The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-02-22
The Hot Springs, Bath county, are to be
sold on the 2Sth instant.

zeal estate In the cities of Georgia. and
throughout the State, has increased from
30 to so per cent.
Col r. T.. Moore. died at his residence IN
on the Goth, after lingering m.
ness, aged 90.
The Readiusters OF Roanoke county b..
nominated W. W. Brend. for Treasurer /"
n. Weooer for sheriff, and c. L, Hans
0rough for Commissioner Of Reyeo. Z. A""
Mr. r. Il. Fife has been appo,
master at the University Of Iv,.s su - p's =.
place OF MIR. Jno. H. Bibb, 49, haa so,s
the place for many years. WIZ nAu ne'u
The Wing favored us III, . Nan, ,,.,a
u its issue Of the 1ss wv" ms; O,a.A lnSiae
Earded as good ss ~, inns s.r may =, be- BE- re-
ss~ " did not. enjoy it.
20, Jas. ?. Brady denies that his name
= ~ ''s.u in connection with the cleo
tioa o. a . ,rgeant-at-arms OF the United
Ssasss seq ate, after the 4th of March.
ine.F resident has appointed as the Com
,n'ss'"iers created by the Civil Service bill,
DW man B. Eaton, of New York, John NJ.
1regory, Of Illinois, and. Leroy D. Thomas,
of Ohio.
Hon. J. A. Hubbell testified in Washington
on the 10th, that as chairman of the National
Republican Committee, he gave Gen. Malone
$4,000 to pay capitation taxes in Virginia in
the last canvass,
The Senate. on the Goth, by vote of 40 to
10, passed tariff bill. which is technically an
amendment to the original bill to reduce in
ternal revenue taxat6n. The negatives were
all democrats but two.
The floods in the Ohio river in 1882 and
in 1S47 were followed by q destructive
cholera epidemic, and it is pred icted that
the present unprecedented overflow will
have similar result.
Ry the will of a Boston lady, recently
deceased, Miss Susan B. Anthony and Mrs.
Lucy Stone, receive, each, $4,000, which
they will devote to the advancement Of the
cause of woman's suffrage.
Mr.. Edward Coles, a we'll known citizen
OF Albemarle county, died at his residence
in Charlottesville, on the 18th inst. He
was gentleman Of influence and business
success, and at one time welded opsidera.
BILE political power.
The Mississippi river is rising, and the
lowlands are already inundated, causing
great loss to movable property. 1t is pre-
dicted that BY the 9TH of March, the whole
Of the lower Mississippi basi in will be inun-
dated.
Miss Lizzie Scott Rives, daughter OF
Capt. J. Henry kives, Of Lynchburg, died
in that city on the 18th inst, aged nineteen
years. She had been in delicate health for
some time, but her death was unexpected
and great shock to her friends.
The Committee OF One Hundred in Phi L.
adelphia, has this sententious platform
mo man should be elected to Council lis who
makes party caucus paramount to oaths OF
Office" This would exclude every poll
tician in Virginia from office.
The case Of Lucas, sentenced to the PEN
ltentiary for nine years in the Allegheny
County Court. charged with giving a fatal
quantity OF whiskey to IL year old boy
named Hush, ON Christmas day. has been
appealed to the Circuit Court, with view
to new trial.
A dispatch from Brentwood, ILL.,, dated
the 18th, gives an account of coal-mine
horror, in which by the caving in Of the
mine sseventy-two miners were drowned
An opening was made by miner, VIII lie
digging coal, through which the waters
rushed with great fury, and catching the
men In the mine, submerged them.
Virgins having failed in his prediction
OF a terrific and. unprecedented storm on
the 9Th Of February, consoles himself with
the assurance to the public that March will
more than give him sunshine for the cloud
that he had wreathed by carelessness about
his brow. Virgins seems bent on cruel
mischief, and should be watched.
1t is stated that Mr.. D. B. Strouse, Of Sa.
lem, has been offered 1900. 900 for the exclu.
sve right to use the Bonsack cigarette ma.
chine in Europe. Mr.. Strouse is in Europe
now, or was there not long since. This ma.
chine is the invention Of mechanic of South
west Virginia, and Mr.. Strouse and Mai. J.
C..Green, with Others, are interested in 1t.
DR.. j. II. Jones, OF Shenandoah, was on the
19th,commissioned by the Governor, surgeon
ofthe penitentisry, at Richmond. DIR. Jones
has FOL some months been surgeon for the
convicts in the employment OF Messrs Mason,
Gooch & Co., on the Valley railroad con-
struetion, and is gentleman of large infor-
nation and fine professional qualifications.
The Readjusters Of Page county held a
Convention on the 10th inst, with.A. X.
Grim. Chairman, and c. T. Holtzman,
secretary. The following county officers
were unanimously nominated: A. Broad
dus for County and Circuit Court Clerk
W. o. Yager, Treasurer H. M. Mayes,
Commissioner Of Revenue Jos. NJ. Price
Sheriff; e. ]. Armstrong. Commonwealth
Attorney.
Thefailure OF J. v. Ayers & Son iron
manufacturers Of Chicago, and also con-
nected with large manufacturing interests
in Ohio, is sttri buted to the course of Con-
gress on the tariff question and the uncer.
tainties for the future Of the iron trade,
growing out Of it. Other failures OF iron
firms are reported, assigned to the same
cause, and the prospect is for still more dis.
astrous results to the industries and bust.
ness Of the country, because of the inabil-
NY Of Congress to deal promptly and prac-
ticsuy with the tariff question.
Theirs seems to be an exodus Of some of the
best Rockingham farmers to Eastern Vir-
ginia, Fauq sier and Prince William, espe.
cially, being etected as the territory where
they will in future reside. The lands in that
section are purchased at comparatively low
fgures and I'M few yeal =. under the skillful
industry of these Rockingh am farmers Will
present different appearance to what they
do now. We are gratifed to know that VIZ
ginia is stillto be their home, insteaso OF the
Northwest States, and that their xc>eilent
judgment and earnest labor will continue 10
help Virginia out Of the ruts. What is Rock
inghams loss is Virginia's gain in the exo-'
dus, for the deprecated lands of Eastern
Virginia can be advanced more rapidly in
value than the well.tilled fields of our neigh.
boring county. The prospect for improve