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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04
SOUTHWA ARD.
DAILY,
Standard Time, Express. Express.
18th Meridian. No. 8. No. 1.

No. has Pullman Buffet Sleeper New York
to Chattanooga, without change, via Harris
burg, hagerstown. ami Roanoke; also makes
connection at Hsgerstown with fast mail from
Baltimore
No has through connection from Philadel-
phia via HaIrisburg and G. V. Railroad and
from Baltimore via w. NJ. r. r. Daily except
sunday.
CONNECTIONS.
At Hagerstown, Md, with the Western Mary
land Railroad to and from Baltimore, Freder-
lex, Emmittsburg. Gettysburg, Penmar
Waynesboro, Pa, and points on the Western
Maryland Railroad and branches.
With the Cumberland Valley Railroad to and
from Harrisburg, Carlisle, Shippensburg
Cham bersburg, Mercersburg, Martinsburg, and
points on the Cumberland Valley Railroad and
branches.
Also to and from Pittsburg and the West and
Northwest. and Boston, New York Philadel-
phia, and the North and East.
At Shenandoah Junction, W. Va, with Mafr,
Line of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to and from'
the West.
No. 3makes close connection at Waynashoro,.
Junction with G. & Ry. East and West
bound trains.
At Loeb Laird, with Lexington Branch of;
Richmond & Allegheny Railroad
At Buchanan with Main Line of Richmond
& Allegheny Railroad.
At Roanoke, with Norfolk & Western Rail-.
road.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
Al Boyce. for Wildwood and Winchester Va
AtTroutviIle for Fincastle
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

WORDS OF PRAIsE.-The Boston Trau-
script, republican paper, speaks in warm
praise of the speech of Senator Daniel, of
Virginia, on Mr.. Blair's Confederate soldier
bill. 1t says: Senator Daniel acquitted
himself ia the most handsome and satisfac-
tory manner" The Transcript then quotes
from Senator Daniels speech, in which he
declared that when he came out of the war
he chad contempt for but two classes of
men engaged in it-frst, those who made
apologies, and second, those who demand
ed them"-and adds: ''This is a saying
that well condenses large volume of elo-
quence, and, widely passed round as it will
be, will do much to settle the whole bust
ness"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

THE FLOOD OVER THE OcEAN.-Berlin,
March 30.-A heavy rainstorm ragged for
several hours last night and reports of far
Their damage in consequence are coming in.
The gas works of Posen have been destroy
ed and the city is in darkness. The Rhine
continues to rise, and people residing along
its lower banks are deserving their homes.
The number Of absolutely homeless people
in the inundated districts is place at 70, 900.
Advices from along the Vistula river are to
tbs effect that the distress exceeds the
worst expectations, aud that there can be
no harvest for the Inhabitants of the sur
rounding districts this year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04
MysTEnroUsLy DRowNED.-A Park.

MYsTEnIoUsLY DRowNED.-A Parkers-
burg CIV. Va.) special says: There was
found in the Ohio river near New Cumber-
land, West Va, last night the body of an
elegantly dressed woman. 1t had evident
ly been in the water some time, as it was
partially decomposed. The face vas al
most completely obliterated and unrecog-
nizable. The body was clad in sealskiu
sacque, black silk dress, deliberately trim,
med, aud undercloJhiDg of fine embroider
ed silk and linen. The dead woman had
on gold watch and wore a valuable dia
mond and emerald ring.
The whole appearance of the body indi.
Gated wealthy woman OF perhaps thirty
five years. In her pocket was purse con
tanning $50 in paper and gold, but nothing
by which Identification was possible. This
discovery causes much inquiry. No one
has been missing up the river lately. 1t is
thought that it is case of suicide. Nc
marks of violence were found on the body,
but the position of the arms SHOW desper
ate struggle. The body is held at Wells.
vile for Identification.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04
rbo Knirhts off lahor attrihnte the failn

The Knights of labor attribute the failure
of the Reading Railroad strike to the broth
erhood of locomotive engineers, aud the
brotherhood of locomotive engineers attrib-
ute the failure of the Burlington Railroad
strike to the knights of labor. Both are
right in part, but the real cause of tho fail
ure in each case was the fact that this be-
ing free country, men out of employment
have the legal right to seek it wherever it
can be found, and that no man has a legal
right to prevent another one from working
on such terms as he may be disposed to &C
cept. Law is the only thing that protects
labor in this country; but demagogues have
taught mauy laboreEs to believe otherwise.
Alec. GGzette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

One of the greatest objections to protec
tive tariff is, that it makes it to the interest
of wealthy individuals and corporations to
control Legislatures. These individuals
must control by bribery or otherwise, else
they will fail of their protectionist majority
in the U. S. Senate, and they must put
money into Congressional Districts or the
lower branch of Congress may be honest
and intelligent enough to reduce tariff taxes
The Republicans keep, aud have kept for
years. well paid lobby at Washington to
defeat tariff legislation. The lobbyists are
there now and will remain there until Con-
gress adjourns. -Kandwha ". Va) Ga
zette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

MORE sTR1KERs.- Chicago March 81
The engineers, firemeD, switchmen, brake
men, aud large number of the conductors
on the Chic go, Milwaukee and st. Paul
struck at midnight. The strike includes
the employees Of ali the divisions centering in
Chicago, both freight and passenger. The
last passenger train manned by Brother
hood crew left the Union depot at II o'clock
last night. This bold move was made at "a
special meeting held last night at No. 1852
west Lake street, at which fully ZOO men
were present, including engineers, fremen,
brakemeD, conductors, and switchmen
The meeting was an excited and enthusi-
astic one. As speech after speech was
made the excitement increased, and when a
motion was made to stop every wheel on
the road at midnight, 1t was carried with a
whoop that vas heard blocks away. This
strike, which by tonight may include every
division OF ihe ST. Paul system, is the result
of yeste,dty's woi k at the yards.
The nter ale iDceRsed over the action of
the company IN employing new engineers
and tiremen, aud conductors who have acted
as CT ginee,s, to take their places. Many of
the meu regarded Thursdays strike as a
trivial effair and expected that the company
would gracefully concede and make bind
ing promise not to receive ''Q' cars. In
stead, the 'mpany accepted the situation
and commenced filling the places Of the
strikers at once. This is the real cause of
the strike that promises to be long and
| desperate one.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

Despite the rosy hued picture of Virgin
las prosperity, as presented by the Manu-
fdcturers' Record of Baltimore, few men
well informed of the true condition of the
5 ate will deny that her agricultural utter
ests, by far her greatest, were rarely before
SO unpromising. And yet the existing
tariff compels her farmers to pay double
price for almost everything they have to
buy, while it curtails the foreign market for
al they have to sell.-Alec. Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

AN OLD MAN.-Mr. Edward Embrey who
lives near Morrisville, Fauquier county, Va,
familiarity known as Uncle Nsd," will be
one hundred years old some time next fall.
Last November election he walked to the
polls and put IN bis seventy sixth democrat
ic ballot Some of bis friends wanted to
carry him down to sea the President, but
he thought he would wait another year
when he would be an even hundred land
would have helped to elect Cleveland a sec
ond time IV1rrenton Virqiniqn.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

A SERIOUS JoKE.-At q leap. year party
near BonnersVille, Dakota, young lady
proposed to the gentleman she had escort
ed, and, on being accepted, produced min
lister and a marriage ceremony was perform
ed. The bride defended the affair for a
Joke, but the groom does not take it in that
way, and has called upon the court to decide
upon thu legally of the marriage.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

Mr.. Powderly has issued an address to
the knights Of labor, in which he recon-
mends the entire abolition of strikes, which,
he says, are never succe ssful, and always
losing operations to those engaged in them.
Mr.. Powderly gives his organization good
advice 10 this respect at least
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

ALBERT MCCAULEY CONVICTED. In the
County Court of Rockingham, Albert Nc
Cauley, charged with committing rape up
on little white girl that he was raising,
was convicted and sentenced to 10 years
imprisonment in the penitentiaIy, the short
est term for tn 1t offense the law allows.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

AN EARTHQUAKE sHoCK.-Last Sunday
night, shock of earthquake was felt at
Holbrock, Arizona Territory, lasting ten
seconds. The vibration was from east to
west, and was quite perceptible. Houses
trembled. A strong wind from the south
was blowing at the same time.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

A PERMANENT FAIR "A permanent fair
association with capital of $4,000 has
been organized at Newberp, N. c. The re-
cent fish and oyster fair at Newborn was a
great success in a financial way, and large
fund will be available for next years ex-
hibit.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

John Sherman waSabsent from the CAPT.
tol when it was struck by lightning the 9th
erday. This was bad. After having car
ried presidential lightning rod for SO
many years, it seems like cruel freak of
fate, that when the bolt was running around
hunting for him, was the very time he was
not there. Perhaps the lightning will
strike in another locality when the national
convention is held in Chicago, which will
be still worse.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

HOTEL WAITER KILLED.-In the st.
Charles Hotel in Richmond at quarter
past 8 O'Clock, last Monday night, W. Fl.
Godsey, Manager Of that Hotel, shot and
killed a colored waiter named David Glass
1t seems that in an alteration, Glass struck
Godsey severe blow with chair when God
sey fired four Or five shots, three of which
took effect, and Glass died in a short time,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

FATAL ACCIDENT.-O Caperton, a
well known citizen of Summers county, fell
; distance If fifteen feet into culvert be-
tween tho depot and upper Hinton, on the
night of March 2lst. 1898. His thigh was
broken and his skull fractured. He died on
the fol"N ing night at II o'clock. -Nonroe
Co YatchmaR
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04


AS the Lynchburg Netos says, John S.
Wise, whose professed attachment to Ma
hone induced him to assume most AFFECT
ly seryile tone when the latter was his patron
saint of politics, is now warbliDg very de-
cidedly different tune. He is now posing
as the constituted guardian Of bis
former lord and master, and in a recent cir
cular letter addressed to the Republicans of
Virginia, he beseeches them to unite with
him in saving Malone from his own folly.
He says, speaking of bis opposition to any
perpetuatiou of Mahone's arbitrary and
autocratic domination:
1--WE have asked for no assistance in max
ing this issue from that class of maloontents
known as 'kickers, or from the pers NAL
enemies Of General aiahoue, lest be class
ed with them AS true Republican, and
as General Mahone's friend, l appeal to
sou as a.tlue Republican and as his friend
to unite pith ne in stopping him from in
jurug the party and himself by the course
he is pursuing. Let us, his Fl lends, unite
and put eur foot down. Argument ssems
to have no effect with him. Let us stop
him by force Of ouE firm refusal as his
friends to go his way and then be will go
our way.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

CALAMITous FIRES. --PfSihr March 3d.
A number Of catami'pns fres occurred in
Hungary duriog the prev lenee Of the gale.
At Kikinda fifteen hnnAre1 persons we're
rendered sheiterless, ard are cappsd ont 10
the snow. Thirty sight hpusss were burn
ed and many lives lost at Mezo BereDy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

Andrew Carnegie, the Pittsburg million
ARE iron man, Will spend bis summer in the
Highlands Of Scotland. High protective
tariff euah, ed him to do it, but his en-
ploges where will they spend the summer?
(W. Va.) Star.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

A cannery is about to be established at
Alexandria which will employ sc. hands for
eight months in the year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

On last Saturday, at Lexington, G. F.
Jordan & Co., propretors of the Bnena
Vista cqnnery, contracted with Dniguid &
Noon, of Lynchburg to furnish 240 600 Sans
to be used by their cannery.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

Az- A carload of Iron beau DOUBLE shovel
Flows, Single-shovel PIows and plow steeis'
just received by Baker & Brown.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04
Thursday, May The lOth. lSSS.
GEO. "a. COCHRAN.
COn MIR

!, B. F. Terry. Deputy Clerk OF the Circuit
Court of Augusta county. do certify that the
bond required In the foregoing ctuss has been
duly executed according 10 law by &c lrge NJ
Cochran, the Comu'r appointed herein:
Given under my hand this 81 day OF A pr1l
1888. 3 f. TERRY.
apr lids Dep. Clerk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04
TIE Virginia Republican Convention
from the National Republican.

From the National Republican.
The republican executive committee of
Virginia has met and called a convention Of
the party to meet in Petersburg on the 18th
of May for the purpose of selecting twenty
four delegates to the republican national
convention, which is to be held in Chicago
on the 10Th of June.
II is unfortunate that Che committee
which net in Petersburg had neither a copy
of the rules and regulations adopted by the
last national republican convention uor the
call made by the national committee, which
met in Washington on the 9Th of December
last, for it is to be presumed that if the
committee had been 10 possession of these
documents it would not have deliberately
violated the party law.
This law is plain and easily understood.
The state convention has the right to
nama AMI instruct, if it chooses to do SO,
the four delegates for the state at large.
That done, its power ceases. Each con-
gressional district, in convention, has the
right to name the two delegates to repre-
sent that district, and neither the state con-
vention nor the state committee can deprive
the districts of this right. The attempt to
do so is bold usurpation of power unsup-
ported by law.
1t was claimed in the committee, by some
of the members who opposed its action, that
the proposal to have the entire state delega-
ton named by the state convention was in
the interest of particular candidate. If
this is true, that candidate might well ask
to be saved from his friends, and can do no
wiser act than to repudiate that action.
The congressional districts in Virginia
are not bound by the action Of the state
committee and should disregard it. Each
district should select its two delegates in
it's own convention, commission them, in
struct them il it chooses to do SO, and send
them to Chicago. Delegates selected in
that manner will be admitted TO seats, which
privilege will be denied to those selected
by the state convention. except the four to
represent the state at large.
The action Of the Virginia committee
cannot he Endorsed by republicans. 1t is
matter of regret to every republican. 1t
weakens the party in Virginia and makes
it possible for the democrats to carry the
state. The republicans believe in observ-
ing the laws. both of the country and party.
and will repudiate any attempt at bossism.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, AGAINST
MALONE, TIE ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE,
AND SHERMAN.-It will be seen from the
article we copy from the National Repu6ti-
can that it is emphatic in its condemnation
of the policy of Malone and the action of
the Republican State Committee. This is
very significant from the fact that it has
heretofore supported Malone in all that he
did. It shows, too, that it is opposed to
Sherman for President.
The opposition. Republicans to Malone
and the present organization of their party
in this State have the majority ofithe press
OF that party and number of able leaders,
and, if they have the courage of their con-
victions," can make a good, if rot sue
cessful fight. Will they be true to their
convictions and make a manly fight, or will
they succumb to the behests of the ''Boss, y
whose yoke so gals their necks9 They
have the strength to thro" off the yoke of
bondage, but will they exercise it? Ma
hone defies them. Will they tamely sub
nit? Nous VeYrOnS,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

lJALE OF VALUABLE REAL Estate
y Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court
of Augusta, rendered IN the cause of Doll VS.
Kerr ct al. we will sell at public auction in
roGt OF the court house in .aunton, on
Monday March SOth. 1888.
that very valuable tract of land lately belong
ing to the estate of VIM. Kerr known as the
Black fam. This tract contains about go
acres near Summerdean, is well watered, has
good timber and is fair land for the section.
TERMS:-Cash in hand to pay costs of suit
and expenses of sale, and the residue on q
credit OF six, eighteen and thirty mon this from
day OF safe payable In equal annual Install
rnents the purchaser giving bonds for said de-
ferred instruments, bearing interest and
waving the homestead, with approved perso-
nal security, and the title to be retained as III.
innate security. WIN. ]. NELSON,
WIN. PATRICK,
apr 4-tds Commissioners.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

BANK EMBEZZLERS AND F0RGERS AR
RESTED IN CANADA.-Pr resident Charles L.
Cross and Cashier Sam'l G. White of the
State National Bank of Raleigh, N. Co
who skipped" few weeks ago with large
amounts of the money of that Bank and
went to Canada, were guilty of forgery as
well asrobbery and have been arrested in
Canada, and for the forgery may be ex-
tradited and returned to Raleigh, N. O.,
for trial. If they had not committed forgery,
they could not be extradited. They have
learned that they were not as safe in Cana
da as they bad supposed they would be,
though it is by 10 means certain that they
will be extra ditcd, as the proceedings under
the treaty with England are Intricate and
full of technicalities, any one of which may
prove loophole Of escape, aud even if they
shall be returned to Raleigh for trial, they
nay be acquitted by jury, as has been the
case il other trials Of similar character.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04
A Question Answered.

Our Alton correspondent puts the direct
question to us as to our preferences for
Congress. Il
We have no hesitation in answering and
giving the reasons for the faith that is in
us.
We are for our fellow-townsman Harry
st. George Tucker, and now for our
reasons
He is Virginian, iatus ct in cute, in all
the feelings of his heart and aspirations OF
his ambition.
He is fitted for the post according to the
Jeffersonian standard-for he is honest,
capable and faithful.
He possesses these qualifications in COM
mon with others who are aspirants, but he
has others, which, in our opinion, they
lack.
He is young, and the redemption of this
district is in the hands of the young work
ing men of the party, and their leader
must be one of them, and one of them who
can enthuse and fire them to steady and
strong effort. Harry Tucker can and will
do this.
He is a fluent, ready and strong debater,
and it will be dark day when any of the
opposition can work his discontinue on the
stump.
He is and has been faithful, laborious
and tireless worker for the party for years,
and we venture to say his voice and ooun-
tenance are more familiar to the voters OF
| the 10th District, than those OF any other
nan in it. There is scarcely crossroads IN
the western counties where his voice has
not been heard, and few places of any size
in the East where it has not been lifted up
for the cause of Democracy, pure and unde-
filed.
He is the choice of the Western counties
in our opinion, and can command more in
dividual strength in the East than any
other Western man, and should he be
nominated, the East will rally to him as to
no other Western man.
He has been brought by fortultous cir
cumstances for years into close and Intimate
association with the leading men in Con-
gress and the country, and would enter
Congress not as a novice, but as an old
member, known and admired by the ruling
minds of the country, and would be as
signed at once to such positions on Com
mittees as would from the beginning make
him useful and influential.
Last, but not least, his character is as
stainless as Bayard's, his heart as warm as
woman's, his intellect as keen and his
courage as true as the Scimetar of Saladin.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-04

AND skLE.-By virtue ola decree OF tue
IL Circuit Court of Augustt county rem
tiered at the November term, 1885. in The suit
of Coleman, trustee, VS. McComb &C., on origi-
nal and amended bills, I wilt as commission
err Of said court, ssh at public auction to the
highest bidder. in front of the courthouse, in
Staunton, on
Thursday. Nay the lOth, 1883,
that valu able tract o. land on the east sidA ot
Christians Creek. in Augusta county. convey
ed by Mrs. Janetta McComb to Thomas ~
Shelton in trust for Francis J. Mcforpb and
his chiidren, by deed dated the 5th dav of
De ceuber, 1868, and recorded in County C0nrt
OF Augusta co nty, in Deed Book No. 81. page
32l con aiming SO "A cres and tormer1v
owned by James McComb decd This land is
oi goo1 quality, with excellent trnprovem ants
and situated in 3 good neighborhood about-
miles southeast from Staunton.
Terms OF SALE :-Euouzh in cash to pay the
costs of sale and costs of the amended suit and
the residue i'll three equal aunual payments
bearing interest trom'the day of sale, for which
the purchaser will exc ute his bonds with p
proved personal security, and the title will be
retained as ultimate security,
GEO N. COCHRAN.
Comm'r.
I, B. F. Terry, Deputy Clerk OF the Circuit
Court of Augusta county do certify that the
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-11
Minor Notes

The shooting of gas we'll No. 1 at Amboy yes
terday afternoon, has trebled the flow, making
it amongst the gushers of the State. Much
satisfaction is exhibited at Peru over the result
About year ago the citizens of Kniehtstown
voted to build city hall, to cost not over 3d.
900. The Council has purchased grounds for
that purpose, and work will commence as soon
as spring opens.
The Knightstown Gas Company yesterday
contracted for gas well No. 4, and work will
commence at once. Well No. 3, just finished,
proves a greater well than No and No. 2 com
bined. The location of well No. is about one
mile northwest of town.
Frank Woods dry goods store. at Connersville,
failed to open Monday, the proprietor having
made an assignment. Liabilities, ST., 900; assets.
Sc. 900. His wife, Jennie B. W God. is preferred
creditor for $l2, 600, and the First National Bank
for 81, 00O Robert Utter is assignee.
Mrs. Catherine Burgess. widow of one of the
pioneer real-estat owners of Richmond, fell
down stairs on Sunday night, and it is possible
that, on account of advanced age, her injuries
will prove fatal She is eightythree years of
age, and, besides sustaining three broken ribs
and dislocated shoulder, her physician fears
she is injured internally.