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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-12-03
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Resumption Of Specie Payments.

The financial ability shown by Senator Nor
ton, when Governor Of Indiana, gives charac-
ter to any measure suggested by him in res
pect to questions Of finance. Elsewhere it
will be seen that he is maturing bill looking
to the resumption Of specie pay ments in 1871.
We hail this breaking Of day in the political
sky. We agree, however. with the Tribune,
that an earlier date should be fixed upon.
Chief Justice Chase has said that the .way
to resume specie payment is to RESUME The
average boarding Of gold by the Treasury is
a hundred millions, and this has led to hoard
ing BY banks and private parties OF perhaps
double that sum. The existence in the coun
try Of this vast sum, reinforced by yearly
gold production upon the Pacific slope 6f
seventy FIVE millions of dollars, ought to justi-
~ specie resumption at an early day.-Na-
ttonal InteUigencer.
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when the PLANTATION BITTERs were first made
known to the American people some seven years
ago, 1t was supposed that they were an entirely
new thing, and had never before been used So
far rs their general use in the United States is
concerned this may be true. tits also true that
the same bItters were made and sold in the Island
OF St. Thomas. over forty years ago, AZ any old
planter, merchant or captain doing business
with the West indies will tell you 1t is distinctly
within my recollection that on the return of nv
father who was sea captain, and doing an extern
sive trade IN the tropics,) he would Invariably
nave these Bltters among the ships stores, and
our family sldeboard was never without them.
For any sickness, it matters not how severe or
trlfing the decanter of these Btters, by q diff
ferent name, was always resorted to as sovereign
remedy.
MAasoIIA WATER.-Superior to the best i'm
price. 'A'
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The Freedmen,s Bureau.

An order from General Howard, Of the
18th ultimo announces the disconuinuance of
the Freedmen's Bureau, in accordance with
the act Of Congress of July 25, 1868, after
December 81, excepting the educational de
partment, and agents for the collection and
payments Of such moneys as may be due those
who were in the military service of the Gov
crnment. For each Of the States of Virginia
North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky
one assistant commissioner and chief super
intendent Of schools will be retained also,
one discussing officer for the educational de-
partment and the payment of bountiss for
each State. from one to four assistant super
intendents of schools for each State, from one
to five agents for the payment Of bounties, and
from one to three clerks for every State men
toned. In Missouri but one discussing officer
for the payment of bounties, and to act as
superintendent Of public schools, and one
clerk will be retained In the District of
Columbia the officers retained will be one
assistant superintendent of schools, who will
be under the general superintendent at the
Office Of the Commissioner, and one agent for
the payment Of bounties, to be stationed at
Baltimore. Except those mentioned, all Of
fcers Of the military service will be relieved,
and citizen agents discharged, to take effect
on the date mentioned. Property belonging
to any department of the army will be turned
over to the department to which it belongs,
and inventories sent to the Commissioners
Office. All Confederate States property in
possession Of the bureau will be sold by the
discussing officer, and accounted for to the
chef disbursing officer of the bureau.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

ELECTION OF DlRECIORS.
Mr.. Page moved to go into the election Of
Board OF Directors Agreed to.
Mr.. Newlin moved to suspend the rules for
the purpose of electing the fourteen directors
at once; which motion was carried.
! Mr.. Page, Of Hanover, named the follow
ing gentlemen as the directors
| H. G. Cabell, Franklin Stearns, Horace
L. Kent, John S. milford, DR.. Alexander
Sharp, and Charles 7. Workman, of Rich
mond John Wood, jr., of Albcmarle; John
Echols, of Augusta james G.. Paxton, Of
Rockbridge; DR.. John A. Hunter, Of Green
brier, W. Va; Alexander II. Humphries of
Monroe, W. Va; John Slack, jr.. Of Kanaw-
ha, w. Va; Ii. G. Parsons, Of Putnam, W.
Va; John S. Witcher, of Lincoln, w. Va.
The rules were suspended for the purpose
Of taking the vote. After some discussion
the vote was taken vira uoee. and they we're
elected.
| General Wickham thanked the friends who
had supported him, and assured those who
had opposed him that he had no ill-feeings
towards them, and he would do all in his pow
offered the following resolutions which were
duopteu
| "Resoloed, That the mortgage executed by
the President and Treasurer of the Company
on the 1st day Of October, 1868, under in
structions from the Board of Directors, for
the purpose of securing loan Of $4,000,
900 (tor two millions of pounds British ster-
ling) be and the same is hereby approved and
ratified.
"Resolved, That the contract entered into
on the 31st day of August, 1868, between the
| Virginia Central Railroad Company and the
Commissioners Of Virginia and West Virgil
MIA for the construction of the railroad from
Covington to the Ohio river be and the same
is hereby ratified"
On motion, the Chair was requested to ap-
point the standing committees all his leisure.
| After resolutions Of thanks to Colonel Bald
win, Chairman the meeting adjourned sine
die
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Estimate Of Expenditures for the Next Els.
cal Year.

The estimate of expenditures of the Score
tary of the Treasury for the next fiscal year,
ending June 80, 1870, will be from forty to
fifty millions less than they were for the pres
cut fiscal year, unless the Indian war should
become more formidable than is indicated at
present. Last year the estimates for the ex-
penses Of the Navy Department were placed
at thirty FIVE millions, but for the next year it
is understood that they will not go much be-
yond twenty millions.
The Secretary's estimates for the receipts
and expenditures for the coming fiscal year
are based principally on the general average
of those for the past nine months
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lYNcHBURG REPUBLICAN, Maj. Glass
for more than twenty years connected with
this paper. has sold his interest to Mr. Foster
of Connecticut &c ntleman of conservative
principles aud high intellectual attachments.
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The Winchester Times says: Wells must
have information in regard to the election in
Virginia, of which the people of the State
generally are unaware. In no other way can
this late stamping tour be accounted for. He
has spoken "pieces' at Norfolk, Lynchburg,
Bowling Green and othor places, lately.
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RErnsEscEs, By PERMISSION:

REFERENCES, By PERMISSION:
Citizens' Bank, Norfolk Va; Warwick s Barks-
dale, Planters National Bank. and r. IL. Maury
& CO., Bankers, Richmond. Va; D. F. Foley,
Bros. & Co, and L. W. Gunther, Baltimore Md;
Burke, He bert s Co., Bankers, Alexandria !;
Powell & Blackley, Saunton; c. 7. Palmer. A.
Dor Hill, Augusta Co, Va. dec 3-tf
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deca-6t
'CFaES AND CLOCKS RE

VWYATCHESA AND CLOCKS RE.
w fAlRED.-I still continue to carry on the
Watch, Clock aud Jeweiry Repairing Rusl-
Clothing Store, at the Virginia Hotel. All per-
sons having any of the above work to do, will
find it to their interest to call on me- as fatter
myself can do all such work in the best style
and at reduced prices, having had twenty years
experience in the business in Geneva Switzerland.
dec 3-3m JOHN DEGOUMOIS.
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SOUTHERN PUBLISHERS

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Dr.. A. 3. Peticolas, superintendent of the
insane asylum at Williamsburg, committed
suicide on Saturday by jumping from a win
dow, crushing out his brains against the pave
ment.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

rMPORTANT NOTTCE!-The books
u and accounts of the firm of CARRIER l.
CROMWELL. are in the hands Of Capt. James
Attorney at Law, for settlement.
All parties having claims against the VALLEY
VIRarNIAN OFFICE, will present them to him, and
oil indebted will confer favor by settling up.
CARRIER 4 CROCKWELL.
Town papers copy. dec Slim
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A despatch from New York says General
Grant has written a letter to General Slocum
Democrat, congratulating him on his election
to Congress, and intimating that there will
not probably be anything in the next admin
istration which a moderate Democrat may
not support National Lntelliyencer.
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VuEMPLE OF FAsHION!!!
81 Mrs. KATE NJ. KELLEY is row in daily
reception of large and beautiful supplies of
MILLINERY AND EANGY GOODS

MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS,
which she offers to customers at greatly reduced
prices The assortment consists in part of Bon
nets. Hats, Feathers, Flowers. Dress Trimmings,
Hair Braids, Real and limitation Lace Collars,
Plan Linen and Striped Sets, Ladies Opera and
Infants Worsted Hoods, Kid Gloves at Sl,25,
Corsetts from 5 to So, so, Swansdown Trim
ming. together with every other article, either
useful or ornamental, usually found in first
class Millinery establishment. She invites par
ticular attention to n well selected supply of
Winter Wrappings Cloaks, sacqucs, &c, brewery
style ana quality, which she will dispose of at
exceedingly low prices, for CASH. Also, Cloak
and Sacque pat erns.
N. Borders from the country promptly at
tended to- dec
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NZuuU TO AGENTS to introduce the

Nilsson Sewing Nachtne. Stitch alike both sides
Samples on 2 .ceeks trial. Extra inducements to
experienced agents. For further particulars adj
dress the WILSON SEWING MACHINE Co., Cleveland,
O. Boston, Mass, OF St. Louis, Mo.
ryfv ~
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orc REWARD Stolen from my
OCV stable near Gordonsville, on the night Of
the 2lst of November, DARK BAY MARE,
about seven years old, low carriage, very dull.
full name aud tail. does not pace, trots slowly,
and has marks Of having been recently worked.
tracked the mare the Valley (Harrsonburg)
Pike and think she went in that direction
The above reward will be paid for the return
Of the mare and apprehension of the thief or
$25 tor the mare alone.
F. B DAVIS,
dec 3-6t Gordonsville, Va.
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Town Property for Sale.

TTvOWn Properly for Sale.
l. By virtue OF au order Of the Circuit Court
OF Augusta County. in the matter of Morgan
against Weigan's E1cheaor, shall proceed on
Thursday, the 3lst day of December, 1868, to sell
at public sale. to the highest bidder the prem
ises. that desirable property lately owned by
Martin Weigan, containing about Eight and a
half Acres. on which is a small dwelling. The
land is well adapted to frurand for general cul-
ture or pasture. l will sell it as whole, or in
parcels, may be most desirable.
TERMs:-Equal instalments at one, two and
three years, bearing interest; the purchaser to
give bonds with sufficient security and the title
to be retained as ultimate security. Possession
given at once Sale to commence at IL o'clock,
A. NJ. A. J. CARRIER,
dec at Commissioner.
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The Petersburg Index; last Monday had
column leader on Woman, Music and Ba-
g lin lty good in place,
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their source. We are confident, however,
that an observance Of these rules will result
in valuable saving of coal.
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The Daily Nev Nation, Republican paper
announced that, owing to unexampled pro
scription. it will not be published again
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The Valley Railroad.

The Flncastle Herald, in speaking Of the
Valley Railroad says The mineral resources
OF Botetourt can never be developed without
railroad. 1t is not less true, that the com
pletion Of one line Of railway through coun-
try Astounding in valuable minerals, never fails
to stimulate capitalists to the construction of
| Others
Let the Valley R. R. be completed to Salem,
and can any one, who has studied the history
of the times, doubt but that Baltimore will at
once furnish the capital to construct a short
branch line Of railway, running from the main
line out to the Catawba Furnace and Stone
Coal Gap,--and then, afterwards, line run
ming across to Clifton Forge, and thus connect
ing with the Chesapeake and Ohio, in order
to secure the mineral wealth Of that portion
OF the country, and, at the same time, all the
travel to the Virginia Springs from the South
and South West.
Some may call these predictions mere
dreams but to such we would say, that
dreams, "so-called," have given wealth, civil
zation and power to states and nations.
WHAT RAILROADS DO FOR FARMERS
The .Agriculturistsay To haul forty bush
els Of corn fifty miles on wagon would cost
at least $12 for team, driver and expenses.
A railroad would transport it for 81 at most.
Allowing anavsrase Of forty bushels per acre,
the crop would be worth So more per acre, or
8 per cent on 5000 AS the relative adyant
age is about the same for other crops, it is
clear that railroad passing through town
would add 500 per acre to the value of the
farms. A town ten miles square contains
1000 acres. An increase of 500 per acre
is equal to S6,460,00O or enough to build two
hundred miles Of railroad, even if it cost s32
900 per mile. But two hundred miles Of
road would extend through twenty towns ten
miles square, and cost but ten dollars per acre,
it taxed upon the land. The figures are given
merely as an illustration. If the farmers had
taxed themselves to build all the railroads in
this country, and given, them away to any
companies that would stock and run them,
the present increased value of their land would
have well paid all their outlay.
49, ~. 2.
On which side are the Radicals in the
Cuban revolution? Do they sympathise with
the old Spanish flag, and the old Spanish au-
thorities in their effort to put down erebel-
lion," and to preserve the national life" or
with the insurgents who are trying to estab-
llsh the independence Of their. country
Haven't the Cubans as much right tobe indie
pendent as the Cretans And if not, why
not! And if so, hadn't the Confederates as
much right to be independent as either the
Cubans or the Cretans Of course not, be-
cause the Confederatcs were citizens of sove-
reign States, and members of a Union of con
SENT and they had the temerity to want to get
rid of association with New England, and they
tired on the cold flag, land, in fact, the case
was quite different and we have the authori-
ty of Nh. Trumbull for the fact that they
don't even deserve to live, and are made ex-
pressly to be governed by negroes and to be
= y.- l.
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O6OS a OOONl n II "A I'M On.
N ey WAnied.-lf the Corporators and
other friends OF our County Fair desire and ex-
pect to have the Grounds and Buildings ready for
the next Fair, and fitted up scale and in a
style TO meet all their wishes, they must remen-
Der that it requires money to do it, and they
must make up their minds to furnish it.
Corporstors paying up their bonds or any part
of them will stop interest, and at the same time
give important help
Persons having money to lend can have first
rate security and punctual payment of interest
and principal, and can without its costing them
one dollar, push forward an important public en-
terFrise.
~ Any help, to be efficient, must be given
promptly JOHN B. BALDWIN.
W. A. BURKE,
L. w. BAYLY,
dec 3-4t Executive Committee
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S. Barbour, Esq, President, and Messrs. r.
A. Coghill, W. D. Hart, W. G.. Cazenove,
D. F. Slaughter, Z. c. Marshall and s. A..
Kaufman Directors, on their part, for the
ensuing year.
President Barbour in speaking Of the Ma
nassas Branch in his report says:
l am happy to be able to report the advanc-
ed progress of this work, and its near ap-
proach to completion to Harrisonburg. The
track has been laid to point about five
miles distant from the terminus, and will be
closed according to the calculation of the
Chief Engineer by the middle of December.
The rails and cross tie have been purchased,
and for most part received, and no material
distractions now exist in the finishing of the
road as above. The necessary depot accom-
mediation has been already provided or is in
progress OF preparation and some additional
rolling stock has been secured to meet the
increase OF transportation anticipated by the
opening Of the line to Harrisonburg. In
view OF the limited ability of the company,
and the depressed condition of the country,
the company has reason for congratulation
upon the successful result Of their efforts in
he reconstruction and completion of this
valuable line Of communication between AL
exa .dr and the great producing region of
the Valley Of Virginia. The task was not
light one considering all the surroundings
bat it has been accomplished.
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Wickham. Fontaine
Private stockholders. 203 4,642
Individual proxies, 1901 9,498
County,a and city proxies, 25,OoO 1000
State proxies, 20, 40
Total, 47,244 1910
Majority for Wickham 81 ,1O4
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Chesapeake. 8 Ohio Railroad.

The meeting of the Stockholders Of the G
4 O. r. r., was squally one. The follow
ing is the vote for President and directors
with closing exercises. =
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Cabell moved that the meeting now &C
into an election Of president aud directors fol
the ensuring year. Agreed to.
The following was the vote on the Presi.
dant of the comnanu.
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Associated Capital and Energy.

-Individualism in our Southern people is .
great bar to their progress in material things.
This feature was stamped upon our charac-
ter by and under the old plantation system,
when every plantation was small principal
ty within itself, with its lord and his heredi-
tary serfs or slaves But change Of cir
cumstances has been wrought by the results
of the war, and new ideas must superyene
upon the old, else We shall stand STILL OF rath-
er las under the laws Of nature to stand still
is, impossible) go backward.
We must learn the old lesson that there is
strength an unity and not only learn it but
practice it, if we would get the full benefit Of
what we are doing. BY dividing up our cap:
ital and energy, instead Of combining them,
We become prey to larger capital, and to
combinations which may be formed against
US. Take bundle Of rods, separate them,
and child may break them, but put them
together, and they may defy the strength of a
giant.
There is economy, too, in unity, as we'll as
in strength. Separate concerns are each Of.
ten run at nearly as great an expense as the
whole would be if combined We can hardly
better illustrate our idea than by the example
Of planning mill, with the usual combina-
tions to be seen in it, There we see a variety
of machinery and bat one engine and one
engineer. Give an engine and engineer to
each machine, and We see at once the waste OF
power and extravagant cost Of running. Just
SO of many pursuits requiring capital as .
motive power, and skill to apply and control
it, We must learn the value of association
and combination in our enterprises and rur-
suits, both small and great, or we shall waste
our strength for that which is nought."
M