The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-07-17

A CENsUs.-A complete census Of Staunton &
badly needed, not only TO prevent Registration
frauds, but to show us where we are, in popula
ton. A simple census, or enumeration of inhabi
limits, could be taken, by our Chief of Police an,
his Deputies, in a few days and at small cost. W
want an alphabetical list of all the white an,
black male adults in the town, and this is NOR
important as the Registration just made include.
large numbers outside Of the Corporate limits D,
all means let the Council order census to be ia
ken at once And we suggest that all the town
in the Valley aud the State do The same.
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IMPROVEMENTS IN LExINGToN--W e noticed man,
signs of life in the CLUB, !" in passing last week
Several new houses are going up and old ones All
being rcmodcled and repaired. White has abou
finished one of the handsomest store rooms in tn
Valley, and in many ways greatly improved hi
Lexington Hotel. It is proposed to erect new
Hotel at the Marble Yard, higher up town, and oui
agent, D. NJ. Riley, has purchased building op
posite and was putting up neat store room. Thu
Mill at the River is in full operation, and Lexing
ton bids fair to so ahead rapidly, in spite Of the
isowls'
SUsrENDED.-We understand that Peter hide
pendcncc Kurtz, the great blackberry merchant
has suspended payment on notes issued by his
bank during the war, payable in blackberrics. -
This suspension has caused quite a sensation in
the financial circles, and greatly exercises the
Blackberry Stock Board. 1t is rumored, among
the knowing ones, that this is only nice little
operation in BLACKBERRY stock and that the
parties making the .scorner," have started this
rumor in order to buy itup cheap, knowing thai
the present immense blackberry crop will enable
the Bank to redeem all its notes at par
How DO You LIKE IT Paris has gone mad on
the subject of low-nccked dresses They are
getting more dccolete, and the leaderso Of ton are
appearing without any bodice ALL merely using
a band like that worn by infants, which has the
advantage Of covering up nothing in front, and
being utterly regardless Of anything behind. It
requires tact, however, to keep it on. One lady,
with no sleeves, at a ball in Paris, and only j
narrow gold cord in the excitement of the dance
broke the cord, and everything came down by the
run. Are we coming to this?
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HIGH CoMPLIMENT.-One of Virginia's most
distinguished, as well as most accomplished Pro-
fessors Of French who read the story in the orig
inal, proaounoes VIM. NJ. Semple's translation Of
'sThe Golden Daggersa from the French Of Paul
Feyal, ssperfect-thc work of master Of the Ian
guage, giving truly the idea as well as the style
of the great original He adds, that sthe inter-
est Of the story does not consist alone its graphic
pictures of life in the palaces of Paris, the wlds
of America, and the different characters it intro
duces, but in the idea it gives Of what the French
think Of us, as q people"
TIE METHODIST CHURCH QUEsTIoN.- was
some interest manifested Monday night on the ar
rival at the Virginia Hotel, of 1t. J. T. III. Hall,
Military Commissioner for this District, who came
for the purpose of investigating the right to the
Methodist Church in Staunion. He found that
documentary evidence of the claims of both par
ties had been forwarded to General Schofeld, by
Capt. Jackson, and no investigation was made-
On July the 25th, q Military Court will meet at
Winchesterto settle all questions relating Metlo-
dist Church property in the Valley, and until then
things will remain as they are.
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SALES IN RocKINGHAM.-The Register notices
that Capt. John NJ. Locke, real estate agent, has
sold to A. J. Warfeld, Esq, of Harrisburg, Pa,
of the following valuable property: First, three
hundred acres, part of the tract of land belong
ing to Capt q. S. Yancey, located On the shenan-
doah River 2miles South Of McGaheysville, in
this county. On this land there are $50 acres Of
Variable pine timber, suitable for lumber Price,
81, equivalent ocash Second, ono half Of
the River Bank property, Mr.. Harlow's interest
comprising waterpower, saw and grist mills, ma
chincry, &C., belonging to Messrs. Larkins s IIar-
low Price, Sc, 80, equivalent to cash.
THE VIRGINIA UoTEL.-The advertisement of
this popular House appears to-day. It is second
to no Hotel in the country is kept by Col. Chas.
Peyton, and presided over by the inimitable and
genial Col Benz. F. Webb.
A. correspondents of the Baltimore Gazette says
of the Virginia Hotel: There are good beds, good
coffee, good butter, good bread, and excellent
attendance. As a general thing it will compare
with any Hotel in the State, and is well deserved
compliment, for there is something about the
place that makes ayisitor, after once stopping at
the house, always have hankering for the Vir-
gnia, and its good fare, sc.
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RouTT:s INvENT1oNs-From under the head Of
ssValuable Inventions, 2 in the Scientific 4nc,7can,
we copy the following Of our friend A. I. Routt,
of Orange county.
DRAINING AlAeHINE.z-A. L p. Routt, Liberty
Mills Va.-T lics object of the present improve
iient is to provide means whereby asmore steady
and perfect operation of the pillow is effected, and
whereby the dirt is Gle arsd away from the edges
of the ditch to afford free access 10 the water
CoNBINED SEEnER AND FERTILlzEE:-Ans P.
Routt, Liberty Mills. Va lstent dated june 1 |,
1867-The object of this invention is to construct
a machine which viii drop the fertilizing sub
stance and the seed in the hi together in the
proper manner, and which will e simple, cheap,
easily worked and not liable to ct out Of repair.
The Cnors.-A recent trip Of ov sr fifty miles,
through Augusta and Roekbridge, convinced US
that the sshaf has not been told in reg ard to the
immense wheat and rye crops already secur red, and
oats now being harvested. Corn looks web geHcr-
ally, but is not 50 good in Rockbridg as III Al
gusta. The wheat, rye and oats insboth Counties
about equal The yield Of fruit wilfbe larger than
it has been for years; Vegetables Of all kinds
and berries are about as numerous as
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