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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-23

TEE spiritual blessing" that did not in
crease your desire TO bless others was mis-
named when thus designated. Analysed in
the Gospel crucible, you will find that it was
not spiritual, but carnal-Nashville Advo-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-23

Tn authority Of God il a truly despised
in the breach Of the least commandments,
- some are called, - in the breach Of the
Greatest % others are called
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-23

-Conceit may put man up but pAver
prop him up-Ruskin.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08
DEATH OF JUDGE FL. G, ALLEN.

The news of the sudden death of Judge
Allen of Shenandoah, at Roanoke last week,
was received throughout the Valley with
surprise and grief. 1t was felt that the
State had lost a useful life; the bar an able
and successful member, and society a true
and chivalric gentleman. The unaffected
simplicity of his character was very attrac-
tive and, underlaid by a strong intellect and
sterling traits of manhood, made him a
friend to be desired. In public life, in
which he had filled many positions Of
weighty trust, he had shown ability, integri-
ty and conscientious faithfulnesS to duty.
He was was at all times scrupulously just,
and that trait was never more conspicuous
than when he occupied the trying position
of Speaker Of the House of Delegates at the
transition period in Virginia politics in
1877. In Augusta county where he was
often brought both by his political and pro-
fessional engagements, he was great IA
vorite, and we question if either in Bote-
tourt, the county of his birth, or Shenan-
doah, the county Of his home, he had more
appreciative friends And among them his
sorrowing wife and children will have
sympathizers in a loss which none but those
bereaved ones can feel in it's overwhelming
greatness.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08
GLEAN NED FROM THE MAILS

A bill just introduced in the Spanish Cortez,
to make telegram from government officers
as authoritative as an autographs note, was
brought about by an incident which could
have happened nowhere else but in Spain. On
the 10th Of September in the Province of An
dalusia a man was executed twenty four
hours after his reprieve, signed by the Queen
had been received by the officers of the law
They insisted that they were powerless to
delay the execution in the absence of the for
NAL official document.
At the English State balls given by royalty
there are no dance programmes and no intro
auctions. The princes and prncesses huddle
together on the raised daise, select whom they
will have for partners and send word to
him or her by the Lord Chamberlain. The
chosen partners file up to the royal circle and,
if men, approach the princesseS and wait till
the august ladies come forward and CLAIM
them; if ladies, the princes come down to
meet them and take poss ession of them. The
royalties dance a good deal with each other.
Mrs. John w. Mackay, who is the wife of
Mackay, the "silver king, who is worth Fifty
Millions of Dollars, and the mother of a
pilACOoo, ID SuliIS JIG (LllS J.
Examiner, for publishing that she was origin
ally washerWoman for Nevada miners, and
that she is not a lady by birth OF education,
and is not accustomed to associating with per-
sons in good position. Her bill admits that
she is not lady by birth OF education, but
denies the statement about her associations
and brings suit on that as a libel.
G. R. Hill & Co. of Alexandria, Va, failed
ten years ago, and compromised with their
creditors. At the meeting of the creditors
Mr.. Hill told them he did not consider the
compromise final settlement, but if health
and life were spared him, every dollar in full
would be paid. The utterance had passed
out of the minds of most of them until last
week when each received from Mr.. Hill by
mail, a check for the full amount of his in
debtedness. with interest added.
A lawyer in Freeland county, Pa, has is
sued an address to the people Of that county
where Rev. J. j. Boyle was born, asking for
contributions to assist in his defence before
the Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Boyle is the Catholic priest sentenced to death
at Raleigh, N. G., for violating the person of
the young lady organist of his church The
lawyer claims that his conviction in the lower
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

finite superiority of the American mode of
valuing men, over that which prevails in
Europe In America if a man, young OF in
middle life, an idle lounger who was over
whelmed with debts, who had no means to
earn Il living, and who under those adverse
surroundings, should apply for q man S
daughter, he would almost certainly bere-
fused. Nor would an ancestry of the most
remote antiquity and royal descent, save
come of republican government that men
are Judged as Men. Unless Man here
has shown that he can make good time, no
ancestral herd-book can give him a fancy
price.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

The sickest politician in the United
States to-day, not even excepting Foraker
OF Ohio, is BENZ. Harrison, the trading and
bargaining President of the United States
Two Republican States ON Tuesday
turned their backs ON his candidates.
Virginia trampled his candidate in the dust.
And every Republican State that voted
Tuesday gave decreased majorities and
every Democratic State gave increased
majorities.
So much for the grandson of his grand
father with his trading to put Virginia I'M
der Malone. He has killed his administra-
ton in the first ten months of it's existence.
VIRGINIA.
In Virginia the result has been turning
bottom upward of the Malone party. The
counties around us gave the following ma
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Republican last fall)
gave 79S majority for the Democratic can
didates, gain of ,06S; Shenandoah gave
$50 majority for the Democratic candi-
dates, a gain of 491; Page gives 40 Demo
cratic majority, gain of 511; Bath gives
125 Democratic majority, a gain of 200;
Rockbridge gives 532 Democratic majori-
ty, a gain of $50; Highland gives 17S ma
jority, a gain Of 1854. There We're like gains
in almost every county in the State. The
story in Allegheny is thus told by a tele-
gram from Gen. Skeen:
CONVICTION, VA, Nov. 6.
Editor V5nd5cat0r:
The kickers have kicked Republican ma
jority of 342 Gin 'S6) into Democratic ma jor-
ity of 60 Gin 'S9.) VIM. SKEEN
In the End Congressional District the
Democratic majority was $500, gain of
5000.
ESTIMATED MAJORITIES.
An expert statistician furnishes the
Richmond State with the following esti-
nataS Of DoaiO1i+i NV ri
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

Now that the campaign is over the press
of Virginia will have time to acknowledge
it's Indebtedness to Second Auditor Frank
phlets of facts and figures that he issued.
His campaign statistics are thorns in the
side of Malone every two years, and form a
war magazine from which the Democrats
can draw deadly ammunition.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

The Greenbrier wv. Va.) Hadepemdem
voices a complaint which is getting quite as
loud in the grazing lands of the Valley OF
Virginia. 1t says: ''Stockmen tell us there
is no longer any money in cattle. The
market is ruined. Prices have been declin-
ing for several years, are still going down,
and no one can tell when there will be a
change for the better. Let the cause of this
be what it may, the fact remains that the
handling of cattle has we'll nigh ceased to lie
remunerative. On this point there seems
to be general concensus of opinion among
the stock-raisers of the Greenbrier Valley. y
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

The farmers of the Western States are
waking up, and the muttering of the thunder
out there begins to be heard oftener than
the advocates of high Federal taxation like
to hear it. The Interstate Wheat Growers
Convention, which met at st. Louis last
week, adopted the following resolutions by
a large majority:
Resolved, /. That we hereby memorabilia
our National Congress and the President of
the United States, and most seriously petition
them to make such reciprocity treaties with
those foreign Nations to whom we ship our
surplus farm products as will cause such
foreign Nations to remove the customs duties
from our farm products shipped abroad,
thereby causing us to receive higher price
for our foreign farm surplus, and thereby
fixing higher price upon all that we sell at
home.
.. That we ask that such steps be taken by
our National Congress as will destroy the
present existing monopoles and Trusts and
prevent the formation of others.
3. And to the end that we may get our farm
ing implements at a less price, that the
present laws be repealed that place a duty
upon farming implements OF the raw materials
used in their manufacture.
4. That we are more deeply interested in
the carrying out of the above resolutions than
we are in the success of any political party
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08
-~D$

For the fiscal year of 1889 there
have been added to the .. S. Pension list
1858 names, and the list now aggregates
s90,0O0,000. Just three times more than
the total of pensions paid by Great Britain,
France, Germany, Austria and Belgium
all put together. A doleful outlook for
American taxpayers
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

The currency is changing so rapidly that
it is becoming noticeable. In the last ten
years $135, 1855, 493 of National bank issues
have been Withdrawn and it's place more
than supplied by $276,619, us of silver Ger
tiicateS
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08
FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 8, 1889
FOUR YEARS MORE.

Tuesday meant this to Virginia !;
-Four years more of peace, good govern
ment, and prosperity to men Of all parties
and colors. and they acon 1t.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

The Religious Herald of Richmond,
which is deservedly the foremost paper of
it's denomination in America, attained its
24th year on the 10Th of October. To us, it
has always been a marvel of journalism,
whether you take it as a church OF secular
newspaper.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08
TINsLEY & MORTON, Proprietors,

Published every Friday. Price So per year; 81
for six months, and 50 cents for months-invari-
ably in advance.
Transient advertisements 10 cents per line each
insertion. Contracts for longer terms made at
the counter.
Local circulation in Augusta. Rockbrdge, Rocking
ham, Allegheny Highland and Bath Counties.
Gives general and local news; stories and mis-
cellany; reliable commercial reports.
H. G. TINsLEY,
A. S. MORTON,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

official Stanon
Mc1eT.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08
MARRIED..

KIDD-COCHRANE.-At Clifton Forge, Oct
3lst, by Rev. Emmett W. McCorkle, Mr.. l.. A.
Kidd to Mrs. Emma S. Cochrane.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08
Tribute of Respect,


At a meeting of three members of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Western Lunatic Asylum, on Nov. eth, the Super
intendent made the following report
alt becomes my painful duty to announce Off
cially to the Executive Committee the death of
DIR. A. H. Weir, End Assistant Physician of this
Asylum, who died on the morning of the 9th of
November after long illness.
CDR. Weir has been connected with this insti-
tuition nearly six years, assisting in its daily
management with comprehensive skill and
sagacity, and with purity and elevation of pur-
pose, and scrupulous faithfuness in the dis
charge of duty which won for him an enviable
reputation efficient medical officer. OF a
cultivated mind, q kind heart, and gentle man
ners, he attracted the regard OF all with whom he
came in contact.
HCalled away just as the future looked so
bright, with attachments and hopes that made
that future so promising, there is something in
eXpressibly sad in his removal. The best and
most watchful attention, all that friendship,
vain 1t is ours to bow in reverence, and to
bring home to our hearts the solemn lesson OF
this Providence.
BENZ. BLACKFoRD, Supt''
Upon receiving this report, the following reso-
buttons were adopted by the Executive Com
mlttee: ,,...-
Directors, together with the resident officers of
this Asylum, being DESTROYS of expressing our
deep sense OF the great loss s. which has been ss
valued friend, with whom we have been so long
and so pleasantly associated, and by the Asylum
under our charge; therefore, be it
Resolved, list. That we have heard with deep
sorrow of the death of DR.. Weir, by which this
ASYLUM loses a skilled and faithful officer whose
life was sincerely devoted to the promotion OF its
welfare,
2nd That we hereby tender to his bereaved
family and relatives our profound sympathy Y,
and ask to mingle our sorrow with theirs
3rd. That copy of these resolutions be for
warded to the family Of DR.. Weir, and to the
Staunton papers and the Richmond Dispatch,
for publication
S. F. COLEMAN,
P. H. TROUT,
j. w. TODD,
Executive Committee.
B. BLACKBOARD,
E. c. FISHER,
G.S. WALKER,
l., HARMAN,
@. J. ARMIsTEAD,
Y. l.. THOMPSON,
DovS 1t Resident Officers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08
THE CITIES,

In Richmond McKinney's majority was
1854, a gain of g, 416 over last Fall; in AL
exandria 467, a gain of 1926; in Petersburg
446, gain of COZ; in Lynchburg S39, gain
of 600; IN Norfolk 800, gain of 2, 493; in
Staunton 800, a gain of 1855; in Danville
667. a gain of 295
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. The
~ partnership heretofore existing between
W. E. Craig and Charles Curry, under the firm
name of Craig 4 Curry, for the purpose of prac-.
ticing law, has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent. Business considerations, in no way affect
ing the personal and friendly relations OF the par
ties, have renderd this dissolution advisable.
will continue to practice my profession, and
hope my friends, who have kindly aided me in
building up large practice, will continue to give.
me their support. l
oct25 CHARLES CURRY,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

The following telegram tells the story in
the 9th District:
SALTvILLE, VA, Nov. 6.
II. G. Tinszey:
We have swept the 9th District by 1000
majority, and gain two members of the Legis-
lature. A M. BOWMAN
Here is another telegram from the South
west, from the State Senator for Bland:
WYTHEvILLE. VA, Nov. 6.
George NJ Harrison:
The Southwest greets the Valley with over
whelming Democratic majority. Congratu-
Late you. SAMUEL WILLIAMS.
Gen. Echols was in Staunton this week
having come home to vote. While here he
received the following telegram from the
Governor of Kentucky
FRANKFORT, KY, Nov. g.
Gen. John Eehols:
Kentucky sends greetings to the grand
mother Commonwealth on the occasion of her
victory and on behalf of good government.
S. B. BUCKNER.
The following telegram is from pa
triotic Virginian in Colorado:
DENVER, Coll, Now
The Stanton V5ndicator::
Thank God the Old Commonwealth is
saved. Her children wherever found are re-
joicing in her victory.
VIM. 3. HARRISON
CONGRATULATIONS FROM LITTLE
TAMMANY.
Among the many congratulations from
Augusta, telegraphed to Capt. Mckinney,
was this:
WAYNEsBoRo, Nov. 6.
Goo. Phil. Mckinney:
Little Tammany sends congratulations. The
path to break the solid South don't lay
through Virginia.
r. e. WRIGHT & OTHERS.
HOW THE NEW VIRGINIA SENATE AND
HOUSE OF DELEGATES WILL STAND.
The following shows the strength of the
two parties in the newly elected Virginia
which meets next December.
The Democrats had a majority in the Sen
ate of holdovers before this election
Dem. Rep.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

To Tie H0rtfOrd Life and Annuity,
Hartford. Conn.
After an examination of your SAFETY FUND
SYSTEM of life insurance, was so impressed with
its merits that L insured in it for $4,000. The
System, in my opinion, is well worthy of public
confidence. The policy have in it has proved
less expensive than any insurance have made
in other companies. p. l.. TERRY.
Mr.. w. P. GAY is the Agent for this popular
Company, and persons desiring Insurance would
do we'll to see him aud examine the Safety Fund
Feature before insufing. oct25 st
ISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP.-By
~ mutual agreement the partnership be-
tween w. H. Barkman and d. w. Pemberton,
under the style of BARKMAN & PEMBERToN, is
dissolved November LIST, 1889. Mr. Barkman win
pay all claims against the late firm, and collect
all debts due it. The business will be continued
at the old stand by W. H. Barkman. Mr.. Penn
his old friends.
w. H. BARKMAN,
nov l-3t d. w. PEMBERTON.
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DIED.


BIIZA NSON-At her residence near Burke's
Mill, Augusta county, Oct. 18th, in the 10th
year of her age, Mrs. Zerusha Bezanson, a ma
tive of Nova Scotia.
Suddenly, Monday, october 2Sth,
1870 p. NJ, at the Murray Hill Hotel. New York
city, John Stewart Peterkin, youngest child of
the Right Rev. George w. Peterlin and Marion
Stewart Peterkin, aged four years.
WREN.-At her residence. 31S South Fourth ST.,
Richmond, Va Oct 3lst, Mrs. Katherine f.
Wren, relict of Major John Fleming Wren, in
the SEVENTEEN year of her age.
CLARK-At Oklahoma City, Indian Territory,
Oct 3Ist, Alexander Clark, in the 32d year of h is
age, a son of NJ. d. Clark OF Augusta county.
KERAN.-At Mt. Sidney, Oct 3lst, from con
sumption, Mrs. Ann Rebecca Keran, widow of
the late VIM. Keran, who formerly resided near
Greenville She left a daughter
aged IS years.
HUFFER.-Near Mt. Scion; Oct 23d, John
Hutter.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

AUGUSTA COUNTY.
The largest Democratic majority Angus
ia ever gave was $3.50 for Tilden. The
largest since the party division was 1896
for Allen. The majority she gave for Give
land last fall was 949 and the majority she
now gives for Mckinney is 1871, a gain Of
1922.
COMPARATIVE VOTE IN AUGUSTA BE-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-08

DISORDERS
In Pittsylvania some negroes waylald H.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-24
OUR VISITORS.
NEW ENGLAND CAPITALISTS
In ROAROKE.
THEIR VI.Vs OF TIL. SOUTH.
Will Make Investments In Roanoke
A BETTER Location ihan BirminE-
ham The South as q Field for
Immigration.

New England invaded Roanoke
Sunday, spent few hours looking
over the city, and then left for home
via Washington.
The party travelled in a special
Pullman car, and left Boston on Tho
18th OF the month.
They went first to New Orleans,
where they remained two days, and
stopped in Birmingham, Chattanooga
and Roanoke, the leading progressive
cities OF the South, on their way back
The delegation included representa-,
tive business and professional men
and we're SEQ Phelps Cooke and L. H
Mann, Of Milford, Mass; G. K. At
wood and G. II. Prescott, Biddeford
Maine; II. H Brown and + Whitman,
Vermont; James G. Hill, New Hamp
shire; C. A. Cook, A. c. Goss, s. Il.
Congdon, H. P. Emerson. Boston; J.
G. McLarrer, Easport. Maine.
They arrived about half past ten
Sunday morning and were driven
over the city in carriages. They took
dinner at Hotel Roanoke and left at
half past two in the afternoon, via the
Shenandoah Valley railroad.
Mr.. c. A Cook, who il member o!
the Massachusetts legislature, who
had never been South before, in speak,
ing of the things that had impressed
him on his trip, said:
The South is much more prosper
Gus, and is going ahead much more
rapidly than | thought it was"
II am impressed, too, with tho num-
Der of young men l see occupying
prominent positions. have met =
number of them as presidents OF banks
and other corporations. With us ii Ia
different: the old men holding such
places. Our principal business south
was to look at some property near
Birmingham. After we have compile
ted negotiations tor that, which we
expect to do, we will come to Roanoke
and make some investments. You
have a much better location here for
a city than Birmingham
II never saw a prettier view in my
life than that got from tho top OF
Mill mountain. where yonr reservoir
is located" said Z H. Prescott, of
Maine. You have beautiful, pro-
yressive city here
DR.. II. H Mann, who is the editor
of = daily paper, near Boston, has
been here before, and thinks the town
one of the best and most inviting in
the South.
Il think the boom will fall back in
the West in short time, continued
Mr.. coke, land that the South offers
the most inviting rield for ilnlnigra-
ton. The western lands are very
heavily mortgaged. and the people
there won't be able to stand the pres
sure much longer"
The party expect TO be at home
Christmas day
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-24
Railroad Rights.

The Railway Age says: A decision
OF much Importance to railways an
to travellers has just been rend- co
by the Supreme court of the United
States, az indicated by the fol pwin@
dispatch from Washington
In 1882 Patrick G. Boylan pur-
chased round-trip ticket from Chi
cago to Hot Springs, Ark. the ticket
not TO be good on the round
trip unless stamped by the ticket
agent at Hot Springs. He signed his
name to the ticket and accepted the
conditions. He did not on leaving
Hot Springs present the ticket to be
stamped, but showed it to the bag
gagenan, who checked his trunk, and
10 the kateman, who permitted him
10 enter the train, neither making
any objection to tho ticket not being
stamped. The conductor of the train,
however, was more strict and elected
him from the train because his ticket
was not stamped and he refused to
pay his fare. He brought suit in Hill
nois against the Hot Springs Railway
company for damages for being eI-
PEELED from the train, alleging that it
WIS IL DTetClI vi COlllI dCt, ltt Gull pun J
having agreed to transport him
between the places named. The
court decided against him and the
case was taken to the Supreme
court for review. The Supreme court,
in an opinion by Justice Gray, today
affirmed the decision of the lower
court. 1t held that the only question
between the parties was an ex-
press one, signed by Boylan himself as
well us by the ticket agent at Chicago.
Boylan having assented TO the con-
tract. by accepting and signing it, was
bound by the conditions expressed in
it, whether he did or not read them or
know what they were TIE case
was held to be the same as that OF
Mosher We the Iron Mountain rail
road company The action of the
baygagemaster and Sateman. it Tas
held, did not change the status OF
the case.
The Supreme court OF the land, it
seems, thinks that contracts made with
railway companies ought to be kept
ats .inuch rs contracts with individuals
ii view which some OF the minor
courts have not been inclined to take.
People who buy exclusion tickets at
reduced rates on certain specified con
ditions TO which they agree, must
carry out their part OF the contracT or
forfeit their claims.