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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

Senator John Sherman, one of the
ablest of the Republican leaders, has
written letter from which the follow.
ING is an extract:
II believe you never can organize q
Republican or any other party in
Texas unless you recognize the wide
difference between the white and col
ored population in intelligence and fit
ness to exercise the elective franchise
More than one generation must pass
away before the negro can be placed
on an equality with the white man
The negro ought to be assured that he
will be protected as far as possible in
his constitutional rights, but he ought
also to be little modest in thrustine
the race question into party contests. >
Mr.. Sherman takes the position
which is usually supposed to be held
only by Southern Democrats of the ex-
IRENE type. How far his views are
shared by other leading Repu blicans
we are not able to say. as many OF
these gentlemen hold opinions in pri
vate which they carefully conceal in
their public relations. Mr.. Sherman
gives the negroes sound advice, how
ever, when he suggests that they
should not thrust the race question in
to party contests. That question will
disappear in good time, so far as the
whites are concerned, unless the ne
groes unwisely agitate it and keep it
alive.-I1de1-Appeal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

CHICAGO, November 2-Julia Mer-
chant Sampson, the deaf-mute daugl1-
ter of ex Postmaster Merchant. of New
Orleans, one of the wealthiest men in
the Crescent City, was divorced to day
from James Irwin Sampson. also a
deaf mute, on the ground of cruelty.
She met Sampson in Washington
while attending deaf mute school in
which he was professor, and because
of parental opposition the couple elop-
ed and were married in 1890. He is a
clerk in the Chicago postoffice
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Caldwell felt.

A qniet but beautiful wedding was
soiemnized on Wednesday, October
24tll, at the home of the brides father,
Mr. w. b. Moffett. near Brownsburg.
by the Rev. Mr.. Wilson, who united in
the holy bonds of wedlock DR.. ID. G..
Caldwell, of Concord, N. c., to Miss
Marie S. Moffett. The house was
beautifully and tastefully decorated
with ferns and flowers. The presents
were both beautiful and useful. DR..
Caldwell has captured one of the most
beautiful and accomplished daughters
of the Brownsburg neighborhood
which is noted far and wide fer its
lovely women.-LeTiagt0n Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

BURGLARS JAILED-Jos Murphy
and VIM. Shields, white men who had
worked at Iron Gate about a gear ago
were lodged in Jail at this place Mon
day by Sergeant Gleason of Clifton
Forge, charged with breaking into
Messrs. Pendleton Bros hardware
store at that place little over week
ago and stealing therefrom about $3.50
worth of goods, consisting of knives,
pistols, razors, etc. They we've arrest
ed in Lynchburg where they had en-
deavored to dispose of some of the
stolen goods.-AlIegha1aV Sentinel.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

- A l. f OF BASIC CITY CAR-WORKS,
y STOCK.-In accordance with the statute
in that case made and provided, the Basic
City Car works Company will sell for cash at
public auction, in front of the courthouse in
the city of Staunton, on
Saturday, the 10th day of November, 1894,
at IL O'Clock NJ, the following named shares of
stock of the Basic City Cary Works Company
viz: 23l shares taken by NJ. NJ. Robertson.
The above shares of stock will be sold to en-
force payment of the amount due, as per calls
made by the Basic City Car Works Company
on the said stock, the subscribers for and the
owners and transferees of said stock having
made default in the payment of the assess
ments thereon, as legally called for by the
Board of Directors of the Basic City Car-W orks'
Company
oct Il-4tS
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[E. NJ. Cushing and Son. Auctioneers.1

e. NJ. Cushing and Son, Auctioneers.l
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND.-Pur-
~ suant to decree entered at the Nav
term. 1894, of the Circuit Court of Augusta Co.,
Va. in the chancery cause of Richie A. j., Us
Ashby, NJ A, &c, the undersigned Commits
sioner will sell by public auction in front of
the courthouse of Augusta county, Va, on
Saturday, November 10th, 1894,
the undivided tenth interest of said NJ. A.
Ashby in a certain tract of land containing
17S 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.
!. Jos. B. Woodward Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Augusta county, certify that John A.
Alexander has executed the bond required by
decree of Sale in Ritchie for &C., VS.. Ashby &c.
Given under my hand this Sth day of Octo-
Der, 1894.
oct 10-4ts JOS. B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

There is great demand for de
crease in the price of bread owing to
the cheapness of flour, but no general
reduction has taken place. Small
bakers say that they are doing very
badly. and that the Bread Trust, which
- making ALI n;onsy, should reduce
their rates.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
~ REAL ESTATE.-We. the undersigned
commissioners, appointed by the Circuit Court
OF Augusta county, in the chancery cause of
Ihurna X Arey Us. Geo. y. Craun, pursuant to
decree entered in said cause at the November
term, 1888, of said court, will proceed on
Saturday, November 17tii, 1894,
to sell at public auction in front OF the court
house in StauntOn Va, the house. and square
of five acres of land Immediately surrounding
said house, being the house now occupied by
said Craun, and being a portion of tract of
40 acres, rOOds and Is poles conveyed by
Thos. G. Elder Special Commissioner of the
Circuit Court of Augusta county, in the chan
Gerry cause OF Shumate Us. Washington.
THE TERMS of this sale are cash.
JAS. BUMGARDNER, Jr.,
RICHARD S. KER.
Commissioners.
oct "a Ats
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AttpmliS Snicide.

A correspondent of the Charlottes
vile Chronicle, writing from Green
wood on last Friday, says
1.-THE community was shocked Oh
Tuesday to learn that Mrs. Susie Rails
an esteemed lady who lives at Hillsboro
attempted to commit suicide by hang
ing herself. She was found before life
was extinct, and, through prompt medi
cal treatment, has so far recovered as
to be able to resume her household
duties. An unsound mind and delicai {
health are thought to have caused heI
attempt upon her life.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

INCREASE IN NET EARNINGS.-De-
spite many drawbacks the report of the
Georgia railway commission shows an
increase in the earnings of the rail
roads of that State this year compared
with the previous year of nearly one
million dollars. For the year ended
June 80, 1892, the net earnings were
So, $685. 1876, while for the year ended
June 30, 1894, the net earnings were
s4,7o7, eco. -
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ii0w's This 4!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY de- CO.,
Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. lave known F.
j. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous SUI faces of the SYSTEM
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists. Testimonials free.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

No confirmation of the reported fall
of Port Arthur has been received. The
Japase have. however, captured Flung
Wang Ching, one of the strongest
defenses of Port Arthur, and captured
large amount of war material.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NIRGlNIA:-In the Clerks Uffice of the Cir
v cult Court of Augusta county, in vaca-
ton, November 3rd, 1884,
William Patrick, Trustee, ct ais, ... Plaintiffs,
VS..
G. F. Smith, Deputy Sheriff, ct ais. Defendants,
IN CHANCERY,
Tine object of this suit is to enjoin and re-
strain the defendant, G. d. Smith. and the 9TH
er defendants from levying on any of the prop
erty OF the plaintiffs under the executions
mentioned in the bill.
1t appearing by affidavit fled that defend
ants Tryee and Co., and w. I. and J. W. Homer
are non-residents 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.
"A copy-teste,
JOS. b. WOODWARD, Clerk.
Patrick & Gordon, Pa,
nov 74ts
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

Prince Hohenlohe is expected to re
verse TIE German agrarian policy and
advocate more aggressive colonial
course.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

DIR. MCKIM ON SOCIAL PURITY.-An
address on purity was delivered on
Sunday afternoon of last week by Rev.
DIR. McKim, the rector of the Epiphany
Church, Washington, before the usual
Sunday afternoon meeting for men at
the Y. M. G. A. He advocated a new
standard of purity, and said that there
should be one law for men and women.
He said that it was the law of society
that the woman should be held as an
Infamous outcast, while the man goes
back into decent society, having lost
no standing by reason of his sin. He
said that he did not think that this
was just. He appealed to the audience
to unite with the White Cross Army,
and all of those present arose and re-
peated the promise of the army to as
sist in the work.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VERY DE-

II E
~ SIRABLE PROPERTY.-By virtue of
decree of the Circuit Court of Augusta county,
entered June End, 1884, will proceed, on
Saturday. the 10th day of November, 1894,
in front of the Courthouse in the city of Staun-
ton to sell at public auction! that very desira-
BILE property, we'll known the Brandon Ho-
tel property situated at Basic City, in the
county OF Augusta, and also all the furniture.
fixtures, and appliance for operating hotel
contained in said hotel property. The hotel
property itself, comprises the hotel building
and the lands thereto attached, as shown by
the map of Basic City, duly recorded in the
Clerks office of the County court of Augusta
county.
TERMS:-Cash in hand to pay the unpaid
remainder of the cash payment due from the
last purchaser viz: So, 00000, and interest there
ON from November 18th, 1892 until paid: and
also the costs of rule awarded in the case, and
the costs of sale, and the remainder upon a
credit OF one, two, and three years from date
or sale, with interest from date of sale the
purchaser giving bond with approved per-
sonal security, and the title retained as ulti-
mate security.
JAMES BUMGARDNER, Jr.,
oct l1-tds Commissioner.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

- SITE FOR ACADEMY PURCHASED
The trustees appointed by Mr. Richard
A. Robinson, of Louisville, KY, for the
endowment fund of the Shenandoah
Valley Academy, at Winchester, Va,
have purchased the Sommerville prop.
erty, beautiful location just west OF
Winchester This includes a large
three story brick building and 10 acres
of land adjoining. Mr.. Robinson has
also added an additional 81 900 fol
building suitable school rooms
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-07

Two MEN KILLED BY AN EXPLo
sIAN.-Tuesday morning of last week
at II o'clock the boiler of 7. Kreps's
saw-mill, located ON the outskirts OF
Parkersburg, w. Va, exploded, en-
tirely demolishing the building and in
stantly killing John Kreps, a son OF
the proprietor, and David Jones, an
employee, and fatally woundiDg Ben
jamin Mounts. Young Kreps's head
was blown off. and the bodies of both
the dead men were terribly mangled.
The shock of the explosion was felt
throughout the city of Parkersburg.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-02-01
MARRIED THE FOUR SISTERS.

Murfreesboro Tenn letter in the
Philadelphia Times: Living in the
mountains Of this county is a family
which has a singular history in Il
matrimonial way. The father owns a
farm and four daughters, or did own
the latter. A man named Phillips
about fifteen years ago married the
eldest Of these daughters, and after a
few years Of married life the lady ran
away with the husbands sworn enc
my. He procured a divorce from her
and wooed the second sister and took
ner home, but the next day the woman
turned up at home and said she
wouldn't live with Phillips, and after
4 time succeeded IN getting legally
free from him.
Then the third sister, undaunted by
what had gone before, married the
husband Of her two sisters. Soon
after this the fellow was sent to the
penitentiary for an oiense that kept
ann there three years. and when he
came home he found that his wifes
liclIe fancy had strayed while he was
absent and had fixed itself upon a
ueighbor, John Callahan. By law she
vas entitled to a divorce from her
husband. as he was a convicted felOn.
%. getting It, she married her lover.
Ia the meantime the first wife
had found that the man with whom
she had eloped would not marry her
after Phillips had divorced her, and
returned home Then Mrs. Callahan
wandered back 10 her father, for her
husband No 2 could not or would
not support her. SO in this way the
old man had once more his four
daughters Oh his hands, and Phillips
was still free.
The youngest daughter was now
about eighteen, and she also fell a
victim to the fascination the man
Phillips appears to have exerted over
them all at first, and becoming intatu
ated with him consented to marry
nlm. Phillips went to the father for
the fourth time to ask for daughters
hand, and was told that he might
nave her on the condition that he
Kept her.
Phillips promised, and the ceremony
was to take place the following night,
when the ex-wives, growing Jealous,
armed themselves and sWore that the
marriage should never take place, so
Phillips rode to town and swore out a
warrant against the sisters, telling of
their threats The women were sworn
then to keep the peace, but Phillips
thought it prudent, however, to run
away with his bride to Kentucky and
marry her there. This time his matri-
monial venture seems to have termin-
ated happily, for he has three chill
dTqn and Is pTOSpprIpU
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a STATEMENT OF THE CASE.
CROOK CITY, s, D.. IAN

S. Ian
Electric Hanf+fb Haar Go,
been for considering
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the relief obtained from voluntary
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in
employed
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bell
FROM disease
troubled
valuable
case tor his normaton Sincerely friend
6.
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Sizing UP THE GUESTS.

Did you ever think why every hotel
office faces the entrance!" queried a
veteran clerk for the reception Of
guests, addressing a writer for the
" ashingtOn News. well, it isn't
mere accident, | can assure you. but
the main idea Of the arrangement is
TO give ample opportunity for the
clerk to study the people who come
into the house. Every stranger is an
understudy, and to make Just one
mistake Ill sizing" him up might
mean serious trouble There is the
man who should not be trusted for d
room if he is without a trunk Then
there is another VINO can stand double
rates for the best rooms and is sure to
want bath, while another Will never
wish to bother with such lavatory
nonsense as can only be found in a
t;lb. There Is the man who wants the
cheapest room III the house and is
willing to put up with annoyance to
get it. Another has literary genius
and will burn gas with an open hand,
and you want to get him in a room
with but one jet. All these peculiari-
ties the clerk is supposed to divine.
and in order to do it by sight he
wants to get view Of the guest from
the time he enters the door till he
reaches the counter, for yon can tell
character by mans swing OF appear
ance little way off that could not so
well be detected when he is within a
foot of you. Takes brains to be be
hind a desk" Well | just tell you
you have it now. 1t does take brains
and not alone a diamond shirt pin. as
some unsophisticated people think"
\ fond mother had been troubled
by a bad boy who persisted in entic-
her young hopeful out to play with
him in the alley The mother could
not get near enough to the bad boy to
warn him to stay away SO sent word
by her Sammie:
Well" she said, when Sammie re-
turned, did you tell him what l
said?"
"Yes'm."
Did you tell him in plain English
so he Will know just what | meant?"
y eS m
What did you say to him."
Il said: Look here, you chump.
my mommer says if she gets her
fippers on to you onct she'll yank you
into the middle of next week; and she
don't want you to be monkeyin' around
this alley or she'll make you sick in
/ forty-seven places. Do you catch on
Gitr That's what I said to him
Nothin' the matter with that being
plain enough, is there?"
And the poor mother burst into
tears
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ALMOST A WILDERNESS NOW.

/ Not the least interesting feature of
the place is the barracks. where is
quartered portion of Hippolyte,s
valiant army. says a writer in the
Providence Journal. The only at
/ tempt at uniform Is a suit of blue
overalls, generally in the last stage of
/ dilapidation, and a cap ornamented
with red, yellow or blue braid, accord
ing to the fancy of the wearer. Some
few have shoes or straw slippers, but
! the majority are barefooted. They
! are armed, however, with fairly good
/ muskets, and many of them carry
! ugly looking knives. [ saw large
numbers of the soldiers on the plaza
or public square, some playing at dice
or cards, some talking, others sleeping,
and all lazy, dirty and ragged This
/ plaza, which was originally well laid
out and which actually boasted an
ancient fountain in the center, was
Uttered with refuse, rooted up by hogs
and filthy with house offal and dung.
The ancient paved walks which ori-
glnally traversed it wele badly broken
and the loose stones were widely scat
tered by the hogs Outside of the
town and as far as the eye can reach
7 extends hilly country covered with
forest. In long tramp through this
country we saw no cultivated land.
And vet this land is said to be ex-
tre,oely fertile and to yield largely
any tropical plant that is planted upon
it.
From an examination of an out
cropping ledge Of rock | decided that
the soil was underlaid with limestone,
and such a soil is nearly always rich
But the richness of this island is vast
ed. For even the old plantations
which We're well set with coffee,
oranges and cocoanuts are grown up
to tropical forests and yield next to
nothing Right in the midst Of a
jungle Of wild trees and bushes [
found traces of an old orange and
mango grove. indicated by the re
mains Of straight rows in which these
trees We're originally planted. And
with the decline and ruin of the plan
tations 4stas declined everything in
connection with them. Even the old
carriage roads which originally ira
versed the island and formed a chan
mel for conveying the produce to the
ports are now only bride paths, being
completely overgrown with forest and
bushes
And this is Hayti, the Hispaniola of
Columbus, the pride and glory of the
great admiral! For it will be remem-
bered that, after examining the other
large islands of the West Indies,
| Columbus decided that this one was
the richest and the best. And later,
/ when under French rule, it was one of
the fairest and wealthiest spots in the
civilized world. The whole republic,
in fact, is gigantic farce. No nation
has ever shown itself more utterly in
capable of self government than the
black republic. In some eighty years
Of Haytian independence there have
been more than ninety revolutions.
The children, with few exceptions,
grow up in absolute ignorance, and
with a deep, inborn hatred for the
white man. The rulers are blood
thirsty tyrants and the country has
degenerated into a tropical wilder
ness.
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Persons making inquiries from writer's will p
addressed stamped envelope to insure prompt reply.


First publication Jan, 11th 189I.) No, 3
N ROBATE-MANITowoC COUNTY COURT.
L In the matter of the estate of Joseph Mar
esh, Sr, deceased.
To whom it may concern: Letters of a2minis-
tratlon on said estate of Joseph Maresh deceased
having been issued to Adoph Cizek on the 30th
day of December, A. D., 1884, and six months
from and after said day being allowed and limit
ed for creditors to present their claims for ex-
animation and allowance. notice is hereby given
that the undersigned will, on the first Tuesday
of April and July, 1894, at the probate Office in
the city of ManitowOc, in said county, receive
examine, and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against said deceased.
Dated January 10th, 1891.
febS f. L. MANSFAU Comfy Jnrge
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First publication Jan. 11th. Iaql.) No

(First publication Jan. 11th, Ia94.) No4
y PROBATE-MANITOwOC COUNTY COURT.
L In the matter of the estatate of Mary Saule
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Charles w.
Giffey, executor of the estate of said deceased
for the adjustment and allowance of his adj
ministration account land the assignment of
the residue of said estate to such other persons
as are by law entitled to the same):
1t is ordered that said account be examined,
adjusted and allowed at special term of said
court to be held at the office of the county Judge
in the city of Manitowoc in said county. on
Tuesday, the 18th day of February, A. D., 1891,
1t Is further ordered that upon the adjustment
and allowance of such account by this court As
aforesaid, the residue of said estate be. by the
further order and Judgment of this court. assign
ed to such persons are by law entitled to the
same.
1t is further ordered, that notice of the time
and place of the examination and allowance of
such account, and the assignment OF the residue
of SAID estate. be given to all persons interested
by publication of this order for three successive
weeks, before SAID day in the Manitowoc Pilot
weekly newspaper printed and Published at the
city of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin.
Dated Manitowoc. Wis. Jan, 10th. A. d.. 1891
By the court.
F. Z. MANSEAU, County Judge
Markham & MdrkiIum, AttTs. feb
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The living monuments of Balti-
more. the City of Monuments, are the
beautiful women" said Gen. Felix
Agnus, the proprietor of the Balti-
more American. I'VE regret, how
ever, that the gentlemen of New York
are taking many of them to their city.
Mr. Frederick Gebhard is to marry
one of the most beautiful and attract
i've of all, Miss Louise Morris. They
are telling pretty little story about
Mr.. Gebhard's generosity in Balti-
more. On the day before Christmas
he was met On one Of the streets by a
poorly clad and hungry newsbOy. The
boy told story of suffering. and init
mated that it was pretty hard luck to
be both cold and hungry on the day
before Christmas and have a lot Of
papers left over
MIR. Gebhard took down the boys
address, and the next morning when
he awoke he found an entire winters
outfit, suit of clothes, overcoat, cap
and gloves He wandered about the
streets until the next day to find Mr..
Gebhard and thank him'l