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given at said election, by which it appears that
eighty eight thousand and Eve hundred ana
niuety-six 1885, 96) votes were given I" Fer the
amendments to the consttution,' and sixty
thousand and sixty six $50, $3.50 votes were
given against the amendments to the consfItu-
ton, OF which said statement official copy,
certified ander his seal Of Office, has been deliv-
cred to the Executive by the Secretary Of the
Commonwealth
Now, therefore, 1, James L. Kemper, Govern-
or OF the Commonwealth do make this my
proclamation, showing and declaring that the
sald proposed amendments IA copy of which is
hereto appended )have been approved and ratified
by the people in the manner prescribed by the
constitution and laws of the State
Given under my hand as Governor and
under the Lesser Seal of the Com
+, 6 monwealth, at Richmond. this 25th
day OF November, in the wear of our
Lord, 1874, and of the Common
wealth the Goth
JAMES L. KEMPER.
By the Governor
JAMES M MCDONALD,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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correspondent Of the Richmond "Whig, >
writing from Gloucester Courthouse, Va
Nov. q, says: The grand jury of York
has indicted Hon. J. H. Platt, the great
American franker,' for completely in the
riot at Y Yorktown few days before the
election 1t is said to be probable that
Platt's party attacked Norton's while he
(Norton) was speaking, and one OF Platts
men snapped pistol at Notions breast.
Whether in this case the jury should have
needed Horaca's philosophical aphorism,
DE n3o9te.is 1}N Risi bonen1. is Il question. :"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

AN ALLEGoRICAL BALL DREss.-The
following description of dress worn by a
young lady at recent bali in Marshall,
Texas, is taken from the East Texas ssBul-
letin": The dress represented the first flag
of the Confederacy. On her arm she bore
the flag adopted by the Confederate Ma
tional Congress. On the lower skirts were
stars for the States, with the name and
seal of each State in the centre; photo-
graphs of Confederate generals were on the
upper skirt, together with pictures of the
Alabama and Sumter; on her shoulders were
streamers with the successful battles !;
manacles and chains were on her arms a
coronet OF the seeded States was on her
head, and rising above them was a black
veil, representing the gloom thrown over
them. This was fastened with the dagger
of oppression"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

The TROUBLE IN THE LOUISVILLE
(Ky.) PREsByrERY.-The Rev. S. r. Will
son, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church If Louisville, Ky, refused to make
an apology to the Presbytery for certain OBJ
jectionable remarks in debate, whereupon
a resolution was adopted by that body So.
verely censurlng him, and also q resolu-
ton calling upon him to resign the pastor
ate Of his church: The matter is creating
much interest among Preshyterians in
Louisville.
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REYIvALs OF RELIGION.-Rellglo lie
walls have been active in the Valley in the
past few weeks. AT White Post, CLARKE
CO.. y conversions have taken place in thu
Methodist church in Warren co. a revival
is going on in the Methodist church il
Gooney Manor and 80 persons have already
Joined the church, and at the Methodist
church in Collierstown, Rockbridge, there
have been 10 conversions-Rey. Mr.. Cooke
(Presby terian) assisting Rev. Mr.. Flahert)
the pastor
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SU1c1DE.-Wm. Ogle Key committed

SU1c1DE.-Wm. Ogle Key committed
suicide in Baltimore Monday by taking
morphine. The ''Sun'' says:
Mr.. Key was about forty-ive yeors of
age. He was the son Of the late II. G,
Sothern KEY, Of Leonardtown, Md. He
married Miss Coleman, an Alabama lady,
and before the war owned al estate in
Louisiana. He was in 1869 connected with
The New York Hotel, in New York city
He had also been connected with the st.
Charles Hotel, New Orleans. During the
war he was quartermaster, with tie rank
Of major, in the Confederate service, and
after the war resided for some time at
Tniontown, Perry county, Alabama. He
came to Baltimore short while ago from
Mobile. His father was the second cousin
of Francis S. Key, author Of the Star
Spangled Banner;
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New Advertisements
10y THE GOTERNOR.
A PRoCLAMAT1GN.

WHsREAs by an act of the General Assembly
approved April 18th, 1874, the Off
GERS conducting the general election that was
hello Tuesday, the Sd day of the present mon th
were directed to open polls ito take the
sense of the qualified voters of this Common
wealth upon the ratification or rejection of the
amendments to the constitution of Virginia
contained in joint resolutions" (approyed March
IA, ls74) proposing amendments to the State
constitution in relation to County organiza-
tons -
And whereas the Board Of State Canvassers
have in accordance with law. examined and
made statement of the whole number of votes
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
FOND OF MATRTNONp

FOND OF MATRIMONIAL gentleman
residing on sewell's Point, who has been
the husband of seven wives and the father
of twenty-seven children, made applica-
tion at the Office of the clerk of the Cor
poration Court in this city Saturday for a
marriage license, behaving decided to take
unto himself an eighth wife. This is an
uncontrovertable argument in favor of
matrimonial bliss, and the happy man who
is now enjoying his eighth honeymoon
should be granted pension from the State.
Norfolk Va Laiadn1ork, Nonernhei, a.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

A YOU'VE MAN TAKEN ATHIs WORD.
The other day Bishop Haven took an
unfair advantage OF a gushing youth at
Marysville, in Marion county, Iowa. The
Bishop was dedicating Methodist church,
and soliciting subscriptions for it, and a
certain young man whispered that if a
certain young lady in the congregation
would marry HIM ne P;s would hi gye S5ooto the
out in the meeting, and the young lady,
ike HarLis, announced that she was will
iino &Bnrli.oton Ha,okeye
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY REFUSED
Tho President has declined to pardon Mr.,
Brooks, the president Of the First National
Rank al Petersburg, Va, sentenced to five
vrars in the Albany Penitentiary for en-
bezzlina the funds of the bank. Colonel
Moshv Mr., John L. Barbour, and other
Viroin5ians went to Washington specially
to invoke ls' executive elemency, and were
much disappointed at their failure
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

A NICE HoMEsTEAD.-In the United
District Court in session in Richmond,
Judge Hughes presiding, on Thursday last,
in the matter A. T. Dishman, bankrupt
Two pieces of land in county Of King
George, containing respectively 226 acres,
and 962 acres, and called "Cherry Hill"
and 'Gulva," we're allowed the bankrupt
as an exemption. The court adopted the
price for which the land sold as its true
valuation. merchandising Va.) Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

4 DESERVED CONFERENCE.-THE Win
chester News has the following compli-
mentary notice of one of the best jour
nalists in Virginia:
Brevity Bennett, of the Richmond "a
Utirei is the witJieSt newspaper man WE
know, except Watterson Of the Lonisvili,
Comier-Joe1naJ, Bailey OF the DAnDu, !,
.Nens and Mark Twain.-if Mark vii
plead guilty to being d newspaper man. d.
indeed he used to be. And B. B. shines
with no unequal light among these Sever
Stars that are only three.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

is in fair way of adjustment; he recon-
mends that public notice be required before
applications for Executive pardon can be
made; he recommends the hiring out OF
convicts who have over ten years sent
ence: he renews his recommendation for
State immigration agency; also. revision
Of the tobacco inspection laws.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
TOWNSHIPS.

" q Each county of the State shall be fifvT.
dad Into 50 many compactly located tovt,shins
as may De deemed necessary. not less tbs ,hree
provided, hat after three nave been formed noad
ditional township shall be made containiIl., less
than thirty square miles. Each TOWNSHIP shall
be known as the township of -. IN the
County OF ---, and may sue and be sued by
such title. In each township there shall be
elected, annually, one supervisor, one Jownshi1,
clerk, one assessor, one collector one commis-
sionsF OF roads, one oyerseer of the poor one
justice OF the peace, who shall hold his office
three years one constable, who shall hold h5s
office three years provided, that at the FIRST
election held under this provision there shall
be three justices of the peace ana three consta.
bles elected, whose terms shall be one, two and
three years respectively. AL regular election MS
for township officers shalt take place on tbe
fourth Thursday in May, and all officers 81 alec :
ed shall enter upon the duties Of their sespec -.
tive offices on the first day of July. next sur
ceeding their election. The supervisors of eac
township shall constitute the board of uperyh
sors for that county, and shall assemble at the
reurt b ~sa~ .A4-~F si,v MONDAY IN De-
cember, in each year, and proceed to audit the
accounts OF said county, examine the books Of
the assessors, regulate and equaliZe the valua-
ton OF property, fix the county evies for the en-
suing gear, apportion the same among the vari--
Gus townships, and perform such other duties as,
shall be prescribed by law
And insert in leu thereof the following;
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Old Colonel" Henry Spencer, aged 20
years,a colored Conservative ofprominence
ut Chatham, Pittsylvania CO., Va. died
last week. The white citizens OF the vii
Iage closed their stores to attend his FL
neral.
The New Orleans '!Times:" Hon. Jeffer-
son Davis was at Mississippi City the other
day. as the guest Of Colonel J 0. Nixon.
Nj. Davis contemplates building q sum
mer residence at that Gulf~shore resort.
Gen Butler, WHO is now in Washing: on
confirms the statement that Il m0vem ant
will be made carly in the coming session
TO obtain definite action on the civil rights
bill.
the Conservatives of Wythville, Va,
kept up theil rejoicinga long time 1t was
only last week there was d jollihcation in
which Senator Withers, Hon. VIM Terry
and others participated.
Mr.. William Pillars, a very deaf man
was run over and killed on the Atlantic.
Mississippi and Ohio railroad, near New
river bridge, on Thursday last, While walk
jng on the track.
DR.. Booth, in the Farmers Council at
Petersburg, announced that he THOUGHT
1.-THE farmers OF the State had little to
thank the press for.
McCaul2s Orange Blossom beat LADY
Patterson Oh Thursday last in a race for
81 900 OH the Norfolk course. Shortest
l,eat 2:317a.
1t is understood that it is contemplated
Nv Justice Swayne to retire from the bench
az the Supreme Court In few months.
Snow to the depth of nine inches, fell at
Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

PROPOSALS FOR CARRYING THE MAILS.
Bids for carrying the mails on the routes
in Virginia from July LIST, 1875, to June
Both, 1877, two years, will be received al
the Pestofice Department in Washington
up to February lst.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

The NEW ORLEANS people are llavln.
q fine time. There WAS al immense parad'
on Monday. kilograms from the Stannto
party which lett Saturday: say they al
arrived safely Monday and got comioE'
able quarters.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

VIRGINIA, according to the report of the
q. S. Comptroller of currency, has a bank
iBg circulation of 1882 The amount
of circulating notes issued to her since
last June was $96, 500. The circulation.
in Virginia before the war WAS $50. OO0,0Jo.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

PARDONED BY THE PREsIDENr.-Fisl
er and Goldstein, wel-know merchants
who were at one time doing an extensiv-
business in Richmond, Va, and in Orane
county, Va, and who were some months.
ago convicted of violations of the bank
rupt law and sent to the Albany peniten
tlary, have been pardoned by the President
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

CAPT. FnY.-A work entitled 9TH
Life of Capt. Joseph Fry, the Cubah
Martyr" written by Jennie N. Walker
will soon be published. 1t is announced
that the profits of the publication will &c
to the family Of the departed Fry. We
have received specimen pages, which i'll
dictate that the Burr Publishing Company
of Hartford, will do it's work faithfully
and we'll
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

THE STATE BOARD OF CANyAssER
the Richmond dispatch" says. OF go:'
authority, was unanimous in giving tat
certificate to Mr. Goode as Congressman
elect over PlNtt.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

CHAMPION Corn CRoP.-Dr. E. P. Tai
iaferro, whose farm is i'll the Immediate
yiclnage Of Orange G. H. has raised tht
teen acres of land he has housed two hun
bred and twenty-six barrels, and he is CON
tident that he has fed not less than twenty
barrels to his hogs over and above what
he put ia the corn house. This is fraction
over sixteen barrels to the acre, land not
Il very good year for corn either. ~ Cor
.In1n cliIIS I1 l (.llz1tte
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

An Act providi,'g for Submission to the Peo-
pie Of the proposed amendments to the Con-
stitution of Virginia, m Relation to Coeen-
ty Organization.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY Tins
ley. of this town, has exchanged his farm
on York River, Va, containing about 300
acres, improved, to building firm of Bal
timore, for six dwelling houses, valued at
$4,000, in that city, situated on and near
Carey Street. -Shephe,dstoaon ". Va.)
Register
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

Mrs. W. D. Wallach has sold her Mount
Rose estate, near Culpeper, Va, for $500
Per acre
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A pLAN FOR STATE BANKS.

He endorses plan offered by Treasurer
R. NJ. 7. Hunter for establishing State
banks, the Taxpayer to pay half his taxes
in their notes. The banks would issue
loans upon an equivalent value and ten
per cent more in State stock at its market
price the issue of notes to be confined to
SO ,OC0 900; the notes to be funded in case
of panic, OF other emergency, in State
bonds. The establishment Of such a bank
does not violate the u. 5. banking law and
would be Of great relief to the people Of the
Stale
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.

He recommends the passage of a law to
prevent railroad companies from charging
more for short distance than they do for
the whole of the line, as, he says, they do
now in some instances. If the ordinary
legislation falls, he recommends the appli-
cation OF criminal law.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
FINANCES.

Referring to the financial exhibit of the
State, he says that it becomes manifest
that ssthe most guarded economy in every
appropriation, and tue strictest care OF
every possible source Of revenue are neces-
sary in order to carry the State successful
ly through the difficulties of the new fiscal
Year
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

He recommends amendments to tie Con-
stitutiOn prohibiting the passage Of pri-
vate, specal or local bills by the General
Assembly; prohibiting the exemption from
taxation Of corporations: prohibiting free
passes on railroads: granting exemption
from taxation for a limited tine to manu-
featuring enterprises and the property of
immigrants, and furnishing the solicitation
(corruptly) of legislators or State officers
to influence their official action.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE. I
He says he has Instructed the Attorney
General to follow up the Federal cases
against the Petersburg Election Judges,
and if decided adversely to the defendants,
to carry the matter to the g, S. Supreme
Court.
THE RECENT POLITICAL REVOLUTION.
The Governor closes with hopeful re-
ference to ''recent events" the Democratic
victories), which '!create the hope that the
Government Of the Union is to be brought
back to the Constitution, its ancient land
marks and traditions recovered and re-
spected, and fraternal relations revive
throughout the country"
RECOMMENDATIONS,S &C.
He recommends fines and other punish
ments, less costly than Imprisonment, for
minor offences: the Maryland boundary line
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