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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-10-28
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TOBACCO FOR EXHIBITION AT THE FAIR
The supervisor Of internal revenue publishes
the following letter for the information of
manufacturers of tobacco who may wish to
exhibit their work at the approaching State
fair. " sill q VI t
UNITED STATES incl REVENUE,
Supt's Office, Dis. of Va. and w. Va.
Richmond, Va. Oct. FL, 1869.
TO Manufacturers Of Tobacco: s.s 7.
Manufacturers having applied to this office
for information as to what provisions can be
made to allow them to remove tobacco from
their factories for exhibition at the coming
fair, without afixipg their names and caution
notice, have to state that on application at
this office, with statement Of the number
and kinds Of packages and the pounds in
each, and the place where any such manufact-
ured tobacco is intended to be exhibited, a
permit will be granted for the removal from
the factory Of such tobacco for exhibition
without the names of the manufacturers be-
ing branded thereon or the caution notice be-
ing affixed thereto, the packages to be stamp
ed as according to law Notice must, in all
cases, be given to the return of the. same
number of packages to the factory after the
exhibition. II LII.
OTIS F. PREsBREY,
-e9 ~ s,al +. Supervisor.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-10-28

In former days there has been too great a
disposition to consult the views and wishes Of
Individual proprietors, and to sacrifice the pub
lie good to crafty their ante.deluvian prejus
dices. In this way most Of our public high
ways are. made to run along boundary lines,
over high hills, ana through deep hollows, and
around Robin Hoods barn We are for FIX
ing our roads on the best possible locations
and keeping them there. Ifany body is IN
juried let him be paid-liberaly paid for it.
It is true economy in the, end. And when a
road is thus located on the best route let it
remain there. Let people accommodate their
farms to the public high yays,4 and not the
highways to their farms. There has been too
much disposition to indulge land owners in
this respect We know instances in which
the whole public has been turned from its an
Gent, and legitimate road to market-half a
mile out Of the way, that farmer may save a
few pannels of fencing, or embrace an add.
tional field in his enclosure. 2'a
Let us then have the Barterbrook road
Let us locate it on the best route, and make !!
in good style, and We feel certain that when il
is flushed, all will be pleased, and wonder
why it was not done before.
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- There were seventeen divorce cases on the
docket of the Macon county, Mo-, Circuit
at its recent session. Six divorces were grant.
cd, several dismissed; and the remainder con
tinued until next term. There is through
line by rail from Chicago to Macon city.
A horrible murder was committed near
Purdy, Tenn, last Sunday morning, when
Gilbert Combs shot and killed his brotherJa.
cob, who was defending his mother against
Gilbert. The affair grew out OF the dlstrlbu'
ton ofpropcrty left by their, father. Gilbert
had not:becn arrested at last accounts.
"ChilIicothe Row. is new Western dish
whereof the ingredients are one prairie chick
en- boiled on toast, two dozen fried oysters
seventeen gizzards, and as many livers stew
ed with tomatoes, two, pounds Of becfsteak
and quart Of Coffee stirred up and moisten
ed witha hot apple today II VI
It'll reported thatth Rev. Charles Rog
ers of England, is about to get up subscrip
ton for the erection OF a monument to Adam
the father Of mankind to be erected on thu
supposed site of the Garden of Eden, il
Mesopptamia.i Universal contributions arr
l desired: sce etetasrtiG. 10 sar'r1 2ttt@ t2f9
The Hillsboro' a. c. Recorder publishes
the very doubtful story of an alleged outrage
Of white girl in that neighborhood by ne
gro, who, the account says was captured anc
"skinned alive" The Recorder says "tht
lynchers asked the girl what they should d.
| with, him, and she said skin him alive And
they Skinned him" ~ e
The Concord Statesman gives list O
elghty-fvc women and ffty-one men VIII,
have died in New Hampshire hundred years
old and upwards. Six were colorcd persons
and only four of the one hundred and thirty
six had double names. One woman WHIT
had died at one hundred and one years O.
age, had a daughter who died at ono hundred
Henry Church has been arrested and con
fincd in jail in Alexandria, Va, charged will
committing an outrage upon a little girl elev
en- years Of age The child was severely in
jured and unable to appear against the ac
cused, though she identified him wbcr con
fronted by him after arrest. ThereJ wa
great excitement owe. the outrage, and tn,
prisoner came near being lynched.
The new ten dollar notes have a view o
the capitol building in the centre, and on on,
side portrait of Jefferson. The engravin,
is finely executed, and the bills are printed il
several colors, to prevent eounterfeiting bu
the paper is thinner than that used for tn,
old notes, and, in general appearance, tn,
bills, are very much, like those which ar,
wrapped around bottles of patent medicine.
gEAnsingenious calculation has been made ii
England, that an average human being, aftel
.deducting the value of what he consumes
adds about 9106,, or $500 in gold value, t.
the wealth Of a community during his or he
lifetime eff it is true" said Robert Con
ingsby, cover 91,000,000 per day drops int
the American exchequer from this one item
of humad machinery during several month";
of each year" e7s @s -~il
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News Items.

Some b,dy has found out where Mrs Lin
colu is. She is living at Frankfort.
Victor Emmanuel has seven mistresses.-
Some one should demonstrate with him. %
One New York doctor has sent six brokers
to the insane asylum since the gold panic.
A Canadian bride in New York wears q
$1,000 diamond. IL :.
Hon. fIoratio Seymour invites interview
ing reporters to dig potatoes with him or
his farm. 1o
They have had ,horse-racing, gaming and
amateur theatricals recently at New Orleans
church fair a
The "calico hop" has reached Illinois 1t
is the hired girl jumping out of second
story window with the family spoons.
Prince Napoleon's private secretary is a
Spanish ex-priest, who left the Church in
order to get married to beautiful French
ballet-girl. ~. .t
Henry Smidt blew out his brains in New
York. because his sweetheart was not smitten
with the tender passion and would not be
Smidt. saa q iaa ~ So stat ~
A bull snake, eight feet six inches long
was killed some days ago in Western Henry
county, III. His snakeship was one foot in
circumference.
AS an inducement to their clients, the
Circleville Journals says that all subscribers
paying in advance, will be entitled to first
rate obituary notice ~ case Of death.
Antonio Maurer was Saturday last sentenc-
ed, at New City, to be hung on the 9th Of
December, he having been convicted Of MUIR
der He protested his innocence.
The tobacco product of the last twelve
months Of Richmond, Va; was over twelve
millions Of pounds of chewing and nearly
100000 pounds of smoking tobacco, max
ing total of 500 tons, the internal reve-
uuc tax on which amounts to nearly four
millions of dollars. -'
Mr.. s. W. shorey, Of Galcsburg, Illinois,
a we'll known inventor of that State. has Just
patented an apparatus for the perfect meas
urement Of the human foot, even of the un-
pleasant protuberances which sometimes
trouble these valuable appendages. The
measurer enables the last-maker to secure q
perfect model of the foot under review, and
thus guarantees the prospective boot-wearer
perfect fit and the corn-grower protection
from the penalties usually attendant on the
raising Of that crop on soil 50 nnconscnial.
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NEAR LEXINGTON, VA, October LIST, 1855

NEAR LEXINGTON, VA, October LIST, 1869.
Messrs. MOVERS & JONES, O.
Gentlemen 4 planted about 80 acres with the
Challenge Corn Planter, bought ofJ Il. Myers
s. Son. your agents in Lexington. 1 am ma
chinest by trade, and have examined other Plant
ers and bought yours, because found it to be
mo, perfect in principal than any machine of
the kind ever saw, and with your improvements
for 1869, do cheerfully recommend your Plant
er as perfect machine. No farmer who plants
twenty five acres of can afford to do without
W. F. PERSON.
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ryhe Challenge Corn Planter,
WITH AND WITHOUT
-''t FERTILIZER ATTACHMENT

This machine, which for accuracy and regular
ity Of work, we CHALLENGE ALL COMPETITION,
has gained reputation for itself far beyond
the expectation of the proprietors. .*.s
1t is geared machine, and byaa popularity Of
its construction Patented June Goth, 1869 does
not sow or scatter the corn along the rows
but drops ii accurately in the hills, 10, 81, and
SO inches apart. 1t is easily thrown out of gear
and drops nothing while turning at the end of
rows. - .sit-a
We can confidently recommend it as the best
machine of it's class. i.8 -
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WHOLESALE & RETAIL!
QueensWare. China and Glassware

4 r WHOLESALE & RETAIL!
Queensware, China and Glassware
JAMES A. PIPER & SON, ;.
are now receiving, at their new store-room ad
joining the Virginia Hotel, direct from the factory
at Liverpool, the largest stock Of Queensware even
seen in the Valley. We can, therefore, sell any.
thing in our line at very low prices; in fact, we
can sell at ~ .9<
I BALTIMORE WHOLESALE PRICES,
and intend doing SO, if dealers in ware will only
give us the opportunity.
To all retailers we propose to protect them in
a reasonable profit and at the same time sell them
anything we have at what they usually pay in
Baltimore for the same class Of goods.
We will only name few leading kinds oil
goods viz: a" ~, se
300 dozen plates of different sizes,
800 sets Cups and Saucers,
200 covered dishes, 5ta rNT
Wash bowls. and Pitchers, Dishes, Mugs,
Pitchers, covered Chambers, Sugars
and Teapots, French China Tea d
sets, gold band do, Chamber
Sets, Stoneware-the best
make in the State
1ueluC ny
D. PARR & SON,
+aasi u Richmond,
Va. .-.sf
GLASSWARE! GLASSWARE
THE LARGEST STOCK ta
we have ever had. Call and examine it, at
JAMES A. PIPER & SONS,
oct 28-tf near the Virginia Hotel.
YINhe cheap Dry Goods Store.
i ~ adjoining the Virginia Hotel
The subscribers, having permanently located
themselves in their new store-room adjoining the
Virginia hotel, propose doing business on the
Short Profit System
for cash, and pledge ourselves to sell goods as
low as any other house in Staunton. Our expen-
ses being greatly reduced, we can and will, sell
at a small advance for cash, and pledge all our
friends that we will proteet them in prices.
We have fine stock of - ,qa
Black Silks, Irish Poplins Empress Cloths, black
Alpacas Shawls, Cloaks, Handkerehiefs, Gloves,
Bleached and Brown Cottons, Satinets, Cloths,
Notions, &c. Don't forget our business stand.
oct 28-tf JAMES A. PIPER son.
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WYTHEvILLE, VA, Sept, %, 1868
Mr. C. i. Fox-Dear Sir In reply to your
note asking my certificate in regard to my expe-
rience with the operation of the Challenge Corn
Planter sold me last spring, manufactured by
MOVERS & JONES, Gordonsville, Va, can state
it gave perfect satisfaction, drops regular, and
the Fertilizer Attachment is all that can be de-
sired. The field planted came up well and is
the best corn l raised. l do not hesitate to re-
commend its use to the Farmers Of this section.
j. F. UMBARGER.
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Dssol%tioanhss copaTtnsfshP here
op. is dissolved by mutual consent. The Books
Of the concern viii be settled by VIM. L. Balths.
It is important that those indebted to us should
settle at once The business will still be con-
Quoted by VIM. L. Balthis, and r. E. Bishop will
also continue in his old line in Stauntoh
w. L. BALTHIS,
oct 28-4t Il. E. BISHOP.
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SERIOUS Acc1DENr-We learn that Col
B. Ilarnlan, Of the Rockbridge Alum Springs
came near losing hisAlife on Tuesday night
under the Following circumstances He was
on board the Orange aud A1exandria train
and while it was crossing the bridge across
the river, Mr.. Harmap, in attempting to step
from the platform Of one car to another, fell
between them, and was caught among the
timbers of the bridge, the entire train pass
ing over him, but most fortunately not strik-
ing his body. The accident was seen by
persons on the train, and it was promptly
stopped. and Colonel Hartman was taken on
board and carried to Washington He was
found 10 be very badly bruised but is not Sc
riously injured -LvnchJu,y Nens.
Andrew johnson has been invited by the
Mayor of New York to visit that city aud DO
liver an address upon the vital question Of
the hour -
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LEXINGTON, Va, Sept, %, 1869.

Messrs Myers Son, Agents.
Having used one of the Challenge Corn Plant
ers sold BY you, and manufactured by Messrs.
Meyers Jones, Gordonsville, Va. it gives me
great pleasure to recommend IT, u does us wolk
admirably, and comes fully up 10 all claimed for
it, One man with horse gan with your Planter,
do the work, which in the old way 1t requires
four men and one horse ia do 1t isso simple IN
its construction that there is ma danger OF ITS
getting out of order. believe it to be tue best
machine of its kind that has eyer been made;
Very Respectfully, G. W. PETTldKEH:
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NANUFAVTUhEItS UF The
POWHAT
.RAWBONE SUPER PHOSPHATE

Having now completed our extensive works
we are. prepared to, furnish farmers and plant
ers the above excellent MAN URE, the man.
ufactur,ng of which is under the strict super
vision of JOHN WHANN, ESQ.,, of Will
nington, Delaware, one of the most practical
phosphate manufacturers in the country; was
the originator and for number of years the
proprietor of celebrated Super Phosphate,
which is now extensively used through the
country we, therefore, offer the POWIIA-
TAN RAW BONE SUPER-PHO SPHATE
NOT as a new article-but the result of ten
years practical experience aud constant study,
and will ensure perfect satisfaction. A good,
supply will at all times be found in store at
No. 1904 Main street, Richmond, Va. Also,
pure FINE GROUND BONE.
For sale by H. KER & BRO, Agents,
sept 9--tf Staunton, Va.
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GTRAYED, on Friday, the sth day of Oc-
y tober, 1869, from my premises in Staun-
ton, q Black COW, with White back and belly,
with dark teats and tail slightly clipped-no 9th
er marks remembered. Any information lead
ing to her recovery will be thankfully received
s1I 'et A. K. SNAPP,
oct 2S-3t pr -" Staunton, Va.
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/ MILLINERY.

IM Mrs p Scherer Miss A. E. Bickle
have just opened new lot Of PATTERN BON
NETS and HATS, which viii be sod at low pri-
ccs. ,,
We have also new styles of Ladies' and Chill
drens' Dress and Cloak Patterns, and will make
Cloaks, having an excellent machine.
We are also prepared to do all kinds of pink
ing. oct 2S-lt
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IMITATION LINEN PAPER COLLARS 70,
J. sale at Is cents box by
july l6-f G. E. WOOD.
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-NesUs Advertisements.

Whiskers "A Heavy Beard is warranted
w @A in five weeks by using the ITALIAN
COMPOUND. Sent by mail closely sealed for
so cents. ~ A. RUSSELL & CO.,
P Waterton, N. Y.
oct 2S-1m \. fs
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ru1HE PLACE TO BUY BARGAINs.

"HE PLACE TO BUY BARGAINS.
III "Hirsh & Loebs Fancy Bazaar" is we'll
supplied with Pocket and Table Cutlery, Trunks,
Valices, Table and Floor Oil-cloth, Soaps, Perfu-
merry, Pistols of all makes, and ammunition for the
same, Stationery, Looking glasses, Gents Furn-
ishing Goods, Hats, and in fact anything you can
call for. april 5000 1y
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PRICE

PRICE, 4T
Single Wheel Planter, with Guanno
Attachment, 800 W
:. 6. .. without (. $500
Double wheel Planter, with " 3a'oo
F" without :. Zo'00
Extra Guano Cylinder Ivy
NorE.-single wheel Planter rolls the corn, and
the double wheel Planter does not.
The machine will drop from Is to 100 pounds
Of Fertilizer to the acre Address,
MOVERS & JONES,
Mafctanuurers,
oct 14-tf Gordonsville, w.
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A UGUSTA COUNTY COURT CLERKS Of
n FICE TO W.T.;
ESTRAY HOG,
Taken up by F. NJ. Engleman on his land Of
the following description, viz: A Sow of white
color, two years old, marked with Crop off left
ear and appraised at $1,000 by A. S. Borden and
J. E. Harnsbarger, freeholders, before John 81
lor, J. P. An Extract-Teste.
VIM. A. BURNETT, D. c.
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. 8 8 9 9 9 8 80 8 3

ITO THE WORKING CHASING are now
i prepared to furnish all classes with con-
slant employment at home, the whole of the time
for the spare moments. Business new, light and
profitable Persons of either sex easily earn
from 500. to SIS per evening, and proportional
sum by devoting their whole time to business
Boys and girls earn nearly much as men
That oil who see this notice may send their adj
dress, and test the business, we make this un-
paraleled offer: To such as are not we'll satis-
fed we wills 81 to pay for the trouble of
writing. Full particulars, valuable sample,
which will do to commence work on, and q copy
of The Peoples Literary Companion--one of the
largest and best family newspapers published
all sent free by mail. Reader, if you want per-
manent, profitable work, address 4. C. ALLEN
& CO., Augusta, Maine @ oct 28-3m
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J. N. HANGER, M. D.. cao - J. fULrz, N. D.
Drs. Hanger & Fultz,
Having formed partnership in the prac-
tice of medicine, offer their professional services
to the citizens of Staunton and vicinity. When
not professionally engaged, they will be found
at their Office over D. A. Kaysers new store-front
room. -.r oct 28-tf
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-08-06
tllsAMc1KL xNu CosuanMprnn.

~ = - -. -
NEW YpRK, August 5r-NoaoSn.. Stocks
81. Gold 36. Wheat ic. better. Corn
1@2c. better. Pork duh, at 83. OO(@
33. 121Ss. Lard stead Gsteam 10 5kC819I.
Cotton quiet. at 336, Freights firm.
Up. M.LGotton Unchanged With sales
OF 1000 bales. Flour heavy and 60lOc.
lower r-superfine s. .S5@8.85; common to
fair extra Southern 690@75O. Wheat
in fair export demand--No. / spring1. 90
@1.65. Corn closed quiet and moons ad-
vance nearly lost-mixed Western prime
lots 1.10@l.11. Pork dali. Lard quiet.
Whiakey !. .10@A1016. Rice IN fair re-
queat- Caroline Ss{@9sa Sugar easier.
Coffee less active. Moiassas Quiet.
Freights q shade firmsr. Money easy. At
5@7. Sterling Y4sy dan. al '9%(a1O.
Gold aotives at S611<a Stools steady.
BAITIsroRE, Anghst5 = Clifton merely
nominal. Flour steady and scarce.
Wheat firm-pfims red 1.5501. .65.
Corn steady, at 1.0491. .O8.:.. Oats firm
new 62@66. Pork Arm, at 81 0O@34. so.
Bacon actiye-shouldsrs, 1e1409161S;
hams 24@241a. Lard Arm, at 1920.
Whiskey more doing, at 16.
CINCINNATI, August 5.-Whiskey un-
settled. Provisions unchanged. Pork
oo.co' OnouluesS IoI1s B1de8 1917 (Ol9.
Sr. Lou1s. August 5.-Whiskey steady
at 1.091.09. Provisions quiet. Mess
pork 34(934. SO. Shoulders 1b15; clear
sides l9l919A. Lard 201a.
New ORLEANS, August B.lNo sales of
cotton to-day-quotatops nominal; re-
ceipts 112 bales. Gold 35L. Pork 35. As.
Bacon--xetailing shoulders i6A@16;
clear rib 1917; clear 1917. Lasd-tierce
2G@2l; keg 22@23. Sugar duli-com-
mon 1lh. Molasses-prime fermenting
So. Whiskey easy.
AUGUSTA, August 5.-Very little doing
in cotton; sales 40 bales; receipts 30
middling 311a.
CHARLEsToN, August 5.-Cotton quiet,
with sales of 81 bales; middlings 3l1sm
80. Receipts 40 bales.
HAvRE, August s. Cotton steady, both
on spot and afoat
LONDON, August 5-3 P. Nj. Consols
92A. Bonds quiet, at s51G.
LIVERPOOL, August 5-3 P. M.-Cot-
ton firm and unchanged-uplands 1917;
Orleans 13@1316.
LIVERPOOL, August 5-Evening.-
ton steady with sales of $4,000 bales.