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Investments in Virginia lands are said

Investments in Virginia lands are said
to be the best that can be made, and in
this connection it may be mentioned that
Mr.. John II. Wilson, the efficient manager
has received from his farm in Botetourt
county. some beautiful specimens Of pink
marble. There has also been discovered
on Mr.. Wilson's farm iron ore and ochre.
Alexandria Gazette.
The bids for contracts for building the
Valley Road extension from Staunton to
Lexington, were opened at Camden Sta
ton Tuesday, of last week: Their bids
were examined and the lettings will be
promptly made. The work is to be done so
chat trains can run to Lexington next
June, and connect with the Richmond and
Allegheny Road.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

The Democratic Press on the Situation

The Democratic Press on the Situation.
The conservative Democrat which is
putting in some of the best ticks for the
party all over the State, does not allow a
single move On the political chess board to
escape notice. Under the caption "Of
with their Heads" it says:
Postmaster ost, of Stanton. just did
save his head by going over to Boss Ma
hone, after figuring most conspicuously as
member of the Straight-out Republican
Convention last August.
Postmaster Wilson, of Lynchburg, did
not fare so well. He stuck to his principle
and colors and has been decapitated by the
Malone coalition faction at Washington.
But we had rather be the brave Wilson,
with his honors and Federal wounds, than
the truculent YOst with his Malone COM
missary wagon filled with wet groceries.
Referring to the same subject the "Cap-
itol'' happily tells an incident of the con-
test:
When the weary contest between the
Republicans and the Democrats in the
Senate, over the Lynchburg postmaster
ship, ended yesterday in the defeat of the
Republicans, Senator Williams of Ken
lucky, felicitously congratulated his side
of the house in pointed sp, ech, i'll which
he referred to the Malone bargain and the
proposed trade of wounded Union soldier
for a Confederate Readjuster, and conclu-
ded by saying that he thanked God that
he had lived to see a rebel brgadier lead
the Radicals to disgraceful defeat.'
The American Register" a vigorous
Democratic organ just started in Wash
ington, says of the ''little General ~
The Republican journals are quite unan-
imous in commencing sweet William Ma
hone for his determination not to notice
the whitening denunciations of himself, to
be found in the written and oral utter
arces Of General Jubal A. Early. This is
assuredly prudent in the little Virginia
repudiator and his friends. General Early
is growing old. Time, war. hardships and
care, have whitened the hair Of the gal
liant old soldier, dimmed the brightness of
his eyes, aud bowed his once erect form;
but all combined have failed to quench his
deathless courage, or dampen the fire of a
heart filled to running over with all manly,
generous and honorable impulses, and
which yet throbs with Indignation at all,
manifestations of falSehood, cOWardice.
and fraud.
Malone and his friends are wise in
avoiding controversy with General Ear
ly for what Byron said of one of his char
acters may be truly applied to the brave
old cavalier of Virginia: Though aged.
he is of such iron limb, few Of our youth
dare cope with him." and like the Roman
Coliolanus, Jubal A. Early 'would not
fatter Neptune for his trident NOR Jove
for his power to thunder"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04
Communicated
The Political MaelstrOm.

| Will the Democratic Readjusters con.
| tinue to follow the lead of the black Re
publicans Malone and Lewis, when the
contest in this canvass is one of vaster i'm.
portance than the ''debt question % The
| issue has come to this: The white man, the
fair barred and blue eyed Saxon on the one
side, and the woolly- headed African on the
other. The negro was put upon this earth
at as early day as the white man. The
white race has established monuments,
advanced learning, written history, eXpan-
ded philosophy and brought the world to
its present advancement in civilization and
religion. How then is it prssible for white
men, men of talent and education to suf-
fer themselves to be lead by the nose into
the rank of party whose only claim for
support and favor at the North is, that it
inaugurated the late war and crushed out
the rights, liberty and property of the
poor, emasculated people of down trod-
den South.
There are good and noble men following
in the enchanted train of that brilliant
and extraordinary man William Malone,
knowing not whittier be entices them, nor
stopping to ponder and consider. There
is yet time for them to pause and reflect.
On the coast of Norway there is vast
WuulpuOl ulStlIlR ulSllSu Oh SOLuo OI our
maps as the MaelstrOm. Many years ago
party of pleasure seekers old and young of
both sexes, launched out upon placid
and glossy sea with scarce gentle breeze
to watt them to the appointed haven, but
soon the joyous party found themselves
moving on and on with accelerated speed,
regardful only of the present, neglectful of
the future, drinking and dancing to the
melodies of larps and timbrels- floating
over placid waters thew were driven faster
and faster until with the speed of light
ming they were swept unconsciously into
the great vortex of the ocean and buried |
forever in it's great deep. So with these
good men. before they know it, their cof-
fin will be the Maelstrom and the grave the |
dark unfathomed ocean of black, negro. |
Republicansm. need not extend the |
parallel.
HOMO.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

Malone, Cameron & Co., have gone
over-horse, foot and dragoons-to the
Republican camp. to the Party which Rid
dleberger In the Presidential campaign OF
1876, denounced as corrupt and rotten, as
set Of tyrants and thieves. Is that par
ty less corrupt and rotten, less tyrannous
and thievish, now than then? If not,
have Malone, Cameron & 90. become cor
rupt and rotten, and do they propose to
tyrannize and steal?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

Senator Malone voted the other day for
one Kutchen of Wisconsin, as collector of
internal revenue. Who is Kutchen? A
Republican editor of radical sheet who
advised the Republican voters of his State
to shoot all the Democrats there and out
rage their wives and daughters and burn
their property SO as to drive them out of
the State. And If that did not prevent
them from voting and if they carried any
county he urged the Republicans to break
open the ballot boxes and destroy the Dem
ocratlc ballots. Malone voted for this
man, Conservatives of Augusta and Ma
hone is the man who will really be Cover
nor if Cameron is elecred.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

some little fat-back is among the latest
and richest fish caught in Tidewater Vir-
ginia. To secure them it is necessary to
go at night in a fat-bottom skiff with a
out of the water and into the boat. Mr.
Thomas Simpson, of Drummondtown
tried his luck the other night, and getting
into large school the fish jumped into
his boat so fast that it sank, losing all his
fish, and compelling him to swim for life.
He reached the shore safely Onancock
Vif0inidn
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

Readjusters OF Augusta, Malone prom
ised you twenty-five thousand majority
last year, and out of one hundred counties
he only got fifteen and they mostly little
ones. See-Wise, Page, Scott, Bland,
Green, Smyth, Nottoway. Russell High
land, Brunswick, Greensville, Powhatan,
Lunenburg, Buchanan and Dickersop.-
His total vote was but FIVE thousand more
than the majority he promised you. Can
you trust him after such slip as that.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

Don't trade your votes with the opposl-
ton. The Readjusters hope to get IN
their strongest man by that device and are
trying to run Mr.. Harnsberger in that
way. Harnsberger is clever man but he
does not represent the people of Augusta
in politics.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

THE TRUTH TO CoME.-Adjutant Gen
eral Berry has issued special order COM
manding a detail of one staff and one line
officer from the First brigade to visit Will
mington, Del. Richmond, and other places
to investigate charges made against the
Ninth Massachusetts, regiment on their
visit to Yorktown. General Sutton has
added Captain Arthur judge-advocate of
the Second brigade, to the committee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

Mr.. Dickinson, of Floyd, a Readjuster
member of the last House and candidate
for reelection on that ticket, received a
cutting rebuke from a. church brother the
other day. Mr.. Dickinson who is Bap-
fist preacher of the 'sHard Shell" persua-
sion, said IN political speech in Floyd in
support of his peculiar views that Jesus
Christ had even readjusted our sins. An
old brother in the audience shocked at the
parsons sacrilege arose and said Brother
Dickinson must allow him to interrupt
him but has Bible taught him that Christ
had paid all the debt. brother Dicken-
SOM had nothing more to say.
Next Tuesday, the sun sets at nine min
utes to five. The day is short and if you
do not put in your ticks early in the day
you will not get in a good days work.
Look out for the usual campaign circu-
lars The Readjusters put out on the eve of
election. They are gotten up for effect,
and always unreliable.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

During the discussion at Craigsville the
other day, Major Hanger, after ventllla-
ting the record of John f. Lewis. asked,
would any of you vote for such man for
the United States Senate? Mr.. McCut-
chen, the Republican candidate of the
Readiusters, who was setting by, said
"yes will, if l get to the Legislature. +"
OF course he will, and so will Messrs.
Turk and Harnesberger.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

STANTON, VA, Nov. Sd, 1881
MessrS Norton C Gordon, Agents Virginia Fire &
Marine Insurance Company,
GENTLEMEN 1t eives us pleasure to testify to the
prompt and business like manner in which your old
established Company. the Va. Fire & Marine, has
adjusted and settled our losses by the recent fire
AS soon as our losses could be definitely ascertained
the company waving the usual sixty days time of
payment, paid us cash without charging the ordi-
nary discount which cannot be said of many CON-
panies, Yours truly, ect,,
JOHN W. ABBY
x G. E. HAINES
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We spoke of Mr.. E. IL. Campbell, of
the South River Advertiser" the latest
and only convert to Readjusterism in Au-
gusta that we have heard of, as ''being a
printer in temporary charge of the paper. >
In the last issue Of that organ of the
Waynesboro coalitionists, Mr.. Campbell
publishes the following extract from what
he styles DR.. ". j. Jones valedictory in
surrendering the paper to his charge
sMr. E. II. Campbell! will hereafter be
the editor and proprietor, with full con-
troll over the contents of the paper and
the finances of the office" We publish
this in the spirit of fairness, as it seems
that Mr.. C. was the editor for the time
being. That his charge was only tempo
rary appears from the following notice.
which he says was handed him by the
town Sergeant, after he had disregarded
notice to close up at once.
WAYNEsBoRo, VA, Oct., rs, 1881.
Mr.. E. II. CAMPBELL,
Editor S. r. Advertiser:
You will please take notice that you are
required within thirty 1907 days to deliver
10 liz lno pruning PRESS, type, IuTnlCulo
and fixtures of the ''South River .Adver-
tiser" Office, and this you will receive as
notice of dispossessiOn according to law.
W. JONES.
The present editor seems to acknowl-
edge the right that the proprietors have
to make this summary demand upon him
as he closes his statement of the case in
the following language:
GAS for ourselves, the Elastic Wheel
Company has given US only thirty days
more to live, and we shall make use of our
time. The Bourbons have declared war
upon US. We will fight them to the last. p"
'And damned be he who first cries hold enough"
This attempt to influence the staunch
Democracy of the Waynesboro district
will result IN nothing, not "a single voter
will be seduced from his loyalty and if we
mistake not the result will show on cleo
ton day that their ranks are closed up
more solid than ever and they will thus
administer telling rebuke to the tricks
and tricksters of the Malone Republican
coalition.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

This is the last fight that the honest and
loyal men of Virginia will make for her
reputation which has stood the test of a
century. Let it be decisive victory for
integrity, honor, good government and the
supremacy of the white people of the
State.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

In the Tilden campaign, Riddleberper
in the court house here, denounced the
Republican party as the party of hate. of
tyranny, of corruption, of stealage, held
together only by the cohesive power of
public plumber. To-day, he is the candi-
date of that party for Sergeant-at-Arms Of
the United States Senate. The salary of
that Office is $4,000. Money works won
ders in these days
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which will include the campaign and the
meeting of the newly elected legislature.
CLOSE UP !!

The next issue Of this paper will carry
to its readers the result of the most i'm
portant election that has ever been held in
Virginia. What that message shall be as
regards the State ticket depends upon the
Conservative Democracy of Virginia,
what it may be as regards our own county
ticket depends upon the Conservative Do
mocracy of Augusta. We mean by this
that Virginia has enough intelligent en-
franchised voters who are in favor of an
honest settlement of her debt, an Anglo
Saxon government pure judiciary and
general prosperity to elect the candidates
WHO'D ccupy that platform. and Augusta
has plenty of just such voters to elect
her county ticket on the same platform.
Our appeal is now to you Democrats,
Conservatives, or Conservative Demo-
Gratis. by whatever name you go, your
principles are the same. to show your
strength and once for all assert the su-
premacy Of Democracy over Republican
ism in Virginia. You have the numbers,
there is no question of that you have only
as Mr.. Kelly says to "Fall in" Bring up
your reserves. Let every man interest
himself in seeing that his neighbor is quail
fled to vote and does vote and whether he
votes with the Debt Payers or the Read
justers it will work out all right in the
end. Only see that every man votes. We
have the numbers on them and are sure of
victory if we get out the voting strength
of the party whether in the State Of Vir-
ginia or the county of Augusta. We have
who still hold with Malone and his party.
If they will persist in their resolve to turn
their backs upon all that is fair and hon.
est and reputable and upon their own
white blood besides, let them go their way
and let us see to it that the unnatural CO.
alition of 1881 shall be as grand failure
as was the unholy alliance OF 1880.
The opposition, strange to say. are still
relying upon the promises of Malone. Tx
perience teaches them nothing. He prom
Used them 25.0OO majority last year and he
got them only 30, 900 votes all told. He
promised them every county in the State
with very few exceptions and he only five
them fifteen of the smallest. He promised
Riddeberger the So 1000 Office in the Uni
ted States Senate and Mr.. Riddleberger is
still disappointed Office seeker, and now
he has promised Cameron the Governor
ship of Virginia if he will put up with
such spiteful bed-fellow as Lewis and tie
to corpse like Blair. The result must be
another miserable failure, though all the
Africans Of this broad old State unite with
the handful of renegade whites and mis-
taken Conservatives in the attempt to
humble Virginia and elevate their corrupt
leaders. Malone is failure, magnii-
cent failure, but such is the tact of the
man that when he does go down he will
draw down with him many a better man
who holds on and trusts to the last in the
Boss whom he delights to honor.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BURNED
The Warren Memorial Tabernacle, Pres
byterian, at Louisville, KY, the finest
church in that city. was destroyed by fire
at a late hour Friday night. 1t was COM
paratively new and cost about $4,000.
The origin Of the fire is suppoed to be in
cendiary. A few months since the con-
gregation freed itself from debt by the pay
ment of 900, L. l.. Warren. promi-
nent merchant, for whom the church was
named. giving $50 900 to the congregation
with which all the debts were paid.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

Elect Cameron and the thieves go free
and we will have our jais filled with GRIM
inals who serve out their time and grow
fat on the money of the men they robbed.
They must be fed and clothed.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

No matter how many Daniel men and
Koinar and Hanger and Skinner men we
have they count nothing unless their poll
tax has been paid. See to it that they put
themselves square with the State and the
public schools and then remind them Of
the still untarnished honor of old Vir-
GINA.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04
A shower of spider-webss fell at 3r

A shower of spider-websS fell at Green
Bay, Wis, the other day. The webs, ap-
parently, came from the upper air, and fell
for two hours. They varied from sixty
feet in length to mere specks, and could
be seen as far up in the air as the eye could
reach. From any one standpoint person
could count dozen of them at one time.
At Vesburgh. 1t is said, the webs fell SO
thick as to seriously annoy the horses by
getting into their eyes. The webs were
snow.white and very strong.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

Elect Cameron Governor of Virginia
and you have in reality put Malone in the
Gube1 material chair; man who wants
nothing of any Importance unless 1t tends
towards his own advancement and the
promotion of his own ambitious schemes.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

Know your men; that's the first thing.
Know your enemies; that's the next.
Then you have the field before you and
discretion and waller will give you the
victory.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

Cameron is not a lucky name. He with
Riddleberger headed the Readjuster Han
cock electoral ticket last year and only
got 80 900 votes in the State. The old
time Democracy are afraid to trust him
again.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

Only four more working days. IT every
Democrat will see that one doubtful vote
is secured, he will have put in his time
well and old Virginia will be safe once
more.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

" ONE NIGHT ONLY,
SATURDAY,, NOVEMBER 5th,
CALENDARS
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LOOK OUT FOR THE
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04
A UGUsTA COUNTY COURT CLERKS OFFICI
II TO W.T.
COLD FOR CONFEDERATE BONDS.

GOLD FOR CONFEDERATE BONDS
WANTED, $2.0Oo,OOU COUPON BONDS
Until orders are filed will pay three dollars and
fifty cents per thousand dollars for Confederate
States Coupon Bonds, having the july 1865, and all
subsequent Coupons attached. The present de-
mand for these recently worthless securities is so
apparently causeess and likely to terminate at any
forwarding the Bonds. Send by registered mail at
once and will remit by return nail, check ON the
First Nationa! Bank, at the above rate. Those who
lege to examine. If by chance, Bonds shonld az
rive after orders are filled, will return by next
mail.
H. L. STAPLES,
1l03 Main Street, Richmond, Va.
nov 4-lt
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

INIT. Clemens, (Mich.) True Recordl
W. T. Lee, Esq, of this paper says: Be-
ing convinced of the efficacy of st. Jacobs
Oil in curing Rheumatism, have no hes
itancy in recommending it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS!
Notice is hereby given that will be in StauntOn
for BEVERLY MANOR DISTRICT, from September 18th
TO September 18th inclusive,
PASTURES DISTRICT. -Churchville. on September
the 18th; Deerfed on September 18th; G. aigsvie
on September Nth; Buffalo Gap Oh September 18TH
MIDDLE RIVER DIsTRICT.-New Hope on Septem
Der 10th and 2Uth; Mount Sidney, on September
2lSt.
SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT Sherando on September
9th WayneS ORC, OIL September 2Sth and 29th
FisherSYlle. on September the 30th
RIvERaEADs Observation-Disclosures on October
10th and 18th; Newport on October 2th Greenville
on October 18TH
North RIVER DISTINGUISHING Hill on October
9Th; Parnassus on October 18th Mt. Scion, ON
October 18th and 21th-at which times and places I
will be prepared to receive the
STATE, COUNTY AND SCHOOL TAXES,
And All Unpaid Licenses.
SIS All persons failing to pay before December
1st will be charged five per cent additional Taxes
received at my office, in Staunton, from this date
till December 1st.
SAMUEL PAUL,
sep9 tDec County Treasurer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

A monster cannon, weighing $4,000
pounds, was cast at Reading, Pa, on the
oath inst. 1t will deal out death at ten
miles.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04

1,O PREVENT LIMITATIONS OF THEIR POPU
i lar brands of Chewing Tobacco being palmed
off customers,
THOMAS C. WILLIAMS & CO.,
have decided to put their name with round blue
tag on each plug of the following brands: MAY
Apple" "Virgin,'' "MattaEoni." and Golden Ea-
gle"
Chewers of Good Tobacco are cautioned against
taking any tobacco represented as the above brands
unless they bear the name of Thomas c. Williams
& Co.
For sale by all first-class dealers.
nov Gin I'M GOODE, Agent
A UGUsTA COUNTY COURT CLERKS OFFICE
II TO W.T.
Three ESTRAY CATTLE.
Taken up by Tollarius Koiner on his farm the 10Th
day of October, 1881 east Of New Hope, of the fol
lowing description
LIST. A Steer Of Red Color ~ years old. No ear
marks, branded with letter "T'' on hip and aD-
praised at So.
I'd A Heller of Spotted Color, 10 months old
marked with under crop in both ears Valued at
$40.
Sd. A Steer of Dark Color (Spotted). Crop and
Slit in right and assessed at $ll so by John L.
Coiner, ilam v Strough and Jacob Leonard
freeholders before Kasper B. Koiner. j. P.
An Extract TeSte-
WILLIAM A. BURNETT,
nov4 3t* Clerk.
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STAuNTON. VA. Oct. 81. 1881.

STAUNToN, VA, Oct. 81, 1881.
" 4. Burke, Esq, Aoent for N. Y Underwriters
Agency, Stanton, Va.::
Dear Sir.-Alow me to thank yonr company for
the prompt and satisfactory in which my loss
by the recent fire has been adjusted and settled.
The payment of my loss in cash (lastead OF having
to wait the usual sixty days. is great accommoda-
ton and enables me to resume business again,
Very Respectfully,
Crwrr
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STAUNToN, VA, Nov. 2, 1881.

STAUNToN, Va. Nov. 2, 1881.
W. A. Burke, Esq. Agent for La co1afance In
surance Company, Stanton, "a:
Dear Sr.-Please accept my thanks for the salts
factory manner in which MY loss by the recent fire
has been adjusted and paid. The payment of the
loss in cash. nstead of taking the usual sixty day
allowed by the terms of the policy was qnite ans
agreeable surprise.
Very Respectfully,
j. B. ENGLEMAN