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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-21
The Latest Local and General News.
vrs Jobn Rohincon oava Parson Lawson


The --latest Local and General News.
Mrs. John Robinson gave Parson Lawson's
Church SIS.
We had heavy rain, with hail, Monday
evening. ri
The weather is clear and cool Travel has
been resumed.
The Charlottesville Chronicle speaks high
" of j. Hotchkiss map Of Albemarle county,
4 TIGER killed an ssunreconstructed" noun
tain Cub at Robinson's show. Is this war
never to end
Gov. Picrpoint, will address the people OF
Augusta, at the Court House, next Monday,
August Goth, court-day. ~
County Court meets next Monday and, for
the first time, under the new law, a jury will
try a criminal case before it. i,s.
New York reports quote: Flour, old, still
tends up ; new, irregular; state, $3.50 to S11
IS. Wheat firm. Corn excited, to 3 cents
better, western mixed s112@1.l4. Pork
heavy at 235. Gold 1404.
The revisement in Augusta shows 81 whites
Registered and 43 blacks. Fifty whites
stricken off. This makes the white majority
in the county less. There are about $50
persons DISTINGUISHED in the county.
We are gratifed to announce that the Rev.
DIR. Barnas Sears, Agent of Peabody Fund,
has closed the contract for the purchase Of
DIR. Madisen's house, and lot adjoining from
Capt IIotcAkiss. He will reside here.
Coon ORDER-There was only one arrest
made last Saturday, with about 5000 people
NJ the show and on the streets. A more quit
ct, orderly, well behaved body of people never
conyregated together. 1t speaks well for old
Augusta, and we are proud Of her.
The CRoPs-The late heavy rains have
wonderfully improved the corn crops and put
the bak ed ground i'll fine order for ploughlng.-
Our farmers have taken advantage Of their
opportunity and have RECONSTRUCTED, an
Immense amount Of land, preparatory for
the next wheat crop.
a special dispatch to the Baltimore San,
says that the President has issued an order
ior the removal of Gen Sheridan from com
,uaud il. Louisiana and Texas, and assigning
him to the Department Of Missouri. Gen.
Thomas is assigned to that District The
Ode, relieving Judge Holt is expected soon.
nd, atiii .sLows his teeth"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-21

A MISTAKE ABOUT GEN LEE The re-
port that General r. e. Lee has accepted the
Presidency of the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Rail-
road is entirely unfounded. He has no idea
Of leaving Washington College; where the
prospects for the next session, far exceed even
the unprecedented prosperity of the last. f,
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The Baltimore Sun says: REV Mr.. A.
~ Randolph, of Alexandria, has accepted the
invitation OF the vestry to the rectorship of
Emanuel Church, Baltimore, and will enter
upon the duties of his now charge about the
LIST Of October next" ~
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-21

On VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY Hon.
J. Q. A. sessionaof Michigan, was here last
Monday, looking into the will of the late
Samuel McCune, Of Augusta. Mr. McCune
emancipated his slaves in 1888, and left them
some property. The defendants of these
slaves, now in Michigan, want their portion.
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ASTONISHING How many good people
went to see the animals only last Saturday,
and how s'they got entangled in the crowd
and were forced to see the circus" Those
who got out, before the circus commenced,
have another opportunity to get eentangled"
to-day 90
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We saw the Learned Hog, ina side-show,
attached to Robinson's Circus, last Saturday
He was common looking "porker," but per-
formed his artwith becoming grace and modes
ty. We have seen specimens Of the learned
animal, with only two legs, who might be i'm
proved by taking lessons from his Hogship.-
We give this advice gratis.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-21

INDIAN WAR.-The Indians on the plains
captured train on the Pacific railroad week
or two ago, murdered all the employees, and
rlundered the train Of $4,000 worth Of
afo1s --
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GENERAL STERLING PR1cE-It will graft
fly his friends in Virginia, says the Dispatch,
his native State, to learn that General Price
has been rid Of all the suits which had boon
commenced against him in the Missouri courts
for acts done by him while engaged in the late
rebellion. The St. Louis Republican says
they were all dismissed by consent of parties,
each side paying its own costs.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-21

Abuse them, "cuss" them, say what you
please about them, still, the breckenridge Sc
cession, Disunion Democracy" had one plank
in their platform upon which all can stand on
now and swear by. It was sLet US alone
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Gen. D. B. White is expected to address
some folks here, sometime to-day. This in
formation comes to us from Portsmouth, Va.
We never heard of Gen White before and
don't know who he is, but We advise him to
adopt Sergeant S. Prcntiss' plan in Miss, and
:'divide time" with Dan Castello's Circus. lsAl
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Miss Annie Surratt has gone to Europe.
General Meade and family are at Long
Branch.
<fGcneral Longstreet is visiting friends in
Michigan
Ex7President Buchanan is spending the
summer at Cape May.
Charles Gayarr is writing memoir of
DeBcw, the reviewer.
=, Hon. George H. Pendeton is making cam
paign speeches in Ohio
Queen Victoria has sent ploughman's
wife SIS for having triplcts.
The Rhode Island spragues are said to be
worth twenty five millions.
A terrible affection has overtaken Tom
Thumb, he has begun to grow.
Bonner paid $4,000 instead of $4,000
for Dexter.
Brownlow disapproves any change in Ten
nessee's franchise laws.
Mrs Jefferson Davis arrived in Richmond
on the 18th instant.
The volunteer officers on duty South will
be mustered out as rapidly as possible.
The elections for Convention take place in
Louisiana on September 18th and 10Th.
Registration returns still show a majority
for the blacks in the more Southern States.
Arizona City has been destroyed by food
in the Colorado river The lost is 100000
General Frank P. Blair is going to be
President of an insurance company in St.
Louis. ee
Hon. John L. Edwards has accepted the
democratic nomination for Governor of Yer
mont.
There is to be Fenian Congress at New
York on the 2lst. New officers are to be
chosen
Ten thousand persons are reported to have
died Of the plague in Mauritius during one
month.
Eighty FIVE per cent of the mortality Of St
Louis is among children under five years Of
age.
Lady Palmerston was favored with the
only private visit made by the Sultan in Lon
don. .s-s r-
Milwaukee, like Chicago. proposes to have
lake tunnel to supply the city with pure
water.
Mattresses are now made Of sponges, which
are said to be superior to hair for such pur-
poses.
A Memphis barber advertises that he en-
ploys only nConseryative" darkies in his esta-
blishment
The rain storm still continues throughou ut
England and the crops have suffered extern
sively.
The contract for rebuilding the Manassas
Gap railroad toMt. Jackson, has been awarded
to Placide & Clark, of Baltimore, at $500, 900
Fayette county, West Va. has voted $780,
600 subscription to the Chesapeake and 0.
r. r. and Kanawha $500 900. The work
goes brayely on. f
The registration in Florida has closed 16
of the most populous counties have been
heard from. Inc WnOle nulnDer registered
thus far is s, 946, of whom 9,073 are colored,
and 1888 whites. Leon county, the most
thickIy settled in the State registered 1887
coored and Al whites.
The Loudon Mirror says that the common
councilmen of Leesburgand the Deputy clerks,
appealed from the decision of the Registra-
ton officers, which DISTINGUISHED them, to
Gen. Schofcld He reversed the action Of
the board and decided that neither common
couneilmen nor deputy clerks are disfranchis
ed. Persons in other counties should act on
this information
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John RobInson,s CIrcns.

John Robinson, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and
his Menagerie and Circus were in Staunton on
Saturday last. ard SO also was at least FIVE
thousand people from the surrounding coun-
stry-the latter having been induced to visit
US on that day, BY the knowledge Of the fact
that the aforesaid John. b" and his Mann
moth Combination Show was to hold forth, on
that occasion We attended the exhibitions
and take pleasure in corroborating from, per-
sonal observation, the hundreds Of compliment
tary notices which had reached us through the
medium Of our exchanges, of the excellence
of the performances. The Mammoth Pavilion
was so dcnsely crowded in the afternoon, that
it was found necessary to refuse admittance to
hundreds, and this, too, before the entertain-
ment had commenced ticket holders held
on until night, when, being early at the en-
trance, they succeeded in getting in. The
crowd at night was repetition Of that in the
afternoon, only better seated. Every body was
in the best of humor; the exercises in the ring
were all good, and we heard but one general
expression, and that was that "John Robin
sons show was one Of the institutions Of the
country" It fully maintained its old reputa-
ton and added to it.. See i. sa,ia
TIE HERALD's New TAcK.-The Herald
knows the strength of the prejudice against
the negroes which exists in the North. It
sticks to its text, which is, that this is white
mans country and must be ruled by white
men. It tells the President not to attempt
to throw any distinctions in the way Of re.
construction. It assures him, that if he will
show by his acts, that he suspended STANTON
Gas blow against the negro policy--a blow
in behalf of the rights ofwhite voters North
and South he will be sustained by the
people. On the contrary, he will fail to find
popular support if he. does not now show
distinctly that he moves to counteract, to
control, to checkmate, if possible, that parti-
cular tendency of the Republican party which
threatens to throw the destinies of the country
into the hands of the niger to give do
minant voice in the councils Of the nation to
those newly made voters that have just come
out of a barbarous condition, and, in their
ignorance are, the tools Of the dangerous ex-
tremists, the theorists and demagogues who
stand as their peculiar friends in virtue Of
the extravagant promises made promises
that can only be fulfilled at The expense Of
the rights Of the white man. "-Dispatch.
This is safe ground. a, ii
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CHEAP TEA CoMlNG. There is good news
for tea-drinkers. A dispatch from India an
nounces that the tea markets in China have
opened at prices one-third lower than at the
opening Of last year. The tea merchants Of
London, who have been holding back their
supplies in the hope Of raising prices, have
it is said. received adyiccs to realize,
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Pos1r1oN.-Last Saturday we saw the
value of this article fully illustrated. A dar-
key rushed excitedly towards Gov. Peirpoint,
who was just leaving the American Hotel for
Harrisonburg, shouting awheresis he :" We
said there's Gov. Peirpoint.' . He answered:
sD-n Gov Purpint ! don't know him.
I want to see Mars Robinson and get my tick.
ct to the show"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-21

Have you told an honest, brave truth to- >.
day ? Hasg you spoken 50 as to benefit your
felow-man Have you acted as the dictates
Of your conscience, that pulse to the heart
beats Of the God Head, told you ? If 50, you
can say the Lords Prayer tonight without the
fear of spalpitation;;Y, if not, ask Him to for
give you, and ego and sip no more" f Il
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-21

Returns have been received from one
hundred and three counties in Texas of
the population. The whites number GS,-
165 blacks, 2o,29s The remaining coun-
ties, not reported, Of the one hundred and
thirty organized, will not materially alter the
proportion Of each color; if anything, it will
increase the relative superiority Of the white.
The crops are reported fae.
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THE NEWS.

w. Gilmore Simms is in Boston.
Miss Annie Surratt has gone to Europe.
General Meade and family are at Long
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\ Fine Valley Farm for Sale.

~ 0nef Tor sale my farm on Christian 8 Greek
hve miles from Staunton Va containing AGO
Acrcs-275 cleared and in fine state of cultivation,
balance timbercd fencing good. improvements
consist of 3 STORY BRICK Dwelling Al by. ~
feet. piazza trent and rear, finished inside with
black walnut and in best style-has Kitchen,
Smoke and Spring House in the yard-large Barn
(new) with stahling for 20 horses, Corn Crib,
Granery and Ice House. Also new Grist and Saw
Mill nearly completed with fine water power, an
orchard years old of select fruit and one hun
dred grape stalks four years old. This is raro
chance for investment and the most liberal terms
Will be given. Address, 3. L. BAGBY,.
june 5-3m. Staunton, We.
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The Baltimore Gazette says; The superb
bundance of money, or what passes for money,
at the large commercial centres, but more,
particularly at New York, is an evidence,
not of prosperity, as some shallow people
think, but of the reverse. When money
lies in the vaults of the bank seeking invest
ment, or waiting for an active business de-
mand the times are out of joint. '.@i'5sis
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~ Sale.
We offer for sale number Of Building and Pas
ture Lots en- lie South side of the Parkersburg
road. We have already sold ten building Lots to
parties who intend to erect houses an early day
plats may be seen ON application to ". ]. Shrmate,
or at the Offices of ALEX. II. II. STUART,
JOHN B. BALDWIN,
june l9-tf Attorneys.
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Robinson's Circus took in, including side
shows, about $500 here. Its expenses are
about 81 900 per day. There was more mon
ey in circulation in town Monday, than there
was last Friday. While some Stamps were
taken away a lot Of stocking" money was put
in circulation, that would have been hid away
yet On the whole, we don't think the Cir
Gus hurt anybody-but rather did good. It
stirred up the s'loose change"
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ANOTHER ORDER. General Schofeld has
issued circular reminding his officers Of their
duties in regard to- fines, disbursements, &c,
and concludes as follows: lis
6. Military commissions reminded that
they are to be governed in the discharge Of
their duties by the laws of Virginia, so far as
the same are not in conflict with the laws of
the United States or orders issued from these
headquarters" and that they are not to super.
sede the civil authorities except in cases Of
necessity. In such cases the action, or failure
to act, Of the civil officers should be fully re-
ported, in order that the Commanding Gen
eral may hold them to proper accountable
ty for any neglect Of duty
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Large Farms.

-
Since the emancipation Of slavery, says the
Winchester Times, it is impossible for great
many Of ourlarge landhollers to cultivate their
farms, and owing to this fact there is vast
amount Of good farming land now lying idle.
This land instead Of being benefit to tho
owners is an expense, they paying taxes on it
all the time. Now we think that the best
thing our farmers can do is to divide their i'm
mense farms into smaller tracts, in order to
put it within the power Of the laboring class
to purchase them. In this manner they would
soon dispose Of all their land which is now ~
ing idle, and it would be purchased by a class
Of people that would put it in cultivation, and
by this means the wealth and prosperity Of
the country would be increased ten-fold
There is no doubt but that ifthe large farms
were thus divided, they would be Immediately
sold Let our large landholders adopt this
plan, and twill be but short time until all
the land in the country will not only be in
cultivation, but the value Of will be doubled
And, in addition to this, the country would
soon be filed With laboring men, who would
be property holders, and consequently would
feel much greater interest in the welfare and
prosperity of it. IF we want good citizens in
the country, we must get men who have some
interest in it, and this is the best way we can
think of to attain this object
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r and sale.-Inpursuance of decree rem

~ dered by the Circuit Court of Augusta
county, will proceed, on the premises, on
SATURDAY, the oath of AUGUST
next, near jennings Cap in said county, to soil
at public auction, to the highest bidder, that val
liable farm, formerly the property of Gabriel j.
Hlte, deceased, containing about 170 acres. ~
The land is we'll known as of the best quality :;
adapted to the growth of all kinds OF. grain and
grass the buildings are comfortable and the
neighborhood agreeable.
Also another tract of mountain land containing
about $50 acres, adjoining Dualey's heirs, &c,
Also, vacant lot in jennings Gap. Tho lands
will be shown by Mr.. Long, the tenant.
TERMs.-Sufhcient in hand to satisfy costs Of
suit and sale, and the balance in three equal an
nual payments, bonds. with good security bearing
interest from day of SALE and payable in lawful
money OF the United States, and title to be re-
tanned as security. NIX. TROUT, -
july 23-tds. Commissioner.
PECK g. GUSHING Anct;onaors
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SALES.
Very Valuable Far

n SCIy sslHstUAC FNt1h.-ln obedience
a. to DEGREES of the Circuit Court of Angus
ia county, pronounced in the cause of Crickenber-
gers guardian again Crickenberger's heirs, l
shall, on SATURDAY, the 24th day of AUGUST
next, on the premises, sell to the highest bidder,
at pubic auction, subject to the dover estate of
the widow of Daniel Crickenberger decd that
valuable tract of land, known as the SOLD ADJ
OLSON HYDE FARM" lying about half mile
east of Mt. Sidney, in said County, and contain
ing SlO acres and a fraction ffty-six acres
OF which have been assigned to the widow for her
dover.
This farm lies in first rate neighborhood, adj
joining the lands Of Crawford. Roller and Kline;
anu IN reference to its value it is only necessary
~ say .nat inc commissioners who assigned dow
er, valued it at $57, so per acre.
TERMS SO; :, much of the purchase money in
hand as VIII pay charges of sale and costs fsujf
ana the balance IN one twoand three years, bonds
wl'h gooa security payable in legal tender oes,
or other lawful money of the United States
july oI-4t DAVID FULTZ Conn.,
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4 commissioners Office.
STATTNrON- Aur,ct


~ STAUNTON, August I, 1867
In pursuance Of decree Of the Circuit Court
for Augusta county, entered December II, 1866
in the causes Of Hogsetts guardian VS.. Hogsett's
heirs, and Snyder's Administrator and others,
creditors of Hogsett vs. Hogsett's Administrator
and heirs, shall proceed at my office in Staun-
ton, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of SEPTEM-
BER next, to settle the accounts of Robert r.
Eubank, Administrator of James r. -Hogsett de-
ceased, and also to take an account of the debts
still outstanding and unpaid against the estate of
said James r. Hogsett, deed. All persons hav-
ing claims against the estate are hereby Motif I'd
to present them to me on or before the day last
mentioned JOS. A. NADDELL,
august 14-4w Commissioner.
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D
A CoNFLIeT3o OF RACES. Facts show, says
the Philadelphia Age, that we are fast tend.
ing to this point, and it were we'll for both
whites and blacks to consider and weigh well
the result Of such conflict As circum-
stances are now progressing, We behold with
q conviction which no argument can weaken,
with a yividness Of perception which no eff
fort Of our own can soften, the certainty Of
an impending, conflict between the white and
the colored population Of this countryside
nature of which it is as easy to foresee as it
is fearful to contemplate.
Colored people think of this. There are
$4,000, 900 whites to- 5000, 900 blacks, in the
United States! Let us avoid this trouble.
CoSGREssIoNAL.-The policy of sending
colored men to Congress is being seriously
agitated by some Of our people. The idea is
a fair divide between the whites and blacks.
The whites to take the State offices and the
blacks all Federal Offices, each party pledging
the other mutual protection. In view Of this;
a number Of persons have spoken Of our black
devil, dumb George" as a proper candidate
for Congress In reply we can only say, that
George Tucker, deaf and dumb, is of good
family; is as honest as the day is long and a
true patriot. He don't ash for office, neither
does he decline. He has our earnest support.
/ CHEERING FROM OnIo.--A private letter
from Chillicothe, Ohio, Aug. 10th, says -
'sWe are having fine crops, and are just now
commencing a very warm political campaign
How it will end I can not say, but hope for
better things than have blessed our sight in
Ohio, for many years. In short, do not think
the great God is ready yet tohand this nation
over to the devil +; and, unless that is His de-
sign, we must beat these Radicals very soon"
Thatis the right way to talk: Now just show
your s'faith by your work, " il, accomplishing
this much desired end, and all will be we'll
with you and US. ..
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l|f Il 81. s..-
And again;
Our strength lies in our material resources,
our weak ness in our political sensibilites If
we can develop the former, and the wealth of
the State once fairly lifted from the dark re-
cesses Of the earth, the adjustment of political
power will begin per force, to approach its pro-
per consummation.'
Once more /;
"Liberty and poverty may afford theme Of
glory for the poet; but since the teachings Of
the late war assure us that there is more value
in physical strength, as moulder of politi-
cal ideas, then there is in poetry and septi-
mentalism, we should discourage any propen-
sity for futhermartyrdom."
All which we commend to the serious con-
sideration Of the people Of Virginia.
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ElGr ReMt.-A first class Store-room at MIG
j. dlebrool, Augusta county, on very favorable
terms Apply at W. NJ. POOLE's Store,
nav TX r. Staunton Va.
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BOOTS. Shoes, Hats and Caps, selected with
d with great care for this especial market,
are being sold cheap, by
July 24-tf l. WIFI Y bho.
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hrills! Drills! !-Farmers wanting the
~ best Grain Drill now built, will find it in
the celebrated WILLOUGHBY or s'Gum Spring
Drill. 1t will sow grain, grass seed, plaster, ash
es, or any fertilizer in any desired quantity. The
toughest land can be sown without stopping, as
there pieces to break. Every Drill fully
warranted, and comparison with all others ask
ed. Call on the Agents,
WOODS & GILKEsON,
july Stiff Stanton Va.