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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
THE CLARKE ASSAULT CASE.
No Stay of Execution-Motion Withdrawn
and Robinson Taken to the Pen.


and Robinson Taken to the Pen.
Sheriff Briggs, of Clarke county, ar
rived in Charlottesville yesterday for
the purpose of taking Henry Robin
son, the negro convicted July 10th of
having assaulted Miss Maggie Nails, of
Berryville, to the penitentiary. 1t will
be remembered that Robinson was
sentenced to fourteen years in the
penetentiary, and that he was brought
to this city that he might be safe from
the mob ct Berryville, where the
Monticello Guard spent two days in
guarding him.
RobinsOn's case came up again for
hearing before the County court of
Clarke last Saturday and the counsel
for the prisoner stated that he had de-
cided not to file bill of exceptions to
the action of the court in refusing to
arrest Judgment and grant his client
new trial, and that he desired the
motion for stay of the execution of
abe judgment for thirty days to be set
aside, SO that the Judgment of the
court could at once be carried into
effect. Thereupon it was ordered by
the court that said stay of the execu
ton of the sentence against Robinson
be set aside, and Sheriff Briggs was
directed to proceed to the jail of Abe
marie county for the prisoner and con-
vey him to the penitentiary.-C
IOtteSUiLle Progress, July nth.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

Senator Morgan has been making a
few more remarks about silver, display
ing that same deep and comprehensive
ignorance of political history that char
acterizes his opinions on finance. He
repeats that he is the disciple of effer-
son, Madison and Jackson, and that he
is maintaining the traditional creed of
the Democratic party. Jefferson's
minute on the mint, and his action re-
garding the mint while he was Presi-
dent, prove that he regarded the ques-
ton of coinage as a mercantile question
altogether, to use his own language,
while Nh. Morgan regards it as legal
question altogether. Jefferson was
governed by facts; Morgan thinks that
he can govern facts. Apart from the
fight over the National bank, Jackson
took little interest in financial ques
tions, but his last three annual mes
sages prove that he was greatly pleased
with the results of that change of ratio
bstween the gold and silver coins which
was procured by another eminent
Democrat, Mr.. Benton, for reasons
which relegate Mr.. Morgan's ideas on
the coinage question to the rubbish
heap. One of the strongest arguments
for the single gold standard to be found
in American political literature is re-
port by Jackson's Secretary of the
Treasury.-N Z. Journal of Commerce.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
The Effect of Gov. McC0rkle's Delay to

The Alexandria Gazette says, "if Gov
ernor McCorkle, of West Virginia, were
the greatest dolthead that ever lived,
it would seem that by this time he
would be tired of the condition of af-
fairs in the mining district of his State
and take the necessary steps to stop it
at once. For months now the many
Industrious miners there have been idle
and on the point of starvation, and the
mine and railroad owners been in peril
of their lives and property, by reason
of the fact that few so called labor
leaders," some of them negroes, but
really lazy blatherskites, threaten
death and destruction if work be re-
sumed except on such terms as may suit
their whims. With ample power in his
hands to arrest the offenders and sup
press the gross, disgraceful and ruinous
outrage at once, the people of his State,
interested in its welfare, should see
that he shall use it Immediately, or else
know the reason why"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
Increase of Wages.
On this subject, the Monroe CIV. We,

On this subject, the Monroe wv. Va.)
Wdtchmdn says =
"Our Republican friends are telling
us that the increase in the wages of in
dustrial workers which is going on all
over the land is after all only the res
toration of prices which prevailed I'M
der the Mckinley bill. But do they
not see that in conceding even this
much they destroy the very vital point
in the protection argument? They
have all along excused themselves for
increasing the tariff taxes upon the
plea that 1t was necessary in order to
maintain wages. Now the Democrats
are showing them that wages are not
dependent upon protection, but that
the very best that Mckinley could do
for the workingman in the way of
wages is no more than is now being
done for him under a largely reduced
tariff tax, while at the same time he
can buy the necessaries of life far
cheaper. These are the practical re-
suits of the Democratic policy which
the workingman is testing to his entire
satisfaction. 1t is no wonder the
buoyant confidence of the Republican
leaders which followed their victories
last fall is fast disappearing. The
brethren are becoming very thought
full over the political outlook of late,
and quite naturally So"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
The Increase Of Wages.

W1bnln Lne past several months Cnere
has been a great increase in wages.
After giving the number and amounts
for several months preceding the pres
ent month, the New York Journal OF
Commerce says that a very incomplete
list of increases for the first two weeks
of July foots up to twelve cases bene-
fitting 5000 men, and five cases in which
the number of men affected is not stat
ed, or is expressed generally as ''sev-
eral hundred"
1t is reasonable to suppose, then,
that since business received the assur
ance that the stability of the currency
would be maintained not less than $780,
900 men have had their wages increas
ed, and the number may easily be 600,-
009. The increases are usually 10 pei
cent, though often more than that II
the wages before the increase averaged
$40 week-and these increases have
occurred more often in the iron and
steel industry than anywhere else
the increases would amount to five OF
six hundred thousand dollars week
No attempt has been made here tC
estimate the number of persons tC
whom employment has been given by
the starting up of manufacturing es
Establishments which were idle at the
beginning of this year, or the increase
in the number of hands employed by
establishments already in operation.
Almost every day the past five months
the dispatches have announced the re-
sumption of work by, or the enlarge
ment of the force in, from one to half a
dozen establishments, and the whole
number of persons to whom employ
ment has been furnished cannot be
much if any less than the number of
persons whose wages have been in
creased. We are now dealing rather
with guesses than with estimates, but
having fairly good means of estimat-
ing the number of persons whose
wages have been increased we may
guess at the whole number to whom
employment has been given or whose
pay has been increased at not much
less than a million. Of those to whom
employment was given not all were
idle previously; many had found some
thing else to do while thrown out of
their regular employment; but it is
safe to say that more than 100000 men
who were idle have received employ
ment during the past five months. If
their wages average eight dollars a
week, they are receiving and spending
nearly two and half millions week.
The increases of wages on so exten
sive scale and to SO large an extent
without resort to strikes, constitutes
one of the most remarkable chapters
in our industrial history. Had they
come more slowly and after better
business conditions had become well
settled they would have been quite
sufficiently noteworthy. But coming
with the very dawn of better times,
and before the employers had had any
chance to reap the harvest they were
only sowing for, these increases are I'M
like anything the country has ever
seen before"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

gsF ATAL RUNAWAY.-Last Sunday
evening as Mr.. and Mrs. g. w. DRESSER
were returning TO their home, about 4
miles above Covington, from Sabbath
school, which they had attend ed in the
church near their residence, their horse
became frightened in defending little
hill by one side of the shaft. running
under the collar, which caused him to
runaway, throwing Mr.. and Mrs Dress
Ter out. Mr.. DRESSER sustained injuries
which caused his death the next day
about II o'clock. Mrs Dressler was in
jured to some extent, but she is not in
a dangerous condition.-AUeghany
Sentinel, July 1Gth.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

The republican State Convention of
Iowa nominated Senator Allison as the
presidential favorite of the party, be-
sides attending to it's regular business
and nominating a State ticket. Sena-
tor Allison is one of the republican
leaders who is most worthy Of respect
by men of all parties. He is not an ex-
tremist on the tariff, while in regard to
national finance he is an advocate of
bimetallism with an international
agreement. Mr.. Allison represents the
conservative western idea.-IndeG Ap-
peal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

He WAS AFRAID OF HER.-Mrs. E.
J. Cornick, Of Portsmouth, a pretty
yonng woman of the brunette type,
was before the police court to- day
on warrant sworn out by 4. J..
Bennett, charging her with contem-
plating breach of the peace. 1t will
be remembered that last week she had
Bennett arrested on the charge of
stealing $500 from her, He was taken
to Portsmouth and discharged. Ben
nett says the woman followed him
back here, made inquiries for him at
the Clifford House and other places
and he was afraid she intended to kill
him. There being no evidence that
the woman had made threats. the JUS
tice refused to place her under bond.
Mrs. Cornick is said to be staying at
the house of woman named Annie
Lewis.-RichmOpd Cor. IndeD ApDeGI.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
Remarkable Nage-IncPeases.

The increase of wages goes bravely
Oh.
Yesterdays dispatches state that the
operatives in large worsted mill at
Fitchburg, Mass, have been notified of
an advance in their wages Oh July 30.
A cotton factory at Lowell, Mass, also
announces an increase of 10 per cent.
An iron and steel mill at Pottstown,
Pa, will raise wages 20 10 per cent on
August 1. and another Pennsylvania
iron company will then advance wages
10 per cent. One of our contemporaries
reported the other day that wages in
40 woollen mills have recently been in
creased-a sure indication of the i'm
mense benefit free wool" has already
conferred en- manufacturers of woollen
goods.
These increases, coming without re-
sort to strikes, mark a new and phe-
nomenal epoch in the history of Ameri-
can manufactures. Republican proph-
ecies of disaster to wage earners and
manufacturers, as the result of the
Wilson low tariff, passed last August,
have most dismally failed. The remark
able revival of American industries I'M
der the new Free Trade tariff, T." as our
"protectionist'' friends call it, rings
anew the death knell to the insane agi-
tation for revival of high tariff legis-
lation. ~. Y. Herald, July 18th.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

Joe Blackburn, SO an exchange says,
declares that if the Kentucky demo
Gratis do not get their hurd ygurdies in
tune with his instrument lie will smash
the orchestra" 1t Black burn said
anything of the kind he made very
foolish speech. He was outvoted in
the State convention and accepted the
terms of the victors. II he violates the
conditions and starts in to make an
independent fight regardless of the
declaration of his party, he deserves to
be overwhelmed with defeat. If he
breaks up the orchestra, he will GER
tainly destroy his chances for re cleo
ton to the Senate, and he will deserve
the disaster which he may bring upon
his own head.-Inder appeal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

1t is pleasant to learn that the good
old State of Virginia has, through her
business men at Richmond. declared
in favor of sound money. Her people
know too well what pecuniary vicissi-
tudes are to have done anything else.
sVirginians have had rotten currency
and plenty of it, as well as a good cur
rency and only comparatively little of
it. They know which has answered
their purpose best, and have spoken
accordingly. '-PhilGdeLphiG. Record.
1t is hard to understand how
Southern man who survived the war,
who saw Confederate fiat money man
ufactured as fast as it could be turned
out from the presses, yet hardly worth
its weight in old paper, could lend his
vote or his influence to flood the coun
try with lightweight silver dollars.
And it is equally as hard to compre-
bend how working men in the South
the mechanics and skilled workers
can be willing to exchange their pres
ent schedule of wages for the wages
now in vogue in countries upon a sill
yer basis. Any man who has to work
for his living in any of the trades can
satisfy himself on this point if he will
compare the wages which he receives
with the scale of wages that is paid in
Mexico, Brazil, Japan or any other
country in which silver is the stand
ard. He now makes between two and
three dollars day where the Mexican,
the Brazilian or the Japanese makes
one dollar. How can he improve his
condition by changing the standard of
value in the United States, when he
receives the highest wages paid any
where in the world and his dollar has
the highest purchasing power, prices
of all commodities being lower now
than at any time for years.-Inder-
AI9pHZ
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

ROBBED OF HIS MoNEY.-An old
German, an exfederal soldier, who
lives at Bon Air, in the county, was
robbed of about forty of the fifty dol
lars he drew as his pension money in
Washington yesterday, at Rosslyn last
night. 1t is said he was under the in
fluence of liquor and fell in with a set
of Washington sharpers who frequent
that place, who robbed him of what
money he had in his pockets.-AteG-
GndriG Gazette, July 18th.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

The fact that the conservatives of
England have elected that Confederate
deserter and humbug African explor-
er. Stanley, to Parliament, shows that
true merit has as little to do with the
result of elections in England as in
this country. But this is hot at all
surprising, as suffrage is almost as I'M
restricted in the former now as in the
latter. Alexandria Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
Queen Victoria.

Queen Victoria is true woman, and
she knows what the sphere of woman
should be. She is level headed, and
is true tppe of the best and wisest OF
her sex. She is reported in Vanity
Fair as commenting on the new wo-
man" in the advanced" novel as fol-
lows:
1T is pity that educated women
will allow their pens so to run riot. and
it is greater pity that the public is in
a mood to bay such books. If there
were no public demand the authors of
them would quickly cease writing"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL PREACHER
A phenomenal nine-year-old negro girl
preacher has developed at Society Hill,
s. G. For week the child has con-
Quoted a series of revival meetings and
the effect of her preaching is wonder
full. She is without education and de-
veloped her strange powers not more
than ten days ago. AT first she preach
ed only to the negroes, but now white
people are fiocking to hear her and the
whole country round about is in great
excitement. She quotes Scripture by the
chapter, uses good language, and shows
amazing insight into the frailties of
humanity. A number of conversions
are reported from her work.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
ROANOKE COLLEGE.
SALEM. VIRGINIA

SALEM, VIRGINIA.
Course for Degrees, with Elec ives Also
commercial and Preparatory Courses Libra
Good morals and discipline Six churehesS
NO Bar-rooms. Beautiful, healthful noun
tam location Expenses very moderate NAV
be reduced TO $50 for session or nine months.
increasing patronage from many States and
several foreign countries. 43rd pear begins
sept. Ioth. catalogue, with views. free Adj
dress, JULIUS d. DREHFR president
July 34ts "o'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

Il is understood that the quarterly
report of the superintendent of the
State Peniteutiary will show net
profit of fifteen thousand dollars; thus
making the annual revenue over and
above expenses sixty thousand dollars.
This is a good showing. The farm adj
junct is in every way success. That
pays expenses and relieves the over
crowded prison of the old and feeble
Norfolk Landmarks.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
EXCURSION 10 ATLANTIC CITY AND
OTHER SEASHORE RESORTS.

Before deciding where you will spend your
summer vacation. consult the dates of the B.
& O.'s series of trips to the Atlantic Coast re-
sorts. Round trip tickets are sold at remark
ably low rates, making it possible to spend
week or ten days by the sea at trifling COST
The next excursion of the series is announced
for Thursday, July 18th, when the admirable
arrangements of the previous excursion will
be carried out The tickets will be sold for all
trains of the 25th, valid for return trip twelve
DAYS, including day of sale, allowing a stop-o off
at Washington on the return journey. Similar
excursions are announced for August 9Th and
22nd.
We give below list of stations in this vlcin-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

Rev. Arthur Brooks died on board
the steamship Fulda GU her passage
from Southampton to New York. He
was a brother of the late Bishop
Phillips Brooks and pastor of the
Church of the Incarnation, New York.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

1t is pointed out that the next Con
gress, upon assembling, will be under
the necessity of enacting such legisla-
ton as may be required to aid the
treasury in view of it's deficit. 1t is
further pointed out that this deficit is
mainly due to the extravaganza of the
last republican administrator, and to
obligations then incurred which the
charge. 1t is not thought likely that
an effort will be made to increase the
duties upon articles of import, but it
is thought probable that the tax upon
articles of domestic manufacture may
be increased
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

George Mcnamara fatally stabbed
his wife and seriously wounded his
mother n-law, Mrs. s. E. Mayfield, at
Kansas City, Mo. The difficulty origi-
mated with family quarrel.
Two firemen were killed and eighteen
injured at the fire which started in
Seamen's tobacco warehouse, in Gin
cinnati, Wednesday afternoon. Loss
$500, coo to 100000.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

COMMISSIONER OFFICE,
~ Staunton, June 20th 1895,
Reeves Gait, Trustee,
VS..
The Wesleyan Female Institute andafs.
IL: the Circuit Court Of Auglista Cotpty.
All parties interested in the foregoing nam
ed cause, ana all creditors of said defendants
institute; TAKE NOTICE that will proceed 81
my office in Stanton, on the -"
22nd day of July next,
to take, state, and settler
fTst. An account of the real estate convey
ed TO the Plaintiff, Reeves Gait, bv the deed IF
trust OF February It'll, 1895, executed by said
W esieyan temale Institute; the condition OF
simple Values thereof; and the liens binding
thereon, in the order of priority
Second. An account of the nersona1 prona,..,
conveyed in said deed to said Reeves Catf
trustee, ana other accounts, as required bY
the order of reference entered in said cauSe on
the 9th May, 1895. 0i'
JNO. NJ. KINNEY
curry a bIease, D. a. Commissioner.
june 26-4tS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
NEW BUSINESS.

Referring to the above notice of dissolution,
REV Els GAIT desires to inform his friends
and the public that he. as the AGENT of Mrs A.
V. Gait, will continue the Fertilizer Business,
at the old stand of Reeves Gait & Co.. where
he will be pleased to see the patrons of the
old concern.
REEVES GAIT,
July 10-4ts Agent for A. V. Gait.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

The partnership firm of REEVES GAIT & Coz,
expires to-day by limitation, and Will not be
renewed. P. H. Trout, by an arrangement
amongst the partners, is to have charge of
the business for the purpose of winding it up !;
and all persons Indebted to the firm or having
business with it. will confer with him, and not
with the other partners, as they will be other
wise engaged.
REEVES GAIT,
w. N. WILSON,
p. H. TROUT
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

THE SENSIBLE THING TO DO.-Ine
HodeGAppe0l says, the sensible thing
for democrats in every southern and
western State to do is to arrange a
compromise. By this means they may
be able to accomplish something for
silver and at the same time avoid an
alliance with the populists. But the
agitation of the extremists will not
help the cause of free coinage. Bust
ness men who are democrats will not
be held by party ties if they think
that the populistic element of the
party will control its policy. Business
is business.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

SMALL-PoY.-It is reported that
there are cases of smallpox at Cripple
Creek, Wythe county, and at Marion,
Smythe county. These cases are of
colored people.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
THE VIRGINIA COLLEGE,
Roanoke, virginia.

The Virginia College for Young Ladies un-
der presidency of DR.. W. A. Harris, located in
the beautiful city of Roanoke, Virginia is one
of the foremost schools in the South. Its mag
nifcent new buildings with all modern i'm
provements, on a campus of ten acres, amid
gorgeous mountain scenery in the Valley of
Virginia, famed for health: its ample course
of study, European and American teachers,
make the Virginia College for Young Ladies
of the most attractive and beautiful college
homes in the Union. It is attended by one
hundred and ninety-six, representing twenty
States. For descriptive catalogue address
W. A. HARRIS, D. D., Roanoke, Va.
July a 1t
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-24

A general increase of wages was an
nounced Friday in the cotton mills of
Lowell, Mass, where 10, 900 persons are
employed.
At Appomattox Court House, Thurs
day, the contested election case of
Franklin VS.. Flood, for the office of
Commemorative attorney. Judge John
R.tMoss, of Buckingham, presiding, a
decision in favor of Flood was render
ed. Upon a recount of the ballots
Flood gained "a votes, giving him a
clear majority of 5. irrespective of
Spout Spring precinct, which was the
bone of contention.