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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-12-31

Mai. Caleb Smith died at Lovingston Station.
Nelson county, on the 22d inst. He was. a
nephew of Ex-Gov. Smith, and an officer in the
U, S. army before the war. He resigned at
the commencement of the late war, aud was
permanestly disabled from a wound received
at the battle of Manassas, while in the Confed-
crate army.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
L States for the Western District of Virginia.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
l. States, for the Western District of Virginia.
In Bankruptcy.
In the Matter of Emanuel Miller, Bankrupt
AT Harrisonhur- said District, on the day of
A. l.. 1s7l.
TAKE NoTICE-Au order has been issued that all
the creditors of Emanuel Miller, bankrupt appear te-
fre Douglas Gray Regi in Bank rrptcy, his
ice in II .rrisonhure, Va the day of
A. y. ISL 10 o'clock A NJ and show cause, if any
they have why The real estate Of said Bankrupt Consist
ing OF 81 acres of libad lying in ne county of Page
State of va. valued at $500, and of IS aer OF
land. also lying in Pa ge count, Va. valued at 5}l)
should not be so,l BY r charI Parks, Assg :e3
in bankruptcy of said Emanuel Miller free OF ii MS
and cncusntiranoc. All tho liens transferred to the
fund Court, and after satisfying the same the sur
plus of the proceeds OF such sale be distributed
among the general creditors VIII have proved their
debts G.. DOUGLAS FRAY,
dee 81 2t Reg stPr in BIZ
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A ssigaeae's Sale OF Valuable
n Heal Estate iza Asi4gil Co.

Asst gnee in bankruptcy of Arclls Sawy rs and
n acting under decree of the United States Dis
trct Court, entered October 18th, 1871 the under-
signed will,
TUESDAY; JANUARY rs, 1875,
in front of the Court House, in the town of Coving
ton, offer at public sale, { , the highest bidder,
1873 ACRES OF LAND,
belonging to the said Archer Sawyers, and lying on
the waters of Dunlaps creek in Allegheny COUNTY.
There is some fine bottom land and the balance well
mbered.
# deemed advisable day OF sale. the above land
will be sold in separate parcels.
TERMS-Oiae- third casa in hand day of sale,
and the balance on acraGtsof six twelve and eight
cen months, i'll equal instruments, purchaser giving
bonds with approved p"rs nal security for deferred
payments, and title retained as ultimate security
A. s. MAUZY,
Dec. 3l-tds. Assignee of Archer Sawyer.
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Oale OF Z. EIogae and E.Ot
- ipa EriSYaGrsYilIa.

N pursuance of decree OF the circuit court OF Au
i gilsta county, rendered i'll the Of Bckle VS.
Fisher and others, WILL on the premises, on
FRIDAY, 29th DAY OF JANUARY, 1876,
offer at public sale to the highest bidder, HOUSE
and LOT, in Fishersville, on the south side of the
turnpike, adjoining SchnuciSer and others, contain
ing ON g ACRE, mor, less, being the same prop
erty conveyed by Cullen to Fisher, by said Fisher to
Rennol1s, and by said Rannolas to Moses Zzr,1ie.
TERM5.-To be paid IN equal annual instruments,
at one. and three years. bearing interest to be
secured by bonds with good personal security, and
the title to be retained as ultimate security.
Sale at 1l74 O'Clock a. N.
Dec, 3l-tds. N. X. TROUT, Com'r.
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ROUGH ON ROBERT TooMBs.-A man nam
ed j. j. Anderson shot himself to death At
lanta. Ga, on Monday last, and left a W i'll dis
posing Of all his effects Among its items was
this
To r. Toombs. my pistol with my recon-
mendation that he RIG the world Of his presence
by initiating my example for burial.
He had been employed by Cen 'Foombs as
secretary, and drew on him beyond the amount
the draft.
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ter it from stock gamblers and spectators
upon the industries of the people. The Re
publican press, with singular unanimity. have
.ssoken out forcibly and promptly in sustaining
II,e action OF the Senate and with an affirmative
result in the House. We may reasonably expect
the solid interests of the country to crystalize
around the measure, and give the American
people the assurance that prosperity will re-
turn by no uncertain or deceptive path.
1t was due to the nation that this important
step should be taken by the Republican party.
1t had carried the country safely through a
bloody and protacted civil war. The monied
xgency employed for that purpose, Lad unduly
stimulated enterprise after the war. The pros
tration of the industries that followed, was
therefore, one of the effects Of the war. and
.now that the decisive action has been taken to
restore the business Of the country to its nor
WAL condition. arising from the influence and
.eperation CT q genuine peace currency, the
confidence OF the American people will gravi-
sate to that organization as the froth Of the i'll
flationists subsidies, and the people realize the
solid benefits in store for them. Before the
.eontcst Of 1876 is upon lis, the wisdom OF the
present action will be fully indicated. The
s,sNlltrg will be on the highway to enduring
prosperity-thc spasmodie rant Of the OPPOSE
ton will have died of its own excess. and the
democratic opposition be left where the ides
.of November, 1872 found it-deep down;in the
OF the popular verdict at the bal
81 box. ghe Issue Of the campaign of 1875
was sarly and unaisguisedly made on the floor
e,f the Senate on Wednesday OF last week~ev-
~.s Republican voting for the bill in question
- II every Democrat against it. The record
/ ..e~:s u IL el;luet die with the OCCASION II
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FACTS AND FANCIES.

DR.. Brown-Sequard relates as one Of
his experiments, the grating of cat s
tail to a rooster comb.
A Milwaukee man went around to all
the booksellers in that city inqniring for
Brick Pomeroys Life of Christ"
A railroad is to he constructed from
the base OF Mount Vesuvius TO the edge
of the crater. 1t is to be worked by
ropes.
The Vez de Mexico relates that ID
Jonuta, State of Tobasco, the prisoners
in the town Jail are not fed, but are al
lowed to go into the streets and beg.
In California obituary it is stated
that =" the deceased was a person Of
romantic nature. BE placed the breech
of his gun in the fire, and looking down
the muzzle departed home instantan-
eously." ~ fnl hce
Doctor" said a conceited literary
man to Holmes, on the streets of Bos-
ton, am going to deliver my lecture
in Lowell tonight" "I am glad of it.;
| dislike those Lowell people, retorted
the doctor. Is
The difference between having tooth
properly drawn by professional sur
geon and having it knocked out miscel-
laneously by fail on the pavement, is
only slight distirction-one is dental
and the other is accidental.
The head of Haydn is still preserved
in Vienna under glass cover. The
keeper tenderly points out to his visitors
a slight deficiency in the bony substance
of the nasal organ, the seat of the dis
ease which gave so much pain to the
great composer during the latter part Of
his life.
Boswell once asked johnson if there
were no possible circumstances under
which suicide would be justi6able.
NO" said johnson. "Well," said
Boswell, suppose a man had been
guilty of fraud, and he was certain to be
found out?" Why, then" was the
reply, in that case let him go to some
country where he is not known, and not
to the devil, where he is known"
In some countries frogs are used as
barometers; the species employed for
this purpose is the green tree frog. They
are placed in tall glass bottles with little
wooden ladders, TO the top of which they
always climb in fine weather, and de-
scend at the approach of bad weather.
This is cheap and highly interesting
weather glass, where the green tree frog
is to be procured in its natural state.
In the extreme northern ocean, the
people of Iceland propose this year to
celebrste their l000th anniversary Of the
settlement of the island. 1t was in the
year 874 that some Norwegians located
colony on the island, and fifty years
later there we're enough people there to
setup kind of republic, The Iceland
ers have been preparing for this an
niversary by making demands upon the
King OF Denmark for a new Constitution,
and it has been granted, to take effect
on the I'd of August, the date of the an
niyersarY.
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GONE OUT IN DARKNESS.
The Life and suicide of a Famous
French Artist, Whose Right Hand
Had Lost It's Cunning.

French Artist, Whose Right Hand
Had Lost ISs Cunning.
Paris Letter of April 3Oth to N. Y. Times.l
Having followed the body of Al. Pail
lard de Villeneuve to its last resting
place in Pere-la Chaise on Monday last,
| was detained too long, in company with
large number of magistrates, advocates
aud journalists, to find time for speaking
of all had noted down for my last let
ter. Ny few notes Of to-day must be re-
garded as a supplement. On Sunday
morning last Octave Tassaert, an artist
who has had his quart d'heure of celeb
rity, was found dead in his garret.
Worn out at length by his weary strug
gle for existence in old age, the painter
resolved to take his own life, and com.
mitted suicide on Saturday morning
Tassaert first won fame as portrait
painter two of his pictures having been
admitted to the art exhibition of 1881.
He .hen began upon historical compost.
tions, and painted several pictures for
the gallery of Versailles. The Funeral
of Dagobert," at St. Denis, was work
Of great merit, and is now held at a very
high price. After this success the State
gave him several orders. From 1881 to
1888 Tassaert did not miss a single salon,
and every year had one or more of his
pictures admitted. His Mort du Cor
rege," Diane au Balm" Vieux Musi-
Glen, Famille Malheureuse, and
" Marchsnd d'Esclaves, with some six
or seven more of his pictures, have been
made popular throughout the world by
the engrayiDgs made Of them. More
than twenty of his compositions we're
engraved for the journal LArtiste. In
1898 he won the first prize for compost
tions, and took another medal in lS49
a third medal was given him at the Uni
versal Exposition Of 1855, when he ex-
hibited his Sommeil de rEnfaut Jesus"
the Fills de Louis XVI. dams sa Prison, l"
the Triste Nouvelle," and Sarah la
Baigueuse. Since that time nothing
bas been heard Of Octave Tassaert in
the world of art.
But during this period Of silence the
painter was growing old, and infirmities
were falling upon him. His eye.sight
began to fail him, and his work became
slow and difficult he had used up his
savings just as the war came on, and
when the moment came for asking help
there was no patron governmental whom
he could apply. As want came upon
him he gave up his studio for a smaller
one in cheap quarter, and few months
later had to content himself with mod
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The Latest FooI's Errand.


An interesting cavalcade will pass
through the Continent this summer.
Sergeant Bates, it is said, will, on May
10th, leave the United States for Europe
with two x.soldiers of France and Ger
many, and after passing through London,
will proceed to Calais. In London, ar.
rangements are to be made with an ex.
soldier of each Of the other countries OF
Europe to join him in the Grand In
ternational March of the Nineteenth
Century" The Sergeant and ex-soldiers,
each bearing the standard Of his own
country, are to march from Calais to st.
Petersburg, through the capitals of the
Continent Negotiations are in progress
to persuade an Irish Home Ruler to
carry the green flag of Erin. A white
silk Sanner, with the motto Peace on
earth, is also to be carried-if possible,
by negro. The progress Of these stan
dard bearers will be a magnificent spec
tacle and will be watched with the deep
est interest BY the civilized world; but
to render the Grand international
March of the Nineteenth Century a
really striking success, Sergeant Bates
aud his companions should pay a visit
with their flags to some regular blood
thirsty barbarians. Why not land on
the west coast of Africa and march
straight to Coomsssie, taking Europe on
the return journey-King Kofee bring
ing up the procession with his umbrella,
lent BY the South Kensington Museum
for the occasiOn2
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Lucca,s Future.

Nine Lucca tells me that she only
expects to sing about two months longer,
although she cannot speak positively
She cannot endure the climate of this
country; her healths " has been miser-
able ever since she has been here, SO she
says. She can only go out at night when
she sings, for then she can wrap up re-
gardless OF appearances. She cannot
do herself justice with her throat in the
condition that it is, and her husband
wants her to leave the stage any way
They will probably settle down in some
of the German provinces, and the little
Lucca will 90 to raising chickens and
fruit after the manner of the great
Pasta. Ishall be very sorry to have
Lucea leave this country for good, ."
as the children say, and hope Mr.
Strakosch may be able to induce her to
change her mind. Notwithstanding the
fact that Lucca appears to be overflow
ing with fun and frolic, and is always
making the troupe laugh at her cunning
little ways at rehearsals, there is to me
something about her that is indies criba-
hly melancholy. When you catch her
face in repose it has a very sad express
sion. Her large gray eyes look as
though they we're made for tears. She
is hardly ever still long enough for one
to see much Of this expression, for she
is hopping or skipping around the stage
all the time, or else entertaining a select
few with playing tunes on her teeth by
knocking them together in remarka-
Bile manner, so that she never loses a
note, making a sound, of course not so
loud, but something like eastanets.
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FOR the Ledger.l
TO MRS. B. B.

For the Ledger.I
TO MRS. B. B..
How many sad and weary hearts.
Have found home within thine own
How many orphan tears been dried?
None but our God alone has known!
saw a group of lovely babes.
Around thy hearth one gloomy day;
Their hearts were sad. no joy had they.
Mother and friends were far away.
The scene was changed; went again,
Three bright and happy children came,
To greet me with their joyous smile,
And one, little boy. was lame.
Areffuge from the cold, cold world,
That poor afflicted boy had found;
The wounds were healing in his heart,
His loving soul to thee was bound.
A mothers place, how well you filed,
A fond, devoted mother dead;
Those precious babes by you were rear'd,
By you the anxious tear was shed.
Years past away; that boy was heaPd;
Your namesake. little Loo. was dead;
An elder sister claimed her place.
Whom to the house Of God you led.
The sands of time another brought,
Another was by you caressed;
To each you gave welcome kiss,
And warmly to your bosom press'd.
One by one those charming virgins
We're to the nuptial altar led; eil4
The boy restored to health again,
Away to other lands has fed.
You stand alone. vet not alone,
A noble husband comes at ev'n;
A princely mansion is your home,
1t seems almost an earthly Ed'n.
And still the bloom of youth you wear.
Though fifty years or more have flown,
Since first dame Nature claimed you hers,
Or you to hoary time was known.
MRS. NJ. E. R.
MEMPHIS. May 10. 1874.
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A FEW GOOD REASONS:

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2-Makes a perfect LOCK STITCH, alike OF
both sides. on al kinds Of goods.
8-Runs LIGHT, SMOOTH. NoIsELEss an,
RAPID-bcsi combination Of qualities.
4-DuRaBLR-tfpns for year. without repairs
wa do al Udriefics Of icork and FoHei
Stitching In n superior manner
els most easily managed by the operator.
Length Of stitch may be altered while run
ming, and machine can be threaded without
passing thread through holes.
z-Design Simpie, Ingenious. ElegaHf, torm.
ing the stitch icifh0uf the use Of Cog Wheel
Gears, Rotary Cams or Lever Arms. bas
the Amomafic Drop Feed. which ,Hsiires ani-
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Thread Controller, which allows easy move
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sHORY CHIMEEYs.

Office at H. Hainers Mantel and Crate De-
pot. Ss5 Main street. 9t
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BRIoKLAYER.
E. f. BROCCHUS,
PRACTICAL BRICKLAYER.

NIANTELs AND CRATES SET AND JOB
Ill work done with promptness. Special at
tentiOn given TO
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I77 Third Street,

Daily. from 10 am. to p. IN and from to 8
p.m.; on Sunday from 10 am. to 2 IN. only.
DIR. JORDAN having flr many years ex-
clusively devoted his attention to the treat
ment and cure Of Nervous Diseases arising
from Physical Debility, Exhausted Vitality.
Abuses OF the System and all others apper-
tanning thereto. The system which DR.. Jor-
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ably used BY the unskillful. Patients whose
cases have been badly treated, neglected or
pronounced incurable are particularly invited
to pay DR.. Jordan visit, as in no instance
do they have his care without permanent cure
being effected. rlI h4I
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Author Of Self Preservation, Medical
Essays on Marriage, ETC., ETC.,

Begs to announce to the citizens Of Memphis
and the ling country that he will be
in Memphis for one month. from the 9Th of
suited at
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Address the author.
ID R. 10 r. ID A n :
177 Third ST., Memphis.

DR.. JORDAN wishes to impress on all pa
tients the necessity Of a personal interview,
which will enable him TO form a complete
and thorough Diagnosis Of the case.
Consultations confidential. 6O-S
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M EDICAL.
MEDICAL.
DR.. J0RDAN'S
ARRIVAL IN MEMPHIS.

nR. JORDAN, NJ. D.. +. r G. s.. FROM
IL II Rampant street, New Orleans. P:oprie-
tor of the Museum of Anatomy, and
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Depot at head Of Main strsas
Ticket ONCE. 2S7 Main street. corner Of
Madison.
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.Jepet at foot Of Main street.
Ticket Office. 2S7 Main street. corner Of
Msdison.
NJ. BURKE, GenJ sup't.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

REFINEMENT. NT.-Refnemen is not fastidious-
ness. 1t is not luxury. 1t is nothing of the
kind. 1t is far removed from excess or waste.
A person truly refined will not squander or
needlessly consume anything. Refinement, on
the contrary, is always closely allied to simpli
city and judicious taste and employment ef
the means of good aud happiness which he has
at command. 1t seeks to divest itself of su-
psr1uities and aspires continually to the ut
most passible purity.
To commence at a material base, refinement
leads 10 personal cleanliness and elegant neat
ness good taste and simplicity in dress. All
loudness" or " flashness" is repugnant to its
spirit Inits home and surroundings, whether
palatisl affluent or humble, the same chasts-
ness and una ffccted grace are maintained. The
abode Of genuine refinement and Of the mere
pretender to il are very different In the for
mer you will find no excess, gaudlness or false
glitter, but Ihe latter abounds with ID.
! In peasonal manner, refinement is most con-
spicuous A man Of refinement is always
polite without flourish, gentle withOut effsmi
macy, and considerate without Stiffness Dis.
play and ceremony are not identical with re-
fnement, and are poor substitutes for it. There
is, Of course, no refinement like that of ths
heart which impels its posssssor on ell Occa
sions 10 show thoughtful and kindly regarC
for the feelings of others. No adherence tC
etiquette can compare with 10 for insuring tn,
spontaneous observance Of true and gratifying
politeness
In art, refinement is most essential ele
ment Ii is the greatest enhancement OF beau
ty Ii is most attractive excellence in ever.
style of composition, prose or poetical, ant
without it, painting and sculpture lose tn
most exalting attribute OF their beauty.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

ANECDOTE OF CHARLES MATHEWS
The following anecdote is related of Charles
Mathews, the elder: Mathew and Tattersal
we're very intimate, and the great comedian
was frequently in the habit of accompanying
his friend to New Market, where, on one
occasion, Mathews indulged in his well-known
taste for mimicry, at the expense of Tattersall,
during sale Of bloOded stock conducted by
the latter.
1.-The first lot, gentlemen" said Mr.. latter
sail, sis bay by Smolensko," &c.
''The first lot, gentlemen, echoed Mr. Mat
thcws, in precisely the same tone of voice, ''is
bay flly by SmOlensko," &c.
The auctioneer looked somewhat annoyed,
but proceeded:
"What shall we say to begin with? ?"
'What shall we begin with" replied the
echo
Still endeavoring to conceal his vexation Mr.
Tattersall inquiringly called out, lone hundred
guineas!"
Zone hundred guineas," echod Matthews.
''Thank you, sir, cried Tattersall, bringing
down the hammer, "the fily is yours
Mathews was considerably taken aback by
his sudden acquisition OF ''blooded stock,
and the company enjoyed the joke immensely