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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

Two suits were entered in the Hust
ings Court of Roanoke, Adam Selbert
engineer, on the 21st, against the N. &
W. Ry. for 5000 damages against that
corporation for defamation of charac
ter by discharge from service
Mrs. Kate Wysong, against the Nor
folk and Western railroad, for $4,000
damages for the loss of her husbands
life while he was in the service of the
road.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

How much gold have our readers
seen and handled in the last twelve
months? Who has the gold? You
have none. Suppose you are obliged
to pay your debts in gold, wagon load
of corn or a months work may hard
ly get $2a gold piece.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

Our debts were made on gold basis.
It is Reputation to pay them on any
other basis, SO says old Money-bags,
How will Mr.. Bags treat deposition
who put his money in his bank, when
we were on gold basis, and who comes
to draw it, when we have gotten on the
free silver-repudiation basis. Will he
paw him two dollars for one?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
Mr.. ingalls, of the &. and o. Rv.

In an interview with a reporter. in
Richmond, Mr.. ingalls, reiterated his
declaration against free silver, made
some time ago. and predicted that the
Democratic ticket would be beaten in
November. He said that the election
of the free silver ticket would put an
end to any of the proposed improve
ments in that city. Il will 20 furth-
err" said he, land say that it would
force the company to stop all i'm
provements everywhere it would
force the company to dispense with
the services of many of its present en-
ployes, and force it to reduce the
wages of those remaining in it's EN-
ploy."
Now this is only little bulldozing
scheme of Mr.. ingalls,. He will hardly
shut up shop and quit, or farm his
road in corn. until something worse
happens than the election of Bryan.
On pure gold basis Mr.. Ingalls, has
never built depot in Richmond, and
he has often discharged many of his en-
ployees, and reduced the wages of
others. Both Richmond and the EN-
ployees are used to these terrible con-
ditiOnS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

1t has been discovered by the gold
bugs that Judas was the original silver
man, having sold himself for 20 pieces
of it.
There may be some more Judases
who will sell themselves to the gold
bugs this fall for less than 20 pieces
showing that the purchasing power Of
silver has not fallen in eighteen hun
dred years,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
The Kate War.

The rate war inaugurated by the
Seaboard Air Line against the South
ern Railway Company has not abated
in the slightest. and more slashing is
promised in the very near future. The
80 per cent cut ordered by the com
mittee from the Executive Board Of
the Southern States Freight Associa
ton has not yet become operative, but
it is said the Seabord people are ready
for it, and will not only see it, but &C
it one better as soon as it is formally
announced.
The war is now the absorbing topic
in railway and commercial circles
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

CUMBERLAND, Nd, July 27.-Word
from Bayard,' w. Va, on the West
Virginia Central Railroad, states that
a portion of the town was under six
feet of water early Saturday morning
and that over two hundred people
were compelled to move from their
homes. The railroad bridge and the
Middlesex tannery bridge were both
washed away. The Middlesex Leather
Company lost bark valued at $4,000.
The total loss is placed at $50, 1000. The
loss to the railroad company and all
interested affected by the flood along
the West Virginia Central is placed at
5000. 600.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

NEARLY everybody has been sud
denly turned into populists and anar-
chists. There are only few upright,
law-abiding people left. These, we
notice, wear fine cloths and have a
hank account
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

THE gold reserve is again falling
fast. Should the present administra-
ton have to issue more bonds. the
silver people will sweep the country
like cyclone. New York knows this
and they are hurrying to the relief OF
the treasury and begging London
bankers to stand by them and not
withdraw the gold. If they do not
protect the treasury relentless fate
will overwhelmn them, with no eye to
pity. and no arm to save.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

The money power of this country has
always wanted to limit the volume OF
currency. This enables them in an
emergency to speculate off the govern
ment as has been done in the recent
bond issues
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

With millions of silver coin in the
Treasury to pay our debts, it seems re-
markable that we have had to go in
debt nearly $500, 100000 just for the
purpose of having on hand some gold.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

REBELLION IN CHINA.-Chinese ad
vices to July 8 say that the Moham-
medan rebels at Lanchu have routed
and almost totally annihilated the force
of 5000 imperial troops sent to suppress
them. The rebels are now said to be
marching through the country killing
and pillaging ON all sides. The authori-
ties now purpose sending 5000 troops,
but these will doubtless be killed like
the others. 1t is estimated that it will
take $4,000 troops to subdue the Mo
hamuedanS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
REDUCED RATES TO SEASHORE.
POPULAR EXCURSION
VIA Il. q o.

The B. & o. R. R. will run another one of
those delightful and popular exclusions to At
lantic City, Cape May and Sea Isle City, Thurs
day. July Both. from Pittsburg, Wheeling,
Parkersburg, Lexington and intermediate
points, The excellent train service and other
arrangements that proved so satisfactory for
the former excursions will prevail.
The tickets will be good IL days, and per
nit stop off at Washington on the return
trip
We give below a list of stations in this
vicinity showing time of trains and rates of
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
How much money will a laborer see
when he gets his wages in gold?

HON. GEO. D. WISE will not support
the Chicago platform and will not be
a candidate for election to Congress
in the Richmond District. Is this
another case of conscience?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

The silverpeople can not be better
pleased than to be called anarchists
and populists. and repudiationlsts.-
What they want is votes, and their en-
emies are making them rapidly.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
Grain Trade and Crops.

| The Cincinnati Price Current of last
Thursday says
The position of the wheat trade ap
pears to be surrounded with more o.
assuring elements. The influences cal
! culated to be operative in 10 werine
| values have been we'll expended. The
| possibilities and the probabilities are
evidently more in favor of an improving
| turn than further downward course
The past week has been one OF com
parative steadiness, the low points not
being as low as in the preceding week
| at Chicago, and closing SAL cent higher
than week ago.
1t is unfortunate that considerable
part of the winter wheat in the centra
regions is inferior in quality, which
condition is calculated to more or less
depress market values even for the bet
ter portion.
Here at Cincinnati some new expert
ences are to. be motel in the trade This
has long been distributing point foi
an extensive milling interest. but the
dealers are now receiving orders from
localities not only in this State but
also westward in Indiana and Illinois,
which usually at this time in the year
have shipments of wheat for this mar
ket. In some instances Indiana millers
unable to secure wheat at satisfactory
figures are buying flour from northern
mills to furnish their trade, and to some
extent have placed orders for flour in
this market.
With the movement Of wheat ma
turally to be expected at the harvest
season. and maintenance OF coed crop
conditions in other countries, there is
not likely 10 be any striking turn to
higher prices in the near future-but
there appears to be good reason for
taking q fairly confident view of the
general outlook.
The more certain position OF the corn
crop has been calculated to bring weak
ness to the corn market. and Chicago
prices close 1Ra1gc lower than week
ago. Oats, however, are advanced,
closing gate higher than a week ago.
The lowered indications for the crop
have contributed to STRENGTHENING
turn in values of this grain, which are
at low point.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

For the good it has accomplished in
the past, and Tor what good it may
accomplish in the future, the demo-
cratic party must hold together. 1t
bias weathered severe storms in years
gone by. it will outride the present
one. Warrea Sentinel.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

Nobody can tell what effect thing
is going to have on this country until
the thing is tried. No man or set OF
men know it all. The country demands
a change, and a change it is bound to
have, and after it has changed from
this gold basis, to a bi-metallic basis,
and the test has been made, then we
will all know just what has happened
and not before.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

When Mr.. Bryan left Chicago for
Salem, Ills, he went to the depot like
any other private citizen. bought a
nle's car and was hand shaking all day
and receiving just as his fellow citizens
cared to call on him. Surely such a
man is in closer touch OF the people
than the owner and occupier OF pala-
tiaI car. whose door is guarded by q
iiyeried seryapt.-Farm0ille Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29


General George W. Jones died al
Dubuque, Wednesday, aged 90 years
He was Iowa's first senator. and was a
member of the United States House oil
Representatives, and the second OF
Mr.. Ciliey when the Cllley Graves
duel was fought. Mr.. Graves second
was the Hon. Henry A. Wise, of Vir
ginia. The meeting took place on the
Marlboro road near Washington, OH
February "a, 1898. Rifles were used
and Mr.. Cilley was killed upon the
third firing. Graves was expelled
from his seat in the House, and Jones
and Wise were censured in a resolu-
ton passed by that body.
As early as 1926 General Jones was
an aide de- camp of General Dodge in
the Indian wars of the North west, and
in 1884 he was delegate in Congress
from the Territory of Michigan. When
that empire in extent was divided he
represented the territory of Wiscon
sin, and later was senator from Iowa
from 194S until 1859, when he was APP
pointed Minister to New Granada. On
his return from that mission, in 1861
'62, he was arrested and imprisoDed in
Fort Warren. A letter, written to
President Jefferson Davis, was inter
cepted and caused his arrest. The let
ter was a friendly one, asking the
Presidents kindly interest in his son
who had taken sides with the Confed-
eracy. Explanation of it secured his
release.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
A Great BOOK Free!

( When Dr.. r. V. Pierce. of Buffalo,
| N. Y, published the first edition OF his
! great work, The Peoples Common
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al the regular price, ST so per COPY.
the profit On which would repay him
for the great amount OF labor and
money expended in producing it, he
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free. AS this number of copies has al.
ready been sold. he is now 0iuS1ao,
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TINS most complete, interesting and
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profnsely illustrated. The Free Edi-
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There is more Catarrh in this section
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years was supposed to be inourab]e.
For great many years doctors pro-
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

AS the country has reached its pres
ent depressed condition under a gold
standard of value, many people, even
among those who don't think that free
silver will improve matters, are per
fectly willingly to give it trial.-A1eg.
Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
{ STANTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADvERTIsER

WHOLESALE MURDER.-Dave Berry
man. white man. killed his wife, four
children and himself at his home in
Madison county, Georgia, Tuesday
night. Bergman was dissipated. He
went home drunk about dark. His
wife had supper on the table waiting
for him. 1t is presumed that she re-
monstrated with him for absenting
himself all day and that in drunken
frenzy he snatched bis gun from the
wall and shot her dead. Then he killed
his four children. five, four and two
wears of age, and the two months old
babe in its mothers arms. His last
shot he fired into his own body.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
OUR JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD

This highly instructive and splendidly illus
trated volume is record of q recent journey
around the world, by Rev. Francis F. Clark,
DID,, President of the United Societies of Chris
tan EudeavOr, and his wife. Throughout the
long Journey, which occupied more than a
year, and covered nearly fifty thousand miles
by sea and land, they enjoyed rare OppOrtuni-
ties for observation and study. 1t is one of
the most valuable books ever issued by the
American press,
:. 1t contains steel-plate portraits of DIR. Clark
and If his wife, from recent photographs; a
large map, exhibiting the whole world at
single glance, showing the authors journey
from the beginning TO the end, and 220 fine il
Illustrations, from photographs from life and
$40 pages. These must be seen to be appreci-
ated.
The work is published by the old and we'll
known firm of A. ID. Worthington & Co., Hart
ford, Conn.,, whose imprint is sufficient guar
antee of the excellence of the vaiume.
]. A. ANDES, Agent.
ju1y.29 Ats Wsyer's Cave, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

Hon. Geo. D. Wise has determined
not to become d candidate for Congress
from the Third district this fall.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

Twenty nine persons were drowned
in flood caused by cloudburst near
Denver, Col. Friday night. There
was also much damage by floods in
Ohio.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

With all the gold in a.few hands and
all the diamonds in a few hands, one
might as we'll get on a diamond basis.
as gold basis.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

Making as we do silver virtually a
full legal tender shows that silver has
been enjoying for years protection
equivalent to Il tariff, or the benfit OF
bounty" equal to the difference be
tween its bullion, or market value, and
its 1ace or stamped value as coin.
To give silver this protection, and to
pay this bounty, the United States has
been compelled to issue bonds for gold,
adding to the national debt to keep
silver at a parity with gold, the silver
mine owners being the only beneficial
ries.-StGat1atoaa Daily NeaOs.
The above ideas are original with
the NeaDs which has been giving its
readers many dissertations on gold
lately. If silver has been enjoying
this protection for gears why did it not
cost the government $300,000,000 each
previous year to maintain the parity
This is a terrible blow to bounties and
protection, the hand maids of gold, il
the statement be true.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

The republican convention OF the
first congressional district met at Cape
Charles and nominated W.R.sTyler, OF
fredericksburg, for Congress,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

Marshall Grow, of Berryville, nine
teen years of age, was shot and killed
by>George F. Nightingale. who snap
ped a pistol at him, thinking it was
unloaded.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

Tickets will also be sold from other stations
at CORRESPONDENCE low rates.
For more detailed information apply to
nearest r. 4 O. Agent july 29-1t
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
McKinIey'S Two Mistakes.

In his remarks on taking the chair
as Permanent Chairman of the Populist
Convention at st. Louis last Thursday,
U. s. Senator VIM. V. Allen, of Ne
braska, said
'Mr. Mckinley. who had repeatedly
declared in favor of bimetallism in Con
gress. now tells us, since the presidency
was offered him by the British and
American gold power, that the only
honest money in this country is gold.
This Napoleon of Canton, Ohio, has
made two mistakes. One was telling
the people that the way to tighten their
burdens is to increase taxation. The
other is, that prosperity lies in the
shrinking volume of money and the
establishment of a gold standard.
Senator Allen said that Bryan would
be the Wellington who would over
throw this Napoleon and advocated the
nomination of Bryan"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
e. N. Cushing & Son, Auctioneers
OMMISSIONERS' SALE
THE A. B. LIGHTNER LANDS.

In pursuance Of decree OF the Circuit Court
of Augusta county, entered in the cause of ".
y Lightner Us Lightner and others. on the
18th day of May, 1885, the undersigned COM
misSioners will proceed in front of the court
house in Staunton, Va. on
Monday, July 27th, 1896, County Court day,
to sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
the following tracts of land belonging to the
estate of the late A. Il. Iightner:-
LIST. tract OF 5I9 acres, known as the Buff
falO Branch farm, formerly occupied by John
A. Llghtner This tract is vel! watered. has
on it good improvements, (hOuse, barn, sheep
barn, apple house, &C. & fine young orchard
just coming into bearing, and the land is of
good quality
1t viii be offered as whole and in parcels
and sold as may be most advantageous
End a tract OF about 100 acres OF land, 1y-
ing near Pond Gap known as the Fridley
land, and adjoining the old Glover place.
The attention of parties desiring profitable
Investments is specially invited to These
Lands.
TERMS:-Cash in hand to pay the unpaid
costs of suit and of sale, and any taxes past
due and unpaid on the lands. and as to the
residue on credits of one, two ard three years
in equal instruments bearing interest the pur-
chaser to execute bonds with approved per
Sonal security for the deferred payments and
| the title retained as ultimate security.
RICHARD p. RELL
WIN. PATRICK,
JAS. RUMGARDNER, Jr.,
Commissioners.
Clerks ONCE of the Circuit Court of Augusta
County, tO-wit:
I, Jos. B. woodward, Clerk of the Court
aforesaid do certify that Richard Z. Bell has
executed the bond required by decree of sale
in the chancery cause of W. L. Lightner ct ais
vs. A. Is. Lightner's admir-, &c. now pending in
said Court
Given under my hand this 18th day of June,
1885,
JOS. ID. WOODWARD, Clerk,
POSTPONEMENT.
The above sales have been postponed Until
Monday, August Gath. 1896,
| County court-day9
RICHARD p. BELL,
WIN. PATRICK,
JAS RTTMCARDNER. Tr
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
HOMELESS CHILDREN.

We have at our disposal for placement in
suitable families, on reasonable terms. large
assortment of orphan boys and girls, ranging
in age'from five to ten years. Persons destr-
ing to receive a bright, healthy child from a
long distance to raise as their own Will do well
to write us. Address.
THE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY,
So West First Avenue,
july 29its Columbus, Ohio.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

NOMINATIONS IN w. VA.-The re-
publican State convention at Parkers-
burg, which Wednesday nominated
George w. Atkinson for Governor and
L. NJ La Toilette for auditor, Thursday
nominated M. A. Kendall, of Wood
county, for treasurer, j. Russell Trot-
ter for superintendent of schools and
Edgar P. Rucker. of Mcdowell county,
for attorney general.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

Ex-Gov. William Mckinley made a
speech to the students at Mount Union
College. Alliance, Ohio, Thursday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

The protectionists are uneasy for fear
the silver miners, if free silver is adopt
ed may, close the mines, as the protec
tionists do their factories, and thus
regulate the price of silver. Should
the importation of silver be prohibited,
protective tariff be put on it. our sill
yer mine owners could shut their
mines aud probably rob the people as
the manufacturers do now. But with
free and unlimited coinage the mil
lionaire manufacturer need not be
afraid of anybody's getting better job
than he has himself.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29

Having practiced law at the same
bar with Mrs. Lease, having lived in
the same town with Mrs. Lease, hav-
ing listened to her when she spoke in
behalf of her distressed clients, and
beheld her as she carried home food
for her husband and little ones, we
desire to inform the readers of the
SPECTATOR that they need not be ter
rifed by reports now in circulation
about her anarchistic views. She is a
very energetic sensible woman, and
has large family to support, includ.
ing a husband. We can vote for a
president who might be acceptable to
her and be glad Of the chance
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-29
Campaign of Education,

That is coming to be the fashionable
phrase-as campaign of education.
Well, it seems to us that the present
uprising of the people of this country,
from the st. Lawrence to the Gulf and
from ocean to ocean, is the result of a
long and sad course of education,
coupled with grievous experience
That is the kind Of a campaign the
Democratic Headers" and the Demo-
cratic ''people" are clamoring- for, and
it is our conviction that these self con
stituted Republican and disaffected,
Democratic ''educators' will find that
the further the education goes the
fiercer will be the indignant demand
for the restoration of silver to its con-
stitutional place in the finance system
and as the means to that CONSUMING
ton devoutly to be. wished" the cleo
ton of the ticket put forth by the
Chicago convention Lynchbatrg NeaOs