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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-07-30
The Rockingham Rampage.

The Page Courier, a readjusting pa
per, contains the following sensible re-
marks on the recent bolt in Rocking
ham. They are sensible and soundly
conservative, aad We aanpmend them
to our readers -
"While we have been honest advo.
Gates for REIMBURSEMENT of the ST. IT,.
debt, anu ny liza. Term we mean susfI
honorable compromise with our credi-
tors es we may be able hy honorable
means to effect, we are not prepared to
subscribe to the determination expressed
by the Rockingham readiusters of sup
porting no person for either State or
national Office unless he has past re-
cord for his sincerity in the cause of re-
adjustment of the State debt and who
cannot endorse the principles laid down
in the Barbour bill.' In the first place
we prefer adhering to tho charitable
sentiment Of the old cauplet,
while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilost sinner may return
to the adoption of the uncharitable and
prOscriptive idea conveyed in the term
past record We have goodly num-
Der of young men in this district lust
now DOMINIC their armour to fight in
the conservative ranks who have as vet
had no OPPORTUNITY TO make past re-
cord on this question, and we are not
willing by a solemn declaration to cut
ourselves off from the privilege of sup
porting them for office in which they
may do honor to their State, and win
laurels for their own brows. And then
we.aFe not disposed ITO turn empty away
any old sinner who comes full of re-
pentant determination to forsake his
evil ways and make a record on this
great question which even the most fas-
tidious readjuster could relish. Oh no,
we are not SO uncharitable as to close
the doors iHst now, nor do we consider
the simple eleGtion OF q congressman to
represent the Tth district of such over
weening importance, or as constituting
so serious u crisis Us to justify the risk
of weakening the conservative party in
the State by the adoption on the part Of
mass meetings of such proscriptive res
olutions. In word, we are not willing
to sacrifice the conservative party upon
the altar Ct any man, even though he
be young and popular leader Of the
Valley readjusters. Further, we shall
oppose any man for office, who, for the
sake of getting office, is willing to pro-
duce schism in his party by Selling a
popular idea and making it the great
sine qua non, however Irrelevant and
impairment to the issue it may be-
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COUNTY CogRT.-TLc following business was
transacted at the recent session of the o9Hntz
Court;
Road Pstit!ons.-Hpon the petition Off. F. Nc
Chung and others for a road in Riverheads, G
commission composed of w. T. Rush, Jno. H.
Carson, M. w. D. Hogshead, c. G. Berry and A.
A. Sproul, was awarded John Merritt, to act on
the 2lst of August. The petition of JOS L. Alex
andeT apd others for a road in South River Dis
trict was granted. On tiia Eetition Of W.
Deal and Others change of road In Ri4erheads
was ordered. On the petition Of j. q. Fellows
and others 500 was appropriated to repair a
road in North River District
Schools.-An acre of land owned by G. X. Ker
in Riyerheads was condemned for the erection
of a school building.
AssGalf.-As. 7. Accord was fined s for an as
sault on g. ". Burrnsl.
Probate.-Letters of ADMINISTRATION were
granted as follows: to VIM. I. Rush. on the es-
tate of Martin Miller; to w. S. Hiser, on the es-
tate Of Samuel Hiser; to to J. N. Mcfarland on
the estate Of Frederick BosserMan to z. @. Bar
ger, on the estate of w. ]. Rarger; to NJ. r. Cro-
barger, on the estate of G. w. Crobargef.
Road Siaueyor.-Jno. H. Parkins was appoint
ed a road surveyor in Middle River district.
Thirty seven deeds and other writings were
admitted to record.
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Meeting In Goochland.

GoocHLANp G. H., July 20 1878.
Correspondence CT the Whig.j
A large and enthusiastic meeting of
the citizens of Goochland was held at the
Courthouse on Thursday, the 18th in
slant Court day J for the purpose of elects
ing delega es to the Convention to be
to nominate candidate for Congress for
the Seventh Congressional district. The
following delegates we've elected:
Byrd District p. NJ. Parris 81, r. A.
Trice.
Lickinghole DISTRICT. C. James,
w. B. w. BrOOking.
Dover District.-Colonel Thomas Tay-
lor, r. B. Winston.
After the election of delegates the fol-
lowing revolutions Wef9 offered and
unanimously adopted
BY Judge A. K. Leake:
ResOlued, That the delegates in attend
ance at the Convention shall cast the en-
tire vote of the county.
By Hon. r. D. James.
Resolueo, That we, the citizens of the
county of Gooch1and, representing the
strongest Re Adjusting element, as well
as other shades of opinion, do cordially
endorse the course. and conduct of our
representative ip the House Of Repre-
sentatives, the Hon. John T. Harris.
By J. G. James;
Pgsolped, That we hereby instruct our
delegates to the convention to cast the
vote of this county for the Hon. John T.
Harris as our choice for Congress from
this district, SO long as his name shall be
before the convention.
RV IiIdUp A X l,eake.
EesoIpea, THAT we. the citizens Of the
county Of Goochland, do hereby endorse
the course of our representative in the
House of Delegates, the Hon. R. d.
James.
By F. NJ. Parrish:
Resoiyed, That a copy Of these Teaolq-
tiohs shall be rendered to Judge John I.
Harris, and that copy Of the same be
sent to the Richmond WING, Rocking
ham Register and Staunton Spectator
for publication.
r. o. JAMES, Chairman.
F. NJ Parrish, Secretary.
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TEAS at C. A. RICHARDSON'S.

LlTTELL'S LIVING AGE.-The Living Age has
recently begun the publicatiohn of a serial sto-
ny GA Doubling Hearty by Miss Keary, au-
thor of the very popular story "Castle DAILY, :,
etc. 1t is also publishing two other serials, one
by Mrs. Oliphant c'Within the Precincts. !"
which promises to be one of her best) and one
by William Black. All three are published
from advance sheets. Thel weekly number
dated July 27th) contains, also from advance
sheets, short story by Katharine S. Macquoid,
author of Patty" entitled "Tke Ferry of Car
noet, Breton Beggar's Story" which Is very
quaint and interesting. Besides the fiction,
this standard eclectic weekly continues to give
to its readers the most valuable articles, by the
aplest writer's of Europe, on all subjects as con-
TALKED IN the important foreign reviews. maya
Zines and papers; rendering it almost indis-
Pensaole TO American readers.
'or hity-two numbers, Of sixty-four large
pages each Tor more than 5000 pages year, the
SUBSCRIPTION price (sS) is low; or for S1O.50 any
one Oh Inc American 81 monthlies or weeklies is
sent win me Living Age for year, both post
lpald. Littell Gay, Boston are the pubIishers
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SPICES at G. A. RICHARDSON'S.

Many neighborhoods in this county are suf
fering for rain. Below Waynesboro', in the vi.
cinity of Patrick's mill there has been no rain
for month. Between Waynesboro' and Staun-
ton it has been nearly as dry; whilst on the
contrary, in Jno Churchman's neighborhood.
it has been too wet to pillow corn. This is much
the case also about Parnassus.
The farmers around Waynesboro are thresh-
ing generally. Smith & Patterson have re-
ceived ia their mill about 5000 bushels. and
Blackwell o large quantity. The yield in some
instances is remarkable, notably, Jas. A. Aus
tin. % bushels to the acre. as he believes, and
81 pounds to the bushel of the Canadian wheat
"a red. smooth wheat. Other farmers are little
short of that with Fultz, Lancaster &c.
Since Monday, July 18th, 1t has looked very
much as if the prophecy of st. Swithin was 60
ing to be fulfilled, which says
st. Swithin's day If thou be fair,
For forty days twill rain nae mair.
But on last Saturday slight shower slightly
weakened our faith in the ancient Saints pow
er of prognosticating the weather.
OF all the dreadful effects of the intense heat
out West. We have seen nothing so dreadful as
this case of song-stroke in the office of the Bur-
lington Haaokeye. At the latest ACCOUNTS Bur-
dette is reported to be little more comforta-
BILE. This is what he was doing when found
Oh, for some cool outrageous spot,
Where it isn't SO dog-goned awfully hot:
Where the-where the-where the-where the
Where theft could-where the-where-
Oh, for some cool outrageous spot
Where it isn't SO everlastingly hot;
Some place where the-the-the-wheret the
Where the-some place where the-some-
Oh, for some cool outrageous spot
Where it isn't so dreadfully, hot;
Where the breezes-where the whispering
breezes-
Breezes-wherc the whispering breezes-where
the
Oh, for some
But some how or other this doesn't seem to
be our day for poetry.
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COFFEE at the Tea store, Is, Il, IS, and 20 cts

PERsONALs.-Mrs. Lawrence Lottier and
family of Richmond, passed through here last
Thursday on their way to Rawley Springs.
Mr.. J. Taylor Ellyson and family OF Rich
mond are visiting at his father-in-laws, Maj.
n H. Hotchkiss, on East Main street.
On last Thursday Gen. Jno E. Roller, of Har-
risonburg, was married to MICS Maggie Shack
lett, daughter of Henry Shacklett, ESQ, Gf that
place. They departed Immediately after the
ceremony for New York and sailed on last
Saturday for Europe by the Inman line.
The Hcn. Jno. T. Harris was in Staunton sew
era1 days last week. He will probably visit us
again on the LIST of August.
P B. Delany, the live Editor of the Old eon,-
,nonagealth attended the speaking here on last
Court day and gives a very readable account OF
the proceedings.
From the Tribune we learn that Rev. James
E. Booker, pastor of the End Presbyterian
church. Staunton, accompanied by his accom-
plished lady, have been spending few days a.
mong friends Mt Waynesboro Mr.. Booker
preached morning and night, in the Presby-
terrain church, and his sermons foreshadow a
useful ministry, and the congregation calling
him will doubtless realize their fopdest sxpec-
tations.
A telegram received here announces the safe
arrival at Liverpool ofour townsman Mr.. Frank
T. Stribling, on the 2lst inst
On Saturday Messrs. VIII Cushing Frank
Alexander, Frank West and others left for
Orkney, where they will remain until after the
tournament
Judge H. W. shefey, Hon. A. H. II. Stuart,
and Misses Mollie Young and Annie Bell are at
the White Sulphur Springs.
Miss Bogart, of Savannah, who has been visit
ing Miss Maria Catlett, left yesterday for War
renton, where she will spend several weeks.
We are glad to learn that the recent Illness OF
Mr. Archie Stuart was not SO serious as was re-
ported, and was caused by severe cold. follow
ing upon an attack of malarial fever, and not
by henforrhage from the lungs. He has al
most entirely recovered.
Mr.. J. Edgar Smith, one OF THO aoaqlar clerks
at the we'll known dry goods house Of Mr.. C. A.
Gladke has gone On short visit to his friends
in Frederick county. who reside near Winahes-
ter, Va. We wish him pleasant trip and
speedy return
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SALES OF LAND ADVERTISED IN THE
SPECTATOR"


The following memoranda of sales of tracts OF
land and houses and lots refer to sales, public
and private, advertised in the columns Of this
paper, to which, for particulars, attenuon
is specially called:
PUBLIC SALES OF LAND.
SATURDAY.. Aug. l7-G. M. Harrison, trustee, Will
sell a number of valuable houses and lots,
embracing several of the most desirable
store-rooms and residences in the city OF
Staunton. See adv.
SATURDAY., Aug. 24-Mr d. A. Kayser, trustee,
will sell $50 acres of land near Greenville, a
part of the farm lately owned by the late Col.
VIM P Tate. This is an excellent farm with
good improvements on it.
Aug. 26-Messrs. Bumgardner. Coch-
ian, Niche, Paul and Yancey, com'rs, will
the valuable property known as the AN
gusta or Stribling Springs
onday, Aug. 29.-G. M. Cochran, trustee, Will
sell 352 acres of land, in the Southern part Oh
Augusta county, part Of the farm OF the late
Col. VIM. P. Tate.
LANDS OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.
HENRY HARTMAN offers for sale, privately us
valuable mill property and farm, situateo on'
mile South of Charlottesville. The 1arhi COL
tains 242 acres, and has good improvements.
u
terms of machinery and is doing fine busl-
ness.
MEssRs. HUDSON Il PATRICK offers for sale one
ofthe finest and most elegant residences In
1.-THE City of Staunton.
Dr.. C. H. PERRow offers at private sale his
farm, four miles from Staunton, containing
LOG acres.
MR.. JOHN GLOVER offers for sale 1888 acres OF
good land, lying on both sides of c. q u.
railroad, 2 miles West of Craigsville.
SAMUEL II. STEELE offers for sale privately a
portion of his Home Farm, near Fishersvilie,
in this county. He will sell 1S5 or l40 acres as
the purchaser may wish, with Is or 30 acres
heavily timbered. Address, Samuel II. Steele,
Waynesboro'.
JACOB HOOVER offers for sale two tracts OF graz
ingand in Highland county, one Of l2Sa and the
other of zoos acres.
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Fashion Notes.

! Very small buttons are being used again on
dress waists.
| Soft facings of crinoline muslin are used in
| silk skirts instead of stiff wigging.
Sleeves are still made to fit the arm closely,
and have very small cuffs, If any.
A jabot of loops of narrow ribbon is set down
on one side of the apron front of dresses.
The Trianon styles lately brought out in
Paris have become fashionable for the Sum-
mer.
The English turnover collars of dresses are
made very high, and do not flare behind as the
Medicis collars did.
Lace bonnets for young ladies to wear on full
dress occasions in the Summer, are made in
baby shape. or else regular capotes.
Basques are becoming quite short in front,
extending not more than five or six inches be-
| low the waist line. They, however, remain
very long behind.
The butterfly Over-skirt worn with gay short
dresses for the country is the avant courier of
paniers. This over-skirt is short, round, and
wing-iike on the hips, while the back shows
| the contemplated return to bouffant drapery.
Belts added to the front of basques and not to
| the back are intended to shorten the appear
ance of the waist, they must therefore be set
! rather above than below the line of the waist,
| and sewed in an underseam that does not ex-
| tend too tar back.
In Paris the simplest fabrics are made up in
Trianon dresses. New chintz costumes and
the Indienne cottons-soft, fine, and closely
woven. yet very lisht-have the butterfly over
skirt or the curtain drapery precisely like those
seen on the rich brocaded satins and velvet
striped gauzes.
| There are also polonaise dresses of gayly col
| ored ginghams, with panier fullness on the
sides, and reverse of contrasting color trimmed
with white lace Thus dark blue Bingham
polonase has q broad vest of mandarin yellow
bingham that is almost covered width white
Russian lace; below the vest the polonaise is
turned up with yellow revers, and the sides are
gathered back into the back to give the fullness
of paniers. The skirt has -plaitings bound
with the dark yellow the cuffs and collar are
also yellow, with wide lace laid smoothly over
| them.
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Highland and Bath News.
From the Recorder.l

From the RECORDER.
Accidents.-We are sorry to learn that Mr.. G..
II. Harouf. whilst attempting to carry a sack
of wheat down stairway in his granary, one
day last week, fell some eight or ten feet to the
floor, severely bruising his face and head, and
receiving other injuries of a painful nature
though it Is to be hoped not dangerously hurt.
Mr.. F. McNulty, near here, fell rom pnerry
tree. on his farm, a few days ago. bruising HIM
self slightly.
Mr.. w. b. Botkin fell from a moving ma
chine in Mr.. j. Trimble's meadow on Monday
last, dislocating his left arm and also receiving
other injuries.
Atteglpted S,ticide.-Mr. E. r. Whitesell, @
painter, WHO for sofaae tifae has neen employed
at the Healing Springs, attempted suicide by
hanging. short time ago, while suffering I'M
der Temporary mental alteration. He was UP
in tree and had the loHp adjusted about hIa
neck and was tying the rope to limb prepare
tory to making jump. when q Mr.. Williams
coming up, attracted his attention and induced
him to defer the performance. His ATTEMPT to
commit the rash act was caused by his sweet
heart having given him 1.-THE shake" We hope
he may be more successful next time. OF course
we mean in regard to the sweetheart
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Delegates to the Convention.

The following delegates have bean elected te
the convention to be held here on the ISL OF Au'
gust:
sTAUNToN.
1st Wdrd.-R. W. Burke ana j. n. dcOuo
with w. L. Olivier and 6. q. Gooch as ai.er'
mates. There was strong disposition IN this
Ward not to send delegates at all, but they
finally made the above selections.
End Wayd.-In the Second Ward there was nc
opposition to sending delegates. and thefoilow-
ing were elected DIR. ]. Newton Wayt ana D.
c. Marquis, with 6. w. May and VIM. II. Iyree
as aIternates. The delegates were elected as
Harris men, first, last, ana all lie Iiiie'
BEVERLEY MANOR.
Beverley Manor sends Capt. John NJ ople ano
Maj. VIM. NJ. Tate as Harris delegates Win JOS
Houseman and c. I. Palmer, alternates.
MIDDLE RIVER.
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FINE GROCERIES at c. A. RICHARDSON S
The Congressional Canvass.

INTERVIEW WITH PROMINENT ALTERNATE
TO THE CONVENTION-HIS VIEWS ON QUES-
TONS OF PUBLIC POLICY-SoLID FOR HARRIS.
Desiring to learn the views and opinions OF
the gentlemen who were sent to the conven-
ton to be held on the lst day OF August
at this place, we sent our reporter out to seek
the desired information. Not being city re-
porter he could not elaborate the remarks
made, but stepped into our office with proud
smile of success on his countenance and hand
ed US the following result of his interview with
enc of the alternates from Staunton:-
Reporter. What are your views about the
Chinese?
Alternate. Don't want any.
R. What do you think about the tariff?
A. Don't know anything about it.
r. Are you in favor of imitation?
A. No, sir. 1t is a humbug.
R. What are your views on the Greenback
movement?
A. Want more of them.
r. What about internal Improvements
A. Take Vichy.
r. How about tax on whiskey?
A. Want it lowered.
r. How with tobacco?
A. Didn't che,cs to say.
R. What you think Of Harris.
A. He's kirect.
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Roasted Coffee, 20 cts, at the 7 Store.

MIL1TARs.-FRe West Augusta Guard have
declined to accept the inyitat{cf 70 visit the
Miller School in company with the Charlettes-
vile Guard on the 9Th OF August. There is a
proposition on foot to have an encampment OF
the Valley military, as a battalion. at either
Orkney or Rawley. The Winchester Company
and the West Augusta Guard are in favor of
Orkney, and the Harrisonburg Company want
to go to Rawley 1T has not yet been decided
at which place they VIII fhssldd their encamp-
ment but we hope they will deterlH6ipe npen
some place where the Valley military can meet
together for week or ten days. and become
acquainted With eaah other, and unite closer
together the bond of friendship and acquaint-
ance, which should bind them together and
build up the esprit de corps which should exist
among the Valley COmnanias
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OLIVE OIL at G. A. RICHARDSON'S

CAMP MEETING The Mt. Sidney Camp Meet
ing for Mt. Sidney Circuit, ii. E. Church South
will be held Q4the Old Pleasant Grove Ground
two and a haifmiles from Verona depot, on the
Valley 7. R.. and six miles from Staunton, on
August the 9th, and will continue one week.
Gentlemen and ladies will find a large board
ing tent on the grounds, where they will be &C
cOmmodated in handsome style by the week or
for a shorter time.
The Baltimore and Valley Railroad will give
reduced rates during the meeting and extra
trains will be run on Sunday both ways.
number of hacks and stages will meet each
train at Verona depot and will take visitors to
the grounds at half fare rates. All christians
and friends ofreligion are cordially invited to
attend. The services will be under charge OF
Rev. Andrew Robey and other papers in the
Valley are requested to make notice Of this
meeting.
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PICKLES at C. A. RICHARDSON'S
-$~
Briefs.

The National Valley Bank has received sew
eral thousand Of 1.-THE new silver dollars, 1resh
and bright from the mint.
If the sneak thief who stole our scissors and
vest last week will call again, we promise to
make scissored salad Of his creeping corpus.
This is the time of year when city life grows
irksome and ones affection for his country
relatives gets warmed up with the rays OF the
Summer sun.
A man having heard something about the
safe-burglary at Washington gaveit as ms solio
opinion that a safe burglary wasn't such pao
thing, provided there was money In 1t.
4 New York Jndgehas recently decided that,
'if man goes home drunk his wife has right
to take money out of his pockets" OF course
she has, if she can find any.
L. Steele Gle Steele is the way the Raleigh
IN. c. Neacs prints the name of an old French
newspaper. That is too bad. tits such Louis
way of handling a respectable paper.
The fair given by the Little Sisters" OF the
LIST Presbyterian church on last Friday evening
was quite success. The money realized is 1or
the christian education of a Japanese Child
The Highland Recorder says: "The excite
taept about the State debt and politics In gen.
eral still continues, and "last dollar mem are
as scarce as the almighty dollar ITSELF" Ifyou
had mere Of the "last dollar men" you would
probably have more of the almighty dollars"
4 number of young ladies and gentlemen OF
this city went to Weyer's Cave in carriages on
last Tuesday. They had very pleasant time
and greatly enjoyed the many beauties Ct
the wondrous subterranean formations which
this celebrated cave contains.
Little Johnny ran into the house the other
day while the mercury was hugging 1882"
with the perspiration streaming from every
PORE and shouted, Mamma, mamma! fix me;
I'm leaking all over .'- Cincinnati breakfast Ia
Die.
1.-The SPECTATOR seems to doubt about our
neighbor having his leg broken while pulling
OF his boots. We saw the man o week or two
before the accident Amt that proof enough"
-ReeordeY. Certainly. On the principle of
cause and effect nothing else could have been
expected
A lady wrote to her lover, begging him to
send her some money: she added by way of
postscript am SO ashamed of tie request
have made in this letter that sent after the
postman to get it back, but the servant could
not overtake him.
Our poetry machine having been repaired,
one Of our typos turned the crank and the fol-
lowing impromptu was ground OUT
I wish was china-cup,
From which you drink your tea,
For then, know, at every sup,
You'd give kiss to nee.
The insipidity of the result may be accounted
for-the grinder was T-totaler.
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COFFEES at C. A. RICHARDSON'S.

GOOD NEWS FROM BUFFALo.-We are glad to
learn that the gigantic experiment, DIR. R. V.
Pierce's Inyelide' and Tourists Hotel, which
many of our readers viii remeI.4bsy Is occupy
a conspicuous position in Horper's H'eekly Sitp-
plenaeM of June last, has proved most complete
success; all ofwhich reminds us that Its founder,
the distinguished State Senator from the Erie
District, is successful in the hotel business as
well as being a celebrated physician and an
efficient legislator. Judge Hilton may well en-
Wy him. Those who have enjoyed the elegant
comforts of the Hotsl s2Rak Of # ip TIE most
enthusiastic terms. DR.. Pierce's Family REM
edies have occupied prominent spaces in our
columns fer several years, and have been used
quite extensively and with the utmost salts
faction ay the people of this vicinity.