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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30
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J 2pSC4 LASA52 "a - ulCGIdbIc HcOACIAy.
Ina speech in Washington City, on the
night Of the 9th, Hon. Edw ard McPher-
son, ref eTing, to Senator Bayard S recent
speech in Brooklyn. in which he declared
that the Democratic party where in power,
had been scrupulously economical With the
! peoples money, and regardful Of the
public interest, said
Under Buchanan's administration
wastefulness was the rule in all the de-
| partments, especially III the Post Office
III the last Two years Of his administra-
/ tion %f6 100000 was sqtitndeTed in Star
I Route contracts. This is shown hy the re-
I port of the Postmaster General made in
! December, 1850 to the NNXVIth Con
gress. The expenditures were So, 1S7, 100
beyond the receipts. On one of the Star
routes. which cost. $3.50. 000 the receipts
/ We're -. 276. On another which cost $780,
| AS the receipts were $601 On another.
/ which cost $500 900. the receipts were
! 5,4l2 These star route extravagances
match any OF recent occurrence These
contracts were all forced upon the Depart
t,nlent by the Democratic majority in Con-
llgress of that day. sfasiss fso
The contraction the overland mail for
I six years, at $500 900 annually. involved a
1 loss Of more than 50 900. The LOBBY
had its own way. The waste of 1853
! was $3 100000. That Of the following year
1 $2, 200, coo. r. The Democratic Congress was
I under the control of the transportation
Hobby, which furnished the sinews of war
! for the Democratic campaigns OF 1858 and
/ 1885, lot one cent OF the money thus
wasted has ever been recoy-
1 cred to Ehe, Treasury, nor did the Demo
4 Gratis make any ATTEMPT To rpeoypri IL
senator Bayard need not have gone far
4 from Bro6ldyn tosAave found acensnicuous
Democratic official who WAS not faithful
to his trust Fowler, Bachanan's post
!. master in New York. city, defaulted for
I $40 s947..land his hondslnen escaped. Bad
\ as was Buchalan&s administration. how
\ even. ~ was praiseworlhy colnpa I'd with
! PieIcess. when the losses in ordinary dis
buFsempnts We're $7.32 on every $1,000.
! Under Arthur'S administration they have
fallen to SIX mills on every 81 900.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30


MARRIED.-On the morning Of tie 22d.
in Harrisonburg, Mr.. P. j. Lamb and Miss
Kate V. Sullivan were married by Rev.
John McVerry, assisted by Rev. Father
Donahoe, of the Catholic Church. The
bride is a sister of Messrs. James and Pat
Sullivan, and is fay orably rem mbered by
many OF our citizens as a student at the
st. Francis School of Staunton. The at
PENDANTS were Mr. John J. Lamb aud Miss
3. A. Kennedy, Mr.. E. w. Sullivan and
Miss Lizzie Stack, of Stanton: Mr.. Dam
lei Sullivan and Miss Maggie Sullivan, Mi.
John kayanaugh and Miss Mamie Riley,
of Woodstock, and Mr.. r, E. Sullivan and
Miss Hannah O'Connell.
Afterthe celebration of Mass, the bri-
dial party repaired to the home Of the
bride where sumptuous repast had been
prepared. The bride and groom thenstook
the morning train for Northern tour.
The presents were numerous and costly.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30

KILLED ON THE RAILRoAD.-Mr u, O.
Williams, printer, who had been work
ing in the FIRGINIAN office for several
weeks on special work. was Killed on the
railroad Saturday night last. He had been
paid what was due him, as is the custom.
in this office, on Saturday evening Shortly
afterwards he commenced drinking and was
seen intoxicated shortly before the time it
was thought he was killed 1t is supposed
that in this condition he wandered up the
railroad near the old depotof the 3. &
q. Railroad, and either sitting or falling
on the track, the 20 p. NJ, Louisville
Express train passed over his body, cut
ting it fearfully and crushing his head
When found he had but fifty cents in
money in his pocket. and nothing to show
where the SIG he had been paid had gone.
The presumption is that he treated and
gave it away. 1t is presumed from his APP
pearance when he came here that his beset-
ting sin was strong drink. He wasa quiet,
inoffenslve, kindly man, and industrious
and competent when at work. A telegram
was sent to his home. Frankfort, KY, and
Monday morning instructions came to
bury him here, which had been previously
done at the expense Of the city, under the
supervision of Chief of Police Waters.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30
THE MARK ELS.

There has been improvement in the market
Tor flour, prices advancing several points. We
quote Family at s. 90; Extra 81 -: Super So p.
There was no proportional advance in wheat.
we quote at 50 to 81; Corn s. to 60; Oats 81 10
IS; Hay, baled, $40 10 Sl2; Glover seed, 81 To
81 so
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DIED.

On the 18th inst, near Parnassus, Mrs. I,ouis
Gilkerson, aged about 50 years. She had been a
fering with Christian fortitude.
OF general debility, at the residence of her
son-in-law. VIM. Taliaferro, i'll Newport. An
gusta county, Va. on the I'd of October Mrs n
,. Gatewood, widow of the late Col 7. v. Gate.
her age. 80 O''ii ecu VI
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30
A Bogus Ticker.
Special 20 the virginian.

NATURAL BRIDGE, Oct. 30, 'sI.
Tickets sent here have Holdway's ini-
tials wrong. o.
There had been no tickets sent to Natu-
raj Bridge from this Office or any other
Republican source, at the date of the dis
patch. 1t is trick which needs close at
tention and scrutiny. 1t is but the begin
ming Of the Bourbon devices to save their
doomed cause
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30

Foundry Fannie Carter, residing at
Capt. Lewis Harman's. three miles north
of Stanton, on the Valley Turnpike, q
ladies' satchel. containing a portmon9,
with two baggage checks and also several
bottles Of medicine. a box of tooth-pow-
der and tooth brush. The satchel is with
the colored woman who found it. and the
owner can get it by calling on her.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30

BOARDING. Large, pleasant rooms can be
~ had at No. l23 AUGUSTA STREET furnished
or UNFINISHED, with board. Terms reasona.
Die, Oct9
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30

HOG CIIOLERA.--Pe tersburg Itder-Ap-
peal: have just read the article in your
agricultural department headed remedy
for hog cholera AS have used for sew
eral years something of like character,
will give it for the benefit of your readers.
Take large kettle (such as is used to
scald hogs in will do) put into it about
One-half barrel of corn in the ear, fill the
kettle with water, then put in peck and
a half Of strong wood ashes. boil until the
corn is soft. 1t is now ready to feed to
your hogs. Give them about half feed
of the lyed corn every other day for a
week, then skip a week and then proceed
as before until the corn has been fed for
four weeks. and will guarantee that you
will have no cholera among your hogs.
have used the lyed corn for several years
and have never lost a hog with cholera
since, although all the hogs in my vicinity
have died out several times since have
been living in this county.
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Notice.
For the VIRGINIAN. I

Z
The Mt. Sidney and Parnassus Brass
Bands will be at Spring Hill on next Fri
day night, Oct. 3lst, at O'Clock p. M, to
furnish music for our standard bearer,
Mr.. J. Yost. Let there be arousing turn
cut. J. Y. EWING. P. M.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30

WANTED.-loo0 bushels of Irish Pota-
toes b. WEINBERG,
Stanton, Va
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Post Office at Staunton. An.
gusta County. Va, oct. 30. 1891.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30

GREAT INvENTloNs.-It is not gener-
ally known that the first machine to
thresh wheat and separate the grain and
straw was manufactured in this city. The
father of Mr.. VIM. McKeeyer. himself an
inventive genius, was the inventor and
manufacturer of it and the old Tilt-ham-
mer site. at the arch of the G. & o. r. r.,
near the Valley Depot, was the place
where the work was done.
Nor is it known generally that the first
wrought nail was manufactured in this
county, on the site of the old Reynold s
Mill property, six miles west of Staunton,
now owned by M. Z. Funkhouser. ESQ.,
The grandfather of Col. A. w. Hartman
was the proprietor of the nail factory.
Nor is it generally known that the prin-
ciple of the breech-loading rifle was dis
covered by an Augusta county man.t the late
Lorenzo Sibert. The model of the gun he
made was unwieldly, but the principle was
same in the action of the breech as that
in the present gun used by the govern
ment. Mr.. Sibert realized no benefit
from it, however.
1t is rather singular that these impor-
tant facts have never been generally
known, although few of our citizens are
cognizant of them.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30

COUNTY COURT October term. Judge
J. w. Stout presiding .-commenced Mon
day. The following are the proceedings
up to date:
Administration was granted Mary +.
Fauber on the estate of VIM. +. Fauber.
TO Joseph NJ. kunkle on the estate of VIM.
tat e of Mrs. Sarah NJ. Kyle.
The wills of Jacob Curtis and Geo.
Swoope were ordered to be recorded.
The will of Mary II. Herring was adj
mitted to probate with Philander Herring
rs Executor. The will of Louisa n. Gilke-
son was admitted to probate with Joseph
A. Whitmore as Executor. The will of
Christian Coffman was admitted to pro-
bate with Isaac Coffman as Executor.
Mrs. Parmelia G. Crawford qualified as
Executor under the will of her late hus
band. Col. Samuel d. Crawford.
Christian Eakle was appointed a Com
mittee for his son Emory G.. Eakle.
The following judges of election We're
appointed
A J Blakemore ut Sangersville, vice
Reuben Bryan Russell N Wallace ut
Craigsville. vice b G Ferguson Preston
L Burkholder at Fishersville, vice Joseph
r Kemper; A Henry Towberman at Sandy
Hollow, in place of Alex II Fultz.
The Commonwealth VS.. Lucy Hunter.
colored, indicted for house breaking and
larceny was tried by jury and sent to
the penitentiary two years.
Wednesday, the trial of Ely Middle
brook, for murder. was progressing.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30

THE NOVEMBER HARPER's will COM
plete VIM. Blacks story of judith Shakes
peare." with an illustration by Abbey, and
bring L. 2. Roe's Nature sSerial Story"
with Dielman's and Gibson s illustrations,
within one instalment of the conclusion.
Mr.. Treaiwell Walden's picturesque
studies of 1.-The Great Hall of William
Rufus will also be completed in this
number, and the illustrations will be es-
pecially rich, including three full-page
plates. One Of them-Van Dyck' Charles
the First and Henrietta Maria" engraved
BY Closson from the original painting
will be the frontispiece to the Number.
Some fine art work is promised in Rein
hart s illustrations of Norman Fisher
folk and il Alfred Parsons studies OF
plant life in "A Day with Sir Joseph Hook
err at Kew. the English botanical gardens,
and Gibson's of "Chrysanthemums.' A
paper on Columbia College, richly illus
trated, will continue its history from the
reorganization of Kings College to its
present remarkable development. Andrew
Lang, who is the editor of the English
edition of the magazine, is to have a
paper on Sydney smith, illustrated. Abbey
will also contribute full-page illustration
of Burn poem, ITO Haggis.'' Mr.. T.
ID. Millet writes on the recent art compe
titions, in which he was one of the judges,
and the historian Francis Parkman on
1.-The Acadian Tragedy" in which was
involved the episode of Evangeline.-
Among the stories of the Number will be
one by Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford.
s.Three Quiet Ladies of the name of
Luce"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30
GENTLEMEN.

The above letters, if not called for within
thirty days, will be sent to the Dead Letter Of
nee. Parties calling for them will please say
they were advertised. S. NJ, YOST p NJ
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30

}. iost. Republican nominee for Con-
gress in the 10th Congressional District
will address the people at the following
places ami times
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30
G.. A. GLADKE'S
DOUBLE STORE. -
FANCY GOODS AND MILLINERY
Ever brought to this market The entire stock
is now open and ready for sale.

You cannot while away an hour more pleas
antly than admiring the Beautiful, Rich Goods
now ON exhibition in her department..
VELVETS, SATINS,
PLUSHES, RIBBONS,
TRIMMING GOODS,
PLUMES, FEATHERS
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09
KurTrrAs VOTES.
TEIIensbure LocaIizsr.

EAic1e041k 1OC1a<@1As<
A vein of anthracite coal. II Is said.
was discovered last week IN she vicinity
of Yakima by Lam Goodwin and Eddie
Mervin.
A division Of the Grand Army Of the
Repu5Iic vas organized IN this place on
Friday Of las; week. BY Capt. hoiton Oh
Yakima
DR. G. 7. NexIaud. lately Of Golden
dale. has settled IN Ellensburg 70 prae-
tiee his profession DE has become as
sociatsd IN business with Dr. n henton'
David Murray returned frorn Puget
Sound on SATURDAY.. having sold ms
large beef cattle for upwards Of 80 a
head. Mr.. NJ. reports great activity IN
passenger traffic on the steamers ana
railroads on the Sound. bat general ousa.
ness does not partake Of like stir, and
there h nothing like a boom anywhere
be has been-
Several men arrived on foot on Mon
day from Seattle, by way OF the $40.
aualmie pass. They consider the road
sxcsIlent as trail for horsenen and
foosmen. and which could easily and
with no very considerable additional
expense be made good stage and wagon
road. Ii Is pronounced "a good nat
uraI trail as Is found anywhere
A wagon road from Seattle to Brack
en-. Big Bend. can be made, and not ex
coed l9O miles The SnOqaalmie road
il passed over on foot every week b,
persons in search of vacant lands Tit
Big Bend seems to be the objective poin
by home hunters. There is large trac
of good land in that region still unoc
cupled. Some persons, after crossinI
the mountains, procure their outfit o
horses and provisions here. and ther
resume their journey to that land o
| nFofnisa
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09

DIR. 4. G. johnson, in the treatment
of disease, discards everything that will
reduce the strength or weaken the con-
stitution. He does not believe that the
skill Of man can give CURATIVE power
to any article that God has stamped
with power TO KILL, as ia held by those
who use poisons in treating disease. As
all recovery from disease is due to the
life properties in the body, and death
advances Just in proportion as these
powers are weak ned, no efforts made
by the frame to overcome disease should
be interfered with and weakened, but
always aided and strengthened. As all
poisons taken in Health or disease"
by accident or design" whether in
large or small doses" so far as they
aef al all, when they do not destroy life
outright, are opposed" to health and
life and weaken and oppose natures
own curative efforts. he refuses to use
them. Believing the use of poisons to
be contrary to nature, at war with sci
ence and destructive TO the human race,
be selects his remedies from the hun
dreds Of powerful, yet HARMLESS. vege-
tables and other non poisonous agencies
that nature has provided for the cure of
disease. which, when properly used, In
tangible doses, speedily restores health
without doing violence to the constitu-
ton. Office at No. 2OSl Commercial
street (McNaught's building). Seattle,
w. T.. a25dwlm
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09
THE ALASKA BILL.
rs. F. Chronicle

On the 18th of this month the bill for
the establishment of Judiciary sys
TEN in Alaska will be reached IN the
lower house of Congress. lt has been
coupIed in some way with the bills for
the admission Of Washington and Da-
kots as States. These bills cannot pass
the House at this session, and all effort
to pass them will be waste OF time.
But tbs Alaska bill Is quite another
matter and not at all connected With
party politics. Ii should stand or fall
on its own merits, and if the members
from this coast in the House are united
il will be an easy matter to pass it. The
argument in its favor is that the pres
ent situation Of Alaska Is disgraceful to
the United States. There is no suct
thing there as recognized law. No man S
person or property Is safe. The muir
derer or aw-breaker cannot be brought
to trial without fetching him before the
courts of Washington Territory.
short time ago several offenders were
arrested in Alaska and 90 brought to
trial in Washington. The cost of
TRANSFORMATION and all else ran up
bill of some thousands of dollars
against the United States. aud the
result of II all was a fine of
SIS on each of the offenders. A few
such cases will cost more than the whole
Federal judicial and executive machln-
cry which this bill proposes to create.
Large property interests are growing up
there. most of them in the hands of
people of this State. Oregon and Wash
ington Territory. They include. besides
those of the fur company, fisheries of
importance and valuable mines of gold.
There is net the shadow of protection
for them: not a court or officer of the
Federal Government. This is simply
shameful. Given courts, an executive
and officers to enforce the law, and these
property interests in five years would be
Occupied and Alaska would become a
prominent point for emigration and in
dustry. The Boards of Trade and the
Chambers of Commerce of San Fra n
cisco, Portland and Seattle can help the
passage of the bill by taking vigorous
action in time, and to this end we urge
them. No time is to be lost. Ii the bill
il again passed on the House file it will
90 over TO the next session, and u will
be so passed, unless the members from
this coast are stirred up to prompt ac-
ton. If the bill has any faults. they
should be pointed out or amended, but
the session should not close without pro-
viding some sort of government for the
Territory.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09

WOMEN jurors WANTEp.-The Walla
walla grand jury venire being exhaust
ed and the panel not filed. Judge Win
gard turned TO Sheriff Thompson and
ordered that official TO bring into
csurt three well tried and true citizens
of walla Wslla or Franklin counties.
and II You can't get good and reliable
men get good and reliable women. |
would much rather have a good woman
on she jury than the average jaryman
picked up on a special venire. We have
been hanlpered with too many scrubby
jurymen." Judge Vineyards sensihle
remarks caused ripple of excitement
IN the court ROOM sion.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09

Parsits DESTROYS Of purchasing from
i've 10 one hundred thousand acres Of
valuable timber land--iir. sprnce OF
cedar-wl;h excsilens water facilities
for shipping and handling the same. a.
frum three TO i've dollars per acre, can
be accommodated By applying ~ Teeie
4 Voorhees,. attorneys ~ Lac. Pors
Townsend. W. r. Title direct fron
Government - do I'm
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09

Tafata illuminated summer silk, in
high colors, IN the most desirable
shades. received this morning by ex-
press at the San Francisco Store. These
goods are the latest novelty I'm silk Of
fered by the retail trade of New York. J
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09

For vaches. kiox, silver plated vear
and 80 forth. 20 TO II. G. Mclaughlin.
Little Mack. the Jewelier.-) Ths best
and only STOCK Of irs goods In she city.
Also. some thai amt 20 fina.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09
Tax Payers Take Notice.

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS or
King county. W. T.. are now sitting
ss Board of Equalization for the eQuali-
zzfion Of assessments and the correcfion
Of the assessment roll OF the yssr lisa
Any person feeling axgrieyed 81 the val
aatlon cf their property on said rull must
attend thereto az this session or failing 50
10 DO viii be barred from further recourse
in law. By order of the Beard
Z. @ HARRIS
County Aadisor and cx-ofzicis Clark
thereof.
Dated Auditors once. King county. ".
T.. Nay & ssS&. myTdw7w
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09

nR- HESLK1's DASpxilox ToxIc 10
truly named the King of Bstfers. a
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09

a GENTS FOR PUGET MILL COM
n panys tug beats: for Domination New
York. Cigar Factory; for Raymond &
wilshires Scales and Safes for San Juan
Archipeiago Lime Company.
Ships disbursed and charters effecscd.
Have On hand. for sale 10 the trade. all
kinda Of
Local, California and Oregon Prednc-.
Capitol Milis extra Fioar.
Salen Bakers extra Fiear.
Oreeoa City extra Flour.
Sperry's California extra fioar.
Groand Barley, Chop Fred. wheas
Oats asd Br&n.
RAeon, Hams, Lard. Butter. Etc.
Liberal advances made On consignmenss
Of Wool, Hops. Grain and Produce.
SO. 81 and Sx3 Commercial street cor
nar q Jackson. Seattle. w. +. jyIS e
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09

In all the new and desirable makes. re
ceived direct from New York. at the
san Francisco Store.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09

MusT KEEP THE CoSTgACr.-TheS So
preme Court of Iowa recently rendered
decision which embodles a world of
truth and warning that should interest
every young woman in the land. A
wife had made application for divorce
on the ground that her husband was a
confirmed drunkard, when the evidence
showed that she had knowledge of his
Incorporate habits before she had mar
ried hin. In refusing the petition, the
judge said You voluntarily chose n
drunkard for husband. and Won
should discharge the duties OF drunk
ards wife. HIS failure 10 keep pledge
of reformation. made before marriage,
does not justify you in DESERVING him.
Having knowingly married drnuksrd.
You must make yourself content with
the sacred relationship"
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09

EXPLANATION. THAT LITTLE
Ia hax over the barn near the foot OF
Battery street. Is placed there a. q guide
to DR. AERRICKs Office. which L on
Water Sc, third house from the corner Of
Battery. just In front of The dng. mr1
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-09

"HACKMErACK.- lasting and fra
graft perfume. Price - and 80 csnts.
A. II. stewart