Attempted Sulcise.On Thursday last, Mark Few, a young mar-

ried man of Woodstock, Shenandoah county,attempted suicide by cutting his throat, butdid not succeed, though be inflicted a seriouswound. He is in jail where he will be conlined for 12 months.

Trial ofWalter X- Haas-The trial of Walter X Haas of Woodstock

will be commenced in the county court ofShenandoah to-day ? Wednesday. Severalmonths since, as noticed at the time, he shotseveral times at Miss Hope McCann of thatplace, a sister of Mr George McCann of thiscity, and then immediately shot himself,inflicting a painful wound.

Wickham Old.The wedding ofColonel William F. Wick-

ham and Miss Annie Leigh Carter Old tookplace at Grace church, Powhatan county, at4:30 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon, Rev.C. 0. Pruden, of Chatham, brother-in-law ofthe bride, officiating. Quite a large partyfrom Richmond witnessed the ceremony, go-ing up by the 1 o'clock Danville train.

Death ofAlex. Lushbaugh.Alex. Lushbaugh, an employee of the Bod-

ley Wagon Works, whose injuries in a recentaccident were mentioned in our last issue, diedon Friday last, and was buried from Trinitychurch this city on Saturday, the Oth inst.,the Rev. W. Q. Hullihen officiating, Mr.Lushbaugh was a son of Harman Lush-baugh, who has long been a prominentbuilder iv thiscity, and was himself a finemechanic. He was about 38 years of age.

Two Ribs Broken.In the Fishersville neighborhood on Tues-

day, May sth, Miss Mary Hanger, daughterof Mr. William D. Hanger, had two of herribs broken by being trampled on by a horse.She and her brother were riding in a buggyand at the creek near Tinkling Spring theystopped to water the horse. When her broth-er got out to unrein the horse, it becamefrightened, and, wheeling around suddenly,the buggy was upset and she wasthrown out,when the horse, struggling to get free fromher brother who was holding him, tramp-ed upon her, breaking two of her ribs.

Basic City Candidates.The following are candidates for municipal

offices in Basic City at the election, May 28th:For Mayor?George H. Selb, R. S. Griffith

and R. \V. Allen.Justice of the Peace?Robert W. Allen, S. T.

A lpx"HnfiPr*Sergeant?J. B. Giles, S. T. Rogers, F. P.

Shoemaker, John A. Van Lear.Commissionerof Revenue?George W. Ryan,

Walter S. Hunter.Councilmen?F. M. White, Edward Moore,

A. P. Calfee, George S. Megee, A. L. Ogg,James W. Hall, J..A. Critzer,. Joseph H.Harding, W. M. Page. J. H. Kemp and H. C.Cookus.

The Farmers' and Merchants' Hank.The Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, as wa-3

previously announced some time since,purchased theelegant building on the cornerof Main and Augusta streets, and have had itimproved and fitted up in a suitable manner,and last week moved in. The counter whichis of solid oak was manufactured by ThomasA. Alexander,of Waynesboro, and was. de-signed by T. J. Collins, the architect of thiscity, and is very handsome. Large burglar-proof safes were added, and every thiug thatcould suggest itself was done to make theroom convenient end suitable and now this isone ofthe finest banking rooms in Virginia.

Winners of the Gold Prizes.Some time since, Mr. McH. Holliday, shoe

merchant of this city, offered threegoldprizesto the pupils of the Public Schools of thisconuty for preparing the best advertisements.

On Friday last, the three judges?Superin.tendent of County Schools E. 0. Peale, A. C.Morton, of the Vindicator, and George R. B.Michie, editor of the News, examined aboutfifty competing articles that had been sent inand made the awards as follows: First prize,$10 in gold, M. L. McClure, Jr.,ofSpottswood;second prize, *5 in gold, Miss Agnes Woodruff,of Steele's Tavern; third prize, §2.50 in gold,William A. Bowles, Jr., of Basic City.

Judge Harrison's Leg Broken.A very serious and painful accident hap-

pened to Hon. Geo. M. Harrison, JudgeoftheSupreme Court of this State, on last Saturdayevening, at his home in this city. A coloredman had been taking up some carpets, andbeing delayed, in order to enable him to com-plete the work, the Judge took a hand inmovingan upright piano. In some way thepiano was overturned falling on the Judge'sright leg breaking it below the knee and closeto the ankle. The small bone was twicebroken, and the large one once. The frac-tures were reduced as quickly as could be andthe Judge made as comfortable as possiblethough he suffered very accutely that night.He has been doing as well as could be expect-ed since, and at the hour of going to pres3was improving.

Death ofMrs- Jas- T- Clark-Mrs. Dr. James T. Clark diedat theresidence

of her husband, at Mt. Solon, on Mondaymorning, the 11th instant, and will be buriedthere this morning at ten o'clock. Mrs. Clark'smaiden name was Mary E. Eubank. andshewasa daughterofMrs. Amanda Eubank, deed,asister of the late Rudolph Turk and A. St. C.Turk of Moffett's Creek.

Mrs. Clark was oneof the best known andmost beloved ladies of that portion of thecounty. Her charitable nature, beautiful chris-tian character, gentle, sweet; and womanlydisposition had endeared her to her neighborsand made her an examplein her community.She had been ill for several weeks and herdeath was not unexpected. She was about 55years of age. Her husband and two brothers,James T. and Robert P. Eubank, survive her.Rev. L. H. Paul, of Mossy Creek church willconduct the funeral services.

The Oratorio.The Oratorio of the Holy City given on Fri-

day evening at the Opera House In this cityunder the direction of Prof. E. Louis Ide, mu-sical director of the D. D. & B. Institution ofthis city, was oneof the most enjoyable en-tertainments ever giyej in this city.The audience contained much of Staun-ton's beauty, fashion and intelligence, andwas such an audience as can best inspire tal-ent.

The chorus was large and was composed ofthe best voices in the city. Musical personsfrom the city and the Western State Hospitalaided on various instruments, and vocal so-los were rendered by Mrs. W. L. Bumgardner,Misses Nan Cooke and Kilbourne and Messrs.An-chutz and Jaffe. The music was classicaland the rendition of it was most creditable toall who participated. Miss Walters accom-panied some of the soloists beautifully uponthe harp.

Offlcors of the Y. M. C. A.The annual meeting of ihe Y. M. C. A. was

held Tuesday evening. May oth,when the fol-lowing officers were elected:?

President?B. F. Hughes.Vice Presidents?James Ker, Jr., Henry

Hutchinson. J. A. Alexander, R. L. Stratton,and J. H. Woodson.

Recording Secretary?J. L. Templeton.Treasurer?C. R. Caldwell.Board of Directors?H. W. Henry, W. P.

Rhodes, P. If. Wilson, H. B. Mcllhany, andC. C. Berry.

The Association is now in charge ofGeneralStcretary George A. Overdorf. The member-ship at present number 280 and will be in-creased. There are 2,500 volumes in the libra-ry-

The report of J. A. Alexander, Treasurerthe past year, sr.o.ved that the receipts duringthe past year were $1,333.00 and the disburse-ments W,102.03, leaving the balance on hand«140.37.

Having allowed a body of councilmen toserve a decade, tbe city naturally suffers fromdecadence. 1

f tamttott f jjectator*WEDNESDAY, MAY 13.

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Democratic Ticket for City Offices.For Mayor.

F. B. Berkeley.For Commonwealth's Attorney.

Joseph A. Glasgow.For CitySergeant.

Logan Turner.For Constable.

C. A. Crafton.JI'STICES OF THE PEiCE.

First Ward. Second Ward.F. M. Merriken, Taylor Bissell,Kenneth McCoy, B. F. Terry,Roger B. Atkinson, Geo H. Hudson.

For Councilmen.First Wttrd. Second Ward.

John D. Crowle, A. G Gordon,Henry Hutchinson, B. F. Hughes,JohnM. Spotts, AValter D. Hoge,E. W. Stewart, R. E. R. Nelson.C. C. Wheat, Jas. R. Taylor, Jr.IsaacWitz. Henry A. Walker.

WEDDING CARDSbeautifully printed at the Spectatoroffice. An elegant new line of typefor this especial purpose.

Notice to VotersThe Democratic voters of Peaco's Mill pre-

cinct will meet at Blackburn's store in westendSaturday, May 10, at 3:30 to elect a dele-gate to theState Convention. A full attend-ance is requested.

Meetings for the election of Delegates totheDemocratic State Convention to be heldin Staunton June 4th, 189G, will be held inthe city of Staunton, Saturday, 10th, at 8a'clock, p m, as follows :?First AVard?at the Court House.SecondWard?at Police Officein Columbian

Hall.W B McCIIESNEY.

Chairman City Democratic Committe.W G Moffett.

Secretary.

Col. Bennett Young and wife of Louisyille,Kentucky, Rev A R Cocke and wife of Uni-versity ofVirginia, and Major J A Temple-ton of Staunton were the guests of Mr J FTempleton during the jubilee at Waynesboro.

Rev. G. B. Strickler, D. D., of Atlanta, Ga.,who is considered oneof the ablest theologiansin the country, has accepted the offer of theChair ofSystematicTheologyin UnionTheolo-gical Seminary, and will enter on his dutiesthere this fall. Dr. Strickler is at presentpastorof the Central Presbyterian church, inAtlanta.A yearago Dr. Strickler was elected to the

professionship, but only a few days ago didhe decide to accept. His decision was with-held until he knew for a certainty that theseminary was to be removed to Richmondand its future assured.

Sudden Death.Mrs. Ellie Duggan, who for a number of

yearshad been doing a mercantile business atIvyDepot, Albemarle county, died suddenlyTuesday night of iast week of heart-disease,it is supposed. Herfuneral tookplace Thurs-day afternoon at Ivy, conductedby a Catholicpriest; interment at St. Paul's. She leaves alarge family of children, some of them quiteyouner.

TO OUR SUBSCRIBERSWe have received, some complaints fromour

subscribers both in town and countythat theyhad not been getting their papers regularly.We always mail them and the fault is notours. . We have been trying to find the trou-ble and hope we have done so. If any sub-scriber fails to receive his paper, and willnotify us by postal card, we will, mail an-other copy.

"United, We Stand ;Divided, We Fall "The Democrats have neverfailed ot success

inNational,State, and Municipal elections ex-cept when they were divided. This fact theyshould remember and profit by it. Theyshould stand together as a band of brothersand vote together in all elections, and thentheirsuccess would be assured. There shouldbe no laggards nor deserters?no factionaldivisions, nordissentions, but perfect unityand harmony.

Fish Ladders Required.

Owners of Mill Dams MustErect Them.Some time ago Commonwealth's Attorney

White was notified by Edward A. Watson,fish commissioner for this district, that heshall have to prosecute all persons who havenot complied with Sections 2105 and 2106 ofthe Code of 1887. This law is, that owners ofmill dams are required to use fish !adders,and a ladder called "McDonald's fish way" isto be used during March, April, May, Juneand July in order that the fish may pass upand downstream with facility. For furtherinformation address E. A. Watson, NimrodHall, Va. This law will be strictly enforced.

Henry Magruderto be Hanged-The negro, HenryMagruder, who, on April

14th, near Long Dale, Alleghany county, assaulted Mrs. N. E. Ballangee, wife of C. G.Ballangee, a respectable white married wo-man, in the morning, and an hour afterravished and murdered Ellen Wallace, daugh-ter of Wm. Wallace, a youngcolored girl, hasbeen tried, convicted, and sentenced to behanged. On Tuesday morning of last weekthegrand juryreturned three bills of indict-ment against him, and his trial on the first,the assaulting of Mrs. Ballangee, commencedon Wednesday, and was continued till Fridaymorning, when the jury found him guilty, andfixed death as the penalty.

This renders the other two indictments un-necessary?the ravishing and murderingof thecolored girl.

He is sentenced to be hung on Friday, the19th of June.Knocked from a Trestle and Killed.

At half past 4 o'clock last Wednesday after-noon, Mr. Ned Gilbert, a well-known citizenof Albemarle county, iwas knocked off atrestle by a freight train in sight of his homeat Gilbert Station, and was instantly killed.He was quite deaf and did not hear the traintill it was nearly upon him, when he steppedto one side, but not far enough, and wasstruck in the back by the crossbeam abovethe pilot, and knock off when in the act ofjumping. The CharlottesvilleProgress says:?

"When picked up life was extinct, anddeath was almost instantaneous. He wasconveyed to his heme near-by. No blame isattached to the engineer, who used everyeffo.it to warn the unfortunate man.

About three years ago Mr. Gilbert and Mr.John Barksdale were overtaken by a trainnot far from the spot where Wednesday'sdisaster occurred, when the latter lost his life.Mr. Barksdale, whoseson married oneof Mr.Gilbert's daughters, pushed Mr. Gilbert offthetrack, thereby saving Gilbert's life and losinghisown."

EXCURSION TO WASHINGTON.The C. & O. Ry. will on the 21st of May.

run a special excursion to Washington, D. C.at a remarkably low rate. The train will ar-live in Staunton from Covington, at abouts:2oin the morning and leave promptly at 5:28.Fishersville, 5:44; Waynesboro, 5:55 and Basic5:57. The ratefor round trip, giving the ex-cursionists 14 hours in the Capitol city, willfrom the above named points be only £2.25,and children halfprice. There will be separate coaches for white and coloredpeople, andrefreshments will be served ou the train atlow rates. Returning the train will leaveWashington at mid night.

Persons will bear in mind on returning (hatthe train leaves from 9 St. and Maryland ave-nue S. W. Excursion station. Do not forgetthis.

Any further information will be suppliedby Jas.Ker, Jr.-, theAgent iv thiscity

Personal.Col. Wm. A. Anderson, of Lexington, was

in Staunton on Thursday and Friday last.Dr. Moses D Hoge, Jr., a son of the distin-

guished Presbyterian divine, is critically ill.Tom Burke, a candidate for the office of

Constable in the First Ward, has withdrawn.Geo. Walters, an old Staunton boy, but now

of New Orleans, passed through the city lastweek.

Miss SallieRoller, of this city is visitingMiss Clara McCormickat Fairfield, Rockbridgecounty.

David Beard, a prominent citizen of Pied-mont, was in the city Monday and Tuesdayof this week.

E D McQuaine, an employee of the WesternState Hospital, and wifeare visiting friends atSangersville.

GreenleeD. Letcher, Esq ,of the Lexingtonbar, was in the city Saturday onhis way homefrom Richmond.

Robert, son of Col. W. E. Craig, a student ofthe University of Virginia, was in the city fora few days last week.

Hon. H. St. Geo. Tucker was in the city lastweek, and after a visit to Lexington, returnedagain to Washington.

Hugh H. Kerr went to Waynesboro Satur-day to attend the celebration at the Presby-terian church on Sunday.

Col. John H. Crozier of this city, was inHighland last week attending to legal busi-ness in the Circuit-Court.

Col. Jno. L. Peyton, who suffered a slightstroke of apoplexy, as mentioned in our lastissue, is almost well again,

F. Peyton Brown and Hugh H. Kerr, oftheStaunton bar, werein attendanceon theHigh-land Circuit Court last week.

J H Allen, the colored candidate for Justiceof thePeace in theFirst Ward, after havinghis namecertified, withdrew.ltT. J. Collins has been appointed judge ofelections in the Second Ward, vice CharlesPrufer, who declined to serve.

Weregret to learn of the illness ofMr. Jas.L. Beck, ManageroftheBodley Wagon Works,He wasreported better at last account.

The Thursday afternoon young ladies'Whist Club wasentertained by Miss MinnieMcCoy, at her home on Church street.

The Normal School which for the past sixweeks has been conducted at Basic by Messrs.W. A. Bowles and E. 0. Peale, has closed,

Misses Lizzie and Minnie Grattan, whohave been spending the winter in Georgiaand North Carolina, havereturned home.

Mrs. Wm. Starke Burke, who has been inBaltimore forsome time under medical treat-ment, has returned home much benefitted.

Jno. L. Coyner, Esq., a prominent youngfarmer of the Koiner's Store neighborhood,called and ordered the Spectator last week.

Judge Wm. McLaughlin returned fromHighland Wednesday last, where he had beenholding the spring term of the Circuit Court.

Our old friend Geo. L. Orebaugh, of Mt.Solon, was a caller at the office last week, andenrolled himself as a subscriber to theSpecta-toe.

Mrs Gibson, wife of Senator Gibson, ofMaryland, andMrs James A Welch, of Rich-mond, were guests of Mrs J Randolph Tuckerlast week at Lexington.

Last Friday, Mrs. Allie H. Stephenson wasappointed postmaster at Wilsonville, High-land county, Va., vice Fannie M. Stephenson,resigned.

Dr. J. E. Arbuckle and Mr. W. D. Bowman,of Crimora, who could not do without theSpectator called last week, and orderedcopiesto be sent them.

George W Mooney, ofPortsmouth, Virginia,will be married on May 23th to Miss Katie MShafer at the residence in this city of Mr T AShafer on Staffordstreet.

Rev. Dr.Rosebro, pastorof Tabb Street Pres-byterian Church, Petersburg, will sail Satur-day next to attend the Pan PresbyterianCouncil at Glasgow, Scotland.

The negro Irvin Ford, who is accused ofmurdering Elsie Kreglo, near Washington lastweek, sayshe was born ' near Staunton, butnobody has been found who knows anythingof him.

Mrs. C. M. Blackford, who hasbeen visitingin the family of her cousin, Dr. Ben. Black-ford, Superintendent of the Western StateHospital, has returned to her home in Lynch-burg.

W. P. Young and her sisters, MissesLizzie and Adelia Gibson, were in thecity Sat-urday. They conduct and manage the ValleyHome Female school near Fishersville in thiscounty.

L H. Stephenson, a prominent member ofthe Monterey bar, was in Staunton visiting hissister at Kalorama, and his daughter at theMary Baldwin Seminary. He returned homeyesterday.

Thomas P. Farish, of Charlottesville, whohas been connected with hotels throughoutthe country, and especially with the HotelRuffner at Charleston, W. Va., was in Staun-ton last week.iJThefollowing students of Dunsmore's Busi.ness College were graduated last Wednesday :

J. E. Nickell, ofSinks Grove, Monroe county, W. Va.; P. S. Tutwiler, of Rolla, nearStaunton, and J. B. Clark, ofStaunton.

John Bowers, son of Amos Bowers, and arecent graduate of Dunsmore's Business Col-ege of this city, died at Huntington, W. Va.,last Thursday. His remains were taken to hishome at Sugar Grove, W. Va., for interment.

Mr. Jake Blumelinck, late of Hotel Clifford.Richmond, and his assistant, H. J. Shafer,will leave that city Friday for the old Green-brier White Sulphur Springs, where they willbe in charge of the wine-room, a3 in pastdays.

Charles Prufer was sometime ago appointedJudge ofelection in the Second Ward of thiscity, bui after a short time he declined. ThenT J Collins was appointed, and he too declin-ed, then the board appointed Wm Cosby, whohas qualified.

Wm B Trout, second son ofPH Trout; whohas been in Baltimore for same time, wherehe was operated on for appendicitis, was ex-pected homelast week, but it became neces-sary to reopen the wound and he will not beable to travel for several weeks yet.

Mother Lorretto Hunter, for many yearssuperioress of the Visitation Convent, Fred-erick, Md., died on the Gth instant, at thatinstitution, of paralysis. She was a mostlovely character, and a highly accomplishedlady, and was dearly beloved by all whoknew her.

The tremendous ovation tendered TokeyBarnes in Jackson Ward, Richmond, uponher arrival in that city from Farmville Tues-day night was too much tor the alreadystrained nerves of the released prisoner, andWednesday morning a reaction set in, whichput her in bed.

Capt. J. H. Waters, Chief of Police of thiscity, left for Atlanta Saturday last to attendthe convention of Police Chieftains in Atlantayesterday. He took with him his grandson,Carroll Miller, who goes as far as Lynchburg,where he will stop with his grandfather, JnoK. Carroll.

Mr C H Fulton, who resides near Milnesville in this city, and who had the misfortunelo lose his home by fire last winter, is erectinga new and handsome residence, near the oldsite. Jerry Holland, Esq., is thecontractor forthecarpenter work, and Emmett Phillips isbuilding the foundation and chimneys.

Right Rev. John J. Kain, Roman CatholicArchbishopof St. Louis, was on last Sundayinvested with the paliium, the insignia of hisarckiepiscopaloffice. The ceremony was per-formed in the oldCathedral, which wascrowd-ed. The pallium was conferred by CardinalGibbons, ofBaltimore, assisted by twenty-fivearchbishopsand bishops and one hundred ormore priests.

. ! WAYNESBORO NEWSFor the Spectatoe:

This has been "Golden Jubilee" week at thePresbyterian church in this place,?being the

1 semi-centennial anniversary of its establish--1 raent, and I may have to ask pardon forc writingat length upon this subject this week,c "asit is all-absorbing here.c Our town has been in its holiday attire since

lastFriday evening; and, on Saturday morn-e ing after the arrival of a host of visitors, thei celebration was opened by Dr. FinTjley, of- Tinkling Springs. He preached on the- "Mother Church," and gave an elaborate1 presentation ofthe facts connected with the. subject.

Following with the "First Pastorate" Dr. J.Henry Smith of Greensboro, N. C, spokefeelingly of the late Dr. Wm. T. Richardson'slongconnection with the church as its first

1 pastor. The "Second Pastorate" (Dr. Baird's)was finely respondedto by Dr. J. P. Smith, of

1 Richmond, Va. Dr. Smith is a good speaker,and held his audience well. But when thegreat audience assembled on Saturday nightthat which touched the hearts of 'a greater

" partof the homeaudience was the straggling1 "Third Pastorate," which was so ably filled,

and so energetically built up by our formerbeloved pastor, Rev. Frank McCutchan, nowof Glade Springs, Va. He il was who placedhis shoulder to the wheel (almost literally),and by his indomitable will and untiring per, severance had the present handsome edificeerected. He lives in theaffectionsof his congregation to-day, and both he and his wifewill be enlivenedin the hearts of his peoplehere so long as life and memory last. Capt.H. W. Henry, of Staunton, read an eloquenttribute to his work at this place.

The "Fourth Pastorate" was accounted forby Dr. A. R. Cocke, himself, in his usuallyfelicitous vein. He came overfrom the Uni-versity especially to attend these services, andto give the history of the church since hisconnection with it?as only such speakers asDr. Cocke can giveit. He has the happy fac-

converting cold historical facts into apleasing and interesting narrative. On Sun-day morning Rev. A. M. Fraser, ofStaunton,preached a delightful sermon on the "Anni-versary," and showsd that he is not only ascholar but an oratoras well.

Col. Bennett H. Young, ofLonisville, Ky.,closed the exercises at night with a very fineaddress relative to the anniversary. Largecrowds attended each service, and the townwas pretty well filled with visitors, particular-ly on Sunday.

As every meeting has its funny incident, sohad this one. Rev. W. H. Bailey, a formerpastor of the Basic City church, convulsed the

i aunience by a humorous little address, touch-ingonvarious topics. His allusions to"Boomtimes" in Basic would have brought down thehouse had it been elsewhere. His serio-comicreference to his call to Basic; his acceptance;bis arrival on the scene, and his being sub-sequently "boomed along with the town,"

\u25a0 was simply irresistible.Among the visitors on Saturday I noticed

the following gentlemen from Staunton: Mr.J. Howard Wayt and Dr. J. N. Wayt, Mr. J.

:C. Whitlock and Mr. J. A. Templeton. Fish-ersville sent her representative people in thepersons of Miss Austren Gulley, Miss Rock,; Miss Josie Watson. t)r. Watson and CaptainC. B. Coiner and wife. Misses Gulley andRock were the guests of Miss Annie Bruce.

Mrs. Josie Lyons, {nee Miss Josie Coiner.) ofof Roanoke, Va., was the guest ofher mother,Mrs. Sallie F. Hunter, of thiscity, on Sunday,

' and, with Miss Louisa Withrow, sang a beaut-iful duet, as an offertory at the rresbyterianchurch. Mrs. Lanier, of North Carolina, is

' the gue?t ofMrs. J. A. Fishburne. Mr. and; Mrs. James Earley, of near Charlottesville,

' Va, are visiting Mrs. Earley's mother, Mr3.Simeon Coiner.

1 Mr. Clem. Fishburne, a banker of Char-lottesville, has taken the pretty residence ofMr. E. E. Wallace, in West End, for the sum-

' mer. Dr. E. B. Fishburne, of Loudoun coun-ty, Virginia, is the guest this week of hisbrothers, Messrs. E. G. and W. N. Fishburne.

The hustling young men of our town aredetermined Waynesboro shall not get left forwant of music, and aboutApril lothorganizeda brass band. Mr E T B"isher, our photogra-pher, is director, and Mr J H Michael is theveryefficient leader. The members who will"blow their own horns" hereafterare Messrs.E C Myers, S A Bell, L E Pugh, J T

; Clark, William H Clark, J Walter Ellison, SDay, Luther Gaw, N Gaw,J Watson, WilliamGallaher and J Brown. It is confidently ex-pected thatour evenings will be made muchmore enjoyable during the heated term byfrequent free open air concerts.

The "Grand Bazaar" in the ornamentalwood works, to be given under the auspices oftheBaptist congregation, from the 18th to23rdof this month, is the much talked of comingevent. Their programme is too elaborate togiye it infull, but I mention the leading features for the benefit ofany who may wish toknow and to come.

Monday and Tuesday nights?Amateurminstrels of Richmond. Wednesday?Music?various kinds. Thursday?old ladies' con-cert. Friday?Captain Frank Cunningham's

' solo. Saturday?Home minstrels. The otherattractions will be a Gipsy Camp?with tot-

' tune telling; a postoffiee; Rebecca and the

' well; candy booth; grocerybooth; fancy work

'booth; phonograph exhibition, &c. Takenaltogether it should prove the most enjoyableaffair offered our people for some time.I understand the Judges of the municipal: election, which occurs here on the 28th, will

be Messrs J Frank Wilson, W N Fishburneand L Kemper Huff.

Mr Everett Critzer and wife of near Afton,spent last Saturday with the family of MrJ L1 Critzer, this city.

A strawberry supper, at which the straw-berries failed to materialize, was held in theformer bakery building last Saturday night.Some failure of connections between the rail-roads is assigned as the reason forthe bitter?no, sweet disappointment. But we will try itagain.

Mrs S N Jones, of Crozet, spent a day lastweek with her brother, Mr E P Wayland, ofWest End. Mr J M Lambert went as adele-; gate to the Presbytery at Bethel last week.The Sentinel, with its usual commendable en-terprise, is getting out a Souvenir of the Semi-centennial just closed.

Miss Bertie Crawford, of Fort Defiance, isvisiting the families of MrCraig and Mr Huff.

Mr J A Patterson has been made a candi-date for the mayoralty. This makes two can-didates in the field.

Mrs Bettie Chase left Monday for Tampa,Fla.

Thistle.

Don't bolt your food, it irritates yourstomach. Choosedigestible food and chew it.Indigestion is a dangerous sickness. Propercare prevents it. Shaker cure prevents it.Shaker Digestive Cordial cures it. That is thelong and short of indigestion. Now, thequestion is: Have you got indigestion? Yes,if you have pain or discomfort after eating,headache, dizziness, nausea, offensive breath,heartburn, langour, weakness,fever, jaundice,flatulence, loss of appetite, irritability, con-stipation, etc. Yes, you have indigestion. Tocure it, take Shaker Digestive Cordial. Themedicinal herbs and plants of which ShakerDigestive Cordial is composed, help to digestthe foodin your stomach; help to strengthenyour stomach. When your stomach is strong,care will keep it so. Shaker Digestive Cordialis forsale by druggists, price 10 cents to $1.00per bottle.

AugustaFemale Seminary Alumna*.The former pupils of the Augusta Female

Seminary in Augusta county will be inter-ested in a meeting held onSaturday last, whenthe Alumnic Association met to receive anyone wishing to join. There will be a reunionon Friday, May 29th, morning aud evening,and Saturday, May 30th, and all who haveattended the Seminary since its foundation in1812, are requested to join, sending theirnames, address and 81, annual dues, to MissAugusta Bumgardner, Staunton, Va., andfurthermoreto state whether they will attendtheAlumme Association meeting, as thecom-mittees wish toknow how many to expect. Anotice will be givennext week,so ourreaderswill dowellto look out fox it.

Wm H Overhalt, one of thelargest individ-ual lumberdealersin Greenbrier county, WestVirginia, was in the city yesterday on busi-ness.

Mr James Hemp, whose reputation as abuilder of wire fence, is probably unequalledin the county, returned yesterdayto his homeat Middlebrook from Craigsville, where hehad been for about two weeks building wirefence for R.S. and W. A. Turk.

William Livers, who is operating a largemanufacturing plant at Shendun, was in thecityou business yesterday, and left for Lynch-burg on the morning train over the Chesa-peake & Ohio. Mr Livers is largely engagedin the manufacture of telephone boxes.This is one of the idle boomplants that hasbeen put into lifeby the energy of Mr Livers.

Sound Like Miracles.We will send free on application a largesheet of unsolicited testimonials about the

cures made by Humphreys' Specifics. AddressHumphreys' MedicineCo., New York.

Bicycle Present.On Monday, the ladies of the First Presby-

terian church presented their popular andable pastor, Rev A M Fraser, with a Ramblerbicycle which they had purchased for the pur-pose from Mr C C Berry.

Waynesboro CandidatesThe following are candidatefor corporation

offices in Waynesboro' at the election May28th:?

For Mayor?J. A. Patterson, J. E. Cooke.For Councilmen?E. G. Fishburne, J. E.Bauserman,~S. H. Lambert, T. J. Yancey, W.

B. Gallaher, James F. Templeton, John W.Ellison." J. W. Loth, Thomas W. Alexander,C. M. Burger.

The Glorious Fourth.We trust the city papers which have not

taken this matter in hand will keep the ideaof having a grand4th ofJuly celebration herethis year constantly before the public.

Press the matter with all possible vigor.We have been gratified to see someof ourpapers advocating it and we hope they willabate none oftheir energy nor neglect to useheir influence. The day can be made a suc-cess if proper effort is used.

i.t'S Mashed.At Mt Jackson Monday, Timothy Donovan,

a fireman on the Baltimore and Ohio railroadpassenger train, was thrown from the engineand his right leg caught under the wheelswhich was mashed below the knee. His legwas amputated by Dr 0 C Henkel of NewMarket.

Timothy Donovan was an old and experi-enced employee ofthe road. His brother losthis lifein the famous Narrow Passage bridgedisaster in Shenandoah county in 1876.

lecture by Maj. Jed Hotchkiss.Under the auspices of the Brotherhood of

Andrew and Philip, Major Jed Hotchkiss willdeliver an interesting lecture to-morrow?Thursday?evening, in the Second Presbyte-rian church, the subject of which is?"God'swisdom as displayed in the organization ofthe vegetable kingdom." Lectures will bedelivered in that church under similar auspices, the second Thursday evening in eachmonth by prominent professional menofthisand other cities.

Assault on a Policeman.Charles E. Gregory, of the Staunton police

force, was assaulted Saturday by one of sixnegroeswhom he had arrested, and was se-verely injured. About two o'clock Saturdayafternoon the policeman went to arrest somenegroes who were shooting "crap" in a B. &O. box car, and found six of them there. Heordered them to appear before the mayor, butin the march to the mayor's office one ofthem got behind Gregory and dealt him aterrific blow with a slungshot in the back ofthe head, and then all bands scampered.Gregory fired three shots at the fleeing crowdwithout doing any damage to them. Fcurhave been arrested. Gregory is seriouslyhurt.

Alleghany Delegates.At a mass-meeting of the Democrats of

Alleghany county, held, at Covington on Maysth to elect delegates to the State Convention,the following, each entitled tocasthalf a vote,were elected :? v

Delegates at large?W. A. Rinehart, LeeSavins, J. W. McDevitt and George K. Ander-son.

Boiling Springs district?Dan. Callahan, D.J. Kinniery and Andrew Sizer.

Covington district?J. J. Hobbs, W. E. Al-len. T. I). Kyle, J. E. Rollins, R. L. Parrish,aud C. S. Shepherd.

Clifton Forge district?E. A. Snead, D. A.Williamson, R. P. Irvine, D. E. Smith, T. D.Robinson, J.C. Devinney. J. K. Brown, J.N.Page, JO3. Deed3, C. P. Harmon and R. S.Wiley.

Mr. J. E. Rollins, County Chairman, havingresigned that position, Mr. W. E. Allen waselected County Chairman.

The delegates present at the state conven-tion were directed to cast the voteof thecoun-ty.

So He Withdrew.The combine had a good deal of trouble

Monday with J. H. Allen the colored candi-date for Justice of the Peace in the FirstWard. Whether he was scared off, or beggedoff, or bought off has not transpired, but it isstated that there were candidates on the inde-pendent ticket who would not run if a negrocandidate was in the field, or on the ticket, sohowto get Allen off was the question. Theclerk had certified his name to the Electoralboard, who have charge oftheticket printing.Allen went to the board and asked to with-draw his name. The board replied that theyhad not put it on the list and could not takeit off. Then the Atty. General was telegraph-ed to, and he gave it as his opinion that thecandidate could withdraw any time beforethe tickets wereprinted. Allen then went tothe Clerk and withdrew his name. So the in-dependents will not be compelled to trayel inthe sameboat with the colored candidate upSalt River.

MIDDLEBROOK AND VICINITY.

On last Friday morning Mr. fern. Smiley, ahighly respected farmer near 'here, while inthe field planting corn was taken violentlyill. He was assisted to the house and Dr.James E. Duulap was hastily summoned.He had severalvery severe hemorrhages andwas, for a time, very ill, but after awhile herevived somewhat and is better at this writ-ing.

We were pleased to meet Rev. Mr. AVinfree,of Churchville, in Staunton last week. Hewas en route to Presbytery at Bethel church.There was a large crowd present every day.The session was a very interesting one andmuch business was transacted and every oneenjoyed the meetings very much. We no-iced among the attendants of the PresbyteryMr. Thos. Hogshead, of Parnassus; Mr. Ir-vine, of Bath county andMr. Eugene Mont-gomery, of Deerfield.

Rev. Balliet has gone to Roanoke to attendclasses. He will be absent a week.

\u25a0 Rev. Geo. P. Hanna and family have goneto their home in Pocahontas county, W. VaMr. Hanna has been preaching on this circuitfor two years and was a good man.

Rev. Hellar, of Mt. Crawford, visited Rev.Balliet last week. Mr. Hellar is one of theablest men the Reformed church has in Vir-ginia, and is very greatly liked by his con-gregation.

D. M. Smith and wife were in Stauntonlast week.

There is a general complaint about hardtimes throughout the country Maybe timeswill "look up" as a worthy minister said tous the other day, but wait until McKinley iselected and things will oe all right?moneywHI be plentiful, etc. We always hadto workhard for money, and some that we workedhard for we nevergot, although it was underdifferentadministrations. To the men whoget office belongs all there is in politics.

The outlook for crops is good so far. Thehaycrop will be large in thissectionthisyear.

Nat.

PARNASSUS.At the request ofMr. and Mrs. N. L. Blake-

more, nearly four scoreyears of age, of TenthLegion, Bockingham county, Mr. and Mrs. J.Addison Whitmore ofthis community, spentSunday, April the 25th, with them at theres-idenceof their daunhter, Mrs. J. W. Crist, ofSangersville. These parties had all been res-identsof Sangersville for a number of yearsexcept Mr. Whitmore, and it is a peculiarpleasure to long-severed friends to attend to-gether the houseof God, when the"y first re-ceived its holy sacraments. The many va-cantseats in the sanctuary, and the freshmounds in the grave-yard were forcible re-minders of mortality. Upon these silent sen-tinels in unmistakable characters were writ-ten "Passing away." Every inmate of Mrs.Whitmore's childhood's home is sleepingthere. We appropriatea poem from an oldSpectator as suitable to this occasion, writtenmany years ago by Col. Kenton Harper ofthis county, who commanded the sth Va. In-fantry at the beginning of thecivil war.

"the home of ourchildhood."The home of our childhood, how sweetis the

thought,How tender the memories with which it is

frought,Though our presentbe happy, the mind still

will stray'Mid the scenes and affectionsoflife's early

day.The home of our childhood?a mother wasthere,

A mother, dear mother, whose love andwhose care

From tbe dawn of existence enturned roundthe heart

A feeling whose memory can never depart.The home of our childhood, a father's fond

lookAs we sat on his knee, or his bounty par-

took ;How sweet torecall! we can never forget

Till the sun of our life in death's darknesshas set.

The home of our childnood, yet others werethere

The comforts and joys of that blest hometo share.

The brothers, the sisters, oh loved ones werethey

With whom we nestled at night and unitedin play.

But the home of our childhood, how changedis it now.

As we think of thepast there's a cloud onthe brow.

It's fond links are broken, its hearth stone iscold,

It seems but a dream?"like a tale that istold."

At this reunion many war scenes were re-counted by Lieut. J. W. Crist, Messrs. J. Ad-dison Whitmore, William Karicofe, BeniahVint, John Vigar and John Phillips, all ofthem members of Co. I. sth Va. StonewallBrigade. At Lee's surrender, Lieut. Crist wasin command ofthe regiment, not a field offi-cer being present.

Mr. Jared L. Jones, who was a guest at theParnassus parsonage last week, left Thursdayfor his home at Doe Hill, Highland county.He will return when the roses comeagain.

Mr. J. M. H. Randolph and his son, MasterScott, visited Mr. R. T. Lambeth of the FortDefiance section on Tuesday, the6th.

Mr. Lambeth is coining gold and silver outof wood, but we are not prepared to give themodus operandi.

Mr. D. M. Sanger ofthe Mt. Solon section,the hustling machinist and farmer, who hadhis hand and arm mutilated last fall, is sickwith symptoms of fever.

Professor Mcßride, the successful and pro-gressive principal of Mossy Creek Academy,has out an announcement for next year, inwhich he proposes to make many additionsand advantages to his past and commendablemode of "teaching young ideashow to shoot."

Mr. A. R. G. Bass, ofMt. Solon, and his son,Master Whitney, and his little daughter, MissBrownie, arein Middlesexcounty visitingrela-tives and friends. Mr Bass will extend histrip to Baltimore, where he will purchase hisstock of summer good3.

Mr Brown Bell of Stonewall and his sister,Miss Mamie, attended worship at Mossy Creekchurch on Sunday, the3rd. Someoftheyoungnun in the congregation would like to see MrBtll there soon again.

Mr James B ByerS and his sister Miss Eliza-beth Byers, of this community, attended theHogshead and Dryden marriage on theGth.

Rev. S. A. Hammack ofthe U. B. church,pastor ofthe Harrisonburg charge is seekingaid toward the erection ofa new church there.He has visited Pennsylvania and Marylandwi}h success, we presume, as he is a worker.

The "Frontier" is still in the lead, and thatwide-awake regimental force is still "in theswim." While it is ahead in quantity andnumbers, the quality of the harvest will bedecided by the future. But Mr George Wil-son, a sub boss, knows no such wordas fail andhe "takes much thought for the morrow."

Seven hundred cattle have passed throughMt.SolonthisSpringoi route tothemountains,and their beds enliven the town. You see,"music charms the savage breast."

The Mossy Creek Literary Society will holdtheir next meeting at Mr Ernest Dudley's onthe 29th inst.

Program:?A recitation by Miss Sallie Rob-son. Dialogue by Misses Carrie Davis andEva Dudley.

A lecture on Hydrophobia by Dr. J. R.Keezel.

An article on the dutyof a hostess to herguests, by Miss Minnie Moore.

An oration on the life and character of Gen.R. E. Lee, by Mr St. Andrew Myers.

Mrs. Joseph A. Whitmore, who accompaniedMrs. Mary Mohler to Lock Seven, W. Va., hasreturned to her home. Mrs Mohler is visitingat Charleston and other points, and will notarrive for some days yet at her oldhome.

Rev. Mr. Gaither, ofGoshen, passedthroughthis place on the Bth.

Mr. Will Dryden of Moffett's Creek, accom-panied by his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.and Mrs. James Reeves, passed through ourvillage on the 7th, going to Mossy Creek, thehome of his sister.

Mr. andMrs. Fillmore Rusmisell of NorthCarolina, passed our place on the 7th.

Miss Ashby of the Churchville section onthe Bth.

Mr. ClaudeBucher of Bridgewater and hissister, Mrs. Dr. Ed. Jones, of Hightown,Highland county, passed up on the Bth, enroute to Churchville where they are guests atthe homeof Dr. M. P. Jones.

Major Norman of Richmond, who is aguestat Stribling Springs, was in our villageon Saturday, the 9th, accompanied by MissesDaisy and Rose Hanger, daughters of theproprietor.

CASH AGAINST CREDIT.Bishop is Leader of Low Prices in

First-quality Goods.5c yard for Wm. Simpson'sblack, grey and 10c for India Linen, credit houses get loc fort OSc for shoes that credit houses get$1.50for.all other best calicoes. this

«,,.,. " «c for Whitmore's shoe polish, credit houses8c forfinest Zephyr Ginghams,credithouses bßc tor fllle Suk's Hurtretail everywherefor$1. j get forthis 25c.

ask 12,Vc. He for Silk Mitts that all credit houses get25c j 2c box forcoffeeessence, most peopleget5c4Sc for Lowell and all other best 2-ply all tor- for this.

wool carpets, credit houses want 75c. $1.48 forchild's all wool Jersey suits, sold by Be for best macaroni, all credit people get1(1 andSic for finest mattings, credit people credit people for $2. 15c for it.

ask 25 and 400 $7.48for men's line all woo! suits, a $10 suit 8c forred seal lye, this is worth 12c.38c and CUMfar Smyrna rugs, rngular price ?» **?where. $15 for solid oak suit of im.niture cre,mpeo.$1 to $2.50. $tw for English worsted pants, all credit pic get $25for them.49c for fine imported Serge and Henrietta houses get S5 for these. $9 for No. 8 cook stove credit liouses ask $15cloth, credit houses ask 75c. $7.48for 102 piece Dinner Set, credit people get for this.

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12c for large Linen Towels,credit houses get . , ___- , 18c for choice areencoitpp rrmiit r«.rmio <rt>tIScfortliem. 5c forpaper and envelopes that cost 10c cv- »i/fnrthi- credit people get

erywliere.48c for Ladies' Shirt Waists, credit houses yet 5o torwall-paper that all credit people get 16c .for *ooat(la- ah credit houses get 25c for(uC IOF ttIGSP. £JQ for *vti93c for large Lace Curtain, credit people get 21c for straw hats that would cost you 50c 5c for nice large raisins worth 8c everv-sl.so for these. J elsewhere. | where.

Above we give a few figures that speak the difference between our Cash Prices and thatasked by Credit Houses. Our system is the only one that can insure the VERY CLOSESTPRIUES.

THE J. C. BISHOP CASH CO.,110 and 112 West Main Street.am-il 22-4ts -

A party of young gentlemen and ladies. from Bridgewater, (eight couples) passedj through the village on the9th, going to Strib-

ling Springs to have a picnic. They alsot visited Panacea, and returned to their homes. at a late hour.c Mr. Joe Nipple, formerly ofStover, now of. Baylor's Mill, passed through this place on, tbe sth.j. Rev. Mr. Somebody, unknown in this. place, passed down, somewhere on the 9th.

Mr. Zack Daggy has purchased the property. in thisvillage, known as the Burgess lot, of, Mr. Hatch Clark, who will continue to occupyit till Autumn?Price, Four hundred andfifty dollars.

Mr. J. H. Silling is prepared to supply the!ladies and children with millinery goods. He, also has on hand a line of ready-made shirt-

| waists.i Manypersons have been visiting the grave-

' yard to view the pretty stone which has been. planted at the grave of J. Shields Beard, bythe Bridgewater firm?Wine & Rinker.

Mrs. Luther Henderson of Staunton, nee, Miss Addie Fauyer, with her little daughter,Kathryn Will, will spend the summer with

i her motherat Panacea Springs.Mr. and Mrs. John E. Whitmoreof Staun-

ton, and their son, Master Roy, and Mr.Johme Whitmore of that city, and Mr. Me.Williams of Bridgewater, attended Sunday-. school and prayer meeting at Parnassuschurch Sunday, the 10th a. m. The Stauntoncitizens were guests at Mr. Joseph A. Whit-more's. Mr. Jimmie Wampler entertainedhis Bridgewater friend.

Mr. James H. Lindsay of Charlottesville,Va., recommended by the Deaf-mute Associa-tion of Virginia, for Superintendent of theDeaf, Dumb and Blind Institution, is a son ofProfessor Lindsay of our village.

We copyfrom the iS"«M the following item:"Mr. Lindsay is a son of Professor S. C. Lind-say, a well-known North Carolina educator,who at one time was connected with schoolsin Staunton."

Dr. and Mrs. M. P. Jones dined at theParnassus parsonage Sunday, 10th.

Br.oKEX Wi.no.

Conviction ofRev- William Nelson,Colored-

Some months ago the store of Mr Whitenear Free Union, Albemarle county, wasburned and with it the body of his clerk ThosW Thompson. It was after some timedeveloped that Thompson had been killed ina negro cabin near by and that his body hadbeen carried into the store which was thenburned. He was killed by Taylor Harman,colored, who struck him on the back of the

! head with a pot-hookwhilst sitting before thefire. His body was then carried outby TaylorHarman and Rev Wm Nelson, colored.

A few weeks ago Taylor Harman was tried,. convicted, and sentenced to be hung on June27th.

Last week, Rev Wm Nelson was tried as an. accessary, and on Monday last the jury found. him guilty. His counsel made a motion for anew trial.It is thought that the charge of complicity

against Reuben Douglas, colored, and StephenPoints, colored, will be nolle prosequied.

| McKinleyites last Thursday in In-dian carried the State convention bystorm. The delegates were instructed

?to vote for him at St. Louis. This en-Itirely disposes of the chances of es-I

i President Harrison.

A cream oftartar baking powder. Highestof all in leavening strength.?Latest UnitedStates Gorcsnmenl Food Report.Royal Baking Powder Co.. New York City

CARRIAGES.CARROLLTOK?WBEW.?At Key West, Fla.,

Tuesday evening. May sth, by Key. F. W.Frazier, Mr. C. C. Carrollton of that city toMis Mary Wren, sister of Misses Sue andCarrie Wren ofStaunton, Va.

JORDAN? RUSSELL. ?At liaphine, Rock-bridge county, Wednesday evening,May6th,Mr. G. Roland Jordan, son of George D.Jordan,ofChurchville, this county, to MissSallie 11. Rosses, daughterof Mr. James li.Russell of Raphica

DEATHS.

ROSEN.?At Sampson, this county, Saturdaymorning,Mavimd, of consumption,after alingeringillness, in his 2-nd year, Mr. AlbertJ. Rosen, son of the late Joel F. Rosen,who was a Confederate soldier for fouryears, and diedfour years ago.Funeral by Key. Mr. Cooper of New Hope at

Pleasant Hill church at3 p. m. Sunday. May3rd. Interment in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Heis survived by his mother and one sister andone brother.WI'ANT.?At his home 3 miles below Mc-

Gaheysville,Rockingham county,Saturday,May2nd, Mr.AugustusWyaut,aged63years.He "was a food citizen, highlyrespected, and

a member of the Methodist church. He wasburied in Mt. Olivet cemetery in McGaheys-ville. He is survived by his wife and twochildren?Prof. Claude N. Wyant, who has forseveral yearsbeen superintendent of KenyanMilitary Academy at Gambler, Ohio, and MissZada K. Wyant, who lias been connected withthe public schools of Rounoke City.

LUSHBAUGH.-Died at the IlodUiy WagonWorks in this cioy on the stii ot May, Alex-ander Lushbaugh in the 3-th yearof Ins ageHis death w,<s theresult of injuriesreceivedwhilst workingwith someof the machinery.

BOWERS?Died at Huntington, W. onThursday Tth Instant, of typhoidfever, JohnBowers, son of Amo;Bowers ofSugar Grove,W. Va. The remains readied Staunton oulast Saturday morning,and were conveyedto the home of Amos Bowers for interment.Deceased had but a short time before grad-uated at the Dunsmore business college oftola city. I

, _______! BASIC CITYBRIEFS.

The "Brandon" is undergoing a most com-plete renovation and a large number ofguestsare expectedthisseason.

The Hotel De Ellis is about completed. Itpresents a nice appearance and will soon beopened.

The Norfolk & Western people are gettingready to sod their railroad banks at the cross-ing and otherwise ornament the road.

A large chapter of Progressive EndowmentGuild ofAmerica has justbeen instituted withO. C. Williams, Governor, and Geo. H. Selb,Secretary.

Our town has been exceedingly dry since. Judge Chalkley refused liquor license toI Messrs. Hall and Koiner. The appeal takento Judge McLaughlin's court will be heardnext Saturday.

The Work ofa Maniac.Mr. H. Brubeck of Rockville, Indiana, sends

us the Rockville Tribune of April 30th inwhich is described a most terrible tragedy oc-curring in that town on the 25th ultimo.

One Alfred Egbert went into the backyardat his fathers house and began cutting wood,a Mrs. Haschkc was milking a cow nearthere.Nobody knows exactly whether any wordspassed between them, but Egbert brained herwith the axeor a club. Then he went andarmed himself with a shot-eun and fortyrounds of cartridges and went into theHaschke's yard and began shooting at thechildren through the screen-door, killingAgnes and Heiman Haschke. Then he wenTtoward the public square of the town withboth barrels of his gun cocked. The SheriffCol. Mull and a Deputy William Sweem fol-lowed him but not being armed they return-ed, went into the National Bank building toprocure arms. Not finding arms there theystarted up stairs to a room where theyknew there were arms, and Egbert killedboth of them in the stair-way. Egbert thenre loaded his gun and ran toward the fairground, pursued by a numberofpersons. Heran into a stall in the grounds and the per-sons hearing a muffled explosion within thestall, went there and found he had killedhimself by putting the gun to his breast andfiring, pulling the trigger with his toe, hehaving removed his shoe for the purpose.The young man was believed to have been amaniac. His people were well connected.His sister, Florence, was lying very ill withtyphoidfever at the time and died ontheBKb.

Persons wishingto make a trip to'Washin-gton at a remarkably cheaprate will do well tocall on James Ker, Agent of the C. & O. inthis city. The excursion will be run on the21st of May, and round trip from Stauntonwill be only #2.25.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

BOOKSELLER anl STATIONER,22 WEST MAIN ST.,

Staunton, Va.Everythingusually carried by a tlrst-class

Bookstore and Stationer will be found, including. School iiooks, Tablets, Sponges, Sehoo;Bags, Slates, Albums, Pocketbooks, GoldPensPictures, Games, Blank Books, Inks, Envelopes. Mucilages, Ac, Writing paper in anyquantitydesired. Writing tablotsatall pricesI Persons ordering by mail will have speciaattention giventheir orders..

, . tf FRANK T.HOLT,Jan 15 tf "QAM OF VALUAISI.I:CIFY FROFERIY.---k? IMirsuant to decrees of the Hustings Cour.for the City of Staunton in the causes of Bumgardner's Creditors M. Bumgardner, and Augusta National Bank ts. Same, we will sell apublic auction in front of the court-house itStaunton, on

Saturday, the (ith day uf June, 1800,that very desirable residence situated at thcorner of Frederick and Coalter streets 1:Staunton, in which Chelate VV. L. Bumgardneresided. This is a comfortable dwelling,amlocation and surroundings make it in everway a most desirable home. The propertfronts KM feeton Frederick street, and has;depthon Coalter street of 1:.".'feet, four inchesand will be offered at the upset bid of the Augusta National Bank of$3.3U0 for it as a whole

' lirst in parcels and then as a and sobin whichever may it realizes the most monejThe following parcels are to be offered: Twlots fronting onCoalter street 40 feet and running back between parallel lines to th<Churchman lot about 140 feet. A lot with th-dwelling onthe corner of Frederick and Coa"tor fronts ii'l feet on Frederick aud runs backan average depth of lus feet. And a lot fronting 41)feet on Frederick and running back between parallel lines an averagedistance of Vifeet. The platof these lots can be seen at th-offlce of Patrick A Gordon.

TERMS OF SALE:?Cash as to costs of suitand expenses of sale, and any unpaid taxes,and the residue upon a credit ofone, two an.ithree years, the purchaser exeeutingbondsfo.the deferred payments, with approved pelsonal security, bearing interest from day osale, and waivingthe homestead exemptioiand the title to be retained as ultimate secuiity.

J. M. QUARLES,WM. PATRICK,Sale at 12o'clock. Commissioners.VIRGINIA? City of Staunton, to-wit-

hereby certify that Wm. Patrick, one of thabove-named Commissioners, has given thbond required by the Decree entered in thcauseof Bumgardnervs. Bumgardner, fee.NEWTON AI'.GENBIUGHT, Clerk.may G-4ts

COttmsSIOKEXS' SALE.-By virtue ordecree entered in the cause ofElla F. vs. Grooms, Thos. W., Exor., &c. ente.Ed en tho 28th day of November, lsys, we wil.ascommissioners appointed for the purnos>

proceed onMonday,April JJTtli, 18DG,

(Court-day) to sell at public auction to thhighestbidder. In front of the court-house lithe city of Staunton, that certain tract claud containingby estimation OO acres, sltiated onthe ValleyTurnpike, about one milnortheast of Mount Sidney, in Augustcount'being the tract of land of whichthe late ThoVW. Grooms died seized and po-sessed, upotile following terms, to wit:?Enough cash iv handtopay costs of suit ansale, and theremainder upon a credit of slj

twelve, eighteen, and twenty-four monthfrom the date of sale, with interest from th<date of sale, the purchaser giving bond wit'approved personal security for the doferre.-Instalmentsof purchase-money, and the tit]retained asultimate security.

JAMES BUMGARDNER, Jr..CHARLES CUBBY,march 25-tds Commissioners.POSTPONEMENT.

The above sale has been postponed unt-iMonday, May 25tli, 138G,

Conuty Court day.JAMES BUMGARDNER, Jr.,- . t CHARLES CURRY,april 2.»-4ts Commissioners,

rpOT*ACHKB9.-Buildlngaola most suitA able naturefor the establishment ot aschool located at Huntcrsvillo, Pocahontascounty, W. Va., are for rent or sale. Thepe<pie are prosperous and it is a splendid opno"tuiiityfor any enterprising teacher. For ivtherparticulars, address thisOffice.Jan22-tf. ? . _EVERYBODY MUST REGISTER ON OBEFORE THE 2nd TUESDAY IN MAY, I

ORDER TO VOTE AT THE SPRINELECTION.

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