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Madison times., 1885-09-26

r. John Ellis will take the stump
in Virginia, in October.
Madison times., 1885-09-26
1ours
7 " HOWARD

Mr. J ". Howard ia Il very promi-
inent and reli able gentleman OF Union
Co., ARK.
Madison times., 1885-09-26
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Madison times., 1885-09-26
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Madison times., 1885-09-26

SATURDAY, SEPT. 2d. 1855.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-11-05
Elecfions Tuesday Last.

The principal elections held on Tuesday
last, Nov. 9. were as follows
Maryland will electa comptroller, clerk
Of the Court Of appeals, one-half Of the
State Senators and members of the House
of Delegates The Legislature to be
chosen VIII elect q successor TO Hon. a.
p. German, DEM, in the United States
Senate. and also a successor to Governor
Lloyd. In the counties, sheri1fs. county
commissioners, clerks of courts. registrars
of wills and surveyors will also be chosen
The day is a legal holiday in Maryland.
Virginia viii elect Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and attorney genera q Of the
40 State Senators and members of the
House of Delegates. The Legislature to
be chosen viii elect a United States Sena-
tor to succeed VIM. Malone, rep. OF the
10 hold over State Senators Is are demo-
Gratis and 6 republicans. New York will
elect Governor and other State officers,
both branches of the Legislature Penn
sylyania will elect State treasurer direc-
tors of the poor and jury commissioners
will also be elected in the counties, and a
Congressman will be elected in the nine
teenth district TO ill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Hon.W A. Duncan. New
Jersey will elect q part Of its Senators and
the Assembly, and the Senators to be cho-
sen will participate in the election of a
United States Senator to succeed Hon. w
j. Sewell, rep. Massachusetts VIII elect
Governor and other State officers. and Leg
islature. and vote upon a proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of the State pro-
viding for precinct voting. Mississippi
will elect Governor and other State officers
and a Legislature, which will elect two
United States Senators to succeed Sena-
tors George and Walthall, the latter eff
whom was appointed by the Governor to
succeed Mr.. Larmar. Iowa viii elect
Governor and other State officers, and
Legislature. The Legislature to be chosen
will elect a successor TO Mcmillan, rep,
in the United States Senate. Connecti-
cut will elect one-half its State Senate for
one year only and members of the House
of Representatives Colorado will elect a
judge of the Supreme Court. Nebraska
Will elect Supreme Court judge and re-
gent Of the State University. Arkansas,
on the 10th of November, will elect at a
special election an associate judge of the
Supreme Court TO fill a vacancy.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-11-05
THANKSGIVING Proclamation.

On the Cd instant the following procla-
ton was issued by the President:
The American people have always album
dant cause to be thankful to the Almighty,
whose watchful care and guiding hand
have been manifested in every stage of
their national life. Guarding and protect
ing them in the time Of peril, and safely
leading them in the hour Of darkdess and
of danger, it is fitting and proper that a
nation thus fayo red should, on one day in
every year for that purpose expressly ap-
pointed. publicly acknowledge the good
ness of God. and return thanks to him for
all His gracious gifts. therefore I, Grover
Cleveland. President of the United States
of America, do hereby designate and set
apart Thursday the 18th day of November
instant as day of public thanksgiving
and prayer. and do invoke the observance
of same by all the people of the land. On
that day let all secular business be Sus.
pended. and let the people assemble in
their usual places Of worship, and with
prayer and songs of praise deyoutIy testify
their gratitude to the giyer of every good
and perfect gift for all that He has done
for us in the year that has passed. for our
preservation as a uuited nation, and for
our deliverance from the shock and danger
of political convulsion for the blessings
OF peace, and for our safety and quiet
while wars and rulnlrs of wars have agi-
tated and afflicted other nations of the
earth; for our security against the scourge
of pestilence, which in other lands has
claimed its dead by thousands and filed
the streets with moCrners for the plente-
Gus crops which reward the labor of the
husbandman and increase our nations
wealth. and for the contentment through
ont our borders which follows in the train
of prosperity and abundance andlet there
also be on the day thus set apart reun-
ion Of families, sanctified and chastened
by tender memories and associations, and
let the social intercourse of friends with
pleasant reminiscence renew the ties Of
affection and strengthen the bonds of
kindly feeling, and let us by no means for
get, while we give thanks and enjoy the
comforts which have crowned our lives,
that truly grateful hearts are inclined to
deeds OF charity. and that kind and
thoughtful remembrance of the poor will
double the pleasures Of our condition and
render our praise and Thanksgiving more
acceptable in the sight of the Lord.
Done at the city of Washington this I'd
day OF n november, one thousand eight hum
bred and eighty-fiye, and of the indepen-
dence of the United States the one hum
dred and tenth.
lSigned1 GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President
T.. F. Bagard,
Secretary of State.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-11-05
Next.

Now that the Democrats have secured
a majority of the Legislature and will
elect successor to Gen. Malone in the
U. S. Senate, the question which will most
interest that party will be who is to be the
man 5? Mr.. Massey has his opportunity.
He will be thel presiding officer Of the
Senate. He will have number of friends
in the General Assembly. 1t will be bis
business to direct whatever power and in
fluence he can command to the defeat Of
both Barbour and Daniel. and to elect
himself to the Senate. His adherents
may hold the balance of power as between
the Barbour and Daniel factions, and If 80
we may rest assured be will use it wisely
and adroitly. Keep your. eye on Massey,
and look for lively times when the Legis.
lature meets.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-11-05
Bishop VIM. Taylor.

Bishop William Taylor is native Of
Rockhridge. His appointment as Bishop
gave him jurisdiction in Africa, and he
soon organized a colony to proceed to that
country, on missionary work. He refused
the ordinary assistance of the Bishops
fund, and placed his dependence on vol
untary contributions and the inherent faith
of himself and co-laborers. His mission
was regarded as wild undertaking, and
the Church announced that it would not
be responsible for the result, as it was be-
lieyed all The colony would die of African
fever. Yet the brave Bishop pressed on
in his work, notwithstanding the rumors
Of disaster to him and his circulated in
this country
One OF the rumors was that he and his
colony were in a destitute condition and
dependent upon the charity of the Portu-
guese officials of an African coast town.
\ letter has recently been received from
Bishop Taylor, dated at Doudo Oh the
Congo River, July Is, where he was
awaiting the arrival Of ~forcements
from Ioando, bound for a settlement be
gun iifty.miles further in the interior. in
which be says they have staked out Gov
eminent grant of 1890 acres of land, every
acre of which will produce such variety
of fruits, vegetables and grains as can not
be produced in the UAited States. They
employ native laborefs to assist them in
opening what land they need for the time
being, whom they pay three cents a day
for rations, and one yard OF cloth for
wages. They are at present near, a water
supply for irrigation, to avoid the dangers
Of a dry season. They have set out an
orchard.of over two hundred banana trees,
and over four hundred pineapple plants,
many Of which will bear fruit in few
months. At this point they intend to es-
tablish a training school for missionaries.
Bishop Taylor IS party, when it started for
Africa last year, numbered forty-three.-
OF these, one died in Africa Of the fever
and one on his way home. Nearly il not
all the others of the party, except a few
of the children. have had the fever. but
have recovered. Ten have returned home
six from fear, three from sickness. and
one DR.. Johnson, to get reinforcements,
1t is evident from these facts that the re-
ports now circulating in this country con-
corning the condition of the Methodist
missionaries are based upon unfounded rn-
mofS
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-11-05
A Free Ballot.

Asa specimen Of the free Ii Hot allowed
il South Carolina. VIC take tile following 7
article from the Sea lsEQsld gesrs. published I
in South Carolina. It should DO rerneIn-
bered that every one of These. suppressed
votes is counted ii. tie Electoral College
and the Congressional representation. but
denied at the ballot box. 1T is just such
frauds and outfages which are arousing
the people Of the North, and instigating
the demand for state Equality, asreilected
in the popular vote. LISA question that
cannot be disposed Of by a saeer and a
taunt. It's too important and vital to
the interests and rights Of the whole
country to be treated in any other light
than matter of grave concern. 1t is one
which every patriotic citizen Should I'M
partially examine aad then determine
whether such nagra8s rong and injustice
can stand before the Judgment of the
American people, Partizan demagogues,
who care nothing for the peace Of the
country or the rights Of the people, and
only for the spells of Office, may treat it
lightly and turn away from it with the
insulting exclamation, '.what are you go
1 ing to do about it - but the thoughtful
citizen will read it differently. He will
recognize the wiekedness which brings
about such results and address himself to
the duty of doing what he can to correct
such monstrous outrages upon the funda-
mental source of our institutions. It is a
condition that appeals to the sense of
fairness Of every citizen and will be agi-
tated both in the North and South until
the wrong is righted andthe peace Of the
Nation assured, and it never will be until
the laws and constitution and the rights
they guarantee are respected and enjoyed,
free from iHtimid ation, or their denial by
force and fraud. The Sea Island News
says
A few specimens of the counties will
show how free the election was to Demo-
Gratis who desired to falsify the returns
j and how little they cared for even the APP
pearance Of things:
Abbeville County in the Third Congress
sional District with a voting population Of
5000 whites and 5,053 colored was made to
i return at the last election 8, 63S Democrat
ic votes and rs Republican votes this
would give them over G3S colored Demo-
fcratic votes in one county, when there are
not that many by far in thewhole State,
or in any two Southern States combined,
| and besides what has become of the other
three thousand unaccOunted for ? This
we think is the banner county, taking
fraud as q virtue, but it is closely followed
by Hampton County, in the Second Dis
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-11-05
Al Suggestion.

Steps have been taken to establish
Rolling Mil and Nail Factory at Hunt
.ingIen, w Va. 1t is estimated that
s125, 900 will complete a plant, which
win do the work Of a plant costing
100000, on the old plan of years ago. Mr.
John Hastings Is the moving spirit in the
proposed enterprise. and he has the
encouragement and sympathy, and will
doubtless have the material aid Of Mr..
Huntington, President of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad. When the local spirit
is tangibly manifested to enter into such
industrial undertakings. there is not much
difficulty generally in getting outside cap
ital and experience interested. 1t is Just
such manufactures as are here men
toned hat Staunton needs. The location
OF tie city-its transportation facilities
4 its proximity to the iron furnaces and coal
| andcoke, combine to make it one of the
most inviting localities for Rolling Mill
4 and Nail Factory in the South. 1t is at
the junction Of railroads, reaching to the
| South, Fast and West, where the demand
is for tie products of such works and if
q horseshoe factory were added it would
be that much more towards inaugural.
4 ing Il manufacturing centre to supply re-
i gions OF country which have to look
| farther Northfor these articles.
sslf our men of means would divert theil
attention from corporation stocks, such as
bank ard insurance companies, and con
centrate a part of them in industries sucE
as we have named, they would not only
help to build up the city, and employ la
Dor, but derive infinitely more profit thar
from the investments they have. Surplus
capital, as rule, should be employed tx
benefit the masses. It is a misuse Of il
not to do SO. 1t is drawn from labor. and
in some way ought to be used to promote
the interests Of labor. Why cannot the
business men of our city inaugurate al
enterprise of the kind the much smaller
town of Huntington has provided for Il
is in their power to do SO. and it would Ger
tainly be to their interest in various ways
1t would enhance the value of real estate
enlarge our market facilities for the far
mers, increase our mercantile advantages
and in numberless other ways contribute
to the growth, wealth and prosperity Of
the city and county. An earnest effor
from earnest men would soon raise tllt
/ necessary capital, and with that assured
the industries would soon become tangi
bic fact, assuring results both profitable il
4
!. having done a good thing for community
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-11-05
Manganeaa.

october lumber Hotchkiss Virgiai1is.l
The American Manganese Co. is vigor-
onsly pushing its mining operations at the
Crimora manganese mines near Crimora
station OF the Shenandoah Valley RR.
Augusta county, Virginia. 1t is now
mining about 1900 tons of nigh grade
manganese ore a months about 1900 tons
of this are taken by the Bessemer steel
works at Fittshurg, Pa, and most of the
remainder by the Cambria works at J Johns
town, Pa. The mining operations of this
company now reach a depth OF about 100
feet, the mine cars are lowered and raised
BY steam power, and two large GRE washers
and their panying ore crushers and a
mill for grinding manganese to powder for
chemical and other purposes, are run by
the same engine. This company employs
between 200 and 500 men and it's monthly
pay roll is about VIC 600; it has erected a
large and handsome building for its store,
offices, ETC.; it pays handsome royalty to
the Virginia Manganese Company for
each ton of ore it takes from this mine.
The manganese deposit at Cr;m8ra is in
the Potsdam or Nc. shaies held in a syn
clinal trough of Potsdanl sandstone. The
boring of an Artesian well for a water.
supply has revealed the fact that the bot
tom Of this trough, OF rather the top of
It's SaDd-fQcH pOttOiil, Is ABOUT ZZU 1e6J
below the average level OF the surface at
the Crinlora mine.
These mines are connected with the
Shenandoah Valley Ri, BY d branch road
about miles long; a water pipe is run
along the railway to South river through
which water is pumped for ore washing
and other purposes at the mine.
We learn that manganese has been dis
covered on several properties north Of tie
Crimora mine, and in the same range.
There is no doabt all along tho base
of the Blue Ridge that Manganese exists,
in what quantities has never been tested.
There are localities which Indicate as rich
i mass as at Crimora, and NE hope soon
to see tests made, with Q view to develop
mani
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-11-05
The Bessemer Monopoly

|
| we cali aItehtion 70 the articie III an
other column from HotcnKiss pTgsassas
headed "Pfotectlon vs.. the bessemer Mo-
nopoly. Ii presents very important
question for Virginia ana Inc whole South
to consider, but especially thls state. Our
iron ores are so impregnated with phos-
phorous, as to make them unsuited to the
manufacture OF steel by the Bessemer
process. The basic is dephosphorlzlng
process, and under it every ton OF ore in
our mountains could be used for making
steel. This process the Bessemer inter-
ests claim to have purchased, not for the
purpose of practically utilizing it in max
ing steel, but to pocket it, so as to prevent
competition with their present process, and
in fact create monopoly in steel manu-
facture. The great injury done to the
iron ore bearing districts OF the South by
this selfish course on the part OF the Besse-
mer company is such that the spirited men
OF this section will not tamely submit to.
II fair play is not accorded, then they will
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-11-05


Sufficient returns have been received to
assure the success of the Democratic |
State ticket by decisive majority, and
the election Of a majority Of the members
of the Legislature. The result we did not
expect, butas it has come we are glad that
the majority is sufficiently large to remove
all cause Of contest or controversy. 1t Is
better that it should be so, than that
close vote should have been the result,
keeping the people in state of agitation
and drawing attention from the more prac-
tical and essential things of every day life.
That the electoral machine framed by the
Legislature for a partlzan purpose was an
important factor in effecting The result
cannot be well doubted. There was no
good motive in its suggestion or enact
ment. 1t was intended to operate to the
advantage of one party and against the
other, and was not designed for a free
vote and fair count. 1t has materially
aided in the work intended and in the
localities where its operation was expected
to be the most effective. In all the conn-
ties where the whites predominant. there
was no manifested purpose. SO far as we
know, to resort TO the advantages it gives.
but in the counties where the colored vote
predominates, the results show that some
extraordinary means were employed to in
crease the Democratic vote.
We recognize, however. a very decisive
defeat, but we have become used TO that.
1t shall not weaken our devotion to the
principles Of the Republican party, OF
abate our ardor for their success. We are
as firmly convinced now as we have eyel
been in the past, that the prosperity and
progress of Virginia can never be secured
under the obstructive methods of The
Democratic party. Before it can serve
the State commensurate with the demands
of her resources it must accept the ideas
J and policies Of tile Republican party, and
avail of the progressive influences which
have contributed to the advancement Of
other States and the Nation. We must
J not only forget the passion and hates Of
twenty years ago, but we must march
bravely up to. the practical recognition. OF
every right the laws and constitution o.
the country guarantee and have courage
enough to stand for the right under al
conditions.
The questions involved in the contest
just closed in Virginia are not dead. The,
will be brought to the front in more i'm
portant measurement of party strength .and
be pressed. and pressed, until the verdict
of the American people is recorded upoi
them