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WOOL. ETC. .

II. T. THOMPSON 4 CO.,
Nos 112, ia, 116, 1ls, and 10 Michigan street.
Among the time-honorcd names Of WOOL
dealers Is that of II. r. Thompson. Of tho
nb0ve-namcd firm, n veteran OF thirty years
In tho wool trnde, SINCE 1877 he tlas been
associated in the present firm with Mr. II. I.
Fry; Tho house does 7,,, = strictly commission.
TO nollo In the country. They keep con-
sta,lt'y on hand n full limo of sconred wool.
II. r. Thompson Ss Co. liayo handled IN the
llst year learly two million pounds Of
material, m Increase Of 50 per cent oyor tue
business Of 1870.
LEWIS 4 HOWARD
hayo been long and well known in eonnecr
tton with tte wool trade OF tlIts city. Mr.,
Lewis being ainong tho first to commence
the haid!lng OF tllis commodity @ hcre @ nearly W
tosnl amount OF wool handled in this niarkct
II, n year WIS far less than Is now lialhlled
BY their house nl0lln In q single week. Then
ar os tsa9S 5 wv Wseos SaGa Gsy Y.r9 yd q ns oo Se
INK igS, grown fartilor West. Nov it extends
into nenrly overy State and rerrltory be-
tween hero nll1 tho Pacific Gonst, md during
markot ma % a lartye 81 amount Of foreign WOOL.
Thrlr lorgely-incroasiny business requiring
mora room and butter facilities, they today
rennyo to their now quarters, Nos. l84 nIsd
1S1 Washington street.
L.. nu0uKSHEDtEn 4 CO.,
loented ut No. 100 jackson street, Chicago,
represent NIcssrs. William Hull u Co., pf
Philadelphia nllt Boston. Importers OF wool,
manufacturers OF sliodtllcs, and teulers in
thls lno iii America, md Is, OF course, their
representative house In Chicago. Their
Easter, md foreign trade for the past yeur
amounted to over n, 900 600.
c. II. cow.AN 4 CO.,
o07 East Klnzlo street, report a large trndo In
hides, flirs, tallow, alltl WOOL. Tho firm does
commission business, strictly, hides being
| Il prominent feature,
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street. whore they will find desirable goods
na1N CVuEECVIIS NWTEShIItl1s
EDDY, 1IAtkNEY 4 co.

EDDY, 1IA,.vEy co.
Tho place Of hust1less of this prominent
firri, manufacturers nf fur gOods and gloves,
stw s Tofsrf xoos i ss'fss e u.s. ~ 5s; 5 Ind ssps M o "
roo street, where they occupy the entire eight
fn0rs, eAcll with MI nron nj 40xlSQ feet,
These dimensions afford soma Idea OF wlint
,aFeii'tdlc their business as atta!Hc .rln3 a
TINT tito growth rnny bc said to border OIL tho
marvellous. Tits Is tho frnttaVe mot only
Of capital nts( energy, hut TINT Other essen.
ttal to commercial success. ", commercial
honor.
". II. FITCH 4 CO..
street. Their system OF short timo enables
them To make low prices and encourages
their patrons to purchase frequently, md
always have OH hand sensonabto goods.
MEMS FURNISHING GOODS.
WILSON NRorllEns, '.
Importers Atd jobbCrs. report m Important
lncrcnse lii this particular Industry. In their
determination TO supply tho best tho world
can produce one OF tho firm se,nt-anNually
visits tho European markets To purchase
gootls, course made necessary by their OK
tGi,siyc trade, md whfcl, enables thcnl to
make better prices than dealers who, with
out this enterprise, cannot buy direct from
tho manufacturers.
Tho building occupied by this grent job
hing house Is six floors, 50xl5o feet, at ll1,
liz, III. antl Ito State street, beng probably
the lArRcst building In the country devoted
to this Interest The entirc number Of fO0rs
Is devoted to their enormous manufacturing
and jobhfnE trnttc, no house [tl the land excel-
ling tlleni III tIls particular llno. Their fnclli-
ties for tla nannfncturc Of shirts, neck
wear, Gfc., are unsurpassed.
Inst srrinE Wilson Drothers made \ sltc-
cessfnf effort tn compete With the Eastern
i0bhers for tho tratlo OF fcnnsy!vnnln, West
Virginin, and Western New York. nnu tho
results wcfe flatterllg. Goods To largo
amounts were sold during the scnsnrl, md n
trade established which each year will no
doubt continue to pop,llarlzc this house In
the East.
And still their enterprise did not fa!tcr,
With persistence peculiar to Onr Western
merchants the trn.le was pushed still east
| ward tntll the fall, When n foothnld WIS OH
tained In the prIncipnL cities Of. New York,
business there will he vigorously prosecuted,
the prospects being very encouraging.
Arrangements hive been made With lead
tho supply for tho eonIng year, and the hilsl.
MS the Gulf a1m west into tho Territories.
With Ill Increase Of 1876 per cent upon tho
| jus,blnE business of lSi0 md the bright pros
| pccts fur tho future, these jobbors of lnct,'s
| furnishing gnotls reasonably expect tho
volume Of business of the coming ycar to far
surpass that Of tho past.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28
The New Liberalism.

Re-adjuster liberalism is interpreted by
its advocates to be an inveterate proscrip-
ton of every one who is not Re-adjuster.
1t is the liberalism of the Inquisition, the
rack and the thong. If Republican is a
better R e-adjuster than be is a Republican
he is a liberal. II a Democrat is better
Re-adiuster than he is a Democrat he is a
liberal il Readjuster is better Mahonite
than he is Re-adjuster he is a liberal, and
if all of them confess allegiance first, last
and all the time to the Boss. they are simon
pure liberals. Otherwise the ak is invoked,
the enginery of persecution and denuncia-
tion is let loose, and this new born liberal
ism manifests itself in universal havoc. If a
colored man bows to the Boss and does his
bidding, he is a liberal, but if he announces
that he is a Republican and that his first
political duty is to that party, then he is
Bourbon and must be prescribed and perse-
cuted. The Boss and the Me Toos' are to be
worshipped as the embodiment of liberal
ism-there must be none other. The Re-
publican party cannot be acceptedas liberal
unless it will own and accept the Boss as
the fountain source of Observation-Disclosures
der its own principles, cschew its own re-
cord and history, and confess that it never
knew liberalism until the B oss and the '.Me
Toos' defined it. Let the Boss and the ''Me
Toos" look out for the liberalism of the
Juggernaut.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28
me Too"

The result of the contest before the New
York Legislature, and the imperious de
mands of the BOSS" and ''Me Too should
prove lesson of wider influence than New
York State. We have the Boss and innu-
merable "Me Toos'' in Virginia. and the
same reckless disregard Of public feeling
and sentiment. ''Boss'' Malone and his
''Me Toos," Cameron, Lewis, Blair, Riddle
berger Paul and their like. should not for
get that there is a vast army of indepen-
dent voters in Virginia-that machine
trammels rest very lightly upon them, and
that where there is nothing but scramble
for spoils, the people will reserve the right.
to exercise their judgment in depos iting
their ballots. The lash of the Boss and the
.sMe Toos" has lost its terror, and the re-
suit will be shown that Bossism is no more
in favor in Virginia than it is in New York
The caucuses and the primaries may be ma
nipulated by the plots and plans of the ''Me
T0os" and the result reflected in Conven-
ton, but behind all this is the free thought.
free speech and free vote OF the people,
That will be reckoned in the final count at
the ballot box, and it will be a very disas-
trous count for Bossism in Virginia. The
Me Toos' will then learn lesson that will
lastthem for awhile.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28

We refer to the possibility of success. The
probability is very remote, for we have not
the least idea that the Re-adjusters will be
successful in the approaching contest, what
ever may be the policy of the Lynchburg
Convention. II it were possible to pack the
Convention with the strikers and retainers
of the numerous Federal office-holder5
which have allied themselves with that in
terest. and thus determine the action Of
that body, there are thousands of Republi-
cans in Virginia who would scorn the trea-
son and despise the traitors, and manifest
their resentment by either supporting an in
dependent Republican ticket or remaining
away from the polls on the day OF cleo
ton.
1t is well enough that there should be a
plain understanding of this matter, and
that those who are scheming for the control
of the Convention, be brought to knowl-
edge of the fact that they cannot bargain
away the free suffrage of the people whatever
may be their success in the arts Of the pol
| itican.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28
The Grain Interest

The current intelligence Of the condition
Of the wheat crop for 1881, is not as en-
couraging as it was expected it would be-
While the acreage is much larger than last
year, the average yield per acre has not
been as great, furnishing a less aggregate by
$4,000, 600 bushels than the product of last
year. 1t is stimated that there is remain
ing on hand so, 1000. 900 bushels of last year.
crop, and that this added to the yield of this
year, will constitute supply sufficient for
all foreign demand, especially, if the re-
ported favorable condition of the European
crops proves true. There is now consider
able excitement in the centres of the grain
trade in this country, and feversh feeling
prevailing. Whether this is the result of
speculative calculations, or of an actual ap-
prehension of largely dim inished yield,
cannot nov be determined, until the spring
wheat in the West is all gathered. OF
course the consumption must necessarily
be augmented from the increase of popula-
ton, and more particularly from the uni
versal activity in all business channels. La
Dor is in demand both 10 this country and
Europe, and when this is the case the con-
sumption of farm products is always in
creased. The yield of the cereals in Ger
many is not accounted large. while the
French harvests are understood to be good
Consequently lessened European demand
In grain may be looked for, and possible
increase n European product AT present
1t is only safe to say that the grain market
Is unsettled; that speculative feeling pre-
walls, and that there is no probability of
any decrease in presen. prices. The fol-
lowing table shows, indeed, that the reverse
may be the case, and that prices may adj
vance, at least, until there is better knowl-
edge of the American and European crops.
The difference in the price for future deliv-
cries between this year and last may be seen
from the statement below
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28
Gard from Col. Cameron.

Col W. E. Cameron, Re-adjuster candidate
for Governor, writes us card from Abingdon,
which will be found in another column. We
are gratifed to learn that his record has been
less offensive than We thought it was The
fact that the constitutional amendments.
which imposed the capitation tax restriction
on suffrage and enlarged the DISTINGUISHING
scope of the criminal law, were made party
measure and voted on as such by the Conserya-
tive party and he being one ofthe leading figures
in that party at the time, justified the conclu-
sion that he went with the machine Mr.. N
B. Meade, now prominent Re adiuster, was
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the
Conservative party, and editor of the Rich
mond Wing, at the time. That Committee had
charge of the canvass on that side of the
house, and sent out Autographed tickets, with
''for the amendments" printed on them. These
tickets were sent to the chairmen of the va
rious County Committees of the Conservative
party, and thence scattered to the various pre-
cincts as the regular Conservative ticket 1t
was voted as such and the amendments car
ried in that way. We know of but one prom
inent Conservative-now Democrat-wbo did
not vote it in this county-Capt. James Bum
gardner. Others there might be who did not
accept the cut-and-dried arrangement, but the
great mass of that party did-many of them
voting to disfranchise themselves.
We publish the card of Col Cameron cheer
fully, and are gratified that he has been af-
forded an opportunity to place his record cor
rectly before the people.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28
The Painful Suspense,

Never IN the history of this or any other
country, have the popular mind and heart been
placed under such an anxious strain as has
been experienced since Saturday last. The
painful suspense was even more intense, if
possible, than it was Immediately after the dds
tardly assault of the assassin upon the Presi-
dents life. The successive bulletins which
had encouraged the belief that the advantage
was with the patient in his brave struggle for
life, had inspired confidence in his final recov-
cry. The rude shock, which vibrated every
heart, that a frightful collapse had taken place
and that the issue of life and death was evenly
poised on Saturday, sent a fearful shudder
throughout christendom All the avenues Of
business felt the benumbing effect and thought
turned from the busy channels of everyday
occupation to anxious inquiry for the latest
intelligence from the Presidents sick chamber.
From that time to this, the condition OF the
President has been the controlling reflection
and sense of sadness and gloom pervaded
all conditions of society. Those in position
to gather the latest intelligence were stopped
at every door and every street corner to an
swer anxious inquiries, and listen to the sad
and mournful expression of men, women and
children.
The christian heroism of the President
patient resignation, and calm inquiry to know
the worst, as he was not "afraid to die" had
touched all hearts and won upon all affections
The consciousness seems to universally pre-
vail that to lose such man and such a char
acter, at this time, would be great nationa
calamity. Party feeling has been forgotten in
the sad apprehension of an impending peril
and with one common emotion the hearts OF
the people of the South have gone up in voice
less prayer for the Great Ruler ofthe Univers
to spare the life of the good and great MAI
who now lies PROSTATE in the capitol of thu
nation.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28
A Gard from Col. Cameron.

EDITORS OF THE VALLEY VIRGINIAN,
SIRs:-In your Issue of the 21st referring to
the Readjuster leaders, you say: Everyone
of them is recorded against the rights the
Constitution assures to the colored race. \
They supported the proposition to impose q
poll-tax restriction upon suffrage. They
advocated and supported the proposition to
change the criminal law 80 rs to enlarge its
disfranchislng scope, and to establish the whip
ping post, &c"
1t is only necessary for me to notice the
foregoing in so far as it applies to myself. am
not on record against any right the Constitu-
ton assures to any class of the citizens Of Vir-
ginia. did not support by voice or vote the
proposition to impose the poll-tax restriction
upon suffrage never advocated or support
ed the proposition to change the criminal law
so as to enlargeits DISTINGUISHING scope. To be
brief and explicit. I opposed and voted
against all the amendments to the State Con-
stitution because they were submitted to the
people as whole and included the above, to
me, Objectionable features.
never favored making the whipping post
political question; but during the two years
1 served as Mayor Of Petersburg previous to
the passage of the obligatory law in that re-
gard, I never imposed stripes as punishment
for petty larceny. The publication of this will
be only an act Of justice to yours,
Respectfully,
VIM. E. CAMERON.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28
Well Said.

The Baltimore American, of the Goth has the
following notice OF recent card of Mr.. ]. B.
Work, a member of the Republican State
Central Committee of Va.
Mr.. J. B. Work, of the Virginia Republican
State Executive Committee, having been &C
cused of weakening" in his advocacy of a
straIghtout ticket, sends to the Lynchburg
Wryinsan an emphatic denial OF the story, and
incidentally makes such sound and vigorous
argument against the proposed coalition with
the Readjusters that we cannot forbear to print
it. Says Mr.. Work:
"The Republican party has successfully es-
tablished the financial system of the govern
ment which is the pride of every American
it has withstood all the heresies of fiat money
and greenbackism it has restored prosperity
and confidence in business, and has admins
tered the laws without partially to any class
of citizens. To maintain this policy and these
principles, l favor the nomination ola straight
out ticket for governor, lieutenant governor
and attorney general; | favor nominating
'stralghtout' candidates for the legislature in
every county of this commonwealth, and
urge that Republicans sustain the nominees
by an aggressive canvass and by their united
votes, thus standing by their principles and
rights If there are any who doubt the wis
dom of this policy, let me say that in my
Judgment there is one ground, and one ground
only, for the Republicans of Virginia to stand
upOn-the credit of the State. The support
enlargement and improvement of the public
schools, the repeal of the capitation tax, the
whipping post, the petty larceny laws, will
sooner or later rest upon US as party. The
power of the State will not long be ours, if we
gain it by 'expediency'' or an alliance with
men or measures not able to bear the scrutiny
of the intelligence of the times"
Yes, and we may add that they will not de-
serve to retain it. The day that witnesses the
substitution of expedency for principle as the
controlling motive in the Republican party 81
Virginia will mark the beginning of its down
fall, just as surely as a similar abandonment Of
its faith by the national party would open the
way for the triumph OF the Democrats. Ideas,
not men, hold parties together, and the renun-
citation of ideas dissolves them. And this is as
it should be, for when the Republican party
recants its republicanism it will not be worth
saving.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28
The Lynchburg Convention.

We publish this morning statement from
Capt. A. A. Splitter, Secretary of the Repub-
lican State Executive Committee, as to trans
portation advantages to Lynchburg for dele
gates attending that assemblage. These ar
rangements were made through the Chairman
OF the Executive Committee-Gen. Wickham
with the various railroad companies named
By them the expense Of attending the Conven-
ton will be very much reduced, and place it
in the power of all the regularly Iappointed
delegates to epresent, which we hope will he
the case.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28
w NJ. u. CAMEH
Abingdon, Va, July oath, 1881.

Maj. A. D. Banks, at one time editor of the
Petersburg South-side Democrat, and subse-
quently of the Cincinnati Enquirer, died at
Old Point last week. He was a native of Vir-
ginia, we think of Orange county, and had
been prominently connected with the politics
of the South for many years. He was ge-
NAL, warm hearted gentleman.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28
President Garfield.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Iulv 9th 6 A M

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
July 9th, 8 A. M.
The President slept sweetly last night from
about 8 p. m. to five a. m., with but single
break of short duration at II p m. Since Z
this a. M. he has dozed quietly, awakening at
intervals. There have been no rigors He takes
his nourishment well and his general condi-
ton is improving.
He expresses himself as feeling better and
more rested. Pulse, "a; temperature, 50;
Respiration, 1S. ID. W. BLISS,
J. K. BARNES, Ro. REYBURN,
J. j. WOODWARD, j. III. AGNEw.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28

Hon. ]. Amber Smith has received cable
despatch from the attending physician upon
his father, DR.. E. H. Smith, United States
Consul at Naples, that he is much better, DR..
Smiths many friends in Virginia will be graf
flied to hear it.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-28
A ss1GNEE's SALE OF PERSONALITY.

ON SATURDAY THE 2SD DAY OF JULY, 1881,
at p M, In front Of the Court House In Staunton,
the undersigned will sell for cash to the highest bid
der the following chooses in action belonging to the
estate of Lewis Hartman, Bankrupt to wit:
lst, judgment rendered by the Hastings Court
for the city Of Staunton at It's June term 1876 In Ia
vor OF Echols, Bell and Catlett, attorneys, vs.. g.
Hirsh, NJ g. Hartman and Lewis Hartman for $765.86
the penalty Of . delivery bond TO be discharged by
the OF $38293 with interest from March 9Th 1875
and costs $SN, See Judgment Lien Docket County
Court clerks office, Book No. 4, page 432.
I'd, Judgment of the same court rendered at Its
September term, 1876 In favor of same plaintiffs VS.
same defendants for $769.46 the penalty Of deliv1
cry bond to be discharged by the sum Of 1891. "a
with interest from March g. 1876 and costs 1914.
See Judgment Lien Docket same office, Book A,
page 47A. fN a.t'ttFia
! Said judgments were both paid by Lewis Hartman
the security In each delivery bond, and now stand
for his benedt against the estate Of M g. Hartman.
decd, see LIST Reporter Commissioner Harrison in
the Merchants National Bank OF Baltimore &C. vs.
u. G. Hartman ct. ais. pending In the Circuit Court
OF Augusta County.
,f4s,s,,.,-.r, ]. E. GUY, Assignee Of
JunSO4t ~ L. Hartman, Bankrupt.
,,5tas INV ssi, PosTPoNEMEN.
The above sale is postponed till 70 M, SATURDAY,
AUGUST, 6, 1881. sat s4 u lti..tpia tfsil1 7
The purchaser purchasers Of the above tudg-
ments Will be entitled to ell the rights of said Lewis
Hartman Ass subrogee of NJ. g. Hartman Iusaler the
Original Judgments onwhich said delivery bonds
were gwen ~ ~ aHHaA J,E, GUY, Assignee
=
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SOL. sUPER-PHOsPHATE.
ANNOTATED sUPER-PHosPHATE,
DISSOLVED S. G. ROME.

TO FARMERS WHO MIX THEIR OWN FERTILE
ZERS ii
As agent for the manufacturers of chemicals and
other ingredients for Fertilizers, will state that
orders to me for anything in this line will have
prompt and careful attention. and as get goods OF
this kind in large lots, thereby saving largely in
freight, can supply these articles at lower prices
than the same can be had from Baltimore In guam
titles needed by the farmers.
AFULL STOCK KEPT IN STORE
of all the leading articles needed in the line such
Dissolved and Raw Bone, Dissolved and Raw s. @.
Phosphate, OIL of Vitrtol, Nitrogen, Sui
pilates Of Soda, Potash, Ammo
mia, Magnesta, Muriate
OF Potash, &C,
and be had any day called for after the fret Of
3t August.
FORMULAS for compromising and mixing various
grades Of and good Fertilizers ranging
from $1,000 to $500 per ton furnished free.
A6FARMERS will find 1t to their interest to exr
anime my goods before buying elsewhere, as have
the largest stock Of reliable goods in this line ever
offered on the Staunton market.
For further Information, call on --FH@
JAS. II. BLACKLEY,
.i4 ~ istA Opposite Passenger Depot,
1uly28-8t @. h .. Il. ".
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EXECUTIVE MANSION,
I,1l.r 90 10 % p MI

UUIy II, IN'uV 1 M J
The Presidents wound was dressed just
after the morning bulletin was issued. 1t looks
well, and the pus which is healthy in character
is discharging freely. Since then he has rest
ed quietly and takes his nourishment readily
and without gastric disturbance. At present
his pulse is 90; temperature, 9S.4; Respira-
ton, 18.
D. w. Bliss Ro. REYBURN.
j. X. BARNES, J. J. WOODWARD,
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EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Iulv OF & IN p M

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
July 81, $50 P M. :
The President is still resting quietly. He
has been able to takekmore nourishment to-
day than tor several days past, and up to the
present hour has had no febrile rise of temper
ature. His wound has just been dressed. 1t
looks well and has continued to discharge
healthy pus in sufficient quantities during the
day. His pulse is now 96; temperature, 9S.5,
respiration. 90.
ID. w. BLISS, j. z. BARNES,
J.J. WOODWARD, Ro. REYBURN.