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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-01

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In the lowest grade they knew none but
certain designated sub-leader. These sub,
leaders knew one from whom they received
their orders. but knew not each other, I'M
less chance brought them IN contact while
executing their duties. Each province had
a head, and received through certain chan.
nels commands from some invisible ana
unknown chiefs or supreme tribunal OF the
order, which chose. when vacancy oc-
Cured. some member TO make good tneir
number. These leaders are oDeyeo 20 tne
letter. and the organization Is rs perieeI as
the best disciplined army. BESIDES, lnese
persons hidden in mystery, saio my
most reliable informant, genteman mno
had resided for some years on tne is sii.'i,
there is a class OF members VINO puI .ny
veil their connection with the well-known
and dreaded Malta, but VINO eei' rnb,
never take part in any OF tDe cIlm',, ,h h
stain the society. For example, tne Iate
American Consul, whom i knew wen, 'ook
a summer residence Just outside tne CITY
walls. The house had large, deep gar
den. one side OF which touched the wan :
sneak Of. He found the house unprotec..su,
the windows impossible 10 fasten, or 'ne
doors TO lock, and made some inquiries a.
70 the proper persons 10 make the repaus'
Ona evening Immediately after quiet, &c,
notwithstanding man called, mepuon.u
N had heard OF the intended alterations'
knd then suddenly asked:
/" Are Won competed with tho Govern
mentf, - No: except as consul from .
FOREIGN eo,lntry,v "WeIl, there may PEG.
Sc pass through your garden late Of night
Il Il sou,efimes convenient for US 70 sene
them. Do YOU objectf 20 "No, Y they 40
ne no harm, and keep well away from TOE
house, ssVery well, then, Il y unneSes.
cary . make the repalrs, VIM zee 'nA'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23
I'd Ward.
Installation of the Baptist Pastor.

On Monday night despite the terrible
rain storm, a large gathering was present
at the Baptist church to witness the ln-
stallation of the new pastor, Rev. Allan
Curr. The services were participated in
by Rev. DR.. ,Landrum of the I'd Baptist
church at Richmond, Rev. Jas. B. Taylor.
Jr., the Baptist pastor at Lexington, Rev
G. Moseley Murray of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. Rev. r. Smithson of
the Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. u
Graves, the Baptist pastor of Highland
and Bath, and the following Baptist
ministers of the county, Rev. W. Y. ABB
rams, Rev. c. F. Fry and Rev. j. nj
Taylor. DR.. Landrum's address was ond
of the most powerful sermons ever deliyI
cred in that church, where some of tn
best talent in the Baptist ministry hay
preached for years past. The new pasto|
delivered an admirable response. Nh
Curr will preach next Sunday morning O
Heaven, what it is, where it is, and VIVA
we shall do when we get there" and
night on "What is man, mentally, mon
ally and relgiously considered.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23
A Model Dwelling.

The residence being erected for JAS N.
McF arland, Esq, on the Parkersburg
pike near the Western suburb Of Staun-
ton, is after new style of which we
should like to see more introduced in our
buildings. Tue style is the Eastlake, a
sort of cottage villa combination. 1t has
front and rear piaZzas. Ga the first floor
is parlor. dining room, chamber, dress
ing room, butler's pantry and Kitchen
On the second floor there are three cham
bers and servants room. In the basement
are coal, wood and vegetable cellars, all
we'll lighted and ventilated. All the
rooms are of high pitch, light and airy,
and closets are distributed about the build
ing in all sorts Of convenient and unob-
trusive places. Altogether it is one Of
the best designed house for comfort and
convenience that has been built near
or in Staunton. The builders are J. e..
Tinsley; architect; W. I. Mari, carpen-
ter work; Cox & Sowens, painting; Geo.
Greever, plastering; E. f. Tanner, timer;
Bargamin & Shepherd, plumbing and gas,
and j. FL. Plunkett, masonry. Cost
So, 200.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23

THE WONDERFUL CHURN.-It is q
proverb that the secret of successful
farming is to save time, and if that is so,
the invention of what is known as the
"Wonderful ChurD," has mastered that
secret. The travelling agent who was
here last year sold 1856 in this county
alone, and the unyarying report made of
them to the local agents here, Messrs.
Frank Alexander & Co., is that they will
make butter in from five to ten minutes.
One of the guarantees that come with it
and which has been fully tested with sue
cessful results, is this:
It is upon the churning that the quality
of butter chiefly depends. OF the great
variety of churns this is the only one that
gives general satisfaction, and the only
one in which butter can be churned, nash
ed and sailed. and the buttermilk all taken
out and the salt thoroughly worked in
without injury to the grain; to have but
ter keep we'll, the work must be done with
out injury to the gram. 10 destroy the
grain of buttsr is like breaking the yolk
an an egg, it destroys its keeping quail
fiac
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23
Personal.

Rev. W. B. Cary, of Stonington, Ct,
preached at the First Presbyterian Church
last Sunday morning and night. Mr.. Cary
was captain in the Fifth N. Y. Cavalry
during the civil war and twenty years ago
came to Staunton with that command.
He prefaced his sermon with statement
Of this and made an appropriate allu-
sion to the fact that we were now one
people. His two sermons were most ad-
mirabe and excited much favorable COM
ment. Mr.. Cary during his stay was a
guest of II. D. Peck, Esq.
| Rev. Job Turner, the deaf-mute minis
ter, reached Denver city on the 18Th inst,
on his way to Colorado Springs. He writes
that he saw Mr. Heber Ker, Jr., who was
in excellent health.
On the committees of the Southern
Presbyterian General Assembly, now in
session at Vicksburg. Miss, we see the
names of T. Z. Morton, of Staunton, and
Rev. A. II. Hamilton, of Mt. Carmel on
the Publication Committee; DR.. Vaughan,
Of New Providence, on the Auditing
Committee, and Rev. J. w. Rosebro, on
Home Missions.
A silk quilt of the rarest beauty made
by Mrs. D. E. Strasburg, formerly of
Stanton, is up for raffle in Roanoke,
valued at $3.50.
Hon. A. H. II. Stuart has presented to
the Virginia Historical Sociaty ellis
tory of the Crusades." published in Lon
don just two hundred years ago lacking
one year.
DIR. Manfred L. HUI linen, former AS.
sistant Physician at the West Virginia
Lunatic Asylum, and a brother of Rev.
W. @. Hullihen, of Stanton, died sudden
| ly OF apoplexy at his residence in Wheeling
last week. He was found dead in his bed
| chamber. He Was a gan tleman of fine
| education and had been practitioner of
medicine for twenty-five years.
Rev. Jno. W. Lea, missionary of the
Episcopal Church along the line of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Road, until recently,
when he gave it up and confined his labors
to Huntington and st. Adams, died sud-
denly in Albemarle last week. He had
been colonel in the Confederate army.
He was untiring in his energy and had
just completed a church building at
Huntington, which will be dedicated in
July. He was married to lady in Abe
marie few days before the sickness which
ended in his death.
The installation of Capt. Hugh W.
Henry, as elder of the Second Presbyterian
Church, will take place at that church
Sunday morning next.
Rev. e. W. McCorkle, of Clifton Forge,
has received unanimous call to the
Presbyterian Church at Warrenton, Va.
AS yet he has taken no action in the
matter.
Maj. Nelson II, Hotchkiss who was in
charge Of the Car Accountants Associa-
ton of the United States, on their arrival
at the White Sulphur Springs Monday,
was presented by them with a massive
gold watch, chain and medal. The old
MAJOR made very appropriate speech in
acknowledgement.
Capt. Newport, well-known as con-
ductor on the Valley r. R., has resigned
| his nosition
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23
A Shocking Accident.

Milton Coffman. running a saw mill
the woods, two miles west of New Hop,
was caught by the saw Wednesday. I'll
saw passed through and across his bacH
cutting the left shoulder-blade half of
cutting two ribs, and tearing the integj
ment. muscles and most OF the soft part
of portion of the spine, exposing SOM
of the backbone. DIR. A. M. Henkel, d
this city, assisted by Dfs. Warren, Stoq
and Davis, amputated an arm at til
shoulder. Coffman was still living vel
terday morning.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23

In noticing the defeat of resoluti
introduced at the Waynesboro primo
recommending the Democratic State "a
vention to send Hon. j. r. Tucker al
delegate-at-large to Chicago, we sta|
that it was opposed on the floor by Ca
G. Julian Pratt. 1t should have ii
Robt. e. Wright, Esq. the popular Pr
dent OF the Waynesboro Democratic CT
Mr.. Wright made the square issue t
Mr.. fuckers economic views were
shared in by the majority of the meet
at which the resolution was introdud
and the resolution was defeated % to
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23
Deeds in the County Court.

May 15th.-J. r. Kerr, deed of trust On
personally to VIM. A. Burnett, trustee,
for benefit of P. II. Trout; James M. Da-
wilson, bargain and sale, to Sarah E. d.
wilson; same, bargain and sale, to same.
May Margaret J. Johnson, &c.,
bargain and sale, to Andrew H. Loss !;
Christian 0. Arey and wife. bargain and
bale, to Harvey M. w. Arey.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23

INTERESTING TO The LADIES. IT
Home Sewing Machine Company of Ma
sachusetts have directed their agent, 4
B. Somerville, Esq, to offer one of thd
finest machines as prize to the lady wi
takes the largest number of prizes at i
next Augusta County Agricultural Fa|
the only stipulation being that the la|
who took the largest number at the ID
fair shall not be competitor for II
prize.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23
A New Headquarters for Public
Men In Virginia.

There is to be new summer headquar-
ters for public men in Virginia this sea.
son. Hon. John S. Barbour, Gen. FitZ-
hugh Lee, Hon. Holmes Conrad, Hon.
Eppa Hunton, Gen. VIM. II. Payne, Hal.
DulanY and other well-known gentlemen
have engaged quarters at the Orkney
Springs in Shenandoah county this sum.
mer. This noted watering place is COM
mencing a new career next month under
its new proprietors Messrs. Martin and II.
Cabell MadduX. The beautiful hotel
buildings, which will hold 500 guests, have
been renovated and tue grounds adorned.
Messrs. Bargamin & Shepherd of this
city are putting in new baths and other
water works. The cook from the Port
land Flats in Washington city. and late
at Chamberlain of New York, has been
engaged, and the equally well-known liv-
cry of Naylor. ir. of Washington, has
been secured. All the walters are from
Baltimore and Washington and no 'coun-
try help" the bore of the watering place
guest, will be taken as walters. The
marketing will be done 10 Norfolk, Va.
and Washington city. Orkney is one of
the most beautiful places in the noun
tains Of Virginia and its attractions are
not surpassed if equalled in the state. AS
a cluster of various mineral waters it is
confessedly unrivaled. DR.. G. w. Chan
cellor of Baltimore, Secretary of the Ma
ryland State Board of Health, in his
Treatise ON Mineral Waters" says of
it:
"* 1 am disposed to think
highly of the waters of Orkney as means
Of invigOrating the weak and giving
health to the diseased while the locality
an elevated mountain plateau-has the
advantage of a uniform temperature and
dTyneSs of atmosphere not possessed by
many of the springs in the mountains OF
Virginia. The variety of mineral waters
to be found here is probably greater than
is found aUitlll11 the same space in any pOr-
ton OF the globe, and, as far as am in
formed or have experienced, after having
visited nearly all the prominent water
cures in Europe, one must travel hum
dreds of miles to procure the waters suited
to the variety of cases to which the var
ious springs at Orkney are adapted"
In addition to this strong recoamenda-
ton we see in the Springs pamphlet refer
ence to Drs. A. M. Fauntleroy, Carter
Berkeley, B. M. Atkinson, A. M. and
Halter Henkel, and 2. ST. George Gibson,
of Staunton. For those who seek pleas
uIe rather than health there are all kinds
of innocent entertainments, including a
fine orchestra from Washington city.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23
PASTOR FOR THE L1JTHERAN CH7

PASTOR FOR THE LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Rev. S. A. Repass, D. D., of Salem, Ro-
anoke county, Va, has accepted the call
extended him by the Lutheran church of
Staunton. DR.. Repass has been President
of the Theological Seminary, at Salem,
for thirteen years, and is minister of
great learning and ability,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23
CITY ELECTION.
srA1eHr DEMOCRATIC TICKET ELECTED

The following is the result of the Pfi-
mary and General Elections held. the first
on Friday last and the second, yesterday.
The names marked thus are the candi-
cratic primary and elected yesterday.
Those marked i were run against the
Democratic nominees, some, (like Mr..
Fallon), against their protest:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23
Ve1U advertisements.
CEM ORGANS-GEM PIANOS.

The Gem Organ and Piano Company has
opened its head quarters for the summer in s
ton, on MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE City HALL
are in charge of Mr.. EDWARD PLOTS, O
the partn ers OF the firm, who is we'll known ii
gusta from having eanVassed the county 70
company last summer. The company has
over NINETY ORGANS and PIANOS in
COUNTY, and refers to those who have thei
their quality. Four carloads have just arrived
Washington, N. j.. for the new ware-room.
desiring to look at or purcha se an organ or 1
can have them taken to their residence in ann
of the county for inspection.
The public are invited to call and inspect til
gans and pianos and hear the music
postal card will receive immediate attend
addressed to
EDWARD PLOTrS
IN. KERR
StauntOn,
asrThe Gem Organ Co. has no Connecticut
the Dr. Beattie Organ Co.
may2-4t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23

cherished hope and wish of the 2sth Regiment
that these annual gatherings, SO happily in
augurated, may become mutual and that in
the conquest of peace and good will, the 5th
Virginia, Stonewail Brigade, and 2Sth New
York, claim the right and left of the advance
ing column.
MAJ JOHN WALLER,
LIT. FRANK n WICKER
SERGT. L. d. SALE,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-23

THANKS OF THE 18TH VETERANS.
Yesterday afternoon the veterans of the
18th held a meeting and adopted the fol-
lowing resolution, reported by Col. F. N.
Wicker:
Whereas the 28th New York Regiment has
been received by the 9Th Virginia Infantry.
ton and Augusta county with unexampled hos
pitality, and which will ever be treasured in
our memory as one of the happiest epochs of
our lives;
h ResosUea, That as slight appreciation of the
many courtesies we have received we return
our most sincere thanks
Resolued, That In future reunions it is the
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-25
THE CHINESE QUESTION.

10 tNt EuWOT.
OF late we have had some communications
from Mr.. Tsang, who, from name, we sup
pose TO be q Chinaman. This gentleman uses
some very high moral arguments in favor Of
the Chinese. In the first place, China is the
"llowery kingdom"--we are outside bar
barians." Why do they wish to leave such a
fair country and come to one they have always
regarded as barbarous?
Mr.. Tsang makes a comparison between
Cinnamon and Europeans who come to
America. Europeans, as a class, come here
to become American citizens, while China
men, with few exceptions, come as hirelings
of stock company, to make all they can and
retire with what they get. IL they confer
any blessing upon the country it is, so ifar
as they are concerned the merost accident
To compare such intruders with the mass of
European immigrants or even to call them
Immigrants, is absurd.
When Woodworking patriots turn to Cali
fornia and to tho curse which these represent
tatiycs of the Celestial kingdom" have there
wrought, it IL no wonder that they sound the
alarm, and do all they can to prevent this
influence from spreading and affecting the
whole country.
The great first law known to man, so far as
this would is concerned, is self prcserva-
ton" As for referring to the colonial fathers
thoy could not possibly have imagined the
coming of such an evil; had they, they would
undoubtedly have taken steps agoinst it,
If Chnaman would come here the same as
other nations come, to become Americans,
the case would be different, but they come
here as an army, ami no more than possible
do they contribute TO the welfare of the
country. The idea of Mr.. Tsang pleading
the cause of such body of men in such high
moral terms.(O China nor no other nation on
earth would tolerate such thing on their ter
ritory.
No nation on the face of the earth would
allow its own citizens 10 be crowded out and
pushed to tho wall, as has been done on u
small scale in California, and as will be done
on larger scale throughout tho whole
country unless prevented.
We trust that positive action will DO taken
in the matter aud true American citizens
ctl'ectually protected from any such imposi-
ton. S. X, S,
WAsHINGToN, March 10.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-25
AT THE METROPOLITAN.

The Annual Pew Renting ut That
Church aud the ". w. G. II. us So
ciable.
The annual pew renting commenced last
night at the Metropolitan NJ. l.. church. This
is q week earlier than usual, and was done
for the purpose Of enabling those who desire
whole pews to secure them before the rental
of seats commenced. Very few persons,
however, wero present. Among the pews
rented wero No. Ill, by Senator Sawyer, for
800; No. As, by Hon. George @. Hazelton, for
$75; No. 55, by Judge Smell, for $75; No. 103,
by A. p. Lacey, for S75; No. lib, by Mrs La
Fotra, for $780, No. 81, by Mrs. T.. b.
for $50, and No. z, by Messrs. Cutter & Covey
for $40. A number Of the best pews in this
church was sold at the time of building for
$1,000 per pew. This secures to the owner
the exclusive right to the pew, but per cent
of tho purchase money has to be paid an
nually. Ono of these was secured for the
President, several were taken by different
states from which contributions were made,
and one by the city of Chicago. Tho renting
will be concluded next Monday night.
There was held in the lecture room at the
same time the first public meeting of the
Young Woman's Christian Temperance union,
No. 8.
The president, Mrs. r. A. Williams intro
duced the speaker Of the evening, Miss Susan
b. Anthony, who related her experience in
organizing temperance societies during the
last thirty years, and the difficulties which
they had encountered during that period.
After the speaking some vocal selections
were superbly rendered by Mrs. Mills of the
st. Cecilia quartette, and recitation by Mrs.
Hart. The remainder of the evening was
given up to a sociable given in honor of Miss
Anthony.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-25
THE SEWER SYSTEM.
The Commissioners Asking an Appropri-
alton OF 100000 TO Carry on the Good

alton OF 100000 TO Carry on the Good
Work.
House bill No. 5465 providing for an appro-
priation OF 100000 for the completion Of the
sewerage system of the district was received
by the commissioners yesterday for revision
and report. Commissioners Edmonds and
Capt. Hoxie revised the measure so that little
of the original bill remained after they had
fl nished their work. The new bill is as fol-
lows:
That the sum of 100000 be and the same is
hereby appropriated out OF any money in the
treasury, not Otherwise appropriated for the pur-
pose OF completing the principal main drainage
and the auxiliary sewers Of Washington and
in the office OF tho engineer commissioner Of the
District of Columbia.
SEC. 2. That notice for proposals shall DO given
and contracts for the construction of said sewers
made in the manner now provided by law, in
cases Of building new sewers In the District Of
he given in sixty days. and in addition to the
newspapers IN which said notice is now required,
said notice shall also be given to the newspapers for
sixty days in Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis,
Louisville, and New Orleans.
SEC 3. That the secretary Of the treasury is
hereby authorized and directed to pay out Of the
said sewers, In the manner now provided by law
for similar work done in the District of Columbia.
SO paid by the secretary starry of the treasury treasury
upon tho n warrants of the commissioner miss;
charged to the said district in the same manner
that the cost of similar work is now charged;
PrOpided, That one half of the amount so
advanced by the District of Columbia shall be re-
imbursed 10 the United States without interest in
annual installments of not less than $50 1000, COM
mencing December 81, 1885.
Accompanying the revised bill was letter
from the commissioners stating that they had
carefully considered shouse bill No. 5465,
making appropriations for 'the completion
of the sewerage system of the District of
Columbia" and most cordially approve the
purpose of the bill. After filling the swamps
tho next most important need Of the district
for the health, comfort, and welfare Of the
people is greater sewer facilities Sewer
improvements should, as the law contem-
plates, precede the surface improvements of
made by the people relate to insufficient sew
erage, and the system should be thoroughly
nerfected
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-25
THE ANIMAL INDUSTRY BILL.
10 Me Editor.

The committee of cattle brokers from
Chicago are on here in full force, headed by
their counsel, Emory A. Storrs esq. The
ground taken by them that all attempts on
the part of the general government to clean
out contagious diseases ofanimals and prevent
their spread is destructive TO the animal
industries of the country eXcites considerable
comment. No one outside of their own body
has yet been able to discover why these
attempts can possibly interfere with their
business, or why they should oppose the cattle
breeders and feeders in their endeavors to
protect their herds against the ravages of
disease and remove the suspicion of distemper
from exported cattle and of unsoundness
from American meats. The supporters of tho
bill which has passed the house contend that
il is intended to remove all possibility of the
spread of contagious and infectious diseases
throughout the country and to assure foreign
governments that the most thorough inyosti-
gation and caro- will be taken by our own
government in securing healthy animals and
their products both for home consumption
and export. That the question Of tho ex-
istenCe Of pleuro-pneumoni and other con-
tagiOus diseases should DO thoroughly in
vestigated there can DO no doubt. For many
years the statement that contagious pleuro-
pneumonia abOunded in the cities of New
York, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, and in the rural districts around
OF the eastern sections of the United States
and has Kept the western breeder in state
Of constant alarm lest tho disease might be
carried into his herds. The export trade in
cattle has been threatened again and again
by declarations of protested experts with re-
gard to the diseased condition Of our herds.
Annoying legislation abroad has intorlcred
with this branch of our foreign commerce,
based on the assumption that danger at
tended the introduction Of American cattle
into foreign stalls and pastures. In all this
annoyance no discrimination has been made
between the various sections of this country,
the ranches aud pastures Of the west having
ill.ventilated stables of eastern cities, aud
the neghborng farms to which the worthless
aud vermont animals from these stables arc
too often driven. The trouble moreover from
the outbreak of local diseases Of II threaten
ing character ia great, The recent appear.