The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-06-07

n Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, Judge j. b. |
Foraker, of Cincinnati, was nominated for |
Governor, and w. J. Rose, of Cleveland, |
or 1t. Governor.
This is a strong ticket, and will win.
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1t is said that the dry weather has so |
affected the tobacco crop that |
more than one-half OF the usual
Yield will be realized.
Gen. Nathan Golf, jr., is about complet-
ing his residence at Clarksburg, which will
cost $60,000-the handsomest and most
costly in that State.
An independent movement has broken
out in Massachusetts, the object of which
is to secure the defeat of Butler at the
next gubernatorial term.
1t is said that $3.50, 600 have been sub
scribed to build furnace at Luray by a
party of Northern capitalists, and that
arrangements are being made for site and
construction.
At Charleston, on Wednesday last, Judge
Jackson appointed J. H. Moore, Clerk of
his court, receiver of the two acres near the
depot at the White Sulphur Springs. The
lease of Phebus will in no wise be affected
At the funeral of the men who lost their
lives at Lynchburg during the fire of We'd
nesday last, Maj. Jno. w. Daniel delivered
a feeling and eloquent Grafton. All of the
stores were closed, the houses were draped
in mourning, and the whole city turned out
to pay the last sad tribute to the brave men
who met with such shocking death.
We sincerely sympathize with our con-
frere of the Lynchburg Tirginian in the
loss of his handsome building and fine
Office. We like his paper, although we diff
fer from it politically as wide as the polls.
1t is a pleasure to learn that he will, ere
long, commence the publication of the
Virginia'a again, and hope he may never
be subject to such an interruption again.
Knoxville, Tenn, recently completed
extensive waterworks for the Use Of the
place, and celebrated the occasion by pub
lie ceremonies. One of the reservoirs
and the bottom fell out of it, 500, 900 gal
Ions of water escaping in little or no
time. No one knew that the cave was in
existence until the sudden break in the
reservoir and rapid disappearance of the
water.
Prof. NJ. W. Humphreys, formerly of
Washington and Lee University, who for
some time has been professor of Greek in
Vanderbilt University, received on Tues
day last, on the occasion Of the eighth an
nual commencement of the latter institu-
ton, the degree oflI4L. D., the first honor
AIRY degree ever conferred by the Wander
bilt University. Prof. Humphreys at
tainments are OF such high order that his
acceptance of the degree just conferred Oh
him will add to its value.
Emporia Kan. Republican, When pub
lie man becomes noted for the ownership
of stock Of stories which would. if print
ed, he destroyed by the society for the sup
preston of vice, he ought to be retired to
private life and devote his talents to enter
tanning loungers in the rear yard of a pa TX
breeders stable. The New York World
for Governor of Kentucky, has the largest
stock of stories that cannot be printed of
any politician in the country.
Russia, now that the imposing ceremo-
MES of the coronation are ended, and the
intoxication OF the moment subsidized
awakes from her revelry to find that the
lavish display of the Gar has had but a
transitory effect. The people are arousine
to a sense of their degraded condition.
and demanding redress of their wrongs and
greater liberty to the Individual. Several
serious riots have occurred i'll st. Peters
burg during the past week, and the feeling
of unrest is becoming general throughout
the empire.
Bnrchard, director Of the mint, upon the
production of the precious metals in the
United States shows that the yield of the
United States for 1882 was 49,, 500, 900
in gold and SAG, 800, 900 in silver. This
shows a decline OF 100000 in gold and
an increase of So, 800, 900 in silver, as COM
pared with the previous year. The com
parative decline in the production of gold
was greatest in California, the yield be-
ing 81 400, 900 less than in 1881 Of the
silver .$l5, $50, 900 were exported. Califor-
mia still maintains the second place in the
gold and silver producing States, and its
gold fields show no evidence of eXhaus-
ton.
A heavy rain fell at Council Bluffs,
Iowa, Oh Friday evening, flooding all that
part of the CITY lying between the bluffs
and Broadway. Seven iron bridges and
two stone culverts were swept away. In
dian creek, which runs through the city,
swelled to the proportions of river in a
few minutes, and many houses were in
vaded by the water so suddenly that the
inmates barely escaped drowning. AS far
as known no lives were lost. The damage
to property is estimated at 100000. The
walls of the new opera house, now in the
course OF erection, were undermined and
must be taken down. A man named Co
rail- was carried down the. creek, but
lodgedin the branches of tree and was
rescued.
James r. Grant, who shot and killed
H. Rives Pollard. in 1869, editor of the
Southern Opinion, died at the residence OF
IAro uvoUIIInIu CuuIIUy last week.
aged 40 years. Pollard had published a
defamatOry article about the sister at
whose house Grant died. Grant took a
position in the third story of building
opposite the Opinion office, and as Pollard
got out OF a carriage, armed to the teeth,
to enter his office, Grant lodged load of
buckshot from a dOuble-barreled shot
gun in his body, causing death instantly.
The crowd that instantly gathered ap-
plauded Grant, and public opinion was gen.
orally in his favor, inasmuch as the paper
OF Pollard was regarded as a sensational
publication of low order. Grant was
triedand acquitted, and he afterwards re-
moved to New York, where he Joined a
minstrel company and became well and
favorabiy known as baritone singer of
superior merit, under the name of James
Russell.
The manufacturers OF Pittsburg. last
week signed the scale Of wages fixed by
the workmen. This caused great rejoic-