Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-06-12

FALLEN.-We publish below an extract
from the leading editorial of the Richmond
State of last Wednesday bearing the above
caption. That our readers may under
stand its illusions, we will state that Gov.
Cameron is the person who formerly char
acterized Gen. Malone as the "Railroad
Ishmael." After number of charges, the
State proceeds as follows:
"But there is even more than these
charges, so well known of all men, to be
brought against the strange convert to the
practices of that once hated but now
humbly -Obeyed person, the Railroad lsh-
mael.' 1t has been subject of wide and
frequent comment that the Governor was
pardoning and removing the political disa-
bilities of large number of convicts. 1t
was not difficult to find an explanation for
this outburst of tender-hearted Executive
clemency and to perceive that to cast a
vote for party to which man was in
debted for his release from prison and for
his suffrage would be at least a grateful
exhibition of that very doubtful sentiment
called honor among thieves
One of the first fruits of this noxious
plant, which has been so carefully tended
by the objectionable pardoner, is found in
the following fact and the terse and truth
full comment made upon it by the Bedford
Star:
albert Lowry, colored man, who was
pardoned from the penitentiary by the
| Governor, was voted for for overseer of the
poor in this district, against James W.
Smith, Esq, prominent merchant of this
place, on Thursday, Oath ult., and came
var hain or
the white people getting with his (Albert's 81
party voted for him we are not prepared to
say. But if there be any who are loyal to
the party in this respect, it is fair to pre-
sumo that they did,
Thus they go. A Mahoneite negro SER
want as school trustee. a negro convict
nearly elected overseer of the poor! Even
the helpless paupers are to have a negro
| 'oyerseer' How long will it be till mixed
schools and mixed marriages are permitted
by law?
When any white man in Virginia looks
into the bright, hopeful eyes of his chill
dren can he fail to read his duty there, and
to be nerved with the love of father to
put forth all his strength to break down
the infamous rule of those abandoned and
shameless renegades-the Railroad Ish-
mael,' and his former enemy who is now
one of the humblest and most obedient OF
his followers ?''
GEN. CROOK HEARD FROM Chicago,
June 8.-A Tombstone special by a courier
from Mexico relates that Gen. Crook is en-
camped 80 miles northeast of Nacori, from
which point he is sending scouts out in all
directions. Up to the time of the departure
of the courier he had been unsuccessful in
discovering any signs of Indians.
Capt. Casona's company of Mexican reg
ulars have left Aposeur, Sonora, to join
Crook. They number $50 men. If Crook
accomplishes anything it must be by June
goth, as the rainy season will have then set
in and the streams in the mountains will be
so swollen as to prevent the passage by
troops. Crooks present camp is on the
spot where Col. Gracia had his fight with
the Indians April Goth
To PosTMAsTERs.- postmaster General
Gresham, on the 2nd inst, issued the fol-
lowing orders
'Postmasters at first and second-class
offices will hereafter give their personal at
tention to the business of their office, and
not absent themselves therefrom without
authority granted upon written application
to this Department. Violation Of this Or
der will he sufficient cauSe for removal -