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AN HUMBLE HEROINE.-The Bedford
"Star" says: Foul air overcame colored
man in well, Ill this county, one day this
week.. and he would have died but for
brave old colored woman, who went down.
into the well and rescued him. A half
dozen burly blacks refused to go down
into the we'll after the unfortunate man.
The woman that performed this noble
deed was seventy five years Of age.
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ADJUDaED A LUNATIC.-On Saturday
last Mr.. Nat. Burwen was arrested under
warrant for lunacy, and brought to
town. After due investigation he was
adiudged a lunatic and committed to Jail,
but was released on Monday on bond.
This is a sad affair. Mr.. Burwell is a
first cousin to Gen. Robert E. Lee, to whom
he strikingly resembles. In 1885 he was
sent to the asylum at Stanton. where he
remained until 1851. Ills mind has been
impaired for several yeals.-Floyd (Ta.)
Reporter.
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Judge David Davis, of the Senate, from
Illinois. has addressed letter to James
NJ. Harvey, ex-secretary of the National
Democratic Committee, in which he comes
out for Hancock. The most important
result Of this is that it lessons the
chances of the new Senator from Vir-
ginia holding the sbalance of power
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Among the names of the Readjuster
County Judges who decline to support the
Independent ticket, we last week publish
ed that Of Judge A. M. Lybrook, of
Wythe. We see card from him Of a
later date, in which he says he will sup
port that ticket. He explains that he was
opposed to putting forward the ticket,
but was overruled by the action OF
the July convention.
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THE MEEM SHEEP SALE.-The Au-
gusta farmer will be interested to know
that Gen. Meem has just returned from
Kentucky with Gne collection of sheep,
which, together with those of his own
raising, viii be offered for sale at his
StrathmOre farm in Shenandoah on the
25th inst. An excursion tram will leave
Staunton on the morning Of the 25th, for
the farm. 1t is stated that Gov. Hamil-
ton, of Md, and Gov. Holiday, Of Va,
will both be present at the sale.
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The Congressional Apportionment for 1880.

The CONGRESSIONAL Apportionment for 1880.
The most important feature of the tenth
census, now about completed, is the bear
ing that it will have on the new apportion-
ment for Congressional representation to
be made hereunder. This work will de-
volve on the Congress to be elected in No
vember. The superintendent fixes the
number of members of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the quota of population for
each mt mber. The following interesting
information aid speculations on the SUBJ
ject we are indebted to the Philadelphia
s'Times'' tuI:
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New AdertiA0m9 HtS.
FOR other New Advertisements see third page.

DAILY DEMOCRATS!
r A L LY!!
There will be grand Rally and Pole Raising by
the Democracy of Greenville and neighb0rhood, at
Greenville. on
Wednesday the 25th, iust..
BASKET PICNIC.-It is arranged that the citizens
of Greenville and the surrounding country will
prepared with baskets OF provisions, that stran-
gers may be fed.
SPEAKERS. Maj. J. W. Daniel, Dr.. S. FL. Mofet4
Hon. j. r. Tucker, Judge 81. G Allen, and other
distinguished men have been invited to address the
people on the occasion.
The ladies are cordially invited to be present at
the speaking.
aug2O 1t COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENT
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The Readjusters have nominated Jno .
S. Wise in the 3rd, James Fl. Williams in
the Sth and Judge Critcher in the LIST dis
trict for congress.
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srTAUNTON CITY PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

With the view Of changing my residence, offer
the following property for sale:
The Building on the corner of Augusta and Bev-
erley Streets. now occupied by W. F. Krebs W. H.
s. NJ. Page. Rice s. Porter, Dunlap
and others. This property is in the A -isA y
The Watts House. use 'le on Court a naasshs
House Alley. is well located for E55z7s 81
business or office purposes.
Six Building Lots, 44xlSO feet, on Beverly street,
near the Institution for the D. D. g. Blind.
Distillery House and Fixtures one mile from the
CITY, on the Middebrook road.
10 Apply by letterto
A. M. BRUCE.
aug2O-3t Danville va.
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The tide seems to be setting in still more
strongly against the independent electoral
ticket in Virginia. Capt. J. F. Hawkins,
who was appointed Readjuster canvasser
for Bedford county, requests the LyncL-
burg s'Virginian'' to say that he emphati-
cally declines the appointment and will
support the regular Democratic ticket
He is Readjuster and an opponent of the
McCulloch bill, but is also Democrat.
Col. n. B. Floyd, also appointed Re
adjuster canvasser, is out in the same pa
per declining the appointment, and an
nouncing that although Readjuster, l
support the regular Hancock and English
ticket and have no sympathy with the eff
forts to defeat that ticket by a division of
the Democratic party" G. S. Maurice,
who was appointed Readjuster canyasser
for the city of Manchester, is out in card
in the Richmond ~Dispatch.' saying that
he declines to serve. He says he is salts
fed 'that the Republicans of Virginia,
both white and black, will with great
unanimity vote the Garfield and Arthur
ticket, and he Intends 10 exercise a SINH
lar right and vote the straight-out Demo
cratic ticket. Mr.. Maurice adds that In,
is still Readjuster of the State debt,
.'peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must.
Another Readjuster congressional CAL
vasser, Mr.. Jno. Cosby, of the Danville
congressional district. is reported as
present at the straight-out Democratic
convention, which nominated Hon. q. &.
Cabell for congress, and, according to the
Danville 'sNews." as having severely de-
nounced The promoters of the Independent
ticket. Mai. w. 2. Cecil, of Taz :
well, one of the first advocators of re-
adjustment in Virginia, has just returned
to that county from a residence i'll Cali
fornia, and is a strong opponent of the H.
dependent electoral ticket
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DISORDERLY SCENES-A MINORITY Dr.
FEATS MAJCRITY-CORRUPT PRAC-
TICES WITH DELI GATES-NO NOMINAL
TON MADE-AN INDEFINITE ADJOURN
MENT,
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ITO TEACHERS.
held at the Young Mems Christian Association
rooms, in Staunton, commencing at IL O'Clock, M
on Tuesday the 31st Of august,
and continuing two days. The conduct of schools.
and the subjects usually taught therein will be dis
their experience. 1t hoped the State Superinten
dent, DR.. Ruffner. will be present
On Thursday, the End Of September,
ing: Hours from A M. to P. M. 1t is not expect
ed that there will be any other aid all teachers ex
pecting to stand will make their arrangements to
attend Teachers will provide themselves with
Paper, Pen, and Ink large envelope. and some
means of uniting the sheets of their paper. The
certificates of teachers residing in the county and
Of teaching in the county will not be endorsed,
less they be in attendance upon said school and
have the cOnSentOf the Superintendent given before
A"nu CHARLES GRATTAN,
aup2O 1t Supt. Schools, Augusta County
rIRG1NTA-IN VACATION.-In the Clerks
Ofice of the Circuit Court for Augusta
County August 10th, 1880.
John A: English Plaintiff
Alexander Howard Smith, Defendant.
Tn ChGncery.
The object of this suit is to enforce the vendors
lien AGAINST tract of land in the county Of Augusta,
owned iy the defendant, for the payment OF the
last deferred installment of purchase money there
for amounting to 1892 90, with interest thereon from
Febrmarv 18Th $780, till paid and the cost
# annearing by affidavit filed that the defendant,
Alexander Howard Smith, is nonresident OF this
one month after due publication OF this. notice. and
do what is necessary to protect his interest.
Teste-
Elder & Nelson, %. j.. N. RYAN, A7S,,
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National. !. Democratic Ticket.

FOR PRESIDENT.
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK,
of Pennsylvania.
FOR vICE-PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM II. ENGLISH,
of Indiana.
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
JOHN ECHOES. of Augusta.
P. W. MCKINNEY, of Prince Edward
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
First Distriet.-THoMAs CRoxToN, Of Essex.
Second District.--L. R. WATTS, of Portsmouth.
Third District-HILL CARTER, of Hanover.
Fourth District.-sAMUEL F. COLEMAN of Cumber-
land.
Fifth District-JAMEs S. REDD, of Henry.
St1th District-SAMUEL GRIFFIN, of Bedford.
Seventh District-F M. MCMULLEN, of Greene.
Eighth DiStrict.-J. Y MENIFEE, of Rappahannock.
Ninth Distract.-R R. HENRY, of Tazewen
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| One of the census enumerators, in send.
ing in bis returns at Washington, drew a
picture of second DR.. Tam er, and put
under it: "Four weeks and l have seen
no pay nor heard when [ will get it. am
starving" General Walker took IN the
joke and endorsed the paper as follows
Save this mans life. Make his account
special" It was made special, and the
enumerator is now able to get square
meal.
The Warrenton (Va.) solid South
says Mr.. Hugh ,Sisson, of Baltimore, was
a visitor at the Fauqnier White Sulphur
Springs last week, and made thirteen ten
strikes playing ten-pins, upon which the
proprietor treated the whole company and
established the rule that thirteen ten
strikes should always entitle the company
to a big treat.
DR.. Tanner visits his father-in-Iaw IN
Ohio next week and will probably return
to New York in September, when he will
begin his lecturing tour, delivering his
first lecture in that city.
The ''Jeffersonian' states that Mr.. VIM.
g. Fretwell, of Albemalle county, thresh-
ed out l.150 bushels of wheat from "a
soWn. 1t was FultZ wheat.
While sitting at deer stand in Green
brier county last week Charles Mcdowell
Was instantly killed by the accidental ex-
ploson of his gun, both barrels of which
were discharged into his body.
George B. Strouch, prominently connec-
ted with the James River Mining and
Steel Company, at Lynchbnrg, Va, as
consulting engineer, died at Pottsville,
Pa, Saturday night, aged thirty ven, of
consumption, after an illness of several
weeks.
Capt. J. E. Hoover shot Mr. Douglas
Phillips with pistol at Gordonsville last
Wednesday. the ball entering the head
near the right eye. The wound is not Sc
rious. The difficulty which resulted in the
shooting was occasioned by a dispute be-
tween the parties.
In Rockingham county last week James
Bird. a mulatto, who had offered indigni-
ties to Miss Clara Walton on the road
near Inglewood, was caught by citizens,
tied to tree and given thirty-nine laSheS.
Senator r. E. Wlthers, of Virginia, is
among the eminent Masonic visitors at
Chicago.
Bishop Atkinson, of North Carolina,
who has been so i'll in Baltimore, is now at
she Old Sweet Springs, much improved.
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Reported for the Staunton v1ND1cAToR.l
CHARIOT TESyILLE,
August 1919. {
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We have been unceasing in our efforts
to impress upon the Democrats of Virginia
the danger which impends if two Han
cock tickets are kept in the field Both
wings of the Democracy seem to labor I'M
der the delusion that the Republican party
is doing nothing. Let all such read the
following, issued from the Republican
Headquarters at Richmond-the italics
are ours:
ROOMS OF REpUBLIcAN STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF VIRGINIA.
Richmond, July 5. 1880.
To the Republican Party Of Vilyiraid:
The candidates for the Presidency and Vice Pres
idency OF the respective parties ale now before the
country in the persons OF James A. Garfield of
Ohio, and Chester A. Arthur, of New York, as the
standard bearers OF the Republican, and OF w. S.
Hadnicoek OF ana a. Wm English OF
The Republican ticket has been accepted with
cOrdlalty, and VIII receive the hearty support of
cess.
ty to make an earnest effort to achiece yictory
here -Four at teast oat Of ne nt,ee C0ngressio1aat
our hands to take them; nor is 1t at All certdin
NTH the dppqrenty irrecoactldb1e differences that
noac distract the socatled Conservative party Of the
State, they can defeat our Republican Electoral
Ticket. There is, therefore Just ground for as to
hope and to 1cOrk to contribute Vi1yi7sid's cote TO-
yards the election Of Garfield and Arthur.
And when you consider the TACT that the issues in
this canvass are almost the same that were the
issues OF 1860, no Republican can doubt the absolute
necessity for the safety OF the country that the Re-
publcans should win this fight. and that the vote of
the South should not be solid. But the ends Which
we have suggested as reasonably within our reach.
and which every Republican will recognize as most
important to attain, can only be gained by thorough
organization and untiring effort. The Committee
therefore urgently request you to at once organize
Garfield and Arthur clubs in every county. and in
every district of every county OF the State and en-
list into the work every Republican citizen OF the
district.
Please forward to the Chairman at Richmond, as
rapidly as clubs are organized, the names OF the
officers selected. with their post office addresses,
that he may have campaign documents and other
printed matter forwarded for distribution by the
clubs and that the Committee may get into cores
pOndence with them.
The measures we are working for are vital to the
welfare OF our whole country the prospects OF sue
cess are such as to make the labor sweet, and we
are therefore sure we do not appeal to you in vain
to organize and work for the success of great
cause.
By order of the Committee.
Yours most respectfully,
WINS. c. WICKHAM,
Chairman
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, ,coo
l ,om Staunton, August 18th, 1880.
Bare vs. Bare and ais.
In pursuance of decree entered in the fore going
Of Ans uit ta county, / have fixed up the
18th day of September, neat,
to state an account showing what liability i any
aminist' atnr Of John Ray decd, and Catherine
Ray, deed, and other accounts dif' c'eo ny sald
Interested in the foregoing cause. and
who are made parties thereto by tne Amenaed BIZ
filed in said cause are hereby ~ appear az
nv office in StauntOn on the day iasC f'oove hdeo
WITHOUT iut'ieA Aoo JOHN M. KINNEY.
anooo4t Commissioner in Chancery.
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We have a number of applications from
Democrats in the Northern States asking
for a correct statement of ID portion of
Wade Hampton's speech made at Staur-
ton. The words used by Gov. Hampto
the intent of which is being SO perverted by
the Republican press, were used in urgins
the union of the two wings of the Virginia
Dem ocracY and were as follows
pause before you cast your vote. Think how Lee
would have voted think of what Jackson would
have done before he wonld have cast v.te to d.
vide his beloved Virginia ask you to RENE. iber
those who have died on your soil and to rememb II
that the principles that they died for are again on
trial to-day
No intelligent listener to tie address of
Gov. Hampton supposed for moment
that there was the remotest hint at the
principle Of secession in this, and the per-
verted meaning to that end now sought to
be given by the Republican press is mere
campaign trick that will die out without
the trouble of puLcturing. It no mo Q
alluded to the principle of sect ssion than
did Gen. Wickham, the Chairman Of the
Virginia Republican Executive Commit
tee, when, in his circular issued previous
to Hampton's speech, he said that "the
issues in this canvass are almost the same
that were the issues of 1902 Nobody in
Virginia that knows Gen. Wickham
thinks that he alluded to secession as one
of the tissues" now before the people.
So much for the Interpretation put upon
GOV. Hampton's words by his audience; as
for their intent, let some one apply to Gov.
Hampton. We are sure he will give it
frankly. There will be no doubt about it
in the mind of either friend or foe after he
has given 1t.
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The Virginia Campaign.

Gen. Roger A. Pryor will make several
speeches IN Virginia during the canvass.
COL VIM. Giddings, a prominent Read
juster of Loudoun county, Va. repudlates
the Independent electoral ticket. and will
support the regular Democratic ticket.
The Page Courier (Readjuster) which
advocates the union of the two wings of
the party says:
We verify believe that if the question
of ''who is to go to Congress from this
district, /" and "who is to be the next Gov
ernor of Virginia" and ''who is to get the
public pap if the Democrats gain this
| fights" could be removed from the canvass
| in the various districts of the S. ate, there
would be a spontaneous and simultaneous
demand from both the Re-adjuster and
Funder parties for fusion ticket that
would concentrate the Democratic vote OF
| Virginia upon Hancock and English. 1t
is the political aspirants OH both sides that
are doing the mischief, and in our opinion
the people are not going to follow them
but will soon demands in tones they will
not dare to disregard, a single electoral
tlckst for the Democrats of Virginia.
The Democratic Convention for the
sixth congressional district Of Virginia
will be held at Lynchburg August %.
Gen. janis A. Walker and Col. Abram
Fulkersoa poke at Abingdon, last week
and narrowly,escaped personal collision.
Micajah Woods, of Albemarle, has re-
signed his position on the Democratic
State Central Committee, but will still
work for the regular ticket.
Auditor Massey and Senator Riddleber-
ger will speak in Lexington at September
court.
Archer A. Phlegar, of Montgomery, has
declined his appointment Oh the Demo-
cratic electoral ticket, because Maj. j. G.
Taylor. his law partner, is on the other
ticket, aud had shown him a similar cOur-
tesys last year in regard to the race for
Senasorship, Taylor having then declined to
run because the Democrats had nomina-
ted Phlegar.
Governor Fayette McMullin favors the
regular Democratic electoral ticket and is
reported as saying that he has not heard
twenty men in the Southwest declare that
they would support the independent
ticket.
James M. Cochran, Of Lynchburg de-
clines to act as a canvasser for the Read
juster electoral ticket. He will support
the re gular Democratic ticket.
Major V. A. Woodward, a staunch and
patriotic old Democrat, who has represen-
ago, when her territory embraced Wise
and Buchanan, is strong Readjuster.
But he recognizes no one as a Democrat
who opposes the electoral ticket nomina-
led May 19.-Lee County Sentinel,
The Democratic meeting at Fincastle on
Tuesday, addressed by Wade Hampton,
seems to have been as overwhelming in Ms
character as that at Staunton. 1t was the |
argest ever held there, and Bedford, Roa-
noke and Craig were represented at it. |
The enthusiasm was very great.
The Democratic Convention of the End |
district has nominated Hon. John Goode |
for reelection
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FRIDAY MORNING. AUG. 20, 1880
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TED .. M. YOsC, OF SCauntOn, Tor congress-
man.
Capt. E. w. Early opposed a nomira-
tion and said these Readjusters are play
ing tie part Of
ASSISTANT REPUBLICANS
and that is the long aud short of it. He
also said he doubted whether ii this con-
vention were polled it would be found that
one half OF its mumbers had paid their
capitatlon tax.
A. b. Parker denounced opposition to
nomina: ion rs the same old game which
had failed IL. Staunton. 1t Was q strange
sight here to Ste tie white Republicans.
almost to II mall, opposing nomination.
Dr.. Points SAID the scenes which had
furnished ANA ,r.nen: 20 our Democratic
friends had sicken.d TIE heart of one of
the oldest Republicans in Virginia (Sena.
tor Lewistai,d he had left the hall. DIR.
p. said 5. NJ. YOst WAS hated by all Dem
ocrats, bec USE Ice t.ad left that party in
its tribulAtiOn and gone over to the Re-
publicans. That when he. (P) Was mott
fed to leave Albem, rle in tan days, Yost |
was leader among the Democrats who
gave the notice. 1t there was no nomina- |
ton he. (P3 thought the Republican vote
Of Rockingham could be run up from GOO
to 1000 votes.
CONFUSION. !
Here motion to adjourn sine die was
made producing great confusion In which
Parker and Foster, two coiored delegates
had fight.
CHARGE OF BRIBERY.
Foster charged that Chisholm, of Flu
7anna had accepted bride OF 40 for IL,
7ote and that he himself had paid him So
or vote,
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anu TO Inc S6cOnQ Mr. D.. a, Noon. OF
Staunton, offered a substitute referring the
matter of expediency of running candi-
date to the congressional committee.
DIR. Points made a speech opposing any
nomination and said he had thought of
moving the adjournment of this cunven-
tlon subject to the call of the Chairman
made on the application OF five members.
OPEN DOORS.
At this point, $3.50 L M, thu doors we're
thrown open to the public on motion of
Mr.. Wesley Elliott.
Mr.. Points went on to say that there
were %, 900 votes IN this district and only
5000 Of them Republicans and the chance
of tlecting a Republican Cong essman are
next to nothing. 1t cannot be done unless
we get to our aid 9, 800 Democrats and hit
cannot be done for, whether Readiuster or
Funder, when it comes to a fight between
the Democrats and Republicans they will
always side with the former. VEGA only
get a congressman by the Democrats giving
US one and nobody believes they will. We
hope to secure the State for Garfield and
we must do nothing 10 drive the two wings
of the Democracy together. Both wings
are scared now and believe in this llls-
tt let they would unite by the absolute sur.
render OF the Funders. Give the Demo-
Gratis New York and Indiana and take
away from them the eleven electoral votes
of Virginia and we will beat them. If
my motion to adjourn sui ct to the Chair
MAI IS call is adopted, l am frank to saw
that it is to hold this convention as a rod
of terror over the Democrats.
UNANIMlTY IN THE NOMINATION..
John Dickerson. (col.) of Albemarle. |
thought the ground upon which the con-
vention stood was very ticklish since the |
Of deserving party from the