Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-09-26
PoLIT1cAL News.

The Washington Chronicle" having de
MED that Col. Mosby wrote letter to the
Postmaster General requesting him to re-
woke all appointments made at his request,if,
in his opinion the patronage thus bestowed
placed him under any obligations to support
Hughes, the Warrenton ''Index" says =
"Now all we have to say about the matter
is this that we read the letter ourselves
and know ii was mailed to Mr.. Creswell,
and as ten days have elapsed and it has
not been returned it must have reached
him. We also know that Col Mosby has
written similar letter to Gen Grant that
if these appointments were made with ex,
pectation even that be would support Hughes
that he desir their revocation He fur
Their told the President that he thought these
appointments were made in consideration of
bis support Of President Grant in the last
Presidential canvass
The Richmond .Dispatch" of Friday has
All account of an alteration which occurred
in the cars of the G. & 0 R, R., on Wed
! nesday betu cen son of Gen. Wickbam
and Capt. Geo. D Wise Mr. Wickham,
called Captain Wise to account for some
epithet applied to General Wickham IN a
recent political discussion. High words
fol lowed, and the result was an exchange
of blows. but the gentlemen were separa ed
before either was seriously injured
| While Rves, in his speech on Wednes.
day, was abiding to General Early in
sneering way some one proposed cheer for
Jubal. They gave him three rip roaring
rounds of hurrahs = Lexington Gazette.
A negro meeting at Lynchburg the other
night "6zzled' on account of the absence
OF Ramstell aud Fultz. The Senegam-
bians had to listen to Jno. Harmer Gill
mer, of Richmond. and U S. Marshal
Gray and District Attorney Lurty.
| Gov. Walker is announced to speak in
different parts Of the State during the can
vass-at Fredericksburg on the 18th of DC
| tober.
AKemper campaign club has been form.
ed at Charlottesville.
The Conservativ Of .Albelnarle, on Tues
day, nominated B. Ell. Magruder, r. Il.
| Crank and John E. Massey for the House
and the Senatorial Convention nominated
DR.. Robt S Beazely for the Senate. MIR
| Massey, after his nomination for the House
having Withdrawn from the Senatorial con
test, Micajah Woods was nominated for
Commonwealth's Attorney, A. j. Parish
for Connto Treasurer and w. R. Burnley
! for Sheriff
Kemper, Maj J W. Daniel OF Lynch
burg. and Gilman, Of Richmond. spoke to
1000 persons at Liberty, Bedford, Tuesday
such team as hasn't been together for a
long time in Virginia. A telegram to the
Dispatch says:
The impression is fine, and Bedford is
ablsze.s Hughes passed through here this
morning, but did not stop. Ramsdell, Fultz
and some subordinates are here, but decline
discussion. They spoke to about seventg-
FIVE negroes on the the street. In the ev
ening, while Rarnsdell was speaking for the
second time, Kemper passed through the
streets in buggy, and the crowd rushed
out and wi'h one accord raised tremen-
dous cheer for Kemper, which discom6ted
the carpet Dagger, and he soon took bis
seat ss
The Warrenton Index is informed
that Mr. Plat and Maj R. H. Garter have
gone to New York for the purpose of rails
ing money to carry on the campaign in Viz
ginia. The Index" adds: 'Let then
bring all the money they can get hold Of te
Virginia, and it will not affect the result o
the election There isn't money enough IL
! Wall street TO bay up the people of Virgin
ia Al their work will be loves labor
lost -
! Mr. T. Benton Taylor, whom the Radl
Gals appointed canvasser for Rockbridge
:. states that it was done without his know
ledge, and that he utterly repudiates it
How about Mr. George Rye
;. What has niggerism done for South Car
olina Listen. While white.men ruled
;, Georgia's bonds sell in Wall street at 80
South Carolina's 6 per cents, payable il
January and July. are net wanted a II
: cents /! If this is not an essay on ruin ant
wreck, what more, in goodness name, il
needed?
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