The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-01-25
The Prince of Wales is soon to visit Can.
ada, land may come to the United States,

doah county, long idle, is to be put in opera
ton again.
1t is stated that James R. Keene has
mortgaged his property at Newport, r. L..
for $75. 900, payable in two years.
Prince Frederick Charles Alexander,
brother of the German Emperor, died at
Berlin. on the 2lst, aged 80 years.
Congress last week passed bill removing
the political disabilities of Gen. Francis H.
Smith. of Lexington, Va.
Harry Gilmore, a guerilla chief during the
war, and since then resident of Baltimore,
is thought to be dying in that city.
Attorney General Brewster has been fined
80 because his servants failed to remove the
snow from the sidewalk in front of his
house.,
On Monday last Hon. John Paul intro
duced in the House petition from the faculty
of the University of Virginia for ar appro-
priatlon for educational purposes.
There are in the Central Lunatic Asylum,
for colored patients. Richmond, 4O5 of that
class under treatment. DR.. May is the super
intendent
Judge Quarles, of the Nashville, Tennessee,
Criminal Court, has fixed the bail bond of
Treasurer Polk, at 800. 900. His defalcatiou
is not less than $4,000
Coy. Cullom, Republican, of Illinois, has
been elected United States Senator from
that State, to succeed Judge Davis, after
the 4th of March next.
Hon. Geo. F. Hoar has been reelected to
the United States Senate from Massachu-
sets. and Hon. w. P. Frye, of Maine, has
also been reelected to the Senate.
Counsel for E. NJ Couch who was ousted
from the Office of Treasurer of Petersburg
some weeks ago by decision of the Virginia
Court of Appeals, have filed petition for a re-
hearing.
The money is all ready and deposited in bank
to pay the interest on the bonds of the Rich
mond and Allegheny road. This is rather cold
comfort to those who are continuely pratiug
about the collapse of that road
bill has been introduced in the Pennsyl-
vania legislature making it a misdemeanor for
the Governor, 1t. Governor and Members OF
the Legislature to accept passes from railroad
companies. A good idea
Hon. Jno. E. Kenna, Democrat, member
OF Congress from the Third West Virginia
District, has been elected United States
Senator from that State, to serve six years
from the 4th Of March next. He succeeds
Hon. H. G. Davis.
The Democratic papers mention the name
of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, of Virginia in
connection with the vacant commissionership
for the district of Columbia. The salary is
5000 per annum. There is not much prob.
ability of his appointment.
In an ARRAY at Slate Mills, Rappahannock
Co., on Sunday of last week, Hubert Taylor
shot Payne Brown in the stomach, inflicting a
wound from the effects of which death resulted
in few days. Taylor escaped and left for
parts unknown.
The Alexandria GoaettS's Washington cor
respondent says Mr.. Paul was TO haye left on
yesterday for Charlottesville to take deposit
lions in his election case. Mr.. Paul says he
has not been rendered the judgeship for the
Western District of Virginia.
The Harrisonburg Old Commonwealth learns
that grounds have been purchased at Mount
jackson, buildings erected, and arrangements
are making for meeting of the United Breth-
rem this summer, which is called an assembly,
and which will last ten days
The figures in a paragraph published last
week made us say that Alaska cost 800 ,O0O,-
600. 1t should have. been 100000, as it
was written. The difference is not so great
when the subject is considered, but we prefer
to confne our statements to the exacs facts of
history.
The House Post Office bill has passed the
Senate, with numerous amendments. 1t
contains the clause, however,. which reduces
letter postage to two cents for each half ounce
or fraction thereof. The bill will have to be
acted on by the House again, before it goes to
the President
Senator Pendleton is reaping the reward of
virtue. The Democratic press of Ohio, and
in fact all over the country, is paying its re-
spects to him as the Oscar Wilde of politics,
and entirely too esthetic for Democratic uses.
The CIVIL Service Reform Bill will be his po-
litical winding sheet.
Joseph Davis, "the Cattle King of Eastern
Texas" sold 5000 cattle while smoking five
cent cigar in Austin, the other night. Pat
Caringle,a rancheman of the Indian Terri
tory, who was the purchaser, paid cash down
British gold, for he acted as the agent Of
London men of money.
The salary of Judge L. L. Lewis, as
president of the Supreme, Court, is 50, 500
per annum. That of Judge T. T. Fauntle-
roy, as resident Judge, is $4,000. The in
crease of 81 900 Overtime regular salary for
the resident judge, was made for Judge
Christian, and is continued in the case of
Judge Fauntleroy, who succeeds Judge C.
as resident Judge at Richmond.
The annual meeting of the Merchants land
Manufacturers association of Baltimore took
place last week. Among the guests was Hon.
j. Ran. Tucker, who In the course of his re
marks is said TO have declared for "free-trade
and free ships" Mr.. Tucker, it will be re-
membered, represents one of the largest iron
producing districts of the South, the interest of
which would be worse than paralyzed, should
Ills notions prevail.
President Kimba1, of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad. iavors the building of q
branch from some point on that road to
fourishing manufacturing
town. crossing the Valley branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio road at Harrisonburg.
The people along the line of the proposed
branch are enthus iastic about the matter,
and promise liberal subscriptions in land
and money.
A telegram from Richmond to the Balti-
more San. of the 23d, says that it is under
stood in the former city that Col. James D.
Brady has withdrawn his resignation as Col
ector of Internal Revenue at Petersburg 1t
was generally believed that he would be. or
had been, elected Clerk of the Supreme Court
II Appeals, at Richmond, but the statement is
hat there is hitch in this, and hence the
request OF Col. Brady that his resignation be
withdrawn. Wehardly think it probable, as
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