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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-12-25
7, II, G. ASSOCIATION.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
Directory held on Friday last, thir
teen new members were received. Eight
hundred dollars of the bonds Of the Asso
citation secured by trust deed on the bull.
ding, were handed in to the Association
paid and cancelled by the Ladies Auxiliary
from the proceeds Of the late Bazaar,
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a sa.0oOOO0 Decd.

County Clerk w. A. Burnett, this week
received q certified check for $4,000, that
being the State tax forrecordinga 50 600, COO
deed of trust on certain property OF the In
gals Iron and Coal Co. in Augusta county
to secure the international Trust Co. of
New York,
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cipation day, will be celebrated by the col
ored people of Waynesboro, Basic City and
the vicinity, by a parade.
Personal.-J. T. Hartman is confined to
his bed from beng bitten by dog SIX
weeks ago.
Mrs. II. Fl. Antrim, with, her son Harry
left Tuesday to spend several months with
her daughter, Mrs. E. P. Wayland in Aus
tin, Texas.
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Real Estate Transfers.

W. 7. McCue and others to John T. Har-
ris, lots 10 and D of Arlington addition,
SSS445.
Margaret L. Warden to Mary J. Bald
win, frame house On alley corner back of
Valley Mutual office, 26 feet front, 81 ,ooo.
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M led

SIMMONS-LANDES.-D December 18th, by Rev.
W. b, Oney, at the Lutheran parsonage, in Mt
Sidney, Augusta Co, Va, John P. simmons to
Miss Mamie NJ. Landes, all OF augusta
UNWODY.--On Dec. 5th at Wal
terborough, South Carolina, Hon. lossnh A.
Waddeil of Staunton. Va, TO Miss I.aieah a.
Dunwody. daughter Of Rev. Jas. b. nunwody.
LA WRENCE-GIBSON-In Stau.lton, Dec. 9th
by Rev. j. d. Donovan of the U. 3. Church. !
VIM. Lawrence to Miss Julia Gibson, daughter
OF j. w. Gibson,
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RICHMOND, Dec. 3.-Wheat-fong CHERRY, 95ca
sl03; Sbortberry, 9lcas1.o1 mixed, 92ca$1.02
Corn-White, 5sa60.
BAL, IMoRE, Dec. 23.-Wheat--Southern scarce
and firm; FuItz 95al05 Longberry 9sa103; No.
81; steas ger No. 2 red 10l; Western weak; No. 2
winter rt2d spot and Dec 95a95l4 Jan. 5l4a95%
May lO2a 0214. Corn-Southern firm; white 55a5S;
yellow 81 .5S
CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-Wheat-Jan 90; May 9S4;
Corn-Jan. nominal: May 5lA.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Dec. 49,
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows
81. % 30
Generally rated first quality. leo 4.12112
Medium OF good fair quality ........ 2.6215 a 400
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows. .....................-..........1 LIS a go
The Offering of medium and top cattle was de-
clde4ly less numerous than last week, while
other grades were in full supply: For the latter
kinds values were unchanged, the medium and
top cattlu being quoted at 1EaNc higher than last
week
Mich Cows-There is very light offering and
a fair trade at S20a$45, with few extra at $50
per head.
Veal Calves-There is a moderate number of
receipts and a fair trade At 4a515c per ID.
BALTIMORE Dec. 22-Demand for hogs slow at
l14a rs for the range, with most sales at 4lsala
BALTIMoRE, Dec 22.-Sheep S.. 5eas5.00 per 100
lbs. Lambs 414a6l4c per ID. Receipts $3.50.
RICHMOND, Dec. 22.-Beef eattle-best 5s4a4 me-
dunn to good 254a3A; common to fair I11a2ll5
Sheep-Sa5 Hogs-41 aa5-an quotations gross but
hogs, which are net.
STAUNTON PRICE CURRENT.
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AN ANECDoTE OF GEN. LEES
FATHER,


The address of MI. Grigsby was deliver
ed before the President (Gen. R. E. Lee,
who was present on the platform when it
was delivered) and Trustees of Washington
& Lee University. In his history Of VIM.
Graham the first head of a classical school
Augusta county ever had, he mentioned the
following incident Of young Graham and
Lighthouse Harry Lee at Princeton where
they were both students:
AT the approach of the final examination,
YOUR distinguished father, Mr.. President, who
have already said was a classmate of Gra-
ham, proposed to Graham that they should
review their studies together. Graham, who
was afraid that the lively genius OF your
father might lead him astray, was disposed to
decline the invitation but young Lee persisted
and Graham consented, with the condition
that no conversation should be introduced
during the hour of study. When the eXami-
nation was over, Lee came TO his friend era
hams room, and said to him: "Well, Ora
ham, | have passed glorious examinations;
and | know that | am indebted for it in
great measure to you. What recompence shall
make YOU ?" 'fNone at all,'' said Graham
After some conversation Lee left the room
and soon returned; and laying on the table
BelshaW's Lectures on Natural Philosophy,
Immediately departed. Upon opening the
volume Graham found black line had been
drawn through the name of Henry Lee, and
underneath was written William Graham.
The volume. says Dir. Foote, is still preserved
by Graham's connections in Virginia.
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The thermometer took fall to 800 Tues
-day night, and yesterday morning the snow
slush in the streets was frozen into bould-
ers. The Street Car Company had corps
of men hard at work breaking its tracks
clear. oaaa
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McCLURE.--Near RrownshuTg, RoekbridgeJ
Dec. 10Th, George w. Mcclure, aged sixty-eight.
years Intennent at Bethel church, Augusta
county, Dec. 18th.
KING.-At Columbus, Ohio, Dec 1tth, j. b. KING
aged years, father of Mrs A p. Funkhouser
OF HarriSonhurg.
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which it is nv present province 20 notice, ard
which shall read iii the words of the record.
John Preston came into court and prayed
leave to prove his importation, which was
that, at his own charge he had imported him.
self Elizabeth his wife, William his son, and
Lettice and Ann his daughters, Immediately
from Ireland into this colony, and that this
is the first time of proving his said right, i'll
order to partake of His Majesty's bounty for
ia land -
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TIME best tobacco and cigars at
N-IIFTI.QCKsS,
dec iS-Ze Opposite Va. Hotel.
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& Lutheran Stronghold.

THE LUTHERAN DENOMINATION IN AU-
GUSTA-CALLS TO MINISTERS-EARLY
HIsTORY-THE SCHOOL FROM WHICH
ROANOKE COLLEGE SPRANG.
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5th.-The vote of Augusta and Stanton stood
Tucker 2.94s; Taylor 10.
George Fuller in his S8th year walked
to the polls and put in his ballot for
Tucker.
Rev Dr.. D. X. Mcfarland, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church rendered
his resignation.
6th.-Deputy Sheriff Butcher who shot Henry
Henry Casey an escaping prisoner, ex-
amined before the Mayor. and was dis
charged Oh the ground that he had only
done his duty.
9th.-Staunton Development Co. closed a
contract with the fourth large industry
it has brought to Stanton
15th.-Beni Terrill, National Alliance Lee
turer, spoke at the courthouse
16th.-First Presbyterian Church congrega-
ton held a meeting and adopted resolu-
tions Offering every inducement to DR..
Mcfarland to remain as their pastor.
1Sth-CensuS OF Staunton taken by order of
City Council showed the population
to lie 1888.
19th.-Adams Express Co. shut down on all
business connected with lotteries.
27th.-Sale of lots by Staunton Improvement
Co. aggregated S15,170.
DECEMBER.
4th.-sale of lots at Basic City aggregated
S226, 235.
5th.-Jacob Ii. Picker died from effects of an
accident at Valley depot aged 63 years.
6th.-Capt. W. G. McKemy, a Confederate
veteran, died near Middlebrook.
7th.-Ladies Auxiliary's Santa Claus Fest at
Y. NJ. G. A. building, closed with re-
ceipts of S879.30.
17th.-A snow fell Tuesday and to-day to the
depth OF so inches.
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A CHAPTER FROM TIE OLD.
TIMES TN AUGUSTA.

HOW A CLASSICAL EDUCATION WAS GOT
TEN AHUNDRED EARS AGO-A BOARD
ING SCHOOL OF THE OLDEN TIME
THE GERM FROM WHICH WASHINGTON
& LEE UNIVERSITY sPRANG-A SCENE
IN AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT A CENTU-
RY AGO.
&C., SC, &C.
The first school, above the grade of a
common school, taught in the Valley OF
Virginia, was the 'sAugusta Academy
established i'll 1875 by Presbytery
in log hut near the village of
Fairfield, then in Augusta county, but
now in Rocllbridge. The original
idea of Presbytery was ito fix a seminary
for the education Of youth in Staunton, y
but that was abandoned because there is
no person to take the management in the
first place agreed on, and it is uncertain
whether there ever Will be-" PresbYteIy
chose for the teacher VIM. Graham, Il Penn
sylvanian of Scotch-Irish parentage, and
who had taken the course at Princeton
college. In 1776 the name WAS changed,
partly because the approaching creation OF
Rockbridge county would find it outside Of
Augusta, and for another reason. This was
a stormy year in the history of the colonies,
and the committee, one OF whom was the
grand father Of Hon. A. II. FL. Stuart,
substituted the name of Liberty Hall'
for it. This school was the germ from
which the present University of Washing
ton 81 Lee sprang,
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1t was so amusing to see the old gentleman
who had more the build of Sancho Fanza than
of Don Quixote, violently kicking his legs to
free his feet from the stirrups, that l could
not help laughing. After dismountlng and
tramping the snow down, he eXtricated his
steed and having With difficulty found van
tage ground from which to mount, we COW
boys held a council of war Like the valor-
Gus Pope our headquarters were in the saddle,
and like Pope the best thing seemed to us to
retreat which we did, and arriving again at
the gap found our wagon had gone into Win
ter quarters, so that with loss Of miles we
set out again On the Staunton road breaking
the track
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to wonder what was to be the upshot of this
wild goose chase. Slowly and cautiously we
moved along, without further adventure until
a mile OF more beyond, in the woods Of Mr..
Dudley. There the first lot, which was then
driving, stuck fast in a drift. This meant re-
treat again; but barely without loss, as one of
our large steers got so firmly wedged in
drift that he was struggling some ten minutes
before getting out.
Retracing our steps short distance, we
left the road and made deteur through the
woods around this barricade and came again
| into the road neara point where the track had
been broken for large flock of sheep to be
taken to the barn half mile ahead. This
was single file and while it lasted great
relief. Crossing the bridge we found comfor-
| table quarters for cur cattle at MIR. Newton
| Wilson's and leaving them there about 4
o'clock, we pushed on to explore and get
quarters.
We had barely topped the high hill at Mid
die River until our troubles commenced. My
old friend was in the advance and hearing an
exclamation from him l looked up and his
gallant gray was sitting down on her hauncll-
es in drift, her head and forelegs up as
though she were expecting aid from above.
After the old gentleman had dismounted and
extricated his horse we again retreated and
opening the fence undertook to flank our
troubles. My friend having become democrat
lied, was compelled to take the advance on
my little pony, guiding myself as bestI could
by the contour of the ground and the timothy
heads, the tallest of which ever and anon
peeped out. I struck out but had not gotten a
quarter of mile until the pony and l were
wedged fast in drift. Now it was the old
gentleman S turn to laugh, and he did when
Arizona republican., 1890-05-26
JOURNALS AND JOURNALISTS,

TIE Tombstone Prospector makes up in snap what it lacks in size.
 TIE usual ante-campaign changes are taking place on the newspapers of Cali fornia.
 OUR contemporary, the Gazette, is preparing to receive dispatches and brighten up generally.
 TIE Mohave Miner rises to ask Brother Chatham if he knows anything about the Arizona Press association.
 TIE Tempe News is live, wide awake and readable paper, credit to our neighboring town and an influence for good for the entire valley.
 The Florence Enterprise is conducted by hustlers, who have built up repu- tation and a circulation for their paper all over the Territory. One of them is now working Cochse county.
 TIE REPUBLICAN regrets to hear that Mir. Andrew Pollok, business manager of the San Diego Union, is not in robust health and has been compelled to find relief at the Arrowhead Springs. Mir. Pollok has shown business qualities of a high order in placing the old Union on a paying basis. hope to hear of his early complete recovery.
 Tms from the Tombstone Prospector: {: "A new Democratic paper is to be started in Tucson. Parties have been negotiating for the purchase of the Epi- taph plant in this city but it is under stood that the present lessees refuse to give up their lease which extends to March next. The new enterprise will be fathered by George H. Daily. We have two plants over at this office George, one of which we will part with for the almighty dollar"
Arizona republican., 1890-05-26
THE TERRITORY,

The water in the Gia river is lower than it has been at this season for years.
 Ex-Sherif Bob Hatch is now Chief of Police of Tombstone, having succeeded Dick Gage, who killed himself.
 The Arizona conference of the Metho- dist church will meet this year in Tue son on August 2nd. Bishop Goodsell will preside.
 The Chirachua Cattle company is gathering another train load of steers on its range in Graham county. They will be shipped east trom Wilcox.
 A Mexican circus held forth in Solo, monville last Sunday night. There was large attendance, and some of the per formers were announced very good.
 Nathan Solomon has been appointed a deputy assessor and collector of Gra- ham county and is now assessing prop erty owners in the Gila valley.
 Lyman and Ed. Follett were con victed of cattle stealing in the Dstrics Court at Solomonville last week, and sentenced to two years each in the Ter ritorial prison.
 Tucson is dead in earnest about build- ing road to Mammoth. It means money to Tucson to make this connec- tion and the old pueblo is too wide awake to lose such au opportunity.
 From the Mohave Miner: "Some in- dividual in the East got the Yucca and Signal mail route for $9S5. He is now looking for some one to take it off his hands at the same compensation. So far he has been unsuccessful"
 From the Wilcox Stockman; George Frisk and w. H. McKittrick have re- turned from Kansas, where they recent ly took about thousand steers It will be remembered that the cattle were driven from here to Silver City and then shipped to Emporia. They stood both the drive and shipped splendidly, and only one animal was lost. The steers were placed on pasture near Elm poria, and will be marketed later on."
Arizona republican., 1890-05-26

others telegraphic service This was the case of the objectionable telegram. It appeared in the Star under the head of "What Does It Mean2" on the morning of the twentieth, and in the Citizen on the afternoon following, but under the head of "The New Collector" The Citizen copied and published the dispatch be- cause 1t believed 1t to be genuine and we do not as yet know anything to the contrary. In pub fishing 1t as an item of news, and not with the remotest desire of injuring anyone No one knows better than Governor Wolaey.
 Governor Wolfey had no more to do with our comments than he had with the original dispatch. As to the ex- planation made by the Citizen it will not do. The fact remains that the dis patch did not come by Associated Press, and it is money to marbles that it was written in Tucson. It follows that il was contemptible fraud, concocted to deceive and to mislead, an act no reput' able newspaper would be guilty of.
Arizona republican., 1890-05-26

CHE was drunk" and if he had only killed himself there would not be much to complain of, but he also seriously injured his mother-in-law and his wife. He was an Italian and lived in New York. There is a world of argument in favor of prohibition in that dispatch. The state has right to protect man from himself and it is a plain duty to protect others who may be cast in the path of such brute. In New York the law punishes person who attempts to commit suicide. There is little diff ference between the pistol and insanity producing fusil oil. What difference does exist is in favor of the pistol.
Arizona republican., 1890-05-26
NO PETTIFOGGING, GENTLEMEN

We have heretofore labored under the belief that the courts were bound to de- eide causes before them according to the law as applied to the facts of the case, and that the court itself had no right or power to decide any cause pending be- fore it otherwise than according to the rule established by the law. Our neighbors of the Gazette, however, take the position that the court should strike a general average of causes, and after having decided some of them in favor of one party, should turn about and decide an equal number in favor of the other party, as follows:
 ISN'T it singular neghbors, that in a long and varied line of decisions" that not one can be found on the side of Democracy In candor, don't this partake of the ridiculous? In all of the various dips, spurs and angles, thus far fol- lowed by the court, the apex has been found in every instance to be on the Republican lead Gentlemen, you can't fool the people in this matter.
 "So say we all''-no, not exactly. The publication of this sentiment is evidently inspired by some shystering lawyer, who has been worsted in the law applicable to his cause and would therefore raise a howl of this character for the corrupt purpose of influencing in his favor a decision in some pending cause in the very teeth and eyes of the law, because, forsooth, the court has already decided some other cause against hIm. But the public is not to be fooled !; it is too well acquainted with such shallow, pettifogging and fraudulent practices.
Arizona republican., 1890-05-26
POLITICAL POINTERS.

IN the long run honesty wins, even in politics.
 THE Zulickites came into court-and the next day it showed.
 MARCUS AURELIUs SMITH will not have walk over for Congress.
 THE Mormon question cannot be ig- nored in the next campaign.
 THE population of Maricopa county may be increased twenty-five per cent before election.
 THE retirement of the Southern Pa cific Company, from politics is rather an- moving to some people. l.. H. CHALMERS has announced his intention of running for district attor- ney of Cochise county.
 Says the Citizen: "The friends of Supervisor George Wilson are talking of putting him forward as a candidate for sheriff before the Republican county convention"
 WHO were the Southern Pacific politi- cal managers in Arizona, recently retired without pay. Really, but it is chilly over about Yuma, just now.
 THE Valley Bulletin says: Francis J. Heney, of Tucson, is said to be an aspirant for the Democratic nomination for councilman from the southern dis trict. Also some people are anxious to see Hon A. R. English enter the race for this place."
 "BUCKY" O'NEILL's friends are push ing him for Congress and we are vio- lating no confidence when we say that he would wipe up the earth with Marcus Aurelius.
 TIE Prescott Courier says it will be glad when the campaign is over. That's the experience of all men who have fought campaign. The newspaper is always the loser in olitical fight.
 TIE Tombstone Prospector says "there are at least two candidates for appoint ment to the position to be left vacant by the resignation of Harry Carpenter providing he resigns; c. D. Reppy and w. w. Woodman."
 TIE Mohave Miner: "W. l.. Van Horn has been appointed by Governor Wolhey as the Republican alternate to the Worlds Columbian Commission. The appointment is an excellent one"
 A CORRESPONDENT writes to ask why Marcus Aureius Smith was so late in getting to Washington last winter ? He was delayed at Tucson, repaying his obligations to the Mormons by helping to clear some of the men who robbed Major Wham.
 In its sarcastic moods the Gazette speaks of Royal A. Johnson, of Tucson, in connection with the Congressional nomination. It is needless to say that Gen. Johnson has no ambition in that direction.
Arizona republican., 1890-05-26
WATT FOR MY BIG BROTHER

The Gazette of yesterday is in the at- titude of the little boy who boo hooed up the street, crying, 'just wait until my big brother comes." It says:
 Ex. Governor Zulick will guard well the inter e,ts of Maricopa county in the Sixteenth Legis- ative Assembly. The reputed administration will hear something drop, when c. Meyer puts his shoulder to an Investigating committee.
 Will this committee ask permission to travel in foreign lands? If so, what a jolly time Little Steve" Fred Smith and the short-horn statesman would have junketing together at Territorial ex- pense. And what's the matter with the rest of the prison commissioners or ex- Secretry Bayard joining the merry-go- round? As yet there are no strings on the last three, but the flies are begin ming to gather and they may soon be looking out for less torrid regions.
 In the meantime, what is the matter with our neighbor initiating the investi- gation business on it's own account? It is little dull locally just now, it's tele- graph is edited with the scissors and little digging" as the news-hunters put it, would do it good. By all means, let the investigation proceed.
Arizona republican., 1890-05-26
THURSDAY, OCT. Is.
FRIDAY, OCT. F.
CONDITIONS.

Trotting and pacing in harness.
 American Trotting Association rules govern all races.
 Nominations close September 1, 1890.
 One-half of entrance must accompany nomi. nations; balance paid September 25. Four or more entries to fill; three or more to start.
 The Board of Directors reserve the right to hold entrance and start race with 6 less num- Der or to declare races off when there are less than three to start also to trOt heats of any two races alternately, or to call a special race be- tween heats, or to change the date of race. For "walk -over' in any race 6 horse is en- titled to its own entrance fee and one-half of the entrance received from the other paid up entries of said race, but no added money. horse winning a race is entitled to first money only, except when distancing the field then to first and third money.
 Stakes divided into three moneys, 60 per cent. to first, 30 to second and 10 to third, except in free for all tro, 240 classes and 2-yearo dash, when third horse has entrance, 70 per cent. of balance to first horse and 20 per cent to second. Races commence at F. M. sharp each day. Blanks for entries can be obtained from the Secretary.
 The Directors reserve the right to postpone races on account of bad weather.
 J. MCMILLAN, Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1890-05-26
RUssIA's interests in Behring sea are

RUssIA's interests in Behring sea are identical with those of the United States. Our rights there are those we acquired by purchase from the Czar in the Alaska deal. Russia and the United State will stand together in defending those rights. They are natural allies, though in form of government they are as wide apart as the poles. This coun- try has never forgotten the friendly atti- tude of Russia during the civil war nor England's open sympathy with the Rebels. About nine-tenths of the peo- pie of this country would be pleased to see a war with Great Britain.