The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-01-26
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Rev. DR.. 0. F. Hippo of Roanoke has
lecture on Tongue and Temper"
A few more days, and there will be
great change at the White House, in
Washington.
L. @. G. Lamar, associate justice OF the
United States Supreme Court, died at
Macon, Ga, Monday.
There are said to be 40 candidates for
the office of United States Marshal in
the Western district of Virginia.
Bishop Phillips Brooks, of the Protest
ant Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts,
died at Boston Monday of heart failure.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is the
best paid member of the British Gov
eminent. His salary is 100000 per an
NUN.
The battle-ax was originally Celtic
weapon. The ancient IRISH carried axes
as the men of other nations carried
swords.
Hon. Jno G.. Carlisle has resigned his
seat in the U. S. Senate, and will be ap-
pointed Secretary of Treasury under Mr..
Cleveland
Mrs. Mary A. Forrest, widow of Gen. N.
Bedford Forrest, one of the most famous
commanders of the Confereracy, died in
Memphis, Tenn, Sunday last.
Rev A. M. Frazier, of Russell Cave,
KY, has been called to the passionate of
the First Presbyterian Church, Staun-
ton, Va, the largest and wealthiest in the
city.
Ex-Governor Fitzhugh Lee, who was
to have responded to the toast Virginia
at the democratic dinner Wednesday, is
laid up at Glasgow with muscular rheu-
Inatism. He writes that he will endeav
or to be present on that occasion, but
thinks it extremely doubtful.
Ed. L. Rose, who works for the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad at Seary, was
knocked on the head Saturday night,
bound, gagged, and robbed by two
tramps of sum of money. in the cut
between Scott and Seary. He had just
received wages from the company.
Democrats will do we'll to remember
that every member of the party cannot
get rewad. Try your best for the Of
fees, boys, but don't get excited and dc
not count too certainly on success. And
make up your mind not to get mad il
the other fellow gets the place you want
One of the most sensible suggestions
that we have yet noticed on the subject
is the proposition to place the Pension
Bureau under control of the War De-
partment. 1t would be wise thing to
deal with the pension business in a
practical, business like way, uninfiuenc.
ed by gush or political consideration
1t is asserted that there is more joy in
a printing office over one sinner who
pays in advance and abuses the editor
on every occasion, than over the ninety
and nine who borrow the paper and
sing it praises without contributing a
cent to keep it out of the poor house.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall
inherit the earth and obtain material for
fe1cing it on time.-Ex.
Elder w. P. Fife, an evangelist of con
siderable note, is in Staunton conduct
ing series of services in large build
ing preaching afternoon and ev-
ening to congregations of about 1900
persons. 1.-THE drummer evangelist, -
as he is called, having been formerly a
commercial traveller, halls from Char
lotte, N. c., and has preached with great
success throughout Virginia and North
Carolina. He is aPresbyterian Elder.
According to the U. 8. Commissioner
of Labor, the difference in the cost of
the labor required to produce ton of
pig iron in England and this country is
$2.79. The tariff on a ton of English pig
iron is &c. ". The American manufact.
urer is thus enabled by the tariff to make
1888 profit on the labor in every ton he
sells to his countrymen. 1t is to stop
such robbery that an extra session of
Congress is demanded by the robbed.
Mr.. Carnegie has rented Laird's cas-
tie in the north of Scotland, and now
Mr.. VIM. Waldorf Astor has rented the
former home of the Duke of Westminis-
ter in England. The two millionaire re-
ferred to evidently have high opinion
of "blood," and labor under the gro
tesque delusion that it can be obtained
from stone walls. They have right to
live where they please. but they not only
subject themselves, but their country, to
great ridicule.
Whilst we are all talking about the
present very cold winter it would be
well to remember that in 1856>'57 oak
trees in the Blue Ridge, in Belford, Bot
etourt and Rockbridge counties, froze
so hard that they split from the roots
almost to their tops; mountain streams
were frozen to bottom, and dogs and
COWS froze stiff as they stood, Pleas
ants, though supposed to be most at
home in ice and snow, froze to death on
the branches of the trees. And yet we
complain of cold weather.
On January 10Th, when the soulless
coal dealers of Cincinnati raised the price
of coal to So, Mr.. M. E. ingalls,, president
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
placed at the disposal of the Cincinnati
Enquirer the freight trains of his road
in aid of that papers efforts to furnish
the people of that.city coal at $3.50 per
ton. Corporations may have no souls.
but the President of the Chesapeake
and Ohio has great big soul, and never
stands back when there is a chance: to
help suffering humanity.-Sh Shenandoah
argus.
The water famine which now prevails
in some sections of our city is not at all
helpful to those who swore off at the
beginning of the year. Some poor fam
lilies that can't afford to use water are
obliged to substitute beer for all domes-
tic purposes!-Reo5eU.
Citizens of Clifton Forge excuse, if YOU