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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

JUDGE MAYS ORDERED TO ISSUE
THE WRIT.-A Fincastie correspondent
of the Richmond Dispatch says that
Judge Blair delivered his opinion on
last Tuesday in the case of the citizens
of Botetourt against r. F. Mays. judge
Of said county. He decides that it is
Mays's duty to issue a writ of election
for county clerk, but that he has until
the 4th of May next to dos He there
fore orders that peremptory naandGns-
as issue requiring Judge Mays to issue q
writ of election not later than May 4th
next. Colonel Hansborough takes an
appeal TO the Supreme Court, and Mr..
Glasgow has gone to Richmond to rep
resent the county"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

THE REPUBLICANS IMAGINE A VAIN
THING.-The Alex. Gazette says that
"the Republicans imagine vain thing
when they suppose, as some of the silly
ones among them do, that the demo
Gratis are going to wreck and ruin On the
tariff question. The main thing the
democrats have in view is 10 rid the
country of the disgracefuI and corrupt
Arthur gang who now control it, and of
their Malone and Chalmers anneXes.-
That is their first and great command
nent. That provided for, they will con-
suit and reason together about measures
that shall rebound to the best interests
of all, not a few, people of the country ;
and what they will be most likely to
determine upol will probably be the ab-
clifton of the entire internal revenue
tax, save that on liquor which shall be
collected by the sale of stamps directly
from the Treasury, so as to do away
with the whole internal revenue service,
and the men employed in it, whose chief
occupation now is to run the political
machine. The necessities of the Gov
ernment, pensions, interest and work
ing expenses, will then require sum
large enough TO afford all the protection
required and ali that reasonable manu-
facturers viii ask.7
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01
Bor the SPECTATOR
Mrs. Gen. Long as P0stmistress.

ME-. EDITOR OF the many execra-
bic things that the late Postmasters
General permitted Malone and his SUBJ
alterns to do in Virginia, that we are
grstified to believe the present incum-
bent will not in the future suffer to be
done, there is no single act that stands
out in It's dark enoFmity to compare to
this. As all will bear III mind, Gen.
Long, Of the Federal army, became a
resident of Charlottesville since the
war. Through the Providence of God
he was smitten with blindness Ga the
death of the late Mr.. Massie, who for
some years was an acceptable Postmas-
ter, through tie position-of a very
large proportion Of the better class OF
people, she was made his successor.
When the minions of the Mogul of Re
pudiators were levyiug blackmail on
the holders of Federal offices in Vir-
GINA, she did not escape. They came
down upon her for 500, which she was
compelled TO pay. But this is not the
blackess part OF it They required her
TO sign paper at the same time, saying
that she had contributed it uolas,atdriLy
Does this not out Herod anything yet
recorded against them? They can fird
the evidence in support of this in Char
louisville. PHILo
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

MURDER AND ARSON IN DANvILLE.
On Monday morning of last week a
house was discovered to be on fire at
Danville, and after the flames had been
extinguished the dead body of Il negro
man, whose name was James Read,
was found in the building, with blood
running from his wounds. His cloth
ing had been saturated with kerosene
oil and set on fire. Oil had also been
poured on some bedding in the room.
The house in which this tragedy &C.
Cured had been occupied by w. T.
Dodson (white) and family, but latterly
by Dodson alone, who recently had his
life ensured for S., 200, and this circum-
stance gave rise to the suspicion that
Dodson had committed the crime with
the view of making the impression that
his was the body burnt, and his family
would receive the insurance, and upon
that suspicion he was arrested Tuesday
at Franklin Junction. A special tele-
gram to the Richmond Dispatch from
DanvilIe on Tuesday says that Dodsop
"confesses he hired two negroes to bring
him body for dissection, pretending
he was physician. He says he carried
it into the upper room of the house then
occupied by himself alone, wrapped 1t
in the bed clothing, poured kerosene oil
over it. and went away. His mistake,
he says, was in cutting the candle SO
long that the house did not take fire
during the night, it being his purpose
to burn the house and have it appear
| that he himself had been burned in it,
and thus enable his family to obtain the
amount of life-policy recently pro
cured"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01
Register at Once.

Register, if possible, between now and
next Tuesday, May the Sth, on which
day the Registration books will be
closed. 1t is better to register before
than on that day, for that is the last
day on which it can be done, and from
some cause it may not be convenient to
do so on that day. You may have BUSH
ness which will call you away, or you
may be sick, or the weather may be
bad. The proper way is to register as
soon as possible. See that you are as
signed to the right district.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

DEATH OF A r r. CoNDUCTOR.-W.
7. Daugherty, q passenger conductor on
the Shenandoah Valley R. r., died Oh
Monday OF last week at Charlestown,
Jefferson county, of infammatory
rheumatism, after an illness of four
weeks, in the Goth year Of his age. He
was highly esteemed by the officers of
the road and along the line.
He was the only con of his mother
the only child of widow and her chief
earthly dependence, and his dev otion to
her was marked and beautiful.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

NEGROES RETURNING FROM LIBE
RIA.-The Alexandra Gazette says thai
"a party of North Carolina negroes
sick. weary, and without cent, have
just returned from Liberia 10 their ole
homes. Home is as gweet to the black
IS it is to the white race. The negroes
are not happy away from the South, and
yet when here they repel their white
neighbors, who are friendly disposed to.
ward them, by following after every
sealawag demagogue who may have pc.
litical ambition, and by voting to a man
against the interests of the very people
upon whom they have to depend fo1
their meat and bread.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01
UIRGENIA.-In the Clerks Office Circuit
v Court of Augusta county, April 4th, 1888 :
r. A. McChesney,

- Miller and Sally, his wife, (nee Cunning
ham), and their heirs and distributes, who
ry his wife, (nee Cunningham), and Robert,
James, and Martha McQuillan, their heirs and
distributes who are unknown parties; James
Cunningham, ST., and james Cunningham,
Jr.; Martha, Alexander, and John Cunning
ham, children of said James Cunningham, ST.,
and his heirs and distributes who are parties
unknown: John Grear and Lettie, his wife,
(7lee Cunningham); earn Beattie and Lettie,
his wife. (aee Grear), Isabella Beattie, the last
wife of said earn Beattie, and Samuel Grear,
the three last named parties being heirs at-law
of said John Grear. and they being un-
known parties; = Mil er and Betsy; his wife,
(nee Cunningham. and their children and
heirs at law Andrew, Peggy, John, and Sam1
Miller, and their heirs and distributes, all of
whom are parties unknown; VIM. Patterson
and Martha, his wife, (nee Cunningham) and
their heirs and distributes; John Patterson
and the said John Patterson and his heirs and
NUT and Margaret. his wife, (aee Patterson),
John Patterson. Allen PattersoH, Samuel Pat
terson, James Patterson. and Nelson Sprinkle
and Martha his wife (aee Patterson); Thos ].
McChesney, a child and heir at law of John
McChesney and Sally. his wife, (nee Cunning
ham); A. B. Ligbtner, Sheriffof Augusta coun-
ty and as such Admir- OF the estate of Marga-
on Original and amended Bill.
The object of this suit is to clear up the title
and have decree of sale or partition of tract
of 40 acres OF land in Augusta county, Va,
now in thepossesston of David Potter and ais,
which was boughteby John and Samuel Cum
ningham of Jacob Evey, and subject the inter
est belonging to the estate of Margaret Arm
strong therein to the payment of the PLAINTIFFS
claim, and to find out who a. the parties en-
titled to the residue of said land.
1t appearing by affidavit filed that - Miller
and sally his wife, unknown; - McQuillan
and Mary, his wife, unknown Robert, James.
and Martha McQuillan, and all other heirs and
distributes whose names and residences are
unknown; John Grear and Lefty, his wife,
earn Beattie and Lefty his wife, Isabella Beat
tie, and Samuel Grear and their heirs and dis
tributes whose names and residences are I'M
known; - Miller, Betsy Miller and their
heirs and distributes whose names and resi-
dences are unknown; Andrew Peggy John,
and Samuel Miller, heirs and distributes of
- Miller and Betsy Miller, whose residenees
are unknown; Wilson Sprinkle and Martha,
his wife; SamHel Patterson, James Patterson,
Thomas J, McChesaeE, are non residents of
- IS ordered that they do appear
,h,s sto,e ave- publication
here within one month aIGeI
of this notice. and do what is necessary to plO- /
tect their interests. Teste,-
w. '--'-- ]. N. RYAN. Clerk.
p A. Baylor, Atty aprl0-4t
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01
HIS SOUL AND HIS SILVER.

"Your asking me how came TO use it, re-
on his deathbed. after a life of meanness, want
ed to make things all right with the Lord by
leaving some money to the kirk"
"'WiIl the Almighty pass me into Heaven if
I give TO- 900 pounds to the kirk, dye think p
said he''
81 can't promise fye tn OF, mon, answered
the minister. but ADVISE ye TO try the expert
mqnt.'''
Laughing heartily at the story, Rev. F. Z.
Osborne, of No. 273 Ogden avenue, Jersey City,
pa Stor of the First Baptist Church, West Hobo
ken, continued: That's what did with PA r.
KER's Tonic; 1 tried the experiment. It more
than met my expectations. and am very glad
to testify to it's excellence. 1t goes at once to
the root of all digestive and nervous derange-
mems so common among men OF my profess
sion. For women and chronic invalids the
TONIC IS perfect invigorant and is destined to
supplant all other remedies for this purpose. A
single dose produces the gentle perspiration
and sense of life which eradicates disease. 1t
seems to rouse every organ into activity. / adj
mire it, too, for its power to antagoniZe the
hold OF the liquor habit over inebriates."
This preparation, which had been known as
PARKRR'S GINGER Tonic, will hereafter be
called simply PARKEas TONIC. AS unprInci-
pied dealers are constantly deceivipg their
name of ginger; and as ginger is really an I'M
important flavoring ingredient, we drop the
misleading word.
There will be no change, however, in the pre-
paration ITSELF and ali bHttlps in she hands oil
dealers, wrapped under the name of PARKER's
If the fac-simile signature of HISCoCK & Co. is
at the bottom of the outside wrapper.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

HUSBAND AND WIFE DIE OF HEART
DIsEAsE.-In Charlottesville last week,
Mr.. VIM. Thompson, an old man, and
his wife both died of heart-disease with
in a few hours Of each other. Both be-
ing afflicted with heart-disease, remov-
ed from Canada to Albemarle about Is
months ago in search of a more favora-
BILE climate. A Charlottesville CORE
spondent of the Dispatch says that 'they
first rented property on the Ridge,
where they lived for some months, and
their quiet, inoffensive ways secured
them the respect Of the neighbors. Sub
sequently they purchased from Mr..
Wheeler the property known as the
"D'Alfonse place." on the northwest
suburbs of the town, where they lived
in their own way, seemingly well and
contented. Latterly, however, Mrs.
Thompson had been confined to hel
bed. On Monday evening of last week
about o'clock, as the husband was sit
ting by the bed of his sick wife, he lean
ed suddenly forward, and in few min
utes, before any one could be summon
ed, he had passed away, in the presence
of his wife. Under the excitement the
wife grew rapidly worse, and all efforts
to relieve her were futile, and she died
Tuesday about 4 O'Clock"
This couple who died suddenly &c
near the same time have one son who
lives in Canada.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

Mr.. BEIRNE WINs.-The Supreme
Court of Louisiana on Tuesday decided
the Burnside case in favor of Mr.. Oliver
Beirne, of West Virginia, the universal
legatee, upon all the points involved
The decision settles the title to property
variously estimated at from 81, 600, 900 to
SO. OOO. 600.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

The Alexandria Gazette says that
General Malone in his letter declining
an invitation to attend the emancipation
celebration in Washington said, civil
hzation will not be content until the
human race are liberated, and Gods
people are permitted to enjoy the fruits
of their own labor AS the negroes
are liberated, and as the General doesn't
believe there is any God to have a peo-
pie, it is difficult to see the appositeness
of his quoted remark"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

JEFFERsoN's GBANDDAUGHTER.-
Steps are being taken in New York for
the RELIEF of Mrs. Meikleham, the last
surviving granddaughter of Thomas
Jefferson, who is said 10 be living at
present In absolute need in Georgetown,
D. G. Mrs. Meikleham is the daughter
of Martha Jefferson Randolph, Mr JEFF
ferson's favorite daughter, and was his
attendant during his last Illness. A bill
was introduced in the last Congress for
the relief of Mrs. Meikleham, but it was
not acted on.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

A liquor seller having presented his
bill to the executor OF a deceased Gus
TONER'S estate, asked: "Do you wish
my bill sworn to?" mo-" said the
executor, "the death of the deceased is
prind .facie evidence that be had the
liquor"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

The Richmond Dispatch says "some
of the Chicago papers are querying
whether the ballot in the hands of the
bad citizen is not about as dangerous as
dynamite, Don't know about the bad
citizen, but in the hands of the good
citizen in the last Chicago election it
was as effective as dynamite in blowing
up the Republican party.D
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

A MEMBER OF CONGRESS KILLS A
MAN.-Captain Phillip B. Thompson,
member of Congress from the eighth
Kentucky district, shot and killed Wal
ter Davis as he was stepping from q
smoking-car Friday morning on the
Cincinnati Southern Railroad. The
cause alleged for the deed was an undue
intimacy Of Davis with Thompson's
wife
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01
LAND SALES.

THARM FOR SALE PRIVATELY.-Iwi will
e sell the farm known as the "W. X. Wal
lace farm" near Craigsville, in Augusta Co.,
containing 25S acres. with good house Au--g
and Out-houSeS new SWiSher barn, Ess:5
about one hundred acres in timber. rest -
of land in grass; close to MILL school-house
and several churches, miles of the Railroad
Depot and Post office. First-class marble ON
said land, both black and coral. For further
particulars, address r. A. WALLACE,
feb6-tf Craigsville, Augusta Co., Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

The Alexandria Gazette says = Gen.
Mahone's Richmond organ Gays the as
sertiOn that the Mahoneites have Joined
the Radicals is gratuitous. Is it then
that the Radicals have Joined the Ma
honeites? The alliance Is equally I'M
holy in either case.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

SALE OF TIMBER IN RoCKBRIDGE.-
We learn from the Lexington Gazette
that mfr. VIM. II. Barclay has sold to
Mr. John G Kennedy, Of WILMINGTON,
Delaware, ali the hickory timber gu q
tract of land containing 10000 acres (the
G!enwood tract belonging to Judge F.
T. Anderson
Mr.. Kennedy designs placing machin-
cry On the property tor the purpose OF
getting ont carriage stock. He estimates
that there is sufficient timber on the
land to keep him at work for a period
not less than five years"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

DEBATERs' MEDALs.--In the recent
debates in the literary societies of the
University of Virginia, the debater's
medal in the "Jeff." was won by Mr..
NJ. G. Pops, of Georgia, and in the
wash" by Mr.. w. B. Eldridge, OF
Tennessee.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

Again we insist upon all the Demo.
Gratis in the county who have not regis
tered, to do so at once, and be ready to
hit radicalism hard rap over the
knuckles. IF you have moved into an
other district, see that you have your
transfer in time.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

Two cotton mills at Augusta, Georgia,
have just declared a dividend of twenty
one per cent, and that, too. in addition
to expanding large sum in the pur-
chase of new machinery and in other
improvements.
This does not look as though the cot
ton factories of the south needed protec>
ton.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

A little boy, two years old, sou of
Mr.. James Talbert, was killed on the
Virginia Midland Railrosd,. near Dali
TOMS Crossing, week before last. The
child crewled out of the yard and got
on the track, and its little body was cut
in twain by passing train.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

SCARLET FEVER, Scarlet fever is
prevailing in malignant form at Roam
oake, in consequence Of which, by the
advice of DIR. A. z. Koiner, the public
schools there have been closed for the
session. Several children died on Thurs
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01
VIRGINIA in the Circuit Court of Au-
gusta County, April 9th, 1885,
VIM. n. Gamble, as a1mr of Jane e. Gamble,
decd, and in his own right

q
gusta County, April 9th, 1888:
VIM. n. Gamble, as a1m'r of Jane e. Gamble,
decd, and in his own right.
Rev. Robert Logan, Mrs. Lavinia Alternately,
]. 4. Logan, Mrs. E. J. Mcclellan, Mrs. H. N.
Miller, the names of the husbands of the last
two being unknown, Eusebius Logan. Sarah
Logan, now believed to be married, Jane Heit,
(7aee Logan, Roberta NJ. =. Wheatley, (nee Lo,
Logan, decd, and their residences unknown /;
John Logan, Mrs. Kate Hickey, (nee Logan),
husbands name unknown; Joseph 4. Logan,
], P. Logan, Sallte L. Gamble, Lucilla A. Nc
Corkle and A. 3. McCCrEle, her band, Mar
garet e. Ramsey and Jno. o. Ramsey, her
husband, Eliza Jane Mowry, Robert A. Logan,
trustees of the Gent Assembly of the Presby-
terrain Church in the United states for foreign
Missions, Education, and Publication, or any
person, or persons Or body corporate capable
of receiving and taking legacy of $500. "to be
equally divided between Domestic and Foreign
Missions. Education. and Publication of the
Presbyterian Church South"
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to have the will of
Mrs Jane e. Gamble construed, to settle the ac-
counts of the admir- and have payment of the
legacies under said will made to the parties
therein named as legatees.
1t appearing by affidavit fled that the Rev.
Robt. Logan, Mrs. Lavinia Alternately, j. A.
Logan, Mrs. E. ]. Mcclellan, Mrs. 81. n. Miller,
John Logan, Mrs. Kate Hickey, (nee Logan,
Joseph Fl. Logan, J. P Logan, Sallie E. Gam
BILE, and the Trustees of the Gen'l Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church in the United States
for Foreign Missions, Education, ana Puollca-
ton, are non-residents of the State of Virginia,
and it further appearing by affidavit filed, that
due diligence has been used by the Plaintiff to
ascertain the residences of the following named
Defendants; Eusebius Logan, Sarah Logan,
Jane Heit, (nee Logan, Roberta M. Z. Wheat
ley, (nee I.ogan). the last four being the heirs
at-law of VIM Logan. decd; and it also ap-
pearng, by affidavit filed, that the names of
the husbands of Mrs. F. ]. Mcclellan, Mrs. II.
N. Miller, and Mrs. Kate Hickey, and their
places of residence are unknown. it is ordered
that they do appear here within one month
after due publication of this notice and do what
is necessary to protect their interests in this
suit. TeSte,- j. N. RYAN, Clerk.
Tucker & Tucker p. o. apriil0-4t.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

Colds yield to onions like magic, but
d.. Bulls Cough Syrup is still better
and by far more agreebIe means of cur.
ing Cold or Cough. You can buy \
bottle for 25 cents atany drug store, and
We are sure it will do the work every
time.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

Eliza Pinkston, the famous Louisi.
ana witness in the electoral controversy
of 1857, recently died in Jail at Can
ton, Miss, where she was serving a
term for larceny.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

The Morris bro5u~ ''f
son, have been sentenced to l. ''.S
imprisonment in the penitentiary by
the Circuit Court of Nicholas county,
w. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01
BUFFALO EHTHIA WAFER SUP
ID PLANTS THE SURGEONS KNIFE IN
STONE OE THE BLADDER.

2
ID PLANTS THE SURGEONS KNIFE IN
STONE OF THE BLADDER.
CASE OF DIR. B. ]. WRESTLING, HIDDLETOWN,
Pa, STATED BY HIMSELF.
Experience in Its use in STONE OF THE
BLA ODER in my own person enables me to
attest the wonderful efficacy of the Buffalo
Lithia Water, in this painful malady.
After having been long subjected to suffer-
ings, the intensity Of which cannot be describ-
Ed, have, under the influence of this water,
passed, Il am confident that am within the
bounds of truth, at leastan ounce of CALCULI
Uric Acid), some of which weighed as much as
four grains, affording inexpressible relief, and
leaving me In condition of comparative ease
and comfort. I am now passing only OCCASION
ally small CALCULI, and they are not attend
ed by the intense suffering which their passage
has heretofore occasioned.
son one occasion passed thirty-five CAL
CULIin forty light hours. The appearance of
this CALCULUS NUCLEI indicates unmis-
tax bly,, / think, that they were all component
particles of one large CALCULU Sdestroye by
the action of the water, by means of solution
and disintegration. AT my advanced period of
life. Il am seventy seven years and six months
OF age) and in my feeble general health, a sur
gical operation was not to be thought of, and
the water seems to have accomplished all that
such an operation, if successful, could have
done" apr1l-l0-St.
-s Staunton, Va,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION IN WEST
VIRGINIA election for Congress
in the Third Congressional District of
West Virginia will take place, by APP
pointment Of the Governor, on the 18th
of May. This election is to supply tie
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Hon. John E. Kenna, who has been
elected United States Senator The
contest is between c. P. Snyder and
James 81. Brown, both of Kanswhg-
the former the nominee of the Demo.
cratic, and the latter Of the Republican,
Convention.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

ARMY WORMS IN RoCKBRIDGE.-The
Lexington Gazette says that the army
worms ''bave made their appearance on
Kerr's Creek. Mr.. Charles Fl. David
son while moving 9 stack of hay fiom
one of his fields to his stable, found from a
half to three quarters of a bushel of near
ly full-grown army worms, distributed
through the stack. He is inclined to
think they were bred in the stack Mr..
Samuel B. Moore found them about
three weeks ago in his wheat field. The
first time ne saw them they we're on the
ground III the wheat drills, ana did not
seem to be working on the wheat. He
afterwards examined for them, and
found that they had gone into the
ground. They were fully grown. DR..
HiIeman reports them on his farm, at
work cutting bis clover and onions"