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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15
CALE OF REAL ESTATE.

GALE OF REAL ESTATE.
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In obedience to decree Of the Circuit Court
of Augusta county, rendered at the March Term,
1874 in the Chancery cause OF Phillips, &C., vs.
Burne, &C., the undersigned, Com missioner,
will proceed on
MONDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF JUNE, 1874,
to sell at public auction, in front of the Court
house, at IL O'Clock, NJ. tract of land con-
tanning
1873 ACRES,
situated in the county OF Augusta, on the waters
of Middle River, and adjoining the lands of
Samuel H. aarnsberger, N. E. Lyman, Moor
mans heirs and others, and known as the
'sWELLER LAND" Said tract of land con-.
tains some valuable river bottom. The farm
has on it the usual improvements
TERMS One fourth of the purchase money
in cash on the day of sale. and the residue ia
one, two and three annual payments, bearing
interest from date, he purchaser to give bonds
with good personal security fer the deferred
payments, and the legal title to the land retain
I'd as ultimate security.
EDWARD ECHOLS,
Commissioner.
E. NJ. CUSHING, Auctionesr.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

THREE TIMES MARRIED AND TWICE
DIvORCED.-There is case now before
the New York Supreme Court which is
without precedent in American jurispru-
dence. The facts are briefly these: Not
long since a Mrs. Jeanette G.. Shepherd
was divorced from her husband, and the
court awarded her alimony at the. rate of
1872 so. She then married MT.ssThomas
G. Shepherd, and was again divorced, the
court allowing $4,000 alimony, making her
total income from the two ex-husbands
$3.672.50. Afterwards she married Mr.
G. J.. Anderson. Her second husband now
petitions that, as the woman has found
another source of income, he be relieved
from her support. A motion to that eff
feet was made. The court reserved its de-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

PAYING INTEREsT.-The Board APP
pointed by the legislature to provide for
paying the interest on the public debt
Gov Kemper, Auditor Taylor, Auditor
Rogers, and Treasurer Hunter, have resolv-
ed to commence on the LIST of July, the pay
ment of the January "a interest. viz: 2
per cent on the per cent, and one and
two-thirds on the 5 per cent stock issued
under the act Of March 30th, II, and the
like rate upon two-thirds of the face of
stock not funded. They resolved also to
pay, at the same rate, the July interest Of
IA, las soon as the condition of the Treas
urv will warrant it,
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COMMUNICATION.l

NTE THE UNDERSIGNED VOTERS OF
w Staunton, respectfully call upon Messrs.
Thomas J, Crowder, John B. Scherer, Senr,
and NJ. G. Hartman, to signify their willingness
to serve as CoUNcILMEN of the city of Staunton,
if elected at the approaching election, on the
2sth day of May, and we pledge our hearty
support:
S. TRAVERS PHILLIPS,
JOHN D. CROWLE,
JOHN CRADDOCK,
]. T. LONG,
j. E. HERNDON,
AND TwENTY-FOUR OTHERS
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SETTLING OUR FINANCIAL
MEP YES

The President vetoed the teaspoonful Of
financial brandy-for it was but tea
spoonful, which the country wanted SO
badly, and now it will have to stick it out
waiting for it's nerves to settle, after
financial spree, in the usual slow way IN
which fast men worry it out the next day.
The relief would have been temporary.
but very grateful, especially grateful to
the South. Three years ago the country
took little eye opener to the extent OF
$54, OO0, 900 addition, by act Of Congress,
July 10, to the amount of currency issued
by the National banks, and this was done
especially for the benefit of the Southern
States, who were in no condition, in 1864,
when the first banking act fixing $5oO, OOo,-
900 was passed, to avail themselves OF IL.
How long it has lasted experience has
shown, The bulk of it has found its way
to the Northern, chiefly to the New Eng
land States, where it will always drift UNI
til we do our own manufacturing. But if
we managed our business rightly, there
would be enough money left in each Sec
ton for the wants of business. All
over the country we are building
railroads, like the Northern Pa
cifc, which brought on the panic,
which run through nowhere to no.
where, passing through country that is
not settled, does not need, and is not ready
for railroad. The man who owns alarge
farm and has quite enough, and just
enough money to work portion of it adj
vantageously, and goes to work to build
dozen expensive roads into the virgin part
of it, which will be valuable only when
the virgin part is settled, is bound to come
to grief. He gets in debt-the settlers
don't come fast enough for the roads to
have any transportation to do; the men
that built the roads for him want their
money and he can't pay them, and that's
how the panic begins, and not only the
road builders, but the farmer himself all
go to the bad. Actually, here in Virginia.
poverty stricken Virginia, with the people
crying out about taxes, we are still on the
railroad spree. A half dozen have been
chartered by the legislature, to be built in
GllG HALL NY UIlC ldlulCIS ouU0CllPOlOlIo
subscriptions Of men who are to-day saying
they can't pay their taxes, and men are
canvassing the State for this broad gauge
and that narrow gauge, and another middle
gauge, and the hum of the canvassers
voices is mixed with the clamor of city
here and there, swearing that its throat il
about to be cut, and vociferating for some
body or other to stand by the old State
To an outsider it looks like they only
wanted somebody to stand by and hold hel
until her last garment could be jerlSed off
Does any of this look like health We
have got to get off this railroad frolic il
we want our financial nerves to settle.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

FIGHT BETWEEN Politicians
quarrel occurred Tuesday at the Maison
Doree, New York, between State Senator
John Fox and John Morrissey. After he
was called a liar Fox began to get angry,
and called Morrissey - gambler, with
the spirited addendum, You dare not hit
face cnce and punched his head twice, and
was about to deyo4r him bodily when
friends interfered and separated them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

ACCIDENT ON THE ORANGE ANDN
ALEXANDRA RAILROAD The Orange
and Alexandria night passenger train from
Alexandria, running tomake up time, was
thrown from the track, Saturday morn
ing, by a broken rail, at Rockfsh depot,
in Nelson county. Among the passen-
gers on board were Judge Wingfeld,
of Bedford, ON his way home from Staun-
ton, Captain Jas. H. H. Figgat, and W.
A. Glasgow, of Fincastle, and Hon. j. H
Gloss, M. q. from Alabama. The Lynch
burg Republican y says
The engine and tender passed over the
broken rail 1.-THE cause of the accident)
safely, but the baggage and second class
car, first-class passenger coach. sleeping
coach and one freight car, were thrown
down an embankment, ranging from fif-
teen to thirty feet. The baggage car had
the longest fall, tumbling a distance of
thirty feet, making complete somersault,
landing right side up, minus it's truck. In
this car were Captain Thomas Rudd, con-
ductor, and Mr.. Thomas Reyes, baggage
master. Captain Rudd received a severe
cut in the forehead, and was badly bruised
in the side and breast, but without stop
ping to examine his own wounds, he I'M
mediately picked Reyes up, who had been
badly hurt about the thigh and spine, and
carried him in his arms to place of safe
ty, Reyes in the meantime being insensi-
BILE. Captain Rudd then hurried to the
passenger coach, where he was greeted
with the gratifying announcement that
none n9 Of its occupants ct pa were badly injured.
he found Mr.. W. A. Hutchinson, of Balti-
more, in an almost insensible condition,
with his collar bone broken This-iniury
was caused by Mr.. II. being thrown
against hat rack. Captain Carlisle,
conductor, received some internal injuries
and was left at the scene of the disaster.
A MI. Bryant, Of Pennsylvania, received
a severe cut on the top of the head, whilst
anumber Of other passengers and railroad
employees received slight injuries, from
which they will soon recover. Captain
r.. w. Gustav, of Salem, received a con
fusion of the shoulder, and Rev. T. N
Conrad, editor of the Christiansburg
" Messenger" had his ankle somewhat
bruised Others suffered to some ex-
tent, but not sufficiently to be specially
reported.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

Occoquan river, Virginia, $4,000; mouth
Of Nomoni creek, Virginia, $4,000; Rap
pahannock river, Virginia, $1,000; James
river and Appomattox river, Virginia,
each $50, 900; Elizabeth river and Nanse-
mond river, Virginia, each $4,000, are the
internal improvement appropriations for
Virginia, which have passed the House.
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Commercial.

New YORK, May 14.-Flour steady
Wheat quiet and steady. Corn firm.
BALTIMORE, May 14.-Flour-more do
ing but unchanged. Southern wheat firm.
Corn firm for southern white, at SIC
yellow, Soc. Oats dull-southern SEA zoe.
Rye, quiet and steady at $1(0$1.05.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

The Lexington "Gazette'' has been sold
by Major Lafferty, its owner. to the owners
of the Lexington "Citizen." he retiring
from editorial life. There is not a news
paper reader in Virginia that won't miss
the man whose bright things were copied
in every paper in the State.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15
O~N

Fayette Mcmillan made a speech at
Tazewell Court House ON Monday and an
nounced himself candidate for Congress.
Bishop Whittle breaches in the Southern
Methodist church, at Lexington, VA, next
Sunday.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

THE GHOST OF LOUIS NAPOLEON
Something which looks strangely like the
wrath of the defunct Emperor may be
seen daily haunting the restaurant Morel,
back of the Opera Comique, cafe much
frequented by artists and authors. The
ghost in question is no other than the son
of the dead ruler, the eldest son of the late
celebrated Mrs. Howard. He is remarka-
bly, like his father (an advantage which
the Prince Imperial does not enjoy, and
is said to resemble him also in licentious-
ness of conduct. He is a middle aged
man now, but is not in the least settled
OF steady one, and his habits of dissipa-
ton and extravaganza used to give the En-
peror much trouble. To get rid of this
wild scion, and to avoid the scandals which
might have been set af1eat by the Liberals
respecting his conduct in Paris, his father
sent him, first as consul to Belfast, and
finding that still too near to France in all
probability, he transferred him to the con-
sulate of Zanzibar. He is now residing in
Paris, and bears the title of Count de
Bure, but nobody troubles themselves any
more about him-his brief chance for dis
tinction or notoriety passed away with the
Empire and it's chief Some day perhaps
he may play the part of Duke de Mornay
to Napoleon IV.-Petris Correspondence of
Philadelphia Press.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

The plan of the dominant party in Con-
gress now is to class the Civil Rights bill
and General Amnesty together, and both
are likely to be laws before this ses ion
ends.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

HOW A TEACHER STOPPED A TRAIN
On Monday OF last week, says the Albany
Argus" there was an occurrence on the
Harlem Extension railroad that is worth
recounting: About nine in the morning
of that day a serious collision-a collision
between a girl and a train of cars-was
avoided in a very singular and daring way.
The girl is a school teacher, and she was
on her way to school. The train was from
Chatham, on it's way to Rutland, both met
on the trestle-work, near Brainard's Sta
alarmed engineer whistled down brakes.
and managed to stop the train only wher'
the engine was in ten feet of the obstruc-
ton. The trestle work is thirty-six feet
high, and bears only one course of tiers
and only one track. "What do youmean-
do you want to be killed ?" inquired the
engineer. "No,'' said the girl, II am go
ing to SCHOOL, "Well, go back, until the
train crosses the trestle," said the engi-
neer. II can't said The girl, ''I'm late. y
'sStep aside, then,'' and she stepped aside,
outside the track and on the edge Of the
ties. But the space was too narrow; the
ded skirts. Her next plan WAS to sit down
with her legs dangling beneath the ties,
but thus the hoops spread all the wider
Provoking delay for the engineer, humilia-
ting failure and posture for the school
marin. "Hold on" said she, "I'll fix it,"
and then gathering up her limbs and her
skirts, she stretched herself at full length
upon the outer edge of the ties, seized I'm
derneath with one hand the string piece to
which the rail is spiked, and coolly babe
the train pass on. In a minute the train
passed over the PROSTATE form without Jar
or jolt, and the next instant the girl was
on her feet Fastening towards her expec-
tant pupils, before whom she determined
to be on thine, J" though she disarranged
dozen railroad timetables.
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Congress-.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-The Senate to-
day was engaged with the currency bill,
and the House with the deficiency bill.
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FROZEN TO DEATH IN MAY.-James
Clark, of Rappahannock county, aged
twenty-four years, who had been working
for William S. Woodward, Of this county,
started ON last Tuesday evening from
showing rapidly ut the time, and night
overtaking him on the summit of the Blue
Ridge, he doubtless became so Demanded
with cold that he sat down upon log be-
side the mountain path he was walking, to
rest himself, and was found next morning
frozen to death.-Front Royal ( Y a. Senta
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

The CONDITION OF Col. MAYo.-A
Richmond letter, in the Petersburg cap
peal" says:
DR.. Stribling has written to relative of
Col. Joseph Mayo in this city, that Col.
Mayo is rapidly improving mentally and
physically, and that there is strong hope Of
his entire and speedy recovery.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

w. B. E.-Your news was all forestalled
by the Richmond papers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15

VICTIMIZED BY A MYTH.-That indefi-
mite Arab, the American interviewer, has
been telling stories about the ''hero of San
tiago," Sir Lambert Lorraine, and the an
CRY Briton has this in the Pail Mall "Ga-
zette:
The reported interview with myself,
published in q New York paper, is fcti
tious; | never said that the blood was
land have ; strong t affection ito Tor for their K
merican cousins, and that it would give
me great pleasure to receive silver brick.
Whatever may be my opinions L am no adj
mirer of those Englishmen who are given
to faWning upon their American cousins
at the expense of their own self-respect.
But this is very rlnlzind, seeing how his
American cousins did fawn upon him in
New York.
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<-&1~---
alexander Watt, with rythmic step
danced up to Albert Barksdale and at
tempted to commit murder set to music, .
was the way the Danville, Va, Prosecu.
ting Attorney put it, prosecuting a negro
Jor stabbing another in a dance.
The Primitive Baptist Church at Rocky
Mountain, N c., over century old, was
burnt by incendiaries on the night of the
Sth inst. The legislature had passed a law
prohibiting the sale of liquor within two
miles of the Church building after the 9Th
inst
The Petersburg, Va. papers announce
with much feeling the death of Col. VIM.
NJ. Lewis, of the S9th N. Y. Volunteers,
who had been U. S. revenue officer there,
and a most popular citizen.
The Idaho icator'-women' S
rights, and edited by two women-re-
marks: eve shall have a fellow feeling
in QUIZ bosom for all struggling and OPP
pressed humanity everywhere" He must
be a saucy fellow.
Maj. W. F. Q. Gregory has been nomi-
mated by the Conservatives of Peters burg,
Va, for Mayor. This party under the
NOW lCS lOUlebUlOH ID INV LII UllC llctJ Ol1Uy.
A white fiend named Frank Williams
outraged child four years old in Mobile,
Ala, Su nday, and the community turned
out en- m asse, battered down the Jail walls
and hung him.
Thomas Collier, who attempted to as
sassinate policeman j. N. Hobson, in
Richmond, in March, has been sentenced
to the penitentiary for ten years.
The Southern Baptist Convention is in
session at Jefferson, Texas, with Rev. Dir.
JameS=P. Boyce, of Louisville, Ky, presi-
ding, and the Rev. DR.. j. Lansing Bur-
rows, of Richmond, Va, among the Vice
presidents.
Samuel Hogan, of Bedford county, Va,
aged 70, was crushed to death in the gear
ing of Cundiff's mill few days since.
His body stopped the machinery.
John A. Parker is appointed postmaster
at Rockbridge Baths, Rockhridge county,
Va, vice Stewart Taylor, deceased.
Schuyler Colfax delivered an address at
the dedication of Odd Fellows hall, in
Elyria, Ohio, Saturday.
Another marriage is talked of-namely,
that of the young Napoleon, at Chisel-
hurst, with the little daughter of Mac
Mahon.
In Stowell's (Virginia) district G. W.
Graham; State Senator, and De Mortle,
(colored), are out for Congress.
a pair of shad, weighing ten pounds,
is called the champion pair by the
Alexandria Gazette.
The CuIpeper (Va.) Times reports the
discovery of petroleum spring and large
denosit of iro.. ore on the farm Of Colonel
James Cochran.
Mrs. Jackson, the widow of General T.
]. Jackson, was a guest last week, for a
day Oh two, IT the Hon. w. A. Graham, in
n orth Carolina.
There are forty Baptist Indians present |
as spectators at the Southern Baptist Con-
vention, in Jefferson. Texas.
The store of A. M. Bushong, near Edin- |
burg, Va, was robbed of $500 worth of |
goods one night last week.
Joseph E. Jackson, of Mt Jackson, Va,
has been granted patent Cor a mikllings
purifier,
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BY Telegraph.

Special kilograms to the Staunton Vim dicator. I
From Arkansas.
WASHINGTON, May 4.--Despatches
from Little Rock, Arkansas, show no bet
ter state of affairs. Skirmishing is contin-
ually going on, and several men have been
wounded.
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DIR. WILSON'S REMARKS,

DR.. Wilson-Yon intimated it. At
WaTenton charges were presented by The
Presiding Elder. A committee Was ap-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

The Laporte people celebrated the
birth of the New Year, pretty vigorously.
The Herald gives an account of e fireman's S
ball at Hunssman Hall New Years eve,
which was attended by three or four hun
dred happy dancers. The Light Guard
Band, of Chicago, furnished the music.
The Standard Clubs hop on the same
evening at Concert Hall, says the Herald,
was certainly one of the most brilliant
ever given in that hall. Several guests
from ncighboring cities and villages par
took of the festivities. Hull s. Arnold's
Orchestra furnished them with splendid
music.
Some Of the ladies received callers
through the day.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

Some time since Mrs Buckleby, who
lives over in Berricn county, directed her
son Samuel. a lad OF fourteen years, to
take IA turn Il. the chuIn Now as
Samuel lad set Ills heart on going fish
ing AT that very iimc. he got his back
up and fatty refused to agitaie the
cream. The curvature was promptly TAX :
en- out of his spine lay vigorous appli-
caticn of a slipper, and with tears III
his eyes, he went on duty with the
dasher. In about half an hour, and dur
ing the brief absence of mis- mother, his
eye fell upon "plate of fly poison" and
IA bright, smart thought struck him.
Just before Mrs. r. came in. Samuel lift
ed the fatal platter To his face. and as she
entered he put the poison from his lips
with the dramatic exclamation: There,
mother, | guess YOU won't lick me ne
more!" Now. what did this Spartan
dame them Did she snriek for doctor
and fall into hysterices. MOI much. She
simply took Samuel by the nap of the
neck, lifted him deity into the pantry,
beat the whites of six eggs together, and
.old him 70 engulph the same inaanter
he refusing, she called the hired girl, and
in twinkling Sam found himself out
side the albumen. Then Mrs. B. began
preparing mustard emetic. Seeing this,
Sans pluck dissolved and he commenced
begging, crying. | was only trying 10
tskeer ye" But the stem mother was not
at all softened, and Samuel had to swal-
low the mustard. He was then forced to
take dose of Pain Killer and had hi:
back rubbed with the ''Vigor IF Life.
and stomach with the 'Oil of Gladness.
Then he vomited up everything but his
boots and socks. This being over. he
took seven Ayers pills, two spoonfuls o
castor oil, tea-spoonful of salts and q
blue pill. And now if you want to be
hold the maddest boy in Michigan, JUS
say "fiy poison" to Sam Buckleby.-La-
porte Herald.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

out as long as you can, and wind 1t about
as rapidly as possible over the reel of
fancy; tangle it up with a variety of
hooks, put about the ears of as many of
female friends as will stand to have the
operation performed, and the result will
be a splendid piece Of crochet work,
which viii be OF the utmost service as a
pattern-to be universally avoided.
The world is governed by three things,
wisdom, authority and appearances.
Wisdom is for thoughtful people, authori
ty for rough people, and appearances for
the great mass of superficial people, who
can look only at the outside, and who
judge only by external matters.
What we do for ourselves, will soon be
forgotten; what we do for others, may be
the vision TO cheer the soul when the
eye can no longer behold the loved ones
Pillows, though not belonging TO the
human species. come under the head of
rational beings.
Penmakers are bad lot They make
people stseI pens, and then say they do
scrite
Thirty years ago young man entered
the city of New York in an almost penni
less condition. and without single ac-
quaintance in the great wilderness of
houses. To-day his name is known
wherever humanity breathes. 1t is
spoken in every city, and is as familiar to
the workers in the mines rs 20 his broth
er in the mills, al d whenever language is
known and ideas expressed the name of
this penniless, unknown and uncouth lad
of thirty years ago, is uttered. 1t was
John Smith.
A visitor remarked To the teacher of
young ladies' grammar school, who was
boasting of the proficiency of his pupils,
that not one of them would "dcciine" a
husband.
Never be critical on the ladies'" was
the maxim OF an ITish peer. remarlla-
BILE for his homage to the sex. 1.-The only
way that q true gentleman will ever al
tempt 10 look at the faults of pretty
woman is to shut his eyes"
A gallant was lately sitting beside his
beloved, and being unable to think of
anything else to say, saked her why she
was like a tailor! :" i don't know" she
said with pouting lip, unless il is
because am setting l,s>idc a goose.
If all The pulsations of the heart for
forty eight hours could be concentrated
into one great throb, that throb would
be found TO have sufficient force to throw
a ton OF iron lao feet into the air. Just
think of that for the never weary "pit-;l-
pat engine within your beast
Whatever good an umbrella preforms,
it is put up to it.