The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-12-17
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Lyman Chalkley, of Covington, has
been nominated for Judge for Allegheny
and Craig, and G. N. Mcdaniel for Bath |
and Highland.
Mrs. 7. M. Rohr, of Harrisonburg, died
in that1place on Sunday last, of pneu> 4
monia. She was a lady much esteemed
in that community.
Mr.. Simpson, the postmaster at Fin
castle, has been placed under arrest as
defaulter-an inspection of his Office
showing him to be $500 short.
1t is stated by the Baltimore Herald
that two millions of bushels of grain
will be shipped across the waters from
that port during the present week.
H. Bernard, commission merchant of
Montreal, died from cancer brought on
by excessive smoking. He smoked TWEEN
ty cigars each day and one pound of to-
bacco weekly.
It is announced that the marriage of
Prince Albert Victor to Princess Veto
ria, of Teck, will take place ON March
10, after which the Prince will be made
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Great restitution is said to be existing
in several Mexican States on account of
the drought and the total failure of
crops. Thousands of the lower classes
are at the point of starvation.
Death has been very busy in aid
about Staunton for the past month";
Last Sunday there were four funerals
death having been caused in every case
by pneumonia, or the grippe.
The Oriskany mines, on the Craig's
Creek extension of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway, has been opened by w.
A. Rhinehart & Co., and preparations
will be made for mining and shipping
ores.
By series of fires in Louisville eleven
lives were lost and over 100000 worth
of property was destroyed. Four fire
men were killed by falling walls end six
girls and a man lost their lives in a
candy factory.
Senator Plumb will renew the effort
to have General Grants remains re-
moved from New York to Arlington
Heights Cemetery, at Washington. He
expects opposition only from the New
York members.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company is building threemile track
to run on the southside of New River
about ten miles west of Hawks Nest, to
fI,o al ri J,x~N Erlyc
Miller and J. Fred Ef1inger of Staunton.
Hon. A. S. Withrow, delegate to rep
resent Allegheny, Bath and Highland
counties in the Legislature, has been as
signed to the Committees on Roads and
Internal Navigation, Banks, Currency
and Commerce, and the Chesapeake and
its tributaries.
During the course Of a banquet in St.
Petersburg, at which the Gar presided
in honor of the feast of st. George, he
referred to the situation of affairs in
Europe, and said that he was greatly
pleased with it because it was entirely
of pacific character.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in his
annual report to the President, refers to
the growing prosperity of the United
States and the increase in our export
trade with European and South Ameri-
can countries brought about by the re-
ciprocal clause in the new tariff bill
Serious complications have arisen be-
tween France and Brazil. 1t is said that
during the recent unpleasantness,t twelve
Frenchmen were killed by agents of ex>
Marshall Beodora De Fonseca, formerly
Dictator of Brazil The French Minis
ter has been instructed to demand repa-
ration from Brazil.
James Steward, the colored mail car
rier at the Covington Postoffice, was
found guilty of stealing a registered let
ter containing $780, September 5, 1891,
at the December term of the United
States Court at Harrisonburg. He was
not present, as he had jumped his bail
bond of $500, but the jury on the evi>
dence found him guilty
The Chamber of Commerce of Buena
Vista passed resolutions requesting the
Legislature to act promptly and favora-
bly, on the State debt proposition, and
not to act at all on the Railroad Gem
mission bill. The Chamber deplores
any legislation which might in any way
operate against the railroads we have
and preventing others from being built
1t has been decided that, in order to
get sufficient facilities for transportation
during the Worlds Fair at Chicago. lake
transportation must be availed of, and
for this purpose piers must be built on
the lake front. This cannot be. done,
however, until the suit to determine the
relative rights of the Government, the
State, the city, and the Illinois Railroad
have been decided by the United States
Supreme Court, in which the matter is
pending.
The Sentinel informs US that the ma
chine shops at Covington will be in OPP
Grafton by the LIST of January and the
furnace by the middle of February. The
machinery for the shops is on hand and
is of the best quality. The Sentinel calls
for the building of houses for the ac-
commodation of the hands that will be
employed, as there are no vacant houses
in the place. That is complaint from
all the growing towns, and one that
ought to be speedily remedied.
The task of arranging the comm +
tees of the two Houses of Congress is now
engaging serious attention at Washing
ton. There can be no legislation until
the committees are appointed. In the
Senate there are many Democratic va
cancies to fill and the caucus of that
party is having a struggle. The Repub-
licans are making excellent progress.
Speaker Crisp has most unpleasant |
task before him and is not expected to
get through his committee list before
the holidays.
Mr. Mills conduct in refusing to act
on the committee to inform the Presi>
dent that Congress was ready to receive
communications from him, his accept