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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-07

been day of Blaine music and Blaine
hurrahs, of waving Of plumes innumer-
able of the ''Blaine, Blaine, James G.
Blaine professions and pyrotech-
MICS that were made so familiar
in the campaign Of eight years ago.
Mr.. Harrison's cause showed great
strength during the day, the natural
reaction of the Blaine boom of yester-
day, but change in the feeling of the
crowd occurred. This change was in
defnable, no one could exactly describe
or explain it, but it was apparent. 1t
was pervading; one saw it in the face
Of Blaine legions, one felt it in the ex-
preston of Harrison cohorts. Gradually
a rumor spread. 1t came from no one
knows where, but it soon enwrapped
the multitude. 1t was the story that
the Southern States delegates were
renouncing their loudly proclaimed
allegiance to the President and were
flocking around the Blaine banner
Tennessee was the name first on every
lip, then Alabama, then Texas. "Here
are four Tennessee delegates instructed
for Harrison, but now for Blaine"
shouted wild-eyed mountaineer, lead
ing his three followers to the Maine
headquarters. The cry was heard re-
peated from mouth to mouth, and SO
/ the story grow. Close investigation
failed to reveal that any large number
of delegates had changed in their
purpose, but substantiated the story
of break in the Tennessee
and Alabama delegations, and this
was enough to alarm the Harrison
and elate the Blaine shouters. 1t was
? the news of the evening and was an
interesting evidence of how quickly the
: temper of convention crowd car
change. The selection Of Mr.. Fasset,
for temporary chairman, the anti-Har
rison men claim as signal victory
and made the air ring with cries wher
+ the result was announced from the bal
: cony of the hotel.
, One Hung and Another Lynchcd.
BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
WHKEsBARRE, Pa, June ED
: ward McPhillan, the wife-murderer
was hanged this morning in the jai
! yard here. The drop fell at 1922
and in nine minutes he was pre-
;, nounced dead. His neck was broken
:, ! He killed his wife while drunk on Fet
: ruary 20, 1891.
! GRAYsoN, KY, June Ga mob {
= about $50 men from Willard, Ky
!. came in by train at l o'clock thi
morning The mob compelled the jai
er to deliver the keys and they the
unlocked the Jail, securing Austin POI
= ter, the wife murderer. The men wer
\ back to Willard, saying they woui
. hang Porter near the scene Of the mu
! der He confessed before leaving thu
he killed his wife. The mob was s
secret and quiet in their actions tn;
! the authorities had no chance to pr
e test. They hanged Porter on tt
At second railroad bridge above Willar
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-07
LittIcton Female College Commence
mCnt.

mcnI.
Special Cor. State Chronicle.
LITTLETON, n. c., June 6.-The
annual sermon was preached by Rev.
j. j. Rem. It'was a real gem, and
was highly complimented. The
elocution recital of Wednesday even
ing under the direction of Miss Bru-
ton, was entirely successful and was
one of the most pleasing feat
ures of the exercises. Miss Bru.
ton is very accomplished lady
and has made great success
of her work in this department
The graduating exercises of Thursday
morning passed off very pleasantly anc
agreeably to all. 1t was also the oc
casion for the celebration of the close
of the first decade of the existence 0
the institution. Rev. J. NJ. Rhode
president of the college delivered an ad
dress including a historical statement 0
the progress of the school since its inau
guration ten years ago. This state
ment showed wonderful progress an
phenomenal growth. The schoe
closes its first decade with an elegan
building and large and constant
increasing patronage. The annua
concert passed off with entire sati.
faction. Thus ended the most SUI
cessful commencement the college ha
ever had.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-07
The LOuiSi a ma Scnat Orsll ip.

BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
BATON ROUGE, June 6.-To-day's
vote for United States Senator showed
no material change. 1t was as FOL
lows: Jonas 26, Gibson II, Adams
20, Blanchard II, Caffery 10, Bour-
geois 3, Mahoney |.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-07
COMPTROLLER Lacey Will Resign

~
BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
WAsHINGToN, June 6.-Comptrol
Ter Lacey has notified the President
that he will resign July l to accept the
presidency of the Bankers national
bank of Chicago.
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The PCnn>y Dc!c1ation.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, June 6.-On
taking vote Of the Pennsylvania
delegates on the presidential nomina-
tion 81 votes were cast for Blaine, l
for Harrison and | for Sherman.
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ar TO the Knife,

= "'N.NtAroLls, Mimi, June G.
2'e oi the most dramatic and sensa-
,lo,al oI, EPISODES of the gathering of the
,i ,i"h' that has yet occurred took
r'"e1 Tins morning. An anti.Harri
va inalana delegation arrived from
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17
Death of a Venerable LADY.

Mrs. Cornelia Waddell Stuart, wife Of
the Rev. s. D. Stuart of Abingdon, and
daughter of the late DR.. Addison Waddell
Of Staunton, died in Abingdon last Sunday
morning at the age of seventy six, after
many years of great physical suffering.
She was born here and more than fifty years
ago married Mr.. Stuart, who was then liv-
ing in Kentucky, but who a few years af
ter removed to Virginia, and was pastor
first of Briery church in Prince Edward.
for many years, and afterwards was pastor
at Christiansburg. Of late years they have
lived in Abingdon. She was a sister of
Joseph A. Waddell of Staunton, Leigh r.
Waddell of Albemarle, Mrs. w. M. Tate
of Augusta, and Of the late DR.. J. Alex
Waddell Of Staunton. Her remains were
brought to Staunton Monday for interment,
and the last services were conducted by
Rev. DR.. Beattie Of the First Presbyterian
church, of which denomination she had
been member since childhood. -Four chill
dren and her husband survive her.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17
The Worlds Far.

The following circular sent out by the
Virginia Worlds Fair Board, is for the in
formation OF those who intend to send eX-
hibits to Chicago, and explains itself:
The Board of Worlds Fair Managers of
Virginia has been notified that after the LIST
day of July next no more applications for
space in the Columbian Exposition will be
considered, the space asked for being already
almost equal to that at command. The Sec
rotary has therefore been directed to give
notice to all Virginians who propose to exhib-
it their products or wares at Chicago that
they should at once make application for
space desired through the proper committees
of the Virginia Board, or through Capt. T. q.
Morton, the Secretary OF the Board. The
newspapers of the State are also respectfully
requested to publish this information for the
benefit of their readers. The following named
gentlemen are chairmen of the several conf
mittees on exhibits-On Agriculture, DR.. A.
peterborough, Chesapeake, Va; on Mines,
Mining and Forestry, Capt. J. II. Ii. Figgatt,
Fincastle, Va; ON Manufactures and Machin-
cry. Capt. W. l. Jordan South Boston, Va;
on Liberal and Fine Arts, Mrs. Jro. S. Wise,
New York.
Respectfully,
Z. e. MORTON, Sec'y
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17
The First Graduate,

In publishing the distinctions at the
Stanton Military Academy last week, we
stated the fact that Walter Hullihen, son
of Rev. W. @. Hullihen Of this city, was
the first cadet who had graduated at this
institution. The curriculum is a hard one
and the record made by young Hullihen was
a remarkable one. His general average for
the past year including term and eXamina-
tion marks was, in Calculus, 80; Chemis-
try, 99.975; PICKLES Comic Sections, 99.5;
French, 95, and Greek, 93-his Latin and
German were completed last year. In the
whole three years young Hullihen did not
receive single demerit mark. Here are
thestudies he went through:
Acknowledgements Physics, Robinson s
Progressive Arithmetic and Robinson's Higher
Arithmetic, Robnson's Elementary Algebra,
Robinsons University Algebra, Chauvenet's
Plane and Solid Geometry Olney's Plane
PICKLES Comic sections, Olney's Differential
Calculus, Chemistry,
Latin-Arnold's Prose Composition, Bing-
hams and Gildersleeve'S Grammars, Glider
sleeves Exercises, Caesar, Ovid, Livy, Cicero,
Horace, Sallust, Juvenal.
Greek-Goodwin's Grammar, GoOdwin'S
Moods and lenses, Goodwin's Greek Lessons,
Xenephons Anabasis. Xenephon's Memora-
bilia, Orations OF Lysias.
German-Whitney's Grammar, Schiller's
Lied Won der Glocke, Minna Won Barnhelm,
Wilhelm Tell, Faust.
French-Whitney's Grammar, Mo1iere's
L'Avare, Alfred De Musset's Croissilles.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17

tiers it may be truly said that the infleXible
will and unfiinching integrity which charac-
terized the parents, are also characteristic
of the children.
After a sumptuous repast the time was
spent in social converse and romping games,
in which old and young participated.
Seized with the spirit Of the day, one of the
matrons waded the creek just as she had
been accustomed to do when in CHILDHOOD
she visited her grand parents home.
AS the evening shadows heightened, the
company, one by one, turned their faces
homeward, all conscious that the day had
been happily spent aud that the remem-
brance thereof would be a treasured spot
in memory S archives. l must not omit to
say that a liberal sum of money was sub
scribed for the purpose of enclosing and
identifying the last resting place Of those
dear ones who, by self sacrifice and devo-
tion, made it possible for the living to enjoy
comparative freedom and ease.
A. M. Schaffner from near Harrisburg
Pa, at present student of Theology at
Lancaster. is supplying the German Re
formed churches of st. John S near Middle
brook, and ST. Paul S at this place.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17
Moving the Post Office.

The present lease of the building now &C.
cupied by the post-office expires July 1.
The government desires to renew the rent
ing but with the privilege of moving out at
any time and without any notice. The
owner, Mr.. Geo. M. Harrison, who has
other applications for it, naturally objects
to such mode, but Is willing to rent it to
the government, giving them the privilege
of moving out whenever their new post
office building is eompleted-which will be
in about two years. The government agent,
Mr.. Naylor, has been here from Washing
ton to look into the matter. This continu-
al moving about Of the post-office IS hard
ship and the Post-Offic Department should
save the city from experiencing any more
of it. 1t is to be hoped the Postmaster
General will look into it personally before
another change Is made.
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From Steele's Tavern.

DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE Personal
NOTES-CROPS, &C.
reported for the Staunton VINDIcAroR.1
STEELE's TAVERN, June 14.-Last Sat-
urday afternoon and Sunday. the Browns
burg neighborhood was in state of great
excitement and anxiety. MI. VIM. Dice.
a respected citizen living about one mile
East Of the village. left his house at noon
Saturday, taking with him bottle of
laudanum. The family suspected that he
had suicidal intentions, owing to intense
suffering from a complication of diseases,
which sometimes affected his mind. Search
was instituted at once, and soon large
number of friends and neighbors were en-
gagged in it. They continued the hunt until
Sunday night, and still no trace Of the miss
ing man could be found. Monday morn
ing, much to the relief of all, he was found
in his own barn, to which he had returned
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17
About Churches and Pastors.

Rev. A. r. Cooke pastor Of the Presbyte-
rian church at Waynesboro, was, last week,
Southwestern Presbyterian University, in
place of Rev. DR.. Jos. R. Wilson, who re-
signed on account of feeble health. MI.
Cooke has accepted the appointment. This
will be sorrowful news to the Waynesboro
church, to which Mr.. Cooke has been one
Of the most successful and popular pastors
it ever had.
Centre College, Danville, KY, has con-
ferred the honorary degree of D. d. on Rev.
w. s. P. Bryan, of Cincinnati. O.
Rev. DR., James Murray of Decatur, Ca,
late pastor of Bethel church, is, with his
wife, visiting relatives in Suffolk.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17
A stanton Boy Drowned.

On Sunday night last about 8 O'Clock,
Elma Cline, aged nineteen, son Of Mr.. John
Cline of Staunton, who was running
the barber shop of Wright's Hotel at Char
lottesville, was drowned while bathing in
the Rivanna river at the boat house of the
Rives Boat Club near that city. He was
in company with Fred Maxheimer, and
they had swum across the river, about
forty yards wide and fifteen feet deep at
that point, and were returning when his
companion heard Cline make a peculiar
noise in the water and turning saw him go
under. He had, it is supposed, an attack
of cramp. His body was recovered the
next morning and had only drifted about
fifteen feet from the spot at which he sunk.
Mr.. Cline who had arrived from StauntOn
took charge of his sons remains and
brought them home. They were inferred
here Tuesday afternoon from the residence
on Green street. Rev. Fl. T. Shealy and
Rev. J. D. Donovan officiating. The pail
bearers were Messrs. W. T. Whltlock, d.
X. Butler, C. NJ. Hughes and J. G. Max
IiGlLl6I Ol SIldl eelIA e. ~ CCCl-
fish and C. II. Smith of Staunton, all except
the last named being members OF the Good
Templars, TO which order young Cline be-
longed. The Charlottesville People says of
the deceased: "Young Cline came from
Staunton some time ago and established a
barber shop at Wr1ghts Hotel, where, by
his attention to business and superior skill,
he became very popular"
Rev. J. D. Donovan Of this city, who
went to Charlottesville with the father Of
the young man, speaks highly of the kind
ness shown by Policemen Jno. Saunders,
James Williams and jesse Fry, and
Messrs. Albert Bishop, LESSEE Parish and
Albert johnson, and Coroner B. Pace. in
aiding to recover the body on Monday
morning. In the pockets Of young Cline
were found his New Testament and his
certificate Of membership in the Good
Templars.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17

the night before. He is in asad condition,
and he and his family-a wife, son and
married daughter, have the sympathy OF
the people.
Miss Poague Rowan who has been teach
ing in Russelville. Arkansas, and her SIS
ter, Mrs. Oates, who resides there, arrived
last week at their fathers, Mr.. VIM. Row
al near SpottsWood. Mrs. Oates will spend
the summer with her Virginia friends.
Rev. G. w. RUBBISH. a native OF Mt. Sid
ney, who moved to Ohio since the war, and
is now Missionary Of the Methodist
church in Mexico, is visiting Mr.. d. Whit
more and other friends neal Raphine. His
brother, John Rubbish of Ohio, accompan-
les him.
The rains which came in washing floods
in so many parts of Augusta last week, fell
here in gentle, but ample showers, and the
season is perfect for the ripening Of the
fine fields of wheat and the growth Of corn.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17
A ROYAL Turn Out.

On Wednesday, MI. J. c. Scheffer the
enterprising proprietor of the Virginia
Hotel had out his new omnibus. 1t was
drawn by a four-in-hand driven by Britt of
the Club stables, and the team was a $1,000
one, two Of the horses being Edward
Burke's Sam Purdys, valued at 81 800, and
the other two being Smiths beautiful
coach horses, valued at $500. The bus is
handsomely painted, the work being done
by E. d. Snapp, while the upholstering,
which is beautiful, shows the hand of wo-
man coming to the front in that work,
it having been done by Mrs. Snapp. MI.
Scheffer also has another new bus being
finished by J. M. Lickliter, the cotempora-
neous arrivals of the trains on the railroads
making two buses necessary instead of
one as formerly.
Mr.. Scheffer continues his improvements
at the hotel, and Monday received letter
saying the slate and marble for the new
toilet rooms was on it's way. The gentle
men S toilet on the ID floor and the ladies
on the Sd will be fitted up in the latest style
regardless of cost.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17
Summer Excursion Tickets.

To all Northern and Eastern seaside,
lakeside, and mountain resorts, to Deer
Park and Oakland, the Virginia Springs,
Niagara Falls, Luray Caverns, Gettysburg
and to all other points where people gather
in search of health and pleasure, are now
on sale at all Baltimore and Ohio ticket
Offices at greatly reduced rates. These
tickets will be sold from June to Septem-
Der 80, and are valid for return passage
until October 81. Before selecting your
route OF resort consult B. Il 0. summer
excursion book, in which shortest routes
and lowest rates, via picturesque B. &
OF to all resorts are given from points on
that road east of the Ohio River; profusely
and artistically illustrated. This book
can be procured free of charge upon per-
sonal application to ticket agents, b. & 0.
B. r. Co., OIL you can have it mailed to you
by sending name and address with 10 cents
in stamps to Chas. O. Scull, Gen1 Passen-
ger Agent, Baltimore. Md. it,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17
Staunton's School Exhibit.
INDUSTRIAL SPECIMENS TO BE Exa1

INDUSTRIAL SPECIMENS TO BE EXaIBI-
TED.
Staunton' s public schools were the first
in Virginia to take up the Industrial fea
ture. But we think no one can go to the
public school building and see the exhibits
OF the results of six weeks work-the sys-
tenn was only introduced six weeks before
the last session closed-withOut feeling
like Superintendent Robertson about it.,
that there is no limit to the possibilities of
next session.
In the paper folding, cutting and color
ing, the specimens ranged around the wall
of the room take the visitor from the ear
lest work of the lowest primary grade. to
the beautiful work Of the higher grades.
While along the bench are laid out speci-
mems of clay modelling Of fruit, vegetables,
and so forth, which 1T is hard to believe the
little tots of six and seven years did. And
yet they did it and did it well. The de-
signing for wall paper, for oil cloth patterns
and the like is very remarkable.
The exhibition of sewing is very credita-
BILE, and among the marked successes are
exhibitions by Clara Tim berlake, aged IL, OF
apatch; by Anna Wilson, aged II, OF darn
ing; by Birdie Bell, aged IL, of hemstitching;
by Blanche Brandeburg, aged II, of herring
bone stitching; by Kate Fauver, aged 10,
of an apron, and by Helen Mari, aged II,
of hemstitching.
Then yon come to the carpenters work
in looking at which you must bear in mind
that the boy has only cutting board, a
knife, rule and square furnished
him, with the wood to work on. Among
other capital good work was a miniature
bureau, by Taylor Weller. aged Is, made
with looking glass and all; beautiful
bracket ornamented with birds and ami
mails made by John Crowle, aged IA, a pu
pill Of wonderful mechanical genius; some
fine mitre joints by Jas. Allen. aged u, and
Frazier Tams aged 10; bracket by Chas.
Yeager, aged IL; a comb case and picture
frame by Marvin Williams, aged II. The
boys take to the work gladly, and it is the
opinion of their teachers that it helps all
other lessons along.
Some of the specimens Of drawing are
far ahead of the age of the pupil. Speci-
mems by Harry Wegner, aged Is, genius;
Mabel Leftwich, aged II; Frank Asst, aged
IA; Agnes Kinney, aged Is; Effie Argen-
bright, aged -, and Maggie Jessup, indi
cate talent that has great possibilities.
The exhibit, of which Staunton may well
be proud, goes to the exhibition at Bedford
City on the 10Th. 1t will go from there to
Chicago.
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Ordinances that Read Queerly Now.

A revised code of the ordinances
of the town Of Lexington pre-
pared by Councilman ]. A, r, Warner, a
brother Of n. M. Warner of Staunton, has
just been printed by Stonehurner & Prufer
One of the ordinances adopted in 1881, pro-
hiblts the exhibition of stations on the
street. Another with the significant date
Of May 2, 1861, recalls the excitement that
preceded the civil war; it forbids the hang
ing out of political flags or banners with
out the permission of the Mayor. One
dated in 1852, prohibits any one from smok-
ing in a barn OIL stable, OF near hay NOV.
The book is gotten out in good style and
clearly printed.
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From Greenvllle.
DAMAGE BY WIND AND RAIN-PERsONAI
HAIRY EST, &C.

DAMAGE BY WIND AND RAIN-PERsONAL
HARVEST, &C.
reported for the Staunton VINDICAToR.1
GREENvILLE, June 15.-This commu-
nifty was visited last Thursday by one
of the most destructive rain. wind and
hail storms known for years. Whilst
in your city only a light shower fell,
vet here the storm seemed to centre and
pour out in torrents raising the streams
into an immense flood; in fact the current
here was so much swollen as to be about Z
feet above the channel, which OF course
swept every fence before it. Cornfields are
washed into gullies, all the hay crops on
the low lands are literally ruined. Here a
stable and granary owned by MI. VIM. T.
Smith were swept from their foundation.
The hail storm did no serious damage,
though the wind uprooted many trees.
Among the principal losers on South River
were H. J. Williams. McKees, T. A.
Brownlee, Maj. J. W. Newton, W. r.
Smith, Shields Bros, and many others, and
On Christian creek were Miss +. e. Mer-
rift, Capt. Merritt, Hundley. Mrs. Peyton
and others. The new worked public roads
were torn to pieces, and in one precinct
(No. y bridges were washed away. In
fact the damage indollars and cents cannot
be estimated. 1t was undoubtedly the
worst storm since 1876.
Dr. J ohm Shultz of Kansas, a son OF
Cyrus Shultz, resident of this place 35
years ago, paid flying visit to his boyhood
acquaintances here last week.
The harvest is fast approaching, and the
wheat bids fair to be fine, but the grass is
extremely short, not a half crop.