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VALTABLE PoCAMoNTAs sRA-


SALE.-Pursuant to decree of the Circuit
Court of Pocahontas county, rendered at the
October term, 1870 in the of James w
Crawford against John S. Crawfords heirs, the
undersigned special Commissioner therein
appointed, will sell Tin tracts to suit purchasers
at public auction to the highest bidder, in front
of the Courthouse of Pocahontas county, on
THURSDAY u FRIDAY. the 18th and 10Th of
May. 1911 the lands in the bill and proceedings
In said cause mentioned
These lands consist of several tracts, amount
ing In the aggregate to 2,6SS acres. situated
on the waters of Elk, Williams River and Sto-
ny creek-are among the best grazing lands in
the county well watered, ard the unimproved
portions finely tim bered They offer a good In
vestment to stock-raisers and lumber men.
Terms of sale.-Enough cash in hand to pay
costs OF suit and expenses of sale, and for the
balance a credit of g. IL and IS months will be
given the purchaser executing bonds with ap
proved security for the deferred payments and
the title retained until all the purchase money
is paid. JOHN NJ LiGHTNER
ap4-6t Commissioner.
Lexington Gazette copy and send bill to this
office
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VALUABLE POCAHONTAs GKA-

ZINC AND TIMBER LANDS EOR
SALE.-Pursuant to decree of the Circuit
Court of Pocahontas county, rendered at the
June term, 1870. in the case of John S. Craw-
ford against Samuel Lewis. the undersigned, as
special Commissioner therein appointed, will
sell at public auction to the highest bidder, in
front of the Court house of Pocahontas county,
on Thu RSDAY and FRIDAY, the 18th and
18th OF May, 1871, the lands in the bill and pro-
ceedlngs in said cause mentioned
These lands consist of Il acres near the town
OF Huntersville, and 1854 acres on the wa
tiers of Elk, Williams River and Stony creek.
Inc latter tract embraces some of the finest
grazing and timber lands in the county of Po-
cahontas-s we'll watered, and offers a good in
vestment to stock-raIsers and lumber men.
Terms of sale.-Enough cash in hand to pay
costs of suit and expenses of sale, and for the
balance credit of 6, II and Is months will be
gwen, the purchaser executing bonds with APP
proved security for the deferred payments, and
the title retained until all the purchase money
Is paid The above will be sold in tracts to suit
purchasers. JOHN M. LIGHTNER,
ap4-ot Commissioner.
Lexington Gazette copy and send Dill to this
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LAND FOB sALE.-ln

pursuance of decree of the Circuit Court
of Augusta county, rendered in the cause of Nc
Comb vs. Thomas A. Turk and others, at the
last June term. will proceed on the premises
on TU ESDAY, MAY 30TH, 1871 to sell at pub
lie sale to the highest bidder, the tract of land
on which said Thomas A. Turk resides, situated
in said county, on Meadow run, about miles
from Staunton, containing about 25l4 acres more
the county, has on it a brick mansion house
Swisher barn, and good improvements generally
1t Is seldom that such an estate is put up at auc-
ton. Sale to commence at eleven o'clock, 4
NJ.
TERMs-Costs of sale and suit in hand, balance
in equal instalments at six. eighteen thirty and
forty two months, bearing interest, purchaser to
give bonds with sufficient personal security, and
title to be retained as ultimate security.
N1CHO. X. TROUT,
Il
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81 AND FOR SALE.-I will offel

IL privately, GA acres of land or 10 acres in
tim Der: on which there is dwelling house and
new er-failing spring, lying directly on the c. s.
vile. The land will be sold in one, two and
three acre lots, or to suit the purchaser Any
one wishing to buy such property will do we'll to
call on the undersigned at Fishersville, who will
take pleasure in showing the property.
ian1O-tf r n LOGAN
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0AAA ACRES.--VALUABL LANDS
AlUWk FOR SALE lying ON hoth ill., e

O0nn CkES.--VALUABLE LANDS
%lIQO FOR SALE, lying on both sides of
Plney klver, IN the counties of Nelson and Am
herst, 1900 acres cleared 600 acres of which is
River Bottom. The whole of this land is unsur-
passed for its fertility producing corn, wheat.
oats, tobacco and grasses, large portion of which
large vein of very rich iron ore, "a sample of
which can be seen at the office of Messrs. Echols.
Bell q Catlett, Staunton.) This property is wor.
thy the attention of capitalists as seldom such is
lies in one body, but will be divided into tracts
to suit purchasers.
Terms liberal. For further information. adj
dress j. W. Warwick, Warm Springs, Bath Co.
Va, or d. A. Witt, Lovingston, Nelson Co, Va
j. W. WARWICK,
dec TT d. WITT
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kA.ZHNG LAMBS FOR SALE.-I OF
u fer for sale, privately. about 200 acres of
the county Of Highland, five miles above the
Staunton and Petersburg Turnpike. A portion
of this land is hacked and well set in grass, the
remaining portl, IN is well adapted to ranging
There is on this la nd large quantity and an ex-
cellent quality of beautiful white pine timber,
and two strong blue sulphur springs. will also
sell part of my blue grass grazing land, which
lies on the Bull Pasture mountain, adjoi ring the
lands or j Hoover and Others
Such lands these are very rarely in market
and persons desiring to purchase, will do we'll to
examine them before purchasing elsewhere.-
Highland county, Va, will be promptly answer
ed, and any information desired will be given.
july12-tf A. II ZONES
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v The undersigned as agents of Boiling R.
Swoope, are authorized to sell that valuable tract
of land containing 4311 acres, known as the
on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, in Augusta
county, eight miles West of Staunton. The land
is unsurpassed by any in the county in produce
tiveness and fertilty-there being on the entire
tract no land of an inferior quality The i'm
provements consist of brick mansion house.
and convenient and ample out-buidings.
Boiling r. Swoope residing on the farm will
show it to persons desiring to purchase. Apply
to SHEFFEY q BUMGARDNER
noI-ff Staunton Vo
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IN POST Office orders checks, o. drafts on New
YORK, Wherever convenient Ii not, then register
the letters containing money. ADDRESS
I. ". ENGLAEf} = 10 isher.
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AND FOE SALE.-I will sell, privately.
- my farm lying on the waters of Naked
Greek, in Augusta county, adjoining the lands of
Cyrus Brown Daniel Craun, and others There
is comfortable dwelling house, barn. corn crib.
granary, wash-house stone spring house. and
fine water in the yard and three orchards of Sc
lect fruit. suppose a further description is un
necessary, as those wishing to purchase will ex-
anime the land for themselves. There are I5(
acres in the tract. R. A. CJTRRY
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Ill HARRISONBURG-S Situated on the
corner of German and Water streets, adjoining
the property of r. A. Gray, Esq, and owned
oy the family of the late John McQuaide, dec'd d.
The house contains twelve rooms and a good
cellar; there is large yard (which is also so To-
Gated as to be suitable for building lott the
lot contains three-quarters of an acre, and has a
new stable on it; well of excellent water is on
the premises.
Apply to A. j. Wall or Il. j. Sullivan, P. NJ
at Harrisonburg, or to the Spectator office.
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PrIU0te Sales.
DESIRABLE HOUSE AND 10

n
~ sale.-I offer for sale my very desirable
dwelling house and lot, situated in one of the
best neighborhoods in the city of Staunton.-
The house cor tains good, comfortable rooms,
with pantry, cellar, &c.
The lot has 40 feet front, and runs back 200 #.
For particulars apply to
apl1-tf CHAS. E. HAINES.
GALE OF VALUABLE AND Highly
y improved REAL ESTATE, in Rockbrdge
county, miles from Lexington.-The under
signed offers for sale his highly improved and
valuable farm, lying on both sides of the Valley
Flank road, miles south of Lexington, Rock
bridge county, Virginia. The real estate con-
ssts of 3S24 acres, about 100 acres are in fine
timber and woodland, the balance in a high state
OF cultivation. The improvements consist of
NEW BRICK DWELLING HOUSE
with tin root, porticos, &c, and contains eleven
rooms, and brick kitchen, cistern, etc. Also
stabling for horses, cattle, ETC., granary, coach
house, ice house, wood sheds, and every neces-
sary out house. The garden adjoining the dwell
ling house comprises Is acres. drained and high
ly 1mproved'with all permanent beds of fruits,
etc necessary for market garden. A vineyard
in bearing now of 5000 vines, and an orchard of
1000 trees.
The place is we'll watered, and has upon it FIVE
tenant houses of four rooms each, well finished
plastered and painted, with stables attached
thereto, so to enable the farm to be convent
emily divided and worked by different purcha-
sers: The farm will be sold as a whole or will
be divided to suit purchasers. There is upon the
tract quantity of limestone and fine site for
fine order. For terms, &c. address,
JOHN B. LADY,
or my agent, F. W. HENDERSON,
ian10-tf p O hoy 6O Texington Va
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vavO HOUsEAEEPEas
and NaSTs-wOmen!
Sdve yomr ISD1ei Saue youT Labour
Save youT Soap! SaUs yoasT Money!
HOFFMAN, & COS
Washing Crystal !

(London)
Washing Crystal
Renders linen beautifully white; for Laces and
fine Fabrics unequalled Fannels become white
and soft like new; delicate colored articles be-
come beautifully clean. 1t does not injure the
color of Prints but causes them to retain their
original brllliancy preserves the fabric and i'm
proves every article washed.
Sold by DR.. B. P. REESE & co.
7 AND FOB SAE4E.-I Will offer for sale
Ia privately. until June 18th, 1871, my farm
between MI Meridian and Port Republic
There are two comfortable dwelling houses,
stable corn crib, granary, dairy and we'll near
the houses also an orchard of select fruit.
suppose further description is unnecessary, as
those wishing to purchase. will examine the land
for themselves.
n MEL R00NE
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ADDRESS
To the People Of the United States
BY THE
DEMOCRATS OF CONGRESS.
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS

The Democrats in Congress issued the fol-
lowing address:
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HnasTTEFSY! POTTERY!
4 Having employed irst-rate Potter, will
carry on the Pottery business at the old stand Of
Philip Grim, decd The earthenware manu-
featured at this place has been the best In the
State, superior in some respects TO stoneware-
the excellent quality of the clay of which it is
made Retailers furnished at wholesale prices
Address Arbor Hill, Augusta county:
ap25-6t t. HAILMA
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VEvEHEPLE OF FASFKEON.-Mrs. KATE
Il NJ. KELLEY has returned, bringing with
her large and beautifully selected stock of
Goods, Ready-made Clothing both for ladies
and children, all of the latest styles. She will
be engaged in opening her stock for the next two
or three days and will be pleased to see her pa
irons. APPS
ESRESH GGGDS-wel selected-to meet
4 the wants Of all.-Goods are pretty and as
cheap as money ought to buy them.
Ny spacious room is full and can please all.
N 10 goods to sell at cost My goods are worth
more than cost F. M. YOUNG,
ap25-lm l door East 1st National Bank.
EORDAN'S Allegheny Iodine and Alum
81 Water fer sale by
DR.. B. P. REESE & Co., agents.
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NeaC Advertisements.
Tte 1ollar Weekt.t STU.

CHARLES A. DANA. Editor.
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III EN DRUG STORE at DR.. 1Oung's old
~ stand, next door to Cowan's book store,
Staunton. | have purchased the Drug store of
F. H. Link, and removed it to the above stand.
Mr.. Link, who is well and favorably known to
this community, will continue in the business
with me- Mr.. Link and the undersigned will
be pleased to their old friends and customers.
ap25-tf G. G. YEAKLE.
ri OTzCE.-Overseer of the Poor of the
~ County of Augusta will meet at the office
of N. K. Trout, On Saturday. the 9th of May,
1871. All persons having claims due prior to
1871 are forewarned that unless then presentd
they will not be thereafter allowed.
By order of the
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or my agent, f. w. HENDERSON,.
jan10-tf p O hoy 6O Taxington Va
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n. Borrowing crop of wheat and oats on
the land reserved.
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France.

Affairs In France are still in bad condition.
The Communal Council is carrying matters
with high hand in Paris, and the Place Ven
dome is placarded with its DEGREES, which seem
to be ipnumerable. CONSERVATION is reported
to prevail throughout the city, and death to
the rich, to the priests and to Londoners are
the watchwords of the Commune. A decree
has been prepared confScating Church prop
erty, and it is again asserted that the guillotine
will soon be in full operation.
A later despatch from Paris says that ar
rangements for an advance upon Paris have
been completed by the Government, and that
the move will be simultaneous by the French
and German troops by way of Montmartre and
Berey. Accounts of this having reached the
Commune, it was determined to start thirty
thousand National Guards Friday night to-
wards Montrouge and Sartony, where Govern
ment troops are posted These being defeated
or fraternized with, they would at once march
on Versailles and disperse the Assembly. The
workmen of Paris are wild with delight with
some of the later DEGREES of the Commune.
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Mammoth Corporation.

The Baltimore Gazette says that, "under its
present management the Pennsylvania Central
owns and controls over 5000 miles of road,
and, counting double track and sidings, 3,71l
miles of track. AS the Northern Central be-
longs naturally to the Pennsylvania Central, as
the Baltimore and Potomac is but a link in its
Southern connections, and as its Virginia ex-
tensions will soon be under its control, there
will, before long, be at least 5000 miles Of
track under its management, representing,
with equipment, at cost prices, value Of
about $225, 200, 900. or about one-sixth of the
total value of real and personal property in
Pennsylvania, in 1860, and nearly one-half Of
the total value of property in New Jersey ii
that year. Yet Pennsylvania had then a pop
ulation of 2, 906, lis inhabitants, and New Jer-
sey a population of 672,035. This will give
some idea Of the vast power which is being
consolidated il the hands of railroad corpora
tons !"
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As True as Profane and Emphatic

On Thursday last, whilst Hon. Garrett Da.
Wis, of Kentucky, was making a speech in the
Senate in reference to the false charges made
against the people of his State concerning the
treatment of Union men, Hon. ~ B. T. But
Ter went from the House, of which he is mem
Der, to the Senate chamber-took bis seat neal
Err Davis and gazed intently at him. He con-
tiuued thus to gaze at him even after his
speech was concluded, whereupon Mr.. Davis
got UP from bis seat and addressed Butler as
follows: no
''What do you mean by attempting to brow
beat NE in that way? You are damned
scoundre, sir - Adding, after pause, Yes,
sir, l repeat it; You are damned scoundrel,
sir.
At this iuneture Mr.. Wilson, in compliance
With request made to him privately by Mr..
Casserly, came from his seat on the other side
of the Chamber and interposed to prevent a
continuance of the scene.
Mr.. Davis then resumed his seat, and Mr.
Butler, after looking in another direction few
moments, rose and went over to the Republi-
can side, and shortly after left the Chamber.
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Stauntott Swettator,
Scene at Adjournment-Augusta Dele.
cation.

gaLlon.
On Friday last the Legislature adjourned
sine die. At the adjournment, that body pre-
sented an affecting spectacle. Those who had
been, during the session, pitching into each
other with remarkable vim, were melted to
tears when the time for separation arrived
Then they acted like lovers who had quarreled,
then relented, then kissed, then embraced, and
then,-sad fate,-were forced to separate,
probably never, never to meet again. 1t was
a spectacle that could not fail to move the most
obdurate heart. Whether their constituents
will allow them to crafty their manifest desire
to meet again, is, we apprehend, as to many Of
them, quite problematical. This is the tender
point, at which so much womanly tenderness
was mutually rendered
This accounts for the fact that the Augusta
delegation shed not tear-their eyes remain.
ing as dry as powder-horns in the midst of the
fearful shower
To serve the people in the character of leg
isators is, unfortunately, thankless job. The
people generally are neither as considerate mol
as charitable as they should be. They are toe
prone to censure, and too little inclined t.
praise. So far as this county is concerned, i
has good reason to feel just pride in the char
acter and standing of its delegation in both
branches of the Legislature. No county III
the State has more.
That no delegation commanded more of the
respect of the General Assembly was nantes
ted in the fact that when the Chair in either
House was vacated by its Speaker, it was filled
by member of the Augusta delegation-in
the Senate, by Mr.. Jos. A. Waddell; in the
House, by NIr. Marshall Hanger-both Of
whom made excellent presiding officers. The
other two delegates-Maj, Fl. M. Bell and A.
B. Cochran, Esq ranked among the ables
and most prominent members of the House.
In the Senate on Friday, Mr.. Carr, politi
cal opponent, offered the following resolution
which was adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate are
due Hon. Joseph A. Waddell, the acting Pres
ident of the body, for the dignifed courteou:
and able manner in which he has discharged
the duties of presiding officer of the Senate.
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A new party of dissentient Republicans, and
others who have supported the administration,
but are now dissatisfied, has been organized in
Cincinnati, with ex-Secretary Cox at their
head, have issued programme Its cardinal
principles are general amnesty, tariff for reve-
nue. only, civil service reform, and early re-
sumption Of specie payments In each Of
these particulars it puts itself in antagonisrn tc
the prevailing sentiment of the Republican
party. There are good, sound HtpIanks' in
this platform"
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The State Courts-The Last Refuge OF
Liberty.

The State Courts-The Last Refuge of
Liberty.
Under the above caption, the Richmond
Wig says:
1.-THE raid upon the Ku Klux is really in
tended to supersede the State courts, and trans
fer all jurisdiction to Federal tribunals and such
judges as Underwood. That an individual
should be tried by State court for any offence
committed within the jurisdiction of the State,
and by Impartial juries of the vicinage, has
been held as a sacred right, and was supposed
to be guaranteed by the Constitution. The
Supreme Court, when presided over by Mar
SHALL always SO held; and until these new and
strange times the question was never contested
But it has become important to General Grant S
political future that despotsm should extend
to every hole and corner Of the and-''where
bayonets cannot reach, to use the New York
Irabunes emphatic phrase and to this end,
judges, juries and officers Of the court must ali
be the tools Of the Central Head. State courts
must be nulfied and all their authority, here
tofore exerted for the right, must be absorbed
by the Underwoods and their associates.
The pretext for the exercise of this power is
found in the NIVth amendment, which au-
thorlzes Congress, by appropriate legislation,
to enforce the amendment, That amendment
declares that mo State shall make or enforce
''any law which shall abridge the privileges or
'immunities Of citizens Of the United States,
nor deny to any person within It's jurisdiction
1.-THE equal protection of the law" No STATE
has infringed this provision and the action of
Congress is limited to State, and cannot
reach an individual, except through the State.
That Grant, whom Sumner characterizes as "a
Colossus of ignorance and sacapdcity," whose
knowledge of law does not extend beyond
drum bead court martial, should know no bet
ter is not surprising That the corrupt men,
who have him in keeping, do know better, is I'M
questionable; but they fancy it is their inter
est and that of their Master to extinguish the
last spark Of freedom in the country. This
can only be effected by arresting the functions
Of the State courts, and substituting their own
mercenaries in the seat of justice.
That these men are SHINING knowingly is
manifest from the fact that when the XIVth
amendment was under consideration, it was
proposed to give to Congress the very power
now claimed, and it was refused"