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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11
THE RESULT IN THE STATE.

The election returns are in from ma
jority of the counties, and the gains for
the Coalition ticket are so large that those
yet to be heard from will not, it is thought,
change the result. The election of Cam
eron seems assured, by majority of from
5000 to 10000. We have made some gains
in the Legislature, but it is feared not
enough will be made to secure it on joint
ballot. Colonel Cameron claims SIS mem
bers of the Legislature out of 40. We
are not able to give a full report Of the
vote this eek, but will furnish it to our
readers in our next issue.
The g Dispatch y Of yesterday gives the
following estimate of losses and gains in
the Legislature.
LOSSES.
Delegates. -Culpeper l. HenricO l. Mont
gomery l, Buckingham /, Chesterfield l.,
Green and Madison l. Senator.-Louisa
district L. TotaI7.
GAINS.
Senators.-Botetourt district 1, Abe
marie district l, Halifax district L. King
and Queen district 1. Delegates. -Abe-
marie L, Botetourt 1. Halifax L, Hanover
(now represented by Debt-Paying Re-
publican) l, Rockbridge 2, Caroline 1,
Mathews and Middlesex /, Gloucester /,
King and Queen 1, Portsmouth l. Total
Is. Net gain s.
Necessary to gain majority on joint
ballot, Is.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

THoUsAND-DoLLAR SUIT
In the Chancery Court of Richmond, on
Tuesday, in the case of the Germania In
surance Company VS.. the Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company and others, a
petition was filled by the compliments for
the purpose of enjoining Woodward, Still
man & Co., and others from prosecuting
to Judgment, suits which they had brought
against the Richmond. York River and
Chesapeake Railroad Company in the Cir
cunt Court of Richmond, to recover dam
ages for cotton destroyed at West Point
November 20. 1880. The amount involved
is between $4,000 and 100000. The case
was argued before Judge Eitzhugh on the
motion for the injunction by Maj. l H.
Darlington, Col. s. B. Paul, and John
Pickrell for the insurance company: Col.
W: W. Gordon and Judge II. H. Marshall
for the railroad company, and by the Hon.
S. P. Nash, of New York, President of
the New York Bar Association, and Hon.
Francis l.. Smith, of Alexandria, for the
shippers whose cotton was destroyed.
Judge Fitzhugh delivered his opinion
refusing the injunction.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

TIE RICHEST FIND YET.-A remarka-
Bile pocket of emeralds, quartz crystal,
ETC.. has been found in the ''Hiddenite
mine'' in Alexander county, N. G. On
Monday last an open cavity, having the
extraordinary dimensions OF sixteen fee5
in depth, three feet IN width, and seven
in horizontal length, was discovered: Inc
surface walls of this cavity were thlckly
studded with beautiful chrystals of quartz,
VARYING in size from those weighing 70
pounds down to minute crystals. Fully
four hundred pounds were obtained IN all:
In this pocket were discovered nine OF
the finest emeralds ever found at the mine
or in the United States.
We had the pleasure OF viewing Ine
"6nd'' Yesterday. In color they were fine
grass-green and were for the most part
transparent. They were all twelve sided,
and had a smooth, fiat termination. Placed
end to end. their combined length was
over thirty inches. The largest emerald
was eight and one half inches long ana
had an average diameter of one inch. Inc
others varied in length from two TO SIX
inches.
Mr.. Hidden states that the finding Of
emeralds of the above size is without a
parallel in the mineral history of the Uni
ted States, and he doubts if the famous
mines of Siberia have yet produced emer-
aids of these lengths and color. He says
further, that while these North Carolina
emeralds are not quite equal in color to
those from Bogota, in South America, yet
they are fully equal to anything from 9TH
er Known localities, and as the work pro-
crosses in Alexander county. and the mine
gets deeper, the color and transparency of
the emeralds improves tatesuille IN. ca
Landmark.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

BLAINE's BANNER TO THE BREEZE
Blaine is to be the Republican candidate
for the presidency in "a. Foster the cali
co governor OF Ohio, says SO, and Foster
knows. Foster has not said, but his
friends and Mr.. Blaine's friends are saying
it for him, that the ticket is to be Blaine
and that's ticket to make the third ter
mers weep. The manner in which the
Blaine boom is to be worked up can be
readily seen from the following bold dec
laration ma de by Foster in Washington
the other day: 'Blaine is the strongest
man in these United States since Garfield
died, and he is going to be the next Presi-
dent of these United States, and you just
remember what tell you. Why, man,
just see how Blaine stands. He made a
tremendous personal sacrifice for the de-
feat of the third term. Then what a re-
cord he made as Secretary of State while
poor Garfield was sick. Why, he is by all
odds the strongest man in the Republican
ranks, and he is going to be stronger three
years from now. Yes, two and half
years from now. Do you realize that in
two and half years the next convention
will meet?'' The card is strong one. and
nobody understands better how to play it
for its full value than James &. Blaine,
but Arthur has cold deck to draw from,
and there is likely to be trouble before the
game is up.-Baltinlore Gazette
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

GUITEAU's TRIAL--No FURTHER
PosTPoNEMENT TO BE PERM1TTED-THE
PLEA OF INsAN1TY.-No further time
will be granted in the Guiteau case, which
will come up for trial on Monday, the 18th
A large number Of experts are being sum-
moned by the prosecution to testify upon
the subject of insanity. Judge Porter, of
New Y ork, has been active in selecting ex-
perts. as this subject will constitute the
most important feature in the trial. How
ever. it is probable that the question of
jurisdiction will be brought up, and that
of malpractice may be considered Gui-
teau s attorney has selected witnesses who
he says, will testify to the insanity of the
accused. Some remarkable facts will be
elected, and altogether the trial irrespec-
tive OF its Importance to the country, will
be one OF the most interesting ever known
in modern Jurisprudence. Guiteau is anx
ious to have the revised edition of his book
published, and complains because Mr.. SEQ
vile does not aid him in this matter
Guiteau is also very much interested in
his correspondence with a lady in Indiana.
He has invited her to visit Washington so
as to attend his trial, which he says will
end in his complete vindication. He says
this will be due to the Lord. He consid-
ers himself engaged to this lady and sent
her three of his photographs. The volume
of testimony in the case will be such as to
make the trial quite lengthy. By far the
greater amount OF testimony will have to
be first considered by the Judge, who will
have to decide upon its relevancy.
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The average nineteenth century senator

The average nineteenth century senator
has developed frugality to an extent which
would have considerably amazed the care
less. happy -go-lucky member of the old
regime. A distinguished senator from
Kentucky, who has since given place to a
successor, so tine story goes, was in the
habit of lunching at Is cents per day at
the pie stand near the Senate door, and
took the badinagiDg OF his fellow sena-
tors good naturedly when he was jewing
the old pie woman to wholesale prices for
pastry. This, however. is nothing to the
latest phase of senatorial economy. An
en,erprising journal has discovered that
certain senators have been in the habit of
using portion of the Senate wing of the
Capitol for the storage Of their household
goods. Desks, cradles, tables, chairs.
clothes-baskets, trunks and hundreds of
other articles are stored in these rooms,
which are located in the basement. They
are hauled there in Senate wagons, stored
free of charge and carried back to sena
tors residences when needed. This is not
quite so bad as the case of Thad Stevens.
who occasionally obtained underclothing
of the House barber and had it charged as
stationery; but it is the other side of the
senatorial character in strong contrast to
the sometimes cumbersome and much
Wanted dignity" Of that body.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11
THE RISE IN HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES

THE RISE IN HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES
The steady rise in the price of household
supplies is becoming serious matter.
Prices Of nearly every article of consump-
ton have almost doubled. Flour. for in
stance. has advanced from $3.50 to $3.50
barrel last year to 81 so and $3.50 this.
Potatoes, which last year ranged from 81
to 1.e7 per barrel, have been selling dur
ing the past week for from S2.75 to 50 %.
Beans are selling at from So SO to $3.50
bushel, against from $3.50 to 81 55 last
year. Apples. which last fall sold at from
s. 10 Sl.5C a barrel, are now selling from
$3.50 10 81 In garden truck'' there Is
great scarcity in the supply, and cabbages
are being imported from Germany and
other countries and sold for from Sc to $40
per hundred, against So or So a year ago.
These advances are not caused by any cor
ner or combination. but are merely the re-
suit Of the long drought. The housekee-
pers' outlook for the Gaming Writer is de-
cidedly far from pleasanJ.-New York
Express.
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THE RESULT.

The six years. campaign by the Demo-
cratic party of this State against the IN
fair and illegal adjustment by force of the
debt of this State ended on Tuesday last
by Democratic defeat. It is result pro-
duced by coalition of a portion of chat
party with, for the most part the more lg
norant portion of the Republican party.
But while that defeat is sufficiently pro-
nounced to make it unm1stakable in a
party point of view it is hardly to be expect
ed that it has settled the question at issue.
From the hustings the struggle will be
transferred to the courts, State and Fed
eral and the wronged creditors are not
likely to give Virginia rest, now or here
after The specific of the Riddleberger
bill will not be accepted as long as the
courts are free to act.
So much for the debt settlement. The
political results Of the defeat will be nu-
merous. An addition of one to the voting
power of the Republicans in the U. s. Sen
ate is to be one of them. An almost en-
tire change of the members of the Court
of Appeals is another; and the redistrict-
ing of the congressional districts of the
State so as to give four instead of seven
Democratic members, is third.
All these things our Democratic breth-
rem must prepare to accept with their de-
feat with philosophic resignation. They
have nothing to reproach themselves with.
They have foughta political combination
md Nv aid od hu liro =,
national administration with office and
money. The odds were against them and
they have behaved with a courage and de-
votion of which they can always be
proud. If there is any shame in this
conflict it is to be borne by the
National Republican party which has
through its administration aided in
the subversion in Virginia Of the
chief of Republican principles. For this
the party will be held to strict accounta-
bility by the nation.
And now that the election is past let us
all, of both parties, at once put aside its
bitterness and bury its animosities. While
the Democrats failed in their effort to save
the credit of the State they have yet the
power to aid in adding to her prosperity
so let us all address ourselves to that pa
triotic work. Let recriminations cease
let us discard politics as the only legitimate
subject of conversation and let US get bach
to the point once more when man can bt
Funder, Readjuster, Democrat or Repub
lican without that fact being sufficient tt
warrant his neigbbor who doesn't agree
with him. regarding him as persona
enemy. Virginia has suffered enough
from political excitement.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

The party lines have never been drawn
more closely than in the last election con-
trary to expectations, there was but little
scratching in this county. See for instance
how the vote ran at Midway: Daniel, 40;
Barbour, 40; Mckinney, 40; Koiner, 40;
Hanger, 80; Skinner, SO; Cameron, 25;
Lewis, 25; Blair, Is; Harnesberger. 25; Nc
Cutchen, %. Only one scratch at our two
distinguished townsmen, who would no
doubt like to make the acquaintance of the
gentleman just to let him know they bore
him no grudge. And then at Barterbrook ::
Daniel, So; Barbour, 50; Mckinney, So;
Koiner, 50; Hanger, 50; Skinner, 50; Cam
eron, 10, Lewis, 10; Blair, 10; Harnesber-
ger, 10; McCutchen, 10; Turk, Is. Three
scratches only On Col. Turk alone, and SO
the vote rms nearly all the way through
the city and county. 1t is as remarkable
a vote as was the canvass, the issues and
the result.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11
Egypt'S nominal ruIer-the Khedive-

liberated last month nearly a hundred
slaves, among them some sixty girls. rang
ing in age frorn 10 to Is years, most of
whom had bern sold by their own parents
for sums ranging between 500 to 800. 1t
it is said that tie girls thus set at liberty
were pretty sure to sell themselves into
slavery again before long for life in some
harem. They appear to think that, ia
king one consideration with another, in
dolence and ease in harem is better than
the hard struggle for a living even with
the blessed privilege of freedom.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, At
BLAcKsBURe.--We are glad to learn
through a private letter, received here.
that the college at Blacksburg is reviving
A hundred students are now in attend
ance. and large accessions are expected
after Christmas. President Buchanan is
said to administer wisely, and an early re-
turn of the former prosperity of the insti-
tuition may be confidently anticipated
Alexandria Gozette.
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Postmaster General James is nrovidei

Postmaster General James is provided
for He will, as soon as he is relieved of
his cabinet duties, assume charge of the
new Vanderbilt bank. in New York city.
The bank IS rather novel departure in
railway organization. 1t is to be fixed in
Vanderbilt's station in New York and is
to be used as a convenience for uptown
mammon. There is supposed to be need
for the experiment for the use of the trav-
elers arriving in upper New York who do
not care to push down as far as Wall
street. That bank will not be likely to
break.
A dispatch from Lumkin. Ca, says
''Dr. Sparks; colored, who chloroformed
an old man named Pope and outrageously
ass ulted his daughter, was ound guilty
to- az and sentenced to be hanged on No
venber 1872
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

The election returns show many instan-
ces of close voting. In Bath county it is
reported almost tie. At Sandy Hollow,
the candidates ran within two of each
other nearly all the way through, and Nc
Kinney and Blair tie. At Cedar Hill
Rockbridge county, there was the closest
vote however. we have noticed; Daniel SO,
Cameron 81, Glasgow 81, Linkenhoker 50.
Dunlap 81, Frazier SO, Leech 81, Lady SO
If the other precincts had done no better
than that, Frazier and Lady would have
gone IN by one vote and Daniel would have
had only two majority in the county.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

SHE GAVE ARTHUR THE MITTEN.-
The Little Falls correspondent of the Troy
IN. y "Times' writes: ga lady once
moving in the best society in New York
now resides at Little Falls and knows the
meaning of might have been.' When
President Arthur was poor young man
and fifteen years younger than this lady he
and was rejected. This lady is
we'll known here and does not refrain from
her lost opportunity as mis-
tress of the White House."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

Rockbridge has redeemed herself Glori
Gus old Rockbridge, with her 500 negro
railroad laborers and Northern money to
buy them called her best men to the front
and once more stands in line with Angus
ia and Botetourt solid line with honest
men behind them. Frazier and Lady beat
Glory enough for one day for Rockbridge.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

In the notice of the proceedings of the
city Council last week, our reporter stated
that Mr.. J. A. Cochran made minority
report in favor Of purchasing an addition
al ten acres, including the ''gum spring"
at the price OF 81 900. This seems to have
been misrepresentation, and that Mr.
Coo iran favored the condemnation by
commission of enough land to include the
Spring. The whole tract Of fifty acres, it
seems, was offered the city for 81 900.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11
TWINS NINETY THREE YEARS Old

TWINS NINETY-THREE YEARS OLD
Probably the Oldest twins in existence in
all this country are George and Edmund
Gravely, who in good health are still liv.
ing within five miles of each other, and
within three miles of where they were
born, at Leatherwood Postotfice, in Henry
county. Va. They will be ninety-three
years old the 1st of December, 1881. Their
mother lived to be over one hundred, and
their father died at the age of ninety
Leatherwood is the same place ia Henry
county where, in 1861, ninety-six Grave
Tvs voted the Wing ticket.-Reidsualle
Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

A sentimental fellow at Wrightstown,
Mimi. wrote to girl that he would hang
himself if she did not marry him. AS he
was stranger. she took this queer mis-
sive as an insulting joke, and replied an
grlly that he would please her greatly by
choosing the tree which grew near the
window of her room. When she looked
out next morning there hung his lifeless
body.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

MONEY SToLEN.-On the 25th ult., a
thief entered Mr.. Anderson Booze's mill,
near Buchanan, while Mr.. Booze was at
supper, and took therefrcm trunk,
which he carried some distance to piece
of woods and took from it over $40,
which Mr.. Booze had that day put in the
trunk. The robbery was very bold one.
-Fincastle Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11
A Top LOT OF TWO-1 EAR OLDs IN

A Tor LOT OF TWO-l EAR OLDs !-Mr
William L. Farrler, of Sinking Creek,
Craig county, Va, brother of Mr.. M. P.
Farrier, of this county, says The 'sGreen-
brier Independent" shipped six head of
two-year old cattle this Fall. to the Eas-
tern markets, which averaged one thou
sand four hundred and sixty-fiye pounds
in weight per head. The heaviest of the
lot weighed one thousand six hundred and
sixty-two pounds These figures may ap-
pear marvellous, but they are correct and
go to show what can be done in this coun-
try, with good stock, when properly han
died. Mr. Farrier is one Of the most sue
cessful cattle men IN the Virginias, as the
above figures will illustrate.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

Augusta, Rockbridge and Botetourt
with koiner, Hanger, Skinner, Glasgow
Luck, Dunlap and Johnston will present a
solid front of ability, honesty and worth
in the next legislature that the good old
Valley Democracy may rally behind for
the next fight. There they stand like
stonewall'' and there they will stand who
ever else may fall.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

President Arthur who is still in New
York is almost overwhelmed with callers
He sees every one who desires to be pre-
sented, taking the ground that 1t is daty
to receive all who take the trouble to call
on him. Among the callers on Monday,
was ex-senator Conkling.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11
lsaginaw Daily News.l

Mr.. George Schick informed our repor-
ter. that he had been suffering with rheu-
matsm in his feet so badly, that for weeks
at time he would be unable to leave his
bed. He tried various remedies without
relief, and concluded to use st. Jacobs Oil.
1t acted like magic. In two days, he was
entirely cured.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

Whatever satisfaction thirty thousand
Virginians can have, in melting eighty
thousand negroes to stife the voice of
ninety thousand Of their white fellow
citizens, they are welcome to.
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The Vote Of Virginia in 1880.

We reproduce the vote of the presiden-
tial election of last fall as it will be inter
esting in connection with the returns from
the present elections:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

Leigh Wilson, the hero of the Blair Will
son letters, is in Putnam county, West Va,
where he is working on the Atlantic and
Northwestern railroad.s
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Mr.. Walton, the New York hotel m

MIR. Walton, the N sw Y ork hotel man
who has amazed the English sporting
world by his daring but successful ''pug-
ing" on the turf. began his career at Sara.
toga in the Spring, when he started with
SIS 900 at betting on the races during the
day and playing poker at night. Net re-
suits of dural risks $500 profits. With
this nest egg he went over to England and
took swing at the great races. On the
St. Leger he won $4,000, since which he
has won 100000 on Foxhall, and has alto
gether plunged cool S500,000 out of the
English sporting men. He proposes now
to take his winnings and his govt to some
German spring and return late IN the win
ter to New York.
Ex-senator Platt, it is believed, will
succeed Judge Robertson as collector of
the Port of New York. 1t is said Mr..
Robertson is inclined to this view, but he
does not think the change will be accom-
plished for months to come. AS for Mr.
Platt. he simply says he is in the hands of
mis- friends. and if there is any way he can
serve his country and his party. he is pre-
pared to respond to the call. Serve his
country is good-me too.
DR.. R. W. Withers died in Campbell
week before last in the eighty. seventh
year of his age. He was the father of ex-
Senator Withers, and grandfather of Or.
r. H. Lennon Of this place.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11
A UGUsTA COUNTY COURT CLERKS OFFICE
THREE ESTRAY CATTLE.

4 UGUS IA COUNTY COURT CLERKS UFFTCE
n TO W.T.
THREE ESTRAY CATTLE
Taken up by Tollarus Koiner on his fafm the Goth
day of October, 1881, east of New Hope of the fol-
lowing description
Isl: steer OF Red Color ~ years old. No ear
praised at 49,
I'd. A Hefer of Spotted Color. IS months old
marked with under crop in both ears. Valued at
$40. "A'e GU
Sd. A Steer of Dark Color (Spotted). Crop and
Slit in right ear and assessed at 81 50 by John T.
Coiner, v iliam v. Strough and jacob Leonard
freeholderS before Kasper B. Kniner j. p
An Extract Teste-
WILLIAM A. BURNETT
now 81" Clerk
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11

The McCurdy House at Williamson has
been sold for $4,000.
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50 .439 q. 4O5 1886

Aggregate. ...........9 691s 31,674 $4,000
Total votes cast as above, 2l2eG6. Total
vote in 1863, 220,739; in 1872, 1885; in
1876, 255 ,223.
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ARTHUR,
CONKLING,
GRANT. tManarore
PLATT,
CAMERON,
,OGaN

T. Sowing to circumstances over
which he has no control, the originator of
the above scheme is no longer general
manager Of the lottery, but the same has
devolved upon us-but it will still be
known as Guiteau's ASSASSINATION Lot
terry" See Senator Edmund's specify
ARTHUR, CONKLING d 20.
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