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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-09-29

BY DIS j. G. and Y L. Alternately bu6 20
was shot to the death, and died at 2 O'Clock
IT The following is liz verdict OF the Cor
Oners. -.
JURY OF INQUEST:
state of Tenn, Rhea County.
An inquest held at Rhea Spring in
the county and State aforesaid on the 14th
day of Sept. 1882, before w. r. S. Thomp-
son. coroner of said county, upon the body
of Lowe Davis there lying dead, by the
Jurors whose names are hereuntO subscrlb-
ed, who. upon their Oaths, do say that the
deceased. Lowe Davis, came to his death
from pistol shot by the hands of his wife,
Mrs. Lowe DAVIS, on the evening OF the
18th Sept, 1882, at Rhea Springs, and are
of the opinion said shot was made willfully
and with the intent to kill the deceased.
From the Huntsville tAla.) Advocate.
The death of Nj. Davis occurred at
O'Clock Thursday morning the l4th inst.-
His stricken mother, accompanied by
Mich. DAVIS, Esq., did not reach the
Springs until some hours after he had ex-
PRED, owing 20 the failure to make con-
nection At Chattanooga. The body reached
the city Friday night, the funeral taking
place from the Church Of the Nativity
Saturday morning at II O'Clock. Mr..
Davis was conscious to the last. He had
just reached his majority, and entered up
on life strong i'll the bcuyancy of health
and hopes, and armed with talents which
gave promise of a brilliant future. But a
tragedy ''as deep. dark, and terrible as is
ever woven in the warp and wool Of life, !"
has Overtaken him. 10 those who best
know the sorrow and heart agony OF this
hour. won ds are vain, silence Is akin to
consolation.
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FALLING no PIECES.

Suppose you wtte to hear TOMORROW
morning that the gallant O'Ferrall ih the
7th District. the bold George Wise in the
Sd District-all nominated by regular
conventions, had been withdrawn and
other candidates substituted for them; and
that the Democrats were preparing to
withdraw John S. Barbour You would
think that the Democratic party in Vir-
ginia had given up the fight and gone to
everlasting smash, wouldn't you? Well.
that is just what the Mahonites have done
and where their chances of success have
gone. In the last week Winfield Scott, the
regular Coalition nominee for Congress in
in the Danville District, has been with
drawn, and the Boss has put in as forlorn
hope, William E. Sims. a late convert
whose defeat won't gather many mourners
from among the veterans. In the Norfolk
District he has withdrawn Judge Spald-
ing the regular nominee, and put up, for
Dezend0rf to slaughter, Harry Libby, and
in the Lynchburg District it is stated that
he is about to withdraw Capt. J. Fl. Rlves
and will substitute Gen. Wyatt M. Elliott s
scalp to grace Ran fuckers belt. There
is nice party for the people! The mem.
bers of 1T don't even have the privilege Of
voting for their own representatives to
Congress. The party dominates man
and the Boss removes him and substitutes
one of his own. We are looking every day
| for him to "withdraw" John Paul (whC
| those who read Fulksrson's letter in the
VIND1CAToR supplement to-day will fnG
has not always worked with the Boss IL
Establishment matters-but with Fulker
SON. and substitute some other victim.
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"DEAD, rs HEP"

:, Capt. Paul at New Hope, said John E.
Massey was dead. Now John, don't be
stupid. We were in your fix once and
wrote that Old Man Massey was dead
But since that writing the turbulent old
ghost had himself elected State Auditor,
and made party that carried Malone
and Riddleberger into the Senate.
Again we wrote that he was ''dead''
when he got out Of the Authorship, but
since that be has. with sharpness sur
passing even the Boss's Owp. organized a
rebellion in the Mahone party that has
shaken it to its centre and that keeps the
General busy in weekly withdrawing and
changing his congressional candidates. 1t
looks like the dead" Massey had
pulled out the linch.pin of the whole
shaky concern which is now careeninp
into the ditch.
Don't build your hopes on Old Man
Massey being dead" John, bnt thank
your stars that the District Jndgrship is
still waiting for you. Don't buther abnul
the Old Man bat take care of Yourself -
Your calling and election is in the hands
of his friends as sure as you live, and they
are not friends of yours.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-09-29

That political orphan, John Wise, the
product of queer political document, after
announcing that John E. Massey and John
M. Dawson are the candidates of no party
falls back on his certificate OF political
birth. It is legal document signed by
VIM. Malone for the party of the first
part, (Mahone men) and by somebody else
for the party of the second part 1.-THE Re
publicans,) stating that john S. Wise has
been selected to run for Congressman-at-
large. No convention of the people but a
certificate from two Chairmen. Alas! that
the son of Henry A. Wise should be reduc-
ed to the political perjury of certificate
signed by the Chairman of what the VAL
len Virginian which knows them we'll,
called sthe refuse Of the malignant Denaoc
racy,n and the Chairman of another party
of whom Mr. Wise himself last year
wrote as follows:
1.-THE great bulk OF the Republican party here
hitherto has been negroes A large portion Of the
white Republican vote in Virginia, hitherto, has
been made up of men aoho aoere not Republican,
from principle but as matter of trade and barter
men oithout character and influence dpostates 70,
the price of their apoStdcy; men in the community
who would starce acithout office. loho became
Republicans for office. and aolaose tenure of office
not only added no strength to their party, bu
brought it into disrepute and turned respectable
men alcay from it,
A certificate from the Chairmen of two
such parties as these ought not to get a
single vote, white or black. for the candi-
date who carries it.
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TRAITOR TO WHOg

The burden Of Auditor Aliens speech
Monday was "Poor old Massey. tho Trai-
tor" Poor, the old Parson certainly is.
and it is to that fact that Mr.. Allen owes
his riches, for his salary of $1,000 a year
would still be in ex-Auditor Massey's
rockets had he chosen to submit to the
boss and gone over to the Republican par
~. Traitor! To what? Is the ex-Audi.
for any more traitor to the Malone par
ty than the present Auditor is to the Dem
ocratie party. Auditor Massey left the
Malone party because he refused to 60
with it to the Republican party. and Is
now fighting it openly and fairly in the
field! Auditor Allen left the Democratic
party because it did not settle the debt to
his liking and is now fighting it openly
and fairly in the field. Is Massey any
more of party traitor than Allen? But
he organized conspiracy! Oh stuff! Con-
spiracy! Was his cooperating with Full
kerson, Newberry, Lybrook and other
prominent men any more conspiracy than
Allen cooperating with Paul, Frazier and
OVQoIS WuO u6v0 1OxU GAO A(OAAO@AooA~ ItsA"
ty. Is ex-Attorney General Field any
more of a .straitor' than the present At
torney General Blair. Is John E. Massey
moro of q sstraitor" than John S. Wise.
who, long after Massey was in the field
against the Democratic party on the debt
question, was still clinging to that party
and prominently named as it's candidate
for congress in the Richmond district.
Traitor to who? To Malone? Does Ma
hone osom the leading Readjusters of Vir-
GINA as personal property. All. we sus-
pect that is just the size of it. Massey
was true to REIMBURSEMENT but left Malone.
And then Auditor Allen wound his
speech up with an eloquent eulogy on free
thought, free speech and free political ac-
tion-a speech of which the bulk had been
the denuaciation Of man for leaving a
party, (whose special purpose Mr.. Allen
boosted had been accomplished,) because
of its Republican destination. Mr.. Allen
has fallen short Of comprehending the
drift Of the great question of freedom of
political action. as it is looked at in this
State. Virginians do want freedom OF
political action. They do not intend to
be pinned down to the Bourbon traditions
of any party and still less do they intend to
be chained to the Car of political boss
All parties in Virginia they are determin-
ed shall be free. Every man, Of any party.
white or black, shall be free to change his
party relations without prescription on
that account by his comrades, and with
out being bounded around the State by the
abusive henchmen Of petty boss as a
traitor. That is freedom OF political &C
ton and that is the only true freedom.
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1T WON'T DO GENERAL !

At the New Hope picnic, Friday, in
closing, Gen. Malone issued prophecy to
the audience that "the 18th Of November
would witness the completion of the liber-
alton of the people OF Virginia." meaning
thereby Malone victory. 1t won't do,
General; indeed il WON'T There are too
many Democrats in Augusta still wearing
hats and clothes won from Readjusters
who bet on your electoral ticket prophecy
of 1880, for them to take any more stock
in you as q seer. This is national election
like that one was, and you got badly beat
en- then and it looks too much like you are
going to be badly beaten again. This amt
Reimbursement this time: it is whether
Democrats or Republicans shall go to Con-
Qress. Your bulletins Of victory are un-
reliable in this sort of Eight. And you
see, if you withdraw two or three more can
didates there won't be any election at all.
and the fellows betting your way would just
be ruined.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-09-29
OUR COUNTY FAIR.

The Baldwin Aug Fair. as will be
seen by reference to our advertisements,
offers a very tempting bill of fare to the
good people of our county and our neigh
boring counties; for the influence of the
Association is felt beyond the limits Of
our county. The effort of the Directory
to make this the best exhibition in its his
tory will be crowned with success this
year, and as Augusta comes among the
first in the series of fairs held in our State,
we venture the prediction that the ribbons
won in the competition to which stock
and other articles will be subjected to here.
will be worn throughout the series. We
are led to this statement for two reasons;
we believe that most of the stock intended
and prepared for exhibition at the Lynch
burg and Virginia state Fairs will be
shown here first, and that the contest will
practically take place before our oavn COM
naittees, and because it has been the expe-
rience of the past, of which we may well
be proud, that the prize winners at the 3.
A. F. have generally been the successful
competitors all over the State. We said
that we expected most of the stock fitted
for exhibition in Virginia would be shown
first in Augusta, and we are indebted for
favoring circumstance to the time at
which our fair is held, and the courtesy
which the railroad companies have ex.
tended to our society-redueing the ex-
pepse to the minimum and practically en-
aiding exhibitors to attend without any
cost for transportation of stock or atten.
dance. kentucky and OHIO will take
Staunton in on their way to Richmond. and
Southwestern Virginia over the N. & w.
and S. V. r. Il. will be with us this time.
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ACALN AND STATE
MENT OF THE ISSUE.

Mr., VIM. Aevener, Of Highland, the
author Of the letter we give below. is a
man who stands high in the esteem OF
his own and the neighboring counties. and
that standing extends wherever he is
known. It was the weight Of the opin-
ions of such men as he on the subject of
Readjustment that carried that section
for it. In card published in his county
paper, the Highland Recorder, he gives bis
reasons for declining to be transferred
from the Readjuster to the Malone organ
ization, which are so clearly put, and 80
temperately stated, that we are sure they
will be read with respectful attention by
members Of both parties. The card is ad-
dressed ITO my friends in Highland coun-
ty,'' to whom Mr.. Hevener says:
It is perhaps necessary for me to give
some explanation OF my political status,
on account Of the position l occupied as
Chairman of the Executive Committee Of
the Readjuster organization for this coun
ty.
When I occupied the position it was
with no view of giving up my Democracy
but merely as local issue, to settle TIE
public debt question of Virginia. AS il.
known to everybody, in the first canvass
on this question, we had but a single
plank in our platform. The result of the
election is known, but in each succeeding
canvass new planks were added until now
they embrace the entire Republican plat
form, with the unqualified approval of
President Arthur's Administration and
High Protective Tariff thrown in. This
is think asking too much sacrifice of me
on national principles. Having been born
and raised Democrat, must unite with
my Democratic brethren upon the great
national issues involved in the approach
ing election, believing also as I do, that as
the question Of the public debt is settled
80 far as the people have any power or
control of the matter, there no longer ex
lists any necessity to keep up the organi-
zation of the Readjuster party, except it
be to handcuff us as Democrats, and hand
US over to the Republican party at the bid
ding Of few leaders who are enjoying the
loaves and fishes. 1 have no axe to
grind, nor favors to ask except in common
with my oppressed countrymen.
Let me In conclusion say to my Demo-
cratic Readjuster friends, that as the ques-
tion of settlement of the State debt has
passed into law and now out of your
reach, do not align yourselves with the
Republican party on national politics with.
out stopping to inquire of your future
destiny politically.
Very Respectfully,
VIM. HEVENER.
We have nowhere seen statement which
more clearly conveys to the mind the re-
Elections and reasoning of the Demo cratic.
Readjuster mind than this card of Mr..
Hevener.
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THE LIBERALIIY OF LIBERAL.
ISM

The New Hope announcement Of Capt.
John Paul that it is only needed to treat
the colored man fairly; the declaration of
Capt. John Wise at the same place about
protecting the rights of the same class, and
the declaration of Auditor Brown Allen
about the Republican vote that the Ma
hone party had already got it," would
have received far less applause from the
Republicans present if they had known
that these declarations come from men,
bers of party whose leaders have been
prominent in the support of every statu-
tory or constitutional restriction against
them, and would be prominent again, we
honestly believe, if political advancement
was to be gained by it. Our own memo
~ OF their relations 10 these restrictions
is reinforced by the following extract from
an editorial of our uelghbor, the valley
Virginian, WHEN the various party conven-
lions were about assembling last year to
nominate Governor. 1t said:
1T should be remembered that the harsh reuric
tive State legislation now complained of, is much
the W0 X OF the new leaders Oh tnlS HDeral move
nlent' as any others When we were fighting the
innovations upon the Constitution OF 1869 and de.
manding that the letter and the spirit of it should
be observed, we were as bitterly denounced by the
Rcadjuster leaders, as they are now by the Bourbons
One of the high priests in the present liberal more.
naent aoaS more responsible than any in the State
for the adoption of the amendments to the Ce7asitu
ton lohich impose price upon the ballot. as a
means of diSfranchiSing the c0lOred man. and the
changes in the criminal law infiicing stripes for
the most trivial offences and snarging the causes
Of disfranchisement. were supported by alfn0s
euery prominent eader Of this neao Daouenae7st.'
There is not statutory constitutional restric
ton on suffrage, or a harsh enactment upon the
statute book aohich aoas not supported by these lib
erdl leaders,
The italics are our own. These are the
Liberal leaders who now pirate SO loudly
about free ballot and freedom generally.
and who are using the colored vote for
their own ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
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Good for the Stonewall Brigade Band
If they said "a Thousand dollars a minute
would not pay them to play for John Wise
while he stood there and abused them and
their principles; they are just the right
sort of boys. By the bye the Stonewall
band is not a professional band, but an as
ISOLATION of private gentlemen of position
and influence in the community, who have
a perfect right to play or not play for
whom they please. Good for the Stone
wallis!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-09-29

A RENTING OF Two HOUSES AND LOTS
BY virtue Of a decree entered IN the chancerI
ca use OF tile Augusta National Bank vs. Lewis w.
Peace. i'll the Circuit Court Of Augusta County Vr
ginia We the undersigned, will lease at pubic auc
ton to The highest bidder in front Of the Cour
House in StaunNn,on
SaturdaY,. October 14th, 1882,
the two houses and lots owned by
Lewis W. Peac0s designated in the 4 .SI ~
plat of the city - Nos. Is and Is. Sst,mYYs4a3
The house and lot No Is IL now r. sESfSHs
cuped by Lewis w. Peace. 1t con- ME-
ssts Of a tw0:st0ry double frame tenement and a
quarter of an acre OF ground, mere or less
Lot No. rs contains quarter OF acre of ground
more or less. on which is O new twestOry frame
tenement. =
These lots adjoin each other and are situated On
the West side OF South Green Street. Staunton, Va
This property Is offered for rent for the shortest
period OF time not to exceed five years. for which it
will rens, that will bring sufficient to pay the debt
due from the defendant to the plaintiff in this sut
to wit &2.37 as OF New. lst $780, with intere st ON
1882 part thereof from that date until paid and all
the costs of suit upon the following terms:
Enough thereof cash in hand to pay the cost of suit
and the expense OF leasing and the residue thereof
in equal instruments without interest until maturity
payable at the expiration of year OF the tenan.
cy-seeured by bonds with approved personal Sc
curity and requiring Of the lessee covenant with
good personal security that he will keep the proper
ty in good repair and return the same in as good
repair as received save and except the usual wear
and tear
JAMES BUMGARDNER. Jr.,
Sep22 At Com MisSi0ners.
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John W. Daniel is going to vote for Mas
sey. Old Jube Early is going to vote for
Massey. Judge Lowell, late Chairman Of
the State Democratic Committee, is going
to vote for Massey. Absalom Koiner,
Chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee, is going to vote for Massey. Don't
you think you might do it If they can3
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-09-29

81 didn't vote for you. sir,' said John
Randolph of Roanoke, to an unpalatable
Democrat, who was thanking him for
having voted for him, II voted for the
Democratic party" Is there any Democrat
in Augusta who viii! hesitate to "vote for
the Democratic party in the struggle that
the Democratic Readjuster, John E. Mas
sey. is making to beat John .. Wise. who
is trying to beat the Democracy as the &C.
credited agent OF Republican Admins.
trationp
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-09-29

Good for Old Man Massey! John Paul
said at New Hope. that while he was ad-
vocatipg the Mozart Convention in caucus
before 1t was formed, John E. Massey was
opposing the movement for separate par
ty. Good for the Old Mani That won It
lose him any Democratic votes In Virgin
ia. Paul might have added. that when
the separate party was formed and they
tried to get Mr.. Massey into the Republi-
can party with them, he turned round
and kicked the whole machine to pieces.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-09-29

Three very extensive sales have just been
made in Southwest Virginia-the Hoitson
Salt Works for 81 100000; the Bertha Zinc
Works for $3.50, 900, and the Altoona Coal
Mines for $3.50, t0O-all to English and
Northern capitalists. In this Valley the
Columbia and Liberty furnaces in Shenan-
doah, we're sold to company last week
for 1921 900.
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sep29 St
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
Notice is hereby given that the Ju1es for 1882 will
be ready for collection AFTER OCTOBER 9th.
receive Il
LAND and all UNPAID LICENSE TAXES fer
tate COUNTY and school p%rposeS will also be
BURNETT and Jos. N RYAN, and all persons know
ing themselves indebted for such. will please come
prepared to paywand as objection is frequently
information OF such persons. reference is made to
Sec IL Of Chapter $780, Code Of 1873, and to Acts OF
are placed upon the same footing as are taxes. and
the Clerks al liable to line a, prosecution for the
placing in my hands Of improper Fee-bills
ALI taxes due from Beverley Manor District will
be received in my Office on Court House Alley, IN
Ter sR: ~ M GUY ''' WV
18th
Rtrerheads District-At Middlebrook on October
23rd and 24th; Newport on October 18th; Steeles
Tavern on October 2Sth; Greenvile on October 9th
and 28lh.
South Riuer District-At sherando on October
s0th; Waynesb0ro' on october 3lst and November
LIST; and Fishersville on Nov. End.
North River District-At Mt. Scion on November
Spring Hill on November 9Th
Pastures Dist7ict-At ChurchvilIe on November
18th at Deerfeld on November 14th at Buffalo Gap
on November 18TH; and Cralgsville on November
During the week in which the Baldwin Augusta
Fair occurs, beginning Monday, October l6th my
Office will be constantly open to receive Taxes iron,
all portions Of the county.
An persons falling to pay before December LIST
will be charged FIVE PER CENT additional
Alley from and after October 9th excepting l will
be absent with the Tickets of the different Districts
SAMUEL PAUL
County Treasurer
staunton, Va, Sept. Is, 1882 seps29 tdecl
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.,ALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

~
Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court of Au.
gusta county rendered the 18th day of June 1882
in the consolidated causes of Hess VS.. Taylor and
Rankin vs. same. we will sell at public auction, in
front Of the Cont House in Staunton, on
Monday, the 2sd day Of October, 1882.
a farm in Augusta county. near the .sa.Aeaeza
WoOleI Factory of j. 81. Rankin, XEss4&E -
containing 40 acres. now in the Oc- X4lE
cupancy OF ID. T. Taylor. s.
1EkMS-C Cash in hand to pay costs eksS9d6nnr
of suit and expenses of sale and the residue on a
credit Of one two and three years from day Of SALE
the purchaser giving bonds for the deferred install
ments bearing interest from date with approved
personal security and the title to be retained as u-
innate security.
MEADE F. WHITE,
j. M. QUARLES,
VIM PATRICK,
sep224t Commissioners
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-09-29

We are indebted to First Auditor, s.
Brown Allen, for copy of the Virginia
Revenue Laws for 1882. It is valuable
snd useful book.
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DUBLIC SALE OF A NICE HOUSE AND LOT
i NEAR STAUNTON.
Pursuant to decree Of the Circuit Court OF An
custa county, rendered on the 9Th day Of June
1889 in the cause of Powell & Blackley vs. N. o.
Keete we will sell at public auction in front of the
Court House in the city Of Staunton. on
Saturday., the ,30th day of September. 1882.
The house and lot about half a
Wasn ssst Of pks oa %Rsh 0n M H.
Keefe now resides, Containing one. ssas
half acre with nice house thereon Elesas.s
and ontbuildingS.
TERMS Cash III hand to pay costs of suit and
expenses of sale, and the residue credit Of one
two and three years from day Of sale. payable in
equal annual instruments, the purchaser giving
bonds with approved personal security for said de.
ferred instalments, bearing interest from day Of
sale, and title retained as ultimate security.
Sale at 4 P. M.
RIP, BELL,
WA HUDSON,
sept lids Commits.