The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22
The Presence of the 2sth.

The Presence of the 2Sth.
In these piping tiiaesv of peace when
plenty blesses theAAland aud the bountiful
|bestowments of Providence send their
currents of contentment and happiness
|through'al all circles sand classes, it is meet
ito celebrate the victories. Which are. no.
less renowned than those Of war. To-day
the Gray and the Blne, representing the
|armies of conhietsof afew years ago, will
|meet in this Citysdf the Hills in friendly
greeting and acknowledgment, to recount
1.-THE events and deeds of the past and par
|ticipate in common rejoicing that not
|eyen the alarumsand sanguinary eneoun-'
tiers of war caaii9oti out the ties which
bind together thepeoples OF our common
country. The'2SthJR Regiment New York
ment the Confederate troops at Point of
Rocks. Kernstowills Gross Roads, New
Market, Winchester Cedar Mountain,
Rappahannock statiens Second Bull Run
and charlottesville will 2come with the
waving banners of peace and igleefali hearts
of brotherly regard Ito Inject lin friendly
communion thes6ths Virginia, to receive
the courtesies ana the Inequalities of our
people and the evidences that the generous
welcome extended to thei Virginia Veter
ans last year on Northern soililis appie-
ciated in the spirit it, was given Out
of the original 1sg0e of the 2sth there re-
main but 275gsmast ilof whom will be
present, not only to celebrate the re-
union of their regiment on Virginia soil
with the Virginia. 5th, but the 23d ami
versary of its own enlistment, which oc-
CURED at Albany May q, 1851. ''s'. - ii's
The present iieidand staff officers Of the
2Sth. are ~ ntl11faas sfi ailg 1929
Col f. F. Brown inspector General U.
s. Homes, Dayton, Ohio. lsNi ~ ~ IS
Maj. j. r. Mitchell, merchant, Batavia,
NY. bur .asissa no seeai i'fh5
Maj r. Fitzgerald pafnislii nsahafacttf-
rer, Newark, Nbga 81 binode g 'Ha y
Surgeon A. M.HeIfner, physician, Mil
waukee, Wis. sBt y 1nemaeihssll - iH'it
Assistant surgeon r. r. paine" NJ. d..
physician l4ockpoft My. ia''s''si s'''.l ga
Qnartermastern Il f. A. Swami. lumber
dealer, Cincinnati, Ohio. bet iti' e"tA Y
A committed Ut the 5th under Mai
Newton, met the 2StIl at aHarrsonburg
yesterday evening, and after partaking Of
the hospitalities hgfe the citizens OF that
place and spending several hours in social
greetings, reached Stauntml aboatS o'clock
p. m, when aftefihforinal reception cere-
menies, each member was assigned TO the
homes of our citizens, which were kindly
rendered tiae visiting soldiers q, .4,.g,;ta,
it is Got Necessary, to announce that the
2Sth will receive a cordial greeting from
our citizens and win he cheerfully vel
coined to their hearts as well as their
homes, and that every effort will be made
to make their brief stay among Us pleas
ant, if not memorable,
There is something ii these reunions of
the soldiers who met in deadly conflict
twenty years ago. which gives assurance
that the estrangements Of the sections are
well nigh obliterated The warm hand
shake, the eye meeting eye, the responsive
heart-throbs, tell of common sympathies
and common aspirations and attest the
oneness of the American people, under the
influence of our national glory and power.
The South .outnnmbered, bat not out
braved, - furled' the flag Of the Confeder-
acy, never again to be TAINTED on hostile
fields, and to-day gives as loyal allegiance
to the Stars and Stripes as did those who
marched under their folds in the sanguinaly
past. The remeabrance of the common
courage and common sufferings of the
sections of the country should only the
more closely knit tegether+he citizen SOL
diers after the spear has been turned into
thepruning hook and the sword into the
plough share. May this day and this meet
ing be memorable attestation of Ethis
eonsummation and mark an impressive ep-
isolde jp the reunion of the sections in en-
during friendship and affection. .flsl ' y Sc.
IF ryT -~r77ri-+---7- ftt a.. H.
Mrs. Gen Ffauciss n. Smith. of the
Virginia Military Institute, died in Lex
ington on the 1stb.' ss8aTsoiasl1
Brennan & Co, private bankers of Char
lottesville, haYAHshSPeuasd With liabilities
of sloo, 600. withs &c Tors sleilrf on val
liable real estate as seG1rity.t The bank
will not resumet.sm i i lss '.a1 '' ssii ,i
VIM. g. Halyblnton, telegraph editor of
the Baltimore HeraId. and son.of the late
Judge Halyburton, Of Richmond, died sud-
denly in Baltimore bh the 18TH inst. aged
about As years e.ssgon siiii is'5ssa t's,
4dl GseHsiiiH isist 49,
A terrible collision occurred near Pitts
burg on the b. and b. r. r.. last week by
which nnmberof persons were killed
and wounded. Mr.. Timothy Shay, of
Staunton, is saidto have been killed
Registration insiRoamoke city closed
Thursday with 1,044Noters on the list
1856 white and 259 colored. This indicates a
population of at least $780, A few years
ago there were not more than half dozen
honses within the present corporate limits
of Roanoke asH 9bjS 8HiAs sai a. s-.taaI
nAg 4 saaaik g4ssA3 5a q
The Bertha szinc Works in Pulaski
county are now ID, full blast. running four
furnaces. There an option for their
purchase by Northern capitalists for the
sum of 800, GOD, which, if closed, insnres
the erection of twenty o. more. additional
furnaces. ssais.a stti sci livat t-7i
Mr.. Thos. H. Leary, jr., of Richmond
while laboring under delirinm from, the
effects of protraeted attack, of typhoid
fever on the 18th. gotiout Iof his bed !, in
the absence of the attendant, and jumped
from three-st6ry window, instantly kill
ing himself. ~, - Dli.f5 teallEias ID
Gen. Butler has an accommodating plat.
form, on which EVERY Democrat in Vir-
ginia can proudly staiid.h He wants
to educate everybody pay everybody
higher wages impose upon them fewer
hours of work and distribute the surplus
funds in the treasufyto the soldiers Of the
late war. - ,,s,-s a,,g,{. -. t,ta
The programme of the Bourbon State
Convention was mapped ont by the bosses
some days before that body met, and pub
lished substantial as it was formally aex-
ecuted. BarboHrland Harris arranged the
whole affair and all the Convention had to
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