The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-01-10
News In Brief.

Great anxiety is felt regarding Prince
Bismarck s health. He has been ordered
to remain in strict repose and not to go 10
Berlin.
The joint Republican caucus of the
Maine legislature on the 2l, renominated
Hon William Z. Frye for Senator by &C
clamati0n.
On the % all the dies numbering be-
tween 500 and 900. used during the year
1888 in the Uni1ed Sta es mint. at PhiIa-
delpha, were destroyed.
+. 0. Wolcot was on the Cd nominated
for the United States Senate to succeed
Senator Bowen by the Republican caucus
of the Colorado legislature.
At the Republican caucus of the Michi-
gan legislature on the I'd James McMilen,
of Detroit, was nominated by acclamation
20 succeed Senator Palmer.
The number of legal executions in the
United States during the past year was 81.
OF this num9er all were males but one, 81
whites. 90 colored, and Chinaman.
Nearly sixty designs have been received
for the proposed Grant monument in New
York. coming from all over the world.
The committee have $1,000 subscribed.
The rich people of New York are now
enjoying strawberries at 81 quart. To
matoes at 81 pound. cucumbers at so
cents each and spring lamb at SIS quar-
ter.
Owing to over production, warm weather
and want of storage room, the price OF
coal in New York is said to be very low
Big lots have been sold for less than VA
ton.
1t now turns out that the negro William
Muscoe, who murdered policeman Seal in
Charlottesville on Dec. 31st. IS Lynch
burger, known there as Willie Thomas
Jordan.
It's stated that the United States gov
vestigation of the disease of hogs than it
has for all the diseases affecting the hui
man race.
Rev. DR.. II. II. Morrel, rector Of st.
Luke's p E. church, Wheeling, W. Va,
was found dead in his room on the I'd. His
death was caused by apoplexy. He was 60
years old.
A report comes from Watauga county,
N c., that there is quite an excitement
in that section owing to rich finds OF sill
YER on the farm of Joseph Bryan, near
Valley Crusis.
There are over 5000 600 women in the
United States who work at different
trades for their living. Any one of them
ought to support husband who is not ex-
travagant in his habits.
There are 260 subordinate lodges of
Good Templars under the Grand Lodge of
Virginia with total membership OF
- 900. Lodges exist in every city and
nearly every county in the State.
A. C. Lewis. u. s. Com missioner. has
brought suit againet the DaDyllle Register
for $4,000 damages for criticising his &C
L. son<, Of no
violation of the election laws.
The barn and contents. wheat and farm.
ing implements of Joseph p. Richards. OF
Frederick county. were burned Tuesday
night. The origin of the fire was acciden-
tai. The loss is So .000 No insurance.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
awarded to Mr.. George w. Wather, of
Baltimore, the contract for fitting the
custom house at Richmond with comhina
tion gas and electric fixtures at 81 49,. %,
he being the lowest bidder.
The public debt statement, Issued or
the I'd shows that the reduction of the
public debt during the month of Decem-
Der amounted to Sl4 OPT sos 08. Total
cash in the treasury S6l5 SOL o7S IS.
James Fl. Jones, colored, who was Mr.
Jefferson Davis body servant while tht
latter was President of the Southern Con-
federacy and who was captured with MI.
Davis in Georgia, has been alderman i'll
Raleigh. N. G for the past is years.
Mr.. Perkins, an agent Of the Roths
childs, has just purchased newly dlscov
cred gold nine, one OF the richest yet dis
covered. in the Batopolls district Of Mex
leo. Mr.. Perk ins feels satisfied that thelt
is SO 900, 900 worth of gold in sight.
The will of the late William Henry
HaXall was admitted to record in The
chancery court OF Richmond. The estate
is valued at about 500 600. and the bulk
of the fortune goes to the children of The
| deceased brothers and sisters.
The names of Congressman Gaines and
| Judge II. w. Arnold, OF Sussex county,ale
mentioned in connection with the coliec-
| torship of Petersburg. 1t is said thai
Judge Arnold expended about $4,000 i'll
his recent canvass for Congress IN that
district.
| In Baltimore on the 81, Judge Dennis
refused to grant a divorce to Mrs. Eslelle
| M. kirkland, or to her husband Edward
M Kirkland. and dismissed both then
| bills. He held that the parties were not
entitled to relief, as both were guilty OF
adultery.
| Major Frank p. Turner, deputy clerk OF
! the Richmond Chancery Court, died last
week at his residence in that city. after
| brief illness, aged fifty nine years. He
was member of the Virginia convention
which ON April II. 1861. dissolved the IT :
lations existing between Virginia and the
| United States.
| Governor Lee when asked if he had any
thing to say on the subject of an extra
session, said that he certainly would not
convene the legislature unless the interest
~ do = fixyn t,nr
should be an extra session it will probably
not be before March.
mental aud physical condition to be COZ :
| suited. But it applies whenever the cir
cumstances or eXigencies are such as to
justify the attending doctor in calling
another physician in consultation without
communicating his purpose to the patien'.
The opinion of the court is extended III
elaboration of this view.
| Last year there were 5,3l5 divorces
granted in France. The demands were
largely made by the wives, and those who
had been married from to 10 years were
the most numerous in eking release
from matrimonial bonds. There were two
divorces granted in the cases of couples
who had Ct LIBERATED their golden weddings.
| Otis II. RUSSELL collector Of the port of
| Richmond. has been removed ami j. r.
Meredith, clerk in the office, is in charge.
A few weeks ago the President sent the
name of A. W. Moseley to the Senate, as
successor to Russell, whose term does not
expire until February next, but he was
not confirmed.
Mr. Springer has ntrodlc in the
House resolution proposing the exi-n-
| sion of the Presidential term 20 six ars,
and making the President ineligible for
re election. 1t aboiishes the Electoral
College. and provides that each State Oh J
be entitled to as many votes for Pres ident
and Vice President as it has Senators an d
Repr esentatives in Congress.
Suicide of Rev. Fielder Esraei.
About 1S49 or 1850, Rev, Fielder Israel
! was the junior Methodist preacher of the
/ Augusta Circuit. He was then a young
,,,n of ri ,ecioal at 10 in nouts and tnvch