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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

The Pope WILL LEAVE RoME.-A rep
from Rome that in an interview with
cardinal, whose name he does rot mention,
the prelate informed him that the Pope
was ready to quit Rome should the Italian
government continue It's present policy of
opposition toward the Vatican.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

FIRE IN LANCASTER, KY.-A fire which
originated in the meat-packing establish
ment of s. T. Elklns & Co., Lancaster,
KY, Thursday morning, destroyed most of
the business part of the town. The total
loss will aggregate SAC. 1000; total insurance
about $25, 900.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

A mob of masked men went to the Jail at
Columbia, La, Monday night, and hanged
a white man named J Ohm Russ, who on the
18th instant murdered an old negress
named Ann S serling. Russ was drunk
and ne held two men with one hand while
he fired two pistol balls into the woman IS
body with the other.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28
A Fragrant Breath and PearIy Teeth

Are easily obtained by cleansing your
teeth daily with that justly popular dsnti-
frice, SOZODONT. Composed of rare
antiseptic herbs, it imparts whiteness to the
teeth, delicious aroma to the breath. and
the teeth. Acidity of the stomach will de-
stroy the strongest teeth unless its effects
are counteracted with SOZODONT, ard
this pure tooth-wash protects the dental
surfaces by removing every impurity that
adheres TO them. Ask your druggist for
SOZODONT.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

During the present year Col. Thomas
Whitehead, commissioner of agriculture,
has received over 400 inquiries about Viz
GINA lands. Tbes, came from nearly all
portions of the West, the Ne. England
Stat and many sections of Canada and
from other foreign Countries.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

CAPTURE OF A HoRsE-THIEF.-On the
night of the 14.h of October a fine iron.
gray mare was stolen from the stable of
Mr.. ]. M. Skaggs, Of Greenbrier county,
W. Va. He crossed the country by way of
Frankfort and Anthony's Creek into Ale
ghauy county. He was SO closely pursued
that he abandoned the mare and endeavored
to make his escape on foot, but was ar
rested near Covington, whence he was
taken to Jail in Lewisburg, W. Va. He
refused for some time to give his name
but finally said his name was P. D. Ney,
which, it is thought, is not his real name.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

The Forest Inn Hotel and two cottages
at the Natural Bridge were destroyed by
fire Wednesday. Loss $50, 900; fully insur-
ed. The property is owned by wealthy
Boston syndicate and in another year fine
modern structure will stand on the site of
the burned building.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

DEATH OF REV. W. W. Houston,
D. Dive learn from the Rockbridge
County News that Rev. DIR. VIM. W.
Houston, of Talladega, Ala, died in Mont
gomery, Ala, Sunday afternoon, Oct. Goth.
room at three o'clock to rest, was stricken
with spopleXy and at five o'clock died.
None of his family were with Thin.
The remains were brought to Lexington
to be buried, and arrived there at eight
O'Clock Wednesday morning.
His wife was Miss Mary E. Waddell, a
daughter Of the late DR.. Livingston Wad-
dell, of Lexington. She, with five children,
survives him.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

President Balmaceda, of Chilli, is said to
be aliYe by two of his staff who were in
Chicago Monday a week. They said they
expected to meet him in New York or in
Europe. In view of bis reported suicide
this is strange statement.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Cleveland, Ohio, is about to follow the
example of Boston and Brooklyn in teach
ing cooking in the public schools. The
idea is to Introduce it in the grammar
grades and to give every girl course in
this important branch of housekeeping.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Minister Egan has been instructed TO
take prompt ard vigorous measures to &C.
cure from the Chilian government proper
PREPARATION fer the outrage at Valparaiso, 10
which one of the crew Of the cruiser Balti-
more was killed and several injured.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Charles Wombell, employed in factory
at Ballardville, Mass, has fallen heir to an
estate in Australia valued at 81, 900, 000.-
1t was left by his father, who went to
Australia from England thirty-five years
ago, and from whom nothing had been
heard since until the announcement of his
death.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Sir Edwin Arnold, the author Of the
"Light of ASIA" has just reached New
York. He is to give fifty lectures in this
country.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Ex.President Cleveland is to preside at
D ,aoclatic business mems meoti-r in New
York tomorrow, Thursday eight, and
Gov ernor Hill is expected to appear again
on the platform with him.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

NJ. G. Morris, late chief of police Of Roa-
noke, who was recently suspended for NAL
feasance in Office, has been indicted on three
counts for embeZzlement.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

DEATH OF DR.. JOHNSON, OF FRANKLIN,
W. Va.-Dr. John D. johnson, a popular
physician of Franklin, Pendleton county,
W. Va, died at his residence in that place
on Wednesday, the 21st inst, of pneumo-
MIA.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28
NEW COURTHOUSE IN TEXAS BURNED

NEW COURTHOUSE IN TEXAS BURN
The new $42, 900 court house of Childress
county, Tex, was burned to the ground
Wednesday. 1t is supposed TO be the work
of incendiaries. All the county records of
both Childress and Cottle counties are total
losses. and will entail untold trouble to re
place them,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Robert Jordan, colored, was hanged at
Hampton Friday for criminal assault on
Mrs. Moore, white lady, in July last
Mrs. Moore is in an asylum, having become
raving maniac soon after the trial of
Jordan.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

The Oregon Legislature having failed to
make an appropriation for Worlds Fair
exhibit at Chicago in 1898, the State Board
of Commerce has employed rumber of
men to canvass Oregon for the purpose OF
raising at least $25, 1000 to be applied to-
ward making an exhibit. Each canvasser
has letter of authority from the executive
committee on the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position and is supplied with blank notes.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

A joint debate has been arranged 70,
October % in fremont Temple, Boston,
between Sam Small, the prohibition advo-
cate, and Rev. Hugh Montgomery, Of
Woburn, Mass, on "The Relations of the
Republican and Prohibition Parties to the
Suppression of the Liquor Traffic"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

President Harrison has begunthe consid-
Grafton of the subjects for his forthcoming
message to Congress.
He is taking Time by the forelock. He
must want to snatch bim bald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28
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its Fashion Departm ent gives
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It's Patterns for fancy and needle
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and are a popular feature of the Magazine.
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

The McCarthyite section of the Irish
parliamentary party in Cork has selected
Mr.. Martin, butter merchant, as their
cand date to contest the parliamentary seat
left vacant by the death of Mr.. Parnell.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

DAsHIELL AcQU1TTED.-Thet trial of W
S. Dashiell on the charge of forgery, which
has excited great interest in Richmond, re-
suited in his acquittal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

THOUGH YOUR VOTE MAY NOT BE
NEEDED, YET 1T IS YOUR DUTY TO
60 TO THE POLLS NEXT TUESDAY
AND VOTE FOR KOINER AND WILL
LIAMS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28
'us (Ohio) dispatch states that

A Columbus (Ohio) dispatch states that
$4,000 were contributed to the Ohio Re-
publican campaign fund by the iron manu-,
facturers of Pittsburg at the beginning of
the canvass, and that they have recently
been called on for further assistance.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

AT Roanoke the republicans nomina ted
G. A. Hermans for the State Senate and j.
W. Hartwell for the House.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Buena Vista has forwarded fine display
of the products of her mines and manufac-
tories to the State fair at Richmond.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

r. T. Howard, Of Richmond, Pullman
palace car conductor, was stricken with
paralysis Wednesday and died in a few
hours.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

At Roanoke, Wednesday, Albert Even
was sentenced to ten years in the penitenti-
airy for attempted criminal assault.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28
The Washington correspondent of the

The Washington correspondent Of the
Alexandria Gazette says -
Tho prev alent idea on the subject here is
that tae fuss the administration is kicking
up about the Chill affair is an election
dodgs, and will subside when the election
is ever. OF course Chill could not afford to
go TO var with this country, and nobody
expects she will. Nothing new had been
heard from thst country up to two o'clock
this afternoon
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Governor Mckinney has issued requisi-
ton on the Governor of the State of Wash
ington, for Waymau Sutton, an escaped
murderer
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Rev. Philip Herbert Carpenter, the dis
tinguished English scientist, whose death
was reported Thursday, committed suicide
by taking an overdose of chloroform.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Rev. Sam Small, the evangelist, has been
arrested in Boston on the charge of obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Ella Lee, seventeen years of age, Of
Parkersbarg, W. Va, committed suicide
Thursday by taking poison.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Tom Echols, formerly of Lynchburg,
was run over at Pulaski, Thursday, by a
ward engine and killed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF
IN AUGUSTA COUNTY.-NOtice is hereby
given that the taxes for 1891 are now ready for
collection October 10 with the exception of
those OF South River District, which will not
Taxpayers of the County. in person or by
proxy. at the following places, on the days
mentioned prepared to receive all
CAPITATl0N, LAND AND PROPERTY TAXES
for State. County, and District and School pur-
poses.
Will be received in my office on New Court
house street, next door to the County Jail.
w q q
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

DON'T NEGLECT TO GO TO THE
POLLS NEXT TUESDAY AND VOTE
FOR WILLIAMS AND KOINER FOR
THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

The State Fair at Richmond is now in
progress.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

W. N. Seay, manufacturer of furniture
at Buena Vista, has made an assignment.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28
WICKHAM
WIChHAW
"Soldier, Statesman, Patriot, Friend.
SKETCH OF GENERAL WICKHAM.

Williams Carter Wickham vas born in
this city in 1919. He was educated at the
University of Virginia, where he graduated
in law, and began the practice of his pro-
fession at the Hanover bar. He represent.
ed the counties of Heprico and Hanover in
the State Senate before the war, and being
an ardent and prominent Wing, stood for
election as delegate to the convention of
1861 on the anti secession ticket, but was
defeated. He was strenuously opposed to
the secession of Virginia, but when tn;
State did withdraw from the Unicn declar
ed that his first duty was to Der, espoussd-
the southern cause, raised the Hanover
troop, and continued in active service until
1864, when he was incapscitated by
wounds, aud was elected tn seat iu the
Confederate Congress. Early in 1861 he
was made colonel of the Fourth Virginia
regiment of cavalry, and when Con. Fitz
Lee was made general of a division was
promoted to brigadier-general. He was
wounded three times badly, once almost
fatally, and in personal courage aud as a
sturdy, obstinate, and desperate fighter, he
was the peer of any officer in the Coufeder
ate army. Massive of frame, rough and
tireless rider, he VS. typical heavy troop
or and inspired confidence wherever he an
peared on the field. He was man of rare
self confidence, quick to decide upon line
of action, and it was in keeping with his
character to follow that line unswervingly
either in military or civil life. He was also
a man of exceptional natural ability, and
while he could hardly be called learned
was possessed of extensive Information.
He was gansro.' to fan't. loyal to his
friends, bosoeanle and chiveirons. and az
tender hearted as woman.
After the war in 1867 he was elected
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28
A POPULAR FAMILY.

JENNIE: "How is it, Kate, that you always
seem to catch on to the last new thing? Do
of me-
KATE: 81 don't know: certainly do not
make any exertion in that direction
JENNIE: g Well, during the last few months,
Cor example, you have taken up painting,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

GO TO THE POLLS AND TAKE
YOUR NEIGHBOR WITH YOU NEXT
TUESDAY AND VOTE FOR WILLIAMS
AND KOINER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

be charged
FIVE PER CENT. ADDITIONAL
My office will be open every day for the COL
lection of taxes. The books of 70 district Will
be out of the Office more than four days, which
Will be the days named in the above list.
]. N. McFARLAND,
oct 2s-2ts County Treasurer.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

STOCKHOLDERS EGTECE.-NoTICE is
y hereby given that the Annual Meeting
OF the Valley Railroad Company will be held
at the office OF j. Il j. l.. Bumgardner, Counsel
that being the Company's Office, on Monday,
the 10th dey Of November, 1891, at Il
O'Clock, NJ.
oct 81 Ats WIN. II. IJAMS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Sold BY druggists, price zoe
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-06-25


A mistake by which the British
Government holds possession of slice
of United States territory as large as
Rhode leland has just been discovered.
Ensign Moole, Of the Coast and Geo
detic Survey. is authority for the
statement that the iron monuments
that mark the boundary between the
State of Washington and British Co.
lumbia, at Blaine, Washington. are
800 yards south Of the 49th parallels
which 10 the true boundary. He says
that the mistake was discovered three
years ago while he was on the coast
survey steamer and has never been
officially reported at Washington. He
thinks that the mistake was made in
1852 by surveyors while laying off the
boundary Of Montana, and that it
arose by some trifling divergence from
the true line until it widened to 500
yards at the Straits of Georgia.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-06-25

Here is Chinese opinion Of the
United States taken from the Pekin
Gazette: 1T is impossible to UNDER
stand these barbarous people. One
thing is certain; if they do thing
they do it with all their might.
Thirty years ago they had a big civil
war. The whole country was turned
into military camps and battefields,
and everybody, even to the women
folk, were engaged in the war in one
way or another, and one army num-
bered 2,O00, 900 men. And now there
are young men, old enough 10 vote.
who had never seen company Of sol
diers in their life. In fact, these peo-
pie seem to think another war will
never break out, especially in their
part of the world. A person can
travel clear across the American con-
tinent without seeing soldier, and
follow the main lines Of travel, too.
In fact, at the present time, there is
only about one soldier for every 1000
persons, while Russia has one soldier
to every co."
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-06-25
BURNING CLOTH.
About $15O,OOO Worth of Fine Cot
ton Burned by Incendiaries

ton Burned by Incendiaries.
A telegram from Fall River, Mass, saws;
Alarms from two of the three Border City
mills called large portion of the fire depart
7:35 O'Clock Monday morning The fire
broke out at the southeast corner of store
house containing Sl50000 worth of cotton
and fancy cloths, and inasmuch as no work
men had been near the place. the origin is
supposed to have been incendiary.
The flames spread with usual rapidity, and
when the fire department arrived, great
volumes of smoke encircled the three mills
adjoining the fire. The store house was of
wood, and the firemen tore down the side at
once. After fight of about an hour and
half the flames were under control, but it
will be several days before the fires of the
whole of the smouldering mass con be ex-
tinguished.
Three firemen were slightly injured by the
falling sides of the building, and number of
firemen were partially overcome by smoke.
1t is impossible to give an accurate estimate
of the damage at present Treasurer
Anthony states that a large amount of cloth
was virtually owned by the commission
houses and it was stored awaiting shipment
1t is said 10000 bales of cotton were in the
building The loss will be from $50 600 to
100000, covered by insurance.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-06-25
DENOUNCED MASONRY.
A Baptist Conference Finds an I'm.
expected Sensation in Its Midst.

A Baptist Conference Finds an I'm.
expected Sensation in Its Midst.
During the regular Monday meeting o
Baptist ministers in Chapel hall, Boston
Mass, Rev. j. B. Stoddard addressed the
conference, at its suggestion, upon the infu
ence of secret societies upon the church, and
in the course of his remarks strongly de-
nounced Masonry, declaring that when man
swears allegiance to Masonry he swears allegi.
ance to a code antagonistic to God
Rev. Mr. Cleveland Of Melrose who was
in the audience, arose to a point Of order
and, with suppressed emotion, said: 81 anna
Mason and cannot listen to this unjust aud
uncalled fer abuse"
Chairman Moxan put the question to the
meeting on sustaing the point of order, and ii
was defeated
Instantly Mr.. Cleveland arose, and, adj
dressing the secretary, said:
II request that you drop my name from
the roll Of membership Of this conference. I
do not care to be a member Of any body thai
refuses to sustain any decent point Of ORDER
Then taking his hat, he left the hall, and
Stoddard finished his address
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-06-25
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Current Events Of the Day
EpitOmized.
A Concise Review for the Week OF
Doings from All Over the
World.

THE Excelsior Hosiery Company, of Phil
adelphia has assigned.
CHIEF Justice Fuller, of the United States
Supreme Court, is holding court in Rich
mond, Va.
NEAR Helena, Ark, Captain w. H. Holt
Of Mississippi River steamer, was murdered
by J. F. Joy, "a Waterman.
REV Frank D. Lee, while temporarily in.
sane killed his only son, aged nine years, in
Fairfax county, Va, and then suicided
AN official cabfegram from Admiral Nc
Cam, at Iquique, Chill, to the secretary of
the Navy announces that the Itata sailed un-
der convoy of the Charleston at nine O'Clock
Saturday night for San Diego, Cal.
Seville Schofeld Son & CO., wooden man.
ufacturers of Manayunk. Pa, have assigned
to j. Dobson Schofield, son of Seville Scho-
field. The unencumbered realty of the senior
partner is rated at ss00,o00 to 81, 100000. No
statement is given out, but the stoppage of
the mills is not expected.
A NEW YORK dispatch says: about mid
night the tugboat F. NJ Deyo ran into and
sank the yacht Amelia, in the Hudson, oppo-
site 10th street. Frank Jenkins, forty years
old, of lS5 Spring street, and William H.
Bohan sixteen years old, of 257 West Four
teenth street, were drowned. All tho other
persons of the yacht were saved. Pilot Thos.
Wash, Of the tugboat was arrested.
THE Austrian naval shops at Pola have
been destroyed by fire.
FIRE in Marquette, Mich, destroyed s125,
600 WORTH of property.
ALL the white teachers in the negro schools
of Charlotte, n c., have been displaced by
negroes.
IT is said the Republicans of Ohio are
figuring on scheme to swindle Brice out of
the senatorship by claiming he is not citi-
zen of Ohio.
NEAR Dover, Ohio, an excursion train Of
seven cars on the Nickle Plate road jumped
the track and was wrecked. A man named
Rogers was killed and thirty others hurt.
A SPECIAL from Winston, N. c., says two
murders were committed last night in North
Winston. The parties killed were white
man named John Smith, a railroad bridge
builder, and a colored married woman
named Mary Gaines, at whose house the
killing took place, the white man having
taken refuge there when pursued by three
unknown men,
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-06-25
A RUINED TOWN.
A Cloud Bursts Over Utica, ILL.,, and
Nearly Wipes it Out.


Utica, the busy little cement and brick
manufacturing town and the seat of many
cosy and pretty homes, was devasted by
cloud-burst Saturday. The cloud broke just
north of the town, over the high bluff, and
came into the valley with roar that created
panic and caused the inhabitants to rush be-
fore i4 and seek shelter upon the high ground.
In the space of quarter of an hour the
water rose six feet IN the 1high lands and
from one to three feet in the dwellings and
stores in the heart Of the town. Buildings
were shaken from their foundations side
walks torn up and fences and out houses
carried away. Fortunately no lives We're
lost, and the water soon receded Not a
dwelling or place of business escaped dam
agA and household goods, to the value of
many thousands of dollars were ruined
Beautiful lawns were despoiled, and sand
and mud, to depth of several inches, COW
cred the floors and carpets of the dwellings.
In the manufacturing portion of the place
great loss was sustained. The principal loss
to this class falls on the Utica Fire brick
company, whose fires were put out and the
stock in the kilns ruined. A cement company
also lost heavily, and the losses probably az
gregate the sum of s15000O.