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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-31
docket case No. j

In the District Court of the United States for the
Western District OF Virginia-ln Bankruptcy,
In the matter of r. L. Goodman Bankrunt
Western District of Virginia, SIS:
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE That On tho oot,,
OF Aug, ls76 warrant in Bankruptcy was issueaS
out 0 me DStrlct Court OF the United States fo.
tne western District of Virginia. against the as+ata
Of H. l.. Goodman, OF BncE inrha, ~ o estate
r rlrSmis, IN said District who was adsud~ed
nf @ Wv , on ms oWn-petition That the payment
10 any aents and the delivery of any property be-
n; ~ 70 sueh bankrupt, to him, or for his use
aen BY law That meeting of the Creditors of
o ar 10 prove their debts choose one
court 20, OF Bankruptey to be holden at the Office Of
before + W Rar bIank kr at Lynchburg
~ es- ior sad District, the llth day OF Sept a. d.
ar,o o. e a. = tioch, M A. s. GRAY,
Gus ol-Et y. s. Marshal for said District
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-31

The Whig of the Goth argues with great
deal of adroitness the question Of States Rights,
and the co-sovereignty OF the Nation and the
States. The defect in the argument is that
the States have no sovereignty in respect to
the National law. They have no authority to
modify or compromise law passed by Con-
gress. They cannot impair the right of SUI
frage rs secured in the amendments to the
Constitution. This refining about the point
where State authority commences and National
authority leaves off. has been tile cause of a
great deal of confusion and delasiol in the
South. The way to avoid it is to acknowledge
that this is a Nation. That covers all the dis
puted points, clears away the cobwebs and
places the States and the Nationa! Government
in their proper spheres.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-31
Mr.. Tilden's Defense

A DEMOCRAT WHO THINKS HIS CANDIDATE
SHOULD BE THROWN OVERHEARD If HE
HAS NO BETTER ANSWER.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-31
NONINEfsSTONERs SAFE.

COMMISSIONERS SALE.
BY virtue of decree rendered at the June term
1876 OF the Circuit Court Of Augusta county, i'll the
Widow, the undersigned Commissioners, appointed
for atpnrpose, will proceed to sell at public aue-
House i'll the city of Stanton. on
MONDAY the 25th day of SEPTEM Der, 1876
valuable tract of land, known as the
HOME FARM
of VIM. II. Bell. deceased, now owned by John A.
Noon, situated on Bakers Greek, Hebron
church,
CONTAINING I061l ACRES
Has on il Brick Mansion, good barn and out-hous
es, in good order plenty of water and the land of
excellent quality.
TERMS.-Ccsts of the suit and sale and ten
per cent. of the purchase money cash; fifteen per
and four years, the pure haser to give bonds wit
approved personal security, bearing interest from
the day of sale, for the deferred PAYMENTS the title
" % - JAMES BUMG5ARDNER, Jr.,
w. A. HUDSON,
aug Slit Com'rs.
YYIRGINIA-IN vAcATIoN-In the clerks Office
ust 20, 1876.
Philip II. Trout,
Francis Greene, William Greene Heroine L. Opie,
Alex u. Fnltz Trustee in q Deed from Wm Greene
and wife. Caleb Carpenter VIM. H Greene and Con-
way Whitte.
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to enforce the vendors
lien reserved in q deed from II. L. Opie and Wife, to
Defendant, Francis Greene, dated the End day De-
tober 1872, to secure an overdue bond held by the
Plaintiff for $3.50, dated the End day of OCTOBER 1872
and due April LIST, 1875, with interest from its date
with credit endorsed thereon OF the date of said
bond for S3925. Said bond is payable to II. L. Opie
and by him assigned to the Plaintiff and to provide
for other bonds secured by said deed; and to
tain the order Of their priority in which said bonds
shall be paid.
The Defendants, Heroine L. Opie and Caleb Car
penter, not having entered their appearance and it
appearing by atrdav filed that they non-resi-
dents of this State 1t is ordered that they do ap-
pear here within one month after due publication
OF this notice. and do what is necessary to protect
their interests. Teste
j. N. RYAN, Clerk.
Geo. M Cochran. P. q. aug SLIT
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-31
docket Case No.

docket case No.
In THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
States for the Western District of Vain BanR.
ruptcy. $50 " ~
In the matter of E o. Zimmerman. Bankrupt
Western District of Virginia, S.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE. That on tho Doth. a.ar
OF Aas 1875, a warrant of bankruptcy was issueS
0qt OF te Stflct Court OF the United States for the
q o. zimmerman ai OF Fincasie,in the county Of Bot
etoart, IN sald district, who has been adjudeed a.
Of any debts and the delivery Of any property be-
ana the transfer Of any propepv hn b on ior ms nse
s aen y aw ana that meeting Of the creditors Of
one or more Assgnees of his estate will be held at
&C. Court OF Banrnp5ey to be holden at the office of
before p. W. EARLY. Esq. Register in Bankrunt ?
cy for said District on the 18th day Sept a. d. 1875:
aug s1-st u S. Marshal for said r. G nisfri.t
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-31

Tildcn returned Ills as the total of his tax
able income for 1862. In his recent answer in
the case of his enlightenment OF the bonds CT the
Terre Haute, Alton &c st. Louis Railroad, he
stated that in 1862 he received SIC, 900 as q fee
from the company. Many q man who was not
millionaire returned more than that amount
Of taxable income. and did it clecrfully, be-
cause it was special war tax to carry on the
war; Tlden was millionaire, and was re-
eeiving large fees in his peculiar profession,
yet he made oath that his net income was but
81, lis, although he newsays he receives $1,000
in a fee from one concern.
Over fifty million dollars of the annual pub
llc expenditures of the Government, for zen
sons, etc., are the direct results of the Demo-
cratic rebellion. This sum is annually taken
| from the pockets of the people. That same
| Democracy now wants to CONTROL the Govern
ment, in order to vote payment for other
claims.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-31

Hon. Gilbert C. Walker has been unanimous
ly nominated by the democrats of the Rich
mond district for reelection to Congress.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-31

ANSSCoeiliy W ~ CuOtCC3 S3Ooo
Harris carries Bath, 459; High land, COZ; one
half of Augusta, 1,70G!; onc-half of Rocking
ham, l.402!; three-fourths Of Page, 1889;
Shenandoah, 2,107; half of Albemarle, 1,3lG3;
say one-half of Greene, 2i2; Fluvanna, 1000;
Goochland, 67l-making total of I0,9l9!, or
an excess of majority of 1851.
This calculation is made Oh the basis of the
Democratic vote Of the counties. The dele
gates, however, will vote the strength of their
respective Magisterai Districts, which may al
ter these figures slightly. We have not the
vote of the Districts before lls, so as to make a
more accurate calculation.
In Staunton and Augusta county, the vote
stands: First Ward, 254, to be cast by TWO
delegates, Or III each; Second Ward, 300, or
$50 votes to each delegate.
Beverly Manor, AL
River Heads, 4S4
South River. 552
Middle River, 1870
North River, 420
Pastures, 1856
Each delegate from the respective town.
The Convention assemblies tomorrow in this
city. From the showing we have given, Harris
will walk over the track without much trouble,
so far as the Convention is concerned. There
may be an effort, indeed we understand such
move is on foot, to introduce the name of
Judge W.. J. Robertson, of Albemarlc, as COM
petitor for the nomination. Wcstlo not think
this would be exactly lair at this stage of the
game, when Harris has flaycd all of his
known antagonists, to confuse the contest by.
any further complications. Under the circum-
stances, the delegates would feel morally
bound to support Harris. and would doubtless
DO So 1t would be an injustice to Judge Rob
er.son, and a very contemplate trick OF the
part of Harris avowed enemies. So the work
of the Convention may be easily anticipated,
Judge Harris will again affiict this district as
its representative, unless the dissatisfied DEM
ocrats will unite with us in clecting q Repub-
lican. That is the only way they will ever get
rid of Harris. He is fixture otherwise.
And now Mr.. Harris may look out for his
true inwartlness, for we may take the gloss off
of him.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-31

The Alexandria Gazette says the Radicals
never established school in Virginia." The
Constitution OF Virginia did establish schools,
however, and makes imperative provisions for
their maintenance, and the Constitution Of
Virginia is the work of Republican Con.
stitutional Convention. But for the Republic
cans, we would have no public schools in Vir-
gnia.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-31
Methodist Fraternal Union.

We publish in or supplement this morning,
the terms OF adjustment agreed upon between
the Commissioners appointed to represent the
Methodist Church and the Methodist Church,
South, as to the differences that existed be-
tween them. In the complete details there
may be some minor points that will rot be cor
daily accepted by either, but in the spirit that
pervades the paper, the objects aimed at, and
the grand mission to be accomplished, it will be
cheerfully received by all Christian commune
| ties. The decision of the Commissioners is fl
| nal-therc is no appeal Or reference to the Con-
| ferences of the respective bodies. Their
powers were plenary, and in this is the wisdom
| of the General Conferences demonstrated
| While the manifestation of thi fraternal feel
| ing and the consummation of this rational ar
| rangement, is source of qualification with all
friends of methodism in the United States, we
| should prefer to see an organic reunion, blend
ing into one grand, glorious whole, the Northern
and Southern branches of the Church, known
by the simple, good old time name Of Metho-
dists, without South or North attached to eth
er. The spirit of Christianity which moves this
religious society, should rise above the prcju-
dices and spites OF sections, and with the re-
moval OF the causes of the differences, recog-
| nze the absorption of the effect.
We regret to see that disposition in some
quarters is encouraged to keep alive the feeling
| that has intcrposed to the reunion of the two
branches of the Methodist Church. A writer in
the Richmond Dispatch, OF the Goth, says there
| are 100000 members of the Methodist Church,
South, and that declaration of organic union
| would be the signal for 800, 600 of this number
| to withdraw from it. We can hardly think
| there is authority for such statement
We cannot believe that any considerable num-
Der of genuine Methodists who have been dent-
| flied and are now identified with the Southern
branch OF the Church could so far forget the
| holy mission of the Christian Church. as to
subordinate the obligations of Christianity to
the influence OF sectional animosity and preju-
! dice. We hope that the .frate,nal reunion is
butithe intiatory step to an organic reunion
| and that Il contamination of an cEd so desirable
| will be followed by more fraternal relations be-
| tween sections Oh the political questions which
threaten SO seriously to disturb the harmony
and peace of the country. Both reason and
religion incite to this organic reunion of the
churches, and once effected. we may reasonably
look for the influence OF the example to spread
itself over all associations and combinations
| OF men, which are moved by sentiment of
patriotism and loyalty to the best interests of
| the country.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-31
Menagerie, Aquarium and Circus,

another The wonderful
STEERS WONDERFUL BIRDS.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-20

The Lafayette city fathers are discussing
fire alarm telegraph.
The counties in the state are responding
promptly to the call for meetings on the 23d
The snow in Laporte county is drifted six
to nine feet deep in the woods. Trains have
been much delayed.
Nothing has yet been heard from Lininger.
whose mysterious disappearance from South
Bend was chronicled last week.
The loss by the burning of the Stapleford
mill and other buildings in Fort Wayne
Friday will reach nearly $4,000.
Daniel Ely, at Bristol, Elkhart county, has
an Alderney COW from which he has sold but
ter to the amount of over so since the 18th
of last March, besides supplying the family
with milk and butter.
Lafayette Journal The more seriously
injured in the railroad accident Friday
morning are getting along nicely. All are
able to be about except Superintendent
Steward, and he will be on deck in a few
days.
Edinburg Courier: More fish have been
caught by parties from Edinburg within the
past two weeks than were cuught during the
same length OF time last summer. Fine
bass, buffalo, channel cat and other varieties
have been brought in by the dozens.
Madison Herald: This is the weather that
causes the office bore to hug the stove, squirt
the amber and blow his horn, and any one
who will take the trouble to watch him will
never again assert that a man can do but
one thing at time. He knocks that argu-
ment-
Jacksonville News: Considerable inter-
est is taken in this city on the fact of Nor
ton coming home so suddenly. Is it to call
state republican conventions; is it TO sup
press the kuklux, arrest the knights of the
golden circle or to install Ben Harrison
governor according to the returning board
patent2
New Albany has sensation in the shape
of the arrest of Professor James Carl, organ
list in leading church and man of previ-
Gus irreproachable character on a charge of
forgery. Ii ia said that he has been engaged
also in selling organs and pianos for Bald.
win & Co., Cincinnati firm, and it il
thought the charge of forgery comes from
that direction
An Edinburg hen lately laid an egg that
was near four inches long and about one and
| half in diameter. 1t had been frozen and
| cracked, and its odd shape led to an examin-
alton of its contents. On taking off part
of the she'll another egg was discovered
| inside, or rather two eggs grown together,
one about the size of quaiPs egg and the
other somewhat larger.
New Albany Ledger-Standard: Soon after
dinner Shrader's band wagon started out
behind four beautiful and gaily caparisened
white horses, to move about the city and
make show. The wagon contained the
wooden mill band, which discoursed excel
| lent music of a sad solemn sorrowing sound
eminently fit to be produced on such an oc
casion as the pretending to ratify Hayes
election TO the presidency. The wagon wa:
de eorated with flags and followed by few
anxious boys, who will be voters several
years hence. Many people asked, "Why SC
| small a funeral?'
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-20
The Weekly Sentinel.

The Weekly Sentinel win be In many re-
spects an epitome OF the Daily, championing
the same cause, and aiming to all the same
wants Of the general reeAer, but II VIII be pre-
pared with special reference 10 the CHARACTER
OF ITS CIRCULATION. In every respect 1t viii
De the best weekly can mike, and we
think IL viii more than
Compare Favorably
with any weekly circulating In the state Of In
diana 1t viii contain our oldest editorials
upon current political events and other topics
Of interest, and Will be
Newsy, Literary,
and full of entertaining and Instructive mis-
cellany, and more particularly adapted 10 the
family circle. It's SPLENDID MARKET REPORT
will continue to be leading feature, and, for
this reason alone, no farmer should be with
out II.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-20

1t is quite probable that Grants military
bulldozing of elections will undergo search
ing investigation from several directions.
There are number of congressmen-elect
who owe their success TO bayonets instead
of ballots. Upon these the house of repre-
sentatives will be called upon to act. Free
men who are jealous of their rights will be
likely now, as in other times, to to it
that troops do not interfere, and in this they
can quote Senator Dawes who, according to
the Congressional Globe, February 8, 1858,
said:
do not think any member OF the commit
tee would, for moment, give countenance To
an election in which they had evidence of the
presence of a military power. 1 certainly,
speaking for myself, would say that no reason
would be stronger with me than the evidence
that the military had directly or indirectly
been present at the polls in any shape what
ever--for nothing seems so fatal TO the free
dom OF elections as the presence of n military
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-20

AS an indication of the loss the radical
party has sustained of solid men, the Balti-
more American says that 1.-THE report of the
democratic watchers in Louisiana is signed
by men who were distinguished republic
cans in the era of Lincoln, Summer and
Governor Andrew. John NJ. Palmer. who
heads the list, was governor of Illinois,
Lyman Trumbull represented that state il
the United States senate during and after
the war. z. II. Watson was assistant secre-
'tary of war under Lincoln. The republi-
can party of to-day is no more like the
party of Lincoln than putrescent mass OF
corruption is like the puissant majesty of a
lion"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-20
baltimore News.


Scene I. French's hotel. Time midday.
Fat hotel clerk, smiling, and brushing bis
diamond stud with feather. Enter young
man in hurry He writes on the register,
John Green, Harrisburg, Pas
Young man: 81 shall take room this
evening Some bundles may be sent here
for me this afternoon. If the charges are
not more than 50, pay them
Exit young man in hurry. Clerk stiiy
bows and continues to brush his diamond
stud with feather.
Scene II. Time, one hour later.-Enter a
small boy with heavy oblong package. He
struggles up to hotel counter, and says;
"A bundle for Mr.. Green. The charges
are $3.50.
Clerk drops his feather, and permits his
diamond stud to dazzle the small boys eyes.
Then he takes the bundle and pays the small
boy $3.50.
Scene III. Time, following day--Fsi
clerk scratches his head with the feather and
thinks of Mr.. Green and the small boy and
the $50 Then he opened the oblong bundle
and discovers a brickbat in a paper box, with
the note saying: This is the best Russian
clay could find"
Clerk exclaims, "GodelDtity, and the
proprietor of the hotel debts him with $3.50
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-20
STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER

him before he vent 10 testify before the
grand Jury that IL re didn't swear to what
Eli had told him ~ thev would Kill HIM;
that this was lust SITTER En- .Lowery had been
telling him that me must swear before the
grand jury that he lLowery) tiaa eaten sup
per at Patterson's on the nightOf the Inuruer
and that he (PattersonS had walked up t,1wn
with him and turned to walk away when
Jones met him (Loweryl, and said, Have
you told Joe what TO swear before the grand
suryg and Lowery said Yes" then he
made this threat; that afterwards he met
him again and repeated. "YOu had better
swear what Eli told you The witness said
he swore as directed before the grand jury,
and was indicted for perjury for it; that on
the same evening he was indicted Bent
Jones had told him he would be indicted.
but not TO get scared, TO 60 in the cell with
him and stick TO what he swore: that be
would have 25 men to swear that LOwery
was at his tPatterson'sl house that night:
Alice Patterson, indicted as accessory to
the murder after the fact; aaid that she had
stated before the grand jury that Lowery
was at her house for supper, when in fact he
was not; that she did not see him on the
day of the murder after o'clock, and until
the next day at breakfast; she said she had
rode from Pa0li TO Mitchell in bufgy with
a Mr.. Sheeks after / testified before the
grand jury; that he asked her on that oc-
Oooloi III sue cOulu trust Eli LOWery Win
secret and she had answered no.
and he then said Bent Jones
had about come to that conclusion
himself; that he believed Eli was going 10
tell and might try 10 tell me, that if we did
not listen to him; that she asked him il he
thought Eli was guilty and he said yes he
was guilty, and knew the whole partp, and
that if he confessed it Lee Jones was gone to
hi. She said he wanted her to write let
ter to Lowery and ten him not to tell any
thing. and for her not to go back on what
she had said; that she had testified falsely
before the grand jury because
Bent Jones told her if she plead guilty he
would kill her; that he had pistol in his
boot, and would set near her so he would
have fair chance. On cross examination
she said she had not told David L. Sheeks
anything about Mr. Ward; that she had
told Bent Jones that Ward had not offered
her $50 to testify but had told her he once
gave lady $50 who had testified unexpect-
edly to him. The evidence for the defense
will be continued tomorrow, when Bent
Jones will be placed on the stand. His
testimony is regarded as highly important
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-20

The men who control the material inter
ests Of the New England states, without re-
gard to party, are OF the opinion that Til
den, not Hayes, should be inaugurated pres
ident In support of this "the Boston cor
respondent of the Hartford Courant re-
ports a widespread feeling among the
business men Of the republican party that
if there be any doubt it ought to be decided
in favor of Tilden-that the republican
party can not afford TO take the presidency
in the face of disputed vote of the people
unless there be more general acquiescence
in its rftle than there now promises 10 be-