The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-04-05
The bricklayers of Chicago are on a
strike for 81 per day.

THURSDAY. APRIL s, 1886
The bricklayers of Chicago are on
strike for 81 per day.
April 9th will be the anniversary of the
of Gen. Lees army at Appomat-
tox.
Consul Tanner, at Liege, says that of the
highways of the South and West, only one,
in the Valley of Virginia, would be dignifed
by the Belgians with the name of road
The Methodist Church, North, proposes to
build 100000 University at Chattanooga,
Tennessee, provided suitable site and a
money bonus are donated by the citizens.
The new translation of the New Tesla
ment does not meet with popular sale. In
fact, there is very little demand for it, the
great mass Of the Bible-reading people pre-
ferring the old version.
About the middle of April the anti-polyg-
amous Mormons will hold grand reunion
at Kirkland, Ohio. They are numerous in
Illinois, Missouri and Indiana, and possess
all the Mormon habits of thrift and in
dustry.
The number of failures III the United
States, as reported by Dunn & Co., in the
three months of this year foot up 1904, with
$37,000,0 900 liabilities, as against 9, 1877 for the
same period last year, and 1888 100000 liabl.
tiles.
There seems to be an epidem ic of revo-
lutionary agitation in France, Spain, Aus
tria and Russia, as well as England and
Germany, Notwithstanding the iron militia
rysystem Of the latter; and Italy will not
long be silent.
Out of 100000 people, over one
half million, or one per cent. of the popu'
lation, are either insane, idiots, deaf.mutes
or blind, or suffering Imprisonment fol
crimes committed, or are inmates of re.
formatories or poor-houses.
Bishop Keane, of the Catholic Church,
will sail for Europe next Saturday. He
will visit the Pope and ''The Holy Land
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the prayers of the Church and many 9th.
ers, for safe and pleasant voyage.
A member of one of the largest shoe
firms in Boston is now in Atlanta, Ca, ar.
ranging to remove their tannery to the lat.
ter place. After careful investigation be
has reached the conclus ion that Atlantis
possesses immense advantages over Boston
for tanning and shoe factories.
Hon. Geo. H. Pendleton, of Ohio, is the
reputed author Of the Civil Service Bill
But all the same he is said to have contrib
uted out Of his own pocket SIS, 900 to con
troll the municipal election in Cincinnati
last Monday. This is theory and practice
SirCharles Easton, uncle of Mr.. VIM, Eas
ton, who once resided where Judge Hendrer
now lives, recently arrived in Virginia from
England, and is now in Eastern Virginia
He expects to visit the White Sulphur
Springs this summer in the hope of improY
ing his impaired health.
The committee appointed for that pur
pose are now counting the cash in thu
United States Treasury, including notes
silver and gold coin and bonds held OF
trust. 1t win take five or six weeks to com
plete the count, and twenty clerks have
been detailed to assist the committee. Tht
amount is $315.000,000
President Arthur, accompanied by Secre
tary Chandler, and his private secretary, lef
Washington last Tuesday for two weeks
vacation in Florida They took through
car, and did not expect to stop on the route
until they reached Jacksonville. 1t was thu
purpose of the President to remain severa
weeks to recuperate his health.
By decision of the United States Su
preme Court on Monday last, Chas. F
Kirnig, under sentence of death, was re
manded to the State Court of Missouri for
new trial. Kirnig had been tried sever
times, and twice sentenced to death. By
this decision his neck will be saved, as he
can only be triedfor manslaughter.
The Nihilists of Russia have issued 9
proclamation announcing that their prepar
ations for action on the occasion of the cor
onation ceremonies of the Gear, at Mos.
COW, in May ,are complete, and warn all per
sons who value their lives to keep out Of
harms way. They conclude-"we will
strike once more for the freedom of Rus
sia.''
The Reading Railroad Company have in
PRODUCED dirt burning locomotive on thei1
road. By it the coal refuse is utilized, with
as much motive power to the ton as is yielded
by the regular coal supply. The cost is est
mated to be one-seventh part only of that O.
the regular coal. AS there are millions of tons
of this coal dust and dirt, it will constitute 8
source of great profit to the company.
Among those mentioned by the newspa
pers in connection with the vacancy in the
Cabinet by the death Of Post Master Gener
al Howe, are Lieut.. Gov. Lewis. Judge Jno
Paul and Gov. Cameron. The latter wa!
reported to have been rendered the APP
poinement, but he denies it. The Presi
dent will not make choice, it is thought,
for several weeks and when it is made 9
Western man will be taken-probably Hon
Frank Hatton.
There is no doubt but that Gov. Butler
is training for the nomination of the Dem
ocratic Convention for President. He
claims that he will be backed by soliG
delegation from Massachusetts, and proba
bly, New England, and that he has good
chance for the vote of New York. if SAM
J. Tilden is out of the way. This will be
cheering news for the Southern Bourbons
equally so as when Greeley was nomi-
mated.
The vote in Congress on the tariff bill
was divided politically, as follows: For the
bill, Republicans, 1872 Democrats. 16 In
dependents, A !; total, 1872, Against it
Democrats, 90; Republicans, u; Indepen.
dents, 6-total, 116. Yet Democrats claim
that parties are not divided on the tariff
question. The Macon, Georgia, Telegraph,
says, when it is made an issue, the Demo-
cratic party of that State will go to pieces,
and protective tariff sentiment carry the
State.
The Supreme Court of Illinois, has decided
that when grain gamblers disagree about the
division Of their plumber the beaten party
can't plead the baby act. If they bet ON the
price of grain and get on the wrong side they
must nav their debts or consent to he thrown