The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-07-17

A Real Estate Exchange has been or
sanized at Clifton Forge, with b. d.
Avis, president.
George NJ Fifer, late of FLORENCE,
Ala, has purchased the Prtchard prop
erty on Sears Hill for 81 $50.
Mrs Elizabeth Ham died at the resi-
dence of John r. Nuckles. Clifton Forge.
on the 18th, aged II years.
Charles L. Finck, prominent attor
ney of Mecklenburg. county, committed
suicide last week by cutting his throat.
General Clinton B. Fisk, of New .Jer
sew, the Prohibition candidate for Presi-
dent in 1886, died ON the 9th inst, aged
56 years.
Maj John F. Shields, native of
Rockbridge county, died at Sink Grove,
Monroe county, W. Va, on the 9th inst,
of Bright's disease.
Samuel Kimberly, of Norfolk, has
been appointed Secretary of Legation in
Central American States and Consul
General at Guatemala.
Out of total assessment of property
in Rockbridge county of 100000. only
$1,215. 80 is delinquent. Much of this is
from erroneous assessments. A good
showing.
Mr. Jacob Cohen, a well known law
yer of Richmond, died at Rockbridge
Alam Springs last week, of consumption
of the bowels, with which he had been
afflicted for some time.
A cyclone struck Lake City, Mime
sofa, on the 18th, killing 200 people and
damaging a vast amount of property.
The steamer Lake Pipen was capsized,
with $50 on board, and a number OF
them drowned.
Hon. W. A. Anderson sailed from New
York on Saturday last for Europe. He
goes in the interest of the Virginia and
Pittsburg Railroad, which is to have its
termini at Glasgow, Rockbridge coun
ty, and Pittsburg.
d. s. Lewis, ESQ.,, who has efficiently
managed the Treasurer's office for the
corporation of Harrisonburg during the
last year, is candidate for reelection
at the election July oath. We see nc
announcement of opposition.
Philadelphia had 100000 fire or
Sunday last, and Dallas, Texas, a 81 ,oC0.
900 fire on Monday. In the former Cary
wall paper establishment was entirely
consumed In the latter the merchants
exchange and the Gould building, two o
the finest in the city, were burned.
By recent accounts from Europe it il
learned that the negotiations for thu
final settlement of the Virginia debt arr
favorably progressing, and it is conf
IDENTIFY believed a satisfactory and fina
conclusion of the vexed matter will b.
reached.
The clamor about hard times becaus
of national laws is nothing but dema
goguery No one feels the least tax
He does not know when he pays it. HI
does. not see a Federal tax collector, ant
consequently would not recognise an.
; tax as being paid to the government
unless dinned into his ear by partizal
demagogues.
The report that General Malone wa
offered the Spanish mission is denied
What is the use of denying such
canard. Anybody who would think
moment. might have known there wa
nothing in it, Neither Blaine nor Han
rison has any use for Malone. The
know him too well.
We learn from a letter received froI
Mai. d. Shanahan, that he will in fey
days sail for Europe for recreation an
to visit relatives there. He has been a
the Rich Patch minesfor several month
experimenting the construction of
railroad from the property of the Ricl
Patch Company, of which he is Presi
dent,sto connect with the C. & O. Raj
way.
Henry M. Stanley, the African ex
plorer, was married on the 18th at West
minister Abbey, to Miss Tenant. /
large number of the distinguished pee
pie of England were present, and alto
gether it was a notable affair. Stanle
has been and was very sick at the time
He walked up the aisle leaning on hi
cane. Returning he leaned on the arr
of his wife and his stick