The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-02-01
The coal fields of Arizona Territory are esti-
mated to contain 80, 900 square miles.

The coal fields of Arizona Territory are esti-
mated to contain 80, 900 square miles.
Col. o. H. Irish, chief of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, died of heart-dis-
ease in Washington on the 9th ult.
The Iowa Supreme Court has decided
that the prohibitory amendment to the
Constitution of that State adopted by pop
ular vote is unconstitutional.
The output of the anthracite coal mines in
Pennsylvania during 1882 amounted to 30
500, 900 tons. In 1872 it was 20 100000 tons.
Forty years ago it was 1000 900 tons.
Senator Edmunds is only 81 years old
one year older than Senator Window, two
years older than Ex.Secretary Blaine, and
two years younger than Gen. John A. Lo-
gan.
Hon. L. M. Bowen, Republican, has been
elected U. s. Senator from Colorado, for
six years from the 4th of March next, and
publican.
Joseph Hall & Co., Richmond, have COM
and Navy Department building, Washington
and have put 300, OOO-pound casting in the
Custom House in Cincinnati.
Rear Admiral Pierce Crosby now at Montevi-
dec commanding the South Atlantic squadron,
has been ordered to proceed to China, to COM
mand the Aslatic squadron. Commander W.
G.Temple will be ordered to the South Atlantic
squadron.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Kentucky Central Railroad, at Covington,
KY, on the Oath, the following Directors
WERE chosen: C. p. Huntington, G. H.
Pendleton, Geo. III. Bliss, C. Alexander, B
s. Cunningham and John Echols.
The shipments of coal from Rich Hill, Mo-,
during the last year were 30769 cars, averag
ing 164 tons per car. During all this time
there has been very large output for the
local trade, which has made the coal business
ofgood proportions for new mining field.
Col. r. F. Dennis and Ex-Gov. H. NJ.
Matthews, of Greenbrier county, are spoken
Of as suitable persons to receive the nomi-
nation of the Democracy for Congress ia
succeed Hon. j. E. Kenna, as member of
Congress from the Third District OF West
Virginia.
The Democratic boom for Gov. Cleveland
for President has about subsidized. Gen. B.
F. Butler s case isin state of collapse, and
Gov. Patterson has passed out of sight as a
Presidential trainer. The old stagers, Me-
Donald, Pendleton. Thurman, and others
of like prominence, will now come to the
front.
Contracts have been awarded for the con-
struction of furnaces and ali necessary build
ings at Knoxville, Tenn, for zinc works
The company for which this is being done
have several thousand tons of ore already dug
near that place. and it is expected that the
works will be ready for opera tions by the
spring.
There is scheme on foot to mine the Goa
underlying the Allegheny, Ohio and Monon.
gahela rivers. Already shaft has been sunk
near Pittsburg and coal discovered at depth
of 300 feet. An old company that was organ
lied 20 years ago, it is said, will be resurrected
and the plan pushed to completion.
There are thirty-five hundred tons of sill.
yer, more than $l2O 900, 900, in the Treas
ury at Washington, and it does not seem
that there is any method to get rid of il
unless the plan proposed in a petition
from Iowa is adopted, that dollar week
be paid out to every man, woman and chic
in the country, which would empty the
treasury in about three weeks.
Hon. Proctor Knott has recently been
entertaining a newspaper correspondent
with statement of the manner in which
he prepared his Duluth speech. Now. let's
hear from Pat. Donan, who published an
article several years ago, claiming that the
speech was the result of his own brain
and that Mr.. Knott was simply plagarst
in delivering it.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch says the East Shore
railroad is to be branch of the Pittsburgh
McKeesport and Youghiogheny, and will ex-
tend UP the Monongahea from McKeesport
and that the work of construction will be COM
menced early in the spring. The road is To-
Gated as faras Cheat river, and the intention
is to extend it on to the Virginia iron, timber
and coal fields, and to finally connect with one
OF the southern systems of roads.
An exc hange says: When the free trade
hobby-riders propose to demolish our system
of tor TO rio ind fhou
should study the last census. which shows thai
81, 790, 272 500 of capital is invested In Ameri
can man ufacturing establishments, which en-
ploy over 2. 700, 900 hands pay out yearly $947,
953, 795 in wages, and produce So, 1863 $40 ,191
worth of manufactured articles annually.
The Grand Jury at Washington on Friday
returned a presentment against William Dick
son for corruptly endeavoring to influence the
votes of his fellow.jurors in the last Star-route
trial. 1t is stated that the delay in the pro-
the bill had been ignored, arose from some
technical imperfectlons in the bill, and when
they were remedied presentment was return
ed.
The last alleged discovery is that there are
horned men in Africa. A Captain ]. s. Hay
recently read paper before the British As
ISOLATION in which he stated that he had seen
them, and exhibited sketches of them. He
thought that they belonged to the class of NAL
formations of which there was noted exam
pie in the case of the" procupine man, who
had horny plates on various parts of his body.
Maj. A. Koiner, Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee, has called
a meeting Of that body for the 18th OF Feb
ruary, at the Exchange Hotel, Richmond.
The object of it is to consider the advisa-
bility of calling State Convention of the
party. Opinion is very much divided as to
what the action of The party should be, but
we incline to the opinion that there will be no
convention. Should there be, the promise
is that it will be unusually interesting and
sensational.
Crave apprehensions are felt fer the ex-
istence Of the French Republic. The death
Of Gambetta has thrown the whole Of
France into confusion The leading spirit
Of the Republicans inspiration and de-
pendence, it would seem, was buried with
him, and factions are causing tumulI, dis.
order and threatened revolution. The