The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-12-31


sion Of $4,000 a year, has become law by
the signature of the President.
Peyton e. Hale, of the sensational Big
-Four, died of paralysis at his residence
in Grayson county, on Saturday last.
The Lynchburg Adrance comes to us in
Il new aud handsome dress and enlarged
form. 1t ismuch improved in appearance,
and evidences deserved popularity.
The Lynchburg Ne,cs pleads the baby
act on the free books for free schools"
question. / didn't know the thing was
loaded.
The Washington Critic says Mr.. Geo. j..
Dennis, of Los Angeles, Cal, recently
married Miss Alberta Johnson, a daughter
of Albert Sidney Johnson, the famous
Confederate general who was killed at
Shiloh.
Judge !. j.. Foraker, GoreTnor-elect Of
Ohio. has been appointed by the Bishop a
traternal delegate to the General Con-
ference of the NJ. +. Church, South, which
meets in Richmond, Va, in May next.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued
call for $4,000. 600 of the 3 per cent.
Government bonds, to be paid Feb. |, 1886.
This is the first call for the redemption of
bonds during Nh Cleveland's administra.
ton.
The Philadelphia weekly Times the
prospectus of which We publish to-day, is
the best family paper we know Of. Its
matter is all choice, newsy and original,
and its war stories have made it justly
famous.
The only confirmation Of the appoint
ments of the President sent to the Senate
since the meeting of Congress, was Hon.
John Bidgelow, assistant L. S. Treasurer
at New York. On the Goth he sent in his
resignation, for what cause is not stated
John T. Martin, of Kansas, colored
man, having passed the Civil Service or
deal, was notified Of his appointment to a
clerkship in the First Assistant Postmas-
ter Generals Department. He presented
himself this week and was assigned to duty.
1t is stated that Russia and Austria are
both secretly arming and that both c0un.
tries have sent orders TO England for large
quaint tiles of stores for their respective
armies. The Balkan complications may
precipitate a conflict between these two
great powers, and result eventually in par
ceiling ont the territory of Turkey.
\ passenger agent at Atlanta, Ga, re-
Gently sold one man fourteen hundred dol
lars worth Of railroad tickets. The pur.
chaser was South Carolinian, who is now
en- route to California. Every ticket was
purchased for member Of his family. His
oldest child was p and his Youngest years
of age. There were eighteen in the party
On Wednesday night of last week the
fine barn Of DR.. Roszell son of the late
Rev. DR.. :. S. Roszell, near Marshall, Eau.
qnier county. was totally consumed by
fire. together with its contents "a hay
fodder, and one or two head of stock, TIE
fire is supposed 10 have been The work o.
an incendiary. The building and contents
were insured.
The Richmond correspondent Of the
Peter sburg hder 4 pedl, under date OF
the Goth, says: 1t was authoritatiyely
stated on the streets here to-day that ne
gotiations were pending which would re-
suit in the purchase of the Richmond
Wing and the republication of that paper
on the lst Of January, or very soon there
after. 1t is believed that the paper will
be purchased by northern capitalists. who
will put life and vim into the time-honored
old journal.
The Democrats Of Ohio got the senators
from Hamilton county, which gives them
the control Of the State Senate, but leaves
them in q minority Of three on joint ballot
in the Legislature, by similar means to
those they attempted to use in Louisiana
Florida, South Carolina and Oregon in
the presidential election Of 1876. Forgery
and fraud were the agencies. and were
more successful than in 1876. And yet
Democratic papers gloat over the success
thus achieved.
The provisional Legislature Of Dakota
has elected A. G. G. Moody and A. J.
State they hope to have admitted into the
Union by the present Congress. The
Senate will, no doubt, pass a bill admit
ting Dakota, but the House will not, as it
wonld give the Republicans two more Sen
ators. Bourbon Democracy has no rule to
govern it, except that Of party. Dakota
by reason Of population.and wealth, is en-
titled to State government and the people
are anxious to assume the responsibilities
but partizan' feeling, in the House. will
say no.
The liquor men of Atlanta. Ga. are
still lawlng over the alt of the prohibi-
ti0n election. After the official declara-
tion of the result by the Ordinary, the
anti -prohibitionists got continuance of
the case for another week. 1t will likely
be taken TO the Supreme Court. by The
proprietors of the Kimball House, who
allege they will lose 81, 900 by the enforce.
ment of prohibition. The liquor men are
only arousing public sentiment and prepar-
ing for an absolute suppression of the
liquor traffic in Georgia.
The Irish mercans have been doing
their duty to their native country. Their
contributions to the recent election fund,
TO aid Parnell in his contest. amounts to
100000. In this way they furnished more
effective assistance than if they had been
in Ireland to havevoted. LII it is an evidence
of, the deep feeling which prevails with
Irishmen everywhere for the redemption of
their native land from English oppression,
and the burning patriotism which controls
them in contemplating the struggle of the
brave man, whose craftsmanship and he
rosm stand out to the admiration of the
civilized world.
The New York Times mast have a low
estimate Of the material out of which
United States Senators are made. In a
recent editorial paragraph it more than in
Inmates that Senator Beck's recent speech
on the silver question, in which he Sc
yereIy arraiQned Secretary Manning and