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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09
OUR WASHINGTON CORRES-
PONDENCE.

THE LABOR TRoUBLEs-CoNGREss SEEKING 4
MEXICAN WAR. et5A5
Especial Correspondence of the STAUNToN VINDI
CAToR.l
WASHINGTON, APRIL mo subject Of grea-
ter Importance has confronted our Legislators
since the war than the disturbances between
capital and labor, that are so disastrously af-
fecting the industrial and business interests
of the country. Hitherto when occasional
'sstrikesp have occurred, it has been held to
be matter that would regulate itself, and
not requiring Congressional interference
The magnitude of the. recent troubles, threat
eniugsuch momentous results, has called
public attention to the necessity of some con-
trolling power-the strong arm of the govern
ment if need be-to insure justice alike to
wage-workers and the corporations which en-
ploy them.
For several weeks the Congressman have
been addressing themselves earnestly to the
work of devising d remedy. There were
many who believed themselves able to write the
magical prescription that would erect cure.
and these have been pouring their measures
into the lap of the House COMMITTEES on
Labor. That committee, after many long and
patient sittings, formulated bill and repor-
ted it to the House last week. Approaching
the gravity of the situation the members side
tracked everything else and gave it the cleaf
right of way. 1t was earnestly discussed for
TWO or three days, and then passed on Satur-
lay, by ayes, 100; noes, 20; net voting, IS,
The bill, in word, provides for a settlement
If differences by arbitrations, the hearing and
determination of the matter to be at the ex-
oense of the government.
WHY vIRGINIANs OPPOSED IT.
ST have no doubt" said Col. O'Ferrall to-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09
Suits for SANDER.

Three suits for damages for SANDER
have been brought in JUDGE McLaugh-
Inns court for this term. They are as
follows:
Chas. L Cooke u.s. The Valley Mutual
Life Association OF Virginia. "Trespass
on the Case, for publishing and u ter ng
libellous, scandalous, and defamatory
words concerning the plaintiff" Damages
al > at $25 900 Counsel for the plaintiff
sheffey q Bumgardner, H. St.G. Tucker
and White q Gordon.
VIM E. Snead and Cynthia Ann his
wife us. Aoram L. Wagner and Mary his
" fe. ''Trespass on the case, for malicious,
sIanderous, insulting and defamatory
words spoken by the said female defen-
d.nt 20. of, and concerning the said fe-
m lie laintiff." Damages laid at $4,000.
Cnu sci for plaintiff Sneffey & Bumgard-
ner.
W. ]. Mckee Us. Geo. G. Hawpe.-
" resp tss oa the case. SANDER" Dana
ges laid at $4,000. Counsel for plaintiff
Shelley u Bumgardner
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09

In Richmond the other day some northern
tourists mistook member of the legislature
for guide and after receiving his attentions
offered him silver dollar. Since the an
nouncement was made a number of legislators
have hurried to Richmond to look for tourists
who appreciate courtesies, as we'll as to search
for the distinguished member who would net
accept whole dollar. They fear that he is
not altogether himself --Peters6atry index
Appeal
We regret to see our contemporary dis
posed to make light of the self respect
shown by member of our legislature.
The fee is dollar and a half, and no self
respecting member would stoop to receive
less.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09

to speak for his State should know as
much about Tits interests. it's income,
It's products. its roads, its debts, the mar
kets in which its products can be sold.
what sort and how much of tax it can
pay-as his father does about his farm.
With her past he has nothing to do. It
is much more important that State
should be the mother Of prosperous,
intelligent and cultured people now, than
that State should have been the mother
of statesmen years ago. He need not fear
that the GLORIOUS past'' will be allowed
to die. Pasts are never allowed to die.
Virginia always has one on hand Her
poor relations are always with her in one
form or another. just as by political
revolution she thought she had gotten rid
of one set of pensioners, the hereditary
officials of the past; the Generals and Col
onels of the civil war loom up to be provid
ed for. No young Virgiuian need fear that
the Glorious Past will ever be allowed to
perish-there are too many rations in
volved in keeping it alive. He will
find that, il he contemplates public life in
the present day, very different style of
oratory will be required from that of the
past. and very different preparation re.
quired for it, 1t must be based upon
KNOWLEDGE Eloquent flights of imagin =
ton, glowing tributes to departed genera.
I lions. pretty fowerets of thought, imposing
monuments of word bullding-is not the
architecture of speech for the American
future. It must be knowledge, practically
laboriously. slowly gained. but plainly,
sharply, and clearly repeated with Ieady
, tongue and cautious mind, that is to char.
| acterize the successful deb ,ter of Aneri.
! can affairs in the futnr4.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09

The approaching summer congressional
nominations in V irginia, are bringing TO
the front IN the local papers some remini-
SCIENCES of interest. 1t appears that it has
been thirty-seven years since Culpeper had
a mem Der of congress, Jeremiah Morton
being the last Culpepsr man sent to con.
gress. 1t has been forty-three years since
a Loudon man was sent to congress,
CuJhbert Powell being her last. 1t has
been forty years since Augusta had res :
ldent IN congress. Alex. Fl. Fl. stuart
being her last.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09

1t is announced that Hon. John s.
Barbour. previous to starting for Europe
this summer. will call the Democratic
Central and Executive Committees
of the State together and resign the Chair
manship, which he has filled so success
fully for the Democracy of the State
His determination to retire from politics
was sought to be shaken by some of his
friends, but found to be irrevocable.-
Hon. John W. Daniel has been chosen by
the Virginia Congressional delegation, as
the Virginia member of the Democratic
campaign committee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09
The Coming Municipal Election.

Inc Coming Municipal Election.
The Municipal Election in Staunton
takes place on THURSDAY. May 9th.
Mayor Gordon, the efficient head of the
City government, will, we sincerely hope,
be candidate for reelection. He has ad-
ministered his Office with knowledge, fair.
ness and firmness, and with q courage in
REFRESHING all tendency to rowdyism and
violation of the law, which has won for
him that confidence which a law-ablding
people rtpose in al officer, who, knowing
the laws. has neither timidity nor partiality
in executing item.
COMMUNICATIVE Attorney Echols, who
has 80 ably and faithfully filled his posi-
ton for four years past. has we regret to
learn, declined to be candidate again.
In the City Council there will be two or
three vacancies to fill. occasioned by old
members declining to run. Robert w.
Burke. Esq, for many years member Of
that body, and for several years past it's
President. and Capt. James G. Marquis,
also an old and experienced member, and
for several years the active Chairman of
the Street Committee, have both declined
to be candidates again.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09
Suits Against x-rreasurer Carroll.

SUITS Against Tx treasurer carroll.
Four suits have been brought against the
absent ex-City Treasurer, John M. Car
roll, at this term of the Circuit Court.
One is a chancery suit brought by the
City of Stanton to ascertain the indebt-
edness of John M. Carroll, late Treasurer.
to the city, and also the indebtedness of
E. M. Gushing, late Deputy Treasurer, to
the said John M, Carroll.
Besides this suit, the following have
been brought against John M. Carroll to
recover the sums named by James G.
Marquis for $500; by George A. Hutcheson.
for S15O, and by William A. Cushing for
$500.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09

While we will cheerfully give room for
license or anti-liceuse In the VINDICAToR,
the advocates M ust not expect Maj New
toms space this morning TO be prece
dent,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09

There are two classes of citizens who
are marching straight to bankrupt the
State of Virginia and close her schools.
One is the man who pays his taxes in
coupons, on the supposition that his neigh
Dor won't follow his example. The other
is the local optionlst who kills license in
bis own town or county, believing that
h neighboring town or county won't fol
low his example. Add the school tax los
by coupons, to the license tax lest by local
option, and the treasury of Virginia will
b. IN condition to rival 1879. And yet
the coupon payer grows eloquent over in
dividual liberty, and the local optionist Is
FREQ with righteous wrath II you suggest
that if we are to have government, We
must provide money to carry it on. For
two years to come, no legislative provis-
ION can be made to compensate the losses
which may ensue from coupons and loss
of licenses, and yet the two cut worms
walk on blind and deaf to the remOi -
frances of business common sense.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09
THE LOCAL OPTION CAMPAIGN.

The localities in which local option Il
an issue are being made quite lively. Ex-
Gov. Colquitt, of Ca, is to speak for
at Fredericksburg Tomorrow night, and
after that at Lynchburg. In the latter
town the Local Optionists have rented
the skating rink which will hold 1900
people, and opened the campaign Tuesday
night, with W. W. Berry of Bedford. To
follow him, are 1t. Gov. Massey. lev.
Sam Jones, of Ga, Rev. Brooks (colored),
of Washington, and Bishop Turner (col.),
of Georgia. The Lyncbburg advance"
publishes the following resolution Of the
Local Option1sts of Campbell county:
Resolved, That this meeting request the colOred
voters of this county, and especially all the colored
ministers to CO operate with US In the fight against
| liquor license.
The Advance" says to those who
adopted this resolution ''Gentlemen Halt, "
| and adds:
'NOw this is just OFT of the terrible Ca
| lamlties which We have ,redlcted all the
| time would follow the aqua tlOn OF this
| question among our people. |" ilttl
| while, township Will be arrayed against
| township, county against county. city
against city. church against church,
| friends and relatives against each o'he' ,
| and worse than all color against color
! What fearful state NJ anr'et, and per.
sonal AM, gonism will this warfare pro-
duce all over our State |"
| In Charlottesville the Local Optionist
have orga nized for the campaign with
Prof. Oju ond Stone. of the University OF
Virginia, or their Chairman. The rumor
having pr. vailed on the streets that seve-
raj minist rs, DR.. John B. Minor. profe s.
sor of law :; t the University of Virginia,
and Others had expressed hostility to local
| op ion. a most positive and authoritative
denial was made in their behalf. The
| Cal optionists have developed unexpect-
ed strength.
| III. Atlanta, Ca. the arrangements fol
the Moody and Sankey meetings have been
unexpected y embarrassed. During the
Local Opt on campaign there, the white
and color, ministers spoke from tn
same platforms and co-operated with
great personal unity in the work. A few
days ago Il white ministers in making
arrangemep ts for the Moody meeting set
apart two separate meetings for c0lored
people. At this the colored clergym en-
took offence and announced that they
would not attend the meetings nor have
anything to do with the great revival
expected. The colored people 1t is stated
will not att nd the special NEE tlngs set
apart for them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09
Some Interesting Facts About Easter.

Some Interesting Facts About Easter.
This year Easter falls on the latest date
on which it can possibly fall, that is to
say April Is. or nearly month after the
beginning of the second quarter of the
year. Such case has not happened In
this century, and will not recur again. In
the next century, the twentieth, Easter
will fall on April Is in 1913. If we turn
back to previous centuries, we find that
such late date for Easter occurs only
once in each century, that is-1734, 1865,
1915, 1451; (5he fourteenth century goes
without such late date); 1904, 100, 1914,
919. The earliest day for Easter, March
O. has occurred only once in this century,
III 1878, and it will not recur before A. D.
1000. This earliest day for Easter has
occurred ia 1851, 1898, 1898. 1873, 1873,
1883 1.-THE thirteenth century is passed ever)
1885, 1O41, s46. 1t is interesting to note
how Easter will distribute Itself up to A.
D. 1000. In the present century Easter
will fall only twice more in Maich-on the
10Th in 1891 aud on tue 18th in 1894. OF
the remaining twelve years of this century
five Easter days fall in the first week Of
April I'm 1888 on April 1. 1898 aud 1899 on
April 2. 1895 un April s.. 1895 GU April 6,l
three in the secont week (in 1887 aud 1898 -.
On April 10. and 1895 on April Ia, aud four
III the third week (in 1870 ou April Is,
1892 on April II. 1897 on April Is, 1859
on April 2l). AS indicated ab,ve. the
last week Of April, with the exception of
1856, is not represented again In this cen-
fury by an Easter day.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09

has ten buildings, Virginia, whicA pays
$4,000, 600. has Only SIX.
The committee announced that it was
ready to proceed to Washington at ia mo-
ment's notice for Mr.. Tucker.
The Chamber then adjourned.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09
City Coancll,


The following, among other business,
Was tfansac led at the City Council Tues
day night:
Bridge.-The sum Of 5000 was aopropri-
ated to put in order the bridge on East
Kalorama street going to kinney's coal
yard
Pavenaents to be Laid.-The following
owners were notifie I'd to mend imperfect
pavements in front of their property
NJ ISIS Henrietta Brooks,G. NJ. Cochran P {.
n. Powell, Asst Brothers, J. L. Gillian,
Mrs. DR.. Davidson, b. T. Bagby, Dr. j. ST.
P. Gibson, Prof. Hamer, A. M. Bruce.
Staunton Lodge A. F. NJ. No. 10, Geo.
F. Elick and Robt. G.. Bickle.
Refused. The petition of citizens of
Gallowstown for equipment for hose
company was rejected.
Fines Mayor Gordon reported $l07 so
fnes imposed and collected in the month
OF March.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-09


Mr.. Randall, who is as far from be-
IN orator as could we'll be imagn-
co. None of the leaders of tue Republi-
party are orators. Since Blaine's
ne there has not baen speaker of
rked ability unless President Garfield
claimed as one. The leaders of that
rtg ia the House--Mr. Hiscock for the
th Congress, and now Mr.. Reid for the
present-are neither orators, though the
last named is debater of unusual ability.
With the changed relation of orators and
! debaters, the preparation of our young
men must be changed. AT the South We
lst begin bestowiug more attention on
aking debaters. 1t is at the South, far
lore than at the North that oratory has
I'D the greatest sway. Education in
other days was not widely diffused and a
University man with fair bit Of school
ii G, glib of tongue, who worked his smat-
teEing Of mythology for what it was worth,
who had read enough of Niles Register to
get the two parties fairly separated from
each other in history, and who could
throw ia curl about the sea foam, sun
kissed mountains. and such like padding,
was quite power on court, days. That
was not Objectionable, but what was OBJ
jectionabIe was that he went on up by
means of his popular oratory and reached
grave and responsible positions, lit
tie better equipped than he was when he
stood on the court house green Our
young men must now be taught that
speaking is the least part OF speech
that it is merely spigot, and the con-
tents of the barrel are the test of value.
Oar young msn must Ge brought to first
iuw what they are talking about before
ey talk. They must know their States
articularly. A young man who attempts
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-23
WIT AND WISDOM.

Who desires sympathy in adversely,
should exercise charity in prosperity.
st. Louis Chronicle.
As the soil, however rich it may be,
can not be productive without culture,
SO the mind without cultivation can
never produce good fruit. Seneca.
The brave deserve the fair. They
are something alike. One faces powder
in war, the other powders her face in
peace.--Macos Telegraph.
Shaving Done Here" was the
sign the barber put up, and when he
was succeeded by broker the sign was
not chslnged.-Dansuille Breeze.
AT revival meeting in a country
town, not long ago, young convert.
who was by business milkman, arose
to speak. Just at the moment one of
the brethren started in with the hymn,
s'Shall We Gather at the Riverp"-
Puck.
Mamma, what does it mean when
it saws: The shades of night are fall
ing fastp'" "You should try and fig
ure out those things for yourself, John
N.Y. 81 know now. 1t means when
sister Jane pulls down the parlor
blinds, then Gus Smith comes IN to
spend the evenings. ehp"-Boston Globe.
...Suits pressed with neatness and
dispatch" is what the advertisement
read, and distracted young lover there
and then determined to give them a
lob, for, he said, 81 have pressed my
suit night and day for three long years,
and Susan is no nearer accepting me
a. -, xx,bav, T lorror, To<J-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-23
The Presidents Good Reasons.

President Cleveland, in giving his
reasons for pardoning man the
other day, mentions one reason which
is not sufficiently considered by any of
us.
'.He has served five years. said the
President, land whatever good is ever
to be wrought upon him Individually
has already been accomplished. At the
time of his conviction his wife, noble,
courageous and devoted woman, and
five small children, were the sufferers
for his crime, and exacted the SYM
pathy of the entire community. By her
patient, hard labor to support her chill
dren, and her never-failing hope in the
darkest days, this wife has demon
strated that she, at least, is entitled to
clemency."
This is well said. In too many in
stances the penalty OF crime unfortu-
nately falls chiefly upon the innocent
family of the criminal. When the art
of justice is perfected, we hope there
will be modes Of lessening this cruel
wrong. .-M 4. Ledger
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-23
PRESS PARAGRAPHS.

A society has been formed in
Brooklyn to prevent premature burials.
Something of this sort is the only thing
that will save the Republican party of
Missouri from an untimely grave.-St.
Louis Republican.
-Considering the horrible failure
Blaine made in the brief time he was
running the foreign policy of the Gov
sau is upon the foreign policy of the
ity.-CleUeland Plaindeater.
"A Philadelphia editor who has
just been visiting Mr.. Blaine tells an
interviewer: Understand me, James
G. Blame does not seek the nomina-
ton, for he told me so." This is rare
case, indeed, of journalistic innocence
and credulity.- Chicago Times.
by the way, was it not James
G. Blaine who some time ago said he
had retired from politics and was go
ing to devote the rest of his time to lit
erary labors? Since the laboring men
of Maine have concluded to oppose his
candidates it appears that it would
have been better for Mr.. Blaine if he
had kept this promise.-Chtcaqo NeoOs.
On the 4th of next March Will
lam Malone steps down and out of the
Senate never to return. There have
been men IN this country who, in their
day and generation. felt the full weight
of the peoples scorn and hatred, but
not one among them all ever sounded
the depths of misery that Malone is
| destined to reach.-AtldntG Constit1.
ton.
1t is astonishing that bright Re.
publican correspondents should scoul
the South in all directions, diligently
interview the negroes, and still hear
never a word about the Freedmen
| Bank, or the old forty
confidence game. 1t is suspected that
these interviews are very ably and
carefully edited before they are printed,
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Perhaps the hope fingers in the
minds of some Republican politicians
that there is no more victory in the
waves of the bloody shirt, but ou
among the people it is plain that the
old era of sectional or race politics has
passed away entirely. and that here
after the national contests must be de
! cided on national issue, and not or
| sectional animosities.-Lo Cou
| gie,.-,Jo7Irn0I
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-23
The Historical Spring Chicken.

Few people have any idea of the lon
gevity of that noble, although his
tericky, domestic fowl, the common hen
of commerce. By late agricultural
paper we see that hen, residing with
a farmer near Macon, Mo-, seized q rat
by the back, carried him to q tub Of
water, dropped him into it with re-
vengeful cluck," and thus saved her
brood from further depredations. Now,
when in boyhood's happy days we read
the Boys Own Book of Natural His
tory" this venerable hen, at that time
residing on an English farm, was spend.
ing most of her time dropping that same
predatory rat into the tub Of water with
the same old ''revengeful cluck." And
now she is at it again, away out in far
away Missouri, where they cali us to de-
liver their land from errors chain.
Fifty years is good ripe age for a brood
hen, but we do not look to see her pass
away in this generation. No. So long
as there is rat alive in this world Of
suffering and wrong. SO long will that
noble old hen continue to pick him up
and drop him into tub of water with
a revengeful cluck. Hens, unreal
mockery, hens! We begin to hear that
the hen of our boyhood was perhaps
only a feeble imitation of TIE real hen
Of to-day, ,Bsrdtstts, IN Brookivn Edgls.