The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-09-18
At Salem, Friday last, one hundred
and thirty eight lots sold for S123. 900.

for consumption by incubation.
A couple of wealthy DakOtians are in
Petersburg for the purpose of purchas-
ing, if possible, 5000 acres of land near
that city on which to settle colony of
farmers from that State.
The Board of Directors of the Rock
bridge County Fair have determined
that the fair will be held on the gath,
25th and Goth Of September instead of
the 23rd, cath and s5th as advertised.
Hon George Hartman, nominated by
the Republicans for Congress in the dis
trict now represented by Hon. W. L.
Wilson, Democrat was born in Pendle-
ton county in 1882, is a farmer and cattle
dealer and local U. B. preacher.
Miss Minnie Bell, Mr. I. c. Brown and
w. S. Flory, all of Rockingham county,
have been appointed to Virginia schol-
arships at the Peabody Institute, Nash
vile, Tenn. There were other appoint
ments from other portions of the State.
Henry Sherwood has been appointed
postmaster at Washington city. He has
served for long time and through the
administration of both parties as deputy
postmaster in that city. He is a one
legged Union soldier, and the appoint
ment is very popular with all classes in
in Washington.
The Democratic papers are busy man
Il tctu rl ha-
tween Secretary Blaine and Speaker
Reed. They are both from the same
State, and it is asserted that it is not
large enough for both of them to live
in at the same time. Well, we expect
they will try it until 1892, at least, and
start the ball there that will roll into the
Presidential chair good Republican.
A suit was brought in the chancery
court of Richmond last week by j. w.
Fisher and other stockholders of the
Allegh any Coal and Iron Co. against ii. e.
Parsons, the Ire Gate Company, the
Natural Bridge Forest Company and
the Natural Bridge Park Association.
The object of this suit, iii addition to
-
portion of the Allegheny Coal and Iron
Company, the Natural Bridge property
in Rockbridge county.
1t is stated that Gen. Alger is to pnr-
chase a newspaper in New York, to
boom him for the Presidential nomina
ton in 1892, and j. s. Clarkson and Mar.
shall Cushing are to be the editors Fol
Alger to be sandwiched between these
two machine politicians of the Malone
stripe, would kill him in the "bol ming.
The country has had enough of the Ma
homes and Clarksons, and the sooner as
piring politicians recognize this fact The
better for them.
The Alexandra GAZETTE, of the 18th
says that arrangements have been per
fected for the purchase of the Shenan
doah Valley railroad by the manage
ment of the Richmond and Danville sys
TEN. The road is to be sold at public
auction at Roanoke on the Both inst
It runs from Hagerstown to Roanoke
1t has been generally thought the Nor
folk and Western would become it's own
err: but the statement from Alexandra
seems to be positive to the contrary.
For some days the Democratic paper:
were cheering over what they called 6
great Democratic victory in Wyoming
They claimed the State offices, and the
11v.isatut,.,.z, two United
States Senators. But they were count
no rofrr
show that the Republicans have carried
the State by 1900 majority; have two
thirds of the Legislature, and will con
seqnently control the State and elect
two Republican Senators.
If there is not better feeling later on
in the three districts represented by Re
publicans in Virginia, the chances will
be that the entire delegation from this
State in the send Congress will be Demo
cratic. Bowden ia the I'd is confronted
with serious Republican opposition, botl
from Mahoneites and Republicans
Browne, in the 1st, district, has moi
given satisfaction, and there is settled
purpose to punish him both for refusing
to vote on the Elections bill and his alb
senting himself when an effort was made
to bring the Langston Venable contest
to close. Ia the Sd district everything
is in confusion; and in the 4th the party
is SO divided that Notwithstanding the
large Rep iblican majority, Democrat
NAV be elected. And this is all the
fruits of Mahoneism.
Robert Ray Hamilton, great grandson
Of Alexander Hamilton, Washington's
Secretary of the Treasury, was found
drowned in Montana last week. His
body had been in the water for several
days before it was discovered. He was
out hunting. His horse was found some
distance from the body, grazing, with an
antelope tied Oh the back of the saddle,
part of the game having been eaten by
Hamilton's dog. There was sensa-
tional development in which he was the
principal in New York some months
ago, when it was discovered that he had
secretly married a beautiful but disso-
lutte woman now known as Eva Hamil
ton, and in Jail under sentence of two
years Tor an assault WIFI IL knIe upon Il
woman named Donnelly, serving as a
nurse Hamilton was wealthy, highly
educated and pl ointment in social circles
His application WAS pending for a
divorce from his wife. His death will
cause a dismissal OF the proceedings
What the effect will be in relation to
his estate, is not stated. There is a
child which the woman had purchased
and made Hamilton believe was his own.
This fraud, however, has been exposed.
It is admitted by all impartial, reflect
ing men that the protective policy has
been the prime cause of the wonderful
progress of the country within the past
quarter of a century. II is also known
that our industrial future is predicated
upon the laws embracing the protective
principle. 1t is further admitted that
to radically change that base would
cause the whole supelstructure to topple
and fall It is known that agitation
looking to such disturbances has been
the soul &c of business depression, unset
tied financial conditions and injury to