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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21
Staunto1l Spectator.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 81
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IL has inst been discovered that t

1t has just been discovered that the
Miners union in i. insylvania during
its late strike was dilty of the most
brutal and inhumt. deeds of cruelty
and bloodshed, and resorted to murder,
arson and other crimes without hesita-
ton in order to prevent other work
men from taking the places they had
voluntarily abandoned. They blew up
houses with dynamite, killing their oc-
cupants, and used hollow car wheels as
death dealing bombs drew lots to kill
prOprietors, and beat laborers and de-
stroyed property. Some members of
the union have been arrested. 1t is
hoped they may be made to feel the
full penalty of the law, and regretted
that they cannot be made to suffer
some of the pains they inflicted upon
their innocent fellow workmen last
summer.-Alea. Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21
Not a Triumph for Protection.

No; the result is not a triumph for
protection. Even Senator John Sher-
man admits this and says. ID his inter
view in the New York World, II do
not regard the present result as an in
dorsement of the Mckinley bill" No !;
the American people are opposed to
taxing the many to make the few rich.
The Democratic defeat was the work
of indignant Democrats, who, angry
with their party leaders for their pusil-
luminous failure to carry out the
party's pledges with reasonable
promptitude stayed at home and let
the Republicans have things their own
way. We must confess that the rebuke
was to a great extent merited, but it is
to be regretted that the innocent had
to suffer with the guilty. There is
nothing in the situation to cause Demo
Gratis to distrust the future. There are
just as many of them in the country as
in 1892. The party will be all the BET
ter for this chastisement. The Con-
gress elected last week will not meet
until December, 1895. 1t will thus be
more than a year before they can even
attempt to legislate. In the meantime
the new Democratic tariff law will
have a chance to make itself felt for
good. The return of prosperity under
Democratic policies will restore conf
dence in the Democratic party. Then
with a wise financial platform and a
Western man for President to carry it
into effect we will sweep the country
in 96.--Monroe W. Va Watchmam.
We hope the prophecy Of the Watch
man may be verified. To our vision
the horoscope is not SO roseate, though
we have some hope that the pendulum
back again to the Democratic side of
the arc and give the Democratic party
the victory.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21
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DEFEATED REPUBLICAN CAND1

DEFEATED REPUBLICAN CANDI
DATEs.-The Washington correspond :
ent of the Alexandria Gazette, under
date of Friday last, says
''All the defeated Republican Con-
gressioual andidate5 In Virginia eX-
cept Mr.. ThOrp of the 4th aud Mr.. Cor
nett OF the 9TH district met here last
night at the homa of one of them, Mr..
McDouald of the list district, at his re-
quest. and with ex Congressman Brady
of their State and Secretary Mckee of
the Republican campaign committee,
took counsel together respecting the
improbable chance of obtaining the
seats for which they were defeated, by
means of their proposed contest there
for The result of their meeting was a
determination to help each other to
the extent OF their ability, and 10 unite
in request to the National Republi-
can committee TO exert its influence
with the Republican majority in the
next House in furtherance of their OBJ
ject."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

THE OUTLOOK SOUTH.-Cardinal
Gibbons, who has just returned from a
visit to New Orleans, gives an en-
couraging account of the general out
look in the South. He finds signs of
progress and Improvement everywhere,
both in agriculture and business, and
notes with pleasure the absence Of
sectional bitterness. In common with
all other visitors to that section, he is
deeply impressed with its varied re-
sources and its splendid promise of de-
velopment. While the South has lost
none of its former interest in politics,
it is rapidly getting down to business,
and in the course of few decades may
out Yankee the Yankees in push,
shrewdness and restless enterprise
Bait San.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

Out of forty six members of the Illinois
legislature who were elected last week
and will vote for Senator Cullom's sue
cessor, thirty one stated in interviews
that they were undecided as to whom
they would support when the legisla-
ture chooses a senator. The Chicago
HerGId's comment is that they will re-
main undecided until the barrels are
preached. 1t is little things like this
that mould public opinion in favor of
the election of senators by the people.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

AEIRGINIA:--I1 the Clerks ONCE OF the Cir
" cult Court of Augusta county, in vaca-
ton, November 3ri, 1894
william Patrick, Trustee, ct ais, .Plaintiffss
G. F. Smith, Deputy Sheriff, ct ais. Defendants.
IN CHANCERY,
The object of this suit is to enjoin and re-
strain the defendant, G.. +. Smith and the 9th
er defendants from levying on any of the prop
erty or the plaintiffs under the executions
mentioned in the bill
lt appearing by affidavit filed that defend
anus Iryee and Co., and w. r. and J. W. Homer
are non presidents of the State of Virginia it is
ordered that they appear here within fifteen
days after due publication hereof and do what
Is necessary to protect their Interests in this
suit.
copy-teste,
JOS. b. WOODWARD, Clerk.
Patrick g. Gordon D. q,
nov 7-4ts
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Thus far thirteen republican candi-
dates defeated for Congress have an
nounced their intention of contesting
the seats of their successful democratic
rivals, and others are expected to enter
contests.
President Cleveland will advocate
free raw materials and free shirs in his
measege 20 Congress.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

The most important question now for
the voters of Virginia to consider is an
honest ballot law. All honest men
Democrats and Republicans alike)
ought to unite upon candidates for the
Legislature who will pledge themselves
to favor fair election law. We want
a law which will be SO guarded as to
minimize the chances of fraud.-Spirit
Of the Valley.
The simplest and the best way is to
return to the ante-bellum mode-the
UiU0 0oce-in which each voter called
out the names of the candidates for
whom he voted. That will obviate the
fraud trouble. Will the Spirit of the
Vdlleg favor the return to that old,
manly, and honest mode? A man who
is afraid to call out his vote, is a moral
coward and does not deserve to be
voter. 1t may be sometimes unpleas-
ant, but under proper sense of duty
it will be performed
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, at its annual convention in
Cleveland, Ohio, Friday, declared
against corsets, belts. and skirts, and
for women members of the police force.
Fortunately for the women, the w. G.
t. U. cannot change their sex.-AleG.
Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

Judge Gibbons, of Chicago, has grant
ed the Pullman Palace Car Company
a change of venue from his court in the
quo warranto proceedings brought by
Attorney General Maloney to vacate
the company's charter.
The majority of the large Touring
mills in St. Louis have shut down indef
initely. Many of the merchant millers
in Ohio, Illinois and adjoining States
f:ase offered 10 shut down for three
months.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21
THROW Away Trusses

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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

The low price of American farm
products is the result of a glutted mar
ket. Too much is produced for home
consumption, and foreigners are pro-
hibited from buying the surplus by a
tariff that forces them to pay for it
with scarce gold. instead of with the
plentiful products of their own coun-
tries. But, last week, American farm
ers either refused to vote, or else cast
ballots for Congressman in favor of
high tariff, and thereby proved that
they are even too stupid to know what
is for their own individual welfare
AIeI. Gazette.
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THE DEMOCRATIC TARIFF Dip IT.

THE DEMOCRATIC TARIFF Dip IT,
A Lexington, Va, correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says
lone of the leading merchants here
says his trade in notions. dry goods,
etc, this fall has been larger than dur
ing any year during the past twenty
years, and that he can demonstrate to
the most skeptical mind that the
democratic tariff reduction has done it
and reduced prices on the average of
nearly one half"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

AGAIN BURNED OUT.-Mr. Tedy Kel
ley, former resident of Clifton Forge,
whose dwelling was destroyed here a
few years ago, was again burned out of
house and home at Roanoke last Mon
day night. The house was a two story
frame, eight rooms. 1t was burned to
shell before the flames could be check
ed. Mr.. Kelley and his wife were near
ly suffocated when Weakened by the
heat and smoke and escaped from the
house with difficulty. All their cloth
ing and household effects and 800 in
currency were consumed. The fire
originated in the kitchen, but how is
not known. The building was insured
for 81. 500 and the furniture for 1000.
Clifton FOr0e ReUiea0.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

TIT FOR TAT.-The esteemed Rich
mond State talks rot most of it's time
Norfolk Pilot.
Only when Rev. Sam Small is the
ubject.-RicImond State.
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SUSPENDED ANIMATION, PERHAPS
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette ire
publican) says: "While the democratic
party has often been defeated, it has
never died. At this time it is in feeble
condition, very feeble, but it still lives.
1t probably has vitality enough left to
reform itself and adapt its platforms
and practices to modern conditions.
This course it is almost sure to adopt,
and if republican leaders are not care
full, the democratic party in the near
future, as it has so often done in the
past, will turn up in the front as a re-
markably live organization"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

The Virginia republicans made such
complaint against the Mccormick cleo
ton law. that to quiet their clamor the
Walton law was passed, and every I'M
prejudiced man who observed the
operation of that law last week must
concede that for fairness impartiality
and equality it could not be excelled.
But, if any thing, the republicans are
more opposed to it, than to the old law.
The only absolutely fair way in which
the privilege, not right, of suffrage can
be exercised, is the 0ira Uoce system
that was in use in Virginia up to the
commencement of the war between the
States, by which an election officer
stood at the pools and cried out in the
hearing of the voter the names of the
candidates for whom he had voted.
But the republicans are more opposed
to such system than they are even to
that provided by the Walton law In
deed, no election law would suit them
except one that would provide that the
negroes shall dominate the white peo-
pie of the South, but such an one they
may rest assured, though it may be en-
acted, will never be exercised Alegan-
d7'iG Gazette
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Hands Off.

A recent editorial article in the New
York Journal of Commerce concludes
thus =
1.-The best lesson the industrial and
commercial people of this country can
learn is that, while legislation may
"easily do much to obstruct business, it
can do little to help it. The party
most to be desired Is that which will
most repeal laws that are obstructive
or misleading to enterprise, and that
will most abstain from legislative med
ding. The men who direct the CAPT
tai and enterprise of the United States
are far wiser and better able to take
care CT their interests than the men
who, at SO much expense of worry and
periodic noise, they depute to rule"
This, says the Richmond Times, is
the most important truth for the pab-
lie to ascertain, but it is positively the
one least known of all The popular
apprehension is that if the lawmaking
power will only pass certain acts pros
perity to the people will be the result.
But never was there dollar made for
any one by a~legislative enactment,
| unless it was through some act like
the protective tariff law that takes
money out of the pocket of one Ameri-
can and puts it into the pocket of
| another one. All that the legislative
power has to do is to let business alone
and confine itself to enacting statutes
| that will prevent one man from inter-
fering with the rights of another man,
and all will go we'll. Business wants
no laws. Business wants absolute
freedom. The wisest remark which
Mr.. Buckle has made in his history of
civilization is that the valuable work
of the legislator has been repeating
and undoing what some previous legis
lator did. The hampers and restrc
| tions upon progress and civilization
have all come from the laws that legis-
latures have made.
1.-THE bad, dull times are over. Pros
perity is coming back by leaps and
bounds; throw the doors wide open
for it. Soon the factory chimneys will
: be smoking, trade humming, money
| briskly circulating, and the country
| beginning to feel like Itself again.
The foregoing is from republican
newspaper, the Hartford Co1rGnt,
which up to a week ago could only see
depression, desolation and destruction
through it's republican glasses. But,
now that the election is over, the
organ states the facts with wild
abandon of which even a democratic
newspaper would have been afraid a
week ago. And yet there is no more
prosperity now than then, and we
were marching as steadily and truly
| toward better times before the election
as we are now. Truly we have a great
deal of -humbug in our politics, and
more's the pity that there is so much
ignorance on the part of the masses
| IHdeG ApDedI.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21
Whose Baby !!
Richmond Couple Leave a New Baby with
"a COIOred Woman.


There is baby boy in Henico coun-
ty that can be had for the asking On
Saturday last man and woman drove
out from Richmond in a buggy and
Travelled over the Darbytown road as
far as Clarke's store. They carried q
small bundle which, it afterwards de-
veloped, contained an infant child.
They tried at several different places to
get rid of the child, but in vain, and
they finally stopped at the house of
Martha White Tor Martha Hundley) and
asked the privilege of coming i'll to
warm. They then displayed the baby
and requested the woman to take
charge of it for short time. But the
couple never returned and Martha has
ing with nothing to sustain life, except
bottle of condensed milk which the
couple left with the child. The couple
were well dressed and the man appear
ed to be about 80 or 80 years of age
The woman was closely veiied and new
err showed her face.
The matter was reported to Constable
Sainuels, by the colored woman, who
said she didn't want no white mans
Child at her house, CORD knows, and
come right dar and tex it away"
Mr.. Salnuels reported the find to the
Henrico authorities and the child will
be sent to the almshouse-unless some.
body wants to adopt it.-Rich State
NoU. 14th
A COLoRED RAPIST HANGED IN CAR
oLINE .CoUNTY.-A special despatch to
the Bait S1tn, dated Fredericksburg
Nov. 18th, says
At - O'Clock today Moses Christie
pher, negro, was hanged in Caroline
county, at Bowling Green, for an as
sault committed on Moselle Carter, a
seven year-old girl, on September Il
last. Christopher was arrested within
an hour after the commission of the
crime. He was indicted, tried and con
victed the next day, as court was in ses
sion, and was duly sentenced to be
hanged today. At 1870 Sheriff Callowr
| went into the prisoners cell, accom-
panied by the number of persons who
are required by law to be present. and
read the death sentence to Christopher
He showed considerable emotion, but
said he had nothing to say. There had
been fence IA feet high erected around
the Jail and it was within this Enclosure
that the hanging took place. At i
o'clock Christopher was led out of his
cell to the gallows, the black cap placed
over his head, the moose adjusted, and
after a prayer by Rev. Mr.. McCowen
Sheriff Caliown sprung the trap and
the body fell In four minutes Chris
topher was dead. He confessed his
crime before death. The hanging il
remarkable for having occurred OF
Wednesday instead of Friday, Judge
E. G. Moncure having changed the day
There are four other men in the jail a
Bowling Green waiting trial for The
same offense for which this man was
hanged.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21

No. G. (Vestibuled Limited) has Pullman
sleeper from Basic to Washington, New York
without change, via Shenandoah Junction
and b. e. o. Railroad.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21
TE. M. Cushing and Son. Auctionoars

E. NJ. Cushing and Son, Auctioneers.1
4 COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND.-Pur-
~ suant to a decree entered at the Nav
term. 1884, of the Circuit Court of Augusta CO..
va, IN the chancery cause of Richie A. j. ps
Ashby, NJ A, &C., the undersigned Commits
sioner will sell by public auction in front of
tne courthouse of Augusta county, Va, on
Monday, November 26th, 1894,
the undivided one-tenth interest of said NJ A.
Ashby in certain tract of land containing
i.s acres situated near Churchvllle, Augusta
county, Va, it being the same farm that was
owned by j. A. Ashby in his life time
TERMS:-Cost of suit and sale in hand the
balance on ere dit of one and two years the
purchaser to execute his bonds with good per
sonal security bearing interest, and the title
retained as ultimate security.
j. A. ALEXANDER
Commissioner
l. JOS H. woodward, Clerk of the Circuit
court or Augusta county, certify that John A.
alexander has executed the bond required by
decree or sale in Ritchie for SC, VS.. Ashby &c.
Glyen under my hand this Sth day of 0cto-
Der, 1894.
oct iO-4ts JOSH. WOODWARD, Clerk.
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AppOmattox.

uChGI > PIuIdIIGy, %.
Cooke received 80 votes; Grove, II;
Ind Cowden, 4.
For amendment, 765; against. So.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21
Buckingham.
(Omcial.)
How a This p!

Cooke received 26 votes; Grove, 10;
CoWden 6.