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Brief Letter from Je fecson Dagis.

We fad the following brief letter from
4he Hon. Jefferson Davis in the Mobile
Reg 'ster of recent date +:
memphis. June %, 1871.
|.Kg = ". Z. Wa7fhaN:
My Dear Sir: With sincere thanks for
the kind consideration shown by the Mobile
Franklin Society, l feel compelled to de-
cline tie invitation TO deliver public
lecture before the Association.
1t surely would not be difficult, with
The freedom you allow in the selection Of
a subject, to avoid any expression which
could fairly be used to the injury Of any
Southern friends, hut it wou IL hardly be
possible under existing circumstances to
prevent my words from being abused for
such purpose.
Hopefully looking forward to the
letter day when such restraints ehali go
longer exist, [ beg you to make my
Acknowledgements acceptable to your as
sociates. aud to accept for yourself as-
surances of the high regard with which I
am your friend, JEFFERSON DAVIS
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A Man MIsrAKFs Hrs WIFE goa A /

A Man MIsrAErs Hrs Wire FOR A BuR-
CLAIR. AND Curs Her 70 Pisces aIrlfy7A
BOWIE KNIFE - From the Houston I'm
ION 4 gentleman from the neighbour
hood Of Grimes county, some five miles
from Navasota, where the saddest occur
which we pelicve we have every recorded
took place on last Saturday night, gives
some particulars adj itionalto those which
have already been published. We refer
to the acc dental killing Of his wife By
Briggs Goodw ich, a kind husband, as VS.
learn, and sober, inGastr ious, and re-
spected citizen. fala
There were, it seems, several robbers
in the house, and Mrs. Goodwich hear.
ing them, had aroused her husband, and
he (not being able to find his pistol had
taken Bow ie-knife and was in pursui ii
of the thieves. lie had struck at one of
them, and another had passed him inside
of the house and he has tened outside and
around to the window of is OVID bed
room, which he knew to be hoisted, With
the expectation of intcrcepting the escape
of some Of the burglars. Ger f.r
1t is said thglodlloroform had been used
by the thieves, but not sufficiently to
produce stupefaction Yet it is likely
that the feeling of faintncss caused by the
Inhalation of the chloro form induced Mrs.
oodvich to rise from the bed where she
had been left by her husband, and to go
to the window for air. There she was
found by her excited husband, and, as
the night mas SO dark that he copld not
discern only the outlines of the fgure,
he natura lily imagined he saw one of the
robbers about to pass out through the
window Then came blows, bearing all
that the human mind can conoe i've of the
terrib le-by which husband took the
life of his own wife with the knife. We
learn that he ia distracted, and cannot be
trusted alone, but is guarded constantly,
to prevent the comm ii sion Of sucicide.
Mrs Goodw ch is represented as very
accoa.p lishod aud noble woman, and it is
said she died with words Of sympathy
for her Oh fortunate husband upon her
lips. In the utter cons formation and des-
olation which followed the terrible TRACE
d Eve are informed that the only child of
tie marriage, which is still almost an in
fant, was seen with its head pillowed up
OIL the sla in no hers breast, beeg ing her
to awake and grant itan evidence of rec
ogniticn. a
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Z be treaty OF wa shiE gt0n.

There has been a good deal of effort
made to surround the recent treaty Of
Washington With dramatic effects and
.-esnarLable condolences. tt was begun
on tie ped Of FEBRUARY, ratified on the
Queens birthday, and now, to complete
Ahc succession Of singular condolences,
President Grant has proclaimed it on the
4th Of July. The followirgi is the pro-
clamation
Where's q treaty between the United
Sta ties of Amerioa and her Majesty the
Queen of the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland, concerning the
settlement Of all causes of difference be-
tween SAC two coun tries was concluded
and signed at Washington by the high
Commissioners and plenipotentiaries of the
Irrespective governments on the 8th day OF
May last, which treaty is word for word
rs follows, (here follows the treaty, and
the proclamation concludes , And
whereas the said treaty has been duly
rati6ed on both parts, and the respective
ra tifca ion Of the same were exchanged
in the Ct ty of London on the 18th day Of
juno, 1871, by Robert c. Schenck, envoy
extraordinary and minister p len ipoten tiary
of the United States, and Earl Granville,
her Majesty's principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs. on the part Of their
respective governments;
Now, therefore. be it known that |,
Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United
States Of America, have caueed the said
treaty to be made public. the end tha'
the same and every clause and article
thereof may observed and fulfilled with
good faith by tho United States and the
citizens thereof. In witness whereof
have hereunto set my hand. and caused
the seal Of the United States to be af6x-
ed
Done at the city Of ! Washington, thi,
4th day of Jgly, in the year our Lore
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
orc, ard of the Independence Of tho
United States the Goth.
u. S.. GRANT.
BY the. President:
Hamilton Fish, Secretary q State.
It is very easy matter to get these
ttbrgs up TO order.
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glss Sheaanaeall 5ssfal'
IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY 6
.yo.Iy ii. GRA BILL & Co,
est8srRIPTIoN PRICE $500 A YEAR.
Thursday Morning, July, 10, 1871
WOODSTOCK. VIRGINIA.

The Railroad Disaster which occurred
at Harpeth river II Tennesse, on the 4th
of July, and by shich fourteen persons
were killed and 'twcnty-three wounded,
will, We hepe.b the occasion Of the inaug-
ration of a more careful Supervision OF
wooden bridges. This bridge Lad been
carefully examined and was thought 10 be
IN good condition, in fact the superintcr-
den. of bridges thought this the soandest
of four of its class. Apparently the tim
hers were all sound, and to The strike o
hammer seemed perfectly so:id,yet they
were found to be only shells, the hear
having rottcd away The timber . f
which it aas constructed was green. TIL e
bridge was Howe truss, which is generally
considered an excellent bridge.
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The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Piedmont and Arlington life In
surancc Company was held Yesterday
afternoon III the company's building.
On motion of Col. w. G. Darlington,
Mr.. Fl. X. Ellysou was appointed chair
ia an aud Mr.. J. J. Hopkins secretary Of
the meeting, ,4.s $3.50 ...5,,5t.
The annual report eff the President and
Board of Directors was read by Col. " /.
c. Darlington We present the follow
ing abstract OF this very able document /;
s.. The annual exhibit of the Piedmont
and Arlington Life Insurance Company
for the year 1870, is SO remarkable in the
exhibition os progress, SO economical IN
its administration, and SO cautions in
selections of its risks, that we deem 1t
but justice to refer to the matter as a
success beyond precedent, and a grand
Virginia enterprise which deserves and
should receive the general patronage of
the American people.
OF Eve companies organized the same
gear with this company, its business in
1870 compares as follows
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1t wasrstated on yesterday, that Norris
Thomas, the man who was shot by Miller
Tuesday night, had made some startling
disclosures relative to several horsc-steal-
ing cases ard Their robberies, and also
the murder of a Mr.. Shanhon of Camp
tell, whose mysterious disappearance. last
winter, caused much excitement. ] be
statement of Thomas duplicates some
sovee,or eight persons Of this city In
these affairs, whose names it is said he
gives. -IQnch Nclpr.
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Dr.. John Z. Dunbar died in Balti
more on sIoaday last, at the Union Pro-
testant In6rn.ary, aud was in the Goth
year Of bis age. He graduated in Phil
adelphia. and had been practicing med
cine upwards of forty years, about thirty :
FIVE of which time was in Baltimore. -
He was well known as al able practition er
and SIX illful surgeon, and was at one
time pro lessor surgery in the old Wash
ington University. He was formerly a
prominent temperance lecturer. He was
we'll known also in Virgin ia, Els native
State.
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The Slnrtcs OF Gencral Ha.stca

The telegraph has briefly stated that
Gen. Oliver S. ltalstead, Jr., we'll
known politician, has been shot in the
room of woman Of disreputabl lie charac-
ter, in Newark n j., by jealous rival.
Halstead, it appears had been visiting
the woman MARY W il.on } for some
time. a fermer patron of this woman, a
charcoal merchant named Bolts, madden
cd with drink and Jealousy, broke into
the house early Sunday morning, and,
al ter slight scufle with is victim, who
had just arisen from bed, shot him in the
heart and lungs, causing death 10 fifteen
III inutes. The murderer after the COM
mission of the deed walked away, but
upon being pursued by policeman gave
himself up. lie freely confessed the
murder, and said that he had prcmed tia,
ted it, aud was willing to be hanged for
it.
Oliver Ha!stcad the murdered man,
belonged to prominent family. His
father, who resides Rcar Newark, is the
venerable and wcll.known ex-Chancellor
Halstead The deceased was in the fifty
third year of h is age, and was gradua ted
at Princeton College in 1889. He prac-
ticed law until 1919, when he went to
California and remained year or two
Returning to Newark in 1860, Mr.. Hal
stead was prominent supporter of Bell
and Everett. He was a warm personal
friend of Mr.. Lincoln all through his
administration, ind was frequently con.
suited by the President upon matters of
state.
At this time Gen. Halstead gained the
soubriquet of"Pet" Halstead from his
supposed position in Dir. Lincoln's con-
fdence. About year ago he was again
efore the public eye in connee ton W it'll
the Halstead Battery" a submarine
appara tus which attracted some attention.
Gen. Halstead was a man of parts, espe-
cially endowed by those forid, if not very
solid, qualities which make men promi-
nent in troubled times. He leaves a
wife and six children, among whom are
tw sons of twenty. FIVE and twenty years
tage. Mrs HaIstead, whom he married
in 1910, is tie daughter of the late Ste
phcn Meeker, one Of the wealthiest and
most respected citizens of Newark who
died IN 1868. She posaesses in her own
right considerahle property, and the
family OF the decea sed are, therefore, in
good circumstaR ceF.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY MARBLE.-sThe
rock is black marble, very rare in
the United States, and equal TO the
superior black marble of ireland, here
tofore imported for such purposes
Messrs. W illiam Bradley & Sons, of the
Steam Marble Works of Washing ton,
have leased o { tIessrs. Brady 4 Strider
the 1uarry on their land, It is said the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad will build a
branch Of half mile IN length to the
q uarry.-Clarlestomn Spirit.
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Excelsior, of -,
New ork...... l,o4I S4,U5i ,oiz S-oI,o94
Nissouli...... 7O2 2,343,555 1860
York.. 80. 94O 1877, ZOO l24,s3c
0hlo............... l,47I S,767,s75 1881
Met Opolltan, OF
Piedmont and 49,
Arlington..... 1876 9,9OS,lsq l,44O,O54
So that its business is three times the
average of all companies of its age ex-
cept one, and its income over three times
as great as that one exception.
Nor need it stop at this comparison
with companies Of lis age, because its
business exceeded the business from
twenty-three to one year older than itself
It's progress is more remark ible, consid-
ering the failure of crops and damages
from floods and droughts in our own
State, and the low price of co ton in
Southern States.
Its progress, too, is more commendable
when We see its small expenses, which
proves its economy. 1t is fare to COM
pare expenses only with com panies of
like age, because the reduced renewal
commission of Older companies, their long
accumulated Office business, and their
large accumulated interest, both without
cost, of necessity greatly reduce their
:'ratio Of expense to income"
Exec lsicr, of New York, organized il
1867, had expense of 4o.67 per cent. !;
Metropolitan. of New York, organized in
in 1867, lad expense ef4G II per cent 1,
Standard of New ! ork organized in 867 j,
had expense Of 1887 per cent; Union
Central, Ohio, organized in 1867, had
expense Of 32.43 per cent; Missouri
Mutual, organized in 1867. had expense
OF 1880 per cent; Piedmont and Arling
ton, organ lied in 1866, had expense OF
1888 per cent or this company had less
than half the average expense Of similar
companies.
It not only thus stand in comparison
with companies of its owu age, but be-
comes exemplar of economy to many
much older ; only seven companies out oil
ffty-eight organized since 1857 have SO
small rate Of expense, and thus no
American company within ten years of its
age has displayed so great economy. The
seven above excepted have not taxes in
clude in their expense, while this company
has that item added and with that a9aed
to those excepted, their ratio yearly or
fully equals the expense Of this company.
These views of the matter are but more
cheerfully and commendatory when IN
vestigation shows its selection of risks has
.Ibeen 80 cautious as is proven by its
small losses.
describing comparison with sim ilar
compan les, whose business is compare
lively insignificant aud not with in scope
0: proper average. ar within companies
known to be reckless in risks, and turn.
ing to companies known and reputed to
be properly conducted, We find the ex-
hibis for 1870 shows The TO flowing ratio
Of loss to amour of risks: &.
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Col. ". Fl Jen ifer, late of The Con
federate army, but who now holds the
comm ission of Colonel and Inspector Of
cavalry in the army of tie Khedive of
Egypt, writes home that the climate
from September TO May IS delight
full, put that the Summer is intensely
hot. He says further that they had on
" three snrlnkles for twelve mont hs.
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s Il Il N A ND0 \

peapic ITO lids Gp ear zshelae eisgerpris
IS: 'iss alds.to leeainss our lost forUhes;
then why wiil our people continue pocu-
mary suicide by sSsen1 ing money away
from their own channe ls'et trade. when
they can as safely, as pfchtahIy, and
more properly invest With The Pielmou t
and Arliagtoa.
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Ezzs<.rsSra EsxsxszS

The TICuBoaNE CAsE.-Sir Roger
Doughty Tichborne, the "long-iost heir'
to the Tiehborne Iareaefcy and csta ties, in
England, seems to be getting on badly
in the trial of his .auSe against the claim
of rival heir, whi.h bas been going on
for some time past 4 cable dispatch
states that although the defense has not
even commenced, the jury have privately
in formed the Judge Of their readiness to
give verdict to the effect that they
believe the long lost Sir Roger to be an
impostor. The judge, however, insists
upon their hearing all evidence. ana there
seems to be strong probability that
''Sr Roger" will turn cut to be 'Wap-
ping butcher after all. The testimony
latterly given III the case. the main
witness being the plaintiff himself, has
demonstrated that either he has exhaus-
led bis stock Of acquired knowledge of
Sir Roger 'Tichborne's private affairs as
On impostor, or as Sir Roger Tichberne
he has been asked so many questions that
his brain is befudd.ed, as bic has ceased
to give accurate replies in 4xesponse to-
questions as to certain well .kndHn habits
and am usements OF the real S ir Logger
One remarkable phase of the case remains
unexplained by testimony, aud that is
|. the recognition of the plaintiff !. by fac
late Lady Tichborne as her son, and the
rightful heir. This. however, is not
| unaccountabie, the adoption Of false heirs
in cases Involving large estates being BY
| no means novel ma tier in Europe. Sun
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- Ai-iI7, 4i hsss', ~ "a y J. = tntt VII
iversalist Church. was sisuggk ty lish !asjil!g
this morning, and tntireiy Consumed by
fire.
Champagne punch dispensed by love Y
girls ia ring lels alrl deeeiste dresses
takes the place Of The inspiring stra wberry
and placid oyster at New Orleans charch
MRS {lS5l 3H'I alb CIV
San aceilen; occrrad on the Nashville
and Northwest Railroad. is miles from
Nashville, on Monday-15 persons killed :.
and large number, wounded J. "
Thompson of Amherst c. H.. Va. was
wounded. - hi a.s,
Frank Randolph Stewart, Of Co, c
5th Md. Regiment, in camp at Frederick
City, was killed on the 18th instant by he
bursting of a swivel US ed in firing SAL
ute. ' '"e Z" zoos"
Bya storm at Portsmouth, Ohio on,
Thursday evening, the roofs Of several
church buildings were carried away.
! The Washington. Capitol is discussing
the momentous qucsti /: Shall we
have better White House to put. our
President in, or a better President to
put in our White House :"
The Cincinnati Commercial gives up
New York to the Democracy in iLc pres
idcntiai election.
OF about thirty-twe'a thousand Com
munist prisoners held at Versailles, half
have been ordered by the government to
| be released. The remainder are to be
tried in squads. The 23l proximo is
officially announced as the, day for the
elections of Councils General .......r
There are four female institutes at
Stanton, Va. ..-........ .....
The Columbus, Ga, Sun says that
Congressman Wallace, of South Carolina,
testified before the Ku-kiux Comm stee,
at Washing three weeks ago, that he
was afraid to 60 TO his home in that State
on account of the Ku-Klux; but as soou
as he got his fees as witness be did go
home, and has remained there since vi tb =
out moles!ation.'
20 The coroncr's jury, in the case of the
Newark Railroad accident. found that it
was in consequence of a misplaced switch,
the result Of carlessness on the part of the
tender, and they censuze the ra ;lroad
company for allowing to be employed on
their road young and inexperienced men
10 ho.a responsible positions. -
Tte storm at Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday
last. was even more serious and destruc-
| tive thtn at first reported. Many lives
were lost, of men, women and children,
and the destruction oflouyes, crops &c
was immense.
Letters from Chic rtatc that tins pres
ent ampaign, on The part pfthe Demo
Gratis, is 10 be one of the most enthusias-
tic, and energetic and laborious that las
ever been known in that State. We hope
they may be successful.
"A poet, contemplating Gen Grant
pcrplexing his brain Over the new dc
Earture,' :hss went eff ever his ap--
pearance
| IrIo l.,
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Novel reading. knitting, croquet, driv-
ing, sleeping dancing and flirting absorb
all the time and attention of fashionable
young ladies at an Amer can Summer
resort.
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W. s. W. p. q. GEO. " MtLET. Clerk
July l3-4w. E 44.a
r 1OMMISSIOEER5S OFFICE.

4 MMlSS1ONEk'S OFFICE.
" WOODSTOCK, VA, JULy, 1871.
To Eli Coifelt and all other creditors of
Jno, Hollcr deed. Complts. and Abram Ready
admr. Of ohm Heller decd. Ellen Holler, ana
j. G. Mckay Con. ad lltem for Geo. IT,
} ferson, William and Franklin Hollcr, comp t
You are hereby notified that l have fixed
upon the 2Sth day Of July next at my Office
az Court House to.take the account required
TO be taken in above suit, by decree of Co
Court of Shenandoah at its NQv.- term, at
which time and place you are required to
q tend. The accounts to be taken are the
administration account of Abranl Ready =
an account of debts against Jno. Hollcr's+
ettate-gross and annual value of lands OF
decodent-Given under my hand ass com
missioner in chancerys of said court the day
and year aforesaid.
july 6--4w. = sS 4 z n 4 ?. W. MAGRUDEa.,
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\ OMMISSIONER'S OFFICE,

~ oMMIssIONER's OFFICE,
" Woodstock Va. June IL, 1871
John Wetzel use of Harmeson vs.. +. L.
Hergesheimer's Ex'r. To Plfs. and deft., and
the creditors of Louisa Leopold and all 9th
ers concerned.
You are hereby notified that | have APP
pointed the 18th day ofJuly next at my of
fee to take the accounts required by decree
of County Court in said suit, and to take ac
counts of the debts of Louisa Leopord trus
lee of F. E.. Heigesheimer, and the value
of the real estate of which the died. seized
and possessed, at which time and place you
are required to attend, given under my hand
as Comm'r. in Chancery of said county, the
day and year first aforesaid. ffsr.
June 15-4 p. w. MAGRUDER
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
GOOD CROPS on POOR LAND

M any of ctr farmers hare tried NC ex-
AEA pertinent and testify that The use of
EELL'S PHOSPHATE
does pay.
It has been tried in his ncighhorhood FIR
five Seasons, an III agent is always ready
to give the names 81 The farmers who have
used it, and who agree in pronouncing it On
EXCELLENT FERTILIZER.
They spcceed better in raising clover by us
ing this fertiliz ,rthla by aay o:hAr now in
market Price us low as any in the mari ct of
equal quality, and terms n. favorable
Call upon A. HELLER, Agent for ?.
ZELL & ScNs.
june 13-4mo.
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VIRGINIA, 70 WIT


~ rules htl | in the Clerks Office of the
County Court of Shenandoah, for the month
7of JAY 1871 81 ....ti5
p Bclew Administrator d. B. n. C:F. A.
of Andrew Artz licensed 49,. :. 49,. :. Plaintiff
'3'. against a.es, ,q-; &
Jackson Martz Executor Of TBarsheba ]
Artz, deceased and others ........ Defendants
In Chancery.
The object Of this suit is to sell the real
estate of which Andrew Artz decd, died
sized and which was desired to be. sold by
him after the death Of his widow, &C., and
TO make proper distribution among his
lecaees or heirs. t''+
It appearing by affidavit filed that the de-
PENDANT Elizabeth Geyer, Barzhcba Rootz.
Christian Artz, John Artz, Mary S. Grand
staff and Barbara Nicholas are not inhab-s
itants, of this State-lt is ordered, That the
said defendants do appear here within one
month after due publication hereof and dc
WHAT'S nee esslry to protect their interest ::
hat cory of this order be published in
some newspaper printed in Woodstock, once
d week for four successive weeks, and CO py
p osted at the front door ofthe Court House
of said county, on the frs: day Of the next
County Court. ~ u@4
C0pY--TEsTE
W. W. p. q. GEO. ". MtLET. Clerk.
I'm 1ur.
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JsucsesgosssTo SAMUEL HARTLE ~
20 III bsS1O-N .NEKCHAATa,
Z & No Il Union Street,
- AIEXANDR a, VA.
-: n;-
~ Particular attention paid to the selling
Of Flour. Gram and alIiotiter kinds OFT Country
'ProdCec, and filing elserstor Gr0cc' ies,s sGu-
ano, Seed, Plaster, Fishs Salt, &c, lSe., at low
est market rates.
sE- Agents for the Ground Top" HI draulic
cement. \ tfbtf
July 13--tf. IT
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Prem The Richmond ,,Bis atclf.''

Annual Meeting OF the Piedmont and
Arlington Lite Insurance Company
Il be and Interesting RCp0Ts-Grcaf
Succces OF the Company.