The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-05-24
sTAUNToN, W.

Col. A. w. Jones, of Richmond. has. II
is said, accumulated the snug little sum of
$40, 900 during the last year by Specializing
in bonds.
On Monday, the President appointed
Walter Evans, of KY, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue to succeed the Hon.
Green B. Raum, resigned.
Gen. Custis Lee has drawn 1925, 900 of
the $15O,OOO appropriated by Congress for
Arlington. The remaining 900 is held
for such taxes as may be due on the estate.
Major Robert w. Hunter has disposed of
his remaining half in the Winchester Times.
The paper will hereafter be conducted un-
der the name of the Winchester Times
Company.
The Culpeper Exponent. a pronounced
Democratic Free trade and anti-monopoly
paper, comes out in favor Of Jas. Cochran,
the independent candidate for Common
wealths Attorney of Culpeper Co., and adj
vocates his election on the anti-monopoly
platform.
An arrangement has been entered into
between the Merchants & Miners Trans
portation Company and the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad Company, whereby the for
mer company will have steamer to meet
every train at Newport News for freight
AM passengers to Boston.
The Commissioner of Railroads writes
that he has the assurance for MI. c. L.
Smith, manager of the G.. o. Railroad, that
on or about May Goth, when the new
time table goes into operation, trains on the
c. & o. will stop at the crossing of the
Shenandoah Valley road at Waynesboro.
Monday was cold day for the country.
At Lima, Ohio, snow fell to the depth of
twelve inches, and in various sections of
Michigan, Illinois and Ohio, it covered the
ground to depth of three inches. Fruit
trees were broken down, and much damage
to other crops resulted. The thermome-
ter went down to 80 degrees.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has advertised for proposals unit
June 10th for the construction of its line
between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Ar
rangementS have been made by the com
pany for the rapid prosecution of The
route. The contractors are required t.
commence work within fifteen days notice
from letting of the work.
Beginning with Friday last, terrible ely
clones have desolated portions of the west
almost daily. In Racine Wis, $50 houses
were destroyed, and ahundred persons xii
led and wounded. Violent storms sweep
the country from Illinois to Dakota, an(
the loss of life and property has also beel
terrible Some hundred lives were lost il
Mississippi, and in Missouri thirty deaths
are reported. This year has been singular
lyremarkable for disasters, but we trust tht
stock is about exhausted.
The Southern Presbyterian Assembly il
holding its session in Lexington, Ky. Th'
venerable DR.. Pryor is Moderator. The
most notable event OF the session has been
the exchange of delegates between thu
Northern and Southern Assemblies, it be
ing the first time since the war that rep
resentatives of the two bodies have com,
together in their official capacity. Thu
welcoming on both sides was cordial. A
reunion of the churches may possibly re
suit.
The Circuit Court of Rockingham coun
ty, Judge J. G. Newman presiding, ha;
been in session for several weeks past. There
is but one opinion as to the qualifications
of the incumbent judge. The bar ant
parties litigant, as well as the citizens
generally, are loud in their praises of tht
prOmptness, courtesy and impartiality OF
Judge Newman. An extensive and care
full practitioner before called to the bench
he knows precisely what is expected of his
position, and meets the responsibilities tx
the satisfaction of all. 1t is gratifying tC
note the satisfaction that prevails through
out that judicial district with the new
Judge, and we have no doubt the senti
merit will grow as time shall more fully
develop the fitness Of Judge Newman fol
the duties his Office imposes.
Later returns somewhat change the as
apecf of affairs in the Sd district of Wes1
Virginia, in which special election fol
Congressman was held last week land make
it uncertain what the result will be. In
stead of 1000 majority, as we stated last
week, Snyder, the Democratic candidate
will be cut down to less than 1000, and
some doubt is expressed whether he is
elected at ALL Last year the District
gave Democratic majority of 4,50C.-
Both candidates, in the recent contest raj
as protectionists, but the difference was
that Judge Brown, the Republican, repre-
sented the protection pdrty, and men who
believed in that policy knew upon whom
they could best rely. Kanawha county
the.home OF both candidates, gave Judge
Brown 469 majority, a Republican gain
of 900.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette OF
the 2lst, contained verbatim reports OF the
sermons preached by Rev. H. c. Sturgeon
in London, England, and Rev. Henry Ware
Beecher, in Brooklyn, New York. This
feature of the paper will be regularly main
tained hereafter, giving the sermons o.
these two distinguished ministers, deliy
cred each Sabbath, to the readers of The
paper next morning, in addition to reports
of sermons from Chicago and Cincinnati
This method Of spreading the gospe
through the press is one Of the progressive
indications of the age. Tothink of a SET
mon preached in London on Sabbath, being
given to twenty or thirty Thousand readers
word for word, the next morning, foul
thousand miles away, is one of the mar
wells of this marvellous age. and must give
the Commercials Gazette a wide circulation
among the religious literature reading
public.
Faith in the jury system has received
several violent shocks within the pastweek.
Two murderers, who shot down their vic
Tins without u moments warning on
chance for life, were declared guilt
less of any crime by IAN intelligent and
impartial jury.of their countrymen, sworn
to render verdict on the claw and the
facts" "Phl' Thompson. the Kentucky
Congressman, who killed the man who
had robbed his wife of more than life,
was told to go free by jury, which, in
order to reach their verdict, had to throw
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