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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-09-17
markets..

Under light receipts. -four is little advand grain
avn INIT no disposition to advance. Prime butter
is selling well, and chickens. vegetables, &C.. bring
LIZ soou pAloe3 ~ CA. RICHARDSON.
Grocer and Produce Dealer,
IN WI So .7-q Augusta Street,,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-09-17

Col: N. c. Claiborne, we'll known in Virgin
"a, and now living in St. Louis, has been visit
ting his friends in Botetourt.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-09-17

New style b,gle trimmed silk and gum belts
at Maj. Newton's, on Augusta street. ladies
give him call. sept III At .
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-09-17
To the Patrons Of the 'Virginian.

~ tAAC - dtA O0o VI tA4V vAS AAAA1A'
The increasing business of the VlRGINIAN
Office and the obligations imposed upon the ed
itor by the outside business he has assumed,
render it necessary that he associate with him
additional force. To this end Mr.. JACOB YOsT,
the son of the editor, will hereafter be connec-
ted with the business management OF the of
hce and render such editorial assistance as the
duties thus assumed will allow. The editorial
control Of the columns of the paper will be
continued as heretofore, receiving the personal
attention of the proprietor. He does not ex-
pect.t to relinquish any effort in making the
vIRGINIAN healthy exponent of national
sentiment and feeling land ardently supporting
the administration Of President Grant, who be
believes is endeavoring to conduct the govern
sment principles of justice and fairness to all
sections and classes.
Mr.. Jacob Yost will be found at the Office at
all times, fully empowered to transact business
for the establishment, whether pertaining to
the old management or the new.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-09-17

Col. j. L. Eubank purchased the WAR
Springs property on the 18th, for $4,000.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-09-17

STREET 1MPRovEMENT.-Capt- Donald AL
len, City Engineer. awarded, on last Thursday,
70 Mr.. Alois Rick, OF Richmond, the contract
for paving, grading, curling, &C., Of Main
street, At the sum OF $4,000. Work was COM
faenced on Monday last, and will be completed
il soon as practicable,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-09-17

Ladies, it you wish . neatly fitting walking
boot Ok shoe; go to Maj. Newton's. For par
tleulars see new advertisement. seps1O 1t
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-09-17

COURT OF APPEALs.-The annual session of
the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia at
Stailnton commenced on Thursday last. The
following Judges We're present at the opening
Of the COURT s54.....-..-..5.ss
Hon. r. g. T.. Moncure, President, and Judges,
Christian, Anderson, and BoHldin-all being
present except Judge Staples who arrived on
the train OF Thursday afternoon. The follow
ing is summary of the proceedings OF Thurs.
day, Friday, Saturday and Tuesday last. there
being no session OF the court on Monday ~
! e THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH.
Meade VS.. Grigsby Circuit Court OF Clarke
county, rule awarded against the Appellant to
show cause why he should not execute a new
bond s Iis.
Devries & Co, VS. johnson & Wolfe and ais
Circuit Court Of Frederick motion to dismiss
for want Of Jurisdiction. Docketed.
=, .,4f, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER llTH.g
Upon the motion of Jno. Fl. Moore & all. APP
peal allowed and supersedeas awarded to a de-
cree of Circuit Court of Rockingham pronounce
ed on the 25th Of April, 1874, in the case of ia
cob Harnsherger's ex'or VS.. Samuel Simmons
ct al. "a, ys}
andrew A. Steele's ex'or VS.. Charles S. Ar
maid, Trustee, &C., ct al. Circuit court Of Au-
gllsta) fully argued by Geo. M Cochran and
Marshall Hanger for Appellant, and by FL. W..
Time taken by the Court for consideration. :
y SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH
The petition OF Williams & Arnett for a SUI
persedeas to a judgment of Circuit Court of
Rockingham, in a suit in which the petitioners
were plaintiffs, and Geo. Bruffy's admir- was
defendant, was refused. ,e......,se n
Hoover VS.. Mitchell ct al Circuit court Of Au-
gusta) bankruptcy Of defendant Mitchell sug-
gested, revived by consent against John Paul,
Assignee. Fully argued by Judge Fultz for
plaintiff in error, and by Geo. NJ. Cochran for
defendants in error. Time taken by the court
for consideration. " ). - --'-.'
Burnett and wife VS.. Hawpe's ex'or Circuit
court Of Augusta bankruptcy of Appellants sug-
gested and rule against the Assignee to show
cause why this suit should not be revived in his
name, and dismissed for non payment OF print
ing costs. sp 1f 4@'1@ 500
Sitlington VS.. Kinney's admir- ct al. (circuit
court of Highland on motion Of the Appellant,
the supersedeas heretofore awarded was set
aside and an appeal only allowedu upon the APP
pellant's executing bond with sufficient securi-
ty in the penalty Of 5000.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH.
4 W: II. McClintick VS.. p. G. Wise's adm'rs.
Argued by G. N. Cochran. jr.. for appellant
and Field & Gray. of Culpeper. for the appel
lees: Case submitted, and time taken to con-
slider. Jf M
Judge HI. G. Allen, of Shenandoah, qualified
to practice in this court. ~ e
Judge John H. MeCue, Of Augusta county,
qualified to practice in this court.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-09-17
InpMemOrianl.

At a meeting OF the Board Of Directors Of the
Western Lunatic Asylum, held August 18th, 1874,
the following paper was, motion. Of sDl. s. H.
Moffett, unanimously adopted: 1880 -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05
A Bathetic Duel.

About four O'Clock in the afternoon,
our road running beside the very edge of
the river, nv companion broke the ST.
lence as we journeyed along by drawing
up mis- horse and saying with less excite
ment than when he had called my duller
attention once or twice before to a deer in
the woods:
Eyes, sir. There he isr' dismounting
as he said so. He was dreadfully excited,
yet nothing could be more chivalrous
upon the lawyers part, for it aoas the law
yer. He had led his horse to one side
and stood in the center Of the road, rifle
in hand. | suppose he had taken for
granted that his adversary, duly warned,
would have had rifle. To my surprise,
as soon as the man saw Nose Evans ad-
vancing upon him without one, he DELHI
erately stopped to lay his carefully down
upon dry tuft of grass beside the way,
and then stepped back into the open road,
a revolver in either hand, long knife
held by the blade in his teeth. As Gen
eral Philip Sheridan once told me of one
of his battles, at was beautiful"
I caught my friends horse by the bri-
die, thinking, little nervously, of Helen
and of coming bullets. The parties adj
vanced slowly upon each other, during
the whole affair neither saying a single
word. When whiting sixty feet of Evans,
Archer raised his revolver and began
firing. I heartily wish it was more the
atTical, but | can only add that it was all
over, ANONYMOUSLY over, in much less
than the proverbial fifteen minutes of the
battle of San Jacinto. Nose Evans had
not touched his own weapons. AT the
first report of the lawyers revolver, he
sprang forward! 1t was as if he was upon
his enemy at one bound. Although 1t
ruins what little romance there is in the
matter, / believe Evans relied, uncon-
sciously to himself, upon the unstead1-
ness of Archer's nerves, owing to his hab-
its, in the aim he would take. In the in
slant he had seized his puny assailant by
arm and leg and hurled him into the
riverl | laughed aloud like hysterical
woman-the man flying through the air,
the splash in the water was an ending so
sudden; such bathos!
He won't want to see me. You help
him out" my friend said as he remounted.
"Tell him the things over. He never
meant her death, you know. Good after
noon"
Even then it flashed upon me as Nose
Evans rode leisurely away, and L said to
myself, | suppose the selfmastery of this
child of nature is what he has been learn
ing his life long In the woods? In his
singular home, rather. From his fathers
long endurance. From witnessing, all
his life, his mothers lack of selfcontrol.
How Homer would have loved and sung
him! Leaving my horse united, l ran to
fish the lawyer out, and dripping, be-
wildered, bemuddied wretch he was IS he
emerged, by my ei-Wma. N. Ba-
ker, IN HIS Story of "Mose Boans " IN
atlantic for March,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05
PERSONAL.

Announcement has been made of the death,
at Galveston, Of ex-senator Wigfall, of Texas.
The Sovereigns of Industry is the name of a
new Order, branches of which are now being
organized throughout the country. 1t is some
what similar to the Patrons of Husbandry,
but broader in its scope, as it admits into its
ranks all classes of industry. A sub-council
of the Order was recently formed in Chicago,
under the direction of Grand Master Earle.
Victoria c. Woodruff was announced to de-
liver lecture few evenings ago in Kings
bury Music Hall, Chicago, which had been
rented for that purpose by her agent; but the
manager subsequently concluded that the
character of the place would be lowered in
case she were allowed to promulgate her doc
trines therein, and he therefore cancelled the
contract and refused to permit the lecture to
be given in the hall. Mrs. Woodruff immedi-
ately announced her intention of commencing
a suit against the proprietors of the hall, lay
ing damages at $4,000.
Judge Horton, of the committee appointed
by the Kansas House of Representatives to
investigate the charges against State Treas
urer Hayes, made lengthy report on
the 21st, signed by all the members of the
committee but one, reciting the irregu-
larltles of that officer, and concluding by pref
ferring articles of impeachment against him.
The report states that the Treasurer had been
loaning the States funds to individuals and
banks, contrary to law, and that there were
then in his hands, as securities for some such
loans, bonds and other collaterals of doubtful
value. The minority report iustifes the con-
duct of the Treasurer, and charges that the
investigation had been so conducted as to
elicit such facts only as tended to be unfavor-
able to the Treasurer,
Steve Lowry, the survivor of the notorious
Robson County On. CO. outlaws, was recently
killed in the upper part of that county by
three citizens. He was tuning his banjo
preparatory to playing for some wagoners,
when three shots were fired at him., taking
effect in his head and killing him instantly.
Chin Ian Pin, the Chinese Commissioner of
Education, was late visitor to the Executive
Mansion in Washington. He expressed a
hope that the intercourse between the United
States and China would grow more general
and the existing friendly feelings may never
be interrupted.
At a recent meeting of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, held at Cleveland,
Grand Chief Engineer Wilson was invited to
resign and complied with the request.
The Senate on the 9th confirmed the NOM
ination of VIM. A. Simmons to be Collector of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05

set of wings placed at right angles to
those already described, and working in
the same manner, through gearing con-
nected with the motive power, the
course or direction of the whole being
guided by wide vane or rudder, at the
control or will of the operator. L have
thus imperfectly and briefly endeavored
to convey an idea of what our flying ma
chine is like, and should the ascension,
which is to take place at no distant day,
prove a success, or even partially so, you
will hear from me again. The flying
machine, when in the air, will be as great
novelty as Fulton's steamboat on the
Hudson River. 1t presents now some
thing of the appearance of turret tower
to monitor, carrying above it a mast OF
a vessel with spars attached and swing
ing around it, with a balloon basket sus-
pended underneath.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05
A Handy BO0t-rack.

THE following very convenient arrange
ment for farmers kitchen we find in the
american Agr6c1Itur6st::
One of the greatest troubles of the neat
housewife in the country results from the
muddy boots of those members of the fam
lily who have to work in the fields, the
stables and the barn-yard. The wet boots
must be dried, and are generally left I'M
der the kitchen stove, where their pres
ence is very disagreeable. Now to have
a neat kitchen there SHOULD be boot
rack placed behind the stove, in which
the damp boots may be placed to dry
Such continuance has been found great
convenience. 1t has three shelves about
four feet long, ten inches wide, and placed
a foot apart At one end a boot,iack is
fixed by hinges, so that when not in use
it is folded against one end OF the rack
and secured by button. There is also
stand for cleaning boots at the front,
which also folds up when not in use, and
the blacking brushes are placed on the
shelves behind the stand, and are out of
sight, and when it is folded they hang
down out of the way. The rack should
be made of dressed pine boards, and
painted or stained some dark, durable
color
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05
DOMESTIC.

A New York dispatch of the 21st says
praying crusade against intemperance had
commenced in that city and vicinity. The
churches were generally moving in the matter.
The Trustees of Trinity Church had decided
to nolonger lease the property of the church
for purposes of liquor selling, and other
churches were requesting their members to
stipulate that their property should not here
after be used as saloons.
A boy ten or twelve years old, the son of T.
Jones, of Windfall, Ind, while his parents
were at church few nights ago, attempted to
kindle fire with coal oil, with the usual result.
The boy died the next morning.
According to dispatches of the 22d the
Women's Temperance movement was spread
ing In Iowa and Illinois. In Oswego, Lexing-
ton and many other places in Illinois, and in
Davenport, Dubuque and elsewhere in Iowa,
organizations had been formed and prepare
tons made for determined assault upon the
saioon-keepers and their patrons. The same
condition of affairs prevailed in Indiana In
Chicago praying band, consisting of 5000
women, was about to be organized, according
to the Times of the 22d- The city was to be
divided into districts, and each district
given over to band of fifty praying women.
A late Washington dispatch says the friends
of temperance in that city had determined to
commence an active crusade against liquor
selling in the capital Two immense temper
ance meetings had been held and Others were
in contemplation. 1t had been agreed that
praying bands of women should begin their
work on the 2Sth.
The Foster farm at Worcester, Mass, was
sold on the 21st by the tax-gatherer to re-
cover unpaid taxes of 1872, which the Fosters
refused to pay on account of Mrs. Foster not
being allowed to vote.
Generals Sheridan and Ord were at Fort Lar
annie, Wyoming Territory, on the Esd, and
were organizing forces TO operate against the
hostile Sioux. General John E. Smith will be
in command of the troops in the field. Nine
companies of infantry and seven of cavalry
left Fort Laramie on the Esd for the vicinity
of the Red Cloud Agency.
Three hundred men went adrift IN East
Saginaw Bay on the morning of the 2Sd on
cake of ice, on which they had built fishing
village, and which was driven away from the
shore by strong southwest wind. They
xYare carried out into the lake, when change
of wind 10 the west brought them up TO the
eastern shore of the bay, where two hundred
of them managed to escape at different
noints Two of the men were drowned In
attemnting to reach land One hundred men
were still on the ice on the night of the sd.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05
The New York Flying Machine.

A correspondent of the Albany Argus
writes from Auburn, N. Y:
The love for the marvellous and won
derful, associated with the inquisitive
element so predominant in the minds
and characters of mankind, finds for it
self an item of no common interest in the
construction of flying machine" now
taking place in one of our pleasant parks.
| will not, therefore, preface my com
munication with history of aeronautic
trials and triumphs, but endeavor to give
you a brief, detailed description of our
TdrG dUis. The motive power of this
mechanism (the invention of Mr.. Hunt IS
steam, utilized and made available by one
of Silsby's small, rotary engines. The
power is by means of bevel gearing COM
municated directly to upright shafts,
which revolve in opposite directions. To
the outer shaft, which is of hollow con-
struction, is attached set of wings, four
in number, and of the following dimen-
sions: Width at inner end, next to shaft,
nine feet; width at outer end, six feet;
length, twelve feet, thus giving an aver
age Of about 100 square feet to each pro-
polling blade or wing, or from 400 to 500
square feet of propelling surface. | use
the term "propelling surface" advisedly,
for each wing is so DETECTED as to remind
one forcibly of a tugs propeller. To the
second shaft, which is placed inside the
outer one, is another set of wings precise
ly like those already described.
These two sets of wings, revolv-
ing in opposite directions, SO as
to overcome any rotary tendency
of the whole mechanism, are supposed to
screw or bore themselves into the sur
rounding atmosphere with velocity of
about 100 revolutions per minute, ana no
consequently lift the apparatus, with It's
water-tank, boiler, engine and conductor,
into the ethereal space. For the purpose
of guiding the fabric through the air, the
conductor can at pleasure set in motion
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05

According to dispatches from Madrid of the
22d severe fighting had been going on in Bis
cay for several days Portugalite had been
abandoned, and the garrison of Vinarose, num-
bering 200, were taken prisoners by the Car
lists. Gen. Dorregarray with 1000 insurgents
held the heights above Somorosto. The Re-
publicans had taken the first height with
heavy loss.
Sir Bartle Frere announced at meeting of
the Royal Geographical Society, on the 22d,
that he had come to the conclusion, after con-
ference with DIR. Kirk, that the report of the
death Of DR.. Livingstone was true. The
Queen, at the instance of Mr.. Gladstone, had
granted pension of FL 600 per annum to the
children of DR.. Livingstone.
Latest reports from San Domingo say that
Gen. Gonzales was installed President on the
9th ult.
There was a severe earthquake in La Guayra
on the 9th, the seyerest which had occurred
since 1912. The people rushed terror-stricken
into the streets, and much injury was done to
persons and property.
A recent dispatch from Mexico says that a
quarrel occurred few days before between
the residents of Quimixtlan and Huascaleca,
In which seventeen persons were killed. 1t
was reported that the Infatuated Huascalecans
afterward went to Quimixtlan and began an
indiscriminate massacre of women and chill
dren, horribly mutilating many of the former.
A Bayonne (Spain) dispatch of the 25th says
that it was rumored in that city that Gen.
Morionez had been badly defeated before Bill
boa, with the loss of large number of his
troops, and that he had been compelled to re-
treat to Santander.
A telegram was received on the Goth at the
British War Office from Gen. Wolseley, dated
at Coomassie and announcing his arrival at
that place after five days hard fighting, and
with the loss OF 300 men, He expected TO
sign treaty of peace with the King of the
Ashantees and return at once to the coast.
A late Paris dispatch says the French Court
of Appeals had dismissed the claim of Naun-
dorff, VINO styled himself Louis XVII, and
declared the man crafty adventurer.
Bayonne dispatch of the 9th says the
Spanish army under Morionez had been thrice
repulsed by the Carlists at Bilboa.
News was received in New York on the
morning of the 2Sth giving the intelligence of
terrible confagration at Panama on the 18th
ult., whereby the largest portion of the bust
ness part of the city was destroyed The
losses are estimated at over a million of dol.
lars, mostly insured in London companies
Control of the fire was lost from the first, and
the flames had everything their own way, and
only stopped from want of material to feeC
upon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05

For the average of men the doom must
always be work. and, though man is dis
tinctly the happier for knowledge OF any
art or for any knowledge and any
employment outside his daily labor, we
doubt if the entrance of ambition into
that pursuit does not take away half its
charm, in destroying al its resdulness.-
Landau iSllectnt0r.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05

Daniel Powers, a boy of eleven, shot
at arat in a Springfield Mass barn, and
hit playfellow. Scared by what he had
done, Daniel ran off while the other boys
wound was being dressed, and had not at
last accounts been found, although search
had been made
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05
FOREIGN.

Other Interesting News Items.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05
Generals Sheridan and Ord Preparing
for an Indian War.
The Boston School Committee VS.. The
Supreme Court Decision.

Execution at Waukegan, ILL.,, OF the
Murderer of a Chicago Policeman.
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ESPANOLAS.

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velde.-Satenes gTance.-Idem negro. .Casimires
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todo In aua contane saetrorfa de nrmnr 4
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COMPANlA DE VAPORES
HAMBURG ANERE ANIHs PA FAHRT ACTIBN GELLCHAfl'
DE Il a NJ B U R G. 0 .

Ell servicio quncena Inca Hambugo ngaterra, Fran
cia Thomas PuertoRco Hay prncpiara todo
el presene 6 principles del entfante
destnado hbiendo sdo engado
tempo convndo Ia Companfa uelo deina
poyonanente de puerto ST. Thomas Hay
admtir nGnero limtado de
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UNICO DEPOSITO DN la lSLA
de Guano LIGHTING del Peru.

La Empresa del Guano legltimo del Peru pa
ra las Antillas espanolas, estabecida en- La Ha-
bana, la sola autorizada por el Gobierno del Pc
ri para la venta del artlculo en- las Antillas es-
panolas, ha resuelto establecer un dep6sito Ell
esta villa, habi6ndonos nombrado al efecto sus
6nicos agentes en- Ia 1sla, teDemos el gasto de
ofrecer & los Sres Hacendados, este fertilizador,
el mejor hasta hoy conocido. Ell prccio de venta
es $85 al contado por tonelada espanola Sin ta-
ra, entregable en- la romano.
Mayaguez, agosto de 1873.-LATlMER Y
COMP.
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Nueva l1nea de Vapores Espanoles
ENTIRE LIVERPOOL v PUERTo-RICo.

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Ell vapor "Puerto- Rico" Sc despachara en- Lii
verpool para San Juan, Ponce Mayague2 de-
mas puertos de su ruta el 20 de noyiembre pro-
ximo u Para fetes demas detalles dirijirse en-
Liverpool & los Sres, William White y Comp
Pacific Buildings James Street, y en- esta La
timer J Comp:.-Puerto-Rico,
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