The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-07-05

The estate left by the laGe "A. .. Apeli,
of Baltimore, is estimated at So COO 900,
watch does not include the Sam property,
valued at several Inlllions.
Toe Pittsburg Leader, which went OIL
for Cleveland in 1854, has swung BACK INTO
the Republican column and will earnestly
support Harrison and Morton.
Norfolk in less than thirty years, will
b, the largest city south OF Philadelphia
1t is the best place now for investments:
if iudiciously made and handled.
The first new wheat of the season,
raised in Hanover county. was !sold in
Richmond for 90 cents per bushel. on
Monday last 1t was of the FultZ variety.
Can't. w. H. Barclay, of Lexington, for
several years post office inspector, was
among those who were dropped, because
of the appropriation for their pay was
shot.
The Oregon sheep is a brave animal. 1t
stampeded the st. Louis Convention, and
so demorallzed the reformers that they
clanged the whole reform programme.
They are not so much for free wool as they
were.
1t is stated that plot has been discov-
cred to assassinate the Emperor OF Ger
MANY ana Prince Bismarck. Extraordl
nary precautions were taken to protect
them and "a number of suspects have been
arrested.
Greenbrier Independent Misses Bessie
AMI Minnie Young, of the Lewisburg Fee
male Institute. are spending month or
two among their friends in Stanton, Va.
Mi IS Bessie's musical talent is attracting
considerable attention in that city.
The Vindicator hammers away at the
Republican platform. but as it publishes
the platform in full we will leave it to its
own readers to judge of the justice of its
criticism, and the merits of the principles
and views expressed by the Republicans.
Gen. Browne, member of Congress
from Indiana. says that Harrison and
Morton will carry Indiana, New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut. He knows
the Indiana voters. and has very accu-
rate idea of the drift of public sentiment.
Col. J. d. Brady is the member for Vir-
ginia of the Republican National Com
mittee. He will be an active and useful
member and will be able to do as much fol
the cause in Virginia as any one who
could have been selected. He is all I'M
firing worker.
There have been three times as many
meetings held to ratify the Chicago NOM
inees as there have been to ratify the ST.
Louis nominees, and they have been in
each case three times as large, although
the st. Louis ticket was out three weeks
before the Republican ticket.
The friends of all the candidates before
the Chicago Convention, now unite in
saving that the nomination of Harrison
was the strongest that could have been
made. 1t unites all parties. leaves no
heart burnings, but will be supported
earnestly and aggressively from the start,
in full confidence of success.
While the Democrats are worrying
themselves over visions of Democratic
success in California and Michigan, they
had better keep the corner of their eye Oh
Virginia, West Virginia, N orth Carolina
and Tennessee. From present indications
and the example of Oregon. it looks like
this was going to be year of political
cyclones.
Alexandria Gdzette's Washington cores
pondent says: "IU is understood that Mr..
Randall is by no means confident of Mr..
Cleveland's re election, and that while he
will vote his party s ticket and tell other
people to do so, his intimate friends know
he ill not be disappointed at its defeat,
and will not look upon such defeat as
his funeral.
1t now turns out that Gen. Benz Har
rlson was never Know Nothing. His
father was, but Ben first appearance in
politics was as Republican, and a good
Republican could not lie Know Nothing
So the Chinese record is satisfactory to the
Pacific slope. the labor record to the labor
element, and there is nothing in the Know
Nothing charge. What next? We sup
pose the Democrats will attack him be-
cause he is a gentleman and teaches class
in Presbyterian Sunday School.
The reunion on the battle of Gettys
burg, of the Blue and the Gray, on the 81
and Sd inst, was attended by an immense
ccncourse OF people. The speeches on
the occasion by Gems. Sickles, Gordon,
Longstreet and others were eloquent and
touching. and the fraternal feeling man
ifested happy testimony to the Union
preserved as well as to the valor of both
Union and Confederate Soldiers. The
letter of Mrs. Gen. Pickett conveyed a
beautiful sentiment, in the most charm
ing and touching terms, and went to the
heart of the country.
The June report of the Agricultural
Department OH fruit prospects is very IA
yorable for a good yield. The returns
show good promise in every important
fruit section. especially in the New Eng.
land and Middle States. The outlook is
less favorable in Virginia, the Carolinas
and Georgia than in any part of the coun-
try. This relates to apples. The condi-
ton of the peach crop is generally re-
ported lower than that of apples, but in
the most important of the peach growing
sections the reverse of this is the case.
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
and Indiana will be the battle ground be-
tween the two parties this year, and every
one of these State will be carried by the
Republicans. Congressman Vance, Ran
dali Democrat. from Connecticut, vir-
tually surrenders that State. and confesses
that Harrison will carry Indiana. Con-
gresham White, Republican. of New
York, says Harrison and Morton will car
ry that State by $4,000 majority. All the
States that voted for Blaine, representing
1872 electoral votes. will vote for Harrison.
and Indiana and any one of the other
doubtful States will be enough to elect the
Chicago ticket. Turn it around in any
way and it looks blue for Cleveland and
the bandanna.
Cleveland has the best wishes for his
success of England. Here is what the
London Globe says: AS rule the Presi-
Dental contest has very little interest for
the Old World. On the present occasion,
however, an issue is involved which very