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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-01

COUNTY CouRT-Apra Tsrm.-All the Justi-
ces of the County were summoned. J. "A.
Hefelhnger, Augusta Springs, A. Blouth,
Greenville, P. s. NJ. Burruss, Variety Springs,
D. 3. Hyde and Charles A. Neff, Mt. Sidney,
were granted license to keep Hotels. The
following persons were granted license to
keep Houses of Private Entertainment: Wm
Chapman, Waynesboro' W. G. Dinkel and
J. M. Rhodes, Buffalo Gap; W. II. GreiEer,
Lebanon White Sulphur Springs; Nicholas
Rhyan,-; and John 3. Smith, Greenyille.
". H. Marshall, charged with rape was exam
ined and acquitted. Bumgardner and Fultz
for Commonwe alth-Watts and Stuart for de-
fence. R. L. Robinson, charged with bast-
ardy, was discharged from his recognizance.
The use of the Court House was granted Gen.
Echols to address the colored people Of the
Town and County. The Sheriff and deputies
| returned the delinquent Tax list for the year
1866, which was allowed and ordered to be
certified. Col. George Baylor renewed his
bond as Notary Public. Orlando Smith was
| granted the privilege OF extending the La"
Office of D. S. Young, on the north-wes cor
ner of the Jail lot, feet inches. E. W
Bailey was appointed Surveyor of the public
road, uice W. A. Bell, resigned. The usua
certificate was granted E. E. Strouse, TO OBJ
tain license to practice law in the Courts o
! the Commonwealth. An order was entered
certifying that W. D. McCausland, VIM. Shines
Jas. H. Berry, Samuel Carol, John c. OFT
Moses Cayanaugh, Jacob S. Sheets, and VIM
E. Tanfossen are residents of this State, fo
the purpose of procuring artificial limbs
Disabled soldiers should recollect that tn
Valley Virginian Office, furnishes blank Ger
tiicatcs free OF charge No ether impor
| ant business was transacted BY, tie Court
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-01

Jacob Summers, Esq, and old and respect
sd citizen of New Market, died there recent
" III
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-01

We had the pleasure of a call yesterday
from our friend MAJ. CARRIER Of the Fal-
ley Ti,yinian-
In our conversation with him we were i'm
pressed by his statements, with the difference
between, Staunton and Charlottesville in one
respect-the superiority of the former to the
latter in public spirit
They have three newspapers in staunton !;
they have two flourshing debating societies,
whose discussions are attended by the citizens
ceneraii,,;;: they have Building Association;
an efficient Fire Company and they have a
Thespian Society ,-lottesuiHe Chronicle.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-01

Notices ofnew advertisements are unavoidn-
BY crowded out this week, as you can well
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-01
"A Young Lady returning to her.

BeA Young Lady returning to her
country home, after sojourn of few months
in the City, was hardly recognized by her
friends. In place Of coarse, rustic, finished
face, she had soft ruby complexion Of al
most marble smoothness, and instead of
twenty three she really appeared but eigh-
teen. Upon inquiry as to the cause Of SO.
great a change, che plainly told them that
she used the CIRCASSIAN BALM, and con-
sidered it an invaluable acquisition to any
Ladys toilet By its use any Lady or Gem
tleman can improve their personal appear
ance an hundred fold It's simple mi its COM
bination, as Nature herself is simple, yet ur-
surpassed in its efficacy in drawing impuri-
ties from, also healing, cleansing and beautify--
ing the skin and complexion. BY its direct
action on the cuticle it draws from it all its
impurities, kindly healing the same, and leav--
ing the surface as Nature intended it should
be, clear, soft, smooth and beautiful. Price
81, sent by Mail or Express, on receipt of an
order by W. L. CLARKE & CO., Chemists,
No. West Fayette St. Syracuse, N. Y.
The only American Agents for the sale Of
the same.
April 3-1y.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-01

REGISTERS ApPoiNTEp.-The Boaru Of Reg
istration appointed by Genl schoficld to Sc
lect registering officers for each county, have
prepared list, which has been approved by
the commanding General and the appoints
Eaents made:
For Allegheny, First Lieut.. ". A. Came
ron, Fifth q. S. Artillery. For Bath, Brevet
Lieut., Colonel T. NJ. Anderson, Capt. 1lth
u S. Infantry. We gather from the list of
appointments for the Valley and adjacent
counties, as follows: Clarke-Brcvct Major
J. R. Lawrence, Captain Twenty-ninth In
fantry. Rockingham-Brevet 1t. Col II. b.
Reed, First Lieutenant Fifth Artillery
Greene-First Lieutenant W. II Vinal, Elev-
enth Infantry. Augusta Thomas 7. Jacksan,
Civilian. Frederick-Captain c. B. Chand-
Ter, Veteran Reserve Corps. Rockbridge-
Captain J. W. Shary, Veteran Reserve Corps.
Observation-Disclosures First Lleutenant F. IL.
Hall, Second Lieutenant Veteran Reserve
Corps. Warren-Captain 3. II: Ripley, Vol
unteer Reserve Corps. Page-Robert Brock
enridge, ex-Major Of Volunteers.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-01
Wonderful But True.

MADAME REMINGTON, the world-rc-e
nowned Astrolegist and Somnambulistic Clair
yoyant, while in clairvoyant state, deline-
ates the very features of the person you are
TO marry, and by the aid of an instrument Of
intense power, known as the Psychomotrope,
guarantees to produce o perfect and life-like
picture of the future husband or wife Of the
applicants; with date of marriage, occupation.
leading traits of character, &c. This is no.
imposition, as testimonials without number.
can assert. By stating place of birth, age.
disposition, color of eyes and hair, and en-
closing ffty-cents, and stamped envelope adj
dressed to yourself, you will receive the pic.
ture by return mail, together with desired in.
formation.
gea. Address in confidence, MADAME GER
TRuDR REMINGTON, ?. o. Box 297, West Troy,
NY.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-01

Greenbacks. taken at this office. If you
don't believe it call round.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-01

LOCAL.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06
Election in Kentucky.

On Saturday there was special election
in Kentucky for Congressman, ordered by
the Governor. We shall probably have the
result in o portion of the State under the
telegraphic head of this mornings Dis
patch. The people in that State all be:
long either to the Democratic or Re-
publican party. The comparative strength
of the two wasin 1865: Democratic, 81 ,675 ;
Republican, 81 ,OOs. In 1866: Democratic,
95,975: Republican, 5s,O35. OF the four
districts which gave Republican majorities
in 1865, three gave Democratic majorhies
in 1866. So that if the strength of parties
in 1866 is maintained in 1867, there will
be eight Democrats and one Republican
elected to Congress. 1t is proper to add,
however, that of the four members from
Kentucky elected to the last Congress as
Republicans" GREEN CLAY SMITH &C
cepted office, and his place was filled by
A. ii. WARD, Democrat; General l.. II.
Rousseau refused to act with the Radicals,
was expelled for Gaming GRINNELL, OF
Iowa, was triumphantly reelected by his
constituents, and has received the appoint
ment of major-general in the army as sue
cessor to RosECRANs. There were, there
fore, in fact, but two Republicans from
Kentucky in the last Congress.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06
How 10 perpetuate Radicalism.

SUMNER proposes to take the question of
suffrage in the States under the control OF
Congress. His object, he frankly avows
70 be 70 secure the continued triumph of
the Republican party by the negro vote.
While We do not believe that Mr.. SUM
srR,s counsel on this point will be re-
spected in Congress, we must not forget
that the extreme Radicals of the Republi-
can party, who were the original Adolf
tionists, have step by step carried the
party on to the adoption of measures that,
when first proposed, were secuted on all
hands. The New York Times thus sums
up their triumphs:
aThey have secured universal suffrage
for the blacks Of the southern States, with
the exclusion from the ballot-boX of q large
portion of the whites; they have abrogated
wholly the supremacy Of law as admins
tered by the civil tribunals, and have sub
ected the South to military control; and
they have succeeded in giving Congress
absolute authority in the National Govern
ment. For all this thus far they have had
the general acquiescence and support of
the people,"
Nevertheless, a proposition to extend
over the northern States arbitrary au-
thority in such a matter as the suffrage is
very different from its establishment in the
southern States. Northern Congressman
will not be so ready to yield when the
question comes home to them.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06

Let any one who supposes CHARLES
SUMNER to be man Of even average in
tellectual greatness read his last letter.
and be convinced that he is but charla-
tan. His argument in support of the
power of Congress to regulate the right of
suffrage in the States is the merest twad-
die, the sum total of which is that the
shareholders who formed the Federal Con-
stitution and put it in operation did not
know the meaning of its language. 81
cannot see," quoth this learned lawyer,
chow, under a national constitution which
"does not contain he word white or
"black,' there can be any exclusion on ac-
"count of color" Yet he doubtless knows
that under this same Constitution, which
does not contain the word "rich" or
"poor," white men are in every State ex-
cluded from the polls because they are
paupers. But this is only a specimen
argument. The letter is full of such.
They are not worthy of refutation.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06
Extreme Radical Threa is.

The ultra Radical papers are threaten
ing Maryland with reconstruction for her
recent legislative acts relating to several
matters, and particularly with regard to
the convention to amend the proscriptive
constitution made for Maryland during the
war by the ultras. Threats from the same
party are made in Tennessee. The Nash
vile Press and Times reflects the temper
of these people when it says he who sup
opposes that ETHERIDGE, even if elected
/" (Governor), will be suffered by Congress
"to rule Tennessee, knows little of its
"iron will and determination"
The New York Times suggests that il
Congress has the right to interfere in these
States to preserve the "Radical mastery"
any State is at its mercy. If Maryland
can't amend her constitution, why should
New York be allowed to do so? If ETHE-
RIDGE can't be Governor, why should Eng
L1sH preside over Connecticut
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06
Immipra tion-Virginia.

The returns of immigration at New
York for the last month exhibit the fol.
lowing remarkable facts. Of $4,000 immi.
grants landed at that port during the
month, only go to Arkansas, s to Ala,
bama, / to Florida, 8 to Georgia, SO to
Louisiana, to Mississippi, 2 to North
Carolina, 10 to South Carolina, l63 to
Texas, and IS to Virginia. In the aggre-
gate, 277 to these States, while Illinois
takes 1925, New England more than 1000,
and even Canada 800. This neglect of the
genial and productive South in favor OF
the sterile North is entirely due to the po-
litical situation. When that is settled, the
tide will turn certainly towards this State
if not the foreign tide, the more valuable
influx of men of means and of skill in
agriculture, who will fully appreciate Vir-
ginia, SO completely without parallel as
she is for her agricultural and mineral
riches and for her system of rivers and
water-courses Of all sorts, as well as her
convenience to the best markets. No State
in the Union is so finely irrigated, none 50
admirably supplied with water-power.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06

Strikes : Eight Hours : Cooperation.
Strikes are very common in the north
ern cities on account of differences be-
tween employers and the employed. They
differ about eight hours being day in the
workshop, and again about compensation
for day SO reduced. Illinois has passed
a law fixing days work at eight hours
"where there is no special contract or
agreement to the contrary" Employers
being forced to conform to the eight hours
have reduced the pay; thus the deluslon
that there was to be diminution of work
without a lessening Of compensation has
been very suddenly dispelled. Many
employers, to accommodate themselves 10
the new order of things, have determined
to pay by the hour which is, indeed, most
equitable.
These unfortunate disputes between
employers and workmen, which have done
so much injury to both, have led in many
instances to the trial of what is called the
cooperative SYSTEM" A number of me-
chanics associate themselves in business
and conduct their trade jointly for the
equal benefit of all. The system, it is
said, has worked well in some instances,
while it has failed in others. These enter
prises depend for success upon the skill,
industry, honesty, and business capacity
of the partners. The main point is to get
strictly honest, sensible, and practical
man of business to manage the interests
of the concern. 1t is, unfortunately, too
true, however, that in the meetings of the
unions of all sorts there is class of fussy,
passionate, and imprudent men, who, from
their boldness and extreme opinions, and
their gift of CAB, get the lead, and often
mislead the quiet and more reliable and
worthy members. Such men will be too
often selected by the members of the CO.
operative concern, and the danger is that
some fine morning they will find their
business bursted by the embezzlement of
all their funds, or by Encouragement.
They will then find that those who make
most fuss are not, therefore, the most re-
liable.
Nevertheless, there is no good reason
why mechanics who understand their
business may not, under well-managed
association, make money. Such combi-
nations would be deserving Of encourage
ment.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06
Peace in Europe.

The cable telegraph announces peace in
Europe. Communications to both the
French and Prussian legislative bodies
make the agreeable fact known, 1t is
piece Of news that will be received every
where with satisfaction. 1t is especially
grateful TO this nation. and, perhaps, more
peculiarly to the southern part of the
Union than TO any other. We are exerting
all our energies to emerge from the waves
of desolation which have been sweeping
over US; and to suffer from the depreciation
Of the value Of our products would be in
deed hard for us at such time. The
war would have depressed trade and re-
duced the value of cotton and tobacco.
II would have disturbed the finances and
restricted enterprise and investment. upon
which our hopes now so much depend.
The declaration Of peace between France
and Prussia is indeed pleasant news to us.
This intelligence, however, is not Sc
agreeable to the stock and gold gamblers,
who had calculated largely upon the
chances Of speculation from the rumors
that could be manufactured while the
question remained unsettled.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06
auction SnIes.
FUTURE DAY.


r. COMMISSIONERS SALE or VIZ
" UABLE REAL ESTATE IN THE rows II
LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA Pursuant 10 "
OF the Circuit Cont OF Rockbrdgs eo,a,v ,fss
nounced on the 18th instant In canses NJ ~.
pending In the mans OF Anderson and via ~
others ~. Connevey and others. and Rsry. ~
administrator W. Conneysy and others, Tho ~ ~
signed, commissioners In said decree NAMED a., az
on SATURDAY the lat day OF June nsYt 49,,
premises. proceed TO sell at public suction n.
valuable HOUSE and LOT known as ths "c..s
-ings Property" In said town. and now in ,hs !.
The house H. large and commodiou., f. ,orr.
lot and we'll located for hotel or other bq.I,.,f
There are three excellent store rooms ia the ba,
ing, and eleven other rooms. II IL con.li.,..
land Justly SOL one OF the most valuable propsrs ~
In the town,
Terms: The property will be pm, MP at the s,..,
II will be Knocked down 10 the defendant Mr. d
A. Connevsy. should an advance on that SUI, \.
made II viii then be sold 10 the highest biddsr b.
cash In hand sufficient To defray the expenses \,
sale as 10 the residue, as follows al 90 !
be paid on the day Of sale to J. q. Steele gensrs
receiver Of the court. and three equal ANIMAL II,
stalments for the balance al one, two and N ~.
years from the day OF sale, with interest from day
OF sale, the purchaser executing bonds 10 ! a.
steele general receiver OF the court with approves
personal security. and the titlo retained AZ nlB'
mate security until the whole Of the purehass
money is pale.
An. GLASGOW, Commissioner.
JOHN LETCHBR,
nv a-Iawtds
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06

so much from the hope of ultimate triumph
over tho Liberals a. from sense of obli-
CATION to stand by those who adhered to
him. He sought by resistance to secure
favorable terms for capitulation, and IT is
understood that overtures have been made
from time to time, which JUAREz has re-
jected. He and his followers preferred to
prosecute the war, that they might crafty
the worst Of passions-the brutal spirit Of
Revenge. Massacre after massacre has
occurred, and we suppose the final battle
was marked by bloody atrocities surprising
those which had preceded. The dethroned
Emperor has been true to all his relations,
and the world will honor him. His escape
would be cause for general joy. His
capture will be probably followed by his
execution, notwithstanding the United
States has urged the Liberals to spare his
life.
With the news of the defeat Of MAXI
MILAN comes a statement that one Of the
Mexican leaders has pronounced " against
JUAREz and in favor Of ORTEGA. SO poor
Mexico has again to be RENTED to the ter
rible civil strife Of warning factions.
One would have thought their cup OF
misery was full; but they must be prey
yet for a longer time to brutal and rapa-
cious chieftains, who have been tearing
the State to pieces for long years. We
apprehend that sooner or later the United
States will have mercifully to annex
Mexico, restore order, and develop her
mineral riches. 1t will be a painful per-
formance of pious national obligation!
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06
Strange Coalition Proposed.

The most ultra of the Radical presses at
the North, the anti-slavery Standard, as
sails very bitterly the last Congress for not
doing all that was demanded of it. The
Standard threatens the Republican
party" with humiliation by the desertion
of the Radicals" assuring that party
that they have only been suffered to exist
because they have been found the "most
available instrument for doing" the
"work" of the Radicals. limitations are
then given-no doubt with the view of
alarming the Radicals-to the Democratic
party that if it will draw near enough the
Radicals and negroes will reInstate it in
power
We suspect that the Standard has been
misled by some tactics of the Demo-
Gratis in the last Congress which were dis
astrous to us of the South. There was an
apparent coalescence between the ultra
Radicals and Democrats more than once.
Together they voted down the proposed
qualifications and secured universal suf-
frage for the blacks in the District of Co.
lumbia. A similar coalition at a later
day secured the partial disfranchisement
of the southern whites and the unre-
stricted suffrage of the blacks. 1T was no
doubt the object of the Democrats to aid
in making the measures as revolving as
possible in order to produce revolution
in the northern public mind. In this they
failed most signally, while they very much
contributed to our oppression. With these
facts before it, the Standard might well
conclude that the Democrats would do al
most anything to defeat the Republicans
and get into power themselves. The.South
feels little interest in this game. She can't
be hurt now.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06
MaYimilian.

The last news from Mexico, which, we
take it, is true, winds up MAMMALIAN. Que.
retaro is taken, MIRAMoN dead, and MAX
MILAN nowhere to be found. Of course
the sentiment of every generous breast is
that of an earnest desire that he may es-
cape with his life. He has been deluded
and basely deserted The whole history
of his being placed on the Mexican throne
is dsgraceful to the Powefs through whose
fundamentally it was brought about. Per-
fdy, perfdy, per6dy, has marked its every
step. France, England, and Spain united
in the measure of ending the anarchy
which had for thirty years cursed Mexico
and brought upon her, with all her i'm
mense resources, condition of poverty
and wretchedness.
A little jealousy amongst commanders
caused Spain first to withdraw. England,
chiefly, as we believe, through the fear of
a collision with the United States, which,
from past experience, she has good cause
to dread, soon followed Spain, and left
France to conduct and defend the pro-
ceeding at her own cost and peril. Eng
land, who went in chiefly TO get the money
due her people-she is always after the
'noney-found, probably, that 1t would cost
more to get what was due her than the
amount 30 due and as the movement was
one purely pecuniary to her, of course she
hauled on. France held on until, the war
here being ended, the United States took
up the matter of Mexico. LOUIS NApo
LEON knew that unaided it was not in his
power to maintain MACMILLAN. and with
as much caution and elaboration az nos.
sible he withdrew. And SO ended the dis.
graceful movement.
1t Is pity MACMILLAN had not
left the country with the French army.
he did himself lasting honor by the wis
dom and humanity of his Government.
the best, indeed, that Mexico has had since
the day Of IruRBIDE; but he was throwing
pearls before swine.
1t will DO an enduring honor to his name
and fsus thst be remained IN Mexico, not
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06

The Richmond Times republishes from
the Lynchburg Republican an article which
does great injustice to the Dispatch. We
arc compelled to add that the Times must
have known the following statementsto be
untrue-namely, that the Dispatch els IN
usuch haste to do the bidding of the mill
"tarv bills that it is not willing to wait for
General SCHoFIELD's wagon to come
malong": and that the Dispatch "wants the
"people to register before they are called
son to do so, and to vote before the polls are
"opened." These are very sorry jokes
unworthy even of Sancho Panza of the
press-if jokes they are and if not jokes,
they are misrepresentation. We chal-
lenge the Times or the Republican to sub
stantiate them.
Our course has been consistent and can
did. We advise the people to register and
vote, in order to prevent the State govern
ment from passing into the hands of the
Radicals. We advise them to vote fol
men who will frame constitution accepta
BILE to Congress, because otherwise the
power to frame one will probably be trans
ferred to the "loyal element E" in the
State. In so doing, the Convention should
not do more than is required by the mill.
tary acts as conditions precedent to our
admission into the Union. These acts lay
down these conditions in plain language
If we comply with them the State will, we
believe, be released from military rule
and an era of prosperity will result. i
We do not comply with them, not only will
the present state of confusion, uncertainty
and prostration of business continue, but
we shall next winter, in all probability, be
turned over to the tender mercies of our
late slaves ard their white allies. These
are the positions We have assumed-"only
these, and nothing MORE" Will the Rich
mond Times avow that it is opposed to the
course we have recommended :