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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-11-03

A TERRIBLE MoNTH AT HAND.-A weather
prophet writing to the New York Sun, says
e'The weather of November will be eventful
and phenomenal The first half OF the month
will give a continuous succession OF storms
The most stormy days will be list, I'd, 9th, 9TH
Sth, 10th, 18th, u, 10Th. 10Th, 21st and 24th.
The month will open balmy but slren-llke.
The oscillations in temperature will be short
and marked, ending with Arctic waves. Fol
lowing the 18th the snowfall will be general.
After the oath there will be more quiet days.
There will be gales of wind on the list, 18th,
ana 10Th. Brilliant auroras will be visible
where the sky is clear, and earthquakes will
occur at unusual places. There will be vol
canc activity near the list, 18th, 18th, 10th, 18th
and 21st The earths atmosphere will be sub
feet to trying ordeal, the result of distant
disturbances in space in circular and vlbratory
forms, but there will be no widespread devas-
tation. Damage will result principally from
winds, floods, SHOWS and tidal waves" .ies
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-11-03
Issued Every Thursday Morning.
$500 A Year. Invariably i'm Advance.

Advertisements inserted at S100p per square for the
insertion, and SOC for each subsequent insertion
Liberal discount made for quarterly, half yearly
YEARLY advertisements.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-11-03

izs Gen. Nathan Golf and Senator j. N. Cam
den, of West Virginia. arrived ID Staunton
Tuesday evening, apd took rooms at the Vir-
ginia Hotef.t ,'rheyleft on Wednesday morn
ing for Charleston, W. Va, AIS
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-11-03
STOCK OF GROCERIES,

STOCK OF GROCERIES,
which bought at low figure, and enables us to
sell goods as low if not lower, than any other house
in the city. We will occupy the handsome store
room in the brick building 1ust completed by Prof
Hamer, on AUGUSTA STREET, between Main and
Frederick. We would be pleased to have you call
and examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere
as feel confident that we can make 1t to your in
terest to do it. We Intend to carry
LARGE AND wELL-sELECTED STOCK OF GOODS,
such as is usually kept in nrstclass grocery and
supply Store such as
SUGARS, coFFEEs, TEAS, ToBACCos, SOAPS,
III; COTTON YARN, WOODEN AND WILLOW
.-t WARE, DEAOON's and other bands
of SALT, COAL OIL &C., &C.
We will make speciality of Flour, warranted to
be equal to any made In the Valley Of Virginia.
Our Mr. Bowling being manufacturer of -four, and
turning out SO barrels daily, enables US to furnish
the same grade at all times. We also pay the high
est price for
FLOUR, GRAIN AND COUNTRY PRODUCE.
We would be pleased to have you call on us when
lit you visit our city. You will find polite sales
men, who will be pleased to show you
5i.l,s goods whether you desire to buy or
not. R-ORDERS BY MAIL So
LIGHTED, which will always
be filed the LOWEST
PRICES, and great care
t used in selecting
GOOD GOODS.
Messrs ]. w. Spttler of this county, and W. s,
Brown Of Rockbridge, with u.s. and will be pleas
ed to see their friends.
R8 ALI GOODS DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE
AT EITHER OF THE RAILROAD DEPOTS.
Il Very Respectfully,
ls BOWLING 4 EAKLE BROTHERS.
eet27 No. 20, Augusta St.. staunton, Va
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-11-03

HIS HONOR, VIM. L BALTHIs, ESQ.,. Mayor of Staun-
ton Va, A.t.U-l- -sIif 4-',rI - Egg
SIR:-Wtth stncerest and most heatfelt thanks, in
the name of the bereaved family of the murdered
President have to acknowledge the receipt of the
resolutions passed by the City Council of otaunton
SO touch1ngy expressive of their generous share in
the world IS sympathy with those who were dearest
to General Garfield, and whose loss is more than a
part OF ours; and even in the midst of sadness
UNIVERSAL 1t affords me great pleasure to be permit
ed to express to you the most thorough apprecia-
t1on OF the cordial expressions Of regard and admi
ration entertained by the City Council Of Staunton
Tor MIN whose manifestation of rare patience and
manly courage in suferings intense and prolonged
has touched the hearts of all mankind and especial
~ those of his own felowcitzens, and in bringing
MIN nearer to us in every part of his country,
mas brought us nearer and bound us closer to each
other In bonds of fraternaI mourning for the sad
termination Of an 1llustrious and useful career,
and life full of honor and promise Of good. 1 am,
sir, Your obedient servant,
JAMES G. BLAINE.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-11-03

CITY COUNCIL the regul ar meeting of
the Council on Tuesday night all Of the mem
bers were present except Messrs. Alloy and
G. M. Cochran
Upon communication received from Edward
Echols, Commonwealth attorney, in reference
to the Gum Spring, filed at the last meeting, a
majority of the Committee repored in favor of
litigatlng the case, as in their belief the city
by its former purchase, acquired the right to
the use of the Scum Spring. Mr.. Echols and
Judge Shelley were of the opinion that the
city could not sustain that claim, and in &C
cordance with their decision, Mr. Cochran,
minority of the committee, reported in favor
OF purchasing an additional ten acres includ-
ing the spring at the price Of $4,000. The ma
jority report was adopted.
The clerk was directed to issue warrant
for $50 in discharge of the city's contribution
to the improvement of the New Hope road
The committee on police were authorized to
purchase pistols for the force at cost not to
exceed $25. t..Aa rt+ 1.tA
The report of the treasurer showed receipts
$S,175.65, expenditures $1S66 81, leaving
balance of $6,3O897 1r -s ts..s5 SIS. 49,.
A number of petitions &c were read and re-
ferred. @a4i.-t
Mayor Balthis sent in the following letter
from the Secretary of State:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-11-03

The failure of the mast croPsis forcing the1
bears from the mountains into the settled dis
tricts In search Of food Numbers Of theI
have been slain, and as the winter a011G1
they will appear still pore 9I
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-11-03

pLUsHEs, vELvETS, vELYETRENs, all shades
and prices at r. ~ a EYASRS.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03
PROFESSOR PRICES BOOK.

WASHINGTON, Pa, October %, 1851.
Ia she Edstor Of the Eagle.
I saw in the last issue of the EAGLE, no.
tice Of "Songs OF the Southwest" by Theo-
dore + Price. Having had the pleasure OF
Prof. Prices acquaintance for the two years
and more that iiycdin the ''Happy Valley"
and having introduced him to the lady who
became bis wife, naturally feel az interest
in his welfare as a poet As proof OF this
enclose l.. o. order for $3.50. for which you
win please mail me one copy Of 'Songs OF
the Southwest" Had / known the PROBES
sor's place of residence. would have ad-
dressed him, but not knowing his address,
you will oblige one who has been constant
reader of the EAGLE since its first issue, by
sending the desired copy.
Luck to you in your fight against the sore
head mongrel ticket in you county.
Yours Respectfully,
- J. A. McILyAINE.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Becaurslthe editor of the EAGLE In pri-
vate conversation, as citizen, expr essed a
fear that failure upon the part Of Sedg-
wick county 20 live up to her contract with
the st. Louis & San Francisco railway mi gnt
cost our people dearly in the end; and be-
cause he did, through the columns Of the
EAGLE, declare that such failure lost, not
only the location of a depot and machine
shops, but what was of vastly more import
ancc to the people, viz: the extension Of ~
least one line TO the western limits Of the
county-the Beacon for weeks held us up to
the scorn and contempt of its crowd. As for
s. E. Jocelyn, he howIed himself hoarse in
trying to convince the people that, but Tor
him, the bonds would have been issued. In
face of the record to the contrary, and in
spite of all his crooked and undetermined
jobs, he and his partner drummed and see
sawed upon this until people refused longer
to listen.
Now for the sequel. The day OF retribu-
ton hes come quickly, too quickly for the
future Of Wichita aud the interests Of the
people living in the western townships. Out
of the problem nothing more disastrous
could have happened. Newton, the only
city in the southwest that threatens to rival
Wichita, is favored, and at the expense Of
| this city and county. Supt. Rogers, of the
Frisco road, spent half day in Wichita last
| week. Returning TO Augusta, he announced
himself ready 10 contract for the extension
of the road from that point up the White
water to Newton, running across two Sec
| tons only in the northeast corner of Sedg-
wick county. The Augusta Republican Of
last Thursday says that Capt. Rogers an
nouncement of the conpany's determination
highly elated their people The Republican,
says Capt Rogers proposal will be prepared
and submitted Immediately, and that the
road will run through Towanda, Benton,
Murdoch and Milton townships, in Butler
county. The road is to be completed within
year. That paper further says that New
ton and Harvey county are enthusiastic, and
well they may be.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

The wife of Colonel John E. Maddux, OF
this city, died on Monday last, after long
and tedious decline, under that dread disease,
consumption. Mrs. Maddux has gone to q
well earned reward. As faithful wife and
mother she had lived to see her babes grow
to men and women, who loved her, and who
will cherish her memory. Colonel Maddux
and his family have the sympathy OF the
community in tlia deep addiction.
Kansas City, and Decatur Qlis,), papers
please copy,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03
h6W1nn0id V0uf16f.
HON. THOMAS RYAN.

Eve do not think that any one who has .
special candidate for the canvass next year
for Congress in the third district, will make
any points In favor Of his candidate BY trying
TO belittle Hon. Thomas Ryan and his sery-
ices. We have no information that Ryan
viii be candidate, but whether he will or
not he Is entitled to fair credit for what he IL
and what he has done. We are apt to meas
ure mans ability by his success in what he
undertakes, and we know of no better cri-
terion. A man may be . fine orator,
thoroughly yersed in all the knowledge
needed to make statesman, and great in
many other respects and yet not accomplish
anything, though he has plenty Of opportu-
nifty. 1t Is fair to say Of such man that he
lacks ability. Another is always making ef.
forts to accomplish good in the role in which
he is placed, II he generally succeeds, it is
proof Of his ability, as well as his industry
and perseverance. There is no other way to
guage either a mans ability or his industry
except by what he accomplishes.
Measured by this rule, no man In Congress
has more ability than Thomas Ryan. Since
he has been a member, no one has UNDER
taken more work for his constituents, pur-
sued it more skillfully, laboriously and per-
sistantly or accomplished more than he has.
There is no section of his district which has
not received at his hands, some special bene-
fit. In given number of measures which
have succeeded in the house for the benefit
of this State and adjoining districts, it will
49, tf,.tD ~..~s.. H.
pioned majority of them, while he has at
the same time attended to the thousands of
things wanted by his constituents in the
matter Of post routes, post-ofiices, and pri.
yate business, with success, and has an
swered an amount of correspondence that is
almost incredible
The above clipped from the last issue of
the Courier, We cordially endorse. The
whole case is well stated. Kansas will be
entitled to three additional Congressman at
the next election, but her people cannot az
ford to give up either Of the three exper-
fenced gentlemen who now represent them
in the Lower House, and outside of few
who desire the place for themselves or per-
sonal friends, there is no disposition to re-
place them by new and untried men. So far
as Mr.. Ryan is concerned, he will have no
opposition In the nominating convention
nor will his candidacy, If 1t occurs, conflict
with or jeopardize the chances of repre-
sentative from this section of the State.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03
oun COUNTY FOR 1881.

The quarterly report OF the State Board OF
Agriculture, just issued, is more than ordi.
dition of the wheat, rye, corn and other
crops, it contains a description Of the State
Fair at Topeka and of the Bismarck Fair.
The statistics relating to live stock, horticul-
ture, agriculture. etc., are very full. 1t con-
tains large number Of letters also from ex-
perienced wheat-growers. and readable
treatise on Kansas rainfalls by Prof f. Hawn.
meteorologist at Leavenworth. compre-
hensive synopsis of the report is given on
the first page OF this paper. From closer
examination We find that Sedgwick county
Is credited with
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03
THE OHIO VOTE.

Out of total Of 627, 002 votes polled in
Ohio at the late election, the Prohibition can
didate received 1887, and the Greenback
candidate only $50. The total vote Of the
State is 81 ,S65 less than that cast for Presi.
dent last year. The average vote for the
six candidates on the Republican State ticke,
was 3l5, 0S4, and that for the Democratic can
didates 2S7,5OS The majority for Gov. Eos.
ter, over Bookwalter, was "a, 300, but Fosters
vote was q, 500 less than that cast for him two
years ago. Turney, the Republican candi.
date for Treasurer, received the highest vote
3l6, 2a2, being S,497 greater than the vote fol-
Eosrar
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03
Farm For Sale.

A splendid corn farm, containing 1o5 acres,
70 acres under cultivation, with house, barn.
granery, corn crib-all frame; good bearing
orchrrd, good well, and watersd by Chisholm
creek; three and one-hslf miles from WIGHT.
Ia, northeast. Price, 1850; Eve hundred
down, balance ON I've years time, At ten pei
cent. Will trade for stock.
&2-l3ts j. C. WILLIAMS.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03
CITY MARKETS.

Judge w. &. Little is absent in the Indian
Territory after two hundred head of one and
two-year-old heifers, purchased by him, and
which he has made arrangements to let out
on shares to two farmers in equal numbers.
These heifers are of good grades and fine,
and will be worth, with their increase in
another year, small fortune. Judge l. has
purchased four thoroughbred shorthorn bulls
to go with the herds.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Governor Morgan, Of New York, after
having been appointed Secretary Of the
Treasury in President Arthur's Cabinet, and
confirmed, peremptorily refused to enter
upon the duties Of the place, having SO de-
cided upon the advice of his physician. The
refusal was a disappointment to the entire
country, for the old war governor OF New
York is remembered with respect and ad.
miration. Judge Folger was appointed in
his stead. and Mr.. Hatton, editor OF the Bur-
lington Qowa) Hawk-Eye, was made First
Assistant Postmaster General, in place Of
General Tyner, resigned.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

"Other Agents may come and CO. But we
60 on forever"
Steele 4 Mann, represent many OF the best
Fire Insurance Companies doing business
In the United States. We don't care wheth-
eryou are prohibition or anti-prohibition,
we want your insurance and you want our
prompt paying companies.
We have money to loan on good Real Es-
tate security at the lowest rates. Fair deal
ing is guaranteed, by all who have done bu-
sincss with us heretofore.
From our Abstract of Title Records we
are able to furnish correct abstracts of title
on short notice.
we have bargains in farm and city proper
ty, and want more. Therefore place YOUR
property with us.
Conveyancing promptly done.
STEELE & MANN
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03
CORRECTED.

WICHITA, October Goth, 1851.
To the Editor Of the Eagle:
1 notice in the list Of premiums in this
weeks issue of the EAGLE, you give Mrs.
Kramer the first premium in Archery. This
is not correct. / took the first, making thir-
ty-two points more than Mrs. Kramer.
Very Respectfully Yours,
MARY PARsHALL.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Wichita wants line of street ears. 1t
would be interesting to know what for
Emporia 4eUs.
Old man, street ears are vehicles run at
regular intervals along principal streets OF
live cities like Wichita. for the conveyance
Of passengers. Emporia will never need
them
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03
FOR SALE.

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leo acres n &c. q. twp. -, 2. - Do
g scrss u ssc. Is typ: 4. I. l., Waco twp.
y, 'ss : :er: T. n Sc =; Twp s y; T. 20
1eO scrss In sec. 8, twp q, =. Nv, Dslano twp.
leo serss in 80. Is, twp. q. =. =, Gypsum twp.
is S : se1ss IL IL =: &C. srp Nv ONO %
100 acres In sec. -, twp. 20, r. w. do
leo acres in SEQ 30. twp s. Z. Nv. Erie twp.
20 serss r. IL 80. II Ma Il svc' ~ sW
81 acres In SECS "A and Is, twp. "a, r Nv. Grand
River township.
leo acres in sec. Is, twp q, r ew. Attica twp.
leo acres in sec. II twp. q. r AZ. Illinois twp.
AL Of the above lands will BE- sold for cash, (0y
on time at PER cent interest on payment Of one
third cash. A lazy Aaa WjU stsrvs a1r Of fAeD.
An energetic man can invest the proceeds Of his
crops In U. 8. per cents In three years and live
u spelD on the fnts. est.
Harris d Harris.
tOface same building with U. 8. Land Omes y
Q-ff
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

C. II. Soule, stalwari up at Fayette, was
down Monday, and said he had stood 1t long
enough without the EAGLE, leaving orders
never to stop il until he was heard from.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Our Methodist folks have arranged for an
son ticket for which can be purchased for one
dollar. The course will open shout the mid
die of this month, and none who delight in
purely intellectual entertainments can afford
70 miss either lecture.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

The month ending last Monday was the
wettest October ever experienced in Kansas.
For three weeks wheat threshing has been
practically suspended, and grain and hay in
the stack. as also corn In the field, have sus-
tanned more or less damage. In all other
particulars the rains were blessing.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

The last intelligence we have from the coal
hole enterprise was to the effect that the
point Of the drill was still IN limestone some
thing like eleven hundred feet below the
surface OF the valley. The limestone is con-
adhered nm encouraging prospect.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

The roads on the west side, especially the
newly graded one leading up the river, have
been in ar almost impossible condition for
three weeks, and loud are the complaints
from farmers over them.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

The engineer corps Of the st. Louis, Fort
Scott a. Wichita road have been busy survey
ing route into and through Eureka during
the past week, and the right Of way commits
sioners will doubtless be here this week
n Dorado Times.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Dick Walker, Jake Balderston and Jack
Steele have deem designated as the fighting
editors OF this establishment. These are
squxlly times, and neither, in the absence Of
the other two, will offer battle to the enemy.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Wyatt Erp, who was a policeman under
Marshal Mike Meagher' during the red-hot
days in Wichita, is Marshal OF Tombstone,
Arizona, where he and bis brother Ike and
stu younger brother get into rev with .
crowd Of drunken cow-6Sys whom hey were
tying to arrest. Two Of the cowboys were
titled and another portally wounded before
Up got the upper hand.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Mrs. Campbell, the widow Of Alexander
Campbell, the founder of the Christian
Church, of which President Garfield was a
member, is striking looking woman Of 80
years. Her hair is as black, her eyes rs
bright, as in her youth, and her mental activ-
ity Is remarkable. She reads and writes Of
ten until midnight, and is now engaged upon
u volume of "reminiscences of her husband.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Street Commissioner Medley is having the
trees along the sidewalks trimmed up TO a
uniform height OF eight feet above the walks.
So dense had the foliage OF the lower limbs
become that pedestrisnsm was not little
impeded.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

The returns Of the German elections have
been disastrous to the Conservatives. and
several persons of whom Bismarck had a
special aversion have peen returned.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Jesse e. Hoover, one Of our Oldest citizens
living four miles west Of the city, has over
worked himself this summer and was taken
with bleeding at the lungs few days since.
He left yesterday for short sojourn in New
Mexico. We hope he may come back fully
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03
Stock Sale.

We have eighty-seven head of cattle for
sale. Twenty-siX mich cows. twenty-five
calves, thirteen yearlng steers, fifteen year
ling heifers, three two-year old steers, five
two-year old heifers, one three-year old
steer and one bull. Win be sold at auction
on Saturday, October 5, 1881. Sale to COM
mence at a. M, on Cow Skin, nine miles
south Of Wichita, and three quarters Of a
mile northwest Of Haysville.
3l-2t* SNYDER & DUNKIN.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

With the last rain in September, or first
rain in October, Is the proper time to sow
blue grass for lawn in this country, has
been the advice Of the EAGLE in the years
past Those who followed that advice have
this fall been rewarded with fine stand.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

The Fort Scott & Wichita road has got a
clear right OF way and franchises now to the
west line OF Greenwood county. But thirty
miles intervene between that and the eastern
line Of Sedgwick
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Hon. II. L. Walker returned home Mon
day from a flying trip through New Mexico.
His family welcomed him home with pride
and gratitude, as rumor had got out that
he had not made his appearance at his desti'
nation In Mexico
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Mr.. James c. Williams offers his home
place for sale at a bargain, he having pur-
chased Northumberland stock farm on the
west side to which he wishes TO remove.
See his advertisement
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Robert Lawrence-our Bob-sold last week
to the new water mill twelve hundred bush
els Of wheat, for which he received fifteen
hundred dollars in clean, hard cash. The
wheat was entirely Of this years crop and
grsded No. 2.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Sunday was beautiful day Of glorious
sunlight, blue skies ana soft breexes, in
which all things, animate and iDanimAtes
seemed to join in singing, "Praise God
from whom all blessings now," If we except
the ragged-edged politicians, Charley Cald-
well, w. S. White, and the mongfel ticket.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-11-03

Eleven hundred and ninety-fve voters are
registered in this city, which would indicate
population Of about five thousand nine
hundred and seventy-fve. With such reg
istration, Wichita ought TO poll one thou
sapd votes