Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10
Election for Delegates to Democratic Convention
Saturday May 28th,

In aecorda nee with notice hitherto publish
ed, a meeting of the Conservative County Com
mittee was held on last WEDNESDAY in the Of
flee of Sheffey & Bumgardner, at which the
Chairman of the Committee, Capt. Bumgard-
ner, jr., presided. and Alex. f. Robertson, Esq,
acted as Secretary. The following members OF
the committee were present.
Maj. M. Hanger, Maj. Absolam Koiner, John
81. Crawford, A. b. Lightner, VIM. F. Smith
VIM. II. Gamble, w. A. Burke and Alex. F.
Robertson.
the Wards of the city, and the Districts Of
the County are entitled to the following num-
Der of delegates: LIST Ward, 2 delegates, End
Ward, 2 delegates, Beverly Manor 8. Pastures 2
North Rivers Middle River 8. South River g.
Riverheads 8.
The primary meetings for the election fdele-
gates to the State Convention will be held on
Saturday, the 18th of May. The hour of meet.
in the country is 2 o'clock p M, and in the
Wards of the city at o'clock, p. N. The cleo
lions will be held at the following places =
Pastures, at Churchville; Beverly Manor, at
Court House; North River, at Mt Scion; Mid
die River. at New Hope; South River. at
WaynesbOrO; Riverheads, at Greenv1lle; LIST
Ward, at Court house; I'd Ward, at Mayors
Office.
At these meetings, members for new coun-
ty committee can be elected.
We hope the voters will turn out and elect
good delegates. The meeting of the next Con-
vention Is very important one. and the voters
should see it that the very best men are sent as
delegates to represent them. The people should
take sufficient interest to act for themselves,
and not to trust to a few to act for them, We
therefore hope that the primary meetings will
be well attended and that wise selections of
delegates will be made.
We have the Edinburgh Review for April
from the LEONARD SCOTT FURNISHING Co., Al
Barclay St, N. Y. The article on 1.-THE Remi-
niscences of Thomas Carlyle" well repays Pc
rusal. In his early days Carlyle was closely
connected with this Review; and this notice
of the ere "reminiscences" is written in kindly
but discriminating spirit. OF the other articles
we note The Song of Roland" which gives q
into English for the first time, with quotations
and a brief analysis of the story. There is a
very interesting paper, Darwin on the Move
ments of Plants" containing description of
the method of observation, and some OF the
results obtained which go to favor the theory
Of an analogy between the power of movement
Ia plants and the motor power of animals
River Floods gives statistics of damage done
by floods in England. The subject is of pain
full interest here; and the suggestions for their
prevention or mitigation may be profitable in
the West.
Other articles are 1.-THE Pellagra in Italy,
singular malady which affiicts the popula-
ton of certain provinces of Italy; .'Schlie-
mann's Ilios," which closely scrutinizes that
discoveries Homeric theories; and Egypt
Bound AID Unbound" which reviews the main
facts which led to the establishment of the
prevailing system of government, and also
gives long account of the financial history Of
Egypt.
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b1rgh Revieso, Westminster, and British Quar-
terly Reviews, and Blacka0ood's Magazine. Price,
"a year for any one, or only SIS for all, and the
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