The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-15

James Paxton, an aged and respected
,itizen of Allegheny county, was killed
asst week by tree, he was cutting down,
falling upon him.
The post office at Malone, Buchanan
county, Va, has been discontinued. This
is Democratic reform. Wesuppose it will
be- re-established and called Daniel.
A very healthy feeling seems to prevail
in the iron industries. Wages are being |
orders are coming in and the
promise is that prosperous year is before
them.
Local Option was carried in Wytheyille |
on Saturday last by SO majority in a vote
of 800. At Floyd Court House, on the
same day, license was carried by vote of
A to /.
Gen. Malone has been chosen as the
Virginia member of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee, and Maj Daniel as
the Virginia member of the Democratic
Committee.
Mr.. w. H. Prout has sold his interest
in the Charlottesville Jefersonid'' to his
partner, Mr.. James Blakey, by whom it
will hereafter be conducted. The Jeter-
souia,s is well edited journal, and barring
its politics, deserves success.
Major Milo V. Bailey, late Supelinten-
dent of Mails. with headquarters at Baltl-
more. and well known in Virginia in con-
nection with the United States mail ser
vice, was presented with q magnificent
gold watch and chain by the clerks i'll the
mailing division of the Post office recently.
Messrs. F, S. Pursell, as editor, and Mr..
M. B. Reber, as manager, have purchased
and taken charge Of the Kanawha TIT
xatsae, and will hereafter conduct it. The
salutatory is we'll written and the Tribune,
under the new management. promises to
be a useful aid to the Republican party in
West Virginia.
In New York city, On the 18th, the
grand jury brought in indictments against
twelve of the Aldermen of 1884. charged
with bribery and corruption in connection
with the Broadway railroad. Several 9th
ers had been previously arrested and
sslaced. under bonds. The bond of each
of the twelve was fixed at $25, 900.
w. N. Scruggs, from the vicinity of
gcattsville, aged 49, and recently student
at the Miller Manual Labor School, but
from which institution he ran off, and en-
gagged as an employee on the G. & 0. Rail
Ill Inv Fol
cars last week, the wheels passing over his
head and almost severing it from the
body.
In the United States District Court,
Judge Bond, sitting, a jury verdict was
rendered against Taylor, Treasurer of
Hanover, for $3.50 damages. for trespass.
A. J. Ford had rendered coupons for taxes,
which were refused. Taylor levied upon a
mule, and Ford brought action for tres
pass, with the result above stated SO il
wilicontinueto be, where the decisions Oh
che Supreme Court of the United States
are defed.
Madison, Wisconsin. is the home OF
Postmaster General Villas. It usually
gives Democratic majority OF from SOC
to 1000. At the election on fise list it
scored a Republican majority Of 4e0.-
This is a befitting response to the menda-
cious and infamous invention OF that
Cabinet officer, by which personal and Of
fetal character could be assassinated in the
dark. and the assassins kept in conceal
ment under the direction of that worthy
On Monday last the President nominated
Senator Jackson, of Tennessee, to be the
United States Circuit 5udge. TO fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death Of Judge
Baxter. The nomination was at once
confirmed, and Judge Jackson thereupol
surrendered his desk in the Senate cham
Der and retired. The selection meets with
general commentator. Mr.. Jackson is al
able man ana a distinguished lawyer, who
has served On the bench in his State. He
was elected to the Senate in 1881 by the
aid of Republican votes, in order to defeat
the extreme wing of the Democratic
party.
isThe robbery of the protective tariff
as the way Hon. Jno. w. Daniel puts it,
Yet within few weeks past the business
men of his own city, have sent in pro
test.against Democratic Free Trade anc
asking that ores be not put on the free
dist as provided in the original Morrison
bill. Mr.. Daniel is q member OF the
House of Representatives and Senator
elect from Virginia. His State is deeply
interested in protective tariff. Her fE
ture prosperity is dependent upon the
practical operation of the protective pol.
icy. He ought to know this, if he knows
anything about the tariff question, yet to
maintain his relation to his party, he has
deliberately given encouragement to sen
timent 1he effect of which, if enacted into
law, would be to dissipate all hope of de
Neloping the resources of Virginia and des
troy all prospects of material prosperity
the only source of future progress. 1t i:
such Bourbonism that has beer. and still
is, the curse of the State.
The silver coinage question. after a vast
amount of speech-making, was settled in
Congress last week. at least for this ses
sion. The bill of Mr.. Bland, favoring un
Omitted coinage, was defeated by vote Of
126 ayes to 289 nees-all the Virginia
members present voting in the negative
except Messrs. Barbour and Tucker. Or
the resolution of Mr.. Dibble to repeal the
Bland law, as now enforced, limiting This
coinage Of silver to s4,000,000 per month
the majority against it was about 40-al
the Virginia members present voting
against the resolution. The law remains
as it now is. The action Of the House
was substantial defeat of the admins
Gration, as it is known that the President
was in favor Of the suspension Of silver
coinage. Parties were divided on the
question. and political significance cannot
be given to the vote, except that the rep
resentatiyes of the people do net intend to
see the dollar of the daddies boycottsd.
The next point, relating TO silver. wil
come up on the proposition to pay the
principal and interest of government
bonds in silver. This is avery Important
phase of it, and goes to the root Of Amer
ican credit, public and private.