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TUESDAY, APRIL 4. 1889.
MRS. NJ. O. WEST, Local Editor.
JAMES WATSON sold bis grocery to S.
W. EeeER last week.

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JAMES WATSON sold bis grocery to S.
W. EeeER last week.
Miss MARY ScHxtrs will tesch the
Calais schJol this summer,
LOUIS HELBLrNG goes West this week
to grow up with the country.
Miss LcUrsA KoTzFsus. of Malaga. is
visiting Mrs. LcuIs HoErFLER
Sheriff LUBE took ROBERT LIEUELLES
to the Athens Asylum last week.
Senator PEARSON came home last Sat
hrday and remained until Tuesday.
] W. HAWKINS, Esq. left here last
Saturday 10 seek his fortune In The West.
Mr. Isaac DESooS. of RavensHood,
Wes, Ea,. is visiting frieadsiu this, place.
A telegraph line is to be put up from
Bellaire to this place the coming Sum.
mer. 9S asE
GroReE BuRkHaRr, OF Summit town.
chip, died On the 27th. ult., of typhoid
fever. 's .s4s s. Ve
There we're As applicants for certif.
Gates at the. teachers, examination on
the lst inst. t 7
"All Fools Day" brought all the can
Elidates home forrest, preparatory to the
contest on Monday.
The subject Of conversation for mex
Thursday evenings prayer meeting will
he "Recognition In Heaven"
The family Of Mr.. ALIEN, Eiitor of
the Bellaire Democrat, removed from
this place to Bellaire last week
We are now anxionsIy awaitirg the
reports concerning the fruit buds. Are
they all dead, or are they all righ,i'
The average temperature Of February
was the highest ever known for thai
month. sccordipg to the official record'.
This is the right time for clearing
away the rubbish that has accumulated
around the premises during the winter.
Women are alres " thinking Of spring
bonnets, and wise husbands are making
arrangements to hsve their pocket Books
vaccinated.
JoHN BRlsrER. his pacing horse
sine" last week to Jos TIProN and a
Pittsburgh man The price paid was
close to $500.
1t is said the maple sngar ant syrup
is not as good in sdavnr or ntherwise as
last year, the weather not being favor
able for strong sap.
There viii be Z meeting of the Ladies'
aud Pastors Christian Union and Ladies
2 'reign Missionary Society Tuesday a.
ternoon at o'c'ock.
The residence Of Mr.. HCaH R BIN
SON, one mile from Staff lrd. va, destroy
ed by fire aboui4 O'clock on the after
noon OF the 30,h ul..
Miss NAN READ, who has been assist
In P,of. GRAHAM with the Ml,onshurg |
schools this winter. returned home last
Saturday, the schools having closed
NV Is the time of year when the av
erage country school teacher cl,se. his
school and receives tre.nenton, "senh-.
orr through the papers from.s 'me al
miring friend.
DecaYine cahb,se, potatoes and other
vegetables often cause diphtheria. Now
is the time to clean them out of your
cellas. before, the disease gets .foothpld
in your family.
Judge YooRHEs has ja,t rendered a
decision at Milershars important II
mechanics He deci.les that where me-
chsnics have liens upon property for
work done in repairing or improving it
these liens must he. first satisfied. al.
though there msy he prior mortgages
upon it
DR.. G. W. Mason. Of Stafford, j W..
Nfs-Ztv,xr NJ CIaringtoo and 4 .r.p1
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IMPORTANT TO BUYERS.

I, is by considering the interest OF his
patrons, and by being satisfied with s
small profit in each case, that the Mer'
chant thrIves best. r, say that one
sells at or below cost-25 or 80 per cent
less than others &c ,-means dishonest,
or failure somewhere. p. T. KING ha.
all his goods marked in plain figures al
the lowest prices possible, so that child
can buy IS low as the best judge and
will always receive fnll value for the
money invested at ll9 and 121 Belmont
St., Bellsire, D. March 28-w2.
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MARRlED.-On March l9;b, BY R,v
john W GALE. Miss ELLEN SwAnE to
Mr. THOMAS MIRACLE.
On March Oh, by Rev. o C. KLocx
sIEN, Miss SARAH Braun to Mr.. JoNA-
THAN Block.
On March l4th, by THOMAS WILSON,
E O.. OF Franklin township, Miss MARY
J. SrALLIsas to SIR. WILLIAM ROBBINS
Ga March 2si, by Rev C SculMMrL,
Miss LOUISA NIEMANN to Mr.. LlvI
FUcBs.
On March 23l, by H J.BESDER, Esq i,
Of Summit to osnship. Miss LUCINDA
CLEGa to Mr. IsAAc FARMHOUSE
On Fehrnary a1lth, by Rev. A. J
JOHNSON, Miss SARAH j. .TwlNEM to
Mr. JosFrH BARBER.
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EFAll ordained minis; els Of the
Gospel, before heing fully qualifei to
perform the marriage ceremony, should
produce their ordination papers to the
Probate Curt, which Is then authorized
10 issu, license to such ministers to per-
form sal ceremony. Such is the law,
and the performance Of the same
may in after years lead to doubts as to
the legality of the marriage, causing lit
igation and trouble in regard to the set.
Ting Of estates. These remarks are
made because it is known that more
than one Minister or Elder in Monroe
county are. and have been for some
time, performing the marriage ceremony
without having any license from the
Probate Court.
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April 3--Cattle 3a4ie per pound !;
Sheep Sa4o per pound. Hogs 4a5 per
pound gross.
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14
Extra Session and Adjournment to March
10th.

After the Governor called an extra
session, which will put $3.50 into the
pocket of each member, and subject the
State to an expense of at least $50, 600,
the Legislature, on last Tuesday. ad-
journed to meet again on next Thurs
day, the 10th of March. The fact tina.
the Finance Committee, during the
whole period of 80 days, did not even
report the appropriation bills, is very
strong, not to say conclusive, evidence
that it was the purpose of the Readjus-
tiers to give the Governor q pretext. il
not sufficient reason, to call an extra
session, and thus to enable each menu
Der to pocket $3.50 extra. What will the
honest masses think of this kind OF
economy? They will reasonably and
justly conclude that the Readjusters are
ION the make'' for themselves, at the
expense of the State and of the tax-pay-
ers who have the money to pay.
The Readjuster Legislature of 1s79-'s0
adopted similar course with the view
of making "salary grab, :" but Govern
or Holiday disappointed them by de-
clining to call an extra session, and
thousands of dollars were thus saved to
the State, and the State suffered no det'
riment. Gov. Holiday in this matter
set an example which it would have
been wise for Gov. Cameron to have fol-
lowed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

DEATH OF MRS. L. q. ANDERSON
Mrs L. g. Anderson, wife of Capt. L.
g. Anderson, Train Dispatcher Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, died al
the residence of her husband In this
place on Monday morning last. Mrs.
Anderson had been in ill health for sew
eral months, but had shown signs Of
Improvement, up to a few weeks ago
when she again began to fail. Her death
occurred on her twenty sixth birthday.
She leaves an infant about twelve
months old.
Mrs. Anderson was q Miss Miller, OF
Danville. She has lived in Charlottes-
vile, since her marriage, about two
years ago, and has made many warm
friends among our people, who mourn
the sudden Termination of her young
life.
Her remains were taken to Danville
on Monday night for interment.-Ch Char
lottesvaNe Jefersonion, March 8th. III;
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

The GOVERNOR REBUKEs THE LEG
rsLATURE.-It is very evident that, II
the majority Of the Legislature had de-
voted its time to bills which "concern
the public welfare" instead of divi-
sion of the spoils of Office there would
have been no occasion for the Cover
nor to call an extra session at the cost
of $40, 900 extra to the State, and the pay
of $3.50 extra to each member, and this
is clearly the opinion of the Governor
as is evidenced by the rebuke contained
in his message to that body on last
Tuesday, in which he expresses 1.-THE
urgent recommendation that ia the
session now opening that precedence
shall be given to those bills which con-
Germ the public welfare and that bene'
fits sought by individuals and corpora
tons shall be made to wait upon the
needs of the Commonwealth and the
interests of tn people,"
Gov. Cameron should have done, az
Gov. Holiday did under similar cir
cumstances when he declined to call an
extra session.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN KA.
NAwHA Co., w. VA.-The Mountain
Herald says that Engine 81, drawing
passenger train No. l, going west, ran
into a small slide two miles west OF
Cannelton, Sunday night of last week,
was thrown from the track, and rolled
into the Kanawha river. The engineer,
Mr.. Thomas Smith. was killed, and
his fireman, Mr.. Thomas Durritt, 80
badly hurt that 1t IL not thought that
be will recover. The tender and coaches
did not leave the track, but ran through
the slide, and none but the two men
mentioned were injured. Mr.. Smiths,
body was found near the waters edge,
pierced entirely through, by the lever
it is supposed. The engine is in very
deep water, as no trace of it can be seen
Mr.. Smith was one of the oldest engi-
neers ON the road, and considered a
very careful, reliable man in every par
ticular. The accident occurred neal
midnight, and was apparently unavoid.
able. The family of Mr.. Smith are in
Massachusetts, and his remains were
taken there for interment."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

TEMP ANCE IN SHENANDOAH
CoUNTY.-The Shenandoah Herald
says that, ION Thursday, February Esd.
there was meeting at the Polytechnic
Hall, of New Market. for the purpos.
of organizing a Murphy Temperance
Union. Rev. w. w. Walker and Col
J. w. R. Moore, of Mt. Jackson, ad
dressed the meeting in an effective ano
impressive manner. After the speaking
a partial organization was Effected
Messrs. T. L Williamson being elected
president, Lemuel Zerkel, secretary
and John Harper Rice, treasurer-wheb
sixty signed the Murphy pledge.
On Monday. the 9Th inst, Revs. Geo.
Rubush, Of New Market, and w. w.
Walker, Of Mt. Jackson, favored tn
audience with stirring addresses, and
appeals were made for signers, which
resulted In securing sixty-five names tt
the pledge.
The total number of signers secured
at th g two meetings Is 1885,"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

AN INSANE MAN BEATS HIS WIFE
NEARLY TO DEATH AND CUTS HIS
OWN HAND Orion Friday evening
q week, John Murphy. living near Sa-
lem, Fauquier county, while laborine
under the insane idea that he would
save his family from suffering by kill
ing them all outright, attacked his wife
with heavy boot-jack, and beat her to
such an extent that her life is despaired
Of. He then, after attacking two men
attracted to the relief of the woman by
her cries, rushed to wood pile, picked
up an axe, end deliberately cut his right
hand off and chopped his arm clear
through twice. Murphy is well to. do,
Woodworking Irishman, and has always
been considered kind and affectionate
father and husband. For some time,
past he has been regarded as of unsound
mind.
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$3.50 900 GoNE!-The great lovers Of

$3.50, GoNE!-The great lovers OF
the 'dear people," the sincere believers
in genuine economy, the heroes of Lib
eralism, the champions of Reform. are
showing full hand in the Legislature
of Virginia. They have. in two single
items, squandered $3.50. 900 of the PEG
pies money, to say nothing of mino,
extravagances. and still they are no;
done. They have appropriated 800 ,OOt
for the erection of q negro male normal
school, and the same bill provides 500
600 annually for its support aud then
we are 10 have an extra session of the
Legislature. which will not cost Less
than $50, 1000. each member to receive
$50 whether the extra session last two
weeks or two months. This was made
necessary by their waste of time in
defeating Parson Massey, who accord
ing to as high authority as Harry
Riddleberger, was the best auditor
the State ever had. The extra SEES
sion will be consumed in turning
out old and tried officers and placing in
their stead bitter partisans If the re-
cord of this Legislature don't kill Ma
hone and his party, the people will de-
serve very little sympathy in their self
Observation-Disclosures Register.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

INVESTIGATING KING ALCOHOL
The bill for the appointment of COM
mission to investigate the alcoholic
liquor traffic.. which has been under
consideration in the United States Sen
ate for two weeks. passed that body
Friday by the decisive vote of "a to IA.
The bill provides for the appointment
of commission of seven persons, not
more than four of whom shall be of the
same political party, nor be advocates
of prohibition, who shall investigate
the alcoholic liquor traffic, its relations
to revenue and taxation, and its general
economic. criminal, moral and scien
tific aspects in connection with crime.
&c. The commission Is also directed to
inquire as to the practical results Of Ii
cense and prohibitory legislation. The
commissioners are to serve without sal
ary, but an appropriation of $4,000 is
made for their expenses, and they are
to report within eighteen months.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

SUICIDE OF AN ESTEEMED GENTLE
MAN OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, w. Va
Last week, whilst laboring under alb
CREATION of mind. Mr.. E. M. Lakeland
u we'll known farmer, residing neal
Cbarlestown, Jefferson county, West
Va, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head with a pistol
death resulting instantaneously. Mir
Lakeland was a gentleman Of intelli-
gence and extensive Information, and
one of the most successful farmers In
that county. When in good health Mr.
Lakeland was a splendid specimen Of
physical manhood, being about 4S years
of age, six feet four inches in height
and weighing 24O pounds. He was 8
member of Company B, Twelfth Vir'
ginia Cavalry, Rosser's Confederate
Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia
during the late war, and was highly es
teemed for his genial traits of character
as well as for conspicuous bravery and
daring in battle. He was bachelor
and leaves beautiful estate, valued al
from SAC, 900 to $50, 900.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

REDUCE THE TAXATION.-If it be
true, as the Mahonites claim, that the
passage Of the Riddleberger bill will
greatly reduce the principal of Virgin
las indebtedness and on that principal
only 8 per cent. is to be paid hereafter,
why don't they proceed to reduce taxa
ton. The people have been grooming,
so they claim, under the present rate OF
taxation. therefore. they should at once
proceed to reduce it, as it must be plain
10 any man that with such reduction
of the principal and half the rate of in
terest, there can be no necessity for the
present "heavy" taxation. Will they
do it? "That's the question"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

WAS 1T AN ATTEMPT TO AssAssr.
NATE? ? On last Tuesday morning,
about O'clock, DR.. Keller was aroused
by the sounding Of his night bell, and
on going to the door discovered color
ed woman in high state Of mental ex-
element. He admitted her to his Office,
when showing him a CHASTITY cut on
her throat, she told him that she had
gone to the door short time before to
empty basin of water and had been
suddenly seized by some unknown Der
son, pushed violently back, and had
received the cut In her throat. Dr.
Keller sewed up the cash, which was
about three inches long. and which st
one point touched the wind pipe. The
affair is mystery, as the woman gave
more than one version of how it hap
pened.-Pdge Courier.
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Virginia borrowed ak millions an

Virginia borrowed six millions and
spent 1t in the construction of the A. M.
& o. r. r. General Malone induced
her to relinquish this interest for a
promise of four millions, of which he
never paid cent. After he had wreck
ed the road and it was sold, Virginia
received for the six millions she had bor-
rowed, the sum of five hundred thou
sand. Small as that was 1t surely be-
longed to the parties from whom she
had borrowed the six millions with
which to build the road. But instead OF
paying it to them. the readjusters appro-
pirate four-fifths of it toward making
good deficit in the States accounts.
and with the remaining fifth they pro-
posed to establish q negro normal school.
though there Is such . school already ct
Hampton, and though they have pro-
vided no school of the kind for the white
people OF the State. This Is fair sam
pie Of readjuster legislation.-Alex Ga
xette. q. 5ssst ..5-r
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

EASTERN LUNATIC AsYLUM.-At a
meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Eastern Lunatic Asylum held ct Will
iiamsburg Thursday, the following of
6cers were elected: DR.. r. A. Wise.
superintendent; DR.. James II. Garlick,
of New Kent county, and DR.. w. Fl.
Hubbard, James City county, assistant
physicians M. A. Wottan, matron and
Thomas G. Peachy, of Richmond, stew
ard
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

. SENATOR LYBRooK MAKES A MAR.
ROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH. Martins
vile, March 9.-Whilst on bis way home
from station ON the Danville and
New River railroad last night Senator
Lybrook. of Patrick, met with pain
full accident. a.r.st
The scene of the accident is within
four miles of Marysville. His guide.
Mr.. J. III. Dyer, attempted to conduct
him By q snort route to the village.
The night became intensely dark, and
at point where the road is not fenced
there is gully twelve feet in depth.
The guide, missing his way few feet,
rode into the head of the gully. Ale
most simultaneously Lybrook's horse
turned a somersault, falling partially on
the rider. Mr. Dyer scrambled out un-
hurt, and found help near by. Mr. Ly-
brook remained. not daring to move,
fearing that bis d. ing horse would kill
him in his struggles.
The Senator'S physician reports this
afternoon that his injuries are not dan
gerous. The shock was great and the
pain intense for some time. He was
comfortable at noon, and il thought to
be improving.-Special telegram to the
Dispatch.
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$tauntoll Spectator.
TUESDAY, MARCH IA, 1882.
Extra Session and Mileage.


Notwithstanding the opinion of the
Readjuster Attorney. General Blair that
the Legislature would not be entitled to
mileage If called to meet at once in ex-
ira session before the members had left
the city, and though the Governor, in
accordance with that view, called the
extra session to meet at once, the State
seems to be of the opinion that it is the
purpose of the members of that body to
claim mileage, and says that, mot to be
cheated out of an opportunity to pre-
sent and urge a claim, even though they
might never be able to make it good,
the majority of both houses decided to
adjourn for eight days and 60 to their
homes, and for no other reason that we
can discover but that they might press
their claim for this double additional
'grab,'"
We cannot believe this, for the ma.
jority of that body are wise enough to
know that this would be the last pound
that would break the back of the PEG
pies patience. and that they would
arise in the might of their indignation
and repudiate them with scorn and con
tempt No, they will not 60 farther
than they believe the patience of thu
people will bear. The unnecessary cos
of an extra session, without mileage, ],
more than the people will submit It
with patience, and the members will b.
afraid to claim mileage, particularly al
it is against the opinion of their OWL
Attorney. General and the purpose o
their Governor. The extra session o
itself should be enough to sink them
without the extra weight Of unlawful
mileage.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

LARGE BEAR KILLED.-From a
friend at Sangersville. Augusta county
we learn that on Wednesday, Feb
22nd. while Messrs. J. A Curry, Jos
Myers, and w. P. Sites, were locating
a road on Homequarry Mountain, they
came across large bear in an oak tree
and having no weapons but Ratchet
Mr.. Curry attacked bruin with 1t. cut
ting off his nose. aud finally split its
head open, and killed it. It was very
large bear, and. If fat, would have
weighed more than 200 lbs.
From the same friend we learn thai
the road upon which these gentlemen
were working will soon be located, aud
Will be the best route crossing the She
nandoah mountain, the grades averag.
ing about 81 degrees. Rocking han
ReQister. ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF THE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH. The
9Sth annual session of the Baltimore
Conference, Bishop McTyeire presid
ing, met in Fredericksburg on last
Wednesday, the 9th.
The Conference has liza clerical and
80 lay members. 4 from each district
1t has $50 pastoral charges in Its bounds
entering nearly 40 counties In Virginia
and West Virginia, besides having ter
ritory In. Maryland and the District Of
Columbia. It has a membership of
over $4,000 and an equal number in
Sunday schools. Its property, above
debts, is valued at $3.50. 600, and it raises
annually for all objects about $3.50 600.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

Democratic Readjusters of the coun
try, and especially of the Southwest
aud the Valley. talk to your dele
gates and senators, and send them back
to Richmond convinced that you will
mot allow them to turn Old Virginia
over to the Republicans. You have &C.
complished the object you organized the
Readjuster party for-the passage of q
law readjusting the State debt. Let the
courts decide whether 1t shall stand or
not. and you resume your place In the
Democratic party. There is no issue
on the debt question now before you. nor
likely 10 be before you this year. Next
November you will have to elect ten
members to represent you in the lower
house of Congress and upon your
votes may depend the political com
plexion Of the next Congress, and the
election Of q Democrat to be President
of the United States. Why should you
allow your delegates to the Legislature
to continue to act as assistant Republi
cans? Let them know that you are
Democratic Readjusters. and not Re-
publicans in disguise. Richmond Dis
match
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

Baltimore's new evening daily news
paper, The Star, pertinently hopes that
honesty will be one Of the lessons taught
at the normal school which, by direc.
ton of Gen. Malone, the Readjusters
in the Legislature have taxed the white
people of the State to establish and sup
port,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

The Widow of Daniel Webster, until
ner death few days ago, received the
interest on fund of $50. 600, created as
N annuity by public spirited citizens
# Boston after the death of her hus band
u 1852. The principal is now to be
paid back to as many of the original
ionors as are living, and to the heirs oil
hose who are dead.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-14

PAINFUL ACCIDENT TO A MINISTER
while crossing the canal on the pom
toon at the Scottsville Mills Tuesday
night, Rev. Jos a. Fox slipped and
fell, painfully though not dangerously
injuring himself He did not feel any
great Inconvenience from the fall thai
night, but awoke the next morning
with q severe pain in the side xnd dis.
covered that one of his rios had been
fractured. -ScottsviWe Courier.