Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-01-23

.ssesssszsss ses
e,,rsussaaas1sllse -.
never was lawyer even held the
office of justice Of the peace.
w. M. PALMER, Delegate'
Mr.. Palmer had the following read from
the clerks desk:
VIII reas the name of T. 7. Boswell mas
been piese,l, ed to the legislature OF VIZ
Qlnia as a suitable person for the county
Judge of the county of Halifax, ana IL mas
been state ed npon the floor ut the House VI
Delegat, that he is not tit person W
hold said ctfit;e:
Therefore be it resolved by the house %
DELEGATES (tt,e Senate cOncurrlng). 1na.
the Joint order for the election OF Judge OF
the county Of Halifax bo post p,ileu tiIi
Thursday, ed 'iay o Jaainary, looo.
. WILLIAM VI. PALMER, D-segate.
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY JUDGEsHIP
Wedhes ay there. was lively time In
each hnuse Of the General Assembly over
tn elections of judge for the county OF
Franklin, Char ses were preferred against
MI. Thomas b Claiborne, Re .dJuster
nominee. that he is professional aainoier,
WHO uses marked car ia and s'lizard' Tan
instrument for cheatlns), and that he mad
been dismiss from lha revenue service
of the United Stat s for presenting bogus
vouchers. AS to the first, letter from
General Jrbal A. Early contained the IN
formation placed before the General AS
sembly.
About the voucht rs, the evidence is III
the form I, t statement written by Green
B. Raum Commissioner OF internal
Revenue, to Congressman CaOell. MI.
Daniel presented these letters in the
Senate, all Mr.. Payne. of Fauquier. pre-
sunted them in the House. In each Dohy
there was :. warm d-tate The frlehds OF
Mr.. Claiborne relied upon dispositions ana
letters received by the Caucus Commlttee
on Character and a letter from Collector
Rlves, of the Fifth District, saying tha1
Mr.. Claiborne while in the revenue SER
vice had discharged his duties acceptably.
Mr.. Finnev. of Pittsylvania, a Conserve
tive Debt-Payer, of the House. spoke In
favor of tie election of Mr.. Claiborne,
knowing him we'll. and believing him the
choice of a majority of the people OF the
county of Franklin. The two house al.
iourned without taking a vote on the CUES
ton, and the consideration of the subject
will be resumed to-day.
The .sDispatcb" adds that the .Readjus-
ter caucus, Wednesday night, did not con-
slider the charges proven and determined
by vote of SO to IA to stand by Claiborne.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PRESS.
What chance nave the poor against the
rich, if they come before corrupt Judge!
Can the wicked be punished if the hand OF
the Judge be open to giftsP Can DEEPEN
dent Judiciary dispense justice? Can a
Judiciary be independent that is appoin-
ted upon political pledges and for party
purpose?-Lynchburq NesOs
The caucus sessions for the last two or
three nights have been tumultuous and
exciting. Mr.. Riddleberger has been con-
stantly in the forefront, protesting, re-
monstrating, pleading, and fighting against
the nomination of incompetent and bad
men. His efforts, while not wholly sue
cessful, have been productive of some good,
and greater caution will hereafter be ex-
ercised.- Richmond Dispatch.
The speech of Mr.. cambridge, of Win
chester, In seconding the nomination
made by the Re-Adjusters' caucus) of
Judge Sherrard is published by one Of our
Funder contemporaries with f1atterng
comments. To us it seems to have been
conceived and expressed IN bad TASTE and
worse temper, and little calculated, we
| imagine, to give satisfaction to a gentle.
man who had authorized the submission
| of his name to the action of the Re AID.
justers. Richmond Wing.
Capt. Paul of Rockingham has offered a
bill which, if enacted into law, will divide
this, the eighteenth judicial circuit. Shen
andoah and Page would constitute one
district, while Rockingham would be
another. This, we presume, may conform
to his idea of economy; to us it looks more
like extravaganza. If there are not enough
offices in the State in which to place his
political friends, let him look out for them
somewhere else. We want no surplus Off
ces created, while the State is overloaded
with debit for the purpose of netting re-
wards for political services" rendered
There is no earthly use for this measure
The business of the circuit ought to be
and can be, discharged under the present
arrangement. We would rather favor cut
ting down the present number OF circuits
than to create new ones. If Rockingham
county needs to be made district BY
itself, then the population of Virgins
would require about forty Judges. Tax
PAYERS seek relief. while tax eaters rejoice
| Shenandoah Valley.
would that every farmer in the STATE
could have been in Richmond every da!
since the 1st of December a witness OF TIN
things this correspondent has seen.
would that every farmer in the State wert
here to attempt to 60 into what is known
as the white gallery in the House an(
to find it usurped and packed full Of the
African applauders OF this State ri G.
would that every farmer in this State wer'
here and attempted to go into the hall o
the House and be told by the negro door
keeper that he must go into the gallery
and then at last in des pair find that in or
| dor hoo hot 10 hoi cold 0nd RI
what is being done he will have to 60 out
side Of the building and look in the win
d0ws. And then again. l would that TIN
farmers of Virginia, old and young, wer'
here to see the slckening spectacle Of thei
sO-called representatives hanging around
caressing, hugging the negro. and will
greedy mouths so close to the black as t,
Isuggest desire for osculatOry enjoyment
counting his vote. These are some thing
that we have witnessed, and can it b
wondered that we do not admire the new
partyp-Richnaond letter IN DanUillc Post
Senator Riddleberger, it is understood
has been engaged for some time in prepar
ing bill for the refunding OF the public
debt. and it is expected he will complet
it and present it to the Senate some da,
this week.-Richnaond Dispatch.
The Rockingham Readjusters have an
nounced as their debt platform the deduc
ton, of the West Virginia share, the deduc
ton of the interest during the war and re
construction, and all the interest which ha
accrued thereon. thus reducing the who'll
debt to $50, O00, 900 on which they are will
ing to pay 8 per cent.
HINTON IrEMs:-The Hinton wv. Va.
s'Herald" of Thursday furnishes the fol
lowing items:
Man Kalled.-A man named Hamilton
employed at Quinnem0nt, was run over b.
cars on the incline at the coal mine las
week, and so badly injured that he died il
twenty-four hours after the accident.
Hand Crushed Young Daniels, a brake