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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28

MISSES E. F. PHILLIPS AND 8. K. WEST
WI will open their School in the large
hall at the Mozart. September Bird, 1888
TERMs.-S4.00 to $500 per Quarter of ten
weeks, payable in advance.
Calisthenics, Elementary French and Latin
free. aup23-4t.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28

In Canada, where the whipping post has
lately been re-established, it is. said to be
''a relic of barbarism, but terror to GRIM
inals all the same.'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28


"REPUBLIcAN CANDIDATE. I'm its last
issue, the Valley Virginian admonishes the
Republicans and Readjusters not to vote in
in the Democratic primary election. In
that article, it says -
SIN the last Spring elections a number of
Republicans and Readjusters were cajoled
into the Bourbon primary, excusing them
selves on tho ground that their party would
have no Republican candidates. Such is
not the case in this contest.
Ali In the Spring, there were ono Re-
publican candidates." but ssuch is not the
case in this contest" The candidates re-
ferred to are Fulcher and Hamilton SO,
according to the Virgmian, these gentle
men are "Republican candidates
simply candidates for whom the Republi-
cans will vote, but Republican candi-
dates" Whether they be Republican can
didates," or merely candidates of the Re-
publicans, the Democratic Readjusters-
the debt question being no longer an issue
cannot consistently vote for them, and GER
tainly no member of the Democratic party
can do So These gentlemen are person
ally popular, but in a contest like the pres
emit, no man should allow his vote to be
controlled by personal preference. These
candidates should not expect it, and we are
sure that whilst they would like to have all
the votes they can get, they would honor
any personal friend who would decline to
vote for them from a sense of public duty.
If not, they do not deserve the personal
popularity they possess.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28

Gleun's Sulphur Soap purifies the skim
HIPS Hair and W!lssker Dye, so cts.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28
The Sea Serpent Suns Himself on Land.

A snake so huge as to suggest the sus-
picion that the sea serpent has temporarily
deserted its native element has been dis
covered in the Witzemberg Mountains in
South Africa. According to an account
which the Cape Argus gives of the Incl
dent, resident, who went out to shoot
rock-rabbits, was sitting quietly waiting,
when suddenly, from large opening in a
rock close by, he heard great noise among
these animals. He sat still, wondering
what it could mean, when presently an
enormous snake appeared. He describes it
as being scaly and having head like a
good-sized calf neck about two feet
and body of about six feet in circum-
ference, its length about twenty to twenty
five yards. He saw the reptile first draw
its hind body forward, then raising the
front part of its body to the height of about
fifteen feet it gradually raised itself over a
large krantz and disappeared. He thought
of firing, but his gun being loaded with
very small shot he was afraid of drawing
its attention upon him. He also asserts
that he was within fifteen to twenty yards
and had good view of the snake for about
minutes.-PaU Mall Gazette.
1t is now time to hear from the Green
brier Independent, the Lexington Gazette,
and the Old Commonwealth. 1t won't do
to allow an English journal to wear the
snake belt Pitch in, rise and iutter, and
capture the belt, or forever after hold your
peace, and cease your snake-killing.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28
CALE OF Valuable REAL ESTATE.

GALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
y BY virtue of a decree rendered in the
ehancery cause of VIM. F. Bell's Ex'or VS.. D.
N. Wilson and ais. pending in the circuit court
of Augusta county, I. the undersigned, will
sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, in
front OF the Courthouse, in Staunton. Va, on
Monday, the Path day Of September, 1888.
County Court-day) that very valuable farm
containing 1875 acres. now in the possession
of D. n. Wilson. This land is of first rate
quality, crops we'll, and lies well, and is in
good state OF cultivation with the exception of
part of it, which is well timbered. The fences
are in good condition.
This property Is situated on the left side of
the Cburchville road opposite the farm of
Stewart Boiling, and about mile from Staun-
ton, and adjoins the lands of D. N. Wilson, Ar
thur Dudley, and D. 4. Kayser.
This property Is sold at the risk and costs of
ID. N. Wilson, q former purchaser of this prop
erty, and his surety as purchaser.
TERMS: Ten per cent. of the purchase money
cash in hand, and the residue IN one, two and
three years, in equal instruments the purcha-
ser giving bond therefor with approved per-
sonal security, tearing interest from the day
of sale, and retaining the legal title ultimate
security. p. A. BAYLOR
aueZl-4t Commissioner.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28

SOMETHING FOR DEMOCRATIC READ
JUsTERs TO CONSIDERABLE Hinton CIV,
Va. Republican, an extreme Radical stall
wart Republican Journal, mai4lains tbst
the ''Readjuster tree has produced blessed
Republican fruit" and that the National
Convention will judge of the tree by its
fruit" and will give the preference to- the
delegates of the Readjusters in the Contest
for recognition at the National Republican
Convention next year."
The article of the Hinton Republican
needs no comment. We give it below that
our Readjuster friends may judge of it for
themselves and govern themselves accord
ingly. 1t is as follows:
"The Virginia 'Straightouts' had State
Convention last week at Richmond, at
which they adopted Straight Republican
platform, agreed to put candidates in the
field all over the State, declared for Blaine
to be the next President, and denounced
Malone. Their State delegation will con-
test with that of the Rsadjusters for recog-
milton at the National Convention next
year. But the Convention, and the people
of Virginia, will judge the tree by its fruits.
The Virginia Straightouts, like the unproft-
able servant recorded in the Bible, have
not improved their talent, and they shall
be condemned. Their tree has nothing but
leareS (platforms), while the Readjuster
tree has produced blessed Republican
fruit The Bourbon and Straigh5out
servants must go"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28


the following described properly. to wit:
A lot fronting on st Clair street 60 feet,
and running back between parallel lines to
Madison street. This lot has on it two COM
Portable dwelling houses; one fronting on
Madison street, containing eleven rooms: the
other fronting on St. Clair street, containing
nine rooms, is located in pleasant part of the
city, and the sale offers fine opportunity to
any one wishing 10 purchase desirable resi-
dence.
The two houses. each with half the lot, will
be offered separately, and then the property
will be sold in whichever way 1t brings most.
TERMS Cash sufficient to pay costs of exc
cutting this trust, the unpaid taxes and the
amount now in arrears to the stanton Perpet-
ual Building and Loan Company, which is
s4l7.S3 cents, and the residue ON a credit of
six, twelve, eighteen, twenty four, thirty, and
thirty-six months, payable in equal install
ments. the purchaser giving bonds with ap-
proved personal security, bearing interest
from date. and the title retained ultimate
security, or, at the option of the purchaser,
cash i'll hand to pay expenses of executing the
trust and the arrearages due the Company,
and then he shall have the privilege of substi-
tuting himself for and assuming the obliga-
ton of the grantors in the deeds, and as to the
residue, on like credit above, 10 be secured
in the same manner. Sale to commence at 80
o'clock, p. n.
JOSEPH B, WOODWARD,
VIM. a. CUSHING,
]. s. GILLIAN,
aug21-tds Trustees.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28
LAND SALES.
DARN FOR SALE PRIvATELY.-I

EARM FOR SALE will
Il sell the farm known as the Nv. K. Wal
lace farm" near Craigsville, in Augusta Co.
containing 253 acres, with good house -
and out-houses, new Swisher barn, HsEal
about one hundred acres in timber. rest RszH
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.
DARN FOR SALE PRIvATELY.-The
Il undersigned offers for sale privately his
Farm near Pond Gap in Augusta comfy, con-
tanning I75 acres, more or less, formerly
owned by Jacob Kunkle, decd. 1t has upon It
two dwelling houses and other buildings, ~
and two good springs of freestone water, 6saA
with a church, school-house, Post Office, sAs4EA
and Railroad depot near. 1t has Summer and
Winter fruit, and there is a good outlet to the
mountain for grazing cattle. For further par
ticu lars, address G. WERNER,
jyA-4m Pond Gap, Augusta Co., Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28

VXTANEEE.-A settled white woman to
w cook for a family in the country-fami-
ly not large. House conveniently arranged
One of good character and not afraid of kite b.
en- work can get a good home. Apply at office
of this paper for particulars. aug2l-3t
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28
VALE OFF VALUABLE REAL EsrATE

= Pursuant to two deeds of trust, one exc
cuted the 5th day of August, 1881 recorded IN
the Hastings Court Clerk office, d. B. s, page
3O2, and the other dated April 7th, 1882 record
ed in the same Clerks office ID, B. g. page $780,
we will sell at public auction, in front of the
Courthouse in StauntOu on
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28

The SPECTATOR was only able to connt
40 white coalitionists at the meeting Satur-
day. 1t might have added an O to the
figures and still been within the limit
Valley Virginian.
The above refers to the meeting which
nominated Fulcher and Hamilton to the
House of Delegates. We would inform the
Virqiniau that it was not our count that
made the number of white coalitionists 40,
but, as stated in our notice, that was the
number as ascertained "by actual count OF
an intelligent coalitionist." The Virginian
says that we 'tmight have added an . to
the figures and still been within the limit"
thus asserting, in effect, that there were,
at least, 400 "white coalitionists at that
meeting" Whew! The Virginian must
be trying to excel in exaggeration the
famous Munchausen or the Richmond Wing
and its correspondents.
There were not that many present, IN
Guiding white and colored, Democrats, co
alitionists, and straightout Republicans.
We had no purpose to minimize the num-
Der of white coalitionists present, and gave
the exact number as ascertained by actual
count of an intelligent coalitionist who
knew them all. We acknowledged that
the meeting was respectable lin numbers
and character, and had no disposition to
do it any injustice. The Virginian has
done injustice to itself by so magnifying
the number of white coalitionists. 1t null
tiplied the actual number by ten and re-
ported the product as the number present
The public having learned its arithmetical
process will understand that in future the
true number can be ascertained by dividing
by ten the number reported by the Vir
nini1n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28
Very Best Quality for PINE
LUMBE #

the pine trees being large, straight, tall. and
numerous. Besides this lumber timber, there
is quite a variety and sufficient quantity of
other timber for rails, fuel, and other purposes,
consisting of different kinds of oak, hickory,
walnut, &c.
The fine lumber timber on this land could be
made TO pay a consul cradle portion of the pur-
chase money for the whole tract. The timbered
portion of this land could be sold any day, or
sired, for several lumber. men have expressed
a wish and offered to buy 1t.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28
Saturday, Septembr 18Th, 1883.

IN front OF the Courthouse of Augusta county
HOUSE and LOT, situated in the county OF
Augusta, near the City of Staunton, on the
Greenville road, formerly owned by Kate
OToole and by her conveyed to Richard j.
Collins, deceased.
To persons of moderate means seeking @
ty lies Just beyond the corporate limits Of
stanton, and has a garden loi attached
TERMS Cash sufficient to pay the costs of
the above named suits and sale, and as to the
residue, upon credit of one two. and three
years, purchaser executing bonds in equal in
instalments for the deferred payments bearing
interest frouI the day OF sale, with approved
personal security, and tue title retained as Ill
timate security, or in lieu of personal security
the purchaser may pay one-third of the pur-
chase money in addition to the costs of suits
and sale. ALEX. +. ROBERTSON
. DAVID MAY,
aug2i-4t Commissioners
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28

StOMMEssTQNERs' SALE of HOUSE
~ AND LOFTY virtue OF decree of the
circuit court of Augusta county, entered on
the 9th day of March, 1888, in the consolidated
causes of h NJ. AyreS VS.. Kate O'Toole and ais
and Loeb Bros VS.. Kate O'Toole and ais, the
undersigned Commissioners, thereby appoint
ed for the purpose. will sell, at public auction,
to the highest bidder on
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-28
OFFICE OF B. A. F., Aug. goth. 1855.

Ladies', Misses, and Children at
XIyUT I,v1jS,
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
A wholesale slander.

new NOrK IlmeS
The Star-Route sympathisers have been
congratulating ex-Foreman Dickson on his
escape from indictment, and the Star Route
organs have, in their characteristic style,
been announcing that he had been "vindi-
Gated" by the Grand Jury and his charac-
ter "purged of even a suspicion" adding
the expression of a desire to see "the con-
spirators who sought to bribe aud disgrace
him clothed in prison stripes" When it
is found that the Grand Jury have pre-
sented an indictment against Mr.. Dickson
charging him with having "corruptly en-
deGvored to influence jurymen," it will
probably be their turn to be held worthy
of the penitentiary. Mr.. Di:kson's indict-
ment was needed as a lesson and warning
to pretty numerous section of the Wash
ington public. Familiarity with schemes
for plundering the Government has bred
among a large class in the National Capital
certain contempt for legal restraints and
has promoted the habit of regarding every
public trust as simply chance for making
money. Without prejudging Dicksons
case, it may be remarked that his method
Of meeting the charges made against him
was not calculated to create a belief in his
innocence, and it need hardly be added
that the blatant advocacy of the star route
gang has not attracted to him the sympathy
of honest men.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
Dramatic Judge wylie.

New forR truth.
"The Star Reuters" ought to be the title
of drama. Boucicault, Rosenfeld, Cazau-
ran, Marsden, Bartley Campbell and the
ruck of dramatic .horoughbreds or under
breds could do much with Judge Wylie and
his court. A drama by that name played
by Stars on their various routes would
come appropriately before the public. Bliss
should be cast for the heavy man, Ingersoll
fol the low comedian, Attorney-General
Brewster for the old woman, Williams
for light comedy and Merrick for utility
man-bringing in Judge Wylie as the &C.
centric character man. There is not much
need for dialogue or business, for this is steno-
graphically made up day by day in the
Washington papers and may be adopted.
Generally, it makes Il real passion play.
For instance, on Thursday the following
dialogue occurred-and Truth makes no
changes, except to dramatically para
graph the report and to add business:
lngersoll (ya@ningly,-where Will this end?
Bliss (sndppiShky)-In the penitentiary.
lngersoll (riciousiy, ana SHAKING his JOTefnqei)
You VIII be there as soon as my client. Id.
wyiie GarinIinglyj-This is entirely unpro.
fessional.
Wylie (deptecatingiy)-No
Ingersoll (lQftity, and looking scOrnfu'ly al
BHsSJ-I represent gentleman, and / donot
purpose doing anything gentleman may not
do.
A little later in the day Judge Wylie
"took the stage" and "got in little fat"
for himself in this wise
Williams, IN duD'6 Sh0W, smiling '0ger tie
leCt"
Wylie (strikiHg OdCei tHdignaRtky)-Wha do
you mean by sneerlng and gigglng like fool
at the decisions OF this Court?
Williams uudety)-I don't understand you.
] don't believe the Courts lang Iage was war
ranted, and was talking about another mat.
ter and did not hear you.
Wylie (f0dringllO-You should have been
listening.
Williams (peeUiShly)-You have decided no
question yet, and could not have expressed
an opinion.
wylle (meekiy and T4fecting a momenO-I ac-
cept your disclaimer, and owe you an apol.
ogy for the severity OF my language.
Truth repeats that this is a literal report
from the Washington papers. Docs any
thing at all like it ever occur in any of our
courts, from "ward" to superior
court?" Yet such scenes and language are,
so to speak, the common pleas of the Wylie
court. Are all hands there increasing the
bids for public contempt oft? But what
if Bliss should make an exit? Perhaps his
presence is the cause of all this i'll nature.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
wbisky's Final Effort.

Special Dispatch to the New York sun.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The managers
of the Whisky bill have determined to
make another rally for it. They predict
its passage during the last forty eight hours
of the session. On February 5, $s00,0OO in
taxes will become due, and 1T will have to
be paid, if not extended. "There is al
together too much ready money in the bill
not to pass said veteran. "Ten in-
dividual Spectators and couple dozen
banks are the parties interested. They
will have to put up the taxes coming
due if Congress does not pass the
bill. Ten per cent, added to
what has already been advanced, judciously
handled, might do it. 1t is this 10 per
cent. that will be in the chest when
the next advance movement is made. They
have right to feel some confidence. So
many things are done in the closing hours
of the session, when it is supposed in the
hurly-burly that no one is looking, that
there is no certainty what will be done.
More desperate things than the passage OF
of the Whisky bill have been done at such
n time"
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
THE MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENT
a card from CAPTAIN John COwdon.


"Captain Eads was before tho special com.
mitteo on the improvement Of tho Mississippi
River yesterday. His ncalth is poor, and after
brief hearing, relating mainly to the jettes,
the committee adjourned until Monday. Cap
tain Eads indorscd the plan OF the commits.
slon, and said that Captain Cowdon,s state
ment that he had approached Captain Baldwin,
OF ST. Louis, to ofrer him any "sllce" of any
appropriation had no foundation whatever"
TO the Editor of The Erening critic:
The above is from the Post Of yesterday,
from which il would appear that Slippery
jim has become his own accusor, for my
language warranted no such conclusions.
! stated that Captain Baldwin told me
that "a man came from Eads' office" Since
Mr.. Ellis appears to be his honest laSo, |
can well understand how dispatch could
have been wOrded to bring back tho reply
Baldwin made. 1t was no denial however,
as some would make it appear.
Since there has been so much talk about
my bribing of newspapers, were l so dis
posed could give some interesting facts
that Slippery Jim would not be pleased
to hear in relation to the Chalmers affair
and General Weitzcll's letter already made
public.
But shall content myself with short
notice ofa letter he wrote last summer
when in Europe, in which he took occa'
sion to call me a crank which is name
often applied to men of sense by fools or
scoundrcls, as in the present case.
OF this took no notice at the time for
two reasons.
First, the distance was too great between
us TO handy words in the columns of a
newspaper.
Second it was so absurdly false that
did not deem it worthy of notice. Nor
should l do so now but for the reason that
the present occasion will justify my reply
which will reach him before another day.
If / am crank because cannot under
stand system of engineering which
teaches that a gallon of water can be put
into quart cup, or to increase the current
of river that the angle of fall must be de-
creased and many more such absurdities,
the fault is with the God who made me so.
JOHN CowDoN.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29

sAMRANDALLIsM is beginning to show
its head upon the Congressional horizon,
and it remains to be seen whether the
Democratic party will decapitate samran-
dallism or whether, as before, Samrandall-
ism will decapitate the Democratic party.
What trio of otlice-seeking graces are
Randall, Atkins and Jongee Thompson.
What particular claim save the busting up
of the Democracy these men have to politi-
cal preferment passeth the comprehension.
Atkins, as Randall's tool, foisted upon the
country an unwise economical legislation
which the people wisely rebuked at the polls;
Randall packed the committees of the House
in the interest of Pennsylvania corruption
lists. and Jongec was once chairman of the
Ohio State committee. While the success or
defeat of a political party is of no conse-
quenee to an Independent, fearless journal,
such as the CRITIC is, it is but fair to re-
mind the Democratic party that the people
will not put up with Samrandallsm.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29

THE debate on the Tariff bill Saturday
was quite animated. The silly statement
of Mckinley and Chace that the iron bands
and.bagging that bind the cotton bale is
paid for at cotton rates brought several
Southern Members to their feet with de-
nial and unnecessary interruption. Nc
Kinley INDUCED in the usual protective
"rot about protecting the workingmen,
etc. But his charge that there was free
trade lobby in the galleries was even more
ridiculous than the iron hoop charge. The
protected fellows are the only ones who can
support lobby.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29

For bold and unblushing lying the vile
and yonal New York Times knocks the
persimmop. And if there are any grada-
tions in the art among the employees of
that vulgar sheet, the headline liar is the
greatest liar of them all. Saturday last
he put the following fool's-cap over n
column: Evidence that the ex-senator
forged Pecl's name" As there was no
such evidence, this was simply malicious
lying.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
Senator ingalls,.


In urging the Senators of the United
States to give the monitor clause of the
Navy Appropriation bill thorough over
hauling, we mention Senator Ingalls, in
particular, because at the last session he
proved that he has made special study of
the iniquities of Robesonism. Mr.. ingalls,
stands ON the Republican side. He has
clear head and a gift of forcible utterance.
There is probably no man in the Senate
who can do so much, if he chooses, to throw
into confusion the plans of these jobbers.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
Meaning Amos,
EnndaY Capita

EUHuHy NHpIIAI.
In the interest of economy chief clerk
OF one of the Departments recently refused
to give an old messenger car ticket to
ride to the Navy Yard on an official errand.
Yet the wife of that chief clerk uses a Gov
ernment carriage to do her marketing and
shopping in. If any one doubts this as
sertion let them visit the Centre Market
on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of
almost any week and they will sec Mrs..
Chief Clerk and the Government carriage
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29

ELSEWHERE will be found quotation
from the vile and venal New York Times.
So wholesale and infamous n slander upon
our citizens comes properly from v. and V.
Snprna