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St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16
BY W. q. CLINE.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR .

The subject of this sketch. was born o.
Fairfield, W., October 8, 1880. He after
wards became resident of the State OF
New York, and folio the profession OF
teacher. He was successful and popular
as teacher. While still continuing his
tssching no studded law. After COM
mencing the prac'ics of law, he entered
politics, and soon became leader In his
party. His party services were so valu-
able. that they were recognize ID BY tn"
President of the United States.
Hs was appointed TO various lucrative
Offices, and finally was appointed by Pres
ilsnt Grant, collector ct New York. When
Mr.. Hayes became president. he removed
Mr.. Arthur, and thus widened the breach
between the conservative republicans and
the radicals. When the great contest arose
In the republican convention Of 1880 over
the nomination, and Gen Grant had been
defeated for third term, the anti-third
termers, who had succeeded In nominating
Gen. Gar6eld, knowing they could not
succeed In the election without the radicals;
went 10 Senator Conklipg and proposed fol
him to name the vice. president. Mr..
Conkling named Chester A. Arthur. Al
though Mr.. Arthur had been di'missed
from lucrative position at the instance Of
the conservative wing of the party, they
did not deem It wise to antagonist him In
tho convention, and no was accordingly
nominated on the first ballot, and elected.
When President Garfield died, Mr.. Ar
thur st once assumed the office of presi'
dent. Many of the people of the nation
had very grave misglyings when Mr.. Ar
thur succeeded to the presidency. but he
soon dispelled them by giving the nation
safe and wise administration. OF all re
yice-pPesidents who have succeeded 10 the
presidency On the death of president,
Mr.. Arthur was the most respected and
4. popular. He manifested thu real qualities
OF statesman. ....
While he was president, man with
whom he was assoc ated III his young man
hood when ne was poor and seeking en..
ployment, and who met with an accident
at that time that destroyed-for the time
hsins-his reason; was suddenly restored
to the full use of his mental faculties. All
the period of his inability was blank sf
him. The day on which he was har'
seemed to him but yesterday. Before be
was inform. d of what had taken place iu
3 the mesntlIe he mst Mr.. Arthur and sd.
dressed him famiiiarly IS ''Chet," and
asked him If he had yet found job.
d Mr. arthur sad. Yes | 1 have o pretty
big Job, 1 ann President Of the United
q States. After he had passed on, the re-
stored man said to the bystanders. POO,
i old Chst, he has gone crazy and actually
thinks he is president.
MI Arthur died in Albany, N. T.. Nov
18Th, 1850. , Il
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16
The Little Powder Roy.

The captain If one of the gunboats tina
participsted In the capture of New Orleans
In 1862, relates the following incident thai
occurred during the battle:
"My boat was ole of the powerful h7et
of armed vessels under Commodore Fsrra'
gut. Our mission was to open the Mis-
issipp,. beginning with the capture OF New
Orlsans. In the spring of 1862 We sailed
mn the river to Forts jackson aud St
Philips. which guarded the passage to the
c,tv. After bonn harding those forts si1
DAYS we ran past them through what has
bsen 6ttingl, called sea of h,e. we
had not only to engage the forts, but also
to meet the Confederate gunboats' rams
firerafts, and everything that could ex
plode or throw an explosive. III e earth
shook with the incessant thunder OF Cam
non and the air was ablaze with bursting
shells.
lone morning after night OF heav!
cannonading, there vas brief respite
during which group OF men stood on the
deck of my vessel and discussed the events
of the night. Among them was q little
powder-boy, lad OF twelve, Intelligent,
courageous, and rs active as MOI KY
All mig ht he had been dancing back and
forth between the deck and the mag azlne,
carving cartridges in his covered leather
bucket. Not once had he Jagged or missed
q bucket, but was alwsys on hand when
| wanted. AS the men related their ex-
periences of the right the lad added his
quota to the gen 4ral fund:
~ es, indeed, he cried, there was some
brisk cannonading. 1t made me get
move on myself, l can tell you; | was
equal to it, though didn't miss sing 1t
bucket q
"Commodore Farragut hap 2ened to come
! on deck at that moment and heard the
bows remarks. He regarded him curiously
for several minutes and then privately
INQUIRED his name. l answered his
question, taking care to add some hearty
words of praise for the small patriot.
| whose face and hands were all beerimeo
with powder and smoke.
"a pproaching the lad the Commodore
said kindly: My child, if you were te
have one wish granted, what would YOU
wish forT :,
".Sir' cried the boy, with soldiers
salute, 4 woald wish to 90 TO q nava
school and learn to command gunboat II
q siege like this.
l ne SOuuOuUIO W 90 AAASA RASeA'oN "~~
said it WAS a brave wish. Thereafter he
kept close watch Of the little powder
boy, WHO continued at his post and parti'
cipated in the capture Of the fortified
river posts of Vicksburg and Port Hudson
The Mi ,sissippi was row open throug hou
It's entire length. and the mission Of GU
feet was accomplished.
Commodore Fsrragut was 50 p easet
with the little powder-boys condnc
during these trying days that be de-
termined to grant his wish. After tn
capture at Vlcksburg he procured hi
admission to the Naval Acaden y .
Annapolis Being so highly recco amt nded
and having such distinguished man a
the Commodore for his friend and patron
The boy was regarded with peculiar favor
and was soon as popular as he had beef
on the gunboat. He remained Their
several years, completing tho course ant
winning many honors. His manhood ba
/ verified the promise Of his boy hood am
he oec lples an honorable. and Lucrative
position under the present administrati IN
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16

'sWos unto thee, o land, when thy kinf
ID child, and thy princes drink in th,
morning" 1t is great calamity to q cit,
when bad men get into public authority
! Why was IL tbatsin New York there wa.
such unparalleled crime bet een 1858 ant
1917 II was because the judges of polio,
In that city. nc that time. for the most part
were a. crrfupts rs the vsgabonds thu
came before them for trial.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16
+ The shipy of Spain.

Our nearest rival for the sixth place IL
Spain. She has just completed the Pelayo,
of about 10000. tons, and is building six
others Of 1000 tons each. Spain possesses
mo old armor clads worthy Of mention. The
finances Of the country are not such as TO
render 1t likely that she viii ever amount
10 much as b naval power, though her
present force may be considerably aug
mented.-New York Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16
The Egg q Remedy for Dysentery

The egg is considered one OF the best
remedies for dysentery; beaten up slightly,
with or without sugar, and swallowed at a
gulp, it tends, by its emollient qualities
to lessen the Inflammation OF the stomach
and intestines. and by forming q transient
coating on these organs to enable nature
TO resume her health sway over diseased
body. Two or at most three eggs per day
would be all that Ia required in ordinary
csses and since eggs are not merely medi'
cine, but food as well, the lighter the diet
otherwise, and the quieter the patient 10
kept, the more certain and rapid is the re-
-cayery.-Hall's journal. -
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16

"We had a monke7 at our house for 0
pet, but pa gave Inn away, an I'm awfu|
SORRY" said Jimmy to his friend "Dio
you love the monkey 7" asked his compan-
ion. 'No," said Jimmy. but the mon
key used to get blamed for everything
that went wrong, and now do"
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16

Ten million dollars worth of property
stolen in this cluster of cities in one year.
You cannot as good citizens, be indepen-
dent of that fact 1t will touch your
pocket since have to give you the fact
that these three cities pay about eight
million dollars worth of taxes a year to
arraign, try. and support the criminal
population, You help to pay the board Of
every criminal, from the sneak-thief that
snatches spool of cotton. up to some man
who swamps bank. More than that, it
touches your heart in the moral depression
of the community.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16

"My wife hes saving disp sifion, :
said Hicks ssWhen we got our upright
plano she made O red r'uah cover fov l.. no
thatsthe rosewood wcaldn'f get scratched.
Then abe e,vered that with sort OF linen
buster arrangement, 20 % 70 seye the
plush I tall You, wumaa have great
wsgde
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16
Keeping Track OF wires.

s2 The manner in which the electric light
companies keep track of the wires they
string over the city is curious and very
simple. A board about three feet long anc
two feet wide is secured, and heavy piece
Of cardboard il tackled on IL Then dia-s
gram of the city drawn, showing all tbs
streets. Now comes the laying out OF the
wires. Pins are then stuck into the card
board on each street on which wires are
strung, and around each pin swine 10
placed. The ewine starts from the central
electric station, and following it up any
wire can be traced. When there are more
than one line OF wires on . street the mum.
Der 10 represented by strings ON the chart.
.-philadelphia Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16

Which public funeral in England has
been attended by the greatest number OF
personsa
That of the Duke of Wellington, the vic
tor of Waterloo, who was buried in ST.
Paul's cathedral ON the 18th of November
1889 when q multitude of all ranks, es'
.timated at a million and half persons,
were congregated along the line of the
route, distance of three miles, to witness
and share in the imposing spectacle.
On the night of the 18th of November the
coffin was taken to the Horse Guards from
Chelsea, where the body had laid In state
Rv6 o'clock next morning-the morning
of the funeral-the troops were mastering
the Duke of Cambridge in command. The
funera. cara six wheeled one-dragged
by twelve horses, was cast from guns capt
ured il the battles recorded on both slider
of it. The procession was so long that at
ter the Rifles, who led the way. had started.
IL was an hour and half before the car
started, and half an hour later before the
extreme rear moved.
Eighty-three Chelsea pensioners took
part In it. One hundred and twenty thou.
sand people were gathered In Pail Mall
The tiers of seats, rising range above range
under the dome and in the transept of St.
Pauls, held 20, 600 spectators of the highest
rank In England and the continent. This
dukes coffin was lowered through ths
foor and rested on the top of Nelson's
tomb until the 18th Of April, 1858, when II
was placed in Its present sarcophagus. -
London Tit-Bita
No Names.
There was only one black man in the vii.
lage. and the old black woman who lived
with her daughter on the outskirts waa
determined not to betray one of her own
race when she went to the justice Of the
peace to complain of the thefts about her
place.
.Fust it's a chicken, m odder time eggs;
las night foh de moon was up came rat
tim roun' de woodpile, and, jedge, can't
spare, no God, and you can done fin some
ways to perfect de innahcent."
'But you must suspect some one, Mrs.
Jefferson" said the justice. s.s*s.s
.I amt a-going to name no names, " said
Mrs. jefferson, but was dat mad an
let dat black rascal knowed it, too! Quick
oould flung up de windah an yelled
o. him, 'Jabe Thompson, you bring back
dem wood sticks or I'll be after your -
Youth's ComDanion. -e 9.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-09-30

SAvERNAKE TIN-PLATE COMPANY -
Judge Mclaughlin on Tuesday morning
granted charter for company with the
above title. The object as set forth in the
application is to manufacture iron and steel
and tin plate and TO mine and smelt those
metals: The amount of land proposed to
be held will be in Rockbridge, Amherst
and Nelson counties, and shall not exceed
gu, goo acres. The capital is from $50 900
to 81 ZOO. 900.
The officers are Titus Emory, Philadel-
phia, President; Fhos. Dunlap, Savernake,
Vice. President; Ashton Starke, Richmond,
Treasurer; L. T. Marye, Richmond, Secre-
tary. These with A. s. Buford, E. A.
Saunders, G. B. McAdams, E. B. Addison,
E. D. Hotchkiss ]. r. McMurdo Of Rich
mond, G. M. Cliugan and Wilkins Prick of
Ohio, John G. Parkes of Chicago, L. A.
Hicks and W. G. Dickey OF Philadelphia.
Henry L. Bruce, Samuel Saddington and
Z. w. M. Wilson of London, England, are
the directors.-Rockbridge News, 24:h.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-09-30

The Manufacturers Record" has establish
ed an office in London, having recently sent
over member of its staff for that purpose
This step is brought about by the continued
growth of British interests in Southern invest.
ments and the consequent expansion of the
circulation and influence of the "Manufactur-
ers' Record in Great Britain. By means OF
its London connection English investors will
be kept more thoroughly informed as to the
resources. the Investment opportunities, and
the progress of Development in the South,
while the South will be>enabled to keep In
touch with financial London English invest
ors and financiers on the one hand. and the
owners ofSouthern properties ard the project.
ors of Southern undertakings on the other.
will be brought into closer contact and made
better acquainted.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-09-30
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THE GRAIN TRADE, CROPS, &C.

| The Cincinnati Price. Current OF September
the 9th, says the past week has been remark
| ably favorable for maturing the corn crop
! which is rounding up in good shape.
| The dry weather which has been prevailing
in the West has checked the progress of whea
| seeding, and In Kansas and to some extent
elsewhere the area expected to have been seed
ed has been considerably reduced from this
cause.
The past weeks marketing of wheat at west
| ern centers exceeded the previous record in
the aggregate-there being shown reduction
| for the winter grain mark cts hut liberal in
| crease in the Northwest.
A notable feature in the weeks operations
In the grain market has been the failure of O
New York house. in an effort to corner the
corn market The Western holder of surplus
corn has had quite benefit from the abnor-
mally high position of prices of late.
The wheat market at Chicago has been quite
variable during the week. showing consider
able strength in the earlier portion Of the peri
cd. closing easier
The export clearances of wheat q I'D flour were
well maintained for the week, showing large
total.
wheat receipts at primary markets were
ooa,oco Dnsheis for the week. against 1854 900
the preceding week and sS2, 600 last year.
2S79 COO the precad,ng rzoak 90 o 80 coo 100
YEAR,
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-09-30
Buena Vista.
DEATH OF A FORMER CITIZEN OF AUGUSTA,
CHANGE IN THE wEATHER.-THE
BUENA VISTA IRON FURNACE.

DEATH OF A FORMER CITIZEN OF AUGUSfA3
CHANGE IN THE wEATHER.-THE
BuENA VISTA IRON FURNACE.
Correspondence OF the SPECrAToR.)
BUENA VISTA, Sept. 2Stb, 1891.
Mr.. Robert B. Brown died at the resi-
dence of his daughter, Mrs. Belle Brubeck,
in Buena Vista, Friday morning, the 25th
inst, in the sixty-sixth year of his age.
| He was born and reared in the South Riv-
er Valley south of Waynesboro'. In that
section, as we'll as in Stauuton, be. has ma
ny relatives and friends. He removed to
Rockbridge County in 1865, and for six
years resided near New Providence church.
In 1871, he purchased farm on Timber
RIDGE four miles south of the Old Colonial
Church, where he reared his family of four
daughters ana three sous. About eighteen
months ago, Mrs. Brown died, after which
occurrence hs ceased farming and made his
homo among his children. He was Dea.
con in the Timber Ridge (Presbyterian)
church many years, and was most highly es.
tsemsd in the community, as we'll as by ao-
quailtances and friends in all parts CT the
| County. He was active and efficient in
church work, aud in kindly offices to all
with whom hs had intercourse, and was
enc of those men whose memory will not
soon fade away.
| Mr.. Brown was neat, progressive and
successful farmer, and in the influence Of
| l.. n1o dc hat
also his community sustain less.
Since the death of his wife, the deceased
has been in declining health. Last week
he was visiting his children, four of whom
reside in Buena Vista, and was stricken
down with pneumonia and died in 6 days
thereafter. The burial took place at Tim
Der Ridge Saturday morning, the 26sh inst.
Rev. R. F. Campbell, pastor of the Buena
Vista Presbyterian church, the officiating
minister. There was a very large assem-.
blage of the people from all parts of the
surrounding country present, to manifest
their sorrow for the demise of one so highly
respected.
There ia a preceptible change to lower
temperature here today, with strong indca-
lions Of rain, which is much needed.
The accident at the Iron Furnace lest
week, was soon righted without any draw.
back to the oper atoms Of the works. The
announcement came in from many quar-
tiers of great loss ard suspension of opera
tons, etc., which was groundIess. 1t is
one of the finest working establishments in
the country; finds fairly ready sales for itf
products of one hundred tons of pig iron
) every twenty -four hours, and to all appear
auces, is realizing profits upon it's produc
tlons.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-09-30
A Cruel Mob.
FIFTY LASHES INFLICTED ON WOMAN
HER BODY TURN FROM HEAD TO FoaT.

FIFTY LAsHES INFLICTED ON WOMAN
HER BODY TURN FROM HEAD TO FOaT.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, September ga
special to the NeUs from Birdseye, Ind,
says: This county is once more disgraced by
mob work, which is doubly disgraceful 10
that it was perpetrated upon defsnceless
woman. Mrs. Harmon, a woman of rather
loose character, lived at Menter, one mile
west Of here. Last night she was visited
by mob of thirty men, who tied her to q
post near her house aud applied fifty lashes
to her bare body. After performing their
work they called upon another woman
named Mrs. freeman, of like character,
and warned her to leave her place within
tweuty-four hours or they would treat her
to the same dose. She Immediately de-
parted. Then the whitecaps called upon
Jacob Sapenfield and ordered him to visit
Mrs. Harmon, unite her and publish to the
neighbors on penalty of twenty-five iashes
what they bad done, and that they whipped
the Harmon woman because of her bad
name.
When Sapen1eld reached the helpless
woman he found her tied to a. post, naked
with the exception OF one undsrgarment,
which was turned over her head. Her
body was torn from head to foot as if by a
knife, one terrible wound bleeding from
every pore, while across her abdomen was
deep cash twelve inches long and SO deep
as to leave the bowels exposed, and scat
tered around were great hickory switches
with which the woman had been f,yed.
No one knows who composed the gang nor
whence they came, though nearly every
citizen in town saw them by the light of
the moon. The community is enraged that
such an awful thing should have happened
in their midst. Mrs. Harmon and her
daughter were whipped in Birdseye two
years ago. just before thsy moved to Men
tor.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-09-30

RANDoLPH-LITTELL.- F. s. Ran
dolph, of Moorefield, w. Va, was married
on last Thursday to Miss Leila E. Lttell,
of McGaheysville, by Rev. Frank Strother;
the ceremony taking place at the M. E.
Church, in McGaheysville, at O'Clock p.
m. The bridal party then drove to 1.-THE
Elkton," arriving about O'Clock, where
a reception was rendered the happy couple.
Dancing and congratulations were in order
until q. M, wien the bride ard groom
departed for Washington. They will make
q short visit there and then go to Moorefeld,
W. Va, where they will make their future
home. We wish them joy and prosperity,
and long and useful life.-"Elkton Index,
Sept, 25sh."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-09-30
John TOwhiz Committed to jail under
the charge Of Robbery.

John TOwhiz Committed to jail under
the charge Of Robbery.
Johu Towhiz. who formerly worked In the
Shoe-factory. but has since been employed at
John Browns har-room, was tried before the
Mayor yesterday morning, on the charge of
having robbed G. G. Mccall, a horse. trader
from Rockingham county. of $3.50 early yester-
day morning, and was sent to Jail in default OF
bail in the sum of $500. The circumstances, as
given by the witnesses examined, seem to be
very strong against him. The witnesses wer Q
G. c. Mccall. Watson Ayres. Elijah Stratton,
Jennie Williams. and John Carroll. 1t seems
that Mccall was inebriated. and that he hired
a buggy to go to see his sister In the country
Monday night when Towhiz. without being
invited to do SO. jumped In the buggy and
went with him. Several times on the way.
Mccall says. Towhiz tried to pick his pocket,
and urged him to go to sleep. When they re.
turned in the early morning, Mccall, suspect
ing his purpose. declined to go with Towhiz.
and remained in his buggy. When he awoke,
his pocket was cutand his money gone. where.
upon he had Towhiz arrested and tried. when
the trial resulted as above stated.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-09-30

THE ACTUAL FAcTs-Since the new
form of treasury statement was adopted
each announcement of the state of the treas
ury has to be calculated to be Ineligible
to the average man. The available balance
Yesterday was some $13. 100000, of which
$1,000, 900 was the currency in the Wash
ipgtcn treasury, S., 900 900 in the sub treas
ury at New York, $4,000, 900 in the other
sub-treasuries and $2,5O0,OOO currency in
600 o 600 ass paoDss %
deposited in national banks and $4,000
900 in small silver coins Revenue has fall.
len off and nice management has been
necessary to keep the showing good. AZ
ter the a per cents. are all paid off the
treasury will, it is hoped, be more comfort
able.-"Balt. San, Sept. 25th."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-09-30
MARRIAGES.

BEARD-BUSH.-sept. 2lst, 1891. at Basic
City, by Rev. A. R. Cooke. Charles o. Beard
and Martha Bush, both of Basic City.
ADKINS-PHILLIP5.- 90. 1891. a,
the Second Presbyterian church manse by
Rev. 81. a. Halves. DID,, William Adkins
and Lizzie Phillips, both of South River.
ER-On the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1891. by Rev. G. w. Wine, at Laurel
Gap. Highland county, Joseph Lindsay and
Eta Ginger.
YOUNT-STEPHENS.- Melrose. Rock.
fngham county. Sept. Bird. by Rev. 8. K. Cox
of Harrisonburg at the residence of Mrs
Mary Stephens. the mother of the bride, Mr.
Joseph B. Yount, of Augusta county, anG
Miss Myrtle A. Stephens. daughter of tn,
late Richard A. Stephens.