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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-13
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MANASSAS. VA, July lst, 1882

MANASSAS, VA, July Isl, 1882.
To the People Of the First Congregational District:
In response to suggestions from all parts Of our
District and from elements therein composed of
Republicans and Conservative Readjusters, here
by announce myself a candidate for the next Con
gress of the United States. Believing that the Con-
vention called Fredericksburg, August 17th Will
be fair expression Of the will OF the majority l
respectfully submit my name thereto My record
| as Readjnster has been before the public since
| made a canvass In my own county for the princi-
| pies of Readjustment In the Fall Of 1871 These
| principles as uniformly advocated by nae and as
| enunciated from time to time by the Roadjuster
| party are substantially as follows:
1ss readJustment of the State finances In accor-
dance with honesty equity and business principles
End. A read1ustment Of our Educational system
giving every child In the State fair start In the
| race life.
Sd A readjustment OF our election laws, insurtnp
to each freeman one cote not to be reversed by
| ruption, fraud or violence.
4th. readjustment of National and State Legis-
ation, protecting those branches Of industry which
are necessary to the full development of the won
derful resources of Virginia.
| 9th. readJustment Of our relations toward the
Intelligence, Virtue and Wealth Of the North and
| the representative OF the American people.
| such Read1ustment would give 10 every laborer
remunerative employment, to every citizen the
equal and just protection Of the laws, and to our
| State Wealth and Prosperity. 1t would insure to
| emigration and capital hearty welcome and make
In feeling as well as in fact part Of the great
| American nation.
| The highest authority In the Readjuster party
has declared In favor OF equality Of rights and priv
| ileges well as OF duties and obligations am
sure no fair man. heretofore acting with the Read
juster party, or who desires hereafter with it.
would ask more and no free man would accept less.
therefore respectfully urge upon all who endorse
the great principles above set forth unite In the
county Mass Meetings and send such delegates to
the Convention as will insure wise and just poll
cy, and consolidate and cement all elements that
desire to live in the living present and look the
| opening future. TO whomsoever the banner shall
| be there given, bespeak from my personal and po
| litical friends hearty support.
Respectfully &C.,
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1t all at once becomes known that the
Democrats are not so hostile to Republi-
cans who maintain their consistency by
urging straightout nominations, instead Of
uniting with independent movements in
the Southern States. To uncover this pre-
tense, it is only necessary to refer to past
political contests, when Republicans had
regular tickets in the field. We know howit
was then that Republicans were respected.
Their declared principles were the same as
those of the National Republican party,
but they were assailed, denounced and vii
llfled all the same. Now that they believe
1T due to themselves to unite with revolving
Democrats, who profess and practice a
more liberal State policy than the Bour-
bons, for the defeat Of the regular Demo
cratic party AN uncommon affection is man
Tested for those Republicans who will not
enter the coalition. Why? Because it might
possibly aid the Bourbons and rescue them
from threatened humiliation. The Repub-
licans of the South have fought the Demo-
Gratis on the square for fifteen years. and
been defeated in every contest-the result
OF each engagement making their cond-
ton worse than it was before. They would
be very foolish to continue this policy of
failure longer, when there is prospect, by
uniting with disatfected Democrats, to
break the power that has oppressed them.
Throughout the South, the Republicans are
reaching this conclusion, and the result
will be grand fight all along the line of
independents, aided by Republicans, against
Bourbons.
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Thu Bonn bardment Of Alex andria

ALEXANDRIA, July III a. m.-The bonn
bardment has commenced The forts are en-
gagged at close quarters the vessels moving
during the action. The Egyptians continued
at work on the Notifications until the firing
begun. and could be seen from the decks of the
American vessels lying IN the harbor. Men
belonging to the Monarch and others of the
fleet fitted iron shields on the tops, from which
to fire machine guns.
PANIC AMONG THE RESIDENTS.
Reports received from the shore before the
bombardment began stated that the people
were fleeing in every direction. Save some
what numerous colony of Greeks and Italians,
the European residents had all lett the city
Those who remained barricaded their houses.
The natives were very insolcnt, A perfect
panic prevails among the Arabs.
The Khedive sent his family to his country
palace. There was no reply to Admiral Sey-
mour's ultimatum up to 5 O'Clock this even
ing, and the determination of the Egyptians
to fight was plainly indicated by their contin-
uing to work on the forts, and bodies of troops
could be seen moving about The military
declared that they would defend the forts to
the last and then retire into the interior where
preparations for resistance are complete.
Admiral Seymour declines to allow newspa-
per correspondents to go aboard his war ships
and has deputed an officer to supervise all tel
egrams. Many of the correspondents have
taken refuge on the American fleet, which lies
two miles outside the harbor.
THE EGYPTIANS DETERMINED TO FIGHT.
Arab declares that he will not yield an inch
On the 18th, the English fleet at Alexandria
poured in it's iron hail on the forts until dark
ness set in, but the return fire from the forts
practically ceased at 2 O'clock The forts and
batteries are almost heaps of ruins. -Four
were blown up. The Ras-el-Tln palace was
destroyed. The fleet Sustained but slight dam
age But fivcmen were killed on the English
side, and twenty-seven were wounded. The
loss of life to the Egyptians is unknown. The
sultan has protested against the lombard
ment Admiral Seymour has closed the Suez
Canal to commerce, and the French agent has
complained.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-13

Mr.. Massey has formally announced
himself candidate for Congressman-at-
large. He will take the stump at once and
canvass the State. Last week he was in
Washington, and was industriously inter-
viewing Democratic. Senators in the Senate
Chamber. This announcement will en-
barrass the Democratic State Central Com
mittee which met yesterday. Whether to
cali convention or to submit to Massey's
candidacy, without one, will be the ques-
ton. Whatever the result of the compli-
cations, it will not solve the difficulties
which surround the Bourbons. They are
doomed, indeed, to defeat, either with or
without Massey as their Boss.
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Senator Pendleton, Of Ohio, is posing as
the very pink OF political honesty, according
to his civil service reform speech. We re-
member very well, when, in 1868, he clam
ored for virtual reputation OF the public
debt, or, what is the same thing, paying it
OFT in grecnbacks. The pious editor of the
Washington Post stood by him then as he
stands by him now. There is nothing like
consistency in statesman, whether he be ed
itor or Senator. f s49. sac
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Terrible Steamboat Disaster

On the 4th OF July the steamers "Scioto''
and John Loomis," each carrying excursion
parties, collided in the Ohio river and the
Scioto was sunk in Is feet of water. The
scene of the collision is thus described by an
eye witness:
Everything went smoothly until about $50,
when Mingo Junction, three miles below
Steubenville, was reached. The boat was
loaded so heavily that her gunwales were al
most in the water. Near Mingo, THE Loom
is" little packet owned by Inglewright s.
Co., of Martins Ferry, was sighted coming
down the stream with about seventy-five ex-
curslonists on board. Signals were exchanged :;
then the bell in the engine room of the Scioto
rang to back water, and the next moment was
struck by the LOOMS in her quarterback Is
feet back from the bow. The force of the col
lisOn was so great that a large hole was torn
in the hull of the Scota, the bow of the
Loumis crushing half way through her cabin.
The Loomis, however, backed off almost un-
injured. The Scioto filled RAPIDLY and sank
in fifteen feet of water in less than three min
utes.
Then ensued scene which it is impossible
to describe. Both decks were crowded with
passengers when the boats colided, and those
on the hurricane deck were dancing to the
tune of gay music. No person was injured
by the collision, but, rs was natural under the
circumstances, everybody seemed panic-strck-
en-. The crowd rushed about the decks of the
little steamer like madmen. Women and
children shreked and cried piteously, and al
together the scene was heartrendlng. 1t was
fifty feet to the nearest shore, but men, women
and even children leaped into the water, with
out thinking their chances for life were better
if they remained on the upper deck of the
steamer which was not under the water
The moon shone brightly on the pitiful scene,
but its light shone on faces full of despair
The Loomis, having unloaded her passen-
gers, hurried to the relief of the ill-fated peo-
pie on the Scioto. A number of skifs that
happened to be lying on the bank of the river
were utilized for the same purpose. Special
trains were sent from Wheeling to convey the
rescued to their homes. When they arrived
they were besieged by persons who had rea
tives on board
Fifty odd dead bodies were found, and
twenty odd were missing.
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The news from Egypt grows more and more
ominous. Admiral Seymour, having learned
that the Egyptians were mounting heavy
guns on the western side of the harbor, has
demanded the surrender of the Notifications
within twelve hours If the demand is not
complied with, lire will be opened upon the
forts twenty-tour hours later. Arab Bey has
been summoned into the presence of the Sui
tan, but refused to obey the mandate. All
these circumstances point to but one conclu-
sion, and that is the almost immediate out
break of the war. The Egyptians will hardly
comply with Admiral Seymour's demand, but
will be much more likely to increase the prep
arations for outstanding a bom5ardment.-
Since the above was in type, the news of the
bombardment has reached us. An account OF
the opening fire will be found in another col
umn.
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Mr.. Massey's card, formulating his platform
is out He claims to have been II Democrat
before he was a Readjuster, and is a Demo-
Graf yet. He says he applauded the position
of Gen. Malone in his controversy with SEN
ator Hill, of Ga, in the United States Senate,
because Malone declared that he was a better
Democrat than Hill. He fas evidently fore
stalled the action Of the Democratic Central
Committee, which met yesterday. 1t is q de-
lectable state of confusion into which our
Democratic friends have been forced.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-13

The process of reducing Guiteau to a skel
eton is nowin progress. The boiling and mas
ceration operation has been completed and the
bones exposed to the sun on the roof of the
museum, after being thoroughly cleansed A
trusted watch presides over them. After the
preliminary preparations have been finished.
the bones will be joined together and the skel-
eton of the assassin attitudenzed for the uses
Of anatomy, and finally, at some future pc
Rod, exposed to public gaze i n the museum.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-13

The bulls will avail of the warlike Demon
stration in Egypt to affect the grain market
in this country, but it will be well enough to
watch and weigh their movements. If there
should he prolonged struggle in Egypt, it
will have its influence upon breadstuffs, for it
will cut off an important avenue of Engand's
wheat supply-India-and with the uncertain
ties of the English crop, by reason of recent
weather and floods, wheat in this country
may command price not expected few
weeks ago.
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n -
1t is amusing to observe the icy impu
dence of the Democratic press of Virginia.,
| In their allus ions to the State debt. They
boastingly assert that they madea stubborn
and brave fight for the payment OF the OBJ
legations of the State, but having been de-
feated, they now relegate the subject to the
courts-never again to be remanded to the
arena of politics. They attempt to make
the country believe shat they really desired
to pay the debt, and recount their sacrifices
and trials as something bordering on the
heroic. 1t is impossible that they could
believe this themselves. They know that
there was never sincere propos itiOn
made to meet the obligations of the Com
monwealth. Bills were formulated that
had tile characteristics of honesty in them,
but when pressed to the point of meeting
the obligations they imposed, by taxation
adequate to their demands, they were in
variaby rejected. There was pretense of
honesty and practice Of dishonesty They
thought more of office and emol ument than
they did OF State honor and Justice. They
shrank from a brave encounter with the
right and stultified themselves by denying
the only relief it was competent to make
The practical repudiationists of Virginia
have been the assumed debt-payers. They
have recognized the debt but refused to
provide the means to pay it or even to make
contest for its payment. They have nev-
tav =
requirements of the debt acknowledged -
They were ready to rob the public schools |
and destroy the public school system to |
cover their coward ice and hide their decep- |
tion. But they meyer had the courage to |
meet the issue square and provide the neces- |
sary revenues sufficient to discharge the |
obligations they asserted they were willing
to assume. 1t was this tamperng with |
public faith-ths duplicity towards the
people, that precipitated their overthrow.
And now when they are reaping the re-
ward Of their false pretenses, and sinking
under the weight OF their own transgressions I
they seek to direct attention from their in
tidelity to public trust, by posing in the role
of defeated and discouraged "debt- paw
ers." They deceive no one by such trans
parent deception-nOt even themselves
Certainly no one who is acquainted with
the history of parties in Virg MIA can be
leluded into the belief that the Democratic
party OF the State has any claim to homes
y or Justice in dealing with the public
1t was fortunate day for the
creditors and the Commonwealth, when
hey were elected from power, and basis
If settlement adopted. that, whatever it's
lefects, is neither ambiguous nor double
lealing. 1t meets the issue courageously
It least. and all know precisely what to i
Expect and base their calculations on.
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1E sporTsWoOD HOTEL FOR RENT.

rTNHE sPOTTSWOOD HOTEL FOR RENT.
The Spottswood Hotel, Harrisonburg, Va one Of the
Largest and Best Hotels in Virginia. is offered for
rent by the undersigned.
The building is large
FOUR STORY BRICK,
situated In the centre of the business portion Of
Harrisonburg. 1t contains from fifty to hfty-hve
rooms besides offices &C. Apply to
JOHN WALLACE,
jull3-tf HarrisOnburg, Va.
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1t will not be simply measurement Of
warlike ornaments between England and
Egypt that will enter into the war now inau-
gurated at Alexandria 1t will evoke the
religious fanatacsm of the Egyptians, and his
tory records how the followers of Mahommed
can dare and die for their peculiar belief 1t
will be a devastating and desperate contest,
fail to arrest the actual hos
tjlites, ENf ai
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-13

Already the new wheat from the Southern
and Southwestern States begins to move to-
ward the Eastern markets. Advices from
Chicago show that the Illinois Central Road
is bringing new wheat from Kentucky and
Southern Illinois and the prospects are good
for a large movement OF the new grain within
a week or two from Northern Texas, Kansas,
Northern Arkansas and Missouri. The crops
in all the above named districts are simply
immense, and as the bulk of it Is safely har-
vested, the present high price will have the
effect 10 bring it to the points of shipment
very promptly. The live stock shipments also
show a marked increase within the past week.
Taken altogether, there are abundant prospects
of very large increase in the business of the
various railroad lines arising from the grain
and cattle trade, and it is to be hoped there
will soon be corresponding lowering in the
prices of meat and breadstuffs
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-13

Judge Wexford, of the Richmond Circuit
Court, on Saturday last, decided that the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio Railroad, amounting to $500, 900, be
turned over to the sinking fund Commission
instead of being appropriated in accordance
with the acts of the last Legislature, viz. $780,,
600 for coloreG Normal and Collegiate school
and 100000 to the public schools. The
ground of the decision is that the acts of the
Legislature, SO far as they seek to appropriate
the sums OF money SO derived, impair the OBJ
legation of the contract with the creditors of
Virginia, and are, therefore, unconstitutional
and void. The decision is in effect that the
amount received by the State from its interest
in the A. M. s. o. road, must go towards the
payment of the bonds issued under the Fund
ing Bill of 1871.
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" t stanton, July 18th, 1882
In the ChaEcery cause now pending in the Circuit
Court for tho county OF Augusta under the style OF
Beck Joh'l widoU and ais ~. Beck's tJoh') tn
fants &C., all parties thereto and all persons whom
Of John Beck decd, whose Claims have not been
heretofore reported, hereby notified that III pur-
of decree of March 22nd 1877, shall, at my
office in Staunton,
TUESDAY, the 9Th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1882
proceed to take state and settle an account show
ing the transactions Of John M Hardy and Samuel
Paul in their several administrations of the estate
of John Beck, decd, showing likewise the condition
and amount of the fund arising from the sale Of the
Richmond property, and all further debts, II any,
heretofore reported against the said John Beck,
decd, together with any other matters deemed per-
tinent by the undersigned or required by any par
ty interest to be specially stated. At which time
and place you are required to attend.
1ul13-4t j. w. GREEN SM 18th, Com'r.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
TUESDAY, THE 18th INST.
ll3 VIM A. BOWLES Sunt

TNEACHERS.-The examination of teachers for the
Il Staunt0n Public Schools will be held in the
Academy Building on re-
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BUTTONS

@,Ek ftf.l f<tF pttE3. III 2. BHtB9Gi a&i
az Pains taken to secure the choicest styles, az
prices to suit all. iifsAi9 Nfa = JAIN
Give him call and be convinced that ne offers
the BEST GOODS for the LEAST MONEY. ere
Agents for f,s3s,8 -, e2aNis
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ACau6Iny Oh :
TUESDAY, THE 18th INST.
jull3 VIM. A. BOWLES, Supt
:CHILDREN'S SCHOOL.-Miss Lizzie Goode will
~ reopen her Select School for boys and girls be-
tween and II years Of age, on the 4th OF Septem-
Der.
Refers to the following former patrons Of her
school: Mrs John B. Baldwin, Rev. W. E. Baker,
Capt. Geo. MCOchran, Col Jno. Lewis Peyton, Capt.
A. d. Fultz, and Jno. B. Hoge. 1ul3-tf
STAUNTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL, The nm
- dersigned win open his Prepa ratory School in
the School House on his premises, in the city Of
Staunton, on Monday, 18th Sept. next. Number Of
pupils limited to rs.
TERMS:
$40 per session Of 40 weeks, payable quarterly in
advance. G. MOSLEY MURRAY.
July13-8t
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proposed road as very desirable link TO
connect his terminus at New Orleans with
the roads coming from the Atlantic coast.
at Concord, Mass, numbering 638, We're locked
in their cells, because of concerted bowling
and yelling the night previous to this action
on the part of Warden. They had been given,
usually, one hour to three hours of yard exer.
else, but the unruly conduct of all of them,
caused the restriction to the cell, as punish
ment. They continued their noisy conduct,
varying it by beating with their tia plates,
and breaking up beds and everything destruc.-
ible that was in their reach. 1t is the conta-
giOn of the labor strikes which is affecting
them, we suppose.
Pennsylvania is peculiarly fortunate In
having three candidates for Governor, who
are without spot or blemish. Beaver, the
regular Republican; Stewart, the Indepen-
dent Republican, and Pattison, Democrat.
The Times says that "three more reputa-
BILE and upright men than Beaver, Stewart
and Pattison have never been presented to
the people of Pennsylvania for any important
office, and the only choice is in the political
methods which surround each and which
have made their respective candidates." So
the election of either will give an acceptable
executive officer. personally.
Gen. Skobeloff, one of the most brilliant
of the Russian military officers, died sud-
denly of heart disease. at Moscow, on the
9th instant. He was only 80 years old, and
had achieved fame rarely reached In
much longer lifetime. He was a born
leader. as we'll as 70 ilitary genius, taking
more after the type of St0newall jackson,
,f the Confederate army. than any other |
man of the eeatury. He was an open and |
declared enemy of Germany and a passion
ate supporter of the Slav interests, even
sometime to rashness. He was the idol OF
he soldiers, who deemed it pleasure to
lie in a cause where Skobeloff led.
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