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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-09-28
From the Greenbrier Independent.l
Allegheny College.
BLUE Sui. SPRINGS, "A.
Sentemher ID. 1860.


Mr. EpIfoR On my arrival here this
morning, about IL o'clock, | found the main
building on the premises burned to the
ground The burning occurred OF the night
of the 18th inst. between II and one O'Clock.
and is almost universally believed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
The fire originated in the rear of the main
building, at point tle most unfavorable fox
being arrested. The fire was soon discov~
cred by those in the building. and the most
strenuous efforts put forth to arrest the pro-
gress of the flames, but ali in vain. By
great exertlon and unusual presence of mind
on the part of the inmates of the building,
much of the furniture was saved; but far the
greater part being in rooms, difficult for ac-
cess, was lost AT one time it was thoughs
impossible to save any part of the building
on the premises, but the noble little band
stood up manfully, and by great efforts judi
ciously directed, succeeded ia saving all the
cabins and one of the wings of the main
building. Among the gentlemen who put
forth such noble exertions, (besides those
who we're connected with the Institution)
were Elk Gov. Lubbock, of Texas; Mr.. W.
J. Robson, of New Orleans; Mr.. Lee. of
Washington, D. c., DIR. Martin and Mr..
Charles Taylor, of Richmond.
No clue as yet to the base perpetrator of
so foul deed but facts are being developed
leading to strong suspicious.
The individual losses of Prof. Morrissett,
Mr. James Cooke and myself were heavy.
Though our losses are extensive and dis
appointments great, yet amid all this, we
are not discouraged.
The school will go on Notwithstanding the
accident. Already hands are engaged ma
king preparations for the accommodation Of
students.
By the kind assistance of several gentle
men owning property in the immediate VII
cinity, we will be able to accommodate from
$50 to IT'S students this session.
The Board of Trustees will convene at
this place on Friday next. the 21st inst.
Yours, &c,
VIM E. DUNCAN
All papers friendly to the Allegheny Col
lege, will please copy the foregoing commu-
ncation of President Duncan. INDIE
pENnENr I
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According to letter in the New York
Herald, Miramon, on reaching the city Of
Mexico, resigned his Presidency substitute
into the hands of the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, and then, in accordance with
one of Zuloaga's laws, providing for vacan-
cies in the Presidency, the council of State
was summoned, who proceeded to vote for
President Miramon was of course elected,
receiving 10 votes out of %. Some chang
es-have taken place in the cabinet. and it is
said that Zuloaga has returned to the capt.
tai, having begged and received permission
to retire TO the privacy Of his home. He
promises to keep very quiet, but offers his
services to the church party in any way in
which he can be of any use.
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Oh " sHrrrKy. AS BywekRnssa, JR

nuan ". sHEFFEY. JAS. BUM"kE6NsA, JK
LAW NOTICE..
TEyIE undersigned have formed partnersfip IN
L the Practice of Law, in the vatfovs Co Ut is
ali business confident to their care Especial at
tention paid to the Collection Of Claims,
Hreu w. SHEFFEy will practice In the courts
Of Highland, Bath and Rockhridge, and n the
Court of AppeaEs. HUGH " Sn " n IN
taunton fan Is, 1859.
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WE'LL Supplied In the county fan.
derson, in the good old State of Kentucky,
lived very eccentric old man by the name
of Nicholas feathers, known far and wide
as ''Old Nick Leathers Having some
land business, which called him to Frank
fort in the dead of winter. he went to the
house of the Secretary of State, who hap
pened not so be in just then. The wife Of
the Secretary undertook to entertain him in
the interval, end being a devoted Episcopa-
liam and greatly interested in the distribu-
ton Of Tracts, she asked him about the re-
ligious condition of the people of his neigh
borhood, whether they were supplied with
Tracts, Sc.
"Oh, yes, madam, hog tracks, coon tracks.
deer tracks, all sorts Of tracks; [ expect my
boys are tracking rabbitsnow
Ere peculiar voice aud earnest rough
manner of the old man contrasted with the
refinement Of the lady, impaired flavor to
the blunder which greatly amused her, and
without wasting more time on her guest she
made tracks from the room.
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WIFI Miller

TTAS opened NEW AND FASHloNabhh
I'll Root and shoe Store, on 49,
New Street, two doors above Benz; I'll
:" furnish Customers both with City
ana Home-maie work Of every de-
rcrpton and crafty neudag M s SnGrS Ni is IS
Ends. and BROGANS for Servants of the very
best quality In short he is prepared to fill Ill Or
ders either by manufacturing Or with work on
baud, that NAV be ade it matters not as to the
amaant or onalitv of the work ordered because BE
fa. onaned first class Rtot ard Shoe Store.
Staunton. May IL, lS6O.-tf.
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Business CarOs.

R. W. PIERCE, WN GAhhb,r
lste Cood Va c. RR Richmond
r. w. PIERCE. 81 CO.,
Commission T. Forwarding Merchants,
Corner of Cary and 18Th Streets,
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,
WILL open at the above named place, on the
w Ist of July. a large COMMISSION AND
FORWARDING HOUSE. Their facilities for SELL
ING and shipping produce of all kinds equal to
those o. any other firm in Richmond City. The
Of the Valley of Virginia is respectfully solicited
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He IS ''DouaLAs MAN"--Tt might Of
fend some of "the leaders of the people, to
intimate that there are any Douglas men
residing in the State, Immediately north of
the Savannah river However that may
be, it shall not prevent us from relating an
occurrence which recently took place at the
North, and we believe, at Philadelphia. =
4 gentleman from South Carolina in hur-
riedly leaving coach or hack, handed the
driver, as he thought, silver half dollar !:
while tie driver was in the act of getting
out his change for the piece, the Carolinan
moved off and continued on hi. course. AS
soon as the driver noticed that the gentle
man was gong eff, lie knew there was some
mistake about the money paid him, and he
immediately went in pursuit.
AT the end of block or square the dri-
yer, who. by the way, was an 1rishman,
came up with him, and said ''Sir, you
did not stop for your change; you gave me
a ten dollar gold piece. and you must have
thought it fifty cent piece. Here is your
change"
''My good sir" said the Caroliniau. 'you
surprise me; | was not aware that | gave
you more Chan your regular fare, and thank
you for your honorable dealing with me
"It's right" said Patrick, sthat YOU
should Rave your rights. You paid me like
a gentleman, and, bedad, you shall be right
ly treated"
The few moments which interviewed d.
ring this conversation served to collect to-
gether several persons, and the Caroliuian
said
Thank Heaven, I can return TO the
South, and say that found one honest man
IN the free States, who proved honest under
temptation, when there was NO chance for
exposure. How will I and MY Southern
friends be able to account for ths?''
"Fell Them" said Patrick. ''that you
had dealings with a Douglas man, and they
never humbug anybody
Three cheers were instantly given for
Douglas by the entire crowd the freshman
was highly complimented; and what afford
ed him great pleasure, was the announce
ment that the South Carolinian was also an
ort-ando out Stephen 4. Douglas man. -4u-
gusto (Ga.) CoastttMionolist
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DEMOCRATIC ELECTORAL TICKET
lat DIST GEORGE BLOW. Norfolk City.
ID Dist.-H. L. HOPKINS, Petersburg.
I'd Dist. B. STOvALL, Halifax.
4th Dist.-JAMEs GARLAND, tLy,nchburg.
s tn Dist.-BENJ RANDOLPH, Albemarie.
7th Dist. B. AILSWORTH, Accomac.
9th Dist.-G. H. G. ROWE, Spottsylvana.
sts Dist,-GEO. W. BRENT. Alexandria.
10th Dist.-ISRAEL ROBINSON, Berkeley.
18th Dist. N. LlGGETT, Rockingham.
18th Dist.-GEO. W. HOPKINS, Washington,
18th Dist.-C. J. STUART, Doddridge.
18th Dist.-WM. G. BROWN, Preston.
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BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL.
DR. JOHNSTON

TESHE founder of this celebrated Institution, the
l. only regularly Educated Physician adverti-
sing, offers the most certain, speedy and only eff
fectua remedy in the world for
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( All papers friendly to the Allegheny Col
lege, will please copy the foregoing commu-
ncation of President Duncan INDIE
PENDENT
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A cure Warranted in two days.
DIR JOHNSTON.

Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London
Graduate from one of the most eminent Colleges of
the United States, and the greater part of whose
life has been spent in the Hospitals of London, Par
is, Philadelphia, and elsewhere has effected some
of the most astonishing that were ever known.
MANY troubled with ringing in the ears and head
when asleep, great nervousness, being alarmed at
sudden sounds and bashfuness. with frequent
biushing, attended sometimes with arrangement of
mind were cured immediately.
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05
MA, DEL, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1860.


Musrc.--it is a not uncommon thing TO hear
all who do not possess musical ears, denounced
as barbarians, Goths and Vandsls--in short,
u seems TO be conceded that, as Shakespeare
hath it:
T" The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor Is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
10 nj Tor treason, stratagems and spells;
The motions ct his soul are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus:
Let no such man be trusted"
We are not of those who believe that, as a
general thing, the untuned ear is deserving of
such reproach, although even the grave histo-
rian, Polybius, ascrbes the humanity of The
ancient Arcadians to their knowledge of the
musical art. aud the barbarity of their neigh.
bors, the Cynethians, TO their neglect of it,
Nor are we at all convinced that we are in err.
ror, because Beattie does not suppost that q
man Of Polybius' penetration could be misla ken
i'll matter Of this kind. ..
To show the fslsity of this musical theory,
We might adduce numerous instances. The
love Of elegant Poetry, and of Music, both the
offspring of refinement, are often dsassociated.
Burke, for example, was an ardent lover of Po-
etry, and particularly of Milton, in which his
sxuberant mind discovered kindred reflections.
But Burke bad little year for music. Fox had
none at oil. The ears of Pitt aud DIR. Johnson
were equally tuneless. Alter all, we believe
thar the profession which ihousands make for
music is only an affected Penchant.
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05

CouLDE'T FIND HIM oUF.--Tom Hobbs, COM
ing one day INTO the Office of country lawyer,
of remarkable domestic habits, and perceiving
him. as usual, immersed in his books, with a
very grave countenance addressed him as fol-
lows:
"Well, Squire, declare nov, | have known
you, man and boy, these twenty years. and yet
| can'l find you CUT" M
The Squire looked extremely grave al this
impu,ation upon his character, and hemmed
and hswed number of times before he could
give aIterance TO his surprise:
Why, really, Tom," at length said he, "
have always tried to sustain reputable char
acter--l believe have always dealt frankly
and aboyeboard with you"
"True, true," replied Tom, stroking his chin
with his left hand, as if weighing the import OF
his words, shut for all that must still say
can't find you out"
"What do you mean, Toni Jusi explain
yourself, for really don't { understand the mean.
ing OF this charge"
al means as ssy.'' said Tom. al cant
find you out and the reason is, (bowing mosl
profoundly to the lawyer) 4 always find you
in." 6 s
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05

LET THE STOMACH HAVE ITs CRkvIHa ----In
the diseases produced by bad food, such as
scorbuiic dysenIary and disrrhea, the patients
stomsnch often Graves for and digssts things,
some of which would certainly be laid down in
no dietary that ever was invented for the sick,
End especially not for such sick. These are
fruit, pickles, jams, gingerbread, fat of ham or
Of bacon, suet. cheese, butter, milk. These
cases have seen not by ones, nor by tens, but
by hundreds. And the PATIENTS stomach was
right, and the book was wrong. The articles
craved for, in these cases, might have been
principally arranged under the Two heads of fat
and vegetable acids. There 10 often marked
difference between men and women in this mat
ter of sick feeding. Womsn's digestion is gen
orally slower.-FlOrenee Nightingale.
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05

FAMILY PRAYER AT TAvRRN.--Rowan nd
Hill was once driven by storm into village
inn, and compelled to spend the night. When
II grew late, the landlord sent request by the
waiter that the guest would go to bed. Mr..
Hill replied, " have been waiting a long time
expecting to be called to family prayer"
Family prayer! don't know what you
mean, sir; we never have such things here"
{" Indeed then tell your master cannot GO
to bed until we have family prayer"
The waiter informed his master, who, in con-
hternation, bounced into the room occupied by
the faithful minister, and said, Sir, wish you
would 60 to bed. cannot go until have
seen all the lights out, | am SO afraid Of fire."
q So am /, was the reply; shut was ex-
pecting TO be summoned to family prayer"
"All very well, sir, but il cannot be done at
an inn.''
"Indeed then pray get my horses | can.
not sleep in house where there is no family
prayer" 8 a.,l-. .s.
The host preferred to dismiss his prejudice
rather than hls guest, and said, al have no OBJ
lection to have prayer, but do not know
how" -.4
"Well. then, summon your people, and let
US see what can be DONE"
The landlord obeyed, and in few moments
hHO ooh~hteucu uOutCSbtCS WcEe upOu tnclE kncen,
and the landlord called upon to pray.
"Sir, never prayed in my life; don't know
how to pray"
I" Ask God to teach you." was the gentle re-
ply.
The landlord said. folding his hands, "GOd,
teach US how to pray"
"That is prayer. my friends" said BIZ. Hill,
joyfully, 60 on"
al am sure don't know what TO say now,
SIR"
ayes you do; God has taught you how to
pray-now thank him for it,"
| "Thank you. God Almighty, for letting Us
pray to you" ...
"Amen amen!" exclaimed MIR. Hill, and
then prayed himself.
Two years afterwards. Mr.. Hill found in thai
same village chapel and a school, as the re
suit Of the first effort Of family prayer at the
Black Lion"
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05

GoINo DIFFERENT WAYs.-Rev. DR.. With.
erspoon, former President OF Princeton Col
legs, was once on board paekel.ship where.
among other passengers, was professed athe-
list. This Fellow was very fond of troubling
every body with his peculiar bsIief and of
broachiog the subject as often as he could
get any body TO listen to him. lie didn't
believe 10 God and future state--not
he" By-and-by there came up terrible
storm, and the prospect was that all would 90
to the bottom, There was much feas aud con-
sternaiion aboard; but no one was 60 horribly
frightened as the preacher. In this extremity he
sought out the atheist. He found him in the
cabin. calm and collected, and thus addressed
him: "Ob. DR.. Witherspoon DR.. Wilher.
spoon we're all going for tive have but .
short time TO stay. Oh, my gracious how the
vessel rocks We're all going-don't you
think we are, Doctor?"
The reverend gentleman turned on him q
look of most provoking coolness, and replied ia
broad Scotch" Ma doubt, ma doubt, mon
we're 'gangng; but you and dinna gang
the same Uay
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05
a Dream Of Home.

One of the finest passages in Dr.. Hayes
Arctic Boat Journey " is in the twsnty-eighth /
chapter, under the head of "Thoughls /" Of
Home" The doctor was ona visi, to spot
where, some weeks before. he had talked with
bis companions of home, and schemed for the
delivsrance of the party from their icy prison.
The sun was no longer in sight TO warm the
sky. and to put a glow into the heart Of The
wanderer. a'rhe moon had usurped his place
and her silver face seemed ,orehecl nothing
but the coldness of The ice-fslds which lay be-
meath her." DR.. Hayes thus describes bis ex-
perience at this time:
al looked on every eide with yearning of
something outward TO tighten the heavy weight
which oppressed my spirits; for darker times,
end times of greater responsibility knew we're
near at ha nd but desoIation and the sIleace Of
death were every where around me, aud better
than ever before, better probably thsn ever
again, felt what it was to depend upon ones
self and God.
.Then came reaction, " hich will be read
| ily understood By the intelligent reader. L
arose from tho rock upon which | had been
seated. and again fixed my eyes upon lbe sea.
The stern silcAce which had been almost mad
denng, became nov a source of inspiration. In
/ the refux Of thought which followed, forgos
the cold moon, the leadsn Stars, The frewnirg
ciiffs, the desciate waste, the chilly glacier (;
forgot my loneIiness and was back again 10
the world of life, and power. and action. The
frozen sea grew into fertile plain; ehe hum-
mocked ridges were resolved into walls and
J hedges; and southern panorama of sunny
fields spread itself before me. A crack which
q meandered 10 the scuthwess, which bad opened
TO The tide. and from which were curling up
wreatbs Of frost. smoke" favored the Illusion
: Clusters Of little hiimmocks suggested herds o.
: cattle and Hocks of sheep. Larger masses
/ were converted into trees; and long bank o
snow, whose vertical wall threw dark shadow
on the plssSs was The margin Of dense forest
Farther away, pinnacied berg became
p church with spire and heifry another wore th'
q appearsnce OF a ruined castle while still far
= sl.er 10 the southwest, where the stream ssems'
a u discharge itself into the ocean, stood gian
. fort. under whose bFistlng guns lay hset Q
y stately ships.
V ssAround sll that saw were clustered hoin
1 associations, and objects which. years before
:, had suggssted to my boyish mind The seriou
purposes Of lite; and turned awsy with n
y newsd strength to tight the battle through, an
y with renewed Determinations to behold sgai
u. those scsnes which my ina ginat ton had gFoups
!, tsRether on the desolats sea"
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05

A ScHooLMAsrER after giving one of his pu.
pills q sound drubbing for speaking bad gram
mar, sent him to the end of the room to inform
another boy that he wished to speak to him.
promising 10 repeat the dose if he spoke TO him
ungrammaticslly. The youngster being quite
satisfied with what he got, determined to be
exact, aud thus addressed his fellow pupil: -
"A common substantive Of the masculine gen.
der. singular number, nomitive case, and in an
angry mood, that sits perched upon a eminence
at the other end Of the room, wishes to urticu-
late a few sentences to you ih the prssen,
tense
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05

Ma. BAELLED, jeweller. of No. 126 Green
wich street, New York, having been missing
for ten weeks, his body was found Thursday,
with diamond rings on his finger. and pin in
his shirt bosom. Hs appears to have fallen
overheard in a state Of intoxication. as he was
seen last in that condition. At first it was
supposed that the body found was that of Capt.
Burr or Capt. Leets, but among numerous fs-
males who had been drawn 20 the Battery. was
Mrs. Baslled, who Immediately identified the
body and endeavored 10 embrace the desompo.
sed remains. iE s#
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05

GEoLoGIcAL PHESoMENos IN SAVOY, "a geo.
gical phenomenon occurred lately at Savoy
At Orcier. in the mountain chain above Thou
nou, part Of the ground sank, and in its place
lake formed. The high chestnut trees dis
appeared entirely. with the piece Of ground on
which they stood, and in their stead rose trunks
of trees to the serface; which had evidently
long been under water, aud which must have
belonged 10 species of tree not known about
the country. At the same time little brook
has formed tha, carries away the supsrauoui
wateg of the lake.
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05
De GratsfuI Ever.

Is worldly geod around thee spread
Id rich profusion. failing nevert
Then, TO the Power which o'er thy head
Still waiches--BE THOU GRATEFUL agsR!
II days are dark, and fortune frowns,
Threatening thy fate from peace TO sever
Be not dismayed. Gods mercy crowns
Sad souls with joy--Bs asATEFuL EvERi +
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05
Sunset.

Whe is there that has ever looked up to the
golden gates of the resplendent West and be-
held them arrayed 10 all their msgnifcence,
and watched the beautiful departure of the God
OF day, and has not felt himself lifted, as i,
were, from earth to heaven, and his feelings
spifituallzed by the contemplation Of the scene
The glorles of sunset can be seen and enjoyed
10 their greatest fullness only in the country.
The winds are now hushed among the foliage
the birds of heaven have ceased their warb.
ling-Ihe voice of the laborer lie no longer
heard-silence hangs like canopy upon Ihs
scene. AT such a season, go walk abroad in
the ceuniry-- carry along with you no books to
aid your rehections-go alone. or with friend
Jet your heart be open to the influence oi
the scene--let it's home felt delights rise up
unrepressed--resign yourself freely and en-.
tirely to the emotions of your own bosom-anG
ifyou have not been too far corrupted and con.
taminated by intercourse with the world, you
will return better, happier, holer man. m
"We invoke the suns warm ray, go
And we bless il all the day;
Looking up as TO friend,
When its beams on US descend;
And we watch il down the west
As it early sinks TO rest; -'
Then, with sorrow at our hearts,
Sigh, "How soon the sun departs!"
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05

"Good.morning, Pompsy," said the lawyer.
"Good d.morniRg, Massa c."
What makes you carry your head down so !
Why don't you walk with your head up like
mel"
Massa C. you ever bin tro' feld
Of wheat when ripe!"
"Yes, Pompey."
"Well, you take notice, some of de heads
stan up, and some hang down; dem stan up
got no grain in EN-" ar
Smyrna times., 1860-04-05

A PozTLAsp Journal says that the Captain OF
q brig at that port states that ne was 10 the
neighborhood of the Hungarian at the time Of
her lpss, and that he lost HIS vessel by geiting
was lost by the same means. This 10 perfect
solution Of the circumiltances ofshs peculiar po.
sitter Of the wrecks whieh, no ono csuld
explsin bsfore. lt