The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-27
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Mr.. R. L. Hendley has been elected Judge of
the eight judicial circuit of Virginia, in place
of Judge B. W. Lacey, promoted to the Court
Of Appeals bench.
The cyclone which passed over Browns
vile. Mo-, last week, destroyed $3.50. 900
worth of property, and left many people
homeless and impoverished.
Mr.. DeBevoise, for seven years mayor OF
Long Island City, New York, has been
placed under arrest charged with embez-
zling over s10o, 900, the funds of that city.
A bill has been reported from the House Ju.
dietary Committee for the enactment of a
Bankrupt Law. 1t is what is known as the
Lowell Bill.
The Committee of the University Washing
ton Literary Society has awarded the orator s
medal to Fl. Clay Peters, Leatherwood, Henry
county, Va.
The steamer City of Sanford was burned on
the24th, five miles of Jacksonville. Fla, and
nine persons lost their lives The scenes and
sunerings were agonizing.
The President, Secretary Lincoln, Adjutant.
General Drum and Col. Tidball of General
Sherman's staff, will attend the closing exer-
cises of the artillery school at Fortress Mon,
roe.
At Danville, Va, on the 25th, difficulty
occurred between s. E. Edmunds and Dr. ]
Nv,
stantly killed. Lipscomb was the son-in-law
of Edmunds.
Col r. P. Hughes of Mecklenburg county has
been appointed United States Marshal for the
Eastern District of Virginia, to succeed Col.
Ramsdell, whose commission has expired
Col. Hughes is Republican.
Capt. John s. Wise has been appointed
United States District Attorney for the East
ern District of Virginia, to succeed Judge L.
l.. Lewis, elected to the Supreme Court OF
the State. Capt. Wise is Readjuster Dem
ocrat.
Mr.. c. NJ. Curtis is doing thriving bust
ness as wheelwright at his shop near Fishers
vile, and giving satisfaction to his custo-
mers. We are always glad to hear of the
success of eur home industries.
The friends of the public school at Fishers
vile, are very much pleased with their
teacher this session, Miss Sallie Carter, OF
Richmond. She has given general satisfac
ton, as we learn, and conducted the school
to the great advantage of her pupils.
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House of Representatives on the Oath bill
appropriatiEg one million dollars to purchase
site and erect suitable building for new
Executive Mansion. 1t provides for the pur.
chase of at least 25 acres
The Solid SouM says Robt and Chas. Ford
the murderers of the notorious highwayman
Jesse James, were natives of Fauquier county
and went from that county about fifteen years
ago. They are sons of Thomas Ford who
lived near Broad Run station, and was over
seer for Mr.. VIM. Smith before the war.
1t was stated in Washington on Friday til at
syndicate had been formed consisting of ex-
Senator Davis, OF West Virginia, and General
Tom Ewing, OF Ohio, which had purchased the
w 1oAiAA6sOh ouQ OulO IedllIOdQ, 50 DIS 10 Q6-
velop certain coal mines owned by the syndi-
cate in w. Va.
The Louisville Commercial says every
thing works to the advantage of the reform
movement and feels encouraged to believe
that Mr.. Jacobs, the coalition candidate for
Court of Appeals clerk, will beat the regu-
lar Democratic nominee, Mr.. Henry, who
was recently guilty of very disgraceful con
duct while drunk.
Post Office Inspectors Thos. P. Shallcross
and W. T. Henderson, two veterans of the
service, arrested, on the oath, Thos. FL. Russ
Ter, Deputy postmaster at Martinsburg, W.
Va, charged with rifilng the mails of regis
tered letters. The contents of three regis
tered letters were distracted the morning of
the arrest, and placed to the credit of the
Deputy in one of the Banks of Martins
burg.
Rarnum says his three greatest triumphs
were in introducing to the American public
Tom Thumb, Jenny Lind and Jumbo, bis
huge elephant, and the greatest of these
was Jumbo. Jenny Lind took in $500, ZOO
while in this country. Jumbo has only
been here six weeks, yet he has attracted
fully s33s.00O, or an average of $4,000 for
every week he has been here. He cost Bar
mum in London $40 900.
Prof Hitchcock, the distinguished Geologist,
is delivering series of lectures on Geology to
the Students at the Virginia Agricultural and
Moohou ino1 Ga11ora I'LL 1,
given tri-weekly until the close of the session
August 10th. President Conrad not only de-
serves the thanks of the students of the col
lege, but the thanks of the people of the State
rs WELL for securing the services of one whose
lectures cannot fail to prove beneficial.
A law has been enacted by the Texas
Legislature, compelling all railroads in that
State to carry passengers at uniform rate
of three cents mile. 1t goes into operation
ninety days after the close of the present
session. 1t is not correct law IN that it is
not guaged by consideration of the condi-
ton and traffic and travel of the road Some
roads can better afford to charge three cents
per mile than others can five cents a mile,
and make more out of it.
DR.. Leroy M. Lee, well-kno wn Methods
minister, died at Ashland, Va, on Friday
last, aged "a years. He was for over fifty
years preacher and presiding elder, and for
many years was one of the editors of the Rich
mond Christian Aduoc0te. DIR. Lee was pre-
siding elder of the Norfolk district when the
federal forces took possession of that city
In 1862. He was a native of Petersburg and |
held in high repute as man of piety and |
learning.
The railway managers Of TIL country at
urged to establish saving banks for employees |
similar to those already established by many |
English railways. 1t is said that the bank of |
one road contains about $500, 900 of the saw
ings of the compsny's men and another $780,
600. Besides actually providing in this way
against rainy day, it is said that the deposi-
tors work with far more spirit than their
fellow wo-kmen, and that the
moral influence is of as much value as the ma
terial saving.
In the trial of the election cases in
S. c., before Judge Bond, afi-
lavits were read from two of the election
confessing that, under the
ldvice OF three eminent lawyers, they neg
0cted to count and send nm the ratnrnc of