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A Terrible Disaster.

SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. IL, 1S73.-A thrilling
occurred this afternoon on the hills.
about five miles from this city, at a place call
ed Kuhn's Patch A large number Of women
and girls from Scranton were on the hill gath
eripg berries, when a. storm came up from the
south and they rushed In uDtenanted build
ing to take shelter from Che down pouring rain.
About forty-one women and children found
room in the old house, while several were
obliged to stand outside under the storm With
the increasing storm the sheets of fire began
to descend. the lightning becoming more vivid
and the pealss thnnders seeming to advance
FROM distant caverns until the old building be-
gan to tremble. At length lightning shaft,
more vivid than any that had preceded it; de-
scended among the unhappy group of women
and girls, killing tWoof them and searching 10
frightful manner four others, tearing the flesh
off their limbs and pfeducipga heart. sickeniug
scene among the panic stricken women For
some time even those who had not been touch
ed by the electric fire were paralyzed by the ap-
palling sight they had seen AID were unable to
render any assistance. The groans of those ia
tally injured and the six other Suffering victims
were heartrending, and the tftes 9shelpless ness
OF the poor women and girls was pitiabIe.
Word was sent eventually to Scranton, and with
the utmost dispatch. messengers were sent over
the hill to the scene Of the disaster with wagons,
medical attendance and bedding on. which to
convey the dead and wounded tostheseity. a
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Conservatives United,

After speaking of the unanimity and concore
which marked the, action Of the. Conservative
Convention, the Petersburg Inder and 4ippeal
says that, never did party enter a contest
with such unauimity, or more assured hopes Of
a victory as complete and decisive as it will be
disastrous to the enemy In all the limits Of
the State not one word of dissension or dissatis-
faction is heard. Every difference is sunk out
ofsight in a contest for the common protection.
The spirit 10 which this contest has. been
opened will be maintained. No imaginable
contingency can arise by which it will be dis
turbed. Our knights are armed, spurred, and
mounted for the fury 49, .4.a, I'D B.. -e.s.,.
Already the gallant Withers is 10 tho field
and his voice is marshalling the clans of the
far Southwest. Soon the Valley and Piedmont
will be ablazs, and Tdewater will not be behind
In the contest. With a united front and the
people aroused to the exigencies of the crisis
Virginia is safe. e''c'-e'' g." s''y.'.-r- 0H' '
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{ From Shenandoah County. !

A little daughter of the Senior Editor of til,
Shenandoah Democrat, whilst looking at light
ming bugs, remarked IL know what makes the
lightning bugs shine that way, they've got 8
moon In their tall -. d. e.sol ..a4 s,r.
Judge II. @. Allen has resigned his position
as County Judge of Shenandoah resigna
ton to take effect on the LIST of September. =
The Office will be filed by appointment till next
January, when Judge Calvert, elected by the
last Legislature, will assume The duties,
On Thursday week. John Hinkens, who lives
near Strasburg In Shenandoah county. lost q
fine horse, and came near losing his own life at
the same time. His horse tramped upon the
end of a stick which threw the other end nm
and prong oft entered the abdomen of the
horse and caused his death. ss''1e i'a a'~''.ee,
Whilst endeavoring to withdraw the stick
from the wound, the horse kicked Mr.. Hinkens
10 the face iDjnring him severely. -s BE-. s....e
The Shenandoah Herald says that son of
Morgan Wakeman, Of Powelrs Fort, in that
county, caught large frog which had swallow
ed chicken. but, it says, 'as to the size aad
age of that chicken, deponent saith mo-" so.
James Riley, a boy living with Mr. W
Donaldson Of Woodstock, tried the experiment
OF cutting apples with fodder cutter. He
succeeded, says the Shenandoah Herald, and
now has three fingers, of the same length. on
his right hand. e,--.f, .a,. s..;aF = -. -
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Hanging in Alexand ria.

William jackson. ,colored man. convicted On
Die 18th Of Novsmb& last an he Circuit Courts
brIthe county of Alekandaa, / Of the Ifnurderdof
Mary Jackson, his wife, iatheampnth sof Feb.
4s72, was hanged % the jaitssrdin Aexandria
on last Friday. AZ
The crime of which Jackson was convicted
was accompanied by many circumstances, max
ing it one of marked brutality. jackson, who
was laborer at the brick yard near the Long
Bridge, lived in that neighborhood with his
wife, two familiesEoc occupying soneshouse. aEarly
in February the wife gave birth to child. suf-
feriug much after her delivery with child birth
fever, and being often delirious. jackson seem
ed to be displessed that she accustomed him SO
much trouble lat least this is the statement of
the witnesses for the pgosecutiou) and the 18th
Of February be came in and found her sitting
up in her bed. He had previously told. her
that she must lie down ali. the time. and keep
quiet. butshe in her .delirium. paid mo heed to
him. On this occasion, when he found her sit.
ting up, he said, "Now you lay down there"
She paid no attention to his command, where
upon he seized large stick Of wood and struck
her with such force on the head that it was at.
forwards discovered in the post norton that
her skull was fractured. She fell back senseless
and thenceforward suffered almost continually
spasms until o'clock upon the morning of the
10th of February, when she died. 49, - ,s"'s2
Upon arriving OF. the scafold, which was sur
rounded by some three hundred people with
umbrellas, for it was raining hard, jackson in
NERVOUS, high-pitched voice spoke Id substance
as follows: ''s'.'' 80 s. - s''.s':'' .,.'''
am going;I have nothing to keep from
God. Friends here, am, and there is my child,
have nothing to keep back from God. IT, ]
had anything to keep back I would tell it to
the Lord. Lord I never remember that kill.
ed anybody. If am a, wilful murderer do
not know it, though this gallows is to receive
me- The Lord understands , me-. If 1, am a
murderer, Jesus knows that u.s. but am not.
Father Of Heaven take charge of me-; give me
Iway into Paradise before Thy Throne Friends,
look at me. May God give you warning for
Jesus sake; take lick and turn.e, have, no
Imore to, do with, it. q Gentlemen. please take
warning am gone. Jesus want to come
TO thee. 0 save my SOUL. Pleaseltake care of
me. 0 Lord, how near farewell FAREWELL
| FAREWELL farewell farewell : sI,...sf. pa ,o-
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On SPECTATOR And GENERAL ADVERTISER

The STATE FINANCES. The State Journal
complains fhasthe Conservative partXsSf Vir-
ginia hasaa ie ititF platform abYE tie
weaknesss Hnttheardh d thE hatfsr iSthat
our party said nothing sbou. i becsnse that
question has 4lready bsen finally settled byEpast
legislation, and been confirmed by the highest
judicial decision, aud. therefore, can no longer
be question of party debate The point that
interests the journal is, that the money of a
State and how it can be most conveniently ap-
proprlated to corrupt party purposes. is the only
question that can ever interest the Radicals
ltre. Ednseggatives prefer to pay the interest
OF the public debt as rapidly as possible, and to
tax the people as lightly as possible. Lynch.
Republican,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-08-19

William Allen, nominated as the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Ohio, was formerly
a distinguished member of the U. s.. Senate,
in the palny days of that body. He is ma
tive of this State. MIR. Allen, when d boy, aud
before he moved to Ohio, worked at the sad
ler's trade IN the then small town Of Lynch
burg. He was. then known for his studious
habits. His whole career is an honorable ex-
ample to the youth of the country
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The Radical politicians aud journalists of the
carpet-bag persuasion. com plain that we appeal
to native white Virginians to stand with their
friends in opposition to the negro party of the
State. After having. by the most artfal and
iinsidious appeals, banded the negroes almost
soldly against u.s., they deprecateaour declara-
ton Of purpose to accept the. issue they have
made. They think issweil enough for alven-
turers from other States, and few natives who
want Office, all of them, to enlist the whole me-
gro race under their black banner. That is only
goring the Conservative OK. But when we at
tempt to gore the Radical OK. withntheir own
weapons, it is .mean,' 'cowardiy,' and all
that Lynch. Firginian 4.ga ......,...
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niahhliSm.

BURLINGTON, I DIVA, Aug. l5 "A dispatch
from Mansfield, Ohio, says some timeago Nh.
Dabbs a farmer, mp,ed to outrage little
girl named Barnard He failed 10 his attempt
and was arrested Suit is pewlpendlng in court
against him. In. order to prevent 'the atten-
dance of the girl ard her father as witnesses
Dabbs employed two rufians, named Lig atfoot
and Winfield to blow up Bsrrasd house VIM
field betrayed The others 10 time to preveat the
execution of the scheme, which was to have
taken place Wednesday night .Dabbs and
Lightfoot were arrested. In the latters pos
session was found a quantity of powder and a
fuse. The affair created much excitement. ..s;
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,Neay advertisements. 40
COMMISSIONERS SALE of vaIua

By virtue of a. decree of the Circuit Court. of
Augusta county, rendered atthe une term, 1872
in the cause of Spices creditors VS.. Spieoe's
admir- and ais, we will on soi
Saturday, the 10th day Of Sept, 1873,
proceed on the premises, to sell al public auc-
tion to the highest bidder, the tract of lard of
which the late VIM. B. Spiece died seized, sub
ject to the widows dover thereon. $3.50 ss4' " -
This tract of land is situated in Buffalo Gap
and is known as the old Buffalo Gap Hotel prop:
erty, and contains
!2Oes.Xcres, q
Twenty-Five acres of which together with the
Dwelling House, and out houses have been as.
signed to the widow for DOVER The remainder
of the tract is heavily timbered and is supposed to
contain large quantities of, Iron Ore.
TERMs-Cash in hand to pay the costs of suit
and sale and the balance in four equal install
ments, payable IN one, two, three and -four years
from the day, of sale, and bearing interest from
the date of the confirmation Of said sale-the
purchaser. executing bonds with approved secu:
rity for said deferred instruments, and lien re-
tanned as ultimate security :
| ;asi.,.ss lse e,:-.a* 4,'Na *. TROUT,
| tssr ..S:a srei .gALEX.H. FULTZ,
-, H.. ..Ct loci,
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Land Sales.
PUBLIC SALE

OF VALUABLE FARMS, BUILDING
LOIS AND MINERAL LANDS,
Adjoining the City of StauntOn.
As Executors of William W. Donaghe, decd,
we will sell at public auction, on the premises. on
SATURDAY, THE 30th DAY of AUGUST,
1873. the following tracts of land:
1st That SPLENDID FARM known as
ONTGOMERY HALL,
containing about I5O ACRES. located on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, one mile west of
the City of Staunton. Il "a .. 10
This land is of the best quality and In a high
state of cultivation About 40 acres OF this tract
arein Orchards oflsefected fFults-the trees
young and vigorous ~
sDWRLLING HOU which isa eona-
modbps apa substahtial eaIfee,i $n Office tPe
Kitchen and Smoke house, are built of brick, In
good style, and occupy commanding eminence,
with spacious Uawnin front. "a az sas1 u = :
There are5al so upop,the premises geSd houses
for tenants, Corn-criD, Carriage house and q
splendid Swisher, BarnuIfc ~ oulsa
End. The OLD of Mr.. Dona-
gbls known as -a..Ai ~ ~, :
-. SPRIN Or E'.ARM, =.
containing about 975 Acre s, Immediately adj =
Joining the City of Staunton.
This is the most valuable tract of land in Au-
gusta county-the larger part of il, of the very
best quality for agricultural purposes There Is
upon this tract. avery large and elegant MAN
and all necessary out bull dings
with a splendid SPRING in the yard"
/ That portion Of the tract Immediately daeent
ito Stanton we have had laid off into ~ ~ $50
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-Neau Aduea:tssene1taA

NfkAUa8LE HoUsE7AND LOr for
AVE Sale at Ancti0n.-BysTirtue of q
aefYeIof heI Hastings Court for the City OF
Sta antpn, snteredi August 1sths187s, ip-the suit
Sf Sid Court Will SELF at pubic auetianin front
of the Court house. in said city, on ~
Wednesday, September 10th, 1873,
at o'clock, P NJ, the house and lot now in
possession of Mrs. Hannah Zimmerman, adjoin-
ing Southards and others, on Fayette near John
ston street. The opportunity for a desirable IN
vestment is splendid one. The property is
situated in locality where it is continually en-
HANGING in value.
Terms Cash as to $4,000 of the purchase
money in hand, the residue upon a credit of six,
eighteen and thirty months, bonds bearing in
terest from day OF saiei with approved personal
security. Title retained for ultimate security.
a IS. TRAVERS PHILLIPS, !. -
au19-4t Commissioner
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GEORGE M. COCHRAN, .Jr..,,
JAMES. BUMGARDNER, Jr.,
IFAIIJ l CETY PROPERTY For

SALE.-By virtle Of q decree Of the
Hastings Court Of Stanton, rendered at the Au-
gust term, 1873, in the suit of Nicholson, trus-
tee, and others.ys Stafords infants, will sell.
at public auction, in front of the Court house. in
'Staunton, on ---g-
Saturday, the: 18th ddy Of September, 4
the City of Staunton, recently occupied by Mrs.
Betsy Stafford, decd. This property is situated
on the south side Of the Parkersburg Turnpike,
beverley street, and contains about = acres
of land, with a large, well built D DWELLING
HOUSE, with good Stable and other necessa-
ny out buildings upon the premises, and water
in the yard. 80 n "~ .s.~- = 81
TERMS OF SAEE.AEnough in hand to paythe
costs of suit and sale, and tbearesidue in three
equal annual payments, bearing interest from
the day of ssle-ifor. which, the purchaser will
give bond and approved security, and the title
retained as ultimate. security f9fsy19 -y9s
-. t..t.,,.c.4s GEO. Nj. COCHRAN, s.-.ie
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PUBLIC SAFE OF sFE55 5 55<9s3T
~. VALUABLE PROPERTY. s

AS administrators Iof JnO. Mcclure, decd,
I'VE willsell st public auetion at the late resi-f'
Greenyillet to- Brownsburg, near Old Providsncei
church, on s:.ie ~ ~ 7e.s-~ Isl y 81.
y :, Wedaaesday, September 10Th, 1915, r. ~.a.o
the following personal property, to wiz: gsz.s
All the. Household and Kitchen Furniture
Farming Utensils of all kinds, 8 fur horse wag-
ons and wagon harness, / Willoughby drill,
nearly new, 1 wheat Fan-DoyIe's make, i
Threshing Machine complete l corn shelter,
washing machine and roller. = =
Also the following Grains: s
1000 bushels oats, 100 bushels fine white seed
wheat, and 100 bushelssnice red wheat is -
Stock of all kinds, consisting of 6 head work
horses. 10head young cattle, u head fat cattle,
several head milk cows, and calves, 20 head of
hogs, 80 head sheep, a quantity of hay, and
great manv other articles not necessary to men,
ton. ,.-s~~~'s ~ ~. .'s~-, ss's@.s~ ss1-
Terms made known on day of sale. .--.
Salet commence at III clock, A. NJ 90 s''>
Is y TO- A. w. MCCLURE 81
= e ss5a NJ, F. MCCLURE s.y
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The Conservatives of the State, says the
Alex. Gazette are full of hope and confidence
In view Of the approaching State election. We
do not know when we have seen them more
buoyantain political feeling than they are at
present. And it is feeling which does not
lead to inaction because they expect triumph,
bat rather induces them to action. SO as to Sc
cure the full realization of what they ardenty
desire. They know they can suoceed-but they
also know that success can only follow exertion
in behalf Of their cause and their candidates.
Let this determination continue to the end =
All the best interests Of the Commonwealth
and of the people are concerned in the triumph
of the Conservative cause 3..-3e.' e--e...o -
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1t is said that General Kemper after being
wounded at Gettysburg was waited Gu by. a
number of his men who were informed by the
surgeons that his wound was certainly. mortal and
that as death was momentariy expected, they
were ordered to procure eofin anu have it in
readiness for the removal Of, his remains, With
the army, TO Virginia. The coffin, was procur-
ed, but Kemper would not de- Our friends the
burial in advance Of his nomination., but again
it will be found that Kemper won't. die this
time. Bristol Nea0s an:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-08-19

VERY DIsrREssINa.-Mrs Ried, wife of
Policeman Riea, of Washington city, lost by
the Wawassett disaster, was niece of Mr.
Thomas Finnall, Of Fredericksburg, She was
on her way, full of life and hope, to visit her
parents ia King George county, whom she had
not seen since her marriage. Her brother, MIR.
George Walker, was on the wharf, awaiting
her arrival, and saw her. with her children,
leap from the burning boat into the water, and
drown in their vain endeavors to reach the
shore. Mr.. Walker is described as almost fran
tic with grief at the terrible disaster.
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= = . az aA1- Il 3SCL ~ u,
Aug 70 ids = - Administrator


A n n "A
IN suance of a decree of the County Court
of Augusta rendered the cause of Trout, Re-
ceiver. &c, against James r. Grove, SC, we
will offer, at public sale, On the premises, to the
highest bidder. on so = : . - > = sss.sss
Thursday, the 18th day'of August neat,
property of James Il. Grove, on the head waters
of Middle River, about one mile from Summer
ID ean in said county, containing 21f Acres. IF
great fertility. 1t has on it a spacious BRICK
MANSION; all necessary out-buildir gs, sever
aliTENA ANTS HOUSES, fine fruits, pure water,
&e. and is surrounded by good neghborhood.
We will also selsa tFaetaof Mountain Landss cons
tanning IIIA Acres d. a9fgf4
TERMS--Enough in hand to pay costs of suit
and sale. and balance in equal instalm ents at
one, two, three and four years, bearing interest
from the confirmation Of sale< The purchaserto
give bonds with sufficient security, and the title
retained ultimate security. ,ts .-.t.,.t.I 80
~ ..~,+ G. NJ. COCHRAN, gJk., p. 8
49,. K TROUT rT..-
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In brilliapcy Of coloripg the white mans flag
compares with thevaried hpesof the negro ban
ner as a full grown rainbow TO the dusky tail of
half-starved monkey. -Enquirer.
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"A Z Nh EXITING Of the Board of Super
IN ,visors OF Augusta county. held at the
. rs Courthouse on Thursday, the 7th day
laa of August 1873, 2 seS ~ ~ t-ss.; q;
Ordered, that all persons holding claims
against'the junction Valley Turnpike. be re-
quired to report the same to- this board duly au-
thentIcated for settlement within 60 days from
by publication through one OF the newspapers
published in Staunton and another in Lexington.
G.:--,i Copy-teste,' f.,sa. ->.33fs RI
t.- WILLIAM A.. BURNETT. Clerk
~. Board Supervisors of Augusta county =
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Speech of Col. r. E. Withers.

On Monday night of last week, the gallant
candidate Of. the Conservative party fog Lieut.
Governor, on being called upon BY : latge|num-
Der of citizens At Wytheville, opened the cam
paign by. the delivery of an able, patrioticsand
stirring address. As reported by telegraph to
the Richmond papers, he commenced by con-
graduating the party on the suspicious pros
poets of success in the coming canvass. He
contrasted the condition of Virginia under Con-
servative rule with that Of every Southern
State which had passed into the hands of the
Radicals; recalled to recollection the sad expe-
rienee of Virgins when negroes, scaiawags
and carpet baggers held sway, and held up the
Underwood constitution as sample Of the
character Of legislation desired BY the Radical
party. He next took up Hughes's speech
at Lynchburg and exposedrits salient features !;
showed howits whole spirit and tenor was laud-
atolry Of the negro at the expense Of the white
man that it was an avowed acceptance Of the
issue of race in the coming contest and COIN
mitted him and his party fully to negro equal;
ty. not only civiy and politically, but also so,
cially; exposed his spacious sophistry, > laid
bare and denounced his falsifcations of facts
and held him up to public scotn and reproba.
ton as a Jomsator Of civil strife, as a skulker
from military duty. and recreant to all the prin,
ciples 10 which he had been. reared and for
which he had so long commended with pen and
tongue. He concluded with strong appeal to
all Conservatives, all lovers of Virginia. all
white men who desired to retain control of the
State government to buckle On their armor and
go forth to the. contest. e 's,'..''s ss''.''1' =
Speeches were also made. by Col. Robert
Kent, Col. Frank s. Blair and Others, and the
rapturous applause with which they were re-
ceived shows the CONSERVATIVES" of the South:
west are a unit for our ticket. i - ''s~ -" 90
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"a letter from Pittsburg, Pa, says: ''The
recent strikes Of big wells in the oil regions
caused the utmost CONSERVATION among the oil
brokers and dealers in crude petroleum in this
city yesterday. Private kilograms announce
that oil had been offered at $40 per barrel,
and no buyers. In all probability oil will go
down to ST. per barrel" ,.a I:,s. .ai Il, H.
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0E rrEaalrRACyrS of IANn

y The undersigned, as agent for the heirs of
Ephraim and Jane Kerr. decd, will offer for
sale publicly, on SATURDAYs'the 18th day of
September next, two tracts of Land, each con-
tanning 81 acres. lying'o Middle River near
Brew's MILL adjoining Col Kerr and Daniel
CARRIER. Said tracts willbe subsequently,, both
having dwelling houses on them. -
| Terms of Sale.-One- third casl-the remain
der in one, two and three years. with interest
from day of sale. $40 DAVID KERR,
au19-4ts# agent for the heirs
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q Hon. Henry "Foote, has had rather an
eventful life, having. been engaged as, princip
in four duels and assisted at nine,. making
thirteen with~which he has been directly con-
nected. e4si 'f.'' (
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nIvERHEAD FARI., for SAFE

Ia The undersigned will offer for sale at
public auction, on the,premises, on ~ "a.
= Thursday. the 18th day Of Aatsust, g I
what is known as the 'Riverhead Farm, . being
a part of the farm owned by the late Col, VIM.
p. Tate, containing. :, nrso
= 275 Acres, ..o.s
ofsfne land, situate about 8 miles West of Green
Vile, IN Augusta; county, and Within two miles
of the line of the Valley Railroad. About zoo
acres cleared. one-half of which is we'll set in
grass. 1t contains good orchard of select fruit.
The improvements consist of a good Brick
Dwelling HonSe and Kitcher, two Tenant
Houses, Blacksmith Shop, Stable and other out
houses. 1t contains running Stream and sew
eral never-failing Springs. Marble has recently
been found on the farm. $ss~i1 ~t'
Terms made knownon day of sale.
: August 1873 ids 80 go =