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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
WILLIAM f. TAYLOR,
Auditor of Public Accounts.

| Rev. A. Paul Repiton, D. D., distin-
guished divine of the Baptist Church, was
found dead in his bed Saturday morning
at the residence Of his daughter, Mrs.
Howard, on Boush street, Norfolk, VIA.
The deceased has returned from Baltimore
a short time since. where he had been to
have an operation performed on him fov
the gravel.
The Clarke Courier says: Mrs. M. w,
McGuire died at her residence, 1.-THE Cot
tage," near Wildwood, on Sunday, the Goth
nit. She was q daughter of the late Ben
jainin Harrison, of Berkeley, and idow of
the late Rev. Frank Mcclure, of Mecklen-
burg county.
Jno. L. Gould "a young brakeman ON the
Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio E. r., has
just been sentenced by Judge Rives, at
Lynchburg, to six months imprisonment
and $3.50 fine for unlaWfully using q cheek
payable to J. Bumgardner u Son. of Staun-
ton. entrusted to his care to mail last Sell
TENDER.
The famous choir of the Second Baptist
church, Richmond has blown up aid most
of it's members have gone to the First,
Baptist church.
Dr.. Mudd. who set the shattered leg of
J. Wilkes i5ooth, has been elected to the
Maryland Senate as a Republican.
Hon. Hugh Latham, Of Alexandria. is
as a candidate for the T.onsa of
Delegates vice Fowle resigned.
Letters of administration on the estate
of the late General Francis P, Blair. of
st. Louis, fix its value at $500.
Miss Madge Paxton, of Lexington, V.
has just made hit as a crayon artist Nv
crayon of Mrs. Robt E. Lee 10y d.
The New Hampshire House of os,oaa+,
will be a lively little body of fc.nr s,unSre,,s
and eighty-seven members. e'Sa
Col. VIM. G. Carringtor,> of the Pied.
mont and Arlington Co., is Spoken of,
for Mayor of Richme.ad,
Senator Queseabury,. Of Caroline Co.,,
Va, is off for *s European tour of three
months.
Harriet Beecher Stowe made over S., OOos
from her orange grove in Florida last sum-
mer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
Fatal Shooting ARRAY.

A shooting affray occurred on ouloay
morning near Providence church, III camp
bell county, and about eight miles from
Lynchburg, which involves the death OIL
one young man, and the dangerous wound
ing Of another. The parties to the SHOOT
ing were Lieutenant Il. I. Robinson, OF
the United States Army, and MIR. jesse H.
Mitchell, who has very recently been APP
pointed U. S. Guager. They are Do'h ma
tiyes of that county, and old neighbors.
their fathers being two Of the most respec-
table citizens. Lieutenant Robinson, who
has been absent from home for several
years, on the Texan frontier, arrived on
Saturday evening, on furlough. The cir
cumstances Of the shooting as follows by
a correspondent of the Lynchburg "Star:"
ION Sunday morning, he Robinson saw
Mitchell at a cabin on his fathers land, in
which some colored persons live, (about
three hundred yards from his fathers resi-
dence,) and started to where Mitchell was
Mitchell SAYS when he saw Robinson APP
preaching he started from him in the di-
rection of his fathers house, JAS. S.
Mitchell, ESQ., When Robinson had ap-
preached to within twenty PAGES of Mitch
ell lit COCh6u d ldIS6 Navy pioool. oAioOLoil
being strongly impressed at that moment
with the first law of nature, drew his pis-
tol Ia fve-sho oter) and fired when RobiI-
son was about fifteen PAGES off, and Rob-
inson firing instantaneously with him.
Robinson was struck in the abdomen,
the ball taking a downward direction and
lodging near the surface on the left hip.
Mitchell was struck on the right hand, the
ball entering the right cheek and passing
to the back part of the head, rendering
him unable to shoot any more. Robinson
advanced and fired the second time, the
ball entering the breast Of Mitchell on the
right side, ranging across just below the
collar bone, escaping on the other side, in
ficting very dangerous wound. Mitchell
says he then received a pistol shot in the
bowels from derringer in the hands of
Robinson when it was so close to him that
it burned his clothing (which your cores
pondent saw Robinson died on Tuesday.
Both these parties were single men and
wel-known in Lynchburg, MI Mitchell
having lived at the Piedmont House, for
some time, as bar keeper. 1t is most
unfortunate and deplorable occurrence.
! Robinson was about 80, and Mitchell
is about 35 years old.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
The Cosssady Treass,rers' Bill.


We publish below the full text of the
County Treasures bill passed by the legis-
lature. 1t is a remarkable bill, inasmuch
as it rather offers premium for slow pay
ment Of taxes:
1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Virginia, That sections Is and 80 of
chapter 269 of the Acts of Assembly of
1915 be amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:
Is. He 1.-THE county treasurer shall be
allowed for his services in receiving and
discussing the county levy, five per centum
on the amount Of money so received and
discussed not in excess of 1000, except
the treasurer Of the county OF Rockbridge
and the treasurer Of the county of Botp-
tourt, the supervisors of which counties
may fix the compensation of said treaSurerS
for the collection and disbursement of the
county levies for said counties; and upol
tie residue of said leyies, except IN the
county Of Rockbridge and the county of
Botetourt, he shall be allowed three per
centum.
80. Every treasurer Or collector shall
be allowed for his services in the receiving
and paying over the revenue on amounts
OF SO 600 and less, five par centum; on the
amount in excess of $4,000 and unde-
$50, co., two per centum; on the amount i'll
excess Of $50, 600 and under $4,000, one,
and half per centum; and on the amount
in excess of $780, 600, one per centum; pro-
yided. that upon all State taxes and coun-
ty levies except as to the county levies in
the counties of Rockbridge and Rotetourt,
collected by him after the first day Of De-
cember, he shall receive four per centun
in addition to the regular commissions pro-
vided for in the first part of this section,
and of section Is of this act; and provided
further, that upon all poll tax collected
after the LIST day Of December, and paid
into the treasury before the 18th day Of
June, he shall receive an additional COM
pensation of fifteen per centum. Any
treasurer OF collector shall have the privi-
lege of electing whether to receive for the
collection and disbursement OF the revc-
nues and county levies for the year 1877,
the compensation provided for by the ex-
listing law, OF by this act but nothing
herein contained shall be construed as au-
thorizing the allowance of compensation,
either in whole OF in part, under both sys-
TENS.
2. This act shall be in force from it's pas
sage.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

The IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS.-Ih
impeachment managers in the Belknap
case, selected by the Democratic House
caucus, are all lawyers. as will be seen by
the brief sketches annexed. Messrs. Lord,
Knott and Lynde are members of the
present judiciary committee. two
Republican members, Messrs. Wheeler and
Hoar, have had the largest congressional
experiences:
The Hon. Scott Lord, of n. Y, repre-
sents the twenty-third or Oneida county
district, and is now serving his first term
in Congress. He is d practicing lawyer in
Utica.
The Hon. John A. McMahon, of Ohio,
represents the fourth district of that State,
is now serving his first term in Congress,
and is a practicing lawyer Of Dayton.
The Hon. j. Proctor Knott, Of KY, was
q member of Congress from 1867 to 1871,
was reelected to the present Congress from
the fourth district Of that State, is chair
man of the judiciary committee by which
the articles OF impeachment were prepared,
and is q practicing lawyer Of Lebanon.
The Hon. VIM. Pitt Lynde, of Wis,
served in Congress from 1917 to 1849, was
reelected to the present Congress from the
fourth district of that State, and is prac-
ticing lawyer of Milwaukee.
The Hon. George A. jerks, Of Pa, is
now serving his first term in Congress as
Representative from the twenty-ffth dis
trict of that State, and is a practicing
lawyer of Brookvillc, Jefferson co unity.
The Hon. VIM. A. Wheeler, of N. Y,
was a member of Congress from 1861 to
1858, has held a seat consecutively since
1869, representing the nineteenth district
at present, and is practicing lawyer of
Malone, Franklin county.
The Hon. Geo. f. Hoar, of Mass, has
been a member Of Congress consecutively
since 1869, representing the ninth district
of that State, and is q practicing lawyer
Of Worcester
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

s'EX-GOYERNOf:" WELLS OF VIRGIN
lathe Baltimore ''GaZette' says: The
President evidently knew his man when he
appointed ex-Gov. Wells, of Virginia, Dis
trict Attorney in Washington. AS long
as Fisher and Harrington controlled that
important office, justice was mockely
and law a farce, They shielded and pro-
tected the safe buglars, and for the best of
reasons. When Wells came the country
was assured that there would be reforms
and stern performance of duty. But the
result shows that Wells is no better than
his predecessors, He has done and is doing
all he can to protect the safe burglars and
put off action until next month, when all
the proceedings will be barred by the stat
ute Of limitations. And the Alexandria
s'Gazette'' thinks that ''the President is
not the only man who knows Gen. Wells,
of Michigan. He is well known in all the
region round about this city, and when his
appointment as District Attorney for
Washington was first announced it was
generally understood here that it had been
made to cover up something that ought to
be exposed. The steel plates he wore dur
ing the war, and the detective he lately
hired and locked up in Jail with criminal
will give those who are yet unacquainted
with the General a correct idea Of what
of man he u.s."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

Isaac Dabbs colored member of the
Virginia Legislature was before the police
Justice of Richmond, after the adjourn
ment Tor fighting over a dark sweetheart
He was told to go and sin no more. .
John Morrissey says that Schenck will
have to retire to private life, land adds, but
| would rather play Bob's game OF poker
than to be President of the United States
for three terms.''
Jefferson Davis has become President of
the Mississippi Valley Society aud Inter-
ternational Chamber Of Commerce, and
has established his Office at So Camp street,
New Orleans.
"Presbyterians, Methodists, Catholics
and other christians" says the Jewish
Messenger" scornfully, ''have been con-
yicted Of murders, but never a Jew until
Rubenstein."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
WHY THE CONSER VATIVES

WHY IHE ~ ~ y II N Il L IL y
SHOULD RUN A CITY TICKET
You will notice that while the Republi-
cans are crying out ''no partly" there is a
man up for every Office who has run against
the Conservative party.
RoBT. G.. BICKLE, for Mayor, is the
most prominent Republican in the city
already in Office by the action of the City
Council.
HEBER KER, for City Treasurer, made
his last appearance before the public rum
ming against and trying to defeat the regu-
lar Conservative nominee. He was beaten
while trying to beat the party. He was
elected by the present City Council after
wards, and is already in office.
HARVEY RISK, a Federal office-holder,
for City Sergeant. An unsuccessful at
tempt was made to put him in that office
by JNo. B. EVANS, in the Council.
WIN. REED, a Radical, for City Con-
stable, already in Office.
The four most important offices in the
city! And yet some of the people talk
about no necessity for a party ticket!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

To COLLEGE WRITERs.-We have re-
ceived three letters of late, describing events
at Virginia colleges, written so carelessly
that they were shot into the waste basket.
We are very willing to publish notices Of,
the College Societies for the boys, but they
are not interesting enough to write over.
And besides; if a young man slouches over
Il correspondence to a newspaper, it is more
than likely that he has slouched generally,
which, you know. boys, is altogether wrong.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

A WIDOW CAUGHT.-Another way Of
capturing a rich widow comes to us through
q Western exchange. 1t seems that Mrs.
Ann Hayes, of Philadelphia, recently lost
her husband, and was left widow with a
cool 100000 to comfort her; but she de-
sired additional comfort, and she would
like to know what manner of man was in
tended to cater to her comfort hereafter.
So she betook herself to an old fortune tel
lei in Cincinnati who, kno wing the Widows
good circumstances in life, showed her the
picture of her future husband, hand
some, fair-haired MAJ in the very bloom of
manhood. The man really appeared unto
her at her hotel, made love and proposed,
and was accepted. He next managed to
secure possession Of much of her means,
and then suddenly disappeared. It turned
out to be simply a dodge of the old fortune
teller to have her son replenish his pockets
at the expense of the rich wild ow, and he
did go effectually.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
E'lRe LEADERS.


F. T. Bayard, of Della ware.
e. B. Mcclellan, OF New York.
Horatio Seymour. Of New York.
S. E. Church, Of New York.
S. J. Tilden, of New York.
J. $. Black, of Pennsylvania.
7. Hendricks, of Indiana.
Allen G.. Thurman. Of Ohio.
William Allen, OF Ohio.
Asa Packer, of Pennsylvania.
James E. English. of Connecticut.
David Davis, of Illinois.
Michael G. Ker, OF Indiana.
REPUBLICANS.
lack Chandler.
Benjamin F. Butter.
Matt. Carpenter.
Muleteer BristoW.
Schuyler Colfax.
Columbus Delano.
Secretary Robson.
Attorney General Pierrepont.
''Landaulet" Williams.
f'Post Trader" Beiknap.
Boss Shepherd.
General ''Sylph:' Babcock.
Emma Mine" Schenck.
"Bloody Shirt" Morton.
Ten thousand Dollar Harlan.
"Subsidy" Pomeroy.
South Carolina Moses.
simon Cameron.
Roscoe Conkling.
ULYSSES S. GRANT.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

Nor IaECoNCILED.--Ata town meeting
recently held in New Rochelle, N. Y, a
resolution was offered in favor Of appro-
priating 81 900 for the erection OF monu-
ment to the memory of the soldiers and
sailors who went from New Rochelle and
lost their lives while fighting for the Union.
Geo. W. Lloyed offered as an amendment
that the name of Gen. Robert E. Lee be
inscribed On the monument. In moment
storm Of indignation prevailed, and
hands were laid upon the mover to throw
him out of the window, but his piteous ap-
peal, Il am wong; [ am wrong! [ didn't
mean it !" saved him from rough usage.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

U. Dudley died at Richmond, Saturday
night, Of rheumatism of the heart, aged 66.
He was one of the most prominent men,
bers of the Masonic fraternity il. this coun-
try. During life he held several high Off
cial positions in Richmond, and was the
father of Bishop Thomas U. Dudley, of
Kentucky, who was with him when he
diaI
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

HIGH TAXEs-A CoMPARIsoN.-Ca
Morton, writing to the Richmond "Dis-
patch" from tout West" makes this point.
Taxes are high here-very. In this
County the poll-tax alone is six or seven
dollars, while in Posey county. across the
river, in Indiana, it is five per cent, and
they don't grumble any more than we do
in Virginia. What would our tax grum.
blers say to $50 on every 81, 900 worth of
property. Let them read and be consoled.
There are people in the favored "West"
worse tax-ridden than we.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
DEATH OF TUos. JEFFERSON;s Cram

DEATH OF THos. JEFFERsoN's GRAND
DAUGHTER. Mary Jefferson Ran
dolph, sixth daughter of Thomas Mann
Randolph and Martha Jefferson, and
granddaughter of Thos. Jefferson, died
last night at the residence of her neice,
Mrs. John w. Burke, in this city. She
was born at Edge Hill, Albemarle county,
Nov. 2, 1903, and was consequently in the
74th year of her age. Her brother, Thorn
as jefferson Randolph, died last fall. Miss
Randolph was a highly cultivated lady,
and was esteemed for her lovely character
and gentle disposition.-Al Co.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
LII. Chandler, Pension Agent at N orfolk,

LII Chandler, Pension Agentat Norfolk,
and - VanAuken, Revenue Inspector
at Petersburg, in this State, are both
charged with being defaulters-one to the
United States Government, and the other
to the Commonwealth double charge of
fraud lying at the door of the former.
Somebody broke into the house of Mr..
E. A. Blackman, editor of the Decatur
(Michigan) Republican," one night not
long ago, and stole S7O,45;; Thus were the
carefully boarded accumulations of many
long Years of incessant toll swept away in
a single night.
Danbury 'News'': There was a very lit
tie boy wading up to his knees, almost, in
the slush on Summit street, Friday after
noon, when passing gentleman said to
him: "Why ain'5 you to school young
man p, s''Cos I've got the hoopin' cough"
he exclaimed.
The Virginia poetess Mrs. Susan Archer
Ta aoNd Wedding Year ago She was as
the only poetess in Virginia.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

The Rev. James A. ART strong, of Sa-
lem, Va, has accepted an invitation to
supply the Presbyterian church at Shop
herdstoWn and Kearneysville.
The water works of Salem, Roanoke,
Va. with reservoir of 100000 gallons
CAPACITY has just bren contracted for by
F. j. Chapman at $1,000.
Judge Alfred Morton, Of Richmond, for
merly of New York, has been appointed
special agent of the PostoAice Department
South, at $40 per day.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
OFFICE OF


AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
RICHMOND, VA, March so, 1876.
To the Collectors of State Taxes through
out the Commonwealth
The 10th section of the act approved
the 9th of this month for the assessment
and collection of State taxes requires all
coupons received in payment of taxes and
other dues to the State to be taxed. Tie
value Of the bonds ascertained by the Sec
ond Auditor and myself is fixed at sos i'll
stead of $55, as heretofore. The tax upon
each coupon will be as follows: Or the $40.
coupon, S1.70; on the $15-coupon, IS cents;
and on the $3-coupon, II cents. It will be
particularly noted that the tax applies to
all matured coupons, whether the bends,
from which they are detached belong to,
non-residents of the State or to residents.
A circular giving fuller instructions is now
IN the hands of the printer, and will be for.
warded in a few days. Meanwhile you,
will be governed by the ruling of this cir
cular in respect to all taxes.
L am, very respectfully,
WILLIAM +. TAYLOR,
Auditor Of Public Accounts
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

The DYNAMITE FIEND turns out at las

The DYNAMITE FIEND turns out at last
and definitely to be Alex. Keith, Jr., a ma
tive of Halifax, n S.; that he was born in
Halifax. N. S.; that he was a staunch
friend of the South during the civil war;
that he harbored and aided blockade run
ners and became one himself, and that he
absconded from Halifax in 1864 with $780,
600 or 100000 entrusted to him by Con-
federates to buy provisions for the South
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

U. S. SENATOR BRUCE (colored) from
Mississippi said in his speech Friday that
the million Of negro votes in the South
would decide the Presidential election.
Not the election, Mr.. Bruce, but the Re
publican nominee. Think of it A mil
lion O. these sort of people that assembled
in the basement in Staunton, Saturday!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

How IT WAS DoNE.-The following lele-
gram to Butler, Ames' father-in-law, tells
how under charges of theft he slipped out
of the Governorship of Mississippi:
JACKSON, Miss, March 3O.-GeI. B. F.
Butler, Washington, D. c.: Impeachment
articles against the Governor have been
Internationally dismissed, after which he
resigned. The arrangement is entirely
honorable to him. (Signed) =
THOS. J. DURANT.
ROGER A. PRYOR.
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.~~~~>~

The ''best men" of the city will shortly
hold a caucus to site men down" to sup
port the ''present Efficient Mayor" Let
the taX-paying citizens Of Stanton decide
whether these negroes are to pick out the
next otfice-holders to govern them, or not.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
Drof r Caho1l M n of tho TTpive

Prof. J. L. Cabell, M. D.. of the Univer-
sity of Virginia, and Drs. Hunter McGnire
and L. 5. Joynas, of Richmond, have heen
appointed members of the Executive Com
mittee of the centennial Medical Com
mission" of Philadelphia. DR.. Joynes has
declined the invitation to deliver the ad-
dress ON Physiology before the Interna-
tonal Medical Congress, to- be held at
Philadelphia in September next. .
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
TIE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN
CONNECTICUT.

The Democrats carried Connecticut last
Tuesday for Governor, carried the legsla-
ture by an increase of tacenty t,co members
over their strength in the lower house last
year and secured the next u. S. Senator
from that State. Good enough for Con-
necticut. Next
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

SINCE Johnny's so far ahead, the s'y ir-
ginian" has become an After-N Don paper
This is so good we print it twice.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

THE GAS COMPANIES at Cincinnati have
agreed to reduce the price of gas to 50 per
thousand feet. with discount of 5 per
cent. for prompt payment. Will the Staun-
ton Gas Company close it's ears to such
overwhelming facts as these?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

What became of the Suggestion of the
Nine.-Vi
1T tizzled'-The basement organ.
An honest confession is good for the soul
of even d Radical politician, these times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

The VIRGINIA SENATE passed merited
complimentary resolutions to the economi-
cal Public Printer, r. F. Walker
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

EX-CoNGREssMAN SENER, of Virginia,
says he is a Republican by CONNECTION. He
is mistaken; he's thinking OF Joyce.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

THE nVALLEY VIRGINIAN'' is now an
AFTERNOON paper. Johnny's SO far ahead,
you see.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

WELL, certainly the Lynchburg ''Vir-
ginian'' does grin and bear it as we'll as we
ever saw. Early and late.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

TAX ON CoUPoNs.-Auditor Taylor has
issued the following circular to the collect
ing officers of the State in relation to the
tax on coupons:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

PRESIDENT GRANT is to formally open
the Centennial Exhibition. 1t is a dis
grace to the country in view Of the daily
developments about him.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
THE vINDIoAToR FOR THE CAMPAIGN.

This being the year for the Presidential
election, those who wish to secure the
news of the campaign can send in their
names for the VINDIcAToR, accompanied
by the money, at the following rates:
ONE YEAR. $500
SIX MONTHS. LOO
THREE MONTHS. ............ so
ONE MONTH. 20
No notice taken of subscriptions sent
without the money, and all names taken
off the list promptly at the expiration of
the time paid for. No chance of subscrip-
ton bills being run up against anybody.
Postage paid by the proprietors.