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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-04
Texas Pacific Railroad.

Col. VIM. S. Gilman. the intelligent WASH
fngton correspondent Of the Richmond Dis
pateh, gives the following items of informa-
ton in regard to the Texas Pacific Railroad
bill:
The Texas Pacific railroad question is
now in condition to be brought before
Congress, the Railroad Committees of both
houses. as already stated, having reported in
favor Of it. The House bill differs from the
Senate bill only in the concluding section,
the two bills being with this exception ident-
ical in language. The last section of the
House bill provides that the Texas Pacific
Railway Company shall have the right to
purchase the char ter. franchises, and prop
erty of any existing line, if any there be, on
The selected route or construct new one at
the option of said company. So says the
Senate BILL, and here the Senate bill ends !;
but the House bill goes on further to say :
And that failure to so purchase or con-
struct at the rate herein provided on the
eastern extension shall work an absolute
forfeiture of all right to the guarantee Of
the Government on the interest OF the BONDS
to be issued for so much of the line as may
remain unconstructed at the time OF such
default
The main trunk line is from San Diego to
Fort Worth, Texas. An impartial commits
sion is to determine the point on the east
bank of the Mississippi which is to be the
terminus of the road. This point cannot
be north of Memphis. The company may
cross the river to the eastern bank by boats
or bridges. Senator JOhhston's bill prOvi-
6ed, it will be remembered, for one terminus
at vicksburg and another at Memphis, so as
to give connection with the Danyllle and
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroads.
Richmond people are evidently taking in
terest in the details of the scheme, as saw
letter from one prominent citizen to-day,
proposing an amendment that the rates fol-
freight for two hundred miles or more shall
not be higher than from one terminus to the
other, upon penalty of $50 for each Of
fence, and a letter from another asking fol-
copies of the bills.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-04

BLACKWooD's MAGAZINE for March
leonard Scott Publishing Co., Al Barclay
Street, New York;, which has just reached
us, opens with the ninth part of mime is
Thine,'' in which we are treated to very
amusing account of deer drive. The sec
ond paper is historical and practical de-
scription of the Canadian fisheries, ex-
planning the object ard action of the Hall
fax Commission. Under. the heading ''New
Books" we find notices of the biographies
of Leasing and Charles Bianconi OF two
novels and of a work called s'North Ital-
ian Folds.'' The ''Infuencc of Women
forms the text for the paper on French
Home Lfe.'' ''Their action can be as ten
der, as moderating, as that of any women
on earth but it can also assume, with
amazing ease, all the forms of incitation
and arousing.' "Only Jean' is quiet
Scotch story. Then there is a long retro
spective paper on the Storm in the East,
and shorter one on the relative positions
of England and Russia.
The periodicals reprinted by ''The Leo
nard Scott Publishing Co.. "4I Barclay St.
N. " are as follows: The London Quar-
terzy. Edinburgh, Westminster, and British
Quarterly Reviews, and Blackwood's Maya
ztne. Price, 81 year for any one, or only
$l5 for ALL. and the postage is prepaid by
the Publishers.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-04

EDIsoN's LAST TELEPHoNE.-iIi last
idea, which is now assuming shape in the
Patent-Oflice at Washington. through the
usual processes which are necessary for the
protection of the fruits of mechanical ee-
Mus, is called the aerophone, and Il won.
derful instrument it promises to be. 1t is
constructed somewhat after the manner of
the phonograph. and attached to a locomo-
tive promises to make Itself heard four
miles off, and to announce, in sarticulate
speech, the name and number of the train,
where it will stop, when 1t will be due, and
any other Information that may be nc t
sary. This might sound preposterous if
any other man but Edison ANNOUNCED t:
but Edison has confidence IN it and the pub
lie have confidence in Edison.- Philade1phia
Tames IssS1.a
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-04
SINKING SPRING, Allegheny Co., 1
1y., 0TtL 1910

Editors of the Valley Vrginian:
The boys, and girls too, OF Sinking Spriag
township wish you God-speed in the noble
stand you have taken in defence of Elu-
cation and in opposition to corrupt rings
and ssFunding Bill" Legislators. Our pub
lie school at this place, taught the past ses-
sion by our worthy and accomplished citi-
zen Mr.. Chas. Biggs, closed its session of
five months last week. The old and young OF
both sexes assembled to witness the closing
exercises, which we're OF IA very interesting
character, consisting Of spelling match in
the forenoon between twelve OF the schol
ars of Sinking Spring school and twelve
from the school on Jackson River, taught by
Mr.. Joseph Smith, a resident of this county,
but native of old 'sTuckahoe as pre-
dicted by many, our twelve came Off victo-
rious. After partaking of sumptuous
dinner prepared by the friends Of the school,
we again repaired to the school room where
we were entertained by some very pleasant
addresses by few Of the scholars and
neat speech from 1t. Smith, an old Veter-
an in speech-makine. The teacher then, in
few appropriate remarks, introduced the
orator of the day. Mr. Henry Mann, young
gentleman of Allegheny Co., who 1 un der
stand is preparing himself for the Metho-
dist Ministry. From his speech before the
school. am convinced he will be quit e an
acqusitive in that denomination. lie has
two very essential qualities necessary to
make a successful preacher, a good voice
and no lack of words to express himself.
Mr.. Biggs then bid goodbye to patrons
and scholars and the company dispersed to
their homes having spent a very enjoyable
day and feeling prouder than ever OF their
ssPublic School, and still more grateful to
the founders OF SO benefcent an iEstitu-
ton.
Your valuable paper reaches us on Friday
from Covington, and is eagerly looked for
and highly appreciated not only BIZ your
subscribers but by good number of others,
who profess themselves too 'spoor'' to sub
scribe, but not too modest to borrow |
think you may look for an increase in your
list very soon. rt.
The wheat is looking fine in this county,
and we are waiting with anxiety the whis-
tie of the Iron horse.' as it passes this
point on its way from Gown ton to the
Warm Springs.
SPECTATOR. "a
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-04
Our Postal System
AcAsE WHICH SHOWS IT'S coMpLErEN

ACAsE WHICH SHOWS IT'S COMPLETENESS.
An interesting story of the perfection to
which our postal system has arrived is thus
described by the Times: On December 5
Postmaster James received complaint
from L. Shaw, dealer in human hair in
this city, to the effect that on October he
had sent from New York, by the merchan-
disc mail, package addressed to "Mrs. D..
T. Ewers, Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation,
Indian Territory" and that the package
had not been delivered. The postmaster
referred the matter to the s'Ofice of Inquiry
for Missing and Dead letters" and two days
later an inquiry was directed to the post
master at Gibson Station, Indian Territory.
A reply was sooE received, stating that ear
" neOctober there was found in the mail
from New York, at Gibson Station, wrap
per addressed as described and containing
small pamphlet advertisement OF human
hair, but the wrapper was loose and it ap-
peared as though Its contents had slipped
from it. Subsequently Shaw addressed a
second communication to Postmaster James,
which, like the first, was referred to Mr.. j.
81. Purdy, assistant superintendent OF the
Inquiry Department, with Instructions to
investigate the matter. The case was next
turned over to Superintendent Jackson, of
the Railway Mail Service, and by him re-
ferred to W. L. Hunt, Superintendent OF
the Railway Mail Service at St. Louis. AT
ter close inquiry he reported ''no trace,
and referred the case, with all the accom-
panying papers, to Fl. C. Hall. Acting Chief
Clerk of the Railway Mail Service at In
dianapolis. On March Sth Mr.. Hall report
ed back to Mr.. French that in December
clerk in the postoffice had reported TO him
the finding of package answering the de-
scription, and that he referred it to Post
master Hollo ay. Superintendent French
next forwarded the case to Postmaster Hol-
loway, at Indianapolis, and he, in reply, in
formed Mr.. French that about December
Goth package containing human hair,
without any address, had been forwarded
to the office of the Third Assistant Post
master-General at Washington. Superin-
tendent French sent the papers back to
Superintendent jackson at New York. and
by him the matter was forwarded to the Of
flee of Mr.. Theodore N. Vail, General Su-
perintendent Of the Railway Mail Service,
at Washington. General Vail, then trans
mitted it to Mr.. Hazen, Third Assistant
Postmaster General. and in his department,
which is the "Dead Letter Office, " the long
lost blonde hair was found. Yesterday the
package was received in this city, and no.
tice Of its recovery was sent to Mr.. Shaw.
The switches are of reddish blonde
shade, about 20 inches in length.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-04

The Secretary OF the Treasury has received
in an envelope, postmarked Cincinnati,
three 81, 900 coupon bondsaccompanied by
memorandum indicating that this amount
should be credited to the Treasurer of tie,
United States. The bonds have been so
thoroughly cancelled that their serial num-
bers cannot be ascertained. which will TEN
porariy delay their redemption,a AS requested.
Eventually the amount will be credited to
the conscience fund.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-04

TIE ENGLISH EARL AND HEBREW MAI
DEN.-The great event of the week in the
social world was the espousal on Wednes-
day. last of Miss Hannah de Rothschild by
the Earl of Roseberry. Lord Roseberry is
young, handsome, brilliant and one of the
wealthiest land proprietors in England. Miss
Hannah is a yourg and beautiful Jewess
maiden, and sole heiress of the late Baron
Meyer de Rothschld, whose enormous wealth
has made his name famous through
out England. 1t was entirely love match,
both being perfectly free to dispose of their
hands and their wealth.
The marriage took place in the office of
the Superintendent Register, Hanover
square, and was afterwards solemnized at
Christ Church, Mayfair, just around the cor
ner from the Rothschild mansion.
The bridegroom signed
ARCHBISHOP PHILIP PRIMROSE.
And the bride:
HANNAH DE ROTHSCHILD.
It was witnessed by Earl Beaconsfield,
Cleveland, the Prince of Wales and others.
But the ail-absorbing question, OF more
importance to the world than the Eastern
question, or finance, or anything under the
heavens, still arises-how was she dressed!
The New York Herald, with commendable
sagacity and characteristic enterprise pub
ltshes nearly page of double-ieaded cable
dispatches devoted principally to this impor-
tant subject.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-04
FROM JERRY.


Who the devil are you, anyhow?
FROM TOM.
Pm the new man. My name is Tom Edison
FROM JERRY.
Well, by Ia ripper-Rep,l you're the man
Eve been looking for for the past ten years,
and you're the only man I ever found that
could take me without a break. Shake.
the boys in the office was unbounded. Eve
rybody was Toms friend at once. The next
day Milliken picked up a sheet of Toms
manuscript, and refectively stroked his long
beard. 4 never saw such pretty copy he
said. Hes as good an operator as ever
met. Men York San.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-04

gN4 &---7
a LONG DISPUTE SETTLED.-By deci-
sion of the Court Of Appeals delivered yes
terday, in the case of Beckham VS.. Bolts,
the plaintiff, Mr.. J. T. Beckham, of this
city, regains the valuable estate of his late
father, known as Auburn, situated on the
V. MR.. R., between Brandy Station and
Culpeper C. Il. 1t contains two thousand
acres of the best land in the county, and
was valued before the war at $50 per acre.
This case has been in litigation since 1865,
and this is the second time it has been before
the Court OF Appeals. By the former de-
cision the deed held by Bolts and Stearns
was set aside, and the decision of yesterday
restores the estate to Mr.. Beckham.-Aler.
Gazette, 18th.
The Richmond Dispatch says '"This i'm
portant and very interesting case, decided
by the Supreme Court of Appeals on yes
terday, grew out of contract dated the
79tlfof November, 1862, by which Frank
lin Stearns and the late John Minor Bolts
claimed to have purchased of James A.
Beckham, of the county of Culpeper, his
splendid landed estate called "Auburn, y
situated in that county, and some personal
property, at the gross price of 100000, cash
PAYABLE in Confederate'money. The suit just
ended was bill filed by Stearns and the heirs
ofMr. Bolts against the heirs of Mr.. Beckham
to enforce the execution of the contract for
the sale by having the title conveyed to
them, they alleging payment OF all the pur-
chase money. The defence in the main,
was that at the date of the contract Beck
ham was mentally incompetent to enter into
q contract of such magnitude, and that it
was procured and executed under such cir
cumstances that court of equity, accord
ing to the principles governing its iurisdic-
ton, could not lend its aid to enforce it,
The Circuit Court of Culpeper, at special
term held by the Hon. e. A. Wingfeld, de-
cided for the defendants and dismissed the
bill of the plaintiffs, leaving them to their
remedies in court of law. The Court Of
Appeals affirmed the decree of the Circuit
Court, the opinion being delivered by Judge
Burks, and concurred in by Judges Ander-
son and Staples. Judges Moncure and
Christian dissented, holding that it was a
case for the specific performance of the
contract, and that the decree of the Circuit
Court ought therefore to be reversed. The
case is unusually interesting in its facts,
embodied in printed record of more than
five hundred pages, and deliberately and
very ably discussed by the Judge in his
opinion.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-04
HAWAII DE RoTHscH1Lp.

The Republicans elected the Mayor and
She. Democrats the Council of Hagerstown
on Monday last.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-04

SAMUEL HIRSH has become the owner of
the stock of goods in the store room now occu.
pied by me Main Street (No y and he will
hereafter conduct tie business.
hope my old friends and the public generally
will extend to him the patronage which has in
the past SO literally been lavished upon me.
Twill still be found with SAMUEL HIRSH at
my old stand ready,willing and glad to wait upon
customers GABRIEL HIRSH.
Y ian 24-tf
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-12-25
CIRCUIT COURT.

Circuit Court at this place adjourned
last Saturday evening, Judge Rose hay
ing dispatched very considerable guam
ty of business. The charge of his Hon
or to the Grand Jury, which occupied
most of the forenoon Monday, was, as
we are informed, a most comprehensive,
lucid and able summary of the various
nails, aud was very plain and intelligi-
BILE statement of the powers, privileges
and duties of the Grand Jury.
Some misdemeanors and two or three
felonies were continued until next term,
but a very considerable number of Grim
inal cases were finally disposed of, and
the civil docket nearly called through.
The case of the State VS., Lucy Nc
Bride, cOlored, charged with the murder
of her infant child, resulted in convIc-
tion of murder in the second degree, the
punishment being affixed at ten years in
the penitentiary. A new trial was
granted the defendant, tie Court having
doubts has to her being criminally re-
SpOuSlDIe AOI IHS dCG Oh dCCOuHG VI hen-
tai imbecility.
The Grand Jury refused to find true
bill against Ed. Donaldson, the colored
man charged with numbering a negro
woman with an axe, the particulars of
which were published in the GAZETTE
at the time. AS far as we can learn pub
lie sentiment endorses the action of the
Grand Jury.
A son of Ham and female of Saxon
descent were tried and convicted for &C.
cupying marital relations towards each
other contrary to law. What punish
ment was imposed we have not learned.
A full abstract of the proceedings will
be given in our next paper.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-12-25
CONGREsSLONAL NEWS

Secretary Sherman sent in his reply
last week to the request of Mr.. Beck
for information concerning the payment
of silver dollars for interest on the pub
lie debt, which was in effect that they
had not specifically been SO applied.
The Senate amendments to the Military
Academy bill were insisted on and a
committee of conference ordered. The
amendments of the Appropriations Com
mittee to the House Diplomatic Appro
priation bill, restoring all the salaries to
the amounts at present paid, were adop-
ted. The Blaine resolution was discuss
ed by Messrs. Merrimon, Wallace, White,
Morgan and others, and finally adopted
by SO to 6. In the House the Geneva
Award bill was discussed, Mr.. Chitten-
den opposing the majority report, al
though it was in the interest as an in
surance stockholder. He favored re-
turning the remainder of the award to
Great Britain The bill to provide for
the postal-car deficiency brought on a
discussion in regard to Democratic econ
OIly3 WhiSn was O%AGlCIpdG0u III ny
Messrs Clymer, Foster and Hewitt, and
ended in some sparring by Messrs. Con-
ger and Durham. An amendment to
strike out clause forbidding any in
crease of the postal-car service this year
was rejected and the bin passed. The
House Banking and Currency Commit
tee considered Mr.. Hewitt's bill to Sc
cure a uniform standard of value. SEN
ator EustiS called the attention of the
country to a curious legal provision,
presumably the result of an accident,
which made the taking of the iron-clad 1
oath a condition precedent to serving on
the jury of a United States court The
Senate adopted a resolution looking to
the purchase of Count de Rochambeau's
official papers during the Revolution.
Mr.. Beck called up the bill to repeal that
section of the Revised Statutes which
forbids former Confederates from serv-
ing as jurors in United States courts, /
and tried to secure the repeal of the
next section also, which prescribes the |
ron-clad oath for jurors, but the Re |
'ublicans aided by Vice President
voted to go into executive
ession
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-12-25
WHERE THE CHRLSTMAS TOYS
COME FROM.

Few children know how many weary
hands have made their Christmas TOYS
in Germany and France and England,
where hands instead of machinery are
employed and probably they don't care
very much. But parents may be sur
prised to learn that comparatively few
of the playthings which are scattered
about so many hearths and nurseries are
made in America. Nearly everything
in the toy line is imported. Every year
some old principle gets presented in a
new form, and frequently something en-
tirely new under the sun Is offered to
the tOy-buying public but as the years
go by and new children are. to be anus
ed, the old toys, the dolls of all kinds
and the Noah's arks, hold their own
among the rev contrivance s,with which
it takes to make the little ones acduafn-
ted. Dolls, from the rag waif to the
waXen belle, continue to be popular
above all other toys from New York to
Texas, for which latter State as many
toys are sold by New 7 ork houses as
for the West and East. OF the dolls,
the handsome wax ones come from
France, and the China dolls and those
with China heads and limbs os cloth or
leather from Germany, from whence
etloO tAC COtd PSolbAOH VI rIdDICE-
mache toys, wooden warehouse, stables.
jumpihgj jacks, and all hand
made wooden toys but all turned wood |
en- toys arc made in this country. Tin |
trumpets, Jews-harps and harmonious |
come from Austria. In thiscountry are |
all tin, iron and pewter
toys, and all toys containing clock work,
md in this line American toy-makers cx-
eel. The metalophones and zfthcrs which
N former years were imported, and ac-
were expensive, are now made
lere and are becoming common. This
1ear they are sold in great numbers |
America also excels in making the toy
irums, in beating which the American
,oys also, excel. This autumn-and al
most too late Tor the trade-a Yankee IN
-ention of a stem-winding, self-running
nd loud-ticking watch was put upon
he market, the price being % cepts
piece. Immediately nearly so, 600 wese
isposed Of, and the supply was exhaus-
ed. This is the first time that toy
'atch has been made to run even for
hree minutes, as this one does
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-12-25
ZION. JOHN H. sAYAoE.

This gentleman, State Senator from
DeKalb, Warren, Coffee and Cannon.
will be pressed by his friends for the
positions of Speaker OF the Senate Col
Onel Savage is an experienced parlia-
mentariaP, Ehavipg served several years
in the Congress of the United States,
and will I'LL irresponsible position with
ease to himself and credit TO the State.
The position is an important one in an
other respect: In the event of the death
Of the Governor, the Speaker of the Sen
ate succeeds " that responsible Office,
and willie we trust IL viii be the good
fortune Of Governor Marks TO outliye
his official fern many years, yet such
contingencies should always be taken
into account.- By1sta Courier.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-12-25
GO1D-THE MARGIN OFF Z


Since the 18th the slight margin
between gold and. greeRbacks has
been wiped out, and the gold in
New York now opens at 100 and
closes a. 100. As the day fixed by
law for the resumption of specie
payments draws more nearly to
hand there s-much anxiety among
bankers and business men as to the
success of the measure. With a
view to preparation for the event
, and concert of action among the
moneyed institutions at the chief
centers of business, conferences be-
tween bank representatives. have al
ready been held at New York, Phil
adelphia, and Boston. at which dele.
yates from each of those cities have
been present. At the one held in
Boston, President Coe. ofNew York
was the principal speaker, and judg-
ing from his remarks upon the oe.
casion, he is not only sanguine in
the belief that specie payments viii;
be permanently maintained, but
takes a decidedly cheerful view Of
the future. Among other things.
he said: ION the lat Of January"
eve sincerely hspe to find that re-
sumption is fixed fact; aud that il
will be practical, safe, and for the
best interests of the country. We
believe, that for a long time, during
the course Of the coming years, with
out violence, without difficulty, this
change, this return to the old condi-
ton, will gradually go forward unit
the whole object is accomplished,
We have started in the
right direction. All natural forces
come to help US; industry will re
turn to its accustomed channels, and
is reward will come. When we un-
dertake to do this all nature helps
us. x believe that resump-
ton is the browning act of the war,
and with it will pass away all the
consequences Of the struggle, and
peace and prosperity will ensue-
such peace and prosperity as it has
never seen before"