The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-10-13
Senator Sherman spoke in Philadel-
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 18th, 1892.
Senator Sherman spoke in Philadel-
phia Saturday night.
Charges of colonizing voters in New
York are made by both parties.
Never let an opportunity pass to do
kind act or lend a helping hand.
October 80 is the last day for registra-
tion and transfers in Virginia. The books
are now open.
The Disciples church at Bowling
Green, Caroline county, was destroyed
by fire Friday.
Mr.. Chancey M. Depew was the orator
at a republican meeting in Brooklyn
Saturday night.
Rev. R. F. Campbell, of the Buena
Vista Presbyterian Church, has declined
a call to Farmville.
Political activity in New York this
week will be directed to bringing out
the voters tor registration.
The annual tobacco report for Peters
burg shows faliingof from the trains
actions of the previous year.
Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson and Congress
man Springer addressed large demo
cratic meeting at Peoria, Iii.
The winner of the 232 trotting race at
Pimlico, Baltimore, was Romola, and
of the 220 pacing race Grover s.
Richard c. Kerns, of Missouri, has
been assigned the duty OF organizing
Irish republican clubs i'll New York.
The country is now being devastated
by about 1900 stump speakers. And
the fun has hardly commenced yet.
The Roanoke Herald has suspended
publication. There is now no daily re-
publican paper liz the Old Dominion.
The republican national committee has
sent d messenger to Maine to try to in
duce Mr.. Blaine to take the stump iii
he campaign.
The lord lieuteant of Ireland has a
salary of $1O0,0O0 per annum, but the
expenses of the position are so high as
to make big private fortune a necessity
to the appointee.
The Germania newspaper, publisher at
milwaukee, has decided to support ex-
Senator John c.. Spooner, republican
candidate for Governor, and declares the
Bennett law question settled.
Roanoke's new Oopera House was
opened Friday night in the presence OF
large and brilliant audience, 1.-The
Soudan" being the attraction. The
box office benefits amounted to 81 400
General James B. Weaver, of Iowa.
nominee of the peoples party for the
presidency, spoke thirty minutes at
Pulaski, Tenn, where as a federal officer
in the civil war he had levied on the
citizens for money. His speech was
cheered. No disturbance occurred.
Ex-senator John J. Ingalls, made his
first speech in the present campaign at
Topeka, Kan, Saturday night. He was
given fiattering reception. He said he
wasnot a candidate for the Senate at pres
ent, but when his old seat became va
cant he would have something to saw.
Fl. G. Tinsley. ESQ.,, editor of the
indicator, with j. Howard Wayt ESQ.,,
lef on Sunday last for Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore. where he is now
under treatment. He stood the trip
very well, and it is sincerely hoped he
may be speedily restored to health
Yost's Weekly.
Congressman William G. P. Breckin
ridge spoke at Lagrange, KY, Saturday.
He said he had sent letter withdrawing
his acceptance of the Invitation to deliv-
er the dedicatory address at Chicago on
October Fl, but at the request of the
council of administration had suspended
his declination.
In its zeal for the Republican ticket
the esteemed New York Tribune an
nounces that Richard Yates, ex-governor
of Illinois, has taken the stump for
Harrison and Reid. AS Richard Yates
died in 1873, it would seem that Comrade
Reid owes the country some sort of ex-
PLANTATION.
President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, speaks with favor of the En-,
glish system of stamping the railroad
fare between points travelled on the face
of the ticket. He says that the value of
every ticket should be plainly stamped
on it's facey and no one should be per-
mitted to traffic in it. In the event of
it's not being used the companies should
be compelled to redeem it at it's face
value if presented within reasonable
time.
Mr.. j. Austin Sperry, veteran prin-
ter and publisher, we'll known in Wash>
ington, has bought the Scott Banner
property at Gate City, Scott county,
Va, and will doubtless receive liberal
support from the people of the Ninth
district. Mr.. Sperry was publisher of
the first paper issued at Bristol, and
established at Knoxville
the first daily newspaper in that section
of Virginia and Tennessee; consequently
he is no stranger to the country. The
hammer will be Democratic in politics
and otherwise devoted to the business
interests and practical development of
Virginia.
Senator Hill, of New York, writes
Senator Daniel that he expects to ar
rive in Lynchburg, Va, on the evening
II October 26. He will speak in the fair
grounds, where the fair of the Lynch
',urg Agricultural Society will be in
progress, October q, and in the evening
Of the same day will address political
meeting in one of the large warehouses
in the city. AS this will be Senator
tiill's only appearance in Virginia dur
ing the campaign it will be made the oc-
sasion of great demonstration by the
of Lynchburg and adjoining
country. Cleveland and Stevenson