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nMelry.,,
The testy wight who presided over the

The testy wight who presided over the
goose-Guih of the Spectator last week,
must certainly have been masticatiug sour
grapes. His teeth were ION edge" and he
doubtless would have snapped off 'ten.
penny nail with as much ease as most
persons do young rad,shes. We feel very
much cut by his keen sarcasm. Blu, we
trust we will survive it.
If our neighbors cannot reconcile the
terms we employed TO convey the objec.
tons of portion of their party to ,beil
course, it is not our fault We are not re.
sponsible for their obtuseness. We con.
fsss we did not speak Of the dissatisfaction
that exists in the Wing party with theil
pepper, ercaihedra-it was merely from
hearsay--a report that is as familiar as
household words to this community, and
believed and repeated by some Of the mos
prominent whigs-and which, doubtless
Out contemporaries have heard themselves
But OF course such individuals are "croak.
ers." Wonder if they have not as much
right 10 express their opinions as the edi.
tors of the spectator1 The best evidence
in the world tina, there is serious dssat.
isfacion with the course of the Spectator
is the fact that Maupiu has been solicited
with fine prospects Of su"-,ss IN establish
Al L.
q, rapcr here. We suppos'
:. ~.ator mrn win DC convinced, whe,
'ne Semi Weekly Union Republican &c
tually gets into operation. As to OH
"highacss' and their "loseness we mos
cheerfuily refer the matter to the public
whose better opinion they SO sanguinel,
intimate, is in their behalf
But our neighbors must "keep COOL
II they become "riled" at our playful s.il
lies, what will they do when Maupil
pouIs his broadsides into them? The
they will have sone cause to snarl al,
snap off their PROPOSES. Save your teeth
gentlemen, you will have plenty Of us
for them, ON more formidable game thai
the Vindicator-in your estimation. Our
will be the Office of the "boys, and your
OF the frogs" 1t will be fun for US, Blu
death to you.
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1.-THE Fortune Hunter:

A Novel Of Aew York Society" by
ANNA Coma MowArT.-We have received
from the obliging publisher, T. b. Peter.
son. No. 1912, Chestnut street, Philadelphia
a copy Of this work. We cannot better
express our views of the publication
than by endorsing the following para.
.agraph;
The Fortune Hunter, Is a novel Of New
York life, written by AIRS. Mowatt. with
a perfect and personal knowledge of the
society. the 7rry talented authoress SO in.
terestingly aud beautifully drlineates,--
The Upper Ten OF New York have
never before been fairly and honestly dealt
with in " hat would be presumed TO be
an expose of the Aristocra,ic and wealthy
Household.
No American Novel possesses more in.
trinsic interest than the Fortune Hunter
II has most powerful hold upon the feel
ings from the first page to the last. The
coll, calculating. Fortune Hunters char
acter, in every city, may in This interesting
book find his own true but homely por.
trait; while the heiress of wealth aud
beauty may, at the same time, find in it a
lesson OF life and usefulness forever.
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IncCniiarisuu

We have seldom known a more 1e.iset-
ate attempt than was made on Wednesday
night OF Thursday morning last to fire the
block extending north from the Va.iey
Bank. A long train Of candie.wick satu.
rated with camphine and gunpowder, was
LAID IRON yard attached to that building Z
to All clubhouse connected with HoovER's
tavern where it terminated in a large rc.l
OF raw cotton, similarly prepared. Fire
had been communicated TO the southern
end OF the cord, but It burnt through on
the top Of log over which it was laid !,
thus fortunately preventing ccni,agration
which, from the character OF the teneme MIS-
around, must have been Destructive W,n.
chester Yirginian.
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Messss. Cutting And Breckenridge.


The difficulty between these gentlemen
has been amicabiy arranged, and resort
to violent means for the healing o.
wounded honor, avoided. Such result
should be source OF qualification to the
friends Ct both parties. And notw iths.and-
ing, we are pleased at the termination OF
this at one time bloody looking affair, we
will nc, refrain from expressing the oPin-
len, that Mr., Cutting was entirely N The
wrong. 1.-THE impression, that Mr.. Breek-
.nridge had arraigned the motives Of Mr..
Cutting. had been made Oh TINT gcntIe-
mans mind, Mr.. BIS unequivoeai dis
claimer Of any such purpose, was sufficient
10 satisfy any man who WAS merely seeking
Justice. No exense was left for Mr.. Cut
ting to indulge in the harsh language he
did. after Mr. BIS public statement that
be lad not impuened Mr.. C.'s motives. Aod
when Mr.. B. retaliated, although it was
unhecoming language, the amplest allow
ance. should have been made for the un-
iustifiabIe aud insulting assault that had
been made on him. We tru; t the result will
be productive OF a more cordial feeling and
warmer desire 10 harmonizr, than has
heretofore existed between the dideren,
wings of the Democratic party.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-04-10

@5- In an article which appeared in the
Vindicator OF the 9th, referring to the
Rockingham County Court. several ex-
pressions were used in describing the num-
Der OF people who had assembled, that have
been tortured By some into ridcule Of the
habits Of the German population Of that
county. Nothing c,uld have been more
foreign to cur purpose and feelings
Having been reared and schoo led there
many of our nearest relations residing in
the county. the friends of youth and later
days, living there; and entertaining warm
attachment to the county, and high respect
Cor the honesty and p'obity Of its popua-
ton generally it is hardly possible that we
would, without motive, and at a sacr ifice
of our individual interest. attempt to rdi-
cule them. This asseveration is not ne.
eessary. nth those who know US in that
community, and are disposed to do justice;
but we make it to disarm the coward whose
craven spirit would prompt him to willfnl-
" construe our remarks into deliberate
and unprovoked insult to one of the most
classes OF that county, and
which must necessarily create prejudice a.
gainst US personally, and tend to injure the
growing popularity Of the indicator in
that section.
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nGlory Enough for one Dav

The JUNIOR Of the Vindicator returns
his thanks to his teller citizens, for the
honor conferred on him last Wednesday
by being elected one Of the Councimen
for the Corporation Of Stanton. We have
felt ourself gro,cing in Importance for some
lime, but never had the pleasure of real.
izins the benefits of our popularity before
We trust the Alexandria Sentinel will re.
tract lis prediction made not long since,
that we would "neyer be Mayor We
are in fair way for it now, and we NAV
yet see the day when the seeptre of police
authority will he swsyed by 'ihis dexte,
@s"." We nope the present incumben,
will not be frightened--we shall avoid as.
sassnation and await the course oil nature
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War In Europe.

The lates; intelligence from the hostile
nations of Europe. indicate that war is
inevitable. The Gar has refused the ul-
iimatum of the Western powers. When
the official documents are received, Eng
land will formally declare war against Rns
STA. The utmost concert of action exists be-
tween England and France, and theil
preparations for war are OH the most ex'
tended scale France has secured loan
of A20oo.0 900, for the purpose of prose
cutting the War. The French and Eng
lsh troops are centering on the Baltic. aud
war will be commenced on the opening
of the spring, with great energy Prussia
and Austria have not taken any part, as
vet. Ereadstufs had declined, This is
u state Of the market, we do not under
stand. When the pr aspect is that all Eu-
rope will be drawn from the pursuit OF
Agriculture, and the energies OF the peo-
ple directed 10 the prosecution Of this e.
pantic war scheme, We eannotase. how IT
can be otherwise. than that Breadstu'fs
vii. go up 1t seems the ac'''al state o.
the market, however. is reverse !" 'h's
;d.a
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For the Vindicaior.
The Railroad and the Sabbath.

The cars have now overcome all the difficult
ties at the mountain, and made their way 10
the heart OF Augusta COUNTY. This is Just
cause Of rejoicing, as il will douhtless give a
new impulse TO the business of the pepple. But
there is one drawback to the pleasure of many
Of your readers aud Other citizens, in con,em.
rlating, this event This is the runhing OF the
cars on the Sabbath. The writer earnestly hopes
thu, The people Of The county and the press, as
the true exponent Of the sentiment Of The peo-
pie, will express their decided opposition 10 the
continuance of this, and DO what they eau to
preven, it. VIVA, is the urgency that demands
this practice 2 What is the necessity thai jus.
lifies it2 VIVA, is The good resulting from it
either to the Railroad Company, or TO the pub
lic2 There is no such urgency--no such ne.
ces>ity--ro such good. The railroad and the
public are alike interested, and both would be
advantaged by stopping every tain on the
Sabbath. Do not the various employees OF the
road neel The rest and the privileges Of The Sab
oalh? Are they either more Or less than human
10 have no occasion for this rest, and to b. un-
der no obligation to "iementer the Sabbath
day and keep it holy?" Does j, require proof
in christian country, and before christian
people that the disregard OF the Sabbath is de.
mora;zing And not only are those engaged
on the road deprived of all the advantages OF
! tUc SdOUutu, pul ttC IutitS "iO ShHVaiaeeu ~
travel, and by the example Of the railroad laugh,
to despise the sabb.h. Many VINO would be
co"'e"' III I'M. ".a 60 iriafe,y because there /:
way go, and because others 60 The temn-
.-.o,, tor you,n anu rv,van,s, and others, to
idle about the depols, or TO traffic, and fall iate
bad company and bad practices will be greatly
multiplied. The Company will not be hero.
| fitted in "a pecntiary point OF view. The ,iaye
can all be easily accommodated i'll six days
This will diminish the expense OF running one
the seventh. There is much less reason fol
running the cars Oh The Sabbath than there was
for running the stages, though there was no
snffi .en reason Tor that. The stages II. ieh,
have been over crowded on Saturday and
Monday, had they not gone Oh The Sabbaib.--
Not SO the cars. They are not likely TO have
more Than they can we'll Accommodate. The
cars can also accomplish in ons day what il
took the stages three or fonr to effect. We can
now &c so fast that the necessity Of Sabbath
travel "a II was formerly felt is taken a,ray -
VIII you hell US in this matter, Aessrs Edllofsl
Gods laws cannot be violated with impa-
nifty BLUE RIDGE.
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Co1ucration Election.

Ike election Tor officers of the Corpora
ton of S:aunton, OH Wednesday last. re-
suited as follows:
Couneii-N. X. Trout, Mayor II. NJ.
Bell, A. J. Garbrr, Jno. 3. Baldwin, I. P.
Eskridge. J. Kinney. J. A. McClung, jno'
Brandebura, B. F Points A. NJ. Simpson,
Z. NJ. Cushing, and $. II. Yost--beina a
re election of the old Council, with the
exception of the latter individual.
The Council met on Thursday night,
and.elected--
Recorder--A. ]. CARRIER.
CHAMBER laia-Col. w, II. Hartman.
Clerk--Ias r, Patterson.
Aldermen IT p. Eskridge. A. N Simp-
son, ]. 4. MeCIung E. NJ Gushing. S.
NJ. Yost. and Jno, Brandeburg.
Street Commissioners-G. N. Cochran,
A. ]. Carrier, aud I'm. NJ. Tate.
Committee Of safesy-J. Kinney, E. M.
Cushing, anl G. L. P.lce.
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oT Through the polivness OF Mr.. A.
", HaFman, we had the psRsurr of sign
ing the other day, a petition TO the Post,
Master General SO to change the time Il
the arrived aud de parture Of the mails nd
to expedite The travel from Washington
and Richmond cities TO this place ~ lear,
Is hours. BY this arrangement travellers
can leave Richmond at IA. NJ, reset,
staunon at 2 2. NJ, aud arrive at this
place at 10 p. NJ. Of the same day; here.
toiore they have not been enabled to get
10 this place before s =. NJ of The dar a..
ter they left Richmond. The mails from
Washington aud Richmond will arrive
aeFe on the same days they leave those
cities, Is or IS hours earIier than they have
been r. ctived heretofore. Travellers can
also reach the cities Of Richmond and
" Washington from Fincasiie and this place
as much earlier as they caa come from
those cities here.
alessrs. Parish & Co., deaerve the pat.
ionage ofthe public for the energy with,
which they provide for the public accom-.
mediation. Ipe hope ihey may BE- success
ful in securing the seward they merit Tor
Their capital employed and labor expend..
ed in carrying the mail, and providing for.
the accommodation o. travelers.-V. Star.
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A bloody RencOntre.

A bloody rencontre took place IN Char
lottesyille on the Sd inst, the particulars Of
which are thus given by a correspondent
Of the Richmond Dispatch
4 very unfortunate and serious rencoun-
ter occurred here to-day at two o'clock, in
front Of the Monticello House, between
Mr.. W. Edgar Garth, OF this county, and
Mr.. David ". Flouruey, of Charlotte coun-
~ slight difficulty had ken place
some few days since, between these two
young gentlemen. which it seerls was not
tiled, aud to day the parties met on the
porch Of the Monticello House, when a
fight commenced between them with bow
ie-knives. after which. pistols were re-
sorted to. Mr.. Garth was cut in three
places--in the neck slightly, in the right
breast, which penetrated into the cavity,
and more serious one in the abdomen
causing his. intestines to prelude. Mr.
Flournoy also received three cuts or stabs
on his arm side and neck that Oh his arm
is the worst, but neither Of them are dam
gerous,
After this. Mr.. Garth. fired at Mr..
fioufhey Win feNoiVeI, Out MS SnOt
missed him the latter threw a rock or
brick. which struck Mr.. &. who still con-
tinued firing, when Mr.. Flougnoy returned
the fire from revolver, and one of the
shots took effect in the breast OF Mr.. Garth
. After the wounds Of Young Flournoy
were dressed, he was arrested, and COM
mitted to Jaitto awaita judicial investiga-
ton. Young Garth's ntesines were not
cut, and his wounds are not considered
necessarily fatal. He rested well the
night after the fight.
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Email Notea.

We think we observe in our business
transactions gradual disappearance OF
shin plasters, and the substitution iher' fer
Of gold dollars, and silver. This leads us
to hope that fair trial viii be given the
new law for the suppression of the circu-
la!ion Of small notes, at least by the coun-
try people. We trus, that all will see the
proprie.y and exped;ency Of Mt once dis
p.nsing with the use Of the small note cur
rency. The continued use Of this kind OF
money, must result in loss 10 great many
re were conversing with an intelligent
gentleman frem Highland. n few days ago,
on the subject: and as if to give iorc'ole
illustration 81 the utter unreliableness OF
the shin. plaster firms, he produced from
his pocket roll Of the Bank Of the
Union" and Potomac Savings Bank
notss-as much as to say, here IS my reas-
on for wishing the sucress os the lately en-
ncted law. There are MANY men in this
county, " ho could give like reasons, aud
We We warn them, if they do 81. once -,
this worthless stuff out 8. their hands, they
will still hive more weighty induce ments
to wish the law success. Letevery man
take this matter in his own hands, and
deie rhine that he will suffer no more and il
will not take long TO drive the small notes
cut of circulation, and establish specie
currency
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Increa se of Travel.

The travel between this place and Rich.
mond has perceptibiy increased since the
cars have been running TO Steunton. VT
noticed on several evenings Of last week
that the handsome Omnibuses of Messrs
McClung g. Peyton and Mr.. Woodward
were crowdeded with passengers; and Ill
fact had to return for second loads. We
have already became city. On the ar
rival of the cars you can see polite and
nicely dressed servants, with ssVirginia
Hotel and "Wocdward House. emb!a
zened on the points Of their hats, rushing
up TO the car door, crying Justify, the great
advantages OF the accommodations Of each
house. A man coming here for the filsi
time, could not help but marx Us as a
"fast people, In fact, we dive high -
We have the chest hotels. the polilesl
servants, the best bars, best cigars, best
ginger cakes, preifiest girls. and more oil
them, and the strongest jail and more law
gers, than any town South of Mason and
Dixon's line. If any one denies it, let
him come and see for himself.
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in these is her greatest suffering. She is

in these is her greatest suffering. She is
sensitive. She lives in the smiles Of the
objects Of her love, and droops in despair
under the blight of neglect or abuse. 1t
is for more delicate regard for and vigi-
liant attention TO the peculiar nature Of
woman's affections we would contend
Society does not do justice to her. If she
e.rs, why not soothe her feelings by kind
words and looks, and allure her from vice.
path by christian exhortation-instead Of
stunning and abusing, and leaving her to
the goadings of her own conscience and
the consolation Of despairing, broken
heart. Ii is not so with man. If he
once falls, kind hands will lift him up,
and establish his feet again. BY this means
many are saved; and that same kindness,
would strike a bow of promise athwart
the disconso!ate mind Of many poor girl,
who for the want of it, has sunk too low
for even the hand Of resurrection to reach
her. Woman is not as vicious by nature
Is man, as the annals of crime will exhib.
it. There are siA male criminals to every
one female criminal. While the reports Of
lunatic asylums in tie United States, show
that there are 1921 female inmates, and
6,754 males. Let the rights Of woman
then to love and protection--to gentle and
persuasive treatment, be asserted, and
maintained, and christian means employ.
ed for her reclamation from the least up.
pearance of vice. and enough will ho-
been accomplished for them fc ,orsro :,
contest fer the honc.. of ~o;..,,o,., =,
p9'.''' W. oiv< to her the right te
snn,..el.e in the hearts and affection.
, Of her household, and to control with the
gentle wand Of affection, then will the
Thousand harp strings" which Watt,
says maze up woman, be at.uned 10 mu
sic more enchanting and soul-stirring
than ever arose from eolian strains-the
music of happy, loving heart.
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Another Accident,

On Wednesday evening last. another
accident occurred, near Wayneshorough,
which resulted in the death OF two per-
sons. and the serious, If not fatal injury OF
another. One OF the dlri cars, on which
were three negro men. borkeloose from
the Engine, aud coming in contact with "a
hand-ear, by some means other one Of the
men was instantly killed, aud two fatal,
injured, one of VII ON has since died. We
have not heard from the other one.
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Va. Central Rai,,oad.

The STOCKHOLDERS OF the Fa. tentra
Railroad Company asse nbled in Rich.
mond on the 9th. G. B. Peyton, Of Abe
marie, was chosen chairman. Col. Eon.
tame read " report, explaining the objeeI
of the meeting to be to raise 1895 geo 10 re-
lieve theCo. trom the embarrassed condition
in which the non action Of the Legislature
has placed them. The report was referred to
committee Of nine, which reported tiai
the President and Directors be authorize d
to raise whatever sum Of money they think
the necessities Of the company require,
provided, the aggregate does not EXCEED
oncmiilion fire hundred thousand dollars, BY a
sale of the Compauy's bonds. CT otller1 ise,
secured by general mortgage Oh the en-
tire property OF the company.
After resolution had been offered by
Mr.. Page, Of Hanover and substitute
therefor by Mr.. ]. II. McCue, of Angus
ia, MIR. Skinner offered substitute for
both, directing the Directors 10 revise the
tariff OF rates on freight and passenger.
and ascertain Mha. reduction, il any, can
be made thereon. consistent with the in.
terest OF the company. A committee Of
three was appointed 10 revise the tati.f Of,
corn. Messrs. Christian, of Augusta, Page
of Hanover, and Wood. of Albemarle,
were the committee.
Mr. Gooch, Of Louisa vas elected a con
ductor on the Railroad to serve between
Stanton and Richmond
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Annexation OF Canada. 20

The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun, under date Of April Cd.
says:
The leading feature of the day In
the House was resolution offered
by Mr.. Cambell, Of Ohio, to INQUIRE
into the expediency Of opening nerotie.
tons with the Government Of Greet Brit.
ain and ireland for the peaceful annexation
Of Canada and the rest Of the British oroT.
inces in North America. Here ;sa snoss
glorious chance for Young America to dis
tinguish itseltin the cause Of Republican
freedom. With the exception Of the bod.
itants of Lower Canada. the res, of the in.
habitants of those provinces are "boue Of
our bone and flesh Of our Acsh," and tbs
process o! assimilation would be easy and
natural.
1.-THE British provinces were added &c
the United States we would com nand the
fisheries Of the world, and possess the on.
" true school for sailors now on the globe
We would own the timber for ship build
ing from vessels Of the highest d,aught ~
the most stately seventy tours; rear u mar.
itine population which would defend our
coast in time Of war, and add industry.
power and security to our position as
world power. Bounded by the Polar Sea
Of the North, aud placed between the two
, :. ..ssat oceans ofour Globe a.. .,..,,,,,,.,
position would present so few points Of At.
tack and be so readily defended by our Gil
iaen soldiers, that we might defy the COM.
bned powers of The world.
AS to Great Britain, more than one Brit.
ish statesman of distinction las alreadv
contemplated the cession of the Americas
colonies to the United States, as an act Of
wisdom, economy, and sound policy. IN
a pecunlary point Of vi4w, these colonies
are charge upon the British treasury. and
no addition TO her real power The Ca.
madam timber monopoly acts ,niuriously
os the British ship. builder, and excludes
Swedish timber from the ports at Greet
Britain, against which heavy shipments Of
manufacture might be made to Stockholm
and Gothenburg.
In her present position, the friendship
and cordial cooperation Of the Scandavain
powers Is OF more consequence to Great
Britain than an indefinite expanse Of ter.
ritory III North America, pcopled BY
restlve and unreliable people, which the
first war with the United STATES is sure TO-
annex to the Union. lie. Yankee enter.
prise 60 to Canada, ind England will have
opened one oil the richest sources of trad.
10 her subjects, while our ship Of State, ia
use the language Of a sailor, would re-.
ceise new jib and stay.sail, which would
add al least 3 knot or So to he. speed
through tde ws.sr. Let Gov Marcy and
Mr.. Buchanan put ,hti- heads together.
and see what they can Go. The BRITISH
Government is reasonable, and is slvaya
willing to sell what may spoil by keeping.
Spain might learn lesson from her