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From Steele's Tavern.

A FRUITFUL REVIVAL-DEATH-T
RAINS-PERSONAL NOTES, &C.
reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToRl
STEELE's TAVERN, June THE COM
munion services at Mt. Carmel church last
Sunday were unusually interesting. The
pastor had the qualification of announcing.
and the church of hearing, the names, of
nineteen persons who had been received
into the church during the past six weeks,
Is on profession of faith. Ten of these
were part of the results of a series of
meetings held by the pastor at Mt. Joy
Chapel in April, the others were brought
in by the regular services of the church.
One more was received at Mt. Joy in the
afternoon, making twenty i'll all. The PROS
poets are coed for further growth during
this year.
Mrs William Lofts, nee Lucas, died
very suddenly last night, at her home near
Spottswood. She had not been well for a
few days, but no alarm about her condi-
ton was felt until yesterday. she leaves
two daughters, Mrs. Virgie E. Lucas and
Miss Ellen Lofts, and three sons, Messrs.
W. r., r. N and Tate Lotts-all residing
in the Spottswood neighborhood. She will
be carried to her last resting place in the
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The Death Roll of the Week.

r. j. Corbin, President of the North Dan
Vile council, died in that town this week
He was proprietor of tobacco warehouse in
Danville and was one of the wealthiest and
most influential tobacconists in the trade.
Mr.. w. A. Bradbrook, a well-known and
prosperous truck farmer of Norfolk county
was drowned in we'll on his farm last Sat.
urday morning. He was engaged in drawing
bucket of water, and in reaching down fell
head foremost into the we'll, where the body
was found soon afterward.
Mr. Thomas E. Murrell, one of the best
known citizens of Lynchburg. died in that
city Sunday night in his 9th year. He had
been in the tobacco business since 1913, was a
director of the National Exchange Bank, and
was generally prominent in the city's affairs
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FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 10, 1892

THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION.
The Blaine and Harrison forces are still
fighting at Minneapolis apparently over the
colored delegates. Gov. VIM. Mckinley of
Ohio, is the presiding officer of the conven-
ton, which is point in favor of Harrison.
The Blaine men are trying to wear
the Harrison men out by delay and get
time to capture the Southern delegates.
The Virginia delegation stands 16 for
Blaine, controlled by Malone, and s for
Harrison, controlled by Brady. A telegram
to the VINDICATOR last night says the bal
loting may possibly begin to-day.
Should Blaine be defeated after his resig-
nation of his Secretaryship, it will be the
most ridiculous position yet seen in Ameri-
can politics.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Senator Wolcott says that the Republican
National Committee would have to put
nearly half a million dollars into Indiana in
orde. to elect Harrison, and he adds: 81
tell you, Presidential election is as good
as a wheat crop for those fellows in lndi-
ana.'' The hint explains the Blaine and
Alger cry. Alger is weak On his war re
cord, but as the owner of barrel he is as
good as wheat.
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AN ENTERPR1SING AND SUCCESSFUL
- COMPANY.-We are glad to note the
fact that the Johnston Harvester Co. are find
their Improved Harvesting Machines in the
Valley While new to most of our people,
they are the Oldest builders of harvesting ma
chimes in the United States, and have the larg-
est foreign trade of any manufacturers in the
United States Under date of June 4th, Mr..
&. j. MOckford, the Vice President, wrote as
follows to MI. NJ. M. NORRIS their Southern
Manager: ut seems that we shall be short
at least thousand mowers. We have 40
moulders making two heats day, building
every mower that it's possible tomake castings
for and still orders are coming faster than
we can supply the machines. Do not order
one that you are not likely to SELL" BY the
way, MI. Morris their Manager is Virginian
to the manor bOrn is connected with many of
our public institutions in Southwest Virginia
and is widely known all over the State While
er stand opposite the Virginia Hotel on Green
vile Ave. He is an atfable and courteous
gentleman and is anxious to make the &C
quainian of our people, especially our m ost
progressive farmers. He desi res to call al
tention to the following card;
GALA, BoTErounT Co., VA, June 9, '92.
This is to certify that bought a Continent
tai Binder made by the Johnston Harvester
Go. from their agent in 1886. | used it five
years at a cost for repairs of % cents Nv
team ran away and broke some narts last
wear. l have used their Changeable Speed
Mower since 1886, cost nothing but few sec
tions They have given perfect satisfaction,
and run much lighter than similar machines
in my section am still using both machines,
Respectfully, CHAs. T. PRICE.
June lott
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.YNIsUSrEE'S SALE.-By virtue OF u deed of
L trust executed by A. Is. Coleman, ID. e.
Coleman and q. W: Armentrout, to the UNDER
signed, dated March 25, 1891, and recorded in the
clerks office of the county court of Augusta
county, Va, in Deed Book ll3 page $50, to secure
the payment of two notes of 1888. SO each, eXeeat
ed by the said A. h. Coleman, ID. e Coleman and
G. w. Armentrout to S. NJ. Wilkes. dated March
q, 1891, and payable respectively in six and
Twelve months from date with interest from
Gate, and default having been made in the pay
ment of said notes, and being requested so to do
by the beneficiary, the undersigned will sell at
public auction in front of the Basic City Hotel
Basic City, Va, on
Monday, June Goth, 1892,
the following property in Basic City, Va, to-wit:
Lot No !, Block No. 46, according to the map of
the town of Basic City, recorded in the said
clerks office.
TERMS-Cash. w. A. BRATTON,
may l3-4t Trustee.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF APpEA LIS
1 OF VIRGINIA, at the city of Staunton, OF
Friday, June 10th, 1892.

q VI vIh1INIa at C1e Guy q Sta0nton, on
Friday, June 10th, 1892
Blue Ridge Park Association, Appellant.
against
Stephen NJ. Allen, George II. Pollock, Alzire
A. Chevaillier, A. L. Kearney, Henry English
and George T. Pollock, Appelees.
Upon an appeal from the decree of tne circuit
court of Page county. of June Sih. 1891.
The object of the petition filed in this cause is
to have the decree pronounced by the circuit
court of Page county on the Sth day of June 1881.
reviewed and reversed. And affidavit having
court here, that Stephen M. Allen, Attire A.
Chevalier, George H. Pollock, Henry English
and George F. Pollock, are on-resdents of the
State of Virginia, they are required to appear
here on Monday. the 18th day of july 1892, after
due publication hereof in the StauntOn VINDI-
GATOR, once a week for four successive weeks
then and there to answer the said appeal and to
have rehearlng OF the whole matter therein
contained.
JAMES B. DORMAN,
Willoughby & Willoughby, p,q. Clerk.
June l0-4t
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

HOT AND COLD BATHS at the Va. Hotel
IL Barber Shop junelO
r OST.-In Staunton on the street, or between
IL Staunton and Federal cemetery, brown
linen travelling bag, containing several al ticles
of baby clothes. On the outside of the bag are
the initials rs. Il. b., Ii left at VINDICAToR
office a reward will be paid.
June 10-1t MRS. J. T.. BOOKER.
VA. HOTEL BATH ROOMS refitted and re-
furnished, attention first-class. Hot and
Cold Baths 25c. june 10
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Published every Friday. Price So per year; 81
orsix months, and SO cents for months-invari-
ably in advance.
Transient advertisements 10 cents per line each
Insertion Contracts for longer terms made at
the counter.
Local circulation in Augusta. Rockbridge, Rocking
ham, Allegheny, Highland and Bath Counties.
Gives general and local news; stories and mis-
sellany: reliable commercial reports.
81. C. TINSLEY,
A. 8. MORTON.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

TNHE LADIES' AUXILIARY to Y. NJ. c. A.
l. will give an entertainihent at the opera
House Thursday. il ne 18th, dot, The Miners
Daughter" Reserved seats for sale at Oliver's.
June l0-1t
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VIRGINIA FEMALE INSTITUTE
sTAUNT0N, VA.
MRS. Gen. ]. E. B. STUART, Principal.
Miss M. P. DUVALL, Vice Principal.

The next session (49th) will open THURSDAY,
SEPT. 18th, 1892, witha full corps of teachers.
The School is unsurpassed by any in the South;
its advantages afforded in MUSIC, ART and the
LANGUAGES are unrivaled.
Early application is necessary to secure admis-
sion to the Boarding department.
Day Pupils received al usual rates.
For full particulars apply to the Principal.
june lU-3m
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The Democratic State Convention which
was in session at Tampa, Florida, last
week, adjourned on Friday. The Mitchell
men forced the presentation of the names
of the gubernatorial candidates against
strong opposition. After MitchelIs name
1.-THE Alliance candidate) was presented,
county after county went to his support
and in short time his nomination was
declared by acclamatlon. r. Fenwick Tay-
lor, for Justice of Supreme Court; DE-.
John l.. Crawford, for Secretary Of State;
w. B. Lamar, Attorney General, and w.
D. Bloxham, were all renominated by ac-
clamation. Senator Pasco will be the Flor
ida member of the national committee. The
third plank of the platform promises relief
to farmers; fifth denounces Mckinley tar
iff law; sixth denounces the force bill:
eighth demands that congress prevent deal
ing in futures; ninth demands the unlimi-
ted coinage of silver; tenth demands the
abolition of national banks; eleventh asks
for circulating medium of at least $50 per
capita, and twelfth demands government
control Of railroads.
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One hundred miles an hour is the time
that the new electric railway proposes to
make between Chicago and st. Louis. The
plans and purposes of the proposed road
were explained to an audience IN New
York last Thursday night by DR.. Adams,
an electrician of Chicago. The road he
said would be known as the Chicago Il st.
Louis Electric railway. 1t will be run in
as nearly straight line as the instruments
can do it. paying no attention to obstacles.
This road will be 24S miles long, Oh 35 miles
shorter than the shortest railway line now
operating between those points, and will be
i'll operation by the opening Of the World S
Fair. The promoters expect to make
twice the cost of it before the fair closes.
The plans have all been made. and the cost
will be about $6,OOO,OOO. The fare for the
round trip from Chicago to st. Louis will
be IS. The schedule time from st. Louis
to Chicago will be two hours and a half. as
against eight hours and half. the quick est
time at present.
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The pension extravaganza of the govern
melt has reached enormous proportions
and with insatiate wants is ever lncreas-
ing. For the fiscal year ending June Both,
1891. the expenditures of the department
were 1924 Ais, 95l 40, and on top of this
Commissioner Raum asks for an additional
81 800, 900 to cover the deficiency for this
month. Should congress accede to this re-
quest the current fiscal year will witness a
pension expenditure of over $40, ,000
up to Both June next. An amount greatly
in excess of the cost of the standing army
and pension list combined of either Great
Britain OF Germany. AS the pension list
grows the figures each year lecomes more
startling and portentious.
The sudden death at his home in Rich
mond last Saturday night Of Col. Frank
G. Ruffin, Second Auditor of the State Of
Virginia, deprives the State of one of its
best officers, ard one Of its noblest and pur-
est citizens. He had reached his 18th year.
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THE FIRE OUT.

At 6 O'Clock this morning the fire had
burned itself out, and the flaming oil had
passed away. The creek and river, however.
are rising and much of this place will be still
further flooded. But there is little left now
along Oil creek which the flood can damage.
The fire has left practically nothing on which
the water may prey.
The city is Without fuel or street electric
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volume OF water was accentuated by the adj
dition of another large volume of the dam at
Spartansburg-"
FIFTY-sIX BODIES FOUND.
Up to noon Monday fifty-six bodies have
been found and taken to the morgue. Many
munication by rail with Oil City, and travel
through the country is almost impossible be-
cause of the fact that the only bridges left
standing are a few iron railroad bridges.
OIL CITY, Pa, June G.-Eighteen miles of
death and desolation is the story in brief of
the borders of Oil creek from TitusvilIe to
this point. On both sides of the creek flood
and fire have left ruin and wreck, and it will
take days before the record of death and de-
struction can be completed. This is the most
awful disaster which has ever come to this
vicinity and has no rival in the United States
except the Johnstown flood.
Few of the spectators who were watching
| the flood when the explosion occurred and
who escaped can give good idea of what
happened. All agree that there was terrific
explosion and that the air was filled with
| flames. This was quickly followed by two
other explosions. The men thought h had
broken loose on earth, and they were not APP
parently very far out OF the way. Three gas
Oline tanks had exploded almost at the same
time The oil ON the creek blaZed up, the
gas in the air burst into roaring flame. Water,
land and air were all literally ablaze. Men,
women and children were knocked PROSTATE
by the shock, and many never arose.
The inmates of the houses had butte choose
how to die, either drown OF be burned to death,
There was no escape, and many chose the
easier death and jumped into the water; but
even there the fire found them, and every body
so far recovered shows that fire helped the
work of destruction.
THE FIRE OUT.
A4c o,o1ooJy thic morniur tho fro bo1
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conference. Such universal accord is to say
the least unusual. 1t may mean millennial
mood among the nations, OF it may be takeI
to mean that the dalliance is foreordaned tt
be futile.
The private soldiers and sailors monument
on Libby Hill, Richmond, has been completed
ready for the bronze figure which is to bt
placed on the top of it. This figure, which
will represent private Confederate soldier
in full uniform, will cost about S., 900.
Work on the big hotel at Goshen is progress
ing rapidly. We understand Superintendent
Smith is pressing the work to completion a.
fast as possible, with view to opening the
hotel for the summer.
King Malietoa of Samoa, whose salary is
$50 week, not being able to draw any money
the royal treasury being bankrupt, has Sc
two Of his wives to doing washing for SOME
white families in Apia.
The city council of Roanoke appropriated
%, 800 to aid in the decennial celebration OF
that city. June 18th. So far S., 900 in all ha
been subscribed.
Fourteen yearlings from the Ellerslie stool
farm of Capt R. J. Hancock. in Albemarl
$50, 900, an average OF 1,471.
Mr.. D. Sheffey Lewis, editor of the Vale,
Spirit, Harrisonburg fell from hay NOW {
few days ago and sustained fracture of three
ribs.
Two large fills have recently been complet
ed on the Valley division of the Baltimore 6
Ohio Road, between Staunton and Lexington
at cost Of S42, O0O
Rev. Sam Small was nominated for con-
gress by the Prohibitionists at Atlanta, Ga.
Tuesday.
Roanoke has organized Chamber of Com
merchant. as President.
The Second Virginia Regiment. Col. JOSEPH
A. Mutton, will hold a weeks encampment
at Roanoke, beginning about the 18th inst,
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smash II. F." Mocha Dick" started for the wreck
away. He made a straight. course. and the
three Captains were agreed that his speed.
When fairly under way. was not less
than than. thirty miles an hour. !. As he
and i rose behind him bottom side
her line. and the whale soon sounded and was
lost to sight The boat started back, but had not
yet reached the ships when the lighting levi
athan preached under the bows Of the Scotch.
WR psSnsd raS TO Up
under the ship. but had missed It As he fell
upon his side and rolled over on IN even keel.
SO to speak. he made a rush for the Yankees
boat. He was 80 close on that oil the crew
went overheard, and he picked the light craft
up Ssss b fGss A s S av.
sunk the feet. Luckily the breeze kept grow.
Yankees boat could Be. picked up tho three
crafts set oil sail and beat an inRlorious re-
treat. leaving the whale hunting. about for
Dick" had nineteen harpoons put into Int him, n,
vessels so badly that they were. nearly lost.
and he attacked and sunk Q French NOR.
chairman and an Australian trader He
Known feeding ground. He WAS Killed on ths
Brazilian banks In August, 1850. by q Swedish
whaler. which gathered him in with scarcely
any trouble. but 1t has always been believed
that poor old Mocha Dick was dying OF old
age H. CT measured s Ito 1set long: his sirth
Eight Of bis teeth were broker pr and all
slight OF his right eye '''A ''''' '' ' "
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And stu, Another Recent Joke.

To fHE EpiroR TnE SUS-Sr, ! am quite .sell
aware that because q man wants the earth 1t 10 NO
sign that no will get it, yet the chances he will not
get that portion Of he get IL he doesn't ask for
It. Recently. having asked through the coumns
column part Of The Sun that tho humorstic
editors Of New York city such part Of them
IaE sus should brace up their knowledge Of ancient
history and the yield OF tho chestnut crop for 1892
pleased to discover that tho periodicals In question
have shown much to their advantage and the comfort
Of their readers. n decided Improvement as imme
dae result OF that request Now. would call your at
teniOn to Hapus NgasiHs for April staid and sober
and venerable publication for not only April but for
every month In tho year and In many previous years.
In the upper righthand corner of tho Drawer" you.
and many thousands Of others less intelligent. and
few so. possibly. will md Joke by Traveller
concerning tho man ut the railroad restaurant who
was charged twenty-five cents for hve cent lot Of
beans and eyened up with the proprietor tho dys-
pspsia factory by teegraphing from the next station
twenty hve.cent collect message: isn't that very
high price for beansr' Tbats q travelling mans
rumnier's sfOry not less than twenty yenrs Old and
III wager u sample case OF champagne that OF tho
ESQ 600 tcstmsted) drumnors tho road 24v Oa5 OF
them have heard tho story. and the other i've have
p9b have told the story to At least ten OF their friends
week, and they ten to ten moro each. and they
ton to ten Others each and that nifty tmexa year Tor
twenty years, so you may readily see how many Per.
sons how many times have heard that story. lisa
good story good to DO turned loose upon the
cold, cold world at It's hge. VETERAN 0HsERvER
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Our Jlms,

We always spoke OF them as Our Jims."
They were two OF the best men in camp. and
best meant good deal in those days. When
the Orange gulch mon came over to jump our
claim our two Jims rallied US to drive them
of. leaving six dead men to be buried In the
evening. When the toughs and roughs Of Old
Mans hill laid claim to our dlggngs. and ap-
peared two to one 10 drive us OF. Our Jims
again led the van and enabled us to win.
Jim whop Jim whatp do not know. No
one knew. Now and then some miner gave his
full name. but We had no use for 1t. We were
Jim and Bill and Pete to each other.
Our Jims were not quarrelsome men. Big
T men and brave men never are They tented
That tSs o US
terminates Tor many months. oae jim packed
jim IS out. The jim Who renained made s no
ssa eSere Sad seen ho ~erd droppsd ana
rs x5sfsa ss ssSs: sss Vsd II
a1d ct Ss who re-
to out ss haaa ana ssf
the other Jim to stay. but now 1t was hurting
and thea he .ea IN his worH and oofed w
the trail with longing look in his eyes7e
camp. Five or Or six days had passed When a
jim. It was Written with a blsotened stick on on
piece OF brown paper. and road:
;Trsss1 '@: Ii. Ssa
It took three or four OF us hall. an hour. to
Message s and e when We had nished onr jim
walked away to his tent and began to pack up
T ss snS Sss an ss bsd " s
hand. The other Jim was twenty-etght miles
ss ns sops n r1ds ga51 the
The trail! led over he mountain and through
valleys thi tA Eth scrub ara ISagh Eith s9ai;
wS Vent e s ssfsH Sith ~ chat coming
sad 70 % Is no out OF his tent
Jim wants me-good-by he replied. and
in Ave minutes he was out of sight. ,.u
2 break n the storm. There wasn't = tent on
'o out ~ ssR
we hadn't been showed under we should haye
c6S f Sa death m.6 6s s Ss y
bis feet. We knew that he must have persisted
It was a long three weeks before the snow
vent of and then tw9 Of Us vs. went up the tsaLl
Jim who had started out bel ore tho storm. but
we did not discover It. An hour before dark
sS tho hnHs ssaty N ssn 1G ssuf %s
should find the other Jim in there..dead. Step
yetfeeling that we must. The door was fast. but
the fierce gusts had torn loose some Of the
light boards at a corner. and We had view OF
partly covering them and lying face to face.
with an arm. over each other. were two dead
Chinaman might have been raving In delirium
when the other reached him during that awful
The one who fought his way over that snow
bound trail. STUN pilnK. falling. buoyed un by
the hope he would not be too late. could do
but to lie down and die beside his partner
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". Andrews Coaee s,sads.

TO EDiroR OF THr sUS--Sr: Referring to the art
Giles In Sundays and Mondays suS respecting Mrs.
Lamadrid's oue-cent coffee stands will you permit
space for . few wordss
Mrs Lamadrid socits either directly through her
employees many members Of this society TO support
her coffee stands by purohase Of meal and concert
Tickets These members have ask ed ascertain the
good faith Of her scheme and Its title to confidence and
support: and ~ their proper agents we asked Mra
Lamadrid in their BEHALF for the Information which
they entitled by virtue Of her solicitations An In
dispensablo item OF such Information Is an explicit
statement Of the money received by her for her alleged
charitable scheme, and properly audited account OF
1t. expenditure Such accounting all honest and prop
liz sSssnes Of furn1nes tsir seoand for Inc saspi
Ss %sSsa siss Pol's isssnss 1stu:ss
+ ~ % IN
'hs; from he,
tnowisds OF and confidence in her no one would have
As
trust funds. Even Nj. yande tpt Nj. Perpoht MOI
wS:S
&. as san Ht The
for s into
* for the s.. andrews coffee stands, this society
claim upon .he contributions the public
fully s.svs tss 81 the tends
rather support trsmps in d.ness attract them
and our
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