Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-11-08

DR.. PoIsAL.-Rev. DR.. John Poisal
and wife Tuesday celebrated the fiftieth
of their marriage at their
in Baltimore. A large num-
Der of ministers and laymen paid their
respects and left golden presents. Mrs.
Poisal was unable to be present on ac-
count of i'll health, and DR.. Poisal was
by Miss Shaffer, of Martins
burg. Rev. John Poisal was born in
Martinsburg In 1907. entered the minis
try when twenty years old, and married
fifty years ago Miss Anne Maria Wood,
niece of the late DR.. Thomas E. Bond.
He has served in New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland Virginia, and became
a member of the M. E. Church South In
1865. He was elected chaplain of the
House Of Representatives in the 45th
Congress. but resigned to take the office
of private secretary to Mayor Kane, of
Baltimore. DR.. Poisal has just been
elected presiding elder of the Baltimore
Conference Ut the M. E. Church South
in place of the late Rev. DR.. REGISTER,
and accepted the position Tuesday. He
will enter upon his duties at once.
However unfavorable the weather
may be to-day, do not fail to vote fol
Daniel, for this is duty that cannot be
postponed, and it Is duty which should
be performed.
And we say to every merchant, man.
ufacturer, business man, workingman OF
other citizen having stake In the com.
munity, that this election which comes
off to-day Tuesday As deeply concerns
him and is as much part Of his bust
ness or his work as the transaction Of
that business or performance Of that
work itself, and is duty of even much
greater necessity; because If he neglecti
it, or leaves it undone, he will soon find
himself without business to transact OF
work to perform. Then stop talking
this nonsense which only exposes youl
Ignorance, and instead of inveighine
against politics and politicians. become
one yourself-an earnest, intelligent
interested and devoted one-and do your
whole duty as q good citizen, true pa
triot and an active politician, by work
ing with all your might and using all
your influence for the success Of the
Conservative ticket from now until the
sun sets to-day. g
+ LOWEST POINT OF DEGRADATIoN.'
In allusion to Judge Alex. Rives'i
letter to President Arthur, in which HI
assures him that If he would give 1.-THE
countenance and aid of his Administra.
ton" to the Malone movement. II
would "ensure tho gain of a Republican
in the United States Senate" and that
if he would appoint Clifford Statham
Postmaster at Lynchburg, Ibis appoint
ment could not fail to cement our coali'
ton and advance the prospects of oul
tickets, State and County," the Rich.
mond State says
1.-The lowest point of public degrade.
ton is reached when the judiciary be-
comes the tool of faction.
| Judge Rives marks that point.
See, too, with what calm cynicism hi
assures the President of the United
States that an arbitrary Interference in
la postofflce will cement" the coalition
between ignorant negroes and knavish
white men.
Democrats, Conservatives, and citi-
zens generally of Virginia, will know
how to appreciate these things"
Malone and his followers have cross
ed the Rubicon and gone into the Re-
publican camp. Now let them feel tbe
weight and indignation Of an outraged
people.
Mr.. Raphael Semmes, q gentleman
whose name will carry many readen
back into the days of war. has JUS
been married to Miss Marion Adams
of Louisville. Among the decorations
of the church wherein the ceremony
took place was miniature copy II
flowers of the ship Alabama, the Con
federate vessel commanded by tn,
bridegroom's father. The battle flag ant
pennant Of the Confederacy foatee
from the masts. ~
FATAL ACcIDENT.-Mr. James Nc
Combs, of Nicholas county, w. Va.
was run over and instantly killed by I
train on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way, at Coal Valley. on last Saturda,
week. 1t appears that he had startet
down the track on his way to Pain
Greek for the purpose Of visiting hi
son, who lives at that place, when b.
was run over by the material train ant
instantly killed.
ESCAPE OF PRIsONERs.-Tw0 c0loret
prisoners made their escape from tn
jail in Covington, Allegheny county, OF
Sunday night of last week, the on
awaiting trial for horse stealing, and tn
other for breaking into Pat Fox's ba
room. With poker they priced up
plank in the floor overhead, assembled t.
the floor overhead and made their es
cape.
BARN BURNED.-A barn belonging
to Mr.. Morgan Smucker, several hu n
bred yards below Maurertown in Shen
andoah county, was burned last Satur
day morning. With the barn were de
stroyed quantity of hay, wheat, corn
farming implements, &c. 1t is though
that the fire was ignited by spark from
q passing train of cars.
Tot StaunfOn do its whole dutV to-