The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-11-30
" aynesboro Items.

Ostset-Since the close of the late exciting
campaign on the evening of the 18th inst, and
the putting to rest the anxiety manifested On
both sides tor couple of days after, every
thing hereabouts has settled down into the
uuietness almost of the grave. Occasionally
YOU hear some OF the other party express
some visionary project that their leaders
ought to carry out before The next Congress
to prevent the gallant captain of the 7th dis
trict from taking his seat, and perhaps some
other equally as visionary to unseat our Con
gresham from the State at large. But these
projects are only the creations of brains that
have collapsed into semi-imbecile condition
after being strained and oyerworked in in
venting their discreditable schemes during
the campaign to turn the tide in their favor.
Their disappointment in not securing again
the entire control of affairs in Congress is
CALLING to them indeed. and as sOace they
Dromlse themselves a Democratic President
| in 1884. They bet high on old Ben for their
leader ID the presidential canvass, but by that
time it would not surprise us If The people OF
these United States would take notion to
again try aRepublican President for four more
years.
The little game of contest" that the
Bourbon leaders was inaugurating in this dis
trict TO disturb Capt Paul, in his honorably
acquired seat in the next Congress, having
been soingeniously and cleverly blufied by OUR
gallant County Chairman Craig, in his protest
before the Board OF County Canvassers, has
called down on his devoted head curses both
loud and deep. 1t was as bomb-shell thrown
into the camp of slumbering enemy. They
were aroused from their selt-supposed secu-
rity to find themselves hanked and their last
defense in the hands OF their opponents. As
heard one Bourbon say to another, one day
last week, tell you, Capt., Bill Craig is a lit
tie too smart for some OF our party who thank
themselves smart. He has beat Meade White
and all the rest of our skirmishers, and
think it Is about time we would acknowledge
we are fairly beaten at the polls, as well as at
our own game" The Bourbon Captain did
not acuuiesce in words, but bis looks were
those oil man who had been beaten and that
badly.
The fight the Readjusters made at these
nols reflects credit on those who had the
management OF atfaifs in this precinct and vi
cinity. With the most overwhelming odds to
contend against, both in numbers and work
ers and monied influence, yet did weincrease
the vote at this precinct alone over 50 per
cent. of what it was before, while the Bour-
bons made only an increase OF 10 or 20 per
cent. But enough OF this at present.
In Prospective. -From all outward indlca-
TORS and the many and hurried visits to dry
goods stores, and the close and frequent exam
nations Of stocks of lace and gmps, we have
IL in our mind that before another new moon
one of WayresbOro's farest and most attrac-
tive daughters will grace the bridal costume
If it is the one we conf cture, never man in
this borough led To the altar more amia-
BE of the fair sex. In all those high and no.
BILE qualities that can be found only adjoining