The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-19

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1t seems this and last week were two
weeks of accidents caused by storms,
Ares, explosions, railroad wrecks, etc.
Nobody minds running against a party
opponent at the polls, but running there
against a sword or bayonet is another
thing.
A gold mining company was chartered
in West Virginia on the 18th with cap
ital of $5,OO0,000. The principal officers
reside at Charleston.
South Cardinals liquor law being de
elared unconstitutional means..instead of
pints and quarts other measures will be
taken to ward off the States thirst.
As was expected, Chicago Day at the
Fair was a corker, and ten to one some
envious New Yorker, under the thin
disguise of printers error, will call it
a porker.
AS result of the fire in Baltimore Jail
Friday night 244 prisoners were dis
charged. Do you not suppose many con
viets in other prisons would welcome
little fire?
Just at this time, it strikes us, if some
one could invent wooden backbone,
there would be great demand for them.
If all who need them would only take
them. it would prove a paying industry.
The WytheviIle Insurance Banking
Company has gone into the hands of a
receiver, so say the papers. The total
liabilities amount to $4,000 and the
nominal assets about $4,000 = some
which is doubtful.
John L. Thomas, exCongressman and
ek>Collector of the Port of Baltimore,
died suddenly one day this week at his
! residence in Baltimore He was a noted
lawyer and a leader of the Republican
party of his Ssate
M. Fl. Calfee, leading citizen of Pu-
laski City. and who has heretofore been
one of the warmest Democrats, has been
nominated on the Populist ticket for the
Senate from that district. How things
do change
When ''Sockless" Jerry completes his
political tour through the Old Dominion
aad receives visible result of his past
labors in the State, as given in the re
turn of elections, he will likely conclude
he is less more than socks.
r. s, Burton of Lynchburg, one of the
oldest and most efficient postal clerks on
the Norfolk & Western, was convicted
in the court at Abingdon last week of
robbing the mall and sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary
J. M. Felts, a brother of the notorious
and daring detective, T. L. Felts. of
Pulaski City, died October 9th from a
wound received from pistol shot from
the hand of his partner in business.
There is strong talk of Judge Lynch
acting in this case.
In honest elections lies our national
safety" says Ex-president Harrison.
Just so but the country dosen't believe
that Federal election law is necessary
to secure fair vote and an honest
count. The nation enjoyed "honest
elections for nearly century without
the Intervention of Federal laws.
Col. R. d. Gardner, of Newburn, one
of the best Virginia soldiers in the late
war, and who has since served his coun-
ty, Pulaski, as Clerk, has at the age of
sixty entered into the ranks of the law
profession. IF he makes as good law
yer as he did Clerk, he will be hard to
beat.
J. E. Kabrick, a leading merchant of
Pulaski City, land the former Registrar of
that place, who was purely out of politi-
eal purposes, charged with refusing to
register certain parties last fall and ar
rested for same, was tried last week and
acquitted of any illegal acts as Regis
trar.
If long speeches and many words is
any proof of intelligence, then the pres
emit Congress is the most intellectual of
any one Congress in the history of this
sountry.
Unlimited time, and plenty of tongue;
A great deal said, but nothing done!
The people are growing tired under
the present existing circumstances.
What spectacle ? The United States
Senate, or to be more accurate, small
majority of that body defying the
wishes of large majority of the Ameri
can people. And we are sorry to say,
that our brilliant Senator, Jno. W. Dam
iel, is among that number. This is con-
trary to the overwhelming sentiment of
his nstituents, and he will be held ac-
countable.
The Synod of Virginia met in Lexing-
ton on Tuesday morning last. This is
the largest Presbyterian organization in
this section of the South. 1t is composed
OF representatives from churches in Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Maryland and the
District of Columbia. The delegates
from the church here are Mr.. r. P. Hawk
ms, principal, and J. A. Ford and Dirt.
c. Lewis, alternates.
The great debate on the Federal cleo
ton Iaws-the debate SO long anticipat-
ed by the party organs that was to throw
Congress and the country into a frenzy
of excitement-has come to an end.
Nobody listened to it. The house was
almost deserted while it was going on.
The most enthusiastic correspondents re-
ported little more than the names, of the
speakers, and even these names, as
a general thing. were not very distin>
guished. To-day there is to be a vote.
The repeal will be passed, as matter as
sourse There may be little parli-
amentary skirmishing for forms sake,
but that will he ALL The Federal elec>
ion laws are dead, and by common con-
sent they are to be buried decently.