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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25
The name and site of Alum SPRINGS

The name and site of Alum Springs
Rockbrdge county, Va, is changed to
Rockbridge Alum Springs, and A. r.
Down appointed postmaster, vice G. B.
Luck, moved away.
Thirty-four members were received into
Failing Springs Church, Rockbridge, Sun
day Week-the first ingathering Of Rev.
NJ. Towards labors in that congregation.
An act to authorize the Virginia Mill
tary Institute to borrow money, and to Sc
cure the same by d lien on it's real estate
has become a law.
Jas. Linard who built the Court House
and the Methodist Church at Woodstock,
Shenandoah, died suddenly last week at
| Laporte, Ind.
Captain Michael Neff a well-knoWn cit
izen Of New Market, Va, who was at his
work the day before, died suddenly on
Thursday.
Colonel Samuel J. Anderson, formerly
private secretary Of Governor Crawford.
committed suicide at Columbus, Ga, on
Monday.
| A ear load of live 'possums was shipped
North from East Tennessee few days
ago by an enterprising SPECTATOR.
At Laporte, Ind, last week they killed
hog weighing 1850 pounds. This beats
our Valley Of Virginia porlzers.
The debt of Charlottesville is only 81, 900
while the taxable property of the town is
estimated at 81 800 000.
American apples are reported to be sell
ling in England at prices no dearer than
the native fruit
The dwelling of Mr., Frank Long, at Lu-
ray, Page CO., was destroyed by fire on
Monday week.
LTay. Va, is erecting lamp posts pre-
paratory to lighting the streets with gas
oline.
North Carolina is about to hold con-
ference with her creditors.
Rev. Dr. Huntington declines the Iowa
bishoprick.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25

STAUNTON Young MEMS CHRISTIAN
AssoCIATIoN.--In the meeting of the
State Association Of the Y. M. G.. associ-
alton of Virginia in Richmond, that of
Staunton was represented by Messrs. Thos.
D. Ransom and S. H. Henkel. In the
"Whig's' report we find. the following in
reference to it;
Mr.. Ransom, from this Association
gave most encouraging account of the
Association. 1t was not more than three
months old. The idea of forming an asso-
citation first originated in PRAYER meet
ing i'll one of the churches. After two in
formal meetings the Association was
thoroughly organized. The Association
now numbers 10 of the most active bust
ness men, both old and young, in the
place. Altogether, Mr.. Ranson's report
was very encouraging.
Mr.. Hall at that point rose and said he
thought the doxology ought to be sung
and a PRAYER of thankfulness for the great
success of this infant Association The
whole audience then united in singing the
doxology, after which a prayer was offered
by the Rev. Mr. Woodward.
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Legislators, too, if they should remain
ninety days in session. There is general
and really useless looking up by the people
to the lawmakers, to lift them unhurt sue.
cessfully out Of their troubles. No Leeis
lature on earth could do that. Somebody
must bear something, and the only ques-
stion is, what is the lightest burden and the
easiest way to bear it? and about that
There are many views. In the last few
weeks We have quite carefully canvassed
The sentiments of our county and city peo-
pie On the matter, and think we can state
With Sonie correctness their views on the
subject. What they want particularly is
some certainty in the settlement, whatever
that settlement may be-some certainty
about the payment of the interest, and a
I reliable settlement about the principal.
with no ambiguous pledges that may here
after involve uncertain amounts. If thew
could get that, they would cheerfully bear
so cents in the 500 on property They
would prefer, however-that is, the coun-
try people would-an indirect tax coming
Through tax Oh licenses, which could be
more easily paid. By the indirect tax the
farmer would pay when his crop was heavy
4 a large tax, and when it was light a small
tax. An indirect tax like that would fall
heavily on portions of the State that made
a good crop, and lightly on those that
made thin crop. Every thinking farmer
knows that out of them the bulk of the
fax OF Of IT
pay it if levied in the indirect way. When
it is levied directly on land farmer with
a light crop has as much tax to pay as his
neighbor who raised heavy one About
the public debt the general sentiment
seems to be that our two debts both the
funded and unfunded, ought to be paid.
There is wholesome dread among the
property -helders of repudiation but they
do not regard it as a calamity which is i'm
possible to occurz-in fact, they fear that
gNe continued deterioration of Eastern
Yifginis and her failure to recuperate
may 4snt aally force such an alternative.
Our people seem to feel as if they were
standing as sort of surety for Eastern
Virginia, and that if reputation comes it
will be through the failure of that section
of the State to recuperate The majority
! OF the people are restless and uneasy, with
hardly any fixed opinions to give OF sug-
gestions to make. The scarcity of money
has turned their complaints against the
National Government, which they think
might relieve it, and the popular idea APP
pears to be that if some easy way out of
their State troubles were furnished, the
contracting process being forced by the
General Government would keep things
about as hard as they are now
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A JEWISH RABBI ON THE CRUCIFIXIoN
OF CHRIsT.-Rev. DR.. J. Mayer, rabbi of
Har Sinai synagogue, Lexington street,
delivered lecture in English to a large
auditory yesterday on "The CruciXion of
Jesus of Nazareth" defending the Jews
from responsibility i'll the matter. AS a
teacher in Israel the doctor said Jesus met
with no great obstacle, his views not diff
fering, but rather coinciding with the
teachings of the great Hillel, who pre-
coded him eighty years. Wien Jesus pro-
claimed himself the Son of God, however,
the Jews, who jealousy watched oyer their
inheritance of Moses as to the one Jeho-
yah, declared him guilty of blasplemy.
PLATE, however, the atrocious enemy of
Israel, overruled this verdict Of the jew
ish tribunal; he would have eXonerated
him from all blame but for his pretensions
as to the Messiahship, l. e., the King of
Israel, of the dynasty Of David, in open
opposition to the government OF Rome,
Which then ruled over Judea. 1t is for
this reason that Jesus was executed under
the Roman law, and the Roman penalty of
INSTRUMENTATION. In Israel such a pun
ishment was not known. UE to the time
of Jesus extreme punishment was by either
the stake. stoning, OF the sword. After
the second temple strangulation was add
ed. but very rarely.
The doctor continued: Careful and i'm
partial readers of the New Testament
must find it most extraordinary that Jesus
should have been crucified under the Ro-
mar law for a mere transgression of reli-
gious practices in Israel. Everybody must
arrive at the conclusion, therefore, that
prejudice fostered in the minds of the be-
levers in Christ has increased the English
vocabulary with the very ungenteel term
of 'Christ-killer' applicable to the Jews
In conclusion the doctor said: 81 conclude
with the heartfelt wish that all our Chris
t tse sp sary h sn Upon "ss us as We t9e
upon chem, for Gods sake. Amen!''-
BaltinQre San, Dec. 2lst.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25

ANOTHER CLERGYMAN IN TROUBLE.
Westminster (Pa.) was lately astounded by
the PRONUNCIATION Of the fact that the Rev.
Joseph Stittim had ruined Miss Sarah
Hall, Il young lady of high standing in So
ciety and Of heretofore unblemished char
acter. 1t appears from the testimony that
this young lady had been frequently visit
ed by her pastor, he being the minister of
the First Presbyterian church there. The
parents thought his visits were for THEN
daughters spiritual welfare, and made no
objections. 1t was only during last week
that the discovery was made. Such is the
Indignation of the community that the
Rev. MI. Stittim is compelled to call for
legal protection in order to escape from
being lynched. The discovery Of her fall
has thrown the young lady into state
of temporary insanity. In her sane mo-
ments she says that he quoted the Bible to
prove that his conduct WAS in accordance
with the dictates of the Word Of God. MI
Stittim was arrested, but is now at liberty
under bail Of $4,000 for appearance at
court. He is at present undergoing trial
by his church. The church officials assert
the innocence OF their pastor, and will un-
doubtedly bring in d verdict OF mot gull
ty.' The relatives and friends of the
young lady are determined to sift the mat
ter to the bottom, and threaten that if the
law will not punish him they will, at the
first opportunity, take the law into their
own hands.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25
THE FIRST STEP

The first step towards the relief of the
financial distress of the country IS to be
found in the finance bill reported Monday,
I. and which has been passed by the U. S.
Senate. 1t provides for free banking Pre-
sldent GRANTS recommendation with
8 out limitation of capital; the reduction of
the greenback circulation to $500, 900
which is really 10 reduction, as the banks
now have to hold about 20 per cent. as re
serves: the substitution of silver coin. OF
which the Government can get a plenty.
for fractional currency, and the resump-
ton of specie payment in 1879. The first
clause-the free banking law-will make
things little better for the country, but
naI,a great deal The truth of the matter
is, the present currency struggle i'll this
country is a fight between those vino have
and those who haynt. Every man who is
well off to-day will be that much better off
If The Government does not issue more cur
rency to meet the wants of the trade OF
the country, OF 'sinf1ate,n which has be
come the deriSiVe name used by the oppo-
nents OF the measure. The farmer Wlo
has in his pocket to-day four bonds, for
say land sold, worth Oh their face 81 ,0tn
each, will, if the contraction is persistc',
+ in. have in his pocket four bonds WORT,
say 81 $50 each. In the meantime, thl
neighbor who has bought the land for u
he thinks $4,000, will i'll reality pay 5000.
He depended OH his crops to pay for THIS
land, but money has become so scarce
that it takes twice as much wheat to get
the 81 to help pay his bonds rs it did
when he made the promise to pay. In
other words the bonGholder gets twice as
much wheat, twice as much labor, twice
as much sweat Of his debtors brew for his
land as he expected to get. So after all it il
astruggle between those who haveand those
who are trying to get. 1t is the ruin of The
debtor class who unfortunately are largely
in the majority all over this county, though
they are, unluckily, not the most iniluentia
class. The Money of this country, fright
ened at the panic got into it's shell, and
neither the suffering outside nor its own
eagerness to increase can induce it to open.
Threats of imitation alarm it, but to very
little purpose. 1t has the assurance that
it is safe now in the reiterated promises OF
the dominant party, that the interest and
principle of the public debt shall be paid
in full in gold, and the President stands
ready to veto any imitation measure. So
/ it looks like, for the present at least, that
the debtor class must be content to stant!
the racket, meanwhile getting deeper and
TIE Free Banking Law may help a little
but not much. Let those who have any
money to pay, payit now. They will make
twenty per cent. by the operations
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25

AN ENTERPRIsING MUsICIAN.-One of
the officers of the penitentialy recently
found concealed iii the cell Of q convict II
perfectly made and admirably toned banjo,
which had been manufactured by the fel-
low secretly, and with the display Of much
ingenuity. The strings were Of WaXed
she e-thread. The skin covering the drum
of the instrument consisted on the cuticu-
lar appendage OF a cat killed on the prem
Uses 1t had been subjected to q tanning
process which perfectly fitted it for the
use to which it was put. The woodwork
of the banjo was quite neat, and it was no
doubt sulTeptitiously put together in one
Of the shops of the institution. The nn-
sician had but short time and few oppor-
tuntes to exercise his talents before the
instrument was captured.-R iclno1ad Dis
Dutch
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25

SHs-S S~-Sn------'
Col. w. D. Coleman, late Secretary of
the Board of Commissioners Of Sinking
Fund, who is in the State prison, has
written q letter to Judge Guigon asking
him to get from Capt. Geo. d. Wise, who
was Commonwealth Attorney at the
time, a paper used in evidence upon the
back OF which is q memorandum in figures,
which Coleman believes will sometime
establish his innocence.
Eleven graduates Of st. Mary's (Catho-
lic) Seminary were ordained by Archbishop
Bailey i'll Baltinlore last Sunday, one being
Rev. Alfred Curtis, late an Episcopal min
lister, and another Rev. f. Forster late d
minister Of the Society Of Friends.
Maggie Dehl, D years of age who Felix
Kennedy, a Baltimore. street car conduc-
tor, had 'trifed with'' threw vitrol on
him in his car, Tuesday. 1t didn't hurt
him but drop got in one of the poor girls
eyes in the struggle and put it out.
A colored preacher named w. W, Colby,
who was educated at the Richmond Theo-
logical Institute, has been appointed by
the State Board Of Foreign Missions a
missionary to Africa.
The Virginia Dental Association, which
met in Richmond on Tuesday, adjourned
Thursday night. DR.. W. w. II. Thacks-
ton Of Farmville was elected President for
the ensuing year.
a three~year-old girl, daughter Of John
Maloney, residing near GettY's Station, in
Norfolk county, was burned to death on
Friday night, while playing near an open
fireplace.
Hon. Jno. b. Rice, member of Congress
from Chicago, and former Mayor Of that
city, died suddenly in Norfolk, Va, Satur-
day, where he was visiting daughter.
He was formerly a popular actor and thea
tire manager,
Pleasant Waddell whose accident has
been mentioned, died in Danyille last week.
TIE was a brother of A. Waddell of the
connected with the best families in
Virginia.
Jefferson Rives, one of the proprietors Of
the "Congressional Globe" and a son Of
the late John G. Rives, died at his resi-
dence, in Washington. GIL Sunday, after
a few hours illness, Of congestion of the
brain.
A watch valued at $50 was stolen from
Cen. w. B. Taliaferro. at the Exchange
Hotel, in Richmond, on Thursday night,
while that gentleman was asleep in his
room,
John Mcpherson who was orderly to
Gen. Winfield Scott in the Mexican war,
and a well known restaurant keeper IN
Richmond during the war died last week
The City Council of Portsmouth, Va.
has had 10 appropriate money for the re-
lief of the poor, through tie scarcity OF
work, and the suffering being so great.
Rev. James j. McGurk of the Lynchburg,
Va. Catholic Church was disabled from
his duties by q fall from his horse last
week =
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25

NOTICE OF CONTEST. -Representative
Platt, of Virginia, has served a notice Of
contest on Hon. John Goode, of Norfolk,
for his seat in the Fourty-fourth Congress
from the second district of Virginia. The
contest is based upon the fact that the re-
turns from Prince George county was
thrown out by the State canvassers on ac-
count OF legal tcchnicalities in tile failure
to certify to the returns on the part of the
county clerk and the judges Of election
The throwing out of this vote gave Mr..
Goode over one hundred majority, where
as it's admission gives the contestant q
majority.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25

STATEMENT REGARDING THE INSANE
AsYLUMs.-Dr. Edward G. Fisher of the
Western Lunatic Asylum appeared before
the Senate Committee on Public Institu-
lions Saturday. and gave that body some
views founded on his long experience in
asylums for the insane. The Richmond
"Dispatch' says:
He stated that DR.. f. L. Stribling. the
Superintendent of the Western Asylum,
just before his death matured Il plan for
asce-taining from the physicians of the
State the number Of the insane now in the
State and deprived of hospital accommoda-
lions. This plan Was carried out after the
death OF DR.. Strlbling, and circulars We're
addressed to l 500 persons throughout the
State. But, sad to relate, only about two
hundred and fifty of these, scattered over
seventy eight of the ninety-nine counties
OF the State, made amy reply. But those
who did report gave information OF most
mournful import, and from these reports
and from applications made since they
were received Dr.. Fisher said they knew of
al cases, and believed there were fully 500
white insane persons in the State and out
of the asylums, and of these much more
than half needed and should have hospital
accommodations. Dr.. Fisher recommend
ed that the Western Lunatic Asylum
should be increased SO That it could receive
600 patients; that some place should be
purchased for the temporary reception Of
chronic patients; and that the General AS
sembly should also make q small appro-
priation towards the commencement of Il
new institution, to be ultimately finished
and made large enough to give the State
power to control the whole evil Of insanity
within its borders.
The Doctor also explained to the COM
mittee the impolicy Of enacting the law
proposed, by which the Boards OF Asylums
, would be compelled to regulate their add
missions Of patients in the order of their
applications.
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Col. HarRl;ln OH the valley
Railroad Debate.
Editor of the indicator:

IlUIIUT OF ClIt VIHucaCOr:
In your report published of the City
Council proceedings | am made to say
that ''he president Robt. Garrett want
ed the thing smothered up in a directors
meeting" l said that [ did not want the
matter smothered up in a directors meet
ing. Again, where [ am reported as say
ing that sent certiiit copies of the direct
ors' resolution to President Garrett, it
should have been that | took the precau-
tioI, to take certified copies Of the original
lover which have 40 CONTROL before it
was sent by the Secretary, Capt. Geo. &.
Price, to whom President Garrett had tel
egraphed for it. Respectfully,
NJ. G. HARTMAN.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25

GOING TO EGYPT.-Col. D. 6. White,
of Griffin, Ga, has been appointed major
of engineers in the Khedive's army in
Egypt, and he will leave for that country
between the first and 18th of January.
Colonel White served with distinction in
the Confederate army, and his application
for service in the Khedive's army was en-
dorsed by Generals Joseph E. Johnson and
w. T. Sherman.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25

ROCKINGHAM TAXEs.-I,he whole
amount Of county and State taves levied
in Rockingham county and collected by
the treasurer for the year 1874, is sos, S1S,
81. OF this amount, $50, 513.51 was paid
by the LIST of December, and the balance,
559, 205 81, has been put into the hands of
collectors.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25

A CENTS WORTH OF PosTAGE.-A
gentleman of this city having occasion to
send a large photograph to Albany, N. =,
took it to the Post Office to ascertain the
postage thereon. He was informed that
by enclosing the photograph i'll an unsealed
envelope it would he transmitted through
the mail for one cent. This he paid, wrote
the name of the party for whom the photo
graph was intended on the envelope, also
the name of the street, the number of the
house, and the words "NeW York." but
forgot to write "Albany." He also at
tached the stamp. After several weeks he
found the envelope with its contents i'll
his post office box.
The cover bore marks showing that the
carriers in New York, and even III the
surrounding cities, had made numerous
unsuccessful attempts to find the person
named in the direction. How did the
package find its way back into the sender's
box? The back of the picture bore the
name of q well-knoWn photographer OF
this city, and to him, as the last resort, the
picture was sent by the Post-of1ice authori-
ties for identification. He recognized it
at once, and the photograph, after jour
new of over fifteen hundred miles, after
passing through many hands, at home and
abroad, returned whence it came, all for q
cent. The Post Office Department may
congratulate itself on possessing some con-
scientious employees. &c ilcim1aa Gd7ette-
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The DEBTOR CLASS IN EssEX.-The
people of Essex county, according to the
''lndeX," must be heavily burdened with
debt, there being suits pending i'll the cir
cult court to the amount of $l35. 1913. SO,
and in the County Court to the amount of
$S5, 1872, 20, making a dismal total of $3.50.
SS6.3S, which is rather dismal indebted
ness for one little county.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25

DEATH OF AN AGED LADY.-NIrs. Jul
liet c. I.arue, widow of the late Samuel
Larue of this county, died at her residence
in Berryville, Clarke co, Va, on the 5th
inst, after having reached the advanced
age of 81 years. She was six years old
when Washington was first elected Presi-
dent of the United States, and lived to see
the population of her country swell from
5000 900 to over 40,000.000.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-25

VIRGINIA AT Rules in the Clerks o fiice
Y of the Circuit Court for AugLata county,
December I, 1874,
Byers & Summerson, PIGs
against
W. K. Armistead and VIM S. Riggs, partners
in trade under the firm, name and sty lie Of
k. Armstead & Company, Defts.
IN ASSUMPSIT.
The object of this suit is to recover of the De-
PENDANTS the sum CT 1912 49, with interest there
on from July, 9TH, 1874, and the costs
The Defendant, VIM. S. Riggs, not having
entered his appearance, and it appearing by
affidavit filed that he is nonresident OF this
State: 1t is ordered that he do appear here
within one month alter due publication OF this
notice and do what is necessary to protect his
interest.
Copy-Tese,
in. RYAN, Clk.
ELDER Il NELSON, p.q.
deelI At