Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-21
5TdUN1O.N.
the Cie, Gland Gan>-8ig shooting for Oar
Hunters.

the Cleveland GanS-8ig Shooting for Oar
Hunters.
ICo,raspooderc Of thr Richmond Dlspatch.l
NoyyNBER 90, 1894.
lion. Ran. Tucker. IN bis speech at The
Notification here the other night, mentioned
That twenty cight year. ago he cast IN cleo
t0ral vote for the last Democratic President
the United States ms had, and he thanked
God Ne had lived To sCc one more elected.
That night in lie procession Mr.. Ham.
Mcfall.a gentleman from Mount Scion. i
strong Democratic precinct in this county.
wore an unique campaign badge forty years
old. H. was of white silk six inches long.
with fringe q good deal timc-staincd, and
had been worn by IN Old-timc Wing IN the
Henry Clay campaign. II was full OF let
tering, neatly printed ~ follows;
"AuguSia Rally-frcc a, the Ar Of
our Own Mountains: Firm Us Their Base
ia Handsomely. engraved spread eagle here 4
WeHOpp m God. Henry Clay-Ils Heart.
His Soul j. American. Al American; And
lie Is Now, ~ he hath Ever Been, the
Hope al Free and Patriot Men.
"Thcodore fTclinghIyscn Eulogy Can
not Rxait Him; Defamation Cannot Hurt
Him: Virginia Must BE Hedpcmed-fSii'
The lowering o. the Blaine and Logan
bgnuer. which had for four months swung
across Main street between tie Valley Iu-
mdign hnlding and the revenue Oilic.,
drew quite a crowd Tuesday evening, and
was ihc occasion for many a yood-nalurcd
jccr and joge 1t tbc expense OF The Repub'
licaBs engaged IN the hauling down. The
repeated calls for "Spccch speech.
however. elected no pleasant rejoindcr.
An smu-in. circumstance connected
with the StSuntOn jOlliiicatiOn WAS the re-
Sult Of } funny wager made some time ago
by Cnptaiu J. +. Long, OF the STANTON
Artillery. and Dir. Andrews. OF the revenue
Office. The party which lost HaS TO iur-
niSh the powder and fire the salute I'D nom
or Of The victory OF The party when won.
So II turned out that Mr. Andrews, the lie'
publican. marched M on SenI-'S itlll lucH-
day with ttc Democratic gunners and man
fully served tine gun which hailed CleVe-
lands victory. A., there were salutes M
the morning. Salutes in the afternoon, and
minute Guns at night while the procession
was moving, Mr. Andrews did ycoman
Democratic service. and acknowledges that
the ammunition cost him $3.50 to boot.
The Circuit C0urt--.Iudgr william Me-
I.aughIin-has been IN session here icr 4
week or two. aud the political Interest b.
predCminatcd. some important casts nave
/ bocn tried. anil are stiil on the docket
Among them are some heavy rlilrold- 1am'
age sul.S. NJ Henry Wichham. o. Rich
mund. = here representing The CbeS lptlh'
and ohio Company, and Hon. Ran. lucbci
some o. ,it plaintiffs.
Some extraordinary deer-hunting VA
dorc ncsr Miiljoro' spring. IN Bath com
ty. Yesterday. \ party OF three huni'f'
hessrs. Harper and John Lawrence %
Bath. and !. IL. Conner. Of HurricMt
| West Nirgiuii. Killed. in 4 short inteIy1
| Of timc four deer and MORALLY wounded
| fifth. Lawrence shot his fist with huch
shot .rom y duuble-barrcl gun, killing 'h'
auimll dead. immodiltcly another deel
r,u towards him ani he fired in IL, fac
badly wOlndug il, though Tor the tmc J
escal e.. Then Conner, ut bis stand, saw
biz buck bounding past and sent hIl
! from his Winchester rifle through the ana
mails side. tumbling him heels over hc1'
20 The ground. Elated az killing his tirS
deer, h. ran down 10 the river where ole
Mir. Ilarrer, n dead shot, was Standing 4
tell him Of hi, luck. and just as hc reached
bIm the old mGn fired twice with hi
doublc-hlrrcl Both shots todd one dee
footed down the river dead and aRothe
fell on the cdgc0f The bank a. IL was clinl'
ing up out Of The water. And the hunter
saw i, was not good day for deer either.
Hall dozen prominent col0red men 0
Stauntou, all Republicans. and in cuisines
| here, wrote a letter 10 Hon. 4. II. ii. STU
art YESTERDAY. stating, in effect, that thei
confidence ia his judgment aud cXDericnc
| warranted them in asking ms opinion as {
the effects which a Democratic Admins
tralion would have upon the future cond
ton of their race. Mr.. stuarps repl!
which will appear in the Yindicat0r I,
mOrrow. is well calculated TO alliy any AZ
prehension which the colored people I
Virginia may feel as TO their future und'
Democratic rule. and some good adTiC
which the wise and prudent Veteran safe
man gives. II followed, will conduce II
iittlr 10 their happiness aud well-being.
NnN