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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-08-16
Compliment to an Old Officer.

DR.. E. G. Fisher, the LIST Assistant Phys
ician at the w. L. Asylum has spent the
greater portion of his life in the service of
the unfortunate insane. For many years
he was Superintendent of the North Caro-
lima State Asylum, and for many more years
he has been one of the most efficient officers
of the Western Lunatic Asylum. His train
ing commenced under the late distinguished
Dr.. f. I. Stribling, at the institution Of
which he is now one of the principal officers.
Few men are better fitted by experience
and knowledge, and none more endowed
pathy for the insane than this Christian
physician and gentleman. The fact that
the Board of Directors had given him a
furlough at will, in view of his present
indisposition has been noticed, and we give
below the resolution in which their reasons
for it are fittingly and approximately ex-
pressed:
Resolved, That the Executive Committee Of the
Board of Directors have heard with profound re-
gret OF the sickness of DR.. Fisher, and that they
hereby express their deep sympathy with him in
his affiiction. They take this occasion to record
luclr ulSH appreciation Vi long anu Ndluh
services to the Institution and their admiration
of his character, both as man and officer, and
on behalf of the Board of Directors they most
cheerfully recommend that he be granted an in
definite leave OF absence with the hope ON their
part that he may be speedily restored to health
and usefulness.
1t is hoped that this vacation, when he
is able to take it, will enable the Doctor to
resume his duties in perfect health.
Since writing the above we regret to
learn last night that DR.. Fisher is quite i'll
at the Asylum.
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Call for the Democratic County Convention.

w. H. II. LYNN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF
THE COUNTY COMMITTEEMAN NAMES
CHosEN-CALL FOR THE PRIMARIES
AND CONVENTION.
| &C., &C., &C.
On Saturday morning last, the Democrat
ic County Committee met at the Supervi-
sors room in the Court House. Mr.. John
FL. Crawford called the committee to order,
and Mr.. w. L. Olivier was requested to
act as Secretary.
Mr.. Robert G. Wright was elected a
member of the Committee in place of Mr..
]. A. Patterson, Jr., who has removed
from the State.
Mr.. w. HI. H. Lynn was unanimously
elected Chairman of the Committee, and
Mr.. w. G.. Kinney Secretary.
Mr.. John I'll. Crawford being a candidate
for the nomination for the House of Dele
gate, rendered his resignation as a member
of the Committee from Middle River,
which was accepted, and Mr.. W. III. Moor
man elected in his place.
The following programme for the county
COh ftlli pm NAoeAAOo
meetings was agreed upon
Tuesday, September Sd, at the County Court
House, is selected as the day, and at II O'Clock
NJ, the delegates elected to it hereinafter pro-
vided for, will assemble in convention to nomi-
nate candidate for the State Senate, and two
candidates for the House of Delegates.
The election Of delegates and alternates to the
convention will be by district meetings i'm the
county, and in the wards OF the city of Staunton
at the following named places and hours on sat
urday, the 3lst of August.
! BeUertey Manor, Court House, at 8 o'clock F.
MO delegates and alternates.
RiUerheads, Greenville, at 3 o'clock p. NIL
delegates and aternates.
South Rtrer Waynesboro', at O'Clock P. MI
delegates and alternates.
Middle Riuer, New Hope, at O'Clock 2. NIL
delegates and alternates.
North 1ctcer, Mt Scion, at 3 o'clock P. MO
delegates and alternates.
Pastures, Buffalo Cap at O'Clock p Ms del
egates and alternates.
Stdunton, Ward No. l, Wilkes Hall, o'clock
p. Ms delegates and alternates
Ward No. 2, Mayors office, 8 O'Clock p. M
delegates and alternates.
A full meeting of the Democratic voters at the
respective places for the appointment of dele
gates and alternates to the convention is earnest
ly requested
THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE.
The following is a list of the Committee
as at present constituted:
Chairman, w. H. II. Lynn; Secretary,
w. G. Kinney.
R5verheads.- T. Mcclure, 7. M.
Smiley.
Beverly Manor.-S. C. Brown, J. C.
Whitlock.
South River.-Robert G. Wright, VIM.
A. Abney.
Middle River.-Albert Roller, W. H..
Norman.
Pastures.-D. F. Hoover, w. G. Craig.
North River.-W. H. Gamble, John H.
Todd.
Ward No. Nv. L. Olivier, w. G.
Kinney.
Ward No. Nv. H. H. Lynn, Jno. N.
Opie.
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Progress of the Translation of the Bible
into Spanish.

In recent letter to Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss
from the Rev. H. B. Pratt, dated at
Tlalpan, Fed. Dist. Mexico, Mr.. P. says:
81 am about 4-5ths done the Old Testament
but you must not suppose from that, that we
are anywhere near ready to go to printing
My work is first reviewed and corrected by
good critic, then it goes into the hands of our
Mexican Committee of revision for further
correction; then it is reprinted by lithography
Cor otherwise) 100 copies or less, for still fur
Their correction and suggestions by interested
and competent hands in Spanish America
(the Spaniards refused to have anything to do
with us, preferring revision of the old Bible
they have) and only after that will we be
prepared to furnish copy to the printer
Genesis and Deuteronomy have been pub
lished by TYPOGRAPHY and sent around and
across the seas. Exodus and half of Levitt
icus are now ready to be reproduced by the
same process, but l am awaiting further
instructions, from DR.. Gilman. The Span
lards refuse to take part in it, though it
has won for itself very high encomiums here
III its unfinished state''
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Remedy for the Cattle Fly.

The cattle fly, new summer pest, has
appeared in the Valley this summer. 1t is
a small lily, half the size of a house-fy,
which settles on the animal and so reduces
1t by its blood sucking in large numbers,
that the yield of milk is greatly lessened.
In Staunton MI. J. A. Valentine
and others have had their cows,
badly used up by the pest. and the farmers
speak of its appearance in the county. L.
y. Howard, the acting entomologist of the
Department of Agriculture, suggests these
applications which will effectually keep
the flies away: ~ fish Oil and pine tar,
with little sulphur added; ~ tobacco
dust when the skin is not broken; (3)
talloW and a small amount of carbolic acid,
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MARKETS.
VINDIcAroR OEF1cE.

INDICATOR OFFICE,
STAUNToN, VA, August Is.
Dun C Co.. in their commercial report for the
week ending last Saturday, say: with
steady improvement in the reports from the
northwest wheat has declined about three
eighths on sales of only 5000, 900 bushels here,
and corn half cent on sales of 100000
bushels. Oats are nearly cent lower, and
hogs 10 cents per 100 lbs
The Philadelphia Record, in its review of
the wheat markets of the country for the week
ending Saturday, says: "The movement of
winter wheat from farmers hands has been
fairly liberal, and the spring wheat harvest
has made favorable progress; but a good de-
mand from interior millers and the absorption
of the bulk of the seaboard arrivals on account
of previous engagements for August shipment
to Europe have combined to prevent any ma
terial decline in prices for prompt deliveries.
The market, however, averages q of a cent per
bushel lower than it was a week ago. Com
paratively little new business has been done
for export although there has been a fair
foreign demand for both wheat and corn''
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND, Aug. 4.-Wheat-Longberry, very
good, S7c,, shortberry, good, S5c.. common, 7Oc
CornAWhite, 49c.
CHICAGO, Aug. l.-Wheat for September de-
livery, TIC, December, 7S1ac., May, S2z4c.
BALTIMoRE,Aug. 14-Southern Wheat steady
Fultz, SOc., Long5erry, S2aS7c. Western Wheat
firmer-No. 2 Winter red, spot and August, S3Aa
S319c. Corn-Southern, White dull at Halo.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Aug. S.-Price
of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best. 400 $440
Generally rated first quality. 1922 a 3.S71a
Medium or good fair quality. 5.25 a 1929
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows. $50 a 500
Total receipts this week HIS. Total sales 100.
The market was less active than it was last
week. and towards the close became extremely
sluggish, with values shade off, Prices ranged
about as last week.
Sheep and Lambs-There is fairly good demand
prevailing for good stock Prices for butchers
Sheep range at 2al54c per lib gross, and Lambs at
4a6ac per lb gross, advance of fully nc per lb.
Stock sheep sell at $2aS3.50 per head.
- BALTIMORE, Aug. I2.-There is q moderately
fair offering of Hogs, but it is ample for the
very moderate demand existing. They are quo
ted now at 6a6H cents; most sales at 69a65s cents
per lib net Common Hogs and Heavy rough
ones sell along down to cents per lib net Re-
ceipts this week 57O9 head.
RICHMOND, Aug. 12-Receipts: 347 head of cat
tie, 663 sheep and lambs, 3O5 hogs Sales 337 head
of CATTLE 663 sheep and lambs, 272 hogs. Prices:
Cattle-Best 334a4c. gross-a few extra fine high
en- medium to good 3l4a31ac. gross; common to
fair, Ease. gross. Sheep-3a4c. gross Lambs
4a515c, gross. Hogs-6a6Ac. gross. Buls-2aSc.
gross.
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How New Invention Has Progressed.

THE HALE PAVEMENT COMPANY BROAD
SOUTH.
The Engineering Ne,cs has an interest
ing article on 1.-THE First Brick Street
Pavement in the United States.'' 1t was
the Hale pavement, the headquarters of the
company for laying which are in Staunton.
1t gives a good idea of what difficulties
the best inventions find at their birth, i'll
overcoming the old ideas:
'sThe writer laid, in this city, GCharles-
ton, Kanawhal, in 1870, what he believes
to have been the first block of brick street
pavement in America. 1t was considered
by the knowing citizens very absurd and
foolish, and predictions were freely made
that it would be crushed to pieces within a
week, or month at farthest. Not member
of our city council was willing to vote dollar
for it, and put it down at my own expense.
After three years OF constant and hard service,
Git being in the most trying portion of the
city,, with no breaking or crushing, or appre-
cable wear, the CITY authorities were so far
convinced of its value that they ordered an
other block put down, and paid for it. This
was in 1873, and now, after 16 years constant
this time the direct wear and tear of the pave
ment has cost the city nothing for repairs; the
only expense on it, and that has been but
trifiing, has been to repair places carelessly
relaid after having been dug up for sewers,
water mains, gas, etc. The first experimental
block of pavement, above referredto, remain
ed in use and good condition, without repairs
for about II years, when the city took it up to
cut down and regrade the street, in order to
pave it with brick from end to end. The city
has now in use several miles of this pavement,
and contracts have just been let for laying
about 10000 square yards more this season.
Several other cities have tried it, are satisfied,
and are laying more"
AS remarked, the headquarters of the
company are in Staunton. The officers are
Gen. T. L. Rosser, President; Capt. r. III.
Catlett, Vice President; Jed. Hotchkiss,
Secretary and Treasurer, and Charles Cat
lett, General Manager.
Mr.. Catlett, the General Manager, has
proved himself admirably fitted for tn e
position he holds and has filed it with en-
ergy and ability. The company are now lay
ing 2,700 yards of sidewalk at Greensboro,
N. c. They are tearing up the streets in
Birmingham, Ala, to put down 4, 900 yards
Of street paving. InRoanoke they will put
down block. Next Spring the company
will put down block of their paving at Lou
isville; another at Indianapolis, another at
Chattanooga, Tenn, and another at Wash
ington City. MI. Catlett goes to Philadel-
phia to see about getting share of the sew
en- miles OF paving that city is about to have
laid down. About two years ago the COM
pany laid down down their paving on the
approaches to the Wheeling and Belmont
bridge and it has given the most perfect
satisfaction.
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Brevitles.

There are 700 visitors at the Capor
Springs. On Tuesday, the goth of August,
there is to be y tournament, a ball, and the
browning of the Queen.
The Sabbath School of the Staunton
Baptist church will make an excursion to
Lexington ON Tuesday, Aug. 20, leaving at
s A. NJ, and returning at 2. M.-tickets
$1.25, with only go cents for children.
Andrew Rexrode has been appointed post
master at Mcdowell, Highland, vice W.
HI. Henderson, removed; Margaret T.
Ayers, postmaster at Alphin, Rockbridge
county. vice P. S. Huffman, removed; w.
H. Giles appointed postmaster at Massie' s
Mills, Nelson county, vice H. c. Bowling,
removed; J. S. Rankin appointed postmas-
ter McGaheysville, Rockingham.
Conductor Arthur freight caboose was
run into at Iron Gate Sunday, by conduc-
tor Golladay's freight engine and burnt land
a number of cars smashed.
Jas. III. Orebaugh on Saturday, bought
at auction, 152 acres of the Jno. W. Ore
bangh land on Naked Greek, at 5000 an
acre.
Judge Chas. Grattan, State Agent of I'm
migration. writes to the Richmond State
urging State Convention at Richmond of
all the county agents of immigration in the
State.
p. III. Dice, of Bridgewater, has gotten
the contract for carrying the mail from
Sangersville, Augusta. to DAYTON. Rock
ingham, and return, daily, six times week.
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The Fashions of Death-A Novelty in
Stanton.

A representative of the VINDICATOR, on
Monday went through the Undertaking
Parlors Of Bickle & Hamrick, Nos. IL and
and ID w. Frederick street. Such an insti-
tuition is quite a novelty in Staunton. 1t
is prepared to take care of the dead from
the moment breath has left the body till the
grave closes over them. Every step is
prepared for. There are burial suits for
gentlemen and ladies. That for gentleman
is handsome front of black coat, vest,
shirt-bosom, collar, tie, all made in one
piece and which fastens at the back. Even
the shirt studs are ON the bosom. The Ia
dies dresses are made of white goods with
pleated fronts, surmounted by neat little
collars. These suits are quite low priced
only costing from 1915 to IS. Next there
is black cloth streamer to be hung at the
door of the residence, with an iron annunci-
ator at the top into which is Slipped the
name of the deceased and hour of funeral.
Then come the Baskets. so different from
the old style that one is astonished to see
that Death has it's fashions as well as Life.
There are Baskets of cedar and chestnut
with rounded heads covered with black
cloth and what are called rope trimmings
of great richness. Others of the Baskets
are of wood covered with purple plush.
Those for children are covered with white
plush and one very pretty one is Of blue
and white plush. The handles to all are of
massive silver. Some of these Baskets have
an alright metallic lining, and one, the
latest invention, is made of a composition
with wire net for foundation. Then comes
the badges of all styles and gloves which the
undertaken furnishes to the pall-bearers.
AT the church the firm has awaiting at the
door funeral truck richly draped in heavy
black cloth on which the casket is rolled
from the door to the altar, and afterwards
from the altar to the door again. At the
altar there are richly upholstered pedestals
on which the casket rests. Those for chill
dren are upholstered in pure white. In
short, these Parlors contain everything
connected with a burial and in the best
taste. 1t is an outfit that would make the
people who used to carry their friends by
hand through the streets of StauntOn in
plain wood coffins on biers, in the beginning
of this century, stare, if they could come to
life again.
Mr.. Hamrick, one of the firm, resides in
the building, and calls are answered day and
night.
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Shifting the Internal Revenue Office
Crews.

CAPT. FOWLE SUPERSEDED BY SON OF
GEN. MISUNDERSTANDING ALLEN
AND JNO. A. NOON RECEIVE APPOINT
MENTs IN sTAUNTON-SUBORDIN
OFFICERS THAT DESIRE 1T MAY REMAIN
TILL SEPT. /, sc.
The Internal Revenue Office at Lynch
burg, which was formerly located in Staun-
ton, passed out of the hands of it's excellent
Collector, Capt. Ham. Shepperd, on Satur-
day last. On that day Special Examiner
Meyer from Washington, made an exami-
nation of the books preparatory to the
transfer, and found the Office in first-class
condition. In the afternoon the official as
sociates of Capt. Shepperd presented him
with gOld-headed cane. The presentation
was made.by Capt. Fowle, and besides the
office clerks present there were Capt. w. 7.
Patton and G.. w. Koiner of Staunton. The
new collector has appointed VIM. Malone,
a son of Gen. Malone, to succeed Capt. w.
III. Fowle as Chief Clerk, and E. S. Watson
to succeed John Whitehead. With these
exceptions the new collector requested the
old officers in the district to continue
until September LIST. The request was
acceded to by all the old clerks except
Messrs. Samuel Coffman and Thomas Will
hanson, both of whom had sent in their res
ignations several weeks ago to take effect
as soon as the change of collectors was
made-Mr. Coffman having arranged to go
into business at Harrisonburg, and Mr..
Williamson having arranged to 90 to
Southwestern Virginia. The Lynchburg
Virginian speaking Of those officials who
have gone, and those who are shortly to go,
says: "The outgoing staff of Capt. Shep-
perd will long be remembered in this city
for the uniform courtesy which has char
ness and social community. Of course the
affairs of the Office were all found in first
class condition, for Uncle Sam never had a
more thoroughly efficient and faithful corps
of officers than those whose official demise
is above chronicled."
Capt. w. 7. Patton, Deputy Collector at
Staunton, having business arrangements in
view, could not make the offer of Collector
McCaul to remain in Office till September
LIST, suit, and had to decline it. His place
was taken by Mr.. John A. Noon of Staun-
ton, to whom Capt. Patton turned over his
Office on Monday last. MI. Geo. w. KOiner,
the Deputy Collector, who also has his Of
flee in Staunton will be replaced September
LIST, by Ex-Auditor S. Brown Allen.
The vacancies in the Lynchburg Office
caused by the departure of Messrs. Samuel
Coffman and Thomas Williamson, have been
filled by the appointment of Mr.. James H.
Beemer Of Clarke county to Mr.. Coffman s
place and Nh. E. A. McMahon of Staunton
temporarily to MI. Williamson place.
All the old Deputies have been re-
commissioned till September LIST, except
Capt. w. T. Patton of Staunton, Samuel
L. Monroe of Alexandria, Samuel Coffman
and Thomas Williamson, who declined, and
Capt. w. FL. Fowle and John Whitehead,
who were superseded.
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The New Towns Around Us.

The Rockbridge News says the banking
firm of E. M. Clarke & Co., of Philadelphia,
has agreed to take 1926, 900 of the 100000
capital stock of the Buena Vista Furnace
Co., and President ingalls, for the G. Il O.
has agreed to take $4,000. Mr.. Edmund
Peckin, a furnace expert, and d. w. Lang
don, Jr., the mineralogist of the G. Il o.,
were there last week selecting site for the
one-hundred-ton furnace, which it is
thought will be between the S. V. Ry. and
the river, about four hundred yards below
the tannery. The banking firm of Clarke
q Co. will carry an excursion of capitalists
to the new town on September 1st. OF the
$50, 900 capital stock of the paper mill com
pany, $40, 900 has been subscribed.
A gentleman who passed Iron Gate last
week says there were long trains of cars
there loaded with brick and other material
for the rolling mill to be built there.
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Disappeared.

A letter from Mr. G. S. Arnold of Cookies
vile, Mclean county, Ill, says that John
Allen farm laborer, medium size with
heavy, sandy moustache, who came to that
neighborhood twelve years ago from Vir-
ginia, and is believed to be originally from
Augusta county, disappeared from his farm
on the Sd of July, and has not been heard
from since. He left, saying he was going
to Bloomington to spend the Fourth of
July. He had not drawn the wages due
for his work, nor did he take his clothing
and other personal property away with him.
Mr.. Arnold thinks it possible he is in Vir-
ginia, though he thinks it more probable
that he has gotten into trouble OF been foul
ly dealt with. Any information Oh inqui-
ries about him may he addressed to MI.
Arnold.
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Murdered in West Virginia.

A letter from Mr.. John M. Holt of Glen
vile, Gilmer county, W. Va, informs us
that on Saturday night, Aug. Sd, between
II and II o'clock, on the Main street of that
village, Jerome Crawford, colored, known
as "Ginney'' Crawford) was assaulted by
several men with knives, stones and sticks
and SO injured that he died on the afternoon
of the 4th. The deceased was former
slave of Mr.. John Crawford of Augusta,
and seemed to be about fifty years of age.
The assault was wanton and cruel one.
The murdered man had been resident of
Chenille about twenty years, and was an
obliging, kindhearted and Industrious man.
Any of his relations who wish further in
formation about the deceased, can get it by
addressing MI. Holt at Glenville.
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Railroad Notes,

The Chesapeake u Ohio has just purchaS-
ed thirty acres of land just below st. AL
bans, and it is understood it will move its
round house and shops from Huntington
to that point. 1t is also thought the car
shop at Covington will be moved to the
same place. The result of the new move
so far, has been to run $50 lots in St. Adams
up to $500.
Notwithstanding G. P. Huntington was
reported as intending to get rid Of all of
his railroad holdings east of the Mississippi
be has just bought controlling interest in
the Chattaroi railroad, running so miles
from Ashland to Richardson, Ky. There
are many rumors; but the most plausible
explanation of the purchase seems to be
that such tremendous amount of business
has been diverted from. and so seriously
affected the earnings of the ElizabethtOwn,
Lexington & Big Sandy road by the COM
pletion of the River division of the G. Il o.,
that Mr.. Huntington contemplates to con-
meet the Chattaroi and the E. l.. & B. s.. then
secure the Charleston, Cincinnati & Chica-
go Road now in course of construction 200
miles now in operation), and have a line
from Cincinnati to Charleston, South Car
DINA, in connection with the Chattaroi
Elizabethtown, Lexington Il Big Sandy and
Kentucky Central Roads.
w. H. Green, General Superintendent of
the Richmond and Danyille Company, an
nounces that W. A. Moody, Car Record
and Trace Agent, having resigned, to take
effect August 1, the position is abolished.
The impression that the Vanderbilts have
obtained control OF the Chesapeake & Ohio
seems to gain ground. 1t is the common
belief in Wall Street. The stock is steadily
going up and c. & o. SIS advanced in Wall
Street Friday and were quoted at 1O3.
Captain John r. Macmurdo, division
freight agent of the James River division
of the Chesapeake q Ohio railway; MI. Ed.
N. Eubank, chief clerk; John T. Lewis and
William A. James, clerks; E. S. Goodman,
division freight agent of the Chesapeake &
Ohio; Messrs. E. F. Cartwright, Henry L.
Watkins, Wood, Daffron and Antilotti,
clerks, were notified at Richmond, Monday,
that their services would not be needed
after September LIST.
Yesterday jolly party of c. & o. officials
and their wives from Cincinnati, passed
through Staunton for Old Point Comfort,
where they will attend the annual meeting
of the Kanawha Dispatch. They Travelled
in excellent style, with special sleepers and
dining-rOOm car.