The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-02-24
NO. IS.
Brevities.

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Pr First it irained, and then it snew, ia
& 5k}9i Aud then it friz, and thcnit blew, gsg,
= -1a Then it stopped, aud then itthew,e5a.
And then it raincd and frizranew,
Owing to the weather sent, te.l, ass.;
And the near approach of Lent, ..s..,-.
Ladies on high pleasure bent,
I, Sparsely to receptions went. ~ -
An irregular rnali Is worse than a thief
Characterization = Going shopping With
yonr wife. fti afe.t@ 3Hf - lsF
Thc home circle-W Walking around With tho
baby all night. ~ " s9E7 ti92 IL 99so
Ticd-back coloreJ girls are called Pinch
backs. a'sl0sN ~ Y 3
Glorious weather, this. But where are tho
hand organs? i'ss'3's'''i IS
Taking the belt of an Ulster oyercoat doesn't
make it any cooler. %'Ss'' z "a - - AZ
Too much honey laid ont . Virginia COW tie
other day. f@ org q tsfsN4'isi' 22a'i
Gideon welles thinks that This county
could whip Mexico. 5t34 Il s3elst7n ~
A man WHO has been aided much by natura
should try and do something for himself. -
Never hurry. More men have died from get
ting otlt of breath than for any other reaso,s
The New York World wants barrel of flour
to weigh 200 pounds. A ton would be better.
Mark Twain is going to England to look IN
and reward a man who killed fr,,it-tree caii-
vasser. rai<
Rubenste.n sticks to il that he isn't suIty.
and he means to stafve himself to death to
prove it. $50. -.gyf
GAN OLD MANS DARLINd.'- -Thc WASH
ingson correspondent Of the Alexandria Ga
zette, of the 10th, says:
Washington society is in an uproar to day.
Even an iron-clad Sena or is not proof against
the shafts of love- All newspaper row ID ina
broad grin, and the story rms thus: s'Ihere
was u sweet little German girl, who once used
to live in Alexandria, named Miss Lily I.lgeli-
beal. She has had an Office in the Pension o.
flee here, and first struck the Honorsd Senator
by DER beauty. She is a blonde. and rs grace
full as Il fa"'r. lie sought an introdiettsts
and
They fell in love at sight.
He liked her STYLE
ist She liked his pile. 81 esasA
And everything emit right. Pro. nj
At eleven o'clock to-day the Hon. Senator
Christiancy from Michigan, married Miss LII
genbeal, and left on a bridal tour The veneer
able Senator is g. years oid-the blooming wife
but nineteen The ancient groom is worth
several million dollars, the youthful bride has
not one cent. Senator Chrstancy has half !,
dozen grown mp children, who tried hard to
break off the match, but to no purpose When
the vote WAS taken in the Senate to .tlay, OH
the que tion of layi lg aside the Senatorial case,
the name OF Christiancy being called, Ferry
that his colleague was paired,
which was received with shouts Of l:..,yhtcr,''
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The OLDf5r iIoUsEIN AMER.CA.-A letter
to the Detroit Free Press, from East Medfor1l,
Of February lltIl, has the fol-
lowing: f8
I saw by the Free Press OF january goth,
That the town of GreenDush, opposite Albany,
New York, claims to have III its limits the old
est house liz the country. Now | believe the
town OF Meffor, Massachusetts, canrislitfuliy
claim the honor OF having the oldest house in
the United States, namely the Cradlock House
or tlle Old Fort. as it is better known. 1t was
built in 1854 by Matthew CEaddock, rich Ions
don merchant, who. with ;ssssimerolS company
sailed from the Isle of Wight, April Sth. 1880
in four ships, namely, the Arbplla. Jewel. Am
brosc and Talbot They settled on the Mystic
river five miles from Boston. on the site of the
present town of Medfor,l. (See Brookes' His
tory. The Old Fort still retains its Old form,
and has always been in use. The walls ARE
eighteen inches thick. in some places two feet
thick, OF solid brick; its ceilings are crossed
by oak beams fifteen inches in diameter. .Fhs
house 'ntalns a number of ige-proof closets.
and the walls are pierced for numerous port
holes, and it IS we'll worth a journey to exam
ine the oil Gov. Cratock ilotlse. l have no
lnterest i'll the matter, more than Irindeating
the fame uf the OLD Fort. .s-..4
Yours respectfully, JOHN DAWES.
Mr.. Bruce, the colorcd Senator from MISS
siopi, i'll Republican, caucus last week. stated
that lie had uEdoubtcd evidence which could
not be disproves'. that three hundred Of Iii.
race had been murdered In The last camps ga
ii Mississippi He asked in Gods name where
could the colored people look for protectlon. IL
not to the President and to the Republican,
party. ss
The recital Of the crimes ted l,y tic
Democratic party in Mississippi and Alabama.
is enough to harrow up the passions to tlespr<
atlon Senator Alcorn from the same State
OF Mr.. Bruce. said he Thought it quite probable
the cnlored race would go to the wall in til,
South, but ia his opinion ''they would make
one desperate eff TT more for their rights, as
would be attested by tie lightip4oi the torch
and the drawing of the blade" @ z-s
There is certainly in ore. cprrible retribu-
ton for any people who s5's natically. and by
pre- arrangement. take humanlife by the who
sale, simply because OF difference Of politi-
cal opinion. 1t is worse than the Inquisition.
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A NOVEL REVENUE BILL.-As Il mean; OF
r iisilg the State revenues, Mr.. Williams, Il
pi ominent Richmond lawyer, and member
OF The Virginia House Of Delegates, has intro.
duced bill iii that body proposing to tax per-
sons WHO drink. chew. smoke or take snuff Two
dollars per year. aud Il ose who indulge in pro-
fame language five dollars per year 1t is pro-
posed to make each male inhabitant take oath
whether he in!ulges in any Of these things. Ii
he swc3rs yea he is to be taxed, If he swears
nay he is to be exempt. Ladies, not b ing
mention ell, are presumed to be exempt also,
Such 4 law vigorously enforced would probably
result in the raising OF means with which moi
only to pay the current expenses of the Stat
government. but enable the Old Donl'lii1n b
pay off her public debt build the james Rive
md Canal, pay off the National debt and ru,.
! small Centennial every year.
Nine men have lost their lives in Kanawha,
Jabel and Logan counties during the last five
weeks, us follows !: III ollas lee, Of Il.inawla.
William Dooie!, enlote1 shoen,:
mr.