The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-23
H. II. Revercomb has been appointed
postmaster at Williamsvile, Bath coun-

John RuSkln, the great leader IN Eng
fish critical literature, has become hope
lessly insane.
Robert Ruby. of kerr's Creek, was
killed in a. mine shaft at Buena Vista
last week
The thermometer marked be.ow freeZ-
ing point in southern Texas and north
ern Louisiana on the 10th.
Henry NJ. Rodgers and John Shiflett,
two horse thieves, escaped from the
Rockingham jail last week.
Mrs. Mary b. Ross. daughter of Gov.
James Mcdowell, deed, died at the
University of Virginia on the Goth inst.
A company embracing many of the
leading citizens of Winchester, has been
Incorporated for the erection of a cotton
mill in that city.
Hon. Sam'l j. Randall and wife, it was
announce I'd in the church last Sunday,
have united with the Metropolitan
church, of Washington.
Rev. s. R. Wheeler, a superannuated
ence, South. died in Anderson, W. Va,
ON the 18th inst, aged -.
1t is stated that Senator Riddleberger
is lying very i'll at his residence in Wood
stock, and that his physician has but
little hope of his recovery.
Judge G.. w. Essley, State Senator
from the 9Th district, comprised OF the
counties of Wythe. Patrick, Giles, and
Bland. died on the Goth inst
A raft containing $4,000 feet of lum-
Der, that was being towed to Baltimore
from Portsmouth, went to pieces off
Windmill Point on the 18th.
Hon. John w. Daniel will deliver his
address on the life of the late ex-PresI-
dent Jefferson Davis at Mozart Hall.
Richmond, on the evening of Saturday.
January %.
Judge D. J. Goodwin, of Norfolk, an
examiner in the Land Office at Wash
ington, died in that city on the goth.
He was appointed under the present adj
minstration.
NJ. Gideon Brubaker of Page county,
dropped dead last week, after dismount
ing his horse and putting him in the
stable. He was SO years old, and very
active for his years
Hon. W. B. Allison was unanimously
nominated for re election to the U. s.
Senate from Iowa by the Republican
caucus of the Legislature ON the 18th.
This is equivalent to an election.
A wealthy syndicate of western men
have purchased 1000 acres OF lan1 in
Prince George county, near Petersburg,
and will at once lay it off into town and
business sites and commence improve
ment.
The contract of purchase by the c. "
o. railway OF the Richmond & Allegheny
railroad, has been formally closed, and
the Richmond & Allegheny becomes a
part OF the great Chesapeake Il Ohio
system.
Judge John Lee Logan, who married
a daughter of Hon. j. Randolph Tucker,
died at Lewiston, Idaho Territory Oh
the 18TH He was a native of Salem,
Va, and was appointed chief justice OF
Idaho, by President Cleveland.
The Richmond & Danville system has
under consideration the building of a
double track between Danville and
Alexan lria. The business over the road
compels greater accommodation.
The State Senate has adopted an
amendment to the law defining the ten
ure of flee of the commissioner of agri
culture. so as to require that at the time
of his election that officer shall be ac
tually engaged in ''tilling the soil"
Solicitor General O. W. Chapman died
in Washington on Sunday last, from
catarrh of the kidneys, caused by the
grippe His age was about 65, and his
home in Binghamton. N. Y. This is the
office for which Hon. f. S. Blair of Vir
ginia, was an applicant.
Buena Vista is young and ambitious.
She is actively agitating the question of
removing the county seat from Lexing
ton to that place, and promises to erect
suitable buildings for the purpose and
donate them to the county. That will
arouse Lexington if anything can.
The president of the Virginia EXPOSE
ton Association says the extensive
grounds of that association-the old fair
grounds at Richmoud-will have to be
sold to meet their obligations. Plats of
the land are being prepared. and the
property, which is among the most val
liable in the western suburbs, will soon
be put on fine market.
Mr.. Henry Gibson, city solicitor for
RoanokA, died suddenly in Richmond
on the nth. He had gone to the capital
to aid in getting passed some bill affect
ing the interests of Roanoke, was taken
sick an | died either while riding in
carriage or Immediately after he was
taken out. He was a promising and
popular young man.
A corps of engineers is now in Smythe
county, making a survey for the Vir-
ginia & Western railroad from Buch
anan to point in Tennessee, near King
ston. The policy is TO connect with
he Tennessee Midland. now under con
struction from Memphis. Virginia, Ten
nessee and Kentucky, will be eventually
the theatre of interlacing and connect
ing railroads, brought about by the
natural products of each State and the
community of interests which will be
created.
The elements during the winter, have
shown their capacity to accommodate
all likes and inclinations. Cyclones in
Kansas. Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Sc,
blizzar Is and snow blockades in the far
northwe It; yellow fever at Key West;
rains and floods in Indiana and Ohio;
rose buds in New England peach bios
sans in Delaware; dandalions and straw
berries in Augusta county; and earth
quake shocks AMI frosts in South Caro-
lima and Texas, present a menu Of at
tractive variety.
The strained relations between Eng
land and Portugal, over interests in
Africa, may precipitate European con-
fiict Portugal is very angry about