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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-10-08

FATAL ACCIDENTS IN WEST VIRGIN
IA.-Col. Jno. D. Wells, prominent law
yer, residing at Wellsburg, W. Va. fell
off = bridge near Martins Ferry, on Tues
day night. DISTANCE Of thirty-fye feet, to
a rocky bed beneath, breaking bis neck,
He leaves wife and f0Ar CHILDREN.
In Wheeling, on Wednesday, bank OF
earth where an excavation for q founda:
ton was being made, fell on two boys,
named James Norris and John Mckinley,
causing the death Of the former and break
ing the back OF the latter.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-10-08

The LONG EXPECTED hill hill of foreclos-
IRE Oh the Chesapeake Il Ohis Eailrod's
first mortgage was filed in the U. s. Courts
at sFfiseelhlmond, and Parkersburg, w. Va,
Tuesday ar an N an Injunction restraining
any interference win "a s mortgage prop
erty, pending proceedings, was ,sss4,; by
Judge Bond. 1t is stated that upon the
entry of ths aaeree of SAFE the parties in
terested in the Foad viii purchase the line
and its franchises, paying for IL with the
bonds they now hold, thus enabling the
Company to clear off all existing liens,
and to obtain additional capital to COM
plete its connections with the West,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-10-08

THERE is BLIND MAN in this Insti-
tuition. thirty years of age, woo has never
in his life tasted vegetables of any kind.
and m eat but once. During the long time
which he has spent here, he has never been
known to eat any kind of fruit; but for
breakfast, dinner and supper, takes only
bread a..( coffee or milk. and cake, occa-
sonaly, for desert. Notwithstanding his
Sta,u,ton d. D. d. 8. Gasette.
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THE Doc TAN IN AUGUSTA COUNTY.
There are 4,oa5 dogs listed in Aug usta
county, Oh which $4,559 tax is paid. They
are located in the districts as follows:
South River, 1914 dogs, 1854 tax; Pastures,
5l4, with 5000 tax; Riverheads, IA with
1892 tax; North River, $50 with $6a1 tax
Middle River, s49, with s9tl tax, and
Beverly Manor 49,, with &54s tax.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-10-08

rhe peg, VIM, E. Baker, pastor of the
s RdsssY is pss SpE aG t via Ssaq h has
application to the Presbytery fof'h diissYd
lHtion of the pastoral relation. pie
aict tiat they will decline to DO it. They
cannot aford 10 gtsP ~ sneA a pastor as
MI. Baker.-ChdrlottssFifk pNT9Hictf;
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l'lkTHs AND DEATHS IN AUGUSTA
County, LAST YEAR. There were e2s
births an0 1856 deaths in Augusta county
during the year 1874, Of the births 1876
were whites and l42 colored, and of the
deaths.9 were white and ~ colored. GU
the white births 800 were males ana Of the
cploled births 81 were males Taking the
q an rate, Middle River was the health.
es district, having l45 births to II deaths.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-10-08

SALE OF THE MT. ToRRY IRON
WoRKs.-On Wednesday last the Mt.
Tory Iron Works were sold at auction by
Mr.. E. M. Gushing, being purchased at
$25 900 by Mr.. Frank H. Wissler. one of
the former owners.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-10-08

THREE HORSES STOLEN. On Wednes-
day night, while Mr. w. A. Mann was on
q visit to Mr.. Samuel Croft's. about 3
miles from town, white thief stole his
horse, and riding to Mr.. VIM. Fl. Peyton's
left it there, and stealing two of Mr.. Pey-
toms horses went down the Waynesboro
road, passing through Fishersville about
II O'Clock at night. A description of the
animals is given elsewhere in this paper,
The thief took off q black dog from Mr..
Croft's, which is following, and may help
to Identity him.
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!mEhe Mgfnhftatnr.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 8, 1876.
Local.
Property Sales.

The following Sales of Property are advertised in
this paper, fuller particulars being found i'll the ad
vertisements
For sale 1888 acres of land near Rockbridge Baths
neghborhood desirable, and will be sold extremely
low. Apply to VIM. Dold, Lexington, Va, or W.
HI. H. Lynn, StauntOn.
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TIE PHANTOM WATER RIGHT

TIE NTOM WI TER RIGHT
If the comedy now being enacted every
two OF three weeks in the City Council did
not threaten to cost the city $4,000, one
might be tempted to laugh at the comic
situations of the actors, particularly as
they stood on Tuesday night. Mr. Witt,
OF the firm Of Witt Il Holt, said they did
not want to sell their property On Main
street to the city: it would be hardship
on theIg Is it was taken; and yet Messrs.
IToge and Evans were trying to force II
purchase Of property THAT the owners do
MOI want to part with, and the city has ~
use for. The talk of water right has
not feather weight. No man can erect II
mill for the purpose of establishing Wa
ter right and obtaining damages, and in
three years Messrs. w. x Il. have overat ed
no mill there. though they have owned the
property thai long. There is not parti-
Gle of excuse for this attempt to take 50 900
Of the peoples money out of the treasury.
Nobody pretends that the city waits the
property; it is only the phantom water
right that is plead, and no court would
give the owners dollar damage for that.
Messrs. Witt Il Holt need not be afraid; if
they don't want to sell they needn't, and
it they did want to, the people of Stanton
don't want it.
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REMEMBER TIL E A UGUSTA COUN-
TY FAIR OPENS NEXT TUESDAY,
AND ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY
NIGHT.
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CITY MARKET The following prices
ruled in the city yesterday. Meats-Beef
lo(dl5c; mutton 10(@124; Pork 15c: Sau-
sage, 16c. Fowls Chickens, 15{aa25c
each Ducks, soc per pair. Fish Spots
25c per bunch. Oysters, ST. 80 = gallon
Vegetables -Irish Potatoes, soc per bush
ell from the wagons; Sweet Potatoes. 81
per bushel. Cabbage q sc. EACH
Tomatoes--50c per bl,shel Corn, 25c per
dozen. Turnips, SOC per bushel. Onions
ST per bushel. Lima beans zoe per quart.
Fruit Apples, so "a 75c per bushel;
Pears 81 per bushel. Grapes sc per pound
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REMEM BER THE AUGUSTA COUN-
TY FAIR OPENS NEXT TUESDAY,
AND ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY
NIGHT.
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BREvIrIEs.- Splitter property. Oil
Frederick street, has been sold by E. e.
Biokie and B. T. Bagby to Mrs. Shaver for
$1,000.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-10-08

THE MONTPELIER ASSOCIATION LOTT
zERY at Alexandria was exposed to be a
big sWY}fi,nqdd !le.
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REMEMBER THE AUGUSTA COIN
TY FAIR OPENS NEXT TUESDAY,
AND ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY
NIGHT.
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STANTON. VA,
Dear M. Baker :

Dear Mr. Baker:
In Maj. Hotchkiss' alb
sence from home, your note to him of this
date, has been sent to me by Mrs Hotch-
kiss.
Reciprocating most sincerely and most
heartily your good feeling towards lis, we
beg to assure you that in our petition for Il
new Church, nothing was further from our
intention or expectation than to place yor
in false position before the general pub
lie. Our confidence in you and esteem for
YOU were. too sincere to admit of such Il
thought, and we are surprised and panied
that you shou view our action in this
light.
In our petition for Il new Church we
gave our honest reasons for the course we
take These reasons lire, we think, cogent
and they are supported lsy consc entious
convictions. reached after deliberate and
prayerful consideration. am sure speak
not only for myself, but for every signer of
that paper, when say that there is moth
inc but the kindest feeling on our part to-
wards you and every mesr Der OF the con-
gregation. And further, that no signer
of the petition desires your resignation Of
your PaStcrship.
Respectfully and truly yours,
CHARLES D. MCCOY.
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Observation-Disclosures OF CONFlDENCE
AND ESTEEM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ENCE BETWEEN THE PASTOR AND
THOSE ASKING FOR A NEW CHURCH,
HEDGES NOT QUESTION THEIR MOTIVES
NOR THEIR CHRISTIAN CHARACTER
REMARKS BY MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH
THEIR VOTE,
&C., &C., &c.
The Presbyterian Church, floor and gal
lery, was filled Sunday morning with per-
sons who had attendtd to participate in, or
witness the action to be taken by the con-
gregation on letter submitted to it by
Rev. VIM E. Baker, on Sunday week. AT
ter the religious service which consisted OF
most interesting lecture on Chinese mis-
sions by Rev. M. H. Houston, the Rev. w.
r. Richardson was, on nomination Of Ell
der 7. S. Coleman. selected as Moderator
of the meeting, and on motion OF Elder
Chas. Grattan, Elder Thos. A. Bledsoe
was selected as Clerk. The Moderator
stated the object of the meeting, which
was action upon the following
LETTER OF REV. WIN. E. BAKER.
Grinding that the recent petition to
Presbytery for the forming of new church
in this place. is regarded by the public as
demonstration unfriendly to himself
Your pastor. not beca use doubtful OF
vour good feeling, so abundantly mani
| tested, but in order to extrlcate himself
| from the false position IN which he has
been placed, Internationally, as he believes,
on the part of the petitioners, feels 1t ne
cessary to call upon you, either to give re-
newed and formal assurance OF your cor
dial and general support and sympathy, or
| to unite with him in a request to PfesDy-
tery. at it's meeting on the 18th OF Octo-
Der, for dissolution OF the pastoral re-
| lations row existing.
And in taking this step he has acted
without conference with others, and upon
| his own responsibility
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE PETITION
ERs 10 PRESBYTERY.
The Moderator then read the following
correspondence between Rev. MI. Baker
aud the gentlemen who represented those
members of the congregation who had pc
titioned Presbytery for a new church, re-
marking that the correspond ence would
have been read the Sunday before, when
the pastors letter was first read, but for an
accidental delay i'll its delivery.
SrAuNToN, VA,
Sept. 18th, 1875
| Captain Jed. Hotchkiss:
My Dear Captain
| wish to
express my entire good feeling towards
Yourself, and those who have acted with
YOU in the matter of the petition fora new
! Church.
| consider that the movement has placed
me in Il false position before the general
public. but lave no idea that this. result
was either intended OF foreseen by any of
the persons concerned.
With true respect for your Christian
character and motives,
l remain, yours sincerely,
W. E. BAKER.
P. S.-Please show this to Capt. Mccoy
and others.
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REMEMBER THE AUGUSTA COUN-
TY FAIR OPENS NEXT TUESDAY
AND ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY
NIGHT.
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SrAuNToN, VA.
September Goth, 1875.
We. and others whose

We, and others whose
Names are signed to the petition which was
presented to Preshytery at it's last session,
feel that we have been placed in "A false po-
sition before the general pu' Mic with re-
gar! to our feelings and Intentions towards
yourself In regard to the matter of new
Church.
In order that we may be correctly under
stood, we respectfully ask that the cores
pondence between Captain Mccoy and
yourself may be read to the congregation
at the same time That your resignation is
rendered
Very truly your friends.
NJ. HARVEY EFFINGER,
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PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION MEET
ING

GRATIFYING ENDORSEMENT OF THE
sTOR-REsoLUTIONso OF CONFIDENCE
AND ESTEEM .ADoPTED-CoRREsPON
ENCE BETWEEN THE PASTOR AND
THOSE ASKING FOR A NEW CHURCH.
HEDGES NOT QUESTION THEIR MOTIVES
NOR THEIR CHRISTIAN CHARACTER
REMARKS BY MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH
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by the following vote /:

by the following Vote
Hanger, sn
Allen; 40
REFUSING TO INSTRUCT RoR MR.. STUART,
FOR U. s. SENATE.
Judge McCue o1feEed' resolution in.
Augusta to- yote for Hon. A. H. II, Stuart art
for Y. = Senator at the approaching eisc...
tlGE+ It was rejected. by a decided vote.
me convention was, then declared. adj
jQurned. sepe die. '--'>''' N'A'
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The motion was adopted.
WHO SHOULD VOTE,


The Mnderator explained, before the
distribution of The ballots, that this persons
who would be entitled to vote were the
members Of the church, and all those who
felt ideni flied with the congregation and
contributed to its support, whether COM
mnnicants OF not.
REMARKS OF GENERAL ECHOLs.
Gen. Echcls, one of the elders of the con-
gregation, rose and said:
Brethren, the paper from our pastor
which ilas ges,s read BY the Moderator clear
ly and distinctly Sets forth the isspe new
made up before us. For one, I am ready
to meet it, and most heartily meet it, and
aaS$ye IT msy iilaafAi e preamble aRa resolH
lions, WHICH T have prepared expressing
my views. confess that in dischharging
this duty Do not Do it without atVona
emotion. When remember that it is an
appeal of our pastor to pass upon his pas
torate; when I remember the eighteen
years of this pastorate and the happy ret
respect they present; and when remem-
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cry truly your friends.
NJ. HARVEY EFFINGER,
L, $, DOYLE,
For life Patitjnnara
VOTING BY RALLQT.

Mr.. Chas. Grattan said: '.Mr Modera-
tor the question we have assembled to
consider is grave and important one, and
one in which this congregation feels very
deep interest, and think it but right that
we should adopt some mode of voting by
which the fullest and freest expression of
its feelings may be given. Many Of the
members are not used to voting in public.
and therefore move that the sense of the
meeting on any resolution presented for
its action, may be taken by ballots-those
fayoring q RESOLUTION to write .'aye" on
their ballot, and those opposing it to write
!'nO.n
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Mr.. Guy said that the correspondence
which had been read showed that there were
two feelings on the part of the petitioners
to Preshytery: one ct the highest regard
for Mr.. Baker, the other for new church.
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Col. Williams SAID he had paper in his
hand which he thought the Convention
would do we'll to hear, and he wanted to
know how the men who would be brought
before the Convention for Office, stood
with reference to the resolutions contained
in that paper. They were resolutions
which advocated ~ reducing the expenses
of the State Government to what they were
in 1861. 2. reducing the officers of the
State Government to the same number
they were in 1850; 8. limiting Legislature
sessions to days; 4. making the pay of
members of tho Legislature 81 per day; S.
Virginia to assume two-thirds of the
Whale or the public debt and pay hoEaA-
holders the actual cost Of their bones with
interest at per cent till paid. Col, Will
liams after readiEpg taam, said he was a
Visainian and loved the state as much as
any man in it. but our State had been
overrnn and its property destroyed and
half of it's territory Topped off and now
that we are brought face to face with our
great debt, we find that we are unable to
meet it. We were only able to pax q per-
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NO-Hh1S1 ~ fOINo NN4fS fHHHN IfohUF5I.
Mr.. Geo, NJ Harrison moved that be-
fore gong into, the. nominat foY the
House of. Delegates, all except members of
the Convention be excluded from the floor
of the Court roGa, a motion which was
most u.nwfaely rejected, a rejection which
"a the end brought about disorder enough
to fully justify the wisdom of Mr., Har-
rison's motiaQ,
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After number of very interesting
speeches by members of the Grand Coun-
Gil and others the Council was closed.
Excelsior Council now numbers over so
members, and is in Il fiourishing condition.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-21
SheriTs Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID out Of the District Court in and for the
County of Lincoln, State Of Nevada and to me
directed and delivered, for a Judgment rendered
in said Court on the 18th day Of October, A. d.
1876 in favor of Vim. II. Ellis, and against the
HUM and Hunt Silver Mining Company. for
the sum of three hundred and fifty-eight 33-l0O
gold coin dollars debt, together with two hun
dred and sixty-four gold coin dollars, tax costs,
and all accruing costs and interest, l have lev
led on the following property. to wit:
All the right, title and interest in and to the
mine known as the HUM and Hunt Silver Min
ing Companys mine, situated and located in
Ely Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada;
also the house and building on said mine one
engine and boiler reels and the shafts, tun-
nels, drifts, slopes and all the appurtenances
thereunto appertaining or belonging.
Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the Ed Day of November,
A. ID. 1875,
will sell all the right, title and interest of
said HUM and Hunt s. NJ. Co in and to the
above described property, at the Courthouse
door, in Lincoln county, at II O'Clock m, at
public auction, for cash in hand to the highest
and best bidder, to satisfy said execution and
all costs and interest in gold coin,
Dated Phoebe, Oct. 10th, 1875.
A. FIFE, Sheriff.
By G. W. BIRDsALL, Deputy Sheriff.
ol3-td
POstponement.
The above sale is hereby postponed until
Friday, November 10th, 1875, at same
hour and place.
Dated Phoebe, November 2, 1875.
A. FIFE. Sheriff,
BY G. BIRpsAIL, Deputy Sheriff
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ASSESSMENT NOTICES.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i United States for the District of Nevada.
In tho matter of William( Tn R.ntruntcv
Stansfeld, Bankrupt. ~
The above named bankrupt having fled his
petition in said Court in the above entitled mat
ter, praying for discharge from all his debts
provable, under the act Of Congress entitled
ian Act to establish uniform system Of Bank
ruptcy throughout the United States, approved
March 2, 1867. and under Title LXI of the re-
vised statutes of the United States and the acts
amendstory of or supplemental thereto, and the
said Court having by its order issued in said
matter on the 4th day Of November. A. D. 1875.
directed that hearing be had on said petition
on the 2Oth day OF November, A. ID.
1875, at the hour Of II O'Clock o. m. OF said
day, at Carson City, in said District, and re-
quiring notice thereof to be published.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that
hearing will be had On said petition before said
Court, at the day. hour and place aforesaid.
when all creditors who have proved their debts
again said bankrupt, or other persons in In
terest may appear and show cause II any they
have. why the prayer Of said petitioner should
not be granted.
Witness my hand this 9Th day Of November,
A. D. 1875.
r. NJ. DAGGETT,
Clerk Of the District Court Of the United
States for the District Of Nevada.
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Rates payable in United States gold
coin or its equivalent.
All Consignments of Goods Forwarded with
Promptness and Dispatch. No Forwarding
or Commission Charges.
Mark Goods Care s'E. 4 p. X. r.
All Liquors and Liquids will be transported
only at the owners risk of leakage.
a13-tf W. GRIFFIN. Agent.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-27
An Antique Conveyance.

One of the many sleighs on the Brigh-
ton road recently is worth of special
notice. 1t was labelled "N7S," and con-
tanned four people attired in the gar
ments Of "ye olden time." The sleigh
itself was made by man. named Cald-
well, in Dunbarton, N. H., in lis. 1t
was then the extreme fashionable form.
In the Caldwell family it remained until
a year ago last thanksgiving, when it
was bought by Messrs. Moses Coleman
Il Son. They have since kept it as val
liable piece of properly, and being de-
sirous to exhibit number OF old gar
ments, the musty heirlooms of some an
cient Essex families, settlers near old
Newburyport, it was brought out as
above stated. e
Several OF the garments were over a
hundred years of age, and had been worn
all through the revolutionary war by a
Lieut.. French. One wore cloak SNUG
gled over by bank president sixty three
Years ago, another lady's cloak Of
scarlet brOadclotb, which had been in
existence since 1860. All the other old
garments that were worn although in
perfect preservation, were OF ancient
origin. The Messrs. Coleman procured
these garments from the owners, and
dressing up four of their employees sent
them to parade about the city.-Bostor
Traveller.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-27
ooh. What o Sulsanee."

This exclamation fell from the lips of
mother, as the patter of many little feet
went romping over the st0op and the
merry shout and laughter OF happy
voices rang through the house. Willie
had found his chums, and susie had
gathered her playmat to hide and go.
seek among the shrubs and bushes OF a
luxurious nome. But the mother had
forgotten for moment that the brightest
joys of her beautiful home were the
bright and beautiful little boys and girls
who went roilicking across the piazza,
and who had called forth that thought
less expression. Childrenl God bless
them! Give them chance; their pur-
suits, their play, their ambitions, their
troubles, are seemingly very trivial to
many grown people, but to them they are
as stern, as real, as hard to endure, as
are the many burdens that come to us in
our manhood struggle. Then gladden.
their young hearts with q kindly word
and a pleasant look. Let memory photo
graph upon their minds yourfaee framed
IN a bright wreath OF LOVING smiles, and
there will come back to you a heavenly
compensation of happiness, yelling up
into your hearts Of living spring OF JOY.
God bless the children!
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-27
NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD.

LONDON, Feb. 27.--The bark Bell Hill
has been wrecked on the Irish Coast Off
Balriggan, and thirteen OF the crew
drowned.
The Pail Mall Gazette's correspondent
at Berlin reports that the German Gov
ernment has received memorial from
the Protestant clergy of Spain, COM
planning that liberty OF worship is
threatened. Similar memorials have
been forwarded to other Protestant pow
ers in Europe and to the United states.
The Berlin correspondent oil the Times
says the memorial of. the Protestant
clergy Of Spain asking the intercession
of the Protestant powers on behalf oil
those who. once priests, embraced re-
formed religion, and married while the
Republic was in existence, as by a recent
decree such marriages have been declared
null and void.
PARIS, Feb. 27.-The Journal des
Debats states that NJ. Buffet has de.
clined to form Ministry, but it IS hoped
that he will reconsider his determination.
In the event of his acceptance, the Lett
Center will support NJ, Dutaure Tor
| President Of the Assembly.