The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-12-03

1d a ME residence IN petersburg, to be
by him after the expiration of
bis official term.
The CALICO Mills. Richmond. have gone
into the hands Of receiver. The liabili-
ties are placed at $676, 400. Thomas Potts
WAS appointed receiver.
Col. j. D, zBrady. member OF Congress
from the Petersburg District, has pre-
pared q resolution for the repeal Of the
internal Revenue laws, which he viii pre-
sent and press in the next Congress.
Three hundred Italian laborers have left
Pennsylvania for Charleston. S. C., where
they are offered from s1.25 to $500 per
day. A large addition to this number is
expected to follow them, including Ital-
ians. Hungarians and Poles.
Oar neighbor Of the Vindicator is offer
ing its party in the Legislature some
wholesome advice. especially in respect TO
the Judiciary. Whether there will be
practical sense enough In that body to cor
slider it, can only be shown by time.
Mr.. Robert Garrett, President Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, is about
completing his new residence in Balti-
more. 1t is estimated, that when finished
it will have cost one million dollars. 1t
will be furnished in the most costly and
luxuriant style.
The Courts have decided that nine out
Of the ten Republican candidates for the
Legislature in Cincinnati were elected, IL
stead of the Democrats, and certificates
will be given them, Notwithstanding the
efforts of Clerk Dalton to fraudulently
elect the Democrats.
Henry Mason, the negro who killed J.
L. Hammersley, white, near Campbell G.
H.. a week ago. was taken from Jail at 2
O'Clock on the morning OF the Both and
hanged. tna tree. His tody was riddled
with bullets. The mob was painted all
colors, aud it is said number of colored
men were among them.
Mr.. Villas issued an order the day
ih,sffore Thanksgiving that the salary of
clerks should not be paid then, because
there was several days before the month
expired In all the other departments,
the uniform rule of long standing was OBJ
served and the months salary paid. so that
the clerks might have the means to enjoy
Thanksgiving.
The Wing was offered at public auction
on the 1st inst, and the highest bid was
$4,000 by w. G. Forbes, son of W. w.
Forbes. Of Buckingham county. The auc-
tioneer said he would report the bid to the
court with the Recommendation that it be
not accepted. The Receiver viii continue
the publication of the IFhig until 1t is dis
pos ed of at either public or private sale.
lengthy article trying to scare farmers in
to the free-trade ranks under the threat
that foreign countries will retaliate
against American products" But as
every farmer knows that good home mar
ket is of far more value to him than for
eign market. the entire argument used is
Il delusion. If every port in the United
States was as free as air to every foreign
product, it would not alter foreign legisla-
ton enc iota.
1t is said at the Treasury Depart ment
that unless the revenues increase very
rapidly there will be balance on the
wrong side OF the governments ledger
this month. There appears to be an un-
precedented falling off in the imports, and
the internal revenue receipts show a
markeddecrease. The explanation is that
manufacturers are taking stock and bal
ancing their books, while the merchants
have laid in their stock for the holidays
and are net buying anything now. On the
other hand the expens es of the govern
ment are as great as ever.
On the S0th of Nov. at Atlanta, Judge
Mccoy of the U. S. District Court granted
writ of injunction temporarily restrain
ing Ordinary Calhoun from counting or
declaring the vote cast ON the 18th, in the
Prohibition election. The local option law
prohibits the sale of foreign wines, but
does not prohibit the Importation of foreign
wines, and to import carries with it the
right to sell, according.to decision of the
U. S. Supreme Court. The application for
the writ was from local dealer and from
parties in Cincinnati. who have invested
capital in an Atlanta Brewery.
At first the President announced his
purpose TO attend the funeral of Vice
President Hendricks. This announce
ment was met by considerable protests
from prominent Democrats and Republi-
cans. and'at last the President wisely de-
termined to change his purpose. 1t will
be accepted by all fair-minded men that the
proper thing for him to have done was to
remain in Washington under the circum-
stances. While there might be no more
danger in travelling to Indianapolis than
by remaining in Washington, yet the lat
ter is his place of duty, and there he ought
TO be found in the present delicate situa-
tion.
A tramp nosing around the kitchen of
Hon. James G. Blaine at Augusta, Me-.
on Thanksgiving Day, was taken by the
ear by the colored hostler and lead to the
street where he was told to ssgo.'' He
forthwith converted himself into CORES
pondent of the New York World, and
sent off despatch to the effect that he
had sent in his card three different times
during the day and was informed that Mr..
Blaine was out. He wanted to interview
Mr.. Blaine and learn his opinion of the late
Vice President, but couldn' get Il chance
he knew he was ip the house for
he had seen his head, one eye and part
of bis whiskers. During the day, the
tramp reports, Mr.. Blaine and select
had a gay time over their
dinner, Notwithstanding
Mr.. Hendricks lay dead at Indianapolis.
This kind of stuff is published throughout |
the country in Democratic papers, to Gre
ate the impression that Mr.. Blaine did
not want to express his opinion about Mr.. |
Hendricks. Notwithstanding in the first !
volume Of his book, he puts upon record |
ais high estimate of his abilities aud char
acter.
One of our Democratic contemporaries |