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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24

Some two months ago man named Chas
Goodrich was found murdered in his house
in New York. At first it was thought he
had committed suicide. This theory was
abandoned from subsequent Developments
Finally suspicion was fixed upon woman
named Kate Stoddard, whom lie had lived
with. She was arrested, confessed the crime,
aud was locked up. A loo, ct was discover
ed, and the policeman was about. to open it
when she exclaimed:
''Oh, be careful, be careful" said she,
"there is mineral in that which [ dom
want to loose"
Despite the utmost care, however, little
portion of the mineral as she called it, fell
upon the floor, and this, to the chiefs sur
prise, she picked up promptly, put in her
mouth. and swallowed.
"What did you do that for p said the
chief.
Looking steadily into his eye she said :
"That is Charles Goodrich's blood, and sure
enough; upon closer examination, the lock-
ct was found to be filled with CONCEALED blood.
A few questions ELECTED the fact that, on
leaving Goodrich's house on Friday after noon
she had taken away, with other articles, a
cup-full of blood which had oozed from the
left lateral lobe Of the brain. This blood,
CONCEALED, she had been eating little of ev-
cry day since the time of the tragedy till the
time of her capture.
A young lady,was divorced from the bands
of matrimony last week in Brooklyn. New
York, having been married without her
knowledge. It seems that she attended a
christening, and during the ceremony drank
several glasses of Rhine wine. She was ia
ken to her home in an unconscious state, and
the next day she presented bill to cigar
maker who owed her. He declined paying
it, stating that he was her husband. She in
dignantly denied it, but it turned out that
they had been formally married, although ii
was in evidence that the girl made no re-
Spouse during the ceremony of marriage. She
instantly laid her complaint before competent
authority, and on hearing the facts divorce
was granted. The minister who performed
the ceremony, under the circumstances, mus
be despicable wretch
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24
MccHEsNEY & NADENBoUsCH, proprietors

Tho Proprietors in resuming the management
of this well known and popular hoto1 so long and
favorably known to the travelling public, promise
in the future to retain the reputation the Ameri-
Ia horne
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24

II amburg Edges and Insertions, Pera Trim
IL mings, Dimity Trimmings Broadway and
Britannia Frillings, and many other novelties, at
juno W. Il. WELLERS.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24

@ ewing Machine Oil, fine article Fahne-
~ stocks, McLanes, and Frey's Vermifuges
Pisos cure for Consumption; Fougera's Mustard
Plasters, Asthma Cigarettes, and Iodinised Cod
Liver Oil. For sale by OFT & STABLER,
july II at the Rcd Front Drug store,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24

II anawha SaIt.-1OO Barrels of Kanawha
IN Salt Just received This salt is acknowl
edged to be the best in the world for Stock. For
sale cheap. T. b. HOGE u BRO.
mar 1877
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24

YJyhe WOmaMs Friend.-For all diseas-
4 es incidental to Females, such as painful or
suppressed menses, Whites falling of the womb,
weakness, sick headache, &C., can be permanent
ly cured by the use of the great remedy, Juven-
tas June 5tf
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24

NEW FIRM.
~ Butchering! Butcheringl!
McCOMB & co.
Have rented stall No. IL north side of Mar
Ket House, near the front entrance, where they
will keep all kinds of
FRESH MEATS.
ana sell them at prices corresponding with those
charged by other Butchers. The management
W wal De under W. c. BARTON, formerly of the
urn OF Lynhsm Barton. They respectfully
solicit share Of public patronage.
Meats delivered free of charge to customers to-
all parts of the city. June S.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24

TIse None but the Best.-The Juven-
" tas is acknowledged to be the best remedy
in use for affections of the Bladder, Kidneys,
Back, and effects of self abuse, Emissions and
Shermatorrhea. 1t is particularly adapted for
old men. Sold by all Druggists. june 5tf
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24

A MEXICAN HOTEL,
n IMMEDIATELY AT THE G. & OHIO RAILROAD,
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24
boarding & Day school, for BOYS.

"SS ~ 10y SCMOOA lOr NOyS,-
~ By VIM. 3. JOHNSON, A. NJ,
Staunton, Va.
This school will open on the ]st of SEprEx.
Der next, and close on the LIST of June following.
TERMS.
Tuition, $50 on
English Branches, for boys under ~ years, 40 90
Civil Engineering and Surveying, each 1000
Board and Tuition. $4,000
payable half in advance, half on the LIST of Feb
ruary next.
The Principal was educated at the University
Of Virginia, and has had twenty years expert
ence rs teacher of schools of the highest grades
The number of scholars is limited to twenty.
References :-Profs. J. C. Cabell and J. s. Da.
Wis, University Of Va; Gen. F. H. Smith and Col.
7. H. Williamson, Va. Military Institute; Prof
J. R. Tucker, Washington & Lee University:
Rev. R. H. Phillips, and Rev. J. C. Wheat Va.
emale Institute, Stanton, Va. june 26-tf
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24

DOCKET KNIVES AND SCISSORS.-A large
i stock of Pocket Knives, some beautiful pat
terms, and fine selection of Scissors, separate OF
in cases. For sale by HUNTER CO.,
mar q Booksellers.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24

July lO-3t.
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july 10 St
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-04-24
Curious Attempted Suicide.

About the 1st of February last julius
Ende and his wife Julia, both natives
of Germany, removed from the city OF
New York to the village of Jamaica,
Long Island, and took up their abode
in small tenement in York street.
Ende succeeded in obtaining employ
ment in the office OF German newspa-
per as compositor. In this Office he
worked for four weeks, but was so ILL
treated by the other employees that he
finally was forced to leave it. This hap
pened about three weeks ago. Since
that time he has had no employment
whatever, and for the greater portion of
the intervening time his family have
been without fuel or food. Finding no
avenue of escape from his miserable
condition excepting through the poor
house, he and his wife, after deliberating
upon the matter, determined to commit
suicide rather than become a burden
upon the county, and thus end their
earthly troubles. Accordingly they
both carefully washed themselves, and
after putting on clean change OF linen
and setting the house in order, they
proceeded with the utmost deiberation
to carry out their determination. Ende
took his razor, and, after sharpening 1t
upon hone until it cut hair, cut q
terrible cash in his left arm, seyering
the main artery. He then cut cash
in his left leg near the ankle, which
also severed m artery. He then, 1t ap-
pears, handed the razor to his wife, who
also gashed her arm, severing an artery,
and her left leg, near the ankle. Both
then got into bed, believing that they
would soon bleed to death. Fortunate
", one of the occupants Of the house,
who knew of their needy circumstances,
at this opportune time happened to go
to their apartments with some food, and
was Mortified upon opening the door to
discover them lying in bed and the COW
ering saturated with blood. An alarm
was at once given, and in few moments
a physician was in attendance. and sue
ceeded in stopping the flow OF blood
and sewing up the wounds, not, how
ever, until 30 much blood had been lost
as to leave their recovery matter OF
much doubt. With careful nursing and
watching they may possibly recover.
Ends is man about forty-fve years OF
age, of more than average intelligence,
and has been in this country about
twenty-five years. At one time he own
ed and edited a paper in Washington,
and at one time was employed in the
Government printing Office in that city.
At the breaking out of the war he en-
listed in the Twenty-eighth New York
State Militia, and served the full time.
He afterwards obtained commission
as second lieutenant in the Fifty-eighth
New York Volunteers, with which regi-
ment he served until the close of the
war. The unfortunate couple have been
married fifteen years, and have followed
eight children to the grave.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-04-24
Horace Greeley In q Mob.

Relating some personal incidents OF
the late Horace Greeley, Browne tells
about the draft riot in 1868, in New
York city. He says after the riot had
gotten well under way Greeley had
very little doubt he would be hanged to
lamp-post by the mob, and he had
actually accepted death as his inevita-
BILE portion. Messenger after messen-
ger, friend after friend, went to him to
apprise him of his imminent peril, and
were surprised to find him as cool as
the summit of Mont Blanc. He had en-
tire confidence in their statements, re-
marking, "Well, it doesn't make much
difference. I've done my work. I may
as we'll be killed by the mob as die in
my bed. Between now and next time
is only little while"
The day it was expected the Tribune
would be attacked, its employees, who
had prepared for defense, spent several
hours in trying to get him out OF the
Office. His invariable reply was,
"Never mind me, boys; I'll take care
of myself" And amidst the distribu-
ton of revolvers, muskets, and hand
grenades, and the fitting of hose to the
steam-pipes, the intrepid Horace sat
down to his desk to write editorials for
the next mornings issue. 1t was only
after several of the staff went to him,
and urged him to quit the establish
ment for their sake, saying his remain
ing would do no good and merely i'm
peril the Office, that he consented to
leave. He would do for the Tribune,
the darling of his heart, what he would
not for himself. His final remonstrance
was, "You might rs well let me stay.
If there's going to be any fun, I don't
know why I shouldn't see it too" But
at last he was borne almost bodily into
carriage and driven of, still protest
ing against the proceeding as "devilish
mean"
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-04-24
Deceived by a Fortune.Teller.

One of the funniest suits of the year
has Just been decided in Indiana. A
physician sued on bill for professional
services, and was met in court by a
counter claim, also for professional ser.
vices. The Charlottesville Journal
gives the following interesting facts
elected on the trial: The defendant
claimed set-off against the doctors
bill, alleging that his wife had at vari.
GUS times told the fortunes of the several
members of the doctors family, and
that he had never been paid. The doc
tor did not deny the fortune-telling, but
claimed that he had been misled there
by; once greatly to his damage; that
his daughter, relying on the prophecies
of defendants wife, believed that she
would on certain day named be called
upon to marry; and that in consequence
thereof he was put to large expense in
procuring for his daughter wedding
trousseau suited to her station in life ;
and that on the day named by the de-
fendant's wife everything was in readi-
ness for the marriage, but that no mar
riage took place, for the reason that no
one put in an appearance to claim the
hand of his daughter, in marriage, nor
has he, much to their dissatisfaction,
appeared to this day. The doctor got
judgment for S5 and costs, the latter
amounting to over $50.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-04-24
A Useful Bank.

The inhabitants of the northwestern
part of Siberia live chiefly upon salmon,
which enter the streams in summer to
spawn then the natives take immense
quantities of the Ash, dry them, and lay
by supply for the next season. About
every third or fourth year, on the aver
age-though with considerable irregu-
larity-salmon do not appear, and the
consequence is famine, which, falling
first upon the dog teams of the people,
disables the latter from drawing sup
plies from other quarters. To prevent
the terrible sufferings which have arisen
from this cause, the Russian govern
ment established ut Kolyma, a post on
the Arctic ocean, sort of savings bank,
with capital of one hundred thousand
dried fish, purchased from the natives
and stored away; then q law was enact
ed compelling every male inhabitant
of the settlement to pay annually one
tenth of all the fish he caught, and no
excuse for failure was admitted-this
continuing as long as the fish season
remained good but when there was
failure of the salmon, and starvation
impended, every depositor was entitled
to borrow enough for his regular sup
plies, on condition of repayment next
year. At the latest advice, this bank
had carried the people through two
consecutive years OF famine, and accu-
mulated acapital of three hundred thou
sand dried fish, and was still accumlat-
ing at the rate of twenty thousand a
year. 1t was thus on the road to wealth,
besides proving such fountain of be-
neficence of the people. 1t is the prin-
ciple of Jeseph's management in Egypt,
with all the modern improvements re-
quired by the state of society in Siberia.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-04-24
Depth Of the Ocean.

The ocean is not "bottomless deep"
except to the poets and to young ladies,
neither of whom are familiar with the
modern improvements in taking sound
ings. Not only have skillful seamen
known how to reach the bottom and
fetch parts of it up to the top from great
depths, but mathemsticians have given
themselves the trouble to calculate
theoretically its average depth. Button
gave this ut 24O fathoms, or l, 40 feet /;
Iacaille gives from 164 to 273 fathoms ;
Laplace, enormously estimating the
mean elevation of the land at 8, 280 feet
three times the height now allowed
by physical geographers- thought the
waters of the sea must be of about
equal depth. Young assigned a depth
of 2, 1876 fathoms to the Atlantic and
about $500 fathoms to the great South
Sea. According to this estimate, other
mathematicians add, the Pacific must
be at its deepest point fifteen and half
miles in depth, which is scarcely prob
able. Their bottoms are of unequal
depth, and they contain mountains as
well as vast rolling plains.
If the waters of the Mediterranean
were suddenly lowered about ITO faith
oms, it would be divided into three dis
tinct sheets of water: Italy would be
Joined to Sicily, Sicily would be united
by an isthmus to Africa, the Dardan-
eiles and the Bosphorus would be
closed, but the outletof Gibraltar would
remain in free communication with the
Atlantic Ocean. If the level were low
cred by about $50 fathoms, the Hgean,
the Euxine, and the Adriatic would
wholly disappear, or only leave in their
beds unimportant pools ; the remainder
of the Mediterranean would be divided
into several seas like the Caspian, either
isolated, or communicating with each
other by narrow channels, and the ter
minal promontory of Europe would be
joined by the isthmus of Gibraltar to
the mountains of Africa. A depression
of about LOO fathoms would leave
nothing but three inland lakes to the
west, triangular basin occupying the
centre of the depression tetween France
and Algeria in the middle, long cav
ity extending from Crete to Sicily; and
eastward, hollow lying in front of the
Egyptian coast. The greatest depth OF
the Mediterranean. exceeding 2,2OO
fathoms, lies to the north of the Syrtes,
almost in the geometrical centre OF the
basin.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-04-24
Copying the Men.

On my way home Saturday afternoon,
writes O Brooklyn correspondent, I
noticed large assemblage of boys un-
der horizontal bar in Hicks street.
Rather struck with such solemn as
sembly, I stood opposite, determined
to watch their proceedings, to see the
end of what seemed to me to be so curl
GUS gathering. As the crowd parted,
I noticed one boy with his arms pinion-
ed and a rope passed under them, which
was thrown over the bar, another boy,
representing a clergyman, stood with q
piece of paper in his hands. The we'll
known hop of Sheriff Brennan was no.
ticed as he stepped up to the Rev. Doc
tor. All was quiet. The rag was
waived, and some four or five of the
larger boys caughthold of the rope, and
the convict was dragged up. Ayoung NJ.
D. stepped up, felt the pulse of the sus.
pended boy, and pronounced him dead.
He was lowered and his body given to
his friends, who said that the funeral
would take place Immediately. The
crowd adjourned to the funeral, seeming
to be perfectly satisfied with the success
of the execution.
Your readers can draw their own con-
clusions from this little incident, adds
the correspondent, who also intimates
that the parents of those ten or twelve
year old boys had better pay them a
little attention in the way of birch rods.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-04-24
Tobacco Not NutritiVe.

Tobacco belongs to the class of mar
cotic and exciting substances, and has
no food-value. Stimulation means alb
stracted, not added, force. 1t involves
the narcotic paralysis of q portion OF
the functions, the activity of which is
essential to healthy life.
1t will be said that tobacco soothes
and cheers the weary toiler, and solaces
the over-worked brain. Such may be
its momentary effects, but the sequel
cannot be ignored. All such expedients
are fallacious. When certain amount
of brain-work or hand-work has been
performed, Nature must have space in
which to recuperate, and all devices for
escaping from this necessity will fail.
1t is bad policy to set the house on fire
to warm our hands by the blaze. Let
it, then, be clearly understood that this
Temporary excitement produced by to-
bacco is gained by the destruction Of
vital force, and that it contains abso-
lutely nothing which can be of use to
the tissues of the body.
Tobacco adds no potential strength
to the human frame. 1t may spur q
weary brain or feeble arm to undue ex-
ertion for short time, but its work is
destructive, not constructive. 1t can
not add one molecule to the plasm out
of which our bodies are daily built up.
On the contrary, it exerts upon it o
most deleterious influence. 1t does not
supply, but diminishes, vital force.
It has been denied that tobacco leads
to organic disease, but the evidence is
very strong the other way, and it would
be very remarkable if continued func-
tional arrangement did not ultimately
lead to chronic arrangement of the or
gans; that it causes functional distur-
bance, no one dreams of denying in
deed it has been remarked that no
habitual smoker can be truly said to
have days perfect health.-Popular
Science MonthlV.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-04-24
The Story of q Little Girl.

Children who have pleasant homes
and kind mothers to look after and
watch over them, would learn lesson
could they visit the courts OF some OF
our large cities once in while. In O
New York court recently, O summons
was served on lady to bring before
the officer child thirteen years OF age
claimed by its mother. The lady came
into court accompanied by the child,
who is bright-looking, intelligent girl,
with profusionof of fair, curly hair. The
mother was most violent, and insisted
in loud voice, that her daughter should
be given up. But the little girl cried
piteously, and twining her arms round
the neck Of the lady, besought the
Judge to let her remain in the custody
of her kind benefactors. "Oh, Judge,
said the little one, cts dreadful
home; mother used to send me out
along the docks, and whenI didn't bring
home money enough she used to lick
me. When this kind lady picked me
up on the docks 1 was as black as your
coat, Judge, and I had only few rags
on me. Pray don't let me go home
again, Judge it's dreadful.
The lady, who is q quiet, kind-look-
ing woman, confirmed the childs state
mSnt as to her condition when she was
picked up on the docks. 1t was IN
November last, and the lady took care
to obtain the mothers consent before
taking the child to her home:
Justice Cox said he would not take
the responsibility of removing the
child from her present custody, as il
was obvious from the conduct OF
the mother and her language to hel
daughter in court, it would be o most
unwise proceeding. He instructed the
lady to allow the mother to see the
child, and told the child's mother that
if she wished to press the matter she
would have to take it before the Su
preme Court. ts7i
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-04-24
The Spring Strikes.

A labor strike is said to be impend-
ing. The carpenters say that they
don't get enough to pay their board.
Shoemakers, that it takes their awl to
keep them at work, and their sole de-
pendence is often in their last job.
Painters complain that they have be-
come literally hue-ers of wood.
Upholsters complain that hangings
have gone out of fashion.
Boiler-makers aver that Congress has
kept the country in hot water to such a
degree that they have no chance.
Blacksmiths complain that all the
forging is done in Wall street, and
there is no chance.
q Tailors say they mean to give their
customers fits.
The hatters have kept ahead.
The gas-ftters will go in for light
work.
Printers say they are tired, and can't
"set up" any longer-thats what's the
matter.
Bakers say they knead more, and
don't like to see so many rich loafers.
Butchers complain of being COM
PEELED to work at killing prices.
Candle-makers urge that wicked
work ought to be we'll paid for.
Wheelwrights say that all spokes-
men in Congress voted more pay before
retiring, and they expect to do as well
as their felloes.
The paper-makers say their bust
ness is such that it brings them to rags.
And, finally, the plumbers propose to
have their customers do the work, and
charge double pay for experimenting
it themselves. Each superintendent
will have three tenders, one to fill his
pipe, another to hold his hat, and a
third to act as substitute when he goes
out "to see man."
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-04-24
A Winter Wedding.

1t fed away in clang Of bells,
Marriage bells,
On the wings Of the blast that sinks and swens,
That bold, weak, fate-struck, suffering soul.
Whom Christ wash clean and God make whole!
And we stand in the light Of two happy faces,
Two happy hearts whom our heart embraces;
And we hear the peaceful organs sound,
And the angry storm sweeps harmless round;
Blessed is the bridegroom though the
heavens are dun;
Blessed i. the bride whom no sun shines on.
Mayhap, some wandering angels say,
Stop and say,
As through the gloom they carry away
That bodiless spirit to Him who knows
He only-whither the spirit goes;
"God give them all that the dead man lacked
Gas men dare judge him) in thought, word act;
Lest earth's doors opened, shut doors Of
heaven"
Blessed is the bridegroom without crown
or land;
Blessed is the bride with the ring on her
hand.
Peal, We joy-bells, peal through the rain,
Binding rain:
God makes happiness, God makes pain,
Summer and Winter good tree grows,
strong soul strengthens through veal and
woes.
BE not afraid, says the wild sobbing wind;
Weep" sigh the clouds, "but the blue is be-
hind"
Blessed is the bridegroom under shower or
sun,
Blessed is the bride whom Loves light
shines on.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-04-24
I did not refuse. Instead, I thankful

did not refuse. Instead, I thankful
ly accepted the offer which my friend SO
generously made, knowing that no surer
method could have been devised to ST.
lence forever the tongue of slander, and
free my name from the unmerited re-
proach which had of late rested upon
it.
Unmerited prosperity has attended
my steps ever since that eventful day,
but neither prosperity or wealth can ef-
face its memory from my heart, nor re-
store my withered locks to their own
raven hue. .