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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-03
&C, &C., &C.
Reported for the staunton v1sD1cAToR.l


REPORTED for the Staunton VINDICAToR.l
Another of the survivors of the gallant
Go. e, 5th Virginia, has passed "over
the river and rests under che shade
of the trees" This time it is our esteem
ed countyman Samuel Hays, who served
in this company during the late war, with
bravery. Mr. Hays is the fourth member
of that company who has died since the
surrender and is the second one to die a
natural death, two having met with acct
dental deaths. 1t is quite remarkable
fact to note that out of forty-fve soldiers
who came back from the war as members
OF this company there have only occurred
four deaths in twenty-three years. Mr..
Hays was buried at Bethel, Monday, Rev.
James Murray, D. D., officiating Many
friends attended his burial. He died Sat :
urday morning. aged about IS. His entire
life except the four years Of the war was
spent in this community.
The iron ore mining is still progressing
near here. Mr.. Juette Vines has pur-
chased the Morrison bank and is working
that in connection with the Newton bank.
MI. JAS Steele has sunk a shaft about
seventy-fve feet deep at the 'Black Rock"
mines and is now putting in double steam
pump and other necessary apparatus to
work ON large scale in early Spring. Can
there not be furnace company organized
and these ores made into iron here?
There is great deal of talk here about
a cannery. A company has been organic
ed at Spottswood with $4,000 capital
Greenville should not be behind.
MIR. j. Thorn. Hawpe shipped by here
from Spottswood yesterday. four magni-
icens steers of his own raising; their gross
weight was 1904 pounds, an average of
2 .226, the largest one weighed over 2 600.
A MIR. Driver bought them, paying SC
gross. or $111.3 each. This is pretty good
for old Augusta cattle is it not2
Measles are prevailing here. Our popu-
lar merchant Mr.. 0. l.. LaRue is quite ill
with them, and there are number Of
other cases about. Two cases at Mr..
Thompson McClure's, Miss jamie Nc
Clure and Master Jas. Mcclure.
Mr.. Joe Steele telegraph operator at
Summit Point, W. Va, is on visit home.
Great quantities of Hay, and Walnut
and Hickory lumber are being shipped
from here. DELTA.
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Not in Contemplation.

1t is being rumored that the Stanton
City Council intended passing an ordl-
nance taxing deposits in the banks, re-
preventative of this paper interviewed a
member OF that body. The member said
not only that the Council have no inten-
tion of doing anything of the kind, but it
has never been even mentioned in that
body. Objects of taxation are designated
by the State law, and not by municipal
bodies.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-03
BreyitieS.

There was a large delegation of the
young people Of Stanton Society gather
ed in the City Council room Tuesday af-
ternoon making the fnal arrangements for
the bal naasque to be given at the Hale
House next Tuesday night.
Mayor Smeltzer last week imposed a
fine of 1922 on party arraigned for making
a disturbance at the q. B. revival now
progressing.
The ladies of Central Lutheran Church
realized $50 by the dinner given by them
court day.
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Preparing Cadets,

We mentioned the fact that W. A. Nc
Cray of Bath, who has been appointed to
West Point by Hon. Jacob Yost, had
gone to Prof. Rollers Augusta Male AGA
deny, to prepare for the examination at
the National Military Academy. There
is another cadet at the same school for the
same purpose-C. l.. Barnhart of Nor
wood, N. e., who was appointed from the
oh North Carolina district. Judging
from Prof. Rollers past record ia prepar-
ing students for West Point and Anna
polls, neither of the young cadets in
question have much to fear, about getting
through with credit.
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A Mause Bought,

The congregation of the Second Presby-
terian church have purchased from Col. j.
l.. Peyton the residence adjoining their
church building, Tor manse. The price
paid is SIS 500. 1t will eventually be occu-
pied by Rev. DR.. Halves, the popular pas
tor of that pluckY little congregation.
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re reported at over ss1 at mill, with sales of

are reported at over $31 at mill, with sales of
$4,000 tons besides during the week. In all
branches of this great industry decrease in
railroad demand is felt. There is better
movement in wool, but quotations average
little lower. The boot and shoe business is
fairly active, with shipments exceeding last
year, and prices of almost all kinds of leather
favoring buyers. Business failures during
the last seven days number 317, as compared
with 314 last week.
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Graduates IN Bookkeeping.

The graduates of Dunsmore's Business
College in the past few days were-Jas. IL .
Claiborne of Elberton, Ga, and J. Frank
TannehiIl, Master Edmundson and George
J. Johnston, of this city. All took the de-
gree of Master of Accounts. Mr.. Clai-
borne came here as stranger, and has in
years residence among us made most
favorable impression on our people.
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BALTIMORE HOG MARKET, Jan. 3O.-The receipts
some 800 less than last week, make a fair supply,
and are about equal to moderate demand pre-
vailing in all the yards. Prices show an improve
ment of fully nc per Id on those ruling last Mon
day The quality Is generally fully suitable to the
wants OF butchers. We quote at 714a71s cents for
common Hogs. and 75sa7s4 cents per Id net for the
better grade. Receipts this week 1852 head.
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BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Jan 26.-Beef
Cattle.-Prices Of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best. $475 500
Generally rated first quality ........ 43711 AIS
Medium OF good fair quality 800 425
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows. Observation-Disclosures. 225 a 3121z
Extreme range OF prices. Fps a SEQ
NJ Ost of the sales were from......... 1925 a 500
Total receipts this week 1858. Total sales 1917.
OF the receipts $50 came from Virginia.
The market was reported as very dull through.
out The quality of the offerings averaged fully
up to that of last weeks receipts and prices for
tops, compared with the sales then are possibly
In excess OF those OF last Thursday.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts, though some
$50 head in excess Of last weeks offerings. were
seal ely equal to the fairly good demand prevail
ing in all the yards, and at prices showing an i'm
provement over last weeks figures of fully 10 per
lb We quote butchers Sheep at 315a61lc, and
Lambs at 4a6c per lb gross. Receipts this week OF
Sheep aud Lambs $3.50 head.
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A Gallon Can Of Powder Under Burn
ing Stair-Steps.


Washington Roberts, an Industrious
colored man. who sometimes works at
rock blasting, owned and lived in seven
room frame house on the western slope of
Sears Hill, and his law, Henry
Lacy, with wife and three children lived
with him. Saturday evening just after
dark the building took fire from stove
up stairs, and was completely destroyed
with the exception of wall and stair case
on one side. Under that stair case, un-
touched by the flames, was gallon can full
of powder used by Roberts in blasting
Roberts was 80 excited by the fire that he
forgot the powder was there and of course
did not warn the fremen. Had the fire
reached it while the large crowd was gath
cred around the burning building, the
damage to life might have been fearful.
Roberts lost $500 the value of the house
and $500 the value Of the furniture burned.
The firemen who, Notwithstanding the in.
tense cold, were promptly on the spot,
had great difficulty in getting water, and
after knocking one plug to pieces to get it,
found it had only an inch pipe and furn-
ished no stream at all.
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MI ARR

COOPER-DAY.-On Wednesday, January 18th,
by Rev E. B. McCluer, at the residence OF Mr.
George W. Kennedy, in East Norfolk, Miss Rosa
B. Day. OF Norfolk, Va, to Penhil Cooper, o.
Benton, Md.
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A New Industry to oe Opened.

The Bark Extract works here are work.
ing fifty two hands and running night and
day. They are supplying extract to the
markets from Canada to Louisiana. The
proprietors are arranging to add new IN
dustry to the works this Spring-the manu-
facLure of the extract of sumac. This will
prove of great benefit to the counties of
Augusta, Highland and Pendleton, parti-
cuarly. where much sumac is to be found.
The proprietors pay 500 ton. or about q
cent pound for the sumac, and its gather
ing at this price is very profitable to the
poor. A gentleman from that district in
forms US that German Smiths sumac
works of Winchester proved great promo
ter of better condition among the poorer
classes of that section who gathered sumac
for them. In many cases families that
before could hardly command the neces-
saries of life are doing we'll and own their
homes since that industry was started.
This new enterprise will, we believe, prove
q great blessing, if it is properly taken
hold of by the people in sight of whose
homes the sumac has grown and rotted
for years. The season commences in June
and the Extract Works here will buy in
quantities Of any siZ3.
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Greenville Affairs.

DEATH OF CONFEDERATE VETERAN
IRON ORE MINING-A CANNERY COM
PANY ORGANIZED AT sPOTTSWOoD-
SHIPMENT OF LARGE CATTLE-THE
SICK-PERSONAL.
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DIED.

BELL.-At the residence of her husband, Col
David s: Bell, In this county. January goth. Mrs.
age. She was sister Of Mrs. DR.. Cyrus q. Alex
ander and OF Judge John Howard McCue, OF
Stanton. The interment took place on Tuesday
last at Thinking Spring church, Rev. job A.
Preston conducting the funeral services.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-03

Mrs. G. E. MYRICK is prepared to give lessona
NJ in Instrumental and Vocal Music. System,
New York Conservatory OF Musi2. Terms mode
rate. No. 2OS Kalorsnaa St. jan2O-3t
HOUSE WANTED.-Wanted on April 1st
~ small house, we'll located, with four or
nve comfortable rooms. Parties having such prop
erty to rent, falling vacant about that time will
please communicate with
MRS. H. B. PRATT,
lanlS4t 1es Church Street,
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am entirely well. friend of mine after suffer-
ing torture and using many remedies for Neural
gla, was Induced to try Stonebraker's Liniment,
ana 1t promptly cured him, 1 sell and recommend
otOneDraker'S Eminent l know it Is good There
is no class of men who suffer more bodily ches
and pains from exposure than policemen do and
than they
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23
Mrs, Norton at Niagara.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 21.-Detec-
tive McGarth returned Saturday
from 10 days trip to Niagara Falls
and the principal cities of Canada,
and he tells a story that locates
Henry Moore and Mrs. Norton.
objective Kelley and myself
were standing on one of the princi-
pal of the town." he said,
"when my attention was attracted
to a pretty looking woman crossing
the street toward us. Kelly saw
her first and he said excitedly .:
There's Mrs. Norton When she
came close to us [ saw that it was
her, but she did not look at us.
She had several bundles In her arms
and was in a hurry. 1 never saw a
more worried looking women in my
life, and she looked 10 years older
than when l saw her last. Herself
and Moore are living in a very
select and private part of town, and
I understand that Moore has appli-
ed for and been refused a repor-
torial position on n of the Toronto
papers,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23
potatoes and other vegetables,

potatoes and other vegetables,
hemp, flax ETC., reduced 80 per
cent, while the reduction in the
whole list is but 4.61 per cent. II
it be true as assumed by the presi.
dent that the duty on a foreign
article increases the cost of like
domestic product just the amount
of the duty so levied, then the
farmer must sell his meat. poultry
grain, milk, vegetables, wool,
hemp, flax etc, 80 per cent. cheap.
er, that he may be enabled to buy
4 l-2 per cent, cheaper. This is
the construction of Mr.. Mills and
and his friends on the pledge OF
the party, "to revise the tariff in a
spirit of fairness to all interests
1t is the bid of the party for the
vote of the doubtful States of New
York, Connecticut and New Jersey.
The party virtually says to the
manufacturing interest OF those
States, 'if you will consent to re-
duction of 4 IL per cent. on your
wares, you shall have a reduction
of 80 per cent. on the food products
and raw materials of the West"
Such class and sectional legislation
makes Missouri a doubtful State.
1t is an unwarranted assumption
that the Republican party permits
"war taxes" to be levied in time OF
peace or that one dollar is to be
taken from the people in excess of
the necessities of the government.
In 1866 the government collected
"war taxes" to the amount of
s15.73 per capita and when the
Republican party turned the gov
eminent over to the Democratic
party in 1885 the taxes had been
reduced to 1857 per capita. The
Republican party has reduced the
revenue derived from customs
from s5.0S per capita in 1866 to
1918 per capita in 1885. In re-
ducing taxation the Republican
party has taken off all internal
taxes except those on tobacco,
whisky, etc. 1t so changed the
tariff laws as to yield the necessary
revenue and at the same time
offerd protection to domestic in
dustries. From time to time, as
the revenue would permit, it has
placed on the free list, tea, coffee,
spices and the like, articles which
donot GOMEZ in competition to home
products. In every change in the
tariff the Republican party has
sought to protect the American
producer at the expense of the
foreign. W. S. HATHAWAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23
A Notable Convert.
From the Resfon Herald

Marshall Field, the head of the
great Chicago mercantile house of
Field, Letter & Co., has been in
Boston, and he talked politics while
here. Mr.. Field is a lifelong Re-
publican, and he is also a protec.
ZIONIST, but, to the surprise of some
Republicans who interviewed him
he protested an intention this year
of voting for Cleveland. He does
this on the ground that President
Cleveland's administration, in its
policy on the tariff question, is dis.
tinctly on the side of the business
interests of the country. Mr.. Field
says that there is no free trade al
all to be apprehended from it, but
that there is just that wise and
moderate reduction of the rate oil
duties which is needed at this juno.
ture, and which must be had if the
nation is to escape serious Difficult.
ties. He thinks the Republicans
have made a great mistake in al.
lowing the Democrats to take the
lead of them in reformation on this
| point,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23
A Converted Republican.

Mayhem Jamison, a United
States postal clerk, whose post
Office address is Mexico, received
the letter printed below a few days
since. 1t is in answer to a COM
munication written by Mr.. Jami.
son, asking if the writer of the
letter referred to had been convert.
ed to the Democratic doctrine, as
alleged in The Republic.
10 Mr.. A. NJ. Jamison, Mexico, Mo.
DEAR SIR: In regard to your
inquiry referring to an article in
the St. Louis Republic of August
4, over the signature "W. H.
Burrows" l would respectfully
submit that it was my communica-
ton to the Republic, and that il
was printed verbatim as written
by me. 1 am happy to state that
1 am not the only political con.
vert of this vicinity by any means.
I can give the names of half a
dozen other legal voters OF this
place who have been staunch Re.
publicans for from four to sixteen
years, who now boldly declare
their intention to support both
the National and State Democratic
tickets in November next. / be.
lieve the cause of the oppressed
laborer and consumer whose
pockets have been rifed for years
by the monopolists of our country
by reason of advantages awarded
them in unjust and discriminating
laws reached the ears of Almighty
God and that, therefore, a revolu'
ton will follow.
w. H. BURROWS.
CowDEN, Ill, Aug. 6, 1888.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23
Boucicault and Reed,

Dion Boucicault says: "Yes,
my boys, I am a poor man, still l
am safe in saying that my revenue
has been greater than any play
wright now living and that bars no
one. Why am I poor? Well, be-
cause I brought up a family in
luxury, never stinted them and
have lived luxuriously myself al.
ways.
II can't say that I regret it,
The good things of this world make
up happiness..and dispell cares.
Besides, Pm not practical enough
to be thrifty. Hang post morten
thriftiness say l."
A friend of Opie Reed, the editor
and proprietor of the Arkansas
Traveller, says: "When Opie was s
young man he was a shiftless
devil-may-care fellow, who wasn'r
particular who offered him a drink.
ellis humorous contributions tt
Journals in the South were accepted
though IN editor would pay hin
very little, suspecting, because o.
there unusual excellence the matte
was stolen. While on the staff O
a certain paper in Kentucky he wal
sent to a school exhibition.
"He wrote it up humorously ant
dwelt In particular on a certain
young lady with golden hair
Even so golden, in fact, when thu
sun shines on it you can't tell wher,
the sun commences and the hal
leaves off,
"The 'sunny-haired girl become;
| his wife and made the man of hin
he is"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23
OFFER.

Time and again have we urged
the necessity of steps on the part
of the citizens of Mexico toward
the encouraging of Eastern capital
and Eastern population to a settle
ment in this portion of Missouri.
Opportunity after opportunity has
been offered u people and none
were embraced. Eastern capital
will not come to Audrain county
unlimited, even though our re-
source be twice those of any sur
rounding county. Eastern people
r backward about coming to
North Missouri, and why shouldn't
they be? Not one dollar has ever
been spent in setting forth the ad-
vantages of citizenship in Audrain
county at time when such an ex-
penditure could be hoped to be
beneficial. Kansas, with her winds,
her scorching suns, failing seasons,
bleak prairies and her scores of
disadvantages, by the judicious
placing of a few thousand dollars,
has turned the tide of immigration
her way. And what a tide | Mil
lions of dollars and thousands OF
good citizens are rapidly making a
great commonwealth of the young
state west of US.
South Missouri has been doing
something in the immigration So
ciety line this year and it is having
its effect. North Missouri must not
be behind and why should not
Mexico and Audrain county start
the ball7 The meeting ofthe Grand
Army of the Republic at Columbus
next month, offers an opportunity.
VIII it be allowed to pass, un-
noticed, as a dozen others have
passed before it?
Gene, oh, followers of Mammonl
Cast your dollars on the broad
waters of push and enterprise
they will be returned many times
doubled, ere many moons have
come and gone.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23
A TALE.
"My Wife Made Me an Outcast,'
Cries Jacob Hienderlcks.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
ST. Louis, Mo. Aug. 2~1.-"Jacob
Hendricks" called out crier Nc
Cormick in Judge McCaffrey's
court the other morning.
A little old man, sallow COM
plexion with closely cropped grey
hair and honest blue eyes seated
himself in the defendants chair
while the plaintiff, Frank Cramer,
a portly, blonde gentleman with
pompadour hair came forward to
prosecute.
"That man." said he, glazing at
the prisoner, "disturbs myself and
family continually when he is not
i'll the workhouse, and has threat
ened to do me harm time and
again. Yesterday he destroyed a
glass sign in front of my place of
business. l now ask protection"
The prisoner was much excited
and intimated that the man who
made the charge had good reason
to fear bodily harm at his hands.
"Thirty years ago." said he to
your correspondent, "I was n of
Jefferson City's prosperous business
men, and in $50 was one of her
aldermen. There 1 met the women
who has caused me so much misery,
and that mar who brought me here
this morning, made me what l am
an outcast-a pauper. She was n
cook in the late Judge Krekel's
household when | met her, and
becoming infatuated with her pref
ty ways l married her. We had
three children, one a blind girl, my
~favorite child. About three years
ago my wife was a clalrvoyant on
Morgan street. This man Clamer,
claiming to be a doctor and drug
gist, rented a room in the same
house. The fellows manner and
good looks soon caught her, and be-
tween them they had me put in the
work house on an alleged charge of
beating her.
"When in prison she got a
divorce and married the fellow.
They won't even permit me to see
my own children. 1 tell you, sir,
it's hard,n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23
A BIT OF ROMANCE.
Prelier's Grave Kept Green by an
Unknown Engllsh Girl.

Correspondence of the Ledger,
ST. Louis, Mo-, August 49,
Your correspondent visited Belle
fontaine cemetery one day last week
and while there locked up the
grave of Preller, the young English.
man who was so foully murdered
by Maxwell. In place of the neg.
lected, o%vergrown with weeds sepul,
cher | had expected to gaze upon,
| saw a grave dressed with shells
aud covered with growing flowers,
II Is carefully kept, l learned, and
ever since last March some un.
known hand had tended the couch
OF the dead. l was standing there
by the grave, and the strange his
tory of P~reller's death was running
through my mind when l heard
some one walking over the grass. !
turned and saw a young lady about
Is years old, who was very pretty
and had an English face, carrying
a beautiful bouquet. NV surprise
was great when | saw her walk di-
rectly to the grave and place the
flowers in a glass which is kept
there for that purpose and which
has had Preller's name engraved
upon it so there might be some
thing to mark the spot where he
lies. She pulled up a few blades
of grass that had grown up among
the flowers and replaced one or two
of the shellsthat had slipped down
on the side of the grave. l asked
the young girl if she was English
and she said she was-a native of
the same town in which Preller was
born and brought up. 1 have since
learned that the young lady visits
the grave regularly twice a week.
Dozens of stories oflove and dis
appointment fitted across my mind
while l watched the young girl
carefully arrange the flowers on the
grave of one perhaps very dear to
her. She made no explanation but
when she had finished her task,
calmly walked away. There is a
story, likely, that the girl might
tell, but I'll leave the readers of
the LEDGER to guess what it is.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23

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1t is pleasant and agreeable to
taste, perfectly safe, and can al
ways be depended upon. Trial
bottles free at J. +. Llewellyn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23

EVEN New York can be stirred
up with a sensation. In Park Row,
one of the. busiest thoroughfares OF
that city, Monday afternoon, an un-
known, gentlemanly appearing man
was shot down and killed instant
ly. Although hundreds of people
were passing at the time, only one
persona newsboy-saw the muir.
derous act. The murderer escaped
in the crowd and all the New York
police are after him-the slayer Of
an unknown man.