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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
Tariff, tinkering Again.

AS the New York Herald SAYS. there
has been no sufficient time to see what
revenue the new tariff will yield,
though it is notorious that the customs
duties collected under it are larger than
those collected in similar conditions
under the Mckinley tariff. Every sane
person knows that high duties act as a
bar on imports, preventing or prohibit
ing the Introduction of foreign mer-
I chandise. That is the real and usuaIIv
the avowed object of high tariff ad
yocates In increasing custom house du-
ties. And every one will ask, How can
the revenue be increased by higher
tariff rates on imports when such rates
necessarily prevent importations
Had the Wilson tariff reduced duties
lower than it did, imports would have
been encouraged and they would have
increased more than they have done.
Ii more revenue were now needed it
surely cannot and will not be gotten by
raising our Chinese tariff wall and max
ing it still harder for foreign goods to
come into this country. The barbarous
device OF increasing the tariff tax and
thus increasing the cost of living to all
consumers for the benefit of a few fa.
vored interests has hitherto been de.
Tended on the false plea that it helped
labor. But since the world began new.
er was il proposed (even by ..protec
tionists" run mad to try to increase
the revenue by checking and shutting
out imports This novel and mad
scheme is like killing the goose that
lays the golden egg, and it can only
bring the Treasury and all the business
interests of the country to fresh and
greater grief.
The total revenue from the Mckinley
tariff for the fiscal year 1894 was $Ia1,
3O7, 739, and the total for the first year
If the Wilson tariff was $161, 1891. 3e7-
In increase of nearly $4,000, 900 in one
year by the operation of the Wilson
ariff. To rip up the new tariff now
or political purposes will be sure to
IMPAIR the revenue instead of improv
ng it. II
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
Let Us Have Peace.
somebody at Washington ought
tell XanaZuala ff. kaaIr cx.,iot

Somebody at Washington ought to
Tell venezuela to keek quiet
AS orr special dispatches from Can
racas nave shown, bellicose spirit
. seems to have suddenly seized both
the populace and the government
there.. Not only is there much excited
ana defiant talk of war, but even
preparations are being made for it..
" course this has been caused by the
Nasty action OF our government and
the outourst OF lingo sentiment which
Is provoked, but if Venezuela has as
suLled from this that the United States
mas taken up her cause and means to
Hght her battles the sooner she is dis
abused OF that notion the better it
VIII be for all parties concerned.
however friendly may be the feeling
existing between Americans and Vepe
Znelans or strong the ties of sympathy
between the two republics. it is need
less to say. that the United Stetes has
noF yet.assnmed protectorate over
Vdneznela or entered into any alliance,
offensive or defensive, with her.
r
England and Venezuela have been
ielsulely debating the question for
nall a century without either con
vinclng the other, while topographers,
engineers, map makers, archaeologists,
historians. diplomats, politi ci ms,
Pamphletesrs and so on have taken q
turn at it, only to make the problem
more puzzling. No wonder the United
States doesn't pretend to know any
thing about it and has to look to
commission OF inquiry for enlighten-
ment. The only wonder is that it
should have been SO hastily and ex-
cltedly assumed that the Monroe
doctrine is in any more danger now
than it has been at any time since the
dispute began half century ago.
Nobody in this country has any
doubt that whenever the Monroe doc
trine shall be menaced by any move of
Great Britain or any other European |
Power dangerous to our peace and
the sentiment of the nation |
will promptly demand its enforcement
But it will be time enough to cross
That bridge when we come toit Mean
while let us have peace.-N Y Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01

RUSTEES' LIE OF HOUSE AND LOT
I As substituted trustees in deed of trust
eGecugeu py a. GoTney and L. A Goffney, his
Wife, on the md day of May. 1891 of record in
the Clerks office of the Court of Hastings for
Ihe clty or Staunton. in D. q. 10, page SIS. the
Undersigned. at the request OF the beneficiary.
VII sell at public auction in front of the court
mouse IN Staunton, Va, at IL O'Clock NJ on
Saturday, January Goth, 1896,
tnat house and lot i'll the city OF Staunton. Va
SITUATED on the north side of Pump street
IrontnS z65s feet on Pump street and 20 feet
deep The house is large and cOmfortahIe
one ana in good repair.
TEhMS:- Cash in hand to pay the cost Of
executing the trust and the amount of the
t, secured, VIZ: $Si.51, and the residue of
stalments, payable III one, two, and three
years from date OF sale with interest the mr.
CHASER giving bends secured by deed Of ti.ust
ON the property. ''
N. N. BRADLEY,
w. L. LUSHBATGH
w. B. MeCHESNEY,
uec ~o-o1s Trustees.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS.

s..
,xne carrying of concealed weapon,
ia this State savers SO much of degen
crate civilization tbatat ia strange on,
lawmakers 40 rot frame and PASS ,
statute which will tend to prevent
habit - yic;ous. ans fnl Of danger
The reason WHY tbis is not done \
nossiblv becanse The .aw.ma kars them
selves 10 not INDULGE n, tho nractice
but when We refiect tl,st this-ba hi;
is almost universal amongst a certain
class "a our eitizens and. saasppciallv
amongst TIE negroes. no time ehould
be lost In easing a law calculated te
bxeak it uus
!; Tie ,Srsserst lao,,xfon If the Code
s,7T5is ie a very tara &4Yair, and reads al
H'ilows stffs IN srsos. carry about
his persol Ijs.i fxol,l common obser
xatiou. axSv r,istol, dirk. bowie knife
razor. or sI,,c. hot. or anv weapon of q
like kind hes &hafI be fined not less
than twenty nor n1ore than one hun
dred dollars = sc. Whya not strike ont
the verde enid from coni1fon observa.
zion, " aud thus take one sten in the
ssehA direction II the I,e-islatnre
thsf ssaifx wished ia stop 1hs practice
measure faf.r eachine il ;ss effect
could be frasaed, and to This end we
vouchsafe fise following suegs stions.-
Let a jaw be passed licensins the Gale
IL these goods; then before one can
buy or carry chem. REQUIRE that he
appear before tie County Court and
get a permit, which must be shown to
the dealer and placed on file, as pre-
hcfiptions are fled in drug stores. In
order to get such license. either on the
part of the dealer, or the person wish
ing to own the arms, a good character
must be shown. When the arms are
Purchased by dealer he must render
monthly statenents to the assessor Of
the number and character of the
weapons he has on hand; and those
sold. and to whom. When anv person
is granted the right to purchase NV the
County Court. the weapon -shonid he
entered for taxation. and taxes sba,l
be paid upon it at such rate as the
Legislature nav fix. The weanon con
only be sold 81 the owner to a person
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
That Tariff Bill.

On last Thursday, Thomas B. Reed
and his school of campaign document
makers, got right down to business.
They introduced in the morning, which
means ABOUT twelve o'clock in the day.
q tariff biiliand passed it before dark.
This hlil pYt no articles in the known
world up "A the rate they occupied un-
der tue Mc f1inley bill. not even wool It
$500 the present tariff on few other
y <lelss, baf Mckinley high tariff rates.
'rfre 'c' jouched, nor did they dare
{curh IPsr. n any other particular.
4, here. my country
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
N0uld a War Benefit Ireland?

When the war cloud burst on the
country a few days ago, the Irish
American thought he saw a hope for
the old country; a chance for her free
dom from English tyranny, or if not
freedom, a betterment of her )condi-
ton, but a little more careful scrutiny
of the situation has dissipasGed this
IDEA, and the advanced thinkers on
Irish affairs, especially -Ghose most in
,terested inSne irish cause, have con
Guided that nothing could be more
hurtful to Ireland than war between
the United States and England. There
would be no possible chance for the
Irish to declare their independence or
to maintain it, if declared. The Uni
ted States would be unable to render
them any actual aid. since she would
have her hands full on this side of the
Atlantic, and in the payment of the
war tax, Ireland would have heavier
burden laid on her than she now en-
dures.
We commend the remarks of Car
dInal Gibbons, an extract from which
we publish elsewhere, to all who have
suffere d from this delusion.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
[ IoMMIssIl0NER'S OFFICE.
o., otaunton, Va, December rs. 1895

1 IIOMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.
Sherwood Land Co. 49, ''''
VS..
'" L. Fleming etc.
Same
VS..
w. L. Walters, etc.
Chanapeerrso ns Interested in the above stv,ad
nnr rnuery causes Will TAKE NOTICE thai in
Of Am@nSts OF two DEGREES of the Circuit Conrt
M Is u 9Ua County entered in said canses n
", s3a Ia st. ana nd December TO- 1886, respective
Friday, the 18th day of Febru.rv Isae
pr , to enquire into the questions raisoa
other aeport in said and such
to ILLS cause and not fully reported mon here
adduced also sq fc further evidence as may be
lvi+ IN IN me petition of P Il. Trout fo1etber
"i'n any other matters deemed pertinent' et6.
II. E. r. NELSON,
PATRIOT g, commissioner in Chancery.
Braxton & Braxton p. q.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01

( IomMlSSlONERS' SALE OF VALUABLF
- 49,, hEAL ESTATE.-Pursuant to a decree
1i me the austngs Court of the City of Staunton
M ~, 1ne causes OF Bumgardners' Creditors VS.
BBuIngardner, and the Augusta National
odnk OF Staunton vs. same we will OFFER for
sae ~ lronI OF the Courthouse in the City of
monday, January 9th, 1896, (Court-DavA
that very valuable Real Estate situate in the
county OF augusta of which the late Jas. Bnm-
gardner and VIM. L. Bumgardner died seized
parcels 49, 0 Aoiio"inS
asI.-Tha part of the homestead situated in
"a hts usIa county near Bethel Church on which
is the residence and all the outbuiIdinas Con-
and 81 poles. "oieS' rooos'
S nd certain tract of about 80 acres
ad;uI;JoniHS Ine ABOVE, which has on it the dis
Iilery. There is reserved out of the sale Of
Ine nome tract the right to condnct to
anu Us. use Gne water at the distillery of spring
house. 'no u"eiuhg
3rd-A tract adjoining the homestead on
WI MniG "a. Bosserman now resides, contain
Gap containing IL acres. oiu
the Chesapeake & Ohio Demon Frn,v, ooai ~. n es
bumgar0ner Ware House. and
% ot IN very desirable residence situated
az me corner Of Frederick and Ccalter Streets
in the City of Staunton. of which Wn, r Pnm
gardner died seized 49, L. 'uii'7
me improvements on the home farm are
most desirable homes in Augusta County. '
me ulStlllery is the same at which the fam
GUS ~: Bumgardner Whiskey'' was manufac-
cured for many years, which has not only a
oCate, put national reputation. The farm
adjoining the home farm offers a fine oppor-
tunlty to any one wishing to buy a small tract
stannto Goh hT home The property in
most admirably adapted as business and
dwelling property.
TIE nMS OF SALE:-Cash as to costs of suit
and expenses of sale, and the residue nnon a
c ci,e OF one, two and three years, the pur-
CHASER executing bond for the deferred pay-
ments. with approved personal security. bear
ing interest from day of sale, and waiyiny the
6a1ned as ultimate security.
J. NJ. QUARLES,
c.,,o WIN. PATRICK,
Hdie do Il CLOCK Commissioners
VIRGlNIA-CITY OF STAUNFoN, TO WIT. /
! e certify that VIM. Patrick, one of the |
BOND required by the Decree entered in the |
'ause Vi bungardner VS.. Bumgardner, &c.
dec 25-4ts - "iei n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
HOUSE PASSES A TARIFF B111-c

HOUSE PASSES A TARIFF BILL.-On
Thursday the House responded to the
appeal Of the President by passing a
tariff bill, the operation of which is
limited 90 two and half years, and
which is designed to raise $40, OOO, 900
for the relief of the treasury. The vote
was on party lines, with two exceptions.
The special order under which the bill
was brought to a vote, after three and
Q half hours of debate, was ironclad in
its character and compelled the mem
bers to adopt or reject it without CD
portunity of Offering amendments.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01

4 COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
~ Staunton, Va, Dec. 18th, 1s95
The American Manganese Company
VS..
Virginia Manganese Company.
All parties interested in the above-stvi
cause now pending in the Circuit Court of 4
gusta county, Va, TAKE NOTICE, that pursud
to an order of said court, entered in said can
Dec. md, 1895, shall at my Office in Stauntd
w., on
January goth, 1896,
proceed to take, state. and settle the followd
accounts.
lSt.-An account of the real-estats owned
the defendant. its fee-simple ana annual rer
al Value, ana the state OF the title thereto.
2nd.-An account OF the liens bmdinp Il
same in the order of their legal priorities.
3rd.-Any other matters deemed pertinep,
HENRY W. HOLT. 4
~, &C.,. Commissioned
dee 21-4tS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
Lavinia Mealy 0onDei 90 1850
VS..
Harry Gait, ct ais.
GILL al persons interested in the above STYLED
snano ~ cause will TAKE NOTICE. that in pur-
fSa T; ol decree of the Court of Hustin gs for
Wnv oisy oa Sgaunton. entered in said cause on
ton IN l5 1895, shall at my office in Staun
saturday, the LIST day of February, 1896.
proceed to take, state and settle the fol1owin
Ist-Of the real estate owned nv Harry co+t
order OF priority. '''i'o Ii 'ne
O. oro-Any other matters deemed pertinent.
K. E. X. NELSON
Commissioner in Chancery.
jan 1-4ts II
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01

MOB IN NENTuCKY a mon sur-
rounded the house near Lebanon. XIV,
in which Mrs. Thomas West lived with
William Deveres. The couple refused
to surrender and the house was set on
fire., Mrs. West persisted in the flames
and Deveres was shot to death in an
attempt to escape. Deveres had killed
Mr.. West in quarrel about Mrs West.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01

It is admitted that by tariff faxa,io,
for every dollar That reaches the
treasury, ten reach the pockets of the
protected tariff lords. To raise TO "
million dollars of revenue, the peonle
must be taxed five In G-s.. million.
dollars. This is las aid OF a bill the
republican Congress passed last
ThVgssassr IN aa.al fprty l,,lsu.xs.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01

THE VENEZUELAN DIsPUTE.-In an
article in the Baltimore San of Mon
day, William Yates Perot of that CITY.
who has lived many years In British
Guiana, describes the situation in the
region under dispute between Vene-
zuela and Great Britain and gives rea-
sons for thinking that the latter has
the better title. There are forts and
other structures created by the Dutch
in the region west Of the Esseauibo.
rained.by the Cuyuni, which is claim
ed by Venezuela, but there is no sign
OF Venezuelan occupancy. The Vene-
zuelans have never occupied it. They
took no special interest in it till 1884.
when gold was found there. The in
activity of the British till the same
period is explained by Mr.. Perot as be-
ing due to the predominant influence
Of coast interests. The preposterous
claim of the Venezuelans to the lands
right up to the Essequibo-long settled
by the Dutch and English-has made
regulations difficult.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
Murder and Serious Assault in N. c.

A Raleigh, N. c., correspondent OF
the Richmond Dispatch, under date OF
Dec. 25th. says
'.Sheriff J. NJ. Smith. of Richmond
county, gives me the information that
about dusk last Saturday r. s. Currie.
of that county, left home to go to a
neighbours, half a mile away. As he
did not return during the night his
wife at daylight Sunday went in search
of him, and found him in dying con
dition by the roadside, within seventy
five yards of the house of George
Wilkes. Currie had been assaulted, and
died Sunday night. He was good
farmer, and it was not known that he
had an enemy in the world. The evil
oence in hand points to P. T.. Pate,
and his son, William Pate, and also to
Alex. Gibson and Robert Gibson, as the
guilty persons They have been ar
rested and placed in Jail to await the
result of the inquest. 1t was one of
the most cold blooded murders ever
committed in Richmond county. Cur
RE was bruised with club, and also
shot through the head.
DIR. Peck, a physician of New Berne,
was, night before last. while riding in
his buggy near there, set upon by two
negroes. beaten into insensibility, and
robbed. Then the negroes whipped
his horse, which dashed off, taking his
master home in the buggy. DR.. Peck
is badly hurt, his face being beaten out
of all shape.
W. Fl. Hooten. of New Berne, fell |
from third-story window of hotel at
n. c., and is very serious
y hurt. Internal injuries are feared |
Hooten was sick, and had leaned out |
Of the window"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01

RAID OF BURGLARs.-Tue night,
Dac. Gath, Burglars made raid on
Central City. w. Va. Several places
were visited and quite an amount of
booty was secured. Allison Thompson,
president of Huntington Glass Co, was
awakened by three burglars in his resi-
dence, and jumping up he held one at
p pint OF revolver until the police ar
rived. His name was John Sweeney
and he lives at Charleston. W. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01

''Out of kindness to Mr.. Cleveland
and through patriotism" tariff bill
increasing taxes half billion dollars.
goes through Congress without
amandiuent or debate, This is what
the Republicans say. We believe just
as much r + ss We please,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
A Coed Suggestion.

The Norfolk Landmark suggests
that, whilst Congress is in mind to dc
the proper thing towards the ex Con
federates, a small piece oflegjslation is
all that is necessary to open the
Federal Soldiers Homes to the men
who are Mexican veterans and were
likewise Confederate soldiers, and who
are debarred by reason of having been
in the Confederate service from the
of entering these institutions.
Senator Hill, who has been SO timely
in proposing his act of justice and
amnesty towards the Confederate
veterans who were in the Federal
service before the war, would make
his service to the country more com
plete by adding this to it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01

STEALING DIAMONDS. Diamonds
valued at nearly 100000 were stolen
from the residence of Isaac Townsend
Burden, No. East Twenty-sixth
street, New York city, on Friday night.
Mrs. Burden before her marriage was
MISS Evelyn Moale, of Baltimore. At
about the same hour $4,000 worth of
diamonds and iawelry were taken from
the house of Mrs. Francis N Barnes,
No. 239 Central Park West.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
Many a boy starts

Many a boy starts
out in life with the
firm determination
of conquering the
world. He means
to achieve success
and W e a1th and
fame. His inten-
tons are good, and
his will is strong.
If he has the bodily
strength to carry
him through, his
e forts will be
crow n e d with
achievement. Bod
lily sire Myth and
health are his great
est capital. Without
them he can hope
for nothing. How
many young men
and young, women
are cut off just when
the future eczema
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
r. L. Grey, p. q
dec 25-4tS
. COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

{ COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Staunton, Va, Dec. 18th, 1891
The Town of Basic City, etc.
VS..
me Basic City Mining, Manufacturing
and Land Co., ct ais. 4
All parties interested in the above-stvf
cause now pending in the Circuit Court forI
county OF Augusta, TAKE NOTICE, chat pIis
ant 60 an order of said court, entered in 81
cause, Dec. Ith, 1876, l shall at my office
StauntOn, Va, on
February LIST, 1895,
proceed to ascertain and report
lSt.-Who are the holders of the bonds |
S-2,oJU.UO IN the bill mentioned in WI
amounts, and the post office addresses of ed
holder thereof.
2nd.-The fair value of the Water-Wo rks a
the Electric-light and Gas franchises at
time they VIC re sold to the town of Basic Ci
3rd.--l shall also take and return such tcs
mony as may be adduced before me by any
the parties in interest
4th-Also any other matters deemed pei
nent. etc.
HENRY W. HOLT.
Commissioners
dec 25-4tS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01

DEATH OF Col. A. J. GRIGsBY.-
Col. A. j. Grigsby died Tuesday, Dec.
24th, at "Stony Point" Albemarle
county Colonel Grigsby was a gallant
Confederate soldier and democrat of
democrats. He was we'll known and
highly esteemed. He was about sew
enty-seven years old and without fami-
w,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
[ COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ StauntOn. Va. Dec

4 COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
~ staunton, Va, Dec 18th, 1895
George I'll. Quinn
VS..
X. p. Young ct ais.
All parties interested in the above v1e
cause now pending in the Circuit Court for II
county OF Augusta, TAKE NOTICE. that Dursi
ant to an order of said court entered in sal
cause, Nov. 18th, 1895, l shall at my ONCE
Staunton, Va, on
February 9Th, 1896, II
proceed to ascertain and report
lSt.-The real estate owned by r. p Yous
and Ida N. Young, his wife, liable to the ~
ment OF the PLAINTIFFS Judgment and the n
lure and condition of the title thereto anal
Zee simple and annual rental value.
Snd.-The liens binding the same in the ord
of their priority.
etc.
IE-JRY W. HOLT. 4
p1 cro Commissioned
dec 25-4tS i-7
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-01-01
First and Second Sober Thas !,

Referring to those whose So 2ec-
ond thoughts convinced thin that
their first thoughts, favoriag fhe AS Sit
cation of the Monroe Doctrine Ito tia
dispute about territory between Brit
ish Guiana and Venezuela, were wrong,
the Baltimore San says, first sober
thoughts are better than second sober
thoughts, and that its first and last
thoughts were that it was not applica-
BILE; and such was the case with those
OF this paper. as was clearly shown by
its articles on that subject in its last
issue,-the first issued after the mes
sage of the President appeared.
The opinion of this paper was form
ed before that message appeared, and
it was surprised to find the President
assuming the position he did, as it is
negatived not only by the language of
Monroe, making the declaration
known as the Monroe Doctrine but
by it's intent, as shown by the circum
stances which caused it. and the dis
cussion which followed two years after,
and the resolution adopted, in refer
ence to it, by Congress, after it had
been ably and deliberately discussed in
secret session of the Senate, and in
open session of the House of Represent
atives.
The President has, as we think, been
led into error by his Secretary OF State
-Olney.
Though the SPECTATOR admires the
talents of the President, and has i'm
plicit confidence in the purity of his
motives. yet neither his message nor
the united expressions of approval by
both parties in Congress at the time,
had the slightest effect on it's positive
and 1t hesitated not to ex-
press them at the first opportunity at.
forded it, and was confident that they
would be endorsed by the people as
soon as they could inform themselves
on the question, and learn the original
purpose of the Monroe Doctrine end
the history connected Herewith. It's
not safe to follow any man blindly,
and each man should inform himself |
and judge for himself, honestly and |