The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-14

sales of iron land have been effected.
Hon. G. 7. OFerrall was unanimously
for Congress from the 18th
district last week at the Winchester
convention.
G. A. Holman died in Clifton Forge
of typhoid fever on the 9th, aged 40
years. He was a native of West Vlr-
ginia and carpenter by trade.
Mr.. Solon Floyd and Miss Emma J.
Perry of Nelson county, were married
July 31st, at the home of the bride on
Davis Creek, Rev. w. b. Loving, Off
ciating.
Rev. T. H. Richey, an aged minister OF
the Methodist Church South was par
TALLY paralyzed at his home in Wood
stock last week while walking in his
back yard.
James T. Boswell, formerly of Clifton
Forge, was killed on the night OF Aug.
Sd. while in the discharge of his duties
as conductor on the Nashville and Louis
vile Railway.
Two thousand members of the Farm
ers' Alliance had a two days picnic in
Fauauier county last week. ExAttor-
ney General Field, of Virginia, was one
of the speakers on the occasion.
1t is stated in the Norfolk Virginidn
that Gen NJ E. Ingalls,, president of the
Chesapeake & Ohio railway, is consider
ing a project to extend the Richmond y
Allegheny road from Lynchburg to Nor
folk.
Nelson Examiner Elk Senator Thos.
c.. Smith late of this county, eX-
poets shortly to leave Alabama and to
cast anchor at Ronceverte, w. Va. We
wish him continued success in his new
field of labor
The rise in silver to $1.11 per ounce is
cheering to the friends of our new silver
law, and they predict that it will go up
TO 81. go per ounce, or to the old ratio of
gold. When silver gets to S1.29 per
ounce the standard dollar will be worth
intrinsically a gold dollar.
John Boyle O'Rielly, printer, reporter,
soldier. Fenian, editor. author, poet,
athlete, and friend of Ireland, died in
Boston on the 10th from an overdose of
chIoral, taken for insomnia. aged As
wears. He was editor and principal
owner of the Boston Pilot.
The Norfolk Firginiam of the 18TH,
appeared in new dress and in eight
page form, containing fifty six columns
1t is now printed on a new Web Perfect
ing Machine, capable of running off an
issue of 10000 page, or $4,000 page
napers an hour. We wish the Vi1ginian
abundant success.
Col. John A. Bridgeland died at In
dianapolis. Ind. July 50th. aged III
wears. He was native of Virginia and
well-known in the Valley. He held di-
plomatic positions under the govern
ment and served as Consul to Havre,
France, having been appointed by Gen.
Grant
Hon. J. S. Garrison, 1st Assistant P.
NJ. General, has rendered his resignation
to take effect Sept. 1. 1t is stated that
Mr.. E. c.. Fowler, of Maryland, who has
been long connected with that Depart
ment and is familiar with the duties of
the LIST assistants glace, is spoken OF as
Gen. Clarkson's successor
Cardinal John Henry Newman died at
his home in Birmingham England, on
the 18th, aged SO years He was ordain-
ed for the ministry 60 years ago, and
had been preaching the gospel ever
since He was a great power in the
Catholic church, because of his learning,
his intellect, and the charm of his beau
tiful and lofty character.
Nicholas Luning, a well known capt.
talist, died in San Francisco on the l2th'
leaving behind $4,000, 000-not cent OF
which he could carry with him, although
he had labored and twisted and squeez
ed a whole lifetime to accumulate it. He
could not take his God with him.
What kind of god he will serve where
he has gone we are left to conjecture
Mrs. Judge Paul, of Harrisonburg, has
been appointed to represent Virginia on
= the womens board of the Worlds
Fair, to be held in Chicago in
1892. The appointment is a fitting
one Mrs Paul is a level-headed, accom-
plishea lady, and will both maintain the
dignity and practical effectiveness of the
position. The commission dates from
October, 1890, and runs to the close of
the Fair.
Dick late, the defaulting treasurer OF
Kentucky, is believed to have died in
China recently. He correspondent with
his family regularly until six or eight
months ago, since which nothing has
been heard from him. After he skipped
from Kentucky he took steamer for
japan or China and remained on the
ocean for months toprevent arrest His
defalcation amounted to $150,000.
Prairie fires have devastated the west
ern part of Kansas sweeping OF the
corn crop. The corn fields are like so
much finder, and when the fire struck
one edge of field it passed through it
almost with the quickness of lightning
Oklahoma Territory is threatened with
a famine There is very little to eat
ana no money 10 Duy WILL Liz ooho1
ton is very distressing.
W. H. Snyder, formerly of Nelson
county, and well known to many bust
ness men in the Valley, and at one time
connected with the Adams Express Com
pany, has accepted the position OF Gen
eral Superintendent of the trans Ohio
division of the o. S. Express Company,
with headquarters at Newark, Ohio.
He has been in the service of this com
pany for some time and this appoint
ment is promotion.
The Postoffice Department has issued
orders for samples of pearl gray card
boarl, to be employed in the manuiac-
ture of postal cards for the use of the
women. The card is to be one third
smaller than that in use at present and
will probably be a much more dainty
affair. 1t may not be large enough Tor
an entire feminine epistle, but it may
serve to write second postscript Oh
after the regular letter has been dis
patched.