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in his curt style said "Colonel, if you think
SO, you had better say nothing about it,
That night one or two of our wagons were
emptied and by order of Gen. jackson, with
detail, spent the greater part of the night in
supplying such of our wounded and the
enemy's as had not been removed, with water.
This was my connection with the command,
and as Major Hawks and Major Hartman soon
! returned, was relieved. 1 do not remember
the exact date of Maj. Harman's return, but
| have been informed by Maj. B. T. Bagby that
it was on Monday after the battle, as he came
| from Stanton with him
may not have performed my duties as well
| as they would have been done if my friends,
| Majors Hartman and Hawks, had been there to
| do them themselves; but have the consola-
ton of knowing did my best and that jack
i sons Brigade, at least, was ready to march on
Washington on the Sunday evening of the
fight, so far as having three days rations and
its ammunition on the field. How many more
were in that condition, I don't know. That
, Gen. jackson was satisfied I only infer, in
| that he requested me to act as his amanuenss
to write his report, he being wounded in the
hand, and afterwards gave me strong recon-
mendatlon for appointment in the Quarter
master department, in which he referred to
| this time of which 1 am writing, but which
recommendation. for reasons, 1 never present.
ed, choosing another branch of the service.
| CHARLES GRATTAN.
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ALL ALIKE WIEN TT COMES TO

The VINDICAToR has always urged that
the tariff was matter Of local interests
and not party issue. A locality is for
or against protection, just in proportion to
| what it has to protect. Here in the
Valley of Virginia we want protection
for iron ore because we "raise' it. and
We should not at all object to having
sugar on the free list because we don't
raise it. haven't it for sale, and have to
buy it, Ole of the best illustrations Of
the local character of tariff interests, we
find in letter from Col. William Preston
Johnston, the distinguished President of
Tulane University in New Orleans, Civ
ing his views on Presiden Cleveland's
message. Col. Johnston is Tariff Re-
former. He believes tariff should be
framed to raise revenue and not to give
bounties to particular industries" He
says he endorses sthe general line of
policy" in that message and "agrees with
the arguments by which it is enforced"
but:
Giving in sugar producing country I
ought, perhaps, to say that I object to reduc-
ton of the duty on sugar, on purely revenue
grounds. Sugar has greater claims to protec-
ton, both as agricultural and as a manu-
featured product, than any Of the thousand
articles which have claimed protection as
''infant industries. But the Republican
champions of the protective system have, as
a rule, banded themselves together for its des-
truction, showing that their policy has no
wider scope than narrow partisan or PERSONA
self-interest. I have no hopes of justice from
them. Any pretended revenue reformer who
allies himself with these people to strike the
duty from sugar, under the demagogue cry of
''free breakfast" is utterly at variance with
his avowed principles, since sugar is the article
which puts the largest amount into the FEEDER
al treasury compared to the incidental bounty
! that falls to the producer, and its imposition
is the least onerous to the consumer"
We commend to our "pretended reve-
nue. reformer" contemporaries of Virginia,
| President Johnston's remarks, with the
hope that they will not brand so distin-
guished a member Of the party as $50
called Democrat" because he wants what
! every practical representative man in the
/ Union wants-to promote the interest of
| his own locality. We trust that Col
| Johnston will get some protection for his
| Louisiana sugar and that We will get some
for our Virginia iron ore, and that neither
of US will be sacrificed to the Republican
| free traders of Minnesota nor the Demo-
cratic free traders Of Massachusetts,
| We dare say that neither of US will get as
much protection as we want, nor will
others get as much tariff reduction as they
want-but in the clasning Of great politi-
cal interests concessions must be made on
all sides; and We have great faith that the
wisdom Of the Democracy, which has
| saved tie political in 5eres5s of the South
ern States, will also take care of their prac-
tical interests.
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THE NEWSPAPERS.

The Charlottesville Chronicle has Just
completed its twentieth year of usefulness.
1t was founded by James G. Southall, now
of the Central Presbyterian, and in the
changes that have attended it's twenty
years, many names familiar to Augusta
county, have been connected with it
Glenn. D. Fshburne, Lyttleton Waddell,
W. Il. Waddell, Leigh Waddell las agri-
cultural editGrj, and finally its present
owner and editor, FL. B. Niche. Its
standard fer editorial conduct and news
gathering has never been lowered IN its
history, and it is to-day as 1T has always
been, oae Of our NEST acceptable Virginia
exchanges.
The ore-half of the Religious Herald of
Richmond, owned by the late DR.. j. B.
Jeter, was purchased last week by Hon. J.
Taylor Ellyson. one of the representatives
of that city in the Senate. The owner Of
the other half is Rev. A. E. Dickinson
The Herald which seems TO be an organ
Of the Baptists all over the Union, and not
alone in Virginia, is one of the most re-
NNply lCiISi P2pCAo VIZ
know Of. 1t is a sort OF church campaign
paper, run at as high rate of speed every
week as il the election was to take place
the next day. Every department. edito-
rial. news. correspondence, everything is
kept up to pitch OF excellence, earnestness
and enterprise, that impresses the secu-
lar reader with the idea that the election
IS to be held next week whether the Bap-
fist church and Baptist doctrines shall
rule the world. There is not Baptist
journal in the Union that we have seen
that begins to compare in any respect
and we are measuring our Words-With
this Virginia Baptist paper. The new
partner, Senator Ellyson, has been con-
since DR.. Jeter's death; If not before, and
he has been an important factor in its
conduct.
The Alexandria Gazette, the oldest paper
in Virginia, has entered its 095h year.
We have been reading it for thirty years,
and find 1t to-day as it always has been, a
paper full of news-State, National and
Local. Tie younger Snowdens are two
chips Of the old block who did good service
to Virginia in his day through the same
columns.
Mr.. J. G. Hill, Jr.. son of State Rail-
road Commissioner, Maj. ]. c. Hill,
who has for some time been conducting
his fathers paper the Scottsvllle Courier.
has now succeeded to its entire control.
He is thorough journalist and is making
the Courier live, reliable newspaper aud
excellent Democratic journal. La the
matter of local news gathering, he sets an
! example we should like to see all of our
weekly exchanges follow; for after all the
local news is tle life of a newspaper,
whether in metropolis or village.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13
THE FIRST SHOTS.

The first shots from the opposing poll
tical parties on the tariff revision took
place in the Senate Gu Thursday last, both
delivered by Senators of sufficient national
| Importance in their respective parties to
| make their words more or less binding on
| those of the same faith. We have waded
through eighteen closely printed pages of
the Congressional Record in order to
give our readers the giSt OF the positions
taken, as far as they refer to the tariff. 1t
may he briefly stated.
Senator Sherman favors letting the tariff
stand just where it is, lowering the
Internal Revenue by reducing the whiskey
taxes on stills. rectiliers and special de alers.
and reducing the tax Oh tobacco, and then
to spend the surplus, which will be over
$100,000.00O by Jaly mex, on the depend
eat pension bill, (Which he reptoaches
| the President for having vetoed); on the
coast defenses, (the big many-mlllion-job
| first proposed fcT tie benefit OF New York
| barbor by tle late Samuel j. Ti1deu); for
| Improvement of rivers and harbors; for
| udtlUidl duu lUL Iuc
National Debt. This is q platform which
as the Union armies were raised at the
| North land the coast defense appropriation
would in great bulk 60 there, as now does
the river and harbor appropriation-would
have the streets and fields of the Northern
States paved with greenbacks, and leave
the Southern States the Educational appro-
priation to be doled out to them through
| series Of years. And even in that they
4, would have to share with the illiteracy of
, the Northern States Taking Mr.. Sherman
as its representative, tue platform of the
Republican party for 1888 is 20 empty the
/ National Treasury into the Northern and
Western States, where it gets its vote.
Senator voorhees,, the protection Demo-
crat from Indiana answered Mr.. Sherman.
and to3k the ground that of the tobacco
tax, the twelve and half millions receiy-
| ed from cigars, cigarettes, cheroots and
snuff be retained. and the remaining seven
teen millions On tobacco be abolished; then
leave the tax on all distilled and malt
liquors undisturbed, and then to accom-
plsh the rest Of the reduction of the sur
plus, a revision of the tariff be made in
this spirit:
speak not in support of tariff for revenue
only nor of tariff for protection only, but in
support of tariff which collects the necessary
revenue and at the same time to the extent of
that revenue extends protection with discri-
minating justice to American manufactures.
These are the early deliverances of two
prominent statesmen on the subject which
is to be heard day and night in the 50th
congress for many days to come. Neither
of them will find their party, as a party,
follow that programme Mr.. Sherman will
find lack OF sympathy in the Western and
particularly the Northwestern Republicans,
and Mr.. VOORHEES, will find similar lack
among the Southern Democrats, particu-
larry those of Virginia, North Carolina,
| Alabama, and Tennessee.
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THE TRUE SECRET OF TIE SOLID
SOUTH.

Tho idea that the only forces that hold
the South solid are sentimental remem-
brance Of the war, an enduring hatred OF
the Republican party, Or a chivalrlc recol-
lection of our brave soldiers who persisted
in the civil war, is very misleading. With a
certain percentage of its voters that may
be true, but the solid reason for solid South
is money, prosperity, wealth. >Repub-
lican Administrations tabooed it in the
eyes of the Nation and Of the world, and
the result was that foreign nor American
capital would come here. Since the cleo
tlon of Democratic President all that
has changed; capital has poured in and it
is no exaggeratlon to say that more Anne
rlcan and foreign capital has been inves-
ted in Virginia alone-especially the
Southwestern portion of it-since CIeve-
land was elected, than had been put into
the whole of the Southern States under
the preceding Republican Administra-
tions. And it has kept on increasing year
after year in amounts simply amazing.
The solid South would be idiotic after
this experience with a Democratic Ad-
ministration to go back to Republican
Admin tration. Here are the figures
fatal to Republican Eopes of success, which
show that the amount of capital. 1nclud-
ing capital stock, of Incorporated compa-
MES organized during 1857, compared with
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THE SURPLUS IN THE NATION
al TREASURY.

The surplus, how to extinguish the
surplus, and who is responsible for the sur
plus, has been filing tbs political atmos-
phere for two years past. 50 little had
the people thought about it before that,
that Republican orators presumed on their
lack Of information On the subject, during
the last two campaigns in this State. to
the extent Of telling the voters that the
Democrats were responsible for the sur
plus in the Treasury, and that was where
the money taken out OF the pockets Of the
people by taxation had gone The Demo-
cratic Administration went into power in
March, 1885, let us SEQ what the surplus
IL the treasury was before and after that
Hers are The figures:
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THE THREE EARLY PLANKS
OF THE REPHRI TT4NS


With the control of the government the
Republican leaders seem also to have
lost their wits. This is Presidential year
when every vote is needed, and those
leaders have started out with three old
never-change Bourbon planks for plat
form.
Senator Chandler has introduced bill
empowering the Federal authorities to
take charge of the congressional elections
In South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi
and Louisiana, to appoint supervisors. in
spectors and poll clerks in those States
and also take charge of the registration +!
Senator Sherman makes tariff speech
deprecating the reduction of the surplus
in the Treasury TO such an extent as not
to leave millions for the payment of pen
sions under Dependent Pension bill he
proposes to get through. and which will
pour millions exclusively into the North
ern section Of the Union.
Senator Sherman, an aspirant for the
Presidential nomination, announces that
he will fight Lamar's confirmation for
Justice of the Supreme Court. and other
Republican Senators say the same. A
Senate which has confirmed the nomina
ton of Confederate soldiers, who had
turned Republicans, to United States
Judgeships, should. they think refuse to
confirm another ex-Confederate because be
has not turned Republican.
These are the three old, War, Recon-
struction, Bourbon planks that the Ma
tional ~ Republican party starts out
in the first month Of the Presidential year,
to capture the Southern States with
just now, is to be led-and that by some
body with brains.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13

BOTH SIDES SUFFERING,

The benefactor of his race and time
would be the wise man who could devise
some plan to mediate between labor and
capital, to avert strikes. When they occur
both sides suffer-capital bleeds, labor
starves, and both assume the position of
men whose ssr1ghts' have been invaded.
1t is pitiable light and at the same time
a costly one in every direction. The report
of U. S. Labor Commissioner Wright
shows that in the six years from 1881 to
1886, inclusive, the number of strikes was
%, 1886, of which 1882 we're ordered by
labor organizations, and they involved 1,
264 employees. OF these strikes only
10, 407-about As per cent.-Were success
full; in the remaining 55 per cent, the
strikers failed. And millions of dollars
were lost to both sides olever-for human
life is too brief to allow time to make up
such gigantic losses. 1t appears that in
those six years these strikers lost in wages
Sol SIG 165. The losses caused by lockouts
amounted to SIS 1872 III more. so that the
the total wage loss for the six years was,
in round numbers, sixty millions of dol
lars. The Losses to employers aggregated,
so far as ascertained. $34, 164, 194. One
would think that with sach startling ex-
hibit of the rrecoverable loss of 81 much
tiae, thought, bone and muscle as is re-
presented in these millions of dollars, some
joint effort Of Labor and Capital would be
made to avert its repetition. But SO far
from it,a contest is now going On be tween
the Reading railroad company and the
knights Of Labor, in which sixty thou
sand lab0ring men are losing their daily
wages and millions of dollars are being
lost to the corporation. The wisdom of
the world seems to have struck problem
in this generation which balks all its cal
culations, whether the calculator be clad
In broadcloth or oyeralls.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13

The reader will find on the first page OF
this paper suggestion by correspondent,
which, if adopted, would put the Stone
wall Brigade Band well on it's feet finan-
cially, and nobody would suffer by doing
it. The correspondent puts the work and
sacrifices of the band in striking light.
The Band is invited to play in concert
at Richmond Jan. 3lst, given for the fund
for monument to the Confederate Pri-
vate Soldier.
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ALL OF HER GOODS
REDUCED
To Facilitate
U1CA SALE

4 4 Androscoggin bleachod cot
ton, 8 cts.
A LonesdaIe bleached, 9 cts.
A Fruit Of the Loom bIeached,9c
4 4 Wamsutta bleached, 123c.
Good bleached cottons, 5, 6& &c
Lonesdale cambrics, l24c
"a Brown cotton, Al and sc
"A do do 6 and 7c
"A best brown cotton, s s, SIC
Good glnghams, sc
Good calicos, 5 and sc
Heavy Osnaburg Plaids, Sc
Best shirting, Sc
Good tickings, 10 and 12c
5 Id bales cotton yarn, soc
l lb knitting cotton, 223c
Bergman's Imported Zephyr
yarns, Tic per ounce.
100 yds spool silk, &c
Linen window shades on spring
rollers, 35c -L
Table Oil-cloth, Csc
Floor Oil cloth, zoe
Skirt Braids, sc
Rick Rack Braids, a bunch, SC
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13

The WASHINGTON correspondent of the
Valley Virginian speaking of the Thoebe
contest for Mr.. Carisle's seat, says:
When Congress convened and he was elect
ed Speaker, he appointed the Committee on
Elections. The contest involving his seat
came before that Committee.
Will this correspondent state whether
or not at the appointment of Committees,
which is in the hands Of the Speaker. Mr..
Carlisle did not expressly decline to ap-
point that on Elections, in view Of the
fact that his own seat was contested :?
That is our recollection, and that the
Election Committee was appointed by the
House. If we are right, then there are
many reasons why the Virqinian CORES
pendent should do Mr.. Carlisle the justice
of correcting his statement.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13

You had as we'll ask thrifty Augusta
farmer to leave his farm and go over to
East Virginia to pick sumac for liv-
ing, as to ask Southern State to aban-
don this inpour of prosperity and so back
to the ''po' land" days of the Republican
administrations that flied up the twenty
years that followed the civil war.
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PER- AL.

[Frona the Stanton V51,dicator, Dec. %
At the battle of the first Manassas he Judge
Charles Grattan was acting as Quartermaster,
Commissary, and Ordnance officer for Jack
sons brigade, in the absence of those officers,
and Gen. jackson being wounded Mr.. Grattan
acted as his amanuensis in writing his report
of the action.
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janis 4w

LXTENSION OF CORPORATE LIMITS OF
L STAUNTON:- Notice is hereby given that
on January 3, 1885, adopted aresoution, proposing
to petition the present session of the General AS.
sembly to extend the corporation limits Of
Staunton, as follows
Commencing at the Intersection of the present
western boundary of said city and the centre OF
the Parkersburg road the southeast corner OF
THORN ose Cemetery, thence along the middle of
the road leading to Henry D. Peck's, to point
Immediately west of the northeast corner.of a lot
which corner is at the intersection of an unnamed
street with said loaG the top of the hill thence
by a direct line to the North East corner of the
late residence of Mrs l.. A. Menifee, thence by a
direct line East to the most Southern limit of the
City at the big oak tree ON Nelson Street
NEWTON ARGENBRIGHT,
dec13-2t Clerk CITY CouDcil
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13

TO Margaret H. Parrenr, Kate i Parent VIM
j. Ii PARENT James Parent, Marion F.
Par, emit John H. Parent ard Lucy j.. his wife,
Taylor May AID Capitola E.. his wife, VIM
Burnett, Trustee aud TAKE Notice: That
have fixed on the 4th day OF February, 1888,
Saturday. at my Office III otaunton. to take az.
counts showing lst the tranSactioIs OF w. ID. Run
nes, Sergeant and as such adm L of j. S Parent
decd; End, The debts against the estate of John
5. Parent, decd; 3rd. Whether or not the house
tition in kind between the parties emitted thereto
4th, Whether or not the defendant Marion +. Par
lent is living. and il so, Where 5th, ANY other
matters deemed pertinent II quired to be stated
At which time and place you required TO at
tend. All of which is in accordance with provis
ions of decree entered Jan. 9Th 1885, in the cause
OF Parents afmr VS. Parents heirs. pending in
the Court of Hastings for the city of Stauntou
+ A. G. GORDON,
janis 4W Commissioner
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13

The Republican party commenced AID
built up the surplus, and it remains for tie
Democratic party to make it impossible
that the money Of the people Will be taken
from them and boarded that way again.
Not that the Republican party has not
tried its hand at this. Itdid Try and failed.
1t framed and passed the Morrill, tariff
bill for a reduction Of the revenue, which
went into effect March 3rd, 1883. So far
from decreasing the revenue from tariff
it increased it by millions. It is the Nor
rlll tariff the country is working under
to-day, and here is sample Of how it
s'reduced" the revenue from that source.
The receipts from customs were:
Year ending June 80, 1886. 1892, 1905, 900
=" d" Il" " 1867....... 217, 286, 600
i" &" l." 1888. .(esti-
mated 22S, 200, 900
The Republican party has shown that it
cannot deal with a surplus, except by
spending it. The Democratic party now has
its opportunity to see if the money of the
people cannot be left in their pockets and
not scattered through the Northern States
in Dependent Pension bills.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13

A TTENTION PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.
he Augusta Teachers Association will hold
meeting in the County Superiute ndent's office in
stanton. Saturday, the 2lst inst, at IL A
Nj. A full meeting is specially desired.
NJ. w. BOOKER
S.ML Nj WOODS, Acting Prest.
jan13 it Secretary.
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At COST I!
The Following Specials
At Cost.

200 Ladies' Black & Brown New Market Coats
AT COST.
$50 Ladies' Black and Goiored Jackets
AT COST.
Ladies' Plush and Astrachaa Wraps AT COST.
A Full Line of Children's Cloaks AT COST
A Lot of single and double Shawls AT COST.
A Lot of Ladies' Flannel Skirts AT COST.
Entire Line of DRESS GOODS
AT COST,
A Large Assortment of Dress Trimmings
AT COST.
Red, White and Colored Flannels AT COST.
ITS Pairs of White Bed Blankets AT COST.
ITO Pairs of Colored Blankets AT COST.
500 Bed Comforts AT COST.
a Line of Plush Buggy Robes AT COST.
Entire Line of Wooden Carpets AT COST.
A Large Lot of Brussels Carpets AT COST.
Floor and Table Oil-Cloth All COST.
Mattings, Rugs and Druggets AT COST.
Linen Window Shades Spring Rollers
AT COST.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13

HOUSE WANTED Wanted ON April LIST
IL small house, well located, with four or
nve comfortable rooms. Parties having such prop
erty TO rent falling vacant about that time, will
please communicate with
MRS. Fl B. PRATT
Janis At los Church Street.
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MARK YOU
The retail price is the same for Stonebrak CT IS
it is fer the other kind

They are the best in the W rid. Not so extern
sively advertised as other kinds but Just enough
to remind the people that while they spending
their money they should demand the best.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13

You can talk about oils, plasters ard magical
mixtures, but when it comes right down to COM
fort. ease and certain cure they all Stonebra-
ker's Liniment rs and so cents bottle.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13
Five cent Indian MendS Everything.

Every enterl rising Merchant sells cent Indian,
Glue. A table, lamp, a vase OF a shoe, can ALL
tie mended with Indian Glue, price cents.
AS you swing around the circle, don't forget
accidents will happen. A word to the wise means
bottle of Stonebraker's Linment before you
start. DULY cost 25 cts.