The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-07-03

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passed by 1856 to 14s. This is about the
that the opponents of the bill
thought it would carry. 1t now goes to
the Senate, where, we hope, for the
peace. order, prosperity. and progress of
the South, it will be defeated. r.
An infant daughter of Postmaster
James Sullivan, of Harrisonburg, died
on the 10Th ult.
A. w. Chocklett, aged II, was run over
by the cars and killed at Roanoke on
Saturday last.
The Chesapeake-& Ohio railroad ticket
office at Huntington, w. Va, was robbed
of $500 last week.
Judge E. H. Fitzhugh, of the Rich
mond chancery court, was stricken with
paralysis on the Goth.
Mr.. Peyton Randolph Berkeley, ex-
Mayor of Farmville, aged "A years, died
at Danville Monday.
Miss Rebecca Bertram, daughter of
Andrew Beftram, died on the cath, near
Keezletown, aged 40 years.
Arpost office has been established at
Leander, Rockingham county, with Da-
vid F. HeatwOle post master.
Minnie H. Gwin has been appointed
post master at Sun Rise, Bath county,
vice Laura E. Hickman, deceased.
Recent sales of real estate in Harris
onburg showed marked advance in
prices-at least rs per cent. on an aver
age
The tax rate of Prince William county
has been fixed fixed at IS cents on the
$1OO-25 cents for county purposes and
10 cents for roads.
The Land Improvement Company OF
Luray announces that it has sold all of
it's stock-$1 ,OOO. 600 worth-and is now
negotiating for number of industries.
B. Taylor McCue, well-known in local
politics as a friend of Gen. Malone, and
in the tobacco business at Richmond, is
confined under commission of lunacy.
A call has been issued for the Demo
cratic convention, Tor the 10th district,
to meet at Amherst G. HI. on the LIST of
August, to nominate candidate for
Congress.
Hon. A. L. Hustead, a prominent law
yer and Republican politician, was killed
on the railroad at Clarksburg, w. Va,
on the 30th. He was crossing the track
when the train struck him.
Superintendent of the Census Porter
estimates from the returns already re-
ported that the population of the United
States and the Territories will reach
81, 900, 900, against so, 155, 1888 in 1880.
A company has been organized in West
Virginia which will capitalize and place
upon the market $500 acres of land neal
the White Sulphur Springs. The land
embraces the celebrated Dry Greek
property.
For several elections Mr.. Carlisle was
returned by the Kentucky district he
represented in Congress by small ma
jorities. In the election for his successor
last Saturday. the Democratic candidate
was chosensby about 10000 majority.
Reports from the White Hall gold mine
in Spotsylvania county continue mos1
encouraging. The owners of that prop
erty state that they are taking out very
large quantities of the richest ore they
ever saw, and which grows in value as
greater depths are reached.
The Senate has passed the bill to ad
NIT the Territory of Wyoming into thu
U->;~.. s.~+e. 7I-iI0 uouetitutiors or.
tains provision for woman suffrage
Idaho will also come in as State. if the
prevailing sentiment in Congress is
crystalizei into legislation.
Hon. J. T. Harris, one of the Virgins
commissioners to the Worlds Fair, was
chosen temporary chairman Of the com
mission at its recent meeting in Chicago
Elk Minister Palmer, of Michigan, was
elected permanent chairman, and J. S
Dickinson, of Texas, secretary.
The hottest weather ever known il
June has been experienced for eight days
in the Middle Mississippi Valley. Chi
cago had eighteen deaths from sun
stroke. Many fatal prostrations and
great suffering are reported from cities
in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wiscon
sin.
Mr.. Samuel Rector died at the home Of
his son, near Mountsville, Loudoun
county, on the Goth inst, after a short
illness, aged about SO years. He was
widely known and respected throughout
the section in which he lived, and in his
younger days took an active part in ad
vancing the interests of his county.
A New Haven Conn special says
there is probability that the popula-
ton of Connecticut may be shown to be
not large enough to retain the States
present representation of four in Con
gress. The farming villages, as shown
by the returns in the first district, have
decreased in population during the last
ten years.
The death of Judge Fitzhugh, of the
Richmond chancery court, will necessi-
tate re-trial of the noted Bette Thorn
as case. The plaintiff is a young colored
woman, and the natural daughter OF
w. A. Thomas, a retired wealthy mer-
chant, who died within year or SO ago,
leaving an estate valued at about a
quarter of a million dollars,
The Pennsylvania Republican Con-
vention, last week, nominated Geo. w.
Delamater for Governor; L. A. Watres
for Lieutenant Governor, and Thomas J
Stewart for Secretary of internal af-
fairs. The convention was under Sena-
tor Quays influence, and passed resolu-
tions lauding his services to the party
as well as a vindication from charges
recently brought against him.
The winning horses at eheepshead
Bay Saturday were Tenny, La Tosca,
Sir John, Firenzi. Loantaka and Eon.
At Chicago Senator Stanford's Racine
beat Ten Broceks mile record, the time
being 1894 In the lakewood handicap
Teuton beat Los Angeles by head. The
other winners at Chicago We're ia ia,
Sister Linda, Blackburn and Louisa
Forrest.