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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

AN INCH OF RAIN.-Rain is caught and
measured in such way as to give what would
have been the actual depth of water on the
surface if it had not soaked in or run off. An.
inch of rain is OF more consequence than would
be generally supposed. On an acre of ground
it amounts to 6.272, $40 cubic inches. This
gives q, 622,5 gallons of water, which wonld
fill cstern capable OF holding 800 hogsheads.
Reducing it to weight it would amount to over
113 tons. A trough 12l feet long, 10 feet high.
and feet wide, inside measurement, would
just contain an inch of rain from an acre of
ground. v sgas6
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.-The following
amendments to the Constitution of Virginia are
to be submitted to the next Legislature for its
approval, and ifapproved will afterwards be
submitted to the people for their ratification or
rejection } ep 5aiss 5sfi 70 tivs7sal
l. 10 exclude from voting persons who have
been convicted OF petit larceny. sgsad .{sfasfs
| 2. 10 strike from the Constitution the pro-
vision requiring registration Of voters.
Also additional amendments concerning tile
Legislative department of the Constitution as
follows 's ''9A .t A-
1. Reduction of the number OF members Of
the House of Delegates from 1872 to not more
than 100 nor less than 80. tig sil lf
2. Reduction of the number of members of
the Senate from ~ to not less than 80 nor
more than 40.
This reduction to go into effect after the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in Noyem-
Der, 1879, uader an appointment to be made
by the Legislature.
8. An superintendent to be made by the Leg
islatrre at the regular session Eext preceding
the Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
Der, 1879, or sooner, and In 1891, and every
tenth year thereafter.
4. No person holding a salaried Office under
the State Government to be eligible as men,
Der of the General Assembly. 5e
5. Biennial sessions of the General Assem-
bly,.
6. Members of the General Assembly to re-
ceive salary.
The sections proposed to be added to Ar
ticle ", and to be numbered % and "a, are:
l. That the Legislature shall have power to-
provide for the government Of cities and towns,
and to establish such courts therein as may be
necessary.
2. That the Legislature shall have power by
twe-thrd vote to remove disabilities Incurred
by duellists, their seconds, &c. -tc sao1F
The Republic magazine for August. is a val
liable number, one Of the strongest yet issued.
The opening article is the 'sGrowth OF the Ma
ton under Republicanism,' is complete an
swer to the charge raised by Democracy, that
Repub!canism has impoverished the country.
Our growth in population, true wealth valua--
ton of real estate, and products OF manufac-
ures, indicate n marvellous increase for the
past fourteen years. The financial RESPONSE
bilites OF the Government are put forth in a
strong light to show the magnitude of tho
work accomplished. AS Campaign docu-
ment, this review Of fourteen years, would
have marked effect on public opinion. Every
loyal man should read it. ''The French Re-
public;'' ''Fan Election s'Taxes: Who Pays
Them" Democrat Reconstruction;'' 'I.ife-
Saving Service;'' Industry in the Seuth;' and
magazine to all who value sound reading.
Published at Washington, D. c., by Republic
Publishing Company. Only 81 year.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

PENITENTIARY MANAGEMENT.-It is said
that the Albany On. " penitentiary returned
last year over 1000 of earning above its ex-,
penses. We presume that the salaries Of Off
GERS, and so on, were not included in this re-.
suit, but even if it only means that the cur
rent cost of clothing and feeding the convicts
was more than met by their labor, the result
is an excellent one, and might be studied with
advantage by similar institutions in our own
State
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

Senator Cameron, i'll recent conversation
in Washington, expressed the utmost conf
dence in the ability of the Republican party in
Pennsylvania to elect Gov. Hartranft in the
fall. The Democrats, he believes, will nomi-
nate Mr.. Bgler. The financial question will
not. il Ills opinion, have any influence OIL the
canvass.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

Dispatches to the Omaha, Nebraska, news
papers from the West report that the gras.!....'-
pers are very numerous at Grand Island, VII
low Island, Central City, Wood River and Has
tings, and are doing great damage in the vicin=
ity OF those places. Immense clouds OF the in-
sects are still flying southwark.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

INTEMPERANCE.-Tlle following is an ex-
tract from sermon recently delivered by the
Rev. S. V. Leach, of the Baltimore Conference,
and we'll known to many OF the Methodist peo-
pie in the Valley of Virginia.
ssSurvey the pictures the rum fiend has hung
up before the vision of the people 2O0,O
liquor saloons that would form street from
New York to Philadelphia; 100000 inebriates
who, five abreast, would make street process
sion equally extended; 4 saloons to every
school in the nation vendors to every min
lister of Christ; 1900 funerals of drunkards
every week; an amount of liquor annual
distilled that would fill canal 100 miles long
by IA feet wide, and 4 feet deep; vast army
Of fathers, sons, brothers and husbands filing
into prisons, asylums and graves, and the ranks
never decimated; the drunken incendiary's
torch illuminating nightly the heavens; blood
shed by intoxicated assassins, reddening night
ly the ground; long procession OF widows and
orphans made such by the drink demon start
ling statistics of crime and poverty looming up
before the drowsy eye balls of the people like
the pillars of cloud and flame, an appalling
panorama of sQuandered fortunes, crushed
hopes, broken hearts and dcsolated homes"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

A great deal of financial stringency is felt at
present among business men in Montreal, no
less than twelve FIRMS who are perfectly sound
as to liabilities and assets, having been COM
PEELED, within the past week, to make special
arrangements with their creditors foran extern
sion OF time to enable them to meet their en-
gagements. amos s.4s,,s.-s s.tss
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

1t seems that we are to have another edition
Of the Beecher-Tilton affair, and that the first
Monday in September is the time set for the
re-opening of the scandal business. The case is
to be tried in the Brooklyn courts before Judges
McCue or Reynolds. The attorney for the
plaintiff, Mr.. Morris, has expressed the opin-
ion that it will not occupy more than ten days,
but the other counsel believe that it will last
longer. In reply to an inquiry as to whether
there would be any new points OF evidence in
troduced in the next trial Of the Tilton-Beecher
case, Gen. Pryor said:
eyes, there are three leading witnesses for
the next trial. There is Legs, the druggist Of
Whitestone, who sold Beecher the poison
there is Henry c. Bowen, the extent of whose
evidence know little about, and there is Jos.
Richards, Mrs. Tilton's brother, whose full and
unabbreviated story, if it can be admitted, will
probably be overwhelming. Mr.. Pryor also
said that he supposed Judge Morris's action Of
the day was an intinlation that he had pro-
cured Bowen's testimony.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

The San Francisco politicians are quarrelling
over the value OF a speech which one wrote for
the other to deliver, the author considering it
cheap at 800. The joke OF 1t is that they be-
long to opposite parties.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

The Dayton Journal says of Mr.. 5. Cary that
It would be greatly to his advantage to retire
from the stump. He will run behind his par
ty in Hamilton county five-thousand votes.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

The Buffalo Courier thinks that Senator
Thurman is il. pretty much the same situation
which Senator Scharz was In after the Gin
ci..rati Convention.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

The powerful Feudal party i'll Germany
Count Harry Arnim counted nl is fercely wag-
ing a life and death struggle against the press
ent Chancellor, chief of and co-worker with the
Liberal party. The struggle is so far in favor
y the latter's side, where even the grimold
Emperor has been partially brought.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

ITO THE PUBLIC.-The undersigned, having
i purchased the interest OF Mr.. F. o. Hydenrich,
in the Tin and Stove business heretofore conducted
by them, takes.this method of informing the public,
that he is now prepared to do all kinds OF
ROOFING, GUTTERING, &C.,
And manufacture Tinware OF all descriptions He
will also keep constantly on hand all descriptions of
Stoves, including the best patterns OF
COOK. PARLOR, & OFFICE STOVES, CRATES. &c.
He respectfully asks continuance OF the patron
that has heretofore generously been extended to
him. A.. GRUBERT.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

The jury in the Mountain Meadow massacre
trial reported to the Court their inability to
agree, and were discharged. The jury is said
to have stood nine for acquittal and three
one Gentle and two Mormans-for conyies
zion.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19
Virginia Hotel,

Virsini" HOTEL srAuNroN VA
JOHN d. CROWLE, Proprietor.
This well known house having recently changed
hands is prepared.to accommodate transient and
permanent boarders at reasonable rates The table
will be supplied with the best this and other markets
afford. Polite servants always ready to wait
upon the guests and every attention will be paid to
their comfort. share Of the public patronage is
respectfully solicited. Omnibus to and from the De-
nov 14-tf JOHN D. cRoWLE.
National Hotel,
IN Corner OF Sixth Street and Pa. Ave.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
F. TENNEY CO., Proprietors
2l-tf
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

A merican Hotel.
n Immediately at C. Ohio Railroad Depot,
STAUNTON, VA.
McCHESNEY & NADENBOUSCH, Proprletors:
The Proprietors in resuming the management OF
ably known to the travelling PUBLIC, promise in the
future to retain the reputation the American mas
borne as FIRST-CLASS HOTEL.
Its locality Immediately at the Railroad Depot rem
ders it convenient stopping place for persons on
business or in search of health.
Bar and Barber Shop in the House
All the Offices OF the Telegraph and Stage run
ming to this town are adjoining this house.
Gs-A frst-cass Livery Stable, conducted by Pat
OToole, is connected with this house.
McCHESNEY Il co.
NB.-Citizens of the county will be furnished. din
der at so CENTS and Horses fed by Pat OToole at q
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

ferm nna Of has open
ed Wagon Making and Blacksmithing establish
ment, New Courthouse street. staunton, Va next
he is prepared to execute all work in his ne out OF
good material in the best manner and low figures
Repairing promptly done and all work warranted.
also manufacture Fesieg's patent Lifting Jack,
the greatest thing out and indispensable to farmers
generally. Call and see it.
feb 13-tf JAMES M. LICKLITER.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

g olution Iodo Bromide eff Calcium comp. For
~ sale by W. j. Tyree, druggist. jan s
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

Issued Every Thursday MsFning.
$500 A Year. Invariably In Advance.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

J. c. GROVE. Geo. Hudson.
ITNin, Copper and Sheet Iron EstabIishm emit:
i New Building, opposite N. X. Trout's,)
AUGUSTA ST., sTAUNTON, VA.
We are prepared to do ROOFING, GUTTERING
AND JOB WORK, at the shortest notice and in the
best manner out Of the best material Charges rea-
sonable either in cash OF country produce
We respectfully solicit share OF public patronage.
jan 25-tf j. C. GROVE Il CO.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19
Hotels.
nHE SPOTTSWOOD HOTEL,
HarrisOnburg,V Va.
G.. r. LICK. P
: PROPRIETOR.

C. B. LUCK, PROPRIETOR.
The new Hotel, THE sPooTswooD, under my pro
prietorship is open and ready to receive visit
ors and guests. The establishment has been refit-
ed fir the cellar to the roof and is in complete or
1t ON EN- phatically new house, and it is de-
dermined to make it stand as one of the very best
kept hotels in the State The proprietor has n ad
springs proprietor having kept the old Coum bian
hotel, and the new Spotswood Hotel at Richmond,
destroyed by fire in December, 1907 and the Jor-
dan Alum Springs in Rockbridge He is quite sn re
able to keep hotel He therefore invites the PEG,
pie Of Rockingham and the adjoining foqntss ana
wood and see whether he does not well understand
the business of his life.
It is scarcely necessary to say that the Table, the
Parors and the Chambers will always be 1ound
agreeable.
The proprietor, in conclusion, is quite sure the
people OF the Valley will cordially sustain this ef-
fort to establish frst-class Hotel, such as the
Spottswood shall he, in .Harrisonburg,
My Omnibus will always be ready to convey pas
sengers to and from the Spotswood.
nov IL Proprietor OF Spottswood.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19
Professional Cards.
N. K. TROUT. w. Il. CRAIG
ROUT 4 RAG,
Attorneys at Law.

N. K. TROUT. w. Z. CRAIG.
TROU T & C r. AIG,
Attorneys at Law.
sTAUNToN, VA.
| We have this day entered into Partnership as
| Lawyers Occupying the old Offices OF the Senior
member. The Junior member will aid in conduc-
| N8-Particuar attention given to collections.
| July loft
IL - Aftorneys-at-Law,
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
| Will practice in Augusta Rockbridge Rocking
| ham, Highland, Allegheny and Bath
SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the collection OF debts
and PROMPT returns made. IeD 4-oin
j ATTORNEY AT LAW,
sTAUNToN, VA.
OFFICE on Augusta street, in the room occupied
by George c. Jackson, Esq.
jys
Wm' A. Hudson ATTORNEY AT LAW,
sTAuNYoN, VA.
Will practice in the Courts of Augusta and adjoin-
Office with w. A. Pratt. aug 2S-ly
y. ATTORNEY AT LAW
SrxuNToN, VA
Office, opposite Court House Yard.
Special attention paid to Collections.
1
| w ATTORNEY AT LAW
/ STAUNToN, VA
Will practice in all the Courts of Augusta and Cir
cuit Courts OF the adjoining counties.
! Prompt attention given to collecting Claims
sept lily Office with H B. Niche
| Dreston A. Baylor,
| / ATTORNEY AT LAW
| AND SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
STAUNToN, VA.
Practice in all the Courts OF Augusta and adjoining
| Counties.
! OFFICE-The same formerly occupied by his faith
err Col. Geo. Baylor, dec d, Augusta street, oppo-
| site the Courthouse. nov 10-1y
| r HAVE on hand all the necessary Bankrupt Forms
| i and am prepared to make out the necessary pa
pers for desiring to claim the Dement'S OF the
Bankrupt Act.
| will also attend to making out and forwarding
the applications OF Soldiers OF the OF their
widows for the Pension granted by q late Act OF
| Congress. ALEX H. FULTZ,
| march 9-tf Attorney at Law
j. Amber Smith, a
LAW OFFICE, RICHMOND, VA.
After the 4tA Of March meet IshaU the active
! practice of the lap.
viii practice in United States District Circuit, and
Supreme Courts and all State Courts also before the
Department ats Washington, d. c.
| BANKRUPTCY PRACTICE MADE SPECIALITY.
| p O. Address until 9Th OF March, 1876 Washington
| D. C.
dec3-tf
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

CT WELLER's Boot, Shoe and Hat Store is op
pos1te the Masonic building and 1oun Hall, Main
Street. Don't forget. april25-ly
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

G1assimeres for men and boys, at
~ aug Ii w H. WELLER'S.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19
Stnat7etO2l Cards.

TVouse and Sign Painting.-The undersigned
IL is now prepared to execute with neatness and
dispatch HOUSE, SIGN and ORNAMENTAL PAIN
TING All Work done in the best manner and on ac-
commodating terms. tA-Orders from the Country
promptly attended to. JOHN w. CLINE,
July " Main Street. Staunton, Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19
HEzEKIAH JORDAN. THOS. H. SHUA
JORDAN 4 SHU NATE,

EURs, in Squirrel Mink. Seal Sable. Alaska, and
IL Martin, with and without Boas, just received
and very cheap. w. II. WELLER.
dec
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19
VALLEY VIRGINIAN,
Staunton, Virginia,

THURSDAY. AUGUST 10, 1875
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

8. M. Yosr & SON. EDITORS PUBLISHERS
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

TTHE FOURTH supply this season of those nice
i silk-anish Alpacas that have given such gener-
satisfaction, just received.
WELLER'S
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

Win. Patrick,
w ATTORNEY AT LAW,
STAUNToN, VA.
Will practice in all the Courts OF Augusta and Cir
l.cuit Courts OF the adjoining counties.
Prompt attention given to collecting claims.
sept lily Office with H B. Niche.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-17
The War in Herzegovina.
Other Provinces in InsurrectIOn
GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Mark Lane Err
press in its exhibit Of the crops says: The
unsettled weather has been very unfavora-
bic for harvest work, which is everywhere
in progress, and high temperature has put
wheat in some danger Of sprouting, While
ITS condition must necessarily be satisfac-
tory, the London market, from constant
arrival Of foreign grain, has not shown ac-
tivity, or a tendency upwards.
The Paris market has felt some inactiOn
and rates have given away shilling to
shilling 6 pence per quarter. It now
seems confirmed there, as well as here, that
neither in sample or quantity will it come
up TO last year.
In Austria and Hungary the same sort
Of result is looked upon as certain, and
Northern Europe has had much the same
sort Of weather. Therefore samples must
be affected.
Russia reports very unequal growth, be-
ing most affected by drOwth, the damage
from which subsequent rain could not
repair.
Belgium and Holland have been much
inter:ered with in their harvests, and
spread of the potato disease is No longer
doubtful.
The corporation Of Southampton have
rendered a reception and banquet to the
Admiral Of the American squadron and
his officers. The squadron will probably
remain there the remainder Of the month,
and these cOurtesies will be accepted.
LONDON, Aug. II, $50 A. Admiral
Worden and officers have accepted the fes-
Invites proffered them by the corporation
authorities and the Chamber Of Commerce
Of Southampton.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-17
ALL ABOUT A CLOTnES-POLg.
Woman Dies from LOekjaw Caused
by a Rusty Nail.
ChIcarO Tribune

Chicago Tribune.
4 most singular and distressing case of
deatL occurred Friday, and a man stands
accused Of causing it. Bridget McPhilliDs
is the deceased person, and she was a mar
ried woman with a family consisting Of har
husband and four children, living at No
So West Polk street. On the "a inst e,
Mrs. McPhillips and EIcCarty, a man DC
cupyiDg a house adjoining hers, quarrelcd
over some trivial matter, and while talking
the woman menaCngly held a clothes-pole
in her hands. GcCarty seized the pole,
and in attempting 10 draw It through MIS-.
PHILLIPS hands, a rusty nail in it slightly
wounded her in the left wrist. This ended
the quarrel for a time, but the next day q e
woman swOTe out a warrant for McCarty'S
arrest on the charge of diSOrderly cOIducf.
and he was taken in custody and allowed
10 90 on furnishing special bail for his ap-
pearance when required.
In a day or two after the quarrel the
wound in Mrs. EcPhiilips' wrist began to
produce lOckiaw. DR.. Lee was called
and attended he-; but shegradually sank,
and after the most intense agony, endured
for over a week, she died yesterday at
1890 O'Clock P. NJ.
Wednesday last McCarty was re arrested
by Sergt. O'DOnEelPs order, DR.. Lee hay
ing given a certificate that the woman was
in a dangerous condition. The prisoner
was held in bonds Of $1,000 10 await the
result Of the WOman's illness, and fur
nished the required surety. Yesterday, on
learning Of the death Of Mrs. McPhillips,
he promptly gave himself in change Of
Sergt. O'DOnneil, and is now a prisoner at
the Twelfth Stieet Station. He is a mar
ried man, and deeply deplOres the unfortu-
nate result Of a quarrel over smatter which
was Of no Importance, while he disclaims
any intent to iDiure the woman.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-17
GERMANY.

New YORK, Aug. ga telegram from
DetwOld, Germany, states that the Her
mann MOnumentaFestival commenced that
morning with the reception Of Kaiser
Wilhelm, the Crown Prince Of Germany
and Prince Carl Of Prussia, who were at
tended by numerous suite. During the
day there also arrived the Duke Of SAKE
Meiningen, Prince Frederick Guenther of
Scwartzburg, Leidel Stadts Representa-
tives, bearing cOlOrs of all the German
States, and many bands of music. There
was a grand military display and the people
lined the road from the railway station a.
Schneider. There was a great procession
all day long Of peasants, their wives,
and students. Fifty thousand people are
without beds, and sleep as best they may.
The streets are beautifully decorated with
flags and eveTgreeHs.
A European dispatch also states that
over $4,000 visitors yesterday celebrated
the fets Of Napoleon by attending high
mass in his memory a. St. Augustine
Church.
BERLIN, Aug. 16.-The colossal statue
Of Hermann was unveiled to-day before an
immense concOuse Of PEOPLE.
Bonn, Aug. 16.-In the old Catholic
Conference to-day, DR.. DOllinger announced
that an agreement as to the procession Of
the Holy Ghost had been obtained on es-
sential points. The communication was
received with rejoicing by members Of the
conference.
DETMOLD, Aug. l6.-Emperor William
and other distinguished visitors proceeded
at noon to Mount Grothenburg, where the
monument Of Herman is erected, where
the ceremony Of unyeiling was performed
in the presence Of 1900 spectators. Super
intendent General KOppen delivered a his
tOrical address, and Priyy Counsellor
Frenss the inaugural Grafton.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-17
CONDENSED TELRGRAMS.

Two bibles were presented to President
Grant at Fair Lake Sunday.
William Brong, eight years old, was caught
setting fire to a church in New Haven, Sun
day Afternoon.
The body Of Miss PhilpOtt, who was
drowned below the Cave Of the Winds I'M
der Niagara Falls last week, was taken
from the whirlpool Sunday, by her
brother.
The Spanish. Government willfsOOn send
a royal commission to the Philadelphia
exhibition.
Gems. Sherman and SlOcum arrived at
Omaha, Sunday, and a public reception
was given them last evening, which was
largely attended by all classes Of citizens,
and was a highly complimentary affair.
The party will leave for Cheyenne and
Denver tomorrow.
A treaty Of commerce between China
aud Peru was ratified on the 7th inst.
The saw mill of SaylOr & Co., Carroll
ton, Mich, opposite East Saginaw, was de-
strOyed by fire yesterday. The mill was
rebuilt last season, and was almost wholly
new. Loss, S35, 900; insurance, $4,000.