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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-30
TUE CrIEHHATnD

THE CnIFDRArnD
DYCK ERHoFF PORTLAND CEMENT,
Tho strongest and Best X Known TO the Trade.
IL l.. CRAWFORD,
Sole Agent for District of Columbia,
ONCE 1AlS i Street N. w.
Warehouse, III. l.. Biscoe's Wharf, foot ofTenth
orders promptly Hlled and deliveries made to
80 PAVEMENTs.
GRANoLITHIC, ARTIFICIAL STONE,
iASPuALTUM, NEUCHArEL MASTIU
streets, sidewalks, Stables, Basement and Gel
lar Floors or wherever solid, smooth, and
Durable Pavement or Floor Is required.
Orders promptly attended to, and All Work
Guaranteed for the Term of Five Years
All representations that the above work, as
now periormOdby me- 10 an infringement OF any
rights OF Others, or that any court has so held,
/ guarantee all patrons OF my work against
ii, H. CRAWFORD,
No. 14lS Est N. w.
Telephone Can No SSl.
EINE DRESS SHIRTS TO ORDER
FINISHED AND UNFINISHED SHIRTS
constantly ON hand
A FULL LINE OF HOSIERY and NECK
WEAR Just received.
u. ~ W. COLLARS AND CUFFS
T1IomPsoN's SHIRT FACTORY.
cHAllLils HYATT, PROPRIETOR
$40 street. opposite Patent office.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-30

FOR RENT
FINE RESIDENCE, 1S Rooms mod.
ern improvements, elegantly furnished.
near Thomas circle. ,,.... 200 OO
FINE IlEsIDENCE, 10 Rooms mod
ern improvements, near Thomas cir
loOuO
FINE RESIDENCE. IL Rooms, mod.
ern improvements, GIG 18th st.".... 66.60
R5- All property placed In our hands will be
llberally advertised without cost 10 owners
Money placed on first-class Western Securities
at 10 Der cent,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-30
BO1RUTNG.

why pay so cents tor u liuimUut when Sal.
vaton Oh is sold ut - cents IA bottle?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-30

TN A PRIVATE FAMILY-A NICELY
i furnished front room, with tirstclRss board;
bath aud home comforts. 800 X st. N. w.
unlLlII
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-30
TOR REyT--ROOlTS.

4 ARGE cool, AIRY ROOMS; SINGLE
J. or en- suite; gentlemen pre- erred. APP Ht
1874 l. st. N, W. ts2
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-30
WAyrED-N1soE1LANEOUs. US.

WANIEb,noAs, os,r as TO rdI Sh,iNcH IiI BiIGTGLdE nsLd
tloli aud lowest price, w. c. b., Republican
Offici b.3O
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01

The Financial Chronicle discussing the
probability that tho effect OF war abroad
has already been overestlmated, presents
some interesting comparisons showing the
effect of the wars between Germa ny and
France in 1870 and between Russia and
Turkey in 1877. The war in 1870 began IN
July, and at the outset advanced the pre-
MUM on gold several cents within week.
But the highest price touched at any time
during the war was reached then, and the
subsequent effect upon prices OF markets
in this country was Of no account. Ex-
ports did not increase materially, and the
average price of grain was lower than in
the previous year. The Russian war
OF 1877 caused sud den advance
in wheat from s1.35 to s1.75, and
in corn from 81 cents to II cents.
But within a month, because the sudden
advance in prices had stopped exports, the
prices had fallen back to the level before
the war was declared, excepting that
wheat being scarce that year, retained
fraction of its advance until the new crop
came in. Generally" the Chronicle
states, Notwithstanding the war, the
years average price of wheat declined, of
corn declined, and of all cereals declined
And 1t adds: 1.-The notion that Russia Is
to be closed UP so that her food supply
will not be available is mer. deception -
Nor does that journal believe that the
effect upon our manufactures would be of
any Importance.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
Locomotive Engineers Disregarding
City Ordinances.

The locomotive whistle blowing at the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Depot is
likely to come to an end. Mayor Gordon.
a few days since, addressed letter to
General Manager, Smith, of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Ry., notifying him, on be-
half of the city, of the violation of the Or
dinance against whistle blowing in the
corporate limits. The Mayor has received
the following prompt reply:
RICHMOND, VA. April 25th, 1885.
Hon. 4. G.. Gordon, Manor, Stauntou.
Vd.:
DEAR SIR:-I desire to thank you most
kindly for calling my attention to the SUBJ
Ject of your letter of the 23rd, and in Or
der that you may understand that it ia
our wish and purpose to enforce obedience
on the part of cur employees to the or
dlnances OF your city pertaining to mat
tiers in which this com pany is Interested
l will inform you that the engineer who
blew his whistle in violation of the or
dinance of August 10Th. 1882, as alleged
in your report, has this day been dismissed
from the service of the company.
And all other violations will. | assure
you, meet with similar attention.
Again thanking you for the trouble Won
nave taken In advising me of this matter.
and trusting that you will kindly conti
nue. the vigiIant watch over our emploves
and advise us whenever further violations
occur, remain,
Very truly yours,
G. W SMJTu
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
The Quotations of the Staunton
Produce Market.

A commission merchant writing Us of
last Fridays editorial quotations of the
Staunton produce market, says:
Your editorial in regard to our market
here Is not correct. and is calculated to mis-
lead the farmer and do harm to the mer-
chant. You quote wheat at 81 90 and ST. OF.
Now the latter figure cannot be obtained
here, except in trading for small lots, and
the merchant cannot pay over 98c to 81 90
for Car lots of wheat and ship from here;
aud the writer has heard of no sales for
money at over $l.00, mostly at CSC. and
99c. Two cents difference is wide differ
ence and the writer was offered LOO
bushels at ST. 90 and declined to purchase
on account of the fact there is no market
| that money can be made at this figure
| paid here for shipment.
Hay, you quote indefinitely at $17.OO.
The writer has full Car of mixed hay he
would like to sell at $1,000 for, aBd no
mixed hay, except small lots, has sold as
high as $500 in car lots.
The editorial market quotations in the
INDICATOR are based on actual transac-
tons, and all such transactions, unless at
tended by some modifying circumstance,
must be taken as giving the price current
of that date. The wheat sale at 81 .02 was
money transaction and not in trade.
The hay quotation was for timothy and,
had it been written later in the day.
would have been SLY so instead of $17.OO,
as we heard of such sale later. One lot
of timothy has since been bought at $40,
delivered here. We would say to our cor
respondent that while he is doubtless cor
rect in his figures. as far as he goes and
knows, yet our commercial reports would
cut sorry figure for reliability if we
quoted wheat at 81, to be read and COM
mented on by persons who had sold the
day before for $1.02; or hay at SIT, when
the man who had sold at $17. so looked in
our paper for guide as to how to sell.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
"A Place Tor the Mountalneers.

To a mountaineer the famous Barnes
Hotel, at Hampton. is a curiosity. We
say famous, because it is so. as being the
place where everything god to eat that
comes out of the water is to be had in its
best state as to quality and the cooking of
it. No visitor goes to Old Point that he
doesn't ride over to the pretty town of
Hampton to eat soft crabs at Barnes
The writer we'll remembers delightful
two months there last summer. Besides
the usual table fare to be found at other
hotels, we had for breakfast, oysters, raw,
stewed and fried, soft crabs and every
fish of the adjacent waters; at dinner, clam
chowder, terrapin stew, oysters, baked fish,
soft crabs, and at supper oysters. in every
style, fish, soft crabs and deviled crabs.
And that was the fare every day. The
house is as clean as new pin, quiet, and
delightfully."- situated. The man who goes
from the Valley to the sea shore this sea-
son, and misses Barnes loses something
that he can't make up for anywhere that
we know of. AS we said, it is a novelty
and a curiosity to mountaineer. The
rates are given in the advertisement else
where.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
HUW IT Is TO BE DONE ?

We said last week that ''every sworr
fficer of Virginia is quite ready to take
he consequences of his acts'' in refusing
coupons. What are those consequences
The recent cases in the U. S. Supreme
Court were six in number and with theil
decision the business of that court with
the matter ends. The mandamus in those
six cases will be promptly obeyed.-
That Court now simply certi6es to the
Court of Appeals of Virginia Their
4ction for its information. That &C
ton has no binding effect on the Virgin
"a Court. nor any effect whatever save that
Of moral weight-an effect which in this
case is much impaired from the fact that
the U. S. Court was divided, and that it
reversed itself. The Virginia tax collec-
tor is offered coupons. He refuses them
and levys on the. tax payers property
The tax payer sues in his Circuit Court
and is cast. He then applies to the Court
of Appeals of Virginia, and that Court
must decide whether they will obey the
act and mandate of their own legislature,
operating directly on them. or whether
they will yield to the moral suasion of
the opinion of divided U. S. Supreme
Court. Which think you would the Vir-
glnia Court of Appeals be guided by? AS
to the U. S. Courts, each individual tax
payer who offers coupons will have to go
from court to court with his case on up to
the Supreme Court, and in the end spend
more money than he would save by cou-
pons The outlook for the creditors is
not bright one.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
Eighty Seven Days of Stuff ering

On Thursday last, Miss Mary Beard liv.
ing near Greenville, closed eighty seven
days of great suffering, in the painless
quiet of death. On the 26th of January
while attending to her household duties,
her clothing took fire. She did not lose
her presence of mind but emptled two
buckets of water on her clothing to exti-
guish the fire. 1t did not avail, and the
fire was not put out until the clothing had
been entirely burned from her back and
arms. Even after the accident, this re-
markable woman insisted on preparing
dinner and that afternoon went on with
her laundry work. AT night she grew i'll,
and suffered from that time until her
death intensely. She was buried at Beth
ell church.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
STILL WORTHLESS.

COUPONS STILL WORTHLESS.
Nobody that understands the situation
will be deceived into buying coupons to
pay their taxes with. The brokers are the
only people who made anything by the late
U. s. Supreme Court decision. and they
managed only for few days to sell cou-
pons to the gulls. The Baltimore Sun
n its report of the stock market there
Monday, says:
'.There is some coquetting with Virgin
ia State bonds, but the determined atti-
Jude Of the non debt paying element
against the recent decision Of the United
States Supreme Court makes operators
unwilling to invest in SO uncertain Sc
curly, and even causes holders to endeav.
or to get rid If so dlscredited property
with as littl. delay as possible. Consol
Coupons new sid at Al to 40a and 404
closing 403 a424 against 4l41423 on Friday
The 1910 Coupons sold at 519 and 5l4
closing nominally 50 bid and So asked
The per cents (Riddlebergers) were firm
at 81 asked AMI 509 bid"
The INDICATORS subscribers have
been too we'll informed and warned, to be
caught buying 'upous, but to those cltl
gems who have not had equal advantage
with them and who are DESTROYS of invest
ing, we would suggest to them to blu!
Confederate paper money at Two cents ;
pound. Its cur ency value is equal to tina
of coupons and 1t has the additional. valu
| of being curl Jsity, which coupon ha
+
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
THE RESPONSIBILIpY OF TT.

| Our contemporary the Richmond Whil
in On effort to show that the ReadJuster
| legislation was not decided on by the U. s.
Supreme Court; that it did not decide 1t un.
| constitutional on its own merits, but only
where it was caught in the bad company
OF the Democratic legislation Of 1884, in
tended to supplement and reinforce it,
The Whiq says:
The Court itself avows this: and, al
though it strained and lugged the act of
January %, 1882 Coupon Killer No. q,
into the general charge of Reputation
and nconstituti0nality, it confessed that
this was done upon general construction
Of the scope and purpose of all the actS,-
meaning chiefly such Bourbon acts as
thoss of February 75h and 25sh, 1884, and
of March 18Th, 1884. So that, in any view
we take of it, the BourbOnS and their
Repudiating legislation are as fully and
justly responsible for these last decisions
at Washington as for the mOnstrous Par
sons decision at Norfolk. Reimbursement,
found IN the bad company of Reputation,
was judged accordingly.
Was it for that ? Well how do you like
this extract from the opinion of the court
Tor rather Justice Stanley Matthews'):
18th. The act of the General Assembly
of Virginia of January 26, 1882. to provide
for the more efficient collection of revenue
to support the government, maintain the
public schools, and to pay interest on the
public debt, requiring taX-collectors to
receive in the discharge of taxes, license
taxes. and other dueS, gold, silver. United
States Treasury notes, national bank cur
rency, and nothing else, and thereby for
bidding the receipt of coupons issued under
the act of March 80, 1871, in payment
therefor, although it is a-leg islative act of
the government Of Virginia, it is not a
law of the State of Virginia because it
impairs the obligation OF its contract, and
is annulled by the Constitution of the
United States. =
S5h. The State has passed no such law,
for it cannot, and what it cannot do, it has
not done, &C., &c.
You find that it pronounces the act
of Jan. 26. 1882, (passed by the Readjuster
legislature unconstitutional on its oaoy,
naersts, and with no reference whatever to
the subsequent Democratic legislation. 1t
sets it aside as legal vacuuna. Still
more absurdly the WING says Virginia
ought to turn to the Republican party for
relief. 1t says:
1.-The Republican party of Virginia is
the Readjuster party, 1t is the champion
of Virginia and Virginians in this fight"
A champion indeed The Repu blican
u. S. Supreme Court pronounces all it's
legislation on the debt question as uncon-
stltutional. IT Virginia was to trust that
party again it would drag her before the
U. y. Supreme Court and make her pay |
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
SUSPENSION OF COLLECTOR.
CRAIG,

Iuanother part of to-day IS paper we give
the facts of the suspension of Collector of
Internal Revenue, VIM. E.. Craig, by the
President. His removal, which, in effect
a suspension is, Was not unexpected, the
internal Revenue Service in Virginia as
organized under Senator Manone, being
conceded to be one of tine most active and
well organized partlztn machines OF the
day, and utterly at variance with Gne
civil Service views OF President Cleve-
land.
Mr. Cralg's removal will be notice
served, in accordanc5 with President
Cleveland 8 Civil Service declarations, that
the qualifications described LII M. Cra.s
letter, to which we might add courtesy,
for be has been most courteous and
agreeable gentleman in the business
transactions of his olfce-are no de
fence for the use of position owned by
the whole people, exclusively in the polit-
ical interest Of one portion of that people.
And while we are bidding fare
well to Collector Craig, we may add a
word about his successor, Capt. Ham
Sherperd. We may say that Capt.
Shepperd is in thorough accord with Pres
ident Cleveland's views, and thinks that
oue first tulug ID % attended 10, When H.
takes charge is the efficient transac-
ton of the business of the Office and no.
he most efficient way to reward past po-
iitical services. However valuable to The
Democratic party an applicants efforts
may have been, he must uaiGe to them
capacity, to make an efficient officer. Capt
$. holds with Che Preside Mt that "a dut
regard for the peoples interest does moi
permit faithful party work to be always
| rewarded by appoinJme Mt to office" l.
will prevent many disappoinJments, both
petitioners and petition signers, if they
will keep IN view the indispensable.
condition that an applicant must bt
fit in all respects for the place, before his
influence" or his work around the polls
will count. Where changes are made, the
| new Collector proposes to put in fully as
good men as he may find it necessary to
| POo Ouu, 0uo LIZ &144 oOO w ~ oh&o WIN
public service does not suffer by any
| change he may make.
AS to the changes in the Office. we may
state. both for the information Of the
| Inns" and the souts, that the new collec
tor expects to make no hasty, or sweeping
vacancies in the staff. Those changes
chat, in time, he does make, will be filed
oy the appointment of competent Demo
Gratis, but he will make no onslaught on q
business Office to the damage of the du.
and busness-like administration Of its
affairs. In short, he will proceed muct
after the plan of the National Executive
who has appointed him, slowly, with de-
liberation, and with cautious care for the
public interest. Where changes are to be
made, largely signed petitions, ''infuen.
ial'' endorsers. or importantly, will be
without avail to spur him to unwise
taste. First Of all, before anything else
ne purposes to consult the safe, wise, and
1icient admInistrSti of the Office.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
What Old Soldier Can Answer !?

Col. Asher W. Hartman has received
letter from AdJutant General Macdonald
at Richmond, enclosing one from L. P.
Boniface of Waterford, Ct. Mr.. Bonlface
says he has the broken and battered stock
of a musket found on the battle field of
Gettysburg on which is cut the letters
&c. r. FL 55h Va" Was itowned by one
of the Augusta members of the regiment,
is the owner living, or does any volunteer
of the 5th knows of any comrade with
the initials given ?
In the same letter AdJutant Macdonald
sent an urgent request that the muster
rolls of the Confederate companies from
Augusta be sent him, as provided for un-
der the law. Augusta has been more
tardy than almost any county, though she
furnished more troops than the most of
them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
Good Templar Officers Elected.

The following officers of good Templars
have been elected:
GreenvilEe Lodge-W. G. T., w. H. Fix
W. V. T., Mrs. W. Fl. Kelley; W. C..
Rev. W. Y. Abraham; W. s., T. S. Bur-
well; W. A. s., 81. e. Apple; W. F. s..
M. M. johnson; W. T., J. A. Wright; W.
N M. L. Snyder; W. D. M, Mrs. NJ. L.
Snyder; W I. c., j. Il. Ksiser; w. o. g.,
K. P. Arnold: w. L. D., Rev T. J. Ship
man; W. Z. H. s., Miss Julia MEG utfin
W. L. FL. s., Miss Gertie Hess; P. W. G.
T., Rev. G T. D. Collins,
Maddlebrook. Rev. j. A. Lee, W C. T.,
Rev. j. a. w off, W. g.; j. Fl. Daugherty,
W. s.; C. e. B. Arehart, W. T.; John w.
Mish, W. M; Mrs. John W. Mlsh, W. D.
M; W. M. Fix, P. W. e. T.; Lodge De-
putty, W. M. Fix.
Staasnton,-A. Fl. Fultz, W. C. T.; Mrs.
Dabney, W. V. T.; Richard Bell, W. S.;
George A. Hutchinson, W F. s.; j. W.
Waddy, W. T.; Charles E. Haines, W.
g.; Louis Long. W. NJ; j. T. Long, I.
G.; George T, Harlan, o. 6; r. j. DEBTOR,
p W G.. T.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
What Beverly Manor is to Vote on,
NAV 28th.

The following is the law on which the
voters of Beverly Manor land none othersl
are to vote on the Fourth Thursday Of
this month:
1. Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of Virginia, That any owner OF hogs,
who shall turn them loose to SuDslSG on
any street or public road where there IS
no public commons or forest outlet, shall
be responsible in damages to any person
on whose property trespass is com
ted by them.
q When any trespass shall be commit
ted as aforesaid, the owner of said hogs
shall immediately remove and restrain the
same, and pay the damages committed by
them to the person damaged. Ii the hogs
are not Immediately removed and restrain
| ed, Or payment Is not Immediately made,
or the parties cannot agree on the amount
of damages done, 1t shall be lawful for the
party damaged to sue for the same.
| 8. IF after the owner of such hogs has
been notified that they have already COM
mitted trespass and damage, he stall neg
lect or refuse to restrain such hogs, for
second trespass double damages shall be
paid, and the aggrieved and injured party
may take possession OF such hogs while
trespassing and hold the same until the
damages, costs of procedure, taking, keep
ing, and feeding are paid; for third or
more trespass, or if not redeemed, on cap
ture for the second trespass, after trial
and judgment before a court of jurisdic-
tion, the hogs shall be sold by the officer
as other property Is sold under execution,
and out of the proceeds of sale he shall
pay the costs, damages, and expenses, and
the remainder, if any, to the owner of the
said hogs.
A. 1t shall be the duty of the board of
supervisors OF said county, at such time
as they may deem advisable. on petition
of not less than fifty freeholders, in each
magisterial district of said county, to sub
init to the voters of said county at any
general election, the question of the adop-
tion of this act as a law for said county;
or. if the board of supervisors are petition
ed by not less than fifty freeiolders of one
magisterial district to submit to the
voLers of such district the question Of the
adoption of this act as law for said dis
trict, it shall be their duty to do so as
aforesaid, taking care in either case to
give notice of the same.
5. 1t shall be the duty of the officers
conducting the election in Augusta or any
magisterlaI district, as the case may be,
to open poll on the - day of -, te
receive the ballots of the qualified voters
who shall vote on this act, which ballots
shall be as as follows: For the hog law. y
and Against the hog law" The ballots
3 SO cast shall be deemed and taken as q
vote for or against this act, and the man
ner of receiving and canvassing the bal
lots and making returns thereof, shall be
! in accordance with existing laws. except
that the certificate of the Judges shall be
as follows:
We hereby certify that at the election
held on the - day Of -, - votes
were cast for the hog law. and - votes
were cast against the hog law.