The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-06-29
THE Chairman of the Committee

esolution for the final adjournment of |
congress on the 10th of July.
The first wheat of the season marketed
n Virginia was sold in Petersburg at $3.50
per bushel. and raised on the farm Of Reu-
ben Ragland. of Chesterfield county.
The Governor on the 26th pardoned Au-
gustus Ferguson, who was convicted at the
April term of the County Court of Nelson
county, and sentenced to six months in
jail.
The Senate is not favorable to the House
resolution to adjourn on the 10th OF July.
1t Is believed that there is very little pros
pect of Congress adiourning before the
10th or 25th af July.
John q. Dean has been appointed postmas-
ter at Winchester, Va; j. Roark, at koark,
Rockingham county; G. M. Martz, at Oak
wood, Rockingham county; and John E.
Beard, at Broadway.
The Alexandria Gazette says that the con-
tested election case of Stovall VS.. Cabell, from
the Fifth Virginia District, may possibly be
considered by the House Committee on Elec-
tons this week. All the papers are ready,
and the case prepared for consideration.
Col. A. W. Jones is to assume the duties of
editor of the Norfolk Record after July l, when
the paper will be converted into daily. Col.
Jones is vigorous and pungent editor, as
well as an attractive speaker. The Record
under h is control, will be an able advocate OF
Liberalism in Virginia and the South.
Mr.. Francis J. Barnes died in Richmond on
Tuesday last, after several years illness, aged
70 wears. He was a brother of the late Mrs.
Ann E. Cushing, and uncle of E. M. Gushing,
ESQ :, of this place. He had been prominent
and useful citizen and particularly conspicu-
GUS as member of the Baptist church, and
for his charities and benevolence.
On Friday last a week ago, an accident &C.
CURED on the CIarksburg & Weston, w. Va,
railroad, by which a number OF persons were
severely injured, some of them fatally Among
those killed was lawyer by the name of Cary
from Richmond, and d Mr.. Goldsboro, agent
for Armstrong s. Gator, Baltimore. MIR. Mer
merit. agent for Knabe s. Co., Baltimore, was
dangerously hurt and may die.
We have received a copy of pamphlet
published by Gen. Asa Rodgers, late Sec
ond Auditor for Virginia. 1t is written il
defence Of his official character and as {
"review of the report OF the House Com
mittee of March. 1880, and of the report o
the joint committee of April, 1882, will
the evidence thereto attached. in relation
to the Second Auditors Office and the evi
dence to expose a conspiracy formed il
June, 1880, against that officer"
On the 22d, during a sharp thunde
storm, the beautiful Confederate monumen
on the State Grounds, Columbia. S. c.
s was struck by lightning. and the life-siz
white marble figure of the soldier SUI
mounting il dashed to the ground and de
molished The bolt struck the rim OF tn
hat ard glanced off, entering the base AM
shivering it. The head of the soldier wa
cut off. and the mass of what was one Q
the handsomest pieces Of m0numentu
sculpture in the country lays at the bas
utterly wrecked.
The debt question has been settled; tn
taxes have been reduced. the public school
revived and infused with life and vigOr; tn
whipping-post law sponged from the stat
ute books the embargo upon the ballot il
a fair way of removal; confidence an
hope restored to the people, and genera
feeling OF satisfaction prevails as to tn
present condition of public affairs and fu
ture prospects-all as the result of tn
overthrow of the Bourbon fact ion-th
fruits OF which have been generously dt
nominated BOssism.
The Democrats of Tennessee, in Stat
Convention, on the 22d. nominated Gen
Bates for Governor, who is a low tax ma
and in favor of forcible REIMBURSEMENT Q
the State debt. SeYenty-five delegates ST
ceded. organized into separate body an
to hold Convention to take further actor
This seeding body propose to get the bes
terms possible from the creditors, but upo
their own proposition, and to oppose tn
platform and policy OF the forcible read
iusting Democrats. This split in the part
assures the State to the Republican,
as many of the debt-paying Democrats wi
vote for Gov. Hawkins, the Republican non
inee. If an acceptable debt-paying Demo
crat is not put forward ON the 18th Of July
All the appeals and arguments whic
could be suggested to influence the Pres
dent to reprieve Guiteau, SO as to give tim
to have a comm ission of medical expert
to inquire into his sanity, have failed Z
their purpose. The murderer of Presiden
Garfield will be hanged tomorrow. 1t ha
been one year, less two days, since th
great crime was committed. The colo
blooded murderer has been given every re
source of the law to escape the gallow!
but twelve intelligent and sworn Juror
after hearing evidence and argument. d.
President proposes to respect that patien
verdict, and the American people will say
amen.
The Directors of one of the Nati0nf
Banks of r edmond filed in the office
the Comptroller of the Currency mod
fed oath as follows: The above is sui
scribed in all respects except so far as
applies to the rate of interest allowed b
law in this State. Whereupon Senate
Beck offered resolution calling for tn
form OF oath taken by the directors OF al
the Banks in Richmond, with view n
doubt of learning whether they had nc
violated the condition of their charters, i
charging a greater interest than the law
of their State allowed. Would it not
we'll enough to extend the inquiry further
and have general scrutiny into the wa
the National Ba nks have been disregard
ing the lawunder which they are organize
as to the interest question.
The Cambria Iron and Steel Company
of Jamestown, Pa, is an extensive cor
Germ. It owns 80. 900 acres of land. 1t ha
thirteen blast furnaces, two of them pre-
ducing 800 tons of pig iron week a Be-
semer plant, with two six and a half to
converters, and two open hearth Perno
furnaces, with a capacity of SO tons each
day. The output year is 100000 tons Q