the a STAUNTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 Spectator. LOCAL DEPARTMENT. TO OLD AND NEW SUBSCRIBERS. a With the view of getting our subscriptions strictly on an advance-paying basis, we to allow for a while all subscribers who pose will pay up arrearages to the expiration of the current year, to have the SPECTATOR for the next year for $1.00 paid in advance.
By accepting this proposition, the subscribers will each save $1.00, and we hope that all will avail themselves of this opportunity to do 80 As we do not wish to make any distinction between old and new subscribers, we will allow new subscribers to have the SPECTATOR On he same a year paid in advance -as long as we keep open the above proposition to old subscribers, so that all can have for that length of time an opportunity 'the get the SPECTATOR for one year at half regular price. Buena Vista Delegates. On Tuesday night of last week, a meeting of Democrats was held in Buena Vista, at which the following delegates and alternates, favorable to the nomination of Hon. Charles T. O' Ferrall for Governor, were elected by Delegates- W.
Talley, Wm. H. Bailie and Dr. J. H.
Mapp. Alternates--J. H. Lake, L. W.
Powell and G. W. Leckie. The Prosho Family Concert. As we were not so fortunate as to be present at the concert given at the Y.
M. C. A. Hall last Friday night, we give the following account of it by one who was there, and able to Prosho family conoert at the Y. M.
C. A. Hall was a rare musical treat. The comic song by Master Frank Prosho was very nicely rendered and received an encore, Miss Belle Kilby's violin solos showed careful training and were played with smoothness and graee, Mrs. 1 Emma Prosho and Miss Annie Pr Prosho were much applauded in their sketch, Mrs.
Prosho shows the talented actress. Her characters were done to life, while Miss Annie Prosho has rare talents as a reader and singer, Miss Susie Turner's numbers were rendered with sweetness and charmed her audience. Mr. C. R.
Caldwell was received with applause. Mrs. Mabel Lightner, as accompanist, was splendid. Prof. Prosho proved himself master of the violin and held the audience with profound stillness.
In short, the concert WAS great artistic success. 'Richmond will certainly have a thorough musician in Prof. Prosho, as he goes there as Band Master of the Richmond Howitzers' Band: Success to him. Meeting of County Committee. Would it not be well for the County Democratic Committee to hold a meeting shortly to determine the mode and the time for the election of Delegates to the State Democratic Convention which will meet in Richmond in August to nominate candidates for Governor, Lt.Governor, and Attorney-General? This should be done whether the time fixed for the election of delegates, be soon on late.
Let the mode and time be made known. A Little Boy Killed. About a half mile north of Basic City at half past 3 o'clock on last Saturday afternoon, little Crawford Tillman, 8 years old, son of Mr. John Tillman of that neighborhood, whilst standing near the track of the N. W.
Railroad, with his mind attracted by watching his dog trying to keep up with the train, was struck by the train and killed. Death of Mr. Wm. T. Rush.
It is with deep and unfeigned sorrow that we announce the death of our valued and venerable friend, Mr. Wm. T. Rush, which occurred at his residence near Midway at 4:15 o'clock on Wednesday morning, June 14th, of cancer of the liver, aged 73 years, 6 months and 6 days. He was one of the most intelligent and highly respected and valuable citizens of this county.
His integrity was unquestioned and unquestionable and he had the implicit confidence of all. He was not only strictly honest, but was careful, correct, and methodical in all business transactions, and thus it was that he was so valuable a fiduciary, in which capacity he was so much employed in the settlement of estates. He was for many years, Justice of the Peace, and for several terms a valuable member of the Board of Supervisors of the county. He was never married. He leaves a sister, the widow of the late Robert G.
Bickle, of this city, and a brother, Mr. John H. Rush, both of whom lived with him. The funeral took place, on Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, at Mt Carmel Presbyterian Church, of which he had been for many years a Ruling Elder, Rev. A.
H. Richardson officiating. The following were the pall-bearers: Capt. B. C.
Bowling, L. Bell, S. F. McClure, L. Smith, J.
P. Smith and Walter Searson. Death of Dr. Robert Page. Dr.
Robert Page, who had been Assistant Physician at the Western Lunatic Asylum for the past three years, serving with fidelity and efficiency, after a month's confinement to his bed with cancer of the liver, died on Tuesday morning, June 13th, at his residence near the Asylum, aged 52 years. He was a native of Powhatan county, as is also his wife, who was Miss Hobson, who, with four children, survive him The funeral was from his residence on Wednesday morning, June 14th, at 11 a. conducted by Rev. W. Q.
Hullihen. The following gentlemen acted as pall-bearers: Dr. Benjamin Blackford, Dr. Geo. S.
Dr. De Jarnette, C. Miller, C. J. Armistead, Capt.
John N. Opie. Alfred Hauser and W. C. Hedrick.
THE LADIES. The pleasant effect and perfect safety with which ladies may use the California liquid laxative, Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, makes it their favorite remedy. To get the true and genuine article, look for the name of the California Fig Syrup printed near the bottom of the package. William Shorter (Colored) Lynched. About 11 o'clock on Tuesday morning of last week, June 13th, William Shorter.
(colored) was taken by armed masked men from the train at Kernstown a few miles south of Winchester, and hanged to a locust tree near by. On the 13th of May, he attempted an outrage upon Miss Clevenger, of Jefferson county, a respectable young white woman on a visit in Frederick county. He was arrested and put in jail in Winchester. -He was identified by the lady as the criminal, and confessed his guilt. An effort was made to get to his cell and lypch him, but it proved unsuccessful.
He WAS then brought to Staunton for safe-keeping till the time of his trial. He was being returned to the jail at Winchester when the lynchers took him from the train and lynched him as above stated. This is mid to be his 5th attempt at rape. He deserved his fate. Lynching is to be deprecated, but it will be continued as long as such crimes are committad, in the North, South, East, and West, and to oppose it will be as futile as trying to stop cyclone with Humming bird's feather, The only way to stop such lynchings is to stop the crimes for which they are committed, The crime is the cause -the lynching the efthe cause and the effect will and not before.
That crime proceeds the worst, and its punishment from the motires. Personal. Mr. Taylor Bissell and family, who have been in Tazewell county for several months, returned last Thursday. He has accepted his old position with the Augusta Perpetual Building and Loan Association here.
Mrs. Arnall, wife of Capt. Charles 8. Arnall, of Atlanta, Georgia, is spending the summer with Mr. Samuel Steele, the uncle of Capt.
Arnall, near Fishersville, in this county. Miss Caroline Davis, of the University of Virginia, daughter of the late Rev. Richard Davis, of Leesburg, passed successfully the examination on Mathematics, the same examination that the graduates passed, though did not attend the lectures, and was awarded a certificate that is equivalent to a diploma. This is quite an honor. Hon.
Joseph A. Waddell and wife returned last Wednesday from a pleasant visit of a week to Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, and Ocean Beach. On Sunday morning of last week, Dr. 0. L.
Rodgers, of Low Moor, Alleghany county, was paralyzed in his right side. He has been practicing medicine in Alleghany county for many years. Miss Alice Lewis, of Culpepper, is visiting her sister, wife of Capt. 0. R.
Funsten, Stewart of the D. D. B. Institution. The Rushville (Ind.) Jacksonian says: "Dr.
William Mauzy, wife and sister are visiting his brothers, Capt. J. H. and Zarah Mauzy.They will visit the great cities in the east and returning to their California homes will take in the World's Fair." Mr. G.
W. Gaither, of this place, is on a visit to his old home at Keezletown, Rockingham county. Miss Maude Weaver is visiting friends in Woodstock. Messrs. Kennedy and J.
N. McFarland attended Rockingham County Court in Harrisonburg last Monday. We are pleased to state that Judge Lyman Chalkley and his family, have become residents of Staunton, having removed from Covington to this city, and reside on Market street. Mr. Thos.
N. Hisey, night operator at the B. O. depot in this city, was married in Edinburg, Shenandoah county, yesterday to Miss Nellie Marston, daughter of Mr. Wm.
Marston. Walter Besant, the English novelist, arrived in New York last Sunday on the steamer Etruria. With him came Mr. 9. 8.
Sprigge. another delegate from the English Society of Authors to the literary conference to be held in Chicago, beginning on July 1 10. Mr. Besant will spend about five weeks in the United States. He will go to New England first and anticipates much pleasure in meeting Oliver Wendell Holmes and other literary men.
It is also likely that he will spend a few days with Rudyard Kipling, at Brattleboro, Vt. He has been in America once before, in 1876, when he spent most of his time in Canada and at the Niagara Falls. Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, who resides in Charlotte, N. has been presented with a sprig, of ivy from Martin Luther's grave, she intends placing on husband's burial place.
The Board Lee University Professor of Greek and Edwin W. Hoh. New Professors. New Professors. of Trustees of Washington and on Tuesday, June 13tb, elected Addison Hogue to the vacant chair on Wednesday elected Professor Fay to the vacant chair of Latin.
Hoh. Jas. L. Cordon. to learn that Hon.
Jas. L. Gordon of Charlottesville, one of the brightest minds among the young men of Virginia, has left his native State to become a citizen of New York city, where he has become associated with the law-firm of Chandler, Maxwell Phillips. Chandler is the husband of Amelie da Rives of his county. We regret his removal to New ew York, for we wished him to remain in Virginia, where his talents would have been of great service to his native State.
Sale of Pottery Works. The Pottery Works at Harrisonburg, were sold last Saturday by order were purchased by the Harrisonburgand Improvement Company for The Longest Day. which of the Court, Land $6,000. This day, June 21st, is the longest day of the year. If days, like most other things, were expanded by heat, the length of the days now could be readily accounted for without looking to astronomical causes, for the heat is sufficient to, expand them to great length.
The sun-spots seem to be getting in their work. Change of Postmasters in Virginia. The following are among the changes in Postmasters in Virginia since our last A. Gilliam at Covington, vice G. T.
McClintic, removed. Weyer's Cave, Augusta county, I. B. Kagey, vice Martin Glick, removed. Callaghans, Alleghany county, D.
L. Gilbert, vice Miss H. J. Richardson, removed. Hamburg, Shenandoah eounty, J.
H. Lindamood, vice F. 8. Bowman, removed. Wheat Harvest.
The very warm weather of the past week has ripened the wheat very rapidly, and the harvest here has commenced. We are pleased to learn that the wheat is very good, and our farmers are now gathering the golden sheaves. The present price is very low, but there is some prospect that our farmers will be rewarded for their labor, as the crops here are good whilst there will be a diminution in the supply in the West and in Europe. A Recital of Classic Piano. Compositions will be given by Miss Annie Walter, assisted by the professors of music of Miss Baldwin's school, the Misses Paris.
and Mr. and Miss Jaffe. The Y. M. C.
A. hall has been secured for this purpose on Friday eyening, June 23rd, at 8 o'clock. Admission 50 A cents. Tickets for sale at Y. M.
C. A. Hall and at Olivier's book store. PARNASSUS. Children's Day-Dedication of a ChapelPersonals, "Children's Day" services were held at the M.
E. Church South at this place on last Sabbath. The program was faultlessly rendered in every part. The large audience present enjoyed the beautiful service. The address by the pastor, Rev.
Thos. Cooper, Angel in the Stone' -was brief, but beautifully carved and shaped: In the evening a very large audience assembled at the recently erected and pretty chapel at Moscow. Rev. L. H.
Paul, of Mossy creek, preached the dedicatory sermon. A large and handsome bible was presented for the use of the chapel. A Sunday-school was lately organized with Mr. James M. Irvine, Supt.
Misses Lena and Mamie, Wright, Luther Henderson and Samuel Whitmore, of Staunton, attended services at this church last Sabbath. Misses Ethel and Mattie Wheeler, of Greenville, are visiting their friends here. Mrs. Lucy McClung, of Highland county, is visiting her mother, the venerable Mrs. H.
M. Blair, of Moscow, Misses Eva Bacher, of Bridgewater, and Miss Carrie Pennybaker, of Pendleton, are the guests of their relatives, Dr. Bucher and family of this place. The returns from the election in Germany Thursday last for members of the Reichstag show that 215 candidates have been elected, of whom 101. will vote for the army bill and 114 will vote against it.
Reballots will be necessary in 181 districts. The attendance at the World's Fair last Sunday was pot as large as had been expected by those who favor, the opening of the Fair on Sunday, Washington and Lee University. The Commencement of the Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. extending over the period of four days, from June 11th to June 14th, inclusive, was one of the most interesting and successfal in the history of the institution. The exercises were begun on Sunday, June 11th, by the delivery of the Baccalaureate Sermon Rev.
Neander Woods, D.D., of Memphis, Tennessee, his subject being to Principle and its Reward." The address before the Y. M. C. A. was made on Sunday evening by Rev.
Carter Helm Jones, of Louisville, on the subject of "Consecrated Individnality." Both of these discourses were eloquent and impressive, and of: a character to be of lasting benefit to the young men to whom they were addressed. On Monday afternoon the annual Regatta between chosen crews of the Albert Sidney and Harry Lee boat clubs was rowed over the mile course on the North river. The race was close, and when blue flag of the Albert Sidney passed goal, the red of the Harry the Lee was only a few feet behind. The time of the race was four minutes and forty-eight seconds. On Monkay evening was held the joint colebration of the Literary Societies, the GrahamLee and the Washington, which have been in successful operation for almost a century.
Two representatives of each Society delivered orations in competition for the gold medal offer ed by the Board of Trustees. This high honor was awarded by the julges to Charles Lyons, of Missouri. His subject was Paternalism." On Tuesday morning the celebration of the Law Class was held. Professors and Students, wearing the Oxford cap and gown, marched in procession to the Lee Memorial Chapel, where a large audience had assembled, attracted by the novelty of the occasion. The Historian of the class was Mr.
L. H. Kelly, of West Virginia; the Prophet, Mr. E. M.
Jackson, of Missouri; and the Poet, M. W. E. Harris, of Virginia. In conclusion, Professor John Randolph Tucker made a farewell address to the graduates, replete with practical wisdom and sound common sense.
On Tuesday evening the Annual Address to the Alumni was delivered by Rev. A. R. co*cke, of Waynesborough, Va. His subject was "True Culture in Alma Mater." Wednesday was Final Day, the end of college life for many students.
Diplomas of graduation on were conferred on forty students, twenty- nine in the professional schools of Law and Engineering, and eleven in the Academic departments of the University. The law class oration was delivered by Mr. H. F. Fitzpatrick, B.
of Mississippi, and the valedictory by Mr. 8. H. Halley, A. of Kentucky.
At the eonclusion of the exercises, it was announced that the following Honorary Degrees had been conferred by the Board of Trustees: Doctor: of Divinity, on Rev. Mercer P. Logan, Virginia; Rev. John McGill, Virginia; Rev. A.
R. co*cke, Virginia; Rev. George H. Ray, Virginia, and Rev. George W.
Beale, Virginia; Doctor of Letters on Samuel Z. Ammen, of Maryland; and Doctor of Laws on General Scott Shipp, Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, and Hon. Hannis Taylor. of Alabama, Minister to Spain. The Alumni Dinner was held in the Newcomb Hall at 2 p.
m. on Wednesday. Toasts were responded to on behalf of the trustees by General John Echols, of Virginia; on behalf of the Faculty Professor John Randolph Tucker, Dean of the Law School; on behalf of the alumni, by Governor William A. McCorkle, of West Virginia; on behalf of the Virginia Military Institute, by Colonel E. W.
Nichols; on behalf of the Graduating Class of 1893, by W. R. Vance, M.A., of Kentucky, and on behalf of the Law Class of 1893, by A. Nelson, A.B., B.L., of Va. At the meeting of the Board of Trustees, two vacancies in the Faculty were filled by the election of new professors.
The chair of Latin, made vacant by the resignation of Prof. 0. J. Harris, was filled by the election of Professor Edwin W. Fay, M.
Ph. D. (J. H. of the University of Texas; and the chair- of, Greek, made vacant by the death of Professor J.
J. White, was filled by the election of Professor Addison Hogue, M. of the University of Mississippi. Honors at Washington and Lee University At the Commencement last week at Washington and Lee University at Lexington, the following honors were SCHOLARSHIPS. In the department of Latin: L.
Smith. in the department of Greek: W. B. P. Harrison, in the department of Natural Philosophy: C.
Funkhouser, in the department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry: L. A. Witz. in the department of Geology and Biology: B. H.
Brown, in the department of Applied Mathematics: J. Ingles, in the department of Modern Languages and English: English -J. Mi. B. Bullitt, Modern Languages-J.
D. Armistead, in the department of History, W. C. Lauck, Va. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS.
Taylor: A. J. Helbig, Young: A. Woods, W. Hamilton Law: M.
M. Herold, Mapleson: H. W. Pratt, A. Franklin Society: R.
J. McBryde, Howard Houston Fellowship: W. R. Vance, M. Ky.
PRIZES. Crenshaw Law Prize: L. H. Kelley, W. Johnson Law Prize: S.
S. Lambeth, Early English Text Society's Prize: H. W. Pratt, Santini medal: J. H.
Hall, Robinson Medal of Philosophy and Literature: H. W. Myers, Va. BACHELOR OF LAW. J.
M. Adams, S. B. Avis, D. J.
L. Bankson, J. R. T. Carmichael, W.
L. Cunningham, H. F. Fitzpatrick, T. W.
Gilmer, W. E. Harris, W. B. Henderson, J.
L. Hudson, R. I. Hyatt, T. M.
Jack, B. A. Judd, L. H. Kelley, W.
P. M. Kistler, S. S. Lambeth, C.
Lyons, F. A. Nelson, E. L. Nuckols, R.
L. Peck, H. S. Powell, A. E.
Reames, Oregon; R. M. Riggs, W. W. Sale, T.
W. Shelton, C. J. Shields, H. J.
Taylor, M. 8. Warren, Oregon. CIVIL ENGINEER. R.
E. Wade, Va. BACHELOR OF ARTS. John Mercer Blain, Virginia; Benjamin Henton Brown, Missouri; John Handy Hall. Virginia; Samuel Hampton Halley, Kentucky, Robert Ware Jopling, Virginia; Harry White Myers, Virginia; Harry Waddell Pratt, Virginia; Harrington Waddell, Virginia; Andrew Henry Woods, West Va: MASTER OF ARTS.
nolds Harry Vance, White Ky. Miyers, Virginia; William Rey- HONORARY DEGREES. D. D. -Revs.
Mercer P. Logan, John McGill, A. R. co*cke, George H. Ray, and? George W.
Beale, all of Virginia: LL. Hannis Taylor, Alabama, Minister to Spain; General Scott Shipp, Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute; D. Samuel Z. Ammen, Baltimore. New Faculty of the Wesleyan Female Institute.
Prof. W. W. Robertson, the 1 new President of the Wesleyan Female Institute, has already selected his private Secretary and the greater part of his corps of teachers as follows: Miss Janie W. Robertson, private secretary.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT. Professor Alphonso W. Murrill, B. A. mathematics and natural sciences.
Miss Nannie Duncan, of Ashland, Virginia, English language and literature. Miss Nellie Bennett, history and Latin. Miss Bertie J. Dolly, English history. Miss M.
L. Conrad, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, penmanship and principal of primary department. Rev. James H. Boyd, D.
pastor and lecturer on religious subjects. DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC. Miss Nettie B. Strickler, with Valley Female seminary at Waynesboro last year, piano, pipe organ and vocal music. Miss Annie Sneed, piano and organ.
Miss Elsie D. O' Neal, voice culture and vocal music. School of art--Miss S. Ella Bruton, painting and drawing. -Miss 8.
Ella Bruton. Physical culture Miss M. L. Conrad. Business department, C.
R. Caldwell(master of accounts) bookkeeping and telegraphy. A. M. Henkel, attending physician.
This list does not include governess, matron, and instructors in Latin; French and German, physiology and botany, peychology sad ethics, director of music, distant on piano and organ, supervisor of piano practice, ant in the primary department, etc. Closing Exercises of the D. D. B. Institution.
The closing exercises of the Virginia State Institution for the education of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind took place last Wednesday when the prizes and medals were conferred as DEAFMUTE DEPARTMENT. Seventh class (lowest)-Berlin A. Reedy and Myrtle Smith, books. Sixth class -Lily Coffey and Alvah Raswick. Fifth class Wilmonia E.
Parker and B. L. Winston, Jr. Fourth class -Bessie Ray Teaford and Claude Miller. Third class--Luck C.
Johnson and Joseph Rosenblum. Second class- -Cornelia Craghead and Alma Fitzgerald. First class (highest)-Blanche Thompson. Articulation- -Charles E. Christian talking to persons outside of school; Joseph Rosenbaum for excellence in class.
Free hand and crayon drawing-Blanche Thompson, framed picture executed by herself. Painting Josephine Harrison, framed picture painted by herself. BLIND DEPARTMENT. Mr. Montgomery's class (lowest)-Edgar Hickens.
Mr. McCambridge's class- Charles A. Beard, general Mr. class--Ernest Alsop, ress in English history and etymology; Luther Harper, improvement in print reading and writing; C. Eley, improvement in arithmetic.
Miss Kerr's class- First class prize, Maude Petree; second class prize, Beulah Akers. Mr. Poyntz's class -W. T. Hall, improvement and diligence; Bessie Staples, excellence and diligence, MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Tyson's class--Ernest Alsop, improvement on piano. Mr. McCambridge's class- -Luther Clark, improvement in music. Mrs.
Hammond's class--Maude Petree, improvement in vocal music. Professor Turner's class--Miss E. O. Broaddus, improvement on guitar. She was presented a beautiful guitar by the teacher.
INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT. Goodson Gazette printing officeR. M. Eley, a handsomely engraved, nickel composing stick. Shoeshop -James A.
Byer, a set of tools. Carpenter shop- -Charles E. Christian, set of tools. Paint shop L. Hockman, set of painter's tools.
Mattress shop--Charles 0. Davis, tools. Broom shop- -Frank Miller, tools. Cane-seating of chairs shop -Charles F. Heard, tools.
Blind girls' fancy work--Miss McInteuff, book. Deaf girls' sewing room- -Blanche Thompson. Clarke Wooddell, of Augusta county, a pupil in the blind department, was presented with a handsome music stand, as a specia prize for teaching music to his fellow pupils. Monitor's prize -R. M.
Eley, for being the best and most helpful boy in the deafmute department, a book. INSTITUTION GOLD MEDALS. Shield medal-W. E. Briggs, of the blind department, for excellence in conduct and lessons.
Shield medal- -Charles E. Christian, of the deatmute department, for excellence in conduct and lessons. Star medal -Bessie Staples, of the blind department, for excellence in conduct and lessons. Lyre medal-Charles F. Heard, of the blind department, for improvement in music.
Miss Lena Davidson, of the deafmute department, was awarded a gold medal by the teacher, Professor Lou G. Doyle, for excellence in conduct. Del' Epee Literary society, deafmute department, gold medals- Blanche Thompson, senior; Lena Davidson, junior. Miltonian Literary society, blind department, gold medals -Edwin Briggs and Charles F. Heard.
Merillatt Literary association, blind girls, gold medal-Katy Dorothy. Principal Doyle gives a gold medal to the best walker in the male deaf-mute department. It was captured by Robert M. Eley, of Petersburg, this year. Dr.
B. L. Winston, of Hanover, a member of the board of directors, presented each medal and prize to the successful pupils. The Trial of Lizzie Borden. We publish in this issue a history of the terrible murders with which Lizzie Borden is charged and the trial, the evidence in which, after examinations of ten days, was concluded last Friday, and the argument commenced on Monday, and which will be concluded, in all probability, before we put our paper to press.
As the State has failed to prove her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. she will not be convicted, and the verdict will be one of acquittal, unless there be one or more who will decline to acquit and thus cause a failure of the jury to agree. On Monday Ex-Gov. Geo. D.
Robinson opened the argument for the defense, and at 3 o'- clock p. m. was followed by District Attorney Knowlton, who had not concluded when the court adjourned till Tuesday--yesterday. Corporation Court. This court resumed its June term on yesterday the day.
being consumed in the new trial J. P. Brent. It will be recollected that at the former trial of the prisoner on April last there was a hung jury. The charge against the prisoner is forgery.
His counselMessrs Kirby Lightner-plead insanity, and a number of witnesses -Dr. A. B. Fitzpatrick, S. L.
Carter, Waller Cabell, W. H. Goodwin, Nelson Bryan, and H. J. Boyce, all of Nelson county--and Cyrus Creigh, T.
J. Maupin, G. W. Armentrout and Dr. B.
M. Atkinson, of this county, were examined. The witnesses for the Commonwealth will begin this morning, to be followed by expert testimony. James Anderson was arrested charged with the murder of V. D.
Samples at Charleston, W. nearly a year ago. The two colored murders of Capt. Frank Cooper at Deal's Island have been brought to Maryland for trial. In Virginia a crowd tried to lynch one of the prisoners and release the other, but they were prevented after long contention.
One of the prisoners made a confession, giving the shocking details of a brutal and fiendish crime. Mrs. William Harper has sold the South Branch Intelligencer, published at Romney, W. to a joint stock company. She says she abandons journalism from a desire to get away from the responsibilities and vexation of spirit attendant on the running of a political organ.
An unknown cowboy entered the Turtle Mountain Bank, at Dunsheith, N. Friday, held up the cashier and robbed the bank of $1,000. He returned soon after, went to the store of Jacob Kotchevar, and asked Clerk James MeRae for a watch. McRae turned to get the watch and was shot in the back. He is not expected to live.
By this tine a number of men gathered to capture the villain. Mayor Makee shot the fellow's horse and he was then run down and killed by the determined Sale of Valuable Hotel Property. That valuable property known far and wide as Parrott's Hotel," wrs sold on Wednesday to Mr. Charles C. McCallough, of Jersey City, for $20,000.
The sale includes the hotel building and the lot running back to the icehouse, Mr. Parrott reserving the garden and stable property. It was a cash sale, the money to be paid next Tues day, and the new man to commence operations July 1st. The property originally cost $29.000, and its owner. on several occasions, could have sold it for that amount, but did not care to dispose of it, as it was a paying enterprise.
Bat recently, on account of failing health, and desiring to retire from business, Mr. Parrott concluded to sell. The purchaser has certainly procured a great bargain, and the improvements which he proposes on it will still enhance its value, making it among the most desirable our city. Jeffersonian. M.
Burnett, an ex employee of the Pension Bureau, occupying the position of clerk, special examiner, acting supervising examiner, has written letter on the subject of pensions, which cannot fall to be of great interest. He says that while he was in the bureau, a larger number of cases of pensions being aliowed to persons unlawfully, came before him, and these cases were not especially sought for, but came before him in the usual routine conscience of his would office. He permit save that him his pass cases without calling attention not to their illegality, and, as a consequence, he was assigned to duties in the discharge of which he would not have to deal with such cases. His testimony but strengthens the general impression that the main object of the Pension Commissioner during Harrison's administration was to pass as many pension cases as possible, without regard to law or anything else but votes.Richmond Times. A CARLISLE MAN KILLED IN TEXAS.
-Monahan, Texas, June Barnitz yesterday placed his neck across the rail under a moving train and was killed. He arrived here last Tuesday morning from Carlisle, with his cousin, Jacob Barnitz. He has been employed as clerk in one of the banks of that city for the past ten years and came out there for his health. Lynch Law. Another lynching, This time in Virginia.
Same crime; same punishment. Moral- Reform the Roanoke Times. The above has reference to the lynching of the Winchester negro who criminally assaulted a white woman. The law is all right, plain enough and needs no reformation, and the juries are all right. They will promptly a brutal man, be he white or black, for the crime of rape, but public opinion has reached the point of considering such a brute unworthy of a trial and a legal execution.
Furthermore, when the guilt of the rapist is clearly established the object of lynching is two fold; to panish the criminal and to protect his victim from the terrible ordeal his trial will subject her to. Imagine a modest young woman on the witness stand in a courthouse crowded with the mobidly curious, relating in their presence ail the horrible details of a brutal negro's assault upon her and then being subjected to the searching cross-examination of counsel for the brute or worse still, the crossquestioning of the brute himself. Nine times out of a lynching is to prevent such a spectacle as this. To the credit of the country be it said the law right and the nerve of the juries is all right, and there are few if any instances on record in Vir'ginia where a rapist escapes the -Danville Register. A PHYSICIAN -Charleston, W.
June B. Enoch, a deck hand on the steamer William Ernest, fell off the wall at lock 5, Brownstown, today, and was drowned. His body was recovered an hour later and a coroner's inquest developed the fact that the deck hand was a physician of Freeport, Wirt county, that he was and had a family aud was compelled to get work as a deck hand to support his family. Baking Powder Absolutely Pure A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leayening United States Government Food Report.
Royal Baking Powder 106 Wall N. Y. MARRIACES. HAINES- Lima, June 8th, by Rev. Dr.
Spalding, Dr. Everett Haines, of Amboy, N. to Miss Lola Maude Sprinkle, daughter of Mr. J. W.
Sprinkle of this city. The bride has been teaching music in a Seminary at Lima, Indiana. CRUTE Fincastle, Botetourt county, Wednesday, June 14th, by Rev. P. C.
Clark, Capt. 8. L. Crute of Roanoke to Miss Maggie J. Dull.
McVEY- -At Ronceverte, Greenbrier county, W. Wednesday, June 14th, by Rev. Ben. Harrop, Mr. Kirby Miller Mc Vey to Miss Henrietta Mason Price, daughter of Mr.
John M. Price. the residence of Capt. E. A.
Fulcher several miles west of Staunton, Wednesday, June 14th, by Rev. L. A. Fox, Dr. Francke Fox of Bluefleld, Mercer county, W.
to Miss Annie Fulcher, the residence of Adam Colman on N. Augusta Street, Wednesday evening, June. 14th, by Rev. J. D.
Donovan, Mr. John R. Schmid to Miss. Margaret Ford, daughter of Mr. A.
J. Ford. the residence of the bride on Fayette Street, Wednesday evening, June 14th, by Rev. William Cumming, Mr. Milton J.
Gienn to Miss Anna B. Wheeler. St. Paul's Church, Ivy Depot, Albemarle county, Tuesday morning, June 20th, Rev. Frederick W.
Neve to Miss Fannie Goodloe Taylor, daughter of Rey. J. B. Taylor. Union Church, Wednesday, June 14th, by Rev.
Mr. Winfree, Mr. Charles P. Coiner to Miss Florence B. Hupman, daughter of Mr.
John Hupman of Churchville. DUNLAP- At Greenville, Thursday, June 15th, Dr. Cary N. Dunlap to Miss Jessie Lee Mish. Stuart's Draft, Thursday, June 15th, Mr.
John 8. Keiser to Miss Mary Frances Maupin, daughter of Mr. T. J. Maupin.
RHODES FEUCHTENBERGER. At the home of the bride, in Harrisonburg. Tre 3day evening, June 13, by Rev. C. N.
A. Yonce, Mr. Otis W. Rhodes and Miss Maggie Feuchtenberger, both of Rockingham. LUNSFORD- the residence of bride's father, Mr.
Joseph R. Campbell, Vesuvius, by Rev. A. H. Hamilton, June 14th, 1893, Mr.
David H. Lunsford and Miss Estaline J. Campbell, all of Rockbridge. DEATHS. -At her residence near Dorcas in this county, Friday, June 16th, of heart disease, Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Michael, wife of Mr. Hudson Michael, aged 17 years, 9 and 27 days. Funeral Saturday, by Rev. Mr.
Hausenf*ck, at St. Paul's Lutheran church. McCLUER. Near Buffalo Forge, Thursday morning, June 15, 1803, Mrs. Mary M.
McCluer, wife of Mr. Wm. C. McCluer, aged 58 years. On Union Run, Ave miles southwest of after long illness, on Tuesday, June 18, 1800, Mrs.
Virginia Hogsett, wife of Wm. R. Hogsett, aged years. She was a daughter of the late Win. C.
Mateer, of Rockbridge county, and left a family of three sons. She was an excellent christian woman. She was buried st Oxford church- on Wednesday, services by Rev. H. L.
Myerly. At Mt. Crawford, Rookingham county. Tuesday nicht. Jane consumption, Mra.
Jolts A. widow of Reuben A. Whitmore, and daughter of the late Emanuel Roller aged 50 6 months and days. Her aged mother, brothand tour children survive SAYS HE MURDERED THE BORDENS. -Charles H.
Berry, a real-estate man, of Springfield, says that last October a stranger came to this city and sought work. Mr. Berry says that the fellow confided to him that he had murdered the Bordens for revenge, also that he was a sailor. This sustains the theory that the murder was committed by a sailor for a wrong inflicted on his father by Mr. Borden wany years Ago.
The fellow wanted to give himself up, but finally disappeared. Mr. Berry said that he had forgotten the incident until he saw an account of al mysteri ous individual who related a similar story to a barber in a New Jersey town. and the description given, it is said. tallies with the man who called on Mr.
Berry. HELD Monday, the jury of inquest on the body of Frederick K. Loftus who was killed at the Ford's Theatre disaster in Washington, rendered a verdict holding Col. Ainsworth, Contractor Dant, Superintendent Covert and Engineer Sasse for the action of the grand jury. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL THE GRAIN TRADE--CROPS.
The Cincinnati Price-Current of June 15th, says: While the temperature the past week has hardly been as high as usual for the time of year the general conditions have been favorable for all leading crops throughout the larger part of the country. Under these influences the position of the corn crop has improved, and is fairly satisfactory in a general way; in some localities in the Ohio Valley region, and to some extent elsewhere, planting operations are but just completed, or being finished. The oats crop has been brought into better shape of late, and fairly good crop seems to be assured. The winter wheat crop has developed beyond expectations in many localities in the West, but in other instances there have been drawbacks and disappointments probably balancing any such improvement, so that the general average position while being maintained is probably not materially improved as to prospective yield. The spring wheat crop has been strengthened in its chances and is getting on a satisfactory basis as a rule.
The early crop of potatoes is in good promise. The outlook favors a large yield of hay. The Government report for June makes the average condition of winter wheat about the same as a month ago, with a larger decrease in acreage than indications seemed to justify, being estimated at about 12 per cent short of last year's area, with also a decrease of 6 per cent in acreage of the spring crop. The Government figures may be regarded as suggesting approximately 250,000.000 bushels of winter wheat, and a basis for 150,000,000 of spring wheat, or a total of 400,000,000, which quantity quite likely will be exceeded if conditions are ordinarily favorable henceforward. The wheat markets were further depressed at the beginning of the week, but subsequently developed something of an improving tendency, and a more confident view seems to have overtaken the trade.
Corn has shown much strength during the week, and closes with a decided advance compared with a week ago. Sentiment has found some encouragement in the evidence of a deficient crop of hay in Great Britain and elsewhere in England. July wheat at Chicago closes 24c above the lowest point of the week, dc below the highest point, and higher a week ago. Corn at Chicago for closes 2gc above the than, lowest point of the week, tc below the highest point, and 14c lower than a week ago. Wheat receipts at primary markets were 357,000 bushels for the week, against 2,931,000 the preceding week, and 3,196,000 last year.
Corn receipts were 3,657,000 bushels, against 4,155,000 the preceding week, and 2,251,000 last year." FINANCIAL. The following are extracts from the financia review of Henry Clews of June 17th Affairs in Wall Street are in an oscillating condition. Although the improvement in tone and confidence that set in last week is still maintained, yet a series of small disturbances have one after another come to the surface, which have prevented the realization of any fixed and important advance in the value of securities. Even the most favorable events seem to have a dark side, which counteracts their influence. The active forwarding of Western produce for export, whilst it has stop ped the export of gold, has also had the effect of very large amounts of currency to the interior, and the local money market has consequently become unsettled.
This demand for currency, however, seems to have passed its climax, and to-day's Bank Statement is likely to show a decline from last week in the net loss of currency. The canvass, made in different directions, as to the disposition of members of Congress towards the silver question leaves scarcely a doubt as to a bill being passed at the coming special session repealing the silver purchasing clause in the Sherman Act. How much further Congress may be disposed to go in the way of amending our general currency system, so as to make it more elastic in the way of automatic expansion and contraction, remains to be seen; but. so far as respects this most dangerous feature of the silver element of our money, there is hardly room for 8 doubt about its being promptly eliminated. A larger benefit to the country at large could hardly be conceived.
It is the doubt as to the quality of our future money that has had an important influence in causing the return of our securities from abroad during the past year, thereby deranging the course of the foreign exchanges and producing the large loss of gold that has depleted the reserves of both the Treasury and the banks. This doubt being removed, there would be nothing to prevent a general recovery of confidence in our securities in Europe, with the probable consequence of a return of much of the gold we have lost, and a resulting restoration of the monetary strength of the banks and a general ease in credits. In view of these facts, we anticipate, from this time forward, a steady recovery of confidence, which will gain in strength with the course of events and the nearer approach of the assembling of Congress. This prospect may not produce any immediate extravagant recovery in prices of securities, but it will very legitimately strengthen the feeling of holders and should hold the pessimist operators in check. Staunton Markets.
SPECTATOR OFFICE. STAUNTON, June 20, 1803. We give the quotations of the articles, the prices of which are changed, as 52 to 54 cents. Wheat 65 to 66. Western Bacon- -Long clear sides Short clear sides 107.
Western Lard 84 to 9 cents. Sugar -Granulated 57 Powdered Canned apples, 3 lb can, per dozen, 90 cents. Tomatoes, 8 lb can, per dozen, $1.35. The Quotations are wholesale, not Country Preduce. Apples green.
60 BACON- country cured. Hams 14c Shoulders 12c Beeswax Butter. CornCornmeal Flour- -patent family New process. New process, extra. Feathers.
50c Lard Oats- shelled Potatoes-Irish. 100 Rye Tallow Vinegar- pure Wheat Wool- BACON country, see country produce. Western, canvas long clear 10 short clear 11c Candles-adamantine. 10c paramne 25 Coal 011.... Cottee Rio Laguayra Cotton Yarns-1 $12 Fuse, 1,000 $2.50 00 Lard, western- Tierces, 84 (aN)c.
Molasses--Syrups New Orleans 2500,40 Porto West India. Powder F. F. F. 25 lb key $5 00 270 150 Ducking, 4 keg.
300 Blasting Powder, 175 Rice 4(a Cc $1 30 al 45 Spices-Pepper, grain 10 15 Pepper, 15 Allspice, grain 10 Allspice. ground 12 Sugar--Cut loar 6 to5 Standard Coffee 454 Yellow Common he Tea-Black. (a 75c 03 Gunpowder. 40 Hav, Plaster, Lime, Hay-Timothy, 14.0 00 12.00 Clover, $10 00 Plaster -ground, $7 00 Lime -P $1 00t0125 Mill Feed 00) Bran -V 00 Canned Fruits. Apples 3tt cans doz: $1 00 Tomatoes 316 20a1 30 Corn-2ib Peaches- $1 65 002 25 Peaches 21b $1 2501 50 Pie peaches 1.25 Seeds.
Timothy-? bushel 75 Clover 9 Orchard Grass. $1 40a1 50 Herds 1 50 Liquors, Wines. Whiskey $1 50a3 00 Brandy -apple $2 Mas 00 Porter and Ale $2 00 Lumber. Framing--heart pine, assorted $13 50, 15 50 Common $14 Fencing -common 14 00 Sap 13 00 Joists, as to length and 14 00 Flooring 30 00 18 1,000 $2 50a3 00 Shingles 1 00 000 $3 7584 50 Hides, Leather, Hides-wet 384 Dry 5a7 Dry flint 684 3a5 a28 City Anished harness leather 22a25 Country finished harness Hemlock sole 198.25 Tanner's 45a.50 BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARKET. THURSDAY, June 15, 1893.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows: 5.50@5.65 Generally rated Arst quality. 4.80@5.35 Medium or good fair Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows. Of the Cattle received 282 came from Virginia. BEEF market for Beef Cattle this week has not been active at any time. It was stronger than last week.
Quotations last Thursday were well maintained, though the quality was not nearly as good as the offerings then. There were a few fine stable-fed beeves which brought top prices. MILCH -There was a very light run, and also a limited demand at $20 to $45 per head. VEAL -There is a very heavy run this week, with only a fair demand at per lb. SHEEP AND LAMBS.
-There is a very heavy run of both sheen and lambs this week, but of a very trashy order, consisting mainly of very indifferent ewes, and only a few fair lambs. Trade was much forced and the market demoralized. Sheep at per lb gross, with only a few extra at Lambs with a few extra at 6c per market lb gross. for and hogs is slow, values of Monday maintained. Quotations per 100 lbs; pigs and roughs $686.50 per 100 lbs.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARKET, MONDAY. June 19. 1893. 4 ith but slightly increased receipts of Hogs prices are 25 to 30 cenrs easier than they were last week. Trade is reported as being only fair, not active, Quotations range at 6.00a $7.50 per 100 Ibs.
Fair to good Hogs sell 6.75a $7.25 per 100 lbs gross, and a few extra at Pigs at 6.00a $7.00. and roughs at 5.50a $6.00 per 100 lbs gross. Receipts of Hogs this week 9,835 head. SHEEP AND LAMBS. -There is no aetivity reported in the market for Sheep and Lambs, with values lower than they were last week.
We quote Sheep at cents per lb gross. Lambs cents per lb gross. Market exceedingly swow for both Sheep and Lambs. NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MARKET, MONDAY. June 19.
1893. Receipts of beeves 5300 head, including cars for export, cars for the market and cars consigued direct to slaughterers; market lower; poorest to best native Steers 4.00a $5.50 per 100 ibs: bulls and cows 3.75a$4.00 per 100 lbs. Dressed beef was dull at cents per lb. Latest cable from London quotes American steers lower at cents per 10 dressed weight, and American refrigerated beef steady at scant cts per lb. Shipments today beeves and quarters beef; tom orrow 725 beeves and 1400 quarters beer.
Receipts of calves were 3100 head; market was higher; veals sold at 5.00a$7.00 per 100 lbs. Receipts of sheep and lambs, including cars direct, were 22,690 head; market dull; sheep gold at 3.00a $5.00 per 100 lbs; lambs at 5.508$7.25. Dressed mutton is dull at cents per lb; dressed lambs 4.00a$5.50 per 100 lbs. Receipts of hogs were 6,000 head, market dull at 6.70a $7.40 per 100 lbs. MOORMAN'S RIVER, June 1st, 18la.
NOTICE interest is hereby in the given firm of that J. I L. have Barked sold Depot, and that any ness interest I have had in said firmf ceased. June T. E.
POWERS IMMISSIONERS' SALE OF VALUADE REAL to of ed the Circuit Court of Augusta county, ent June lst, 1891, in the chancery causes then pending under the style of Bashaw 08. sell, and Kusmisell's Ex'or 08. Rusmisell' fants, we, the undersigned Commissioners pointed for the purpose, will sell at public a tion in front of the Court-house of Augur county, on MONDAY, JUNE 26TH, 1803,5 (Court-day), to the highest bidder, a tract 575 acres of land located about 5 miles south of Deerfleld on the Great Calf Pasture river. and running to the top of Walker's mountati owned by the late Martha D. Rusmisell, known as the Thos.
Clayton property, ad ing the lands of J. W. Glendy and other About 75 acres of this land along the river has cleared a good and in house a good state of cultivation, out-buildings on it. 'The remaining 500 neces nearly new 'and is mountain land and is well timbered. good quality of coal, Iron and marble is to exist on it.
THE TERMS OF SALE will be one-fourth and the residue upon credits of three years in equal instalments, for one, two, the proved purchaser will bonds with from personal security, bearing inter day of sale, and the title retained wate security. M. KEEZEL. JAMES BUNGARDNER, Comissioners. eertify that C.
M. Keezel, Com'r above nimof ed, has $3,00.00 executed bond as such in the penalty ditioned with security deemed sufficient, conaccording to law. may 24-tds C. S. W.
BARNES VIRGINIA, TO WIT: In the Clerk's omce of the Circuit Caurt of Augusta county, In Vacation of said court, June 10th; J. M. Quarles, Paintin. VA. B.
F. Veney and Defendants! IN CHANCERY. estate The of oblect B. F. of this suit is to subject the real Veney and A.
J. Veney in the county Koiner of Augusta, and the real estate of erA. ment of in the town of Buena Vista, to the pay a the judgment of the Circuit Court obtained by and.A. plaintiff against the said B. F.
J. Veney and C. A. Koiner for 11th, 1898, with till paid, Interest and thereon from August binding the $9.00, and other liens same, and if the rents of said real estate will suffice to pay said liens in Ave to rent out the same and renta years, cordingly; and if said rents apply will said not in ave 4c- years pay said liens, then to have a decree for the sale of said real estate and the proceeds of it sale applied to the payment of said liens; and M. appearing by affidavit that the defendant K.
Veney is not a resident of this State, it la ter ordered due that he appear here in fifteen days afpublication of this order aud do what is necessary to protect his interest in this suit. C. S. W. BARNES, Clerk.
J. M. Quarles, D. q. June 14-4ts.
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H. J. Lushbaugh and Wm. L. Lush baugh.
who sue for the beneft of Erskine Miller, H. M. Bell and others, Plaintigs. VS. Staunton Land Company, Staunton Development Company, J.
Ford Chandler and The object of this suit is to subject to sale for satisfaction of bonds secured by vendors' lea thereon, a tract of land conveyed by the said H. J. and Wm. L. Lushbaugh to the Staunton Land Company lying just north of the city of Staunton, in Augusta county; and it appearing by affidavit fled that J.
Ford Chandler and Wm. Plumley, who have heretofore been proceeded against in this case as restdent defendants are not residents of the State of Virginia, it is ordered that they appear here in fifteen days after due publication of this order and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this suit. C. S. W.
BARNES, Clerk. R. P. Bell, p. q.
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