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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
Graphic Description of La Grippe.

"Wyndham," the Port Republic
correspondent of the Rockingham Reg
lister, has been victim of La Grippe
and thus describes his sensations =
Ever had the grip? Well, if you
ever had it you would never forget it.
If your head feels as big as a bushel
measure filled with mush-soft mush at
that-in place of brains; if your eyes
fill with salt brine; if your nose is in
the condition described by the little
boy when he said, lone nose leaks,
and the other won't co." if your lips
feel hot, dry, cracked open, and as
thick as a negroes; il your mouth feels
like it was filed with cotton wool full
of grit and sand, your throat raw and
rasped, your tongue too big and thick
for your mouth; if your neck feels like
it did not fit, but belonged to some
body else; if your arms feel like a
bundle of aching fibres stuck on your
shoulders; il your legs feel like hollow
stove pipes filled with toothache, your
feet feel like the leaden weights of an
old fashioned 'grandfather's clock" if
your joints are filled with saw-dust,
your bones mass of aches and pains,
and your ''insides" so out of fix that
even key Elusleln FAMOUS remedy
would do no good; if you feel like every
nerve was exposed, like every bone had
neuralgia, every muscle an ache, and
every fibre pain; if the blood in your
veins were one minute frozen ice fore
ing it's sluggish way through its chan
nels, the next, melted, red hot quick
silver; if every mouthful of food were.
tasteless. nauseous and repulsive; if the
world at large is clothed in gray, the
sun itself nasty blue; if every ques-
ton initiates, and silence annoys; if ly
ing down is pain, sitting down an ache,
and standing up is agony-in fine, if
you feel like you'll be damned if you
do, and be damned if you DON'T" then
you've got the grip-we've had it."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
A Great EyDIOSiOn

In these days of ,gunpowder, dyna-
mite, giant powder, and the like,
tremendous explosions are no rarity,
but the greatest explosion of modern
times is, without doubt, that of the
"old school" idea that Consumption is
incurable. Thousands of lives have
been sacrificed to this mistaken notion
Modern research has established the
fact that Consumption is a scrofulous
disease of the lungs, and that there is
one remedy which will positively eradi-
cate it from the system-Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. OF course,
there were in the olden times many
who would have pronounced modern
explosives instruments Ct witchcraft
but there are, fortunately, few to-day
who do not acknowledge that the
Golden Medical Discovery" is the one
sovereign remedy for all scrofulous
diseases, and Consumption is one Of
them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
Harmonious Legislation.

From a communication in the Keys
vile Progress we make the following
extracts -
Of the acts of the present Congress
think there is one, at least, indicative
of spirit between government and
people that should have existed years
ago, for the peace, prosperity and hap
piness of all. | refer to the act repeal
ing the Federal Election Law, that has
so long been an odium-a law that was
conceived of sectional prejudices; and
its repeal destroys the greatest sem
blance of the unhappy passions which
a fratricidal strife excited. 1t should
never have existed. But now that ii
has been happily stricken from our
statutes, memory of it should die with
it, while those who eXpoused its repeal
deserve the remembrance and graft
tude of good citizens. 1t is notable
that Representative from Virginia, a
State that suffered greater war devas
tation than any other, championed
and carried that cause to victory. 1t
is praiseworthy of worthy son of a
noble sire" that he thus added another
tablet to the fame of the family of his
name. John Randolph Tucker, be-
loved in Virginia especially, has a
prototype in his son. Henry St. George
Tucker; and for the patriotism that
inspired that effort his State cannot
honor him too well nor too long.
X
l predict sufficient good by the re-
peal of the Federal Election Law to
offset any unwise legislation that may
have been, or that may be enacted
during this Congress, because it will
promote harmony everywhere. But it
is to be hoped for the good of all that
the good work of revising and making
better laws will continue; and, quoting
the language of a great law-writer and
eXpounder, "EStO perpetu0.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28

II was induced to try DIR. Greene's
Nervurae blood and nerve remedy and
the first bottle had wonderful effect
on my condition After four bottles
were used was entirely cured. new
er used any medicine that helped me
SO much, and 1 would recommend it in
the highest terms possible, as too much
cannot be said in praise of this wonder
full medicine"
We are constantly receiving just such
letters telling of the great good which
is being done by this medicine. You
want health, don't you? You want tC
get up in the morning and feel like do
ing good days work, do you not? AnG
you want your children to feel strong
and vigorous, don't you? Well, DR.
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy will do all this.
1t will give to you and your children
perfect health and that is exactly what
you want. 1t is the best spring medi
cine known and has the great advan
tage of being purely vegetable ant
harmless. 1t was discovered by DR.
Greene, of 35 West 18th Street, New
York City, the most successful specials
in curing nervous and chronic diseases
He can be consulted free of charge
personally or by letter.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
Trouble Among COlOred Baptists
Bette Thompson, a Negress, Starts an ''AIl
Holiness" Congregation.

Bette Thompson, a Negress, Starts an "An
Holiness" Congregation.
D.Nv11,r ". Fob 1o-In the
s,mnor 90 1909 n,lorod wo'n.n now
cd " Kettle Tbomns"n csma TO this ci cit,
from RaIeiyh n n She reco,n,nendeS
horso1f os ) n,;sS;onorv ond was "a
~ t he hearts homes Ind chnrcbas ~
tho colored neonIe After natino .
nn,nhnr of 70 IL in tho churchas snd
;nnrati.ting bersalf intotbe confid ence
Of fho noonTo sho hoaan 70 taik nf ho1;
mass entiro sanctification So Sbe
"a rried tho news in tha home c;rcIas
that she conId not sin~tbat az Christ
was holv sbn was ,s hoIv as He She
cot many to listen to her and finally
fhev senara ted from their churches an +
became the disciuIes of the Thomnsou
woman In some instances wife and
hnshand sanarated and who're +bore
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
Smythe Writes of Hayti.
The New Minister Says All His Relations
Are Pleasant.

Are Pleasant.
Writing from Port au Prince Minis
ter Smythe sends to eX-Minister Dur
ham the following letter, which con
clusively proves that the story about
strained relations said to exist between
the legation and the Government is
false:
Il was very much gratifed by the
kind tenor of your interview, in which
you discredited that story about my
letter to the Haytian Government. You
will probably know by this time that
the whole thing is an absolute lie, with
out even the suggestion of fact for a
foundation. You will kindly try and
locate the man Fortune. Do you know
him? Please give me any particulars
you can gather. i You will
be glad to know that am still happy
in Hayti. l think l have made friends,
and certainly no enemies, and my rela
tions with the Government are all |
could wish. l cannot conceive the
character of a man who would fabricate
such a story. Do you suppose as many
papers will publish my vindication as
the absurd charge? Can you conceive
how a tramp and scamp could per-
petrate such hoax ON the whole cOun-
try? 2"
In an interview yesterday with Mr..
Durham regarding the matter, the lat
ter said:
"If had not known Minister Smythe
personally l should thoroughly sym
pathize with him. Exposed to such
dangerous gossip always. an officer in
the foreign service feels so helpless
with story having such a start on his
contradiction. Knowing him, as | do,
it gives me particular pleasure to use
parts of his letter, even though it be
without his authority, for the purpose
of putting the matter in it's true light"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
SPRING NEEDS.
What Everybody Requires at This Season
Some Things Are of the Utmost Impor
lance to You.
This Will Tell You just What You Most Need
Now and How to Gct1

In the spring changes always take
place in our systems which require at
tention. There is tired, languid feel
ing, depression, the digestive organs
become deranged, the blood is bad,
causing the complexion to become af-
fected and the person feels an inability
to work.
At such time spring medicine is
absolutely necessary. 1t will overcome
all these conditions 1t will invigorate
the blood. regulate the digestive or
gans, clear the complexion and make
you feel strong and well. The follow
ing letter written Ivy Miss Nettie Fraser,
of Patterson, N. j.. will interest you.
'Since my childhood have been ex-
tremely nervous, easily excited and at
times suffering with extreme nervous
prostration A year ago last June was
SO bad that the attacks were almost
hysterical, and my appetite and diges.
tion were in a terrible condition.
also suffered with great mental depres-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
Treasury Conditions.

The New York Journal of Commerce
says that the Treasury operations for
the first half of the month, although
more favorable than for a long time
past, should still serve as warning to
the Senate against delaying action on
the tariff, and to the House against
reviving the tears that were removed
by the passage of the Silver Repeal
bill. The results of the bond issue are
quite as favorable as could have been
would have been if the banks had not
acted with as much regard to public
interests as to their own profit--and
the Treasury is actually in a better
condition than at any time for many
months. But the questions raised as
to what action the Senate will take on
many of the most important items of
the Wilson bill, and as to how soon
that action will be taken, necessarily
affect the revenues and weaken the
effect of the decisive vote in the
House.
While the amount of the revenues
from customs is thus affected, the form
of money in which they are paid is in
fuenced, and will be so more and more,
the further the folly goes, by the agi-
tation of the seigniorage question. The
gold fund has been restored to the
amount of more than one hundred mil
lion dollars, and there would be no diff
ficulty about maintaining it if the dis
trust of our silver and paper currency
we're not revived by the threat of ad-
ditional silver issues Internal revenue
receipts have been considerably in
creased, and there is no doubt that
customs receipts would be materially
larger if there were fewer rumors of
Senate amendments to the revenue bill
as it passed the House.
The indications are that these
rumors are largely unfounded, and
that there is strong sentiment in the
Senate Committee against any change
that would involve a serious conflict
between the two houses. 1t is of very
great Importance, however, that the
Committee should make known it's
conclusions as promptly as possible
The business community and the
Treasury Department await this in
formation with equal interest. To
both it means relief from many embar-
easements The business community
necessarily suffers from every days
continuance of uncertainty as to the
ultimate tariff action and the Treas
ury cannot know what the relation of
revenues to expenditures is to be until
the Senate has acted.
1t is not enough to know that the
results of the bond issue are sufficient
to meet the necessary expenditures of
the remaining months of the fiscal
year. The people are entitled to an
assurance that Congress has recognized
the necessity for completing the work
that was begun with the passage of
the Repeal bill, and that the agitation
over Treasury embarrassments and
currency complications is to be more
than temporarily quoted.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
500 Reward 500.

The reader of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires con
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting direct
" on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature
in doing it's 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., Props,
Toledo, 0.
sB Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
Defeat of the Miller Bill.
DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE BY SO MA
JORITY.

DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE BY SO MA
JoRITY.
1t will be remembered that the bill
offered in the Senate about a month
ago by Senator Miller, of Lynchburg,
and hence known as the Miller bill,
which exempted from the local-option
law cities with population of 5000 or
more, was adopted in the Senate. 1t
then went to the House of Delegates
for consideration, and the committee
to which it was referred, reported as
substitute, the bill as amended on
motion of G. W. Koiner, one OF the
Delegates of this county, that one-half
instead of one -fourth of the legal voters
should be required to apply for local
option election to authorize the Judge
to order an election. On Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of last week, this
question, which has excited great
interest not only in the Legislature
but throughout the State, was elabo
rately discussed by a number of mem
bers in the House of Delegates.
Several amendments were offered
and voted down before the final vote
on the original bill was reached.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Glib
son, requiring petition from only
one-third of the voters to empower the
judge to call an election, was promptly
voted down, as was also Mr.. Nelson
substitute, making the measure appli
cable only to Staunton.
The Koiner substitute was the1
voted on, and was defeated by ma
jority of 10 votes.
The original bill-the Miller bill-wa
then reached, and was defeated by ;
majority of 59-the vote being ayes II
nays II.
The Delegates from this county di
vided-Speck voting for the bill ant
Koiner against it.
Mr.. Nicol called for a recorded vot
ON the question. 1t resulted as follows
Ayes-Messrs. Bryant, Byrne, Eanes
Evans, Randolph Harrison, Irvine
Lee, McRae, Nelson, Speck, Knox
Thompson-12.
Noes.-Allen, Anderson, Barham
Binford, Blakemore, Booker, Boykin
Brooking, Brugh, Buford, Burks
Cabell, Caddall, Campbell, Cooke, Cox
Craft, Crump, Diggs, Downing, Ed
mondson, Fentress, Gibson, Graves
Hall, Carter H. Harrison, HARDWOOD
Hathaway, Hunton, Jones, Kendrick
Koiner, Logan, Massie, Matthews, Mi
Ter, Moon, Murrell, Neff, Newberne
Nicol,9 Patteson, Paxton, Perkins
Petty, Pitcher, Pretlow, Priddy, Rick
ardson, Kicks, Russell, Sanders, Saur
ders, Segar, Shelley, Smith, Spilmar
Sumpter, Tabb, Thomas, S. A. ThomI
son, Tomney, Utz, Weaver, White
Willard, Wilkinson, Wilson, Witherl
Mr.. Speaker-71.
Mr.. Gibson called attention to tn
fact that there were a number of men
bers on the floor who were not voting
and referred particularly to the Popl
lists. Mr.. Gregory, of Chesterfield
arose in reply to this accusation, an
said that he did not propose to vote o
the question, and desired to be so r
corded.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
A North Carolina Horror.
Virginian Kills Two Men at a Wedding
and In Turn is Lynched.

A Virgin1an Kills Two Men at Wedding
and In Turn is Lynched.
Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. 25.-A few
nights ago at a wedding in Allegheny
county there was a large gathering.
Among those present was Daniel
Slaughter, of Carroll county, Virginia.
Just after the ceremony had been per-
formed Slaughter walked near an old
man, the uncle of the bride. The old
man slapped Slanghter's hand and ask
ed if he thought he was much of man,
Slaughter replied gruf1y and cursed
the old man. Thereupon he was order
ed to leave the house, but soon return
ed. He was told by the bridegroom to
sit down and keep quiet, while the
crowd was requested to stand back.
Suddenly Slaughter drew knife and
sprang at John Bart. stabbing him to
the heart AS Bart fell dying Slaugh
ter tried to again stab him, but the
bride seized his hand. She was cut in
door. There he struck Ed. Long, kill
ing him with one stroke. He fled, but
was captured next morning two miles
away. He said he killed the men be-
cause he was being slapped in the face.
The feeling against him ran high and
he narrowly escaped immediate lynch
ing. He was taken to jail at the little
town OF Sparta. A telegram to day
states that a mob attacked the Jail.
The jailor made a stubborn resistance,
warning the equally determined mob
that he would defend Slaughter with
his life. When the doors were smashed
in he shot one of the mob. but was
overpowered Slaughter was taken out
and hanged. This is the first lynching
| in North Carolina in fourteen months.
A MAD Cow-Late last week COW
| belonging to Mr.. McFadden who lives
| Just below Savernake, began to exhibit
signs of somewhat unusual excite
ment, horning up the ground, charging
| bushes and trees, and capering about
in a wild and reckless fashion. The
| family kept close watch on her move
ments, when towards night, she began
| to return these attentions, and would
charge any one who came in sight. She
ranged around the house and if any
one moved, or made the slightest noise,
her head would come against the wall
or the door with frigbtful force. The
| family were afraid to go to bed, so they
sat up all night and kept very quiet
When morning came the COW was mis-
sing, but a short search discovered hel
stretched on the ground in the last
agonies of hydrophobia. Some dogs
have recently been killed in this vicin
ity, suspected of the same terrible dis
order, and it might be well to keep one
eye open for danger in this direction
J-Buena Vista AdU0cGte.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
DEPARTMENT Otnce spnar

TREASURY DEPARTMENT Office Super
vising Architect, Washington, D. c.,
February II, 1894. SEALED PROPOSALS will
be received at this office until 2 O'Clock D. NJ,
on the 18th day of March, 1894, and opened i'm
mediately thereafter, for all the labor and
materials required for the interior finish,
plumbing, conduits for electric wires, &C., of
the U. s. Post ONCE Building at STAUNTON
Virginia, in accordance with the drawings
and specifications, copies of which may be
had at this office or at the office of the Super
lntendent at Staunton, Virginia. Each bid
must be accompanied by certified check for
a sum not less than per cent of the amount
of the proposal. The right is reserved to re
ject any and all bids and to waive any defect
or 1nformality in any bid should it he deemed
bids received after the time stated will be re
turned to the bidders. Proposals must be en-
closed IN envelopes, sealed and marked, PRO
POSAL for the Interior Finish, &c, of the T. S
POST ONCE Building at Staunton, Virginia"
and addressed to JEREMIAH O'ROURKE,
Supervising Architect.
. feb 2l-2tS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

~ SIaunIOn va, FeDruary 18th, 1891.
In the Chancery cause now pending in the
Circuit Court of Augusta under the style of
Turner, Logan and e. B.. Creditors as. Turner,
Logan and Emma B., &c; all parties plaintiffs
and defendants therein, and all LIEN CREDI-
TORS of the said Logan Turner and Emma B.
Turner, VIII TAKE NOTICE that, in pursuance of
4 decree in said cause rendered on the 18th of
December, 1893, shall, at my office in Staun-
ton, on
Thursday, the 29th day of March, 1894,
proceed to take, state and settle an account
showing: the real estate owned by the defend
ants Logan Turner. and Emma b. Turner, and
by Logan Turner, as Trustee for Emma B.
Turner; the condition of the title thereto; the
fees simple and annual rental value thereof;
the liens binding thereon in the order of their
priority; as also showing whether the plain
tiffs' lien is binding and subsisting lien upon
the property of the defendants, together with
any other matters, deemed pertinent by the
undersigned, or required by any party in in
terest to be specially stated
j. w. GREEN SMITH,
Commissioner.
J: A; Alexander, p. q.
feb 2i-4t
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28

GEORGIA PRISONERS ESCAPED
Sauannah, Ca, February 23.-James
Kennedy, colored, charged with larce-
ny, while being placed in Jail at
Thomasville yesterday, snatched a pis
tol from Thomas Sing.etary, deputy
sheriff. The officer knocked him down,
but Kennedy shot him in the breast.
Kennedy threw open the doors and let
five other prisoners out, to one of
whom, Henry Spencer, condemned for
murder, he gave the pistol. Spencer
shot Singletary again and all escaped.
Tue deputy is dead. Posses are after
the prisoners.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-02-28
,,o,,M1ss1oNER,s SALE oFvALUABLE

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
" REAL ESTATE-By virtue of the au-
thority vested in me by decree entered No
vember Ii, 1893 in the Chancery cause of Trout,
p. H. &C. Us. sheppard N. b., &c, now pend
ing in the Circuit Court of Augusta county, the
undersigned com missioner Will, on
Saturday, March Gath, 1894,
at O'Clock P. NJ, offer for sale at public auc-
ton. to the highest bidder in front of the
Courthouse in Staunton. Va, that valuable
piece of real-estate now owned by defendant,
N. b. Sheppard. situated near the corporate
limits or the city of Staunton, on the west side,
fronting 96 feet on Richardson St, and "a feet
on Railroad St., and adjoining the properties
of Weaver and LuShbaugh on the north and
west. Said lot is on the northwest corner at
the intersection of Richardson and Railroad
streets, and is unimproved.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-fOurth cash, and the
residue upon credit of six, twelve, and eigh-
teen months, from date of sale, to be evidenced
by bonds of the purchaser with good personal
security, bearing interest from date of sale,
and the title retained as ultimate security.
F. b. KENNEDY
Commissioner.
/ certify that the bond required by decree of
sale in the above cause of Trout u.s. Sheppard,
&C., has been duly executed by T. b. Kennedy
Commissioner.
Given under my hand this nth day of Feb
ruary, 1894.
feb 21-tds JOS. b. WOODWARD, Clerk