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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

ENGLISH SETTLERS. Capt. Sedley, late of the
British Navy, has purchased the fine farm of the
late G. S. Gay, situated on the edge of town,
for S25 900, and several English gentlemen have
been over from Charlottesville to look at farms
in the same neighborhood When settlers come
from new country they bring their customs
with them, and SO many of the English have
brought their servants along, that the idea of
English servants has gotten into the heads of
our own people. Maj Jed Hotchkiss has sent
for, and received two white servants flom Eng
land, and is well pleased with the experiment.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

NEWS ENTERPRISE. is to have all the
news advantages of the night lines on the railroad
Mr.. John A. Noon, at the Post-ofice, has seen
the opening, and has the Richmond afternoon
papers here by O'Clock the next morning, put
ting US just IL hours ahead, in the matter of
news, over the old arrangement.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

PERSONAL Geo. B. Taylor, of Staun-
ton, will not leave this country for Rome until
after the Baptist June meeting, the Memorial
Board having prevailed with the Mission Board
to let him continue his work in its behalf until
its close. He will go North in the prosecution
of his memorial labors aud remain uutil June.
Mr.. M. A. Miller, who has been West for sew
eral weeks past, returned to the city on Wednes-
day last
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

POSTAL MATTERs-Not long since, the Post
Office Department furnished new keys to the
postmasters, intended for new locks shortly to
be distributed. Last week the new locks csme
and now it turns out that many of the post
offices have either forgotten or lost the keys In
this county, where there are 30 post-oices sevor-
they had no keys. The postmasters must look
around and hunt up the keys sent by the gov
eminent some months ago, with printed instruc
tons regarding them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

MUTILATED CURRENCY. 1t is useful to know
that our merchants and others can get rid of
mutated currency by carrying it to the postotfce,
where the postmaster will mail it to Wash ing
ton and return the amount in new notes, The
letters will be mailed without cost to the owner
of the money!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

CALL DECLINED. Rev. Philip Graef, of the
Maryland Lutheran Synod, has declined the call
to fill the pulpit of the Lutheran Church here.
The Church Council received his letter, de-
Ginning, on Wednesday last.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

MARRIED IN A TEMPERANCE HALL.-Last
night an unusual wedding took place in
Staunton, being the union, at Temperance
Hall, on Augusta Street, of Mr. VIM, Sow
ems and Miss Lizaie Dooms both members
of the Order Of Good Templars. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev, J S. Bowman,
of Harrisonburg, in the presence of large
number of Good Templars present by in7i-
tation
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

LOYAL CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES There has been
quite revival of the '1oyaP' claimants for
damages during the war. From Augusta and
Rockingham counties alone, there are $50 claims
in Commissi oner Risks hands. Some of the
claimants, wanting to make a complete thing of
1T, try to show that they were "abolitionist" all
their lives, which they think will help them
with the government. One gentleman wrote to
the commissioner suggesting that be should
"draw out'' the witnesses with regard to the
tenets of a certain religious sect, which he
claimed were "free SOIL, and should entitle the
believer in them to additional favor from the
government.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02


THE New POSTAL CARDS Postmaster Edward
Sears has ordered from Washingto 10, 600 of
the new postal cards, which will be put in use
in a few days. 1t is simple card like tag,
of durable material, stamped with a one-cent
stamp. Whatever is written on them is, of
course, visible to all through whose hands it
passes. and must be penned in ink as pencil
mark would rub off. Business cards may be
printed on them for distribution by mail, but
when this done, no writing except the direction
to the receiving party is allowed. When these
postal cards are not taken from the office they
are not sent to the dead letter office, but de-
stroyed. The punishment for counterfeiting
postal cards is $500 fine and FIVE years in the pen
itentiary.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

BUGGY SMASHED Sunday morning Mr.. Geo.
A. Hanger, who had brought his family in to
church in his buggy, left the vehicle standing
ia front of the Presbyterian church. The horses
started to walk off when two little fellows, who
were holding the reins, leaped out and the ami
mails commenced running. They were stopped
near the residence of DR.. strbling, but had
managed in the mean time to turn over and
smash all the wheels off the vehicle.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

EXPENSES OF BANKRUPTCY 1.-The expenses of
going into bankruptcy is about 500 the ex-
pense in court, including advertising and ALL
being $64, and the lawyers fee $25, more or
less as the client chooses and the lawyer &C.
cepts.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

THURCHVILLE Horse Thief
" DETECTIVE CLUB-A meeting Of the
club will be held at Swoopes Depot, on Satur-
day, May 10th, 1878. There will be business of
Importance to transact, and full attendance is
required. apl. l.-3t.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

Quick BUILDING The rapidly of the building
in Stanton is such matter of every day sight,
that we, who live here, are not struck by it. 1t
is the first thing however, that strikes strangers,
The editor Of the Pearisburg "Gazette," live
man himself, who visited here to attend the
Temperance Convention, put it this way
''You've got a laundering way Of putting up
town here. went by a lot up here yesterday,
going to dinner, and there was fellow there
with some planks and nails, and this morning
as came from breakfast there was TWO story
dwelling there ready for painting. That's what
I call business" It's what we call "pusiness,
too, and if people want to do business they had
better come to this live city.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

DEATH OF MOTHER IN IsRAEL.-Mrs. Repeeca
Stickley died few days since, near New Hope,
in this county, in her slst year. She left elev-
en- children, the Oldest of whom is 81 years OF age
and had over so grand children, all but SIX OF
whom are living.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02
VVAEEg WORK. .N
FRENCH ESTABLISHMENT (
r. FERRANDINI.

NO. o1o, oio AND OIL, DROAD OT.,
RICHMOND, "a.
Would inform the ladies of Staunton, that his
splendid establishment, opened in 1868, is doing
all kinds of work in human hair. He is this cor
responding Secretary of the National Asssocia-
ton of France, and has the very latest styles
from Paris.
Ny stock of human hair is larger than that of
any other dealer in the country. l receive these
goods from the first hands, as just cut from the
heads of European females. l prepare these
goods and manufacture them myself in any style
at 6l3, 6l5 and 6l7 Broad street, between Sixth
and Seventh. Articles for making wigs received
from L. Plliary, Paris, with fashion book for
ladies' hair dressing every month Always 90
hand well selected stock offrst class fancy goods,
toilet articles and perfumery.
All orders by mail promptly attended to and
reasonable prices charged. 7-t
RAPHAEL FERRANDINI,
Office No. GLIB, Broad ST.,
aprll-3m Richmond, Va.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

lNcR1AsE OF PRIcE.--The Directors Of the Me-
chanics' Building Association of Staunton have
increased the buying price Of stock to $75 per
share.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02
E1Ec71ox OF Orr1cERs.-West Augusta LODGE

ELECTION OF OFFICERS Augusta Lodge,
No &c, of Good Templars, on Saturday nightlast,
elected the following officers for the quarter end
ing with June: A. NJ. Crane, W. G. T.; N. NJ.
Warner, W. V. T.; Robt. Haines, Chaplain ST.
mon N. Miller, Secretary; Miss sallie W. Herr,
Assistant Secretary Mrs. L. D. Crane, Finan-
cial Secretary W. L. Herr, Treasurer R. W.
johnson, Marshal F. Rohr, Inside Guard, and
VIM. G. Straughan, Outside Guard. After the
election, the lodge proceeded with the initiation
of a candidate, which was done in manner fit
ting the impressive ceremonies, gone through
The officers will be installed next Saturday night
by Lodge Deputy, R. K. Rice
QUEER RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Monday night
couple of colored men attempted to get ride
on freight train between here and the White
Sulphur, by getting into coal car, the bottom
of which opens to unload it. While the train
was going al full speed the POTION dropped out,
letting the free riders down on the track. Re-
markable to say, that after the last of the eleven
cars passed over them, they were alive one hav-
ing only received broken arm and the other
some bruises about the head. 1t was an escape
that wouldn't happen again ia hundred
times
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02

| they had no keys. The postmasters must look
around and hunt up the keys sent by the gov
eminent some months ago, with printed instruc-
tons regarding them
THE TERMS OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Judge
Mclaughlin, in pursuance of the law passed by
the legislature, has appointed that after Aug
LIST, 1878, the times for holding the courts in
this Judicial circuit shall be: Rockbridge Feb.
10th, May 10TH Sept. 10th; Augusta, March lst
June LIST, Oct LIST; Highland, April 18Th, Aug
18th, November 18th; Bath April goth, Aug.
goth, and November goth, and Alleg harry, April
25th, August 25th and November 25th Until
August lst, '73, the courts shall be held as here
tofore provided.
CoLoRED CHURCH MATTERS The trouble with
the African Methodist church here, the congre-
cation of which had locked the building ard
refused entrance to Rev Mr.. Diggs has been set
tied by the conference, returning the former pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Pindle who will remain. The Rev.
Warner H. Cook, the pastor of the NJ. {.
(colored) church, was licensed on Monday to sol
emnize marriages, much to the qualification of
several couples in "colored society circles who
had been waiting for this event. to be united.
--o-s-s
REPORT OF THE CROPS IN THE VALLEY The re-
ports coming in from the crop prospects are not
favorable. A gentleman who has been traveu-
ing the route from Waynesboro to Lexington
for IS years says the wheat prospects on that
line are the poorest he has ever seem There are
COY A fall do h,,to
as in former years. In the neighborhood of Mt.
Sidney, the northern part of the county, the
wheat crop is very bad and some of had as
we'll be plowed up.
APRIL SNow.-On Friday afternoon last,
cloud came out of the West, which soon covered
the streets of Stanton with snow and whitened
the surrounding mountains, extending as far
east as Charlottesville. The flakes were of I'M
usual size, but the weather was too warm for
that business and after twenty minutes effort
to make white robe, the Storm dissolved into
vexatious tears and rained spitefully. But
man with new half soled shoes can behold these
things with serenity.
4>-ss.-
CINCINNATI e oGs FOR RICHMOND Monday
oflast week, there passed through here, on the
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad ll6 head of
hogs, purchased by Mr. ]. W. Carson of this
county, in Cincinnati, and shipped to Richmond.
He shipped them from Cincinnati on Thursday
evening, and they arrived in Richmond Sunday
night. being sold on Monday morning pretty
quick freight time for new road. The freight
from Cincinnati to Richmond is ahont 81 no
per head.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-02
Local.
LEXINGTON PRESBYTERY

SPRING MEETING-HIsTORY OF THE FAITH
ERs WHO HAVE FALLEN AsLEEP-CHAR-
ACTER OF THE PRESENT PREsBYTERY-
OPENING ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE
New Book OF observation-disclosures
SCENE
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Died

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April Sd, at her residence near
New Hope Mrs. Rebecca Stickley, in the slst
year OF her age
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-27
How He Got q Coat.

Two weeks since, a young man aoouI
twenty years of age, called at the residence
of one of our citizens, in his shirt sleeves.
he said that he was employed on the
Nashville and Chattanooga road, that ne
had taken charge of letter which had Deeh
written by a member of the family few
days previous, and taken to Chattanooga 3y
hand, and his coat had been stolen, ne
wished to borrow one from the son OF the
lady Of the house, for few days, and that
The son had sent him to the house
to get it. He was such al honest-looking
youth that Mrs. - loaned him a very
good coat belonging to her son, not doubt
ing the truth Of the Young mans story
The garment has never been returned, the
son denies having sent any one to the house
to get one of his coats, and as the letter re-
ferred to has not yet reached its destina-
ton, the probability is that the borrower
of the coat got possession of the letter in
some way, opened it, and in this way OBJ
tanned some facts relative to the family.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-27
A Cnuntr Work HOUSE.

As the County Court conveEcs is quar-
terlv session next month, We fhlDk II ad-
visable to call the attention Of It's members
to the subject Of q county work house.
Persons convicted of misdemeaDors are
now placed in jail and fed at the county's
expense. Honesty pays for the food OF
criminals, who, in addition to their acts OF
immortality and vice, Oy which society is
perturbed and the character OF communl-
ties soiled more or iese, these criminals con-
tribute no little to the increase Of county
taxes. At each term of the Criminal
Court, from $500 to $4,000 is incurred by
the comfy for misdemeanors. The guilty
person is sent to the Jail and there fed at
the expense of the county, whose citlzens
are taxed for this purpose. When imprls-
| oument results as the alternative OF one IN
able to psy a fine imposed by the court, be
remains in Jail only long enough to dis
charge himself by the the oath of insolven-
! CIV. By giving ten days notice, as the Law
reouires (or more properly permits) to the
| At orpey General, the prisoner Is released,
the county paying bis Jail bill during that
! period. Why not remedy this evil and es-
| tablish work house in which persons con-
vjcled of misdemeanoTs can work out their
| fines?
This power is conferred on counties, as
will be seen by reference to Code section
541O-"Tha County CouIt Of any county,
and the authorities of any corporate town,
may provide such lands, buildings, and ar
ticles of any kind as may be necessary Tor
a workho Sc, or house of correction, fol
such county or town; and may appoint
suitable persons for the management there
of, and make all necessary bylaws and re-
guations for the government OF the IN,
mates, and cause the same to be enforced
BY section 5414 ''his earnings, after pay
ing for his board, shall be paid over to h,n
on bis discharge" and by section 54l5 "he
shall not be allowed to discharge himself By
the act of insolvency"
The city of Nashville has a workhouse
and the county of Davidson might MAKE
some arrsgements by which to place par
ties in this institution. We have no doubt
but what favorable terms could be arranged
to that effect, and believe the result OF TIT
system would prove satisfactory so far a
reducing the county expense 10 feed1n
such imprisoned persons.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-27

A. o. III. P. Sehon, of Murfreesboro,
representative from the Grand Eucamp-
ment, [. .. o. F., to the Grand Lodge OF
the United States. was in the city yester-
day.
Geo. ]. Goodrich, of the firm Of 5. B.
Spurlock d Co, has just returned from a
visit to his old home in Fayetteville, bring
ing with him every respectable sized trout
in Elk river.
c. A. Armstrong of the Lewisburg Ca
zette, was in the city yesterday.
Among the arrivals at the st. Cloud yes
terday were Col. w. n. Cowden, Lewis
burg; t. ]. Wilson, Manchester; s. II Hunt,
Jacksonville, Ala; W. j. Mitchell, Eufaula,
Ala; W. II. Bentley, CoVirgtop, KY; W.
G. Gaut, Chattanooga; P. e. Hetzler, Elk
port. Ind; w. d. Jopling and j. NJ. Harris
and lady, Purdy; Col. w. B. Liilard, Muir
freesboro.
Jesse Pugh, indianapolis, Ind; M
A. Clay, Princeton, Ala; Sol Palmer
St. Louis, Mo; A. r. Alley, Wartrace; W.
B Martin, Bellefonte, Ala; Thomas l.
THOMPSON, Shelbyville; w. II. Nebiett
Charlotte, and w. II. McFerrin, Woodbury.
were registered at the Commercial HoIeI
yesterday.
Hon. l.. @. G. Lamar, OF Mississippi
member elect to the fOrty-fourth Congress
and D. evious to the war one Of the leading
Southern Representatives in Congress, is II
| the city in attendance on the sessions OF the
trustees of the Central University Of th'
| Idethodist Church.
Mr.. John I. Hogan has become the as
socate editor of the Jackson Ptdtndedter
Mr.. James y. Bell Of Huntington, snt
w. G. Gaut, Esq, Of Chattanooga, are tn
guests of Frank Battle a. the ST. ClouC
| Hotel.
Capt. John Stalker, of Hartsvilla, is spend
ing few days with bis friends in this city
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-27
NOTES FROM TIE IRON REGION.
Dickson, HOustSK and stewart Conn.
ties.

To the Union and American:
Houston COUNTY, March "A, 1S73.-On
last Tuesday night Mr.. G. ". Collier and
Miss Matte g.. Troubleheld, OF Dickson
county, were united in marriage. Mr. Col
lier is a prominent merchant al Nhlte
Bluff.
Hal. Seals, who killed James Jones, and
whose case was mentioned in the UNION
AND AMERICAN last week, has had COM
hitting trial, and was put on bail OF Sl5,-
900, all recoverable, in default OF which he
was sent to Jail.
The Circuit Court at Charlotte closed
last Thursday evening. No very important
cases were before the court, but quite a
number of frivolous ones were disposed Of.
A difficulty occurred las Fidsy in Char
lotte, between Frederick Overton and Jno.
Clinging. Young Overton shot at CliDging,
but the shots only took effs,4 in the cloth
ing of the latter. "Nobody hurt" All
caused by whisky.
Last Saturday the horse of Mfr. Il. D..
Rushing, of Erin, Houston county, fell
with his rider in a deer chase, and broke
Rushing's thigh in two places. The leg
was set by DIR. Sizemore, a good surgeon,
and the patient is doing well. That Is the
second very dear deer hunt in this country
recently, as it will be remembered Mr..
Smith, OF Stewart, shot himself fatally
while deer hunting cutie recently.
A man named Pleasant Reeves split his
thigh open, on the waters of Elk Creek,
in Stewart county, last Saturday.
A negro by the name of Point was Killed
at Dover Furnace on Saturday, IN drunk
en- row, by another negro. 1t is thought
that Point had swallowed quart before
the row got up. know nothing OF the
particulars. RoAMER.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-27
THE COURTS.

PROBATE CoURT.-A. F. Whitman was
appointed and qualified administrator OF
the estate of Fanny Bachelor, deceased.
An instrument of writing, purporting to
be the will of ]. 3. Dickey, who was muir
dered at Johnsonvile some months since,
was probated, and directed to be made a
matter of record.
Jenny NJ. Andrews, little girl, was
adopted by James A. Mcclure, aud the
child to be known as Jenny NJ. Mcclure.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-In consequence OF
the death of one of Judge Bakers grand
Children this court adj urned yesterday
without ,transacting any business
LAW CoURT.-W. G. and III. h. Brien,
Jr., VS.. Patrick Martin; laud condemned.
ID. G.. Coleman VS.. Melville Williams
in jgment for plaintiff $500.
Melville Williams VS.. d. Z. Coleman
Judgment for defendant. 4r. -.
j. C. Allen vs.. A. Hemphiil; case still
pending.
John Brannon vs.. John 9. Ferris, admin
istrator jury rejected.
Margaret Mallon vs.. Ferguson " Cre-gn
ton; case pending.
The docket will commence at 81 to-day
and will go to 90.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-27
FORGERY DETECTED.
Professor Agassiz.

To the Union and American:
I read with surprise this morning your
article of the above heading in your paper
of Yesterday, and as had sent to yOur cor
respondent the paper containing the extract
from Prof. AgsssIz' lecture on the While
and Blacks, Mining and Scientific Press,
beg leave TO ssy that there must have been
some mistake on the part of Prof. a. in re-
gard to the extract from his lecture as pub
lished by your correspondent few days
since. Mr.. Agassiz' memory must nave
misgiven him greatly in the multiplicity OF
his arduous studies: Why do | say so'
judge for yourselves from what follows:
l was in PittsOurg in May, June aud
July, 1867. and while there l read in sever
al of the New York papers in the reading
room of the Monongahela House, the iden-
teal extract referred to, as being a part OF
the learned Professors lecture, as delivered
before the New York Historical Society the
evening before. 1t surprised me. l copied
the extract aud enclosed it III a letter to
Prof. Agassiz, asking the favor to send me
his whole lecture, as l presumed it
was printed in pamphlet form, and if ne
had not a copy by him, TO inform me where
| I could get one. In this letter he replied,
| that his lecture referred to was not printed,
unless BY some of the New York papers
and, if so, could get it there; that portions
of his lecture on the occasion was reported
in the different papers, of which the extract
| semi him was part, bat he had not seer
a full report of his whole lecture in any
newspaper. This is substantially the ex
act ideas contained in bis reply. A frienC
sent me the Mining and Scientific Press
few weeks ago, containing the extract a
published by your correspondent a lev
DAYS since. 1 remembered its remarkable
phrases, aud thinking the Professor ha'
AGAIN delivered the same lecture induced
me to send the paper containing the extract
which we are now told by the Professo
that be had "never uttered statement Il
any way approaching or akin in spirit u
the report ascribed to him"
1t is due to your correspondent that
make this statement, and that the dlstln
pujshed Pro fessor set himself right.
Respectfully,
BUCKNER II. PAYNE.
March 26. 1873.