The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-12-28
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West and is the pioneer of all enterprises
Rev. DR.. Minnegerode, Rector of St.
Paul's Church, Richmond. for the past
twenty five years, is critically i'll.
The last words of the late Gaodlove S.
Ortiz, mem berof Congress from Indiana,
were, ''happy, happy" and in another min
Il tie he was dead.
Gen Brisben Walker, formerly journal |
list Of West Virginia, is now a wealthy |
racaeman in Colorado. When he landed in
that State he had only $50.
W. G. Rives, of New York, has presented to
the Virginia Historical Society lite size por
trait of hs.dstinguished father, the late Hon
VIM. G. Rives.
Senator Ingalls, says that on the civil
service reform question each of the political
parties is trying TO cheat the other. and lac
thinks both will be cheated.
We learn from the Spirit of the Valley that
Mr. jackson Rhodes, a citizen OF Mt. Craw
fard, died at his residence in that place. of
Bright's disease. on Tuesday of last week
aged Sc.
Mr. VIM Whisman, who came to Virginia
from the North in 1868, and purchased a
farm near Mt. Vernon Forge, was buried At
Port Republic on Monday ast-aged, about
70 years.
On the 22d inst. the Kendall Bank Note
and Engraving Company instituted suit
against the Commonwealth of Virginia for
damages in the amount of $50. 900, for vio-
latiOn of contract.
Christmas was made notorious in Peters
burg by drunkenness and rioting, and alter
cations between bodies Of white and eolored
people. Pistols were drawn and shots ex-
changed, one prominent citizen, who was
passing by, receiving ball in the leg.
Mayor c. NJ. Dold of Lexington was thrown
from spring wagon, while returning from
Allegheny railroad depot, last week. and had
his leg broken at the ankle. The Gazette
says he is suffering much. but no serious re-
suit is apprehended.
We are indebted to Second Auditor II. H.
Dyson, for copy of his report OF the con-
dition of the Public Debt, the Literary
Fund. and the Sinking Fund, for the fiscal
year ending Sept. 20. 1882, for which he
will please accept our thanks.
The Vote For Congressman at Large in
North Carolina has finally been counted
and certified to by Gov. Jarvis. The vote
stands Bennett, DEM, .7G3 Dockery,
rep. III. 800 Benefits majority only ALB
3 close vote in an aggregate OF over 223.0
Lieut.. E. S. Avis. U. $. A., was married
OIL the 9Th instant to Miss Fannie Carter, at
Fort keogh. Lieut.. Avis is the son of Capt.
John Avis, of Charlestown, West Va. and
brother of James l.. Avis, Esq, of Harris
onburg, and Mr.. D. B Avis, of New Hope.
in this county.
Mr.. Thomas keyter, of Por Republic, died
on the 10Th of December, of blood poisoning,
caused by a decayed tooth. An abscess was
created at the root of the tooth, and from it
the blood became diseased, resulting in death.
He WAS aged SO years, so We learn from the
Valley Spirit.
The Senate Judiciary Comm ittee on the
18th, reported the Lowell bankrupt bill to
the Senate. What the prospect of its pas
sage is We cannot say, but from the fact
that the Ingalls, bill has many friends, it is
not improbable that the bill reported will
fail of passage for want of time this ses-
sion.
Hon. II. H. Riddleberger, State Senator
from Shenandoah and Page, has sent to the
Governor his resignation to take effect Jan
uaIy 1st. He W i'll take his seat as United
States Senator from Virginia Cd the 4th of
March next. and an election for his success
sor in the State Senate will be held on the
4th Thursday in May next.
Making cotton seed oil and cake is
comparatively new industry in the South
but it is profitable, and gives promise of
wonderful development In 1870 there
were only twenty-siX mills in operation. in
1850 there were fOrty-tive establishments.
Ii is believed that in II few years the all
mail product of these mills, which are now
rapidly increasing In number, will amount
to $50, 100000
The soldier of the late. and of previous
wars are coming to the front as factor
in the tax bills now under cons iderati ion in
Congress. They apprehend that if tariff
duties and internal revenue taxes are re-
luced it will so restrict the revenues of the
government as to dim ish the prospect OF
their having liberal allowances made for
their services and sacrifices. Especially
are the old Mex lean soldiers and the sol
diers of the Indian wars giving their rep
resentatives earnest advice on tie subject.
There are now in bonded warehouses
whiskey volued at 500 zoo, 900. 1t is est
mated that this quantity will supply z
years consumption. and hence the bill re-
ported from the finance committee extend
ing for two years the payment of the tax
on it. Under the existing law $40, 900, 900
in tax would have to be paid month by
month, as the two years limit expires. The
last payment would be made on or before
Dec 8, 1885, yet the demands OF consump-
ton would not relieve all Of it until three
years after.
The Richmond Wing states that the srst
auditor of Virginia on Saturday paid to the
second auditor, on account of the arIearages
due to the public free schools, $685. 600 This
makes the total sum paid by him on account
of arrearages during the year 1882, $780, 900
He also paid during the year as interest due to
colleges 1914, 643 IS. He also paid to the pub
lie free schools ON account of the revenue of
1882 under the act of March 1882 ,$535 400 AZ,
making grand total of $3.50, 044 %. These |
payments exceed anything ever done by the
State in any one year for educational purposes
since the foundation of the Commonwealth.
The Lexington Gazette takes Hon. j. r. |
Tucker to task for going back on his prom
ises during the recent canvass, as indicated |
by recent utterances from him as to the in |
ternal revenue laws. During the canvass !
he declared for the repeal of the entire rev.
enue laws, and in a recent interview he said |
that to do so might leave deficit 10 the |
Treasury of fifty million dollars. The Ga
zette is rather cutting in its reference to a |
tariff for revenue only and the effect it |
would have on revenues, as Mr.. Tucker in-
terprets it.
The safe rule for the Republican majority
-. Cnpurooo tn adoDt in tho lauo II ,nov ,>oec