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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
"A Sensation.

Last Saturday, Mr.. H. P. SheItman,
deputy County Treasurer, presented a
tax bill to the city, amounting to $4,000,
the rate on $4,000 worth of personal
property. The city officials refused to
pay it, claiming that any assessment of
taxes against the corporation was il
legal. The Deputy went to the stables
and levied on one of the fine horses
used by the fire department and start
ed with him to Lexington. AS soon as
the Mayor heard Of this action, he sent
Sergeant Stratton and Mr.. Meem after
him. He was overtaken some distance
above town and returned, bringing the
horse back to the stable. Considerable
Indignation was expressed by citizens
over the levy, and talk was INDUCED in
of arresting and putting the deputy in
Jail, but cooler counsels prevailed, and
the excitement soon subsidized, The
uIatter will doubtless be settled in the
courts. Later, Mr.. Sheltman levied on
the wagons, carts, ETC., belonging to the
tOwn.-Bue72G Vista AdcOcate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

A MAMMOTH AERoLITE.-Wha is
believed to be the largest arolite ever
known to have fallen is lying in the
Caspian Sea, short distance from the
peninsula of Apsheron. In falling the
arolite made most terrific noise as it
rushed through the air with incredible
speed, and the white he t mass made a
light that illuminated the country and
sea around for a great distance. When
it struck the water immense clouds of
steam arose, and the kissing could be
heard for great distance. Huge
masses of water were thrown upward,
and the sight was beautiful one. So
enormous is the serolite that it projects
twelve feet above the water, and save
for its fused black crust, which gives
it the appearance of having been warm
ished, it has every appearance OF being
one of the usual rocky formations met
with along the coast. Scientists are
deeply interested in the phenomenon,
and number of them are making
preparations to visit the peninsula to
examine the arolite.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
National Republican Convention.

Yesterday was the first day of the
session of the National Republican
Convention at Minneapolis, and it is
probable that it will remain in session
the greater part of the week. The ex-
citement there is intense, and as the
forces of Harrison and Blaine seem to
be about equally divided, and both de-
termincd, the struggle for the victory
will be very great, and it may be that
neither of them may be nominated
Blaine may prevent the nomination OF
Harrison and yet not be able to be
nominated himself. After heated
and protracted and ill-tempered con
test, which will threaten to disrupt the
party and cause its inevitable defeat if
either Blaine OF Harrison should be
nominated, the more conservative and
cool-headed members of the Conven-
ton will rise and say that the party
must not be disrupted and resolved
into warning factions-that the sue
cess of the. party is more important
than the nomination of any individual
that both Blaine and Harrison should
be left severely alone-that some other
man should be nominated who would
get the support of the whole party, for
unless the candidate will receive the
whole vote of the party, he will be de-
feated.
Then the Convention will be brought
to pause and it will put on its study
ing cap, and then it will conclude to
nominate some one else, probably
Senator John Sherman, or, as he is as
cold as an icicle, it may be some one
Mckinley, Alger, or Lincoln. In
our opinion Lincoln would be a most
/, popular candidate the Republicans
could nominate. Whilst not an able
statesman he is man of good charac-
ter and respectable talents; is not in
either of the factions; has not a
record to assail, and has name that
will excite enthusiasm and gain him
support.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
A Campaisn Lesson.

The negro question is coming very
rapidly to the front again, because the
policy of the Republican party is to at
tempt to win votes by representing
that the negro in the South is down
trodden, and they are now laying spe-
cial stress upon the Southern out
RACES" as they call the lynchings of ne
groes in the South. A few days since a
negro was lynched at Campbellsville,
Ohio, but there was no howl about it.
And yesterday, in the town of Port
Jervis, New York, a negro was swung
from tree in the very heart of the town
and in broad daylight by mob of over a
thousand persons. The crime for which
this negro was lynched was of the same
character as the crimes for which ne
groes are lynched in the South. The
North will be able to appreciate the
Indignation of Southern men, when the
fact is considered that there are fifty
crimes such as this negro was hung for,
committed in the South by negroes.
where one is committed in the North,
and were it not for the speedy ven
geance that is visited upon the fiends
there would be many more.
According to the statistics collected
by the Chicago Tribune, there were
thirty lynchings and only forty six legal
executions in the North and West last
year. The single county of Allegheny
in Pennsylvania, had fifty-eight muir
ders i'll 1891, and 1876 murders in the last
five years, with only one execution.
In view of these facts the attempt OF
the Republican party to make capital
out of Southern lynchings is rather
fiimsy. So long as negro brutes assault
white women they will be lynched if
there is one white man in a Southern
State to pull the rope. Richmond State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
CONGRESS-.

During the morning hour Tuesday,
May 31st, the United States Senate
passed a number of minor bills. Mr..
Sherman spoke at length in Opposi-
ton to the free coinage of silver.
The House was engaged on the post
office appropriation bill,
In the Senate Wednesday, Mr.. Sher-
man concluded his speech against the
free coinage of silver bill and Mr.. Stew
art replied to him. 1t was agreed not
to vote upon the bill until after June
14th.
The House made but little progress
on the postoffice appropriation bill.
In the Senate Thursday, Mr.. Turpie
made speech on the reciprocity ques-
ton, during which he declared that
Secretary Blaine had substituted his
own power for that of Congress. Mr..
Steward concluded his speech in favor
of the free coinage of silver The Sen
ate adjourned until Monday.
The House was engaged on the post
office appropriation bill.
The Senate was not in session Friday
having adjourned until Monday,
The House was engaged ON the post
| office appropriation bill, but made lit
| tie progress. An amendment offered
by Mr.. Holman was adopted providing
that no part of the money appropriate
ed for the transportation of foreign
mails shall be expended in the carrying
out Of ally contract made hereafter I'M
der the provisions of the act to provide
for ocean mail service between the
United States and foreign ports.
The Senate was not in session, hav-
ing adjourned from Thursday to Mon
, day.
The House of Representatives con
Guided the consideration of the post
office appropriation bill, and after the
adoption of several amendments pass
ed the bill. Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri
moved that the House go into commit
tee of the whole to consider revenue
bills, the object being to take up the
anti-option bill. Filibustering tactics
were then resorted to by the opponents
of the bill and the House adjourned
without action.
In the Senate Monday, Mr.. Vest
made a speech in which he said if he
were q member of the Chicago cOnven
ton he would use his influence ''fol
the nomination of that man who would
succeed in the coming canvass on the
well-known democratic platform in ia
vor of tariff reform and against all class
legislation and class interests" He
added that he did not believe that the
free coinage of silver constituted the
leading issue before the American PEG
pie.
The House passed Mr.. Hatch's anti
option bill by a large majority. The
House passed bills for the admission Of
New Mexico and Arizona to statehood
also bill appropriating $4,000 for 6
pedestal for monument to the late
Gen. w. L. Sherman in Washington
The House nOn-concurred in Senate
amendments to the river and harbol
appropriation bill, and passed the leg
islative, executive and judicial appro
priation bill.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
All for Cleveland,

The returns from the several State
conventions this week indicate an
overwhelming popular sentiment for
Mr.. Cleveland as the choice of the
Democratic party for President. In
face of the fact that the politicians
everywhere seemed to have opposed
the ex-President the warning is plain
that the people propose to run this
country this time.
1t is mighty good time for poll
ticians to come in out of the weather.
-Ly1ch6urg Virgi1iG7l.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
He was Nhe.

There are strange chambermaids at
Shepherds Hotel in Cairo. A lady
declares that the one who waited on
her room and attended to all the duties
of the calling, even to making the beds,
was Frenchman, dressed as for a din
ner party, with white waistcoat and
dress coat, and having the air of a re-
fined and educated gentleman. Itwas
really embarrassing to accept his SER
vices in such capacity. One lady, on
arriving at the hotel, rang for the
chambermaid, and this gentleman pre-
sented himself. Surprising him to be
the proprietor, at the very least, she
said:
81 wish to see the chambermaid."
Madame" said he, politely, in his
very best English Madame, she am
| r'-From the ArgOnd1tt.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
500 Reward, 500 Reward.

The readers of the Staunton Spec
tator will be pleased to learn that
there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to ere in
all it's stages, and that is Catarrh.-
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby destroying the founda-
ton of the disease, and giving the
patient strenth by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors have
SO much faith in it's curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials. Address,
f. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, 0.
nzeSoJ1 nv DrupoistS 700
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

A horse belonging to 7. G. Brubaker,
who resides near lakewood in the north,
ern part of the county, short time ago
Numbered into the opening of a cave
on Mr.. Brubaker's farm and fell dis
lance of 25 feet. In his efforts to rise
he struggled back fully 100 feet from
the opening. He was discovered by
the aid of lamps and after considerable
work and by the use of ropes and dig
ging he was finally restored to terra
firma, none the worse for his experience
save a very slight cut on one knee Our
informant says from actual measure
ment the horse had fallen and worked
himself 105 feet from the surface in
perpendicular line, and his rescue and
almost total escape from injury is the
wonder of the Observation-Disclosures
inQh0m ReqisteT,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
Had His Heart Cut Out.

Mr.. George F.. Payne, an elderly gen.
tleman who came here with his wife
from New Orleans some years ago and
has been living since at the home of
Miss Edmonia Page, died last Tuesday,
aged SO years. Mr.. Payne had horror
of being buried alive, and his dying re-
quest was that his heart should be re-
moved and cut into three pieces in ord
er to preclude all possibility of the fate
he so greatly dreaded. Accordingly
Holiday. Interment was at Mt. Heb
ron on Wednesday morning.-Win'
chester WeaeS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

The Third party in 1892 numbers a
considerable percentage of Democrats.
The only thing that the Third party
can accomplish is the election of Re
publican Presidout, If the Democrat
ic Alliance people in the South think
that Southern interests will be
strengthened by the triumph of Repub-
lican policies let them stick to their
Third party. The Republican party is
the high-tax party; the Democratic
party is the low-tax party. The Re-
publican party is in favor of putting
the negro on top in the South. These
are the plain facts. A Third party vote
in Virginia and other Southern States
in November next is a vote for high
tariff and tire Force bill. Let our farm
er friends make no mistake. Richmond
State,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

A VALUABLE DISCOVERY OF IRON
oRE.-Capt. Jordan has given us an &C
count of a very valuable and extensive
discovery of iron ore in the mountains
at the extension of 21st street. AS far
as he has been able to explore thus far
this discovery will prove to be of great
value, not only in the quantity of the
ore, land it promises to be the most ex-
tensive vein yet opened) but also in the
quality, as it contains about so per cent
of metallic iron, very low in phospho-
rus. 1t is believed that this is the
main vein which will lead to the open
ing up of the extensive ore bids of
which the mountains on the Buena
Vista property abound. This ore is
brown hematitic and the surface ex-
posed at this writing is about 20 feet
BstenG Vista AdDOcdte
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

CALL ACCEPTED.-Rev. G. N. A.
Yonce, of Blacksburg, Va, has accept
ed call from the Lutheran congrega-
ton at Harrisonburg, and expects to
begin work here about July LIST. Mr..
Yonce is a young man of ability and
has done acceptable work in Mississippi
and Southwest Virginia. He is a son
of Prof. VIM. B. Yonee, who has for
many years filled the chair OF ancient
at Roanoke College, and a
grandson of the late Bishop Glossbren-
ner, of the U. b. church.-Rochanghdm
Register.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

CHURCH DESTROYED BY A CYCLONE.
-McCook, Neb., was visited Saturday
by a terrible cyclone. A number of
children were rehearsing for the chill
dren's day at the Congregational
Church. The church was raised from
it's foundation and dashed down in Que
mass of ruins, burying about go chill
dIen, together with the pastor of the
church and several teachers. Many OF
the children who were leaving were
hurt by flying timbers, but so far as
known none seriously.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
Decay of the TEEN

Arises from various causes, but princi-
pally it may be attributed to early
neglect or the indiscriminate use of
tooth powders and pastes, which give
momentary wilderness to the teeth
while they corrode the enamel. The
timely use Of that delicate aromatic
toothwash, Fragrant SOZODCNT, will
speedily arrest the progress of decay,
harden the gums, and impart a de-
ightful fragrance to the breath. 1t
removes those ravages which people
sustain in their teeth from the use of
sweet and acid articles.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
Malone at MinneapOliS.

At Minneapolis Malone is acting
with the faction of Blaine, his old enc
my, whom he so violently opposed and
detested few years ago, and it seems
from the news from there that he will
have majority of the Virginia dele
gates with him. His first choice is, no
doubt, John Sherman, and he will most
probably advocate his nomination if
it be found impossible to nominate
Blaine, and he is acting with the Blaine
forces that he may influence them to
support Sherman.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
Qfficars of RaSic CITY

R. f. Leedy, Mayor; R. W. Allen,
Justice of the Peace; J. A. Van Lear,
Sergeant; W. E. Swank, Commissions
er Revenue; J. A. Critzer, M. R. Ellis,
j. f. Fox, W. P. Rudasill, j. j. Flavin,
NJ A. Booker, Councilmen.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

DIBB, TRUSTEE, EFT AIS Us. TEMPLETON,
ID EFT ALS.-Pursuant to decree of the Cir
cult Court for Augusta county, entered in this
cause, December 3, 1891, shall proceed, at my
office, in Staunton, on
TUESDAY, JUNE Z, 1892,
to take the following accounts: 1st. Of the
rights and liabilities of the parties in interest,
End. Whether the contract for the release OF
portions of the land has been complied with,
3rd. What disposition ]. F. Templeton has
made of the notes referred to in the bill as
placed in his hands, &C., &c.
JOS. A. WADDELL, Comr.
may lifts
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
Mayor and Councilmen of Waynesboro

Mayor, R. G. Wright; Councilmen, ].
B. Winston, S. H. Lambert, w. B. Gal
laher, T. R. Clarke, A. S. Bratton, and
J. S. Myers.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

In Cabell county, w. Va, Friday, the
house of James Rogers was blown down
and his wife and daughter were killed
by falling timbers.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

OF the twelve delegates to the Demo
cratic National Convention elected at
the district conventions in West Vir-
ginia Wednesday last nine are for
Cleveland and three for German.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page will deliv-
er the address before the joint literary
societies of the University of Virginia.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

The heirs of the late VIM. L. Scott,
of Pennsylvania, have decided to erect
a handsome and costly hotel at Cape
Charles City, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08

IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE SU-
i PREME COURT OF APPEALS OF VIR-
GINA, at Stanton, June 3rd, 1892.
Pursuant to the code of Virginia, Chapter
10, Sections 3476 3477, 3l7S and 1919, proposals
will be received by me at this office, until Il
O'Clock NJ on
MONDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1892,
for printing all such records as the Supreme
Court of Appeals at StauntOn may require, Tor
one year from July l, 1892, sixteen copies in
each case. THE proposals shall state the
amount per page of fifteen hundred ems, small
plea type, and include the paper, printing,
binding, and a neat cover, with the style of
the case, and the court from which the record
comes, neatly printed thereon" No unneces-
Sary blanks allowed. Each page to contain
fifteen hundred ems by measure, whether the
work be plain, figure or rule. Bond and am
pie security will be required to be given be
fore the Clerk in his Office, names of SuretieS
to be given with the bids. Under Section 3i76
aforesaid, reUiSeS of proof sheets will be re-
Quired to be delivered regularly to the Clerk
here, as the work progresses, who will inspect
and return the same, and any expense attend
turn of reviSes and of records, either manu-
script or printed, whether by mail, express or
otherwise. shall be paid by the contract print
er. The Clerk reserves the right under Section
3476 to reject proposals to do the work at any
place where he cannot take care that the
printing be properly (and promptly done"
The Clerk further reserves the right of reject
ing any bids which in his Judgment do not
fully comply with the law and of deciding
who are responsible bidders and what is am
pie surety, within the meaning of the law; and
also of deciding whether bids are excessive
JAMES B. DORMAN, Clerk.
june Its
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
TRUSTEES SALE OF BASIC CITY LOTS.

i
By virtue of a trust deed executed to me on
the 18th day of August, 1880, by X. S. Ryan and
L. b. Dillingham;, duly recorded in the Clerks
Office of the County Court of Augusta count,
in deed book no. page 264, | will on
SATURDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 1892,
proceed on the premises in Basic City, to offer
for sale at public auction two certain lots in
said Basic City.
Said lots are among those laid down on the
map of the lands of the Basic City Mining,
Manufacturing and Land Company, which is
recorded in the Clerks Office of Augusta Coun-
ty Court, in deed book No. 109 pages ES4 and 135,
and are designated ON said map as lots Nos. Is
and Ii in Block No. As.
TERMS of sale, cash.
Sale at IL O'Clock A. NJ.
JNO. b. HOGE, Trustee.
june Its
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
The Dance Question.

Rev. c.. Herbert Richardson preached
in the evening on the subject OF
Dancing" at the Monument Street
Methodist Episcopal Church in Balti-
more, Sunday, May 22nd. Among
other things Mr.. Richardson said in
part: 1.-The Methodist Episcopal church
has no desire to restrain unduly the
liberties of it's members, but its mis-
sion, as avowed by it, is to raise holy
people, to spread scriptural holiness
over these lands. 1t receives no one
into membership until after at least six
months probation and u covenant to
be 'cheerfully governed by its rules. >
Membership in it is voluntary and can
be dissolved at any time at the request
of one in good standing. Any one,
therefore, remaining in it should, in
good faith, abide by the covenant vol
unfairly assumed. AS to the proposed
change in the rule leaving out the
special prohibition of dancing, we
think such change is proper. First,
because it is not wise to name some
amusements as prohibited and leave
others equally improper unnamed
Bishop Foss said at the Ecumenical
Conference: Il would have no long
blacklist of forbidden amusements. >
Second, it is not any and every par
ticipation in dancing that the church
intends to punish with expulsion, but
the general and promiscucus practice.
Third, Christian character is not
founded on laws of doubtful expedi-
ency, but on the conscience. Fourth,
the Methodist Episcopal Church pre-
vious to 1872, when there was no rule
against dancing, in sentiment and con-
duct was more averse to dancing than
since. Fifth, the New Testament
method is to condemn worldliness and
the appearance of evil, but not to
particularize all that is meant thereby.
The Christian in regard to amuse-
ments, as well as in other things,
should adhere to his baptismal vows,
his sacramento prayers, the teachings
of Gods Word, the example of godly
men. He should abtain from all APP
pearance of evil, and whatever he
does, in word or deed, do all in the
name of the Lord jesus"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-08
A Watch that Lightning did not Stop

II W HIOH tHUU HISHtHIHo UIU HV0 O0VP
In East Rockingham on Thursday
evening May Goth, Geo. T. Maiden was
killed by lightning under chestnut
oak tree, under which he took shelter
from the storm. A correspondent of
the Spirit Of the Valley says
mo marks of the stroke could be
seen upon the body, but his clothing
and boots in front were literally torn
into shreds. His watch chain was
melted in two the ring in the stem
of the watch was also melted. The
watch was found ten feet from his
body and had not stopped running"
That watch will do to keep, as it
keeps time Sin spite of thunder"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-03-12

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Notes.
An Antidote for Coffee Blight.
Letter from r. A. Macfie, Jr.
Sugar Supplies for 1892.
What are the Profits of Sugar Reiners.
Purity of Cane Sugar.
The Bounties on Sugar.
Coca-How the Plant is Cultivated.
Growing Camphor Trees.
Facts about Nutmegs.
Progress of the Cane Sugar Industry.
The Sugar Industry of Santiago de Cuba.
The Bureau of American Republics.
The Sugar Business.
Valuable Bugs.
The Sugar Monopoly.
The Sugar Refining Industry.
The year 1891.
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