Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13
Editorial Notes.

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At mass meeting held in Brooklyn, N.
Y, on last Tuesday night, the handsome
sum of six thousand dollars was raised by
voluntary subscriptions, for the Confeder-
ate Soldiers Home in Richmond.
If protection protects the farmer, why is
il, that what he produces is now bringing
more than cost of production,
whilst the manufacturer in protected in
dustries is reaping large profits?
Mr.. Louis Schaefer, wealthy Democrat
Of Canton, Ohio, has offered home to Mrs.
granddaughter of Thomas JEFF
ferson. Mr. Schaefer says if the lady will
accept the offer she ''shall have the best
his means will allow, and that he will glad
ly welcome her to his home.''
The Suffolk Herald says: elbow events
do thicken. In one week the Readjuster
party breathes it's last and comes to it's
end; new and second republican party is
born in the State of Virginia, and the man
who was "a better republican than Ben Hill
becomes better Republican than Dozen.
dorf! What next ?'
The Grand Jury of the Hastings Court
in Richmond, indicted on Monday of last
week Carter M. Louthan, Superintendent
of Schools Of Clarke county, for participa-
ting in the recent Malone political conven-
ton, in violation of the law passed by the
last Legislature, forbidding State officers
from taking active part in politics.
Queen Victoria has allowed local pho
tographer to take group of herself, hef
daughter, the Grown Princess of Germany,
her granddaughter, the Princess of Sake
Meiningen, and her great-granddaugter,
the Princess Fedora of SAKE Meiningen,
aged five years, group which includes
four generations in the female line.
West Point Star: A gentleman told us
at New Kent Courthouse that RiddlebergeI
told him that John Wise was more danger.
GUS to the success of their party than any
Funder speaker, owing to his indiscreet ut
terances. and that the party managers were
in constant dread all the time lest Johnny
should let some scat out of the bag"
A Southern sportsman has invented an
improvement on the fish-hook. On the
shaft of the hook he places cross bar,
which prevents the fish from swallowing the
hook, and preserves the bait for another
trial. 1t also increases the chance of sue
cess, for when fish's nose strikes the bal
he closes his mouth, and so is securely
caught.
Ex-senator Kellogg has been acquitted,
not because he was not guilty, but because
the date in the Indictment did moi
correspond to the date proved. Mr..
Ker says that Kellogg's friend, Mr.. George
Bliss, put the date in the Indictment. Sc
another distinguished republican rogue goes
scot-free under republican administration
of the law.
"Kitchen" Johnny Wise very properly
thinks that the seating of O'Ferrall fore
shadows his retirement from the seat, in
which old man Massey should be reclining
And knowing this, he could not refrain
from still further trying to disgrace and
villify his State, which has had SO much
cause already to feel the disgrace of being
represented by him.
We see it stated that Mr.. W. w. Corco
ran, of Washington, has indicated a pur
pose to subscribe SIS, 900 to the Confederate
Soldiers Home. Mr.. Corcoran is often
placing Virginia under increased obligations
to him for some renewed nevolence. His
charity is equal to his wealth, which is say
ing great deal.-Lynchbmg Neacs.
And he is one of the few men of whom
one can wish that his wealth might equa
his charity.
Fred Douglas who went from Washing
ton TO Pittsburg, in evident expectation Of
being chosen president of the interstate
conference of colored men assembled there
Wednesday, was defeated for temporary
chairman, and a motion to allow him ever
to be heard evoked considerable opposition
Since his marriage with a down-east, white
school-marm, Fred has lost all the infuenc,
he once had with the colored people.
The ressimists in the Democratic party
who are forever mourning over Democratic
dissensions and who are always unmindfu
of the fact that the Republicans are contin
ually troubled with discord, should reat
and profit by the following information a.
it is given by the New York World
''Yet, after all, the campaign has already
become campaign of smud-slinging. But
the mud singers are the mud makers TIL,
Walter Phelps splashes Edmunds. Badeal
pelts Arthur and Frelinghuysen. Wayne
MacVeigh pours bucketful of soil ovel
the Administration. The Tribune throws
dirt at the Times. The Times emptie.
Stops over the Tribune Dorsey sloshe.
about and covers everybody with fifth
And so on to the end of the chapter. Anl
they are all Republicans and honorable
men,"
The Baltimore american, speaking from
a Republican standpoint, summarizes tn,
Republican situation thus: ''The list O
conventions which have declared for Blaine
shows that the current is flowing like tor
rent. Nebraska is for Blaine; Maine il
solid for Blaine; New Hampshire has a di
vided delegation; West Virginia is 70,
Blaine; the old Virginia Republicans de
clare for Blaine; Florida is divided; Cali
fornia solid for Blaine; Nevada solid fo
Blaine; Oregon is for Blaine; Iowa is fo
Blaine; Texas probably for Blaine; Mary
land for Blaine These are the facts al
they appear on the first page of the New
York Times, which is opposed to Blaine
What is there to set against this avalanche
The fact that Massachusetts is for Ed
munds." Malone is for Arthur but as i
is SO easy for him to change, we doubt no
that means might be found to secure hin
and his satellites for Blaine. Nous ue1rons
NEGRO DISTURBANCE IN NORFOLK
On Monday evening of last week, the Is
regiment, colored volunteers, Of Norfolk
celebrated it's anniversary by parade il
which visiting colored companies from Pc