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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-21
MIR. ARMSTEAD LONG,
Take .NOfIcp.

TIIAT on the 22d day Of February next at the
J. Clinton Spring Hotel, in the town of Clinton,
county Of Kinds. and state Of Mississippi, shall
proceed TO take the deposition Of Samuel p. Cox, to
be read on the trial of suit now depending and un
determined in the Circuit Superior Court Of Law
and Chancery for the county of Campbell and State
of Virginia in which | am plaintiff and you are de-
PENDANT and should said deposition not be taken on
that day. then it will be taken at the same place on
the day thereafter.
THOMAS HUNDLEY.
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Eurac, of letter received by D. II. Norton. OF
the Texan Agency in this city, from hls corresponds
ent, dated
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-04-25
SPECTATOR.
.sTAUNTON-
THURSDAY. APRIL 25, 1899.

. Co. Landholders who wish to appeal
from the assessments Of the assistant as
SCISSORS, are reminded that they are re.
quired by law to give notice of their in.
tention to the assess or, of whose assess.
ment they complain, and also to furnish
him with the evidence on which they
rely, in the form of affidavits; whose
duty it is to lay The same before the
Board of Principal Assessors. This
ought to be attended to Immediately, as
i! IS uncertain how soon the Board ma y
visit this county. The Principal Asses.
sors for the district composed of the
counties between the Blue Ridge and
Allegheny, are--Samuel Moffett Of
Rockingham, Burwell b. Wilkes oil
Brunswick, James w. Walker of Mad
ison, and James G. Stringer Of Wood
county.
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The Maine Militia have returned
from the disputed territory.
MERCHANTS LICENSES.

An act to amend the &C, imposing taxes
Tor the support of Government, provide.
that IN place of the tax imposed by the &C,
OF the present session on merchants liz
censes there shall be levied and pa nd on eve,
ry license Tor selling goods wares, merchan.
dize and other articles of foreign or domes.
tic growth. production or man uiacture, or
both or either at the same place, twenty
dollars; hut when the amount OF goods Sc
exceeds $4,000, an additional tax of one
eighth ct one per cent. on every hundred
dollars value of such excess, TO be nscertain>
ed by the commissioners of the revenue in
the manner prescribed relative to other per>
sonal property subject to the penalties there
by 'mposed-the property 10 he listed and
returned as other property, and the tax col
iec!ed according 10 The laws relative to oth>
er personal property-ibe manner of issu j.
ing licenses not 10 he altered, upon the pay
ment oftwenty dollars; no Wholesale mer.
chant TO pay less than the tax now imposed
nor more, unless the amount OF his goods on
hand shall exceed sixty thousand dollars.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The sphere of my ministerial labours
being contracted within much smaller
limits than formerly. and believing that
no man j, at liberty to live to, or for
himself only, l have concluded TO spend
the remainder Of my days. principally,
in the instruction and Improvement of
such young persons, as parents and guar
dams may commit 10 my care. One of
my daughters, who has been teaching
for more than year past, Will be NY
constant assistant. There will he two
sessions in the year. The duration of a
session will be five months. Tuition
fees will be: for the rudimens of the
English language, six dollars per session.
For arithmetic, English grammar, and
geography, nine dollars per session. For
natural and moral philosophy, astIono>
my, bellies lettres &c. twelve dollars per
session. / will not object to 3 or 4
small boys who wish to learn the ancient
languages but | cannot receive more
than that number for the languages, I'M.
less could throw them into one or two
classes lest they might interfere. too
much, with other instructions would
have to give. The price for boarding,
in my family. will be eight dollars per
month. exclusive of washing. will
End fire. wood and lights. Washing
can be done in the neishborhood. But
il parents wish it, we win wash for them
at the usual prices.
The school is intended for females and
small boys. l will take no large male
boarder, as there will be several females
boarding in our house. Boarding can
be obtained in other decent families very
near to my house, as it is thickly set
tied neighborhood.
In advertisements of this kind it is
very common to promise much. in the
way of watching over the morals and
manners of children. 1t is undoubtedly
the duty Of teachers TO act as parents to.
wards all children committed to their
care. suppose am well known in
Virginia, and the public can Judge for
themselves, whether l have any claims
on their confidence, as TO the care and
my family will take of children living
with us. | live about six miles west of
S'aun!on. Our next session will com.
. mence the second Monday in May 1899.
WILLIAM CALHOON.
April III
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ta.The Hon ROBERT CRAI.i address
ed the people of this county at the
Courthouse on Monday last. His com
petitor. Mr.. MOORE, was not present
The health OF Mr.. Craig seems to be
quite feeble. We think the sooner he
gets out of the excitement of the canvass
the better and we can assure him that
we feel DO disposition TO strew thorns
unnecessarily in his path. While we
feel bound, in duty, TO vindicate our
principles, and to do all we can. fairly
and honestly to promote them, we hope
to exercise all possible forbearance to-
wards the man. His speech was chef
)y in defence of his own course as a re.
presentative-especially those acts to
which exceptions had been taken He
endeavored to show that MIR. Moore
had uttered sentiments as obnoxious to
the charge of Aboli!ionism as those
which MIR. Moore had quoted against
him. 1t ought to be recolIected, how,
ever. that they were uttered on differ
ent theatre, and under different circum-
stances. Mr.. Craig's were expressed
on the floor of Congress, body whose
jurisdiction over the question we utter
ly ppose-whiIe Mr.. Moore's were ut>
tered in his character Of member Of til e
Virginia Legislature. Nevertheless w e
do not believe that the Abolitionism OF
either Of the gentlemen will hurt them, s.
we question whether any a!lusion would
have been made to the subject, but for
the course taken by Mr.. Craig in his
circular. AS we heard but a part of the
Speech, we cannot give full account OF
Tive understand, however, that Mr..
Craig treated the Sub. Treasury ques: ion
which has SO extensively agitated the
country, as very little thiug-and that
he was quite enthusiastic in his praises
OF Mr.. Van Buren, and his Adminis:ra,
ton
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columns-and again, in a more recent
instance. by fabricating sentiments for us
not contained in the article on which it
was commenting. to convict us of incon.
gruity aud absurdity. and then, when
charged with it, failing to do us or it.
sell the justice of acknowledging its er>
ror. With these instances OF wrong and
outrage fresh in our recollection, TO stoop
to controversy with the Democrat, would,
in our opinion, be, not merely vain and
idle. but altogether inconsistent with
proper self-respect.
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SPRING ELECTIONS.

Candidates for Congress
SAMUEL MCDOWELL MOORE.
. ROBERT CRAIG.
For The House of Delegates.
Coz. FRANKLIN McCUE,
JOHN B. BRECKENRIDGE, ESQ.
/, GERARD Is. STUART. Esq.
&~ We are authorized to announce
ROBERT S. Brooke, Esq. as candidate
to represent the district composed of the
Counties of Rockbridge and Augusta,
in the Senate Of Virginia.
o. We are authorized to announce
JOHN ii. PEyToN, Esq. as q candidate
to represent the district composed of the
Counties Of Rockbridge and Augusta in
the Senate Of Virginia.
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DR.. R1.NaaN1.eEL.

WITH NO COLLEGE, NO INSTI.
TUITION. HE BEING SATISFIED
TO REST ON THE PATRONAGE
OF THE PUBLIC. FOR THE SUC>
CESS OF HIS GRANDPARENTS
VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL PILLS,
ESTABLISHED IN ENGLAND.
l75l.
The following persons are Agents for
the sale of DR.. Brandreth's Vegetable
Universal Pills {:
William Young, Staunton, Augusta Co. Va
w. w. King, Waynesborough, do
b. F. Graham, Greenville, do
J. G. Roller. Mt. Sidney, do
f.. Watts. Charlottesville, Alb Co. Va
G. +. Estis, Lovingston, Nelson County.
John Whitehead, New Glasgow, Amherst.
Bailey & Wornock "A mherst g. H.
J. ID. McGuffin, Fairfield, Rock Co.
Any of the above agents. by calling
on MIR. VIM. Young, (Staunton,) and
paying for the amount of Pills they
have received and sold, can get fresh
supply, TO be paid for when sold, or re.
turned when called for.
For b. BRANDRETH, M. ID.
b. Green, Travelling Ageni.
April %, 1S39-6m
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&C. The compliment of a public din
ncr is to be rendered to our late Senator
and Delegates, for their public services
in the Legislature of Virginia. AS the
private interests of those gentlemen will
not permit them TO continue longer as
our representatives. we hope they will
not object to this social expression of the
consideration and regard Of their fellow
citizens, on their retirement 1t is one
which, we are sure, men Of all parties
amongst US. will cheerfully unite in &C
cording to them.
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o. Our friends who think we ought
10 take some notice of the late yiruient
attack on the proceedings of the meeting
held at our March Court, by the Fincas
ue Oemocrat-as well as on the charac-
ter OF our county, and several of our cit
lzens personally, whose names appear in
the proceedings-must excuse us for de-
Ginning TO undertake SO unnecessary and
Illuminating task. We have had suf-
ficient experience, in our own person. Of
the un fair and reckless course-to use no
harsher laDguage-of the Democrat, to
Know that nothing like justice or fair
dealing is to be expected from it. On
two occasions it has done us gross inins-
'ice--first, in enormously reporting a
private conversation we had OIL the SUBJ
jcct OF the appointment Of Judge Allen.
aud then falling OF refusing 10 give us
the benefit OF an explanation in its own
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A CA. HaD.
las. EIfiSUhefEa Gordon.

Most respectfully informs her friends
and the public, that she is now prepared
to execute oil orders in her line, such as
Millinery and dontuamahing g. with neat
ness, punctuality aud despatch, and she
would respectfully inform the public.
that Notwithstanding the reports in cir
culation, 10 the contrary, she will exc
cute, as heretofore, any work which may
be entrusted TO her, with as much expe-
diion as possible, and be thaukiullor all
!avors extended to her.
April Is
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$ss!e of g'aeEssGcbEe Etetcs Prog
ea'sy ere !&EesassasOis.
<2>

BY virtue OF two Deeds of Trust, ex-
ecnted TO the subscriber by James f.
Patterson, one dated the 2Ist dav of
April, 1888, the other dated the Eth
day Of August. 1888, both of record in
the Clerks Office Of the County Court
OF Augusta, viii on the Sd day of
May. 1889. before the Post Office, in
Stanton, expose to public sale the
e-sa;;EiA HOUSE AND LOT.
sEfs formerly belonging TO Jane
.ass.s.sass.sssss Stuart, decd. and which was
purchased by the said James +. Patter-
son from commissioners appointed to
make sale thereof, now in the occupancy
of Matthew Blair. situated on Augusta
Street. There is a fine garden, and all
necessary out-houses, OIL the lot-and
lis being about the centre Of the town;
makes it very convenient property for q
man of business.
Also one undivided half OF a
large and convenient LOT, situated OH
Augusta Street: in this lot there is
never falling well of fine water, and oil
buildings necessary for the comfort and
convenience ola family. The McAda-
mixed Road from Stanton TO Winches.
ter, is located SO as to pass Immediately
in front Of this property. 1t is the same
which formerly belonged to DR.. Alexis
Marsin,by whom it was conveyed to the
said James F. Patterson and Joseph
Brown. Also one undivided half of
TWO LOTS OF LAND,
adjoining each other. and adjoining the
above last named lot.-This was convey
ed to the said James +. Patterson, and
Joseph Brown, by Alex. III. H. Stuart,
and wife. l am authorized by Colonel
Joseph Brown, who owns moiety of
the three last named lots, to advertise
that he will sell his interest in them at
the same time and place.
liberal credit will be given for
considerable proportion of the purchase
money, for ALL or any part Of the said
property. Persons wishing TO purchase
valuable property have now an oppor.
iunity OF doing so, upon the most advan.
tageous terms From the favourable To-
cation of Staunton, and the several i'm
Portant improvements now constructing
which are to centre here, and others con.
tCmplated it is obvious that tits TO become
in very short time place of consid-
cradle business. The title TO the above
property IS believed to be good, but the
subscriber will only convey such as ig
vested in him by said trust deeds.
CHESLEY KINNEY, Trustee.
April III
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NOYICE.

e. fl General Meeting of the
Stockholders in the Warm Springs and
Harrisonburg Turnpike Road Company.
will be held at the House of James A.
Frazier, in Jennings Gap. on the lst
Friday in June next. (being the 9TH
June) at which slime it is hoped stocks
holders will generally attend. a,
By order of ike Board,
nj, HARVEY EFFINGER,
C. W. $. 81 II. 4. X. CO.
April %
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TO TAEEORS.

One cJthe best stands in The Valley ofVa
is now vacant. A tailor Of moral habits
and good workman can have the situas
tion-none other need apply. A single
man would be preferred, as there is no
dwelling house. I is believed a good
workman can have work for two or
three hands constantly.
Fancy Hill, Rockb. <Va.) April ls-4t
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SaauMtOsl Academy.

The summer session of this School
will commence on the first Monday of
May, ensuing. Instruction will be Civ
EN- in all the branches of liberal Edu.
cation. The School will regularly open
at o'clock in the morning and close at
5 in the afternoon, with an intermission
at IL, NJ.
l.. WADDELL, Principal.
April Is
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WHlG CENTRAL CoMMIrrEE- The
following gentlemen were appointed under a
resolution adopted by The Wing members OF
the Legislature:
Benjamin Watkins Leigh, VIM. Fl. Mac.
farland, James Lyons. Jsquelne e. Har-
vie, John II. Peasants, Holden Rhodes,
John M: Bolts, Wyndham Robertson, and
Henry l.. Brooke.
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lG A G. H u s.

more or less, 20 acres cleared, and under
good fence, the balance well timbered
The Improvements are good DIV Ell
LING HOUSE, good SWISHER
BARN, and other necessary out-buid-
ings. There are three never falling
Springs on the Farm, two of which are
near the house and twelve acres OF
Meadow, young APPLE ORCHARD
and good PEACH ORCHARD. The
terms will be made known on the day OF
sale EMANUEL GROVE.
Aril 4-ts
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At a District Court Of The u States, for
the Western District OF Virginia, held
at Staunton, on Monday, October Sth
1898.
Ann Suffer, widow Of James Suffer
decd, and others, citizens, and in
| habitants of the State of Kentucky
| Plaintiffs-against
John RAIDER, and others. citizens, and
Inhabitants of the Western Judicial
District of Observation-Disclosures
IN CHANCERY.
This cause came on this day to be
heard, on the papers formerly read, the
decree of the 9th day of October, 1886,
the report of commissioner Saml. Clarke,
made in pursuance thereof, and was ar
gued by counsel On consideration,
whereof. the Court, without undertaking
at this time, to affirm, or disaffirm sal
report doth decree g. order that the same
be recommitted to commissioner Saml
Clarke, TO be reconsider the same, and
report thereupon, to the mex, term, and
the said commissioner is authorized to
proceed i'm the absence of the parties in
terested in said report, who having no.
tice of his appointment. OF adjournment,
shall faii TO attend him.
And by consent OF the parties plaintiff
by their counsel, s. the defendant, John
RAIDER, it is adjudged, ordered and deere.
ed, that the said John RAIDER, do, on or
be fore the LIST Of April next, pay unto the
plaintiffs or their counsel, the sum OF
Six thousand Dollars, lawful money OF
the United States, TO be applied as a
credit of so much OF the purchase mo-
ney as is due from the defendant RAIDER
for the land sold by John King, in his
life time, and in case Of the failure OF the
said John RAIDER, or his representatives.
to pay the said sum Of Six Thousand
Dollars, as above ordered then, and IL
that case James Points the Marshal o
the Western District of Virginia, he
is hereby appointed commissioner fc!
that purpose, do, after having adyer.
tised the time and place Of sale for three
weeks,in some newspapers published il
the towns of Stanton, and Harrison
burg if any such papers be published, i
not, ;hen. by notice at the front door o
the Courthouse of Rockingham county
for three weeks before the day of sale
proceed to sell, TO the highest bidder. a
public auction, Tor cash, so much Of tn
land sold by the said John Kring, or IN
Sth of January 1927, to the said job
RAIDER, as will be sufficient to raise tn
said sum OF Six Thousand Dollars, here
by decreed 10 the plaintiffs, with inter
est at the rate OF six per centum per al
mum, from the first day Of pri nex'
till the day of sale-together with tn
costs OF sale, and that he make repor, {
his proceedings under this decree.
Copy -Teste.
N. K. TROUT, D. Clerk,
u. S. c., w ID. Va.
April 4
J Se<gzl, IN obedience TO the abov
) s decree, shall on Saturday Tn
I 9th instant, proceed 10 sell to the bigh
, est bidder, in The Town OF HaTrisonburg
, the property therein described for lh
} purposes therein mentioned.
J JAMES POINTS, C'om'r.
D or,I 4
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The Reverend James c.. Wilson, of
Waynesborough, has been unanimously
elected Professor of Ecclesiastical Histo.
~ and Church Government in the u
Mon Theological Seminary.
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Land for Sale.

The subscriber will offer at public
sale. on the 18th of June next, on the
premises, his E.gEeagI. lying near the
South River in Augusta county, adjoin-
ing the lands of Martin Grove, John
Fauber, and Henry Kennedy. Said farm
contains
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NORTH CAROLINA SILvER.-The Fay-
ettevIile 0hserter OF the 9th uIt. states thai
wagon, from Davidson county, broueb, 10
that place on the previous week, upwards of
ton weight OF native silver ore, from The
Warrington mine OF A King & Co:
The Southern Commercial Conyep-
tom was to meet at Charleston on the
10th. The Charleston and HAMBURG
fail Road company offered free tickets
to the delegates travelling on the Road
and the City Council appropriated$l 1000
10 meet the expenses ofthe Convention.
AT the late Public Commencement OF the
University Of Pennsylvania, the Degree of
Doctor OF Medicine was conferred on one
hundred and forty six gentlemen. OF this
number 43 we're from Virginia.
Nicholas Biddle is going to Europe.
lie will create q greater sensation there
than any mar that has yet crossed the
water.-N. 7. Herald.
FIRE.-We learn from the Win.
chester Virginian, that the large, new
and elegant dwelling Of John r. Cooke,
Esq. near Winchester, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire on Thursday. the IIth
inst, The fire originated from the
chimney or hearth in the upper story,
communicating with the floor, and was
SO far under way when detected, as to
render useless all means to arrest it.
Loss from $4,000 to $4,000. Furniture
generally we learn, was saved.
The death of General TTpton.
An extra from The office OF the Loganspori
Herald announces The decease Of Gen. John
Upton, late a Senator Of The u. S. from the
State oil Indiana. Al The moment of appa
rent good health, he was attacked, on the
night OF the 4ib Inst., with what was called
an apoplexy Of the lungs, Of which he ex-
pred on the afternoon OF the day following
zen. Upton, was native of Tennessee, a.
ged about 55, and had during his life, rem.
dered valuable service in different public
stations
iraoas occurred between Commodore
Elliott and q Mr.. Mcdonald Of the Army,
on w ednesday afternoon, in consequence oil
remarks made by Mr.. ". in the Baltimore
cars. Various rumors are abroad respecting
'he quarrel, and we have not been able TO
ascertain the exact truth - Phildd NORTH
timer.
The Nashville Wing states that IS notes
OF The Union Bank Of Tennessee have been
IDgeniously altered TO notes OF 100.
The Commercial Bank Of Rodney Miss
gives notice that its Post Notes have been
mutilaled and altered, and that The Bank has
none IN circulation over one hundred dollars
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Col. JAMES VI. LILLEY was re.elect>
cd on Monday last, by the County Court,
Surveyor of Augusta county. without
opposition.
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MesSO1.0usN Seminar.

he next session Of this Institution
WIZ commence on the first Monday in
Imay' and close the last OF September
Terms the same as heretofore.
April %, 1889.
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daaarrien.

On Tuesday the 18th instant, by the
Rev. MIR. Bittle, Mr.. Jacob BeH,to Miss
Virginia o. Williams, daughter of the
late Gordon M'Williams. Esq. of Rock>
ingham. y
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ApR1E ~.
SHOES, SHOES.
Id w MI y

T. V AN-DEURS & Co.
have received all extensive and elegant
assortment of Ladies' and Gentlemen's.
Boys and Girls Dress and Walking
SHOES, selected with great care, for
the Staunton Trade. Purchasers will
find it to their interest to call, before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
April 25, 1889
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J..B. Harvie, Esq. has resigned hi
seat in the Senate Of Virginia.
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BREEZE JOHNSON,
Attorney ad Law.

WILL practise in the Corporation Court
of Staunton, and the County and Supe>
rior Court Of Augusta. Office in Court
House alley.
Staunton, March Gift
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TRUST SALE.

BY virtue of deed of Trust, exc
cnted to the subscriber by Henry G..
Snyder and wife. dated on the 22ud day
of December 1885, and of record in the
Clerks Office of the County Court OF
Augusta, L will on Saturday the 9th
day OF this present month, (Apri) offer
for sale at public auction for cash, oppo.
site the late Wayne Tavern all the
right title and interest OF the said Snyder
aud Wife, to the
HOUSE AND LOT,
lately occupied by them in that partofthe
town of Staunton. laid off by the late
Judge Archibald Stuart, being one IN
divided half Of said House and Lot.
The title TO said property is believed
TO be valid, but the subscriber will only
convey sucb title as he has acquired by
said Trust Deed.
CHESLEY KINNEY, Trustee.
April