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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-19
The City's indebtedness.

Hinder the State law no city Of Virginia is
allowed to contract debt to an amount great
er than seventeen per centum OF the assessed
value of real estate. and fifteen per centum
of the assessed value of personal properly,
tax on bonds, capital, etc, income, and bank
and gas stock. In response to resolution
offered in the city council recently by Capt.
Ransom, instructing the Finance Committee
to report whether the debt of Staunton ex-
ceeded the lawful amount, that comm ittee,
reported at thesast meeting of the council.
The report showed the entire bonded debt
Of the city OF Staunton to be $2S6, III; the
floating debt, as shown by the Treasurer
report for May, amounted to $5,l9o,76 and
note discounted at the National Valley
Bank, 81, 900, making total Indebtedness to
June 1st of $500, Sc.
On the 1st of January, 1879 warrant for
one bond due the Valley r. r. for adjust
ment of interest, amounting to $l,24l.o2
was allowed by the council. This certificate
has not yet been paid, consequently 1t is re-
ported in the bonded debt, and also in the
floating debt.
OF the bonded debt, $40, 300 is at 8 per
cent, and STAG, 266, 10 at per sent, making
the total interest amount for the year Sl9,-
999,96.
Beside the above is the controverted sub
scription to the Valley r. r. of $5O,OO0
Bv an ordinance passed Dec. 10th 1873, the
committee on Finance was authorized to
issue per cent coupon bonds OF the city
not to exceed in amount S6O,00o, "for the
improvement of streets. side walks and to
increase the supply of water" VI this
amount 81 800 have already been issued
lear' taiaa ce authorized to be Issued, I'M
der the ordinance of $55,700.
| Inasmuch as $4,000 have already been
expended in the construction OF the new
water works, under a separate ordinance
of the council and Geemiag it inexpedient
to issue any more per cent bonds. the com
mittee recommended thst the ordinance OF
Dec 18th 1878, be so amended as MOTTO allow
any additional issue OF bonds under it.
There was also an ordinance of Nov. 9th
1878, authorizing the issue Of 6 per cent
bonds not to exceed in amount $2l 900, ''to
pay for and improve the City Hall''. Ol
this amount &c., 900 has already been issued
leaving a balance yet to be issued Gf needed
of 81. 1000.
Ii the ordinance OF Dec. 10th 1873 amen
ded as recommended by the committee, anc
the city finally have to pay the $4,000 con
| troverred subscription to the Valley r. r. anC
the additional SIP 900 is issued under the
ordinance of Nov. 9Th 1878, the bonded deb
of the city will then amount to so4S, 1866, 10
By the report OF the commissioner OF the
Revenue, the assessed value of property for
taxation in the city, is as follows;
Real Estate ...................S1, 500, 4ss
Ronds. capital &c.................... l90,S2;
Income. ........................ 1851;
Nat. Valley Bank Stock............... 2OO,OOt
| MAJ Gfnaly IU1 CM
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-19

Advertisements inserted at $l,0O per square 1or
first insertion, and fifty cents for each subsequent
Insertion.
Liberal discount madefor quarterly, half yearly
and yearly advertisements.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-19

Making total for taxes of....".s2, IA, 1886
The committee, after consultation with
the city attorney, were clearly of the opinion
that the above items were the true and prop
er basis upon which to make the calculation
to ascertain limit for the city debt as provid-
ed in the act limiting the Indebtedness of cit
les. and upon this basis arrived at the follow
inO result.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-19

GLADKE's SC. counter is the bestin Staun-
ton.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-19
$99,s24.O6

Leaving yet /. margin OF $99, S24.O6
The report, after being read, was laid on
the table for the present.
In this connection, Mr.. Burke stated that
$17,50O of the bonded debt was held by the
Sinking Fund committee. OF this amount
IS, 900 were per cent. bonds and $500,
per cent.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-19

Go and see GLADKE's Be. Counter.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-19

Go and see GLADKE's Sc. Counter.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-19

Residue before reaching limit. Sl61, 2s4.06
From which amount deduct
bonds already authosizad to be
issued Geaving out those author
lied under the ordinance OF
Dec. 10th 1879
Controverted sub. to
V. r. R. $4,000
City Hall purposes 300 62,CO0,0O
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-19

Issued Every Thursday Morning.
$500 A Year, Invariably in Advance.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-19

cation to need any panegyric. OF its pres
ent management and corps Of teachers, we
can speak with confident commentator.
MEDALS
were awarded as follows
Neataess in Room-Rose Kyle, Sallfe Purkins,
Mary Henry, Emmie Parkhill, Ida Turnbull Jen:
ME Cannon, Sallie Hardin, Fannie Galloway
Calisthenics-Annie Bradshaw, Minnie Moore,
Jennie Cannon.
Draoimg-1st. Nellie Gwathney: End, sallie
Hardin 3rd, Annie Bradshaw: 4th, Fannie Gala
way.
Elocution-lst, Minette Mills; I'd, Josie Peapse
Sd, Lulu Timer.
Pennanshtp-1st, Nellie Gwathney sd, Fannie
Galloway; Sd. Sallie Purklns and Josie Pearre
Gern,an-Minnie Marks.
| Physiology-Josie Pearre.
FTench-Sen1or: Annie M0heure Gertrude Har-
| ris. intermediate: Lula Anderson Sara Man
ming. Junior-Lusa Tyner. Annie Wynns. Lula
| Freeland
German-senior: Gertrude Harris Jessie Rich
ards. intermediate: Georgia Brown Blanch Buck
ner. Junior; Eddie Bell, and Sadie Sharp.
| Instrumental lMuSic-Diigence and Improvement
Miss PATHS Glass Ashley Rrasher, Lille Rall,
LIZZIE Sargeant, Lulah Anderson, Maud Manning.
Miss Matte Harris Glass: Annie Wynns. Miss
~, Mollie GARRISON. Alice Gaun. Miss Daniels
| Glass: Matte Raughn. Prof. Ide's Glass: Lizzie
Hudson, Jessie Southgate, Josie Richards, Fanny
| MUFFef.
| poeal Mustc-Jimmie Watts. Improvement
Eta Borum. Hattie Allemong Alice Walton, Ef
Re Stiff. Superior Merit-Lucie Dice.
neutrality-suspicious. and Progress Nettie
Gwaltney.
COnduct-Jessie Richards, Banch Ruckner.
We have not space to give the long list Of grad
utes in schools. The
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-19

an eloquent and impressive prayer by DR.. r.
A. Young.
The overture from Tampa, rendered as
trio, with violin obligato. was finely exc
cuted, Misses Ledbe tier and Dice, the plan
lists, with Miss Hudson at the organ, and
Prof. Ide giving an exquisite accompani.
ment on the violin. Miss Rena Gwaltney
then greeted the audience and her associates
of the Literary Society in graceful saluta-
tory. A society essay by Miss Lille Ball,
of Nd, followed, the fair essayist giving
very orthodox views concerning woman's
mission, and combating In girlish rhetoric
the theory that woman Of the present day is
but fashionable ornament OF the house
hold or butterfly fiutterlng among the rose
gardens Of pleasure. "Childhood's Dewy
Hours, vocal duet by Misses Allemong and
Walton, was splendidly given and so per-
sistently eEcored, that though averse to re-
spending in this manner, they were COM
PEELED to return and give the encore in one
stanaa Of the lovely song. Miss Mlnnette
Mills, of Florida, then recited Campbell's
tragic story of O'Conor's Child. The beauti-
full ilra,natist did full justice to the passion
ate and mournful story Of Celtic feud,
giving the terrible sequel with such fine
effect that the audience would willingly have
listened toa repetition Of the whole tragedy
and applauded 1t again aud again. Miss
Mills returned and recised "Over the Hill
to the Poor House," giving fine ex
ample Of her versatile genius iD her zen
dering Of this pitiful tale OF ilial ingratitud
and desertion. Miss Matte Wrenn, Of Va.
t then delivered the Valediotory Address Il
the Society and audience. Miss Eta Bo
> rupa, OF Va. sang asolo, ''When tits Moon
+ light in a voice OF pure melody and wit
exquisite expression. She also was, com
! PEELED to respond to the encore which fol
r lowed. and sang SO beautifully thai the au
5 d'ence were still reluctant to let her depart
The annual address to the Lee and Jackso
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16

George NJ. DuIcher was famous
throughout Pennsylvania, Della
ware and Maryland as a temper.
ance revivalist. During fourteen
years he devoted himself to the
cause, but it was not until 1877 that
his popularity reached Its height.
He worked in Philadelphia a while,
but ,was remarkably successful on
his own account. The people of
Wilmington liked him go we'll that,
to secure him as q resident, they
gave him a home. In Philadel-
phia, last fall, he led temperance
movement in the Wharton Street
Presbyterian Church, and had sew
eral distinguished clergyman as CO.
iaborers. While presiding at q
meeting Of the Young Mems Christ
ian Association, he told an aston.
ishing story about Mrs. Judge
Watson, who had, he said, been
converted from secret tipping
habits by him. This woman, pro.
fessedly wealthy, subsequently
Joined him in temperance work. A
few days ago they were advertised
to exhort and sing In Danbury,
Conn. Dutchel's wife created ex-
element in the assembly by rising
and saying that he and Mrs. Wat
son were frauds, and that she had
come from Wilmington to expose
them. butcher at once retired, got
drunk, and has been sent to re.
formatory. Mrs. Watson turns out
to be q wanderer from California.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16
Politics ia Ventura.

SAN BUENAVENTURA, May b.
The Democratic County Central
Committee have elected the follow
ing delegates to the State Conven-
tions at Sacramento: l.. F. Eastin,
r. A. Rice, and s. P. Guiberson.
Quite O discussion was had as to
the merits of different aspifarts for
the various positions, but it was
finally decided that the delegates
should go uninstructed and un-
pledged. II was reported, however,
that they will favor Volney E..
Howard for Congress.
news from the Temporary Terminus
MARICoPA, A. T., May 15.-Last
night, in y drunken fight, Harry
Jones shot man named Baxter, q
teamster, through the hands. Two
shots were fired. Jones has been
arrested by the Sheriff and taken
to Florence.
1t is rumored here that Wander
bilt and Jay Gould are coming this
way from Santa Fe.
Since the sale of lots on Monday,
building is going on rapidly.
Burglars stopped nj their Work.
RoCKLIN, Placer County, May
15th.-This morning about one
O'Clock, citizen O'LoghlIn captured
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16
Moro Comments On Cslifornia's
New Cousttttstton,


NEW YORK, May l5lh.--The
Bulletin has a sharp criticism
on the notification attitude of
California under the new Constitu-
tion. Either California must ig-
more certain provisions of her re-
Gently adopted Constitution, out of
respect for the authority of the
United States, or the Federal gov
ernment must remodel its treaties
out of regard for the authority of
California. The new Constitution
of that State has placed it in direct
conflict with the national govern.
mentin respect to the rights and
liberation of the Chinese. The situ-
alton thus created must soon en-
gage the serious attention of the
Cabinet and Congress-. California
has daringly thrown down the
gauntlet, and 1t should be as
promptly taken up. ...
The Times prints q lengthy com.
munication signed "Old Califor-
man." attributing the adop-
tion of the new Constitution
to the "work of shysters." The
Times says: We have all sorts of
theories from California and from
ex-Californians to account for the
recent revolution in that State.
One OF these, which we publish tc-
day, excuses the alle90d tyrannies
of the large corporations ofthe State
and lays the blame for the present
discomfort upon the people who do
not apprehend the real state of the
case. But it must be confessed by
all who know anything of public
feeling in California, that ever
since the Pacific Railroad was COM
pleted that country has been con-
stantly agitated, in various ways,
by the men who have finally sue
ceeded In foisting q communistic
Constitution upon that State, and
that this faction, however called,
has drawn Its most cogent arg u
ments from the enormous contrast
afforded by q comparison of the
condition of the rich and poor.
Three Ch.Idren Burns sd to Death.
TORONTO. May 14lh.-Three chill.
dren named Richard Casey, John
Casey and John Emard, were
burned to death while at play in a
shed.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16

RECoGNIzINa it as the duty of
the press to abound in useful sug-
gestions, 1t occurs to US that We
should particularize the fact that
Col. James G.. Howard, of Los An
geles, would make an admirable
Judge of the Supreme Court of
California. Col. Howard is one of
the most distinctively able men OF
the Pacific Slope. He is really an
able man from every standpoint;
and, as a sort of judicial literateur,
he is without parallel hereabouts.
When he puts his pen to paper he
comes dangerously near being
compound of Swift and Sterne. He
is beyond question one of the best
criminal lawyers of the nation;
but, as criminal lawyer, he has
had but very small scope for his
scholarship and manifold and con-
spicuous ability. He is emphati-
cally well read in all departments
of the law, and in all departments
of literature, as we'll. He is so
strongly individualized that he is
not what is known as popular
man; but, for Supreme Court
Judges, we don't want popular
men. The fact is that, from every
standpoint, no mistake would be
made in putting Colonel Howard
on the Supreme Bench. AS the
result of close personal observa-
tion of men, during our residence
in Southern California, we have
no hesitation in putting our judg.
ment upon record that the two
ablest men in 1t are named How
ard-viz., Gen. Volney T.. and Col.
J. G. Howard.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16
Great Fire at Poonar, indIn.

A curious superstition has come
to light in Mid.Somerset. The la
boring classes in that locality, like
those Of most other rural districts
in England, held sacred certain
supposed prophecies of "Mother
ShiptoD," whose Typographical
knowledge must have been little
less marvellous than her insight
into the future. of these prophe-
cies the most widely believed in
had reference to the fate of Ham
Hill, a large stone quarry In the
neighborhood of Yeovil aud a
prominent feature of the landscape
for miles around. 1t was to the
effect that at - O'clock on the Good
Friday of 1879, Ham Hill should
suddenly be swallowed up by an
earthquake, and at the Same time
Yeovll should be visited by tre-
mendous flood. With such anxiety
was Friday looked forward to, in
consequence, that people actually
left the locality with their families
and went to stay with their friends
in other parts of the county until
the dreaded "visitation" should be
over; others, whose faith was less
robust, nevertheless thought it adj
visable to remove their pots and
pans from the shelves of their cup
boards and to stow away their
clocks and looking glasses in places
where they were not likely to be
shattered by the shock of the earth.
quake; others, again, suspended
gardening operations for day or
two, thinking it mere waste to
commit good seed to earth that wt 8
likely to behave so treacherously.
On the morning of Good Friday
itself large numbers of people
many of them from a distance
flocked to to the spot, or as near to
the spot as they dared venture, to
await, half incredulous and half in
terror, the stroke Of twelve aud the
fulfillment of the prophecy. When,
however, the appointed hour had
passed and Ham Hill still stood
unabashed, they began to look
sheepIshly into each others faces
and to move away.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16

INPUDENcE, pure and simple,
has rarely had q finer exempliflca-
tion than In the effort of set OF
men who proved untrue TO their
Implied personal pledges as Non
PArtizHn Constitutional delegates
attempting to prescribe the men
who made them. There are GER
tain gentlemen who to-day aim to
control the Workingmen's party
who were elected in opposition to
that party-who were the chosen
prsux chevdliers who were to couch
their lances against the knights of
the Sand Lot. The gentlemen to
whom we allude were not only
elected In opposition to the Sand
Lot, but In diametrical opposition
90 It. The whole pretencs of their
candidacy was that something must
be devised to check Kearney and
Ksarneyism. No sooner were
these gentry elected than many of
them not only started out to affili-
nte with Kearney but to rule, with
: royal and patronizing grace, the
Workingmen themselves. II Kear-
.pey and his Workingmen in a
square, siaad up fight, can Lick !"
NJ, We are ready to say, in ia ro-
bust Anglo-Saxon" fashion, "more
power to your elbows, boys" We
oan pick our fiints and try again.
hut ! peculiar feature of the peo-
pie we advocated and helped to
olect to the constitutional Conven-
tion is that, as soon as they sup
posed they had triumphed, they
turned round and attempted to
cruelty us. and to use the Working
men to advance their schemes of
porDouAl ambition. We think we
ere Justified in stigmatlzing such a
programme as not only ungrateful
bat stupid. Who, In the name OF
al the Gods at once, has earned the
right to patronize the Working
non 2 Certainly not those who
have cunningly aimed to fasten
ehomsslves as barnacles on that
youne and ambitious organization.
10 recur to the point from which
" started: What an infamy 1t is
- attempt to prescribe people be-
oAuoe they voted against the new
Dissatisfaction? Why did that body
r11onff it. bantling to the sufrages
= ~ people II 1t did not believe
6nnt frsemen had the right Of choice
- to whether they should vote for
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16

MANY a man voted against the
new Constitution on q single pro.
vision which he looked upon as
fraught with peril to our future. So
many others voted for it because
they thought the good it promised
would counterbalsnce the possible
evils which 1t embodied. A change
of less than five thousand votes
would have defeated the expert
ment altogether. Under the cir
cumstances, if we can secure a
wise Legislature and an able and
dignifisd Supreme Court, the views
of both these numerous and re-
spectacle people, Of all parties, will
he met. The San Francisco Call,
from which we do not ordinarily
quote, because its opinions are so
colorless, generally, has the follow
ing sensible reflections:
We believe the contest on
Wednesday last, which resulted in
the adoption of the new Constitu-
tion, has but just commenced, for
there are provisions in the docu.
ment which the people will not per-
NIT to remain. For instance, an
effort is made to do away with
grand juries; but our citizens will
not submit for much length of
time to have such an important
feature of the organic law taken
from them. There are also provis-
ions for taxation, which, II en-
forced, would do great injustice to
the community. Without going
into details, there are at least
twenty sections which should
never have been incorporated into
the fundamental law of the State.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16

or against 1t? Pshaw! Are we
free-born Americans or slaves? We
venture the prediction that the men
who adopted this narrow and un-
American, demagoglc expedient to
ride into Office will yet repent, in
sack-cloth and ashes, the complete
manner in which they gave them
selves away and revealed their self
seeking ambitions. Put q pin
therel
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16

HAvR FOR MANY YEARS PAST USED
In my own family and recomm ended to
the families OF my congregation, as the
the best remedy l know OF for Coughs.
Colds and IncIpient Consumption, DIR.
Jayne's Expectorant, and also Jayne's
Sanstive Pills as remedy for Costive-
ness, Biliousness and lmpurity OF the
Blood. My confidence In the great value
OF these M medicines. increases the longer
| use them, and observe their wonderful
health restoring effects. They have CIV
en- universal satisfaction in all the fami-
lies to whom l have recommended them.
Rev. DR.. bowling, late Pastor of the
Berean BAPTIST Church, New York.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16
FOR ETC N.
Tae situnfion la Frame.

BERLIN, May 15th.-In diplo-
matte circles here it is considered
that, in view of the effects of Radi-
calism in France, solid settle
ment there is scarcely possible.
AnOsher Great Fire sn Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 15th.-
Governor Uraisk, Governor of
Grenburg, telegraphs on the 1lth
that the fire there destroyed con-
siderable portion of the town, and
that the flames are still raging.
Hungarian iowa Inundated.
PEsTH, May 15th.-The town of
Halas has been inundated in con.
sequence of continuous rains.
Much damage is done.
Great Fire at PoOnaE, lndIp,
BOMBAY, May 15th.-There was
a great conhag grafton last night at
Poonah, an important government
and military center, eighty miles
southeast Of this city. The govern
ment school, Boodwar place, law
courts, postoffice, police office and
fifty houses were completely de-
stroyed.
Emprsss Augusta visits Victoria.
LONDON, May 14th. The EN-
press Augusta, of Germany, arrived
at Windsor Castle to-day on visit
to the Queen.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16
Innnr is growing disposition

E 4xL8B8 = ~ ktoWiuS uispVSitioh
men the part Of the best people Of
Efho State, Irrespective OF politics,
r. tnke the question of the election
I : Supreme Court bench out Of
HI domain of politics. q There is
No thing that can be said of the
I1dlolary In all EngIish-speaking
|ocuntfles, and that is that, with a
~ notable exceptions, such as
Tsfzfeys, 10 has been held together,
. aIl ages, by free-masonry Of
nonor and self respect abso-
1utely without example in
Any profession. The Judges, with
He exceptions Of Lords Bacon
md Jcfffeys, in England,
lond Justices Bradley and Strong,
IN the United States George @.
1arnard, of New York, being
20kroWn In with the latter as q
maks-weighD have always been
otsolutsly free from political warp
Innd bias. However it may be de-
coIred as to tion-makers
sknd legislatures, 1t will hardly be
Iloputed that the Court of last re-
Sit Of State should at all times
b conservative and moderate. By
- singular caprice the late Consti-
outlonAl Convention cashfered an
odmirable Supreme Court, largely
odmposed Of Democrats. No Demo-
efAt. now that the smoke Of battle
hes rolled away, can deny that the
dlsmissal of a hold.over Demo-
oratlc Senate and an admirable Su-
preme Court bench was great
mlstake. But the evil Is done and
|ehe homely adage that there is no
- in crying over spilled milk
comes into play. The best and
Strongest men OF the State should
be put forward as candidates for the
& GupEeme bench, and the citizen
should vote for them irrespective of
party. We pity the Californian
< Who could for moment suppose it
possible that the question of corpo-
+ ration or anti-corporation would
for . moment have place with any
of the gentlemen who could get
upon = respectable ticket for this
( sxAlted position. In this matter
ws are entirely fair, and we carry
eur reverence for the judicial char
( ooter to the extent OF believing
that the Sand Lot itself would not
dare propose unworthy men for
this appeal of last resort. Nay,
should 1t do so, we are ready to be-
lieve that the freem asonry of honor
!. Weuld be so great amongst the
body elected that they would do
their best 10 do right, without re-
gard to the source from which they
received their nomination. But, in
eloctfng . Supreme Court bench,
the people are not only entitled to
ret good men but the very best in
the State. Secondarily, having
made what is admitted to be rad
ical Constitution, our aim should
b. to see to 1t that its interpreta-
tion should be entrusted to men Of
recognlzed moderation and integri-
~. Having given our machine a
dangerous vehemence and celerity
Of motion, the duty is imposed
upon US to see that the proper
judicial brakes are provided.