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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

IMPORTANT DE is I o M-Ihc supreme
Court Of the United States has recently rem
dered an important decision in the Western
District of North Carolina. Certain credi-
tors Of j. r. Alexander, finding that his SOD II.
J.. Alexander, and others, had obtained judg-
ment against him in the Supreme court OF the
State, which would take all his property to sat
isfy, filed a petition i'll bankruptcy in four
months after the judgment was taken and had
him declared bankrupt. w. r. Little was
elected assignee. A bill was filed in equity to
have the judgment of I. T.. Alexander decar-
ed void rs against the assignee, and is no lien
OIL the property. Judge Dick gave q decision
against the assignee, dismissing bill. An
appeal was taken to the Supreme Court and
the following is the decision Of that court IN
No. EOS. VIM. P. Little, assignee, &C., APP
pellant, VS.. T. T.. Alexander. Appeal from
the Circuit Court OF the United States for the
Western District of N. G. Justice Miller de-
;livered the opinion of the Court, reversing the
decree OF the said Circuit Court with costs and
remanding the case with directions to enter q
decree i'll favor of the plaintiff, that the judy
ment Of T. L. Alexander is void as against the
assignee and is no lien On the property Of the
bankrupt in the hands Of the assignee
The Culpeper Observer has donned new
dress, and presents handsome appearance
In his notice Of the spring suit the editor pays
o compliment to his friends, who have shown
their good sense in literally supporting SO good
a journal.
Z COMMISSIONER DoUGLAS.-The President,
on. being asked whether there was any truth IN
the ruInor about the resignation OF Commits
sioner Douglas, said he had ne sech knowledge,
and therefore the rllmor WAS untrue.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08
TNHE MILLENNIUM HAS COME.
EXTRAORDINARY NOTICE!
HARD TIMES !!
THE LAST CHANCE.

THE LAST CHANCE.
Avail yourself of this last opportunity and come
themselves indebted to me by open account note,
to do so before the lst Of MAY, when patience will
cease to be virtue" ana form the shape OF Col
leetor with his smiling couatenance at the pros
poets of costs, Ere Socome one and all, and DO not
put my we'll known leniency to the severe test OF
waiting any longer. GABRIEL dlhoH
apl GIT ~. .r i-s5
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

FJNAXESy TAxES!!
1874 are now in the hands OF the undersigned, and
must be paid, as longer indulgence cannot be given
wait upon the citizens and it is expected that the
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

Uncle John Robinson and his elephant have
been defeated for Mayor OF Cincinnati by from
1000 to 1000. johnson, the regular demo-
cratic nominee, was reelected.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

The result of the election in Michigan on the
9Th inst. shows very large Republican gains,
that party sweeping the State for almost every
Ching
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08
wIIL BE PRoMPTLY PAID.

The undersigned can be found at his office, oppo-
site the Courthouse above the store of Hamrick
Co. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, between L O'Clock
- 49, - LEVI SHAFER,
apl84t City Sergeant.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

HI Jol Hays, formerly OF Woodstock, died
ssss3arnf,, Alexandria last 'yeck.,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

A company has been organized'in New York
with capital of s., 500, ooo, to operate the coal
fields OF Virginia. 1T now owns the cell
ebrated s:Dor;. coal mnes,'; besides other
lands in Rockingham, upon which anthracite
coal has been discovered. Mr.. A. Nicholas OF
New York, is nowsin Virginia for the sgnrEose
of ascertaining the extent Of the mines, which
are said to be inexhauStihle.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

Henry Ward Bcecher is now on the stand
himself, and has been kept busy since his ex-
animation began, in giving detailed account
Of the things he don't remember; and just here
we may remark upon the peculiarities OF the
memories OF great men. For instance, there
was that worthy senator who had forgotten all
about having received 5000, 600, and new we
find the great and good Henry Ward Beecher,
unable to tell the ages Of his own children and
having no recollection whatever, of several other
important Transactions in his ministerial career.
Whether,or not these treacherics OF memory
are the price Of genius, we have not the leisure
to determine, but one thing is ccrtainantl thu t
is, that if all the forgotten moments OF Beech
er's life had been iotted down and bound
in s.yaller" back, some lucky publisher would
have been in atllent circumstances by this
time.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

Mr.. Jas. C. Southall, the well known news
paper man and author, has been appointed
clerk in the effce Of the Superintendent of Pub
lie Instructions. Mr.. Southall is a significant
illustration Of the falacy that prevails that any
person can edit newspaper. He is one Of the
finest scholars in the State, genial, brilliant
writer, but he lacks one essential element in
making good editor. He does not not under
stand human nature. His education is OF books,
and not of men. Take Bennett of the Enqulr-
err andtCowardin and Drinkard OF the Dis
patch, who were raised in printing office,
without the early advantages of wealth and
schooling that Mr.. Southall had, and they far
surpass him in power and effectiveness as news
paper writer's. They know how to get up
newspaper and write ferthe popular understan-
ding and comprehension.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

/ ARREsTED.-O Saturday last, AIessrs. j. b..
Bosseux and +. S. .Armistead, fermcr Pres-
dent and Cashier Of the Dollar Savings Bank,
Of Richmond, were arrested in that city, charg-
ed with having embezzled $4,000 Of the funds
of the bank, and also with making false entries.
They were taken before Justice White, who
committed them refusing bail.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

There are estimated to be sixty~tive million
bushels of wheat in She hands Of western farm
ers, which, it is Thought, will'beginro move to
the seaboar1 under the stinsulus of the reduced
ssreights OH the leading railroad lines Connect
snz the two sections.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

Gen. John A Logan pronounces the state
mcnt Of one Wheatly that he raised company
ofmen in Illinois for the Confederacy, to be ut
terly false, and supports the assertion by the
affidavit OF a Confederate officer, 1t. Col.
Thorndike Brooks, Of Baltimore, who mustered
into service the only Confederate company that
went from Southern. illinois,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08
NezO Advertisements.
SALE OF SELMA.

i MO 9S - k9fA w N
BY virtue of deed Of trust executed to me By
VIM. Easton and wife, on the 18th day OF April. IsI
county. and at the request of the beneciares nam.
ed in said Deed, shall sell at public auction. on
y sATURDAY,the 1st dayof MAY, 1875.
at II O'Clock, m,on the premises $, that valuahls
and highly improved estate,
SELMA
on the northern border of the city of Staunton Va
near the grounds OF the Baldwin Augusta Fair. The
estate wlbe sold in three parcels, by the terms Of
the trust VIZ: tS ~
~ 40 ACRES of the west end Of the estate 'front.'
ing the Churchvie Road, well adapted to BUILD
ING Nc purposes or for Pasture or Market ossSea
a. so ACRES of the East end Of the estate ffuus,
ne the churchville Road adjoining the land q w.
ADAPTED to Building purposes.
~ 81 10 ACRES, including the large BRICK
dnc ~ outehouses and grounds the former res
IS one OF the most desirable residences near the
n My p4r4sperous city Of Staunton, in the lovely
its schools and is on the line Of the Chesapeake 3
niq haiway rom the board to the West and 81
leading to the Southwest. = oN-o A'-''
The TERMS. which will be made known on The
be given immediately. sa
AS have the power to sell privately will Be slaA
to negotiate sale of the whole any portion
this estate previous to the day OF sale, - !
apl 8-tds JED. H0TcHKIss. Trustee.
A ssIGNEEs SALE OF REAL ESTATE -
IA By virtue of decree of the Dist. Court Of
the United States Tor the Western District CT Viz
ginia, in tn matter OF John Maloney, Bankrupt.
will, on "e' 42.t. -.
THURSDAY, the 29th day Of APRIL, 1875, sst
in the town OF New Market Shenandoah county, Va,
sell at pu bile auction q valuable HOUSE and LOT,
having all necessary convenienees and improve
ments, situated in the town OF New Market, nhsA-
andoah county, Va, on the following
ID TERMS.-One fourth Cash and the balance on
credit of Six. Twelve and Eighteen months, the
chaser giving bonds witt, ample personal security
for the deferred payments and lien to be retain
ed on The property as ultimate security. as
JOHN PAUL A sguee,
OF John Maloney Bankrupt. -
apt 8-tds -
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08
stockholders KeutiEg.

We direct attention to the informal proceed
ings in the meeting of the stockholders of the
Valley railroad Company, held in this city OIL
the 18th, and especially to the remarks Of Col.
Hartman. Tie views of this paper on this
question are well known. We have argued,
heretofore, that Baltimore city and the B. &
o. r. R. Company having performed their
part of the contract, in paying up every dollar
Of their subscriptions, IT was the duty, as well
as the policy of the parties in interest along the
line OF the improvement, to come squarely and
fairly up to their part of the contract. Had
this been done, instead of procuring iujunc-
tions, work would, more than probable, be now
caingson. If the proper spirit is MANIFESTED
and an earnest purpose shown to do what hon
or and fair dealing require. the work can be re-
s,,ned at no distant day. 1t amounts almost
to crime that the contractors have been made
to suffer so seriously in their. financial affairs
by reason of the failure to pay them what is
tiue. Ordinary men would have sunk under
t.he heavy burdens they have had to carry, and
1t is but the fantest honesty for the counties,
towns and Individual subscribers, to come up
Ifke men TO their work. This done, and the
work on the enterprise will soon commence
and be rapidly completed.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

.sIhe Sta.mton VALLEY NdResINZAs7 isbF AL
odds the ablest Republican paper in the South.
Richmond Enquirer, April 3rd.
Thank you brother Bennett. Werarcly ever
reproduce in cur coluns tlattering notices cf
the VIRGINIAN, for the reason that we prefer
thespaper to speak for itself. This, however,
coming from the source it does-a gentleman
40 well qualified to judge of Newspapers
highly appreciated, and we vary from our usu-
ri rule because of this fact
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

The Richmond. correspondent of the Alexan-
dria Gazette, says:
"Wednesday night Worsllam, the princely
owner of the largest commercial banking house
in this city, gave splendid banquet to the
members OF the Legislature. Speeches brief
and eloquent were made, and tie usual num-
her OF tears she'd"
lie could well afford il, as they deposited
nearly all their per diem with them. There's
where the people money goes.''
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

organic law of all ,vestige of recognition of ma
tional suprcmacy, rtually regulating the
great principle that was established by the war.
and upon which alone Nationality can be
maintained. Cetemporaneous with these evil
dences OF Il reactionary purpose, came the dec
laratioas in the United States Senate OF the
Representatives of the Democratic party-Eaton,
Norwood, Randolph, Withers, anu otlers-that
the States are Sovereign-that the laws made
in pursuance OF the amendments to the Consti-
tlltion and to carry them out to their practical,
logical results, are unconsti utional, and that
the seeded states have the undoubtcd right to
change their organic law. when and in what
manner they please, even to the rejection of
the very provisions that guard against and re-
pudiate the doctrine of secession. These are
not speeulatons-they are facts Of current
history. We have only to refer to Virginia.
for their velisoasion, where the State Legisla-
ture has adopted amendments and recommen-
dcd them for the acceptance of the people,
comprehending the repulsfon Of tlsc nationality
OF the government and the subordinate nature OF
the States, and reasserting the fallacy of Stata
Sovereignty-placins them precisely where
they stood, and upon the very ideas they main
tanned, in 1851, and in support of which an ap-
peal to the.hayenet and the bullet was made.
What is this but Areaetion''- Counter revolu-
.ion?''
I'VE arc not stimulated to this line OF remark
by any considerations of mere party finesse or
to create an unnecessary alarm. 1t is simply
ft,o ne
of the sentiment the Democratic leaders are
seeking to inculcate, and the fearful disorder
that mnst result from it.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

A sSIGNEEs SALE OF REAL ESTATE Fs- -
N By virtue of a decree of the Dist. Court Of
the United States Tor the Western District CT Viz.
gna, i'll tn matter OF John Maloney Bankrupt. I
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08
NORTH BOUND. Mail Train. Expires

Mr.. Geo. w. Striker. of Winchester, fell dead 4
from-his CHAIR on tho 9Th nit,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08

Mr.. Justice Strong: Suppose the State Of
South Carolina where the majority OF the peo-
pie are colored, should change its Constitution,
and say that nc white man should vete. would
a remedy against that lie in the United States
courts 81 IS .ssf ssss
The Attorney General said he had no doubt
that it would, His idea in the main OF these
amendments was that any and every right guar
anteed by them may be protected in! the courts
of tine limited States. Give that construction to
these amendments and they are OF some value; ;
give them the other constfucsfDnssfnd 'hhe Tree
dom yonchsafed to the negro becomes practl-
cally curse. Any doubt as to the validity OF
this act should be resolved in its favor. lie
asked the court to bear in mind that these
amendments and,the Legislation under them,
were practically made by the same hands. Is
it to be supposed that those who drew the
amendments did not know their scope? Accor-
ding to the arguments on the other side 1t must
be assumed Of the senators and'representatIse s
either that they violated their oath Grthcy did
not know the meaning OF language Which they
used themselves Ever since the years OF the
war no matter what was done ITO preserve the
Union and to protect the rights Of the citizens,
it has been met with these lngubrious schemes
that you arc encroaehing upon state authority.
He insisted that these amendments were inten-
ded to extend the jurisdiction OF the General
Government. and to restrict the jurisdiction Of
tile States. Millions Of people are to-day with
feyerish anxiety awaiting the verdict of this
court. conscious that their lives and their liber-
ties are wrapped upin it. II this court decides
in favor Of this law it will do more to restore
peace and quiet to this land than any decis-
ion or any legislation since the close Of the
war.
He had listened yesterday to the learned
counsel from New York i'll his e Ilurtbus
U,auno apostropi1e. If the connsels idea of e
Pzuribus Unun had prevailed then. this Union
now would be broken into disordant fragments.
lie (the Attorney General was also here to
speak for E Plmibus U1aan, and speaking for
it, he looked forward to that day when we can
consider ourselves not nation of inharnoni-
Gus and warning sovercigns, but Union whose
broad shield shall protect in all and every right
OF a freeman and citizen her people from one
end to the other.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-25
SheriF's Sale.


pY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION Issurn
- out Of the District Court in and for the
county OF Lincoln, State Of Nevada. and TO me
directed and delivered, for Judgment rendered
10 SAID Court, on the 18th day OF October, a, D,
1873, IN favor Of VIM. H. Ellis, and against the
t nan mn ana hunt Silver Mining Company. for
the sum OF three hundred and ffty-eiQht 33.lO0
gold coin dollars debt. together with two hun.
ared ana sixty-four gold coin dollars, tax-costs,
ana al accru1ng costs and interest have lev
ied on the following property. to wit:
All the right, title and interest in and to the
mine known as the HUM and Hunt Silver Min
ing Company's mine, situated and located in
ELY mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada:
also the house and building on said mine. one
engine and boiler reels and the shafts. tun.
nels, drifts, slopes and all the appurtenan ,es
thereunto appertaining or belonging.
Notice Is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the I'd Day of November.
A. ID. 1875,
Will sell all the right, title and interest of
SAID HUM and Hunt s. NJ. Co in and to the
ABOVE described property, at the Court. house
door, In Lincoln county, at 10 O'Clock M, at
pubic auction, for cash In hand, to the highest
ana pest bidder, to satisfy said execution and
all costs and interest in gold coin
Dated Phoebe, Oct. 18th. 1875.
A. FIFE, Sheriff,
by q. ". B1RDsALL, Deputy Sheriff.
ol3-td
POstponement.
The above sale Ia hereby POSTPONED unt,,
Friday, November 10th, 1875, at same
Dated Phoebe, November Q, 1878.
A. FIFE. Sheriff,
by q. BIRpsALL, Deputy Sheriff.
n3-td
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-25
Dividend Notice.

st,HE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE sTArr
Il BANK OF NEVADA are hereby notified
.nes q the monthly meeting Of the Board
q Directors, the REGULAR DIVIDEND We
declared for the month Of November Of
2 Per Cent.
~ p. ne amount o. capital stock, payable ct the
ne1k n United States gold coin on FRI.
DAY, the 10th inst.
Nv. WRIGHT, Bank Manager.
F1oche. New, December Sd, 1875. d4.td
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-25


Rates payable in United States gold
coin or its equivalent.
All Consignmepts Of Goods Forwarded with
rromptness and Dispatch. No Forwarding
or Commission Charges.
Mark Goods Care sc. d p, n. RI
All Liquors and Liquids will be transported
only at the owners risk of leakage.
slS-n W. E. GRIFFIN, Agent.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-25

neFs q but one Joh Omes n
paeehe~-eAat u the noeord.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-05

THE Stock Journal seys that stockraisers
find their avocations most profitable when
foreign buyers come here for cattle. The
loss in driving to distant markets is very
great, and then the Journal adds, Texas
is emphaticaIly specie paying State, and a
money panic never affects US as long as
beeves are plenty and sold In the market for
silver and gold" This is well enough. II
people prefer and demand gold for cattle or
cotton they can always get it, and they will
get none the less of gold because paper
money abounds. But if paper money cease
to exist at this time or within a few years,
every one who owes a debt will be ruined,
trade will be paralyzed and the present
Strengthened condition of farmers and OF
business men will be aggravated and per
petuated. People having staple agricultu-
raj products or manufactured commodities
need only demand gold, and proper price
in gold will be paid; but if paper money
issues be contracted and bondholders con-
tinue to demand and receive, as now, theil
pounds of flesh, the condition of the coun.
try, however confessedly terrible to-day,
will be constantly aggravated, and the poor
will rapidly become poorer and the rich
bondholders richer, and these Western and
Southern States will be converted into
wretched provinces, having existence only
to aggrandize the bondholding nobility and
imperial cities of the East.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-05


THE league of land near Granbury, be-
longing to the school fund of Galveston, is
rapidly disposed of. Within ten or twenty
years those counties that now sell their
school lands to squander, as they will, the
proceeds, will have no resource save in tax
alton, when public schools must be sus-
tained. Counties that retain the fee to such
lands, in coming years, will derive from
them revenues not only sufficient for
schools, but to maintain county govern
ments. If these lands must be sold they
should be converted into railways, and il
these could be honestly built, the stock held
by counties would support schools while the
roads would build towns and villages
everywhere, and constitute of themselves
an admirable pedagogue.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-05

IF every house in Austin were supplied
abundantly with water, and every citizen
bsthed thrice each day, and sparkling
streams of living water ran along each side
of the Avenue from the Capitol to the
river, there would never more occur case
of typhoid fever in Austin, and yillainous
odors from filth-polluted alleys would not
befoul the air of Heaven. And If this ex-
ternal application Of fluids were habitnally
practiced, the quantity administered inter
nally would be relatively diminished. Il is
strange. but true, that whisky guzzlers are
most unclean, and dstestation of water, in
all its uses, is in direct ratio with devosion
To whiskV
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-05

The Sherman Courier earnestly advocates
the payment of poll tax as condition prec-
edent to the exercise of the right of suf-
frage. The Courier says that large class
who hang like an incubus upon the body
polite are the thieves, robbers and off
scourings Of creation, who should not be
allowed to participate in the administration
of government. It may at times work a
hardship on some good, honest poor men,
but most of these will willingly forego the
privilege of the elective franchise to force
the inscriptions class to pay for privi-
lege they do not deserve. The rings would
not buy many votes, the Courier thinks, at
FIVE dollars each.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-05

COUNTY BoNDs.-By reference to adver-
tisement in this issue it win be seen that
500, 900 in county bonds is offered for sale.
These bonds are for building the court
house, under a law passed by the last Leg
islature authorizing Travis county to sell
bonds to the amount of, $3.50, 900 for build
ing court house and Jail, No .hetter i'm
vestment is offered to capitalists than these
bonds. They are to bear ten per cent, in
terest, which is payable in New York City,
and are of the. denomination, of $1,000.
Travis county owes nothing, and has tax,
able property Of. d$9, 090, 900, which, for the
last two years, has been increasing at the
rate of 81, 900. 900 q year, and will hereaf-
ter increase at q greater rate. The consti-
tutional convention will meet in another
month, and 1T wiiEprohibit counties from
going further ir debt or issuing more bonds.
Hence Travis county bonds will be contin-
ually enhanced in value, until, in few
years, they will rank with the very best
securities in the United States.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-05


THE old fogies Of Texas have a lesson TO
learn. We hope they win masterit. Itconsists
in a knowledge of the fact that people begin
to think for themselves, and decent, respecta-
bic gentlemen now have opinions Of their
own. Some one has said that the des-
TIMES of the South have been transferred to
the keeping of the younger men, most of
whom were not voters when Sumter fell.
They have more important tasks than brood
ing over the past and presaging evil in the
future. They have vast, almost ruined
empire to rebuild and beautify and enrich
Ia country to render greater and more
glorious than ever before. Men charged
with this great mission have no time to lis
ten TO the maunderings and jibberings Of
unsheeted and uncontined ghosts. Let the
dead past bury its dead.