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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-18
Chesapeake and Ohio Connections.

The Paducah, KY, Enterprise, of the
10th, publishes card signed &C. P. Hunt
ington, President" in the following words:
''This company has to-day taken possession
of the railroad heretofore known as the
Memphis, Paducah and Northern Railroad
Agents and employees are directed to re-.
port to Mr.. N. Monsarrat, General Manager.
until further notice.
The same paper contains the following
reference to the subject
"The railroad men who, sometime since
purchased the Memphis, Paducah and
Northern Railroad, met at the Richmond
House and attended to SUCH business as was
necessary and important in the premises,
Mr.. C. P. Huntington has been elected
President; Gen. John Echols. Vice Presi-
dent. Messrs. C. P. and "A. e. Hunting
ton, John Echols, FIX. Norton, Isaac e.
Gates. j. E. Delyin, &c. Platt and H. b.
McHenry compose the directory. The old
officers Of the u p and n and p and E.
roads continue In office. Work on the I'M
completed portion Of the Vi, p. and n. 3
r. will be commenced at once and finished
as soon as possible. Arrangements have
been made to consolidate the two roads
WiM, Ehe chesapeake anu ONO as soon as
the matter is in proper shape. Arrange
uaents have also Teen made to extend either
to Louisville or lexington from Elizabeth
town, the survey having amos. AIN been com
pleted between The two latter ii lEVlleQ places.
This insures Paducah railroad in 4 shQG,6
space of time that will be OF great iWp0r-
.ance and pacify many who have heretofore
slt that they had paid great deal Of
money for very poor railroad accommoda-
ion. We VIII now be big station on a big
abroad instead, and hsve advantages that |
We have never before possessed.
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Iron. Steel and Coal Production.

The Secretary of the American Iron and
Steel Association, James NJ Swink, has COM
pleted his annual report for 1880. 1t will be
ready for distribution about the end OF this
week. The following is a summary of the
statistics concerning the United States:
Production of pig iron in 1880. in net tons,
a, 1896 Ala; of spiegeleisen including in pig
ironl net tons, 1868; of all rolled iron, in
Guiding nails and excluding rails, net tons,
1888, 9O6; of Bessemer and steel rails, net
tons, 954 AGO; of open hearth steel rails, net
tons, 1915; of iron and all other rails, net
tons, 493, 762. Total production of rails in
1880, net tons, 1,461 1877; of iron and steel
street rails, included in foregoing, net tons,
1884; of cut nails and spikes, included in all
rolled iron, kegs of 100 lbs, $3.50 ,512; of cru
chile steel ingots, net tons, ~, 424; of open
hearth steel ingots net tons, 112 1858; of Bes-
semer steel ingots, net TONS 1908, 1873; of Bills
ter and patented steel, net tons, 8,465; of all
kinds of steel, net tons, 1897 ,o15; of blooms
from ore and pig iron, net tons. "a. $50.
Imports of iron and steel in 1880, $50, 49,
365; exports of iron and steel, $12 800, 1896 !;
imports of iron ore, gross TONS 493 .408; i'm
ports of steel blooms, net tons, $1,000. Pro-
duction Of Lake Superior iron in 1880, gross
tons, 1887 ,598; Of anthracite coal in 1880,
gross tons, 49, 437 ,242. Production (estmated)
of bituminous coal in 1880, gross tons, 49,
600 600 20 t.IF.tt -,+s4 .ssra Il.
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THE NEXT CoNGREss.-When the Forty
seventh Congress meets next December there
will be 81 Republicans, 38 Democrats (includ-
ing David Davis, of Illinois), and l Readuster
Democrat General Mahone) in the Senate.
There were elected to the House 149 Republi-
cans. 1856 Democrats, Greenback men, and Q
Readiuster Democrats This would have
given the Republicans majority of three over
all Democrats and Greenback men. At pres
ent there are four Republican and two Demo-
cratic seats to be filled, including the one the
South Carolina Democrats recently voted to
fill, The South Carolina seat may be given to
a Republican, but in the other districts there
will probably be no change" If all the vacan-
cies are filled without loss to either party, the
size OF the Republican majority will depend
upon the action Of the members elected bva
coalition Of Republican and Green back voters.
OF the eight Greenback men, four, and pos
sibly Ave may be reasonably counted upon to
vote with the Republicans IN organizing TIE
House. SHOULD the Republicans secare four
Greeabaek votes their Riajority viii Re II in
full House. If the VACANCIES are not filed be-
fore Congress meets the Hep4bHqafps viii still
have IA members, majority OF ever PHI
others in House of 287 members. With foAr
Greenback votes they would have majority
of 8, and with five Greenback votes and two
Readiuster votes their majority would be 10
ia {faase Of 2S7 members. With all the va
eancies tiliea,, aad five Greenback men and
two Readjusters Vsting With the Republicans,
their majority would be II. ia otlrey words,
the Republican majority in full House may
range from 3 to II, and from to Is in a House
Of 2S7 members-Neao York Tribune.
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The Coalitionists are very anxious to get the
Republicans to support the Re-adjuster ticket
There is one serious difficulty in the way To
do so would be to endorse the revolutionary
proceedings and fraudulent transactions of the
Coalitionists at Lynchburg in organizing their
so-called convention and pretending to elect
State Central Committee. Before the Re
publicans can consider the question of sup
porting the I'd of July ticket, that whole coal
ition farce at Lynchburg will have to be dis
owned, annulled and the properly constituted
authority of the party recognized. The Re
publicans who know of the dark ways and de-
vious tricks availed of at Lynchburg cannot
endorse them by supporting the Cameron
ticket.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-18
Brushing away Falsehoods.

The canvass, thus far, in the State, between
the representatives of the two Democratic fac
tons, has revealed several gratifying facts, and
clearly demonstrated the innocence of both of
them of charges frequently insinuated against
them. 1t has been often stated, and no doubt
by many believed, that Col. Cameron was a
party to burning in effigy Gov. Kemper, for
vetoing the Petersburg charter, designed, as it
was, TO take from the people of that city the
privilege of electing their own officers, because
the dominant sentiment in that city, at the
time, was Republican The Petersburg Ipder-
Appeal, opposed to Col. Cameron in this con-
test puts that to rest by giving it positive de-
NAL, and shouldering the responsibility upon
the white people ofthat city o: the Democratic
faith, when the burning took place. 1t has
been terated and reiterated, that as mem
Der of the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee for the 4th District, he had guilty
knowledge of the ballot-box stuffing that &C.
CURED years ago, when Gen'l Malone was
chairman of the committee. Col. Cameron,
himself, at Harrisonburg last Monday, very
pOlutculy CAplOuCd tudt dllCSdbOu. WE COLI
TESS that we had been prejudiced against him
because of these insinuatons. if not positive
charges, which We had frequently heard about
him, and when the impression on our mind
had been removed we experienced real graft
fication.
With niue h more precision and minuteness
had the charge been made against Maj. Daniel
that he was opposed to the public schools and
that this sentiment was intensely expressed
in a remark attributed to him that he would
put the torch to the public school house. In
his speech at Harrisonburg, on Monday last,
he referred to the charge only for the purpose
of denouncing it in burning language as false
in every particular, and to declare his earnest
support of system of education that would
reach out to all the children of the State, of
whatever class or color. He did use the ex
preston but it was in resentment of legisla-
tive measure. that he bell eyed was calculated
to bring lasting disgrace on Virginia, and
rather than do that, he said, he would place
the torch to the school house and to his own
hone, and be willing to start life again, with
nothing but the gray Jacket to cover him that
he carried to Lynchburg from the battlefield.
There was not a man who heard him, that
was not moved by the patriotic ardor and
earnestness of the speaker, and felt proud that
the race of true and braye men was not yet
extinct in Virginia.
We have never met and heard in discussion
upon exciting political topics two gentlemen
who more deeply impressed us with their true
nobility of character than Jno. w. Daniel and
VIM. E. Cameron. Either is worthy of the
brightest and best days of the Commonwealth,
and would worthily fill the high Office of chief
Executive of the State
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OVERRIDING It.

Several of the Democratic papers, and among
them the Norfolk Landmark, refer to the de-
clension of "Genl. W;ckham and Maj. Yost''
of the nominations rendered by the Lynch
burg convention. in irritating terms, and in a
manner to reflect no credit upon their sense OF
fairness. If they would bear in mind that the
Republicans did not assemble to devise ways
and means to elect the Bourbon Democratic
ticket, but to consult and determine upon the
best policy for the Republican party, now and
hereafter, and that they proposed to neither
encourage nor tolerate any suggestion or action
that would not contribute to that end, in their
understanding OF it, a more manly and gener-
GUS reference to their course might have been
suggested.
They went there for no factious purpose.
nor in spirit of spitefiil resentment against
Republicans who differed with them. Their
aim was to preserve Republican unity and
organization, and through them vindicate Re-
publican principles and make an effort to res
cue the State from Democratic rule. When
they found these ends could not be effected, they
declined to accept positions which would have
ended in fruitless canvass, so far as either
object was concerned, and widened the breach
in the party to which they belonged They
did what they believed to be right at the time.
Neither of them was ambitious for promi-
ncnce and neither would have countenanced
any irregular proceedings or acts, to change
the relations that existed between the contend
ing factions of the party. While we are very
confident that the body which rendered the
nominations represented large preponder-
ance of the Republican sentiment in Virginia,
the fact that the delegates were about equally
divided and that neither of the conventions
could technically lay claim to a majority Of
properly certified delegates made their course
consistent with the motives that controlled
them through the entire proceedings.
The nervous solicitude manifested by our
Democratic contemporaries, because of the
declination of the gentlemen named, is strong
proof that they acted wisely Certainly it was
not, and is not now the purpose of the writer
of this paragraph to be made convenience OF
for the promotion of the interests of the Bour-
bon wing of the Democratic party, and I'M
less we lave some assurance that Its policy is
to be much more liberal than its past history
and recent platform justify us in believing it
will be, the disappointment Of our Democratic
friends at the result of the Lynchburg con-
vention may be converted into very grave
fears for the result of the contest now being
so actively waged.
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The controversy between the city of Lynch

The controversy between the city of Lynch
burg and the Richmond and Allegheny Rail-
road Company has been amicably adjusted.
The compromise provides that the railroad
company shall haye the right of way through
the streets OF the city, in consideration of
which the former corporation agrees to furn-
ish the city with an ample supply of water for
all necessary purposes, and to construct
stone dam across the river just above the city,
to be at least the height,of the present water
! The Democrats of Pulaski and Bland
COUNTY have nominated Samuel W.. Williams
for the State: Senate. and s. E Lybrooke has
been nominated by the same party for the
House Of Delegates from Giles county,.
The wife Of Gen. Joseph r. Anderson, of
Richmond, Va, died ut the Greehbrier White
Sulphur Springs Saturday afternoon. She
haad lohg held q PROMINENT position in Rich
Fl hlon nd sSSciiesty'' f"'' "a ~ f''' a = II
At Middleburg on Saturday the Democratic
Conservatives nominated r. TAylort Scott, Of
Fauquier, as floterial candidate for Fauauier
md Loudoun, and Henry Heaton, of Loudonn,
IS Senator from Loudeun and Fauquier.
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Minnesota Wheat.

The Minneapolis Tribune supplements its
review of the crop situation made on the eve
of harvest by an even more complete resume
of the results. The estimates have been made
investigation by the correspondents. In other
cases they are based on responses 10 inquiry
among farmers and others who are in posi-
ton to judge accurately Where correspon-
dents in the same county differ as to the yield,
or where correspondent changed his esti
mate, the middle course is adopted. The esti-
mated average yield per acre is 1884 bushels,
against 1880 bushels in 1881. Watonwon
county shows the heaviest falling off in an
average of 1888 bushels per acre 1880 to five
bushels per acre in 1881. The total wheat
crop of 1880 was 80, 81, 799 and the total es-
,484 1856 over the preceding year.
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80 l-a77l71Il777 *
The President.

President Garfield's life trembles in the bal.
'ance. On Saturday last he experienced Sc
rious relapse. His stomach refused to retain
the nourishment, and as a result of the yomit-
ing, and debility, the pulse rose rapidly. On
Saturday and Sunday the range was high, and
on Monday it rose to 100 BEATS The physicians
in attendance, whilst recognizing the very Sc
rious condition of the President, have not yet
abandoned hope. They say that recovery is
yet possible. = Dqr.r7 = ps~.xr AZ p
Since his relapse he has been unable to re-
tain any food on his stomach and nourisbmept
has been introduced by injection. nov
The bulletins of yesterday are as follows
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Richmond to Huntington; daily, Williamson's to
Huntington; connects at Lynchburg junction for
Lynchburg, Danville and Bristol; at Huntington
with steamers for Cincinnati, and at Ashland, Ky
with all rail for Cincinnati and the West.
Nos EXPRESS.-Runs daily from Richmond to
Huntington; connects at Lynchburg Junction for
Lynchburg and Washington.
No. s ACCOM.-Leaves Richmond daily except
Sunday at 80 pmand arrives at Is
p m. -sah az. .lz.af .s4 .H ,a1Esb Il
No,.7 PAsSENGER-Lsaves Cannelton at s IS a.
M. daily except Sunday, and arrives at Huntington
10 90 a. M. -f - 4 s.tiis4 3. s{s
O.9WHITE SULPHUR EXPRESS-Leaves Lynch
burg Junction daily except Sunday at 2.5u o M;
Waynesboro on p M, and arrives White Sulphur
at p. m
LEXINGTON DIVISION TRAINS run daily
@. 8. l. P, p STEAMERtleaves Huntington dailv
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Has Malone killed the Republican party, OF
the Republican party killed Malone? Re-
spectfully referred to Major Yost, of the VAL
LEY VIRGINIAN.-Lymclbuay Vny5naan.
We are not in the conundrum business just
now We have several riddles for our cotem-
porary to solve in a short time. Until our at
tention is seriously turned to the subject, we
will have to defer an answer.
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EASTWARD.

G., B. s. P. P. STEAMER leaves Cincinnati daily
LEXINGTON DIVISION TRAINS. run daily.,xs, :. 4
r. No. MAIL-Rnns daily except Saturday h6m
inumslng.on to Rchmona daily, huntington 70 VIII
CINCINNATI and the West connect at Ashland with
MAIL Train No. q. connects at Waynesboro for ths
New York. 500 "a laFl1 s}FI7 - ssu,S
No.4 EXPRESS. Runs daily from Huntington To I
Richmond: connects. at Waynesboro for the North,
and at Lynchburg Junction for washington ana tqA}h
North. and Lynchbhrg and DanVill IL n. .
Sunday alta A q. M. and arrives Richmond 9Qa. 41
No.S leaves Huntington sat 90 px "a, daily e4s
cept Sunday and arrives at Cannelton att ,10;p NJ 81
No, 10 WHITE SULPHUR IMPRESS eaESs
White Sulphur at 500 g. M: arrives at .Wayneshora
10.45 a. M; aud at Lynchburg Junction l1.55 m.
for the North. as &is stgsatxE gsJsr 40
any offee of C'& o. Ry,or Depot or Ticket Qfcs 81
any connecting line. %'f - ~ II q y ~
-N''''' ''''* M g. E. SUMMERSON, $50
TickettAgant, ftahnEon, va.
/ "a" H. w. FULLER
CIV: SMITH, ,'syslil4i AT P.Akkat. tSr
General manager TFea& +fefa-. SO Il = -,
Jun 16--tf lsa T1saaS - s~'s-F-
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EXECUTIVE MANSION, ]
Aup ~ R.20 n m

The Presidents condition is even better than
it was this evening. There has been no vomit-
ing during the day, and the enameta continues
to be retained. Moreover, teaspoonful of
beef tea extract has been twice administered
by the mouth, and not rejected Small guam
titles OF water swallowed from time to time,
excite no nausea. The wound continues to do
well. At present his pulse is 112, temperature
SO 8-10 respiration 10.
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EXECUTIVE MANSION, !

The Presidents condition has not materially
changed since last bulletin. He has been
tranquil and slept some. Has not vomited
and the nutritive enemata ar still retained.
Pulse, 112; Temperature, 98.7: Respira-
ton, 18.
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AFTER THE RECESS.


Upon reassembling, Dr. Jorgensen reported
entitled to seats in the convention, and re-
quested them to attend this body. 'fhis was
all they were authorized to do. There was a
long discussion on "a motion to discharge the
committee. Some delegates urged that more
positive effort should be made to reclaim the
lost sheep.
A sTRAIGHTOUT MAJORITY OF NINE. s,l
The motion to discharge the committee was
lost and the report adopted. The Committee
on Credentials then reported the list of dele
gates entitled to Seats The list includes nearly
all the coalition delegates, whose seats were
contested by straightouts, and then leaves the
latter in majority of nine The report was
adopted. The temporary officers we're made
permanent, and Dr. JOrgensen, J. f. Dozen.
dorf and j. W. Smith were elected vice presi-
dents. , fi,.s ae,. ,ttt
Speeches were made by Mr. Lester, of Rich
mond, Geo. M. Arnold, j. F. Dezendorf and
others.
After a great deal more discussion of SINH
lar nature, the committee appointed in the
afternoon was authorized to confer with the
committee of the boiling convention. The
convention then took another recess till D. m.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The convention reassembled at 730 D. m.
1t was announced that the Committee on Con
ference was not ready to report. 1t had been
rumored during the recess that the two COM
mittees had agreed to report that no nomina-
tons should be made or endorsed, and this
created considerable feeling. Stirring speech
es tavoring straightout nominations were made
by B. B. Dumville, postmaster at Suffolk:
George Reed, of Norfolk; James s. Gillian, of
Nottingham, and several others.
Mr.. Gillian, who isi77 years old, made the
most effective speech of the evening, and his
references to the readjusting Democrats. as
he called the boilers, were loudly cheered.
His appeals for straightout nomination ex-
cited rounds after rounds of applause.
Mr. Robert Boiling, one of the most promi-
,efft men Of Petersburg, made an excellent |
jpsecR. -. - : ,,''' ' - ~
MT. Wilson, chairman of the convention. 4
loped the nleubers you'd stand firm Ma
zones barrel has given out, and the delegates
p the other convention were about giving out |
$50: They will soon be asking for admission. |
fe asked members not to yield TO compromise.
Ddriag this discussion members were rest
We, and shouting filat nominations should be
made at once. There were expressions of |
isapproval at the tarrying of the commitJes.
The chairman said he thought the committee
vas temporizing. A delegate asked the duties
f the committee. The president replied he
opposed it was to take into consideration the
asses of Democrats asking to be admitted to
bis convention t
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The Richmond Dispatch is doing its best to
draw the color line. Well, let it go on. 1t
may learn its folly in time to do it good.
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NEW ADyERTIsEMENTs.

INOR LOAN.-Five hundred dollars or upwards
Il left with me to loan for IL months longer, by
a lady friend, on real estate approved personal
security. ROBT G. BICK LIE.
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AUGUST Sth 1881.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. ~et
Passenger Trains run as follows:
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of the State Central Committee and pre-
sided over by Col. Jos. Il. Wilson. It was
the only body that represented the author
ity Of the party, and it was the only body
| that reflected the sentiment of the constit-
uent elements. Without organization Or
leadership. primaries were called in almost
every county in the State, manifesting an
earnest hostility to surrender of the Re-
| publican party to a revolutionary wing of
the Democratic party, and it was this well
known fact that frightened the coalitionists
and drove them to the revolutionary meth
DDS which they had from the first contem-
plated in the contingency of their defeat in
properly constituted Convention. While
the Holcombe Hall Convention did not con-
tain majority of 227 delegates, whose Gre
dentials were clearly rght-for there were
40 contestants in all. some well grounded
yet there were at least an equal number of
properly authenticated delegates on the roll
of that Convention with that of the Opera
Hall body, and each one Of them, so far as
we learned, was the result of regular organ
ization and appointment. Recognizing this
fact and scrupulously avoiding anything
that was not legitimate and right, the gen.
tlemen nominated by that Convention did
not believe it proper to accept the positions
assigned them by the partiality OF the Con-
veation. Theg could not have gone before
the people aud claimed that they were
chosen by constitutional majority OF the
regular Conventioa composed Of delegates
from every county in die State. .all.s.o4gh !
the body that Proposed the honor was the 4
regularly called and regularly constituted
Conyeption of the Republican party Of the
State.
Inasmoch as the dIynehburg Convention
did not place in the field a ,Gubernatorial
ticket, and inasmuch as there is 40 Republi-
can candidate before the people. every Re
publican in the State is left free to exercise .
his Judgment as to what he will do and
low he will vote. The bogus concern
hat met in Opera Hall and endorsed the
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Republican organization must be maintained.
The poor, deluded creatures will soon see
their error, and well come back to the true