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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
TIE NEWS or THE DAY,

Mrs. Lease, the Populist of Kansas, has met
IA dreadful! fate. She boosted some weeks ago
that she had gotten possession of the secrets
of Masonry, and now the papers every
where are publishing pictures of her in shors
skirts and tights riding the historic goat in
the initiation act.
Two winters ago Commodore William Kel
non Mayo, retired officer of the u. S. Navy
aged IS, married Miss Jennie Elton Stevens,
a wealthy girl of Connecticut, aged %. Two
weeks after marriage she was put in private
insane asylum, and now being recovered, she
is to sue for divorce.
At Charlotte, N. c., when Mr.. George Il
Vending lectured OH Stonewau Jackson
last week, Mrs. jackson superintendent the
decoration of the stage In this were used the
flag in which her husbands body was wrap
ped after his death, his spurs, field glass, pis
tolls, etc; also pair of gold spurs presented
him by the ladies of Baltimore.
Up to the 22i of February of last year the
delinquent county treasurers of Virginia.
past and present, numbered 2s2. and their ag
gregate Indebtedness was 1929. 600.
Dir. Knox Thompson, member of the Viz
ginia legislature from Dinwiddie county, died
on Monday last.
Mrs. Emily Fairfax White, wife of Bish
OPP +. NJ. White of the T. L. Diocese of Vir
ginia, died on Monday last at Richmond.
Next Tuesday the Local Option election in
AppomattoX county takes place.
The new Jail of Rockingham is to cost Sl5,
900 to SIS, OOO
Senator Colquitt of Ca, is dying in Wash
ington of paralytic stroke received Monday.
Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot. is
dead.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
THE LAST OF THE COUPONS.


When Virginia under her last settlement
closed up her debt account, there were about
81 600, 600 Of past due coupons outstanding
which the holders refused to fund. Be
sides this. the holders Of 81 1926, 600 worth
of bonds with tax receivable coupons to
the amount Of 500 annually, preferred
to take their chances outside, and staid out
OF the settlement. Last week the Virginia
Court Of Appeals decided that as the courts
Including the U. 5. Supreme Court had
decided that the contract With the oredi-
tors in the Funding act of 1871, which
made the school tax payable in coupons
was illegal, therefore the whole contract
was Initiated and no tax of any kind could
be paid in coupons. 1t this decision is not
reversed by the U. S. Supreme Court, to
which it is said an appeal will be taken If
any ground to rest such an appeal on can be
found, the holders of the bonds and of the
million dollars of coupons will have to come
in and fund before July 1st, next. Ii they
fund, the State will save over Il million and
a quarter dollars.
While on the subject Of Virginia bonds
we may say, in reply to an inquiry, that
the Va. 3's. 1882, which are quoted at IL
and over, are bonds issued under the &c;
of Feb 14th, 1882, ''Rid llebergers, and
carry 3 per cent. for 50 years. The Va. 2's
and IS Centuries quoted ut 50 are is
sued under the act of February Goth, 1892
and carry interest at 2 per cent. fol- ten
years from July lst. 1891, and 3 per cent.
for ninety years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
News from a Staunton Fayorife

Drummer Evangelist Fife, who is such
favorite i'll Staunton, closed a series of
twenty-six services at Charleston, Kama
wha, w. Va, last Friday night. The
theatre used during the services was packed
from floor to ceiling and the stage also
crowded. There was $1,000 raised and
presented to Fife, Of which he gave 500 to
Rev. Fl. G. Maloney, VINO led the choir.
Two specially interesting Incidents occur
red during the services. On Friday morn
ing MI. Fife received telegram from a
gentleman in New York, saving that his
son was gambler in Charleston. and ask
ing special prayer for him. At the morn
ing service special prayer was made for
MN. At the night service lie protested
conversion and MI. Fife telegraphed to
the father in New York: 'sYour son stood
up Tor Jesus tonight The other incident
was That OF merchant who was CONVEX
ted. He at once went to a gentleman with
whose son he had once been in partnership,
told him he had not dealt fairly by his son,
and gave him check in part payment and
his note for the balance OF the money he
thought his former partner ought to have
had
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
AN EXPERT OPINION .ON THE
F4LFE OF WOMEN IoHlSlLIANS
IN HOSPITALS FOR THE
INSANE


A few weeks ago, we noticed the fact that
the New York legislature in the year 1893,
alter several years of agitation like that We
are having in Virginia, passed by an over
whelmlng majority a mandatory law re-
curing the managers of every State hos
pltal for the insane to appoint a woman
physician on. their medical staff. The
law was signed by the Democratic Cover.
nor of New York, and the managers OF
each hospital did as required-years had
cen spent waiting for them to do volunta
rily what in the end a law was needed tC
force them to do. The result, as stated by
one in the best position to judge, is given
by Dr.. Charles E. Mcdonald President of
the New 7 olk State Lunaey Commission.
In a letter 10 Tie Bi ffa!o u omen's Eduea.
tional and Labor Union, Dr.. Mcdonald de
cares as q result of his observation, tina
he would, were he in charge of Il state hos
pital, favor the emp!t ymsnt OF II woman
physician, even if the law did not require
her services. He sa5s
II believe that the women physicians who
have served upon the stats of the various
State hospitals since the law providing there
for Went into effect, have, as rule, done good
service, and that the proportion of inefficient
ones has not been greater than among the
men physicians engaged in a similar capaci
ty."
DR.. Mcdonald calls attention to the dis
parity Of wages between the men and
women employees in the State hospitals,
and hopes the legislature may sometime
remedy the injustice. The women physi-
clans receive $l44 for the same services for
which the men are paid $2iG.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
Hastings Court.
In the Hastings Court on Monday the
following business was transacted

In the Hastings Court on Monday the
following business was transacted.
Continued.-T trial of Constable Geo.
A. Hutcheson, indicted for felony, in cut
ting Councilman J. G. Scheffer, was post
poned to the April term, the accused Civ
ing Sheriff n. G. Watts as security in $500
for his appearance.
Electoral Boord-The members of the
Electoral Board-B. i. Eskridge, Jos. B.
Woodward and Geo. w. Blackley, took the
oath of office.
Trustees.-Ebenezer Green, D. w. Y an
cey and Robert Gaines, were appointed
trustees Of the Mt. Zion colored Baptist
church.
Ciua Docket-Thos. II. Burke Us. Ben
ford Deakin. Verdict for defendant.
Sentenced.-Wm. Lindsay was sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary.
Liquor Ldcense--The applications for
liquor licenses will be acted on at next
term. The court adjourned for the term.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
A Confederate Family.

When Washington Floyd Morris died at
Buffalo Gap in Augusta county a few'days
ago, a good old Confederate'' passed
away, lie was eighty-one years old, and a
few days before his death received from
White county, Arkansas, the photograph
OF his old mother, who is living there in
her ninety-ninth year. Mr.. Morris was a
veteran of the Mexican war and of the
Confederate army. AS mark of his de-
votion to the ''lost cause" he gave his sons
the following names Robert Lee Morris,
Jubal Early Morris, Jefferson Davis Nor
ris, Forest Kemper Morris, VIM. Sidney
Johnston Morris, and Floyd Harper Nor
ris. His wife, one daughter, and all the
sons, except Jubal Early Morris, survive
him. He was buried at Bethel church.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
A Washington & Lee Scholarship for the
Staunton High School.

On the application Of Superintendent j.
II. Bader, the authorities of Washington
& Lee University at Lexington, have given
a scholarship to be awarded every year to
the most meritorious graduate OF the
Ssaunton High School. This will be ar
incentive to the boys of that school to work
hard; the girls of the school have had schol
arships in the women colleges of Staunton
as prizes to work for, for many years.
A very important gift will soon be in the
possession of the ? ublic Schools. Major Jed
Hotchkiss has generously consented to
give them a cabinet of minerals, from his
own extensive cabinet, and Supt. Bader is
having cabinet made to receive it. This
will be an invaluable addition to the alreay
dy excellent equipment Of the schools.
Yesterday Maj. Hotchlziss lectured be-
fore the advanced scholars of the Public
Schools on botany. He took the text Soon
slider the lilies, and took to pieces beau
tiful Easter lily by way of a clinic.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23

| is If a MERCHANT wanted to give anete with
his telephone as collateral, for $50, the price
he paid for it two years ago. when tee-
phones are now down to 81. The seignior-
age bill was passed on Thursday; on the fol
lowing Saturday 81 ,250,C COO of American
gold was shipped to Europe.
| Mr.. Daniel says the prophecies he made
in his opposition to the repeal Of the Sher-
man law-the great fall of silver "the finan-
cial disturbances in Germany, Italy, the
Argentine Confederation, Australia, Qua
temala and other Countries and the de-
preston in our country, have been fulfilled
We are somewhat at loss to understand
this claim in the Senator s letter. We can
not help recalling the fact that the hard
times everywhere, in Europe and America,
had commenced before the session of con-
gress was called to repeal the Sherman law
In his speech in opposition to the repeal,
Mr.. Daniel strongly urged the view that
silver had nothing to do with it. that it
was great commercial panic that had
started with the Barring Brothers failure
and that after it had run it's course good
times would return. His prophecies were
unerring from the fact that they were made
after the events occurred He certainly
| cannot think lack of currency-metal OF
paper-has anything to do with the pre-
vailing depression. He must know that
there is more unemployed money in the
banks of the country day than there has
been for twenty years, and that those who
live on loaning money cannot earn a sub
sistence in that way now. The seigniorage
bill was not passed because more money
was needed-no Senator who voted for it
could give that reason for his yote-it was
passed, we take it, as one step to free coin
age of silver-jnst one step further away
from the hope Of bringing the world to BIZ
metalsn, and as an advocate of silver we
deeyly regret to see the two Virginia Sena-
tors aiding it.
Mr.. Daniel thinks the speedy passage Of
the tariff bill will ''set the wheels of bust
ness in notion We all share with him
in that belief, but we do not share with
him in the belief that we shall never get
the prosperity we are entitled to till we
get free silver coinage. 1t we did we should
be in no pleasant mood with the free silver
congressman, who are greater obstruction
to bi-metalism than any opposing force
of The day.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
THE COLUMBIAN BAZAAR AND OUR
COUNTY FRIENDS.

The Stonewall Brigade Paul looks to
their friends in the county for aid in their
Columbian Bazaar which begins on Mon
day next. And it strikes us that they have
good reason to look to that quarter. For
years they have given their services in
almost every quarter Of the county for
barely the expenses of transportation OF
the band and often for less than that. Our
county friends Can help them by sending
provisions OF any kind to Staunton. adj.
dressed to Charles e. Haines. These con-
tributions will not fall heavily on those
WHO send them, and will yield good profit
to the band when used in the eating depart
ment of the Bazaar. We hope the sugges
tiOn will not he overlooked.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
Fatal Accident,
MIR. RICHARD w. HARDY KILLED on TILE
RAILROAD.

MIR. RICHARD w. HARDY KILLED on Tile
RAILROAD.
There are few men better known OIL more
esteemed in Staunton than the venerable
Richard w. Hardy, OF, as he was affection
ately and Familiarity kno@n, "Uncle Dick
Hardy" and the community was shocked
on Monday afternoon, about 2 O'Clock, to
hear that he had been Instantly killed.
Though in his 74th year, he was still fond
of hunting, and on Monday just after din
ner buckled on his cartridge belt and TAX
ing his gun left the house of his sister,
Mrs. w. &. Brown on Fayette street, with
whom he resided, to do some bird shooting
on the Western edge of the city. He was
walking up the G.. s. 0. road near Black
burns store in West End, taking the va
cant space between the tracks, The West
bound afternoon passenger train had just
left the depot and the engineer seeing MI.
Hardy ahead sounded his whistle. MI.
Hardy locked around and saw the train
and at once stepped to one side. But in
stead of stepping to the siding, he made the
fatal mistake Of stepping on to the main
track Immediately in front OF the train.
The engineer put on the brakes but the
distance was too short and Mr.. Hardy was
struck by the locomotive. Several ribs
were broken and death followed instantly.
from the conclusion. The body was put
on the train and brought back to the
city and placed for a few moments in the
depot where the injuries were examined by
Dr.. Fl. H. Henkel. In addition to the
broken ribs there WAS u scalp wound sever
al inches long but tine skull was not frac-
tured. The remains were taken to Bickle
& Hamrick's and prepared for burial, and
then taken to Mrs. Browns. The funeral
took place on Wednesday afternoon from
Trinity church of which Mr.. II. had been a
member for years.
MI. Hardy was a native Of Georgetown,
d. c., and was a brother of Mi. John N.
Hardy, the well known carriage manufac
turer OF this city, and OF Mrs. VIM. G.
Brown, and had other lrothers and sisters
in West Virginia and Winchester. He
was best known to this generation Of oul
people as the Manager Of the Staunton G as
Works, which position lie held for some
seventeen years, and in which his courte-
GUS manners and considerable method of do
ing business with the public, greatly added
to the success of the company. His wife
died fifteen years ago and he leaves no chill
dren. His property, which was consider
h, l., L., I,
Magistrate Archibald Kinney of BeverS
ley Manor, held an inquest and verdict
was given in accordance with the facts.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
More Decisions against the Boom Com
panies.

In Judge Mclaughlin S Circuit Court
AT Lexington last week, the case of the
Lexington and Front Royal Building Co.,
Us. A. D. Estill, to enforce the payment OF
delinquent payments on stock, was tried
The defendant resisted on account OF a
promoters fund unknown to him when he
subscribed Court instructed jury to find
for defendant il it was proved that there
was a promoters fund, whether declared
when stock was subscribed for OF not
Jury found verdict Of 1925 for plaintiff
Court set verdict aside, it having been
shown in evidence that there was promo
ters' fund.
M. M. Sterrett as. Goshen Land & I'M
provement company. The company sold
plaintiff stock and lots, and failed to make
good titles to lots. He sued to recover
payments made. Judgment for plaintiff for
800 with interest from October 23rd, 1890.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
THE 4 AUSTRALIAN BALLOT AT THE
CITY PRIMARY.

VII l. It14uA1t1s
The use of the Australian ballot at the
city primary is not only a measure that
will give satisfaction in every respect, but
it is one that is very important to Demo-
Gratis outside of the city. We would sug-
gest to Chairman A. C.. Gordon OF the
County Committee, who did such excellent
work for his party in the November cleo
ton, that he add to his good record this
Spring by issuing personal invitations to
the members of the Democratic precinct
committees in the county. and to other &C
tive Democrats to come to the city on pri
mary day and witness the working of the
Australian system. 1t will be more or less
awkward for the Democrats of the county
to have their first experience with the sys-
TEN when they go to the polls next Novem
Der. 1t is quite certain that all our party
losses in November by the new system, and
it will be likely to lose something, will
come from unfamiliarity with the mode of
voting under it. AS MI. Gordon is amen
Der of, and, we think, Chairman also of the
City Democratic Committee, we suggest
an early call of that body together to adopt
the system for the primary, and thus give
an early official notice to the county Demo-
Gratis that it will be ON exhibition here in
May for their benefit, as we'll rs for full
and satisfactory expression of the city
Democrats as to their choice for city OIL
GERS,
Since the above was written, we see that
the Democratic City Committee has called
mass meeting at Columbian Hall, Tues
day, April Sd, ats P. M. At this meeting
the question of having an Australian bal
lot primary will lie submitted. We hope
it will he adopted and that every Democrat
who wants it adopted Will he there. 1t has
been a stock phrase with Repu blicans, Pro-
hibitionists and Populists, that our city
politics are run by ring and that our pri~
maries are run the same way. 1t has been re-
peated so often that many good Democrats
have come to believe it. An Australian
ballot primary with its absolute secrecy,
will conciusively Iefute this, bring all Dem
ocrats into the primary and give the party
d good ticket. Such d primary will kill all
ring business dead, and give the people con-
fidence in the ticket.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
Deaths.

| Mr.. James Henderson, one Of the oldest
| farmers in the county, died yesterday at
A. M, at his home near Arbor Hill, aged
50 years and 6 months, after sickness OF
several months. The remains will be taken
from the house at 8 O'Clock A. NJ, to-
morrow. and carried to Bethel for inter-
ment, where his family is buried. Rev. J.
E. Booker of Hebron, his pastor, will con-
duct the funeral services at Bethel MI.
Henderson leaves brother in West Vir-
ginia, but no living relatives in this State.
His property. which is considerable, is
divided, by will, among his friends and
employees. County Treasurer J. N. Nc
Farland is his Executor, MI. Henderson
was for number Of years Superintendent
of the county Almshouse.
MI. Mansfield Marshall, formerly of Au-
gusta county, died near Dayton, Rocking.
ham county, on Friday last, at the home
Of his son-in-law, James r. Price. He
was the father of Hon. James w. Mar
shall, member of Congress from the 9th
| Virginia district.
Mr.. VIM. Cain of Winchester, was in the
city Saturday attending the funeral of his
son William, aged 80 years, a patient at the
Western Hospital, who was buried in the
Hospital cemetery
Rev. DR.. Ferdinand Jacobs, who once
served the Waynesboro and Bath Presby-
terrain churches in this State, died at NASH
vile, Tenn, On the l1th inst, aged SO.
Charles Thompson, venerable colored
man who for years turned the press wheel
at the Spectator and other offices here, died
on Wednesday morning at his home on
Richardson street. He was the only col
ored member Of the Lutheran church. He
was born in Waynesboro, and belonged to
the late John Wayt. After freedom came,
his only ambition was to lie Justice of
the Peace, as he saw some of his color be-
ing in Eastern Virginia, but living in
white county his desire was never gratified.
lie was respectable, industrious man,
and up to the failure of his health, year
ago, was always at work,
At his funeral services yesterday after
noon at Christ Church, Rev. H. F. Shealy
alluded to the fact that he was one of the
original members Of the church. The
white members Of the church furnished the
pail bearers. as folloWs-Messrs. J. j. Pru-
fer, D. w. Landes, G. G. Berry, J.. II.
Wehn, JAS. Bowman and VIM. Bryan.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23

1t is rather disconraging to American
pride to be informed that the "discovery'
Of permanganate Of potassium being an
antidote to opium poisoning, over which
medical circles have been SO much stirred up
OF late, is not either new Oh American. 1t
was discovered in 1881 10y Dr.. J. Barker
Smith of Dulwich, England, and B. e.
Jenkins. F. R. A. S., furnishes to the
BLACK and White Of London, the posi-
tive proof. The medical fraternity of Eng
land, however, seem to have put his discov-
cry to little use up to the present date, so
little that the majority of them thought
the recent experiment in Brooklyn, N. Y,
was an original discovery.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23

NIRGINIA-In the Clerks Office of the circuit
court OF Augusta county-in vacation
March 22d, 1891
Samuel II. Dold, in his own right and as
administrator of Addison Doiu, Decd Plat ntiff
vs.
Mrs Angelina M. Dold. Mrs. Matte D.
BosWorth, wife OF John w. Bosworth, and
said John w. Bosworth and Others Defendants
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suits settlement of the
estate OF the late DR.. Addison Dold who depa rted
this life, ntestate, at his residence near Fishers
vie IN Augusta county. Va, November Sth
1913, ana division and distribution OF said es-
late, real and personal, amongst his heirs at-law
and distributes. all OF whom are parties this
MIS-. Matte u. Bosworth, John w. Bosworth
Mari Marie Z. Dold, LoIeta L.. Dold, and Stella r.
Do!d, the last named three defendants being in
liant children, of Harry NJ. bold, decd, are non
residents OF this State, it is ordered that they
Sevefaily appear here within fifteen days after
que puollca ton hereof and do what is necessary
10 protect their interests i'll this suit.
IA cOpy-teste,
JOS. B. WOODWARD,
Cluei q Liuer. p-q. Clerk.
23-tt
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

TO THE DEMOCRATS or THE 10th DISTRICT
hereby announce myself q candidate for the
Democratic Congressional nomination for this
district. favor such legislation as will be pro-
ductive of the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der and secure equal rights to all and special
privileges TO none. will address you at your
respective county seats and give you my views
on the political issues OF the day. Having served
for thirty years in the ranks of the party now
solicit your support and suhrages.
Respectfully and truly yours,
JOHN N. OPIE.
Staunton, Va, March 5th. 1891, marie St
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-23

Richmond seems on the verge OF one of
the most powerful spiritual manifest ations
in its history. Moody and Sankey will be
there about March 29til, but in advance of
their coming, Mr.. Nee tham and Mr..
Scheduled, evangelists, have been holding
preparatory meetings which have created
Il profound feeling. 1t has been resolved
by the candidates for office to discontinue
I'll addresses to clubs al;l other political
gatherings during the Moody and Sankey
meetings. Many residents Of Staunton are
arranging to attend some Of tine meetings.