every child
upon the public schools The interests Of
society and government require that the
people should be sufficiently educated to dis
charge the duties Of citizenship intelligent
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-04-02

SIGNIFIcANT.-A new movement in poll
tics is to be inaugurated in Richmond city.
A "Retorm Conservative Club" has been
organized, for the purpose Of selecting the
bestnmen for municipal offices. In their
prstAble they say, Sit is believed that the
true sentiment Of the people has not hereto
fore been fully and fearlessly expressed at
the polls on account Of the ostracism which
they would subject themselves to-" This looks
like the party lines heretofore pulled upon
the people to make them vote the Conserya-
tive ticket whether they liked it or not, are
to be thrown off, and caucus dctation rebell-
ed against. The sooner the better. There
has been too much "ostracism" on account
Of politics in Virginia for the good of the
State.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
FOreign.

SPAIN-A decree has been issued declaring
all Spain in a state of siege.-The govern
ment announces that it will not prevent the
shooting of persons in retaliation for Carllst
atrocities.-A special reserve of 100, 900 men
will be created.-PropertY of Carlists is to be
sequestrated and held liable to penalties to
relatives of Republicans slain.
GERMANY.-The priest arrested for COM
plcity in the attempted assassination of Bis
marck has been released, having proven his
innocence of the charge. -Government has IN
creased the stringency of regulations against
Ultramontane agitations and clubs, and the
clerical press is to be vigorously dealt with for
disloyal manifestations.
FRANCE.-De Broglie having failed to form
cabinet based on the old majority in the AS
sembly, De CAFES has been entrusted with the
task.-The Atlantic Steamship Company will
appeal against the award of the British Adj
miralty i'll the case of the steamship America
INDIA.-The rivers from Assane to Dude
have flooded the country, causing much dam
age.
ENGLAND.-Dr. Keneay is ILL., and the in
quiry by the Benchers of Gray's Inn has been
adjourned to August.-An accident on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire railway caused tho
death of several persons.
CUBA-The American, Dockery, has been
sentenced to death by court martial.
RUssA.-The Emperor Alexander has re
turned to ST. Petersburg.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
Crimes and Casualties.

OLIVER p. FRAKEs, notorious desperate,
was hanged by the vigilants near Nevada City,
Missouri.
It is stated that serious charges have been
preferred against Postmaster Yost, of Omaha,
and special agent Furay, and that an officer
has been sent to investigate the matter
A DIsGRACEFUL fight occurred among the fe-
male members of rival colored churches in Fit.
Wayne, Ind, recently. About dozen of the
participants were arrested.
FRANK JAMES one of the Rock Island train
robbers, has been captured i'll the Indian ter
ritory. He was traced by party OF eight men
to a rtable, and found there sleeping. James
made desperate resistance, but was over
powered.
BRADY SULY, wealthy farmer Venice, O..
was recently found MORALLY wounded by the
roadside Considerable mystery surrounds the
affair.
A COLLISION occurred between two express
trains on the Erie road, near Canaseraga, n
Y. on the 18th inst. One man waa killed anC
several injured. Both engines were destroyed
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
A King of Trees.

In the great forest, near Cape Coast
Castle, Africa, the silk-cotton, like a
king of trees, towers over ali others. 1t
!; is truly a most wonderful tree. 1t
grows faster than any other, for the
wood is soft. 1t must be one of the
largest trees in the world There is Il
most wonderful provision of nature
shown III this in compromising it for
the softness Of its wood, which, from
its immense size, could not support the
weight of the branches and towering
top. Rising far above the other giants,
| therefore deriving no shelter from them,
each one stands for greaterpart OF its
| height separate tree, and exposed to
| the full force of the constant tOrnadOeS
which sweep over this part of the courl-
| try during the rains. The necessary
| support is given to it by number of
| large buttresses all round the stems
they are formed by the roots which rise
over the ground in fattened shape ex-
! tending up the sides of the trees, and
forming most regular supports all
round. In many places the natives
make use Of the spaces between these
! buttresses as houses; merely making a
roof overhead, the house is complete.
AS the people of this country never
! have more than three walls to their
! houses, and the tree, with two of its
| buttresses supplies those, they are quite
ready-made houses for them, and in
! destructible. While the tree is young
! all the bark is covered with very large,
strong thorns. For what purpose it is
| provided with these is not so evident.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
Compulsory Kissing.

Everybody in Paraguay smokes, and
every female above the age of thirteen
chews. / am wrong. They do not
chew, but put tobacco in their mouths,
and keep it there constantly, except
when eating, and instead Of chewing it,
roll itabout and suck it. Only imagine
yourself about to salute the red lips of
a magnificent little Hebe, arrayed with
satin and flashing with diamonds, as
she puts you back with one hand, while
with the other she draws forth from her
mouth a brownish black roll Of tobacco
quite two inches long, looking like q
monster grub, and then depositing the
savory losenge on the brim of your
sombrero, puts up her face, and is
ready for salute. | have sometimes
seen an oyer-delicate foreigner turn
away with a shudder Of loathing under
such circumstances, and get the epithet
Of thesavage applied to him by the Of
Tended beauty for his sensitive squeam-
ishness. However, one soon gets used
to this in Paraguay, where you are,
perfOrce of custom, obliged to kiss
every lady you are introduced to, and
Onehalf you meet are really tempting
enough TO render you regardless of the
consequences, and you would sip the
dew of the proffered lipin the face of
tobacco factory-even in the double
distilled honey dew of old Virginia.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
The West,

A TELEGRAM from Fort OImstead Washing
ton Territory. under date of July 10th, an
nounces the defeat of the Arrapahoes, by Capt
Bates. twenty-five Indians were killed bv
actual count, while the loss to the troops was
small
NIKE Hoy, one of the officers who arrested
Lord Gordon in Manitoba, last fall. and was
imprisoned therefor. gave ex-attoney general
Clark, of Manitoba, lovely pummeling at ST.
Paul few days since.
INFORMATION from Fort Sill is received to
the effect that large number of Comanches are
on the war-path, and have had several blood1
engagements with United States soldiers. Ole
Indian traders predict a general uprising.
THE Union printers i'll the office of the Gin.
clnnati Gazette have been on a strike for some
reason and non-union printers were employed
to take their places After the regular mid
night lunch on Monday night the men were
taken violently sick, and lit is supposed that the
coffee was poisoned by the union men, An in
vestigation has been ordered.
THE Supreme Court of Dakota has refused
to release Wmtermute, who killed McCook.
ON bail. He must therefore remain in jail I'M
til his case is disposed of next winter
PARTY of Sioux Indians attacked the Ponca
agency, in Nebraska, July II. The attacking
Indians lost two killed. Attacks upon mining
camps are reported at Seminole, Mimi, and
other places.
Col. r. C. DRUM, chief of staff of Gen.
Sheridan, received from Brig. Gen. Ord the
following dispatch in regard to the Indian out
RACES: AT 9:45 p. N last night messenger
just in from Seminole % miles north of
here, for help. There are % miners who have
been fighting Indians for Two days Some
miners are killed. They report 200 or 800 In
dams / have ordered company of cavalry at
once from Russell to Steel. and instructed
Bradley to do the best he can in the meantime
with his infantry.
Signed, T. C. ORD, Brig Gen"
THE Masonic fraternity of Omaha have made
arrangements to build Il $50, 900 temple next
ummer
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
4 Dangerous Present

Very few people, probably, are aware
that osmium is themostpowerful poison
ever known. At recentmeeting of the
Paris Scientific Academy, NJ II. Sainte
Claire Deville, member Of this learned
assembly, offered to his colleagues, in a
perfectly tight vial, eight kilogrammes-
about Is pounds-of osmium. The IL
lustrious chemistaccompanied his pres
ent, with a short explanation. Os-
MUM, he said, is the most poisonous of
all poisons. Twenty pounds of it
would be sufficient to destroy the en-
tire population of the world. One thou
sandth pratt of a grain of osmic acid, set
free in a volume of air of a hundred GU
bic yards, would posses such a deadly
Influence that all the persons respiring
this air could be nearly killed. Osmic
acid is 50 much the more dangerous
that 10 counter poison is known against
II
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
General.

The official decision of the judges in the
intercollegiate race at Saratoga. was: Column
bia. first Wesleyan second Harvard third
Williams, fourth; Cornell fifth Dartmouth
sixth; Princeton and Trinity, doubtful: Yale
ninth. The claim of foul made by the Yale
against the Harvard crew was disallowed: also
the claims of foul by the Harvards against the
Yales. and by the Weseyans against the
Columbias.
SAG FaANCIsco has donated 81, 600 to the
Louisiana sufferers. The last mstallment of
$1,000 has been forwarded.
THE temperance crusade at Portland Ore
gon, is over.
New York physicians have decided that
hydrophobia is a disease communicated only
by nnoculation with d specific virus ard not
capable of transmission from noa-rabid ami
mails
THE yacht Foam, recently lost with party
of eight excursionists has been found. No
bodies were aboard.
THE big fire in Chicago i supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary. and Nathan
Isaacson has been arrested. charged with
burning the building in which it started
MUCH bitter feeling has engendered between
the Yale and Harvard crews from the races at
Saratoga. Cook, captain of the Yale crew
claims foul play, and has challenged the win
ming crew to another race.
THIS seasons drive of cattle from Texas
numbers 155 600 head
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
The Deepest Well in the World.

At about twenty miles from Berlin is
situated thevillage of Spernberg, noted
for the deepest well that has ever been
sunk. Owing to the presence of
gypsum in the locality, which is a
moderate distance from the capital, it
occurred to the governmental author
tiles of the mines to obtain a supply
of rock salt With this end in view
the sinking of a shaft or well 16 feet in
diameter was commenced some five
years ago, and at depth of $50 feet
the salt was reached The boring was
continued to the further depth of $50
feet, the diameter of The bore being
reduced to about 13 inches. The
operations were subsequently prose-
cuted by the aid CT steam until a
depth of 4,l94 feet was attained. At
this point the boring was discontinued,
the borer beng still in the salt deposit,
which thus exhibits the enormous thick
ness of 1907 feet.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
WASHINGTON.

THE grand jury of the district criminal court
has found true bills of indictment against A.
H. Underwood, member OF the late DISTRICT
Legislature. and also engaged as messenger IN
th,, District Controllers office. and Warwick A
Stral n clerk in the same office, both colored,
charged with forgery and utterlng forged or
ders for certificates of pay of police ana reh
GIN. SHERMAN and family will leave WASH
ington i'll October, when military headquarters
will be removed to St. Louis.
THE President returned from Long Branch,
and held a cabinet meeting on the 18th INST
VICE-PREsIDENT WILSON, arrived III WASH
ington on the 10Th inst. He says he has sc
much improved in health that If Congress were
to assemble Immediately he would be prepared
to resume his position as presiding ofhcer o.
the Senate.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
Partisan Headgear.

1t Is more than ever understood now
in Paris that the chapeau should be
made to match, in some particulars at
least, the costume it is worn with. One
can no longer buy Il bonnet because it
is pretty; it must be chosen with a
view to its fitness with regard to other
things. It is very fashionable to make
the crown of the bonnet of the same
material as the dress This has
brought black silk chapeaux into
vogue, that being SO much worn,
Black silk bOnnets are very becoming,
and any flowers or trimming will suit
them. Some are made like Charlotte
Corday caps, with a rushing in front OF
silk and areophane, bunch Of flowers
being inserted just In the centre, TC
wear with blue dresses tOque of blue
Levantine silk is very pretty, surround
ed by wreath of fOrget-me-nots and
variegated leaves, with a ruching OF
blue Grape peeping beneath the rim,
which is entirely covered with the
flowers. Straw bOnnets, of course, suit
ecru toilets to perfection. For black
or white straw hats a rOulard 'herchief,
knOtted over the crown in the BOr-
delaIse or Creole fashion, is very CO.
quettish and pretty. These 'kerchiefs
are of the most brilliant colOrs, some
times half dozen tints mixed together.
and, when such is the case, few or nc
flowers or feathers must be used, and
the toilet must be sober in cOlOring, OF
the effect will be much too glaring.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
Leicester Square, London.

Leicester Square, London, SO long
disgrace to the city, has at last been
made to wear a respectable appearance.
The Daily Telegraph says of it:
"The square was in view yesterday,
and certainly the transformation is
most complete. The garden is divided
into four by gravel paths crossing at
right angles, and where they lntersect
each other is placed handsome statue
of Shakespeare, raised on a marble pc
destal, the angles at the base of which
are filled by dolphins of classical de-
sign, the foot being surrounded by
flowers. The figure rests with its right
hand on pile of books, and bending
slightly points with it's left to scroll
inscribed in golden letters with the
quotation
There is no darkness but ignorance.
1t is the work of Signor Fontana, and
only by the greatest assiduity has it
been got into its place in time. The
centre of the enclosure is filed with
turf and beds of flowers, while the four
corners are occupied by life size busts
of four worthless who formerly lived in
or near it, standing on pedestals, of Alb
erdeen granite, with the name incribed
in gold letters. They are as follows :
Sir Joshua Reynolds, by Mr. H.
Weekes; Hunter, by Mr.. T. Woolner,
R.A.; Hogarth, by Mr.. j. Durham, A.
r. A; and Sir Isaac Newton, by Mr..
W. Calder Marshall. r. A. Each of
these busts is backed by raised beds OF
evergreens, while the whole garden is
surrounded by handsome railing in
wrought and cast iron, painted a choco-
late tint, much relieved by gliding, and
resting on Sicilian marble, which was
chosen because it is the only material
which Will stand the English climate
out of doors and unprotected. The
footpath round the square has been
paved with the compressed asphalt OF
the Val de Travers Asphalt Company
The total cost of the work is estimated
at about e27, $50, including the land. ,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01
The East.

G.. E. SMITH. who erected for the late Pro-
fessor Morse the first line of telegraph poles
in this country, between Washington and Bal
timore, in 1874, died at his residence in New
field, Maine, few days ago.
THE final deposit has been made, in the
prize-fght for $4,000 and the light weight
championship of America between VIM. Ed
wards of New York, and Samuel Collyer OF
Baltimore. Collyer won the toss for choice OF
ground for the battle. which will take place
within one hundred miles of Pittsburg. August
18th.
THE annual college boat race took place at
Saratoga the 18th inst. Columbia college
took the champion cup. Fifteen thousand
people witnessed the affair. Wesleyan was
second, Har ward third. Williams fourth. Cor
nell fifth Dartmouth sixth, Princeton and
Trinity doubtful, Yale ninth
THE endeavOr to indict Dana, of the Sun fol
ibehng ex-Gov. Shepherd, has failed so far.
the grand jury of the District having adjourned
without presenting an Indictment ia the case.
THE affairs of the First National Bank are
being rapidly wound up. The bank building
has boon ordered sold by the courts, and twenty
per cent. additional dividend viii soon be paid,
making 70 per cent. in all.
AN attempt to kidnap two young working
girls from New York city to a house of i'll
fame in Havana, has just been frustrated.
ANOTHER victim of the South Burton. Mass.
boy murderer, POmerOy, has been found.
The victim is a little girl of ten years, whose
body was found buried in the cellar of a house
formerly occupied by the Pomeroys.
Hon. VIM. HUNTER. Assistant Secretary of
State of the United States, arrived in New
York on the 18th inst, on the steamer City of
Chester