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

SUICIDE IN VIRGINIA. Nc
Caull, United States official and a brother
of Col. John A. McCaull. well-known
theatrical manager, and of Hon. Pat. Nc
Caull, late chief clerk of the Virginia House
of Delegates, committed suicide by shoot
ing himselfat Rocky Mount, Franklin coun-
ty, Saturday evening. No cause is assign
ed for the act.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

Captain Lacey, of Spotsylvania county,
one of General Mahone's jackmen, says he
will never vote for negto for any ONCE
General Malone would be in a bad way II
the negroes were as proscriptive against the
whites as his lieutenant is against them
Aler. Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13
The State Convention Committees.

Rooms OF THEl
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 6, 1884
In order to expedite the work of the con-
vention and avoid unnecessary loss of time
in its organization the delegates of the ten
Q0) congressional districts are requested to
meet promptly at 10 A. NJ. on the 18th in
slant, at such places as will be stated in the
Richmond papers the day before and the
morning of the meeting of the convention,
and select fthe following committeeman:
Three members of the Committee on Gre
dentials, three members of the Committee
on Permanent Organization, three M embers
of the Committee on Resolutions, five men,
bers of the State Central Committee, and
the chairman of their district delegations
and the chairmen of the different county
delegations.
1t is hoped that the members of the State
Central Committee will bear in mind the
fact that a meeting of the committee will
he held at the Exchange Hotel at P. M.
on the 18th instant.
JOHN S. BARBOUR, Chairman.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

A well-known Virginian, who has here
tofore been one of General Mahone's firm
est supporters, recently in Washington said
that from what he could learn he did not
think Malone would carry county in the
Valley or in the Southwest next fall, and
that the only counties he would carry were
Winchester Times. .
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

The census shows that capital invested in
manufacturing yields over 70 per cert. and
that capital invested in farming, not taking
into consideration the costs of fertilizers
and seed, is less than 10 per cent. and yet
the farmer, protected in his business only
by the legitimate laws of supply and de-
mand, is heavily taxed to assist the class
that realize over 70 per cent upon their in
vestment; and when the Morrison bill pro-
poses to relieve this over-burdened class to
the extent of one-tifth Of this tax, the hands
of the monopolists are raised in holy horror
and they tell US that they cannot afford to
submit to the reduction.
This protective system is subversive of
the old Democratic maxim-"The greatest
good to the greatest number for we find
that the protected classes embraceless than
100000 persons while the unprotected
classes amount to more than 100000.
Less than 10 per cent. are protected while
over 80 per cent are taxed to give them
protection, or in other words $4,000, 900
people are heavily taxed in order to give L.
$780, people $500 apiece. These are
some of the plain facts which every man
should understand.-,Shen. Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

Now AND sTHEN.-Before the meeting of
the Coalition State Convention the Valley
Vrginidn asserted that unless there would
be union Of the coalitionists and straight
out Republicans there would be no use for
the Republicans to make contest in this
State-that they would be defeated in ad-
vance. There has not been such union,
as the Virginian deemed absolutely neces-
sary to give the Republicans any hope of
success, and yet the Virginiam now claims
that they will carry this State "whoever
may be the standard bearer of the party"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIvE PER
SONS DRowNED.-Father Point May T.
The steamship Titania, from Glasgow, pass
ed inward at 5 40 o clock this morning. She
has on board twanty-four of the crew of the
steamship Florida, that vessel having been
sunk by collision with bark in mid
ocean. Out of 1877 persons on the State of
Florida only 43 were saved, and of the bark s
crew only the captain and two of the men
were rescued. One hundred and twenty
three souls went down with the steamer and
twelve with the bark, making the total loss
of life 1876. The survivors will probably be
landed at Quebec.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

"PRoTEoTIoN" THAT DOESN'T "PRo-
TECT." THE steamer Vanduland recently
brought in thirteen (13) carloads of wheels
for railway, made by Krupp, at Essen in
Germany, for great corporation. Numbers
of Italian and Hungarian workingmen are
also imported; but you see the difference,
don't you? The rich corporation doesn't
patronize any protected shop where
wheels are made, while the protected
American mechanic, in Norfolk, as else
where, is threatened with competitors from
the "pauper labor" of Europe. What do
our workingmen think of protection" of
this variety ?-NorfoM Landmarks.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13
FL. Sheppard, Secretary.


SCHOOL EXHIBITIoN.-Mrs. T. J. Tea
ford's select school gave an exhibition in
Rorer Hall on last Tuesday night. A large
and attractive programme was ca FRIED out,
all the scholars acquitting themselves of
their parts most admirably and to the great
edifcation of the immense throng in the
hall. Arriving after the exercises were
opened, we could not so much as get into
the vestibule of the hall, and could by no
possibility see or hear any of the proceedings
that seemed SO deeply to interest the entire
congregation. The hall was literally
packed, and we had to sit disconsoiately
upon the curb-stone and listen to the rap
turous applause within and the sweet music
that filled up the pauses in the programme.
We learn, however, that all bore their part
well, and reflected great credit upon their
admirable teaching and training at this Sc
lect and popular school.-Roanoke Leader.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

THE TARIFF QUEsTIoN.-A contributor
to the Baltimore Sun presents the tariff
question as follows
"rhere are only two sides to the tariff
discussion. First, The republican side
That governments paternal, and ought to
protect and regulate the private
affairs of the people, because they are not
able to take care Of themselves, and that,
therefore, it is just, wise and constitutional
that taxes should be SO levied as to support
those branches of business that are unable
to support themselves, and that people who
are able to earn their own living should
contribute to the support of those who can
not.
Second, The democratic side, that the
people are capable of self-government, and
are able to take care of their own private
affairs, and are most happy and prosperous
the less they are interfered with by govern
ment Therefore it is unjust, unwise and
unconstitutional that taxes should be levied
for any other purpose whatever save for the
support of government, and that govern
ment has no right to take one mans earn
ings and appropriate them to another mans
support. These are the two Sides"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

POLITICAL PARLoR AND 'sKITCHEN." -
It is expected that the action of the House
of Representatives soon to be taken may
be laconically expressed as follows
"Walk into the parlor," Mr.. Massey-go
ndone sKitchen," Johnny Wise, and
brt 90 a d upon the order of your going,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

As the word freeholders in thu old law
was by an oversight left in the new election
law of this State, that law has been declared
unconstitutional by the Virginia Court Of
Appeals. This and the failure of the Leg
stature to provide for the election of the
additional Presidential elector to which
the State is now entitled, will make an ex-
ira and early session of the Legislature
imperative. Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

FATAL AccIDENT!-On last Tuesday
about o'clock, while the through freight
was waiting at Coal Valley, the conductor,
Mr.. T. Percy Terrell got off his train and
stepped down into tie yard to watch an
approaching train. While doing this, the
yard engine, going in an opposite direction,
struck him. pulling him down under the
wheels. Before the engine could be STOP
ped, his life was crushed out, and his body
torn into pieces. He was man of about
% years of age, and is from Gordonsville,
Va.-F'dyette { ". Vd) Democrat.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

RUNAwAY.-On Friday evening last Mrs.
DR.. White and Miss Lou Baxter rode over
to the Institute premises in DR.. Whites
buggy. When returning, they requested a
boy to open the gate at the Institute grounds
He complied, but only opened one gate. In
passing through, the horse ran against the
gate and started to run, throwing Mrs.
White out; the buggy turning over, Miss
Baxter became ektangled in tho lines and
was dragged about 20 feet; fortunately
neither of the parties was hurt. The horse
ran to the University gate, and in attempt
ing to jump it, he was thrown down the
bank, breaking his legs at the pasture joint.
The buggy was demolished Lexington
Gazette, SH.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

county, Va, aided by tsooA'nsna"
the county, are erecting briGsss sons ron -.
Shenandoah river at that point. 0ss 'A'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

THREE MEN DRowNED.-On Monday of
last week, three men were drowned in Roa-
noke River, about mile from Roanoke
City. 1t seems says the Roanoke Leader,
that they entered the stream to dip seine,
but becoming tangled in their lines, and at
the same time unexpectedly getting into
water beyond their depth, they drowned
before any assistance could be rendered
them. Their names were as follows:
Joseph Showalter, "a years Of age, son of
Sam'l Showalter, ESQ.,, of Green Ridge,
married, but no children; Robt. Pritchett,
20 years of age, single, from Green Ridge,
both parents dead; Alexander Smith, sim
gle, 80 years old, son Of Jefferson Smith, of
Mason's Cove.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

DOR SALE OR RENT.-Dwelling =.
House on Church streets rooms Has3
apr22-tf lie GUY
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

The Richmond State says that ''the Dem
ocratic party is the only party that insures
good order and material progress, and that
creates patriotic public sentiment. The
Republican party in the North is managed
either by monopolists who throttle the voice
of the laboring classes by deluding these
classes with false doctrines, or by unscru-
pulous politicians who think nothing of
stuffing the ballot or of otherwise cheating
honest men out of their votes.
Every fair-minded man must concede
that the Democracy shines like bright
star when compared with the Republican
party, either North or South. In the South
especially Democracy is boon that is ap-
preciated by every freeman, while the Re-
publican party is a curse and snare. Ken
lucky has long appreciated this truth,
and the Republican party stands no chance
there whatever. Virginia was lost to the
Democracy for short time; but the free
men having regained power, mean to shut
out Republicanism and Mahoneism forever.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13
A Boys REMARKABLE SPONTANEOUSLY


"A case of somnambulism, the features-of
which are puzzling alike to professional men
and laymen, has occurred in this city. Tues
day night about 1 o'clock, the little son,
aged nine years, of a well-known citizen on
Bank street, arose from his bed without dis
turbing his brothers who were sleeping with
him, completely dressed himself, went down
stairs into the kitchen, washed his face at
the sink, got his hat from one window and
his school bag from another, walked down
another flight of stairs to the front door,
unlocked this door and closing it securely af-
ter him, sailed forth into the moonlit
streets. He walked along Sycamore street
up to Tabb street, to the school which he
attends.
Finding it closed, he sat down for while
on neighboring door step, and shortly af-
ter returned home. He rang the door bell.
When his father came down and saw his
little boy whom he had thought fast asleep,
standing on the sidewalk, his astonishment
can be better imagined than described. In
reply to his fathers questions the hoy stated
that he had become tired lying in bed, and
thinking it was time to go to school had gone
out. He described infinitely the direction
he took and persons he met in the street,
adding that he saw the printers at work in
the composing room Of the Iader-Appeal.
Physicians who have been spoken to about
this case declare that it is a most remark
bic one, by reason of. the fact that the
somnambulist had such distinct recollec-
ton of all his actions while in the trance,
the only hallucinatiOn under which he labor
ed being that it was morning and time to
go to school. The boy is very bright intel
lectually, and this is the first time he has
ever wandered in his sleep.-Petersbwg
Inder-Appeal
A PEN PIcTURE.-The following pen-pic-
ture from the Raleigh IN. CO. Neaos and
Observer of the recent Republican conven-
ton in that city furnishes food for reflection
to those Mahoneites who think that they
can politically affiliate with the negro with
out also admitting him to the familiarity of
social equal. The Observer says:
Zone thing was especially noticeable
| wherever the faithful mingled in sweet con-
verse on yesterday; the negroes had forget
ten their old time quiet manners. They
were very demonstrative. They would slap
Liberal or Republican ON the shoulder
with all the familiarity of a constructing
frolic. Whatever barriers may have here
tofore existed were yesterday thrown to the
ground and the darkey allowed no white
| confrere to remain unmindful of the fact
that all stood on common platform. They
were hail fellow we'll met with the most dis
tinguished and delicate Liberal as well as
with the old fire tried Radical. There was
an assertion of equality which some of the
dainty brethren seemed to shrink from, for
they had evidently gotten down to where
the sugar didn't taste sweet; but they stood
it like liberal politicians, and the friendly,
! jolly, jovial slap on the back was sometimes
varied by a confidential resting of the Afri-
can arm around the shoulders of the gracious
office-seeker.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13

THE HILL BROTHERS GANG.-On Mon
day night of last week, VIM. Spurlock went
to Robertson Spurlock's house, on Mud
river Boone county, W. Va, called him
out and shot him dead. The next night a
posse found the murderer and made an eff
fort to arrest him. He resisted and fired
upon the posse, who returned the fire with
fatal effect. The motive for the killing Of
Robertson Spurlock was the fear that he
would reveal the secrets of the Hill Broth
ers' gang, to which both Of the Spurlocks
belonged. Two members of the gang were
lynched at St. Adams, the week before.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-13
AND THE
EXTRAORDINARY SRMI.ANNUAL DRAWING

In the Academy of Music, New Orleans.
Tuesday, June IL, 1884.
Under the personal supervision and MANAGE
ment of
GEN. g. t. BEAUREGARD of Louisiana and
GEN. JUBAL A. EARLY, OF Virginia,
capital Prize, $3.50, 900.
~ Notice..Tickets are Ten Dollars only. Halves
$5. Fifths, 81. Tenths, 81.
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Or u. A. DAUPHIN,
607 Seventh St., " Washington, d. C, mays3-5t

MOTT Eat the request of the Stock hold
IN ers holding more than one tenth of the
capital stock of the Rock bridge Alum Springs
Company, hereby call a special meeting OF
the stockholders of seid Company to be held
at the Branch Office of said Company in the
City of Staunton, on FRIDAY, the 18th day Of
June, 1884. at II NJ.
mayl3-tdm ]. FRED. EFFINGER. Pres,t.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-26
CLARKSvTLLE TENN. SATURDAY. APRIL 26. 1884.
PRINTEMPs.

To the Editor:
Here is balmy little thing,
TO al your heart with JOY;
But as II is song Of spring,
send it by boy.
TIE POEM.
The vine on the cot is blowing,
The nest is built in the tree,
And the apple limbs are showing
Their blooms in the fragrant lea.
The bird TO his mate is singing,
The 1ambkin skips on the hill,
And the rosy ciovers springing
Beside the gurgiing rfii.
Sir strephon his love is signing,
The cricket begins to chirp,
And the boy in the back yards tying
The can to the brindled purp.
Above the lake in the hollow
That mirror clOudfeSs sky,
Is darting the airy swallow,
And the purple drag0n-fiy.
The bun1ble-bee in the garden
Runs riot the livelong day,
And Maud in her Dolly Warden
| Plucks flowers along the way.
Sir steahon his love is signing,
The cricket begins to chirp,
And the boy in the back yards tying
The can to the brindIed purp.
POSTSCRIPT.
If this poetic daisy
Should make you sad and sore,
And get you wild and crazy
To spill me on the floor,
And hurl me through the easement,
Or maui me like toy,
And drop me to the basement,
Why--take 1t out OF the boy!
EPITAPH.
Beneath this stone lies Johnny Green,
An office boy of modest mien,
Who found the pathway to the tomb,
Straight from the editorial room.
-R. x. Munkittrick, in Harper's Maya
line.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-26
Mems Shoes,
Mems Shoes,
Old Men,
!, Young Men,
8 Fat Men,
7 Lean Men,
Boys&Dudes,

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Also MEMS HAND SEWED WALKEN PHAST,
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MEMS HAND SEWED BUTTON and CONGRESS
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e MEMS MACHINE SEWED and STANDARD
SCREW FASTENED, in Congress- Button and Front
Lace, at $500. 400, 4.5O, 5OO $50, 600.
Our $500 SHOE, in all Styles all Calf and we think
the best offered in this market at that price.
A full line of MEMS P. CALF BROGANS in plain
and box toe.
Our WORKING MANS SHOE, at 1926, cantbe beat
In America:
Call and examine before buying, and oblige
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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-26

CConcIuded on fourth page.l
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-17

MAN that is born into this world
is Of few days and chucked full of
trouble. He cometh forth as big
sunfower and is cut down, and where
is he ? Conundrum. Now the evil
days come in which he shall say, 81
have no pleasure in them," for in a
few short days the wife of his besont
will be cleaning house, and he will
have no place to lay his head. From
the rising even to the going down Of
the sun, he will be monkeying around,
raking the yard burning straw and old
rags, and feathers, and government
socks, and raising an incense more
fragrant than the inside of wigwam;
He will draw water, and carry coal,
and beat carpets, and fill bed ticks,
and put down carpets, and swear and
black stoves, and whitewash, and
scrub, and cuss, and paint, and make
himself generally obnoxious. He will
stand it a day or two and then, some
time when his wife isn't looking, take
a fish pole, and little bottle of snake
bite antidote, and some worms, a hunk
of Goldfish bate, and small portion
of spiritus fermenti, and go out to
have real good time with the boys.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-17

MAN can be good and happy with
out fortune and without fame and
without church membership, but he
cannot reach any good in the path of
the drunkard. That vice attacks at
one time the money and the body and
the brain of its victim. 1t leaves
nothing untouched. As the molten
lava rolling down into a tropical VAL
ley scorches all things and leaves not
a leaf of green and not drop of
water or dew, but transforms para
disc into an iron rock, so the passion
for strong drink blights the young
mans world, and leaves just enough
of body or dust or memory to catch
a mothers or a sisters tears. Gam
bling and other sins ask for and re-
ceive their quota of victims, and our
age, with generosity perfectly in
fernal, hands over an annual payment
of thousands of souls, but compared
with the ruin wrought by drunken
ness the injury from other vices is
slight. But for this one evil partly
come and partly impending, we could
make tolerable analysis of the young
man of to-day, and could read with
delight the most probable page of the
morrow. Had this one vice kept away
from earth, the wound Of the serpent
in the garden Of Eden might have
seemed durable, but the cup of ardent
spirits having come into the world
the sorrows of man seem almost be-
yond remedy.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-17

THE. Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that man who is
accustomed to having more than one
pair of breaches may bring second
pair home with him from a foreign
country without paying duty on them,
even if he has not worn them f.; and so
with his wife's petticoats. But the
poor devil and his wife, who are not
accustomed to having new clothes,
must pay duty on what they don't
wear, they cannot bring into the coun-
try more than their ordinary supply.
But suppose the wife wears the
breaches, will some astute lawyer tell
us how the decision of the United
States Supreme Court would apply
In such a case ?''-Bee.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-17
ILIFF, COLORADO.
Cattle on the Frenchman and North
Fork of the Republican.
ILIFF, Colo, April l, 1884

ILIFF, Colo, April 1, 1884.
Northwestern Live Stock Journal
Have just returned from trip on the
Frenchman and north fork of the Re
publican, and have to report stock thin
in flesh, but have plenty Of rustling
qualities left:
Grass and water are good on the fiat
between here and the head of the
Frenchman, and good many cattle.
On the Frenchman, down to the TIC
ranch, grass is rather short along the
creek and some cattle are begging
down. General j. L. Brush has an
outfit of men at the head Of the creek
watching weak cattle.
At Benkelman, Neb., I met Ben.
Mourning and Dan Powell in from the
south fork of the Republican. They re-
port having been down on the Smoky
river opening fences to allow cattle to
go south to the Arkansas. They saw
but few dead cattle in that country.
Jim Mourning, foreman for McGillin
Bros, also was at Benkelman.
From Benkelman up to Haig1er there
are great many cattle doing very well,
all things considered.
From Haigler to the head of Chief
creek there are good many dead cat
tie, owing to the closing of the gaps
left by the railroad in it's fences by par
ties who have large pastures in this
part of the country.
From the head of Chief creek to Ak
ron cattle are to be seen all over the
prairie, and as all the buffalo wallows are
full of water they are doing frst-rate.
The loss in this section of the coun-
try is confined to through yearling and
cows heavy with calf. The reason why
those two classes suffer most is obvious
to any one who has given the subject
any thought. The first are over driven
from Texas to this place, and the lat
ter, thanks to the policy of allowing
bulls to run the year round, have to
rustic to support two when it is difficult
FOR one to exist.