The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-12-02

The latest information from Col. j. R. |
Llewellyn, editor of the Danville Register,
is that he cannot survive, and his death
was hourly expected.
The Republicans of Indiana claim tie
on joint ballot in the Legislature, and ex-
press the belief that they have much the
best show for electing a United States
Senator.
The Democrats will have clear ma
jority of one on joint ballot in the New
Jersey Legislature, which will give them
a United States Senator in place of Mr.!
Sewell, Republican.
The Roanoke Leader says Father Lynch
has purchased a fine lot near the Catholic
church, on Jefferson street, which will
shortly have built upon it fifteen thous.
and dollar orphan asylum.
In Petersburg coupons are being daily
presented to the Treasurer in payment of
State taxes, and citizens who never before
used them are presenting them this year.
They are openly sold in the city, and no
body arrested.
The cost of a divorce suit In English
high life can be estimated by the result in
the case of Lady Colin Campbell against
her husband, Lord Colin Campbell. The
briefs foot up $25 900. and there will be
other expenses added.
The Richmond State has decided that
Grover Cleveland will be elected Pl esident
in 1888 and Jno. G. Carlisle in 1892. That
settles it, and all for free trade, unless
Ben Harrison and Joe Hawley form a
conspiracy to stop it.
Very interesting and extensive remains
of Greek city have been discovered on
the banks of the Dn;eper, including regular
streets. elegant architectural fragments,
utensils, &c. From the coins found the
place is pretty clearly identified as the lost
city Olbid
There is statement in the papers to tie
effect that Col. Morrison, Of tariff re-
Form fame, who was recently defeated
For Congress, will be a candidate for the
clerkship of the 5Oth Congress, He is
poor, and has lost his practice as a lawyer
by deyoting his time to politics.
The Wytheyille Enterprise says: Gen
eral James A. Walker has purchased tie
interests of John T Slaughter, Lynchburg,
Major J. c. Green and Major George r.
Dunn. of this place, in the eastern half Of
the Norma iron property. Price not
stated. but supposed to be at high
figure.
The case of r. A. Miller, charged with
having set fire to his Hotel at Pocahontas
by the burning of which two lives were
lost. was brought before the Grand Jury
Of Tazewell county on Monday last and
the case dismissed, as was generally ex-
pected by the community, as there was {
evidence to sustain the charge.
Clifton Forge Independent; Rev. Mr.
Sweeny. who dedicated the Christian
church here, has had in his lifetime ovel
seyenty-fve prominent debates. He has
been pastor of the First Christian churches
of Chicago and Cincinnati. He is at pres
ent pastor of the Christian church Of Pa
ris. Kentucky, which has over 900 com
municants.
Col. 4. p. Chew, of sChew's battery
fame. member of the Legislature from
Jefferson county, W. Va, is spoken of as
Speaker of the next House of Delegate
of that State, and is favorabiy mentioned
as the next Democratic candidate fol
Governor. No truer or Drawer man thai
Col. Chew ever lived. and the Democracy
Of West Virginia will honor themselves
in honoring him.
The politicians want the offices and the
people want wise laws and good govern
ment. That is the difference, and if the
people will be true to themselves they car
have their way. All the bad laws enacted
by the Virginia Legislature have been thu
result OF the success of the politician!
who consider Office first and the interest
of the people last.
Mr.. Campbell, one of the four Demo
cratic candidates elected to Congress from
Ohio, attributes his success to stray
black cat which came into the district
committee room and was kept there I'M
til after the election. The two majority
that he received was the result of close
counting, caused by the superstition that
black cat brings luck.
Blind Tom has been declared an idiot
by q New York Court, and incapable of
taking care of himself. 1t was On an APP
plieation of his mother now over so years
old, that the proceedings took place. She
wants to get the benefit of the revenue de-
rived from his musical talent, which here
tofore has been going to the Bethune fam
lily, to which the mother of the boy be
longed in slavery times.
The Wythevile Enterprise learns that
Gen. James A. Walker. who recently pur-
chased the Cripple Creek Iron property of
J. F. Slaughter, J. G. Green and R. Dunn.
has sold it to Bullitt & Co., of Philadel
phia. fer $4,000. This information is
from Gen. Walker himself. The Cave
Hill furnace, in the same section, has been
sold for the sum of $27, 500. Maj. Ed.
Mcmahon, of this place, is interested in
the irst-Damed property.
We have no objection to the way the
Democratic papers distribute the stay-at-
home vote in the recent election. They
have it that $4,000 Democrats and $4,000
Republicans did not vote, but that is their
guess. They do not admit that any Dem
ocrts voted for the Republican candi-
dates. When they come to sum it up next
fall, they will probably find out where the y
have erred. Nothing but revelation of
that kind Can make an impression upon
the average Democrat. He cannot COM
prehend the app caches of political cy-
clone and consequently makes no provision
for it until it comes upon him in over
widening force.
The Lade.rAppeal says the language of
the President. in his letter refusing to re-
instate District Attorney Stone 'is the
language of despotism that will tolerate
no opposition, and not the voice of that
robust sentiment Of reform that called him
to its championship in the highest place
on earth. - And continues our cotempo-
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