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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11
A STRONG GovERNMENT.-The Alex
andria Gasette puts the truth plainly
and strongly in the following naraqraph:

A STRONG GovERNMENT.-The Alex
andria GoSette puts the truth plainly
and strongly in the following paragraph:
with the strong government which
President-elect Garfield sees coming,
and whose approach he says he will well
come gladly, with the Supreme Court OF
the United States sending its officers in
to the States to execute its judgments,
and with the official organ of party in
Virginia and the mouthpiece OF Sena-
tor elect of the United States from the
Old Dominion, calling upon the United
States to prescribe the qualifications of
voters in the several States, and to dis
cipline Virginia for imposing Capita
ton tax, the friends of centralism are
having their most sanguine hopes more
than realized"
We must in the next five years. says
the Lynchburg ADVANCE, be prepared
for something more influential than
talking politics or even than voting
The South must be beyond the financial
and commercial control of the North
She must have her own commerce,
manufactures, foreign and domestic
trade, and her own monied institutions
her own transportation corporations.
At the end of Garfield's administration
it must be to the interest of the North
to deal fairly and justly with the South
and concede to her the control of heI
local affairs-the South must not let this
time pass without action or it will be
worse for her. Capital in the South
must come out from its quiet invest
ments, and actively engage in building
up the section-it must make itself fell
in the markets and commerce of the
country. To save our section, perhaps
the Republic, the South will need the
exercise of every energy, the active uss
of every hand and brain and dollar.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

REAssESsMENTI IN CLARKE.-Maj. + !.
H. Gaines, commissioner for the reas-
sessment of lands and buildings in
Clarke, has kindly furnished US with
the aggregate valuation of the same,
and in order to show the difference be-
tween the recent reassessment and that
of 1875, made by DIR. Bradford, we SUBJ
NIT the figures of both, as follows:
No. acres Valuation
189O-1OS, 779 $2,611 100
l875-1O7,52O 2;447, 682
Increase 1859 $ 3,sls
l.. Aoa aaxao.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

Mr.. John l.. Hurt of Bedford Co.,
fell into the canal at Lynchburg, on
Wednesday the 2Sth, ult., and was
drowned.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

REASSEssMENT IN WINCHESTER AND
FREDERICK COUNTY.-The reassess-
ment in the town of Winchester and
Frederick county shows an increase OF
SIC, 1856. Whilst there was diminu-
ton in the county of $119, 1894 IA, there
was an increase in the town of 1929, 931
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

HORRIBLE CRIMINAL ATTEMPT.-On
Saturday week, at Campbell's creek in
Kanawha county. West Virginia, ne
gro by the name.of Price attempted in.
inries upon the person of Mrs. Thwarp,
who resides at that place. The screams
Of the lady brought friends to the rescue,
and the human monster was thwarted
in his hellish design. The negro was
taken in custody and lodged in Jail on
Sun daV of last week.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

NARROW ESCAPE.-Several weeks
ago, some time after the family had re-
tired, Mr.. Isaac Lohr's house, about 4
miles west of New Market, took fire, it
is supposed, by chunk rolling out from
the Fireplace. A portion of the mantle
piece and stairway badly burned. Mr..
Lohr and his wife, who slept in an ad-
joining room, happened to discover the
flames. He ran up the steps to get his
little son out who slept in room just a.
bove the one in which the fire was, while
Mrs. Lohr aroused her daughters who
were In a room on the lower floor. Mr.
Lohr was considerably burned-his
beard, nose, hair, and one ear. Having
several bucketsful of water in'the house,
by GOODNESS and presence of mind, the
flames were soon ecked.-Shendndoah
VQWeu, :.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

J. w. Mccormick, ESQ.,, of Liberty,
Va, las taken charge of the Western
Hotel in Fincastle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

DEATH OF BISHOP ATKINSON OF N.
Con last Tuesday evening, Right
Rev. Thos. Atkinson, Bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of North Carolina,
died at his residence in Wilmington, N
c., in 73rd year of his age.
Bishop Atkinson, third bishop of
North Carolina, was born in Dinwiddie
county, Va, August 6, 1907. He enter
ed Yale College when quite young
man, but in his junior year was trans
ferred to Hampden Sidney College,
Prince Edward county, Va, where he
was graduated in 1925. He studied law,
and practiced in that profession for nine
years, when he abandoned it and enter
ed upon a course of theology. He was
ordained deacon in Christ Church, Nor
folk, November IS, 1886, by Bishop
VIM. Meade, and was ordained priest in
st. Paul's Church, in the same city,
May 7, 1887, by Bishop Richard Chan
ming Moore. While in deacon's orders
he served for short time as assistant
minister in Christ Church, Norfolk,
during which time he was elected to the
restorship of St. Paul's Church, at that
place, and, upon receiving priests or
ders, assumed the full duty.
AS the State says, a de-spread fami-
ly which shared his blood and still
greater circle of connection and friends
will lament his loss, but beyond even
these he is known as a good man who
did his life-work worthily before his
Master and faithfully for his brethren of
mankind.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

GEN. WICKHAM DECLINES--The
Washington correspondent of The State,
under date of the 4th inst:
SIT is stated and generally credited
here, that the the President offered to
appoint Gen. Wickham Secretary of the
Navy, Uice Thompson, and that the offer
was declined. Gen. Wickham's friends
applaud this decision on the ground that
his acceptance might have affected un-
favorably his prospects under the adj
ministration of President Garfield"
In reference to this, the Alexandra
Gazette says
"This shows that the national repub-
lican party has determined to give its
federal patronage in Virginia to the
straightout republicans of this State,
and as the only substantial reason Gen
eral Malone had for supposing his vote
would be increased at the gubenatorial
election was founded upon the assump.
ton that the federal patronage would
be placed at his disposal, the only peg
upon which he had to hang his hopes
dropped out-ali of which is so much
the better for every true interest of Vir-
ginia.;;'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

Mr.. John Bushong, of Woodstock,
butchered hog that weighed $50 lbs.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11
Stanton Spectator,
TUESDAY, JANUARY IL, 1881.
The Irish Land Question Boiled Down

The whole island of ireland consists
of 20, s27, 464 acres of land, of which
4.64O O59 acres are bog, mountain, water,
roads, and fences.
In 1876 return was made to the
British Parliament mo. 422) showing
the number of landlords or owners of
land in ireland. There were at that
time -four years ago. es,711 owners
But &c, IA of these, more than half the
number, held each only one rood of
land; they are merely house owners
Half the entire island is held by $50
persons-and 70 per cent. of these are
absentees.
The population of Ireland Qast CEN
sus) was 5,327,077. According to re-
ports Parliament in 1870 there were in
ireland 4 1856, OILS persons living wholly
by agriculture-or more than rs per
cent. of the whole population.
Another report, in 1870, shows the
tenure Of the farmers holdings. The
total holdings were 6s2,237. Of these
2O,217, or per cent. of the whole, were
held by proprietors or in fee; 1876, 1892, or
10 per cent, were held by lease; and
SIC, 92S holders, or over n per cent. of
the whole, were held utterly at the will
of the landlord.
Examine these facts, and the hopeless
misery of Ireland under the present
system stands out in lines of fire. The
whole island Except those holdings Of
one rood of land) is owned by some
$4,000 persons. But more than half the
island is owned by $50 persons; and
more than half Of these simply draw
their back rents from the country, and
spend every farthing of the money
abroad.
The English Parliament, by an I'M
paralleled system of merciless destruc'
ton, wiped out of Ireland the existence
of manufactures (see Leek's History Of
the Eighteenth Century,, SO that now
more than IS per cent. of the whole pop
ulation live on farms, and of the farms
over ~ per cent. with at least 5000, 00(
persons, have no tenure.save the capri
cious will of the landlords.
This means that at any time united
action by 800 or 400 landlords would
render .heuseless and homeless 5000, OO(
industrious people, who, from the alb.
sence of any other means of living, by
manufactures, ETC., would have to starve
or emigrate, or agree to pay the highest
racksrent demanded. Such united &C.
ton by the landlords may be expected
as soon as the coming coercion act leaves
at the mercy OF the owners the unfortu-
nate tenants who dared think theil
souls were their own.
MOTHER SYMPTOMS PROPHECY.-Tht
papers are again publishing what pur-
ports to be the remarkable prophecy Of
Mother Shipton" made several cen.
turtles ago, predicting the most impor-
tant events which have occurred since
that time. mother Shipton" never
made such prophecy, as has frequent
ly been shown, and what purports to be
that prophecy was written after most Of
the events had occurred. 1t was clever
hoax, and is calculated to impose upon
the ctedulous. Among other things,
this hoax prophecied the end of the
world in this year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

The assessed valve Of real and person
al property in Richmond aggregates
500, 766, 706.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

In Lovingston, Nelson county, there
are reported to be some singing mice.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11
How MALONE LEADS ELS PARTY

How MALONE LEADS Els PARTY
1he State says that Wrn. Malone, the
Chairman of the State Committee of the
Readjuster party, in holding out 10 them
the brides of Office, as he does in his adj
dress, threats his party as did the inn
memorial ploughman, who fastened to
a stick in front of his mule or his ass, a
bundle of provende.. The mule or the
ass always thought he would get to the
provender, and always ploughed for the
ploughman without ever getting to the
provender.
w. M, Chm, in his address of the 8.
G. r. A. P. Va. exhibits to his work ami
mails his bundle of provender, the offices
of the Common wealth, and depends up
on the desire of mis- animals to get hold
of the provender, all knowing all the
time that the bundle 80 wished for will
never be mum ched by the work animals
at all, but will be, if their work is done,
taken down and given to two or three
of the drivers"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

Much opposition has arisen in Massa-
chusetts to the new State law imposing
tax of half per cent. per annum on
the net value or reserve of all life in
surance policies held by residents of the
State. The effect of this law, it is said
will be to close the doors of every Mas
sachusetts life insurance company, and
to drive from the State every other com.
pany doing business there. Three OF
four life companies have already an
nounced their intention of leaving.
Several other States have notified Mas.
sachusetts life companies doing business
in their borders that they will be re.
quired under reciprocal tax laws, to pay
a like tax to them.
The immediate result of the tax, it is
held, will be a falling.of of Is per cent,
in the dividends Of the policy hOlders'
Several companies will test the consti-
nationality of the law, and the whole
matter will come prominently before
the incoming Massachusetts Legislature.
How TO REMEDY THE TROUBLE IN
IREAND.-The Lynchburg V5rginion
suggests that the land question would
be solved in Ireland, if, instead of the
costly projects which some British
statesmen are proposing, and the I'M
just ones which Irish agitators and
demagogues cry out for, Parliament will
simply dock entails, and adopt the Vir.
ginia law of descent, in few years, the
freedom of sales of land, and the equal
division of them among heirs, male and
female, will disintegrate the great land.
lord estates; bring lands freely into
market; put proprietorship in the pow.
er of every man worthy by industry
and thrift to be proprietor; and-best
of aldo no injustice, and cost nc
money.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

During the late cold spell, the ther-
mometer at Abingdon is reported to
have indicated IS degrees below zero.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

COLD WEATHER.-About the coolest
spell of weather ever experienced in
this section came on last Thursday
night. The thermometer stood twenty
four degrees below zero.-The "oldest
inhabitants" don't remember ever hav-
ing seen such cold spell.
Enterprise Monroe Go. z, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

The Cheapest, Purest, and Best Eamt,
ly Medicine in the World
For DYSPEPSIA. CCo3NMSsTIPATIoN. Jaun-
ic, Depression of Spirits, SOUR STOMACH.
Heart Burn, &C., &c.
This unrivalIed Southern Remedy is war
curry, or any injurious mineral substance, but
PURELY VEGETABLE
containing those Southern Roots and Herbs,
which an all-wise Providence has placed in
countries where Liver Diseases most prevail
1t will cure all Diseases caused by De.
rangement of the Liver and Bowels.
The SYMPTOMS of Liver Complaints are
bitter or bad taste in the mouth Pain in the
Back, Sides or Joints, often mistaken for Rheu-
matism; Sour Stomach; Loss of Appetite;
Loss of Memory, with a painful sensation of
having failed to do something which ought to
have been done; Debility. Low spirits. a
a dry Cough often mistaken for Consumption.
Sometimes many of the symptoms attend the
disease, at others very few; but the Liver, the
of the disease, and if not Regulated in time,
great suffering. wretchedness and DEATH will
ensue.
CAUTION.
AS there are q number of limitations offered
to the public, we would caution the communi-
ty to buy no Powders or Prepared SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR unless in white wrappers,
and is made by j. H. ZEILIN a CO.
1--WE have tested its virtues. personally. and
know that for Dyspepsia, Biliousness, and
cine the world ever saw. We have tried forty
other remedies before Simmons Liver Regua-
tor, but none Of them gave us more than tenn
lieved but cured us.'-ED. TELEGRAPH AND
Macon, Ga.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
J. H. ZEILIN & CO., Philadelphia, Pa.
janlI-1y SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

Mr.. VIVA. A. Coleman of Nelly's
Ford, Nelson county, Va, claims to
have discovered a method of ascertain-
ing. in minutes time, the variation Of
the magnetic needle from the true me-
ridian and, also. of ascertaining in the
same time the latitude and longitude of
any locality on land or sea. If true.
these are important discoveries.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

GEORGE ELIoT's HUsBAND-THE
INSANITY OF Mr.. CRoss.-The London
Examiner. in its notice of the death of
George Eliot, tells of the insanity of her
husband, of which no previous public
mention has been made. It says TIT
seems but little more than a year since
we lost George Henry Lewes, her first
and most trusted counselor and COM
panion, and hardly a twelve.month
since the world learned, with perhaps
some degree of surprise, that she had
married gentleman of the Stock Ex-
change named Cross. While they were
on their wedding trip-it is no use now
to conceal the sad facts-he lost control
over himself at Venice, and threw him
self from the balcony of their residence.
Happily, the sea and net the ground re-
ceived him, and he survived, but only
to be placed in na0is0n de sd'ate.-
Bravely Mrs. Cross set herself to face
her now doubly lonely life, but the
struggle, not surpassed in intensity by
that of any of her heroines, did not last
long, and she has now gone, at the age
of go, to the rest that must have come
to her as a relief.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

Mr.. John E. Massey, auditor of public
accounts, has addressing the following
circular to the county and city treasurers
and other collectors of State revenue:
"The Court of Appeals having decid-
ed that coupons upon which two-thirds
of their amount have been paid, and are
stamped accordingly, are receivable for
taxes for the remaining one third, you
are hereby instructed tn receive such
coupons at One-third of their face value,
deducting therefrom, in the same pro-
portion, the tax on coupons-thaL is, one
third of the amount that would be de-
Quoted from coupons of the same denom-
ination upon which nothing had been
previously paid"
MAHONE's esterday
we gave copious extracts from this docu-
ment. It is in the main cry for the
offices. That is the burthen of its song,
repeated over and over. Precious little
is said about the debt; but the Offices,
the offices-they are the theme of much
discourse. The list is told over and
told again; the catalogue is presented
in tempting array, to excite the zeal of
the followers of the Boss. And he has
touched sympathetic chord, for place,
and power and pay as alone the inspira-
ton of their hopes and efforts. TO bag
all the offices from Governor down to
constable is the chief aim to which
they are invoked by their leader
Lynchburg Nea0s.
It appears that the National Republi-
can party are not so harmonious about
debt paying as has been claimed. There
is strong party in Washington back
ing the Republicans who favored the
Malone candidate. Commissioner
Raum and Mr.. Hayes differ, it is said,
in regard to Virginia matters. The Ma
honeite party in Virginia will depend
for existence on the action of Mr.. Gar
field. His administration will have
power to pay or repudiate the debt OF
Virginia. We hope the issue may be so
made as to fix the responsibility beyond
question. If Virginia is disgrace it will
be some consolation to know that it is
done by the Republican psrty.-Lynch-
burg Advance.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

John Ruffner attempted to cross New
River on the ice near Gauley Station.
When he had proceeded some distance
he broke through. and had it not been
for the timely arrival of Mr.. McFlarity
he would have been drowned. Mr..
Ruffner when rescued was nearly dead.
[-FdYettville w. Va J Enterprise.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
StauntOn, January It'll. 1881

b. F. hardwood and ais.
In pursuance of decree of the circuit court OF
Augusta county, entered in the foregoing cause
on the 18th day of June, 1879, will proceed al
my office, on the 4h day of February neat. e
state an account showing, whether or ret any
and if any, which of the liens repol led in nv
former report, as specific liens against tne
property of Deft MarkTood on North Augusts
street nave been paid off or discharged" Al
which tifhe all parties to this suit are reouired
TO attend without further notice.
ianll-4t JOHN M. KINNEY, Com,r.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

New ASSESSMENT IN ALTERNATELY
BY the reassessment in Albemarle coun
ty, the property is assessed at reduc-
ton on the assessment of 1875, of 81. 800
676 being a.reduction of "a per cent
1t is hard to believe that this is cor
rect assessment if SO, that county is "a
pidly retrogading, which we are not
disposed to believe.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

The COLD IN ROCKINGHAM.-T
cold weather which visited this section
last week was the most severe ever
known in Rockingham. Tbs snow lay
upon the ground to the depth of between
Is and 80 inches, and on Thursday night
the cold was almost arctic in its inten-
sity.
In Harrisonburg, the mercury marked
about 20 degrees below zero, and in
many portions of the county it was
much lower than this. At Mt. Clinton,
IN the western portion of the county,
we understand it was 80 degrees below,
ana at Broadway, in the northern por-
ton, 1t was about the same. At Bridge
water, in the southwestern portion, it
was about % degrees below.
The excessive cold and the depth OF
snow. we fear has caused many of the
birds and other game to freeze to death,
which will make the sport for the next
season very limited. We have, how
ever, heard of no stock or persons freez-
ing to death, and hope the present thaw
Will continue.-Rockingh0ns Register,
Jan. 9Th.
We have no doubt that many Their
mometers indicated the weather colder
than it was in reality, as but compare
lively few thermometers are reliable.
They serve to indicate the comparative
degree of temperature, but not the cor
rect temperature. The various reports
In the same locality show that the diff
ference was not in the temperature. but
in the thermometers. The mercury in
standard thermometers did not fall SO
low as reported in some others.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11
]. H. ZEILIN & CO., Philadelphia, Pa.
jan11-1y SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.

E. M. Cushing & Son, AuctiOneers.l
nUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROP.
I ERTY.-As Administrator, with the will
annexed, of P. o. Palmer. decd, will sell, at
his late residence VALLEY Mills), on
Thursday, January 9th, 1881,
the following property, to wit A head Horses,
good Mich Cows, four head of young Cattle,
one four-horse, one twO-horse and one Spring
Wagon, one Carriage and Harness, one set of
Jersey Harness, l Drill one Mower, one Hay
Rake, Wheat Fan, / set of Smith Tools, Flows,
Harrows, $50 bushels of Corn, $50 bushels of
Wheat, a lot of Straw and Fodder, five tons of
Hay, Household and Kitchen Furniture, and
many things too tedious to mention.
TERMS Ten dollars and under, cash-over
that amount, months credit negotiable notes
satisfactorily endorsed.
~ All persons holding claims against the
estate, will please report them; and those
knowing themselves indebted, will come for
ward and settle the same.
iarll III A A dr,aIr
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ASK the recovered
dyspeptic, bilio u 8
sufferer, victims of
fever and ague, the
mercurial diseased
patient, how they re-
GOV ere d h e al t h ,
cheerful spirits, and
good appetite; they
will tell you by TAX
ing
SIMMONS, LIVER
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

A UGUSTA COUNTY COURT CLERKS
n OFFICE, TO WITT
ESTRAY BULL.-Taken up by
John M. Brown on his land near Swoopes De-
pot on the 18th of October, 1880. of the following
description Or dark brindle color, white on
back and belly, hind legs white up to knees,
white spot in forehead; no ear marks percepti-
BILE. and appraised at $500, by James Gilkeson.
James F. Bell, and r. T. Powers, before VIM. ].
Euritt, j. p. An Extract Teste,-
jan11-3t* WILLIAM A. BURNETT, Cl'k.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11
No more Hard Times,

If you will stop spending so much on
fine clothes, rich food and style, buy
good, healthy food, cheaper and better
clothing; get more real and substantial
things of life every way, and especially
stop the foolish habit of employing ex-
pensive quack doctors or using so much
of the vile humbug medicine that does
you only harm, but put your trust in
that simple, pure remedy, Hop Bitters ;
that cures always at trif1ng cost, and
you will see good times and have good
hoalfb nHrooso7o
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11

VALUABLE BUILDING EOTS.-For
Y sale privately all the hailding lots OF
which the late DIR. B. Sears died seized near his
residencein Stauntou, We. These are the moss
desirable building lots in the city, being s;tuat
ed not more than Eve minutes walk rom the.
business portion of the City,
For terms apply to DR.. j. H. Fultz. a, his of.
flee over 1. Witt & Bros store, Staunton- Va
who viii take pleasure in showing them.