The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-18

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Vile, Amherst county, last week.
Nj. Robt. r. Bonner. of Orange county, |
ukas married. on the I'd inst. to Miss Annie
=. Goodioa. daughter Of Mr.. Benton II |
s3oodloe, Of Nelson county.
On Monday last the House of Represen-
Satives passed the bin creating the De-
pastnent Of Agriculture, which carries
With il another cabinet Office.
Dr. w. 4. Richardson, a prominent |
young physician OF Amherst county, was
married on the Sd inst. TO Miss Willie |
Drnmmond. one Of Amherst IS most lovely
daughters.
Some English capitalists have had:agents
looking ct coal and timber lands in the
western portion of Tazewell county and
the eastern part Of Russell, They
Ell, probably purchase. some large tracts.
Judge. Geo. W. Ward has been APP
pokated Commonwealth's Attorney for
Washington county. to succeed Hon. c.
X. Trigg, resigned. Mr. Trigg is the
Cong ,ssman-elect tromthe 9th district.
There was an attempt last week to blow
npthe London Bridge by dynamite. 1t
tailed, however, only small damage being
tone to the structure, but.a great deal of
CONSERVATION was caused in the neighbor-
hood.
Dur eotemporaty OF the Harrisonburg
SoSrH Is mistaken 0rias been misinformed
about the Broadway and Romney Railroad.
There is no such project on foot and not
dkeay to be We have this from the best
sathority.
Jyan Henderson, colored, shot Thornton
Fields, colcred. in the head, in suburban
house OF Harrisoaburg. Henderson was
arrestesi, after struggle and being wounded
by pistol shot from policeman and the
ese Of billy on him, and is now in Jail.
4. ). Parish, Esq, Is announced as a
candidate for the Collectorship of this In-
texnal Revenue District. now held by W.
Il. Craig. Esq. These civil-seryice re-
formers are very demonstratiye, and will
sedoua prove themselves the genuine ar
tick. .
lt Is stated By the Rockbridge Ncus,
shst Mr.. S. !. Graham. of Lexington, is a
candidate for United States District At
taEney, now held oy .. Shelley Lewis,
Esq. OF Harrisonburg. 1t will be :.cold
day when Lexington Is not to the front
when there is an Office to fill.
Mr. II. w. Massey, at one time men,
~ Of The Legislature, and more recently
penntg Collector of Customs at n orfolk.
led Of appoplexy ut his residence in that
~ on the 18th inst. He was genial
find-hearted man and had many friends in
Fixginia. He WAS cousin of Hon. Jno.
" Massey.
4 wild western statesman made his ap.
PeaIanee in Washington last week il
search OF his share of the surplus revenue
Nesting with a policeman, he made known
ais mission, and that he must have 1899,
80. which were locked up in the Treas
asS, Of which the policeman had the key
He WAS promptly hustled off to the insan,
sssIum
4 Missouri paper is sacriligious enough
~ say that there will be a large emigratio,
u Washington from.that State of a clas
u persons who viii not need oyercoat!
sAss winter. The moss on their backs i
thick enough to keep them warm. If the
ar feed at q soup house and lodge on tn
earbatones, they may stand it for som
mouths.
II Is stated in the West Virginia paper
that Judge IIraunon will contest the sea
10 Congress to which the people electet
Gen. \. Cot. We have not seen til,
grounds upon which such contest is to b,
pfedicated, but ne are very sure Gen
sol would not accept certificate of cleo
tsoD to any position, to which he had not
been honestly and fairly elected.
Joseph Baker, Of Roanoke, took out
policy 10 the Travellers Accident Insur
ascsi Company, OF Hartford. Conn. H,
FELL from window aud was killed. TIL
company refused to pay the policy to tn
beneficiary, Jacob Harvey, nephew Of de-
cSased, on the plea that Baker was .runl
uhen the accident occurred. The jur,
fo0nd for the plaintiff in full in the Hust
lhgs Conrt Of Roanoke city.
Col. W. A. Anderson, Of Lexington, i
y stated, would not object totbeing th,
penocratic candidate for Governor mex
Z Coz. Anderson is a very clever gen
Vemsii,and Lexington has. a number O
$ncb- sufficient to ill all the Federal ant
atate sfices in the State. There is moth
Seg small abont Lexington. since she ha,
&osfun steam communication with thu
soseide world
"a Louis Gs0be Democrat 1t is some
esFrxcrt to know that the revision Of tn,
xiish version Of the Old Testament ha.
en completed, after fourteen years Of
&oof. and viii be published next spring
simultaneously with the beginning OF
~ Democratic Administration. Perhaps
a1H new reading Of the Scripture will en-.
80 ~ at least to understand why Divine
&xor has been withdrawn from us fo1
f8ns years
y The Supreme Court of New York on
wednesday last verdict was brought in
~ the case OF Stewart against Hunting.
0n for, si02 1854. The contest grew out
q some Union Pacific Railroad Stock
Ha1sactions between MIR. Stewart and c.
a Huntington, in which it was claimed
tut the latter had not complied with the
%qpaieion OF the transaction. There were
SEVERAL other suits ofisimilar nature pend.
+ la& Roscoe Conkling represented Mr..
Huntington and Mr. Choate. Mr. Efewar !
Tbs Demoeiatic papers, after positively
announcing that Gen. Malone was itching
eo become the Republican candidate for
60vernor next fall, have suddenly discov-
ersa that there is no truth it. 1t none the
shes u, excuse for large amount
the General. In