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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-09-23
Neev Advertisements.
no All whom it may Concern

ITO All whom it may Concern.
il s TAKE NOTICE-that Ihaving qualified
in the Probate Court of Saline county in the
State of Missouri, as Trustee of Mrs.C. A. Lew
is and her children, shall on the End day of the
November Term, 1859, apply to the Judge of the
circuit court Of Augusta county, Virginia, for
an order directing any money on the proceeds Of
any bonds now under the control of said court,
or in the hands of any other person in Augusta
county, belonging to the cestue que trust, to be
paid or delivered te me, my attorney or assigns,
for thepurpose Of removing the same to the State
of Missouri. A. NJ. FRANCISCO,
sept 23-4t Trustee, SC.
risfn.-The compound Fluid Extract of Iris
i Versicolor, Purifes the Blood, cures all
eruptions of the skin, Rheumatism, sick and ner-
-vous Headache, sc. Can be had of
sept 23-tf -SE& LINK, Druggist.
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Mr.. Pcndleton was called on at his resi-
dcnce in Cincinnati on Friday last, by a,
large number of his friends, and he made a
speech to them, pitching into the Fifteenth
Amendment and the radical system generally.
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FALL AND. AND WHITE" 'm = GOODS 90 g.
GUY Sc DIR lake

Are now receiving from the Northern cities a
large ani-wcn selected supply of FALL and " IN
TER Dress Goods, Notions and Domestics-con-
sisting in part of the following: 1aFil9 785
Empress Cloths, Poplins Fl 81; ns .al'
a French and English Merinos, IA I'd
Alpacas, black and colored, ,s, SOD. faa
Plaids, De Laines &c., 4S 80
Hosiery, Gloves,
% Jubiec-Paris and Invisible, :.
(. aE - Silk Nets, sA45fS re .tf
1c,..s,wF 9,. japanese Switches, is4,
g Dress Trimmings of all colors, g5a ,aH
III q Cloaks and Shawls, g Is9e -tsta37=
Cassameres for suits, --.,.5 z4a
Sattinetts,
Bleached and heavy
75aff ~ @Ala1 Brown Cottons,
ba~ Call and examine No trouble to show
Goods. q ~ ss.a s4a s4f sept 23-tf
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afs OFFICE VALLEY R. R. COMPANY,
Staunton, Va, August 18th, 1869. J
TTlHE ANNUAL MEETING of the stockholders
J. of the Valley R. R. Company, will be
held at the office of the President, Col. NJ. fG.
Hartman, in Staunton on Tuesday, October 18th,
1869, at 8 p. m. By order of the President.
sept,2-tdm JED HoTcHKIss, Secretary
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E. R. HoAR,
N4ornnu Gororal

How our friends can get around the Ian
guage Of this opinion, we do not understand
It seems to US as plain as day, that under that
opinion, any attempt to do any thing else
than to vote on the 18th amendment (Which
tho Legislature is expressly authorized to do),
would be sheer usdrpation. The Lcgisla-
turc is not entitled, and could not, without
violation of law, be allowed to transact any
business, pass any &C: or reso1Ue, or under-
take to assume any other function Of a Leg
stature, if the test oath has not been requir-
ed of its members" Can words be palmer
Is not the election of Senators one of the
highest Legislative duties Can it be sup
posed that Congress intended to allow the
Legislature to perform an act Of this charac
ter when it was not competent to do any otEer
Legislative act, even of local character !?
The election of Senators affects all the States,
local Legislation affects only Virginia. Is
it reasonable to suppose, that Congress would
authorize distyusted, quasi rebel Legisla-
ture to perform such an important national
function as the election of Senators, when
it would not trust them to pass a road law or
tax bill We think not. We are, there
+ fore, clearly and decidedly Of opinion that
the Legislature has no authority whatever, to
elect Senators, or perform any other Legisla-
tive act until after Congress shall have ap-
proved the constitution, and restored Vir-
ginia to her rights in the Union. We trust,
then, that our Legislature will not consent to
engage in any hazardous experiments Let's
"stick'' to the line of duty marked out for
us by Hoar's opinion, instead of embarking
on a wide and stormy sea Of political and
party excitement. By adheripg to the course
indicated by the Attorney General we will
give offence to nobody. By an opposite course
we may encounter perils and difficulties, the
nature of which no one can forsee.
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SOUTHEAST Corner of Courthouse Square,
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
We are now selling, and have a constant de-
mand for Turning, Grazing, Timber and Mineral
Lands of all descriptions, Mills, &C., and we in
vite parties having such property for SALE espec-
ally in the county of Augusta, and the Valley of
Virginia, to put the same in our hands, believing
that we possess superior advantages from our
central location, and thorough knowledge of the
country, and our extensive business relations for
securing purchasers.
We make no charge for advertising or showing
property, but when we find purchaser for it we
charge commission of FIVE per cent, to be paid
out Of the first payment made by the purchaser.
nov 20-tf re ~ sai1i y
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Chartered by the Legislature Of
Virginia, Dec, 18th, 1855.
E DIRECTORS: Z.

Maj. H. M. Bell, f. W. Bayley,
VIM. H. Tams, Rev. r. H. Phillips,
Dr. B. B. Donaghe, NJ. Harvey E&nger,
John A. English,
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NEW STORE.

DH. JUHN A. UAV1DSUN. JAb' 3 dILIIAN'
NEW STORE.
r. S. GILLIAN & CO., have just opened on
-. Augusta street, between Main and Fred
erick) nextsdoor to the new Post Office, large
stock of GROCERIES. We intend to keep good
goods and sell them OF small profits. 4"
HeAY Country produce taken in exchange.
We will be pleased to have our friends and the
public, generally come to see us. sept 16-4t
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VIRGINIA:
Y VIZ At Rules held in the Clerks Office Of
Augusta county court, on Monday, the 9Th day OF
September, 1869. +4 itaa ~ a4-@
N L. Blakemore, g. Plaintiff,
IS We. sfI-i {ssts5l$iG ~ tesf-if tI-fa go ~
Reuben white, 80 80 Defendant,
An attachment of debt, and upon an Attachment
se.a s@@s in this suit. N*EAs4 -
The object of which is to recover of the defen-
dant 5000 cents with legal interest from the
l4th day of October, 1869, (subject to credit of
S. 90 asof the 10th day of April 1862 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 said defen-
dant is not residant of this State, it is ordered
that the said Reuben White do appear here
within one month after due publication hereof,
and do what is necessary to protect his interest
in this suit. A copy-Teste.
SAMUEL CLINE, Clerk.
N. K. Trout, p. q. ~ sept 9-4t
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Call and cxamine lis Merits before Insgripg
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Election of u. S. Senator's.

Weperccive that some of our cotempora-
rics, and especially the Richmond Dispatch,
arc. earnestly pressing the election Of U. S.
Senators, by the Legislature of Virginia, at
the session which will commence on the 9Th
Of October.
We must confess that We were surprised
when VIC found these intelligent journals TAX
lug this position, because, according to our
reading and recollection of the opinion Of
Attorney General iloar, the Legislature can
not, under the reconstruction laws, do any
act which is not expressly authorized by
those laws. The only thing which, by those
laws, they are authorized to do, is to organ
ize, and vote on the fifteenth amendment
When they haze done this, they arc .f.mctus
o6icio, until after Congress shall have approx
ed the Constitution. This was our impress
sion, but in Difference to the views of our CO.
temporarics we have taken the pains to refer
again to the opinion of Attorney General
Hoar After disposing of the test-oath, he
proceeds as follows +:
"But, on the other hand, [ fully concur
with the view of the General commanding
in Virginia, that under the reconstruction
acts Of Congress no officer or legislator is
competent or should be permitted to exercise
any of the functions or powers of his Office
within that State, except so far as those acts
themselves provide, without taking the oath
10 81
above quoted. The act of April 10, 1869,
requires the Legislature to meet at time
which it dcsignates. That it is to meet i'm
plies that it is to come together for some pur-
pose. 1t is required under the previous law
to act upon the question of adopting the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of
the United States before the admission of the
State to representation in Congress / am Of
opinion, therefore, that it may come together,
organize, and act upon the amendment, but
that until Congress shall have approved the
Constitution and the action under it, and shall
have restored the State to its proper place in
the Union by recognizing its form of govern
ment as republican, and admitting it to rep
resentation, the Legislature is not entitled,
and could not without violation of law, be
allowed to transact any business, pass any
actor resolve, or undertake to assume any
other function Of Legislature, if the test
oath has not been required of its members;
and that no officer elected under the new Con-
stitution can enter upon the duties Of his Of
. fee, without taking the oath, while military
government continues. 29
Very respectfully,
. [Signcd] E. r. HoAR,
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LegnZ Notes.
to wit:


VIRGINIA to wit:
E Y At Rules held in the Clerks Office of
Augusta county court, on Monday, the 9th day of
September, 1869. M Ms
Samuel F. Carson, Administrator Of Elijah
Carson, Decd Plaintiff.
Against & ~ ssat /
4: Noah Dove, 33@iat Defendant
An action of defendant and upon an attachment
in this suit. =
The object of which is to recover Of the defen+
dant $92,7s cents, with interest from the 18th
day of November, 1857 till paid, Subject to a
credit of SIT, so cents as Of the 30ti day Of Oc-
tober, 1852
The plaintiff having filed his declaration and
the defendant not having beenserved with a sum
mons in this suit or with an attachment therein,
and it appearing bysa affidavit fled. that the
defendant is resident of this State. it is order
ed, that the said Noah A. Dove do appear here
within one month after due publication hereof
and do what is necessary to protect his interest
in this suit. copy-Teste
SAMUEL CLINE, Clerk.
Echols, Bell & Catlett, p. q. sept cat
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Shelley s. Bumgardner. p. q. sept 9-4t
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-10
Communicated.
raltor. 1ournal:

Communicated.
Editors Journal:
In your controversy with the Courier
in reference to my appointment as
Judge of the Criminal Court, and as
to who opposed and who favored that
appointments, yon have made some
statements which / desire to correct
through your columns.
1T is true thatI have a few personal
enemies in the Republican party in
this city, -nd that some of those
enemies procared the names of about
twenty Republicans Gncluding their
own} to a paper which was sent to the
Governor, protesting against my ap-
pointment. But it IS not true, as
stated in your paper of the LIST inst
that my appointment was opposed by
the Republican party. MY recon-
mendations for the appointment were
signed by our citizens generally, with
out regard to party. But, leaving
Democrats entirely out Of the ques-
ton, and counting only Repnb blioans,
The number of those aUh0 asked fo1
NY. 0pEOtNtHectt1 eesIetS0f se~ ~ DtSS
those qCh0 protested against at, the
number being about two hurdred fel
and twenty against.
1t may be true that a few of those
who opposed my appointment aspire
to be leaders of the Republican party
in this county. 1t Is also true that th'
great mass Of that party desired a'13
appointment.
Personally, / never have aspired tc
be leader Of the party. l have beer
content to do a great deal Of hare
work fer the party. beginning as fal
back as 1854, my last work havinl
been done in the canvass of 1868
which ended by my voting for Gran
and CoIfax, as the Republican electo
for this Congressional district.
A. L. ROBINSON.
December 9th. 1869.
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ESTABLISHED. 1881.
NeWs from san FrancIson.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 9.-The Gov
erDor's message was sent to the Leg
islature to-day. He said he proposed
to abolish the Board Of SUPERVISORS
OF San francisco, aud create Demo-
cratic Board Of Aldermen.
Troops have been sent to San
Diego TO look after the Government
property, a considerable portion Of
which has been taken possession of
BY private parties.
ne Governors 5 Message has been
published. He congratulates the
people. upon their general prosperity
slnee the close OF the last session Of
the Legislature commends the school
system, and says an eficient militia Il
indispensable for the enforcement Of
tne law recommends the facilitation
OF emlgratlon from Europe and the
Eastern States says the Legislature
mas no power to. pr.hibit Chinese
from immigration; favOrs the removal
OF all barriers to Chinese testimony.
not only as an act of justice, but Of
sound pollcyi urges the completion Of
the STATE geological survey; that the
indebtedness incurred by the State 10
the State Geologist be paid. and
further appropriations be made for
the furtherance of the survey.
SAN FRANCISCO. Deoember s.
Honolulu, November 2O.-Mipisfer
Pierce presented Rear Admiral Tur-
ner, Capt. franklin, Of the steamer
Mohlean, and other naval officers, to
the King on November 9th. -
The Chinese emigration question
engEosses the attention OF the people
of the Island.
A remarkable hail and thunder
storm occurred on the island. At Ha-
wall, after the storm, the mountains
were covered with snow.
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MONTGOMERY, December 9.-In the
Senate to- Gay, there was a stormy de-
bate over the bill to break up the
present city government Of Mobile,
and turn it over to q triumvirate con-
sisting of the Lieutenant Governor,
the Speaker of the House and the
Attorney General. Mr.. Brambery,
of Mobile, opposed it. and Mr.. Boone,
of Dallas, and others, favored it..
It was so amended as to give the
power of appointment TO Gov. Bell,
and then re committed.
Bills were introduced to allow the
State endorsements to the bonds of
the Chattanooga and Alabama Rail-
road to the amount of So, 600, 900, TO
the Mobile and Montgomery Railroad
to the amount of 81 ,000, 600 and to the
South and North Alabama Railroad
to the amount of S3,000,000.
In the House. By vote of 42 TO 20,
Mr.. Broomer Brown (Demoerat) was
declared not entitled to his seat. A
motion was made to reconsider the
vote tomorrow.
The Grand Lodge Of Masons, OF
Alabama is in session. Over four
hundred Masons are present.
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News from ottawa.

OTTAWA, Dec. Sd. G.. Smith,
who arrived here q few days ago, has
received a cable dispatch from the
Hudson Bay Company, to proceed at
once to Red River to assist Governor
McTaEish in the administration Of
the Territory, or succeed him in case
of his demise. Dispatches received
by the Government from Mr.. Me-
Dousall and Gov. McTavish repre-
sent the difficulty IN the Territory to
be subsiding. McDougall will enter
the Territory as soon as the Queens
proclamation reaches him, and the
authority Of the Dominion and the
question Of Territory will be an
nouced By him in a proclamation
dated from Fort Gary. The Execu-
tive Council will meet at once, and
every reasonable representation from
the half. breed population will receive
the earliest attention of the Govern
ment Of the Territory.
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Cuban News.

HAVANA, December 9.--yhe Mes
sage of President Grant has caused
intense excitement. Svmfiafhizers
with the revolution are disanpointed-
but the Spaniards are satisfied, and
look upon the message rs a harbinger
OF peace and prosperity ia the Island.
News from the interior are unim.
portRnt.
While body of troops were con-
veylng provisions from Manzanillo to
Las Tunas, they were attacked By the
insurgents. The fight lasted two days,
from morning until night. The losses
are unknown. The insurgents har-
assed the troops the entire distance,
but the convoy reached Las Tanas.
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Steamers Arrived = Railroad Accs-
denf-apaniAh GanbOat Matter.

NEW YoRK, Dec. 9.-The steamer
Cuba, from Liverpool; Idaho, from
GLASGOW, and Northumberland, from
the Mediterranean arrived.
The Cuba brings Lails TO Novem-
Der 90
a collision occurred on the Erie
Road early this morning. between a
passenger train and freight train left
standing on the track just outside
Bergen Tunnel, without displaying
any lights. Some of the cars were
loaded with live stock, and it is said a
large number were killed. Five
freight cars were demolished, and the
locomotive of the passenger train was
badly injured.
The Spanish gunboat question has
gone over until tomorrow, when Dis
trict Attorney Pierrepont expects to
have instructions from Washington
as to the course to pursue.
The Brooklyn ferry boat mgnas-
sett was badly damaged By collision
with the tow boat Ph@aix. The lat
ter was at faalt. No one hurt.
NEW YORK. December p The
Tribune says Judge Pierrepont does
not hesitate to distinctly affirm
that in the case of the expect
ed release of the Spanish gunboats
from the original Peruvian libel, he
does not intend 10 entertain the
application of the Cuban authorities
for a new seizure Of the vessels alleged
to be designed for the commission Of
hosti1ities against the Government,
Colony AID people Of tie Island of
Cuba, unless the Government at
Washington shall so direct, after
further consideration. (and he deems
it highly improbable) that the Ma
tional authorities, as affairs now stand,
will decide to have the Spanish gun
boats re-libelled; and Judge Pierre
pout sees no chance in the case for
the Cubans and their sympathizers.
except through the action of Con
gress, by which the ultimate course
of.the Administration will be finally
determined.
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Judge Robinson.

We had read the substance of Judge
RoBINsoN's card, which we print this
morning, in an editorial in the Prince
ton Clarion, previous to his asking us
to insert it in our paper. The edito-
rial accompanied the Judges article
entitled A Sharp Liquor Law"
which had already appeared in the
JOURNAL and Courier. OF course the
Judge didn't write or inspire the ed
itorial. Ho never does anything on
the slyi''
We stated that some of our leading
and Influential Republicans protested
against Major RoBINsoN's appoint
ment as Judge of the Criminal Court.
He does not deny this fact, but seeks
to dodge its effect by saying. they are
his personal enemies. We are conf
dent this Is rot correct" A majority
of those who signed the protest. as
we'll as those who obtained the sigma
lures. ars not bis personal enemies.
He may regard them in that light, but
they do not SO regard him.
But" says the Judge, leaving
out the Democrats who signed my rec
lamentations. the number who asked
for my appointment exceeded ten to
one those who protested against it,
the number being two hundred for
and tweaty against" Furthermore,
he says: "a Is elso true that The
great mass Of that party desired
nay appointment" Judge RoBINsoE
has no means Of knowing that the
statement which he makes so empha
tically is. correct. The evidence goes
to show that it is not correct"
What are the facts:
AS soon as the law establishing
the Criminal Court was passed the
Major, with the promptness Of a
veteran ofhce-seeker, put his recon-
mendation papers in circulation, and
had them signed by men Of all par.
ties, but mainly, as we have been in
formed. By Democrats. Many Re-
publicans signed them under the i'm
preston that there was no other ap-
plicant Subsequently, however. two
other petitions were circulated by
two other aspirants, and each of
these petitions acere signed ly
db6ut as nlaRy Republicans as
had recommended lie Kqjor, ad-
mitting his statement Of the. num-
Der to be correct" These RepubM.
cans signed for the other applicants
because they did not prefer the Major
for that position With what assur-
ance can he assert that the great
mass of the party desired his appoint
ment, when, of all who expressed
any preference whatever, large ma
jority recommended somebody else;
while, as we have stated before, a
number Of the most active and infu-
ential Republicans protested against
his appointment? These facts more
than substantiato every statement that
we made. and demonstrate that the
Majors corrections are in no particu-
lar +" correct"
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Foreign News.

LONDON, December 9.-The price
OF rebel bonds has considerably i'm.
proved recently, in view of the pro-
posed settlement of the Alabama
claims. e xaf H
The Government will take possess
sion of the telegraph lines of the
country on the lst OF February.
The delay ia the sailing Of the
-iuneral feet was owing TO an accident
to the steamship lneonstant. ae
LIVERPOOL, December 9.-Vessels
arriving from the South Atlantic re-
port vast numbers of icebergs.
FRANCE.
PARIS, December 9.-That portion
c5 tedrr3ray ia Il fsIv Mdasaaef sSel9J5ag
cables, was printed here to-day, and
causes great excitement.
PARIS. December .9-The bullion
in the Bank of France has increased
10000, 900 francs.
PARIS, December 8 The semi. off !.
cial journals praise the speech made
by FORBADE, In the Corps Legisfatif.
yesterday, and assert that the success
which it had in the House has SO
strengthened the Government as to
render it impossible that the contem-
plated change of the ministry can be
carried out in the Corps Legisiatif
to- day.
Mr.. Roehefort replied with bitter
ness to the speech Of FORBADE He
made offensive alIHsions to the En-.
peror. which caused great disorder in
the Chamber, and were received with
a storm Of dissent from a majority.
he spoke of the scene at the opening
of the Chambers, when he asserted
that the Emperor gave the signal for
the members to laugh at him. Roche
fort was frequently interrupted and
called to order. 4
Many cities in France we're illu-
minated last night. in honar of the
Inauguration of the Council at Rome.
At Marseilles a crowd Of 500 men
made violent demonstrations against
the illuminations. They marched
through the streets, sang Mar
selleise, and destroyed decora-
tions, transpareneies, and committed
other excesses. The police dispersed
the mob after making sixty arrests.
The Viceroy Of Egypt has yielded
to the ultimatum Of tho Sultan, and
accepted all the conditions it i'm
poses. 5 SIS aos -as
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-10

CHICAGO, Dec. 9-The following act
was passed by the Wyoming Terrific
rial Legislature, on Tuesday last,
and signed by the Governor Any
person in the employ Of any railroad
Ia this Territory who may be injured
or killed while in the performance of
his duties or otherwise, shall have.
or his widows and heirs shall have.
the same right of action for damages
against said company as if such per
son was not in the employ OF said
company. and any agreement, written
or verbal, to hold such company harm
less, or free from damages, shall be
null and void.
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Kentucky LEGISLATURE - Arrest OF
Gelrlch for the AuFdeP or his Wife
and Chtldreu

LoUIsvILLE. Dec. 9.-In the Ken
tucky House, to day, bill, establish
ing the conventional rate of interest
as high as ten per cent, was reported
on. favorably, and the subject made
the special order for Thursday.
s Peter Gelrich has been arrested at
Troy, Indiana, as the murderer of his
wife and children, near that place in
November last.