The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-05-10
Roscoe Conkling willed all his property,
estimated at $3.50 600. to his wife.

The River and HarDOr Dill, appTopIl de-
ing $40, 600, 600, was passed in the House
on Monday last.
In Wayne county, w. Va. Mr.. Joseph
Davis has daughter six years old, wfo
weighs 239 pounds.
John Carmichael, of Virginia. has been
appointed special agent of the General
Land office to examine surveys.
1t is picturesque tableaux for 100000
r publican voters in Virginia to be
crammed into the pocket OF VIM. Ma
h)ne..
DR.. Cbas. Simmons. Sam1.. j. Tllden s
physician from 1879 till his death, has sued
the estate for $l32, OOO-his fees for ser
vices rendered.
The Methodist General Conference, by
a vote of 24O to It's, adopted the resou
ton to exclude the women delegates, and
referred the matter to the annual confer
ences.
The frauds of Malone and his unscru-
pulcus henchmen perpetrated to control
the Petersburg Convention, Will result In
a final and complete overthrow OF the au-
tocracy,
Whitelaw Reid. of the New YOrk Tn
bsae, says it may turn out that the Repuo
lican party will conclude that the volun-
teer business is played out, and may draft
Mr.. Blaine into service as candidate for
the Presidency.
The boot is getting on the other leg
Last Monday the business men of Lynch
burg. who rendered their taxes in cou"
pons, brought forty suits against }. w.
Bransford, City Treasury, for refusing
to receive the coupons.
Mr.. Edmund Burke. Chairman of the
Republican Committee for the 6th Con
gressional District, has issued call for a
convention to meet in Alexandria on the
18th, to elect two delegates to the Chicago
Republican Convention.
The Tunnel through the Cascade Noun
tains on the Northern Pacific Railroad is
about completed. 1t is $500 feet long and
the contract price for its construction
was 2. DOC. 900. 1t was commenced in 1856,
and cut through solid rock.
Malone is for Sherman, and that means
"a votes in the Chicago Convention for
Shermans nomination. is the way Vlr-
GINA Republicans are referred to. 1t is
an interesting attitude in which to place
100000 Republican voters and presumed
freemen.-
Rev. Charles J. Clarke. assistant secre-
tary of the Methodist General Conference
now in session in New York, died on
Sunday last at the Sturdeyant House III
that city He was taken sick on Friday
while actively engaged in his duties, and
died the next day from an aggravated at
tack of diphtheria.
The principal Republican papers of the
country are all against the methods Of
Gen. Malone, and not one OF them fol
him. 1t is the same with the great mas:
of the Republicans both in and ont of thu
State, and yet he has clutch on the ma
chinery of the party that cannot be loos
ened for the present.
A package was received at the Treasur.
Department on the 9Th from the Amerl
can Exchange Bank of New York, pur
porting to contain SAL 900 in bank notes
but when it was opened nothing but brow
paper was found within. The package wa
returned to the bank, and detectives EN-
ployed to ferret out the robbery.
The Republicans of Roanoke City, OF
Monday evening, the 23d. in mass conven
ton, elected Col. D. S. Houston and Johr
Davis, delegates to the Petersburg conven
ton. and Judge T. G. Claiborne and L. w
Oliver. alternates. The convention wa
vociferous for Blaine. and against the uni
rule and present plan of organization.
The Gem Furnace at Mines, Pag
county. has '.blown oat" temporarily, AM
it is stated some changes in the manage
ment, &C.. are contemplated under tn
foreclosure proceedings pending In the
S. District Court at Harrisonburg. Th
large number of hands employed at tn
Furnace will. consequently. as result, b
without employment for the present.
Miss Sarah Bolton and Miss Laura d
Moore, of Lima Valley, New Mexico, ha
fond eye for the same cowboy. The
determined to fight duel to settle tn
preference. Miss de Moore was wounded
in the arm. The next day she went to tn
residence of Miss Bolton and deliberatel
shot her through the heart, causing deaf
Immediately. A revolver was found o
the person of the murdered girl, indi Cal
ing that she, too, had blood in her eye.
The barefaced frauds that are being use
to control the Petersburg Convention
suit Gen. Malone, ought to revolt eyer
honest Republican in the State. A bolC
reckless and desperate conspiracy to SUP
press the will of the people aud to force
result that the Republicans will never al
prove, ought to open their eyes to the a.
dacious methods employed to secure 50
id delegation to Chicago under Malone
control.
Secretary Bayard, Secretary Fairchilt
and Speaker Carlisle are all members
the Golden Club, an organization de dicate
t. free trade. Its policy, if carried GU
would be transfer the workshops of Amel
lea to Europe. and give employment I
foreign labor at the expense OF America
labor. And yet this is called an Amer
can administration. The people will hay
word to say about this, in Noyembe
next.
Miss Nit chell. daughter of Mr.. EdwaT
Mitchell, and niece of Mr.. John Mitchell
of .Peddlar's Mills, Amherst county, VIZ
accidentally shot in the head by her nncl
on Saturday last. He was shooting blu
birds. and she came out to ask him not
kill the birds. He in banter turned til
muZzle of the gun toward her, remarkin
that he would shoot her. The gun wen
off the load of shot entering her head. lie
injuries are serious, but not necessarll
fatal
The General Conference of the Method
ist Church, now in session in New ork
has had under consideration the questio
of woman repre- sentation in the Confer
ence. 1t has caused an extended and al
mated discussion. AS a means OF press
ing the question to definite conc luSio
the women of Washington city have de