The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-04-17

n all the cases.
Col. Jno. S. Mosby has been appointed
of the Grand Lottery of
Juarez, under the management of the
Mexican International Banking Compa-
ny.
The bank of Glasgow, Rockbridge
Va, was organized Saturday,
capital stock $4,000. Forty-one thou
sand dollars were taken within two
hours.
Mr.. j. P. Cooper, the agent of the En-
glish holders of Virginia bonds, passed
Alexandria Thursday on his /
way to Richmond, having arrived in New |
York on Tuesday.
A writer in the Lewisburg Indepen- |
dent calls on Maj. b. F. Eakle of the /!
White Sulphur Springs to announce
himself for the Legislature of West Vir-
ginia from Greenbrier county.
The reported engagement of the Rev.
Mr.. McKim, of the Episcopal church,
at Washington, D. C. to Miss Mamie
through the Washington papers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Powell died of old age
at the residence of her son, Thomas
Powell, at Crozet ON Wednesday. She
was the widow of Samuel Powell, sol
der of the war of 1912, and was said to be
1903 years old.
The last of the Miller's on trial as one
of the principals in the Brownsburg
tragedy, was discharged on the 10th at
Lexington. Not single conviction in
this famous case was had, although tour
persons were indited.
A tract of land belonging to the Eu
reka Improvement Company, an organi-
cation of colored people in Norfolk, Va,
containing 81 acres and costing the com
pany 81, 500, was sold few days ago for
$4,000. 1t was sold for division.
The House Committee ON War Claims
has reported bill to pay Dr. Mary
Walker s., 0C0 for services rendered dur
ing the war. She is very eccentric, but
did good service in the hospitals as an
expert during active hostilities.
Stephen Archer, the defaulting treas
urer of Maryland, was arrested at his
palatial resi- ience near Baltimore on
Tuesday last He was too i'll to he taken
from his house. and an officer was left
with him. His defalcation is row sup
plemented by forgery, and the amount
of his shortage is creeping up every day,
as new discoveries are made.
A large oak tree in the cemetery at
Salem, Va, was riven by tightening last
week By the splitting of the tree sill
yer tea pot was exposed, and en- exami-
nation it was seen that it contained the
skull of child. The date on the vessel
was 1922. 1t was unique in make and
entrinsicly very valuable. Its history,
however, is asmystery.
Mr.. W. A. Beverage has gone to work
with vim to develop his coal bank one
mile south of town. He has hired a man
and given him instructions to tunnel
through the hill if necessary to prove
whether coal does exist as the surface
specimens indicate. We hore he will be
rewarded for his thor by finding an in
exhaustible bed of the best coal. We
hope others will follow his example,
Highland Recorder.
We mentioned last week the assassi-
nation of Treasurer Caddell, of Pulaski
county, and the arrest of two men
charged with the crime. They were ac-
quilted. Since then four others-three
men and one woman-have been taken
in custody, and one of the men named
Smith, it is said has confessed A man
named Vaughan, one of the arrested
was seen to have gold watch, thought
to have been taken from the murdered
man.
Congress has voted Hon. Geo. d. Wise
Democrat, out of his seat, and Judge
Edwin Waddell, Republican, in. Mr.
Wises speech in defence of his case, was
very Incorporate in some of it's sen
fences, and did not do him much credit
1t is always better to meet adversely
and disappointment with philosophiC
composure, and thus show that if you
are not successful you deserve it. Pas
sion never won in battle, nor does it in
spire public confidence
George W. Keller plunged into the sea
at Atlantic City thirteen years ago after
dancing himself into a Precipitation in
the evening. He was seized the next
day with cssifying rheumatism, and ever
since drawn out of shape, he has lain in
bed. Until 1887 he suffered the most ex-
cruciating pains almost continually
Last evening at his home in Philadel-
phia. he appeared to be just as cheerful
as when he was a stalwart young man.
He is 35 years Of age and lives with his
mother.
1t is thought by experts that Joseph
C. Gallihon, living within four miles OF
Marion, Smythe county, Va, has I'M
doubtedly found banana on his farm.
He has struck coal at three different
points, the surface indications point to
immense deposits, and it is believed to
be fine article of anthracite. He has
also found oil in two or three places,
where it seeps out into a small stream of
water near by. The oil covers the water
and can be traced a long distance, and
smells very strong.
Mr. L. Strauss wealthy Israelitish mer-
chant of Baltimore, and Miss Title Viii
liams, Christian sales woman in one of
his fathers stores, were married recent
ly When they became engaged Mr..
Strauss secretly placed Miss Williams in
the care of Hebrew teacher, and for
six months she received instruction in
the Hebrew tongue and faith. After a
third formal application, as per The ten
cts of the religion, she was admitted
into the faith, and having conforned to
all the necessary formalities the marriage
took place in accordance with Jewish
law.
Illness of Judge Mclaughlin.
On the 9th inst Judge VIM. McLaugh-
lin. of this judicial court, while holding
his court in arIisOnburg, was taken
with sudden nausea, and became very
sick. He was taken in a carriage to the