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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27

The annual report of the Hon. Joseph
5. Miller. commissioner of internal reve-
nue, shows that the total receipts from all
sources of internal revenue taxation for
the fiscal year ended June 80. 1855, were
SIP 42l ,l21. as compared with S121 $780,
039 for the year 1884, $144 553 ,344 for the
year 1883, and $l46. 523 ,273 for the year
1882 1t was estimated that the receipts
for the last fiscal year would be about
$ll5 O0o,0OO, and that they fell over
So COO, 600 short Of the estimate, the com.
missioner says. resulted from the seven
months extension allowed for the expor.
tation of distilled spirits in bond on which
the tax was due. He adds that there
are now about 100000 gallons distilled
spirits abroad, which, to fad market
will nave to be reimported. This. with
more than 100000 gallons that had on
June so last been in bond for three wears
or longer, under the seven months extern
sion, sff orded ample margin for assuming
that the receipts fGr the current fiscal wear
would aggregate at least $1l5 900 COO.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27
THE LEGISLATURE NEXT
WEDNESDAY,

If the wisdom of the Democratic men,
bers of the next legislature is equal to
their strength, Virginia will be for
tunate State. If the bulk OF the Demo-
cratic majority spends its time at the
brake instead of the throttle, that major
ity will prove blessing; if the position is
to be reversed, then we are likely to have
some great legislative follies or narrow
shaves of them. With liberal calcula-
ton, there are not dozen laws nee
essary to be passed. The State is doing
we'll and would do we'll without a single
ing the coupons yet more effectually. With
this done, and the Judges, State officials,
and Senator, elected, liberal appropria-
ton to the more perfect representation of
Virginia at the Worlds Exposition in
New Orleans. still more liberal appro-
priation to founding the Industrial School
at Richmond, and a law for insane MUIR
derers, the legislature might adjourn
with benefit to all concerned. We do not,
however, expect any such good fortune.
A large majority is great temptation to
folly and that is the reason that large
majorities are very far from being bless
Ing to party. Already, the air is thick
with rumors of propositions to legislate
whole bench of judges out Of place. If this
revolutionary excess is committed it will
recoil on the party that is responsible for
it. We are no defenders of the Court of
Appeals, but if there are any judges on
that bench chargable with being incompe
tent, each man must be tried on his merits
and fairly heard. There must be no ire
sponslble clean sweep made of the innocent
along with the guilty, the competent
along with the incompetent, If any such
there be. All this tumultuous upheaving
of root and branch when party get poll
tical power, goes against the grain of the
people, and 1t was for that as much as
for anything else that the Malone party
was dismissed from power.
The people expect of this Democratic
legislature no reactionary laws. and any
that are passed by it are In violation of
the popular sentiment. The Democrats
have secured fairly and after long ex-
clusion, the entire control of the State
With control, they take, a great response
bility for which they will have to render
an account to the people. If their legis-
lation is moderate, conservative and only
what is necessary for the practical
interests of the State, it will be a long
time before Virginia sees another Repub
lican Governor and legislature. With able
Judiciary and Finance Committees, this
legislature ought to be able to get through
their business by February and be back
home. II some brave legislator would get
through bill suppressing all special leg
iglatiun, the session might be ended
even sooner than that.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27
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graphically as was the case with Saul, the
son Of klSh. -Rounuks Leader
1t is generally known that he Nj. Bar
boui did nat desire the g0vernorship
whca he could have had by cGpsentiDg to
accept it. He has been frank in acknowl-
edgiug his preference for the other flee.
It should now be given him without one
dissenting vote in the two houses We
have been slow 10 coming to his support,
but now all the more heartily we wish to
express our preference for the man whom
we recognize as pointed cut by events as
| the one to whom virginia can with most
credit award ibis pIiZa IS a mark of her
| love, gratitude and commendation. -Am-
herst Neav Era.
| We sly let the Legislature bestow this
| horror upon tbs one who deserves it, and
is entirely fitted for the place. ard that
| man is Join S. Barbour, Of Alexandria,
| Na.-Chnse City Clipper.
He Mr.. Barbour has been one of the
most effective Instruments in the hands
of bis party to elect the State ticket and
save the Legislature; and, in cur judg-
mept, deserves to be Virginia's represen-
taUive in the Senate of the United States.
Abingdon Vtrgi1iion
Hon. Charles T. o Ferrall, in an inter-
view in Washington, is reported
as saying: LAS to the SaDat0rghip in
place Of Malone. my position is peculiar
! one. as am warm frieBd CT both OF the
| gentlemen who ffaVe been named as candi-
dates. There is no question, however,
| that MIR. Barbour rendered signal service.
| and should be rewarded for three success
full campaigns with any position Ill the
| gift of the people Of Virginia.
We think the Legislature ought to elect
Hon. John S, Barbour TO the United
States Senate without a dissenting voice.
| = Vest Point Star.
For such services hs is entitled to the
| deepest aud Warmest feelings of gratitude
of which the people are capable, and there
is no office of honor or profit within the
| gift Of the State. Which he is willing to
accep', that they ought not gladly to con
fer upon bin. A sense of gratitude will
compel Us to DO so. A desire 10 render
these victories permanent aud enjoy the
| lasting benefits, demand this of Virginia.
Charlottesville Jefsrsonian.
John :. Barbour is entitled to Mahone's
seat, not only by vilG of his having won
it, but his peculiar qualifications are Just
sucn as the State now most needs Tdy
nesboro Free Press
We need fresh and vigorous mind
with breadth and comprehension enough
to grasp issues as they arise and with
sufficient force ard vitality to originate
measures that will be just and advantage.
Gus to all sections of Our common country
In the Hon. John S. Barbour. in oul
opinion, the requisites are com bined.-
Manassas Gazette.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27

The usual November blasts are flying
around the head of the Hon. Samuel j.
Randall.s Indeed, since the butter-fin gers
of the Hon. VIM. Morrison let John
Logan slip into the U. S. Senate, they
seem to blow yet more wildly. After the
Hon. Sam. Randall has been frozen out
of the Democratic party by these an nual
winter blows perhaps the Hon. VIM.
Morrison would take his place as a leader.
1t would be great lift for the Republi
can party. Indeed it appears now to be
about the only thing that could lift that
party out of the mire.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27

The Stanton VINDICAToR and the Alexan
dria Ga2 tie h We both been guilty of q little
piece of ''shananigan" 10 that. they perverted
for the purpose OF misleading the public, OK
tracts from several news aIers. by making
unwarranted use of them in column which
was headed ''The Senatorship," when the
articles in question had no reference to the
Senatorship whatever. Bedford Star.
The reputation of TIE VINDlCATOR as
fair and trustworthy journal is muc''
more important to it than Mr.. Barbour
election to the Senatorship, and it would
not impair it to accomplish that or any
other eud. The Bedford ''Star" will please
name the several newspapers" or one
newspaper whose utterances have been
perverted to the end named.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27

falf.IIuDIlu Is -0uH Oh InEa
ablest advocates of tariff reform that is
published in Virginia. A few days ago, the
Hon. Franz Hurd of Ohio, free trader,
and some others who think like him, met
at Chicago and adopted a platform of
which this is the second section:
2. That articles which are at the founda.
ton of the great industries should, in the in
terests of labor and commerce, be freed from
duty whether they be crude materials, such
as lumber, salt, COAL or wood, etc., or partly
manufactured, as chemicals, dye stuffs, pig
iron, tin plate wood pulp, etc.
Commenting on this, the Estate" says !;
These resolutions should be read as they
stand expressing frankly and fully, as they
do, the aims of tariff reformers, not marred
and distorted by the misinterpretation of the
agents and supporters of the protected bounty
system.
We should like to ask the "State'' if
this, after mature consideration, is its idea
of tariff reform? If, just as Virginia is
emerging from lethargic poverty, into &C.
tive prosperity through its coal, salt, iron,
tin and lumber, its idea of tariff reform
is to let in upon her the products of other
countries? The wealth, the prosperity, the
licing of this section of Virginia west of the
Blue Ridge depends upon the development
of the very articles named in this resolu-
ton, and we of this part of Virginia want
to know if it is tie idea of tidewater Vir-
ginia to let in upon US ruinOus CON-
petition just as we commence their deve-
lopment. We, in this mineral country,
want tariff revision and tariff reform, too;
we want to see tariff that has been I'M
questionably used to build up great mono
healthful. and legitimate duty-protect
us from the competition of foreign labor.
The National Democratic platform prom
ised us that; the Virginia Democratic
platform by its endorsement promised US
that, and now we expect these promises
to be kept. We are in earnest about this
thing because our situation compels us to
be in earnest-because it is a matter of
property, dollars and cents, bread and
meat with US. We hope to turn down
free-raw- material asrirant after aspi-
rant until we get Democratic con-
gresham who will vote to protect the
products of the district he represents from
the com petition of pauper foreign labor
The State is safe for four years; there is
no Presidential ticket to be carried next
year, and the field is now clear for more
elaborate discussion and for obtaining
more elbow room than there was last year.
The Democratic congressman nominated
this side of the Blue Ridge next year will
be men who go to Congress tolook after the
interest of those who sent them there first,
last, and all the time. We bad hoped that
the revision of the tariff by tie coming
congress was to have been, to saving ex-
tent, in the spirit Of the National Demo.
cratic platform, and in the interest of the
development Of the resources of the New
South, including Virginia. And we still
hope SO; but if it is not to be, We will
never cease until we get Democratic re-
,sentatives there who wi II make 1t SO.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27

Virginia for the lirst tina has an everv-
day-in -the-week paper, in the Richmond
State. which cana out last Sunday mora
ing with its seventh daily issue for the
week. 1t will be adopted as custom
hereafter, though we doubt if any team
can get out as bright, newsy, chock-' a
paper every time as our metro olitan CO.
temporary did last Sunday.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27

Two very little boys-Servia and Bui-
garia by name, bad 6sticuff ON the cor
street. last Thursday. Both boys we're
badly scratched before they were separ-
ated. a large crowd gathered on the cor
ner and IA Chicago man sung out, foreign
war;: but it was mistake, no grown
person was in the fight.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27
DEATH OF The VICE PRESL-
Il ,

In the death Of Thor as A. Hendricks
the country has lost true patriot and the
Democratic party has lost public man
who was faithful 10 defeat and in victory.
The Senate elected no temporary Presi-
dent at its March called session, and there
is no Speaker Of the Hou 10 as yet. At the
meeting of the Senate, next week, Re
pubIican President will be elected who, III
case of President Cievelaud's death or dis
ability, would succeed to the Presidency.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27
SUDDEN DEATH !!
OF VICE PRESIDENT THOS. A.
HENDRICKS.
FULL PARTICULARS OF HIS LAST HoURs-aIs LAST
TOUCHING WORDS

FULL PARTICULARS OF HIS LAST HoURs-1Is LAST
TOUCHING WORDS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 25.-Hon Thomas A..
Hendricks, Vice President of the United
States, died very suddenly at his residence in
this city at 4.45 o'clock this evening, under
circumstances that were particularly dis
tressing to his family and friends, insomuch
as they had not anticipated fatal termins.-
ton of his brief illness, and nobody was with
him when the end came. He returned from
Chicago on Saturday last, and since then had
been complaining somewhat of pain in his
head and breast, but nothing serious was
thought of it. Last night he and Mrs. Hen
bricks attended a reception given at the resi-
dence of Hon. John Cooper, treasurer of tho
State, returning home in their carriage about
midnight MIR. Hendricks had taken Of the
heavy clothing which he usually wore and
put on dress suit of lighter material, and
before he got home he complained of chilliness
and certain degree of exhaustion, but attri-
buted it to malarial influence.
THE NIGHT BEFORE THE END
He sat by the fire for an hour or more before
retiring but declined to send for physician,
although urged to do SO. He slept restlessly
until about O'Clock this morning, when he
arose. dressed himself and ate quite a hearty
breakfast saving that he felt much better and
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27


would atteno 10 consloeraoie oeiayeu BUSINESS
during the day. ne ana Mrs heholiehs
walked OUT lor nearly 1ai. al nun, 'ua 10
cbeerfnlness An hour later however, he be-
gan to De trouDieo WIN pains III 'he region VI
his stomach. ana MIS- Henor1eAs SEM iof !ne
family physician, ~; w. y; Ino,iip 1y me
long ana conndentlal irIenu ol 'le VICE ilesl,
Gent. AS inc pam III 'ne stoniacn con'inueo
TO increase DC was gwen ai elee'lc anu ui'ei-
ward an lnJectlon' anu reAel came III me
natural way. ne arose from hls pea, IN wn is
he had lain only rev ihihutes anu leao ,ne
morning papers talking cneerIuiiy Win MS
VIE ana an olo mousse serSan''
RELAPSE.
IT,. oeo,o ,,oo,, bo b.a . .o1onsa bovorar
and the physician was again summoned and
aunii il ei' no uoa a M, Hom5'o $50;
r7'sasea h;p ps % hena Greatly raliaved
r. r, -, h;s room all tho oftnrnoon
,;,,rr tro,n b;s nod 70 which he
~, a..,,ai,a5 - rot,r, INV tha reo,rrenca of
t.a IA nina, noins 70 all callers who came
wa 49,, 49, ,.rn,erons he sant word That
a. n,s>oaaa M ,yor1a ha o1'5 r. Soc
va, - ',o.n Ahor+ an o'oloot me-
u'la,;o,,r ,,h, nod haen Of bis heSc;5e oil
49,, 1877 d",ry into Tho ,,arlor to 500 q caller
~ ia oo,,,s 20 oonsnlt With bar rno,rdino
81, - - raforma+orv inu+;+nt;on of
v.o ~ o''o If tho r,onoe,ars o,,a sbo
Mnlon oao ' IH' t,,, a,n,t tomt, r,,n,,tas
81 AM FREE AT LAST
ron, oo,ored servant and Harry MORGAN
A.. Hondr;cl-s,s nenbaw and naoe in Wash
-, no,,,s;raa LII him Tha seryar+ ,von+
ln'on a l M Moraa STAYED M Henarieps
t@S sa1 ,,naas,v i his had and comnlained Of
1850 MI, hn, s,dlanIy II seemed to cease
81 he saia 70 his nanhew. ..I am free at last
sa,,a for En- 1naapino his wife and these
80 -; 14 ID co. r. yonna NO., ,o+
realizing the urgency of the message, did not
deliver IL once. Just before I'VE ocioch WIS;
aenorichs GAME in'o 'ho iooili ano Aoeno
that her husoand was oeao'
THE END OF AN EvENrFuL LIFE.
-.
Inc emu OF a long anu eSe4tia, Aie n'o
come peaceluily anu qu!eeS' ne isy IL Clie
oeo OUTSIDE OF 'he coFeltnS' on,y Pa..iahy oie-
fopeu, Win nis eyes La! oroseu' do - no "oio
IN gentle sleep. IN MS lace there were no
traces Oh pam OF sunerlns' ouS paiio4 na .l.
come over II that lhulc"1eo only w plainly
tnat ne nau plssei aMaS ~ neeueu w US aIs"
examination ~ 'eil .iia' ne "f's ue"o, "nu NILE
nehofichs screaiieu anu ian ~ W., '''silo
servant was oispatcheo " Ine iehlielce
OF ~ Ihollpson' auJoinins' anu ne oanne IN
meolately, put ny me 'iliie ne naa aeaohe
.he peosloe 1ne iiinps VI 1n1 ul'. .;a aiSae
oe'u NAL were oeoonine ooiu "nu ..o a1''
" Mis iaenu.loh' p".noslI "p" = wn
Doo'oi, oan you w 1oAnoS >,
ooiigeu W ans"ei' 20 ~ ."st -
grief and it was an hour or more before she
became sufficiently composed to give any IN
formation about her husbands last moments:
The family servants, two OF whom mad hved
with MIR. Hendricks Tor years, ran ABOUT the
house crying and moaning, and there was the
utmost confusion for time.
p1rRr1c SYMPATHY.
WIZ, 49,, ,,,,Io+i,o7 aou, Town
:. ~ Sno ~" a; "s5 VT y, 1Jar1-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27
SALESOF EFAIAND PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
A GOOD SMALL FARM FOR SALE.

A GOOD SMALL FARM FOR SALE.
- wi sell my farm of "a ACRES, on the Spring
Hill road. 6M miles from Staun on
The land is OF superior quality. nj y
we'll improved Nearly new build "a 3ir'ssszz1nn
ings, good brick house, bank barn. III aiflEfsias
and all necessary outbndiugs. Sssl5I59SI-Ss1a..5-
acres meadow acres 10 orchard, one OF the finest
peach orchards in the county OF about % bearing
trees; rasp6erres strawbe rieS. pears, grapes. SC
Abundance OF good timber Wen watered by
churches stores. posloiIice, mills and shops his
is one of The most desirable small FARMS in the
county. Cal on or address,
Dr. A G. L. VAN LEAR.
noVl3-tf Long Glade, Augusta Co, Va.
~ COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A HANDSOME
~ AND ID DESIRABLE RESIDENCE IN THE
CITY OF SrAUNrON.
By virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court of Au-
gusta county. rendered III the suit OF Shefey. &c.
vs. D1ckerson we will proceed in front OF the
Court House, in the City of Stanton, on
SATURDAY., the 18th dau Of November, 1885,
to sell at public auction that most
desirable dwelling and lot, A S;a -
situated Gu Coalter street, in the b. y y
City OF Stanton being the same E ,assTT,,a
known as No IL, in the pan of ssEillE.s-lsTr-ss-
the kalorama property, and the same conveyed by
son, by deed dated the l5,h day of July 1873,
Upon tbs following terms, to-wt:-Su nIlch in
hand as viii pay the costs of slit and sale and the
remainder upon credit of one. Two, and three
years from the date of sale, with interest from the
date OF sale, the purchaser giving bond with ap-
proved personal security and the title retained as
Ultimate security
VIM. A HUDSON.
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.,
Commissioners.
The above sale is postponed until SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 18th, 1885.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27

That able Democratic journal the
Lynchburg Virqinian has celebrated its
s;xty-seventh year by passing into new
hands. The change is caused by the
assumption of the position of postmaster
at Lynchburg by its former editor and
proprietor, Charles W. Button, ESQ.,
Whoever else may ill his place, the De-
mocrscy will Away miss MIR. Button when
campaign comes around; not that his
successors may not be, as in this case they
are, men of ability, but because VS. had
gotten to know the ring of the old man 8
sharp axe in the woods and were used to
it. The new firm of John W. Sherman &
Bro. will conduct the paper with uninter-
rupted success because one of them, J ohm
Sherman, has been the first mate of the
ship for long time, and only steps up
higher into the place of navigator. Col. l..
S. Marye an editorial writer of marked
ability, who has had charge of that depart
ment for several months past. will. we
are glad to learn continue its conduct.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27
POOR ECONOMY.

There are few business operations more
short-sighted than sending our money
away from home and neglecting to build our
home trade 1t is very much like paying
taxes in coupons, something that is cheap
for the moment, but very costly in the
long run. Just now tie Christmas cata-
logues of the large cities at the North are
flooding Stanton with cheap offers. At
the same time Our merchants are unpack-
ing their goods and beginning to arrange
them to attract customers. Soon, incom-
ing express packages will show where a
part OF cur Christmas orders have been
sent. Of course all Of US have an undocbt-
ed right to spend cur money where we
ike. or go on the ''free trade' system of
buying where it is the cheapest; but if VIZ
really consulted our own interest of to-
morrow as we'll as of to-day, we would
spend our money at home. When you look
at it in dollars and CT nts, 1t is not the
cheapest to buy away from home; in the
end ii is the most e.c;rauagant. Let us give
the Christmas pamphlets of the mammoth
northern houses the go.by this Christmas
just as an experiment. and give what We
have to spend to the home merchants.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27

Gen. w. 7. Sherman, d brother of the
Hon. John Sherman OF Ohio, seems to
have been demoralzed by the relationship
lie progresses backwards. When he made
his generous offer Of terms to Gen. Joe
Johnston. he was ahead Of che sentiment
OF his section; now he is behind it. In an
interview the other day the melancholy
old hero said
"The future looks dark to me; the men who
were the enemies of the country only a few
years ago are now prominent and conspicuous
in places of power
The old gentleman evidently needs brac-
ing up. Only ''a few years agol" Why
in Heavens name how long does be want
&c keep it up? 1t iS twenty years ago
since the last shot was fired; how much
longer does he want 1t twenty more, fifty
or hundred? Men will vote next May
who were not born when the war
ended! In population of fifty millions
of Americans it was found to b. impossi-
BILE to disfranchise one half of the country
until John Sherman could be elected Pres
ident, though, in truth, that now seems
to have been about the only road by which
he could ever have reached the White
House. The two Shermans are putting
in some good work for the Democratic
party ia So if they Only knew it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27
CAUSE OF DEATH.

DR.. Thompson says that in his opinion Mr..
Hendricks died of paralysis of the brain, and
there will probably be post-mortem exami
nation to establish what the disease was. For
several years Mr.. Hendricks had not been a
robust man, and was subject t. frequent bad
spells" as he called Them during which he
would be Frustrated sometimes for days at a
time
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-04
Auent the MISSING Coinage.

DETROIT, Mich. July 3.-James A.
Stone has, in his collection of war relics,
the original ordinance adopted by Confed-
crate convention in Louisiana, which evil
IDENTIFY accounts for part of the funds re-
ported unaccOunted for by the New Orleans
mint. Yesterdays dispatches said the
record of the mint, which closed Jan. 81,
1861. shows that S1,355, 1850 had been
coined. all of which probably went into the
enemy's hands. Louisiana seeded Jan.
10, and transferred all the federal offices to
the COnfederacy on March T. The docu-
ment referred to is an ordinance Ito trans
fer certain funds to the government of
the Confederate States of America. +"
In the first section it is ordered that $685.
2G7.46 now in the hands of A GuiSOtt. state
depository, and known as the bullion fund,
be transferred to the Confederate govern
ment, and the said depository is ordered to
pay that sum upon the order of the secre-
tary of the treasury of the Confederacy.
The second section orders the payment
the S147. 1896 custom house collec-
tiOns since Jan. 81, 1861. The
ordinance was adopted in New Orleans
on March z. 1861, and is signed by A Moul-
teom, president, and /. NJ. 5. Wheat, secre-
tary of the convention. 1t is atteSted by
1.-The seal of the convention of the state of
Louisiana" The bullion fund referred to is
thought to be part of the coinage. The
document was found in the archives of the
Confederacy when the Sixth Michigan was
Quartered in the mint after New Orleans
was Tetaken.