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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-11
IMPROVING COUNTY ROADS.

IMPR COUNIT ROADS.
A bill has been introduced in the House
of Delegates by Mr.. Opie, of Augusta. to
authorize the employment of convicts on
the roads of each county. We have not
seen the bill published, and are therefore
not advised as to the details of the plan
It has two merits, however, inherent in it,,
one being that 1t puts convicts out of
competition with other workingmen, and
the other that it recognizes the principle
of making roads by general taxation, see
ing that a convict is supported by general
taxation. 1t is unquestionably unjust that
labor that doesn't own a foot OF land
land should be taxed to build roads to i'm
prove the farms of the State. II any proof
of its injustice was needed, the great diff
Guilty, amounting often almost to impos
sibility in enforcing it, would be sufficient.
The burden of the cost OF working the
roads in Virginia should be borne by prop.
erty real and personal Three days labor
of men on the public road, even if you
could get it, isn't enough to keep good
roa DIS, and every one knows that under
our present law no three days of square,
full labor, is put in by every man that
is summoned. 1t will be very hard to con-
vince the people of Virginia that the roads
should be made by taxation instead OF
copscripted labor, and would be beet made
under general State law to that effect;
but that is what we will have to come to
at last.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-11

Mrs. Langtry will have better company
at the New York Fifth Avenue theatre
than she had In Staunton. Charles Cogh.
Ian has been engaged as her leading man
at 500 per night.
"John,' said druggists clerk, "how
is our stock of lint for bandages p "Got
plenty" said John. And arnica, are we
vel! supplied with that?' Eyes, Sir; a
fresh barrel just received this morning.
"Our stock of salves, lotions and broken :
bone remedies of all sorts is complete, is
it?' Eyes. Sir we've got enough of
everything" VERY well, then," said the
proprietor, glanclng at the sky through
the front window; sit looks as though we
might have cold, freezing night, and you
had better go out and wash off the pave
ment.''
Rev. Toussaint Mesplie, Chaplain, U.
S. Army, has been found guilty of dupli-
eating his pay accounts, and will be dis
m Used from the army on the 18th inst.
A petition is being circulated In Rock.
ingham county, to the Virginia legislature
for local option.
The Paris. France, Morning Neus has
the following personal paragraph; 1.-THE
American belle par excellence for the next
season in London, vice Miss Chamberlain,
retired, will be Miss Julia Jackson, daugh-
ter of 'Stonewall' Jackson, the famous
Confederate General"
Fifteen years ago, Henry Willard was
newspaper correspondent at $50 week.
Six months ago he was railroad 6nancier
worth S6O00,000 To-day be is bankrupt
and penniless.
Sacramento licenses gambling, and
Mayor Brown says that fewer young men
are lured into the games than before the
city began to derive $4,000 annually from
them,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-11
ANOTHER CHANCE IF We I'M
PROVE TT.

We see that Mt. Echols, Of Augusta.
offered resolution last week inviting the
Commissioner General of the World 8 In
dustrial and Cotton Centennial EXPOSE
tion, at New Orleans to a seat on the
floor of the House. 1t is exceedingly
gratifying to see that an Augusta
member appreciates the Importance
of this exposition, and we hope
the legislature will 60 yet further
and appropriate sum sufficient to secure
representation of Virginia at that exhi-
bition. Virginia sadly needs advertising;
for, she has everything that goes to
make up wealth in her limits, il the world
only knew it. We missed being represent
ed at the Louisville exposition. which had
many of the elements and much of the
magnitude of a World 8 Fair We missed
the Boston exposition, which would have
been the place, above all others, for our
State to have been advertised; for the
seeking for investment. We missed the
Atlanta exhibition, where SO many capt.
talists came to see if there was really any
thing that could come out OF this South
ern Nazareth, into which they could
profitably put money. While Virginia was
making these misses, other States were
making hits. Immense capital has gone
to North Carolina, as the result of her exhi-
bition of resources at Boston, which
opened the eyes of New England people.
Cotton mills are humming to-day in
Georgia, whose sites were barren fields.
before the Atlanta exposition attracted
capitalists there. And the same may be
said of South Carolina. This legislature
of Virginia, considering the history of its
election, ought to be composed Of men
with life enough, practical views enough,
and enterprise enough to know that money
spent in representing Virginia crops,
minerals, woods, manufactures, and gen.
eral advantages at the Worlds Fair in
New Orleans, is money we'll sown. 1t will
bring forth wonderful crop. Exhibitors
in plenty can be found if any organized
facilities can be given them, and some
man Of energy and practical knowledge
induced to take charge of what is sent
a well qualified special agent.
Virginia cannot afford to stand still,
alabama will outrun her in the iron race;
she is already doing it. Tennessee will
leave our beautiful marble behind, for she
ia advertising her own throughout the
woat. Other States will rush in and fill
the place we ought to have. We can't
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A SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE


We publish in this issue the 9Th annual
report of the Valley Mutual Life Associa.
ton of Va. By reference to this report
it will be seen that the achievements Of
the company in the short period OF five
years are simply astounding, and should
silence the absurd theories of those who
doubted that great insurance agencies
could be built up here. The skill and care
with which its affairs have been administer
ed admits of no question, and the solid basis
upon which it rests justiies the fullest
confidence as to the future of the associa-
ton, and entities it to the favorable con-
slderation and ready patronage of the
public in whatever section, .at home or
abroad, it may seek to extend Its advan-
tages. This showing of the Valley Mutu-
al is not matter for local pride only but
of state pride and we are glad to note it,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-11

The buyers from the Northern cities
come here, ride all over the county, en-
gage crops at from 81 to So. so per barrel,
ship them to New York at 401 cents a
barrel, and then sell them at prices rang
ing from S. to sometimes sl2 barrel, the
latter price being for apples that will bear
shipment to Europe. Richmond could
ship from Newport News to Europe as
promptly as these buyers ship from New
York. 1t doesn't seem that the railroads
are so much in fault as the Richmond peo-
pie, who lack an enterprise in this direc.
ton, that would bring to them profit, and
to US more competition for the fruit of
our county. Willthe Wing give Augusta
the benefit of its circulation by copying
this statement, which will be for the ben-
eft Of it's Richmond merchants as we'll.
AS for the impositions OF railroads on
the people, the Wing will find us no more
willing to tolerate them than itself. But
in this instance, let us not lay the result
of lack Of enterprise, to the wrong ac-
count.
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forever sit at home and sing about our
finest harbor 10 the world, our grand
mountains filled with mineral wealth. and
all that. We must go into society-the
worlds society If our sister Southern
States go to the Worlds Fairs. Virginia
must be there too. II this legislature will
make an appropriation no matter how large
or small, SO it's large enough to give an Or
ganized heading to a movement for exhib-
ting Virginia s wares where the world
can see them, it will have done good
work for the beloved old Commonwealth.
If the amount is only large enough to in
duce some live business man to quit his
business for short time-for man out
of business would hardly be the man to
attend to it-and give his attention to it,
the people of the State would soon be in
terested in it. The result would be just
one of those things that for good fortune
could not be over estimated. The South
ern States are all waking up, let us keep
Virginia abreast of them. If we intend to
do so, this is one and the best of ways.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-11

Guiteau's skeleton, which is hidden in
private room of the Army Medical Mu-
scum, has been polished and bleached I'M
til it looks like an ivory figure.
Col. Rathbone who was in tue box at
the theatre with President Lincoln at his
assassination. aud who seized Booth and
was stabbed by him, has become a mad
man and at Bonn, Germany. last week
murdered his wife.
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FREIGHT.S ON AUGUSTA APPLE
CROP.

-
ChOf.
q,ha R;chmond Wbio as mart of An ar
~ ,,,;,.tia. aons bv
gumehe agalnSV 'no 'n'"'vioo 80 y,
railroad corporations, mas the ioiio"ins
Some time ago we said in reference to
the question of freight rates that they
were so low from the North to our city
that we send to New I Ork for apples when
Virginia orchards are grOaning under
their burden of fruit. With judiciously
arranged tariff Of railway rates the money
sent North for apples would lodge in the
cash box of the Virginian. The railroad
stretching to his farm would gather his
tolls, and the farmer and his family would
come to Richmond once year, perhaps,
where he would spend his accumnla-
tons. This is simply an illustration.
Two of our contemporaries, a Lynch
burg paper and the StauDton INDICATOR,
noticed what we said in reference to the
subject--the one to say that any farmer
who permitted his apples to rot on the
trees was poor farmer; and the last to
show that Augusta county was doing
well with her apples. which were sent to
New York BY the thousand barrels. The
purpose of both journals seemed to be to
reflect upon the Wings statement, which
was, in effect, to charge our railway man.
ayers With al uttof ulSluciludtiou w lo
gard the interests of the people of VIZ
ginia IN the arrangement OF their charges.
The fact mentioned by the VINDIcAToR
that an Augusta shipper had sent thou
sands of barrels of apples to New ork
not only does not prove that we were
wrong in our views, but. on the contrary,
proves that we were right. and IN such
way as that we can satisfy any 0ne VINO
can reason that our roads do nothing for
oul goou olar 10 mu' and not nui,
n tbe VINnIcAToR will take the trou.
BILE to ascertain the rate of freight charg-
ed from Stanton TO new DIX On these
pp,eS T ~ W.. ara nu thraa enrnst,no 1p;tiai
lines between the two points, and they
charge the same rate. One of these lines
passes through hicnmono, anu, IL Ihe Gon-
rosnh" "as ,his civ n,e'tn,rd Of tho navjna
mileage of the route had been trayersed
and hence third Of the work undertaken
Dy the company hao peen pefIormeu.-
s;nnad 10 II p SuIou h,'ver tbev vonId
have been delivered here for thirty cents
lapproximate) per barrel less than IN New
ork nIe lesuo w svhioh na ns uuen gmaS
On To Nav York to buy would have been
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-11
Born in the Snow.

JOHN M'CAFFERY' NEW YEARS BABY
DOING REMARKABLY WELL, NEVER
THELEsS.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 2.-When the
7:10 A. M. train slowed up at the George
street station on New Years Day yonng
woman comfortably dressed got off and
fastened away from the station. She ap-
peared to be in great distress, but nobody
followed her except with his eyes. She
tnrned out of George street into Hamil-
ton street. Ten minutes later a chill
was born in Hamilton street in the rear
Of the college grounds. The woman re-
ferred to was the mother. Robert Hyde
neared the point a moment later. AS
soon as he discovered the situation he
hailed George W. Meyers, who lives on
the corner of George and Hamilton streets
and leaving Meyers with the woman and
child, he sped away after DR.. n. William
son.
Meyers tucked the new baby under his
coat and ran with it to his home. Return
ing Immediately, he carried the now near
ly unconscious mother from her bed of
snow to his house. By this time DR..
Williamson had arrived, and the situa-
ton of the mother was made as comfort
able as possible. In the evening both the
girl baby and the mother were doing re-
markably we'll, and the latter made a
statement to DR.. Williamson.
She said she was native of County
Carlow, Ireland, and that her maiden
name was Mary Ryan. She had married
John McCaffe ry year ago, and soon af-
ter that time he had LETT Ireland for the
purpose Of making his fortune in this
country. She heard he was in Philadel-
phia, and left her home to seek him. She
arrived at Castle Garden on Dec. o., and
on the morning of Jan. 1, she left New
it was necessary for her to find shelter at
once, and left the train. In her effort to
seek a lodging house her child was born.
She says she has money sufficient to meet
the expenses of her situation.
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THE SLAVES DEVOTION TO HIS FOR
MER OwNERs.-The Fort Worth (Texas)
Gazette says that the most thoroughly elo-
quent and effective speeches ever made in
the State Legislature were pronounced by
two colored members. They were both Of
the same general import-a slaves devo-
ton to ''old master and mistress" The
following is an extract from one Of these
speeches: There can be no great race en-
nifty between us. This cannot come while
my Old marster and mistlss live. No, nor
while their children and mine survive.
They we're kind and generous to me. I
knew no want of to-day or care for the
morrow when was their property. Look
at these wrinkled, rough hands. They
tell the tale. They tell how I toiled for
them. And the story is not ended. They
are old and helpless now. and live as I
once did, in a little cabin, and still toll
for them. I send them half of every dol
lar draw from the State Treasury. and
when their daughter, beautiful and good
girl. whom used to carry when she was 8
child in these strong arms. was married
not long ago, l sent her check for 800
Have not right to ask, you gentleman
of the majority. to deal generously with
my race ,"
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The publication in the Wing and its commenda-
ton Of the article of the Stanton VINDICAToR in
reply to paragraph OF ours in reference to
Speaker Carsle's views on the tariff. renders 1t
unnecessary to do otherwise than notice its ap-
pearance. Any Democratic editor who puts forth
such arguments as will meet the endorsement of
Mahone's central organ. may well question his po-
litical status, however ably he may maintain his
opinions .-Norfolk Ledger.
We reproduced the editorial mot brief
paragraph of our contemporary. the
Ledger, to which we replied, but the
Ledger does not give our reply to which it
excerpts. The gi5t Of it was an inquiry as
to how the internal Revenue tax was to
be abolished if tariff was not made by
which more money would come into the
Treasury. If the able editor of the Ledger
proposes to question the political status Of
the VlNDICAToR, he must also question
that Of the Lexington Gazette, Lynchburg
Neus, Lynchburg Virginian. Richmond
Dispatch, Allegheny Sentinel, and other
Democratic papers IN Virginia, and last.
but not least. the political status'' of the
Democratic State Convention which met
at Lynchburg. adopted the platform
which these papers advocate and chose a
man to conduct the campai gn who en-
dorsed then, and endorsed by his vote for
Speaker in the Democratic caucus of the
house of Representatives, SINCE, the prin.
ciples OF that platform. One Virginia
congressman only has ignored the action
of the State convention, but even ii
mere expediency were concerned we
would prefer training with John s.
Barbour for victory to training with John
r. Tucker for defeat. Why does not the
Ledger question Mr.. fuckers political
status which is not in accord with the Vir-
ginia Democracy on the questions involv-
ed in the choice for Speakership; in
stead of that of the VINDIcAToR which
Is q? 1t would have been fairer, too, if in
noticing the fact that the Wing Coalition,
commended the article alluded to, it had
also noted the fact that the Dispatch
(Democratic) did the same thing. The
VINDICAToR has been fortunate enough
to forecast the policy Of the Virginia De-
moeracy at Lynchburg, the character
of man who would lead it in the No
vembsr campaign, and the policy OF the
Democratic legislature which would fol
low that campaign, and it will now ven
ture to forecast the fact that the platform
of the National Democratic convention
will ba precisely that of the Virginia
Democracy as announced at Lynchburg,
We may also suggest to our esteemed
friend of the Ledger that in view of all the
facts, and of the struggle we are all to
have in Virginia next November, that this
is too early to commence the reading out
process. The reading out was done once
too often by late Democratic commit
tee in 1879. Where is that committee
now?
"Hans Breitman gave party,
Where is that party now
Where is the lovely golden cloud
That hung round the mountains brow
Where is the hmmelstrahlende Stern,
The star of the spirits light:
All gone away with the Lagerbier.
Away IN the Ewgkeit!'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-11
CAPITOL NOTES OF THE WEEK
STATE AND NATIONAL.

Two of the contested seats in the Senate,
the contests about which have been view
ed with interest, have been settled. The
6rst was case in which the seat of Judge
G. Crumpler, a Coalition senator, was
contested by Democrat, on the ground
that Crumpler was the holder OF a State
Office and incapable of being elected when
be was chosen. The members of the COM
mittee [only Mr.. Glasgow, (Dem.) of Bot
etourt, dissenting], reported that Crump-
Ter was entitled TO his seat; that county
iudgeship was not salaried State office
ard had been so decided. and that Crump-
Ter was eligible to run when he became a
candidate. The report of the committee
was adopted. In the contest over the
Senatorship from Rockingham the Com
mittee reported in favor of G.. 3. Keezle
Dem J over DR.. j. b. Webb (Coalitionist. J
The Committee in their report say that
they took no account of the misspelled
names of candidates (Which spelling had
been done by the judges of election and
not by the voters) but th at the irregular
tiles at Conrad's Store were fatal to that
voting precinct. That precinct thrown
out, KeezIe had majority Of Sc. Only
two members of the Committee, a. X.
Grim, Coalition1st, of Shenandoah, and
j. l.. Powell, dissented from the report.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF DESI RABLE
" TRACT OF LAND.
In pursuance of decree Of the circuit court of
Augusta county rendered at the November term,
1888. In the cause Of Landes Landes ct ais, the
undersigned. who were appointed commissioners
for the purpose Of them, will sell In front of
the court house In Staunton On,
Monday, January 2Sth, 1884,
that being county court-day, that very desirable
farm upon which the late John Landes resided at
the time Of his DEATH containing about ONE HUN
DRIED AND TWENTY ACRES.
This farm is situated in Augusta county, on the
old Forge road, near Salem church, and at the
headwaters of Naked Creek. The land Is produc
tive and the improvements are moderately good
TERMS: Cash in hand for the costs of the suit
referred to- and OF the sale; the residue nnon a
credit OF one, two and three years, equal install.
ments with interest from the day Of sale for which
the purchaser will be required to execute bonds
with approved personal security, and the title is to
be withheld as ultimate security
TH0S. G. ELDER,
WIN. j. NELSON,
daeN-td Csmntssfo erB
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Saturday, March Is, 1884,

- .
y MILL, Ssc.-I Will offer at private saio fr5m
Saturday, MaTch Is, 1884,
the farm on which Jacob G Bosser-
man, decd, resioed,, containing A,A-A
1U4 acres, with dwelling house, R$FfTSSA2
barn, and all other neceSSaryout- ~ NTMySF111
buildings; also SaW-Inill and EsE55Ez3s5f77ss3fa7Ss
Carding Machine all in good running V.uol. and
situated on Mill Creek, about n OF a mile south
west OF Il. NJ. Cochrans mill About one-third of
the tract Is well timbered the re naming two
thirdsis cleared and under COED st ate OF cuglya.
ton, with meadow OF sufficient size III nos thus
disposed OF will, on
March 10th, 1884,
upon said premises, offer IL at public sale.
will also otter at private sale from now until the
fourth Monday OF March next, a lot Of about TWO
acres OF land ON North klVer. near Weyer'S Cave,
adjoining William BIZ ubeckS merchant mill This
lot Is a number one piece OF land aud contains q
good stable, blacksmith, shop and foundry build
1ngS, which, with some repairs could be used for
the same purpose for which they were built; but
the right Is reserved however, TO use the following:
l. The fan, lath and clrcu saw in the basement
to run tneEl for The OF tie foundry. MT. VIM. H
Brubeck will show this lot to any one no may wish
to see IT, and II not sold privately within the time
speced Will offer II at public sale in front Of the
Court House. on court day of March next.
Will show the farm to any one who may wish to
examine 1t; OF correspondence on the subject is
solicited.
JOHN TOWBERMAN,
janll-tds Exr Of Jacob O. Bosserman, decd.
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Bishop Warren, of the N. E. Church
has just married the widow Tiff, of
Nevada. The wealth left her by her
cattle-king husband six years ago is esti-
mated at from SIS, 000, 900 to 100000
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VALggAABITJJEn FARMS FOR SALE IN Rocr
bhIOGE AND AUGIISTA CQILNTIES I.

Inc undersigned as Agents for the .oa.ssee>
owner, oner Two Valuable Farms ESWEeasssssA
Augusta. eT&It
asas<
Isl aart,s Bottom on the North River. about
seven 10 miles from Lexington. containing S74
acres Of land, nearly one half of which, is rst-class
river bottom. 1t has good improvements and is one
OF the best and most productive estates In The conn
ty OF Rockbridge.
Mr.. Crlst the tenant will show the place ia
visitors. fNss "
End. Irish CreeK'' estate, at the month of Jrish
Creek, fronting on South River in Rockbridae. cnn
tanning about I5o acres IS TN good cultivation has
on it an excellent house and oil her outbuiIdinrss
This estate is rapidly improving and is yainahiek
Mr. Whtmore. the tenant, will show the nioca
to visitors. A' Pieee
Sd. The ''Hogshead Farm" near str,,,,;.a
Springs in Augusta county. containing shnut ssS
acres, "Dou' ~"
The farm is in good state Of cp,tivot;o,, .ra e..
improvements are good Mr.. Rosen. he tenant mr.
will show the farm to visitors 'Ao 'eN"n''
AS the owner Is anxious to Sell tbese va,pah,a
as to prices and credits i0"'oii'oio 'ai' h''
Apply TO the undersigned.
,o.7.e sHEFFEY & BUMGARDNER,
aT arinotop coza+t.,, 5taunton, Va.
Rockingham Register COPY If.