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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-15
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For some years laWless gangs Of
masked men, known Us White Caps,
have been riding through Southern
Illinois committing violent oatrages
Oh peacaablo citizens. Thev make
a business of driving people from
their hoaes and OF hanishIns them
from the country on pain OF death.
They have stripped and lIogged
men and women ii large numbers,
and have mntilatad and murdered
their victims in not few cases
Recently these Regulators have ex-
tended their operations into Ohio,
:i'here they have committed Dumer-
Gus ortrages. ,....sa
Although they have inaugnrated q
reign Of terror III a large extent of
country, the crimes Of these masked
outlaws have not attracted tho at
tention nor aroused the Indignation
Of the politicians and the partisan
papers of the North. They have
only been killing and banishing
white men and women in Northern
States. So far from regarding
these criminals in any serious way
a paper like the Cincinnati Coas-
s7seycial Gazette considers that they
are engaged in pleasing and harm
less diversions. Il saws:
+" The White Cap furry in Ohio
is the horse play of youag men in
the country whose resources of re
creation are limited. Therefore
they are trying private theatricals.
They should stop their nonsense
and visit Cincinnati. BY the time
they had taken in all our theatres
they could 60 home in composed
frame Of mind" 1 ia
If, however, these merry Young
fellows were Southerners and their
ianocent tests had been played upon
single negro. the entire Republi
can press of the North would have
been in arms at the bare men lion Of
the matter and the most fefocious
laws would II hare been enacted
against them by congress. 1t is
not that the Negro is loved mere
than is the No, thern white, but that
the Southern white is hated. That
is all there is of tn. O. Picayunc.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-15
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EEew 80 ersEsaa Sfasg,iczsEas.

There are many suspicious that
need crashing in the bud. We fancy
our friend is coo!-to us; we imagine
some oac has sighted us, we suspec:
our neighbor of having spoken i'll
of ns. Most liEely VIC are mistaken
and, in any case, we could never
sprobably search into TIE matter
Our trust in Our friend or our own
self Prospect should lead as to put
away such thoughts, to- abandon
such s,.spicions. Some one has.
perhaps, dropped poisonous word
Iof scandal into oar ears. Let us
Danish it from our tloaghts with
scorn. Circumstances may tcGd to
cast suspicion on one whons we
honor, let us. continue to trust him
in Our heart Of hearts. We may
fear that some one has committed a
fault, which, however, dt!es not con
cern Us in the least, aid in which
we are not called upon to interfere;
let Us eXpei the idea as an unwel-
Ecome intruder. In one OF these two
ways suspicion may be rightly dealt
with. If as a warning It has a
mission to perform, it will DO. its
work; if It is an unworthy or an
idle conjecture, it will be Dismissed.
In either case it will pass away, as
all suspicious are meant to Co.. As
transient guests Of the mind they
may be useful IN establishing the
innocence which should be hrotgh
to light, or in proving the gn'I;
which should bepurged away. Bat
as pernlAileg inmates of lEiud their
influence is most pernicious, I.a-
delphi l3e}Eer-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-15
Aae E5gst OF wOlncsssE

J. G. Hal!aad says: believe in
women. believe they are the
sweetest. spurest, NEST unselash, best
partaof the human race. have no
doubt on this subject whatever.
They sing. the melody in all human
,<lifc, as we'll as the melody ii music.
They carry the leading part, at least
in the sense that,lscy are a step in
advance Of us, all the way III the
journey .leaycnward. believe tina;
they can not move very widely out
OF the sphere whic!. they now oc
cury, and remain as good as they
now are, and | deny that my belief
rests upon any sentimentaIity1 Or
jealously, or any other weak or un
worthy basis. A. man who has
experienced, u mothers deyotioa, a
wife's seIfsacrtsciug love and a
daughters affection, and is grateful
for all may be weakly sen,i.acntaI
aooat some things, but not about
women. He would help every vtomali
he loves to the exercise OF all the
rights which hold dignity and hap.
pines for her. Ho would fight that
size might have those rights, il
necessary; but he would rather have
her lose her voice entirely than to
hear her sound bass note as. Icing
as demisamiquayer.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-15
4 Startling Riscossry. J

The British museum authorities
have made a rather startling dis.
covery lately, Some ,ime ago they
purchased 9 magnificent marble
bust of the Emperor Hadrian at 4
very. reasonable price. In natural
pride they invited q number Of dis.
tinguished foreigners to view it, and
all conceded tiiat it was a priceless
treasure of antique art Among
the spectators, llowevef, was u
member of the Greek diplomatic
service. who instantly declared that
he had seen the same bust in
the fsoyal museum at Athens. He
notified his government and an in.
vestigation shas followed, which
reveals that not only the bnst in
question, bus large nuinbcr Of the
most valuable specimens, have been
stolsn. Sonie high Greek officials
are uudar suspicion. it being evident
that the thefts have been carriedson
systeulically for a considerable
ti,se
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-15
A 1stssfaess Young Woman FL :

H There is Young girl down in
Mississippi, who is destined to make
her mark. Some one gave her 3
cents one day. She went at once
into a dry goods store, bought a
yard OF calico. made it into a sun
bonnet and sold the bonnet for 40
cents. She invested the 80 cents in
,ssore calico, made more bouneta,
sold them. rcinyested, made other
garments, and pretty soon had SO.
With this $;ln she bought lot of
potatoes, planted aiheiu, paid for the
cultivation, larvestiHg and market
ing. and came sout with g clear
profit of $50, Let the young men
Of the South loo.s out for this girl
That so is still growing. It may
run into the pliIlous some OF these
days.-Columbns H;spalch. ,ss
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-15

It's location is little farther
rorth than the ancient city. The
wall surrounding it is twonies
and a half in circumference. from 20
to 80 feet high and 5 fee. thick
There are FIVE principal gates to the
city, named Jasfa. Damascus. St.
Stephens, Golden and Dasiia's.
Througlt Jaffa goes the greaterspor.
ton Of ,he commercial traffic. The
tower is named after David and is
used as citadel. Within are four
onarters-the Mol,ammedans. TIE
Christian, the Armenian and TIC
Jewish, The population is less
than rs 900, most OF wacn, are
Mohammedans. who hold 1 ttradi-
ton taat the eite ls 10 paas from
their control into ID hands ofsass
Christians. 2as S4t lf4f ,ea
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subscribe with he coming year.
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IneFep adsaps faith in lsckssat
I'll, except tia; !. 'esisGe good luck
viii carry {. ran oyer ditch II he
jumps well and VII put bit OF
bacon into hisepot il lie looks after
his ga,dsn aada keeps a pig. Luck
generally cones to those. who laoE
after II; and MY notion Is, il taFs
once in lifetime, at eseryhodyr
door. hu. If industry does not open
i, away It goes.--Ra 3purseou.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-15

Entered al the Post Gtiice Abhevillc, Ia
as accent1 class h'.stter.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-15
TsretfIn: and w orkinEe

The gardeners who were neigEbors
had their crops Of early peas stilfud
by frost. One ct them came to
condole with the other on this
misfortune. "Ah," ctica he, how
unfortunate VIC have been, neig}!'or
Do ytn Euow E have done nothing
bnt fret ever since? But you seem
to have a fne. healthy crop cotuins
up already; what are ,'sesc?:'
These" cried the other gardener
--"why, these arc what | sowed
immediately after my loss
What coming up already ?
cried the fraaer. sss 8al Hz
cs. while you we're lretting, |
was worsipg.' a55 f. SEd
What don's yoC fret when you
have u loss q ~ Rs lFne
Yes. but |, always put il of
until after I have repaired the
mischief" = y ~ sa 3 sass Ss
Wy, then you. have no need to
-Iset at all" Fsptaa a, " r-'rass
70 '.l1a.e,'t replied tic industrious
gasdeuer, .'and that is tho very
reason. ejsCs 4Sf r. ts* @afa
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-15
Eharssctc 2.istics Of Laughter.

Persons in whose laughter the
letter \ Sound ah) is dominant are
open, joyial, honest folk, who de-
light in noise aud movement.
Laughter in Il" is the indica-
tion of the phlegmatic and mc|an.
thropic disposition.
Children most invariably "laugh
ia l." AID this is also observable in
persons Of a naive, oociIc, modest or
undecided character.
Laughter in @" is the mark OF
noble and bold tempers.
The worst OF all the daughters is
that in L. which is the character
site of the misanthropical. -Ex
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-15
The newest thing in dinner favcrs

The newest thing in dinner favcrs
is Iewelled dagger, not a papier
nache r affair nor yet a stage
weapon. bat keen.hIaded dagger,
which If Soar neigh!sor at dinner be
not to. your liking, or prove tire
some in Conversation, yoi may use
npon him with speedy and fatal
fleet. In tie meantime, no mnr-
defous tendency taking possession Of
YOU, you are expected to use this
weapon to. cut mp g0ur meat. The
fashion is aulezpenselge orc, because
it is important that the hilt b. jew.
eiIca. t sel
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-15

General Adam 4;adean has given
ap his contention that he vas the
real. author OF Grants Persona!
Menlo;rs," ana accepts frorl Mrs.
Grant the payment ofbis ef9.{.n for
crvices, according 10 the tor'i1s
,vcci upon by General Gsrsat,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08
THE COMMENCEMENI'S.

We have received the programme of the
commencement exercises at Washington
& Lee University. 1t contains some spe-
cially attractive features-June II III, the
Baccalaureate Sermon by Rt. Rev. j. N :.
Galleher, Bishop Of Louisiana. at II A.
M, and at P. M. an address before the
7. M. e. A. by Rev. W. W. Landrum, D.
D., of Richmond; Monday, June 18th. 6
P. M, the annual regatta. and P. NJ,
the final celebration of the Literary Socie-
ties; Tuesday, June 10Th, 2. M, annual
meeting of the Alumni Association. and
P. M, the Annual Address before the
Literary Societies by Charles Dudley War
ner, the distinguished author; Wednesday,
June Goth, the commencement exercises,
and at night the final ball.
At Blacksburg College the Baccalau-
reate Sermon will be preached next Sun
day morning by Rev. W. R. Smith. On
Tuesday, June 18th. H. st. Geo. Tucker
of Staunton will deliver the address before
the Literary Societies. and Wednesday,
June 18th, Hon. j. H. H. Figgatt of Fin
castle will deliver the annual grafton.
At the Virginia Military Institute the
commencement exercises begin Thursday,
June 2lst, with the Gymnasium ExhIbi-
ton; Friday, 22d, German; Saturday 23d,
Final Celebration of the Literary Societies;
Monday, 25sh, Alumni day, and athletic
contests, and at night, Alumni address;
Tuesday, och, Delivering of Diplomas.
and at night, farewell ball.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08
WHAT THE BANDANA rs.

A Bandana-the word is Spanish-is a
silk or cotton handkerchief with a uni
formly dyed ground of red or blue. with
white figures of round or lozsnge shape,
made by diseharging the color. There is also
bandana calico print, in which light spots
are produced on red or dark ground. Few
in this generation have ever seen either of
them. They We're used two generations
ago. Senator Thurman, who is an old
time Democrat. chung to the red bandana,
always drawing it out of his pocket in the
Senate and laying it on his desk for use
when he started speech, and that is the
way he came to be called the "old ban.
dana.' The bandanas-both handker-
chiefs and dresses will be plentiful
enough on the streets Of every American
town before many hours have passed.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

Both Assemblies of the Presbyterian
Church, North and South, have sung
"Blest be the tie that binds" and ad-
journed. The Northern Assembly left the
hole in the organic union fence still open,
leaving committee still watching on
its side of it. The Southern Assembly
closed the hole on its side and sent it's
committee about its business, but opened
another hole further down for fraternal
cooperation in work, and put it in
charge of committee. The committees
will sit at their respective holes till the
next annual session-possibly till another
centennial. In the appeal of DR.. Woodrow,
whose offence was in being some sort of
an evolutionist-what particular sort we
could hardly gather from the lengthy de-
fence of the learned Doctor himself-the
Southern Assembly gave the distinguish
ed appellant most decided negative.
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mans nomin alton.

man 3 QOmlD 8GlOu.
12:09.-Voorhees dominates Gray.
12:2i.-Albert Cox Of Georgia, said as
a Union man from Georgia he seconded
the nomination of Isaac P. Gray, (great
applause). Evers E. Settle of KY. Sec
onded GraY's nomination. He was inter-
rupted by cries Of ''tlme," Ego on" and
confusion and Kissing.
12:39.-Nat. Dryden of Mo-. seconded
nomination of Thurman. great applause.
confusion and cries of ''time." Gov.
Green of N. j., seconded Thurman's NOM
ination amid great applause. ]. W. Dor
sey CT Nebraska, seconded Humans
nomination, saying Thurman quartz
mills will pound their ponderous pleasure
at his nomination." Geo. G. Raines Of N.
Y, seconded TAurman's nomination.
102 Z. M.-North Carolina Seconds
Thurman, Powell Of Ohio, F. W. Dawson
of S. c., Thompson of Tenn, J. W.
Throckmorton of Texas, John W. Daniel
of Va, Greeted with great cheering) sec
onded Thurman's nomination..
1877 P. Nova asked to be passed.
Vice President was commenced.
THURMAN NOMINATED.
Alabama cast Is for Thurman, for
Gray and for Black, New ork and New
Jersey voted solid for Thurman; Ohio cast
one vote for Gray, which was received
with Kisses.
1:45.-Great confusion in the hall; cries
of put him out'' directed at the Gray
voter in the Ohio delegation.
Bandana holsted on the Indiana ban
ner and it is now waving from the plat
form with the Gray and Thurman colors
, entwined. Great cheering and shouting
and waving Of Thurman and Cleveland
banners.
THE FIRST BALLOT.
, The first ballot stood Thurman 712.
: Blacks name was withdrawn by Patter-
son who moved Thurman's nomination be
made unanimous.
Shanklin of Indiana withdrew Gray and
moved Thurman's nomination be made
unanimous. Ia doing so he denied that
Mcdonald had started the Thurman
boom.
At 2 Z. M. Thurman's nomination was
made unanimous.
Resolutions we're adopted in memory of
Tilden, Seymour, Mcclellan and Han
cock.
The Convention then adjourned at 2:11
P. M. sine de.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08
THE CAMPAIGN AT QUE DOORS

IHE GAM PAIGN Al OUR DOORS.
Thanks to the wisdom of the u 3mocrat-
ic City Committee, the Democracy of this
city is now ready to enter the Presidential
campaign without hatreds, jealousies, or
any other i'll feeling growing out of a
municipal struggle. The activity attend
Ing the recent election absorbed all that
remained of the antagonisms that grew out
Of the struggle of 1886. Strict party men
were seen supporting the Reform men of
that day. and the Reformers Of that day
we're seen supporting the strict party men.
The Commuters action gave US an cleo
ton day characterized by geaaral good
feeling; most excellent city government;
and list Of 10 officers and councilmen
of whom 16 are Cleveland men. The path
seems to be now straight for primaries in
the future.
With such a happy ending to all our
municipal political troubles, the party
should be up and about early in the Pres
idential campaign. The Cleveland and
Thurman headquarters should be opened
ORlly3 tuO 1ohIildt VI UuO patty
workers should be seen there, and all the
preliminaries should be settled. The Gen.
trail Democratic club should be organized
and the Democratic City Committee
should be elected. AT any primary Dam.
ocratic meeting held under a Call of the
party authorities, the people can elect
their committees. That is the party law
as adopted in 1888, and it is good one
At the coming primaries to be held under
the call of the County Chairman for the
selection of delegates to the Congressional
nominating convention, the Democrats
can change their representation in both
the County Committee and the City Com
mittee, if they so desire. There is no
political organization nearer the people
than the Democratic party, nor one in
which the machinery of the party is more
easily, more directly, or more frequently in
reach of its members, for any purpose.
In that respect it Is model party of and
for the peopie-there are no long terms
which holders of the party machinery can
calculate on to keep them in power.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

We have only time this morning to give
the report Of the Convention which has
named the next President and Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States-Grover Cleve-
land of New York and Allen g. Thurman
of Ohio. Old Virginia has special candi-
date in the noble 'old Roman of the red
bandana, who was born on her soil. Now
let Virginia Democrats give their brother
Virginian an overwhelming majority.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

Fer this campaign at least, the Prohi-
bitionists committed suicide when they in
serted the woman suffrage plank in their
platform. It will be hard to get the white
Prohibitionists Of the South. who have
already seen the effect of arming 400, 600
ignorant negros with the ballot, to walk up
to the ballot box and vote for arming
400, 900 more in the same way. IG looks
like a CHASTITY jest, to handicap reform
i tn such giant step backward az that,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

The irrepressible Judge Bond is on his
way up to the U. s. Supreme Court to get
another set back. 1t is about the same
case over again in which the Virginia
State officers were jailed and then released
by the Supreme Court on habeas corpus.
Judge Bond has granted an injunction re-
straining the Sheriff of Richmond from
levylng executions in some judgments IN
der the coupon crusher. The Sheriff, under
the advice of Attorney General Blair,
goes On levying all the same. The case is
set for hearing in Judge Bonds court in
October.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08
THE FIELD AT THE START.

1t will be interesting to our readers, in
view of the Presidential nomination just
made, to look at the field on which the
race is to be run. To present it fairly we
give a list of the States which are held
to-day by the Democrats and by the Be
publicans, and their electoral vote oppo-
site to them:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

The Democrats now hold 81 States Of
the Union, to II held by the Republicans.
The table of State elections, however. has
to be revised for the Presidential election.
For that, we have set down the following
States as certain next November:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

Published every Friday. Price So per year; 81
for six months, and 50 cents for monos-invara-
bly, in advance.
Transient advertisements 10 cents per line each
insertion Contracts for longer terms made at the
counter.
Local circulation in Augusta, Rockbridge, Rock
ingham Allegheny, Highland and Bath counties.
Gives general and local news: stories and mis-
celIany; reliable commercial reports.
81. G. TINSLEY,
A. S. MORTON.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

VIRGINIA-CITY OF STAUNToN, TO WIT:
hereby certify that Vim. Patrick. Commits
siOner has given hond, with security. as required
by law and by decree entered on the 10th day of
April, 1888, in the chancery cause of W. Tams'
Trustee against W: W. McGuffin ct ais, pen ding
Given under my hand this 25th day of April 1885,
NEWTON ARGENBRIGHT,
June LIT Clerk.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

NOTICE.-The copartnersbip heretofore existing
IN under the firm, name and style of Hewitt
& b andeburg Is this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent. T.. W. HEWITT.
May II, 1888, ]. W. BRANDEBURG
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 8, 1885,
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1t will be seen that the Democracy only
has to get IS votes out of the al doubtful.
Indiana alone will do it or. losing that,
Connecticut and New Jersey will do it
all of which States voted for Cleveland in
'S4.
We do not include New Y rk in the list of
doubtful States, though many of our Dem
their tables, and though Cleveland only
carried it by 1.149. We omit it for reasons
which will, we think, be convincing that
it ought not to be there. When Grover
Cleveland was elected Governor of New
York, John Kelley, the chief of Tammany
Hall, an honest man but spokesman of
the most extreme kind, got into quarrel
with him at once over patronage-a quar-
rel that Was inevitable between men hold
ing such opposing views on this subject
as they did. Kelley fought him from that
time ont, and fought against his nomina-
tion at Chicago. 1t was well understood
when he returned from Chi cago that
Cleyeland's nomination had in no way
placated him. The election returns Of
the vote cast in New York city in 1884
showed clearly that the bulk of Tam
many's 10000 votes went to Blaine, and
the usual Democratic plurality of $1,000
there went down to AZ, 900. John Kelley is
now dead, the Democratic plurality on
the State ticket last year was 81 900, and
this week Tammany went to st. Louis in
its special train whoopiDg for Cleveland
and Thurman-a very different picture
from that of 1884, and one which justifies
US in taking New York out of the list of
doubtful States. We think the vote in
New York city. next November. will be
found to justify the omission.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

VXTOOL! WOOLH WOOL!!!-Wanted to buy
w for cash loo, 900 pounds washed and un-
washed wool.
P. B. SUBLETr & SON,
maya Ct Staunt0n, Va.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
~ REAL ESTATE:-Pursuant to decree of
the Hastings Court of the City of stanton render
ed in the cause Of Tams Trustee VS.. McGufin ct
ais =, will sell &C public auction IN front of the
Courthouse in Staunton, on
Saturday, the 3Oth day of June, 1858,
the following described valuable real estate in the
City Of StauntOn: ~
Two stores known as Nos,
and d, Srs s. New Street nis in the
consists OF two good store ~ IIiiShlsA
rooms, fronting 80 feet 6 k5Es1 aYeaai3esaa1a1
inches on the eastern side of New Street. with
Side entrance to the dwelling upstairs. One of the
rooms is occupied by Mrs. Scherer as a store and
the other by Mrs G. Schmidt Both are well located
for business stands and rent well
TERMS:-Cash in hand to pay costs OF suit and
expenses Of sale and the residue on credit of one.
Two and three years from day of sale, payable in
equal annual instruments, the purchaser or Dur-
chasers giving bonds for the deferred instruments,
bearing interest. aud waving the homestead with
approved personal security and the title to be re-
tanned as ultimate security
VIM. PATRICK,
Commissioner
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-08

DISTRICTS.
1st. T R. B. WRIGHT, of Essex.
Cd. D. GARDNER TYLER, of Charles City.
Sd. TAZEWELL ELLETT, of Richmond.
9TH VIM r, NICK INNEY, of Petersburg,
5th. HERBERT G. PETERS. of Henry.
9th. W. W. BERRY of Bedford.
18th MICAJAH WOODS, of Albemarle.
Sth e f. MEREDITH. of Prince William.
9th JOHN A. BUCHANAN, of Washington.
10th. R. B. POORE, Of Appomattox.