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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04
VIM. Finchum Hanged.

In Harrisonburg last Friday, William
Finchum was hanged for numbering his
brother, Preston Finchum, on the 18th day
of March, 1886, few miles from Elktop.
Rockingham county. He was tried and
convicted in the County Court. from which
his counsel, On the alleged fact that the
verdict was contrary to the evidence, took
an appeal to the Circuit Court, and, upon
that court refusing to grant new trial, an
appeal was made to the Court of Appeals,
which also refused new trial. The Spirit
fthe Valley says:
'.After all hope of relief from the Court
had vanished Finchum made full confess
sion. saying he had persuaded his brother
to meet him in the woods with the inten-
ton of numbering him, and thus be able to
crafty more freely and unrestrainedly his
criminal intercourse with his brother s
wife.
Since his confession and under the min
istrations of Rev. o. s. Bunting, pastor OF
the Episcopal Church of this place, and
Rev. John B. Donovan, of the Q. b.
in Christ, Finchum has rrofessed to have
made his peace with God. and it is to be
hoped that this is really the case"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04
Does IL Paw tO Strike?

The very able report of Labor Commits
sioner Wright may well raise ir the minds
OF The labor classes the question: Does it
pay to strike? The figures it gives are
startling in their vastness. In the SIX years
from 1881 to 1886. inclusive, the number of
strikes was % 1886, of which 1S. 342 were or.
oered by labor organizations, and they in
VOWED l, 318, 1854 employees. Of these strikes
only III, 407-about 45 per cent.-were sue
oesstul; In the remaining So per cent. the
strikers, as rule, had their trouble for
tneir pains. Coming to the money feature
OF the case, we find it reported that in those
SIX years these strikes lost in wages $751;
olo' 100. The losses caused by lockouts
amounted to So, 1872, III more, so that the
totai wage loss for the six years was, in
round numbers, sixty millions of dollars
ne losses to employers aggregated, so far
as ascertaiaed, S34, 1854, 1884, But, the re-
port says, many difficulties were found in
ascertalnlng the exact losses Of employees"
and it may be taken for granted, therefore.
that the foregoing figures fall short of the
actual wage loss sustained, and that the
grand total of losses to employers and en-
ployes for the six years reached sum con.
siderably over one hundred million dollars.
In view of these facts and figures well
may it be asked: Does it pay to strike? We
have heretofore adverted to what we be.
lieve to be the harmful effect of arbitrary
action on the part of certain labor organi
cations. If Smith, the employer, have g
difficulty, with Brown, the employe, that il
no reason why two hundred or two Thousand
or twenty thousand men in the same bust
ness should be ordered to stop work unit
Smith and Brown have settled their quar-
rel. To order such strike is little less thar
criminal; for men to heed such an order il
little less than insane. The interests o.
employer and employe are, as a rule, inter
dependent, and no violent procedure on the
part of either but must result in harm tt
both. A spirit of mutual concession mus
rule, and arbitration is the only means tina
can effect satisfactory results, and save boil
the work giver and the workingman from
injury and loss.-Inde1- Appeal
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04


DEATH OF MAYOR SHOOT OF ALExAN-
DRIA.-John Ryan Smoot, Mayor of Alex
andria and one of its most enterprising,
philosophical and influential citizens, died
at his home, at an early hour on Sunday
morning, Dec. 25th, in the ffty-eighth year
of his age, after brief illness.
The Alexandria Gazette says:
"The deceased was one of our most USE
full citizens, aud always foremost in any
legitimate undertaking looking to the ad-
vancemeut of his native place. He was
President of the Citizens National Bank,
President of the Mount Vernon Avenue
Association and a Past Master of Washing.
ton Lodge of Masons, and by his death a
void is made in our community which is not
so easily filed While sober and conserva-
tive IN both public and private life, he
| never lacked nerve to embark in any prac-
tical undertaking, and while, like all pro-
minent and successful men, he may have
aroused the jealousy or enmity of political
rivals, his probity, practicablity and phi.
lantrophy Care acknowledged by all with
| whom he came in contact.
The City Hall and other public buildings
were draped in mourning, as were also the
fire engine houses, as soon as his death was
known, and the bells tolled."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04
Death of Gen. Isaac r. TrimbIe.

This brave, skilful, and distinguished
Confederate Major-General died of pneu-
monia, at the residence of his grandson,
DR.. Isaac R. Trimble, in Baltimore, at sis
o'clock last Monday evening, in the Seth
year of his age. He took a conspicuous
part in all the battles in this Valley, and
was chiefly instrumental in winning the
battle of Cross Keys in Rockingham.
Gen. Trim6 went with the army to Get
tysburg, and was in the charge made by
Pickett's division in the third days battle,
commanding Pender's division on Pickett
right. He was wounded, lost leg and
taken prisoner. He remained in prison at
JohusOn's Island and Fort Warren for
twenty-one months, and was only released
on condition that Maj Gen'ls Crook and
Kelly be given in exchange for him, and
this was not till Feb. 1865. He was born
in Culpeper Co., Va, May 18th, 1902.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04
VIRaIINJA-IN vAoA TOME the

VIRGINJ AIN VAOA Mn the
rsrv sd ,pccuit Court of August CouD ty. jan
Garrett W. Martin. in his own right. and as
sss snee of Seaton Bridgewater. Of Samuel W.
" drtin, and OF John A. Martin and Am Good
zoe. Plaintiffs.
VIM. B. Smith, G. M. Woods, W. G, Garth,
John Goodloe. Wilson l.. A. Goodloe, James
Goodloe. Hudson Martin, John L. Long. @. T.
wife (nee Jarman,) Victoria A. Gooch. (widow
| of Horace Gooch, decd } Evie B. Gooch Alon-
| 20 Gooch H c. N. Gooch and Garrett p oocb.
| the said four last named being Infants nndsrr
twenty-One years of age. heirs at-law and dis
| tributes of Horace Gooch decd, Edward
| tributes of John B. Coles, decd Marcus Dur
| rett. Jr., In his own right and as Executor of
Marcus Durrett, decd, and the unknown
rett, decd, - Shepherd. William Grayson
@; l.: Fowler, A. L: Loving, Wilson Smith
admir- of William Bush, decd, William NJ.
| Bush, jr, Bette B. Campbell, (nee Bush) and J
| d. Campbell, her husband, Rodes Massie-
Bush, Noble Bush, Josie W. Bush. James E.
| Bush. and Edward q. Bush, the three last
named being infants under twenty-one years
| OF age, Frank DurTett and other unknown
heirs at law and distributes of r. M. Durrett.
| dec a., and all other parties in any way inter-
ested In the Albemarle and Nelson Hunting
| Party, of White Oak Lick, North River Au-
gusta county, Virginia, whose names and res
| licences are unknown.
In CHANc=RY ON AMENDED BILL.
The object of this suit is to wind up the af-
| 1a1rs of the Albemarle and Nelson Hunting
! Party. Of White Oak Lick, North River, Au-
gusa county, Va, and 10 OBTAIN partition In
kind. If practicable. OF the real estate lying In
said county, belonging to said Hunting Party,
among the parties entitled, or else ~ sale
thereof and partition of the proceeds. ~
1t appearing by affidavit filed that Alol-.O
Gooch, H. G. NJ. Gooch. VIM. NJ. Bushjr., Rodes
Massie Bush. Shepherd. are non-residents
OF this Stase, and that the heirs at-law and
distributes of John B. Coles, Marcus Durrett,
and r. M. Durrett, and all other unknown
parties who are share holders or otherwise in
terested in said concern and said real estate
belonging thereto are unknown. II is order
ed that they do appear here within one month
afterl due publication of this notice and do
what is necessary to protect their interests.
Teste, j. N. RYAN,
White & Gordon; p.q. Clerk.
ian
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

RIcHMoND's COOP SHOWING. The Rich
moud Dispatch of Sunday devoted several
pages to a review Of the progress of that
city during the past year. The population
of the city, with Manchester just across
the river, and their suburbs, is placed at
81, 900, decided increase within the past
twelve months. In it's manufacturing in
terests Richmond is making gratifying pro-
gress. The number of hands employed in
its 693 manufacturing establishments in
1887 was 1880, an increase of 1907, and
the sales of the manufactured products ag-
gregated $27,ss7,S4O, an increase of 3d.
1862, $50. During the year the wholesale
and jobbing ttade aggregated $25, 800, 900,
against $29, 900, 900 in 1886 and SIT, 900, 900
in 1885. The number of new houses erect
ed in Richmond in 1887 was 557, many of
which were solid business houses and ele.
CANT private residences. In order to give
an additional impetus to trade, it is pro-
posed to hold an exposition in Richmond
next fall, which it is intended shall excel
anything yet attempted in that line in the
South
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

AN INFANT CRUSHED TO DEATH BY ITS
MoTBER.-A Norfolk correspondent of the
Richmond Dispatch, under date of Dec.
goth, says
ga sad accident happened this morning
at the residence of Mr.. Claude E. Cuipeper,
a well-kpown merchant of Portsmouth,
living on Court street. 1t seems that Mrs.
Culpeper was coming down stairway from
her bedroom about s O. clock with child
in her arms and another following behind
her. The one behind stepped on the cloth
ing of Mrs. Culpeper, causing her to stun
bic and fall headlopg down the fight OF
stains aud crush the life OUT of the baby in
her arms by citahing it. nuder the full
weight of her body. The little one was
about twelve months old. Mrs Culpeper
was badly hurt by the fall, and is SO pros
trated that the most serious apprebensons
are felt for her by the attending physicians"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04
High Waterfalls.

The following in relation to high water
falls is going the rounds of the press, and
perhaps accepted as correct in locating the
highest known. With the exception of
Niagara, the writer confines his observations
to the old country; whereas, if his researches
had been anyways painstaking, he would
have found that the United States is emit
tied to the distinction of possessing the
highest known waterfalls. The Yosemite
in California is 1900 feet, and explorers in
the uninhabited mountains of Washington
Territory claim to have found one 1900
feet.
The highest known waterfall is in Vir-
ginia, in the Blue Ridge mountains in the
Northwestern part of Nelson county, near
its line with Rockbridge aud Augusta
counties. 1t is 1900 feet aud bears the
palm in height if not in Surroundings of
picturesque grandeur, which we assert are
not inferior to any other.
The Crab-Tree Falls are only twelve
miles from the Shenandoah Valley railroad
at Veruvius Station and fifteen from the
Valley line at Raphine. 1t is thought that
the different parties owning the lands con-
tanning the fall and those attached, will, be-
fore great while, come to an understand
ing, and splendid summer-resort be the
outgrowth. This ought to have been done
Immediately after the Shenandoah Valley
railroad was constructed; but, as stated, the
different interests are nearer now in form
ing unit than previously. When that is
done, it will become one of the most favor
ed resorts of the Virginia mountains.
Following is the article referred to-
According to DR.. Wertsch, the highest
waterfalls are the three Krimbs Falls, in
the upper Prinzgan, which have total
height of 1, 14S feet. The three falls next
in height are found in Scandinavia-the
Verne Foss, in Romsdal 1854 feet); the
Vettis Foss, on the Sogne Fjord 1858 feet);
the Rjuken Foss, in Thelemarken (8O4
feet). With decrease in height of 1872
feet, the three Velino Falls (59I feet), near
Zsrni the birthplace of the historian Taci-
tus, follow next, and are succeeded by the
three Tossa Falls, in the Val Formazza
(54l feet). The Gastein Falls, in the Gas
tein Valley (469 feet), are midway between
the Skjaggedal Foss, in the Hardanger
Fjord (524 feet), and the Boring Foss, in
the same ford. The great Anio Cascade,
near Tivoli (915 feet, appears small By the
side of the foregoing, but is still larger than
the Falls of the Elbe in the Riesengebirge,
which are only 148 feet high. If the width
Of the falls is taken into consideration, the
most imposing are those of the Victoria
Falls of the Zambesi, which are 1874 feet
high, by width of $500 feet. A long
way behind come the Niagara Falls, 1T
feet high and 1903 feet wide. The third
largest fall is that of the Rhine at Schaf
hausep, 14S feet wide, by only SO feet high
The highest waterfalls mentioned cannot
, compare with those gigantic falls as regard:
, cubic contents"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

A WIFE MURDERER HANaED.-MoNT-
eoMERY, ALA, Dec. 30-A special to the
Aduertiser from Somerville, Morgan coun-
ty. reports the hanging there to-day of
George Edmundson. He murdered his
wife last year and had it given out that she
was bitten by moccasin at the spring.
Her body was disinterred after burial aud
found to be horribly mutilated. His little
daughter had seen the murder committed.
The crime was aggravated by the fact that
the wife was crazy and Edmundson killed
her to get her out of the way SO that he
could marry girrin the neighborhood who
was his mistress. He narrowly escaped
lynching, but was finally convicted aud
hanged in due course of law. He confess
ed the crime.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04
price OF
Je of 1886 it
s in 1882 under

nat as between the tariffs
u 1868 and 1883 the wool interest has not
suffered from the effects of the latter. Pro-
duction has not been reduced. Importa-
ton averages about the same under the
latter and consumption has Increased; and
taking the depressed state Of the country in
1894 and $50 into consideration, the
quoted prices are about equal in compsri-
son with other industries with their relative
varues Of previous years.
The question which President Cleveland
had to solve was how to keep down the
surplus of revenue, and in doing so confer
good upon the great body of the people,
He saw properly that the so-called protec-
ton to our wool-glowers was a myth-that
it was burden from which there should be
relief, whilst not damaging the great and
important interest of wool-growing and
ep-husbandry. The fact that the i'm
portation of wool under the low tariff has
not increased, whilst consumption has
and largely so-is conclusive; and there the
question can very safely rest as proof
that the great industry will not suffer, if,
through a modification Of the tariff, the
taxes upon the people shall be reduced.
AS bearing upon the interests of the peo-
pie, and not privileged class of any kind,
there is another side to the wool question
than that presented by those who produce
the raw material. With protection fol
| than opd for Tho m on,, 70 oturorc of woolpr
goods the consumers, who, in eight cases
out of ten, have no kind of protection
through the tariff for their interests, are
mulcted with quite heavy tax for theil
clothing above the commercial value regu
lated by the natural laws of supply and de
mand.
The legislation, as it has been under the
rule of the Republican party, has favored
the manufacturing interests much more
than that pertaining to raw material. The
manufacturers of wooden goods want a
light tariff on raw material, and heavy
one on manufactured goods. In the manip
ulations of these, sometimes apparently
combined, and then again adverse, inter
ests, the manufacturers employ device
which the wool-growers have not observed
and by which they avoid to some extent the
tax on the importation of raw material.
Yarns and wool-waste are imported moi
as raw material, but as manufactured
goods, and are not dutiable relatively as
high as raw wool. AS stated, the wooden
manufacturers could always procure more
concessions to their interests from Congress
during the ascendency of the Republican
party than those directing the interests Of
raw material products. How the fifty mil
lions of pounds, more or less, annually i'm,
ported, of yarns and wool-waste for the
benefit of the manufacturing monopolists,
affected the raw material of the United
States, we are not prepared to say; but
that was going on when the Ohio WOOL
growers we're rejoicing in their supposed
high protection previous to 1888. Yet it
was protection that did not protect them,
but did very effectually the manufacturers,
at the expense, chiefly of agriculturists-
the men engaged in raising corn and wheat
and hay and cattle, and the sheep-growers
too.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

Justice Haynesworth, who was shot and
killed during bloody ARRAY in his Office in
the suburbs of Charleston, s. c., Thursday
was member of the same military COM
pany to which ex-Msyor Kemper of Alex
andria belonged during the civil war. His
brother, who was shot in that war, died IN
Warrenton, Virginia, to which place the
man who lost his life Thursday went to at,
tend him,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

On last Thursday, the 22nd instant,
Messrs. A. M. Newman, Gen. ]. G. Field,
w. B. Compton, Gen. John E. Roller, Ed.
s Conrad and John T. Harris, Jr., as COM
missioners in the suit of Sipe, Receiver, &C.,
VS.. The New Rawley Springs Company,
offered for sale the entire Rawley Springs
real estate The bidding was quite spirit
ed for while between D NJ Switzer, Esq
Capt. W. s. Lurty. Mr.. Switzsr being the
highest bidder, at S., 400. The commission
ers withdrew the property, postponed the
sale until the 18th Of January, 1888, when
it will be again offered. -Rockingham Reg.
iSter
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

Willie, Johnny and Tommy Jones, three
urchins sbetween the ages of and 10
years, attached to the coat of each of whom
was tag stating that the children were
bound to their father, Thomas Jones, at
Nantiooke, Pa, arrived at Castle Garden,
N. Y, Saturday on the steamer Britannia.
They had come alone from New South
Wales. They were forwarded to their des.
tin alton
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

PREFERRED WHIPPING TO BEING JAIL
ED.-A colored man caught stealing in
North Danville store last Wednesday night
begged that he be whipped and released,
instead of turned over to the officers. His
wish was complied with, and he left with
thirty nine lashes we'll laid on.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

Miss Phoebe Cousins announces that she
will be an independent prohibition candi-
date for Governor Of Missouri. She is an
ardent supporter of President Cleveland's
tariff policy and is opposed to removing the
tax from tobacco and whisky.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04
Death of Congressman Tayl0r's Wife.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Mrs. Eunice
Boswo1th Taylor, wife of Congressman E.
B. TAYLOR, of Ohio, died this afternoon of
apoplexy at Providence Hospital, where
she had been removed on being found uu-
conscious in the street. There were no
persons at her bedside when she died save
the hospital attendants, and her identity
was unknown for several houis after her de-
mise. Mrs. Taylor left her late residence
in the morning, apparently in perfect health,
to do soma shopping She was on her way
home and within about two blocks of her
residence when she fell on the pavement at
the corner of Connecticut avenue and L.
street, in what seemed to be spasm. She
was moved unconscious to neighboring
drug store, and, there being nothing except
the word "Bosworth" on handkerchief IN
her pocket to disclose her identity, an am
bulance was summoned and she was taken
to Providence Hospital Here, notSite-
stauiipg all that gould be done for her, sh'
uled in about two hours without regaininC
Consciousness. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor lived
on M street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth, with the family of Mr.. w. w.
| Upton, lawyer. No anxiety was felt con-
cernlng her absence until one of the family
read In an evening paper parsgr phi stat
| ing that au unknown woman answering to
her description had been found unconscious
| in the street and that the only clue to her
| identity was the word "Bosworth" on her
handkerchief Judge Taylor and mem
Der of Mr.. Upton's family Immediately went
to Providence Hospital, but she had expired
some time before they arrived. MRS. lay
lor had been married but a month. She
has two sons by her first husband, both of
whom live ia Lexington, KY. Mrs. Taylor
was about So years of age and at the time
of her marriage to Judge Taylor it was saio
thst they had been engaged in early life.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

LARGE WOLF KILLED BY SMALL BOY
Week before last, in jackson county, West
Va, on the farm of Mr.. Bony Harrison, a
large wolf was killed by small boy. The
wolf killed two fine sheep for Mr.. Fauber,
valued at $40. The next day little grand
son of Mr.. Reuben Harrison shot the wolf
through the heart. 1t measured seven feet
in length, and had one foot off. The sup
osition is that II had been once caught In
steel trap
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

Republican politicians are said to be
much less confident than they professed to
be at first as to the effect on their party
prospects of the Presidents tariff measure
A determined effort is being made to revive
the sectional issue in connection with Secre-
tary Lamar's nomination. An influential
element in the republican party is said to
favor adopting prohibition plank.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

A committee of Methodist ministers has
found Rev. Mr.. Wallace of Chillicothe,
Ohio, guilty of making love to three wo-
men in his parish, and leading them to be-
lieve that he was to marry them. He is
suspended pending an appeal to the confer
ence.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

GOLDEN WEDDING. Major George W.
holland and his wife, of Ground Hill Side,"
Loudoun county, celebrated their golden
wedding Wednesday. John G. Odell, of In
diana, who married the eldest daughter,
presented gold-headed cane to the Major.
A wedding feast, served in china that adorn-
ed the home-bringing fifty years ago, was
an enjoyable feature of the occasion.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

The immigration at New York during
1887 shows an increase Of over 70, 600 steer
age and 10, 600 cabin passengers. The total
number Of cabin passengers who arrived
was rs, 900 and of steerage passengers 371,-
81, and in 1886 the figures were 6s, TAP and
$780,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

Asa general rule purchasers will find that
merchants who advertise are reliable. An
other rule Readers of newspapers are apt
to think that merchants who stop advertis-
ing have gone out of business.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

LEG BRoKEN.-On Monday morning
last, as Mr.. Robert Roudabush was shoeing
horse at Mt. Clinton, the horse jerked his
foot loose and kicked, striking Mr.. Rouda-
bush on his leg, breaking it in two places
below the knee. The injury is severe one
and besides the suffering entailed is quite a
blow to an Industrious mechanic who earns
his living by daily toil.-Stats Rspublicas
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04
CorroN M111s-lnclnded in tbe List

COTTON MILLS, Included in the list OF
industrial enterprises inaugurated in the
South during 1887, are seventy seven new
cotton mills, projected and in course of con-
struction. Among those which are ''pro-
jected" is the Lynchburg cotton mill. We
enter the new year with $102 600 to the
credit of this important-we might truth
fully say mportant-enterprise, and
with an encouraging prospect of raising the
remainder Of the requisite capital. Lynch.
Y,rqinidn.