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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-05
Death OF the Remarkable Sleeping Woman
in KentuckV.

Death OF the Remarkable Sleeping Woman
in Kentucky.
Miss Susan Caroline Godsey, the sleeping
wonder, died at her mothers home, some eight
miles from Hickman, on Wednesday, the 18th
of July.
The history of Miss Godsey is we'll known
to the public, statement Of her wonderful
condition having been published extensively
by the press of the United States. At the
time of her death Miss Godsey was about 26
years of age, and had been asleep, as describ-
ed, about IA years. The existence Of this
wonderful case of coma, or preternatural dis
position to sleep, has been doubted by many,
but the fact is indisputabe. Indeed, some
twelve months ago, Miss Godsey was taken to
Nashville and other places for exhibition, but
we understand many even of the physicians Of
Nashville looked upon the case with suspicion.
The History of the case is, briefly: When
about twelve years Of age she was taken with
a severe chill. and treated accordingly by her
physician. AS the fever which followed her
chill subsidized, she fell in deep sleep, except
at intervals It was her custom at frsts to
awake regularly twice in every twenty -four
hours, and, singularly. within few minutes
of the same hours each day; but of later
years she awoke oftener, so much so that many
considered it an indication of her final re-
covery. She would remain awake fva. ten
or, perhaps, fifteen minutes. and gradually
drop off to sleep again. When asleep it was
utterly impossible to arouse her. She never
complained Of any bodily pain, though when
asleep she was very nervous at times, and ap
peared to suffer considerably by the violent
twitching and jerking of her muscles and
limbs, and her hands clenched tightly as il
enduring severe pain, but when awake she
did not appear to suffer except from drowsy
gaping inclination, and persistent effort tc
cleanse her throat Of phlegm. She generally
passed into sleep, through violent paroxysm
which would last perhaps five minutes, and
she would then sleep awhile as calmly and
quietly as an infant. Miss Godsey was Of
medium size, and her limbs and muscles were
we'll proportional and developed, and grew
considerably after her affection.
Miss Godsey, on the day she died, INDUCED
in little prophesying, which we give as re.
lated for what it is worth. She said "the sun
would be a total eclipse on the Itch of August
(this is remarkable, because parties assert
that she could have had no knowledge thai
this was according to calculation), land thai
the sun would never shine as bright after tha
dav. That this would indicate the end O
the world, which was speedily approaching.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-05

MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY OF A SAFE.-Phil-
adelphia, August Last Friday afternoon
$4,000, the proceeds of Government sale,
was deposited in safe in the Treasurer's Of
fee at the U. S. Arsenal in this city. Satur-
day morning, on opening the safe, it was found
that $4,000 had been stolen. There was
no marks of violence on the safe. and the
building was well guarded by private watch
man. Several employees Of the Arsenal have
been arrested on suspicion. Al o'clock
this morning party Of roughs beat the pri'
yate Waterman on Chestnut, between Eigth
and Ninth streets, so that his life is despaired
Of
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-05
SAMUEL CLINE, CIefK.
James Bumgardner, Jr., p. q. july-l5 At

Gale of Land.-In pursuance of decree
y of the circuit court of Augusta county,
rendered in the cause of A. H. Payne against
Cyrus B. Conner 1 will sell at public sale to the
highest bidder, on the premises, on SATURDAY,
the 21st day of AUGUST next, a tract or parcel
of land in said county, containing FORTY Acres,
adjoining the lands Of ]. Maupin, Mrs; Carr, and
formerly belonged to James Patterson and now
in possession of said Conner.
TERMs.-Costs in hand, balance in equal in
stalments at six, twelve and eighteen months
the purchaser to give bond with sufficient per-
sonal security, and the title to be retained as ul
innate security. NlCHOLAS X. ThouI'
july 22-tds commissioner.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-05
A Terrible Railroad Accident.

The dreadful accident which befel pas
senger train on the GAINESVILLE division of the
Memphis and Louisville railroad occurred at
a point eight miles south Of GAINESVILLE, Ten
nessee, at one o'clock In the morning Of We'd
nesday, the 2Sth ult. The main facts which
reach us by mail vary but slightly from those
already published in the telegraphic depart
ment Of the Sun. Four persons were killed
outright and forty Or fifty wounded, more or
less seriously. The Courier Journal furnishes
the following details:
The accident occurred on the second or
night passenger train from Memphis to Lou
isyillc. In crossing the bridge and trestle
over Rudds creek, eight miles below Clarks-
vile, at one o'clock in the morning, the great
er part of the structure gave way and precip-
itatcd the whole train into the valley or bed
of the creek from an altitude of about thirty
feet. The train consisted of locomotive, ca
boose, express and baggage car, two passen-
ger coaches and one sleeping car, all of which
were dashed almost to splinters, and after
wards, with the exception of the sleeping car,
entirely destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Hugh Mccall, one of those instantly
killed was we'll known cotton merchant in
New Orleans
The fire made nearly complete ruin Of
the train and its contents. Only three pas
scngers saved their baggage. All the re-
naming private property, save the garments,
money and jewels upon the persons of the
passengers, was consumed. The express books
and papers were saved, and from them it is
ascertained that there was about 100000 in
the safe. At last accounts from the wreck
the safe had not been recovered. The de.
struction of the cars, express and mail matter
and baggage involves loss little if any short
of three hundred thousand dollars.
The south-bound train reached the scene
of disaster some two hours after its occur
renee affording all needed relief to the suffer-
ers. The whole of them were taken back to
GAINESVILLE, where the dead were neatly dress
cd and placed in metallic burial cases, subject
to the orders of their friends, and the wound
ed were kindly ministered to by the citizens
of the place. The train which arrived here
at p. m. yesterday brought eighteen of the
wounded, none Of whom are in dangerous
condition. Four of these, Mrs. Mccall and
Norman Mccall, (wife and son of Hugh
Mccall, killcd,) of New Orleans, G. H. Sage,
Of Fulton, N. Y, and W. G. Sheppard, of
New Orleans, were conveyed to St. Joseph s
In6rmary, and the others were cared for at
the homes of their relatives and friends in
the city. Some of the injured remain at
Clarksvillc, where everything in human power
is being done for their comfort and restora-
ton.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-05

GAMES OF CHANCE IN CHIcAGo.-The
gambling houses of Chicago are said to clear
an average Of 100000 year in faro alone.
No reference or estimate has been attempted
of the amounts won and lost at other styles
of playing, and no note has been taken of
the sums squandered at private games. There
are forty known gambling houses in that city.
Of these six are leading or combination
houses, fourteen are medium establishments,
those that for justice are called "theif" hous-
es, and the remainder are called ten cent.
games. Each principal gaming house sup
port, irrespective Of the proprietors, about
twenty-five employees The Garden City
progresses.
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TTouse and Tot in Market.

TOuse and Lot in Market.
IL In pursuance of decree of the circuit
court of Augusta county, entered in cause Of
Hamlet Moore against Jane Rankins, &c., !
will proceed on FRIDAY, the Goth day Of
AUGUST next, to sell at public sale, to the high
est bidder, in Piedmont, near New Hope, House
and Lot, owned and occupied by Jane and Martha
Rankin. 1t is a comfortable and desirable prop
erty.
TERMs,-In six, eighteen and thirty months,
in equal instalments, the purchaser to give bonds
with good security the title to be retained as ul-
innate security n. K. TROUT,
july 22-tds Commissioner
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GOVERNOR WALKER IN New YORK.
The New York Commercial Advertiser IRE.
publican) says:
"Mr. Walker, Governor elect of Virginia,
is passing few days in this city, renewing
old acquaintance and making new ones where
ever he goes. He is splendid specimen Of
Binghamton order of manhood, standing
over six feet in his stockings, erect as a pop
lar, and handsome as an Adonis. His physi-
ognomy is strongly indicative Of those quail
ties which have carried him successfully
through every encounter with fortune, and
raised him at an early age of thirty-six to the
gubernatorial chair of the Old Dominion"
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july 22-tds
Nood ProDerty i'm Market.

Wood Property in Market.
" In pursuance of decree of tho circuit
court of Augusta county, in the cause of Mar
shall vs. Fellers l will proceed on the premises
near New Hope, at Piedmont, on FRIDAY the
goth day of August next to sell at public sale, to
the hig hest bidder, dwelling house and store
room, with lot and appurtenances, owned by and
in possession of Levi FelleTs. It is good stand
for merchant OR mechanic.
TERMS -One-fourth on confirmation of sale
the balance in equal instalments of twelve, eigh-
teen and twenty four months from the day of sale
bearing interest-purchaser to give bonds with
sufficient security title to be retained as ulti-
mate security. N. T. TkOUT,
iulv 22-tds Commi ssioner.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-05

DEAD HEADs.-An exchange says: cit
is an extraordinary fact in this world that
every man or woman that wants something
done for nothing, goes straightway to the
publisher of a newspaper. He is the free
bridge over which merit and demerit pro-
poses to pass the stream Of trouble. He is
the free horse that every man proposes to
ride into the green pastures Of prosperity.
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CO77a7n'9.s Sales.
Gale of Valuable Real Property
y IN AND IN THE VICINITY OF
MT. SIDNEY

In obedience to decree entered on the 18th
dav of June, 1862 by the circuit court of Au-
gusta county, in the Chancery Causes of Sea-
wright, guardian, &C., vs.. Long and others, and
McCue vs. Crawford, &c., shall, on
FRIDAY, AUGUST THE goth, 1869,
nroceed to sell at public auction on the premises
TO the highest bidder, a HOUSE and 81 Acres Of
Land in the immediate vicinity of the town Of
Mt. Sidney, now in the possession and occupan-
ey of John Crawford, and also, on the same day,
and on the premises, one-half of VACANT LOT
No. Is in said town Of Mt. Sidney.
TERMs.-As much cash as will pay the costs OF
suit and sale; the balance on credit of one,
two and three years, with interest from day Of
sale, the purchaser executing his bonds with good
personal security for the deferred payments ana
The title to be retained as ultimate security.
GEORGE BAYLOR,
-, TX .aa Com'r
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-05

CoUNTERFE1Ts.-Was d. c. Au-
gust Large numbers of counterfeit ten
dollar legal-tender Undergraduates
are being sent to the Treasury here from
banks throug hout the country, particular
ly those in New York city. These spuri-
GUS notes are so like the genuine that it is
with the greatest difficulty Government
experts detect them. People are warned
to beware of them.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-05

Gale of PrOperty.-Under decree Of
- the circuit court of Augusta county entered
in cause of Palmer VS.. James N Kincaid, will
proceed on SATURDAY, the 2lst day of AUGUST
next, to sell on the premises, at public sale, to
the highest bidder, lot of land on the Harri-
sonburg and Warm Springs Turnpike adjoining
LANCE, Gwin and others, containing about one
Acre, with the improvements thereon-and being
the property sold by plaintiff to- defendant, James
n Kincaid.
TERMs-Equal instalments at six, eighteen and
thirty months, bearing interest FROM day of sale,
the purchaser to give good personal security
and title to be retained as ultimate security.
GEO. W. McCUTCHEN,
iuly 22-tds. Sheriff of Augusta county.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-05

POPULATION OF EXTRAORDINARILY re-
cent census of the colored population of
Alexandria shows that there are in this
9th 4,764 persons of color, the females ex-
ceeding the males by 804. These colored
people own real and personal estate to the
value of $279,4OO. The total population
Of the town, white and colored, in 1860,
was ,206, but there is now population
of about II ,000.-Gazette.
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DR.. Gilmer's Reply

liz UAAAAOA- . ASOPAJs
Rooms OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE }
TRUE REPUBLICAN PARTY,
RICHMOND, VA, July 81, 1869.
Colonel John ". Jenkins, Chairman WeNs
Republican State Committee:
DEAR shy our favor q Inc 9th inst,
is to hand, and I am instructed by my COM
mittee to respond to it in the same frank
spirit that characterizes your communication.
We fully agree with you that not only the
restoration Of Virginia to the Union but her
future prosperity and greatness are dependent
upon the cordial endorsement of the recon-
struction acts of Congress. and the declared
policy Of President Grant in enforcing those
acts.
In March last, when we found ourselves
compelled by force of circumstances to OPP
pose the policy Of the President, or withdraw
from the Wells party, We selected the latter
as the alternative, and selecting true Repub-
licans as our standard bearers, we went be-
fore the people of the State and invited them
to rally upon our platform, based as it was
upon Republican foundation, broad enough
for every patriot in the land to stand upon.
| need not remind you with what alacrity the
intelligent, patriotic voters Of the State raj
lied to our call. The results of the sixth of
July are too fresh in our memory to need
repetition.
With voice almost unanimous, the white
voters of Virginia endorsed the policy Of Presi-
dent Grant and the acts of Congress relative
to reconstruction, thus openly declaring them
selves in favor of Republican measures
True, many of these gentlemen had, in for
mer times, acted with the Secessionists Of
the South. But are they less Republicans
because of their antecedents? And would
they have been denied admittance into the
Wells party had they sought admission We
think not.
You invite coalition Of the tho vinys Of
the Republican party, We cannot admit
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-05

A D1scovERY.-The workm en- in over
hauling the fort at St. Augustine, Florida,
discovered several subterranean cells, or
prisons, each of which contained long iron
upright box and human skeleton in irons.
It is supposed these were refractory Span
ish soldiers, or perhaps prisoners of war,
who were incarcerated in these sweat box
es and left there to die hundred of years
ago.
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july 15-tds
VIRGINIA:

VIRGINIA:
v At Rules held in the Clerks Office of
the county court of Augusta, Monday, July 9th,
1862
John F. Beard, Plaintiff
Against
Alexander Henry, Defendant
In assumsit and upon an attachment in this suit
The object of which is to recover OF the de-
PENDANT $95, 90 money due by account for livery
and horse hire, with legal interest thereon from
the 7th day of June, 1869, till paid, the plain
tiff having filed his declaration and the defen-
dant not having been served with summons in
this suit, or with the attachment therein, and it
appearing by an affidavit filed that the said de-
PENDANT is NOT esidant of this State, it is or
dered that the said Alexander Henry do appear
here within one month after due publication
hereof and do what is necessary to protect his
interest in this suit.
Copy-Teste,
SANJTET CLINE Clerk
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Miscellaneous.
A UGUSTA WHITE SULPHUR
III and ALUM SPRINGS.
formerly known as SRIBLING'S. ID miles from

| III and ALUM SPRINGS.
formerly known as SRIBLING'S, Is miles from
Staunton, Augusta county, Va.
| This DELIGHTFUL MOUNTAIN RETREAT, 10 miles
northwest Of Staunton, and directly on the Warm
Springs and Harrisonburg Turnpike, has been
undergoing improvement for the last year and is
now ready for the reception of Visitors. Persons
leaving Baltimore, Washington. Richmond or
Lynchburg arrive at this place the same day by
p. m. Tie TABLE will be well supplied with
| the BEST FARE the country affords.
| With an experience of many years, as the Les
see of one of the finest watering places in Vir-
ginia, for his guide, the Proprietor fatters him
self that he will be able to afford tisfaction and
pleasure to all who visit the White Sulphur and
Alum Springs, for the Restoration of Health or
for Pleasure.
FINE BAND OF MUSIC
has been engaged for the season, and full corps
of attentive and efficient servants will be on hand
| to attend to the wants of the guest.
Already the demand for the strongly imprcg
mated Alum Water of these Springs has caused
the Proprietor to send it out in bottles for sale to-
the invalids who cannot find it convenientto visit
the Springs. To those who cannot visit the
Springs its use is confidently recommended.
mA. BOARD.-Per day, $3.50. Per week.,
| SIS. Per month, $50.
| To FAMILIES that wish to stay few months Of
the season, liberal deduction will be made FROM
above rates. ). A. HEFELFlNGER,
| april 1853 3m Proprietor.
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Col. Thomas P. August, prominent law
yer Of Richmond, Va, died on the 31st ult.
lie was an officer in the Mexican war, and
commanded the 18th Virginia regiment in
the Confederate army during the late rebel
lion. He was formerly State Senator from
:he Richmond district
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NuIIen's Celebrated Green SaIVc.
~ FOR MAN AND BEAST

~ FOR MAN AND BEAST.
Will cure Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Old Running
Sores, Ring Worms, Erysipilas Itch, Boils and
Sprains and is sure cure for Corns on the feet
and Eruptions of the Skin.
FOR HORSES.-It cures sore Shoulders and
Backs, Grease and Scratches and all manner of
Sores and Calls, Snags Cuts and Sprains, &c.
This OINTMENT is put up by A. S. CULLEN and
sold by DR.. Eichelberger Fultz, Staunton ).
Kidwell, Fishersville; Lindsey s. Jeffreys, SCOTS
vile. Full directions OF its use and recommen
dations with each box.
Below we give certificate out of a number we
have received:
STANTON, July II, 1869.
Mr.. CULLEN,
SIR:-This is to certify to my having used
your Save, both in my family and stable, and l
unhesitatingly pronounce it the best l have ever
used. EDWARD BURKE.
The following are the names of persons who
have given certificates similar to the above:
]. F. Roach, Richmond, N. Mayo, Dover Mills,
A. 7. Staples. Scottsville, Mrs. Julia Hurley,
Stanton
A. S. CULLEN'S SNAKE BITE EXTRACTOR
is cure for the bite of all poisonous rep
tiles in either persons or animals.
If yo&r horse has the Fistula or Pole-Eyil OF
Ring Bone or any other malady, call on a. s.
Culen's and get them cured. If you have the
Rheumatism and Neuralgia, get bottle of A. s.
Culen's MAGIC PAIN KILLER and be cared.
Ladiss, If you have Chapel hands, faces and
lips, or Rising Breasts, don't fail to get box of
Cullen's ALI Healing Ointment. Price, $1,O0
per Box. Staunton, Va, july Oily
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TERRIBLE DROUGHT. letter from Han

TERRIBLE DROUGHT. letter from Han
over, Va, to the Alexandria Gazette, saysi
"Wlthin the memory Of the Oldest iHhabs
liant no such drought has ever visited our
section as this. For forty-fve or more days
no rain has fallen to wet the earth, ard du-
ring the whole time there have been blighting
winds and scorching suns. The grass is with
cred and dry, the gardens have ceased to
yield their usual products, and the corn is in
every stage of disability, from the stunted
dwarf to the faded leaf. On lands which
usually produce from five to eight barrels Of
corn to the acre, the tassel is making its ap-
pearance on stalks from two to four feet high.
Our most reliable farmers say that future
propitious season cannot produce more than
half crop on the best cultivated fields. The
oats is estimated at one half its usual crop
Tobacco is small, sickly, and very much miss
ing. Peas, potatoes, melons, buckwheat, su-
gar cane, broom corn, cotton, pumpkins, &c,
are in a sickly and precarious condition"
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r and in Market.

T and in Market.
Ia In pursuance of deed of trust and de-
cree Of the circuit court of Augusta county, 1
will proceed on MONDAY, the 30th of AUGU ST
next, on the premises to sell at public sale to the
highest bidder, a tract of land containing
$50 Acres,
purchased by James W. & Joseph F. Gibson of
Girard 3. Stuart. adjoining DR.. Addison Dole
and others near Hickory Hill. " 1t is a very
desirable piece of land in timber and cultivation,
and will be shown by Overton and Gibson to per-
sons desiring to examine it.
TERMs.-Costs of Sale in hand, balance in six,
eighteen and thirty months, bearing interest, the
purchaser to give bonds with sufficient security,
title to be retained until all paid,
n. K. TROUT, Trustee.
July 20-tds
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The RIGHT V1Ew.-The St. Louis Times

The RIGHT V1Ew.-The st. Louis Times
says:
eve simply hold to this-that endeavor-
ing to supply the wants Of labor, our efforts
and capital should first of all be used to the
encouragement Of European immigration, and
that it is an unwise and short-sighted policy
to expend time and money upon the very
doubtful experiment Of importing the surplus
millions Of China, when the same expcndi-
ture in the opposite direction would supply
the deficiencies now complained of with an
intelligent Caucasian population"
ALEXANDRIA TRADE.-It appears by the
reports Of the Treasury Department that
the foreign trade of Alexandria is equal to
that of any city Of the same population in
the country, and that its coastwise trade IS
in excess of most cities of the same size
Gazette.
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nR. MOTIFS FRENCH POWDERS,
~ Certain cure for Diseases Of the Kidneys
and Bladder, Gonerrha elect, Structures, Ner-
vous Debility, Seminal Emissions, Weakness os-
the Genital Organs, caused by Indiscretion, Ex-
cesses, &C., Female Weakness, Womb Diseases
Scrofula, Skin Diseases Syphilis in all its forms,
causing Sore Throat and Nose, Pain in the Bones,
Eruptioas, sc. Speedily cured, Coparia and Ma-
cury Diseases. Sold in Staunon, Va, by Young
s Reese, Druggists, New street. Price So per
box sent by mail. may 6-69 ly
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Agricultural Implements.
THE BEST!

GEE THE BEST!
- It Drills all kinds of Grain, Seed and
Fertilizers in any quantity! from One to Ten
Pecks to the Acre! It Drills among Stumps,
Stones, Roots, Weeds, Clods, and on Rough, I'm
even Ground without breaking or interruption
OUR IMPROVED KELLER DRILL FOR
1869.
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NNRIBBETT'S Worm CONNECTIONS, or Santonine
i the most agreeable and efectual worna
medicine offered to the public. Sold by
F. H. LINK, 20
july 15-tf Staunton, Va.
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John Thompson, deputy postmaster at the
University of Virginia, has been arrested and
lodged in Jail for robbing the mail.