The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-02-26
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the 18th, in London.
The Legislature of Oregon adjourned on
the Goth without electing US. Senator.
The Governor will appoint.
judged. w. Myers, Of Monterey, is an
applicant for the United States Marshal
ship under the new administration.
The House has passed the Senate bill
appropriating 100000 for the enlarge
ment of the custom house at Richmond.
'sOnce in four years 100000 people set
to writing letters said President-elect
Cleveland, the other day, land this time
am getting them. .
On Monday last the Senate confirmed
the nomination of Capt. Asa Rogers as
Collector OF internal Revenue for the Pc
tersburg District.
I,oudon Live Stock Insurance Company
has quit business. No policies will be
issued. Outstanding policies are still in
force and will be until the expiration OF
the period for which they are to run, and
all losses will be promptly paid.
The New York World says that Jim
Keene is again on his feet and has made
a half million dollars within the past few
months, enabling him to pay all his old OBJ
legations and yet remain rich man. Some
very wealthy railroad men are said to have
helped to give him fresh start.
President-elect Cleveland now says that
he will not announce his Cabinet until at
ter the Inauguration, He remarked the
other day, to an importuning interviewer,
that his Cabinet was not needed just now,
and he hoped to be ready with it when it
was needed
The Farmers National Convention at
New Orleans, unanimously passed reso-
luton urging the appointment of Col.
Robert Beverley, OF Virginia, to be Com
missioner of Agriculture, should the bill
creating a Cabinet appointment for this
Department,p pass the Senate and become a
law.
The bill to forfeit the land subsidy to
the Texas Pacific Railroad, has passed
both houses of Congress. 1t embraces
$4,000. 900 acres, valued at 100000 600,
which will now be opened for settlers
Mr.. C. z. Huntington was interested in
the defeat of the bill, as he now owns the
Texas Pacific.
Mr.. S. A. Miller, jr., son of Hon.
S. A. Miller. of Charleston, w. Va.
and brother of the wife of Mr.. d.
G. Gallaher, died in Wheeling, recent
ly, after lingering illness of typhoid
fever, in the 2sth year of his age. He is
said to have been talented young man
and possessed of many estimable quail
ties.
North Carolina, some years ago, repu
dated SIG 000, 600 of the bonds of the
State which had been issued under what
they call s'carpet-bagn government. The
State got the benefit, however, of the i'm
provements to which these bonds were ded
icated Recently movement in the Leg
islature was instituted, looking to a com
promise with the holders of these repu
dated bonds, so as to do justice TO tht
creditors and the State. 1t is claimed thai
some of them are tainted with fraud.
Time and space are too valuable to b.
wasted in discussing any political PROPOSE
ton with the Lynchburg Virgin5an. /
would be like pouring water on a duck
back. Convinced against its will it woul'
be Of the same opinion still. Our cotem
porary is at perfect liberty to hamme
away at the VALLEY VIRGINIAN. will
the assurance that it will not disturb u
intthe least but we shall 60 right ahead wit
what we may have to say on all publ
questions.
The Senate on Monday last confines
the nomination of Hon. Emile Speers, a
United States Judge for the Southern Dis
trict of Georgia. The vote was 26 for ant
25 against-strictly party, except tina
Senator Brown, of Ga, voted for Speers
and Senator Hale, of Maine, against him
Mr.. Speers is an able man, of high judi
cial character, and the only reason for op
position to him was that he had left tn,
Democrats and is now acting with thu
Republicans. He had been elected twic,
as an independent to Congress, and is nov
United States District Attorney for tn
Southern Judicial District of Georgia
Senator Plumb and Bowen, Republican
and Senators Voorhees, did not vote. [
was regarded great victory for Senator
Brown, OF Ga.
On the night of the 10Th, at 10 O'Clock
collision occurred between the Nortl
bound passenger train and freigh
train at -Four mile Rum between
Washington and Alexandria, which
caused much damage. The conducto
of the passenger train, Capt. Aarol
Augur, the engineer, the fireman an(
one brakeman were killed and mum
Der of persons injured, among them three
or four postal clerks and mail messengers
The cars took fire, and the contents of Ad
ANS Express safe, amounting to from
100000 to $15O.OOO IN money were con
sumed. A bushel of burned silver dollar:
were found, in the debris. One hundred
and sixty packages of registered matter il
charge of postal clerks, and four through
registered pouches were burned. O1
course their contents are not known, but
may be very valuable. The blame for the
accident has not been located as yet.
On the 10Th, when Speaker CARL sic EN-
tered the Hall of the House of Represen.
tatives an extraordinary scene occurred
He had been absent for ten days on ac
count of sickness. Mr.. Blackburn was
presiding. AS he approached the Speak
er's stand the whole House, including eve.
ry member of both parties, arose and gave
him hearty cheer. It was doubly signifi.
cant. First, it showed that fair speaker
of either party will always command the
respect of his colleagues. Second, it was
rebuke to the unfair and partiZan rul.
ings Of Mr.. Blackburn during his occu.
pancy of the chair Mr. Carlisle's wife
was in the gallery at the time, and a
CLEAN of pleasure lighted her face, as she
witnessed the demonstration of respect
and honor to her husband, coming as well
from his political opponents as party
friends.
On last Saturday night the residence OF
Mr.. John A. King, of Philadelphia, was
burned. The fire had made such progress