The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Proposed Reorganization OF West
Point Terminal Company


corporate righ is of the company referred
to. The object of the Terminal people
in asking for the authority sought in
the measure to be introduced is to SIM
plify matters and presumably to place
their authority beyond the possibility
of cavil or dispute.
A Martansville (Va.) special says: The
town of Ridgeway, in the southern ralt
of this county. was visited by quite
conflagration late Friday night. A
warehouse, two packing-houses, 15,0G0
pounds of leaf tobacco and two stores
were entirely destroyed. The loss is
heavy and the insurance light.
John Moore and Fl. W. Tyler, employees
of the Richmond postollice, have been
suspended for exacting more than legal
rate of interest from associates. This
action, which was taken by Postmaster
Russell under instructions from Wash
ington, grew out of the loan by Moore to
Robert Ould, deputy inspector of the
Treasury Department, of $50 for thirty
days at 81 interest.
The General Assembly yesterday
elected as judges Of the Court of APP
peals the nominees of the democratic
caucus last night, namely, j. A. Buch-
anan, of Washington county; r. 81.
CardwelI, of Hanover; g. M. Harrison,
of Augusta: James Keith, of Fauquier,
and j. W. Rieley, of Halifax.
Mr.. aJamm Patterson introduced a Dill
game in this State. Under the provis
ions of the bill it is unlawful to kill,
capture or offer for sale any partridge
between Jan. 18th and Oct. 10Th. Under
the bill it is also unlawful to kill any
wild water fowl between the 1st Of May
and the 1st of September 1t also pros
vides that no game Of any kind shall be
shipped. dead or alive, outside this State,
and any railroad or express company
receiving such shipment shall be fined
not less than $50.
Mr. Powhatan Bouldin, Jr., was elected
by the General Assembly as judge of the
County Court of Patrick.
One of the most interesting congress-
sional contests in the State promises to
be that in the tenth district. From in
dications the senatorial question may
play a part in determining who shall be
the nominee in that DIST let. Hon. st.
George Tucker now represents the dis
trict and will be candidate for renoml
nation. His opponent is State Senator
H. D. Flood, of Appomattox Mr.. Flood
was a strong partisan of Mr. Thomas S.
Martin in his contest for the United
States senatorship. Mr.. Tucker, on the
other hand, espoused the cause of Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, thought he took no con-
spicuous part in the struggle over the
nomination for the place.
The bill introduced in the House by
MIR. Nieol, of Prince William county, for
legalizing primary elections is receiving
the earnest consideration of the dem
ocratic leaders of this State 1t is, how.
ever, not at all likely to pass in its pres.
ent shape. The country members are
not willing that its provisions shall APP
ply to the rural districts, and many Of
what are termed machine politiciansn
| are not at all kindly disposed to the APP
plication of the provisions of the meas
ure to the cities of the Commonwealth.
Now that the supreme judgeships have
been disposed of, the next judicial con-
test will be for members of the circuit
bench. The most interesting of these,
probably, is that from the Accomao cir>
cult. Judge Gunter, who has occupied
a seat on that bench for some years, is
opposed now by ex-senator J. g. Black
stone of Accomac Both of these gers
tlemen have strong friends up here, who
are earnestly at work in their interests
Governor O'Ferrall has not yet an :
nounced the names of the members of
his staff, but it is believed that he has
made his selections. These are under
stood to include one or two we'll known
newspaper men of the State. Military
titles are not so much sought as they
were a dozen years ago. A position on
the Governors staff means the expendi-
ture of something like 500 for a resplen-
dent uniform, which its possessor is ex-
dected to wear on great occasions