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THE RESPONSE. THEY GET.


The Radical press in Virginia have mar
shalled an array Of linen, in buckram, +"
who, they say, refused to vote for Greeley,
and will, per consequence, vote for the Rad
ieal candidate for governor. They tickle
the negroes with that prospect, but of
course they deceive no white men with such
stuff. A good illustration of what Conser-
natives, who refused to support Greeley,
will do, may be found in the speech of Col.
Charles T. O'Ferrall (who ran as anti
Greeley candidate for Congress in this dis
trict) at Conservative meeting at Harr
'onburg last week. He opposed Greeley,
like 1000 other Conservatives, on primer
pie, and to day he, on the same ground, is
fighting with the Conservative party of the
State. The "Old Commonwealth" in a
report of his seeech, says:
He defed any one to say that during the
Presidential campaign be ever intimated i,
either publicly or privately, that he had any
sympathy whatever with the Republican
party. He opposed both Grant and Gree
lev, because they were Republicans, and
did not vote either because neither was a
Conservative or Democrat. He declared
that, if devotion to Virginia, to her mate
rial interests, her grand traditions, her I'M
sullied honor, and her opposition to Radi-
calicm constituted Conservatism, no man,
whether born and bred upon the sacred and
clsssic soil of Virginia, or who had in good
faith adopted her as his mother, could claim
to be better Conservative than himself. E.
He was not disposed to cast nettle upon the
grave Of fallen foe, but he must be per-
mitted to congratulate the country, and es-
pecially his native State, upon the return Of
the Conservative party to old land marks,
and upon the determination, as seen every.
where, to nominate men who have been true
in the past and not to make another policy
stroke at the sacrifice Of principle. He was
willing to pledge that the Richmond Con-
vention would nominate men true and tried
for whom any Conservative could vote with
pleasure and pride. He said be would be
found in the coming campaign. battling
for the success Of the Conservative ticket
no matter whether headed by Kemper,
Withers or any other true man, aud closed
by calling upon all who stood with him ii
the late Presidential campaign, to rally tt
the support of that ticket /; to bury out o
sight and forever forget the bitterness
which might have been engendered las
fall, and to pat forth every effort to secure
its success and perpetuate the ascendancy Of
the Conservative party in Virginia
There is the true ring Of true man, abou
Col. O'Ferrall's sgeech, and its echo ma,
be heard in every Conservative heart il
this State
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AN "EDIT0RLALD CONVENTION.


Presuming this means. or ought to mean
the convention of the men who have the
control of the newspaper establishments in
Virginia. for there is nothing to be accom-.
plished by the assembling Of the mere wri-
tiers for the press, we would make some
suggestions to our brethren in journalism
in return for the columns of them they have
given us. The only convention" which
will be of use to the fraternity. is conven.
ton of the proprietors of each paper, in the
counting-room of their Offices, which shall
unanimously adopt the following resolu.
lutions l. Make subscriptions payable in
variably in advance j; 2. Cut off all subscri.
bers in arrears without regard to persons; 8.
Tear up all propositions from Northern
advertising agencies, and advertise for them
only for cash, aud at the same rates We do
those of our own citizens 4 Collect up
all dues to the Office every quarter, or
charge to profit and losp, SO you may know
where you stand 5. Stop putting. Have
the courage to say the truth or nothing
6. When you find you can't pay what you
owe promptly, stop publishing paper and
60 at something that you can make pay L.
Stick to all these rates unfinchingly.
You will find that this will pay you and
pay soon. There is DO use of any Eoitori.
rial Convention. for if you print good pa
per you can pursue this mode of business.
and ii you don't, no Editorial Convention
nor anything else can, or ought to make
you succeed.
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ADMEN1sTRATOR,S SAFE

A. the same time apd place, as Administrator
win the will annexed of j G. Mckay, deceased,
Will offer for sale at public auction, the entire
estate of j Z. Mckay, deceased, consisting of
HOUSEHOLD & KITCHEN FURNITURE.
Also Horse, 'Buggie and Harness. The Buggie
is entirely new and the horse walks well, and
IS quite we'll broken Terms cash for all sums of
$40 and under; over $40, credit of six
months, by the purchaser executing bond with
approved security.
Aug l. 1873. VIM. F. WILLIAMS
augltds. Administrator, c. T. A
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we're at the disposal Of such members of St.
Alphonsus Church as would occupy them
until better arrangements could be made.
THE BALTIMORE SALVAGE CORPS.
The utility of the salvage corps recently
organized in this city, and mainly through
the efforts Of Fire Inspector Holloway, was
fully developed at the FIRE on Friday last
The regular force Of the corps is three
men, but on Friday it was increased to ff-
teen. They we're on duty from the time
the alarm was sounded until 7 O'Clock Sat-
urday morning. During Friday afternoon
ten men of the salvage corps, supplied with
ten of Hclloway's FIRE extinguishers and
sixty charges of chemicals, succeeded in ex-
tinguishlpg no less than twenty seven fires
that occurred on roofs of houses adjacent to
and remote from where the great fire had
its origin.
THE CHURCHES YESTERDAY.
In all the churches yesterday some refer
| ence has made in one way or another to the
recent disaster. At the Cathedral and at
st Alphopsus Church special reference was
made to the escape of those houses of wor-
ship, AID it was announced that special
| prayers would be offered for those who were
active in saving the buildings. In the
English Lutheran and the Presbyterian
churches there was generally expressed
sympathy for the congregations scattered
for the time being, by the fire.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AT NoRFoLK-pANlc
AMONG THE CITIZENS.
Saturday morning, two hours before day,
fire broke out in the boot and shoe store of
Ho!heim,r & Co., at Norfolk, which the
city water being scarce, was not extiDguish.
cd till it had destroyed the stores of j. T.
Griffith, shoes W. r. Hutchns and lay
lor Martin & Co., hardware Epes & Co..
crockery, and Amber Il Co., drug gsts.-
Two more stores were burnt Sunday morn
ing aud in half an hour two more buildings
on Campbell's wharf were burnt. A des-
patch says
Upon the discovery of this last and fifth
fire that had broken out during the twenty
four hours ending Sunday morning, the
greatest CONSERVATION prevailed. Market
square and Main stree is were thronged
with excited people. who were hurriedly
moving about in wild dismay. many Of them
believing that an organized plan for the des-
truction of the entire city was being put in
execution At this time the fire companies
Of Portsmouth and the Navy yard again
came over in response to rockets that
were sent up TO signal Tor assistance, and
rendered invaluable aid in extnguisbing the
f,e on Campbell lis Warf, which at one time
threatened to involve an entire square of
buildings. The steamer Sylvester, lying
near mpbell's wharf, was put in leadiness
to be dispatched to Old Point fer the Gov
ernment fire engines at Fort Monroe, but at
the moment ct departure the fire was
thought to be under control, rendering fur
Their assistance Unnecessary.
The total loss was about $3.50 600
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ANOTHER RAILRoAD.-Am meeting at New
River, White Sulphur Springs, in Nom.
gomery Co, Va. Friday, organized the
company to build railroad from point on
the Chesapeake 4 Ohio R. R. to New Riv-
er depot Oh the Atlantic Mississippi & Ohio
R. R. John Cowan of Montgomery who
had subscribed $1,000 was elected President
Of the company, and among the directors
chosen were J. B. Berkeley of Philadelphia,
and Jed hotcbkiss of Stanton. The
amount of $50, 1000 required by the charter,
was subscribed.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-01

The Peruvian government agents at New
York have discovered that out of ten houses
there, selling "Peruyian Guano." six sell
the adulterated article Suit has been com
menced against the frauds.
|. In pursuance of an act of the last West
Va, Legislature. the first Court of Appeals
ever witnessed in Charlestown will com
mence its August term on the sixth of next
month
1t cost Captain Garland 800 in money
and twepty-our hours in jail, for striking
the chief justice of louisiana the other day,
at Opelousas.
A re union of the students of Roa, Ike
College took place at Marion, Smythe Co.,
Va, July 23d President Bittle delivered
the address.
Father Citiceri, an Italian priest, once
musical director of the choir of St. Peters,
Rome, the largest in the world, died at
Woodstock, Nd, on the 18th ult.
The amendment adopted to the New Jer-
sey constitution. fixes the salary Of mem,
Der of the legislature at $500 per annum,
and makes a man ineligible if be accepts a
free railroad pass.
Bishop Kavenaugh, Of the NJ. E. Church
was taken il in the pulpit at Barboursville,
W. Va, Tuesday evening, and is still ill
He is II years of age
Jno. E Jackson, respectable clerk, out
of employment, through intemperance, in
Petersburg Va, shot himself through the
head, Monday, after asking his wife which
wac "the easiest way to die"
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W. W. Whipple, former cashier Of the
Norfolk, Va post Office, has been arrested
in New York for an alleged embezzlement
of $500. He agreed to return to Nor
folk
Governor Walker is at the Stockton
House, Cape May.
"Natural lemonade from the acid
springs at the Geysers, il sold in San
Francisco.
The masons' laborers in Troy are on .
strike against the use of patent hod-oar-
rier.
Catholic churches are to be built at Lex
ington and Winchester, Va.
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Washington authority has it that cir.
cular is to.bo issued at once, calling a meet
ing Of Northern and Southern Democrats at
White Sulphur Springs. Virginia, August
18th. Oh give us rest The Virginia PEG.
pie have something to do in their own af-
fairs now, without carrying the weight Of
resolutions adopted by old political water
ing place bummers. If the springs are
short Of visitors, let them raise the wind
some other way.
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AN EPISCOPAL UNIVERSITY IN VIRaINII

IAN Episcopalian, y writing in the South
ern "Churchman, says in view of the fac,
that the Methodists have Randolph Macon
the Baptsts Richmond College. Lutberans
Roanoke College and the Presbyterians
Hampton Sidney, that the Episcopal church
of Virginia should take old William and
Mary under its care, with rich endow
mens." He says this proposition was made
once, but it was opposed by Ex- Gov. Wise
in speech OF TWO hours ard half, on the
ground that "a better bargain might be
made with some other denomination.
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YIELDING BADLY We regret to learn
from farmers Of Amherst that the wheat in
that county is yielding far below the general
expectation One large farmer who seeded
four hundred bushels, and expected a. the
lowest calculation. to make four Thousand,
after threshing measured only seventeen
hundred bushels. We have heard of many
other crops which yielded in like proper :
ton. --Lynchburg Va. Neoos
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VIRGINIA NJ Iss1oNARIEs GONG ABROAD.
"A final meeting was held at Yellow Sui.
phur Springs, on the 25th instant, prior to
the departure Of three young Presbyterian
missionaries. They were Rev. A. r. Gray
bill of Va, who goes to Mexico, Geo. W.
Painter of Va, who goes to Hanchow Chi.
ma, and Rev. Jno. M. Davis of N. c.. who
goes to Sooohow. Rev, George Howe, of
the Theological Seminary at Columbia, s.
G., conducted the services.
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A REMARKABLE MAN-Joseph KILLER,
residing near New Port, Page county, Va,
now in his sixty seventh year, has been
leading in the harvest fields for number
OF years as a GRADER, and even at his al
vancel age. he took his cradle lur,g bar
vest, and led as usual. with apparent ease.
remarking, LET those who cannot keep
up, stay behind " His health, strength,
vl2or, and energy seem not to be impaired
in the least
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-01

WHICH Is R1aHr.-The Washington Re-
publican and the white Virginia Radicals
have been insisting tina. Virginia has been
behind hand in her educational work. The
Colored Virginia Methodist Conference in
Richmond, Monday, adopted resolution :
That the State of Virginia, where NOR
al darkness and the night of prejudice has
existed SO long, has at last made ample
provision for the colored children.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-01

LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS Last week
Daniel May, residing near Summervile.
Page county, Va, heard noise under his
bed which turned out to be rattlesnake
with 25 rattles, trying 10 swallow frog
He killed it, and it proved to be an old sin F,
ner that had fel; ia scorching fires of the
Blue Ridge more than one Spring, as it
carried the charred marks of fire on its
body
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SAD ACCIDENTAL little daughter Of
Mr.. W. Fl. Bowman, of Amelia county,
aged about three years. fell into we'll few
days since and was drowned She had been
plucking roses In the garden but few min.
utes before, and when her body was recov-
cred from the we'll the little bouquet she had
made was found tightly graspcd i'll her
hand.
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DEATH OF A DISTINGUISHED TuEoLoa1A

DEATH OF DISTINGUISHED THEoLoG1AN.
Rev. S. s. Schumacher, D. D., Emeritus
Professor in the Theological Seminary in
Gettersburg, died suddenly Sunday night,
aged seventy-four He was one of the most
distinguished and widely known theologiaps
in the Lutheran church. He had nu-
merous relatives in Virginia
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New Advertisements.
JUN n EIN NE1,
August LIST, 1878. MARGARET MCKAY.

At the same time las surviving partner of ]. G.
Mckay, / will at my residence on Middle River
offer for sale, at public auction number of
Work Horses, Young Cattle, Cows Hogs and
Shoats, and all the Farming Implements on the
farm Reaper. Mower, several Wagons, a
Cart, Buggie, several Sets of Harness. and al
most everything needed on farm Also lot of
Wheat, Oats, Potatoes, Hay, &C. Terms cash
for S. and under over that sum = credit of
six mouths the purchaser to execute bonds with
approved security.
August lst 1878. JOHN KINNEY
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A banking house in DanVille Va, receiv-
ed ten thousand dollars, one day this week,
sent by mistake for one thousand
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THE ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH

The first English Lutheran Church took
fire from the intense heat and large body of
fame emanating from Thomas's turning
shops and Towles Brothers silk factory, in
the rear Of the church 1t was thought
that the church would be saved from de-
struction, but it soon fell victim to the
fire, after the first effort to save it had fail
ed An Incident connected With the burning
of this church was. that its pastor, Rev
Joseph H Barclay. was at the time of the
conAagration' in Philadelphia When he
returned at night be beheld the church aud
the parsonage, his home. adjoining mass
of charred ruins He was discovered at
10 P NJ sitting upon the threshold Of the
shoe store of Mr. Roberts, next door to the
parsonage, in state Of complete nervous
prostration, calling for his family. whom be
imagined had persisted in the flames. He
soon found however, that his family had
been most generously rendered sb elter in
the residence Of MIR. Miller, Of Davis &
Miller, on West Fsyette street, between
Howard and Park streets, where the Rev
Mr.. Barclay was conducted
Shortly after the arrival there he Was
seized with violent convulsions, originating
from his nervous shock, which together
with delirium, continued at intervals
throughout the night. Drs. H. G. Moore,
Morawetz and Lautenbach were summoned
to attend him and applied the proper restor
atives He was quite i'll all day Saturday,
but yesterday he was considered in an i'm
nroYed condition.
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BY TELEGRAM5H
Speeial Telegrarns to tAa stann
Commercial.

New YORK, July 3l.--Flour, dull and I'M
changed wheat quiet and unchanged corn,
quiet and steady.
BALTIMORE, July 3I.--Flour, steady, and in
good demand wheat, active and steady--Am-
Der, $1.65 to 81 81 corn, nominally quoted at
Southern white, SO to 81 Southern yellow,
So to SO; mixed Western, ST. Oats, weak-South-
ern, AZ to AS; Western mixed, 40 AZ Wes-
tern white AZ to "A /; rye, quiet, but firm at 65 /;
hay, unchanged.
General John G Breckenridge visited
Richmond Saturday for the FIRST time since
the morning he rode out of the burning city
as Confederate Secretary Of war.
Miss Mary G. Lee, daughter of Gen. R.
E. Lee, was in Vienna on the Oath.
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FIRE In BALTIMORE.

RAPID AND Destructive CONFEDERATION
Four SQUARES BURNT DESTRUCTION OF
Two FINE CHuRcHEs-EFFIcIENcY OF THE
FIRE DEpARTMENT-PA1 NFUL SCENES
FIRS IN NORFOLK
&C., &C., &c.
Staunton was more stirred up than it has
been for long time by the telegraphic re-
ports, placed on the bulletin.board at the
V1ND1oAToR Office, Friday, that "Balti-
more is burning" The board was crowd.
ed by citizens, all of whom showed as much
interest and sympathy in it, as if it had
been Virginia city in flames. Later de-
spatches Gained the pubic mind and the
next morning map of Baltimore bn letin
ed on the same board with the ''h,a.'t is
trict" marked off, showed that ii cal4u ity
was net as gte,t G:s fri Aftfehend
ed. The Bal ~ re zap" h,'.g US ~ :
tails of the G. ,tllc s'le' r'n,tt'' &c in
Thomas Pla = / Hcly. ~hlc! slow
that only four sqdalcs 'culld'd by l.ish,is,
Saratoga and Lexington STREETS were burn
ed and few buildings outside. The whole
loss is estimated at $3.50, 900, Gone third
insured) and would have been far greater
but for the splendid management of the
Fire Department. One hundred houses,
including the Central Presbyterian Church,
worth $40, 900, and the English Lu,he,an
Church were destroyed. The locality not
being the business portion of the city, the
commercial firms were very little damaged.
The "Sun' Of Monday gives the following
AFTER THE FIRE.
The ruins of the great FIRE were visited
by thousands OF persons on Saturday and
yesterday, but it was only those Who wit
messed the flames on Friday, leaping from
house to house, from factory to church
and enveloping dwellings,. stables and shops
in flames, who could form correct idea of
the spectacle After night bad set 10 on
Friday the burned district presented a
strange appearance. What few hours
before was teeming with life and crowded
With substantial dwellings, factories and
other places of employment was scene of
silent ruin.
Tall ehimneys, broken and blackened
walls were the senlinels that kept vigil over
the blasted hopes Of scores of men aud wo-
men who, after years Of hard toll and great
privations, had their entire earthly treasures
entirely swept away. Occasionally wo-
man would halt 10 iron, of destroyed
house, and with tears complain Of The Attic
ton Which had fallen upon her. Skulkipg
among the piles of furniture strewn along
the side walks there were occasionally seen
sneakthieves ready to pounce upon any triae
that might come within their reach
Several Of these birds Of prey received
rough handling from the better citizens who
CHANGED to be present This action on the
part Of the citizens prevented vast amount
of the goods from being stolen, but not
withstanding the vigilance Of the citizens
and the activity of the police, thousands OF
dollars worth OF property was It len. much
of which was hauled away BY persons in
charge of wagons, and who claimed to have
been engaged to remove the goods by the
! rinhtful nUnars
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M H. WELLER has just received another
wv supply of those beautiful French
ghi"a Tea Sets Gilt band and plain Chamber
Sets, French China Plates, French China Teas.
Jellle GLASSES and full assortment of Glass
ware.
@us1' W. H. WELLER.
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Governor Caldwell, the Radical governor
of North Carolina, was strong Secession
list and was with the South until his son,
brave Confederate lieutenant, was killed at
Gettysburg He changed from that day.
and strongly opposed the continuance OF
the war.
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VAIL METlNG.-The members of West An
~ gusta Longe No. &c, l. o. G. T., are earl
estly requested to attend call meeting on tn.
night. Important business to transact. Bv oy-
der of W. G. T. ~ VI
augl It's SIMON N. MILLER
w Sac
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OW PRICES LOW PRICES we wonId
~ ask the Public to give US a call before
purchasing elsewhere, as we think il will H." ba
their advantage as well as ours.
Respectfully,
OFT & STABLER.
augl A oio''
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THE CATHEDRAL CLOCK.

When the large clock now adjoining the
bell steeple of the Cathedral was placed in
its present position, a composition, in which
birthstone predominated, was placed around
the rim for the purpose or cementipg it to
the outside wall, also for the purpose Of pre-
venting the rain from beating in upon the
works Of the time piece. On Friday this
cement was set on FIRE by embers waited
from Park street, aud for fully fifteen min
utes the novelty Of clock on fire was wit
messed by hundreds of persons. The &C.
lnent did not enter the wall to any great
depth, and consequently no damage war
done to the machinery Of the clock.
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AIDING THE DISTRESSED.

The committee of councilmen having in
charge the fund appropriated for the relief
of those persons who had been rendered
destitute by the FIRE, were kept busy from 9
A. M. until P. M. Saturday distributing
the charity Some few men who exp eted
to receive at least $50, refused
the sums agreed upon by the committees,
and denounced the charity bumbug. One
young man, without family, and no one but
himself to support, and had suffered to the
extent of trunk fill with clothing. desir
ed new outfit and $25 in cash.. Of course
his claim was refused. A gentleman who
was in the Office at the time the young man
made his application suggested that the
claimant include in his bill gold watch
and diamond pin. During the day the COM
mittee distributed to the persons members
Of St. Alphonsus Church, upwards of $500
each person receiving not over S.. Yester-
day Mr. Mccain, sexton at the Cathedral,
waited upon Father Leimburger and inform
ed him that be had two vacant houses which
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IN Barrels of Refined Sugars, of all grades,
w bought before the rise, for sale low
Augl R. 7 FOSTER d. co.
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kNNGLlSH Cheese, and J. T. Morton's Lon
~ don Pickle, just received.
augl r. E. FOSTER & co.
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S0 Sugar-Cured Bacon Shou lders, suitable
w for families.
augl R.. FOSTER & co.