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erty of near relative, which would have
been reduced had his effort been successful
to SO. Had the effort been successful the
six c'uncilmen voting would have relieved
the property owners on the improved blocks
OF out $4,000, and saddled that decton
the City treasury.
s, the tax payers of Staunton can see
that five Councilmen can vote to saddle
their private debt Of $731 upon the people
when these very men incurred it by their
own vote, knowing the operation OF
their act, and to improve their private
property. And that one Councilmen alone,
Mr.. BICKLE, could have pretty nearly
cleared his whole real estate tax for a year,
if the Council had not been forced to take
the back track.
Now in the light of the above figures how
does this extract from the "Valley Virgin
ian" the constant defender of this Coun-
Gil read:
In reference to the City Council, we can
safely say that the city Of S.aunton has
never had more intelligent and truly
representative body within our remem
brance. The members ale large property
holders, representing the mechanical, the
mercantile and the professional elements.
They put their hands into their OlCit pockets,
achen they make appropriations, as deep as
an the pockets Of any of their constituents,
and cannot justly be charged with reckless
favoriteism.
Tax payers of Staunton you have the
opportunity at the Spring election to break
up forever this reign of men who subordi-
nate the city's welfare to their own pri
vate interest. Let lis assemble at the
Court House tomorrow afternoon, deter
mined to show that we have among US
men who will conduct the city government
economically, honestly and IN the interest
of the tax payers. Let all the steps you
take look only to the interest of the city,
and watch that you are not hampered by
rings or combinations that will impair the
value of your action.
In this article we have shown an unsuc-
cessful attempt to sink $1,000 of the
city's money; in our next we will give the
history of IN attempt to sink $4,000 Of the
city's money which did succeed.
[oFFICIAL FIGURES
CITY ENGINEER's OFFICE, !
March 14th, 1876.
Editors Vindicator-GEN rLEMEN-Be-
low find what you ask for in the way of
figures on the Main Street work.
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A ressoss or DueHsing.

Correspondence of the Staunton VINDlCAToR.l
UAMPDEN SIDNEY COLLEGE,
Prince Edward CO., Va, April Sth.
I must ask a short space in your valuable
paper to give a short account of the in
terestng and instructive lecture delivered
here last night by the distinguished Col.
J. L. l.. Preston, of the Virginia Military
Institute. BY the invitation of the Union
and Philanthropic Literary Societies, a
large and appreciative audience, composing
the beauty and gallantry Of Prince Edward
and the two institutions here located, as
sembled in the College Chapel to listen to
one of the most thorough dissertations on
''Duelling" which we have ever heard.
The orator began by declaiming against
the manner Of educating the young men of
the present day. That they should not be
raised up with these false notions Of honor,
which have led to the blasting Of SO many
noble lives, Of 50 many talented men. He
continued by saying that he only argued
against the policy and justice of the prac-
tice, and drew no arguments from the
Bible. He brought up the example Of
Clay and Randolph, of Burr and Hamil-
ton, and then went back to the days of the
Horati and Curatii, whom he justified
it being for their country. He remarked,
however, that such things as duels were
very rare in those days, and that if a re-
preventative of the present day was to rise
up with the terrible "Quosqate tandem Gbu-
tere Catalina potientia nostl'a?'' of Cicero,
against Catalina, he would haye a private
settlement on his hands at once. The
distinguished orator was well received by
his intelligent audience, and many of his
felicitous hits were loudly applauded. AT
ter the speaking the students adjourned to
the ballroom, where they 'tripped the
G. Fl. JR.
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THE CRY OF "RADICAL."

There is good deal of mawkish talk
about 'syou oughtn't to call him a Radl-
CAL" This is sometimes said of one Him
and then of another Him. Well the white
Conservative people of Staunton pay the
taxes of the city, and it is agreed all over
the world that the people who pay the tax
es should have voice in the government.
The choice of these tax payers for an office
can be ascertained 10y u primary election,
and the man who gets the majority at 1t
will be the choice Of the majority OF tax
payers. All we can say to 'IIim" is. that
if he gets tue nomination at i. primary
election, he shall have the cheerful support
of this journal and. we are sure, of every
member of the Conservative party. 1fnct
they will oppose Him to the last. We have
made it rule never to call a man a Radi-
cal unle's he openly affiliates with That
party, but we know that in the mean
while there are few men in the ConSer-
vative party in Staunton who do it much
more harm than it is in the power of any
.I,adical to do.
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Respectfully,
DONALD ALLEN.
DON'T MIST.4KEl

DO1f 4 MO " Il M
We wish to start this matter right. We
don't oppose this City Council rs a Radi-
cal Council, as some Of the ringers would
try to make it appear. Opposition on such
a ground would be absurdly false. Most
of the members are as opposed to Radi-
calism as any men can be. Nor do we
oppose the members as candidates for re-
election. From what we hear, very few
of them desire reelection, and those who
do are the very men who should not be
permitted to serve again. What we do
oppose is the character of their legislation,
which, we think all will agree, has been
hurtful to the city, both politically and
financially, and f-om which we see no re-
lief, save through the intervention of the
Conservative organization. We shall, as
we do to-day, continue from week to week
to publish what that legislation has been
from the records, and leave our readers to
judge of It's economy, it's honesty and its
wisdom.
And what good. sound reason can tie CIV
en- for not electing new men to the Council?
Send them along, and we will publish all,
except the Radical reasons, which we
know already. :.
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"And canst thou always love me thus:
| Alfred ?" she murmured, "even when age
has crept upon me and left his traces here?''
There was pause on his part but it was
only momentary, when he replied in q tone
OF deep remonstrance, "can q duck swim?"
The Franklin Society Of Lexington has
voted 10 to II, that it would not be advan-
tageous to withdraw the money now APP
propriated by the state to educational pur-
poses and devote it to the payment of Viz
ginia's debts.
The wife Of Benjamin r. Butler died
Saturday morning Of q cancer in the throat,
at the Massachusetts, General II ospital in
Boston, where she had been taken to have
an operation performed. She was abe ut
So years old.
Patrick Donahue, the proprietor of the
Boston pilot" has turned out u defaulter.
The loss of the Irish Catholics, who had
trusted him to q great extent, is very large,
and failing On poor people is the more dis
tressing.
Moore N. Falls, late President of the
Baltimore and Norfolk packet line, is
dead.
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"PERsONAL DIsLIKE''is about the height
to which the Basement organ rises Ill its
conduct of Basement politics. 1t has no
influence upon the course of this paper.
No one knows better than the members OF
the Council themselves that the author OF
these complaints against their actions has
nes er had even IL personal difference with
any Of them. We llavn7t even personal
preference in the election Of their success
ors, except. perhaps, that for the good of
the city, we should earnestly desire the r.
turn of A. II. Fultz and r. W. Burke,
who have, more than any other active par
Elephants in the city legislation, seemed to
be alive to the interest of the people. The
idea that writer must have a personal
dislike to oppose mar in matters Of pub
lie good, is the product of a small mind
which sees the world as it appears only
through the narrow slit Of a post-olflce de-
livery. The Organ must not fall into the
error that because it does not like it's Illus
trious and successful rival, Johnny Noon,
that this paper does the same.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-14

BAD ROADs-HARD TIlIES-HOG CHOLERA
PERSONAL, SC,
correspondence of the Staunton VINDICAToRl
CENTERvILLE, Iowa, !
April 9Th.
hope you will not consider it an intru
sion upon the columns Of your good'pape.r
to insert few items from the West,
We have had here a very mild winte]:
until 1st Of March. Daring the month o.
March we had more snow, rain and cold
Winter months. Consequently every one
who travels the roads has had to travel The
underground track. The old settlers Of
this community claim they have never seen
worse roads and more mud anywhere. For
the past two days we have had considerable
wind. and the roads are drying up very
rapidly. We hope to soon have good roads
again. The mud and bad roads are my
most serious objections to the West.
Business has been very dull here since
the 1st Of last December. Every business
has been greatly paralyzed by the gre at
failure in crops. The corn crop, which is
the principle product, was almost a total
failure But the heavy loss among the
farming community WAS caused by the
hog cholera, that fatal disease that swept
over the country last fall, not leaving q
hog in many localities. don't think |
have ever known money matters as tight
in Virginia, as they have been in Southern
Iowa in the past few months.
Our school is progressing now very
nicely, with Prof. Waterbury, as princi-
pal, numbering over four hundred pupils
in the six rooms Of the building.
Centerville has fourteen attorneys at
law; six teachers Of music and five active
clergynen. The Masonic fraternity pur-
pose erecting q fine temple here this sum-
mer. The new Methodist Church will be
let to contractors very soon. The estima-
ted cost is $4,000. There has baena great
+ deal Of sickness here this winter, but
principally among the children and older
citizens. Centerviile has more old citizens
than any town l have ever visited TO its
size-all of which goes to show that this
is q good and healthy climate. I had the
honor, few days ago, Of shaking hands
with an Old gentleman ia years Of agey
who lives in one of our neighboring towns
He is quite an active, sprightly and joYial
old gentleman, and he told me that he was
going to the Centennial
Our friend, Waddell, from Waynesboro,
Va, was in Our city yesterday. He is look
irg well and in fine spirits. Leon e. Will
son, formerly OF your city. left Moncton,.
Iowa, the 4th inst, bound for Clarinda,.
Page Co., Iowa, where he will go into bust,
ness with his old firm Leach Il Thomson). l..
G. W. Whitmer, formerly from Parnassus,.
VA, has located near Kappa, Illinois.
WEST.
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SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILRoAD.-At
a meeting of the stockholders Of the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad, held at Front
Royal, Va, on Tuesday last, the Hon.
William Mines, Jr., of Page county. was
elected President, U. L. Boyce, of Clarke
county, Vie President, with the following
Board of Directors: U. l.. Boyce and Will
liam D. Smith, of Clarke; Logan Oshurn,
H. b. Davenport, w. II. Travers and A.
R. Boteler, of Jefferson; Mann Splitter, of
Page; Henry B. Harnsberger, of Rocking
ham, and Messrs. John Kelly. McGovern
and Fitzpatrick, of Lancaster city, Pa.
The Shepherdstown wv. Va.) "Register"
learns that it is the determination of the
President and Directors to resume work
on the line as soon as the arrangements
can be male for that purpose, and that the
end of the line through Jefferson comfy
will be completed first, the connection for
the present being made with the extension
of the Cumberland Valley road at Bedina-
ton, in Berkeley county.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-14
YING WIRE FOR THE PRESI
DENTIdL VOTE.

The Radicals here and everywhere in the
State are seeking to unsettle the Conserva-
tive organization to their advantage in the
coming Presidential election. Every Con-
servate organization that is defeated in
the municipal election is that much given
to the Radicals next November The plan
in Staunton is to tell each candidate for
Office that the negro vote will be assured
to him, and that he will be sure of election
anyhow, and therefore there is no neces-
sity of a Conservative primary election.
Keep your eyes open, and you will see who
opposes and who doesn't. The effect will
be as in 1S70-a strong effort will be made
to defeat a Primary. Let those Conserva-
tives, who don't intend to be ruled by a
ring, come out tomorrow afternoon. Every
Conservative who wants to see Staunton
well to the front in the Presidential cleo
ton, should be well to the front himself,
tomorrow afternoon.
BOGUS LAND CoMPANY.-Tle Green
brier wv. Va.) "Independent" says that
the "Anglo- Virginian Freehold Land Com
pany;' of England" with "a capital o
$4,000, OOO,' had issued prospectus, Of
which it says:
The map accompanying the prospectus
places tract of the company'S land, of at
least 80 900 acres, in our county. commenc-
ing Immediately east Of the White Sulphur
Springs. and running on both sides of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad nearly to the
State line, (whereaS we all know that the
In, in, t,o1I 1,
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IT was hard on Sammy Tuesday morn
ing to see Johnny in his new suit leave for
Lynchburg, and that's fact. And he
foamed at the mouth yesterday all through
the organ. Having to be an afternoon pa
per is a hard thing.
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THE INVINClBILITY OF THE
..INDEPENDEN1 RING.

Voters soon forget elections and the
votes at them. Some Conservatives seem
to forget that the s'present efficient Mayor"
Quotation from the Basement organ and
his friends have been very severely beaten
at the polls here. In May, 1870. the party
lines were drawn and a primary election
held for Conservative candidates. At the
regular election following, n independent
ticket was run AGAR st the Conservative
ticket. At that election the most impor
tant votes stood rs follows:
FOR MAYOR.
n. K. Trout, (Con. J.. ........ 446
John b. Evans, lind. )................-.".362
FOR TREASURER.
John M Carroll, Con- ........ .......5l6
Heller Ker, Ind. ................-...2S7
FOR COUNCILMEN.
The three highest candidates of each
side got the following votes:
Conservatives.
J. M. Hardy, ........ 595
w. II. II. Lynn. 10000" SAG
w. II. German, ........-........ "......5 33
Independents.
w. B. Kayser,. ........ 1877
r. G., Bick lie, ........ 39G
B. Z Baghy, 1000. .............37
A Conservative remarked the other day
that the "present efficient Mayor" Quota
ton from the Basement organ) towns
some men in Staunton. And that's just
it. Those he "owns' will vote for. him
but lie don't own enough to carry the cleo
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-14

TIE RADICAL State Convention Wis in
session at Lynchburg. yesterday, with j..
B. Sener, as Chairman. Hon. Jno. F.
Lewis made speech favoring Morton, for
President. The session was attended by
very noiSy scenes.
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LET THE BAs%MEN'. ORGAN stop splut-
tering awhile am. answer the complaints
made against its model council. These
complaints are accompanied by the official
record. Those published this morning show
that these ''tax payers use their position
to saddle their taxes on the overtaXed peO-
pie of Staunton. Other complaints which
we shall publish are as true and we shall
give the record with them. The tax pay
ers of Staunton are hot to be deceived by
by splitter and foam Wien these facts stare
them in the face.
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WE tender the councilmen our sincere
sympathy at having the Basement organ
force itself on them as their defender. No
personal disiike'' could have invented a
more humiliating situation.
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You can't pull out of the Basement,
Sammy, by the chain-gang. Too thin !!
They are your constituents even if they
were tickle in the basement, and threw you
overheard.
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A CALLED meeting Of the council will
be held this evening to appropriate some
thing to pay the Basement organ to stop
defending them. He's making the ringers
UriaVp
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WHO KILLED COCK Robin?

Who secuted the Convention
OF Conservative intention
AS out of all mention?
l, says the "cOrnfield statesman
I'm the little PENCIL man;
secuted the Convention.
Who lauded an Independent,
With sole idea and intent
The Conservative ranks to rent?
I, says substantial element" man;
I, the "cornfed statesman
lauded an Independent
Who called the cellar conclave
With huge words and brave?
Greetings voluminous-God save!
1. says the cellar organ;'
I'm the unauthorized man;
I called the cellar conclave.
Oh! the Basement Convention.
What it? Do mention.
Did it act with your intention?
Mo- says Sammy, of the ''organ."
Took Noon-left Mac and l. who ran,
Tho Frank Ware worked like man,
1t ''fiZzled'' like d;
"Confound Rad Conventions"
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-@s>%k~>N>~

WE don't know when we have seen as
superb piece of job printing as that cal
endar of the Richmond "Dispatch," by
John Il. Hankins 1t beats them all.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-14

A. T. STEWART, the fifty million dollar
merchant of New York. died Monday. -
Bishop Johns died few days before. Both
were old men. Now that it's all over which
life had you rather have lived
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BE ON H4ND TO-MORROW.

When the Conservatives resolved six
years ago to have Primary Elections, the
INDEPENDENTS tried to crush it ont, and
were on hand at the convention in strong
numbers contemplating to get control of the
meeting, if it was small and beat the prima-
ry. They were so troublesome that they
managed to give the appearance OF there
being great dissatisfaction among the Con-
servatives They were beaten out howev-
er, and when the regular election came
along afterwards they We're wiped right
out.
Be on hand tomorrow and don,5 let the
malcantents worry you,
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THIS Council, that is so bitterly opposed
to the r ads-according to the organ,
electng a Radical mayor That's bitter
opposition with a vengeance!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-14

If any Conservative wants a good rea-
SOU for Il regular ticket just let him read
the Basement organ of yesterday. The
very idea of it makes it foam.
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Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Peck, widow of Peck,
dec 4, AMI was Elizabeth NJ. aarnesbarger, Nj 5.
Sarah Clarke, widow of VIM. Clarke, dec a
land was Sarah Harnesbarger) John Hamilton
and Barbara his wife, (who was Barba.. Harn,s-
barger, 7. X. Miller and Amanda J. his wife
(who was Amanda J. Harnesbarger,) Dr.
Tompkins and Sarah his wife, (who was Sarah
,Jarnlan) John Rodes and Clotilda his w;;e,
| (who was Clotlda Jarman, Bowen ard
Mary 4 his wife, (who Was Mary R. larmau,
Edward Jarman and Miletus Jarman, Henry Il
Harnesbarger, j. Nee. Harnesbarger, Bernard
Teel and Margaret bis wife, (who was Margaret
Il 'rnesbarger,) William Harnesbarger. Charles
y. Harnesbarger, - Harnesbafger (femai
the two last named infant children OF Stepl n
iiarnesoarger: Jr., decd, Robert S. Harnesb..r r
ger, Bette Goldman, - Coffman ard -----
Cotfman, the two last named infant children ef
hewitt CoHman, decd, and his wife Christina
decd, (who was Christina Harnesbarger;) LIZ
Robert Robertson, Mrs. Sarah j. Mowry, widow
o Geo. W. Mowry, decd, (who was Sarah j
Robertson,) Letitia " Robertson, Alexander
G. Robertson, Mrs Martha Hanger, (,aho VAS
Margaret Robertson, J. 4. Turk, s. R. TUX,
VIM A. Turk, Mrs. Mary Jane McCue (widt W
of ]. @. McCue,) who was Mary Jane Harness
harger, and Mrs. Christina V. Parkins, (who
was Christiaa V Harnesbarger, and widow Of
l. Parkins decd, both of Augusta Co., Samuel
Hunter, Robt. H. Hunter, Elizabeth Airey, WHO.
was Elizabeth Hunter, and widow of
Airey decd, j. Wayne Splitter ard Mary Jane.
his wife, who was Mary Jane Hunter,
IN CHANCERY
The object Of this suit is to obtain a deer,o.
appointing Commissioner to convey to tho
Plaintiff, Geo. a. Bruce, the fee simple title To-
q certain Lot with Tavern House thereon in thu
town of Wayles5oro', Augusta Co Vs.. it h.
ing part of tie real estate of Robert Harnes
barger. decd, and which, in the Chanc.rv can.a
of Harnesbarger's Heirs Us. Robertson and w.t.
was sold to the Plaintiff by Hugh W. SheAn,.'
to make sale Of the SAM. ma,
q decretal order of the Circuit Court OF Augnst.
County, tn tered at the November term le55 anJ
for which payment of the attire purchase mo.
ay has been made, and the sale ratified s nd .on
frmei by the Court at subsequent tertn Their.
Of.
The Defendants, Mrs. Sarah Clarke widow IF
VIM. Clarke, dec d, and was SARAH Harnesba,-
ger, Dr. Robert Robertson, s. R. Turk "
Turk, j. Wayne Splitter and Mary Jane his wife
Tbo was Mary Jane Hut ter, not his wing ertere,i
heir ap. earance and it appearing by satisfac
DRY evidence that they are non-residenis of tia
State of Virginia 1t is ordered that they do
ppear here within one month after due ublica-
ion of this notice and do what is neces ;ary to
roteet their interest
Copy-Teste
in. RYAN, Clerk.
=. ID. MoCUE, p. q. apr6-4t.
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Candidates for Office.


a CARD BEING BEFORE YOU AS A
candidate fer The office of City Treasurer,
and hearing that n erroneous suppression ex-
lists to some extent, find myself under the ne
cessity of seeking. BIZ a few words of ezplana-
ton, to remove thes4 mseonceptl' ms Which ex-
ist with gard to my position
In May of last yea resigned the Olty Ifea-
surership | was forced to do SO by the fact
that the friend ia whose employ had been tor
many years had been incai sciteted by sudden
and protracted sickness from attending to his
affairs and the business which thus accnmu-
lated on my hands compelled me to decide
whether should abandon M friend ii his ex
trenit5 or resign The Office Of Treasurer
cho the latter alternative, and you will, be-
iieve, properly appreciate my conduct in so dc.
ing. 1T now turns out that my employer
b 'alth is so improved that he has returned TO
his business. and expects TO he able 10 con duct
ii WITHOUT My ASSISTANCE. Under these
circumstances I nael employment, end very
naturally, rs I think, turn to geek again at
your hauds an Office which you twice conferred
81 me by your SURFACES, In which served you
for FIVE years as an happy to believe, to our
entire satisfaction, and in which was so tor
tuaate IS to Kin the emphatic communication of
the City Council as shown by their resolution
passed on my retirement
II it shall be your pleasure to again honor
me with your confidence ana support, which |
have at no time neededso much rs at present my
| ENTIRE TIME will be devoted to the duties OF
I the Office, and I shall strive as earnestly rs
| heretofore to merit your appreciation.
' JOHN II. CARROLL.
| c. op1A A