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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05

naticn of Robert Lihcoln to be Min
lister to England has not yet dice
out, and the Republican applicants
for the big appointments still opel
are anxiously inqniring if the Gar
field boys want anything, because |
they do there IS no reason after tn,
Fred Grant and Lincoln appoint
nnnts why they should not get it.
1t looks very much as if that Sena
torlal boycott WAS beginning to gel
in its work.
The Senate will adjourn this week
aud President Harrison will be ycr,
glad to see them go away rs he has
Tow more appointments of the Hal
stend order to make, nnd does moi
Tanker after other reflections at pres
eDt.
Inter State Commerce Commission
er Walker has resigned to tuke eff
feet today. He hus accepted the
management of an association oil
railroads ut an annual salary of S25,.
900.
Tho pleasure trip of tho Senate
committee which was to have start
ed from Chicago on the 9th inst. for
II six weeks inspection and investi-
cation Of tho various Pacific rail
roads and branches have postponed
the junkct until fall.
Corporal Tanncr says no clerks
will be removed in the pension Office
except for cause. We shall sec
"lf Whitelaw Reid don't return to
this country III disgrace ] shall be
greatly surprised snid a well known
Republican to me today. Uupon my
asking his reason for thinking so, he
SAID Reid is henvily Interested in
Il corporation that is nothing more
nor less than II business fake. One
end OF 1t rests i'll Washington where
1t is looked after by ono of tho
shrewdest rs well as most unscrupu.
lons men III the country. Both Reid
and this man, who by the way is now
IN Europe, wero ropcd into the
scheme and now have got many
thousands OF dollars tied up in it.
they have long agreed that the best
thing to do was 80 unload the whole
thing on European capitalists, and
Tor that purpose the Washington
membrr of the affair went to Europe
about ten days ago, and is now await.
lag Reidi arrival. OF course Reid
viii endorse The Washington man,
and his official position rs q. y. Mnn.
istor to France will cause his en-
dorscment 10 have great weight with
European iinancies. and tho prob.l
bililies are tiiat the unloading OF the
fake will be II success. 1t will not
take long for tho purchasers to dis
cover tInt they have been robbed,
and TINT Roid's endorsement did it.
Then? Z"
L, is said TINT General Joseph Il.
Johnston, Commissioner OF railroads,
Will not be removed by tue now ad
minlStrntion, owing TO u request
from Con. Sherman asking for his
retention.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05

81 have used two bottles OF your po,no,s
Celery Compound. and II has given entire snt
lslaction $ m appetizer and blood purlficr"
I. L. BlKSsR, WATERFOWL Dakota
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.



Have Harrison and Blrine any in
Auence with the Republican Senate +?
II 50, how much , Since the Sen
ate, by the very decisive vote of 25
to 10, rejected the nomination OF
Murat Halstead, editor of the Gin
cinnali Commercial Gazette, TO be
minister to Germany. these questions
have been asked OH every hand and
many answers havo been given. 1t
is we'll known here that Harrison and
Blaine took OCCASION to inform every
Republican Senator that they were
very deeply interested in Halstead's
continuation and yet the SENATE
voted against his confirmation, only
nineteen favorinG it. and two OF them
were Observation-Disclosures Blackburn
and Call.
Therefore tho inference is that
Harrison and Blaine have no very
great amount of influence with tie
Senators OF their party This reinc.
ton of Halsiead by Republican
votes Is n very queer thing, and is
likely to make trouble for some OF
the parties for long time to come.
That the Democrats should have
voted against his confirmation was to
be expected, but what puzzles PEG
pie hereabouts is why such n ram
pant bloody shirt wavcr as Ingalls,
should have joined them. Halstead's
opinion of those Republicans who
voted against bim.will make mighty
Interesting reading.
The surprise created by the nolni.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05

WHY SHE LOVED HIM.-Oi say, Katie.
lor what arc yes smelling SO afther :
Now will yes moind me, Monkey NJ
swateheart, Dinnis, had sich "A sphell OF
cold and was liver afther karfing that |
despaired of iver wedding him, but
mon aloive, he's as sound as yes please
aither taking Faulkner IL Craighill' s
Compound Syrup of iIorehound and
Tar. Dinnis is not purity, but sinsible.
That S why oi loves him.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
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is HE AHEAD OF HIS PARTY

Postmaster General Wannmakor
delivered an address in PHILADELPHIA
on sunday in favor of the Prohlhi-
ZIONIST constitutional amendment
which Is now pending before tho PEG
pie of Pennsylvania. No Prohibi.
ZIONIST has ever gono further TIM,
MIR. Wnnanaker i'll this discourse.
Vote for prohibition" he said land
You will be voting for God, for or.
der, for religion, and for the highest
civilization. 1t is our duty to make
1T as difficult to get liquor us it is to
get poison
When MIR. Wanamalser takes This
attitude he speaks not only Tor him.
self but for the Administration of
which he Is n member. Unless the
President takos an early occa sion TO
announce u different view of the sub.
ieet he will he himself enrolled rs n
l'ro!ibi;ioni,t through this dcclarn
tlua ot his Postmaster General. Ii
that gentleman were still only Gill
znn and merchant OF Philadelphia. his
advocacy of prohibition would bind
nobody but himself; and even now
| Zen. Harrison may assert for his Adj
m'nistialion and or the Republic IN
patty a different and Il less extreme
doctrine. Bat il tho President is to
make any such definition of his views
Inc must make it promptly or ne viii
necessarily ho held by the country
to be in agreement with the ideas
and the purposes of last Sundays
speech.
AS yet The Republican party has
not adopted the policy OF the Prohi
hiiionists, but has rather given its
adhesion to tho system of high H.
cenSe ns the best means Of regulating
the liquor traffic. Respecting this
system The Postmaster General cx-
presses himself with contempt. He
will not have license of any sort.
license means he says, "tnat the
city, the State and the saloon keeper
may 60 into pnr.ne' ship to ruin men,
to bald up jalls, almshousns, hospi
.'i' anu HOUSES III correction, and to
keep up the taxes To this attitude
toward the license system, condemn
ing lndiscriminatcly high license and
low, Mr.. Wnnamaker's speech com
mits, as we have said, the President
and the Administration unless it be
promptly aud authoritativey dis
claimed. But it does not commit the
Republican party. a party has n
right to speak for itself Oh every
such question irrespective of the
views and utteranccs of those it has
put i'll authority. No doubt great
many Republicans share the senti
ments OF the Postmaster General;
but hitherto there has been no evi
dence That either the managers or
the masses of the party would go us
far in this direction as he does.
The theory OF prohibition is be
coming more and more pressing and
nomentous, and if the Republicans
Of Pennsylvania put into the Consti-
tuition OF that State the prohibition
amendment which Mr.. Wananaker
so earnestly champions, the question
will be likely to gain in Importance
throughout the country until it may
come to be controlling issue in the
Federal elections.-N. Y Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
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WHY OKLAHOMA Is COVETED

Il was down in that Oklahoma
country three years ago" said an of.
iicer of Gen. Miles staff, at the Cafe
Royal. ut ia certainly beautiful
region for the agriculturalist, and it
is no wonder that the lands are coy
et"d. The soil is rich and we'll wa
tered. the country is rolling prairie.
the climate is mild and eqnable, the
grass in summer is belly deep and
two railroads are now built through
the heart OF the vast, unoccupied do
main. Anything can he grown there
that will grow in Missouri or Arkans
us 1t would be the finest fruit
country in the world. At Fort Reno
peaches, pears and plums arc raised
which cannot he equaled anywhere
outside of California The most
magnificent corn | ever saw is raised
in Oklahoma by the few half breeds
allowed to till the soil There are
splendid streams. the Canadian river
and its north fork, which course
through the land. There is no snow.
very little frost, and never n sign of
a blizzard 1t does seem pity that
such a superb agricultural region
should bc shut out from settlement
and given over in perpetuity TO a
worthless lot of Indians, who cannot
use it even as q hunting ground u
San Francisco Examiner
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05

MT lead them too far in tho now
work OF industrial development. Sa
lem. which niight have been great
city ere this, if it had secured the
junction OF the Norfolk aud Western
and Shenandoah Valley roads, in
stead Of Roanoke, has ut last aroused
to the fact that there is yet greater
future before it. It's people are now
working in harmony, upitedly deter.
mined that they will ye' give Roam.
okc, their near neighbor, strong
pull for first place.
The Manufacturers Record con-
graduates Salem and extends its
best wishes. We trust, though, that
The rivalry will be II pleasant one
Both towns are abundrntly blessed
by nature. They are distant from
each other less than ten miles; 10.
Gated i'll one Of the most fertile conn
tries i'll the world, within easy access
of an abundance of ore and coal aud
timber. There is room for both, aud
we trust that they may so spread out
that the time will come when the
traveller, passing from one to the
other. cannot tell whore Salon, ends
and Roanoke begins.
All V;rsinia is awake. Her peo
pile are enthused with new life, and
the future opens out brighter than
evor before i'll her past. The Manu-.
facturcrs' Record rejoices to be able
to tell the glad tidings, and to pre-.
diet great prosperity for the old
State Manufacturers Record.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05

The latest new feature i'm the
Richmond p0Stoilice contest is that
1t will he offered to Mrs. Thomas j.
jackson. Mrs. Jackson has recently
declined tender Of the postoiiice
at Lexington. in this State. 1t is
thought that by this appointment
the President will not have to rec
ognizc either of the contending Re.
publican factions in Richmond, and
give the position to II lady held in
the highest esteem by all parties,
classes and conditions oil, society,"
State
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
OUT OF ORDER.

Inst year was badly troubled
with Blood Poison. My whole sys.
tenn WIS out Of order, diseased, and
II constant source of suffering, with
no appetite and no enjoyment of life.
In TINS condition l purchased two
bottles of Swi't'a SIP aciiic 6. 5. ) J of
Dr.. Schro!us' Drug Store, and took
by til" directions, winch mado IL
Complete cnrr. No better remedy
was ever used for Impurities OF the
blood than 5. $. S.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
.Lynchburg Produce Market.

Corrected by S. W. NowLrn & Co.,
Successors to Nowlin, Bros, & Co.
GRocEns AND CoMM1ssros MERcnAsTs
7ol Main street. March as. 1889
We make many important cl,auges
III our report of the market for this
week. Examine prices carefully.
Of See figures below. Orders filled az
prices ruling, the day they are received.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20
LET TIE DOGS BE TAXED.

We notice that the police jury |
of the entcrprising and progress,
ing parish of Caddo has passed an
ordinance imposing tax of $1.QO
on every dog, and $3.50 on every
bitch in that parish. We think
the law is an excellent one and
would like to see such an ordinance
passed by our police jury. Under
existing statutory laws the police
jury has jurisdiction in this
matter, and we can see no reason
why such a law would not prove
beneficial in several respects. If
o tax of $1.00 was levied On
every dog in this parish and
applied to the school funds, we
would derive q revenue from that
source, equal at least to the
amount of poll tax collected, for
we ore satisfied that there are as
many dogs in thisparish as voters.
Now this would not only be o
benefit in the way of increasing
the school funds, but would also
| reduce the number of worthless
ours to an alarming extent, there
by ridding the people of that class
of dogs which obtain their subsist
ance by preying upon sheep, hogs
and other stock.
| The police jury could appoint
q man fer each ward, as Caddt
| did, whose duty 1t would be tt
collect this tax and allow him .
per cent of what he collected a
compensation. We would like fo
our parish Legislature to conside
this question at It's next meeting
T We are satisfied that the LAY
, would meet the appreciation of
majority of the citizens OF this PAL
ish. We can see no good reason 70
not collecting q tax on dogs. The
Z are a species Of property and 81
j not exempt from taxation undo
s any laws Of our state.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20
ARIZONA DOTS.

Mr.. Sam Beard is crying at the
loss of his spotted rat.
DR.. Johnston keeps constantly
on the move IN the practices of his
profession, dentistry.
The boys, IN anticipation Of the
approach of Xmas, are nightly
firing off anvils and exploding
cannon crackers.
The Cory boys hare returned
from their camp hunt down in
Bienvllle parish; only one deer
yielded to their unerring aim, but
lots of fun they brag Of.
Mr. Jas. Killgore has become
facinated with our town, as we
see him here every day. Welsarn
he is professional chess player.
Mr.. James Stuart's saw mill is
running daily to it's full capacity,
and then can't supply the increas-
ing demand for lumber.
Mr.. Ed Harris i'll shortly move
over D'Arbonne and take charge
! of Mr.. Atkins saw mill and gin
We will all miss Ed and his nice
family, but we hope his condition
will be greatly benefited by the
move.
Arizona is just on the virge of
bug boom; the spirit of improve
ment has possessed the citizens
and we SEQ it cropping out every
where. We expect soon to se'
new buildings looming up all owe
town.
Mr.. Beard has converted hi
: shop and postoflce into a nea
J and tidy store room for Mr.. 10
Madden, who will nova down thi
s week and open up. His famll
will occupy the house adjoinln
t Mr.. Stuart's, which has recentl
o been neatly repaired by Mr.. Wn
0 Kimble.
q One OF our cities and q gentle
8 man from the country had q littl
II misunderstanding the other nigt
II in Mr.. Browns store, and d.
= cided to paint signs upon eac
" others faces. They succeede
q finely and artlsticallY, though IL
r finger Of time is fading them ra]
II idly. We hope they won't indule
y in this pastime any more as it
ee a disturbance that our village
Il
er unaccustomed to.
LIS. M.,
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20
THE GREAT TRIAL ENDED.


One Of tho most sensational and
lengthy criminal trials in Ameri-
can Jurisprudence was ended in
Chicago on the 10th. Burke,
Coughlln, O'Sulliyan and Kunze
were found guilty. and Beggs not
guilty. These five parties were
Jointly indicted for the murder of
DR.. Cronln. The first three we're
sentenced for life IN the penlten-
tiary, and Kunze was sentenced
for three years. The whole Irish
race was enlisted on one side OF
the other in this great trial which
lasted three months.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20
MARKET REPORT.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.

CORRECTED WEEKLY.
COTTON-Si09c.
BAGGING JUTE-104 S11c, standard.
BAGGING COTTON-13c.
TlES-$150, bundle.
FLOUR-s5 cOa5 75per bbl.
COFFEE-1s025c per ID.
SUGAR-74@10c per lb,
BACON-8c per lb.
NAILS--;Basis I'D. So 25 per keg, steel
RICE-Choice, 5a07ac per lb.
TOBACCO--35@75c per lb.
BBL. SALT-235 lbs in bbl, 50 25.
SACK SALT-$1 2502 90.
BROGAN SHOES -9Oc0l 25.
AXES Best quality, 75c.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20
EOUA LIZING ASSESSMENTS.

The subject of equality IN
assessments is yexed and difficult
one. Repeated efforts have been
made, without success, to eQualize
the valuation ofproperty through
out the state and to distribute the
burden of taxation fairly and
impartial!y. A convention OF the
assessars Of the state, aud one
representative from each police
Jury has been calico 70 cGHVsne IN
Baton Rouge on The 9th OF $50,
1890, to consider thrs question,
and if possible to devise ways and
means whereby the asse ements o!
certain property shall DO equal.
While we would like fer such
means to be devised ifrracticablc,
yet we arc unable to perceive any
remedy for the ills, at any rate we
are confident that this convention
will be utterly powerlass to do any
thing in this direction. We are
inclined TO the opinion that the
existing laws are alresdy adequate
for this demand, and that it mere
ly remains for them to be enforced.
Tie law requires that all property
shall be assessed at its actual
cash value. Now if tho assessors
and police juries Of the different
parishes will do their duty, tie
existing laws are sufficient. The
asse. sor values the property, the
police jury sitting as board OF
reviewers, then examines and com
pares his valuations. If the pro-
perty owner is not satisfied with |
the valuation placed on his proper
ty by the assessor, be has the
right to appear before the police
jury or the court for the purpose
of having it reduced. II the police
jury does not believe the assessor
has valued The property as high
as it should have been, it has the
right to increase the assessments.
The only thing to be attained in
order to equallze assessments, Is
TO fix the actual cash value Of the
and We do not need q
Board Of Equsllzers tor this pur-
pose.
1t is lmprsctieable to suppose a
law that will fix q stipulated and
unchangable value upon any kind
Of property or commodity. For
Inst.nce it is absurd to main
tain that each mule in the state
shall he assessed at, $l40, or that
every two horse wagon shall be
assessed at $50. Some are worth
more and some less. There can
be no fixed standard Of measure
ment of these values. 1t Is a
matter which should address
itself to the sound judgment and
discretion Of the assessor, the
owners, aud the police
jury. No board Of assessors or
equalizers can remedy this, and
all Legislation tending to that end
will be in vain.
We opposed q bill that was in.
troduced at the last session of the
Legislature, which provided for
q State Board of Assessors, and
unless we are led to see the error
our way will oppose it at the
next session.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20
TO WHOM IT CONCERNS.

SuRlvEt'osr, LA:, November +. 1850:
Owing to the change Of the firm Of r. Sour, and s
order to w;n> :p the old bushes, have been apponted
administrator Of the succs:sio and have to tender MY re-
port the attorneys representing tha Succession ef A.
Sour by the first Of December, and wishing to Wi'od
all accounts from public investigation and the law,
herein request all due the f, of A. Sour to be kind
enough and remit to me, with little deAty as foss,
bic; twill save bo!h bother and expense. With many
thanks for the patronage given the old firm truly solicit
continuance Of to the firm of Fl. Sour CO..
Trusting you will the necessity Of this no ae, and
take NO OFFENCE at same, am, with many thanks for
past iovors. Yours, very truly. HENRY SOUR.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

The policy of the Republicans
In Congress seems to be TO reduce
the treasury surplussge by pen
sioning all their soldiers.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

Mr.. F. G. Hulse, an old Clai.
borne boy, has launched the Area
ala Herald, q neat seven column
peper, and says it has come to
stay. The GUARDIAN wishes Mr..
Hulse and the Herald much sue
cess.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

Outlawry and regulatorlsm in
South Louisiana seems to have
run its course since a number Of
their good (?) citizens have been
sentenced to the pen. SO much
for the strong arm of the law.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

The authorities have ordered an
investigation Of the charges pre-
ferred by the convict Miller, who
claims to have been so unmerci-
fully whipped at the convict camp
In Cathoula parish. If this In
yestigation is conducted as they
have previously been, it will bt
q whltewashed affair and had as
well not he made.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

A bloody sfrray took place at
Alexandria a few days since, in
which one cousin shot the other
dead, as the result of n hog quar-
rel.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

Louisiana congressman, so far,
have not been placed on commit
tees. 1t may be that Speaker Reed
will be able to dispense with thslr
services this session. But it does
look like he would need II. Dud-
ley Coleman.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

Kilrain, the prize fighter, was
convicted at Puryls, Mississippi,
last Saturday of assault and bat.
terry and acquitted of prize fight
ing. The judge fined him $3.50,
and sentenced him two months in
iail. ~
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

A newspaper man wanted to
puff his business, which he did by
securing the upper story of the
building he occupied. In the next
issue Of his paper appeared an
article with double head lines,
saying that the Cross Road
Blow Gun has secured the upper
story OF tho magnificent press
brick building. This is another
evidence Of the tact that the Blow
Gun has come to stay" 1t was
closed by the sheriff q month
afterwards.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

Jefferson Davis is buried tenn
perally in New Orleans, but it is
not yet decided where the final
resting place of the grand old
clieftain will be.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

IT is now generally believed by
tho best Democrats IN congress,
that no tariff bill will be passed
this session.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

The cane grinding season Ia
about over and the crop'iu most
parts of the state was unusually
nnnd -
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

Messrs Kellar and WeatherSby,
who murdered Hon. Alex Pope,
a prominent lawyer, in the court
room at Marshal Texas, have had
"a preliminary examination, and
were remanded to Jail without the
benefit ofbail.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20
NEXT.

Iftongues were all attached to brains,
How thankful we should De!
If "hogs" were barred from railway
trains,
How Thankful we should be!
IF fabs and foibles were tabooed,
If gum were not by ladies chewcd,
If death would kindly steal the dude,
How thankful We should b,!
Chicago Herald
If cats would only sleep at night;
How thankful We should b.!
If money would not gcS 50 tight,
How thankful we ShOnld be!
Ifwolnen would not talk, for.outh,
If ladies' hats were less uncoUth,
If Weather clerks would tell tho trnth,
How thankful we should be!
10 .kaIs Statesman.
If fishermen would sv.~h f~ts,
How thankful We Shoald bc!
If men would sit between the acts,
How thankful we should be!
If girls in front their hats would doll,
II folks would stop at home, who cough,
II empty guns would not 20 OFF,
How thankful we should be!
Boston Courier.
Ifdrink mems extraordinarily drown,
How thankful we should be!
If, on tho hoor, lacks fell point down,
How thankful We should be!
If babies would not cry at night,
If politicians would do right,
If mon would pay their debts at sight,
How thankful We should be!
Lawrence American.
I; railway trains wore nevor late,
How thankful We should be!
If horse cars never made us wait,
How thankful we should be!
If hens would scratch away from home,
Ifdoss would bark when burglars roam,
Ii beer WAS never two-thirds foam,
How thankful We shonld be-.
-Boston Transcript.
If the slHggers would not blow,
How thankful we should bc!
II tho bores would only go,
How thankful we should be!
If 'lelinqucuts were brought to tAw,
If statesmen would hold their jaw,
If officials obeyed the law,
How thankful we shonld be.
NC. Plcayuno.
If She ex-Najor had been honest,
How thankful We should bel
If Burke was "hitched in harness."
How thank ful We should be!
If subscribers would pay their duss,
If men would not be sued,
II tho judicial system WAS subtlned,
How thankful we should be!
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

Stanley, the explorer, is being
showercd with congratulations
from the Queen and All Ben Har-
rlson; the latter through the mag,
neLic Blaine.
Homer guardian., 1889-12-20

The Shreveport Star, like me-
teqr, disappeared. 1t was only
issued three days.