The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-02-20

Senator Sherman's bill declaring that
all trusts are illegal, will be considered
in the Senate this week.
NJ S. p. F. Splitter. nee Miss Minnie
He. o1enstein, died in Harrsonburg last
years.
George N. Dulaney and James n
Thompson have been appointed store
keepers and guagers in the 9th internal
revenue district.
The court-h house bell at Greensburg,
Westmoreland county, Pa, rings every
night at o'clock, and every store in
town then closes.
Joel r. Campbell and J. Milton Zirkle
have been appointed storekeepers and
gau gers in the 9th Internal Revenue Dis
tri 1t of Virginia.
Buckingham G. H. Postoffice has been
made separating office, and an allow
ance of $50 per annum made for clerk
hire, to date from February 1st, 1890
w
Esq, of the Staunton bar, had his ankle
spraned at East Lexington last week,
while on his way to Buena Vista.
JOIN Kirk. who recently purchased
the rebe Saunders gold mine, in Mont
gomery county. Va, for $4,000 has sold
hall interest to New York syndicate
for 100000.
"Norman Chief" the imported stallion
owned by Messrs. M. B. Rowe & Co., of
Fredericksburg. died last week from the
collie. He was imported from France a
little over a year ago at a cost of $4,000.
Mr.. G. L. Hammit, a merchant of Roa-
noke, was found dead in the basement of
the new Ponce de Leon Hotel, of that
place 1t is supposed that while under the
infiue ice of liquor he attempted to walk
the jo.st on the third story and fell.
Corbatt, of San Francisco. defeated
Jake KiIrain on the 18th. in six rounds.
Kilrain had agreed to knock COrbett out
in six rounds for purse of $500, of
which $500 went to the winner. Cor
bett out thought Kilrain at every point.
The ont legislative resolution author
izing the Attorney General to bring suit
against Frank S. Blair, late Attorney
General of Virginia. to recover what is
alleged to be due by him to the State,
illegally drawn from the treasury as fees,
was placed on the calendar on Monday
last.
The Pan American Railway bill, of
which Col. H. c. Parsons is the mover
and patron, has passed the Legislature
of Virginia, and is now a law. We gave.
several weeks ago. a brief synopsis of
the imme use project which is eventually
to connect North and South America by
rail, and develop the fabulous wealth OF
the South American States.
1t has been decided by Hon. J. f.
Massey, Superintendent of Public In
struction in Virginia, to hold a Normal
Institute in Harrisonburg during the
coming summer-probably July and Au-
gust Arrangements are being made by
the citizens of that place to accommo-
date tn teachers. 1t is expected that
betweel 800 and 400 will be present.
Hon Corbin NJ Reynolds. of Glen
Wilton, Botetourt county, Va, died in
Florida on the 18th inst, of consumr
ton. He owned a fine estate at Glen
Wilton, AMI a farm on Johns River,
Fla, where he sometimes spent the win
ter. His age was about 60. He was
elected auditor of the State in 1879, but
resigned after serving year or two.
Mrs Agnes Sehon. mother of Mr.. Ed.
Sheen, well known here, and last living
grand laughter of Col. Chas Lewis who
fell at the battle of Point Pleasant in
1774, died at her home near Point Pleas
ant, a few weeks ago She was sister
of Mrs. DR.. Thos. Creigh, deceased, and
Mrs. Col. B. S. Thompson, well known
in this county-Leesburg independent
Florence. Ala, Herald: During the
past week Hon. &. &. Grattan and w.
B. Compton, ESQ.,. both prominent and
widely known citizens of Virginia, were
in the city looking after their business
interests. In conversation with repIe
sentative Vi llle IIt5 UtO lflty SADfcSSEG
themselves as highly pleased at our rapid
growth and the bright prospects for the
future.
Referring to the nomination of CLINE +
s. Kendall to the vacant Judgeship of
Northumberland county, the Dispatch
says che is a we'll known member OF the
Virginia bar and one Of the most efficient
and .tuithfuI Democratic aCorkers on the
Eastern Shore" That is. indeed, a novel
recommendation for a Judge of the law
and the expounder OF justice as between
man and man.
The dead body of Gen. John A. Foster,
the man who conducted the prosecution
of Mrs. Surratt and who witnessed her
execution, was found lying upon the
floor of little back room in the rear of
No 1874 Broadway, New York, Tuesday
morning by friend. Gen Foster had
been a homeless man for two years. He
was at one time one of the most promi-
nent criminal lawyers in New York city,
and mad a brilliant war record. The
cause of death was heart disease. Near
1y every IIldu COuilSCutd WltI Gut lldilS-
in of Mrs. Surratt has come to a sudden
if not violent death.
The Pittsburg CAronicle-Te!egqdph
states that Andrew Carnegie, having
secured absolute control of the Pitts
burg and Western Railroad, has turned
it over to the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany, the deal to go into effect before
the annual meeting of the Pittsburg and
Western Railroad Company in May, in
order that preparations can be made
for the spring freight traffic. This will
give the B. & O. a shorter route to Cleve-
land and Chicago. Il is also understood
that Mr. Carnegie becomes largely inter
estei in Baltimore and Ohio securities.
Andrew Carnegie has wisely begun
during his lifetime the distribution of
the money he intends to devote to char
liable public uses. About year ago he
opened at Br?ddock a free public libra
ny, upoa which he had expended $780,.