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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-20
Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.-Monday. Nav 10Th.

| SENATE.-Monday, May 10Th.
In the United States Senate the Indial
appropriation bill was debated, with bu
little progress on the items.
HoUsE.-ln the House Mr.. Cox, of New
York, introduced bill to place Gen. Gran
on the retired list Mr.. Hewitt tariff bill
and MIR. Tucker bill to repeal all interna
revenue taxes on tobacco and on brandy
and wine manufactured from fruit. The
remainder OF the session was devoted tc
District OF Columbia business.
SENATE:-Tuesday, May 18th.
Inc United States Senate passed a bill
placing U. 5. Grant on the retired list OF
the army, with rank and full pay for gene
raj OF the army. The Senate agreed to an
point conference committee on the shin
ping bill
HoUsE.-The House passed Senate bill
providing civil government for the Terri
tory of Alaska.
SENATE.-W Wednesday, May 14th.
IN the United States Senate, Mr.. Vest
said he had on Tuesday voted against the
bill to Tut General Grant on the retired
list, and Mr.. Cockrell said he would have
voted against the bill had he been present
The labor bureau bill was discussed at con-
siderable length.
HoUsE.-The House spent the session in
debate on the consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill.
SENATE.-Thursday May 18th.
The United States Senate passed, with
slight amendments, the bill appropriating
81, 100000 to aid the New Orleans EXPOSE
ton, and the House concurred in the amend
ment. Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution
providing for an eXa mlnation of the causes,
&C., of the recent failures of national banks
in New York, and Mr.. Cullom introduced
a bill to prevent speculation on the part of
national banks. The Senate adjourned un-
til Monday.
HOUSE. House devoted the session
to debate on the consular appropriation
bill.
SENATE. Friday, May, 10th.
The United States Senate was not in ses-
sion Friday.
HoUsE-In the House the consular ap-
preparation bill was further considered and
finally laid aside with favorable recon-
mendation. The army appropriation bill
was also considered and laid aside favora-
bly,. It appropriates $24, 244, 450, which is
$437, 800 less than the appropriation for the
current year and So, 645, 1858 less than the
estimates. The District of Columbia ap-
prOpr1dllOu Dlll, WHICH dpproprldCeS 81, OoH,-
600, was taken up and explained by Mr..
Follett. And evening session was held for
the consideration of pension bills. The
House at its evening session passed 80 PEN
sion bills.
SENATE.-Saturday, May 18th.
The Senate was not in session Saturday.
HoUsE.-In the House of representatives
the session was spent in considering bills
presented by the committee on the judici-
ciary. Bills were passed removing the po-
litical disabilities of Henry Newman, VIM.
H. Parker and Robert D. Thorpurn, of
Virginia. A bill was passed extending
until Dec. 81. 1885, the duration of the
Court of Commissioners of Alabama
Claims.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-20
ELECTORS AT LARGE.

H-bEeIOhS AT LARGE-
General Fitzhugh Lee, of Stafford, was
nominated, but in an eloquent speech de-
clined the nomination. His action was de-
plored, but he insisted. aad Hon. John
Goo1e, of Norfolk, and Waller R. STAPLES, of
Montgomery, were elected by reclamation.
Mr.. Goode, in response to calls, made ring
ing speech, ridiculing Mahone's flap over to
Republicanism. He reviewed and severely
arraigned the Republican administration OF
the affairs of the Government.
Judge Staples came forward, in answer to
loud calls, and made a speech which created
great applause. He endorsed the platform
Of the party, and predicted that the time
would come when the whole land would be
vocal with victorious acclaims of the Demo-
cracy and reform in the administration of
the affairs of the Government.
VACANCIES.
The following resolution offered by Col
onel Thomas Smith was agreed to:
''That the State Central Committee have
power to fill any vacancies that nav occur
in the electoral ticket nominated by this
Convention.
THANKS TO GOVERNOR VANCE.
DR.. E. G. Booth offered the following,
which was adopted
"Resolred, That the Democratic party of
Virginia, in convention assembled, do here
by express their thanks to the Hon. z. B.
Vance, OF North Carolina, for his distin-
guished services in behalf of the white peo-
pie OF Virginia in the DanviIle investiga-
tion.'
Mr.. Shepherd, the secretary, was instruct
ed to send Governor Vance a copy of the
resolution.
Captain Ham Shepherd was rendered a
vote of thanks for his services as secretary.
The Convention adjourned at few min
utes 10 10 o'clock.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-20
NEW ADYERTIsRMRNTy

Being scarce of pasture, 1 will SELL. or mt
SUI 81 on snares for one year. so to 100 FINE
. HEEF-SAXON MERINOES.
may20-St Middieh rooI
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
THE MAGAZINE RIFLE.
Too Expensive to be Adopted in the
German Army

Too Expensive to be Adopted in the
German Army.
1t is now generally admitted by the
German military authorities that iinan-
cial considerations alone prevent the i'm
mediate adoption OF a magazine or repeat
ing rifle as the general armament of the
infantry of their army. Not only would
the direct expense OF providing the new
weapons be very great, but the CARTRIDGES
now used with the Mauser. of which i'm
mense supplies are stored in the German
fOrtresses and aTsenals, would be zen
dered useless, as, owing to certain weak
points in their manufacture they couId
not be safely fired from a magazine rifle
How enormous must be the amount of
ammunition which would have to he re-
placed may be deduced from the fact that
according to lately published returns.
the war establishment of the German
army comprised on the lst Of January
last. including all ranks and arms
of the service. no fewer than
2,O75, officers and men. while tha total
number of trained men available in the
empire Will shortly not fall far short OF
3,OOO,OOO. Of the actually organized forces
I,o2l, 100 are infantry soldiers, so that
even leaving out Of account altogether
the ammunition which would be required
Tor magazine carbines carried bv troou-
ers, gunners, engineers, etc, it is evident
that the cost Of substituting new cart
ridges suitable for a magazine weapon
for the present stores of breech-loading
ammunition would be very great. That
the general introduction of magazine
rifle will be sooner or later inevitable is
no longer denied, but the change Of arma-
ment will be deferred by Germany to as
distant date as possible, unless some
one or other of the other great European
armies, by adopting the new arm, obiices
Germany to follow her example.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
a DOG AND A RAM FIGHT.
A Combat Lasting an Hour Ended b
the Defeat of the Dog.

A Combat Lasting an Hour Ended by
the Defeat of the Dog.
A Norwich special to the New York Sun
says: ''John Barton, farmer of Foster,
r. l., near the Connecticut border, owns
an extensive farm, known as the Bradford
Place, on which he raises large flocks Of
sheep. For many months he and his
neighbors have lost many sheep by a
strange dog that killed them at night AL
most daily in the morning two or more
were found dead in the lots. At about
, O'Clock on Monday morning last a great
clatter was heard in the sheep pens
at BartOn's, but it was not until two hours
later that the howls of a dog brought the
farm hands from their beds. Two or three
men hurried down to the pens and found
thirteen fine sheep mangled and dead near
the told. The noise of desperate strug.
gle was heard at distance in the dark
ness. The men found a big Newfoundland
dog and powerful ram in combat. They
had fought all around the pen, knocked
down the fence, and in their alternate
dashes and retreats had gone half a mile
from the fold. The fight was in the open
pasture and it was impossible for the far
mers to stop it,
The struggle had lasted nearly an hour,
and both cOmbatants were bleeding. AS
often as the dog fastened his jaws in his
enemy's quarters he was shaken off, and
before he recovered was butted, rolled
over, and jammed against the turf, The
dog was thoroughly exhausted, and anx-
iOus to abandon the fight, but at the first
movement to flee the ram fairly ran him
down, and lifting him high on his horns,
dropped him, trampled oyer his body, and
then butted him. 1t was not until both
animals had fallen with exhaustion that
the conflict was ended. Two of the dogs
ribs were broken and battered in. and his
head was terribly mutilated. The ram
was SCARED and bloody. The dog belongs
to Job Slade, who paid Mr.. Barton $50
damages for the sheep killed. Mr.. Barton
asked nothing for the injuries to his ram.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
BLOWN FROM A TRAIN.

secretary of State Kelsey, of New Jer-
sey, MiraculousIy Escapes Death.
Secretary of State Henry G. Kelsey, of
New Jersey, says a Trenton special of the
29th ult. to the Philadelphia Press, took
the Philadelphia and Reading "twO-hour"
train from Philadelphia to New York at
Trenton Junction at O'Clock that morn
ing on his way to attend a meeting of the
board of directors Of a company with
which he is connected in Newark. The
train was crowded. Finding the seat
which he first occupied too cold he started
to walk back to the rear cars to find a bet
ter one.
As he opened the car door the train was
passing along an embankment eight or
ten feet high, about a mile from Trenton
junction. 1t had not yet obtained full
headWay, but was going some twenty
miles an hour. He stepped upon the
platform, seizng the brake wheel with
the hand in which he held the newspaper
and mittens, and holding on to his hat
with the other. The wind was blowing a
gale, and had full sweep across wide
field and over the embankment.
A terrific gust at the moment Mr.. Kel-
sey was stepping from one car to the
other lifted him from his feet. tore his
hand loose from the brake and hurled him
clear of the train and several feet from
the track. lie went over pile of rails
lying beside the track and, striking on
the earth embankment, rolled over and
over until he stopped at the bottom. He
was rendered unconscious, but in his ex-
cltement had strength sufficient to gather
up his mlttens, paper and hat and scram-
bic up the bank.
The train, meantime, had been stopped
and backed up, the accident having been
witnessed by passenger, who pulled the
bell rope. The conductor wished to bring
him back to Trenton junction, but he in
sisted that he was not hurt, and was
helped into n parlOr car and made COM
Portable until Jersey City was reached.
by that time he realized that one foot was
badly injured, and that he was bruised
and sore all over his body. He was put
at once on a train for Trenton and by II
O'Clock had been taken to his room at the
Trenton House, surprising Mrs. Kelsey,
who bad not heard of the accident or
known that he had gone on the train.
The injury to his foot is not serious. but
is very painful, and the result of the
shock and his bruises keep him in ner-
y0us condition, but no more serious re-
suits are apprehended than a few davs'
confinement to his bed. His escape from
death is to be attributed to the fact that
he struck with his feet first, and that his
fall was further broken by his being
muifled in heavy OVercOat and by the
snow that was on the ground. He has
been the recipient of cOngratulatOry tele-
grams from all parts of the country
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
A BABY'S BIRTH MARKS.
Figures on the TattoOed Mother Repro
ducRd on the Child

Figures on the TattOOed Mother Repro
duced on the Child.
Laura Laramie, says a Baltimore spe-
cial to the New York Times, one of the
three tattOoed women of America, we'll
gave birth to a boy on
Thursday morning in Baltimore. The
baby is remarkable because his skin
bears the same marks, or tattooed figures,
as the mother. Not only are these figures
reproduced identically on the child's
epidermis, but they are in the same colors
as the marks on the mothers body. The
colors are blue and red. Adolph Morath.
the father Of the baby, has been lately
engaged in running a small museum in
country towns in Maryland. He said
that less than nine months ago he
went to the husband of Dora Hildebrant
to get him to tattoo his Wife.
Dora is the original tattOOed woman,
and her husband refused to tattoo any
woman who would prove an opposition to
his wife, so MOrath set to work himself.
He found it too great a job, and as he was
travelling he engaged men in various
places, commencing with Cincinnati, to
tattoo his wife. 1t took several months to
completely tattoo Laura. Five weeks
ago his wife was taken i'll in Cumberland.
Md, and since that time she has not been
on exhibition. The child is healthy and
weighs 10 pounds.
DR.. a. TregO Shertzer, a reputable and
well-knOwn physician of Baltimore, at
tended Laura Laramie, or Miss Morath,
during her confinement, and prOnounces
the case one of the strangest ever known
in his long practice. The tattooed marks
on both mother and child arc of various
designs, representing snakes. ANIMALS,
flowers and symmetrical figures.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
A Virginia ReIIe.

A virginia reporter thus describes the
belle OF ball he recently attended: Com
pleXiOn neither blonde nor brunette. hoy
ering between the dawn and the sunrise
OF summers morning, eyes beside whose
arrowy gl2nces Cupid's keenest darts are
only tit for killing frogs or clams-eyes
that drive the very stars of heaven dis
tracted with envy. Lashes more gloriously
silken than ever fringed the lids of orien
tai hOuri. Hair in which 10000 sunbeams
nestle, darkly bright, fine as gossamer
threads, but forming a network which
scores of masculine strugglers have
found powerful as the green witbes
that bound Delilah's Samson. Match
less in grace. MarYellouslv gifted in
woman's grand endowment - tongue.
Tones soft as the sOftest warblings of a
flute on tropic seas at twilight. A polar
star IN every thrOng toward whom all
masculine cOmpasses point with constant
hnger. y magnet strong enough to turn
a whole battalion UOpsy turvy, and bring
the planets rushing from their far of
oil spheres. LOvelier, more enchanting
creatures never fitted through the para
disc of raptest poets dream. Describe
her: Were my pen quill from the pinion
OF the loities5 seraph that burnsi in gIeam~
ing glory, and dipped in the refulgent ra-
dance of the rainbow s fountain, it would
be impossible. RaphaePs ghost, after
three centuries of celestial practice. would
faint at the task Of trying to depict her,
tranScendant lOVpliDnSS
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
CONGRESS- WEEKS WORK.
NAVAL AND POSTAL APPROPRI-
ATIONS TO BUSY THE HOUSE.


Mr.. Converse to Try and Rush His Wool
Bill Through-Mr. Hurd to Champion
His Federal Aid for Education Propo-
sition-A Blank Before the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March p Representa-
tive Converse, of Ohio, has announced
that he will move TO suspend the rules to-
morrow, under a privilege allowed indi-
vidual members on the first Monday of
each month, and ask consideration of his
bill providing for an increase Of duty on
wool. If the House decides to consider
this measure, Mr.. Hurd, also of Ohio, will
strenuously oppose it.
AID FOR EDUCATION.
Representative Willis intends asking
consideration of the bill recently favora-
bly, reported from the committee, which
provides for an annual appropriation for
ten years to aid common school education
throughout the country.
THE PROBABLE WORK OF THE WEEK.
The leaders of the House are of the
opinion that the greater part Of the week
viii be occupied in the discussion of the
naval and post office appropriation bills,
and it is possible, they think, that vote
may be reached on both measures before
the end of the week.
MR.. MORRIsON's TARIFF BILL.
Representative Morrison will report to
the Ways and Means Committee Tuesday
the action of the eight Democratic mem
bers of the committee on his tariff bill.
Until then, he says, ne cannot tell defin-
itely when the bill will be reported to the
House. The Republican members of the
committee contemplate preparing mi
nOrity report.
EASY WORK FOR THE SENATE.
When the Senate adjourned Friday it
lett no unfinished business. There are no
special orders for the week and no mea-
sures on the calendar of sufficient import
ance to warrant an expectation that they
will be taken up out of their order.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
MOSES AND THE NEGROES.
AnecdOte Ofthe Days of Carpst-bag Rule
in South Carolina.

AnecdOte Ofthe Days of Carpet bag Rule
in South Carolina.
A Washington letter to the Philadelphia
Record tells the following: Said my South
Carolina friend: ''This John S. Wise
episode reminds me of an incident in the
canvass of Frank Moses for the nOmma-
tiOn for Governor of South Carolina in
1872. Moses was a native of South Caro-
lima, you know, Just as Wise is a native
OF Virginia. l remember ! went with
Moses to Newberry to report his speech
for my paper. When we reached the
station, on the outskirts of the town, we
found a comfortable carriage belonging to
prominent white Republican county
official waiting for us. 1t was to take us
to the house of its owner, where we were
to spend the night, the speech-making
occurring on the morrow. The Governor
was warmly received by number of
white and colOred politicians. After the
Misunderstanding was over he was told that
the carriage was ready for him. Thank
yeu,' said Moses; i am waiting for a
friend, with whom I'm ding to stay In
few moments an Old-fashiOned cart,
drawn by a dilapidated old white mule
and driven by a gray-haired negro, rolled
slowly up, When it reached the platform
Moses said goodnight, climbed in, sat
down by the driver, and was slowly driV-
en- to the old fellows cabin, where he re-
maiDed all night. The old negro drove
him to the meeting next day in the same
old cart. 1t is needless to say that New
berry sent solid delegation to the con-
ventiOn for Moses"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
EATING FRESHNTEN,S SUPPER
The Clever Trick Played by the Cor
nell SOphomores.

Since the time two years ago. saws a
Ithaca special of the New York Times
when half dozen ofthe Freshmen officers
were kidnapped by the Sophomore class.
no such excitement has been witnessed
among the students of Cornell University
as on the 29th ult. The Glass of 'S7 had
made arrangements to have their Fresh
men supper served in a large hall here
tonight by Teal, the Rochester caterer.
Since the Freshmen ATTEMPTED TO
prevent two SOphOmores from attend
ing their banquet at Elmira last
week, rumors have been current that
the SOphOmOres would retaliate bv
attempting to break up the Freshmen
supper by kidnapping some of their Off
GERS, President White threatened summa-
ry punishment upon the whole class if
any such attempt was made, but the bold
est practical joke ever played here was
cOncocted by the SOphOmOres. Two of
their number went to Rochester a week
ago, and told the caterer that they were
Freshmen, that their plans had been
changed, and that the supper would be
served in Johannesburg Village, ten miles
north of here. He would paw no atten-
tion to any dispatches sent to him by
Freshmen unless they were cOuntersigned
by them.
This plan was kept an entire secret by
the SophOmores, and Teal arrived at TrU-
mansburg to-day, with the supper, wait
ers, etc. About 80 SOphOmOres went to
Johannesburg at night by the p. IN. train.
On arriving there they marched to the
Town Hall, which was gayly decorated
with banners and flags, and at the time of
writing they are eating the supper which
the poor Freshmen have paid for and are
being cheated out of. A few Freshmen,
perhaps 20 in number, seeing the SOpho-
mOreS assemble at the evening train, also
went down to Johannesburg, but the ca
terer paid no heed to their indignant pro-
testations that they were the true Fresh
men, and he, with his six cOlOred walters
in full dress, and with music by brass
band, is serving the supper to the 80
students whom he still suppOses are
Freshmen. A few Freshmen are
are still lingering in their ban
quet hall around their desolate tables. At
O'Clock, when the first authentic news
came that the SOphOmores were actually
eating their supper, they gnashed their
teeth in anguish, and unsuccessfully tried
to charter special train to
carry them here. Crestfallen by
the entire success of the Joke
played upon them, they now acknowl-
edge their defeat, and have already hired
a brass band to meet the eXultant SophO-
mores at their return in the morning
Considering the decisive action the
Faculty have before taken on such efforts
to break up Freshman suppers, 1t is to be
feared few more Cornell students will
shortly be rusticated.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
CARRIE sWAINE,s HUSBAND.
A VagabOnd Who Has Imposed Shame
fully ON a Loving Wife.

a w lAO mas imposed SnamG-
fully on Loving Wife.
Miss Carrie Swain, "Cad, the Tom
boy" who is at present playing an en-
gagement at the Standard Theatre. St.
Louis, says a special of the 29th ult. to
the Philadelphia Press, filed petition in
the Circuit Court here for divorce from
her husband, Samuel c. Swain, on the
ground of desertion. The plaintiff alleges
that Mrs. Caroline NJ. Swain was married
to Samuel e. Swain at San Francisco, on
the 10th day of February, 1876, and lived
with him up to October, 1881, when he
deserted her. Dispositions taken this af-
ternoOn at the office of Mrs. Swain's at
torney revealed a case of deception on the
part of the husband and devotion on the
part Of the wife. Mrs. Swain testified
that about three years ago her husband
fell i'll, and it became necessary. as he al
legged, that he should go to the Bermudas
for change.
Mr.. Swain left California for the Ber-
mudas, with the agreement from his wife
that she should remit to him half her sal
ary. She was then getting $50 a week,
and she remitted to Mr.. Swain's bankers,
IN New York, every week the sum of $40
Happening to 90 to New York, Mrs
Swain told some friends about her hus-
bands illness and subsequent trip to the
Bermudas, and was astonished to learn
from them that he had frequently been
seen about New York.
These statements, coupled with the fact
that her remittances had always been sent
to New York, awoke a suspicion in Mrs.
Swain's mind, which was verified when
she called at house where she learned
Mr.. Swain was living, and, asking for Mr..
swain, was told that he was ont but She
could see Mrs. Swain.' She did see
''Mrs. Swain" and from her learned that
she and the erring Samuel had been living
together as man and wife on the money
sent by the faithful Carrie. Swain never
showed his face to his wife again, and has
not answered her plea for divorce, 50 that
1t will probably be granted by default
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
Banking Out West.


\ Baltimore man who started a bank at
Custer City year or so ago failed within
week simply because he didn't know
Western human nature. His place had
not been open an hour when man in
buckskin slOuched in and presented a note
OF SlOO running for 60 days and asked to
have it discounted.
Il don't know yOu," replied the banker,
who was his own cashier.
stranger, that's my name thar at the
bottom Bill Riggs"
Il see.o
"And that note is backed by Jim Mad
den."
Il see, but don't care to discount it.u
The man picked up the paper and
walked out, and in the course Of ten min
utes chap with pistol in either hand
danced into the bank and cheerily called
out.
"Here's jim Madden, and he wants to
set eyes on the gallOOt who won't discount
a note when he backs itp'
lie popped the banker in the shoulder,
a clerk through the hip. and then fired
away at the fixtures until some one called
him out to drink. The next morning the
banker was missing, and, when he after
wards turned up in Denver, he acknowl-
edged that the banking business had some
painful features that no one but a cowboy
was able to wrestle with,