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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

Mr.. c. B. Rouss, Of New YORK, h4t ?
native of Virginia, has contributed 500
towards the proposed telescope at the
University Of Virginia.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

THE VIRGINIA WAR CLAIM.-The
Washington correspondent of the Dis
patch says that 20 Virginia member,
who is not over-sanguine about 1aattffe
before Congress, however hopeful theiF
prospects may be, informs me that the
bill to pay Virginia and other States for
advances.dnring the war Of 1912 will be
taken up at an early day, and he thinks
will pass the House. 1t gives Virginia
a million and q half"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

RIDDLEBERGER RAVES. -To a strang-
er who witnessed the fantastic tricks''
cut by the "Readjusters," and was
Ignorant of their backing, the raving of
Riddleberger and Paul would make an
angel laugh. With corporal's guard
Of white men WhG PAID 40 taxes wide
Whale, of Louisa, with mob of me-
groes bowling for free voting, no punish
ment or .disfranchisement for crime, and
white women for wives, these gentlemen
rs g. s ys ssasssss I'D saas :''VNs IT,
draw the sable sons Of Sahara and the
PUBLIC would then see how quickly the
creatures Of corrupt coalition would
"doffthe lions hide and hang calf skin
on their recreant limbs. "-Richmond
Commonwealth.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

SHEEP KILLED BY DOGS.-Friday
NIGHT a week ago, Mr.. VIM. Yeakley, a
few miles from Winchester, had IS
sheep killed cpd wounded by dogs.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

GOVERNOR MATHEWS ON THE Re
SOURCES OF WEST VA.-The Pittsburg
Commercial Gazette, of March 9th, con-
tains the address of Gov. Matthews. on
the resources of West Va, delivered
before the Chamber of Commerce of
Pittsburg on March 8th.
The address was made by the special
request of the Chamber of Commerce,
and is highly spoken of by the Pitts
burg papers It was replete with valu-
able Information concerning our min
eral wealth and abundant supply of val
liable timber. He impressed upon the
Pittsburg people the importance and
great advantages to that city of rail-
road across our State from North to
South reaching the vast beds of iron
ore in this region.
At the conclusion of the Governors
address there was an outbreak of ap-
plause, and the following resolution
was submitted by Mr.. Geo. H. Ander-
SON:
Resolved, By the Pittsburg Chamber
of Commerce, that the thanks of this
body be extended to Governor II. M.
Mathews. of West Virginia, for the able
and interesting address delivered by
him on the Resources of West Virgin
Ia, and their relation to the business OF
this city," and that in our judgment
the material interests of both sections
will be enhanced by the better under
standing of our people, secured by such
statements as we have heard from the
distinguished gentleman from West
Virginia to-day.
Mr.. Schmertz amended that the
speech be printed in pamphlet form,
and the resolution, as amended, was
adopted.
This address of Gov. Matthews will
be of great benefit to our State, as it
will serve to attract attention to our un-
developed wealth, and will advertise
our advantages to the capitalists of the
world. We doubt not it will have a
large influence in fastening the COM
pletion of the Pittsburg Southern Rail-
road. This road, when built, must have
beneficial influence upon the town of
Hinton, and may have great share in
determining the future of the place as
manufacturing point. Its completion
will almost insure narrow gauge rail-
road from here up Bluestone river into
Southwest Virginia, to reach the coal
and timber of that fine region.
We are sorry that our limited space
forbids the publication of this interest
ing address at this time, but we hope to
give it in full hereafter. -MOvntdis Her.
| QLd Hinton W. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

ENCED TO BE HANGED.-At
Gainesville, Texas, Lucian Nofsinger
has been sentenced to be hanged on the
3Oth of April for killing his rival in
love. His family live near Buchanan,
Botetourt county, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

HEAVY Loss:-Qp last Monday MORN
ing, Mr.. Clay Zirkle, who lives some
seven or eight miles from New Market,
started for that town with 81, 700 in his
pocket to meet a payment on a mill
property which he had bought. When
near New Market he discovered tact he
had lest hls'Hogket4bobk, and 'hn1rriedlY
went back over the road. Some miles
back he found his pocket. book with all
his papers in it, but the money gone. A
gentleman and boy Were standing near,
but COULD give ma Information. At last
accounts he had heard nothing from it
P00e Courier.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA.
Prof. Eccleston lectured on Monday
evening before the New York Academy
of Sciences on the mineral Resources of
Virginia and West Virginia. The lee
ture was of a sort to explain the recent
renewal of railroad building in those
sections. Virginia produces iron ore in
great abundance, while West Virginia
is full of coal beds. The Virginia iron
ores are of remarkable quality, stretch
ing in veins between the Blue Ridge
and the Alleghanies, and extending
from Pottsdam on the east to Clifton.
The iron beds were sometimes oOntin-
uous, sometimes in folds numbering
from three or four up to twelve. and some
of the specular ores we're as rich in min
eral as those of Lake Superior. These
ores have not been developed, owing to
difficulties in access and transportation.
Fuel is scarce, connection not being yet
closely made with the coal beds further
west. But the time was now coming
when these ore beds would be worked.
They were too rich to be longer neglect
ed, few of them containing more than
fifth of one per cent. of phosphorus.
Virginia is richer in iron than Pennsyl-
vania, says Prof. Eccleston, and it is q
store of wealth for coming generations.
If, he added, the prosperity of the iron
trade continued, an industrial survey
would have to be made Of the country,
and such survey would show so much
industrial wealth in Virginia that CAPT.
tai must Inevitably low into the State.
Probably the Professor ought to have
added that abundant capital would al
ready be available to develop the min
eral wealth of the State if its finances
were in better sanitary condition. But
capitalists DO not like to put their money
in State Which does not pay it's debts.
nor are they inclined to undertake rail-
road construction amongst communities
which attempt to confiscate their prop
erty by Rob Roy methods. Yet with
the return of better times outside OF
Virginia, return of better sense within
the cid State may eventually be ex pect-
ed baltimore Sakp
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.-The New
York Times states that lady, whose
name is varionsly given as Dora Simon
and Dora Simmons, committed suicide
in that city Friday by taking Paris
green. She lived comfortably at No.
337 East Twenty-fourth street, and her
neighbors say that week ago her hps-
band, who had been professor in .
well-known educational institute, .but
who recently gave private music les
sons, eloped with a pupil, and was last
heard of in Baltimore.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LYNCHBURG.
"A destructive fire occurred in Lynch
burg last Wednesday afternoon. 1t orig
mated in the wooden tobacco factory
of Robert Wood on Main street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth, and the
flames rapidly spread to an adjoining
building occupied by Flood & Smith as
q wholesale tobacco manufactOry.-
Thence it spread to Hancock & Moor.
mans leaf-tobacco factory. These three
buildings were entirely destroyed
PAGES magnificent warehouse was
thought to be in danger at one time, but
was fortunately saved. The estimated
loss is $4,000, with an insurance of a.
bout $55, 900.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

1t is said that the sum Of five thOus-
and dollars was offered by somebody in
New York to any one who could do this,
and one man says in the New York San
that he is prepared to do it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A GRAZ.
" ING FARM.-In pursuance of decree of
Circuit Court, entered March Is, $780, in the
chancery cause of Shavers ex'Or VS.. Shaver's
widow & ais, will as Commissioners tAerein
appointed, proceed to sell at public auction to
tine highest bidder, on
Wed;1esdlsy. the 2lst Day of april, 1880.
in front of the Court-h house OF Augusta County,
a tract of mountain land belonging to the
estate of Cornelius g. Shaver, decd, containing
225 Acres, in Albemarle COUNTY, lying on
what is known as Pastures Fence Mountain"
"a range of the Blue Ridge1, about four miles
s. F. OF "Rleak Rock Spring"
Tnis land is valuable foF arasing purposes.
will craze s. cattle per season; about one-half
in grass and balance well timbered. The land
is well Watered. having six good springs upon it.
TERMS costs of sale in hand and residue
upon credit of one, two and three years in
equal instruments, for which the purchaser
will execute bonds with approved personal Sc
curity, bearing interest from day Of sale and
title retained as ultimate security.
Sale to begin at O'Clock, p. m.
Cushing & SOn.l W. E. CRAIG, Com'r.
AuctiOneerS. m23-4W
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nURLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROP.
i ERTY.-I will offer for sale, at public
auction, at my former residence. on the Valley
Turnpike, six miles N. E. of Stanton, on
Tuesday, the 3Oth of March, 1880.
the following described personal property: l
Wheat Drill, l Excelsior Reaper and Mower
or Wagons. Flows and HarroWs. and other
farming implements; 2ccUs. and also lot of
Household and Kitchen Furniture.
Terms made kuown on day of sale.
lt@'Ftp copy. VIM. ID. ANDERSON.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

A BURGLAR SHoT.-In Memphis
Tenn, at an early hour Thursday
morning, VIM. Shattleworth, a painter,
shot at burglar who had entered his
room. The burglar escaped. Later in
the day Joe Castillo, a young man,
hailing from Bowling Green, KY, was
found at his clearinghouse suffering
from pistol in his right breast.
Investigation proved that he was the
burglar, and that he had run six squares
to mis- clearinghouse without knowing
that the ball had struck him. He will
probaly die.
PUZZLES the American people
seem inclined to puzzle themselves to
death we will offer few choice bits for
their delectation.
l. Make one word out of neoO door.
2. Put twenty-one hogs in four pens
and have an odd number in each pen.
3. Take fifteen sticks or matches and
form with them five pens. Then re-
move three sticks and have left three
pens of the same size, without altering
the position of the original pens. Try
these to break the monotony of the Pc
renaial Fifteen.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.-On
Wednesday last, on the Richmond IL
Danville Railroad, three miles from
Glover depot, John Glover, of Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, was run over by
the train, and instantly killed-his body
being cut in twain
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

THE READJUsTERs PRACTICE DECEP-
TON UPON THE COLoRED PEoPLE.-The
Valley Vsrginian maintains that the re-
adjusters of the Legislature in voting
for the repeal of the amendment which
makes the payment ofthe poll-tax pre-
requisite for voting practiced deception
upon the colored voters for their own
benefit. It says -
I'm the vote to repeal the restrictive
feature of the State Constitution, it was
merely an attempt to deceive the color
ed members of the Legislature, whose
votes they wanted to give to themselves
practical advantage. If the purpose was
to secure to the disfranchised voters OF
the State, present advantages, the vote
to repeal the State Constitutional
Amendment would have been followed
up by reduction of the poll~tax to a
nominal amount. The same vote which
resulted in the poll-tax as pre-requi-
site, to voting, thus opening the way to
the ballot for all, rich or poor, humble
or exalted.
In view of the record on the Henry
resolutions, there could not possibly
have been any sincerity in the vote on
the restrictive clause of the State Con-
stitution. 1t was deception, designed
to delude thel colored members of the
Legislature. This is made plain by re-
ference to what the Henry resolutions
condemn, and for which the Readjus-
tiers voted.
The Re-adjusters, in voting for the
Henry resolutions, voted to nullify this
amendment and the laws made in pur-
suaRce of it, and to deny to the colored
people of Virginia the rights it guaran-
tees! How does this harmonic with
their solicitude for the rights of the
colored people as embodied in their votes
on the repeal of the amendments to the
State Constitution, which can have nc
more effect than so much blank paper
for four years to come, and not then
unless the people at the polls and anoth
er Legislature shall ratify it,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

situation as clerk in 8 store
w either in the city or country. Salary
no object. Best of references. Address,
KY.
q, Flshersville. Va,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

Earth was broken for the Danville
and New River railroad at Danviiie,
Va, Thursday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

VIIRGINIA.-1n the Clerk office of the cir
10Th, 1857
Enoch Winters, -.......... Plaintiff.
against
John Winter. Nelson Beall, Horace Resley.
lloyd Iowndes. Trustee, James ]. Hoblitzeil'
Robert H. Gordon, Trustee, and James Kane.
Defendants,
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to foSeoiose mort
gage upon the undivided oAe-f fourth of the "Es-
taline Furnace" property in Augusta county
1t appearing by AFFIDAVIT filed, that all the
said Defendants are non-residents of this State
1t Is ordered that they do appear here within
and do what is necessary to protect their in
terests. Teste,-
J. N. RYAN, Clerk.
EcESlg Hell az Cat1eft n n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

Gen. Malone, who is styled by his
friends the political Warwick of Virgin
ia, spent Saturday here in consultation
with prominent republican politicians.
He registered at the Arlington hotel in
the following laconic style: "Mahone,
Va."- Washington Critic.
We can hardly believe this statement
of Gen. Malone being in Consultation
with prominent republican politicians"
as true in the sense in which it appears.
Is it possible that our new Senator would
concert with the national republicans to
turn over Virginia to Grant or any 9TH
er republican candidate for the Presi-
dency? Neither Congress nor the Presi-
dency can possibly have anything to do
with the debt Observation-Disclosures or
funding-and as that is the only cues
ton of importance. now dividing the
conservative party in this State it will
be impossible to make it an issue in the
coming national elections in November
except by designing demagogues who
have no other stock in trade and who
will use that hobby to disorganize our
party and ride into place and power
We cannot believe that Gen, Malone
will make himself o party to any such
factiOus mOvementto negrO;Ze and re-
publicanize his State and elevate an
Imperialist to the next Presidency when
it is within the grasp of the democratic
party. If he does thus make barter Of
his native State and people with their
enemies he will tarnish forever the fame
he won IS soldier and which his high
promotion nov enables him to win as 8
statesman in the fnture.-Dd1vilSe Post
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

VIRGINIA-,Ausasta Comfy Cont Clerks
Office, to witt
ESTRAY-Taken up by Charles r. McGuffin
on the 10th of October. 1874 on his land near
Stauntons OF the following description, viz: A
Red and White Spotted Steer-mOre white than
red-no marks or brands, about two years old,
and appraised at So by Jacob Croft, Samuel
Croft. and John w. Helm, before John M. Kim
ney. J. p. An Extract-Teste
mar16-St JOS. 3. WOODWARD, Dep. Cl'k.
nIea0LUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.-
~ The partnership heretofore existing I'm.
der arm name of j. W. Butler & Co., has oeen,
this day dissolved by mutual consent. The.
business will hereafter be conducted at the old
stand, ll9 Augusta Street, by the UNDERSIGNED.
j. Y. BUTLER.
6tAunIO M8fc0 Atm, 1881 mQr9.Sf&
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23
MILLER-THE HEALER.-A Bristo

MILLER-THE HEALER.-A Bristol
correspondent of the Dispatch says =
'..Mr. Miller resides within p mile or
two of Estilfvil1e, Scott county, Va. and
is In the employment Of Mr.. McMul-
len as keeper of his mill. a great ma.
ny persons some from DISTANCE -have
Ivisjted Mr.. Miller.far treatuleht, ani4
have heard many Of our citiZens who
have been treated by him say that they
RECEIVED marked benefit frQm his treat
ment. One case I will mention. A
young lady of Bristol who had suffered
for years with rheumatism to such an
extent as to be unable even to walk
about the house went over to Miller's,
and, after remaining only night and
day, she returned home, and could walk
about not only in the house, but among
her nsighbors, as we'll az ever ehe did,
{ ---s-~-e
The members Of the State Committee
did we'll, and if they fail again, it can.
not be said Of them that they did not
haarkeh' TO the people and Do all they
GOULD in the way Of Cancellation. What
the Readjusters will do in regard to the
State debt in the future we are not pre-
pared to say, but we certainly hope that
between Democracy and Republicanism
the majority of the Readjusters will as
sert their principles, and vote with the
DEMOCRATS. What good resson is there
Why the Conservatives should not
unite? There is but one thing In the
way that we can see, and that is nothing
more or less than the ambition o. Gen.
Malone. No other reason can be
brought forward. To place himself in
9 commanding poeitipn ps you'd Yidsp
the BREACH between ConserVatives.-
FFegerickabwg Recorder.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

The threatened split in the Virginia
Democracy on national issues is not so
serious as might appear. We do not
believe any considerable number of Re
adjusters will be SO silly as to vote a
blank ticket, the only effect OF which
would be to deliver the South into the
hands of the enemy.-Baltimore Ga
zette.
You are quite right. A few of the
leaders and about score or so of the
men they have put in office may hold
out until election day, and pretend that
they are going to vote for somebody else,
or not vote at all but when the time
comes you will SEQ them all up to the
polls and deposit their little ballots for
the nominee of the national Democracy.
They all intend to live in Virginia here
after, you see, and it would not be pleas
ant in future years for them even to
think they had voted otherwise than
with their own people.-The State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

JEWISH SYNAGOGUE.-Tho corner
stone of the new Jewish Synagogue OF
the congregation Beth-Ahaba, on Elev-
enth street Richmond, was laid Thurs
day by the Loge Franchise of Masons
and the officers of the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Virginia. The ceremonies in
cluded an imposing procession of the
Masonic fraternity, and were witnessed
by a large concourse of people.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

Hero of the late war, and now U. s. Senator
from Illinois, writes :2"Some years ago was
troubled more or less with infiammatory rheu-
uatism, and have within the last year or SO
suffered intensely with same disease. 1 began
to take 'Durang's Rheumatic Remedy and am
thoroughly satisfied that 1 have been perma-
nently cured by its use. 1 do not hesitate TO
recommend it."
This great Remedy has been before the pub
lie six years. 1t is taken internally, and never
fails to cure the worst case. Sold BY every
druggist in Stauntop.
Send for 4H-page pamphlet to
H. K. HELPHENSTINE,
DRgGGISr,
nO1S-lm Washington, d. G.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

The information furnished US by our
Washington correspondent to the effect
that State Senator Smith says that many
of the readjusting members of the Vir-
ginia General Assembly will "elilni-
nate" the State debt question from the
domain of national politics, and will
support the nominee of the national
democratic convention as heartily as the
most pronounced conservative in the
State, though gratifying is by no means
surprising. The debtquestion has no con-
ceivable connection with the approach
ing presidential election, and any man
who assigns his opinions on that ques-
ton as reasons for not supporting the
democratic candidate for President has
already determined to oppose the demo-
cratic candidate, and would do so if the
debt were even settled according to his
own views. Differences respecting ques-
tons of art, science, or religion might
just as v ell be offered as grounds for de-
sorting the national democratic Organi-
cation as diversities of opinion regarding
the proper terms upon which the State
debt should be compromised. AS the
readjusting members of the General
Assembly have common sense they
know that this is as plain to their con-
stituents as it is to themselves, and con-
sequently those who represent cOnser
vative counties are not willing to under
go the ordeal of self qualification unless
recompensed by more valuable con-
sideration than the simple qualification
of General Mahone's pleasure.-Aler-
andria Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

NOTICE OF COPARTNERSHFP.-
~ nave, rom March LIST, 1880, entered into
partnership for the purpose Of Conducting a.
GENERAL
Grocery and Produce Business.
we Will keep constantly on hand full stock Of
STAPLE and F01acy Groceries.
CONFECTIONERIES of all kinds,
WILLOW AND WOODEN WARE.
and complete assortment of
iOBACCO AND CIGARS5
N TACT, everything to be found in first class
MI. Jno G. Dunlap, late of Moffstys Creek
Augussa co. respectfully solicits the patronage
VI "AS iriehus. very respectfully,
DEBTOR & DUNLAP,
n, lW 3. Augusta ST. StauntOn, Va,
S.-We are also agents for j. Calvin Shafers
on Tr th Er9it syr~Rs. No one should be with
mar4eriy V&Vc. DEBTOR & DUNLAP.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

It don't bite your tongue,
1T don't leave any unpleasant farewell.
1t Is made of the PURE LEAF.
1t has no artificial flavor.
It is bright, mild, old, and sweet.
For cigarettes, 1t has no superior
HAINES' BEST SMOKING TOBACCO. ;aa6-tf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23

Everything is at very
low prices, and l a n SELL
ing Monuments, Head
and Foot Stones, as lo-@
for cash as any local or
travelling agent, or any
Marble dealer in the UNI
ted States. Don't believe.
anything to the contrary,
I'LL Won coma and GOO
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Ne"
WHOLESALE AND REfAN,
HIT STORE,

No. New Street, StauntOn, w.,
Late C0wan's Book Storey
We would respectfully announce to the pso-
pie of StauntOn and vicinity, that we, have
leased and are having newly fitted up Store
No. a. New street. three doors below Main,
and will open March goth. q full line
Boots, Shoes, and Hats,
comprising all the LATEST STYLES and
BEST QUALITIES. Having purchased.at the
10 WESTAPRICES FOR CASH,
purchasers will find it to their interest to wait
for us. Our long experience in the Wholesale
Boot. Shoe, and Hat business. in Baltimore.
warrants US in asserting our ability to Offer
patronage We are, very respectfully,
MARI LIPSCOMB & BERRY.