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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

Miss Frances Willard announces that
owing to the financial stress in the
United States, she returns to the
National Woman's Christian Temper
anee Union her last two years salary
which she received as president of that
organization.
An inscription upon wreath placed
upon the statue of Joan of Arc by Paris
Masons Wednesday offended the Catho-
lies, and there was rioting, which was
dispersed by the police.
To ELECT DELEGATES IN APPoMAT-
TOX.-The Democrats of AppomattoX
county, in mass meeting at tie Court
House hursday-Court-
day there-will elect delegates to the
Congressional Convention to be held
in Buchanan on the 10Th of August.
The will of the late Mark Downey, of
Richmond, has been admitted to pro-
bate The estate is valued at 100000.
He makes a number of charitable be-
quests, including $4,000 to the Little
Sisters of the Poor. Among the be-
quests to personal friends is one of 3d.
600 to VIM. A. Piet, of Baltimore, las
token of his regard and esteem for
him."
Gov. Matthews, of Indiana, has is
sued proclamation commanding the
striking miners who are obstructing
the passage of trains to disband, and,
if the proclamation is not obeyed at
once. he will enforce it with the
militia.
In the County Court of Page, Thurs
day, Perry Nichols, a young white boy,
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
two years for shooting into passenger
train on the Norfolk and Western Rail
road on the 9th of April, 1894, near
Rileysvile, Page county.
The district democratic committee
met at Lynchburg Friday and elected
Roanoke as the place and August Is as
the time for holding the sixth district
COuSToSSlOldl COHN cItioh. hOlC VIII
be one delegate for every 100 demo-
cratic votes cast in the last presiden-
tial election, so that the convention
will have 1870 members.
It understood that an extra session
of the Virginia Legislature will be
called by Governor O'Ferrall to meet
in the fall.
Judge Bradley refused to sign the
bill of exceptions in the appeal of the
Breckini idge- Pollard case.
Alex. McClintock & Son in getting
out timber passed overa bridge span
ming Buffalo creek near Huntington,
w. Va. The bridge gave way: the
engine, boiler and men we're precipi-
tated twenty feet below. The escaping
steam fatally scalded Sun Buchanan
and Joseph Brandon. Three Others
were slightly burned.
Jim Walker, colored was tried in the
County Court of Roanoke, May goth,
and given eight years in the penitenti-
airy for attempting to outrage Mrs.
John Stotz, an aged lady of Salem, sew
eral weeks ago. The evidence. against
him was only circumstantial, and a
rev trial was asked,
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Deafness Cannot be Cared

by local applications, as they cannot
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
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets inflamed you have a
rumbling sound of imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed Deafness
is the result, and unless the infianna
ton can be taken out and this tube
restored to it's normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed con-
dition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness caused by
r;.tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
T. J. CHENEY e. CO, -
Toledo, O.
az sold ~ Druggist, '5r,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

DEFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION. - Most
of the trouble and distress in this coun-
try Just now may be traced to this one
cause, defective distribution. 1t is not
the aggregate amount of wealth in a
country, but the distribution of that
wealth that makes prosperous and
happy communities. There is plenty
of money in this country to carry on
business, but under the operation of
the protective tariff the wealth is con-
centrated in the hands of few individ
uals, and there is congestion at the
commercial centers, while remote dis
tricts are almost denuded of ready
money.
Again, there is plenty of work in
this country, and there are plenty of
laborers too, but unfortunately the
work is at one place while the laborers
are at mother The cities are over
run witt laborers who can find no
work, a ID agriculture is languishing
in many quarters because laborers are
wanting to till the felds.-Lynchburg
AdUa11ce.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

GEN. BRADDOCK's SASH FOUND "A
letter from Winchester, Va. mentions
the interesting fact that Mrs. Bette
Taylor cambridge, the only surviving
daughter of ex President Zachary Tay
lor, who resides in that city, has just
discovered. after long search, the miss
ing sash of Gen. Braddock, which was
long supposed to have been lost. This
sash, which is stained with Braddock'
blood, was, sent by Gen. Gaines to Gen
Taylor, just after his brilliant achieve
ment on the Rio. Grande in 1916. Mrs.
cambridge found the valuable relic
carefully wrapped up in linen and
labeled 'ssBraddock SASH" 1t was
found with her fathers two military
sashes. Mrs. cambridge was formerly
Mrs. Bliss and presided over the White
House in the short year her father was
president.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

EXECUTOR'S SALE OF ABLE
II REAL ESTATE-As executor of the
last will and testament OF James Jordan, de-
ceased will offer for sale at public auction
at the front door of the court house in Staun-
ton, Va, (or | will sell it privately on
Monday, July 23rd, 1894,
that valuable tract OF land, containing 100
Acres, known as the home farm of said James
Jordan, decd situated on Middle river. about
miles north OF Stanton, = miles west of the
Willow Spout. The improvements consist of
an excellent brick dwelling containing SroomS,
a large bank barn, a tenant house and other
outbuildings; also two fine orchards and new
er failing spring at the house. These lands are
extremely fertile and productive and this is
one of the most desirable homes in the widely
known Middle River district.
TERMS OF SALE:-PoSsesSion will be given
on August end, 1894, and the purchaser will be
required to give bonds, with approved secur-
ity, for the cash payment of one fifth payable
Aug. -, 1894, and the residue of purchase price
on credit of ], 2, and 4years from Aug. end,
1894, with in 5erest from said last named date.
Title retain ed ultimate security. Sale to
begin at l O'Clock p. III.
PETER A. WHITESEL, EXe'Or
Cross Keys, Rockingham Co., Va.
nav Solids
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

4 COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Staunton, Va, June 9TH, 1894.
Huffman, etc.
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Co. ETC.,
and
Robertson, etc.
VS..
Simmons, ct ais,
and
Cranston & Bartlett, .--
VS..
Simmons, ct ais.
All persons interested in the above STYLED
causes i'll chancery will TAKE NOTICE, that il
pursuance of a decree OF the Circuit Court O.
Augusta county, entered in said causes OF
June End, 1894, shall at my Office in Staunton
Va, on
Friday, the 9th day of July, 1894,
proceed to consider any exceptions to my re
port filed May 3Oth, 1894; to make such alternate
or other statements of any matters stated il
said report as may be deemed proper OF thai
parties in interest may require: to report fur
Their npOn any facts or matters connected will
this controversy that may be deemed proper
and also to consider the matters set forth il
the petition of Jno. Herbert Nash heretofore
filed i'll til csc causes.
r. E. r. NELSON,
Commissioner in Chancery
Jos. A. Glasgow, Patrick & Gordon, G. W
Berlin, p. q.
june GIFTS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06
ARCTURUS.
IT'S DISTANCE AND MAGNITUDE.

IT'S DISTANCE AND MAGNITUDE.
The distance and magnitude Ct the
stars-not the planets of our system
are inconceivable-the imagination
wearies and dispairs when 1T attempts
to realize them. The stars are suns,
with their systems of planets revolving
around them. These stars or suns are
much larger than the sun in the solar
system. We will now speak of arctu-
rus, which is found in the heavens by
following the curve in the handle of
what is commonly known as the dip
per, for little more than the length
of the dipper. 1t is much brighter
than any other star in that part of the
armament, and is readily found.
Some idea of its immense distance
from the earth may be had, when you
consider that the average distance OF
the sun is 100000 and that of arctu-
rus is II, 400, 900 times greater-in round
numbers one thousand millions of mil
lions of miles.
Arcturus is one of those stars OF
which astronomers have detected
proper motion. 1t is travelling through
space at the rate of fiftyfour miles a
second at least, though its distance
from us is so enormous as to render
the relative position of arcturus to the
other stars scarcely perceptible.
The magnitude of the sun is so vast
that the imagination can scarcely con-
ceive it, and yet that of arcturus is SO
much greater that the light it emits is
5,19S times greater than that emitted
by our sun.
The distance of arcturus and its mag
nitude are truly wonderful, and yet
there are myriads of stars or suns al
much greater distances, and some, &c
doubt, of much larger size.
The earth, though to us a very large
body, is to the universe but as single
grain of sand to the whole body of the
earth, and man is but as a mlcrobe
on this grain of sand, and yet, in his
superlative pride and excessive ego
tism, he vainly imagines that the uni
verse was created for his special bene
fit. Well may the Psalmist exclaim-
s'What is man that thou art mindful o
him, or the son of man that thou visit
est him ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06
Committed TO Jail on Charge of Raping
His Daughter.

George Downey of near Longdale,
was Brought to Lexington at 1890
o'clock this morning by Deputy Sheriff
w. E. Ham of Allegheny county, and
| lodged in jail. He was committed to
| jail yesterday by Justice Guy r. Rob
inson of Longdale, on the charge of
raping his daughter, Elizabeth Downey,
Mondayat Spout spring, on the turn
| pike between COllierstown and Long
dale furnace. He was taken to Coving-
ton to Jail, but it being ascertained by
the Commonwealth attorney that
| Spout spring was in Rockbridge coun-
| ty, Downey was sent to Rock bridge for
trial.
Downay was committed upon aft
davt made by his daughter. Accord
ing to the girls statement her father
had been making improper proposals
to her, and to get away from him she
left home and sought refuge with
friends on the Rockbridge side of North
mountain. He followed her, took pos
session of her at the neighbours house,
put her upon the horse behind him and
when Spout spring was reached ON the
road ravished her.
Downey denies the charge and states
that his daughter was put up to max
ing it; that she had been behaving
badly and he had whipped her; that
she had run away from home and he
had gone after her and brought her
back, and that she then made the
charge against him. That he knows
she did not realize the enormity of the
charge and will not repeat it in court.
There is said to be considerable ex
element about the matter at Longdale
and Indignation against Downey. The
testimony at the trial was regarded as
hard upon him.
Downey is a man of respectable stand
ing and has served at times as juror
at Allegheny court. From bOyhOod he
has worked for the Longdale company
as a stonemason and carpenter. He
owns home on the Allegheny side of
North mountain. He is man about
fifty years old and has a wife and ten
children, Elizabeth Downey is his old
est child and is handsome girl of eigh-
teen years.
Judge Houston has ordered special
grand jury to be summoned for next
Monday to investigate the case.-Lea-
ington Gazette, Nay 31St.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

VIRGINIA. In the Circuit Court of Angus
ia county, May 23rd, 1854
Charles Harris: a llnatic, who sues
by James Francis WildS, his trustee
VS..
Charles H. Butler and David VI.
In CHANCENY.
The object of this SIit is to cancel, annul.
and set aside a deed from Charles Harris to
Charles II. Butler, dated May p, 1888. and re-
corded in the CLERK S Office of the County Court
of Augusta county in Deed Book No. 10, page
43, conveying lots sand q in Block li2 as shown
on a map of Basic City recorded in said Office
in ID. B. ITO, pages 59S and 500; and also to can
eel, annul, and set aside a deed from said
Charles II. Butler to David NJ. LESS, dated
Sept. g. 1873 and recorded i'll said office in ID. IL.
100, page Il, conveying the same property.
Proper affidavit having been made and filed
stating that the defendants are not residents
of this State, 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. WOODW ARD, Clerk.
Patrick & Gordon. p.q
may 23-tt
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

ROBBERY OF HARDWARE STORE.
we learn from the Charlottesville
Progress that, last week, one or more
burglars entered the hardware store of
w. T. Martin in Charlottesville, land
stole therefrom about $75 worth of re-
volvers, razors, knives, etc, selecting
the finest of these articles. The heavier
shelf goods were not disturbed, and
the work was evidently that of persons
familiar with the store and the ar
rangement of the goods. Entrance
was gained through rear window by
lnriilg holes in wooden blinds and
whipping the helt.H
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06
From the Lexington Gazette of May-3lst.l
Memorial Day Exercises at Lexington

Memorial Day Exercises at Lexington.
Next Thursday, June 18th, is to be OBJ
served as Confederate Memorial day in
Lexington.
The executive committee of Lee
Jackson camp of Confederate veterans
which was charged by the camp with
the duty of making arrangements for
suitable memorial exercises, selected
June the 18th, as the day and prepared
the following for publication with re
gard to the exercises and the manner
of their observance:
| All Confederate soldiers and all citi-
Zens of the county are invited to par
ticipate in the ceremonies and assem-
BILE on the University campus at $50
o'clock p. III.
| The business men of the town of
Lexington are requested to close their
business houses at O'Clock of that day,
so as to give all an opportunity of at
| tending
| The ladies memorial committee is re
quested to take charge of and decorate
| the graves of Generals Lee and Jack
son, and to unite with the camp in the
exercises of the occasion. Each Con
federate soldier will provide and carry
with him flowers for the purpose of
decorating the soldiers graves.
The ceremonies will consist of q pray
err by the chaplain of Lee Jackson
camp, Rev DR. L. l. Preston, and n
short address by Hon. J. Randolph
Tucker on the University campus; af-
ter this the tomb of General Robert h
Lee will be decorated, and the process
sion will move out of the University
grounds by the main gate, on the south
east side, on and along Henry street tt
Main Street at Odd Fellows hall, thence
up Main street to the cemetery, where
the different bodies will halt, open
ranks and the Lee Jackson camp and
other Confederate veterans will pass
into the cemetery, followed by the re
mainder of the column. In the GENE
terry they will halt. break ranks anG
engage in the solemn duty and priv
lege of strewng flowers on our dead
horses who'll buried there.
The order to be observed in the line
of march will be as follows:
1. Band of music.
2. Officers and faculty of Virgins
Military Institute and Corps of Cadets
3. Faculty and Students of Washing
ton and Lee University.
| Lexington Fire company.
! 5. Citizens.
6. Lee Jackson camp and other Con.
federate soldiers.
Minute guns will be fired by detach
ment of the Rockbridge artillery dur
ing the ceremonies.
Colonel VIM. T. Poague, commando
of Lee Jackson camp, will act as chic
marshal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

The unwilling at Richmond the Both
of May was possibly the last memora
BILE act in drama passing into history
with enemies for book makers. 1t
drew together $4,000 participants who
braved the rain and cheered to the
echo the gospel of the Confederate
cause as proclaimed by Rev DR.. Cave
What shame that his burning elo
quence could not find place in school
history. A curse rest on the head OF
those who bartered away Southern
school books during the Malone regime
for mess of pottage Wdrrenton True
IndeG.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

LYNCHED HIM AT ONCE.-Honer,
Tenn, June Yesterday a negro
named Frank Ballard, IS years old,
assaulted Miss Birdie Thomas, high
ly-respectable young lady, while she
was returning home from a visit to a
nelghbor's. The brute failed to &C
complish his purpose, and being fright
ened by the girls screams, he cut her
throat just at this time and before
he could complete his bloody work,
some one appeared and he ran away.
leaving the girl in a dying condition.
The warning was promptly given.
Armed men took up the trail, and ran
the miscreant to earth this afternoon.
Without wasting any time they hang
ed him to limb of tree and riddled
his body with bullets.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

A N ESTRAY MARE.-Tlken by ]. w. Nc
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and Harvey Craun. before Hendren V. Bell
j. p. Extract TeSte.
WILLIAM A. BURNETT, Clerk.
June 6-3tS
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

The United States Court of Appeals
at New Orleans decided that the city
of New Orleans is not responsible for
damages for the death of the Sicilians
who were executed in the popular up
rising against the Malta.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06
".She wro' in a handwriting clerky,

".She wro in handwriting clerky,
She talse with an emphasis 1erky,
She painted on tiles i'll the sweetest of styles
But she ,.idnt know chicken from turkey"
But sic knew Dir. Pierce's Golden
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the bill gus or scrofulous poison from
the blood. Sure cure, also for con-
sumptio in its early stages.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

The special council for the Diocese
of Southern Virginia will meet at
Roanoke June 7-to-morrow. rs dele
gates are expected to attend.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

SALE OF FINE STOCK.-The Rock.
ingham Register says the sale of blood.
ed horses at the stock farm of Capt
Foxlall Daingerfield, in Culpeper, on
Wednesday, though not largely at
tended, was quite q success. All the
colts full bred) brought very salts.
factory prices. as did also the brood
mares. Some common stock sold al
low prices, but on the whole it was
considered good sale for the times.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

A numoe of mining towns in Colo
RADIO have been wiped out of existence
by the foods.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06
Gold Enough in the Country. but the
Treasury is in Need.

The outflow of gold to Europe con-
tinues, says the N. Y. Herald, and as
the banks will not supply the demands
of exporters the Treasury is being
steadily drained.
More than five millions were shipped
last week, and the Treasury reserve
must now be less than scveaty five mil
lion dollars. In ten days more, at the
present rate, it will be reduced to the
minimum figures touched last January,
when Secretary Carlisle was compelled
to sell bonds in order to replenish it.
In view of the vast amount of paper
money we have outstanding this situa-
ton is unsafe. and unless prompt meas
ures are taken to replenish the reserve
we are liable to have one of these days
u sudden ''scare" which will knock the
life out of the already enfeebled busl-
ness of the country. The government
must resort to a loan which will re-
plenish this reserve so as to insure the
continued convertibility of our eight
hundred and thirtyfour millions of
greenbacks and silver notes with gold.
1t is not in gold alone that the Treas
ury is poor 1t has little money left of
any sort. Aside from fractional silver
and minor coins, which are not availa-
BILE, the entire balance-gold reserve
and all-is only about ninety eight mil
lions. Income for eleven months has
fallen seventy two millions short of the
expenditures and for the fiscal year
ending with this month the deficit will
be about seventy-eight millions. Next
month the expenditures will be increas-
ed by interest and pension payments.
The business community is becoming
| nervous over this situation, and if our
foreign creditors should begin to doubt
the intention or ability of the admins
tration to sustain the credit of the gov
eminent they would redouble their
| drafts upon us for gold and serious
| trouble would be inevitable.
! In these circumstances loan OF some
sort is imperative, and unless Congress
at once authorizes an issue of low rate
bonds Mr.. Carlisle will have no alterna-
tive but to offer another batch of the
undesirable five per cents which he now
has the power to sell.
| FATAL SHOOTING. - Henry Firth
shot and k I'D Edward M. Taliaferro,
a TRAVELLED eealesman, in New Orleans,
Thursday night at his mothers gate.
Mr.. Taliaferro had been ordered by
Mrs. Firth to stay away from her
boarding house. He came to her house
that night while the family were eat
ing supper. Mrs. Firth ordered him to
leave the house and he finally left
When he got outside he called Firth
twice before he would go and they got
to uarreling. Taliaferro struck Firth
when Firth caught him around the
waist and shot him three times, killing
him instantly. The deceased was thir
ty years old. He was a son of Judge
Edward Francis Taliaferro, of Orange
county, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

JURY.-James Dorcas (colored) who
was arrested and taken before United
States Commissioner Geo. E. Sipe at
Federal Grandjury for Indictment.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06
Many Persons are broken

Gown fror, .ervork or household cares.
isro.-:'S Iron BitterS Rebuilds the
systen, G. IS digestion, removes excess OF blet
and a,,res malaria Get the genuine.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

nor RENTING comfortably furnished
L rooms i'll q desirable part of the city.
Refer to SPECTATOR, OFFICE.
may 22-tf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-06

1t was from types of this mould, the
founders of our government derived
the hopes of esta blishing popular
government, of possible permanence
and success, in opposition to the uni
form testimony of history to the con-
trary What must be the conclusion
of the rejecting mind, after contem
plating the heterogeneous populations
and the fragrant and belligerent dis
orders which are now rampant in the
land