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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11
STANTON. "

STANTON, VA, April TO-.
During the past week the transactions in sta
pie produce have been light There has been
but little -four, whea, and corn offering, due to
The fact that the farmers have been busily en-
gagged in seeding. Superfne flour brought 81 so
extra So 90; family, $3.50 White wheat would
bring ST rs and red $l.7o, bnt none offering
Corn 10 cts oats 4S cts Rye $l.O0. Potatoes
in good demand, but the supply is large, and
bring IS to IS cts, according to size.
Butter is scarce and readily commands from
80 to SO cts Eggs bring Is cts, but the sup
ply is large and the market dull at quotation.
STANTON, April 10.
Flour-Superfne. $3.50: Extra, $500; Family,
IS SO. Wheat White, $l75 ; Red, $l,7o. Corn
hIte, 20; Yellow, 20. Corn Meal-W hite, IS
Yellow IS Rye, LOO. Oats, 4s, Glover Seed. Sc 50;
Flax $3.50 Bacon Hams. re; Sides. l0c; Sh :nl.
deis. &c Hog round. SIC. Butter 33c. Lard, &c.
Salt, S3,z5. Hay $3.50.
RICHMOND, APRIL 10.
Flour-Superfine $s,25; Extra. 5000; Famil,
$1,000. Wheat-Whit 81 go: Red $40. Corn
White. rs; yellow 70: Oats, SO. clover Seed. 81 So
Timothy, $4,75. Flax $40. Racon-Hams. u TO
Is; Sides, ,4 :; Shoulders, OK; Hog round, 94
Lard, ~. Salt, 81 40. Hay. Sl,45.
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VIR HOTEL
JOHN ID. CROWLE. Proprietor.
G. W. KENNEDY, CHIEF CLERK.

This favorie Hotel has just been repaired and
fitten up under the new management and will be
kept in first class style.
Its tablc will be supplied with everything that
the markets afford its rooms are we'll furnished
and we'll ventilated the servants are polite and
attentive, and everything will be done to secure
the greatest comfort of its guests
The BAR is supplied with the finest Wines and
Liquors. and attached thereto is ii BILLIARI
SALOON, furnished with the most improved
tables.
The Proprietor will devote his time and atten-
ton to making this frst-cass House in eve,
respect, and solicts share of the public pat
ronage.
Ms- OMNIBUSES will be in attendance or
the arrival of all trains to convey passengers t.
and from the Hotel, free Of charge.
JOHN D. CROWLE,
novl5-tf Proprietor.
FOUNTAIN HOTEL.
Z CAMDEN and HOWARD STREETS
Near Camden Station and Bali & Ohio Railroao
Depot,
Convenient to the Depots of all the Sou
and Western Railroads, and Steamboat Land
ings, saving hackhre.
Street cars pass every five minutes conveying
passengers to all sections of the City. makes il
as convenient as any other Hotel in Baltimore
All Of the appointments of this house are frs
class, for reasonables charges. r
This House is supplied with the NATIONAL
FIRE ESCAPES and FIRE EXTlNGUISHERS
R. SHARE, Proprietor.
Maj. P. H. Woodward. of Va. Supt.
feb2-tf
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COMPREHENSIVE.

The undersigned have this day formed CO.
partnership, under the style and name of FOS-
TER q Co, tor the purpose of conducting a
General Grocery and Liquor business, at the
Store recently occupied by Foster q Co.
JAMES J. FOSTER,
SAML =. FINLEY -
Staunton, Oct. 9th, 1872. octll -tf
James J. Foster and S. B. Finley of the firm
of Foster & Co.. having purchased the interest
OF T. I. Foster in the business of Foster & Co.,
and assumed all the liabiatiees of the same re-
quests that all accounts due by tide old firm be
presented to the new for settlement, and all
parties owing the old concern are requested to
ter alone will use the name of the old conce in
settlement. FOSTER & co.
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KELLEY-SHEETS.-On Wednesday, the 9Th
inst, at the residence of Joseph Scott. in
Spottsylvania county, by Rev. Mr.. Barker.
Mr.. John P Kelley, of Fauquier county, to
Mss Mary |. F., only daughter of Felix T.
Sheets Esq, of Augusta
rTS-SMIEY.-On March 9th, by the
Rev j. NJ. Schreckhise, D. A. Lofts and MISS
Martha E. Smiley, all Of Augusta.
GILBERT, On March 23d, in Ful.
ton City, Mo-, by Rev. M. B Chapman, J.
WATSON Splitter. formerly of Augusta County,
Va, and Mrs. Maggie Gilbert, Of Fulton City.
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ROBBERY On Sunday afternoon last, while
The family of Saml Tisdale was absent from thu
residence, short distance from town, some thiel
entered it by pricing the shutter Of the kitchen
window eff, ana going up stairs into one of the
chambers opens with nail, trunk belonging
to Mr.. Randolph Tisdale, taking therefrom Sll
including s5 cents in coppers. There is no clue
TO the authors o. this daring raid, made in
broad light of day, ind liable to have been in
corrupted at any moment by the return of the
owner.
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Coon FlNANcIERING On the lst of October
II the Indebtedness of the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institution was $l2,2 sl, on the LIST of DC
tober '72 it had been reduced to 81 81, and
last week, April lst, it had, been wiped out en-
.rely, with good balance over. This is as
good fnanciering as we ever knew in public
institution-or private one either for the mat
ter of that-and is a credit to Superintendent
Mccoy, under WIN Sc administration this desira
BILE event has been ACCOMPLISHED.
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LAND SALEs.-Benj. NJ Lines, of Wa, nesboro
has sold his tract of land, about 300 acres, ~
ing on the Blue Ridge near the Tunnel. in this
county, to Echols, Bell Catlett, for about
$4,000. Jas Minor has also sold portion Of
he RockGsh Gap tract in this comfy, to the
same parties, for about the same amount. Phil.
Fowver has sold his farm, two miles north
of Staunton, adjoining the Opie lands contain
ing 100 acres, to J. C. Mowry.
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WATERING PLACE CoMB,N sTIoN.-The proprie-
tors of the White Sulphur Springs (Messrs Geo.
l.. Peyton l. Coy have leased the Red Sweet
Springs from Mr. Jno. Kelly, and will keep it
in connection with that watering place At the
Red Sweet tents will be used for the increasen
patronage this summer,
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DIssoLUTION OF Co-PARTNERsHIP.-
- The Go partnership heretofore existing
between James j. Foster and R. 7. Foster, under
the style and name of Foster i Co., has this
day been dissolved by mutual consent.
JAMES j. FOSTER,
R. T. FOSTER.
Staunton Oct 9th 1872
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The TUNNEL CLEAR The fire having been ex-
tinguished in Cady's Tunnel, end the track
cleared, passenger trains going West yesterday
afternoon passed through There will, there
fore, now be no more transfer delays One
tranfer was made, the other day of passengers
and baggage across the mountans-a mile and a
half-in le AMI half minutes, which we take
it is pretty quick work.
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FATAL ACCIDENT Michael Flynn Of this city
a foreman on section No. of the Vallv Rail
coad. near Harrisonburg, was killed on Monday
last by the falling of rock from blast exrlo.
sion. His body was brought to Stanton and
was inferred at Thornrose cemetery, Rev Faith
er McYerrY conduc1ing the funeral service.
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THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILRoAD.-A telr-
gram from Front Royal announe es, upon official
Information that the money has been obtained
for the immediate ttmrletitn OF the Shen-
andoah Valley R. R. TO Siaunton. The same
infulma ion says that the contracts on the Sec
ond division of tina, railroad, exteh ding from
Riverton to Lulay, for which proposals were re-
ceivsd last November, have been assigned and
that the work will now be vigorously pushed
through.
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T umber.-lOO. 900 FEET
II for Stanton and Valley R. R.
P. T. BURKHOLDER & J. A. HANGER.

Agents for
GAAR ScoTr & Co.'s STATIONARY AND PORTABLE
STEAM ENGINES,
from 8. to 100 horse power. Boilers of all sizes
Portable and Stationary Circular and Mul, Saw
Mills, Nth capacity to cut from 600 to 200
fee, of lumter per day. Patent Head BLOCKS
will set both ends Of log with one stroke of lever,
saves one hand. Circular and Drag Saws, Gum
and Leather Betting, Log and Lumber Cars,
Steam Gauges Patent Governors, Steam Jet
Pumps and all parts of Engines and Mills
Two active men, with small capital, can run
our light engine. circular saw-mill and separa
tor to better Profit than a $40, 900 Valley farm
We again offer Gaar's Gold Medal Steam or
Horse Power Threshe,, numbers from to ten
horse mounted power, with folding stacker and
Gaar's safety coupling. The best ST. parator ever
introduced in the Valley Glover see hulIers,
&c We are also selling the Bayne wagons
suitable for farm and marketing. We put up
our machines and guarantee satisfaction, accor-
ding to the warranty of our manufacturers.
Orders filled in twenty days.
For price list and circulars address,
BURKHOLDER & HANGER,
marl4-t Staunton Va
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The RturE FOR THE WASHINGTON h STAUNToF
RAILROAD The engint ers of he Piedmont Rail.
road (the air line between Wal in, to-. and
Staunton,) have discovered route ttr, ugh the
Blue Ridge at Sipe's Gap, six miles el " Port
Republic, with grade Of only SO feet to the
mile.
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AssAULT.-On Friday last officer Knrtz arres
ted stranger for an assault on Thos J. Roche
Upon being carried before Justice Ker the m n
who gave his names as O. Willis, Martin
Ham and Geo Hanlon-al three, seemed to take
humorous view of the matter, interrupting the
witnesses with "that's right, Johnny, make it
strong for your side'' and Judge, that AIM
law" and similar expressions until he INDUCED
IN a few oaths, when the justice madeit serious
matter for him by fning him 81 so and sending
him to Jail for three months
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STANTON ORGAHIsrs-Th Staunton musical
men are getting prominent posiri, ms in the me-
tHepolis. Not long since Mr. Robt. Cowan WIS
appointed o,eanist at The Grace street Presb, =
t,rian church in Richmond, aud now Mr.. Stuart
Turner, a son of Prof. Turner at the Deaf, Dumb
h Blind Institute here, has heen appoir ted CT
ganist at the 9th Street (2nd) Baptist church in
the same city. Mr.. Cowan has become extern
si~ely popular with the appreciative musical
community of Richmond, and they will not be
less pleased with their new acquisition.
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TFEEVFC TOR
SEWINGM kCHINE
IS THE YER Y BEST!

1t has self-setting needle, which canuu, be
set wrong. Highly improved Shuttle Carrier,
avoiding friction and wear OF Shuttle. II is the
easiest managed, lighest running, and mos. du-
rabe Machine now in use. 1t sews with eeua!
facility, light and heavy fabrics, making the
loek-stitch alike on both sidts-giving perftc,
satisfaction TO all who have tried il. Before
buying see the VICTOR"
va Do not buy machine before seeing aud
testing the VICTOR" which you will have AL
Opportunity of doing very soon, as propose e1-
hibitng it in my territory-Augusla, Rocktrd..
Rockingham and Highland.
mar7-3m W NJ. BRYAN, Ag't
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CLOSE OF THE TERM-The Offices of assessor
and assistant assessor of the Internal Revenue
will be abolished on the Goth of May. The u.
s Commissioner notifies all that the law will
be put into effect on that day and at that time
the services of all assessors, 23o in number and
the assistants, about 1900, will be dispensed
with. The law provides that it shall 60 into
effect on or before the LIST of July next, and the
commissioner has selected the goth of May as
the most con yepiept time
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LOCAL BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS. A Local
Board of Underwriters, to actin conjunction with
the State and National Boards and the proml-
nent Fire Insurance Companies of the country,
was organized in Staunton Wednesday by the
election Of Capt. Jas. Bumgardner for President,
captain N. Fountain, Vice President, and Mr.
lanes Ear Sncratorv
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FUNDS FOR THE SCHOOL TEACHERS. The State
Superintendent of Fdu alton announces that he
sim of$2oll is ready for distribution to the pub
lablic schools of Augusta county, and $4ls TO
The city schools of Staunton.
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CHURCH NorEs.-There has been service in the
Lutheran church every night this week by Rev.
Mr. Miller, and Rev. Mr.. Fox of Bethlehem
There was communion service at the Metho-
dist and Bap list churches last Sunday
On Sunday afternoon last the annual Sunday
School celebration at the Presby tel ian church
was held. Eleven bibles were presentad to the
eleven scholars haptised during the year. The
school gave 1891 for religious purposes during
The year, and there was an average attendance
of 81 teachers and 245 scholars.
This morning, GOOD friday at IL o'eloch
there will he service at the Episcopal church,
Sacrament will be administered next Sunday.
Rev. Father Mcverry was in Richmond yes
terday at the blessing of the Holy Oils al the
Cathedral.
There were 80 persons baptised by Rev. W.
Simpson of the coloied Baptist church on Sum
ahay last.
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AUGUSTA SrocK. A few days since, A. NJ
Bowman, The Unknown Augusta stock bre' der,
Id 10 B. Fl johnson, of Alexar dria, Berke.
shire mig FIVE months old for $50.
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FIRE.-On Saturday morning last, little
celored boy, playing in the ice house IF Mr.. R
S. Flansbarqer, set fire to it burning f the roof
The mill of Mr. e., near by, narrowly escaped
destruction
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MCCLURE & MILLER,

WHOLESALE GROCERS
and COMMISSION NER CHANTS,
Opposite C. & o. r. R. Freight Depot.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Snow HILL KanaWha Salt Works,
JAMES RIVER CEMENT WORKS,
JACKSON & CO.'S CELEBRATED KEROSENE
and LII BRICATING OILS.
lO0J barrels kaaawha Salt,
500 barrels Flour
loo kegs Nails,
100 boxes chewing tobacco,
25 boxes smoking tobacco,
SO kegs Burden Horse shoes,
lc kegs Burden mule shoes,
SO barrels sugar
SO barrels coffee,
SO barrels kerosene oil-test ITO.
rs barrels lubricating,
Is barrels molasses,
20 barrels crackers,
100 barrels cement
100 barrels GA No. ~ Lime,
SO boxes candles,
SO boxes glass,
10000 lbs. bacon at 4Jobber's prices to mer
chants. apl. l.
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Iron ORE On Monday and Tuesday, nine
cars were loaded at the Empire mine Fish
'ersvile with 80 tons of ore for the Buffalo Gap
Furnace AT this mine the veins, as they are
" increasing in quantity.
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DEAD - Rev. Robert }. Tay lor pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Timber Ridge in Rock
bridge county, and well known in this city, died
last week
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MoCHEsNEY Il NADENBoUsCE Prophet,

MoCHESNEN l. NADENB0USCE .Proprietors
J. B. LICHLITER, Manager
heProprietorsn resuming the Arrangement
ofthis Unknown and popular motel, so long
and favorably known to the ira, cling public,
promise in thetuture to retain the reputation the
American has borne, as
First Glass Hotel
Itslocality, Immediately at the RailroadDerot,
rendersita convenient stopping place for per.
sons on business or in search of health.
Bar and Barber ShoJ in the House
Allthe Offices of the Telegraph and Stage
lines running to this own are adjoining this
House.
A frstclass Livery Stable, under O'Toole &
Donovan, in connected with this house.
McCHES' Ely 4 CO.
N.B. Citizens ofthe County wi lbe furnished
Dinner at so Cents, and Horses ed by Messrs
Donovan & u Tooleat 20 Gents.
Oct li---tf
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FAIR. The ladies of the Episcopal Church will
hold Fair in the rooms over the Drug Store of
Or Wayt & Bro, on Wednes day night next,
for the purpose Of enlareing tire Episcopal s, n.
day School room. A splendid dinner will he
served on Thursday. The directors Of The fl
have held meeting, and resolved that there
shall be no Grab-bags, Lotteries, Pest off ces,
or voting for presentation of articles, ard on
y a price will be charged for articles, which is
ordinarily charged in business
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THE INJUNCTION IN THE VALLEY 4. R CASE The
Ro,etourt Injunction to restrain the county Su-
pervisors from issuing it's bonds to the Valley R.
r. Co. came up at F;ncastie Tuesday, and was
post poned till yesterday for hearing. Eminent
legal counsel are employed on both sides. Messrs.
Shelley l. Bumgardner, of Staunton, and Colonel
Peudleton, of Buchanan, rtpresen,ed the rail-
Dad and General Skeen and Judge Houston are
counsel for the Plaintiffs. A FncastIe letter
saws, "the comfy is much divided on tie issue,
and much feeling is shown on the subject. but it
would seem that the railroad men have the
weight of public Sc ntment on their side" The
purchase of the Augusta Agricultural Society
Fair Grounds by the Valley r. R. Company vas
noticed in our last. Since that it has purchase
ID two acres of W. B Kayser for $500 and one
acre from Mr.. Deneen for $500. Il is confidently
stated that the road will be completed to S1aun
aon by JULY
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MIscELLANE pUs Tho new organ for the Bap-
fist church has arrived. 1t cost $500.
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THE WHEAT CRop OF THE VALLEY.-The fine
wea ther has given the wheat start enough,
and it is growing rapidly. From the lower
Valley we hear as good accounts as we get
around this vicinity. In some portions Of the
country the wheat was frozen, by the terrible
weather of March, but the crop will be above
the average.
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DHB ONS.
ULLLLNER Y AND .STR.4W GOODN.
1873.
ID HB IL ON s ,


WHITE GOODS, EMBROIDERiES, &C
Armstrong, Gator IL Co..
IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND JoBBRRs
BONNET, TRIMMING,
NECK AND SASH RIBBONS,
VELVET RIBBONS, NECK TIES,
BONNET SILKS,
SATINS, VELVETS AND GRAPES,
FLOWERS, FEATHERS, ORNAMENTS,
FRAMES, &c.
STRAW BONNETS
AND LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S HATS,
TRIMMED d UNTRIMMED,
lad in Connecting Ware7ooms
WHITE GOODS, LINENS
EMBROLD ERIES,
LAcEs, NETS, COLLARS SETS HANDKERCHlEFs, WILL
ING, HEAD NETS, &C., &c.
NOS. 237 AND 239 BALTIMORE STREET.
BALTIMORE, MD.
These goods are manufactured by US or bought
or Cash directly from the European and Ameri-
an Man Lfacturers, embracing all the latest nov
'lties unequaled in variety and cheapness in
my market.
Orders filled with care, promptness and dis
latch. mar28-to amt $lO.*
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DURE LIBERTY

DUSE LIBERTY
i WHITE LEAD,
Ground in Pure Linseea Oil.
EQUAL TO BEST ENGLISH LEAD.
We claim for Liberty Lead that, in WEARING
and COVERING. in WnITENEss and BEAUTY Of FIN
IsH and in uniform FLNENEss Of GRINDING, it has
no equal in the market.
BUY 1T! TRY 1T!
Warranted to cover more surface for same
aceight and to do more and better work, nj Il
given cost, than any other. The best and most
economical White Lead, for outside or inside
work, ever introduced. lis reputation is firmly
established and its popularity unprecedented.
EXCELS ALL OTHER LEAD.
MANUFACTURED AND WARRANTED BY
ZEIGLER l. SMITH,
PHILADELPHIA.
For sale oy our Wholesale and Retail Agents,
TROUT, STRlBLlNG 4 BERKELEY,
octll-y Stlunton, Va.
NOTICE. Having removed my Store from
~ Mint Spring to this city, and commenced
business in Logan's New Building, on Frederick
Street, and intending to deal in GROCERIES
exclusively, | will sell my entire stock of
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND HARDWARE
At Cost for Cash.
Those in want of such articles will fad il to
their advantage to give me call.
have now in store, and will in u few days
receive an additional supply of Groceries.
which am determined TO sell at very SIN al adj
vance from cost, apd trust by fair dealing TO re-
ceive portion Of public patronage.
COUNTRY PRODUCE taken a market rates
in exchange for goods
mar2I-tf G. R. GRlGGS.
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FIRE IN THE FOREST The forest on Blue Ridge
Mountain and its spur. near Waynesboro' was
hu' ming furiously on Wednesday, having been
fired by sparks from the railroad engines On
ednesday morning fire broke out in the
woods near New Hope in this county, which las
ted until The fall of rain ,hatevening extinguish-
ed it. 1t destroyed good deal of timber on
Mr.. Wayt Bells land, and it was only with great
exertions that large quantity of cut timber
piled near Roberts saw mill, was saved. The
woods were on fire at Panther's Gap in Rock
bridge Wednesday.
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Hotels

A MERICAN HOTEL,
IN Immedi rtely at the IA. Central Railrood
STANTON, VIRGINIA
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4oHr brefhren,
JNo HART,
B. SEARS, }Commi+tae
JNo A. ENGLISH,

The passage from New York for DR.. Tas lor
and mis- family who go with him, has been en-
gagged for TIE Both of April. The congregation
has invited Rev. Mr.. Deems, now preaching here,
10 fill their pulpit till July LIST.
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Railway STATION BURNT "Wednesday after
noon Melton. on the Chesapeake Il Ohio n i,
three miles below Gordonsville, was burned with
ten houses, including store owned oy Mr.
Cook, hoop pole factory engaged in making
hoop poles for the Cuban market, the water tan K,
several shantes occupied by laborers IN the
employ of the railroad, and the dwelling OF the
section master. The FIRE originated in the woocs
and burned for mile and n half around MELONS
and in it one or two fal m houses were Destroy
ed. The poor house of Louisa was also burnt,
and the houses fMessrs Boyd and Jones and the
barn of Mr. Cowherd with 400 pounds OF hay.
The express train for Stanton was delayed four
hours by the burning of a portion Of the track.
The New York herald., 1873-10-19

would have been welcomed by Catholics. But
hs these men, who call themselves an Evan
gelicM Alliance, stand, they are nothing but
sounding brass and tinkling cymbals.''
The Heeman's Journal comments with its
accustomed vigor upon the themes of the day,
while the Catholic Reoie,o touches on the
4Topics of the Hour" in lively strain.
The Je,oish Times contains q report of the
address delivered by its editor, Dr. Ellinger,
before the Free Religious Association at
Cooper Institute, on the 10th inst.
The Je,cish Messenger treats OF Hebrew
charities; has sharp word to say to the
Changers or Patrons OF Husbandry, and adj
vocates the adoption Of the proposed new
amendment to the constitution Of this State,
taking the election of judges from the hands
Of the people and providing for their appoint
ment by the Governor by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.