The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-07-02
Russia continues war-like preparations

early expected.
The public debt for the month of June
was reduced SIC, 1900, 0O0-making $685.
600, 900 for the fiscal year.
Mrs. L. Y. Dudley, who was tried for an
attempt to kill O'Donovan Rosa, was
acquitted in New York on the 3Oth, be-
cause Of insanity.
Gen. Grant is gradually growing weaker.
DIR. Douglas says he will continue to do
so until the end is reached how soon that
will be he could not say.
On the LIST of July the interest and divi-
dend payments in New York and Brooklyn
were $50 1000 ,OOo In Philadelphia, SILL
600, 600, and Boston $10,000,000.
Miss Ada Sweet, pension agent at
Chicago, has gained her point. She will
serve ont her time, Notwithstanding the
request of Gen. Black for her resignation.
The Board of Visitors of the Virginia
Military. Institute. at meeting on Tues
day, conferred the degree of Bachelor of
Science on Capt. J. G. Meem, Jr., of Vir-
ginia.
Tammany has been recognized by the
President in the New York appointments.
w. Dorsheimer has been appointed U. S.
district attorney for the southern district,
and Martin 7. Mcmahon to be U. S. Mar
shall for the same district.
Gen. FitZ. Lee, it is stated, has written
a letter to a Richmond friend, announcing
himself candidate for the Democratic
Gubernatorial nomination. His friends
will have consultation in Richmond, and
determine ON the most effective method
of proceeding in the work of securing
the nomination.
Col. w. c. Elan, of the Wing, having
been urged to accept the Republican NOM
ination for the State Senate from the
Louisa and Spotsylvania District, in a
card declines the use of his name for that
purpose. The party can better lie served
by editors at their posts, than as candi-
dates, and this fact ought to be recognized
by conventions.
James D. Fish. President of the Marine
National Bank. was sentenced to ten
years in the Auburn prison by Judge
Bennett, of the United States Court for
New York. 1t will be remembered that
Fish was prominently connected with the
swindling operations of Ferdinand Ward,
of the firm of Grant & Ward, who is also
behind the bars for his dishonest transac-
tions.
1t is positively stated that Hon. A. M.
Kelley will not be recalled as Minister to
Austria. We hope this will prove to be
correct. The United States is old enough
and wise enough, or ought to be, to make
its own selection of diplomatic agents
without consulting Italy or considering
whether the selection would be entirely
agreeable to the italian minister at Wen
ma.
A special to the Charleston Euening Star
from Sewell, V. Va, dated the Goth, says :
TT. Fl. Reynolds, a member of the Eureka
detective force, was, ON Saturday, fatally
shot in Pocahontas county, by man
whom the detective was attempting to ar
restfor robbing parties living at Sewell.
The assassin, so far, has eluded arrest
Reynolds formerly lived at Sewell, and was
IL man of excellent reputation and valued
as detective.
Mr.. M. Glennan of the Norfolk Virgin
ian, has been appointed postmaster at
Norfolk to succeed Mr.. Long, suspended
for offensive partizanism.' The new
appointee is not only the editor of a polit-
cal paper, but a member of the State Dem
ocratic Committee and has always taken
leading part in politics. Because he is q
pronounced partizan he has been selected
to illustrate the beauties of Civil Service
reform
Rev. J. L. KirkpatIc d. d., professor
of moral philosophy and belles-letters in
Washington and Lee University, died in
Lexington, on Wednesday. in the 18th
year of his age. DIR. Kirkpatrick was widely
and fayorably known throughout the
South. He was an eminent theologian,
and was prominent figure in the general
assemblies of the Presbyterian Church.
He was greatly beloved by all who knew
him, and his place will be hard to fill
On Friday last two of Richmond s most
prominent citizens died. The one was Mr..
Boiling Walker Haxall and the other Mr..
Thos. Samson. Mr.. Haxall had been close
ly identified with the business interests of
Richmond for a long number of years, and
was well known all over the State. Mr..
founder of the Presbyterian church on
Church Hill, built the old reservoir and
was foremost in many of the business en-
terprises of the city.
1t having been publicly announced by
Commissioner of the Land Office Sparks,
that Hon. S. B. Elkins was mixed up, as
one of the owners or interested parties
in the Maxwell Land Grant in the Terri
tory of New Mexico, Mr.. Elkins has adj
dressed letter to the Commissioner, ex-
planning his relation to the subject-that
he is not nor ever was one of the proprie-
tors, and asking that his letter be filed
with the papers in the case. There has
been good deal of Democratic invention
about this matter and Mr. Elkins felt it
lue to himself and the country that his
distinct, clear and satisfactory statement
be made.
On Saturday last the President made
some important appointments in New
York, which caused considerable talk, and
no little unfavorable comment from dis
appointed applicants. Edward L. He'd
den was appointed Collector of Customs
for the District of New York. vice Mr..
Robinson, whose commission expired on
5he Goth. Harris S. Beattie, Surveyor of
Customs for New York city, and Slas w.
Burt to be Naval officer of Customs in
The district of New York. The County
Democracy was recognized especially in
,he appointment of Mr.. Hedden, and the
sMngwumps' in the selection of Mr..
Burt. Tammany was not consulted in
The appointments.
1t looks now as if the Austrian Govern
nent would refuse to receive Hon. A. M.
Kelley as the American Minister to that |
Court. Two reasons have been assigned |
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