The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-21
PEOPLES TICKET.


Prof. ]. NJ. Langston, the distinguished
colored orator and scholar, has rendered
his services to the Liberals of Nirginia for
the campo ign, and will make canvass of
the State.
John H. Johnston, Mayor OF Danville.
Va. who shot and killed John E. Hatcher,
late Chief of Police of that city, last week,
was honorably acquitted at the preliminary
trial for his ca ime.
Hon. E. l.. Butterick, of Charleston. hes
been nominated for Congress by the Re-
publicans of the Third District. Hon. j.
E. Kenner is the Democratic nominee and
the present represer tative.
Hon c. P. Ramsdell, late United STATES
Marshal of the Eastern district of Virginia
which position he had held for the past ten
years, died of Bright's disease, nj Centraa.
Chesterfield county, Saturday morning, in his
~ year lt6 ~
sachusetts has nominated Gen. B. F Butler
f or Governor. This is the gentleman Maj
Daniel pronoun ced the most modest man in
the world, next to Gen Malone, in his speech
at Harrisonburg. .r..
The Governor has DIES ignated the Mer-
chants National Bank as one of the State
Depostories, in place of the Richmond
Banking and Insurance Company. sus-
pended. The bank gave security in the
sum of $500 600. to protect the State de-
post. .,.i ,s-.,t4
The Richmond correspondent of the Peters
burg Lader- appeal states that the revenue of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
for the first week in this month, is $72,90S
Same period last year yielded S54591, or 80 per
cent, increase. The traffic of the company is
very large.
Judge Wylie, of the District Cogrt for
the District of Columbia. before whom the
Star-rcute cases were tried, on Friday last,
set aside the verdict in the cases of Miner
aud Randall, and granted them d new
auitIals were entered, will come up again
in December.
The United States Court for the Western
District of Virginia, commenced its fall term
at Lynchburg, on the 18th, Judge R. W.
Hughes presiding ] A. Pugh, late deputy
postmaster at Clifton Forge, who has been
confined in the Staunton Jail Tor several
months past, will be tried at this term on the
charge of embezz ling post office funds.
The V,adicator;s imagination is increas-
ing the Bourbon strength in the county
rapidly. When the stubborn facts are eX-
posed in November, its readers will know
how much to depend upon its fancy. We
do not wish to dispel its delusion by a
counter statement. We leave that to its
readers, when they realize how far from the
mark it has shot,
Col. Joel Rutfner died near Charleston.
W. Va. last week, aged 50 years. His
father. Daniel Ruflner. was native OF
Shenandoah county, Va. Col. Ruffner him
self, married Miss Diana Meyer, of Shen-
andoah, whose father was at one i'm
prosperous merchant at Luray. in Page
county. Col. Ruffner was a gentleman of
great force of character and strong intel
lect and enjoyed, to an unusual degree. the
confidence and esteem of the people OF IA
nawha county.
Hon. Ben. Butterworth has been n0mi-
mated for re-electionto Congress from the
First Ohio District. and Amor Smith, ir.,
from the Second District, which has been
represented by Gen. Tom Young for the
past two terms. These districts embrace
Hamilton county, including Cincinnati
The temperance question will have some
influence in the election in these districts.
and it is difficult to make safe calculation
named are Republicans. The Democrats
have not nominated yet.
A correspondent of the Dispatch, writing
from Scottsvile, and referring 10 the john
discussion at White Hall between Paul and
O'Ferrall says that majority OF the crowd
was for O'Ferrall. This is not correct. An
eye witness. a gentleman who was present for
the purpose of guaging the crowd, informed
ns that it was at least four to one for Paul.
AS to forty men at that precinct who voted for
Cameron, that would support O'Ferral, the
reverse is the fact, according to our informa-
ton. A large number of Daniel voters will
support both Paul and Wise.
The eBourbons are worse frightened than
we thought they were. We zee it stated that
they intend to apply to Judge Hughes for
the appointment OF Federal Supervisors of
Election for some of the counties of Eastern
Virginia, to protect the innocent Democratic
lambs in a free ballot and fair count. What
change and what fright A few years ago
these Supervisors were denount ed as the spies
and minions OF the government to destroy the
liberties of the people, especially OF the South
and the Democratic party in Congress refused
to appropriate dollar to pay for their SER
vices.
Gov. Colquit having intimated a pur,
pose to appoint B. Fl. Hill. ir., to fill the
vacancy in the United States Senate from
Georgia. occas Toned by the death of Mr.
Hills father, Hon. B.. II. Hill, the young
man addressed a letter to the Governor de-
Siihile OAiN hoi'oAs eAe "a J''iiN Il
aspiratio ions. The manifestation OF such
modesty and good sense was the strong
est argument that could have been adj
duced of his fitness for the place. bis
State Will have use for Mr.. Hill before many
years, for the people viii mi allow such
men to remain in seclusion.
We are pleased to learn that Capt. j. Fl.
Rives in the Sixth District, and Hon. J.
Amber Smith in the Third, are making an
active and effective canvass, with encourag-
ing prospects of success. They are both
young men OF ability, experienced in po-
iitical ways, and with justifiable ambi-
ton for success. We hope every friend OF
the Liberal cause will give them, in their
respective districts, an earnest and aggres-
sive support. If the full vote of the Liber-
ais is gotten out, and that ought to be the
pressing necessity of the contest, the re-
suit promises favorably. Let there be no
laggards-no sulkers-no mere selfish nfu- |
euces to operate, but one paramount cor
the success of the cause and its |
recognized representatives.
On Thursday last Attorney General Blair |
aad Auditor Allen arrived in staunton.-