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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
Departure of the President.

Last Thursday President Clev Gland,
accompanied by DR.. O'Reilly, his physi-
clan, and Capt. Robley D. Evans, left
Washington for Gray Gables, on Buz-
Yards bay, Massachusetts, to remain
week or longer to recover from illness.
On that day, in explanation of the
President departure, Private Secretary
Thurber made the following statement:
THE President left this morning for
few days absence, under the advice
of his physician, in the hope of shaking
off an attack of malaria, from which he
has been suffering for several days.
Yesterday it eliminated in fever, but
was under control this morning. DIR.
O'Reilly expresses no doubt but that a
few days of rest and salt air will re-
cuperate the President sufficiently to
renew his official duties, and he will re-
turn to Washington by the middle of
next week. He has gone to Gray Gables,
and is accompanied by DIR. O'Reilly"
The Baltimore SUMS Washington
correspondent says that the intense
strain of the past two weeks out of the
great interest manifested by the Presi-
dent in the struggle for proper tariff
bill is really at the bottom of his sick
ness more than any effect of malaria
which the official statement by Mr..
Thurber alleges as the trouble.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
DEATHS.

BELL.-At the residence of her parents, cor
ner of Augusta and Frederick street. We'd
neSday, August 18th, of typhoid fever, Willie
Bell, daughter of Mr.. David NJ. Bell, aged 10
years.
The funeral was from the End Presbyterian
church at O'Clock Thursday afternoon at o.
clock
MILLER.-At the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Gardner Snider, near Fancy Hill, Rockbridge
county, Sunday, August 18th, MIR. Isaac M.
Miller in his 57th year.
ALLEN.-At the Natural Bridge, Rockbrid ge
county, August 18th, of typhoid fever, Mrs.
BETTE V. Allen, wife of John I. Allen, aged
Il years, leaving husband and daughter
two years of age.
BAUGHMAN.-At her residence in Richmond.
Monday, August 18th, Mrs. Williette H'
Baughman. wife of Mr.. Charles c. Baugh-
man, and the only daughter of the late VIM.
G. Stevens OF Harrisonburg, Rockingham
county.
The funeral was from st. PauI's church in
Richmond the next day. Hers was in every
respect most lOvable character
RUSH.-At his home at Fairfield, Rockbridge
county. Saturday morning, August 18th, Of
typho1d fever Mr.. Emmett Rush, in the 9th
The funeral was at $50 p. NJ, Sunday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22

The President is expected to return
from Gray Gables to Washington to-
morrow-Thursday.
In the supplemental sugar bill re-
ported to the Senate from the finance
committee the compromise rate of 40
per cent straight was allowed to re-
main, but the differeutial was stricken
out
In the Senate Monday, MI. Harris,
from the finance committee, reported
the supplemental tariff bills, putting
sugar, coal, iron ore and barbed wire
upon the free list. and they were piac-
ed on the calendar
Vivian Burnett, the original of Lit
tie Lord Faunteroy," is ill at his par
ents' home, on Massachusetts avenue,
Washington city.
About 8 o'clock Monday morning at
Richmond, James F. Herndon, a pain
ter, was knocked from railroad bridge
into the canal and drowned.
On Monday, Mrs. R. F. Mormon, of
Monett, Mo-, gave birth to four chill
dren. Three were girls and one boy.
Their combined weight is sixteen
pounds.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
A Negro Woman Shot by One OF Her
Lovers.

At the residence of Mr.. James R. Kemper
near Fishersville about o'clock last Satur-
day evening, Lena billiard, colored cook for
Mr.. Kemper's family, was shot in the alb
domen with a pistol by Tom Adams, colored,
in the employ of DR.. J. NJ. Watson of the
same neighborhood. The wound will prob
ably prove fatal. 1t seems that Tom Adams
had an engagement to take Lena billiard to a
lawn part;J that evening, and that when he
called for her and she was ready to go she was
wearing the cap of John Richardson, another
colored lover, of whom Tom Adams was
jealous, whereupon he became incensed and
declared that she should not go with that cap
on, when she then said that she would not go
at all, and was about to go back from the gate
to the house, when Adams, who was drunk,
fired his pistol and shot her in the abdomen.
She was taken into the house and her wound
was attended to by DR.. Watson.
Mr. Kemper Immediately telephoned De-
putty Sheriff Bell who was in that neighbor-
hood, but before he arrived Adams made his
escape. The father of Adams lives in Bridge
water, Rockingham county. Sheriff Watts
repaired to the scene shortly after he was APP
prised of the occurrence on Sunday morning,
and secured written statement of the wound
ed woman, and took steps to capture the
criminal if possible.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MARKET.
The Senate Tariff Bill.

The Norfolk Landmark of the 14th
inst, referring to the adoption of the
Senate Tariff bill, said:-
"The country will accept the meas
ure as, under the circumstances, fair
result of democratic craftsmanship,
and will understand that the republi-
cans of the Senate, backed by a few
representatives of local interests, have
prevented anything better being done.
They will pardon the delay because it
was entailed in an earnest struggle for
lower taxation by patriotic democrats
who were not willing to give way until
they saw no more reason to hope. They
will rest the responsibility aDhere 1t be-
longs and go to battle again for the
ascendancy of democratic principles
which are more alive and active now
than ever.
There need be no tears shed and no
groaning over what might have been.
The bill as it stands is like dove of
peace-an olive leaf in its mouth-com-
pared to corn-fleld crow, when con-
sidercd alongside the present law, the
Mckinley bill. 1t reduces tariff taxa
ton some thirty odd per cent. on an
average, and in a vast measure light
ems the burdens of the tOiling masses
by reducing the cost of what they have
to buy. 1t is no longer essentially a
robber tariff, a full blooded highway
man.
The new law will be much freer- trade
in its nature, while still protective in
some of its features and not altogether
''for revenue only" 1t is a triumph of
reform, nevertheless, and could have
found existence through no other than
the democratic party. With the mar
row margin in the Senate it could not
be expected that the full fiedged demo
cratic policy would prevail at once
and, considering all things, we are do
ing very well. We have pulled out the
tail feathers of the protection bird and
made him so that he will have to roost
low hereafter"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
District Conference M. e. Church
South.

The District Conference of the M. E. Church
South of the Rockingham District which was
in session last week at Mt Crawford, adjourn
ed on Friday to meet next year in Luray.
The following lay delegates and alternates
to the next Annual Baltimore Conference,
which will meet in Washington, D. c., on the
last Wednesday of next March, were elected:
DelegdteS-L. B. Yancey. E. L. Conrad, L. b.
Kagey, and H G.. Barnhart.
AttelYeateS-G. w. c. Karnes, w. E. Shelton,
E. J. Armstrong and w. J. Bowers.
DESERVED COMPLIMENT TO REV. DIR. GARDNER.
The reporter of the conference for the News
says
Gas a fitting close of the work of the con-
ference paper was presented by Edward 5.
Conrad, j. H. Boyd and others, expressing
the appreciation and high regard of that body
for Rev. DR.. ]. S. Gardner, as man, minis
ter, and presiding officer. and declaring pro-
found regret that according to the law of the
churches, this year would close his admins
tration on the Rockingham District, and also
praying for the Divine favor and blessing to
accompany him through the remainder OF
his life, in whatever fields of labor his lot
may be cast.
DR.. Gardner, with his well-known native
modesty, partially demurred at the passage OF
this paper, (Which was with great heartiness
unanimously adopted by a rising vote,
nevertheless accepted it as a sincere expression
of the honest sentiments of that body, and
feelinplV responded to the same
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22

A TRAIN ROBBED IN INDIANA
Laporte, I1d., Aug. ia local freight
east-bound, on the Lake Shore, was
boarded by robbers last night at Whit
ing. The train was running at slow
rate when three men climbed aboard
Two of them whose faces were masked
held cooked revolvers in their hands
The third member of the gang went
through the pockets of the men and
took everything of value on their per-
sons. The men had just drawn their
monthly salaries. When the robbery
had been committed the bandits drop
ped from the train and disappeared in
the woods. The Lake Shore officials
believe that an organized band of
bandits is operating on the line of the
road in Indiana, President Newell has
authorized reward of $500 for the ap-
prehension of the robbers.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
Person al.


Mrs R. D. Haislip. wife of the editor OF the
News is on visit to her mother and sisters in
Woodstock.
On Thursday morning last, ]. A. Alexan-
der, Thos D. Woodward, w. L. Olivier. Jr.,
and Percy H. Wilson left here for a trip to
Niagara Falls Watkins Glen, Toronto, and
Atlantic City.
The Monroe Watchman of Union, W. Va,
in its issue of last Thursday, says
Mr.. Hugh Braxton and Miss Eliza Braxton
of Staunton, Va, and Miss Glovie Gordon OF
Georgetown, d. c., arrived at "Elmwood' on
Tuesday and are the guests of Miss Halle
Patton.
Prof. B. f. Humphreys of the Staunton
Business College, spent several days in Union
this week. He leaves today for his home.
Bowyer Miller McCue, son of the late VIM
A. McCue Of this City, has been appointed
agent here of the Adams Express Compan ny
in the place of B. 3. Eskridge who resigned
to remove to st. Louis, Mo. He has had ex-
perience in the duties of that position, and
his appointment is recognized as a good one.
Col B. +. Harlow, of Lewisburg w. Va,
formerly editor and proprietor of the Green
brier Independent was in this city Friday
OH his way to Charlottesville to visit relatives
and friends. He was accompanied by his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Robert Renick, of Green
brier county, w. Va. Col. Harlow has recent
ly suffered a sore bereavement in the death
of his estimable wife and his grief is very
great in which he has our sincere sympathy.
Hon. A. c. Gordon has gone to the seaside
to spend several days.
Rev. H. F. Shealy has gone to Strasburg tc
attend the session there this week of the Vir-
ginia Synod of the Lutheran church.
s..E W. Size of Mellrose, Mass, is on visit
to this city, after an absence of 81 years. He
married i'll this city Amanda Teagle, and
worked in the shoe factory here 30 years ago
in the building now occupied by the SPEcrA-
TOR Office. He is the guest of his friend, l. j.
Hoover, who worked in the shoe factory with
him at that time.
Thos c. Kinney, one of the promising
young men of the Staunton Bar, left here on
last Friday to locate and practice his profess
sion at San Antonio, Texas His motive in
this removal is for the benefit of his wife's
health, who finds that locality more favor
able than this to her health.
Preston A. Ross leaves this morning for
Lynchburg TO report the proceedings of the
Populist-Prohibition State Convention, which
meets tomorrow, for the New York Voice, the
National Prohibition organ.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22

GOOD CANDIDATES.-We were not
surprised that the Eighth and Tenth
congressional districts of Virginia re-
nominated Meredith and Tucker by
reclamation. They received nothing
more than their due, when in this ac-
ton of the two conventions they were
recognized as faithful and able public
servants.
Mr.. Tucker is "a chip of the old
block''-the son of Randolph Tucker,
and the grandson and great grandson,
&C., &C., of other distinguished consti-
tutional lawyers. He has already
made his mark in Congress.
Mr.. Meredith's nomination by ac-
clamation shows that his constituents
think as we'll of him as Mr.. fuckers OF
him. Each of these congressman has
his peculiar merits. Long may Virgin.
ia have such sons in the councils of the
nation.-R5chmo1ad Dispatch.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22

1t is reported that the Pope will
shortly make Archbishop Satolli's dele
cation to the church in the United
States absolute and sovereign. Arch
bishop Satolli would not then be sub
Ject TO the Congregation of the Pro
paganda, but to the Pope alone.
The House committee on judiciary
decided to report favorabIy Senator
Hills bill for the. exclusion and de-
portation of alien anarchists, which
passed the Senate.
The ways and means committee
voted to present a fifth special bill
making silver lead ore free of duty.
The property of the Loeb Laird
estate, in Rockbridge county, has been
sold to the Marquis of Ailsbu1y, Eng
land, for $1,000.
More Hebrew merchants were fined
in Norfolk for keeping open on Sun
day. A test case will be taken to the
Court of Appeals.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
COMMERCIAL And FINANCIAL
THE GRAIN TRADE-CROps. &C

The Cincinnati Price Current of August 10Th,
says =
1.-The later returns concerning wheat con-
| firm previous indications of large yields, and
! this condition is not confined to winter grain,
but is reported from many districts in the
Northwest The States of Minnesota, North
Dakota aud South Dakota are made to promise
about COO bushels by the government
| figures, compared with 100000 last year
the latter being manifestly fully 100000
less than the actual production A like differ
ence this season would imply 10O,0OO,O00 for
these States which is accepted as probable by
well-informed persons, and estimates 60 as
high as 125,0O0,000. If these States should
| justify expectations of 100,000000, the total
spring wheat crop may be counted as not less
than 100000 bushels while the winter
wheat is likely to equal or exceed 340,000,000.
Current advces refer with frequency to the
| increasing disposition to use wheat in feeding
operations and to restrict the marketing of
| this grain.
Changes in the corn market have been less
| violent than the preceding week, the extreme
conditions giving way under a lessened de-
mand to cover short sales, and realizing profits
| on long operations The week closes with
moderate advance at Chicago compared with
| the closing week ago.
1t is naturally to be expected that the alarm
concerning the shortness of the corn crop, and
the severe deficiency where supplies are ordi-
narily large, will lead to unusual economies in
reference to feeding material.
In the wheat trade the markets have not
found occasion yet for positive permanent
advance, the plentifulness of visible stocks
operating to modify sentiment with reference
to higher values The weeks receipts IN win
ter grain markets were reduced. although ex
ceeding the movement last year, but largely
deficient in comparison with two years ago.
September wheat at Chicago closed 1ac below
the highest point of the week, 1sc above the
lowest point and &c lower than week ago.
Corn at Chicago for September closed &c be-
low the highest point of the week, 4ic above
the lowest point, and &c lower than week
ago.
Wheat receipts at primary markets were s.
75S, 900 bushels for the week. against 6,611 900
the preceding week, and 3,317 900 last year.
Corn receipts were /, 235, 900 bushels, against
1908, 900 the preceding week. and 2,162, 900
last year."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22


A NARROW ESCAPE.-Mrs. G. Bar
gamin had narrow escape from seri-
Gus injury last week, as a result of
handling gasoline furnace, such as
pertains to the equipment of plumb
ers shop. Mr.. Bargamin had used
the furnace to heat some coffee, and
on the next day Mrs. Bargamin at
tempted to do the same thing. Unfor-
tunately she turned on the gasoline
before lighting the match, and when
she touch ed fire to the fluid an explo-
sion followed filling the whole room
with flame. Neighbors rushed in and
extinguished the fire in time to prevent
serious damages. Fortunately, almost
miraculously, Mrs. Bargamin did not
sustain any serious injury, but she was
badly frightened to say the least
Baten0 Vista Adooc0te.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
BALDWIN DISTRICT FAIR.

The Annual Fair of the Baldwin District
Association will take place on their own
Grounds, Staunton, Va, October 2, 3, 4, s.
1894. This Association holds its Twenty
Seventh meeting this year. It's monument
to the unselfish public spirit of our people
Its life has offered opportunity for vicissi-
tudes, because the varied experiences of more
than quarter of a century are its own, but
the purposes for which it was founded are
still its watchword, and progress has marked
its career The indications are favorable fol
an excellent exhibition. The Rotunda will
be renovated and re-roofed, so that the ladies
may not be apprehensve about the exposure
Of their handiwork. The sum of $500 has
been offered in Trials of Speed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
RENEWAL OF OUR LIBERAL
PROPOSITION.

To accommodate those who failed to avail
themselves of our proposition when open to
allow all who paid up arrearages and year
scribers, to have the SPECTATOR for the sue
ceeding year at only one dollar, we now renew
it that all may avail themselves of the op-
portunity to get the paper at half price. Those
who fail to avail themselves of this oppor-
tlnity will have none but themselves to
blame. We renew the proposition for their
accommodation, and whilst this is published
they can get the advantage of it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
KNOWLEDGE

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and being we'll informed, You viii not
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
1.-The Vendetta" by Miss Emma
Howard Wight

Ledger announcing that it is now beginning
the publication of a thrilling story entitled
s'The Vendetta or "Twixt Love and Ven
geance," by Miss Emma Howard Wight of
Baltimore, who now resides with her friend,
Miss Bertha Won Hillern, the artist at their
cottage near Middletown, Frederick county,
in this Valley, many of the beautiful scenes
of which Miss Hillern has skillfully painted.
Miss Wight is talented young authoress
and is rapidly gaining distinction, and the
products of her genius are now in demand by
story publishing newspapers. She needs no
introduction to the readers of the SPECTATOR
as some of the illusions of her facie pen
have been published in its columns.&
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
Another Improvement.

Mr.. H. L. Lang, the jeweler, has purchased
brick building lately occupied as grocery
store by VIM Runnels on the corner of Main
and Augusta streets, formerly known as the
pump corner" and will remove it and build
on the site a handsome building 16x53 feet to
be occupied by him as a jewelry store. 1t is
one of the best locations for business IN the
city, being at the crossing of two of the
principal streets ''where the people do most
cnnpregaten
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22

Congress has been justly criticised
for its delay in settling the tariff issue.
but, as slowly as it acted, it did not
consume the time required by the re-
publicans to pass the Mckinley act.
This bill received five hundred amend
ments in the Senate. 1t was reported
to the House on April Is, 1890; was
passed by that body on May 81; was
reported in the Senate on June 18;
passed the Senate on September 10;
was in conference committee until
September 26, and was approved by
President Harrison on October 1, 1890.
Probably few persons who have been
irritated by what seemed to be the
inexcusable and unnecessary slowness
of the present Congress remembered
or perhaps ever knew that the pace
for slowness had been set by the repub-
licans four years ago.-IndeD appeal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
Three Deaths In one Family.

Within the last two months Mr.. Benjamin
Lickliter of Churchyille, a brother of Mr.. ].
M. Lickliter of this city, has had the misfor-
tune to lose one son and two daughters who
died of typhoid fever, and several other mem
bers, including himself, are now sick with the
same disease. The last of the three deaths
was that of Miss Lula, in the 23rd year of her
age, which occurred last Friday. The funeral
was from the u B. Church of Churchville at
10 o'clock, a. m, Saturday.
This is a sorely afflicted family and they
have the sympathy of the whole community
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
Marriage of an Editor.

In Franklin, Pendleton county, W. Va,
on Tuesday night, August 18th, Mr.. B. H.
Hiner, Commonwealth's Attorney for that
county and Editor of the South Branch Re0iew,
was married to Miss Maud McClung, the &C
complished daughter of Mr.. D. G. McClurg g,
Of that place The marriage took place in the
Presbyterian church, Rev. J. Spencer Smith,
pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. W. NJ
Waters, of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, performing the ceremony, which was
witnessed by large number of the friends Of
the popular young couple.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22

Governor O'Ferrall has done the prop
er thing in sending the Coxey tramps
off the soil of Virginia. They are mere
ly organized idlers and do not deserve
honest aims anywhere. If Virginia
had, as she should have, a State
workhouse for Migrants, these fell
lows could all have been made self
sustaining by being sent there
AS it is they will either disperse and
each in his own way go as a tramp and
prey upon the public, or go into the
workhouse of some other State better
prepared than we are for entertaining
that class of parasites. The only thing
for our authorities to do was that
which they did do-drive them off.
Norfolk Landmark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
ALumberman Killed.

On Tuesday of last week, near Edray, Poca-
hontas county, W. Va, Andrew C. Wooddell,
a well known lumberman of that county,
whilst getting out some logs, was caught by a
sliding log and damned against another, mash
ing and breaking the thigh and hip bones, and
injuring him internally, causing his death in
a short time. He was buried at Edray the af-
ternoon of next daY
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-22
organ RecItais.

Grand Organ recitals were given on Tues
day and Thursday evenings, the 14th and 10th
inst, by Prof. F. R. Webb, of this city, at
Anderson, S. c., assisted by some of the
vocalists of that place, for the benefit of the
organ fund of the Baptist Church of that
place.