The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-08-06
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.

has suspended, with liabilities Of 100000
unknown.
Maud S. has scored mile in 2.0Sa, the
fastest trotting time on record. tits claimed
that she will be able to reduce this time
to 2.07.
The Secretary of the Navy has APP
pointed Mr.. John Callahan, State Senator,
and well known Straightout Republican,
foreman Of the iron-platers at the Norfolk
Navy Yard at salary of SIS per day.
The President has commissioned Maj.
Baker p. Lee Collector OF Customs at
Newport News. 1t will be remembered
that the appointment was made several
weeks ago, but withheld on account OF
protest from the Grand Army OF the Re-
public to the rem oval of Col. de Clay, the
present incumbent.
A Detroit, Michigan, dispatch, July
29th. says: The wife of James Walsh,
watchman on one of the Michigan central
ferries. gave birth to triplets at Amherst
burg. Ont. last Friday night. and Satur-
day still another child was born to her. All
four infants have died. Mrs. Walsh is
thirty eight years old.
The well-known Lincoln merchant mill,
at Lacy Springs, Rockingham comfy. was
burned ON Tuesday of last week. 1t was
owned by Mr. c. II. Nicholas, and con-
tanned large quantity of wheat and other
articles of value. all Of which was lost.
1t is supposed to have been the work OF an
incendiary. The mill was insured for "a, Ooo
Gen. Fitz Lee seems to be discussing his
prospects of election and Wise S prospects
of defeat with the newspaper reporters
He makes very good showing in that
way. Suppose he discuss with Wise when
both can be heard That would look
more proper, and would be infinitely more
interesting and instructive.
Col. ]. W. Wolff is making the Freder.
icksburg Free Lance one of the most read
able papers published in Virginia. He is
balancing and occasionally reaching out
with keen, independent lance, penetrat-
ing the vulnerable spots of parties and
men. The last number of the Free Lance
comes to us in much enlarged and im-
proved form, indicating that the people OF
that section appreciate good thing when
they see it,. We wish it continued sue
cess.
A Special to the Petersburg Lldec-Ap-
peal from Newbern, Virginia, says: ''Hon.
Tob,, xNico opopod tho crl1hprn at oral
canvass here to-day. He had been well
advertised and an usually large crowd was
in attendance. mostly Democrats actuated
by curiosity" Well, that is good. 1t is
precisely this class of voters Mr.. Wise
wants to address. But where is Boss Bar
bour. that the faithful should dare to lis
ten to Republican speech? There may
be, however, some romancing in this re-
porter's version.
The Alexandria Gazette's Washington
correspondent says, "Lt-Gov. Lewis is
here and told some friends this morning he
did not believe Wise would get one hun
dred votes in his county, Rockingham. one
of the largest in the State" We feel per-
fectly safe in saying that Mr. Lewis never
said anything of the kind, OF anything that
could be contorted into the above quoted
language. Mr.. Wise may not have been
Gov. Lewis choice for Governor, but we
feel very sure he will support him, and
further that he will carry the county.
The appointment of John D. Penny
hacker, Esq, of Rockingham, to the posi-
ton of Examiner of Surveys in the Land
Office is peculiarly appropriate. Mr.. Pen
nybacker is Bourbon of the Bourbons-
a Democrat of 1850, who has learned moth
ing and forgot nothing since, and is proud
of it. Heis emphatically representative
Democrat, and while he has been sat down.
on in every county meeting of his party
for the past fit cen years, he always comes
UP smiling after each disaster. The fact
is Mr.. Lamar ought to have him located in
out what they think, and do not cover
their real sentiments under a cloak of
conservatism. His appointment was a
good thing for this administration to do.
Several weeks since it was reported and
widely circulated that Hon. Jno. Amber
Smith, late of Virginia, had been disbarred
from practice in the prosecution of pen
sion cases by the Secretary of war. The
offense charged was that he had sent out
business cards with the words ''desertion
charges quietly removed" printed on them,
and the new war management, in igno-
rance of the law. imagined that Smith
wanted to play sharp on the Department or
his clients. 1t turns out, however, that by
the laws of Congress, cases where the
charge is founded upon the fact that the
soldier left his command after the fighting
was over, and only to see his family, it
shall be removed quietly, so as not to occa-
sion annoyance to his family. The Ian
guage of Smith S card was but an excerpt
from the law itself, and as soon as the au-
thorities had posted themselves the order
disbarring Smith was revoked.
Commissioner Colman says that he is re-
ceiving thousands of silk-worm eggs by
every mail, and this industry is taking
rapid strides and will grow enormously in
a few years. The mulberry is hardy tree
and will grow anywhere in this country.
The Usage orange leaf makes an equally
good silk fibre, and even where the null
berry is not well started the worms can be
successfully raised on this hedge row,
which is common all through the West.
Eggs are inquired for daily at the Wash
ington office, but none will be sent out for
several months. The greatest centre of
the silk industry in America is Patterson,
N. j. New York had the largest number
of factories 126) at the census of 1880, but
its annual product, $500, 900, was ex-
ceeded by the $lO,0OO,OO0 of Paterson,
with its so factories. Philadelphia comes
third, with the product of AZ factories
worth So, 5000 Paterson alone controls
a third of the whole manufacture.
Poss Barbour reiterates the order of last
year, and issues instructions against join |
in.the approaching campaign. |
The wisdom of this step will be recogniz
ed when the candidates on the respective |
tickets are considered. Fitz Lees war |
record, however, will hardly avail him be-
fore the people. if when face to face with |