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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-17
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tOMMI~ SIONEK'S OFFICE,
Staunton, Va. May End, 1881.
yTyO ALE THE CREDITORS OF JOHN
n RRsWNLEE.

yUy0 AF.E. TIL CREDITORS Or SOEAN
b. BRnWNLEE.
TAKE NOTICE-Tbat In pursuance OF oeeo
1881. and recorded in the Clerk $ office OF Au-
susta County Cou.t. by John B. Brownlee TO
sioner in Chancery of the Circuit Court of Au-
susta county. have been requested by said
trustee to notify ALL CREDITORS of said
Office in Sts untop, on or before the
Isl day of July neat,
and present and prove their oebIs.
By the terms of the said deed. any creditor
failing to SO presenta and prove his debt, within
the time specified. will be deprived of all right
to participate in the fund a Using from the sales
of The property conveyed in said deed. Given
under my hand this End day of May, 1851.
JOHN NJ. KINNEY,
maya Pm Commissioner in Chancery.
UIRGINIA.-In the Clerks office of the
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-17

VIRGINiA,;-In the Clerks office of the
v Court OF Hastings for the City of Staun-
ton, May 9Th, 1851
RSerS & Eakle Plaintiffs,
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There is much in this to call forth our
most tender pity. What a lonely, weary
life must hers be; her loving mother aud
much loved father are silent sieepers in
the grave and what pangs Of desolation
must wiring her heart when she realizes
she is bereft Of their anxious care and
watchfulness. Those who know and ex-
perience the love eRd blessed comfort Of
doting parents, cannot enter into her
feeling. They are gone, and she has to
battle with life alone; and alas, IL IS too
true, that there are many cast GirifL on
the ocean of life, without even ONE friend
they can flee to in the hour Of danger.
and not a freside IN all the cold, cold
world she can call her own. alone the
orphan has to fight her way through this
weary, WICKED world. The Destroyer
in gentle, rounded phrases wins her love,
and with her love goes out 10 hun, beH9
and confidence IN eUery trord aud promise he
uttsrs. In her simplicity TO distrust the
man she loves is crime; aud she has not
been tutored to weigh and suspect iniiss
cretions with the Judgment If older he.ds.
In her conhding fondness, the advice Of
others, sounds like persecution OF the
one she loves, and sympathy, which she
herself so much needs, fastens her soul
closer and closer 10 the destroyer The
only voice that could reach the loye-op-
pressed orphan-the mot her sis hush I'll
in DEATH and the poor girl, trusting.
clinging to the man, love for whom -
( blinded all other affections. she becomes
his victim If the man loved was sincere
then the girls love was honorable any
where; if the man loved was i1siaceTe, can
you view the girls fidelity as a crime?
Father, mother, picture your own dear
little daughter, when death has hushed
your voice, an orphan, the destroyer in
sinuating his wicked coils around her
soul, and finally casting her osf II wrecked
victiml II it was your daughter, would
you pity the vic,im, and curse The de-
stroyer; or prescribe the victim, and ap-
/ plaud the Destroyer
/ Let all those who are still spared their
loving parents, be doubly thankful 10 Him
! who spared them, aud enlelvor to DO all
\ in their power to soothe the griefs of the
/ poor orphan. Kind reader, l beg Of You.
never to look coldly on the orphan, thou III
/ they be rich or poor; there is nothing, OF
no one that touches a tender chord in nv
breast so quick as the cry of an orphan
for in early childhood l was bereft of the
care of beautiful, loving and devoted
mother. SIS.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16

The trial Of Guiteau CONT russ . Wash
ington, and probably viii coHAn,s Tor
two weeks yet.
The experts are now being examinel q 3
to their scientific opinions as to ihepris-
oners mental condition. These scientists
differ, some pronounoing him insane and
not responsible FOR the crime he commit
ted and others pronounce him sane, de-
PRAYED, and as much responsible as the
ordinary run Of murderers.
The testimony OF the Sc experts fur-ish
curious reading to outsiders. Unqges
tionably, some Of these scientists have
studied the peculiarities Of the insane, un-
/ ill their theories would convict two-thiri,
of the human race as crazy or partially
/ crazy. The fact Is that these extreme
/ scientists are themselves cranky. They
have studied and studied The intrieas los Of
the mind, until their own is cranky over
such subjects. Some Of these fellows say
/ that if man has the habit Of putting on
/ his tongue O TIE left, ne is crazy. Or, if h,
has an 'habiiual lopsided smile, he i.
crazy. To the dogs with such stud. Gui
teau can, aud does conduct his own cas-,
+ as lawyer viii such rare skill and jugd
ment as TO defy the best talent TO NEE
him and refute his points. II he can d,
/ this, be knew it was wrong to murder, ans
should be punished according to the law.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16

There were 5000 bills left - .,,-
ed on, in the last Congress, aud nearly all
Of these bills have been reintr.,,...i the
present session. OF course The rosiority
viii never be acted on, bu, thew ser,e to
make record for the members tg-,alk be-
fore the people.
The bill aPPropriating ten million dol
lars for tho improvement Of the ,ussiss.
ippi and Missouri rivers has been intro
duced, aud its friends are sapspine that
it will pass. Nothing win be accomplish.
ed, however, before tho new year
Oscar Turner, has brought forward his
bill, to abolish the duty on Trace Chains
and on all Agricultural Implements.
Proctor Knott bin to repeal all laws
imposing a tax on tobacco.
Mr.. Mckenzie, bill to abolish the duty
on salt; and to allow farmer. to sell ST.
GOO worth of their own growth Of lobaccc
free from tax.
Senator Pendleton is hammeriug away
at the Civil Service bill, which all pOliti-
clans praise, but no one ever practices.
There is bill appropriating ten mil
lion dollars FOR educational purposes tC
the different States.
Also, one to reduce letter postage to
cents.
Also, one to refer revision Of adf to 4
committee of expert business men
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which ls Easiest.

Free trade means direct taxation upon
properties OF the people Of United States
Tbs uickm Courier instead of this pre-
fers that Government revenue shall be
raised by tariff on mportstions-a tax
on goods manufactured in foreign cOun-
tries The expenses of the Government
have to be paid by the people. Which is
the easiest mode?-- Hickman Courier.
The direct method is best, easiest, sim
plest and cheapest Since The people are
obliged to pay taxes let it be done by di-
rect methods, 50 when they pay dollar
they will,k now il. aud feel IL Immediately.
That will make them watchful, alert, pa
triotic and sovereign. Then they can not
be cheated without knowing it and being
able to e. the steal on the proper thieves
DO you see the point Mr.. Courierl-l Louis
willie Dem0cract.
The Louisville Democrat meets the issue
fairly and squareiy. Most the so-cailed
free trade papers in Kentucky when they
are brought face to face with direct taxa
ton begin "to hedge, and admit them
selves in favor of supporting the Federal
Government by tariff Of some shape OF
other. The Dersoerai is honest, however,
and farOrs the most rapid approaches 10
free trade possibly. Let the tariff - stem
be wiped out and the people Of Kentucky
VIII have to pay direct tax to the Uni-
ted states Government some three or four
s''"e' a. large as they now pay to the
State
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16

Col Aaron Burr wore "a holiness az
mien that could not pass unnouccd 10y Il
stranger. His department was polished
and courtIy. The appropriate clvlilles
Of the drawinC-room We're performed
with "a grace peculiar to himself Hs
whole manner was Iuc0ncelvably taSel-
mating. He acted upon the principle
that the female was the weaker sex
that they were all susceptible of t,attery.
and MS great art consisted In adapt
inc 1t TO the grade Of intellect ha ud-
dressed
such traits Of character would appear
to be incompatible with am elevated ald
towering miad, vet they frequently con-
trolled one OF the most extraordinary
men Of the age. \ volume OF anecdotes
might be related as evidence Of Col
Burrs quickuess of perception and tact
at reply. After lis return from Europe
in 1912. he met a friend, "a maiden lady,
in Broadway. He had not seen her for
many years. As she passed him she eX-
claimed, Colonel Barr, you DO not rec
ollect me ?
Il do not, madam, - was the reply.
d" 1t is Mss X, sir.
"What?" said he, " Miss K. Yet p
The lady, somewhat piqUed, reiterated,
Yes, sir, Miss *. Yet 81
Feeling the delicacy of his situation
and the unfortunate error mo had COM
mittod. he gently took Ler hand and en-
phaticallv remarked: 80 Wen, madam,
lien I venture 20 assert that il is not the
iault Of my sex
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among living creatures, can we find
ON mat so bellies its appearance as The
rol,.rI1ito? What an innocent little
H. II looks like Bloodthirsty? I'm
noesible Seas it aIights before YOU,
3 tbisfle-down Is bulky compared with
4 fhe floating ghost of the dandeliou
i coarse beside the slender outlines of
tbis airy gcssancr. None Of the CQuZe-
winged on beetle-baczed at0mie5 that
f,olie IN the sunshine appear less capa-
~ of inflicting pam. As the nimhlc
MESQUITE sings and dances airily over
vo,,r head, he seems innocent compared
tnMyonder black spider. And vet at
vgnr slightest movement the spider
scuttRes oil, only anxious to get out Of
tbe way, while the little singer, SO
graceful in the airy. curves Of its fight,
Tetreats circle higher only to renew
his Mtack at your first mguardad mo-
mont. His movements are as Echt IS If
earthly clements had formed none of his
cernponent parts, or as II hc might live
ON mist or dew, or as II his ethereal
frome found its support IL the moisture
inherent IN the air
What a mistake There Is nothing
more bloOdthirsty, and more pcrsistenuy
;o4ent mon satisfying his craving for
Mod. than this innocent-lookiug hvpo-
critic. The house-Gy, aEghtiug on your
face and tickling You with his SIX
r,ugh. spongy feet-had he "a like pow, I
IN infict pain, to what annoyance would
vS,n be subject Ii to the domestic anl-
mails was given, III proportion to their
%rength and size, the power and viii OF
te mosquito to infiict torment, what
Hal world this would be; the lion and
q .b,er would be comparatively harmless.
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CoLORED SCHOOL cUEsTgox
Test Case fu tie GATED States
Court fn & eutuetay.
Especial to the c,ncinDau COMMERCIAL

Especial to the Cincinnati Coanl,sr.i.t1
A case that il just now receiving tho
attention of The entire legal profession n
the State Of Kentucky ana the decision
in which is being anxiously awaited bv
all tax payers, both white aud col,red i.
that Of the Commonwealth OF Kentuctv
". Jesse Ellis, q suit brought to reeover
of the defendant the one dollar capitation
tax imposed By the act of the Legislature
approved Feb. 20, 1874. Eilisis a colorea
man. and claims that this act is unc3n.
stitutional, for the reason that the tax is
imposed upon him on account of his color
and that none but male colored persons
over the age of tweuty-oue years are re.
quired to pay it and hence claims that if
is violation Of the fourteenth amend
ment TO the national constitution. He
also claims that the school fund of about
/ $4,000 00O dedicated by the State consti.
( tuition, is Appropriated by the Kentuok
/ legislature exclusively 10 the education
/ OF white children, and hence the common
school law Of the State, in This respect
: is unconstitutional. This suit is one Of >
I large lot Of similar ones brought in thf
/ McCracken county court, but the other:
were settled by the payment Of the tax
! this being reserved as test case, the
idea being TO test the constitatiouality Of
both the colored and common school law.
OF the State. The case was argued By
Hon. Z. W Bagby, Of Paducah before
Hon John w. Barr, of the United State.
district court. in this city, on the 18th daJ
Of last month. Judge Barr took the cas-,
to Louisville with him and has NOT -
rs@dered a decision. The result IS -
forward to with more interest, bscaus
many similar suits have been brought il
other parts of the State. Ii is the opiniol
OF the legal fraternity all over he con-
monwealth that the laws will both be he !
unconstitutional. Should this decisiu
be rendered IL VIII necessitate 4 compile
reformation in the educational system
the State. IL is stated by Gov. Black burr
in his recent message, that he superin
tendent Of public instruction Will recon
mend to the legislature some impOrtsu
changes in the school system, and it
generally thought that the decision {
Judge Barr Of the United States coui
will be anticipated by that body and ths
many important amendments will be mad
TO the common school law. No suit tbs
has been brought in any court IN I'll
common wealth has attracted more geRer,
interest than this, and no decision
awaited more auNiOUsiy.
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Efitor C5arier:-At this time the news
papers are pretty generally discussing
The tariff, and the COURIER has taken its
stand, but rather in generelities. IL
wants protection to home manufactures,
but to what extent beyond the raising of
revenue 10 carry on the government IL is
/ TOO indefinite This protection business
certainly has q stopping place some here,
land some attention should be given TO
ihe interests Of that large number ef the
people of this country who are not in the
manufacturing line. That the present
/ tariff is iniquitous ia admitted by most Of
ths politicians aud The press. Then the
press should point out the wrongs and
/ advocate redress. The tariff question is
one but little understood by the mass of
/ the people, and editors and political men
should not be back ward in endcavOrs to
eluoidate the subject FULLY and specifically.
1 GIVE the articles that are excessively
. taxed that the people may learn the
/ amount they are pay ing n the way OF
/ bounty 10 the manufacturers. This IS the
only way 20 en!ighten the tax payer,
/ and this information he can vote in
diligently. Take any one article of the
four thousand that is thought 10 be too
highly protected and show the amount
of importation, the revenue derived from
the bounty paid to the home mauuf4cturer
here give au extract taken from the New
York Herald which is directly 10 the
point:
1T will be well if one OF the results Of
the frequent meetings Of tariff conventions
shall be . public demand 20 separate these
two very iucon gruOus 0bjects-the collsc-
tion of revenue from the tax payers and
: the granting Of bounty to newly sstab-
. lished home Industries. TO mix up taxa
zion aud bounty giving is TO expose the
public, tbs tax payers, 20 serious wrongs
s IL may be entirely wise aud right that the
people at large shoali pay out OF their
. pockets certain sam by way OF bounty
. 90 aid i'm The establishme ut of new indus
q tries, but they ought 20 know how mach
j. they are asked 20 pay.and for what strug-
- Cling industry, and hey cennet know this
So long as The bounty is Concealed in a
tariff bin. Thus il appears that in lSSL
the tariff on steel made us pay over thirty
b one million dollNrs, most Of it as bouut )
g., 10 the Manufacturers of Besselner steel
, who are C mere handful of people. The
government got IN that year as revenue
J. ca imported steel less than four and hal
Is millions. The remainder Of the thirty
Y one millions was p0cScted by the Besse
- mersteel makers, vino have bsen esf abiish
ed seventeen or eighteen years. and Ia :,
y had a monopoly in this country unde
II English patents purchased by an associa
.r ton Of steel makers. Now, il the people
at large were SLOWED TO understand Gle ar
- ly how much they are 20 pay to suppor
~ the government aud how much 20 supper
o the dozen owners OF the Bessemer s,ee
.s patents, there is no doubt AT All that they
would give the steel men less and tn
government more
&c have no doubt there are hundreds o
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
various Causes

Advancing years, care sickness, disappointment L.
and hereditary predisposition-aH operate TO t"f1
the hair gray, ana either Of them lucne7 IL 10 sneo
prematurely. AYIE's Il 'tR NIa'R VIII restore i,'0'
or gray light or red hair TO rien brown OF "'e :
80 NAV be desired It softens and cleanse
t.s,,1n giyiu., it a healthy action. 1t removes
~, c,,res dandrun and humors. BY its use falling
III il checked. and a new growth VIII be produced
an cases here the follirles are not destroyel or
~ - al de-avsa. It's effects are beautifully sho"h
i,t9v Vye,l or siclIly hair, On which "a IL" az
~, ~ mi rrsIuce the gloss aud freshness 81
NTH HARMLESS and sure in its operation II u IN
c,uluarabie ~ a dressing, and Is esl--'ti'3 -.
80, irz+r. and richness of tone d lmpait5'
contains neither oil nor dye an! vii Hpv s't' o'
oIor white cambria; yet it lasts long on the u@iI
ma keeps it fresh aud vigorous.
rnR SIZE BIZ AL nRuGgIsTs
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
The Whipping Post In Ken
GuGky.

Representative Richards in the Kentuc-
Ky legislature, has introduced b bill max
ing wife beating punishable with stripes
not less than twenty-five nor 10 exceed
City, on the bare back, well laid on, 10 be
inflicted By the jailer of the county in the
Jail yard. This measure is suggested by =
case Of wife beating which occurred in
Coyington a few weeks ago of peculiar
atrocity man OF hercalean frame, and
probably worth $50, 600, owning large
amount OF productive real estate in that
city, pounded his wife, a delicate woman,
into a state Of insensibility, cutting her
face and head in the most shocking man
ner The occasion for this outrageous
assault was the fact of the wifes objec-
tiou to the presence of a mistress of her
husband in the house; with wnOm he CO.
habited in undisguised adultery. He was
tried, and fined So the extent of the law.
The rich brute had the etfrontery, when
the case was concluded, 10 invite the court,
bar, reporters aud spectators to adjourn
TO neig hboring saloon 10 drink at his
further expense, which TO the disgrace o:
many, including q. lawyer or two, was ae-
cepted. The magistrate declined, with
the remark that he was strongly disposed
to send he niscreant to jail for contempt
OF e0urt.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16

The Louisville Post a prominent Dsmo-
cratic paper says Louisville would be Re
publican if Democrats urge free trade:
Those who are trying to stake the sue
cess of the Democratic party on the single
issue Of tarid for revenue only are the
most miserable Of marplots. We need q
reduction Of the tariff 20 a revenue basis,
but we viii never get it by making the
issue the leading one in a national cam-
paign. The iunaiics who pushed il for
ward last us the last election, aud they
will attempt the same thing again, not
with the hope of winning, but merely tC
add 10 their own stock Of notoriety. We
have from FIVE 70 eight thousand Demo
cratic majority in this city OF free trade
for revenue only, aud yet if the two par
ties should hghta campaign on that siuglt
issue, the Republicans would sweep the
field almost il not quite reversing The
majority"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
EleIieffortlle Court 81 Appeals.


tits conceded by all conversant with the
subject that some relief for our Appellate
Court is absolutely necessary. The Court
is far behind he docket, and the conse-
quent delay in the decision OF causes Of
ten amounts, practically, to a denial Of
justice The truth -, the work is too
great for four judges 10 perform.
An eminent lawyer OF this place-and
we trust we violate no confidence when we
say that we refer to the hon. c Hill
has suggested plan which strikes Us as
being at once constitutional and etfectual.
Let the Legislature authorizs the Court to
appoint four Commissioners, TO whCm
cases may be referred for report. Let
these Commissioners be required 10 be
present in Court aud hear the argument
of counsel in these eases that are orally
argued. When their reports are fled il
found consonant with law, they viii be
approved and adopted as the opinion of
the Court These Commissioners should
be selected from the best lawyers Of the
state and paid salaries equal 10 those re
ceiyed by Appellate Judges.
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E1r. E.mien,s RIIls.

DR.. Jos. Luten, our representative in
the State Legislature, has introduced two
bills which are ofiuterest and Importance
to our home people. The first is titled:
bill 10 regulate the working and lay
ing out of public roads of Hickman and
Fulton counties. Internal Improvement
This bill is a step in the right direction.
We doubt not, though we are not advised
as to the nature gifts provisions. Oar
present road law is confessed failure,
and We are glad our representative is
moving for its Improvement. The second
bill is titled:
A bill to repeal IN act 10 amend act,
approved April @, 1881. Propositions and
Grievances.
This bill repeats The law prohibiting the
sale OF beer in Fulton county, and allows
its sale by the quart as whiskeyis now
allowed to be soll. This bill was an issue
in the race for The Legislature, aud its
repeal assented to by both cand dates DR.
Luten is simply obeying his ppmise to
the people on this question. \ BIZ to re-
strict and regulate its sale, giving the 10
cal authorities the power to regdate and
control, will probably follow. We under
stand the penalties Denounced for any
violation of.the proposed beer laF wilt be
rigid. she, imprisonment and frfsiture
of license forever, for selling anypther n
to=icating drinks than beer.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16

THE people in some localities are at the
mercy of the railroad companies. Corn
and wheat may advance in price 10 cents
per bushel in the great market centers,
but the farmers don't get the benefit Of
the rise.-Neie Hadyid Record.
As g relief to such localities in the Mis-
sissiPpi Valley, it is proposed that the
Government improve the peoples high
ways-the rivers. Let the farmers think
how much they lose by such raises as the
above. Improve the rivers and it will
prove not only protection against the
grinding exaetions of railroads, but also
protection by increased competition
against any present exactions of packet
companies running in combination with
railroad lines. II is the only relief pos
sible.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
A New chronological Point.

''You Will observe from this word
poter." said a schoolmaster to his pupil,
''the great feasibility Of the Latin Ian
guage. Patcr is a father, and here We
have DatTttjls. an uncle; and 11rOpatr1tHS,
a great uncle on the fathers side. Can
You make any such change IN our Ian
,guage? Pater, 11atraf'as, 2oTopdtt,t11s-
father; IS there any way you can change
father into uncle IN English?"
81 don't think of amy" replied young
hopeful, unless you get him to marry
rnllr aunt"
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Dan Rice, the veteran Snowman, is se$
riousy i'll at the residence of his sister.
in Pittsburgh.
Small pox has made its appearances in
New York and Chicago. IN Chicago the
disease is spreading rapidly. In both
cities measures are being taken to prevent
the spread of the disease. In Cincinnati
the disease has appeared in all quarters
of the city.
Henry Clay, grandson of the famous
bearer CT that name. went to Greenland n
year or so ago, with the purpose of join
ing the Howgate expedition there. The
expedition, like Capt. Howgate, was a
failure, and Mr.. Clay was left to look out
for the North Pole on his own hook. He
did so. travelled great deal by dog team
AID got enough of it. He has just reached
his home in Kentucky.