The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-09-21

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FERMENTED LlQUOEs.
Fermented liquors barrels, l74,5(
| Brewers, ANIL manufacture less
than 500 b'rls special tax 80,
! Retail dealers in malt liquors
special tax 5,
1929, s.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
Bank Deposits, 1,77o,2;
6 -, Savings ~ = 49,
. Capital 1922, s.
Tot. collect'n OH Banks & Bankers s2,997,7;
PENALTIES &c.
Unasscssed penalties GS, 81
Penalties received on compromises, 2S4, 81
Interest, q, As
Costs. 5000;
Penalties and Sales under Sec. Go. 1860
Total collection on Penalties, etc. S764, 81
|. Aggregate, collections. 10; sl46,376,6S
It srained very hard last Sunday, Blacks
Run was oil the rise. The citizens general
/ ly after the abatement Of the rain, in the
evening, copyrighted at the different street
crossings discussing the rain, and Black 5
Run. Innumerable anecdotes and reminis-
cences of former freaks of this celebrated
Run were repeated. The 'soldest inhabi.
TAM declared most positively that 'there
was more water fell to-day than has fallen
in the same time. for forty years, and tell
you, fellows, if it wasn't for the railroad en-
bankment out at Jim steele's the whole
Southwestern end of town would be washed
away" However, there was no material
damage done. $50 will pay all losses. !.
Jacob Tllssell, residing near Dale Enter
prise, had his right leg; broken between the
ankle and knee, by being Kicked by horse
on Monday last. Mr.. r. had ridden into the
yard adjoining the store Of Rohr Bros,
and in passing other horses there hitcled,
was kicked by one of them. Drs. Williams
and Nef rendered necessary surgical 'atten-
ton. ..ssX ssit 4.sf,sgstf ..yle5ss sos ss
A horse trainer and trained dog attract
ed quite crowd to the Southern part Of
Court Square on Court day. The cloquence
of the trainer and the intelligence OF the dog
appeared to:draw better than the judicial pro-
cecdings, the enthusiasm of the crowd, when
the dog performed the barrel trick was
greater than was created by any portion OF
Montgomery Blair's speech.
Wouldn't this be good time for r. A..
Gray, Esq, to announce himself as an indie
pendent candidate for Congress?
Wonder why the handful advertisement
Of the proposed amendments to the Consti-
tuition are posted in the Court House behind
the door? Nobody but a newspaper report
err or detective would ever discover the doc
ument. 1 was under the impression that
the advertisement was to be publicly posted
in or around the Court House.
The Tildenites raised their pole 1876 feet
high on Monday evening. They striped it
of its ropes on Tuesday, and they will take
it down tearfully in November.
Dr., sfl,og In floca .ss;tartc3, r,not not
neglect paying my respects to the doings OF
the Tilden-H Hendricks Reformation Club. In
my last letter / not only angered them, but
learn, highly insulted that other reforma-
tory institution known as the chain gang.
The members of the last club contend that
comparisons are odious." So | make my
best bow to both institutions and promise to
offend neither in the future, -proVided they
behave themselves. Since your last issue
the T. Fl. r. c., has been on its good behav-
ior to remarkable degree. There were
many elongated faces last Saturday evening
when Hon. NJ. Blair failed to arrive. Tele-
grams were flashed over the wires, an extra
train brought into requisition, and the ami
mated old political fossil arrived early on
Monday morning. / did not hear his speech,
but learn that he said the present Republican
party was nothing in the world but the Old
Wing party-the party founded by AleXan-
der Hamilton and John Quincy Adams. I
propose interviewing Gen. Jones and other
gentlemen of the Wing party to know why
this is thus.s In my next will give you
their views on the subject. And they tell
me, that the old fossil called up the spirits
Of Calhoun, Webster, Clay. and particularly
old Tom Benton, and made equally hard
money speech, pointing his finger all the time
at the sspcople's idol,'' the Hon. John L.
who is known to be s'scft." From all can
learn the verdict OF the Tilden and Hendricks
Club is that they don't want any more
speeches from Montgomery Blair. Is
Schools commenced on Monday. Miss Til
lie Herndon of Luray, a most estimable lady,
asseharge of the. Female Seminary School.
= Miss Mollie eMcQnaide, Zone of the most
successful teacllefs IN the State, opened Sc
lect school on Monday last. Miss McQuaide
possesses id an eminent degree that tact of
i'm parting to- others that which she knows
herself, hence the mere announcement that
she was to teach, caused her school room to
be crowded with pupils.
Boarding houses are already making ar
rangemcnts for the approaching October
term of the United States Court. This Court
is to Harrsonburg, as Congress is to Wash
ington.
Thermometer 70.
Yours &c.