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The marriage last week Of Miss Julia
Cobb, only daughter Of the late John T
Cobb, of Morristown, New Jersey, to Mr..
William Is: Skidmore, of New York law
yer, was solemnized with unusual brillian.
cy. The bridal gifts were worth ST., 900,
and the BRIDES dover is over $3.50 900
Misa Sallie Stevenson, daughter of Sena-
tor Stevenson, Of Covngton, KY, las
married Mr.. Edward Colston, a Virginian
by birth, - who served with distinction in
the Confederate army, and who now &C.
cupies high position as a lawyer at the
Cincinnati bar.
A Kansas Baptist Association have for
chilly resolved: "That in our opinion the
most henefiting part which the Baptists
OF Kansas should take in the centennial
movement would be one concentrated eff
fort to pay their church debts
The Medical Society Of Virginia will
hold their next annual session in Chariot
tesyille.
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The proposition to subscribe $4,000 to
the Washington, Cincinnati and st.
Louis narrow gauge railroad has been "
ted down in Pocahontas county, w. Va.
W. W. .Corcoran, of Washington, D. e.,
has given to the Southern Historical Sc
ciety five hundred dollars, and promised a
like contribution each year hereafter.
The report that Gen. Butler has pur-
chased gold mine IN the neighborhood of
Fredericksburg, Va, for $36, 900, is now
said to be only a report.
Among the patents granted is one to H.
M. Patterson, of Monterey, Highland, for
an Improvement in ice nails for horse.
shoes. A
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

cago 'sTimes'' each gives about FIVE col
ums on the Jackson celebration. The
''Times'' saysseditorially:
..The unwilling of the statue OF Stone
wall Jackson at Richmond on yesterday
was rotable event. The proceedings
were decorous and becoming the memory
of a man who proved himself a truly good
Christian soldier. However men may diff
fer as to the merits CT the lost cause, none
will deny that Stonewall Jackson entered
the Southern Army from feelings OF 4he
purest patriotism rs he understood It,
North as we'll as South delights to honor
the memory of such a man.
The Times heads it's FIVE columns:
Look. There stands Jackson like Stone
WALL" III
RECENT CABLEGRAAIs AND LETTEB6
CONCERNING IT.
Immediately after the inauguration Of
the statue of Stonewall Jackson, Governor
Kemper sent the Nfollowing cablegram to
the Hon. A. J. b. Beresford- Hope:
"RICHMoND, VA, October 26, 1875.
"a. j. B. Beresford- Hope: Statue inau'
gurated. Assemblage and enthusiasm un
precedented. Likeness surprisingly good
JAMES L.sKESiPER."
! Mr.. Hope replied as follows:
+ 'sT.oNDoN, ENG, October 2S, 1875.
| ITO Governor james L. Kemper, Rich
naond, w.: GOVERNOR. = Delighted
Heartiest congratulations. Deeply regret
absence.
ssBE4 EsFoRD-HOPE."
The following is from the venerable ex
Governor Joseph .JOhnSon:
BRIDG EPORT, w VA, October 81. 1875.
ssIo HIS Ercellency James Z. Ken4per
| Richmond: My Dear Sir,-I have thu
| honor to acknowledge the receipt OF you
| kind invitation to be present at the unyeil
ing of the statue of General StoneMal
jackson. in the city of Richmond on TIT
| 18th inst. e<
Nothing could afford me more pleasure
| than to participate in bestowing homo
| upon one who deservsdly ranks among thu
most distinguished cllieftains of the age
and especially on the noble son OF N,
| esteemed friend and neghbor, Jonathil
Jackson, in whose family was intlmat
during the rearing and educating thi
good and great man. =,
| ssBut my advanced age and feeble healtl
compel me to forego the qualification
would afford me to witness the imposing
ceremonies which bestow honor on hi
name, and iningle once more with tn
many friends from whom | have long bee
separated.
ssPlease accept assurances of my hig
esteem and regard for yourself, and be
lieve me your friend and Obedient servant
| JOSEPH JOHNSON"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

BUTTER Production IN VIRGINIA. -
At the late fair of the Lynchburg Agricul-
tural Society, its President, Geo. W. Pal
mer, of Saltville, one of the largest stock
raisers in the State, took the premium for
butter with a sample which represented
5000 pounds. which he had then ready for
market. The production OF butter promises
to become a leading interest in South
western Virginia.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

Est. NICHoLAs'' for November begins
its third volume with telling number
fresh, bright, varied, healthy. 1t contains
some twenty-five Interesting contributions:
it gives us articles from more than dozen
OF the best writer's in the country. II the
excellence and variety Of its contents rs
single number it could hardly be surpassed
, 1t crowds strong story by one fin. writer
with an instructive sketch or a dainty
poem by another. From Mr. Bro.,k's -
rial, 'sThe Boy Emigrants' '-whicll is just
begun andss promises an amazing store Of
adventure-to tue rhyme of Little Duts.l
Gretchen with its quaint little picture, t
would be hard to find single dull or con
monplace article. There are poems 10y
Mrs. Dodge, Lucy Larcom and Celia Thax-
ter; stories by J. T. Trowbridge. Harriet
Prescott Spofford, Susan Coolidge, Abbey
S. Alger; and sketches by Rebecca Hard
ing Davis and Donald G.. Mitchell. Then,
too, talk about 'SAlligators.'' the bit of
botany in Elbow Plants Grow from Seeds"
the funny poems of s'Ten Little Country
Boys'' and 1.-The Reformer," with their
illustrations, and lastly, the paper on "Col
lection of Postage Stamps'-all these will
surely interest any boy or girl who reads
them; while just as surely will the Every
Little Folks" be delighted with Christina
G. Rosetti's alphabet from England"
with it's rollicking pictures ty Fl l.. Ste
phens. And the artistic merit of the num-
Der is equal to the literary. The lllustra-
tions generally are very beautiful; the from
tispiece-are productionsof Sir Joshua Res-
nolds' portrait of Penelope Boothby"- is
wonderfully fine.s Among the most nota-
bic of the other pictures are the illnstra-
tions to Mr.. Brook s serials by Thos. Mo
ran and w. T.. Sheppard, and the very
comical drawings by Frank Beard.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

A SPEECH FROM THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATEs.-A stenographic
report of President Grants Grafton at
Denver has been published 1t is not quite
such a mastery effort as his Des Moines
speech, but it has the advantage of being
perfectly Ineligible. Here it is in full:
''My Friends-I have got a bad cold and
sore throat. | don't think this cold air
will do me any good. l am going in, any
how. | will be here again in a few days,
and you can see me them"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05
SINGULAR MORTALITY Samuel NJ

SINGULAR MORTALITY NJ
Fife, congressman-elect of Tennessee, who
died last Saturday at the Hot Spring of
Arkansas, was chosen to Congress last
winter, rit John w. Head, WHO died a
few days after the November election.
Six deaths have now occurred among the
mbers-elect TO the Congress which meets
in December-an unusual mortality; but
the deaths of two elected for the same dis
trict, and neither of whom live to occupy
the seat, is perhaps unpreceden ted Wash
ington Star
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05
TEXAS PRoDucTIoNs.-F

Texas PRODUCTIoNs.-Five came s
fcaled within twenty miles of Austin
were sold in that city last week for 81, &
each. They were five years old. Mr.
Hampstead. who raised them, can supply
all tie circ,lses i'll America. He proposes
to rear ostriches and elephants, and is
making preparations to receive Shetland
ponies at his rancho. T ese especially
flourish on Texas plains.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

MARRIED IN A DRY GOODS STORE
Lancaster, Ohio, had the sensation of a
wedding in dry goods store Oh Thursday.
Mr.. Thomas Fairchilds and Miss Louisa
Eversole visited the fair there, and while
buying goods in the store of r. Rising con-
cluded to get married, A minister was
called and the pair firmly tied.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

TIE CHARLOTTESVILLE NATIONAL
BANK depositors have nominated James
d. Jones for Receiver. AT the meeting.
had discovered while in Washington that
the bank was bound in the sEm Of SIS, 900
to Washington bank as the endorser of
Flanagan, Abel Il Co., by the signature
of it's cashier.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

CHARGED WITH FoRGERY.-R. D. Ruff
fin. the colored lawyer, and republican
candidate for the House of Delegates in
Dinwiddie county, who was arrest ed the
other day while delivering political
speech ut the courthouse, on the charge of
forgery, was taken before magistrate,
ard sent on for trial before. the county
Court.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

A MONUMENT FOR STONEwALL JACK
SONS MoTHER.-M Measures were taken in
Richmond, Va, on Tuesday, by the ex-
Confederates, for the erection of asuitable
monument over the grave of the mo her of
Stonewal! jackson. which is in an old and
neglected graveyard near Hawks Nest,
Fayette county, West Va.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

SOME BOYS huating chestnuts last week
near Philadelphia found Il small leaden
box in which was u package of $40 bills on
the old State Bank of the Valley. at VIM
chester They had never been filed up
and were quite faded. 1t is supposed they
were counterfeits.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

A CENTENNIAL SUGAR BoWL.-We
were shown in Stanton, Va, few days
ago, sugar bowl, made of q cocoa nut
shell, beautifully carved ana mounted
with silver, that WAS made in Stanton,
and had engraved upon it, ''Samp. and
George Mathews, Jan. n, 1773.'
1t ought to be taken to the Centennial
for Use by those who take sugar il
thern." he possessor of it had just give
fifty dollars for it, Charlottesville Chronicle
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

LARGE CORN.-The agricultural edit or
Of the Baltimore "Sun" has received two
ears of corn grown on the farm of Mr.. Eos
ter, near Staunton, one of them having 20
rows with SO grains to the row, and the
other 16 rows with So grains to the row.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05
CONVICTION OF Prominent CITIZENS.

CONVICTION OF PROMINENT CITIZENS.
At Petersburg, Va, on Wednesday,
Hugo G. Evans, late agent of the South
ern Express Company, and George L..
Simpson, late cashier OF the Petersburg
Saving and Insurance Company, we've
placed on trial in the Hastings Court,
charged with the enlightenment of funds
of the respective companies they represent
ed. Both pleaded guiltyan were sentence
to three years each in the penitentiary.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

Rev. DR.. VIM. G. Meredith, rector of
Christ Church, at Winchester, died on
Monday last.
Col. G. W. Hansbrough assaulted Col.
Edmund Pendleton, at Fincaste, last
week, the affair growing out of politics,
cards.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

THE LYNCHBURG VIRGINIAN has alb
sorbed the ssRepublican" of that city, and
the two papers will hereafter be published
as one, under the management Of Mr..
Chas. W. Button.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

LOVE FEAsr.-On SATURDAY. and Sunday
week, near Luray, Page CO., Va, lov.,
feast was held with some 1900 Tunkers
present from Rockingham, Shenandoah
and Page counties.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

THE SPONTANEOUS uprising for Mr..
Stuart seems to have been confined to only
95l out OF vote in Augusta of 5000!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05
New A0VGrtis Z ns enss.
NOTICE..

In consequence of recent events, we are COM
PEELED to call upon the patrons to whom We
have hitherto extended Indulgence, to paw m
promptly the amounts due US for the instruc-
ton Of their daughters.
We hone this notice will be ali that il neccs.
sary to call forth PROMPT COMPLIANCE.
McCkUNG Il BALDWIN.
nov5-2t AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.
TOWN HALL
ONE NIGHT ONLY-NOv 10TH, 1875.
THEsOLD FAVORlTES,
CT ay1ord7s Minstrelg.
and
BRASS BAND.
Late connected with Skiff 4 Gaylord's Minstrels
20 STAR PERI ORMERS, 90
Engaged expressly for
THEIR OWN SPEClALTIES
Now on their return from California with
entirely new COMPANY
Tickets 50 cents. Reserved Seats so Cents
For Sale at Taylor's Confectionery. NoY5 II
ryNo THE DEPOSITORS IN THE VIRGIN y,
4 BANKING AND TRUST co. There VIII
be an adjourned meeting Of the depositors ia
the above named institution at The Courthouse
in Staunton at II A. NJ, MONDAY, November
STU, 1875 to confer TO what sction thew hi Il !
best take in regard to their interest A f,,il
attendance is desired. ~
JOHN PARIS,
II. VI. McILHANY, az
P. I. BURKHDLDER,
NJ. F. WHITE,
nov5-lt Com mitfee.
VIRGINIA BANK AND TRUST COM
' PANY.-By the terms of the assgnnert
made by the above institution, it becomes the
duty of the undersigned to collect irs assets
with as little delay as possible All persons
therefore, knowing themselves indebted arc
notified to come forward and pay
Parties who have packages and other special
depoS is in the vault Of the Bank are ouestea
to remove the same at once.
j. N. HENDREN,
JNO ECHOl.S,
hoN3 ~ Trustees.
RANGE AGENCY THE COUNTY AGEN-
W CY of the Patrons of Husbandry bas
been removed opposite fine Court House on Au
eusta street
The Agent has special nduceme nts for su
Patrons of this and adjoining counties, nd the.,
will do we'll to call in write to him pefar..
purchasing selling = s.s
Noy5-6m W. NJ DlNKLE, Bonded Agent.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05
DEADY-MADE
CLOTHING
HATS, BOOTS, SHOES.

AND
Gents Furnishing Goods
| am daily adding to my stock of Gentle
mems wear, receiving all the latest styles in
CLOTHING, HATS, SHIRTS AND NECK TIES
OF ALI. KINDS AND STYLES.
~ Goods ordered at short notice.
All goods guaranteed as represented
JOHN W ABBY.
No Is New St, opposite Va. Hotel
SPECIAL NOTiCE.-Pefsons owing ma will
sIesse call and SIT tie - .. ~
GTA%E TAXES.-TAX PAYERS.- yOup
~ State Taxes are now DUE if not paid before
Dec lst the law adds Ave per cent, to he ac.
counted for to the State Office Omen da;Ir
from A. NJ to P N. and from4 P. M to 3
P. NJ.
nov5'4t HEBER KER, City Treasurer.
TOBN W. STOUT,
81 ATTORNEY ATLAW
N.Y., STANTON. VA.
viii practice il the Courts holden in An
gusta and adjoining counties. noys-tf q
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[ am, with sincere esteem,
Dear Sir, your aff'c.
hble Servant,


General Lewis was over six feet in stat
ure, of uncommon strength and activity,
and of a form of exact symmetry. His
countenance was STERN and invincible, his
presence noble and commanding, his de-
pertinent reserved and stately. When he
was a commissioner Oh behalf of Virginia,
at the treaty of Fort Stanwix, in New
York, in 176S. the Governor of that colony
remarked of him that ''the earth seemed to
tremble under him, as he walked along.'
General Lewis lived on the Roanoke.
River. near the town Of Salem. He was
the. owner of 1000 acres of the fine valley
land living south and west of the town. He
married Miss Givins, of Augusta county,
by whom he had five children: a. Thomas,
died unmarried, "a Samuel, died unmar-
ried. f3l Col. Andrew Lewis, IA John. (5)
Capt. VIM. Lewis, who removed N TO o Aia-
who resided on Bent Mountain, in Roam,
oke county, was first married to Miss
Madison. His daughter, Agatha. by this
marriage. married Col. Elijah McClana-
han. and left a large number of decend..
ants: among whom is Mis-. Colin Bass, OF
Salem. BY his second marriage with M ISIS
Bryant, he had one daughter, who married
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

New BOARDS APPOINTED BY THE Gov.
ERNoR.-Goyernor kemper on Wednesday
appointed the following Board Of Direc
tors for the Central Lunatic Asylum d,
]. G. Cabell, James H. Dooley, Harry
Heth, Lonis Wagner, P. T. Moore, Of
Richmond A. Q. Holiday, of Henric, J;
A. H. Drewry, of Charles City w. &
Terry, of Bedford; J. w. Daniel, of Lynch
burg; P. w. Mckinney, of Farmvills
and DR.. D. B. Conrad, of Winchester.
For Eastern Lunatic Asylum P. Mon
tague Thompson, of Williamsburg W.
D. Quesenberry, of Caroline George L
Christian, of Richmond e. S. Stringfel
low, of Petersburg, DR.. e. w. Semple. o.,
Hampton DR.. W. A. Thorn. of North
ampton D. J. Goodwin, of Portsmouth
John Lamb, of Charles City; DIR. r. H.
Cox, of King and Queen H. NJ. Walker
of Will smsburg; and Professor L. b.
Wharton, of Williamsburg,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

KISSING FOR CAsu.-At a Methods t
ministerial conference in New York, on
Monday, the Rev. DR.. Terry said the
churches of that city are overburdened
with debt, and that they cannot getmoney
except by clap-trap extortions, such as fairs
and festivals. One church, he added, has
introduced kissing festivals" and ANOTHER
offers new chrome to every convert. The
Rev. DR.. VIM. P. Corbit said that the
Methodist Episcopal church in New York
city had not been III so deplorabla con-
dition for the past twenty-five gears. He
attributed the success of Moody and San
key to their power in uniting good men
and good women in common.
THE OLD RANDOLPH MACON COL
LEGE BUILDINGs.-A correspondent of
the National Re publican" writing from
Boydton, says:
Prof. John M. Langston, the distinguish
ed colored orator and professor Of law in
the Howard University, paid an unexpect-
ed visit to our town on Monday, the 18th,
to tax e q look at the old buildings of Ran
dolph Macon College with q view of start
ing All Institution for the education of bis
c'ored brethren. We did not learn the
result of his Investigations.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05
THE FALL ELECTIONS.

We give below the results of the cleo
items Tuesday. The best news in it is the
redemption of Mississippi, which will be
greeted with enthusiasm everywhere,
North and South:
MISSISSIPPI.
Mississippi is at last redeemed, having
been carried by the Democrats by an over
whelming majority, who elect their State
ticket headed by the Treasurer, carry both
branches of the legislature, and four out
Of six Congressman. Their last delegation
in Congress stood Republicans and De-
mOcrat
NEW YORK.
The vote in New York is so close that it
is hard to tell who has carried it. Both
parties ran the hard money ticket. =.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Republicans. carry Pennsylvania on
the hard-money platform by 1900 ma
jority.
NEW JERSEY. ~
The Republicans carry New Jersey, and
have majority in the legislature of II on
joint ballot.
MASSACHUSETTS.
This State went straight back to her for
mer Republican stand, but ..nly by about
5000, which is il greatly reduced majority
MARYLAND.
Carroll (Dem.), for Governor, carried
Maryland with ease.
VIRGINIA.
II ~, u, ~ {;v1,
ticket was elected, the "reform" ticket
being beaten by 500 majority by the lowest
man on the regular ticket. The Senate
nominees were Gen. Bradley Johnson,
VIM. Tanner and Chas. Worth. The III
dependents, or Performers" have had
three Judges Of Election arrested for al.
leg ed fraud.
The returns from the counties show that
Harry Riddlebarger is defeated for The
Senate in the Rockingham district; Dun1
(Con)., and Massey and Crank Qnd.) J, are
elected in Albemarle; Chisholm Qnd). is
defeated in the Caroline Senatorial dis
trict; Dangertield is elected in Bath; Co:
don and Poindexter (Rep.) are elected in
Louisa; Terrill (Ind.) is elected in Orange
Barnes Com is ell cted in Nansemont.
Johnson Com beats May o (Ind:)in Bot ,
tourt; the independents were badly beate L
in Loudon: Sheffey beats Spratt (Ind) j,
Smythe; Grimsley Conn., beats Woolfola
in Culpeper.
The Conservatives carried Lynchbur..
for the first time in six years, and also
Strayer and Judge Allen go to the Hous,
from Shenandoah, and Rockbridge send
Gov. Letcher and Leach.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05


CITED.
From the New York World, Denl1
The time has passed when the the e! &C.
ton of IL statue to Stonewall Jackson
would have excited any feeling OF malice
or observation-disclosures in any part of the
United States. The bravery, skill and
chiyelry displayed on either side of the
civil war are now recognized to be the
common heritage of all Americans, In
the group of Confederate generals Jack
son is certainly entitled to very high
place. though perhaps not so high as was
at one time during the war conceded him
both by friends and enemies. His quail
ties fitted him admirably for a partisan
leader. but it is doubtful how much
capacity he had for the larger and MOI
intricate oI}erations of modern war. We
have no reason to suppose that he would
have succeeded in making LEES defence
OF Virginia OF Shermans march to the
sea. But whatever were his limits as
general, there can be no doubt OF the
singular purity of his character as a man,
nor that Virginians have a right to be
proud of him and to set his figure in an il
iustrious place, even in the Pantheon
which includes Washington and Jefferson.
AN EXCEPTIONAL EVENT AND AN Elk
CEPTIONAL MAN.
rFrom the New York Herald, Ind.l
The unveiling of the Jackson statue at
Richmond yesterday was an exceptional
event in the history OF any country, just
AZ the remarkable soldier i'll whose honor
il was dedicated was all exceptional man.
Stonewall Jackson's military achieve
ments were celebrated only as they were
the exemplitication of his virtues, and
from the beginning to the end the scene
was one which could take place only in
The American Republic.
AT THE WEST.
The Cincinnati Commercial" and chi.
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say-rHE NATIONAL STANDARD.
PROOF. --ao no Z.

The sales % webster's Dictionaries
throughout the county h 1873 were ~ TIMES
a. laTge n The sales o. any other Dscsicn-
aries. n proof We viii sendeo one person,
on applicaiion, the statements Of more than
100 booksellers. Rom every section of The
country.
Published BY O.. n y. .uervte.ss
Springfield. Mas.