The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-12-21
Thos B. Plunkett, a highly esteemed citizen
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Thos. b. Plunkett, highly esteemed citizen
of Lexington, Va, died Wednesday last.
Hon. James Lyons, prominent lawyer,
died at his residence in Richmond, on Mon
day last, aged "a years.
Judge Henry c. Allen, of Shenandoah who
has been seriously ill, is recovering and will
soon be himself again.
The dwelling of Cyrus WISE of Rockingham
county, was destroyed by fire Tuesday last
with all the household effects.
Bishop Latane closed his series of meetings |
in Lynchburg Friday evening and returned to
Baltimore.
Robert Whitlock was accidentally shot and
killed in drinking saloon in Aldie, Loudoun |
county. last week.
The Norfolk Virgia6dn one of the most val
ued of our exchanges, comes out as an eight
page, and greatly improved
VIM. Kirby, convicted in the Circuit Court
of Albemarle county for shooting S. ID. Mayer,
has been sentenced to the penitentiary for ten
years.
The lower house of Congress has passed
resolution to adjourn on Friday until the
I'd of January 1t is thought the Senate
will concur.
Carson & Sons, of Riverton, Warren county,
Va, have received contract to furnish 9,O00
barrels of lime to be used in the new pension
building in Washington.
~ 9 or M
Congress from Indiana, died at his home IN
that State, on Sunday last, of blood poison
ing. He was an able and useful member.
The Rock Spring farm, in Allegheny which
belonged to the estate of Judge VIM. Danger
field of California, has been purchased for
summer residence by Gen1 Dunn, of WASH
ington, d. G.
An upset bid amounting to $40,3 800 has been
put in on the farm OF Col Jos. F. Kent, in
Wyihe county, sold at trustees sale to Hartman
Newberry, of Bland county, for the sum OF
200.
A tourteen-year old son OF Mr.. A. B. Chand-
Ter, a prominent lawyer OF Bowling Green,
Caroline county Va. broke through the ice
whilst skating on Broaodus' mill pond few
days ago and was drowned.
The Court of Appeals of Virginia has refused
to grant Mr.. w. L. Royal mandamus to COM
pei the auditor to make out new land assessment
books, so as to increase the tax on that class OF
property two cents on the one hundred dollars.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of Virginia in
session at Richmond, Wednesday reelected
the following officers for the ensuing year X
NJ Page, G NJ; H w Murray, D NJ; Fl
Hill, G W; W F Drinkard, G j W o M
Marshall, T; W B Isaacs, G S R T Craig
hill, G D; J G Armistead, G D 90 w
Dame, G C; E Reddick, G p VIM Krause'
GS; NJ Taylor, 6 7. --....,
Our bright and charming little contemporary
the alma Mater, published by the young ladies
of the w. F. l., comes to us this month in
new dress and greatly improved. 1t is now
large u page magazine, gotten up in handsome
STYLE and as usual filled with entertaining
matter 1t is enc of the prettiest maya
zines we know Of
The following officers of the Colored Ma
sonic Grand Lodge, in session in Norfolk last
week, were elected: Thomas Cayton, grand
master, Hampton George H. Dabney, deputy
grand master, Petersburg; G. L. A. Cabell
grand senior warden, Staunton J. j. Chris
tian, Jr., grand senior warden, Stanton !;
James Stewart, grand treasurer, Richmond;
Carter L. Jones, grand secretary, Lynchburg +;
VIC. jackson, grand lecturer, Petersburg.
The Grand Lodge meets next year in Char
lottesville
1t is now stated that ex-Speaker Randall
has burning desire to be the Democratic
nominee for President in 1884. To crafty
his ambition it is alleged that he will retire
from the contest for Speakership. and urge
the election of Congressman Blackburn, OF
Ky, as against Carlisle, of that State, who
appears somewhat in RandalFs way. By
this means he hopes to form the nucleus
for strong Southern support. This is all
rumor. Randall will take the Speakership
if he can get it.
John F. Potter, celebrated member of
Congress from Wisconsin in 1860, who
being challenged by Roger A. Pryor, who
then represented the Petersburg, Va, Dis
trict, named bowie knives as the weapons.
and locked room as the place of battle,
was reported dying at Mukawaugo, Wis,
in poor-nouse last week. He was consul,
under President Lincoln. 10 the South
American States, after having declined the
GoYernorship of Nevada. 1t is not eX-
planned why misfortune has so seve rely
overtaken him.
1t is not necessary to pick our words in
mentioning the Philadelphia Times the pros
pectus of which journal appears in another
column. The Times has got to be sort of
necessity with some people of this community
and it ought to be with many more. 1t has
many imitators all over the land, but there is
really nothing like The Times from Maine to
California. We have persuaded ourselves at
times that the reason the people like it SO
much is that it is constantly giving its readers
juicy bites from the sunny side of the journal
istic peach. 1p44
The Democratic Civil Service Reformers
in the Senate are beginning to weaken, as
to the present action. Senator Brown, of
Georgia, wants the matter postponed UNI
til after the election of 1884, when, if the
Democrats should succeed, Senator Voor-
hees' idea of civil service reform will be
enforced, of making clean sweep, from
the President down in behalf of De mocrats.
Then, he would be in favor of law to pre-
vent removals, except for cause. There
never was greater humbug than this
clamor about civil service reform. The
party in power will always manage to give |
its friends favor and there could not be
law passed stringent enough to prevent it.
Judge Robt. Ould, OF Richmond, one of the |
most distinguished lawyers in the South. died |
at his home on Friday last, of pneumonia,
aged 60 years During his eventful life, Judge |
Ould had held many positions of public and |
private trust, and had been called upon to
bear prominent part in more than one try. |
ing scene. He was always equal to the occa-
sion, bearing himself as true man should, |
and winning the respect and esteem of all. |
He was fine orator and ranked with the |
ablest lawyers of Virginia. Mr. Guilds title
of judge was obtained by acting as judge-ad-