The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-11-23
DEATH OF IMAGINATION.
Famous Field Marshal of France
Expires at Paris. y

PARIS. FRANcE-Field Marsal Maurice
de MacMahon, Duke OF Magenta, ex>
president of the French Republic and
one of the most renowned soldiers OF the
empire, has passed away. The imme~
date cause of death was lagrippe. Born
on July Is, 1903, MacMahon was in his
eiehty-sixth year His death has been
expected In May last he was attacked
by la grippe and he had never recovered
from the effects of it. He has been
slowly but steadily falling since the be-
ginning of autumn.
The death of the old warrior and
statesman has spread genuine sorrow
throughout France, and will doubtless
subdue somewhat the extravaganza OF
the demonstration caused by the visit
of the russian fleet to Toulon. The fetes
and receptions will be siInplified and
the gala attire of Paris may give away to
one of mourning. The government has
ordered all flags on all departments to be
lowered at half-mast.
MacMahon will wear on his breast the
grand cross of the Legion of Honor which
he won on Sept. 8, 1885, for his brilliant
success in carrying the works of the
Malal1off at the siege of Sebastopol.
HIS REMARKABLE MILITARY CAREER.
MacMahon's career had been practic-
ally the history of France during the
past sixty years. In 1880, at the age of
twenty-five, he was baptized with fire
in Algeries and ever since his name and
pesonality had been Intimately associated
with the of annals the Frencl. army. Fol
generations he gloried in the triumphs
and sorrowed with the sorrow of the
tricolor. Possessing all the enthusiasm
and love of adventure of medieval
knight Grant. and gifted with a mora
and physical courage that made him a
hero on the battlefield, he had also the
trained mind of a strategist and the
keen, observant eye of d man born tt
command. He won the distinction Of
marshal of France by his conduct on the
field of Magenta, where he turned what
threatened to become disastrous defea
into h glorious victory over the Aus
trians. In reward of his wisdom ane
valor on this occasion he received the
title of Due de Magenta. This title he
never employed. He preferred to b.
called Marshal MacMahon.
The people of Mingo Flats are in {
state of great excitement over the alleges
discovery of gold and silver mine
which is being opened by IS or 20 hands
Preparations are being made to ship ;
car load from Beverly to arrive at thu
exact yield of silver per ton. The report
is that fifty teams will be put on TIN
road this winter, and the people o
Tygart's Valley will long more than eve
for flying machine when the road get
muddy. The assay reputed to have beef
made indicates 1926 of silver and $40 0
gold to the ton. The ore runs i n veins 0
considerable depth. The only draw
back in this dream of~bliss is that tn,
editor of this paper took some specimen
to the chemists of the West Virginii
Experimental Station, who, after care
full tests. said in his poor, weak way tina
there was no precious metal therein but
through it's veins might run a kinship t.
Z COAL the experimental specimen havin!
been in danger once of burning in tn
erucible. We felt like a criminal whel
at Mingo, and refused to dash the cup 0
happiness from the lips of those VIII
Times.