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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-08
JOHN r. THOMPSON.

(From the N. Y Tribune, May IL
Mr.. John R. Thompson, for many
years editor Of the Southern Literary
Messenger, and more recently connected
with the Evemiag Post, in this city,
died yesterday at 5:25 o'clock at the
residence Of Mr., Isaac Henderson, in
this city. He had long been suffering
from constitutional pulmonary 1nalady
and had.lately undertaken a journey to
the West, in the hope that his health
might Be improved By tie change; but
the disease had attained too firm hold
for cure or palliation. He returned on
Tuesday, and sank rapidly and peace
fully to his death.
Mr.. Thompson was born at Rich
mond, Va, on the .23d of October 1928.
He. was graduated at the University of
Virginia in 1916, and after devoting
some time to the study OF the law, his
bent for literature led him to assume,
in l847, the chair Of editor of Southern
Literary Messenger, which he con-
Quoted with such taste and skill as to
give it at once the place it always oc
eupied as the leading literary magazine
of the South. He varied his work in
this capacity with occasional journeys,
and wrote book Of European travels
which was printed, but never published
having been destroyed in the fire which
consumed the bindery of Messrs. Derby
& Jackson. During the war, in which
he sustained with all his energy, the
Southern cause, he came North, in
broken health and spirits, and soon
found that his personal worth caused
all political differences to be forgotten
He made many acquaintance, and as
many friends, and his last years, though
marked by great physical weakness
were probably as satisfactory as any in
his life. He was an excellent literary
workman, clever and graceful poet,
a man of good and solid education, a
sufficiently broad knowledge of the
world, and liberal and genial spirit.
IN all personal relations he was a sincere
and loyal gentleman. 1t is understood
that he has appointed Mr.. r. II.
Stoddard to act as his literary executor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-08

Letters from Omaha give the de.
tails Of the great snow-storm of the
18th l4th and 18th instants, in Ne
braska, showing it to have been the
most terrible ever known, in depth Of
snow and violence Of wind, They fully
confirm the previous reports Of the
great fatality among settlers received
BY telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-08

The Baltimore Gazette announ ces.
the retirement from that paper Of MIR.
Henry Taylor, as one Of its publishers.
Charles Baker. succeeds to Mr.. Taylor's
interest, and the firm now consists of
Messrs. VIM. II. Welsh, Chas. J. Baker
VIM. H. Carpenter. On the 10Th inst.
the paper is to be slightly enlarged and
changed to the quarto.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-08
SHIlN ANDOAII HERALD AND VALLEY AID
He is sen Of George w. Harris, a
merchant of this city.

merchant OF this city.
NEW York, May A Herald La
va Bed special If the 1st says moth
ing is being done at present. They
are awaiting he arrival of the Fourth
Infantry, 500 strong, from little Rock,
who are expected about the 18th in
stant The correspondent attributes the
great loss Of life, in the fight Of the
26th, to the desertion of Company E,
Twelfth Infantry, and some few of the
artillery, when ordered to fall back by
Captain Thomas, and hold bluff in
the rear of the troops to cover retreat,
continued to fall back until they reach
ed camp. The sModocs, meanwhile,
secured the positionsthey were expect
ed to hold. It is said only twenty
three Modocs were engaged, and that
only two were killed and two badly
wounded. s,f,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-08

Ur to to the 10Th of April $7s,757,-
II of the amount voted to members cf
Congress as "back pay" had been re-
turned to the Treasury Many of
those making the return desiring that
their names should not be made public.
Massachusetts and Virginia are the only
states SO far that have not returned
some of the congressional salary grab.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-08

The Fredericksburg Star declares
in favor of Col. Robert E. Withers as
the gubernatorial candidate of the Com
seryative party, and says he is Justly
entitled to the nomination, and would
give the party as great if not greater
strength than any other gentleman in
tho Cfofo
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-08
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

VIE CoPARrNhRSHlP heretofore erist.
ing unS.I the firm name of .NITNKx
d SLAfMAkER is this day dissolved by mn
tnai consent Either member of the firm is
All parties indebted are requested to make
prompt payment, as it is important TO clos
the business at once. Thanking our friends
and the public generally for the very libers,
patronage extended to us in the past, we n sst
our successors.
WILMER &SLAYMAKER.
NJ OF iCE-llaving purchased the entire
l. = stock of goods of Wilmer Slaymaktyr
We shall continue Blu ainess at the old stand
feb. 27-tf. W.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-08

Before the war General Hampton
was one Of the richest men in the
South. He is now residing in Balti-
more, as president of an insurance COM
pany, with a salary of $4,000 per. an
num.-Neac YORK. T,Dat.e.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-08

The Contract for printing and bind
ing the new Code has been awarded
1t will be ready for delivery, it is sup
posed early in September next.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-08

ABoCra score of distinguished gen
tlsmen have been announced as can
didates for Governor.
Richland beacon., 1873-06-28

WHY will men "take the name of God
in vain? What possible advantage is to
be gained by it? And yet this wantOn.
vulgar sin of profanity is evidently on the
increase. Oaths fall upon the ears in the
cars and at the corners Of the street.
There are among us not few who feel
that simple assertion or plain statement
of obvious facts will pass for nothing, I'M
less they swear to its truth by all the
names of the Deity. and blister their lips
with every variety of hot and sHlphurouS
oathS. If we observe such persons close
ly, we shall generally find that the fierce,
ness of profanity is in inverse ratio to the
afiluence of their ideas.
We venture to affirm that the prOfanest
men within the circle Of our knowledge.
are all afflicted with a chronic weakness
OF the intellect. The utterance Of an
oath, though it may prevent a vacuum in
sound. is no Indication of sense. 1t re-
quires ne genius to swear. The reckless
taking of sacred names in vain, is as little
characteristic of true Independence OF
thought As it is of high moral culture. In
this breathing and beautiful world. filled
as it Were, with the presence of the Deity
and fragrant with its incense from thou.
sand affairs of praise, it would be no ser
Witty should we catch the spirit of reve-
rent wOrshipers, and illustrate in our
selves the sentiment that the christian is
the highest state of man."
Richland beacon., 1873-06-28

attend, and had sent me iIshis stead. Miss
Kate accepted his apology, and we at
tended the ball together. II twas late wnen
returned to the store, and found George
still in his uncomfortable position, in a
towering rage, and swearing at me pro-
fusely.
The bullet had passed through the can,
and he dared not remove either hand. |
then procured an empty barrel, intending
to pump out the oil below the bullet
hole; but in order to do this. it was neces-
sary for him to be on the other side of the
can. He agreed to the change if would
hold my fingers over the holes until he
went around the can. This | was unwise
enough to consent to.
No sooner had he got me into this fix
than he proceeded to wash his hands
then taking up the lamp he went upstairs
to bed. | was mad; language cannot be-
gin to express my feelings. | swore, en-
treated, then tried to bride him to relieve
me. Like him, dared not leave the can
for knew it would cause my dismissal i
our employer found the new floor spoiled
with oil, besides the damage it would b.
to the goods.
How spent the remainder of the nigh
shall not attempt to describe; it is sufli
cent to say stayed there until morning
| -Warer[y.
Richland beacon., 1873-06-28

EDITORIAL NOTICES are so common that it
is almost impossible for an editor to eX-
press his honest opinion of the merits of any
article withoutbeing suspected of interested
motives. This fact. however, shall not deter
us from saying what we think of a new adj
dition to the Materia Medica to which our
attention has been recently directed. We
refer to DIR. j. WALKERS CALIFORNIA VIM
EGAR BITTERS, Il remedy which is making
its way into more families just now than all
the other advertised medicines put together.
Its popularity, as far as we can judge. is not
based on empty pretensOn. There seems 10
be no question about the potency of its tonic
and Alternative properties, while it possesses
the great negative recommendation of con-
tanning neither alcohol nor mineral poison.
That it is a specific for Indigestion. Bilious
ness, Constipation, and many complaints of
nervous origin, we have reason to know 4:
and we are assured on good authority that
as general invigOrant, regulating and pur-
flying medicine, il has no equal. 1t is stated
that its ingre dients, obtained from the wilds
OF California; are new to the medical world :;
and its extraordinary effects certainly war
rant the conclusion that it is a compound of
agents hitherto unknown. If popularity is
any criterion. there can be no doubt of the
efficiency of the Vinegar Bitters. for the sale
of the article is immense and continually in
crcasing.
Richland beacon., 1873-06-28
OverwOrk aud Want of Sleep,

OverwOrk causes great deal of i'll
health in farming communities. Very
many farmers, in their efforts to
avoid idleness, which they consider
sin and shame, go to the other
extreme and lose both health and
happiness thereby. While industry
tends to health, OrerwOrk breaks
down the constitution and shortens life.
1t Injuries both the body and mind. and
if long continued results either in death
or premature old age. For this sin. and sin
il is to OvcrwOrk, there is not nearly the
excuse on the part of farmers which there
was twenty years ago. Now one has ma
chimes to take, in great degree, the
place of hand labor, and the farmer who
will use them need not break down his
health by working too hard. But it is
not the farmer who is most liable to over
work. The farmers wife is generally
the greatest sufferer. Every day in the
year, Sundays not excepted, she has
much to do. Often there is as much re-
quired of her as two women ought to
perform. As the result of her OverwOrk,
health is lost. and she either dies long be
fore her time or lives only to suffer the
penalties of the law she has transgressed
! For this course there is no Justification.
No woman ought to work herself to
death. and no man is justified in requiring
or allowing his wife to do so. He ought
to furnish her with household machines,
and if her health is poor either help her
himself or hire girl to help her. This
killing himselfand his wife, which so many
farmers do, for the sake of laying up
few dollars which they never expect to
use, and which they cannot carry with
them when they die, is miserable specu-
lation as far as profit and loss are con-
cerned and sinful, shameful thing for any
man to do.
Want of sleep is one of the chief causes
ofmuch of the physical and mental trouble
of farmers and their families. During the
busy season, when the farmer rises at
four in the morning and works until six
or seven in the evening, then eats his
supper, does his chores, and sits up an
hour or two later to read his paper OF
chat with neighbOr, he does not obtain
sleep enough to keep either body or mind
in perfect health and vigOr. The evil
consequences of his course may not be
apparent for many years, but sooner OF
later they will come. The waste of the
brain is not fully made up. Little by
little it decays and insanity or incurable
disease is the final result of using the
hours which should be devoted to sleep fol
other purposes. Farmers wives, who are
often kept awake at night by the exhaus
ton caused by Overwork or by the crying
and fretting of children, are the greatest
sufferers, and year by year vast number
90 to the insane asylum or the grave. 1t is
slow but certain suicide to curtail the
hours of sleep, and no man, woman or
| child need expect to long continue in
pOO1 health without taking the fullest
Richland beacon., 1873-06-28
The Champion GrOwler.

Mr.. RUsKIN, the champion fault-finder
OF the age, attributes the reason why
weekly bills in England are now double,
to the production of the following arti-
Giles, which are enough to alarm the least
nervous pater familias-''irOn plates, iron
guns, gunpOwder. Internal machines, in
fernal fortresses floating about, Internal
fOrtresses standing still, Internal means of
internal lOcOmotiiOn, Internal lawsuits,
internal parliamentary elOcution, internal
beer, Internal gazettes, magazines, statues,
pictures" He forgets to enumerate
among the list the internal bomb-shells
which John Ruskin himself lets fly into
the world of letters-grOwling, grum-
bling, never satisfied, never at lest. The
old growler occasionally, however, gets
of some truths, as when he says: "She
the housewife) can see Gustave Dore's
pictures land sire had better see the evil
One) for shilling; she can be carried
through any quantity of filthy streets on
atramway for three pence; butitis as much
as her life Is worth to walk in them, or her
modesty is worth to look into print
shop in them" If John Ruskin had his
way, our cities would be filled with
Grecian temples, our halls hung round
with Turner'S pictures, our rural scenes
would resemble the valley of Kassela 8;
there would be no more laws or fighting,
and the happy peasant would sit all day
tuning his reed. and the wheels of life
would stand still. But when he wages
war upon ''infernal beer'' he touches a
tender spot. Mr.. Ruskin may regale
himself upon the nectar of the deities,
but, especially in this part of the world,
at the present moment, the popular re-
frain Is:
Gentlemen fine may drink their wine,
But give Us o drop o. good beer.''
Richland beacon., 1873-06-28
The New Horror.

HAVE we, indeed, fallen on the times Of
which an old Hebrew prophet spoke
when he said, "The fathers have eaten
sour grapes and the children's teeth are
set on edge?" So far as our country is
concerned, this appears to be the case.
The want of reverence shown by Ameri.
can children to their parents is spoken OF
in all other lands in disparagement of OuI
modes of training. The lawlessnesS Of
the child has terminated in a fearful par
ricide in front of our threshold. at which
all stood aghast for moment, but from
whose shock many recovered only to take
up their plea in behalf of the youth who
had murdered his father. The boy OF
nineteen, who travelled nearly two hun
dred miles with murder in his heart, sent
for his father, and waited for him over
night, placed his back against the door.
and shot down the man to whom he owed
his being, and then went smiling to a
prison cell, not only justifies his deed. but
has many who take his part. 1t is safe to
say that on his trial he will find multi
tudes to advocate his cause and plead for
his justification by law. This shows a
strange state of public morality. The old
Hebrew law enjOining obedience to paren.
tai will on the part of the child was the
one commandment to which prom
Use of life and happiness was attached.
Abraham might sacrifice Isaac, but, il
the son had turned upon his father to Stay
him when the patriarch raised his sacri-
fetal hand, the law of that day would
have justified any punishment of the par
ricide. Under the Roman Republic, no
law was enacted to meet the case of a
child numbering his father, for the crime
was thought simply impossible. By the
late Italian law, the parricide was tied up
in bag with a snake, serpent, and a
cock and thrown into the sea to be
drowned. In barbarian China, the son
who would strike his father would be
stoned to death forthwith. But it is re-
served for the nation which calls itself
proudly the most enlightened on the
globe, to apologize for parricide and make
the slayer of his father the lion of the
hour. In speaking thus, we are not en-
tering upon the merits of the case. There
are two sides to every story, and the
friends of the dead man have Just begun
to speak. 1t may be that the most which
has been said of him is true, and it may
be, also, that even this would not Justify
the deliberate murder of a father by his
son. 1t will be a perilOus day for any
people when the ties of blood are ignored,
and the spirit of mutual fOrbearance and
forgiveness which springs from those ties
is rudely quenched. If there is a skeleton
in every home, it will advantage the world
nothing to have it torn from its closet ami
thrust rudely upon the sight of the curl
Gus and unfeeling. Life would not be
worth living if it were to be passed amid
the grinning death's-heads Of domestic
Golgothas.-N. Y. Graphic.
Richland beacon., 1873-06-28
One Idea of Justice.

IRISH claim originality in about every
thing, and ccrtainl V their notions of justice
are odd enough. At Ballinakill quarter
sessions short time ago a woman, named
Ellen Moore, was indicted for having
stolen IA shawl. Evidence having been
given in support Of the charge, the jury
retired to consider the verdict. After IL
considerable lapse of time one of the jurors
was observed to emerge from the room in
which they were confined, and to be about
leaving the court. He was Immediately
stopped by the deputy clerk of the peace.
who asked him where he was going?
"Ah. begOr," replied the juror. Il
wouldn't stay there: they're all bOxin' and
fightin' inside" Notwithstanding this
painful state of affairs, the juror was or
dered back to the room and constable
placed at the door to prevent the escape
of any survivors of the fray. AT last the
prisoner was found guilty. and the verdict
being delivered the jury We're discharged,
when one of them was heard TO remark,
"Only threatened to lick him he'd never
agree" The only objection to the system
of jurymen thrashing each other into har-
mOny is that skill in the noble art of self
defense WI of course give immense adj
vantage to any juryman who may posses,
it, and that weight and muscular develop
ment will also have considerable influence
over their deliberations. Besides, there
is the risk that after long period of de-
! liberation nothing may be left of them but
| few bOnes.-ErchdnQe.
Richland beacon., 1873-06-28
Wonders Of photography.

The pithy saying of Lord Brougham,
1.-The school master is abroad" has be-
come one of the popular proverbs of the
age. But he is abroad rather than in the
schOOl-hOuse, one would think, from the
following specimens of photography:
A young lawyer in an interior city one
early morning locked his office door, and
left upon it this mysterious sentences:
"Gon to brexfust."
In small New England town a drug
gist was surprised and disturbed to receive
at the hands of a dirty looking customer
he following prescription:
"Please give the baer sumpthing to
phyzic him Is cents worth"
Rufus ChOate, or somebody else, said
that the ways of Providence and the deci-
sions of petit jury are past accounting for
We may safely say the same of the SPELL
ing of the latter, since Pittsburgh jury
handed up to the judge a communication
endorsed, ITO the Onerable gug."
The proprietor of a country store once
worked himself nearly into brain fever en-
deavOring to make Ineligible the follow
son of one of his customers:
sinister Cream
Wunt you let my boay hev pare of
ezy toad shuz.'
However, he was probably not more
Mortified than the schoolmaster who re-
ceived letter from man who wrote:-
81 have desided to enter my boay into
your SOUL"
The letter which one person wrote to an
editor when disseminating his paper, con-
tanned internal evidence ofits assertions;
~ think fOalks Ottent to speend their
mummy for paypurs, nv dad didn't and
everybody sed he waz the intelligentest
man in the country and he'd the smartest
family uf boiz that ever dug taters."
ssThis house for sail, }" was what travel
80 syse1 S5s7 of 2 humble
Richland beacon., 1873-06-28

CONSUMPTION.-For the cure of this dis
tressing disease there has been no medicine
yet discovered that can show more evidence
of real merit than Aliens Lung Bal>am.
This unequaled eXpectorant for curing con-
sumption. and all diseases Leading to it. such
as affections of the throat. lungs and all dis
eases of the pulmonary organs, is introduced
to the suffering public after its merits for
the cure of such diseases have been fully
tested by the medical faculty. The Balsam
is, consequently, recommended by phy.i-
clans who have become acquainted with its
great success.
Richland beacon., 1873-06-28
Dueling in Cincinnati and Chicago.

If ever nation considered dueling as a
serious business, it is the American nation.
One day Cincinnati merchant was chal-
lenged by a Chicago banker. The chal-
lenge was sent by telegraph, and these
telegrams were exchanged: Cincinnati to
Chicago-"Challenge accepted. Come on
to Cincinnati to settle the conditions -
Chicago to Cincinnati-"I shall do no
such thing. Why should l, and not you.
take the trouble to travel?'' Cincinnati
TO Chicago-"Because my wife is In child
bed" Chicago to Cincinnati-"All right.
Expect me in the next train" The Chi
cagO banker found the Cincinnati mer-
chant at the railway station, and asked
the latter: swell, are you ready for the
fight? Why in the deuce are you so pale?'
because am afraid am ruined man.
My correspondent at Havre has ceased
making me his usual remittances." by
Jove that's bad ~ 81 set out for Havre
to morrow we will fight when 1 return"
81 shan't quit you" They embarked on
the same steamship. When they reached
Havre the Cincinnati merchant finds his
correspondent has run of to Canton with
all the money he could raise. They 60
after him: They find and arrest him at
Canton, bring him back to Havre, have
uiiA IrIcu, COutiCtcu, anu put LII tuc pcIll-
Tertiary. This prosecution lasts six
months. After they have seen the rogue
put in the penitentiary they return to
America. They had now been travelling
together for two years, and had come to
love each other like brothers. Neverthe-
less, the day after they reached Chicago,
the banker said: "By the way, we have
almost forgotten our duel. We have to
fight" ITO be sure we must" The
following day they fought on the lake
shore with rifles the distance was twenty
PAGES. Both fell MORALLY wounded, and
expired saying, "All right" - French
PAPER. -
Richland beacon., 1873-06-28
Robbed Of Health.

The richest of us is poor indeed. The summer,
pleasant and enjoyable 1t Is is very apt to lay
us open to this kind Of depreciation. The high
temperature weakens the body and impairs its vi.
tslity, and the strength and energy OF the sys-
tenn decline, disease following in the trail of deb
ity, obtains foothold somewhere In the frame,
in the stomach, perhaps, or the liver. or the head,
or the bowels, or the nerves. In summer there
fore, 1t IL of great importance TO keep the body
strong, and all its functions in healthy activity.
To promote, or rather to insure this condition OF
the human machine, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
the standard tonic of the age. is the one thing
needful. As q wholesome invigorant It stands at
the head Of all medicines Of the class to which II
belongs. But this is only of Its many valuable
properties. Its mild and painless cathartic action
its anti-bious properties, and Uncertainty with
which II eliminates from the blood and other ami
NAL fluids all acrid matter that tends to produce or
foster disease, almost entitle this wonderful pre-
ventive ard curative, to the much abus appslIa.
ton, universal medicine. 1t is SO harmless that
the most delicate female invalid may take IL with
safety yet so powerful that no form of bilious or
nervous disease, no phase of Indigestion, no case
OF chronic constipation, no type of Intermittent
fever. can resist its sanitary operation.