Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-11-16

seemed beside themselves with Joy. But
s.the head of the procession reached the
court house yard, the great bonfire on
Sears hill was set off and reign OF terror
to the speakers ensued. At the stand we
saw Capt. James Bumgardner wildly wav-
ing his hands in 1--WE suppose) introducing
the speakers. The cheers and yells and
horn blowing were at their widest and the
| crowd seemed to have pre-empted the right
of being heard for themselves. A report OF
| the speeches would read something like
| this: ''Our gallant future member''-to-o-
DOT, foot, foot. "The tyrant VIM. Ma
hoEe"-toot, yah, yah, toot. "Our old
mother State;-aurrah for Waynesboro,
toot-toot- foot, to-o-o-t-''few men who
can never''-toot-toot-t to-o-o-t-''the
glorious Southwest"-toot. bang. foot,
bang-bang, to-o-o-o OF.
Such was the speaking. We saw at diff
ferent times gesticulatirg on the stand Ed.
Echols, ESQ.,, John N. Opie, ESQ.,, Hon.
Chas. T. O'Ferrall and b. Keezle, Esq. of
Rockingham, and it is but fair to say that
the last named two being visitors, receiv-
ed slightly calmeI hearing than was &C
corded to our home orators.
Celebration at Greenville.
There was grand celebration at Green
vile, Wednesday night, attended by Old
Riverheads, the banner township, to the
extent of nearly a thousand people. The
town was illuminated and on the hand
some speakers stand was an illuminated
portrait of John s. Barbour. The Staun-
ton Artillery and Stonewall Band. ana
many visitors from Staunton were on
hand. Among the inscriptions on the
fifty transparencies were "Virginia
Saved, "Riverheads' Democratic Major
ity, 512''-"Newport 1l6; Middl ebrook
1856; Midway 80, and Greenville 1888"
"We are white men," ''Who will Shield
Billy now?'' and others. Five eolOred
I men were in the procession carrying cot
fins with appropriate inscriptions on them
The speakers of the occasion we're Messrs.
Echols, Opie, Jas. Bumgardner, Jr., A. F.
Robertson, W. Fl. III. Lynn and DIR.
Fauntleroy. The Midway delegation,
headed by DR.. Weir and J. II. Mcclure,
paraded on horseback. Three cheers were
given for Tom Brownlee, one of the best
Democratic workers in Augusta. Great
credit is due Messrs. r. F. Larew and
Frank Pilson, for the display of transpar-
ncies and the general good arrangement.
1t is agreed on all hands that there never
was such night in Greenville before.
~ LOCAL CAMPAIGN NOTES.
A lady of New York, a former Staunto-
MAN, writes us II cannot express my joy
and gratitude at the result of the late cleo
ton. Thank God for the change"
Maj. VIM. Watts, former Stauntonian
who came to our celebration, says that at
his home in Anderson, W. Va, bonfire
was started the night after the Virginia
election in her honor.
| Mr.. T. M. smiley writes us from New
port precinct that there were 80 negroes
voted there and the Coalitionists candi-
dates received 43 votes. The Democrats
got of the colored votes. A commentary
upon the way the ''color line" went.
At Craigsvile the usual vote is about
125. At this election 207 votes were poll
ed. Thirty -eight colored votes we're cast.
of which, Mr.. q. S. Craig writes US that
two were Democrats.
Mr.. John II. Grabill, editor of the
Woodstock Herald, writes us ''Old Angus
ia, G cd bless her, is the backbone of the
Seventh District.
The "North Point Democratic Club"
near Koinef's Store. celebrated their vic
tory by erecting pole rs feet high, on top
of which was tar barrel, and lighted it
at the signal of wooden cannon, which
I they fired ia fence corner. The boys had
a lively time.
John Firebaugh. ESQ.,, arrived in Stann-
! ton on the afternoon of election day, hav-
ing Travelled all the way from Kansas. He
got wagon and drove at high speed to
| New Hope, where he arrived In time to
cast his vote. The Democrats there made
the air ring with cheers for him.
DR.. Fl. E. Smith, of Bath, was in town
yesterday and informed US that Sitting
| ton 3 precinct in that county cast So votes
and every one for the Democratic candidate.
This is the banner precinct of Virginia.
The DesMoines (Iowa) State Leader has
the following paragraph:
"We have just received from E. NJ.
Root, of Staunton, Virginia, an old-time
friend and typo on this paper when it was
called the Statesman, two papers. the
Democratic Campaign and the STAUNTON
| VINDTCATOR They are both radically
core, and now since the election. that the
miscegenation Malone party has been de-
feated, we most cordially extend congra
tulations to the above named papers and
the State of Virginia Thank the Lord for
the defeat of Mahoneism.