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The New York herald., 1875-09-12

NOR SALE OR ENCHANGE-FOR A FARM TWO OF
the best paying Liquor stores in the city we'll
stocked Address r. I. g.. box l22 Herald Office.
IMPROVED AND UNIMPROvED, CITY PROPERTY TO
exchange for Farm Village Property. Owner, No S73
Eighth avenue.
The New York herald., 1875-09-12
DWELLING HOUSES TO LET.

A FOUR STORY HIGH STOOP BROWN STONl
~ House let furnished Eleventh Fiji
avenue; low rent IL II. DREW & CO, 3 West Twenty
third street, Fifth avenue Hotel
The New York herald., 1875-09-12

4 HANDSOMELY FURNISHED SUIT OF SECONI
~ story Rooms, without board separately together
ample closets adjoining bathrooms every convenience
front Sitting ana hall BedrUoms convenient TO several ca
teen STR
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CHEAPEST ROOMS IN NEW YoRK.-TWo ROOMS,
" connecting neatly furnished for sleeping housekeep
ing Central Park splendid air ~ S3 per week. single
Rooms, III up Inquire OF WILLIAM CRAWFORD Mad
avenue Eighty sixth Take Madison
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02

A POLITICAL SOMERsAULT.-The New
Haven 'Republikaner," the principal Ger
man republican newspaper in Connecticut,
startled its readers last Wednesday by an
nouncing that it should support the demo-
cratic State ticket. In giving his reasons
for doing so the editor says that the COM
ing election will be of special importance
to the working classes, in view of the
stagnation of industry, which the repub.i-
can party has done nothing to remove
He continues:
1.-The principles of the republican party,
as established and carried out from 1860 to
1868, could not have been better, but since
Grants administration came in the worst
political elements have been thrust into
power, and nothing but a thorough weed
ing out of>the same will ever restore the
country to it's former prosperity. There
fore it is highly necessary that the republi-
cali party at this time should receive a re-
hinder to reflect. The much needed re-
form can be had only when the German
republicans cast their votes for such demo-
cratic candidates as are known to be men
Of honor and sound judgment. To abstain
from voting would not have the desired
effect. We must make our vote telling
ono
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02
CoLonED CoNvENTIoN CALLED.-The

CoLORED CONVENTION CALLED.-The
colored members of the General Assembly
have issued call for solemn convention
to meet in Richmond on Thursday, August
10Th, 1875, at u NJ. 1t does not defnately
lay down the object, but it is probable that,
tired of being led by the White Republi-
cans of the State, they intend to take the
bull by the horns and organize a colored
party The call says:
"We beg leave to represent to you the
urgent expediency of holding a convention
for tie purpose Of considering and adjust
ing all political, financial. and other quest
ions touching yourinterests and prosperity
as freeman and members Of d great Com
monWealth. The following startling facts
should be sufficient to inspire you with
hope, and at the same time prove that your
own hands, your own energies, and your
own genius, must eventually lift you FROM
the difficulties and embarrassments with
which you are surrounded. You constitute
.fve hundred thousand NEARLY one half) of
the population Of your State. You have
no press, and whatever sentiments you
may hold, OF whatever emotions may burn
in our boSoms, are almost totally unknown
to your own fellow-citizens, to say nothing
of the outside world. Many problems pre-
sent themselves; and it is clear as sunshine
that you, yourselves, and not others, are
competent to offer beneficial and natural
solution. You will at once see the wisdom
| In rejecting your own views and your own
policy, to the end that human rights may
be secured and preserved, and the glory
and prosperity Of Virginia enhanced by the
labor and sacrifices Of its citizens
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02

UNPARALLELED FIENDIsHNEss IN
UTAH.-The Rocky Mountain ''NeWs" of
a recent date gives the following particu-
lars of an atrocious tragedy committed at
Toqueylle, Utah, on the 10th inst:
Orchard Fryer, who has lately labored
under the hallucination that he was sec
ond Jesus Christ, entered his house in the
evening and found Thomas Batty, a friend
of the family, lighting a fire in the CRATE.
Believing chat Batty was an emissary of
the devil, who was trying to burn his pre-
misses, the lunatic rushed for pistol and
shot him through the head. Mrs Fryer,
paralyzed with fear, crouched in a corner,
and was shot through the heart by her de-
moniac husband. The next thing he did
was 70 go TO a cradle Where his infant
child was lying asleep, and deliberately
bloa its brains out This was the crown
ing act of the almost unparalleled tragedy.
Fryer then sailed forth into the village,
armed with revolver and a gun, pro-
claiming himself the Lord, and saying
that he had slain the devil and several Of
his imps. The sheriff, being unable to
arrest Fryer, and fearing that still other
lives might oe sacrificed, killed him with
shot from a navy revolver. Batty, Mrs.
FRYER the babe and the slayer of them. ali
were buried on St. Patrick,s day from the
same house."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02
BANDITTL

The Texas border has been the sufferer
from Mexican raiders for years past, and
some Of them very damaging to life and
property. just now the kilograms bring
the news of an extensive raid all along the
border, a number of Texans killed and
captured. the captives put to severe tor
lures, houses pillaged and burned. property
and stock taken away, and even the town
of Corpus Christi threatened. The Gov
eminent has few scattered troops in
Texas, but only few, and the Col. Com
handing telegraphs Gen. Augur that he is
doing all in his power to intercept and
capture the raiders. But he hasn't troops
enough to protect the frontier. If the
Dictator at Washington, instead Of plac-
ing troops in New Orleans and the South
generally, where they were not needed,
but only to subserve his personal ends,
had kept them on the Texian frontier,
where they are needed, we would hear of
no Mexican raids and Texan massacres
Why don't he hurry Sheridan there-he is
thunder ION paper on imaginary Banditti;
wonder what he would do with real live
ones.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02

ARKANSAS LOOKING UP.-The adop-
ton Of Judge PolaEd's report on Arkansas
by Congress. in which National interfer-
ence in the affairs IF that State is expressly
reported against, has, it seems, from the
following from the Little Rock s'Gazette,"
given great impetus to business in that
State. If Grant and his Radical minions
were compelled to be hands off with the
other Southern States, it. would require no
seer to predict a degree Of prosperity In
each equal, if not greater than that pre-
ceding the war. The 'sGazette'' says:
1.-Two weeks ago not merchant, plant
er, or business man in all Arkansas could
obtain indulgence to the amount of one
cent in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Memphis, or any other city of the North
or West To-day they can get all they
want in any of those cities ON such time as
will epabls them to pay. The adoption OF
the Poland ressaa.r't has given impetus to
everything. The iroi, Mountain and the
Little Rock and Fort sIuith roads are
pushing things, while every other eharac-
ter of business has improved. Those WIG
have money are now willing to loan to
their neighbors. MERCHANTS are willing to
accommodate planters, because they in
turn can get aecornmoaatiqp, and 80 in
everything"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02
Miss LovEJOY-SuIT TO BE BRoUa

Miss LovEJOY-SUIT TO BE BROUGHT
AGAINST BEECHER's LAWYERS let.
ter to the Chicago ''Times," dated Prince
ton, ILL.,, March 18th, says:
Your correspondent has been fortunate
enough to obtain an interview with Miss
Sophia LovejoY, the school girl who was
with Tilton at Winsted, Conn. Miss Love-
JOY is going to sue Beecher's lawyers fol
bringing her name into public sight and
criticism. She says that her brother-in-
law, MI. [. III. Elliott, has been east, and
has been successful in obtaining sufficient
evidence to criminate MI. Beecher's law
yers., lie has been consulting with Tilton
and his lawyers, and they all think that
damages can be obtained. She will begin
next week d suit like the one that Edna
Dean Proctor brought against Moulton.
She lays damages at $25, 900, and is conf.
dent that she can obtain it. She has put
her case in the hands Of some of the best
lawyers OF New York, the names of whom
she did not give your correspondent.
She says she has always been intimate
with Mr.. Tilton, and that she was at the
east when Mr.. Tilton was at Winsted
She gives her age as tWenty-four while
most OF the evidence given at the trial
shows that she was tWenty-seyen five wears
OF age, while she was only nineteen in fact.
Miss Loyeioy is Il fine looking young
lady, with a fine figure, and is highly
esteemed by all who know her. sac is
teaching elocution here with great sue
cess. She Was studying elocution that
summer when she was at Winsted with
TilJon
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02
THE st. Louis Republican says of

AHE OG. LOUIS hepuDl1cdu' Says VI
Andy Johnson:
ellis years are only sixty-six. but he was
a member OF the National Congress away
back in 1S43-before any other member of
the present Senate Or House had reached
there-before the Mexican war and the
great anti-sIaVery agitation which followed
it; before Douglas, dead these fourteen
years, had begun his brilliant national ca
reer: before Lincoln was heard of outside
of Sangamon county; before Jefferson Da-
Wis was known outside of Mississippi; be-
fore the Republican party was dreamed of;
b 9fore the Kansas Nebraska bill was fash
toned; before Kansas and Nebraska had
names; before Texas, California. Nevada
and Oregon, and even Iowa, Wisconsin
and Minnesota were States in the Union;
before Fremont became the Pathfinder;
before the days of Wigfall, Yancey, Pres
ton Brooks, old John Brown, and Wendell
Phillips-aye, before the days of Charles
Sumner, while Webster, Clay, Benton, Cal
houn, Macon, Cass, Crittenden, Clayton,
Wright and Marcy we've yet in the prime
Of their powers, and while the old Senate
glowed at the zenith of its splendor with
their passionate eloquence, and long be
fore that age OF rosy sentiment had begun
to yield to the hard, pallid age of material
ism that is now upon us. Tie new Sena-
tor, therefore. is historical character, as
we'll as living, Industrious; irrepressible
person. He has seen one era pass, and is
now, perhaps, witnessing the passing away
of another
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02

SUDDEN DEATHS IN ONE FAMILY.-A
year OF more ago Mr.. James Mcdaniel,
who carried on a blacksmith's shop in
Fairfield, Rockbridge CO., fell senseless in
his shop. He was carried to his home, a
short distance from the town, and life was
extinct almost us soon as he was laid on
his bed. A few months after the death of
Mr.. Mcdaniel his son Philip was sent from
Mr.. George Houston's house, where he
was staying, and in the Immediate vicinity
of Fairfield, to bring in a horse that was
needed from the pasture-field. The young
man Mcdaniel was found after the lapse
Of several hours in dying condition, lying
in the field to which he had gone for the
horse. He was carried to the house and
never spoke from the time he was found,
lingering in SpeechlesS state for day or
so. On last Saturday week the widow of
Mr. James Mcdaniel returned to her home
from visit to her brother, Mr.. Gessiner,
was taken very sick and lay at her house,
where she lived alone, until Monday morn
ing following. Her brother, hearing of
her condition, had her removed to his
home, where she recovered enough to be
considered out If danger. On the next
Tuesday morning she was corpse, having
died very suddenly and Unexpectedly. Thus
the three, father, son, and mother, which
had for a number of years composed the
entire FAMILY, have met with very sudden
deaths. within year or Su OF each other.
and all near the same localitv.-Gazette.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02
RECUMBENT STA
TV7E OF LEE

On Thursday last, Valentines recum-
bent statue Of Gen. R. E. Lee, intended
for the grave Of the great Captain and
Christian hero, at Lexington, Va, was
first opened to the public gaze. Large
numl ,rs crowded his studio, composed Of
every class, city and State officials, citi-
zens and strangers, rich and poor. Mr..
Valentine made his measurements in 1870,
and after modelling the bust at Lexington.
in consultation with the family, returned
to Richmond, in 1872 completed the life
size clay figure of the present statue, which
was cast in plaster by New York caster,
assisted by Mr.. Bernechi Of Richmond.
The marble is from Vermont, and the
carving done by Mr.. Burbel, skillful
New York carver, and so well done that
Mr.. Valentine rendered to him his written
congratulations.
The figure is over life-size. and rests up
on a heavily draped couch in an attitude
of easy repose, the head being elevated to
natural position with the face turned
slightly to the right. The feet are slightly
crossed. The right fore arm lies across
the breast-the hand holding by simple
weight the blanket which covers the lower
part Of the body-while the left arm is full
ly extended along the couch, this hand
touching the hilt of the sword. Its accu
rate likeness Of both form and feature is
universally conceded.
1t will be mounted on a sarcophagus
simple almost to severity in its order
which in turn will rest on granite base
course of three members. The sides Of the
saracophagus will be composed of two pan
els, and the space between the panels will
bear in basso relievo on one side the coat Of
arms of the Lee family, and on the othel
the arms of Virginia. The head and fool
will consist of one panel each. and the en-.
tablature will be supported by pilasters at
the four corners.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02

AN IMPORTANT DECIsION.-The Su-
preme Court OF the United States has re-
Gently rendered an important decision
i'll case which went up from StateSville,
in the Western district of North Carolina.
Certain creditors of MI. John r. ALexan-
der, late of this county, finding that his
son, T. L. Alexander, and some others had
obtained judgment against him in the SUI
perior Court Of Nj cklenburg county which
would take all his property to satisfy, filed
a petition in bankruptcy against him with
in four months after the Judgment was
taken, and had him declared bankrupt.
The directors then elected William p.
Little assignee. His counsel, Jones &
Judgment of T. l.. Alexander declared
void as against the assignee and is no Lien
on the property. Judge Dick, of the
United States District Court, gave de-
cree against the assignee, disinissing the
bill; and the assignee appealed to the Su-
preme Court Of the United States with the
result as set forth in the extract below,
which is taken from the Washington
sEChronicle:"
No. 2o6. William P. Little, assignee.
&c, appellant, VS.. L. L. Alexander. APP
peal from the Circuit Court of the United
States for the Western district of NORTH
Carolina. Mr.. Justice Miller delivered
the opinion Of the court, reversing the de
cree OF the said Circuit Court, with costs,
and remanding the case, with directions
to enter ~ decree i'll favor of the plaintiff
that the judgment OF I, L. Alexander is
void as against the assignee and is no lien
on the property of the bankrupt in The
hands OF his assignee. MI. Justice Bradley
took no part in the decision OF this cause.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02

WOMAN SUFFRAGE SETTLED.-The
question whether. under the fourteenth
amendment. of the federal constitution, a
woman who is citizen OF the United
states and of the State, is voter in the
State. notwithstanding the constitution
and laws of the State confne the right of
suffrage to nien alone, mas been disposed
OF bv the United States Supreme Court at
WASHINGTON, il the st. Louis cast Of Mi
ner VS.. Hoppersatt. The court elaborately
discusses the question and arrives unani-
mously at the conclusion that the constl-
tuition of the United States does not con-
fer the right of suffrage upon any one, and
that the constitutions of the several States
which commit that trust to men alone are
not necessarily void.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02

1t has been discovered that the bill pro-
mulgated as the general appropriation bill
passed by the Louisiana Legislature has
been tempered with, so that certain an
preparations are decreased and others in
creased. Speaker Hahn and Lieutenant
Governor Antoine publish Statement
denouncing the forgery, and invoke the
Attorney General to seek out and prose-
logy
a young Woman was recently married at
: nSoverly. y. j., in buff-colored silk dress,
55:ie material of which was brought from
Canton, China, and taken to. England dur
ing the American Revolution, by Roger
kean, a prominent merchant 0f that day,
ana great great grandfather of the bride,
who is the sixth married in it durinp five
generationS-thre in England and thrae
in the United States.
A large meeting was held in London on
.she Goth ult., in favor of the release of ITCH
borne, One hundred Thousand persons
We're present with banners and flags. The
horses were taken from the carriages of
the orators and they were drawn by men.
Resolutions were passed that there should
be no rest till the enormous judicial crime
was rectified.
Don Carlos has issued decree calling
into military service all males in the Ma
varre provinces over eighteen years of
age
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02
STATUE OF sroNEwA11 JACKSON.

STATUE OF STONEwALL JACKSON
The Governor having transmitted to the
General Assembly a communication from
A. J. B. Beresford Hope, ESQ.,, NJ. P. for
the University of Cambridge. rendering to
the Commonwealth, on behalf Of himself
and other English subjects, a bronze statue
of heroic size. of the late General Thomas
J. jackson, 10y Foley, both Houses of the
General Assembly have adopted appropri-
ate resolutions of thanks to Mr.. Hope and
others, selecting conspicuous place in the
Capitol grounds for it's erection, requiring
the Governor to give notice by proclama-
ton of the day fixed upon for uncovering
the statue, and inviting Mr.. Hope to be
present on the occasion as the guest of the
State, appropriating $40 900, for the purpose
of receiving and erecting the statue, and
appointing Governor Kemper, Col. John
L. Eubank, Gen. VIM. B. Taliaferro and
Gen. Jubal A. Early, board of commits
sioners to receive the statue, disburse the
appropriations and make the necessary
arrangements and to carry out these re-
solutions.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02

DESIGNATION OF GEN. SPINNER.-Gen.
Spinner has rendered to the President his
resignation of the Office OF Treasurer OF
the United States, to take effect on July
LIST next, and it is said that Hon. John G..
New, cashier Of the First National Bank
of Indianapolis, will be his successor.
Gen. Spinner has served under six Secre-
taries of the Treasury daring the fourteen
years he has been in Office and prior to
that represented the st. Lawrenee district
Of New York i'm the House of Repr'
tiees for four years. Ills resignation is
occasioned by some differences with Secre-
tary Bristow. IL is also stated that sew
erai Chiefs of Divisions in the Treasury
Department will resign, in consequence OF
Gen Spinner's resignation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02
EMPTY BUILDINGS IN NEW DIRK.

EMPTY BUILDINGS IN NEW ORK.-
The New York World" publishes d list
of empty buildings and offices ON Broad
way, between Bowling Green and Four
teenth street, which it says is Greatly
startling" Along this central thorough
fare, out of $50 numbers, $50 display the
renting card. occasionally for a single
office. and in not few cases for the whole
building. Besides these the notifications
of deskroom to let are very frequent in
deed, showing general desire in many
quarters to tighten the rent. The side
streets from Broadway. and which for
many styles of business are fully as good
as the main street itself, also show a good
many orders ''to let" Canal, Crosby
Greene, Grand, Spring, Mercer, Warren
and Walker streets. have many fine stores
and lofts waiting for occupants. While
the dwelling house property is holding up
we'll, the stores and offices are falling right
and left The sWorld" says the dullness
does not seem to be confined to any special
section Of the city or any particular bust
ness. 1t is general business stagnation,
a sort Of after-wave Of the panic of '73.
There are about one-third more buildings
now open to rent than there were year or
year and half ago. Che temporary
rentals which are made are in many cases
at reduction Of between 80 and 40 per
cent
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02
RATES FROM CHICAGo.-A dispatch from
Chicago, dated March 29, says:

REDUCTION OF EASTERN PASSENGER
RATES FROM CHIcAGo.-A dispatch from
Chicago, dated March 2S, says:
s'The managers of the Michigan Cen
trail, Michigan Southern, and Pittsburg
and Fort Wayne railroads, after number
less consultations have decided to reduce
the passenger rates to the East, as follows:
To New York, from SO to SIS; to Phila-
delpEiia, from $40 to $l2; to Baltimore and
Washington, from $40 to 50; to Boston and
New England points, FROM 1927 to $1S.e5
The tickets will be limited to forty-eight
hours, but no other restrictions or condi-
tions will be made. The printing is now
being done, and the tickets will be ready
for sale on the LIST of April or sooner. Tie
neutral lines have been forced to take this
action, as their traffic to the East has
greatly fallen Off during the last month
whilst that of the contesting roads has
increased from SO to 1o0 per cent.
THE war on freight rates, which was
made general a few days ago, is still car
RED on with unrelenting vlgor, and the
rates are still being cut by some of the fast
freight lines. At a consultation betWee,
the general freight agents ali the lines
leading to the East, except the Baltimore
and Ohio, held yesterday morning, it wa
decided to reduce the rates to Boston from
40 cents on fourtl-class freight and grail
to 80 cents. No change was made in the
rates to other Eastern cities. The indie
pendent fast freight lines, however, do
not stick to these rates, and some Of til EN-
are reported as having made contracts for
grain to New York at %! cents.''
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02

DEATH OF THE OLDEST 1NHABiTANT
OF THE EARTH-AN INDIAN ONE HUN
DRIED AND TWENTY THREE YEARS OLD.
The mission of Santa Cruz was estab-
lished by monks of the Order of st. Fran
els. The first record which they preserved
of baptism was that of an Indian girl,
named M;ceala, on October 9, 1871. On
the 4th of March following was baptized
Justinirno Roxas by FIR. 1sidro Salazar, o.
S. F. Roxas was then forty years of age.
and perhaps even somewhat over forty, so
that he was at least one hundred and twen-
ty-three years old when he died. The re-
cord Of his baptism is still preserved in the
register of the Catholic church, so that
there can be no doubt concerning the truth
of his extreme age.
Little is known of his career, as he has
outlived those who were children when he
was already very advanced in years. 1t is
probable, however, that he belonged to the
Aptos tribe of Indians. For some time he
had been quite feeble. and his death was
expected to take place at any moment.
Three days ago the Rev. Father Adam ad-
ministered the last sacraments. At the
hour of his death Roxas was attended by
the Indian who had been his guardian for
some time past. He remained conscious
until within few moments of his death,
when he became insensible, and quietly
passed into the world beyond. We believe
we do not exaggerate in saying Roxas was
the oldest inhabitant of the earth.-Sdpta
Cruz fC07) E1aterDrize