The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-13
The Schuylkill river has been poisoned by
dead fish, and serious apprehensions are en-
tertained as to the effect.

$1,000
tertained as to the effect.
In Maine the Democrats have endorsed
for Governor, Mr.. Plaisted, the Greenback-
er, and will support him. And yet the
Democratic party claims to be a party of
principle.
In Texas Congressman Jones seems to
be the choice OF all the elements opposed
to Bourbonism, for Governor. Their united
strength would sweep the State, and drive
nail into the coffin of the Bourbon De-
mocracy OF that State.
The conference bill to enable the National
banks to continue their corporate existence
passed the Senate on Friday, with all the
amendments, the report of the last conference
committee having proved satisfactory 1t will
become law.
Mrs. Scoville, Gulteau's sister, is now de-
handing the dead body of her brother, in or
der to have it sold at its commercial value,
and disposed of to replace her depleted ex-
chequer, and save her property from mort
gage sale. Such is life.
Jere Black prophecies the nomination OF
Hancock by the Democrats and Blain by the
Republicans in 1884. He predicted the nom
Chicago Convention met. But lightning sell
dom ever strikes twice in one place.
One OF the funny things of the times is the
editor OF the Washington Post posing in the
role of a civil service reformer. But since we
think of it, after the conversion of Gov. Luke
Blackburn, of Kentucky, to christianity,
nothing ought to astonish the country.
Egypt is the half way house between Eng
land and India, and India is a part of the
British Empire and the Suez canal the con-
Meeting channel. England cannot afford to
tolerate any Instructions to that truck, and
the Egyptians must get out of the way.
Sixteen millions of the six per cent United
States bonds, continued at 81 per cent, from
January 1st, 1881, have been called in by the
Secretary of the Treasury. The principal and
accrued interest will be paid at the Treasury
Department on the 18th of September next,
and the interest will cease on that day.
England's troubles grow in huge proper
tons. With Ireland in q tumultuous and
volcanic condition, and the Egyptian troubles
drawing upon the resources of her treasury
and army-the threatened resignation of
Granville, and dissolution of the cabinet
conspire to excite the gravest concern, and
call for the bravest craftsmanship.
1t is now stated the Russian Genera Skobe-
loft committed suicide because it had been dis
covered that he sympathised with, and en-
couraged the Nihilists. Recent exposures
have implicated prominent members of the
royal family, and it is said Skobeloff was in
league with them.
Lieut.. Melville, of the Inflated jeanette
and Arctic explorations, has telegraphed to
the Secretary of the Navy asking permission
to return home. The request has been
granted, and the heroic and adventurous Of
ficer will soon be with his family, who re-
side near Philadelphia, and from whom ht
has been absent for several years.
In Van Buren, county, Arkansas, on the
7th, woman and her three little children
in remote part of the county, and the
mother taking sick, it is supposed, could not
make provision for the little children. The
mother and two OF the children were found
dead. The other child was alive, and had
gnawed piece Of flesh out of lis own arm 1t
died soon after being discovered
1t has been determined TO attempt to re-
claim the arid regions of Colorado, by boring
artesian wells. Scientific experts have been
sent out by the government to make examln-
water may be reached by boring 1900 to
1900 feet, and in others by going down 800
feet deeper. Orders have been given by the
Commissioner of Agriculture to sink two
wells, as an experiment
The State debt Democrats of Tennessee met
at Nashville, on the 18th. Gen. Cheatham
was made Chairman of the Convention, and
j. Il. Russell nominated tor Governor Reso-
lutions in favor of meeting the honest obliga-
tons of State and Nation were adopted
TheIc are now two Democratic tickets in the
feld-Bates, low tax, and Russell, debt-payer,
and Republican ticket headed by Gov. Haw-
kins.
The Alabama Republicans have endorsed
the independent ticket for State offices re-
Gently nominated. The Independent move.
ment is engineered by Congressman Lowe,
aGreenback Democrat a mere nOminalism
to distinguish it from the Bourbon Demo-
fh. oho,,
The Republicans of the South are justifia-
BILE in any coalition to throw Off the politi-
cal despotism which has been grinding
them down for Years.
Mr.. Massey has the bulge on the Democrats
and they will haye to take him, whether they
like it or not. 1t looks very much like there
had been an agreement at the St. Clair Hotel
Conference last spring, and that Massey's an
nouncement was in accordance with the views
of those who composed the conference. Many
whO were not in the secret are kicking but they
will soon be silenced an6 MI. Massey have the
field to himself What the Committee did
yesterday, we cannot say, but it is safe to pre-
dict that it will not antagonize the parson.
A gentleman who was recently in WASH |
ington, reported that Wilson s. Co, who
are interested in the construction of a rail-
way from New Orleans to Memph Is. had |
united with Mr.. Huntington, OF the South
ern Pacific. to ask for national charter
under which to build a railroad on the le-
wee, on the east bank of the Mississippi |
from Memphis to New Orleans. 1t was /
said that Mr.. Huntington regards this /
proposed road as very desirable link to /
connect his terminus at New Orleans with /
the roads coming from the Atlantic coast.
Last week the prisoners in the State Prison
at Concord Mass, numbering 636, were locked
in their cells, because of concerted bowling
and yelling the night previous to this action
on the part of Warden. They had been given,
usually, one hour to three hours of yard exer.
else, but the unruly conduct of all of them,
caused the restriction to the cell, as punish
ment. They continued their noisy conduct.
varying it by beating with their tia plates,
and breaking up beds and everything destruc.-
ible that was in their reach. 1t is the conta-
gion of the labor strikes which is affecting
them, we suppose.
Pennsylvania is peculiarly fortunate in
having three candidates for Governor, who