Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-12-17

Judge Jero Black, who deIenueu cooio-
tary BeIknap in the impeachment proceed
ings against him in 1875, has sued MN Ior
his fee of $4,000 and obtained s3.oOO, ny
agreement Of counsel.
An agent of Jim Keene, the Spectator,
now in Baltimore, states that the former
is negotiating to purchase the famous stoch
farm of General Gilbert S. Meem in the
Shenandoah Valley for $500, 900.
The Right Rev. Bishop Keane admins
tered the sacrament of confirmation to
sixtv-four persons in Norfolk on Sunday
Of these fourteen were recent converts 10
the Roman Catholic faith.
Bishop A. S. LittleJohn of the diocese OF
Long Island who has just. by invitatlon'
delivered three sermons before the Unlver.
sity of Cambridge, England, is native OF
Virginia.
Paul Morphy, the celebrated chess play
er, is not insane, as reported. He plays
occasionally with members of the New
Orleans Club, giving it's strongest players
the odds of knight.
Messls J. G. Hamilton, Letcher Nc
Langhlin and Cristy TwiRg5. all citizerf
Of Highla and, went all the way to Harrison
burg to be treated by ''Dr." Miller.
Mr.. Sterling Harrison, county treasurer
of Rockingham, replenished the State
Treasury on Saturday by depositing the
nice little sum of SIS. 600.
Rev. John L. Clarke, of the Virginia
Conference, was returned to Boydton
Mecklenburg, his last charge, by the Con
ference.
The Harrisonburg esprit" says runners
are again rife of an early resumption OF
work on the Marrow Guage railroad.
The Danville Daily 'Post" was sold at
auction on Saturday and purchased by
Maj. W. T. Sutherlin.
Senator Blaine has prepared bill to re-
duce letter postage to two cents.
Col. Edward A. Freeman, prominent
citizen Of Culpeper. died last week.
The Hay Weighing Ordinance.
Editors indicator:
see in the last issue of your paper, some
mention is made of a fine, recently impos
ed on farmer for selling load of hay in
Sta unton without being weighed on the
city scales.
The purport of the article is to show
to the county friends'' the 'sadvan.
tage as we'll as necessity" Ut having the hay
weighed on the city scales. l beg a short
space in your columns to speak to the same
county friends, and inquire if 1 alone
am so blind as to fail to see, not only the
advantage, but also the justice of this i'm.
perative ordinance enacted by the city
fathers. must confess that l can per.
ceive neither. / am always willing to give
a reason for the faith within me-, and now
as to the advantage: Take the, case just
cited. A farmer from the vicinity of Fol
ly Mills can have his hay weighed without
driving ten feet from the road and at cost
OF 37a cents per load, whilst the city scales
are on back street, and there, at last &C.
counts they were charging cents per hun.
dred. To farmer that haul 8 II tons at 9
load, this is small item. A to the point
of justice, am still less able, to see it.
AS farmer appeal to you, farmers oil
Augusta county, to know if you intend tt
submit to this thing? Shall. a few :ner
dictate to us where our hay shall be weigh
ed?s I hope not. This ordinance virtual.
ly makes null and void the contracts made
between man and man, and as such ought
not to be allowed to stand. Before the
time of hay scales, men bought and sold
on their own judgment. This cannot be
done in Stanton. You cannot even sell
when the hay has been weighed on any
other than the city scales, as has been seen
or the City Council, through their most
efficient Chief of the police force, informs
you, that it ID very painful duty, but you
must hand over four dollars for the priyi-
lege Ryou have just enjoyed Again ]
ask you farmers if you intend your liberty
of selling to be taken from you! if you in
tend this thing to be?
FARMER.