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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

Week before last q fiendish negro, Eli
Ward, who lives on q farm 10 Soutban,T
ton county,. on which Henry Farmer held
mortgage, entered NJ. Farmers bed
room and tried to kill him with a razor
After receiving several bad cuts, Mr. Far
mer managed to grasp the razor and
wrench it from thu murderer, cutting the
latter's neck end hand. Ward got away,
but was afterwards arrested and lodged in
itil.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

Gov. GORDON AS A FARMER. According
to an Atlanta dispatch, G ~ Gordon, OF
Georgia, has decided to become etock
farmer and viii probably retire from poll
tics altogether. He has bought river
plantation of !, ECO acres IN Taylor county,
to which he is adding other lands. His
purpose is to make it The most complete
stock farm in the South. He has agents
out purchasing brood mares and fine
strains of cattle, sheep and swine. Of late
office work has caused him much sickness.
Gov. Gordon's retireEneps would leave a
void in Georgia politics.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

The Island of Samoa. as our readers may
readily see by referring TO the map, is one
of the group of Navigator Islands in the
southern Pacific Ocean, and is directly in
the route of steamers going from San Fran
cisco to New Zealand, and little east of
the route to Sidney, Australia; it is nearer
the Australian coast than any other. 1t
will take the war-ships about six weeks to
reach Samoa from San Francisco, and the
distance can Go thus calculated. Cocoa is
ths olief product of the island, aud the ma
81 yes. who are dark skinned but not black,
are probably of the Malaysn race, and are
too in doient to work st all. The traders
have to import labor from the islacda west
of Samoa to cultivate their plantations.
they pay about three dGilara nd
wages.-Necrcfar& Landmark. month
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

WOMAN SUFFRAGE The Washington
Star says that "a possibility not hitherto
perceived appears in the drift Of sentiment
IN the territories confronted with statehood.
1t is rot improbable that two Of them will
ask to come INTO the Union with constitutions
providing for woman suffrage. Washing
ION and North Dako'a snd possibly South
Dakota will force this question to the 'front.'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

KNEE REEcHEs The experiment Of
wearing knee-bteeches or Knickelbockers
at fashionable ball was very Successes ally
tried by some Of the young gentlemen lead
ers Of society in New Yolk the other eve
ming, and it is predicted that the style thus
set by what is termed the upper cir.
ces' there will soon become the rage in
other parts of the county.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

ACTION OF THE LIQUOR DEALERS OF
RICHMOND The Richmond State says
that, Sin response to call made by Mr.. N.
j. Smith president Of the Liquor dealers
Association, large number Of gentlemen
met at Sanger Hall last Thursday night to
consider business Of Importance to the
trade. Mr. N J. Smith occupied the chair
and Mr.. N. T. BEDFORD acted as secretary.
Mr.. Smith called the meeting to order
and stated that the object for which the
conference was held was TO consider what
action the trade, as body, would take
with reference TO its members using cou
pons in the payment Of their license taxes,
which fall due the 1st day of May.
After the above explanation Col. John
Murphy and Mr.. John NJ. Higgins were ap
pointed a committee to wait On Gov. Lee
and Mayor Ellyson and invite them to ad-
dress the nesting and present their views
on this important matter.
The committee retired and after short
absence returned accompanied by the Gov.
ernor and Mayor, who were greeted with
applause.
Mayor Ellyson and Governor Lee ad-
dressed the meeting, presenting in clear
and concise manner the reasons why taxes
should be paid in money and not in con-
pors. The speakers held the attention OF
their hearers for about twenty minutes.
The matter was discussed by the mem
hers of the association, after which the ful-
owing resolutions were adopted:
Reso}ced, / That VIC here present, rep
resenting the liquor trade OF the city OF
Richmond, most heartily endorse the wis
dom OF the remarks Of bis Excellency Gov
ernor Fitzhugh Lee and his Honor Mayor
Eiysor. aud hereby pledge ourselves to
pay car licenses in money, and not in eou-
pons, in May next,
ResoIUed, 2. That the thanks Of the body
here pre- seut be and are hereby, extended
to his Exoelency the Governor, and his
Honor the Mayor for their patriotic re-
marks submitted to US tonight.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

THE RACE PROBLEM. The Hon. John
Mcclure, late chief justice of the Supreme
Court Of Arkansas, and one Of the most
brilliant men in the republican party of
Arkansas, has published a lengthy letter
expressing his views on the race problem,
aud declaring that its solution will be found
in continuing the ballot to the negro, but
not to permit him to hold Office.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

A GooD EXAMPLE. On last Thursday
night, in Richmond, the Liquor-dealers
Association adopted resolutions and signed
a pledge to pay their license taxes in
money. This example should be followed
by all license and other Taxpayers. The
money is due the State and the State needs
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

ESCAPED FROM JA1L,-On Saturday
week, at O'Clock in the morning, A. W
Berg made his escape from the Jail 10 High
land county, in which he had been confined
on the charge of selling liquor in violation
Of law. Having by some means been pro-
vided with an auger, he bored away the
wood from the iron fastenings and got
Away
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

BURGLARS ROB PosToFFICE. Burglars
entered the postoffice in Liberty, Bedford
county, last Friday night, blew open the
he amount of about seven hundred dollars.
Two blacksmith shops were broken open
and tools taken therefrom, which were
found near the postoffice. There is 10
trace OF the burglars.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

General Boulanger was Sunday elected
member Of the Chamber of Deputies of
France from the Department of the Seine
by plurality Of 81. $40 votes over NJ
Jacques and majority of 54 432 over all
other candidates. Bets were freely offered
in Paris last night that the ministry would
resign.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

In the Senate on ia nuaiy 22pd, to illus
trate the absurdity of the tariff bill, Mr..
Vest presented petition from St. Louis
dentist praying that bounty of one dollar
be paid dentists for every tooth they plug,
in order to promote an Amerisan industry
ard lower dentists bills by stimulating
competition.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

President-eIect Harrisoc, who since the
election has heretofore devoted his Sundays
to religious duties, received Senators WIN.
B. Allison, Of Iowa, and Shelby N. Cullom,
Of Illinois, Spnde', Mr.. Allison remaining
oyer night at Gen. Haryisoa's residence
Both came By invitation. Mr. Cullogs said
on leaving tba! THO Samoan Question was
discpsscd at tho copfefenee, it was assnm.
ed ina. the cshi'e matter was aiss ceasid
cred
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
STAUNToN, VA. January IA, 1889.
Caleb Cron9s Ex'r for &c.
Lucas's Admir- and ais:
All partte. int rested in the foregoing cause,
pndipg in the Circuit Court OF Augusta Coun-
ty are hereby notified. that have fixed upon
the 1sth dayof February 1889 to take an account
of the costs in this cause, and to whom the
several items thereof are due and payable.
An account showing who are entitled to the
claimants. and other accounts required by
dercee entered in said cause on the 5th day OF
June. 1888. JNO. NJ. KINNEY,
janl6-4t is Commissioner.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

Born KILLED.-In New Iberia, Louis
lana, last Friday night, James W. Trainer,
of the firm of o. J. Trainers Sons, was
shot DEAD by negro employee naa ed
Wakefield. The negro was afterward shot
dead by mob. He was the son of for
mer State senator from that parish,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

The Alex Gazette says that the farmers
of the North, whose votes elected Mr.. Har-
rison, will doubtless be glad to learn that
while the Senate tariff bill reduces the tar
if on diamonds, it maintains that on trace
chains.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30
Some Results of the Election.

The Hall Safe aud Lock Company, of
Cincinnati, since the election have reduced
the wages of their EN- ployes 90 to 30 per
cent. They were notified to accept or quit.
John Csruth, cotton manufacturer. of Phil
adelphia. has reduced the wages of his en-
ployes 10 per cent, since the election.
James Kerr, who also owns cotton fac
tory, has done the same thing. The Frank
Lear Starr mills have resumed work re-
Gently, with thirty per cent. reduction on
wages. Thus, says the Philadelphia Re-
cord, ia the seed of tariff reform for future
fruitage being sown. The Portsmouth
Times says: Asa Bushnell, the Republican
politician and manufacturer, of Springfield,
Ohio. has cut the wages of his hands since
the election. Before the election he was
shouting fnr protection and good wages
These, says the Charleston wv. Va
Star, are but the legitimate results Of 80
called Republican protection" by which
our markets are limited and supply and de-
mand is regulated to suit the manufactur
er. of course, this being the case, the en-
ployes are entirely at the mercy of the en-
ployer, who quite frequently gives them
the choice between working at reduced
wages, or having the factory shut down,
thus throwing them out of work entirely.
In such cases they usually choose the form
er alternative. With reasonable tariff re-
duction we might have expected to com.
pete with other nations in the markets OF
the world, which would, in a short time,
have called for almost unlimited produc-
tion from our mills and factories and the
employment of all the available labor in the
country at almost its own price. But the
people in their wisdom have declared that
they would not have this, and we are nee
essarily compelled to bow to the will of the
majority. Four years from now we hope
for more satisfactory verdict from the
jury which will again be empanelled, and
with this end in view we are already don
ming our war paint aud sharpening our
tomahawk preparatory for the battle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30
A despatch from Indiana polls under d.

A despatch from Indiana polls under date
of Sunday last says:-"It is reported to-
night that an Indictment hassbeep found a.
gainst Col. W. W. Dudley by the Unied
States or md jury and that the district attor-
ney is preparing tie document so that it
may be submitted early this week. There
is pretty good reason for believing the re-
port is reiiable.i
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

In the West Virginia House of Delegates,
Monday, Mr.. Stelten, Democratic Dee
gate. produced sworn affidavit to the eff
feet that he had been offered bribe to
vote for republican for United States
Senator. A committee of investigation was
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

The intense cold at st. Joseph, Mo-, Sun
day, caused an abbreviation of the funeral
ceremonies at the grave of Congressman
james N. Bu1nes, who died suddenly at
Washin gton last week.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30
Report of the State 30 > I'd of Agriculture

We have received the report of the State
Board of Agriculture, which is a very valu-
able document, and from it we are still
further informed of the progressive work
going on under the direction of the Board.
The Board was created by act of the Legis-
lature last March. The Commissioner of
Agriculture is member, er-o6icio, of the
body, and is also Secretary and Treasurer
of the same. The President, Hon. Absa-
lom Koiner, on behalf of the Board, pre-
sents to the Governor a review of their pro-
ceedings which adds much interest to agri-
cultural development Next follows the
very full annual report of the G mmissioner
of Agriculture, Colonel Whitehead, which
displays great industry aud untiriug zeal in
his department. The report of the Chemist,
Professor Richard b. Gaines, devotes large
space to the several subjects embraced in
his department, and will instruct and profit
farmers who have been greatly benefited,
especially in the selection of fertilizers, by
knowing exactly what they are buying.
The new interest impaired to immigra.
ton under State authority is we'll handled
in their reports by the Standing and Special
Committees of the Board Is. Wexford
Corbin, Chairman of the first named, and
W. T. Sutherhn of the last) in which Judge
Grattan, the Commissioner of Immigra
ton, is highly commended for the discharge
of the duties he has assumed as we'll as fol
the results in view from the first visit be
has made to the Western States.
The address delivered by the Miller Pro
fessor of Biology and Agriculture at ths
University before the Board of Agriculture
in Richmond, 31st of October, and a paper
on SCREEN Manuring," brings this volume
to it's close.
The experimental station, erected at The
same time as the Board Of Agriculture, il
attached TO the State Agricultural College
and the report from the Superintendent
we presume, is to the Rector and Board O.
Directors of that Institution. Altogether
our agricultural interests appear to be il
good hands, and pIudently managed, ana
; in time we may safely rely on receiving
still larger benefits in aid of them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

A movement was started Sunday at Pitts
burg, Pa, to send a protest to Washington
against the ratification of the trt atty W th
Great Britain, friends of tie Irish cause
and Knights Of Labor being the chief OBJ
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

The wreck of the famous clipper ship
Merrimac, which went down Cd the Jersey
coast twenty-one years ago, has been dis
covered. The cargo consists of silver bars,
zinc ard other metals valued at $50, 600.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30
CALLED TO. E:kor

CALLED TO EL0"
LynchburG coz ..ENoE. ALABAMA-A
IASRdtcs .espondent of the Rich mond
sas' duder date of thu 23rd inst,
/ Captain Ham Sheppard, collector of in
ternal revenue for this city, was elected last
week president of the Florence (Ala.)
Lead improvement Company at salary of
So, 900 per annum. The Captain has not
yet declded to accept"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

Col O'Ferrall has secured the appoint
ment of DIR. J. J. Best, of Brucetown, Fred
erick county, Va, as physician in the In
dian service at Fort Berthold agency,
Oak, at a salary CT 81, 200 per annum.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

The Alexandria Gozette says that Mr..
Ham Shepherd has declined the offer made
him to take charge of the Florence (Ala)
Land Company.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

A Paris dispatch says: can American
vessel, bound from Zanzibar to Madagas
car, was fired on by German vessel, and
one of her masts broken"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

The ''Orkney Springs" property, about
12 miles west of Mt. Jackson, is to be sold
at auction next month.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

The Catholic population of the United
States is estimated at considerably upward
of s, 900, 900, with more than 5000 priests
and 1853 churches.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

Queen Victoria invited Minister Phelps
and his wife to dine with her last
Monday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

LABoRERs IN THE COAL MINES OF PENN
sYLyANIA. report of the committee of
the House on contract labor and immigra-
ton, in reference to the laborers in the coal
mines of Pennsylvania, states =
s'They are of low order of intelligence.
| They live 10 miserable sheds like beasts,
the food they eat is so mesgre, scant, un-
wholesome and revolving that it would
nauseate and disgust an American work
man and he would find it difficult to sustain
| life upon it. Their habits are vicious their
customs aie disgusting, and the effect OF
| their presence here upon our social condi.
ton is to be deplored. They have not the
| influences, as we understand them, of a
home they do not know wha6 the word
means, aud, in the opinion of the commit
| tee, no amount of effort would improve
| their morals or 'Americanize' this class OF
i'm migrants. They have been brought here
| in such numbers, and have been employed
at such low wages, that it has resulted in
| their Tepl 4cing The American citizens who
formerly performed this class of labor, un-
| til now there are comparatively few Amer
leans engaged in mining coal in Pennsylva-
MA
This leads the Baltimore Sun to say that
''ths is a surprising state of things, in view
of the fact that iron makiog and coal-min-
ing are ind astres protected By high taxes,
endured cheerfully by the masses of the
people uader the impression that they en-
able the tariff lords to give the working
man, whether native or alien, a very COM
Portable living"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

Capt. ]. S. Mcdonald "a prominent West
Virginia republican, has been arrested On
the charge of bribing voter,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, wife of the
President elect, and her daughter. Mrs.
Mckee spent Friday shopping in New York
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

Dangerously high water is reported in
the Mississippi river at Shreveport, La, and
the loylands above are submerged.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

SENATE TARIFF BILL.-The N. Y. Her.
aid thinks the Tariff Bill, which passed the
Senate on Tuesday evening of last week,
if adopted by the House and signed by the
President, would have bad effect upon
the integests OF the country. and 10 its is.
sue of Wednesday OF last week says
Gust at this time the republican Sena.
tors in solid body pass tariff bill which,
while it cu's off some revenue, does this
not by lessening but increasing the taxes
Of the people. The republican bill lowers
the rates Of duty on some Injuries, but
raises them on woollen clothing, on lumber
for houses, on iron and steel tools and mate
rials-on substantially all the necessaries OF
life.
That is to say, as the country gets poor
er the republicans increase the burdens of
taxation Is this wise? Is it prudentG
Some republican Senators predict that the
bill they have just passed will give the
country q new lease of prosperity" We
wish it may be so; but when we see the re.
pnblican duties on iron aud steel having as
their fret consequence plans to form great
iron and steol trust to cover the whole u
Mon, with the single object to raise prices
by limiting production, we are not san-
guine of prosperous future.
The worklnen all over the country ought
to remember that the object of every
''truss" is to raise prices by limiting pro-
duction, aud that to limit production means
only necessarily by concerted action of
capitalists to close mills, to discharge work
ipgmen, to deprive thousands of employ
ment and inpnverish them and their wives
and children"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

The Democratic caucus of the West Vir-
ginia Legislature re-noniuste ted Hon. John
E. Kepna for United States Senator
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

Senator Vance, Of North Carolina, has
undergone the operation fer reno ing b 9
left ege.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

Heavy snow fell Monday in Yves. m
New York Ind Canada,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-30

O1ivier's Bookstore.
jan 16
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-12-05

appear to be either greater or smaller
than the actual tonnage carried by them.
First, the Lehigh Valley Railroad sus-
pended publication of its weekly state
ment; afterwards it resumed again, but
under new form of giving its total ton
mage of anthracite, bituminous and coke
in lump. Later that company went
back to its first love, and gave out the
figures of its anthracite tonnage only.
For several months past the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western Railroad has
tried to hide its great loss of tonnage be
tween million and million and q half
tons) by ceasing publication of its week
ly reports. What the object OF his
policy means we do not comprehend. IL
will neither add to the public confidence
in the management of the anthracite
corporations nor enable them to sell an
additional ton of coal.
The total amount of anthracite coal
sent to market for the week ending
November %, as reported by the several
carrying companies, was Sl9999 tons,
compared with $50, 796 tons in the cores
ponding week last year, a decrease of
9,797 tons. The total amount of an
thracite mined thus far in the year 1889
was 32,024 ,647 tons, compared with a.
967, 769 tons for the same period last year,
a decrease of 2,943, 122 tons.-Ledger.