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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1889-12-06

4 would vor,, a Trsdsni Nc Of these aarran,
evils. surely no one sufpnscs that the present
can be accepted aa.a ptHnanenf condition. II
Z; = said tia; sisss> fs'pi epnles must work out
this problem Tor shr n - we have right to
ask whether they afe " ,sprk upon H. Do they
suggest any solutcnf when and under what
conditions Is the blnck1nan 10 have a fr ee bal.
lots When is he, " faei. 10 have those fun
civil rirhts ssieh pasa s5long been his in lawi
when is tkatlkauahfy a inhu, n e Ahch our
form 81 goyernment was Intended 10 secnrp 70
the elsoiors 10 be rcstorde This generation
should coura reonsly fsef Nhese grave questions,
aud not leave them ~ a heriiage Of voc 70 the
nexti u
Iesrnestly INVOKE ~ Intention Of CONGRESS
It's well Defined consflfnuonal powers as will
secure to ali our Deoftp free exercise Of the
right OF suffrage ara cffy Other civil right un-
der the constltutisp and laws Of the United
States Nocvil. i,s sGlk deplorAbe. can JUS
tify the assumpsi4 *1NA1f on the part Of The
Executive or Z ~ 4 powers not granted.
but both viii b ~ taaSabie, II all tho
powers granted 4 ssly but firm y used
members 81 fliAk ~ Representatives
IL Clearly e1eZsI Nc general gos..r-
! s-ert; -.---..4L - -.....s.e-a -..er-
vision u 40 "A u 1,;xoos.ded Tor Wy
. .sr. ilI 4; ss g zss os s' ,s Sc
whole bctterrcsnn 4 ~ can be atfelhcd By a
law taking all the dresses OF such election
into Federal control fhe eolored man should
be protected in MI Ms relations &c the Fed
eral Government wiEier ss liugaut juror or
witness in our coura,a as an elector or OF mem
seTs of CoEgrcss O. % q peaceful Traveller Gu
our Interstate railways
tits not possibh IN this communication 10
discuss the cnuses Il the decay OF our shipping
interests or the dtertng methods by which It
is proposed 20 restre them .s
Attention Is callel 10 the steamship subsidies
allowed by other mtions and by our neglect Of
such encouragement Il recommend that such
appropriations BE- made for ocean mail service
in American steamships between our ports
ana those OF uniral and South Amer.
ica, China, Jrnan and the import
ant Islands in 18th OF the great oceans,
as VIII be lbeully remunerative for the
service rendered. awii encourage the estab-
hshment and in some fair degree equalize the
chances OF Amercau steamship lines IN the
competitions whieh they must meet Tat we
should also make Fovision for naval reserve.
invite the dillrnt and serious attention OF
Congress 10 the consideration OF these and such
other measures may be presented having
the same great eni in view. a sf.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Executive MansioL Washington, d. c., Deem
Der 8 1850
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1889-12-06

An elderly ldyliyins alone at Salem,
CT, cleverly ahied a gang OF thieves
who invaded BIZ house one night not
long ago. Shesas writing near a win
dow, when a sktyun was thrust through
the pane of gls, and voices demanded
her money. BE seized the gun, but il
was soon take from her. She then
blew out the Iiht, FASTENED to the room
where her mCey was kept in an old
valise. carried 70 the cellar, and, qui.
city ESCAPING trough a hatchway, hur'
ried across ,hcaolds, while the robbers
we're yainlv serching the house for her
wealth.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1889-12-06

An experiaced young man says It
takes only one letter to tell the differ,
ence between b. summer and winter
styles Of tourlliP viz: gate-grate. -
Norristown Ileah
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1889-12-06

If an amaeur fisherman goes out
without his dcngohn he may also miss
his reel coming home,-N. o. Picayune
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01

those men and women who are among us seek
ing to educate and lift them up. We have been
hopeful, or at least have tried to be, when
many were Respondent. Now, as we look out,
the prospect seems to darken every day The
solution seems as far off as ever.
''Some of these preachers, whose names are
attached to this letter, we know. We did not
suppose that they could be led away from Their
real work into political strife by INSCRIPTIONS
political tricksters. We had hoped that these
names were affixed without their permission
So far only two, Rev. George Emerson of
Richmond and Rev. G. B. Smith of Hampton
have declined responsibility for the sigma
lures. Some of the others have publicly
gloried in their shame.
''They have hurt themselves, and they have
surely injured their work. Whether they have
helped the special political organization, in
whose behalf they publicly appear, remains
to be seen.
Good save the Commonwealth -
There is but one lesson the Anti-MahOne
men Of Virginia should draw from this eX
posture, and that is the necessity of beat
ing by q large majority a man who always
works UP an alliance with the most ignor
ant element of the State, and who does moi
hesitate to induce the colored men who fill
the sacred desk, to degrade themselves by
assuming helegitimate work of heelers an(
wardEounders.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
THE OLD DESPERATE GAME.

Two months ago the VINDICAToR proph-
ecied that in this campaign Gen. Malone
would resort to the same desperate games
of 1888. 1t cited the case, in this county
of the venerable Capt. VIM. Blackwell who
was arrested at his mill near Waynes bore
in the height of that campaign, by Deputy
U. s. Marshal on a warrant issued on the
oath of a Negro thief named Charles Craw,
ford (then a fugitive from Justice under
Indictment for larceny charging him with
having intimidated avoter 1.-THE said N egro
thief one gear before, at the election fol
congressman in 1882. We now see from
the Lynchburg papers that on Thursday last
the election judges at Aspinwall Precinct
in Charlotte county were arrested by two
Deputy U. S. Marshals Oh the charge of
obstruction at the Presidential election one
gear ago. This transparent piece of cam.
paign bull-dozing has created much excite
ment in Charlotte county, and, Just as the
outrage in Augusta county did in 1888, will
send the Democrats trooping to the polls.
1t has already had the effect of stirring up
the Democrats of Charlotte and the adjoin-
ing county of Halifax and the ballot box
next Tuesday will tell the tale.
When the three gentlemen arrested-A.
Fl. Payne, Isaac M. Smith and Alexander
Lawson, were carried to Lynchburg and
arrMgned on Saturday before the U. S.
Commissioner, Senator John W. Daniel
and others appeared for them, and District
Attorney W. E. Craig appeared fol- the
prosecution. The former gentleman charg-
ed that the prosecution was actuated by
political motives, and MI. Craig said the
charge was unjust. What other motive
the Federal Supervisor could have in per-
uniting an alleged violation of law to lie
quiet for eleven months and then make
charges a week before an election, when all
the parties lived within eighty miles OF
each other, MI. Craig is not reported as
saying. That ''hindering" a Republican
U. S. Supervisor of elections-which is the
charge-should be passed unnoticed fol
eleven months; and when for four of those
months Republican Federal officers have
been in office, is a fact that stands fol
everything, and makes quite superfuous
any disclaimer from Mr.. Craig unless pre-
ceeded by an explanation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
MAHONE VEST POCKET TICKETS
FOR TUESDAY,

Gen. Malone has hopes based Oh the use
OF the vest-pocket ticket next Tuesday.
Here is his circular preparing for their use
REPUBLICAN STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, !
PETERSBURG, October 8, 1889.
Dear Sir:-It occurs to me that you would
do we'll to arrange through our confidential
friends in charge of each precinct, to place tick
cts in the hands of such persons as would like
to vote our ticket without having it known as
one of our tickets, and that ticket should be
trimmed Or reduced to the exact size of the
Democratic ticket-if in the meantime YOU
can get hold of one Of these tickets-and that
you may be able so to shape our ticket to the
same size of the Democratic ticket, we will
send you lot of tickets of large size.
Take this matter quickly in hand and give
it your attention, and keep the suggestions
made herein to yourself.
Yours truly, MALONE.
So the General thinks there are some
ostenslble Democrats who would like tC
give him aid on the sly 1t will be harder
to do now, that his plan is exposed; for there
are not many Democrats in the world who
would like to be suspected by their party
comrades of voting a ballot with Malone s
name on it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
HE WILL NOT VOTE FOR MAHON

HE WILL NOT VOTE FOR MALONE.
Hon. Jacob Yost, i'll one of the most Wig.
orous cards we have seen this campaign
corrects in yesterdays VALLEY Virgimian 8
report which has been circulated in High
land county to the effect that he would
vote for Malone. The following is an ex-
tract from his card:
ave can afford to face defeat, but we can.
not afford to invite disgrace. We can afford
to let the State rest in Democratic hands, fol-
we are not responsible for their administra-
ton, their plumbers, OF their crimes. But we
cannot afford, in the name of Republicanism
to inaugurate at Richmond an administration
controlled by despot whose every ambition
is the qualification of self, and who would not
hesitate one moment to tramplc beneath his
feet the dearest interests of the Common
wealth.
TO do so would be to set back the cause of
Republicanism in Virginia for a decade, if
not generation. Itwould turn from us the
thinking Independent vote. and remand the
State, for years to come, to the undisputed
control of Democracy. y
And again, the harm is not alone to the Re
publican party of the State, but of the Nation
as well. Place Virginia under Mahone's con
troll, and the result would be condition of
affairs that would bring the blush to the cheek
Of honest Republicans throughout the Union.
The party at large would be held responsible,
and a II who know the man can we'll imagine
what that responsibility would involve.
1t seems to me, in this contest, there is but
one course to pursue Stamp out Malone and
Mahoneism by all honorable means. Vote
for good, true Republicans wherever they are
candidates, but strike from the ticket, as I'M
worthy of place there, the name Of VIM.
Malone, OF any of his supple, servile tools.
Respectfully, j. YosT.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
U. s. OFFICIALS HAVE NO AUTHOR
ITY IN 4 STATE ELECTION.

The Democrats of several cities in Vir-
ginia have been purging the registration
lists. That is, as authorized by law, five
responsible citizens in each precinct have
hunted out the names of men that they be-
lieve are dead, moved away, or have no
right to vote, posted list Of those names
publicly, signed by themselves as required
by law, and then had the names stricken
from the registration list. This does not
prevent the voter who sees his name posted,
from proving his right to vote and having
his name restored to the registration list
before election day. In Lynchburg for in
stance, the Republicans, white and colored,
poll only about ZOO votes on election days
and yet on the poll books there, there are
2,097 names Of colored voters. The list as
purged now shows l ,29S legal colored voters.
The same purging WAS done few years
since in Staunton, but i'll Lynchburg it
had not been done for seventeen years. The
Malone people raised q great cutlery about
this purging. The Lynchburg Virginjan
says
]. NJ Mclaughlin, chairman of the Malone
Committee, and w. e. Craig, District Attor-
ney, are trying small game of bull-dozing.
They went to Democratic headquarters yes
terday and demanded the lists of names that
had been stricken from the registration books.
Chairman Edwards who was present, asked
Craig by what authority he made such de-
mand He replied, as q United States officer
Mr.. Edwards responded that this was State
election and the United States had nothing tC
do with it, and that he was meddling will
something that did not concern him. The de
mand was therefore peremptorily declined by
the registrar present, and the oilicious Distric
| Attorney was told to make the most of it. MI
Edwards has acted in this matter on the ad
vice of counsel in every step taken, and j.
clearly in the right.
The Lynchburg Ne,os commenting on th'
same affair says !:
awe understand that, in accordance will
the law above cited, the registrars of this city
have purged the registration books for The
first time in seventeen years. We understand
United States District Attorney, made a de
mand yesterday upon the registrars of Lynch
burg in his official capacity, to see their book
with a view to having certain names restored
| If this information be correct, Mr.. Craig ha!
not only grossly violated the proprieties OF
| his place, but has undertaken a usurpation
of authority which Well-merited the rebukt
he is reported to have received, if he SHOULD
not thank his good fortune OF the forbearanct
of the registrars that he was not summary
! trounced We want no bull-doZing at Thu
election"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
FALSE COLORS.

The Hon. Julius Caesar Burrows of Mich.
igan masqueraded in Staunton as one of
those gentlemen who had forgotten al about
the war in the fervor Of his fraternal feel
ing. 'Why!" said Mr. Burrows, in his
speech made at night to the mechanics il
the Skating Rink, 1--WE have forgotten all
about the war, out in Michigan, years ago
If [ were to make speech in Michigan to.
day about the war, they would kick me
out. MI. Burrows did not state how
many years ago he had forgotten about the
wal but, we take it, it could not have been
many. On the LIST of January, 1SS7-not
three years ago, Mr.. Burrows objected in the
House of Representatives to the title of a
bill which read, "the war between the
States and it was changed to ''War Of the
Rebellion What plausible, smooth talking
double-faced fellows these Malone orators
from the North are, and not the least
among them is the Hon. Julius Caesar Bur
rows of Michigan.
Since writing the above, we have come
across letter of the Washington CORE
spondent Of the Chicago Herald, in which
MI. Burrows methods are more fully eX-
planned. The correspondent says:
Congressman Burrows of Michigan has been
campaigning in Virginia. How MI Burrows
managed to make an effective political speech
in that State, where ex-Confederates abound
and hold the balance of power, has been some
what of a mystery. MI. Burrows speciality is
the abuse of ex-Confederates. On his return
to Washington last fall he boosted of his
achievements upon the stump in the North. 81
know how to catch 'em," he declared; cit
wasn't on the tariff all by itself. could talk
tariff till was black and blue in the throat
and never get hand, but when l told my au-
diences that the ex-Confederates were again
in the saddle, and that under the rule of Dem
ocracy the tariff was being revised by the Con.
federate brigadiers, | caught them in great
shape. There was nothing that could so rouse
the people as taking those brigadiers by the
throat and choking the life out of them on the
platform. Everything else had to stand out
of the way when that question was brought up
1t was the Confederate brigadiers who elected
Harrison. "Of course, Mr.. Burrows was
frank enough to add, 'such arguments were
all rot, but they got there just the same" AS
far as has been heard, Mr. Burrows did moi
forget himself and talk saucy about the brig
adiers and eX-Confederates in Virginia.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
AUGUSTA COUNTY.
FOR TIE SENATE.
EnIN D n lN(NIInI
NOW VOTE.

The news from all over the State
within the last ten days shows that thu
Democrats have it within their reach
to make this crushing defeat fol
Malone.
A general awakening of the Democrats
of Virginia has taken the place of The
over-confidence and consequent apathy
which early threatened diminution Of
their vote.
With you, the individual Democratic
voter, the issue now lies. Vote early
See that your neighbor votes. Put you
wagon on the road from dawn to darl
to help him to get to the balIot-box. L
yoar whole duty has been done, you nee6
not fear waking up to i'll news next
Wednesday morning.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
DIED.

FOSTER-In Staunton, Oct. 9th, Miss Eta,
daughter of the late W. L. Foster.
KENNERLY.-At Shelbina, Mo-, Oct. 22d, Mrs
Fannie, wife of DR.. Samuel Kennerly, former
ly of Hermitage, Augusta county, aged about
IS years. She was daughter of the late DR..
John Hanger.
MASSIE.-In Nelson county, Va, Oct. sd, Mrs.
Maria Catherine Massie, relict OF Col. VIM.
Massie. aged rs years. She was a Miss Effinger
of Rockingham.
RUCKMAN.-At his home in Highland county.
Va, Oct 25d Samuel Ruckman, aged 10 years,
son of Mr.. ID. V. hickman.
GROVES.-At the residence of her daughter.
Mrs. Eliza Hoyt in Eureka, Ill.,, July 6th Mrs
Sarah Groves, relict of Abraham Groves, for
merly of Augusta county, aged 50 years and
months. She was the daughter of the late John
Greiner of Verona, who settled and built the
first house on the Eichelberger farm, where his
remains are buried. In 1927 she was married
to Abraham Groves of the Waynesboro neigh
borhood, and few years later the young couple
left for the West-spending few years in In
diana and then going to Illinois where they
made their home. She was the aunt of Mrs.
Mary j. McCutchen of Stanton and has many
relatives in Augusta and Rocllbridge counties
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
MARRIED..

ANDERSON-WALKER. the residence OF
the father of the bride, Capt. Jas A. Walker. in
Rockbridge, Oct 22i, by Rev. X. G. Walker OF
Augusta uncle of the bride, Mir. A. Moore
Anderson to Miss Bette b. Walker, all OF
Rockbrdge.
KYLE--AUNSPAUGH.- Lynchburg, Oct: q,
by Rev. r. H. Fleming of the Presby terrain
church, Mr.. James II. Kyle, of Kyle Bros,
tobacconists, to Miss Alice Aunspaugh, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. Il. L. Aunspaugh.
SHE ETS-SUTTON-O Wednesday, Oct. 9th,
near Green Bank, PocahOntas county, w. Va,
by Rev. W. H. Ballengee, Mr. Joseph Sheets, Of
Augusta county, Va, TO Miss Annie r. Sutton,
daughter of Mr.. Sam1 q. sutton OF focahohtas
county.
Observation-Disclosures October Esd, at the
residence of the brides father, Jas. H. Renick,
ESQ., near Falling spring' Sreenbtier county,
Dickson at Ronceverte to Miss Ida Renick.
PATrON-w st. James church,
Richmond, Va, Oct. Esd, Mr.. James Boyd
Patton to Miss Mary Beverley Williams.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
PROGRESS UNDER DEMOCRACY IN
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
All the Malone speakers from othe1
States who have come to Virginia. have
boosted Of the progress of their own Repub
lican States compared with the slow going
Of Virginia under Democratic rule We
have just received the RAILROAD Gazette
with the official figures of the miles of rail
road track laid in the different States III
the nine months between January 1st and
October LIST, 1889. Let us try the windy
boasts of those speakers by the test of rail
road building, sure sign of progress. Vir-
ginia in that nine months built 124 miles
OF railroad; Kansas, Judge Perkins State,
built 56; New Hampshire, Senator Blair S
State, built %; New Jersey, Judge Wheel
er's State, built 50; Ohio, Congressman
Butterworth S State, built A; Michigan,
Congressman Burrows State, built rs:
Pennsylvania, MI. Barbriere's State. built
l05; Indiana, Congressman Cheadle's State.
built 102; and Dakota, w. G.. PIummer's
State, built 30. The only States from
which any Malone speakers came, which
built more railroad than Virginia are Dem
ocratlc States and under Democratic rule
Mississippi, ex-senator Bruce's State, built
203; North Carolina, John G. Dancy State,
built 2lO, and Tennessee, Congressman
Houck' S State, built Isl. Tn the achole of
the NeW England States there uere oaly
torty-si1 and fre-tenths miles of railroad
built! About One-third of what was built
III Virginia! And yet these humbugs come
down to old Virginia and the South, and
talk about progress! They know as little
about What Virginia is doing as they know
about Alaska.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
WATCH FOR BOGUS REPORTS


The New York Herald and the New
York World Of last Sunday, both published
alleged interviews with Hon. John S. Bar.
bor OF Virginia, who was in New York
III which he was reported as saying he was
not very hopeful of carrying Virginia. The
following telegram settles that canard:
''WAsHINGToN, d. G., October %, 1889.
"10 Colonel j. W. W0Ltz:
at is an invention of the enemy made of
whole cloth. l was never more confident of
success in any election.
"(Sgned) j. S. BARBOUR
No Democrat need give any attention to
the roorbacks that are likely to be gotten
out between now and next Tuesday even
ing. They will lie like this one, s'aninven-
ton OF the enemy, made Of Whole cloth''
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
ELECTIONS NEXT TUESDAY

Elections in nine States besides our own
take place next Tuesday. The national
interest has chiefly centered on Virginia
and on Ohio where they have the same
election that we do, save that in addition
they elect a Treasurer, School Commission
Ell and &; Judge of the Supreme Court
There they have four candidates for Gov.
ernor in the field, Jas. e. Campbell dem.
Jos. b. Foraker (Rep.) Rev. Dr.. j. b
Helwig (Pro.) and j. II. Rhoads Green
back-labor.) Ohio is a Republican State
in Presidential. years by 10000, and in of
years by nearly as much, but the excellent
candidate Of the Democrats and the rush
ing campaign they have backed him with
have raised serious doubts whether the Re
publicans will carry it this off year.
In New York the election is for all thu
State officers, except Governor and Lieu
tenant-G overnor, and for a legislature ant
Judge of the Court of Appeals. The Dem
ocrats there expect to carry the STATE
officers, but the State is SO gerrymanderet
for the legislative districts, that they have
not much expectation of getting the legis
lature.
In New Jersey they elect Governor an6
legislature, and the Democrats expect tt
carry both.
In Mississippi they hold the same cleo
ton we do in Virginia with the addition
of Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor
and superintendent of Public instruction
The Republican candidate for Governor
there, the notorious Gen. Chalmers, has
retired from the field and the Democrats
have no opposition.
In Maryland they elect q Comptroller anG
legislature; Massachusetts a full Stat,
ticket and legislature; Pennsylvania State
Treasurer; Iowa q full State ticket an(
legislature, and in Nebraska a Suprem,
Court Judge and two Regents of the Uni
versity.
The elections Tuesday will probably re
suit in the Democrats carrying New Jer-
sey, New York, Mississippi, Virginia an(
Maryland, and the Republicans carrying
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, low;
and Nebraska.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01

We do not wonder that the MI. Berkeley
who, las Virginia Democrat, cherishing
the doctrines of the party, revering the
memory of the founders of the Republic,
with undying hatred of negro equality and
negro suffrage" delivered the address at
the Lynchburg Fair, was amazed" at the
MI. Berkeley of last Monday, who was
being wildly applauded from the galleries
tutes the rank and file of the Republican
party" He must have wondered if he
were the same man that delivered the
Lynchburg grafton.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01

Augusta furnished the battlefield Mon
day, but Rockingham had the honor of
furnishing the victor and the vanquished
The members of the old Stonewall Brigade
present, were astonished to see cousin of
their famous leader downed in the twinl1line
of an eye, by civilian who had never ''set
a squadron in the field.''
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01

Mr.. r. B. Berkeley, the ''star" Malone
speaker Of Monday, who was alluded to by
one OF the other speakers as. ''having in his
veins the blood of the colonial Berkeleys, -
lapsed into side-show of innocuous desue-
tude, beside the spirit stirring scene be-
tween Macbeth Lurty and Macduff Harris.