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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
CPOp Conditions.

From the Government crop report
for August the average for spring
wheat is 87.3, which compares with
900 month ago, and 95.5 year ago.
This basis points to approximately
100000, 900 bushels for the spring
crop, the previous indication for
winter grain being about 335, 900, 900, so
that the chances are that the total
crop will not exceed 500, 600, 900 bushels,
compared with 612, 100000 last year.
The average condition of corn is re-
ported as S2.5, compared with 81
month ago, and 90.8 year ago.
1t had been expected that the August
figures would be fully as high as for
July. But since the returns were
furnished the Department conditions
have been adverse to corn in a more or
less degree in a considerable area in the
West, SO that the present status of the
crop is lower than it was ten days ago,
which loss can not be regained this
season. The Government figures point
to about 100, OOO,OOO bushels, but in
the light of the later evidence it is
doubtful if the crop can exceed 1,60O,-
000,000 Last years crop was officially
estimated at 1900, 900, 900 bushels.
The average condition of oats is re-
ported as S2.6, which compares with
87.2 a month ago. and S9.5 a year ago.
The report points to approximately
620,000,000 bushels, and later returns
are more likely than otherwise to re-
duce this. More than 900, 900, 600 bushels
can not be confidently counted on, as
compared with 3s,OOo,O 900 last year.
The following appears to fairly rep
resent the present indication as to grain
crops in the United States, compared
with estimates for 1891 -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
Time for Action.

Under the above caption, the Rich
mond Times says truly the present
campaign is most mOmentous one
for Virginia and the South; for upon
it's issue rests whether we shall enjoy
the blessings of home rule and political
liberty, or whether we shall have our
elections managed for us by United
States soldiers and marshals, and
negroes kept in power over us by
United States bayonets. This is the
main issue as far as the South is con-
cerned. Either the Democratic or the
Republican party must win in Novem-
ber-no other can possibly do so--and
if the former is victorious we of the
South will be safe; if Republicanism
triumphs then the chaos of reconstruc-
ton days is to come again.
These are plain facts as evident as
that two and two are four, and yet
there are people in Virginia who, they
tell us, are so weak as not to see or
recognize them, and who are being led
by the nose by demagogues and
schemers to their own destruction.
1t is absolutely true that every vote
cast against the Democracy is vote
either directly or indirectly for the Re
publicans Even General Major Field,
the Third party candidate for Vice
President, has confessed that he ex-
poets his faction will give the State to
the Republicans, and the Southern
white man must be blind indeed who
cannot see that if he withdra VS. his al
legiance from the Democracy he is
playing directly in the hand of the Re
publican enemies of the South.
1t is hard to imagine how any loyal
Virginian can, with these plain, hard,
indsputable facts staring him in the
face, consent to vote against the party
which has stood so manfully by him,
his family and all his interests ever
since the war, and especially during
the horrors of the reconstruction period
Yet it is said that large numbers of
voters, whose loyalty to their State
never failed her when she was in ad-
versity, are about to desert her now
and leave her to the tender mercies of
Radicalism.
No time is to be lost. The State
should be filled with speakers who
should spare no effort to awaken these
people from their lethargy and open
their eyes to the ruinous step they are
contemplating, and from now until the
9Th of November the Democratic press
should never cease to point out to
them the dangers of the path they are
treading. A Democratic President and
Congress Democratic in both branches
as the result of the November election,
and the South is safe; Republican
victory and she is lost beyond recovery.
The Democratic motto should be that
whoever is not for us is against us, and
that whoever is against us, under any
disguise whatever, is a Republican"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
"Stranse. Passing Strange

Whilst patriotic and freedom-loving
Republicans. because of the menace of
the passage by the Republican party
of the Federal election bill, known as
the Force bill, are resolving to vote for
the Democratic ticket-as Prof. K. II.
Rawlings, Republican and prominent
Alliance man, says is the case in Abe
marie county, and which, we believe,
is the case in this county to some ex-
tent-it is strange, passing strange, u
that there should be any Democrat
who, for any cause, should fail to dc
SO. A vote for any other than the
Democratic ticket is vote for the Re-
publican party and the Force BILL
There can be nothing truer or more
certain than that either the Republican
or Democratic ticket will be elected
and every Democrat who will vote fol-
any other than the Democratic ticket
will be aiding to elect the Republican
ticket. The Democrat who votes with
his party for the Democratic ticket
whilst he is doing, as he should, his
duty, does not make the same sacrifice
nor show by that act as much patriot
ism, though he may possess it, as the
Republican who votes with him, and
does not deserve as much credit for SC
doing. He votes with his party, as ii
is his duty and as he is expected to do,
whereas the Republican votes against
his party because it proposes to dc
what his Judgment and patriotism
condemn-he acts the part of a patriot
and not that of a partisan. We hope
that there will be many such wise and
patriotic Republicans, and that there
will be no Democrat who will fail tC
vote for the Democratic ticket in this
crisis in which the dearest liberties Of
the people are in such threatened and
imminent danger. We fear that the
people generally do not-appreciate the
imminency and magnitude of the
danger, and the vital Importance OF
the success OF the Democratic party
which alone can save Us.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
Distribution of the Refunded Tax.

On last Wednesday the Governor an
nounced the appointment of commits
sioners for the various counties and
cities who are to distribute the direct
tax refunded this State by the govern
ment. The amount which has been
refunded to Virginia is $442 ,026.7 r.
Richmond city is entitled to $42,396.oO,
which is largely more than any other
corporation OF county in the Common
wealth will receive. Valley counties
are entitled to the amounts following
and the commissioners appointed are
those named Augusta, $25,210.79, j.
N. McFarland; Clarke, So, 1S4.85 Fred
erick, $9,214.76; Fauquier, $50, 1888 !;
Capt. Ham. Sheppard, secretary of the
democratic State committee; Fairfax,
$8,Sn.41, county treasurer Loudoun,
$28, 654.3 J. G. Caruthers Prince Will
liam, IS, Alb. 0S, county treasurer; Rock
ingham, $40, 54S Sc, John T. Harris, Jr.;
Shenandoah, $8,S4S.74, G.. w. Koontz.
In the cases of some few of the coun-
ties the commissioners have not been
named
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
Third Party Convention.

A convention of the Third party alias
"The Peoples party"-so called by a
misnomer-will be held at Luray, Page
county September list, to nominate a
candidate for Congress for that the 18th
district, which Hon. Chas. 7. O'Ferrall
has faithfully represen ted for num-
Der of years, and will be apt to repre-
sent it for another term. Among the
names suggested for nomination are
DR.. j. B. Brumback, of Page, and Col.
j. r. G. Lewis, of Clarke. Like that
party in all parts of the South they are
working in the interests of the RepuE-
lican party, Harrison, and the Force
bill iniquity.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
Deafness Can't be Cured

by local applications, as they can nc t
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure Deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
innamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infiamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed Deafness
is the result, and unless the inflamma-
ton can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases
ont of ten are caused by catarrh, which
is nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
Catarrh) that we can not cure by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free
F. J. CHENEY g. CO.,
Toledo. 0.
10 Sold by Druggists, rs cents.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
Weaver and the Force Bill.
The Washington correspondent Of
the Richmond Times, under date Of

The Washington correspondent of
the Richmond Times, under date of
August 9th, says -
Nov that the Force bill has been
made a prominent issue of the pending
canvass by reason of Republican
pledges to enact it into law it becomes
pertinent, particularly to the South,
to show how General Weaver, Third
party candidate for President, stood on
that question, in the FOrty-sixth
Congress, when the Democrats were
making their determined fight to free
Federal elections in the south from the
presence of armed soldiers and deputy
marshals."
After quoting from the record, to the
extent of column, of the contest in
the 46th Congress for free elections in
the South, and the getting rid of the
use of soldiers, and the surrounding of
the polling places with U. S. deputy
marshals and supervisors, this CORES
pondent says !
1.-THE Force bill of the last Congress,
which was prepared by John 1. Daven-
port. introduced by Caleb Lodge and
pressed through the House by Thomas
Reed, proposed to re-enact some of the
very sections General Weaver sought
to retain upon the statute books Sec
ton 80 of the Lodge bill provided that
certain sections of the Revised Sta
tutes, among them from 2017 to 1924,
inclusive, should be re-enacted; also
that 2O27 be re enacted. In short, the
trainers and advocates of the Force
bill stood just where Weaver did.
They wanted to restore the laws Weav-
er had endeavored to letain."
When Weaver's record becomes
known, he will get but few votes in the
South.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
Labor Troubles.

There seems to be no end to the labor
troubles. In Tenn, the trouble of the
miners on account of convict laborers
has been renewed, and the miners have
taken hundreds of convicts from the
mines and sent them off ON the railroad,
and then burned the stockade at Tracy
City, and the Governor has called out
the militia.
At Buffalo, N. Y. the switchmen on
strike of the Erie e. Lehigh Valley Rail
road have not only made war on the
men willing to work, but have derailed
trains, endangering the lives of passen
gers; have wrecked and burned freight
trains loaded with merchandise, and
burned some of the houses of the com
pany. When and how the troubles
will end no man is wise enough 10 tere'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
Murder in Rockingham.

About s o'clock P. NJ, Saturday,
August 9th, ]. II. Doffiemoyer, aged SO
years, was killed in Rockingham
county, near Shenandoah city in Page.
The parties present at this tragedy
were Dofflemoyer, the man killed; Ed.
Cave, his son Will Cave, Andrew Stan
ley, brother-in-law of the elder Cave,
and David F. Cubbage. Dofflemoyer
was married man, without children.
His wife was on visit to Washington,
and in her absence he had employed
Sue Jenkins to attend to his household
affairs, who had daughter about IS
years of age, to whom Will Cave was
paying some attention, against which
Doffiemoyer vigorously protested. Out
of this fact grew the difficulty, in which
The elder Cave struck Dofflemoyer on
the head a severe blow with stone,
Immediately after which his son fired
a pistol twice-the first shot doing no
damage, but the second sent the ball
through the breast of Dofflemoyer. 1t
is said that the stone broke his skull,
and that he might have died from that
cause, even if he had not been shot.
The verdict of the jury of inquest
was that Dofflemoyer came to his death
ct the hands of Edward and William
Cave, with Andrew Stanley and David
Cubbage as accessories, all Ct whom
were arrested and confined in the
Rockingham county Jail to await in
dictment by the grand jury.
The Rockingham Register says
1.-THE elder Cave is a man of middle
age and his son is about nineteen
Andrew Stanley is probably 30, and
| Cubbage in the neighborhood of 40
DoffiemOyer was a man of powerful
build and rough in manner. He was
quiet and well disposed when not
drinking, and was generally considered
reliable and trustworthy in business
| transactions"
LATER.-After the above was in type
we received the Herald of Progress,
published at Shenandoah City, near
the place of the tragedy, which gives a
somewhat different account. 1t says
the parties on that evening were in
Shenandoah City where they got
drunk, and that the difficulty resulted
from drunken brawl" In it's report,
it says
'It seems that a quarrel about some
frail woman of the vicinity was the
cause of the trouble between Doffie-
myer and Cave. Knowing Dofflemyer's
propensity for fighting in the condition
in which he then was, and being aware
of his muscular power, as a means of
keeping off his antagonist, Cave threw
stone which struck Doffiemyer over
the right eye making bad wound and
knocking Doffiemyer down. Cave then
started away and his son, who was
some distance behind, a youth of about
II, came along and was attacked by
Dof1emyer. Not being able to escape
the now very irate man, young Cave
shot Doffiemyer in the arm. At this
time Stanley and Cubbage came in
sight, both being very drunk, and it is
stated some one yelled out in a maud
lin tone, 'swhoop-ee, shoot again p
when young Cave fired again, the ball
passing through Doffiemyer's heart,
lodging in his backbone and killing
Il i'm pt1u :,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
Prof. Rawlings and Gen. Field.

Prof. r. HI. Rawlings, who is a prom
inent Prohibitionist, Republican, and
Alliance man, who established at
Charlottesville the Virginia People as
an organ of the Alliance party, and
suspended its publication because of
the menace by the Republican party of
the Force bill, and who appointed Gen.
Field as delegate to the State ALI
ance Convention in Richmond, of
which he was Chairman, and by which
he was sent a delegate to the National
Convention at Omaha, by which he
was nominated for e-President,
says =
ION account of the Force bill, many
of the most prominent white Republi-
cans in Albemarle county will vote for
Cleveland, and instead of giving the
usual 1000 democratic majority this
fall, she will roll up 800"
1t is a remarkable fact that the Peo-
pies party so-called, that relies for its
support on Alliance men, has nomi-
mated for President and Vice-President
men who could not be admitted as
members of the Alliance-lawyer not
being eligible to membership in the
order.
o consistency, what jewel thou art
n : II. IL
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17

TAXES ON RAILROADS.-The taxes
assessed on the railroads in this county
amount to So, 191 81, which our citizens
would have to be taxed to pay if the
railroads were the property of the Fed
eral Government, as the Third Party
wants them to be, SO that we would be
losers to that amount if the railroad
companies would give them to the Gov
eminent as free gift. But if they
would not do that, and the government
would have to pay for them, as it
would necessarily have to do, then the
citizens of the county would have to
be taxed for the purchase, and that
would require tax that would break
up every farmer in the country.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17

Hon. Basil b. Gordon, chairman of
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee, has issued the following address to
the Democratic members of the Third
party
SANDY, RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY,
August 8, 1892.
To the Democratic Members of the Third
Party:
Three years ago l was honored with
the leadership of an undivided party
Whatever claims may have possessed
to your confidence, | am not conscious
of having forfeited them, and it is in
their name, rather than as the represen-
tative OF % rival organization, that /
ask leave to call your attention to some
features of the coming campaign which
seems to me vitality to effect the welfare
of our people:
However opinions may differ as to the
measures you advocate, no sane man
can doubt the existence of the evils YOU
seek to remedy.
The widespread depression among
farmers, their virtual exclusion by law
or practice from banking facilities, the
fierce and growing competition of the
West, more than justify the formation
of a party whose single object shall be
the correction of these grievances.
Were it in your pewer to secure the
success OF your ticket 1T would be idle
to Suggest surrender OF your position,
or even the concession OF any material
point. AS 1t Is the most enthusiastic
MEMBER OF your party cannot hope to
carry the State this fall. At most you
couid only accomplish the defeat OF the
democracy ana the success OF the Re-
puoi!can party.
1t is Tor you to decide whether that
success Would Iurlner your cause, and
now much you VIII gain by abandoning
tnose principles you nave SO long sup
ported anu thosc comrades by whose
slde you nave Iought 1or SO many years.
Inc Democratlc party offers you by
the repeal OF the State bank tax an in
crease OF currency estimated by many
as even larger imam would nave result
ed from the Tree coinage OF silver.
IL promises you rellef from those
taxes upon the hecessarles OF NE whose
only JuStlncatlon Is the plea that they
nave advanced wages.
IL is not necessary 10 go 10 fennsylva.
MA 10 re!ute thls claim, Ior no pody OF
men are In petter position imam your
serves 10 know tnat IL is 1alse.
RepuDilcan supremacy, on the other
nano Will mean contracted currency.
u VIII mean ~ increased 5aXaIlon whose
proceeds Will De squanuered IN the 1ur-
Gnef ueinorallzaulon OF the Union SOL
oler. ApoVc all, IL VIII mean the pas
saEe Oh tne orce OH. >,
Inc sllence OF Ihelr speakers, the
-hearted aenlals OF the local lead
ers, cannot make you forget the su-
preme enort Ihey mace TO pass IL Two
years ago ana the solemn pledge re-
leWea 10 lnelr loilowers Ia Mln mn
scarceiy Two lhohths since. Inc men
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
denomination of Hon. E. E. Meredith

At the Democratic Convention in
Alexandria last Wednesday to nomi-
nate a candidate for Congress from
that, the Sth district, the present
Representative, Hon. E. E. Meredith,
of Prince William county, was re-
nominated by reclamation.
Representative Meredith appeared,
and being received with cheers made
an address, giving an account of his
stewardship and was warmly ap-
plauded. So far Mr.. Meredith's only
opponent is Mr.. B. B. Turner, nomi-
mated recently at third party meet
ing. There is every assurance of an
overwhelming majority for Mr. Mere
dith.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
Election of Albemarle Delegates.

At the meeting on last Friday of the
Democratic County committee of Able
marie it was decided to have delegates
to the Congressional Convention at
Front Royal elected by precincts in
stead of by County Convention. 1t
is thought majority of the precincts
will elect delegates favorable to the re-
nomination of O'Ferrall.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17

Henry Loving, of Virginia, was
drowned Tuesday, Aug. 9th, in the
Kanawha river at Brownstown, West
Virginia. He and his companions were
bathing, and Loving undertook the
feat of swimming across the river and
back. He swan TO the opposite side
and started ON his way to return. He
had not proceeded far before he threw
up his hands and screamed, and imme-
diately went down. He was twenty
two years of age.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17

The Washington correspondent OF
the Alexandria Gazette says that
Democrats who are familiar with the
subject say the deficitsin the Treasury
at the end of the current fiscal year
will not be less than one hundred and
thirty million dollars. At the close of
the last democratic administration
there was a surplus of one hundred
millions in the Treasury"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17

On Saturday week, the Congressional
Convention of the Third party for the
9th district met at Tazewell Court
house, and nominated Robert S.
Snavely, who defeated S. HI. Newberry.
If Hon. Jas. Marshall shall be nomi-
mated by the Democrats, as we think
will be the case, he will make Snavely
feel like crawling into hole and pull
ing the hole in after him. He will APP
preciate the appropriateness of calling
Marshall "Cyclone Jim,n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
Armed to the Teeth

Is very common expression, but we
think that armed to embellish and
preserve them to ripe old age is de-
cidedly more appropriate. This can
be done by keeping yourself supplied
with bottle of that splendid denti-
frice, Fragrant SOZODONT, which
will beautify the teeth and preserve
them from the ravages of decay
SOZODONT contains no acids or gritty
substances which injure the enamel,
but is composed of rare and antiseptic
herbs, which have beneficial effect on
the whole economy of the mouth
Sold by druggists.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17

1t is stated on the authority of new
thirteen ex-slave States of the South
spent 22,625.372 on negro education
from 1869 to 1879 inclusive, $41, $40, 79s
during the ten years following, and
S12, 455, 469 in the three years ending
with this year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17

We see the farmer listening to a de-
lusive story that fills his mind with
visions of advantage, while his pocket
is robbed by the stealthy hand of high
Cleveland in has address
Of acceptance, july goth.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
The Kanawha GGzette says :

"Gov. Mckinley is making a series
O tariff speeches out West for $3.50
ca I'll. When challenged to a joint dis
cussion on the subject of protection
by Col. Mcclure, of Philadelphia, Nc
Kinley was not brave enough to enter
the combat, giving as his excuse that
the National Republican Committee
had not requested him to discuss the
tariff in Pennsylvania"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
The KanaWha Gazette saws :

1.-The reason that employees In the
protected Industries are not paid SO
well as those in the industries which
are unprotected may be found in the
fact that unprotected industries do not
have to contribute to Republican cam
paign funds and build castles in Scot
land -