The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-22
Mr.. F. Robertson has been appointed

Bell.
Mr.. G. w. Shields, prominent and
well known citizen Of Rockbridge. died
last week.
Mr.. w. G. Natter, well-known citizen
of Rockbridge, died at his residence in
that county last week, aged y years.
DIR. F. G. Peters, brother of Prof. |
Peters, of the University, died at his resi-
dence in Nelson county on the 18th.
The Senate has confirmed as postmasters
w. w. Herbert, Alexandria j. A. r.
Warner, Lexington and B. Gibson, Win
chester.
Gov. Bates. Tennessee, has appointed
Hon. w. G. Whithorne U. S. Senator, to
fill the unexpired term of Judge Jackson,
recently appointed.to U. S. Circuit Judge.
The Executive Committee of the Vir-
ginia Agricultural Society have fixed on
the Goth of October as the commence
ment of the annual fair 1t will last four
days.
The bill, which passed the Senate, fixing
the salaries of U. S. Judges at $4,000 an
nually has been reported fayorably from
the Judiciary Committee of the House, by
Mr. Collins.
Lewisburg Independent: The contract
for heerection of the proposed iron fence,
to enclose the Courthouse yard. has been
awarded by the Commissioners to Mr.. A.
E. White-the enterprising, interchangeable
and irrepressible Gus. White, Of Romeo
verte.
1t is currently reported that Maj. Court
land III. Smith. of Alexandria, has deter
mined to be an independent candidate Tor
Congress at the next election in that dis
trict, and that his platform will be anti
administration, anti-civil service reform
and anti-local option.
Messrs Grand Master Workman Pow
derby, Jay Gould, and others, representing
the Knights.of Labor and the Gould Rail-
ways, have been summoned to Washing
ton to testify before the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the cause of the re-
cent great labor strikes.
1t is proposed to mark the spot where
Gen. Jeb. Stuart, the dashing confederate
cavalryman, met his death with suitable
monument. His ashes repose in Hollywood
cemetery. On Friday Gov. Lee and
several officers who belonged to Stuart's
command visited the scene of their old
leaders death and marked the spot
As the Bishop of Madrid, Spain, was
ascending the steps of the Cathedral on
the 18th, he was shot three times by a
disgraced priest, whom the Bishop had
refused to restore to his duties. The
Bishop was mortaliy wounded and was
borne unconscious to a chamber i'll the
cathedral. The priest was arrested and
tried to cut his throat in prison.
The first B essemer steel converted in
the South was made at Chattanooga
Tenn, on the Goth, at the South Trede-
gar works of that place. The pig iron
used was from the Cranberr ores of North
Car Dina, aud demonstrates that oreto be ex-
csllent steel material. The plant has capac-
ityo IS tens per day land the success of the
experiment has caused much qualification.
Ex-president Arthur. it is stated, is a
very sick man and may probably never
leave his room alive. He has been an invalid
for several months, "a fact carefully guarded
and not given to the public until recently.
He is suffering primarily from adisordered
liver. manifested in Bright S disease. His
condition is growing more serious every
day and the apprehension is that he can
not survive-more than several months at
the fnrthest.
The nomination of John c. Riley, to be
postmaster at Cincinnati, has shocked
the Mugwumps, and all civil service re-
formers, as well as all decent people. He
is one of John r. McClean's strikers and a
yoke fellow of Dan Dalton and the doodle
gang The committee of One Hundred,
composed of the best of the Republicans
and Democrats of Cincinnati, protested
against the appointment. but the President
yielded to the request Of Senator Payne.
The Virginia Court of Appeals on the
18th, rendered decision the effect OF
which is to declare the law requiring the
payment of license tax of $3.50 by attor-
neys in coupon cases invalid. Thus are
the enactments of the Bourbon Legisla-
, ture, one by one, coming under the con-
demnation of the Courts and Bourbon stu
pidity exposed. After awhile. when the
State has paid out thousands of dollars in
useless and vexatious contentious in the
courts, the supremacy of the constitution
and the binding force of the DEGREES of
the United States Supreme Court, will
probably be acknowledged.
The Wytheville Enterprise, one of ours
most esteemed Democratic exchanges, has
been sold by the Messrs. Caldwell to
Gleaves & Co., by whom it will hereafter
be conducted. The editorials announcing
the change are in good taste and well
written. We wish the new proprietors
abundant success. A good local paper is
a great benefit to any community. The
Enterprise has given especial attention to
this interests of Southwest Virginia, and
has been the medium of disseminating
much useful information in regard to that
bountiful and favored section of the
State.
J. e. Bell, postmaster at Culpeper, was
arrested early last Thursday morning by U.
S. Marshal Scott. on warrant charging
him with being concerned in the owner
ship of the unstamped liquor that was dis
covered during the course of the fire
there on the morning of the 3rd inst, and
taken to Richmond. Upon his arrival in
Richmond he was bailed in the sum of
$4,000 to answer the indictments of the
grand jury. B. F. Hall. who was arrested
and taken TO Richmond the day before,
was also bailed in the sum of $500. The
grand jury brought in two indictments
against both Hall and Bell. The trial of
the case was postponed until July.
We stated in paragraph several week
ago that Mr.. E. G. Bruffey, formerly OF
Harrisonburg and reporter on the At
lanta Constitution, had been drowned. 1t
was so telegraphed to the country, in
which Mr.. B. was mentioned as a ''distin-
guished'' member of the fepOrtorial staff.