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NUMBER IA.
Destructive Fire in Flncastle.

This town has again been great sufferer BY
Dire. Last year, it will be remembered. about
| hree-fourths of that town was DESTROYED BY
fire. On Monday evening of last week it was
the unfortunate victim of another conAagra-
tlon. We are indebted to the Roanoke Times
for the following particulars:
:, Inc hre originated in stable belonging to
yrs. frlce, between and p. NJ, and was
evidently the work of an incendiarv. There
oelng high wind at the time, the flames
spread with fearful rapidity, and the fire an
paratus, acn, when brought to the scene, was found
'lens ior service, owing to its having been out
II use and neglected some time, and the valves
having become dry and hard.
The buildings entirely consumed are eiven "a
follows: arc gwen a.
Dwelling house and stable of Jas M Flo.
gat, Esq and another dwelling belono;ng %
hlm, but occupied by Mr. German: also a
blacksmith shop and wagon maker sbon Mr.
Fdggatt's loss will exceed $4,000. Insnrance
Dwelling house and stable owned and oco,,
pied by Mrs. DIR. Williams. Loss s3, GOO IN.
surance 50 OOO Az
, Dwelling house and stable belonging to W.
T. M Word, Esq. Loss $4,000. Insurance
Dwelling house owned by Mr.. FL. w. Bow.
$1,000 AF''a
Me Methodist Episcopal Parsonage stable. Loss
Stable of Mr.. Edward Luster. Loss $3.50.
Stable belonging to Mr.. Charles Carper.-
..s saddler's shop of Mr., Zimmerman. Loss
Stable belonging to Mrs. Price, where the
hre originated Loss $500.
Considerable damage was done TO other prop.
erty by the fire, and the loss and damages Of
personal property cannot be fairly estimated.
but Is proportionally heavy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-12-26

STORY OF HOTEL BnL.-We find this
amusing story in the New York correspondence
of the Boston Herald.
Not long ago. young lady who had come
here from New England with her mother, with
the view OF taking lessons in music, went to
one OF the np town houses to stay for week
OF two, until she could procure board in pri-
vate family. The morning that she was IN
leave she sent for the bill for herself and moth.
era lady of nearly sixty, who occupied room
No %. adjoining that of her daughter Miss
-was amazed to find that her bill amounts
ed to $l75, because she knew it ought not 70
be more than 500 or $40 at the outside. As
no items were given she returned the bill to
he office with the request that the items sbould
be inserted. The bill went back, with two or
'hree specifications, and sundries' set down at
S7O Once more she returned the account. de-
nandIng to know what the 'sundries might
be. The clerk explained through the servant
that 'sundries' was the polite term for 'drinksI
which so enraged the young lady that she de-
manded to see the extraordinary accountant in
person. He made himself visible In due sea-
son, and the delicate, spiritual looking girl con.
tronted him by asking if he supposed She had
drank in eight or nine days $40 worth OF lionor
As may be imagined he was somewhat abashed
and said with confusion: Il beg pardon, Miss:
it's mere clerical error. This is a: the
drinks should have been charged to No. 45-
the next door, you sea room occupied by an
old fellow who drinks like fish, Permit me
TO introduce to you the old fellow, replied
Miss, pushing open the door, standing
ajar and revealing to bis confounded gaze one
of the gentlest and saintliest boxing old ladies'
he had ever beheld. The clerk said nothing.
but dashed down the stairs, and in minute a
recelpted bill was once more returned, but with
the 'snndries' omitted
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-12-26

A little girl in Ithaca, just before she died,
exclaimed: Papa, take hold of my hand and
help me across" Her father had died two
months before Did she see him?
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VOLUME XIX.
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A woman who hung herself in London the
other day because her husband scolded her for
speaking to lodgers, left behind her the follow
ing written in chalk on the back of tea-tray ,:
Dear Jim-You have driven me to do this
little affair. Be good to the dog, and ask Mrs.
Little to be kind to the birds. -
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Mr.. Trumbull denies fatty the urrorted in
terview now going the rounds of the papers.
In which he is represented as denouncips all
movements to defeat President Grant.
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Groceries and Produce.
oh IA H L e 8 C. w HI e A r /,
fsuccessor to Richardson & Wheat)
CORNER MAIN AND AUGUSTA STREETS.
sTAUNToN, VIRGINIA,
Begs leave to state that he has always on hand q
large and well selected stock Of
Family Groceries.
His stock embraces everything usually found in
first class grocery, of which he would
only mention the following:
SUGAR, BACON,
COFFEEs, LARD,
BUTTER, TEAS.
MOLAssEs. EGGS.
sYRUPs, RICE.
FLOUR,
CHEESE,
BROOMS.
LEA T II Err,
COTTON YARNS,
&c. &c.
He is determined to give satisfaction to all who
may need anything in his line of business, and
would ask all those who have not tried him, to
do SO before purchasing elsewhere.
@ Special attention given to the purchase
of Flour for family use.
He would express many thanks to his friends
for the liberal patronage heretofore extended
him, and would ask continuance OF the same
Me- Remember the place for CHEAP GRO
new Brick Building-corner Main
and Augusta streets. Staunton. Va.
n B.-Mr. James Il. Byers is with him
and will be glad to see his friends.
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A CHRISTMAS THoUGHT.-A lecture was de-
livered In Boston few days since by the Rev.
VIM. B. Wight and during his remarks be
beautifully said:
Most OF US remember days which are set in
the years of our childhood as gems are set in
rings In later life these sparkling points of
time become effulgeut days; rising like suns.
flushing the household sky with genial tones:
warming It's gray with color To unnumbered
millions Christmas has been such a dav To
sad hearts it has brought gladness 1t has stood
like rock by the sea. The dark waves come
moaning against it, to be caught and tossed in
to silver spray and dash of rainbows. Thongh
the drops fall back again and are lost in the
joyous ocean though Christmas laughter set.
ties soon into the moan of care. the next tide
shall repeat the benediction. For, when Chris.
tmas Is gone Christmas is coming. Though the
yuie log otdzes put once year, sparks of its
sacred flame shall linger on the hearth and
mlngle with the fires daily kindled where II has
LAIN. The benign effect of merry Christm "a
does not cease when the tapers are extipguished
A CHANCE FoR MATHEMATIc1ANs.-Tbs
Boston Times will pay 10 any person 81 900
who can correctly solve the following:
Suppose it to be one hundred miles from
Boston to Portland. A locomotive starts at
twelve O'Clock from Boston; going fifty miles
the first hour, twenty-five miles the second,
twelve and half miles the third, and 80 on
each hour travelling half the remaining dis,
land? ~ Ao's
A figureist after working upon the sum SAYS
that at the end of the~thirteenth hour the To-
comotlve will have travelled ninety nine miles,
and pine hundred and ninety mine thousand
nine hundred and ninety-Dipe and fraction
millionths-99 .999-lOOO, 900; and that, before
1t overcomes the final fraction which would
| change all those mines, except the first. into
cyphers, the Angel Of the Apocalypse will have
proclaimed: There shall be time no long.
er.
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Groceries, dc.

c.. Il. RICHARDSON,
late of Richardson & Wheat),
New Building, Augusta Street, .5l
Immediately opposite Splitter s. Hunter, and
next door to Valley virginian Office, s.
STA UNION, VIRGINIA. ri
Having again gone into the Grocery business,
in connection with my Flour and Produce trade,
can sell choice Family Groceries cheaper
than thew can be bought in the town. ISL
Having purchased stock of Staple Groceries
at the lowest cash rates, I will sell them upon
small profit a
NV present stock consists in part OF the fol-
lowing choice and selected goods:
SALT, EGGS.
SUGARS, TEAS.
SYRUPS. FISH,
CHEESE, BACON,
COFFEEs, BUTTER,
MOI4ASSES, a
NEAL FLOUR,
OBACCOS. SPICES,
COTTON YARNS, BROOMS,
ESSEN CES, &C.
am determined to sell at the lowest CASH
RATES. My motto is quack sales and small
profits ALI goods sold warranted in every
respect as represented.
Satisfaction will be rendered to one and all
do not fail to call and see me.
I make specially of FLOUR-BUYlNGan and
SELLING all brands and grades-a choice stock |
of -four always on hand for family use. All
-four sold warranted as represented.
tender my thanks to all my friends and pa
irons who have stood by me so continually and
we'll for the past five years. l tell them now
that am started again and will deal with them |
as fairly and as literally as ever. Come one
come all, and give me trial again.
rs Be sure to remember the place for the |
cheapest qroceries--new brick building on Au-
pusta street., next door to the Valley Virginian
office, and Immediately opposite Splitter q Hun
ter and II. A. Glenn & Co.
n B.-I am not on the corner of Main and
Augusta streets as formerly, but in the rear part
of the new building, in the store room recently |
by Messrs. P. B. & P. A. Sublett. |
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Poetry.
LINES,
BY THEODORE o'HARA.

Written at the tomb of the Kentuckians who fell
at Buena Vista, buried in the Cemetery
at Frankfort
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-12-26

THE NEWSPAPER BUSINESS The Nash
vile newspapers have determined to increase
their rates of subscription, having found that
1T the present rates they furnish their papers
for less than the cost of the white paper upon
which they are printed. Few enterprises are
as extensive as newspapers aud few are so la
borious. troublesome and uDremunerative. =
Great as was the cost OF publishing them be
fore the war, it is much greater since. The
price of printing paper has increased consider
ablv. Composition, WHICH means type setting,
is almost double what it was, while to the one
item of telegraphing must be added two hun
dred per ct. on old figures Except in large
cities where the almost infnitessmal profit on
each issue counts up by means of an extended
oirculation and liberal advertising. the puhlica-
t;on Of newspapers entails loss on publishers
Nothing is more prevalent than unreasonable
oomnIaint about the price of newspaper SUBJ
scrintions. Many persons, indeed, appear to
think that they ought not only to have the
privilege of directing the course of the news
paper they take. but that it ought to be fur
nisbed to them for nothing.
A long observation and experience have sat-
isfed us that there Is no class who confer SO
manv benefits upon the public and are so poor
ly reRsrded as newspaper men.-Rachmond
Wing.
SINGULAR EFFECT OF DREAM "A remark
able instance of the effect of fright in dream
occurred in an interior town of Wisconsin re-
Gently. A young man, school teacher, just
married. spent an evening in reading to his
wife incidents of Indian life and warfare in the
Western country. Going to bed with his mind
filed with the subject, he dreamed of living
some of the scenes he had been reading of du-
ring which he had lost his scalp at the hands
of redskin, receiving thereby a terrible fright.
On being hs nnd himself uns he nouss sns
and could only communicate with the Others
v bv writing~thus relating his dream. At last
accounts he had not recovered his speech.
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VALUE OF EGGS. the war many ex-
periments were made by medical men and 9th
ers interested in the subject, to see in how
small compass the nuriment could be got; and
after all the experiments of physicians physi-
oligists patent rights men, savans and Dvesti-
gators on scientific subjects, they all bad to
knock under ito use an expressive, though vul-
gar phrase) to an old hen or young one Ell
ther-tor it was found that an egg contained a
greater amount of nutriment, of life preserving
food in the compass it occupies, than of any
other known substance. True, there are es-
sences of meats, &c, that by combination with
other articles may be as powerful, but alone,
the egg is the most nutritious. There is more
life-sustaining element in single egg than
twenty times its bulk in bread or food of that
kind. Poultry Standard.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-12-26

VTVHOMAS ID. RANSOM.
AttOrney.at-Law.
STAUNTON, VA,
Offers his professional services in the County
and Circuit Courts of Augusta, and in the Hus-
tings Court and the Court of Appeals held In
Ntaunton. Will also prosecute claims elsewhere
States. may30-1y
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m. HENKEL. M. D.,
"A. Physician and Surgeon,
STAUNTON, VA,
Respectfully tenders his services, in the various
branches of bis profession, to the public; and
less professionally engaged
~-SPEcIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO SURGERY.
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nR. B. p. REESE
D HAS MOVED TO HIS OFFICE
ut his residence opposite the Market House, cor
ner of Frederick and Water Streets.
Ladies' will find private room where they can
consult him at all times.
Patients while under treatment can procure
board in his family.
The sun., 1871-05-22
SPORTING NOTES.

The proposed match between Billy Donnelly and
Arthur Chambers Is at Staud gtlll for the present
nohncly was al ClRrks with his backer prepared 10
take his money hut HAMMERS, though willing 10 night
nt nus Tar tailed TO secure any one TO put up
iul In his behalf
The hglt between Edwards and Collins is an.
pointed TO take place Wednesday, somewhere with.
In hundred miles Of this civ. The pugilsuc element
~ couslderamy excited. as both men ARE considered
nlncky, and bona Hde humping match is looked Tor
considerable money 10 beng staked the event. Ed
wards has the call at 10 to -,
Mace and Coburn have now been lighting for
seven years without exchanging a blow. Mace does
not attend any OF the conferences, but keeps In tram
that AZ the appointed time he may proceed 10
kansas CITY 20 claim he stakes, and with the hulrah
purh oucs 10 nght MN AZ once At some point this
cltY, eaCh to be accompanied by certain number OF
selected friends, These men can be brought together
ana the question Of superiority settled N such men
Alex Mason, Harry nm, Jim lusi X. barney Aaron,
hiY -pWytr. owen Gcoghegan, Alderman McMullcn,
illY lraCy Jerry Donovan, Aimed SmIth Frank Me.
lnIyre Alderman Murray, and Others VIII subscribe
there shall ne fair night amt th1 hest ON hs
merits without the slightest outside Interference.
lhr'e mon nave the mower ana mc'us 70 ke away me
Iouth element always found IN tue wake Of the prize
nghtcT, tao hraNlars and scluudres 10 dr. Aied ON
every nCi|hhurhOpd whore Wll Is appointed to take
place. Most ot those named were IN Canada aud 4
was through their iuhueure that strict order OBJ.
Let these men meet and settle ms everlasting chan.
piunship dispute ny q battle when will snow WHO IL
the best man and which one, n either OF them. l. a
coward Until some such step Is taken by the rlends
OF bOth men the masses VIII LOOK upon the whole affair
as game OF olun gotten up TO gall Tie public,
The sun., 1871-05-22
HORSE NOTES.

Balance, trotter Of great promise TIE property
OF MIR. Madden. Of hddlc,own, has been Mt 10 John
Loyett to train.
Major James Smith. the great awning maker
drove to Fleetwood on Saturday bellud h!s four
spanking erays
There are no two-year old Rvsdick Ham mAlctonian
co u this year as three the great urogeulor
Of trotters was not In the stud.
Bernstein, the cigar maker, has purchased from
the coachman Of the Hon. NJ, Tweed the celebrated
bay PAGER Locomotive for $1,000.
Tho rumor il rite about town that Dexter is to ap-
near again the trotting track. Accepancc Of a
challenge irom the san Francisco wonder Tor $4,000.
The old Buckeye track near Cincinnati is to be
closed This course considered one the hest In
the country ana WAS one Of the leading ATTRACTIONS or
the Queen CITY,
Mambrno BERTHE Is expected to arrive this week
Horsemen are impatient 10 have look ~ the Young
ster, VINO said 30 resemble the oid Layorte Brown
Dick 10 aremarkaoc degree.
The spring meeting at Point Breeze Course Phila.
delpha. begins on "Wednesday, and cont nues three
dHys. on the last dlY IuCy, American Iirl, and
hountau Boy are 10 show their foot.
The noted trotting mare Lady Hughes is so high
IN nesn tAt ehe VIII not be In condition for full speed
before the ll camuaign. when she does put IN an an
man dresses her like princess.
Prince Hal of the Twelfth invested heavily on
hr llarKers game lttle Bruno The senator looked ns
smiing as summer when the deciding heat was in h :
iANof and went directly 10 tako parting glance At
Alex Patterton's stable.
Mr.. Wallace, the owner OF Henry whose sl,shiug
heat 2&4 at fleetwood on Wednesday last has been
~ much commented on hv spOrtsmen, hss purrnnsed
the promising gray mare Heather Bloom Tor $1,000
ana on FriaY last he added to his stable OF tTotors
figures $4,000
The sun., 1871-05-22
afford moro steady and uniform returns for
the capital invested in IT,
Greeley and Vallandigham.

Tho country has heard from the Hon
HoRAcB GREELEY in Texas At Galveston,
on Friday last, where the people, headed by
the Mayor, turned out in o body TO greet the
great and good editor and farmer, he nc.
ccptod n screnade from a colored band, and
made q speech which sounds like distant
echo Of Mr.. VALLANDIoHAMs new plat
form. Mr.. GREELEY told his auditors that
the ovents Of the past were beyond recall /;
that The struggle over the old bono Of con.
tention was ended that both North and
South ought TO accept the situation; that
general amnesty should be Immediately cx-
tended to the scccssionists, and the right TO
elect their own rulers be promptly conceded
TO all classes and that thenccforwad all
should dwell together in unity.
AZ Mr. GREELEY and Mr. VALLANDid.
HAM have heretofore joiucd in friendly cor
rcspondcnce on political questions, IL would
not be wonderful if they had recently com.
pared notes in regard to the future. the re
suit being the Dayton programme and the
Galveston speech
II the Republicans should be SO beside
themselves as TO ronominato GRANT on n
Ku.klux platform, and the Democrats so
stupid Ms to Incorporate into their platform
the WADE HAMPTON plank, and place there
on n candidate 20 match, what would there
be 10 hinder the people from rising en- mGssc,
casting aside the chains ofparty, and bringing
out the Chappoqua Philosopher for President
and .hc Dayton Sage for Vice President
In such crisis, ticket combining 80 much
philanthropy and pluck would sweep the
country. MIR. GREELEY would draw TO it
all tho Independent Republicans, including
the honest carpet haGgcrs and the judcious
negroes, while Mr. VALLASDiGuAM would
win to it all the progressive Democrats, in
cluding tho sensible scccssionists and the
reformed Copperhcads.
Let us have rcace
The sun., 1871-05-22
Chicago or Now York

The Chicago people expect to see that city
tho centre Of the tea trade of the United
States. 1t is said that invest cations ly
Chicago merchants show five cents and n
half per pound to be the lowest ocean rate
from Yokohama 10 New York, including In
surance and all other charges while arrange.
ments have been made by the Central and
Union Pacific Railroad Companies whereby
the total rate of that route from Yokohama to
Chicago, insurance included, will be but four
cents and a half The difference in time
is between forty days by rail to Chicago and
about one hundred and twenty days to New
York by the Suez route. In 1869 the total
consumption of tea in this country was 42,-
85l ,070 pounds, a quantity which could have
been forwarded from San Francisco in twenty.
five trains Of ten cars each Several Chicago
houses are now importing tea from Yoko-
hama direct within two months $4,000
chests Of about 90 pounds to the chest have
arrived at Chicago for the Westcrn trade.
During the same time about $4,000 chests
have passed through Chicago for New York
md other Eastern cities.
1t is probable that good portion of the
tea hereafter imported viii come by the way
of the Pacific rairoads--it is certain that
the route which offers the greatest economy
Of time and money will command that traf.
fc but it does not follow that any great
amount Of trade will therefore be transferred
from New York to Chicago which would
only be a way station, even supposng that
the bulk of importatons should come that
way. 1t is likely that Chicago, St. Louis,
and other Western cities may TO a great ex-
tent supply the local trade in their respoc-
tive regions, and Chicago from its commend
able enterprise in being first in the field will
have some advantages over its rivals. But
the great centre Of the tea trade as Of all
other foreign traffic, will continue in New
York, where superior capital and experience,
TO say nothing Of enterprise, afford adgan.
tages that canuot be equalled elsewhere.
That the opening of a new channel for the
transportation of this commodity will have
nm important effect in modifying the condi.
tions Of the tea trade is moro than probable; :;
and when n Pacific telegraph Is completed
M entire change in the method of conduct
ing the business may be anticipated. Then
tea Will be stored in China and Japan, and
shipments ordered by telegraph as the wants
oi the market may require; and as the sup
ply will be regulated IN accordance with n
full knowledge OF the demand, no sudden
fluctuations in pr,ccs win be likely to occur.
The result will be that while there will be
fewer opportunities for realizing extraordi,
nary profits. the trade may be expected to