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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

l.
QUERY IN CONNECTION WITH THE RE-
PUBLICAN CONVENTION IN CHICAGO. :.
AS June draws near the interest in the
Republican National Convention increases,
and the almost universal query is, who is
going to be nominated ut Chicago ~ A
few weeks will tell. but meantime all who
can get away are going. the remarkable
low rate made over its entire system by the
Ii. u q. meeting with great favor and a
general desire to profit by it. TO know as
to details, when tickets go on sale and how
long to be good for the return trip, and
such like information, is naturally much
sought after. atlis here it is Round trip
tickets at one-l half the regular fare on one
fare for the round trip, will go ON sale at
all stations OH the Baltimore and Ohio main
line, divisions and branches on Thursday,
May 10Th and will pe sold thence any day
up to and including Monday. June ID. The
Convention meets June 81. For the re-
turn trip the tickets will be good at any
time, on or after June 81, until Friday,
June 18th, OF the week following conven-
ton week.
This is Il most liberal limit upon the
tickets, and one which, cannot but again
prove to all interested, that the B. & o. is
requirements OF every occasion. Not only
in rates has the solid old Company come to
the front with unexampledVim and vigor,
but in everything which can add to the
comfort and convenience Of those attend
ing the convention.
With its enormous facilities in the way
OF equipment, almost no end of cars and
trains can be provided, and when it comes
to the motive power, the fast runners are
right at home on one of the finest track
systems ont Of doors.
The b. & D. depot in Chicago is so ex-
ceedingly handy to the convention build
ing practically next door-that no road
in the city can equal it in point of accessi-
bility. Another great advantage lies in
the fact that the B. u o. has its own depot
used exclusively for it's own trains. When
the time for departure comes after the
convention proceedings are at end, there
is inevitably arush to the depots. In such
depotS where there are various roads, one
can readily imagine the confusion which
must exist and the consequent risk of
getting upon wrong trains. Nothing of
this kind can occur at the B. & o. depot,
where the platforms are spacious and
where there is no crowding and jamming
to get through narrow gates and being
showed back with the discouraging an
nouncement that it is mot your train. y
The agents of the B. Il o. everywhere will
gladly furnish any and all information. as
regards trains, time of departure and the
like, and room for all, with every atten-
ton and courtesy may be depended upon.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

The Ohio delegates tothe National Wool
Growers Convention, which met in Chi
cago last Monday, declared that they
would support no nominee for the Presi-
dency who was not open in his declaration
in favor of the tariff of 1867, on wool.
They aet forth that there are over one
million wool growers in the United States,
controlling two million voters. and that
their strength will be thrown against any
candidate who has not square record and
is not now in favor of protecting the in
terests of wool growers.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

The will of Cyrus Mccormick has been
admitted to probate in Chicago. His estate
is stated at 1872 SOC, 900, which is left in trust
to his wife for five years. After that one
fifth is left to her absolutely and the bal
ance divided between his three sons and
two daughters equally. Ii either sh ould
marry before that time he or she is to re-
ceive 800, 900 as an earnest of the amount
finally haaueathed.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

1t was not surprising that Judge Harris
said in his remarks accepting the tempo
rary Craftsmanship Of the Democratic Con-
ventiOn in Richmond last week, that he
would rather live under the presen tariff
laws twenty-five years than under Malone
one hour. Judge Harris is for Randall for
the Presidency, and Randall is for pro-
lection. He is as far away from Morri-
son and Tucker in his tariff views as the
Republicans are, and is satisfied with the
present tariff laws because he knows they
are nearer right than would be the Morri-
son bill, as law. 1t is no sacrifice of con-
viction or views of administrative poll
cy for him to live under the present tariff
laws. If the Judge would let out II little
OF his inner consciousness he might say
that he would rather live under Repub-
lican administration for twenty five years
than Under Democratic Free Trade adj
ministratiOn fofone hour-that is,provided
he had to be private under both. But
give him chance to play Boss, as he will
have during this canvass, as Chairman of
the Bourbon Executive Committee, and he
will not lose much sleep because of any
tariff policy that either party will adopt. -
Barbour and Harris will show that they
are the bosses, as Barbour showed last year,
and the only question now of interest is
who will the more successfully boss his fol-
lowing, Malone or Barbour. Barbour is
one ahead yet, and we will have to wait I'M
til November to determine whether it shall
be two. ss
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The BOurbOns seem to learn very aptly.
They. have progressed in the science OF
political bossism with rapidity that is
miraculous for mossbacks. Barbour and
Harris are absolutely the bosses OF the
party, and will conduct the approaching
campaign with methods as arbitrary and
exacting as were ever devised by Russ
or Turk. All the time they win be de-
manding implicit obedience from the cap.
tains of tens and twenties, their lesser
lights will be cleaving the air with theii
vociferations against Boss Mahone'' and
his alleged despotic ways. Well, we will
see which Boss bosses the most effectnally
and which will command the most i'm
plicit obedience and earnest endeayor of the
rank and file.
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EtluorE rnE EoLLowINs. RaA Nlx,-AxD- ..
PRICEs,.

II 30, worth 81 50. ''''"' az
So IS - ""i'"
10Y yards Drab Des indies, at So 90 worth a. IN
MO yards Lyons best at 81 ., worth s3 -
1856 yards all Boiled Fine satin ID. Jvnn at
~ 50, worth 81 %. -" az
We have other leading brands of sire f,o,,
IS cents to 81 %.
Also so yards of all styles OF Summer SILK at
so cents yard, worth 50 cents besides better
goods at u higher price.
We invite our friends and customers to come
and inspect all the above silks as they are well
worth the attention OF the best Judges
We also show this season a very handsome
line of
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

An analysis OF this table shows that
under free trade the farmer could buy with
one bnshel of wheat 81 Of a sack of Liver
pool salt under protection it would buy
1.s sacks, or nearly double as much. Under
free trade a bushel of wheat would pay for
8.51 yards Of bieached cotton under pro-
lection 1l.04 yards; under free trade a
bushe of wheat would buy 1921 yards of
print under protection 1927 yards, or
nearly one fourth more. Ten pounds Of
butter under free trade would buy 14.92
yards Of calico; under protection 31.04
yards, or over double as much one pound
of wool under free trade would buy 1854
yards of print; under protection yards,
and so on through the whole list.
Is the duty Interpretations added to the
price of the article ? Let the experience
of the farmer answer. Under free trade
he gathered up his scraps of iron and took
them to the shop when he wanted his
horse shod, and the smith hammered them
into nails or shaped them into shoes. A
datyof four cents per pound was placed
on horse shoe nails and the result is that
the farmer pays less price for the manu-
featured nail than he formerly paid for the
Simple making when he furnished the
iron, whilst the smith finds it cheaper to
buy the nails than to make them from
| iron foi' Which he pays nothing. l,.t .'a
Under free trade the farmer had the
wool of his own sheep cleaned, carded,
spun. and woye into cloth for his coat or
linsey for his wife's dress. A duty of
from SO to IS cents per pound was placed
on wooden goods, and the card and loom
are laidas The farmer finds it cheaper
to buy protected cloth than to manufacture
the product of his own flock '5'4 sAt
Under free trade the hides of the
slaughtered cattle Of the farm were taken
to the lanyard, manufactured into leather,
and then sent to the cobbler to be- made
into shoes. A duty of 80 per cent dd cal
orens was placed on leather, and the farmer
|marketsi his hides in the raw He can
Euy Shoes for himself and family as cheap,
| il not cheaper, than he can have them
made from his own leather, and the result
is that he makes a net saving of his hides.
These are only a few of the many in
stances which might be cited of the bene-
fits derived by the farmers from pro-
lection. We trust these will be sufficient
for the present to induce our country
friends to look into the tariff closely, and
to make up their minds upon this question
as they would upon any other in which
their interests are Immediately involved.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22
{ uMRER FOR SALE.

+ UMBER FOR SALE.
A large lot Of tlak Fencing Plank, Scantling
Jolst and Framing Lumber, for sale within one
mile OF the city: $l.00 per 100 feet, ON the
grGund. 4r 81. I.
mayl5-3t REEVES GAIT.
MONEY LOST, On Tuesday last, either in
ln stanton or on the road to Strihbling
TWO TEN DOLLAR BILLS,
wrapped together. 1t is 'propahss shey We're
separated in losing. If the @ndef will return
the money to the VALLEYaSN IRGINIAN OFFICE
he will be suitably rewarded. mayl5-2t*
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

The Republican candidate for mayor has
been elected in Cumberland. Nd, by 4s5
majority, and a majority of the City Coun-
Gil. Both the mayor and council were
Democratic last year.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

st. Louis Globe Democrat Who, will be
President of the Chicago Convention Z No
names have yet been suggested in that
connection, but the choice will probably
fall on a man from the Middle or Southern
States, the New England and Western
States having had the position in i've of
the seven Conventions that have been held
Henry s. Lane, Of Indiana, presided in
1856 George Ashmun, Of Massachusetts,,
in 1860; William Dennison, of Ohio, in
1864 Gen. Hawley, of Connecticut, in
1868; Thomas Settle, of North Carolina,
in 1872; Edward Mcpherson, of Pennsyl-
vania, in 1876, and Senator Hear. of Mas
sachqsetts. in 1880.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

st. Louis Globe Democrat Mr.. Tilden
took occasion in his recent letter to tile
Iroquois braves at Chicago to reiterate in
a solemn, sepulchral way the story that 4
menaeing military force was collected in
Washington during the Congressional con-
test over the election of 1876. with view
to ihtimidating the poor Democrats, and
seating Hayes "at the point of the bayo-
nete if other means failed. 1t is an alb
surd yarn, of course, and hardly worth de-
NAL, but Gen. Grant has seen fit to set it
at rest definitely and finally, by certifying
that as a matter of fact there was not
soldier in arms in Washington at that
time" though Gen. Sherman was directed
to have his troops in Baltimore ready to
come Oh short notice lin case of riot or
y
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BEA UTZF'UL SUMMER SLLKS
lllayl3

At A CIRCUIT COURT or CHANCsEsY, OF
| N the United States of America for the Wes-
tern DISTRICT of Virginia, continued and held at
| the Court House in Harrisonburg ON saturday
| the 10th day OF May. A. ID. 1881
Thomas T. EdWardes. ....s..,...s...C Complainant,
| against l.4 G
| David Richey's Ex'rs, andothers, Defendants
| II appearing that the process and publication
directed in this cause by the order entered All
| Lynchburg on the Dist day of March, 1854 have
not been executed for WanL of time ana the
complimentary counsel asking a furtheY order
TO speed the maturing OF the cause as to Sertain
| of the Defendants not Inhabitants CT or found
| within this District, and not as yet appearing
| but having apparent claims to GU Interests in
| the property therein which is the slabTecf 81
| this litigation, certain alleged clouds on the
title to which the complainant seeks to have re-
moved, and against Which property The com
plainant asserts his equitable lien charge byr
contract for purchase money paid IN event al
any failure of his claim of title theSeto, town
Z, 1858 ACRES, 3R AND l6 POLES l0E LAND
tiers Of the Brafton's Run. betWeeIa Mil Mona
tain and North Mountain, sold to him IN l2o, ~
y, Richey,s Executors, " W Martin ana b. Is
dants, George D. McGrew and l.. H. Mille~ ' ~
eeutors OF David Richey, taeeoased, d. " Br 81
Barrett, Abnef NJ. Zones, Henry Nj Br,it -. -
George Randolph, the heirs at law OF Rnher;f
Long, dec q, WhQSe names and Residences ~
unknown. the heirs at law of Charies' ,i are
decd, whose names and residences are W." r,
Mh osss " qeecge A. M,seNnts James w McNnti
isabella q DAVIS heirs At law of John Flan ana
bella, Thomas Johhat0n Nellie Inn or sald issl-
Me LeWis 6EPSHS Lewis Susan sweeney, ana
Johnston, deceased, and - Lewis bns inoinas
SAID FagSie, ~ Sweeney husband Of SAID ID
Susan. amd 100 chisholm, husband of said M
pear before the Judges OF this Court o on tbe
;1rst Monday IN July Next. at rules to be hello NJ
H5arrsonburg Virginia, and plead, answer VWr MI or
demur to the Hill of the Complainant in this
cause. nj ON default of such appearanet the
Co99r{ VIII proceed to adiudicate the Nights s "3
ina peisn na ia the property here in itiga
said Defendants. if practicable, whereYer Sonnd
ana copy thereof shall be published once a
week week lor SIX successive weeks In the VALLEY
of Staunt0R, ''i '''e oi'9
Copy-atteste:
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22
Religion and Politics.

Last Sunday night Rev. IL. SmlthSQn
preached in the Methodist Church, an
able sermon on Religion and Politics" to
large audience, If there were any who
expected a political discourse they were dis
appointed. 1t was simply illogical presen-
tation of the relations of the Church and
the State to government and society. The
prominent thoughts elaborated were that
the Church is of Divine institution, as
well as the State. That their aims are
| different in that the Church seeks the sal
walton of souls and the State the temporal
| welfare of the people a; that these two in
situations meet on common ground in the
realm of moral ethics that there were
questions which partake OF moral and polit-
ical relations, and where this is the case the
church cannot abandon her functions and
duties, because politicians may have seized
upon question for selfish ends. He very
ably and logically discussed these points
and established the right and the duty of
the position assumed.
No well wisher of community friend
of his race, can successfully conJroyert the
grounds assumed by DR.. Smithson. The
fault has been that the church has not dis
charged its duty in this respect. Vice, in
it's most seductive and dangerous form, ap-
pears in our midst, and because those
claiming to represent the State defend and
protect it either by the enactment of law
| or the failure to enforce the law, it is de-
MED to the Church to do its duty In as
sailing the monster wherever found
and under whatever protection. 1t is
the duty of the Church, and those who
represent it, to wage an aggressive war
fare upon crime and the sources Of crime,
even if it becomes necessary to make COM
mon cause with the representatives of the
State, OF the people, in doing so. 1t was
the intrepid courage, the aggressive dar-
ing of the Methodist Church, which even
tually destroyed chattel slavery, that ''sum
of al villalnies, /" as John Wesley termed
it. Its ministers were charged with be-
ing political preachers, but they cared not
for that. They saw in slavery great crime
against God and humanity and to the moral
aspect of the question, more than to it's
political, they addressed themselves. They
made common cause with political parties
to crush the evil, but did not escape the
defamation and denunciation of party par
tizans whose selfish schemes and ambitions
were interfered with. We take it that it is
the duty OF the Church and the ministers
in the Church to assail the devil in all his
forms and wherever found, even II they
have TO SO outside of the pulpit to do it.
This thing of Sunday religion and pulpit
sanctlty- surrendering all other days and
places to the works and ways of iniqnity--
we do not believe in. 1t is the duty of the
Church TO be yigilant, aggressive and to
assail evil and the causes of evil wherever
they may be seen, and until the Church
is aroused to its responsibility in this re-
spect, we need not expect much improve
ment IN the morals of community.
DIR. SmiLhson is doing brave and good
work 10 the cause OF morality and human
ity and we wish him God-speed in his ef-
forts
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

DuBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE REAL Es-
il TATE,
Win be sold JULY 10TH, on the premises,
that valuable farm of Christian Shuey, deed,
lying on Middle River, miles west Of Stahn-
ton, adjoining the lands Of Joseph =, fsimble,
j. Clemmer, and Edward WaY!ana,
-CQNTAisINt $40 ACRES.T--
Tha farm is we'll watered. having running
waiter in every field. The improvements are i.
brick dwelling, large barn and all necessary out
houses. Running water piped in She yard
There is on the farm about 10 aeEes OF meadow.
Mr.. q. b. Shuey resides on the land and will
give information, sf8
]. i. G44GssSsaENNER, Executor
of Christian Shuey, decd
CHURCHvILLE, Augusta Co., Va.
spectator copy-may2 2-tds
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

The House, on the 10th, virtually killed
the Bankrupt Bill for this session. 1t was
on motion to suspend the rules and take
up the bill for immediate consideration
or fix day for its consideration. 1t re-
qnired a two-thirds majority. The mo-
tion was defeated, 113 voting no and 127
yea-not two-thirds. OF the negatives so
were Democrats and 33 Republicans.
The tumble in stocks on Wall street was a
natural consequence of the recent panic
there, and the throwing on the market of
numerous blocks of securities, has had one
good effect. English capitalists, having
eanadenee in American SECURITIES, are in
yestillg. largely at the reduced rates, and
the ships will be largely engaged in bring
ing English gold to this country, to meet
the orders daily being made.
We are indebted to Prof. J. i. Campbell,
of Washington and Lee University, for
copy of his report on the Geology and Min
eral resources of the James River Valley.
1t is handsome volume Of ll9 pages, and
contains valuable Information, to which
we may have occasion to refer hereafter.
Prof. G. will please accept our thanks for
the courtesy.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

We publish the resolutions adopted by
the recent Bourbon State Convention
They are mass of false pretense, decep-
ton, double dealing and falsehood. There
is no honesty or sincerity in any declara-
ton made, and no high conviction of duty
expressed. The whole programme is a
scheme to capture the spoils Of Office,
with not thought for the public welfare
or political integrity, Hate. Islander and
yilllfcation are the weapons to be used to
this end, and the people are expected to
compromise their manhood by obeying the
orders of the bosses who engineered the
Convention. This we do not believe they
will do, but will assert their independence
and theif rights in the votes they will give
to condemn party that has no higher aim
nor respect for popular intelligence.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

n EDICATION.-The New United Brethren
IL Church, situated on the Port Republic
road, miles East of stanton, of which we
gave notice some time ago and said it would be
dedicated the Bird Sunday III May, Aas been
postponed until the 1ST SUNDAY IN JUNE, at
which time (no preventing Providence, 1t will
be dedicated. Able ministers of the church will
be present to assist in the dedicatory services.
All are invited to attend. and the friends of the
church who wish to attend from q distance Will
he property cared for. Come one, come all
VIM. III. BAILEY,
j. c. =. MYERS,
\. a. KIRACOFE,
may22 Building Com ln5ttee.
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-GIADKE.

HdS rms SEASON YHH l,etRGEsr .SrpC
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What of the Day

is RAPIDLY BECOMING THE UNIVERSAL
QUERY IN CONNECTION WITH THE RE
PUBLICAN CONVENTION IN CHICAGO :.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

SPECIAL EXCURSION TICKETS good for three
days. will be sold on the following DAYS: Rich
mond and Allegheny railroad, May 10th Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac, May 10th ::
Chesapeake and Ohio railway, May sd Rich
mond & Danyille railroad, May 26th Richmond
and Petersburg railroad. May 27th-at one and
one-haif cents per mile each way Tickets not
good 10 return unless stamped at the Fair.
ADMISSION. TEN CENTS. maystf
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NEW ADVERTISER ENTs

DOR SALE.-A Thoroughbred DURHAM cow
Il with Jersey Calf. Beautiful Strawberry
Roam. five years old. tirst-class mixer nve gal
Ions per day. Sold for no fault. Have more
than care to keep. To be ut my resi-
dence. Y ~ sd 4 a.
May %, lSS4-2t ROBERT G. BICKIE
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

A BIG OFFER.
10 any one residing on the line of the Chesay
pealNe & Ohio Railway, at 6enear WaynesborsS'
Flshersyille, SW$ ope's depot, Buffalo Gap,
CraigsYille, or Hflls Valley: on the VALLEY
Railroad at MEYERS Cave, Mt. Sidney, FoEt De-
nance, Neronag Folly Mills, Mint Spring, Green
Vllie or Rapaine, when visiting Sfaunton to-
make your purchases. -
IF YOU WILL CALL.AT
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

M ANTED. Il want to engage the services of
w good WOMAN to do general houseworx.
Must be d good mixer and not afraid of work.
To the right person liberal wages will be paid
Apply in person at my farm "a from Stann-
ton. on the Morris Mill road leading from the
Parkersburg turnpike. VIZ
may22-at f-He5sf sfe G. X. ZIRKLE.
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1 YOUNG GRADE JERSEY COW FOR sa1

A '-'' ~ = ---.,''' -" F0f' ; NlE'
We will sell at Boards Wagon Yard nj 70
O'Clock, on MONDAY. MAY 2GTH, (court-dayl a.
YOUNG GRAD JERSEY Cow fresh
e. NJ. GUSHING & SON,
may22-lt Auctioneers.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

and at prices that will compete with any firm
here We will be delighted To have you call
sly LES, even if it is only to crafty curiosity.
We have
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

A terrible collision occurred near Pitts
burg on the b. aindiO. 4. R.last week by
which a nnmberaofa persons were killed
and wounded. Mr., Timothy Shay, of
Htaunton is said. to have been killed. -
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

Gen. Butler has an accommodating plat.
form, on which fevery Democrat in Viz
ginia can proudly stand He wants
to educate everybody pay everybody
higher wages; impose upon them fewer
hours of work and distribute the surplus
funds in the treasury To the soldiers Of the
late war. .s.t s. ii.
The nrooramme Of the Rnntho, stata
Convention wass mapped ont BY the bosses
some days before that body met, and pub
lished substantially as it was formally ,ex-
ecuted. Barbour and Harris arranged the
whole affair and all the Convention had to
do was to go through the form Of accepting
the cut-and dried prescription. II ln0oi
The Planters, and Mechanics, Rant of
Petersburg closed its doors on tb4 morn
Inc Of the 10Th Tbei state had had drawn , ont
xl0 OO0 Of aenosifs and tbe RAM had