The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-20

the 17th
Maj. N Hart Jackson, an officer on Stone
wall Jackson's staff, during the late war, died
In New York on Thursday.
1t is reported that Pullman palace cars will
run through from New York to New Orleans,
via the Shenandoah Valley Railroad by the 1st
of June.
bill has passed the Ohio Legislature, and
become law, redstricting the State so as to
give the Republicans fifteen and Democrats six
members of Congress
Maj. Watts, United States Marshal for the
Western District of Virginia, was in Staunton
On Tuesday on his way to Richmond He
stopped at the American Hotel
The Chinese bill, introduced by Mr.. Page, of
California, and which obviates the objections
ofthe President to the former bill, passed the
House on the 18th by vote of201 to 81.
The bill repeating the whipping post law
has passed the Legislature. 1t abolishes stripes
and gives the jury the right to fix the term of
imprisonment, instead of the court, as hereto
fore.
The "no-rent" agitation in Ireland is spread
ing rapidly. Landlords sent summonses to
their delinquent tenants, when the process
server was seized and warned out of the dis
trict and the summonses burnt
1t is surmised by the Dispatch that the
Legislature will pass a resolution Oh Mon
day or Tuesday to take recess, and in the
event OF this, it will assemble again about
the 9TH of June.
The Ford boys, who killed Jesse James,
pleaded guilty to the charge and were SEN
fenced, at st. Joseph, MO-, to be hanged on the
18th OF May. Gov. Crttenden granted, by
telegraph, an unconditional pardon
A bilfhas been Introduced in the legislature
authorizing the Board of Supervisors of any
county in the Commonwealth to purchase or
contract for the use of a patent known as a
devise to construct water-dams dams, cause
ways, submerged fords, &C.
The Rhodes family charged with being ac-
completes in the murder of Mr.. Massie and
wife, in Albemarle county, Va, have been re-
alleged murderers, waived an examination,
and was sent on to the grand jury for indict-
ment
The damage to the growing wheat crop in
Ohio by the recent cold snap has been greatly
exaggerated. According to the latest advices
the crop promises even better than is indicated
IN the report from the agricultural department
or April
The Senate has passed the bill increasing
the salary of the Public Printer from 81 200 to
$1,000. This is right. Maj. Walker is a COM
petent officer, and his services would be cheap
at $4,000. 1t requires as much brains to run
the printing department of the State well, as ii
does to run the executive department
A vote was taken in Roanoke county last
week, on the question of license or no license
under the new local option law. Salem dis
trict went against license by decided MAORI
ty. The vote was light, few seeming to take
any special interest in the matter, one way OF
the other.
We import from China annually $25000,0 0C
of product and export $6000,00O worth Of
American goods, and large quantities of silver
for the goods imported. This relieves US Of
our superabundant silver currency. The com.
merce between the two countries has been rap.
idly growing, but hostile legislation will soon
put stop to that channel of trade.
On the 18th the House insisted upon its re-
cognition of the Senate amendment to the
Commissioners OF Sale bill, electing the COM
missioners by the people, instead of appoint
ment by the Governor, and asked for COM
mittee OF conference to be composed of three
Senators and five members of the House The
motion was agreed to.
The House of Delegates has passed the bill
providing for submitting the question of Ii
quor license or no license to the qualified vo-
tiers of each and every county and municipal
corporation in the State of Virginia, and to
the qualified voters of each and every magis-
terial district in each and every county, and of
each and every ward in each and every munic-
lpal corporation thereof.
Ex-senator Mcdonald, of Indiana; Hon.
Hugh ]. Jewett, of the Erie Road Hon. A S.
Sullivan, of New York, and Mr. Milton Tay-
lor, of Cincinnati, have organized the Florida
Mill, Land and Lumber Company. with cap
tai of $500 900. They haye purchased 625 900
acres in three of the Gulf counties of Florida,
from which they propose to take yellow pine
for shipment
OHIO has primitive way of administering
justice. Apparently they deal out the article
irrespective OF persons, and even invade the
sacred precincts of the legislature to bring
criminals to the bar of judgment. The Frank
lin county grand jury has indicted Representa-
tives VIM. Black, of Cleveland, and W. A
Wright, of Hooking, charged with accepting
brides from canal lobbyists, and ]. B. Watson
of Cincinnati for bribery. all three are in
the county Jail. There ought to be few
more Franklin grand juries in the land
The Ohio crop report for April says that the
probabilities for the growing wheat crop are
better than they were year ago, but not as
good as two years ago. 1t predicts that prices
will remain firm even after harvest The wheat
for export in 1881 is estimated at 1888 900 900
bushels less than 1880. A gentleman who,
during the past month, has travelled extensive
ly in Kentucky and West Virginia, reports
the growing wheat as looking more promising
than for many years past. Fruit has been
somewhat injured by the frost, but the out
look upon the whole is highly promising.
Three county judges of Greene county,
Mo-, appeared before the United States
Court at Jefferson City, on the 18th, to show
cause why they failed to levy tax to pay
the interest due on Kansas City and Men,
phis Railway Bonds. The bonded debt with
interest accrued amounts to 100000. The
citizens of Greene county declare that they
will not pay these bonds, and farmers have
organized, calling themselves Brothers of
Freedom, to resist the payment of the tax.
When the land is sold for taxes they pro-
pose to buy it in for 81 and declare openly
that the climate of Greene county will not
be healthy for any person who bids higher.
What Mr.. Massey expects to gain by an
effort to defeat the re-apportionment bill,
we cannot see, except to secure the election
OF five or six Bourbons to Congress. Were
the bill to fail, and Mr.. Massey to take the