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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-19

neA The Washington Express hits some
body in the following remark: Is is sas
tits held, in newspaper Office not many
hundred miles distant, that when man has
acquired the art of writing very convincipgly
and strongly in favor Of what he privately does
not believe, and can always prevent himself
from saying what he really feels, he is quail
fed to be good editor.
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Uouse and Lot in Market.

Ill 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. -rF 1s
TEnMs.-In six, eighteen and thirty months,
in equal instalments, the purchaser to give bonds
with good security, the title to be retained I'LL
innate security. N. K. TROUT, /
iuly 22-tds Commissioner /
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More Railroad Accidents.

HARRISBURG, August IA train on
the Northern Central Rail Road, seven miles
west of Harrisburg, was thrown from the
track this morning by rock that rolled upon
the track. Several passengers are reported
wounded, and the engineer killed, and the
fireman missing Martin Krauss had both
legs crushed while stealing passage on the
freight train on the Pennsylvania rail road
Willinger of Altoona, fell off while shifting
cars near the stock yard, and was killed.
SAD ACCIDENT ON THE SoUTHsIDE RAIL
RoAD.--Y esterday morning about o'clock
three cars Of the eastward bound freight
train, when near Clinch road, between Rice's
and Wilson's depots. ran off the track, and
were overturned. Mr.. R. G.. Hobson, CON
ductor Of the train, and Rev. William My
ers, colored preacher, were instantly killed.
Several persons had narrow escapes from
death, but none were seriously injured. Mr..
Hobson and Myers. were sitting in the ca
boose, or conductors car, near the side door,
and were both thrown out and mashed to
death. H.. ia, III 81 fso.r.,r
Mr.. Hobson was a very popular young
man. aged about twenty three, and resided
near Farmville.ao a;f "a 5sd1 ptl55
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july 29-tds

Gale of Land.-In pursuance of a decree
- of the circuit court of Augusta county,
rendered in the of A. H. Payne against
Cyrus B. Conner will sell at public sale to the
highest bidder, on the premises, on SATURDAY.
the Dist day of AUGUST next, tract or parcel
of land in said county, containing FORTY Acres
adjoining the lands of j. Maupin, Mrs Carr, and
formerly belonged to James Patterson and now
in possession Of said Conner. asa
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 I'LL
innate security. "A NICHOLAS K.TROUT,
1 july 224tds sEsssa gff II Commissioner
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PhoeREss. Last week a negro by the
name of George B. Stephens qualified as shcr-
if of Essex county. His deputy, a white
man by name of Amos D. johnson, also quail
flied at the same time. Stephens is the first
and only negfo sheriff in Virginia. : q .
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Personal Difficulty between an Editor and
United States Senator in Wilmington, N. Z.

Personal Dlf1cuity between an EulCOT anu
United States Senator in Wilmington, Nc.
WILMINGTON, August 17.-For week
past personal difficulty has been pending be-
tween Major J. A. Englchard, editor Of the
Journal, and General j. G. Abbott, United
States Senator. It grew out OF an editorial
article which appeared in the Post OF the
9Th instant, in which the editors Of the Jour,
nal were denounced as public liars on account
of the alleged injustice done Abbott IN re-
ports made of his speeches No COLLISION or
correspondence having occurred in the mean
time, Thursday evening Abbott addressed
note to Englehard. in which he stated that
he (Abbott) and not the editor of the Post
vas the author Of the offensive article, and
he was personally responsible for the same.
On Wednesday and Thursday there were
unmistakable evidences that Englehard would
attack Abbott, but the vigilance of the au-
thorities prevented it. Thursday Abbott was
arrested and bound over to keep the peace.
Englehard avoided arrest until late Saturday
night, when the sheriff surprised him at his
private, house, and he was put under boads.
| Monday Englehard, with three friends, pro-
ceeded to South Carolina, and addressed Alb
bolt uote saying: "You must now make a
full retraction of the contents Of that article
and an apology for publishing it, or give me
the satisfaction to which | am entitled in ac-
cordance with the code Of honor. III. II
Monday General Abbott, through friends,
replied in a communication, of. which the
following is an extract: "By authority OF
General Abbott, and being fully empowered
by him in his name, we retract in full the arti-
Gle in the Post of the 9Th instant, rejecting
on Major Englehard, and express regret that
it was written and published" The amende
was accepted by friends acting for Major En-
glehard in written communication, which
stated that Tin nothing that had appeared in
the journal was any assaults on the private
charactero of Gen. Abbott intended" and ex.
pressing regret that it had been so construed
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The steamer Havana, of the Nashville
Packet company, was burned to the wa
ter's edge, at Parlor Green, twelve miles
below Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, where she
had just landed picnic party. No one
was hurt, The total loss is $4,000, She
was insured for $4,000. ~.
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CONFLICT BETWEEN U. s. AND STATE
sLAw.-NEw YoRK, August 16.-The build
ing Of the Federal court in Chambers street
was crowded with people TO- day, curious to
witness the proceedings in the case Of Pratt,
the alleged Texan rioter. The U, s. troops
were on hand, with ball cartridges and rations,
guarding y. S. Marshall Barlow. The pria-
oner was brought before U. S Commissioner
Osborne at 2 o'clock and the conflict between
State and United States authority was ended
by the commissioner discharging Pratt, saying
that himself and the Attorney General had
pursued the course they had because they
deemed it right to maintain the authority Of
the United States. And it was purely because
there were no facts sufficient to hold the pris-
oner that he discharged him, The decision
was received with great cheering by an excited
crowd of about 1000 persons, Pratt left the
court room with his friends, and the U. S.
troops returned to Fort Lafayette.
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Editorial Short-StraMs.


Editorial Short-Straws.
The steamship Great Eastern has large
Aatch-ways- lays telegraphic cables.
Paper petticoats are now being made ;
we presume they are mostly made Of aeaste
paper. f
Sharks have appeared near the Battery,
New York. Not at all astonishing when
Wall. street is close by. --. $3.50,
They carried the Massachusetts, prohibi-
tory law so far as to prevent the people look
ing at the eclipse through glass.
They are raising the price of milk all
through the Valley. Is it because water is
becoming scarce? 5b
DR. Bagby wishes his exchanges to mark
such articles as they wish him to read We
have marked our entire sheet IL.
in Boston they squirt cattcrpillars to
death; the Fire Department having nothing
else to do. .s.s4,...
1t is bad policy to discharge a negro
policeman in Mobile: he must do something,
SO he goes to work and kills somebody
"A Chicago firm adycrtises umbrellas for
rent. In this part Of the oppressed South
they borrow them and never make returns.
Much of the Malaga wine, it is said, is
made of the potato. Hence the cause of
frequent pota lions.
Many Of the letters from the fashiona-
Bile watering places, are just about as sicken-
| ing as the bilge water drank at The mineral
springs. Est.i $40
A watersprout recently caused great
sensation on Lake Michigan. We should
like to have one here, if it's only for the
benefit of the milk and whisky dealers.
The Native Viryiniam came to us on
half sheet last week. We accept Doc.
Bagby's apology-viz., that tacelpe of his COM
pcsitors were taken sick at once. sae.
| The New York Reuozution, the Woman
Rights organ, wants to have females appoint
ed on the police. No doubt they would
make good detectives or decoy-ducks.
The N. Y. Democrat says the widow Of
Stopewall jackson has just received bequest
of $4,000. Stories improve in proper
ton to their circulation. 100000 over the
mark, Brick.
| "A Northern paper says the inmates of a
blind asylum are going to see the Niagara
Falls. Can't they take band of music with
them tp tickle the ears Of Deaf and Dumb
| listeners
Two young ladies of Woodstock subscri-
bed the liberal sum of two cents toward fur
nishing the town band with instruments
They were girls of sense-but had little mu-
sic in their souls. ,-,s
The speculative Yankees, finding that
Koopmanschoap had made money by the
coolie speculation, are now engaging in the
same business, and contract to furnish facto-
ries with cheap labor.
Stealing is, nowadays, ca lied "dcfalca-
ton" A poor wretch who takes loaf Of
bread from bakers counter to keep him
from starving, is sent to the Penitentiary.-
A wholesale government thief is put into a
fat Office.
The patriotic ladies Of Georgia are "do-
ing the State some service" A lady of
Scrivans county, Ga, residing near Savannah,
recently presented her husband with three
fine, healthy boys. They will be buttoned
in gray some of these Gays. at present the
mother can only look out for squalls.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-19

a.
nel A correspondent Of the Richmond
Whig writes as follows after trip through
the Shenandoah Valley: fsa ba
z Twas surprised to find a great cutlery in
Rockingham against the railroad on accoant
Of the hours of arrival and departure The
cars leave Harrisonburg at 2 at night and
reach there at IL at night, which prevents
the traveller from seeing The most beautiful
portion of the Valley. That enterprising
coacher, Trotter, I heard, is determined to
run a daily line of stages to Winchester, in
opposition to the railroad. Did you ever
hear of such thing? But under the pres
ent arrangement he is beating tie railroad
A person leaving Washington can reach Har-
.risonburg by way of Gordonsville and Staun-
ton, and Trotters fast trotters, three hours
sooner than he can reach that place by this
railroad. This is scandal and shame to
all railroads, and Mr.. Barbour cannot too
soon put corrective hand to it. This is the
ground Of Rockingham's complaints. That
county most generously gaze a large subscrip-
ton to the road, and feels that she is not wor-
thily treated.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-19

a. General William J. Nagle, in q, fit of
delerium caused BY illness, threw himself
from an attic window on Sunday, in New
York, and was instantly killed. gsaas al.
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George Peabody has just donated to the
trustees Of Washington College, Va, $4,000
to establish one Of the additional professor
ships recently proposed by General LEE, the
President Of that institution. t5gs
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-19

A MEMBER OF CONGRESS ELECT GETS A
PUMMELL1NG.-Thc Petersburg Express
states that JAS Fl. Platt jr-, carpetlbag mem
bero Congress from that district obtained
sound drubbing at fsticufs from Mr.. Joseph
). Budd, lawyer of Petersburg. The at.
fair occurred ia the office of the former, and
originated in the Court House. ar ii.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-19

TYO THE AFFLICTED. b. &c..
Il Why will you sufer-with rheumatism,
neuralgia, diptheria asthma, bronchitis, quincy,
sore throat, colic cramp, tooth ache, palptation
of the heart and spinal Affections when the rem
edy is on hand. We have seen and published GER
tifcates from the most highly respectable ladies
and gentlemen in this as well as other States
We tried DR.. French's Anodyne Elixer and have
seen it tried and have heard numbers of people
speak of it as being the best family medicine of
the day,our word for it, if you will give it
fair trial, in any of the diseases enumerated
above, you will never be without it again. DR..
French's Office is on New Street, above Hilb'
corner. Call and see him.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-19

HORSE THIEVES ARRESTED. According
to the Richmond Wig, two horse thieves by
the names of Shepherd Pettyjohn and Ed
gar Bass, the former a negro, have been ar
rested by the police of Richmond. 1t is
presumed that they are part of gang who
have been operating all over the State exten-
sively, particularly in Campbell county
Twelve horses and mules have been recover
ed There are many more of these maraud
crs, andnow that the matter has been brought
to light, it is hoped that they will all be
caught. .N 81 ,yses. l.,--..ss szs
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-08-19

WASHINGTON, August 17.-Sccretary
Rawlns says General Candy will not exact
the text7oath from the members of the Viz
ginia Legislature.
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Governor Senter is athome in East Ten
nessee quite i'll. His sickness is caused by
overworking himself in the late canvass.
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"A UGUSTA COUNTY FAIR
A for Afs0

The Second Annual Fair of Augusta comfy,
will be held at the grounds near Staunton, on the
5TH 9TH, 9TH and 8TH Days of OCTOBER, 1869.
Extensive improvements have been made since
the last Fair to accommodate exhibitors and Wis
itors, aud competition in exhibition invited from
ALL directions and more especially from the Ap
JOINING COUNTIES.
Addresses will be delivered by distinguished
gentlemen, and important topics will, be discuss
ed The books for entries will be open on the
23rd of September. The premium lists will soon
be ready. By order Of the Board
aug l2-tdf l1s JED. HOTCHKIsS, See'y.
DOR sALE.VVA secondhand Nanns & Clarke
Piano IN good condition Apply to G
W, Hewitt, Picture Frame store, New street,
aug 12-tf
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y, BUILDER, IA

80 STAUNTUN, VA.
| am now prepared to contract for all kinds of
work in my line, and would respectfully solicit a
continuation of the, generous patronage which
I have received. -s.sso-r. III .
i N. B.-Will undertake work in any part of the
country. --ri fs,,ar
REFERENCES: Smith & Elder, Staunton,
Va. j. & G.. Gibson, Builders Richmond, Va.
E. B.tSpence Son, Richmoud, Va. Tyler Son,
Richmond, Va. may 27-tf
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VTIRGINEA:
aug 12-tds

uIRGINIA:
" At Rules held in the Clerks Office of the
circuit court for Augusta county, the End day of
August, 1869.
D. W. Moore and Robert B. Griffin, trading as
Moore & Griffin, and as D. W. Moore s. Co..
Plaintiffs.
Against s.eli.s lsa a. efed
Samuel Paul, acting as Commissioner of the
circuit court of Augusta, in sundry cases of at
tachment us. Breeze johnson, Breeze Johnson and
John Churchman, Defendants
AMENDED BILL-Chancery-upon an attachment.
The object of this suit is to attach the estate or
effects belonging or coming to the nonresident
defendant, johnson, now in, or which may come
into the hands of the home defendant, Paul, I'M
der DEGREES rendered in sundry cases of attach
ment in equity, against the said Breeze Johnson;
and all the interest of said johnson in bonds in
the hands of said Paul, taken for property of
said johnson, sold by said Paul as Commissioner
and all money or debts due from said defendant,
Churehman, to said defendant, johnson; and
also an undivided moiety of aslot of ground in
the town of Staunton, owned by said johnson
jointly with said Churchman, containing
acres; or suf6ciency of the said estate and eff
fects will satisfy the plaintiffs their additional
claim for $515,34 with interest on $12O, part
thereof, from October LIST, 1853 and 1896, a. the
residue, from July 9th, 1860, till paid and the
costs.
The defendant, Breeze Johnson, not having enter
ed his appearance, and it appearing by satisfac-
tory evidence that he is not resident of this
Commonwealth: 1t is ordered that he do appear
here within one month after due publication of
this notice, and do what is necessary to protect
his interest copy-Teste, ,a.,-,..-.
r NJ RYAN n n
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The Georgia journals, we see, are moving
for the establishment in that Statae of gen-
eral newspaper system of cash payments
Credit (says the Charleston News) has always
been the bane of journalism at the South,
and it is high time that the, Southern public
should be made to understand thai the news
papers, like the post office and the telegraph,
can be properly conducted only upon the
principle Of money down" The Nesos is
perfectly correct here, and the public will find
it for their interest, as we'll as the interest of
the newspapers, to act accordingly. o.r.-
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Shoulder-Strap Rule.

The Irish Citizen asks-"We wonder
whether any of our readers will live to be
old enough to see this country once more
governed by law, and not by general orders g
None-untl shoulder-straps cease to be
the insignia of power, and bayonets are no
longer used to put party-tools into office. A
government may be called free and republi-
can as long as the voice of the majority rules
and opinion is left untrammelled, but when
military upstarts--mcn who have not even
been known to have signalized themselves
as soldiers, and who are as ignorant of law as
they are of the school of the soldier, are
placed in positions where craftsmanship is
reqnired-and act the tyrant over better
men than themselves, then that government
becomes military oligarchy, and the people,
who ought to constitute the ruling power
become the very instruments of their own
ruin. There are men now ruling the South
ern States who never would have been read
of in the history of the irrcprcssible strug
gle, had they net been placed by a higher
power in position where they could domi-
neer over people who have yielded and
yielded until they are on the very verge Of
the pit of degradation. These armed tools of
a tyranical Congress take delight in carry
ing out to the letter its unholy behcsts. A
petty General whose great virtue consisted in
his managing to keep out of the, way of
the enemy's lead and steel, is armed with a
little brief authority AID, not having had
the pluck to win laurels in the,feld, he seizes
the lucky chance Of becoming notorious by
establishing Dictatorship over an unarmed
and down-trodden people. His sword was
never crossed with that of brave enemy
but it can make a great clatter in its scab-
bard as it rattles over the pavement in times
of peace. They are the captain Bobadils of
the present day; their bautum .fulmen strikes
the untutored black with awe, while the
proud, though beaten owner of the soil looks
on with disgust. They dictate to courts as
if the law hung upon their lips-they pro-
nounce judgement as if they were born judges,
they decide whether Legislatures shall con-
venc or not-they take charge Of mems con-
sciences, and bind them down With an iron
clad oath to think and act just as they think
and act: In short, they are the petty despots
who act under the orders of mightier despots,
feeling perfectly secure, for there is a wall of
bristling bayonets around them, and their
shoulder-straps make them potent. Military
rule is bad enough at all times and every
dwhere, but when noble, honorable and peace
able people are compelled to succumb to such
petty tyranny as this, there may be many
Of the present generation who 'swii see this
country governed by law, and not by general
orders"
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DEATH OF Mr. GRINNELL-T following
is a cable dispatch received by Hon. Moses
FL. Grinncl, of New York: &C At the inquest
held at Ryde, Isle Of Wight, it was shown
that Mr.. Grinnell in the dark stepped out of
window which opened to the floor, and was
precpitated to the pavement below and in
stantly killed. He had offered accommoda-
lions in his room to Mr.. Bennett, who did not
apparently like to give him trouble, and was
leaving. Mr.. Grinnell, suddenly missing
Mr. Bennett from the room, rushed to the
window, intending to go out to the balcony,
which he supposed to be there, to call him
buck. Mr.. Bennett, on reaching the street,
was Mortified to find his friend lying dead at
his feet, with his skull fractured"
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