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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

IsICHMONO, 66pGe1uU6I 1ooIs
WHEAT.-White. 60 bushels very good at
$l.5l. Lancaster, l5S bushels prime at $50; 70
bushels good at 81. As. Mixed, ~ bushels very
good at $l.47, Fultz, 646 bushels very good at
81 40: l28 bushels very good at $l39; go bushels
good at &1.S and 81. 3S; 248 bushels fair at Sl35
and 81 So; l4 bushels common at ST. 20 to 81 3d.
CoRN.-White. l84 bushels prime and very
good at $50. Mixed, 100 bushels prime and very
good at ST.: So bushels fair at sec.
OATs-l24 bushels prime winter at TIC: $50
bushels prime winter at 70c.; ITO bushels very
good spring SIC.
FLoUR-We quote: Fine, S.50@&5.OO extra,
0.5O0775; superdne. SO 50@6.75; common family.
M766S8.O0: choice or patent family. S. 5O@$8.75.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

REFRESHING RAMON last Sunday after
noon, We had quite refreshing rain here. but
not near ~ much - IL needed. We hope 1t te
the precursor Of others that are to follow in 9
abort time.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

A til package Of "BLAcK-DRAuohT"
free of charge.
For sale BY On. N. WAIT Bro, 6taunton.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

Editors Spectator The action OF the County
Committee in changing the hour Of holding
the Ward meetings in our city, from the after
noon to the night, was q move in the right d.
rection. that is. in the direction Of having .
full and fair representation Of the sentiment
and feeling Of the city in the election Of dele
gates to attend the Convention, to be held in
Staunton for the purpose Of nominating candi-
dates for election to the next Legislature. We
are on the eve of . very important election,
one Of the most important held in our State
for long time, and 1t IL more than important
that we should have the sentiment of the peo-
pie fully represented in the Convention, more
fully than 1t can be In Ward meeting. There
fore suggest that, instead of holding the Ward
meetings as directed by the Committee. We
have a Primary Election in our city. This IL
q plan which we have already adopted with
marked success. and which has been followed
in our sister city. Richmond: and is so much
liked there that they follow no other. hope
this suggestion will meet with seriops consid-
Grafton from all our citizens, and that the
Committee, or whoever has the authority, will
direct the holding of a Primary Election in
stead of the Ward meetings heretofore ordered.
FAIR PLAY.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

Speaking 1t the Club Te.nirht,
Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr., and others
will address the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Club
Of this city tonight. Let there be full turn
ont
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

Sales-lady in Dry Goods
w and Fancy Store. Address p. b, Lock.
Box 252. and give your address. aug2-tf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

OVER Indulgence in eating and drinking
whereby the Liver il disorganized, and the
system deranged. Tho suffering resulting from
dyspepsia 10 very terrible. and the sooner the
patient can get relief the better. There is no
remedy 10 effectual for the cure Of this disease
az Simmons Liver Regulator.
D. B. Dobson. n. D.. Of Deer Park, Ala. says:
II have used the Regulator for eight months.
and md it has cured me entirely Of dyspepsia
It il tho best medicine ever used for that dis
ease, or, rather, 1t il the only one that has
proved satisfactory"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

liz COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF sTAuNToN,
September 9th, 1881,
The Committee on Public Grounds and Build
mssS Fs sns isth IL With rs
Port theeeon. which was adopted In the words
W. has: made examination Of the room in
are Of the opinion that drilling in that room II
injurious to the building and particularly the
room below. and should commune NO longer:
otherwise ordered, but not for company drills.
j. G. MARQUIS,
JOHN d. CRoWLE,
Com. ON p. G., and B.
Teste I Ianas +. P PAT CIsrk;
Com. W. A. g.
The above Communication speaks for itself,
and a. . taxpayer and business man Of this
city propose to speak my own mind. and
what will venture to assert is the opinion on
the subject Of two thirds Of the Taxpayers of
the place. It il the duty Of the Council, in
stead of denying the military the use Of their
present armory. to do what they can to en-
courage and foster these organizations in our
midst.
There occurred ON these streets, few nights
since, that which might have proven to these
wise City Fathers that military companies are
sometimes useful aids to the civil constabulary
in preserving order.
Read, gentlemen, what occurred in New Or
leans = few days since. and then ask the peo-
pie Of that oity how they would reward . coun-
oil that would deny the use Of vacant room
the property Of the city-to their military, up
ON the ground that it injured the building to
drill In It, and afterwards rent the same room
for . skating rink, to private party, (this was
done with thepresent Opera House, and, final
ly, to inform the Companies that they can no
longer drill in the vacant room owned by the
city? I'll tell you what they woul3sio, public
spirited and lberal-minded citizens OF Staun-
ton: at their next municipal election they
would invite these ''penny-wise and pound
foolish" gentlemen to 'sstep down and OUT
And, just here, let me suggest to the military
companies, the nre companies, the hook and
ladder company, the Stonewall Band, and 9TH
Or Organisations, II there be any, whose objects
are for the good of the community. that they
have 1t In their own power to put . liberal
minded Council at the head Of affairs in this
city: they should unite and tight 1t out on this
issue next Spring. There are hundreds Of tax
payers and voters, not members Of either Or
ganization, who will give you their hearty CO.
operation. Why, gentlemen Of the Council.
Lynchburg, Alexandria, Danv1lle, and other
places. tsven little Culpspsr Court House,
have appropriated means to aid their military
in making . creditabls appearance at York
town, and. you. oh! all-wiss Solons. have log
islated yours out OF an old vacant room, the
property Of the city, one month before the
Centennial. the very time they most need 1t TO
improve their drill for that important occa-
sion. The Captains of the Companies should
show their indignation at this unwise action
by lending their aid to the above suggested
method Of procuring more liberal-minded
Council, who will legislate, without extrava-
gance, to the best interests Of your organiza-
lions. CITIZEN TAXPAYER.
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FOR RENT!

NOR RENT OR 6ALE.-Two elegant -
II HOUSES and LOTS. situated ON ,51
Madison and st. Clair Streets, near the.
Wesleyan Female Institute. For further In
formation call on or address.
D. e. STRAsBURG, Trustee,
aug30-tf Spectator Office, Staunton, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

HORSES.-I have fine driving and work
II horse which would dispose OF In ex-
suitable for riding and light driving.
augl6-u THOS. D. RANSOM.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

Are you disturbed at night and broken of
with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth?
II SO, go at once and get q bottle OF MRS.
WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP. It will re-
heve the poor little sufferer immediately-de-
pend upon 1t; there is no mistake about it,
There is not q mother on earth who has ever
used 1t. who will not tell you at once that it
will regulate the bowels and give rest to the
mother, and relief and health to the child, op-
Grating like magic 1t is perfectly safe to use
in all cases, and pleasant to the taste, and is
the prescription Of one of the oldest and best
female physicians and nurses in the United
States. Sold everywhere. Is cents q bottle.
nOv2.Iv
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Report Of Jury 81, class SO.
SEWING, KNITTING, 4 EABROIDERY MACHINES.
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Tne compet1uon in Sewing Machines proved
very S Keen, and great interest was evinced both
~ me Representative OF the makers and the
public in the result ofthe trials. - '--e
~ a = were removed from the stand,
H az were suDmnted privately to the Jury, and
skIiled operators. - = 80 -
Inc Jury tnen retained possession of them
t3f some Ime. ana ct their leisure examined
~ SuS WI 1MAnsnlP ana material, testing the
latter for hardness by use of fle
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n In HS.
was awarded to q machine mnarafivelyr ma.
In the Melbourne marke ct thOuah nv no n can.
untried elsewhere and known as The DAVE
In this machine the shaft. puiiev and av
wheel occupy the same position reIstiveiv ~
The other parts, as in the well-known Singer
s produced by the usual crank min nooving D n
} heart-sha ped cam (: here. however the rasern1
Dlance ends, and the mechanism is Of q most
moves in a cnrvod nofh iu $500 wHIcn
EN- Of jointed levers proeeeding rom a, ~,
eccentric placed on the shaft immediateiv ha
hind the driving pulley thus dispensinv vith
;he mitre wheels and vertical SHAFT hithertn ~
GENERAL ~
The feed apnaratns IN antiroyv ror,oro, 49,
he usual positinn nen eeth tha ta IGove6 rom
,hine, and is attached to the head.
lose TO the presser foot and h par piaceo
uitabie vertical and ho.,aomto T1c n aeceives
nechanism Contained in the head ~ H. ,, IL,
,hine ~ '"o ne"a VI 'ne na-
We ind the other nojnts ent,re,v nova,
urged downWa,,d mnon th So ~. SoH
ifted slisht1 at the instent fhat ~, liz wO .H,
nstion takes place.
he needle IL in its lowest nosition and wne
lie partakes Of the forward motion Of the feed |
~ ~, Pinn1ng tne plies together and causing |
'UTn 70 advance equally.
crn.s,a, acn ELLIE ~ also PROVIDED with q very |
omplete series OF adjustments for counteract- |
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

hecolptS IOr the week 50U0 neaQ sales 1853.
The market to-day has been quite slow, and
prices very irregular. the decline being various
1y reported as Nc@Ac and 14c per lb lower than
last week, but the average may be put at fully
Nc lower as compared with last week. The
quality was not as good as last week, the tops
being scarcely as good and as numerous. and
the line of middles longer than they were then.
Sheep and Lambs-There is slight falling of
in the numbers received az compared with last
week, but . considerable Improvement in their
quality. Trade is slow. there being little or no
outside demand. and butchers not buying &C.
lively, We quote butcher Sheep at 3(@5c, and
Lambs at 3@512c per ID gross. Stock Ewes 20
50 Is per head. Wethers $814@4c per ID. Arriv-
ais this week g704 head.
Hogs-With q large increase In the number
Of the receipts over last week, not far from
double, we can report an improvement in the
quality in nearly all the yards. The supply,
though showing such an increase, does not
much exceed the demand. which is reported
fair and moderate for corn-fed hogs at the pri-
ces that ruled last Monday, viz: Grassers at
711@Sl@c, with % to Csc per 100 of. COrn-fed
Hogs 81za94c per Id net. Grassers are very
hard to sell at the prices and terms quoted.
Arrivals this week 1882 head.
RICHMOND MARKET.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

Made from harmless materials, and
adapted to the needs of fading and fall
ing hair, Parker's Hair Balsam has
taken the first rank as an elegant and
reliable hair restorative.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

IN CHAECERY.
The object of this suit is to procure q settle-
ment of the estate Of SamI Blackburn, q sale OF
the real property left to Elizabeth Mann for
life, and division among the heirs according
to the will of said Sam1 Blackburn.
1t appearing by affidavit filed that Lizzie
Black burn, Marcus Gerold and N. A. Gerold,
are non-residents of this State, 1t Is ordered
that they do appear here within one month af-
ter due publication of this notice, and do what
is necessary to protect their interests.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13
MATHEW PILsoN.

TAKE NOTICE.-Mr. JAMES B. MOF-
= FETT having arrived at the age Of twen-
ty-one years, will hereafter conduct business ON
MS own responsibility, and not as my agent.
aueSO-Sts r. w. MOFFETT.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

r. ]. Glendy, Executor of SamI Blackburn,
decd, Miss Lizzie Blackburn, Marcus Gerold
and N. A. Gerold, Jno. w. Sitlington and
Amanda SitlingtOn. Defendants,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

have also on exhibition the celebrated un-
derfeed, liz hit running
DOMESTIC
and the HAND NATIONAL MACHINE.
Call at j. w. NEWTONs6.
No. South Augusta Street,
ana examine them. ss,nA. Oil, Needles Extra
augl6
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

SG w Ing MACHINE9.
The competition in Sewing Machines proved
very Keen, ana great interest was evinced both
public in the result OF the trials. -
Inc machines were removed from the stand.
ana were suDm1tted privately to the Jury, and
skilled operators. = = .'ff- 10 ~
The Jury then retained possession of them
the workmanship and materiaI testino tHe
latter for hardness by use Of q fIe,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13
Efdnger. Craig 4 Grattan. p. q. sep6-4t
nST GERTlFICATE OF STOCK:

u uuU6fSIg06U OWNER
three (S) shares of stock in the Virginia Central
Rail Road Company, now the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway. for which q certificate was Is
sued. September 18th. 1850, to him, and NUM-
bered 1S. This certificate has been lost Or ac-
cidentally destroyed, and the the undersigned
hereby gives notice that he will apply to the
President and Directors OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company to give him new GER
tlfcate for the above described lost certificate
according to law.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Sept. 5th.-
Prices this week for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13
4 Card from D: ". Prescott.

MEsSRs. EDITORS.-I regret the ne
cessity which compels me to reply Il
that dirty, lying card which appeared
last week. over the signature Of tina
prince Of humbugs and impostofs, II
III. Riddleberger. E
l would not condescend to notice hi
card but from the fact that few of youl
readers are acquainted with me, and
might suppose his allegations true.
In regard to the mysterious mound he
received near NewtOwn when General
Lee was moving into Maryland, he
says that I first whispered the Islander
some seven or eight years ago. All!
Harry, that charge was not only whis-
pered, but openly declared as soon as
you arrived at home with that wound
ed foot. Your own uncle, Robert Rid.
dleberger, was the first one to openly
declare that "Harry shot himself to get
out Of the army" "Old Uncle Bob, !"
although poor man, was truthful and
honest-unlike his degenerate nephew
and was believed by all who knew
him. While that wound was in pro-
cess Of healing, old Mr.. Peter Liggett,
an old hunter, used to visit Harry fire.
quently and would report the condition
Of things to me and he, as well "a my
sell, were decidedly Of the opinion that
the wonnd WAS self inflicted. Harry
certainly remembers the time when he
and his father went to Abraham Miley
and threatened to whip him for circu.
lating this report about him, and yet he
would try to make the public believe
first s0hispered it around, while every
elderly citizen OF Edinburg we'll remem.
bers that public opinion settled the
crime upon him. have always thought
and declared that Harry put that bul-
ist In his foot himself. and still 80 be-
lieve. His version Of the affair was
this that he had stepped aside =
and some person. unseen by him,
shot him ia the footi In conversation
with gentleman of Rockingham, an
officer in the 10th Regiment during the
war, he remarked, II am Readjuster,
but have no use for that fellow Rid.
dleberger. He deserted from from our
regiment during the s0dr, and ought to
haze been shot," I remarked that he
was wounded in q mysterious manner
by an unseen person. "Humph," said
he, ''if he had had q looking glass be-
fore him he would probably have seen
him."
Riddleberger says that I was long ago
characterized as q liar, scoundrel and
coward. I pronounce the statement q
base, foul lie and slander, and the author
Of 1t a TAR and william, and challenge
him to produce the evidence OF 1t. II
am confident no such charges were
ever made against me by any one, at
any time, unless by some such vile
scoundrel as Riddleberger, behind my
back.
In 1874 Harry and had newspaper
controversy, in which, after making
several false statements, he cut the mat
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-23
liOw lhey Iu ned Black,

In the island OF Ceylon a small force of
native gunners Is maintained to do the
drudgery work of the royal artillery. The
men are called Gun Lascars, and, except
that they are not intrusted with the sole
management Of the ordnance, are disci.
pinned and dressed precisely the same as
The royal artillery; indeed, they are coan-
terfelt p1esentments Of that corps, bar their
black faces. A battey of artillery fresh
from England, was being landed at CO.
lombo, and a few Of the Lascars were on
the wharf. The European arrivals, una
ware OF the existence of their copper { OIL
ored 'slaveys, were anxiously lnuui rlng
who aud what the 'nlggers' In bl &c and
gold we're. nlggers in uniform, SO like
themselves Sergeant, says one man, ad-
dressing veteran, who Is that bomoardier
him with the Chrls,y- ninstrels' burnt
cork-fac Z Hum: Why, don't you know
hunt Tommy Atkins, f the A battery
Sure, you remember him at Wool.ich.
'rom,uy. That Tomms2 Why, str.ean',
he's black, vi course he's black, re-
plies the. sergeant It's the hot sun as
does it ;fA First 1t browns, then it red
dens, and tlen-.f you stay here long
though II bIackens you, just as you STE
bread toastlng atore the IRE. Atk.Ls has
been III Colombo more than twelve years,
and ii YOU are not IN 'Balleys godos Us,
(Angi4ce, the grave-yaru) by tuat SAINT
time, 10 Ioninlys Complexion you IL come,
aud snadc or Two Dl4cker perhaps.
Nrlie that II your sweetheart BY the nex
overland mail y
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-23
The Destruction OF Cana r,na

50 long as America continued in tha
occupation of the aborly1nes, the order of
nature was apparently but little disturbed
1he bu1a.o and deer, the wild fowl and
turkeys, furnished abundant fool tn tha
sa'ages "ltaou serious encroachment upon
the fertility Of nature In SAVAGE Ifa
ehe1e appears TO De no wanton or unneces
sary destruction of the natural means of
support. Ii was reserved for the civilized
White man to carry on a wanton war
against the bounty Of nature, and to xiii
ana destroy. without thought or study of
those imperative laws under which nature
holds in trust the food supply of man.
From the first settlement OF the cOuntrv
the process OF eradlcating and annihila,lng
the useful animals, birus, and fishes
natural to the Country has been carried on
with an energy and success but too Char
actellstlc of the Saxon race. Large tracts
o1 land have been entirely depopulated of
Their animals and useful birds. The butfa-
10 on his naive plains has become an OBJ
Ject OF rare curiosity. Deer are limited to
Tue reihoter mountain ranges or extensive
tracts OF barren woods. Tue wild fowl,
winch swanned in New England during
the nrst settlement of the country, and for
long time atterward, have almost dis
I'll ,Htds<'.,. i;het, Sc 1H! - t4Ekeu WAS ki1el
ago. There IS probably sportsman living
who has killed grouse ON Martha Vine
yard, the last refuge ia the Northeast OF
that most valuable bird. Plover still NIL
CRATE, though iii diminished numbers.
from their breeding places in the far Nor,b
to their winter homes IN the South, bu.
they carefully avoid the northeastern
coasts. No one i'll this generation has seen
wild swan alightlng on the waters OF
Massachusetts. They once abounded
there. Even the ~ilu geese fnd no rest
ing-piace here, but are expelled as if they
were tranps and vagabonds.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-23

!" sanA tefo'e sunset, aad our troubles
seemed At last, TO be over
Jonn Ellis, whom hate most CORDIALLY
sna snaii While live. called upon mamma
~ 's" days, and most graciously with:
ne" az MS opposition 10 his sons marriage
"e tooh his coadescension for exac;lv
10 = was worth, but were more than
nsppy q. the ,hough, Of rewardlng Bren,,s
faithful love en'
our new house. built upon the site of
.ne o'u one, is but a roomy, two.story
oo''ase' but home-like and COSY. and on,
ioase warming was the wedding of Bren,
a-io 'sesa, where Freddie and officia,f 4
d s'on s-man and bridesmaid. ana
oeaf mamma seemed to throw off twenty
,oa1e VI ner ace when she put on a iayen-
aei s'iA 'sEess and wound her heavy hair in
coronel upon her head, IN honor Of The
bridal 'Ae
Brent would have no part of mamma,e
,i'ohey settled upon his wife; but he was
io'ins au'lsor as TO lis investment for our
support, dnd We make occasion for present.
slVlns towards the housekeeping treasures
Vi 'he young couple, TO keep up something
VI LAIR division Of the income.
Freddie plumes himself greatly ,,n,n the
'aet that his bright eyes discovered the
treasure that so improved our fortunes
ana II has become a habit with us to date
all events IN our family history as having
occurred 'Defore the fire, or latter the
fre :" 'Ao
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-23
The PATH ACROSS THE FIELD.

How sharp the -plre- up the hill
Trey rl-e agains. the sunset sky
Like masts OF saip-, that "a ling pat
A sea Of fame uow anchored lie.
But 10 . Pill :rim u the path,
That dimls aced alon the ground
Through orchar l. meadow. pAs tures bare
Winds upa ard TO the hi top town.
Alb what l. life cave just q path,
ha " walk for only one,
And ch ldhooi manaool age, are fields
Between Us and the sett n. eun.
That toiling traveller ga n-t the hill,
lie weary va X the vi lage through
Aud nov he seems amid the clouds.
As Il t" haven an an1 Ell flew,
o. bless tn life tins. holy hers
Beyoni The ridge OF death lAs passed,
A sha ed footpath now, but merged
In eyer.ast.ns HE at last.