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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-09-26
WALUABLE POCAHO WAS GRA.

u ALUABAE POOA hO las GzSA-
ZINC AND TIMBER LANDS FOR
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 courthouse of Pocahontas county.
| on THU RSDAY, THE 9Th DAY OF OCFO-
Der, 1871, the lands in the bill and proceedings
in said cause mentioned.
| These lands consist of Is acres near the town
of Huntersville, and 1851 acres on the waters
of Elk, Williams River and Stony creek.
The latter tract embraces some of the finest
grazing and timber lands in the county of POca-
hontas-is well watered, and offersa good invest
ment 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
given, 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 NJ. LIGHTNER,
au22-tds Commissioner.
commissioners Sale Of a Valuable
u Naked Greek Farm.-By virtue of a decree
rendered on the 10th day of November, 1870, in
cause of Shumate as. David Van Pelt's sdmIr
and others, pending in the circuit court of Au-
gusta county, we will, on Saturday, the 3Oth day
of September 1871, proceed upon the premises
to sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder,
the valuable farm of which the late David Van
Pelt died seized and possessed
Said farm is situated on Naked Creek in Au-
gusta county, about one-half mile from the VAL
ley turnpike and Burke's Mill. Has on it
large frame dwelling house, with all the neces-
sary out bulldings, contains one hundred and
seyenty-seven acres, and is one of the best and
most productive farms in the county.
Terms-Enough in hand to pay the charges
and expenses of sale and the balance in four
equal annual payments, bearing interest from
the day of sale, the purchaser executing his
bonds for the deferred instalments, with an
proved security and title retained as ultimate
security.
N. X. TROUT, Commissioners
mo r. ROLLER
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-09-26

(Lhe largest stock this side OF BaItlmore)
and the largest stock of TIES AND BOWS
ever offered in this city,
splendid line of Gents Furnishing Goods
TRUNKS, VALIsEs. UMBRELLAS, &c, enabling
me to exhibit one Of the largest stocks ever Of
fered in this city, all of which l will sell for
cash as low as they can be bought in this any
other market and to which | invite your atten-
ton before purchasing.
CLOTHING AND SHIRTS made to order and sat-
sfaction guaranteed in all respects.
@ss- Also agent for the celebrated Coat Fitting
Shirts.
No trouble to show goods-come and see.
SEES j. A. ARM ENTROUT.
Y and Y oOpv
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-09-26
to with VacaGion.-A

VIRGINIA TO with Vacaaion.-At
' Rules held in the Clerks Office of Augusta
county court, September 10Th, 1871
The President, Directors and Company of the
Bank of Virginia, who sue for benefit of VIM.
B. Isaacs, William G. Taylor and John c. VII
liams, late partners under the name and style of
VIM. B. Isaacs s. Co.. .. Plaintiffs
against
Samuel c. Ludington, ........Defendant
Actio7a Of Debt on attachment.
The object of this suit is to recover against the
defendant the sum Of $l328 40 cents, with inter
est on S2O3 80 cents, part thereof, from August
10TH 1861, and on $l1251 cents, the residue
thereof from December Il, 1861, till payment.
1t appearing from an affidavit filed that the
defendant is not a resident of this State, and he
not having been served with a copy of the sum-
MONS or the attachment issued in this cause, on
motion of plaintiff counsel it is ordered that
said Samuel C. Ludngton do appear, here with,
in one month after due publication hereof, and
do what is necessary to protect his interest IN this
suit and that copy of this order be published
in one of the newspapers OF Staunton for tour
successive weeks, and another copy posted at the
front door of the Court house of this county on
the first day of the next term.
Copy-teste,
WILLIAM A. BURNETT, elk.
Echols, Bell & Catiett p. a. se26-4W
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-09-26

u real estate.-By virtue of decree of the
circuit court of Augusta county, in the case of
on Saturday, the 18th of October, 1871, to sell at
public auction to the highest bidder that tract
of land situated in the South Bottom in Augusta
county, known as the Cotopaxi Furnace tract,
containing from sixty to seventy acres, inclu-
ding the Furnace site, water power and ore
bank, upon the following terms, to wit:
So much in hand as will pay costs of suit and
and sale, and the remainder in three equal an
nual instalments, payable in one, two and three
years from the date of SALE with interest from
said date, the purchaser giving bond with ap-
proved personal security, and the title retained
as ultimate security
JAMES BUMGARDNER, Jr,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-09-26

/ Valuable Farm i'm Naarket.-In pun

" aEUdUIe = sEEELH IA Nas%rhcl.-'In pIF-
suance of decree of the Circuit court of
Augusta county, entered on the 18th day of No
vember, 1870, in the cause of Gabriel l. Hite's
heirs &C., VS.. said Hite's infant, l viii proceed
on the premises on FRIDAY, the 18th day of
October next to sell at public sale, to the high
owned by said Hite. 1t lies near Jennings Gap,
about = miles of Staunton, contains III acres,
has on it brick mansion house and necessary
Also two tracts of mountain land containing
179 and 50 acres, respectively.
Terms-Costs of sale in hand-balance in three
annual payments, bearing interest from sale, to
be secured by bonds with sufficient personal Sc
curity and the retaining of title as ultimate Sc
curity Sale at IL O'Clock.
se12-tds NICHO. K TROUT. com'r
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-09-26

All goods guaranteed as represented. Call and
see.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11


Prof. Wilson Palmer, Of Independ-
enco, Buchanan county, is named
prominently as candidate for State
Superintendent of Schools, The
Dubuque Times speaks very highly
Of him. We hope that tho profess
sional teachers Of tho State will
speak out and lot us know their deci-
ded choice, if they have have any for
this position. W. think this matter
is pre-eminently one upon which the
profession should make known thei,
preference. Give us large hearted
philanthropio lover Of the system o
common school education, who is moi
so,pcdantic that ho cannot please in hi
lectures a popular audience and hav'
tho good will of society. The esteem
had for teachers, by people general
", and as consequence, their in
terest in the cause of common schoo
education, is in some measure too oi
ten lessenod by tho pedantio manner
OF many educators. Tho kind Of al
| which some assume is not o.
actly II am holier than thou" bu
that other which says, ! anna top-lo
tically smart man, sir, and you shoul
be very careful to SO regard me, sir
There are too many straight JACKIE,
lwern in tho profession.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11

The most beautiful perfumes are
produced from substances not merely
trivial, but in somo cases fetid and
repulsive. Fusil oil, putrid cheese,
gas tar, and the drainage of cow
houses are thus chemically trans
formed. Blue dyes are made from
scraps of tin, old woolcn rags, and
the parings Of horses hoofs. Old
iron hoops are employed in INK
making; bones as q source of phos-
phorus, for tipping Congreve match
es; the dregs Of port wine for
making seidlitz powders the wash
ing of coal tar for producing a
flavoring condiment for blancmange.
Relics of old wooden garments are
made to yield flock for wallpaper
padding for mattresses, and Prussian
blue for the color-makers. Chemic
ais are employed to destroy cottor
fabrics in old worn out balzarines
orleans, coburgs, and other mixet
fabrics for ladies' dresses, and Il
liberate the woolen or!worsted fibrel
for q new career of usefulness
Woolen rags, when evon the shoddy
makers will have nothing to do will
them, are choice materials for tn
farmer as manure. The coal Ia
from gas works is made to yicl,
suphate Of ammonia, sal ammoniac
printers' ink, lamp black, disinfec
tants, naptha, benzole, parafine, ane
tho magnificent series of anilin,
colors for dyeing and calico printing
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11
Ku Klux in stoddard Co., Mo

AU AlOX III 6COOO8CO CO,s mo.
(From the Ironton Enterprise, May ~
We have positive assurances from
most reliable sources that the Ku
Klux are quite active in Stoddard
sounty, this State, and have ordered
several persons 10 leave the county.
Among those ordered to leave is Hon.
Geo. Kitchen, the Representative of
the county in our General Assembly,
the reason assigned for the order be-
ing that Mr.. Kitchen last fall protec-
ted some negroes whom the Ku Klux
were endoavoring to drive out of the
county. Other parties, among thcm
q gentleman whose name is given to
us as Bearth, have been ordered to
leave without any apparent cause
except that they arc known Republi
cans. A short time since thirty ol
the Klan appeared in Bloomfield, the
county seat of Stoddard county, and
ordered citizen to make payment o.
certain sum of money which was
claimed to be due some one for whom
the Ku Klux had particular re
gard, but we have no particulars o.
their visit or their actions. 1t seems
however, from our information tha
there can be nNioubt ofthe organi
zation existing in that county an
being in very active condition, ir
tent upon doing things as it see
proper. Reports may be exaggers
ted, but, receiving the above stat'
ments almost dirsot, we cannot dout
their entire truth. We make N
comments, but ask our citizens t
calmly think what must be the n
suits OF these operations.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11

Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana,
our distinguished Col. G.'s candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
President, is travelling the country
DER, but opens not his mouth, though
his verdsnt enthusiastic admirers
petition him importunately to talk
to them. While on the Pacific coast
his California friends requested him
to make speech, but he wisely And
firmly declined. He is in training
for the nomination and mum is th'
word, and in this he is mighty right
for how many times single sentence
or brief remark has completely
foored . prominent candidate o.
nominee. Maintain inviolable, Tom
your silence, for even your skill q
trimmer can't weather the squalll
and avoid the reefs that are SO fro
quent and 90 numerous nyour party
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11
Annual Press Convention.

The fourth annual Convention Of
the Iowa Press Association will con.
vene at Marshalltown, Wednesday,
Juno 7th, 1871. Every member OF
tho Association, aud all persons Of
tho State entitled to membership,
arc cordially invited to attend. Tho
exercises will consist of several ad.
dresses on various subjects, byprom-
incnt members of the craft; discus
sions on business and editorial Qucs.
tions, and such other proceedings al
will add to the pleasure and profit Of
the Association or be necessarv to
the transaction of business. Tt Oft
tested and well-known hospitality OF
the Marshalitown people, insures a
hearty welcome and q proper caro-
for the comfort Of the Society, whilc
| in session. The Executive Commit
tee, by consulting and corresponding
with the membership. arc preparing &
to determine upon and arrange for u
pleasure excursion. So soon as ia
vorable decision is made, due notlcs
| will bo given, and every proparat..
Us to invitations, transportatic Y, Re
\ perfected.
BY order of tho,Association
| J. S. CLARkSuN, Pres"
/ Il. u. McBRIpE, Sec'y.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11

The Adams Co. Gazette, Boone Go.
Standard and Ottumwa Courier are
for Col. Keatley for Lieut.. Governor.
- Washington Press.
The Press is mistaken as 10 the
CouRlER. 1t has spoken some gene
rous and just words Of commenda.
tion for Col. Keatly, as it has done
for many of the othor candidates for
Lieutenant Governor; but it is only
for one man for that Office, to- wit:
the one who may be nominated.
A reasonable regard for patronage
and popularity among the masses at
large, if no other reason, would pre-
vent US from committing such an
impolitic thing as offending the large
population Of candidates, by sup
porting but one man for that highly
honorable and lucrative Office.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11

The Washington Capital, of which
Geo. Alfred Townsend is an editor
makes tho following statement in
reference to the editors and CORES
pondents Of the Chicago Tribune:
aThe salaries paid on the Tribune
are amongst the most generous in tho
world, and the following are reputed
TO be some of them: Editor, Horace
White, s., 200; Assistant Editor, u.
H. Gay, 5000; Publisher, Alfred
Cowles, $500; Eastern Correspon-
dent, G. A. Townsend, $5, 200 Edito'
rial Writers, Jas. Sheehan, Y. B.
Denslow, "a, 100 each. Tho ni6wns's
staff IS one Of the largest and best
organized in journalism, and amongst
| its local reporters are many mer
| capable of conducting first-class jour
| malls. The annual profits have here
totoro averaged $4,000.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11
A Story Of the War.

The Paris Gdulots tells tho follow.
ing story: Madame F., gran i-daugh-
ter of Gen. Oudinot, remained in
corner Of her chateau while the rest
of it was occupied by the Prussians.
On their departure the commandant
Of the party waited on Madame F..
and thanked her for her hospitality.
"Sir," she replied, "you have nothing
TO thank me for. As victor, you had
the power Of entering my house, and
you availed yourself of it." "Mad-
ame," said the German, 81 had q
particular regard for you, as / am
we'll aware you are the grand. daugh-
ter of Gen. Oudinot." Madame b.
drew herself up. "Yes, sir, I am. |
still keep q letter written by Germans
to my grand father, in testimony Of
his probity, and thanking him for
his honorable conduct. He was al
tho time Governor of Berlin. In
those days conquerors did not carry
off clocks" Tho Prussian officer bit
his lips, frownod, and retired. A
quarter Of an hour later he summon
cd tho Mayor of tho little hamle ,and
ordered him at once to raise 2J,00l
francs as ransom for the town. Tht
wrotched little village did not possess
half the sum demanded, and tn,
miserable Mayor tore off to toll Mad
amo P. "Very well" she remarked
"I will be responsible for the money
Refer him to NO." In o short tim,
tho commandant appeared and aske'
for tho money. Pointing 10 close,
sccretaire the French woman assure,
him that the money was there, an
added, "You may take it. wish I
SEQ you break opon my things. TAX
it." The commandant skunk away
If this story be true, the German
have moro bashtulness than they &C
lcredit for.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11
Democracy.

Can any man read the following
extract from Deans last letter 70 the
Democrat, and not come to the con-
clusion that if the counsels Of his
tribe are to be needed and are tri-
umphant that there is danger of
another dance Of blood in this coun-
try2
Euen noU, if the Democracy will
agree upon an aggressive canvass
upon . platform Of principles which
everybody understands to mean the
restoration of constitutional liberty,
the integrity Of the States, the right
Of local sell. government and the OBJ
Iteration of tie National de6t ,cith its
internal appendages, we can easily elect
the next President. The Southern
people owe much OF their oppression
and insult from the Government to
their obsequiousness and cringing
since the war to q pewer utterly OBJ
livious to mAgnanimity. II is n0,o
the duty of the Southers States to
form open and thorough combinations.
The men now legislating against the
south are williams Of nameless afro
city who legislate to perpetuate
power. But their constituents love
money and want your custom. =
When tyrants rule as they are now
ruling IN the south, they ought to
meet resistance, and moro than that,
they ought to expect resistance, and
if they are not taught that such ~
ranny will provoke resistance, then
farewell to civil liberty everywhere" "
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11
Presidents Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, Maya.

By the President Of the United States.
The net Of Congress entitled can
Act to enfore the provisions Of tho
XIVth Amendment to the Constitu-
tion Of the United Statos, and for
other purposes" approved April 20,
A. d., 1871, being law Of extraordi-
nary public Importance, I consider it
my duty TO issue this proclamation
calling the attention of the people Of
the United States thereto; enjoining
upon all good citizens, and especially
upon all public officers, to be jealous
in the enforcement thereof, and
warning all persons to abstain from
committing any act thereby prohib-
tied. The law Of Congress applies
to all parts of the united States and
will be enforced everywhere to the
extent of the powers vested in the
Executive; but, inasmuch as the me-
cessity therefor is well known to
have been caused chiefly by persist
ent violations of the rights of citizens
of the United States by combinations
of lawless and disaffected persons in
certain localities lately in state Of
insurrection and military conflict, l
do particularly exhort the people Of
that part of the country to suppress
all such combinations by their own
voluntary efforts, through the agen-
cy Of local powers, and to maintain
tho rights Of all citizens Of the Uni
ted States, and to secure to all such
citizens equal protection under the
laws.
Fully sensible of the responsibility
imposed upon the Executive by the
act Of Congress to which public at
tention is now called, and reluctant
to call into exercise any Of the extra
ordinary powers thereby conferred
upon me, except in cases Of impera-
tive necessity, I do, nevertheless,
deem it my duty to mako known that
I will not hesitate to exhaust tho
power thus vested in the Executive
whenever or wherovcr 1T shall be-
come necessary to do so for the pur-
pose of securing to all citizens of the
United States peaceful enjoyment
Of the rights guaranteed to them by
the Constitution and laws.
1t is my earnest wish that peace
and q cheerful obedience TO law may
prevail throughout the land, and that
all traces Of our late unhappy civil
strife may be speedily removed
These ends can be easily reached by
acquiescencc in tho results of the
conflict, now written in our Constitu-
tion, and by due and proper enforce
ment of equal, just and impartial
laws in every part OF our country
The failure of local communities to
furnish such means for an attainment
SO earnestly desired imposes upon
the National Governments the duty
of putting forth all its energies for
the protection of its citizens Of eve-
ry race and color, and for the resto-
ration Of peace and order throughout
the entire country.
(Signed) U. S. GRANT.
By HAMILTON FlsH, Sec'y OF State.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11

Hon. John III. Parvin has been
visiting the State Reform School at
Salem, and reports to the Muscatine
Journal that the institution was new
or in 80 prosperous condition as
now. 1t contains at present sixty
three boys and two girls. all of whom
are getting along finely. The farm
belonging to the school will be cult.
waited this year to a greater extent
than ever. Already there have been
put in 45 acres OF winter wheat and
80 acres Of spring, 80 acres ofrye, 81
acres ot oats, 10 acres of potatoes
|-snd 25 acres of timothy, while there
are yet to be put in 100 acres Of corn
5 acres Of sorghum, and 2t acres q
broom-corn. There is an abundance
of trades represented and carried or
in tho school-tailoring, shoemaking
blacksmithing, harnessmaking, and
broom-making-which are sourc.
of considerable profit. An Assistant
Superintendent of the school was re
Gently elected in the person Of w
G. Kilvington, formerly of the Chi
cago Reform School, who is proving
q most efficient officer.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11

The $50 bonds of the United States
reached par recently in the city Of
London, the great financial center Of
the world. Only I've years ago, and
the titled nobility Of England, the
Lords Of Great Britain, almost uni
verbally believed that this govern.
ment was no moro, and that the
revolution was only what they had
long expected, that their only sur
prise was, that wo had avoided dissol.
ution 20 long as We had that they
always kaew that government by
tho people could not long endure
Hence they were only tso ready 70
treat the death Of the Republicans an
accomplished fact, at the very begin
ming, and At once recognise the revol-
utionary government. Only Eve
years has the great war ofthe rebel.
lion been closed, by which q national
debt was created, that doomed up
we'll among those Of any of the gov
ernments upon earth, and we find the
English nation through her wise and
shrewd financiers saying in . manner
which pats to fight oil doubts as to
their sincerity, that the bonds Of this
Republic, are worth dollar for dollar,
in gold on change ct the very doors of
the 6ne-haired aristocracy Of Eng
land. Thanks for oil this to the men
Of that noble party, which throttled
and destroyed democratic traitors,
and preserved the Union, and which
has continued to conduct the govern
ment in 20 wise and prudent . man
ner a. TO pay of two hundred and
twenty-five millions of the national
debt, and raise our credit even to .
better condition than it was in pro-
found peace during tho last demo.
cratic administration, to.wit: James
BuchanAn's.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11
Geology and Revelation.

Oefro Gardo county presents a
clear case Of irreconcilable discrepan-
cy between geology and revelation;
ct least, of the kind of geology they
have in Cerro Gordo county with the
kind of revelation they have in Ger
10 Gordo county. The Clear Lake
Observer Of April 9th states that
certain parties in that vicinity are
digging for coal in obedience to the
directions of spirits-or, at least, of
mediums. They reached rock at the
depth Of sixty-fve feet, which is
within . foot Of tho depth stated by
the mediums before the work was
commenced. The Observer goes on
to state, apparently with q long facc
I'VE Judge it to be printed in "long
primer" type-that according to the
prediction of the spirits, in twelve
feet moro coal will be reached.
Now, the strata of the globe lie in
the following order, (going down
ward) those of tho
Mammalian age,
Reptilian age,
Ourbomi}er0iss age, (the coal nscasMres,)
Devonian age, tage Of fishss,)
6ilurian age, (age Of mollusks,)
Azoic age, without animal life
Throughout Cerro Govdo County,
there are no rocks of the Mammali-
an age; none of the Reptilian age ;
none Of the cdrbonif ferrous age ), and the
miners have struck strata of rock
belonging to the Dcvonisn age. By
persistent digging they may, in the
course of few thousand feet, pass
through the Devonian and Silurian
strata, and reach the Azoic rock.
Beyond that we would not advise
them to push their Investigations,
unless they feel prepared to meet
tho everlasting central fires. The
floor Of the coal fields being on o
plano that is up grade as they 60
north, ''runs out" about thirty miles
south of Clear Lake, and if coal
ever was anywhere in Cerro Gordo
county, it was q hundred feet or
more above the present surface, and
not anywhere below it.
We shall watch those spiritual
miners with interest, and If they
strike coal in Cerro Gordo county,
we shall at once abjure geology and
swear BY Observation-Disclosures
Times.