Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-04
Virginia News.

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his presented Richmond (Va.) College
With 81 900 as Christmas gift.
Judge Hunter H. Marshall, of Rich
nond, broke his right leg Thursday
hight by falling on the icy pavement.
Capt. Chas. M. Blackford has sold his
farm in Amherst county, Va, seven
miles from Lynchburg, to an English
gentleman fer 5000.
Rev. VIM. e. Hatcher, D. D., of Rich
mond, has been called to the pastorate
of the Walnut Street Baptist Church, of
Louisville, Ky.
John G. Miller has purchased for
SIS, Ill. the farm of 112 acres in Rocking
ham county. belonging to the heirs of
Jonathan Miller, deceased.
A young man named Columbus Greg
ory was run over last week by train on
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio rail-
road, near Marion, and killed.
Benjamin Peyton, the oldest white in
habitant of Rappahannock county, died
on Monday, in the 93d year of his age.
Mr.. Peyton Was in the war of 1872.
Miss Margaret D. Randolph, daugh-
ter of the late Major II. J. Randolph, Of
Edge Hill, Albemarie county, Va, died
last week. Her brother died lew days
previous.
Mrs. Mary B. Whiting, relict of Mr..
Frank Whiting, and daughter of COL
Nathaniel Burwell, of Garter Hall"
dled IN Clarke county, Va, last week,
aged SO years.
Col. Charles f. Suttle, agent of the
Virginia Midland railroad, at Rocky
Mount, Va, died few days ago. He
formerly represented Stafford county in
the Legislature.
4 The lines ofthe American Union Tele-
/ graph Company have reached Lynch
burg, Va, much to the qualification of
its citizens. who now anticipate cheaper
telegraph rates.
Two brothers named Mitchell, living
| in Campbell county, got to drinking
4 while making their Christmas pur.
| chases in Lynchburg, and on their way
home one of them persisted.
Theafarm belonging to the estate of
John r. Larne, in Clarke county, Va,
LOT dCIOci bho oOCA bOIu w L CteE N1C-
/ pierce for ST. 600, fraction less than
$3S. rs per acre. Capt. j. r, Num- has
sold his farm, in the same county, 27O
acres, to Jacob Roger for $40 per acre.
4 It would seem from the following that
the Richmond Wing is not as well
pleased with some of the late articles of
the Valley VIginia'a as with some 9TH
ers that it copied with approval some
time since. Whether it be because it
Pdoes not understand the position of the
| Vrginia7e, or whether it understands it
TOO well, our readers can Judge as well
as ourselves. The following is from the
Wing of the Goth of December -
SOMETHING MORE DEFINITE.-The
late Samuel Weller, at one period in his
interesting life, ate two pence worth of
Irish potatoes, and then delivered him
self of the pungent remark-"Wery
film for the money" How strikingly
are we reminded of Weller's words after
reading the two last leading editorials
in the Valley Virginian on the Debt
question. livery film for the money"
but void of any substantial good worth
mentioning. We took occasion to refer
to this fact, and asked the editor for
something more definite" for which
we were subsequently, charged with be
ing sarcastic. Nothing was farther
from our thoughts. We were in search
of information concerning the definite
whereabouts Of the Virginid,a in the
coming contest; but we have failed as
signally as did Japheth in search of his |
father The suspicion Jig, that no man
has yet been able to put his finger upon |
the YlginioN twice in the same place,
On any public men Or measures.
The Virginion's second editorial is
more numerous" if possible, than the |
first. The editor spreads himself over
the entire ground and compasses every |
proposition heretofore made on the Debt |
question, commits himself to none, and |
leaves himself free for whatever may
turn up. He dissects the dead McCul-
loch Bill, criticises the Riddleberger
Bill, is not satisfied with the Barbour
Bill, winks at the Ross Hamilton Bill,
and refuses to "bill himself'' for any
future programme. With lofty hand
he waves the Debt question aside in the
closing of his editorial, and grapples
the political situation with the same
disregard to facts, figures, or conse-
quences. Here he grows lofty, as the
champion of the Republican party in
Virginia, until the unintiated would
almost believe that the rank and file of
that party were all waiting for his wagon
and the tingle of his little bell. How
we chips do swim!
When the Virginidn undertakes to
lead, it should first learn to follow.
When it undertakes to give orders, it |
should first learn how to obey orders. |
On all these important points. the Vir-
gi7a;0ae, as success, has proven o fail
ure; and. as failure, has proven a
complete success.