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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-11
THE COTTON FRAUDS.

II N the Bellocq, Noblom q Co. case
IN Developments have been made, and
seems Ethat Noblom, who is now in
neislum, collected twice from the Gov
aonment the amount OF cotton alleged
. De the property Of the firm OF Bel
~, Noblom q CO., and which really
,Sea,onaged to third partiessnow endeavor-
~ 70 establish their claims through
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Notes of Travel.
HEALING SPRINGS, !
lime 2Qth 1910 {

HEALING SPRINGS,
June 29th. 1876. !
We left Fort Lewis on the 2Sth ult. for
the neighborhood of Bath Alum Sprin IS,
visiting as many families each dayas could
be reached in this mountainous country.
A church has been put up, but not entirely
completed, by Methodists, Presbyterians
and Baptists. They have preaching at this
place and Emory Chapel, alternately.
We were warmly received and kindly
entertained by Christians of the different
denominations. A union Sabbath School
had been commenced. and I was glad to
ing hand, as we'll as they were to receive
1T. spoke to them on the subject Of Sun
day Schools, giving results of my own ex-
perlence OF eighteen years agency in this
good work, and afterwards preached for
them. Brother 0. G, Peyton at night.
The crops are promising in this section.
Mr.. David Deeds, a well known hunter,
fatherof ten children and twenty-six grand
children, gave a picnic in this month
at the close of the school, for the benefit of
his teacher, children and friends, this be-
ing the second school ever had in this
nelghborhood, although he has been living
here for forty years. They now have
new school house and the last session was
taught by Mr.. Geo. W. Rhymer, from Pen
dleton county. The successful manage
ment Of this school by this excellent young
man, and the progress made by the old hum
ter's children was SO pleasing to him that
he has made ARRANGEMENTS with Mr..
Rhymer to teach another session. The
public generally were invited, and persons
came ten and twelve miles to encourage
these people who have SO long been depri-
we'd of school and church privileges A
good dinner was prepared and enjoyed by
all who participated. Speeches were made
by Mr.. Rucker Peyton and the writer
c. f. r
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EDUCATIoNAL.-In another column ou'
readers will find advertised the. Lee and
Jackson Military Academy, at Burkesville
in Prince Edward CO., Va, of which Maj
Benedict J. Burgess, is Principal. TIL
session of ten months commences on Sep.
TENDER 1st, and the cost, including board
and tuition, is $l70. The Principal is !.
gentleman of ability and experience. and
was lately one of the professors at st.
Johns Academy. Alexandria.
The Valley Female Seminary, of which
Messrs. Calhoun d Heller are Principals
located at the historic Willow Spout, Oh
the Valley pike, eight miles below ,taun-
ton, opens on the first Wednesday in Sep
TENDER. The cost for the session of ten
months, including board, tuition, &C., is
5000. The Principals are well-knoWn in
this section from their successful conduct
of large female college. They may be
addressed by mail at Fort Defiance, Au-
gusta county.
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WE have received the catalogue Of the
Danville, KY, Classical and Military
Academy, Of which Mr.. Chas. H. With
row, son Of w. Withrow, Jr., of Way
nesboro, is Principal. 1t shows an in
crease of fifty per cent. of scholars in this.
its second, session. Among Mr.. With
rows assistants is Mr.. James L. Ford, a
graduate of the Virginia Military Insti-
tute. Among the members of the Board
of Trustees of the Academy are Bishop
Thomas U. Dudley, Col. r. j. Brecken-
ridge, Rev. l.. Fl. Blanton, Judge W. E.
Keller. and other prominent citizens OF
Kentucky. In the ninety-three cadets
FIVE States are represented, one being Vir-
ginia. The press, in noticing the COM
nencement at the Academy, speaks III the
most complimentary terms of Mr.. With
row.
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We See EKes' Doing 1t Now!

(From the Lexington GaZette.)
Old Augusta is a great county. She is
Il little empire within herself-broad, long,
rich aud productive. Her people are of
the true blue stock, live well, keep posted
in every thing that pertains to their in
terest, and withal have very good opinion
Of themselves.
Staunton is a city of which Augusta
may well be prond, and the county itself
has had a wonderful streak of good luck
for the past quarter Of century. If there
was any money floating around loose it
was very apt to find lodging place some
where inside of Augusta and seldom found
it's way out.
The county had the good fortune of get
ting railroad line bisecting it when the
State treasury was flush. She has two
grand asylums kept up at State expense.
Ihey are a lucky people.
The Valley Railroad has been made
from Harrisonburg, and through the lower
END OF Augusta, with other peoples money.
ALI the county reaps the benefit of it. The
road does not lack great deal of being
completed the whole length of the county.
1t langulshes just now for want of a little
more aid, and not one dollar has Augusta
as county, yet contributed.
There is time still for Augusta to do the
handsome thing and come forward, at this
opportune season, with q liberal sdbscrip-
ton. Will the people of old Augusta set
themselves right on the record?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-08-04

The EFFECT OF THE IMPEACHMENT
VOTE. - The New York Times" the
leading republican organ of the country,i III
discussing the probable consequences Of
the vote acquitting Gen. Belknap, says:
Gas all the Senators voting for acquittal
were republicans except one, and us all but
one of these republicans voted on professed
grounds purely technical, it may be as well
TO point out that, whether they meant it
or not, they have put formidable weapon
in the hands OF their opponents. The
democrats will assert that Belknap was
proved g. lily, and no one can deny it; that
he escaped punishment by technically
through republican votes, and this is true !;
that Republican President added to if he
did not furnish this opportunity of escape
by accepting his resignation, and no one
can contradict it. Against all of which
we can only offer the imposing spectacle OF
twenty-four republican Senators standing
~by their consciences, IN despite of WHAT
might happen to their party or their coun-
try. If any one has the audacity to object
that in tie case of some of the Senators
their conscience is not of so conspicuously
just and highly trained a sort that the
country can rely on it as implicitly as the
Senators themselves claim to have done,
we shall be sorry, but we cannot much
blame the objector."
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aue4 1T

COMMISSIONERS SALEM OBEDIENCE
~ to decree of the County Court of Au.
gusta rendered on 7th day of May, 1878, in a
Chancery suit therein pending, (which b g
since been removed to the Circuit Court of Au-
gusta, in which A. H. Curd is plff and iLemael
Zerkle and others defts, 1, as Com'r named in
SAID decree, will proceed, about IL o'clock
(noon), on
FRIDAY, the 28th DAY OF JULY, 1876,
in front of the premises to sell at public auc-
ton, the real estate and it's appurtenances
ment' oned in said decree.
The decree describes the property as follows:
"Said Lofts situate at the junction of the Her
mitage road with the Staunton and James River
Turnpike, in the town of Fishersvile, the
House fronting on the Hermitage road, and run
ming back nearly parallel with turnpike. The
Basement is Store Room, and the second sto
ry a Temperance Hall. The entrance to this
house is flight of steps at the rear of the build
ing, in q wareroom thereto attached The steps
open on the side fronting the turnpike, on y
narrow'strip of ground feet and inches at
the stair door, and extending along the side of
the building so feet to the Hermitage road.
The En- trance to storeroom by 8 platform 6.
feet, with an addition of feet of ground on N.
E. side of the House. The building is 40 feet Il
inches by Is feet inches exclusive of the pass.
way and stairway"
The Undersigned is directed by the decree IT,,
sell said lot and building and appurtenanees
erected there on, at public auction to the high.
est bidder, on the following terms, viz 5000 in
cash. and the residue in three equal annual pay
ments bearing interest from the sale, king
bonds with good security for the deferred in
stalments, and retaining the title as ult mate
security.
ALEX. H. q. STUART,
jund23-tds Comm'r.
POSTPONEMENT.-The above sale is post
poned to
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18th.
ALEX. H. II. STUART
aug4>tds Comm'r-
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WIDE AWAKE FOR AUGUsT.-Wide
Awake for August sets forth a tempting
repast for folks little and big-two serials.
four short stories, several poems, a paper
of the "Poels' Homes" series, relative to
J. T. Trowbridge, an etiquette paper, an
article relative to "Saving Life by the
Rocket Apparatus" another, racily writ
ten, about the 'Bambino' at Rome while
the departments are well filled, all prodi-
gally illustrated.
The opening short story, sJenny's
Lark" is by Nora Perry. "How Idle
had her Picture Taken" is we'll told both
by pen and pencil. In the serials, in
"Good-for-N othing Polly" Polly is gen.
uine boy, while in the "New:F Fashioned
Girl" Nan is good type of thousands of
our modern girls, her dreams and her du-
ties pulling at her with contrary hands.
The etiquette paper, manners at home,''
ought to be printed as tract for general
distribution. Among the poems, that
Classic of Baby-land, Jack and the Bean
stalk" by Clara DoJy Bates" illustrated
by Charlotte Dovy Finley, and 1.-The First
TOOTH by Edgar Fawcett, will be widely
read. Only So per annum. D. Lothrop
Il Co., Boston.
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Miss oalle Jordan, daughter Of the late
Col, Saml Jordan, Rockbridge, died in
Philadelphia last week while on visit to
the Centennial.
Two colored men while running thresh-
ing machine in Roanoke county, Va, last
week, died suddenly from drinking ice
water.
DIR. Jno. R. Wood s, of Albemarle, lost a
barn, nine Cotswold sheep and an OK by
lightning last week.
The Philadelphia "Press" says: General
Butler thinks Roger A. Pryor has few su-
periors as a lawyer.
Col. H. D. Whitcomb has been reelected
engineer of the James River improvement.
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SUDDEN DEATH Mr. James III. Bin.
ford, Superintendent of the Public Schools
of Richmond, died at the Red Sulphur
Springs, of heart disease. MI. Binford S
death is a real loss to the educational in
tcrests OF the State. He was graduate
of the University of Virginia, and after
being elected to his POSITION in 1870, went
North and studied the school system i'll the
various cities, the result being that he
gave Richmond a system equal, it is ad-
mitted by experienced educators, to any
in this country except, perhaps, Boston.
He died suddenly at the flood-tide of a
useful life, only forty-three years old.
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A Rich Beggar.
(From the Richmond State. J

AEiOIH tilC hlCuIllOUu oIdGe.
A well-known beggar woman, Mary
Finley by name, died in this city last week.
She lived in the third story of :. house on
Cary Street, near Eighth, and made her
living by begging. Nearly all of the
churches in this city at times gave her
money, and she regularly went around the
city once week begging aims of the citi-
zens. Her husband, George Finley, was
separated from her, and was noted only
for his fondness for strong drink. The
poor woman died alone in the midst of her
riches, and the kind neighbors came in as
soon as they discovered that she was ill,
and did all III their power for her. The
estate" says: 1t now turns out that she
was a rich woman. Her wealth revertS to
her husband, George Finley; who survives
her. After Mary's death the neighbcrs
found bags and wallets of glittering ore
and muSty g. eenbaLkS.
There were So, 900 in coin in denomina-
,tions from twenty dollar pieces downward,
and as for the currency it was too much
for the neighbors to count in the short
space of time allowed them (the time be-
tween her death and the buriaD. 1t is va
riously estimated that the coin and curren-
cy would cover from So 900 to $4,000. Be
sides this, as one of the ladies who helped
lay her out informed our reporter, she had
packed away in CHESTS and widowed
trunks lots of the richest old silks, some
gros. grained silks, and some fancifully fig
ured brocades, moire- antique, and other
STYLES popular twenty years ago. There
we're also found costly laces, and silk-vel-
vet cloak valued at 500.
How she amassed her fortune is a matter
Ct speculation. Her husband is as much
in the dark as the outside world. In fact
her whole lite was a mystery. The money
begged through forty years was never spent
hut was misery boarded, and the silks and
satins she probably bought of pawnbrokers
as safe investments.
Well. Geo. Finley found that he was in
MAGNIFICENT circumstances and determined
to Give Mary a first-class funeral. A
neighbor informs US that a beautiful burial
casRet was purchased, forty hacks were
hired. and an imposing Maidstone was
purchased for the grave.
George remained in the city week, par
taking Frequently of spiritual comfort, and
then left for the Hot Springs, where he
will spend the summer.
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THE CHARGE AGAINST THE REV.
CHARLES KINa.-The Richmond "Dis-
patch publishes the following relative to
the case of Rev.. Chas. King formerly of
Churchville in this County:
The following certificate has been sent
us for publication:
MANASSAS, VA, July 81, 1876
We, the undersigned, citizens of Manas
sas, hereby certify that we regard the
statement of Mrs. Nancy A. Story against
Rev. Charles. King as highly inconsistent
and Improbable, and that it is enirely I'M
supported by any other evidence. The
prevailing opinion Of this community is
against him, and that he is still entitled
to our respect and confidence.
GEORGE TRIMMER,
ROBERT G. WEIR
ROBERT TANSLL,
w. B. KINCHELoE,
ISAAC P. BALDWIN,
GEORGE G. ROUND,
Mr.. Robert Tansill. who forwarded this
certificate, in a note accompanying it
says:
THE gentlemen who signed the enclos-
ed certificate are among the most respect
able men in this community. Mr. Trimmer
is Mayor, and an elder in the Presbyterian
church. Mr.. Weir is a member of our
Council. and leading member of the Epis-
copalian church. Mr.. Kincheloe is also
councilman. and leading Southern Metho-
dist; and Messrs, Baldwin and Round are
well-known leading members Of Nh.
Kings church.
"The statement that Mr.. and Mrs.
Story are members of Mr.. Kings chnrch
is not true"
The Rev. Mr.. King. in card to the
editor of the Washington Star, says:
II am surprised, grieved and astonished
that you should have published the libel
GUS communication sent you from this
place by vulgar, ruffianly scoundrel, who
in his usual sneaking and irresponsible
manner, had managed to Shoot his poison
GUS arrows at me through the Richmond
Dispatch. 1t is an effort of ''the ring.''
renewed in more malignant and varied
form, to crush me, and, through me, the
church and the temperance cause in this
place. The vile agent employed by them
in this matchmaking effort is neither a
resident of Manassas nor a member of the
church Of which am pastor, or any other
church in this place. There is not shad-
ow of truth in any Of their charges, as we
shall be able to show at the proper time.
It is rather too fashionable nowadays to
lie on clergymen."
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BRAND
WHEAT FERTILIZER,
RHODES PHOSPHATE
AND
CAT ISLAND GUAN0.

will, the ensuing season, sell the above brands
OF Fertilizers for the wheat crop, and refer to the
following list of gentlemen, (Which includes
number ofour best farmers, each of whom has
used these fertilizers on last years wheat crop,
aud can fifty as to the merits of each:
Samuel Craan, Mt Sidney; R.. E. Alexan-
der, Long Glade Henry, CARRIER, A. 8. Young
and N. Wallace, Craigsville; M. G Kerr,
Summerdean A. Roudabush. Churchvillc:
R. G. blair. and j. A. Carson, Mount
Scion; A. Blauth, Templeton McGufin,
Greenyille VIM. Leslie, Henry Defenbaugh,
New Hone; J. A. Wilson, J. A. Spencer, VIM
Donald, Steel's Tavern; Jacob Bowman,
MiddlebrooA; r.. Mason, John Christian
Swoope's Depot; A. M. Bowman, President
Baldwin Augusta Fair; W. J. D. Bell, Staun.
ton; W. McComb, Fishersvile; DR.. VIM. l..
Walters, West View.
P. B SUBLETT,
Augusta Street,
aue4-7t Stanton, Va.
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The Campbell County Lightning
Miracle Confirmed.
(Frola the Lyuchburg News.)

(Fron the Lyuchburg News.)
Some OF our contemporaries seem disposed
to question the truth of our statement that
a negro man, who was killed by lightning
a few days ago in Campbell county, had
the letters ''GODo on his body. DIR.
Thomas E. Norman, whose post-ofice
address is Mt. Zion, Campbell county, has
furnished the Richmond "Christian Advo-
cate" an account of the circumstances
from which we extract the following:
son the evening of the 9Th inst. Perry
Jones and George Brown, coored men no.
toriously the most profane, wicked persons
in the whole community, with three other
colored persons. took refuge. during the
rain accompanied by good deal of light
ming and thunder, in tobacco barn on
the land Of Mr.. Geo. Greasy.
From their several positions one would
have thought That two of the others were
in more, and the third in as much danger
as Jones and Brown were. They, as their
custom was, were engaged in cursing and
swearing. Suddenly the lightning descen-
ded upon them, and while the other three
were comparatively uninjured, Jones was
killed and Brown was stricken down sense
less and almost lifeless for a time. He &c :
vived after a few minutes, and soon seemed
to have regained all of his strength, but
was dumb and bereft of his mind for sew
eral hours. The lightning had set fire to
his clothing, and he was burned on his
chest aid his left side and arm before the
fire was extinguished. In his maniacal eff
forts to free himself from those who
were restraining him the skin was
rubbed from the burned flesh and
presented the following charac-
ters GOD. Very close representations
to say the least of them, of the capital
letters used in printing the name of Deity.
while around and between them the skin
was not removed, and apparently not
burned. The above characters occupied
the angles of an equilateral triangle, which,
as you are doubtless aware, was in ancient
days the symbol of Deity. This man then
;ppears to have been branded with the
name of his Creator in the symbolic Ian
guage, it may be-, of his forefathers three
thousand years ago. and in the printed
language of the nation to which he
belongs.''
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Political Personals.
A LIFT FOR sourHALL WHO DoEsl

A LIFT FOR soUTHALL WHO DOESN'T
LIVE IN THE VALLEY. i
[From the Lexington Gazette.1
Judge O'Ferral has been called upon to
announce himself candidate for Congress,
subject to nominating convention.
Judge Harris has had the field there
long time. The man to beat him does not
live IN the Valley.
RICHMOND OPINION OF ECHOLS.
From the Richmond STATED
General John Echols publishes a card in
the Staunton VINDICATOR declining to be
a candidate for Congress. lie is one of the
ablest men in Virginia.
CHANGES AMONG PROMINENT REPUBLI-
CANS.
From the Har-isonburg Commonwealth
Judge David Fultz, of Staunton, prom
inent Republican. we learn, has abandoned
the corrupt Radical party and will support
Tilden and Hendricks. DR.. John EARLY of
Greene, a Republican leader in bis section,
is also for Tilden and Hendricks So they
come all over the country.
A RECOLLECTION OF THE SALARY GRAB.
(From Col O. Ferrall's card of last Monday announ-
cling himself candidate subject to convention.)
In 1874, again became an independent
candidate, previous to the holding of
convention, but when it was foregone
conclusion that Judge Harris would again
be the nominee | had seen the manner
in which former conventions had been man
aged and manipulated in this district, and
looking upon them as justifable and right,
only in the light of party necessity, believ-
ing the Republicans would make no nomi-
nation. and that the record of Judge Har-
ris, especially on the "salary grab" was
not satisfactory to the people, deter
mined, at the solicitation OF many friends
in the conservative party, to run as an in
dependent conservative candidate.
HARRIS FRIENDS AT WORK.
(From the Staunton Vi,ginian, Republican,
The friends of Harris are not quite so
demonstrative, still they are working with
zeal. The garden seed which that saga
cious statesman has soWn broadcast over
the district will bring in an abundant har-
vest.
FIFTY IN STANTON, TWENTY-FIVE IN
HARRIsoNBURG, TEN IN WOODSTOCK
AND FIFTEEN IN ALBEMARLE.
(From tile Charlottesville Jefersonan)
Every day we hear Of some new self-sac-
rifcing patriot who has been pursuaded by
his numerous friends to consent to run for
Congress. Leaving out the Hon. A. H. III
Stuart, who is one of the most fitting men
in the district, there are about fifty Ill
Staunton, twenty-five in Harrisonburg, ten
in Woodstock and others scattered all over
the district. Very little has yet been said
about it, but some suspicious-m minded peo-
pie are whispering it about that there are
ten or fifteen scattered over the county of
Albemsrle, Who could be, by heavy pres
sure, prevailed on to sacrifice the sweets of
home and important private engagements
fer this $4,000 Il year.
(From account of Harrisonburg Commonwealth of a
speech of OFerrall at q Rockingham Pole Raising
s'He did not refer to the congressional
canvass at all, but this section of Rocking
ham is unit for him, and if there can be
a fair expression of the people of the coun-
ty, he will carry to the convention a solid
delegation. So three cheers for Tilden,
Hendricks and O'Ferrall ~
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A LETTER has been shown us stating

A LETTER has been shown us stating d
very touching case. A mother and daugh-
ter, of Philadelphia, who, during the war,
were wealthy, and who were SO liberal with
be frequently and gratefully noticed in
Southern works published since, are now
reduced to poverty. A movement is now
on foot to raise small sum for them-as
small as $500. Any contribution, how
ever small. can be sent to Rev. DR.. l. W.
K. Handy, of the Old Stone Church, in
Augusta, who has personal knowledge of
the facts, which is guarantee of the
merits of the case. His address is Fort
Defiance, Augusta co.
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Representation in the Congress.
siOnal Convention.

At a meeting of the Conservative Coun-
ty Committee Of Augusta, held the Sd day
of August, 1876, the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, that in obedience to the re-
quirement Of the Committee of this Con-
gressional District, the number of
delegates from each Magisterial District
in the county, and from each Ward in the
city Of Staunton to the Congressional Con-
vention, be two delegates and two alter
mates from each District and Ward, instead
of ten, as resolved by this Committee, at
the meeting held on the oath day Of July
1876, such delegates and alternates to be
appointed at the time and places as resolved
by the Committee, at said meeting.
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.,
Chairman.
S. BROWN ALLEN,
Secretary.
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ONE of the ablest documents for Tilden
going the rounds of the Western press is
letter written by Leonard Farr, of Iowa, a
Liberal Republican, Mr.. Farr was school
teacher at Waynesboro', in this county be-
fore the war. and is well remembered there
He was an Old Line Wing In more peace
full days.