The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-15

If faith may remove a muntoain the
law should be able to get Hill out of
the way.
The Sabbath in this country is to firm
for any Fair gates merely swinging open
to break it.
Ohio. Good. All will be glad to see him
on his feet again.
Chicago received the Princess Eulalie
with open arms. All other visitors are
received with open hancs.
the play hereafter will seem like Ham
lett with Hamlet left out.
The army of ordinary place-hunters is
now fearfully increased by those merely
anxious to hunt ii place to keep cool.
Grabbing Uncle Sam by the coat-tail
in the name of justice is all right for the
Chinaman, but he's even holding on to
his shirt.
The trouble with Mckinley and Fos-
ter began last November, the campaign
bugle notes they uttered and Endorsed
went to protest
Clouds generally are said to have a
silver lining, but what there is of
cloud in the present financial situation
it seems all silver
If hooking few bass leads up to a
Postmaster, Tammany hopes the next
time Cleveland goes fishing he may catch
school of whales.
It made it all the harder for those
taking leave of the visiting Russians to
say "Farewell' if they tried to pro-
nounce Prochitzhahyte.
The impression gains ground that be-
ing dropped from the pension rolls
would hurt good many more than
were ever injured in the service.
AS regards the success of South Caro-
lina's one-saloon- to a. county law, the
hip-pocket of that State is fairly bulg
The fact that Cinnamon having so
many counterfeit pennies may be due to
his wanting to get rid of all false impress
sions of this country before he left.
Some of the parsons who have boycott
ted the Fair will go to Europe this sum-
mer. When they want the European
Sabbath they want the pure thing.
1t is believed that the proposed special
session of Congress in September will be
brief. This indicates wise purpose to
make short work of existing troubles.
Being June and the national flower
discussion still on, it's odd nobody has
thought of the orange-blossom. It's
emblematic of the Union right along.
Chicago claims that of the earth's three
thousand tongues some sixty or seventy
are spoken there, and that Mayor Carter
Harrison is ready to tackle the rest on
demand.
OF their mercy some of the Presbvteri
an divines should pray there may be pro.
gressive santification hereafter for DIR.
Briggs They don't seem to think he's
got any here.
The date of the annual meeting of the
Virginia Press Association has been
changed from June Is, the time set, to
July 10, on account of it's not being a
suitable time. The place of meeting is
Charlottesville.
Capt E. P. Hulce, of Richmond, has
been appointed by Grand Chancellor
Mcleod as grand vice chancellor of
Knights of Pythias of Virginia, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of
Colonel Mutton, of Winchester.
Capt. j. j. S. Hassler, of West Virgin
ia, who was appointed clerk of the In
terror Department under Mr.. Cleveland's
former administration, was today ap-
pointed chief clerk of the department to
succeed Edward M. Dawson, whose res
ignation was called for.
DIV. Gall, of West Virginia, has been
appointed chief of division in the sixth
auditors Office, vice, N. A. Robbins, re-
signed. Mr.. Gall is the editor of the
Je.fersonian, published at Phillippi, Bar
bour county, and is a member of the
West Virginia Legislature.
The handsome iron bridges across the
Shenandoah at Riverton are now COM
pleted. with the exception of the APP
proaches, and it is thought that they
will be promptly erected and Warren
county will soon have the benefit of
these long needed improvements.
It's remarked of the Princess Eulalie
that she enters SO thoroughly into the
democratic spirit of our republican in
situations that she completely forgets
herself 1t is well there are other modes
of after recognition at hand, for she'd
never know herself again looking at the
pictures of her generally put forth.
Peter j. Otey, of Lynchburg Va, who
was candidate for the internal revenue
collectorship in that district, but who
applied for the office of register of the
treasury after the resignation of Gener
al Rosecrans, is now said to be slated |
for the place of superintendent of foreign |
mails. 1t is understood the registry of |
the treasury is to be given to some veter-
an of the war of national reputation.
There has been much gossip afoat
that would, if true, damage very materi
ally the prospects of Col. O'Ferrall fer
but we published in our last
issue a contradiction of these charges in
a card from Col O'Ferrall himself We
know there is no man in the State.
who has done more to redeem the old
mother from Radicalism, and there is no
man more competent or capable and no
one who has the welfare of the State
more at heart, and it behooves you as
good citizens to rally to the support of
a man who has proven himself above po-
Iitical reproach and who has always la
bore not for particular few but for