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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-06-24

Car load Bailed Hay for sale by T..
G. JANNEY. m27 It.
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THE city officers will move into
the new city building next week.
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Farmers.

COOPER has the best harvest whis-
ky in town. Give i'm call lie will
treat you right ml72t.
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TIE army worm is doing consid-
cradle damage on the farm of Mr.. j.
t. Janney, near this place. 1t is
moving north and the farmers of
that section ought to combine to-
gether, set a day and ditch against
the advance of the pest. Something
ought to be done at once to cheek
their advance and destroy them.
Every farmer. is interested, and
ought to unite in an organization
for that purpose.
REV. GEORGE V. LEIGH, of this
place, will preach in the M, E.
Church at Hedgesville, tomorrow
Sunday at 1890 A. NJ, All are
invited.
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TRY DEEP ROCK WAITER
At baker,

SUMMER HATS in endless variety
for gentlemen, boys and children.
cheaper than eyeg Il GETTINGER Is
HOKES.
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Farmers,
sssbId Reliable

RANKIN, the photographer, has
the advantage Of a second story, thus
hayinga better light, is sky and side
lights not being ovtrshadowed by any
neighboring buildings jill If
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Very Respectfully,
JOHN. +. KELLER.
Martinsburg w. Va
nrk,. ST iIU Ri

No. 2 Burke st. jl0 81.
Later still. Those contemplating
buying Binding Harvesters this season,
ask to come and SEQ me before max
ing your selection, as have something
OF vital importance for you to see.
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Soaps !! soaps +!

Soapine and Scourine,
BURKHART & co.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
Valuable Grazing and Farming Lands,
IN GREENBRIER COUNTY, W. VA.

Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court OF
0reenbrier county, rendered at the April term.
1882, in suit in chancery therein pending be-
tween n. r. Beard, plaintiff, and Matthew Ar
buckle and others, defendants. the undersigned
commissioner, appointed for the purpose, will
resell at public auction, to the highest bidder.
In front of the Lewisburg Hotel, in the town Of
Lewisburg, on
Thursday, the 18th day of J,sue, 1882,
the following valuable tracts of land, as the
property of said Arbuck lie. viz
1st A tract of 1857 acres, more or less,
known as the Dotson place.
End. Two tracts, adjacent to each other, and
the first joining the said Dotson place, said to
contain 500 acres. but which will be sold by
the acre and the exact quanty ascertained BY
survey.
ond Of the two tracts last above named.
4th. tract of 22z acres. more or less,
known as that part of the Byrd place not sold
sists of seven small tracts of 90 l2415, Y, 1921 g.
IA, and 80 acres, respectively, all OF which, how
ever. except the said 20 acres, lie together and
5th. tract of 2791l acres. more or less,
known as the Dunn iand, consisting of six
small tracts Of 49, y, 9 i < &C. and 50 acres;
for unpaid purchase money, will be sold sepa-
rately.
These lands have long been known as among
and offer fine opportunity either for invest
ment or speculation. A plat and survey of
said lands will be exhibited at the sale.
TERMS OF SALE
The said lands will be sold for enough cash
in hand to pay the unpaid costs of suit and ex-
penses Of sale, and as to the residue upon
credit of 6, u, and Is months from day of sale.
chaser giving bonds with approved personal
security for the deferred payments. The title
will be retained as further security until all
the purchase money Is P 9Mo. W. HARRIS.
may16-5t-pr's fee s2l 90 Commissioner.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SHENANDOAH
IRON WORKs.-We learn from the Page
Courier, that one of the large stables OF
Hon. VIM. Mines, at Shenandoah Iron
Works, in Page county, was complete
ly destroyed by fire on Sunday night
of last week, in which there were at the
time 38 mules, harness, provender, dc.
The fire after its discovery burned rapid
ly, and everything was lost. All of the
mules were very valuable animals,
twenty of which Mr.. M. had bought a
short while ago and paid 5000 piece
for. The entire loss is upwards of S., 900,
upon which there was no insurance
The origin of the fire is unknown, though
we learn that but short while before
it was discovered two colored men, who,
it is supposed were looking for lodging,
were seen at the stable with lantern.
1t is not known, however, that this in.
cident had any connection with the
fire.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

CHANGES IN THE TAX BILL.--The
tax on real and personal estate from
April %, 1882, under the late act of the
General Assembly is 40 cents on the
500; but public schools get fourth of
this instead of fifth, and are not af-
fected by the change. Sample mer-
chants pay $3.50 instead of 500, except
for liquor license which stands as here
tofore- $780, Pedlars pay a tax of $50
in each county or State license of $3.50.
Land agents are required to pay $50
and of per cent. on amount of sales.
Agents for fertilizers pay $40, and S. in
each additional county. Common cri-
ers pay SIS. Ordinary keepers pay $50
and per cent. on annual rent. Private
entertainment SIS and per cent. on rem
tai. Stations $40. Livery SIS and so cts.
on each stall. Cattle brokers $25. Sewing
machine manufacturers 5000 and SIS in
each county for every agent employed.
Agents for sale of manufactured articles
other than sewing machines, &C., $15
for first county and SIS for each addi-
tional county. All persons applying
for these and other licenses shall pay
for same before they are entitled to re-
ceive them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

REPUBLICAN STRAIGHTOUT Con-
vENrIoN.-The Republicans of this
State will meet in State Convention
Tuesday, June 9th, at Staunton.
The following additional members of
the State Executive Committee have
been elected:
r. r. Newman and Harrison Fadley,
of Shenandoah Hon. George Rye and
J. B. Work, Lynchburg; Col. J. H..
Fill, Petersburg; w. g. Elliot and R.
]. Shelton, Staunton Col. J. T. Will
son, Norfolk; T. II. Hill, Richmond;
J. Fl. Wallace, Henrico.
From presentindications the Conven-
ton will be fully represented by dele
gates from all parts of the State.
w. H. L. Combs, of Richmond, is the
secretary of the State Committee.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

THE ALLEN DYsoN DIFFICULTY
When this case was called i'll the Police
Court of Richmond, on Monday of last
week, Mr.. s. Brown Allen, through his
counsel, Captain John S. Wise, stated
that he desired to plead guilty to the
charge of fighting on the street, and ask
ed that the minimum fine be imposed up
on him.
The Justice asked Mr. Dyson if he
wished to make charge Of assault and
battery against Mr.. Allen. Mr.. Dyson
responded that he did not that he had
made no complaint, and did not appeal
to the law TO protect him. The same
question was then asked Mr.. Allen,
who said he had no charge to make
against Mr. Dyson.
The Justice then said that the only
charge against the parties was for violat-
ing the city ordinance by fighting on
the streets; that in such cases it was his
rule to impose the minimum fire of $5
| for the first offence. and he saw no rea-
son to depart from that rule in the case
| before bin. He accordingly fined Mr..
Allen SIS and costs. AS the evidene e
showed Mr.. Dyson had acted in self
defence, he was discharged Several
witnesses were then interrogated ga to
| whether there was any reason to apnre
bend a renewal of the difficulty, but no
such apprehension existing the parties
were all discharged
| Mr.. Edgar Allan appeared SIS counsel
for Mr.. Dyson.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

HEIGHTS ABOVE THE SEA The
following, compiled for the Winchester
Times, by gentleman of Winchester,
from tables of railroad surveys, gives
the heights above the sea of the points
named:
Staunton 1879 feet. Mt. Sidney 1858,
Mt. Crawford St. I'LL, Pleasant Valley
1913, Harrisonburg 1888, Linville 1912
Cowan's 1107. Broadway 1895, Timber
Vile 1913, New Market st. OIL, Mt.
Jackson GIG. Edinburg 845. Marrow Pas
sage 1853, Woodstock 800, Maurertown
1888, TOMS Brook 745, Strasburg juno
ton 663, Strasburg 637. Capon Road
FOL. Cedar Greek sol, Mideiletown eco,
Newtown ST. 73l. Kernstown 744, Win
chester Ut, Stephenson's 499. Wades-
vile 495, Summit Point 623, Cameron's
SAT, Charlestown 513, Ha.l;own $3.50,
Harper's Ferry 277, Washington 10,
Baltimore So.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

THE ONLY conceivable explanation of
General MahOne's remarkable course in
voting to exclude ex Confederates from
the grade of commissioned officers in
the army and navy is that as one man
hates another whom he has betrayed
and injured, the Generals hatred for the
people he bias so treated is proportionate
to their numbers. He knows that al
mos; every boy in the South, during the
war, big enough to take care Of himself
was in some branch Of the Confederate
service, and would have been disowned
by his sisters if he hadn't, been, aud he
sees every day men who. while lie, well
fed, was on the horseback, were tramp.
ing along bahiud him hungry, foot sore
and staggering beneath the weight of
their guns and blankets. And yet
through the open door Of The cloak room
he saw Edmunds and the other ultra
radicals wave the bloody shirt, heard
them denounce Gen. Hampton Is conciia-
tory assertion that God knows which
was right" and then when, his name
was called, stepped into the chamber and
voted that np man who had ever been
in the Confederate service should held q
com mission in the army sor lazy He
voted with the men who not only wish
to perpetuate the animosity of the war,
but to dishonour and disgrace bis own
vanquished side by excluding his old
comrades from the rank of officers in the
service of reunited and common coun
try,-ALeC, Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

PRIMARY ELECTION IN RICHMOND.
The primary election for municipal
officers of Richmond took place last
Thursday, and passed off quietly.
A great deal of interest was manifest
ed in the result and an unusually large
vote polled. 1t will exceed fifty-one
hundred. The closest contest was fol
clerk of the City Chancery Court. Benz.
Fl. Berry was renominated over John
A. Meanly by 46 majority. w. G. Car
rington, present incumbent, was re-
nominated for mayor over Judge E. II.
Fitzhugh, of the Chancery Court, by a
very large majority. The other nomi.
nees are For Commonwealth's attor.
ney, Samuel B. Witt; city sergeant, N.
M. Lee; high constable. E. M. Holm
ger. All the other general municipal
officers not referred to here were re.
nominated without opposition. Sever
al of the present members of both
branches of the city council were de-
feated.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

The whipping post, as punishment
for larceny, ceased to exist in Virginia
on Monday of last week. When a thief
steals your chickens now, instead of be-
ing whipped, as his crime deserves, he
will be placed in the county jail, where
you will have to pay tax TO feed him.
This is really offering premium on
thieving. This is Mahoneism aud Lib
eralism! Liberal in the expenditure of
the money of the ax-payers, and liberal
in its bids for the negro vote.-Rocking-
ham Register.
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DAY DAwNING FOR VIRGINIA.-Th
New York iSaln says:

DAY DAwNING FOR VIRGINIA.-The
New York Satn says:
1.-THE coalition in Virginia which Ma
hone invented and managed as polit~
ical speculation may be said to have
collapsed. The elements of which the
coalition was composed were too incon-
gruous to adhere together long after the
spoils had been distributed. Malone
and Riddleberger have succeeded in
getting seats in the Senate, some of their
principal lieutenants have been paid off
with Federal and State patronage. and
Cameron is Governor The honest rank
and file, who were inveigied into the
business, became disgusied long ago
and a sufficient number of them re-
volted in the State Senate to prevent
the contamination of a scheme to gerry
mander the State into congressional dis
tricts for the benefit of certain Read
ulster politicians. Little doubt is now
that the people of Virginia
will repudiate the repudiator and his
crew at the fall election"
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LEGAL NOTICES.

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
Staunton, Va, May 4th, 1882
r ANDES's ADMIR-
tANDEs's WIDOW. &c.
In pursuance of the order of recommittal in
the foregoing cause. entered on the It'll day of
April 1850, 1 have fixed upon the LIST day of June
prorimo, TO state the seve al accounts required
by said order; and all parties interested In the
may9.4t JOHN NJ. KINNEY. Com'r.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
StauntOn, Va, april 18th, 1882.
DARR, VS.. MAUPIN-In pursuance of the
ID order of reference in the foregoing cause,
entered November 12th 1885, the undersigned
commissioner of the Circuit Court of Augusta
county, will proceed at his office in Staunton.
the 9th day Of May aaert to state the several
accounts required by said order. and all parties
in interest are hereby notified to attend with
cut further notice.
JOHN NJ. KINNEY,
may2-4t Commissioner.
loss or G .a Y I!CATE T OF
undersigned hereby gives notice that he is the
owner of the following Certificates Of Stock IN
the Virginia Central Railroad Company, now
the Chesapeake d Ohio Railway COMPANY,
which he has lost, and for which he will apply
for new certificates =
CERTIFICATE No. 305, dated November
18th, 1850, FIVE SHARES.
CERTIFICATE No. 442, dated July 23rd,
1851, ONE SHARE.
FRANCIS BELL,
aprls-2m Dublin. Pulaski county. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

SENATOR NEwBERRY ON MALONE
AND OTHERs.-On Monday of last
week, Senator Newberry, Readjuster,
made a speech at Wytheville In its
notice of it, the Wytheville Enterprise
says:
"His arraignment of Malone was one
of the most savage onslaughts we ever
heard made on a political leader. He
declared that he was the most migrate.
full, imperious, dictatorial, and corrupt
politician he had ever known. He
compared him to Aaron Burr, Benedict
Arnold, and Judas Iscariot. Said had
he lived in the days of Judas he would
have sold his maker for 20 pieces of sill
yer. instead of 30, the price obtained by
Judas that when he had control of q
great railroad corporation he had per-
petrated swindle amounting to So, OOO,-
600, and that for his part he would not
exchange his good name for all of Ma
homes i'll gotten gains" He denounced
him SIS Is scoundrel,' notorious inf.
del, and "a gambler by profession and
inheritance,' and said that when he
went to Richmond he did not put up at
a hotel like gentleman, but made his
headquarters at regular gambling den.'
Was it not disgrace to modern civili-
cation and to this Christian Common
wealth, he said, to have such a charac-
ter undertaking to play the roll of Boss
He regretted that he was not present
he would rather meet him in discussion,
face to face, and tell him what he
thought of him, than to meet any other
man in the State, and he took occasion
to announce that he would speak at
Giles and Pulaski courts, and chal-
lenged the Boss or any of his lick spit
ties to meet him at these appointments
in debate. He intended to make it hot
for them. He referred to the Junior
Senator as drunken Riddleberger' to
Dave Baily as the bloodhound of the
Southwest, who was engaged in hound
ing down honest men because they
would not wear the collar of Malone (;
to Frazier of Rock bride as dirty Jim
Frazier ; and Tom Cross of Nansemond,
he said, was another of the 'Boss's dirty
dogs.' He throwed down the gauntlet
to the whole pack, daring any of them
to knock the chip off his hat or tramp
| on hie cOat~tAil
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Massey and Rlddleberger.

From letter of John E. Massey, late
Auditor, published in tie Virginia Re-
aoyuster of May the 18th, we make the
following extract:-
I desire, at this point to notice a mis-
representation which may have, and
doubtless has, misled many true men.
It is this:
The Wing charged that I submitted
my name to the caucus and then refused
to abide by its action. This is positive-
~ false.
1 refused to submit my name to the
caucus unless it would rescind its tyran-
nical rules, or make the Authorship an
exception to- them. I could have had
the nomination at any moment If l
would have pledged submission to these
rules. L was waited on in my Office
while the caucus was in session, by the
entire delegation from my congressional
district, with Riddleberger at their head
and was assured by them and by HIM
ESPECIALLY that was THEIR UNANIM-
GUS CHOICE, and that he wanted to
vote for me. (Which last statement be-
lievsd at the time to be untrue, but that
my name could not be submitted to the
caucus unless would give the requir-
ed pledge. I told them desired to con-
tinue in the authorship if could do 80
honorably and without the sacrifice of
principle, but could not 60 before the
caucus upon the terms they required.
subsequently to this my friends who
had withdrawn from the caucus were
assured that if they would return, the
authorship should be exempted from
the rules had objected to, and that
should be untrammeled. They did re-
turn, and, relying upon the assurance
they had received, placed my name be-
fore the caucus. So soon as this was
done. Riddleberger, seeing that, despite
all of his and Mahone's influence,
would be nominated, made that william
GUS and maIiciously slanderous speech
in which he charged "that I was almost
a convicted felon ~ and fought to be in
the penitentiary !" and threatened to
bolt the caucus if was nominated. L
thank God that was not present when
these remarks were made, and that l
had time to master my feelings after
hearing of them before meeting the
scoundreI who made them. It required
an almost superhuman effort to do this.
Immediately, upon these vile utter
ances, those who had placed my name
before the caucus withdrew from it new
er to enter it again.
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The Duty Of the Hour.

The Virginia debt question being now
before the Courts, says the Lynchburg
Targinian, and the mission of the Read
juster party having been fulfilled, it
would be idle to agitate the question fur
ther, or to keep up political organiza-
ton that was created for that sole pur-
pose. We take it that all Virginians,
except the intolerably lawless. propose
to be governed by law, as expressed by
the highest judicial authority of the
land, and that which ever way the. SUI
preme Court of the United States may
decide the question that has gone up to
that body by regular process of law, their
decision from which there can be no
appeal except in revolution will be &C.
cepted by all classes of our people,
Should there be resistance in this State
to that decision, it will be the duty Of
the Federal authority to enforce the
law by all the means provided in the
Constitution of the United States, which
is "the supreme law of the land"
Of one thing we may be very sure =
United States Senator Malone, the chief
of the late Readjuster party in Virginia,
who has himself gone over to the Ad-
ministration, and ia now to be Chased
with the ultra Republicans, will not
dare to inaugurate opposition to the de-
cision of the Republican Supreme
Court, if that decision should be con-
trary to his wishes while it is equally
certain that the Conservative Demo-
cratic party of Virginia could not be in
auced to array itself against the fiat OF
the high court.
And so the folly of keeping up poll
tical organization, that has no other end
or motive than to subserve the purposes
of political Boss, is perfectly apparent
And many sensible Readjusters begin
to see this matter in its true light, and
will refuse longer to be puppets in the
hands of William Malone. Therefore
we argue that the Readjuster party, as 6
distinct political organization, will soon
melt away and disappear. Malone has
gone to the Republicans, and some few
of his leaders are in the same boat with
him. But the majority of these, espe
cialIy the rank and file, who were
Democrats. will fall back into their ole
party association. There will be bu
two parties in the Presidential election
of 1884, and but two electoral tickets in
this State, for it will be impossible fol
Malone to put up such job as he die
swo years ago, with his professedly
straight cut, Simon pure, Hancock tick
ct, wherewith he sought to sell out, al
he has since done, to the Republican
party. That game did not win then
plausible as he attempted to make it ap
pear: and repetition of that unsuccess
full trick will be utterly impossible now
that Mahone's plans have been com.
pletely developed. by mis- removal, bag
and baggage. to the Republican party
where we hope he will remain for the
balance of his days. The Democracy are
happily rid of marplot and troubler
and are thousand fold better off with
out than they could be with him.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

The Wytheville Disp0tch denies the
authenticity of the article credited to it
which INDUCED in some denunciation
of Malone, and says it has too much re-
spect for the "little Genera" to have
done so. So it seems that that journal
has been credited with more than it de
served
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

The United States Supreme Court on
Monday of last week dismissed Ser
geant Mason's petition for writ of ha-
beas corpus. The court holds that the
court martial had jurisdiction to try
Mason, and did not exceed its powers
either in its findings or its sentence
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

REPUBLICAN PARTY.-The Hinton
wv. Va.) Republican, edited by stall
wart Republican, says that the "Read-
juster-Republican alliance" of this State
"has earned the right to be recognized
as the true Republican party" and
that it intends in future to so recog-
nize it," and adds =
1.-THE National Administration and
the Republican leaders of the North so
recognize it. They do so on the same
theory which guides us, that "a tree is
known by its fruits.'"
Comment upon the above is unnecs-
sary.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16

Frank Fisher, colored, guilty of com
hitting a vile assault on a German girl
at Gallon, O., was arrested at Fredericks-
town, Knox county, and returned to
Gallon prison. An unmasked mob took
the prisoner out and, after he had been
recognized by the girl, hanged in broad
daylight.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-16


SENATORS MAHONE AND RIDDLE
BERGER RECOGNIZED AS REPUBLICANS.
Hon. John f. Dezendorf, straightout
Republican Congressman from the Nor
folh District recognizes Malone and
Riddleberger as Republicans, but does
not wish to put the Republican party
in their keeping. In recent letter, he
says
"The question as to the future status
of Senators Malone and Riddleberger
is, I suppose, settled. They will act
with the Republican party. Suppose
they do. Is the Republican party of
Virginia and the country to be put in
their keeping? Must all the Republi-
cans sneeze every time they take snuff,
or will the Republican party of the
country be true.to itself and treat Sem
atOrs Malone and Riddleberger as thew
do other Republican senators-no better
and no worse? For myself, I concede
to them all the rights and privileges that
belong to their station-no more and no
less "