The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-29

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Father Ryan, the poet-priest. died at
Louisville, KY, last week.
The residence of Maj. T. p Wallace, at
Grange C. H., was burned last week, with
all its contents.
Mr.. VIM. Fl. OFT, venerable and highly
esteemed resident of Rockbridge, died at
his home in Fairfield on Tuesday last.
Mr.. Samuel Green, of New Market was
partially paralyzed on Tuesday of last
week, the right arm and side and tongue
being affected.
A dispatch from Pittsburg, dated the
Goth, says that the West Virginia coal
miners are about to strike for an advance
of one-half cent per bushel.
Preston Valentine, colored, who was
arrested at Low Moor, Va, and taken to
Augusta, Ga. confessed to the murder of
VIM. Wales Thursday.
Gen. Malone, last week, from the Com
mittee on Public Buildings, reported a
bill appropriating 900 for the compile
tion of the building at Harrisonburg.
A dispatch from Richmond, dated the
9th, states that the whiskey men had
made arrangements to hang DIR. Haw-
thorne in effigy on the night of the 18th,
but more conservative counsel prevailed.
The churches are divided, and the feeling
and excitement greater than it was before
the election.
The confirmation of Gen. Rosencranz
as Registrar of the Treasury, to succeed
Frederick Douglas, still hangs in the Sem
ate. 1t was reported that he had been
confirmed, but it seems that charges
against him in relation to some land en-
tries in California were preferred, and it
is the investigation of them that has
caused the hitch.
Wednesday night last, without the
slightest warning and quick as a flash OF
lightning, all the floors of the middle ten
ement of the Libby prison building, Rich
mond, sank to the ground, leaving only
fragments of timbers sticking out here
and there between the basement and roof.
The building was used as the factory
and warehouse of the Southern Fertilizing
company.
Notwithstanding President Cleveland IS
oft repeated opinion that his duties were
merely executive, and that under no cir
cumstances would he ever attempt to
influence legislation, except in the form of
communicating officially to Congress by
message, it is positively stated that he has
sent for Democratic members of Con-
gress and urged them tosupport the Nor
rison tariff bill. 1t is believed, however,
that it will not have the desired effect, and
that representatives will vote the senti-
ments of their constituents rather than
those of the President.
The death of Nh. F. B. Plimpton, one
of the editorial writers ON the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, takes from American
journalism one of lite most gifted, brilliant
and conscientious contributors. He was
a gentleman of rare genius and versatile
accomplishments and gave to the columns
of the Commercial an interest which it will
be difficult to supply now that he is gone.
There was much of deep and tender senti-
ment, of high moral tone, of masculine in
tellection in his editorial productions, and
the influence they exerted upon the public
was for good and good only. The death of
such man is public loss.
New York Tribune, April 26th: 1t is
II s. heat TO $50 Saturday afternoon, but
in spite Of a week of war talk, the price
has not been as high since. AT the close
it was 5-Sths cents lower. while cash
wheat was held little higher than week
before. In about sixty days new wheat
will be coming forward. Meanwhile,
there are persons still giving the world
much valuable advice who paid $1.042 for
May wheat about a year ago. and have
been carrying wheat for rise ever since
at cost of 20 cents, more or less. Only
once this year it reached 96a. in March,
and foreign markets remain apparently as
Indifferent as ever to speculative opera
tiOns here.
The New Y ork Tribune in its money snd
business review for last week says Stag
nation in trade and activity in investment
were the characteristic features of last
week. Neither stocks, grain, pork, cot
ton, oil, or other products are wanted, but
bonds that promise return are eagerly
sought. The placing of a new loan of
$4,000, 900 by the Rock Island and the
shipment of several millions to Europe for
investment in the French loan are one side
of the medal the stoppage of hundreds of
mines and mills and the partial arrest Of
traffic on many railroads are the other
side. Industry is much disordered, and
speculation in almost every branch is dead,
and therefore the money that might be
otherwise employed is eagerly invested in
bonds here and abroad. The stagnation
may be temporary, and many of the in
yestments may have tendency to revive
industry, but meanwhile part of the
capital of the country is going into perma-
nent employment, and the results of that
change will appear hereafter.
Maj. John w. Daniels ears must have
tingled on Monday last His name was
on the lips of many a voter of Augusta.
and almost invariably it was coupled with
something not too mplimentary. The
old Mexican veterans were wroth against
him. He was the only Virginia represen-
tative who voted against their pension bill
and they will not soon forget it. A prom
inent Democrat of the county, who had
been IAN enthusiastic Daniel man and
worked for his election to the Senate, de-
clared that his conduct was totally mex
cusable, as during the canvass Daniel had
told him that he (Daniel favored the
measure and would advocate its adoption.
Another class of patriots who were par
ticularly unsparing in their criticism of
the Senator-elect, were the friends of the
Blair bill, who recognized in Daniels sub
stitute an insidious attempt to kill the bill.
Virginia Democracy is just beginning to
gather in the fruits of its political ingrat-
itude and stupidity.
John w. Daniel has got his work in to
kill the Blair educational bill. The House