The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-28
The failure of the potato crop in Ire
land will, it is feared, cause a famine in

That country.
Mr.. John Vance. of Mcdowell, last
week killed nine rattle snakes in den,
and let several get away.
Mai. J. G. Green has been nominated
by the Democrats of the Wythe Sena-
torial District, to fill a vacancy.
James r. Walker, son of Gen. James
A. Walker, died at Wytheville on the
Goth, of typhoid fever, aged % years.
A. r. Rosenberger, now of Waynes-
boro has sold his residence lot in New
Market to DIR. J. E. Goode, for $4,000.
General w. f. H. Lee has been unani-
mously re nominated for Congress by the
democrats from the Sth Virginia dis
trict.
The 21st annual session of the Medical
Society of Virginia, will meet at Rock
bridge Alum Springs Tuesday, septem-
Der 2.
Capt. w. d. Irwin, one of the most
prominent and influential farmers OF
Bath county, died suddenly of heart dis
ease on the 10th inst.
The first auction sale of lots on the
lands of the Middletown, Va, Land and
Improvement Company will be held on
the 4th and 5th of September.
The Legislature of Oklahoma territory,
re Gently elected, will have two Republl-
can majority on joint ballot. Republl-
cans control the lower house.
Geo. H. Newman, of Harrisonbnrg,
who went to Oklahoma with Capt. w.
s. Lurty, as an attache of the Marshalls
office, will remain in that territory.
Mai. A. G. Moore, of West Virginia,
has been appointed an assistant IN the
law department of the Interior. to sue
coed Hon. Benz Wilson, from the same
State
Hon. John E. Massey, Superintendent
of public instruction for the State and
ex-Lieutenant Governor. is to be mar
ried early in the fall to member OF a
prominent Alabama family.
Hon. e. l.. McComas, OF the 9th Con
gressional district, Maryland. was re
nominated for Congress by acelamatien
by the Republican convention when
met at Oakland on the 21st.
By arrangement between the leaders
of both parties, a vote will be taken on
the tariff bill the 9Th of September. Ii
is hoped to have the measure ready &c
90 to the President at an early day
thereafter
There is great distress in Oklahoma
territory, and it is believed more than
one-half of the population is suffering
for want of food and necessary family
supplies. The colored people more large
ly share in this distress.
Hon. H. &. Ewart, the Republican
member of Congress from North caro-
lima, who made such a fierce and forclblt
attack on the Lodge Elections bill IL
Congress, has been renominated by ac
ciamation in his@district.
The West Virginia Republican Con
vention which met in Martinsburg, las1
week, nominated, Hon. T. NJ. Reynolds
of Preston county, for Supreme Judge
It is said the friends of Hon. 5. b. Eiklns
controlled the convention, as against thu
friends of Gen. N. Golf.
McVickers Theatre, Chicago, wa
burned on the Goth. There was no eXhl
bition going on; but CONSERVATION wal
created in the adjacent hotels, and the
guests rushed pelI nell from their cham
bers Several men We're fatally injured
by the falling walls of the theatre.
Judge Joseph Christian, ex-presiden
of the Supreme Court of Appeals. wa
married last Monday in Centre county
Pa, to Mrs Anna Reynolds. The brida
couple left Immediately after the mar
riage for the White Sulphur Springs
where they will spend their honeymoon
MIR. John f. Allen, of the firm of Allel
s. Ginter, cigarette manufacturers, hlsh
mond, died in that city on the 23d INST.
in the 18th year of his age. He was ;
prominent, wealthy and useful citizen
and universally esteemed Tor his kind
ness, business integrity and broad view
of public duty.
Several of the leading Republican pa
pers of the country proclaim James u
Blaine as the great leader of the party
Mr. Blaine is opposed to the Elections
bill, and these same papers favor 1t, ant
denounce Senators because they are do
ing substantially as Mr.. Blaine woult
do were he in the Senate. Consistency
is jewel these journals do not hankel
after
Mrs. Susan Riddleberger, mother o
the Hon. HI. III. Riddleberger, died a.
Edinburg, Va. on the 18th, aged q
wears. She was Miss Shyrock. of Bote
tourt county, and married Madison Rid
dleberger when she was fifteen years O.
age. She was a lady of vigorous intel
lect, kindly, loving nature, characteristic
which were transmitted to her distln
guished son, and universally beloved fol
her high character and christian virtues
One of the most severe rain storms
ever experienced in Richmond passed
over that section Wednesday, the goth
The great down pour OF rain lasted FOL
thirty minutes or more, during when
time the streams that were running
along the streets overflowed the curblne
and Sidewalks. and many cellars were
flooded. La a low point near the corner
of Main and Madison streets, where the
culvert could not carry off the water, 1t
accumulated to the depth OF six feet,
and the Easements of all the dwellings
near by were inundated. Beyond ocr
currences of this character there was no
great damage done.
Farmers Alliance.
The State Farmers Alliance at Lynch
burg on the Goth, elected the following
officers: Mann Page, president; J. B.
Beverly, vice president; J. J. Silver, sec
Rotary; Robert Sharley. State lecturer;
J. r. Garland, assistant; Rev. Aldridge
Grimsley, of Madison county. chaplain.
All of the remaining officers were re-
elected by reclamation. The election OF
business agent was postponed.
The following was adopted:
Resoloed, That we, the State Farmers