The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-03-29
State Treasurer Reveley has been unani-
mously nominated for Treasurer of Rockbridge
county. by his party.

mously nominated for Treasurer of Rockbridge
county. by his party.
A telegram received at Lexington, Va,
March aS, states that Rev. DR.. John W. Pratt
had been paralyzed at Louisville, Ky, and
was in critical condition.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has before it
q bill which prohibits the acceptances of passes
from railroad companies by State officials or
members of the Legislature
Tilden is csming to the front again to dis
turb the serenity Of the Democratic planners
for the Presidential nomination. His health
has greatly improved, and the booming bust
ness is at high tide
New York city has to fight the devil with
4S9 churches with seats for $40. 900 persons.
and three hundred charitable societies. His
satanic majesty, on the other hand, is backed
up by 9,075 saloons. open day and night,
with no charitable societies attached.
The trial of James Pugh, for embezzling
government funds, as deputy postmaster at
Clifton Forge, some months ago, has been
postponed untilthe next term of the United
States Court. at Lynchburg, where Pugh is
confined in Jail
In Germany the Morayian brethren carry
OH two breweries to.help thelMission fund.
InsEngland the Friends are said to carry
on immense breweries, and to own th0us.
ands of beer shops in London. Conscience
is pretty much the growth OF education.
Gov. Butler, in reply to censures for car
rying on cases in court since taking his of
flee, says; ''Gov. Talbot did not stop his
woollen mills when Governor; why then
should stop my. law mill when am Gov
crner?'' The reformers now have the
floor.
Mr.. w. K. Moore aud bride started from
Petersburg, last January on wedding trip
and have not since been heard from. Their
friends have made diligent inquiry wherever
they thought intelligence ofthem might he OBJ
tsined, but as yet have been enabled 10 pro.
they feel very uneasy.
Evansville is a wealthy Indiana town.
Several years ago the authorities contracted
debt Of 81 $780, 900 for wharyes, water
works and railroads, the bonds for which
bear per cent interest. The city now pro-
poses to re-adjust it, and reduce the interest
to per cent. So the fever is spreading in
the West
The Democratic party is in a dist,cssi Dg
quandsry about the next Speakership. Il
Randall is elected it will demOralize the free
trade element in the South, and if Carlisle is
chosen it will offend the protection adyo
Gates in the North. Which ever way they
! COX there is lion in their path.
A Federal system Of marriage and divorce
laws. instead of the several conflicting and IL
harmonious State laws on this subject is one
of the questions that is attracting attention
1t is the popular opinion that reform is much
needed in this respect. In some States the
laws governing divorces are too loose, and in
others too exacting.
The Republicans in the last Congress
reduced the lappropr iation $66, 000..
006 and the taxes a75,000,0 900; revised the
tariff in the interest OF American labor
and American industries, and instituted
reforms in the postal and internal revenue
departments of the government. which will
operate greatly to the relief OF the PEG
pie.
Lady Florence Dixie's assault by so-callei
Irishmen, is now supposed to have been en-
tirely imaginary. At least the weight of eyi
dence points in that direction. The next thing
we hear of will be that the Irish started Wig
gins, and ought to be held accountable for thu
destruction caused by the trade winds. Poo
old Erin, since she cannot prove lover, they
are determined she shall be villain
There was on hand in this country March
/ the comfortable supply of S60,000,00(
bushels OF corn, or SO per cent of last
years crop. and 140,000,000 bushels Of
wheat, or % per cent. OF last years CROP
March l, 1882, there were on hand 413.000,.
600 bushels Of corn and about 100, 000. 00(
bushels OF wheat. 1t will require good
crops this year to keep prices at present
figures.
The board of directors of the state normal
colored institute, to be erected on Fleets farm
Chesterfield county, Va, met at Petersburg
Va, on Thursday and adopted plans and spec
itications for the building, which, when com
pleted, will accommodate five hundred pupils
and is to cost $S5 900. The site was purchased
at q cost Of $13, 500 The building is TO be
one of the finest of Its kind In the South
Work will be commenced at once.
1t is remarkable how much money people
have to risk in swindles. The Mutual Trust
company. started about year age at In
dianapolis, has taken in $3.50, 900, paid out
$50, 900 and suspended. The assets consist
OF cord of circulars and some Office
chairs. 1t was one Of the many mutual
benefit enterprises Of the day, and did
business in Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Ten.
nessee. Mississippi, Missouri and Alabama
The following figures from the agricultu'
raj bureau at Washington will set at resi
and corn crops OF 1881 and 1882, taking
wheat at 81 and corn at go cents per bushel,
at$1, All, 7S9, 800. The crop OF 1881 is fixed
at s1,220, 300, 1907. 1t is apparent, therefore
that the country's wealth has been aug.
mented by these two cereals OF the crop Of
1882 by no less sum than 1856, SS5, 1893.
Seymour Douglas, who murdered young
Hiser, mail carrier, SEINE time ago, in
Grant county, W. Va, and who was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life, a part Of
which term be has already served, has Sc
cured new trial. 1t will take place in the
Circuit Court of Grant county. at its next
term, and probably result in hanging. Doug
las at one time, we believe, resided in the
Northwestern portion of Augusta county
A Harvard University student named At
wood took so many athletic prizes that he
couldn't hold himself in, and on Saturday
he threw chair at the cOlored walters
head. The waiter demonstrated. and so
the athletic student waived rank and color,
and invited the waiter to s'stand up'' for
himself. The students formed a rlEg to see
science demolish nature, but at the first
pass the colored gentleman knocked the
athlete out Of time, and nomore chairs will
be thrown at walters heads at Harvard.
On Monday last, W. K Vanderbilt, son Of