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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14
AN OPEN CANVASS.

It is stated that it is deemed wise not to
have a gubernatorial canvass of the State.
We accept it as far as Col. HOLIDAY iscon-
cerned. 1t would be a battle with wind
mill to the extent he would engage in it,
for he would present the unique appear
ance of a man going around the State as
sorting his claims to an office for which
there is no other claimant in the field, and
asking for votes of which he had been for
months past certain. But we do not &C
cept this opinion as far as the canvass in
the counties is concerned. There seems to be
some sensitiveness about the effect discus
sion will have on the party strength. Very
good! A party that cannot stand up for
strict honesty and fair dealing, ought to
suffer. If there is anything in Republic
can government that needs high stand
ard it is political party. Necessarily in
any organization of men there will be cor
rupt members, mercenary motives, doubt
full devices, but the standard of principle
must be high. There may be conscripts.
deserters, and adventures in the ranks OF
the regiment but the flag itself must be
unstained. We understand the Conserva-
tive platform to say that the honor and
public credit of Virginia must be preserved
and when it says that we do not under
stand it to mean that it must be preserved
if it comes in our way to do it, but that we
must go out of our way to do it.
And it is that the people may be en-
lightened on this view Of the question that
we demand free. full, and open canvass.
This campaign is purely matter of busi-
ness; it is more simply dollars and cents
than any that has happened in this gener-
alton, and now the Taxpayers of the State
must have arithmetic instead of elocution.
Before they send any man to the legisla-
ture they should know what he knows. If
he knows how to pay the interest he must
tell it, and if lie knows how to avoid pay
ing it he must tell it, and if he has no
clearly defined plan for either let him say
so and stay at home.
Why should either side be char of
proposition for a thorough discussion?
Can it be possible that men are taking
sides on this question merely as a hobby
for promotion, and can't bear questioning?
We trust not. We trust that at moment
when Virginia is in great peril no man is
thinking of self. We should greatly dis
trust the future of our State if we knew
that her public men, or those who signify
their willingness to become public servants,
had any motive save her true and perma-
nent prosperity and honor. A frank can
vass will dissipate all doubts on this mat
ter. Let us have it, and let it begin as
soon as I'LL the candidates are out.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

PRESIDENT HAYES is giving some bad
illustrations of civil service reform in his
appointments. Gen. Anderson. now I'M
der Indictment at New Orleans, for fraud
on the Returning Board, IS appointed
Special Deputy Collector in the Custom
House there. and the collector at Chicago
has been removed to make way for VIM.
H. Smith, agent of the Western Associated
Press, and personal friend Of the Presi-
dent. .
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

PERSON Saturday last Miss
Mary Berkeley Donaghe, a beautiful and
popular member Of Staunton society,
daughter of DR.. B. B. Donaghe, sailed for
Europe in the steamer England of the
National line. She goes on three months
trip with her uncle, Mr.. Chermside, to
visit some connections in London.
The Rev. w. H, Wilson, of the Metho-
dist church at ChurchVille, preached
last week in New Market and the Shen-
andoah "Valley'' says of the sermon:
cit abounded with well matured
thoughts, instructive matter, Impressive
illustrations, and practical Applications
Whilst his locks have very much WhlGeneu'
his mind has lost none OF its vlgor, and MS
fire, none of its warmth and brilllancy."
Mr.. Thomas Smith, OF Martinsburg,
w. Va, the victim of the $500 robbery by
j. H. Hooper, arrived here the day after
Hooper had been sent back to Martinsburg
by the police.
The Shenandoah Valley has the follow
ing notice of a welcome addition to our
Augusta people:
'sMr. Jno. w. OFT, with mis- family,
| left this place for his new home near
| Waynesboro, Augusta county, yester,,
! day. MI. OFT was a Well-knoWn citizen OF
this county, having served as sheriff for
number OF years. He takes witt him q
very interesting family. Shenandoah loses
q good citizen, and Augusta gains one.
| We are sorry to see him leave us, but hope
| that in his new home he will meet with
! abundant success"
The Staunton Debating Society has re-
organized for the winter with the follow
ing officers: W. B. McChesney, President :;
Jno. w. Stout, Vice President, aud Jos.
B. Woodward, Secretary and Treasurer.
The name of Mr.. W. II. Weller, of
Stanton, is reported among the delegates
at the U. S. Pathological Society, in Balti-
more.
The Lewisbrg wv. Va.) Independent
says that Prof. Scharf read there two nights
last week to pleased and happily enter
tanned audiences"
| Among the fifty excursionists who left
on the Valley r. r. excursion Tuesday
morning were Messrs.' w. R. Tyree, Maj
J. w. Newton. Davis Kayser, Dr.. Jno. w
Harris, W. II. II. Lynn, and others.
| The Piedmont Nes0s notices the beauti-
| full singing of Miss Hamrick, of Augusta
at a picnic given by Mrs. Daniel Wise, Of
Culpeper.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14
WHICH E YE?

It is related Of a minister suffering
from strabismus, that on one occasion he
announced from his pulpit that his re-
marks would be founded on the text 81
guide thee with mine eye." Whereat an
anxious parishioner created the profound
est establishment by arising in his place and
inquiring, (which eye?" 1t is with feel
ings very similar to those of the parishioner
that we view the positions of the candi-
dates now arising in their county pulpits
to address their fellow-citizen on the sub
ject of the State Debt and with an earnest
desire to be informed and without the
slightest irreverence we ask (Which Eye %
When gentleman arises in his place and
announ ceS that he is determined to pay the
interest On the State debt, but will not
consent to raise any additional tax what
ever; OF that he will force the creditors to
adjust and yet use no force, we are impelled
to inspect his optics with surprise and in
terest. Can it be that Nature has given to
this candidate such exceptional advantage
as to enable him to look both ways at once
VI ID III UdlCly pOoO1O1O Uudu UuC OlU llACQ Ou
one of the two positions gives forth but
the steady glare of glass eye. So, also,
when we find candidate favored of the
Forcible Adjusters and also beloved of the
Debt Payers the dove of our convictions is
greatly puzzled as to the propriety of
alighting on him and prefers rather to
return to the ark OF inaction. We
greatly regret to see this sort Of thing
in Virginia. It is a sort of half-tone i'll
State craft that is not the custom with
us, and that las always sent its followers
to the rear before gaining even temporary
success. The institution of the hust-
ings. SO freely .patronized from colonial
times in this old commonwealth, has ac-
customed tile people and their representa-
tives to mutual frankness. 1t was all i'll
stitutIon that caused the death of the
oLDsKNOW-NOTHING party, which alone
would have stamped it meritorious, if 1t
had done nothing else. Used tu it 50 long
the Virginia voter does not understand the
candidate of the cock eye, and so afraid Oh
him is he, that he would rather stay a,
home than vote for him. He must look
the way he intends to hit before he can
get his support.
What is there to be afraid of? What is
there possibly to gain by hiding the true
position Of a candidate, unless, in truth,
he is at Sea and undetermined, and in that
case heehould not offer at all. And any re-
ticence must he temporary. No man is going
from this county to the legislature whose
position not only now, but in certain con-
tingencies, is not a matter of public record
from the hastings. The question belongs
to the people, and must be discussed before
the people. Before you can guide the
people in this campaign with your eye.
you mast say which eye.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

D., D. & B. ITEMS. sprightly friend
the ''Goodson Gazette y published at the
D., D. & B. Institution has returned from
it's vacation and will be welcome visitor
for another year. We take the following
news items from it.
Good Bye-The 1000 feet of water pipe
laid to secure an untalped connection with
the Institutions water supply, was finished
Thursday evening and the pressure of wa
ter at the buildings was instantly one hun
dred per cent. greater. The "Gazette"
bids the tappers through whose premises
the old line ran, farewell
Fatal Accident.-Willie Adams, aged IL
years, a deaf mute pupil last session, was
instantly killed at his home in Halifax
co., Aug 3d., by the accidental explosion
of pistol in the hands Of a colored man.
New Pupils has been gran
ted to twice the usual number Of new pu-
pills for this session, the majority of them
being blind.
Visiting Hours-Visitors will be received
at the Institution daily Except Satur-
days and Sundays from II A, M. to Il P.
NJ. There is Sunday school at "a. M. and
religious services in the chapel at P. M.
on the Sabbath.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

There is not dollar in the State
Treasury, and we have it from good au-
thority that the banks are not disposed to
advance the amount required to meet the
demands of the State until the tax-gath-
erers come to the rescue. Why is thiss
Why afraid to trust the State for sixty or
ninety days?--Ric1t1,sond Wing.
Why because a party is trying to get
possession of the legislature that the hold
ers of money are afraid of ! A party that
refuses to pay money borrowed years ago
on their bonds. would not hesitate to re-
fuse TO pay money borrowed a few weeks
ago, and for which no bond was given.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14
4 PRACTICAL SUGGESTION.

A correspondence between Col. JOHN
L. PEYToN and Mayor BALTHIs has beer
published in the city press. The sugges
ton of Col. PEYToN's of repository o.
museum to be located at Staunton for the
collection of specimens of ore, coal, wood,
grain, fruits &c., with which our surround
ing country is so rich. is good one it prop
erly carried out, and must be productive
of valuable practical results, to say moth
ing of the scientific feature of the plan,
which would also develope much OF interest
and instruction to the rising generation.
The city must at no distant day have its
Public Hall and Offices and to no better
use could room in the building be set
apart than for the reception of these spec
linens. We understand that one of our
citizens who has already large private
collection of such specimens would turn
it over to the city pro bono publico and
there are other smaller collections which
would soon find their way into the same
general receptacle. Parties having coal
ore and timber lands for sale in this and
adjoining counties would find it to their
interest to send in their specimens, and
capitalists seeking investments among us
would at once findthe information needed.
With each specimen of coal or ore would
be filed a description of the depth of vein,
extent of deposit, location, NC, and visit
to the Staunton Museum would naturally
arrest the attention and lead to further
researches and ultimate investments on the
part of passing strangers, which opportu-
nity would otherwise be lost. However
much we may BOAST of the business and
growth of our. little city and the energy
and enterprise of our citizens. we can no
longer disguise the fact that there can be
but little more progress without our man
ufacturing interests are Developed right
here in our midst.
The past history of large manufacturing
establishments shows that it is owing to
their locations in cities and towns that
success has been obtained. Where every
facility is at hand, laborers are more read
ily secured and subsisted and hence more
easily retained living is cheaper, capital and
DIdluS uuOlc dCCCoo1U1C3lAo "oAu OfOAy olAu5
that goes to promote successful operations
centres where population accumulates. A
large furnace located at Staunton could
draw it's coal from the Kanawha banks as
cheaply as it can be brought to Buffalo
Gap or Elizabeth Furnace and the ore can
be secured at a hundred convenient points
on the railroads leading north, east and
west from this place. All that is needed
is the wisdom to direct and the energy to
execute. The capital is knocking at the
doors of the future manufacturing city Of
Virginia, and by proper management can
be secured to the building up of our pros.
perity. Not stone should be left un-
turned to the attainment of the bright fu-
ture which it rests with this generation to
say whether the harvest shall be reaped
now or left to the enterprise of our chill
drens children, while sister Virginia towns
shall press forward and outstrip us in the
race of progress and wealth.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

Hon. Jno. F. Lewis, who has filled the
position of U. s. Senator from Virginia,
and would be supposed to know something
of her affairs, is out in letter in which he
says, Paying the interest is not paying
the debt" The fact is that the people of
the State, when they pay the interest also
keep up the sinking fund, which in thilty-
four years pays off the principal of the
debt. Is it surprising that with such state
ments from prominent public men, the
people should be carried away by the clamor
of crossroads politicians ?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

The election in California has resulted in
Democratic majority of some twenty-five
in the legislature which secures Demo-
cratic successor to the malignant Sargent
in the U. S. Senate. The Democrats will
be in possession of the Senate soon, having
only three togo. Three years from now
there will be Democratic President and
both houses of Congress Democratic,
something that those gentlemen in Vir-
ginia who are thinking of changing their
party affiliations, will find worth thinking
of
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

ACCIDENT FROM SULPHURIC Acfp.-
On Wednesday morning last Messss. Lu-
Their Myerley and L. Womeldorf, residing
about four miles from the city, were open
ing carboy of sulphuric acid. to use for
making fertilizer, and one of them took an
axe to knock the boxing away. The car
boy was broken, and the acid scattered on
the two men, burning them painfully.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14
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No MORE THANK YOu.-T,ast ueo

No MORE THANK YoU.-Last week,
Henry Madison for stealing colored wo-
mans pocket shook, was ordered IS lashes
by Justice Cease, IS on the spot, and 10 to
be given him Saturday, when he should call
and get the rest. He got the first dose but
failed to call for the second. So the town
gets rid permanently OF a thief.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

A TOUR WEsT.-EX-Sheriff Jno. Tow
herman has arrived home from two weeks,
trip to Logan CO., ILL.,, where he has a
brother living. In that county he also
found Daniel Croft, who left Waynesboro
tWenty-one years ago with $500, and is now
a rich man. Mr.. VIM. Shower, of the same,
county, also went from Augusta twenty.
one years Of age, with $4,000 which no had
made in few months mining in Califor-
MIA, and died a few weeks ago leaving a.
fortune of 100000.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14
RETRENCHMENT IN STAUNTON

A statement in report Of the City Coun-
ellis proceedings last week strikes us as
important. The committee Of which Mr..
JOHN ". TODD is Chairman reported a
saving of 5000 per annum 10 the city in
the way of rents. This is equal to doing
away with 900 of the per cent debt of
the city,-just one twenty-fourth of the
whole city debt. This is the way to 60
on, and it's the way we hope to see the State
debt laid low by the Legislature.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

CoLoRED Boy DRowNED.-A postal
card from 2. f. Smith, Box 80, Somerset,
Pulaski CO., KY, informs us that on the
18th ult. Julius Terrill, a colored boy aged
nineteen years, whose mother lives in
Stanton, was drowned in the Cumberland
river, near Somerset. Mr.. Smith will fur
n1sh any information to the boys relations.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

The loss by the burning of the Yellow
Sulphur Springs WAY Hotel is $4,000.
It is proposed to put up an organ at the
Lynchburg Fair, to be sung for by the
church choirs.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

FAIRs.-Baldwin Auguata Fair, Staun-
ton. Va, October 9th, 10th, and 18th.
Piedmont Agricultural Society, Gull
pepper, Va, October 10th, 18th, 18th, and
10Th.
Lynchburg Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Society, Lynchburg, Va, October 23rd'
oath, 25th, and Goth.
Winchester Fair, Winchester, Va, o.
tober 9th, 10Th, 18th and 18th.
State Fair, Richmond, Va, October
a0th, 3lst, and November LIST, and End.
Berkeley County, wv. Va.,) Fair, at Mar
tinsburg, September 18th, 18th, 18th, and
18th.
Tazwell county, Agricultural and Me-
chanical Society Fair, November, End 3rd,
and 4th.
Washington county, Agricultural Fair,
at Abingdon, September Goth.
Virginia and Tennessee Border Fair,
October 9th, 10th, and 18th.
It recently cost the State of Virginia
SPOOL! to carry a convict to the State
prison from Russell county. Now, send a
forcible adjuster to the legislature from
Russell county, and instead of cutting
down this excursion money of his political
friends, who carried the convict down,
he will try and make it even by going
through the farce OF repeating the Fund
ing Bill. If the people of Virginia will
send men to the legislature firm enough
to say they intend to pay the State Debt,
they will have men firm enough to cut
away all these junketing bills.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

CITIZENS LEAVING 'STAUNToN.-On
Tuesday evening next the Terpsichorean
Club gives a farewell entertainment at Mo-
TART Institute to Dr.. J. Newton McChes-
new. who leaves here on the 25th inst. for
New York to enter ON professional duty in
a hospital there, and to Nh. S. Travers
Phillips, who is about leaving to make his
home in California, where he will practice
his professions. MI. W. B. Walker leaves
for California tomorrow to reside, and
MI. ]. Lynn. Richardson has gone to Co.
lumbus, can to reside. MI. Thomas L.
Hartman, son of the late Maj. Jno. A. Har-
man. leaves next week for Louisiana to
reside.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

FATAL ACCIDENTAL the G. & O..
trestle bridge in West End, incoming
freight cabooses are detached from their
trains and allowed to run across the trestle
and on to a siding. Sunday night Mr..
Francis NJ. Ashe, section master, residing
at the summit, got on the train to come to
Staunton for medicine for his wife, AT
ter the caboose was detached, and before
it had cleared the trestle, he stepped out,
thinking he would step on the ground
He fell about twenty-five feet, striking his
head against a beam in his descent. He
was found dead under the trestle, with his
head badly cut, and his neck broken. The
dreadful news was carried back to his
wife and seven children, who are titus
left IN extreme poverty. Mr.. Ashe was
an Englishman, and after moving to this
county married the daughter of Mr..
Benz. Lyme, of Augusta.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

SWIFT JUsTICE.-Monday morning a
colored boy stole pair of pants from L.
Cohn, was arrested, tried before Justice
Cease, given his choice between twenty
days in the chain-gang, and ton lashes,
and took the LATERAL in twenty minutes.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14

THE AUGUSTA COUNTY FAIR.-The
Board of Directors OF the county fair held
d meeting last Saturday, at which were
present, President A. a. Sproul and Di-
rectors ]. H. Waters, Asher w. Hartman,
j. D. Craig, John H. Parllins and w. L.
Bumgardner. Among the routine business
transacted it was resolved to admit the
female scholars going to the fair in body
as schools, at 25 cents a head; Mr.. j. J.
I.arew was appointed Superintendent Of
the Police arrangements and MI. E. NJ.
Gushing ticket agent and the rate of charge
for having church tables was fixed at S.
and confectionery and eating stands SO.
Of our fair the Rockingham Register
says:
The Rockingham farmers are almost as
much interested as those of Augusta in
this enterprise, for they too enter into
competition for the premiums in the agri-
cultural line. All such industrial associa-
lions at any rate should be encouraged. A
neighboring county such as Augusta, with
a homogeniety of interests, thoughts and
occupations with our county, especially
deserves our sympathy, and whatever of
aid which can be given in swelling the list
of premium articles or the number of visi-
tors should be given.
The Piedmont News says:
We have heard great deal about
the big fairs they have in Staunton,
and we should like to attend the
Augusta Fair, and then our Piedmont
Fair the next week, and see just how
mucn the proud Valley beats our Pied
mont country in her fairs"
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