The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-11

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NJ. Pasteur will spend some time in Rio
de Janeiro studying yellow fever.
General Hancock will retire from tie
army in 1888. But he won't run for Pres
fdent again.
Indiana Christians are divided into fifty
four different sects. No wonder the State
is politically uncertain.
Miss Lydia f. Rushby, CT New York,
died at New Haven, Conn.,. Tuesday, after
drinking Il pint of cologne.
President Arthur is said to be very fond
o. apple jelly, while President-elect Cleve-
land dotes Oh pumpkin pie.
Ex-Secretary Window will spend tie
winter with his family in Mexico, where
be has large interests in silver mines.
Gail Hamilton has contracted with a
Boston publisher to write an American |
novel Burchard will no doubt be one Of |
the characters.
MIR. Blaine mas arrived in Washington,
and settled down to work on the second
volume of his history He is in splendid
health and spirits.
The L. S. Senate after the 4th of March
will have Republican majority of six,
and if Republican is elected to succeed
Gen. Logan, the majority will be seven.
Atlanta Ga, has for number OF years
been under Democratic rule. At the re-
cent municipal election the independent
candidate for Mayor was elected Ivy 1000
majority.
a Kansas city business man who wanted
to get out of town without making any
fuss. put a big piece OF Grape on the door
the Grape now.
The Baltimore II Ohio telegraph lines
have been completed to Dallas Texas, and
functions will at once be made with lines
reaching Galveston, Houston, and other
important southern points.
Mrs. Senator Vance assists her husband
in his official work, and in fact does most
OF his correspondence. She aids the Sem
ator materially in maintaining his reputa-
ton as the brightest letter writer in Wash
ington
Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, has
introduced resolution in the Senate. APP
propriating $500. 900 to promote the worlds
colored peoples exhibition to be held in
Chicago. in 1885,
The Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad Com.
pany has negotiated a loan Of $4,000, DOC
ats per cent. interest TO run 20 years
The money is to be used in completing its
present projected lines.
Mr.. Shelton F. Leake, son of Hon. S. T
Leake, decd, was married at Culpeper, OIL
the Sd, to Miss Kate D. Nelson, iaugh-
ter Of Mr.. L. p. Nelson, Of that place.
Their future home will be Terrell. Texas
where Mr.. I.eake is practicing law.
Last Saturday Rev. David May. rectol
of the Episcopal church at Goshen, Va,
was married to Miss Kate Humphreys
daughter of the late Judge Humphreys
OF the District of Columbia bench. TIL
ceremon Y took place in Washington, d. G
Francis %. Moulton. the mutual friend
between Henry Ward Beecher and Thee
dore Triton, some years ago, died in Ney
yin VII iAC lilot. VI Pa diN oio VI ti
brain, aged 49 years. He was a man o
remarkable mental force and a very sue
cessful business operator.
The thieves who so boldly robbed tn
Brooklyn Penitentiary of $4,000 last wee
are reported captured, but it is probabl
the fellows who were arrested and con
fessed the crime are only trying to stes
the glory for one Of the boldest robberie
ever attempted in New York.
The Petersburg Iadec-Appeal, afte
stating the causes which contributed t
Blaine s defeat in New York, and the nal
row plurality by which Cleveland carried
that State, says 1.-The first remark to b
made in the case is that the Republican
party is still alive, vigorous and withou
reasons for feeling encouragement so ia
as this result is concerned
Mr.. Watterson need not now call fl
100000 unarmed democrats to assemble {
Washington to see Mr.. Cleveland inaus
urated. The outlook is that several HUI
bred Thousand will be present, most {
them with postofiice petitions in their Goa
tail pockets, and the administration ths
is will not mass any troops to protet
Mr.. Cleveland from the onslaught h
friends are preparing to make upon him.
The widespread labor troubles in Phi
adelphia seem to grow worse instead {
mending. and the outlook is disc ouragine
4 dispatch says moderate computatio
puts the number Of hands who were bus
in October, but are idle now. at 5000
About one-fourth.. of these are out on
strike, The idle are largely made up G
sh0e-factory employees, carpet weaver
and other mill-hands. More than 500
shoemakers stopped work Saturday. RI
ducing wages is the cause. Arbitratio
was proposed, .bnt rejected.
4 dispatch from Philadelphia, dated til
9TH, says the Eastern Pennsylvania Iro
Association, which is composed Of pi.
iron manufacturers in the Lehigh an
Schuylkill Valleys of Pennsylvania and
Southern New Jersey. will hold NEE
Ing in Philad elphia onthe Goth. The oil
ject Of it is to devise some means to enabl
them to compete with Southern iron MAJ
ufacturers. 1t is proposed to get redut
ton in freight on coke and ore, so as t
aggregate $40 on the ton of pig meta
and thus place them on competitiv
footing with the Southern manufacturers
This is significant. The sensible way woul
beto remove their plants South and thei
capital also.
The reciprocal treaties recently negc
riated by ti,e American Minister t
Madrid. Mr.. Foster, with the SPANS
Government. affecting the Spanish Ameri
can possessions, and the treaty pending be
Heen the United States and Mexico il
olive INTERESTS which will call serious al
ention tothem before they become the BIZ
Is OF the trade relations of the countrie
hamed. These reciprocal treaties are bu
smother name for free-trade, and have a
hays met the jealous scrutiny and distrus
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