The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-10-12
PEOPLES TICKET.
FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTS
Mr.. Samuel Colt of Connecticut has recently

purchased valuable mineral rights near Roam
oke, land will shortly construct a.railway for
the shipment of the vast quantities of ore that
will be mined
Every voter who has changed his resi-
dence in the county or from another coun-
ty to this county or city, or from this coun-
ty or city to another, should look after his
transfer, and see that it is all right.
Ex-Gov. H. H. Wells, of Virg mia, has
been appointed special counsel on the part
of the government to investigate the charge
of bribery preferred by Mr.. w. II. Dick
son, in the trial of the star-route eases.
james Thomas, jr., the wealthiest man in
Richmond, Va. died on Sunday last, aged IS
years. He had been in the tobacco trade for
forty years and had accumulate a large for
tune Rev. J. L. NJ Curry married one of his
daughters.
The grand jury of Richmond city, on Sat
urday last, brought in an Indictment against
Mr.. James A. Watkins, representative in the
Legislature from Appomattox county, for sell
ing his influence as member, for ninety dol
lars, to procure position as guard at the pen
itentiary for E. S. Drifting
Gen. Butler has accepted the Democratic
nomination for Governor of Massachusetts.
He declares for the principles of Jefferson
Monroe and jackson, and says he has never
departed therefrom. OF course he will be re-
ceived by the Democrats all over the country,
not excepting Virginia, as long lost, but re-
Gently found brother.
Col. Hill, of the Scottsvile Courier warm
democrat, and delegate to the convention
which nominated O'Ferrall, can't be whipped
into line for Massey. In the last issue of his
paper he says; "Ihere are thousands of Dem
ocrats in Virginia who believe that Mr. Massey
is only selfish delnagogue and political buck
ster, utterly devoid of principle, therefore
they will not vote for him.
Pay your capitaton tax nOD Don't wait
for any one to help you. If you vote right in
this election the price upon your suffrage viii
be removed. Arm yourself now so that when
the times comes you viii be prepared to aid in
consigning the Ubiquitous poll tax restriction
to the grave of the past never to be resurrected
again.
One gentleman will be consp cuous be.
cause of his absence at the Bourbon picnic
at Fort Defiance. His name is John E.
Massey. Whether invited or not we can.
not say. In fact the Bourbons have nc
use for Mr.. Massey. except as cats paw
Massey's own manhood ought to revolt
against such contemptuous treatment, anc
his friends ough: TO resent the nsiduou:
insult.
The Democrats of the Norfolk District
have nominated r. C. Marshall, ESQ, OF
Portsmouth, for Congress in that district
The other candidates. are Hon. j. f. De
zendorf, stratgAtout Re publican, and II. Lib
by, ESQ, Liberal Republican. We are not
sufficiently acquainted with the drift of pub
lie sentimen: in that locality TO form a rea-
sonably accurate opinion of the result. EACH
of the parties claims that its representative
will be elected and two of them will be dis
appointed.
The New York Republican State Com
mttee have chosen Howard Carroll. as the
candidate of that party for Congressman
at-largc from that State in place of Hep.
burn, DEF lined. Mr. Carroll is only %
years of age, bnt has achieved very en-.
viable reputation as journalist at that
age. He has ability, courage and honesty
OF the highest type, and will add strength
to the ticket, He is well known in Vir
ginia as the staff correspondent Of the
New York Times.
On the 18th two men were rested in
Washington. charged with having attempted
to bride clerks in the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing to purlon certain plates and
valuable sheets of paper. The arrested
parties are named Salter and Ward. They
allege that their purpose was not TO use the
plates in criminal sense. but to expose The
careless manner in which the Bureau is
managed. Col. lrish the chief of that de-
partment, asserts that the plot originated
with candidate for bis place and it was to
Mr.. rs. energy that the scheme was ex-
posed and the scheners arrested.
1t is amusing to see in our Bourbon ex-
changes the claim put up for the Seventh Dis
trict. There is no more chance for Col
O'FarralPs election to a seat in Congress at the
November election than there is for an intel
ligent explanation of Curtis comet from wild
Comanche. If Paul does not beat him by
1900 at least, we will be very much disap-
pointed. IF their claims for other districts are
no better founded than they are in the
Seventh. the Bourbons will not have men,
hor of no Il,
not expect all their candidates TO be defeated.
but we state it thus, to show the .absurdity OF
the pretense about this district
"Why cannot we have a victory of the
Georgia kind in Virginia." asks the Peters
burg Index. The answer is simple. 1t is be-
cause The Bourbon party have not the ma
chinery of government or of elections, and
for the reason that the people have deter
mined that there shall be free ballot and Il
fair count Virginia has gone through the
process of reform which sooner or later Geor-
gia will have to experience, and when that
time arrives Georgia will find cause to regret
the methods which have given her such an
unenyiable notoriety. The cause of the peo-
pie Will in time be indicated, and Bourbon
ism receive its doom, as certain as effect fol-
lows cause.
A New Jersey firm have purchased Columbia
and Liberty Furnaces in Shenandoah County.
paying Messrs Jno. Whistler & Sons, $250,000
cash. In speaking of this sale the last V5r
gaaaaas says it is reported that the purchasers
contemplate the erection of rolling and nail
mills and the construction of railway from
Edinburg station of Valley Branch of Bait
more & Ohio R. r. up Stoney creek to these
properties. We have heretofore remarked on
the quantity and character of the iron ore
beds of the Liberty and Columbia furnaces
and the great facilities there existing for the
cheap manufacture of high grade iron We
are much gratfied toknow that they are to be
developed in way commensurate with their
value, and that the iron made from them is to
be locally converted into nails, bars, etc
In his speech at Richmond, last Friday
night, Prof j. M. Langston, referring to the
perversion of the term leader into that of Boss.
stated that Moses, in the sense of a leader,
was a. Boss; that Christ was Boss, that
Washington was Boss. The meaning of
which was that Moses was the leader of bis