The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-10-09


gone into blast, and will run it's full ca
pacity.
The committee investigating the
charges against Postmaster Wheat of
the House of Representatives made a
unanimous report on Thursday declar-
ing the office vacant.
Judge Freeman, prominent Repub-
lican of Fairfax county, has been ap-
pointed and confirmed as Associate
Judge of the U. s. Supreme Court for
the Territory of New Mexico.
A man known as Il. g.. Henderson
died Wednesday afternoon at the house
of Mrs. Pannell, near Birmingham,
Ala. Before he died he confessed to
her that he was Charles William Guam
trell, the famous Missouri outlaw who
was supposed to have been killed in a
fight with Federal soldiers in Kentucky
near the close of the war;
Rawley Springs have been purchased
by number of Baltimore gentlemen
for $15O,00O, who will put up $780,
900 worth of buildings there as soon as
it is practical to do SO. The place will
be made grand summer resort. Nor
gan Switzer, Mayor of Harrisonburg
w. B. Compton and Granville Eastman
were three of the owners of the prop
erty, with several Baltimore gentlemen.
For a Southern member of Congress
to vote against the tariff bill is infinite
ly more against the interests of the
South than to have voted for the Elec-
ton bill. Free trade, or a revenue for
tariff, would have been material death
to the South, and the Election bill, as
much as we were opposed to it, would
have inflicted far less harm to the people
of Virginia, especially.
A Berlin. Prussia, dispatch, dated the
3rd, has the following: A woman named
Ida Freese, after being engaged for ten
years to a man named Camm. married
him last Friday, and Sunday, when she
awoke, she found her husband dead,
hanging by q rope In front of
the bed. The deceased had pinned an
open letter on the cushion, which said
Nobody knows woman until he is
married to her."
Mr.. Blaine has indicated desire to
accept the invitation extended him to
visit the Atlanta, Ga, Exposition. He
says he would like to talk to the South
ON industrial matters, as he is firm be-
lever in the future progress and pros
perity of the South. He favors ship
canal across the Peninsula of Florida,
and says it would cost 46,OOO,OOO, and
would save 800 miles of travel from the
Gulf ports to the Atlantic ports. He
thinks the construction of the Nicarau-
ga canal would tend to the ultimate
construction of the Florida canal.
The Democrats in the district in
Philadelphia which Samuel j.. Randall
represented in Congress are in a commo-
ton. Richard Vaux was the successor
of Mr. Randall, and it was though he
would be re-nominated. But the ring
State Senator McAleer. Whereupon
the more respectable portion of the
Democratic party assembled In mass
meeting and nominated Mr. Vaux. He
has accepted and it is believed he will
beat the regular nominee. as the Repub-
licans will not make q nomination, but
generally support Vaux.
Mr.. a. C, Daniel, proprietor of the Au-
gusta White Sulphur Springs, and one
of the most popular and highly respect
ed men in this county, is making his ar
engagements to go into the real estate
business at Goshen, Va. In view of his
large acquaintance, not only in Virginia,
but In many Southern States, acquired
will prove very valuable acquisition to
Goshen. 1t is probable that brother
in-law of Mr.. Thomas P. Grasty, of the
Manufa cturers' Record. will go into
partnership with Mr.. Daniel
The Republicans of South Carolina
are playing sharp and we believe will
prove to be winning game. Knowing
the dissatisfaction that exists with the
nomination of Tillman for Governor,
they have determined to support the
following prominent and influential
Democrats. all anti Fillmanits, for State
Offices A. G. Haskell of Columbia for
Governor, and Joseph H. Earl of Sumter
for Attorney General. supplementing
the ticket with the following nominees
For Lieutenant Governor, John Brat
TON of Fairfield Secretary of State, J.
Q. Marshall Of Columbia /; Treasurer,
w. A. Ancrum of Camden; Controller,
General Joseph w. Barawell of Char
lesion Adjntant and Inspector General,
M. L. Bonham; Superintendent at HdH-
cation. J. H. Rice of Union. Haskell
and Earl were most bitter opponents of
Tillman and Tillmanism all through the
campaign. The influence of the friends
of these gentlemen may secure q fair
vote for the Republicans, and II SO they
can elect the ticket without the aid of
Democratic votes.
Blaine and the Presidency.
Gen. ], s, Clarkson, was in Chicago on
the LIST. To reporter for an afternoon
paper, he remarked, in response to a
question, as to whether Mr. Blaine would
be an aggressive candidate for the Pres
idency in 1892
II do not. The man does not live who
would refuse the Presidential nolnina-
ton, and were Mr.. Blaine to he rendered
it he would accept. But he will not fight
for it. Mr.. Blaine l look upon as the
! greatest force in the world to-day. The
blending together Of the countries into
one harmonious comlnercial whole he
desires to see, and il, through the onar-
alton of his ideas, reciprocity and the
principles adopted by the Pan-Ameriean
Congress, such blending should come
to pass, his name walld be made more
imperishabie than bis occupancy aF thf
Presidential chair conld make it."
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