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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-04

pressed by these considerations, but most
OF all influenced by their strong and unan-
imous presentation by the devoted friends
If tho late Vice President living in his
State and city, and tier indorsement by
the noble and patriotic woman who, in
the Infinite sorrow of her Wldowhood,
reflects the spirit and character Of her
hOnOred husband in her solicitude for the
public good.
II am now certain that neither my
desire nor the sentiment referred to, nor
the difficulty that attends III this case q
| change OF design, nor any stubborn idea
of heroism will justify me in subjectlng
the country to any greater chance of
disaster than attends my performance of
strict duty here. aud that ought not to
infict upon my countrymen even the IN
rest and anxiety attending my departure
| absence and return in attendance upon
the funeral ceremonies
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-04

checked by tbA fact that the Presi-
dent and his Secretary of the Treasury
entered upon their administration as dis
clples of the gold bug theory. and oecre-
tary Manning has pretty closely followed
the steps of his Republican predecessors
in his operation with that interest. IL
is to b. hoped that at this session Of Con-
gress the popular till which is over
whelmingly On the side OF silver. may De
manifested with such strength as to secure
such common sense legislation as Will meet
the approval instead OF the veto OF the
President.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-04

The Richmond Wing was put up st
auction 10 kiat nond. Monday. Ihs high
est bid, 81 900. was offered by VIM. G.
Forbes, Commonwealth Attorney of
Prince Edward county, and son of the
former Republican postmaster Of Rich
mond. The auctioneer did not close the
sale at that, but said he would report the
bid to the Court with the Recommendation
that it be not confirmed.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-04

Rev. DR.. John Hall, of Chicago, has a
yearly income of $780, 600, but that don't
place him any nearer heaven than the poor
FIVE hundred or two thousand dollar preacher
elsewhere, who rides the circuit and preBches
twice as much every week and better religion
too-Hic1tmo7ad State.
Any nearer heaven! Why how much
nearer do you want to get One hundred
thousand dollars per annum is heaven
itself.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-04

Messrs. johnson & Booz have purchas-
ed the Waynesboro Free Press,'' and
took control of it last week. They make
a good entrance on the journalistic field
in their salutatory and show the ability to
command success.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-04

Published every Friday Price 81 per year sl,0o
for six months, and so cents for months-invaria-
bly, in advance.
Transient advertisements 10 cents per line each
Insertion; monthly 8 cents per line per month";
Contracts for longer terms made at the counter
Local circulation in Augusta, Rockbridge, Rock
ingham, Allegheny, Highland and Bath counties.
Gives general and local news: stories and mis-
eellany; reliable commercial reports.
Il. c. TINsLEY,
A. S. MORTON.
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.Nsly Advertisements.

WANTED.-By young lady, full graduate Of
w the Wesleyan Female Institute Staunton,
Va, ana painstaklng teacher position as
teacher in some temaie board ing school, or would
like to teach Sc gera children in pleasant home
and be treated as one If the family, The usual
English branches. La in French aud Music (6oth
vocal and instrumental) taught Very reasonable,
Salafy required Refers by permission to hey
VIM A Harris, D. D.. President WESLEYAN Female
institute. Staunton, Va, and TO E. L. Parham, Nj:
N c. Address
MISS * -
dec At P, .. Box 100, University OF Va.
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DIR. Quain, an eminent London physician,
remarked in the course of his recent 'Harve-
ian oration," that fifty years ago patient
could command no anasthetic to induce in
sensibihty to pain, no antiseptic to promote
the healing of a wound, no chloral to procure
sleep, no antipyretic in general use to control
fever. He showed that in the past forty five
years the mean duration of male life in Eng
land and Wales has been increased by two
years, and that of women by three and half,
tie greater portion of such increase being
subsequent to childhood and prior to decrepi-
tude. -.
1.-TWO of the toes of my buried leg overlap
each other and pain me dreadfully,' id the
wife of jacob Bureau of Marlboro, Mass. The
leg had been amputated and buried one
had the leg exhumed and the toes straighten-
ed out, and she said she knew by the relief
that followed the exact moment the act was
performed.
Gov. Hoadley of Ohio when he took the Of
fee had an income from law practice of
@oO,Oo IL ySdI- Ii Atn io'iS1i VI ~ '%AA,ooO "
year, though his law partner still runs the bust
ness 1t costs him SIS, 0U0 more than the Gov
ernor's salary GA, 0OO year to live. 1t is said
he will be glad to go out of politics.
1t is stated that 81 500, eco worth of terrapin
are taken annually from the waters of the
Chesapeake Bay. That means that something
like l, COO, eco terrapn caught each year
MI Isaac Caldwell, tie distinguished law
yer of Louisville, WHO died on Wednesday
last was one of the greatest poker players in
the State OF Kentucky.
The tlarpigs Of the white elephant of King
Thebaw of Burnah, are said to be worth q
million dollars. The royal regalia are reputed
the most valuable in the world, especially in
rubies and sapphires. Ruby mines exist just
north of Mandalay, to which no European
has ever been allowed access. The Burmese
war is, therefore, Likely to yie!d p.enty of
loot.
Albert Morris, an influential member OF the
colored congregation of the John Wesley NJ.
E. Church Of Princess Anne county, Md, has
declared 10 his fellow members that 10 Demo-
crat could enter tie kingdom OF heaven, CT had
done so. Trouble is Icing made in the church
by call of some OF the doubling brethren
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
MORE NEwoFflclALs QUALIFYING
The Disagreement over the Nomination
OF Gen. LawtoR- The Utah Commits
sion Reporting Important
Land Ofics order.
Cleveland and the Re publlean AntaRopism

Cleveland and the Republican Antagonism
WAsHINGToN, April 3.-The nomina-
ton of Henry G. Pearson to be
postmaster of New York city, was
confirmed by the senate yester-
day without contest or division, but
considerable discussion took place over
the nomination of Alex. II. Lawton to
be minister to Russia, The committee
on foreign relations had reported il adj
versely, a majority being of the opinion
that although Gen. Lawton had received
a full pardon and amnesty from Presi-
dent Johnson In February, 1867, yet by
the fourteenth amendment to the con-
stitu'ion he was Ineligible, because
his political disabilities had not been
removed by congress. During the dis
cussiOn message was received from
the t,asking that action be sus.
pended, and later the nomination was
| Withdrawn. The action was taken on
| account OF the committees adverse re-
poTt,the administration being of opinion
that President Johnson's par,
rendered Gen. LawtOn ,neliDrnIo Al
though the Republicans IT, cancns failed
TO- 70 agree upon a party policy regarding
t1e PIopusltio'i TO make issue with the
%ui,.HiS' atom upon the question of re-
nv al without cause from Offices which
are not covered by tho tenure of Office
act, they seem to have been unan.
imously opposed to such removals
Tor when the nomination OF McGrsw, to
be internal revenue collector of the
West Virginia district, was reached, the
point was made that the present in
cumbent was an ex.union soldier, and
that he had not served four aura 7,
was argued that though ..ne 5fiica bac
no fixed term, the priinciples of t6o t n"u
ure-Of-oflice act were. nevsr .Iu ,, tem'
SSppsrilieaole' and the Republicans ex.
pressed themselves as opposed to max.
ing removals of the kind proposed, upon
political grounds alone. A motion was
made to postpone action till after the
list OF pending nominations had been
gone over, and upon yea
and nay vote, 1t was car
ried by strict party vote,
Several others OF tho uniformed nomi-
nations, were temporarily laid aside
upon the same grounds, and when the
list had been completed the subject was
further discussed. There being no
prospect of agreement without a long
debate, IL was concluded TO postpone
action until December. The senate adj
1ourned without electing a president
pro TEN.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04
AMERICAN MANHOOD

III looks now as il we are going :,
have little brush of q warlike charac
ter ourselves. A nation Is like an indi
vidual we suppose; 1t might as well bt
"out of the world as out OF fashion, anC
war or rumors of war seem to be now
the fashion in the old word. No very
serious struggle between the United
States and the Panama Insurgents need
be anticipated. 1t won't be a Tonuuir
or a Soudan story, In few days, that /,
heard from the isthmus. The boys in
blue will make those fiery revolution.
lists fancy that an avalanche has fallor
on them IL they are thrown on mass,
against their ragged columns, and the
rebellion in Panama will be short
lived affair.
The protection of American in.
forests and property is of course
the primary cause of the DIES.
SSsstlh Of this expedition TO the islhmus,
but no less important one is the open
ing of tho transit again from Aspinwall
10 Panama. That transit Is am interna.
tioAal highway, and IL is morally the
du'y of this republic to s9e that II Ia
kept open, just as England assumes to
do IN the matter Of the Suez canal. IL
would be ridiculous TO permit n handful
of boggGrly insurgents on the 18TH
mu or the Colombian government
even, TO stop our mails and shipments
of merchandise acrossthi international
road, much loss seize and imprlson an
American consul. We arc naturally
tho guardians Of the integrity of that
highway, and little American powder
burned down there will have a most sal
utary effect throughout ell Contra
America just at this time.
The promptnoss of action by tho adj
in the premises will be
commended by all parties and sections
Ia he country. 10 shows tho people, az
1t Indicates to others, that tho United
States means business In every partic-
ulUr; that the honor OF the country is in
energetic keeping, and the alacrity with
which the officers and marines res
POI ded; the case with which, in two or
three hours, several Thousand expert.
enced men were made ready for active
service, Is but n hint OF the magnificent
resources OF this nation. In two weeks
the United States could throw 100000
we'l'armed veterans into Panama or
South America. Such tremendous en-
orgy and vast possibilities are in strik-
ing contrast to the labored efforts of
England to gather, only after long
months, 5000 or 5000 men In the Soudan.
Tho fact Is as astonishing as 1t is graf
lying.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04
INVESTIGATIONS.


In its closing days both tho senate
and the house of the nineteenth legisla-
turu held investigations. The form. r
exp He'd ALEXANDER SAMPSON, its cal
END clerk, for participation In a
sch no to blackmail QUO S. s. FLOYD,
on 20 "buoket shop bill" Tho latter
disl morally dismissed jos NJ. TRYoN,
one It's committee clerks, for partici-
pat n In the same scheme, and exam.
Inc nto the charges that Hon. MAR
sB TANKERsLy, member from Har.
ris unity, WAS mixed up in the same
In. ty, clearing, generating aud eX-
Gu ding him, aud justly, as we be.
lilo, Mr.. l.. O. FISHER, member ot
the ouse, from Galveston, was the gem
tlol .nwho preclpitated tho trouhle;who
msUe the expose. lIo and the senator
from his district MAJ. JBRDoNE, who
pla cd a star engagement the first fow
we, IS OF the session by a protrauted
drupk with the attendant conoomitnnts
OF j,n Jams, knew OF che conspiracy, tho
cor upton aud bribe seekln, from the
18th day OF February until tho 18Th of
Maroh-over a month. Ma. FtsHER
had the letters aud documentary owl.
yence In his pocket all this time and sat
as quietly as A Stoughton bottle until
the bill To kill huckat-shops came up
for action In tho house, and then for the
purpose Of de.oating that bill, for the
purpose OF aiding his dear friend FLOYD,
he springs this issue OF fraud aud black
mailing, but like potard 10 holsls him,
and having the opposite OF
feet no hoped for, passes the
bill through both houses without oppo.
sitlon, save the feeble effort Of the pforo
said MAJ. JERDoNE. We ask of honest
and honorable mon, are FisuER aud
JURDoNE, who knew OF Tho fraud, OF the
corruption of the miqulty Tor more than
n month before they opened their
mouths about e., any better than the
poor wfetchss IA subordinate and Ia.
significant piaCos, who were eXpoll0d2
Would tho wrong, aud tho disgrace,
and the inioruaism of the affair ever
have seen light unless II had been
hoped u would kin tho bill In question.
Galveston figures In congress for a big
steal, and It agures In tho state legis-
lature for smaller one, still great ".
Galveston, and Fisher and JRRDesE
are her apostles.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

KANSAS, day before yesterday, cele.
brated what is designated there as Ar
Dor Day. Tree planting has become a
matter Of public state policy up there,
and tho barren plains are being rem
dered doubl y valuable by the growth of
timber and droughts and other lncon-
yonlences of plains life being rapidly
prevented or removed. AS an indica-
ton of the beautiful results from such a
policy, the proclamation of the governor
designating Arbor Day may be interest
Ing, and the HERALD commends the
example OF Kansas to the citizens of
western Texas, north and south. The
governor said: "The state which the
pioneers found treeless and desert,
now bears upon its fertile bosom more
than 20,0O0,0C0 Of forest trees and more
than 100000 acres of fruit trees, all
planted by our own people. That thore
has boen an increase in the rainfall of
Kansas II fully proved by the statistics
of tho oldest meteorological
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

THE Hon. RICHARD b. HUBBARD has
been confirmed minister plenipotentiary
to Japan. 1t will be glorious sight to
witness RICHARDS presentation to the
emperor. Custom requires he shall ap-
pear in the full court dress OF tho coun-
try, which is a pair of pants about six
sizes too large for the wearer, and col
ored shirt hanging loosely and reaching
just below point where his legs fork, or,
in other words, just where his neither OK
tremities bifurcste. And then adorned
with the short sword, he must have his
head shaved and wear shoes made in
the shape of a crooked banana. His
clothes will be Of silk, and RICHARD
win look gorgeous in them, for he will
be about four times as broad as he is
high. 1t will take nearly all his salary
10 buy silk enough to clothe him, but
then, as diplomatic, it will be very hard
to get around him.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

SENATOR G. u. KILdoRE, of Van
Zandt county, has been made president
pro tenn. OF tho Texas senate. If Gov.
IRELAND should die or fail to pull the
gun KIMBRoUoH gave him in time,
LIEUTENANT. GOVERNOR GIBBS would
be governor, and then there would have
to be a presiding officer of the senate,
which official has been selected In the
person of one Of the best, purest and
ablest of the late state upper house. In
the nineteenth legislature no man
earned a reputation more honorable and
desirable than BUCK KILaoRE, OF the
free state of Van Handt.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

IT will be seen that the Fort Worth &
Denver road is pushing forward its line.
The Sabine road from Longyiew will
soon be TO Carthage, the Northwest road
from Marshall will be completed 10
miles In few days, the Northeast road
from Houston is being laid as rapidly
as men and money can do 1t, the road
from San Antonio TO Arkansas Pass is an
assured tact, and other roads are con-
templated and will be built. What is
Dallas doing? Nothing. Her enter
prising men, who should be engaged in
good, substantial work, are frittering
away their time and talent in an unim-
portant municipal election, when they
should be engaged in great works for
the good OF the city and north Texas
How long can such notoriety lastY Only
day, when If they engaged in lasting
benefits to the city their good works
would live after them, and they would
be honored by all men.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

BALTIMORE, April 3.-Fho trust o 81
Pope, Cole d Co. has made prop osi
ton to pay so cents ON the dollar OF the
5000 600 unsecured liabilities, OF which
100000 Is 10 be pad in cash,
tue remainder ON tlnt,. TAe
assets are largo aud there ~ possi-
bility that a settlement will be made on
that basis. Such arosu,t viii assure a
continuance Of tho copper works, one of
the most important industries of this
pitv
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04
QUO rre,llent nnd rolrrnmr.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-rho members
Of the Utah commission had a very sat.
isfactory interview with the president
yesterday. They made verbal report
% him of tho condition OF affairs la
Utah and outlined their plans Tor future
work. The president listened TO them
with attention and Expressed satisiec.
ton &C tina progress made and approved
ihoir plaus. llN promised the commits.
sion that whatever could Boo done hv
tnoadmiui station toward strenuthoning
their hands and sustaining them md
the Judiciary OF Utah IN their ttioru. 40
root cut che practice of polyvamy would
n0 done the members of She oommig.
son also saw Attorney General Garland
ana received rom hlm similar satislae.
tory assurances of support.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

WE warn our new minister plenipo-
tentiary to Japan to give no man offense
while there, because the custom of
hari lari prevails there yet, and II he
shoulG have to follow the custom of the
country in this particular, II would take
a 10-scre field to accommodate HIM, or
else be would have to go up into an ex-
ceedii high mountain and use the
valley below,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

DISPATCHES from Paris state that
there are no reasons given why the
French so rapidly evacuated Dong Dong.
The HERALD can enlighten them in the
matter. 1t was because the Chinese
whipped them badly and was pursuing
them. Safe quarters were what the
French troops were trying to secure.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

"To HAVE been wife, widow, a
mother and again bride in one year
may . crowding good deal into life,
bat il what, with various other things,
a pre- y little lady now in this city has
succc led in accomplishing."-IJsck-
sonvii eTimes Union. You ought to
send hat little lady to the exposition az
a browning Illustration of "what
woman can accomplish"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

IT appears that the people OF Fort
Worth are anxious to establish steam
boat communication between that town
and the "white settlements" An enter.
prislrg gentleman of the Fort, JACK
WILLIAMS, has built steamboat which
no Will navigate between that coun ty
town aha Dallas when the river is full
and navigation is possible. 1t is an i'm
mense enterprise for the Fort.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

WHILE there are $4,000 postofllces in
the United States, II is estimated at tho
postofiice department that only about
1000 applications for such offices have
been received. II Is refreshing TO learn
that not every man In the United States
wants postoflos, but Il 10 nevs
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

THE Jefferson Wide-Awake gave, In
its last issue, a picture of JAY GOULD,
with column of biography attached.
1t is the appended biography that en-
ables us to state who the picture is I'M
tended for. GOULD Is said te be a mys-
teriouS character, and if he is such, the
picture ID q faithful likeness.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

OLD Roach is "sad sea dog,n but
the new head Of the navy, "who never
went 70 see,n has thrown himself into a
hollow square and roslsts all JonN's at
taoks for money until the country knows
whether y. IL really Dolphin ora soft
shelled crab.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

THERE are many who do not know
what on earth the term zerebs, so often
used in Soudan war, means. Well, II
Is nothing but very light intrencn-
ment, which Texas cow boys can beat
all hollow with few rails and spade
full or so OF dirt. 1t sounds formidable
and signifies nothing. This portion Of
the great world calls such kind OF pro-
tec>iou . "sorrAl."
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

From this limo on, the press and tine
people win be full Of discussion and
criticism as 10 what the legislature has
done. There are thus two stages to a
legislative career-what was done and
what Is thought Of IT, IL Is another case
Of "drst tbis world and thon comes the
flre.works.n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

THE ond Of tho year has been pre-
dicted by the Adventists, says the San
Antonio Light, 40 times In 30 years. The
end of ear Of the originator of this
mundane destruction has not yet been
visible to either the naked eye or tel
escope oil modern invention. Those
ears are too long.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

TINS Chronicle and the Journal OF
Houston, have byphenated. The name
of the new paper, built from the two old
onos, Is not stated. whichever paper
swallowed the other win 20 hrst in the
hyphenatlon. II they swallowed each
other it is impossible just now to pro-
dlol the issue.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

THE Canadian government has war
upon its hands, on the Saskatchewan
valley, chat viii last during the sum.
mer. The Indians aud half-breeds are
well armed, and controlled by men OF
more than ordinary intelligence In an
Indian country. They are not merely
ON u forsging expedition. They can
secure tho necessary commissary sup
plies from The ranches, and will fight a
long time, and offer obstinate resist
ance before they are ubiuod.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

NINE ministers In ono day OF last
week called upon PRESIDENT CLEvE-
LAND. This is going at him about rs
strong as the politicians. But, perhaps,
they think that as preacher was
largely instrumental In placing Ma.
CLEVELAND in the White House, they
are entitled to special consideration at
his hands. BURoHARD hasn't boen
around yot, although the latch string
hangs out, anda pitcher OF beer and a
plate OF pretzels are always kept wait
ing for him.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

TnE civil service reformers Of Balll-
more have llred HIdarNs into a noto-
riety That must DO az unpleasant as II is
certainly novel to him, But little he'll
kick, II they'll let him keep on, at the
post whore MANNING has placed him.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

GRAND HAVEN, Mich, April 3,-The
steamer Wisconsin, which left Milwau-
kee Oh March IA for this port came into
haroor today after being in ice Is days.
On the 20Jh Of last month tho Ice
crushed against hor, but only succeeded
IN bending her iron sides. Another
close hug followed a few days
after, but tho Vesse! was
saved. Her slarboarl side is 40
badly Injured IL will cause the boat to be
placed in the docks Tor repairs. The
Wisconsin is tho mate ct the Mich!gan,
which went down in this ice two weeks
nWu.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-04

As MINISTER PHELPs' face Is com.
paratively an unknown one, and rough
and ruddy, he may congratulate him
self II, upon landing in England, no Is
not at once arrested az an Irish-Amori-
can suspect.