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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-06-29
DANKaNG DEPARTMENT
DURDETT'S PHOTOGRAPH

DURDETT'S PHOTOGRAPH
- GALLERY,
Over Roane & Alloys clothing store, opposite
Virginia Hotel.
am now prepared to enlarge, and color in oil
water or India ink pictures ofevery description
Those who have lost friends, can have pictures of
them copied from lockets, ambrotypes, daguerre-
types &C., and made life or A size.
l have now secured the valuable services Of our
Staunton artist, Mr.. T. B. Coleman, who has just
graduated in the art of Painting in the city of
New York. Specimens can be seen now in my
and will spare no pains or expense to make my
Gallery equal in every respect to any city gallery
l am already prepared to make any style of pic
lures now in
One Of Stiers celebrated pianos will be found
in the Reception Room.
Nav 1T J. Ii. BURDETT.
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WE learn from the Charlottesville Chronicle
that the parties in Albemarle who purchased the
Manganese Mines near Waynesboro, in this Coun-
ty, have sold one half of their interest in them to
capitalists in Baltimore, who propose to organize
Company with capital of one hundred thou
sand dollars, and work the mines vigorously.
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Stg,y,,toa, advertisements.


co., @. S. PEYTON.
GEO. L. PEYToN. WIN. II. PTYTOS
VIRGINIA HOTEL,
STANTON, VA.
GEO. L. pEYTON s CO., .............. Proprietors
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WIN have received from the Publishers NcCar.
ron ana Neininger, Louisville Ky, two neatly
gotten up pieces of music q Let us cross over the
River and rest under the shade of the trees - aud
GVcto Gallop.''
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THE Lutheran Sunday school children had
picnic near Staunton on Tuesday last. The
children enjoyed themselves exceedingly, and the
Teachers and others present were much delighted
with their innocent pleasures. 1t was pleasant
occasion and all Jared sumptuouslv.
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Office TO PARTIES SENDING

~ FREIGHT TO AND FROM STAUNTON.
Tl1EFa. c. r. r. Co. will furnish cars at Staup-
ton Va, as far as they can to receive loading
the track destined for market. Messrs Mcclure
and Bamgardrtr have q house imme disseiy on the
track and Will receive produce in the absence Of
cars on reasonable terms to &c settled by owners.
Goods not consigned to other specified houses CIR
not taken from the cars will be stored in the Ware
House of .Lessrs Mcclure and Bumgardncr, being
tho most convenient house to the track Mr.. X.
]. Hope and Messrs Her, Stevenson & Co have also
houses convenient for transaeting this business.
H. d. WHITC0MB,
General Superintendent.
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UFFicE VA, CENTRAL +. r. Co.
D,n...Io.-n Dn% l1fh / QEi

UFFiCE VA, CENTRAL =. X. Co
RICHMOND, Oct. 18th 1864.
A Els of Freight shipped to WaynesbGro,
N Fishersville or Staunton must be removed
from the cars Immediately on their arrival as the
Company has no Depot IL either poiut and win
not be responsible for losses after their arrival at
destinations, can goods be suffered to renal
IN the ears FOR storage.
r. D. wHITcoMB.
Oct. lift. oen'i Super:
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WE notice in the Store of Mr. Geo. E. Price,
number of fine heads of Wheat, raised on the
land of Mr.. Burkholder in this County. They
are all large and well filled, thclongest ofwhich
measures six inches. Who can beat this sneci
men of Augusta Wheat? t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-06-29

WV A. BURKE, proprietor Of Burkc's Iron
works. advcrtises in this issue his ability to fur
nish repairs for al kinds of reapers and mowers
ne mas also the patterns of Pitts Improved Horse
Power and separator. See advertisement and
give him call.
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"A meeting Of the Stockholders in tho Valley
Railroad will be held at Staunton on the next
County Court day. All Stockholders arc earn
esty requested 10 attend.
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xM rarnlt,dn Of rinuC illness Soma
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IOC.GZ ITEMS.


pnocsEp1Ncs Of the June term of the County
Court, held Monday last, J. Marshall McCue pre-
siding. 500
TIE Commonwealth VS. George Hawkins, col
ored, for felony, dismissed.
The County levy was laid at So on each 1.-THE
able making total levy Sl5,62 of which sum
Sc, 500 was appropriated for the support of the
poor, and for the building of additional houses at
the Poor House for freedmen. ..
The Constables Of the County qualified.
DR.. John W. Gillespie qualified as Notary Pub
lie.
A number of licenses for Hotels were granted.
W. J. Dews required to give counter Sc
surity on his official bond as Notary Public. II.
Thomas S. Hogshead was appointed Road Com
missioner, vice, ]. G. Fulton, and John Pilsca,
vice, W. F. Smith.
A L. Turk was also appointed Road Commits
sioner.
THE Work at the Cemetery, far as digging graves
and arranging for setting out trees &c. concerned
was completed on Thursday oflast week. There was
general turn out the places ofbusness, as far as
practicable, being closed ard the citizens OF town
and country, repairing to the cemetry either in
person or by substitute, worked with will, and
left nothing undonc TO receive our Confederate
dead, now lying in uncarcd for graves on many
battle fields When the bodies of our soldiers are
removed to the cemetery, we hope to see these
grounds handsomely adorned and an appropriate
monument rise TO commemorate their many virtues
and gallant bearing.
In conclusion we take pleasure in mentioning
the fact that Colin Scott, John Christian, Jno.
Bumgardner, Fleming Burnett, Alex. Patterson,
Rich. II. Brown, Jno. Bridges and Deaf and
Dumb George (colored) voluntarily presented
themselves or sent substitutes to aid in this work
We nre pleased to learn that our esteemed friend
Or. Cyrus Alexander, of Waynesboro, has, since
be disposed of his Manganese mines in this Coun-
ty, gone to Botctourt, where he is engaged in
working NINE Of Sulphrate of Baryta. he has
thus far gotten out about one hundred tons.
IF en- indomitable energy that never flags, and
habits of industry that tire, deserve success,
the Doctor will most assuredly succeed
We take pleasure in commencing DR.. Alexan-
der to the good people of Botetourt, among whom
be has come almost an entire stranger, as gen.
tleman of high character, thorough business
pacity and prompt in the discharge of all liabili
ties he may deem proper to assume. =
Success attend you DR.. say We. =
PROCEEDINGS of the Town Council, at their
meeting held June 23rd. fl
The water Committee, having considered COM
plants against the Superintendent of Water
Works, and fined him $50, upon an appeal to
the Council the fine was reduced to 800.
Robt. Knghtly was awarded the contract to
clean Lewis Creek, from Beverly Street to the
west side of the bridge or Lewis Street, for the
amount Of $500.
Several unimportant resolutions were adopted
and the Council adjourned
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GEO. A. PIPER advertises Stonewarc for sale
cheap a! Whites old Stand.
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We wish at once to push forward the Line of
Railroad which is to connect the Potomac with
the Virginia and Tennessee Road. To do this,
we need to have stock taken in the Valley to the
extent of
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VIRGINIA AT rules held in the Clerks
ty on uI Monday ID the 4th day of june 1866.
Mahala Hull Plaintiff, :sss8 ;s,s..sgf l.f.se
The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12
Chapter l7th----City Ordinance.
To Establish q Board of Health.

.DETT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Al
ID derlnen of the city of Van Buren. that
for the preservation of the health of said city
there be. and there is hereby, by the prOvis-
ions of this ordinance established 4 board OF
health for the city of Van Buren. D..
SEC. lst.--Such board of health shall consist
of five members to be appointed by the May
or of said city; three of whom shall be MEM
bers of the City Council, and the two Others
to be appointed from among the citizens.
SEC 2d.-Said board of health, shall take
and may use all measures not in conflict with
existing ordinances of the city, to prevent the
spread of all infectious and contagious disea-
ses and shall have power to do and act in all
cases that they may deem necessary in a san
itary point of view, in having all causes OF
sickness removed or abated: and it shall be
their especial duty to attend to all sanitary
matters, whatever, that may be of necessity
or of any supposed avail in promoting the
sanitary condition of the city of Van Buren,.
and shall. also. have power to establish Hos
pitals to which all persons shall be removed
when in the opinion of said board it shall! be
deemed advisable; and generally to do all
that may be In their opinion required for the
preservation of the health of the city.
SEC. 3d-The board of health, authorized in
the first section Of this ordinance, may, IN
tnelr ulscTclloil, eIhpio! ps's h'l w "tte"u
upon any hospital authorized IN the second
section of this ordinances should they, at any
time deem it necessary to establish slch hos
ptal. .g3. 1,f,' 1I,i1r H rr
SEC. 4th.-Said board Of health. or II COM
mttee of them, appointed for that purpose
out of their number, are authorized to draw
their orders on the City Treasurer'tor such
sum or sums as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this ordinance. This ordi-
nance to be in force and effect from its adop-
ton.
Adopted, April 10th. 1896. ~. a.l'
,'r'--,r - p. fsr ID. DICKSON. Mayor.
Attest: d. Gro. W. NEwLAND, Recorder.
april 1S-H-3t.
The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12
MISCELLANY.

SIGHTS IN CHINA.-After inspecting
shops, and elbowing, and being elbowed
in the crowd till afternoon, when l was
ready to drop with heat and fatigue, my
pilot steered me to a small square, flag
ged with stone on which the sun shOne
fiercely He called it ".beggars square,"
and told me that all the destitute and
abandoned sick in the city crawlcd, if
they could to the spot because those who
died there received burial at the expense
of the governments While bespoke my
eyes were fixed upon some heaps of dirty
tattered clothes on the ground, which
presently began to move, and ! discover
ed to my horror three miserable crea-
lures, lean and covered with odorous filth
lying in different stages of their last ag-
ony, on the bare stones, exposed to the
burning rays of the sun. They came here
to die, and no one needed them or gave
them drop Of water or q morsel of
food, or even q little shelter from the
noontide glare | had seen shocking
things Of this sort in India, but nothing
so horrible. To ensure u climax of dis
gusts, my guide led me straight to a dog
butchers shop, where several of the
nasty, fat, oily carcasses OF those ami
mails were hanging for sale.j They had
not been hayed, but danglcd there with
their smooth, shining skins, which had
been scalded and scraped clean Of hair,
SO that at first took them for sucking
pigs. There were joints of dog ready
roasted, on the counter, and in the back
of the shop were several cages, in which
live dogs were quietly sitting, lolline
their tongues out, and appearing very
unconcerned | saw several cats, also, III
cages, looking very demure; and, more.
over, | saw customers, decorOus and sub
stantial looking householders, inspect
and feel the dogs and cats, and buy those
which they deemed fittest for the table
The cats did not like being handled, ant
mewed loudly. "What cappen think o.
that ~ said my guide. H."Cappen, s'pose
never eat dog dog very good, very
fat, very soft. Oh, number one dinner
| is dog" ''And are cats as good? - ]
asked Oh, Chinaman chowchow ev.
erything, Chowchows plenty cat. Chi
naman nasty beass, think, cappen, ehY
My ciee:onc had been so long mixed W
with Americans and European ship cap
tains and missionaries, that he had learn
ed to suit his ideas to his company, if his
ideas had not actually undergone ,great
modification, as in the case in India with
those educated natives of the presen
day, known TO rs asa specimen O.
"Young Bengal." ."-W tic Year Round
The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12

Eg- One of the priestly demagogues,
says the Chicago Times, who spoke on
Sunday evening at the meeting Of the
North western Freedmen's Aid commis-
sion said: .aru7ai
"These negroes of the south, if their
education be now neglected, may yet
prove as dangerous to the Republic ~
the poor whites of the south now are,
and may, in time, like them, be cursed
with an absolutely fossil stupidity, al
most beyond the reach Of education.
Every consideration Of Christianity anil
of personal interest impels us to devote
ourselves heartily TO this duty. When
this work was commenced, the nation
had President, and the negro had Mo-
ses, but to day the nation has an acciden.
tai incumbent, and tho negro has Ha-
man. But there is still a light before us
God has given us in the Senate, lv-
ing Mordecai, who has already hung Ha-
man in defeat and disgrace" i.4 lliu dbl
1t is not lack Of will or malignancy.
but simply cowardice. that prevents tho
Presidential "Haman" from finding .
halter at the hands of some Mordecai Of
the abolition faith. Ab0litionism has
the venom of rattlesnake, but the cow
ardice Of a sheep 1t is only its fear
prevents its striking. giirse
The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12
POETRY.
Anthony and Cleopatra.

BY LITTLE.
l am dying; Egypt, dying! ~
Ebl,s the crimson life-ti,ic fast
And the dark Plutonlm shadows
Gather on the evening blast. .ia
Let thy arms, oh. Queen. support me!
iiushthy sohs, aiIdiow Thy ear, ~,
Listen to the great lic;irt-sccrets
Thou and thou, alone, must hear
Though my Scared and veteran legions
Rear their eagles high. no more "a
Though my wrecked and scattered galicyS
Strew dark Actiun's fatal shore;
Though no glttering guards surround mo
Prompt to do their master will 2 3 ii,s
! must perish like u RdWaR;; t ~ ~
Die the great Triumvir still - '1H.fsss
Let not Caesars seryile minions l..3i.
Mock the Lion thus laid low atf
Twas no tocman's hand that slew him
Twas his own that struck the blow. ~
Hear. then. pillOwed on thy bosom, u,s4T
Ere his star fades quite away r .bGo3n
He who, drunk with thy caresses, 4rietf p
Madly threwa world away. iel'
As for thou, star-eyed Egyptian, -
Glorious sorceress of the Nile, .,
Light the path of stygian honors
With the splcndOrs of thy. smile! i,
Give to Caesar wealth andarches
Let his brow the Lalirel twine, ,.,.s..
l can scorn the victor's triumph,
Triumphing III love like thine!
l am dying, Egypt, dying! 1.l 'a1 '.....
Hark. the insulting foeman's cry!
They are coming quick, my falchion! .
Let me front them. ere die. DOG j.
Oh no more, amidst the battle t'A go
Shall my voice eXulting swell
Isis and Osiris guard thee; +" u
Cleopatra, Rome, Farewell! = iW aif'
The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12
The " an Buren, Press.
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The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12

Ty" The new Constitution Of Texa:
makes the Governors term four instead
of two years as heretofore.
The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12
Gen. Blair on Stanton and Holt.


Gen. Frank Blair made speech ut
Lexington, KY, no. long ago. in which fi~
struck right and left at the Cabinets oS
Buchanan and Lincoln. He being one %
the originators and leading men Of the
Republican party, his remarks upon Stan
ton and Holt, in contrast with Alexander
II. Stephens, will be read with interest.
They are as follows ..t.,........ .s,.,.
q would like to sec question tried
before the judicial tribunals. ! wish that
A. Ii. Stephens would not ask for pardon
or amnesty, but that he would submit
himself to be tried before the courts OF
the United States, and plead in his de-
fence that he was Union man that he
had fought for the Union in the State q
Georgia, and in the Convention which
that State held, when he made one of the
best speeches ever made for the Union
That would be true. That while he was
thus battling for the Union, the present
chief of the bureau ofmilitary justice, who
was then cabinet counsellor, entered In
to truce with rebel commissioners by
which the Government of the United
States was prohibited from preparing it,
forts for defense, from reinforcing them,
and putting food in them, and by which
the rebels were allowed to erect batteries
around these forts, which afterwards de-
stroyed them. would have him set up
the plea that the present Secretary OF
War was a member of the Cabinet of
james Buchanan at the time this truce
was made, by which the fate Of Sumter
was sealed. would have him say that
even after Mr. Lincoln assumed the reins
Of power, the question of reinforcing and
victualing Fort Sumter, was discussed IN
the Cabinet, and every member OF that
Cabinet, excepting one, voted against 10
reinforcement, and in favor OF surrender
ing it to the rebels. would have hsm
say that citizenship, faith to the govern.
ment was upon the condition Of the gov.
ernment's s faith to its citizens that the
government was bound to protect its Gu.
zens bound not to give arms to traitors
and rebels, but bound to send its arms
and armies to its true and faithful citi-
zens. 1t did not do it. Mr.. Stephens
|thought that having been abandoned ~
his government, he committed no gn11t-
er fault in finally yielding to accession
than the government did in deserting
him in the first place. a2 94} - 'AoH2.%
"Now, imagine Aleck. Stephens in the
criminal dock, with joe Holt as the
public prosecutor; Aleck making that
magnificent Union speech which he de-
livered in the Georgia Convention, and
contrasting with it Joe. Hollis letter Of
November or December 1860, justifying
treason or rebellion. Who, l ask, would
look most like criminal in the eyes OF
the natiOny Z" $685. .g.0l9t1g
The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12
Eff (Small boy, on tip-toc, to his

EE' Small boy, on tip-tOc, to MS
companions =" SO stop your noise, all
Of you" Companions" Hello Tom
my!' what's the matter?" Small boy
''We've got a new baby-it's very weak
and tired-walkcd all the way from hea-
ven, last night-mIlsnt be kicking UP a
row round here now" VIZ Wy
The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12

Ey- DR.. Stevens Merritt, the witness
who testified, 50 positively, few days
ago, as to jeff. Davis completely With
the assassination plot, was re.examincd,
on Saturday, and contrad;ctcd bis previ.
Gus statement
The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12

EJ- Secretary Seward has officially no.
tilted j. w. Forney CD. ID. to discon.
tinue the Chronicle furnished the State
Department for +" Legations" This no.
tice makes :" Dead Duck waddle through
two column leader in the Chron'ele Of
Thursday. ,. ..,..r .-t.,
The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12
Teacher Wanted.

A SSISTANTj Teacher wanted to TAX
IN charge Of the Departments ofEanguage
eS and Mathematics. Address ENcr Isaac
Reed, Ozark, Ark. april u.
The Van Buren press., 1866-05-12
a DIR. l.. G.. WHITE,

MAY, as usual, be found at his Office IN
lN the Dtag Store. Having received the
appointment Of United States. Marshal. and
being physically unable to. endure the hard
ships of country practice. he is compelled to
cOntine his professional duties within the city
limits, but will do all that may bepossible for
his country friends. T A -F.g s.
Van Buren,. Feb. |, '66. tt
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-12-14
SPECIAL NOTICES.
A New and Grand Enoch i'm ued;.;u

MIR. MAGGIEL is the founder of a new Medi
cal System! The quantitarians, whose vast
internal doses enfeeble the stomach and par
alyze the bowels, must give precedence To the
man who restores health and appetite. with
from one to two of his eXtraor .inarv pills and
cures the most virulent sores with n hoy or 90
OF his wonderful and all-healing Salye These
two great specifics of the Doctor are fast super
sedlng all the stereotyped nostrums of the da,-
extraordinary cures by Maggieps Pills and
Salve, have opened the eyes of the public to the
lneff1cency of the so called remedies of Others.
and upon which people have so long blindly
depended. MaggiePs Pills are not of the class
that are swallowed by the dozen, and of which
every box full taken CT Gates an absolute neces-
slty for another. One or two of MaegiePs
Pills suffices to place the bowels in perfect or
der, tone the stomach, create an appetite, and
render the spirits light and buoyant! There is
no gripping, and no reaction in the form of con-
stipatiOn. If the liver is affected, its functions
are restored; and if the nervous system i fee
bic, tits invigorated. This last quality makes
the medicines very desirable for the wants of
delicate females. Ulcerous and eruptiye dis
eases are literally eXtinguished by the olsen
fectant power of Maggiel's SaIve In fact it is
here announced that MdggieCs Bilious, Dus
peptic and DidTrhOed Pills cure where all
blains, Cuts and all abrasions of the skin Nd1-
gteL'S SGtUe is infallible. Sold by j. MAG
GIEL, IL Pine Street, New York and all Drug
glStS, at % cents per box.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-12-14

he are now printing blank forms for the
tag of freedmen for the ensuing year
II are full, easily understood, and accord
TO the statute in such eases provided, and
adapted either to stated WAGES, or where
CONDENSATION is to be portion Of the
D. Price one dollar per quire. Sent bv
4. postage paid, at 81 90 per quIre, or %
4 per contractin duplicate. These are the
1 and cheapest blanks offered the public.
v have been carefully prepared and are
= neatly printed
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-12-14
DR. AMUEL GILBERTS
IETER OINTMENT
Is most excellent preparation for the cure of that
class of maIades usually termed
DISEASES OF THE SKIN

Is most excellent preparation for the cure of that
class of maladies usually termed
DISEASES OF THE SKIN,
and which popularity known as Chronic erup-
tons, letter, Pimples, Rsters Scabs, Scald- Head
Milk-crust Ring worm etc, etc.
1t will also kill Itch and other local vermn which
prey upon the skin 1t sOftens and detaches the
excrementitious matters deposited upon the skin;
heals the cracks, bsters, and pimples and renders
the cutaneOus surface smooth and pliable. 1t has
been used by Dr. Gilbert with most satisfactory
suits for many years 1t is offered for sale in this
style, from the firm conviction that it must
rily meet with the hearty appreciation of those who
make of it.
Full directions for the method of using these rem
edies plain and accurate description of a number
of the different varieties of skin diseases and many
valuable suggestions in regard to their cure will be
found printed on circular accompanying each pack
age. These suggestions are the fruit of most ample
experience acquired by DR.. Samuel Gilbert during
his extraordinary professional in the treat
ment of this class of diseases in the cities of Mem
phis, New Orleans and New York and will, it is
is expected enable most unprofessiOnal persons to
treat their own cases with much greater success
than that which usually falls to the lot of ordinary
physicians.