The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-10-18

A falling OH OF the european WneaC pro- |
duct this year ought to cause a demand for
American surplus at good figures.
Mai. Thos. P. Ballard had the misfor-
tune, one night last week in Richmond, to
step into an open cellar door, ON one of the
side walks of that city. His injuries are
very serions, one report stating that he
had his collar bone broken.
Senator George, of Mississippi, advises
the Democrats to ''let the tariff severely
alone until after they have elected presi-
DENT This may be polite, but it is not
honest. Nor should it be popular, as it
means that the people shall not have a
voice in the matter. fa
Gov. Cameron, on Saturday last, while
in Washington, by an accident, sprained
his ankle, which caused him to be. confined
to his bed and necessitated the attention
of a surgeon. BY reason of this he was
unable to fill his engagement to speak in
Harrisonburg on M onday last.
A tariff for-revenue party, with Ran
dali, the Pennsylvania apostle of protec-
tion, as its candidate for president, is the
programme of the whiskey distillers, who
propose to elect Randall speakes in order to
effect a reduction OF a bolishment of taxes
on whiskey.
Mutual friends of Ex-Secretary Blaine
and EX-U. S. Senator Conklmg are making
efforts to bring about a reconciliation be-
r tween these two distinguished Republi-
cans. The plan seems to be working well,
and their friends are confident it will be
successful. Messrs. Conkling and Blaine
have nothing to do with it, except that
they are in the hands of their friends
Col. John G.. Kasey. treasurer of Bed
ford county, has announced his purpose
to run as an independent candidate for the
Legislature from Bedford county, against
John R. Thurman, the regular democratic
nominee. Capt. Kasey is very popular,
and with the full and active support the
Coalitionists will give him, will stand an
excellent show of success.
Mr.. Isaac N. Smith, prominent usefu
citizen of West Virginia, died suddenly
at his home in Charlestown, Kanawha
county, last week, aged 50 years and
months. From the tribute paid to his
memory, the recital Of his many deeds of
! charity, his public spirit and business en-
terprise, he must have been gentlemen
of rare capacities and christian graces.
On the LIST of November, Gen. w. T..
= Sherman will retire from the command of
the T.. S. Army, and will be succeeded by
Gen. Phil. Sheridan. Gen. Sherman will
take up his residence in st. Louis, and
spend the remainder of his days in quiet
His name having been mentioned in con-
nection with the next Presidential nomi-
nation of the Republican party, he has an
nounced that he would not accept it if ten
dered him.
Think of it workingmen the V5sdica-
tor has actually turned upon the ''best
families" and now has something to say
in behalf of the mechanics. If you value
this recognition, You ought to be thankful
to the election, for you would never have
r gotten it without it, and you will never
hear of it when the election is over These
spasms won't strike the Vaadicator oftener
than once a year.
| A civil right case, an action of a colored
woman, against the Richmond &c Allegha-
ny Railroad Company, was pending in the
U. S. Court at Harrisonburg, before Judge
Paul, when the Supreme Court decision
on the constitutionality of the civil RICH is
law was rendered. We learn that in
formation received by telegram from
Washington, after the decision was rem
iered, caused proceedings to be stopped
The United States Supreme Court Mon
day advanced the Virginia coupon tax case
kof Smith VS.. Greenhow, which involves
the legality of an order to remand from
the Federal to the State courts, but de-
clined to advance the three cases which
- tion whether the Virginia tax collector has
the legal right to seize personal property
for taxes after having refused to take
coupons in payment. pig
Senator Sherman says that the Republic
can defeat in Ohio was caused by the con-
test on the temperance question driving
away all the German Republicans. but he
has entire confidence that on general polit-
ical issues the State is thoroughly Repub-
lican. He says: 'sIf, as / suppose the
Democrats have carried the legislature,
they will have the burden of the temper
/ance question, and if they fail to meet the
advancing state of public opinion in Ohio
on that question, they will be defeated as
we have BEEN" ftia
1t required the defeat of the Republl-
cans in Maine in 1880 to arouse them to
the necessity of earnest work to elect Gar
field and Arthur. The result in Ohio, on
the 9th, will carry with it the lesson, that
in 1884, the Republicans are to have no
Falk-over. The contest will be stubborn,
and will require the full strength of the
party to achieve success 1t will also re-
quire the necessity of selecting clean men
< for presidential candidates and thorough
discipline. With these there will be very
little doubt as to the result.
The Republicans in the Legislature of
. Ohio, legislated in favor of allowing the
people to vote on the question of prohibit
ton. This was done in respect to the
Tlgnt OI ptbltlOIl, anu dllOWcu tlc pcOplc
to say whether they would have prohibition
or the liquor traffic regulated by judicious
laws. The Democrats were opposed to
such legislation, both in Ohio and Kansas,a
= few years ago. In return for this privil-
eye, the Prohibitionists voted against and
caused the Republicans to be defeated in
both States. The Republicans have learned
something by this experience, and the
Prohibitionists may have to look to the
Democrats exclusively for aid hereafter.
The VSaadscdtor conceded Republican
majority in Ohio by 10000 a short time be-
fore the election, and we claimed it. 9th
ers of both parties were of the same opin-
ion, but all were surprised and disappoint
ed. some agreeably and others disagreeably.
Even Judge Hoadley could not realize that
he was elected for two days after the con-
test was over, and everybody else wonder
ed that he was. Both parties are still en-
gagged in figuring out the causes which led
to the unexpected result, and none are yet