Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-03-21

What motive there can be in disallowing the
draft of the superintendent when 1t Is necessary
for the conduct Of tile Asylum that it should be
honored we cannotsay. We charge nointention-
al purpose to embarIass the administration of the
superintendent. but the necessities Of the case call
for change In the manner of treating his draft
One Of our most worthy farmers had sold his cattle
to the Insti tuition. Some of them had been killed
and Consumed at the Asylum. His money was dne
last week, but when he applied for it, he was met
with the statement that the Auditor had rot hon
ored the draft of the superintendent, and conse-
quently there was no money to pay him. His bus
Iness was very much deranged by this course, and
he was in no good humor with the way things are
managed at Richnt nd. Can't this be remedied?
Certainly it ought to be and the interests of the in
stitution imperativey demand that it should be-
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Tue Board of the w. l.. Asylum could
furnish our cotemp rary with the motive
for disallowing the draft of the Su-
perintendent; but they cannot the First
Auditor OF the State can. The fiscal year
Of the Asylum began Oct. 1st, 1888, and
ends on Sept 3Oth, 1884. The appropria-
ton ls $s5, 600. An 1.-THE Asylum author
tiles have already drawn tie following
Between Oct. 1st an Dc. 30th, i5la5
Iooo,.. ...ss.... ........ $500. poo ooo
On Jan. 1st, 1884, the new Audi 4s5 sd
tor paid drafts draw by order sie +F
Of the Board Of Directors for 21,000
Drawn in less than y onths,... $4,000
Early this month (March) other drafts
of the Board were presented which the
Auditor declined to pay, because the Asy-
lum had already been paid more than the
allowance for six months supposing the
coming appropriation to lie the same as
heretofore. The new ppropriation bill
had not become a law wien these last
named drafts were presented. The gen.
tleman who presented the drafts. we are
informed, was told by the Auditor that
no more drafts of the Asylum would be
honored until April 1st, unless a bill
should pass making lareer appropriation
than $85 900. There is and can be no
trouble about the drafts of the Board be-
ing honored if the expenditures of the
Asylum are made to keep step with its ap
oropriation. Neither farmers, nor me-
+ ehanics. nor anybody else will have any
cause to complain. a9t'}sf4T $50 tf'ai
A shocking accident occurred at the
Flat Top Mine, near Pocahontas in Taze-
veil county, Va, on Thursday night last.
The mine works $50 hands and on Thurs.
day night the night force of liz men went
IN. A little afteY midnight tretnend-
rus explosion was heard, train of cars
was blown out of the mouth of the mine,
aud that is all that is known of the death
II one hundred and twelve men,. The FIRE
prevented any one getting into the mine.
rhe mine is in the mountain and is on a
level with the ground and has no shafts.
The miners were. with few exceptions,
single men, and about one half of the
number were colored men, and the other
aalf Hungarians and white Americans.
The mine is now being steamed. A num-
Der of experts were summoned to the spot
~ telegraph, among them Maj. jed.
Hotchkiss, of Stanton, but SO far no
definite conclusion has been reached as to
the cause OF the explosion. asae s.sff
P. S.-Since writing the above Maj.
aotchkiss has returned to Stanton, and,
will in the ''Virginias" next week give a
full history of the explosion and its cause.
accompanied by accurate maps of the
mines, 5000 te.rI zFf aes Aae SftlA