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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
FOREIGN.

1T Is stated Prince Gortschakoff's illness
Is due TO attempted poisoning.
The Prince of Wales has been made a
Field Marshal OF the German empire.
British imports show comparative In
crease for February of G3,sS7, 900, while tho
exports decreased 9Gi5,00o
-Byrne, the Irish suspect, has been re-
leased from custody In France
Two hundred girls left Limerick, Ireland,
last week, for New Hampshire, where they
viii be employed in cotton mill
Lady Florence Dixie charges that Par
nell and Biggar, rs trustees OF the Land
League funds, have failed to account for
el5o. 900 which OF right belongs to the starv-
ing peasantry.
"A Socialist gathering at Paris was dis
persed b. the police. A mob assembled
later and broke windows and overturned
carriages Some arrests were made.
The Hull and Yarmouth fishing fleets
suffered severely Many vessels foundered,
and several fishermen were drowned
The steamer Navarro, with eighty-one
souls on board, foundered during gale in
the German Ocean, and sixty-five persons
persisted
Frank Byrne intends to make the United
States his future home
Prince Gortschakoif, ex-Russian Chancel-
Tor, died at Baden Baden.
1T Is claimed that other Land League
leaders will soon follow Egan into exile, and
that the inquiry now proceeding will impi-
cate them in the patronage of crime in Ire
land
Judah P. Benjamin will be rendered
British Judgcship, and will accept If his
health permits.
"A meeting of 1000 persons at Paris pro-
tested against the action Of the Chamber on
the constitutional revision question, and IA
vored the revision Many Deputies OF the
Extreme Left attended
The murder-conspiracyt trials will open
ut Dublin ON the 9th Of April
The Socialistic disturbances in Paris are
attributed to the fact that there are GoOOO
workmen out of employment.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-29

Helena, Ark. In one instance settlers
house was carried away by the flood and his
four children were drowned.
Near Alamo, Ind a passenger stage came
in collision at crossing with an l., b. a W,
train, Mrs John Clark, Milton Rush and
Green, the driver, being instantly killed
"A boiler explosion on aouban plantation
killed six negroes, one white man and
Chinese, and wounded six negroes and foui
Cinnamon.
The roof of one wing Of the Payrei
Theater at Havana, Cuba, fell. crushing into
n coffee house beneath, and killing several
persons
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-29
TEXAS TOPICS.

The saw mills along the Sab;O.
& East Texas railroad, are work;no.
to their fullest capacity and baSs
enough to keep them busy for soma
time to come. '
The Legislative committee 10.
finished the count of money, on hand
in the treasury at Austin, and find tLs
snug little sum of S2,431 in cash and
100000 in bonds, exactly tLa
amount that should be on hand. w
The Texas Beekeeper Associ,.
tien will meet in Mckinney on tbo
18th and 18th of April. In AugnS t
the reunion of the Ex.Confedemts
Missourians, Ross and Ector's TeraS
brigades and Fitzhugh's regiment Nf
Texas cavalry, will hold their reunions
there.
The ages of the living Govern.
ors are as follows: Roberts 68, SERVED
four years. Lubbock 66, served two
years. Pease II, served four wears
Throckmorton 81, served one and
quarter years. Coke "a, served three
years. Hubbard so, served two and
a quarter years. Ireland 55, present
governor.
An artesian well at Toya, Tom
Green county, is 600 feet deep and
the water flows out of it at the rate
of 10000 gallons pure water per
hour. This would indicate that The
dry plains of west Texas may yet be.
come the finest watered country on
earth.
-Teras Mesquiter. We were at
Austin a few days ago, and while
there visited the state treasury de.
partment, and took a squirt at the
much boosted of cash balance, which
amounts to more than twenty-three
hundred thousand dollars in gold, sill.
yer and currency, and is kept in a big
vault in the temporary capitol. The
safe IN which the the currency is kept
is inside the vault and is burglar
proof. The silver is in sacks little
larger than shot sacks, and the gold
is in boxes of $1,000 each just as
they came from the mint. We no.
ticed one package of currency of $780,.
900, another of $4,000. But the
greatest curiosity shown us was the
$4,000 bill which the treasurer keeps
in an envelop as kind of curiosity.
The vault has a heavy iron door to
which is attached a time lock. The
vault is closed every afternoon at
o'clock and can not be opened until
80 the next morning when the bolt
drops. And the lock is SO arranged
that it is locked at four o'clock on
Saturday and does not open until
Monday Morning.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-29

THE Harvard College papers say tha'
the students are in great peril from hre
in the dormitories. These buildings
are four and five stories high, In many
the staircases are winding and narrow
and, with exceptions, they are unpro-
vided with fire escapes. The Harvard
Herald thinks this condition of things
very serious, and has solemnly Warneu
the college authorities not to walt ioi
disaster to teach them their duty. Otn-
ers pronounce the danger wholly mag
mary.
Two Frenchmen have gone to Ne
dina county, to establish an ostrlcn
ranch; the birds are to brought iro"
Algiers, Afnca.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-29
POLITICAL.

The Michigan Democrats met III coh-
vention ut the State capital on the 1th insp
The convention put in nomination half
ticket, and authorized the Chairman OF the
State Central Committee to treat with the
Greenbackers, who were to hold their con-
vention the following day, for the other
half, and, in case of failure TO agree
upon union ticket John W. Champ
lin, of Grand Rapids was named Tor
Judge of the Supreme Court, long term,
and Arthur L Clark, of Sanilao county, for
Regent of the University. The resolutions
censure the Republican members OF the
Legislature for the prolonged and expensive
Senatorial contest, and declare that any
Judge who accepts railroad pass
should be impeached and removed
from office The Greenback Convention
convened, according to programme,
on the Sth and unhesitatingly accepted
the proposition of the Democrats for
union ticket. The convention then pro-
ceeded to nominate Thomas r. Sher-
wood, of kalamazoo, for Justice OF the
Supreme Court and Charles j. Willett
of Gratiot, for Second Regent OF the State
University Resolutions were adopted re-
affirming the Chicago Greenback platform
of 1880; arraigning the Republicans for the
long delay and consequent expense in elect
ing United States Senators; denouncing
Congress for its failure to meet the public
demand for revenue reform; favoring the
election of all Federal officers, including
Senators and Postmasters, by the people,
denouncing monopolies, and advising full
representation from Michigan at the pro-
posed Autobiography gathering at Chicago'
on the 4th of July next
The Ohio House has passed joint reso-
luton for submitting to the people an
amendment for tax on liquor, or to pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicat-
ing beverages.
A New York State Senator has intro
duoed in the Legislature biGs to repeal the
charter of the Manhattan Elevated railroad
and to authorize the Attorney General OF
New York to make examination of the cost
of various railroads, with view to their
requirement by the State
The members of The Civil Service Com
mission have had short conference with
the President in regard to the general plan
of operations to be observed in carrying the
law into effect II was agreed the commits
sion should prepare set of rules in regard
to the questions under their jurisdiction,
and submit them to the President for APP
prevail The selection of a chief examiner
under the commission has not yet been
agreed upon.
The Arkansas Legislature has changed
the name of Dorsey county to DeSoto coun-
ty. 1t was named after Stephen W. Dorsey
during the reconstruction era, while he was
a Senator from that State.
The New Jersey Senate has passed bill
prohibiting the sale of tobacco in any form
to minors, under penalty of $40 for each
offense.
The rumor is current in Nevada that
Senator Fair will resign his seat on account
of ill-health; that Gov. Adams will then re-
sign, and that Lieut.. Gov. Loughton, who
will then succeed to the Gubernatorial chair,
will appoint Adams United States Senator.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09

Z. q y. Mainline trains run by Washington
time; Lexington Division by Columbus time.
No. l, daily except Sunday, Richmond to
Wh1te sulphur; daily except Saturday, west
of White Sulphur.
No. 9, daily Ashland to Clifton Forge; daily
except Saturday Clifton Forge to Rich mond !;
except Sunday Richmond to Old Point. Pull
man Sleeping-Cars White sulphur to Wash
ington.
Nos. and 4, Washington, Louisville, and
Cincinnati FAST LINE, run daily between Lou
isville,. Cincinnati, Washington, and Rich
mond, Va. Do not stop for local business.
No, 8. Louisville and Cincinnati Fast Line,
and No. 4, Washington Fast Line equipped
with Pullman New Drawing Room. Smok ing,
Saloon. and Sleeping-Cars. and Solid Trains
between Louisville. Lexington, and Washing
ton. D. q. Pullman New Sleeping-Cars be-
tween Cincinnati and Richmond; Day-Coach
between Cincinnati, Richmond, Newport
News, and Old Point Comfort Pullman Sleep
ing Cars Columbus to White Sulphur.
No. D, daily between Clifton Forge and Ash
land, Ky; daily except Sunday between Old
Point. Newport News, and Clifton Forge. Pu l.
phur aud Columbus, o., without change.
No. 6, daily except sunday.
NOrE:-That No. 6 is overtaken at Clifton
Forge by No. 4, which takes through passen-
Nos. and 6, sleeping-Cars between Hunt
ington and White sulphur; Day. Coaches be-
tween Cincinnati and Richmond.
Nos. and 5, Pullman Sleepers between
Comfort. Solid Train between Ashland and
Newport News and Old Point Comfort.
Old Dominion Line Stea NJ ers will leave New
port News on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
and SATURDAY, on arrival of No. 4, Fast Line,
arriving in New York next afternoon.
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage Checks, apply to
any office of G. d o. R'y; or Depot or Ticket
Office of connecting lines.
C. W. SMITH, GenI Pass'r Agent.
Genl Manager. junel9
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09
From the Washington Post.
Virginia's Public Schools.

SPLENDID RECORD OF THE DEMOCRACY ON
THE EDUCATIONAL QUESTION.
The system by which the public schools
of Virginia are now conducted is the result
CT bill introduced in the legislature by a
Democrat and voted against by majority
of the Malone members. Mr.. Henkel, the
patron of the bill, is now Democratic can
didate in Shenandoah county for the legis-
lature. The people of Virginia are not on
ly indebted to the Democratic members of
the legislature that voted for that bill, and
the Democratic Governor, who approved 1t,
but the schools are indebted largely to the
Democratic voters of the State for susie
nance. The claim of the Mahoneites that
they are the friends of the schools is total
ly untenable; in fact, the larger the Read
iuster predominance in the counties the
smaller the amount levied for school pur-
poses and the less prosperous the schools.
In the last Gubernatorial campaign Cam
eron carried seventy-one counties and cities,
while Daniel carried only forty-two, the
latter furnishing only about one-third of
the entire population. The seventy one
counties, all told, raised that year $247,
1883 by taxation for the support of the
schools, while the forty-two raised 1916,
0S391, or over $2S, 900 more than the sew
enty-one. That year also showed an as
founding difference, proportionately, be-
tween the number of graded schools in
operation in these counties. In the seven
ty-one Cameron counties there were ninety
white and twenty-five colored graded
schools; in the forty-two Daniel counties
there were ninety-one white and thirty-two
colored graded schools, and yet in these
forty-two Democratic counties there were
only $4,000 colored people, while in the
seventy one Malone counties there were
475,0O0 colored people This was in 1881.
Cameron was elected Governor by about
eleven thousand. 1t is reasonable to sup
pose then that these great self-claimant
champions of the schools, if such they have
been, would have inaugurated new and
brighter era in public instruction" But
the official papers of the Malone superin-
tendent show that TIE contrary is true. In
1882 these forty-two Democratic counties
increased their graded schools to ITO white
and thirty three colored, while in the sew
enty-one Malone, counties there were only
eighty-six white and twenty four colored
schools, net loss. To make the difference
more plainly visible, the twelve counties
which gave their respective parties the larg-
est msjorities, show the following:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09

and himself, as he has also distinguished
himself in the United States Senate.
Now, will the people choose in favor of
Radlcaiism and Mahoneism (the evils OF
which cannot easily be condensed in an or
binary newspaper article,) against Demo
cracy? Will they go back upon their race
and Join in with those who are willing to
turn them over to an inferior race along
with themselves Will not the white men
of the State resent the insult in next No
vember? We shall see Abingdon Vir-
01qo;nn
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09
A RETROSPECT.

A good six years ago 1t was
That first knew Christine.
When was in the Junior class,
And she was just eighteen.
Her eyes were large and brown and clear,
Her hair was golden bright;
We met at Narragansett Pier,
AndI was gone at sight.
dangled at my charmer's feet,
And dreamt of marriage bells.
furnished sweets unto the sweet
In shape of caramels.
The likeness that within them lay
To me did not spy,
For ''every hour fresh were they,
And so, alas was ].
That summer time of long ago,
How fast it slipped away!
And adored her more, know,
With each succeeding day.
1 had to tell her so, at last,
How sweet she looked, and fair
The little breezes sweeping past,
Were playing with her hair.
I said If she were not my wife
KNEW that should die;
swore loved her more than life
And this was her reply
"I like you, Jack"-her voice was low,
Her eyes were downward bent
"But, Jack it wouldn't do, you know:
You haven't got cent?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09
Consider q Moment.

just consider, for a moment, Virginia
turned to Malone and the Radical party
Just consider what the Radical party did iii
the South when il was in power there!-
Recall the scenes in South Carolina, Miss
issippi, louisiana, &c. Shall Virginia be
the first to quietly submit to such degrade
ton and spoliation? Shall she invite a
horde of political locusts to feed upon the
fat of her land-the rights and property of
her people?
Malone came into power, and the people
took a telescope look at him, but he was
only in power for a short time before they
began to look at him through the other
end of the telescope. He soon dwindled
down from big man to very small polit-
ical Boss, whose ambition and avarice were
unbounded. 1t was soon seen that spoils
was the call in alp of Malone that it was
1'the length and breadth and heighth and
depth Of his aims. He seized upon every
branch Of the government, and made them
mere puppets in his hands to carry out his
schemes. If any one raised voice of indie
pendence against his high-handed meas
ures, the ''boss" ordered him to be gibbet-
ed as traitor before the people, and even
went SO far as to set his perjured kennel of
hirelings deliberately to swear away the
O1dLdC60I VI d ulStn WuOS0 OILY Ou0QS6 was
refusal to be ''bossed'' by him. He SUD-
pressed the truth, and kept the people in
the dark under the false cry of treason to
Readjustment, when he himself was forti-
flying himself in a position to radicalize Vir.
ginia, and swap off those who had confded
in him as Readjusters, under foul coali-
ton and bargain and sale, with Arthur. To
this end he tried to multiply offices, and to
abolish those in existence in order to re-es-
tabish them into new ones, so that his tools
might be the occupants of them 6y has
oaois appointment, -Notaries, Commission
ers of Sales, School Trustees, &C., all to be
recipients of his grace and favor. Profess
ing to be the great tribune of the people, he
orders all amendment that these offices be
made elective by the people, to be voted
down, SO that he alone was to say who
should hold these offices in Virginia. He
was to be the dispenser Of brides for poll
deal influence, peddling offices for votes
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09

A LIVING MoNsTRosITY.-The wife OF
Frederick Vanleer, colored, of Reading,
Pa, has given birth to monstrosity. The
child has well, developed head and body,
but has neither legs nor arms. There is a
protuberance on the right shoulder about the
size Of a small hens egg, in which there is
bone. The left arm is a lump Of soft
flesh, pear-shaped, and about the size OF
the projection on other side of the body.
The left foot is imperfoctly formed, having
but three toes, and grows out from the up
per rim of the relyis, the foot turned up
ward. The right foot is attached to short
leg of probably two and a half inches in
length. This is turned outward. The
child is female, and the mother declares
it will be worth money to her when it gets
larger.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09
The late exposure of federal official ras

The late exposure of federal official ras-
cality in South Carolina ought to be kept
fresh insstke public mind. In II few words,
deputy marshals set up Illicit stills, seized
them or caused them to be seized and divi-
ded the fees incident to such seizures. The
losses to government were not very large
and the individual gains were slight. The
great damage was to South Carolinians,
who are thus given reputation for lawless-
ness. Many Of the deputy marshals were
citizens of the state. 1t almost seems as if
Southerner could not become Bepubli-
can without becoming rogue at the same
time -Inder-Appedl.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09

The report of Mr.. Farr also shows that
tie schools lin these twelve Democratic
counties were kept open twelve per cent.
longer than in the Malone counties. The
county (Mecklenburg) which gave Cameron
the largest majority of all Il, 800, had that
year Q861) only one white and one co ored
graded school, which it allowed the follow
ing year to become entirely extinct. Dur
ing the first year of Governor CamerOn's
administration the twelve counties which
gave him the largest majorities fell off twen-
ty-nine white schools, while the twelve
Democratic counties, which gave Daniel
the largest majorities, opened ten new white
and tSoenty-sight neao colored schools; or al
together in two years three hundred and
sixty-five more white and ninety-seven more
colored schools than the twelve Cameron
counties, and paid four times as much
money to help carry on tue schools in the
other counties of the State. Numbers of
Malone counties in 1882 had no graded
schools at all.
The accuracy Of these figures cannot be
doubted, as they are taken from the pub
lished official statements of State Superin-
tendent of Public instruction Farr, whose
competency, however, for the position he
occupies compares favorably with the fitness
of the majority of those appointed by Ma
hone, or elected by his direction by the late
legislature to other official positions, as he
can neither read, write, nor spell simple
sentence correctly.
The courts, asylums, State colleges, post
Offices, county Offices, indeed, every position
in any way within the reach of Aahone's
influence, have been, with fewsexceptions,
filled with men whose unfitness for their re-
spective appointments has been scarcely
less notable than the incompetency Of this
superintendent of public instruction, abject
subserviency rather than capability seem
ingly being the requisite quality of appli-
cants TO Malone positions.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09

The Mahoneites have been running the
State Government, collecting its money,
handling its finances, disbursing the people S
taxes. Of course they will resist to the
death the election of legislature that will
displace many an official agent of the Boss
and bring to light their ways of handling
the public funds. They do not want light
nor Investigation, but they'll get it-Lynch-
burg AdrGnce.
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october Scheme.

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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09

Mr.. B. F. Anderson, PETERSBURG, VA,
says: browns Irou Bitters have cured
me of dyspepsia, poor appetite, and nausea
after eating"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

THE WAYNESBORO' SEMINARY FOR
i GIRLS will open SEPTEMBER 18th.
Address
MRS. T. OSCAR ROGERS, Principal,
sep4-2mo. Waynesboro', Augusta Co.. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09
Il FERTILIZER FOR
WHEAT IND GRASS.

The
but
which to
''sAss'EEEEE-A' thing ghteen been
undergoing l1aland well has stood the
favour naturally slow; but reward
ding and the friends OF its early its best friends
1t has been used extensively
and from its abundant justified
ing it being well soils fertilizer your
had
the largest and best these exclusively
provision
haued fields
OF
facturers, and, without regard
price solely upon its actual import
We refer you 6l7y to Of tic D2S u0AO haze used
you Il enquire ct them a. lis merits
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-09
WOODBRIDGE. TRATE IS & CO., Importers
Ga BUcEzA 49, WHARF, Baltimore

GEORGE PEYTON staunon Augusta Co.. Va writes July 81
Orchila
say much its praise 1t has given crop
quality and have of the remarkable
used other fertilizers also
Orch1a very marked shall use it largely fall"