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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-30
FIRES IN NEW YORK.
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Hire in First Avenuc-lsoss, $4,000.
Al al past six O'Clock last evening Ore originated
in th drying and japannrg houss connected with tho
exte sive pencil mandatory Of e. Fabcr, located In
Firf avenue between Forty second and Forty.third
strfcta Tho building story brick, with frame
sfysabove and owing 70 the drynsss OF the premises
bYnsd very rapidly and soon communicated the flames
several piles Of cedar logs The hrcmen quickly ar
rived but experienced considerable delay 10 obtaining
water from the river. BY good management. however
tho engineers kept the flames from the main factory
building and thus prevented . large destruction OF
properly. The building 10 which tho IRE originated
was worb about $500, which N insured for $500
Tho stock she drying room 10 estimated ~ 81 800, and
the dasaaSe TO the cedar logs vii not fall much
short st $4,000 There 10 an insurance OF
$1,000 only on this properly In out OF town
eomy,spics. Tho lre Ia supposed 10 have
besn caused By accident Tho heavy atmosphere
reflected tho light OF tho ore and Illuminated the entire
veiqhborhood, drawing together an immense crowd Of
tpocators whlo the high rocks the west do or frat
avsnr Afforded excellent position 70 Wow tho con-
nagration There could not have been less than ten
thousand persons the surrounding heights, most OF
whom had attained thor positions a. considerable risk
aud by wadiog ankle deep In mud 70 satisfy their
CURIOSITY.
Fire I'm Bleecler Street.
Abou. quarter 70 ave o'clock yesterday afternoon
nrs broke out on the third floor Of No 2sr Bisecksr
street, In tho dwelling apartments Of Sylvester Rsgel
caused By some clothing taking frs from the stove
Damage about $500. insured for 500 In the Hamilton
Insurance Company.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-30

sAy-T.4yor.sl Exposition. Paris, tsmw1slSsd
the first grand gold medaf for American rsu ~ are -
Upright Pisnos BY the unanimous ver6At ~ ne inoss
national JCf This medal distinctly classihcd nrst ia
oTdor Of merit all othcr American erhtrt anc osos
nearly all the celebrated manufacturerss OF Eur1
Wnrcrooms NoA 100 and LII East Fourteenth ~
Ynrk
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-30

II. yon wans a Light. stylish Hat, &c @
WALLS. l4i Fulton street.
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Bless Your Mead with One 81 Knox W t ths ff.sf
KnoI trlimp red tho combined heads ~ sno
Bank and he feels glossy Any man tess g9s Koox ~
OF Knox's hats As most weare az
the glossy feeling 10 fery pedominept These bea s..hi
issue every hof in gne day from the psradpes ~
aud elegance, ALI Aud s33 Broadway, IA 4
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Bay RMm-ln Ennchcems and Bafrt ~ 49,. ~
sale by TAFT TYbKB, Drug Importers. ~ Oedar sNs~
BatcheIer,s Heir., pye.-The Rest ,utssss.
Factory tl Barclay rweeE
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Torrcy,s Patent weather, ar Ssrip: EScI.df~
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Voice Of the People IN Envcc Rcsss ON s(cris
ALLcocK's PoR0UE rLAsTERs

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-20
P OETICAL L.
THE OLD STORY.

Come sit by me, Katy, and tell me
Of what he was talking last night!
When you stood at the gate till the moonbeams
Had quenched all the stars with her light
Y GU came back with cheeks growing crimson,
And eyelashes gittering with tears,
And smile, which, half sad, half triumphant,
Still over your sweet mouth appears.
Did he talk of the beauty of summer?
Or praise the wild roses perfume?
Or speak of our arbors so rustic,
Where woodbine and jessamine bloom
He told you ''story!' Oh !! did he?
Well, Katy dear, tell it to me!
You've ''almost forgot it ?" Already!
How very much fattered he'd be.
You say that you ''think may guess it'
Yes, Katy, the story know
IT'S an old tale, yet always sweet one
I'm certain that you found it so.
1t was new in the first days of Adam,
When wandering through Edens fair bowers,
In Ewes little ear it was whispered
While she blushing, played with the flowers.
You're blushing, too what is the matter?
Why, what are you crying about? /.
Your grandfather told your grandmother
The very same story, no doubt.
Just three little words tell this story
What thousands of hearts they have thrilled
How many with joy have they gladdened!
How many with sorrow filed /!
These three little words ~ love you %
You see It's the very same tale
That you heard there last night by the woodbine,
Beneath the moons silvery veil.
Don't say that know nothing about it
You know very well it s'true
But, Katy, my dear, did you tell him
The same story that he told you?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-20
CONsANGUINEoUs MARRIAGE.

The american Eclectic Medical Rev5e0
for May has an article by the late Prof. W.
Byre Powell in which he controverts the
popular belief that the marriage Of rela-
tons deteriorates the species be entailing
on progeny idiocy, insanity, and scrofula.
He says statistics on both sides Of the At
lantic have failed to sustain the truth of
this opinion. On the contrary, they show
that there are more of the evils complained
of outside the circle of consequently than
within it, showing that the cause of the
evils named is more extensive than consan-
guineal marriages. Dr. Patterson, of the
Ohio ldiotic Asylum, informed the Profess
ser that although he has been particular
in his inquiries as to the progenitors of the
idiots brought to the institution, yet he has
succeeded in finding but two per cent, of
them to have had parents who were blood
relations. To account for idiocy, insanity,
&c., the Professor puts forward the follow
ing theory.
Some fifteen years ago I was induced
to suspect that physiological incompati-
billty obtained between the sexes in regard
to progeny, and The result has been an
entire conviction of the truth Of my suspi-
cion. This incombatibility prevails ex-
tensive}y in society, and is, [ am confident,
the cause of all the idiocy, much of the in
sanity, all Of the tubercular consumption
of the lungs, and of mesenteric glands of
the abdomen, and Of all the scrofulous
forms of disease incidental to the human
race"
This theory he reduces to practical rules,
as follows:
1. When the parents have both the SAN
guine encephalic temperament, their chill
dren will die young Of dropsy of the brain
or of tubercular inflammation Of its mem
branes.
2. When the parents are both bilious
encephalic, the children will be idiotic.
3. When the parents are both of bilious,
enccphalic, Emphatic temperament, their
children, five out seven, will be dead born,
and the remainder will not live two years
4. When one parent is bilious Emphatic
and the other sanguine bilious encephalic,
the progeny will die young with tubercular
consumption.
5. Ifon parent is sanguine encephalic
and the other bilious Emphatic, the chill
dren will die young Of tuberculous dis
ease.
6. IF one parent is bilious encephalic
and the other ssnguine encephalic bilious
Emphatic, the children will become in
sane
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-20
A STRAY "REMINISCENCES.

I once heard Dr. Lovick Pierce in the
midst of one of his unparalleled appeals on
the subject of the parsimony of protesting
Christians, carry his audience through an
ordeal like this &c out" said he, land
look toward heaven and say-O God a
new year is beginning; we want rain, and
wind, and sunshine, the regular order of
the seasons, the fertility of the soil, the
terminating quality of the seed, and all
these in that harmonious adjustment of
times and relations, that will ensure us a
rich harvest, and multiplied bags of cotton
y God !! send these, and health, and friends,
for we intend to reoel upon the good things
OF Thy Providence; but let it be distinctly
understood that we do not intend to yield
dollar to the support Of Thy cause in the
earth, mntiz we have feathered our nests to
our onw liking Attempt this if you dare"
said the Doctor, ''and you will feel as if
lightning ought to strike you before you
get through with your petition. And yet, !"
he continued, "this is the plain English of
what you are doing"
'The words Of the wise are as goads.
oh dear-"What is love, Clara 2" said
Bill. the other night as he sat by the side
Of his sweetheart.
''Love Bill, l hardly know what it is,
but suppose it must be getting married and
kissing babies" Bill tainted.
A lady informs the editor, that having
good constitution, she can bear great
deal of happiness. Her idea Of perfect bliss
is fast horse in sleigh, plenty of buffa-
10 robes, and neat fitting overcoat-with
a man in it. She adds If this is not hap
piness, I'm open to conviction as to what
is.p
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-20
AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR.

i give the following incident, falling I'M
der my own observation, as an instance
where the Masonic tie Of brotherhood prov
ed stronger than the fear of death, and
more lasting than the hatred Of mortal foes.
At the second battle of Cold Harbor the
repulse of the Federals left the ground in
front of the Confederate works strewn with
their dead and wounded-these lying more
than day under the hot July sun, dying
with thirst, begged piteously for help, but
in vain, as the Federal lines were so close,
that none could leave the protection of the
breastwork without being made target
for their bullets Some dragged them
selves to the ditch and were hoisted over
by means of waist-belts buckled together
and let down to them.
At this time, when to cross the works
seemedeertain death, two men came to
headquarters, and asked permission to
bring in wounded Federal lying in their
front They were referred to the order
prohibiting. such reckless exposure, and
the danger Of the attempt pointed out
They answered that this man had shown
the Masouic Singal Of Distress, and that
as Masons, they felt bound to attempt to
relieve him at any cost, The General Or.
F. Hoke, J could not refuse his consent,
and at nj htfall the two went upon the
field and although exposed to the greatest
danger, succeeded in bringing the man
safely off He proved to be a Lieutenant
Colonel badly shot in the head, he was car
ried to hospital; carefully attended by
Masons, and eventually recovered from his
wounds at first considered mortal. AS
General Grant sent in no flag of truce, but
continued his fire upon the Confederate
ambulance corps, his wounded lay where
they fell and nearly all died without help
in the sight of the two armies, but the Ma
sonic signal feebly raised, had found a. re-
Spouse from the hostile breasts, and added
one more to the many victories Of Love over
Death. 7, Dispatch
An old preacher in Western New York
who was being persuaded by some of his
churchmen. during the political excitement
in that State last fall, TO join the Radical
party, said : ''No, my brethren, I can't
join that party, because all the abolitionists
in the country are in it !; and abolitionism,
my brethren, has done wonderful sight
Of harm among the people. It has hurt
many shepherds and scattered many focks.
It got into the Methodist Church and broke
that up. It got in among the Presbyteri-
ans and split them i'll two; and it got into
the Government and broke the old Union
to pieces. And, my brethren, [ don't
know Of anything it is good for but to
break down and break up and if you have
any enmity against the old boy, 1 advise
you to send abolitionism into his domin-
ions; for it will break up hell its elf in less
than six weeks
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-20

you unnatural father! And there its
sucking its thumb; I've known it from the
first it would not live it sucked it's thumb
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-20

a man who lived in constant dread of fire.
he thought it must be the residence of Mr..
Phillips was in flames. The old gentleman
was perfectly insane on the subject Of con-
migration, and at the top of his lungs rails
ed the cry:
Fire fire fire Y
Where ? where 2 cried a score Of voices.
Charles Phillips bousep said the old
gentleman.
The fire company gathered, got out the
engine, and ran with all speed to the fatal
house. But to their supreme astonishment
they did not as much as smell puff of
smoke in the region.
The head fireman who was something Of
a wag, knocked at the door. Mrs. Phil
lips appeared, absolutely radiant.
is this the house, allow me to inquire
maam, that we are expected to squirt on 2
said the fireman.
| do not understand you,' said Mrs. P,
but baby has walked two steps-two steps
on his own feet, alone ?
Sod by Jupiter 7 cried the fireman
and now boys, here's three times three to
the baby that walked three steps Hearty,
men
And they gave three cheers-drank
barrel of cider which Mr. Phillips rolled
out, and then returned home
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-20

'Pll give that girl a piece of my mind ?
exclaimed certain young fellow.
1 wouldn't replied his uncle, you
have none to spare
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-20
DEATH OF A FREE GOVERNMENT.


DEATH OF A FREE GOVERNMENT.
1t is a melancholy spectacle to behold a
free government die. The world it is true
is filled with the evidences Of decay. All
nature speaks the voice of DISSOLUTION, and
the highway Of history and of life is strewn
with the wrecks which time, the great des-
poiler, has made But hope of the future,
bright visions Of reviving glory are no
where denied the heart of man, save as he
gazes upon the downfall of legal liberty.
He listens sorrowfully to the autumn winds
as they sigh through dismantled forests,
but he knows that their breath will be soft
and vernal in the spring, and that the dead
flowers and the withered foliage will bios
som and bloom again. He sees the sky
overcast with the angry frown of the tenn
pest, but he knows that the sun will reap
pear, and the emblazonry of God, cannot
perish. Man himself, this strange connects
ing link between dust and deity, totter-
YEARLY onward to the gaping tomb, but
how briefly his mind fingers around that
dismal spot. It is filed with tears and
grief, and the willow and the cypress gath
er around it with their loving, but mourn
full embrace. And is this all? Not so.-
If man die shall he not live again? Be-
You'd the grave, in the distant Alden, hope
provides an elysium Of the soul where the
mortal assumes Immortality and life be-
comes an endless splendor.
But where, sir, in all the dreary regions
of the past, filed with commissions, wars
and crimes, can you point your finger to
the tomd ola Commonwealth on which the
angel of resurrection has ever descended
OR from whose mouth the stone of despot-
ism has ever been rolled away? Where,
in what age and in what CLINE, have the
ruins Of constitutional freedom renewed
their youth regained their lost estate =? By
whose strong grip has the dead corpse of
Republic once fallen ever been raised =?
The merciful Master who walked upon the
waters and babe the winds be still left no
ordained apostels with power to wrench
apart the jaws Of national death and release
the victims of despotism. The wall of the
heart broken over the dead is not so sad to
me as the realization Of this fact. But all
history, with loud, unbroken voice, pro-
claims it, and the evidence what the past
has been is conclusive to my mind of what
the future will be. Wherever in the domain
of human conduct people once possessed
Of liberty, with. all power il their own
hands, have surrendered these great gifts
of God at the command of the usurper,
they, have never afterwards proven them
selves worthy to regain the forfeited trea-
sure.-D. ". Voohees.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-22
MARRIAGES.

PHILLIPS-TAMS. On the 21st instant,
at Trinity Church. in this place, by the Rev.
r. H. Phillips, R. I. PnILLIrs, Of Baltimore,
and Miss FANNIE S. daughter Of William H.
Tams, Esq, Of Staunton.
We wish the lucky groom and his handsome
bride, safe voyage DER lief's tempestuous sea.
May peace, happiness and prosperity ever at-
tend them.
CUPP-CUPP. On the 18th instant, in the
Clerks Office of Augusta county, by Rev. ].
L. Clarke, Henry Cupp and Mrs. Mary Jane
Cupp, all Of Augusta.
May their cup Of happiness be full.
TROUT BENSON. On the 18th inst, by
Rev. DR.. NJ Nathan, P. II. Trout, Of Staun-.
ton, and Miss Olivia Benson, of Baltimore.
HILL-KELLEY. On the 18th inst, in
Waynesboro', by Rev. W. 4. Stringcr, John
Hill and Mrs. Mary Kelley.
TAYLOR-DEAN. On the I'd inst, by Rev.
Dr. Hough, at the residence Of the brides
mother, Mr.. George W. Taylor to Miss yir-
ginia G. Dean, both of Winchester
GROVE SHIELDS. On April Gath, at
Dagger's Springs, by Rev. W. H. Crawford,
DR.. r. D. Grove, late of Washington county,
Nd, to Miss Maggie W. Shields, Of Botetourt
county.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Know Thy Destiny.

MADAME =. F. THORNTON, the great English
Astrologist, Clairyoyant and Psy chometrican,
who has astonished the SEMITIC classes of the
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All communications sacredly confidential
Address in confidence, MADAME Z. F. THoRX-
TON, P. 0. Box 223, Hudson, N. Y.
AprA 3-1v
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-22
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Il
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Wonderful But True.

MADAME REMINGTON, the world-re-
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applicants; with date of marriage, occupation,
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n
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-05-22

CALIFORNIA EXCHANGES The many friends
of Vincent E. Giger, formerly editor Of the
Staunton indicator, afterwards editor of the
Sacramento California Transcript, are desir-
GUS of hearing from him. They, and ssthey
are legion, request us to ask our California
exchanges for information as to his Post office,
general health, &C., and to inform him his
old friends in the Valley of Virginia are well
at least what is left of them.