The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-05-28

will have no difficulty IN
meeting all of its obligations and have
a decent sized surplus left.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
has awarded the contract for the build |
ing of railroad shops and round-house
at Shenandoah, on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, to John P. Pettyjohn.
of Lynchburg The cost of the build
ings will be $4,000.
There are over 600 voters in the re-
stricted corporate limits of Clifton
Forge, and not less than 900 in the limits
that ought to be the corporation. This
means, taking the average OF one voter
to five persons, that Clifton Forge cor
tains over 1000 people.
Lewis Booker, of Richmond, Va, VINO
is charged with misappropriating large
amount of money of the Hannewinkle
estate, held by him in a fiduciary capac-
ity, has been indicted in five cases con-
nected with the transaction. He belongs
to an old eastern Virginia family, and
had always born a high character.
The Davis Shoe Company, with mans
ufactories at Richmond, Va, kennebeck,
Me-, and Lynn, Mass, has succumbed to
liabilities which foot up more than
million. and has carried with it the
Lynn house of Houghton u Godfrey,
dealers in cut soles and manufacturers
supplies. Mr. Davis is largely interested
in Glasgow, Va, and the Natural Bridge.
He contemplated establishing shoe
factory at Glasgow.
The conflict now going on between
dogma and orthodoxy in several OF the
religious denominations of the North,
is simply sign of mental progress and
DEVELOPMENT and desire to find the
truth, even if old notions and what are
called orthodox canons are rooted up
and scattered to the winds. All creeds
are of human invention and devisement,
and it is perfectly legitimate that they
should be brought to the test OF enlight-
ened investigation and criticism. To
assume that any creed is perfect or in
fallible is to assert the perfection or in
fallibiiity of human nature, and all
know that cannot be SO long as we tab
ernacle here in the flesh.
1t is understood that Messrs. Quay,
Dudley and Clarkson are not enthusiast
tic for the denomination of President
>f at cd fou nVC
NAV be induced to go to the front once
more in his behalf. Senator Quay's in
terview with President Harrison has
been postponed until the Senator re-
turns from the two weeks yachting
cruise on which he started for Philadel>
phia on the 90 If the Republicans want
to succeed in 1892, they will have to cut
loose from Clarkson and his methods.
The people. last fall, and the fall previ-
GUS sufficiently made known their opin-
ion as to bosses to convince a wooden
Indian that they will have no more of
them.
The recent heavy shipments of gold
from this country to Europe, are ex-
planned by recent dispatches. Russia
has been drawing her gold from the
English, German and French Banks,
and they ia turn have had to supply
themselves with gold from this country.
Russia is changing her armament, dis
placing all her old guns and supplying
herself with more modern firearms. She
has also to pay the Dutch loans OF 1900
and 1850, and consequently has to accu
muIate all the gold she can. 10 accom-
plish this the Russian government has
been compelled to draw her surplus de-
posts from the banks of the continent
and purchase all she is able to purchase
with the result we have stated. The
gold exported from this country will
soon float back, for as it is paid out, it
will be compelled to be used in pur-
chasing the breadstuffs OF this country.
The tire atty recently negotiated with
Spain by special commission. }. w.
Foster, representing the State Departs
ment Of this country, will render it diff
ficult for a reciprocal treaty to be ar
ranged between Spain and any other
country. Spain has agreed to give
American imports into Cuba and Porto
Rico a differential rate of % per cent.
against similar imports from all other
countries whether or not they conclude
treaties with Spain. Such privilege
constituting a practical customs union
between the United States and the
Spanish Antilles, blocks the further ne
gotiations which the German Amba ssa-
dor has undertaken itaneously with
the Austrian, Italian and Belgian min
isters Spain has been invited to send
delegate to the customs conference at
Vienna, where solution of the diff cul.
ty might be discussed. The successful
negotiation of treaties with Brazil and
Spain, will be of invaluable benefit to
this country, as they give us cheap
sugar, while they open up market on
favorable terms for our agricultural
products, as we'll as machinery of all
kinds and mechanical inventions.
The first impressions and opinions OF
men are sometimes worth consideration
them. 1t depends on the kind of men.
If they are careful, observing business
men, who do not speak at random and
to please, what they say may be treas
ured. Last week we met two such men
Rev. E. A. Dickinson, of the Richmond
Baptist Herald. and James l.. Barbour,
ESQ. one of the wealthiest men IN Wash>
ington. In conversation with them. each
expressed the belief that Clifton Forge
was a good town and had a big future
before it. They were agreeably surprls-
ed at the evidences of business thrift
which prevails, the number OF inhab-
itants it contains and the general
appearance of the city. That CORES.
spends with the views of nearly every
one who makes visit here and for the
first time notes the character of inn
provements going on and the men who
are pushing them. Mr. Barbour was es-
pecially impressed with what he saw
and earnest in what he said.