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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-16

TOR sALE-A LOT OF TROTTING-BRED
E horses, mares and colts; mares with foal by
Director, Ross S. and Transit; thoroughbred
horses will be sold cheap for cash. Inquire of
W. GARDNER, a. Agricultural Park. d10-14t
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-16
HOLIDAY MILLINERY.
There's a Big Handkerchief Story to Tell.

No space to-day for more
thought--Women's Embroidered
dainty material, delicate designs
of luxury and elegance in II;
Price, so and so cents.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-16
Raum Inxesticatinn.

WASHINGTON, December 15th.-Lemon. PEN
sion attorney, was before the Raum Investigat-
ing Committee to-day. He testified he never
recommended 10 Commissioner Ssum the ap-
pointment of any person in his employ. he had
never spoken to Commissioner Raum about the
appointment or promotion of any person, and
he had never directly or indirectly requested
any other person to secure an appointment
from the Pension Office Witness said he had
never indorsed any note for Rsum except one
for 81 :, 900 on the Bank of the Republic. Cooper
asked how much Raums paper was discouL ted
WREN and on whose Endorsements. Lemon
emphatically decl led to answer, on the ground
that il was none of CoopeI's business. or The
business of the committee
In response to further questions Lemon stated
that Raum never came to him for his induenc,
to secure the discountiug of any papers.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

Philadelphia, April 8, 1890.

A COLD MAYA gentleman who has
been close observer of the moon for years,
informs us that we will have cold and dis.
agreeable May. He says that when the
April moon lies low in the west, it is sure
sign that the weather will be disagreeable
until the next new moon.-LeTingtoa Ga
sette.
1t is strange that in this enlightened age
there are SO many persons moon-struck, and
believe that the phases of the moon indicate
what the character Of the weather will be-.
The palpable absurdity of such belief is
proved by the fact that the moon presents
the same phase at the same time all over
the hemisphere, whilst the weather in diff
ferent parts of it is very different-being
cold at some places and warm at others,
dry at come pl ices and wet at others, &c.
How any intelligent | erson, who knows
enough of astronomy to know what causes
the phases of the moon, can believe they
Indicate what the weather will be, is
strange, passing strange"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23
A Negro P0stmaster's Letter.

Ia letter to the Clarion Ledger, Thomas
Richardson, the negro postmaster recently
appointed at Port Gibson, Mississippi, by
President Harrison, says -
81 now give public notice through your
paper that the present Democratic incum-
bent-will soon have to step down and out,
and | will show her no more courtesy than
she did me when l had to turn the Office
over to her under Cieveland's short and
wicked rule. Many times / have had to
use policy with the psle faces becaus'
could not well get along other wise under
Democratic rule. But, thank God, the
bottom rail has again made it's appearance,
and, hope, will again get to the top Of the
political fenca in the native State of old
Jeff Davis, who ought to have died before
he helped to bring on secession and t-e
war.
"If Mr.. Harrison is reelected and we can
get possession of the State offices, as we ex
pect to do under the leadership Of Messrs.
Chalmers, Hill, Lynch, and Kernoghan, we
will show the world that the cOlored people
have some rights even in the State of Mis-
sissippi, and my wife and thu wives of
other colored men will travel in the same
coach and dine at the sanae hotel and our
children go to the same school along with
the white women and children; and colored
men will stand shoulder to shoulder with
white men in every respect.
''We have the numbers, and l am as
sured by my warm personal friend, Mr..
Kernoghan, that if he is seated 10 prefer
ence to that old fraud Hooker, he will use
every means in his power to have fair
election, if it has to be done at the point of
the bayonet, which, in my opinion, is the
only way to get fair election in Missis-
sippi especially in Claiborne county.
81 do not fear the white people Of Port
Gibson. They may blow great deal, but
they have too much personal i3terest at
stake to bring on a race conf ct. All |
have to fear is thu white trash from the
country, who may be put up to harm me
by some preJudiced towards who reside at
Port Gibson
ITO all whites interested il the Port
Gibson postc flee have simply to say that
it would be just as obnoxious for you or
your wives to deliver mail to myself or TO
my wife as it may be for us to deliver mail
TO you or your wives or your children, as
we are your equals in svery respect.
Respectfully,
"THoMAs RICHARDSON, P. M"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23
RESPECTFULLY,
"THOMAs RICHARDSON, P. M"
LIE, XIII has granted the New You

LIE, XIII has granted the New York
Herald correspondent at Rome private
audience; in ether words, hs allo we'd him.
self to be intervie we'd. AS the correspon
dent says: ''This is an unparalleled event il
the history Of the Vatican, and indicates
not only profound desire on the part Of
the Pontiff to win the confidence and esteem
of the American people, regardless of seo's.
but bis faith in the fairness and dignity OF
modern journalism. Well, taking the
Herald for an example, the Pope would
naturally have faith IN the fairness aad dig
nifty of modern journalism, for it ia habitu
ally clean, fair and dignifed. Among other
things that the Pope said to the correspon.
dent was this: ''The NOR condition OF
both the workingman aud his employer
must be raised. / intend to have commit
tees formed in every diocese 10 the world.
Each committee shall have the bishop at
its head and shall consist either of working
men or those who sympathizs and associate
with them. On fast days and whenever
there is rest from labor these committees
will call the toilers together, discuss their
duties and teach and inspire them with true
morality. Sound rules of life must be
founded on religion"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23
A Hollow Sham.

A very prominent Virginia Republican,
who used to live in the Interior of New
York State, has recently been visiting his
old home, and stopped over in Wash Dgton
last week on his return long enough to call
ON the President. His errand was to Law
before Mr. Harrison and other party leaders
the condition OF things political as he sees
it in The two States. He says that the
once prosperous agricultural districts in
NeV York where he used to live are heavi
~ debt ridden; the farmers in many cases,
i'll spite of the exercise of all sorts of petty
economies have not paid penny of inter
est on their mortgages for the last two
years. and are despairing of doing any bet
ter for the present. They are disposed to
attribute their condition to the protective
policy to which the Republicans cling with
such tenacity. Not merely scores, but
hundreds, have, to his knowledge, sworn
that they have voted the Republican ticket
for the last time. 10 Virginia the farmers
are feeling the same way, he says The
defeat of Malone last fail he attributes to
| the distrust felt there Of Senator Sherman.
| for whom Malone was understood to stand.
| They conside ed that the Senator repre-
sented everything which WIS most obnox-
ious to the farmer. What both the New
York ard the Virginia recalcitrauts cannot
grasp, he says, is how an economic system
which benefits the farmer, az protection is
alleged to do, leaves the poor fellow out at
the elbows and down at the heel, while q
handful of milionaires are living on the
fat of the land and building palaces for
their families to dwell in.
He was at the last National Republican
| Convention, and was there assured by the
leaders of the party that the tariff revision
plank in the platform meant something,
and on the strength of that assurance he
went bach and SO informed his people
They and he have now found that this pre-
tense was hollow sham. Not only that,
but he cannot find Republican newspaper
which will allow him to tell the truth of
the situation through its columns. and
when he comes to Washington, the Presi
dent treats his arguments as the rawlings of
a crazy man.
This Virginia Republican is not the only
member of his party who realizes with
modification and disappointment that all
the pretences of his party in the direction
of good government and the general well
fare are nothing but hollow shams. The
trouble with him and all Republicans of
| like views is that they are liz the wrong
pew politically. They might as well ex-
pect repose in Bedlam as to expect tariff re-
form from the party of monopoly, ex-
travagance and high taxes.-Lynchburg
| VfruintOR,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23
The Mckinley Bill to Increase the sarplu.

The treasury stasistician employed By the
ways and means committee to calculate the
effect OF the Mckinley tariff bill on the
revenue estimates that it will increase the
revenue by $4,000, 000 This farcieal an-
swer of The committee to the couDtry's de
mand for lower taxes would be uproarou5ly
funng in opera bouffs, but to the average
householder, Dyer burdened with the cost of
living, it must seem heart!essly cruel It
is at the same time buDder, it appears,
resulting from the incompstency OF the
fanatical protecFionists on the committee.
Although they have for months been devils
ing new duties and putting old ones higher
they were of opinion when they had CON-
pleted the first draft of their bill that il
would reduce the revenue to the extent of
$50, 600 COD. Further tinkeIing, consequent
upon turtle interviews with the tariff BIRDS,
brought down their estimate of the reduc-
ton to be effected to $50 100000. Now, it
appears, after an examination of the bill by
sn expert, that instead of reduction of
revenue, there will be an increase which
will, at the outset, reach $l2 900 600, and
a year later may double that figure. The
cutlery and glass schedules, being extreme
ly complicated, are not included by the
statisticau in bis estimate. l. is hard 60
tell just what effect the new juggling with
classifcatious and rates will have, but as il
was dictated by the manufacturers it is safe
to assume that it will add TO he new sur
plus The effect of the 100 per cent. H.
crease o. TIN plate would be to increase the
revenue By over $1,000, 900, but this is also
omitted from the estimate, as the duty on
this article would not go intO effect till July,
1891. Adding these omitted items, the
bhl, if it becomes a law in its present shape
wall add over 500 600, 900 TO thu annual sur.
plus. Coming as it does at a tins when
every bod2 is expecting reduction of taxes
this Unnecessary increase must strike the
public with amazement. The unwisdom OF
ths stems By which it was reached is appar-
e1t. The new revenue is to be raised part
Iy from nc taxes on raw matsrials-tin
plate, wool, hides, fax, hemp, hops ano
tobacco-and partly from higher taxes OF
the necessaries of life, such as WOODEN goods
cotton goods, linen cutlery, glass ware,
earthen wore, tropical fruits, &c. These
new taxes are 60 Increase the revenue a
nee by about $50 900, 900, while reduc
G on of sons 1927 900 900 Is made on sugar
md If some So, 900, 600 on other articles
Under such law our last state will be
much worse than the first Bait. Sun.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

WYTHE COUNTY CENTENNIAL The
Centennial of the organization of Wythe
county will be celebrated on the 25th Of
May A meeting was held at thu Court.
House of that county on Monday of last
week which was presided over by Hon. R.
G. Kent, who delivered an address setting
forth tao object of the meeting. The
Wytheville Dispatch says
s'The rem arks of Mr.. Kent were well re.
ceived, and upon motion Central Com
mittee Of ten we're appointed, with power
to determine upon the kind of celebration
to be held, also, to invite prominent speak
ers, and to appoint such committees as they
NAV deem proper to carry out the plans of
the meeting"
The Cent CO nmittse appointed com
mittees in each district # The coanty to
make nece-s ~ provision for the ce'ebra-
tion.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

CURIOUS ACCIDENTAL young white
man by the name of Miller, brakeman on
a freight train on the Midland road, me.
with an accident at Chatham On Wednesday
in very singular manner, which will no
doubt cause his death. The wind from the
train which was moving at rapid rate,
caused the rope attached to the lever on the
water tank to blow out across the top of
the box car upon which Miller was seated.
The rope whipped around his body in a
loop and dragged him from the train. He
fell head-foremost upon the bumpers be
tween two box cars and rolled off down the
embarkment. He was picked up bruised
and bleeding in an unconscious condition
snd carried to Danville on the same train
be fell from.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23


A TERRIBLE CONFESSION. Mansfield
King was arrested in St. Louis on Tuesday
last while trying TO dispose Of q stolen
horse. At the Four Courts he detailed
how seven years ago in Perry, Rails
county, Mo-, he had wsylaid man named
Carter, shot him and robbed him CT S110.
King said he threw the body into a creek.
The memory of bis crime has haunted him
ever since. He has tried often and again
to commit suicide, but was foiled each
time. Once he put on mask sud held up
his uncle, J. W. Scobee, hoping the latter
would shoot him. Finally, to get rid Of
the pursuing Nemesis be concluded to
change his mode of life. He married a
nice girl, but failed to find the peace be
was looking for. Three weeks ago, at the
Eagle Hotel, Chicago, he swallowed dose
of laudanum, but was promptly pumped
out. King claims he stole the horse mere
ly to get arrested, and processes to be will
ing to plead guilty to all the charges in his
own indictment.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

By order of Gov. John B. Gordon. o.
Georgia, general commander of the United
Confederate Veterans, there will be held IL
Chattanooga, Tenn.. a general reunion Of
all ex-Confsderates on July 3, 4and next
The local committee appointed for the pur
pose of locating the Confederate liues and
commands on the battle field of Chickaman
ga invite Confederate soldiers who partici-
pated in the battle TO cooperate W ith them
on the thirteenth of May next and succeed
ing days in the proposed work.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

DIED IN CHURCH.-M W. s. Register
died Friday afternoon during the prayer
meeting ct the First Presbyterian church
in Richmond.
The first hymn had Just boen sung, and
although shesjoined in the singing, imme
diately upon Dr.. Kerr's reading the open.
ing chapter of the Scriptures she fell to the
floor in an unconscious state and in less
than ten minutes death ensued.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

The Pan-American Congress adjourned
last week, and are now on a flying visit Of
observation through some of the Southern
States. They arrived at Norfolk Sunday,
and on Monday we're in Richmond.
/ P S.-The Secretary of State Monday
morning telegraphed Captain Bourke, III
charge of the special train that WAS carry
ing the Pan-Americans on their Southern
tour, to return from Richmond. This was
done because so few of the delegates desiF-
ed to make the excursion.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

SYMPATHETIC INsANETY.-Jos. Thomas,
a respectable farmer Of Burnsville township,
N. c., lost his mind suddenly last week and
has become raving maniac. No cause can
be given for bis misfortune except that his
mind has been overtaxed recently. He has
been in the habit Of reading until very late
at night after working all day and thus not
giving his mind time to recuperate. He
was carried to Wadesboro' and placed in
the county Jail until arrangements couid be
made TO carry him to the asylum. Bnt the
strangest part of this sad story romans.
Mr.. Thomas's twin brother, who lives in
Union county, was notified of his brothers
misfortune and Immediately went to see
him. He arrived at his house on Sunday
night and by Tuesday he, too, was a raying
maniac. The two brothers resemble each
other very much and were strongly attach
cd. 1t is pitiable to see them and hear their
inooherent jargon ands wild discordant
laughter. Mr. Ben. Thomas was sent back
to his home, in Union county, while bis
brother was carried to Wadesboro' as stated
above. Both men are married and have
large families.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

Mr.. 8. II. Kounedy, of New Orleans,
secretary of the comm ittee to aid thu fam
lily of Hon. Jefferson Davis, received Sat
urday stock in the "Davis Land Company
to the amount of $40, $50, $2,400 of which
was from S savannah, and the balance from
citizens of New Orleans, all of which, to-
gether with the additional sum of SIS 900,
has been forwarded to Mrs. Davis, which
she will apply in part payment of the debts
of her late husband, amounting in the ag-
gregate to SIS 600.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

Acting Secretary Batcheller last Satur-
day instructed the collector of customs at
New York to receive and ship TO Richmond
without examination or payment of duties,
Mgrcis'S statue q tseef11.- -eSeft
which is expected to arrive at New York
Monday from Havre. This action was tax
en- at the request of Gov. Mckinney.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

Prof. E E Craig, balloonist, was severe
ly injured in an attempt to make balloon
ascension and parachute drop at Topeka,
Kansas, Tuesday afternoon April 18TH
A strong wind was blowing, and the bal
loon came in contact with telegraph wire,
throwing him out. He fell forty feet. strik-
ing head foremost against buggy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23
DEATH OF REV. JoHN W. DABNEY

DEATH OF REV JuHN W. DABNEY.
Rev. John W. Dabney, a nephew of Rev.
r. l.. Dabney, D. D., died recently of yell
low fever n Brszil, to which country he
was a missionary. He WAS making az
rapgements to return TO his native State,
Virginia, when he was seized with the NAL
adv that terminated his life.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

TRAGEDY IN NEW KENT.-Last summer
the daughter of Mr.. Walter Ball. who lives
near New Kent Court House, Va, in
formed her father that she had been Sc
duced by R. T. Barham, clerk in the
Richmond and Danville Office at West
Point. The father and mother immediate
ly went to West Point, pulled Barham out
of bed and conveyed him to Washington,
where he was made to marry the girl. He
never lived with his wife, and later had
Ball arrested for assaulting him in his
room on the occasion of the aforementioned
visit. The case went to trial and Ball was
acquitted. Barham went to Point Rock,
N. c., and remained away until few
weeks ago. Last Wednesday, the 10th,
the two men met in public road. Ball
rode up from behind, and drawing pistol
opened fire, and hit Barham in the thigh.
Barham returned the fire and shot his
father-in-law twice in the head, killing him
instantly. When the exposure of Barham
was made he was about to marry a young
lady Of West Point, Virginia, and was the
commissioner CT the revenue of the county.
Ball was about 50, while Barham is about
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23
NnIu,S Th;S .

We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case Of oatarrh that cannot be cured
by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY s. Co., Proprietors,
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney fer the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions aud financially able TO carry
cut any obligation made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo Oai,.
WALDINe, KINNAN 6 MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists. Toledo, Ohio
E H. VAN HoEsEN. Cashier Toledo Ma
tional Bank, Toledo, OHIO.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally,
acting directly upon the blood snd mucous
surfaces OF The system. Price 75c per bot
tie. Sold By all druggists.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23
A meeting was held in Richmond on th

A meeting was held in Richmond on the
10Th inst, of the stockholders and life
members of the Virginia Agricultural and
Mech anical Association A resolution was
adopted acquiescing in the proceedings now
pending in the Richmond Chancery Court
to settle the question of the title to the
grounds and other properly IF the associa-
tou. Another resolution was adopted au-
thorz ng the executive committee to deter
mine whether Or not it will be best to hold
fair or exposition there this fall.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

DAUGHTER OF A PROMINENT PREACHER
COMMITS SUICIDE Near West Union, bod
bridge county, April 10Th, Amelia Barnitt,
handsome young woman aged twenty, vas
found with bullet through her head. She
was daughter Of Rev. Allison Barnitt. a
prominent preacher, and Was to have been
married on Monday. Har lover disappear
ed, and his assertion so preyed on her mind
that she killed herself.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

A correspondent of the Monroe Watch
man says that as Hon. George Anderson
was returning to his home near Andersen
from Union few nights since, he was at
tackled by a panther on Flat Top mountain
The animal leaped at him but missed, pass
ing just behind him over the horses rump
Mr.. Anderson pnt spurs to his horse ant
got away from there. He s'was not danger
ously scared, but MORALLY frightened"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23


DEGREES of Circuit Court of Augusta in
suit of Virginia Douaghe.. &c, against Jas.
". Crawford Trustee, &C. L will offer at pub
lie auction, in front OF the Courthouse of Au-
gusta counIy,on
SATURDAY, MAY 18th, $780,.
Two Farms belonging to Mrs. V B. Donaghe
and her children. lying ia Augusta county
about miles Southwest of stanton near Fol
ly Mills p. o. and railway station. on the East
side of the Lexington road adjoining Cochran
Tnsley, MOwTy, &c. These farms are &c
separated By the Valley Railroad the one gErI
lying to The west between the railroad sRsgEs
and the Lexington road. containing l3S acres
Foods and II Poles, of which about 20 acres
is in timber, an apple orchard of some 80 trees
log house and usual outbuildings. The 9TH
er tract lying on the Ttnkling Spring road,
contains 227 Acres. Rood, So Poles, aoout 81 is
timber. and mas fine building sites but no
houses on it. II is rolling land OF superior
quality. All the lands are in good condition
and producing fiue crops OF wheat and grass
with water in every field and several springs
that at the house being the finest in the coun-
". About so acres now 10 wheat and u in
rye, the rest down in grass. Arrangements can
I've made it'll tenant, Mr.. J.F.Tannehill & oout
the grain crop.
TERMS OF SALE:-About $500 90 cash on each
place. and balance at | 2 and years. upon
bonds with approved security, with interest
Dayabie annually and title retained till paid
The bonds may how ver lie in investm ent for
years to come. Plot of survey at my office.
THOMAS ID. RANSOM
Com issioners,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23
Mr.. Pence will remove to Salem.

The remains of Fannie Lillian Madison,
who was murdered by Thomas J. Culver
ius ON March Is, 1886, and b1ried at Oak
wood Cemetery, in Richmond, were remov-
ed on Sunday last to another lot within the
same Enclosure. The coffin was opened,
but nothing remained but the bare skele-