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Horace Greedy is giving his impressions Of

Horace Greedy is giving his impressions Of
the condition Of affairs in the South. He, nor
no other man, is competent, from hasty visit
through that portion of our country, to form
correct judgment Of the actual state CT affairs.
as far as regards the operations Of labor. He
thinks, however, that the former slaves are
working better than it was expected they would.
and that the freedmen Of the cotton States
are this day in as good circumstances as the
hired workers who till the soil of any Euro
pean country" He reports, also, upon the
authority of the old residents that the black
women are not doing so well as the men, but
are mainly intent on fnery and idleness. The
children 1.-THE planters add rule their parents,
and do little or nothing; SO that when this
generation of field hands, trained to steady
work rs slaves, shall have died off, matters will
have changed for the worse" But this opin-
ion, he does not himself coincide in. Judg-
ing from what is seen and known in this sec
sing generation of the coIored people is likely
to be correct.-Aler, Gazette
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NeaU Advertisements.

Friday Night, the 18th
IN instant, Miss SUE E. RIDENOUR, our
former pupil, will give CONCERT of Vocal and
instrumental Music in the Chapel of the Institu-
ton, ID. ID. and B., assisted by the blind pupils
under the direction of Prof. A. j. Turner.
As this concert is given for Miss Ridenour's
sole pecuniary benefit, we bespeak for her a
large audience. Her voice is too we'll known to
most of our citizens to need any commentator
at our hands. The following is the programme
for the occasion, viz
PARTI.
Red Cloud Quick STEP. Band.
Solo, Robin Red Breast Miss S. E. Ridenour.
Mcdowell.
4 Solo-pll be no submissive wife-S. Ridenour
Leinate's Klange Waltzes (by request ;
Orchestra.
Solo-Come with thy sweet voice as ,ain-Miss
p;o. S. E. Ridenour.
Z Plano Solo-Falling Leaves,
Chorus-AH by the shady greenwood tree
Miss Ridenour and others.
Intermission Of ten minutes.
Chamois Polka. Band.
10 Solo-Comin' thro the Ry.a-Miss Riden our.
III Solo I outh by the brook-violin accompa-
nlment- Miss L. Mcdowell.
10 KrolPs Ball klange Wa ltzes (by requesD
Orchestra
IA Duo-Two Alpine Maids-Misses Ridenour
and Mcdowell.
10 Solo-Come when you will-Miss Ridenour.
10 Quartette-Finale-Co where my love- &c
Misses Ridenour & Mcdowell Holmes s. Pultz.
Doors open at 74-concert will commence at
the Drug and Book stores and at the two Ho.
tells in town; also at the door,
j. @. COVELL, Princ pa,
Inst. d. ID. and Blind
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13


Il and Real Estate in Highland county
Pursuant tc a deed of trust executed by Andrew
j. Jones on the 3rd day Of March, 1871, the I'M
dersigned trustees therein named, will proceed
to sell us directed in said deed, ON Thursday the
18th day of June. 1871, on the premises, at pub.
lie auction, to the highest bidder the following
property to wit
horses cows 16 sheep, 2 wagons, bav
stacks, Union mower, buggy hay rake. one
half of 4 horse threshing machine, farmino
implements, household and kitchen furniture
sc. Also the following real estate:
Cow Pasture River;
:, The undivided half of 1748 acres, lying on
Sho's Ridge; 0i
Ats acres, composed of seven tracts. lvino on
the Bull Pasture Mountain and known as the
Hartman Place.
posed of three tracts, lying on Sho's Fork:
acres lying on the East side of the Bull Pas
ture Mountain;
acres and $50 acres, lying on Sho's Ridge.
ana the life estate of the said Jones in 50 acres
lying near Doe Hill
Upon the following ternas-The purchasers of
the personal property to pay cash In hand sufi-
clent to pay costs of sale and execute bond
with good personal security, pavabla nino
months after date for the residue, with interest,"
at II per cent. from maturity; for the Real Es.
tote enough cash in hand to pay the costs of trust
cute bonds with good personal security nayebIe
In |, z. 3, 4, and years from date.
The lands will be sold in parcels These lands
are well adapted to grazing and ranging, and
ofier special inducements to stockraisers.
Inc title to all the real estate is believed to be
gooo, out the trustees can only give such title as
is vested in them
SAMUEL c; EAGLE, Trustees.
JARED A. JONES, J
may94w
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13
Horace Greeley is now writing letters about

Horace Greeley is now writing letters about
the South He says that it is evident that the
people of the South do not want slavery re.
vived and would not have it if they could =
that the conn plant is that labor is not properly
carried on by the backs-that the women of
the South have suffered most from emancipa-
tion-that the Southern people will endeavor
to effect through regular elections restoration
of their civil and political rights, 10 opposition
to the present dominant faction. &C., &C.
There is nothing very important in the ''expo-
sition" The reason that we think so, may be
that we do not think that Mr. Greeley is 'the
guide, philosopher and friend" that many sup
pose he is.-Aler. Gazette
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Tor the Spectator.
To the Police 0fgicers

beg to remind you that there is an ordi-
nance of the Common Council prohibiting per-
sons from annoying their neighbors, by putting
bells on their cows.
Ii you can find time to take a turn through
the western portion of the city especially in
the neighborhood of the Wesleyan Institute,
you will find that DO respect is paid to the or
dinance.
borhood and especially the Dung ladies should
be annoyed and night made hideous by the
horrid rafting of eow-bells, to crafty the fool
ish whims of few inconsiderate or cross
grained people.
invoke your attention to this nuisance and
its speedy abatement. A SUFFERER
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13
CHAs. D. MCCOY, Secretary.

The following telegram by the President of
the Valley Railroad will be read with interest :
STANTON, June 9th, 1871.
Johns Hopkins Gay & Lombard streets,
Baltimore, Md.
One hundred thousand dollars was this day
subscribed to the Valley Railroad by the City
of Staunton. end one hundred thousand by me
on behalf of the Baltimore & Ohio r. K. Com
pany as authorized. Notice for permanent or
ganzation, according to law, will be published
in next paper issued in Staunton, for the 28th of
June, 1871 The original deficiency amounted
to two hundred and twenty thousand dollars
twenty thousand dollars of this amount has been
pledged. Rockbridge will vote in about thirty
days, on additional subscription of one hum
dred thousand.
| have the following telegram from Botetourt:
1--WE are raising the money. You can rely
upon Botetourt for twenty-f five thousand-have
raised the greater part of it already"
This leaves $4,000 yet for the City of Staun-
ton, and counties of Augusta and Roanoke
Their representatives pledge themselves to spare
no effort to make good this amount.
Please show this to my father and Mr.. Grow.
ROBT. GARRETT, Pres't.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

MEETING OF ALUMNI-For the purpose of
perfecting the organization of the University
Alumni Association, an adjourned meeting was
held at the Virginia Hotel, June 10th, 1871.
In the absence of Mr.. Stuart. Chairman Mai.
j. Marshall Hanger was called to the chair.
DR.: Fauntleroy, Chairman of the committee
appointed for that purpose, reported Constitu-
ton which was read by sections. and, after seve-
raj amendments, adopted.
In accordance with a provision of said Consti-
tuition, an election of officers for the ensuing year
was held, with the following result.
Hon. Alex. H., 81. Stuart, President
DR.. F. T. Stribling, 1st Vice President.
DR.. A. NJ. Fauntleroy, I'd g Is
Maj. J. M. Hanger, Sd g
Chas. D. Mccoy, Secretary
Meade f. White, Treasurer.
Executive Committee. DR.. Stribling, Mai.
Hanger, DIR. Carter Berkeley, Col. Jno. B. Bald
win and Mr. d. May.
A resolution was passed directing the Execu-
tive Committee to appoint five delegates to the
approaching Commencement of the Universe
ty
On motion. adjourned to first Monday in Oc-
tober.
j. MARSHALL HANGER,
Chairman
n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

The sale in Baltimore the other day of five
thousand shares of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company's stock at $40 Ter share
reminds us that for a year or more after the
completion of that road to Wheeling its stock
was hardly worth $40 per share. This fact
suggests to holders of stock in the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company that they may
yet make large per centage in the way OF
profit upon their stock. We know of no rea
son why the latter stock should not in few
years become as valuable as the former now is.
Rich Dispatch
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13
DUBLEC SALE OF REAL ESTATE

Il BY virtue of a decree entered on the 2lst
day of November 1860. by the Circuit Court of
yer VS.. Link and Cole, the UNDERSIGNED ned com mis-
sioner will proceed, on the 18th day of June,
1871, IN front of the Courthouse in the town of
Staunton, to sell at public auction, to the high
est bidder, tract of land on Back Greek in the
county of Augusta, containing about 56 acres
more or less-it being part of the same tract that
was conveyed to the said Link & Cole by Elijah
Hunter and wife,
Terms OF sale-EnOugh cash in hand to paw
costs of suit and sale; the balance on a credit Of
SIX, twelve and eighteen months, the purchaser
to give bonds with approved personal security
for the deferred payments and the title to be re-
tanned as ultimate security.
MARSHALL HANGER.
O.,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13
DR.. LANAHAN SUSPENDED AGAIN.-Ths
New York Tribune says:

DIR. LANAHAN SUSPENDED AGAIN. The
New York Tribune says:
The Book Committee Of the Methodist Book
Concern, after three days of secret deliberation,
came to a decision on Saturday afternoon, and
suspended the Assistant Agent, the Rev. DR..
Lanahan. On Friday the Subcommittee
unanimously reported a series of resolutions
recommending this suspension, and the APP
pointing of an early day for the trial of Dr..
Lanahan on the charges originally preferred a.
gainst him.
In publishing the above, the Winchester
Times says:
1T is to be hoped the Committee will sue
coed In bringing this pestilent fellow Lanahan
to justice. He did more to stir up strife in
this community directly after the war than all
the Radicals in the county. He is the man
who caused the arrest of Rev. Dr. Wilson, and
who was chiefly instrumental in wrestling the
Methodist churches of the South from their
legal ovners -
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h. L.. L a hhlOh,
Covinoton Va June saw
SALE OF A VALUABLE
HOUSE AND LOT IN THE
NT0N

\
By virtue of q deed Of trust to the undersigned,
by Charles A. Heller, dated the 22nd day of Sep
TENDER, 1868, and duly recorded in the Hastings
Court for the City of Staunton, in Deed Book,
No. s. page III, at the request of parties therein
secured, will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder, in front of the premises, on Satur-
day, the 9Th day Of July, 1871, q VALUABLE
HOUSE AND LOT in the City of Staunton,
fronting 26 feet on the South side of Beverly
street. and extending back 1872 feet to an alley,
adjoining the lot of A. b. Arthur on the West,
a nd was formerly part of the old National Ho-
te.' property.
:, his property is located in the centre of the
Citv with an excellent three-story brick build
ing Won it, conveniently arranged as a dwell
ling, v 18th good store-room on the first floor.
Term, of sAle-One-fourth cash on the day of
sale. and the residue in four equal payments, at
6, II, Is a nd "a months, respectively, from the
day of sa Ie; the purchaser giving his bonds,
with appro we'd personal security, bearing inter-
est from the day of sale for the deferred pay
ments and IL ,e' title retained as ultimate security
Hour of sal Ill o'clock, A. M.
GEO. N. COCHRAN, Jr., Trustee.
E. M. CUSHING, auctioneer
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

PERSONALLY. o. P. Horn, former resi-
dent of Rockingham, has been elected Physi-
clan for Niles, Michigan.
1t gives us pleasure to announce that our old
co-laborers at the ease, Maurice Guiheen and
Samuel B. Hern, have been elected City Prin-
ters for the same city. May they make good
thing OF it, and have many more such lucky
takes They are publishing the Niles DEM
ocrat, the best paper in the North west-En-
terpriSe.
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NesC Advertisements.

w STAUNTON, VA.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Sunday, June 1Sth--11 a. NJ,
Commencement Sermon, by Rev. S. S. Roszell.
D. d., of Washington CITY.
Monday, June 1918 P. NJ,
Final Celebration of the Lee and jackson Lit
erary Society-,Annual Address by Prof Alfred
L. Bledsoe, LII. D.. of Baltimore.
Tuesday, June 20th-8 P. M,
Final Exercises of the Young Ladies' Christian
Association-Annual Address BY Rev. Alnheus
W. Wilson, of Baltimore.
Wednesday, Jane 2lst-8 P M,
maj oolree. conducted by Prof Schneider and
Madam Ruhl
IhursdGy June 22nd- Commencement Doy.
ORDER OF ExERCIsEs-commencing at 8 p M.
Prayer.
Reading Report of the Board of Visitors.
Salutatory Essay...-Miss Maggie II. Thompson.
Announcement of Distinguished Students.
Announcement of Graduates.
Comforting Distinctions and Medals.
Conferrlng Diplomas on Graduates in Schools.
Comforting Full Diplomas on Full Graduates.
Baccalaureate Address
by Rev. j. c. Gran berry, d. D.
Valedictory .....-.... Miss BERTHE Hopkins.
Benediction.
Music conducted by Professor Schneider and
Madam Ruhl. If
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

Tie Lynchburg Virginian remarks that it
has often been said that curses, like chickens,
come home to roost; and some Of the Radical
manipulators in Washington City have recent
ly discovered that they have been playing a
dangerous game while instilling notions into
the minds of their colored dupes that they
never expected to crafty.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

v ESTATE.-By virtue of decree re- dered
at the June term, 1871, OF the Circuit Cour.. OF
Augusta county, in the case of HUFF VS.. Huff7s
administrator, &C., will proceed to sell at pub
lie auction at the front door of the Courthouse,
in the town of Staunton, OF SATURDAY, THE
1sT DAY OF JULY, 1871, the tract of land of
which Francis A. Huff died seized and possess
ed, lying about three miles West of the town of
Staunton on the Parkersburg road, containing
about 70 acres, 8 roods and "a poles, subject
however, to the widows dover which has been
assigned to her by metes and bounds
This is a valuable tract of land of which about
fifteen acres are finely timbered It has on it
two comfortable log houses--one on the dover
portion, and one on the residue The whole tract
is in high state of cultivation. Any one want
ing desirable home at convenient distance
from the town, will do we'll TO attend the SALE
TERMS OF SALE.-Enough in cash to pay the
costs of suit and sale, and the residue in three
equal annual payments, from date of sale, bonds
being given with approved personal security,
bearing interest from date of sale, for the de-
ferred payments, and title retained as ultimate
security. G. NJ HARRISON.
JuO-tQS Commissioner
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

ANDREW JOHNSON FOR CoNeKEss.-In the
first district of Tennessee the democrats are
talking of running ''Andy johnson" for Con-
gress. The New York Herald says they can
surely elect him, and he is just the man wanted
in the House of Representatives to take care
of General Ben Butler and the constitution.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

WONDERFUL ESCAPE Mr. Horace Gree
ley has reached New York hale and hearty
He has been into the depths of Texas; he has
passed through the tigers of Louisiana, and
been in reach Of the bowie knives of Missis
sippi. And yet the great and patent fact
stands forth He was neither Ku Kluxed in
Texas, made mince-meat OF in Mississippi, nor
devoured in Louisiana We suppose he will
vouchsaie to the world the marvellous devices
by which he eluded SO many pressing perils.-
Rich. Whig.
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HlUBLEC SALE DE lame in Roanol

U DAEC HI OF' E4AN y IN Roanoke
4 county.-As executors of Charles E. Oil
yer, deceased, and by the authority of his will,
we will, on the 18th of June, 1871, offer for sale
at public auction upon the premises, the tract of
land owned by said Oliver Ill his lifetime. This
land is situated about three miles from Big Lick,
in Roanoke county, adjoining the lands of d. s.
Read, James MEG. Kent and Others, containing
481 ACRES,
and is very valuable, beL g we'll adapted to
grass and all the grains grown in this climate
It is of easy access, with good road to the Big
Lick depot OF the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad. The Land will be shown by either of
US. The terms will be liberal and made known
on the day of sale, so as to suit the views and
wishes of those desiring TO purchase.
WILLIAM WATTS,
THOMAS LEWIS,
may23-tds Executors
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

Not that we want the Ku Klux act to be
brought into use anywhere but the friends of
that measure have now full opportunity for its
display" in Washington, where MODS of col
ored people violate the laws of the land.
threaten with violence peaceable citizens and
drive them from their Work. -AIer Gazette
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

A comparative exhibit of the internal reve-
nue. receipts of the 1st of June, 1870, with
the same period of 1871, shows falling off of
$4,829, 9O4 IS. The receipts of the first six
days of June, 1870 were 1894, 242 54 and
for the same period this year, 1911 1897 80.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

HUNG HERSELF. I've learn that a colored
woman hung herself few days ago, on the
Shenandoah river, below McGaheysville We
have not heard the circumstances of the case.
In this connection, we are informed that era
zy woman, who has been living with Polly Sol
same time, and it is supposed by some that the
suicide was this unfortunate creature, as she
has not been heard from since she left Old
Commonwealth (Ha1risonbmgl.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13
COMMISSIONERS SALE of valua-


u bic Real Estate in the county of Bath.-In
pursuance of decretal order of the Circuit
Court of Bath, rendered on the 18th day of Oc-
tober, 1870, in which William Frazier is plain
tiff, and Jasper G. Lewis Committee of the per-
son and estate of Samuel Lewis, defendant, l
shall, as commissioner, proceed on THURSDAY,
JUNE 22ND, on the premises, to sell the property
known as the 'Green Valley Farm" consisting
of six several tracts or parcels of land, lying and
being in the said county of Bath, on Stewart
creek the LIST tract containing 400 acres; End
tract of 16 acres 3rd tract of 70 acres 4th tract
of 1853 acres; 9Th tract of Al acres, and the 9Th
tract of l3S acres, contiguous to each other, to
the highest bidder, at public auction
This property is situated on the Warm Springs
and Harrisonburg Turnpike road, IA miles East
of the Warm Springs There is large frame
dwelling, a brick store house. and all other nee
essary buildings.
TERMs-Cash in hand sufficient to defray the
expenses of sale and costs of suit; the residue
upon credit of one, two three, four and five
years-the purchaser executing bonds with APP :
proved personal security, and the legal title re-
tanned until the purchase money is paid
CHARLES @. FRANCISCO,
maY1(-4t Commissioner
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

KENTUcKY.-ln a speech made to the peo-
pie OF Lexington on the subject of their ap-
preaching railroad communication with the
Virginia cities, General Echols said
This was his first visit TO central Kentucky,
and be regarded it as the most beautiful coun-
try his eyes ever beheld, and a country for
which God had done more and man had done
less than any other on the continent"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

We do not know that it would have in
fuenced his course, if Mr.. Jefferson Davis had
known before he delivered his recent speeches,
what would be the reception they would meet
with; but he probably did not expect that
while they would subject him to the most VIC
lent abuse at the North, they would in the
South be as generally complained of and con-
demned as they appear to be, judging from the
newspapers -A2er Enzette
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

The successful completion of the cable be-
tween Singapore and Hong Kong, is another
long stride in the direction of circum terrestrial
telegraphic communication, as there only now
remains to complete cable between our wes-
tern coast and the eastern coast of China.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

MILITARY EXAMINERs.-T Governor on
Thursday last, appointed Col James H. Skin
ner, Col. John d. Lilly and Capt. James Bum
gardner examiners, under the 18th section of
the act for the reorganization of the militia, to
act for the town of Staunton and county of
Augusta
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

q NOMHE kSSE Ek'S SALE of valuable
~ Real Estate By virtue of decree by
the CIRCUIT Court of Augusta county, rendered
at the June term, 1871, in the cause of Mamie
Cline's Guardian VS.. Cline's infant, &c =" will
proceed, on SATU RDAY. JUNE 24th, 1871 at
10 clock, A. NJ, to sell to the highest bidder.
at public auction, on the premises, the valuable
site OF the Rockland Mills Property-the mill
building having been burned This property is
one OF the most valuable water-powers in the
county. 1t is located on North River, in Au-
gusta county, and is in very productive neigh
borhood. Belonging to the site are 10 acres of
iand, on which are three small dwelling houses,
and store-house. 1t is confidently offered as q
hrSt class site for any manufacturing purpose
Ierms-So much money in hand as will paw
the costs Of suit and sale, and credit for the
residue of l, 2 and years from the day of sale.
with interest from the sale-the purchaser to
give bonds with personal security, and the title
retained as ultimate security
SAMUEL BYERS, Com'r
june l3-Register copy and send bill to this
office.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

Commodore Maury, in recent letter to I.
M. Harris, Esq, of Memphis, says: ''There
is no recuperation for the South in our day and
generation unless the Southern States and peo-
pie will give successful encouragement to i'm
migration
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

The cable announces the Communist nr;so-
ners, to the number of twenty Thousand .uo
to be transported to New Caledonia, desolats
island in the South Pacific ocean, belonging to
France.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

The Alexandria Gazette says that the work
of constructing the Alexandria and Fredericks-
burg railroad is progressing as rapidly as scar
city Of labor will permit. Track laying will
commence in August, and the road will be in
operation bv next Christmas.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-13

The work of constructing the Alexandria &
FREDERICKSBURG railroad is progressing as rap
IDLY as scarcity of labor will permit. Track
laying will commence in August, and the road
will DE in operation by next Christmas