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The ssBucfianan Ghost" :.

:: It.was:hoped that when tho Baptist church,
OF Buchanan, Botetourt county, Va, took
the Thrash ghost in hand, they would haVe
laid bare that delusion and snare. But even.
the church, it appears. has been able to reach
only qualified verdict upon the SPECTRAL
manifesto tons which-and We desire to say
it with all respect-have made the home. Of
the Rev. Mr.. Thresher sort of terrssErlal
Inf rno'' for several months past. The result
reached is, that g the church finds no ground
for the conclusion that any of these mani
feStat;ons result from superhuran agency
and that, too. Latter full aad careful in
vestigaticn of the occurrences" But, in or
der that a scapegoat may not be" wanting
upon whom to fix these manifestations, which
are so fur not g superhuman' that .nooody
really knows any more about their cause
even than before the commencement Of the
Investigations, the little girl, member of
Mr.. Tbrasher's household, also member Of
the church, against whom suspicious have
been directed from the start, has been held
to~bc the principal agent, if not the onlyone,.
engaged in the continued mischief that has
placed the Rev DR.. Thrasher's house il the
condition Of diminutiye realm of Satanic.
proceedings. CHS little girl must be in
decd most extraordinary person: After
driving the whole community Wild With ter:
ror and mystifcation, she has succeeded eff
fectuaHy in deluding the Baptist church.
1t is painfully evident that the Buchanan
ghost, or whatever it may be, has doored,
6suratively speaking, the whole county, town
shin and all!
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APR 0CLAM ALTON.
By. THE GOVERNOR.

In; conformity with Joint Resolution No.
is, of. the Legislature, adopted February
18th, 1871, notice is hereby given that an
election will be held 1T every place of vot-
ing within the State of West Virginia, on
the fourth Thursday in April, 1871, being
thu" 9th day thereof, to ascertain the sense
of the qualified voters, on the ratification or
rejection of the following proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the State, as a
substitute for Section one of Article three
thereof namely:
The male citizens of the State shall be
entitled to vote ut all elections held within
the election districts in which they respec-
lively reside; but no person who is minor
or Of unsonnd mind, or a pauper, or who Is
under conviction of treason, felony or bribery
in an election. or who has not been a resi-
dent Of the State for one year, and Of the
county in which he offers to vote for thirty
days next proceeding such offer to vote,
shall be permitted to vote while such disa-
bi!ity continues"
For this purpose, Supervisors and Inspcc
tors of Elections throughout the State are
directed to openthe polls at their respective
PLACES of voting on the day aforesaid:
In testimony whereof | have hereunto. set:
my hand. and caused the Great Seal of the
State to be affixed, at Charleston, this the
18th day OF March, 1871.
JOHN J. JACOB.
BY the Governor.
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LAND FOR SALE !

I OFFER for sale tract OF land containing about
i i've hundred acres. known as tine Bird tract. ad-
oi1nins the lands OF VIM. Levisay. James Jarret:
and J. F. Watts This is first quality grazing land
veil watered. with good site for a
ardin9 NJ a Oh i II e!
where ior many years, one was operated.
TERMS: One bali cash. and the balance on time
with interest. = -.
Twill also sell two hundred and seventy acres Of
nv Dunn land. adjoining John A. Welch. Samuel
Pficeand others. This tract fes III what is known
az the Rithfards and is OF superior quality either for
FARMING OR G AZING. !! .
Has on it four good Sugar Camps and four orchards
=. Terms can be made accommodating Ii not sold
n1iyssely,.b BY toe THIRD Day OF JUNE, wilt
on.thAt day. at twelve o'clock. on the Dunn place,
offer both tracts at publ: auction.
April ID, NJ ARBCCkLE.
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NJ, The Democratic members Of Congress

IT, The Democratic members Of Congress
held caucus Monday: night at the Capitol
contiausii:g in. session nearly four hours
Pie --iinterclanged views on the subject Of
The bi!4:preparea BY the House select com
laittee, and criticised its features: y state.
mont was made in the course of proceedings
which net .witb general assent, that most of
the disturbances in the South were the re-
sui: of a bad State of. local government,
while m not a.few Instances reports CT VIC
(7ltinnSot law: &c, were greatly exaggerated
sor political effect. The remedy, however,
was not 10 pc found in such kuklux meas
nres as had hecn presented. 1t was incl
9cntally stated that the relieving of men
from their political ond legal disabilities
woala tend to provide general tranquility
more laan any other proposition. The eau
Gus also discussed the propricty of issuing
an address 20 the people Of the United States.
and appointed 4 committee to report one at
4 future CAUCUS.
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SPRING TRADE.
HARDWARE; WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,

Attention! Country merchants. contractors. me-
chanic.. farmers and others! You will do we'll to
call and examine the largest and cheapest stock Of
HARDWARE CUTLERY. GUNS AND sADDLERY GOODS
it has ever been OUT pleasure to offer the trade.
Our stock consists in part Of
GRAIN CRADLES, CRAZY AND GRASS BLADES AND
sSAFHs.
KILLING: WEDDING and GRUB HOES.
TRACE. LOG and other CHAISs
SHoyELs, SPADES. FORK2and RAKEs,
PAD and KSOB LOCKS HIfGRs and SCREWS,
NAILS and aPIKEs. both Cut and Wrought,
MAYORS STEEL. RAILROiUPICKS ROPE,
Farmers; aud Builders HARDWARE, Mechanic. black
smiths and Coopers TOOLS, POCKET Knives. Splendid
assortment Ivory. Bone and Buck Handle KNIVES. and
FoRKs in fact We have every article usually found in
BOILING cLoTus: bes, .AsEER BRAND. all Nos: on
hand.
ne arr: gents 70, GUN BETTING, PACKING and RUB.
Der aYDRAST and ENGINE HOSE. all sizes. .ery low
prices, =. ---
Mr.. F. Estill. of Lewisburg. is with this firm,
where he w be pleased TO see mis- friends
WATKINS. &-C0TTRELL,
-. :. :. 1907, Main Street,
s.,i l-sm-- RICHMOND, VA.
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Az ILLUSTRATION USED AGAINST ITS
ArriIoE-In his speech on Wednesday last
in the United States Senate Mr., Schurz
said
The Senator from Wisconsin, in fine
strain Of classic eloquence, likened the Sena-
tor frop, Massachusetts striking his dagger
into Caesars breast after Casca and CasSius
had already done their work. It was beau
tifnl figure. and the likeness is better than
the Senator from Wisconsin thought. To
be. sure the dagger was not leyeied at the
breast of republ!cauiSm, but the weapon
went straight into the heart Of Caesarisn
and me Senator FROM WiSconsin, scholar as
he is; TiI remember that the world has since
agreed to call BTutus the noblest Roman
Of :hem ALL" [,APplause in the galleries. J
SfAS7oS:-Senator Darts, of Kentucky,
in his great speech in the Senate, on Thurs
day. .rc:uting the taiun!nies heaped upon the
Santh ps Sherman. Of Ohio, sEluded to the
late Edwin II. Stanton l.iHeolp's Secretary
of War: in tEc following words of terrible
:isbeuga just denuncisiicn. Mr.. Davis said /:
- "A -lseEe lawless dictator was never in
power; than that same: Secretary Of War
If justice had been dealt out to him in his
lifetiu for his crimes, be would have been
hung hundred times for murder. and put
IN tie peuireutiarv ten thousand times for
bis crimes"
e. Western Radicals talk. of General
John A. Legan for the Presidential nonina-
ton next year. =: -, -
-
T. 1psone parts OF Georgia ths corn il
already up.
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POStpOned.
t'i"rk.''

Owing to an unavoidable delay in tn" COIN
pletion of our new Printing rooms, the en-
:largement of the INDEPENDENT will not be
made next week. as promised. The week
after We hope to make the change. Our
new rooms will be on Main street, over the
store lately owned by Mr.. Floyd E<;iii, but
now tue property of john Withrow. EST.
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THE WATT PLOW!

I 5 now the LE.7DLNG PLOIV in .hc United
l. States 1t received the HIGHEST .R.1TING
at the great field trial. at the experimental farm Of
Pennsylvania, in August, 1860, when about forty
different plows tested During the fall Of 1870,
it received. alter thorough field tests,
OYER TWENTY FIRST CLASS PREMIUMS,
from, various Agricultural Soc-tics in The Statrs o:
North Carolina, SoatA car"Iinu. Georgia and Ala
bama. Having in previous years received similar
rewards from the Virginia State Agricultural SO.
cicty. which made no lest Of pows las. year.
1t onId be difficult in the space Of an advertise
ment, to mention and explain the peculiar ira,nrcs
and merits of This plow. They must be WORKED
~ be known and appreciated.
Srnst for a circular ani price lists. Mr.. Harlow,
~ the GRrn$rnitR lsasrnHvrsr. wll! take ordc,,
:nr orr pows
We sell, in addition 10 plc".. al kinds Of Nsri-
uurai implements r;',f machinery. IN the best
TERMS WATT X KNIGHT,
1852. Franklin Street.
April l.ly* RICNNOND RI
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LOTS FOR SALE.

NOV tor sale, the Lewishurg Depot, choice
~ level Building Lots suitable for trade, bust
ness and manufacturing purposes. or for resi-
denccs. The Lewisburg Depot bids fair. from:
its many natural advantages. to become one Of
the most important points in many miles Of the
line OF the Chesapeake and, Ohio Railroad, in
either direction.
The St. Lawrence Grist Mills arc located there,
and the Greenbrier Lumber Company is now
erecting large Steam Saw Mill within few
hundred yards of rhc Depot. so that lumber for
building. and brcasstuls, will be convenient and
cheap.
The St. Lawrence Boom and Manufacturing
Company has also nearly completed hoon,'in
the Grernbricr river 1000 fret long. witham-
pie capacity for lumber to meet any demands.
For maps OF tile property, prizes, Or any other
information, address. by mail at LeWishurg. W.
Va. or on thu prcmlsCs,m person, either of the
undersigned.
President Grccnbrcr Lumber Company.
r. LIVINGSTON HESTER.
April SGT Secretary.
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LUMBER.

T7HE GREENBRiERLUMBE COMPANY
give notice that they will shortly be pre-
pared to saw Building and other Lumber, in
any quantity, and at short notice. Contractors
can have their lumber shipped by the Boating
Company's boats as far as they run on-tle Green
brier river. Logs will be sawed on the follow
ing shares;
White Fi!ie and Poplar; one-thirl; Hard
Wood Timber, one-haf =.
President Grcenbrier Lumber Company.
Anril SGT
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The Richmond Trade.

-%Th~ merchants Of this city. are cheored
b. the prospect Of. a large and prosperous
business The. present season. While the
spring trade has not yet fairly opened, the
IN liii5atitns that there will be-a large ac-
)ssion Of new BUYERS from the various sec
tons. of the State as well is from several of
shc ncighboring States; The prospect is that
when the season fairly opens. there will be
an extraordinary increase Of buyers. They
will find cur Richmond merchants prepared
for them. L.rgc and varied stocks Of goods,
warex and.merchandise in all the departments
of trade: have been laid in, and we hazard
HotFnrg n saying that country dealers can
nowhere purchase better ARTICLES, or or bet
Tor terms, than in this city.--Richmond Wing:
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g. IN a late short speech delivered BY
NJ, Jelferson Davis, at Selma, Alabama, at
reception given to him there, he.is reported
,to~thEyc said, that, IN bis opinion, the doc
tTine of State rights or State sovereignty
wenld: ultimately triumph. This, says the
A Fcxandria Guzctts, VIC observe, in certain
quarters. is considered highly Objectionable
if not Unreasonable" language, Well-wc
can: only say, that we agreo entirely. in this
opinion, with Mr.. Davis, if the present form
of government in his country is continued.
If consolidated empire should be estab-
lisbea instead Of a constitutional union Of
States, of course, there will be no State
figjtt5.. -.
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t<. The accounts frcm France represent

e The accounts from France represent
..tbe situation' as .deploratle. Internal
strife aud general discord prevails. and bloody
engagements are the ordss of the day. The
.madness Of frenzy" has supreme rule, and
the French nation is now in :hc hands of' =
reckless and irresponsible moi. Bloody bat:
ties have occurred With varied results. bar
how the matter will finally terminates cifl':
not now be coujectured. Porr~Frahce.'
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STOLEN!

WAS STOLEN from tho undersigned. on
w the night Of the 9th inst. near lirrSay :
Mill on the Franktnrd roah. 4 lghl bay marc.
near fifteen hands high. three whit" feet. Il blaze
face. and three years Old this Spring.
4 reward Of $50 fry dollars is offered for
the recovery of the marc and the capture of the
thief, or ($2I) twenty-five dollars for the r"rnv
cry Of the mare alone.
ROBERTA RUTHERFORD.
April 1-4w
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ROMANTIC Sr1c1nE.-Miss Mary Jane
Lowell beautiful young woman. who for
Somo years past has been the mistress Of
John s. Blackburn, pork merchant Of
Grecntlcld, Ohio, committed suicide on the
22d inst. near that place, by taking poison.
Blackburn is man of family, forty-tfve
years If age. and his intimacy with the
Young woman had created such scandal among
their respective friends that it is said they
both determined upon suicide. They pro-
yided themselves neatly, drove cat eight
miles, from Greenfield, and went into wild
wood called Cliff Ruiz. The young woman
swallowed her share of the poison and died.
Elackhuru's heart miSgave him, and be re-
turned TO the town and informed the young
woluan's friends Of the circumstances, and
chey proceeded to the spot and found her
hrdv> Blackburn, it is stated. has become
hcpclessiy insane.
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;: Il :Some of our exchanges are endear-
bring 80 injure Senator Dayis and Hon,
Frank Hereford, by frequently 'alluding to
the fact that they voted TO remove theS..tax
on SALT In this they are certainly barking
np:the wrong tr.c. Even the people of Ka-
uawha can Sec no reason why they should pay
from so t? IS cents per bushcl for salt, when.
WITHOUT the tax, it could be had at from Is
70 - cents. The poor lahorers at the salt
works are now no better paid, and can live
no bettcr--if as wcll-than they conld when
there was no tax on salt, and it will be found
that the gentlemen who now represent MS
in Congress will be sustained in the course
they have adopted. We do not object to
taxing lu1uric$, but nothing the laboring
mau is compelled to have fer the comfortable
sustenance Of himself and family, should be
protected from the most searching competl-
tion.-ktn4mha Repnj!jc0n.
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BY the Governor.
J. NJ. PHELrs, Secretary Of State,


T. The taxes levied thi, year in South
Carolina, amount to five millinns-they are
levied by the majority of negroes, who own
nothing, and adopt this mode of fleeing all
If those who have something. This tax
amounts to couAscatioh, for it's more. than
the land can pay. and, therefore, renders i,
yalueless.
DEATH OF. EX-SENATOR HowARr.-
Senator Chandler received telegram on the
Srd announcing that cx.S euator EIoward.died
of .apoplexy, at his residence in Detroit,
Sunday morning, at o'clock, in the sixty
sixth year of his age.
4 " CHAMPION VOTER. North Caro-
lima claims the" champion voter" At the
last election he walked to the polls, followed
by. seventeen sons, and they collectively de-
posted eighteen ballots.
~ The eternal mares NESTS the Rcpub-
cars discover South, make one hink Of bill
Arr's lamcntatlon in lS65-" This is the
most hardest war to wind up that history
records
t. We learn from the Lexington Gu
zeitg that tho Baptist Church. of that place
have extended an unanimous. call to Rev.
Geo, B. Taylor, to become Pastor Of their
Church.
: tE Rev. Solomon Collins was scaldcd to
deathat Saltville Va Saturday week, BY being
caught in the machinery at the Plaster Banks,
and thrown into oistcrn o: boiling alter.
:. " 4 night or two ago dogs got into the
:aock Of. sheep Of DR.. George B. Stephens,
near Ivy Depot, Alhcmarlc county, and
killed sixty-eight of them.
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A KENTUCKY JACK.

e. A MAMMOTH JACK, brought from Kentucky.
n viii stand at the Stable Q! j. W. Davis. FIVE
miles from Lewisburg. the present season: at ten
dollars PAYABLE wheE the mare proves in foaI or is
sold or otherwise parted with. No responsibility
for accidents. !As. W DAVIS.
oril S-lv
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Crockery Glassware, &c.
KELLOGG & GIBSON,
:. IMrorrErs,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
G HINA, GLASS, EARTHENWARE,

lhPOETFEs,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
G Fl INA, GLASS, EARTHENWARE,
HOUSE-F FURNISHING GOODS,
NNT.E have now in store our spring stock, which
w is very large and complete; and having been
imported and purchased from III. manufacturer 't
o% rate. Of gold we can sell at very low prices
We nave splendid assortment Of ricn decorated
gold band,
WHITE CHINA IND WHITE GRANITE
DINNER: Ten and TOILET SETS
RICH CUT a,m PRESSED GLASSHjRE,
LdMPS, LGOXiNG.GLASSES
Siver.plated Ware. OF hest quality. Rodyerr Ivory
handled cutlery. Tin Toilet Sets, Re(rigeraors va
.er.coolers. Ice. Pitchers, Fruit Jars; ncn FANCY
Goods in great variety: Blocked Tin and Japannrd
Goods &C.. which we offer 10 the trade. ard AZ re-
tail as low a. .ny hou.e in the country
Country merchants can, at east save treign'' 'no
extra risk of breaksge: BY giving US .heir ofdsr,'
Our stock is the largest and best we tare ever o.
fered. KELLOGG & GIBSON,
1907. Main Street.
RICHMO ND. VA.
A!so Agents 70, the Patent National Coaee po''
and Patent Silver Light Safety Burner ard Fixture
the best in ne. Cali sEt 'sce :h-n.
Apr! lily
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DIED.

In Lcwsburg, on tho evening Of the 5th
inst. Mrs. VIRGINIA {. WETZEI. wife OF Mr.
David Wctzcl. in the list year OF her ayr.
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~ Two hides who were nominated tor
the school committee were both defeated at
ehe recent election in New Hampshire
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John r. Hannah,

Joseph Hannah, late Constable of Pocahontas
COUNTY. David uannah. Henry E;lzzard. Geo
W. Rankin. John NJ. Iloysctt. Robert A. Han
rah, John +. Wanlcss, Tate Sheriff of Poca-
hontas cou,,ry. and rs such administrator Of
Robert GAY; decd, and James r. Lorkr,r,.
Wv ,>--.r-,r,
ATTACHMENT IN .''HA'rEhI'
The object Of This SHIT stn attach AL tn" mon
les, estate. debts and effects Of rho defendant
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CTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA At rules held
- in The Clerks office of the Circuit Court Of
Pocahontas county, on the first Monday in April,
1871
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ESrcnND DISPATCH.

HARTFORD, April 5.-'lhe latest returns
give English. DEM 5 Pln.ality. Tho cleo
ton now undoubtedly dcvolves on the Leg
islature. 49,
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- Ex-seeretary Wel'es has COME out
strongly against tho Grant Administrators.
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81. Louis Elections .

ST. LoC1s, April 5.-T1e Democrats have
swept the city BY probably two thousand ma
ioritv. F..
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=. .>e: Ex-senator Schurz says that all that IL tue
matter with General Grant is that % ne ln-
- sgines l1mself the Unite 1 statesof America
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LEwrsrrEe M4RKEr.-Corn Meal. IS cts per
hushei Corn, IS cts. Oats. 80 cents; Faxseed,
Sl..3 Coffee, per ID. 25a30 cents Sugars-Brown.i y
Pal . cents Crl.hed, 20a22cents; Coffee Ga
cts Flour per bari FL ST 90 Bacon. per h. is to sets
Lard, la q cents Chickens and per h. loal2 cents
Wool-washcd per h., 40al5, unwashe1, 25a"3 cts
Feathers, per h.. 60 cents TaIlow per h.: loal2
cents; Eggs. per dozen, l2aii cents; Bcc$wax. per
h., 25a33 cents; Butter prime fresh. per b.: %
Ferkln, 2Oa22 cents; Dried Cherries, 10 cents per
!bs.; Blackberries, 10; RaspberrIes, S; Whortle-
berries: 10: Apples, i; Peaches, lea'ed. 10
Ginseng 20 70 50 rer ID: Timothy Seed. S. ca.
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The Connecticut ELECTION.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Thc very latest
dispatches from Connecticut state an IN
creased probability that the election Of Gov:
ernor will devolvc upon the Legislature
The Republicans have majority of five in
the Senate and fifteen in tire House, which
will insure the election Of Jewell, (Rep.)-
Kellogg, (Rep. for Congress, has 4a ma:
jority. .-.-~ = i:
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"a Mother Of sad experiences" 10 the
last Revolution, writes vigorously in favor
OF licensing the socl al evil, her reasons be-
log chiefly sanitary. While the placing of
this abomiDat!on under legal surveillance
will uuqnestionably lessen the spread Of
'oatbsomo disease, and may even allow to
the sons Of this "Motber Of sad experiences
the indulgence Of their vices with safety
sauita.iiy speaking, she seemingly foryets
that, to keep constantly fnlI the ranks Of
this Infamous institution, the hearts OF many
other mothers must know still sadder ex-
periences; and that, whatever legal enact
ment throws . veil Of sanitary protection
over the hideons rcriminaiities OF her
precious scamps, spretsy. sure Of tearing
away the only barrier which, another
mother may interposs between her daughter
and tbs world Of passion AMI sln I:is to
be regretted that an editorial in the same
number Of the Revolution takes ground
against the iegnlizattoa yf this vice only be-
canso the law prop ossd exsmpts one-half Of
the guilty parties. t., -.