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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-29
The st. Louis Convention.

When the Gazctte's report of the proceed
ings of the Convention closed yesterday after.
noon ex Senator Doolittle, OF Wisconsin, was
speaking. At the conclusion of his speech
MIR. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, took the plat.
form amid applause. He acknowledged the
compliment TO himself and Keotucky, and pro-
oeedtd to urge broad national unsectional CO..
operation Oh all sections Of the democratic par
tv to change the National Administration.
They were here not as Eastern or Western
men, but as democrats and Americans. Ap-
plause. Let them act only in that spirit and
go to battle uoder some great leader, who
should guide them to great victory.
1t was No coumon foe they had to fight. no
enemy easy to overcome; it was party con-
trolling the sword and purse of the country,
and no conscience to restrain it from using
them uDscrurulously for the retention of this
power. 10 conclusion, he again counsced
compromise, unity and cordial 90 operation for
the common cause.
B. Gratz Brown was called out, at the sug.
gestlon OF Mr.. Doollttle, to give The views of the
liberals 10 the present campaign, and said he
sympsthzcd entirely and cordially 10 the eff
forts to adjust all minor differences and to agree
upon winning ticket for the liberals He
protested that they should be found 10 the
front of the coming fight. IApplause.l They
want reform and relief, and be hoped the CoD-
vention would put out platform and coudi-
date that would Enthusiastically embrace those
ideas.
Mr.. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, followed with
caustic criticism of the Republican party,
which he said had made ticket born of the
defeat of the only strong candidate hated and
denounced By the administration of Grant
N 20 nominated for their negative character
alone. He exhorted to tolerance, forbearance
and harmony in the Convention.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called TO order at 2:l5.
judge Meredith, OF Virginia, chairman Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-29
The acknowledged high character of large

The acknowledged high character OF large
majority of the delegates to the st. Louis
Convention, and the motives by which, as
sensible men, they must have been actuated,
induced the belief throughout the country,
prior to the nomination, that the nominees OF
that Convention, who ever they might be,
would be the men whose prospects OF carry
ing the requisite number of States to secure
election would be- better than those OF any
others whose names might be presented, and
the result shows that the confidence reposed
in the accredited representatives OF the Dem
ocratic Conservative party was not misplaced,
but, on the contrary, was sustained by the
selection of not only the most capable man
Of all the candidates for the nomination, but
the one who, above all others, is most certain
of securing the States of New York, New
jersey and Connecticut, upon which the
success of the ticket depends, for, with those
States and the States of California and
Oregon, which are secured by the Chinese
plank in the platform, and the united South,
the success of the ticket is assured; and the
country may we'll, as the dispatches from all
quarters indicate, receive the nomination with
ioyful acclaim as the harbinger of victory
next November that will uproot the corrup-
ton that has siezed upon the vitals of the
country, and re-inaugurate in this Centen-
NAL year, honesty, purity, economy, intelli-
cence and refinement in the administration
of the government. The nomination Of
Governor Tilden was not effected by the
politicians, many Of whom we're opposed to
him, but was the result of Il wide spread feel
ING that reform, not only in the radical, but
also in the democratic party, was the urgent
requirement of all who had any interest in
the welfare of the country, and that if there
was one man in the Union who was reformer
in the true sense of the term it was he who
had proved his devotion to that cause not by
words alone, but by deeds, as the prominent
democrat now in the Albany penitentiary for
fraud in the management of the New York
Canals, and who was put there by Governor
Tilden. we'll attests. No man could possibly
have been the unanimous choice of the whole
party, and among others who wanted Gen.
Hancock's nomination were some in this
State, but, as we attempted to show more than
a month ago, the objection to him as mill
tary man was supplemented by his unfortu-
nate connection with the Surratt murder
that would necessarily have initiated effective
ly against the success of the ticket, and that,
too, most powerfully in the State and City
upon which the result of the election de-
ponds, and in which the opposition to Gov
ernor Tiden by the Tammany ring, so far
from weakening the ticket, adds to it thous-
ands of votes.
The Convention clinched the nail when
it nominated Governor Hendricks for
Vice President, for he will marshal the op-
position in the West in such serried ranks
that all the combined forces of scalawags,
carpetbaggers, radicals and negroes cannot
nravsi) atrainst Thorn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-29

DAWLEY SPRINGS, GEAR Harrsonaury,
Ii Rocking ham county, Va. GEOkdE ".
BIZ NkEH, of Washington, d. g., M"nsget.
This well known and popular summer Resort
will be open Jane Is! $50 The waters b. M:
alysi$ compare tavorsb.y with Inc renorned
chaly oea:c waters Ot h>.rope It Is The strongest
chsly b. ate in the United States. in addition 70
the water, the cation, pure and eIhita-"t1nG
drivrs, hHntia ii,Aus, &c a.. lead t, l:nK.
kaw ey THE !aos. attractive ~ well az TIE NOS:
hesi!h!u :..or. Virginia. The com. my has
n grca. expense, erected the mos, co!nm'di1u'
ana comfortable buildings in the S:ate, s;.d dul~
ing the psst Writer completed u r"r.1ct > TEN
pamphlets apply TO a. Is. lHiCh, lre.iLri.t
HarrIsonourg, w. my -3--n
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SI.n.NEfs RE T{sT5.

sSTaNTED, nj Belle Haven Institute, few
~ BOAkDERS. Board and lodging SIS
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12
The Situation in Cuba.

KEY WEST, FLA, October 5.-The
latest news from Havana states that the
insurgent Gen. Vicente Garcia, before
evacuating Lastunas burned down the
whole place, escorting the inhabitants,
sick and wounded to some distance.
The garrison were taken along as pris-
oners, excepting the commander, Gen.
Toledo, and his officers, who were
liberated. This latter step is very
suspicious, and the public is clamoring
for an investigation into the behavior OF
the officers. Captain General Jovellar
left this city night before last by a
special train, with two companies OF
veterans. He is going first to the
jurisdiction of Colon, where the in
surgents have burned place named
Calimete. Thence he goes to Lastuna.
The newspapers here say that Jovellar
goes to prepare matters for the coming
winter campaign, but there is no doubt
that recent events decided his sudden
departure. Matters have come to look
serious.
The insurgents have lately shown
much yigor and determination, appears
ing suddenly where least expected
Maxim Gomez in person is said to be
far advanced in the jurisdiction of
Colon. Rumors, not without foundation
speak of heavydesertions amongst the
Spanish troops, which are exposed to
privations and misery, whilst great
many officers, who walk the streets
Of Havana, appear to be living well. 1t
is said the government intends not to
harass the troops any longer, but
garrison all places, and J the soldiers
to arrive from Spain3to protect all
estates during the pext crop. THIS
policy would only increase the ST starvation
and strengthen the insurgents, whose
cause would gain immensely by another
fruitless winter campaign.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
~ Woodstock, Va. Sept IA, 1916,
Levi Rinker
VS. In fhanccry.
Lydia Lindamood &c.j
70 Levi Rinktr. in his own right and MS
admir-. OF Jonathan Lindamood decd
Complt's
AGAINST
VIM. Fl. Ri2e, Sheriff com. adlnr. of An
drew Lindamood decd Lydia IIndamood,
Elizabeth Lindamood. George Lindamood,
Isaac ]. Lindamood and--his wife. tor
merly--Shomo, Maria Lindanood, Jas.
LindamOoG. Catharine LindalneOd, Mary
Lindamood, isaac Lindamo0d Eliza Lin
damood. VIM. OFT and Jacob OFT, EX'rs of
Jacob OFT decd s. G. Stephenson and
Franklin /. Morelanl, EXrs, OF Win.
Moreland, deed, and Jacob i.antz and
Jacob Lantz, surviving partner of Jacob
and J. d. l.antz, Robert NJ. Iantz, admir-
of George I.antz. decd the personal rep
resentative OF Samuel Walton. decd, Geo.
Lindau God of Michael, p. A. FunkhOuser.
Sheriff and Admir-. q b. II. G. I. y. of
Stephen Snowman. deed. John W. Il.
Moore, Elizabeth G. Moore and Mark
Bird, EX'r rs OF Charles Moore. decd Sam1
Fravel, surviving EXT of Adam Painter,
decd the personal rep sentative OF Chris
tan FAINTER. dec a. Levi Rlnkcr. adm +, OF
Smanuel Sawlaw decd, Joseph B. Strayer,
Exr OF John Strayer decd and D. H. Wal
ton. admir- of John Haas decd, and all
Others concerned.
You are hereby notified that have fix
ed upon the oath day of October 1876, at
my office III Woodstock. Va, 10 take the
following accounts. viz: 70 ascertain the
balance due Levi Rnke- under the deed
of trust in the bill and proceedings men
toned: Which of the debts cured by
said deed of trust have been paid by Geo.
A. Lindamood or any other person. and
whether said parties who have paid said
debts so cured are entitled to be sub
stituted to the rights OF the creditors in
said deed of trust and report the same and
all other matters deemed pertinent or
that either party may desire; as required
by decree of circuit court of Shenandoah
at its last term in said cause. at which
time and place You are required to at
tend.
Given under my hand as comr. in chy.
of said court the day and year first atore-
said.
sep. 21-4t. P. ". MAGRUDER.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12

The following, prop ,sed by Gen.
McMahon was rap urousiy applauded !:
We proaest againstsihe introduction
iuto the politics Of the nation of what
| is known as The soldiers element. and
against the assumption read recently in
this city that the surviving veterans OF
the West are identified as body with
the republican party and lis policy of
sectional hatred. We believe any
organization of soldiers of the Union
for political purposes is hurtful to the
nation and beneath the dignity of men
who.seryed their country on the field OF
battle that the citizen who bore arms
for the country when the country needed
soldiers became again citizen and
nothing more, when his arms were
happily laid aside That he argued no
new rights because of his patriotic SER
vices, ard deseN es no new methods of
asserting his legitimate influence in the
affairs Of the nation. ..esalir7
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12

The election in Indiana, Ohio and West
Virginia were held on last Tuesday.
The excitement i'll Indiana and Ohio
was very great and every effort was put
forth by both parties. In Indiana, it is
generally conceded the democrats had
majority, but whether this majority
has been overcome by the money,
frauds and importation of votes by the
radicals assisted by the administration,
the result will show. If the three
States give Republican majorities the
chances of the Radical party will be
greatly improved and the probable
election of Hayes & Wheeler will
draw to that party the floating vote OF
the country If the democrats should
carry one Of the three States. we may
expect a spirited campaign, and if the
democrats get either Ohio or Indiana
the chances of that party will be good
and we may continue the fight IN
spirited by well grounded hope of
success in the presidential contest. We
have made arrangements to get the
returns by telegraph and hope to give
our readers sufficient returns under the
Geographic news to enable them to
form correct idea of the result
Should the election in any state be very
close, it would be impossible tor us to
give the correct returns in this issue.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12
Indiana noor.'tio :
Ohio vaTV close
CARTE. BAG WORK IN SOUTH CAROLINA

From proceedings of the Tax PAYERS
Association Of Sou;h Carolina We cite
the following facts as showing the
Indebtedness and expenditures under
carpet bag rule /:
Property ITa5Nat on.
Tn 1860 $50, n00,0 coo
In 1878 IT., 0J0, 200
A decline in Is years OF 81 per cent.
Tac Leuy.
Ir 1860. IS 100000
In ls7a.......,...... 27oo'ooo
An increase in thirteen
years of nearly 500 per
cent.
Legislative Expenses.
In 1860. .............S 10000
In 1878. 100000
An increase in Is years
Of nearly 700 per cent.
The public printing for sicty gears
aggre gated 100000, Or an annual
average of $6,666, under Democratic
rule. T ,tal for three gears under Rad
ical rule $924,231, 3o,-an annual
average of $3Os,o93,7e! Showing the
expense for public printing for three
years under Republican carpet-bag rule
to be 100000 more than the expense
for SIXTY years under the admins
tration of the Democratic citizens of
South Carolina before the war!
No wonder the Republican admins
tration at Washington, which is
responsible for the monstrous outrages
perpetrated in the name of loyalty,
should feel it necessary that United
States troops should be present at the
polls to perretuate condition of things
which makes robbery of the people an
oocy inh
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12

A Washington City special to the
Baltimore Sun says:
The sum of $4,000 has been wrung
out of the female clerks to pay men
put on the rolls as clerks, but who are
really the creatures of republican Con-
gressmen, and expected to do political
work. This money has been obtained
from the poor women by compelling
them to take months leave of absence
without pay under implied threat OF
dismissal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12

THE EXCITEMENT OF ELECTIONS. :
The Brooklyn On. V Eagle calls at
tenlion to the fact that the whole eoun-
try is now concentrating its interest on
one State that is choosing a Governor
and on another that is choosing q
secretary of State. Every common
wealth in the thirty ght is contribut
ing speeches, and in one form or othe:
moral and other influences to these two
States. Nothing, says the Eagle, could
more st,ikingly illustrate the reduction
in Importance of the State as self con !,
trolling political factor than the spec
tacie now being exhibited in Ohio and
indiana. There is not room enough in
the homes of three millions of people to
fight the partisan battles of forty mil
lions There is every encouragement
for false appeal, mean devices and
denser corruption. So well is it APP
preciated that the effect upon the
morals of the States thus unnatural y
borne npon is SO thoroughly bad that
good men in both parties who, in quiet
ways, in their several States, have for
years past been helping on the cause of
constitutional reform, have succeeded
in bringing about the election in their
commonwealth in the months of
November. Pennss lvania, Texas ard
North Carolina vote this year in No
vemper. The other States ought to be
required to hold their elections in
November, all on one day.
The Eagle remarks that there is an
election for officials of one kind Or
another every year IN every State, so
that this year thus becomes unit of
political duration for the whole Union,
and adds:
"The political year nearly every
where begins in the States with the
calender year, January l. The national
FISCAL year runs from June to June /.
The executive quaoriennal term begins
March The Congress year begins
on the first Monday in December All
these differences make artificial and cor
ruplng distinctions. All governments
within the United States should begin
and run even with the calendar years,
no matter how many or few years the
term is. All elections should fall on
the same day, and the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November is
best fixed time selectable. Both parties
should be in favor of the proposed re-
form The simultaneous occurrence of
all elections and the simultaneous be-
ginning of all branches of government
would be the most impressive exhibi-
tons would have been pre- cede d by
simultaneous canvasses i'll every State
would make the interference of the
politicians of another very rare, and
when INDUCED it would take the form
Of Legitimate argument and appeal.
1t seems to us that all rejecting men
will concur with these views of the
Eaele. The abnormal excitement
which scandalizes our politics and
destroys free choice in any right sense
of the term would abate at once. Every
State would get better servants, patron
age would be confined to its just limits,
and every election would be a popular
one, instead of passionate, cruel, un~
lust and venal. Bait. San.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12

Senator Logan asserts that "there
has been no purer administration in the
history of the country than that OF
General Grant" Mr. Carl Schurz
asserts ''the administration of General
Grant has, by the greatness of its cor-
ruption, shown the necessity of radical
reform even TO the most stupid mind.
Should these two gentlemen speak from
the sam platform during the campaign.
it had better be big enough to keep
them wide apart -Phila. Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12
The Democrat & Herald.

The proprietors of the Democrat and
Herald, believing it to be to the interest
Of both their patrons and themselves,
have determined to consolidate the two
papers. The consolidated paper will
be under joint editorial management
and will be issued from the Herald
office. The business department of the
paper will be under the management
of ]. H. Grabill. AS soon as the
necessary arrangements can be made
the paper will be enlarged and otherwise
improved. 1t will be the effort OF the
proprietors to build up paper which
will reflect eledit upon the county and
that will be a welcome visitor TO the
homes of our patrons. The patronage
of neither paper has heretofore been
sufficient to justify the proprietors IN
making the improvements which they
d. sired The former business will be
settled by the respective proprietors OF
the Democrat and Herald. In con-
neclion with the paper, we will open
first class job Office, where we will be
prepared to accommodate our patrons at
short notice and upon reasonable rates,
We have an excellent assortment OF
Job material, which will be enlarged by
the addition of number Of fonts OF
fashionable type. Work will be executed
promptly and at reasonable rates.
Thanking our patrons for the liberal
support which has heretofore been
given us.fwe respectfully ask for con"
tinuanee OF their patronage.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12
The Virginia Cadets at the Centennial Ez
position

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 6.-The cadets
of the Virginia Military Institute at
Lexington, Va, Colonel Scott Ship
commanding, marched into the centennial
grounds this morning at five O'Clock.
having arrived late last night at the
centennial depot, where they remained
in the cars till this morning.
There are four companies Of the
visitors, who number altogether 176.
They have gone into camp within the
exhibition grounds at the foot of
Georges Hill, and will give parade
daily at sunset on the camp ground
They propose to remain for one week or
ten days. Tomorrow afternoon the
cadets will be received by members Of
the centennial commission.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12
The Alexandria Sentinel

The Alexandria Sentinel (Rep
TINS growls at Collector Bolts
"Messrs. F. L Van Auken and q
A. Thorpe have been discharged from
their positions in the internal revenue
Office, which they have so long filed in
this district, by Collector Bolts. in
whose department Alexandria is throw n
by the new arrangement. Mr.. Bolts
was very unceremonlous, and in this
case unjust!fiably rough in his announ
cement of his determination to Messrs
Van Auken and Thorpe, remarking
that he had no use for carpet baggers
Neither of these gentlemen are amen'
able to that rcproach. Mr.. Van Au
ken married and made bis home in
Virginia at the close of the war, and
Mr. Tborpe's father was bona Jqde
resident ard merchant of Alexandria fol
many years. and died here, at home -
We are as much avrrse TO carpet bag
rule as Mr.. Bolts, bgt it is not just to
characterize gentlemen as carpet bag
gers who occupy the positions of these
two. They have both been competent
and faithful officers, and in fact Mr..
Van Aukcn declined to accompany
Mr.. White to Richmond, as second in
thessoffice, for the very reason that he
objected to earpet-bagging from Alex-
andria, his home, to another city
Mr. Fountain Beatty is retained as
agent for the Alexandria end of the
new district"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12
IL New York Ere1ainn Post "

Tie New York Eueasiug Post was
worried about that income tax, but
William Cullen Bryant openly says;
s.For my part, never supposed Gov
Tifden would do thing so dirty and
base as that laid TO his charge. But
that is not saving enough for Mr.. TIL
den: have never thoughthe would do
even the slightest thing inconsistent
with honesty and honor"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12

Joseph Bolton, aged ten years, died
in New York Thursday from injuries
inflicted by a man named Beslin in
August last. Young Bolton and son
of Beslin's were playing together and
quarreled, when the father of Beslin
caught hold of Bottoms ear, nearly
pulling it off his head, and causing the
fatal injuries Beslin has been arrest
ed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12

'sCan it be said that nothing is done
toward the reduction of taxes when a
saving of thirty million dollars is made,
with which the Secretary of the
Treasury may call in six per cent. bonds
and save annually S1s,oOO,O00 in gold ?
Montgomery Blur.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12

The engine, baggage, smoking, anf
one other Car of passenger train or
the Erie railway were thrown off neal
Genessee, N. Y, at 1925 Thursday
night, by striking horse. Engineer
Clark was killed, and the fireman, g
brakeman and tramp were badly in
jured. Three passengers were slight.
injured. ----.--
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12

Gov. Kemper, of Va, in reply to an
invitation 10 name Virginia day at
the centennial by proclamation, has
written letter declining to do SO. His
chief reasons are the poverty of the
people to respond in an appropriate
manner, and that it is not customary in.
Virginia to use fficial proclamations
for such purposes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12
EFrom the Richmond Disparity
EoW 20 D.G SWEET POTATOES.

As the time is near at hand for
digging sweet potatoes suggestion
now TO farmers may be Of much benefit.
1t is this: Do not dig your potatoes
before frost, nor Immediately after the
first frost. Let the frost kill the vines
thoroughly, and then let the potatoes
stay in the ground week or ten days,
so that the frost may be drawn by the
earth out of the potatoes. Take some
good weather to dry them, and put
them up carefully, and you will have
good potatoes, free from r,t, as long as
they may last. The common practice
Of digging potatoes before frost and
putting them IN heaps before the
weather becomes cold almost invariably
ipsures the loss in part, if not the whole,
of the crop. The seasoning that shey
90 through in the ground after the frost
has bit the vines is very essential to the
maturity Of the roots as well as the
keeping them through the winter 1t
may also be added that potatoes thus
treated make the best of seed. as the
frost does not injure their terminating
powers H*****.
Prospect, "a, October 2, 1886.