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THE HoVARD REVIVAL ;r R1e T

THE HOWARD REVIVAL At Bic LICK.
A letter from Big Lick, Roanoke Co., in
the Lynchburg s'Wirginian" gives some
particulars of the meetings, which, not
withstandng his i'll health, Rev. Mr.. How
ard the reyivalist is conducting there. 1t
says:
Up to this time there have been about
one hundred conversions, numbering near-
~ all our best citizens, and about seventy
five enquirers. The weather has been such
as to deter most persons. save those in the
immediate neighborhood from attending.
Mr.. Howard is i'll very frail health, and
has not been able to preach regularly. On
Sunday he was threatend seriously with
hemmorrhage from the lungs. Sunday
night, though we Lad only prayer meet
ing, thirty three persons who had not be-
fore manifested any special interest in the.
meeting -came forward to commune with
God i'll silent prayer
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JUDGE MCLAUGHLIN, i'll his charge to
the Rockbridge Grand ,ury, called atten-
ton to the Etws against lotteries and cred
iting students. and also to the law against
the violation of sepulture. The entry of
a Young lady's grave in Lexin gton recently
created intense excitement there.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12

The NEW HAMPSHIRE election is still
in doubt. The Republican ticket for Coy
ernor is about even with the Democratic,
but prohibition ticket polls about l,0Oo
votes, which will probably throw the cleo
tion iuto the legislature. The Congress
men are also uncertain. The Republican
candidate was nominated on an antl-third
term platform.
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A SAD AND SHOCKING DEATH.-The
death of James E. Williams, lawyer at
Brentsville, Prince Williams CO., Va, on
the 25th inst. was mentioned last week.
He was former Assistant Register OF Wills
for the District Of Columbia, but had late
ly returned to Brentsville, resumed the
practice OF law, and was leading counsel
for Fouks, the murderer of the Herns
don family. A letter from Brentsville to the
Baltimore News" says:
He resided about one and half miles
from the village, and had. as was his GUS
tom, come MIDTOWN to get his daily mali,
and, meeting with a number of friends,
had spent the day at the hotels drinking,
and lett about dark in al Intoxicated con-
di;ion to walk to his home, having at the
time been urgently solicited 10y MI. Davis,
clerk Of the court, to remain at his house
all night. He WIS seen on the rad out
side tno village limits by some colOred peo-
pie, and at the time was holding to the
roadside fence, seemingly in a beWlldered
condition, Which was the last time he was
seen until found dead iii an almost nude
state. A family by the name OF SeXsmlth,
who live about half d mile from the place,
heard some one hallouing about ten O'Clock
aG H1SnJ, Tue voice Indicating GncLC The per-
son was calling some one. The noise Was
kept up at short intervals until after mid
night. when it ceased, but. strange to re-
late, though there were two men in the
house, no attempt Was made to discover
tine cause Of the calling, Which was certain
ly that of extreme distress.
The body WIS first discovered by one Of
the men OF the house, who was chopping
wood at the woodpile, and was lying i'll the
road leading from the field gate to the
house, and about twenty-five yards from
the yard. When discovered it Was lying
on its back with both arms elevated in the
air and fists clenched and the face depict
ing intense suffering at the time of death.
The lower limbs were entirely nude, the
garments being stripped down over the
shoes ard covered with clay. The marks
on the ground in the mud showed that the
unfortupate man had, as it were, dragged
himself a distance OF about 400 yards in an
attempt so get to the house, and the cries
heard were evidently his, cry ing for assis-
lance. Tie deceased was man of tai
ents, but lately had been add icted to too
free use Of Intoxicating liquors.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12

THE COUNTY COURTS were one OF the
main supports Of the county papers. We
regard this as enc Of the best of arguments
for the restoration of those courts.
county that has a good paper stands much
higher i'll the opinion Of the world than
one which has Unconstitutional Djsllatch.
Most Of the above will be news to the
country papers. One circus pays more
money into the newspaper offices than the
County Court does for year. The amouut
OF business THAT this paper has done FOR
the County Court in the. last two 7ears.
altogether wouldn't buy key OF ink
EDS. VINDICATOR.l
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PROVIDING FOR THE DEFEATED -rho
President has sent to the Senate a numh ae
of executive nominations, among them
them that of Godlove +. Orth of Indiana
to be Minister to Austria, Horace Nav
nard Of Tennessee to be Minister to Tur-
key, and Charles G. Sheets to be Sixth Au-
ditor of the Treasury. The nominations
Of Messrs. Qrth and Maynard were not
acted on BY the Senate.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12

POSTMASTER DRowNED.-E. 2, Lowe,
postmaster at Lowell, Summers co., W.
Va, was drowned on Thursday last while
rafting some fodder down Greenbrier river.
BY the upsetting of the boat, which struck
she pier of the bridge. He was drowned
within 100 feet of his own house. He
leaves 8 wife and three children. A e,m-
panion in the boat with him narrowly
escaped with his life.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12

Berkeley circuit. J W Wolf; CharlestoWn,,
S G Ferguson: ShepherdstoWn, A A I
Neal; Gainesborough, S l. Martin; Nor
gan, W NJ Hines; w orlensyille, Il GraDsl,
w A Taylor, sup; Shenandoah, A \ Robey
Roanoke Female College J P Hyde.
Rockingham Distrct-D Thomas, pre-
siding elder-Staunton, ] S Martin, A L
Martin, sup; Har isonburg, 5 5 Roazei;
Shenandoah Iron Works, W Z Mulloy; M;
Sidney, j II Temple; Churcllville, j +
Suggln, & Jefferson. sup; BIidgeWatef,
MauZy: SangersYiile mission, T Fur,
Rockingham 4 c CalWell.
Roanoke Distrlct-J E Armstrong, pre-
siding Elder-Stlem, j w Dutfey; Roanoke
circuit, j Engle; Blacksburg, Is Z Ball;
Christiansburg, f A Mercer; FincasLle
'circuit,J M Follansbee, A G Bradenbaugh;
Lexington circuit, A 2 Boude: James
Rive, L Williams: New Castle mission.
Robert Ross; Sinking Creek, L Ii Shipley,
Lafayette Butt; Catawba, to be supplied
by l. ID Ellington.
Lewisbufg District-W Coe. presiding
elder; Lewisburg. 2 B Smith: frankfort,
Crlckenburger, Il S Coe; White Sui
phur. B w Wheeler; White Sulphur cir
cult, to be supplied Leyellon, j Z Van
Horn; E'iray Mission, w Carter: Green
Bank, II M Snicklen; Centrevlle, J F'Fol-
lin; Union, H G Pitzer; Peterstown, J. n.
Gray: summers, ". T. BayeS: II Ill dale,
r Ii Wheeler; Blue Sulphur, w II Lynch.
Lexington Districl-J L Gilbert, 2 E
Lexington, w K Boyle; Collier stown,
Messrs. L 0 Flarty; L l. kreglo. sup:
Fa1 field, J S Porter. R G Simmons; Au-
gu sta, A Weller, one to be supplied; West
Augusta. S b Dolly: Upper l5oitetourt,
w W iiedriek; Cuvington, w I Quinn;
Allegl any, FL [ Watts; Monterey, Thos.
Hid, brand, NJ Scanlon; Crab Bottom, r.
Ii Wilson; Highland, IL d Bishop; Bal
timore, 5 rider; Green Valley Mission,
A i'll Wade.
Moor, fiFld District-P Ell Wisner, pre-
siding elder. Moorfeld, W II Wilson: Pc
tiers ,urg, D q Hanna; Franklin. 5 z r
Trap: K ysiss City, W Hammond; South
Bran b, J s Hutcneson and J K Gilbert;
opri ,giield, j IL Wolf AID Z G MaFts;
No. til ltlver. j w S.,reve; Hardy Mission,
w Warner; Piedmont, james L ohipley;
Fra>tburg G E Simmons: Sissonville, L
Il Ma kwood: Cumberland, q IL thinner
man; tlinastone,J Beatty; Raineburg, j
Il Andrew: South Fork, \ G. McNeer, ]
" Compton, transfer to Columbia confer
ence; j Il Smith TO South Baltimore; L Ii
DAMS and J d Reese 70 Illinois; JOHN l.
Clark to Virginia conference; E B Duncan
| 70 Florida conference: W Harris to Denver
C nserence; I'll w Leaslin to Halston con-
ference.
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FOUR MORE BABIEs.-The Oil CIV. Pa
s'Derrick" OF Wednesday says: MRS. Oil
mole, who resides near Cranberry. save
birth to four children last week, two a0vs
and two girls. The father of this nnmar
Gus progeny is Charles Gilmore, who NET
with the unfortunate accident last 4th Of
July, which resulted in the loss of Lotj
arms. The mother is doing quite ~elI
and is able TO attend to the wants of ller
two pairs Of twins. All the children re
plump and we'll deye oped''
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SHENANDOAH VALLEY AGRICULTURAL
secIETY.-This Society has fixed the la5h,
18th, 18th and 18th Of September for it's
annual fair. and voted $500 for premir ms
asr trials of speed" 1t has purchased a
fire Percheron stallion, and resolved to
buy enc or more short-horned bulls, for
ahe Improvement of stock in the Valley.
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TEMPERANCE ELEBRATIoN.-Th sew
eral temperance organizations of HARRISON
burg propose celebrating the Fourth of
July next, by p temperance demonstration
and picnic, Oh an Island in North river on
the line Of the Valley railroad They are
taking time by the forelock, and design the
affair to surpass anything of the kind ever
lodges propose 30 participate, and the va
rious lodges in this and adjoining counties
will be iavited to join in the celebratiop.-
H0rg5sonbuTg Commonwealth.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12

BurLER's NASsE.-Butler is reported as
saying that he knew well enough WAT
sort Of name he had, but he was ''not
afraid" OF Whist people said o. him. There
10 but one other American VINO has ex-
pressed this idea a. well, and that was Dhe
gentleman who said his name was Sam and
he didn't care 49,.
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THE ALEXANDRIA sGAzErrE.n one of
the staidest, as well as best, nswspaners i,
Virginia, halls the adjournment Of Con-
gress thus: "Al hall suspicious dav
Well might glad hosannas burst, and the
wslkin ring this day with the rejoicing
shouts Of freomen.v
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12

RocKBR1DGE has 2,237 white and 626
eolored children at school, with 10 white
and 16 colored teachers.
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SUICIDE OF A BARBER

A telegram from Augusta, Ca, says:
A negro barber committed suicide here
to-day by cutting his throat with a razor.
He was one of the party who, upon the
passage of the Civil Rights bill, visited the
bar rooms in the city and demanded the
resulted in the loss of patronage. He bit
terly regretted his conduct, and the de
preston produced 10y the loss of his bust
ness is the only cause known for suicide.
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POOR FELLOWS.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore ''>un" speaking of the retiring
congressman, says:
Among all those2whose term of service
ends with this Congress, MI. Zachariah
Chandler is, perhaps the one who looks
with the most longing upon the seat which
he is soon to vacate. Talking about it to
a fellow-senator Wednesday night, the
great Michigander actually broke down and
relieved his emotion with tears. General
Butler looked remarkable quiet and SUBJ
dued. The feelin s of many others of the
Radical leaders whose long reign of abso-
lutte supremacy in the halls of Congress
came to an end at noon Thursday were
also evident ill their tones and actions.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12

EXCITEMENT AT THE RICHMOND THEA
TRE-KOUGH SHAVING IN A BARBER
sHOp-CIvIL RIGHTS IN VIRGINIA AND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF A COLORED
BARBER.
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large number of ladies had been admitted
to the floor. and their rich costumes thickly
sprinkled among tile members made most
brilliant scene. The utmost stiffness pre-
vailed while he spoke, in his clear, ringing
tones, and many leant over to look at the
man who was to take his place on the floor
amidst the turbulent spirits who have
given him so much trouble to restrain.
When the Speaker concluded there i'm
mediately went up loud and
LONG CONTINUED HURRAH,
accompanied by the clapping of hands, land
the waving of handkerchiefs This demon
stration Of goodwill, for it was universal,
conceal Mr.. Blaine visibly, and he did not
strive his emotion, The Forty-third Con-
gress was at an end when Mr.. Blaine left
his chair. But the members seemed 10th
to leave the scenes with which they were
so familiar, and they and their friends
staid i'll the hall conversing for long
time. Here, too, as in the Senate, those
who were not reelected occupied them
selves in packing up their books and pa
pers.
THE LOSS OF THE BOUNTY BUNCOMBE
BILL-sENAToR LOGAN DEFEATED.
The bounty bill was ordered into co ference
Ivy the House, which disagreed to the Senate
amendments. The conference committee
agreed to recommend that the House re-
cede from its amendments. The House
adopted the conference report and the
Senate laid it Oh the table. This of course,
according to all preliminary law and Gus
tom was the defeat of the bill. But Mr..
Logan, who had it enrolled in advance,
assumed of his own motion that as the
House receded from it's disagreement the
! bill was passed. This view of the case was
( denied by other members of the Senate.
| Notwithstanding this and the general
| understanding that the bill had been lost,
! Mr.. Logan went privately TO the Vice.
| President, persuaded him to sign the bill,
and took it the President before any Cn,
| in the Senate knew What he was after. He
| no doubt thought this a sharp trick, but
the legality OF an act signed in such {, man
| ner could not be maintained for an in
slant. This was the opinion of the Attor-
ney General, and of other members OF the
cabinet. But the President had addition
al reasons for not approving The bill. Meth
er he nor his cabinet thought that the bill
was Of such a character to Justify theenor-
NOUS expenditures it involved. The Pres
ident, as he had but few minutes to spare,
wrote d line OF two, giving the reasons
why he could not sign the bill, but in ia
| king it from his room it was in some way
| misaid However, he did not sign the
bill, and so MI. Logan had all his trouble
| fer nothing.
Tonight the President has been most
strongly and bitterly denounced by some
Of the radical members of both Houses for
not signing this bill. and they say that he
and his third term have gone to hi. as
he has by this act lost the soldiers vote.
The true soldiers are not the ones who
have been lobbying around the capital in
| the interest of this bill and they will not
be apt to think less of the President fol
what he had done.
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NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.

The different places nominated were
strongly urged by their advocates, and va
rious reasons were assigned why one city
should be selected over that of another. A
vote was taken; which stood Fredericks-
burg, IS: Winchester, 43; Ilarisonburg,
3s; Lewisburg, 1; Washington city, 4. VIM
ING,
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A GOOD SWAP.

When the name of Rev. s. R. Swapp, of
Franklin, was called the Presiding Elder
stated that Brotitr Swapp met with the
misfortune of having his horse stolen, and
it was sold. The brother received IRON
the party who had purchased the horse an
other with the understanding that he was
to keep it if his own was not returned
The Bishop: It was not such bad swap
after all.
The Presiding Elder: he had, however,
incurred an expense of about 800.
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DANCING AND PROFANITY.

The bishop delivered short lecture ON
the Importance of ttmpeYing justice with
mercy i'll the dispensation Of discipline in
regard to the prevention of danclng and
profanity. He said they could preach till
they lose their voice, but they coull not
stop the young people from dancing unless
they are strict in regard to discipline.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12

DE-. Duncan addressed the Conference
giving hist DRY of the college, and stating
there were 215 students in tile college, At
of whom were preparing for the ministry
of this Conference. He referred to the
difficulties met by the college owing to the
people becoming poor through the war,
and their inability to give that assistance
to the college that it needed. -.
The paper was referred to the Commit
tee on education, together with d plan
for raising money for the benefit Of the col
lege. He said about $4,000 was needed
for the erection of buildings, &C., in con-
nection with the college, which is expect
ed from this Conference.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12
SHORT SALARIES.

A paper was read showing that the min
listers generally sustain loss of ten to
fourteen per cent. on their salaries. and it
was referred to the Finance Committee to
devise some plan by which the salaries may
be kept up,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12
THE CONSTITUTION.

You have always been one Of it's support
els" Vice President Wilson, who was
also member of the Senate when Mr..
Johnson was sworn in as Vice President.
and who voted for his conviction on the
Impeachment charge, also shook him warm
ly by the hand. After having taken the
oath, MI. johnson as he turned to go to
his seat, which is Immediately in the rear
of the one formerly occupied by him in the
Senate, was presented with another bou-
uuot,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12

Andy johnson travelled from Tennessee
to Washington on the same train with
Col. lno. s. Mosby.
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TEMPER ANCE.

Under the call for the special order of the
day, the action OF the General Conference
held at Louisville in May last, changing
the general rules by striking out the words
Oh page p of the Di:iplne drunken
hess or drinking spirituous liquors." and
inserting ''maklng, buying, selling, OF use
WAS considered. The question was voted
upon, and the following was the result
Clerical delegates-ayes 65, noes Il lay
delegates-ayes 10, noes 4. Total. s ayes
and 81 noes.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12

Ipcresse in six wears 5l,9l5,3s3
1t would take long time to get out OF q
81 ODo, oOD, 00o debt at that rate, wouldn't
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the men who ill-treated yotl. He replied
with smile, that though he could not have
made advances he could be polite to those
who had .een foremost in the effort to i'm
peach him when they met him with so
much friendliness. Allusion being made
to tho nrasnnt Disturbed
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THE Observation-Disclosures.

Gov. " byte, of Md, who was the last on
the list. was sworn in with Mr.. Wal
lace. Then came the new Senators who
had served the Confederate cause, and
who had stood aside ON account Of not be-
ing able to take the iron-clad oath. These
were Messrs. Caperton, of West Virginia;
Mr.. Cockrell, of Missouri; Mr.. Jones, of
Florida; Mr.. Maxey, Of Texas; and Mi.
Withers, of Virginia. All of these gen.
tlemen took the modified oath The usual
committee was appointed to wait on the
President, and the Senate took recess of
thirty minutes to await it's return.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-03
RED RUIN.

During the last month 90 numerous
have been the fires that the entire world
seems almost 10 have been wrapped in
flames. Not single day passes without
writing its record in fire, Oshkosh, Port
land, Detroit, Osceola, Lexington and nu
merous other cities have misunderstanding
food for the destroying element. Such
lessons impress themselves with fearful
emphasis, and yet they are soon forgotten.
Weappear to need the discipline Of con
stantly recurring disaster to keep us
awake to the necessity Of self protection.
The experience Of others docs not seem
to suffice for those who have never felt tho
rod Of chastisement, and there is but little
hope that we shall provide against the
contingency Of disaster by fire, until We
have been swept and rxvaged and left
"a mass Of smouldering ruins. 1t win
cost something to provide = system of
water works. land suitable. engines to
defend this city against destruction by fire,
and we presume therefore that no adequate
supply will be provided until after ten
times its necessary cost will have been
dissipated in flames ana smoke. Wait
until the horse is stolen and then buy .
lock with which to fasten the stable door.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-03
How She went Tor Flour.

Yesterday afternoon a young lady in
the Navy Yard was terribly shocked by
her own foolish mistake. Being sent for
-four to Harry Combs store in q hurry,
she took what she supposed to he clean
FELLOWSHIP from the bureau drawer. When
she bounded into the store, smiling like a
basket Of chips, she handed the thing to
Harry to fill with -four. He didn't notice
what "they" were till scoop Of flour
had gone through them. When he raised
them up and exposed the two outlets at
the bottom, nicely fringed, etc., the young
lady ran down toward the tunnel, without
saving a word, and poor Harry covered
with -four, laid the garment in the money
drawer, to await her return. At late
hour last evening nobody had called for
the -four, and Harry had engaged seam.
stress to sew up the bottoms, and make
a salt sack Of 'em.-(Washington Chroni
Gle
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-03

kilograms from Shetland state that the
Danish mail steamer Dina arrived at Ler,
wick last Tuesday from Beyjavik, being
her first trip for the season. She brings
particulars Of the grand eruption of the
mountain called Trolladynjav, in the north
Of Iceland. The eruption occurred in
December last, and was preceded by earth.
quakcs. The weather during the month
was very foggy, and the flames from the
burning mountain could not be seen to
advantage until the I'd Of January, when
the sight presented was magnificent. COL
umns of fire aud stone were shot straight
up into the dir 10 great height, and fell
back into the crater in 80 narrow cir
conference that the formation Of a new
lava only extended twelve miles from the
northwest to the southeast. An explor-
ing party state that from the side of the
ravine, at a point as near AZ they could
get for the burning lava, they could see
down through, the volcanic assures lurid
flames likev vast reeking rivers of fire play
ing in wild confusion among ''the wreck
Of matter" Fortunately, no damage was
done either by the earthquakes or the
eruption.
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Used to IL.

A Virginia paper, the Amherst Enter.
prise relates this story:
Last Sunday week was very cold day,
as all will recollect, even in this vicinity,
end several degrees colder in Alexandria,
where quite number Of colored persons
of the Baptist persuasion were baptized
in the River Potomac. Among them was
old aunt Mary whose young 'massa" of
ante bellum days was present as specta-
tor, and desired to speak with her, partly
through affection for the old "mammy" en-
gendered in childhood. Accordingly, he
edged his way through the crowd, and, as
she came up out of the water, accosted
her: "Aunt Mary, wasn't it cold in
there's" &c, no, mars Frank, de luz oh
de Lord keep me warm" A few words
of conversation ensued, and aunt Mary re-
marked: Tell de trufe. mars Frank,
it's little cold, but dis ain'l de fus time
Use been baptized" And it turned out
that this was third time she had taken up
on herself the baptismal VOW.