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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-15

w e. CRAIG. . .,o~n.v .t law.
and Commissioner in Chancery OF Hastings Court,
STAUNTON, VA.
OFFICE with Judge J. W. Green Smith.
AsrPrompt attention given to Collections.
October 2s-ly.
81 AttOrneys-at-Law,
sTAUNTON, VIRGINIA..
Will practice in Augusta Rockbridge, Rocking
ham, Highland Allegheny and Bath.
SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the collection Of debts
and PROMPT returns made. feb 4-6m.
j ATTORNEY AT LAW,
sTAUNToN, VA.
OFFICE on Augusta street, in the room occupied
by George c. jackson, Esq.
iys
VIM A. Hudson ATTORNEY AT LAW,
sTAusToN, VA.
Will practice in the Courts OF Augusta and adioin-
Office with W. A. Pratt. aug 28-ly
j ATTORNEY AT LAW
STAUNToN, VA
Office on Augusta street, (2nd foor,) opposite the
Court House.
Special attention paid to Collections.
nov lily
VHTxA. Patrick,
w ATTORNEY AT LAW.
SrAUSToN, VA.
Will practice in all the Courts OF Augusta and Cir
cult Courts OF the adjoining counties.
Prompt attention given to collecting claims.
sept lily Office with H. B. Niche.
7 preston A. Baylor,
L ATTORNEY At LAW,
AND SOLICITOR IN CFIANCERY,
STANTON. ".
Practice in all the Courts Of Augusta and adjoIning
Counties.
OFFICE-The same formerly occupied by his faith
err Col Geo. Baylor dec d, on Augusta street, oppo-
site the Court house. nov l0-ly
y1DEEIJRN & COOPER,
II Civil, Hydraulic and Mining Engineers
Surveys Plans and Estimates for the construction
of Water Works, Railroads and Bridges, Surveys
and Plans OF Mines for working, Ventilation Drain
| age. &c.
Parties contemplating work of the above nature
are requested to communicate with us. OFFICE 26s
| Liberty street. Pittsburgh Pa. l8-3m
r HAVE on hand all the necessary Bankrupt Forms
| i and am prepared to make out the necessary pa
pers for any desiring to claim the benefits OF the
Bankrupt Act.
will also attend to making out and forwardlns
the applications of Soldiers OF the OF 1872 or the
widows for the Pension granted by late Act O
Congress. ALEX. H. FULTZ,
! march off Attorney at Law.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-15
Hotels.
rTuE SPOTTSWOOD HOTEL.
II HarrisOnbMrg, Va.

G. B. LUCK, PROPRIETOR.
Tho new Hotel, THE SPooTswooD, under my pro
prietorship is now open and ready to receive visit
srs and guests The establishment has been reft-
from the cellar to the roof, and is in complete or
ter. It is emphaticaly new house, and it is de-
lermined to make it stand as one of the very best
kept hotels in the State. The proprietor has had
very enlarged experience for Is years hotel and
springs proprietor, having kept the old Columb ian
hstel, and the new Spotswood Hotel at Richmond
destroyed by fire in December, 1900 and the Jor-
aan Alum Springs in Rock bridge. He is quite snre
he may claim here in the Valley OF virginia, 10 De
Able to keep hotel He therefore invites the peo-
pie OF Rockingham and the adjoining counties ana
The travelling public generally to call at the spotts,
wood and see whether he does not Well undersIaha
the business of his life. =,
It is scarcely necessary to say that the Table the
Parlors and the Chambers will always be found
Tho proprietor. in conclusion. is quite sure the
people of the Valley will cordially sustain TINS eI
Tart to establish a frst-class HOTEL such as the
apottswood shall be, in Harrisonb burg,
nv Omnibus will always be ready to convey pas
aenxers to and from the Spotswood
w C. B. EUCK,
proDriet0r of SpOttSwOOd.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-15

COtoc, r. Welcr's Isoot, Shoe and Hat Store OF
~ lxteatytc Spring Hats. apr e3-ly
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-15
Stanton Cards.

Wagon Making and BIacF1srnitiling.-The
w ,..ersigned. formerly of Churchville has open
ed Wagon Making and Blacksmithing establish
ment on New Courthouse street, Staunton, Va next
door to the Carriage Factory OF Captain Waters where
he is prepared to execute all work i'll his line, out of
good material in the best manner and at low figures.
Repairing promptly done and all work warranted.
also Manufacture Fesey's patent Lifting Jack,
the greatest thing out and indispensable to farmers
generally. Call and see it,
feb 13-tf JAMES M. LICKLITER.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-15

VNTsA. Patrick,
w ATTORNEY AT LAW,
STAUNTON, VA.
Will practice in all the Courts OF Augusta and Cir
cult Courts OF the adjoining counties.
Prompt attention given to collecting claims.
sept lily Office with H. B. Niche.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12
UNION OF

In the General Synod of the Re
formed church, in session at Jersey
City, N. j., Monday, a report from
the committee on confederation with
the Presbyterian church was adopted,
proposing code Of flaws to govern the
confederation, together with a code
of ethics and objects to be accom-
plished. The report refers to the in
ternational council to beheld in Lon
don July31, looking to a closer union
of the Reformed and Presbyterian
churches, and proposing a code for
that also. Delegates were present dur
ing the day from various Presbyteri-
an and Congregational bodies, and
also from the Reformed Episcopal
church.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12
Epidemaics i'm Mexico.

The following Mexican news is CLEAN
ed by the San Francisco Chronicle from
its latest Mexican exchanges:
This terrible epidemic has broken out
in Vera Cruz, and very naturally creates
the usual terror. The heat is almost
s~uffocating, and as the city is anything
but clean, it is feared the black vomit
will make hundreds of victims. Stran-
gers are warned not to make their sum-
meE residence there, while many Of the
weather. classes are seeking mountain
homes during the epidemic.
The small pox has broken out with
frightful violence in the peninsula of
Yucatan. Over $50 victims lately died
Of the disease at the capital. Two
thousand persons Of all ages, have been
attacked in Meriden. The small pox
appeares to be extending all over the
State, as the efforts of the authorities to
have the natives inoculated are fruitless.
They call the terrible disease the Kale-
can fire from heaven), and in their SUI
perstition believe that it is a just retribu-
ton of God for their sins.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12

George Alfred Townsend Writesthe
Graphic an entertaining account of
Gen. Sherman's home life inst. Louis
whittier he went after becoming dis
gusted with Washington red-tape.-
The General is perfectly at home in
st. Louis and is yerypopular. Heis
at pains to be cordial with people, and
goes to entertainments with a free
dom which never fails to be charming.
Mrs. Sherman, a quiet lady, who has
great influence over the General, is
with him almost all the time, and
they give pleasant receptions at their
dwelling at least on n night of the
week. Their two fine young daugh-
tiers are at schools in Ohio. Miss Liz
zie Sherman is visiting in the East,
and Mrs. Fitch is quietly esconced in
her trans-M ississippihom Thecel-
ebrated jewels which the Khedive
gave ostensibly to Mrs. Fitch were
designed for the General as a family
present, but the delicate occasion Of
his daughters wedding was selected
to offerthem nominally to Mrs. Fitch.
1t is understood in st. Louis society
that these treasures will be divided
up among the daughters, and pre-
| sumably the gift is worth something
under 500, 900. The family mansion
is a large brick building, square and
high, with high ceilings, large halls
| and chambers, and is well fitted to be
the headquarters of the army. The
flagstaff is raised over the roof, and
| an orderly in civilian dress is found
| at the door. There are now but six
| staff officers. Sherman wears street
| dress sometimes his trousers are
| blue and his coat black, and again his
| coat blue and trousers black, and
| sometimes both coat and trousers are
| black and vest blue. He appears to
get into his clothing without much
| ado, and he transacts so much bust
ness and talks so rapidly that people
scarcely have the chance tonotice his
clothing. He has an immense num-
Der of callers. Foreign actors and
artists, travellers, military compani-
ions, ladies and dependents go to his
quarters with freedom. He keeps oc-
cupied and has an amiable home, two
things which will compensate almost
anybody for living.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12
A DEAD ISSUE.

a resolution in The constitu-
tional convention Of Missouri.
to the effect that neither a
state nor the federal govern
ment has the constitutional right to
dissolve the Union, was rejected by
vote of AS to9-a decided vote affirm
ing the right of a state to ~secede.
This has a bad look when a bloody
wal Of four years was carried on to
disprove that proposition.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12

The City Court at Brooklyn has
never been more densely packed since
the commencement of the great trial
than it was Wednesday. 4 storm of
applause greeted the appearance of
Mr.. Beach, who it was known was
to make the closing argument for the
plaintiff. Judge Fullerton, on his
arrival met with decentralization
Mr.. Beach began by saying that at
last Tilton, who had been overwhelm-
ed by calumnies, had an opportunity
of being heard in a court of Justice.
After some brief Introductory re-
marks to the jury, and a general pre-
liminary comment on the course of
the opposing counsel, he proceeded
with his reply in detail commencing
with the address of Mr.. Porter, and
continuing to the hour of adjourn
ment without concluding.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12
THE BEECHER FAMILY.

The Beecher family seem to have
an extraordinary facility for dabbling
in dirty waters. Old DR.. Lyman
Beecher, the father, a celebrated Pur-
itan divine in his day, got through
the world, on.the whole, smoothly
He begat a great number of children,
on the expectation, it is said, Of re-
ceiying from his church a bounty, in
addition to his salary, of $500 a head,
for each additional Beecher. What
with his pulpit %discourses upon the
perseverance of the saints, and his IL
l~ustration thereof in keeping up the
census Of the country to a high water
mark, he was q useful man in his day
and generation. But his descendants
are not practical and prosaic like
their father. They all have talent
enough but have little moralsense..or
common sense. They are imaginative,
inventive, pathetic, humorous, but
resemble the old man only in his APP
probation of the main chance He was
a sturdy old Calyenist this DIR. Lynn
an Beecher, and had no weak points
that are handed down to us, for sim
ners of high or low degree or for any
body who differed with him in religi-
GUS opinion. But to give the sour old
Puritan his due he was no such fool
as to haveswritten such foolish stuff
as his elder son, or said such foolish
things as are attributed to him. Mel
ther was he the goose to make an ass
of himself before all the world as the
two most prominent of his progeny
have done. Really there seems some
thing like righteous retribution in the
troubles that have come to the au-
thoress of the scandal about Lord
Byron and the preacher who could
do and say the foolish things that are
passing into history with the great
trial now going on in Brooklyn. Old
DIR. Lyman would never have been
guilty of such folly.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12

From Little Georgetown.
LITTLE
June 7, 1875.
he Editors Of the Independent:

-
TO the Editors Of the Independent:
AS Mr.. Jacob Ropp and daughters
were driving home from church, on
Sunday, the horses took fright 1t a
stump on the roadside, and jumped
suddenly to one side, carrying the
carriage over a bank and ~upsetting
it and leaving the top there. They
ran off with the running gear until
they came into the woods, when they
cleared themselves and came home.
Mr.. Ropp was thrown against a fence
and his arm was considerably hurt,
but fortunately none of the party
were seriously hurt, though all were
severely bruised.
Another accident happened to a
boy working for Mr.. Turner Yes
terday, as he was watering a horse,
the animal commenced to play while
he was or its back, when the boy be-
came frightened and jumped off, but
forgot to let go of the bride rein and
was jerked violently forward on his
head, receiving several ugly bruises.
The rains of Saturday and TODAY
have done a great amount Of good to
wheat, corn and grass; and as they
brighten up theprospects of the crops
for this year, they L also the means
of Frightening up the countenances
of some of those farmers who are dis
posed to grumble unless Providence
smiles on them continually.
Tonight the river is rising and is
very muddy, and will not be clear en-
ough for bass fishing before the last
of the week.
Last Saturday one fishist caught
% fine bass, IA of them before break
fast-and he says he believes if he
had used two lines and had two Ed
itors fishing against him, that he
would have caught a few more.
More anon. r.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12

Secretary Delano has sent from
Washington city six special agents
to visit the various Indian agencies
in the several Territories. They are
each accredited with extraordinary
powers, and have instructions to
make a thorough Investigation as to
the manner of the issuance of sup
plies of food and clothing. 1t is in
these issues that the Indian Ring
have thriyed by giving the Indians
food and clothing inferior to that
contracted and paid for. In the issue
of beef cattle alone it is estimated
that the Indians are cheated out of
thousands of dollars annually.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12
ORA WING NEAR.

The end of the Beecher trial seems
near at hand. Evarts has concluded
the argument for the defense, and
Mr.. Beach has commenced the work
OF summing up for the plaintiff. He
starts off well, and the synopsis of
his opening remarks clearly show him
to be the equal, if not the superior, of
the advocates on the opposite side.
Mr.. Beach started off with saying
THAT at last Theodore Tilton had an
opportunity to be heard in a Court of
Justice" and judging from the quiet
manner in which Mr.. Beach entered
at once into the real gist of the case
there can be no doubt that in his per-
son, Tilton will be heard with great
force and effect. The indications now
point to an early termination of
the trial. The case will probably be
submitted to the jury by Monday or
Tuesday, and a verdict rendered soon
after. The probabilities now are that
the jury will render a verdict in fav-
or OF Mr.. Beecher, but it cannot be
disputed that he already stands con-
victed in the eyes of the public. The
t~echnicalities of the law may save
him with the jury, but not with the
thinking public, who are not hamper
ed in their judgment with any such
trammels.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12

They have a mar in the New York
Herald Office who warns up to the work
in glowing style:
While he was writing his rather re-
mark 1ble bulletins from New Orleans,
and startling the country with spectres
Of banditti whose existence everybody
was eager to deny, few Of us suspected
that General Sheridan himself was being
wounded bv that most terrible of all ban
dits-the heart-piercing son ofthe Queen
of beauty. Yet so it was, and all the
while the intrepid soldier was being
bound by a rosy chain strong enough to
hold the harvest captain captive.
Score one for Cupid.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12
The Maryland Democratic
State Convention.

BALTIMORE, June I0.-The democratic
state convention to nominate candi ates
for governor, comptroller, and trea urer
has been called to meet in Baltimore
city on Wednesday, July 81.
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-27

Governor Hartranft on the ques-
ton of the Payment Of Interest
on Deposits, and Banking Priv
ileges.
The question of the payment Of in-
terest on money on deposit in banks is
one that is rapidly becoming ques-
ton for iegisla.ior. Governor Hart
ranft on a number of occasions has ad-
dressed himself to the question. In
his late messsge-fhat Of lSI5-he
said:
For the regulation of State banks,
saving funds and trust companies the
State government is responsible to its
people. These banks and
saving institutions act as 'smiddlemen"
between the lender and the borrower,
resulting in the rates of interest ad-
vabcing wherever they are established.
That these banks and institutions. With
rare exceptions, charge interest greatly
in excess Of legal rates is notorious +,
that excessive rates of interest enrich
The few ani impoverish the many, is
equally undeuiabie, and the public well
fare demands that policy so injurious
should be avoided. The large major
iiy OF these State institutions are sty led
Savings Banks; with few exceptions,
their Resemblance 10 properly regulated
savings banks exist only in name.
. Banks Of discount should be
prohibited frolp paying interest Oh de-
posirs. The authority TO borrow, that
they may have capital to lend, gives
them grea, advantages, monopoly in
the community who're located over in
dis:dual borrowers, often compelling
the latter to pay whatever rates of in-
terest the former may demand. An
other objection thereto, suggested in
my last annual message, l repeat -
+" Money will always flow to banks pay
ing interest on deposits. and the large
surplus thus aggregated, seduced by
attractive offers, is sent to the great
money centres, where it gives more
impulse to speculation, while the Sec
tions from which it is drawn suffer, in
all their enterprises, from the higher
rates they are compelled to pay for The
money remaining at home."
Ii an entire reform of this evil is not
practicable, it may be greatly decreased,
by prohibiting banks of discount from
the payment of a greater rate of inter-
est than four per cent, and TO the ex-
tent reduced, the ability of individuals
to borrow money at lawful rates CT iu-
terest would be increased. Money
would remain and be used at home, to
the mutual advantage of both borrower
and lender.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-27
Republican County Committee.

CHARuAx-Dr. J. P. Sterrett, Per; Royal.
FAveite-Ruben Cayeny, McA!isteryiile,
James McAuiey. o ikland Mills.
MoLroe-A. e.. Shellenberger, Rickfch ;
o. Z. Kotherlndn, Evcndalc.
FernanaGgh-Sainucl Thomas, Mifllin-
town; John Sioner, MitiiintowH.
observation-disclosures Ninium, Pioutz's
Valley p. o., Perry count. >. u. Dressicr,
Oriental.
Green nSood-Andrew Zeiders; Henry lei
d d.rs. MIllersiown, Perry county.
Delware-M. a. ToOney; John VI. Suits,
ThompsOn;own.
waiker-D. p. Minichen, Port Royal; W.
II Moore, Van Vert.
ThOmpsOntown-T. Zimmerman John
Underwood. Thompsontown.
Port Royd-J. k. Wharton j. p Ster-
rett. Port Royal.
Turb.tt-D. Z. Robson; B. Byers, Port
ROYAL.
Spruce IIill-T. P. Patton: Henry Swartz,
Spruce Hill.
Black Log-J E. MeIntire; Adolph Ap-
pie, Reeds Gap.
Beale-J. NJ. Brazee, Academia; Henry
Shellen1eger, Walnut.
Mi,ford-Geo. Gruninger, Port Royal /;
David Cunningham, Patterson.
Mifiiintoyn-S. ). Wilson; c Is. Horn
ing, MiiliinfoWn
Patterson-W. Given; Geo. Wilson, Pat
tcrson.
Tuscarora-Thomas Morrow, Waterford ;
James John, M'Coysvilie.
Lack-W. stu mp, Peru Mills ". Young,
Waterloo
Noah Hertzlcr, Port ROyal-Member OF
iiepubhcan ; tate Central Committee for
JUnIata county.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-27

THERE are three great institutions
in this world. They are the Family,
the Church, and the Government. The
happiness and prosperity of the two
former depend on the latter +; If 1t Is
not good, or 10 not administered prop
erly, the two former Institutions will
Sata- 500 90 i., thon, follow o'tisone,
that you attend the polls on election
day and vote for the party that main
taIns these organizations best. Tie
Republican organization Is The one that
has advs.ced the marriage relations III
portion Of lh.s country where they
were scarcely regarded. In the South
the marriage ties were violated every
day. The church there was as help
less to remedy the evil as child. So
muck was it under the lash that it dared
Lot open its mouth against the evil.
The ministry there were compelled to
stand up and marry class of people
In the presence Of their masters, aad
declare those seeking wedloek man and
wife by divine Law, when IN their own
hearts and minds they knew that it was
looked Oh as farce by the master, and
that at his bidding the bonds that were
united by the minister in sacred cere-
mOuy could be broken the next hour,
and the wife sent Ia one direction aud
the husband in another direction The
ministry, the church, and the family,
were debauched to degree that can
scarcely be coaceived by those not con-
versaut with It's system
The whole North is excited over the
Charlie Ross case, yet there are thou
sands Of people who were kidnapped
from their homes aud families ur.er
the sanction of law, and the country
said nothing against it, The family
was silent, the church vas silent, but
the Republican organization said the
debauchery should be ended, aud under
the guidance of Providence 1t was
ended. The holiest ties of the Fam
lily, the sounGest foundation for the
Church, and the best system of Gov
ernment are bound up in the ideas Of
the Republican organization. Attend
the polls and vote for the perpetuation
cf those ideas, or the men who repre-
sent them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-27
Governor Hartranft on the Repeal
of Local Option.

Last Friday afternoon, at Fairfield,
Lancaster county, Governor Hartranft
delivered a speech, and gave bis first
public utterauce an the question OF re
peal of Local Option. The Governor
said
Now the friends Of the local option
law have a right to know why signed
the bill of repeal. signed 1t because
it was passed by the Legislature at a
time when the subject had just been
fully discussed before the PEOPLE, who
had just elected a Legislature almost
directly upon that issue. either in &
public or in private way. Every
representative we'll knew the sentiment
of his distric: on that question. The
House passed the bill by nearly two
third. ,o.~. -..1 -L-- .h.t
vote you will find that in counties where
local option prevailed, thirty nine voted
for repeal. Evidently the representa-
tiyes frcm those counties felt satisfied
that public sentiment had undergone a
change or else they would not have
voted for repeal, and by voting for re-
peal they believed they properly rep
resented their constituents. was sat
isfed that repeal was according to the
popular will. When the vote was
taken under the law, majority of for
ty-eight thousand voted for license :;
and in view of the change of sentiment
referred to, | believe the majority
against the law would now reach one
hundred thousand But the change of
sentiment was not so much against the
law as it was against its non enforce
ment. 1t was IL consequence of its
non enforcement mainly that the change
was brought about Now l have moth
ing further to say. In signing the bill
for repeal believe | acted in accord
with the popular will of the State. 1t
is true the highest court pronounced
the law constitutional, but yet, under
all the circumstances, there was moth
ing left for me to do but to sign the
bill.