The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-05-04

A commission has been issued to NJ. P.
Beard, postmaster at Lola, Rockingham coun-
ty. Where is Lola? 1t is substitute for
Broadway?
Rev. d. B. Ewing has resigned the position
OF principal ofthe Lewisburg Female Institute,
to accept more lucrative offer in the Female
High School at Winchester, KY.
The City Council of Petersburg has voted to
appropriate $4,000 for a site for the Central
Lunatic Asylum, to be located there. The
buildings will cost $4,000, to be paid by the
the state
Grant Mills has been selected as the name
ofthe Post Office re-established at Milbrook,
Augusta County. Lewis Hartman has been
commissioned as post master. 81. L. Dakin
has been appointed post master at Salisbury
Furnace, Botetourt County
It is now stated that Hon. Alex Stephens
has consented to the use of his name for Gov.
ernor of Georgia, to save the democratic party
from destruction. Gov Gatchell, however
whether Mr. Stephens consents to run or
not
The House ON the 1st, Ly vote of $50 to
65, fixed May 9th for the consideration OF the
bill extending national bank charters. This
was victory for the banks, and indicates that
the bill will pass Several Southern as well
as some Northern democrats voted with the
Republicans for the proposition.
The Culpeper Exponent, declares in favor of
Hon. J. E. Massey for Congressman at Large,
a reward fer his successful efforts to prevent,
the passage of the bill to re-apportion the State
under the census of1SS0. The Exponent is a
Bourbon paper. and the only consideration it
asks from Mr.. Massey is that he will support
the Reagan inter State commerce bill.
The land leaguers, Parnell, Dillon, and
OKelley, confined in a Dublin prison, have
been Internationally released by order OF the
British government. Great rejoicing followed
the announcement all over Ireland The Lon
don Times says that the policy of the govern
ment now will be concession and Cancellation,
pure and simple
There are at present one hundred orphan
boys at the Miller Manual Labor School, Abe
earle county, where not only are all their
physical wants supplied without charge, but
they are given solid education and are taught
besides useful trade, by which, when they
leave the Institution, they will be able to take
care of themselves and become valuable citi-
Zens
The President has determined to make short
work with the Apaches, and to put down the
Indian outbreak in Arizona. Additional
troops have arrived to the support of those
now in the field, and vigorous measures will
be enforced to bring the savage murderers to
justice. The President is in earnest, and in
tends to make clean sweep of the treacher-
GUS redskins who haye been numbering set
tiers at will
Engineer Lawrence A. Wedderburn, a cadet
at Annapolis, was killed while exercising in the
gymnasium. He was performing on the ring
ropes, about twenty feet in length, suspended
from the ceiling, with large rings for the hands
at the lower end When he gave a swing and
attempted to turn somersault he lost his hold
and fell to the floor. He never spoke again
and died within few hours 1t is supposed
that the spinal chord was broken. He was
aged about IS years, and was q son OF Geo. G.
Weddeburn, Esq, well known in the Valley Of
Virginia.
Appropriations to improve the rivers of the
fWO Viruinias have haon mazda nv Goprrecc ae
follows: James river, $75 900; Staunton river
$1,000; Blackwater river, $780, Norfolk
harbor, $75 900; Chickahominy river, S. 900
Rappahannock river, $4,000; Tolusky creek
5000; York river, $4,000; North Landing
$4,000 Urbanna creek, $4,000; Pamunky, So,
500; Nominl creek 81 900; Archer Hope river
: 5000; Dan river, $4,000 The following ap
preparations for West Virginia rivers were
also agreed upon: Great Kanawha, 5000 900
Guyandotte, $4,000; Allegheny, $4,000; New
river, $4,000.
The Committee on Education and Labor
reported to the US. Senate, on the 21st ult.
with the approval of majority of its mem
bers, bill which provides for the appropria
ton of $95 900 900, $15,Oo0,0OO the fl rst year
$14,000,000 the second year, $13,000,0O0 thu
third year, and thereafter a sum diminished
$1,000 900 yearly from the sum last appropri
ated, until ten annual appropriations shall
have been made, when all appropriations I'm
der this act shall cease, which several sum
shall be expended to secure the benefits o
common school education to all the children
living in the United States.
On Saturday last two internal machines
were mailed ia the New York post office, one
for W. II. Vanderbilt and the other for Cyrus
W. Fields. While being transmitted on ths
elevated railway to their destination, that fol
Mr. Field exploded, setting the mail bag Oh
fire. This aroused attention, and the Other
box was thrown into water, kept there for IL
hours, and then opened. 1t was found to be
an ingenious continuance, containing deadly
explosive, with one half pound of powder in
each. The sender of the boxes was not kno WI
at last date, but strenuous efforts are being put
forth to ferret him out