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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-23

GALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN
in the Clerks Onice of the Hustings Court OF
Staunton, Deed Book y o. 8, page 393, executed by
William Stubbs, Charles NJ Stubbs and others,
toThomas G. Elder and William J. Nelson. trus-
tees, for the benefit of James G. Marquis, the
undersigned will sell, at public auction, in front
OF the Courthouse in staunton, on
Saturday, the 18th dog of June, 1890,
the following very desirable properties in the
1st. house and lot at the corner of A.
Lewis street and the road leading from #f.5H
City Water Works, sometimes called the Jen-
ning's Gap road. This lot contains about one
on the North by the jennings Gap road, on the
West by property now occupied by Wesley Kerr,
and on the South by the old Wygand lot. This
piece of property will be offered as whole and
also in parcels.
I'd. Two lots situated on the West-side of Au-
gusta street, one of them being the one-third of
lot 80 in that part of the town of Staunton laid
off by Archibald Stuart. with a front OF about IS
feet on Augusta street and running back eight
poles; the other being lot adjoining and in rear
of the one last described, and containing thirty
five and one-haf poles. This property, too, may
All OF the foregoing propertiesare more fully de-
scribed i'll the trust deed of April 18th. 1882, here
inbefcre mentioned
They valuabl either for business or resi-
Mr. Roderick H. stubbs, the only one of the
parties interested in these properties, who did
not unite in the above mentioned trust deed,
will unite in any sale that is made.
TERMS OF SALE.-Cash in hand to pay the costs
of sale and the debt due to j. G. Marquis, secured
in the trust Decd which now amounts to some
thing over 81 900: the balance in three equal in
stalments al 8, IS and q months from the day of
sale, with interest from that day, or upon such
other terms in respect 10 said balance as the
grantors in the deed may direct before the sale.
1t is very probable that the terms will be furth-
er modified on or before the day of sale so as to
require smaller cash payment.
The titles of these properties are believed to be
perfect. .
THOS. G. ELDER,
may9 ids Trustee.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Hon. John G. Carlisle who was elected
by the legislature OF Kentucky to succeed
MI. Beck in the U. S. Senate, will take his
seat there on Monday. MI. Crisp of Ga. is
most likely to succeed to the place of Demo
cratic leader on the floor of the House.
Richard Vaux the Democratic nominee
fol- Samuel J. Randall's place in Congress
was elected without any opposition.
Mr.. Tucker has introduced bill in Con
gress to establish national consumptive
hospital in Appomattox county.
The Washington correspondent of the
Alexandria Gazette says that Capt. Lurty S
appointment for Marshal of Oklahoma was
endorsed by all parties in Virginia-Gen
eral Malone on the part of the Mahoneites,
Collector Brady On the part OF the kickers,
and Judge John T. Harris on the part of the
Democrats.
The Mckinley high tariff bill was forced
through the House on Wednesday, and was
passed by a strict party vote Of 164 to 49,
1t will beat the Republican party this fall.
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THE VIRGINIA DECISIONS OF THE
SVPREME CGTRT.

The decisions of the L. S. Supreme Court
in the Virginia cases, Monday, ought to go
far to convince the creditors that their
collection of the debt through coupons is
Indefinitely postponed. BY these decisions
two-fifths Of the revenue Of the State is
put beyond the creditors reach, and the re-
naming three-fifths is chiefythe tax paid by
the farmers who have shown so little will
ingness to help the creditors by buying their
coupons and such wise anxiety to avoid
harrassing litigation by their own State,
that the coupon sales are not likely to be
enlarged. The bondholders ought by this
time to see that the Riddleberger settle
ment is their best chance. In the mean
tine the members of the legislature of Vir-
ginia ought to see that one of these decis-
ions points so plainly to the eXpediency of
a High License law that only the blind can
fail to see and recognize it,
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lpreme Court had been otherwise than what


Supreme Court had been otherwise than what
it is, it is possible, if not probable, the bond
holders might have found some means of
evading the excise law. / also think that the
decision of the Supreme Court in reference to
the school tax-that it must be paid in money
is a still greater victory for Virginia.
don't remember what amount of revenue is
derived from that source but l think it is
threc-quarters or million dollars, which is
forever safe beyond the reach of the bond
the bondholders have gained by the decision is
the admission Of expert testimony hereafter in
coupon cases. Under the operation Of that
rule it is probable some coupons may find
their way into the States Treasury that other
wise would have been rejected by the courts,
but do not think it will amount to great
DEAL as the people in the country don't pay
their taxes in coupons as general rule and
in the cities the bondholders in the trial of
coupon cases have been able to produce the
bonds, thus avoiding in a great measure the
difficulties growing out of the rule in regard
to expert testimony.
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The Republican House Of Representatives
put itself squarely on record on Monday
against the repeal Of the tobacco tax. To
the Mckinley bill, Nh. Tucker offered an
amendment abolishing the tax on tobacco
1t was defeated by is to 50, eight Repub-
licans, including Brown and NVaddill of
Virginia, voting with the minority, and 5
Democrats voting with the majority. Our
readers have not yet forgotten the Skating
Rink assurances of Julius Caesar Burrows
of Michigan, that if the Republicans were
returned to power the tobacco tax would
go. And yet Julius Caesar himself voted
against abolishing it last Monday.
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A letter to the editor of this paper from
Moorefeld, Hardy county, w. Va, written
by gentleman formerly residing here, but
for thirty-five years a resident of another
State, urges On our people the prosecution
of the movement for the development of
Staunton. When people outside of Virginia
and who have not seen our city for gen.
GRAFTON, retain SO vivid arecollection Of it's
advantages as to become interested in deve-
Looping them, our own people should feel en-
couraged to redouble their efforts to give
Staunton the start for which both nature
and man have so well prepared it. The fact,
also, that the effort is meeting with large
financial support hundred of miles away
from home, should incite our home people
to still greater effort for its advancement.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-23

next Georgia House on straightout prohibit
ton platform.
NJ L. Welfey, the last of the late SEN
ator Riddleberger's appointees in the Senate,
has been removed.
The V. NJ. /. cadets and large number of
the Washington & Lee students, will go to
Richmond next Wednes day
At Rawley Springs, S. l.. Robinson has been
appointed postmaster vice n. G. Mowbray,
removed.
Both Estey and Mason, the two most IA
nous organ makers in this country, have died
this month.
VIC. Mathews OF Rockbridge has sold his
5O1-acre farm on North River, to Barton Myers
and G. w. Gerow Of Norfolk, for $4,000.
Rev. T. o. Keister, Lutheran pastor at Har-
risonburg, takes charge of the Newberry Is
CD church, Oh June 1st
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-23

The Baltimore Sun celebrated it's 54th
birthday on Saturday. The week of the &C.
currence was marked by most artistic
piece of journalistic enterprise in it's publ
cation Of colored photographic page of the
new ship of war Baltimore and it's officers, on
the arrival of that vessel in port. It was a
beautiful piece of work. The Sun arrives
in Staunton now a little after l o'clock in
the afternoon, about four hours in advance
of the dailies from any other city.
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THE LAST ASSEMBLY.

The wide and deep interest in the unveil.
ing of the Lee monument at Richmond.
next Thursday, is not surprising. 1t is the
last great assembly of the Confederate Off
GERS and men that will be held on Earth.
There may be others-smaller and local
ones, but this is the last great assembly of
the men of '61-65. Johnston, Beauregard,
Longstreet, Hampton, Gordon, Early,
Rosser, Smith, the two Lees, Ransom, Ker-
shaw, will all be there. 1t is not likely that
on earth they will ever be assembled in the
same city again. Death and age are stern
masters, and death has already laid away
many OF the great Confederate soldiers of
the war. There will be privates there from
Virginia to Texas. 1t is touching thought
that it will be their last appearance too.
Death, Age, and Poverty forbid the belief
that at any point III the country there will
ever be as great an assembling of the South
ern veterans together again. 1t will be
grand demonstration, that of Thursday, and
full OF enjoyment to those participating in it.
Those at home who regard it from afar will
have their thoughts OF it tinged with the
sad remembrance that it is to he the last.
We are indebted to Hon. H. st. Geo
Tucker for copy Of his minority report.
prepared by direction Of the Democratic
members of the Committee, on the McComas
bill, intended to defeat the congressional
reapportionments in Ohio and Maryland by
Democratic legislatures. MI. Tucker opens
his report by saying that the effect of the
bill is simply to remove gerrymandering
from State legislatures to the halls OF con-
gres S, and not to put an end to it. He then
goes into an exhaustive argument against
the power of congress to pass such bill.
There is little, if any, fear, however, that
the bill will ever become a law-there is too
much opposition among the Republican
congressman to a measure of its character
IT is too dangerous.
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lAAA

ITO BUILDING CONTRA TORS.-An addi-
L tional building, about 10 by 50 feet, three
stories above basement, each story to contain
only two dormitories with capacity of l6 beds
each, will be built at this asylum during the
summer. The brickworl1, carpenters work,
tors whole or separately, and sealed bids to
do the same Will be received at my office up to II
O'Clock NJ. on June 4th next. The brick alone
at the building, all other material whatever, as
well as all labor TO be furnished by the contrac-
tor. The right will be reserved to reject any and
all bids. Plans and Specifications can be at
my office, and all desired information can be
had by applying to me in person or by letter.
LEWIS HARTMAN,
may Sit Steward
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TRUsTEEs' SALE OF A DESIRABLE
i SMALL HOME.-By virtue of deed of
trust given by A. A. Lynn to the undersigned,
dated May lst 1898, of record in the Clerks Office
of Augusta County Court, ID. B. 1885, page 23l, and
being required by the beneficiary SO to do, l
will on
Saturday, the eth day of Nay, 1890,
offer at public auction, on the premises, a.
one mile East of Fishersville, a house and Hf.Es'
lot, containing four acres, upon which said @-ssA
Lynn now resides. The dwelling is frame, con-
tanning rooms, with usual out-buiidings, good
garden and some fruit trees.
TERMs-Cash sufficient to pay debt and costs
OF sale, residue upon such terms Mr.. Lynn
may direct. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock
CHAS. S. WAGNER,
May 9, lS90-3t Trustee.
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HIS COMPANY has the
OF stauton,
The Company
proposed Hundred Dol
The Six Thousand Lots sold be
the
chaser committee gentlemen.
the Conpuys property liens promoting and establishing
The primary purpose STANTON DEVEL 0PEMT COMPANY
to
AUGUSTA COUNTY, railroad competition
order to command the desirable favorable 1t is
to the public
Of all the With notable
may be achieved citizens and be the
building enterpring wealthy Industrial centre
handsome profits, the direction the will be
the returns For further Information
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FRIDAY MORNING. MAY %. 1890.
SIX PAGES TODAY.

The VINDICAToR is a six-page paper this
morning, with twenty-five columns of read
ing matter and All interesting variety of
advertising matter. On the 4th page is an
interesting "Reminiscences of the Fifth Vir-
ginia at Gaines Mill, by Capt. Thomas j.
Burke.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-23

WI ANTED.-Thre or four Printers can get
w permanent work at Sl2 a week and up,
according to capacity. Apply by wire to
The BELL PRINTING g MANUFACTURING CO..
may 23-1t Roanoke, Va.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ID EADfNGS AT YIN. C. A. LECTURE ROOM.
III TO-NIGHT, FRIDAY, MAY %, Capt.
VIM. Page Carter, of Virginia, an eX Confederate
will read at the lecture room of the Y. NJ. C.
Association, number of pieces of his own COM
position, dialect sketches, humorous and pathet-
ic selections, &c. Admission SO Cents. Tickets for
sale at G. w. Warden Il Cos. may 23-lt
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BONDS NEED NOT BE PRODUCED.

The court then took up the cases of Joseph
against the State of Virginia. The point in
these cases is as to the validity of State
statute requiring that in all tenders of con-
pons for taxes it shall be necessary, in order
produce the bonds from which they were cut,
expert and other evidence being declared to
be inadmissible. The court holds that this
requirement of the production of the bonds is
an impairment of contract, and unconstitu-
tional. 1t would render coupons not negotia-
BILE. If they were once cut from the bonds
and sold from hand to hand it would be i'm
possible for the purchasers to find the bond or
bond-holders and produce them at the trial of
every case.
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COURT COSTS PAYABLE IN COUPONS.

In the case of H. w. Elicit against the State
which was next taken up, the question was
ment of court costs, it being contended by the
State that they could not, because the costs
were the compensation due the officers. The
court holds that, although the costs were the
in consequence of its liability to pay its Off
GERS, and, therefore, PAYABLE in coupons.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-23
ne Solths'de Land and Improvement c0mpan
will offer at Public Auction, at
I2:lO NJ. the oath day of NAY. 1890.


a limited number of its lots in WOODLAND
HEIGHTS, which adions the city of Manches-
ter, Virginia, and opposite the city of Richmond
This property is admirably located on a high
plateau on the James River, above and overlook
ing both cities, the view of which presents most
pleasing and beautiful picture to the spectator
The lots are high and well drained and will soon
be reached by a first class Electric Ra Iway, now
being constructed, which viii run through the
cities of Richmond and Manchester and the
whole length OF Woodland Heights to Forest Hill,
the most picturesque and attractive park in this
country.
These lots are 81 by 14S feet. fronting on wide
avenues and running back to ii foot alleys.
Immense sums of money have been made by
parties buying lots in various parts of Virginia,
where cities yet 10 be built and exist only in
imagination, whereas these lots are in sight OF
upwards of 100000 people, with their numerous
manufactO cries already established.
The SOuthside Land and In prOvament COmpa-
ny therefore does not hesitate to recommend
them a good solid investment, with most
magnificent speculative value.
TERMS: -One-fourth cash, balance in one, two
and three years time. For maps and further in
formation, apply to
JOHN C. ROBERTSON,
General Manager Manchester, Va.
Sale conducted by
A. J. BRADLEY & CO.,
mayI6 1t Manchester, Va.
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SCHOOL TAX PAYABLE IN MONEY.


The State also won the case of George s.
Vashon against Samuel G. Greenhow, treasur-
er, in which the judgment OF the Virginia Court
of Appeals was affirmed. The question in this
case was whether the special school tax could
be paid in Coupons. The contention Of the
State was that the Virginia constitution adopt
ed in 1869, two years before the act of 1871
creating the bondholders' contract, created a
special school fund and required it to be kept
separate and distinct from other State funds.
The court holds that, as coupons could not be
used in that fund for the purpose of carrying
on the public schools, and as the legislature
was directed by the constitution to keep that
fund intact, the contract between the bond
holders and the State would be re3pugnant to
the school tax article of the constitution, it is
to that extent void and the State is not bound
to receive the school tax in coupons.
THE VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ON
THE EFFECT OF THE DECISIONS.
Attorney General Scott Of Virginia, was
in the Supreme Court at the time the de-
cisions were rendered. He talked to the COZ
respondent of the Richmond Dispatch
who writes:
AS he understands the decision the act of the
Virginia legislature of May - 1887, general
ly known as the coupon crusher,' remains
in force and its constitutionality has not been
shaken in the least by the opinion handed
QOWll lO-Qdy III UuS iouplOIlC Ooulb. utu
with the more recent legislation and the
points to-day decided in favor of the State the
Attorney General believes that the bondhol-
ders will probably find that it is not worth
their while to longer press the coupons upon
the people for tax-paying purposes. To carry
the fight further the bondholders Will nroba-
bly, not only meet with great delay, but the
expense will be SO heavy that it will hardly
pay the hondholders to keep up the fight The
Attorney General, therefore, hopes as a
result OF to-day's decision that the bondhol-
ders will find it to their interest to settle the
debt on the basis laid down in the Riddleber-
ger bill.
JUDGE STAPLES OPINION OF TIE EFFECT
OF THE DECISIONS.
Hon. Waller r. Staples, ex-Judge Of the
Supreme Court of Appeals OF Virginia. was
asked by reporter Of the Richmond State,
Tuesday, what he thought of the recent
opinion of the United States Supreme Court
in the coupon cases.
The Judge said that he considered it sub
stantai victory for Virginia, as the decision
has practically placed the subject OF liquor
licenses in the control of the legislature and
the question of the right of the State to de-
mand the payment OF all licenses for the sale
of ardent spirits is forever settled. 1t IS true
that the Legislature at the last session passed
the Excise law, under the operation of which
coupons were excluded in the payment OF
liquor licenses: but if the decision OF the
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AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION.

The next case, G. Ii. Cuthbert against the
State, involved the constitutonality of I'M
posing license tax Of from $500 to 81 ,0Q0 and
20 per cent of all sales upon coupon brokers.
The State was beaten in this suit also, the
court holding that the law was an unreasona--
BILE regulation, amounting to prohibition OF
the sale of these coupons and, therefore, an
impairment of contract In all these cases the
Judgment of the Supreme Court Of Appeals of
Virginia was reversed.
COUPONS NOT GOOD FOR LIQUOR LICENSES
The court affirmed the Judgment Of the
United States Circuit Court In the case of
Thomas S. Hucless, plaintiff in error, VS. John
K Childrey, collector of taxes, to recover
damages for the refusal OF Mr.. Childrey to
receive coupons in payment of liquor license.
The law required that this license should be
paid in money and the court holds that this
does not impair the contract Of the bond
holders Licenses for liquor selling, 1T says,
are not only imposed for the purpose of rails
ing revenue, but also for the purpose of regu-
lating the traffic. The State may for this pur-
pose impose such conditions as it may deem to
be for the public good. 1t may prohibit the
sale OF require any amount Of license. 1t
could, if it saw fit, require the license to be
paid in gold silver or diamonds. 1t would be
very different if the business were of an ordi-
ma rN chara ctar
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StauntOn vindiCator.

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TlNSLEY & MORTON. Proprietors.
Published every Friday Price So per year, 81
for six months, and so cents for months-nvari-
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Transient advertisements 10 cents per line each
Insertion. Contracts for longer terms made at
the counter.
Local circulation in Augusta. Rockbridge, Rocking
ham, Allegheny, Highland and Bath Counties.
Gives general and local news stories and mis-
eellany; reliable commercial reports.
H. G. TINSLEY,
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FlVEDECISlONS en- TIE VIRGINIA DEBT

TWO FOR VIRGINIA AND THREE FOR THE
CREDITORs-TWO-FIFT OF THE REV
ENUE OF TIE STATE PUT BEYOND THE
REACH OF THE CREDITORs-ATTOR
GENERAL TAYLOR THINKS THE COUPON
CRUSdER LAW UNIMPAIRED BY THE
DECIsIoNs--JUDGEW WALLER r. STAPLES
OPINION.
SC, &C., &C.
The long expected decisions Of the U. S.
Supreme Court in the Virginia coupon
cases, were given on Monday last, by an
unanimous Court. There were five, of
which two are for the State and three for
the creditors. The two for the State are
that coupons cannot be paid for school
taxes. and that coupons cannot be paid fol
liquor licenses. AS the revenues of the
State are s., 100000, and these two deci.
sions secure to her $57lS,OOO school tax and
1924, GOO liquor license beyond the reach of
her creditors, they are very important.
The three against the State. nullify the law
requiring the bonds to be produced from
which the coupons were cut, and forbiddine
after one year, and the law forbidding cou-
pons to be received for costs The Wash.
ington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
says:
The court began its opinion by stating that
whatever the individual opinions of members
of the court had been it could be regarded as
clear that the following propositions have
been established First, that the act of 1871
constituted contract between the State and
the holders OF bonds and coupons issued there
under; second, that the various State statutes
passed for the purpose of restraining the use
of coupons for the payment of taxes and othe
dues to the State and imposing impediments
and distinctions to that use, and to proceed
lngS instituted Tor the purpose of establishing
the genuineness of the bonds, do in many re-
spects materially impair the obligation of
that contract, and cannot be held to be valid
third that no proceedings can be instituted
by any holder of State bonds or coupons,
against the Commonwealth, directly OF indi-
rectly, by suit against her executive officers to
control them in the exercise of their Oificia
functions as agents of the State; fourth, that
any lawful holder of taX-receivable coupons
who tenders such coupons in payment of taxes
or debts due the State, and continues to hold
himself ready to tender them, is entitled to be
free from moleStation on account of such
taxes or debts, and may vindicate such rights
in all lawful modes OF redress by suit to re-
cover property or to recover damages by prop
erty taken by injunction where the taking of
the property would be attended with irredeem-
able injury, OF by defense to any suit brought
against him. No conclusion short of this can
be legitimately drawn from previous decisions
without wholly overruling and disregardine
many rulings, thing the court would be very
reluctant to do. Exceptional cases may arise,
and these will be considered according to the
particular circumstances involved.
po.rr,c ,-u,J-r, WON
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REAL ESTATE SALES.

X RAND AUCTION SALE OF BEAUTIFUL
" SUBURBAN LOTS IN WOODLAND
HEIGHTS, VIRGINIA.