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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-08-04

The Scientific american says it is now
impossible to construct burglar-proof safe,
for the thief, with his cylinders of compress
ed hydrogen and oxygen, can, in few sec.
onds, burn holes Of any size in the hardest
metal-his fre-drill enabling him in few
minutes to work bis way into the strongest
safe that was ever constructed.
A hardened criminal who is to be hung
in Hartford, Conn next October, has writ
ten an account of his life and adventures for
thirty years, in which time he says he has
broken out of nine State prisons, and that
he has committed very large number of
burglaries-two or three hundred we be-
lieve.
When man is lynched in any of the
Northern or Western States, it is called
lynching. When the same thing happens
ia the South, it is called Ku-Klux. This
appears to us to be obstruction without a
difference"
bio Lewis declares that the present sys-
tenn of employing doctors is wrong, and ad-
vises people to make contracts with them at
5000 year for each family, and deduc-
ton of two dollars for each case of sickness
In the sugar district Of Louisiana, Attska-
pas parishes, where one would suppose that
hot weather would prevail this season if any,
where, the mercury did not reach over Sc
from the 9th to the 18th of July.
The monthly report of the Department of
Agriculture, of July is favorable, generally,
as to the crops Of wheat corn, &c. There
are exceptions in portions of several of the
States
A letter received in Richmond contains
the sad intelligence that at last accounts
DR.. Moore, late pastor of the First Presby-
terian church Of Richmond, was barely alive,
having lost his speech entirely
The manufacture of iron at the Tredegar
Works, in Richmond. has increased fvefold
since the war.
One town in Orange county, N Y, ship
ped 80, 900 bushels Of onions this year.
A seven-horned COW is daily MIXED in
Hansboro', Miss.
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The WESTERN Com AND HOG Pro

The WESTERN Corn AND HOG PRoDUcTs.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 25th says:
The reports from the Western States re-
garding the corn crop are very fattering
not only is there larger acreage than ever
before, but its growth is better than usual,
and is fully two weeks more forward than
last year, when, it will be remembered, it
ripened much earlier than usual. A large
part Of the crop is already SO far advanced
that it is out Of danger of unfavorable wealth
er. This insures fat hogs for the coming
packing season, and the reports regarding
the number of them is that the country is
fairly swarming, Notwithstanding the unpre-
cedented number Of Summer hogs which
have been sent to market. Wheat, oats,
rye. barley and potatoes are abundant, and,
with cheap living, the country cannot help
being prosperous.
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We published, last week, the address Of

We published, last week, the address Of
the State Conservative Executive Commit
tee and the call for State Conservative
Convention on the Both inst. AS yet but
few counties have appointed delegates to
the convention from their various wards and
townships. The others are slowly awaking
to the necessity Of action. There are many
propositions of the greatest interest to the PEG.
pie Of the State to come up before the next
Legislature, and it is Of the first Importance
that Conservative Legislature should be
secured. 1t can be done in one way only:
VIZ Z: the perfeoting of the organization of
the party and tie strict adherence to thai or.
ganization and its plans. The object now
is to have one of the best men, in each ward
and township, sent as delegate to that
convention toperfect the organization and
give it the sanction Of the people. 1t is the
duty OF the people to send such men-men
who will work to secure the end with a to-
tai forgetfnlness of self if necessary. 1t
will be no place for a display of plethoric
rhetoric, but ought to be converting of
practical men, who will not run into ex.
tremes, but on the contrary will weld the
party into one working mass, and devolope
plan of action which can and will be
easily acceded to and prevent the ills of in.
dependent candidates and splitting tickets.
There is too much at stake in the coming
State campaign for the conservatives to fail
OF success. This they must do unless they
act IN concert and as unit. With united
action they are certain to secure large ma
jority in the Legislature without it, they
are likely to lose members even where the
Conservative majority is the largest 1t is
with this fact starring us in the face that we
call the attention of our people in this SEQ
ton to the necessity of action. Let our best
men assist in the reorganization of the par
ty--let us, through them, have a hand in
it. The earlier. too, the better, as it will
stimulate others to action, who like our.
selves may delay too long, relying on the
fancied security Of a large Conservative ma
jority, which amounts to nothing unless
welded as unit.
The fate of some our Southern Sisters
whose taxes amounts to more than interest
on investments. or yearly rental of property,
warns US not to delay, but to act promptly
and take all necessary steps to prevent
greater ills than we now have. The pres~
ent favorable condition Of Virginia grew out
of long and strong pull together, and it
behooves us to again secure the same unity
Of action. We, therefore, urge our people
to avoid unnecessary apathy both now and
when the campaign commences.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-08-04

The Gable dispatches report the death of
Hon. John slidell, in London, at the age Of
IS. He was born in New York and re.
moved to Louisiana at the age of 20. He
held the position Of Attorney Of Louisiana
under President Jackson, was member of
Congress and u. S. Senator from that State,
resigning the latter position when the late
war commenced. He was prominent con.
federate, and YVES appointed minister to
France, and it will be remembered was cap.
tured, together with Mr.. Mason, by the U.
S. man of War San Jacinto. After his re-
lease he made Paris bis home and since then
never returned to this country.
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The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Gazette states that part of the
Virginia Congressional delegation in Con.
gress, headed by Senator Lewis and Repre-
sentative Platte, we're with the Secretary
of the Interior and the Commissioner of Pen
sions yesterday asking modification Of the
regulations for obtaining pensions under the
vice in the war Of 1872, in Southern
States. By the act and regulations there
under, claimant is not only required to
show that be was loyal during the late war,
but bis two witnesses to prove his loyalty
must show that they were also loyal during
the war. This latter requisiton is regarded
by the Virginia delegation as hardship
and an unnecessary requirement., and they
ask that part Of it be modified by the Com
missioner of Pensions. @
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Valley Railroad.

This road is or may now be said to be a
fixed fact.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of Di.
rectors, stockholders and citizens met in the
Court House atlexington, on Tuesday last
(the LIST inst aid was presided over by N.
K. Trout, Esq.
Bya comparison of the subscription pa
pers OF the several counties, the agreeable
fact was ascertained that there was only a
deficiency Of ten thousand dollars to COM
plete the amount necessary to secure all the
subscriptions. It being stated that the
amour. could be raised on the Bridgewater
route, ten days was given parties on that side
of the county to secure the road on that route.
Maj. McMahon, that big-hearted Irish
man, and energetic contractor, obligates
himself to cash the 80 per cent of the SUBJ
scription Of all private subscriptions in this
county, if it is necessary to meet the condi-
tions on which the City of Baltimore will
pay her subscription.
President Garrett will place two corps Of
Engineers in the field at once, and it is con-
fidently hoped that by the 18th of October,
that the road may be put under contract,
and that in twelve months we may reasona-
bly, expect to see the steam horse entering
our city, leading the oavalcade charged with
solemnizing the nuptials between the Valley
and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads. So
be it.
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A LEGISLATOR Not An Office.

The Richmond Wing, in some remarks
about the proposed State Convention Of the
Conservative party, refers to subject, that
is much mooted just now, as follows
''The Central Committee wisely forebore
to express any opinion on the question
whether seat in the Legislature is an Of.
flee under the Fourteenth Amendment, pre-
ferring to leave that matter to the Conven-
ton. We believe that no one doubts the fact
that it is not a disqualification. 1t has been
so held By the y. s. Senate it has been so
regarded by the Federal AUTHORITIES in re-.
spect to North Carolina, and we hear that
the Judge of the Federal Court in this State
entertains the same opinion. That this in
depreciation will be held by the Convention,
we do not doubt. It will enlarge the field
Of selection, and enable the people to send
more experienced members to the Legisla-
ture.a
This is the opinion that the Irginiam
has held and expressed all along, and we
can see no more good reasons for any other
conclusion. AS it is very important that
the next Legislature should be constituted Of
men possessing ability and having expert
ence; we hope that the Convention will,
for the sake Of settling the yexed question,
refer it to committee Of the ablest lawyers
who may be members Of the body, and in
struct them to bring in q report that may
be adopted and 60 forth as the opinion of
the Convention. Such report, endorsed
by the Convention, would be conclusive of
the question. -LyncA6uy Vsrgimian.
THE New BLUE LAw.-The Connecticut
Senate has passed bill which renders null
and void all business dealings for liquors
enable the purchaser even Of glass of
whiskey to recover back the ten cents he
pays for it declares null and void all
sales, transfers, contracts, quit claims,
mortgages, attachments and liens, made in
consideration (part or whole) Of the
sale of any spirituous liquors makes
null and void all leases of premises if liquor
is sold on them puniahes by fine of 500
or month in Jail Cor both) the sale Of Ii.
quor to any minor under Gig hteen years of
age; makes the person who sells RESPONSE
BILE for all damages done by drunken men,
and permits any taxpayers to sue sEch seller
whenever the drinker abuses his family
Other stringent provisions follow.
Blankets and fires were found comforts.
BILE in Richmond, Va, on Monday last.
An Ohio paralytic has been cured by sun
baths. 5se
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-08-04

Benz E. Butler is anxious to secure an
election to the Gubernatorial Chair of Mas
sachusetts. A friend of his stated, in a
speech in Boston, on the Goth ult, that
Butler had said to him that he would short
ly plant himself on the prohibitory platform
and that if nominated and elected would
make Boston as hot for the rumsellers as
he had made New Orleans for the Rebels
Oh! me.
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The Valley Railroad is now almost an &C.
oomplished fact, and if the western portion
of the County subscribes as she ought she
will have the road in her proximity. Will
not this stimulate the Shenandoah Valley
Company to greater exertions, and may not
the eastern portion boast of a railroad all
the more speedily. God speed the day when
we have the two roads running throughout
the length ofour great Valley.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE

COMMISSIONERS SALE 5 .>-.s
~ OF VALUABLE LAND.
Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit Court Of
Augusta County, rendered at its June term 1870,
in the case of Brown & ais. as. Clark ais. and
the cross suit of Clarks widow as. Clark's creai-
tors, the undersigned Commissioners, VIII. on
Saturday, august the 18Th, 1871,
proceed, on the premises, to sell, to the highest
bidder, that valuable tract Of land now occupied
by VIM. Fl. Neff.
Said tract contains about lI0 Acres. stu
ated about IL miles Northeast of Staunton and
u miles from the village of Mt Solon. The land
is of good quality, well watered, with good or
chafd, and sufficient timber fer farming purpo-
SEES. The improvements consist of a good brick
Dwelling House, Kitchen, Barn, Stable, Smoke
House and Spring House.
TERMS OF SALE $3.50 in hand, besides the
costs of cross suit and sale the balance in three
equal annual instalments from day of sale, the
purchaser giving bonds, bearing interest from
date, with good personal security, for the defer
red payments, and lien retained on the land sold
as ultimate security.
Henry aEsRi B B. ! M HdH4l Commissioners.
.jull4-tds-Rockingham Register copy and send
bill to this office for collection y
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IMPORTANT DECISION. notice that
the Supreme Court of Appeals during its
late session at Wytheville. rendered an in.
teresting and important decision in the case
Of Davis trustee, vs.. Hartman, Tate and 9TH
crs. The ease involved the responsibility of
fiduciary for investments of Confederate
money made during the war. The substance
of the opinion is that fduciaries shall be
held harmless when it is established that
they collect outstanding debts in Conieder-
ate money, and invested the sums SO receiv-
ed in Confederate, or other like securities,
in perfect good faith, and in accordance
with the methods of investment made by
business men generally at the time. The
decision was delivered by Judge Christian.
1t concludes as follows: 'It would be too
rigorous. and too unjust, it would be in vic.
lation of those well settled principles, found.
ed in reason and in conscience, which con-
troll the action of Courts of Equity, to hold
that thong Oh the appellant has been guilty of
no mala fdes, no misconducts, &c., yet he is
to be held responsible for loss which he
had no part in creating and no power to
prevent. But that loss, We think ought to
fall upon those who were entitled to the fund
that has persisted"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-08-04

The famine reported in Persia some three
months since still continues. In some prov
inces the deaths average three hundred dali
ly, and 80 great is the distress that the bod
les Of the dead are devoured by the living.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
To John Echcls, President National Valley
Bank of Staunton, Va, Geo. H. Erwin and John
H. Erwin and all creditors of the Defendants
Geo. H. and John Fl. Erwin
Take notice that, on Tuesday the 18th day of
August 1871, shall, in pursuance of a decree
rendered at the May term 1871, of the County
Court of Augusta, in the cause of the National
Valley Bank of Stanton, against Erwin &c, at
my office in Staunton, proceed to take, state and
settle the following accounts:
LIST. An account of all of the real estate be-
longing to each of tho defendants with the fee
simple and annual rental value thereof.
End. An account of the liens upon said land
with the orders Of priorities among said liens
Together with any other matters, specially
deemed pertinent by me to be stated, or which
any of the parties may require to be Stated, and
at such time and place all lien creditors of the
said Geo. H. and John H. Erwin are required to
file evidence of their claims .
Given under my hand as Commissioner of said
Court, this 10th day of July, 1871.
- N G.. NJ. HARRISON,
Jull4-4t Commissioner.
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WALDO NJ. ALLEN, Manager.
eProprietorsinresum the management
ofthis well known and popular hotel, so long
and favorably known to the tray cling public,
promise in thefuture to retain the reputation the
American has borne, as
First Glass Hotel.
Itslocality, Immediately atthe RailroadDepot,
rendersit a convenient stopping place for per-
sons on business or in search ofhealth.
Bar and Barber Shop in the House
Allthe Offices of the Telegraph and Stage
linesrunning to this own are adjoining this
House.
A irstclass Livery Stable, under OToole &
Donovan, in connected with this house.
McCHESrIEY & co.
NIB Citizens ofthe County wi lbe furnished
Dinner at so Cents, and Horsesf ed by Messrs
Donovan & o. Toolea at 20 Gents.
Oct. lI---tf
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The Lynchburg Republican Of goth in
slant says: A car load Of chickens. 1900
in number, passed throug b this city yester-
day, via the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad, from Bristol, and bound for New
York city.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-08-04

The Republicans Of this State, it is report
ed, have given up the idea of holding State
Convention. It is also said that the FEEDER
al appointments are cause Of quarrel
amongst them. 1t makes little difference,
what they do or whether they quarrel or not,
if the Conservatives only stick together.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-08-04
HOTEL
4 ~ CAMDEN STREET,
Tive doors from Howard Street,l
BALTIMORE, ND,

This Hotel has been recently furnished with
entirely New Furniture and Beds, thoroughly
Repaired and Remodeled. A new and improved
Water Closet is now being added in more desi
rable part of the building.
This Hotel is convenient to all the Depots Of
the Western and Southern Railroads. saving
hack hire. 1t is also convenient to all business
portions of the City, the street cars running
within a few doors of it.
A splendid Bar, Barber-shop. Billiard and
Bathing Saloons in connection with the Hotel.
r. N. P; Bledsoe, formerly of the Washington
House, Lynchburg, Va and more recently Of
the American Hotel, Staunton Va, has an inter.
est in the above well-known House, and will bt
pleased to see his friends; promising them First
Class Accommodations, and an Old Virginia
welcome.
Very Respectfully,
R. SHARE, Proprietor.
Terms, $3.50 Per day.
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Snow STORM IN New YoRK SrATE.-The
Dunkirk, Chautauqua county, New York,
Journal is the source Of the following item:
"We have, on credible authority, the
statement that snow fell in the southern
portion of the Casadaga valley, in this coun-
ty, on the night of the 2lst of July, 1871.
to the depth of six inches or more We are
told that the crops in the vicinity Of Levant
have been thereby greatly damaged. and
some Of them entirely destroyed, Captain
Smith, of the D., VI. and P. railroad, re-
ported snow in the Casadaga valley at 7
o'clock on Saturday morning, 22d, at an
inch or more. The snow fell in the village
Of Forestvillo on the morning of the 21st so
generously that the boys in the streets snow
balled with each other for full fifteen min
utes."
The New York Sun gives the following
statistical and curious information in regard
to the Sunday consumption of beer in
Gotham:
''Two hundred thousand persons, on an
average through the year, each Sunday re.
sort to the various lager-beer gardens and
other places of recreation and refreshment
in and around New York City The aver.
age amount of money each one will spend
on that day will be 81, making 5000, 900.
Two hundred thousand multiplied by fifty
two shows us $40, 4O0, 900 spent annually on
that day of rest in and around this great
metropolis. BY ~ o'clock on Sunday
night these 200, 1000 persons will be 60, 1000
sober, 95, 900 in high spirits. 80, 900 tight,
and 10000 quarrelsome, and 5000 in a
state Of beastly iptoxication,"
The proceedings against the CONNER
cial Agency" in St. Louis, for publishing a
list of merchants and business men, and
marking them as nos. l, 2, 8, 60, to the
credit Of some, may have the effect Of aiding
in putting stop to this business nuisance.
That is to prevent the persons engaged from
rating man for lribe. The court in St.
Louis onjoinod this agency from publishing
the name Of the complainant. But it ought
to have gone farther than that.
LEXINGTON, VA, July 2e.-During the
prevalence Of a severe thunderstorm which
swept over this portion of the county yes,
terday afternoon the barn of Rev. VIM. Nil.
Ter, who lives half mile from town, was
struck by lightning and entirely consumed,
together with his whole crop ofwheat, which
was very large, Mr.. Miller's loss is very
heavy.
We SEQ this paragraph, going the rounds
of the newspapers! ''Col. NJ. L. Demalher,
native Of Loudoun county, Va, has the
reputation Of being one Of the most exten.
sive travellers In the world. He has tray
ersed both Europe and America on foot, and
upwards of $4,000 miles of territory (NA@
A sharp Yankee has invented machine
for cooling public buildings, which will
make two hundred pounds Of ice in an hour
or furnish in tie same space Of time 10000
cubic feet of air cooled to temperature Of
33 degrees. It can be applied to the pipes of q
house, and can be cooled or heated from the
same register. q.
California will harvest 10000 gallons of
castor oil this year.
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Capt. David II. Todd, brother of Mrs. A.
Lincoln, died at Huntsville, Alabama, q
few days since. He was gallant Confed-
crate officer during the war. His youngest
brother, Sam'l Todd, was private in the
Crescent regiment Of New Orleans and was
killed at the battle of Shiloh.
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Hotels.
FORD'S HOTEL,
RHCN.NO.1.D, va.
$3.50 Per Day. s2,5a Per Day

Situated in the heart of the City, commanding
fine views, and adjoining the Capitol Square
and Governors Mansion.
in the fashionable portion of the City, and adj
joining the beautiful Capitol Park with its Stat
uary, Monuments, Fountains and Flower Beds
is newly and elegantly furnished throughout,
and its Bill of Fare is not exccled in quality and
variety by any house in the State.
There has been recent additions of several
splendid Rooms to this spacious house, together
with large and elegantly arranged Reception
Room. .--a
Special Suits of Rooms always ready for We'd
ding and large Travelling Parties. The arrange
ments are frst-class in every respect. The price
of Board has been fxed-owing to the great
scarcity Of moueY-at the reasonable sum of