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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

DIFFERENT PUNISHMENT.-InC Char
lottesville last Saturday, Robert John
son, alias Jones, (coIored), charged
with breaking into a caboose car and
stealing articles therefrom. was found
guilty of petit larceny and sentenced
to Jail for three months. He was de
Tended by James BIakey.
Henry King, who had no counsel
was tried. says the Chronicle. "for the
same offence and pleaded guilty. He
was sentenced to two years in the peni
Tertiary on one count and on another
to six months in jail"
We suppose, though it is not so stat
ed, that the first count was for grand
larceny. otherwise the difference of
punishment would be not only remark
able, but unjust.
President Faure sent his first mes
sage to the French Chamber of Dep
uties Monday, and the Ribot ministry
successfully resisted the attack Of the
opposition. A general amnesty bill
was passed and the completion Of the
cabinet was announced.
Major John Gilbert, known all over
the United States as the man who set
up and corrected the proofs of the first
Mormon Bible, died at Palmyra, N. Y,
aged ninety-three years.
Mr.. Platt's defiance of the reformers
is creating much discussion and there
is general opposition to the Lexow
plan for recognizing the police.
The snow ceased falling in Iowa
Saturday after continuing twenty
seven hours. 1t was twelve inches
deep in Iowa and adjoining States,
and railroad traffic was much delayed.
In Ohio the telegraph lines were
greatly damaged.
The Field Columbian Museum in the
Art Building at the Chicago Worlds
Fair grounds was robbed on Saturday
of case of ancient Egyptian gold
jewelry. valued at $4,000. There is nc
trace of the thief
Mrs. Gotel is under arrest for at
tempting to burn her infant alive in
the kitchen stove at her home in Buff.
falo, N. Y, Sunday. Insanity from
spiritualism is the alleged cause.
Harvey Booth, one Of the wealthiest
cattle men in Wyoming, was found
dead Saturday in his stable, near
Evanston, Wyo., the victim of muir
der.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30
The Massey Pilot Libel Suit.

The NorfOlk correspondent OF the
Inde1-Appeal says =
1.-THE Massey libel suit against the
Pilot is the talk of the city. The trial
of this suit bids fair to be battle
royal. The lawyers on both sides
Sam Small on the one and Judge John
Nicely and Mr. A. p Thorn on the
other-are men of unquestloned legal
ly to be one of the most interesting and
sensational ever tried ia Norfolk
court. they will resort to every means
known to Jurisprudence to bring out
the salient points on their respective
sides. Massey has instructed bis coun-
sci to contest every inch of ground
with the defendants. He knows that
some of those against whom his action
has been brought are men of great
wealth, and he intends to mulet them
for good round sum if he can possibly
do 80. Besides. his reputation as a
state official is at stake. and he must
clear his skirts of the serious charges
brought against him. 1t is believed
by some that the American Book Com
pany is backing Massey financially in
this suit and that opposition book con
Germs that are anxious to break the
hold of said company in Virginia in
the matter of supplying books to the
public school children, are like wise
supporting the Pilot If such is fact
it is not known Dy any one except
those directly interested. At any rate.
the suit will be costly one and money
must be forthcoming from some
where"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

INCoME-TAx DECIsIoN.-- The income
tax case, otherwise the application
made by John g. Moore, of New York,
for an injunction to restrain j. s. Mill
er, commissioner of internal revenue,
from collecting the income tax was de-
cided by Judge Hagner in Circuit
Court No. 2, of the District of Column
bia, last Wednesday morning, in favor
of the government. Judge Hagner
holds that the courts are without au-
thority to grant an injunction in such
a case as this, because of a provision
of the revised statutes that mo suit
for the purpose of restraining the as
sessment or collection of any tax, shall
be maintained in any court" He
would therefore, he said, sign decree
dismissing the bill with costs. Attor-
ney Jere M. Wilson, for the complain
ant, Moore, said it was his purpose to
submit an amended bill asking for an
injunction.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

CANDIDATES IN HIGHLAND COUNTY.
A Nc nterey correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch says that l.. H. Steph-
enson. Esq, who has held the office of
Commonwealth Attorney for High
land county for several terms, has been
prevailed upon to be a candidate for
re election to that position next May,
and that the contest for the Sherifalty
will be between Mr.. E. NJ. Arbogast,
present incumb ent, and Mr.. E. w.
Armstrong, both popular young men,
and the fight, it is believed, will be
close and holly contested"
In the Senate Saturday the Presi-
dents policy toward Hawaii was in
dorsed by vote of "a to %. The vote
was on party lines, except Mr.. Petit
grew, Republican, South Dakota)
voted with the democrats. Messrs.
Frye and Lodge and Mills participated
prominently in the debate on the ques-
ton.
In the House the time was occupied
chiefly in a debate upon Representa-
tive Wilson's bill to abolish the dis
eliminating duty on sugar from coun-
tries paying a bounty upon that
article. Representatives Wilson, Reed,
Blair, Payne and Warner were among
the prominent participants in the de-
bate. No vote was taken.
Rev. DIR. W. T. Hall, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, Lynch
burg, has been notified of his unani-
nous election to the chair of theology
in the Columbia Theological Seminary
at Columbia, s. G. He will accept.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

When such a widely known public
man as A. B. Wood. Deputy Marshal
of West Indianapolis, Ind, makes a
statement, the world knows that it is
true-that he means every word Of it.
Mr. Wood resides at 81 Marion Ave-,
West indianapolis, Ind. He has been
cured by the great medicine, DR..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve rem
edy, from utter nervous prostration and
exhaustion. He deems the cure most
wonderful, and the medicine which
cured him a most wonderful remedy.
He is anxious. therefore, to tell the
world of his remarkable restoration to
health, and to thus lead Others to
health by the use of the same grand
remedy
II had been troubled" said Mr.. Wood,
for twenty years with nervousness,
heart disease and gastric cata.rh of the
stomach. ending two years ago with a
complete prostration, and was taken
to my bed
II was under the care of two eminent
physicians. Finally through fri nd
was induced to try DR.. Greene's Nerv-
IRA blood and nerve remedy.
AFTER taking one bottle l began to
improve. and after using three bottles.
my usual health was restored. 1 can
now eat anything set before me. have
gained 80 pounds in flesh, now weigh
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30
A REMARKABLE CAsE.-The head o

A REMARKABLY CASE.--The head OF
Horatio Stetson, an engineer in Stet-
son & Posts mill, Seattle, Wash, was
cut in two Thursday by rip saw
Tho saw went down into the brain
fully three inches, the point of exit on
either side of the lead being on level
with the top of the ears. Stetson
crawled out from under the table where
the accident occurred and was grabbed
by his brother. who clapped the two
pieces of his head together. TIE
brother Gays that blood and brains
were coming from his head, which
looked as if it were falling apart. Al
last accounts there was no inflamma.
ton in the wound and no indications
of fever setting in.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

$1,5O0 DAMAGES AGAINST THE B. &
o. R. R. Co.-About two years ago. as
Mr.. w. Fl. Few, an old man of Wood
stock, was driving his COW to the
pasture, he was struck at the crossing
on North street by a mixed train of the
B. & o. R. R., and was instantly killed.
In suit for damages, which was tried
in the Circuit Court of Shenandoah
last week, the jury rendered verdict
for d, images to the amount of 81, $780,
1t was contended by the plaintiffs
counsel that the train was running
faster than is allowed within the limits
of the town.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

THE RIGHT KIND OF TALK.-"When
the gentleman says that thought the
Lost Cause was right, he ISLANDER me-
| know that Cause was right" This
was the reply of Congressman Jones.
of Virginia. when a Republican COL
league charged it upon hun as crime
that he Thought the Lost Cause was
right" and it ought to be the language
of all Southern men and women.
We hope never again to hear from a
Southern man that hateful and cow
ar.ily phrase, I'VE fought for what we
thought was right" We were right if
the Declaration of independence was
right-if the trainers of the constitu-
ton were right, and if the war of the
revolution was right. and if the people
of the United States finally repudiate
the principles of government we fought
for, this Republic will end in Russian
despotism, whether we continue to call
our ruler President or-what he really
sill bean Emperor charlottesville
Chronicle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30
Terrible Loss hy Earthquake.

The correspondent of the London
Times in Tehuran, Persia, says
THE mortality in Kushan was very
great. Some six hundred persons were
entOmbed in a mosque and 800 persisted
to death. The survivors have suffered
terribly from cold and want, as neither
food nor water was obtainable for three
days. Not single building in this city
is standing. There is simply mass OF
bricks and earth.
'The shocks have come daily since
January Is, one on the 22d being equal
in severity to the first one. 1t is pitt
full to see the terrified families huddled
together without shelter from the in
tense cold. There are no doctors in
Russian, but Russian surgeons are
Fastening to the city from Askabad
SUDDEN DEATH OF A j. Accord OF
CLIFTON FoRGE.-A Clifton Forge
correspondent of the Richmond Dis
patch gives the following account Of
the sudden death of Mr. A. j. Accord of
Clifton Forge on Saturday last =
MIR A. Jack Accord. member of
the County Board of Supervisors of
Allegheny. and a well known con
tractor and builder, died near h IS home
here this morning at 8 o'clock. He,
with his two sons, aged 10 and Ii years,
were on the side of the mountain look
we'll and started, with his boys, to re-
turn. when suddenly he pitched for
ward and fell to the ground, not speak
ing and dying instantly. In falling his
neck was dislocated. The superstition
is that death was caused from heart
trouble. Mr.. Accord has always been
one of our most enterprising, public
spirited citizens. He has built in the
county 1873 houses, and eight of the
depots OF the Richmond and Allegheny
railroad. He is a member of the order
of Odd Fellows and a communicate of
the Clifton Forge Presby terrain church,
of which he has been q member for
five years. He has been twice chosen
supervisor OF the county. He was 43
years of age, and leaves wife and five
children"
When the recount of the vote In
Rock bridge county showed that the
majority for the Democratic candidate
for Congress was larger than he had
been credited with by the first count
the statement was made that snch
would be the case also in the other
counties in which recounts might b.
ordered. That statement has been
substantiated by recOunts in BotetOurt
and Buckingham counties in the same
district. Mr.. Tucker having carried the
former by 81 majority. instead of Mr..
Yost by 6 and in the latter Mr.. Yost's
majority being instead of 173- Under
the law defective ballots must be
thrown out. In the 10th district as
many of such ballots were cast by
Democrats as by Republicans. and
probably in the others aisO,-AleTGn-
dTid Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30
Rev. DIR. Parkhurst.
WOMEN AND THEIR RIGHTS.

Rev. DIR. Parkhurst has contributed
ali article to the LADIES' Home Journal
on woman and her rights. After al
luding to the fact that woman was the
last Of Gods creation, the climax of
His creative energy, and that when He
had finished her, He stopped, knowing
of nothing better or higher that He
could design, he proceeds, says the
Baltimore San, to argue that the diff
ferences between the sexes are not
merely physical, but premeate the en-
tire nature of each. The sexes, he
holds, are ''discrepant by constitution,
which is only another name for Divine
appointment. Male and female crea-
ted He Them That is the basal fact
of the entire matter. AS we should
say in arithmetic, the two cannot be
reduced to common denomination
For this reason he maintains that
''any civilization that transforms or
tends to transform woman into the
female duplicate of man is false
civilization. If women want to retain
the supremacy which belongs to their
sex, they will have to keep it by
making more and more of their woman
illness, and not in trying to be manish.
The security of woman's hold, the
security of a wife's hold upon her com.
panion, is not that she is a female, but
that she is woman" And yet, in
spite of his high estimate of woman,
he is forced to admit that there is IAN
element in the feminine world that is
suffering from what he calls IAN
dromania," which he defines as "a
passionate aping of everything that is
manish-an attempt on the part of
those affected with the disease to min
imize distinctions by which manhood
and womanhood are differentiated,
whether as regards their culture, their
interests, or their activities"
The special applications OF the gen.
eral principles which he lays down Dr.
Parkhurst reserves for future article,
probably deeming it prudent to enter
upon his new crusade with q certain
measure of caution, and to attract to
his banners as many of the ladies as
possible before making direct attack
by name upon the various classes of
''andromaniacs." But the reverend
doctor is likely to find that he has
walked up hornets nest in spite of
his soft and honeyed words. Ladies
who believe in woman's rights will not
be Modified by any acknowledgment
of their moral superiority of their finer
organization from one who tells them
in the same breath that they are paing
that lower animal, man, and are vir-
tually ashamed of their sex. Aping
man, indeed Look out for cyclones,
DIR. Parkhurst. Fighting the Tam
many tiger was child's play to the lob
you have undertaken now. When the
''andromaniacs" have done with DR..
Parkhurst even Tammany will feel
sorry for him. Samson slew lion and
thought but little of the feat, but
when he got to fooling with woman
he lost his hair. Let DIR. Parkhurst
beware.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

1t is reported from the city of Mexico
that the United States government has
undertaken the part of a peacemaker
between Mexico and Guatemala, and
that the move has created profound
impression in the former country. The
Mexican cabinet will delay the sending
of its ultimatum to Guatemala for sew
eral days. The Mexicans are reported
to be in an unyielding spirit and it
looks as if nothing but war would sat
isfy them. Plans have been made for
An aggressive campaign against the
Guatemalans.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30
Under a rnlino of tho Postofica n,

Under a ruling of the Postoffice De-
partment, says the Baltimore Amera-
can, merchants who send out circulars
which contain over quotations of the
market are liable to punishment for
misuse of the mails. It is taken for
granted that such circulars are intend
ed to mislead and to obtain money
under false pretenses. The practice
has become very common, but the De-
partment means to put a stop to it,
and serves warning that the law will
be strictly enforced.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30
Poets to be Pitiad.

Pity the poets who get stuck in their
efforts to make words rhyme. Fancy
a man hunting for a rhyme for the
word pellets If it we're only in the
singular-"Pellet" he might praise the
pellet and bid you smell it, tell it,
yell it, sell it and what not. But
"Pellets" is hard to match. At least
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are match
less as cure for bilious attacks. indi-
gestion, constipation and sick head
ache. They are preventive as well as
curative. Hardly larger than mustard
seeds. They work wonders
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

Mr.. DAvIs's QUILT.-The Richmond
correspondent of the Inder- appeal
says that Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson has
received from Mrs. Jefferson Davis for
the Confederate museum remarkable
and beautiful quilt. 1t was made for
Mr.. Davis during the stormiest period
of the war and every piece was the
work of different person. The EN-
broidery was made of silk from little
pieces left over from the years of plenty
before the war. The quilt was highly
priced by Mr.. Davis.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30
The Value Of a Friend.

CoRNELIA, LA.-"For over six years
l was greatly troubled with Constipa-
tion and Biliousness, and was often
unable to work. At the suggestion of
a friend tried Simmons Liver Regula-
tor, and am now free of these troubles.
Harrison Tarleton. Your druggist sells
it in powder or liquid /; the powder to
be taken dry, or made into tea.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

The New York Journal of Commerce
says that under the impression that
the removal of the duty on wool by
this Government would be special or
exclusive concession to the Argentine
Republic, the Government of that
country prepared revision of the tar
i'll on goods imported from the United
States for the purpose of making reci
procal concessions to us. When it learn
ed that the duty on wool was repealed,
whether the wool came from the Argen-
tine Republic or any other country,
this special concession to the United
States was dropped. But our Minister
in Buenos Ayres has informed our Gov
eminent that the Argentine Congress
has passed tariff bill which is greatly
in our favor. Il does not appear to
give us any exclusive advantages, but
it cuts the duties on articles that we
export and we alone are likely to ex-
port to any considerable quantity.
The Argentine Republic cuts off $780,,
900 of its revenue by removing duties
from yellow and pitch pine lumber,
and this ought to add materially to
our exports. No reduction is reported
On refined petroleum, but the crude is
said to have been put on the free list,
and the duty on farm wagons reduced
from go to 10 per cent. We have al
ready exported large quantity of
agricultural implements and machin-
cry to the Argentine Republic. There
is large reduction on canned goods,
which may benefit France as well as
the United States, but we certainly
ought to be able to get the most of the
advantage. In this case we get some
of the more important results of a re-
ciprocity agreement without subject
ing our revenues to foreign interfer-
ence or complicating our relations with
nations whom we have agreed to treat
on a par with the ''most favored ma
tions."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

At three o'clock Friday afternoon
the main building of Henning's brew
cry, in Mendoza. Ills. was wrecked by
boiler explosion, the conclusion being
SO great that every building in the city
was badly shaken. The building de-
stroyed was five stories in height, and
filled with machinery. The force of
the explosion completely demolished
it, killing seven men and badly injur-
ing six others.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

ROME IN LUCK.-It is authoritative
ly announced that one of the largest
Eastern cotton mills will establish a
$500, 900 plant at Rome. Ga. An agent
of the mills secured several hundred
acres of land near the city, and the
object is to build a complete town, the
mill to have its own churches and
schools. The agent visited eleven
counties in Georgia. He finally de
cided to recommend one of three coun
ties, of which Floyd was one. Then,
after further investigation, Rome was
recommended on account of its near
ness to the coal fields, its climate and
the great amount of cotton that is
marketed there.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

THE CATHOLICS ARE GAINING
GROUND.-There is no use to deny the
fact that the Catholics are certainly
spreading their religion among the
colored people OF Virginia and the
South. They intend to educate the
young Negro, and il they do this, they
have got him for all the time.
Old Belmead estate, located in Pow
hatan, Co.. containing 100 acres has
been purchased and endowed by Col
onel and Mrs. Morrell. of Philadelphia
AS a Catholic home for colored boys
Let the good work go on. We will &C
cept good from whatever source it
comes.-Peters6urg Herald (colored).
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

Judge Gaynor of Brooklyn is a veri
table Dogberry- He has issued man
damus requiring one of the railroad
companies of that city to run it's lines
Or show cause why its charter should
not be forfeited; though not only every
body else in BROOKLYN, but in the
whole country, knows the company
can not run its lines, because of the
violent action of a mob that cuts it's
wires, tears up its track. breaks its cars
and stones and shoots its employees
Alexandria Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

ANOTHER PAPER SUED FOR LIBEL.-
In September, at Newport News, W.
Allen Haynes and several others were
charged with smuggling. L. B. Rey-
nolds, correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch, wrote letter to that
paper concerning it, for which Haynes
has instituted libel suit in the Circuit
Court Of Warwick county for $4,000
damages against the Dispatch. The
libel law of this State is, in some re-
spects. unjust to newspapers.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30
LOW RATES TO WASHINGTON.
TICKETS GOOD TEN DAYS.

est. but 1t is particularly so and is seen at its
best during the winter months, when Congress
Is in session. What Rome was to every soldier
OF the Empire, what Athens was to the Greek,
Washington is end should be to every citizen
OF the United Stares-his glory. his pride, his
Inheritance. his estate it belongs to him All
It's magnihcence. all its glory, a its fame; its
public buildings its paintings, its statuary, its
seums. its streets and its parks. You have no
doubt often promised yourself trip to the
National Capitol. Why not avail yourself of
the opportunity to do so, now; the new excur-
sion is announced via the Is. Il o. Tor Thurs
LAY, February 1ith- the rates ara remarkably
low and train service Tia. nesr, the %. * o. ms
TO offer. It's Vestibuiet snd Limited Express
Trains can he used on either the sOinE or re-
turning journey as best suits your convent
ence.
We give below a list of stations showing the
time of trains and rates of fare.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

THE PROHIBITION PARTY.-Some
time since Mr.. w. w. Gibbs offered his
resignation as Chairman of the state
Committee of the Prohibition party of
Virginia. but he has been prevailed
upon to retain that position. 1t is
the purpose of that party to take an
active part in the election of members
of the Legislature next fall, and Rev.
Sam Small will canvass the State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-30

A RUSSIAN STATEsMAN's DEMIsE.-
The death of M. de Giers removes a
statesman long prominent in Europe
as the successor OF Prince Gortschakoff
in the Russian foreign Office. He was
not, however, the guiding spirit in
Russian foreign policy that Gortschak
off was. His function during the reign
of Alexander III was more modest. He
was. in fact. little more than the Cars
confidential clerk in foreign affairs,
Alexander insisting on being his own
foreign minister. The Gar was for
peace, and took control 50 as to defeat
the schemes of Panslavists, who were
forever stirring up strife in the Balkan
peninsula. Sun.