The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-11-11

The New Orleans Ministries gave very
good performance at the Town Hall Saturday
night to fair audience
Mr. J. T. Cribbins, of this county, has ac-
cepted the position as Principal Of the Nc
Gaheysville High School. Rockingham Co.
Mr. G. W Shumate, of Mt. Sidney, had his
right hand badly torn by circular saw last
week. He will be disabled for some little time.
1t is publicly stated that Gen. Malone has
notified the Democratic authorities that he will
not, as U. S. Senator, go into the Democratic
caucus.
The Epizootic is now prevalent throughout
the county, and though the type is not a ma
lgnant one, still the horses have to be very
carefully worked and attended to.
Our correspondents must pardon us for not
inserting all of their communications. Our
spacei valuable, and we are compelled to omit
much which we would otherwise gladly insert.
The most unmitigated humbugs now on
the road, are couple of young sports, call
ing themselves Wyman and giving gift en-
tertainments We warn the public against
them.
Divorces were obtained in the City Court
last week by Hudson w. Smith. colored, from
his wife, Dora S. Smith, on the ground of adul-
terry; and by William Brent, colored, on the
same charge from his wife, Julia Ann Brent
In response to the suggestions made edito-
rally in the last VIRGINIAN, we have received
a number of letters from prominent Repub-
licans in almost every section of the State
We will endeavor to arrange and present them
to our readers in the next issue.
Charlie Hanger, little son of DR.. j. M
Hanger of this city, was accidentally shot on
| Friday last. A gun in the hands of his COM
panion, Robert Thompson, was discharged and
the ball took effect in the calf of young Hang
er's leg, inflidsing painful though not serious
wound
The last number of the Highland Recorder
dated a new volume. The propretors an
nounce that their paper is on good founda-
ton. and firmly established. We are glad to
hear this, for nothing speaks so well for the
public spirit of county as the liberal support
of local paper
q" e doubt whether the Democratic party.
as now organized. will ever make another
national contest 1t would not have re-
ceved d respectable support this time, had
it not been that Gen. Hancock was stronger
than his party. for the reason that he had
no political record. Had a politician been
| nominated at Cincinnati. he would have
lost every Northern State and one-third OF
the Southern States. As t is. the Demo
cratic party will never be able to make an
other contest, and ~ i'll dissolve.
| 1t is stated that James A. Frazier will
contest the seat of J. Randolph Tucker
from the Sixth Virginia District, and John
Third District should the Board of Can
vassers award them the certificate of cleo
ton. The grounds of the contest will be
the rejection of the votes of those who paid
their poll tax to the collectors appointed
by Auditor Massey. 1t is estimated that al
least 5000 colored votes were rejected in
this way and by other means, in the State
every one of whom would have voted the
Republican electoral ticket. The same tao
ties were observed in Stovali's District, the
Fifth, where Cabell was elected by the re-
lection of votes on similar grounds to those
| influencing in FraZier's and Wise'S