The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-08-21
REPUBLIcAN TICKET
Mr.. Vanderbilt has been offered $780,
900 for Maud S., and is celebrating wheth-
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Arthur w. Austin, OF Massachusetts.
his estate to his surviving rel
atives, but makes William and Mary Col
lege his residuary legatee. If that College
should be closed, then the University OF
Virginia is to be the beneficiary.
Hon. John Pool, of Washington city,
died of appoplexy on Saturday last. He
was native of North Carolina, and rep
resented that State in the United States
Senate shortly after the war. He was a
genial companion and patriot.
The Irish National League has had
grand session in Boston. Messrs. Sexton
and Redmond, members of Parliament,
were among the speakers, as was also the
venerable mother of Parnell. The meet
ing was held in Fanueil Hall, and was at
tended by thousands.
DIR. Arthur Austin, physician at Mines
Iron Works, was thrown from his horse
last week and very severely injured. His
arm and two ribs were broken and his
skull fractured in two places. From the
nature of his injuries, serious apprehen-
sions are entertained of the result.
Hon. Vincent l.. Bradford, was buried
in Philadelphia on the 18th. He was dis
tinguished as member of the legal pro-
fession and no less so as a sincere. work
ing christian. Among the pail bearers,
were Gen. r. d. Lilley, Randolph Tucker,
and Prof. White, of Washington and Lee
University.
The Democrats charge Mr.. Blaine with
being in favor of free whiskey, and appeal
to the prohibitionists to vote against him,
or for st. John, because of this. They
charge him with being a prohibitionist,
and appeal to the Germans to vote against
him because of this. This double-faced
falsehood is one of the ways the Democrats
propose to introduce reform.
Mr.. w. H. Rodeffer, a brother-in-law OF
S. r. Sterling, Esq, of Harrisonburg, died
at Mclean Station, Illinois, week before
last, aged 6S years. MI. Rodeffer was
originally from Shenandoah county, but fol
a number of years was resident OF Har-
risonburg, and at one time Deputy Sher'
if of Rockingham county.
When w. H. Barnum found himself
cornered by the exposure of John L. Day'
export, fixing on him guilty knowledge Of
the forged Morey letter, he said that Gen.
Logan had told him it was in Garield's
handwriting. On Gen. Logan seeing the
statement In print, he promptly tele
graphed that there was not word Of truth
IN it.
Mr.. Blaine meets the audacious SANDER
of the Democrats upon his family like &
man. The base falsehood which called
forth his indignant denial and aggressive
action has been whispered in this locality
as an offset to the well sustained and
never refuted charges against Cleveland.
But we presume we will hear no more Of
it, at least during this campaign.
Hon. Henry w. Murray, Grand Master Of
the Grand Lodge of Masons, of Va. died OF
the 18th at Charlottesville from the effects
of paralysis, in the 54th year of his age
He was taken ill several weeks ago, while
on visit to Charlottesville. His resi-
cence was in Louisa, of which county he
was native. He was greatly esteemed
throughout masonic and social circles il
the State.
At Centerville, Tenn, last week, three
Mormon itinerant elders wer e murdered
by about forty masked men. The elders
had made headquarters at that localit!
and were industriously engaged in al
attempt to win converts. The citizens be
coming exasperated, determined on exter
mination, and in this succeeded, so far al
the elders present were concerned.
w. N. Rogerson, a drummer from
Cleveland, Ohio, and Thomas Staples, {
citizen of Tennessee, near Chattanooga
had misunderstanding. They determined
to settle it by an appeal to navy revolvers
They met at ten O'Clock, near Emory Gap
stepped off ten PAGES and commenced fir
ing. Both fell dead, Rogerson with bull
let through his brain and Staples with two
bullets through his breast.
. No sooner does Major Hotchkiss an
nounce himself a candidate for Congress
than the Spectator rises to proclaim thai
he has been put up by Malone. Malone
from Democratic standpoint is certainly
the most wonderful man of the day. Not
only does he control, absolutely, the Repub
ican party, but he makes his selection
of the most progressive men from the OPP
posing rank, and orders them about at will
A prominent and influential Democrat
of Virginia has recently been travelling
through New York. He admits that the
Irish vote in that State is lost to his par.
ty but thinks. it will be made up by the
German Republicans voting for Cleve
land. This is delusive offset. The Ger
man Republicans will vote for Blaine, as d
class. Here and there ansexceptiOn may be
found, but the loss to Blaine of the German
Republicans will not be worth counting
The Philadelphia Record says that pud.
dlers' wages in the United States are $3.50
per ton, while in England the puddlers are
glad to get 1885, This is substantially
true. And yet the Record wants our Coy
eminent to adopt the free-trade policy
Why Does it seek the destruction of
our vast iron industry? or does it want
our workingmen to labor for the wages
paid in Europe? One or the other of these
results would Immediately follow as sure
as effect follows cause.
Grover Cleveland has sent in his letter
of acceptance. 1t is brief and common
place, endorsing the democratic platform,
making no reference to the tariff at all,
and presenting not thought or sentence
that rises above the level of mediocrity. 1t
is in striking contrast with Blaine's splen-
did production, and suffers in comparison
with the vigorous utterances of Butler
We shall publish the letter next week,
more to afford our readers an opportunity
to Judge of the calibre of the democratic
candidate than from any interest it posses
seS.
Mr.. Cleveland is to outline his letter of
acceptance, then it is to be submitted to MI.
Tilden. and after going through his hands
is to be laid before syndicate of Demo-
cratic statesmen to revise and prune, as
the exigencies of the hour may demand
Tho platform adonfad Inv tha DamOcratic