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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-09-04

old family suurual.
September 4, 1884.
Mr.. Jno. Il. Bishop is piping the stephen
SON Seminary building for gas-and the
residence OfN. II. Willis, ESD at Rock
Hall for water
Vim Kahn's Bow windows are very at
tractiye aud very fine Line of Gents Fur
nishing Goods on exhibition.
The nigh. services in the Presbyterian
and Methodist churches will commence
hereafter at 30 o'clock.
John Robinson, Show attracted an mn
mense crowd on Thursday last.
The Berkeley County Fair viii begin on
the 10th inst. Winchester Fair October
18th.
The Council has awarded Mr.. q. W.
Mock the contract tor repairing the stone
bridge on Main street.
4 Farmers Picnic will be held At Moler's
y Roads on Saturday. Addresses are ex-
pected from Hon. Vim. l.. Wilson, Rev. W.
W. Downey and Hon. Geo. NJ. BeltzhoOver.
b.. Sheets, Esq, editor of the Leesburg
Mrror, attended the Barbecue-and was
graG6ed BY the great demonstration and
promise it gave Of democratic victory.
Mrs Mamie c. and Miss Jane c. Alex
ander are having a dwelling erected on
Samuel Street, extended J. c. Holmes
builder
Hon. d. B. Lucas has appointed Howard
Emmert of Berkeley County, cadet to the
military class Of the University OF West
Virginia at Morgantown.
The Democrats of Jefferson are not wait
ing till after the election for their new hats
they are donning them now, fine white
ones. becoming 10 most men and sold sur
prisingly cheap by Hirschman X Co.
one price for all and that the lowest One
standard for AL and THAI the best. why not
give US your trade this Fall.
The Glass u Fashion. Sadler Building.
We regret to announce the burning last
week Of the stack yard Of Mr.. ThOs. Allstadt,
resident near Harper's Ferry. About 4
thousand bushels of wheat was destroyed.
The insurance will cover part of the loss.
Captain K. II. Pratt, Superintendent of
the Indian Training School At Carlisle, re-
turned on Saturday from New Mexico, bring
ing with him seyenty-seveR young Indians
Of the Pueblo tribe. They range in age
from to 20 years The next term opened
on the lst of September with 400 pupils.
The Secretary of State ON Tuesday week
issued charter TO new railroad company,
to be known as The Grafton, Buckhsnuon
and Charleston Rail Road. Shares 100 each.
Mr.. ". NJ. Clements OF this County, Master
Of Transportation Of the B. Il o., subscribed
Tor one hundred shares
Some Of our Bargains: Bargains ia Hosiery
Bargains In Gloves Bargains IN busters, Me
dium Weight Shoes and Buttons, etc.
= D. HIEsCHNAN & Co.
We acknowledge from H. L. ID. Lewis
Esq. President Of the Shen. Valley Agri-
cnltnral Sncietv- = complimentary ticket %
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CHARLOTTE.
Delegates 20 the Democratic State COnven-
ton.

Delegates 20 the Democratic State COnven-
ton.
A meeting of the Democrats OF Charlotte
was held on court-day, May jth-M. NJ.
Martin, county superintendent. in the
chair. and l.. Cox, OF the Charlotte Gazette,
secretary.
On motion OF J. c. Bowman the several
districts retired and selected the following
delegates. NJ. NJ. Martin and L. Cox being
selected delegates at large; c. V. L. Mar
shall alternate.
Roanoke: John II. overly and Glenn.
Green (coloreD; alternates, Thomas +.
Watkins and Bristow Hill (colored).
Madison: Thomas J. Thornton and a.
j. Terry; alternates, James II. Price and
j. d. Shepperson.
Walton: c. r. Green and Thomas W.
Scott; alternates, DR.. +. j. Gregory and
Cabell Hammer (colored).
Bacon: S. j. overly and 6. +. SpauId-
ing; alternates, W. II. Grafton and III. r..
Adams.
On motion, the following resolutions
were adopted as the sense Of the meeting {:
Resolved, That the Democrats OF Char
lotte reafiirm and ratify the views OF the
tariff question embodied in the Lynchburg
platform.
Resolved, That the cold ticket" OF Til
den and Hendricks is the choice Of the
Democrats of Charlotte foi the presidential
nominees, while at the same time we
would not bind the hands OF the dele
gates.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
NJ. NJ. MARTIN, Chairman.
L. Cor, Secretary.
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The New York World and The New
York Sun may be accepted as speaking Tor
more Democrats than do any other two pa
pers In the United States. Both OF them
applaud the House Of Representatives ior
killing the MORRISON bill. The WoriPs
very temperate article reads as follows:
Now ron WORK 1.-The defeat OF the Morrison
bill In the House ought not 10 cause any Diter Ieei
Ing on the psIf Of Mr.. Morrison and MS Irlenus.
The motion 70 strike out the enacung Clause was
adopted bya small majority and large Demo-
cratic vote cast against ~. ,>...
marty Is not In accord In IT. desire Tor revenue re-
Form aud tax reduction. the dinefence IN ~, ,,,e
marty has been due 10 diversity OF views as 10 ,ne
proper time when the reform and the reduction
coutd be carried INTO practical effect.
Revenue reform and honest taxation are sounu
form and honest elections. When the latter have
been secured by driving the ReDublican p a,S
from mower the former will be accessible. WniIe
the Republican Senate spd the President stoou III
the way the Morrison bill was only demons'ra-
ten, not legislation. ,ocu,.
the duty Of the Democratic branch OF Cohsress ~
sci 10 work with harmony. vigor, and zeal 10 ad-
vance the business Of the session, and 10 make
record for the party on which IL can enter the
presidential canvass with good hope OF success
From this time forth there Should be no Demo.
cratic disSensions at Washington, but an earnest
desire 10 rescue the country from dangers Mhlcn
Let us all strive 10 secure the great ana primary
reform demanded by the people. by driving from
power an utterly rotten party incapable Of REFORM
Ing itself.
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THE STATE AT LARGE.
DANVLLLE.
A Chamber or Commerce Fire ut e""ih
Ievet-RaiIrond Business.

cs,,,,.r .r commerce Fire ut Chalk
Levef-RaiIroad Business
fcorrespondepce of the Richmond DisPatcn'i
MAY Z, 1884.
The topic OF talk Just now Is tne pro
priety OF forming ChamDer VI I'm I'm
merce, and under that head the oisc,'u',
nation against DanvIlle as 10 raiiroau
freights. Speeches have been maze Ny
citizens In the several lines OF business eA-
posing the nature and amount OF the us
ordinations and preliminary commiuees
appointed. Major Sutherlin thinks 'na,
on a proper presentation OF the matters OF
complaint to the railroad authorities retei
will be obtained. but he urges at the same
time the completion Of the line OF railroad
from Danville to Norfolk.
On the I'd instant the residence ana
smoke-house OF DR.. N. II. Wooding, at
Chalk Level, this county, were burned
down. Contents lost except two beds and
the Doctors library. Loss, about $4,000;
insured for 81, 900 in some local company.
The receipts OF the Danville and New
River railroad for April were: Freights,
s5,145.2S; passengers, S2,003.S3; number
Of passengers, 2,707; pounds Of freight,
$3.50, 407.
The argument in the case of George T.
Grant, who killed j. w. Manning IN the
northern part of this county about the 18th
OF June last. and had applied for new
trial, the Jury having rendered verdict
of eighteen years in the peniteutlary, oc-
cupied the Court, at Chatham, the greater
part OF yesterday, and n new trial
was refused. There bad been quar-
rel between the Grants and the Mannings
and the Grants had afterwards missed some
fowls, and accused Jabe (also called WASH
Manning OF killing them; whereupon
Manning grossly insulted Grants mother.
Grant then armed himself with n revolver,
approached Manning at work in field,
and calling out to him. Z" Jabe, what Is all
this fuss about!" fred upon him several
times. Manning died next day, and Grant
was not heard OF for some months after
wards. There was some testimony that
Manning. when hailed by Grant, put
his hand behind him as II to
draw weapon. and that Grant
did not fire TILL he saw that mo-
ton; but Manning was found without
a pistol. and was armed only with dirk.
1t was in evidence, TOO, that Manning WAS
a man much dreaded in his neIghborhood.
When Grants counsel applied for a new
trial, he remarked to friend that he hoped
the new trial would be granted, and
that the Jury would hang him rather than
send him to the peniIentiary for eighteen
years. But yesterday, when counsel asked
for suspension OF sentence as preliminary
to an appeal, Grant asked that they with
draw the request. ALPHA.
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Voting with the Republicans.

Last week, on a motion Of Mr.. BLACK
BURNS, one third or more Of the MORRISON
Democrats IN the House Of Representatives
voted with the Republicans against sus-
tanning the Committee on Appropriations
In recommendation 1t had made to the
House. MIR. BLACKBURN may have made
the motion ir ignorance and the House may
have voted IN ignorance; but all the same
the MORRISON Democrats voted with the
Republicans. Tie committee aforesaid had
asked for committee to confer with the
Senate as TO certain appropriations, and
desired that the feature which Mr.. BLACK
BURN objected to should remain in the bill
so as that the House conierrees might agree
to strike 1t out, and thus offer q COM
promise which the Senate conierrees would
have to Offset by like liberal offer on their
part. But Mr.. BLACKBURN and bis blind
followers Knocked all the fat into the FIRE.
They struck out the feature themselves,
md the House eonferrees had to yield q
point-some other poInt-which otherwise
hey would have been able to keep In the
iii.
Let us have q black list Of the Democrats
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"General Arthur's strength is far greater
than any man in bis predicament has ever
before been able to display. Mr. Tyler, Mr..
Fillmore, and Mr.. johnson, all desired to
be chosen to the presidency. but every one
OF them made deplorable faScO before the
national convention of his party Neto
YOrt Sun.
What is the explanatory One Is that
TYLER and JOHNSON did not have the negro
voters under their control. Mr.. ARTHUR
has secured 1856 votes from States that will
not elect one Republican elector OF Presi-
dent OF the United States. He has not Sc
cured a majority OF the delegates IN any
northern State-not even in his own.
Another explanation is that Mr.. TYLER
and Mr.. JOHNSON had broken with their
own parties long before the national con-
ventions met.
The Sun is in error as to Mr.. FILLMORE.
He was nominated and ran for President
in 1856.
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SIMON CAMERON VS.. MAHONE.-General
SIMON CAMERON was interviewed on Tues
day by reporter for the Philadelphia Iele-
graph. We quote one question and one
answer:
General, do you think there is chance
for the Republicans to carry any of the
southern States?"
General Cameron at this laughed, and in
an emphatic manner said: "Why, no..
The Republicans had chance for carrying
Virginia, but they got divided, they
couldn't agree, and now l don't know
whether they can come together. 1 don't
know how far the division has extended"
"Why, no." That's enough. MALONE
has seen his last victory. BLAINE will be
nominated at Chicago.
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SOUTHAMPTON.
Deaah of an Estimable Lady-Trial POST

Death of an Estimable Lady-Trial POST
poned.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
IvoR, May !, 1884.
Mrs. X. NJ. Urquhart, an esteemed and
much beloved lady Of this community, died
at her home near here last night, after
long and painful illness. She was one OF
the most intellectual women in this whole
county. A thorough scholar, brilliant
writer, a charming and fascinating CONVEX
sationalist, she was well fitted to adorn the
society of which she was chosen leader.
She leaves husband and two bright boys.
The new trial of Salathiel Lewis, the
white Coalitionist who murdered John
Lewis the colored Straightout at Jerusa-
lem last fall. which was expected to come
of in the Circuit Court at Jerusalem this
week, has been postponed till the fall. He
was tried last fall, convicted, and sentenced
to The penitentiary for eighteen years.
The Supreme Court Of Appeals reversed
the decision OF the lower court and re-
manded him to said court for new trial.
ANON,
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DEATHS.

Died, In this city, Wednesday, May Z, 1884. DIR.
d. COHEN, a native Of Westphalia, Germany, In
the sixty-ninth year or his age.
Funeral from his late residence, 122 north sew
enth street, THIS Thursday AFTERNOON, May
sth. at 4:30 O'Clock. Friends aud acquaintance
are invited to attend.
Savannah papers please copy.
Died. wednesday morning. May z, 1884 at
Smithville, Charlotte county, Va, MILTON son
of Charles |. Philips. go
Burial in HOLLYWOOD. from the Danville depot
THURSDAY EVENING at o'clock. Friends
and relatives invited 10 attend.
Died. I'm Bastrop county, Texas, april %, sS4
Mrs ANNIE WATTS WINSTON. wife of -. i.
Winston, ESQ, formerly Of Louisa county, Nir-
ginia.
Charlottesville papers please copy.
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Gloucester Delegates.

At meeting OF the Democratic party OF
Gloucester county held at Gloucester
Courthouse on the 9th day Of May, 1884,
the Hon. Warner L. Jones was called to
the chair, and Mr.. Marquis Jones was re.
quested to act as secretary.
The following delegates were appointed
to the Richmond Convention:
From Abingdon district Hon. Warner
T. Jones and Marquis Jones, Esq, were
appointed delegates, and Captain Stirling
Rowe and Captain h. III. Rowe were APP
pointed alternates. st.oT - -
From Ware district General William b.
Taliaferro was appointed delegate, and
Charles Jones, Esq, alternate.
From Petsworth district Hon. James
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Another bill has been introduced for the
repeal OF the tax on tobacco, Mr.. King, Of
Louisiana, having offered the latest. II is
thought that one OF these or one making
larger reductions in the revenue will now
be pushed by the reform Democrats
Washington telegram in the State.
We trust that this is true. Every Vir-
ginian will gladly forget the MORRISON
bill il the tax on tobacco shall be removed
as consequence Of the defeat of that bill
The right way to reduce the revenue is by
aboishing all internal taxes. Let Virgin
ians stand upon the Virginia platform.
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Attcmpt to As.assiuate an Editor.

A Rocky Mount FRANKLIN county, cor
respondent writes under date OF yester-
day:
Some excitement was created IN Town
this morning by the news OF an attempt
made by some miscreant on last night TO
assassinate the editor Of the franklin Ga
zette. One pistc-shot was fired, the pan
passing through his coat. There Is no
clue as yet to the perpetrator OF this OUT
rage. :,
Crops are looking very well, especially
the wheat and grass crops. Oats have
made a good start, and give fair prospect
OF fine crop.
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Is 1T POSSIBLE THE Washington corr
respondent of the Charleston NelcS and
Courier says:
"To-day the contested.electlon case OF
Paul against O'Ferrall was taken up, an
understanding having been reached that
the latter would support the Morrison bill
il he was seated before tomorrow after
noon. Under no other circumstances
would consideration have been allowed at
this time by the majority, which is fully
aware of the responsibilities devolving
upon them"
We are glad that Mr.. RANDALL voted to
seat Mr.. O'FERRALL in spite of the "un-
Outstanding" which Mr.. MORRISON and
his followers " reached"
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FLOR the Dispatch.I


We welcome Judge Welch, Of Caroline, and
Judge Waller, of Spotsylvania, back into the Dem
ocratic party. They ought never to have left 1t.
Mr.. Editor,-I find the above back
handed compliment to Judges Welch and
Waller in the Dispatch OF this morning.
AS an original keadiuster i wish to say
for these gentlemen, as also for myself and
some twenty thousand besides myself who
took the State away from General Malone
last fall, that we never left the Democratic
party: the Democratic party left us.
When last summer, at Lynchburg, il came
to its senses, and adopted the Riddleberger
settlement Of the public debt, we went in
not back land rescued 1t from the peril
in which an undemocratic blunder had in
volved it.
To very common explanation OF that
LynChburg action, that the Readiusters had
made it necessary by their misconduct on
the debt question, | have this TO say !:
"They said their plan OF settlement was
honest, and stuck by IL; the Funders said
II was dishonest, and adopted It. This be-
ing the fact, Is it not quite as reasonable in
US to say they. the Democratic party, ought
not to have made II necessary for them to
have assumed such an attitude, az in you
10 say they, the two judges, and inuendo.
the rest OF us, ought not to have left the
party!
i wish those gentlemen had seen their
way clear to give us their influence in our
fight against Malone. But l doubt not
they had reasons for their course that salts
fed themselves, and welcome them now
as cordially as l would have done then.
Why, Mr. Editor-and ask II in all kind
ness-will you receive so ungraciOusly
gentlemen who come to you by your own
invitation? Why will you, from time 10
time, censure the course Of men who
proudly deny that they have done anything
censurable, or that you have any right to
censure them for doing what you have rati-
fed, and who will strike back as long as
they have feather or spur. 49,
May 7th.
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
OFFICE BOARD SGNKING-FUND CoNM'Rs, (
DT.
DY DIRECTION OF SECTION ID OF


RICHMOND. May 3, 1854. )
DY DIRECTION OF SECTION % OF
ID AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE OF
VIRGINIA, approved March Is, 1854. intended
to set apart fund for paying the Interest on the
public debt of the state las established by the act
approved February II 1882 by monthly accu-
mutation for that purpose, the undersigned, Com
missioners Of the Sinkii Z Fund Of Virginia, have
appropriated out of the surplus If the Treasury.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. FOR
THE MONTH OF MAY, FOR THE PURCHASE
OF THREE PER CENTUM BONDS OF THE
STATE, WITH ALL THE MATURED COU-
PONS ATTACHED THERETO; and they hereby
advertise that they will receive offers for the sale
OF such amount of the said three per centgm bonds
rs the said sum Of one hundred thousand dollars
VIII enable them TO purchase. All proposals must
be I'm the hands of the Commissioners at or before
3 l.. " on the 10TH DAY OF MAY. 1854. All
offers shall be made I'm writing, addressed % the
COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUND
OF VIRGINIA, shall be sealed, and shall be OPEN
ed by the Commissioners, or a majority OF Them.
ON the 10Th DAY OF THE MONTH, AT moon,
in the presence of the Secretary Of the Common
wealth. The bonds offered NJ the lowest price
shall be purchased to the extent above mentioned.
II the goth Of the month shall fall on sunday or
legal holiday the said offers shall be opened ON the
next day which Is not legal holiday. Bond, ac-
cepted under this proposal shall be delivered on or
before the PATH DAY OF MAY at Z. VI. Par
ties desringthc above extension Of time for De.
livery must deposit five per cent. Of the amount u
their bid I'm cash, or check satisfactorily certified
Provided, however, that the said Commissioners
shall have authority 10 reject any aud all bids
made in pursuance Of this act, or Ia accept por-
tion Of the bonds that may be offered by any party.
FRANK q. RUFFlN,
MORTON MARNE,
ISAAC X. BARk>DALE,
my 7-l0t Commissioners sinking Fund.
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Meeting OF the Democrats OF Powh"-

Meeting of the Democrats OF Powha-
At meeting held on court,day the iol.
lowing delegates were appointed 10 the
Democratic Convention In Richmond;
Willis J. Dance, delegate at large.
S. c. Palmore, delegate from Macon dis
trict; w. b. Smith. alternate.
John Gillian, delegate from Spencer
district; DR.. p. S. Dance, alternate:
Colonel w. W. Finney, delegate from
Hugenot; Joseph Z. Maxey, alternate.
Judge Dabney, after reviewing the course
of the Legislature and discussing the ISSUES
before us, offered resolutions approving OF
the measures OF the Legislature and OF the
courses OF Senator =. c. Warwick and
Delegates Joseph Hobson and w. W. Ba-
ker
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The House Of Representatives sat down
on Mr.. Morrison and his bill yesterday in a
manner which, 1t Is hoped. will effectually
quiet the tariff agitators for the present,
and turn their minds TO something more
practical and profitable. The whole dis
cussion was ill-timed, and has been produc-
tive Of no good whatever to the Demo-
cratic party or to the country. Let us hope
that the harm 10 has done Is not irrepara-
ble.-- Petersburg indez-Appeal.
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m s,uhb. vas appointed Delegate, and
James ~'v ~ s,rhbs. Esq, alternate.
On motion Of General wiiiiam b. la'ia-
ferro, II was n..r,,;o nor.v ~
Resolued, That the Democrats .,@ ,' par,y, S o.
Gloucester reafiirm the tarln plank OF the
Lynchburg Convention. "a ., ,,,,,,.,, M
The secretary was directed 70 furnish ni, CO.
pies Of these proceedings TO the Dtspat .as
the State, the west Point Stor, and tn, the
Gloucester Mai, with the request that they
On motion. the meeting adjourned.
~ w. T. JONES, Chairman.
Marcus Jones. Secretary.
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SPRING

SPRING
Is the season In which bad or poisoned blood Is
most apt to show itself. Nature, at this juncture,
needs something to assist IT In throwing of the
impurities which have collected by the sluggish
circulation of blood during the cold winter months.
swIfts Specific Is natures great helper, as It is
purely vegetable Alternative and tonic.
Rev. l.. b. Paine, Macon, Ga, writes: 1--WE
have been using swifl's Specific at the Orphans
Home asa remedy for blood complaints and as q
general health touic, and have had remarkable re-
suits from IT'S use on the children and employees OF
the institution. II Is such an excellent tonic and
keeps - blood SO pure, that the system Ia less la-
bic 10 tsease. II has cured some OF our children
~ Asaula."
u. ii. Gilbert, druggist, Albany. Ga, vnne:
S0e are selling large quantities Of .fts SD<16n
;er spring Alternative and general u, alth tuofe,
and with the beat results. II Is now largely used
As preventive and cure for Malaria. There are
many remarkable evidences Of Its merit Ia this
section"
Our Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases nailed
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO..
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
New York ONCE, l5e west Twcnty-third street.
my 7-lw
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who thus "betrayedv their party in
i" voting with the Republicans "--in soon
yerting Democrats House Of Represent
atiyes into a Republican House OF Repre-
sentativcs."
Men and brethren, let us not waste our
time IN fighting one another.