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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-30

SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A Con-
GREssMAN.-The suit of Hugh Maher
against Hon. G. B. Farwell, present men,
Der of Congress from Chicago, is ON trial
in that city 1t is brought to recover
eighty acres of land which Maher alleges
was obtained from him by Farwell in set
Element of a gambling debt. In Mr.. Ma
hers bill of complaint he alleges as rea-
son for bringing the suit that the game at
which he and FarWen were playing was
won by fraudulent tricks and devises-
that is, by cheating at cards. The deposit
lions iii the case relate principally to
gambling scenes which took place in va
rious club-houses some years ago, when
the land in controversy was transferred
from Maher to Farwell, and from Farwell
to the heirs Of George Trussell, we'll
known gambler, who was subsequently
shot by his mistress. The testimony shows
that Mr.. FarWell was a gambler, and IN
expert one. One witness, Mr.. Marshall,
testifrs that he saw Farwell cheatin in
the game with the help of julie Lumbard,
and that he once sued Farwell and Il man
named Robbins for money lost, as he be-
lieves, by cheating, and received from Far
Well s. 900 in the way Of settlement. The
dispositions fill nearly two pages of THE
Tribune" and their publication is the sen
sation of the day, on account of the high
social and political station of Mr.. Farwell
The utmost possible use will be made of
them to defeat Mr.. Farwell's reelection.
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A"HIGH" OLD MARR1AeE.-Prof. Don
aldson has lnaugurated new sensation in
Cincinnati. On Monday afternoon he was as
accompanied on an ascension by a bridal
party OF SIX persons. At the height of
about a mile above the city the marriage
ceremony was performed. The balloon
landed safely about three miles from tba
place Of ascension. 'n0
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COULDN'T STAND TIA wedding was
celebrated in the German Catholic Oh urch
at Cleveland, Ohio, the other day, and all
apparently went merry until the bridal
party reached the door Of the church,
when all at once the bride took to her heels
and started off down street with the bridal
veil, orange blossoms and white drappery
generally Tapping in the morning wind.
The groom was struck dumb at this unex-
pected denouement, and stood gazing after
his fugacious partner.
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THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS have adopted brewers improved
schultz and fish way" and the law of Vir-
ginia requires that this fish way shall be
erected by every person or corporation
having a dam or other thing across a
stream above tide water, except the shen-
andoah and the South forks of the Roa-
noke River, within six months from this
time. A fine of SIS a day is the penaltv
where the law is not complied with,
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DISABLED SETrLERs.-A party of set.
tiers passed through Alexandria, Va, Sat.
urday, on their way to one of the neigh
boring counties, who were in sadly dis
abled condition. They were travelling in
wagon, and out OF family of six but
one was physically able to take charge of
the team, all the others being cripples,
mostly from paralysis
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POLITICAL Row.-A difficulty occurred
at King William Court House on Monday
between Major B. B. Douglass and Mi.
James B. Sener, Conservative and Repup-
lican candidates for CongreS1u from the
First Congressional District. l'he Rich
mond ''Dispatch' says:
1t appears that there was political dis
cussion at the Courthouse on Monday be-
tween MesSrs. Douglass and Sener, and
dispute arose between them in reference
to the Hon. Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, Sener
making a statement which Major Douglass
corrected. Sener acknowledged the cor
rection by saying that what Douglass had
stated was right. After this acknowledge
ment, however, Douglass said to Sener,
:sAlways state the truth" Sener, in re-
ply. said: elf any man says do not speak
the truth, he lies Major Douglass be-
came indignant, seized a tumbler which
was standing ON table near by, and told
Sener that he must take back what he had
said or he would throw the glass into his
face. Sener refused to retract what he
had said, and in replying to Douglass told
him that if he (Douglass) threw his glass
he (Sener) would throw his for he had
most Immediately threw the glass which
he held at Sener, and Mr.. Saner returned
the fire, but neither took effect. Friends
of both parties now rushed upoh the por-
tico-for the speaking was from the porch
of the hOtel-and a general melee enSued.
Mr.. Sener was knocked down, and in the
confusion which took place he fell to the
ground from the platform, and when
picked up it was found that one of his
arms had been badly broken between the
elbow and wrist, and blood was streaming
| from his nose, which was at o re time be-
lieved to have been broken. Intense eX-
element now prevailed, but after some
little time quiet WAS restored. The PAL
ties were to have gone to Gloucester Court
house on Monday afternoon, but the. diff
Guilty caused them to miss the train, and
so they failed to fulfil their appointments.
There was a rumor yesterday to the effect
| that Mr.. Sener had been struck WITH a
stick and his arm and nose broken in that
way, but the story was not confirmed.
Mr.. Sener gives his version of the fight
in the following card:
Yesterday at this place, whilst discussing
the issues of the Congressional canvass, L
| was set upon and beaten to such an extent
by numbers of the supporters of my oppo-
nent, that am confined to my bed, with my
f4ce badly bruised and my left arm broken in
two places. The right of free speech denied
me OH the hustingS, | can but appeal to
my fellow citizens at the ballot-boX to vim
iicate my claims to represent them. and
" their votes at the polls to put their seal
# condemnation upon the coWardly md
brutal attempt to strike down their repre-
sentative whilst canvaSSing for reelection
at the hands of the people.
j. B. sENEe.
King William G.. H., Oct. 81, 1874.
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ONE OF THE WITNESSES in the trial of
some Alabama citizens before U. S. Com
mission at Mobile, Saturday-a U. S.
detective-was recognized by Admiral
Semmes as a deserter from the Confed-
crate States steamer Sumter. In the trial
it leaked out that the warrant was made
out t,oo aoeeks before the political offence
was alleged to have been commi tied. This
is the way Radicalsm is rulin g the South.
ern States.
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THELAsT LETTER,-The following copy
of the last letter ever written by Stone
wall Jackson is in the possession of the
chairman Of the executive committee of
the Southern Historical Society. The
original is in pencil, but it is as distinct as
on the day when, more than eleven years
ago, it was traced py the hand of the hero
whose fame makes it treasure beyond
price:
Near 2 P. NJ, May 2, 1s6S.-General =
The enemy has made a stand at Chancel-
lor's. which is about two miles from Chan
cellorsville- hope as soon as practicable
to attack. I trust that an ever kind Pro-
violence will bless us with great success.
Respectfully,
T. J. JACKSON; Lit. Gen.
GEN. R. E. LEE: The leading division
is M. and the next two appear to be well
closed. L. d. d.
On the back of this letter is the follow
ing Endorsement
Received by General Lee on the evening
Of Nav 2, on the field of battle, near Cham
cellorsville: ..e
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ABsCoNDED.-The Montgomery, Va,
Messenger" says &c. W. Berringer,
the well-known theoretical and practical
Matchmaker who has Leen living in our
town for some months, has absconded
under the pretext of going to Germany for
afortune, and has taken with him watches.
jewelry, and other valuables belonging to
citizens OF this and Giles county,
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Miss Florence Tilton, the eldest child of
Mr. Theodore Tilton, has just assumed
tho nosition of teacher in one of the public
schools of Brooklyn, N Y.
Cen. Malone has presented a large bell
to the Masons of Hamilton, Loudon CO.,
Va. for their new hall. It was presented
through Senator Thomas E. Taylor.
There will be no post-office clerks in
heaven. unless the girls stop directing
their letters "catti-corneredt
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The Virginia Annual Conference of the
M: D: Church, South, will be held in Eli.
Der next. ~'o'''
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THE FAIR AT RICHMOND was great
success, and we are glad to see Augusta
was well represented. both in exhibition
and the premiums. The Cadets of Lex
jngton attracted much attention.
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A GRAND PROFESSION OF FAITH.
Guizot. the great Frenchman, died few
days since and the Protestant journal lie
Cbrjstianis?ne aU XIXnae. Steele, of Paris,
in its last number October 81 publishes the
first page of his will, terminating in
these words:
"Ibeleve in God, and Iadore Him with
out attempting to comprehend Him. I see
Him present and and acting, not only in
the permanent regime Of the universe and
in the inner life of souls, but in the his
tory of human societies, and especially in
the Old and New Testaments, monuments
of the revelation and divine action, through
the mediation and sacrifice of our Lord
Jesus Christ, for the salvation of the hu-
man race. [ bow down before the mysteries
Of the Bible and Gospel, and [ keep my
self aloof from the discussions and scien-
tific solutions by which men have tried to
explain them.
II have full confidence that God permits
me to call myself a Christian, and [ am
convinced that in the light into which I
Shall shortly enter we shall see distinctly
the purely human origin and the vanity of
most of our disputes here below on divine
subjects"
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GEN. WICKHAM has written a letter
showing that the Chesapeake and Ohio R.
r. Co. has complied with the terms Of it's
charter in completing the road to the Ohio
river, and therefore the talk about its for
fixture to the State of Virginia amounts
to nothing. Gen. Jos. R. Anderson has
written a letter urging that the prosperity
of Richmond chiefly hangs on the compile
ton of the line between Huntington and
Mt. Sterling, KY, connecting with the G
& O, road
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= et4S- DuIopGu. IL ID w
see how the astonished Radicals North are
hurrying home to see what can be done to
save Massachusetts and New York and
Pennsylvania and the rest. Vice Presi-
dent WILSON couldn't stop in Washington
more than twenty-four hours on his way
home. BUTLER began talking about call
ing out the troops, and broke for Mas
sachusetts straightway. Postmaster Ed
XUNDs at Washington sent piteous APP
peal to Richmond to the two Radical can
didates there, BURGESS and SMITH, to
compromise and save what might ~yet be
saved. GRANT is dumb about the third
term. and puffs his cigar in moody and
angry silence over the slap in the face the
West has given him. The whole party is
on the run.
And now shall we in Virginia not join
in victorious pursuit. Toward the South
we occupy a position we cannot forget.
We are educating her children. Our col
leges are filled with them. At Lexington
and Charlottesville her sons almost out
number our own, and in Staunton our col
loves and venerates Virginia we no;
show her we appreciate it? The larger
majority Virginia gives against the Radi-
cal candidates for Congress within her
borders. that much stronger will be the
protest of the nation against the misrule
which has torn the Southern States So
srievously-so grievously that even the
Republican States of the West have
changed, in their indignation. Let every
Virginia Conservative come out next Tues
day to do a great political duty. He will
never have brighter political sky for it's
performance. There is no act that he can
do on that day that will So well satisfy his
conscience, and none that on after thought
will so readily command his self-approval.
We are not men if we can quietly sit at
our homes and hear the cries of our mana
cled countrymen, without giving our votes
which is all we have to give--for their
relief.
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DEATH OF BISHOP PAYNE.-Bishop
John Payne, late Protestant Episcopal
bishop Of Africa, died of paralysis on Tues
day last at his home, "Cavalla," in West
moreland CO., Va. He was about sixty
years of age, and all aiumnus Of the Epis-
copal Theological Seminary of Virginia,
having graduated at that institution in
1886. In July 1851 he was consecrated
Bishop of Africa in st. Paul's Church, III
Alexandria. He remained in Africa for
upwards Of twenty years, and until his
health became so enfeebled that he had to
eturn to his native State.
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THE WEST VIRGINIA DEAF, DUMB AND
BLIND AsYLUM.-The Board of Directors
the West Virginia Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Asylum, of which Major J. G. Covell is
Superintendent, met on the 18th instant
and closed contracts for heating the build
ing and supplying it with gas and water
and erecting a laundry. r. G.. Ferguson,
of the Louisiana Deaf Mute Institute,
was elected speaking teacher of the mute
department. There are sixty scholars in
the West Virginia Institution, and the
Board expressed themselves much pie, sed
with the management of the Institution"
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A DAY FOR THE COUNTRY.

There are some very strong reasons that
every man should give next Tuesday to
public affairs, and the strongest is self
preservation. Under the joint rule Of the
Republican party of the North and the
Radical party of the South, rigidly carried
out by the Administration at Washington,
the county is rapidly reaching a point
where the individual liberty of no man is
safe. This is no idle apprehension is a
fact illustrated yesterday and to-day and
will be tomorrow; it is illustrated in a
paper we hold in our hand. Many Of our
citizens recollect with pleasure the yearly
visits to this section of MIR. E. JACOBS, OF
the wealthy firm of E. & 3. JACOBS, OF
Shreveport, whose daughters were at
school in Staunton and son at Licking
ton, A gentleman of culture, and the
possessor of great fortune made in mer-
csntile pursuits, he had little interest in
pdditics. and no part in them. His genial
Manners and sterling worth gained him
many friends in this section; and to-day
\ we read that on Monday last this gentle
Ian was arrested in Shreveport on war
SoIfcu NY Olle " NEAL. tllo llt1ulof''
late for Sheriff af Shreveport, and
upon the afidaviBof Major in the
ny statio6ed on duty atythat city
Iim ggith violation Of the en-
saza we AL know what
MI. JACOBS five or siz
ia most Influential citi
r4esiAe same charge
{ matter more
of hundreds OF
know nothing
N Louisiana
e that citizens
,ken from thei1
IN the cars, an(
Commissioner
upon frivolous
as to answer thu
same enforcement
of power by thu
acked by the Gov
have aroused th
Ee at the North ant
nd the first evdenc
ation of the Radica
e of Ohio and Indiana
Tess on the elections il
Every Southern Stat
e Democratic, and no
IL and his party half tn
=, that these two State
Sooo,,ld baya baon hut r,a
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raded by the Northern Republicans as
NEW insurrectien at the South. But this
speIxing out G. Radiealism in Ohio and
saasses Is glorious. 1t was tiunderbolt
in Washington; it struck the third term
stone dead; it blew the Chattanooga Con-
vention Of ''loyal'' sufferers to the winds,
and filled the all with carpet-baggers and
office-holders and prepared documents of
unused lies. 1t said plainly to the plants
of the office-holders and the press, 1--WE
are sick Of YOU you weary us; you must
make way for letter men; we have heard
from the people of the South, and don't
want to heat any more from you" The
final scene in MARTIN CnUzzLEwITT,
when the characters are taking their turn
at giving M PECKSNIFF- their opinion of
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
fortietA Oay's Proceedings.
House OF RRPRgsgs1AfIs

House, OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Few Orleans February 70 1874
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called TO order by the Chief Clerk,
who called Mr.. Mathews. of Tensss. to the
chair.
On call of the roll the following members
answered to their names:
Messrs. Allan, Armstead, Bowman, Boyd,
Baker, Benham, Blackstone, BOatner, Bick-
ham, Butler, Barrow, Carey, Connaughton,
Carr, Demas, Davidson, d. C. Davis, Z. X.
Davis, Dejoie, Dumont, Devices, Desarzant,
Estilette, Elliot, Fontelieu, Fernandez,
Forstall, Greene, Guichard, Harris, Heffner,
Humble, Hill, Hahn, Heath, P. Jones, Keat-
ing, Kirkman, Kenyon, Kern, D. King, v.
o. King, Lewis, Langles, Lawes, Little,
Moreland, Murren of Lafourche, MurrelI of
Madison, Mahoney. Mayo, Martinez, Mon
taldo, Mathews, Nichols, Norris. Price, Pey.
ton, Page, Prescott, Provost, Rochon, Rod
rigues, Sawyer, Stewart, Sartain, Snaer,
Simms. Southland, Sutton, Sewell, Smart,
Thomas, Tureaud, Thompson, Williams, D.
Wilson, Washington, Ward, Wands, Young
81.
A quorum present
Prayer BY the Rev. E. Green.
On motion Of Mr., Sutton, Of st. Mary. tho
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Referred to the Csmmitte. on Appropsia.
lions.
Mr.. Heffaef. Of Caddo. chairman Of tha
Committee ON Health and Quarantine.
asked leave 81 absence for three Jays Soe
the members Of eai3 committee
Granted.
MI. Decker. Of OrieanA presented ths
following memorial, which vas or2eAed
printed in the Journal
MEMORIAL ~ 1HE LONGsE4O REMEN ~ N1w
ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, February "a. 1874.
70 che Honorable the Senate and House of Renre
sentatives of the Stateof Louisiana In GenerSa
Assembly eonvene6
Your memorialists Sespecsfulls repfeseAs
shat they are bodysOf men, citizens of th1a
state, whose daily calling is that of Iona
shOremen on the levees of New Orleans
tnat TINS labor consists In rOllinqcotton and
carrying freight to and from the shipping %
this port; and that upon this labor a largo
and industrious body of citizens are do
pendent fer their living. numbering alto
gether, with families dependent on tbeaa,
over 10000 souls.
Your memorialists further represent ehas
this their means of livelihood has been uDs
lawfully and traudulently interfered with
and seriously injured by practice which
has grown up in the past few years onlr,
on the part Of captains aud masters of ves.
sells of compelling their sailors to doshs
work of longshOremen on TIE levees. with.
out pay, against the will of the sailors ana
in violation OF the articles of agreement
signed by the sailors
Your memorialists assert that this prse.
tice is in violation of the laws governine
the employment of sailors and against the
customs of seaports generally and in pross
of this they show: fAss~
1. That sailors on AmeIcan ships viz
not perform this work and are not required
2 That this practice does not prevail 10
tne ports OF New York, Boston, PhiladeIs
phia, Quebec, st. John, New BrunavicI
or in any port of which We have anv know
edge; An0"@'
J. Vhss,hs working ofssuors on the lsvese
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MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.

SOhN NAAhs NualTu1dUs
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHAss.al
Few Orleans, February I6. 1874
To The Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives.:
I am directed BY the Senate 20 ask the
concurrence of your honorable body IN the
passage of the following bills.
Senate bill No. 34i, an act providing for
the conventional mortgage on mOvables. etc.
Senate bill No. 404, ali act providing tor
the greater security of the public in the
making and issuing OF pronissory notes,
etc.
Senate bill No. af2, an &C. authorizing the
Governor to appoint an assistant attorney
Senate bill No. 235. an act authorizing the
sale Of property by tax collectors. etc.
Respectfully,
Secretary OF the Senate.
SENATE CHAaBKH,l
New Orea0s February 26, 1874. !
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives,:
lam directed by the Senate 20 ask con-
currence of your honorable body in the
passage of Senate bill No. All, entitled an
act authorizing the police jury of the parish
of Iberville to purchase the dyke scf0ss
Bayou Plsquemine.
Also, that the Senate cOncurret IN che
passage of the following House bills:
House bill No. 40, an act entitled an ace
to incorporate the Siam Sons Benevolent
Association of New Orleans, Louisiana.
House bill No. II, an act to construct q
public road of earth, in the most direct line,
from the western limits of the city of New
Orleans to William street. in the city of
Kenner; and to compel the police Jury of
Jefferson parish, left bank, and the cities of
Carrollton and Kenner, to open and con-
struct their portions of said road; and to
and compel the police Jury of JET.
ferson parish, left bank to issue bonds to pay
for the construction of said road, and pro
vide for the payment of said bonds and
their interest; and to authorize the cities of
and Kenner to assume a portion
Of said bonds issued by the police Jury of
Jefferson parish, left bank; and to limit
taxation by the police jury Of Jefferson par
leh, lett bank, and repeal acts Inconsistent
herewith.
House bill No. "a, an act to incorporate
ne Jeunee Amis Benevolent Association Of
New Orleans, Louisiana.
House bill No. 80, a cot to amend and
'e-enAct section one of IN oct to incorporate
ths Young Veterans Of 1862 and 1865 Rspsv.
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names:
Messrs. Anderson. Barber. Belden, Black.
burn. Blunt, Bovee, Brewster. Burch, But.
Ter. Chadbourn, Daigle, petiege, Greene.
Glaudin, Harris. E. F. Herwig, Ingraham,
Masicot, Pollard. Rey, Stamps, Sypher,
Swaizie, Thomas, Twitchell, Weber. Whar-
ton. Whitney-2S.
Mr.. Harris. in the chair. announced q
quorum present.
On motion Of Mr.. Masicot. the constitu
tionsl rule was suspended by a four-dfths
vote. and the bill read the third time. The
bill finally passed. the title to stand.
Mr.. Masicot called up House bill No. 40.
an act entitled an act to incorporate the
Siam Sons OF Benevolent Association of
New Orleans, Louisiana
adopted.
The constitutional rule was suspended BY
q four ifths vote. and the bill read the
third time. The bill finally passed, the title
to stand.
The Secretary called the name o: Mr..
Pollard.
Mr.. Pollard called the following bill:
Senate bill No. 39f, an act to incorpofte
the Bayou Lafourche Railway Company.
The bill was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four -ffths vote. and the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
stand.
Mr.. Pollard called up Senate bill No. -,
an act closing drinking houses Of public re-
sort, and to prohibit the sale of srirituous
or malt liquors on Sundsys-
Mr. Pollard moved to pass the bill.
Mr.. Harper moved to adjourn.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to adjourn:
Yeas-Anderson, Belden, Detiege, Glau.
din, Harris, Hsrper, Tbem2+7.