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Also at the Thompson Place, near Arbor

Also at the Thompson Place, near Arbor
Hill
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23d, 1874.
will sell publicly Mich Cows, 2Steers l
Engineer Colt, Plows snd dar-ows, Wind Will,
half interest in Mower and Drill, 800 Bushels
v heat. so Bushels Rye, Is Bushels ITS, Brood
Sows and Pigs, and one Poland China Boar
TERMS. On all sums of $40 and upwards a
credit fisk months will be given the purchas
er giving negotiable note satisfactorily endorsed
under that amount the cash will be required.
JAMES NJ. WATSON,
Administrator, of John Alexander, decd.
Sept II ids
'Spec.' copy and send bill to this office for
collection.
A NICE HOME FOR SALE Acting under
N decree of the Circuit Court for Augusta
county in the cause of X ndig ct ais, as. Keiser
ct ais, I will, on
SATURDAY OCTOBER 3RD, 1874,
offer at public sale, to the hi CHEST bidder, or
the premises, comfortable frame house and
TEN ACRES OF LAND attached on the main
road from Waynesboro to Greenville, in Au
gusta county, adjoining tn, lands of Kindig,
Keser Ell ais, and now occupied by Alexander
Thomas.
TERMS-20 per cent. Of the purchase money
in CASH, balance in two equal payments, at
and 8 months from the day of sale, with in err
est from that date, purchaser to give bonds
with approved personal security, and title to be
retained as ultimate security.
Sale at II O'Clock A NJ.
NJ. F. WHITE,
Sept ll-4t Special Commi ssioner
NOTICE. to my premises, four miles
IN from Stanton, about the lst of April,
WHITE BOAR, with II hlue spot Oh his side.
Also, about the LIST of Ju y, RED SPGTTED
STEER, supposed 10 be about lS months old,
which the owner can get by paying cost Of
keeping and this advertisement
Sept ll-3t A. P. DICKINSON.
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THE HEALTH OF STAUNToN While
our boarding houses are filled with strang-
els from other parts Of the country, here
to enjey the healthy climate, it is very
strange to have to notice the fact that re-
ports have been spread through the South
and West that typhoid fever is prevailing
here. Rev. R. H. Phillips, of the Virgin
ia Female Institute, has received tele-
grams from Louisville and CINCINNATI,
and letters from Marshall, Texas, a still
more distant point, inquiring into the
truth of the report. Of course he could
only reply at once to the anxious parents
that there was not particle Ct founda-
ton for the report. 1t is a rather suspic-
ious coincidence that last year just about
the time Of the opening of the female col
leges here similar reports were spread,
though they failed to divert scholars from
this point. Staunton is enjoying the best
of health and there is neither typhoid fe-
yer nor any other disease here, and pupils
may be sent on with the usual certainty OF
good health.
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BREyITIEs.-Last week at Waynesb

BREvITIEs.-Last week at Waynesbo-
TO Rev. Dr.. G. Manly, of Staunton, bap-
tiZed persons.
Fine watermelons from A ugusta, Ca,
averaging 604 pounds, were received by
express last week by MI. VIM. Jordan.
Mrs. Mas opera and concert troupe
which includes the celebrated "British
Quartette," will open at the Town Hall
in Staunton on September 9th.
E. J. Dougherty has been appointed
mail agent on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad.
D. w. Hanabass, a Justice of the Peace,
of Bedford county, Va, was committed to
the Lunatic Asylum here last week.
The Richmond merchants are taking
steps to make a han dsome show at the
Augusta county tair. The Baltimore pa
pers are urging the same thing on their
people.
The City Council last mig lat voted to de
liver the 100000 of bonds of Stanton IS
first subscription to the Valley Railroad
Company.
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ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-Augusta En-
CINE Company held meeting on Monday
night, at which they recommended Capt.
J. H. Waters for Chief Engineer, and
elected the following officers: 7. j. Crow
der, LIST Commander (re-elected; John
Dinneen, I'd; Jos. Scherer, LIST Pipeman
(re:elected;) Chas. Lushbaugh, I'd Thos.
O'Donnel, Sd; Ed. F. Grove, 4th; john
Teabo, Chief Hose Director; Pat Nelll-
gan, I'd; Thos. R. Hennings, Secretary
J. H. Waters, Treasurer; Willie Brandy
burg, Librarian; Morris Barry Assistant ;
and John F. Long, Steward. Captain
Crowder has returned from Baltimore
where he purchased fire bell weighing
1900 pounds from McShane & Co.. which
will be put up here next week.
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ORGAN GRINDING AS A BUsTNEss.-A
few days since ragged looking organ
grinder carrying monkey made the town
of Staunton lively, staying three or four
days. His appearance excited pity for his
poverty. The day he left he called at the
National Valley Bank and got large notes
for $500, SO he could more safely conceal
it on his person. In reply to the surpris-
ed enquiry Of the bank men he said, ode
maunky make it all. 'Staunton had been
entertaining a wealthy angel unawares,
but we doubt if after this paragraph an
other organ grinder gets out of here
alive.
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FESTIVAL AT AUGUSTA CHURCH.-I,he
The grove at the cold Stone Church."
an ediice of halloWed memories to
all the 'Presbyterians Of this Valley, pre-
sented lively scene on Thursday last on
the occasion of d festival given by the la
dies of that congregation, among the Wis
itors to which was party from Stanton,
who are still talking about the "delightful
time'' they had The festival was held
under the wide spreading branches of the
giant oaks of the grove, which have aft ord
ed magnificent shade to worshiping
congregations for nearly century and
half The ladies Of the congregation both
married and SINGLE had devoted them
selves with unselfish energy to make the
affair delightful, with a success which was
not surprising, when it was remembered
that those lovely women were the descen-
aants of those noble danes who all hun
bred and fifty years ago packed sand and
other material on horseback, from miles
distant, to build the grand old church,
The preparations for visitors had been
ample, and the dinner was served With ell
egant taste, the meats and vegetables be-
ing served hot from the furnace. On The
ground there was an arbor festooned with
evergreens and decorated with flowers, I'M
der which a table laden with cake, ice
cream, fl uits, CONNECTIONS, &C.. under an
other arbor was inscribed ''Fisherman's
Joy,' where for small SIM one might
fish for prize, and yet under another was
just the most cunning little device we
have seen at festival, being a fountain
built Of rough stones with miniature
windlass and well bucket, by means OF
which lovely Rebeccas drew ice cold lem
onade for thirsty Jacobs. A third arbor
contained fancy articles of all kinds. The
grove was furnished with seats, and the
church was open as refuge for the weary,
if there were any. The scene ended with
an auction by j. SIM, a very clever auc-
tioneer, and the sun set upon day un-
marred by single occurrence to imlair
the thorough enjoyment of the VISITORS
The festival realized 1874 for the church.
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NIGHT SESSION.

Judge Sheffey, on the reassembllng,
made lengthy argument in opposition to
Mr. Cochran's resolution, showing its SIN
gularity of operation, bearing only on the
Valley Railroad and no other i'll the State.
It was very remarkable that all this oppo-
sition to the charter came from counties
which had no interest in the matter, while
all on the line Of the extension favored it.
The opposition from the gentleman from
Shenandoah seemed to be inspired by the
hope that, precedent being set by the
adoptlon of Mr.. Cochran's resolution would
enable them at some future time when the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was an ap-
plicant for new lease of the Msnassas
road to impose similar terms ON it.
Judge Sheffey making an eloquent allusion
to the name and efforts of Gen. Lee in
connection with the Valley Road. asking
if there was any one there who believed ne
would be there tonight evading the induce
merits he had held out to the Company
that the route would be made great ma
tional highway from the North 10 the
South. The proposition to allow local ak
otion would brighten off capital, which
would never trust itself to the chances OF
a taxation dictated at the caprice OF coun-
ties and local municipalities.
An eloquent appeal was m AIDE by Mr..
Williams, of Bland, that the Southwest
should not be kept waiting until one or
two counties should settle their difficult
ties with the Baltimore and Ohio +. r.
The following resolution was offered but
after much ridicule by Judge Shetfey,
withdrawn:
Resolved, That this Convention is in IA
yor of the construction of the Valley RAIL
road, and the granting of such new fran
chises as are not inconsistent with the
public veal but they demand equal and
uniform rates of transportation, to be fix
ed by the General Assembly and the taxa
tion Of property and income for State pur-
poses To this end they insist that every
opportunity to avoid the socalled consti-
tutional obstacles which now exist, or
which may hereafter arise, to maintain the
sovereign power of the State to levy and
collect taxes and protect her citizens
against unjust extortion.
The vote was then taken under the ope-
ration of the previous question. MI.
Burke's resolutio nwas defeated by an over
whelming majority. MI. Cochran's resolu-
ton received only five votes in it's favor,
and the committees report was adopted
with only half dozen dissenting voices.
The Convention at 10 P. M. then adj
journed.
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MARRIED IN A BUGGY.-On Thursday
last while festival was going on in the
grove of the ''Old Stone church, below
Staunton, a lady and gentleman-Mr. Rob
ert Grady and Miss Maggie MCGEE, drove
up in a buggy armed with the necessary
documents, and called upon the Rev. Dr..
I. W. K. Handy, the pastor, for his servic-
es.. The minister performed the ceremo-
ny while the young couple were seated in
the buggy, and it was witnessed by large
interested, and delighted crowd of specta-
tors
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New WORK. Gravitation is the name
of new little work just written by MI.
Ed L. Young, of Norfolk, a gentleman SO
years of age, who has lost his eye-sight.-
The author writes to prove that Isaac
Newtons theory of the laws of gravitation
is incorrect. and that the tendency to the
centre is due to the external pressure Of a
surrounding fluid which he calls Atmos-
phere, as distinguished from Air. 1t is a
curious little work, written with learning
and scholarly style, and above all novel III
it's propositions. 1t is for sale at the book
stores.
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REMARKS,
MARRIED..

AN-CROUsEHORN-I the open air, near
the front gate leading to the residence the oici
Sd, by Rev W. A. Whitescarver, VIM 3. Goodman,
of Augusta county, and Mrs. Lncy, 2. Grousehorn,
daughter of Henry Fleming, OF Rockingham county
RD-CRAWFORD,-.SSe ptember sth, at
Aspen Hill, the residence of j. w CRAWFORD ey the
Rev. G. H. Denny j. S. Crawford anu MIS-. Maggie
Crawford, of Augusta county.
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New Advertisement
A DEMONSTRATORS SALES OF
~ PERSONAL, PR0PER1

A DM[NISTRATOR'S SALES OF
N PERSONAL PROPERTY.
will sell at public sale, at the residence of
John Alexander, decd, on South River on
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER BOTH 1874,
the following personal property: Horses and
Colts, Mich Cows, is cattle, one and tw"
years old, 8 Calves, 81 Hogs, Wheat Drill,
Mower and Reaper combined, Buggy Rake,
Plows, Harrows, Harness for horses, Wag
ons, Buggy and harness, set Of Blacksmith
Tools, Corn Shelter, Wheat Fan, Straw Gutter
800 Bushels old Corn, 800 Bushels Wheat, 100
Bushels Rye, $50 Bushels Oats, about 40 Acres
of Corn in the field 81 Bills old Flour, 10 600
feet of Lumber Household and Kitchen Furni-
ture, and many other articles.
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DEPAlRS TO MIDDLEBROOK ROAD
h BY CONTRACT.
Acting under an order of the County Court
of Augusta, entered on the Goth day of August,
1874, the undersigned WILL on the lst day of
the next term of the County Court of Augusta
being the 28th day of September next, at the
Courthouse of said county, receive proposals in
writing, for repairs to be done on the Middle
brook Road, in accordance with, and subject to
the provisions of Chapt. So. Sections SO to So,
inclusive, of the Code of 1873, commencing at
the corp crate limits of the city of Staunton and
terminating at the southern limits of Beverly
Manor Township being a distance of about 81
miles. The contractor will be required to open
the side bitches and put the road bed in
thorough repair, by removing solid rock, max
ing all necessary culverts and bridges, and
Matchmaking such portions as may be required.
Bids will be received for the work required TO be
do e, on whole or on sections of one or more
miles, as may be considered most advantageous
the county, by he undersigned.
Specifications of the work to be done on each
mile of the road posed to be repaired, can be
seen at the Clerks office of the County Court, on
and after the LIST day of September next.
Upon application by any person proposing to
contract or the above work, the undersigned
will point out and indicate the work required to
be done. SAMUEL K. TAYLOR,
Commissioner of Roads for Beverly Manor
Township.
Aug 29-4w
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MORE animals, more cages, more dens, more
char:ots, more performers, more horses, more
ponies, more birds, more reptiles, largest pro-
cession, more musicians, and the greatest par
ade ever witnessed, can be seen the day Old
John Robinson exhibits in Staunton.
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PERsoNAL.--Rev. James A. Latane,
formerly of Staunton, recently officially
deposed by Bishop Johns, passed through
Staunton Friday Oh his way to st. Louis.
BY a gentleman who came up with him we
were informed that he inquired with affec-
tionate interest about the personal welfare
of his old congregation at Trinity
Col. Chas T. O'Ferral, of Harrison
burg, the Independent" candidate for
Congress from this district, was in the
city Monday.
Judge A. B. Guigon, of Richmond, pass
ed through Staunton OH Saturday with
his family on his way home from the
Stribling Springs.
Mr.. David Doom who lives within one
mile of Staunton and in few yards of the
Railroad, and has reached 81 years of age,
without ever having been on a railroad
car, will leave in few days fer st. Louis
on his first railroad excursion.
Professor L. Emile Richard--of the
Virginia Female Institute, who with his
wife went to France in the Spring, arriv-
ed here Monday morning. They spent the
summer with Mr.. RS brother in Pa ris
and have returned in excellent health.
MI. Richard thinks the accounts of the,
damage done to the city by the commu-
nists was exaggerated, for he missed only
two OF three of the prominent buildings
with which he was familiar. He arrived
on the steamer Baltic at New York Sat
urday.
Mr.. G. Watson James, lately in Staun-
ton, and of whose ability our readers had
most agreeable evidences in this journal
a few weeks ago, has been appointed city
editor of the Richmond Enquirer" POI
sition he will fill with credit.
Mr.. A. N. Breckenridge, Steward of
the Deaf, Dumb Il Blind Institution,
returned, Friday last, from a pleasant WIS.,
it of month to his relations in Licking
ton, Kentucky.
A letter from England says that DR.
VIM. Frazier, son Of VIM. Frazier, ESD,
of this city, is or summer tour in the
hills of Scotland.
The name of DR.. Thomas Opie, former
ly of Staunton, and now one of the pro-
fessors in and Dean of the Faculty of the
College of Physicians and Surgeons in
Baltimore, has been added to the list be-
fore the Board of the W. L. Asylum for
the position Of Superintendent.
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Work ON THE VALLEY RAILROAD
The Valley Railroad directors have agreed
to spend about 100000 month along the
line till March LIST, and after that to let
the contractors to go on as fast as they
please
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THE AUGUSTA FAIR PREMIUMs.-Ou
ef IS catalogues of different agricultural
fairs received at this office, we do not find
one that gives equal premiums to the Au-
gusta county fair, except the Virginia
State fair, and two thirds Of the m do not
give half as much.
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GALE OF A house AND LOT
IN WAYNESBORO
By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court of
augusta county, rem dered in the cause of Bay
ior's Executors against Wright's widow, & ais,
will proceed on
FRIDAY, THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER NEXT.
on the premises, to sell at public auction to the
highes, bidder HOUSE and LOT situated on
the South side of Main street, in the town of
Way sboro, now being in possession and occu-
pancy of the widow of James Wright. decd.
The house con taipS four rooms, one of which is
used a store-room. The lot is lot number 8
in the plat of said town, and fronts on Main
street about sixty feet, and runs back about one
hundred and twenty feet.
TERMS.-Enough cash in hand to defray
COSTS of suit and SALE and the balance in one,
two and three years, the purchaser executing
bonds with approved security, bearing interest
from the day of sale, and title retained as ulti-
mate security. PRESTON A BAYLOR,
Sale at II o'clock Commissioner
Aug 2l-tds
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X7IRGINIA--IN VACATION he Clerk s
v Office of the Circuit court Tor Augusta
county, August H. 1874.
E. D. Lilley,
AGAINST
Samuel LIE nard, Joseph Coyner, Marshall
Hanger, and James NJ. Lilley, .Defts.
In CHANoERY ON FOREIGN ATTACHMENT.
The object of this suit is to recover of the De-
tendants, Samuel Leonard and Joseph Coyner,
the sum of sixty dollars and ninety-tour cents,
due by boud, executed by said Leonard and
Coyner, to James NJ Lilley, and by him assign
ed to said E. D. Lilley; and 10 attach certain
parcels of land located in the county of Angus
ia, some of them having been conveyed to Jo-
seph uoyner by Samuel Leonard, by eed bear
ing date December %, 1869, OF record in the
Clerks office of the county court OF Augusta.
Book IS, pages l58-l59; and others taken up
by the said Coyner, as vacant lands and also
to attach certain moneys in the hands of Mar
shall Hanger Commissioner.
The Defendants, Joseph Coyner and. SAINT ell
Leonard, not having entered their appearance,
and it appearing by affidavit filed, that they are
non-residents of this State, it is ordered that
they do appear here within one month after due
publication of this notice, and do that is neces-
sary to protect their interest.
Teste,
j. N. RYAN, Clerk
ELDER h NELSON, p.
Aug 2l--4t
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SoRA IN THE MoUNTA1Ns.- Tues
day last Mr.. D. NJ. Reynolds shot and kill
ed genuine sora in marsh about a mile
above Staunton. About ten years ago an
other sora was killed here, being the only
two cases of the kind known in this vicin-
itv
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RAILROAD MUsIC.-We have rece ived
from Hunter & Co. "The Pretty Girl Of
Roncevert,'' a song composed by T. G.
Thackston, music by Chas. E. Pratt. The
frontispiece is an engraving Of Roncevert
Station on the Chesapeake Il Ohio Rail
road with passenger train moving off.
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The largest Sea Lions in th- world, and the
only ones on exhibition in the United States,
can be seen sporting in their wrought iron
tanks with old John Robinson s big show, which
exhibits here 90 Saturday, September IL
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Collars-All the new styles of Collars for
sale by E. 3. Spence Il Son, Richmond, Va.
Linen busters for sale by E. B. Spence 4 Son,
1900 Main treet, Richmond, Va
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SUDDEN DEATH OF FATHER DANIEL
DowNEY.-On Wednesday morning last
there died suddenly venerable man
whose name at one time was known IN
connection with a fearful tragedy through
out the length of this country, LIZ was
the Rev. Daniel Downey, the builder and
at one time the pastor OF st. FRANCIS
Church, who was deposed from The priest
hood in 1853 for the killing OF man nam
ed William Mullen, who he was attempt
ing to force to marry a girl that the pastor
believed he had seduced. The theory of
the defence was that the young man had
promised. to marry the girl and went to
the priests house opposite the church at
night to have the ceremony performed,
but getting into an alteration with Dow
ney, caused by his failure to carry out his
intention, the matter ia ally ended by the
death of the young man from the eXplo-
sion of a pistol for the possession of
which he was struggling. His trial, or
rather trials, for he had four, created
much interest throughout the country, he
having been in one of them convicted Of
murder in the second degree, but they fl
nally ended by his acquittal at Charlottes-
vile. Among the counsel for the defense
were such men as John B. Baldwin, Thos.
J. Niche, and A. II. H. Stuart. He was
silenceG by the Church, and since that
time has been a school teacher, until lately
when he was engaged as U. S. storekeeper
~ e IL 49,
town. Father" Downey, as he was al
ways affectionately called by the people
here up to the tine of his death, was
native of county Downs, Ireland "A years
of age, and was ordained at Maynooth
College, Ireland. He came to this coun-
try, first settling in Canada, and was af-
forwards in charge of congregation at
Manhattan, N. Y. He built the Catho-
lie Church at Lynchb lrg and from there
was sent in 1913 by Bishop Wheelan to
Staunton where he built st. Franci
Church. He was a man of great personal
courage and determination, and during
the building of the tunnel and the rail
road near here, had suppressed many riots
among the laborers by his personal inter-
ference. He was also man Of great
learning, besides being chemist of no
ordinary attachments. He had one beset-
ting sin which often clouded his reason,
ana but for w hich it is believed the killing
of Mullen would never have taken place.
He had a kindly heart and but day or
two before his death was at one of the
public schools where he had been teach
Ell speaking kind and encouraging words
to the children. He died of hemorrhage
of the bowels, a disease to which he was
subject, and of which he came near dying
during his trial. He leaves property val
ued at about $4,000, which he bequeathed
to faithful house-keeper. He will be bu-
ried this morning from his late residence
on Au eusta street.
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RE-oPENING OF THE DEAF, DUMB &
BLIND INsTITUTIoN.-The exercises of
the Deaf, Dumb & Blind Institute COM
menced on Monday last. There were "a
pupils present up to Monday.
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LIVE GOLDEN CHAR1oTs-Sixty Shetland pom
les, 40 musicians, with the great show which
exhibits here on Saturday, September Il.