The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-12

THURSDAY. 0tt3utiy - t'0o'
Mr.. Edward F. Clark, prominent citi-
zen of Nelson county, died at South Rock
fish, en- the Sd inst, aged about So years.
He was useful man.
Roanoke is reaching out for silk fac !
tory. and it is reported that $4,000 have /
been subscribed to such an enterprise
Is a live city aud deserves sue
cess.
Capt. Hayslett, died at Denmark, Rock
Bridge county on the Slst Of December,
aged IS years. Mr.. Thomas Cunningham,
living in the same neigbborhood, is 81
years of age.
The President has sent to the Senate
for confirmation the name Of DIR. l1atton
NC, Harris, son of Judge John T. Har-
ris, of Harrisonburg, to be assistant sur
geon in the navy.
The Pocahontas Nv. W Times suggests
r. S. Turk. Commonwealth Attorney
for that county, as the proper person to be
elected to the Senate Of West Virginia
from that district.
A rumor is anoat about Salem, as we
learn from the Register. to The effect that
the Virginia w estern railroad is negotiat-
ing for the Valley railroad bed, in Roam
oke county. The prospect of the Virginia
Western passing through Salem that town
would be much improved if such an ar
rangement were made.
Salem Register: Miss Ellen Williams,
an estimahle maiden lady, aged about
seventy years, died on Wednesday night
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jno. MIS-
wander, near Salem. Miss Williams was
originally from Dayton, Rockingham Co..
but had been living in this county for the
past eighteen years.
Mr.. j. l.. Brady, jr., has leased from
Messrs Walker & Poague, the Wytheville
r .terprise. and will hereafter be its busi-
ness manager and local editor. Jno. 7.
Hamlet. Esq, will continue as the editor
in chief, and give to the paper the benefit
of his graceful and inoisive pen. We
wish the Enterprise success.
A dispatch from Wytheville dated the
9th. states that Mr.. James Crockett, a
prominent citizen of Tazewell county, was
stabbed by a man named Maypoole. and
the wound, it is feared, will prove fatal.
Crockett placed bis hand on Maypooie' IS
shoulder in friendly way, when the latter
stabbed Ii i'm y ithout any cause, and for 10
known reason. as they had been friends.
The Grand Jury Of Rockbridge county
court has found indictments against Chas.
Morris and Jennie Brown as principals,
and Harry Brown and Mag Johnson as
accessories to the murder of ". c. j.
View, of Lexington, which occurred sew
eral weeks ago. All Of the accused are
coIored. Mr. Wev was engaged at the
Military Institute as musician.
About four hundred houses were erected
in Roanoke. Va, last year, and it is ex-
pected nearly double that number will be
built this year. New houses are still in
process of construction in various portions
of the city, and contracts have already
been let for the erection of laige number
of Others. During 1887 the city gained
1000 in population. which IS now estima
ted at 10, eco.
Mr. G. NJ Weber. On account Of de-
eliniug health. offers for sale the Roanoke
San. Republican paper It is good
plant, and at a point where quali6ed
newspaper man could make good thing
of it. We regret to bear Of Mr.. Webber'E
bad health. as well rs that he is compelled
to retire from journalism. He has beer
useful man in whatever he has engaged.
He is now Sheriff of Roanoke county.
On the 18th Columbia and Liberty Fur
naces in Shenandoah county. including
iS.4O0 acres of land, were sold, under de
cree of court, for $51, 000-the amount OF
indebtedness which caused the sale, ".
Pierson & Co the present owners, being
the purchasers. Several years ago, The
same parties purchased the property al
$230,000 It is a valuable property and
properly managed the furnaces would yield
a handsome profit. Under tae management
of the Messrs. Wlssler they paid well. =
rior quality, and always marketable at Tx
highest price. We hope the present pro
prietors will commence operations agair
at an early day.
Secretary Of the Interior L. @. Lamar
rendered his resignation of that position
to the President. and it was accepted. Tit
correspondence shows that Mr.. Lama
resigned to remedy the embarrassing sit
uation existing by reason of the SENATE
failing up 10 this time to confirm his nom
ination for the supreme Cour
vacancy. Postmaster General Via
for the Interior Department and D ~ NJ
Dickinson to be Postmaster General. Eacl
case now stands on It's merits, ana is no
dependent on the other. Fhe correspond
ence further evidences the mutual friend
ship existing between the President ant
Mr.. Lamar, aud the high esteem and affec
ton in which each is held ty the other.
The Mobile Register. Democratic to th
backbone, insists that if reduction 0
$50, 600, 900 is made in the duties on i'm
ports Large bodies Of home laborers mus
either go out of the manufacturing busi
ness and swell the increasing Overlooking
number of unproductiYe farmers, or tb
price of home labor must be reduced t
equalize American factories with foreign
It will be a bad day for us when we so be
fore the American people as advocates O
lower wages. And yet that is prtcisel
what we propose to CO when we bare th
heart of the American market TO the VA
lures of tie Old World, The party ha
attempts 1t will meet with overwhelming
defeat-not only in the national elections
bat very speedily in the State elections 0
even these Southern States.
On Thursday last Speaker Carlisle an
nounced the House committees. Virgin
is assigned one chairmanship-Col. O'Fel
rail- to that Of Mines and Mining, and
also on the Election Committee. MI
Yost is on the committee on Alcohol
Liquor Traffic and that on Expenditure
and Public Buildings. Bayiy Browne, com
mittee on Commerce j. r. Brown, o.
Expenditures III the Interior Depart
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