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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

The Franklin Va. ''Monitor'' says that
Mir. s. P. Bennett, who had his arm am
putated last fall on account of a cancer on
his hand, is now about to die with the
breaking out of the cancer under his arm
Prof. Venable of the University. Prof.
Porter of Yale College and Prof. Shepherd
of Baltimore are the committee to prepare
for the meeting of the National Educa-
tional Association in that city in July.
The Southern Life Insurance Company,
Of which Gen. John B. Gordon is Presi-
dent, has just exploded as it was finishing
an elegant building at Charlotte, N. c.,
its headquarters for that district.
Col. James O. Broadhead, one of the en-
inent counsel for the government in the
prosecution of the st. Louis whisky ring,
is a native of Virginia, having been born
in Albemarle county in 1919.
Superintendent Ruffner offered the
School Trustees of Harrisonburg $3.50 for
the present year from the Peabody Fund,
OF 81 800 next year. The Trustees accept
ed the latter proposition.
Theodore Tilton -lect ured at Richmond,
Monday night. Only six ladies were present,
and the house, Assembly Hall, was only
two-thirds full His daughter, Alice, Is
travelling with him.
The Richmond Wing says that, 'sif Ohio
wants the candidate, she must present a
man WHO can give better assurance of
strength. hoth at home and abroad, than
Bill Allen CAM"
Charlie Gaddess, only thirteen years old,
a son of Capt. Jno. B. Gaddess, is equal to
:'Blnd Tom,'' in musical genius, lie can
play any piece of piano music after hearing
it once or twice,
The Board OF Directors of Rawley Springs
have contracted with G.. W. Bunker, of
the st. James Hotel, Washington, to act
as manager of this watering place, next
season,
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SANKEY BIDS GOODBYE IN MUSIC
At an immense farewell meeting in Phla-
delphi, Friday evening, at which Moody
and Sankey elected $4,000 for the Young
Mems Christian Association, Mr.. Sank
ey rendered his farewell in the following
original verses, which he sang to the air
of s'Home, Sweet Hotne:''
Farewell, faithful friends, we must now bid adieu
TO those joys and those pleasures tasted with yon-
We labored together, united in heart
But now we must close Il nd soon we must part.
Be watchful and prayerful, and Jesus will stay;
Cling close to the Saviour, let Him lead the way.
Farewell, dear young converts, we leave you like
wise.
And hope we shall meet you with Christ in the skies
Farewell, trembling sinner, sad time now with you;
Our hearts sink within us to bid you adieu.
One step back or forward may settle your doom,
Mid the glorieS of heaven or eternitys doom.
Farewell every nearer, we now turn away;
No more may we meet till the great Judgment day.
Though absent in body We'll be with you i'll care,
And We'll meet you in heaYen-thereS no parting
there.
Home home, sweet, sweet home, prepare us, dear
Saviour.
For yOnder blessed home
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

A FINANCIAL SENSATION IN WEST
VIRGINIA The Wheeling 'EStandard'' of
Monday says it is feared the State of West
Virginia is a loser of deposits in the Mer-
chants Bank of Charleston to the extent
of $4,000. The bank has allowed two
checks fol- an insignificant amount 20 go to-
protest, and is believed to be in an insol-
vent condition. The question, as the case
stands, is whether the sureties of the bank
lone OF whom is Col. Thomas B. Swami,
of a recent letter in favor of a third term)
are good for the amount in q court of law.
The STANDARD" says it is reported that
Colonel Swami has recently made assign
ments of property to avoid responsibility
under his suretyship.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

OUR PUBLIC PR1NTING.-A writer in
tire Baltimore ''sun,'' criticising the very
high cost of the legislative printing of
Maryland, draws a most favorable COM
parison of the cost in that State and in
Virginia under the wise supervision of our
public printer, Colonel Richard F. Walker.
In Maryland the cost has 4erStofore been
as s,uch as $51,OOO-this year it il pro-
posed to be done for $4,000. In Vigipis
last year the cost Of legislative printing
was cut down to $14, 416. S3-includins the
printing and binding of the Acts of As
sembly, and postage in sending them to
members, while the printing of all the de-
partments amounted only to $4,000:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

The first fruits of leap year shine forth
in the case of Miss Belle Harper, of Fair
haven, W. Va, who shota man because
he refused her offer of marriage.
The London ''Graphic" contains a fine
cut of Valentines recumbent figure of Lee,
and also has highly complimentary no.
tice of the Virginia sculptor.
Mr.. Ralph Waldo Emerson has accepted
an invitation to address the literary socie-
ties Of the University OF Virginia on the
10Th of June. sl
Mrs. Martha Plaugher's infant, buried
near Rawley Springs, suspiciously quick,
in the neck,
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Alb LNITLO.

A good many of us last week felt strong
temptation to procure shotgun and open
fire on the swarm of Juvenile Templars
that Maj. NEWTON turned loose on the
town, armed with subscription lists for re-
gala; but the law is so unnecessarily strln-
gent about shooting children, that, as
rule, that means CT self defence was not
resorted to. On second thought, many of
us were struck with the fact that. after all
is said and done, this Temperance move
ment among children is the true one. 1t
starts ab iqitio, and at the bottom. We
would by no means disparage the labors of
those unselfsh, sacrificing men who labor
so earnestly in rescuing the broken-winged
ones, but they are only the ambulance
corps who follow the army. They but pick
up the wounded. They can by none of
their humane appliances prevent the en-
gagement. But the Juvenile Templar
movement looks to stopping the war. 1t
aims to take the child early and so severely
discipline that natural appetite for stiml-
lants that when he reaches maturity he
shall have lost it. just as by taking the
arm of the little one and binding it to his
side in infancy, it becomes neryeless and
motionlesS in manhood from lack of use,
so the movement is to seize this appetite
in tender childhood and discipline it out
of existence. What splendid sight it
would be to see the children of any single
community growing up from almost baby
hood uncontaminated by nervous stimu-
lants and Towering into perfect specimens
of physical and moral health. Think of a
thousand men in Staunton who had up to
thirty years Of age never touched any
stimulant! What samples of health and
vigor and moral qualities What con-
trast to another thousand who have &C.
quired mems habits before they are out OF
childhood, and carry in their faces the
| marks of disease and of having lived too
fast. Our Temperance friends save the
life Of the drinking adult, but with these
children not only their life, but their life
time is saved. They are trained to so.
| briefly This training is the idea that un-
derlies the economy of the world. Even
| Christians are the Aetter for it, and the
man who invented Sunday-schools had the
keynote of the thing. These Juvenile
Templars are the school-children of the
Temperance cause, and they are worth en-.
couraglng. 1t is no freak, soon to veal
out, but an idea in which there is the great
4 est possible good to be found in any insti-
| tuition outside Of the church. A nursery
that shall turn out healthy, cool -heade'
men is blessing to community.
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ONE RICH MAN AT LAsT.-The Rich
mond correspondent of the Petersburg
"NeWs" shows that there is one man there
who has money:
Kellogg will have the best houses on
Wednesday and Friday nights. Wednes-
day is the first night. The reason why
seats are SO scarce Friday night is because
Mr.. ochoolcraft, a ri9h young gentleman,
has bought up an entire section ard will
take his friends, about fifty in number. 1t
IS said that Mr.. Schoolcraft will present
Miss Kellogg with a magnificent diamond.
pin
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When Doe and Roe sit down to play
A social game CT bluff,
Ii neither loses people say .-

ANGRY DEBATE.-At the meeting of
the stockholders of the James River and
Kanawha Canal, in Richmond, last Thurs
day, DR.. Graham, Of Roekbridge, one of
the State proxies, had read by the clerk a
portion of the records of the company as a
defence of his conduct, and further stated
that SO much of letter as referred to him
as lobbying was false in every particular
as was also the statement that at the time
| of his appointments AS State proxy by Peir
pont he had an unsettled claim against the
company.
DR.. Morris, rising to personal explana-
ton. stated that he was the author of the
letter alluded to, and SO far as it referred
to DR.. Graham he was prepared to prove it
true in every particular.
DR.. Graham: # you say that you lie
DR.. Morris (advancing): Your age alone
protects you. | would ScOrn to strike as
old a man as you are.
DR.. Graham (rising): You shall not
claim that privilege; come on, sir.
Persons near them interfered, however,
and prevented q collision.
DR.. Morris lresuming) said that Peir-
pont had ousted Mr.. Spiller because he had
an unsettled bill against the company, and
had Immediately appointed DR.. Graham.
He further stated that he did not intend to
| include Judge Allen in his mention of
| those who were lobbying.
| DR.. Graham said that his whole act of
| lobbying consisted in taking up the petit
| tiGn of the directors AID handing it to DR..
| Smith, member Of the Legislature.
The clerk, at the request of members,
read from the record of October q, 1865,
| explaining the nature of the contract and
| it's settlement.
DR.. Morris This shows if there is false
hood it rests with DR.. acknowledgement.
--~>.~>->-1--
CURRYING PROF. OWENs.-A letter
from ChEistiansburg in the Richmond
'Dispatch" speaking of the Teachers In
stitute there at which 70 teachers were
present, says:
The exercises of the Institute were
opened with prayer by Captain T. N. Con-
rad, and then followed an address on the
"Nature and Objects of Teachers Insti-
tutes," by Professor S. H. Owens, who
seems to be a sort of Institution Of these
gatherings. Professor opened his address
with some remarks on the subject of edu-
cation in. general, it's nature, obligations,
&C., and then gave the reasons which made
teachers institutes important. . There was
much that was interesting and valuable in
this address, but we would suggest to Mr..
Owens when he delivers it again to leave
out that part in which he exalts the teacher
above the preacher. Especially would we
beg the Professor never again to commit
the blunder of illustrating this point by
making distinction between Christ the
teacher. and Christ the preacher. This is
too had
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

Rev. George B. Taylor, D. D., missionary
to Italy, has commenced a series of lectures
on the subject of his lahors in that locality
The Hon. John Goode, member of Con-
gress from the Norfolk, Va, district. is
seriously i'll OF pneumonia, in Washington.
Capt. H. II. Rlddleberger, of the She
nandoah Democrat" has been licensed to
pracJice law. From an editor to a lawyer!
John Shifflet, on the Rockingham and
Albemarle line, is one hundred and six
years old, and has the papers to show it.
Howe Peyton Cochran, of Charlottesville
has been appointed by Hen. Jno. Z. lGssr..
ris, Clerk of the Election Committee.
Rev. VIM. S. Perry, of Rockingham n,, HAS
gone to Florida, and several young men OF
hat county are preparing to follow.
The North Carolina Court Of Appea1s
has just decided that a verdict rendered NV
a jury on Sunday is good in law
julius Martin, State Senator and ona.
of the most valuable citizens of NORTH
Carolina has become insane. VII
Bishop Whittle administered the rite Of
confirmation at Emmanuel Church ua,
risonburg, last Sabbath.
Benz. Dellinger, of Rockingham, and
Thos: G. Via, of Albemarle, both soldiers
of 1912, died last week.
General Roger A. Pryor is to write the
article on Petersburg in Johnson's Cvcto-
pedia, now being issued from the D. esS in
New York.
Hon. g. J. Faulkner declines re-elec-
ton to the Presidency of the Berkeley
County Agricultural and Mechanical AS
ISOLATION.
AT Hinton, w. Va, last week, the ssfirst
snake of the season was killed.
Mathew Blair, the flour inspector ct
Richmond, died last week.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

BLIND LEGIsLATORs.-Our legislators
don't know a great deal. The Southern
Widows and Orphans lottery has been
running for years as chartered inst it'll
ton, and yet the Constitution of Virginia,
Article V, Sec. Is, says explicitly:
mo lottery shall hereafter be author
lied by the law; and the buying, selling or
transferring of tickets or chances in any
lottery shall be prohibited.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11
OvERsroCKED WITH MoNEY.-"Ches-

OvERsToCKED WITH MoNEY.-"Ches-
ter. the Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburg Index - writes to that journal:
aThe cashier of the National Bank here
told me Yesterday. we have more money
than we know what to do with. It makes
me sick to see it piled up in the vaults I
asked if they could not lend it out. He
Gaia Not on good commercial paper, and
{ have long since come to the conclusion
that it IS better to cry over money than
after it, In response to q question about
deposits, the cashier told me they bad
three hundred ht t9 y sS last @1es %
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

WALK UP TO THE CAPTAINS OFFICE
FIRsT.-In the Virginia Senate last week
it was signified that West Virginia wished
to commemorate the battle of Point Pleas
ant, October 10th, IVA, and asked the CO.
operation of Virginia. An inquiry was
thereupon raised as to whether West Viz
ginia had paid her portion of the public
don't
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LETTER FROMJEFFERSON DA Wis

LETTER FROMJEFFER,SOND A us
We are among those who think it best
for ex-President Davis to write no letters
at all, they being likely to be distorted by
his enemies to his disadvantage, but Mr..
James Lyons, Of Richmond, does not think
SO, and wrote to him, to.reply to Rlalne's
charges about the Andersonville prisoners
Mr. Davis replies in an admirable letter,
which contains nothing new, but which is
all true history. He recalls the fact that
he sent Gen. Lee on a personal visit to
Gen. Grant, to represent to him the un-
avoidable hards..ips Of the Federal prison
ers in the South, and to press him for an
exchange of prisoners, to which appeal a
deaf ear was turned He also reprints the
official figures Of the U. S. Government,
showing that per cent. more Confederate
prisoners died in Northern prisons. than
Federals died In Southern prisons. The
old soldier of the Mexican Wal crops out in
this passage:
1t is not, however, generally among those
who braved the hazards OF battle that un-
relenting vindictiveness is to be found
the brave are generous and gentle. 1t is
the skulkers OF the fght-the BlaineS-Who
display their flag on an untented field. They
made no sacrifices to prevent the separation
of the States. Why should they be expect
ed to promote the confidence and goodwill
essential to their union.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

ELDRIDGE S. JANNEY, Il native of Alex
andrla, Va, died in Clark CO., ILL.,, on the
18th ult. He had been for many years a
member of the Illinois legislature, and
once distinguished himself in saying that
State from the calamity of Republication,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

MAJOR S. M. Y osT, editor OF; the ''Val-
ley Virginian,'' Of Staunton, has suit Of
rooms at the National Hotel. Z Wdshiaag-
ton Republican.
[Good for the Staunton postmaster
Richmond Dispatch.]
''Suit Of rooms!' Good enough me
Lud, the kerridge waits
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

THE VIRGINIA Coz SENTATIVE STATE
COMMITTEE is equally divided in it's pref
erence for Philadelphia and Cincinnati as
the place for holding the National Demo-
cratic Convention.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

THE CENTENNIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Both parties in Congress were reluctant to
take the responsibility of defeating or Sc
curing the passage of the Centennial bill,
fearing the result upon the Presidential
election. The New York sPost'' thus ana
lyzes the vote:
For the bill. -. .146 Against the bill. 100
Democrats. $50. SIS Democrats. -. 1O6
Republicans. . So Republican .... 10
Independents 49,. 5 Independents. -. S
A majority of the Republican members
voted for the grant, and majority Of the
Democrats voted against it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

REV. DIR. ATKINSON, President of
Hampden-Sidney College, who is canvass
ing the Stale for an endowment to TIL
Institution. has in eight weeks secured
$4,000
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

The general impression among the lead
ing politicians at Washington seems to be
that the negro, Finohback, will, after all,
pc admitted United States Senator from
Louisiana. The vote will be a close one.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

By a late decision of the Suprem g Court !.
MIR. Gustavus Lersner comes into possess
sion of Bollingbrook, containing seven
hundred and sixty-nine acres, and Ben
Lomond, containing three hundred and
forty-one acres, both in Fauquier, and
supposed to be worth over fifty dollars per
acre.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

The KENTUCKY HOUSE OF DELEGA TEs
has rejected the bill appropriating $4,000
for the Centennial. The Senate had
ma ospd If
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

CUMBROUs VIRGINIA LAw.-Mr. G.
c. Baldwin, of Lexington, having
written to Senator Johnston to ascertain
in which of the States land is sold by the
Sheriff under # ia, has received the fol-
lowing reply:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER, !
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81, 1876
Mr.. BALDwIN:-My Dear SIR: Rea! pro-
perty can be sold under f ia in the follow
ing states, viz:
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kansas,
Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Vermont, Michigan, Nebraska, Rhod :
Island, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana,
Kentucky. Mississippi, North Carolina.
Tennessee, Illinois, New York, Nevada,
Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Mis-
souri,, Oregon, Texas, South Carolina.
Maine, Ohio, New Hampshire and Wis
consin 1887.
Tue States of Virginia and West Vir-
ginia are the only States in which a pro-
'ceeding in chancery is required to sell land
under Judgment. In Massachusetts, the
creditor is required to take the land of the
debtor at an appraised value.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN W. JOHNSTON.
MI. Baldwin comments on the fact in
this wise:
WHY not follow the safe example of her
sister States, abolish her old fogy English
chancery proceedings to enforce judg-
ments, and authorize her sheriffs to sell
land to satisfy judgments, order suita-
BILE conditions and restrictions, carefully
guarding the rights and the interests of
both debtors and creditors. 1t has not
been done simply because the lawyers, who
control her legislation, and who are run
ming nearly all the land in the State
through the courts and their own adhe-
sive hands as commissioners, are interest
ed in maintaining the present system,
whereby they have large portion OF their
gains.
THE SILENT WITNESS SPEAKs.-The
long silence of Henry c. Bowen in rela-
ton to Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has been
broken at last. He submitted to the ex-
aiming committee of Plymouth church
Friday evening letter in which he gives
it as his ''unwavering opinion, in view of
all the facts and evidence presented to me,
that the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, with
out even the shadow of a doubt, is guilty
of the awful crimes of adultery, p'rjury
and hypocrisy" By way Of offset, Assist
ant Pastor Halliday related to reporter,
after Mr.. Bowen's communication had
been made to the committee, how Mr..
Bowen, in 1878, subsequent to the reputed
occurrence of the scandalous conduct of
Mr.. Beecher, declared his confidence in
and affection for Mr.. Beecher, wanted to
shake hands with him, and build for him
the biggest church in Brooklyn.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11

WE predict now that the New York
Tribune" professedly independent. will
be as vindictive partizan in the next
Presidential election on the side of the
meanest Radical who can be nominated,
as its founder, Greeley, Was i'll all contests
preceding that of his own-1S73. The
natural instincts of all animal can only be
Petersbu'g NeaDs.
The "News" will see it all explained in
the statement going the rounds that Pre-
sident Orion, Of the W. U. Telegraph Co.
has purchased controlling interest IN it.
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THE MEMORY OF JUDGE SIEG.-On
Wednesday.afternoon at Richmond, SEN
ators Eubank and Marshall, and Delegates
Letcher, Lowell, Carpenter and Leech, and
Gen. Skeen, of Allie ghany, drove in hacks
to lakewood Cemetery and deposited on
the grave of their deceased friend. Judge
James M. Seig, a beautiful wreath of sim
mortelles," prepared by the celebrated flo
rist, James Wick, of Rochester, N. Y, for
the wife Of the lamented Seig, and by her
forwarded to Col. J. l.. Eubank. Judge
Lowell, of the House, proposes to inaugu-
rate movement by which the voluntary
contribution of 81 from each member of
the General Assembly, to be paid to John
Bell Cigger, CLERK of the House Of Dele
gates, shall constitute fund to be used by
said Bigger in the purchase and erection
of monument, at lakewood Cemetery, to
the memory Of Judge oeig.
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sort of miniature Conformation Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings last for the len
eft of the Y. M. C. A. II was called The
Festival Of all Nations, and the lady and
| gentleman assistants were attired in Con-
tinental, European and Oriental Styles
| Charlestown ". Va. Free Press.
A man will shortly move into this coun-
ty from Augusta who will not be liable to
taxes. He measures six feet six inches,
weighs over two hundred pounds, and ha S
been engaged as fighting editor of the
@sChronicle. p charlottesville Chronicle.
A Chicago millionaire, M. o. Walker,
died a few years ago last month, leaving a
will that pleased nobody. Result-there
has been realized thus far from the estate
$35, no. of which $36, 100 have gone to the
lawyers and administrators.
Rev. John Lamar, Catholic priest,
writes to the Chicago Times to contradict
statement that the late President Lin
coin was once a Catholic. 1t was his BROTH
Ell, John Lincoln, who became a member
of that church.
The postoffice at Allegheny Station, AL
leghany co., Va, is discontinued, because
of the selling and trading in stamps out of
the delivery of the office by it's postmaster.
The papers 60 to the White Sulphur
Springs, Va.
The ''Independent" says: ssWe had it
from Vice-President Wilson's own lips
that abouJ a year before his death he adj
yised Gen. W. T. Sherman to be careful in
his public utterances, as he was very likely
to be the next Republican candidate for
President"