The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-02-15

of the Conservative Party, which met in
Richmond on the 14th. has determined to
call State Convention ofthat party to meet
n Lynchburg July 25th.
j. H. Wager has been appointed post
master at Gordonsville.
Samuel NJ. Dold, father of Mayor bold.
of Lexington, died last week, aged 81. He
was prominent and influential citizen.
Sixteen years ago Syracuse girl entrust-
ed lamb to a farmer. A few days ago
she was awarded a judgment of $3.50 for
he increase of the lamb.
An Albany man gave balky mule big
drink OF whiskey. When he gets out of the
hospital he will apply for patent on
new application of an old motor.
1t is understood that the Senate Judiciary
Committee will report in favor of paying
$3.50, 900 for the Arlington estate, IAN amount
that will be satisfactory to Gen. Lee.
Who says this is free country? The other
day Lawrence Billiard was sentenced by
New York court to Imprisonment for one year
tor attempting to hang himself
Frank Anderson, of Rockbrdge, has been
indicted for murderous assault upon Mrs
Tygart, whom he knocked down and choked
until she was insensble In company with
her husband she went to Anderson's to remove
their horses which had broken into his field,
and, becoming enraged, the man made the at
tack.
The American Iron and Steel Association
has received reports from all the makers of
pig iron In the United States, and officially
announces that the quantity of pig iron made
in 1882 was a 1923 1923 tons. which is almost
halfa million tons more than ever before made
in one year in this country. The production
of 1881 was 4, 144,254 tons.
A San Antonio despatch says a meeting
was held in that place on the 9Th, to con-
demn Senator Coke for his free trade
peech in the Senate recently. The Texans
want wool protected. And thus it is all
round. Democracy is all right until its policy
be brought into active operation, or threat
ened to be, and then it is all wrong.
We believe. if Congress adjourns with
out revising the tariff and internal revenue
laws, the President will call the Forty -eigtt
Congress together in extra session. If such
should be the fact, the Democratic circus
will commence in earnest, for they would
have on their hands political Jumbo thai
would defy their ingenuity and tact tt
m anage.
Hon. Emory A. Speer, independent mem
Der of Congress from Georgia in the present
Congress, has been appointed United States
District Attorney for the Northern District
of that State, and Hon. Joshua B. Hill has
been appointed United States Marshall for the
Western District of North Carolina. These
appointments indicate an advance on the
Bourbon lines in strong force in the next con-
test in those States.
The first Baptist Congress Of Virginia will
assemble in Lynchburg on the Goth inst. The
local committee are making active prepare
tons for the entertainment of visitors. All
the distinguished men of the Church in this
State, and many from adjacent States, are ex-
on important questions of church work and
government. 1t will be an interesting occa-
sion, for which an elaborate programme has
been prepaid.
The party of the unwashed and unwashable
turns over in its grave at the last outrages per-
petrated by the vile coalition. 1t is stated
thatth credentials of Senator-elect Riddle
berger, recently presented in the Senate by
Gen'l Malone, were written in an uEclerkly
hand, on sheet of cheap paper and disigured
by an erasure" This is the final count in the
Bourbon indictment and the Valentine" COM
mittee which met in Richmond yesterday
should not fail to incorporate it in tie next
platform.
We noticed several weeks ago, that little
twelve year old boy, named James W. Burke,
had died at Allegheny Station, from the effects
of whiskey administered to him by James Lu
cas- on Christmas day. Lucas was indicted in
the Allegheny County Court, and his trial came
offlastweek. 1t was in evidence that the boy had
drank at least three pints of mean whiskey
on that day-that he was paid 10 and cents
indifferent times, to partake of it. Lucas fur
nishing the money and the whiskey. The re-
suit was death to the boy and nine years in
the Penitentiary for Lucas-a punishment to-
tally inadequate to the outrageous crime COM
mitted.
Gen. Rosencraz, a Democratic member
of Congress from California, is compelled
to abandon the free trade policy of his par
ty which would destroy American indus
tries. He assumes that the legislation which
is best for every country is that, all other
things being equal, which makes the largest
amount of productive industry. Protec-
ton, he contends, is necessary for the de-
velopment of productive labor, and this is
what iustifies his departure from the prin-
ciples of free trade. This is honest, as a
confession. but it is not honest for him to
continue in alignment with party whose
policy would bring about the opposite re-
suits to those he would accomplish.
Sometime ago Mr.. Hinton Rowan Helper,
author of the Impending Crisis" and
now citizen of St. Louis, suggested a
scheme, in a public communication, to con-
struct a great backbone railway from Pata-
gOnia to Alaska. In furtherance OF the
suggestion Senator Cockrell, of Missouri.
and Representative Belford, of Colorado,
have introduced bill in Congress to ap-
proprate $4,000 for the pay of commits
sion to visit all the nations of South Amer
lea and ascertain the feelings of the people
with reference to railway commun cations
with the United States. This scheme
when divulged by Mr.. Helper was regarded
as chimerical, but as nothing seems impos-
sible to American enterprise, it may yet be-
come tangible.
The rise in the waters of the Ohio river
surpasses anything of the kind for years.
Prominent business men are of the Opin-
ion that the loss will reach into millions,
in Cincinnati, Newport and Covington.-
Nearly ten miles of the river front at Gin
cinnati were more or less under water on
the 10th. The flood extended on Vine to
Second street, and on Pearl street the eel
lars were flooded. Along the landing the
water was up to the second and third stories
of many buildings. On Walnut, up to