The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-08-09

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Ben. Harrison will be issued from the '
press on the l4Ih inst.
The thermometer at Nebraska city, Ne
braska. registered last week 100 to lo5 de-
goes Two fatal suDstlokes we've re-
ported.
A destructive fire occurred at Black
stone. Nottaway county, on Saturday
morning last. Damage to the amount OF
$50 900 was sustained.
lessee d. Carr. of California. who had
4O. 900 acres enclosed with stone 1ence,
as rancho, has been ordered by the gov
eminent to take down the fence. IL Is
government land. t
J.H. Marven of Laurel. Md, who is at
the head of the largest manufacturing
establishment of his State, and but re-
Gently one of the leading Democrats. Will |
support Harrison and Morton.
There have already been enough of
prominent men who supported Cleveland
in New i ork. in 1884. that have declared |
for Harrison, to wipe out the Cleveland
majority of that year; and the wave has
merely started.
The people want the tariff agitation dis
posed of. The only way to settle it is TO
bury the Democratic party and free trade
beneath a popular majority III November
next. that will defy the hand of resurrec-
Gion to reach it.
Steps are being taken by the Chesapeake
& Ohio railroad to double track its entire
line across West Virginia. from Clifton
Forge to Huntington, on the Ohio river
The tunnels on the route are already of
douhle track width.
The Manchester Leader says Hon. Jno,
S. Wise will soon take up his residence IN
New York to practice his profession. We
venture the opinion that he will make a
great success, both financially and in rep
utatiOn as a lawyer.
Rev. William Taylor. criticising Colo :
mel Ingersoll's latest obituary rhetoric,
said that a presiding elder now owns Tom
Paine's former residence. and writes ser
moLs on the table wpere the Age Of
Reason was composed
From the way Protection Democrats in
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
are fiocklng to the Republican standard. it
looks like the vote for Harrison and Nor
ton in November next. if the tide keeps
up, will be nearly unanimous.
We are in receipt of copy of the address
of Hon. S. B. EIkins, delivered June 18th.
before the Literary Society OF the west
Virginia University - theme, American
Civilization. 1t is "a learned and able pa
rar. to which reference will be made here
after.
All the Republican friends of Roscoe
Conklng who toted for Cleveland I'D 1884
1A-----a-.- county New Y ork. will support
publican ticket, while Cleveland carried 1
by 80 odd.
Hon. Paul G. Edmonds. at present Stat,
Senator from Halifax district, was nom
mated on the LIST by the Democratic con
vention held at Lynchburg for Congress.
from the 9Th district, now represented by
Mr.. Hopkins. elected as Labor Reform
candidate two years ago.
Mr.. Blaine was interviewed in London
on Saturday. 81 will talk upon political
subjects until my return home,'' he said.
"Then | shall make good many speeches,
SO | shall keep my ammunition until get
at shorter range. | have confidence in the
success of our ticket and platform"
Hon. w. D. Kelly, the father of the
House of Representatives. predicts that
Pennsylvania will give Harrison and Nor
ton 100000 majority. and that New York
will give them IS 600 majority. He is a
student Of politics and political currents
and his opinion is worth as much any one
We know of.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey Oh
the 3lst, rendered a decision affirming the
constitutionality of the local option and
high license law. The opinion as regards
the high license feature was unanimous
On the local option section the court stood
eight to seven. On the lst of July the
license of 1900 saloons in Newark expired.
only 449 of which have been renewed up
10 This time. By the passage of the high
license bill the fee WAS increased from SIS
TO $3.50 IA Year.
William Amman, of Benwood, W. Va,
who never voted Republican ticket, de-
clares his intention to vote for Harrison
and protection this fall. His four brothers
will do likewise. Al are steel workers.
Arman says he worked in Scotland at
80 per week, now makes as much in
day. He does not want to see the wages
which prevail in Scotland enforced here.
and so he is opposed to the free trade
policy that would do that.
The Mills of the Chambersburg Woolt
Company, the only establishment of the
kind in Sou hern Pennsylvania. have shut
down Indefinitely, ard all hands are thrown
out of employment. President Samuel
M. Carver says Our suspension is dne
directly to tine passage of the Mills bills
in the House and the present ascendancy
of free trade ideas. The tariff agita
tioE has d. pressed and demoralZed the
market for months.'' This is one of the
natural effects of the proposition to repeal
the tariff on wool. It is a deadly blow at
the sheep industry, and must necessarily
implicate every enterprise related to wool.