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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08
Eyading the Law.

The Norfolk Ledger is pretty severe in
its remarks in reference to the violation of
the law creating the Moffett Register in that
city. 1t appears that only 1858 we're return
ed as revenue to the State from 1913 dealers
where the registers had been placed. from
the 25th Of September to the 3lst Of October,
and that one house paid one-fifth of the
entire amount-Mr. D. W. Todd. jr.,-the
sum being sl9o. The lowest sum collected
was 81 cents from bar kept by colored
man.
Whatever may be thought of the principle
involved in this mode of collecting revenues,
there can be but one opinion with honest
men, about the law so long as it is on the
statute books, and that is it should be rigid ly
enforced. Whatever penalty is attached to
its violation should be indicted without hes
itation and summarily.
In Staunton, where the number of Regis
tiers is not one-tenth of that in Norfolk, the
amount collected was $775, and the largest
return falls short of the amount considera-
BILE, of that collected of Mr.. Todd. This
shows, that in proportion to the Registers,
there is not as much liquor drank in Staun-
ton as orfolk-taking the two highest as
the criterion-and that the violation of the
law in the latter city is too clear to admit Of
doubt. Examples should be made OF those
guilty of the ofense.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08
The Proposed Postal Sayings Banks.

The bill introduced into the House oil
Representatives OH Monday last by Mr..
Phillips, of Kansas, for postal savings banks,
provides that each Office where the postmas-
ter's salaryis 81, 900, on application savings
bank shall be established, deposits shall be
received at rs low an amount as 25 cents,
the account not to exceed 5000. 1t provides
that when S25 is deposited it shall be on 8
per cent. interest when placed, subject to
ninety days notice before call. 1t authori-
yes the issue of 3.65 bonds in the denomina-
ton of s25, $50, 500 and $500, with coupons
payable every three months, which on de-
mand shall be payable OH amounts deposited
when called. 1t provides for additional
bonds for post offices where such banks are
established, and that the bonds may be in
creased form time to time, and leaves the
execution OF the provisions of the act with
the Postmaster General The Secretary of
The Treasury is to issue bonds on notification
by The Postmaster General that more than
$50, 10000 is SO deposited that amount be-
ing held under the sixth auditor for paw,
ment of current demands.
Rev. r. I. Berry, well-known minister
of the Presbyterian Church, died in Win
chester. Va, on Friday last.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08
The Elections.

Our very satisfactory special dispatches
will give the reader an intelligent idea OF the
result OF the November elections. In Penn.
sylvania and New York the Republicans
were divided, and consequently lost those
States, except the Legislature in New
York. The Workingmen's Party also in
'terfesed with the old party organizations.
SIN Massachusetts,, where the Republicans
came out sqAarely for the national admins
stration, the Republican majority is in
creased. The Republicans also gain in Wis
sconsin, Minnesota aud Connecticut.
In Virginia, the friends OF feadjustment
will have four -6fths Of the Legislature show
'ang that the movement Of the Farmers Of
Augusta has resulted in great victory all
over the Commonwealth.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08
The President at the Far.

We publish elsewhere the speeches OF
President Hayes aud Secretary of the Navy
Thompson, made on the occasion of their
reception in Richmond during the State
Fair. Our space precu(les the insertion OF
the remarks of Secretary Sherman and At
torney General Devens, both of whom gave
utterance to the kindliest sentiments and
attcsted their delight and high appreciation
OF the warm reception accorded them, The
speeches will be read with interest and
profit by ali classes of our citizens, and we
hope will have the effect 10 broaden their
views and elevate the tone of their thoughts.
When such sentiments are uttered with an
earnestness that must have carried conyic-
ton us 10 their sincerity, coming from rep
resentative men OF the Republican party
it is time that all should conceive it q duty
to forget the past, and look forward to the
future. The difficulty with the people has
been that they have thougtl5 and lived back
ward instead Of forward. They have Rugged
the dead past to their bosoms and bitterly
bemoaned the apparent misfortunes which
"NAS'' e'ASAA, '>'AiAS III" pACoClI Is
ping from them, without their improving it.
Let us deal with events and facts as we find
them, adapt ourselves to the inevitable, and
go forward under the ilpiration OF q courage
that will mould the future to our alrantage.
Virs' IA. to-day, presents resources une-
qualttl on the continent. We want capital
and ..i''rgy tic develop them. With the peo-
pie fully up to the active enterprise of the
age, with generous tolerance for all shades
of factions and opinions, the Future
holds i'll store for the old Commonwealth an
atfiuence end power never yet attained in
all her past renown, when she virtually con-
trollsd the councils Of the nation, and shaped
the policy Of the government.
The President has simply emphasized in
his administration thus far, the declared
principles of his letter accepting the nomi-
nation Of the Cincinnati Convention and his
inaugural address he is Lying out profess
sions, and demonstrating to the whole coun-
try, that there is nothing inconsistent in
Republican principles with the peace and
happiness and prosperity of the South as
well as of the North
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08

DEATH OF AN EMINENT SURGEoN.-Dr
Paul F. Eve, professor Of operative surgery
in tile Nashville (reEn.) Medical College,
and one of the leading surgeons in the South
west, died suddenly in that city On Satur-
diy OF paralysis. He served as a surgeon in
the Polish revolution of 1881, and received
the golden cross of honor of Poland that
year. He became professor OF surgery in
the Medical College of Georgia in 1882, in
the Louisville University in 1s49, in the
Nashville University in 1850, and in the
Missouri Medical College, st. Louis, in 1868.
III 1870 he accepted the chair of operative
and chemical surgery in the University of
Nashville. Prof. Eve was president of the
American Medical Association in 1856. He
served as a surgeon in the Confederate ar
my. Dr. Eve crossed the Atlantic fourteen
times in the interest OF his profession.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08
Dsath of Hon. O. P. Morton.

The announcement of the death OF Sena-
tor O. P. Morton, of Indiana, although not
unexpected, created profound feeling
throughout the length and breadth OF the
Union. His was one of the giant intellects
OF the aye, bold. aggressive, and compre-
hensIve, graSplng questions of State in all
their amplitude, and mouldiu. events. He
came upon the political theatre in turbulent
times, when the ktnsas-Nebraska Bill was
agitating the country, and from that fiine
until his death was Il prominent and con-
trolling figure in the cause of human free
dom aud manhood rights. lie was Il MN
Of very earnest Convictions. The issues
which engaged the attention OF The co 1litry
from the period that lie entered p0bl.c life
to the present, were Well calculated to
arouse passion and prejudice, and Ii was
through their influence that IN estil,rte OF
his character was formed in the Sou h. His
public utterances were earnest ami some
times harsh, but it should be remembered
that he was but human, and that il he was
aroused to resentments there was ample eX-
cuse in the fierce denunciation poured out
upon him. Apart from his extreme polit-
cal views and convictions, no man stood
higher with all who knew him. In all his
private and social relations he was genial
and winning, and even with his political ov
ponents he numbered many warm personal
friends. He may have misunderstood the
South, and the South may have misunder-
stood him, and because of this, unfeelinc and
harsh criticisms have been directed against
him, not only during his life. but after
Death.
Oliver P. Morton will stand out in history
as one Of the great lights and STAYS of the
government in its most trying ordeal.
Whatever his political opponents may say
OF hiia, they cannot divest his name of that
heroic courage which confronted dangers re-
gardlcss of consequences when conscious
duty pointed out the way. His great heart
beats no more-his great brain has ceased
its activities. Let his political enemies pause
at the portal of the grave, to which we
are all fastening. with our many imperfec-
tions, and cease their uncharitable refiac |
tons against one whose devotion to country
was passion, and whose civic herois,,, lift
ed him above the renown OF the leaders of al
mics.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08

| liens and bankers OF Indianapolis and Cincinnati
for an advance of nearly half million of dollars
and during that day and the succeeding night four
regiments were mustered, paid and started fol-
| Kentucky. BY the next evening three more reg
iments had been paid and started,
The bounty money due regiments that had left
without being paid was forwarded to Kentucky
and d:sbursed to the soldiers on the Richmond
battle field half en- hour before the battle opened.
In the face of the most try ing obstacles Govern
Morton always kept his engagements.
In the fall OF 1882 the Democrats carried the
State of Indiana and obtained majority in the
Legislature. They were opposed to the continu-
ance OF the and passed series of resolutions
pledging the State not to contribute another man
nor another dollar to sustain the national cause.
After doing all that they could to enc barrass the
Governor i'll his patriotic course. the Legislature
adjourned without passing single one of the
GpPIation bills necessary to carry on State
government. In this emergency GOV. Morton
| had three courses open before him: First, to
allow the State institutions to be closed, the in
terest on the State debt to go unpaid and the
State credit be destroyed second, to call spec
ial session of the same Legislature and endeavor
to shame it into performance of its DUTY; third,
to devise extraordinary means of raising money
to carry along the State government and preserve
ITS credit. He chose the latter course. He ap-
pealed to the people, to private bankers and to
various counties of the State to furnish funds to
carry on the State government. confident that the
next LeSisiatufe would be loyal one, and would
Justify his acts. The response was prompt and
liberal. and besides the money thus received the
United States Government advanced him S25OG0O
out of tie special appropriation for military ex-
penSes. Thus through his personal energy and
efforts, he kept the State institutions and the
State Government in full and effective operation
The State officers hostile 10 him. but he
carried out his plans entirely Independent OF
them. The whole sum handled by him during
the two years that he was left without any appro-
prations by the State Legislature exceeded one
million of dc liars. Every bill was paid by his
own check. and every dollar paid out was account
cd for.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08
TIE SOUTHERN GUIDE
AND
REAL ESTATE CATALOGUE.

Al An Illustrated Quarterly, periodical devoted to
the material interest of the South and published
under the auspices OF the
ASSOCIATED SOUTHERN LAND BUREAU,
With the purpose of enlightaning the people of
tne Northern states and Great Britain, relative to
the resources OF various section OF the South
ana the advantages and opportunities offered to
immigrants and capitalists to encourage, facil-
tate tate. and direct immigration Southwark and,
Win ne cooperation Of reliable, established Land
Agehts, IN All parts of the South and the encou.-
agement OF its people generally to contribute to-
"aTua tne development of her vast resources.
we WI! refer customers applying to as to relI-
aDle Real Estate Agents, who are willing to accent
sire to visit. Wv
we invite reliable and specific information rel
atlVe TO all sections of the South to insure their
correct representation in magazine.
we VIII mail the SOUTHERN GUIDE AND REAL Es-
TATE CATALOGUE to any address for 81 90 per year
IN advance, single copies s5 cents. Samplescopi.s
Tree TO Real Estate Agents, Booksellers and News
Agents. Address.
BRAN GALL & CO., Publishers,
Washington, D. G.
Subscriptions may be left at the office of the
VALLEY VIRGINIAN where specimen copy NAV
be
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08

! Mr.. Eustis Gibson died suddenly Of heart
disease in the office OF the Waverly Hotel,
Culpeper C. H., on Sunday morning last.
He was a lawyer by profession, and was a
conservative member Of the Underwood
Convention that framed the present Consti-
tuition Of Virginia.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08

I
The last Spectator in mournful cldcnces
charges the VIRGINIAN with having made
gratuitous and libelous assault upon it, an{
says that the article, for which the alleged
assault was made. was published sin accor
dance with the request of Major Hanger ant
in his own language Now the idea o!
anybody assaulting such q thing of straw a;
the Spectator is too absurd to be tolerated
for an Instant; no one would think oil
knocking poor little automatic Tommy
from Prof. Wyman's knee for anything that
Tommy" might have been made to say
but because Tommy" is thus protected is
no reason why he should be allowed to ex-
ceed the bounds of propretv, and make
both himself and prompter disagreeable.
The Spectator wants to know why we did
not confine ourself to defense of the state
ment made with reference to Mai. Hangers
position. That statement required no de-
Tense. We judged Major Hanger by his own
words and he stood seli-condenned If the
Spectator Was unable to understand It, that
was its misfortune and not our fault.
As to the libelous part of the assault: We
charged it with having no s'opinioa of its
Own,' aud it attempts to answer by throw
ing the blame on Major Hanger for what
appeared in its editorial columns, and then
stultifies itself by stating that "we lave re-
Trained from making the Spectator me-
dunn Of personal controversy and will con-
tinue to do So" Ii it insists Oh lending the
use of its editorial columns to every volun
teer contribution who may have a pet scheme
to advance, or personal ends to subserve,
and seeks to evade TIL. criticism it invites.
under the cloak of Responsibility, we would
recommend that it have guardian appoint
ed at the present erm OF the Court, who
shall take Charge of its affairs until the
present proprietors attain the age OF account
ability.
IL closes its powerful article OH the VIR-
GINIAN by stating that ''the Spectator can
not be diverted from pursuing the even tenor
of its way, in what it may conceive to be
the path of right aud duty, by anything the
VALLEY VIRGINIAN or any other journal
may say Don't be alarmed we are not
going to try to galvanize corpse, and if
every departure from t'the ever tenor of
your way is attended BY such an exhibiv
ton as this last effort affords, all the charity
in our nature prompts us TO forbear. Ger
tainly, if the Spectator rests under the pleas
ant delusion that it has policy IA fact that
nobody else has ever discovered. we have
70 disposition to dispel it. Titania was
happy in toying with the garlands that
wreathed the ears of Bottom, Indifferent
that beneath the wealth Of bo1m and aroma
the veritable donkey reposad.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08
Work Of the Post Office Special Agents.

Col. David B. Parker, Superintendent of
Special Agents Of the Pest Office Depart
ment, has just submitted his annual report
to the Postmaster General, from Which it
appears that during the year 543 persons
were arrested for offences against the posta,,
laws, being l04 greater shan in the preced-
ing year, though during the past year the
number of special agents had been reduced.
The persons arrested had committed every
variety of offense known 10 The postal laws,
courts to be tried for burglaries of post
offices, highway robberies of the mails while
in transit, murder OF mail drivers SC. Dur
ing the year the special agents devoted much
time to miscellaneous business for the differ
emit bureaus CT the department. Notably,
the examination of postmasters' bondsmen,
and in about 1900 cases, involving all the
money order offices, personal investigation
was made. III consequence of the financial
revnsions all over the country, it was found
necessary to demand new bonds. Prosecu-
tions have followed in some eases where
fraudulent bonds were imposed on the De-
partment. Many eases Of illeged improper
sales OF postage stamps were investigated
and the postmasters removed for that cause.
The whole number OF complaints of the lost
registered letters during the year was 2,2S9,
with reported aggregate value OF $54, 40,
of which IA letters were recovered; 21e.val-
ued at Sl0,5l0, accounted for by the recove-
ry Of contents from persons who had stolen
them, or through whose carelessness they
were lost. The percentage of actual losses,
com pared with the number of letters regis
tered during the year, namely 81, 34S, l27, is
about one-fiftieth OF one per cent, or one in
every five thousand registered letters sent
through tie mail. Many OF tho losses oc-
cured from unavoidable causes, such as
railroad and steamboat accidents, fires, &c
The great race which was to have come
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08

Hon. %. w. voorhees,, has been commits
stoned by Coy. Williams, of Indiana, as U.
s. Senator to fill the vacapaey .q|aicasionea by
the death of Senator Morton.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08

John Norrissy, anti-Tammany, is elected
Jothe State senate from New York City,
over Augustus Sehell, Tammany candidate.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08

W THE PdJIss.EC.-In order to get good ana
4. a 90 GOOD, buy the Bible at half commissions
ana Moody'S Sermon Books ct half or less, and
f r., and be wise In order to put the best books
IN the reach OF every one solicit all ministers of
the gospel and postmasters to send and get a.
copy OF Holding the Fort at cost-namely, one
oollaf, and then recommend as you may have OPP
portunity and solicit subscribers at dollar
ana hfty cents, and win furnish you the books.
at one dollar and twenty -ve cents, say those
who will buy, To send the 8l25 to Staunton Post
Office II in person, call on Mr.. Staples, by reg
1stered letter. address Jake Myers, Staunton, Va.
| will furnish ministers and postmasters the
hold them for all they may order.
am still representing Browns Manufacturing
Company, which make all kinds of wagons and
ploWs some OF which can be at Henkle &
Fry's wagon yard office.
will order the above Wagons at 5 per cent, at
purchasers risk, or * at mine, ana in either.
case the freigh must be paid by the buyer and
delivered in depot.
sample wagons we will charge 10 per cent. So
the sample wagon will cost S92.70, and if they will
wait two or three weeAs it will cost 1888 95 and
P'atform Wagons viii cost in depot, thoroughly
furnished, Sll5.50 and freight.
nov JAKE MY Frs
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08

The great race which was to have come
off yesterday over the jerome Park, N. Y,
between Parole and Ten Brock, is oil, the
latter horse being too sick to make til race.
Mr. Harper paid the forfeit.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08

Rev. r. 7. Berry, u well-known minister
of the Presbyterian Church, died in Win.
chester. Va, on Friday last.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-20
HOW OUR JURIEs ARE DRAWN.

There has been for number of weeks past not
little concern on the part of the public over the
prospective trial Of the members of the Return
ing Board, and inquiries have been frequently
made as to the method by which the members Of
the panel were drawn. The charge against the
Returning Board and the public interest felt in
the result OF the trial has made the case one of
the highest importance, and the people naturally
have observed closely its progress towards q
final solution. In order that the public might
become fully posted as to the method Of drawing
juries before the Superior Criminal Court, which
tribunal will try this case, reporter Of the DEN
ocRAr has mace it his business to learn the de-
tails of drawing juries and the result of his re-
searches he gives.
Under the law the juries OF the Superior
Criminal Court are now drawn by two commis-
sioners chosen by the judges OF the civil and
criminal courts. The commissioners now are
r. L. Bruce and Winnie Rogers, who were elect.
cd by the judges.
The mode Of drawing the jurors il for the
commissioners, with the criminal sheriff present
TO take from . wheel, sitter the names hare beer
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-20
Reno Rises to Explain.

WAsH1NeToN. Nov. 19.-Maior Reno, who is
visiting Washington, was waited on by cOrre-
spondent concerning the implied charges made
against him on the account Of the Rosebud fight
given by Sitting Bull. He was not disposed to
discuss the subject at any length, and says he
sees no occasion for reopenng the question Of
the Little Horn. improperly called the Rosebud
battle. That question is we'll understood by the
officers Of the army who were engaged in it,
and by their superiors, under whose super
vision their reports passed.
He attaches very little importance to the state
ment of Sitting Bull to the Herald reporter.
published in Thursdays paper, especially to
that part of it in which the chief says that the
long-haired chief, whom he supposed Major
Reno to be, after crossing the Little, Big Horn
became frightened at the camp of old men and
squaws and papooses and retreated to the north
side of the creek.
He says briefly that on the morning of the bat
tie he separated from Custer with detachment
of three companies and a party Of scouts. and
with no further orders from him than to attack
the village of woods, on the south side. He
went off on trot and did as he was told, being
assured that Custer would support him Capt;
Benton was also ordered out with party Of
about 100 men. They attacked the village and
fought the Indians alb out an hour retreating to
the creek as he fought and finally he crossed a
short distance below his first position.