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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20

/ A Man NEARLY EATEN ALIVE BY A
JAcKAss.-The Macarthur <Ohiol Record,
of March 23rd says: Charles Brown, ST.,
a gentleman aged upward of sixty years,
and we'll known throughout this section of
the State as one of our leading citizens,
came very near losing his life last Sunday
by a jack belonging to Edmund Wolf. Mr..
Brown had called at Y olfe's house, and
field after him. Or the way over, he stop
ped at a pair Of bars to. look at a jack which
was grazing in an adjoining field. The an
imal had been somewhat Of pet, but upon
this occasion he exhibited his treacherous
disposition by jumping over the bars
knocking Mr. Brown down in his leap,
Selling him by the chin and throat with
his teeth, tearing out a portion of the flesh:
nearly Barring the windpipe, at the same
time falling upon and stamping his breast
with his knees.
Mr.. Brown kept his presence Of mind.
caught the animal by the nostrils and
choked him off; but he renewed the at
| tack Immediately, biting and mangling the
lower portion Of the left arm and hand il
terrible manner, Mr. 3. choking him of
as at first, and the jack renewing the at
tack But he was now bleeding freely:
the left arm was powerless, and he was fast
losing his power Of defence. The unequal
contest could have lasted but minute OF
two longer, when luckily Mr.. Frank Dowd
who was passing, heard his cries, and ran
to his assistance, and beat off the jack with
rail which he took from the fence.
e
THE Evils OF LYNCH LAw--The Stock
ton .(Mo) Journal, of April 9th, contains
the following narrative:
"On the night of the Goth Of March, two
horses were stolen from man named French
and one from Colonel Joe Allen, on Cedar
creek, in this county. Suspicion fastened
upon one johnson. alias Brooks, man O
bad character, who had been lurking in the
neighborhood for some time past, but was as
certaincd to be missing at the same time with
! the horses. His trail was followed by VIM
Achard and one Bays, who are reported tc
have overtaken him near Chetopa, Kansas
recaptured the stock, and hung the thief. :
But snort time afterward they were them.
selves overtaken, about FIVE miles 50 t We
OF Baxter Springs, and hung by mob Of
about twenty men, supposed to have been
| friends of the thief, and the stock again re-
ceptured Both Archard and Bays were
highly respected citizens of this county, and
their sad fate has created a great deal of ex
element and Indignation among their neigh
bors, many of whom are determined upon re-
venge and we fear that several parties will
find themselves in unhealthy situations before
long, in consequence of the same transaction
| There seems to have been an unusual amount
| of horse stealing going on lately, and there
is danger that the summary vengeance oil
Judge Lynch will be evoked to put a
stop to it. That is bad and dangerous, but
apparently the only remedy.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20
WARREN s. LUIsTY,
w Attorney at Law,

HARRISONBVKG, VA,
Prompt attention given to all business entrpst-
de to his hands.
Special attention paid to claims against the
U. S. Government and cases in Bankruptcy.
april 20-tf
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20

1t is generally reported and believed
that Bismark favors the restoration to the
throne in France of Louis Napoleon
Stranger things than such restoration
have happened. But what an uneasy seat
would that throne be!
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20

BRowNLow OF TENNESSEE The Wash
ington correspondent of the Cincinnati Eu-
nuirer writes:
One of the saddest apoetacles presented in
the Senate Uins.mLer in these dssyys is the big
cushioned chair which holds the last of the
mortal remains of poor Parson Brownlow. OF
Tennessee. 1t sits just at the left Of the
Presidents rostrum, on the skirmish line
There they bring every day the withered rem
nant of the Apostle of Hate, and over that
chair there seems to hover, at all hours, the
black Angel Of Death, Sallow and emanciated
trembling with palsy in every limb, he sits
and watches the proceedings around him
with what seems a fearful interest, and only
the little light which burns dimly in his once
vicious eye is left to tell you of the fierce spir-
it which in times past, inhabited that never
very progressing frame. His right arm lies
by his side aud the thumb Of it witches and
vibrates with the regularity Of heartbeat
They set glass OF water upon his desk,
but he never moistens his lips. Papers lay
before him, but their neat order is never dis
| turbed. There is no more expression upon
his Swallowed. pinched and leathery face than
you would expect to find upon the iudex OF
the mummy in the British Museum One
can look upon the still vigorous yet stricken
Morton, aud feel that he bears the rctributive
imprint Of vice, but one cannot contemplate
poor Brownlow without an expression of gen
erous sympathy. He seems to be waiting
his summons There may be much of the
old vitality in him yet and it may be many
days before they carry him into the Chamber
for the last time. 1t seemed as though at
times To-day, his old viperous nature re-
turned to him and he yearned to mingle in
the heated debate. But the present, with its
hopes, are but mists to him. He can only
| look back over his pathway strewn with
wrecks and lined with the rank weeds of bit
ter hate and partisan selfshness.
CoNNEcTIcUT-The Washington CORES
pondent Of the Richmond Dispatch has the
following in regard to the Connecticut eec-
ton
srhe opinion is becoming rather wide spread
that after all the "fuss aud feathers" on the
part of the Radicals that English is actually
elected Governor Of Connecticut by, it is
true, a rery small majority There has been
much talk about scattering votes, but it is no
ticeable that the parties voted for in this
scattering manner are not named. 1t vii
not occasion surprise if the official count
proves that the Democrats have in reality
elected their GOVERNOR
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20

A terrible accident occurred at Lynchburg
last Friday. As the employees of box
factory were about commencing work, Mr..
Jadez B. Wray took his position at a pull
ley, attached to the main shafing, to adj
just the belt on it, and in doing SO pushed
it too far, and while attempting to pull it
back to its proper position his right hand
was caught in between the pulley and belt
and his entire arm, from wrist to shoulder,
was mangled in most horrid manner, lit
orally tearing the arm off at the elbow
joint, and leaving il hanging to the belt
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" I 11111 1VlNG CIVrK.
Shelley Bumgardner, p. O.. april 2O-4t
DY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA. /
- A PROCLAMATOINI

Whereas information has been received by the
the Executive of a fragrant breach of the laws of
the Commonwealth by criminal combination of
unknown persons in the county of Augusta, who,
in the night OF the 10th instant forcibly took
from the custo ~ Of the iaior of said county one
Thomas Hodges, an uneonyicted prisoner, and
ut him to death without trial, and in wanton
contempt of the laws of God AID the Common.
wealth G LEA
Now, therefore, to the end that the violated
law may be promptly indicated, and that the
authors OF an act so fagitlous in its character,
so baneful as an example, and SO degdatory to the
well-merited reputation OF the State may be
brought to punishment, l. Gilbert C. Walker,
Governor of the Commonwealth, do hereby offer
reward Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS each
for the arrest and, conviction of any or all of
the persons engaged in said crime heir aiders and
abettors and do moreover require all officers
Of this Common wealth, civil and military and
request the people generally, to use their best ex
ertions to procure their arrest, that they may be
brought to justice st's.s
r--, Given under my hand as Governor,
L. s. and under the lesser seal of the Com
~ monweath, at Richmond, this 18th day
of April 1871.
By the Governor:
G. C. WALKER
JAMES MCDONALD, a.l
april 20-4t Secretary of the Comm onwealth.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20

In Congress, on the 10th, Mr.. Kelley, of
Pennsylvania, introduced resolution declar-
ing that the House reafirm the resolution
adopted December u, 1870, declaring that
the establishment Of the internal revenue
bureau was war measure, which should
cease with the war, and that the time had
arrived when all internal taxes should cease
except the tax upon distilled spirits and to-
bacco.
The rules were suspended and the bill pass
ed-yeas $50, nays FL.
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T AIDES AND GENTLEMEN,
IL TAKE NOTICE.
Beautiful Spring styles of Dress Goods, Dry
Goods, Notions, Hats and
e; M LLINERY,
have been received at ee.sta.s @ses
1S" J. w. NEWToN's % aif4
Cheap Cash Store lie
9"' Augusta street, 9 r.
next the Spectator office -
have secured the services of lady of expes9a
rlence and taste to take charge of my
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. aTy
who VIII make it equal to any in the city calr
is solicited from the Ladies' = ii = =
a Very Respectfully,
april 20-tf n. j. w. MENTION
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20

COUNTY JUDGE OF FREDERICK the
outside or this number of the Viryinian will
be found an appropriate tribute to the late
Judge Carson, Of Frederick county, taken
from the Winchester .News. We find in a
later number of the same paper, the an
uouncement that Col. Jos. FL. Sherrard has
been chosen to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death OF Judge Carson. This is an ex-
ceedingly good appointment. Mr. S., in ad-
dition to having very clear, well informed
and vigorous mind, Is gentleman in the
broadcast acceptation of the term We have
known Col. S. for many years, and we have
known his sons in whose viens flow the gentle
blood Of their sire, and more perfect gentle
men we have never met. Frederick county
is fortunate in having secured the services,
in the importat position of county Judge, of
one who will dispense justice with an even
hand, and who will maintain the dignity and
the purity Of the bench in an eminent degree.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20

ANNUAL ADDREss.-Captain James Bar
ron Hope, editor of the Norfolk Virginian,
has been invited to deliver the address before
the Washington Literary Society Of Ran
dolph Macon College at the fnal celebration
in June, and has accepted the invitation.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20

Il The best argument that can be addressed
to the Southern people against rebel violence
is the business prostration which must inevi-
tably follow. There is fact and logic in the
following figures of the assessed value Of
property in eight Southern States in 1860
and 1870:
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20

He would express many thanks to his friends
for the liberal patronage heretofore extended
him, and would ask continuance of the same.
a.SA
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20

TIE Farso,s CIVIL Waffle capture
Of Neuilly by the CON-. 'unis's On "ohuay'
with 1000 prisoners, is announce" from rar,
is whence also comes jubilant report tn~
tie rouge army is steadily advancing on Fort
Valerien, into whose walls several breaches
have been made. On the other hand, the
Versailles government is as hopeful as ever,
but announces no material change in the sit
uation. Reports Of intended Prussian inter-
ference are repeated and denied. The rumor
that provisions are. growing scarce in Paris is
offset by the statement that the city j.
supplied without interruption by the north.
ern and eastern railways
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EXECUTIVE PARDoNs.-In the last Con-
gress most extraordinary provision was en-
acted in one of the appropriation bills, by
which the pardon Of President johnson was
virtually made a proof of disloyalty when
any Southern applicants who held one ap-
peared in the Court of claims, for he was
thereupon denied any privilege Of citizenship
in this country granted to him by such par
don This legislation, SO far as it applied to
the Court of Claims, of course rendered nu-
gatory any pardon granted by President
Johnson-though it excepted those issued by
Mr.. Lincoln-before the ratification of the
18th amendment, which conferred on Con-
gress the exclusive power of removing politl-
cal disabilities. This legislative attempt to
make an innocent holder of pardon suffer
from the very disability which an executive
and constitutional pardon sought to remove
proved so fragrant that there was not dis
senting voice 10 the House when its abroga-
ton was proposed by an amendment to the
pending deficiency bill.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20

aga- Special attention given to the purcha- e,
of Flour for family use.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-20
DRAINING Lors AND LANDS. Legs


DRAINING Lors AND LANDS. he Legs
lature has passed bill amending the 18th,
Nth, 18th, and 10th chapter l24 of the Code
of 1862 so that hereafter, instead of issuing
a writ Of ad quod damnun,, the county or
corporation courts are authorized to appoint
FIVE commissioners, (any three of whom may
act } who shall 60 upon the land and, after
being duly sworn, shall ascertain and report
what damages, if any, may be sustained by
the party or parties through whose lands the
drain is to be run; but said commissioners
before proceeding to execute the said order,
shall give to The parties interested and to the
tenants in possession at least ten days notice
of the time appointed by them for the exccu-
ton Of the same.
The other changes in the Code are only
consequential, making the remaining sections
to correspond with the change in the 18th
section
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-07-27
A New System Of Rose Culture,

Some French aud English horticul.
turists have been experimenting for
three or four years on new system of
rose culture, which may be briefly stated
thus: First, prune out all the old
wood; second, shorten the new wood u
a very little; third, pare the new wood
down fiat to the earth" The rose is
thus allowed to bloom as the raspberry
bears-onIy on the new wood, aud that
slightly pruned. The effect is said to
be very fiuc. The young shoots peggcd
to the ground produce a greater abun-
dance of bloom, although, perhaps,
slightly diminished in size. When
rose-stalk stands upright, the strong
upward tendency Of the sap has the
effect to multiply the rose near the top,
while when trained upon the earth the
sup works more evenly throughout the
entire length Of the stalk. This is
shown both in the bloom aud in the
multitadinous upward shooting of stems
from the main stalk. The effect of this
new mode OF training would no doubt
be very fine in covering slipping banks
and mounds, and also in the more rapid
production Of small roses for bouquets,
etc. Its novelty will no doubt commend
it to all amateurs who have time and
inclination to experiment. No plant
requires closer pruning than the rose,
aud the finest blossoms are always found
upon the stalks which shoot forth from
the roots, showing the Importance of a
severe cutting away of the old wood
The bush should also be trimmed so as
to open its branches as much as posi-
BILE, for it likes the sun. The more
sunlight the rose receives, the more
rapid its growth aud the more numerous
aud beautiful its fowsrs.
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Artificial Ice,

The latest and most interesting nov.
city in Atlanta, GA is the ice manufac.
tory recently erected by the Atlanta
lee Company on the banks of the Chat.
tahoochec river, near the railroad bridge,
about seven miles from til. city. Ex.
cursious to this place are the order Of
the day, for the purpose of witnessing
the mode Of manufacture, and how, in
these hot and sultry times, the large
blocks Of clear ice are produced. The
process Of manufacture is based upon
the scientific principle that evaporation
produces cold-lhe more rapid, the more
intense the cold that results from it.
The agent adopted to produce evapora.
tion is aqua ammonia, which is deposit
ed in an upright cylindrical eyaporator.
some twenty feet in height. Inside of
this cylinder are also number of pipes.
the object of which is to evaporate the
ammonia, or reduce il to gas, which
is again subsequently compressed into
its liquid form, aud so on repeatedly,
us the same quantity of aqua ammonia
will do service over aud over again.
The evaporation causes cold intense
enough to freeze the water in the
adjoining tanks, or baths, as tho arc
called, aud cakes of clear ice, of con
venient mcrchantanable shape. are made
by the machine at the rate of fourteen
tons day. The ice thus made is per.
icctly pure, being made from distilled
water, aud is entirely free from any
foreign taste. When first with lrawn
from the molds, it is rather harder than
natural ice, and as dry as a rock aud
very brittle, owing to the intense cold
by which 10 is produced The visitors
are shown several curiosities in conuec.
tion with this novel manufacture, such
as blocks Of ice, in the centre of which
have been frozen boquets of fresh natu.
raj flowers. and bunches of eyergreeus,
that are entirely encased by the ice.
The company's cards have been frozen
into great many blocks, aud in one
block OF ice are three catfish, buried
completely in the ice, aud nowhere
touching the surface, yet distinctly yisi.
BILE. The manuiactory is a great sue
cess.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-07-27
Our Oliu.
How the Eye is Swept and Washed.

For us to be able to see objects clear
ly and distinctly, it was necessary that
the eye should be kept clean. For this
purpose it is furnished with u little
gland, from which flows a water fluid,
(tears,) which is spread over the eye by
the lid, and is afterwards swept off by
it, and runs through hole iu the bone
to the inner surface Of the nose, while
the warm air, passing over it while
breathing, evnporates it. 1t is remark
able that no such glaud can be found
in the eyes Of fish, as the element in
which they live answers the same pur-
pose.
If the eye had not been furnished
with liquid to wash it and a lid to
sweep it of, things would appear AS
they do when We look through dusty
glass. Along the edges of the eyelids
there are great number Of little tubes
or glands, from which flows an oily sub
stance which spreads over the surlaceoi
thcskin,and thus prevents the edges from
being sore or irritated, and it also helps
to keep tears within the lid. There are
also six little muscles attached to the
eye which enables US to move it 10 eve
ry direction; and when we consider
the different motions they are capable
of giving to the eye, we cannot but ad.
mire the goodness Of Him who formed d
them, and has thus saved US the trouble
ofturning our heads every time we wish
to view au object.
Although the eyes of some animal.
ire incapable Of motion, as the Ay, the
beetle, and several other insects, vel
the Creator has shown His wisdom and
goodness in furnishing their eyes with
thousands Of little globes, and by plac
ing their eyes in front Of their head
little insects can see all around them
without turning their heads. A gen
tleman, who has examined the eyes Of
fly, says that two eyes of common
Que are composed of 5000 little globes
through every one of which it is capa
bic of forming an image of an object
Having prepared the eye Of the fly fol
tho purpose, he placed it before his
microscope, and looked through both,
in the manner Of a telescope, at u stee
pie which was 229 feet high aud 75O
feet distant; aud he says he could
plainly see, through every hemisphere
the whole steeplc inverted, or turned
upside down.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-07-27
What Cloves Are.

Cloves are the unopened flower of a
small evergreen tree that resembles in
appearance the laurel of the bay. 1t is
native Of the Malaeca, or Spice Islands,
but h $ been carried to all warmer
parts Of the world, and it is now cult.
waited in the tropical regions Of America.
The flowers are small in size aud grow
in large numbers, in clusters, to the
very eud of the branches.
The cloves VIC use are the flowers
gathered before they are opened aud
whilst they are still green. After being
gathered, they are smoked by wood
fire and then dried in the sun. Each
Glove consists Of two parts of round
head, which are the four petals or leaves
of the flower rolled up enclosing mum.
ber ofsmall stalks or fiaments, the other
part Of the cloves is terminated with
four points, and, is in fact, the flower.
cap OF the unripe seed vessel. All these
parts may be distinctly seen if few
cloves are soaked for a short time in
hot water, when the leaves Of the flower
soften and readily unroll Both the
taste aud the smell of cloves depend on
the quantity of oil they coutain. Some
times tho oil is separated from the
cloves before they are sold, aud the
odor and taste in consequence much
weakened by such unfair proceeding.
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The Cape Worm Of Fowls.

(Syngamas dachsaiis.)-A CORES.
pondent Of the Country Geatleasan, il,
reply TO request that some one would
give the natural history Of the little
red worm that causes the gapes in young
chickens" writes as follows;
/ will briefly state what Is ksown III
regard to this parasite, as uuderstand
the matter.
The disease Incident TO chicks, term
ed the gapes, Isl well known BY overy
one who has bad any experience 10 rear
ing fowls. IL is not confined to- chick
ems. but attacks young turkeys, par
tridges, &C., and often proves very des-
tructive. The worm lives in the wind
pipe or bronchial tubes, and, BY filing
up the air passages, causes death BY
strangulation.
These parasites are true worms. aud
not insects in the laryal stage. They
are of redish brown color, aud the
body smooth, but having twisted ap-
pcarance., Tee females arc very much
larger, becoming about three .fourths Of
an inch in length when full grown,
while the males are only about an eighth
Of an inch long and very slender. It
is said the males are most invariably
found firmly united to the females by
the reproductive organs, aud remain
thus permanently attached, making the
parasite resemble a twin or brauchcd
worm.
The eggs or ovules are SO minute as
to require a microscope for identiiica-
tion the embryos develop In the evi-
ducts, and the young are liberated from
the females body. The history OF
these baby worms, after leaving the
body of the parent, is unknown; but,
judging from analogy, they either pass
their laryal stage in the bodies Of in-
sects, or bury themselves in theground,
are picked up BY the fowl and conveyed
to the mouth Of the wind pipe.
When numbers Of these worms be-
come lodged1in the windpipe, the chick
cns show symptoms Of the "gapes" BY
opening wide their mouth, attempting
to swallow, &C., which they do in en-
deayors to rid themselves of the in
truders. These motions resemble gap
ing in the genus homo, which has given
the name Of gapes to the disease,
Sometimes as many as, two dozen ol
these worms will be found 10 the wind
pipe, and such cases are fatal unless
relief is immediately obtained.