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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

s'CIvIL" RIGHTS AT A DIsCOUNT.-At
Boyd's Hotel in Wythevlle on Friday, the
passengers by the Eastern bound train on
tie Virginia u Tennessee railroad stopped
for dinner. and amongst the number were
some four or five scaliaWags and Garnet
baggers and a charcoal Senegambiam, on
their return from the Chattanooga CON
vention. In company with his white friends
Charcoal entered the dining room, Stated
himself with them at the table, and Enat-
ters had progressed so far that his plate
had been filled with Col. Boyd's choicest
viands, Wien The Colonel CHANGED espy
him, and made for him with vim thai
would have startled d less timQ man than
Edo. The Colonel ordered Aim to 4Ieave
table instanter, but woody stood On his
'cibil rites, and sWore stoFtly that he Would
not leave, when the Cqonel quietly took
him by the collar and Jed him to the door
Of the dining hall, t0the greatamus4meAt
of the assembled Guests, the white FeiVil
Fighters enjoying the fun as greatly Us
the other guests, and not lifting inglr
in defence Of their colored brothef-1o
doubt a far better and more respeEal4e
man than themselves. -LWc't'ag gd.)
Mems
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

A "OuALIFIEj' COUNTY SUPERIN TEN =
DENT.--The ChtrlestoWn, w. Va, esprit
says of DR.. Tinsey, the new county super
intendent of schools:
lie was student at Hampden Sidney,
graduate of William and Mary College
and of the University of Virginia, and OBJ
sained his professional education at the
New York University, and was surgeon
in the U. 5. service before the war"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

REV. DIR. SEARS, in his report to the
trustees of the Peabody Fund, says $3S,425
Of tie fund has been distributed in Viz
ginia for schools, of which 1000 was dis
tributed last year. The committee of the
Peabody Fund Trustees, VIM. Evarts,
Jno. Fl. Clifford and Sam1 Whetmore, ap-
pointed to consider the question of mixed
schools at the South, reported earnestly
against it. Their report was unanimously
approved
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23
THE ELECTION TUESDAY WEEK

At the election Tuesday week, November
3rd. the same ballot is used for voting for
Congressman and State and local offic rs,
there being written OF printed on it the
name of the person and the Office he is
voted for to fill, for instance, ''Jno. t.
Harris for Congress-" but ON the constitu-
tjonal amendments separate ballot is to be
used With For the Amendments to the Con-
stitution,'' or against the Amendments
to the Constitution" Our readers should
remember that these amendments to the
constitution are important and should be
adopted, and have nothing to do with the
Orkney Springs amendment S, which have
not vet been submitted to the legislature.
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THE t'ELDERLY GENTLEMAN from one
Of the Valley counties who was swindled
out of $500 by the game Of ''banko' in
Baltimore, was Col Andrew F. Grayson,
of Page county. The Page "Courier" says
he was always regarded as one of the
''sharpest" gentlemen in the community,
especially when ''the nimble slx-pence"
was involved
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL SOCIETY, pre-
sided over by DR.. G.. G. Gleayes, has just
adjourned at Abingdon. The delegates
appointed to the West Virginia Society
were Drs. J. E. Chancellor, A. NJ. Faun-
tleroy'and Wan. S. McChesney. A tribute
was read to the memory of the late Dr.. f..
7. Strlbling. At the closing banquet given
the Society by the citizens Of Abingdon, U.
S. Senator johnson was present.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

THE RICHMOND FAIR.-The LIST Va.
regiment, the cadets of the Y. M. Institute
Of Lexington, and the Monticello Guards
of Charlottesville will parade at the Rich
mond fair. Among the entries already
made at this fair. we see A. M. Bowman
for sheep, Jno. Hopkins for brood
mare, Saml Frank for cattle and sheep,
Saml Menifee for a stallion, and Jno.
Nutall for bituminous coal-all of Angus
ia county.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

Judge Peter W. Gray, of the Supreme
Court of Texas, and native of Freder-
lcksburg, Va, is dead. He had lived tbir-
ty-hve years in Texas.
The Grand Division of Colored Sons of
Temperance 7y era is in session at Portsmouth
va. vIhe order has lined 500 members
IN the STATE in the last year.
Lady Clyde won the race at Lynchburg
TUESDAY; time, 3.l2, a.o6, sol, beating Red
mover, ana Glstancing Solitude
senator Thurman arrived in Lynchburg
Tuesday, and delivered his address We'd
nesdaY,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

l. PAIR OF YOUTHFUL RUNAwAYs.-
Ty@ children, Gertrude Isabel and Emily
AWher. aged tErpectively nine and ten
years, were arri ted in Philadelphia ON
Thursday on thdMrrival of train from
New York. IheJ lad run away from home,
hit gave no reaj u for doing so. In the
pigment of the IRE from New York they
ct. nged a $50 Oil and received the change.
They had with item two valises filed with
clothing and jevelry. There were also NO
lat boxes contai ling clothing. The cash
IN hand upon arriving i'll Philadelphia
amounted to $50
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

A GAME OF FIsrIcUFFs. TIE Lee CO.,
va, ,,sentinel'' says; On Wednesday
gether in o regular fistiouff during the
speaking at Estillville. It seems that Nc
Muliin made statement that Gen. Terry
alleged to be untrue, when McMullin
rushed upon him. y scuffle ensuetl. and a
few blows were passed, when they were
separated. Bystanders say that there was
some foul play upon the part Of McMullin's
friends. Neither was seriously injured.
The General exhibits no marks of violence,
and the cold wagoner7 none, except his
FACE bears somewhat the appearance of a
varlegated hollvhock.n
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

SUSAN ANTHONY has been interviewed
by Chicago reporter, and confessed that
she did sit on Theodore Tilton's knee.
And this was the reason:
''All the men had declared that Susan
was SO sour she couldn't get husband,
and l thought I would show them | could
sit on a young mans knee, just like an y
foolish girl.'
Just like any foolish girl! q" Oh, Su-
san Susan who would have believed it
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

DELTA KAPPA EPSILoN.-The annual
session of this Fraternity was held at
Charlottesville, Va, on the 18th and 18th
inst. Bayard Taylor delivered a splendid.
by II. T. Wickham, of Richmond, and the
poem by Daniel B. Lucas, of Charlestown,
w. Va. Representatives were present
from chapters all over the country.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

The CHATTANOOGA Convention of Of
flee holders and carpet-baggers OF the Re
publican party at the South, which was
intended to put forth a story Of wrongs
which should fire the Northern heart, came
too late. The Northern heart and vote
already have been fired in Ohio and In
diana. And now they have nothing to do
but to go home. Good bye, John!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

AFATAL A4AIDENT.-Ad distressing ac-
cdeit occurrdA in the neighborhood Of
the House Mountain on Friday last, re-
sulbng in the d4Eth Of Miss Moore, daugh-
ter tf Samuel Who're, Esq, OF Kerr's
Creek Township Miss NJ. and her mother
wep riding, when the horse of the yong
LADY, became frightened and Fan. She at
tempted to jump off, but her foot was
eaught in the stirrup. She was dragged
s se1 kicks from the horse sT The body
wIlsn found was badly mutilated, and the
clothing entirely torn otf.-Lerington Ta.)
(IlGette
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! sUIcTDE.-Mrs. Ship, wife of Frederick
Ship, who lived near Columbia Furnace,
iii Shenandoah CO, committed suicide by
taking arsenic last Monday morning. She
drank the poison as she was about sitting
down to brea fast. She afterwards drank
cup Of coffee and fell from her chair.
She expired within few minutes.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

The famous and fussy Federal Judge.
Richard Busted, has fled from Alabama
He has taken up his carpet bag, left Ala
bama, settled himself down in an office in
New York city, and from his new base OF
operations has SEM to Washington his re-
signation of the United States Circuit
Judgeship of Alabama.
The Shenandoah democrat" says that
last Tuesday the turbine water wheel at
Wissen's mill, in Edinburg, stopped with
out any apparent reason for doing SO.
The water was shut off, the machinery
examined, and nine large cells found en-
tangled in the wheel.
Mrs. Sartoris will return to the White
House this winter as the guest of hel
mother. Colonel Fred. Grant and his
bride will also, it is said, spend much OF
their time there during the approaching
season.
The total length of water pipes in New
Y ork is 400 miles; in Chicago $50 miles:
Brooklyn 300 miles; Boston $50; Baltimor.
21O; Detroit no. St. Louis $50: Montreal
10; Louisville rs; Cleveland 70: .Jerse,
City go; Milwaukee 40.
The West Virginia House has 81 Demo-
Gratis, Is Republicans, independent. and
a Democrtic majority Of 81 on Joint ballot.
Only 5 old members of the House are re-
elected.
Nine hundred hands were discharg, d
from the Norfolk, Va, Navy Yard. Mon.
day That's bad for Platte.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23
A STRANGE CuILD-LDENrIrY CASH

A STRANGE CHELD-LDENTITY CASE
At Danville, Va, an Italian woman and
her brother were arrested few days since
on complaint Of Mis-. Francis, of Tennes
see, VINO had followed them to that town,
on the charge of having her child in their
possession. The Danville ''News" says Of
this strange case Of indentity:
The italian woman, on her oath, stated
that the child was hers that it came with
parated from her The man was sworn
and he stated that he knew the child in
Italy, and that it was his sisters child.
and that she brought it from Italy with
her; that the child learned to speak Eng
liSh from her uncle in New York.
Mrs Francis being sworn, declared
that it was her child; that it was taken
from her by its father twenty-one months
ago; that it was four and a half years old
had black hair and eyes and dark skin. The
Judge asked her how she knew it was her
child. She answered that she could NOT
help knowing that it WAS her child, and
that she could prove by a number Of wit
nesses that it was her child.
Alice Clark, q cGlored girl who was liv-
ing near Mrs Francis when the child was
taken OH, Was next sworn. 5lG Stated
that she knew the child we'll that he had
light hair and eyes, and talked well, anu
that the child present was not Mrs. Fran
els child. Mrs. Francis then stated that
she wanted to have her witnesses summon
ed to prove that il was her child. Judg
Coles said that he would continue the cast
till Monday, that she might get her wit
nesses, but from The evidence and every
thing connected with the case lie was hir-
self satisfied that it was not Mrs. Francis
child. and he would not keep the child from
the italian longer, but would deliver it to
her and order them to appear Monday with
the child.
The News says: We hear that Mrs.
Francis is still firm in the belief that it is
her child, and asserts her intention to fol-
low it to the ends of the earth, if need be,
to regain possession of it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

1t ONLY takes Democratic gain Of 36 in
all the November elections to give a Demo-
cratic najority in the .. S. House Of Repre-
sentatites. OF the IS, Virginia will change
4, bringing it down to 80 for all the other
States to make. Let everybody vote OH
the Sd of November for Jno. I. Harris,
the Conservative nominee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

"VIRGINTA THE MOTHER OF PREst-
DENTS. THE 1lepherdstown wv. Va
''Registe"', says; Martin r. Delany, the
candidate for lieutenant Governor for
South Carolina, vas born in Charlestown,
in this county, in 1872, and is full-blOod
ed colored man of Il free mother and "a
slave father"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

SUDDEN DEATH.-R. Mead Jones, son
of r. W. Jones, Esq, of Louisa Court
house, was found dead in his bed in Balti-
more last Saturday. He was a young man
of 2s years of age, and brother of Rev.
John william Jones.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

A RIVAL TO BALAAM's Asa letter
from Frederick, Md, to the Baltimore
"Sun, P" gives the following:
Among the many cuEiosities brought to
Frederick during the continuance of the
fair none have attracted greater attention
and caused more amusement than iackass
entered by q gentleman named Groves,
from Sliepherdstown, West Va, which
speaks like Balaam's ass. At the hour of
noon to-day, just as the immense number
of guests CHARTERED at the City Hotel We're
assembling for dinner, the owner of the ass
trotted him in through the back yard of
the hotel, and before the spectators were
aware Of the intention the Jack stalked
into the bar-room, where he afforded tre-
mendous merriment to those assembled by
his answer to all questions, ''Why not?''
One gentleman asked him to take drink.
He answered in good English, 'FWhy not?n
The animal does not differ materially from
his species, except that his ears are not
quite so long. His owner cannot account
for the faculty of speech developed in the
animal, but considers it singular that ii
should be able to articulate only the words,
Why not?" Mr.. Groves was offered $500
for the curiosity, but refused to accept.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

THE OCTOBER returns Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture show that the wheat
crop is equal to or greater than last years
in all the States except Maryland, Viz
gina, Texas, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Min
neSOta and Kansas.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

VIRGINIA was officially reported at the
recent Conference of International Law at
Geneva as zone Of the State in which fl
nancial treaty obligations had been brok-
en-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

A KEROSENE DRINKER.-The Mont
oomer, Va. Messenger" says: "There
e a negro boy living in Newport who will
drink kerosene oil by the quantity When
ever lie can getit. He Graves for it to such
an exent that the family are compelled to
hide, net only the can which contains it,
bit cen the lamps. He has been known
to drjlk half pint at a time. The effect
of it IS similar to mean Whiskey; it pro-
duces wild intoXication. When under
the Dhuence Of it, he will light matches
and hold themI within his mouth. talk
idiofically, mlEmic men and beasts, and
acts like fradfc baboon generally He
goes by the naf4E of Brandy
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

VIRGINIA's SUFFERING REPRESENTA-
TIvEs IN a CoNvENTIoN.-The complex
ion Of the Chattanooga Convention may
be judged from the following sketch of the
three delegates sent by the Virginia Re
publican" las they call themselves) State
committee to relieve the suffering ''Repub-
Icans" of this State:
Virginia is represented in this illustri0us
body by L. NJ. Shoemaker, J. E. Wilson.
Jack Averett, and q man named Harring-
ton. Who this man Harrington is we do
not know. He is probably the occupant of
some petty government office, but beyond
this nobody can tell who or what he is
Jack Averett is a negro from this city; he
is tpstatf in the United States District
Court for this District, at three dollars per
day, and also a clerk or messenger in the
office of U. S. Internal Revenue Collector
Rives in this city. Before leaving for Chat
tanooga we learn that he made q speech in
the colored Baptist church, in which he told
the audience present that he had been APP
pointed delegate to the Convention by
President Grant, and asked for a c9lec-
ton to defray his expenses, which was then
and there taken up. Jack is a first-class
sufferer. Shoemaker is an eX-COnfedprate
from Danville. Since he embraced Radi-
calism he has held the Office of military
judge for this judicial district; has been u
special agent of the United States Post
office Department, with pay Of about ten
dollars per day, and is now u Register in
Bankruptcy for Judge Rives' Court, an
office worth fully five thousand dollars per
annum. Shoemaker's sufferngs are in
tense. Captain J. F. Wilson is the United
States postmaster in this city. He was an
officer of the Federal army, and came down
from Pennsylvania. His Office is worth
about four thousand dollars per annum.-
Some months since, when an effort was
mace by a faction of the Radical party to
have him removed and q native Radical OF
scalawag appointed in his stead, this man
Wilson had a petition carried around by
his chief clerk, who is native Of Ohio,
asking his retention in office, which was
signed by nearly every Conservative bust
ness man in Lynchburg. Wilson has no
sufferings to complain of, and we are I'M
willing to believe that he will stultify him.
self by manufacturing any outrages from
Virginia. Still we regret that man who
received the confidence of our people should
become member of q body whose sole
object is to villity the people Of the South.
What suffering men" has Virginia in
the Chattanooga ''Councn.N
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

BUTLER, i'll q speech in Massachusetts,
said the ''war in the South is not ended. :"
We reckon he thinks now it has opened in
Chic and Indiana.
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TeIeg 'rgsgia.
Especial kilograms to the Stanton vin,a +,

epeeia he'ei '''''' ~ ''e ''A'@''i%oh Vln'a tori
-
The ohio River.
HUNTINGTON, W. VA, Oct. q. Tbero
is swo feet eleven inches OF watejn tho
Ohio river at this point at II A, M, dow
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

CONDEMNED ToBACco.-A telegram
from Richmond says:
''.Jqdge Hughes to-day, in the United
States Court, passed sentence of condem-
nation OH lot of snuff, shipped from
Lynchburg to Staun on. and thence to
Richmond without payment of the Gov
eminent tax"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

-7- >-rpACr ExPIRED.-We have the fol-
Co -os froln q gentleman from Hunting
l low. The contract between the Chesapeake
ton mo ~ Railroad and the Ohio Steamboat
q I'm expired on the 18th inst; there
C ed tI'e steamers Fleetwood and Bostona
lo11 taken Off 1t that time, and 80 far as
WI We have heard, 10 new contract has been
we s'ta n,e into by blle railroad company for
CIV Transportation Of passengers from Hun
Nv a',s, down the river. However, the
f 6I,io N No. 4, Telegraph and st. James all
O e',n Steamers, are running and 49,
llne ,,acfions at Huntington. Th5C NSsal1
t e. the ohio is at present scant. and owing
o III I.f to the dense fogs, the trips down
o o'.a made by day, Passengers leaving here
n1nst take the 3 Z. NJ. train, spend the
night in Huntingdon, and take the boat
neyt morning about I or s O'Clock, the
time Of departure varying little some
times. Cbar1estPn Courier.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

Karl Formes, the great basso, died in
london, Eng, Tuesday,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23
THE TUMBLE In RADlCALISM.

OF THE RADICAL PARTY IN
THE EsT-1s,000 DEMOCRATIC MA
JoRITY IN INDIANA-16,0 600 DEMO
CRATIC MAJoRITYafN OHIo-ALL DE
MoCRATs FROM WEST VIRGINIA
WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT IT IN
WASHINGTON AND MASSACHUSETTS,
AN EFFORT TO SAVE THE PIECES IN
VIRGINIA,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23
CHURCH MUSIC.

The following message from the House
of Bishops was read:
ReioJrsd, (the House of Clerical and Lay
Deputies concurring,) That the following
canon be adopted: 1t shall be the duty of
every minister of this church, with such
assistance as he can obtain from
persons skilled in music, to give or
ders concerning tunes to be sung at any
time in his church, and especially it shall
be his duty to suppress all light and IN
seemly music, and all ndecency aud irrev-
erence in the performance by which vain
and ungodly persons profane the service
and sanctuary and further, that this canon
be numbered p Of title /, and that the
present canon be numbered %; referred to
the committee on canons
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

The terrible tumble in Radicalism in the
October elections has sent thrill OF salts
faction through the South. In Indiana
the Democrats have carried the State by
$4,000 majority, got control Of the Leglsl''-
ture, and gained six congressman. In
Ohio they have gained six Cnngresslnen'
and carried the State by $1,000 majority
In West Virginia they have elected b. r.
Wilson, G. j. Fauikne, aid Frank Here
ford-all Damocrats-to oaaress. We
give below extracts from the press ON the
victory:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23
RITUALISM,

The 'sAdvanced" Church is arrayed
against the Low Church in the confrma-
ton of Bishop Seymour, who is charged
with being an advanced" ritualist. 1t is
claimed that he will be confirmed by vote
of 40 to 10. A letter in the Philadelphia
"InQuirern SAYS:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23

At the afternoon session the following
messages were received from the House OF
Bishops:
Resozued, 1.-THE House Of Deputies concur
ring,) That canon 80, title l, be amended
by adding the following: Section 2, ''bish-
ops, priests and deacons, in their respec-
tive offices and curates, shall be diligent in
the incsnlcsation, both publicly and in pri-
vate, of Christian holiness in life, by the
due maintenance of family worship, the
religious training of chldren,in the obser-
vance Of baptismal vows, and in the alb
stinence from gaming and amusements in
volying cruelty TO the brute creation, the
atrieal representation, and light and vain
amusements, tending co withdraw the af-
fections from spiritual things,
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-06-10

ton appointed b this convention shall
cast the vote q this coanty n said
eonventio1. .s
10. That, for Che conveuienos Of the
ward or township committees in con-
Quoting the nominating election, the
candidates are hereby required to
have the poll books and tally sheets
prepared, their names printed on the
tally sheets in the same order in which
they occur on the ticket.
II. Resolved, That the township
committees in their respective town
ships shall hold said election, and fill
all vacancies, and make all appoint
ments necessary, and report the re-
suit at their respective polls to the
Central Committee of this county on
the following Tuesday after the NOM
ination.
IL. That the delegations to the State
and Congressional conventions are
authorized to ell such vacancies as
may be in said delegation.