The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-06-27
The Sultan of Turkey has contributed
$4,000 for the relief of the Johnstown


The Sultan Of Turkey has contributed
$4,000 for the relief of the Johnstown
sufferers.
Lawrence Lottier, tobacconist. Rich
mond. Va, assigned on the Goth. with liza
bilities at $47 900.
Gen. A. G. Myers. Quarter-Master Gen.
eral of the Confederate States, died in
Washington on the Goth.
Ex-Governor Hartranft, of Pa. has
been appointed by the President member
of the Cherokee commission.
Gen. Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
was paralyzed at his residence, near Har-
risburg on the Goth. He is in his 91st
year.
DIR. Hatton Harris, son of Hon. John
T. Harris, is assistant surgeon on the war
steamer Kearsage, now on its way to
Hayti.
Rev. W Henry Beecher, brother of the
late Henry Ward Beecher, died in Chicago
on the 23d. aged 81 years. He was one of
seven brothers, all of whom became
preachers.
Greenbrier Indepedent Mr.. Thos. A.
Handy. has a COW that has given birth to
ten calves in four years, In June. 1856,
she had twin calves, and in June, 1856,
she produced two more, and so on up TO
this spring-twins five times in success
sion.
The Democratic State Committee met
in Richmond on the 10th. and fixed the
14th of August as the time to hold the
State Convention to nominate candidates
for Governor, Lieutenant Governor. and
Attorney General. The Convention will
be held in Richmond.
The Democratic papers are making a
great ado about 200 fourth class post
masters being turned out in one week and
as many Republicans appointed. Every
one of these decapitated politicians had
q place made for i'm by turning out a
Republican. and we suppose the lule
ought to work both ways.
Gen, Geo, II. Nancy. who has just
been appointed minister resident to Para
quay and Uruguay, is from Nashville,
Tenn., and was Colonel of the 1st Tennes-
see Regiment of Volunteers in the Con-
tederate army. He was with Gen. Loring
at Huntersville, and also at ROmney, in
1861. He is an elegant gentleman and an
able lawyer.
Major M. P. Spessard. who has twice
represented Craig and Roanoke in the Vir-
GINA Legislature, died at his home near
ABBOTT, Craig county, on the 18th inst,
after long and painful illness, and was
buried with Masonic honors ON the follow
ng,day. Major Spessard was one of the
bravest soldiers in that army of brave men
thsIArmy Of Northern Virginia.
Mr.. Lowrie Bell. general superintendent
of the railway mail service, has issued 9
general order to postal employees in which
he says that complaint is made the address
upon which is incorrectly spelled, but the
destination of which is undOubted, is Of
ten withdrawn and not forwarded. Clerks
he says, should not withdraw and unnec-
essarily delay any matter passing through
the mails upon mere technically ii
spelling.
Mr.. George w. Vanderbilt, of New
York, has just made an addition to his
large land holdings in Buncombe county
N. c., by the purchase of the Patton
farm, for which he paid $S7 500 cash. Sc
far Mr.. Vanderbilt has positively declined
to divulge his plans and intentions in con-
nection with his land purchases in NORTH
Carolina. He now owns several thousand
acres of the most productive and beauti
fully situated land in Buncombe county.
The Dispatch is discussing with the
Chicago Tribune the right of State to Sc
cede from the Union. That might have
been an issue thirty years ago, but it il
not now, What good can possibly come
out of such contention Virginia is not
indulqing the hope that the time will ever
come when the question will become prac-
tical, nor is any other Southern State. 1t
is waste of time and paper and refiec
ton upon the intelligence as we'll as 10y
atty of the people to agiGate or even refel
to such an obsolete proposition.
Admission, Ala. is becoming a city Of
churches. A gentleman, who desires his
name suppressed for the present, has do
mated $50, 900 for the building OF another
church in that city. st. Michaels and AL
Angels, which has been built by Mr.. John
Noble at cost of 100000, is nearing
completion, Grace church, which was
built several years ago by Messrs
Tyler and Noble at cost of SAC, 900
makes three magnificent churches In An
niston, the gifts of private individuals
This is certainly splendid showing FOL
Admission, which already has twenty-five
churches.
On the LIST of July Carlisle D. Graham
who has thrice safely yentured through
the rapids of Niagara in barrel, Will IN
dertake to 60 over the falls in barrel es-
pecially constructed for that purpose. lie
will be accompanied by Japanese named
Masa Osada, now connected with min
strel company. Graham IS wife expressed
willingness to share his fate. but he con-
cluded that she was not strong enough to
bear the shock of the plunge of two hun
dred feet down the falls in the barrel. 1t
Is fool hardy undertaking and will, we
expect. prove fatal
The evening news of Birmingham, Ala
bama, in noticing the first train" from
that city over the Georgia Pacific r. r.
to Greenville, Miss, says, "Train Master
r.. G. Anderson. of the first and second
divisions, will also have jurisdiction over
the third division. He is a thoroughly
capable man, and can come as near hand
ling the trains on 500 miles of road as any
one." Mr.. Anderson is we'll known in
our city, having once resided here. He
was very popular. and good citizen and
business man. He married the oldest
daughter of E. M. Cushing, Esq, and
whenever business permits, spends some
of his summer vacation here. where he
always receive hearty welcome.
Death Of Mrs. Hayes.