The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-08-03
Veto OVerruled.

appropriated gle, J43, $50, was vetoed by the |
President. The grounds upon which his sig
nature was withheld are that the bill
contained appropriations for purposes not
for common defence or general welfare, and
which did not promote commerce among the
States, but contains provisions for the benefit
OF particular localities, in which it is proposed
to make improvements, not national in their
character or for the general benefit. The Pres
ident regards such appropriation of public
monies as beyond the powers given by the
Constitution to Congress and the President,
and because of this and the manifest evils
which grow out of such legislation, the bill
was returned without his signature.
On the goth the bill was taken up and
passed over the Presidents vote by 1876 yeas
to SO nays, and in the Senate by as to IS.
The action of the President was brave and
wise. and manifested proper appreciation of
the interests of the people-the taxpayers of
the country-his duty under his oath. and con-
Germ for the faithful and lawful administra-
ton of his office. The bill is a log-rolling job
gotten up by demagogues to secure their re-
turn to Congress and with no reference to the
general welfare. The veto will be sustained
by the people if it was not by Congress, and
the result OF the fall elections will prove the
wisdom of the Presidents course.
Mr.. Spears has introduced a bill in Congress
appropriating 100000 as an expression of APP
probation of the Government for the services
of DIR. Crawford w. Long, of Georgia, in the
discovery and first use of an anesthesia in sur
gical operations.
JohnC. Graft, cashier OF the Exchange Bank
of Franklin, Pa. was on Saturday reported to
be defaulter for from $50 900 to 100000
Oil speculatons are the cause assigned. Graft
is a Presbyterian deacon. The solvency of
the bank is said not TO be impaired
Three young men who had been on a spree
sat down Monday on the track OF the Buffalo
and Southwestern railroad, near jamestown,
N. Y. An excursion train cut one in two,
fatally injured another and badly hurt the
third
What is called the Republican "Straghtout
Committee" is simply illustrating in its recent
action, the story of the little bull and the rail
road train. Its cavortlng on the track could
only result in something getting hurt, with
no material damage to the train.
The grand jury at Christiansburg has in
dicted Capt. John S. Wise and Mr.. John S
Crockett as principals in the recent dnel. In
dictments were also found against G. w Ward
and ]. Stewart Crockett, cousin of John s
Crockett, as seconds, and DR.. Moore as sur
geon. The other surgeon, being from Rich
mond and name not known, escaped indict
ment
Elder John Morgan, the well-known Nor
mon, has been attending different Conferences
throughout the Southwest, and will be thus en-
gagged for some weeks longer. He says that
the effect of recent National legislation is mos
salutary that the agitation has made a
worker out of every Mormon, and at this mo-
ment the Church is gaining more converts il
that section than ever before.
In the French Chamber of Deputies DeFrey
cinet asked for a second vote of credit for the
protection of Sucz Canal, declaring that it wa.
question of confidence in the Cabinet. The
fifty to seventy five, whereupon the ministers
rendered their resignation to President Grevy
He requested them to continue to transact the
business of their offices, pending the appoint
ment of their successors.
Between seventy five and a hundred armed
men went to Chatham Saturday morning about
3o'clock for the purpose oftaking Yeats. from
the Jail and hanging him to tree, they having
heard that the Governor had committed hi
sentence but on being informed by Mr.. Samp
son, Anderson's stepfather, that Yeats had
only been respited for one week, they aSan
doned their purpose and dispersed.
The democratic Council of Petersburg have
Instituted mandamus proceeding in the
Court of Appeals. in session at Wytheville
for the purpose of testing the question as TO
who are legally tile officers of the city, and in
formation has been IT ceivcd to the effect that
the court has issued rule returnable at the
September term of the court to be held al
Staunton on the 10th of that month, for the
readjusters to show cause why the mandamus
should not be issued.
Vennor makes the following predictions for
August. He is evidently determined to keep
people at home this summer: Il cannot but
think that August will be another month of
storms and unusual rainfall, with one or two
remarkably low curves of temperature. ex-
pect snowfalls will be recorded in extreme
Western and Northern sections, and cold rains
at more southernly stations shortly after the
mil off ha ha
similar, but, of course, colder"
s. Chapman Neal, a prominent lawyer of
Alexandria, was arrested at Denver, Col, on
the 2Sth by detective James johnson of Easton,
on charge of embezzling $32 900 from Will
liam Grayden, of New York, $500 from a
widow of Alexandria, Va, a large sum of
money from the Daingerfields of the same
city, and several thousand dollars from party
in Georgetown, ID. G. The total amount of
the embezzlement is about 600. When
arrested he was in the employ of q mining
company in Denver. He will be taken to
Richmond.
The papers for the past few days have con-
tanned extended accounts of some Irregular
ties of Col. John r. Popham, in his capacity
as clerk of the United States Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia, Boiled down, it
appears that blank checks. signed by Judge
Hughes, were left under his control to be
used in the distribution OF certain bankrupt
funds. Instead OF the checks being SO used
they were filled up for large amounts, the
money drawn out of deposit and appropriated
by Col. p. This is in Substance the state
ment. Upon the discovery OF the irregularity
Judge Hughes removed Col. Popham from
the position of Clerk. He holds also the Of
fee of superintendent of the folding rooms at
Washington, which we see he has resigned
In q card, Col. Popham says the statements in
the papers do him great injustice, and that it
is his purpose to place himself at once in
communication with the proper authorities
To this end, in company with his brother, Col
Thos. Popham, of Rappahannock, he went to
Richmond on Monday last
The Egyptian troubles are becoming more
complicated. Three hundred and odd nota-
bles in Constantinople have expressed SYM
pathy with Arab Pasha, and the Sultan is
manifesting an indisposition to send Turk
ish troops to interfere with Arabi's plans