Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-11
PROTECTIVE FALLACIEs EXPosED-LABo

Unless the want of health of Mr.. Blaine
at the time shall prevent, we predict that
the Republican nominees will be Blaine OF
Msine and Harrison of Indiana.
RE
The Republicans of Vermont have elect w
ed Blaine delegates to the National Repub- II
lican Convention If Blaine's health will and
admit, he will probably be nominated pro!
KILLED BY L1eHTNINe.-On Thursday, for
near Flint Hill, Rappahannock county, MIR. 0oO'
Heflin, while ploughing, was struck by Ire;
lightning and instantly killed Both horses goes
were also killed. way
zdress Ire
Jonn .. "ioo 40 PAoPNe ~ 49, grea
to the republicans of the State in reply to the
Mahone's last letter. Mr.. Wise says he be- T
lieyes the State convention when it meets to r.
will fully indorse his course and condemn men
Manones. dete
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W. Va, on last Saturday, the Democratic wha
candidates. were elected. Hon. Thos. 81. Sha
Dennis, Editor of the Independent, was and
elected Mayor over his Republican COM 1aa.
petitor, Judge J. M. McWhorter. mai
->->-~ shal
The large planning and manufacturing
mills of Buffum & Co., at Bristol, Tenn, T
now 80 a. 900 boil
LOSS PSo'ooo, INSURANCE pooo0 hav
cars of the Norfolk and Western Railroad pair
Company were also burned. ion
-~~-<- IN
Hon. Thomas G.. Clemsan, sonin-law OF The
John C. Calhoun, who died at Fort Hill, s. Iln
c., the former residence of Calhoun, on 'AT r
Friday night last. left Fort Hill and hand is n
soma endowment to the State for the estab- cles
lishment of an institute for agricultural ed wei
ucation. viii
. = o,d 90 mi, spet
MAY d. E NAhAh 10 annoAA 80 pre-
for nomination for the House Of Delegates taxi
for Greenbrier Co. W. Va. and
-. wv .,L,o,.,o Eso IF Iavisbnro The
W. Va, is announced as candidate for sim
nomination for the Senate of w. Va. DIR. plez
VIM. II. McClung, who had been candi- its
il. no,;,u,5 T.; Favor of Mr. Arbuckle moi
u"'0 LOS US oN :. peri
KILLED AT Coal VALLEY, w. Va - :
john Rlppeto, yara pfaAeln"n az Oo~i far
Valley, and a son of Rev. Q. j. Rlppeto, OF ates
the Baptist church, was killed there last Sta'
Wednesday morning by falling from the t par
front of the yard engine, upon which he our
was riding. The wheels passed dagonally bas,
over the lower part of his body and both Of sion
his limbs. --'
Mr.. BLA1NE's MOVEMENTS Letters ~ y
received from Augusta, Maine, from Mr.. our
Blaine state that the Blaine family are now the
enjoying themselves in Florence that they AS
will start for Paris in about two weeks, o o,o'
and That after spending shor1 Iilie Inefo is b
they will make trip through Norway and er a
Sweden. They will arrive in this country IN ID
the last of June. b;s
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DEMoeNA1io S"hoNi iN AoN for
In the municipal election in Huntington, inst
W. Va, last Thursday, the Democrats pric
,roro srooossfrl and oa,r;ed everv ward in hon
the city. The majority for Garland, the ba t,
Democratic candidate for Mayor, was 1o1, bus
and for J. Bernard Peyton for Record er, but
1Ao Tho Donooorot;o oandidotas for Conn tory
cilmen were also elected. -,
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BILL ON BEHALF OF Elk CONFEDERATE iiol
SoLDIERs.-Last Friday, Senator Jno. W.
Daniel introduced bill to repeal section
1918 of the Revised Statutes, which pro- sou
v;aas that ssno narso, VIII, has served in larl
;, kee
any o"p"oNJ Al 'No y' n"'"'' y. pro
service of the so-called Confederate States, ers
or of either of the States in instruction stoI
during the late rebellion, shall be appointed ny
to any position iu the army of the United to
states. VIII
A c,n,r, p.,.,o,nn 10, the
~ onnNAN. ooDDAi'' and
]. G. Timberlake, a prominent citizen of the1
York county, was stricken with paralysis whe
Friday morning while experimenting some max
work On his farm. He was seen to fail for onei
ward and when assistance reached him his IA az
entire left side was found to be paralyzed. the
Colonel Timberlake was lieutenant colonel "
of the Fifty. third Virginia, Armistead's cu at,
brigade, and led his command at Gettysburg ii
in the charge up Cemetery Hill and was dali
taken prisoner in the enemy's works trus
KILLED BY BLAsT.-At Roanoke city, "
last Thursday afternoon about A o'clock, is !
while Mrs. Rosa Mcconnell, wife of Jamsa our
Mcconnell, was standing in neighbours nett
yard large stone from blast nearby sibl'
struck her on the thigh, inficting wound to
from which she died in few hours. Mrs. mn
Mcconnell was Miss Med Donald, of Phil crea
adelphia. Her remains will be sent to of t.
Altoona Pa, Mr.. McConnel's former uctS
home. Mr.. Mcconnell is prominent citi- osS.
zen, ana superintendent VI ZIG Runway late
shops there. and
.,,on-,rr p,,,cn,rr mo c.p.n, hide
thony L. Bargamin, bookkeeper in the v
crockery house Of E. B. Taylor & Co., Of the
Richmond, has gone to Canada, and is re- OF
ported short in his accounts. The amount q W,
of the shortage is not yet known, but it is is N
variously stated at from five to fifteen ann
Thousand dollars Rarramin had exclusive crea
r ~, a,, r a. all
~ VI opo oooA' 'Nu plOJ
concern, and had the implicit confidence of iabc
his employers. Capt. Bargamin held the T
position of quartermaster of the First Vir- mus
- - a.. $3.50, war
Sini" hegihen' anu "a' one Vi 'no "o'' fore
popular officers in that command. His tax,
shortage is said to be due to card-playing. mai
at a
STATE BOARD OF AeRIcULTURE.-On T
Thursday last, Gov Lee appointed the fol- and
lowing members of the State board OF agri ure
culture, created under an act of the Legis- mat
lature: First district, r. S. A. Brown, of cou
Accomac; second, James j. Beale, of Isle of MOI
WIGHT. third Normapd Smith Of IIonr;co. cres
fourth, W. B. Mallory; fifth, VIM. T. Suth- T
erlin, of Danvile; sixth, r. V. Gaires, of is n
Charlotte seventh, Fl. L. Lyman, of Abe amt
marie; eighth, S. Wexford Corbin, of King or n !
George: ninth, George ". Palmer, of mat