The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-07-27
Ihe &alltn Yilgiuiatr.
STANTON, VIRGINIA
HARK FROM THE TOMB

1LeOfeV ana tStunntOn- Heefty ACJtSteT, d
paper published in Staunton, 'June 18th,
1862 BY civilian G. Lyfora, opposite the
market housc-price Two dollars per annum,'
payable semi annually in advance. lnthe terms
we find that from sthose who live convent
ent, and prefer t. any kind of merchantable
produce will be taken aud the market price
allowed but ia such cases the whole years
subscription must be paid iu advance" Also,
fall advertisements must be accompanied with
the cash, or they will not be attended to-;
those sent by post to have the postage paid
The size Of the paper is about 10 "a inch
es, printed on old style type. The copy in
our possession was addressed to Sd. Holmes,
esquire" and was picked up, several years
ago, by Mr., Trout, in Harrsonburg This
Mr.. Holmes was at one time Judge of the
Winchester circuit
We fnd in it brief publication, ''by au-
shortly" of the laws of the United States,
enacted by the Eighth Congress, at Washing
ton, Territory of Columbia, with reference to
duties on articles the produce of the West
Indies, allowing the same credit for their
payment as was allowed on goods, wares, &c !,
imported by the sea into the United States
from all foreign ports and islands lying North
of the Equator, and situated on the eastern
shores Of America, or IN its adjacent seas,
bays and CULTS" These laws are signcd by
Nathaniel Macon, Speaker Of the House Of
representatives., and Aaron Burr, Vice Pres
ident of the United States, and President of
the Senate" aud approved February %,
1905, by Thos. Jefferson, President Of the
United States
| The publication Of these maratine Fegula
tons in a Staunton paper suggests the proba-
bility of Staunton having been a port of en-
try, aud accounts for the indignation alleged
to have been manifested by some of the eff
zens on the occasion of Lafayettc's visit to
the United States, because he did not land
at Stanton instead Of Neg York +! Ira
dtion informs US that such was the fact
History is silent on the point BE that as it
may, it is certain that Stauntou was greatly
more in favor with the sspowers that be, :"
then, than she is now, for a dip at the Fed
eral Tor National p Treasury does not enter
into the calculation Of an editor in these
days of administrative retrenchment and re-
form f ti'34'
We ind, under the head Of amusing" a
burlesque account of the installation CT Ma
poleon the First, as Emperor of the French.
It is introduced by the caption, 'Coronation
Ceremony Of His Imperial Majesty, Napoleon
the First, (ci-deyant Brutus ally Bonaparte,)
by the grace Of the Bayonets, Emperor Of
the French, King Of the Lombards, &c.
What terrible commissions have racked and
torn France since that day Empcrors and
Kings have been sported with by tho hand
Of Destiny, as if they were toys-Republics
have been, as if by magic, transfused into
Empires, and the wheel of fate, in its reso-
lutions, has crushed these latter as if they
were mere paper houses. a.
From the report of the markets, we notice
that -four was quoted in New York at $11.-
so to $12;; Philadelphia, 81 in Richmond
at SO SO and whiskcy at so cents
Among the advertisements is one signed
by George Mitchell" offering for sale, a
",ikely negro boy-tcrms cash. :" Also two
shares Of the plantation belonging to the
heirs Of George Hudson, deceased, lying
within four miles Of Staunton, on the Lex
iugton road 1t is signed by Thomas and
George Paris, legatees Henry Swink adver,
tises Christian Greek farm for sale. Vim
cent Tapp and Smith Thompson, Trustees,
advertise part of the lot on west side of
New Street, adjoining the lot of Nm. Cham
bers, belonging to Michael Puffenbarger for
the security and naturalization Of John
Barkenstoc, for ''ready money Cheslcy
Kinney advertises tract of land, containing
about six hundred acres, lying within seven
lntlcS VI Cliuutou. n CHduCeiJ oiuel 10
published, signed by "Henry J. Peyton.
c. c. c." in the cause Of Margaret Muse aud
Magnus Tate, jr., ex'trix and executor
plaintiffs, and Ferdinando Fairfax, James
Hurst, j Ohm D. Orr, james Wormley and
Dale Carter defts" The order was to be
published for eight weeks. Under the head
ing of "Fire-side enjoyments," is piece Of
poetry-"Love in the Blossom the first
stanzas reading, '.s SIS
"Observe where yonder rose bush stands,
IT'S somewhat old and most decay'd;
Twas planted there by Henry's hands,
When Mary was little maid. :"
It is an interesting question for the anti
quarian to ascertain whether this maiden
Mary was not the direct progenitress of that
other Mary who was the possessor of "a little
Lamb Mayor Trout can doubtless furnish
the requisite genealogical information. Fail
ing there, the junior editor Of the Richmond
Enquirer might supply the defect If not,
we are satisfied that Cowardin of the Dis
patch can, for there is nothing that has q
bearing on the history of persons and things
in Virginia for the past century, that he has
not personal knowledge Of 55e 3a9d} III