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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-02-26

climate in Florida is, at this season of the
year, delightful, bnt he would not trade his
farm for the whole State, as a place
to live. And William is about hall right.
A frst-class farm in the Valley of Vir-
gihia, such as Mr.. Summerson' s, is thing
to be proud Of and hold to.
We learn from the Rockbridge Neacs
that Mrs. Bette, wife OF James H. Har-
man, near Buffalo Forge. was burned to
death on the 14th inst. She was In an up
stairs room with an infant child, when her
clothes took fire. Her screams brought
her husband, who worked manfully for her
relief, but she was so badly burned that
she died in few hours after the occur
renee. Mr.. I'll. was also burned.
/ Gfbe Greenville Banner informs us that
the barn On the farm of Mrs. w. T. Rich
ardson, near that place was consumed by
fire, with all of its contents. including g
reaper and binder, a mower, 500 OF SOC
bushels of wheat a lot of hay and oats,
two wagons. ten or twelve sheep, sc. The
barn was very Gne ene. Mr.. Isaac Ken
nedy is tilling the farm, and the property
desSroyed, except the buildings, belonged
to.him. Ills loss is about 81 ,20o-no in
surance.
Maj. 3. T. Bagby and wife returned
from tho New Orleans Exposition Of
Saturday Last. Maj. p. gives q glowins
description of the show and says Viz
ginia has good exhibit, IFhe pos
lavish representations are from the North
western States, especially in farm pro
ducts. lie saw the butt of tree from
Georgia, that admitted horse and ride
TO 50 through it without inconvenience
1t was earriae there in sections and pu
together on the groqrd. It is fifteen fee
in diameter.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-02-26

The Stock Ia being rapidly reduced. and yon
viii miss the greatest opportunity of the
season ifyou fail to supply your
self with all kinds of house,
hold goods now
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
Action Of Of the Republican EenatOrs
Upon Presidential Nominations.

Action o. Of the Republican 'enatOrs
Upon Presidential Nominations.
A Washington special says that 1.-The Re-
publican Senators met in caucus at II A. M.
and continued in session until 2 o'clock. Sena-
tor Sherman resigned his position as chair
man of the caucus and Senator Edmunds
was unanimously elected to the place. This
action was due to the fact that nc Senator
has ever been chairman of the caucus n
presiding officer of the Senate at the sans
time. The acton of the caucus committee
in the arrangement Of the chalrmanshlps OF
Senate committees, namely, in deciding to
tender to Senator Sewell that of the joint
committee of the library, and to Senator
Logan his old place on military affairs, was
ratified; nearly all the time was devoted
to g discussion OF the line Of policy
to be adopted toward presidential
appointments. No formal action was taken
and none was proposed. Senators expressed
their views freely, and were found to be prac-
tically unanimous against the adoption OF
and general policy of opposition, but were
nomination upon its merits. Opinions were
expressed and generally assented to, that
good men appointed to office because
they were Democrats should be con-
frmed. except in cases where their pre-
decessors were removed upon unfounded
charges brought for tho purpose of making
p~retexts for the creation Of vacancies. In
such cases it was urged that the nominations
should DO held up to give the removed officials
MI opportunity for vindicarion. Senators
who were present express the opinion that
this plan for the present will govern tue
course of the Republicans. The caucu ad.
journed without day."
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House Sessions,

FIFTH DAY.-Mr. Morrison, from the Com.
mittee on Rules, submitted the report of that
committee on the proposed revision Of the
rules, and it was ordered printed and laid
over until the next day, permission being
given Mr.. Randall to submit a minority re-
port.
SIXTH DAY.-Mr. Morris III called up the
report of the Committee on rules, and ex-
planned the provisions Of the proposed new
code Of the rules for the House. The main
feature of the report is its distribution of the
labors of the appropriation committee
among various committees, thus stripping
the appropriation committee of much OF its
power which it has heretofore welded.
Messrs. Randall, Scott, Hammond and Can
non opposed the report, and Messrs. Gibson,
Reed, Reagan and Willis spoke i'll its favor:
The debate closed for the day without
action.
SEVENTH Dayton motion Of Mr.. Nor.
wood a Senate bill was passed removing the
political disabilities Of Alexander r. Law
ton, Of Georgia. 90. Discussion Of the pro-
sumed. The bill was discussed by Messrs.
Herbert, Hiscock, Randall, Holman and
Blount, without action.
EIGHTH DAY.-Mr. Dibble esked leave to
introduce a joint resolution proposing q con-
stitutional amendment. 1t provides that in
case of the removal from Office, by death,
resignation, or constitutional inability, both
of the President and Vice-President of the
United States, the Office Of President shall
devolve on the second Nice-President, who
shall be voted for in distinct ballots
at the same time and in like
manner and for the same term as the Presi'
dent and ce-President, by electors appoint
cd by the several States. The second Vice.
President shall preside over the Senate
in the absence OF the Vice-PIesi-
dent, or in case the Office Of Presi-
dent shall devolve npon the Vice
President. Mr.. Randall said that he had q
like measure which he would like to go with
the proposition Of the gentleman from South
Carolina. Upon objection by Mr.. Tucker.
the resolution was laid aside in favor of the
report on the new House rules. The debate
lasted the rest of the day, and was closed in
a speech approving the proposed new rules
by Mr.. Randall
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

SENATOR EDMUNDs's wealth is estimated
at half q million.
Rev. DR.. T::.LMAGE's tabernacle in Brook
lyu, now has 3.212 members.
Observation-Disclosures BREWSTER has
resumed his law practice in Philadelphia.
THE sultan of Turkey has PSI wives, and
his personal expenses are Sl2,OJO OOJ per
year.
IT is said that the emperor of Brazil has a
chronic complaint i'll the matter Of disregar I'd
of etiquette and court rules.
MR.. PACKARD, ex-governor of Louisiana,
has bought two farms in Marshall county,
To-, and he is to make his home there.
THE late Marshal Serrano saw during his
lifetime forty rebellions, eighty-four Spanish
ministries and a dozen chiefs of the govern
ment.
SHOULD he live till the 3D. of January, En-
peror William will, OH that day, celebrate
the twenty. fifth anniversary OF his accession
to the throne of Prussia.
GENERAL LoNGsrREET lives on the top Of
a high hill near Gainesville, Ga. His long
mai: is white as snow, and his clothes hang
very loosely about him.
THERE is an ex. Vice president alive, it
seems, whom everybody has forgotten for
many y~ears-David r. Atchison, OF Missouri,
who, in 1853, was chosen by the Senate to fill
the place of Vice President William r. King.
SETH KINMAN, the California hunter, who
presented unique chairs to President Buchan.
an, Lincoln, Johnson and Hayes, will next
spring honor President Cleveland in a similar
manner. The chair is to be made Of elk
horns, and is curiously and deliberately con-
Structed.
DU Pro PIcE, the last Mexican governor
general of Upper California, returned to his
old quarters at Los Angeles soon after the
country was acquired by tho United States,
and has lived there from that day to this. He
has never been able to master a single sen-
. tonce of the English language.
The domestic felicity of Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
bricks was a proverb in Indiana. At a wed.
ding ceremony at Shelbyville three years ago
the officiating clergyman, after shaking
hands with the newly married couple, gave
them his benediction in these words: May
you always be as happy as Mr.. and Mrs.
Hendricks are"
THERE are no less than four queens Of
Spain now living-Isabella, mother of che
late Alfonso Amelia, wife Of ex-King Anledeo
of Savoy, mother Of the present king of Italy,
who was itwo years king Of Spain and re
signed i~ndisgust; Christine, widow of the late
King Alfonso, and Mercedes, the present
queen, five years old.
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Snakes in Her Stomach.

The wife of Lem Allen, a prominent
citizen of Churchill county, has been an
invalid for a long time. Occasionally her
sufferings were great, and recently her
ailments were most serious, such as to
cause her friends to almost lose hopes of
her surviving. While laboring under
the most accute pain. accompanied with
SYMPTOMS of inflammation Of the stom
ach, the most heroic medicines were
used. After a time four snakes of the
water Species acre taken from her. One
was quite three feet in length, another
about twenty inches, and two about
eight inches. The powerful medicines
used poisoned them, and evidently they
remained dead in the stomach some little
time. How they were taken into the
stomach and survived is a question.
For quite a while the lady seriously COM
planned of a peculiar sensation as if some
thing was creeping around within, little
thinking there was any reality IN 1t.
Since the serpents were unwittingly
poisoned she has recovered rapidly, and
bids fair to soon enjoy her wonted health.
Reno (Ner.) Gazette.
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ROBERT T00MBs.
Drnth OF the Noted 4secrgian-Sketch
Of his Career.

Drnth OF the Noted 4secrgian-Sketch
OF his Career.
A telegram from Washington, Co., says
that General Robert E. Toombs died at his
home there on the 18th after a long illness.
General loombs was born in Washington,
Wilkes county, Ga, on the I'd Of fully, 1870
he graduated at Union college, Schenectady,
in 1928: studied law at the University Of
Virginia. and commenced practice in his
native place. In 1886 he served
nnder General Winfield Scott as
captain of volunteers in the Creek war. In
1871 he was elected to the Georgia legislature
and. with the exception Of 1871, continued g
member until 1915. He was a member OF
Congress from lS45 to 1853, when he was
elected a member OF the Unit d States Sen
ate, and was re elected for the term enoins
March 4, 1868.
He wa a prominent member or the ex-
IRENE southern party, and after the election
of President Lincoln was one OF the most
active in pe~rsuading Georgia to secede. Inc
State of Georgia having passed. ITS secession
ordinance on January IL, 1861, General
Toombs Withdrew from the Senate on the 23d
of that month, and on March IA following ne
was expelled.
He was a memha. of the Confederate con-
oress which met at montgomery, Ala, was
s1bseouently for a short time secretary OF
state of the COME ?erate States, and also
servel as a brigadier-general in the ConIeo'
crate array.
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NEWS SUMMARY,
Eastern and Middle state,.

JAMES MURPHY, a well-to-do expressman
of Williamsburg, n. Y, in a fit of jealousy
shot and probably fatally wounded his wife
and then inflicted q mortal wound upon
himself.
SINCE work began on the new New York
aqueduct in January, 1854, thirty.two EN-
ployes have be=n killed and twenty-one in.
jured.
UP to recent date the Grant monument
fund had reached $l04, SOC.
JOSEPH HANLEY's five children have died
within a week in Jersey City, N. j., Of scarlet
fever.
Two large coal mines near Hazelton,
Penn, nave been flooded by the waters of a
rising creek, and an immense amount OF
damage has been inflicted. One thousand
men and boys are thrown out Of work.
Two of the New York city gro
anything more to do with oleomargarine. or
any kind of imitation butter, unless it is
colored so that it may be told from the
genuine article.
THE funeral of the late William H. Van
9erbilt was an transformations affair, the
remains being conveyed from the church in
New York to the family vault on Staten
Island. BY the terms of the will six
children get each nearly SIP, 0OO, 900, the sons
Cornelius and William K. receive each about
So, $50, O00, and the widow is left S5OU, 600 in
cash, an annuity of $500, O0J and tie house
on Fifth avenue. About 81, 200, 900 goes to
charitable and other institutions.
RAILWAY mortgage for $50, 000, 900 was
filed a few days since in New York.
MUNICIPAL elections in Boston and Worces
ter, Mass, resulted in the reelection of
Mayor O'Brien tDemocrat) in the former city
by S,597 majority, and the election of Samuel
Winslow (RepubIican) as mayor Of the latter
city by 1855 plurality. Worcester voted no
license by 1872 nays to 1868 yeas. Last year
tho city gave ?, 123 majority for license.
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Thi teen Per Ony ! Ose their Lives a,
a Fire ia England.

Thi teen Pol Ons ! Ose their Lives al
n Fire ia England.
At Plymouth, England, a few days ago, j
tenement house on Love street, in a low and
squalid neighborhool, took fire and a terrible
calamity resulted.
The flames burned rapidly and fiercely, ami
VIII n at last subdued twelve calcined human
bodies were found among the ruins. Two
others were missing, and in all probability
they, too, had been burned to death. One
unfortunate victim was dashed to pieces by
jumping from a high window to the street.
Several Of the occupants of the burning
building, in their fright, ignored the frees.
capes and, throwing bedding to the pave
ment, forty feet below, jumped from win
dows. A number of these had legs and arms
broken by the fearful leap.
A narrowing incident OF the calamity was
the appearance Of a youth named Bick:ord,
who, with his little sister under one arm,
hung suspended from a window by the other
for some minutes until the flames surrounded
him and caused him to lose his hold and fall
to the ground. He had both legs fractured.
The child was also severely injured.
The intensity Of the flames gave the build.
ing the appearance of a furnace, but this did
not deter the fremen, many of whom entered
the house and by a heroic struggle succeeded
in rescuing several persons.
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COAL MINE EXPLOSION.
Four Miners Fatally and Four
BADLY In urcd.

Four Miners Fatally and Four
BADLY In Urcd.
A disastrous explosion Of fre-damp oc.
Cured the other morning at the Mill Creek
slope, situated at Mill Greek, a few miles
from Wilkesbarre, Penn. Eight men were
severely injured and several Others slightly
hurt, while a portion Of the colliery was
badly wrecked. The fire-boss, Joseph Cleas-
by, had, in accordance with the mine law,
made his tour of inspection through the mine
before the men went to work, and found gasln
dangerous quantities in a portion OF the
mine known as No. II Lift. He therefore
posted a notice warning the men employed
in this lift not to go in to work until he had
cleared the gas out. This warning, for some
reason unknown, was disregarded by a miner
named Peter Coffey, who, accompanied by
his laborer, a Hungarian named Peter Stone,
went into their chamber in this lift and went
to work. All the other miners employed
in the lift did not join. Had they done so
the loss Of life would have been frightful.
After posting the notice, C!easby obtained
the help Of his assistant fire boss, George
Martin, and, entering the shaft, began the
process of brushing out the gas. He was en-
Der in which Coffey and Stone were at work
caught fire, it IS supposed, from Their
nakei lights, and an explosion, terrific III its
violence, shook the mine. The conclusion
was felt in workings a mile and q half dis:
tant, and in the vicinity where it occurred
the results were terrible. All the men
working round about were thrown down or
dashed with great violence against the SIDES,
or rib, as it is called by miners. Doors, brat
tices and woodwork were thrown down and
broken to atoms. The widest consterna-
ton prevailed, and from all parts of the
mine the men rushed To the slope and were
hastily hoisted to the surface. Eight
men were seriously injured, and one
soon after died. The name Of the
dead man was George Martin, the assistant
fire boss. His skull was fractured and several
ribs were broken. He and Cleasby were
found close together buried under the debris.
C!easby's skull was also fractured, his arm
broken and his body covered with cuts and
bruises. He was not expected to live till
morning.
Cofey and Stone were found in their cham.
Der. Both men were terribly burned and
the flesh and skin hung from them in shreds:
Both were certain to die. Every particle OF
Stones clothing, except his boots, were
burnt off his body and the head and hands
were charred to the bone. The other in ured
men, all of whom it is believed will ultimate
ly recover, are Nicholas Gray, aged
nineteen, head and body badly cut and
bruised; Samuel Morris, aged twenty six, arm
| broken and back badly bruised; Joseph Par
duskey, aged sixteen, cut and bruised; Anton
Farowski, Hungarian laborer. shoulder
broken, body badly cut and bruised.
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FIVE LIVES SACRIFICED.
An ISL 1Eolhe r and TOHr Children
Burned to DEATH.

A dispatch from Olympia, Washington
Territory, says:
This morning, at Long Prairie, about
eight miles from this place, a deplorable event
occurred, news of which was received here
tonight. Mrs. Miner, a relative of Mr.. David
Chambers, has for some time manifested
symptoms of insanity, and according to re.
port, she last evening saturated papers with
coal oil and distributed them around the
house, telling one of her children, in response
to a question, that she was wetting them with
water.
Early this morning she made a remark
that she was about to destroy the whole
family, and her husband, fearing that she
was about to attempt to take his life, pro-
ceeded to put her out of the room. On OPEN
ing the door he discovered that the h ouse was
in flames. Reaching the front door with one
OF his children he found it locked and the key
removed. He ran to tho back door and found
itnailed up.
Finally he and his little daughter sue
cecded in escaping through a window. Both
were badly burned. The unfortunate mother
and her four other children were burned to
death. The survivors were taken to q neigh.
boris residence for medical treatment.
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Cattle Raising on the Plains.

T. W. Chaffec, general manager of
the Hillsdale Land and Cattle Company,
of Hillsdale, Wyoming Territory, who
was formerly q wholesale drygoods
dealer in Boston. says: Seattle raising
is a money making business if q man
goes into it properly, and knows whom
he is dealing with. No man should 60
into it independently and alone unless
he has a capital Of at least $50, 900. and
it would be we'll to have double that
amount. In five years he will make
himself quite wealthy. The only way
for a man with limited means to do, is
to 90 into . stock company that he
knows is reliable and not organized by
sharks. Our company has a capital Of
$3.50, 900, and all of it has been taken
but so, 600. When we first began, |
sold shares to the amount Of $3.50, 900
to four men in less than half an hour.
We have G4, 900 acres of land fenced in
on the line of the Union Pacific road. 1t
is thirteen miles long and seven and one.
half miles wide. Thirty miles Of bitches
irrigate 5000 acres upon which hay is
raised. We cut 400 tons this last sea
son, and in the course of a couple Of
years we shall have from 5000 to 1000
tons. Of course we can't begin to use it
all, but it is worth from $40 to SIS a
ton out there, so that it is profitable. 1t
required 30 miles of barbcd wire to
fence in our tract, but, in order that we
should have no trouble with the govern.
ment we have gates at every mile stone,
so that people can cross the land if they
want to. Of the entire acreage we own
30. 900 acres, and that includes control
of the water privileges, so that, while
the remainder of the land is subject to
entry, no man wants it unless he can Sc
cure irrigation, 50 he must treat with
us."-ButaLo Courier.
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9 Catholic missionaries, 7 native priests, 90
cateckists, 270 members of religious orders
end q, 900 Christians were massacred: 20)
parishes, II orphan asylums and 10 converts
were destroyed and 225 churches were burned.
KING FERDINAND, the titular ruler Of Por-
tugal, is dead. He was regent during the mi
nority of his son, and many years ago created
ady of great beauty, and the daughter of a
Boston shoemaker.
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A RECEPTION rendered to Nine. Modjeska
last Monday plight by the ladies of Cincln'
natl in the parlors of the Burnett house, was
attended by over l,0O) ladies and gentlemen,
including many prominent in social n ar'
circles. Murat Ha:stead. Mayor Smltn, OK,
Mayor Stevens, and Mrs. Foraker, wife OF
Governor. elect Foraker, were among those
present.
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THERE are no less than four queens Of
Spain now living-Isabella, mother of che
late Alfonso Amelia, wife of ex-King Amedeo
of Savoy, mother of the present king of Italy,
who was ftwo years king OF Spain and re.
signed in disgust; Christine, widow Of the late
King Alfonso, and Mercedes, the present
queca live years old.
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.PIUTE INDIANS are making an onslaught
on jack rabbits west Of Humboldt, New. A
score or more of the red men, armed with
guns, are staying the rabbits, which are al.
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The Four Seasons.

Winter begins December 81, 1885, and lasts
Spring begins March 20, 1856, and lasts ninety
three days.
Summer begins June 81, and lasts ninety-four
Autumn begins September %, and lasts eighty
nine days.
Winter begins December 81, 1885,
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EcliDses for 1886.

There will be two eclipses this year-both OF the
Sun. -..
Of the sun, March 5th, at $40 o'c;ock evening.
This eclipse is visible only for a short time 81
Charleston and Washington, by sunset; but Will be
annular in the Pacific ocean on the equator.
Q. The second is q total eclipse Of the sun, Au,
gust 29th, morning; visible only fer a short perlod
by sunrise. Will be total in the Atlantic ocean ana
near Western Africa.
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A CLOCK that was removed for safety from
a house in Lexington at the time Of the battle
there in ITS has just been purchased by a
order.
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ri n,ts RriQhtest.

Mercury, January sth. May 9th; September I'd
December 22d. rising then just before the sun
Also. March ed, July 19sh, November 18th, settin:
then lust after the sun. Venus, January lSlh
March 25th. Jupiter, March 2lst.
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Stars,
Nor ,;nz Stare.

Nor ,;u7 Stars. Evening Stars.
Venus. until February IS, Venus, after February u
after Nee, 3. until Dec. 3,
Mars not this wear. Mars will shine all year.
%Innitcr. after Oct. 10. aJup ter. until Oct. 10.
Saturn, after July 5. Saturn, until July ..
Mercury. Jan. 2, May Mercury, March %, July
9Th. Sept. ., Dec. %. 10, Nov. IS.