The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-12-10

Cook. the Boston man who started |
ont on a wager to ''beat" his way around |
the world, has been sentenced to one |
imprisonment in Berlin for not |
paying his hotel bill in that city.
A careful count of the Senate and
House of Representatives reveals the
fact that free coinage of silver bill
cannot be passed over the Presidents
veto, which such bill would certainly
receive.
Rev. Geo. b. Taylor has resigned as
assistant minister of the First Baptist
church of Baltimore to accept a pastor
age in Macon. Ga. He is son of Rev.
Geo. B. Taylor, in charge of the Baptist
mission in Rome. Italy.
Capt. Harrison Robertson, from whom
the Rich Patch Iron Company pur
chased the Rich Patch property of 5000
acres, and made the last payment on the
End inst, will sail for Europe to day,
the 10th, accompanied by his-wife. They
Mrs. Judge Paul, of Harrisonburg,
one of Virginia's women commissioners
at the Worlds Fair, has very interest
ing and admirably written article IN the
Sunday Dispatch about woman's work
at the Fair, and woman's opportunities,
capabilities and influence generally.
John P. East, son of Col. S. A. East of
Augusta county, has become associated
with leading law-frm of New York,
and has gone there to practice his pro-
fession. He is graduate of the law
school of the University of Virginia,
and young man of fine promise.
There will be 1913 delegates in the Ma
tional Republican Convention, to be
held in Minneapolis on June Z. There
will be four elegates-at-large from each
state, two from each congressional dis
trict, two from each of the four Territo>
ries-A rizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Utah-and two from the District of
Columbia. 1t will require the votes of
500 delegates to make a nomination.
The belief is we'll founded in Phila
delphia that railroad building will be
more active next year. Ship builders
are now crowded Car building is boom-
ing, and everything looks like an extras
ordinary period of industrial activity
for 1892 1t will not be a boom, but
steady growth, formed upon safe and
assured conditions, and responding to
the legitimate needs of the country.
The boasting of Springer, Hatch and
McMillin that each held the key to the
situation of the Speakership and was
sure to be elected, evidences that they
are given to small devises in great mat
ters At no time did either of them ever
have chance to be elected. If Crisp
and Mills had been dropped, Wilson, Of
West Va, would most certainly have
been the dark horse. He is one of the
ablest, most modest, and most cultured
men in Congress.
Dom Pedro, the dethroned and exiled
Emperor of Brazil, died in Paris on the
4th, of diabetes, from which he had suff-
cred for some time. He had been a wise
ruler, and was devoted to his country
But scheming politicians, operating on
ignorant, seni-civilized population, were
too-much for him. He fell victim to
their wiles and was exiied his country
without conflict or blood she'd There
have been three pretenders since, and
numerous bloody conflicts and the coun-
! H. I
Information has been received at Den
yer from Sydney, Colorado, to the effect
that freight teams which started for
North Park last week via the newly
opened road, hauling over the surplus
grain, have returned with their loaded
wagons. Four miles from Bear river, on
the summit of the Continental Divide,
snow drifts were encountered from 10 to
12 feet deep. After working with show
els and bucking with horse power for
four days they were obliged to return to
the river. Some hardships will result
for the ranchers who are depending on
the proceeds of grain sold in North
Park for the purchase of winter sup
plies.
One of the most supremacy ludicrous
propositions we have seen for many a
day, is that coming from some of the
journals and politicians of the South to
pension the widow of Jefferson Davis.
Mrs. Davis does not need pension, She
has an income of S., 900 and fine estate
at which to make her home. There are
but two in the family, Mrs. Davis and
her daughter Winnie, and the available
resources they have are ample for CON-
Portable support. The suggestion has
neither patriotic feeling or practical
common sense in it, and ought not to be
considered by any Legislature in the
South.
w. A. Richeson, barkeeper at Buena
Vista. and s. ]. Campbell, his bartender,
are on trial this week in the Rockbridge
County Court, charged with placing a
blind bull on the track of the Nor
folk and Western railroad, with a view
to having the animal killed and getting
damages therefor. The program was
carried out SO far as killing the bull
That was effectually done by the first
passing train. But when it came to the
damages, the case took another turn.
A warrant was sworn out for the arrest
of Richeson and Campbell for tying the
bull on the track. Campbell confessed
that he placed the bull on the road by
the order of Richeson, and turned
States evidence. Able counsel are en-
plOyed on both sides.
A passenger train ON the St. Louis ard
San Francisco railroad was stopped at |
Glendale, just outside of st. Louis, on |
the Both, and the express car robbed of |
money and valuables estimated at $780,
900. Just after the train left the station
at Glendale two men climbed over the |
tender into the cab and forced the en-
gineer and fireman to stop the train and |
leave the engine. Then, while these
two guarded each side of the train to
prevent interference from the passen-
f~oi fr,1 ,tJ Ill