The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
Congress assemblies next week. Won't
the Democrats have love feast?

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the Democrats have love feast?
Attorney Fl. l.. Garrett, of Covington,
has charge Of the Sentinel, in the alb
cense of the Editor, G. B. Gushing, Esq,
who is taking a months vacation.
At meeting of the bar of Manchester,
Tuesday last, resolution was unani
mously passed indorsing Hon. Jno. Ran
dolph Tucker, of Virginia, for the posi-
ton of Attorney General for the United
States.
Tuesday death again invaded the
White House, finding his victim in DIR.
John W. Scott, the father in-.aw of the
President. The deceased was his
ninety third year, an age at which life
possesses few charms.
John P. Ackerly, of the Roanoke Zoe
ming World, and Miss Lena Peck, daugh>
ter of Captain H. Peck, were united in
marriage Thursday evening at 6:45
o'clock, at the residence of Rev. r. r.
AGREE, on Campbell Avenue, who per
formed the ceremony.
Capt w Gordon McCabe, principal
of the University School of Petersburg,
has been appointed by the presidents
elect of Harvard University one of the
ten leading Latinists of this country, to
prescribe proper course and methods
for the study of the Latin language in
the United States
The Vrgamdan, published at Clifton
Forge, has been leased by the Clifton
Forge Publishing Company to G. G.
Taylor, a merchant of that town, and
d. 8. Eichelberger, who for some time
has been the business manager of the
paper. 1t will be published by the
lessees as an independent Democratic
paper.-St0anton Argats.
ocrats of this section of the State are
making great preparations for the spoils,
and want to see the augean stables
swept clean by Adlai, the axeman. We
would suggest that the sooner the
work is commenced after the 4th of
March, the stronger and more effective
will be the administration of Grover and
Adlai the just.
The Norfolk and Western officials say
that their outlay for new equipments
will foot up toward So ,000,00O for current
fiscal year, and, notwithstanding this
large increase, the increase of traffic is
still keeping ahead of their facilities.
Early in the next year they will be oblig-
ed to provide more trains on their length
ening lines, and they are now consider
ing the question of ordering more cars
and more engines
Miss Myrtle s. Roberts, of Covesville,
Albemarle county, Va, was married in
Richmond Monday to Mr.. Edwin S.
Rucker, formerly of Lynchburg. They
had been lovers for long time, but a
few months ago became estranged. The
young lady engaged herself to another,
and cards to their marriage were sent
out. Mr.. Rucker heard of this and
wrote to his old sweetheart, asking her
to reconsider. She did SO, and went to
love.
Presidens-elect Cleveland is now en-
joying rest in Virginia, the guest of
the ''Broadwater Hunting Club" com
posed of capitalists from Philadelphia
who have established Club House on
Broad water or Hog Island. where much
game abounds. The President has al
ready had marked success as a hunts
man, and we hope his skill will not be
less conspicuous when he is on the hnnt
for offensive partizans. They are more
numerous than game on Hog Island, let
it be never so plentiful.
The Republican cry comes to us now,
that the election of Grover Cleveland
means free trade. But this is mistake.
The platform upon which Mr.. Cleveland
was elected signifies a reform of the tar
iff only, which would be a relief to labor
ing men from onerous taxation, which
has caused the masses to become poorer
and poorer. The mechanic will also be
benefited By closing our ports to for
eign pauper labor, We can. protect our
home laborers and not subject them to
the low prices put upon their work by
such people. The Republicans claim that
nigh tariff was necessary to protect our
people, but at the same time refused to
stop pauper emigration, thereby para
lying the capitalist in the financial
scale. Now let Mr.. Cleveland call a halt
and you will find that d more prosperous
condition of things will be the result
The Knights of Labor is a powerful
organization, and proposes in many
ways to benefit their condition. The
following are among the resolutions
adopted at their National Labor Con-
vention held in st. Louis, Mo-, a few
days since. Some of the planks of the
national platform we can endorse:
''First. The Knights of Labor favor
putting the militia where they can show
their sympathies for the workingnen.
SO they declared for the militia electing
their own officers and carrying their own
guns.
"Second. The Knights of Labor would
have the Chicago exhibition open on
Sunday.
Third. They would restrict foreign
immigration to persons who have money
enough to support themselves for one
year.
Fourth They would restrict the
right of voting TO persons who can read,
but would give them five years in which
10 learn how to read.
Fifth. They favor national curren-
cy, and oppose the repeal of the State
bank tax"
Will Not be Missed.
The defeat of the party in power gem
orally has one good effect. 1t softens
that air of proprietorehip in tn Govern
men assumed by many minor officials
ind chiefs of divisions.