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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

tire, restaurant, and railroad depot, for the pur-
pose CT tigidly enforcing the existing ordinance
providing for proper means Of egress; also in-
strncting him to cause the doors of al such
edices to open outward, and to be in number
and capacity such as to afford all possible Sc
curity to the people frequenting them. 1t Is
never too late to mend
Pomeroy the boy murderer, has interested
in his case several undetermined ladies OF Dos
ton who petitioned the Governor to commute
the sentence, but counter feminine delegation
are seeking to have him executed d" as mea-
sure of safety to society" Truly, if The Hub
has its bright side, it has its dark side, also
George William Curtis is to receive 1000
bust Of the late Charles Sumner from the legis-
lative committee in token of his recent Grafton
upon the departed statesman.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
Virginia Press Convention.

At a meeting Of Virginia editors in Rich
moul on Wednesday week, an election Of
officers fr tie ensuing year resulted as follows {:
President, Maj J. II. Kelly,of Frederieksbur, (;
first yice-presiden,. J. y Cowardin; second
vice-pres.dcut. W. II. H. Lynn, Of Staunton ;
tlirl yile-prcsileut, W. Glennan, Of Norfolk ;
secretary aud treasurer John GrGme.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
[ BasI;ngion Chronicle.

The Washington Chronicle says: Not
withs,audins the complaints Of hard times,
one may notice. in riding about in Lou3onn. a
great many Improvements in tie way Of new
houses and new barns This indicates thrift,
and we have no doubt this kind Of improve
ment will continue 10 increase until in few
years new face will be put upon the county
shining with bright promise Of prosperous
future
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

A cable dispatch from London announces
the suspension Of Siorlet & Co., general mer-
chants, with Liabilities at $4,000, 900. Their
suspension was caused BY the failure Of In,
Thurm Co., few days ago. who went down
with $4,000, 900 liabilities. Other suspen-
sions are anticipated.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

bis at common law. as they were the right of
every citizen, yet should oppose TO the ut
most of my power any attempt on the part OF
the coored man to use the civil rights bill as
a pretense to interfere with the private busi-
ness of private parties.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

The last C5ogrJs, signalized their closing
hours by changing the postal law SO as to per-
mit their our own speeches TO 90 through the
mails nee. aal then doubled the price charged
The public. The first may have been right
enough. bot there is 20 Justice in making the
public pay an additional tax Tor ;heir emmy
meat Of this luxury. Washington ClroRicle,
22sL
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

Mary P. Tustn, Of Washington, has filed
in the Equity Court her bill seeking divorce
from James P. Tustu, wel-khown lawyer
and claim agent there. The parties have
been married twenty-five years, and have two
grown sons. The bill is based upon an ale
patinn Of unfailhfnllness.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

THE CENTENNIAL REGATTA.-.-A CORES
pendent of The Edinburgh Scotsman, writing
from London, England, on Feb. 10, says b:
4" No less than eight Of our rowing clubs nave
promised to send crews 10 take part in the in
ternatonal boat races which are 10 be rowci
next year on the Schuylkill River at Philadel-
phia. These are the London Rowing Club.
the Thames Club. the Leander Rowing Club,
the Hex Aquatic Association, the Kingston
Rowing Club, the Wast London and North
London Clubs and the Ina Club. The Royal
Chester Club, of Liverpool, will senl four
oarel crew, and NJ. Gesinc, the well-knowA
Partisan rover. is likewise to go with crew
Invitations to join In the contest have been
sent to the Oxford and Cambridge rowing
clubs, but they have not accepted them"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
NOTICE.
L. 5. INTERNAL REVENUE
SPECIAL TAXES.
May |. 1875. to April 80, 1876.

rUNHE Revised Statutes Of the United States,
\ Sections 1882. S2j7, 1898, and S239, require
every person engaged in any business, avocation,
or employment which renders him liable to
SPECIAL TAX, TO PROCURE AND PLACE
CONSCIOUSLY ~ HIS ESTABLISHMENT
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS ASIA MP denotins
the payment Of said SPECIAL TAX for the Spe-
ciaLTax Year beginning May ], 1873, before
commencing or continuing business after April
so. 1878.
The Taxes embraced within the Provisions Of
A. -. -. 1871 ~. IL. I'll .-irr II.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

\ remarkable feature in the BeecherTilton
trial is the fact that Mr. Evarts has taken mp
his residence in Brooklyn, assigning as n rea-
son that he finds the daily trip to New York
inconvenient. This indicates that those en-
gagged in the management Of this interminable
sush have at last concluded TO settle down to
il as a regular business for life II viii be a
novel sight to see Mr.. Evarts, in bis old age,
still battling away in defense of his client,
Mr. Beechcr, at the same jury. decrepit and
withered with time and the monotonous labor
of this dreary and endless trial
WasLmgion Chronicle.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

MYSTERIOUS ASsAs>INATIoN.-Davil e..
Lawson, a sober and highly respected and IN
o.r,sye citizen Of Harrisonbu's Virginia,
was shot through the head Monday evening
wees. while driving along the road on bis way
home NJ clue up o. this time has been Oh
,airel % the owardly assassin. His body
wa, found 'yjog between the from, wheels aud
horses q bis wagon.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

-
in the different Districts Of this County, for two
years from April list, 1915, viz:
For Potomac District-James 4. Osbourn.
Shepherd Dis,rct-lcc II. Moler
Bolivar District-Joseph l.. EichebeTger.
#" Harpers Ferry Dist.-Thos. W. Diliow.
=" Charlestown District-Jobn Marshall.
Osburn Is divided into two Districts. the Berry
Vile and ChatlestoWn Turnpike 10 be the dividing
line.
WIN. C. Frazier, Surveyor Of the Western
District
Henry Stoufer, Surveyor Of Eastern District.
Middleway District. David r. Shoemaker Sur
vevur of Southern End. and Josiah Watson
Surveyor Of Northern End.
And IL l. ordered that the said Surveyors Of
Roads make annual report az the Levy Term In
compliance with Chapter ls4 Of the Road Law,
Acts Of lsi2-J3.
4 cnpy-Teste.
7. 4. MOORE, Clerk.
March -, ls75-3t. SPIT 4 Reg. copy.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

WH',hv G,il editor Of the New York
THHe. has been indicted by tie Grand jury
e tie p.,'r,g, af Columbia ~ libel of \. r.
S.elhcrd by syin- eli,odal'y that Shepherd
Dad tlukruptrj the District.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
WASHINGTON Cemetery.

The Legislature Of West Virginia, Just al
ruruel passed BIN appropriatiug $500 to
bury the Confederate dead in Washington
Cemetery. This appropriation, like the one Of
sane amount made by the Legislature Of Viz
.iuia q year ago, was. owing 10 the condition Of
h-SuteTrra,vry, necessarily small, but it indi-
Gates tie proper feeling Of the Legislature and
is most crclilble 10 IT, The Bill, voted for
alike by both Democrats and Republicans was
passed by a handsome majority .notwithstand-
ju- many other appropriations, with large lob
by influence, were defeated. To Or. |. S.
Tanner from Shepherdstown, member Of the
House Of Delegates, belongs the chief credit
frr this appropriation. He introduced the Bill
and notwithstanding the fact that owing TO
the time occupied by the Senatorial contest and
the removal Of the Capital very few bills were
passed, by his zeal and determination he kept
this one before the Legislature aud secured its
passage. Higersiolru HUl
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

Civ u. B.ali. diel at hi, residence in
Georgetown 90 Monday morning. lie was
>eveuty-two years Of ace at the time of his
death. and h'. been for half century prom;-
neut,y connected with the aiflirs Of George
..-.r .-i t- District
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

One by one the old landmarks are swept ont
Of existence to make room for new buildings.
One Of the most recent instances is the demo
litiou Of q house in New Haven once occupied
bv Noah Webster aud 10 which Benedict Ar
d M was married. The structure was erected
IN 1905
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
Commissioners Sale
OF
Valuable Real Estate.

EpY virtue Of Decree of the Circuit Court
b1 of Jefferson County. YVES, Va rendered
nu the Srd day Of November. 1874 Va the
Chancery Causes # George Il Stephenson ~
William NisvWanurr's Adm au1 uihers, and
G Nicwauucr AMI ,lhcrs vs. J. W Nccr aud
others. tie undersigned, Special Commission
trs. will resell. at public auction 10 the high
ct lid.Icr. in front Of the Court House IN
Charlcstrwn
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27


lance Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal There is on
the farm
Largo Stone Dwelling
4 Barn aud S,abling. Double Corn Crib. and
other necessary Out. Buildings \ negcr-lail-
,ng Spliug Of Water, a large Orchard Of Apple,
Peach aud Cherry Trees, about 80 Acres Of
Timber Land.
Persons desiring further information u this
farm will call on Joseph D. Holmes 81 llar-
pcr's Ferry. or at the law Office Of IL. II.
Black burn. 10 Mariinsburg, W. Va.
THE TERMS OF SALE are one-thirl Cash
on tie day Of sale, aud the balance IA two e.
qual payments in one and two years respect
lively. with interest from day u sale Tho
purehl-er ail be required q cxeruie bonds
With good personal secuiIiv iur the deferred
payments.
Upm CT fmaiion Il .alr. q Del siih
Cncaauts ~ -p.cii eafrlaty ui'i o. malia.
rr-rrsinga Zen taefe1n &C. che deferred pay
urrfs
Said Sale o. he uil D. ai o. 60 lf f.in ~
Ni-rwanfrf tir pore hf.fr ats f.rafr 90. a.
having hii-l a. comply HHh rr f.frF trl
81 .r.liiiaus of rHrf ta'r
Do re- nlkCknI nE.
JOSEPH Do HuLmfs
srrrrai f.a.r.t-frs
Wa--h n. is1s-rf
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
On Monday, April 10Th, 1875,
atlP. ", the following described
REAL est ATE.

Situated on the South side Of the Shenandoah
river. about one mile from Harper Ferry, and
known as the Nisewanuer Farm. adjoining the
lands recently owuel by the United States,
anI containing about
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

ANY person. so liable, who shall fail to comply
with the foregoing requirements will be subject to
severe penalties.
Persons or firms liable to pay any OF the special
Taxes named above must apply TO GEORGE ".
BROWN, Collector Of Internal Revenue at Graf
ton, and pay for and procure the Special Tax
Stamp or Stamps they need. prior to May J., 1873,
and WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE.
J. w. DOUGLASS.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
OFrlcE or INTERNAL REVENUE,
WAsHISGT0Y, ID. c.
March 81. ls75-It.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
NOTICE.

UTEBSTER'S Unabfidged Dictionary. One
w Of the best works Of the kind published
For sale BY n. r. HENDERSON GO.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
Fresh Garden seeds.
BANK NOTICE.

TIRE annual meeting of Stockholders Of the
Bank of Charlestown for the election Of Di.
reetors, will be held at their Banking House, at
IL o'clock, A. NJ, on the first Monday 10 April.
G. A. P0RTERFIELD,
March 10, 1875. Cashier.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
SEED OATS.

THAyE for sale $50 Bushels Of SEED OATS
i Call on me at +" Hill Farm" near Cahrlestownj
or address me at Charlcstown Post Office.
March -, ls73-3t. JOHN 7. COLSTON.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
l20 ACRE S.

This farm is located near the Winchester
and Potomac Railroad, and within a short dis
lance Of the Baltimore AMI Ohio Railroad, and
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. There is on
the farm
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
FOR RENT.

4 GOOD HOUSE with fine Garden, in close
N proximity towater. Possession given imme-
diately. GEO. w, SPoTTS,
March Is, ls75-st. Agent.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27

OR aurie hciHfirl ~ ShirrirE aaf -flrsr.
erat'a u O. ofer sr-ci al laae.letfa ta -t.rrefs
Csn.irnrrufs rsn D. covered hf irfa frre pfr
lies ei.h W. afIi ais1 20 go o. CO.. rr.far.
th. flrm.r raT haze. auf rakr hb faI sffatcr.
90 Gods ir stHfa.
Ths MGHCsF rfgH PRICE ri p. rri o.
WHEAT and COIN " rar fl.a..h f.e IafnFI
uith Phasrhrtes SD. arf fha be BE.
indoor Greuud IilstrF W. Hrr rrrrfraa FL
frrrish a. ard.r af an tire anF ar EN- e. sur
plies o1r cust1nerH nay nssl. H.ia far latfi Fas
sbie ieiar.
II uiil g. or rnfcar1F e. give erfife fsfi-fae
tian w - rir.I athrfenca A. correct ed arIl es
tlbF.hrf tufrrrs rrlrririrs u.rinz fl hr Ia
raurrf sid ths trfla1s ant crraierrr "A GO
friends and % rutiie-" Have Oh gosts cocl. sa
"a ~ oHr care"
Sammii Poiri ". Va,
March -. ls75-3m.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-27
Ainrch %.

FAN SANDS
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-07-17

The famous old racer Lexington,
the victor over Lecomte, the grand
old horse that in his wonderful race
against time over the Matairie made
it in 7:l94 in a dash of -four miles and
only had it beaten once and that by
q quarter Of q second, is dead. He
died near Lexington, Ky, on Thurs.
day last, and no doubt was inferred
with honors BETTING his royal station.
Wonder if the fact that his time had
been beaten by a quarter of a second,
and the further fact, that the arena
wherein he achieved his greatest
fame, the old Metairie, had been con-
verted into a cemetery, could have
fastened his death I His brilliant
and unparalleled exploits upon the
turf, and the fact that he has been
the ''getter" Of more winners than
any other horse America ever pro.
duced, will keep his name and memo
~ green for all time, and the resting
place of the blind old hero will al
ways be a spot at which will center
many of the most delightful associ-
ations and memories Of the ardent
lovers Of the turf sports. If our tai
ented poet and painter friend, Theo.
Noise, does not immortalize his dead
equine friend upon canvas and in
verse. our faith in human friendship
for noble animals will be rudcly
shaken.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-07-17

ADlscovERY ABOUT CoRN.-A wri-
ter in the Western Rural says: Al
intelligent and reliable neighbor of
ours, who has for years been making
experiments with corn, has Dissolved
an importance and value in replant-
ing corn which is quite novel and
worthy Of publication. We have al.
ways thought replanted corn was of
very. little consequence, but the gen
tleman says: lit is Of SO much con.
sequence he replants whether it is
needed or motor, rather, be plants,
two or three weeks after the crop is
planted, q hill every fifteen row each
way" He says: IF the whether
becomes dry during the filling time
the silk and tasse]s both become dry
and dead: Iu this condition, if it
should become reasonable, the silk
reviyes and renews its growth, but
the tassels do not recover. Then, for
want of pollen, the new sick is M.
able to Gil the Office for wbichit was
designed. The pollen from the re-
planted corn is then ready to supply
the silk, and the filling is completed"
He says nearly all the abortive ears,
80 common 10 all crops, are caused BY
the want of pollen, and he has known
ears to double their size in this second
filing.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-07-17
The Colored People.

From the St. Louis Republican, und.)
"Mr. Caesar G. Antoine, the color.
ed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Louisiana,
is a statesman after the administra-
TONS own heart. He told a reporter
OF the Galveston News recently that
the colored people of Louisiana, in
Gliding, of course, himself, and of the
whole South, would be content for
Gen. Grant to have six terms if he
wanted them, though he was afraid
the North was not inclined to look at
the matter in that light
Lieut.-Gov. Caesar Cassius Antoine
and his friends will ascertain before
they are much older that there are
some other things besides the third
term business which the North does
not "see in that light" They may
rest assured of that whether q Repub-
lican or Democratic president is elect
ed next year, their programme will
be materially altered. Heretofore
the colored voters of the South have
done as they pleased, con6ding in
the federal administration to sustain
and defend them. Hereafter they
will please to do right, or take the
consequences. The country is thor
oughly tired of the bolstering process,
and determined that the enfranchised
African shah henceforth stand fairly
and squarely upon his own legs, the
same as other citizens, or else step
down and out. This sort Of wind
blows strongly from the North just
now, and those most directly inter.
ested may take due notice thereof
and govern themselves accordingly.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-07-17
People who delight in high toned

People who delight in high toned
treaty making, will be happy over
the selection OF +. Palmer of the Inter.
Ocean as one Of the plenipotentiaries
of the grand Indian palaver, which is
to result in a new grab of land. Mr..
Palmer has seen nautical service, and
bears the scars Of the Pacific Mail SUBJ
sidy. He was and is of the B. F. Al
len kindred of and loose financiering.
1t he must negotiate, it is better that
it should he with the primitive races.
But we caution the Black Hills pro.
prietor to look we'll to their scalping
locks and their eye teeth, for both are
in danger when Palmer comes into
their neighborhood. Since his sue
cessfull experiment on the farms of
honest citizens of Iowa for the benefit
of the Chicago and Rock Island Rail.
road, his reputation stands deserved
" high as a land pirate. Spotted Tail
had better sign aud acknowledge the
parchment which alienates territory
at once, and take combinations in
the beef and bacon of Gen. Grenville
NJ. Dodge. Otherwise he may lose
his land and get nothing at all for it.
IN. 7. San.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-07-17

The Presidents letter in the mean
ing intended, and the meaning as read,
reminds rs of a letter once written
by the late Horace Greeley.
The white-headed philosopher wrote
hand that made one cross.eyed
without resulting in Il dcciplering oi
its meaning. One day Horace was
penning a lively article that taxed
his gigantic Intellect to its utmost,
when a poor printer, above expecto-
rating at a knot-hole, shot some Of
the fluid down upon the bald head Of
the senior editor. Greeley was fu-
rious he wiped his bald head and
swere great Oatbs in a thin falsetto.
Then he obtained the name Of the of.
Tending tobacco worm and wrote him
a discharge. The man accepted the
situation as explained to him, put the
note in his pocket, and pulling on his
coat walked over to the Times build
ing and demanded work. Reing ask.
ed for q recommendation from the
last printing office at which lie had
worked, the fellow coolly produced
Greeley's discharged. 1t vas looked
at from all sides without fetching out
a reading, and at last was pronounc.
ed acceptable, and the jour. went to
work.
He run on that letter of recon-
mepdation for three years, when
Greeley caught him at it.
The parallel to that extraordinary
event is to be found in the way the
Republican party has taken Gen.
Grants acceptance of a third term as
a note positively declining lt.--[Was.
ington Capital.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-07-17
What Country Papers Do.

An exchange combats with con-
siderable vigor the argument that the
city weeklies are cheaper and better
than the country papers because they
give more columns Of reading for the
money. Do the city papers, it asks,
ever give you any home news I
Never. DO they ever say anything
in regard to your own county -
Nothing. Do they contain notices of
yoar schools, churches, meetings, i'm
proyements, and hundreds Of other
local matters of interests, which your
paper publishes without pay. Not
an item. Do they ever say a word
calculated to draw attention to your
county and its numerous thriving
towns, and aid in their progress aud
enterprise? Not word. And yet
there are men who take such contract
cd views of the matter that unless
they are getting as many square ia
ches Of reading matter in their own
paper they are not getting the worth
of their money. 1t reminds me Of a
person who took tho largest pair of
boots in the box, because they cost
the same as a pair much smaller,
that fitted him.-Exchange paper.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-07-17
Boyton's Life Saving Apparatus

Panl Boyton bas finally succeeded
in crossing the English Channel II
his Life Saving Apparatus. TIL,
time occupied i'll making the passag,
was twenty-three hours and thirty.
eight minutes. The trip, it seems,
was made under rather unfavorablt
circumstances. A part of the time
there was a stormy wind which made
the sea rough and hard to navigate
while, during another part of the
time, heavy sea fog prevailed. He
landed in very good condition, on
the coast about 4 mile and Il hall
east of Dover.
Mr.. Boyton certainly deserves the
highest commentator for the pluck
and determination which he has
shown in testing the qualities of his
invention. His course in not asking
the confidence of the public in his
invention until he had thoroughly
demonstrated taat it was worthy of
it, is praisworthy. There is but lit
tie doubt now that it il all that it is
claimed to he, and that Mr.. Boyton
deserves all the honors which he has
received. But tits a question wheth.
or the new life saving apparatus will
be of much practical use. Expert
ence teaches that, in times of shin.
wreck and disaster at sea, such is the
terror and disorder that the means of
saving life at hand, are hardly ever
made available to any very great ex
tent. Vessels of all kinds carly the
ordinary life preservers, which are
very simple contrivances, and easily
adjusted. and yet, in times of disas-
ter, the number who thinks to use
them is very small. This apparatus
Of Mr.. Boyton is a very cumbersome
affair and takes time to arrange it
and put it in a proper condition for
use: 1t would require more nerve
and GOODNESS than men ordinarily
possess to calmly adjust one Of them
while the ship is sinking or is being
consumed by FIRE. While Mr.. Boyton
has shown that quite a little journey
can be made on tho sea with his in
vention, it yet remains to be seen
whether larger per cent Of those
WHO meet with accident ut sea will be
saved if this new invention come into
general use. If, however, sufficient
notice Of coming disaster IS given, it
may he the means Of saving many
0. Times.