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augusta County Court Clerks Office, to ,oit:
TAKEN up by VIM. Wilson, Esq, on the 18th
day of August, 1876, two estrays of the follow
ing description, viz: LIST. Steer three wears old
red and white colour, with crop and fork in the
left ear, and appraised to SO IS. I'd. A brindle-
Heiter three years old, with crop and fork in the
left ear, and appraised to So 25.
Copies-Teste,
JACOB X. STRIBLING. ID. c..
December IL. 1886
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LAND FOR SALE,

w ILL be sold to the highest bidder on Monday
the 18th of February next, if fair, if moi
the next fair day, a tract Of land containing
1SG 174 AO@SSo
lying in the County of Augusta. ten miles so,,,,
of Staunton, formerly the property of James Ca
TniherS, dec ana joining the lands Of David Bell.
John Brooks and others. There are on the land .
comfortable DWELLING HOUSE GOOD o.
chard, good Water, good Barn and othegS convert
ent houses, and ten acres of good Meadow Tn
whole of the land is very level. and in rood state
OF cultivation. Terms made known on the dov
of sale ''0 Jay
-, WIN. G. BROWNING.
December II 1866
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STAUNTON, Dec. 9TH, 1876.

oTAUNTON, Dec, Ith, 1910
GENTLEMEN:-l received your letter Of to-day
on behalf of public meeting Of the citizens Of
Staunton, requesting meeting Of the Common
Council, and its aid in behalf of the Volunteer
Company raised in Augusta, to form part of the Va
Regt in the war against Mexico; and i'm compli-
ance with the request have caused the Council to
be summoned for this evening, at O'Clock, to take
action upon the subject.
Very Respectfully, Yours, &c.,
JEFFERSON KINNEY.
To G. Kinney, John d. Imboden, John l.. Pen
ton, Thomas Butler and H. j. Cra,cford, Com
mittee
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The steamer Caledonia arrived at Boston from
Liverpool on the 9th. The grain market was dull
in England as well as the continent, and cotton
had declined half penny in the pound. Ireland is
found to be in far more favorable condition than
has heretofore been representative Govern
ment is giving employment and food to the people,
and the Potato is more abundant than was expect
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Dec. II, 1916.
ITO my Clients AMI others.

DURING my absence from home, r. Porter
FIELD KINNEY. Esq, will have charge of my
papers, and will collect money OF those persons
who desire to make payment to me and. in con-
nectlon with DAVID FULrz, Esq, who has kindly
rendered his services, will manage my cases in
Court, and will take charge of such new business
as my friends may desire TO throw into my bands
HUGH w. SHEFFEY.
Dec II, 1866
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The latest news from our Army is that Gen.
wool has taken MoDclova, and chihuahua has
been taken by Col. Doniphan, of the Missouri vo-
lunteers, detached by Gen kearney for that pur-
pose. There was no fighting in either case Gen.
Worth has. in like manner, taken possession of Sal
to.
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A U 81 IN O Ns-
THURSDAY, DECEMBER IL, 1916.

0a-The pressure of the Messages upon us, both
of which are unusually long documents, has pre-
vented us from giving attention to the current news
of the week.-We do not know, however, that
any special apology is necessary, as the Messages
must be published, matter Of course, and they
are generally looked to with interest by newspaper
readers
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09-We have united forces with our neghbors OF
the Democrat this week in getting out the Mesa
ges, by which the labors of each Of us have been
rendered more effective to our readers-In no other
way, indeed, could much have been accomplish
ed by either Of u.s.
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Shocking Incident at Santa Fc.-Wiliam
Bray, man belonging to the Franklin county
company. commanded by Capt. John ID. Stevenson
became intoxicated and uncomfortable After
staggering and swearing in most unbecomine
manner. he seized his butcher knife and made
threats against the Captain. The latter for some
time carefully avoided him, and ondeavored to per
suade him To his duty, but in vain. He rushed in
to the captains tent with knife drawn, and made
an attempt on his life. The captain drew his ps-
to and shot Bray through the heart ne fell dead
with his knife fast clenched in his hand. Mr.
Bray was man 63 years of age, and has left a
family to deplore his misguided conduct He was
an old soldier, and fought bravely at the battle OF
New Orleans.
In addition to the above, we learn from pri-
vate letter that the circumstances of this meIancho-
~ affair were duly enquired into by Court Mar
ila, and Capt Stevenson honorabIy acquitted
The act was clearly ascertained by the Court to
have been one Of selfdefence. The numerous
friends Of Capt. S. in StauntoD, (of which he is a
natve,) will be sincerely rejoiced at this result
Ed Spec.
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o q 7 = UAaY.

DIED, in Mddlcbrook on Tuesday nioht the s,b inst
o scarlet fevcr Maiigna, Putrd Sore Throat GEO
y. hobERTsoN, son OF Rudolph and Ann Eliza Turk
week '' N'
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AUGUSTA VOLUNTEERS.

The services Of the Augusta Volunteers for the
Mexican war have been accepted by the Governor,
and they awaiting orders.
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In Common Council, for the I6tcn of Staun
ton. December nh, lc46
The following preamble and resolution were sub
mltled by MIR. Brooke and adopted, viz:
Whereas number OF patriotic citizens of our
Town and County, with zeal and pIompiitude A.
like honorable 10 themselves and to our community.
have enrolled and organized themselves into Vo.
lunteer Company, for the purpose of responding to
the late requSitlon of the President OF the l.. s.
and aiding In the prosecution of the War with
MeXico.-And whereas it is deemed a public DUTY
to promote and encourage their laudable enterprze
and to give them ready assurance that their fellow
cltIzens appreciate the generous and lofty impulses
which have brought them together and urged them
to this act OF selidevoon to the honor of our conn
try and that IL Is nothing more than Just to them
as well as To the patriotic community Of which thew
are members, that they should be exempted durin1
the short time they Will remain with ue from ali
expense for board and lodging and supplied at the
charge OF The Corporation OF Staunton with all the
convenencs that may be essential to their proper
and efficient organization and equipment:
BE 1t therefore Resolved by the Mayor and Com
monalty Of the town of Siaunton that the sum of
five hundred dollars be appropriated for the purpose
OF providing the said company with proper hoard
and logging IN the Town until their departure for
the seat of War-and that the said sum be placed
at the disposal of the Mayor to be discussed by him
for that purpose.
An extract from the MinHutes.-Teste.
JAMES +. PATTERSON, Clerk.
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nj A r r I Ed

On Wednesday the 25th uit by the Rev d. Whit
G2no, W.T.. SAMPsoN WARNER, TO Miss MARIA LOUISA
Huston, all of this city.-Porfsmo,h Oho) ClinDer
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\lRGlNlA AT Rules held in the Clerks Of
flee of the Circuit Superior Court Of Law and
Chancery for Bath County, on Monday the 9TH day
of December 1916,
Michael Doyle and Anna his wife Plaintiffs,
AGAINST
James Nj Laughlin and Kitty his wife-D Defendants.
The said defendants not having entered their
appearance and given security according to the act
OF Assembly and the Rules of this Court and it ap-
pearlng from satisfactory evidence, that they are
not inhabitants of this Commonwealth, on motion
OF the Plaintiffs 1t is ordered that the said James
M'laaghlin and Kitty mis- wife appear here on the
Lrst Monday in March next, and answer Plaintiffs'
Bill, and that copy of this Order be forthwith
published in the Staunton Spectator for two months
successfully, and posted on the front door of the
Court House for said County.
Copy-Teste,
CHARLES l.. FRANCISCO, Clerk
December IL, 1916.
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a VALUABLE lNADM
EOR RE.NsT.


n obedience to decree of the Circuit Superior
Court Of Law and Chancery for Augusta Coup-
ty pronounced on the 18th November, 1886 in the
case of Nathan Lofltus, Sc, Daniel Bryan, &C..
shall as Receiver of said Court, on the LIST Of
January next, on the premises, proceed to rent for
one year, TO the highest bidder, the
TRACT OF LAND
Formerly belonging to the Estate of Ralph Lofftus.
decd, lying on the Middle River, in said County
OF Augusta, adjoining the lands of Capt Samuel
crawford and others, containing upwards Of
Three Hundred Acres.
This tract is tolerably improved is very productive
ana IN pretty good state of cultivation. Posses
sion Will be given on the first day Of January, IS47.
and will be required OF the renter on the 81 st Of De-
cember Of the same year, with reservation of n
right 10 Inc now tenant to enter, reap and carry a
way the crop now growing. Bond and approved
security will be required OF the renter, with such
conditions and stipuations as to guard against the
commission of waste, and secure proper cultivation
of the farm. ROBINSON HANGER
December IL, 1896
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The Pennsylvania Regiment of Volunteers are
on their march to Pttsburg, the place of rendez-
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The Committee appointed at meeting of the
ciizens OF otaunton, ON Yesterday, to solicit con-
tbution from the Corporation, to the fund propos-
ed to be raised for the comfortable support of our
Volunteers, have discharged their duty and instruct
ed us to report that they Immediately after the ad
JouInment of the citizens meeting, convened and
addressed letter to the Mayor Of Staunton appriz-
ing him of the duty with which they were charg-
cd He very promptly replied that the Common
Council OF the Corporation would assemble at their
Hall, at O'Clock, and take action upon the sub
Ject. Your Committee attended at that hour. and
one OF their body urged upon the Council such con-
Sderatlons as seemed appropriate to the occasion.
we are happy TO state that the effect of our appeal
to such men and in such a cause was Anticipated by
their own patriotism, and the pride with which
they cherish all that concerns the honor of the Cor
Poraton of Stanton and OF their country. By re-
solution they placed at the disposal of the Mayor,
TOT the use OF the Volunteers the liberal sum of
SoOO All which is respectfully submitted
G. KINNEY,
JNO. l.. PEYTON.
JNO. ID. IMBODEN,
HUGH j. CRAWFORD,
THOMAS BUTLER
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Three Hundred Acres
WlzIIIEls AND 00MllPANYo
DccCu.ber IS. 1SA6.

AVE Just received the following addition to
- their Stock of Goods
10 Pieces Dark Mourning Prints, new styles;
Alpaca Prints, do do;
! Case medium prime Kip Boots;
l do Boys and Youths Bootees
q Dozen Cloth and Glazed Caps;
Bedtcking, A, Brown Sheeting, &c. &c. &c.;
80 Pair Mems, Misses and Ladies' Rubber Oy,~.
shoes.
Staunton, Dec IL, 1916.
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Bound fop Mexico

A LII pc s indebted to me are reouested 70
make immediate payment, and those having
claims will present them for settlement
December 10, 1876 o1''''>'
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Mr. Calhoun has been reelected by the Legis-
iature Of South Cafolnu to the Senate of the Uni
ted States, and A. p. Butler in the place of Mr..
M'Dufie
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Respectfully, your ob't serv't,

JEFFERSON KINNEY.
10 q. Kinney Jno. ID. Imboden, Jno H. Pcyton,
Tho Bufter, H. j. Crnctord, Committee, &C.
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Flour, in Richmond s4,87s-in Baltimore 81, TO
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STANTON, Dec. Sth, 1886.

SrAUNroN, Dec. 9Th, 1916.
CONTAMINATION will receive enclosed the pro-
cecdln9s of the Common Council In relation to the
appropriation in behalf Of the Volunteers, made on
yesterday.
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WAsHrNoroN, Dec. s, 1916.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-07-24

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p'''O'' ~ ''''P' 0"''4"'"'
'd' was SUM o"' l'o' NI"c'"""" " 10" "''"'
previous 10 '"o "e'''''' S''''.s "t' u y
ing was ho' " DC composer cAc'"sl''y "
Aioe''y men ''o 'ue" was 90 s"onsJ NN'o
upon my nina 'na' " ""o'u "o' O' " parry
meetlng' 'ha' tent my name ny sISu'"g ''e
cl'cu'dl' Du' "ne" ~.
N'"u u d "'t""s " ""' ~ =
was P'ou"'eu 10 sue"
the meeting was 10 DC AIoe|'J PH'9' ''e"'
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away this rubbish, and rescued Humanity
will seize the trump Of freedom and blow a
blast Of Peace on earth and good will to
men,"
| have had a few old fashioned revival
meetings since | LEFT Ohio. On my way to
this place l addressed a meeting composed
almost exclusively Of Old Virgiuians; and to
my establishment found less prejudice and a
more favorable reception Of our views than is
common to find among citizens Of my W
State. The fact is, these noble hearted sons
and daughters Of the South, who have been
driven from their homes by the demon Of
slavery. have not come among us in yain.-
They have brought with them the spirit Of
the ancient pilgrims. All they want is know
ledge Of our principles and they are with us.
My boarding house is kept by friends who
were raised in the South. My l%andlady is
from Maryland. She is familiar with RAINY
of the names mentioned in Douglass Nara
tive, some of which are her relatives. The
little book was doubly interesting to her, for
Frederick has eloquently described the play
ground Of her childhood.
Our cause is in a low state here in Milton.
But no wonder; there are ten religious peo-
pie to one righteous man. The last Anti
Slavery meeting that was held here previous
10 my own, was broken up by a mob. What
a blessed thing the religion Of this country is.
BY its fruit we shall know it.
But | must close lest | iutfude upon your
neat little columns with a lengthy article
I he friends will excuse my absence for some
months, for although | rejoice with them to
see the car Of freedom on the track, yet | am
sorry to say it is crushing my pecuniary in.
tcrcsts beneath its wheels. | must do a close
business in the workshop for some time to
come. Meanwhile, looking out from my
humble retreat, | bid the cause God-speed.
Do not think, dear friends, that in retiring to
the shop | have forsrkcn the cause Of suffer-
ing humanity. live but for her. And al
though | have lost faith in the pious persecu-
tons and wicked holiness that are passing
current as Christianity. yet | have faith, a
strong, unGinching faith that the tears Of the
rescued slave shall yet fill in grateful memo
ry upon my sleeping ashes, and the angels
of freedom shall bear me away in triumph to
meet you all in Heaven. For humanity,
In friendship, truth and love.
JOSEPH CARDER.
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V. NICHOLSON.
a MOB OF LAKE COUNTY OFF,
GALS.
NEWTON, Jnly 10, 1876.

49, ~ ASAb'
EI1ors Of Il. s. BagL.
DEAR FRiaNDs-Delo7e this reaches YOU.
you will, doubtless, learn through other chan
neIs that a shameful outrage has been perpe-
trated upon my vile and myself by certain
officials Of this county, under the forms of
law, for the purpose Of gratifying personal
pique, and party luminosity, and Of impeding
the high and holy work to which our Iabors
are devoted. But, as it is uncertain whether
you will be able to obtain a correct report Of
the aiflir from other sources, | send you the
following sketch Of the most important par
t]iculars as nearly as Ican relate them.
UEionyille, in Madison township, is the
place to which the honors of this Transaction
are principally due. The principal actors in
it were Lawyer J. II. Howe, Dea. Gushing
Cunningham, Esq, Judge John Paige, Con-
stable Charles Parker, Freeman Cady, Chas.
Gilberth and Lockwood Frisbee.
AS The merits of the transaction cannot be
duly appreciated without some knowledge of
the previous character Of some of these per-
sonages, | shall bepardoned in the following
reference TO their standing and past conduct,
which might otherwise appear inyiIious.-
Gushing Cunningham is 4 Deacon and Clerk
Of the Congregational Church Of Unionyille,
a Justice Of lie PE.lCE(2 ) and an %inlluon-
tial member of the Liberty party. he has
heretofore expressed strong personal dislike
Of us, and on one occasion induced a Liberty
party meeting that had voted to invite us to
lecture in Lake county, to rescind that vote.
John Paige is a Judge of the county court,
and an influential Democrat-makes no pre-
tensions to religion, publicly d'SaroVs aay re-
gard for lie Sajjah aJope Other days, and is
said not to be remarkably s%irictin his morals.
lie 10 the man who, a few years ago, gave up
Milton Clark into the hands of a couple of
Southern Lilaappers.' Charles Parker is
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JOSEPH CARDER.
EXTRACT FROM A LETTER.

81 shall most likely be told there is ga
spice Of arrogance in me if / attempt to no
tice brother Wendell's Disurionist, but ]
would ask if there is not a spice Of inconsist-
ency in those who claim TO be friends of 60
v%ernlnen and furnish the only proof Of that
friendship by advocating the no voting the
ory"l And yet brother Wendell admits
that we should strive to have a political H.
huence-lor with politics is bound up much
Of the welfare Of the people," and while he is
seeking political influence by moral %suasion
alone he stops short to bring u false charge
against the Liberty party men. lie charges
us with ~"supposing that the balio'-boX is the
only means of political influence Now
who that has the sagacity Of a nieb'-owl, or
the honesty of a rattle-snake, don't know that
Liberty party men WELD as much moral in
hueuce as their Disunion friends can do, and
add to that the mighty influence Of the ballot
boX. love our Disunion friends and give
them credit for just what they are worth, but
| do hope if they continue 10 pierce the Lii
betty party, they will not dirty their fingers
with the carnal weapons Of lalsehood, as they
have done. My impression is that they are
doing up a similar work 10 that of John the
Baptist. They are preparing the way for the
Liberty party by correcting public sentiment.
But when we come along speaking in thun-
der tones through the baliot-boxes of the go
vcrnment, we shall ''speak as one having au-
thority, and not as the scribes." Brother
Wendell quotes Paley to prove that ga pro-
mise is binding in that sense in which the
promiser thought at the time of making it,
that the ether party understood il" and yet
accuses Us of perjury if we promise to sup
port The Constitution Now the South knows
very well how Liberty men promise to sup
port the Constitution, and brother Wendell
quotes authority to prove that our promise is
binding only in that sense. Why, then, this
prating about perjury After making this
false issue the brother becomes very %consci-
e]niious upon the subject and quotes the poet.
- 1t is a sin to swear unto sin, although 1t be
\ greater sin to keep the sinful oath"
| will just add that the brothers, conscience
is the plagueiest plague that ever any pla-
guey plague was plagued with for it wont
allow him to vote for the overthrow of slavery,
while it suffers him to bring fdlse charges
against those who do. But it is common, |
believe, for lawyers to put on long faces,
make out strong cases, and apply them in
wrong places. In haste,
Yours for Union against Disunion.
JOSEPH CARDHR.
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LIBERTY PARTY.

LIBERTY PARTY.
The Liberator of May 10Th contains an ex-
tract from the pen of J. G.. jackson, Editor
of tho Albany Patriot. in which there is a
manifest mourning over the remissness of Lib
erty party men in not giving money to sus-
tain the cause. He says "the widest and
f%railest excuses are offered for not giving"
"This state of things cannot last, and the
blessing of Heaven rest upon the men who
compose the Liberty party" Sc. Wonder
whether this statement of friend Jackson's
can be corroborated from many other places
as well as it can from this part Of Ohio! |
am prepared TO hand in four dollars worth of
evidence in this case. Daring the few last
weeks previous to the election in 1911, we
Jealous Liberty men Of four counties in this
part Of Ohio concluded to issue a declaration
Of sentiment for gratuitous distribution; sew
eral neighbors where Liberty men were some
what numerous were pledged to bear an equal
portion Of tho expense Of printing. | chanc-
ed to be one Of the unfortunate number who
was appointed to get the document printed.
The friends Of the measure in Haryeysburg
contributed promptly what they deemed
would be a fair proportion Of the amount re-
quired; and two Of the most active and innu-
ential Liberty men of Wilmington, Clinton
county both pledged their word to me that
Wilmington would meet four dollars Of the
expense. therefore paid over the four dol
lars out of my own pocket in addition to
what | had contributed before to the printer.
Nearly two years have now elapsed and |
have given each of their memories a cou-
pie Of joys, and | think the four joys were
worth a dollar a piece 10 one who hates to
dun a friend as bad as | do. The most ac-
tive of these two friends has since moved
to a distant part cf the Site, and | presume
would now acknowledge that he had moved
away from his promise. The other friend
still resides in Wilmington Il wealthy Lib
erty party man, and declares he viii not do
a thing in the matter. Great as the calamity
may seem, l DO believe it is a fact that my
four dollars are gone, gone forever, never,
more to return-all swallowed up in a great
Liberty party promise. | may add with pro-
priety that a veteran friend of the cause in
Xenia, who assisted in settling with the prin-
ter and advanced a few dollars in behalf of
others, has Jared just as have, and we have
had to comfort each other the best way we
could. Bat then it is no great wonder that
men DO SC who profess to be a~bol;:;onists,
and at the sine time take an oath that Ohio
shall still be open as a hunting ground, To
chase down Christians with dogs, if they at
tempt to fee from .4merican de,D2iism who
after a premium on robbery by taking an oath
that for every five cradles a scutherner plum
dcrs he shall have three additional votes in
controlling the affairs of government. | seem
10 see Beaecolence, G0nscienGousncss, C1mm9a-
sense and a host Of other preachers coming up
to the contest, to preach "comeouterism"
from all such parties.
v NrICyTnT con