The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-02-14

THURSDAY,
Prof. Guyot, the geographer, died at
Princeton, New Jersey, Friday last, aged
IA years.
Lem. U. Zirkle, a prominent citizen of
New Market, Va. died in that place, last
week.
Mr.. N. Mccain, publisher Of the Wood
stock Viryinian, died Of consumption in |
Woodstock, last week.
Blythe will of the late Stephen Williams,
of Roxbury, Mass, the Hampton (Va.) |
Normal School will receive $4,000.
Col. Robt. E. Withers and Mr.. F. Terry, |
have purchased the Wytheyille Dispatch
and will hereafter run it as Democratic
paper.
On the 18th, at Richmond, the White
Sulphur Springs, and all Of its appurte-
nances, were rented at public auction to
w. A. Stuart, at $26, 500, for one year.
A Paris paper publishes dispatch from
the French Bishop of Tonquin to the
effect that one priest, % catechists and
2l5 Christians have been massacred aud
that 1903 mission houses have been de-
stroyed.
The House Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures Monday agreed to
report bill for the exchange OF trade
dollars for standard dollars, or for their
receipt for government dues within two
years.
The garrison of Sinkat in the Soudan
has been taken by the rebels, and six hun
dred of its defenders massacred. The
Egyptian policy of the English govern
ment has been severely condemned by a
vote Of ISL to 81.
If the Readjuster members of the House
and Senate will stay in their places for
few days. they may have an opportunity of
doing some good. They cannot expect to
be of any service to their constituents eX-
cept in the places their constituents sent
them to fill.
In the House of Representatives on
Monday res olution was passed appropri-
ating $500 900 to the relief of the sufferers
from the late terrible floods in Ohio and
other States. But twelve members voted
against it, and two of that twelve were
Geo. d. Wise and J. r. Tucker, of Vir-
ginia.
A bill was introduced in the New Y ork
Legislature last week to enact the Scott
liquor law of Ohio, adapted to that State.
The bill provides that any person may sell
liquor who pays tax to do SO. Every
dealer in spirituous drinks is to be taxed
$25 monthly, or $500 a year, and every
dealer in malt liquors $3.50 monthly. OF
$3.50 yearly. There are to be no licenses.
The Senate subcommittee appointed to
investigate the Mississippi election dis
turbances left Washington Tuesday morn
ing for Cophia county, Miss. The sub
committee charged with the investigation
Of the Danville troubles began their work
at Washington yesterday. They will prob
ably visit Danville before their labors are
concluded.
Senator Blair introduced inrthe Senate
Monday bill to provide that physiology
and the simple rules for the preservation
of life and health shall be branches of edu-
cation in the public schools Of the Terrific
ries and in the District of Columbia, and
that instruction shall be given in the ma
ture Of alcohol and intoxicating, narcotic
and poisonous substances in common use.
Secretary Folger has written letter to
Senator Malone, Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Public Buildings in answer
to letter asking for his views as to the
necessity for the construction of public
buildings at several places for which APP
preparations have been asked. The Secre
tary says he recognizes no rule for provid-
ing for building at any place save that
of the needs of the United States.
The Floods.
Not within the memory Of man have
the floods on the Ohio and other rivers
proven so disastrous as during the past
week. Millions of dollars worth of prop
erty have ,been destroyed and thous-
ands of people turned out of house
and home, and suffering and want with
out parallel have been entailed. The cry
for help has gone up from every river town
and city, and though it has been generously
responded to, still there are hundreds and
thousands who are yet in sore need. At.
last acc cunts it was hoped that the worst
had been realized and that the waters
would soon begin to recede, but even I'M
der the most favorable circumstances,
the calamity Is an appalling one.
The Ohio river, at Huntington, on Tues
day, was seven or eight feet higher than it
was on February II, 1SS3-the date of the
highest stage of water known up to that
time. At Cincinnati it was two feet higher
than it was a year ago. The destruction
to property in the Ohio valley will amount
to many millions. and the suffering in the
cities and towns on the river is fearful.
Catlettsburg, KY, with population of
5000, has been entirely submerged since last
week. Greenup, KY, witha population of
1000, was entirely submerged Sunday
Guyandotte, w. Va, can hardly be seen.
Parkersburg has been submerged for a
week. Cincinnati, Maysville, Portsmouth,
Ironton, Ashland, Wheeling, Huntington
and Pittsburg are partially inundated.
Not in the history of the country has
such widespread destruction and disaster
been known. Congress has appropriated
100000 to the sufferers, and corporate
and private subscriptions have mounted
up to million.
The Chesapeake and Ohio have gener-
Ously offered to transport free of charge,
all provisions, stores, clothing, &c., de-
signed for the sufferers by the food, and
consigned to the relief committees of the |
various inundated towns.
The New Apportionment.
1t was confidently predicted year OF
two ago that no apportionment of the |
State into Congressional distri cts which |