The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-05-14
Mr.. VIM. Sydnor, deputy postmaster at
10, al1r mn Ntlcla1z 10 IT

Gen. W. II. Terry, superintendent OF
,be Penltentiary, was partially paralyzed
asst Friday night. affecting his entire left
side.
Gen. Fitz. Lee has been appointed by
he President one Of the Board of Visitors
% the United States Military Academy at
West Point.
Hon. A. NJ. Kelley and family sailed for
Europe on Thursday last. He goes to
Vienna, as Minister from this country, at |
a salary of $4,000 per annum.
]. 3. Whitehead, r. T. X. Balm and j.
Il. Pain, of Norfolk, late officers Of the |
suspended bank. have been arrested and |
placed 2nder bond of $4,000 each.
Mr.. Sehon, OF Mason county, has been
decided on rs the future United States
MarsnalJfor West Virginia, to succeed
Mr.. Geo. W. Atkinson, whose commission
has expired.
1t is generally conceded by Republicans
and Democrats that Gen. Logan will be
his own successor as Senator from Illinois.
The Republicans have 1903 and the Demo-
Gratis l0l votes on joint ballot.
During the past week Genl Grant has
been gradually improving and has dictated
considerably for his book. Yesterday,
however. he was not so well, owing it was
thought to the change of weather.
1t is stated that Mai. Il. ". Hunter,
formerly of the Winchester Times, Will be
appointed chief clerk of the Interior De-
partment. He has served as a member OF
the Legislature from Frederick county
). w. TalImadge, the crop statistician.
reports the winter wheat crop throughout
the country to be in very unpromising
condition. and that the yield of spring
wheat will fall much below that of last
year.
Col. Richard Lewellyn, recently OF the
Norfolk Ledger, has purchased the Dam
vile Register. He is an experienced and
successful newspaper man. ard will give
Danville what it has long needed. live
journal.
Mr.. Judd,a prominent lawyer of Chicago,
has been appointed P ostmaster at that place
to succeed Mr.. Palmer, suspended, whose
commission would have expired in 1885,
s'Offensiye partizanism " is the cause as
signed for the suspension.
Blanche k Bruce. formerly Senator
from Mississippi. and for four years Reg
lister of the Treasury at Washington, has
rendered his resignation, at the request OF
Secretary Manning. Mr.. Bruce is col
ored man and has made a good officer.
DR.. Thos. Wilson, formerly of Salem,
Va, died in Australia, recently, aged 80
years. He was promising young man
and was cultivating wide field of useful
ness and distinction when death overlook
him.
Prof. Riley. the entomologist of the
Agricultural Department, predicts thatthe
country will be visited this summer by
two great clouds Of locusts, of the l7-yeal
and 13-year varieties, the first time il
POI years that they have appeared to-
gether.
The Moore Lime company, Eagle Rock
Botetourt county. employs about fifty
hands at the works. and number Of 9th
ers at the quarry and in hauling. Similar
industries ought to be established in every
county in the Valley to utilize the album
dance OF limestone, as well as to improve
the lands 1t is the best fertilizer that cal
be used.
Amherst Democrat DR.. Owens. Of
Lynchburg, performed an operation last
week upon Mrs. Mary Stevens, of Am
herst, fer the removal OF a tumor. To
morrow he will perform another operation
upon her. which will necessitate the re-
moval of an eye. This will make the
third operation which this lady has under
gone in the last three months.
The term of four years for which Fred
erick Douglas was appointed Registrer o
Deeds by the President, expires on Thu
18th. The Office is one which comes dl
rectIy before the President and action
must be taken by him alone IN the matte
of change. Mr.. Douglas will serve, not
withstanding the expiration Of his term
until his successor is designated. AS ye
the President has manifested no hurry tt
do this.
The case of the Commonwe alth 0
West Virginia against J. S. Thompson
charged with fatally shooting Ebert FoW
Ter. at Hinton, several months ago, wa
called in the Circuit Court of Summer
county, May term, and continued. TIL
accused was admitted to bail in the sun
of $50 900 Hon. T. S. Blair, Attorne
General, employed by the friends Of tn
deceased to assist the prosecution. wa
present The prisoner was represented b
United States Senator John Z. Kenna
Col. ]. w. Davis. Hon. Z. T. Dennis, an
Gen. c. c. Watts.
DR.. Ernest Metre mailing from Lead
vile, Col, was recently appointed consu
to Nagasaki. Japan. At Centreville, Md
on the 18th. his wife was granted diyorc
from him on the ground Of brutality. Sh
is a daughter of the late Admiral Buchan
an, and it was the influence of this con
necsion which, it is said, secured the ap
pointment. 1t now looks like a case 0
false pretence, for the wife obtained
separation from him just at the time sue
cess attended his application for diplC
matte position The President has re
fused to issue commission to Metre.
The appointment of Hon. v \. La
throp,. OF Betroit, Michigan, to tn
Russian Mission hitsn.cItaed Afrom til
Legislature of that State very stron
endorsement of his character and abilities
and an expression of qualification at th
recognition of the State IN SO prominen
an appointment Of one of its most distir
guished citizens. The Legislature is Re
publican in both branches and the resoll
tions were unanimously adopted, giyin
the action more than ordinary significanc
and evidencing that in this instance tn
President has made no mistake.
On Monday last, the selection OF juT
in the Cluyerius case was completed, 81
of the members OF it having been obtaine
from the 50persons summoned from Ale1