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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

OBLITERATING THE Color LINE.-A
large meeting of the colored voters, of
Charleston, S. c., has unanimously en-
dorsed Mayor Courtenay, Democrat, for
reelection. In doing SO they adopted a
platform declaring that they recognized the
fact that the interests Of the white and
colored races are inseparable; that for the
welfare and advancement of Charleston it
is necessary that there should be unity,
peace, and concord between the races, and
that to insure good government all party
and personal prejudice should be put aside
and uri IN effected for the right man in
the right place. All the leading colored
taxpayers united in the proceedings, thus
evincing their interest in the continuance
in Office Of an able, impartial, and fearless
chief magistrate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25
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SEWING MACHINE

GALE OF VALUABLE LAND.-By yir-
- tue OF Deed of Trust executed by Ben
nett Shflett and Givens Shifiett to VIM g. II
Baylor, Trustee. On the 5th day of October 1855
now of RECORD in the Clerks Office of the Couu
ty Court of Augusta county, Deed Book No. rs
page, 23S. and in which said deed OF trust
George Baylor was afterwards substituted
gusta county, we. the undersigned Executors
OF the estate of George Baylor, will sell on
Monday, January 2Sth, 1884,
.{County-Court day.. in front of the Courthouse
In stanton. that very valuable tract OF land
ing the property in which he lives containing
80 acres. situated in the county of Augusta.
on the Brown Hill In the Little Calf Pasture
adjoining the lands of Luke Woodward and
others, and about " mile from Craigsville De-
pot on the c. q q. R. r. This is pa,t of thu
property conveyed in said Trust Deed, TO Sc
cure the payment to David Baylor OF thre.
bonds, bearing date the 2lst of november, 1854
each for slSS SO the first payable ON the LIST day
of OCTOBER, 1857 the second on lst of October
1873 and The third on the LIST OF October, 1889 ;
the first being subject to a credit of S330O 2Sth
Of Jany, 1885, and So so of the 9Th day of March,
1858.
This property will be sold for enough cash as
will pay for the execution of said deed, and the
balance on credit OF three, six, and twelve
months in equal payments.
II this property will not sell for enough to
sa isfy the conditions of said trust deed, the
residue of the property embraced therein will
be sold.
This property is sold at the request Of David
Baylor. the beneficiary in said Trust Deed.
?. A. BAYLOR,
N. A. BAYLOR,
G. NJ. BAYLOR,
dec25-tds Ex'ors of Geo. Baylor, decd.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

CoaoRED CONVENTION To MEET IN
RIcHMoND.-The COlored National Com
mittcc met in Washington last Friday and
apportioned delegates to the Convention to
be held at Richmond in July next Each
congressional district was allowed two del
egates and each Territory one representa-.
tive. Fred. Douglass, B. K. Bruce, of the
District of Columbia, and William Murrell,
f Maryland, were elected members of the
National Committee from the country at
large.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

THE AUDIToR-PAYMENT OF COUPONS.
The special joint committee charged by
the two branches of the Assembly with an
examination of the office of the auditor of
public accounts began their work last Fri
day. The labor of the committee will prob
ably occupy some time. Since the meeting
of the Legislature on Dec. 9th, the auditor
has issued warrants for forty five thousand
dollars in payment of coupons whose genu
ineness had been established before the
courts iii Richmond and elsewhere in the
State by taxpayers. This rush has been part
ly caused by resolution which was passed
by the Legislature few days ago prohibit
ing the State treasurer from paying any
money on account of coupons except by au-
thority of special acts of appropriations
made by the Legislature.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

A CHILD WITH A PRoBoscIs.-A child
was born few days ago at Ithaca, N. Y,
with peculiar nasal formation resembling
an elephants trunk 1t died on Wednss-
day of commissions, the primary cause of
death being an inability to nurse. The pa
rents of the child had previously had one
similarly deformed, which lived but short
time. Such malformation was hereditary
characteristic, relatives Of the family gem
Grafton or two back having possessed the
same strange developments, which, in their
cases, did not prevent them from reaching
maturity.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

The Rev. Robert Collier, the preacher
blacksmith, stands fully six feet in his stock
ings, and must weigh much more than 200
pounds. His hands are like cut of beef,
and his arms are as large around as the
this his Of most men His head would fit
Goliah, and his large blue eyes look honest.
ly out of thunder heavy brows of bushy
white; He has high forehead, thick iron
gray hair, which flows back upon his neck
in a name like Beecher's and full, large
nose, red with good living and digestion
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

The CENTENARY OF AMERICAN METHOD
1sM.-The year 1884 will be the centenary
of American Methodism. 1t will be COM
memorated in all the Methodist churches
in this country no doubt. The first Sab
bath in January, by resolution of the last
General Conference of the n. E. Church
South was recommended as the one to be
observed throughout the Church as day
of devout prayer. The last Sabbath in May
and October are to be observed as days of
special Centenary services There is also
to be children's celebration. In Deem
Der 1884 there will be a joint celebration of
the Centenary by all the Methodist bodies
III Baltimore.
By the way the next session of the Balti-
more Conference will be It's one hundredth.
At the Conference last March Rev. DR.. Jno.
S. Martin was requested to preach ser
mon commemorative of that event.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

He, (Carlisle) is revenue reformer. In
this he is ip accord with the large majority
of his party and in antagonism to Republi-
canism, which opposes every retrenchment
and reform. But revenue reform is as far
removed from free trade as heaven is from
earth Free trade is an abstraction. I'm.
der existing circumstances it is an absurdi-
ty. 1t is . practical impessibility.-Ne,r
York World.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

SHEEP KILLED.-Elijah Sheets, living
five miles East of this place, has had his
flock of sheep invaded several times by dogs,
losing 33 killed and 43 wounded. The flock
was terribly butehered up. The damage
has been assessed at S133. Some of the
neighbors also suffered in the same way.
A sheep-killing dog can never be broken of
his tricks and should be killed forthwith
The People (Hayrisonbarg.)
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

That political anomaly. proteetionist
Democrat, says that if the fundamental
principle Of Democracy, a revenue tariff,
be enforced, at this session of Congress, it
will endanger the Democratic States Of
Louisiana, Ohio, and New York. Not if
the Democrats of those States have good
sense, for the vast majority of the Demo-
Gratis are pc r men, and no poor man with
common sense is going to desert his party
for enabling him to buy his sugar, his blan-
kets, and wooden clothing, and his salt at
half the price he is compelled to pay for
them now.-Alerandria Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

When the election for chaplain Of the
United States Senate came on in that body
Tuesday, of the. two candidates one was a
highly respected, venerable, and distinguish
ed citizen of Virginia, whose politics, if he
had any, he kept to himself. Among the
Senators were two men who hail from Vir-
ginia, and both of whom were elected as
democrats, yet both of them voted against
the Virginian because he was not the nomi-
nee of the Republican caucus. One of the
Senators referred to had said that he was
better democrat than Ben Hill, and the 9TH
er had dared any man among a large audi
ence to say he was not democrat. Rid
dleberger should be asked to resign as well
as Malone -.-Aler, Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

Ssrgt Mason, who shot at Guiteau, pass
ed through Washington Thursday on his
way to GAINESVILLE, Ohio, where he will spend
two weeks visiting old comrades and the
scenes of his boyhood. Since his release
from Albany he has been with his wife and
child at Locust Grove, in Orange county, in
this State. He has not decided as to his
future employment, though he has many
advantageous offers, including one to lee
ture.-Rich. State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

One of the perpetrators of the Emma
Bond outrage has been detected by the fact
that toe-nail pairing found in the loft of
the school house in which the Williams con-
cealed themselves previous to their crime,
exactly fitted place on one of his toe-naiis
from which piece had been cut. Should
Gen. Malone ever have DETECTIVES after
him, he will either never pare his tossnails,
or give Governor Cameron a wide BERTH
Aler. Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

The Cincinnati Enquirer learns that twins
were born on Chesapeake aud Ohio train
few days ago. The mother named one
chesapeake" aad the other "Ohio.." The
first may turn out to be an oyster pirate,
while the other will certainly want to be
President. 1t Is needless to say that they
will be fast boys, but H AIRY Fuller, the gen.
eral passenger agent of the road, should
watch over them and see that they never
come to grief-Rich. State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

So Sarah Bernhardt is at the bottom of a
duel at last. 1t took place in Paris Wed
nesday morning, Octave Mirbeau and Paul
Bonnetain being the principals. And not
only duel. but Sarah herself horse-whip-
ped Mile, Marie Colombier for publishing
book entitled memoirs OF Sarah Bar
num-" in which Bernhardt was dragged
through life's mire. These sensations made
Paris lively for time, aud the Tonquin
question was almost lost sight of.-Rich.
State
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

A CALF WITH CATHOLIC MEDAL.-The
People of Harrisonburg says that whilst Mr..
B. E. Long was ''dissecting very fat beef
he found Catholic medal imbedded in the
animals intestines. 1t is about the size of
the bowl of a teaspoon. The engraving and
letter-work is in perfect state of preserya-
tom,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

In TROUBLE. "A Nashville dispatch to
the PhilideIphia Press states that S. o.
Brannon, who proudly shows TO his friends
a 206 medal, received for voting for Grant
in tie Chicago convention, was arrested
Monday for stealing two horses, four mules
and two wagons from the farm OF III. B.
Bailey, near GAINESVILLE, Tennessee. He
returned the property and Bailey will not
prosecute.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25
Double Murder at a Dance.

WINCHESTER, ILL, December 21.-Adam
Hill and George Snyder, young men, were
killed on Wednesday night at dance six
miles from here. The shooting was done
by Charles and John Sutton, brothers, who
went to the dance armed, with the avowed
purpose Of having fight. The trouble
arose from faction fight over the location
of school-house The Sutton brothers
are in jail
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25
Saturday, January 5ta. 1884.

t.SALE Of VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
- IN AUGUSTA COUNTY-By virtue of a
decree of the Circuit Court of Augusta county
entered At the Nov. Term, 1883 in the consoii-
dated causes of 1utcheson's Admir- VS.. Thomp-
2on ana ais and Thompson's Admir- VS.
Thompson and ais, will proceed to SELL at
public auction. to the highest bid err. in front
OF the Court house. in the city of Staunton on
Monday (COlrt-dGy) the 18Th day Of January, 1884,
at IL O'Clock. valuable tract OF land
containing 5334 acres being a part of the
John and James f. Thompson place. which
was ssi9ned TO Chss. y. Thompson by Com
mfsStoners in The cause of Tho mpson's Admir-
VS. Thompson and ais. and designated as lot
No. on Commissioner Collisions plat. The
land lies about miles South West of Swoopes
Depot. and is Of fine quality.
TERMS: Cash In hand tn pay the costs of the
suit of Hutcheson's Admir- W.. Thompson and
ais, and the costs of sale, and for the balance
bonds. with approved personal security will
be required. In three equal annual instruments,
bearing interest from date of sale with Home
stead waived, and the title to be retained as ul-
Innate security.
n. ST. GEO. TUCKER,
DE '2o-tds Commissioner.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

THE 24-HoUR SysTEM-Tne associated
railroads of Virginia and the Carolinas
have adopted the 24-hour system for reg
istering the passage of time. The hours
are numbered from l to "a. What was
formerly 1 P. NJ. is 10, P. N. is IA, &c.
A NJ. ard p. M. are both abolished. The
advantages of this system will cause it in a
short time to be universally adopted. 1t is
the simplest, safest and most convenient.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

VERY NEAR FIRE.-Last Saturday
morning Mr.. L. K. Huff discovered smoke
in the upper rooms of his dwelling, and by
knocking some plastering from the ceiling,
discovered rats nest, built of rags, on
fire, but not yet in a blaze. 1t had, no
doubt, been ignited by match in the han
mouth of a -Waynesboro Messenger
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

SENTENCED TO Two YEARs.-In the
County Court. on Wednesday last, James
F. Doyel, who plead guilty to the crime of
forgery, was sentenced to two years impris-
onment in the penitentiary A petition for
pardon is in circulation, and is receiving
many signatures. The People (Harrison-
6urg.)
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

A PIG WITH SIX LEGs.-A correspondent
Of The People writing from Goods Sill,
Rockingham county, says
some Of the oldest freaks of nature ever
witnessed in our comfy is six-legged pig,
raised by VIM. III. Michael its two lex
ira" legs are the same size as the others,
but are not used in walking. 1t is now four
weeks old, and sold to Moyerhoeffer's sons
for ten dollars. They expect to put it on
exhibition"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

General Malone and Mr.. Riddleberger
voted for all the Republican nominees for
the offices in the United States Senate
which we're filed on Tuesday last by new
elections. What else could they do? They
had burnt their ships behind them, and had
to go forward.-Richmond Dispatch
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

EK-Speaker Randall, writing to sympa-
thizing friend in Connecticut, says: "Do
not apprehend any legislative mistakes
here; we shall all do our utmost to avoid
Them, and strive to put our party in trim
for 1894 -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

To CURE STAMMERING.-Dr.D io Lewis
in his magazine gives a rule for the cure OF
stammering, which is certainly simple
enough, and which the doctor says has
cured three-fourths of all thefcases- he has
treated. The stammerer is made to mark
the time in his speech, just as it is erdina-
rily done in singing. At first he is to beat
on every syllable. He should begin by
reading one of the Psalms, striking the fin
ger on the knee at every word. "Time
can be marked" says the Doctor, Shy
striking the finger on the knee, hitting the
thumb against the forefnger, or by moving
the large toe in the boot" The writer be-
lieyes the worst case of suffering can be
cured if the victim will read an hour every
day, with thorough practice of this remedy,
and observing the same in his converse
ton.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

Mrs. Caroline Hampton Pres on, relic OF
the late Gen. John S. Preston, and daugh-
FER of Gen. Wade Hampton, of revolution
Try fame, died in Columbia, S. c., week
before last, aged n years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

A Bank will soon be established in AL
derson, Monroe county, W. Va. The requi-
site stock has been subscribed, and the
charter applied for.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

KILLED BY TRAIN-An old colored
man, named William Cobbs, who was en-
gagged to take care of the cattle on the
grounds of the University of Virginia, was
struck and killed by an outgoing engine Oh
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, just in
the rear of Carr's Hill, on Monday of last
week, and instantly killed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

When you see promising colt with splInt
curb or SPAWN forming thus spelling It's sale,
go at once and procure a bottle of KendalI's
SPAWN Cure. One dollar invested in this great
remedy will save you hundreds OF dollars. 1t
has no equal as Imminent for man or beast
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

The West Virginia Mountain Herald,
published at Hinton, says in its issue of
December goth that Burton R. Thomasson
has instituted suit against the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company for $4,000
damages for injuries received at the Stretch
er's Neck collision,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

How THE PARTIES 1ILL sTAND.-The
Rockingham Register Gays that the Demo
cratic and Republican parties will stand ar
rayed next year as follows
1.-THE Democrats in "favor of tariff for
revenue limited to the necessities of the
government economically administered, and
so adjusted in its application aS.to prevent
unequal burdens encourage productive in
dustries at home, afford just compensation
to labor. but not to create or foster lnonop-
olies."
The Republicans in favor of tariff that
yields revenue greatly in excess of that
necessary to run the government eafrapoA
gantly administered, which is directly for
the creation and fostering of monopilies.
This is the real position of the two par
ties on the great question Of tariff, and we
have no fears but that the Democracy will
be endorsed by the triumphant election of
their candidate for President in November
next,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

CoNvIcTED.-James f. Dovel was Oh
last Wednesday, convicted of forgery, in
the County Court of Rockingham county,
and the jury awarded him two years in the
penitentiary Mitigating circumstances
gave him the lightest lawful punishment.
The prisoner plead guilty.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

REVENUE REFoRM.-The Lynchburg Ad-
uance says that sMr. Carlisle's ideas of re-
form gave him the 6peakership efths House
Of Representatives, and the country is salts
fed If a reform candidate is placed in the
field by the Democrats in 1884 he will be
elected. We do not expect any blunders
from the democrats in Congress, but legis-
lation that will place the party before the
country as advocating retrenehment, economy,
low taration and honesty. With these words
emblazoned upon our banner and with
vigorous, aggressive candidate, we will
again, as we did in 1876, elect our nominee,
and he will take his seat, or there will be an
uprising of a people who will know the rea-
son why"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

Senator Pendleton, of Ohio, has gone to
Columbus to look after his interests in con-
nection with the senatorial election, which
takes place early in January. Despite the
opposition of the Cincinnati Enquirer and
the Standard Oil Company it is the general
impression that Mr. Pendleton will be re-
turned to the seat which he has filled with
conspicuous dignity and ability.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

IL the PEOPLE of Virginia would make up
their minds. in all cases, to pay their State
taxes in money; that would simplify the
coupon question greatly. ''The cut-worm
of the treasury, as Judge Hughes called
the tax-paying coupon, would, in that case,
be of little avail, and the price of bonds
would so decline as to make even the Rid
dleberger bill acceptable to the hopdholders,
and stimulate funding hereunder. 1t is .
hard nece ssity laid upon us, aud one that
we sought earnestly to escape: but since
that is the law ofthe State, and the Supreme
Court of the United States has decided that
it has not impaired the remedy Of the bond
holder, We see nothing left the Legislature
and the people ont to make it effective
To this policy we are comanisted; first, by
the voice of the people given through the
ballot box and next by the Convention of
our party that pledged the Democrats of
Virginia to accept this result.-Lynchburg
FifQin.Gg
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

Gen. Clement A. Evans. the Confederate
hero of Balls Bluff, has consented 70 ac-
cept the presidency of cotton compress
company now being organized at Augusta,
Ga. Mr.. Evans is prominent minister of
the Georgia Conference NJ. E. Church South,
but ill-health has compelled him to give up
preaching.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

a SHOOTING AFFAIR IN VIRGINIA.-At
Chath m, Pittsylvania county, Va, Tues
day, Daniel Tully, white, and Powhatan
Clements, ~tolored, had dispute, when
FULLY shot Clements with pistol, the ball
taking effect in the stomach. 1t is suppos-
ed the wound will prove fatal. Tully made
his escape
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

IN EGYPT AND THE SoUDAN.-England,
instead of diminishing is strengthening
her forces in Egypt, having just added $50
artillerymen to the army Of occupation.
Baker Basha, who is to have the supreme
command in the Soudan, has started for
Suakim, being instructed by the Khedive
to endeavor to win his way to Berber by
conciliating the tribes along the Suakim-
Berber route. In accordance with the ad-
vice of Sir Samuel Baker, who is Baker
Pasha's brother, the chief reliance is to be
placed, if force becomes necessary, upon
black recruits and the enemy is not to be
engaged unless under the most favorable
conditions. Meanwhile communications
are maintained by telegraph with Khar-
toum, whence it is learned that Ell Mahdi
is threatened with war at home, the
Sheik FaIgallas having sent him a defiant
message, affirming that he has $4,000 war
riors and seven years provisions. The
False Prophet does not appear to be ad,
vancing on Khartoum, nor does it appear
that he was altogether merciless toward
the wounded and prisoners taken in the re-
cent battle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25
COWS FOR SALE.

l have FOUR OR FIVE GOOD COWS, and
very handsome thoroughbred j erseX
Bull, years old. desire to sell.
decls-T DAVIS A. KAYSER,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-25

COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTEN-
~ DENTS NOTfCE.-My Office days in
Staunton will be Wednesday and Saturday OF
each week. and Court Days-which days l will
devote exclusively to School business.
zS- Office with w. A. Reed.
Fl. SHEFFEY BOILER,
JyH-u co Sqpt Schools.