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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

Col. Dickinson, prominent citizen
of Fayette county, W. Va, died on the
22nd inst. He served that county for a
number of years in the Legislature, and
was an intelligent and worthy citizen.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

HOPE OF THE REPUBLICANS a
Republican meeting held in Lynch
burg last week, Jack Averitt offered
resolutions affirming the devotion OF the
colored people to Republican principles
and expressing the hope that the Read
justers will break up the Conservative
organization. The resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

The barns and other outhouses of Jo-
seph Van Meter, near Keyser, w. Va,
were burned by incenGiarism Monday
morning of last week. Five valuable
horses, several b cad of cattle and num-
Der of wagons ard farmers implements
were also destroyed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

Senator J. w. Johnston was suddenly
called home to Abingdon from Wash
ington last Wednesday by telegram
informing him of painful accident to
Mrs. Johnston by which that lady had
one of her wrists broken.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

The father of Senator VOORHEES,, of In
diana, died last week at the advanced
age of 81 years, and Senator VOORHEES,
was too ill at Washington to attend his
fathers funeral.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

VIM. Jones (colored) of Lewisburg,
West Va, has been confined in Jail,
in default of bail, under the charge
of having stolen a ham of bacon from
Mr.. John Lipps of that place.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

An incendiary fire in Chatham. Pitt
syivania county, Va, Monday night of
last week destroyed abouta ldozen hou-
ses, involving loss of $4,000.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

In Clay county, Ill.,, Wednesday,
Newton Eaton was shot and killed by a
man named Edmonds in a fight about
fifty cents.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

A GEM PUZZLE MADMAN.-Daniel
Conroy, of Erie, Pa, who has been dri-
ven to madness over the fifteen puzzle,
was removed to the asylum Thursday.
In the cars he broke up his dinner into
fifteen pieces and played the game with
them. This brought on another violent
paroxysm, and the sheriff had to lash
him to the seat with the bell rope. He
bit an officers watch in two, and made
a desperate attempt to fling himself out
of the window. The physicians have
but little hope of him. Fifteen is on
the decline in Erie since Conroy's luna
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

During the late rise in the Greenbrler
river one hundred thousand feet OF wal
nut timber were RATED down that river
TO Ronceverte
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

At st. Louis, Friday Jacob Frey, aged
60, cut his wifes throat in quarrel
about money, and then cut his own.
Both will probably die.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

Silas Payne, an old man from Anti
och, Prince William county. dropped
dead in front of the court house in war
renton, Monday morning of last week
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

The South has now the last fragments
saved from the awful wreck of her pros
perity at stake.
Her Judges are now o. trial at the bar
of Federal court.
Her negro citizens hold the balance of
power in the Assembly, and have but
begun to foIeshadow their claims.
Among these are the right to mixed
jures negroes on them because they
are negroes-and mixed marriages.
A new claim has been set up by Fed
eral courts to authorize corporation in
one State to invade the territories of an
other, and carry on business within its
limits. This was done in the Pensacola
Telegraph Company, as is set forth by
the Hon. Proctor Knott in an able
speech recently delivered in the House
of Representatives.
Now, then, we are confronted by ter
ribIe dangers to our social, political, and
industrial interests.
The Radical party seeing our recuper,
alive power, our growing wealth and
energy. stand, as Give said of himself,
before the oriental treasures, astounded
at their own moderation e.! and are ca
ger to get the South once more fully
within their grasp.
We do not believe the rank and file
of the Readjusters are ready for this,
and therefore it is that we beg them to
abandon this netipn Of an 3mpersondl
convdss. Those who vote in that way
will vote to rivet the shackles on their
own umbs and the limbs of their chill
dren forever.-NorfOlk Landmark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

Ex-Gov. Joseph d. Brown, of Geor-
gia. has given 1000 to the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, at Lou
isyille, Ky.,l to endow a professorship.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

KILLED HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF
Patrick Hayes shot and killed his wife
in Philadelphia Tuesday then shot him.
self twice fatally in the head. Mrs.
Hayes was engaged in washing when
murdered. The cause is said to have
been jealousy, Hayes being her second
husband and a man Of violent temper.
He says he shot her because she threa-
tened to get man to shoot him. She
leaves four children by her first hus-
band.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30
Republicans and MahOne.

Alta Republican meeting held in Rich
mond on Tuesday night to discuss the
propriety of the Republicans uniting
with the Malone party in the support
of an unpledged electoral ticket, Second
Auditor Dyson, Republican, elected to
that Office by the Readjusters of the late
Legislature, made speech in favor of it,
in which he said that Malone and his
party were for Grant, and that he hoped
that meeting would folloV those two
leaders, Grant and Malone. This
scheme to sell out the Republicans to
Malone was also advocated in speeches
by Col. ). +. Popham and Hon. John
Amber Smith, and was 0paosed vigor-
ously by Rev. E. P. Phelps aud W. II.
Lester, colored. The Commonwealth
saysi-
Judging FROM tie expressions in the
meeting, the Malone scheme RECEIVED
no encouragement, and the advocates of
that novelty left the scene of their eff
forts in disappointment"
Mr.. Dyson having said that the Ma
hone unpledged ticket. che had no
doubt, would cast the full vote for the
Republican nominee, but if they did
not, we 1.-THE Republicans would get a
half loaf, which was better than none
at ALL" the Commonwealth edit0rially
comments as follows:-
"This Mr.. Dyson (by the way, how
did man with this name ever come to
be Second Auditor of Virginia? where
did the man come from ?)-Mr. Dyson,
we say, was an old-time Radical, as we
are informed. So, here I have him add
ing his testimony to that of Mr.. Pop
ham to the fact that General hiahOne
proposes to offer to the people of Virgin
ia an electoral ticket, to be called an I'M
pledged ticket, which will cast its vote
for the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent. How do you like that, people OF
Virginia? That you are to be made to
elect General Grant President Of the
United States, in order that you may be
trodden under foot; that the scenes of
1866, '67, 1853, and '69 may be re enacted,
and that you may be put under the heel
Of the negroes
Now, the white man who is willing to
vote for this scheme, we would just like
to look at for one minute. We will give
him a greater notoriety than be can
hope ever to achieve in any other way,
if he will send us his photograph. We
will produce cut of it in our columns
We would just like to show the people
of Virginia the face of white man who
is in sympathy with this scheme"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

Thomas Kane was shot and instantly
killed in South Baltimore Tuesday dur
ing a difficulty with w. F. Watkins.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

Ulysses Grant, Jr.. and Miss Flood.
according to New York correspondent
of the Chicago Inter Ocean, fell in love
at picnic in California. The young
lady went botanizing in the afternoon
and Mr. Grant accompanied her. In
trying to obtain bit of wild geranium
for her he poisoned himself with ivy,
and Miss Flood cured him with some
soothing salve given by an old lady.
AS the father is possessed of millions.
this young damsel is one of the floods
that ''lead to fortune"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

The readjusters persist in asserting
that they were driven out of the cOnser-
vative party. Ex-Governor Smith de-
monstrated, in some letters he wrote to
the Fredericksburg Star last fall, that
this assertion is incorrect, but his ire
fragable reasoning was not required, for
nobody believed 1t but those who want
ed to, and they would not disbelieve it
though an angel spoke to them. All the
conservatives did as everybody knows,
was to tell them that they should not
make reputation a plank in the cOnser.
vative platform and fight the battle of
reputation under the conservative flag,
and that they did right in so telling them
is unquestioned by ninety-nine out of
every hundred right thinking men,
Alexandria Gazette.
Yes: and those who say they were
read or driven out of the conservative
ranks by the action of the Conservative
State Committee last summer simply lie
about it, and know they lie when they
say so. The Mozart Hall Convention,
which assembled in February, 1879, was
the first to bolt the conservative party
and set up new party which they now
call readiuster or peoples" party. The
McCulloch bill did not pass for weeks
afterwards, nor did the State Central
Committee meet until the 9TH OF Au-
gust, or nearly six months after the re-
adjusters had bolted the conservative
party and set up for themselves! For
the members and followers of that bolt
ing convention, therefore, to now plead
in excuse or extenuation of their con.
duct that they were read out of the con-
sentative party by the committee is a
falsehood of the first water. They read
themselves out, and are now trying by
all sorts of trickery to INDUCE all the
conservatives of the State to follow them
in their shameless attempt to sell out
the State to the republicans and negroes
by running an independent and mixed
ticket of Presidential electors and inde-
pendent and mixed candidates for Con.
gress !-DonVille Post.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

NYOTICE OF COPARTNERSHIP.-W
~ have from March LIST. 1880, entered into
partnership for the purpose of conducting
GENERAL =
Grocery and Produce Business.
We will Keep constantly on hand full stock of
Stable and Fancy Groceries,
CONTEMPORARIES OF all kinds,
WILLOW AND WOODEN WARE,
and O complete assortment of
TORAC Geo AND GIG A RS;
in fact. everything to be found in a first-class
Grocery Store.
Mr.,Jno C. Dunlap, late of Moffett's Creek,
Augusta Co. respectfully sOlicits the patronage
of his friends. Very respectfully
- DEBTOR & DUNLAP,
10Y s. Augusta ST.. Staunton, Va.
p S-We e-e also agents for j. Calvin Shafers
Pg-rS Fruit Syrups. No one should be with
out these Syrups. They are the best made.
marI6-1y V&Vc. DEBTOR & DUNLAP. FL
PAPER-HAAEH Al G SitAASSLsrERrNG.
KAISCMINING and GLIDING.
MATTRESSES made over,
LA MBREQUETS cut and made,
CHURCH CUSHIONS made to order,
CARPETS cut made and laid.
WINDOW SHADES, CQRNICES, PICTURE
FRAMES, &C.. made to order, by
GEO. w. HEWITT,
Practical Paper-Hanger and Upholsterer,
No. 70 Main Street, Staunton, Va.
Good Work or no charge. Work in the
country promptly attended, to, marl8-3m
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

Many houses in Toxic and Yokohama
in Japan were daHasged by a severe
earthquake Feb. %.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

The rush of immigration at New
York is somewhat remarkable. The
seven ocean steamers whica arrived
there Sunday and Monday of last week
landed 2,911 immigrants, making the
totally for the month up to date u, 72O,
against 6,O51 for the entire of March of
last year, and as the season advances the
numbers are expected to increase.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

Gen. Malone is credited with having
said in Washington that the Readjuster
porty is progressive party and that it
will not affiliate with the Bourbons,
meaning, Of course, the Conservative
party Of Virginia. The question to be
considered is, will this progressive par
ty affiliate with the National Democrat
ie party Z hsadjusters who profess to be
opposed to Radicalism should consider
this. They have not the argument to
use of having been read out of the DEM
ocratic party by anybody, and if they
espopse the c4usa of HadioaIisn, it viii
be simply beesuse they want to do so,
without any excuse whatever.-Isde1-
Appeal.
CEASE FIGHTING.-Opposition to the
third term should unite Democrats of
all shades of opinion. In the face of so
grave danger to republican institq-
tons there ought to be no pickering
and no falling out OF Gettysburg
Compiler (Dena,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

In ancient Greece, when a man was
defeated in political contest, he retired
to a cave. If the Mammoth cave of
Kentucky isn't big enough to hold the
Grant failures we'll lend them the Luz
ray, says the Washington Capitol but
that cave is already engaged for our
caving Readjusters.-4he siafe.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

GRANTS NOMINATION-WHAT IT
MEANS. The impression is generally
entertained that Grant is certain to get
the Republican nomination. Some of
Mr.. Bfaine's friends still cling to the
hope of effecting his nomination, but
others give it up. I met to day one of
his ablest and warmest supporters. He
admitted that Grant would get it. He
said that there was no doubt as to Hill
nois going for Grant. That makes forty
two delegates. My friend also thought
that large portion of the southern Re-
publican delegates would go for Grant.
I met to-day shrewd Republican poll
tician from Louisiana. He spoke of the
Office holders being for Sherman, some
in earnest and others only On the sIr-
face, but said that Grant would proba-
bly, get Louisiana.
I was in group of intelligent Demo
Gratis last night, when the idea was
thrown out and generally admitted that
Grants nomination meant, on the part
Of the Repg blicens, 9 purpose to use
force to grasp the presidential Office,
whether he should be elected or not.
heard the same thing in substance from
a well-informed Republican this morn
ing. He said that the Republicans were
acting on the theory that the two houses
of Congress meant to use their power to
count out the Republicans, and that
they meant to nominate Grant so that
he would go in at any cost. 1 hear OF
Republicans using language which i'm
plies 2 readiness to dispute the southern
vote generally, and to refuse to accept q
defeat. The northern Democrats may
have to choose between resistance on
the one hand, or a repetition of the dis
graceful scenes of 1876, when they elect
ed President but did not dare to put
him in Wash. Cor. Rich. Common
aUedLth.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30
Early Rose seed potatoes for sale l9.u.
mar23-2ts T. f. GRAHAM

SALES OF REAL EsrATE-TAe srnau iarm OF
Mr.. John r. Taylor, South CT Stanton, mas
been sold to Mr.. David G. NefFof Rockingham
for 81, 100.
II. G Bickle. ESP, ofthis city. has solo, 10 Mr..
A. Il. Lghtner $50 acres of the Edison Farm for
$4,000.
The farm of Mr.. Zach. McChesoey ofSl5 acres
near Waynesboro', advertised by g. M. Harri-
son, Comr., has been sold to Mr.. Geo. X. Koi-.
ner for 5000.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30


FALSE CHARGE REFUTED.-In refu
tation of the false charge that Governor
Holiday had refused TO sign the bill for
the relief of disabled Confederate Sol
diers, The State says
GAS has been heretofore stated by US,
the Governor did not withhold his
signature" from, nor "refuse to sign"
this bill. 1t reached him. With batch
of other bills, IS the Legislature was in
the act of adjourning. He made an eff
fort to detain them few minutes, but
the effort failed and before he knew. or
could know, what bills were before him,
the Legislature had adjourned. 1t was
not till after the adjournment, and his
power to act had ceased, that he learned
that this bill was among those lost by
the failure to reach him in time, and by
the refusal of the House to prolong the
session few minutes.
This is the last time we shall notice
the stupid falsity of these malicious at
tacks upon the Governor. 1t was the
Readjusters who prevented the soldiers
bill becoming law. It was the Read
justers who refused to prolong the SEES
sion half hour, the reason for such ex
tension being stated on the floor to be to
give the Governor time to sign bills al
ready before him.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

Harry Williams, youth of fifteen,
was thrown from a horse near Upper
vile, in Fauquier on Sunday morn
ing of last week and was killed. His
father, James Williams, was killed in
the streets of UppervilIe about 10 years
ago by being dragged to death, his foot
becoming fastened in his stirup. James
Williams was of Baltimore before NOV
inc to Fauuuier
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

1t is amusing to read that the Read
juster negroes of Lynchburg scout the
idea that they are not true to the Re-
publican party. They declare that they
constitute nine-tenths o. the Hepubli-
can party; that therefore they can't be
untrue to that party without being I'm
true to themselves; that the Readjusters
have satisfied them so far, and they
have no doubt will accord them all their
rights in due time, &C., &c
But tbs declaration which shows the
favor of the election of General Grant
for President, coupled with the declara-
ton that they Twill not recognize any
call for State convention" unless it be
made through the Executive Committee
of the Readiuster party!
The coalition seems to be complete in
Lynchburg. Rich. Dispatch.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

LENeHBgRG NEGROES NTH MA
HONE.-The Lynchburg Krgiaion
says -
"In the resolutions adopted, the ne
groes give their white Republican breth-
rem to understand that they (the dar
kies) constitute nine. tsntn3 OF the he
publican party in Virginia" and are
going to have their way. They go for
Grant, Malone and Read justment, and
swear by the Richmond Wing, regard
less OF What eilk-stocking Republicans
like Judge Rives, Gen. 4aieahaE and
others of the respectable white wing of
the party may think about it. All of
these gentlemen must stand back now,
while 1.-The Hereof the Crater" marshals
the black hosts that he has taken COM.
pletely out of their hands. To the right
about, face! gentlemen, or retire from
the ranks, for this is s'Mahone's Bri-
gade." You may not like the new
commander, hTt you must accept him
or seek quarters elsewhere.
But how do those Headjustefs, who
have claimed to be Conservatives, relish
the new order of things? Can they
follow the little man with the big hat,
into the ranka of the negro party of
Virginia? That is the question for them
to answer. Malone has gone over, and
the question of Readjustment is to be
carried into the Presidential election, TO
give the negroes and the Federal pat
ronage of the State to the man who is
seeking to carry its electoral vote In his
breeches pocket. Are white Virginians
willing to accept such a condition of
things?'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

Gladke brought large stock of carpets and
straw mattings-all very cheap. ia
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

To G. A. RICHARDSON, ESQ:
Dear Strive the undersirna d rosnactf,Ilv
call on you to announce yourselfa candidaie
for the office Of Commonwealth,1A Attorney for
me City OF Staunton, and we pledge you our
May next. The names subjoined are onlv some
of your many friends who will stand by Won
and exert their best endeavors in your behalf.
Hoping you will consent to announce your.
self a Candidate for the position indicated we
beg to remain very respectfully "a few Of your
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

The silly war made upon Gov. Holli-
day on the ground that he did not sign
the bill appropriating $4,000 for COM
mutation for artificial limbs to be fur
nished the Confederate soldiers who are
manned has been revived by Mr.. Mas.
sey. Auditor.
The charge SO made against the Gov
ernor is wholly false, as we have more
than once pointed opt. The fact is that
the Bill in question, along with other
important bills, among them that grant
ing a site for quarantine off Norfolk
and that ceding site for custom house
at Lynchburg reached he Governor a
few minutes before the adjournment,
leaving him no time to examine them,
and indeed no time to sign them.
The greenness sY the indecent haste
of the majority disregarded this custom
in the late Assembly, and it is justly
believed that the majority desired to
embarrass the Governor thereby, and
either to force him to call an extra ses-
sion or to leave unsigned bills which. If
time had been alloved, would hate be-
come laws. That majority which re-.
fused to pass the ordinary appropriation
bills and did it to force an extra session,
now puts forward Mr.. Auditor Massey
to assail the Governor because he could
not make possible the impossible, and
could not read or sign score of bills in
a score OF seconds Faugh,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30

DLACK AND COLORED
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30
Important 70 Censumpt.yes.

nolS-1m Washington, d.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-05-21

over her seasickness begin courtin' of
her jist as if you'd never seen her afore.
As an old married man can assure you
that the courtin' is about the best part
of the business; you've had one spell of
it ashore and can now have another
spell of it at sea. Then if it be as you
can't fancy each other by the time You
gifts to Havre, why you can find some
decent people to put her in charge of
and send her back. and suppose
there'll be some way found for to draw
the splice you've made.
"'Mr. Brown says the old man.
your advice are SO far good that l
don't see no other way of dom: you can
go below and git your breakfast, and
excuse me from jinin' you, but in my
present condition of mind I couldn't
touch morsel'
''Whether or no, sir, Captain Williams
were spliced to the t'other gal, never
found out. This much, however, do
know, that q more lovin' couple than
our old man and his wife was, afore
they got to Havre, never was seen,
which condition of harmony continues
to this day, they bein' livin' over in
Brooklyn at this very time. I've al
ways had my idee as it were reckoned
up for them two to be spliced, and that
he never would have been half so well
off with the t'other gal.-M y World.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-05-21
The crown of England is very cost

The crown of England is very cost
". There are twenty diamonds round
the circle, worth $500 each, making
$3.50. 900; two large center diamonds.
$4,000 each, making $40, 900; tifty-four
smaller diamonds, placed at the angles
of the former, each $500; four crosses,
each composed of twenty-five diamonds,
$3.50, 600; four large diamonds on the top
of the crosses, $50, 900; twelve diamonds
contained in the fleur de lis, $50, 900;
eighteen smaller diamonds contained
in the same, $40, 600; pearls, diamonds,
etc., upon the arches and crosses, $780,
600; also, al small diamonds, S25, 1000;
twenty-six diamonds in the upper cross,
S15, 900; two circles of pearls about the
rim $4,000. The cost of the stones in
the crown, exclusive of the metal, Is,
therefore, nearly $500. 200.