The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-09-03


The Republican Convention, to nominate
a candidate for the House of Delegates
from the counties of Highland, Bath and
Allegheny, and a senator from the district
composed of Botetourt, Rock bridge, High
land, Bath and Allegheny, will meet at
Millboro On the 10th.
We have received the first number of
the Salem Weekly Herald, c. w. Webber &
Son, Publishers, and P. H. McCaul, l.. c.
Hansbrough and Jacob S. Baer, editors.
1t will support the Republican cause. The
salutatory is well written, and the paper,
from its initial number, promises good
work.
Hon. A. M. Kelley has returned to this
country and will resume the practice of
law in Richmond. The State Department
has manifested 1.-THE utmost consideration
for him, in the embarrassing circum-
stances which surround him, by reason
of the action of the Austrian govern
ment.
The flaming, sensational headlines to the
speech of Gen. FitZ Lee at AccOmac G.
H.. last Monday, do not correspond with
the tame topics he introduced. 1t would
be better if no idea of the matter be Civ
en-, if the reports of what he said are cor
rect, for it is nothing more than a re-hash
of what has appeared in Bourbon papers.
The Free Lance of Sept. is double
ender. It is both for Lee and Wise, and
gives the points and animus from both
sides, as they appear to an Independent.
And friend Wolff knows enough to know
little of each. This number is a novelty
in arrangement, and exhibits versatility
of talent rarely met with, even in newspa-
per circles
Miss Pauline, aged Is years, daughter of
Mr.. Alex. Moses, of Roanoke CO., was acct
dentally shot and killed by her little brother.
aged years. He climbed on the table and
got down a loaded shot gun. remarking to
hissister, ''let me shoot you" Scarcely had
the words passed from his lips when the
gun was discharged and the young lady
instantly killed. She had that day round
ed her 10Th year.
The splendid residence of Judge Lee, of
Craig county, known as ''Esse Domi, -
with nearly all the furniture, excellent IL
brary, many fine paintings, and part of the
wearing apparel of his family were entire
ly destroyed by fire on the I'D of August.
1t was one of the finest and most beauti-
full residences in Craig county. 1t is be-
lieved to have been the work OF an incen-
diary. 1t is not stated whether OF not the
property was insured.
The Democratic Convention for the
Lexington Senatorial District, met at Mill
boro, on the 2Sth. C. P. Jones, ESQ.,, of
Highland, was nominated for Senator.
The counties composing the district are
Botetourt. Rockbridge, Allegheny, Bath
and Highland. At the same time conven-
tion was held to nominate candidate for
the House of Delegates from the counties
of Allegheny, Bath and Highland. Mr.. J..
0. Hobbs was nominated.
The investigating committee, appointed
by the last Legislature, to look into the
defalcation of w. R. Smith, chief clerk in
the Auditors office, have finished their
labors and report total default of $141,-
600. Had it been practicable to have
gone back to Smiths first connection with
the office, in 1866, the committee think
the amount of shortage would have ex-
ceeded quarter of million dollars.
Since the performances of the Congress
sional bosses at Washington, under
Cleyeland's administration, in the distri.
button of the spoils, we hear no more
about Boss Malone. The least said
now about s'bosses" is the most agreeable
to Bourbon ears. They never knew what
real 'bosslng'' was until the Congressional
syndicate undertook the business, and now
they know all about it to their extreme
disgust.
Mrs. Marcie P. Elliott, died at the resi-
dence of her husband, Gen. Wyatt M i.
Elliott, in Appomattox county. on the
I'D of August, in the ed year CT her age.
She was the daughter of Mr.. Thos. Mos
by, of Appomattox, and lady of many
accomplishments. For several years past
she had been in delicate health, and in that
condition received the unremitting and
band. We sympathize with Gen. Elliott
in this sad affection.
The Democrats are now trying to show
that the failure to pass the Blair Educa-
tional Bill was due to Republican opposi-
tion. This in the face of the fact that it
passed the Republican Senate and would
have passed the House, had its considera-
tion not been prevented by the fatal objec-
ton of Mr.. Tucker. In that body all the
Republicans were for it. and enough Dem
ocrats would have voted for it through
fear of their constituents to have passed
and made it law, for the Republican
President would certainly have signed the
bill, had it reached him. The Democrats
have a repulsive record upon all enlight-
ened legislation.
Democratic control of government and
office is the panacea for all the ills of the
body polite. Give the Democracy supreme
control over the government of State
and Nation, and they will proclaim it to
the world that everything is lovely-the
bloody chasm spanned-- white-winged peace
hovers over the land, and that universal
brotherly Hove prevails from the Arestook
to the Rio Grande. But turn the Democ-
racy out of office-drive them from official
position and place them to earning.a living
by the sweat of the brow, then they howl
the South is oppressed-the Radicals over
ride law and constitution and the poor
Democrats have no rights that anybody
respects. These Bourbons are an awful
set of hypocrites and blatant disturbers of
the peace. There is nothing that satisfies
them but the control and disbursement of
the revenues of the State and Nation.
The Democratic papers are making
great ado over the refusal of Hon. Jno. S.
Wise to engage in joint discussion with
Judge Rhea last week in the Southwest
Mr.. Wise did precisely right in declining
such discussion. If he should establish
the precedent of jointly speaking with a
candidate for the Legislature. he would
have his entire time taken up with petty
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