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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-07

ARREST OF FORMER VALLEY OF Wiz
GINA MEN.-The Rouss and Weir ANU
ed to in the following from the New I OK
sTimes'' are from Winchester, ana housS
had store in Staunton just after the wal.
son December 19, 1874, it was notlceu
that considerable quantities OF gooGs W1E =
being removed from the store OF .. "a
Weir, dry-goods merchant, 43o ur 1aii
street, to one of the stores OF RouSs, Den
& Co., auctioneers, of this city, 6roo n.y.
and New Jersey. On the following MOL
day Weir disappeared, and. his stock was
sold out by the sheriff. Shortly afteiWard
it was discovered that Weir. although
without capital, had fraudulcntly Obtain
ed from several merchants in the CITY,
goods valued at between 10000 and son.
600, and that Weir and Rouss, OF houss,
Bell & Co., We're old friends, and that
Weir's job to obtain goods by false pre-
lenses had been suggested and opefateu ny
Rouss. Weir was subsequently arreSIeu
in Philadelphia under the name OF Jonn
Elliott, and on being brought to TINS Guy
admitted his guilt, stated that he mad CIV
en- Rouss fraudulent confessed Judgments,
and that the greater portion OF goods 3D.
tanned were sold by Rouss, on whose sug-
gestions he acted. Quantities OF the GOODS
fraudulently obtained by Weir were dls-
covered in the stores of Rouss, Bell q Co.,
and an indictment for grand larceny ana
receiving stolen goods was yesterday found
against Charles Is, RousS and Wllllam y.
Bell. The accused were arrested and taken
to the district att orney's office, where they
we're committed to the TombS without
bail'
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A LUCKY GIEL.-Now it is Miss Nellie
Tale, the daughter of an old Chicago
printer, who has met with an exceptionally
brilliant fortune. Her mother died in
1858, when Nellie was only two years Old.
Samuel Parry and wife, friends of the
family, begged for the child to bring up as
their own, and took her home with them
to South Bend. The girl was highly edu-
Gated, ard extensively travelled in Europe.
Lately she was SUNNI ned to the DEATH
bed of Mrs, Parry at South Bend, and pre-
sented with $4,000 cash upon condition
that she would stay and keep house for
Mr.. Parry during the short remnant of
his life She agreed to this arrangement
and Mrs. Parry died in peace. n ow there
are several hundred thousand dollars
worth more of Mr.. Parry's possessions
and will made bequeathing it all to Mel
lie Tale. Somebody ought to be looking
after the young lady, for she will need a
business man and protector after Mr.
Parry is gone.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-07

zoe Clarke, who murdered Albert Banks
dale, was hung at Pittsylvania c. H., Va,
Friday. About three thousand negroes
witnessed the execution of this one. Rey.
e. W. Nelson. of the Episcopal Church,
officiated on the scaffold.
Madame Florencs. a fortune teller of
Alexandria. Va, has voluntarily returned
a c5 fee to a client to prevent him digging
any more for hidden gold she had told him
of. He had undermined two. or three Of
his neighbors' houses.
Mayor Kelley declined to address the
colored paraders in Richmond, OH the
1XVth Amendment and the Civil B 'ghts
TO do SO in his capacity Of Citizen, which
they declined.
lin. a colOred cook of the Sixty first
VIRGINIA Regiment, also wants to attend
the rp1l1ion of Mahone's old brigade. He
saws he ought to be entitled to member
shin. as he remained with it as long sany
other man.
The Governor of Virginia has appointed
II. W. Thomas, of Fairfax; Robert On1d
of Rich mond; u. s. Meem, of SHENANDOAH.
FitZhugh Lee, of Stafford. and r r
Rixey, OF Fauauler, visitors to Mount
Vernon.
"a colored spelling match'' at the Sd
street African Methodist Church. Rich
mond, Monday night, resulted in victory
for Kate Archer, girl Of about Is wears
of age.
Hon. Dan. Voorhees,, of Indiana, on Sun
lay received the rite of confirmation at the
lands of Bishop Talbot, of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, at Terre Haute, Ind.
ana.
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G. III. Mccormick and g. II. Adams, OF
the great wheat firm of Chicago, are ma
tiyeS of Rockbridge CO., Va, and the for
mer is the great Mccormick reaper man.
ssAh, my child, if hadn't raised you. l
should not so deeply deplore your loss, !"
moaned draw poker player as the pot"
was swept off the board.--Breuaty Bennett
sat the earnest solicitation Of my wife
and children, have consented to become
a candidate fol county treasurer is the
way Mississippi candidate puts it.
Gen. Denver, former Secretary of State,
of California, who was a Federal General
during the war, has purchased $4,000
residence in Alexandria. Va.
Rev. j. J Lafferty has been elected to
deliver an Grafton before the Alumni Of
Emory and Henry College at Commence
ment in June next.
Hannah Goode, colored woman, died
at Marion. Va, a day or two ago, at the
somewhat advanced age OF one hundred
and eleven years.
Mai. A. r. Courtney, the new Grand
Master of the Odd Fellows Of Va, made
his first visit to a lodge in Manchester
Friday night.
Rosebuds are selling in New York at
$40 to $50 per hundred, and some-the
''Marshal Niel'' variety, at $50 per hun
| dred.
A bark is loading at Richmond, Va,
with cargo of black walnut timber from
West Virginia, destined for Havre, France.
| The steamer, VIM. F. Taylor. the last OF
| the Virginia oyster navy, was sold at auc-
| ton at Norfolk, on Wednesday, for S4,025.
! VIM. Steele, carpenter of Baltimore
| cos MARYLAND, died on the 26th ult. from
| swallowing a fish bone five days before.
Mrs. Hall, aged 104 years is living neal
Harrisonburg, Va, with her Oldest daugh-
ter aged So, and the youngest aged 81.
Eight ex-mayors of st. Louis, officiated
as pall-bearers at the funeral of Mayor
| Barret, Of that city, on Tuesday last.
Thos Scantlain, a well-to-do citizen OF
Warrenton Junction, Va, shot himself
through the heart on Thursday last.
A. F. Sewer, a well-known cotton
broker of Baltimore, and native of the
valley Of Virginia, died last week.
The estate Of Dan Bryant, the minstrel,
only footed up $500 He had made and
spent u fortune in his life.
Bishop Smith, of Kentucky, preached
the conservation sermon of Bishop Jaggar,
of Ohio, last Wednesday.
An Arkansas paper headed it "Centen-
NAL of Battle Fought at Lexington.
Virginia"
The James River Brewery at Richmond,
turns out POO kegs of beer daily
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Entertainment at waynesboro.


WAYNEsBoRo, May 1st, 1875.
A musical entertainment, to which our
citizens have been anxiously looking for
ward for some weeks, took place on Thurs
day evening last. The entertainment was
for the benefit Of the Presbyterian church
Of this place in which it was given. Our
town has enjoyed for years high reputa-
ton for possessing a great deal of musical
talent and the performance by no means
evinced any falling off in that respect. We
had expected to have some addition to the
participants in this concert III the shape of
some of the good singers of your city, but
regret to say we were disappointed. The
programme was well selected and success
fully carried out, though somewhat lengthy.
Prof OFT, of Nelson CO., presided at the
organ and piano and won great praise for
the admirable manner in which he ac-
quilted himself. The singers both young
and old. rendered their parts we'll, but l
will not attempt to particularize. The
following were some OF the most noticeable
features of the programmes: Ills evening
brings my heart, by Miss NJ. B. A.; 'My
poor Heart is sad" Miss A. F.; 'sMurmpr
gentle Lyre," Chorus; knocking Bird
Misses A.; saviour Breathe" Duet,
Misses w. 81 A: cit is good thing,''
Chorus; ''Only a Dream" Quartette, by
Miss F.. Mrs G. d. j. and Mr.. s.
After the concert an elegant supper was
served in the basement of the church at
''panic'' prices.
Friday evening the enter tainment was
in part repeated and was fully as success
full as that of the preceding night. Taken
altogether they were very enjoyable and
Melted, doubtless, a handsome return.
Though business does not seem quite so
brisk as last Spring, our merchants seem
to be doing live business. Our hotels
and boarding houses are getting ready to
receive their Summer guests and | learn
the number of health seekers will be I'M
usually large this season as already many
rooms have been engaged. JINKs.
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The Public Debt Question.
SUNNY BANK. April %. 1875.


Editor Tindicat0r:
In your editorial of last week you seem
to speak very lightly, if not discourteously
of Mr.. Fulkerson's tax bill, and it's sup
porters, in the popular branch OF the Vir-
ginia Legislature. I cannot see what that
bill his to do with getting bank stock
taken in Baltimore for bank in Staunton.
Now it seems that every financial scheme
that is gotten up and does not succeed is
charged to the anti-funders, when it must
be apparent to every thinking man that
the public debt, with it's compound inter
est can never be paid unless our taxes are
increased double to pay the interest and
treble to create a sinking fund, so as to
enable US to discharge the entire debt
with it's interest in twenty years. Now
this cannot be done, we are not able to
bear such a burden; just think of doubling
or trebling our present taxes who of us
can bear it? In my opinion, our best poll
cy is to pay what we can well bear, and
think it should bereduced. Fulkerson's bill
came nearer meeting the case than any
thing that has been suggested as yet, and
we must run candidates this fall upon that
issue, funders and anti-funders. The
Dispatch and other papers charge-and
so do the funders-passing the Fulkerson
bill by caucusing with the republicans in
passing it. The funders seem to be short
of memory, they have forgotten how their
| bill was passed: every radical then in the
House and Senate voted for the funding
bill, save one. This is not party ques-
ton and should not be regarded as such,
all have to pay taxes alike. Now, sir, if
we take in consideration our losses by the
war-at least half of our property, and then
unfavorable seasons and. short crops, then
| the flood destroying vast amount Of
property, and now the cold spell and frost,
all of which losses tell heavily upon farm
ing interest of Virginia. Now, sir, SO far
as the bond holders ale concerned they
should bear an equal portion of our losses
So far as the honor, integrity and credit
| of the State is concerneaa every dollar
would have been paid if those misfortunes
had not came upon US. The public debt
on the first of January was near forty-six
million, the interest has since been COM
pounded and very little paid, which must
amount at this time largely over fifty mil
lion-I mean the whole debt including
West Virginia's portion, which I believe
we are bound for under the funding act.
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A QUEER MIsER.-A rather unique
sort of miser died a week or two ago in
Hudson, NY. He was an Episcopal min
lister who served as 2 missionary for his
church in Greene county. receiving a sal
airy of 5000 and numerous donations. He
died a subscription was taken up to pay
the funeral expenses. After the funeral
his rooms were examined and a will found ;,
together with package containing $751;,
600 in Government bonds, and a bank
book showing a deposit of $4,000 in a
bank in New York city. The will gave
half of his property to his relatives and
the rest to st. Luke's Hospital and to
churches in which he had preached. The
clergyman's name was Clark, and he went
to Greene county from Halifax, n. 5.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-07

Jeff. and James Pridemore and palas,
lodged in Lee co., Va, jail, for illicit dis
tilling, were released on the night of the
22nd ult., by crowd of 25 men, the jailer
and guards making no resistance.
Near Ballard, KY, gentleman has a
bottle-full of living grasshoppers Matched
from eggs deposited in his garden last fall.
These eggs had remained all through one
Of the severest winters known.
Judge Fullerton, who cross-examined
Beecher, owns 700 acre farm in Fairfax
CO.. Va, with superb dwelling and barns,
where he spends his summers. He raised
200 tons of hay last year.
Lengthy obituaries are published in New
York of Mrs. F. B. Conway, the actress,
she was sister Of Mrs, D. P. Bowers, and
daughter of an Episcopal clergyman Of
Stamford, Connecticut.
Some of the Baltimore & Ohio r. r.
depots in Jefferson CO., W. Va, which
were owned by the depotagents, have been
closed on account of a difficulty between
them and the road.
The members of the chain gang fAlex-
andria, Va, have been put in uniform of
Widestriped ed-ticking. They appeared
on the street the first time in their new
uniform Saturday.
Rev. J. G. Long, former pastor of the
Charlottesville, Va. Baptist Church, has
been elected Professor of Ecclesiastical
History at GROCER Seminary, at Chester,
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, who re-
Gently made trip down South, says:
1.-THE vote | most regret during my four
teen years. service in Congress is that
which [ cast last winter in favor of the
force bill"
Mrs. Tilton arose in court Monday and
presented written application TO Judge
Nieison to be allowed to testify. Neither
side would call her as a witness and the
Judge refused to grant this buncombe re-
quest.
ssJohn Smith, who stole POCKET book
in Richmond Monda, yWas sentenced to the
penitentiary for three years, Tuesday even
ing.
The Democrats carried Montgomery,
- "Wednesday, with q rush, nearly nalf
''eerlIe voting the ticket.
Ala, l. Il. c., elected 2
he colOreu !, line since
On Monday Ralelgn,
mayor for the first Ill.,.
he war. The wave is still a-waving,
The celebration of the British settlers of
Tirginia takes place at Richmond May'24.
VIM. B. Lurty has been appointed Clerk
the U. S. Court at Harrisonburg.
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A RECORD .oF DEATH FROM NOR
PHINE.-Col. John M. Powell, the Missis-
sippi planter, who committed suicide in
the Pierrepont House in Brooklyn, last
week. by taking thirty grains of morphine,
wrote one letter after he had swallowed
the drug, and left it addressed to lady in
the hotel. The letter is as follows:
IL make my last and dying request Of
you as noble-hearted, good lady to take
charge Of all my effects, and to pack them
get them. This is the only thing | ever
can ask of yon again. Please do that for
me, as know you will. Farewell; I am
almost asleep l lay down for the last
time. Oh, my God, forgive me for so des-
perate an act. but | cannot live another
day. Buryme just as | ann
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Adjourned till Monday night.


DEATH OF AN OLD CITIzEN,-Colonel
James M. Lllley, one Of our oldest and
most esteemed citizens, died on the Sd
inst, at his residence He was born near
Greeneville, in this county in 1902, and
was educated at the old Staunton Academy
living at that time with his grandfather.
Col. Robt Doak, who was soldier of the
Revolution and member of the Virginia
Colonial Legislature In 1882 Col. Lilley
was appointed Surveyor of Augusta coun
ty, serving in that capacity, by election OF
appointment, Is years. He was made
Justice of the Peace in 1886 and served
for 16 years in that position. In 1928
he was appointed by the Governor
a captain in the 93d regiment of State
troops and rose through all the intervening
steps to the colonelcy. The regiment. at
that time included several volunte Ger in
fantry companies and a company of Cayal-
ny. He was the father of Gen. r. d. Lii
ley Col. ]. ID. Lilley, and Mr.. James Lii
ley, former city engineer of Staunton. He
had three sons and four sons-in-law in the
Confederate army, and one son-in-law
killed and two sons and another son-in-law
wounded. He was member of
the Presbyterian church from early youth
until his death. He was a gentleman of
strong character, beloved in his younger
days and revered in his later ones by all
who knew him.
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g|mMyhe Afmhttatar.
FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 7, 1876.
Local
To Advertisers.

1t san undisputed and indsputable fact that the
yINDIeAToR has a larger paid up subscription list
than any paper in the State outside OF the large
Cities and is composed in whole OF the names Oh The
most substantial citizens of this and adjoining ceun-
ties, who have become familiar with the CASH
PR1Nc1pLE-the very class it most interests adver-
tisers to reach No investment pays merchants and
other husness men so well as that of advertising lib
orally and persistently in paper OF good clrcuia-
ton among those who have been accustomed TO the
practice of paying cash for what they get. The
Subscription List of the VINDICAToR is always open
to the inspection of advertisers and is SO arranged
(benp mailed by machinery that its numbers can be
seen at glance.
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THE CREDIT or STANTON.

The Valley Railroad Company has, we
think. grave cause of complaint against
many of it's Valley stockholders, but
staunton is not among them, and Presi-
dent Garrett in his speech Friday, recit-
ing many just grievances, should have
adhered to the record. The City Coun-
cil of Staunton has never refused to deliv-
or any bonds but once, and that was
temporary refusal, lasting only three days,
and the error was promptly corrected at
the next meeting of that body. In the pres
emf matter of the sudden and unexpected
demand for the $4,000 the City Council
did exactly what the Baltimore City Coun-
ell would have done and has done. They
had their City Attorney standing in the
room with the opinion that under the
terms imposed 10y the Council on the city's
subscription the delivery of the bonds was
not due. Had that officer given the opinion
that it was due there is no doubt but it
would have been voted by a large majority
<of the members to be paid on the spot.
The terms imposed by the Council on the
SuDSCElpIlOu NY odO POOPAO3 AlOlh
they derive all their power, are worth
nothing and we believe the City Attorney
will SO decide when that question is
brought before him. The Staunton Coun-
Gil don't pretend to be lawyers and when
they are informed by their legal adviser
that these terms are illegal they will not
we are confident, attempt to enforce them
AS to the minor matter of the $4,000 ad
vanced by President Garrett, he was par
ticularly unfortunate in his statement
The record of the Council was read Tues
day night and it appeared that the resolu
ton authorizing the borrowing of the mo-
ney expressly stated that it was to be paid
out of the first bonds delivered, and Mr.
Garrett long since got $75, 900 of the bonds
and-what may seem strange to those who
hear of Staunton's "defaulting" on hel
payments, he could have had the whole OF
the 100000 which were printed and ready
for delivery. but telegram from Mr.. Gar.
rett, himself, was received here instructing
his agent to draw only $4,000.
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INSURANCE COMPANY MEETING.-Th

INSURANCE COMPANY MEETING.-The
East Augusta Mutual Insurance Co. held
it's fifth annual meeting on the LIST inst, at
New Hope. The presidents report showed
it's affairs to be in a prosperous condition.
Its membership has increased during the
year to 355, and it's stock has increased 100
per cent. in value. 1t was resolved to ask
the Circuit Court to enlarge the maximum
Of it's capital to 100000. The President,
Mr.. Samuel CARRIER, having requested to
be relieved from further service, MI. John
Towberman was unanimously elected to
that office, And the following officers were
chosen: Secretary, A. E. Pierce; treasur-
er, John Firebaugh /; directors, Samuel
CARRIER, Hugh McCausland, Daniel Miller,
David Beard, G. W. Suffer, David Reeves,
J. Wayt Bell, Samuel Driver and II. Clay
Pilsen. The three last named are new
members of the board.
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AN EPISCOPAL MINISTER'S OPINION
OF A GREAT CoMEDIAN.-In his sermon
ON Sunday night, the Rev. Mr.. Shipman,
rector of Christ Church, (Episcopal) at
Lexington. KY, paid Nj. Joseph Jefferson,
the comedian, a high compliment. He
exists, but discrimination should be made
in the character okplays. Nh Jefferson IS
playing, he regarded as elevating, because
he. is not only an actor of high order of
talent, but man of exemplary moral char
acter. He himself intended going to see
him when last in Lexington, and actually
purchased tickets, but was kept away by
what he considered the weak scruples of
some of his parishioners.
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Prof. Swing, of Chicago, lectured in
Brooklyn Friday evening on novels and
novel reading. He was introduced by
Whitelaw Reid, who characterized him as
1.-THE great martyr to dogmatic theology at
the West" The lecture was witty and
characteristic of the man,
Ex-Congressman Bowen has been az
rested in Charleston, S. c., charged with
instigating a murder committed eleven
years ago, for the publication of which
charge he lately brought suit against the
Charleston News for libel. Bowen was
released on $4,000 bail.
Rev. Jno. S. Glendenning, Of poor Mary
Pomeroy memory, made his first appear
anee since the trial in Jersey city last Sun
day. in a pulpit ''decorated lavishly with
flowers by his admirers. His congrega,-
ton paid his lawyers fees and continued
his salary all the time.
The much-talked-of marriage of Earl
Roseberry % daughter OF William But
Ter Duncan. the well-knOwn New York
banker, will take place next month in Lo %;
don. 1t is expected to be an unusually
grand wedding.
Chemical investigation shows that por-
ton of cargo OF salt brought to New
York by the British ship Niagara, on the
4th ult., most of which has been sold and
sent out of the city, has been impregnated
with arsenic.
Some $500 in bank notes sunk some days
>sith the schooner w. Ell. Brewster,
since ). ~@saaas Va were recovered
near Alexa..> N-'s out with fiat iron
MOndav and c,,, ~ st Hour was
total loss. '"isN
visited tps' a. now e.. st: John worth 100000,
nu och' ana after going through it, Said stoo
arains aown into the cabin and blew fi h1a
MOODY MI and d. sankey, the revivalists, were
rom sef h sp thsy in w d0nddo nj and
leetings. -'-'A0 Aor 1helr
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RUINED BY A COURT DECIsIoN.-The
Richmond correspondent Of the Peters,
burg ''News" says:
The Supreme Court of Appeals to-day
rendered several decisions. One of them
ruins Dr. g. S. Mills, son of the late Mich
olas Mills, and now collector of customs,
inasmuch as it requires him to account to
the legatees for a very large portion of
his fathers estate sold and invested in
Confederate money. This will take every
thing the Doctor has, | am told. 1t is a
singular fact that DR.. Mills, who was Il
invested nearly all his fathers estate in
Confederate bonds. The result is that he
and his co-executor, R. R. Howison, the
historian, will have to pay the legatees
about 500 900. 1t will prove utter finan-
cial run to bOth
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. Monday
next party, including Secretaries Bristow
and Belknap, Brig, Gen. Humphreys, Sena-
ator Davis, of West Va, and Col. Craig
hill, U. S. A., will arrive in Staunton by
the Valley railroad, on a special car en-
route for the Kanawha River, to settle the
preliminary questions connected with the
Improvement of that stream. They will
take special train on the G. & 0. road for
their destination.
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TIE AMERICAN BOND FUNDER.-The
proprietor of the Exchange Hotel, Rich
mond, has sworn out warrant charging
j. J. MacKinnon, the great American
Bond Funder, with defrauding him out of
something over thousand dollars, and a
detective has found out the Bond Fund
er7s retreat. Governor Kemper was on
Tuesday asked to issue requisltion on
the Governor of certain State for Macs
return to Virginia for trial.