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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11
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EXCITING SCENE IN CONGRESS. REPuBL
CANS FILLIBUSTERING.

LAClTlNd SCENE IN CONGRESS-. REPUBL1-
CANS FILLIBUsTERING.
EXTRA SESSION DEEMED INEVITABLE.
CLEVELAND INVITED TO VISIT WASHING
TON ON THE 18th.
COUNTING OF THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
Especial telegram to the SPECTATOR
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 10th.
Another exciting scene occurred in the
House to-day. Republicans fillibustering,
in efforts to correct tri6ing technicality in
the Congressional Record. A hundred
members crowded around Reagan and White
while disputing. When temporary Sp eak-
er Blackburn was unable to maintain Or
der, he commanded the Sergeant-at-A Arms
to preside with his mace and compel mem
bers to be seated, when order was at length
restored.
An extra session is now deemed inevita-
BILE.
Democratic Congressman have united in
requesting Presidential ct Cleveland to
visit Washington on Wednesday, the 18th.
The Senate and House will meet in Joint
session on Wednesday, the 18th, to can
vass the electoral votes for President and
Vice President, when Cleveland and Hem
bricks will be officially declared elected
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11
The Farmers Convention.

The SPECTATOR has previously publish
ed the proceedings of the Executive Com
mttee of the State Agricultural Society
and plan for the assembling of the far
mers of Virginia in convention in Rich,
mond on the 18th of April. One of the
resolutions of the Executive Committee
authorized the President of the State Ag-
ricultural Society to appoint enc person in
each county and city who should act as
auxiliaries to the committee in securing
representation and furthering the objects il
view, and who are also delegates at-large
to the convention.
Colonel A. W Hartman has been APP
pointed for Augusta county and desires to
convene the farmers and all others engaged
in industrial pursuits in order that full
consideration may be given the subject and
effective action taken in the promises. A
public meeting has been deemed the most
.judicious mode which can be adopted to
secure general interest and be most pro.
motive of the objects which the farmers OF
Virginia have in contemplation in this
movement.
The representation will consist of two
delegates from each magisterial district in
the county.
Attention is invited to q notice publish
ed by Colonel Hartman calling a public
meeting on February court-day.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11
What a COl0red Editor Saws.

The Alexandria Post is edited by Mag.
nus L. Robinson, colored man. From its
leading editorial in it's issue of January
31st, we extract the following:
"We are free and equal before the law,
and colored men should turn deaf ear to
their colored and white Republican lead
ers 20 who are eternally speechifying about
the dead past and playing upon your Gre
dulity. They are full of falsehoods, and
Who dares think one thing and another tell.
My heart detests him as the gates of he'll.
We have the future welfare of our people
at heart, and would not advocate any change
in our political household but for the adj
vancement of the colored man and good
will between the races. We now reiterate
what we advocated before the election,
that the Observation-Disclosures party
will act justly, protect, and defend the rights
of the colored race, and the expressions of
its leading men bears US out We know
that great revolution is developing among
our people, and that ere long there will be
a revolution in the colored vote of the
country"
From the same paper, we quote the fol.
lowing:
Prof. Booker T. Washington, colored
graduate of Hampton Institute, has been,
for three years, the Principal of the Tus-
kegee Normal School of Alabama. He has
had remarkable success in developing and
building up the school, and has deserved
the universal esteem in which he is held.
At the recent meeting of the National Ed
ucatioual Association in Madison, Wiscon.
sin, he made speech, full of good sense,
| from which we make the following ex-
| tract:
"Any movement for the elevation of the
Southern Negro, in order to be successful,
| must have, to certain extent, the coop
Grafton of the Southern whites. They
| control the government and own the prop
erty. Whatever benefits the black man
benefits the white man. Brains, property,
and character for the Negro will solve the
question of civil rights. The best course
to pursue in the South in regard to the civil
| rights bill is to let alone; let it alone. Good
| school-teachers and plenty Of money to
pay them with will be more potent IN set
thing the race question than any civil rights
bills. A young colored physician, a gradu-
ate of Hampton Institute, went into the
city of Montgomery, Ala, tc practice his
profession. He was the first negro to enter
professionally the Confederate capital.
| When his white brother physicians found
out, after six days examination, that he
had brains to pass a better examination,
as one of them said, than many of the
whites had passed, they gave him hearty
| welcome, and offered their services to aid
him in consultation or in any other way
possible, and they are standing manfully
up to their promise"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11
In-his Nashville speech Col Mcclure, c

In-his Nashville speech Col Mcclure, of
the Philadelphia Times, said:
Tennessee and Alabama could make iron
cheaper than Pennsylvania. He didn't care
for that; he was glad Of it. When North
ern capitalists find that iron can be made
cheaper here than there, they will come here
and beat you making it,"
What Col. Mcclure says of Alabama and
Tennessee is also true of Virginia and West
Virginia. Iron can be, and is, made at less
cost in Virginia than in Pennsylvania; and
coal can be, and is, mined at less cost in
West Virginia than in Pennsylvania. As
we told, short time ago, an int lligent
Pennsylvania, who was engaged in the min
ing of coal in that State, and who was well
posted in the manufacture of iron, we can
furnish both iron and coal cheaper than
they can in Pennsylvania, and it is but a
question of time when the capitalists of that
State will invest their means and remove
their plants to the Southern States, and he
admitted the truth of that statement, saying
that he was satisfied that the South possess
ed such advantages in the proximity of iron,
coal and limestone; length of days; pleasant
ness of climate; and cheapness labor, that
the North would not be able to compete
successfully with the South in the manufac-
ture of iron, and the mining of eoal-that
unless the manufactures there be kept going
by high tariff, the capitalists ofthe North
engaged in manufactures would be com.
PEELED to come south. We assured him that
they would be received with cordial vel
come-that the great need of the South was
capital, and that if she had sufficiency of
it, she would "bloom as blossom as the
| rose."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11
DUBLIC SALE Of REAL AND PER.
Il GONAT, PROPERTY

AS Executor of Ri Harris decd. I will sell
at public auction on the premises, about four
miles East OF stanton, on the New Hope road :.
on Saturday, the 2sth day of February. 1885,
The following very desirable real and personal
property
That certain tract of land lying on the New
Hope road containing 100 acres, adjoining
the lands of W. H. Baily, and others; this will
make nice little farm. Also the following
personal property: Bay Mare, l Yearling
Colt, Cows, Yearling steer. Harrow. Plow,
Spring wagon and Harness, l Combined
Reaper and Mower, l Grade Tan, 200 bushels
Wheat, and other property.
TERMS to the personal property, $40 90
and under, cash; over ten dollars credit of
four months. negotiable note satisfactorily en-
d"rsed. Terms on the land, 500 cash. 1912 90 on
January 10Th, 1886, and the residue in two years
from this date with interest, purchaser execu-
ting bonds with approved personal security,
and the title retained as ultimate security
Sale at ii A. NJ.
JOHN H. RANKIN, Executor
febf-tds of r. ]. Harris, decd.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

A SERIOUS BUSINESS The losses in the
Auditors office have begun to create serious
alarm. These have gone on under Demo-
Gratis and Readjusters, and are variously
estimated bat it seems they have. footed
up more than $3.50, 900, with "returns still
coming in" 1t is said that many who have
been sureties on bonds of various Auditors
may be called on to settle; and, in fact,
there is every reason to believe that we
shall have very big and very disagree
able sensation when the facts get before the
public.-Norfok Landmark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11
A Mean Old General ROnted.

Old General Debility" has been put to
flight in Arkansas, with happy results
From Brinkley, from Webb City, and from
Walnut Ridge, Messrs P. R. Anderson, E.
NJ Taylor and F. S Pinchbeck respective
ly, write that they were all afflicted with
general debility, and received solid benefits
from Browns Iron Btters. This is pleas
ant to know, not only for Arkansas people,
but for all sections Of the country where
General Debility has counted victims by the
thousand. For sale everywhere.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11
FIGHT BETWEEN WHITES AND NEGROES.

FIGHT BETWEEN WHITES AND NEGROES.
An ARRAY occurred Saturday week be-
tween whites and negroes at Burkeville,
Nottoway county, Va, which for time
threatened to assume alarming proportions.
Mr.. H. H. Dyson, late second auditor I'm
der the Malone regime, was approached
in Burkeville by Sidney Fultz, negro,
who demanded payment Of bill which he
claimed that Dyson owed him. Words
followed, and the negro picked up a two
pound weight, which he threw at Dyson,
making dangerous wound in the fore
head. Later in the day Othelbert and
Herbert, brothers Of the wounded man,
hunted Fultz up and attacked him. Some
negroes went to Fultz rescue, upon which
the white men rallied on the Dyson side,
and the conflict became general. At one
time such was the excitement in the little
town that general engagement between
the whites and negroes was imminent.
Fortunately, two constibles, by prompt ar
rests, quelled the disturbance.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

e. Stamford, ESQ.,, Upper Falls, Bal
timore Co., Md, says in the year 1884 he
used compost made with Powell's Prepared
Chemicals, 800 lbs. per acre, ON very poor
land, planted in tomatoes, and although
planted very late, he gathered $50 bushels
to the acre. He prefers Powell's Prepared
Chemicals to high grade phosphates for to-
matoes and sugar corn. Address Brown
Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

Mr.. Glennan, editor of the Norfolk Vir-
gilman, an Irish-Ame1ican and an ex-Presit
dent of the Irish Catholic Benevolen.
Union of the United States, says:
GAN patriotic Irishmen-all true friends
of Ireland-regret and deplore the despi
cable acts of the dynamiters, not alone be-
cause of their cowardly nature, but be-
cause of the injury they do to the cause OF
Irish liberation"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

CLEVELAND VISITS TILDEN.-Last Sun
day morning Mr.. Cleveland, accompanied
by Hon. Daniel Manning, boarded the 8
o'clock train at the Grand Central Depot
in New York, to pay his proposed visit to
Mr.. Tilden. When the train arrived at
Yonkers, Mr. Cleveland and Mr.. Manning
were received at the depot by the Hon.
Samuel J. Tilden's private secretary, Mr..
Smith and the party were rapidly carried
to Greystone, the residence, on North
Broadway, of Mr.. Tilden. At Greystone
the guests were welcomed by Mr.. Tilden
and his nieces, and after a short general
conversation an adjournment was taken to
Mr.. Tilden's study, where be and his guests
could converse free from interruption. AT
% o'clock dinner was announced. Mr..
Tilden occupied the head of tho table,
with the Presidential on his right and
MIR. Manning on his left. Nearly two
hours were spent in the dining-room, and
after short walk about the grounds the
gentlemen repaired to the study, where
they spent the remainder of the afternoon.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

MEETING OF THE BRITISH CABINET
A meeting of the British cabinet was held
Friday to consider the disaster in the Sou
dan. 1t was determined to give Gen.
Wolseley carte-blanche to rescue or avenge
the death of Gordon. The rebels at Me
temneh have become defiant since the news
don newspapers express dismay at the
tidings, and insist on immediate and de-
cisive action to save England's honor and
place in Egypt.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

A gang of colored counterfeiters of money
have been operating in Danville Some
have been arrested. John Logan Daniel,
the 'boss," escaped from Danville, but was
arrested at Cedar Grove, Orange co., N. c.,
aud taken a prisoner to Danville. Those
arrested at Danville were Geo. Rison, Nat
Buford, and John Lewis-the two former
gave bail.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

PROFITABLE GAS PRoDUcTIoN.-The
city of Richmond, Va, owns the gas
works. The business Of the works last
year aggregated S241,055, and the expen-
ses were 1928, 534, leaving net profit Of
$112, sal, from which is to be deducted
$2S, I'll for gas furnished the city at 81 a
thousand feet. The cost of gas at the
burner was a fraction under 80 cents a
thousand feet.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11
Valuable Mill Property

By virtue of a decree of the circuit court of
Augusta county, rendered in the causes of
Polmer's Admir- VS.. Foutz and wife, and Young
VS.. Polmer, will, on
Monday, the 1Oth day Of March, 1885,
at IL O'Clock. on the premises, proceed to sell
the VALLEY Mills property, near West View,
Augusta county, lately owned by Philip o.
PoImer, and now owned by Cyrus a. Snapp.N
This property consists of "a acres of land,
with all the Water Power, the large Merchant
Mill. Work Shop, Foundry, Saw Mill, a.
large Brick Mansion House, Miller's EaE5
House. with a / other out houses; also .Eaaa.
acres of land, lying between the road and
Middle River. The Merchant Mills in first rate
condition. c. H. Snapp has lately spent $1,000,
or more, in repairing it,
TERMS.-Enough cash in hand to pay the
costs of sale and rule awarded in the said
causes. and the residue on a credit of one, two,
and three equal annual instruments, the pur-
chaser executing bonds therefor, with ap-
proved personal security, bearing interest from
the day OF sale and legal title retained as ulti-
mate security.
p. A. BAYLOR, Commissioner.
VIRGINIA:-In the Circuit Court for Angus
Ia county. |. j. n. Ryan, Clerk of said Court, do
hereby certify that the bond required OF the
Commissioners Tor the one acting) under de-
cree In the above causes has been duly given
according tn decree in said causes.
Given under my hand this 10Th day of Janu-
uary. 1885.
feb4tds ]. N. RYAN. Clerk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

1867 PRICE, amounting to S265, 500
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the Office of the Company in New Or
leans.
For further Information, write clearly, CIV
Ing full address POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money Orders. or New York Exchange in Ordi-
nary letter. Currency by Express (all sums OF
S. and upwards at our expense) addressed
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La,
or 81. A. DAUPEIN.
601 Seventh ST., " ashingtOn, d. c.
Make P o. Money Orders payable and ad-
dress Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
febl4-4t New Orleans. La.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGs.-At public
renting in Richmond last Friday of the
White Sulphur Springs to the Both of No
vember next VIM A. Stuart became the
lessee at 500, 900. He was the only bidder.
Major B. F. Eakle will continue as man.
ager-a position in which he has given COM
plete satisfaction to owners and patrons.
The Major will shortly leave for the South
in the interest of the White.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

"Mr. Bayard tells us that the United
States navy does not own single dock.
1t does not own a single ordnance foundry.
1t cannot cast a single gum What have
wasted" -Phladeipaia Record.
What have we to show? Why, we have
Robber Robson and Johnny Roach and
Tallapoosa and Billy Chambers breeches
-and-experience! What have we to
shop? ed!-lndec-4ppeal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

TAMMANY CoMMITTEE.-The Tammany
Hail Democratic committee, in New York
last Friday night, adopted resolutions
wishing President Cleveland successful
administration, and assuring him of the
support of Tammany.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

Mr.. Moody, the evangelist, went home
to Mortified, Mass, to celebrate his
mothers eightieth birthday anniversary,
which occurred on Thursday last. He is
presently going to Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braska.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

THREATS OF DYNAMITERs. The people
of Berne, Switzerland, are excited over the
threats of the anarchists to blow up the
Federal Palace. Threats have been made
by the dynamiters in London to blow up
the new law courts buildings.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11
LAND SALES.
COMMIssIONERS' SALE OF LAl

TOMMISSIONERS' SALE LAND
" In pursuance of a decree OF the circuit
court of augusta county. entered In the cause
of Crone's x or for, &C., VS.. Lucas's Adm ct
ais, the undersigne ed Com m isslouers will offer
for sale, in front of the Courthouse, In Staun-
ton, on
Saturday. February. the 2sth. 1855.
a tract of LAID contain ng about 1914 acres,
lying about two miles South east of Craigsv1lie,
Augusta county, and formerly owned by
Caleb Crone. decd. Said farm has 49,
comfortable Dwelling and necessary out HsssH
houses upon it. besides an apple orchard ksss.
and other fruit trees.
TERMS.-Costs of suit and sale in cash, and
residue in three equal annual payments, bear
Ing interest from day of SALE to be evidenced
by bonds OF purchaser with approved personal
security and title retained till all the purchase
money shall have been paid.
j. f. GUY.
JAMES BUMGA RDNER, JR..
feb3 At Com isslonerS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

Mr.. CLEVELAND AecEPTs.-A commit.
tee from the American Club, of Philadel-
phia, waited on President-elect Cleveland
in New York, Saturday, and received from
him the acceptance of an invitation to at
tend the reception and ball Of the club, tc
come off February 16. The reception Of
the club will be one of the most brilliant
ever given in PHILADELPHIA.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

WHAT THE BRITISH MINISTER sAYs.-In
Washington, the British Minister, West,
was asked what he thought of the shooting
of O'Donovan Rosa, and in reply said: 81
deeply regret the shooting of that man, be-
cause it makes it appear as if the party of law
and order were resorting to the same means
as the dynamiters, and were pursuing a
system of retaliation, than which nothing
is more dangerous. Of course it would be
suspecting England of being fool to i'm
asine that it instigated the attack On Ros-
"a -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

The model for the Goddess of Reason dur.
ing the Reign of Terror in Paris, then an
acknowledged beauty, and surrounded by
admiring friends, lately died at the aga OF
SO, having supported herself in late years
as a rag-picker.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

Mrs. James R. Tyree, of Callaghan, is
extremely ill, suffering with an acute at
tack of pneumonia. Mr.. Clifford, of Back
bone, has little child that is also very i'll
| from the same disease Sickness of this
class prevails to considerable extent
throughout the entire county.-AHeghany
| Sentinel.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

GEN. EARLY AND GEN. MAHoNE.-Some
'Munchausen" having published the state
ments, that Sin the final conference that
was held before the surrender at Appomat
tox Malone was one of the two officers with
whom alone Gen. Lee consulted, and that
Gen. Lee, when asked on one occasion at
his own table whom he would have recon-
mended as his successor, replied Malone, ="
Gen. Jubal A. Early publishes refutation of
them in the Richmond State of Saturday
last, in which he publishes a letter from
Gen. G. W. Gusts Lee. Gen. Early's COM
munication concludes as follows
Greatly, can there be any doubt but that
the whole story is most improbable fc-
ton" which has been manufactured from
the whole cloth p
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

Miss Mary Gusts Lee, daughter of Gen
eral Lee, visited the National Museum a
few days ago to look at the Washington
relics there that she might identify those
taken during the war from Arlington.
The relics were in the Patent Office from
1861 to 1882, when they were removed to
the National Museum. Miss Lee has a
miniature of Martha Washington which
was buried during the war. 1t is the one
of which Mrs. Washington spoke in let
ter written the last year of her life.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-11

PLEASED WITH THE SoUTH.-Mayor
Smith, of Philadelphia, who has just re-
turned from a visit to the New Orleans
Exposition, is delighted, says the Bait.
Sun, with his reception and with the many
evidences witnessed of growth in South
ern communities. He thinks Atlanta, Ga,
is destined ere long to become the Lowell
of the South in one sense, and second
Chicago as financial centre. He regards
the worlds exposition as an astonishing
exhibit of the growing energy and business
enterprise of the Southern people. and as a
conclusive evidence of the beginning OF
the new era OF industrial progress in the
Southern States. He says the exposition
IN its magnitude outrivals the Centennial
Exposition of 1875, and is laid out to bet
ter advantage. The exhibits are under a
fewer number of roofs, and the buildings
are arranged to give a comprehensive view
of the features from each State and city.