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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

Here is an extract from a Coalition
meeting in Lynchburg which we wish
every Democrat in Staunton to read. The
Coalitionists in that city. as they are in
this, are largely in the minority. The
meeting was to agree upon candidates for
such of the city offices as they thought
there was chance of carrying. 1t was
presided over by Daniel Norvell, negro,
with D. G. Richards. white, as secretary,
and two names were before it for Mayor
Bailey and Scruggs. the latter having al
ready been recommended for the nomina-
ton by committee. The debate was Oh
which man could bring most votes from
the white men to the negroes and here is
the view of two Of the speakers as repor-
ted in the Lynchburg Virgiaion:
VIM. Merchant said he would have t.
bolt the decision of the csmmititf; Bailey
claimed that he could bring oiU White
men to vote with the negroes. TINS was
not so, as every one knew, and ocrnsgs
would poll two white votes 10 Bailey :
one.
Col. (?) Chambers endorsed Bail :; thr'.
or four hundred white votes would tIr
him. Bailey would not GU IL the pr ulA
nv; il the white line can be broken Bale.
was sure of election.
Now isn't that about he real state O.
the case? The hope of the Coalition, whe'
in the minority, rests solely on the mei
who will mot 60 into the primary ant
can bring a certain number of ''Ui,ite men
to vote aoith the a.egroes." To vote witt
the negroes ~ What mission that is fo'
man to leave bis Democratic comrades
to performl"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

down there. He made the new Court Of
meals and said if he could not get his
siate we shouldn It elect any body. lvoted
for the caucus court because couldn't get
ANYTHING better. I did not go back into
the caucus because Gen. Malone said
should not, and you know am too good a
soldier to disobey orders. Ivoted with my
party un1il ~ "eno "Aone' anu onon l
'sbolted.'.
GAS for Massey. he was turned out be-
c.use he was too honest! They we're afraid
~ the skeletons of the last session if he
"t @Instinct always taught me that Malone
u.s a scoundrel Voice "Hurrah for Ma
hone!ol After defeat at the hands of the
English bondholders in his railroad man.
agement, he cast about him and finally
ioined the Readjuster party to gain place
and power, and for no other reason. He
succeeded, and he has made more money
ont of the public debt than anyone else.
Now. be is the most agreeable man in the
world. and can advocate men for one
position at once, finally give it to somebody
else. and leave everybody pleased. have
never loved him because [ saw tyrant in
him. and I would spill the last drop of
blood in my veins in defence of my liber-
ties and those of my country. [ was one
of the "Committee of Nine''-to divide out
fine spOlS-and when we commenced WORK
vas as bIood-uhirsty as anybody. We left
! Mr.. Fauntleroy in the Office of Secretary
of the Commonwealth, but the next night
Duff Green called the Committee together
and said. ELAN is as mad as bell about
FagntleIoy's retention, and he must have
the placer' So Fauntleroy's head came off
! for Elan and then the old man came
bawling around like calf that was wean-
ed too soon. Elan was no sooner warm in
his seat before he demanded through the
| JVhiq the head of Massey.
"a clear conscience and good name [
value better than all the gold of Malone,
And would not sell my vote to him, nor
| follow him after the accidental President
| whose skin is dyed in the blood Of his
assassinated predecessor.
! Now l have to close for / am hungry
and know you are. want to say here
that will follow the courts of my senator
| ial district and I will meet any of them
| from Malone down to the low est and
meanest lick-spttle in the party. l I'M
derstand Dave Bailey, "the bull dog OF the
southwest" wants to meet me. l wish
he would.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

The insurrection against Boss Cameron
in Pennsylvania promises to be as fatal as
the instruction against Boss Malone, his
partner, in Virginia. Cameron obtained
control of the State Republican Cenven-
ton at Harrisburg last week, and the In
dependents led by U. S. Senator, Mitchell
propose to break him up in the election
An Independent Republican State Con-
vention Is called to meet at Harrisburg to.
morrow, and Senator Mitchell sends the
following telegram:
Haj. Geo. N. Nerrick, Wellsboro, Pa,:
Right is mighty and ever triumphant. /
have done all for peace, but war is lnevlta-
bic. not upon men but upon candidates who
have dashed them selves to an unrighteous
cause to curry the favor of bessism. ma
chineism, and the use of the spoils system
to bolster up stalwart usurpa:ion. | am
against this everywhere and forever. 1t is
aiplaln, patriotic duty to put down this
stalwart oligarchy at any cost, that true
republicanism and the republic itself may
live and thrive. Organize! Organize Work
and fight to the end.
TSigned) JOHN I. MITCHELL.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

A VIRGINIA PROFESSOR IN LOUISIANA
The numerous friends Of Col. William
Preston Johnston, formerly professor of
Washing ton and Lee University, will be
gratiaed to hear of his marked success as
President of the Louisiana State Univer-
sity and Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege. located at Baton Rouge. When Col.
Johnston took charge of the University,
November, 1880, there were only thirty
eight students present, and only sixty-nine
matricuIated during that session. During
the present year 1853 cadets have matrlcu-
lated, and of these $50 are now present
who are prosecuting their respective stud
les with energy and credit
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

There are few of US who were fortu.
nate enough to make the acquaintance OF
that genial Irishman, jerome Collins. the
specialist of the New York Herald, when
he came to Stauntcn to prepare for his ex-
ploration of the Luray Caverns year ago
who will not regret to learn that he was
found lying dead with DeLong and
the rest of his Arctic explorers. He was
a year ago we think. the head Of the
Herald weather bureau, and was the me-
teorologist of the belong expedition.
Another of the victims was DR.. j. NJ. Mar
shall Amber of the U. s. Navy, native
of Fauquier and graduate of Washing
ton and Lee University. The saddest
part of the story is the fact that after the
wreck of the Jeanette and during their
painful land match in search of an iphab-
tied country they passed within mile or
two of several populous villages without
knowing of the proximity Of aid. The party
of eleven we're found lying together dead
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

HEROIC TREATMENT APPLIED TO
HORSES. Tuesday last Mr.. G. B.
Hood effected remarkable cure on a
horse which was brought to his stable,
suffering with severe case of collie. The
animal was lying on the ground, and, to
all appearances, in the last agonies. The
remedy he used is SO simple that it will
be well for those who keep horses to
remember it. The horses loins were sat-
urated with alcohol and match applied.
In five minutes he was standing up in his
stall eating and has not been troubled
since. Mr. Hood says this remedy never
falls Culpeper Exponent.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19
FAIR PRIMARY.

We havs to thank the Conservative
Democratic Committee of Staunton for q
plan fof primary election Of the fairness
of which no man who has the slightest
idea of voting with the Democracy can
complain. OF course there are always
few worthy but crotchety men in party
whom nothing will suit, but We hardly think
the most perverss can complain OF the far
ness Of the present plan. We think We under
stand all about this cry Of ring" control,
we ought to; the Democracy of Virginia
has for some time been fighting the worst
''ring" party, with caucus attachment,
that ever afflicted a free people, and il We
thought for one moment that this prima
ry, tho inception and execution of which
we are familiar with, were intended or
would be perverted to crush or elect any one
man or set of men in our party we should
resist it to the last. This is no new thing
for the VIND1CAToR to say. Two years
ago when numerous Democrats we're run
ming for all the Offices, and after all the
candidates were announced, . proposition
was made to call primary. We
promptly refused to countenancs any such
movement or lend the aid of this paper to
it. We said then as We say now that We
will never consent to the use of the ma
chinery of party organization to crush
out any of its members. The proposition
for primary at that hour was an unfair
one to the men who were in the field. That
at primaries, as at elections. some candi-
dates are elected and some defeated is ow-
ing to their popularity or unpopularity. but
it is something that ''ring" cannot effect
any better at a primary than it can any
where else. The Staunton primaries have
been characterized bya fuller polling Of
the Conservative vote than, We believe,
any other city in Virginia gives, and their
decisions may be considered ~ almost in
fallible Indications Of the men most desir-
ed for Office by the S63 Democratic voters
of the city.
We would especially urge upon every
Democrat who has preference for city
officers to be sure and cypress 1t at the Pri-
mary. 1t is duty We owe to our city az
we'll as to the men we think best fitted to
conduct its affairs. 1t is no justification
to ma who neglects the opportunity Of
effectively expressing his views to set up
the cry that "ring'' has defeated his
friend. You are the "ring' that defeats
him by staying at home and not going up
to his support. We urge this especially.
because from the general and hearty feel
ing among the Democrats of Stanton the
vote at the Primary will be large and the
successful candidates will all receive large
votes. Your man, whoever he is, must
not have small vote.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

On the first page of this paper we pub
nsh Prof. Tyndall's condensation of Prof.
Koch's remarkable discoveries regarding
the infectious character of that dread dis
ease, consumption. Similar experiments
to those of DR.. Koch, made, we believe,
by Prof Klebs, established the fact that the
disease which has been known as Scrofula
is caused by the same parasite in the
human body that causes consumption
The London Medical Neeos thinks that
these facts "may be the solution of the
problem so long regarded as insoluble-
the cure of consumption" and possibly,
as in small pox, incubation may be a sue
cessful mode of prevention.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

Last week We noticed the fact that Gen.
Chalmers (Democrat), of Mississippi, was
ousted from his seat in the House of Rep
resentAtives, and a negro named LyncL
seated in his place. We had not then Cal e
fully examined the evidence in the case, but
from what we had read, it appeared to US
that the strongest point against Chalmers
was that he purported to have been elect
ed in district overwhelmingly Republi-
can. The Democrats of the House proba
bly, looked at it this way, for while refus-
ing to vote to unseat him, they also re-
fused to fllibuster to prevent bis being un-
seated. The district from which Chal-
mers was alleged to be elected has, under
the redistrictlng of Mississippi, been cut in
twain, and Gen. Chalmers residence is IN
district Republican by several thousand,
and his negro competitors residence Is now
in strongly Democratic district. General
Chalmers went straight home after his
unseating and published card boiling
the Democratic party. and announcing
himself as an Administration" candidate
Tor congress ITOUl Gno dlStIlcG HoW repre-
sented by Mr.. Manning (Democrat). This
is the sort of statesmen that the admin
istration" gets in the Southern States.
Give them Office, and they are with the De-
mocracy-fail to give it, or make them dis
gorge that they have unfairly gotten, and
they are with the Administration" In
the case Of Chalmers, he was described by
the Republican press of the North as a
fiend who had by the shotgun policy OBJ
tanned the return from his district. We
suppose now they will call him Liberal
statesman of broad national views. He
is neither the one nor the other. but sim
ply politician without political convic-
tions of any kind.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

The Court of Appeals bill that passed
the U. s. Senate Friday will not be with
out considerable effect in Virginia. This
circuit is composed of the States of Vir-
ginia, Maryland, West Virginia, North
Carolina and South Carolina. AS the
court will sit at Richmond its clerk will
probably be appointed from that city, and
it seems to be conceded that one of the two
new judges to be appointed will be Judge
Hughes, now Of the District Court. The
salary of the position is $4,000 per annum.
Though the bill has not yet passed the
House of Representatives, the names of
gentlemen to fill Judge Hughes's present
place, in case he is promoted, are already
in print, and among them are those Of Cap
tain John S. Wise, Judge-elect L. l.. Lewis,
Judge Willoughby and S. F. Beach-the
two last being from Alexandria.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

On the 18th inst, the first anniversary
of the death of Caroline Rlchings Bernard
the Mozart orchestra of Richmond went
out to her grave at Hollywood and render
cd appI opriate musical selections.
Mrs. Arnold, the only sister of Stone
wall Jackson, still lives at Beverly, West
Virginia. A Vermont paper asserts that
she was Unionist during the entire war,
but proud, as she ought to be, of her
brother.
Professor Stone, of Cincinnati, has been
selected for the astronomical professorship
in the University OF Virginia, and Mr..
the University with grand telescope, has
confirmed the appointment in pursuance
of an agreement with the alumni aSsocia-
ten.
Mrs, Margaret Head. wife Of Rev. DR..
Nelson Head, died very suddenly at her
home In Leesburg, Va, Oh Sunday week.
Wyatt M. Elliott. Jr., recently appoin-
ted Assistant Postmaster at LyDchburg,
died OF typhOid-pneumonia last Sunday at
the home of his father, Gen. Elliott, in
Appomattox.
H. W. Gleason, of Williamson's, a
freight conductor ON the Rich mond u AL
ley hany Railroad, was killed at Lynchburg
Saturday night by being run over by
train.
The most horribls cruelty recorded is
that of Maria Bruce. colored, of Kappa
hammock county, Va, who on Saturday
last tied her husbands child, by former
wife, to the floor and pouring coal oil on it
burned it to death.
The suicide of D. E. Ards in Louisville,
was preceded by solitary religious ser
vice. He sang hymn, read a passage of
Scripture, and made few remarks In ex-
tenuation Of what he was about to do
These were found fully written OUT.
Nursing mothers gain strength by using
Browns Iron Bittters. 1t acts like q
charm in restoring to health and strength
pverstrained nature.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19
James Wick, the famous scotsman of
Rochester, N. Y, is dead.

James Wick, the famous scotsman of
Rochester, N. Y, is dead.
Gilbert s. Meem sold IS Cine cattle to
Mr.. W. Windle of Edinburg, for 81 cents
per hundred pounds gross
The sum of SIS was all that Auditor S.
Brown Allen had to pay the Police Justice
for the privilege Of clubbing Auditor Dy-
son.
Seven negroes are down with the small
pex in Lynchburg.
The Judge of Montgomery county has
refused to grant any liquor license.
The Presbytery wouldn't allow the call
of the church at Chatham, Va, for Rev.
Thornton Wilson as their pastor, because
they hadn' paid their former pastor his
salary being $500 in debt to him.
Knight Of Lexington, celebrated fine
horse, has been presented to Col. Geo. L..
Peyton, of the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs, by Mr.. George Grant.
Cyrus Fl. Mccormick has just recovered
verdict for $4,000 damages against the
Pennsylvania Railroad for property lost
twenty years ago.
A cargo of potatoes and turnips from
Londonderry, Ireland, was received at
Baltimore this week in excellent condi-
ton
Paralytic strokes, heart disease, and kid
ney affections, prevented by the use of
Brown s Iron Bitters.
Senator Mahone's bill providing for pub
lie E,1jiSipr a r mi nr hnrO
and Abingdon, calls for $50, 900 for each
place.
Both Guiteau and Sergeant Mason have
been refused new trials and the former
will be executed in June.
Last week Col John G. Watts, of Taze-
well, U. s. Marshall for the Western dis
Grict of Virginia, sold to Capt. J. H. Raj
ston, of Rockingham, 100 head of cattle
to be delivered in October, and to weigh
], 100 pounds each, at a cents gross. These
cattle are now two years old.
To a San Francisco gentleman who is
collecting autographs for the benefit of
the proposed Union Veterans Home in
that city, Jefferson Davis recently wrote:
''You are not mistaken in supposlhg L
would syfnpathiZe with an effort to pro-
vide for veteran soldiers, who. having
served their country in its need, have
come to need their country's SERVICE"
Five new Bishops were elected by the
General Conference of the M. E. Church,
South, at Nashville, Tuesday, as follows:
Rev. c. Cranberry, a professor in the
Vanderbilt University, but delegate from
the Virginia Conferences; Rev. Atticus e..
Haygcod, of Georgia; Rev. r.. K. Har--
grove, of Tennessee: Rev. L. Parker, of
New Orleans, and Rev. A. W. Wilson, Of
MarylaGd.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

The fact that a Democrat refuses to act
with his party organization, or arrays him
self in independence against it does not
prove that he may not be q good Demo-
crat. Only the contrary, it shows conclps
sively that he is still as good Democrat
as VIM. Malone, or II. Fl. Riddleberger.
or John Paul and other good Democrat"
who indulge in the same noble indepen-
dsaoe of rings and caucuses, scorsing to
be s.dietated to-"
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is the programme of the Coalition

This is the programme of the Coalition
lists when in a minority at City elections
We copy it from the Richmond Wing of
Wednesday, referring to the City election
there:
"While no Readjuster ticket is TO be run
for the city offices by this Readjuster party
the held is left open to independents, and
every Readjuster is free TO take advan-
tage IF the situation as occasion may offe1
to put his vote where it may do the most
good"
All their hope is pinned to ''Independ-
ents," and the resulting opportunity tc
take advantage of the situation"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

The improvement in the Baltimore Day
lover its predecessor, the Gazette) is so
marked as to excite our admiration. Its
daily is full of enterprise and spirit and its
Sunday edition is not excelled in the
Union. 1t is newspaper thoroughly
'heeled'' in every respect.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE,

Belonging to the estate of the late Thomas K. Men
efee, in the county of Augusta, Va, and
Summers county, W. Va.
By virtue Of decree of the Circuit
Court of Augusta county, Virginia, sA&Tss ySsSssYA
REL REL dered at the the June term, s.
Admir-, sc. I. X. Menefee's wild essssas4gI
and Devsees, we will offer for sale at public auc
Staunton, on
Saturday, the 10th day of May, 1882.
the following property
Lot No. /, On Southeast side of Menefee street,
adjoining tie farm of Mrs. Menefee, fronting on
that street. about rs feet, with depth OF about $50
| feet with good FRAME HOUSE thereon, containing
Lot No 2adjoins lot No l, fronting about = feet
on Menefee street and running back about 100 feet
Lot No g. Fronting about 100 feet on the North
west side of Menefee street, and running back
about $50 feet-has on it good Frame House with
Lot No 4 fronting on Menefee street about 100
feet by about $50 Deep Joins Lot No 8 an
Lot No fronting Oh Menefee street ABOUT loo
Lot No 6, fronting on Menefee and Halle streets,
W" Lots No. 1s s and have houses With ali
| onthouses thereon and are In good repair
o ba EG o IN e %
suburb of the city known as West End, where prop
erty is constantly increasing in value.
Smith and Elder, on the c. & OR. W., in the western
suburbs of the city Of staunten:
mers county, West Va This property is immedi-
| ateIy on the Chesapeake and Ohio R, H. near the
| Junction of Greenbrier aud New Rivers, is finely
tihered, making it one Of the best tracts for lum-
| Der in that section of the country
No H. Lots No 10, Il, l6 and Il, on the W, western
| ed Jointly by Menifee and Mcmahon the abo We be-
ing the part ASST gned to Menifees estate by Gem
missoners in the cause of Menifee's Admir-. VS..
| Green ct al. in which cause the plat be seen.
Plats of the above property with full particulars
| can be seen at the office of Hudson u Patrick,
Staunton, Va, and W: j. Hunter will show the
| property to those wishing to examine.
TERMs.-Cash in hand to pay the costs of sale and
ing interest from the day of SALE bonds with approx
ed personal security to be taken from the purchaser
and the title be retained ultimate security for
! the purchase money,
| Sale at o'clock.
| JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR,
| w, A. HUDSON,
w. J. HUNTER,
| apr21 tbs Commissioners
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

The Chinese are running the printers at
San Francisco by setting up ao!umn of
English type, 20a by 81 inches, Tor seventy
Eve cents column. They haye already
secured two papers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

The Richmond WhiQ announces that
that Capt john S. Wise will meet Senator
Newbprry at Bland e. Fl next Monday,
and predicts that Newberry will ''be skin
ned to furnish a Keadjuster holiday" We
think we ste johnnie ''skinning'' old man
Newberry now.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-19

Messrs Carter Berkeley, Adolph Loeb, R M Guy, F
M Young Alex Hart, j Graham G Richard
son, S Ii Henkel, John Fallon, Chas Grattan, F
Eakle, Jas H Skinner, VIM. Chapman, G M Bodel
and others:
Genzenen:-Sensible of the honor you have con
ferred, and at the solicitations ofaany other friends
and feeling that have no right to refuse your re-
quest, therefore announce myself candidate fol
the City Council subject to thedecision of the Demo
cratic Primary Election to be held Tuesday, the
23d proximo. Respectfully,
W. l.. BUMGARDNER.
Staunton, Va, May 18th. 1892.
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GALE OF A VALUABLE FARM.

GALE OF A VALUABLE FARM.
By virtue of decree rendered in the chancery
causes Of Baylor, Trustee VS.. Houseman &C., and
HOuseman VS.. HouSeMan in the Circuit Court OF
Augusta county, we, the undersigned will sell on
Monday, the I'D dau of May, 1882.
County court day. at public auction to the highest
bidder, in front of the Court House in Staunton,
Va. that very valuable and highly improved farm
now owned by j. w. Houseman. containing 1861
acres
This property is situated five miles North west of
Staunton on the Morris Mill read, adjoining the
farms Of George A. Eanger, John Myers. Jno. Cook
and others.
There is large comfortable two
story brick house containing eight . TSN-N,
basement, and all other necessary NE I!da EsIg6M
out-budings on said farm This @fAll7i9zs-zaszs-
land is of first rate quality about 200 acres thereof
in cultivation and the balance well timbered fences
in good condition. This property is in a good
neighborhood and convenient to churches schools,
SC.
This property is offered upon the following terms
For the sum OF $3,9l9 IS; the sum of $339,22 part
thereof cash in hand, and the residue of said sum
payable in one, two and three equal annual install
ments from day of Sale and the purchaser execu
ting bonds therefor with approved personal security
bearing interest from the 9th day of December
1881 and retaining the legal title ultimate securi
ty. The foregoing terms is the price of an Upset
bid made on said property.
P. A. BAYLOR,
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.,
apr2S 1t Commissioners.