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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03

| must tell you of an indident that
lately stirred up the sense of the marvel
GUS in the Carson folks to very high
degree. The moon shone bright one
night The sky was clear and everv star
twinkled its brightest CLEANS. A back
room in the house of Judge E. w. Hillyer
was illuminated with this light of night.
u window had been inadvertently left
open, and the light came through that
window; and it must be stated, also, that
a little way from the room there grew a
handsome cork-bark elm. In the
morning Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Hillyer's
mother, who was taking care of the Hill
yer children during Judge Hillyer's un-
fortunate illness in San Francisco, entered
the room and was startled to see y
strange picture on a little wall mirror
upon which the moon had shone during
the earlier part Of the night. The elm
was clearly outlined in miniature on
glass, and above the tree there was the
moon shining ON the mirror, paled but
beautiful! The charming rustic scene
thus mirrored passed inspection from one
end of town to the other, until the Cap
''ital was in a daze and struggling to find
q solution to the strange phenomenon.
The spirits are to be consulted about il
as last resort. --[Corr. Eureka Sentinel.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03

The San Jose Board of Education has
voted $500 for the purchase of type, cases
and other printing apparatus, intending
to have the art of printing taught in the
public schools as a regular branch of edu.
cation.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03

In Paris, some land has been sold at
the rate of 81, 600, 900 an acre; in London,
5000, 600; in New York, IS, 600, 900.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03

There are sixty.six silk mills in Phla.
delphia, and they are doing a thriving
business A new one of massive proper
tions and capacity is about being erected.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03

The Ogden Herald learns that small pox
has made its appearance in Deer Lodge
and Butte City, Montana.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03

They teach exhalted theology up among
the Green Mountains. A Vermont clergy
man makes the future of good Christians
clear by saying: after crossing the
mystic river, we shall 90 on from the
man to the angel, from the angel to the
archangel, from the archangel to the eel
estial, from the celestial to the divine,
and then, gathering the stars in cluster
about our heads, dream out the endless
dream of eternity"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03

The late William Penn once observed:
Excess in apparel is a costly folly. ="
And yet William wore hat with an ex-
cess of brim that was sheer waste of
material.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03

To write for paper is one thing, to
edit it another. There are some excellent
writer's who would "make a fool OF a
paper" if they had the conducting of it
for few weeks. A good editor seldom
writes much for his paper; he reads,
judges, selects, dictates, alters, combines;
and to dc this we'll leaves little time to
compose. Those people who have the
most to say about the way newspaper
should be conducted are those who know
the least of what they are talking,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03
f. IF GA - Hu

This the true spirit and will increase the prosperity Of
the people, for goods be sold on time by owners
unless the purchaser pays for the time given Anticpa
ing the wants and desires of the people in this regard we
surprise the most credulous. We are now openino a.
immense stock of "
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03
Down to the Bed-R'ck!!

1t seems to be the desire now of the people O
Phoebe and vicinity to buy their goods low down that is
at BED Rock PRICES
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-02

tbe Deu,ocratic party Of the country and
The National Administration has been the
wicked and inspiring means OF maintaining
the Bourbon party here" lin Virginia.)
What a wicked set Of creatures VIC have
been these sixteen years, Impudenlly voting
against the Republican party, and exciting
PREJUDICE against "yGrant and the. dominant
pariy of the country"4-fow demagogues
and spiteful- peOple,rs that have been -ex-
cited TO continued hatred OF the Republic
can name and Republican administration y
by the diabolical conduct OF Wickham and
such Bourbon Republicans. o how pure
and holy the Republican party and govern
ment would have been In the eyes Oh we
Virginians, and how desplcable 10 Us our
brother Democrats everywhere, II 1t had
not been for the disgracefu presence and
conduct OF those wretched Republican
office.hoders in Virginia; OF the Republic
can Administrations "conduct Ia It's agents,
the National Administration had all along
been too obtuse 10 comprehend" but whlch
the Hon. William Malone had at last I'M
yelled TO the disgust OF his admlriDg dar.
kies az the only vile Republicans in The land.
OnIy think how Old Virginia is dishOnored
by a man who Gains to represent her In the
Senate of the United States, and yet in alli-
ance with Republicans, while claiming TO
be Rcadiuster Democrat Now,he claims
there are in effect nothing but Bourbon
Republicans and anti-BOurb0n Republicans
in Virginia, counting the Old-Line Demo-
cracy as a trifng few, who can no longer
excite elIectually prejudice against the Adj
minislraiion without the aid OF Wickham
a. Co. 1t was not until this august politi-
clan, General william Malone, found he
could head small party OF men who were
DESTROYS OF repudiatiug the State debt that
he ever thought OF the word Bourbon
as a term to indicate a distinct class
from bis Reputation His first division
of the Democrats was Funders and Read
busters. There were no Bourbon Republi-
cans or Bourbon Democrats then. He
claimed TO be better Hancock Democrat
than any OF the regular Democratic Hancock
electors. This was little over year ago.
But 50 soon as be got where he could sell
out his Democracy he struck the scent Of
Bourbon Democracy and Bourbon Republic
canism, and started the chase after bis poor
brother Democrats and Wickham, &c, az
the vile rewards that have been deyOuring
all bis lambs, little thinking what smell be
is saturated with out Of the culyerts at
Washington, from which he has lately fed
IN such discredtable plight. But next cleo
ton will tell who the Democrats are. I.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-02
Readinsiers vs.. Republicans.
THE STRAIGHTOUTS CAPTURE THE MEET

THE STRAIGHTOUTs CAPTURE THE MEETING
But ARE OUsTED BY THE POLICE.
A few days ago a call, signed by about
fifty Republicans OF this city, was issued,
calling on the Republicans TO assemble IN
mass-meeting at Oxford Hall on the eve.
ming OF the 2Sth instant. Mr.. John Gala
han, chairman Of the Republican EXecu-
tive Committee. also issued an address,
urging all members Of the party to be pre-
sent at the meeting. In response to
these calls, large crowd assembled at
Oxford Hall last night. Mr.. Fitzpatrick,
who is a Rcadjuster Republican, with a
number OF his friends, appeared on the
stage and attempted TO call the meeting TO
order. Mr.. Callahan, with a number of his
friends, who was also on the stage, object
ed, when general row commenced, which
would have resulted seriously had not the
police intelfered. During the row Mr..
Fitzpatrick and others were pushed from the
stage into the audience. The chief OF pO-
lice, Captain Watts, interiered and some
~ hat restored order. Ar. Fitzpatrick then
came forward and stated that the meeting
was called by those who were opposed 10
BOurbonism and ring rule, but that Gala
ban had come here to try TO bulldOze the
meeting, to which they would not submit.
A motion was then made TO elect a chair
man OF the meeting. To this Mr.. Callahan
agreed, and stated that all he wanted was
fair play, and whoever should be chosen
chairman he would uphold. Mr.. Fitzpatrick
said he would not agree to that, as he bad
rented the hall and a chairman had been
agreed upon. Mr.. Callahan said, "My
money helped to- pay for the rent OF this
hall" Captain Watts stated that Mr.. Kill
patrick had rented the hall and he should
be protected. Mr.. p. McDOnOugh, whom
Mr.. Fitzpatrick bad appointed chairman,
stated that they had come here 10 hold a
meeting in favor of REIMBURSEMENT, and would
not be bulldozed by Callahan. Another in
terruptiOn ensued, and Mr.. Callahan wanted
the call read. Captain Watts wanted to
know il this was Readiuster or Republic
can meeting, aud was told that 1t was a Re-
adiuster meeting. He then informed Mr..
Callahan that be had no right there and
would have TO leave the stage. Mr.. Gala.
han came forward and said that if it bad
been called as ReAdiuster meeting he
would have suffered his right arm to drop
from his body before he would have entered
il; but it was called as a Republican meet
ing, and as a Republican he had a right
there; that they could not seduce Republi-
cans TO attend their meeting by calling
themselves Republicans, and II General Ma.
hone thinks that he can seduce us by a call
OF a meeting like this he is mistaken. He
then called on every Republican to leave
the meeting at once, whereupon Callahan
and his friends withdrew with cheers for
Callahan, the other party at the same time
cheering for Brady and grooming and kissing
for the StraightOuls. During all Of this the
utmost confusion prevailed, and the night
Will long be remembered by these who were
present. -NOrtoik Ledger.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-02
Presidential Disability.

The New York Times and the New York
Graphic, and no doubt other journals, are
anxious for Congress to declare by law
what the Federal Constitution meals when
Il says that 10 case OF The Presideh Us in
ability TO discharge the powers and duties
OF the said Office, the same shall deVolye on
the Vice President"
We are inclined TO think that II were bet
ter 10 let well enough alone. One Of the
wisest laws ever put into the Code Of Vir-
ginia Is the one which allows jury to find
man who is indicted for one grade Of Of
fence to fad him guilty Of an offence Of a
tower grade. The liberty 10 exercise large
discretion has secured welI-merited and
sufficient punishment for many crime
which would otherwise have gone unpun-
fsbed. Mr. EATON, Of Connecticut, likes,
we believe, that remarkably ambiguous ex.
preston OF the Federal Constitution, which
provides that "the votes shall then be
counted" (ior PresIdent.) 1t does not say
By whom butwho shah say? -
Look al lhe case before us. II Congress
BAD heretofore passed Jaw on the subject,
the chances arc ten 10 one thst It's language
would have been such that under II hIy.
GARFiELD would for the last four weeks
have been IN state OF "inabilily" aud
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-02
General Malone and All Oiher Things
FLOR the Dispatch.I

Messrs, EdIlOrs,-l write lying on my
back in bed, using a lead-pencil with bit
Of paper on the back OF book which bold
before me. IL is not a little fatiguing to
write in this position, but | alternate the
position, occasionally bringing up one Of my
knees to support the perpendicular writing
desk, and thus make out 10 write as much,
perhaps, as you can afford to read. My dis.
order obliges me temporarily TO keep my
bed but as | am not really sick, you can
understand why ! am restless and disposed
10 be some way little moddlesome in what
Is going on 10 politics and public concerns.
Well, the first thing | do in the morning is
10 read everything in the Dispatch save
the advertisements, aud some of them
DO not escape me. / have been thus
employed these past two weeks, and /
am chOck full Of the Dispatch. But this is
not what | wanted TO write about. and
though | much prefer other subjects to
politics TO write about, cannot lie here
and read such letter as General Mahone's TO
Mr.. w. &. Lyon, OF Newark, Ohio, without
saying something about il, So hope you will
pardon me II leap the bounds OF discretion
in referring to this extraordinary paper |;
for il belongs TO the order Of indecency OF
political Black Crooks. II should disgrace
any Yirginian, no matter what his previous
grade, color, condition, or servtude. II
Paul and his associate Readius er congress.
men can swallow that letter they Will &C.
complish a feat that BlitZ or Wyman might
envy. What on earth are we coming 10 I
Are our public men TO be allowed to hide
their shameless treachery and merceDary
intTigues in politics under meaningless
platltudes OF this letter and such bogus
terms OF peurile political significance as
BourbOnism and the likel How is Malone
to rub of that Republican scent that they
put on him 10 Washington by talking about
Bourbon Democracy Or by reproaching
Wickham and his sincere Republicans for
not helping him (Nlhone, that purer-than-
Bourbon Demoerai) "t0 make friends for
the Administration, and charging the circle
Of Republican numbers in Virginia ~
Listen at this political mountebank, and
then open wide the gates OF perdtlon and
let him in. ]" In all this time" Qr0m the
cad Of The war till noyl "oi The blighting
rule OF BonTbonism," democracy, OF
course, Malone all the while claiming 10 be
one Of Its head-ceDues,l prejudice against
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-02
pARsOy CoNRAp's ANECDOTES.
HENRY COUNTY.

SHORT TOBACCO CROP-LARGE IRONSIDE BAP
list GATHERING-A REAL BEARDED LADY
THE DANyILLE AND NEW RIVER RAILROAD
STOYALL AND CADELL.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dhpiich.l
MARTINsvILLg, VA, July %, 1881.
The long spell OF dry weather and its con-
sequences continue 10 form the principal
subject Of conversation in this section.
All upland crops have been very seriously
damaged. Corn on the bills is in most
cases only knee high and IN ta,selS and
silks. The tobacco crop will be short, but
IL is too early now to form an estimate IN
regard to the final results.
The political caldrOn has not begun TO
boil to any alarming extent yet, but still
warm canvass is looked for when all the
candidates shall have been placed in The
field.
1t Is said the section meeting OF the Iron
side BlptiSts held last Sunday at old Lea
thcrwOod meeting house was the largest
meeting OF its kind ever held in the county,
there being something over eighteen nun
dred people present. Political aspiranis
and Would-be candidates were thick, and
shook hands with all the brethren, and sis
tiers too.
Your correspondent saw lady there
from Franklin county (Mrs. Wade who
wears full beard nearly five inches long. Il
is az thick as a mans, and | am informed
by the lady herself that she is very proud
Of her flowing beard, and "wOud not part
with il for any amount OF money"
Mr.. William J. Salman, prominent citi-
zen OF the county, and formerly Circuit
Court clerk, died at his residence near here
last Saturday, in the sixty.frst year OF his
age.
The work on the Danvile and New River
railroad is progressing as rapidly as it>
most saneuine friends could wish, and our
people expect TO ride over it next fall as
they 20 to the Yorktown Centennial and
the Richmond FAIR.
II is rumOrcd here that Mr.. j. I. Stoyall
has concluded not TO contest Hon. George
G. Cabelrs seat In Congress and has with
drawn his papers. ROLLA.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-02
A LYsCmBuRG SENSATION.
|The story or @ wsfe's sin ana DEATH
Her Companion in wiskedness ~,
the Hands OF the Law.

LyDehburg has sensation. In August
| 1870, man calling himself James c. Waite
went 10 that city and commenced business
In q small.WaY as grocer. His energy and
thrift, however, soon attracted the favora-
BILE attention OF wholesale merchants, and
be was ensbled TO branch out successfully.
He attended the Presbyterian church and
claimed TO be pious. He brought with him,
as was supposed, wife aud his little girl.
Recently the woman died IN child birth aud
was buried from the church mentioned.
On the 30.h the real John Waite arrived
from Michigan and satisfied the authorities
and everybody that the grocer's name vas
not Waite, but Burgess, and that while pro-
Tossing TO be bis friend had run on from
Michigan with his lWaiie's) wife and daugh-
ter. Burgess confessed that the charges
were true. He left bis own wife and two
children in Michigan. The NelcS says the
monumental impudeDce OF Burgess is stTi-
kingly Illustrated In letter which he wrote
TO Waite from Detroit, I'm which he said =
have your wife and cbild-yOu take mine.
A fair exchange is no robbery"
Waite SAYS he has been two years in search
OF his wife and Guild without success, but
the NelcS reporter has reason TO doubt this
statement, as il Is learned from a trust
worthy source that Waite positively knew
OF the whereabouts Of the chill at least sew.
eral months back, and that be had also been
communicated with by his wife during
visit 10 her mother in Kansas one year ago
st April. He also received frequent COM
municltiOns from bis mother-in.law as TO
her place OF residence; but be did not, it
appears, choose TO journey IN this direction
until Intelligence reached him OF her Illness
and death, which would seen TO indicate
that he was possessed Of no very strong de-
sire for her return.
Waite has telegraphed TO Michigan for a
requisition, but has vet received no answer.
The Mayor OF Lynchburg has the case in
hand. Burgess lived awhile IN Norfolk,
aud was known there by his real name. He
refused to be communicative when sent to
iiil.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-02
EARRISONBURG.
ELECTION OF CORPORATION OFFICERS -CLERI
CAL CELEBRITIES AT RAWLEY SPRINGS.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I

ELECTION OF CORPORATION OFFICERS -CLERl-
CAL CELEBRITIES AT RAwLEY SPRINGS.
GCorrespondence Of the Richmond DIspatch.l
July 80, 1891.
An election for officers Of the corporation
OF HarrisOnburg was held yesterday. There
was no excitement worthy Of mention be-
yond that naturally felt by the candidates
for office and very few Of their immediate
friends and partisans, and everything passed
off creditabIy to the intelligence and good
sense Of all concerned. The following Is the
result MAYOR, Pendlelon Bryan, ST.; Trea-
surer. George s. Christie, reelected; Re-
cOrder, A. ID. WoOdson; Sergeant, william
McAllester; Councii-SamueI Shacklett, F.
A. Daingerfel6, j. G. Staples, T. I. Rohr,
J. p. Houck. w. b. Lurty, l.. II. OF, james
Kenney, and William y. Gay. The Council
remains unchanged from last year, with the
exception Of L. II. OFT, whe was elected in
place OF Mr.. Eshman, who was candidate
for treasurer.
Rawley Springs, so well known to many
OF the citizens OF Richmond, IL having thls
season more than its full share OF clerical
celebrities. Rev. DR.. BrOadus, Of LOUIS
vile, Ky., 50 well known throughout Nlr-
Vinia as one OF the most eloquent diylnes IN
the Baptist Church, Is now there, and will
preach again in the ballroom on Sabbath
next, Rev. NJ. HOge, ID. D., 50 we'll known
and 50 universally esteemed not only in
Richmond, but throughout Virginia, will
he there i'm a short time and take his place
as an eloquent defender OF the Christian
faith and he will be succeeded IN pulpit
efforts at the springs by Rev. Thomas
Guard. OF Baltimore, one OF the most elO-
quent Methodist preachers in the Union.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-02
STAUNTON.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COUNTY TO BE REP
RESENTED ~ THE CONVENTION BY A
sTAUNTON MAN-CONPLIMENT TO A STAUN-
ION MISREPRESENTATION ITENS-PERSON'
AIS, 30.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspaich.I
JULY 80, 1881.
A eolOred youth named Andrew Hawkins,
who lives on Messy creek, was handling O
pistol carelessly Monday evening, on the
premises OF Dir. J. w. Sillings. when il
went of. An exclamation OF pain attracted
Mr.. Sillings's attention, who was In q
stable near by, and he hurried to him, and
found him shot In the breast. DR.. j. t.
Clarke was summoned, but the young tel
low did not live twenty minutes, the ball
having passed through his heart.
Tuesday night a colOred porter in the en-
ploy OF Bowling d Eagle, Of this city, be-
ing intoxicated, fell from the top OF the
railroad stone bridge near the Lunatic Asy-
luna distance OF forty or fifty iceland
narrowly escaped with bis life. His head
was terribly cut and bruised, and his spine
hurt. He says be was intoxicated and lost
his balance while trying to cross the bridge.
DR.. A. VI. Fauntleroy, superintendent oil
the Western Lunatic Asylum, has been in
Nlltu ny tut ihi tdhb IlthtNhi anu N'l
rurpical Society TO deliver the annual adj
dress before that Association next spring.
Professor Malet, OF the University OF Nir-
einia, was the orator this year. DR.. Faun'
tleroy will probably accept the invitation,
which is quite 4 compliment to bis talents
and ability.
Ex.Lieulenant.G Governor J. l.. Marye and
wife are spending a short time here on a
visit to Joseph A. WaddelI, Esq, clerk OF
the Court OF Appeals.
The new Atlantic and Ohio Railroad Com
pany have sent some fine boring machinery
to Stribling Springs with which to test The
mineral deposits in the large tract OF PIG, OOC
acres which the company has purchased IN
that neighbOrhood. They will bore with an
auger five inches in diameter, and bring uT
specimens Of the strata from the depth OF
SovaraI hundred feet. PENN.