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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04

A HORRIBLE CHARGE.-An unparal-
leled outrage has been disclosed at
Clarksburg, w. Va, as having been
committed by one James G. Taylor,
well-to-do farmer and prominent MEM
Der of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
upon daughter aged seventeen, who is
famous for her beauty, and has always
borne an excellent character. The hor-
rible crime was repeated several times,
but as he threatened to murder his wife
and the girl if they betrayed him, they
said nothing about it until recently,
when they told the wife of a neighbor.
She told her husband, who organized a
party, which had Taylor arrested and
turned over to the authorities. At an
examination before magistrate Mrs.
Taylor and her daughter swore to the
truth of the story, and Taylor is now in
hail, around which heavy guard has
| been placed to protect the prisoner. as
the people threaten 9 repetition of the
4 Wallace lynching.
1
TOURNAMENT IN GREENBRIER.-At
the Tournament near Lewisburg, West
Va, on last Friday week, 1t. S. w. N
Feamster was Chief Marshal the ad-
dress to the Knights was delivered by
John w. Arbuckle. Esq, the successful
knight was David Tuckwiller, who
crowned Miss Bessie Handy, Queen o
Love and Beauty; and the coronation
address was delivered by John A. Pres
ton, Esq.
81 HORRIBLE CRIME.-A white married
: man named Cue Nixon has been com
8 mitted to Jail in Botetourt CO., charges
: with having committed an indecent as
!. sault upon the person of Laura Carey
acolored married woman, aged % years
That such an offense should be commit
ted is almost incredible, and, if true
> furnishes striking illustration of tn
g depravity of human nature.
l. CONSIDERATION OF BISHOP PETER
e KIN.-At Wheeling on last Thursda
s. the first Bishop of the diocese of Yves
!, Virginia, Rev. DIR. Geo. w. Peterkin
er was consecrated with solemn ceremony
% The sermon was preached Ivy Risho
he Dudley.
Senator Daniel w. Voorhees,, of II
diana, has accepted an invitation to dc
liver an address at the Virginia Stat
Fair on the 31st of October.
The repeal Of the Bankrupt law wi
take effect on the LIST of Septsmber.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04

PAPER MILL AND MACHINE SHOP
BURNT.-About o'clock last Saturday
morning, the new paper-mill OF Mr.. Jas
G. Smith at Richmond was burned. The
building and machinery were insured In
different companies to the amount Of
$1,000. A few weeks ago, it was set on
fire, but was saved from destruction.
McIntyre's machine shop adjoining
was also destroyed. It was insured tt
the amount of So, 400.
The fire is supposed to be the work q
an incendiary.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04

Just received large stock of hats for oentla.
men, boys and children, of latest stvie which
will be sold very low.
C.. T.. WEVTFC
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04

Fifty-five of the weaYers of the Old
Dominion Mills, in Manchester, Va,
have refused to go to work on account
of a reduction of their wages. tFhe strike
of the weavers necessitates the sAspen-
sion of the entire mills, and about three
hundred hands are thrown out of en-
ployment.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04

JAMES BUMGARDNER' JR,,
GEORGE M. COCHRAN, JR
HENRY B. NICHE,
JOHN PAUL,
CHARLES s. YANCEY,
apr30-tds Commissioners.
POSTPONEMENT.-T above sale is post
pOned until Monday, August 18th, 1878.
JAS. BUMGARDNER, JR.,
GEO. NJ. COCHRAN, JR.,
HENRY B. NICHE,
JNO PAUL,
CHAS. s. YANCEY.
mVZ8-t0S COmmi SSiONprs
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04
E. M. Cushing & Son, Auctioneers. my7-4t

E. M. Cushing & Son, Auctioneers. my7-4t
A BEAUTIFUL HOME FOR SALE
"a Finding myself encountered with too
dating terms, that beautiful farm, "OAK
HILL, ~ miles South of Staunton, containing
IA acres.
BRICK DWELLINGS, Brick Dairy Ice -
house, Tenant House, a large two-story Ess5
Barn. and other out buildings. A large kskH
Garden containing 4 acres, 500 to 600 bearing
trees of improved fruit. Handsome grounds,
with large grove of native oaks, five never
falling Springs, with an abundant supply of
water carried through the barn, dairy, and
dwellings by finch iron pipes.
The land is of best quality of yellow lime
stone. with most of it well set in grass. Has
This place is susceptible of the very highest
style of Improvement at a very small expense,
and its proximity to staunton and adaptation
to fruit dairy and truck purposes, make 1t one
of the most Ualkable and desirable places in the
Valley of Virginia.
have also 100 90, acres t s. ar5oning' Oh the
aprl6-3m DAVIS A. KAYsER.
r AND SALE.-The undersigned Commits
IL sionerS of the circuit court Of Augusta
causes Of Humbert's Ex'or vs.. Long and al, and
Showaller:vs. Long and al, at the June term,
1873, and amended at the Nov. term, 1877, will
SELL at public auction, in front OF the Court
house in Staunton, on
Monday, the 24th day Of June, 1873,
a tract of land on Naked Creek containing 65
acres, and is part of the farm originally
owned by Saml Nj. Long, and now owned by Jno
Y. Long. This is first-class Naked Creek land.
and is In excellent condition.
TERMS OF SALE:-Enough cash in hand to
cover the costs of sale, and the residue in three
equal annual payments, bearing interest from
the day of sale, for which the purchaser will
execute bonds with approved personal securi-
ty and the title will be retained as ultimate Sc
curity. u. M. COCHRAN, Jr.,
7. G. ELDER,
my2S-tds Commissioners.
IT AND SAL.E.-In pursuance of decree Of
IL the circuit court of Augusta, rendered at
the Nov. term, 1877, in the suit of Pilson, Trus-
tee, VS.. Hartman and al, will sell at public auc-
tion, in front of the Courthouse, in Staunton on
Saturday, the Sth day of June, 1873
a tract of land, containing 352 acres, situated
in the Southern part of Augusta county adj
joining the land Of Creigh and others, and is a
part of the same farm Of the late Col. William
P. Tate. This is an excellent farm and in good
condition.
TERMS OF SALE.-Ten per cent. in cash and
the residue in four equal payments at 8, Il, Is,
and "a months respectively, from the day of
sale, and bearing interest from the day of SALE
for which the purchaser will execute bonds
with approved personal security, and the title
retained as ultimate security.
myi4-tds Trustee.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA.
" BILE CITY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to a
decree of the circuit court for Augusta county,
entered on the 1st day of day Of April, 1873, in
the chancery cause therein pending, of Kerr u.s.
Eoge ct ais, the undersigned will. on
Wednesday,, the 5ts day of June, 1878,
sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder in
front Of the Courthouse, in Staunton, all Of a
certain lot of ground with a brick stable there
on, belonging to p. B. Hoge, situate in said
city, adjoining the property lately owned and
occupied by said Hoge on Beverly Street. being
the same property that is known as lot No IL
in the subdivision of the Kalorama property,
and which was conveyed to the said Hoge by
ing date May 23rd, 1868, of record in the Clerks
office of the Hastings Court, D. B. No. 5, page
4Ol The purchaser of this lot will have free
use of the above mentioned alley. in common
with the owners of the Kalorama lots.
TERMs.-Cash in hand sufficient to pay the
costs Of suit and expenses of sale, and the bal
ance on q. credit OF one, two. and three
years from day of sale. payable in equal annu-
al instalments-the purchaser giving bonds for
the deferred instalments, with approved per-
sonal security, bearing interest from date, and
waving the Homestead Exemption, and the
title to be retained as ultimate security.
THOS. G. ELDER,
WIN. PATRICK
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04

BAKER BROS. have just received a Int Of
those Nice Lake Herring. o' -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04

Rose of Sharon, Calycanthus, Berberry.
Strawberry Tree, HoneysuckIes. Lilac, Japa..
nese Ounce, Spireas, Syringos, African Tama-
rix, White Fringe, and all the Roses and Climb
ing Plants, and many other things too tedious
TO mention. and to all who will favor me with
their orders will give satisfaction.
have furnished great many Shade Trees
and Evergreens about Staunton, and refer
you to the following persons: Capt. James
Marquis, Capt. G. g. GoOch, VIM. j. Nelson.
Mrs. DR.. Stribling, Capt. p. E. Wilson. and
many others through the town, whom have
furnished. T. a. ECTT Ann
jul I'm Box 49, stannton Vo
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04

Spring stock Of boots and shees nj n r,
WELLER'S! Great reduction in pricesi b
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04
-SHADE TREES.

Oak Leaved Mountain Ash, English Ash.
Weeping Ash. Weeping Birch, Weeping Cher
~, Horse Chestnut, European Larch, European
pie, Sugar Maple, Cork Maple. Purple Fringe
or Smoke Tree, Kilmarnock Willow and other
Shade Trees that may be called for, In the
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04

Senator Daniel w. Voorhees,, of In
diana, has accepted an invitation to de-
liver an address at the Virginia State
Fair on the 3lst of October.
The repeal Of the Bankrupt law will
take effect on the LIST of September.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04
DECIDUOUS SHRuRS.

| can furnish Norway Spruce, White Spruce.
Hemlock Spruce, Balsam Fir, Silver Fir. Eng
lish Yew, Golden Arborvitse Siberian Arbor-
vvitse. Heath Leaved Arborvite, American Ar
borvlt@, Irish Juniper, and Swedish Juniper
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04
BA RG AINS ST.


harrison d BufWeIl, d. q, ie4..
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06
NENICANIZED,

A Pennsylvania paper tells a story
shout youth who lived at Port Penn,
which is of course true and is calculated
to put up the price of wash tubs. When
the boy was ten years old he stole wash
tab, launched it in the Delaware, got in
il and fOated down the river until ne
was picked up by q vessel bound
Tor Vera Cruz. He remained
on beard of her until
she reached the city of the True Cross, "
and then he went TO the city of Mexico,
where he was adopted by rich mer-
chant, who brought him up luxuriously.
He became q partisan OF Macmillan,
and had to fly to Texas. He entered the
Confederate srmy, and served a while
on ALBERT SYDNEY JouNsoN's staff,
and at tie close of the war, began manu-
featuring shoes in Philsdelphia, where
he was ruined by dishonest partners, He
came back to his native village short
time ago to Gle pauper, but las. week
the rich Mexican merchant died and
lett him 100000. Il there is one thing
more pleasant tasn another, it is to be
adopted by - 100000 Mexican merchant.
In fsct we are willing to be Mexican
lied" a. once.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06
COL. &. l.. POORMAN.
He IL "A LabOring Man, and the Friend
of the LabOrer.

Correspondence of the Register.
The following appeared in the REGIS
TER's st. Clsirsvllle locals on yesterday;
Col Z. L. Poormsn, of Bellaire, is out
as Republican candidate for Congress.
The doughty Colonel has been in every
political party, and Is now back in the
Republican party second time. If he
fails to receive the nomination this year,
Poormsn will probably try the Democrs
cy again next year. The Republicans
had better give him an office and keep
him in their party, for the Democracy
have no use tor such men.
Permit me to say that Col. Poorman
has never been in any sense Democrat.
He acted with the Democrats when
Greeley was the nominee OF the indie
pendent Republicans and the Democrats,
but he acted not as Democrat, but as IN
Independent as did hundreds of others of
the very best men of his party. Col
Poormar is himself q lsboring man and
the friend of labOrers. His two most
formidable competitors are neither of
them manual lsborers, while one is bank
president and the other railroad at
torney. Col. Poormsn is just man,
whose moral character is above rcprosch,
and one who has the ability 10 do sn in
mense amount Of practical service in
these stringent times.
A NEIGHBOR.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06

ton to the increase Of population IN this
country. There is no disputing the fact
that the efforts of the numerous
Prison Associations and the scientific
trestisos upon the subject have been
greatly beneficial beth to the conVicts
and the community at large, and that
those in charge OF prisons have been
compelled to weld to the dictates of
modern thought IN this respect. 1t is
true that hundreds OF crude and imPossi-
bic theories have been proposed by SCI
entists and would-be retormers which
would often have made matters worse
had they been adopted, bat the grain
has been carefully separated from
the chat, and it has been
retained. Notwithstanding our splendid
machinery for prisons and prisoners, we
are far from perfect IN the mental and
moral aids. The best theory we have yet
found among the European reiormers is
this, which we put in as succinct form
as possible: Consider the convict as
diseased person, and treat him
in accordance with the severity
of the malady. If he is only
slightly attacked, deal gently, firmly
and patiently with him, and IN almost
every case cure will be effected. If
however, the disease is lncursble, do not
hesitate to isolate the person for life IN
order to prevent him from damaging the
community and spreading his affection,
which is terribly contagious. Take these
ideas as the foundation for your laws
and build upon them an edifce worthy
of them and in conformity TO their
teachings.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06
DEFEAT OFTHE TARIFF BILL.

The tariff bill was put in its little bed
yesterday, by vote of 1874 to 12l. Tbs
is the end of it for this session. WILL
SON voted in the affirmative, that is to
defeat the bill by striking out the enact
ing clause, while MARTIN and KENYA
voted in the negative. We believe both
these gentlemen were opposed to the
WOOD bill as it stood before the House,
but they are in favor of introducing
some much-needed reforms in the reve-
nue. service, and believed the WOOD bill
might have been SO far amended as to
make 1t acceptable to West Virginia
Interests and at the same time work the
required reforms.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH HIM

Since the middle of the eighteenth cen.
fury Il wonderful advance mas been made,
IN spite of occasional stumblings and
stoppages, toward the solution Of the
grave question, What shall We do with
the convict" Common sensc marched
hand in hand with humanity and Justice,
and wiped o"' capital punishment as the
penalty for The commission OF minor
offences BLACKSTONE at the commence
ment e the period of which we speak
uttered the following appalling state
ment. mo fewer than one hundred and
sixty of the actions which men are daily
liable to commit have been declared by
act OF Parliament TO be felonles, without
benefit of clergy and punishable with in
slant DEATH
In England, from 1927 to 1884, SASS
persons were condemned to death, but
the death penalty was so modified after
ward that from 1868 to 1871, only one
hundred and forty received that sem
tence, and but ffty-nIne of them we're
executed. The unreasonable aversion
to capital punishment in the United
States which caused several of the States
to do away with it some years ago, has
passed of, and these same States have
again placed the law on their statute
books. 1t Is certain that crime of the
graver sort has not increased in proper
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06
THE DISPUTED BOUNDARY.

The Commission chosen by the States
of West Virginia and Virginia TO settle
two or three small differences rs TO the
location of the actual boundary line be-
tween the two States, will meet in Win
chester to. morrow. On the part Of West
Virginia the Commission consists Of Col
w. w. MILLER Of Wheeling, Hon.
JOSEPH s. SPRIGG OF Hardy, and Col.
WIN. FRENCH of Mercer. We do not
know the names Of the three Commls-
sioners from Virginia. On the sppllca-
ton of Governor MATHEWS, under the
act of the Legislature on the subject, the
Secretary of War has detailed
an officer of the United States
Engineer Corps, 10 run the line
at the points of dispute. One OF these is the
eastern boundary Of Pendleton county,
one the line of Mercer, and there are
perhaps ono or two others. The labor
will probably occupy considerable time.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06
Lynch Law Talked OF Eisew zero
Than in West Virginia.
81. Louis Globe.

81. LOUIS NlObts
Every body who admires pluck will re-
greet the fate Of the gritty Virginia widow
who killed two brilliantly tramps with an
AK on Friday night, and then died of
wounds inflicted by one of the scoundrels
during the preceding struggle. The
death ot thousand such libels upon hu-
mainly would not atone for the loss of one
woman SO brave IS this. The msrsud-
ing tramp is becoming q most serious
evil, and some steps must soon be taken
to rid the country Of his presence and to
discourage the form OF industry he to!-
lows. Every days news contains &C.
counts of murders, rspes, robberies snd
minor crimes committed by tramps, and
the number of these atrocities increases
steadily. If some legal remedy is not
discovered and applied soon, the decent
people who wish TO live in peace and
safety will be compelled to take the law
in their own hands and exterminste these
enemies rs they DO wolves and gophers
in some parts OF the country. They must
be discouraged, and, if ordinary law will
not do it, Lynch law will be compelled TO
take the job. In the case reported from
Virginia, the trsmps who received their
reward so suddenly were not in want.
They called at the widows house IN the
afternoon, and offered to exchange 81 in
silver for IS in paper. In the evening
they returned and forced an en-
trance, with the intention Of rob.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN
BARBOUR.

=, ut. Ill -
"' ''V, ,,',..
1' =" ~ 80 ~, ,.',N..0:., 49,.
,',.. 60, C..,,;,aa "
-. ~ - &c., a;,..io, 80
Cs';-..ao,,ha ,o,o,i,. ord Ora p
,,,a,,-,,~.,t n w c.T, E.os sao-o
,..;os Those wbo attended, psssed res
,..........,;,. ,ho,nsa,aos orJ 81,
.,s.-n,''.,..,,i,,ho oorr.r 40 srcb
,.,..,,,u ..,.;.;o.bo
,:,-,..,-. .,., L. g n.'.o...,a, .,
,.,.,,,. ,,ao,.o,,.o, No, % vote 60 Tovs,v
nsrt ortbe VIRGINIA debt,
Hon Rgrngv DAWSON, Of TAYLOR
.n.. declared no r.s,lr,ior T., he tho
unspimoYs choice O, the Barbour County
Democracy rs preventative of the Third
Delegate District IN the next House of
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06

A REMARKABLE statement was re-
Gently made in the Senate by Mr.. WIN
DOM in regard to GRANT, when the latter
was President. He said
| know OF one or two occasions in
which the sundry civil bill has been car
red by the armul TO the President;
without any reading, without ever his
reading it. without All the items even
being included in the bill, it has been
signed and fixed up by the committees
afterward, after Congress had adjourned"
This sundry civil bill Is the one which
contains more fraudulent items than any
other, and naturally the "Man- on-Horse-
back" WAS too lazy 10 look over it.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06
GORDON ON INVESTIGATION.

1t seems TO US that Senator GORDON of
Georgia, takes about the right view Of
the Investigation now going on. 1t
IS in accord with the prevalent opinion
OF the Democracy of the country. The
Senator is reported as having said he
thought the investigation unnecessary as
nearly all the facts in connection with it
were in the possession of the country as
results of previous investigations, Very
little new matter would probably come to
light, but the inquest had been ordered
by the House of Representatives, and he
was in favor presenting all the bottom
facts to the country in such shape as
would make it impossible hereafter for
any party to unsettle by fraud the fairly
expressed will OF the people in Presiden-
tlsl election. He did not believe the title
OF the President could be disturbed in
any other way than by impeachment for
some crime committed since his inaug-
uratiou. The suggestions about major
lty Of both branches OF Congress recog-
nizing some other person as President
were frivolous and absurd. MIR. HAYES
had been declared President by Con-
gress for the term of four years from the
4th of March, 1877, and there was no
possible way OF getting rid OF him, ex-
cept by impeachment for crimes COM
mitted while in office. He knew of no
Southern Senator who believed that
HAYES could be interfered with in
any other way thsn by impeachment,
and that must be for something done
while in office.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06
SENATOR MATTHEWS.

Yesterday Senator MATTHEWS rose to
a personal explanation in the Senate, In
regard to his connection with the Louis
ians affair He referred to the evidence
of JANIS Z. ANDERSON before the Pot
TER Committee, denying much OF that
which referred to himself and explaining
the remainder. He acknowledged his in
discretion but denied guilty intention
He spoke with good deal Of emphasis
and with apparent candOr, and closed by
challenging the most thorough and
searching investigation. The latter seems
to US to have been unnecessary, as the
POTTER Committee is likely to lnvesti-
gate his connection with this whole affair
as thoroughly as his heart can wish
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06

biug hor The result has been
told. Now, two men with - are not
IN grest need. No man who is able
bodieG is compelled to steal or beg at this
season; there is work enough for all. If
these lozy rsscsl3 who are roaming the
country in squads will not work, they de.
serve no mercy. It would be better for
society is they got buckshot, lnstead OF
beef and biscuit, from the farmers. They
delight IN frightening women by ap-
preaching farm houses when the men
are out, and easily succeed in procuring
food in this way. The evil is one that
calls 70. a prompt cure, for it is both dis
graceful and dangerous. Tramps arc not
objects Of charity, and they should re-
cpIye none