The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-02-12
Samuel Martin, a prominent citizen Of

oy falling tree.
Mr.. Jno. Malcolm, Mrs. Kelley, and a
welve-year-old daughter of Mr.. Rennick
Keister, all Of Mcdowell, died last week.
George Gibson and Wayne Powers were
hanged at Estillville, Scott county, on
last Friday, for the brutal murder of VIM.
Gibson.
Col. w. A. Stuart has leased the White
Sulphur Springs for a year, at $40, 900.
Mai. B. F. Eakle will continue in the
which assures good accom-
modations and successful administra-
ton.
Mr.. J. e. Moomaw, of Botetourt coun-
ty, has a..cow that gave birth to twin calves
in 1876, which were named Tilden and
Hendricks. In November last the same
cow gave birth to twin calves. which were
named Cleveland and Hendricks.
Hon. Henry S. Walker. who owns farm
in East Rockingham, and is well known in
Staunton and throughout the Valley, has
been appointed Secretary Of State for
West Virginia. The appointment has to
be confirmed by the State Senate.
The Senate Committee Oh patents haye
reportel favoraby the bill extending the
patent of J. A. Bonssck, of Virginia, for
the manufacture Of cigarettes. Maj. J. c.
Green is one of the directors in the COM
pany which owns this valuable patent
The President, on the 10th, sent to the
Senate the name of Maj. Asa Rogers, as
the Collector of Intern al Revenue for the
Petersburg District, made vacant by the
resignation of Col. Jas. d. Brady, Con-
gressman-elect from the 4th Virginia Dis
trict.
Reports from Virginia. Maryland. Mis-
souri,, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Kan
sas. Kentucky, North Carolina, New
York, West Virginia, Georgia. Mime
sofa and Dakotah, show that the acreage
Of wheat is about one-third less this year
than last, and that the prospect of a crop
on this basis is not as encouraging as it
was last year.
VIM. Stewart, a colored boy aged about
Il years and living at Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs. attempted to kill his
mother with razor. Mr.. Chas. Bowers,
clerk for Mr.. John 7. Harper, went to
the assistance of the colored woman. and
was badly cut by the boy. lie is now ly-
ing in a.dangerous condition. Stewart was
arrested, and placed in the Lewisburg
jail.
The Republican caucus of the Illinois
Legislature has non mated Senator Logan
for reelection. The Democratic caucus
has nominated w. r. Morrison, of hor-
izontal destruction fame. The candidates
are typical of the parties. The one is an
outspoken and pronounced protectinoist,
and the other earned the little reputation
he has by committing his party to free
trade.
A train on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad, near Creston, in Iowa.
on the Sth, struck a broken rail and tilted
along on the ties until it ran upon a fridge
over a stream. which broke down. carrying
with it two coaches and sleeping car
with twenty or thirty passengers. The
cars went down top formost and broke
through the ice. There were six killed
and ten or fifteen injured.
Judge Matt. r. Cullen, formerly a resi-
dent of Staunton, and a law student under
the late Col. John B. Baldwin. has been
since the war citizen of st. Louis, and
for several years was Police Judge. Re-
Gently he undertook to trace out and es-
tablish the heirship of the widow and
children of DR.. Geo. Scully, to an estate of
$4,000 in Dublin, and succeeded-the
first instalment Of the little fortune hav-
ing been sent to him few weeks ago. for
the heirs.
Several weeks ago Jerry Jackson, col d.
aged about II years, waylaid and killed a
laborer named Perry, from Pennsylvania,
who was on his way to the Pocahontas
coal fields. The deed was committed
near Sharon Springs, in Bland county
The negro was arrested and lodged in
Bland county jail, and on the 9th inst,
several hundred masked man took him
from prison and hanged him. The murder
was committed to get Perry clothing that
he wore.
There are at this time 800, 900 workmen
idle in Paris, and at least Il million in the
provinces. The discomfort consequent upon
this state of affairs is daily spreading and
apprehensons are expressed that unless
some relief can be devised labor riots will
break out in all sections The walls of
Paris are placarded with an Anarchist
manifesto calling upon all persons unem-
ployed to meet in the Palace De L'Opera,
and boldly flaunt their misery and rags in
the faces Of the wealthy residents of the
vicinity.
In the Oregon Legislature on the 9th.
the Democrats cast their votes for Gen.
w. Fl. Efinger for United States Senator.
Mr.. Efinger is a native of Harrisonburg
and cousin of J. Fred. Ef1inger, Esq, Of this
place. He removed to Portland, Oregon.
eight or ten years ago, and has risen to
distinction in his profession. the law, in
the Pacific States. The Republicans have
a large majority in the Legislature, and
will elect a Republican Senator. but the
vote for Mr.. Efinger shows his standing
and popularity with his party.
The vigilance of the Temperance people
upon all occasions is illustrated by the late
election in Arkansas where the votes of
three of them deprived the liquor dealers
of license for two years. Hot Springs has
had its bar rooms closed in curious way.
There is statute that at each State cleo
tion, the question of license shall be sub
mitted to the ballot. If a majority of the
voters be not for licences, then it is unlaw-
full for the County Court to grant thems
At the last election the question was over
looked inadvertently. 1t was taken for
granted that by common consent license
would be voted. The returns showed
three ballots in the county against license
and none for. Thus the anomaly of three
votes closing all the saloons in the county
for two years and thwarting the will of
thousands is presented. There were thirty
saloons in Hot Springs, which paid a rev.
enue of $780, 900 to the county and city,
The matter was taken before the cOurtS