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The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-24
VIRGINIA INVENTIONS.

We ind the following in tho Scien.
tific American
GARDEN IMPLENENT.-Henry Miller.
Roadside, Va. This invention consists
in the manner Of connecting the hsHdle
with the stock whereby the former is
rendered removable, ard also capable
OF being kept always tight.
CURRYcoMB.-J. E. Yager, Barbours-
vili,.e Va.-The object Of this invention
is to construct currycomb in such a
manner that when it gets out of order
from any c.euse, it can be readily taken
apart and ad, USED or repaired.
SHOVEL Prov Plate AND POINT
Henry Miller, ROADSIDE, Va.-'This in
Fention consists ofs pow plate or mold
to be secured to any piow stock. its
lace being concave, lengthn.ise and tia.
crosswise and the mold having seats at
Its ends into which are placed rA.versi-
Die points of shape suited to the seat.
And this in another paper.
Last week Virginia obtained patents
as follows: Samuel j. Baird, S:aun-
ton, for butten-holing attachment to
sewing machines; w. b. Mcclure.
Alexandria, for cart saddle; William
Magyar, Middlebrook, for washing-lna-
chine.
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HOME INDUSTRY.

An exchange gets eff the following
wholesome advice, which coming "a il
does at this season, and Ginning with
our own ideas so exactly, we cannot
help laying it before our r.aders- Lit
is worthy of serious consideration, and
those who adopt 1t will vouch tor it's
entire truthflllnexs
support home mechanies-home
mills-home labor-home merchants
home press-home artsans-home eve
rything, and persons, a. near as posi-
bio in order to do your part in support
ing and aiding Ia building up your
everyday neighbor, place, county and
state. Also. patroniZe those who pat
ronize your northumberland those who
do not tail through your papers to keep
their business before the people. 1t
shows business--it shows liberal
splrit-it means to live and let live.
When you find the latter Kind of BUSH
ness men you will find men who will
trade literally with you-looknx to
both sides of the trade instead Of one.
Try it friends, and see if We are not In
the main right,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-24
PARTIC4ARS OF THE LATE HOMICIDE
IN CHARLOTTESVILLE.


The immediate incidents of the trag-
edy are related as follows by q CORES
pondent OF the Enquirer /:
On arriving at the residence ut A.
| bout seven O'Clock in the morning, Mr.,
Ayres was met by Mr.. Brown, the
brother-in-law OF DR.. Oliver. Mr..
Brown invited him to take a seat in
his parlor. which Ayres did and i'm
mediately went to DR.. divers cham
Der and informed him that Mr.. Ayres
was waiting to see him. DIR. divers
chamber adjoined the parlor, and no.
waiting to dress he came out in his
night clothes TO where Mr.. Ayres was.
On meeting him he protfered his hand
saying to Ayres, allow are you old fell
low! I'm glad to see YOU" Ayres,
however drew back saying, ~ can't
take your hand, and noting but your
lie s blood, sir, can wipe out the deadly
wrong you have done my family"
with this he raised his pistol, a Colts
navy iive-shooter, add fired at Oliver
VINO retreated through the open door
TO his chamber. Ayres followed firing
as he advanced on his retreatng victim.
Ollvcr either Cow fell or threw himself
oenlnd his bed to escape the snots, and
while down Ayres discharged two more
barrels at him making in all four shots
ne had fired. 1t WAS evident nov that
ne was done for. and Ayres deliberate
~ lett as II nothing had happened.
Before the attack Mr.. Brown left for
some reason, and when he heard the
first shot supposed it was occasioned by
the accidental explosion of one Of the
metaiic cartridges belonging to divers
famous breech-loading gun. The sec
ond shot however caused him TO retrace
ms steps towards the house, and on
going in he met Mrs. Oliver coming
through the parlor in state of great
excitement. tie took her to another
rom, ana just after doing this saw
Ayres going out OF his gate. He then
Hurriediy went to divers room and
round him bleeding corpse on the
floor.
After leaving Mr.. Browns residence
Ayres went directly to the telegraph
once and sent his family dispatch in
forming them OF what he had done.
lie then went without delay to officer
Crlddle and surrendered himself.
The reason assigned by Mr.. Ayres
for the bloody deed, committed with
such evident generalization and intent |
are as follows:
Last summer Or. Oliver visited him
1t his residence in upper Fauquler r,
near the Londoun line, remaining be-
meath his roof and enjoying his conf
lence and hospitality for several
months. During this time he pretend
n spirit OF Kindness by way of return
or the attentions shown his by his host
% treat his yourg daughter for some
complaint, and thus won her confidence
md ruined her.
The glrl kept her secret until few
lays ago, when Mr., Ayres was made
ware of the villiany of Oliver and the
eduction of his daughter. Wrought at
rst to frenzy by the discovery, lie be-
ans calm only to determine that moth
az but the hearts blood of her de-
Lroyer would satiate his vengeance.
lis plans formed without communicate
lg his purpose, he lett home for Char
'ttesville IN search of Oliver, and the
esult mas already been told.
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LIVE MEN.


Much is said about the lack of energy
In the people of Virginia. We often
complain of it ourselves. 1t seems 70
us, at times. that onr people could do
better if they would; could go ahead
and make money ifthey would only ex-
ert themselves. We want lue men, and
we lament bitterly that they are not to
be found.
But put the ease fairly. Take the
strongest and most energetic man that
ever breathed, strip him to the skin in
the winter air, tie him hand and loot,
clap lancet into his veins and extract
three fourths of the blood in his body.
Wouldn't you feel yourself to be an
infinite hound if you upbraided that
man for not being live man?
Or take the most thriving and bust
ling community in the land. Destroy
Its trade, purloin its labor, annihilate
Its investments of every kind, place it
In political bondage, and then allow it
emily one fourth of the circulating me-
dunn necessary to carry on its derid-
ed.
Wouldntyou consider yourself beast
Ter than the yeriest brute if you berat-
ed that community for its lack of live
men.
war, drought, insufficient labor and
no money have made us, as a people,
bloodless. And yet we do assert.
and we challenge denial, that no pc, pie
so drained of all elements of lite has
ever displayed more energy and more
pluck, than these same people OF Viz
ginia,
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GORD0NsvILLE.


Nature was in one Of her happiest
moods when she framed this land of
ours. We are in Virginia, and that is
great thing. More than that, we are
IN one OF the very best parts OF Virgin
Ia. Here the higher lowlands end, and
here the mountains begin. On the one
hand' we have the rich deep-red soil of
orange, Greene and Madison, and on
the other the scarcely less fertile mari
like soil ofthe Green Springs in Louisa.
The boundary line of this last county
is within a stones throw of the town.
The Albemarle line is but little mora
thar. a mile off. An hours ride on horse
pack VII bring us into Greene or Madi-
son. Here two great railroads cross each
otner, and here third at no very distant
day may have its terminus. Five hours
travel will carry us to the capital of the
State or to the Federal capital. At
this point trade may go North, South,
East or West, as the producer may pre-
fer; and in day he may place his pro-
duce IN any one of dozen different
markets, many of them the largest and
best in the United States. Here we
are free alike from the rigor of the
North and the heat of the South. Here.
too, we escape the malaria of tide-ya-
ter ard the diseases which belong to the
higher mountain regions. Within walk
ing distance of the town we have lands |
ofalmost any quality the purchaser may
desire. Our red lands bear drought bet
ter than the lands of the Valley, and |
our grey lands, under tiliage, are equal
in productiveness to any similar soil in
the State. Mr.. Goss, one of the great
est and most successful apple-growers
IN the Union, lives but a few miles from
this plsce. The Haxal,s, famous for
their horses, reside still nearer. Their
immediate neighbor. Mr.. Jas. New
man, is coniessedly one OF the most
farmers in Virginia. Mr.. Jas.
Z. Scott, whose vineyard is equallcd by
lew and scarcely surpassed by any in
The South, lives only three miles from
his place. The society around Cor I
louisville is noted for refinement. We
nay boast one of the Invest land agents
II the State. one who is doing as much
g single individual we'll can do to {
e-people his section. immigration is
lowing in upon US In gradually in :
reasing stream the best way for it to
ow. Some OF the new settlers are men =
very large means. With all these X
dvantages of nature and art, society p
nd facility for trade, our increase in
opulaticn and wealth is scarcely "a
Iiestlon OF time, "it is matter of GER. b,
Unity. al
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-24
THE RURAL NEw-YoRKER.

This paper, which has become IA.
miliar to more than 10000 homes. il
one OF the most striking examples OF
deserved success presented by the
newspaper fraternity in this country.
we knew The managing editor whSn
ne WAS sending out his little monthly
Genesee Farmer, twenty years or mora
ago. Even then his Industry and per-
severance made the Farmer pepiilar
but it socn proved too ANAL for his ex-
panding powers and abilities. He saw
the want of ruaal journal which
should supply the place in the family
of halt dozen papers each devoted "a
single object; in short, Mr.. Moore
sought to make genuine family panrr
embracing the various departments of
Agriculture, General News and Ali
useful information for our Increasing
and improving rural population. TSS
this work he devoted himself with zeal
and energy. "There is a tide I'm the
affairs of men which taken at the flood
leads on 60 fortune;" and Mr.. Moore
took that lido exactly at the flood and
by sagacious management has reached
point which may we'll satisfy his am
blton; for the Rural is the most e;e-
gantly printed, ably edited, widely cir
culated and heartily welcomed paper.
as whole which now finds it, way a.
Imong the people, The Rural is now A
large royal quarto OF l6 pages, publish
Cd weekly, making in year an i'm
mense book OF valuable reading such |
As in books would cost $3.50 and all this
- furnished to single subscribers for
IS year. In clubs OF ten, 90, so per
year and one free to the person getting
Up the club. Address d. d. Z. Moore
Il Park Row, New York City.
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cHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

W. G. Wickham arrived from New
YORK Saturday morning and left tor
his farm In the evening. He states
that the new Board of Directors have
determined to commence operations
on The road as soon as practicable af-
ter the Christmas holidays. An ade-
quatc force will be employed on the
tunnel, about eight miles west of the
White Sulphur Springs, so as to ensure
IFS completion before the other part OF
the iosG is finished. 1t is believed
that trains will be running between
Richmond aal the Ohio river before
the expiration OF two years.-Whio.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-24
MoxEY-cONrRACTroE,

In New York money is ueasier ;,
That is call loans can be had. for 3 do =
at time, at the rate of 7 per cent. nor
annum. The very best Commercial
paper can only be discounted at from
to IL per cent, and at these rates on
ly for short dates. For very good No.
per, Is to 20 per cent must be naid. In
Cincinnati there is a pressing demand
for loans, and good mercantile nanar
commands from 3 to two per cent
per month. In Chicago the monnv
market is still as 1t has been for sons
tlue 10 stringent condition. High
fates are paid, and the only hopeful
lesllhg Is based upon the conviction,
says leading paper that Congress will
repuaiats every measure looking to-
wares resumption ofspecie payments
ana authorize liberal increase in the
volume OF currency In this city. the
most eAtraVaeant rates are paid The
very pest paper has been commanding
one per cent. a month, and Is TO Is per
cent Is daily paid on good mortgage Sc
curlty. Yet there has been no over
trading during the past year. There
mas Deen little or no reckless specula-
tloh. Ihere are certainly in this city
no symptoms of extravagant expend:-
Iure and there are no signs whatever
OF That general initiation, which causes
fictitious prices, and which in the end
inevitably leads to financial crash.
on .he contrary in every department
OF trade there has been during the past
Two years, steady contraction. Bust
ness has decreased. Prices have di-
minished. Merchants and tradesmen
have valnly endeavored by cautious
prudence, to protect themselves troln
loss. Yet, In spite of all their efforts,
many OF them close this year. as they
did the last one, with balance Oh the
wrong side of their books, and after
Two years' struggle, we are apparently,
unless we have some speedy relief,
soon to be hurled into the abyss of
bankruptcy BaHimnre Gazette.
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TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Remember the year began on the
10th OF last November. Not one in ten
has paid, and yet you know our terms
are ''invaLiabiy in advance" We ask
you as friends and honest gentlemen
to come forward promptly and pay up.
send us the money without delay; we
want no other Christmas gift.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-24
TENNESSEE.

Tennessee will have her turn next
~ the way of "expuisiou. have
the pest authority Tor saying that her
etIirHto the condition OF a province is
but q question of time. Ehe step
would be Taken at once If the assem-
bling of the proposed convention was
not deemed by some Radical leaders as
more propisious occasion. you see
how the newspaper pack of hounds are
set loose upon this doomed State as
:hey have been for the past year upon
Georgia. This is an unerring sign of
Danger to her "sovereghty." Wash
tngtOn Cor. Baltimore Gazette
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BLAcKwooD.

We have received from Leonard
Scott, Publishing Co., GAO Fulton St. +,
New York;.
Blackwood's Magazine for Novem-
Der, Contents: Earle's Dene. Part |.
The Jewish Reformation and the Tai
mud. Cornelius .ODowd-Dr. Cum
ming and the Council. The Claims of
the Fenians. The Land Question of
Ireland. John--Part /. Saint-Eloy-
sur-les Dunes. The Faroese saga
Scotland in Parliament: The Poor-Law
Inquiry.
This is a charming but tab talizing
number.
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THE FREDERICKSBURG JUDICIAL CIR
CUT.

For our circuit judges Critchsr and
Coleman are mentioned, but as they
are believed to be ineligible under the
fourteenth amendment, we suppose
they Will not be seriously pressed. On
Yesterday, John l.. Marye, Jr., posi-
lively declined the use oil his name for
the place. and united in = requ. st to
William ). Barton to allow the use of
his name for the position.
rms withdrawal of Mr.. Marye ensur-
es Major Barton g election, we suppose.
Ana II SO, the circuit will be fortunate.
de is gentleman by birth, both in
name and in fact, and if elected will
adorn the position.
The name Of Joseph Mayo. of West-
mofeland is also spoken Of for the
place Fredericlesburg Herald.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-24

fD% Dr. Bagby's Native virginian
looks perfectly at home at Gordonsyil.e,
May it and Gordonsville prosper.-En-
Quirer.
lThanks. Why not?
Southall wonders where all the fried
chickens legs at Gordonsville come
FROM
The secret OF this important trade can
not OF course be divulged to strangers,
but we are collecting the statistics and
IN our next issue will give you the
llard-boiled aggregate.
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CHRISTMAS.

Compliments of the season, friends |!
Merry Christmas and happy New
Year ! God bless you all, espe cially the
young ones. No room for more. Have
seen 100 many Cliristmasses to blow
over this one, with the Georgia bill on
its back. There'll be no paper next
week--are'nt you sorry? Holiday for
the hands, you know.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-24
NEW ECLECTIC MAGAZINE.

Ii this magazine bore tile London i'm
print, ut would be world-famous. lift
were printed in Boston or New York.
1t would number its subscribers by tens
OF thousands. Baltimore alone ought
to furnish list of 10000. 1t is thor
oughly Southern, and has just been
made the organ of the Southern Histo-
rlcal Society. Send to Turnbull and
Murdoch, 40 Lexington St., Baltimore.
for specimen copy. 81 a year.
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STATE INTEREST TO BE PAID,

The Richmond Dispatch learns that
one per cent. interest ON the State
ponds Will be paid by the Treasurer OF
virginia on and alter the 1st OF Janua-
ry next.
Inc sherifis are paying the State
taxes into the Treasury with commen-
danie proinptness. Sixty thousand
day.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-24

~ The Baltimore american saws
there are any number of railroad en-
terprises presenting themselves as clai-
ments for the cityis nursing care. A
couple Of railroads in Virginia want a
million and half, will probably get it
simply because they are in Virginia.
OF course Baltimore intends to own
Virginia. Stock, lock and barrel.
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AGENT FOR THE NATIVE V1Re1ErAN.

Mr.. I'll. B. Linney has received the APP
polntment of Travelling Agent of this
paper for the counties ofGreene, Madl-
son. Orange, Albemarle, Louisa, and
Fluvanna. We commend him to our
friends as an upright and industrious
young gentlemen, and trust that he
may meet with success.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-24
BIZ COURTEOUS.

'IheAttorney for the Commonwealth
OF henrico county. told The presiding
magistrate in the Court, on Thursday
That he was "a gray headed old son of
a - He was sent to Jail for ar
hour, and then apologized.
T. o.-.He has since been dismissed
Lemuel j. Bovden is his name.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-24

|
1t is stated In the papers that the
| washerwomen of Paris are on strike.
They are naturally tub ulent.
We never dreamed that the panier
was used for warmth till it occurred to
us that possibly it served the purpos.
of back-clog.
Gilt edge Orange county Butter-is
advertised by firm in Norfolk. You
eat the edge, and leave the rest.
Lucy Stone likens boys to vinegar
the more another" in them the sharper
they are.
No reference to temper.
Crackers are ten cents pound In
Richmond. Flour low and money
scarce.
DIR. Liyingston-source of the Nile
what are they to us? All we want to
know is the source of the Mill in our
pockets.
A Northern paper says:
The poor mans purse may be empty.
but he has as much gold in the sunset,
md as much silver in the moon as any,
body.
In the horn of the moon.
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Among recent inventions we find
those two.
SOLUBLE GLASS,
OR sILIcArEs OF SODA AND POTASH,

ON sILICAIEs OF SODA AND POTASH,
For preserving wood stone, G. iron.
FIRE, Water, Rust, and Mildew-
froof. 1t possesses properties to rem
der unlnhammable all kinds of Tim Der
makes Stone Houses new when begin
aihg 10 crack, or forms concrctes for
Clsterns and Cellars; forms q useful
article for iron founders, mcndins air
holes " producing q durable putty or
lining for boilers rendering more
hre-proof fire brick and clay; produce
ing the best paint, etc.
Twelve tools in one, TO be carried in
the vest pocket Pocket Rule, Rulsr,
Square, Bevel, Screw Driver, Chisel,
Com2asseG, Scissors, Buttonhole Cut
ter, Paper knife, and Pencil Sharpen-
er.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-24

IE~ Mr. Woods Garth of Albemarle
has just sold ten cattle, averaging l.
500 pounds at 500 apiece. The ten
brought hun $1,000. One heller four
years old, weighed LOO. They we've
four-year old cattle.
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THE TINE o. nay.

Edwin NJ. Stanton has been eleyat-
ed to the Supreme Bench in place of
Grier, and bill to re-reconstruct
georgia has passed both Houses, Set
your political watches accordingly.
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gev advertisements.
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILRoAD

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
ONand after Dec. 18th, 1869, the Mail
~ train will leave Richmond daily, except
sunday, for Staunton at 40 a IN, and arrive
at Staunton ut 70 p IN. Leave Staunton at
v ~ m, and arrive at Richmond ~ % IN.
making close connections at Gordonsyille
and Charlottesville with Orange Alexandria
and Manassas Railroad Mail Trains for Alex
andrla, Washington, Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, New York, &c.; also for Lynchburg
Knoxville, Chattanooga. Memphis, New OF,
leans, Montgomery, Mobile, sc.
Mall Train Will run Jri-weelxly between
Staunton and White Sulphur Springs on
tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Leave
Staunton OF 40 p IN and arrive at White sui
phur at III VI p III leave White sulphur at
~ a m, and arrive at stanton at a M
Ana going West will connect with stages as
ioiiows, ylz:-At Goshen with stages for Lex
lngton, Natural Bridge and Rockpridge
Baths. AT Millboro' with stages for Bath Al
umn, and Warm Springs, and at White Sui
phur with stages for Lewisburg, Charleston.
&c. ''
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN will run be-
tween Richmond and Washington aightly
except Sunday without change of cars, Ieav-
ing Richmond at 30 p. M, and arriving at
Hlchnond, at 30 A. NJ, making all through
connections at Richmond and Washington
CARS Will be attached to this
train, and will be run through between Rich
mond and Washington without change.
JAMES +. NErHE RLAND
december "a, 1860. General Ticket Agent.
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MORE NEW RAILROADS.

The way we editors are building new
railroads on paper is caution. In the
last issue of the Valley yirginian we
md the following entirely new scheme.
An inspection ofthe map will show. II
you take string, and place one end of
it at Culpeper G. H., and stretch If
westward, to Stanton. that il will
make an almost direct continuation of
the course OF theroad from Alexandria
TO Culpeper G. H.; ar that it will pass
very near Madison G. H.. Stanardsville
owiit-Run Gap, Port-Republic, and
thence up the Valleys 0. Middle River.
and Lewis Creek, to Staunton. A road
OH TINS route, would bear about the
same relation to the present road, that
tne diameter of semicircle, bears to
me circumference. 1t would be as
straight road as can be made between
Cuipeper G. H., and stanton, and we
oeiieve It would cut off about 80 miles
of distance.
This road, when completed, Will wind
around by way Charlottesville and
come to Gordonsville. The proposed
new railroad from Rappahannock sta
ton to Sperryville. must make Juno
ton with the Gordonsville and Win
chester r. r. Every thing must come
to Gordonsville.
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NEWSPAPER Laws,

Postmasrsrs are REQUIRED to piva n,,t,ca nv
teltef wbsn subscriber does not take his
per rom the office: and give the reason
Ur lts MOI being taken. Neglecting to do so
sasher FOR the payment
ANY person who takes paper regularly
rom tne postoffice, whether ne has subscrib-
the subscription. -
A person ordering his paper discontinued
must pay all arrearages, or the publisher may
continue to send 1t until payment is made
ano correct the whole amount, whether ii is
taken from the office or not. ~ -
The courts have decided that refusing 70
take,a paper and periodical from the post
once, or removing and leaving them uncall-
cd ior is p'f1na fdcse evidence Of Intentional