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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09

FU Il 5 A L Z.
I offer for sale privately the farm belonging to
the estate of the late Gen. Kenton Harper, lying
ON Middle River in Augusta county, about eight
miles North of Staunton, within mile Of the
Valley Turnpike (McAdamized) and half mile
of the Valley Railroad. It contains I7I4 acres,
sixty acres Of which is irst-class River Bottom,
and the balance best quality of upland, produ-
cling equal TO the bottom. Ample timber for
the farm.
The improvements are excellent, including g.
good two-story brick dwelling and kitchen, good
barn and all necessary out-buildings.
There is on the premises splendid vineyard,
embracing about 500 vines o. select and choice
grapes. 1t was laid out with great care, and has
been well cultivated. The premises will be
shown to any one desiring to see them by the
undersigned wh resides on them.
Terms reasonable and made known on appli-
cation SAMUEL @. HARPER,
no5-tf Executor of K. Harper, deceased.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09

CTAUNTON DIS PENSAKY,o open DAT
y ly from A. M. to II, and Z. M. to j. M.
ADVICE FREE.
Medicine supplied at reasonable rates.
Teeth extracted, filled, &C., at fixed low charges.
&Patients with tickets from the benevolent are
requested to attend before II o'clock.
HENRY LEACH, M. P. s.. G. B.
#Blank tickets supplied On application.
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SPRING FARM.

containing about 975 Acr es, Immediately ad-
joining the City of Staunton.
This is the most valuable tract of and in Au-
gusta county-the larger part of it, of the very
best quality for agricultural purposes. There is
upon this tract a very large and elegant MAN
S!ON-HOUSE, and all necessary out-buildings,
with splendid SPRING in the yard.
That portion of the tract Immediately adjacent
to Staunton, we have had laid off into
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09
BUILDING LOTS.

varying in size from an acres to IA acres
These lots are beautifully located, upon streets
80 feet wide, and are rapidly increasing in value
The Homestead will be sold with IL acres of
land attached or with less or more land at
tached as may be deemed best on the day of sale
The residue Of the farm will be sold in parcels
to suit purchasers
Upon this portion Of the tract there has been
recently discovered large and valuable
VEIN of IRON ORE.
which has been opened, and is now furnishing
the Buffalo Gap Iron Company. with an abun-
dance of the best quality ofiron ore.
Maps of Spring Farm, with all of the subdi-
visions proposed will be found at the offices of
VIM. A. Pratt and Meade f. White, either of
whom will be pleased to show purchasers over
the premises.
Terms of fSale.-One-third cash, and the
residue in three equal annual payments, bearing
interest from day of sale, and interest payable
annually, evidenced by the bonds of the purcha-
sers, and lien retained upon the land for the
security of the after payments.
Sale will take place in front Of the Court
house.
JOHN BALDWIN,
B. B. DONAGHE,
lulyl5-tds Executors.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09
Pr0feSSiO32fxL DIrectO2su.

wv AttOrney-at. Law.
Will practice in the Courts of Augusta and ad-
joining counties. Prompt attention paid to COL
lections Office with W. A. Pratt
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09

CHARLES GRATTAN. A. S. MAUZY.
RATTAN & MAUXY.
VII ATTORNEYS-AT TIA W.
STAUNToN, VA,
Will practice in all the Courts holden in Staun-
ton the Circuit Courts of the adjoining counties,
and the Federal Court at Harrisonburg.
@- Prompt attention giveaa to collections.
Office on Court Alley, formerly occupied by
Col. B. Christian. may20-tf
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.
The undersigned has in hand, for sale,
the farm known as '-MARTIAL RETREAT"
formerly owned by George Baylor, containing.
$40 acres, lying 81 miles West of Staunton.
on Bakers creek, and 2 miles South of the Ches-
& o. r. r.
The land is under an improved state of culti-
vaton, and we'll set in grass with exception Of
Is or 80 acres, which is heavily tmbered.
There are two good MEADOWS, containing
from 25 to 30 acres, through which passes q full
and constant stream of water, and are so situated
that they can be watered from the mill race in
case of drought The other portion of the farm
is well watered being open to Jiue aeuer-tailamg
Springs. Fencing all in good repair. There is
a superior two-story brick dwelling house, beau
tifully situated on the place. containing seven
large rooms, together with all the necessary out
buildings, barn, smoke-house, dairy, &c, all
convenient.
There is good chopping mill on the place.
with aoater poaoeg sufficient for good, merchants
mill. A young orchard with good selection
of fruit, is situated near the house. The place
itself is in pleasant community, convenient to
churches and schools.
The farm is to be sold privately, and any cor
respondence relating to the purchase of it will
be promptly responded to- or I can be seen per-
sonaly at my Office, opposite the Court house.
Staunton. PRESTON A BAYLOR,
ap29-H Agent
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09
Land Sales.
Land Sales.
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE FARMS, BUILDING
LOTS AND MINERAL LANDS,

OF VALUABLE FAKMS, BUILDING
LOTS AND MINERAL LANDS,
Adjoining the City of Stanton.
AS Executors of William w. Donaghe, decd, !,
we will sell at public auction, on the premises,
SATURDAY, THE 3Oth DAY of AUGUST,
1873, the following tracts of land:
1st That SPLENDID FARM known as
MONTGOMERY HALL,
containing about 100 ACRES, located on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, one mile west of
the City of Staunton.
This land is of the best quality. and in high
state of cultivation. About 40 of this tract
are il Orchards of selected fruits-the trees
young and vigorous.
The DWELLING HOUSE, which is COM
modious and substantial edfce, an Office, the
Kitchen and ke-house are built of brick. in
good style, and occupy commanding eminence,
with spacious Lawn in front.
There are also upon the premises. good houses
for tenants, Corn-crio, Carriage house and
splendid Swisher Barn.
End. The OLD HOMESTEAD of Mr.. Dona-
ghn. known
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09

FEVHOMAS I'D. RANSOM,
Atterney-at-Eaw,
STAUNTON, VA,
Offers his professional services in the County
and Circuit Courts Of Augusta, and in the Hus-
tings Court and the Court of Appeals held in
Staunton. Will also prosecute claims elsewhere
through legal correspondents in this and other
States. may30-1y
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09

MATHEWS xE MATHEWS.
w ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
LEwIsBURG WEST VA,
Practice regularly in the Courts of Greenbrier,
Monroe, Pocahontas and Nicholas counties, w.
Va, the Court of Appeals, and the Federal
Courts for the District of W. Va.
Va Particular attention paid to Collections
and to special cases anywhere in their State.
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09

AH EALKEANK ESs NKCN MI Els n n
w ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
STAUNToN, VA,
Will practice in the Courts OF Augusta. Special
attention given to collecting.
Office on Augusta street, next to Spectator.
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09
EORGE NJ. son

"A o II Il
" ATTORNEY-AT-LAW w,
STAUNTON,
viii practice in all the Courts holden in Angus
ia county, and in the Circuit Courts of the ad-
joining counties.
@a- Strict attention eivem to the collection of
Claims.
Ofice-East of Courthouse, over Clerks Of
fee of Court of Appeals oc31-tf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09

july LXGCuLOTS.
POSTP0NEMENT.- above sale is
postponed till Saturday,. Sept. 27th,
1878. sep2-tds
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09

EARESTON A. B A AOK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND SOLICI-
TOR IN CHANCERY, STAUNToN, VA, prac-
tices in all the Courts of Augusta and adjoining
counties. :.
OFFICE-The same formerly occupied by his
father, Col Geo. Baylor. decd, on Augusta ST.,
opposite the Courthouse. nO2l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

A REMEDY FOR MUMPs.-Persons with an
aggravated case of mumps or who may be
suffering from severe attack of brain fever
would do well to try mode of treatment
which seems to have been adopted with very
considerable success in the case of two individ-
uals living in the neighborhood of Pittsburg
1t appears that gentleman with humps and
gentleman with brain fever were lying in one
roomr very sick. So much so, indeed, that
watchers were needed every night, and it was
thought by no means impossible that the brain
fever gentleman might at any moment and
without much ado, 60 out of the world A
man was engaged to watch the patients and to
wake nurse whenever it became necessary to
administer medicine. AS some people will do
on occasions of the kind, in still room and by
a sick bed, both watcher and nurse fell asleep,
The gentleman with humps, who seems to
have been person of some determination and
considerable sympathy. lay awake watching
the clock which gave notice of its being time
fOrihis friend with brain fever to have a dose of
medicine. Mnmps being a disease which
makes it exceedingly disagreeable even to open
the mouth, let alone speak, the humps patient
found it difficult to call aloud, and not finding
it desirable to jump out of bed-probably the
room was cold on the fever mans account
was for the moment in difficulty; but it was
only for an instant. He seized hold of a pillow,
and apparently with great deal of vigor
struck the watcher in the face with it, This
seems to have had the desired effect, for it not
only invoke the watcher but knocked him down,
awakening also the nurse and the man with
fever The position of affairs and the scene
sent the mumps man into fits of laughter so
uncomfortable that it threatened not only to
crack his sides but his cheeks The fever man
saw the joke, and had just sufficient reason left
him to enjoy it. He laughed too. Then nurse
and watcher joined, and there was a quarter of
laughers, who, for fifteen or twenty minntes,'
literally brought down the house in their night
shirts, to find what all this row could be about
in the dead of night. To follow the account Civ
en- in the Pittsburg Gazette: "When the doctor
came in the morning he found his patients
vastly improved; said he never knew so sudden
turn for the better; and now botli are up and
well.'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09
News and Other Items.

Some one has been swlndling the public by
pretending to be reporter for the New York
Times. That paper says: "Any man who
pretends to ask for money as a correspondent
of this paper is swinller, and should be turn
ed over to the police"
'Let him that is athirst come is the inscrip-
ton over lager beer house in small town in
New Jhrsey. The building wat formerly used
asa church land the Teuton was shrewd enough
to see the appropriateness of the words and SO
he let them remain when he came into possess
sion.
The total amount of church property in the
United States, according to the last census, is
1926, 483, 581, which is very low estimate. The
Methodists hold the largest amount about sew
enty millions, and they have over twenty-one
thousand churches, or about one-third of all
the church edifces in this country.
We learn from San Francisco that Governor
Booths chances for the United States Senate
will depend somewhat upon whether the Dem
ocrats decide to make straight fight on their
own account. Wallace B. Hays and Mr.. How
ard are spoken of as candidates for the short
term. Ex-senator Cole is endeavoring to have
nlmself taken up IN place OF Booth, as COM
promise candidate. s
A postal telegraph carriage" is a device re-
Gently introduced in England for temporary
communication. 1t is movable Office, carry
ing all necessary appliances, with working room
for eight clerks, aud half mile of three-wire
iron-sheathed cable is slowed away in the
boot" to be paid out or drawn in as occasion
requires. 1t has been found of use at agricul-
tural shows and races,
A newly elected member of Congress was in
such hurry to get to the scene of his future
labors that he left his baby in the cars on his
arrival at Washington the other day. There
was considerable excitement among the other
members of his family at the hotel, which was
not quieted until the little one was discovered
ensconcel in the sleeping car, where it had
been left.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

THE Boston Post has tread OUT of the
Democratic party the seventy seven Demo-
cratic members of the House of Representa-
tives who voted for Fernando Wood for
Speaker. The Argus practically Breads out'
of the organization Mr.. S. S. Cox for appoint
ing the Credit Mo5ilier Investigating COM
mittee. But two or three more ex-communi-
cations can be made before the entire party in
the Hou.e except Mr.. Holman will be dsown-
ed by the Democratic organs in the States
that have not had Congressman of their
own during whole decade. The World, the
Caucasian of Missouri, the Constitutional
est of Georgia, and such papers as are repre-
sented in Congress by Democratic members,
are not reading out the members elected by
its party.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

A KENTUCKY GEORGE WAsH1NGroN.-
have regular little George Washington in
our neighborhood, but his mother don't act her
part we'll at all. A few evenings ago our little
hero tried the edge of his little axe upon
the nasal organ of his mothers favorite
cat, and completely demolished the smelling
apparatus of the innocent feline. The cat ex-
pired. and he carefully concealed his victim in
the meal barrel, where it was resurrected late
in the evening by the old woman, who was
getting meal for supper She called George
and questioned him. George hung down
his head and said, "Mother, 1 can't tell lie,
you know can't; but I'll be swzzard if can
tell you the truth about this little affair.""
His mother said, 'Come across my lap. my
son; come across my lap" And he came.
and they say it is fact that that old lady has
not got all the dust out of her eyes yet.-Fal
mouth Ky., Independent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

CANT PAY THEIR BoNDs.-Twenty-two rail-
ways in the United States are now in default
on bonded debts, some sixty having defaulted
this year. Among these are the following
roads, either western or having western con-
nections:-Atchison and Nebraska; Burling-
toni Cedar Rapids and Minnesota; Chesapeake
and Ohio; Chicago, Clinton and DUBUQUE; ;
Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota; Chicago,
Danville and Vincennes; Detroit and Milwau-
kee; Louisville, New Albany and St. Louis;
Missouri, Kansas and Texas; Chicago and
Lake Huron; st. Joseph and Denver; St. Paul
and Pacific; Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw. Some
larger corporations. like the Chesapeake and
Ohio, and Kansas Pacific, are issuing income
bonds in place of their coupons, payable in from
one to five years. while few expect to pay
coapons direct, after certain necessary delay
Only few foreclosures are anticipated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09
Washington News and Gossip.
THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE.


The special to the N. Y. Evening Post says
there is no longerany doubt but that deter
mined effort is to be made to restore the frank
ing privilege, and the present indications are
decidedly favorable to successful result
Many prominent Republicans say that they are
not willing to vote to repeal the Salary law
passed last session, without having ranking
privilege accorded to them, and reduction of
salaries will in all probability be followed by
re.enactment of the Thanking privilege. Speak
er Blaine is quoted a being favorable to such
action.
The Boston Globes special says on this same
subject: G t4-i ..-.lEE
evil the franking privilege be restored?"
is one of the questions most frequently asked
Congressman are beginning to see show the
thing works, and from faint murmuring al
ready heard it is not improbable that some
measure will be adopted which will revive, al
though, perhaps, in modified form, the much
abused frankng privilege. Already bill has
been introduced providing for the transmission
of newspapers free in the county in which they
are published; this is wedge Der one. Pub
lie documents are accommodating at the capital,
and the constituents of country members are
beginning to clamer for them. To pay postage
on these ponderous pamphlets would require an
additional appropriation for postage; this will
afford one good argument Then again mail
matter is received by Congressman every day
wnlcn the senders neglect to properly prepay, and
when the end of the month comes round, the
Congressman's bill for unpaid postage will be
larger than he will care about paying, especial
ly if Mr.. Hale's bill reducing the salaries
should happen to pass.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The Washington special of the Philadelphia
Press says relative to the House Committees
that Speaker Blaine accomplished in a man
ner generally satisfactory to all concerned the
most difficult task of his Office, namely, the Or
ganization of the standing committees. There
anticipated. There are Of course some disap-
pointments, but they are comparatively few.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

The Calais Advertiser urges its city gov
eminent to send the Mayor to Washington to
assist Mr. Hale to secure an appropriation
to remove distractions to the navigation of
the ST. Croix, which is filling up with mill
refuse. If the city government of Calais
would promise to enforce the laws to prevent
the throwing of such refuse into the river, it
would greatly facilitate the success of such an
appropriation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

Pig SToR1Es.-There is a region in the town
OF Alfred known as "the mountain" famous
for its buxom lasses, its registering blades of
Toys, its hard cider ands its big hog stories
Whenever pig is killed there no man exec ut
the owner is ever allowed to see it weighed
He fixes the weight at great number of
pounds. The next man who kills hog ALWAYS
finds it to Ugh just five pounds more The
first big pig OF the season has just been slaugh-
tered by Mr.. Rufus Yeaton, and weighs 10
pounds 1t would be hardly prudent to state
its age, but it may be allowable to remark that
the pig" took an active interest in the Franco
Prussian war. The next hog to be killed will
of course weigh It's pounds.
Mr.. Cyrus Davis of Buxton, has killed pig
less than nine months old, which weighed when
dressed $50 pounds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09
The Human Kitchen and its numh
WaiferS.

The body is supplied with aliment by vessels
which connect the stomach and its auxili,ries with
the venOus system. and, so to SPEAK, perform the
office of dumb walters in restaurant In other
words, these media of communication between the
animal kitchen and its dependents supply to each
and kind of sustenance required to keep it going
When the sromach derect in its duty, or the dumb
walters inert obstructed it Is the peculiar nrov
ince of Hostetters Celebrated Stomach Bitters to
strengthen and regulate them. Hence its marvel
cures of chronic indigestion, and the emaciation
debility and langu0r which generally its concom
itants. 1t is, moreover powerful Alternative and
corrective, and the rapidity with which it cbecksir
regularites of the liver and bowels and braces and
invgorates the nervous system, is a marvel not onlv
to the general public, but to professional men
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

THE Wiscasset Oracle does not approve of
the project of consolidating the customs dis
trcts of Maine. Aside from the convenience
to commerce in their respective localities, it
claims that they prevent a large amount of
smuggling. If the greater part of them are
abolished, it predicts that the coast of Maine
will become the Ell Dorado of smugglers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

dated European & North American Railway
will be under lease to the Eastern Railroad
Company, end the line from Boston to st. John
will be under one management.
1t is stated that all the employees on the Maine
Central receiving over S1.5O per day will have
their wages cut down 10 per cent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
BlackwOOd's Edinburgh Magazine,

These periodicals constitute wonderful miseel-
lany OF modern thought, research, and critiuSin'
The cream Of all European books worth reviewing
found here and they treat Of the leading events VI
have special know,edoe ~ the matters treated The
American Publishers urge upon all intelligent reau-
ers in this country liberal support Of the Reprints
which they have so long and SO eheaply furnished
feeling sure that expenditure for literary matter
will yield rich return as that required for sub
erption to these the
Leading Periodicals Of Great Britain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

HEREAFTER briet wholesale market re-
port, embracing all the leading articles in the
provision line, carefully revised, will be pub
lshed daily.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

CONGRESS took the salary question in hand
yesterday and several measures were present
ed. 1t comes up in the House again to-day
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

CUBAN affairs again have very pacific
appearance. Even the hot-booded Hidalgos
begin to understand that discretion is the bet
ter part of valor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

1T is well that introducing bills in Congress
is not making them laws, else the country
would now be bankrupt by the jobbery meas
ures offered Monday
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has been nominated
fer member of the School Committee in Bos
ton in Ward II. No man will run against her,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09
Leading Periodicals Of Great Britain.
TERMS:
CLUBS.

A discount of twenty per cent. will be allowed
clubs OF four or more persons. Thus: four copies
Blackwood or Of one Review will be sent to one q,
dress for ST. 3d. four copies of the four Reviews
Blackwoo1 fol- S4s, and SO on.
10 clubs OF ten or more. in a ldition to the abOy
discount, copy gratis will be allowed TO the gete
up Of the club.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

WE do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address fthe writer are IN
all sindspensab not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return reserve com
municarioHs that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 8, 1873.

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with card certificate countersigned by Stanley l.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and ho'e
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
Journal as we have information that several 'bum-
mers" are seeking courtesies in the name of the
PRESS, and we have disposition to be, even pas
lively, party to such fraud
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09

Brig Hyperion, from Havana for Philadelphia, was
ashore at the LEDGE 9Th inst, but came off with
out damage.
Brig H Wright, cot Searsport Meyers. from Salt
Cay, III, Nov l. for Bangor has not been heard from
since she left port and fears entertained for her
safety.