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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

A TRAIN BLOWN FROM THE TRACK.
Denver, Co.., December 30.-A special
train, consisting of baggage. car, direc.
tors car and engine, on the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad, was lifted by the
wind from the track and hurled down
a ten.foot embankment. Col. l.. G.
Ellsworth, the receiver of the road, his
wife and Mrs. R. L. Fisher were the
only passengers. Each of them sustain
ed very severe injuries.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

KILLED BY A FALL.-Last Saturday
morning, whilst Geo. w. Jones. car
penter. was screwing bolts in the rafter
at the new depot.ofthe Richmond. Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad at
Richmond, he lost his balance and fell
to the floor, distance of about fifteen
feet, striking on his head, crushing his
skull and causing almost instant death.
The deceased is represented as having
been very worthy man. He was Or
ganist at st. Andrews church, and
formerly occupied the same position at
Park-Place Methodist church. and was
a member of the Mozart chorus. The
deceased leaves wife and four children
in very dependent circumstances.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

SHOT HIS BROTHER IN-LAW.-The
shooting of w. Fl. Adams in Cincinnati,
Thursday night, by his brother-in-law,
ex>Mayor Harris, was the result of a
family feud. Adams followed Harris
out of saloon and demanded money in
an offensive manner. Harris refused
and called Adams an ungrateful scoun-
drel,. whereupon Adams felled him
with blow from cane. Harris then
drew pistol and shot his assailant
through the upper cheek and jawbone,
infiicting painful but not dangerous
wound.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

DESPERATE CONFLICT WITH ROB-
BERs.-At' Delphos, Ohio, Christmas
Eve, Bernard Pickens was murdered
and his house robbed of 81 500, after
Mrs. PickeEs had been tortured until
she disclosed its hiding place. Suisse
quently Sheriff Stith and three assis-
tants entered a house and attempted to
arrest Christ. Grosvenor and two stran-
gers suspected of the murder. A SAN
culinary combat ensued, in which the
sheriff was shot twice in the arm, Ionce
in the hand and twice in the breast, and
Constable Redrup twice, once in the
breast infiicting mortal wound. Gros-
venor and one man escaped. The third
was captured. Nearly 81 900 of the sto-
len money was found in the prisoners
valise. The sheriff's recovery is doubt
full.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

Rim OVER AND KILLED BY A STREET.
CAR.-William H. Griffith, an old and
hly-respected citizen and business
man, of Baltimore, upwards of sixty
years of age, was suddenly killed Thurs
day night whilst walking across Balti-
more street, being knocke ed down and run
over by street car. Mr.. Griffith, was
prominent wholesale merchant of Balti
more city and president ofthe Prisoners
Aid Society of that State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

1T is not generally known that Gov
ernor Garceion was one of Blaine's pO-
litical followers until some eight years
ago. when he dissolved partnership and
switched off with the opposition. Most
of his Council are also old Republicans
who received their partisan education
from Blaine, and now train in the
Greenback ranks.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06
LAND SALES.


r AND SALE.-By virtue of a decree of the
~ circuit court Of Augusta county, rendered
at the Nov. Term, 1879. in the suit OF Miller's
said court, will SELL at public auction, in front
of the Courthouse, in Staunton. on
s 81 SD ia a@y n the sty s
ton, fronting 50 feet on the McAdamized road,
and running back 10 feet on Carolina street.
the lot. This property will be sold as a whole
or in two parcels to suit purchasers,
the costs of suit and sale, and the residue in
three equal annual payments, bearing interest
from the day Of sale. for which the purchaser
and to
se Seca. us William Z co @9msEas;
COMMISSIONER'S SALE-By virtue of
county. rendered on the day Of November Isse
1879, in the cause of Trayer VS.: Trayer, will on
Monday. Tie 9sM +, day Of yGm onss II 1sso;
"a county, to offer for sale at public auction,
the HOUSE and LOT, of which the late "a
Daniel H. Trayer died seized, situated on EEssH
property, DR.. Wayt. and others.
costst Of suit and sale and the balance upon a
credit of six, twelve, eighteen and p enty -four
months,-the purchaser executing bonds with
stalments, bearing interest from date, and title
ALEX. ID. FULIZ,
dec3O-tds Commissioner.
NESIRABLE FARM FOR SALE.-I Of
II fer for sale privately, my farm, within
IL miles Of Baskerville, containing 100 acres.
The land is mostly in grass. Upon the tract
there is a new and elegant house contain -
ing rooms, with all other necessary Rs5H
buildings entirely new. The fencing Is &sk2
also new. There is an abundance of running
water on the place. e. offer great bargain
and on easy terms. -
nOv4-n y. j. BONDURANI.
IL gain will be sold in an Excellent Farm,
with good buildings, and well located in Abe
marie county, near railroad.
Will also sell at a very low price, good
Wheat and Corn Mill, with Saw Mill, -
Dwelling and other buildings-all in EHSA
oct2l-3m Charlottesville, Va.
NOR SALE-A VERY DESIRABLE
HOUSE AND LOT,
on the western suburbs of the city, containing
rooms and q good basement with ID acre OF
land attached. The property will be sold cheap.
dec2s-tf HUDSON & PATRICK.
the City Of Staunton, elegant location con-
tanning all modern improvements. Terms ac-
commOdating. For further particulars as to
terms, &c. Apply to the undersigned.
HUDSON & PATRICK.
Attorneys,
iuly 2s-tf Wiz. COPY Staunton: Va.
NOR SALE.-A snug BUSINESS STAND
OF the best investments in the city. For terms,
&C., apply to HUDSON PATRICK,
rovsy.~v. stannton. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

WHITE DEER.-The Richmond State
says: It is we'll known that white deer
have been killed in Dinwiddie county
for two years past. The first seen was
considered lusus natura, but this year
a number have been seen. Last season
one was killed on the land of G. J. Cab
aniss, ESQ.,, near Darvill's. Recently
another was shot by Mr.. Samuel Jeffer-
son In his bed. The shot put out the
deer's eyes, hurting him but little other
wise. Mr.. Jefferson, in his efforts to
secure him, mounted him as he would a
colt, but the deer threw him off with
great violence. He had to shoot him
again to secure him. The skin. with
hair on it as white as snow, has been
dressed, and is preserved as u memento
of rare species of the deer genus. Can
sportsmen and naturalists tell us if this
white species is found elsewhere?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06
For the SPECTATOR.

The Deaf-mute Journal, published at
Mexico, N. Y.-mentions that some OF
the Institution papers are deep in dis
cussion resp Getting the utility of high
class in the schools for the deaf" and
says that 1.-THE weight of opinion appears
to discourage the sacrifice of the prac-
tical and useful to the ornamental. This
is conspicuously correct and proper
We, and we believe many other deaf
mutes, heartily endorse the opinions OF
the Journal upon the subject.
| If we mistake not, this discussion was
commenced by the Goodson Gazette,
published at the Virginia Institution
1t not being our purpose to expose fully
what, in our opinion, induced the Ga
zette to assume the position it now occu-
pies upon hesubject, unless assailed, we
simply state that it is well known in the
locality of the Virginia Institution that
some of its warmest friends have been
anxious 10 secure class of higher grade
than Is now taught there, and for that
purpose obtain the service ofsome faith
full and experienced educator of mutes
for the class. Each pupil of this Insti-
tuition is allowed an attendance of seven
years, while there are only six classes
in the mute department, taught by as
| many teachers, so majority OF the pu-
pills enter the graduating class in their
sixth year, some much. earlier, cOnse-
quently the seventh year is not improv-
ed beyond a review of the studies gone
over the proceeding year masters stand
ing as they do, pupils who are instruct
ed at about the same cost per capita do
not receive the advantages as are mem
toned at some of the other Institutions
within seven years. On this account,
and not to sacrifice the practical and
the useful to the ornamental" it is the
desire of those who are earnestly inter-
ested in deaf mutes, that the Virginia
Institution shall rank with other, now
superior Institutions, still the Gazette,
in sentiment, opposes the formation of
another class of higher grade; opposes
what the real friends of the mutes right.
ly believe to be best for their greatest
good. GOSHEN.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

MORE MIsCEGENATION.-A respecta-
BILE looking farmer named Cordey, who
lives near Markham station, in Fau-
quier county, was in Alexandria on
Monday night looking for his daughter,
a woman of twenty-four years of age,
who had run away from home on Sat-
urday last with a negro man. The ne
gro left a wife and several children be-
hind him. The train was searched for
the fugitive woman at Markham on the
day she fled, but she secreted herself
and got to Alexandria. A woman an
swering her description was seen at the
depot on Saturday evening. The old
man seemed nearly heart broken at the
disgrace of his child, but went on to
Washington to prosecute his search,
saying that he had promised his wife to
bring their daughter home dead or
alive. He says he never wanted to muir.
der anybody, but that he will certainly
kill that negro man if he gets chance.
The policeman and others, however,
persuaded the old man to give up the
woman and return home, which he did
o-day.-Alerdndrid Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06
Grants Nomination Recommended.

We learn from the Richmond Das-
patch that DR.. Geo. w. Bagby-otads
"Mozis Addums''- written letter
to the Charleston Is. co. Ne'0s and
Courier in which he advocates the nom
ination of Grant by the South.
The ideas of Mozis Albums in refer
ence to this matter are about as correct
as his photography.
We desire the nomination of Grant
not by the South, however, but by thu
Republicans, that we may have the
pleasure of seeing him defeated by Sey
mour and Hendricks or some othe1
good nominations.
The notorious corruptions of Grants
administration, together with the objec
lions of the voters to the election of any
man for a third term, are sufficient t.
defeat him if nominated. If he desires
1t, he may be nominated, through tn
fundamentally chiefly of Southern Re
publicans, who may not be able to Civ
him single vote in the electoral college
But can he be elected? All, there's tn
rub. We hope he will be nominated b.
Republicans.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

FATAL SHooTING.-A press dispatch
states that, at CharIestown, Jefferson
county, w. Va, on last Friday night,
Edward Palmer shot John Wells three
times through the heart. Both had
been drinking. Palmer escaped.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

Colonel S. Bassett French having re-
signed the position of secretary of the
Lee Monument Association, the Board
met on last Thursday, accepted the re-
signation, and unanimously elected to
the vacancy Rev. DR.. J. William Jones.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

HOMICIDE IN KENTUCKY.-At Mt.
Vernon, KY, on Friday night, the Goth
ult., William Mckinney visited the
house of Alfred Smith, whose daughter
had become the mother of Mckinney
child without the formality of marriage.
Smith was intoxicated, and he ordered
Mckinney to leave the house and take
the daughter and child with him. This
Mckinney started to do. taking the
child in his arms, when Smith followed
and stabbed Mckinney in the back. The
latter drew a pistol and shot Smith
through the heart. Mckinney was ar
rested,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

PARALYZED.-On Friday week, In
Salem, Roanoke CO., Mr.. H. Fowlkes,
aged IS years, and cabin et-maker by
trade, was paralyzed, but not fatally.
He removed from Lynchburg to Salem
last summer, and enjoys the respect OF
his acquaintances.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06


THE Observation-Disclosures was re-
which was fought near Amherst Court
house, Va, on Tuesday. The parties to
the duel were Beverly G. Mosby, son OF
Col John S Mosby, and a pupil OF
Kenmore school, and John l. Lee, OF
Louisiana, student of the University.
Nine shots were fired, but neither was
hurt. The affair was then interrupted
and both parties arrested, but suisse
quently released on bail. The trouble
between the parties originated some six
months since, when Lee whipped Mos
by, but the matter was supposed to have
been settled at the time. Last Sunday,
however, Mosby met Lee and asked
him when he was going home, meaning
to the University. Lee replied that it
was none of his business. Mosby then
wrote Lee very insulting note, and
the latter challenged him. Lee left
Amherst for the University last night.
Alexandria Gazette, Jan. l.
PATENT SECURED.-Mr. A. j. Ridg-
way, of Berk eley, has lately received a
patent for his ingenious invention, the
Burglar Alarm" which attracted so
much attention at the last Agricultural
Fair, By. means of strings or wires it
NAV be connected with all the doors and
windows in building; and when any
of these are tempered with.:it fires pis-
toll. rings bell, and lights candle all
at the same time. 1t is simple in its
construction. and is not liable to get out
of order Winchester Times.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

N. C. NEGROES GOING WESTON
last Tuesday morning, party of $50 ne
groes from Eastern North Carolina, con.
sisting of men, women and children.
passed through Richmond, bound for
portions of Missouri and Kansas, or as
far as their money would carry them
They may be stopped in Indiana, as
some Republicans are making an effort
to colonize negroes in that State so as to
carry it, if possible, for the Republican
party. The editor of the Indianapolis
News, in recent interview, stated that
the emigration from Northern Indiana
during the past few years has been quite
large and that it affects the Republican
vote, because that portion of the State is
largely Republican.
This accounts for the efforts to COLOMBO
negroes in that State, in the hope that II
may be taken from the Democrats.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

DIFFICULTY. ADJUSTED.-The diff
Guilty between A. o. Sullivan and his
brother G. w. Sullivan and Charles w.
Webber, Editor of the Salem Register
and Sergeant of the House of Delegates
has been amicably adjusted by both
parties withdrawing the offensive Ian
guage. written or spoken, used with
reference to each other.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

INDIAN STUDENTs.-Sixt Indian
students for the Hampton Normal
School arrived at Fort Monroe, Va,
last Tuesday from the Yankton Agen-
cy, II girls and 5 boys, aged from II to
20 years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

Miss Sallie Little and Mr.. Joseph
Long were married down in Kentucky
last week. We are tempted to note
that
The burden of their welded song
Is. ST. owe me Little, love me Long"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

A LADY KILLS HER FATHER.-At
LYONS, N. Y, on last Saturday, in
supposed fit of insanity, Miss Frances
Hoyey first shot her father in the head,
killing him instantly, and then shot
herself in the head.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

A twelve-year.o old girl was probably
ia tally injured at skating rink in To-
ronto, Canada,I Friday night. She fell
and before she could arise two gentle
men who were skating together strnck
her, one in the forehead with his skate,
rendering her insensible, and the other
by falling over her, breaking her ribs.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

POPULATION oE THE EARTH.-Behm
and Wagner put the population of the
earth at ! ,439. 145, 300 divided geograph-
ically as follows: Europe, 3l2, 29S, 500 |;
Asia, s3l 100000 Africa, 2O5. 2O7, 500 /;
Australia and Polynesia, 4,411, 400 A
merica, sc, 10000.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

George Noyes, q years old, died in
St. Johnsbury, VT, Tuesday last from
the effects of chloroform administered
by dentist while extracting tooth.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

EDUCATING INDIANS old gov
ternment barracks and garrison" at
Carlisle, Pa, have recently been taken
and employed for school for educating
the children of Indians, on the plan of
the government school at Hampton,
Va, which has seemed to work so well.
The site is perfectly healthy and very
beautiful one, and the government, by
some simple and inexpensive alterations
and arrangements of the buildings,
has been enabled to provide dormitories
and school rooms for 1853 pupils, of whom
lis are boys and 43 are girls. Spotted
the shrewd chief of the Lower Brule
Sioux, has two daughters and four sons
at Carlisle, and there are several also
from Red Clouds camp. These young
savages are said 10 be very bright and
prepOssessing in appearance. Eleven
prominent tribes are represented at the
Carlisle school, including the Sioux or
| Dacotah bands, the Nez Perces, the
| Cheyennes, the KiOways, the POncas
and Santees, Doth of which are branches
of the Dacotah The school is under
the management OF Capt. Pratt and
| Lieut.. Brown. with Miss Semple as
teacher and matron. Seven other lady
teachers are employed, and the classes
are carefully graded. The methods of
instruction are at once simple and very
thorough, the blackboard being con-
stantly resorted to. The poor little saw
ages are carefully inculcated in the prin-
ciples of neatness and order, and the
tenor of the discipline is such as will
break up as much as possible the wild,
nomadic life which they have inherited
from long succession of ancestors
These Indian infants have been taught
not only to spell and read, but also to
use knife and fork in eating. They are
said to show great aptness in learning,
and do not desire to return to indigen-
Gus habits. They go to church and to
Sunday school, and have kept their
Christmas holidays this season in quite
a Christian way. The public cannot
help but feel deep interest in this
school-experimental so far-which
promises to work such material reform
in the ways of the children of the wild
tribes who once owned this magnificent
country If the Indians, or their chill
dren or grandchildren, can be civilized,
it certainly is the duty of the people who
have taken their territory and grown
rich upon it to spare no exertiOn anu nc
cost to effect it.-B0Lt Sun.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

THE NOMINATION OF GRANT.-As
the Republicans of the Southern States
are presumed to be in favor of Grant,
and as it only requires Al additional
Northern votes to nominate, as in Re-
publican conventions it only requires a
majority to nominate, it may be an easy
matter to nominate Grant, but to elect
him ia the trouble, for though he may
get the whole vote of the Southern Re-
publican in the nomination convention
they will not be able to give him votes
in the electoral college. Those who
may be most instrumental in giving
him the nomination, will not be able to
give him any votes in the electoral col
lege.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

In Danville. colored man, VIM.
Fuller, WIS given quart OF whisky
by Perry Mccain on condition that he
wonld drink it at once. He did so, and
died in a short time His Christmas
treat was his last.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

The Exports from Norfolk, Va, for
the year just closed aggregated $l2, $780,
976-an increase of s., 272, ITO over 1873.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

Thomas Dunlap, of philadelphia, has
purchased the Stapleton's mills proper
ty, 400 acres, in Amherst county, Va,
for $4,000. This estate has valuable
milling facilities, and has lately devel-
oped minerals of extreme richness, and
the ores are being mined for shipment
to the Edgar Thompson Steel Compa-
ny, of Pittsburg. The some gentleman
recently purchased an adjoining pro-
perry for S.. 900.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Stanton. January LIST, 1880.
William Perkins, for, dc.,

Chap. johnson and al.
All persons interested in the foregoing cause
pending in the circuit court of Augusta county,
are hereby notified that will proceed, at my
office in StauntOn, on the 3Oh day o. January
1880, to state what liens exist upon the proper
ty mentioned in the Bill in the order OF pr1Ori-
ty, and any other matters required by any par
ty in interest to be stated-which accounts are
required to be stated by an order entered IN
said cause on the 9Th day OF December, 1910;
jan6-4t JOHN M. KINNEY, Com.r.
TRUSTEES SALE OF LOT AT
i WAYNESBORO.-By virtue of deed of
trust executed to the undersigned Trustee on
February 10, 1872, by Fl. l.. Gallaher, the under
signed will proceed at the Depot In Waynes-
borO, on
Saturday. January 3lst, 1880,
at II o'clock, A. NJ to sell at public auction to
the highest hidden lot of land known as the
Henry lot situated near the Depot and 'front.'
ing on the Railroad, containing A. r. and
p, adjoining the lots of Mrs. Gallaher, Mrs.
Ftshburne and Mr.. Smith.
Terms OF SALE.-Cash. II. NJ. BELL
jau6-tds Trustee
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

1.-THE people of the Southern States. "
says the ST. Louis Commercial Times,
''are realizing their necessity of foster
ing their large and small industries, and
the Southern papers are urging diffu-
sion of these throughout that region.
To the work of cotton raising, it is sug-
gested may be added the business OF
making the cotton into yarn. A Geor.
gia newspaper predicts that before two
years pass at least one hundred small
cotton factories will be established in
Georgia. Wherever there is a grist-
mill, planning mill, or saw-mill, a
yarn factory can be added without an
increase of cost. Georgia at present
leads all the Southern States in the
manufacture of cotton. North Calolins
ranks next
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-01-06

DEATH OF Hon. GEO. s. HOUSTON.
Hon. George s. Houston, United
States Senator from Alabama, died at
home in Athens, Ala, Wednesday
morning, whittier he had gone to spend
the holidays. Senators Morgan of Ala.
Eaton of Conn.,, Allison of Iowa, and
Blair of N. H., as committee on be-
half of the Senate, left Washington last
Wednesday night for Alabama to at
tend the funeral, accompanied by a
similar committee from the House. con-
sisting of Representatives Herndon'
Shelley and Herbert of Ala, Culberson
of Texas, and Thomas of Ill. The
committees were accompanied by Ser
geant at Arms Bright of the Senate
and c. c. Lindsay, of Alabama.