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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

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ex speaker of the Massachusetts House
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Hampshire Legislature, says;-
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19
Negroes Charged With Murder and
lncendlariSm.

The Charlottesville Progress of last
Wednesday says
mot dozen persons in Charlottes.
Vile, perhaps. are aware OF the Iac'
that two negroes are now in Jail In
this city charged with the henlous
crime of murder and incendlarlsm
10 be more explicit, Iaylor harmon
and Stephen Points are charged with
the murder of Mr.. Thomas Thompson
and the burning of the store house OF
Mr. W. A. White of Free Union, which
occurred on the 9th of January last.
In the debris of the burned house the
charred remains of Mr.. Thompson
were found on the evening OF that
day.
Harmon and Points were brought
here at 3 O'Clock this morning by
Deputy Sheriff R. w. cambridge and
G Unstable E. E. Brown. and by them
committed to jail. Both OF them 1--we
at Free Union, and Harmon was in
the employ of Mr.. White at the time
of the murder and fire. They were
arrested on suspicion, but it is said
that the evidence against them is
strong. 1t is also said that Harmon
was the last person seen with MT:
Thompson, the clerk, who was burned
in the building. 1t is now believed
that the store was robbed and then
fred. -.
At an early hour this morning
Messrs. Sandridge aud Brown left for
North Garden to make another arrest
of negro, who is wanted as an access
sorry. ..: - 80
prisoners will take place On tne Wta'9
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

The Southern Churchman, published
in Richmond, makes the following de
served hit at Congress and the present
political chaplain of the House of Re
representatives.:
"The Church from Chryscstom's day
and earlier had it's way of approval, but
it has been left to Congress to applaud
a prayer. For when the chaplain Of
the House prayed the other day thai
tho government might render aid tC
the Cubans in securing their liberty,
the Representative broke out in ap.
plause. Is there no friend of our chap
lain to take him by the arm and beg
him to behave like a disciple of Christ
and make prayer to God and not to
Congress ~
The fact is, says the Lynchburg
NeaUs, that of late the chaplains OF
both the Senate and House have taken
special occasion to make political in
stead of religious prayers on the open
ing of the morning session, one or two
of which were decidedly offensive to
the public, if not downright profane
in their object and utterauce. One OF
them was for a general blotting out OF
Turkey from the map for her offences
in Armenia, instead Of for peace and
goodwill to man as taught by Christ
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19
The D.. D. & B. Inst. Investigation.

The investigation, which has for
some time been going on before a
select committee of the Legislature is,
we suppose, nearing its close. The
committee was here last week and took
a good deal of testimony and then
returned to Richmond. Most of the
nersnns who testified here were unable
to recognize their testimony in some of
the Richmond papers So that the
public must have ys5k a;dcorrect idea
Of l.as Ia s. tsss seyaloped, if the
other evidence eas bsea garbfed and
treated, as most of it was here We
lave not attempted. to give what is
l,alied the evidence, because a vast
uuantity of the stuff before the COM
mittee was not evidence, but hearsay
and beliefs, none of which would have
been admitted in a court, and before
which no reputation of person or
place could stand an hour when there
were designing persons, as IN this case,
or when the witnesses, as in some in
stances, seemed to have no regard for
truth or reputation. A certain Miss
Riggs, deaf-mute, came on the stand
in Richmond and testified to her
shame and dishonor years ago. story
she had all along before denied. "A
few days afterward she was married,
s'oh SO happily" the preacher tele-
graphed who performed the ceremony
A half-witted girl testified to what
she said was improper conduct on the
part of a teacher way back during Col.
Chas. S. Rollers incumbency, and Col.
Roller testified that she made no such
statements to him then.
The question of immortality aoa0 IN
the school is secuted by the people
here. and is, we feel sure, not believed
by any member of the committee or
by anybody else.
The use of intoxicants by the officers
and pupils is really the only thing that
presents question We do not be-
Ueve the deaf and dumb are as easily
controlled as persons in possession OF
all their faculties, and as for the blind
it is very hard 70 keep them from
drinking too much. Right and wrong
are believed to be less firmly i'm
planted in these people than mothers,
hence they are harder to control.
If the Institution is not properly
managed the people of Staunton want
to know it, for it reflects on the city,
and they will be only too glad to see
any wrongs rlghted. 1t will be hard
to convince them, however, that there
is not power behind the throne
which used these poor creatures, Ran
dolph, Riggs, and others, as cat-paws.
Randolph is a very ordinary looking
person, and when here, as student,
was said to be one of the toughest of
the toughs. If rightly interpreted, he
has told much that is not believed and
all of his evidence has the infirmity OF
age about it, for, know what he may,
it happened ten years ago, and was all
about persons neither in the school
nor connected with it at the present
time. When the committee has pass
ed on the questions, and the matter
ended, we may have something further
to say on the subject.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19
THE sTAUNTON SPECTATOR.

TIL SPECTATOR has been reduced
to one dollar per year. 1t is thus
within.the reach of everyone.
1t will give more attention to county
affairs than any paper published in
Staunton has heretofore done.
Its columns will be a medium for All
matters of particular concern to the
county people. The news from all
portions of the county will be carefully
gathered.
1t will be as neat and attractive a
newspaper rs was eyer pnbi, ..ya m
fis3iaia.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

( COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
~ REAL ESTATE.-Pursuant to a decree of
the Circuit Court of Augusta county in the
chancerJ causes OF Lambert & others vs.
Sandy's Adlnr. and Sandy's Admir-. Us. Sandy's
heirs Il others. entered December 4th, 1895. We.
the undersigned Commissioners appointed for
the purpose, viii offer for sale in front of the
courthouse IN the city of Staqnton, ON
Manday. March a3rd, 1896,
county court day, at II o'clock, the following
tracts OF valuable real estate situated in the
county of Augusta near Moscow, and belong
ing to the late John W. Sandy, on which he
resided in his lifetime --0
1st A tract of 1917 acres of well improved
land, good buildings, good house and barn
ana other necessary oQt-huildings, good or
chard, and is we'll Watered.
ina. A tract of 20 acres of well improved
land, adjoining the above first named tract.
SAID tracts will be offered separately and also
together and whichever way they will bring
the best price will be sold upon the following
terms
TERMS Costs of suit and sale paid cash on
the day OF sale and for the residue of the pur
cnose-money, the purchaser shall execute his
TOUR ponds OF equal amounts payable 6, L. rs
and "a months from date of sale with APPROX
ed personal security, the title to be retained
as ultimate security
CHARLES CURRY,
JOHN A. ALEXANDER,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19
Beware Of Continents for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury.
and is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine It
is taken internally, and made in Tole-
do. Ohio. by F. j. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
~ Sold by Druggists, price 76c. per
bottle,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

AGAINST THE TARIFF Billion last
Thursday, the friends of the tariff bill
met an unexcepted repulse in the Sen
ste when, by the decisive vote of 81
yeas to 20 nays, the Senate defeated
the motion of Mr.. Morrill, to take up
the tariff bill. The negative vote..
which defeated the motion, was given
by democrats, populists and four re-
publican Senators-Teller, Mantle, Dus
bois and Carter. The affirmative vote
Was entirely republican.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

In CONGRESS FRIDAY.-The MAORI
ty against silver in the House Friday
when the final vote was taken or
concurrence in the Senate free coin
age amendment, was larger than that
of Thursday in committee of the
whole. On Thursday the motion to
concur was defeated by 1870 to 80, a
majority of 10. Friday it was beaten
by 215 to 80, a majority of 1876. An
analysis of the vote shows that 1874
republicans and 81 democrats voted
against concurrence, and So democrats,
rs republicans and populists for con
currence. Ex-Speaker Crisp presented
the closing argument for the silver
men and was replied to by Mr.. Turner,
democratic colleague from Georgia,
in two-hour speech. Mr.. Dalzell, of
Pennsylvania, closed in behalf of the
republicans.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19
What 1t Means.

If the pure and unadulterated demo
Gratis who voted for the primary last
week, had met in mass meeting and by
so:.decisive vote called for primary
the effect would have been overwhelm
ing. But the quiet determination OF
men who without excitement or inf1am-
ed by oratory go to the polls and ex-
press themselves has far deeper mean.
ing, as will be seen when the final con
test comes on. Our republican friends
will please make note of this.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

DEED OF TRUST sALE.-By virtue of a
- deed of trust executed to me by j. c.
steel and J. 2: Rodgers, his attorney, dated
ment of certain negotiable note executed by
the said j. G. Steel of even date with said deed
now OF record in the Clerks office of the COun-
Az and having been directed by the henefcia-
ry is said deed so to do, / will sell at public
auction, pursuant to section 2442 of the Code
OF Va, 1887, on the premises of j. c. Steel,
Friday, February 21st, 1896,
at u NJ, the following personal property: One
COW about years old, known as the Koiner
COW, one cow and calf about years old known
as the Dinkle cow.
Terms Of Sale:-CaSh.
W. L.'COOK, Trustee.
ian 20 Ats
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

DEED OF TRUST SALE.-By virtue of a
~ deed of trust executed to me by J. W
Marsh of record in the Clerks office of the
County Court of Augusta county, Deed Bool
LII. Page Is, to secure the payment of 8 bonds
fault having been made in the payment OF
said bonds as directed by said deed, and hav-
ing been requested by the assignee of said
deed, I will sell at public auction for cash,
Saturday, March 18th, 1896,
at u NJ on the premises of J. w. Marsh, the
following personal property, viz: / Whiteman
Hay press, No. 1884 with all fixtures and ap-
pendages complete. Victor Hay-press lever
power No. -. ! hay horse called by name
''Bill,'' about II years old. bay mare by name
"Daisey." age years. / bay mare by name
Nellie" age years.
feb 12-tde w. N. WILSON, Trustee.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Staunton, Va, JAM a. 1896.
Darwin Bashaw VS. Margaret E. RAMSEY. ct ais
and
Darwin Bashaw VS.. VIVA. Ramsey's Admir- ct ais.
All parties Interested in the above STYLED
causes now pending i'll the Circuit Court of An
gusta county, TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to
an order OF said Court entered in said causes
on december 18th, 1885, l shall at my office in
stanton, Virginia, on
March 10th, 1896,
proceed to consider the exceptions filed to NV
IND Report in said causes by the Heirs of
VIM; ramsey, deceased, and by James Bum
gardner, Jr., surviving partner of Sheffey &
Bumgardner, together with any other mat
tiers deemed pertinent, etc
HENRY w. HOLT
Commissioner in Chancery.
Chas. Curry, D. q.
feb sits
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

A SAD ACcIDENT.-On the 7th inst,
a little son, aged years, 5 months,
and days, of Mr.. Chas. Jennings and
wife, fell head foremost in a post hole,
near his home, in Edinburg. and was
drowned. He left home very short
time before the accident, and was first
seen by his mother. who pulled him
out of the hole, in which there was ii
inches of water. He was buried
Saturday evening, at the Edinburg
cemetery.
Every effort, including the use of an
electric battery, was used to resusci-
tate the child, but proved to no effect.
-She2. Valley.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19
A Sad Story.

The Roanoke Times is sad because
of seeming neglect on the part of the
Legislature toward J. L. Randolph,
'tEe heroic deaf mute" as that paper
calls him, who has become so promi
nent recently in matters pertaining to
the D. D. & B. Institution. He got to
Staunton, the Times says, not by any
action on the part of the State, but by
his friends 'chipping" in and paying
his way. If reports be true Mr.. Ran
dolph was no credit to the Institution
nor to Staunton when he was here
some years ago, and this community
could have well-foregone this last visit.
Not having been near the Institution
for two years, and knowing nothing
about its present condition, and hav.
ing told all he knew and a good deal
more. he had, we think, better remain
ed with his wife and baby in Norfolk.
during thestrip of the committee, as he
was about as useful an article in what
took place here, as burnt skyrocket
the day after Christmas.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19
LincOln's Birthday.

An effort is being made by the
present Congress to have Lincoln's
birthday, which occurs on Feb. 18th,
celebrated as national holiday, and
we suppose it will soon be SO ordered.
Turning birthdays into holidays
has grown pace, and soon nearly our
whole time will be spent in celebrat-
ing them. Our public schools now are
seriously interrupted between religious
feasts and national holidays, inter
spersed with few named by the
State. But the country, at least this
part of it, is not quite ripe for the pas
sage of bill making Lincoln's birth
day national holiday, and it will be
sometime before there will be much
rejoicing over it.
That Lincoln was great man in
his way none will deny; that his death
at the time it occurred was a disaster
to the nation, most of us admit; but
that he is to be sainted, and that we
are to be made to suspend our business
and bow down and worship him, is
something else.
Yet he finds new admirers every
day in the South. Gen. Jas. A.
Walker even left his election commit
tee work last week to make an
Grafton on tie life and character of
the deceased.
Mr.. Butler, one of the North Caro-
lima Senators. stated on the floor of
the Senate short time ago, that he
followed the principles of Jefferson
and Lincoln. So when the light of
conversion shone upon our own be-
loved J. Hampton Hoge on the shores
of the placid western. ocean whilst on
his way to Shanghai-not Damascus
he. too, became an admirer of Lincoln,
and now walks in the paths of many
saints who have gone before.
Thus we see new evidences of the
genius of this great man enveloping
the great men of the South, and who
can tell what the future may bling
forth. The Nazarine may pale into
insignifcance, and the tomb of Wash
ington remain ungarlanded in the
rush of repentent rebels to strew
flowers on the last resting place of
"Father Abraham"
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19
The Wonderful Ray.

It has been previously announced
that Prof. Roentgen. of Wurzburg,
had discovered process of photo
graphing through opaque substances.
Now it is announced that Prof.
Salvioni, of Rome, has invented an
optical instrument by which persons
have been able to see the contents
of closed aluminium boxes and into
other deep and dark recesses. This all
seems passing strange, but we have
amongst us scientists even greater than
these. We have.savants who possess
some peculiar and powerful ray by
which they penetrate the opacity OF
the future, and tell what is going to
happen months before it does happen.
as we'll as how the event is to take
place. Seeing through milestone is a
mere song beside what they can do;
and as for Roentgen and Salvioni. or
Edison, they are not to be heard OF
in the same class.
The ray, by which this peculiar and
powerful penetration takes place, is
called the politico-cathode ray, and
seems to come from highly electrified
and super-charged brain. Recently
the dense future has been penetrated
even to the coming month of May, and
the scene presented is the overwhelm-
ing of the democratic party in snow
storm, that is, the vision discloses that
the aforesaid party is being showed
under; and writing placed on the
wall, which, being interpreted, means
that the snow-their winding sheets
the pure republican principles, which
would at that time envelop the demo-
Gratis of Staunton, on account of their
perfidy and sin, and primary election
ideas.
These rays ought now to be conferred
on November, and with their aid, we
may Reed the events of that time.
Truly we live in great age.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
~ Staqnton. Va, Feb. 18th, 1895.
Life's Samuel E.triX

4 NOMMlSSlONER'S OFFICE,
~ Staqlton, Va, Feb. 18th, 1896
Lifes Samuel E'triX
VS..
Keiser, John K. ct ais.
All parties interested in the above entitled
cause pending in the Circuit Court of Augusta
county, TAKE NOTICE, that 7, pursuant to a de
cree entered in said cause on the alst day OF
NoYemner, lSgo, shall, at my office in the city
Of Staunton, Virginia, on
Saturday, the 21st day of March, 1895,
proceed to take, state and settle an account
showing =
1st,-Ihe lands owned by John X. Keiser
and the fee-simple value Of the same and the
annual rental value of the same. I will par
ticularly ascertain the rights of John K. Keiser
IN the tract of land in the bill mentioned, the
legal title thereof said to be in the defendant
P. II. Trout.
2nd.-The debts of John K. Keiser, which are
liens upon his real estate and their priorities
3rd.-Whether the lien debts OF John *.
ke1ser can be paid out of the rents of his lands
in five years.
4th-Any other matters deemed pertinent
by myslef or required to be specially stated by
any or the parties to this suit.
j. NJ QUARLES,
Ieo l9-4ts Master commissioner.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19
WHAT'S THE MArTER WITH M,CuNE

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH M'CUNE +?
Senator McCuDe's friends are asking
what has become of him. He is the
republican member from Shenandoah
and has not been in his seat for more
than month. Some of the senator's
constituents recently held mass
meeting and passed resolutions re-
questing him to attend to the duties
he was sent to look after. But, still
Mr. McCune does not show up in his
seat.-RSch. Cor. Inder-Appeaz.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19
Quarantine Against Virginia Cattle.

The government quarantine against
Virginia cattle has caused consterna'
ton among our farmers and cattle
dealers. The action looks arbitrary,
and must result in the loss of millions
of dollars to our needy people. 1t does
seem that the farmer is doomed to..dis
aster, and it is little to be wondered at,
that this, the greatest industry of our
nation, languishes, and every day sinks
lower and lower in the estimation OF
persons seeking profitable vocation.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

BROTHER AND SISTER DIE THE SAME
MIGHT'VE learn from the Rocking
ham Register that Samuel H. Brown. a
young man from. Powell's Fort, Shenan-
doah county; was recently taken with
severe bleeding at the nose while stay
ing at Dayton. He was taken home,
home, but the trouble continued and
his death soon followed. A married sis
ter died the same night with consump-
ton and both bodies were buried in the
same grave. Young Brown was in his
Dist year. Both he and his sister were
members OF the Progressive Dunkard
church
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

r. COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
~ REAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to a decree
OF the circuit Court of Augusta county, Vir
gln1a. rendered in the chancery cause Of John
q. Fulton, &c. Us. The GrottoeS Company. on
the Sth day of December. 1893, the UNDERSIGNED
commissioners, appointed for the purpose will
offer for sale at public auction, at the front
door OF the courthouse in Staunton, Virginia
on
Saturday. March FL, 1896,
a tract OF about 40 Acres, situate near Shen-
uun, In the county of Augusta, being a part of
tne Lee u: PATTERSON tract and lying east OF
bne NOrIOlK q western Railroad.
TEHMS:-One-hfth cash ON day of SALE and
the residue OF the purchase price in three
equal annual payments, for which the pur-
chaser will be required to execute bonds, with
approved security, bearing interest from day
OF sale.
SALE TAKES PLACE AFFIRM
JOHN 7. HARRIS, Jr.,
j. W. BLACKBURN
Special Commissioners
|, Jos. B. Woodward, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Augusta county. do certify that John
T. Harris, Jr, has executed the bond required
by decree of sale entered in the cause of John
q. Fulton VS.. The Grottoes Company at the
November term, 1895. Given under nv hand
this 10Th day of February, 1896.
JOS. B. WOODWARD Clerk
feb 19-4ts oo-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

The Cramps Shipbuilding Company
of Philadelphia, have been awarded
the contract for building revenue cut
ter No. 8 for the Pacific coast. The
new cutter is to be 100 feet long.