Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-11-23


FIns anna ...... .......- 1854
Rock ing ham ......."....... AZ
Shenandoah ......... Ill
Page. ............ 324
1921 4ss
D mocratic majorities. ....... ......- 1921
Coalition majorities.. .............. 4S9
| Democratic majority in District. ..2l33
The above is a simon-pu,e aud reliable
Democratic majority. In Rockingham the
Coalitioplsts polled within forty votes of
| their Cameron vote when they carried
that county By nearly GOO. 10 Augusta
| the Coalitionists exceeded their Cameron
vote by some two hundred and yet were
| beaten by 1884. The Democratic victory
was won 10y an increase of the Democratic
vote and noe by decrease of the Coali-
| tion vote.
The candidates for positions in the gift
of the legislature are increasing. We We
some in addition to those already an
nounced. For Second Auditor. Gen. Asa
R gers, former incumbent; for First Au-
ditor, F. L. Brockett and Morton
Marye of Alexandria, ard D. A.
Grimsley Of Cu'peper; for Register
of the Land Office Baker p Lee of Nor
| folk; for Railroad Commissioner, John
Crockett of Wytbe; for Serpeant-at Arms
of the House, Maj. J. Z. Hill of Albe-
marie, former incumbent; for Speaker of
the House, Judge j. w. Marshall of Craig
| MAJ Iuo Of TO hn in Of
632 votes received all bat seventy-seven;
for Public Printer, J. K. smith of the
Harrisenburg Commonwealth, W. II.
Clemmitt, of Richmond, and ]. H.
Caldwell of the Wytbevlle Enterprise.
The legislature will no doubt abolish the
office of Private Secretary to the Cover
nor, now held by Col. Browning, or make
its salary payable out of Governor Came
ron'S pocket as was Holidays private Sec
rotary. A number of other Offices created
or restored by the legislature of 's1-2, will
be abolished.
There are likely to be some investiga-
tions by the legislature, notably those into
the sales of the States interest in rail-
roads, the black scrip speculation in the
| 4 chmoni and Danville stock and others.
In Carroll county, Charles Willoughby,
| former editor of the Bristol Sentinel, and
Zach. Teany, relative of the defeated
| candidate for the Senate, had an ARRAY in
which both were killed. HUBBARD (Rep.)
and Petit dem late candidates for the
Senate for the Buckingham district met
at Buckingham G. H., aud exchanged
| three shots. A bystander was slightly
wounded.
Salathiel Lewis, the white Mahoneite.
who in cold blood murdered Jno. l.. New
son, a colored Republican and supporter
| of Dezendorf. but for whom no special
| funeral services have been held by the
! Coalition negroes of the State, has been
sentenced to the penitentlary for II years.
A prominent Mathews county. Va, cit
| izen writing business letter to Baltimore
| adds to it I: PRAISE God from whom all
blessings flow! Old Virginia is redeemed,
regenerated and disenthralled Thank
| God Thank God 7"
Bob Shores. of Bedford. has found that
l.
represented Malone and rode a mule in
the Lynchburg celebration, and the Dem
ocrats rewarded him with new suit of
clothes, hat and boots added.
The Democratic nominees for the House
in Norfolk city will contest the seats
awarded to their opponents.
Attorney General Blair, the election
being over, has asked for a judgment
against the defaulting treasurer of Bed
ford county, Kasey, who ran against
Thurman DEM for the Senate and was
SO badly defeated Poor Kasey
The Highland Democrats had a torch
light procession at Monterey and speeches
from l.. H. Stephenson, G. P. Jones and
j. Ed Pennyba baker. Old Highland has a
good right to celebrate, she turned the
opposition bottom up.
A few days ago A. W. Jones, Coalition
list, served a notice of contest on Gen. w.
G. Wickham, the successful Democratic
candidate for the State Senate in the dis
trict composed of Hanover and Caroline
counties, alleging fraud, intimidation
anu tuo iIet use VI WHISKY ny the D6tHO-
Gratis at the election. Tuesday last Mr..
Jones addressed letter to Gen Wick
ham stating that upon "fu!l investiga-
tim" he was satisfied that he could not
esta hlish the charges set out in his notice
of contest, and announcing his abandon
| ment of the contest.
A Richmond letter IN the Norfolk
Ledger, says:
In the office of the Auditor of Public
Accounts there IS going on general clean
ing up of pigton-hies ard pushing for
ward of public business. Preparatory to
SUR enderlng to the De mocratic Auditor.
January l. 1884.
1t is understoo here in Malone circles
that Rue and Martin will claim their seats
In the Senate. If the Democrats Dust them.
which they are sure to do, Malone will
make fight in their districts for their
successors. This is Mr.. Brown Aliens
opinion.
The Central Lunatic Asylum has drawn
all of it's appropriations for this year. The
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum has some
thing 8 till left to its account.
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Il FULL ANSW YER.
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