The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-08-07

rich intellectual treat on the OCCASION
They are two of the most effective speak
ers in the country, and will discuss the
issues of the campaign to the ediication
of all who may hear them.
Let the Blaine and Logan clubs through
out Augusta and the adjoining counties
make their preparations to be here, and
swell the audience to unprecedented num-
bers. All are invited to attend, especially
our Democratic friends.
Hon Geo. D. Wise has been nominated
for Congress by the Democratic Conven-
tion in the Sd district, to succeed himself.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has concluded
that he will have to withdraw his support
from Cleveland. That is hard on Cleve-
land. Let him now take up st. John.
Mr.. Peter. Cover, near Windsor, Carroll
county, Md, raised 557 bushels of wheat
on IL acres, an average of 461 bushels. The
wheat graded No. and sold for So cents.
The primary elections in Rockingham
last Saturday resulted in choosing OFFER
rail- delegates from every district. The
Convention to nominate candidate for
Congress meets in Luray on the Goth.
w. c. Roane, prominent colored citi-
zen of Richmond and lawyer by profes
sion, died in that city last week. His
partner in the law business, r. Peel
Brooks, talented young colcred man, died
several years ago.
Thomas Dickson. a wealthy and infuen-
tial citizen of New York. largely engaged
in coal mining and iron manufacture, and
astockholder in the Low Moor Iron Com
pany, died in New York on the 31st.
A fight for $500 side between wild
cat and three bull dogs was arranged at
Charleston, w. Va. for Aug. 4th. The
cat killed the dogs in detail and won the
bet, after desperate encounter with each.
Micajah Woods, ESQ.,, has withdrawn
from the contest for Congress in the Rock
ingham district, and O'Ferrall delegates
have been elected from Albemarle. 1t
looks like Col. O'Ferrall would be nomi-
mated on the first ballot.
of Hanover, died at his residence in that
county on the 4th, aged go years. He was
a brother of Judge Newman. of Page
county, and gentleman universally es-
teemed for his estimable character.
Hon. J. Randolph Tucker will be nomi-
mated for Congress from this district to-
day on the first ballot. The opposition to
him don IT amount to good-sized ripple
The protection Democrats will have to
swallow him, whether they like it or not
The Wing of Monday last appeared in an
entirely new and very neat dress. The Of
flee has been refitted with new press and
types, and the jobbing department replen-
ished with modern improvements. The
Wing is ably edited and we are glad to see
this evidence of prosperity.
That there is regular stampede among
the Irish to the Republican ticket cannot
be doubted. The Irish World of last week
devotes three pages to letters from leading
and influential Irishmen throughout the
Union. signifying their intention of taking
an active part in the election of Blaine and
Logan.
Our contemporary of the Harrisonburg
Spirit had the misfortune last week to
have pied its local page just as the forms
were being lowered to the press. The re-
suit was blank page where the local bud
get generally appears. This must have
been annoying to the editors, and equally
so to the readers Of the Spirit.
Col. Fl. G. Parsons5h has purchased from
Mr.. w. T. McCue, of this place, a fine
riding horse for the use of Hon. James G..
Blaine. When Mr.. Blaine was at the Nat
ural Bridge last spring, he requested Col.
Parsons to select large, strong saddle
horse for him. The price paid was $3.50.
The horse is 16 hands high, and in all re-
spects superior animal.
Hon. III. S. Walker, who owns splendid
estate in East Rockingham, but holds his
citizenship in West Virginia, was mem
Der of the Democratic Convention of that
State from Kanawha county, and placed
in nomination the successful candidate for
Governor, Hon. E. w. Wilson. Mr..
Walker is brilliant speaker and peculiar
ly gifted on such occa sions. His speech
had much to do with the succe IS of his can
didate before the Convention.
The walls of the United States Hotel,
on Pennsylvania Avenue and Al street,
Washington, fell in last Sunday evening,
causing several deaths. There were num-
Der of persons in the hotel at the time, but
only eight or ten were carried down with
the crumbling building, and all but two
rescued, some of them severely injured.
The escape from death was almost mirac-
ulous with several of those taken out, af- |
ter remaining covered up. five or six
hours.
J. c. s. Harrison, of indianapolis, pos
ing as perfectionist and one of the indie
pendents, announced that he could not sup
port Blaine, because his record was not |
clean. The Democrats paraded Mr.. Har-
rison before the country as model of po-
litical and personal purity, and as evidence
that all the truly good Republicans would
support Cleveland. A few days after this
his account as receiver of
the Indiana Banking Company was ascer-
tained to.be $95. 611 .05 short, and that his
own bank was broken-leaying his friends
20 suffer to the amount of several hundred
thousand dollars. Mr.. Harrison is SAM
'le of the truly good men who cannot sup
port Blaine, and who find consolation in