The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-02-02

A process Of purifying water by cleo
trlcity has been discovered in Pittsburg.-
The electric currents passing through the
water kills all germs of disease.
Mr.. James Tyson, millionaire, aged Go,
and Miss Edith Jones, society lady, aged
10, were married in Baltimore on the 10Th.
Both moved 10 fashionable circles.
A two million dollar fire occurred N
New York on the 30th. 1t broke out in
the store of Henry Rogers & Co., and con-
sumed the five adjacent buildings. Ore
fireman lost his life.
The last of a second gift of S20,0o0 has
been paid IN 10y Mr.. c. II. Mccormick. ir..
OF Chicago. from the estate of his father,
which makes $4,000. Mr.. Mccormick
seems devoted to the Washington II Lee
University.
Capt. c. g. Minnegerode. son OF Rev.
DR.. Minnegerode of the Episcopal Church,
committed suicide in Alexandria on the
18th. by shooting himself through tie
head. His age was about As and lie. leaves
q wife and four or five children.
To the Norfolk Landmarks; 1t is not
ssJersey Jones He is living at indie
pendence, Mo-, in palatial style, having
amassed a large fortune in land dealing
and street railway enterprises. He IS
President of street railway in Kansas
City.
Mr.. J. w. Hubert, formerly County
surveyor for Roekbridge, but now in an
important position on the Virginia. East
Tennessee & Georgia Railroad located at
Clinton. Tenn. was married on the l9lh
to Miss Emma F., daughter Of Mr.. L. ii.
Beaver, of Lexington Va
There are now 800 suits pending in the
Circuit Court of Richmond, brought by
the Attorney General and Common
wealth's Attorney. against coupon tax
payers; and it is expected that 900 more
motions will be docketed before the next
term of the Court in February.
We learn that the appointment for the
West Point Military Academy from this
Congressional District has been conferred
upon Mr.. VIM. NJ. McCray. of Bath Co.,
who is now at the Augusta Male Academy
at Fort Defiance preparing for his eXami-
nation. which takes place in June next.
An investigation into the affairs of the
Virginia Military Institute is to be made,
The trouble is the outgrowth of a conten-
ton between the president of the board of
visitors. Gen. T. T. Munford, ard the
superintendent of the Institute. Gen.
Francis H. Smith. Gen. Smith demanded
the investigation.
Congressman VIM. l.. Scott, Of Penn
sylvania. has near Cape Charles City. the
largest and best cultivated truck farm on
the Eastern Shore of Virginia. On this
farm $50 acres have been planted in kale,
and one million of cabbage plants have
been set out, and sixty thousand barrels
have been ordered from Baltimore firm.
The Democratic National Committee
will meet in Washington on the 22J of
February to fix the time and place for
holding the next Democratic National
Convention. 1t is stated that the conven-
ton will be held two weeks in advance of
the Republican Convention. which is APP
pointed for .Jlne 6: and it is thought Chi
cago will be the place.
Hon. w. L. Scott, the Democratic free
trade member of Congress from Pennsyl-
vania, has method in his madness. He
wants free coal. because as large coal
dealer. he could find market in Canada,
and he wants free iron ore, because he
owns large iron properties in Canada So
he could send his free coal to Canada and
bring his free ore back in the same cars.
Mr.. Scott knows what Mr.. Scott wants.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company is
erecting eight 200 ton furnaces near Balti-
more, to use foreign ores to mix with the
native ores. in making Bessemer iron.
This plant is being established to dispense
with inland tr .nsportation for the foreign
ores. Place iron ore on the free list, and
the tendency of all iron manufactures will
be to the seashore, where foreign ores
could be obtained at a minimum cost, as
they are frequently brought in as ballast.
and mined by cheap labor, could be had al
leas price than the American producer
could furnish them.
Mr.. Frank Hurd must have any amount
of cheek to enable him to stand up before
Philadelphia audience. admit that the
protection policy had built up the magnili
cent industries of that city caused its
vast wealth to accumulate. its splendid
Industries to be established. and then tel
then that they have been protf cted enough
and they ought now to discard the policy
under which these results have been
achieved, and adopt one under which they
never could have been consummated. The
people of that city know d good thing
when they have it, and will hardly surren-
der the practical benefits they have. 10 feed
upon the assumptions and theories Of q
political doctrlnaire. Mr.. Hurd and Mr.
Breckenridge wasted their time and trou-
bic in talking free trade to a manufacturing
people like those of Pennsylvania.
The Senate Post Office Committee on
Monday last made an adverse report on
the resolution to reduce letter postage to
one cent. The report was aDtagoniZed III
the Senate. and finally placed on the cal
sndar for future consideration. AS Mr..
Beck said. there is no sense or justice in
carrying bonnets. harness, and all kinds of
merchandise at one cent an ounce through
the mails. and charging two cents an
ounce on letters. The mails were prima-
rily designed to carry letters. and not as a
transit for goods and merchandise. From
the expressions of Senators, Oh the resolu-
ti0n, we incline to the belief that it will
be approved by the Senate and it ought TO
be. 1t is the peoples money which pro-
vides for deficiency should such occur in
running the postal service. and the people
would get the benefit of the reduction. So
that the benefits and the expense would be
equally distributed among them. Cheap
postage is great civilizer, increases bust
ness and brings The people of the distant
sections closer together.
Mr.. White, Republican, was. elected to
Congress from the 18th Indiana district
at the last Congressional election by $500
over Lowery, Democrat. 1t is a Democrat