The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-11-19
Ex-senator Sharon. of Nevada. died in
San Francisco on the 18th. His wealth is
placed at $50 900 900.


placed at $50 ,OO0, 900.
Quay's plurality, for state Treasurer
in Pennsylvania is 42.529 over his Demo-
cratic opponent Day.
The Alexandria Item says it is reported
that Hon, John S. Barbour has been Of
fered the Presidency of the Virginia Mid
land Railroad.
The jury inthe case of the negro Steptoe,
on trial at Roanoke city, charged with the
murder Of Lizzie Wilson, was unable to
agree. They stood five for acquittal and
seven for conviction.
The news of actual hostilities between
Servia and Bulgaria, caused considerable
excitement in the New Y ork Produce Ex-
change on Saturday last. Wheat advanced
p to "a cents per bushel.
The Sunday Item is paper just started
in Charleston, w. Va, the first number
of which is before us. We Judge from
the issue received, that it is to be an or
gan of the knights of Labor.
Daniel w. Lewis, who as member of
the Legislature of. 1867, cast the only vote
in that body in favor Of the adoption of
the l4th amendment to the, constitution,
died in Washington city on the 18th, aged
20 years.
Hon, Levi p. Morton, of New York
owns the Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe
eo., W.. Va. On a recent visit there he
ordered 100 acres of the best land of the
tract to be prepared for tobacco crop
next year.
Senator Dolph, of Oregon has prepared a
bill for the admission of Washington
Territory the Union as a State 1t Is
said that President Cleveland is in favor
Of State being formed out of the Terri.
tory of Dacotah.
H. i. Clafin, of the well known New
York dry goods house of Fl. B. Clafin Sc
Co., died at his country residence near
New York city, on Saturday last. His
death was sudden-the cause paralysis
Hisage was "A years.
A member Of the Virginia Legislature
informs the Alexandria Gazette that the
like of applications for the offices at the
: disposal of that body was never before
known, there being dozens for every place,
except that OF Auditor.
A dispatch from Richmond to the Asso-
ciated press says, that silver has been dis
covered near Mlllboro Springs. Bath CO..
Va. Specimens have been assayed in New
York, and pronounced rich. The vein, as
far as developed, extends mile in length
In the United States Supreme Court, OIL
the 18th, Oh motion of Attorney Genera
Blair. the argument in the Virginia Cou
pom cases set for Monday last, was post.
poaed until January, when the new Attor
ney General for Virginia. Mr.. Ayers, viii
have qualified.
Tomorrow. Nov. Goth, is the day fixed
for the execution of Thomas J. Cluyerius
convicted of numbering Lillian Madison
The Supreme Court having granted sta,
Of proceedings. pending the consideration
of a new hearing in the case, the execution
will not take place.
Alaska. are said to be the most extensive
and valuable gold quartz bearing ore ever
discovered in this country. Senator Jones
OF Nevada. owns one-sixth interest in
the mine, and it yields him profit at tht
rate of 100000 year.
1t is stated that COL W. G. Elan has
been offered position on the editoria
staff of the Washington Republican. II
would be sagacious move on the part Of
the Republican, to secure Col. Elam's ser
vices. as it would widen the circle of its
readers inthis State.
Noah Cherry,a colored man. who brutal
ly murdered little white girl named Alice
Powell, in Princess Anne county. last
Friday. was taken from the jail of thai
county on Sunday night and hanged to a
tree few yards from where the crime wa:
committed. Ee confessed his guilt.
A commission was recently appointed b.
the counties of Greenbrler and Pocahon
tas, w. Va, to determine the boundarie!
of the respective counties. 15y its report
which is final. Pocahontas gets about fit
teen thousand acres of land. over which
Greenbrier has claimed and exercised iu
risdiction.
:. Sir James Paget, who has traced til.
fortunes of l 900 medical students, find
that twenty-three of the number achieved
distinguished success, sixty-six had con
siderable success, 507 made a living, ~
had a very limited success and lifty-sis
failel utterly. The rest either died or a
bandoned the profession soon after enter
ing it,
Goyernor-elect Lee shows good sense in
deelining-a great demonstration on the ec
casion. of his taking the oath of office. He
concludes his note to the Superintendent
ofthe Democratic Committee, ontEe sub
ject Il greatly prefer to enter upon the
discharge of my public duties in a quiet
and unostentatious manner, and with as
little display and ceremony as possible. I"
DIR. j. Milton Bowers is under arrest in
San Francisco, charged with administer
ing fatal dose of poison to his wife, Mrs.
Celia Bowers. Policies to the amount of
ST. 600 had been taken out on her life in
several insurance companies and it was to
get this. it is said, the poison was given.
d.. Bowers denies the charge, and asserts
that he can easily explain everything.
Mr.C. W. Smith. now general manager
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. has
been elected vice president of the Atch-
ison, Topeka aud Santa Fe railroad. and
will enter upon the discharge of his du-
ties on the 1st of December. Virginia
will lose one of the best of her railroad
men in the retirement of Mr.. Smith from
the management Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, and we regret the change. His office
will be in Boston, Mass.
Mr.. j. C. Wright, formerly of Harri-
soDburg, is pressing claim for 100000
for outrages committed against him in
Brazil, where he was imprisoned and made
to undergo indignities, for no cause what
ever than that he was an American citi-
zen. according to the statement of the case