The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-03-20
Robert E. Griffith, has been appointed


by the recent cold weather, but it may
sprout again.
Mr.. A. S. Bacon, the oldest merchant
and one of the Oldest citizens of Lexing
ton. died on the 18th.
Mrs. Sallie Kirkpatrick, wife of James
L. Kirkpatrick, died at Alone Mills,
county, on the 18th.
The recent severe weather seriously
affected the peach crop, if it did not de-
stroy it, and also the cherries.
All the Census Supervisors for Vir-
ginia have been confirmed by the Sen
ate-the last one, that of Mr.. Wingfeld,
of the Sd District.
Several citizens of Rockbridge county
bought piece of property in Florence,
Ala, one year ago, and sold it at an ad-
vance of $4,000 last week.
General F. H. Smith, the late Superin-
tendent of the Virginia Military lnstl-
tute, was paralyzed last week, and at
last accounts was critically ill.
MT. JdCOU u1leI, IL WOil-Nlo"ii SNtu7
Gator of Lexington, and Librarian to
Washington and Lee University, died in
that place ON the 18th, aged "a years.
Park Agnew, Alexandria; c. R. Lee,
Berryville, and c. p McCabe, Leesburg,
have been confirmed by the Senate as
postmasters at their respective towns.
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10, Rockbridge, surveying the route for a
railroad from Lexington to Buchanan,
or Central City, as Buchanan is now
called.
The cold wave did great damage to
the wheat crop in Illinois. Never in the
history of the State has the outlook
been SO unpromising.
Louis de Oteza Cortez, the Cuban Sec
rotary Comptroller, who embezzeled
800, 900, has been remanded to the auz
thorities of Spain by Commissioner Ly-
man, of the United States Court of New
York.
Miss Bessie NJ Wright, daughter of a
Birmingham merchant, who fell in love
with the murderer Dick Halves, who was
recently hanged, attempted to commit
suicide She says she could not live with
out Halves.
Mrs. Ellen Renalds, wife of James
Renalds, who lives near Criglersville,
Madison county, Va, has sold this win
ter over 800 worth of butter, and has
now over 500 young chickens, 100 of
which are ready for market.
The enteprising and public-spirited
citizens of Roanoke have gotten the
promise of visit from the Pan Ameri-
can Congress The distinguished party
will take Roanoke in on their Southern
tour. This is feather in the cap of the
Magic City.
The Bridgewater Carriage Factory, of
which Rev. P. S. Miller is manager, will
soon commence operations IN Roanoke,to
which point the plant has been removed.
The capacity of the shops will be three
carriages day to commence with. and
enlarge as business may justify
Mrs. Wanamaker, accompanied by
Mrs. President Harrison, Mrs. Russell
Harrison, Mrs. Colonel Wilson, of Phila-
delphia: Miss Robinson, of New York,
and Mrs Harum, of Trenton, N. j., left
Washington on Thursday for Southern
tour. Russell Harrison accompanies the
party.
Louis Kossuth, who is now man
without country, because he has been
more than ten years absent from home
and is therefore denationaliZed by Aus
trian law, is living in Turin. He is IS
years old, but still mentally and physic-
ally vigorous and as strong Republican
as ever.
"Tippecanoe,' one of the herd of Ell
ephants in the menagerie of the Fore
paugh circus. in Philadelphia was found
dead on Wednesday, the 18th. He was
ia years old. He died of dropsy of the
heart, and autopsy of the body, discov-
cred that the heart was SO much enlarg-
ed that when taken out it could not be
placed in an ordinary wash tub.
Judge Elisha W. McComas, who was
elected Lieutenant Governor on the
Henry A. Wise ticket in 1855, died at
Fort Scott, Kansas, last week. He sign
ed the death warrant of old John Brown,
the Governor being absent at the time.
McComas was intellectually very strong
man and had many redeeming traits OF
character. His age was "a years
The Supreme Court of the State has
reversed the decision of the lower court
in the case of Meem VS.. Dnlany. The
estate of General Meem, in Shenandoah
county, was involved in the suit. 1t
went against him in the circuit court,
and now the Supreme Court reverses
that decision. From an imperfect re-
memberance of the facts in the case
the decision of the Supreme Court is
just.
The Rio Grande Railroad in Colorado,
has $50 snow shovelers at work opening
the snow blockade across the San Juan
range at Cumbres, Oh the east side OF the
divide. The snow is said to be sixty feet
above the top of the telegraph poles, and
for miles on each side it is from twenty
five to forty feet deep-the deepest ever
known in that locality. The weather Is
severe, the temperature being 90 degrees
below zero.
The report of the Department OF Agrl-
culture shows that the wheat in the
farmers hands is as follows: The SIX
spring wheat states have only 45,000,0C0,
$4,000, 900 of which will be required for
spring seed Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri and Kansas have only
$1,000, 900 bushels, half of which will be
needed at home and a part OF the re-
mainder is commercially unavailable at
present prices.
The Salem Times Register has what it
regards as reliable information that the
Valley Railroad will be running it's cars
through to Salem by the middle OF the
summer That will be great conven-
fence to the people of this section going
South, as it would give them direct con
nection without break of ears with the
Norfolk g. Western at Salem. 1t would
leave our ancient neighbor, Lexington,
however, a merely way station.