The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-30


and sad death of Capt. John Waldrop
formerly passenger conductor on the
d q. " o., and well known here, which
: happened on last Friday morning, on
the N. N. y M. V. r. R., near Harris
d burg, Mississippi. Capt. Waldrop was
$ running freight train on that road ana
to his train was attached two engines.
9. The weight af the train caused the track
J to spread, which wrecked the train The
caboose, in which he was standing, was
, overturned and fell over an embank-
ment. He was caught under it and
crushed to death. The remains passed
here last Monday, accompanied by his
wife and children, and were taken to
Louisa county for interment. Miss Mag
gle Atkinson, sister in-law of the de-
ceased, went with the funeral party
from this city, ON No. 9 Monday night
Hinton Independent
The first train load of large cast iron
pipe ever made in the south for the cas-
tern market was made by the Howard
Harrison Iron Company, of Bessemer,
Ala, recently left Bessemer by the Rich
mond & Danville Railroad for Baltimore,
Md. This was the first shipment on q
5000 ton contract of 36>inch pipe for the
city of Baltimore. The Howard Har.
rison Iron Company is now turning out
1876 tons of pipe per day from "a to As
inches in diameter. The shipment con-
sists of IS cars loaded to their full capac-
ity. Shipments will be continued at
the rate of 70 tons per day until the con-
tract with the city of Baltimore is COM
pleted. -R0ilao0y Reoieao.
A dispatch from Washington, dated
July 10Th, says that great difficulty has
| been experienced in securing eligibles
for the railway mail service for the
southwestern section of Virginia Spec
ial railway mail examinations will there
fore be held at Lynchburg, Va, and
Knoxville, Tenn, on August 18th, COM
mencing at 8 "a. m. Application blanks
and instructions may be obtained by adj
dressing the United States Civil Service
Commission, Washington, d. c. Appli-
cation should be promptly filed. Citi-
zens of the United States between the
ages of eighteen and thirty-five are elig
ible.
Harper & Brothers announcement Of
new publications includes Hubert Howe
Bancroft's Literary Industries Roles .
Tales from Scottish History; life of
The Right Honorable W. e. Gladstone,
by G.. w. E. Russell volume of short
stories entitled Iduna, and Other Sto-
ries by George A. Hubbard A Mans
Conscience novel by Avery MacAl-
pine Farming, by R. K. Munkittrick,
illustrated by A. B. Frost the third
number of Hdrpers School Speakers
and the library edition of Walter
Besant's new story, st. Katherine S by
the Toner.
Suit is about to be commenced in New
York by the heirs of Robert Edwards for
the recovery OF over one hundred millions
dollars worth of property. Ninety-nine
years ago Edwards leased a parcel of
ground in New Y ork and the lease has just
expired. The heirs reside In Mississippi,
Arkansas and Tennessee, and one of
them is Col. He. King, of Memphis,
who was recently found guilty of muir
der in the first degree, for killing Daniel
HI. Poston.
The latest addition to DIR. Rolfe's
English Classics for School Reading
is series of Tales from Scottish History
selected from the works of standard
authors. The selections are arranged
in historical or chronological order, and
the book is complete in itself. Numer-
Gus notes, grammatical and explanato-
ry, are appended, with view to adapt
ing the volume to the needs of the
school room. 1t will be published in
few days by Harper & Brothers.
The Tennessee militia sent to Brice-
vile, in that State, to protect the con-
victs in the mines there from the miners,
were compelled Monday, by the miners
to leave Briceville with the convicts.
The troops were largely outnumbered,
and resistance would have been suicidal.
The Governor has ordered other troops
to the mines No bloodshed is antici-
pated, as the miners will probably re-
main quiet until the troops are removed.
Anderson, Ind, celebrated the Fourth
of July by the inauguration of the tin
plate industry in that busy town. A
number of sheets were manufactured
and the works are prepared to turn out
fifteen to twenty tons per day. The tin
was pronounced to be of the best quali>
ty, and the mayor has a number Of tin
cups made of the first sheet.
The projectors of the Elwood Tin
Plate Company, held an important bus
mess meeting in Akron, o., on July 10th
1t was decided to commence the build
ing of the plant at once. These mans
moth works will be erected at ElwOod,
Ind, and will give employment to force
of 300 men.
A number of recently married people
at Upper Sandusky, Ohio are in state
of mind over the discovery that Rev.
Albert Cushion who officiated at their
weddings, is not All ordained minister
This invalidates the marriages accord
ing to Ohio law The fact came out in
a divorce suit
Great excitement exists at Ellenburg,
in the State of Washington, over the
discovery of gold in the Menastash can
| ON, fifteen miles from that place. Fine
nuggets and dust are found daily, and
the gold is of high grade. Several good
silver lodges have also been discovered
in the canon.
The Craig Valley Mining Company
has been organized at Covington, Va,
with Mr.. McElwaine, of Lynchburg,
president; with Mr.. Fontleroy, also of
Lynchburg, secretary, for the purpose
of developing iron mines in Craig Val
ley The capital stock is 100000.
The West Virginia Central and Pitts
burgh Railroad Company has, it is res
ported, purchased land in Logan coun-
ty, w. Va, for $32, 900, and will lay out
town, build blast furnaces, iron works,
etc.
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