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TOR sALE-THE ELEGANT FIXTURES OF A sA.
i loon competel all black walnut, together with
Billiard liable, Balls and Cues also first class Range
and Boiier with pots, cooking and table crockery;
Tables. Chars &c. Inquire OF HENRY GOLDSMITH.
No. go Grand street.
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dor sALE-As HANDSOME A BAR AS THERE Is
4 in the city. Apply at the Colosseum, from TO 8
oclock NJ
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FOX SALE.

A FIRST CLASS GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING
n Goods store for saie stock lease, fixtures on &C
count OF owners removal TO Europe. Address HENRY
Iinrnid
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DOR SALE-SMALL HOTEL RESTAURANT AND
Private Supper Rooms; fortune for any
man; all complete; doing good business; part cash;
good lease. Address RESTAURANT. 70 West Fourth
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E'oR SALE CHEAP-A GOOD GROCERY STORE.
IL full stock. the owner having other business At
tend to- Apply at lis Christopher street
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7iai'
THE TURF.

A UCTIoN AND FRENCH POOLS AT THOMAS EX-
n change ,23s Broadway every morning and eve
ming. on Jerome Park Races. The most comfortable
and best ventilated rooms in the city 0. L. MARSHALL
Auctioneer.
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A UoTIoN AND FRENCH POOLS SOLD AT JOHN
n sons Pool Room, corner Broadway and twenty
eighth street. morning evening this week
the races at Jerome Park; also the rots Fleet
wood Park. Pool room open at A. NJ. French pool
closes at p. NJ. w. II. q r. b. JOHNSON.
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TOR sALE-oNE l0-FooT RUBBING BED; ONE
Il lSfoot Polishing Table, with books and rods com
plete; also Machine, tor cutting basin holes with
puleys hangers and shaftng; will be sold cheap Ad-
dress b. \. p. Herald ofnce.
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E'oR SALE At A sACRIFICE-TWO CHEAP WORK
a.. Horses, l56 hands and years old price S75 and
S24 Hudson street. 1A' -
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EN0R sALE-rNDER CHArTEL MORTGAGE A MA.
\ chine shop. with Machinery and Tools &C, 70 manu-
faciure shuttles; attachments aud trimmings for
ing machines &c. Apply 70 NJ PURNHAGEN, 6s south
street, corner Pine street
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sPoRTING-DoGs. BIRDS, &c.

A FOR sALE-ALL KINDS OF FANCY DOGS.
N. Birds &c. Medicines for all diseases Prepared
Food sor moeking birds, at B. G. DoVEYs. No. Greene
street near Canal.
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A UCTION AND FRENCH POOLS SOLD EVERY
~ morning and evening during the week, at the New
York Turf Exchange t6 West Twenty-egh street,
the races at JEROME PARK.
French pools open at A. NJ. and close at r. NJ.
KELLY, BLISS co.
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E'OR sALE-A BEAUTIFUL WHITE PONY; SOUND
ana eentle perfect pet; eXcelen1 in harness and
unuer saddle not surpassed suitable for ladys or
chdrens be seen at corner ot Tvventy.thiri
street anu Eleventh avenue
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REWARDS.

610 REWARD-FOR SILVER WATCH, PLATED
.plU Chain taken Friday night, Firth
Avenue Theatre. Address or send ticket pawned NO
questions asked. II. b. UPTON, Sweeney's Hotel.
n On REWARD.-ANY PERSON RETURNING A
DLU brown Horse. l5J6 hands high. taken from stable
street and Seventh avenue, will receive the
above reward No question asked.
GQ0 REWARD. LOST, or WEDNESDAY LAST
sDe)U In Lexington or First avenue car, between
Thirty eighth and Twenty seventh streets or in going
through Iweutyseventh street TO sixth avenue small
gold Watch; open lace, monogram on back and num-
bered lU79 Above reward paid for Its return to las
East Thirty eighth street.
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EoR sALE-A NoBBY PONY PHAEToN, RUN ONE
year, cost SS5o, will sell for $3.50. lO5 Charles
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DEPoT WAGoNs-DkPoT wAGoSs-wtTH AND
~ without tops, trimmed with leather own make. at
bArRaln L3O3 BROADWAY, ooIner Of Fortysxtn street
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FOR SALE CHEAP-oNE or THE BEST LIVERY
Il stables up town; near Harlem Bridge For uartic.
ulars call on J. N roLY Co, 1926 Third avenue
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MILLINERY AND DREsSMAkING.
A -A.-NRs. MYERS,
q East Fourteenth street
spectaltes
Misses and ehildren's Hats and Caps
ladies Dress Caps aud Mourning Millinery.
A FIRST CLASS MODIsfE, UNDERsTAND DING. THE
~ business perfectly, will make silk suits grena.
dimes al reasonable prices Will call ladies' residencea
4 desired, 70 Of and measure Address HUDSON, sos
West z3i st.
Miss AvkLEY, s2 WEST TWENTY. SEVENTH
Nl sWeet-Fashionable dressmaker perfect htrlng In
all the STYLES OLD dresses made over 10 LOOK ike
new al astontshingly low prices.
INSTRUCTION.
AT THoMPsoN's COLLEGE, 20 FOURTH AVENUE
n opposite Cooper institute Book ping Writing
Arithmetic. Instruction day and evening Ladies' de.
partnenL Ielegraphy taught acucaly, with instru
ments. Open all summer.
CHEGARAY INSTITUTE,
~ for young ladies and misses
boArainK ana day school, Latin, English and Fronnh
Fraucn u the language OF the family.
Arezl and lag spruce street, Philadslbhia. Pa
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E'Ok SALE-A VERY HANDSOME ROAD HORSE:
~ soid Tor want OF use. Address f., box 2 lS3 Post
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FOR SALE-GooD DRIVING, BUSINESS OR FAM.
ily Horse. bay. lbs hands, Z wears old: extra fine
appearance but gentle driver Call for days at feed
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4 AUNDRY FOR sALE-Ffhsr CLASS FAMILY
IL Laundry. doing good business, on the corner o.
sixth avenue Twenty sixth reet good re asons fo
selling Az sixth avenue.
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LINE CARRIAGES
Il We have our warerooms in the latest desi
ana nnest hnsh the following seasonaDe Carriages in
great variety
iandaus. s-passenger no top Wagons
Lhnuaulets Low ana nigu door Rocka
NhDriOlets,
y carts, Coupe Rockaways
EXTENSION top Phaetons, Rumble pony Phaefons
Extension top CaDriolets Canopy top Phaetons,
bretts Buggy top Phaet0ns,
corning Wagons Howell zig Phaetons,
Britton Wagons Physicians gig Phaetons
Depot Wagons. 4.passenger pony Phaetons
Buckingham Phaetons,
Also a ul assortment Of ROAD WAGONS and pleasure
eencles comprising every style used in town and
country A. $. FLANDkAU,
S2 an1 S4 Broome street od stand OF Brewster Col.
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HOTEL FOR SALEM GOOD ORDER, IN PoPU
ous town Long Island, the salt water dong
good local and transient business; good place
mer visitors The whole will be SOLD. including Furnl.
Horses and all Equipments Tor livery business
ply 10 +. W. Bullinger, 70 Fulton street New York
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MUST -ELL-soRREL HORSE, IS HANDS. sYEARs;
NI suitable for any business; good driver stylish /;
warranted kind in all harness. price S75 also single
Truck. ll2 Ninth avenue.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-06-11
Property Sales.

The following Sales of Property are advertised IN
this paper fuller particulars being found in the ad-
vertisements:
On Friday. July I'd, Joseph T. Mitchelrs home place
of 344 acres about miles west of Staunton, and a
tract of 113 acres adjoining Sale in front OF the
Court House by A. H. Fultz, G. NJ. Harrison and
Thos. D. Ransom, Commrs.
On Saturday June 18th, at auction, lot of ground
on Beverly street, between Bagbys and Heyden-
richs property, 6OxlOO feet. Sale by WIN. A. Bur
nett, trustee.
On Wednesday, June 18TH 176 acres of land owned by
the late Geo Palmer, near Arbor Hill. 1t has COM
r Portable buildings fine spring. good meadow, and
excellent fruit. Sale by A. A. McPheeters, EXT.
E. NJ. Cushing, Auctoneer.
On Tuesday, June 18th, will be sold the old homestead
of Christian Staubus, decd, about mile from MT.
Solon containing 100 acres. on which are comfort
able buildings. Also tract near it, containing ~
acres. Augusta Staubus, living on the premises,
will show the property.
On Thursday, July 1st 1875 NAL Jed Hotchkiss trus
tee, will sell that valuable farm on the Northern
border of the city, known as Selma" the property
of VIM. Easton, residence of the late Col. H. L..
Ope--to be sold in three parcels. Will sell pri
vately before that day.
On Saturday, July 18th, house and lot in waynes
5oro, now occupied by John A. Lutz. Sale by R
| NJ Ellis, trustee.
For sale 333 acres of land near Rockbridge Baths
neighborhood desirable, and will be sold extremely
low Apply to VIM Dod, Lexington, Va, or W
Ill. IL. Lynn, Stanton.
On Monday, June I4th two tracts of land near Way
nesboro, by S. Travers Phillips Commr
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THE FIRST WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
The ssoldest citizen" writing some recol-
lections in the Greenbrier Era" gives
the following about the origin of the
famous White Sulphur Springs:
My parents entArated to Virginia soon
after the close of Q Revolutionary war
stopped in Augustaifor year, Their came
on to Greenbrier and lived twa~ ~ aaalg ee
wears at the White Sulphur Springs, keep
ing, the best they could, the people who
came there for the benefit of their health.
The date has escaped my memory, but it
must have been in 1884 or 'S5. The White
Sulphur Springs then belonged to Michael
Bowyer, Esq, who lived in Staunton, in
Augusta county; was a lawyer by PROBES
sion, and occupied a high position at the
bar, being able to compete with the best
| lawyers in the country. The White Sui
phur Springs, when first saw it, was in
it's natural state-running out between
two rocks nearly level with the surface
was a very bold stream. discharging from
| 80 to 100 gallons per minute. At the time
! my father lived there, the building con-
sisted of a few round log cabins, clap-board
roofs, puncheon floors and wooden chin
neys My mother says when they first
moved to- the Springs that she was often
awakened by the scream of panther. the
bowling of wolves, or the whistling OF
! a deer The visitors did not exceed twenty
at time, as there was scarcely a road
to that point that carriages could pass
Travelling was on horseback.
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VIRGINIA KNIGHTS TEMPLARs IN NEW
YoRK.-In the immense procession, $4,000
strong, of Masons, at the dedication of the
grand Masonic temple at New York. sew
eral Virginia lodges were represented.
They received great hospitality from the
New Workers, of which the following is a
specimen:
Ivanhoe Commandery, of New ! ork,
gave banquet in Odd Fellows Hall, to
Portsmouth Commandery, of Portsmouth,
Virginia. At the conclusion Of the din
ner, Sir Knight j. G.. Balm, in behalf OF
the knights of Virginia, presented to Ivan
hoe Commandery Il gavel made from the
hull of the old Merrimac, saying that it
was not presented as relict OF the past,
but as a token of brotherly love. A. brief
RESP onse was made by Sir Knight Dugan,
in behalf of lvanhoe Commandery. He
had. he said, the honor to wear on Tues
day night, the jewel and apron of George
Washington, that noble son of Virginia
Next to the great Magma Charta. next to
the Declaration Of Independence, this was
the grandest relic of the American breth-
rem. At the close of the banquet, Sir
Knight Balm stated that his companions
and himself should carry with them to
Virginia the remembrance of the day and
the inequalities extended to them by their
New York brethren. 1t was an old Viz
ginia custom, he said. that when people
| who have had differences break bread at a
common table all past disagreements were
buried, and that they had now done. An
invitation was extended to and accepted
by Ivanhoe Comnandery to visit Ports
mouth Commandery at its centennial in
January, 1877.
Morton Commandery, of New York,
+ also hanquetted IL number of visiting COM
manderies, including Lyric Commandery
of Norfolk, Va.
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SHOOTING OF A YOUNG LADY BY A
FRIEND-'DIDN'T KNOW 1T WAS LOAD
ED. '-Another sad tragedy was yester-
day added to the long list of terrible events
that have occurred in the Bunker Hill dis
trict during the past few months. About
noon it was reported that Miss Bell Whit
tier, living at No. 9 Linkwood place, had
been shot and instantly killed by a pistol
in the hands of a lady boarding il the same
house. An indescrbable degree of excite
ment followed the report, and avast num-
Der of the curious and anxious crowded
around the house in which it was stated
that the tragedy took place. The report
proved true, Miss Whittier having re-
ceived her death wound from bullet &C
cidentlv fired by the hand of her friend,
Mrs. Thomas Banford. The sad affair
took place about IL O. clock. Miss Whit
tier and her sister were standing in the
dinning-room, when Mrs. Banford, who
stepped softly into the room with the PTS
tol which she did not know was loaded,
cooked the weapon close behind the ear OF
Miss Whittier, and with the intention OF
giving her a bit OF momentary fright,
pulled the trigger The bullet penetrated
the brain of the victim, and she fell dead
without word Mrs. Whittier, the
widowed mother of the deceased, the sis
ter, Miss Martha, the two brothers, and
other members and friends of the family,
were quickly summoned. Several physi-
clans were also called, but only to find the
poor girl already past all human aid.
Among the first to hasten to the side OF
the dead girl was her lover, to whom. she
was soon to be married. The utmost grief
and sympathy was manifested Oh Ill sides
The full name of the deceased was Laura
Isabella Whittier, and she Was eightee,
years old. Mrs Banford, as soon as she
realized the terrible effect of her act. san(
into a condition bordering on insanity
and it is feared she may lose her reason
Boston Globe, 1st
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GRAssuoPPERs AS FOOD.-A CORES
pondent writes to the Cincinnati '"Times"
that he lived comfortably in Africa eating
grasshoppers, like the natives do, roasted.
The Africans follow Il flight of grasshop-
pers for days, living off of them. The
Warrensburg, Mo-, IN Jews" gives the fol-
lowing about new dish, the "locust'' be-
ing only the common grasshopper:
Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Riley and
Straight determined to test the cooked 10
Gust question in regard to its adaptability
as food for the human stomach. Getting
wind of the affair, and being always i'll
haste to indulge in free feeding, we made
bold to intrude ourself on our scientific
friends. We found a bOunteOus table
spread. surrounded by the gentlemen
named. accompanied by Mrs. Straight and
Miss Malthy. Without much waste of
ceremony there were five persons seated.
and we were helped to soup which plainly
showed it's locust origin and tasted like
chicken soup-and it was good. After
seasoning was added we could distinguish
a delicate mushroom fiavor-and it was
better. Then came batter cakes, through
which locusts were well-mixed. The soup
had banished silly prejudice and sharpen
ep our appetite for this next lesson, and
batter cakes quickly disappeared also.
Baked locusts were then tried (plain hop
pers without grease or condiment), and
either with or without accomplishments it
was pronounced an excellent dish. The
meal was closed with dessert a la John the
Baptist-baked locusts and honey-and, If
we know anything, we can testify that
that distinguished Scripture character
must have thrived Oh his rude diet in the
wilderness of Judea.
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2 JEFFERSON ADDRESS ON RETIRING
TO PRIVATE L1FE.-Major Writ Harri-
SUI. sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, Sat-
III day presented to the State Library the
following hitherto unpublished address,
W. cll. according to an endorsement on
the back of the manuscript, is a reply by
Thomls Jefferson to an address Of wei
CONT from his fellow-citizens of the county
of Albermarle The manuscript was dis
covered by Major Harrison among the pa
pers of his grandfather, Judge Dabney
Carr. It reads as follows:
To THE INHABITANTS OF ALBEMARLE
r. COUNTY, IN VIRGINIA.:
Returning to the scenes of my birth and
early life, to the society Of those with whom
| was raised and who have been ever deal
to me, I receive, fellow citizens and neigh.
bors, with inexpresSible pleasure, the cor
dial welcome you are so good as to give
me. Long absent on duties which the his
tory of q wonderful era made incumbent
on those called to them, the pomp, the tur-
MOL, the hustle and splendour of office
have drawn but deeper signs for the tran
quill and irresponsible occupations OF pri-
vate life, f,r the enjoyment of an affection
dUo intercourse WIFI you, lly llelgflDOIs
and friends, and the endearments of family
| love, which nature has given us all as the
sweetener of every hour. For these
gladly lay down the distressing burdens Of
power and seek with my fellow-citizens re-
| pose and safety under the watchful cares,
| the labors and perpleXities Of younger and
ADLER minds. The anxieties YOU. express
to minister to my happiness, do of them
selves confer that happiness; and the
measure will be complete if my endeavors
| to fulfil my duties in the several public
stations to which have been called have
obtained for me the appreciation OF my
country. The part which | have acted on
the theatre of public life has been before
them, and to their sentence | submit IT,
but the testimony of my native county, OF
the individuals who have known me in pr.
vate life, to my conduct in its various du.
ties and relations, is the more grateful as
proceeding from witnesses and OBJ
servers, from triers of the vicinage. O1
1 you then, my neighbors. | may ask, in the
face of the world, ''whose OK have taken
or whom have defrauded? Whom have
depressed, or of whose hand have | re.
ceiyed bride to blind mine eyes there
witl?n On your verdict | rest with con-
scious security; your wishes for my hap
piness are received with just sensibility
and | offer sincere prayers for your OWL
welfare and prosperity.
| April 3, 1909. TIL. JEFFERSON.
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DECORATION DAY IN VIRaINIA.-Dec-
Grafton day was observed with much pa
triotism in Winchester, and public meet
ings were held at which resolutions were
passed in memory of Gen. Jno. Z. brecK-
enbridge. at Lexington the graves were
decorated and the resting places OF JACK
son and Lee covered with flowers, the 1or-
mer having an anchor made of flowers
placed at its head Col. W. Preston john
ston delivered the address at Lexington,
and in it the following unpublished occur
renee is related:
When Mr.. Davis was at Greensboro,
North Carolina, after Gen. Lees surrender.
an eminent gentleman and gallant soldier
from Virginia, said to him, in my hearing:
81 shall return to Virginia, and with my
men take to the woods and mountains and
marshes, and wage eternal war upon the
enemy" Mr.. Davis replied rather drily:
II would be glad, General, if you could
bring those men here. and help Johnston
strike another blow for independence; but
if you begin guerilla war the Yankees
will hang you, and if they do not your own
people will And he added to me after
wards, ''d1,d they ought TO. Guerillas be.
come brigands, and any governments bet
ter than that" He understood our people
who ale willing to die for liberty, but will
i not endure license. With such race,
hope never fails.
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PROMINENT ENGLISH CONVERTS TO
ROMAN CATHoLICIsM.-The detection to
Rome is announced Of another English
clergyman Of rank, no less a parsonage
than Reverend Lord Francis Godolphin
Osborne, Rector of Great Elm, near
Frome, in Wiltshire, son of the Duke of
Leeds, and a nephew of the Reverend
Lord Sidney Godolphin Osborne, once so
well known as the rs. G. o." of the Lon
dor Chimes" This new accession to the
Catholic body has set the English papers
to computing the strength OF that Church
among the aristocracy. Among the peers,
English, Scotch and Irish, it has thirty
four representatives, namely. the Duke Of
Norfolk, Premier Duke and Earl Of Eng
land; the Marquesses of Butte and Ripon;
the Earls Of Denbigh, Westmeath, Fin
gall, Granard, Kenmare, Oxford and
Gainsborough; the Viscounts German
ston, Netterville, Taaffe, and Southwell,
and the Barons Beaumont, Stourton,
Vaux of Harrowden, Petre, Dormer, Ar
undel Of Wardour, Stafford, Clifford,
Herries of Terrigies, Lovat, Trimleston,
Couth, French, Bellew, De Freyne,
Howard of Glossop, Action, O'Hargan
Ernly, and Camoys. There are also forty
six Catholic baronets and tifty-two Catholic
members of Parliament.
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|Mshe Atnhftatats
JUNE II, 1875.
Local
To Advertisers.

Itisan undsputed and indisputable fact that the
vINDIcAToR has larger paid up subscription hst
than any paper in the State outside Of the large
cities and il in whole OF the names OF the
most substantial citizens OF this and ADJOINING cooi
ties, who have become familiar with the CASH
PRINc1pLE-the very class it most interests advef-
Users to reach. No investment pays merchants anu
other business men so well that of advertising I'D
erallv and nersstently in paper Of good circula-
ton among those who have been accustomed 10 Ihe
practice of paying cash for what they get Ihe
Subscription List of the VINDIcAToR is always open
to the inspection of advertisers and is so arranged
(being mailed by machinery that numbers can be
seen at glance
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-06-11

NEW FEATURES AT A FAIR.-There
has been.qu:te novelty introduced in Il
fair recently given here. The various
booths and tables were under the charge
of ladies representing the various charac-
ters immortalized by Shakespeare, Dick
ems, Thackelay, and Others. The Merry
Wives of Windsor, Portia, Desdemona,
Queen Catherine, Juliet, and Lady Mae
beth were associated in one booth, and
conversed together regardless of any an
aclironisms in time or place. Little Dor
rift, Lizzie Hexam, poor little Miss Elite,
Agnes, Dora Copperfeld, and Little Nell
stood grouped behind another table, while
ii visitor was enticed into buying some
thing from the shopley HANDS of Becky
Sharpe, with siren voice and its false ring,
br greeted with a rustic courtesy and
sweet smile by Katrina Van Tassel. 1t
was one Of the most enjoyable entertain
ments, because SO novel and original and
most of the characters were we'll support
ed = Washington Letter Gin. Gaz.
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CURIOUS LITIGATIoN.-A curious liti-
cation is going on in Bloomington. ] II.
About thirty years ago, one StepheT' Grif-
filth had some l 800 head Of cattle and the
same number of hogs. Corn was high,
stock on the decline, and Stephen. in
deadly fear of losing all his property, en-
tered into covenant with God that II He
would help him out of the difficulty he
would make over all the property he might
in future acquire, above enough to sup
port him, to the Lord During his life he
gave away almost 81 100000 to various re-
ligous and charitable institutions. When
he died, at the age of eighty, he was
thought to be insane, for he had previously
conveyed property valued at $15O,OO0 to
the Orphan Institute in Flat Rock, Ohio,
the Freedman's Aid Society, the Christian
Union, the American Bible Society, the
Tract, and the Church Extension Society.
These conveyances his heirs propose to set
aside.