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National Republican., 1873-02-11
Choice stock Of PapsrhansIns., &c,

No, 43p Seventh street, between D and L streets,
embracing all grades Of PaperhanRings and
Window Shades; also, choice Paintings, Engrav.
lnys, ChrOmOs and Photographs. Picture
Frames, all styles and sizes, In Walnut, Gilt,
Velvet, SC; Picture Cord and Tassels, RngS,
Nlis, Gold Plated, Pinned and Wire Centre
Picture Corls, &c.
National Republican., 1873-02-11
OSE OF The BEST STOCKS oT
AZ EsFaNuUmHFN

TnE DOMESTIC SEWING MACHISE CoNrASY Is
selling more machines In its second year than
any other sewing machine company ever sold In
Its tenth year. The domestic" has won this
success at time when competition Is the
strongest, and when people are the best In
formed most critical and exacting; when good
machines sell the most readily, and bad ones the
most slowly.
4 word to the wise Is sufficient
VI. 7. Adams h Co, oO6 Y street, Masonic
Tempie.) are the agents for the domestic" In
this city.
National Republican., 1873-02-11

The GREAT ENgLtsH REMEDY for GOut and
rheumatism. Al sufferers from the above com
plants, either Of recent or long standing are ad.
Vised to use BlaiI's GOut and Rheumatic Pills.
They can hc relied upon as the most safe aud
cnectual rcne,iy ever offered to the public, aud
have been universally used In Europe for many
years with the greatest success. Prepared by
PROUr HARsANT, 22p Strand London, England,
and sold by all druggists.
National Republican., 1873-02-11

Bl6 rCRE FRENCH CANDY 6lG
ia manufactured daily, and sold Of the low price
of ~ cents per pound, at 6i6 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., opposite Metropolitan hotel.
National Republican., 1873-02-11
au'SYFIfI IfeP Sh9M1nSsat hMns Ia hsaEn5ed Vft,
BUiTbrSo, sEcUgITy PROM FIRE AMI

Nc thtInlAted nunher Of cafdH required IOf The
hrul year Is one hundred mill (0o but the
without reference to tnis estimate be the same mo
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PUsH.-Push is the word for the times, and we
desire to advise the public generally to push
along until they reach the corner of Main and
Thirteenth streets, Richmond, Va, where they
will find e. B. SPENCE & Son, Merchant Tailors,
havejust opened their mammoth stock of cloths,
casimeres,, and vestings, which they are pre-
pared to make to order in the latest and best
styles and at the lowest price. You will also
find there large and we'll assorted stock OF fall
and winter ready-made clothing, comprising
dress and business suits, overcoats, capes and
other articles for gentlemen's wear. In their
stock of gentlemen furnishing goods will De
found all of the newest styles in shirts, collars,
neck-wcars hosiery, underwear, &c. They are
the sole agents for Virginia of the celebrated
Pembroke shirts and drawers, and they can give
you the best fit in shirts that you ever had
Push along and push right into E. B.. SPENCE
& Sons notwithstanding establishment, at
No. 1900 Main street. Richmond, Va, and BUY
your supply of fall clothing, and you Will
never regret it. They make shirts to order,
and guarantee perfect fit or no SALE We
advise one and all to call and see them for
yourselves at once. decl3-y
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Neutrality-suspicious. was no mail received
here, Dec, 3lst, from the West, nor any sent
East. 100 much Christmas on the route"
according to the Postmasters report.
Among the true bills found by tho Grand Ju-
ry at the last county court was one against
Charles Cabell (colored) for rape.
nitro lycerne explosion at Menifee & Bal
lards works on the c. Il 0. R R. few days
since killed three colored men who were trying
to light fire with it.
Miss Daniels the accomplished teacher of music
at the Wesleyan Female Institute was presented
Christmas by the scholars with splendid neck
and watch chain valued at $40.
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Another supply of these celebrated Pigs on
hand and ready for delivery. Being bred direct
from stock selected from the best breeders in
Chester County. Pennsylvania. They are war
ranted equal to any in the United States. They
will weigh at maturity from 500 to 500 pounds,
and consume less food in a given time then any
other known breed, and are ready for the butch
er at any age
Price, boxed with feed to last, aud delivered
at the Express Office, $1,000 a PAIR Also
Sows in pig for sale.
Also thorough bred, short-horn BU LhGAtF,
moaths old for sale He was got by fold
smith, No. 10, ISL, out of Fairy, she by zen
D'Israeli, No. 1886.
address
A. NJ BOWMAN,
Bellevue Farm, near Waynesboro'
oetli-tf Augusta County, Va.
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himself anu WAS In earnest about 1t.
CLUB CnAr There was much excite
ment at our table Sunday morning. 1t was
the morning for Ferguson to commence
Sunday school teaching He meant to e
gin the New Year right, he said, and, WI n
he came down. he looked like he was in
earnest His pockets were full OF pious
books. and he sat up SO straight, that we all
thought he must have map of the Holy
Land stuffed up bis back He looked like
one of the Sunday school teachers that snuff
fefh scholar afar off, and maketh him cry
aha He had the appearance of man that
intended to do his duy, and everybody elsea,
if he could get at it. Some of the girls
turned rod in the face, though, when he
pulled out bis pocket handkerchief, and
fitted about half peck of blue school tick
cts on the table. They were Ferguson's
prizes and some of them were most extend
ing. He bad made II the maxim Of good
behavior, and some of the tiskets read
''This boy is a good egg, H." and "This
boy is all hunkidori, g." and "This boy will
do to bet on, 7,'' and This boy is worse
than the ID, o. Evidently Ferguson had
mixed up some very worldly IDEAS in his
prize system. When he got EN- safely scoop
ed back into his pockets, he TUNED round
aud asked the waiter. colored youth Of SO,
if be went to Sunday School? The waiter
thought he was drunk, and went aud told
the steward. Everybody cheercd the new
teacher when he started, and he was so en-
cour aged. that he tried to kiss his hand TO
the gitls at the parlor window. He would
have done it, if there hadn't been any ice,
and be hadn't sat down SO hard as 10 Jolt out
some more tickets His class was waiting
for him when he got there because he had
to wait and pick up his tickets. If there
was one thing more than another, that Fer
guson intended in his heart, it vas to com
bnc political and scientific instruction, with
the usual course, and so be appalled, the
class by an inquiry as to the political usti-
tutions of the Jews under the Romans There
was dead silcnce and then he asked W hat was
the main elevation Of the river Jordan from
Jerusalem At this oae little boy burst out
crying aud threatened to tell his Pa This
discouraged him and then the pretty girls
in the school confused his head to thai ex
tent that be asked one of the class 4'if Bel
shazzer was blonde" This settled the
matter 1t was evident he would never
make teacher. Oaly one boy seemed to
be atal Impressed, and hat boy said to an
other boy, when they were comiug out
"Bill I'm blowed if I'm COMM here to let
that crazy old rooster rig me any more" p
Ferguson overheard it and was crushed
He came home and sent for the waiter, and
said s'Here You take these books and tick.
cts and start a Sunday school Of your own.
| AMT WE'LL
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PENSIONERS OF THE WAR OF 1872 IN AUGUSTA -
There are 4s pensioners of the war of 1872 now
living and drawing their pensions this year in
Augusta County. The following is list of
their names and ages Isaac Hoy, aged IS ;
Ed, W. Poindeyter, rs, Ephraim Woodward, 10
Walter Fl. Mann, 49, Richard Terrell, II, Abra-
ham Lareil, H., Nancy Dudley, 81, (widow of
VIM. Dudley Geo. Bosserman. 8 0, Jno. McNair
81, john Brownlee, 80, John Patterson 81,
Sarah Gordon, 81, Betssy Calling 70, David
Cook, 10, Rebecca Stickley, 10, Jacob Hufer,
IS, Jacob Teaford, Sc, H. NJ. Burch, 70, Sarah
Trout, 10, John Lohr, 81, Peter Kaylor, 80, Is
real Shaffer. 10, Geo. Kiracofe, 80, Robt Nc
CURE, II, Jacob Snyder, 10, Sally Russmlsel,
49, Jacob Hanger, rs, Samuel A. Grass IS,
Linn, 10, Jos. Taylor, 80, Jacob Cox, 81, Reu-
ben Lunsford, 80, Chas. Bates, 80, Abraham
May, 7S, Geo. Harris, II, Thos. Collins, 50,
Catherine Strickland, 80, Margaret A. McClel-
land, 81, Samuel Hiser, II, Reuben Reeves, 70,
Phillip Rodgers, II, John Thompson, 49,
Andrew McManamay, 80, Polly Kunkle, 80,
(widow of Jacob Kunkle, Frederick Bosserman
sc, and Jas. Ship, aged rs, who has never had
a days sickness in his life, and during the past
year has repaired three brick houses and one
frame one. During the past year there died
John Orebaugh, aged SO, VIM. Brown, 90, Da-
vid Peer, 80, Hannah Beaton. IS, Elizabeth Pate
81, and Robt. Craig, 80.
Three other soldiers of the war of 1912 applied
for their pension but were refused, Capt Levi
l.. Stevenson, aged, IS, who had been post
master before the civil war and sympathized
with the ''Rebels.' John Van Lear, aged 80, a
plucky old soldier who gathered up gun and
went for'' the Yanks during the war and Bal
lard Smith who died at "a, not having had his
pension granted. The men named in the list
given were in the companies OF Captains Civ
ems Baldwin and Morris who went down to
tide water from this region
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local.
St:akllnsOEa FOR 1872.


SOMETHING ABOUT THE clry-wHAr IT COSTS TO
RUN IT-sTATIsTIcs IN 1877 WORK OF THR
couRrs-CoUNTY STATISTICS,
&c, &c, &c.
Those venerable gentlemen Of the Leg
slasure, who sat in weatherboarded
capitol at Richmond in 1897 and passed
an act, ''intituled an act'' (his is the way
the old gentleman spelt ii 10 those days) to
appoint trustees for Stanton. and who af
forwards, on Christmas Eve in 1901,
passed another act, chartering the town of
Staunton little thought, as they put their
snuff boxes back in their pockets, and blew
their high toned noses, in the reddest of ban
dannas, that they had chartered the Invest
city iu the State of Virginia.
COMPARISON OF TIE cITY's GROWTH
Ga the Bird of May 1S4S by census
taken of Staunton, it was shown that there
was population Of 2456, with 217 white
and free black ''house keepers" Of the
population 634 were slaves and 50 free
blacks By the U. S, census in 1860 there
was population of 1875 Of which 1910
were colored people. By the census of 1870
there was population of 5120 of which
1885 were colored. In 1885 when Ken
ton Harper was Mayor, the value Of lots
and buildings WIS $25,75l, aud the tax was
SS13,S4; in 1910 the tax was S847 in
1850 s2,452 ,39 in 1860 sS,502,SS and
in 1872 the taz was s22,O45, 16, and the
value of property in 1872 was
Real Estate ........................$1 ,24S,475
Personal PROPERTY. ...............14l, 392
Incomes over $1,000. ............... 1T, 702
Aud against all this Stauuton does not
owe S2S, 600 I. ia well to do city.
WHAT IT COSTS TO RUN THE CITY FOR YEAR.
To order 70 give the citizens of Staunton
clear idea of what it costs to run the CITY
year and the means we have to pay it, We
have obtained from the City Treasurer,
Mr.. John NJ Carroll, the following minute
and careful statement of tho financial con-
dition of Stanton for the year 1872:
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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE Rev. E. Clifford
Gordon, of Rockbridge, preached Sunday morn
ing and night at the Presby terrain church, i'll
the absence of tho pastor, Rev. W. E. Baker,
who mlnisered at Lebanon church.
The election for elders of the Presbyterian
church, resulted in the election of Messrs John
Paris, Or. j. A. Waddell, G. D. Mccoy, 7. B.
Coleman, D. A. Kayser and VIM. Frazier.
Rev Dr.. Rosser left here to meet an appoint
ment at Winchester on Wednesday. During the
revival conducted by him here, there were 247
conversions, and l43 of the converts Joined the
Methodist church.
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!, F. POINTS MANUFACTURERS OF
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
STAUNToN, VA. Dec. 9Th 1879


To all parties, Plaintiffs and Defendants. in
the cause of BooTEN as ScHEFFERs ADMR. and
especially to all parties holding liens on the V1R-
GINA HOTEL PRoPERTY-TAKE NOTICE, that in
pursuance of a decree of the Circuit Court for
Augusta county, rendered Nov. 22nd, 1872, in
the above mentioned cause now depending in
chancery, shall on the 4aHa (say of'.Janu-
ary. 1879, at my office in Stanton, proceed
to take, state and settle an account of all liens
on the Virginia Hotel Property, as also report
who are primarily or secondarily liable in equity
therefor. At winch time and place you are re-
quired to attend, and said LIEN cREDiroRs are re-
quired then and there to attend and file with the
undersigned, proper evidence of their claims.
I'LL der penalty in case of their failure so to do
that the fund arising in this cause will, by the
terms OF said decree, be distributed irrespective
and in exclusion of their said claims
Given unde, my hand, as Comr in Chancery
of the said Court the day aud year first aforesaid.
dec64t J. W. GREEN SMITH, Com'r.
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VIRGINIA HOTEL.
JOEEN ID. CEsOWLE, Proprietor.
G. w. KENNEDY, CnrEr CLERK.

This favorite Hotel has just been repaired and
Gtten up under the new management and will be
kept in first class style.
Its table will be supplied with everything that
the markets afford its rooms are well furnished
and well ventilated the servants are polite and
attentive, and everyt thing will be done to secure
the greatest comfort of It's guests.
The BARS supplied with the finest Wines and
Liquors, and attached thereto is d BILLIARD
SALOON, furnished with the most improved
tables. -ll
The Proprietor will devote his time and atten-
ton to making this frst-class House in every
respect, and solicits share of the public pat
ronage.
Mxs- OMNIBUSES will be in attendance on
the arrival of all trains to convey passengers to
and from the Hotel, free Of charge.
JOHN D. CROWLE,
novl5-tf Proprietor.
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CHAS. w. GEEKEE.


Importers Of
PURE BRANDIES, GIN, RUN, PORT,
SHERRY, CHAMPAGNE CORDIALS, &C.,
PURE RYE and BOURBON WHISTLES,
YOUNGERS SCOTCH ALE,
JNO. COOPE & Co.'S. PALE ENGLISH ALE
---- in Bulk and in Glass,
BASS & COS. PALE ALE, GINNESS
DUBLIN, and HILBERT LONDON STOUT,
Pleasant Valley Wine Co.'S.
CHAMPAGNE and CATAWBA WINE,
JELLIES, FRENCH MUSTARD, FRENCH and
ITALIAN OLIVE OILS, LEA & PERKINS
WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE, SARDINES,
SAP SAGO CHEESE,
DEVILLED TURKEY. HAM and LOBSTER
D. s DEMIJoHNS, BOTTLES, POCKET
FLAsKS SC. Wholesale and Retail.
All goods warranted pure, and as fine, as
anything that can be imported, or the money
refund ed. ,t
Agent for Wheeler j. Co.'S. Imported Belfast
Ginger Ale, aromatic, from the celebrated Gro
mae water.
Retail department in rear of store No. l23
W. Baltimore Street above South decl3-2m
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PERsoNAL.-Maj. Jno. A. Hartman has returned
from New York improved in health.
that State, was here few days since and was
present at Musical Soiree at the Augusta Fe-
male Seminary, where his daughter is being edu-
Gated
Mr.. Ed. H. Fisher, City Editor of the erich
mond Dispatch" spent Christmas here. He has
taken the place ofMr. NJ. P. Handy, who has
managing Editor of that enterprisng Journal, a
post he is eminently qualified to fill.
Hon. Samuel A. Merritt, delegate in Congress
from Idaho has spent the Christmas among his
people in this County.
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ENALL TRADE, lS72.
E. J. MILLER,
ALEXANDRIA. VA.

ALEA dWDhIA, w.,
Importer of and Wholesale Dealer in
CHINA. GLASS AND QUEENSW ARE,
Is now receiving his stock of the above goods.
to which he invites the attention of country mer
chants and dealers generally. Having the bene-
tit of fifty years experience in this business and
unusual facilities for purchasing he is able to
offer his goods at as low prices as any house in
the country, and all he asks is an examination
of his goods and prices. Country merchants
coming on the trains Of the o., A. & VI. E and
the W. s. D. r. R., can look through his stock
and leave their orders at night, as his house is
kept open for that purpose.
Besides regular stock of CHINA, GLASS
and QUEENSw ARE, a number of other goods
sui table for country stores will be found ouch as
BRITANNIA and SILVERPLATED CAS-
TORS, SPOONS, FORKS, &C., Window Glass
and Putty, Stoneware, Fine Tea and Dinner Sets
and variety of Fancy Goods-all at lowest
prices for cash.
TaOS. &. HUDSON is still with the above
house, and will be glad to have call, from his
old friends. sep2T-3m
VALUABLE GRAZING FARM.
ON THE LINE OF THE WASHINGTON, CINCINNATI
ST.. Louis RAILROAD.
FOR SALE.
| offer for sale M, Farm situated on Jachson's
River, in Highland county, containing sssS3
Acres of the most
VALUABLE GRAZING LAND
in Virginia.
The farm lies about % miles from the liesd Of
Jackson's RIVER adjoining the lands Of Paul
Lighter, Alex Gilmer and others, and is now
occupied by Edgar Campbell
me improvements are excellent; the iiOUSB
IS brl tx with Is rooms, large barn. I'D orchards
fine water and the best OF Timber. 1t lies with
in one mile of the route of W., G. & 81. Louis
Railroad
TERMS VERY LIBERAL. Apply to ma at High.
town. Highland county, Va.
THOMAS A. CAMPBELL.
Nov 25tb, 1872
Or apply to WILLIAM R. COMPTON,
dec6-tf Harrsonhurg Va.
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SALEs.-The following sales have been made
in the last few days; Greenville Hotel to W J.
Mckee for 81 ,975; the Riffo house at Pointsville
by E. NJ Gushing, to Judge shetfey for $500
the 3 story brick building on Augusta street,
s{McMabon Shoe Factory and Hendry's Store, J
to N. B. Hendry for $l2,oC lot on Green
street, SO feet iront,by S. Travers Phillips COM
missioner, TO DR.. A. B. Arthur for $4lo; 1872
acres of the Spiers estate at Buffalo Gap, by E.
NJ. Cushing, to J.. H Rodgers for 8 per acre.
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A MEXICAN HOTEL,
~ Insrnedi gtely at the Va. Central Railroad
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
accHEsNEY g. ADENBoUscE ,proprietors-

STAUNION, VlhOlNla-
McCHEsNEY &.NADENBOUSCli ,Proprietors-
J. B. LlCEIL TIER, Manager.
oprietorsin resuming the management
ofthis well known and popular motel, SO lont
and favorably known to the tray ellng puoliG
promise in the future to retain the reputation thu
American has borne as
First Glass Hotel.
Itslocality, Immediately at the RailroadDero:,
rendersita convenient stopping place for per
sons on business or in search ofhealth.
Bar and Barber ShoI in the House.
Allthe Offices of the Telegraph and Stagt
lines running to this own are adjoining this
House.
A 6rstclass Livery Stable, under Q'Toole
Donovan in connected with this house.
McCHESlj Ely Il CO.
N. B. Citizens the County wi lbe furnished
Dinner at so Cents, and Horses ed ny Messrs
Donovan & o. Toole at 20 Gents.
Oct, Lift
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men were rising in their seats to look around for
more mourners At last the last five minutes,
to be spent in silent prayer, came, and the con
gregation knelt The.stillness was oppressive
only broken At interva Is by the murmured prayers
of those earnest petitioners who could not DC 81
lent. Then the solemn city bell knelled out the
dead year, and still ON their knees, the people
burst out into singing that beautiful hymn OF
Wesley's Come let US use the grace divine -
This was followed, still kneeling, by the doxolo-
gy, after which, with bowed heads, solenin ben
ediction was received and the people rose into
new year. There is nothing that looks more Ike
the people had come very near to the Great
High Priest, who can be 'stouched with feeling
of our ia6rmities," than. these Methodist watch
nights. 1t is as if each man wrestling for
himself and WAS in earnest about it.
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COMMISSIONERS OFF 3, !
STAUNToN, Va, Dec. 18th. 1872. [

TO D. N Lathrop and Caroline Donovan, who
sue for themselves and other creditors of Freder-
lick Scheffer, dec'd &c. Plaintiffs, and George NJ
Harrison, Admir- of Frederick Scheffer, decd,
Martha J. SCheffer, widow of said Frederick
Scheffer, decd, John Rutherford and Lila, his
wife, William M Smith and Mary, his wife, and
julius G. Schefer an infant over the age of / 4
years, Defendants, and to ALL PERSONS holding
claims against the estate of FREDERICK ScHEFFER
dec d, TAKE NOTICE. that in pursuance of de-
cree of the CIRCUIT Court for Augusta county,
rendered Nov. 18th, 1872, in a cause therein de-
pending in Chancery, under the style of Sche6er's
Gredrs u.s. Sche6ers adm r, &c, I shall on the
4dss day of .BsSR2sssery. 1873, atny Of
flee in Stanton, proceed to take, state and Set
tie the following accounts:
list. An account of George NJ. Harrison, as
Administrator of the estate of Frederick Schef-
fer, decd.
End. An account of the estate and assets of
the said Frederick Scbetfer, decd, whether real ,
personal or mixed-the value of the same actual
and annual-how said assets are situated
and the liens, general or specific chargeable
thereon-and the order of their priorities.
3rd, An account of the debts OF said Frederick
Schefer, decd.
4th An account of the value and amount of the
dover and distributive shares of the Defendants
in the estate of Frederick Scheffer, decd
9th, An account of any other matters necessa-
ry to the full and complete adjustment and set
Element of the estate of Frederick Scheffer, decd
which may be specially stated by myself or be
required to be stated by any of the parties.
At which time and place you are required to
attend; and all creditors of Frederick Scheffer,
decd, required then and there to file with the
undersigned proper evidence of their claims and
you (said creditors, are hereby warned that un-
less you do come torwG d and prove your claims as
aforesaid, you will be forever deJarred from the
benefits of the same: and the Court wiU proceed to
disbuse and distribute said estate irrespective Of
your debts
Given under my hand, as Com'r in Chancery
of said Court, the day and year first aforesaid
dec64t J. W. GREEN SMITH, Com'r
NNENCE MEAT.-W.H H. GORMAN has
lYk received fresh supply of FISHERS
unris aled MINCE MEAT in bbls and also put
UP in 3 Id. cans. Warranted pure and of the
best ingredients. novl-tf city papers COPY.
DURE DRUGS, &c.-Our stock of Drugs,
Il Medicines: &c. is complete and we sell
them at a small profit. Call and see us.
augl6-tf G G. YEAKLE.
XN7ANTED.-- ,ooo Bushels Prime Wheat
w Farmers will please call with samples.
P. B. SUBLETT,
decl3.5t Next door to Post Office