The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-04-23
The literary societies Of the University

sral has 10 auuIeSS lIeI dL liSA JOlllt
at the approaching commence
nent
Judson Browning. formerly of Kappa
hammock county, and we'll known in the
Valley some years ago to the visitors at
Orkney and Rawley Springs, died recent
~. He was clever gentleman and very |
popular with those who knew him.
Col. S. C. Bondinant, formerly represen- |
tative Of the Creek Nation Of Indians at |
Washington, was married on the 18th to
Miss Minear, daughter Of a former Cali
ifornia millionaire. The groom is SO
years of age, and the bride about 20.
The Mitchell gold mine in Spotsylvania
county has been sold to Thos. j. McSpee-
den, of Baltimore, for so, 600 A recent
assay of the ore produced about SIG per
ton. Operations on large scale are to be
commenced at once to utilize the mine.
The Richmond correspondent of the Pc
tersburg IndeG-Appeal says it is stated
IN good authority, that the name Of Maj.
W. r. Sutherlin OF. Danville will be pre-
scented at the Democratic Nominating
Convention as Il candidate for Governor.
The Fredericksburg Star has introduced
into its establishment new Campbell
Printing Press. which much improves the
appearance Of the paper. The Free Lance
seems to have stirred up its contemporaries
as well as that community, indicating that
d. 80 : +lo oll h,t,.f x,at
At the Post Office Department they are
getting ready to issue the new postage
stamp. 1t is to be used on newspapers,
the postage on which has been reduced
from . to ! cent a pound. outside of the
county where published. The reduction
goes into effect on the lst of July. 1t
should have been entirely abolished.
There will be, according to the best
guesses, about 473 900, 900 bushels of wheat
in this years crop. 1t requires for ouI
own consumption S315 100000 bushels
We have on hand about l2l ,000, 600 bush
els of last years crop. This will give us
100000 900 bushels for export. At the
present outlook every bushel of it will be
needed.
The reservoir for the Charlottesville
water works will he situated about five
miles from town in IL straight line. The
work has commenced, and excavations fol-
the immense dam. to hold over a hundred
and fifty million gallons OF water, are be
ing made The situation is one Of singu
lar beauty, and crowds of people daily Wis
it it.
Mr.. Burchard, the director of the mint
in his special annual report on the produc
ion OF gold and silver in the United
States for the calendar year 1884, estimates
the production of the country to have
been Gold $50 ,S00,0 GOO: silver, computed
at the silver dollar coming rate, S4S.S00,
900: total. SIS, 900 ,O60. This shows an in
crease over the yield of the previous year
about SS00,0 gold and s.. 400, 900 silver.
The effect of the decision of the United
states Supreme Court in the Virginia cou
pon cases was felt in all the stock markets
I'm London Virginia bonds advanced tea
points In Baltimore, the centre OF TIN
Virginia bonds transactions, new coupon
went up from 3S3 to oil. Consol bond
from AZ to D. The 10-48s advanced from
IS to 80. Riddleberger IS fell from So
to Al About the same quotations pre-
vailed in Richmond.
At midday. on the 2lst. Gen. Grant
with proper attendants. took e carrlag
ride. He was recognized as he rode alon!
the streets. and sauted the crowds as the.
passed along. After his return he rested
well. He walked to the carriage and en-
tered it. unassisted, except by his walking
cane On The odd he walked a half squar'
with the aid sof his cane. His step wa
firm and his voice strong and clear. He
expresses Il hope of final recovery.
The relations between Russia and Eng
land are still threatening, and it is though
war cannot well be avoided i'll the presen
temper of the two powers. The CORES
pondenee between the two governments
for the past few days. has only widene
the differences. Both governments az
enaking preparations to the extent of thei
resources for tie conflict. The Englls
government has asked Parliament for $50
900. 600. A Warsaw paper says that it
the intention OF Russia to capture and fol-
tify Herat with Interior purposes in LII
slia. The war cloud hangs heavily, an
from present appearances may break wit
fearful fury at any day.
Major Sternberg. of the United State
army, who is detailed at the Johns Hop
gSins University. Baltimore. investigating
causes of disease, stated before the Patio
logical Society Of Philadelphia Frida.
might that pneumonia was simply TIL
failure of the system to resist the rayage
of micrococci a sort CT vegetable fungu
growth that exists in every healthy human
saliva. but differs in viruIence. being great
est among the colored race He gave re
salts of the fatal effects on various small
xnimals of injected saliva from medica
men in different parts Of the country. III
injected his own saliva into a number o
within twenty-fonr hours with symptoms
similar to pneumonia.
The stockholders of the bankrupt e.
change National Bank of Norfolk hay
been called upon by the Comptroller OF tn
Currency for the payment Of assessment
TO the full extent of their stock. indivld
aally held by them, under section 5,l57 Of
the Revised Statute-that is to say, eacl
owner of 800, par value, Of the stock i
called upon to pay 800 more. As tn
capital of the bank was 5000, 600, thi
would result in the receipt Of an addition
al 100000 in cash. to he applied to tn
payment of depositors and other debts o
the bank. if all the stockholders were sol
vent. Whitehead and the Bains. however
held largely of the stock. and they hav
aething with which to pay. as they hav
made assignments for the benefit OF thei
creditors. There are others OF the Smalle
stockholders who are alike unable to pay
but those who are will be required to pa.
the amount OF the stock they held. |
will work a greuions hardship on many hon
est men.
Frank S. Nesbit, it is stated. has beef
appointed chief clerk ia the Agriculture
Department, to succeed Gen. Carman