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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

SUICIDE IN A CHURCH.-Duriug prayer
meeting at Me. idian Street NJ. E. Church,
Indianapolis, Thursday night, the people
present were alarmed by groans, and on IT,
vestigation Eugene zinzis was found on
the floor in pew with an empty bottle at
hapd. The bottle had contained carbolic
acid, which Zinzis had swallowed. He
died before he could he removed from the
church. zinz;s went from Minneapolis last
spring and married young lady of Iodian-
apolis. There is no cause known for the
act unless it be depression over the death
of his parents, who are said to have conf
mitted suicide few days siuce.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

A GIGANTIC FossIL.-Prof. F. W.
Cragin, of Washburn College, last week
discovered at Downs, Osborne county,
Kan, the petrified remains of a huge fos-
sill. Prof Cragin pronounces it the most
remarkable specimen found since 1877. The
animal complete was little over 16 feet in
length. The jaws measure 8 feet 8 inches,
the neck between and 5 feet long, and
the body about 9 feet long and or feet
through. 1t had immense teeth, about 8
inches in length, and each pair worked in.
dependent of the rest, like pair of hooked
shears. The animal was of such gigantic
proportions that it would have been able tt
crush horse in its massive jaws, and mus
have been king of the water. 1t had flip
pers quite similar to SEALS, and its feet
two in number, were short. tits plain thai
it was an aquatic animal of the leptiliar
age.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
0'Ferrall Reneminated.
A MOST ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRATIC CON-
vENTIoN.
Especial Telegram to the Dispatch.J


Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
WOODSTOCK, VA, July 26.-The Congress
slonal Convention for the Seventh district
met here to-day in handsomely decorated
hall. There was large delegation of rep
resentative men. A. Moore, Jr., of Clarke
county, was elected chairman, aud in brief
speech enthused the convention. Resolu-
tions were enthusiastically adopted endors-
ing the national Democratic platform and
nominees, the Mills bill, and the course, of
the Hon. Charles T. O'Ferrall in Congress
MS support of the Mills bill in particular
samuel K. Woods, of Albemarle, nomi-
mated Colonel OFerrall for Congress in a
cnaste and eloquent speech. He was fol-
lowing by L. R. Steele, of Warren. in a
forclble address. In a vote by counties
nine out Of the ten gave Colonel O'FerraIJ
IaS votes-Page, with 10 votes, and the civ
OF winchester, with 5 votes, not voting
The nomination was then made unaninoons
Ringing addresses were then made bv Col.
onel O'Ferrall, the nominee, and bv his COM
petitor for the nomination, William r. Aia1.
ander, Esq. of Winchester, who witbdrew
| from the contest before the Convention Ali
the speeches made were in favor of harmon
and unity, and the enthusiasm at times
reached fever-heat.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

GOV. PORTER DECLINES. Republi-
cans expected to induce Gov. Porter, of In
diana, to agree to be candidate for Gov
ernor, believing that his popularity would
greatly assist Harrison to carry that State,
and for that reason made strong appeals to
him to consent, hat he has declined, much
to the disappointment and regret of the Re-
publicans generally. He promises to can
vass for Harrison, but is not willing himself
to be candidate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

DEATH OF Postmaster AT MT. CRAw.
FoRD.-Mr. John Foley, postmaster at Mt
Crawford, died az 1880 A. NJ, Monday, ir
the seventy second year of his age, from 6
stroke of paralysis received about five hours
previous to his death. He was appointed
postmaster about twenty years ago, anG
was an accommodating officer. He leaves
a widow and four children,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

The Cleveland and Thurman badges fol
the democratic club are neat combination
of the national flag and the red bandana.
The portrait of Cleveland is fcstooned with
the national colors, and the picture of Thur.
man underneath stands out from bandana
ground work.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

BARBOUR ACQUITTED. = The exciting
trial at Culpeper Of Edwin Barbour fol
shooting and killing Ellis B. Williams or
the 1st of last March Was concluded last
Saturday and resulted in verdict of &C
quittaI. Williams assailed Barbour in
Balbon,'s office. Both were shot-Wil.
liams fatally, and Barbour dangerously
They were editors and the difficulty grew
OFT OF mutually Insulting articles published
In taeir papers,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
O'Donovan Rosa, the famous Irish revc

O'Donovan Rosa, the famous Irish revo
lutionist in New York, says:
81 am tired of hearing the Irish people il
this country talk about protective tariff.
The truth of the matter is that there are 9
number of Irish republicans in this country
who are Irish patriots for revenue only
They are what is known as professions
lrishmen. From what T have seen of pro
lection in this country, it is the manufac.
turer and millionaire who are protected.
while my poor countrymen, the laborer and
artisan, although they may get fair wages,
at the end of the year they are just as poor
as when they began"
Mr.. Rosa is rather reckless in his talk
about Irish revolution, says the Alexandria
Gazette, but great many of the Irishmen
in this country agree, with their native
democratic fellow citizens, that he is per-
feetly sound on the tariff question.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

The indianapolis Central Labor Union
has passed resolutions denoancing Grand
son Harrison for his attitude toward the
strikes of 1877, his votes on Chinese immi.
grafton and his lifetime hostility to the la
Dor class. The intelligent estimate put on
MIR. Harrison by these people, who live near
him and have the best opportunity for judg.
ing his real attitude on labor questions,
should impress the workingmen all over the
country with the necessity of aiding in his
defeat.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

The colored missionaries sent from Phila-
delphia by Chairman Quay, of the national
republican committee, to capture the. color
cd democratic convention recently held in
indianapolis, have returned to Philadelphi.
with depleted pocket books and acknowl-
edge that their mission was fruitless. OF
their failure to get into the convention hall,
one of them sai0: SIT is we'll We did not at
tend, for We were told there were eight re-
volvers in sight, Another said, s.There
were too many razors for u.s."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

ssCLEvELAND's LUCK. President Cleyo.
land is as lucky in catching fish as ia catch.
ing votes. In the fishing party In the Great
South Bay last week, he caught more fab
than all the other members of the party
together. Now we may expect to hear the
Republicans say Fool far luck" His
luck will be spt to make fools Of them, and
they should beware the ides Of EoseRbsr.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
VIII cost under Mills tariff,

This makes difference of 81 10, OR II
per cent. reduction from the cost under the
present tariff. These are plain facts, and
are submitted for the benefit of those vino
are DESTROYS of learning the truth. We
have as warm an interest in the pottery
trade as any one can have who has not en-
ba,ked in the business aud we undertake
to say that it has been treated as tenderly
by the committee which had the proposed
tariff in charge as could have been desired
by it's most ardent friends.'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

CATNIP TEA FOR THE REPUBLICAN PAR
TY.-Gen. Fisk, the Prohibition candidate
for President, was interviewed rece ntly BY
a National Press Association reporter, and
in reply to the question as to what he
thought of the little temperance plank hook
ed on to the tail of the Republican platform
said:-
SIT doesn't amount to anything. 1t was
put in for the purpose of appeasing the
thousands who have been demanding q
more advanced position by the Republican
party. A friend of mine who was a dele
gate to the convention told me that before
the so called temperance plank was insert
ed it was submitted to Sheridan Shook, the
great New York brewer, who was also a
delegate. Shook was the representative of
the liquor interest in New York and was
evidently authorized to speak. Why, of
course, put that in, said Shook, that will an
swer the purpose, and it isn't half as strong
temperance plank, as we brewers adopt
ed. That's only little catnip tea for the
Republican party-we don't object to it."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

The pure food bill now en- the calendar
of the house of representatives cannot too
soon become law. The adulteration of
food articles is one of the most crying evils
Of our time aud country, and any means
that may contribute to checking it ought
to have earnest support. 1t is to be hoped
that the bill may be speedily passed, and,
when become law, honestly and ener-
getically enforced.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

~
While Gen. Harrison is on record in favo,
of importation of Chinese labor his col
league Mr.. Morton is eportedassm ploying
Scotch and English farm laborers because
he could get them for 25 cts day less thar
his neighbois were paying, and when they
saw the point aud threatened to quit said
he would get Italians to take their places.
Hsrrison and Morton seem to be rather
poor representatives of party that claim
to favor protection to American working.
men. Charleston CIV. Val StGr.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

RoBERTsoN:-On the 2lst of July. at his late
resIdence In Nelson county, near MontebeIIo.
lanes "A. robertson, In the Goth year of his
age. Inc deceased was a member of the Ban
Mst Cnurcn, and kind neighbor and friend.
he leaves widow and several children He
was buried at Old Mt. Zion cemetery-the
Innerai services by Rev. B. E. Gleason, of the
LEMIs-At MS home. in the Richlands, Green
DrleI county: w. Va, on Friday, July both.
OF old age. Mr.. Archibald Lewis. AGED II
years and months. He was buried the next
gay at Bunger's Mill graveyard. He had
been member of the Methodist church for
A. Eye years. ofhis ten children, eight survive,
HUDsoN-In Staunton, on Wednesday. the 25ffs
ult;, lanes W., infant son of Judge VIM A
ana L. Florence Hudson, aged months
sTUARTa1n Staunton. Va, July 24th, J-.mss
EWell Brown Stuart, son of j. e. B. AID T p
stuart, and grandson of Gen. ]. E. Z. Stuart.
aged 1O months and IA days ''u"i -
DIcKsoN.-On Thursday, July the 18th at bf.
home, in Richards, sumner conntv Te, ris
OF consumption. Mr.. Reniok r. Dickson soej
Va. county, W.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

Leo T. Dryer, of Chicago, who has been
the leader of the united labor party in that
city, and who was member of the last
Illinois Legislature, has thrown in his lot
with the democrats, and will stump the
State for the democratic ticket.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

Albenarle grape growers report that
their grapes have rotted some already, but
they say that If the good weather they are
having now will only continue for a week
or two longer thu crop will be the best thew
have bad for several years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

W. F. Mathews, prominent merchant:
OF Lynchburg, member of the city council
and OF the democratic State executive COM
mittee, has entered suit for divorce from
his wife
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

In Halifax county Bruce Younger, color
ed, was lynched for a criminal assault on
Mrs. Robert Dodd, white. He confessed
his guilt before he was hanged and riddled
with bullets. Mrs. Dodd is in a precarious
condition. He entered the house through
window when Mrs. Dodd was asleep.
Her struggles and cries prevented the &C
complishment of his fiendish purpose.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

Gladstone says: 1.-THE American system
OF protection favors British commerce. J."
While our Republican exchanges are devot-
ing so much space to English opinions ON
American politics, it might perhaps be well
for them to mention the ''grand old man"
occasionally.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN HARRISON

BURG.-At the municipal election in Har
risonburg, the Democrats elected their can
didate for Mayor by majority of T. apd
elected a majority of the Council. The
Democratic candidate for Mayor was F. G.
Woodson, and the Republican, D. Shelley
Lewis, the present incumbent, who was
elected last year by majority OF SO.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
~Geu Ben. Harrison has met with ma,

@Gen. Ben. Harrison has met with many
political defeats in his day. He has been
voted down for member of the City Council
of indianapolis, for Prosecuting Attorney
of Marion county, for Governor Of tbs State
aud for the Uuited States Seuste. HIS next
defeat will be for President. and il will be
oysswheiming.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

"THE FOOL LABoRING MEN AND cUssED
pRoH1D1TIoNIsTs." IA republican business
man of Evansville, Ind,, writes a friend
that 'sif it were not for the fool laboring
men and the crssed prohihitioniste, | think
We could carry the State for Harrison and
Morton, but With these two classes of idiots
in the way I am fearful we will lose In
diana.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

The claim that employees in protected In
dustries are worse paid than in the unpro-
tected finds proof in the following table
compiled by the Wheeling Register:
The following table is complied from the
facts as given in the census of 1880, vol. H.,
page II:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

Gen. Harrison admits that he voted to
allow the Chinese to come to this country,
but it was :'in common with the great body
of the Republican party" 1t seems to US
that this, instead Of helping Gen. Har-
ris,n out of the hole. puts the whole Repub
lican party in it.-Charleston (W. Va.)
Star
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

AN
a. contractors are invited to examine fba mod.
1Meo pans ana specifications for the NEW LII
III CHURCH, at Staunfou. va. and 70 ~
ier proposals for the erection OF the sama ho,h
i tor q turnkey job. and for the separate
Sealed proposals will he r.,oat,,, - y.
O'Clock p; M, August 18th. 1883. up W o
40 he STRICTLY CASH Ion
factory bond suii gu 10 give satls-
y rIaas and specifications at the office NJ The
N9 fha r, LIE association, StauEton, Va.
bids. - reserved 10 reject any aud ali
''N" NJ. z. FUNKHOUSER.
9. @. BERRY,
]. A. WISE,
8. W. FoULK. Architect. BUILDING Con,
aug lit HS Ooin--
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

SIZE Is LIvING.-A correspondent inquiries
if ex-senator Humans wife is living.
She is, and in excellent health and buoyant
spirits. When Mr.. Thurman starts on his
campaigning tour he will be accompanied
by Mrs. Thurman, who has been his COM
panion and counsellor for about fifty years.
Bait. Sun.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

AN IMPORTANT CoNFEssIoN.-Mr. James
P. Foster, the President of the Republican
League of the United States, is complain
ing that the capitalists aud monopolists
''soho are getting practically the sole benefit,
or at least the most important benefits, Of The
tariff lGios," are not contributing to the
Republican campaign fund as they should
The above language quoted by Foster is
that of a Republican Senator, who also
said:-
''The campaign which we are about to
enter will concern, moro than anybody else,
the manufacturers of this country. They
have heretofore been very laggard in their
contribution to the republican cause. Iu
fact, If | could punish t.am without punish.
ing the cause of protection itself, would
oonsign them to the hottest place | could
think Of on account Of their cravenal parsi-
mony." '1f," said he, II had my way
about it, | would put the manufacturers OF
Pennsylvania under the fite aud fry all the
fat out of them. If the Mills tariff bill
comes to the Senate, there will be some
votes cast there which will open the eyes OF
some of these people who have, while
gathering their millions, treated the repub-
lican party as their humble servant.' The
Foster circular doss not give the name OF
the Senator whose acrid language it so free.
ly quotes.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
Will cost under Mills tariff.

1t will be seen that the 55 per cent. duty
was levied exclusive of package or charges,
while the proposed As per cent. is levied on
the entire invoice cost, and that the diff
ference between the two tariffs in the cost
of this crate of plain goods is Is cents !!
Under the present tariff it cost exactly
$57 &c, and under the Mills bill it would
cost exactly $57 10, and that is the whole
of it.
ware to the same test 1t contains 10 din
per sets of 1919 pieces
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

MALONE STILL CoNTRoLs.-The Ma
hone republicans predict that the measures
adopted by the State committee at its meet
ing inPetslsbuigJuly oath will result in uni
ting the two warriug factions of the party
Mahone'I friends say that Wise and Hous-
ton cannot refuse to agree to the plan of
submitting the choice of electors in the dis
tricts now claimsd by the kickers to the
congressional conventions which the State
committee has called in said districts. Ma
hone counts upon easily controlling these
conventions, and thus securing their indorse-
ment of his electors. Members of the State
committee who were present at the last
meeting of Mahone's State committee say
that the question of calling a congressional
convention in the seventh district was left
to the district to decide upon the represen
tatioa that Gen. Roller, of Rockingham,
would probably run as an independent
again this year. If this is done the repub
deans expect to indorse bis candidacy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
The Malone ard Wise Factions.
THE MALONE SPIDER AND THE HoUDTo


FLY.
Under date of July 21st, Col. d. f.
Houston, as Chairman of the State Com
mittee of the Wise faction, wrote letter
to Malone, Chairman of the State Commit
Tee of the Mahcne faction, in reference to
agreeing upon single electoral ticket, and
under date of July 9th Malone replied at
length, in two column letter, in which he
scouts the proffers of adjustment with the
most supreme contempt, charging the
members of the Wise faction with all sorts
Of rascality, and even with forgery" and
pouring contempt and heaping insult upon
them as if with the view of making it i'm
possible for them to act with the faction he
represents, and then superciliously tells
them that they may attend the Congress
sional Conventions his faction has called
and let it be dett rmined in them whether
or not Mahone's electors shall be recognized
as the electors f the Republican party.
We have room only for brief extract
from Mahone's letter, but it indicates the
character Of the whole. After showing the
manner in which some of the electors were
chosen, Mahoue says -
SIS ticket thus conceived and brought
forth worthy of our "concurrencs" or of
the support of the people whom you affront
and seek to deprive of theft dearest and
highest civil and political powers and privi-
leges? Aud yet what we have cited are but
90 ratl IAN hu mo fha
audacious and iniquitous) of course here
and at Chicago, which, after expelling the
honest representatives of our people from
the National Convention and betrayiug
their seats there to a foul invasion, would
now, if possible, proceed to cap the climax
of imposition aud spoliation by this usurpa-
ton of popular sovereignty in six of the
ten congressional districts of this State
How all this comports with the loud pro-
tesiations made by some of your leading
orators, letter writers, and committee lob
byists of devotion to political equality and
to the rule OF the majority, and of detesta-
ton of fraud aud despotisn, leave to the
Judgment of the public, both inside and
outside the bounds Of Virginia but I
would suggest that hencsforth these pro-
testations must be abated, and that all who
arc implicated in the series of unparalleled
wrongs and crimes that have been com
mitted against the Republicans of Virginia
in the name Of Republicanism are forever
barred and estopped from condemning and
execrating in Democrats and Bourbons the
very offences they themselves have perpe-
trated, with the aggravation that they we're
done against their own household"
The fly of the Wise faction is buzzjng in
the web, and the Malone spider is enjoying
the music, as it knows that in sholt time
it will enjoy feast.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

Mahona has issued secret circular call
ing another conference and expressing fear
Of losing his district,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
KILLED TWO MEN-Tbe Abingdon

AlLhEp TWO MEN.-Ine Abingdon PT
ginian of the Goth of July, says
Trigg Davis, who shot and killed two
men at Axton, Henry county, last week,
/. has not yet been arrested. The authorities
are using every effort to capture him. He
was seen in the neighborhood of Roanake a
few days since"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
/. HIGHLY PROTECTED INDUSTRIES.
A0i"So ""Sos-' S5I
2. UNPROTECTED, OR SLIGHTLY PROTECTED
Average wages.

Voi0SO ""SOs..-..''.. S4Zo
How can meu with these facts before
them suffer themselves any longer to be
dragged with the rope of protection round
their necks?-Rich. State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

STILL THEY COME.-The foremost Ger
man paper, of San Francisco, the California
Denp.krat, for many years republican, vent
over to Cleveland and tariff reduction Fri
day morning.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

On Wednesday last Judge J. NJ. Jackson
received the nomination for Congress in
the 4th District Of West Virginia, over
Hon. Charles E. Hogg, the present incum-
bent. The candidates were jackson, Hogg,
and Gibson. The Convention was stormy,
and on the 3rd ballot Jackson was nominal
ted, receiving only 4votes more than Hogg.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
M MARRIAGES..

WATTs-MooRE.-Mrs Mamie Watts daughter
of Mr.. r. Renick Dickson was married in,
Tennessee on the 18th OF July to DR.. Moore
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

On last Satin day Bryant Postoffice was
established in Nelson county With Maggie
Ptnson as postn aster.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01

GEN. HARRIsoN's VIRGINIA ooUsrNs.-A
letter in tie Alex Gazette dated Plains
July 10th, and signed ,'Consin Ben's con.
SIM" in speaking if Gen. Harrison, says
have been told that Oh one occasion be
was being congratulated on being a des-
cendant of Virginians. when he replied, 81
thank God was not born south of Mason
and Dixon's line" As Cousin Ben takes
no stock in his Virginia consins, I am quite
sure Copsiu Ben's Virginia cousins will take
no stock in him.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-01
DISTRICTS.

DISTRICTS.
LIST. T. R. B. WRIGHT. OF Essex.
Cd. d. GARDNER TYLER, of Charles City.
Sd, TAZEWELL Elicit. of Richmond.
4th. WIN. R. MCKINNEY, of Petersburg.
5th. HERBERT G. PETERS, of Henry.
9Th. w. W. BERRY, of Bedford.
9TH. MICAJAH WOODS, of Albemarle.
9Th. E. E. MEREDITH, of Prince William.
9th. JOHN A. BUCHANAN, of Washington.
10th. R. B. POORE. of Appomattox.