The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-01-11
Robert F. Moss, sheriff of Louisa county
died suddenly Friday last.

THURSDAY, JANUARY IL. 1888
Robert F. Moss, sheriff of Louisa county,
died suddenly Friday last.
Vennor was right in foretelling that we
would have snow on the 9th 1t came down
in earnest.
A lot of sixteen feet front sold in Hunting
ton, W. Va, last week for $500 per front
foot.
The city debt of New York city is $96,141,-
94S, about 100000 less than at this time last
year.
During the past week the State Treasurer
paid $80.065.54 interest on the Riddleberger
bonds. During the week SIS, 709.10 current
expenses were paid.
In the Danville Hastings Court verdict of
$4,000 has been rendered in favor of w. A.
Moorman against Mayor Johnston, OF that
place, for false Imprisonment.
There were seventy nine deaths from small
pox in Baltimore last week and seventy-two
more deaths in that city than for the cores
ponding week OF last year.
Tariff revision first, and internal reve
nue. reduction next, is the policy that should
be adopted in Congress. Any other would
cause confusion and work harm.
John D. Thompson, Hardesty. Warren co. ;
George R. Wasky, Roaring Run, Botetourt
CO., and P. W. Mays, Honeyville, Page CO.,
Va, have been commissioned postmasters.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works constructed
during the year 1882 five hundred and sixty
three locomotives, of which number 453 were
for the United States and 1870 for foreign
countries.
The President has re-appointed Mr.. Hugh
Sterling postmaster at Wheeling. Mr.. Ster-
ling is a warm friend of Hon. James G
Blaine,and had always acted with that wing OF
his party in West Virginia.
A somnambulist girl got out of bed at Pres
cott., MINI and walked across half a mile OF
ice and snow to the railroad station, clad in
her night clothes only, and was waiting for
the train when awakened.
The Sixth. Auditor, Hon. ]. II. Ella, has
written letter to the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, asking that action be taken In regard to
the balance of pay due mair contractors fol
services rendered before the war.
The Philadelphia Press says, it will be re-
corded that civil service reform measure
introduced by Democratic Senator and OPP
posed only by his own party, became law by
the vote of Republican Co ngress.
Three colored laborers on the Kentucky
Central Railroad, on the Sd, put wet dyna-
amite in stove to dry. 1t exploded,
blowing two of them to atoms and severely
injur ing the other. The house was demol
ished.
The quid nuncs in Washington have
President Arthur and Gent Malone at Sc
rious difference with each other in para.
graph, and postscript to it, that there is
no truth in the statement. This is called
news gathering.
The laboring men of New York have
found that the free trade agitation is PERM
cious and are organizing in favor of ga pro
tective tariff and fair wages" This is wise
step, and workingmen everywhere would dc
well to follow the example.
Thomas Donahue, farmer of Williams
town, Mass, has made personal application
to the authorities for his committal to luna
tic asylum on account of an irresistible desire
to kill some one. There are localities where
it would be profitable to let him run loose.
The Page Courier reports that an expert
who has been prospecting on the Blue Ridge
in that neighborhood has found rich indica
tions of silver copper and gold. The "traI
rock" he says, lis the richest he ever saw, anc
the analyses show better yield of metal.
The great Democratic reform party o.
Pennsylvania has commenced business by
turning out an old, faithful and expe
rienced boss shoemaker at the penitentiary
of that State and putting in his place {
greenhorn. That is the way Democratic re
form works.
The small pox has assumed alarming pro
portions at Salem, Va. Among those who
have been taken down with varioloid is Mr.
J.B Frier, U. s. Commissioner at that place
There are 90 or 30 others. The schools
and colleges have ordered recess until the
disease has been gotten under full control.
At general meeting of the members o.
St Peter 5 congregation, Richmond, last Sun
day night, at Cathedral Hall it was deter
mined to build new Cathedral. Rev. j. ]
Keane, Bishop of the Diocese, presided, and
$4,000 was subscribed at once. The estimated
cost of the ediice is $3.50 900.
DR.. Samuel r. Rixey, prominent and
popular physician of Culpeper G. H., was
stricken with paralysis in the drug store Of
Messrs. Robertson 6 Co., of that place, OF
the 18th, while writing prescription for 6
patient. His tongue, throat and the whole Of
his right side are seriously affected.
Fifteen cases Of small pox have been re-
ported to the authorities Of Salem. The
disease appeared very suddenly, or at leas
the announcement of twelve cases ofsmall
pox and verioloid, among them some prom
inent citizens, took the people by surprise
and caused great CONSERVATION. 1t seems
to have reached the epidemic form.
The Petersburg Inder says "Senator Ma
hone has done very sensible thing, il
view of the Supreme Court decision in the
Arlington estate case, In presenting resolu-
ton calling for information as to the farms an(
plantations sold in Virginia for the collection
Of direct taxes under the act of 1862. Tit
resolution was adopted by the Senate
The comm ISIS toner's to examine appli
cants for Office under the Civil Service Re
form law will get $1,000 annually. Blu
the position is dangerous for weak NOR
al constitution. The temptation to accep
brides will be great. Good christian
bank officers have fallen. Will human ma
ture be stronger under the temptations Of
civil service reform
A Nevada penitentiary convict says that
he was sent to prison for being dishonest
and is there kept at work cutting out
pieces of pasteboard to put between the
soles Of shoes, in place of honest leather
The Nevada convict's experience is Illus
trated by many of the sharp tricks Of
trade which involve as great moral turpi-
tude as breaking opens bank vault or any
other kind OF burglary.
Gen. B. F. Butler, after he was inaugurated