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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
What the Negro Leaders Expect.

The negro, J. r. Lynch, the Missis-
sippi eX-Congressman and Harrison's
fourth Auditor of the Treasury, is one
of the most influential colored politi-
clans of the South. What he expects
from Republican and q Harrison
triumph next fall is shown in an inter
view at Minneapolis last week. After
promising that he had always been a
Blaine man heretofore, he continued
"but this year | feel it my duty to sup
port Harrison. We chat is the negroes)
of the South, demand personal and
political liberty; we want free ballot
and fair count; we think that Presi-
dent Harrison has shown himself more
clearly our friend than any man in
America in this regard. Not saying
that Mr.. Blaine is not as heartily in
accord with our views in favor of the
Force bill, but we feel that Harfison's
record and attitude in behalf of the
colored voters of the South certainly
entitle him to our support So it will
be seen that the negro is in politics
principally for the Force bill. He
cares nothing for protection or tariff
refOrm-free silver or recommendation.
If he cannot get the polls of the
South surrounded by federal bayOnets
he feels as if he had gained nothing
from Republican success. In the face
of this open display of hostility will
not the whites of the South be as true
to their race as the negro is to his?.
If he votes solidly to enslave us, will
not aCe vote as solidly for liberty?
When one thinks of the vast interests
involved in this canvass, any talk of
third parties in the South and voting
in the air sounds as if reason had fled
from our sunny land.-CharlottesUile
Chronicle
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
For the SPECTATOR.

We are compelled to admit that the Legend
of Mount Scion" ga Visit to Kettle Rock"
and other articles which have appeared in the
SPECTATOR, are very original, and portray a
a rich ''effusion" from an imaginative and in
ventive mind. I do not believe that such an
Order as the knights of Sagitaurus," why
not Sagittarius ?-exists If all "Knights'' are
made to understand that which was pored over
and taken from some old, blue backed alma
nac they certainly possess master minds which
only allow those so gifted to pry into such
complicated affairs. do not stoop to astrol-
ogy, but do accept the matter astronomically.
do not claim to prove the origin of the -
signs of the zodiac, but now they have be-
come an auxiliary to the study of astronomy,
and no planetarium is complete without Them
Can any one deny the following
The conjunction of Venus and Jupiter took
place in the constellation dries, but, viewed
from the earth, twas seen in Pisces. The
moon acaS IN Gemini and the earth was Just en-
terlng Leo The sun-from the earth-was in
AQuarias. appreciate "Erma Doka's'' kind
invitation to join the Order, but, "in my
minds eye," l see a Knight with no follow
ers, unturling standard with the inscription
E PLURIBUS UNUM NON COMPOS MEN
lis. Respectfully,
AFP a LITE
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
MAR RAGE

SNEED -SNEED.-June u, 1892 at Waynes-
boro', G. F. Sneed and Matte Sneed.
STEIGEL-WEEKLY.-J Il, 1852, near New
Hope, c. b. Steigel and Minnie Weekly.
McCORMICK-JORDAN 8, 1892, near
Spring Hill, VIM. ii. Mccormick and Mary
Jane Jordan
ton, Rev. J. D. Donovan, Jacob H. Walter. of
Rockingham, and Sallie A. COyner, of Angus
THOMAS-YA the residence of r. d.
Grabill in New Market, Thursday, June 9th,
by Rev. J. S. Porter, Mr.. Chas. A. Thomas and
Miss Ida o. Yates, both of Rockingham.
RYAN-PROCTOR.-Att the home Of the par
Wednesday morning, June 8th, by Rev. HI. F.
eldest daughter of Mr.. N. R. Proctor.
WILSON-CRAIG.-In Rhodes photograph
gallery, Thursday afternoon, June 9th, by
Rev. VIM. Cumming, Mr.. Jacob II. Wilson to
Miss Ada B. Craig. The parties present were
photographed in group.
CUPP- SWITZER.-On May 26, at Spring Creek
Rockingham county, at the residence of the
by Rev. ]. W. Hausenfiuck, Mr.. William X.
Cupp and Miss Elizabeth c. SwitZer, both of
Rockingham.
McCONNIHAY-HAM.- the Presbyterian
church in Covington, Allegheny county, Va
Wednesday evening. June oth, by Rev. Colin
Stokes, Mr.. W. II. McConnihay to Miss Nan
ME Ham, daughter of Mr.. John S. Ham.
CARR TOMPKINS.-In the Presbyterian
church in Charlottesville, Tueeday, June 18th
at 10 O'Clock a. M, Mr., David Carr, of Able
marie county, to Miss Virginia V. TOmpkins
of Charlottesville Rev. Geo. l.. Petrie, ID. D.
pastor of the bride, and Rev. P. A. Gwinn
pastor of the groom, off1ciated.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15

Gov. Mckinley, on taking his seat as
chairman of the convention at Mime
apolis, prOpounded a theory. The re-
publican party, the protectionist lead
er explains, believes in taxing the for
eigner. 1t devised the internal tax, it
is true, on tobacco, beer, etc, and has
maintained that tax, but it makes high
tariff rates on imported goods in order,
according TO Mr.. Mckinley, to tax the
foreigner. a tariff tax, in his view, is
tax on the foreigner, the American
buyer of imported goods paying only
SO much as the goods cost abroad I'm
ported tin plate, for example, costs no
more to American buyers with the tax
of % cents II pound on it than it would
were the tax taken off. Taking the
heavy duty off raw sugar and reducing
the duty on refined sugar accordingly
benefited only the foreign seller and
did not reduce the price to the Ameri
can buyer. What nonsense.
If it be true that Mr.. Mckinley could
tax the foreigner at will he ought, per-
haps, to have taxed him higher than
he did, so as to do away with all taxes
other than tariff taxes. He might have
piled taxes up until the revenues should
be equal to the expenditures of the
Leeeu COLlSresS. I1ldU accom- llSHeu,
he might have made the foreigners fill
our depleted treasury and give us a
surplus to distribute among the State s
that. demand "more money" There
are millions of wealth in Europe that
our farmers need and other millions
that some people not farmers would
gladly get. If it is the foreigner that
pays the tariff tax, why not compel
him to do the handsome thing? Let us
tax him out of his boots.-Baltimor
Sum-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
Accident.

On Saturday, June 4th, 1892, Mrs.
Anna Foltz and her granddaughter,
Miss Lottie Woods, and her little
grandson, of Pomona, Shenandoah Co.,
Va, met with quite an accident. They
started, in spring wagon, on a visit
to Mrs. F.'s daughter, at Hawkinstown,
and while going down Rude's Hill, five
miles north of this place, the horse
took fright at an umbrella hoisted by
Miss Woods, and ran, pitching all
three of them out. The horse ran as
far as Mr.. Nisewarner's, and upset the
wagon. Miss BERTHE Nisewarner caught
the horse.
Mrs. Foltz was pretty badly bruised,
and taken home in an unconscious con-
dition, but rallied in the course of
several hours the grand children re-
ceived several cuts and bruises. Dr. c..
@. Henkel soon reached their home,
and rendered the necessary aid All
seem to be doing well.
The wagon was badly wrecked. The
horse escaped unhurt. Shenandoah
Valley, June 9Th.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
Lynching Negroes for Rape.

In describing the late lynching of
a negro at Port Jervis, N. Y, for a beast
iy attack upon a respectable young
iidy III that place, the New York Her.
I'D says
San excited crowd of fully one thou
sand men had assembled, and when
the negro arrived they seized him and,
placing moose about his neck, drag
ged him through the streets in half
nude condition a distance of nearly
half a mile, and then hanged him on
maple tree until he was dead"
This is precisely the punishment the
outraged Southern communities inf1ct
upon the brutes who commit such
crimes whether they are white or black.
The crimes are too fearful and frequent
and the processes of the law too slow
and uncertain to permit of delay or es-
cape in such cases. But when such
swift justice is melted out to these Grim
lnals in the South it is paraded all over
the North by the Republicans and re-
ligious fanatics as evidence of race pre-
judice and lack of civilization among
our people! They are very prompt,
however, to deal precisely as we of the
South do with such crimes when the
Offense is brought home to their own
doors and perpetrated upon their own
wives and daughters, as shown by the
late two cases occurring in Ohio and
New York. Another fact is to be not
ed in the Port Jervis case. 1t did not
occur in country district where popu-
lation is thin and no police and few
neighbors are present to give protec-
ton or assistance to outraged members
of society. But it occurred in a city
where both police and population were
at command and the lynching was
done, as the Herald says, by crowd
Of "fully one thousand people~ We
point to these facts to show that the
lynching of negroes in the South is no
more the resultant of race prejudice
than it is at the North, and that it will
never cease to occur in either section of
the country in all of its vengeance, I'M
til the atrocious crimes that cause it |
cease to be perpetrated by the lawless
and brutal creatures that pervade soci- |
ETY.. Only last Sunday week the color
ed people all over the country put up
special prayers against lynching If
they expect their prayers ever to be
answered they had better put them up
hereafter against the brutal crimes
that cause such just punishment.-l
Lychbltrg NelUs
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
PARNASSUS.
M. E. S.
A NEwsY LETTER FROM PARNAssUs

The isinglass deposit on the farms of Messrs
John H. Jones and John A. Silling recently
referred to in the Spectator is attracting atten-
ton. Specimens have been requested and
sent to parties in Harrisonburg. On the farm
of Mr.. John M. H. Randolph nearly adjoin-
ing the above there has recently been unearth-
ed black mineral that is attracting attention.
DR.. NJ. P. Jones of Palo Alto Highland
county, and a recent graduate of the College
having successfully PASSED the State Medical
Board has located at this place and entered
into practice.
Our Surgeon dentist, DR.. J. D. Bueher, is
receiving large and increasing patronage
He is highly esteemed as a citizen and dentist
He will be absent from his office from June
9th to about 10th of July
Mr. John H. Jones lost several fine sheep
last week, result of dog raid
Cadets J. B. Tuttle and W. S. Whitmore of
the Augusta. Military Academy, Prof. C. S.
Roller, have returned to spend their vacation.
They with others were included in the Roll of
Cadets who were SO fortunate as to receive dis
tinctions for advancement in studies. Tuttle
resides in Texas, but will spend the summer
here, and will be the guest of Mrs Sallie Will
son.
Mr.. John H. Silling, who for several years
was member of the firm of J. A. Hamrick
& Co., of this village and Staunton, has re-
modelled the oldstore-house formerly occupied
at this place, and has supplied the neat and
commodious store rooms with fresh and Sc
lected supply of general merchandise.
A good cordwainer and one that would
stick to his last, and wheelwright would find
this a profitable and healthy location.
DR.. D. A. Bucker, prominent dentist of
Staunton and a member of the grand old
Stonewall Brigade band, is anxiously expect
ed to assist with his Cornet, in the musical
program arranged for the Celebration of
"Children's Day" at the M. E. Church South
at this place next Sabbath.
Mr.. d. 81. Driver has sold 80 acres of timber
land near and adjoining the Stribling Springs
tract to Mr.. Dedrick Miller at s25 per acre.
Mrs. Lucinda Ranck of Warfordsburg,
Penn. has returned home from visit to her
relatives in Rockingham, and her brother, DR..
Bucker, of this place
Mrs. Hamilton, an aged lady residing near
West Augusta recently fell down flight of
steps that resulted in very painful disloca-
ton of the right shoulder. The bone had
been displaced some time before relief could
be obtained. DR.. NJ. P. Jones, of this place,
was called and relieved the sufferer
Miss Matte King is visiting her relatives, J
NJ. Irvine's family.
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
NUMERICAL AND FINAN CIAL.
THE GRAIN TRADE-CROPS &C.

The Cincinnati Price Current of June
9th, says that at is difficult to describe in sat
isfactory terms the situation of leading crops,
Conditions have been decidedly irregular. In
many districts, with several days of fair wealth
en- encouraging progress was made toward
completion of the planting of corn, but before
the week ended rains of more or less severity
were again reported from large breadth of
territory in the West The situation in gen.
eral way has become increasingly critical and
the outlook can not be stated in any positive
terms.
So far as it is in order to consider possibili-
ties, under favoring conditions hereafter, it is
probably within bounds to calculate that the
corn crop may reach apprt simately so per
cent of what might be called Il good or full
crop-say 50 per cent of 200, 0Jo, 900 bushels.
But it is not in order to prophecy crop of
600, 100000 bushels, from the uncertainties of
the present situation. The probabilities are
rather to be regarded as below this
The returns concerning winter wheat are
irregular. The complaints with reference to
rust are not numerous, but apprehensions in
this direction have become increasingly posi-
tive. If any change in the average status of
the crop has recently occurred it has been in
the direction of a decline. 1t is hardly likely
the Government figures will show an average
as high as month ago.
The oats crop is maintaining its condition
in general way somewhat better than other
grain.
The advices from spring wheat regions of
the Northwest appear to imply that there is a
fairly good condition of the crop, although
little late
The situation abroad has not improved as
whole, and justifes expectations of barely an
average production of wheat The indications
are that the worlds supply will not be exces-
sive this year, even with the surplus to be
carried over into the new season, which in
fact will not be large.
The Chicago wheat market has been quite
variable under variety of influences the
prevailing tendency being toward higher fig
ures. At the close July is DC higher than a
week ago, and DC below the highest point
reached on Tuesday.
The corn market displays considerable
strength, and if the outlook of the new crop
does not soon become more positively encour-
aging it is quite likely values will be sustain
ed. But the early advent of decidedly favor
able weather for corn would undoubtedly lead
to enlarged marketing and easier prices.
Total wheat on passage this week 81, 024, 900
bushels, against %, 976, 900 last week, and A,
COG, 900 last year.
Wheat receipts at primary markets were 2
SIG, 900 bushels for the week, against 2,074,000
the preceding week, and 2,32l 900 last year.
Corn receipts were 2, 900 bushels, against
], 245, 900 the preceding week, and 1851, 900
last year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
A Snake Caught in a Mouse Tran.

Mr.. Isaiah Kibler, one of our we'll
known meat dealers, who resides on
Narrow Passage short distance from
town, furnishes us with snake story
that goes right up head, and is true in
every respect.
Mr. Kibler set a small mouse trap in
his smoke house and ON examining it
ON Tuesday found, to his surprise, that
it was literally loaded with snake The
trap was small box about four inches
long by two and a-half inches wide,
with small hole for entrance not larg-
er than mans thumb. with small
fitting lid inside to cut off the escape
of mouse after getting caught Into
this small place snake, three feet long
and at least three quarters of an inch
thick through the largest part, had
managed to crawl. and when found
was tightly coiled up inside. The
snake was of specious new to Mr..
KILLER, it being curiously spotted with
a tail running to very fine, sharp
point that was hard as bone. Sever
al parties who saw it pronounced it
horned snake. We will add that Mr..
Kibler is well-known among his friends
as strictly sober man.-Shenanloah
Herald
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
Reviving q Starving BuZZard.

A Glasgow correspondent of the
Buena Vista AdoOcate, under date of
June 9TH, says
"a very humane act of tenderness to
animal life is reported from Fancy
Hill, to say nothing of the humility of
it. Several little boys and girls were
at play in the orchard of W. F. Lackey,
and finding a disabled buzzard, that
seemed to be the victim of starvation,
they carried it to the spot where they
knew of dead chicken. There they
left their afflicted bird and receded a
few PAGES, prostrating themselves up
on the ground in the shade of a tree to
note the result. After several efforts
on the part of the weak sufferer, he
succeeded in making some Roadway
upon the body of the less fortunate of
his feathered tribe, and to the great
delight of the youngsters, they saw
him, gradually recover strength, and
ere they left the spot he scared heav-
onward on wings that had but a few
hours before refused to perform their
ethereal mission"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
DEATHS.


MOFFETT-NearL Lacey Springs, Rockingham
county, Sunday, June 9Th, Mrs, olivia Moffett,
wife Of Mr.. Sidney MOffett, aged 8years. In
terment at New Market.
PENCE.-Near Mt. Crawford, Rockingham
county, Thursday, June End, alter a linger
ing illness caused by paralysis, Mrs. Margaret
Jane Pence, wife of Lewis Pence, aged 63
years, 10 months, and Is days. Interment at
Frieden's church. Rev. J. w. Click officiating
LOTTS.-June Z, 1892, near Spottswood, Mrs.
William Lofts, aged about 60 years.
RANDOLPH.-Mr. William L. Randolph, neph-
ew of DR.: W. G. N, Randolph, died very sud
vile ON Tuesday, June 18th.
He had just returned from the funeral of
Col. Frank Ruff1n, his uncle by marriage, and
after giving few directions to the gardener.
complained of feeling sick. He returned to
the house and lay down. In short while he
became. unconscious and soon died. His death
recalls the equally sudden death of his father,
which occurred in Mississippi some years since
while sitting in chair smoking a cigar.-Ad-
pallce.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
Elmer Cline Drowned,

Young Elmer Cline, aged II years, son of
Mr.. ]. w. Cline of this city, who has been
living for the last five months in Charlottes-
ville following the business of barber, was
drowned about 8 o'clock last Sunday even
ing in the Rivanna River near the Charlottes-
vile Woollen Mills He and his companion.
f. e. Maxheimer, were swimming in the river
when young Cline was seized with cramp and
was drowned. His companion tried, but in
vain, to save him. Before going to Charlottes-
vile he worked in the barber shops of this
city where he was highly esteemed His re-
mains were brought here ON Monday evening
accompanied F. w. Parish and T. C. Max
heimer. The funeral was from the home of
his parents POI Middlebrook Avenue at 4 o.
clock yesterday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
H, F. Shealy of the Lutheran and Rev. ]. D..
Donovan of the .. B. Church.
The funeral was attended by Mountain City
Lodge of the Independent Order of Good
Templars of which he was a member. The
family of the bereaved parents have the
sympathy of the community at the untimeIv
death of their son.
Sarsaparilla belongs to the smilax family of
plants and is found very generally over the
American continent but the variety that is
richest in medicinal properties is the Honduras
root, of which the famous Ayers Sarsaparilla
is made
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