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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-07-25
THE FARMER'S MOVEMENT.


The spray from the great Grange wave
has reached Augusta, and two oranges will
be instituted at the next court. It is well
enough for those Of our readers who are, or
may become interested in the movement, to
be well posted on the objects of the order.
From all that can be gathered from what
has been made public concerning them, the
organization is one for the business interest
Of the farmer. 1t is to protect him from
railroad monopoly, from the oppression OF
all corporations who can be effected by the
laws Of the State. It is to prevent oppres'
sive legislation, and unfair judicial construc-
ton of legislation, by means of the ballot
box. II politics once find place in it, or
rather party, then it falls to pieces and will
be resolved into precisely the numerical and
political organizations that exist to day, and
which are so completely subordinated to the
personal ambition and control of professional
politicians. It is, as we understand it, for
the practical personal benefit of its members
who are to be farmers, being combination
to ensure the reasonable representation OF
agricultural interests in legislation. And
further, for combination of purchasers, it is
invaluable. In Illinois, where the oranges
recently elected their judge of the Court OF
Appeals. thereby securing the reversal of
railroad decision, adver,e to the farming in
terest, they have also r;nraai4 by combna-
tions, in procuring 'raf crs a $50 less, and
sewing machines at proportionate reduc-
ton. Every day the farmers in this Valley
send to Ohio, Indiana atd the W'st and
North for agricultural implements, while. II
by grange combinations, the trade were cen
Tered in Staunton, they could get the same
machines manufactures hero $40 les than
the lowest price they can be made at else
where. The oranges c'ul by combination
ries Our Stauuton merchants TOW selling
bills catered in all quarters could afford
to sell at wholesale prices when selling in
wholesale quantities The secret feature of
the grange doesn't amount to much in fact
there is hardly aoy secrecy, and the little
3arlor ceremonies of the initiation are hard
y more mysterious thsn the etiquette of a
irawipg room. If the practical business
otentioas of the oranges are carried out, they
sll be blessing to the land and if they
all INFO the hands Of the politicians of eth
r oarty. it is consolation to know they
VII soon die
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SALE QFVALUABLE sIY
EAT&

10y virtue of decree rendered June 1873, in
- Gregory &C. vs. Gregory s heirs, chan
Gerry case pending in the Circuit Court of Angus
ia county, we will proceed to sell on
SATURDAY, AUGUST End, 1878,
public auction, to the highest bidder. in front
OF the Court house, three valuable lots.
No. l. lot containing $500 square feet
fronting SO it. on Beverly and 100 it, on Madi-
son street, running back to an alley 5 #. inch
es wide, and having upon it a very nice and
comfortable house.. This is corner lot and is
very desirable property. e
No. 2, Contains 1869 square feet fronts 43
#. inches on Beverly Street, and runs back leo
feet to the same alley.
No. 3, Fronts 40 feet on Madison Street and
runs back / ii tt. inches, and has the alley,
above Mentioned, along its entire length, sepa-
rating it from the other lots. 1t has upon il
blacksmith shop, which, for number of years,
has done large and lucrative business
All of these lots are accessible being upon the
best paved streets in the city, are only few
squares from the business centres and yet are
free from the noise, dust and dirt of the town
Gas and water convenient.
The title is clear and the property is sold up
on suit for partition,
TERMS-Cash inshand to pay costs of suit
and sale balance in bonds at one, two and
three years. bearing interest from date of sale.
with good personal security, End title retained
as ultimate security.
S. TRAVERS PHILLIPS,
GEO. NJ. COCHRAN, Jr., comm ers.
- Jy IL 4w E. NJ. CUSHING Auctioneer.
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CANDIDATE FOR THE
"REP UBLICAN' NOMZNA TION.

Another gentleman, Mr. Deneale, of Rock
ingham, being tho first, is out in letter
signifying his willingness to accept the Re-
publican nomination for Governor--Maj.
Ed. Mcmahon, Of Stanton. He is well
known as railroad contractor, and very
popular in his private relations to the COM
munity. The Major says in his letter that
he has never been an "active politician"
and, he might have added, nor a shrewd
one, or he never would have been so can
did about the affair of the completion Of the
James River Il Kanawha Canal. 1t is
hard to understand how any man can SO
mistake the views and temper of the white
people Of Virginia as to hold out to them a
price for their votes A people who, last
year, Notwithstanding their hatred OF the
party, actually let the State 60 Radica
rather than sacrifice what they deemed pril
ciple in voting for Greeley-a proud people,
a people who entered disastl Gus war OF
principle and gave their lives for it-such
people are hardly to be brought grovelling te
the feet of the administration by the offer OF
canal And besides, not being an sac
tive politician" the new candidate nigh
have added that he is a very poor judge OF
the motives that govern the practical legis-
lation of nation The truth of the matter
is, that Congress is not going to build any
canal through Virginia if she presents the
appearance Of Radical State plundered and
poverty.stricken, with waste fields, overtaxed
by Radical legislature like South Caro-
lima. The members from the West are the
men who are to carry that measure, and
they are men used to thrift and prosperity,
and will not heed the cry Of State that has
fallen into the pit with South Carolina and
Louisiana
We are sorry to see Maj. Mcmahon in
the fight. Hughes is politician, born ard
bred, and he will take defeat coolly as
matter Of business. but the Major is unused
to the arena of politics, fresh, hopeful and
deluded, and disaster will rack him fearful
ly. He will wish Wolff had never brought
him the letter of invitation, and still more.
that he had never accepted it-that is sup
posing that Hughes doesn't beat him at
Lynchburg to commence with, and that
seems to be almost certain, for the Wash
ington Republican" (the administration
orgap) of Wednesday, says:
"The little game Of the ant-Hughes men
in Virgininia is to the urge the nomination
of the Hon. Ed Mcmahon as the Republi
lican candidate for Gov. and when the contest
grows hot in the Convention spring the
name of General Wickham, who now de-
oliues to run, as a compromise candidate.
The only trouble with this programme is
that Hughes will be nominated BY an over.
whelming majority on the first ballot"
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THE CONFESSIONAL IN THE
CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

The most prominent question in religious
matters liz Eugland just now,is proposition
emanatiug from four hundred and eighty.
hree clergymen of the established church to
introduce..the confessional into it, after the
fashion eff the Catholic church A petition
to that effect was heard by the bench of
Bishops, SO respectfully, if not to say com.
placently, that meeting Of the laymen at
Exeter Hall, London, has denounced both
the petitioners and the petitioned The
Bishops only characterized the request as a
"serious error but the meeting in which
Lords Earls and Marquises, we're the
speakers, denounced it as disgusting, ga
degradation Of Gods law" and "a scandal to
the Holy Scripture The text book of the
confession of the Catholic church, was read
with comments that excited thu mt citing to
degree that the bench of Bishops would
hardly have been safe to have addressed it
in their defence. The Earl of SALISBURY
who presided, expressed the opinion that
there was not one layman in twenty Of the
church who would hear with patience of
such proposition as that of the four hun.
dred and eightythree clergymen. The
meeting adopted series of resolutions to
be sent to the Bishops, denouncing the Pc
tltion as mot only defiant proclamation
of false and Romish doctrine and practice,
but also as most reprehensible attempt to
undo the work of the glorious Reform alton.
and TO bring the church of England into RI
union with the church of Rome
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$2.5O Pc DAY

The patronage of my friends and the travelling
public are invited to make FORD'S HOTEL
their home.
A. J. FORD Proprietor.
Late one y, the Propr's of the Exchange Hotel
P. S.My coaches run to and from all depots
and Steamboat landings dec23
A very large assortment Of GLASSW ARE
N for sale cheap for cash by
apr IL NJ. P. FUNKHOUSER 4 CO.
FOUNTAIN HOTEL.
u. CAMDEN and HOWARD STREETS
Near Camden Station and Bait q Ohio Railroad
Depot,
Convenient to the Depots of all the Southern
and Western Railroads, and Steamboat Land
ings, saving hackhire.
Street cars pass every FIVE minutes, conveying
passen gers to all sections of the City, makes it
as convenient as any other Hotel in Baltimore.
All of the appointments of this house are first
class, for reasonables charges.
This House supplied with the NATIONAL
FIRE ESCAPES and FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
R. SHARE, Proprietor.
Maj. P H. Woodward of Va. Supt.
feb2-tf
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BYTELEGRAPH.
Special Telegramsto the Stanton Vindicat
Coal Comb natiOn.

Coal Comb natiOn.
r ltoe, ,ArA, July "a meeting Of
coal nine s and oDerators at Pit 50; :.
yeste "a :. resolved on measures, which y Il
,es1'5 in aaoihe strike, and another rise IN
COZ
Sir 'pmemt of Gold
NEW Yo7 July 24.-The steamship
re 'esa, toGs to Fsrore to-day, $450,000
spec e cf which $4,000 was gold
Storms I'm ERgla sd.
LONDON, JuFv 2A.-lhe western and
no .thern counties Of England were visited
BY seve.e an AID thunder stoyms yesterday,
causing cut dan age TO plopet''y and cops.
Fire.
oolla7.tLs, Pa, Jrlv GA fle occur
red Mt Car mel lest night, destroying Is
bu ness houses loss SO 1000
Commercial.
new York July 24.-Four, quiet and
unchanged Corn, quiet ard steady.
BAAvlNoRt, July 24.-tloo", quiet and
sea y at unchanged plices; Wheat, steady
choice amber 81 ,65; Corn, firm and scarce
Southern white, Sc So; Yellow, GO f;
Mixed western, IS; Oats, dull-Southern,
IS so Western mixed, A a 46; White,
At; Rye, dull at IS Hay, unchanged.
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At the late Industrial Congress, held at
Cleveland, Ohio, J. Warr:ck Ried, a colored
c't;zen, OF Richmond, was chosen vice -presi-
dent. The announcement of his name was
baied with cheers Of approval.
The Governor has appointed George j..
Hundley, of BUCKINGHAM county, Briga-
dier-General of the Fourth Brigade, Vice
VIM. B. Tabb, resigned.
The Post office and the Office of the
ewing & Tribune" and other property to
the amount of $4,000 in Jackson, Tern:
were burnt Saturday.
A. T. Stuart made his will before sailing
to Europe. It shows him to be worth $780,
600 600.
Gov. Walker and wife are at Cape May.
Secretary Belknap is also there.
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A NALYSIS OF ORES.
Mr.. j B. Med. IRBY of the University of Vir-
ginia, MILLER Scholarship and graduate in An
alytcal, Agricultural, General and Industrial
Chemistries of the University OF Virginia) will
undertake all kinds of Mineral Analysis,
CHARGEs.-To identify mineral, 81 to So ;
Assay of Iron Ores, S. for first one of lot So
for each succeeding one; Copper and other
Ores, from S. to $40. for each commercially
valuable constituent.
Result forwarded by express :, G. o. D, at ex-
pense ofowner. Samples can be forwarded by
express to University of Virginia.
iuI 25 lm#
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VACATION.

X7IRGINIA-IN VACATION.
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court for
Augusta county, July 22nd 1873
Hugh W Shetfey, PPf.
George W. McCutchen, late sheriff Of Au-
gusta county, and as such Admir-. C. t. q. Of
Eliza S. Points, decd, Robt Nelson and Reset.
ia E. his wife, Leonidas Points, VIM. Jacob
Points, VIM j. Points and Adele his wife, and
John c. Niche, Rose e. Niche, Belle I. Niche
Francis A Niche Bette H. Niche, Nancie Mich
lie and Jas. P. Niche infant children ofAnna M.
L. Niche, deceased, Defts.
In CHANCERY.
The object Of this suit is to procure 10 convey
ance to the Plaintiff of q certain. lot or parcel
land, in Staunton, sold in her life time by Eliza
s. Points to the said Plaintiff the legal title to
said lot or parcel of land being in the Defend
ants
The defendants, Robt. Nelson and Rosetta E.
his wife, not having entered their appearance,
and it appearing by affidavit fled, that they are
non-residents of this State, 1t is ordered that
they doappear here within one month after due
publication of this notice, and 10 what is nee
essary to protect their interest herein.
Teste,
J. N. RYAN, elk.
JULES At Sheffey Bumgar diner, p. q.
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UN1FIeAT1oN IN VIRGNIA.-Some of the Rich
mond blacks held meeting Wednesday, and
adopted resolutions denouncng their present
white leaders, and saying that, while they like
the principles of the Republican party they ao-
hor the way in whic its managers seek to ere
ate i'll feeling between the whites and blacks
They invite all ''good men" to join them. 1t
will all amount to nothing.
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The MORAL OF A DFEAnCATIoN. re-
cent disclosures of de Galcation 70 lowing tie
drow ping of Mr.. Ethelbelt s. Mills, prom
inent and respected citizen Of Brooklyn, on
Tues !7av morning last, at Coney Island: is
we'll calculated says the Baltimore Sun,
to cause pause in that general disposition
t, erlogize the depa' ted. The tributes OF
the press and the pr'pit to his memory were
of the most emphatic and even affectlonate
cha eoter. The impression left upon the
mind in reading them was that it would be
difficult to supply the place of so useful and
good man in the Brooklyn community
The last rifes paid to his memory were at
fectir; and impressive. His moral, social
ana csthet..c life elected pathetic and graphic
..1ibutes Not twenty four hours had passed
before it was discovered that he was de
faulter } the Brooklyn Trusc Company, OF
which he was president for several hundred
thousaad dollars
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AN ENGLISH WEST VA. Coal COMPANY -
The London, Eng, Chimes" states that a
prospectus has been issued there of the Gau.
ley Kanawha Coal Company (limited) with
a capital of 100000. in shares of 95, to
purchase, 100000 in deferred shares, some
coal lands in West Virginia.
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MISSIONARY APPoINTED.-Miss Lottle
Mon, of Albemarle county, Va has been
appointed by the Southern Baptist Foreign
Mission Board, missionary, to be located IN
China. Her sister, Miss Edmonia Moon,
has been missionary in TUG Chow China,
for upwards OF a year.
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DEATH BY Observation-Disclosures Parsons
SHOCKED. Intelligence of fatal stroke of
lightning aud stunning OF several others or
Friday last, is received tr.,in B:,f r.! cou...
ty, Va. The Lynch burg "Rrpnblican"
says:
"Sone damage sas doue 20 the crops,
but the most serious result was the lhss Of
life About five miles from Liberty resi-
ded family s,y tho name of Overstreet,
farmer by occupation. Driven into the
house by the violence of the storm, the fam.
lily wer' gathered N pleasant social utter.
course, when suddenly thuud er bolt desceu-
ded lhc chimney inc. Overstleet, ased
thirty five, who had wife and FIVE children
was itlng ar tie chimney when the ia.
tai bolt descended He was struck behind
the tight ear, the lightning passing down
his shoulders, acloss bis beat, to bis left
side, burning isto the flesh in The course OF
its track. A sroher of the deceased, JAS
Overstreet, who was sitting near him, was
oadly paralyzed and rendered iasensibla by
the shock 1t is supposed, however. that
he will re over The father John Ell Ov.
erstrect. was also 10 te room and badly
shocked, but .herwise injured Mrs
Oyerstreet the wife of the mau killed was
standing in the door at the time, an va,
slightly injured, large knot appearing on
her forehead .
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A letter from Hilsboro', Loudoun coun
ty, in the Loudoun Enterprise says -
. We have the cheering news OF the speedy
building OF branch road from Martiusburg
via. this place to Hamilton We under
stand the corps OF engineers will be in our
town shortly, 10 locate the liue through the
mountain"
Anon. the matriculates OF the next SEES.
sion of Dartmouth College, having passed
a rigid examination, is Henry Webb, col
ored boy. who Is said to have been carried
from Richmond eight years ago, and who at
that tune did not know his letteis.
Ouc Of the most success al f@rm.ss IN
Southwest Virginia says that never sine
the country was opened to ,rit ulture, h S
there been finer prospect Tor corn and
oats. Of wheat there is more than half
crop, and the quality is fine.
Mr. Richard II. Tepbs, son Of the late
Colonel c. B Tebbs, of Leesburg, who
graduated at the University Of Virginia at
its last session, has received the appoint
ment Of Professor Of Latin in college at
Baton Rouge, La, at a salary Of $4,000
per aunum
The Flncasrle Herald says General
JOSEPH R Anderson, of Richmond, has
enplou-ly donated to the Presbyterian
church here 800 for repairs contemplated
on the pr, misses. =
Rev. NJ D. Conway, who preached the
fun raj of John Mill, in London, is native
of Spotsylvapa county Va, AID d nephew
Of Rqleigh L. Dani~l of Richmond He
is a Tree thinker. as was Mill
A brigade of 500 of the New York pc
lice are to be arm d with breech- loading
rifles, which will make it warm for mobs
The Winchester ''News" says all the sons
Of the Little family, who could have given
testimony about the late tragedy, have fled
the State to prevent doing SO.
General Joe Johnston, G. s A., Gen.
Pleasantop, U. S. A., and Judge Under
wood, we're all on one train at Culpeper,
last week
Under the new road law, the roads Of
Lexington, Va, township have been let to
contract for five years, for the sum Of &c..
900.
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Gov. W1sE's second letter. turns out to
be private letter written to a Washington
friend. There is nothing more in it than
was in his first, though telegram to the
Richmond Enquirer says that it enables
the President now to say that he counts Gen.
Wise among his Supporters
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NEWSPAPER CHANGE. The Petersburg
IVA, y "Iodex" has been purchased by the
owner Of the. appeal" and hereafter there
will be only one first class paper there. The
new proprietors, Messrs. Nenable Gregory
and Patteson have shown in the Appeal
their ability to make splendid paper. The
new paper is called the "lndex & Appeal "
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FORDsS HOTEL
RICH.W OVID, w..
$2, 80 Per Day $3.50 Per Day

Situated in the heart of the City, commanding
fine views, and adjoining the Capitol Square
and Governors Mansion.
hissplendid new Hotel the only one situated
in the fashionable portion of the City, and ad-
joining the beautiful Capitol Park, with its Stat
uary, Monuments, Fountains and Flower Beds
is newly and elegantly furnished throughout,
and its Bill of Fare is not excclled in quality and
variety by any house in the State.
There has been recent additions of several
splendid Rooms to this spacious house, together
with large and elegantly arranged Reception
Room.
Special Suits Of Rooms always ready for We'd
ding and large Travelling Parties. The arrange
ments are frst-class in every respect. The price
of Board has been fxed-owing to the great
scarcity of moneY-at the reasonable sum OF
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The CHOLERA was very fatal in town
called Louisiana, in Missouri, last week, %
persons dying in three days. Among the
victims, was John Davis, clerk from Dan
vile, Va, who had only been there three
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HgMBoLD RED1v1vus In solell, Of
Paris. records the fact that Hembold, of
buchu fame, is still iourishing On the
fourth of July last he gave grard free
lunch to American residents in Paris, and
entertained 800 persons a. his house No.
SO Avenue Josephine. Among the Amer
leans present was Alex Mcdonald, OF the
Lypchburg "Virginian"
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--A%C>
NJ Al IT

Miss MAGILL's History We have re-
celved trom the publishers Messrs Tura
bull u Co B .ltimosc, aIvancr sheet, Of
Miss Mary Tucker MlgilIs School Histor;
OF Virginia which has been adopted BY the
State Board OF Education for the use of our
public schools With tie issue o this
work u great desidera'uIa will be supplied
The difficulties which eneom passed the .-il
ed author, already taeosaoly Known III the
field OF fiction, can ouly be appreciated by
the student of Vir= inia history She ha
undertaken task that more than one scholar
owed to the people CT the State but has
shrunk from, and in Its accomplishment we
give but small need Of praise in saying
that her work has been noble one. The
sheets before us evidence not only profound
research and extensive reading, but most
discriminating thought. The work will be
profusely illustrated, and the first edition
will be issued in The early part of August.
-Rachnaond Enquirer.
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SAD ACCIDENT On Monday last, Clar'
ence Thornly, aged Is, son of Dr.. Thoru'
". u. S. N. who resides in charlottesville,
Va. came home frou, nuntlDg and 10 Plac'
ing his gun down, it exploded shooting him
through the heart The boy had only a
tvw days before saved another boy from
drowning at the risk Of his own life Ills
remains were taken to New York for utter
mept.
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New Advertisements.

T OST. "A light yellow colored boy about
IL 10 years old, about 81 feet high had on
white cotton pauts butloned at the knees, and
patched in the seat, yellow calico body with
a black why stripe, black wool hat, and calls
hims elf Andy Robertson.
He was last seen near the Methodist Institute,
on Tuesday evening last about O'clock.
ANY information of HIM will be thankful,
received by his mother.
JULIA ROBERTSON,
It's Near L Mitchelrs on G. h .. R. R
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WHAT ADVERTISING DOES The colored
show bills which Iarrum will use up this
year, cost $3.50 000 His small bills, CIR
culars, etc, will cost $4,000 His adver-
tisirg II the newspapers will cost $2a0 600.
Total, 500, 900, the whole expended ID
urint IRIS ink. What is the result OF this
tremendous advertising Receipts exceed
S10, 900 day; with net profit of $780,
900 month. or $40 900 fo' the entire
season.
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DIS S OLUT|O N .

The Copartnership in the General merchan-
die business, heretofore existing between
WM,F, SUMMERSON and A. M. TAYLOR
under the name and style of Summerson Tay-
lor, is this day dissolved, VIM. F. Summerson
having purchased the entire interest of Mr.. A.
M. Taylor Parties knowing themselves in.
debted to the late firm are earnestly requested to
settle at once Mr.. VIM. T Summerson is alone
authorized to settle old accounts, having .pur-
chased Mr.. Tayor's entire interest July 23rd
1878.
VIM. F. SUMMERSON.