Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-08-27

HieCtOrS dG uaTg0s
Col. ROBERT e. WITHERS,
of Richmond.
GEN'L ]. I. KEMPER,
of Madison. 1850
District Electors.
1st District-W. W. WALKER, of West
End District-Col. DAVID J. GOODWIN, of
Portsmouth.
Bird District-WM. S. GILMAN, of Richmond.
4th District-PHILIP w. MCKINNEY, of
Prince Edward.
5th District--BERRYMAN GREEN, of Pittsyl-
vania.
9th District ROBERT A. CoaHILL, of Am
herst
7th District MOSES WALTON, of Shenan-
doah.
9Th District-JAMEs Ii. WILLIAMS, of Win
chester
9th District-JAMEs W. FRENCH, of Bland.
The Petersburg Index in an article on the
Louisville movement says: ''These gentlemen
cannot, in reason, expect that the South will
Judge charitaby of their motives For, what
ever their pretexts and pretensions, it stands
indisputably on record that they have chosen to
ally themselves with the enemies Of the South
and to separate themselves from the cause with
which the great body of the Southern people
sympathize, and to the success of which
they look as the only hope of relief from in
tolerable burthens. 1t cannot be denied that
every friend of Grant and every champion of
the excuses of his rule in the South secretly
rejoices over this Convention, wishing it just
enough success to break down the chances of
Mr.. Greeley and that every friend of the strick-
en- South and all who pray that her day of re-
demption is dawning, regard the Louisville
meeting with fear and disapproval."
POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS. The postal code
provides that on newspapers and other period
icals sent from the office of publication to reg
ular subscribers postage can be paid for one
quarter of one year, commencing at any date,
in advance. Formerly only the regular quar-.
tiers of the official year could be paid for sepa-
rately in advance.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas E. Bond, one of the
ablest editorial writer's in the Methodist Epis-
copal church. and known all over the country,
died in Hartford county, Md, on Sunday, in
the seth year of his age. The church, of which
he was devoted member, has lost one of its
brightest ornaments.
A crazy woman, an inmate of the Central
Lunatio Asylum (colored) at Richmond, was
strangled to death by cord tied about her
neck, By another lunatic, on Tuesday night
The name of the murderess was Rose Warren,
and of her victim Mary Frances Robinson.
Tho I 10, oF
Virginia, has written an emphatic letter. claim
ing that this is no time for neutrality that with
the election of Greeley there is hope for the
people Of Virginia in the event of Grant cleo
ton, nothing but despair
Greeley and Brown have carried Montana
and gained Congressman of the Constitution
al party of the country. The tide flows on and
rises higher and higher under the impulse Of
the popular gale which is blowing in the teeth
of Grant
The proprietor of the side show with Coles
circus was married to one of his curiosities 1.-THE
Circassian gir) in Woodstock on Monday even
ing, Immediately after the close of the exhibi
ton. Rev. Mr.. March oficiated
Mr.. Eeazer Gross, of Smyth county, has
SOW which has given birth to 81 pigs within l:
months. A few hogs like that would stock /:
farm in the course of year or two.
The probabilities are that Jacob, indepen
dent Democrat has been reelected Governor O
West Va. The fate of the new constitution i
in doubt.
Greeley and Brown in Rockingham.
1t seems that Rockingham county is prepar
ing to give the peoples Presidential Ticket
Greeley and Brown-an active and JEALOUS sup
port and will roll up large majority. August;
county must wche up and do its whole duty
manfahy or Rockingham will give that ticket
larger majority than Augusta. We observ,
that number of Greeley and Brown Club
have been organized in Rockingham, and tina
they have been addressed by efficient speakers
Augusta will be aroused in time to give gooG
account of herself. When she determines to
thing, she does its with vim, and she vii
determine to give Greeley and Brown rousine
majority, and you may bet your bottom dol
lar that she will do it handsomely
A fine Greeley and Brown meeting was hello
at Taylor Springs in Rockingham county on the
18th inst, at which efficient speeches, in The
order named, were made by A. B. Cochran
Esq, of this place, Hon. W. L. Brewer of Con
necticut, DIR. Saml Fl. Moffett of Harrisonburg
2. B. Borst, ESQ.,, of Luray, Page county
Jacob N. Liggett, Esq, of Harrisonburg, Elk
Gov. VIM. Smith of Fauquier, and Moses Wal
ton, Esq, of Woodstock, Shenandoah county
the Elector for this District. On the Monday
following, the 10th inst, lit being court-day.
Ex-Gov VIM. Smith addressed the citizens o.
Rockingham again. The speech was delivered
IN the Courthouse square The Old Common.
aoea1h gives the following notice of it:
1.-The old man eloquent" on Monday again
lifted the banner of Constitutional liberty ba.
fore the people His indictment of Grant was
ScathiDg as the volcanic flow. Il told of The
sacrlfce OF Alabama and Georgia. to the time
OF $3ooOo, Ooo each how they were cheated
OF their political franchises, and made victims
to the pageant OF Grant; how South Carolina
poor, wan and lacerated, once so prond loffv
and courtly, has been inundated bv The t1ron;
and the land which once resounded with 49,
eloquence of Hayne and Calhoun and presto,
is now filed with the gathering of negroes sncb
as run naked in Dahomey, and eat many o bet.
ter white man than the radical who now leads
them to the polls
The argument was overwhelming, but the
peroratlon was sublimely beautiful and when