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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

Nathaniel Eaton, of Sutton, New Hamp
| shire, who celebrated his 10Oth birthday
on the 4th instant died Monday morning
| of pneumonia, brought on by the excite.
lnent of the birthday celebral ion,
= General Gusts Lee, of Washington and
Lee University. has returned from his trip
| to the far South. and is On Q visit to his
brother, General w. H. F. Lee, at Ravens
worth, Fairfax county.
At the Presbyterian church re-dedica-
ton ID Harrisonburg, Sunday week, Rev.
Messers. Stricken, Waltllam and Camp
bell: and Rev. s. S. Roszell of the Metho-
dist church, took part
The principal object of Vice President
Wilson, trip to the South at this tiaie is
said to be to visit the spot at Austin, Tex
as, where his only son. an officer IN the
regular army, died.
Mrs. D. sends us poem entitled, 81
Cannot Make Him Smile" We cannot
publish it until she gives us the name of
the young man. All the young men we
know "Smile.1
Rev. VIM. Munford, formerly of Rich
laond, Va, has resigned the rectorshlp of
IflniLy az 81. Augustine, r Ia, TO take Cne
assistant TeetOrship OF Christ Church,
New Orleans.
The engagement Of Mr.. j. Alex. Tyler,
SOC of the late President John Tyler. of
Virginia, to Miss 1. Y. Gardiner of Card
iner's Island, has been publicly announced
in New York.
Rev. Mr.. Ward, assistant rector of st.
Paui's. Petersburg, preached his farewell
sermon Sunday, previous to leaving for
San Jose California, where he takes charge
Of church.
Judge Rye, former State Treasurer is
living quietly at Edinburg, Shenandoah
county.
R. D. Rufin, eolored lawyer of Alex
andria, Va, charged with sedncing belle |
in colored society there, has been acquit- |
ted.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

| DECEIvING THEM.-If we thought
which we don't think-that there is wo-
man living that would take any advice
J from a man, we would like to say word
about the practice of deceiving babies.
| You would hardly believe the lies that we
hear told to a baby next door. 1t was
OILY last night that we heard them tell it..
while they showed catnip tea down its
| screaming throat, that it would be ''well
| in minute" Now it was new baby,
! but it doesn't take even very new baby
long to find out that a little person blazing
with the collie can't be put out I'm
minute" nor in a good many minutes.
And it understood it, for no sooner than
the tea was down than it screamed and
kicked and dashed things around until
anybody could see that it wasn't fooled
in the least And then they often tell it
that Spa will make it well'' The idea!
There isn't a baby in the world, if he
hasn't been here an hour, that doesn It know
that man can't do anything for them.
And so when poor helpless ''Pa" does
come in looking anxious and foolish the
baby looks at him as much as tosay, fswell.
you are ID of person to come in here
to fool me-" they learn to swear early
these babies do), and screams away like
blazes. 1t was only the other night that
we heard this baby promised the widest
sort OF things if it would only go to sleep.
But it didn't want their gold carriage
and silver horses, and "bootiful sings. y
and it wouldn't 60. 1t knew the whole
thing was fraud, and that there wasnst a
single gold carriage in the house, and the
nearest thing to silver horse was an
equestrian clothes line covered with flags
of truce. And so with "5ugaboos, They
know the chimney Amt full of zen. We
have known babies to look square at fire
place where the bugaboos were to come
out of and scream until everybody wished
it was in heaven, and even a bugah,o
would have turned tail and run back |
up the chimney. What do 5hey care for
bugaboos? They say TO themselves, ''hang
your bugaboos, just let me holler in peace.
will you?" They know it is all lie, and
when they get old enough they will do it
and then we lick 'em. A hs.
by spends the first three years Of It's life
listening to lies and the next three being
licked for telling 'ea. We protest against
It; Tut of course nobody is going to listen
20 Us because we amt got any of our own.
As If that ought to make any difference!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

RAILROAD CoNTRAcT.-Messrs. G. r.
Mason, D. Shanahan, A. W. Hartman
Lewis Harman, s. D. Gooch and Chas. E.
Hoge have received the refusal of a
contract fos IS miles of the Souther,,
Ohio Railroad, which runs from Cincin-
has1 10 Chattanooga. Their contract com.
mences about few miles out of Cincin-
natl, and is between there and st. ,,ou;.
Messrs. Dennis Shanahan and A. ". Har-
man are no'@ in that section looking at
1he GROUND, and upon their return will 70
port @pen the propriety of closing thu.
contracts. F'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

THE POPE REBUKEs A RUDENEss.--
The Pope had occasion recently to rebuke
an Englishman for rudeness to his holiness
in the Vatican. The person had gained
admittance in some way, and instead of
rising when the Pope entered, he sat
during the entire audience. In the midst
of the benediction the Pope demonstrated
with him in this way: "Do you come
here to insult me in my own house? Is it
gentlemanly-lik thing to sit down when
all the others are standing or kneeling?"
After this outburst the guards promptly
put the intruder out.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21
The VALLEY RAILROAD M.rr,,-,

THE VALLEY RAILROAD MATTER
On Tuesday night last Mai. Thomas c.
Elder, attorney for the City. and .Judpe Fl
W. Shetfey, counsel Of the Valley r. r
Co., commenced the preparation of their
agreement OF the facts to be presented To
Judge, in the matter of the payment of
staunton's $4,000. A telegram from Lex
mgton states that the Rockbridge super
visors Will raise their injunction on tbs.
$4,000, directly that Staunton's subscrs,,.
ton is paid. Vice President Keysee, of
the B. q 0. R. R., was in Staunton OH
Saturday on his way to Charleston. W
Va, and said while here that when the
two SANS named above were paid over
the company would at once arrange for
the money payment to the contractors
So there seems to be light at last.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

GRAND JURY FOR THE CIRc11,r C.,,,,,,
The following is the Grand Jury Ora wn
for the term of the Circuit Court com
mencing Jnne 1st:
Geo. F. Hoover, James W. Calhonn =
L. Fultz, R. P. McPheeters, James
Austln' Thomas W. Alexander, Cyrus
Koiner, George A. Aauce, r. B. Hayorick
A. P. ArmentsouS,W Crawford. G. Barn
hart, James F. Hite, David A. Greayer
JACOB M, Bear, Annanias J.ssMiller. John
0. Ramsey, Simeon Desleg, Jas. A. CRAIG
Thomas A. Clayton, John V. Bell, George
B. Dunlap, J. W. Crist and David V. Gil
keson.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

THE PREsBYTERY of New Castle, DEL,
has adopted an overture to the Cleveland
Assembly asking it to declare, Tin the
most solemn and unequivocal words that
all charges complained Of as injurious i'm
putations against the ministers and men,
bers of the Southern Presbyterian Church
have been, and in order to prevent all pos
sible Misrepresentation on this point, are
now again, by the full authority Of the
Assembly, withdrawn and disavowed."
The Assembly is also asked to appoint
another Committee of Conference and to
commission delegates to the Southern AS.
sembly. This will be bad news to the
organs, both North and South, who find it
to their pecuniary profit to season their
church teachings with liberal splicing of
sectional hatred.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

LosT.-On Monday last ahogis 10 O'Clock,
Miss Hannah Lewis, an aunt of Mr.. Robt.
Cochran, left his home mile or two out
of town, to give a message to a servant at
work in the woods near by, and after get
ting in the forest became bewildeged and
started the wrong way for heme. When
she was missed great concern was felt and
the neia}4hgrs. turned out in search, but
abe could nat h, found. 1t was about dark
before she got home, having wandered sew
eral miles off, and being at last guided
home by some colored people, to whom she
stated her condition.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

HoTCHKIss' SUMMARY.-TheR Richmond
correspondent of tae Petersburg ''News"
has the following:
There is some complaint-or perhaps
should say suspicion-that Major Jed
Hotchkiss' Summary of the Resources of
Virginia does not do complete justice to
all parts Of the State. It is thought by
some that being Valley man he has Civ
en- the advantages of that section an I'M
due prominence. l reckon that is hardly
so. 1 know that he tried to guard him.
self against all exhibition or local feeling.
Mr.. J. G. Southall is now giving the
manuscript critical examination. How
ever / will venture to predict that it will
be long, long time before the Virginia
public sees the work in print-though at
this very moment some job printers are
amusing themselves making estimates to
do the work {
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

IT WILL strike people quarter of GEN.
fury from now that all the personal over
lures for good feeling, such, for instance,
as the welcome of vice-President Wilson,
at Memphis and the decoration of Union
graves by Confederates, in Alabama, came
from the conquered party, who might ma
turally have had little sullen hatred in
the matter: or if not from them then from
ex-Federal soldiers like Gen, Bartlett liy-
ing at the South
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21
;Mthe Atmhftatore
FRIDAY MORNING. MAY I'll, ISIS.
Local
To Advertisers.

Itisan undisputed and indisputable fact that the
VINDIc AToR has a larger paid up subscription list
than any paper in the State outside OF the large
cities and is composed in whole of the names of the
most substantial citizens of this and adjoining coun-
ties. who have become familiar with the CASH
PRINcIPLE-the very class it most interests adver-
tisers to reach. No investment pays merchants and
other business men well as that OF advertising lib
ton among those who have been accustomed to the
practice of paying cash for what they get. The
Subscriptions List of the VINDICAToR is always open
to the inspection of advertisers and is arranged
(being mailed by machinery that its numbers be
seen at glance.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

The Postmaster General has ordered
Sines'.. Cincinnati lottery circulars to be
stopped, and the postmaster at Gincin-
natl is to seize all money orders addressed
to Sine and return them to Washington.
C. B. Rouss, somewhat noted jobber of
dry goods in New York, has made an as
signment pending investigation iutO the
charge Of collision with party who Oh
tanned large amount of goods on Rouss's
recommendation and afterwards failed,
This party says Rouss shared the plumber
Baltimore Sun.
The Reform Episcopal Church council,
in session at Chicago, on Saturday received
official and Christian greetings from the
seneral synod Of the Reformed Dutch
Church Of America. DR. Cumming gave
feryent thanks for this first official recog-
milton of his church. -
While C. A. Kile, g. S, Deputy Marshal
of Marion county, Va, was riding along
with Taylor Tilson, his prisoner behind
him on the horse. Ti1son snatched his
pistol, shot him twice and escaped with
only shot through the arm. He has
since been arrested.
Albert Young, son Of Senator Young, of
Wisconsin, shot his father at noon, Friday,
and then committed suicide. 1t is thought
the son had committed forgery, and resort
ed to this means of covering it up. The
father will survive.
MI. Solomon Pruett, of Monroe county.
Georgia. who died recently at the GO of
a. had been Universalist during the
whole of his life, until a few days BEFORE
his death, when he expressed hope in
Christ.
jefferson Davis, in speech to the Mex
lean war volunteer survivors at Houston,
Texas, entreated them to be as loyal now to
the Stars and Stripes as they were brave
and jealous in the defence of their first
flag.
A committee of the Prussiaa House of
Lords has reported in favor of the conces-
sion of corporate rights to the Bap.ists.
who. BY the last census, have "a conespga-
tions in Germany, numbering IA 1853 mem
berS.
Raphael Semmes' daughter was married
to C.. B. Bryan, of Memphis, at Mobile. on |
the 9Th inst. The parlor was hung with |
the Confederate flag Of the Alabama. pre- |
secuted Capt. Semmes by the ladies OF Lon
don.
The Maryland Virginia boundary COM
missioners have finished their session in
Washington and adjourned to meet at the
Fifth Avenue Hetel in New York, June
Goth.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

az lA9W AND .EvIvALs.--The Baptist
eau''H :. mas been crowded nightly for the
past week, and about so persons have pub
hcly manifested an interest in religion
there. Rev. Mr.. Howard seems to have
changed che character of his sermons and
in the last week has preached q series of
discourses, to which the name powerful
may be fairly applied. The other night
he lamented the continued absence from
the scene Of several of the city ministers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

PREMoNITIoN OF DEATH.-Apropos of
the recent death of John Harper. senior
member of the firm of Harper Brothers, a
singular story is told that one day about a
month ago, Mr.. Harper returned from a
drive, and going into his parlor and seated
himself before his own portrait and pazed
at it long and earnestly. 'Well. old John
has almost come!'' A day or two after
ward he was taken sick and never left his
bed again.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

How LOUISIANA WAS ROBBED
Writing from New Orleans, Mr.. Nordho Fl
mentions, as an illustration of what the
Louisiana taxpayers have endured, that
the Legislature of 'e9, which sat month,
said to have pocketed $1,000 for the SEES
sion, and it is related that single com.
mittee of the House had eighty-seven
clerks, VINO we're paid $40 day each.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

DIED.-The remains Of Mr.. Powell
johnson. late Assistant Engineer at the
Big Tunnel, on the C. 4 O, R. B., who
died at Goshen on Tuesday, passed
through here Wednesday on the way to
Richmond for interment,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

LocK-}l.AW,--A few days since little
daughter, about ten years Of age, of MI.
Robert, Cochran, picked wart on her
finger so as to make it bleed, which was
followed by an attack of lock-jaw. She
was in critical condition for several days
but is now out OF danger. Dr. Robt. $,
Hamilton was the attending physician.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

A FAMILY Posi- QFFIcE.-The official
bond Of Col. Parker, postmaster at New
Orleans, il . family affair. Gen. B. f.
Butler, his brother in-law, assumes $780,
900, his nephew by marriage, Gov. Abel
bert Ames, Of Mississippi. 100000, and
the father-in- law of Col. Parker's daughter
100000, making the required total of
$500 600
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

THE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL assembled in
Richmond. Wednesday, Rev. Mr.. McKin.
ney, of Alexandria, preaching the opening
sermon. During the day the Diocesan
Missionary Society met, and was addressed
by Bishops Johns and Whittle, DR.. Min
negerode, Rev. W. @. Hullihen, of Staun-
ton and others
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21
LEE AND JAcKsoN.-Rev. j. j. Latter

LEE AND JAChoON. -TO6V. Ja j. LdIIeT-
ty, writing from Lexington, Va, says:
There are not a few anecdotes of the
illustrious men buried here. which haye
not appeared in print. have thought
sometimes of setting down one now and
then. am in the mood now. 1 think
that Jackson was the most ambitious SOL
dier in the war. General Lee favored the
nomination of MI Chase instead of Sey-
mour. Somebody blnndered. The Gen
eral thought if the people had made up
their minds to be free, success would have
crowned our arms
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

The BALTIMORE Sun has completed
its :,9th year, growing from better to best
all the time 1t has no rival in this country
and it may be said of it that it has done
quite as much to make Baltimore, as Balti-
mere has done to make it,.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

WHITsUNTInE,-Last Sunday was Whit
Sunday celebrated in the churches as the
festival of Pentecost The next day was
the old Whit Monday which before the
war, was the gala day of the colored people.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

HooDLEss is the name of the Govern
ment contract tobacco inspector at New
York. One printer has set him up Noodles
and another HoOdlum, and now he is co.
ing to resign.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

VIRGINIA IRON INTER EsTs.-The iron
interests of Virginia are looking up. A
recent letter from Amherst county to the
Richmond Dispatch says: ''John J.
Dillard sold his tract of 1876 acres for $780,
COO. s. r. Walker his for $54 900, DR..
John c. Mundy for $4,000, Charles M /.
Watts for $4,000, and others in the same
proportion.
The question that follows all these big
sales is whether one dollar is ever paid on
them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21
A nnOuncements


For other NeW announcements see Sd maze
THO THE PEOPLE OF AUGUSTA
i reasons satisfactory to my friends and nv.
self, hereby announce that have conse nted IA
be candidate for reelection to the Senate o.
Virginia.
may2l tt. ALEXANDER B. COCHRAN
ITO THE VOTERS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY:
i respectfully announce myself as candi-
date for the office Of Commissioner eli the Reve,
ME for Beverly Manor District, Augusta co.
myal lts SAMUEL O. WILSON.
4 CARD. IT HAVING BEEN CIRCu.
IA lated, to my damage, that am not able
10 discharge the duties of Commissioner of the
Revenue, | desire to say to the public that j
was elected by the voters in my township over
al onnosiiop, three years since, and havve dis
charged lie dutfes Up TO this tilae For the
correctness If my books and perfect ability to
still discharge the duties, refer to Mr.. W. A
Burnett aud Mr.. s. 4. Paul, who are best able
10 decide.
desire 10 do this to correct damaging state.
ments outside Of my District There am
kRoWn 100 we'll for such statements to affect
Me. ID H(lOVER
Com. OF Revenue for Pastures Dis trictt.
my2l lt~
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

The FIRST VISITORS. The first visitors
OF the season at the White Sulphur Snrings
arrived there on Thursday from st. Louis.
There are some twenty-five guests there,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

NV are authorized to announce JOHN 8.
" NORMAN as candidate for he Office
., =. of Go mission Of ,he Revenue in Mid
ui' niver NJ 'glsterial District. my2l lta
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

WE are authorized to announce P. q.
'! WHEELER asa candidate for the office of
Commissioner of the Revenue for North River
Magisterial District. my2l II.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

On Monday, June 18th, two tracts OF land near Way
nesboro, by S. Travers Phillips, Commr.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21

The following Sales OF Property are advertised in
this paper fuller particulars being found in the adj
refreshments:
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-22
An Agreeable Story.

"Milk mysteries and n m1kman's 8
miseries" is the nllitcrative heading n
New York exchange places over n trial
that took place in the marine court.
This was suit for tho recovery Of $500
from milkman who Ind been supplied
by dairyman up in the country. In
tho course Of the trial some interesting
Developments were made that we appre.
bend will prove very interesting to all
consumers OF milk. In the first place,
it appears that the employees of the
railroads are in the habit OF opening
cans, taking rs much milk as they want,
and replacing tho stolen fluid with
water. II the cans are locked they are
broken open, for the milk will be had.
Assuming that pure milk is shipped by
tho dairyman, what must be its condi-
ton on arrival in New York, oven before
it is doctorcd by the dealers heref But
it appears watering is not the greatest Of
the agents used to adulterate the milk.
In summer baking powder, sulphur, and
other mild and agreeable tonics are nd
ministercd in the milk to preserve its
tone and prevent it souring. In the
course of tho trial referred to, it ap-
pcarcd TINT on one occasion an overdose
Of baking powder was given can with
lamentable results. During the night
the powder began to exercise its leaven-
lug functions with such admirable sue
cess TINT the lid was blown OF tho can
and the fluid overAowed the floor. At
other times the smell Of sulphur from
tho milk was so strong that the dealer
was obliged to throw tho fluid away.
In consequence Of this he refused the
tlairyman payment, and the suit that
was begun in consequence was tho mo-
diu,n that brought these pleasant facts
to light. Badly.fed cows, water, sui
phur, and baking powder combined do
not tend to produce pure milk.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-22
DON'T Worry.

To retain or recover health, persons
should be relieved from all anxiety con-
corning disease. The mind has power
over the body, for n person to think he
has q disease will often produce that
disease. This we sec effected when the
mind is intensely concentrated On the
disease OF another. It is found in the
hospitals that surgeons and physicians
who make specially OF certain diseases
arc liable to die OF them themselves, and
the mental strain is SO great that come
times people die OF diseases which they
have only in imagination. We have
seen n person seasick in anticipation Of
voyage ere reaching the vessel. We
have known persons to die Of imaginary
cancer in the stomach when they had no
cancer or any mortal disease. A blind
folded man, slightly pricked in the arm,
has tainted and died from believing that
he was bleeding to death. Therefore,
well persons, to remain so, should be
cheerful and happy, and sick persons
should have their attention diverted Ms
much Us possible from themselves. 1t
is by their faith that men are saved, and
it is by their faith they die. As n man
thinketh so is he. II he wills not to
die he call often live in spite OF disease,
md il he has little or no attachment to
life he will slip away rs easily rs n child
will fall asleep. Men live by their souls
and not by their bodies. Their bodies
have no life Of themselves, they are only
receptacles OF life, tenements Of their
souls; and tho will has much to do in
maintaining tho physical occupancy or
giving it up.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-22

since accused of numbering one OF his
neighbors, confessed his crime, and
gave nil the particulars Of it. llo was
sentenced to DO hanged; but his life was
saved by the sudden reGppearance OF
tho individual supposed to have been
murdered-therc having beenno murder
or violence at all. This clSe iI II matter
OF judicial record, and puzzle to iud.
ges and lawyers. That confession
was by man Of mature years, Of educa'
ton md Of good character. Now comes
" confession" also Of m olfcnse never
committed, by boy Of tender years ;
and it is cLrrobomted by little brother.
who never saw anything Of the kind
which he says lie saw. This story, in
Which is involved peculiar phase Of
humcn character, or the working OF the
mind under serious accusations, is some
thing for teachers, rs well as lawyers
and judges, to reflect upon and define,
il they can.