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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-12-18


PRIVATE CLAIMS.-Senator johnson, OF
Va, has prepared bill for submission to
Congress referring all claims Of private
character to the Court of Claims. The bill
will include substantially the features Of the
bill introduced in the last House of Repre-
sentatives by Clarkson N. Potter. Senator
johnson hopes to be able to secure the favor
able action of Congress upon it, and be
thinks it to be measure that should COM
mend itself to the democrats In the two hous-
es. as it's passage would remove one of the
greatest elements Of party capital for the
Republicans. The Court of Claims, as at
present constituted, is an exclusively re-
publican tribunal, and the democrats in Con-
gress could not do wiser thing than to re-
nit to it the claims business, particularly
that part OF it growing out Of the waI~uns>.l
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-12-18
EERCIAL HOTEL,
= stanton. Va.

Virginia. ERGEA T. HOTEL.
NC, nono stanton, Va.
The I'M
blicaiJfTMEIL, PROPRIETOR.
81 . esset'. parters for Commercial Men.
TERMS 81 PER'DAY.
The undersigned would respectfully announce
that he has opened the above named hotel, situa-
ted on Cor. Augusta and Frederick SITS. near the
most business part of the city, being one square
from Main street and three squares from the c. 4
o. Railway Depot. The hotel is delightfully."- To-
Gated. having beautiful view OF the city and
surrounding country. and near all OF the churches
and schools OF the city.
Having been in the hotel business for 25 years,
and very recently the proprietor Of the An erican
HOTEL stanton, he feels confident that he will be
sble to give satisfaction to his old friends
md customers and the travelling public generally.
tendance at all che trains to convey guests and
lggage to and from the hotel free of charge.
Respectfully,
.uly 3-tf N. M. CARTMELL.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-12-18
FINANCES of VIRGINIA

We avail ourselves OF the following synop-
sis of the report Of W. F. Taylor, Auditor OF
Virginia, furnished by the Baltimore Sun.
We are indebted to the Auditor for copy
OF the report and but for the satisfactory
grouping of the essential features below,
should have noticed it more at length; The
Sun says:
Mr.. VIM. F. Taylor. auditor of public ac-
counts of the State OF Virginia. has made his
annual repor: to the General Assembly for
the fiscal year ended September 80, 1879, in
which he shows gross receipts amounting to
50, 799, $500 and gross expenditures amount
ing to SASH, $50 Sc, an excess of disburse-
ments over receipts Of ST., $50 20, which was
met out OF small balance remaining in the
treasury from the last fiscal year. The
amount paid for interest on the public debt
was 81, 4l4, 1913 81. and for ordinary dis
bursements $79l, 557 70. The financial OPP
erations of the year are stated to have been
anticipated in view of the general condition
OF the country. The debt to the banks has
been paid off, and the arrearages due to the
asylnms and the university have been re-
duced in the sum of 500, 54s 3S. The free
public school system has been reasonably
well sustained, the sum of s459. SIS 50 hav-
fiscal year. The auditor says ''the laws in
relation to assessing and imposing taxes are
about the best which can be passed, so far
as they relate to general subjects OF taxation
and to corporations" and he recommends
only such slight notifications and changes
in the laws as are suggested by experience.
There should be no extension of time for
paying taxes except under the most extra
ordinary circumstances. The proper en-
fOrcement of the tax laws will, the auditor
thinks, reach all the taxable property in the
State, land tie values of real and personal
property, if correctly given in to the COM
missioners of the revenue by taxpayers on
the interrogatories, will be properly ascer-
tained." The auditor says that the Moffett
liquor law does not seem to work well. The
collections fall $l54,369 AZ behind the as
sessments; this, however, being in part in
consequence Of rebates. The modification
OF the law or the enactment of good sub
situte for it is urged. The auditor says:I
am satisfied the .Moffett law with proper
amendments, would yield a sufficient amount
Of revenue to pay the interest on the entire
debt of the State, provided 1t could be erec,-
ted; but here les the difficulty. 1t has
been reported to me from almost every part
OF the State by revenue officers that, with
the full belief that the law is not executed,
they are powerless IN its enforcement"
He recommends to the General Assembly to
amend the law, so as to produce the revenue
which the State most needs, adding that
there is no subject which, it seems to me,
is more proper one and one liable to fewer
objections, than tax upon the consumption
of liquor, and no mode better adapted to its
collection than the present system of regis.
tration, provided a law can be so framed as
to enforce it,"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-12-18

Mail. Southwark, connects at Gordonsvie, with
Ches. & Ohio r. R., East and West. At Lynch
burg, connects with Atlantic, Miss. Ohio r. r.,
through Southwest Virginia, to Nashville, New
Orleans, Memphis, Little Rock and Texas,-and
at Danville with Richmond & Danville R. R., to
South and So Invest.
Express southwark connects at Gordonsv lie to
all points on Chesapeake Ohio. and. at DdmUilte
to all the South and Southwest, including Florida.
MIX ed Trains for Main Line leave Alexandra
daily, except sunday, 90 a. M, and IL noon. and
returning arrive at Alexandria IL 10 a IN andS 80
For Manassas Line leave Washington at 10 a.
day. arrive at S TR AS B r G. at IL Is P. NJ,
connecting with the Valley Road. east and west
Leave Strasburg ESQ p M. arriving at Alexandra
al 8 40 pm.
Mixed Train for Manassas Division leaves AL
exandria Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 90
q. M, and returns Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day, at 48 p. m.
For Middleburg daily connections at Plains
station.
For Upperville regular connection at Delaplane
For Warrenton leave Washington 10 a. M and
6:l5 p. m. daily.
Ali trains make good connections, at Washing
ton, to and from North and West.
a m. running through without change.
On Express train, leaving Washington at 8:15 p.
m, Marks Adjustable Reclining Chair Car, with
extra charge only 81. through to Danville, con-
Meeting to all South.
RS- Excursion tickets to Jacksonville, Florida,
good to return urti May 18th, 1880. on sale at
Washington, Alexandra, Charlottesville and
Through tickets very low to the South and
]. M. BRoADUs
nov 20 General Ticket Agent.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-12-18
GEORGIA
HOME INSURANCE co,
of Columbus, Ga.

have determined to give them all OF my busi-
hess. or As least as much they will accept.
! For my own Convenience. have accepted the
kAgency Of this Company, and while my other du-
lies will not permit me to solicit business Tor
Them ina general way, yet will be glad to e1-
(plain the merits of thu Company and take the
applications OF rny one desiring to insure.
j. FRED. EFFINGER.
In my absence, parties desiring insurance or
Information can apply to RORT. CRAIG. at the
Eofice of Efinger, Craig Grattan.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-12-18

Mail Train through to Washington and Balti-
more without change of cars, and makes close
connection at Harper's Ferry with Express Train
for the w est. The Accommodation leaving
Staunton at 3:I5 P. NJ, runs through to Harper's
Ferry. 8. NJ. WOODWARD, JR.,
T. FITZG GERALD, Sup't OF V. r. R.
Sup't Of Trains. B. & o. R. R.
20
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1879-12-12


Some travellers in Colombia. South
America. in traversing an arid and desc
late tract OF country, We're struck with q
strange contrast. On one side there was
barren desert, on the other rich and lux
uriant vegetation. SThe French Consul. at
Loreto, Mexico, says that this remarkable
contrast is due TO the presence of the
g Tamai casp," or the rain tree. This
tree, which grows 70 n hight of sixty feet,
with diameter of three feet at its base,
possesses the power of strongly attracting.
absorbing and condensing the humidity of
the atmosphere. Water is always to be
seen dripping from its trunk in such
quantity as to convert the surrounding
soil into n verltable marsh. 1t Is in sum-
mer especially, when the rivers are nearly
dried up, that the tree Is most active. If
this admirable quality of the rain tree was
utilized iii the arid regions near the equator
the people there living in misery on
account of the unproductive soil would de-
rive great atadvantages from its Introduction,
as we'll rs the people of more favored
countries where the climate is dry and
droughts are frequent.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1879-12-12
\ zuis. Tradition.

A missionary making journey through
Zuluand was entertained at natives
hut. An old woman from a distant place,
where the people had never heard OF God
or tie Bible, related the following tradi-
ton: = Ono of the Zulu ancestors long
ago stood by the river, lifted his stick, and
the water stood up like walls. so that the
people passed over on dry land" She
told of another who had slept and dreamed
of :. climbing way up to the sky. with
the $ maids of lieavenn going up and
down, and of his waking and placing
stones to mark the spot. Also of boy
who had slain a great giant with stones
from the brook, aud who afterward was
made king. Those must be traditions of
Jacob at Bethel, the passage OF Israel oyer
the Red Sea or the Jordan River, and the
slaughter of Goliath by David.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1879-12-12

We proved indeed the inner and outer
limits of the southern channel with a more
conclusive demonstration than Capt.
Lutjens quite approved, namely, by touch
ing the rocks on either side in six feet of
water with the schooncr's bottom. over
heard the Captain remark that sounding
was very nice work, but be liked it best at
high water. But no harm was done.
This day we felt and sounded the reef
right across from north to south, and Cap
tain Wood probed it repeatedly with an
iron-shod pole that he had made for that
purpose. Again and again the point
struck rock and rebounded i'll his hand we
all noted the scars and marks the rock
made on tho iron head.
So there were the facts, noted carefully
from 40 distinct observations and resting
on, / believe. 200 soundings. The Yaquina
bar extends along the rocky reef right
across the channel from north to south.
1t does not exceed $50 yards in width. 1t
offers three entrances, a wide enc in the
middle, and narrow ones on both north
and south. Minimum depth of water II
feet at dead low water, save on one point
where the leadsman marked IL. (This
point was OH the south side of the middle
channel. There is no variation to-day
from Mr.. Chase's chart of 1868, which is
proved to be reliable in all points. Mater
| ial is soft sandstone rock therefore easily
removable by blasting. There is no over
! lying of sand. which only lies on the bar
| in the cavities and interstices between
the rocks.
| asked Captain Wood his opinion of the
harbor as to facility of entrance. He ans
wered 8 It is what sailors call a soldiers
harbor. because it can be entered or LETT in
any wind'' I asked him what should be
done to improve it. He said, g If you
could build Il short sea-wall on the north
and south, using the rocks as foundation
which are there rendy at hand, and blast
| ing out those rocks in the centre channel,
you would at a comparatively small cost
have harbor ft to take in the largest
ocean-going ships which sail TO San Fran
cisco or Portland.
In this opinion heartily agree.
| l havewwritten this statement of facts,
/
which to base tie strongest appeal to all
! your readers TO treat this question as one
above and apart from party altogether
| With this natural outlet SO improved as to
accommodate the traffic inwards and out
wards that will most certainly flow there,
all interests in the centre and upper part
of the valley will be served to Benton
county as whole, and to this town of Cor
wallis, it is impossible to exaggerate its
importance. Senators aud Congressman
are mortals after all, and need reminding
from time to time that watchful eyes are
OH them, ready to appreciate every earnest
effort for the common good of their con-
stituents. For a national work like this
we have q clear right to national aid it
needs only that a strong, united and per
sis.ent effort should be made.
/ am, sir, yours, &C.,
WALLIS NASH.
CORVALLIS, Nov. 2sth, 1879.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1879-12-12
7ufa1Iible Indian Remedies.
A sure slHcG For
FEW ER & AGUE.

EEy ER & AGUE.
nURING A LONG RESIDENCE AMONG
n tile indian tribes of the coast and the fnte-
Tior. 4 have had the good fortune to discover,
from the :. edfeine'' Inen of the several friDess
and from other sourcess number OF remedies
for diseases incident to this country, consist
ing OF roots. herbs and bark and having been
solicited by many people Of this valley, who
have tried an d. proved the efficacy of them in
disease to pr06uke and infer the same for sale.
take this means OF announcing 10 all that,
during che Tnst season, i have made extend-
ed fOmx through the mounfAins ana valleys.
and have secured certain Of these remedies
which are q sure cure for
H. ever and Agne.
Those suffering feoIu AEue who desire to be
cured. can leave orders at Mr.. Strong sssxoFe on
First street, here viii furnish the remedies.
warrmn tinS radical cure or viii demand no
Reiasslies done ual N q packages. Gis-l
a n a hsEGh and expenses guaranteed 70 Agts
y11sz3y1
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1879-12-12

There is but little probability that
the proposed plan for harmonizinR the
rival democratic factions in New York
will be successful in producing hearty,
earnest and effective reconciliation tvr
the great national contest Of 1880, unlees
the pacificators shall enlarge the sphere
OF their visions so as to embrace the
whole country. The anti -Tilden demo-
cracy are by no means confined 10 the
territorial limits OF the Empire state.
For reasons which il il needless 60
marshal here, the disiavor with which
the denomination of Tilden is regarded
throughout the union has become
positive, emphatic. implacable antago-
nism 10 both the man and bis methods.
No srntatica which does mos relegase
Mr.. Tilden TO the privacy Of GFamercy
Park will prove accepsablet 60 che nneeEz
rified democracy Of the nation
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1879-12-12

The Government of Belgium is considsr-
ing the policy of purchasing all the rail.
roads of that kingdom, that they may be
operated more in accordance with public
interests. This Is the Prussian plan, and
seems to be the only practicable one yet
devised.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1879-12-12

England Is not in condition 10 be allx-
ious for war on a colossal scale. Neither
is Russia. Natious can fight. however.
when too impoverished 20 do anything
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1879-12-12
The Rain Tree.

CORVALLIS, Nov. 2sth, 1879.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-21

II there is any one thing in which Hugh
J.. NOLAN ~excels, says the Gold Hill
News" Of Tuesday, it is in love of the
country Of his birth, our glorious Union.
He, however, il OF Irish ~parentage, and
hence, when he talks Of 1.-THE Irish in
Am.rica," he knows how it is himself.
His is the most favorable position for out
look covering all points of the subject. He
occupies, as il were, a middle place be-
tween those who style themselves full
blooded Americans and our foreign-born
citizens. What wonder, then. that crowds
Of all classes should go to see him when he
speaks OF s'The Irish in America" BY
particular request Of many OF the first men
Of the Comstock, the lecture was delivered
at Piper's Opera House last evening. As
the young orator will probably be called
upon to deliver it elsewhere, we have no
desire to give it away by even epitomizing
it. 1t is sufficient to say that the attend
ance was large, the audience pleased, and
the lecture a success.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-21
The Miners, strike at nodic

In referring TO the recent strike at Bodie,
the Standard says that an element which
enters largely into the difficulty is the
question Of feasibility. This is essentially
a prospecting district. But two Of our
mines are paying dividends. Many Of
them are struggling along, and can barely
heep running with the most rigid economy.
The greater proportion Of them are run
with small donkey engines, which are
simply enlarged tea-kettlcs. The engineers
who run them, in many instances--as W
hear ii from engineers themselves--are
simply runners" who can make the ma
chine go while it is all right. but who are
as powerless to remedy it il it gets out Of
order as the veriest tinker. Now. the ques-
ton arises whether it was good policy to
turn this camp bottom side mp aud wrong
side out on the issue which the Mechanics
Union raised Wa it well to have the
Dlackhswk. the Tioga. the Bechtel. the new
Standard shaft, the Goodshaw. the Dudley,
and we don't know o many other mines.
shut down aud several hundred members
Of n kindred, but perhaps a more consorva-
tive organization. thrown out OF employ
ment in order to force the companies to
put three engineers On the teapot engines,
at q cost Of SIS per day?
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-21
STATE STATISTICS.

We are in receipt Of the reports Of the
late Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Rev. s. p. Kelly, and that Of the Warden
Of the State Prison, for the years 1S77-7s.
Both contain some interesting statistics.
The report of the Warden shows that
on January /, 1877, there were 1913 con-
victs in the prison; that during the time
covered SO prisoners were received; the
terms of 48 expired, % were %pardoned,
three were discharged for a new trial, and
three died, leaving 1i9 still in prison on
the first Of January last. OF this number
20 belong to Eureka, three to Douglas,
four to Esmeralda, II to Elko, nine to
Humboldt, IL to Lander, SIX to Lincoln,
seven to Lyon, 10 to Nye, IS to Ormsby,
II to Storey, 81 to Washoe, and IL to White
Pine. This is not a good showing for Eu-
reka, when compared with the more popu-
lous county of Storey. Eighteen of these
prisoners are serving life sentences, 50 are
native and 81 foreign born; two have re-
ceived a university education, 1l6 can both
read and write, "a can neither read nor
write. and eight can read only; 30 are
strictly temperate, So are moderate drink
ers, 90 hard drinkers, and no less than 56
were under the influence of strong drink
at the time when the crimes for which they
are imprisoned were committed. Thirty
are married, 1l6 single, and there are two
widowers.
The appropriation for the two years
named was Sl75, 900, of which S673.43 was
returned to the Treasury. The profits on
shoes we're SIS. 075, and on the stone quarry,
including repairs to the prison, 5 ,065.67-
The salaries Of the officers and guards
amounted to S34, 6Si.75.
The Warden suggests that the criminal
law should be so amended that the testi-
mony Of a prisoner confined in the State
Prison could be received in Court, for or
against u fellow-prisoner who commits q
crime within the prison. As the law now
is, murder may be committed within the
prison in the presence of convicts only,
and the offender go UNPUBLISHED.
The report of Superintendent Kelley
shows that in 1876 there were 1910 chil-
dren in the State between the ages OF SIX
and eighteen, and the number at present is
set down at 1854.
The receipts of the General School Fund
for the past year. including balance on
hand, were as follows:
balance in $50. eos 81
Receipts from County Treasurers.. i. 25,S10 SO
Interest on $l04 900 State bonds be-
longing to State School Fund 49,. 1870 %
Interest ON $780,, 900 u. $. bonds be-
longing to the State School Fund. n,76O 90
Total .$79, TAG IS
During the year $40, go SO was paid the
different counties, leaving a cash balance
January LIST, of 500, I'll 81. The amount
paid the different counties was as follows
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-21
A SLIGHT COMPLAINANT NESS.
That Now Exists Between Conn.
missfOnerx and supervisor.

Early yesterday morning it was discov-
cred that the bridge crossing the ditch ON
Bateman street was in as bad condition as
that OF Clark street, and Road Supervisor
Horn was notified Of the state Of affairs.
This gentleman decided that as there was
no money at his disposal he was not author-
lied to contract debts ever in such a press
ing emergency. and asked the Commits
sioners to transfer $500 from the General
Fund 10 his recount. This the Commits
sioners refused to do. claiming that the re-
pairs could be done at o cost Of not over
$50 or SIS, and Immediately proceeded to
do the work themselves. We are not pre-
pared to speak of the merits Of the case, as
we are ignorant concerning tho provisions
OF the Road law, but it would naturally
suggest itself that in such cases mere tech
nical points should not be raised If it is at
all possible to avoid them. The bank I'M
der the bridges has given way. and the
Commissioners will place supports under
them about four feet apart.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-21

The Hyers Sisters changed their pro-
gramme last night, substituting "Urlina,
the African Princess" for "Out Of Bon
dagc." The extravaganza, its text, it's
songs and its music-with the exception OF
three or four well-known melodies-are tho
work Of Mrs. E. 8. Getchell. The text h as
been prepared with remarkable close at
tcntion to rhyme and rythm !; the word
play is generally very clever, and it is a
pleasure to say for once Of q new burlesque
that very few Of the puns are atrocious.
The general plot Of the piece is not strik-
ingly original, but it is an arrangement Of
old ideas well worked together. There is
a wicked king, an s%venging witch, a brave
young prince, and q banished princess who
never saw a man, a jester OF the King, a
follower Of the Prince. and an attendant
on the Princess and Of course the Prince
goes to the rescue OF the Princess. and the
witch works out her revenge, and the
proper denouement follows. Tonight the
company appears at Ruby Hill, and to-
morrow will be their last appearance in
Eureka.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-21
rLUE DUST.


NJ y 49,
sentine1's Reporter.
Yankee Dodge is doing q good business
pm Ruby Hill.
Mr.. H. B. Mckee has returned to his
old stamping ground.
The case Of Anderson w. Mendes has
been taken under advisement.
Mr.. J. w. Lambert, Of Ruby Hill, has
been i'll for several days.
W. M. Patterson has been commissioned
as q Notary Public at Pine Station.
A letter addressed to Mrs. NJ. II. East
man, Oakland, CAL, is held at the post
Office for postage.
Mrs. Hunter, who lectured in the Court
House last Saturday evening, is announced
to deliver . lecture in Elko, and has
chosen for her subject They all do it,"
Lambert Mollinelli 4 Co. have been ap-
pointed agents for q combination drawer
and paddock. Any one desiring q secure
and handy lock should call and examine
them.
The work OF repairing the Bateman
street bridge was finished yesterday, and
that on Clark street will be opened for
vehicles some time to-day.
The case Of Anderson VS.. Mendes occu-
pied the attention Of the District Court
yesterday. Two members Of the legal fra
ternity passed the compliments Of the sea-
son., and were reprimanded by the Judge.
The Chinaman who had concluded to
spend eighteen days in Jail in preference
to paying . fine Of $50, reconsidered his
determination yesterday, and handed over
the amount to the proper authorities.
The Cherry Greek Independent Of the
18th says: Father Monteverde Of Eureka
came from that place last Saturday, and
the next morning celebrated mass at the
residence Of Mr.. Thos. Keough. Sacra-
ment was administered to Mr.. WEIGH.