The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-02-12


January, aged rs years.
A bill approprating 5000, 200 for pubs
lie building at Dallas, Texas, having |
been vetoed by the President, it was, |
on the 10th, in the House passed owe
the veto by vote OF AL to 69-the nee
essary two thirds.
A test vote was had in the House on
the 9th on the free coinage of silver,
resulting in 1877 for and 1874 against it. 1t
was not strictly party vote-fourteen
Republicans voting for free coinage and
seven Democrats against it.
Hon. James Phelan, member of Con-
gress from the Memphis, Tenn, district,
died at Nassau, near Providence, last
week. He went to Nassau several
months ago for his health, which was
greatly impaired by consumption.
The West Virginia railroad is under
contract from Elkins to Beverly in Bar
bour county. This is the Davis road,
which is seeking all outlet to the east,
either at Clifton Forge, Goshen, or
North River Gap, by way of Staunts n.
Anew locomotive made by the Dick
son Ma nutacturing Company, of Scran-
ton, Pa, for the Low Moor Iron Com
pany of Virginia, passed through Staun-
ton on the C. l. o. road last week,
coupled in with the cars of a freight
train.
no tAp of
Court of Appeals does not expire until
1895. and consequently the Legislature
to be elected in 1899 will not have the
election of their successors. That cho
sen in 1894 will have that duty to per
form.
The rapid increase of the disease
known as the "peach yellows" in the
orchards of Delaware is agitating the
fruit-grOwers at present, and unless some
radical steps are taken to prevent the
sprea of the disease, the days of peach
growing in Delaware are numbered.
Joseph Thomas, a we'll known and
highly respected colored man of South
Baltimore, died at his home in that city
slavery in 1921 in Northumberland coun-
ty, Va, and when ten years old went to
Baltimore where he accumulated for
tune of $4,000.
Hon. John S. Wise, it is stated. re
ceives from his law practice in New
York about $25, 0O0-$15,000 of which is
paid by the Sprhgue Motor Company.
for which he is counsel. He is satisfied
with his home in New York, and will
not likely return to Virginia to live for
some years yet.
John H. Heiser. the pension office
clerk who was found with his foot
mashed off beside the Metropolitan track
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in
Washington on the evening of the 18th
of January, having been robbed and
thrown off the train, died Friday. Mr..
Heiser went to Washington from Wood
stock.
The New York San says. A prOclamas
ton from the President may be expect
ed, probably before the Goth or '25th Il
this month, calling an extra session o.
the United States Senate to meet on the
4th of March or Immediately afterward.
1t may be resumed that the business to
be before this. called session will be of
more than ordinary Importance.
Hop Morgan Treat, a prominent Re
publican from the Eastern shore, thinks
Hon. Geo. E. Bowen will be the success
TIat Of I,a
Republican State Committee. 1t will
be cold day when Gen. Malone makes
room for any one to succeed him. Moth
ing but an uprising of the people and a
mass convention to re-organize will ever
vacate that craftsmanship.
The Republican members of the spe-
cial commit tee of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes appointed to investigate char
ges against Gen. Green B. Raum. United
States commissioner of pensions, agreed
upon report on Friday last that the
charges had not been sustained by proof
The Democratic members of the com
Inittee promise to throw some further
light on the matter in a minority report
Mr.. Quay in an interview Friday last
said: Il regard Hills election to the
Senate, if it secures to Cleveland the
nomination, as it is alleged it will do,
the best thing that could happen for the
Republicans. 1t is plain that Hill only
can carry New York and that Cleveland
would lose the State without any
doubt" Mr.. Quay favors Mr.. Blaine as
the Republican Presidential candidate.
Prominent business men and organi-
cations in Detroit, Michigan, Richmond,
Charleston. s. c., and other cities, have
teiegraphed Mr. Blaine their congratu-
lations on the conclusion Of the reel
procity treaty with Brazil. 1t is popu
lar throughout the country, and demon
strates that this PROVISION of the Nc
Kinley bill is acceptable to business
men of both parties.
Refusing to believe that his beloved
daughter Mamie is dead. George Potts.
of Ocean Grove, N. j., refuses to have
her inferred. Miss Potts, who was 10
years old, was pupil in the Comsto ok
school, New York city, apd she apparent
ly died after having taken morphine
pills on Sun lay of last week. The pillR
had been prescribed ly young medical
student. The body still rests in re-
ceiving vault with the lid of the coffin off.
James G. Blaine, if he lives, will be
the next President of the United States,
as nothing can prevent his nomination
and election hut death or his own will.
Protection against tie cheap labor Of
the manufacturing countries of the old
world, and reciprocity with the South
American States, where our manufac
lures can find a market, will win the
next election, and Blaine is the man to
lead in the fight in behalf of American
interests and broad American policy.
If any thing was needed to illustrate
the, healthy effect of the Mckinley bill
npon the business interests of the coun-
try, it would be only necessary to refer
to the extraordinary activity on all ia
dustriai and commercial lines which per-
yades the United States and especially
the South We hear no more of prices
being advanced because of the Mckln-