The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-06-20
VIM. Jenkins has been appointed post

IItialiu caDleu 10 .oVU OF the u OnnStOWH
sufferers. Queen Victoria sent her SYM
pathies.
Geo. w. Hedrick has been appointed |
postmaster at Dayton, Va, in place of |
Mrs. Mary Devier.
Henry g. Underwood, a well known cit |
izen of Wheeling. cut his threat while sit
ting up in bed, Oil the 18th. from which he
died.
Calvin Brice has been elected chairman
of the Democratic National Committee
i'll place Of w. II. Barnum, recently de.
ceased.
Geo w. Smith has been appointed post
master at Rushville, Rockingham, and l.
n. Rhinehart, at Linvile, in the same
county.
Judge C. p. Latham. recently of the
city court Of Lynchhurg. is temporarily
editing the Plotectionast, at Bramwell,
w. Va.
John Bankhead, boy eleven years cd
died in Philadelphia, Monday. from nicO-
ng of cigarettes,
Randolph UDcles will shortly be ordained
by Cardinal Gibbons as priest in tie
Catholic Church-the first colored priest
in the United States.
Cadet Young, the only colored cadet at
West Point Military Academy. failed to
pass the final examination. He was given
two mouths time to make good his de-
ficiency.
Hon. w. E. Chandler was on the 18th
nominated by the Republicans of the New
Hampshire legislature on the first ballot
for United States Senator. This secures
his return to the Senate,
A cloud-burst on the 18th destroyed
Uniontown, Kansas, place of 600 inhab-
itants. Six persons lost their lives. A
part of Fort Scott was entirely under
water and boats were being used to carry
people about.
Idr L. II. Moore, of Melrose, Mass,
has recently lost three dogs from his cele>
brated kennel whose aggregated value
was estimated at $4,000. They were all
mastiifs and were the premium dogs of
the country.
Mr.. 7. Jefferson Jarrett, twice Mayor
of Petersburg. has been appointed by the
President Collector OF Customs at Peters
burg, Va. Robert SmalIs. colored, has
been appointed TO a similar position at
Charleston, 5. Z.
Lexington Gazette: 1t is reported that
Mr.. w. II. Hurlbut, father of Mr.. w. j.
Hurlbut, the well known civil engineer
fell from a log while crossing Irish Creek,
Tuesday last. and sustained painful Injur-
les of a very serious nature.
United States Marshall FAIR, for the
Eastern District of Virginia, has APP
pointed Maj Thos. E. Ballard Deputy
United States Marshal for the Richmond
Court, Maj Ballard held the same posi-
ton under the former Republican Mar
shall.
A young man named Joseph Smith, on
the ID, threw a stone at the cars as they
were passing Weyer's Cave Station, on
the Shenandoah Valley Road, at high
speed. It struck the cars ard rebound
Ing struck Saith on the head, killing him
instantly.
1t is stated that the Three C's" rail,
road company have obtained $4,000. 00C
from Philadelphia capitalists to build the
road from Johnson city Tenn, to the coal
mines. and that the work will be pushed
right along. This is one Of the roads that
is to reach Big Stone Gap.
A heavy hail storm passed oyer a por.
ton of Berkeley county, w. Va, on the
9th. Hail stones as big as hen egg fell
and several hours after the storm sub.
sided hail was gathered up by the bucket
full. Much damage was done to the grow
ing crops.
Mr.. Geo. w Erwin, of Mill Gap, High
land county, Va, died June 8, 1889, in
the 37th year Of his age. The disease with
which he was afflicted resulted from an at
tack of typhoid fever eight years ago. His
health had never been restored. He was
christian gentleman and much esteemed
by the community where he lived.
Gov. Lee has issued reqnisition upon
the Governor of Missouri for Robert War
wick, who was indicted in the County
Court of Highland county, Va. in Janu-
airy, 1884, for the murder of E. d. Atchi
son. Warwick made his escape from Jail
after the killing Of Atchison,- and eiuded
arract until q fau aauc aCo yhpn ha was
captured in Shelby county, Ind, and
lodged in Jail.
A call has been issued by M. M. Sibert,
Chairman of the State Executive Com
mituee of the Prohibition party, for con-
vention to be held in Lynchburg on the
18th OF July for the purpose of ''nOminat-
ing candidates for State offices, electing a
State Committee and transactiug other
business relating to the ensuing CANVASS"
50 there will be three tickets i'll the field
next fall after all.
Lexington Gazette: The unusually heavy
rains have doubtless played havoc with
the quail. The birds nast about May l,
the period of incubation being about three
weeks. AS their nests are on the ground,
unusually heavy rains are apt to either
spoil the eggs or drow d the young. Some
sportsmen hold that quail often nest and
hatch two nests of young, basing their
belief upon the fact that two sizes of birds
are often seen with one pair of old birds.
After registration Of the citizens Of
Johnstown and the neighborlng towns,
subsequent to the flood and taking this
number from the census registration be-
fore the disaster. is is ascertaIned that
not more than 3 ,oG0 lives were lost by the
catastrophe, The exaggerated statement
that Is. 900 were either drowned or burned
was based upon the estimated population
Of 50, 200. when there was not more than
$4,000 population. The loss was appalling
enough, but it is a relief to know that it
is not more than one. fifth or one fourth of
that reported.
Finding, on second thought. that he
could not draw money from the State
Treasury, for the relief Of the Johnstown
sufferers without authority from the Leg
islature, Gov. Beaver has met the emer- |