The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-05-25
Jas. Wick, the well known seeds man of
Rochester, N. Y, is dead.


Rochester. N. Y, is dead.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Compa-
ny have completed their grain elevators at
Richmond, the first that city has ever had.
Mr.. Horace B. Dobson, son of Mr.. A. j.
Dobson, of Lewisburg, W. Va, was
drowned in Missouri last week.
The saw-mill Of the st. Lawrence Broom
and Manufacturing Company, at Romeo
verte, was burned last week. No insur-
ance.
Recently the post Office at Lewisburg, W.
Va, was robbed OF $23 in greenbacks and
two registered letters. The robbery was
committed while the deputy postmaster
was at dinner. No clue to the party had
been discovered at last accounts.
The Circuit Court of Washington city
in banc, has given a unanimous opinion
sustaining the court below, and denying a
new trial to the assassin Guiteau. He
will certainly be hanged on the 3Oth OF
June.
After the exhibit at the City Primary On
Tuesday last, it would be indicate for the
Bourbons to ever refer to the term Boss
as offensive. Of all the contemplate bossing
and bull-dozing We have ever known or heard
of that OF Tuesday would pass as superlative
The Wing, by authority, denies the accu.
racy OF the reported conversation between
Gov. Cameron and the Secretary OF the
Navy and Post Master General, given to the
public last week, originally in the Boston
Herald, and republished in several of the
papers of Virginia. .A...a ..l.
The will of Ex-Governor Washburne, Of
Wisconsin, was admitted to probate on Friday
Among the requests is one of $4,000 for a
public library at Lacrosse, Wis, also another
OF $S75O00 for memorial orphan asylum 81
Minneapolis, as tribute to his mother The
estate ls valued at 81, 500 900, and the requests
aggregate over $500, 900.
Senator Vance, of North Carolina, paid Vir-
ginia visit in 1880, and made himself parti.
cularly interesting to the Readjusters. Sena-
tor Malone proposes to return the visit and to
make it lively for Vance, he has invited Sen,
ator Don Cameron, of Pennsylvania. to accom-.
pany him. Vance will soon learn "why we
laugh"
The decision of the Supreme Court OF
Missouri, pronouncing oleomargarine man.
ufacture fraud, ought to be followed by a
similar determination of all the courts of
the country. The reason assigned for the
opinion Of the court is that the public can
be imposed upon by .oleomargarine and
the stuff passed off as genuine butter.
1t is expected that there will be a gen.
eral strike among the coal miners and iron
workers of Ohio and Pennsylvania on the 1st
of June. There are about 10000 of Them
There is general feeling of unrest through
out the country among laborers and skilled
workmen, and great disturbance in industrial
pursuits Is looked for.
Mrs. Rachael M. Tompk ms, a cousin OF
Gen. Grant, died at Cedar Grove, Ka-
nawha county, W. Va, on the 18th inst,
aged 70 years. She was a woman of great
vigor ofmind, active in all good works, and
her life adorned by the grace of the Spirit.
A touching and impress i've obituary notice
of her appears in the Charleston Evenang
Call.
The extension OF the Richmond and AL
leghany Road from Covington, thence up
Jackson's river, to the mouth Of Back
Creek, thence up Back Greek to Little Back
Greek, thence across the Allegheny noun
tain and down .Knapp's Creek to Mar
Inns Bottom, is engaging the attention OF
the people Of Allegheny and Pocohontas
counties. It would open up fine timber,
coal and iron country.
The Grape bill as it passed the house ex-
tends the corporate existence of National
Banks twenty years, restricting their power
over their circulation, limiting it to 80 per
cent. Of the value ofthe bonds deposited, when
the bonds are above par and to 80 per cent. Of
their market value, when they are below par.
The bill will doubtless pass the Senate. And
thus Democratic State bank issues will be dis
pensed with for 20 years at least.
A number OF our Bourbon contemporaries
seem to find amusement in referring to the
VALLEY V1RG1N1AN. They think they find
something inconsistent and Facilitating in its
course. Don't let the matter worry you, gen
tlemen, but take all the comfort you can out
Of it, for it seems that 1t is the only source of
qualification allowed you about this time. We
are very well satisfied with our position, and
will endeavor to give you something more
serious to think and write about before the
year closes.
of growth. The process Of assimil ating
elements which sympathize with each other
as to the objects for which parties are
formed, but which may have been ranged
under different names, may be slow, be-
cause Of the prejudices and pride which at
tach to all party associations. But when
the ends sought are common to both the
factions, time will adjust the mere nomi-
nal differences, and finally weld and &C.
ment. The point is to smooth away the
rough edges, remove surface incongrui-
ties, correct defects, reprove indiscretions,
and thus pave the way for accord and har-
mony.
Hon. Tom Marshall, nominated by the
regular Republican Convention of Pennsyl-
vania on the 10th, for Congressman-at-
large, has declined the honor. This
will cause some confusion in the ar
rangements, and may have a serious effect
upon the canvass, especially if he shall &C
cept q nomination from the Independent
Republican Convention, which met yester-
day. The indications now are that there |
will be serious trouble, with the poss ibil- |
ity of a division in the Republican ranks, |
resulting In the election of Democratic |
ticket. The opposition is to Senator Cam
er0n and what is denominated machine pol |
itics, the Independents contending that de-
feat is preferable to a perpetuation of the |
machine system. If full ticket shall be |
placed in the field, by the Independents,
the chances will be against the success of
either the regular or independent wing of |
the party. This is to be regretted. but in
the present state of feeling. it seems inevi-
table.
The tariff question is beginning to dis
turb the rest Of the Bourbon Democracy of
Virginia Wise and Barbour electad oe