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


master at Madison Courthouse.
Ashoury Redfern has been appointed
postmaster at Strasburg, Va.
Ireland cahlea s. coo for the Johnstown
sufferers. Queen Victoria sent her sym
pathies. 2-.s -','
Geo. ". Hedrick has been appointed
postmaster es Dayton, Va, in place of
Mrs: Mary Devier.
Henry e. Underwood, well known cit
izen OF sybeelihg Get his throat while sit
ting up in bed, on The 18Th. from which he
died. ..e, -..,.....-. ~
Calvin Brice has beenIeleetedl chairman
of the Democratic National Committee
in place of w. II. Barnum, recently de-
ceased. :. s,-.s,.s.f> n~,-ss. -.-.ey s..s-,e
Geo, ". Smith has been appointed post
master at Nashville, Rockingham. and l.
N. Rhinehart, at Linviile, in the same
county -. ,a l... ..-o.s-l ..-'i.3 ~. =. r..er
IT, J ndge C.. II. Latham, recently of the
city court of Lynchhurg. is temporarily
editing tie Pfotectionist. at Bramwell,
Viva, ,.,s .+.s.. ...., 'ea-s.'. s,a. '-ee., 80
John Bankhead, a boy eleven years old
=. died in, Philadelphia, Monday, from nico-
tine poison, .occasioned by excessive smok-
ng OF cigarettes, ID
Randolph Uneles will shortly be ordained
by. Cardinal Gibbons as a priest in the
Catholic Chnrch-the first colored priest
in the limited STATES . . ..4.. f.s.~
Cadet Young, the only colored cadet at
West Point Military Academy, failed to
pass the final examination He was given
two months time to make good his de-
iciency... ...e ..,s...,|..,s. !. ..e.. -.s..5..
Hon. ". 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, .--.'' ss.'.f5.
-, A .cleud-burst on the 18th destroyed
Uniontown, Kansas, a 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. .3a as....'. a...'5 --.-.'i 81 LH
DIR e. H.. Moofe, of Melrose.-Mass.,
hasgeeeBtiy lost three dogs from his eele>
brated kennel whose aggregated value
was estimated at $50 900. They were all
mastiffs and were the premium dogs of
the country. .gr
NIT. Jefferson Jarrett, twice Mayor
of Petersburg. has been appointed by the
President Collector OF Customs at Peters
burg, Va. yRohert .Sfnalls. colored. has
been appointed TO a similar position at
Charleston, S. c. 2--9 =
Lexington Gazette: It is reported that
MIR. w. H. Hurlout, 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. ~ n -i,..:-
-l=a United Stat es Marshall Farr, 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 90. .'.'s II. r.. ., .-.,zs -.4
A young man named Joseph Smith, OF
the ID, threw stone at the cars as they
were passing Weyer's Cave Station, Oh
the Shenandoah Valley Road. at high
speed 1t struck the cars, ard rebound
Ing struck Smith on the head, killing him
Instantly ~ s.:..:.s- .e''''l:,;i.'il
1t is stated that the Three C's'' rail
road company have obtained. $4,000. OO(
from Philadelphia capitalists. to build the
road from Johnson city Tenn, to the Goa
mines, and that tie 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 a 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 erops.t b.:.: i@94 l.., - - III
Mr. Geo. w j.; 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
neutrality-suspicious. and much esteemed
by the community where he lived.
Gov. Lee has issued Tequisition upon
L the Governor of Missouri for Robert War
wick, who was indicted in the County
Court of Highland county, Va, in Janu-
airy, 1854, for the murder Of E. D.eAtchi
son. Warwick made his escape. from Jail
after hekilling Of Atchison, and eluded
arrest until few days ago, when he was
captured in Shelby county, Ind, and
lodged ia>jail. :. -
a call has been issued by M. M. Sibert,
Chairman of the State Executive Com
mitJee of the Prohibition party, for con-
syention to be- held in =Lynehburg on the
18th OF July for the purpose of 'nominat-
ing candidates for State offices. 7electing a
State. Committee and .transactiug other
business relating to the ensuing canvass. -
So there will be three tickets in the field
next fall after all Mann
| Lexington Gazette: Theunusually heavy
rains have doubtless played havoc with
the quail The birds nest 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 droW1 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 witfone parrot old birds.
8 after "a regsstraticn of.the- citizens of
Johnstown and the neighbonring towns
subsequent to the flood and taking this
number from the census registration be-
fore the disaster, It is ascertalned that
not more than 3 ,o9e-Eves were lost by the
catastrophe, The. exaggerated statement
that 900 were either drowned or burned
was based upon the estimated population
of 35, GOO When,thereg was not more than
25 900 population. The loss was appalling
apo,,oI, bnt If ic a -afipf to know hat il