The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-01-04
Rev. DIR. Minnegerode, of Richmond, has
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A smallpox panic is prevailing IN Baltl-
more, and the city authorities are putting
til extra efforts to root out the loathesome
disease
Hon. e. r. Breckenridge, member of Con-
gress elect from Arkansas, is son OF the late
Gen John c. breckenridge, but in personal
appearance resembles him very slightly.
The Richmond Dispatch and Petersburg IN
der-Appeal issued double sheets on the first of
January. Each contained valuable and in
tereeting review of the local events of 1882.
Rev. Jno. E.. Massey has served formal
notice of contest on Capt. Jno. 5. Wise, Con
gressman-at-large elect, and taking testimony
will be at once proceeded with.
On the Goth, W. W. Corcoran, the retired
Washington city banker, celebrated his s5th
birthday. Among the many presents, was
profusion of flowers from the President.
On the LIST inst, the Richmond Wing entered
upon its Goth year, more vigorous and intiu-
entail than at any period of its existence, and
on the same day the Alexandria Gazette num-
bered it's s4th year.
The three children of Governor Cameron.
we regret to learn, are down with smallpox
at the Executive Mansion. The disease devel,
oped in all of them about the same time Dr.
Hunter Mcclure is in attendance on them
The Moffett bell punches are to be sold in
Richmond at auction. What practica. use
they can be put to is not exactly plain, and we
presume the bidders will be slim, except the
relic and curiosity seekers.
1t was noted fact that at the Presidents
New Years reception, an unusually large num-
Der of Democrats were present, and the cour
tesies and greetings of the occasion were par
tlcipatcd in by them with zest and pleasure.
Most of the business failures of the past
year were attributable to speculation. Very
few who conducted legitimate business had to
suspend. The country was never in a more
healthy condition, created values being the
basis of the trade of the country
The Cincinnati Commercial and the Gazette
ofthat city have arranged to consolidate Mr.
Halstead, of the former, and Richard Smith, of
the latter journal continuing their editorial and
proprietary connection with the consolidated
paper. The Commercial Gazette will maintain
Republican principles and policy, and give
to The country an able and influential publ
cation.
Mr.. Blaine, it is stated, now thinks that he
is out of the range of Presidential possibilities
in 1SS4-that he can foresee no possible COM
bination of circumstances likely to bring him
again into the front of the battle for the nom.
ination. MIR. Blaine is too old politician to
attempt to forecast political events for two
years, and hence we do not believe he evel
said any such thing.
A wise speaker at recent meeting Of Ohio
teachers pointed out that mischief in schoo
boy is not meanness but misdirected energy
and that the teacher should be ood-temperet
and largeminded enough to directed it judici
ously. Standards differ" he added, 'as to
what constitutes the best test for good teach
er. The only proper estimate of value in the
school-room is to develope true men ant
women. Character is of more importance
than scholarship"
The Atlanta Constitution says that the money
made by farming is the clesrest, best money il
the world. 1t is made In accordance with
Gods first law-under honest and genial infiu
ences-away from the tumult of trade or the
fierce heat of speculation. 1t fills the pockets
OF the farmer at the expense of no other man
His gain is no mans loss but the more he
makes the better for the world at large. Pros
porous farmers make prosperous people
Whatever benefits our agriculture benefits the
commonwealth.
Mr.. Massey states in his notice of contest .to
Capt. John s. Wise, that he was the candidate
for Congressman Large of the Democratic
party of Virginia. By what authority he ar.
rives at this conclusion we do not know, but
we are very sure the Democratic press of the
State did not recognize him as such during the
canvass. His name was at the head of but
one or two of their journals during the can
vass. and very few of the Democratic speakers
would announce that Mr. Massey was the
candidate of their party but that he was sup
ported simply as choice between evils. Mr.
Massey may be exposing some of the secrets
of the campaign.
Maj. r. 81. Glass, of Lynchburg, furnishes
the Philadelphia Press an interesting state
ment of the part Gen. B. F. Butler took in
the Democratic National Convention of 1860
at Charleston, s. c., in voting fifty-two times
for Jefferson Davis as the nominee of the
Democratic party for the Presidency. After
referring to the bitter hatred felt in the South
for Gen. Butler, during and after the war, the
writer asserts with "entire candor," that "his
recent triumph in MASSACHUSETTS has been
hailed with almost universal applause in the
South"-he should have added, by the Bour-
bon Democracy. And this is the kind of stuff
Southern Bourbons are made Of
There are none so blind as those who will
not see. The Democratic party persists In the
tions was vote of confidence in the Dem
ocracy and that it presages the election
of the nominee of that party to the Presidency
in 1884 The fact is the November result was
designed by Republicans as reDuke to Re-
publicans, who had come to regard their own
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and country. The revolving Republicans are
no less Republicans now than they were be-
fore they chose democratic instruments
to inflict chastisement upon Republicans, and
to impress the lesson that the masses of the
party have another view of party mission than
to confer favors upon individuals. The effect
will be to make the Republican party stronger
in 1884 than it was in 1880. and give it a con-
tinued lease of power for four years more, IN
all the departments of government.
Mr. Massey and Col. O'Ferrall are trying to
play the role of injured innocents. They have
each prepared paper preparatory for con.
test for seats in Congress, which the people
declined to award them. They have labored
through numerous pages of foolscap to make
out cases of fraud and to convince the country
that the lambs have been eating the wolves.
Mr.. Massey assumes that the intelligence, the
wealth, the courage. the decency of the State
was out-witted, terrorized and defrauded by
the ignorant and worthless. They will, in all
probability, get more than they bargained for.
John S. Wise and John Paul will be equal to
the occasion, and be able to show precisely
where the frauds came in and who perpetuated
fhom Tho affrontarv mo m; Enot "a Il, tho,o ~,