The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-04-12

it visits, and as an earnest of what the
future will be, point to the past.
The readiusters of Goochland county have
nominated r. V. Turner for treasurer. D.
l.. Hall for commissioner of the revenue
and III. III. Pace for sheriff. =
EX-Surgeon General Barnes. of the U.
5. Army, one of the late President Gar
fields doctors, died in Washington on
Thursday last of Bright's disease
The annual convention of the denomina-
tion known as the Disciples - composed
of delegates from different sections of the
State, will be held in Petersburg next Au-
gust.
Capt G.. p. Snyder is the Democratic
candidate, and Judge Brown the Republi-
can nominee for Congress in the Third
Congressional district of West Virginia.
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resig-
nation of Hon. John Kenna. elected L. S.
Senator.
The narrow-guage road, known us the
Washington, Cincinnati and st. Louis Rail
road, some work on which has been done
west of Harrisonburg. Va. was offered for
sale at that place Saturday, but withdrawn
on a bid of 1000. The property offered
included about $4,000 acres of mineral land.
The sale was postponed to May 29th.
A $4,000 bond (sinl1ing fund.- was pre-
taJ of ha ~, 10
payment. 1t came from Indiana and was
sent up as the property of one who had
been kept out of his money long enough.
The Assistant Treasurer upon examining
the number of the bond and the records
of the office, found that it was one of
the bonds stolen from the State at the
evacuation of Richmond, and that it had
been refunded for the benefit Of the State
as a missing" bond 1t was turned out
as worthless paper.
Mr.. George Holgate has informed re-
porter of the Philadelphia Press that he
has invented an explosive with six times
the power of nitro-glycerine, and much
less dangerous to handle. 1t is a dark
powder of finer grain than gunpowder.
He has gone to the Rocky mountains to
find some secluded spot where he can eX-
pertinent without disturbing ears polite,
and where the vulgar and curious will not
obtrude. Mr.. Holgate is a noted inventor
and manufacturer of internal machines. or
the principals that 60 into them.
The Richmond correspondent of the Pc
tersburg hder-Appeal says that VIM.
Roane Ruffner, of Chesterfield Hon. .Jno
Paul and Acknowledgement Blair have
been selected by the Governor to take
charge of the moneys, OO0-recently
given to the University of Virginia by the
late Douglas Gordon, and on Monday Capt
Blair deposited the amount in the Bank
Of Lynchburg, at Lynchburg. where it
will remain until the LIST of July at 4 per
cent. interest. After that time it will be
invested in the best securities. Only the
interest from the sum can be used by the
University and that for library purposes.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette COM
menting on oyerworked and prematurely
broken-down men, says: ''Col. Cole, once
the great railroad king in the South. is
living a retired life at Nashville. He is
said to have softening of the brain. Mr..
III. Victor Newcomb, once the young Ma
poleon of the South, and the most formi-
dable antagonist of King Cole, is living
in New York a life of retirement though
nj m nd 10 hon Of,
cry. -Four years ago these names were
waited upon every breeze that came from
the land of sun. To-day they are forgot
ten and tomorrow they may be dead. .
And they are but types of history repeat
ing itself, and illustrate the vanity of
earthly ambitions.
The President of the Southern Exposi-
ton, which is to DE opened at Louisville.
KY, on the LIST of August next. has re-
quested Gov. Cameron to appoint five COM
missioners from Virginia to represent the
State at the Exposition, and to gather for
exhibition specimens of ores from our
mines, and articles from our manufacto-
ries and shops which will show what we
are doing and can do. We have no doubt
the Governor will comply with the request
and make choice of such men as are quail
fled for the duties involved. We do not
know what resources the Governor has at
command to meet such expenses. but
whatever the cost may be, if the next
Legislature is under the control of the
Liberal party, it will be allowed We can
not say as mnch for the Bourbons. judg-
ing by their action at the Centennial.
Auditor Allen claims to have discovered
that the Baltimore and Ohio is taxable for
the rolling stock on ninety miles of road
through Virginia which has not
heretofore been taxed for reason of the fact
that in Maryland this rolling stock was
pointed to as being in Virginia, and the
Virginia authorities have not assessed it
because it was asserted that it was the
of a foreign corporation taxed in
Maryland. Auditor Allen has asserted that
he will not only institute proceedings to
collect taxes due ton this rolling stock |
for the past year, but intends to bring ac- |
tlOu W lCCONtI ttAoS llIttt SHOULD lidN6 De6l |
paid heretofore. That is to say, proceed
ings will be instituted to recover about |
S25, 900.
The Rockingham Register insults the bet
ter class of its readers in it's uncalled for
md reckless assault upon Attorney Gen
eral Blair. Not only with the rejecting
public, but especially with the bar. with
nut distinction of party, the Attorney
General has placed himself among the
irst lawyers of the State in his arguments
md opinions presented on the various i'm
,ortant questions that have been submitted
% him. In several of his opinions the
,arty press have dissented from him, but
10 one has denied him credit for the mas
erly ability and learning he has displayed
ince he has been the legal counselor of
he State. Hisviews have been sustained,
90, in almost every instance, by the high
st courts OF the State and Nation. which
'laces him above the reach of partiZan {
malice and detfaction. The Remster does ]
Is party no good by such assaults as /
made last week on the Attorney Gen ]
raj, and it certainly did Capt. Blair no '
arm. a