The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-09-17
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Alexander Fortune, OF Nelson coul
ty, has been appointed Y. .. gauge
and storehee;,er.
T. 4 Keller, a bar keeper, of Roanoke
was so badly injured by the Vinto
dummy cars on the 18th, that he canno
recover.
George Hogan, an aeronaut, fell on
thousand feet from a trapeze attacfes
to balloon, at the exposition grounds
at Detroit, Mich, on Saturday and wa
crushed to death.
The anxiety OF the people to see Thu
holy coat at Treyes is SO great that /
woman and two children were crushed
to death in the crush at the entrance O
the Cathedral last week.
The building of the franklin Brass
Company at Buchanan, was burned or
the 4th, the fire originating in the en-
CINE room. The estimated loss is $75, 900
! The works had been operated only
| about one week.
John L. Durham, Of Kentucky, has
been appointed minister resident and
consul general to Hayti. to succeed Fred
Douglas. resigned. Durham is a colored
man of education and high character,
and is now consul at San Domingo
The grain elevator at Newport News,
with it's capacity of 100000 bushels, is
running full force. The export grain
business has assumed enormous proper
tions, and several export houses at New
York are expected to establish branches
at Newport News.
Mrs. Mary Salisbury, aged 1902, died
near Bellingham, Mimi, on the 1st OF
! September Her husband, aged 1903,
| who has been sick for some time, was
sinking rapidly at the date Of the wife's
death. They had been married 60 years
and were ehiidless
So great has been the pressure
brought to bear upon the German impe-
rial government for a reduction or sus-
pension of the grain duties, in view Of
the crop failures, that it is likely the
government will declare the duties sus
pended before the fall meeting Of the
Richstag.
Chairman Ellyson, of the State Demos
cratic Committee, has sent out circulars
to the County and City Chairmen ask
ing information as to party organization,
and the outlook for Democratic success,
etc AS soon as he receives replies he
and the situation will be thoroughly dis
cussed.
Judge Panl has denied the motion
made in the United States District court
by the Lawrence Iron Works Company,
of Ironton, Ohio, praying for the APP
pointment of receiver for the Rock
bridge Company, at Glasgow, Va, on
the ground that there is no evidence of
ficers
dispatch from Baltimore few days
ago, says that Colonel Vannort will ehal,
lenge Frank Brown, the democratic
nominee for governor, for a joint discus
sion on the stump, and to settle who has
the best claim to being considered the
farmers candidate he will challenge
Brown to a blowing contest of g tens
acre field, which, if Brown accepts, will
be a remarkable feature of the cam
paign.
The Rockbridge Neaos says: Work is
progressing well in the erection of the
T,ic
Large buildings are already we'll under
construction, and the heavy and costly
machinery purchased for the work has
in good part been placed in position. A
good force of hands is engaged, and it is
said that the work Of reducing the ore,
OF which large quantity has been
mined, will be commenced at an early
day.
A leading lawyer who attended the re
cent meeting of the Virginia bar associa-
ton at the White Sulphur, says the ma
terial for the next Court OF Appeals was
freely discussed during the sessions of
the body, not as body, but by individ-
uals, and these are the names most prom
inently mentioned in connection with
the honor: Rely, of Halifax; Barton, of
Winchester; Mann, of Nottaway /; Phleg-
ar of Montgomery, and some one Of
the Richmond lawyers.
Clifton Forge can justly claim deci
ded advantage over many OF its neigh
boring towns, by being in possession of
q x-ar;atu IF x,otuabIo Mineral ,,otarc
In the Northwestern section of the city
within distance of two miles, and al
most in Decline, are to be found pure
sparkling and health giving springs of
Freestone, Sulphur. Chalybeate and AL
um waters, the two last named being with
in the corporate limits of Clifton Forge
The Alum water has been partially ana
USED, and is pronounced the purest and
strongest in the State.
General Mahone's Repnblicanism is
we'll illustrated in the insinuated sugges-
ton in his circular declaring against
Republican nominations for the Legis-
lature. that the Republicans support
Alliance candidates, where they run
against the regular Democratic nominee.
The Alliance platform declares against
every cardinal Republican principle, and
| for measures that no one but dema>
gogue or an idiot would think of enact
ing into law. We're it possible to give
| legislative effect to their notions, uni
versal ruin would be brought upon not
only the farmers, but every other class
of people. Certainly no Republican
would think of stultifying himself by
supporting them.
Childrens play rarely indeed has more
distressing results than in the tragedy
which occurred in an Ohio town last
week, when three children were smoth-
cred in chest. At first there was sus
picion that some fiend in human form
had thrust them into the box, but it
turns out that they were put there by
their playmates in pure sport, and then
| forgotten Such a tragedy is without a
| single relieving feature. 1t recalls tc
mind the pathetic story told in verse by
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