Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-01-24
Formers Of a New Party.


ted i'll the [Readjusters1 caucus on the
question Of holding the convention, with
the way ID which each voted. The ques-
ton being ON a motion to reconsider
vote, those who voted "No'' voted that
the convention should be held, and those
who voted AYE voted against holding a
convention. The same persons also adopt
ed the address:
SENATORS.
AyeS-Mr. Massey.
NoeS-MeSsra. Bliss, ChileS. FulkersOn.
Merton, Paul. Powell, Slemp, Ward and
Woods.
Aycs-Messrs. Adams, Bernard, Dance,
Fowler, Fry. Fulton, Goode, r. n. Harri-
son, Henkel, Keyser, Mcmillan, Moffett,
Oglesby, Popham, Wright and Mr.. Speak
er-16.
foes Messrs. Akers, Barbour, j. r.
Garter, Chase, Coleman, Crank, Davidson.
Dickerson, Evans, Fauntleroy, Fickiin,
Frazier, Fulkerson, Hamilton, H: ii.
Lady, Lee, AicCaull Mcconnell, Nc
Daniel J. Il. Smith, Spessard, a. J. Tay-
Ter, j. Walker, Walsh. s. J. 4. White.
| Witten and Young 80.
Total-Ayes, II; noes 40 Several pairs
were announced. A number OF ReadJnst-
ers Gidn't vote.
| The negro senator, Stevens, was present
In thu caucus as a member Of it, and an
| sWered to his name when The roll was
| called. jlthough he did not vote on the
| convention question. A. critical eXamlna-
| ton OF this vote makes some strange dis
closures 1t Shows the caucus to have con-
sisted of fiIty-seven members CT the Gen
eral Assembly, of which five counting
Stevens six were negroes-tO wit: Nor
ton Powell, Evans, Hamilton, and Lee.
Four were white Radicals-to wit: Bliss,
Dickecson. Of Russell; j. Walker and
Young. Twelve wara elected over the
regular Conservative nOwlnees by the ne
gro vote. as Iniependents-to wit: j. r.
! Carter, Crank, Fauutleroy, Frazier. Har-
! vie, w. t. Jam es, Lady, Mcdaniel, ]. I'll.
| Smith, A. J. Taylor, s. J. R. White, and
| Wright; and two are bolters-to wit :
! ChileS and Barbour.
Dr.. Chiles canvassed this district from
| end to end last fall for Newman, indie
pendent, against Gen. J. E. Johnston, the
| Conservative nominee, and Mr. James
| Barbour ran in the district in 1874 as an
Independent against Gen. Eppa Hunton,
| the Conse rvative nominee.
a strange question is now before the
Washington courts. Chas. II. O'Brien, a
policeman, murdered man who he alleged
| had insulted his wife, and for it was SEN
| fenced to be hanged the sentence being af-
| forwards committed to imprisonment for
| life. After the life sentence his wife mar
! red again. Very recently President Hayes
pardoned O'Brien, who Immediately on be-
| ing released took his child from his late
lx,,ifa ND ~, i, rI,,o hn
| sion of it.
| John Upton, employed at the Chesapeake
| & Ohio round house at Huntington, W.
| Va, only twenty eight years OF age and
with wife and three chi dren, became in
| toXicated on SATURDAY. night, January
! 18th, and fell into tie OHIO river and was
drowned. He Was a quiet and Industrious
| employee.
Fifteen of the ladies connected with the
present Diplomatic Corps at Washington
/ are Americans, who have given them
! selves away to distinguished husbands.
Among the number are the wives of the
| French, Italian, Guatemalian and Turkish
| Ministers, and many others Of e,ser rank,
| including Mrs. Yung Wing, OF t.Ie Chinese
Legation, who Was a Miss Bartlett, OF
| Connecticut.
! The Pope, acknowledging the Bishop Of
Cologne's Christmas greetings, declares
! that it was his earliest and shall be his
latest endeavor, without prejudicing the
| rights Of the church, to conciliate to her
the nations in general, and the noble Ger
! man nation in particular. He concludes
by bidding all the German Bishops to pray
| for the Emperors Precipitation.
| At the funeral of Hon. Julian Hartridge
| Democratic member of Congress from the
4 Savannah (Ga,) district, the colored militia
| made q special request for a place in the
| funeral procession, and turned out 60
strong in full uniform The whole colored
| population were out at the burial. The
| congressional committee, who attended
| the remains home, thought that was poor
| evidence Of ''bulldozing.''
| Facetious old party-s'How long do you
say that wine has been bottled, waiter ~
| Waiter Fourteen years. sir" Facetious
| old par5y-''Lor', didn't know flies would
| live as long as THAT Waiter-''Flies,
| sir!" Facetious CID party-''Yes; mean
that one kicking about i'll the BOTTLE"
Miss Hewins, the librarian of large
popular library in Haitford, Conn, says
| that many children Of THAT city read too
much. One boy has read one aundredand
| two story books, and one girl one hundred
| and twelve novels in six months.
Chief Justice Waite's daughter and 9TH
| er young people are rehearsing the comic
| opera H. M. S. Pinafore,' which ti!ey
will perform for the benefit of the Free
Dispensary in Washington.
John Whittemeier German market
gardener, and his wife living near Mash
vile, Tenn, WERE found murdered in bed
on Wednesday morning. Between their
bodies Was their little two year old child,
grooming in glee ignorant Of the tragedy
Joseph Waggoner, who set he first type
on tile "Greenbrier Palladium the
first paper published ia LeWisburg, w.
Va. ill 1920, died last week, closely fol
lowing the proprietor. DR.. Caldwell, who
DIED few days ago.
1t. Gov. Noble A. Hull, of Fla, has
been indicted by the Grand Jury for OBJ
tanning false returns from Brevard county
oy which he got the certificate OF election
to Congress, 1fom the Governor.
Rev. DR.. Sprigg, editor Of the ''Southern
ChuIchman,' Of Alexandria has accented
the call to Moore Memorial Chapel, at
Richmond and will assume its duties in
April.
u correspondent from Nit. Crawford,
writing to the Rockingham Register
says there is great excitement" over the
closing up OF by-roat,s in order to drive
travel over The toll bridge at that village
J. j. Thaxton. a wel-known citizen Of
Charleston, Kanawha, was killed by tall
on the 18th inst. while Inspecting his
docks during the ice gorge. He was ma