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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30
TiIton at Home,

The Brooklyn "Eagle' has description
of visit to Theodore Tilton at his home
in that city on the Fourth of July. 1t is a
more quiet picture than the triumphant
fetes of Mr.. Beecher under the auspices of
Plymouth church. It says:
The Fourth of July found Tilton at
home, hard at work. For the first time in
many months the blinds of the front room
were thrown open, and at the open VIM
dow was seen the figure of Miss Florence
Tilton, his daughter, dressed Ill white.
The intelligence and culture OF this young
lady are spoken Of highly by all who know
her. She has certainly been faithful and
helping to her father throughout the dis
astrouS litigation which has broken her
home, and which, it is believed, she en-
deavored by all influences she could bring
to bear upon him to avert.
Mr.. Tilton came down to greet the
writer with a little portable writing case
i'll his hand and a pen behind his ear. His
manner was frank and joyous 1t seemed
as though great load had been lifted
from his mind by the conclusion of the
case.
Above the square piano in the front
room still hangs all excellent painting of
Mrs. Tilton, by Page, taken in one OF her
lUOSU SlIllOu IlOlIlClUo, ttllu ICplCStuCllIy
her with those long black ringlets which
visitors in Livington street remember so
well.
Mr.. Tilton laughed at the idea that he
and his daughter had been to Plymouth
| church the day before.
''Fl6rence aud | went to Dir. Storrs
church yesterday morning. he said, las
we generally do. During the trial, espe-
| cially toward the latter end, [ did not go
| there because | did not want to attract
! any particular attention, but went to a
| little Methodist church near by. But we
went to The Church of the Pilgrims yes
| terday."
He then spoke in the highest praise OF
Storrs-his manner of preaching, his cul.
| tlre, the quality of his intellect, &c.
''He is not so magnetic man as Mr.
Beecher," he said, ''but he is far more in
! tellectuaI."
81 see you are busy writing, Mr.. Til
| ton," said the reporter. Then remember
ing some time ago Mr. Norman L. Munro,
of the Family Story Paper, had offered
| Mr.. Tilton fifty dollars a column for a
story he asked whether that might be the
work ON which Mr.. Tlton was at that
moment engaged.
From his answer it was gathered that
| MI. TiltOn is engaged upon a book OF
some sort, but whether q novel, q polemi-
cal work OF a resume Of the trial could not
be gathered. Mr.. Tilton distinctly stated,
however, that he had no intention of re.
newing the fight against Mr.. Beecher, de-
claring that he must get to work, " and
could not spend his whole life in Fighting
this thing"
The lecture engagements which he has
already entered into have already been re-
ferred to in these columns, and it is nc
breach of faith to say that Mr.. Tilton's
time will be fully occupied on the platform
during the coming season.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30

THE MARYLAND DEMOCRATS have
nominated Jno. Lee Carroll, a grandson
of Carroll, of Carrollton, for Governor.
They have also adopted a hard money, OF
esContraction" platform. They hadn't
heard from Duncan, Sherman & Co.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30

SEIZURE OF ToBAcco.-In Richmond
on Friday, the British bark Tarpeian, was
seized with 800 packages Of uninspected
tobacco. The seizure is under an almost
obsolete State law and the informer, De
tective Weathford, if he makes his case
cut, will get some $4,000. For a century,
strips from inspected tobacco have been
shipped without being re-inspected. In
formers are abroad in Lynchburg and
Norfolk. The present tobacco is owned
by Messrs. Barksdale, Gray, Hatcher,
Gentry and Enders.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30

When the chorus was reached the whole
audience Joined in, and the actors. abashed
by the demonstration, skunk out of sight,
and the curtain fell for the night.-Er-
change.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30

PROPERTY SALEs.-The following sales
have taken place during the past week:
The half-acre reservoir lot on CARRIERS
Hill, owned by the w. L. Asylum, to
Thos. Hounihan for $3.50; the triangular
q acre lot on the two railroads just east OF
the asylum and owned by it, to P. H.
Trout for 81 ,405; three houses and lots in
Waynesboro for $2,057; 100 acres OF the F.
M Finley land, near Waynesboro, to. Da
vid Reeves at $3.50 an acre; 32S acres Of
South Mountain land to R. 2. EubanK at
80 cents an acre; for n. K. Trout, Comm'r,
102 acres of the late Geo. Arey's land to G.
O. & L. G. Arey for $3.50 an acre; for N.
K. Trout, Comm'r, AZ acres Of Geo. Mi
chael's land to D. Huffer at $3.50; for N.
X. Trout, Comm'r, 155 acres of Jno. Haw-
kins' land, 9 miles from Staunton, at $2l
per acre.
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SALARIES OF TEACHERS IN CHICAGO

SALARIES OF TEACHERS IN CHICAGO.
The following ilaries are paid to teach
ers in Chicago: Superintendent of Schools,
$4,000: Assistant Superintendent of
Schools 50, 500; Superintendent o= teacher}
of Music, $4,000; Superintendent Tor teach
err of Drawing, $1,000; Superintendent Of
German, 81, SEQ; Principal of High School,
So, 600: Principal of Normal School, 50, 200;
Principal of Division High School, S2,50I);
Head of Department of Mathematics,
$3.50: Head of Department of Natural
Science, $3.50: Head of Department of
History and English Literature, $1,000;
Head Assistant of Normal Schools, 81 go;
Assistants. in High and Division High
Schools: For first year S 900; second year,
ST 100; third year. 81 300; fourth year.
81 300; fifth year and subsequently. ST AGO.
assistants in Normal Schools, ST 400 y year
each. Principals in Grammar Schools.
first year.. 81 700, 81 400, and 81 $50;
second year. 81 400, 81 900, and 81 800:
third year, 81 500, 81 $50. and 50 900; fourth
year and subsequently. 81 500, $4,000, and
$4,000. For Principals Of Primary Schools,
$500, 81 600, and 81 200 Head assistants
in Grammar Schools, first year, 5000;
second year, $3.50; third year. 81 900. Othf
assistants in Grammar and Primary
Schools. on trial not to exceed fourteen
weeks. $40 per week; after appointment,
first year, $3.50; second year, $3.50; third
year, $3.50; fourth year, $3.50: Assistant
teachers of experience and ability are en-
titled to the full salary of the first year
from the date Of enga cement on recon-
mendaton OF the Committee on Appoint
ment of Teachers and the Superintendent.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30

THE COUNTY FAIR-THE LADIEs.-At
the meeting of the Board of Directors of
the County Agricultural Fair, Saturday, "a
number Of improvements were ordered to
be made on the ground, including the
erection of forty additional stalls, build
ing of a bridge across the stream at the
upper end of the race track, putting IL
railing all around the outside Of the track,
and erecting seats around the cattle pa
rade ring. Applications have already been
received to enter cattle and hogs from
Louisa, and fine horses and cattle from
Rockingham All premiums awarded at
the coming fair will be paid promptly in
cash, which affords exhibitors an add-
tional inducement to send in their stock.
The ladies of Augusta must bear in
mind the goblets, vases, butter dishes, jugs
and pitchers, all of silver, which are to be
given for household productions. 1t is
very imp prtant that the lady readers of
this paper should take these prizes, and
we shan't be satisfied if anybody else gets
Them We have been educating you for
useful wives, and telling everybody that
you are; don't go and mortify us by going
foot of your class when the trial comes.
You took them last year; now try and take
them again this-that's good girl.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30

A Rare AUCTION SALE.-The forfeited
silk dresses, lingerie, and other articles OF
wear seized by custom officers from Ma
dame Maria Mopin, fashionable New
York modiste. were sold by the United
States Marshal's auctioneers. Madame
Monin went to Paris to get the goods for
some of her customers who lived in the
neighborhood of Murray Hill. She re-
turned with them in May last, and the
revenue inspectors took them from her on
the charge that she had attempted to
smuggle them. The "Herald'' says:
The goods filled two Saratoga trunks
Many of the queens Of fashion attended
the sale, and several private carriages
stood at the door. The lace and embroid-
cred draperies were displayed in glass
cases, and the suits were strung along the
wall. In dark corner of the room was a
portly, we'll dressed woman, who watched
with a eager look the movements Of the
auctioneer, Mr.. Daniel Fl Burdett, as he
lifted the choice pieces of needleWork out
of the cases and unfolded them before the
bidders. The stranger was said to be
Madame Monin. All the garments were
worked with the monograms of the per-
sons for whom Madame Monin bought
them in the French capital. Embroidered
and hem-stitched handkerchiefs were sold
for from So to $40 d dozen. Twenty-seven
linen embroidered chemses went for from
S. to Sc each. Children's lace and en-
broidered dresses brought from $4.75 to
$13. An elegant Valenciennes waist was
sold for $25; embroidered and lace
trimmed night dress, chemise, and draw
ers, $37 mems shirts $2.35 children's
lace dresses, $3.50; dalnask table cloths,
worked with the initials D. d., $3.50, and
French hats from S12 to $23. The suits
were sold as follows: Brown and Gala
silk skirt, oyerskirt and waist, $50 brown
and light plaid silk skirt and waist, $751;
black silk and striped tissue skirt and
waist, ST. black silk and figured tissue
skirts and waists, trimmed with lace, $61
and $50; a black and light silk, $4Oi;;a a
black silk suit, $l26, and Il muslin and Va
Tenderness skirt, overskirt, and polanaise,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30

VIRGINIA PoLrrIcIANs.-The veteran
about talk he had at the Warm Springs
with Senator Robertson, of S. c., as fol-
lows:
He talked good deal about Ex-Governor
and Congressman elect Walker. He laid
particular stress upon Walkers honesty.
Indeed, whenever the name of any public
man was mentioned his first remark was
about his honesty. 1t WAS the burden OF
his conversation. He thought that the
people of Virginia had done right in elect
ing Walker to Congress, and ne thought
they owed him a debt of gratitude. In re-
gard to Messrs. Johnston and Lewis he
had not much to say, though he did ven
ture the remark that lie thought both were
honest to a fault, but were not particular
ly able. Mr. Lewis, he said, was not
in his seat q great deal, and therefore he
had not formed any extended opinion OF
him.
When the general amnesty bill passed he
was so much elated that he sent down town
and bought half dozen baskets OF cham
payne, and had general jollifcation at
the Capitol in one Of the Senate ante-rooms.
Many senator's, officers of Congress, news
paper men, and others were invited to this
free wine-feast. Mr.. Lewis, of Virginia,
brought in Mr.. Sener and introduced him.
Sener got tight, but enjoyed the wine.
While in this felicitous condition he asked
Mr.. Robertson if that was the way they
lived in Washington eyes," said the
Senator, laughing. ''Well," said Sener
I believe | IL go home and besent to Con-
gress myself" He went and was sent.
NOTEWORTHY COINCIDENCE. = MI.
James Ora wford, aged 50 years, died at his
home, in this county, June 18th, 1875; Mr..
Charles Palmer, aged 95, resident of this
county, died while on d visit to his rela-
lives near Lynchburg, June Sth, 1875, and
MIS- Lucy Reynolds, consort of the late
John Reynolds, aged IS, died June 20th
1875. All these old persons were near
neighbors, and intimate acquaintance,
and the two last mentioned nearly related
by marriage All Of them were born be-
fore Washington was inaugurated Presi-
dent, and one Of them before the thunder
of ''rebellious" guns in the trenches at
Yorktown proclaimed to a listening world
that new nation was born! Peace to
their asl les.--Fincdstle (Vn.l Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30

Jefferson Davis, Alexander H. Stephens,
and all The eX-ctlicers and soldiers and
sailors Of the Confederate army and navy,
have been given u general invitation to at
tend national n I.lon of ex-Federal
soldiers soon to be he:d at Caldwell, Ohm.
The weighty men u liabell co., w. Va,
have been weighed and not found wanting.
One dozen were tried; Geo. fairfield was
the heaviest, 297, and JOS. S. Miller, the
Clerk of the Senate, the lightest, 216.-
They all weighed $40 lbs; average, 260.
Gen. Longstreet is examining the war
archives at Washington and making
copies to refate the charge alleged to have
been made by certain Southern Journals
that he (Longstreet) had lost to the Con-
federate cause the hattie of Gettysburg.
Viscount Parker, the rich young Eng
fish nobleman who visited the United
States several times, is about to be mar
ried in Paris to q Mrs. Brooks,'a wealthy
widow from California, who is reported to
have any number Of Big Bonanza mines.
Fred. V. Harcourt, an Engishman mar
ried colored woman in Baltimore and
be and his wife were hooted through the
streets till the police protected them. The
bridegroisa became much excited, abused
the crowd and finally landed in Jail.
The Richmond "Whig" calls attention
to the fact that the Code Of Virginia i'm
poses a fine of 50 upon each person con-
yicted of profane swearing and suggests
that little attention by the police would
soon pay the State debt.
The Richmond correspondent OF the
Petersburg ssNews'' says that Mr.. Ernest
Witt, well known to all newspaper men
in Virginia. has declared his purpose to be
a candidate for House of Delegates to re-
present Richmond.
Father Ronsellot, of the Catholic church
in Montreal, Canada, has written a letter
saying he can't obey the civil authorities
in the matter of the sepulture of J. Guis-
bord, as long as his bishop directs him to
the contrary.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30

HOLD PIE Fort. below we pre-
sent one of the favorite hymns sung by
MI. Sankey in his meetings. Recently in
Dublin, after the excitement of the per
sonal visit of Messrs. Moody and Sankey
had somewhat subsidized, at q theatre of
that city, in the course of the performance
one of the actors said that he felt little
Moody, and another had had the symptoms
of being decidedly Sankey-monious. AT
first the audience showed a little surprise;
then they Kissed, and kept things lively, as
they gave testimony against the insult to
the evangelists. AT length, stentorian
voice like the call of bugle, started
Brother Sankey's most stirring and conta-
gious song:
Chorus: Hold the fort, am coming,r'
Jesus signals still
Wave the answer back to heaven,
by lily grace we Will'''
See the mighty host advancing,
Satan leading on:
Mighty men around lis fighting,
Courage almost gone.
Chorus Hold the FORT Sc.
See the glorious banner waving
Hear the bngeblow:
In our Leaders name we'll triumph
Over every foe.
~ Chorus Hold the fort, &C.
Fierce and long the battle RACES,
But our help is near;
Onward comes our Great Commander
Cheer, my comrades, cheer.
Chorus: Hold the fort, Sc
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Horrible Crime in Virginia.

About two weeks since the vicinity of
Waugh's Ferry, in Bedford co.,. Va, was
thrown into state Of excitement by the
disappearance Of N ISIS Leah G. Tanner, a
lady about thirty-six years of age. The
Lynchburg Republican gives the follow
ing account of her disappearance:
On Friday evening last, about sunset,
Miss Tanner left the house of her brother,
a few hundred yards above the Ferry, for
the purpose of visiting the house OF her
brOther-in-law, about one mile distant.
Her path led through a stnbble-tield about
half the way, and she was seen from Mr.
Tanners house, walking leisurely on, un-
til she descended a little knoll and was lost
to view. She was then very nearly hall
way Do her destination and to reach it was
compelled to go through woods about Il
hundred yards.
Miss Tanner was.not missed until Sun
day, as each family thought she was at the
house of the other. But when it became
known that she had been seen by none of
them since Friday evening, the alarm was
at once given and a vigorous search COM
menced. 1t was the regular day for reli-
gious services at the chapel, near the
Ferry, and the entire congregation joined
in the search.
The news of the disappearance soon
spread throughout the township, and the
people turned out ell masse. The water
in the canal in the vicinity Of the occur
renee was drawn off, though it was thought
hardly possible that Miss Tanner could
have returned and drowned herself, and
though every effort has been made to as
certain her whereabouts, not trace had
been found up to yesterday evening.
Tho r v,ohbr,rer rivoc thu hor
rible sequel of the disappearance:
| We are in possession of full particulars
of the flight of Miss Leah e. Tanner from
her home at Waugh's Ferry, on Friday of
last week, and also of her movements since
that time: 1t is sad story, and we de-
| plOre the necessity which compeS us to
record it. But as the STAR was the first
to announce her disappearance, we feel it
| incumbent upon us to print the last of
| this sad case.
| Miss Tanner, after leaving the house of
| her brother, wandered through fields and
woods, under mental excitement which
cannot be described, and being almost fam
ished and utterly hopeless, she returned to
the house of her brother, and told the ter
rible story Of her ruin.
Her statement is. that her brother in
! law, Samuel Hawkins, effected her ruin
by brute force, and that she had been
| afraid to diyulge the fact. lest she should
receive bodily injury at his hands. Find
that concealment of her condition was no
| longer possible, she went away in Il fit of
mental arrangement, and only returned
when she felt that Death-a welcome yisi-
| tOr-WaS near.
| The hostile demonstration of her broth
ers and the no less belligerent attitude OF
| Hawkins have filled the neighborhood with
alarm. Should they meet. blood will most
assuredly be spilled, and all indications
how point to a collision in which some
| body must necessarily pay the penalty OF
l his 1ifa
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-31
NeAY York Market.

NEW YORK. March Cotton
Futures closed quiet and easier; sales
LOO bales; March l6 l7-32c; April
IL 1920; May IL 5-lG@l6 l@.32c; June
Il j:lG@l7 ll-32c; July l. 1920 lI3ci
August 173@l7 25-%2c; September
II l9-32Gt17 ll-32c; October Ii 23-32Ca
lG3c, FlOur-Quict; receipts 5000 bbs;
superlino western and state - 5OCr
4 Is; common to good s. 0j@j 10; good
to choice 81 9OG5 II; white wheat extra
s. 50mG 90; st. Louis 50 0O@800. Rye
Flour-Steady at 81 00@5 10. Corn
Mcn-Firm ut - OOm4 10. Wheat
In moderate demand; receipts $4,000
bushels; No. spring 81 22G,l 2S; No. ;
81 l2Ggl IA; Iowa do 81 l4@l IL; No. =
Milwaukee 81 l7!ml 20; winter red
western 81 25Gol IS; amber 81 2SGpl ~.
Ryc-Quiet at S9c. Barley-Quirt.
Malt-Stcady. Corn-Hcavy; receipts
u 900 bushels; mixed western SGGgS7c;
yellow S7@ sic. Oats-Firm and active;
sales 1900 bushels; mixed western 60
Ia zoe; white ia BE. lIay-'Firm and
unchanged. Cotiee-Firm; Rio l4im
lSc. Firm; fair to good refining
7!@s!c; prime Ste. MoIasscs-sFirm.
Rice Quiet and unchanged. Petroleum
Dull and nominal; refined l45c; crude
7!67ic. Rosin-F'irm at $207!@2 ~.
Turpentine-- Active at %6c. Eggs
Heavy Mt 23@ 2jc. Pork-Excitrd 1T
S2l OOm2l l24. Beef-Quict. Cut Meat
Quiet; middles tirm, western long clear
III; short clear llsc. Lard-flrmer;
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-31
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, March &O.--Flour-Quict
and unchanged. Whrat-Drmand fair
and maj kct firm; No. l spring 99c; No.
= fresh $50 spot; 93!c seller April; - Sc
seller May; rejected Sic. Corn-Dull
and declined: No , mivcI fresh GSim
GS!c spot; G7!c bid seller April; 1ilc bid
seller June; rejected GG!c. Oats De.
manI fair and prices advanced; No.
jjIc spot or seller April; j9ic bid seller
May; rejected j4c. Ryc-Dcmand active
and prices advanced; No. 99cmSl o.
Barlcy-Dull;No. > 81 % spot seeds o.
Steady and unchanged. Pork-Demand
fair and prices advanced Mt $40 81! spot;
$50 GOG20 81 seller April; $40 30 seller
May. Lard-Dcmand active and prices
advanced ut Sl4 20 spot; Sl4 3! seller
May. Bull; Mcat--Drmand active and
prices advanced; shoulder. 7sc; short rib
middlcs H. Ici short clear llsc. Whisky
81 II.
On call board Wheat was ic hiGh"r
Corn-HIigher at G7lc seller April; 7jsc
seller May. Oat.-Firmcr at j5sc seller
April. Pork-Unc nchangcd. Lard
Lower at $l4 27l seller May.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-31
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The Executive Committee Of the
Evangelical Alliance has decided to hold
biennial conference at Pittsburgh.
The Secretary of the Treasury has di-
rected the Treasurer to withdraw from
the available currency balance OF the
treasury S7,4S2, 600 in legal tenders, and
that they be cancelled and destroyed.
A telegram from Audenreid, Pa,
states that an armed band Of miners are
on the march for Hazleton. They COM
pei Others to join thernhs they proceed and
intend to visit TreSkow and Beaver
Meadow. gathering new recruits. The
streets are thronged with excited citizens
discussing the situation.
\ decree has been issued in FraECe
prohibiting the importation of American
potatoes in the sacks or barrels in which
they had been packed. This is done to
provide against the introduction OF the
Colorado beetle.
Governor Allen, of Ohio, yesterday
appointed j. G. Fisher, Of Coshocton;
John II. KIippart, of Columbus; and
Robert Cummins, of Toledo, State COM
missionrrs of fisheries.
Governor John A. Campbell, who has
been appointed assistant secretary Of
state, lrit for Washington yesterday, to
assume the duties of his office.