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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-05-06

TIE Greenbrier Alumne Associa.
ton Of the l.. +. 1. will give a Pink
Tea ut the Town Hall Friday night.
May l4th. Admission. 10 cents.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-05-06

THERE will be Divine service in
st. James Episcopal Church here Sun
day afternoon, at o'clock.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-05-06
The Circuit Court.

"o SHCuit Sourt.
This Court adjourned for the term
Monday night. We give below note
OF the proceedings since our last report {:
LAW ORDERS.
David Watts for, &C., VS.. Geo. Kirk
patrick. In debt. Judgment for plain
tiff for SS5S.43, with interest and cost &.
w. K. Mcclure vs.. A. b. and E. H.
Camp. Motion to quash attachment
overruled and judgment for def't for
cost.
State VS.. Allen Robinson. On a
charge of felony. Defendant pleaded
guilty and was sent to Jail for 40 days.
Lewis Hubbard & Co. VS.. Russell
Schisler. Defendant appeared and an
swered suggestion stating what prop
erty belonging to VIM. II. Overholt he
had in his possession.
A. E. Huddlestun VS.. A. a. Sans
Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for
$4,000, with interest and cost.
II. III. Mccormick VS.. f. II. Camp.
Judgment for plaintiff for S7S7 81, with
interest and cost.
Voorhees,, Miller & Co. VS.. John Dris-
col ct ais. Judgment for plaintiffs for
$703.43, with interest and cost.
John w. Harris, Assignees of Rodes-
Morton Co. VS.. r.. 5. Lovelace. Judg.
ment for $59S.47, with interest and
cost.
Bank of Ronceverte VS.. Ben. Hurx.
thai and Quin Morton. Judgment for
plaintiff for sos. SO, with interest and
cost.
Rev. John T.. Allender was qualified
to celebrate the rites of matrimony.
j. G. Shaver was allowed an account
against the State for S22.05.
Matthew Mann VS.. G.. w. Craft. On
appeal. Judgment for plaintiff by con,
sent for $l2.75, with interest and cost.
Smith & Whiting VS.. f. ii. Camp
Judgment for plaintiffs for S62l.75
with interest and cost. Other claims
against defend't will be heard in chan
Gerry suit now pending.
State VS.. Mat. Galloway. Court fixed
fine against the defendant at $25.e ant
cost.
Mrs. Belle w. Peck VS.. John DriscO
ct al. Pleas filed and cause continued
Wash Wallace VS.. Bank of Lewisburg
Defendant pleaded payment and cause
continued.
John W. Harris, special receiver, VS.
Nelson's admir-, w. f. Bryant VS.. Sam
Deem, John ID. Thompson VS.. Henry
Brown, &. ROsenquist s admir- vs.. Tn,
Prov. Washington Insurance Co., II
FL. Smith, appellee, VS.. w. S. Crane, ap
peliant, w. e. Mccoy VS.. Kyle Hanna
II. A. Curry VS.. c. Il o. Ry. Co., Banl
of ROnceverte VS.. w. III. Overholt e
ais, f. E. Huffman VS.. j. III. Smith
all dismissed.
Addison Johnson VS.. w. III. Overholt
Verdict and judgment for plaintiff TO
$500, with interest and cost.
Joseph Boswell for, &c, VS.. Samue
Workman. Notice proved and dock
eted. Same order in Mitchell Stone for
&C., vs.. Same.
Austin Handy, one of the Jury com
missioners having departed this life
Capt. j. w. Johnston was appointed il
his stead
Peter s. Hyde VS.. Daniel OConnell
Judgment for plaintiff for s04l SO, wit
interest and cost.
State vs.. J. II. auckland, J. s. Buck
land J. 4. Woodrum. Judgment 70
tie State fot S15O.6l, with interest an,
cost.
Allowance to grand jurors, $ll9.50
Cost of jury in State vs.. Mat Gallo
way, $500; State VS.. U. G. Mclune
$500; State VS.. Hezekiah Blanken
ship. $500.
George w. Craft vs.. Matthew Mann
In trespass. Judgmentforp plaintiff TO
Sls7. so, with interest and cost.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-05-06

LIE Lewisburg Grocery Co. having
oaanged hands, asks for full settlement
Oh all accounts before May 18th. # not
'ney VIII be placed in the hands Of =
coliector. We thank the public for
sno't kinu patronage and ask the same
ior our successors. Respectfully,
LEWISRIKa Gpncnn.. L.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-05-06

'rRAfED.-One large roam Cow from
a. 1. McClung's lot here on Friday
Tue 10Th ut Any information rs to
uer whereabouts will be thankfully re.
celved by A. p, MCCrI.~, L.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-05-06

THERE has been change of min
istrv in Greece, and though there is
mnch talk of peace, preparations for
war still 60 on. SO tar, the Iurks
have everywhere been victorious.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-05-06

This Court adjourned for the term
Monday night. We give below note
of the proceedings since our last report ::
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
Scatterbang Statesmanship.

Capt. Optics bill to reduce the salary
account about $4,000 seems to~meet
the approval OF the masses OF the PEG
pie, but the legislature has not receiv
ed it with that cordiality necessary il
the members would have us put much
faith in their professions OF zeal for
economy.
Unfortunately for Captain Opie and
for the bill, be seems not to have made
many friends in the legislature. and
friends are needed to get such bill
through. 1t canhot be butted through
by main strength and awkwardness,
qualities in which he seems to excel,
and on which he seems to rely. Scat
terbang methods of craftsmanship are
poor reliance, even in a good cause.
and that our scatterbang statesman is
enlisted in good cause we think ad-
mits of no doubt.
With the adjournment of yesterday
for the holidays the time for this bill
to do any good expired. After the
holidays if Capt. Opie takes hold again
of this hot su bject of reform, he can
make more progress if he will adopt
conciiiatory methods toward those who
have been longer On the ground. and
will secure their friendly co operation.
Without this cooperation, he will have
about as much influence on what is
going on around him, as the Saliva
ZIONIST who sings and breaches every
day at the mules and draymen that
pass the court house.-Stsunton Daily
News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
Prescription Socalled.

The Richmond Times is bewailing
the defeat of Judge E. d. Newman
who was a candidate for re-elec ton as
judge of the county of Shenandoah,
and the Baltimore Sam, stray copy
ofkwhich reaches these parts once in a
whiles has given some Of its valuable
space toSthe same subject and laments
in Tassoic style the loss by Judge
Newman of his judicial ermine. The
cause assigned by these journals is
that Judge Newman supported Pal
mer and Buckner last fall, and the
Sun sagely and yaliently remarks:
where the free silverites are in a
majority, sound-money Democrats
may be driven from office. but their
principles and their manhood will not
shrink under the crack of the party
whip, and will continue to assert them
selves whenever the occasion requires
it."
We are not prepared to contradict
the statement that Judge Newman
suffered because of his worship of the
golden calf, but it is barely possible
that he was regarded as many people
do both the Times and the Sun, as en-
tirely unreliable in his idea as
to what constitutes Democracy, and
that not only did he vote wrong, but
strayed a great way of. Did these
journals ever think of that2
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

For printing q poker story about ar
atlanta, Ga. jobbing committee, Ortiz
Stein, editor of an Atlanta weekly, had
his face slapped on Saturday.
Burglars entered the home of Sena.
tor German, near Laurel, Md Satur
day night, but were driven off by the
Senator's gardener, who fired upon
them.
kilograms from all the continental
capitals show that Russia's step al
Port Arthur is regarded as tantamount
to permanent occupation, and re
ply to Germany's action.
Fire Quilted the Mermod and Jaccard
jewelry company's establishment in
st. Louis Monday. The loss is esti-
mated at $750,000. There is $400. 600
insurance. There we're some narrow
escapes from death during the contia-
grafton.
Senator Chandler, of New Hamp
shire, has written letter in which he
protests against Secretary TRACES poll
cy. and declares that the republican
party will be split into fragments if
the Secretary presses the bill for sim
gle gold standard. He predicts that if
Tile cuTre1cy QUESTION - uOG FeOpeucu
at this time, the republicans will elect
a majority in the next House of Rep
resentatives.
The New York Sun to day publish es
unqualified charges of the grossest
pension frauds. Statistics are given
to show that not only are the pension
rolls padded beyond belief. but with
100000 applicants still clamoring for
admission and Congressional schemes
for further robbery" at every session,
the governments generosity is likely
to be still further burdened Bounty
jumpers and deserters, fake widows
and orphans. and cheats and swindlers
of all classes are said to be represented
on the pension rolls.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
GRAIN TRADE AND CROPS

The Cincinnati Price Current of last
Thursday says
Weather conditions have been gen
orally favorable for fall sown grain
Considerable snow has fallen in the
West bat under mild temperature thus
furnished was most welcome in some
sections. The growing wheat is pain
tanning its position. Reports are most.
ly cheerful in tenor.
Inc department of Agriculture issu
ed bulletin on December - which
says: The special wheat investigate
Instituted by the Department of Agri-
culture Indicates a. crop of $50. 200. 900
bushels. These figures are subject to
slight modification in the final report
The Price Current intimated last
September that the official report for
September admitted of a range of from,
400 900 900 to 475, 000, 900 bushels as the
indication, and stated also that the
crop should not be regarded as less
than 540. 100000 bushels Nothing has
developed since, which warranted anv
departure from the position taken at
that time.
May. wheat at Chicago closed
&c below the highest point of the
week. &c above the lowest point, and
&c higher than week ago.
Corn at Chicago for May clos
ed at the highest point of the
week. &c above the lowest point aud
SC higher than a week ago
Wheat receipts at primary markets
were $4,000 bushels for the week
against 6.5S2, 900 the preceding week
and 767, 900 last year.
Corn receipts were 4,543. 900 bushels.
against 4;45s, 600 the preceding week,
aud Q 953. 900 last year.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
Major Tyler,s Inauguration.

:. The Inauguration of Major Tyler as
Governor will not be marked by any
formal display or celebration. This
was decided last Thursday night by
the Governor elect accepting an invita-
ton from the General Assembly to
take the oath of office in the presence
OF both branches of the General As
sembly.
The Legislature will adjourn for the
holidays on Thursday, the 23rd, and
will reconvene January at noon, Ma
Jor Tyler, who has about completed
his arrangements for the occasion. and
Will leave for home tonight, says he
will make a short speech. in which he
will outline needed legislation. He
may send special message later.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
Small Legislation.

Retrenchment and reform in the leg
isiature have been much talked, but
little acted on. The small politician
never sees any retrenchment save in
cutting salaries, and always somebody
elses salary. There is not an office in
the State which carries sufficient sala-
ry from the Governor down, though
there are some offices which ought to
be abolished. The great bulk of our
money is spent in criminal expenses
and in education. That there is not
room for retrenchment in these no one
doubts. A wit remarked some time
ago when he paid his taxes, . there
goes lot of my hard earned cash to
teach Niger latin 1t by no means
follows that all the money spent in
public instruction is spent judiciously,
but we never had legislator who had
the nerve to move to decrease it, or
even to look into the manner of the
spending of it, or to oppose a bill
which was declared to be 10 favor of
educational work. 1t is like Congress
and pensions. No man will submit
himself to the criticism opposition en-
tails. But in criminal expenses and in
public education there is vast room for
economy and our legislators will do
we'll to let the puisne question of sala-
ry reduction go, and apply themselves
to something that means something.
Out of the whole salary cut only few
Thousand dollars will be gotten, and
the State will lower the grade of its
officers every time it undertakes such
vicious legislation. The class of men
who offer themselves as public ser
wants on the salaries thus provided
would be such rs one would be tempted
to kick from his door on general prin-
ciples. Until the Legislature rises
above SO paltry q matter of legislation
as salary cutting there will be no re-
form or retrenchment that will be
worthy the name. Some of those
Statesmen who see no further than the
cutting of salaries would do we'll to
show the saving their proposed cut
would make to the State, and thus en-
tighten their constituents as to the
great work they will do. When they
return after the arduous Iabors of
their public life they can run an &C
count thus: ITO Saved the State
$ -. BY salary drawn from the
State So Thus their value will
be seen in dollars and cents, by the
balance struck.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
The Baltimore Weekly Sun.

The Weekly Sun publishes all the news of
each week, giving complete accounts of all
Weekly Sun is unsurpassed as an Agricultural
Paper. 1t is edited by writer's of practical ex-
perience, who know what farming means and
1t contains regular reports of the work Of the
Agricultural experiment stations throughout
the country. of the proceedings of farmers
clubs and Institutes and the discussion of new
methods and IDEAS in agriculture. Its market
reports. Poultry department and Veterinary
column are particularly valuable to country
readers. Every issue contains Stories. Poems,
Household and Puzzle Columns. a variety OF
interesting and selected instructive matter
and other features, which make it a welcome
visitor in city and country homes alike.
One Dollar year. inducements to getters-
up of clubs for the Weekly Sun. Both the
Daily and Weekly Sun mailed free of postage
in the United states, Canada and Mexico.
Paymenst invarfObly in advance. Address
A. s. ABELL COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
Virtually Acqui. ted.

Col. Bob Eastman. who was on trial
for his life at Parsons, w. Va, for
killing Mr.. Thompson, was last week
found guilty of Involuntary man
slaughter. and was given two years
close confinement in Jail. The judge
was desperately against him and gave
him about the longest term he could
possibly have done. Politics ran high
in the trial. and Judge Holt, who is q
renegade Democrat and disappointed
office seeker, has disposition to out
Herod Herod. He had to bulldose the
grand jury in to indictipg in the first
place, and in the face of decision by
a divided Supreme Courtas to whether
he ought in propriety to sit in the case
had the indelicacy to sit. But this
modern Jeffries could not hang or
even put in the penitentiary .'old
uncle Bob.n
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
In the Caucus.

Last Friday night when the caucus
entered on the nomination of county
judges the Richmond Times of Satur-
day says:
'Senator Opie Of Augusta, then arose
to a question of personal privilege, and
stated that in view of the existing con-
ditions, he would not place any one in
nomination against Judge Chalkley.
He wanted, however, to assure the
caucus of the Democracy of the gen.
tlemen whom he had expected to place
In nomination and which had been as
sailed by ''sapsucke rs" In Staunton
and by the mend .city and audacity Of
the mushroom editor of the Staunton
VINDICAToR."
We suppose nothing could have been
further from the facts Capt Fultz
was the person about whom Capt.
Opie was talking, and the SPECTATOR
INDICATOR has not 10 twelve months
mentioned Capt. Fultz's politics, or as
sailed his Democracy in any manner,
shape or form. We cannot therefore
understand what Capt. Opie meant by
such statement. He had no earthly
foundation for it in reason or fact,
nothing has appeared in this paper
which could by any possibility be dis
torted into an attack On Capt. Fultzs
political record. When we are accused
of any offense we want the accusation
to have some foundation. This one
had none.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23

In the caucus last week Capt. Opie
lost his temper and gave expression to
some very undignified and gratuitous
remarks. The Capt. forgets or seems
to forget that the same privilege should
be accorded others that he himsel!
enjoys, of drawing differences from
actions. Now it has pleases. the Cap
tain to attribute motives to persons on
account of their political course, and
one would t,--erefore infer that he
would be Glow to find fault with others,
who, like himself, are given to such
peccadillos.
He seems to be very like a person
who is fond of telling jokes on others,
but takes mortal offense at any one
who tells a joke on him. He also
seems to forget that as he is now pub
lie functionary his actions are public
property, and open topublic criticism.
He also seems to forget that whilst the
editor of the Staunton SPECTATOR
may be considered somewhat of
mushroom" as an editor, he is by no
means mushroom in age or citizen
ship, and did not in night acquire
the right to an opinion, or the expires
sion of it.
He was citizen of this county sew
eral years before Capt. Opie migrated
hither, he claims some interest in the
welfare of the people of the county,
and in its reputation, lie never yet
failed to support Democratic nomi-
nee, no matter how bitter the pill, and
he has swallowed some bitter ones; on
all public questions he claims as much
and nearly as ancient a right to ex-
press his views as even the Senator.
and he will be about rs apt to do 80
when he feels like it, or his Judgment
dictates it. We therefore hope our Sen
ator will father no bill which will
be calculated to muzzle the press
or shut the mouth of the individual,
that as he 1.-THE Senator) is very free of
speech himself, he willaccord the same
freedom to others he himself delights
to enjoy. We think he knows pretty
we'll that we consider it our duty to
keep close up with his record and that
we will publish anything he does and
says whilst sitting as senator from
this county. We will make our COM
ments. if any, dignifiedly, politely and
and truthfully, and all we say will be
entirely free from the ''sapsucker,"
mushroom" audacious" or ''mendac-
lous'' variety. We hope what we may
have to publish or say can be common
datory, and knowing our Senator as
we do we see no reason why every &C
ton may not accord with the senti-
ments OF his constituents, and voice
the wishes of the people he repre-
sents.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
John Morgan Hanged.

RIPLEY, w. Va. Dec. 16.-John Nor
gan paid the penalty this afternoon for
numbering three members of the Green
family on November 4th last.
Surrounding the scsffold in the vast
field were about 10000 men, women
and children. During the last solemn
services Morgan stood very unconcern-
eddy viewing the vast crowd of specta
tors. Before the black cap was pulled
over his face Morgan said:
Il bid you farewell; this is warning
to all young men not to 60 astray as /
have. My God. am sorry"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
Those Five Hundred.

There is one thing the Democrats Of
this county are deeply interested in
and which many of them have request
ed US to ask of Senator Opie, and in
obedience thereto as well as to crafty
our own curiosity, we ask him to give
US the list for publication OF those foe
hundred Democrats whose names were
signed to that petition he held up and
told the caucus about last Friday
night. viii the Senator kindly favor
us with the information?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23
About Carrying ConbeaIed Weapon,

About Carrying Concealed Weapons.
The Richmond Times in an editorial
of a recent issue commenting on an
editorial in our paper of week ago,
says:
The Staunton SPEcTAToR-VINDI
TOR wants the Legislature to take Wig
orous action against the cowardly
practice of ''toting" pistol. The
habitual carrying of such weapons, it
says, makes towards of the carr ers,
and, on the slightest provacation they
draw and fire, and then comes a crimi
nal trial of great cost to the State.
We agree with all that our contem
porarY has said about the bad practice,
and if we have written one line about
it we have written thousands. Tbe
man who puts a pistol into his pocket
nine times out OF ten does SO with the
determination to use it upon provoca-
ton, and while he may not be aware
Of it always, there is murder in the
heart OF the pistol toter. A pistol in
the pocket OF a man is very much like
a dime in the pocket of a small boy.
1t burns his pocket, as the saying goes,
and he is always on the lookout for all
occasion to use it. But how often is ii
that after it is too late the man in the
solitude of his cell goes over the situa-
ton and sees that his act was rash and
unjustifiable. How much better to
take beating, if necessary. than to
have the blood of fellow man forever
on ones hands.
But this is most difficult subject to
deal with, the reason being that the
simple carrying of pistol is not crimi-
nal, per Sc, but in some cases, however
few they may be. is entirely justifiable,
if not absolutely necessary. It is after
all very much like drinking liquor It
is all right, if you do not abuse it, and
it Is very hard to draw the line between
those who do not and those who do
The Constitution gives to every
American citizen the right to bear arms
though this does not involve necessa
rily concealed weapons, and our Staun
ton contemporary would perhaps be
surprised, if it has not Investigated the
matter, to find that there are many
men in the State of Virginia who hon
estly believe that the Legislature has
no business to be interfering with this
constitutional right.
We agree that men have a constitu-
tiopal right to carry arms, but the law
can regulate it. Men have the consti-
tutional right to practice law, medi-
cine. merchandise, keep hotels, &C.,
and thousand other things, but they
must have State license before they
do go, else they are prosecuted and
fined. This is what we desire as to
pistols and other concealed weapons.
We want the weapon taxed and the
party fined unless he carries it by
license. We are glad so able an advo-
cate as the Times has said a word on
this subject.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-23

Gov. O'Ferrall will, it is stated, grant
no pardons during the remainder of
his term of Office. Mrs B. b. Brock
and her counsel called on the executive
Saturday and appealed for a pardon
for the lady's husband. who killed
man named Hale The Governor, while
listening patiently to the presentation
OF the facts, announced that he would
take no action in the case.