Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-01-13
.JOURNALISM IN VIRGINIA.

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the Virginia press the Alexandria Ca
zette,," has attained its eighty-third year.
Edgar Snowden is its editor. Men may
come and men may go, but the old ga
zette' keeps up the enterprise and fresh
ness of its youth, when as now it floated
the name OF Snowden at the mast head.
Judge J. E. Stuart has retired from the
editorial chair of the page News" and
is succeeded by Capt. r. S. Parker. The
Judge in his valedictorY expresses the
right view about the judiciary mixing in
politics, even with the pen.
The Richmond "Whig," under the
control of VIM. G. Elan, (the choice of
his party for Secretary of State we hope),
In its ffty-eigbth year exhibits all of the
striking qualities Of political organ that
it did under Ridgeway thirty years ago
and possesses much greater valus as a
newspaper. His conduct..of thef"Whig"
has stamped Mr.. Elan as one of the most
remarkable men in his party.
The Lypchburg Advance" which, when
it was started by Capt. Whitehead, we
feared was seed sown on stony ground, has
through its enterprise and ability proved a
pronounced success. Is is just out in a
new dress.
That sterling Democratic sheet, the
''Shenandoah Valley" published by those
sound to the core Democrats, the Henkels,
has just entered on its fifteenth year Of
good conduct and prosperity.
The Dispatch has made its annual
statistical statement of the business of
Richmond SO regularly, that like the rising
! of the sun, it is taken as a matter of
| course and without any extraordinary
amount of gratitude. But to the journalists
who know the work it will appear every
New Y ear day as marvel of industry and
enterprise.
Hinton, W. Va, has new paper, the
| Hinton Republican, }" published by Rich
ard Burke, formerly of the monroe Reg
ister') and S. F. Mcbride. 1t is Repub-
lican in politics as well as name.
The 'sCommercial" is the name of Re-
adiuster paper about being started in Nor
folk. A paper published in the same town
with the orfolk Ledger" will have to
get around very lively to keep dressed with
the line. The Ledger" is one of the very
best papers in Virginia in every respect,
and Col Lewellen ought to be, as we sup
pose he is, proud of it.
| 1t would be serious oversight to let
| the opening of 1882 pass without paying a
tribute to the great value, practical money
value of the work done by Maj. Jed Hotch-
kiss s'The Virginias,' in the past year.
1t has risen in influence to the point where
| as matter of fact it is the exponent of
our resources. and it's utterances command
| the ear of the capitalists of the country.
| The two States owe debt of gratitude to
| the man whose ability and energy has
made ID so.
| Elsewhere we publish the prospectus Of
| the Baltimore Sum-" There is really no
new year or old year with this favorite
newspaper. It made out its programme
| years ago which was to give the earliest
news, the most reliable news, and all the
news that respectable people would want
to read, and the programme is promptly
| carried out every day of the year.
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| KNOCKING At THE TREASURY
DOOR.
Unless the Readjuster legislature sue
coed in their plans for readjustment the
| State will be in sorry plight. The
abolished expenses Of a recent legisla-
ture are fast being restored to the pay roll
with heavy additions. The following pro-
positions have been laid before the legisla-
ture by Readjuster members:
Colored college,. ...... $780, 900
| Annual appropriation to same. $4,000
| Asylum for Deaf and Dumb color
| ed children. -. $1,000
/! Refurnishing the Governors Man
sion 10000
Clerk to Governor. ...... ............ 1,5OO
Two clerks to Secretary of State
| ('sif necessary, ~. ......." 1890
Removal of Central Lunatic Asy-
lum to Petersburg, ......... $3.50. $4,000
| To repair Governors mansion..... 10000
Total, ........, ......... ".."$238, 800
AS these propositions come from gentle
men of prominence in their party, it will
not make the Readjuster tax PAYERS more