The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-11-30

NOVEMBER 30. 1882
A famine is threatened in the west of Ire
land.
Snow fell to the depth of seven inches in
on Sunday lsst.
The Democratic Governor elect of Colora-
do, Mr.. Grant, is native of Alabama, and |
only 80 years old.
1t now looks like the fraud shriekers would |
get more than they bargained for. They will |
be called upon to establish their charges in |
the courts or confess that they are slanderers |
The sunfower seed is found to yield an oil |
largely used TO adulterate salad OIL and is
said to be unsurpassed as a lubricant, and
soap made from it is unequalled for softening
the skin. The leaves are successfully used for
the adulteration of tobacco.
Uneasiness is beginning to manifest itself
among tobacco dealers in view of the uncer
tainty of the action of Congress on the TO-
bacco tax. Agitation of this subject causes
much loss to dealers, and diminishes the rev.
enues from that source.
Click, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Kansas, has majority of 5000
over st. John, prohibition Republican,
The Republican candidates for Lieut.. Gov
ernor, Secretary of State and Audi tor have
Democratic victory.
The next House of Representatives will
stand 1874 Dem ocrats, 1913 Republicans, 6
Re-ad5astens, ard Observation-Disclosures
cratic majority oyer all 81. All the Demo
Gratis unseated last session have been re-
elected except Can non, of Utah, and
Wheeler, of Alabama, with Democrats to
succeed them.
q We haye receI we'd a copy of the Annual
Report .ot DIR. d. F. Mays, Superintendent of
the Central Lunatic Asy lum, (for colored in
sane) The report is very cheering one, and
shows that the insane Of the colored race are
being comfortably cared for and that the in
terests of the State sre being faithfully con-
suited il the m an agement OF the institutio
jority on joint ballot in the West Virgin ia
Legislature, which meets on the 18th Of
January. The senatorial contest is the
event of interest connected with the legis-
lative session. The leading candidates are
Congressman kenna, Ex-Governor Mat
thews, ex-senator Hereford and numerous
dark horses in the back ground.
c. III. Weber. senior editor of the Salem
Register, was on Monday last indicted for libel
by the grand jury of the County Court of Roa-
noke. The Indictment was found upon the
evidence of Arthur N. Derr, editor of the
Roanoke ReUaeW who claimed that Weber
had published an article which tended to in
jure, defame, and blacken his Derr's) reputa-
ton.
Mr.. James A. Irvine, of Rockbridge, who
was severely beaten some weeks since by sew
eral persons named Ford, has been adjudged
a lunatic, and confined in the Lexington
Jail, to await application for admission to the
asylum at this place. 1t is stated by the
Lexington Enterprise that the injuries he re-
ceived from the attack of the Fords were the
cause of his present condition.
Frank James, the noted Missouri bandit
who, several months ago, surrendered to the
authorities of that State, appeared in Court at
Kansas city, on Monday last. to plead to two
indictments-one tor robbing the Indepen-
dence, Mo-, bank, and the other for the murder
of Detective Wicher. He pleaded not guilty
to both indictments, and the case was set for
trial on the 22d OF January next. He was
remanded to jail
Two telegraph operators, one at Leaven'
worth and the other at Lawrence, quarreed
over the Tres last week, the Lawrence man
using insulting language. The Leavenworth
man demanded retractior, which was re-
fused. He posted to Lawrence and again
made demand for reiracton, which was in
dgnantly denied ,whereupon the Leavenwortf
operator. drew pistol and fatally injured the
Lawrence operator.
France is in a very unsettled, not to say
turbulent condition 1t is apprehended that
the Republican form of government will prove
failure there and the old monarchial system
be restored. Nihilism is gradually spreading
throughout the country, financial troubles are
accommodating and distrust and disquict per
meating every avenue of government. An
other evidence that forms of government are
of patient growth, and that peop lie cannot
safely be transformed from one system to an
other of diverse character. by paper consti-
tutions and laws.
Judge Freeman, the law officer OF the Post
Office Department, has rendered a decision
which prohibits matrimonial insurance con-
Germs from using the registered letter OF
money order systems of the postal service in
the transaction of their business. The post
Office inspectors, stationed in localities where
those concerns are said to be in operation
have been directed to inform the department
of the post office address of these Institutions
The Postmaster General has approved the
opinion.
Work on the Cripple Creek extension OF
the Norfolk and Western Railroad, has
been indefinitely suspended. and the corps
of engineers disbanded. The further pros
ecution of the work is indefin itely post
poned. as we learn from the Wytheville
Enterprise, because of the failure on the
part of the iron men at Cripple Creek to
comply with the conditions Oh VIII ich the
extension was projected. We learn that a
100 ton furnace was agreed to be erected.
but that the necessary steps have not been
taken for its completion. This misundel.
standing, or hitch. is to be regretted, as the
Cripple Creek region is one OF the most
valuable and prolific iron sections of the
CONTRIBUTIONS, however, facilities to
market,
No two men in this country have, in
their time, welded larger political infu.
ence than the late Thurlow Weed and ST
mon Cameron. They both commenced life
as printers, working at the case as ours.
and advanced to the editorial chair. Mr..
Cameron has held numerous high positions.
that OF United States Senator. Secretary OF
War, and we think, once Minister to St,
Petersburg. Mr.. Weed preferred the Less
ostentatious labor of journalist, bnt not the
less influential. Last week Mr.. Weed died
ri tho aoa of Q5 and Mr. Cameron aoed