The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-30
Adam Forepaugh, the veteran circus
died of pneumonia in Philade:-

The number of women in Virginia ex
coed the number of men by 100000. and
they are all lovely.
Mrs Ben. Law, an invalid, living a few
miles from Warm Springs, was burned
to death on Friday last.
W. A. Wells has been appointed store
keeper and guager for the 9th Internal
Revenue District of Virginia.
The Supreme Court has confirmed the
decree of the lower Court in the case of
Pugh against McCue, from Nelson
county.
Thomas Purvis, of Charlottesville, and
Daisy Miller, of Harrisonburg, were
granted a marriage license in Washing
ton on the 21st.
James g. Blaine, Jr., has been APP
pointe1 Clerk to the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, of which Congress
man Hit, of Illinois, is Chairman.
Asaow blockade at Baker City. Ore
gon, detained eight passenger trains ten
days. Three passengers died from eX-
posur. and a number suffered from sick
ness. among them women and children.
The Big Hill Iron property in Bote-
tourt county, belonging to the estate of
the late c. R. Mason, has been sold to
the Longdale Iron Company for $4,000.
A few years ago it could have been pur-'
chased for $4,000.
oil in, fJ,o
Territory of New Mexico. and teachers
are paid from $40 to 1925 per month.
The schools are supported by license
tax of $50 year on each gambling es-
Establishment and a special assessment on
property.
The Senate Committee on Territories
has reported favorably on the admission
of Wyoming into the Union as a State.
Idaho awaits a decision of the L. s.
Supreme Court on the constitutionality
of the constitution she has formed be
fore her case will be taken up.
The record in an important law case
at Salem was Saturday copied by the
use of u photograph, the first time per-
for such purpose in this State. The
papers were read into the mouth of the
photograph in Salem, and reduced TO
writing after it had been taken to
Roanoke.
The Salem Development Company was
formed last week, with Col. A. NJ Bow
man, of Saltville, president, and Messrs.
Geo. w. Palmer, Chas. F. Palmer, Prof.
J. T. Crabtree and other prominent
southwestern men directors The COM
800 nc: ON the south side of the Roam
oke river adjoining the corporate limits
of Salem.
The severest and most destructive
storms have recently prevailed in Colo
RADIO and California ever known in that
storm afflicted region. In California,
the snow was Is feet deep: railroads were
blockaded; houses covered up and some
of them swept away. and lives lost. The
peaceful Valley of Virginia is truly eli
maticaIly blessed, to say nothing of its
other advantages.
The House Committee on Elections
has reported in favor of seating Smith
Republican, against jackson. Democrat
from the Parkersburg. W. Va, Congress
sional district The latter holds the
certificate, and is the result of the re
stead of two as was intended, bv which
Smith majority of seven was wiped out
phia, who was missed last December
and no trace of his whereabouts coulC
be discovered, was found floating on the
Schuylkill river on Monday last. 1t is
believed that he was accidentally
drowned while driving out on the even
ing OF the day he was missed. He was
President of a Bank at the time he was
missed. He carried $50, 900 insurance on
his life and an accident policy for $50, O0O
In the Chancery Court clerks office OF
Richmond, on the 23rd. deed of mort
gage was recorded from the Chesapeake
u Ohio Railway Company to the Cen
trail Trust Company, of New York, and
Henry I. Wickham, trustee, conveying
the property formerly known as the
Richmond & Allegheny railroad to
secure $7,000.000 in first and second con
solldated MOI tgage gold bonds. to be
issued in accordance with the plan of
reorganization of the road
One druggist in Leavenworth, Kansas.
acknowledged in Court that he had sold
two hundred TASKS of whiskey In TWEEN
txvfn 10 ~
thought they had the grip. The head
ache symptoms, no doubt followed, if it
did not precede the remedy, and the
pocket-ache symptoms. we expect, the
Judge brought about. as the result of
this fragrant and criminal violation of
the law. Prohibition is the law ia that
State, but the facts show that prohibit
tion does not prohibit.
AT st. Paul Miss Jennie Thompson, a
beautiful young woman, the leader of a
society circle. has died of blood poison
ing. she had been i'll week. suffering
the most intense agony. The poisoning
showed first in her chin and throat,
which were swollen to twice their natE-
raj size. Her death was directly due to
the poisonous dye of her kid glove.
While visiting dentists office she had
oticed a pimple on her chin and raised
her gloved hand to feel of it. In this
way the olson was transmitted
The contest fer o. S. Senator in the
Ohio Legislature which was ended week
before last in the election of Calvin S.
Brice, developed the ingratitude of poll
ticians. Millionaire Thomas was a can
didate and gave a member 81, 900 to sup
port him. He took the money and
voted for Brice. Although Mr. Thomas
is Frustrated with the grippe. he is also
mad, AMI says he intends to make some
interesting exposures. If they are all of
the kind named above, we would advise
Mr.. Thomas to keep in the shade and
plug up his mouth.
The New York World has undertaken
the job of adjusting the estate of the
late A. L. Stewart. 1t places the aggre-
gate amount of his wealth at his death /
at SAC, COO, 900. The bulk of it was left |
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