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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-06-19

ing gang. A pipe-laying force will begin
to-day and follow close after the excava-
tors, to avoid caving. The connection with
the city water WORKS is made at the corner
of Main and Fourth streets. The course
will be east to the race track; south to the
Northern Pacific right of way; east to the
corner Of the penitentiary grounds; thence
direct to the building. The distance to be
laid is about one and one-half miles, and
the work will occupy most of the summer.
Erie, Pa, Herald: Mrs. A. B. Gray, of
Fargo, Dakota, and daughter of D. w.
Hutchinson, who was receiver of pubic
money at the land office in Bismarck
during the Cleveland administration,
has arrived at her fathers home in this
city and will spend the summer here.
Mrs. Gray's husband is editor and part
owner of the Commonwealth, the leading
Democratic journal of Dakota. MI.
Gray is an intelligent, vigorous writer,
and has made the Commonwealth a sue
cess financially and of large influence
politically.
The trial of Julia Motto yesterday re-
suited in her being committed to Jail to
await action of the district court, in de-
fault of 5000 bail. She was stubborn
and would not agree to stop practice in
case the court should not deal severely
with this offence. DR.. Kendrick con-
Quoted the prosecution on behalf of the
state board of medical examiners, whose
duty it is to not allow the practice Of
medicine without q license. Every pos
sible advantage was shown Mrs. Motto,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16
MFR. Blaine Popularity.

From The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
Both in the extent of his popularity
and in the strength in which it survives
all the vicissitudes of politics Mr.. Blaine's
career is without any parallel in cotem-
poraneous history. The ebb and flow
of political movements that carry down
other public men only leave him strong
err by the test and cement the hold
which he has in the affections OF his
countrymen. The old friends who have
stood with him in many hard>fought
battle are his friends still. Others who
distrusted him once have been won over
to the army of his admirers by the
evidences of his broad craftsmanship
and of his unselfish patriotism. He has
disarmed the criticisms and lived down
the charges which furnished the stock
in trade of those who opposed him in
former campaigns.
It is tribute paid to no other man in
either great political party that in all
the forecasts made for 1892, by friend
and foe alike, every one admits that the
Republican nomination will go to Mr..
Blaine if he will but accept it With
equal unanimity they concede that lie
need not lift hand to secure this honor.
1t is his by the simple negative of re
| framing frem a declaration that he will
decline. 1t was his in 1888, but he waived
| it. Much more will it be his in 1892, il
| AGAIN he does not waive it
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16
NEW SERIES. VOL. l, NO. 10.
Conveyances in Clifton Forge.

- "
The following, daeds baya boon rocord
tio Noeas ii1'c oeoA icooiu u
/ gu conveying property IN Clifton Forge
Slice our last report:
Eroo, c,,f+o,, No.,
ond ~ ~ Sn p fofse company TO a. L.. Bfice
tsn Siift ~" gLs conveying lot, block IA, sec
deei M r 1o,, ~ tW5 r,,s. No.,
(,o,ononr 10y Sn. linton forge investment
Wst fr ~ p. y Mlsoh conveying lot 10, plock
Fro o9o S S4iif to,, T rrs.t'
~ IN ! y " Company 70 1Ta b. Snapp,
ciias,,ie ~ -, DgveIopnenG company 60 A j.
S,Iiftpp Forn % iii5 locs anu o. oiocK III, "est
Ern,,, $3.50 ~ 80 20 90
,,s Uraet We " saints Se' conveying lou a. DOCK
From nc q 8 ~ vi na Z "a ~, VIZ
| Crsvyfnrd ana s W ". % %.
hion, 10 ~ =; u. h0ugers conveying iou u,
~ Eyn,, No. :, ny, coz ~ C w Toage;
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16
Charters Granted.

Last week Judge Mclaughlin of the
Circuit Court of Augusta county, grant
ed the following charters, as we find in
the Argus'
ION Wednesday, q week. the A. J. Sweeney s.
Sons Co.was chartered. The object is to conduct
a Foundry and Machine Shop and to make ma
chinery, etc. The capital stock is to be not less
than SI25 900 nor more than $500 Co., in shares of
500 each. Real Estate holding is not to exceed
800 acres. The principal office OF the Company Is
to be in Stanton in Augusta county near
town. Oficers for one year are: President A.
j. Sweeney, Wheeling, W. Va. Vice President
and Manager John NJ. Sweeney, Wheeling
A. I. Sweeney, Wheeling; Directors, the above
and NJ. Erskine Miller and L. Witt, Staunton.
The large plant of the Sweeneys will be moved
to this city.
The Iron Cross Investment Co. chartered
on Thursday, week, its objects being to deal
in Real Estate, lay Off, improve and develop the
same, build and operate street railroads, erect
gas and Electric light works reservoir, etc, and
the minimum capital stock is $4,000 and the
maximum $50,G00. divided into shares of $500
each. Not more than 100 acres Of Real Estate
can be held. Basic City is to be the principal
office, and the officers for the first year these:
". Y. Kirk, Paw Paw W. Va, President; Ed
mund P Cahill, Hancock, Md: President;
j. N. Kirk, Basic City, Va, Secretary and Treas
urer; the above and P. H. Gold and P. E. Stei-
gers, Basic City, and G. H. Purcell, of Winches-
ter Va, Directors.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16
A Sure Sign.

No surer sign of the progress and pros
perity of d community can be given than
the post-office receipts. Where there is
an increase in the business of a post
Office, it may be put down as conclusive
that the people OF that locality are NOV
ing along, that the town is growing, and
the prospects encouraging. The follow
ing statement will be interesting in this
respect, showing as it does gratifying
business activity
Basic City. Augusta county, is made money
order and postal note office.
Among the increases made in the salaries of
the third class post oflces under the reappor-
tionment just completed the following are
mentioned: Berryviile from 81 100 to 81 200; Cliff
ton Forge from 1890 to $i,50N; Front Royal from
S1100 to $l,4o0; Waynesbcro from FL 800 to 81 400;
Harrisonburg from 1890 to S1,T00; Lexington
from $500 to $500; Luray from 1900 to $500.
Buena Vista has been raised from fourth
class to Presidential office.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16
The New Debt Statement

Secretary Foster has brought out his
new form of debt statement, which with
draws from the list of liabilities against
the net cash in the treaury those items
which it is held by the department are
practically only apparent liabilities.
The statement combines both the Sec
retary's statement OF the public debt and
the United States Treasurer's monthly
statement OF assets and liabilities here
tofore issued separately. Comparison
with the last monthly statement and the
statement issued July /, 1890, shows an
increase in the public debt during the
past month of about S5.0G0,000, and a
net reduction during the past fiscal year
of So, 100000 The surplus in the treas
ury mot cash balance) is placed at $53,
1913, S0S, or about $5,000,000 less than a
month ago with no change in the inter
est bearing debt of the government dur
ing the past month. The bonded debt is
$610529, 100; made up in round numbers
of $500 900. is and $50, SOC, 600 A. per cent
bonds
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16
Cash Tin Miues.

Twenty-Five carloads of additional
machinery has just been sent to the
Cash tin mines near Vesuvius by the
Boston Tin Company of Boston, Mass.
This is probably the finest lot of heavy
machinery ever sent South and will be
principally used in reducing tin ore.
One of the engines alone is of 800 horse
power, and has a fiy~wheel eighteen feet
in diameter, and weighing "a, 900 pounds
All the machinery is bran new and was
constructed especially for use in the Cash
mine.
The buildings now going up at the
mines consist of the mill house, 50X5l
engine house, 40x40: crusher house, 27x2O
and several smaller buildings. This work
is being done by D. w Cash and w. T
Koogler, OF Vesuvius, ana o. T. Murray
of Richmond, Va, and will soon be com
pleted
The ore taken from the Cash mines as
| says superior quality of tim and the IN
dications lead the owners to believe tina
the supply will last. under active opera
! ton, many years.-Bdsic City Adcdnce
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16
CORRESPONDENCE.
HEALING SPRINGS,
BATH Co., VA. july 9Th. 1891

BATH Co., VA. July 9Th, 1891.
Dear Editor Viygaaian..
Here we are again after a most de-
llghtful Fourth. The day was de-
l1ghtful one and was celebrated quite
extensively here. President NJ. E. In
gals, of the G. & o. had sent to his chill
dren, Master Fay and Miss Gladys, land
by the way Miss Gladys is the little lady
after whom the beautiful new hotel at
Clifton Forge is named) who are spend-
ing the summer here, while Mr. Ingalls,
and his wife will spend the summer in
Europe, a telegram having been received
here that they had left New York on
July list, large box of fire crackers, tor
pedoes, sky>rockets, etc, and we sue
ceeded in raising quite a racket, and
causing the farmers to bring out their
old shot guns and rifles and join us in
the celebration.
The weather has been quite cool here
during the past week, causing us to have
fires of evenings.
The railroad is being pushed rapidly
and the company hope to have it COM
pleted some time this month. The turn
table is building at the Hot Springs,
which will be the terminus of the road for
the present Passengers viii be sent to
the Healing and Warm Springs by
stage, which will be but short and
pleasant ride.
The season is opening up in earnest
now and guests are coming in large
numbers to the Hot, Warm and Healing
Springs Hotels. By the 18th inst. the
season will be, from present indications,
the best for many years past. The string
band will be on hand this week and the
young people will shortly, "Trip the
light fantastic toe to their hearts con-
tent.
Among the recent arrivals are Misses
Judith Darlington and Julia Morton.
two very beautiful and charming young
ladies of Richmond, Va; Mr.. J. G. s.
Mathis and wife, Mrs. John Mathis and
son, of Camden, n j.; Miss Mary Bur-
ner of Philadelphia, Penn; W. s. Ed
munds and wife. of Millboro, Va; Mr..
Thomas Jarman, of Charlottesville, Va;
Edward Tilliver, of New York City,;
Turner K. Hickman, of Washington, d.
c.; Miss Gladys and Master Fay Ingalls,,
Misses l.. Krauss, and Lizzie Aburns, of
Cincinnati. Ohio A B. Camper, Jessie
Daniels, j. B. Lock and G.. D. Lamb, of
Covington, Va; Hon. John Pace, wife
and three daughters, of Danville, Va;
Mrs. Pring, two sons, and three daugh
tiers, of Philadelphia, Pa. IT'S thus they
come. HoozIER.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16
CLIFTON FORGE, VA.
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
Banks.

The idea prevails that the circulation
of our national banks is a source OF enor-
mus profit to them and the clamor has
been raised in some quarters demanding
the withdrawal Of a national bank circu-
lation. The theory is not sustained by
the facts in case It is admitted that
years ago the banks derived profit from
their circulation but it is SO no longer; on
the contrary their outstanding circula-
ton is q positive loss which they recog-
nize. They can make more money by re-
firing their circulation and withdrawing
their bonds from the treasury, and this
is what they are doing Without any
compuision Of law, but of their own vol
ition, the banks are Withdrawing their
circulation at quite rapid rate. The
LARGEST amount of national bank circula
ton at any one time outstanding was
S34l, 32O, $50, on December 26th 1878 At
the present time the circulation out
standing for which the banks ale respon-
sibe is only about $125,0 ,0o0. What
is regarded as the most profitable nation
al bank OF New York city-whic,l pays
average dividends of 25per cent las no
circulation at all. The Amerh~.n Elk
change Bank of New York, wiz i capi-
tai of s., 000, 900, has no circulation. Fhe
National Metropolitan Bank Of Wash
ington one Of the staunchest institu-
tons in the country, has no circulation,
The national bank at Chestertown. Md,
has no circulation Out OF nearly 5000
national banks organized up to this
time only 139 have failed, with aggregate
liabilities of $54, $50, 9S1. Seven hundred
and fifty banks have gone into voluntary
liquidation and have paid their liabil-
tiles in full.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16

Amongst those announced as taking
professional degrees at the University of
Virginia, at the session which has just
closed, we notice that Joseph 7. McAlis-
ter, of Covington, received the title of
Bachelor of Law This degree was also
conferred upon John P. East, OF Angus
Ia county, and E. V. Barley, of Fin
castle Among those receiving diplomas
bridge Baths, and W. L. Reeves, of Mt.
Scion, Augusta county, graduated in
mathematics; j. d. Cochran, of Augusta
county, in mineralogy and geology; i.
Bum gardner, Of Stanton, W. L. Reeves,
of Mt Scion, Va, and r. E. Thompson,
Swoope's Depot, in industrial chemistry.
From the Sentinel: A woman named
Malinds Golf, employed at the Interinont
Hotel, was quite severely hurt in the
Steam Laundry there on Tuesday. She
was caught by the machinery while man
aging the mangle, and had her hand
drawn against the heater The skin and
| flesh were torn from the back of the
fingers and she was badly burned. She
was attended by Dr. Drewry, and though
it is possible she may lose the use of her
| hand, it is hoped that she will entirely
| Col. Chas G. Eddy. the energetic vice.
| president of the Norfolk and Western
! 4ha nnininn
that in few years the thronging popu>
lation along that road will number far
to one million. In view of the prospect
of this great population Col. Eddy di-
reefs attention to the Importance OF
arranging a system of sewage that will
prevent the pollution of streams there
by securing to the coming towns the ad-
vantages of a pure water supply.
Ti1nbervii!e Va, is a new town on the
line OF the Broadway and West Virginia
railroad soon to be constructed. 1t is
the center of the forest regions of North
Mountain and Brooks Gap and has fine
water power. The Timberville Land
| and Improvement Company, Hon John
/ T. Harris, president, has secured large
| body of land at that point for develop
| ment,
In Somers county, W. Va, tract OF
/ 1900 acres af land was recently purchased
! for about $75, 600 These lands were sold
for taxes less than five years ago, not
being considered worth assessment. A
projected line of railroad and the dis
coyery Of rich veins of coal have rendered
valuable the hitherto worthless tract
From the Sentinel: Work has beer
commenced on the foundations of the
new bank building, and we understand
from member of the building commit
tee that it will be ready for occupancy
within so days. The same contractor
have charge of the foundations that are
at work at the furnace.
Hutson Young, q young man age,
about 80 years, who drove a wagon TO
Messrs. Dillon & Cowhead, of Buchanan
Va, was instantly killed last week b
being thrown from the wagon. TIL
| horses ran off, and tore through the tow
at frighteul speed, with the fatal resu]
as stated
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16

THE BIRTH OF 4 PRAYER


About the church soft music flowed,
Fair voices borne on organ waves,
With tinted Hight the dim ajsles gIowed
Like caves that sunlit water laves;
The twelve apostles carved in stone
Looked gr1mly down upon the nave,
Where faces chilly as their own
No sign of kindling fervor gave.
The music and the sunshine kept
The secret of their gladness well,
As DER our heavy souls they swept
The tale of empty praise to tell;
Nor ruby light, nor old gray walls,
Nor vested priest, nor music fair,
Nor the sweet, holy hush that falls
Within church, move hearts to prayer.
saw a gray old man bend down
His shaggy head, his furrowed face,
And, with a pleased and patient frowr,
Help the Wte lass to find the place:
The two heads bobbe0 about the page,
Roses and Wtthered leaves at play,
One finger plump, one crooked with age,
Picked verse by verse the doubtful way.
Great glasses. 1igging to the lines,
Braced bis dim eyes the words to trace,
While the small pouter watched the signs
OF hope or failure In his face;
The knotted finger stoppef. at last.
So did the plump one with an air.
And up and down such looks were cast
That in my heart " as born a prayer.
John Reid.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16
Middlebrook Items.

| Mr. EGator:-l have not received your
paper for several weeks. / suppose it is
because | have failed to write, but news
of Importance has been scarce. How
ever. | will venture few notes. First
of all we will notice marriage which
occurred in Stanton on Monday, June
23rd. The contracting parties were Mr..
Jacob Weaver, son of Jacob Weaver,
ST.. bachelor of some forty summers,
to Miss Maggie Weaver, daughter of
John Weaver, both of near this place.
On Tuesday night a serenade party went
to the house where they were received
by a load of shot from tie old Fathers
musket, which caused some of the party
TO beat a hasty retreat. The remainder
of the crowd comprised the house about
like Jericho of old, and compelled the
groom to present his head through the
open window. We wish them much
happiness.
Not since the days of Sampson when
he carried away the gates of the city
and the posts on his shoulders, has any
thing similar happened till last week
when calf got fast in the chain that
hung a wash kettle and carried away
the kettle pole and post on his should
erS.
Mr.. D. B. Engleman is pushing his
handsome residence to completion,
which will be an ornament to our town.
There are several good sites for houses
in our town where parties could do as
well as at the boom towns.
Mr. J. S. Garrison, Jr., is at home
from the school vacation at Newton, N.
G.; SO also is Robert Helms. Jr., from
Roanoke College.
Mr. William Shelton, an aged citizen
of this place, who has been very ill, has
recovered enough to be able to walk
around.
The farmers are busy harvesting one
of the largest and best matured wheat
| crops that has been gathered for some
years W. H. W.
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The Dickinson press., 1891-12-12
May he His Last.

DENVER Dec. 1o.-A special from
La Junta says: Kit Carson. jr., son of
the famous old scort by that name, to-
day killed his father -in.l law and mother.
in.law. and then meee good his escape.
About a year ago he married Miss
Susie Richardson, but because of his
drunkenness and cruelty she was
compelled to return to her
fathers home, which is in
Nine Mile Bottom. some twenty
five miles from here. Today
Carson went to Richardson's house and
demanded his wife, The old man re.
fused the request, when Carson shot at
him, the ball passing through both hips
Mrs. Richerdsop, who was III the
kitchen, heard the shot and hurried to
the room where Cs,son was and was
shot directly through the forehead,
dying instantly. The murderer then
mounted his horse and escaped into
Bent canyon and headed for New Mex
leo. This is not the first shooting affair
Carson has been implicated in, and il
captured this time there is every reason
to believe this one will be his last.
The Dickinson press., 1891-12-12

JAMESTOWN. N. D., Dec. 1O.-North
Dakotas state banking law aas been in
operation about one year, and the re.
suit as obtained from Public Examiner
Wallace shows the act to be one of value
and benefit to the state. Fears that
banking capital would be driven from
the state have not been fulfilled; in fact,
the reverse is true, and there has be. II
an increase in the number of small
banks operating under the law, while q
numbt of larger private banks have be
come national banks with an increase
Of capital stock. The law has added
about 81, 600 900 to the taxable property
of the state. On Oct. 81 there were
sixty one state banks in operation with
capital Of $8O8. 1858 deposits, $2.-
269, 222.20. The average capital of the
state bank is $13,24S. 10 and the average
deposits $37,200.O4. All the statements
show that the deposits have been greatly
increased,
The Dickinson press., 1891-12-12
DID HE OR DID HE No17

A Denver Bank President Ia Arrested On
n Charge of Embc czzlement-ne Denies
Having Taken the Bnnk's Honey.
DENVER, Colo. Dec 1O-Robert
Shirrey, ex- pre- sident OF the Red Cloud
Bank, and the Farmers Loan Associa-
tion. was arrested ere today on war
rant charging him wife tmbezz!ement
He returned with the Red Cloud eff
GERS without the formality of a 1equis!-
ton. Shirley came here about year
ago, after having been deposed as presi-
deIt of the 81 two institutions, and was
living with his father.in. law. The new
president Of the bank upon investiga.
ton found that institution, as we'll as
tie loan association, was iEsolvent, and
charges it was through the speculations
of Sbirrey they became in this condi-
ton. He also alleges that false entries
have been discovered upon bank booke,
showing where the ex president got
away with $4,000, which will be in
ere eased to double that amount before
the il, ,estigaticn has been concluded.
Shirrty today denied all these charges
aud stated the money was lost by un-
fortunate ]osns ard investments and
that be lost his owp private fortune in
endea, oring to save both concerns.
The Dickinson press., 1891-12-12
Milwaukee Society People Treated Bad.


MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 1O.-[Inde.
pendent. IA sensation has been created
here in society circles by the rumor
that young woman who heretofore had
been intimately connected with the
cream Of society had left the home of
her relatives and taken up her abode in
house of i'll reprte. investigations
proved the rumor to be we'll founded,
and Mrs. Florence Miller. the young
woman in question, did not hesitate to
tell all who asked her that she had firmly
resolved to lead the life she had begun.
An attempt was made by one of her nu
merous relatives in the city to induce
her by pecuniary offers to leave town,
but she said she was not offere d enough
and resolved to stay.
Her maiden name was Cooper and her
father for some time held a position as
United Ststes consul in Italy. About
fourteen years ago sensation was
caused in Washington by the news that
Senator Ferry had been horsewhipped
by Mrs. Cooper on account of alleged
slander. About eighteen months ago
Mrs. Cooper, who had been divorced
from her husband. was married to an
Italian count. Her home is now in
Rome. Florence Cooper was married
very young to an EpRlishman by the
name of Miller, who. she claims, has
not supported her for some years. She
came to Milwaukee q few months ago,
and until q day or two ago lived with
her grandmother. She claims that her
relatives did not give her enough to live
on and she could not earn living fol-
herself legitimately.