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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

ent nationalities especially those Of an un-
usual and outlandish caste. They had In
dian, Swedish, Tyroleau, Bohemian and
square and round dances all just for charity
sake.
At the Capitol on Friday fellow got up
little excitement in the line of tabledw
UiUant, which rather took the sshine" off
the Kirmes or any of the tableau1 as fash
ionable expedients Of raising money for
churches and charity. He sprang with a
yell into the centre of the rotunda stark
naked and there struck an attitude 80
statuesque that an old lady just coming in
took him to be an addition to the very i'm
posing statuary of the nation. He was, of
course, insane and was taken charge of by
the police. His style was considered rather
extreme even for Washington, where the
''decollete" is much in vogue.
The races have been going on at Ivy City
track this week, but have been greatly in
terfered with by the constant rains.
Riddleberger did a little more in the
circus line last week, when he undertook to
run opposition to Barnum. The papers
will give you the facts.
The labor strike is gradually dissolving.
Bread and meat are the sure arbiters in the
end in such cases. Capital can live, but
labor must either work or starve.
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Rain, Wind and Hail.

VIOLENT STORMS AND GREAT DESTRUCTION
OF PROPERTY AT VARIOUS POINTS.
DOSAGE CRY, Mo-, May 12.-One of the
most violent storms ever witnessed here
struck this place about 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, lasting about an hour and a half.
Fences were torn down and trees were up
rooted The Usage river has flooded its
banks two miles south of here, causing i'm
mense damage. The crops in the surround
ing country will prove total loss.
Bonne Terre, Mo-, says: The heaviest rain
here passed over this part of the country
last evening. The hailstones fell in great
numbers and of extraordinary size, many
being as large as goose eggs. The iron roof
of the boiler-house of the St. Joseph works
was riddled as if by grape shot. Great dam
age was done in the breakage of glass and
beating down of growing crops.
Mineral Point was visited by most ter
rife hail-storm yesterday afternoon. Hail
stones measuring II inches in circumfer-
ence were picked up during the storm.
QUEEN RIDGE, Mo, May 12.-Houses
were removed from their foundations out
buildings were destroyed, fences were blown
down and great damage done to fruit and
shade trees by yesterdays storm.
CHICAGO, May 12.-At Odell, ILL.,, this
evening seven stores and the hotel were I'M
rooted, and one large brick building nearly
destroyed by tornado. Under the wreck
of the structure two children were buried.
Specials from Streator and Rockford,
ILL.,, and Peru, Ind, tell of a terrible wind
and hailstorm at those points. About $50
P. M. heavy roaring clouds from the south
and east met just over the city of Rockford.
A heavy downpour of immense hailstones
followed, greatly damaging trees and break
ing windows. The storm ragged for an hour
and half
At Peru, Ind, houses we're unroofed,
trees uprooted and wheat blown down. A
arge amount of stock is reported killed by
lightning.
CHICAGO, May 12.-A special from Evans
vile, Ind, gives the losses by last nights
storm as follows; Mackey, Nesbit & Co.,
dry goods, roof of tbree-story building
blown off and entire stock deluged, loss
$50, 1000; John j. Sinzich, side of building
caved in and roof crushed through to the
floor, running stock worth SIS, 900, building
$4,000 Sweetzer, Caldwell & Co., no.
lions, roof blown off, stock ruined loss
$50, 900 Boetticher, Kellogg & Co., hard
ware, loss by water SIS, 900. Armstrong
Furniture Company, roof off, stock delug
ed, loss $10,0 900. Miller Brothers, dry
goods, stock deluged, roof off; loss $780, 900.
Besides these there are reports from 30 9th
er merchants, whose losses ranged from
So, 600 to 5000.
Joseph Effinger, farmer, driving along
Water street in the storm, was struck and
killed by falling tree.
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Ensilage.

No apology is necessary for often recur-
ring-even if sometimes out of season-to
those matters of special interest which are
directly associated with our thrift and the
progress we should make in these advan-
cling times in our domestic economy. Col.
Harrison, our State Commissioner of Agri-
culture, the Southern Planter, in its con-
tinued writings, and number of Virginia
farmers, also, through the press, have dis
cussed the modes of growing the corn and
curing it in sIos. as well as giving illustra-
tions of the value and the economy in the
use of ensilage for stock, and especially
COWS assigned to dairying purposes.
Ensilage has been rapidly introduced in
all the dairying sections of the United
States. 1t Immediately won its way to
adoption in England as soon as the Fren Oh
made known its value, and everywhere its
advantages as a food-supply and the in
creased butter produced therefrom have
been constant themes with practically in
formed writers engaged in promoting
cheese and buttsr-making. This is the tes-
timony, also, of our Virginia stock growers
and dairymen, who have made ensilage and
tested its worth.
Appropriate to what is here said, we have
printed elsewhere in the SPECTATOR an ar
ticle taken from the Chicago Breeders
Gazette, in which our readers interested will
find much to engage their attention, and
perhaps if they were not wholly persuaded
heretofore to test the value of ensilage,
will, after its perusal, resolve to do so.
We are too apt to defer. To gain infor-
nation is always in order, and timely prep
aration is the way to success Then when
the season comes for pitching the crop the
resolve will not be delayed for another year
to get ready. So thinking, we but follow
the example of others better informed, as
is the paper from which the article referred
to is taken. Read up and be informed now;
build the silo, too. and then next Spring
the seed for ensils ge can go in.
Hay is about as good a paying crop as we
now have as far as it goes With ensilage
TO take its place in a great measure fol-
home demand, the effect upon increased in
come, because of more surplus hay for
market, will be fact to be looked at and
considered along with the probability that,
as far as ensilage is introduced, it will
prove profitable here, as it has done in 9TH
er sections of the country.
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Correspondents of SPECTAToR.)
GREENvILLE, VA. May 18th. 1886.
Inc severest hail-storm that has ever visited
This section passed over on Tuesday evening"
May llth, between the hours of four and five
O'CLOCK. Its course was from Northwest to
Southeast, and was. perhaps. a mile and hall
wide. Our town suffered considerable loss in
the way of window glass. Fourteen hundred
and sixty panes were broken in the town. The
heaviest loss in glass was at the Masonic Hall
where over twenty of the large panes, 20 by 40.
were broken. The tops of the Terra Gotta
chimneys were lifted off and one joint thrown
to the ground twenty-five feet below. One
hundred and sixty oae panes were broken in
the hotel property. w. j. Larew lost one hum
dred and thirty. and other persons lost heavily.
The greatest loss, perhaps. in the neighborhoOd
was sustained by Capt. G. g. Merritt,-hi whole
wheat-crop being entirely destroyed. He ex-
pected to make fifteen hundred bushels of
wheat. He now offers his entire crop for TWEEN
ty dollars. Isaac Newton. Miss Lizzie Merritt,
G. c. Armstrong, G. W. Williams, George G.
Hawpe, and others lost heavily. Numbers of
trees were torn up by the roots, and all the fruit
In the path OF the hail-storm was destroyed
The roof on the New Baptist church was so
damaged that it was compelled to be taken off
and new shingle- roof put on.
Several tin roofs in the neighborhood were
damaged by the hail cutting through. Some
of the hail-stones we're as large as hulled wal
nuts.
The prospect for fine wheat-crop in this
neighborhood Is excellent.
We have heard that the Depot On the s. V.
R. R., at this point, which was burned some
time ago. is not likely to be rebuilt; and also
that the Agent may be taken away and Green
vile made f1ag-station.
Mr.. Jno. II. Clarke has improved his prop
erty very much by putting up a new porch and
painting the house.
A heavy frost fell here Sunday night, but we
haven't learned the extent of damage done
gardens. &c. OCCASIONAL.
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Stanton Spectator.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1886.
THE OLD FLAG MUST WAVE.

The large and conservative assemblage
of Democrats last night at the Skating
Rink may be taken as clear indication OF
the feelings and purposes Of the party IN
the approaching municipal election. In
another column the proceedings OF the
meeting appear. For want of time, brief
report is all that can be made. To those
present no words of admonition are neces-
sary. Each member of the party saw and
felt the necessity for organization, and the
damage which would ensue without it. 1t
was glorious meeting. Union of senti.
ments and feelings pervaded the assem-
blage, and the ringing admonitions of the
gentlemen who spoke to the resolution gave
out no uncertain sounds.
Let the party maintain its integrity and
its organization. 1t is the party of safety.
1t has been tried and has done well for the
city and the country. Never allow this
central citadel of it's strength in the Com
monwealth to be weakened by dissensions
or fallthrough the faltering support of one Of
the old guard. Let every democratic voter
support his favorite at the primary, and
then let all acquiesce in the result as
becomes true, patriotic and wise men
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19
A Man Found Dead.
THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED By TRAIN
BUT DEVELOPMENTS LEAD TO THE


THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED By TRAIN
BUT DEVELOPMENTS LEAD TO THE
SUPERSTITION OF MURDER.
On Wednesday morning of last week,
Nav 9Th, one of the trackmen on the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad found the body of
colored man near the track about 300
yards from Port Republic Station, in this
county. Mr.. Murray, medical student,
made an examination, and found two or
three cuts or bruises on the back part of his
head. He was in totally unconscious con-
dition when found, and died shortly after
ward, and was buried on Thursday, the
impression being that he had been killed by
the train while trying to steal ride. His
carpetsack or bundle was lying near him
when found, but no money was upon his
person. A few days after he was buried it
was found out that his name was John
Warrick, and that he had been working at
Mines, in Page county, the time book
there showing that he had made hundred
and ten days, and it was also learned that
he had considerable money. The evening
before he was found he was seen in the
company of two suspicious characters, and
we understand some parties say they heard
the CRY of "murder !" on Tuesday night.
These developments have caused the peo-
pie of Port to suspect that foul murder
has been committed, and on Tuesday last
Coroner L. H. OFT received letter from
John F. Lewis, IT., giving him the facts
and asking that an inquest be held. As the
body had been buried nearly week, how
ever, and necessarily in very advanced
stage of decomposition, Mr.. OFT wrote that
it would be impossible for an examination
to be held now, and so wrote Mr.. Lewis.
Of course suspicion attaches to the parties
with whom Warrick was seen on Tuesday
evening, but it seems that the two negroes
have disappeared.
Up to the time of going to press no ar
rests have been made to our Knowledge
Rockingham Register Nay 18th.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

GENERAL CONFERENCE.-THE the General
Conference of the Methodist E. Church
South on last Saturday among resolutions
offered was one offered by Rev. J. s.
Gardner, of the Baltimore Conference, re-
lating to the constitution of the Missionary
Society, in regard to the treasurer and the
duties of the secretary.
A resolution, offered by Rev. DR.. S. K.
Cox and Rev. J. S. Gardner, of the Balti-
more Conference, was adopted, THAT we
regard it as inconsistent with the genius of
Methodism, and a departure from the
practice of our fathers, for ministers and
churches to enter into private arrange
ments with respect to appointments, thus
seeking to forestall the proper appointing
authority"
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CHARGED WITH AN ATTEMPT TO MURDER
HIS sIsTER.-The Charleston (W. Va.) Star
says that sit has been ascertained that the
person who attempted to murder the Misses
Ledford, of Pocahontas county, by firing at
night through window ola room in which
one of the sisters was lying sick, being at
tended by the other, was their brother Led
ford. The sister who was acting as nurse
was wounded in the shoulder. Ledford has
been arrested. There is said to be good
sized sensation behind, that has not yet come
ol1t''
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19
A Terrible ARRAY.
TEN MEN SHOT DOWN.

On Monday evening. at Martinsville, Va.
in fight between Ben., Jake, and W. K
Terry and Col. P. D., J. D., and G. O.
Spencer, resulted in the shooting of ten mer
as follows:-
Jake Terry was shot in the side and kill.
ed.
The wounded are:
Colonel P. D. Spencer was shot in the
right side, the ball striking rib and fol
lowing it around and coming out at the
back.
T. F. Brown, shot painfully in the thigh
and seriously in the shoulder,
W. Il. Terry, shot in the left shoulder
near the spinal column. The ball is sup
posed to have passed into his lung. His
wounds are serious.
Ben Terry, shot in the bowels and neck.
Wounds very serious.
B. L. Jones, painfully wounded in the
thigh.
Hugh Dyer, shot in the thigh.
Both of the Grogorys were shot in the
back accidentally.
Sandy Martin (colored) was shot in the
thigh.
The wounds of the Terrys and T. F.
Brown are of the most dangerous charac-
ter. All the parties are being cared for,
and their every want is gratified.
A correspondent of the Dispatch says =
The Terrys are among the best people in
Virginia. They are high-minded, honest,
and inoffensive citizens. The Spencers are
also of the best families. They are splendid
businessmen and highly-esteemed, honor
able citizens. All this woe grew out of a
little rough fun or joke.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

ONE BOY SHOOTS ANOTHER.-At New
Market on Saturday, the Sth inst, Chas.
Guard aged about IA years, son of Henry
Guard, was shot by David Wise, aged
about Is years, with an old army musket
loaded with shot, the whole load entering
the neck below the right ear, and coming
out through the right cheek, fracturing the
jaw-bone, inflicting dangerous and Sc
rious wound. As the boys were at stable
shooting rats, it is, of course, supposed to
have been accidental
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

LAND IN ALBEMARLE FOR SALE.-We
invite the attention of land-buyers to the
advertisement by S. M. Teel, Administra-
tor of Samuel J. Craig, decd, of the sale
on Thursday, the 3rd of June, of the land
of said Samuel J. Craig, lying on the Blue
Ridge Mountain, at and near Jarmans Gap
consisting of three parcels, one containing
1856 acres, another 166 acres, and one of
1887 acres, known as a part Of the "Big
Survey" These are good grazing lands
with improvements on part of them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

WAR CLAIMs.-In the House of Repre-
sentatives last Thursday Mr.. Libbey pre-
sented the petition of W. E. Cathcart, of
Norfolk, that his war claim be referred to
the Court Of Claims. Mr.. Tucker present
ed similar petitions Of J. R. Buchanan, son
of David Buchanan, of Craigsville and of
Barbara Slower, Administrative of Jacob
Slower, and of z. F. Colbreath, of Augusta
county, Virginia.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

=. VS..
u: H. Strasburg and Emma j, Strasburg q
!. smith, Mrs. Shafer, W. F. Krebs, J. w. Al,
9y. 3. 7 Thornburg, 8. NJ. Wilkes. B. M. Cline
9lnst, Henry Koiner, H. Nj. McIIhany. VIM.
onitn, j. =: Grove, g. W. May, ]. H. Waters.
ana the 'Staunton Perpetual Building and
~ O1in Pany ........ Defendants,
mn IN Chdncery and on Attachment
Inc OBJECT OF this suit is to clear the title
20 tne houses and lots conveyed by said Stras-
Durg and others to secure the said Building
on Madison street and the 9TH
er on 81. Clair Street. in the City of Staunton,
ana and 10 attach in the hands of the Stanton
rereetual Building and Loan Company any
h money tney may have belonging to d. f. Stras-
ourg or Emma j. Strasburg, sufficient to pay
10 Onas. j. Cary & Co.. 1869 81, due by nine ne
gotlaDle notes, dated January 6th 1888 due in
sixty days, 4, 6, 8. TO- H. IA, 49,, and is months.
Sshu n a to credit for about 5000. and $50
charges OF protest. And negotiable note to J.
a. Hamrick q Co.. for SlI0 03, daued March 18th.
1883, Que sixty days after date and protest 50 o.
=, ana IL appearing by affidavit filed that ID. e.
Strasourg and Emma ]. Strasburg s. j. Smith.
ana b. M: Cl1nedinst. are non residents of this
State, II is ordered that they do appear here
Wltnln one month after due publication of this
notice ana DO what is necessary to protect
NEWTON ARGENBRIGT. CPk.
"'oH a'rick, p. a. apr2S-lm
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

HOUSE BURNED IN RoCKBRIDGE.-We
learn from the Rockbridge County Neacs
that on the morning of Thursday wee K,
''the residence of George Zimmerm an,
on North River, near Ben Salem Church,
was totally destroyed by fire, together with
every vestige Of furniture, clothing, provi-
sions, &C. The fire had its origin in shed
attached to the house, and was so far adj
vanced when discovered as to render all eff
forts futile in its extinguishment
Mr.. Zimmerman is worthy man, and
much sympathy is felt for him in his mis-
fortune"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19
AN Ex-LEe1sLAToR COMMITS SUICIDE

AN EX-LEGIsLAToR COMMITS SUICIDE
William Matthew, ex-senator of the Vir-
doun and Eau quier, committed suicide on
Thursday morning by shooting himself
through the temple with pistol. Cause
unknown. At the Capitol disaster in Rich
mond, in 1870, he received severe injuries
from which he never fully recovered, at
times suffering great pain from their effects.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

We learn that several of the suits
brought in the Hastings Court of this city
to compel the Commonwealth to receive
coupons for taxes have been dismissed at
the instance of the plaintiffs. That does
not look as if the coupon boom" was on
the increase. Dispatch,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

George Burns, resident of Tucker coun-
ty, who is quite deaf was walking down a
hill in lumber clearing when he was over
taken by large rolling log and instantly
killed. He was about % years old.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

A correspondent asks us to answer fwhat
has become of the comet that we were to
see with the naked eye about May list, in
the North West of the heavens?"
We give it up. We did not see it, though
it might have been there all the same.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19
From w ashingtor.

Noisy HOuse-Inter-State Commerce
hiIl-Agricu1turaI Bureau-Senafe re-
fused TO confirm Buttons nOmI natiOsa
National Library-But few fine resi-
dences near the cnpitoi-Airmes-
Freak of an insane mar RaceS-Rid-
INSTRUMENTATION strike.
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HAIL. STORM AT CHARLEsTowN.-On last
Saturday, about o'clock in the afternoon,
a terrific hail-storm swept over Charles
town, Jefferson Co., W. Va. Hailstones
fell in great quantities, some three inches
in circumference.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

Some of the London papers associate
'the Irish" with the Chicago outbreak. but
in point of fact all ''the Irish" on that occa-
sion were in the ranks of the blue-coated
policemen; and they did their duty with
the highest courage.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

The local-option advocates carried one
district in Princess Anne county, while the
vets carried the other district in which
Virginia Beach is located. But two dis
tricts voted.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

The anarchists of New York insolently
denounce the law as tyrannical which au-
thorities 500 more policemen. This is as if
the wolves should complain of more watch
dogs about sheepfold.-Norfok Land
mark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

SALE OF CULPEPER FAIR GROUNDS
The Piedmont Agricultural Fair Grounds,
located at Culpeper, were sold Saturday to
Mr.. R. R. Powell, principal of Locust Dale
Academy, for $4,750.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

At Warrenton, Fauquier, colored girl in
Jail confesses to two attempts to burn the
house of her employer, Major T. Towson
Smith, near Bethel Academy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

1t is estimated that over $780, 900 worth
of trade has been lost to Pittsburg in the
past month in consequence of the labor
troubles in that city. This, however, is a
mere drop in the bucket compared with the
losses throughout the country.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19

Two UNDER ARREST CHARGED WITH THE
MURDER OF A. WITHERs. published a
despatch last week stating that Wyatt
Marks had been arrested and committed to
jail in Rockbridge charged with the murder
of A. Withers near Timber Ridge last April,
whose body was found mangled on the rail
road track. Since the arrest of Marks,
Clayborne Breedlove was arrested in Roam
oke under the same charge and is now also
in the Rockbridge Jail. 1t was supposed
at the time of the occurrence that Withers
was killed by the train. 1t is now thought
that he was murdered and his body placed
upon the railroad track. The Lexington
Gazette says
"What evidence the authorities possess
to make the arrest, we are not able to say,
but they are in possession of information
which, if it can be coroborated, will be of
convicting nature. Other arrests will be
made. We are in possession of facts which
just at this time cannot be made public"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19
Episcopal Church in Lexington.
CLASS CoNFIRMED-DEDICA AN
NOUNED.

NOUNED.
We learn from the Lexington Gazette
that, on Sunday of last week, Assistant
Bishop Randolph, confirmed class of 10,
consisting of three ladies and sixteen
young men-six of whom were students of
Washington and Lee University; seven
cadets of the Virginia Military Institute,
and three citizens, and the ladies as above.
1t was announced from the pulpit by the
Rector, that on Sunday, the Both inst, the
church would be formally dedicated by
Bishop Whittle, and at the night services
of that day, another class would be con-
firmed. This occasion will be one of spe-
cial pride to the Episcopalians, to know
that their church is entirely free from debt,
and now the only indebtedness hanging
over the church is small debt on the rec
tory which will be paid very soon."