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The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE.

The Legislature has not yet had time
that the country expects, and asks for
patience at the hands of their constitu-
ents. Rome was not built in day. -
Under the new constitution, The laws
of tie State, If there be any law at all,
are IN more abnormal state than ever
before. Almost our entire system Of
jurisprudence has been radically chang
ed by this monster begotten of Black
Crook Convention.
There is no longer q msgisterial
county Court, and the Jurisdiction of
the new officer that supplants it, the
County Judge, has got to DO carefully
defined and set forth. You have got to
be divided into "Townships," our mas
ter, Road districts have got to be de-
fned and set forth. Common schools
are coming along. In short the Legis-
lature has got to give shape to confa-
sion, which is only less difficult than
manipulating chaos itself. We must
10 Hdtleub' lAc fhItouc CoDihitcos
are incubating bills to meet the exigen-
ciss. Que is deysing, or seeing if there
can be devised, bill for the relief Of
the debtor class. Another is district :.
Ing the towns and counties. The lob
byists are there Tor haze been) hurrying
up the elections of the Judges, Appeal,
Circuit and County. "Old Rye"
treasure, has been made a treasurer
French Strother has liberated from the
penitentiary the worst criminal there,
Burnham Wardwell, and has become
Superintendent in his stead.
MIR. Stevens, formerly OF A lexandria,
but now OF Richmond, has been elected
general Store-keeper OF that same late
Psalm-singing institution. All of the
officers at the Capitol, with a few trif-
ling exceptions, have been filled. Both
houses arc full every day, and every
body Is disposed to work.
We have got talent in both houses
Mclaughlin, Southsll, Budd, Keith,
Kelly, Daniel, Pannill, and many 9TH
srs in the house; Herndon, Anderson,
Pendleton, Walter Taylor, &C., in the
Senate constitute no bad array of |
We can confide in our Legis-
iature, for they are honest, trustworthy
and intelligent.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
AQUEER SUICIDE.

The ether day, in the upper part OF
Powhatan county. man named Mot
ley, committed suicide under the fol-
lowing circumsta He had the
day before married lady who had
been divorced from former husband,
and while talking to her he remarke d
that he loved her so much that he could
XIII himself for her. At the sa ne time
he borrowed knife from her, with
which he stabbed himself MORALLY in
her presence. His strange conduct
can be accounted for upon no other
hypothesis than that he was deranged.
lt was, to say the least of it, the most
Tragic termination OF honeymoon we
nave heard Of for long time.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
POLITICAL DISABILITIES.

To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette
DEAR SIR :-Will you oblige me to
say that applications for removal OF
disabilities must be made by petitions
addressed to tie Senate and House of
Repre- zen tatives, and can be sent to
the Representatives Of the district or
whoever they elect to read it. All
that is necessary to say, is to ask for
relief, stating what positions they held
and that they are In favor of returning
to the Union. They need not write a
biography Of their life or long letters. am
in favor Of removing all disabilities,
but d lubt If such a bill will pass Con-
gress this session. LEWIS MCKENZIE.
February 18th.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
GOVERNOR WALKER.

We think that when the people of Vir-
ginia shall have read the two papers
submitted BY Governor Walker to the
General Assembly they will at once
perceive that they have chosen live
man for their Governor. The inaugu-
raj and the message alike show vigOr,
self-reliance and the sort of statesman
ship so much needed in Virginia at the
present time, when In other respects
they exhibit a marked contrast. The
former has something of sentimental
character, which the latter altogether
discards. The message plunges uncer-
enormously into business and shows
that our new Governor has already
mastered our State affairs. He is evi-
IDENTIFY man of action, of work. OF re-
search, ofself confidence aud resolution.
His message from first to last has q
business cast. This Is what we all
wanted to see. Now, when there is so
much hard work before us all, it would
have been unfortunate indeed if our
new Governor had turned ont mere
politician and partizan, wasting his time
and energies upon distractions and
counselling The Legislature to do the
same. Luckily for us and for his own
popularity, he maLiiests thorough APP
probation OF the wants and necessities
OF The State, devotes himself to our SUBJ
stantial interests, and in the great ma
jority of his sugge stions and recon-
mendations has had the good fortune to
place himself in harmony with the Vir-
GINA mind. - Wing.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
VTRGINIA--TO-yyit:

A L Rules held in the Clerks Office of
- Orange Circuit Court, on Monday the
9TH day OF February, 1879,
John A. English, surviving partner of him.
). sell and W arren w. Spindle deceased, late
merchants and partners in trade u nder the
flrIn and style OF English & Spindle, and
such other creditors as Will come forward
and share the costs of this suit-PlaintiiIs,
AGAINST
James II. Jones, in his own right and as All.
ministrator OF Benjamin X. Jones. dee ID.
George W. Jones, Andrew Jones' Charles
A. Jones' Mary Jones, Bette Jones' Catha.
rihe Jones, Wallis Jones, Whitfield Tan.
mar, Montgomery Tannar and - Tan
nar-Defendants
The object of this suit Is to obtain a decree
Tor q reference to a master commissioner 10
ascertain the amount of outstanding debts
against the estate of benjamin II. Zones de-
ceased, and to require James Ii. Jones. Ad.
ministrator of the said BENJAMIN r. Homes
to settle the administrative accounts. and
also TO subject the interest of BENJAMIN r.
Jones, II any he had. in the lands convened
by Thomas j. Roach to j. j. ii alsey trustee
under decree of the County Court of Or
ange, to the payment of certain judgments
obtained by the plaintiffs agenst the said
James IL. Jones, as Admir- aforesaid And
1T appearing by affidavit that the defen-
dants, George W. Jones, Andrew Jones and
montgomery Tannar, are non-residentS of
the state of Virginta,on the motion of the
pialnli1s, Dy counsel, 1t is ordered that they
do appear here within one month after due
publication of this order, and do what is ne
cesSary TO protect their interests. and that q
copy OF this order be published once q week
Ior four successive weeks in the Native Vir-
gilman, a newspaper published ihthe village
Of Gordonsvflle, and that anoth her COPY there
Of be posted at the front door of the Court
Court. ~"'
JOHN G. WILLIAMS. Denly Clerk
for NJ. D. HIGGINs. Clerk.
February l8, lS70.-WALIACE. p q
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES.

When the subject cones ND in the
House, General Farnsworth, of Illinoiss
inten DIS to move that the political disa-
3ilities OF all citizens in those States
whose Legislature have ratified the
fourteenth and fifteenth articles of
amendments to the Constitution of the
United States. and whose disabilities
we're imposed by or incurred under the
third section OF the said fourteenth ar
tlele OF amendments, ue remoyed.-
Wosh. telegram to Baltimore Sun,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT.

THE latest news from Washington is
that there Ia storm brewing between
the President and Congress. There
need be no fears of storms more Sois-
teroas than tempest in teapot
Grants weathercock lndexical plable-
ness always shows which way Congress
blows. When Greek meets Greek then
comes the tug of war.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
announcements.
the Voters of Orange County,

10 the Voters of Orange County.
respectfully offer myself as q candidate
for the position of Attorney for the Conn
monwealth. at the earnest solicitation Of
my friends; and under an agreement with
Office with so much ability, that hegiyes
me his cordial support" and should his
disabilities be removed, withdraw in.his
the energies of my mind anybody to Idis-
charge he duties of the officewiflf 1delity
and credit. W. r. ITALIA FERRO
February IL 1870.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18

6~ Queen Victoria, according to the
Atlantic cable, was unable to open Par
lament in person on account of i'll j..
health. The Londoa Lancet furnishes
the following statement: '.The Queen
has been suffering repeatedly during
the past three months from neuralgia,
affecting different parts of the body,
and severe enough to seriously inter-
fere with rest. Her Majesty has just
recovered from recurrence of neural
gia, attacking the face severely. The
attacks have been attributable to dis
turbance of the nervous system, due to
exposure, worry or exeitement.n
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
ONE-HALF INTEREST
.e1- IN THE
NATIVE VIRGINIAN,
,VUo1 Cd ATnE7

WISHING to engage in other busi-
w ness, 1 offer for sale my interest in the
NATIVE VIRGINIAN. 1t is the only paper
published In the counties of Orange, Madi-
son, Greene and Louisa; has a large sub
Rcription and advertising list throughout
of the Northern states. Being located in one
of the most fiourishing sections of the conn
try at the junction of the two leading Rail-
roads OF the State 1t furnishes fine open
ing for an enterprising newspaper man, and
could be made to pay for itself in two years
For further information, address
A. r. STOFER,
/ January 2S, 1870. Gordonsville, Va.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18

TO THE VOTERS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
hereby announce myself as a candidate
Tor the Office of Clerk OF the Circuit and Coun-
ty Courts of the County
should 1t be your pleasure to elect mo. I
snail endeavor to perform the duties of the
once faithfully. Very respectfully,
JOHN q. WILLIAMS.
orange G. II. Va, February II, 1870
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
rItis reported tbat b, n. a,

III Its reported that by the addi-
tion OF the District OF Columbia to the
Department of Virginia, Gen. Candy
will, at no distant day, ask permission
to transfer his headquarters from Rich
moud to Washington. At present he
is busiiy engaged n arranging matters
belonging to the first u,ll'.ary district,
snu VIII remain in Richmond r,,ntii the
work IL accomplished. ." -
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
DR.. MARY WALKER AND CAPT. jerks
ROBBED BY HIGHWAYMEE.

Th; New Orleans Bulletin of the 5tt
contains the following
On the 5G inst, the renowned Dr..
Mary Walker, being en- route fronl
Clinton, La, to Bayou Sara, availeu
from Capt. ThUs. III. jerks to ride
ever in his buggy. there being no other
conveyance. Between and 4 o'clock
L. M. when within three miles OF Ba-
| you Sara, the Captain was startled by
the lady suddenly reaching forward,
seizing the roins and bril- ging the horse
to a dead halt, when simultaneously on
either side of the buggy highway man
In knecling position, covering him
with donble-barrelled guns, the order
was gwen, "Your money or your
lives"
Atlhis moment the Captain was feel
ing under the cushions for his revolver
when the robbcr shouted "Movc mus
Gle and l fire." The lady com prchend-
ing the danger, seized Captain jerks
hands and held them up showing HIM
30 be disarmed, when they were order
ed to lcavs the buggy. A lad OF about
fourteen years old with revolver in
his hand conducted the vehicle behind
the thick growth by the wayside. the
prisoners. under cover OF the guns, be-
ing ordered to follow.
Captain jerks observed the moment
that ha fixed his eyes upon the robber
covering him with his piece, that the
man became nervous which was appar-
ent from the trembling Of the gln-bar-
rel, and he was ordered to turn his
back, which he refused to do saying,
"You have our lives and property in
your hands," TO which the robber re-
piled, "Weswant your mouey."
The captain had considerable funds
and valuablc papers about HIM, but
his hand in his vest pocket,
threw upon the grass about $50; the
lady was then ordered to throw her
money upon the grass; which she did |
TO tile aIno. mt OF between $50 and $40 |
all slie had but a ten cent piece-and |
holding it mp between her fingers, She |
asked the Williams if they wished that
too, to which thty replied, No They
however 10 search the prs-
Dnots, and II mere was found they
would murder them. After searching
The captains trunk the robbers permit
ted them to resume their journey. On
Bayou Sara, an affidavit was
made and a description of the bandits
given as near as possible; notwithstand-
ng their halt blackened and disguised
aces. 1
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
To the Voters OF Orange.

The undersigned respectfully announces
himselfa candidate for your suffrage at the
approaching election, for the office Of Clerk
of the County and Circuit Courts OF your
Ccunty, and pledges himself, II it should be
duties OF the office with diligence and fideli-
ty. RICHARD CHAPMAN.
February IL, 1S70.-3t.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18

E> In the House of Representatives
Monday, Mr.. Kerr, of Indiana, offer
ed jeint resolution which was referre d
TO the Judiciary Committee, directing
the Secretary of the Interior to deliver
to Mrs. Mary Gusts Lee, of Virginia,
the articles now in the Department o.
the Interior, in the custody of the Com
missioner Of Patents, known as the
"Mount Vernon Relics" which under
military authority were removed to
and deposited in said Department in
the wear 1862.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
NEWsPAPER LAWS.

sTussrnasters are required to give notice by
~ ter wbsA q subscriber does not take his
p per from the office; and give the reason
Tor Its mot being taken. Neglecting to do so
makes tpostnaster responsibleto the pub
sssher Tor the payment
Any person who takes a paper regularly
from the postof11ce, whether he has subscrib-
ed OF not, is responsible for the payment Of
the subscription.
IA person ordering his paper discontinued
must pay all arrearages, or the publisher may
continue to send 1t until payment is made,
and collect the whole amount, whether it is
taken from the office or not.
The courts have decided that refusing TO
take,a paper and periodical from the post
ONCE. or removing and leaving them uncall-
ed for is pTfnso facse evidence of Intentional
rand
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18

Ds Helmbold, the great medicine
man OF New York, occupied an entire
page OF the San with its announcements
AT the published rates of that paper,
this little one days demonstration cost
him exactly sG30-a greater sum than
some sleepy old fogy business men
think OF spending tor making their
business known in twenty years time.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
To the voters OF Orange

announces myself candidate for the Of
nee OF Commonwealth's Attorney at the ap-
proaching election, and solicit the support
o. my leiioW citizens. If elected. wifi en-
the best of my ability
February Is, 1870. w, w. BIIRGFns
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
ke,AEgD.

VHE undersigned, in retiring from
Il the Drug business, respectfully recon-
mends the new. firm to the citizens of Or
ange and adjoining counties. feeling assured
that they will give entire satisfaction in con-
Quoting the business.
III. d. TALlAFERRO, NJ. D.
Orange G. H.. February IL 1870
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18

Jim Madison, the soldier arrested for
killing VIM. p. Bsley in LyncIburg,
short time since. has been committed
to Jail a. that place, for trial at the next
term OF the Court.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18

The latest curiosity In gunnery has
been tested at Fortress Nonroe, with
"success," as reported. It'is a cannon
shot that holds another shot within it
and while flying through the air and
near the end of its range, discharges
this second shot; and this gives great
may be always so continued as not to
turn any sumersault and so send the
second shot the wrong way.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
at afrted d.

On the 10th instant, at Milton, the resi-
dence of the brides father, by the Rev. DIR.
Ran IATHIRINE GRAVEa danghfer of
Charles I. Graves, Esq.,-all of Orange.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
TER U@T asALE
OF
VALUABLE ssEAE ESTATE,

IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE.
Nspursuance of the provisions Of n
Il Deed of Trust from Richard s. Yollware.to
the subscriber, dated the 18th day of July.
1907, duly recorded in tie Clerks Oflice OF
orange County Court, L shall as trustee
therein named, on Monday The 2lSt- dan OF
March ne1t, If fair. ii not the next fair day
thereafter. offer for sale on the premises, to
the highest bidder at public auction. for
cash. or upon such terms as may be agreed
upon ON the day of sale, q
VALUA BILE TRACT OF LAND.
lying and being in the county of Orange.
taining '
101 3-4 Acres,
II being the tract of land allotted in the d.
vision OF the estate of Robert Clark to Thorn
as j. Adams and Martha his wife. and Inv
lhem sold and conveyed to the said Boui-
ware. This land lies i'll good nelghbor-
mood and adtOins the lands of Mrs toyeIl
capt. W.P.Cave, Fountain Kennedy and 9th,
ers. ---N "''i
The title Is believed to be unouestionable
Dut seiilng as trustee, / shall convey only
such title as is vested in me BY the deed
LEWIS B. WILLIAMS. Trustee.
February Is. 1870.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18

The Baptist have college at Har-
per's Ferry whose chapel bell is.hsard
in Maryland, Virginia and West vir-
ginia.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18

Our Lerwick correspondent writing
on che 11th says: "As some fisher
men in the neighborhood of Scalloway
were going to the sea this morning,
they fell in with some whales, which
they endeavored to drive to land.
They were.soon joined by some boats
belonging to the West Isles, and in
short time they succeeded In driving
the whales to the East Voc of Scallo
way, where nearly three hundred were
captured before dark. It was expected
that the whole would be shot or driven
ashore before mOrniy e, the moonlight
being favOrbe. 1t was thought that
there might be four hundred wha les
altogether. The property where they
were standed belongs to Mr.. Hay. The
place is we'll adapted to the capture Of
whales, but II is very unussal for any
to appear there, and also unusual tor
whales to be seen at this time of the
year, but it is fortunate Tor the poor
people in the district that they have
come. Scotsman.
Thursday. Bailiif Sprague, of the U.
>. Aarsilai's office, arrested Algernon
Post master at Staunton Va,
oil warrant issued by U. s. Commits
sIoner John j. Johnson, charging him !
with having embezzled $1,000 OF The
pub ic funds. Ho gave bail for fur
her hearing. The arrest was made in |
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
GOOD MORNING, MR.. CASH,

I US1 the man I'm looking for: and
II you will go to GOODWIN'S, near the
Railroad bridge you can get some rare bar
gains in the way of Dry-Goods, Notions.
Boots, Shoes, Hats. dc. All If which will be-
sold at astonishing low figures in order to
close out old stock.
CIRCUIT, you have got me in a FIX; have no
desire TO renew acquaintance.
Eel. IL, i7O-4t r. T. COO OWN
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-18
CAPTURE OF THREE HUMID RED WHALES

Dc UHTkItB btHy no hot
1t must be now de kingdom am comm,
And de year OBJ jubilo.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-08-13

You shall have it, Dick, and helf a gal.
lon every Sunday in the bargain
well, them says Dick, first looking
cautiously around to see that no one was
near, this it be- and putting his lips close
to Mr.. Peels ear, he whispered, 'Chalk
your bobbins'
That, indeed, was the great secret. Dick
had been in habit of turtively chalking
his bobbin, which simple coDtrivance had
efectually prevented the adherence of the
cotton. AS the bobbins were white, the
chalk had escaped detection
Mr.. Peel was sagacious man, and saw
through the affair at glance. He at once
patented the invention, had 'chalking' ma
chinery contrived, and soon had the lead
in the cotton spinning department. This
was the foundation of his princey fortune.
1t is but right to add that he pentioned off
Dick handsomely.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-08-13

+, yes l have-ny goodness ? exclaime
the beauty, as julius feet stirred the sedi
ment and more sickeuing odor arose.
why, it's terrible
"Indeed it is and I'll certainly die il
you don't marry me-
And will it always be this wayY and
again the l;ttle pug nose shot up in the
air.
Always
But l can't stand it,
lit won't be quite so violent, but Just as
strong
T-I-I-don't think like TO be loved,
sir it smells too bad
what exclaimed Julius, with another
scrape of his foot-and this time obtaining
a good drought of the carbolic acid.
1T smells so " the maiden repeated
'But that ain't love-its something un-
der the table,.
'Oh. Well, now, I thought as how when
people lovod they smelt
'Oh, no y said Julius and an immediate
search revealed the cause of the offensive
odor.
1t is useless to say that thereupon Julius
became happy and his sweethert radiant.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-08-13
CLIPPINGS.

a Advice to the farmer-keep your wealth
er eye open.
Ifyour boot maker sends boots home
you can't walk in, you should walk into
him.
Once when a bad man iied, savage wit
being "Pprised of the event, observed that
the avesage value Of mankind was sensibly
raised.
An editor heads his lists of births, mar
riages and deaths thus :'Hatched, Matched.
and Despatched"
How is it that the trees can get on their
summor dresses with out opening their
trunks I Why, because they 1eave out their
summer clothing.
When does Shakespeare give an instance
of the cure of consumption When the
Duke of Gloster stops King Henry's cofin.'
A poet wrote of his departed lo7e, 'We
will halIow her grave with our tears but
the wicked printer set it up 'We will harrow
her grave with our steers
A young fellaw offered to bet with the
teacher of young ladies' grammer school.
who was boasting of the proficiency of his
pupils, that not one Of them could decline
a husband.
A negro boy in columbus rashly went in
bathing the other day and was drowned.
His mother said it served him right for
taking up new frangled notions. He Debber
was washed befo.'
In Nevada contemplative Digger In
dian sat watching party of base ball play
ers, who seemed to him to be working yerv
hard. Turning to one Of them, he asked:
How much you get one day?'
"Why was I born ?" exclaimed Anna
Dickinson, in beginning one of her fine
lights of eloquence on the equality of wo-
men. why was I born p she repeated,
swelling her exultant form, stamping her
DOT, and looking earnestly over the audi
'nce. 'Give it up exclaimed puzzled
hap in the gallery; TASK us somsthin'
.asier.'