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GEN.
General Sheridan's Opinion
of Him-An Incident Ofthe
Valley.

taAIey.
The Detroit Post, speaking of Gen.
Custer, says: sHe was two years the
junior of Sheridan, yet when in trouble
On the field the latter sighed for the
help of "Old Custer" II a letter to
Mrs. Custer accompanying the table on
which were signed the terms of sur
render of Lee, and which Sheridan sent
as a present, Gen. Sheridan said. mo
person was more instrumental in bring
ing about this most desirable result than
your most gallant husband"
The Columbus (Ohio) State Journal
relates the following: "He was a very
severe disciplinarian' and it was only
by the most supernatural daring in the
face of the enemy that he was able to
maintain a place in the esteem of his
men. A story was told which we'll il
Illustrates this. We have it from soldiers
of the 20 Ohio, who were out on picket,
and saw it. 1t was when Rosser-("this
new savior of the Valley" Sheridan
called him)-followcd the rear guard of
the Army of the Shenandoah SO per-
tinaciously down the valley, after the
advance in 1864. Sheridan was finally
irritated at Rosser's impudence, as he
kept pounding away at our pick
cts with his cavalry, in front of Stras-
burg, and finally ordered Clusters d.
vision out to drive them back. They
passed through our picket lines, Sheri-
dan and his staff along, to see the thing
start off right. Rosser's cavalry was
drawn up within plain sight of our
lines. Custer formed his cavalry for
the charge, and then rode out towards
Rosser, slowly, all alone. Rosser was
an old friend at West Point. Custer
was a very striking figure, with his long
yellow hair floating over his shoulders,
his red necktie, his dashing hussar jack
ct, and a wide-brimmed, bandit-looking
hat thrown backward on his head. He
rode slowly out, entirely clear of his
command, toward Rosser, many yards
to the front, then halted and lifted his
hat and made a royal cavalier salute to
Rosser. dropping his hat to the horses
side. He then rode slowly back, placed
himself at the head of his command,
and ordered the charge. The charge
was SO sudden and impetuous that Ros-
ser was swepy before it like the wind,
and he was followed at a run to Rood's
Hill, miles distant, without ever having
a chance to reform, and with only one
piece of his artillery left. Sheridan used
to say, laughing, that that one piece of
artillery went over Rood's Hill so fast
that only n wheel touched the ground.
This is one of a thousand such stories
told Of Custer. There was an extrava-
CANT and demonstrotive friendship be-
tween Sheridan and Custer at that time.
The memory throngs with incidents,
but space will not permit. If Custer is
gone, the Army has lost it's most inn
petuous and daring c%avalryman."
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Arden Items.


Arden furnishes good cigars, but
no stone beer or stagger-juice.
DR.. Raney intends going back to
"Ehiar" shortly. The DR.. will, il we
mistake not, make his mark yet.
The boys ratified sSammy Smart's
nomination with an apple fight in
Mr.. James Chenowith's orchard.
With the mercury at $50 at noon.
and $40 at dusk, and no ice, makes
it unpleasant ever in the country.
Something that would interest Ar
den-an acrobatic and gymnastic
performance through a back yard
near the city.
The Messrs. Zeigler, Koontz &Co.
still continue to run their saw mill
to its full capacity. They ship most
of their lumber to Pennsylvania via
the G. V. II. r.
A bush meeting will be held some
time during this month in the o
near Pitzer's Chapel, under auspices
of the M. +. Church.
JAS. Brady, l.. l.. d. and f. r. S.,
describes this world as a planocon-
vex, and says he would not like to
live on the convex side. Friend B.
is right.
Tourists to this section should
visit Dutrow's steel, &C., iron works
situate at the foot Of North Noun
tain, and see a new tooth inserted in
a dilapidated Jaw.
Some n wants to know who one
eyed Murphy is, and if Monkey Jim
is OF the same stock that Hockey
Jim and Shanta Jim, of Modoc celeb
rity. Will the editor give an eluci-
dation I?
With the incoming of the fruit
season, the Gordonsville, Sand Patch
and Martinsburg Transportation Co.
have added considerably totheir roll
ing and wdlking stock. For rates of
freight and passage, apply To-
Agent, Valley Mills.
Americas sons, twenty strong,
went last week on a pilgrimage to
Bacon river (by the way, a Mecca
to one who was never there) for q
trial of their aquatic propensities.-
but the majority proved to be horse
tau swimmers !. G., swan hanging
to their horses tails. One of them
particularly has come to the concln-
sion that men + by no means am
phibious.
We passed very near the window,
the blind of which had been careless
ly thrown aside, perhaps by some of
the little ones, to throw pebbles at a
passing pig or chicken at all events
it was open, and we a frail mortal
like Eve in the garden, was tempted
to look. There he was somewhat in
the position of Ulyssus weeping at
the song of Demodocus. We spur
red our plug, and dug on refectively.
reflections, maybe, next time.
OF the commencement exercises at
King st. Hall a lady friend writes
us: "There the poor, eagerly long
ing, anXiously waiting, impatiently
looking, sweating, sweltering multi
tudes had to stand outside, notwith-
standing they had Excelsior" in
scribed on their banners. Unto what
shall we liken it? A Wall Street
panic" Foolish girls try again and
instead of the former, have inscribed
in letters indelible, "Open Sc Same"
"RUGBY."
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HIinesville Items.

The Sulphur Springs grove is a
nice place to rusticate this hot wealth
er.
The wheat has been gathered and
the farmers are about through with
hay and oats.
The dewberry and blackberry crop
is large. People from every quarter
are gathering them.
The corn is growing finely, and
the tempting roasting ear will soon
be among the luxuries.
FARMER,
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Gov. Hendricks Makes q
Speech.

In response to a serenade after the
democratic ratification meeting in
Indianapolis, Indiana, On Saturday
night, Gov. Hendricks made a brief
address closing in the following lam
| guage.
81 would not say a word against
Gov. Hayes. L would speak of him
as his most partial frieLd, but his
election is but a continuance in
| power Of the men who have controll-
ed the policies and the appointments
of Grants administration. If cleo
ted can he disregard Gov. Morton's
| power in Indiana, Cameron's way in
Pennsylvania, or Conkling's lord
ship in New York ? They say he is
an honest man. Was not the same
said of Gen. Grant four years ago 81?
In a speech which l made in the
Academy of Music, the first in my
canvass for Governor, L said that if
left alone Grant would make a bet
ter President, but the surroundings,
the influences, and the political pow
er that would control his admins
tration would bring upon the people
the ills which we now deplore. l have
been informed that during the next
week l will be formally notified of
my nomintion on the ticket at St.
Louis. will them announce my
action, and l trust it will be satisfac-
tory to the democracy"
Within "a few weeks several Gu
rious suicides have occurred. A
young man named Jeffrey cele-
brated the Fourth in a novel way
at the Palmer House, in Chicago.
He concluded 'just for the fun of
the thing" as he said in a letter
which he left behind him, to COM
nit suicide, and made the most
elaborate preparations for so doing
These arrangements included the
taking poison, shooting, throat
cutting, cremation, and parboiling
in a bath of hot water. 1t is, of
course, reasonable to suppose that
the young man was wholly de-
nented, since in the letter which
he wrote before taking his own
life he contemplated his arrange
ments with insane glee. A case
somewhat similar to this, at leaat
i'm de~iiberation, occurred in the
west a few weeks since. In this
case the suicide erected, after
much time and trouble, a diaboli-
cal machine after the style of the
guillotine, a heavy axe bong so
arranged as to fall from above and
sever the neck on the pulling of a
certain cord. The experiment
was a success, the head being SUBJ
sequently found entirly severed
the body.
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Little Georgetown Items.

Farmers will soon have finished
gathering in their wheat and oatcrop.
The young folks around here are
already planning to attend John Rob-
inson's Circus in Martinsburg next
month.
The weather has been intensely
hot, and there has been more COM
plant of the heat than for years past.
We are now in the midst of the
dog days, and this, combined with
the hot weather, has stopped bass
fishing until the weather is more
pleasant.
INGoMAR.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-15

The republicans of the forth dis
trict of Indiana have nominated
Leonidas Sexton for Congress. The
democrats of the ninth district have
nominated Gen. McWilliams, and
the democrats of the sixth district
ID. w. Chambers for Congress. The
democrats of the third district, now
represented by Speaker Kerr, have
nominated Geo. A. Bicknell.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-04

AMUsYMFNTs-IIM oage-4th. 5tb and 9th columns.
BANKING HOUSES AND BANkKRs-lOh Pdge-5d cOIuihn'
BILIIARDS-11h Pdge-3d column.
BUAgI' kNb lOOMS-1lM PGCe-ltb ana o'h cOIulniH'
BUsINYss CnANCEs-11M PGge-4th column
COPARTNFRsHIP NOTICEs-1lh IUgo-1th column
DEN1isTtY- 9M IdOe-2d column.
DyIpEND NOTICRs- 10th PGQe-3d column. -,
EUROPEAN ADyERIIsEMENIs-lOn Iu0e-Ath Oh" ON
FINAScIAT-1Oh Page-2d and I'd columns.
FINE ALTS-tlh Id0e-6th column.
EUHNITURh.-qh Id0o-2d cOulnD
HOTFLs-1IM PdQe-5tn cOiurll
HOUsEs AND FARMS WANTED-9M PQge-2d column.
ICk CREAM-0M P0Oe-2d column"
INsIRt CroN- 1lM Td0e-2d column.
LECTURES AND MEkTlSGS-llM FdQc-6th coIuIhn'
LEGAL NOTICEs-9M PGql-2J column -
MARBLE AND SIATE MANTEIS-l1H Pq1e-3d Column
MAKJACIs AND DnATns-7h POOe-6th column.
MIsCELLANEOUs-11h Paqe-4th column; I'm Fdge-
MIsIc4i, iNsTRUNENTs-lIM PdOe-6th column
Nav PUBLlCATONs-Sth Page-6th cOlumni 1Ilh rage
LIST and 2d columns. - ,
BROOKIYN- 9M Pdge-lst column; COUSIRf-9th
Pdge-1st aud I'd columns; AUCTION SALis-9h f0de-
I'd column: 10 EXCHANGE -9M IdGe-2d cOuinh.
RELIGIOUS NOTICTs-1lM P0ge-2d and 81 columns.
sALE~ By AUCTlON-I1M PdOe-4th cOulnu
SAVINGS BANks-lOM PdQe--3d column.
BITtfATIONs WANTED -MALES-lih PdGC-5th coiumn'
FEMALEs-1 IN POQe-5th ana 9th columns
SPECIAL NOIICEs-7h P0ae-6th column go , c.,
STEAMBOATS, AND kAmRoADs-1Oh Pdee-5th ana otn
columns. -, -,
BfEANE,s OCEAN-10h Pd0c-3d and 4th columns.
IEACHERs-I1h Pdgf-2d column
To LET-CuY PROPLRTY-9M PGge-2d column; BROOK.
LYN-9h PG0e-2d column COUNTRY-Sh Pdqc-Zd
column.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-04
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRFlGN.-It was decided in London 10 surrender
Winslow after 10 days detention. =- President
MacMahon promised to act q constitutional ruler
- The French Left Center deputies adopted
liberal programme. - Mr.. Cave made report
ON the Egyptian finances fayoTing converting the
debt into per cent stock. --= Don Carlos ad-
dressed Legitimist deputation at Boulogne
DoMEsuc.-President Grant has ordered criminal
actions against Sir. Bolknap Mr.. Marsh, and all
Others in the post-tradership corruption; Mr..
Belknap was formally impeached in the
Senate all the post-tTaders will be sum-
moned to Washington as witnesses. - Ihe
State Capitol Commission reports bad material
in the new building bunglmg arrangement and too
costly plans ==== The Carson MINT trade dollars
are not light of weight, but of poor workmanship.
- A life-boat crew of Is were drowned on the
North Carolina coast trying TO save the crew
of an Italian bark. - In the State
Legislature tho Canal Committees report
was received; there much routine
business done, but no important action taken, ---
The Massachusetts, Senate voted against woman slf-
frage. == subscription of $4,000 is being
raised for Gen. Babcock Babcock is now to retire
from the White House.
CoNGRFss.--In the Senate Mr.. Belknap was for
mally impeached by a committee from the House
Ar. Edmunds spoke against admitting hr. Pinch
back. 60 In the House numerous private bills
were acted on little else was done.
CRY AND DsUBURBAS.-PlymOuth Church resolved
that all charges against Mr. Beecner should be re-
ferred Immediately TO the Committee named by the
Advisory Council. - Mr. Moody preached ON the
parable Of the Prodigal Son. =-- In the Tweed de-
fense, testimony was given concerning arrangements
with Connolly in 1871. - Gold, 114ai, 1l43l,
I14Se Gold value of the legal tender dollar at the
close s79o cents Stocks active at advancing prices,
closing strong.
THE WFATHER.-The Government report predicts
clear and pleasant weather. == In this city yes
terday the day was clear, cool, and bracing Their
mometer go, %, 29o.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-04

"learned," aaid one eminent preacher. "tbat
my work in the pulpit is not literary effort.
"but by whatever means to compel them to
"cOme in."
If this effect be lasting, if ministers and lay
men of whatever sect will cease to waste both
zeal and faith in the outside organisms of minor
doctrines and church government, and present
religion as did their Master, in the simple
shape of love to God and to their brother
man, it will be as in HIS day, a real living
force to revOlutiOnize the everyday world.
The secular press for years has protested
against the burial of Christianity under secta,
rlanism. 1t is not one powerful preacher or
sweet singer that can roll away the stone from
the sepulcher. Every village clergyman, every
humble believer can do his part. and We trust
in God the day will soon come when they will
do IL
New-York tribune., 1876-03-04
PERSONAL.
he can get.

Won Billow's manager is said TO have lost
5000 by the concerts given at indianapolis.
District-Attoney Dyer of Missouri was sere-
naded his home in louisiana in that state few days
ago
Capt. Paul BOyton delivered a lecture in
Orleans last Saturday and at its close presented
with a service of plate by the citizens.
The Connecticut Baptists have raised $4,000
toward their proposed Centennial Fund Of Sh 00oO'
besides several large subscriptions which are promised
Queen Victoria has informed Lord Dufierin
that she Will assist In the projected improvements in
Quebec by presenting the city with $4,000 for the con
stuctlOn OF OF the proposed city gates the one lor
which II is used to be called the Kent gate.
Mr.. Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered lee
ture Wednesday evening in Concord Mass on tho sub
ject Of Perpetual Forces" He drew an analogy oe
the forces of nature and their workings and Ie
port OF the lecture In the papers Is explained by te %
lowing placard which was displayed at The ucSet ovo'
"Ticlets for sale for this lecture condition that no re
port is taken OF IL. Reporters please take notice
President Eliot of Harvard says that, con-
trary to the usual course OF nature he Is growing
younger instead OF older years advance. Abont ~
years ago when he tutor and proctor he was us %
turbed one night by noise IN the yard, ana sonk &
to see what was the matter. he heard N'icc eNcln,
Here comes old Eliot" But last Winter. walking inS iS
town one evening, he met two undergrauua't6 ~ :"
heard one say tO the other when he had passeI ~
wonder where Charlie Is going at this time OF hsh"
Mr.. Leonard SWEET of Chicago gives ths
estimate OF President Lncoln's legal powers As SUA
lawyer, no had few equals and no snperiors lie Ns'
hard man 10 beat In closely contested case as
ever met. He was wise in knowing what TO at'ohp' 1
what let alone He wus fair 10 the court the JURY
his adversary but condor eompels me TO say hat nc
practice learned there was power IN this lie w"
candid and he was fair. but he knew how 10 mas
Just the most OF this. As he entered tue "is-
where most lawyers object, he would ssi esi,hat.
reckoned Il would be fair 10 let tlls IA ot y proye
and sometimes when his adversary coua t Ia av he
what Mr. Lincoln knew TO be tue truth ho h 90 he 40
reckoned 1t would be fair 20 admit inc @ bs heard
and So en- did object 20 the court, "l,r @ sWel
his objection answered, he would often s3, 3,e be had
reckon must be wrong Now about tne II bis adyrr
pructlced this hreequarteSs through ca nm IN few
sary didn't understand him. ne Hpn1 "sa 10y 1 late aud
nnutes nndug that he had feared the srnsnt 10
wake up TO lind himself beat. He was wise w. " too many
the trial OF cause, but tell yon nave so ,nIcss as
scars from hs blows 20 certify that ne VIZ , sdyersay
dove When the whole thing Is unraVeea tu1 sne away
begins 20 see that what he Was 80 Dlandy Nv ey.pf
WAS simply what he couldn't got ana A'ep'
New-York tribune., 1876-03-04

tion. or letters, or some other documentary
proof of the agreement, and he certainly 0ught
to be able to show how he came to make
report so grossly at variance with what we
now know to be the facts and with the con-
clusions at which two other geOloglsts hau ar
rived before him. There is no reason why
Prof. Silliman should wait for Park, OF Stew
art. or Schenck, OF Albert Grant. whatever
those persons may have to say it is clear that
"the proper time" for him has already come
if 1t has not passed
In the course of FORTNIGHT there will be
very pretty little party in Washington. Gen'
Schenck will be there, explaining why Mr'
Park gave him shares and made hm director
without bona fide Investment of any money,
and why interest was secretly guaranteed on
his stock, to the injury of the other share
holders. He will be required to meet the
statement of Mr. Lyon that the notes which
he gave Park for the purchase money were
not made until public complaint was heard OF
his connection with the mine, and that they
were then ante-dated. He will be asked
whether it is true that his associates in the
company, dissatisfied with his original
letter of resignation, induced him TO
write "better" one and perhaps he
will be laboring to convince Mr.. Fish that 1t
was quite right, after his Government had re-
quested him to resign, to keep the resignation
secret until the directors had sold more stock.
Mr. Park will be there, we hope, denying and
explaining an array of charges so long that we
have no space to recapitulate them. Mr. Stew
art will be fully occupied in task OF the
same character. Both gentlemen will have an
opportunity to renew their intimacy with their
old friend SChenck under most interesting cir
cumstances, and the public will watch Their
meeting with the liyeliest curiosity. Finally
Mr.. Lyon promises to go back at the same time
and supplement his budget of disclosures with
whatever additional facts and documents
may be in his possession. The Investigating
Committee seems to have several very lively
sessions in prospect. We do not pretend to
say where bouts in the mass OF contradictory
testimony the truth may lie; but in the little
company of witnesses whose attendance Is ex-
pected there are certainly one or two dis
tinguished rascals and the Committee must
not rest until they find out which they are.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-04

will have better chance of election than Boss
Tweed himself.
There is q candidate who, though stanch
Republican, has been foe of thieves. In
rotten administration he has been Abdiel
faithful found among the faithless. Such
man, because his fight against corruption has
been unsparing, and known to all men, the
Republican party can still elect. But it cannot
elect any man whose very nomination Is not
conclusive proof that the Republican party has
declared war against those whose conduct has
disgTaced the nation.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-04
THE NEW CAPITOL AT ALBANY.

We give up all the space wo can spare in
THE TRIBUNE to-day to an abstract of the Re-
port of the Board of Advice which, at the re-
quest of Lieut.-GOv. DOrsheimer, the Chair
man of the new Capitol Commission appointed
by the Legislature of 1875, has been
examining the plans of the new Capitol build
ing and looking into the questions of how the
plans and elevations may be improved, and
the expenses of the undertaking reduced.
1t is pleasant TO be assured that the popular
rumors Of fraud in the estimates, and of o
carelessness in superintendent amounting al
most to criminality, appear after the thorough
examination of these experts to be baseless
Nor do these gentlemen think it obligatory
upon them to say severe things about the
architect personally, nor too cruelty to expose
his multtudinous mistakes. They take the
more charitable and yet equally effective way
of simply stating the facts, and leave the reader
Of the Report to draw his own conclusions.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-04
TINE EMMA NINE.

Mr.. Lyon has fnished-for the present--his
graphic account of the organization of tho
Emma Mining Company Of Utah, but promises
to return to Washington and meet MessTs.
Stewart, Schenck, and Park whenever those
eminent representatives of American thrift
and enterprise are ready for examination.
Prof. Silliman writes that he also wishes to be
heard "when the proper time comes" !" but his
reply to Mr.. Hewitt's inquiry whether he has
anything to say is not as frank and decided rs
his friends might have desired. II seems to us,
as it probably does to a great many other
people, that "the psOper time" has come
nOw-nay, that il came a great while ago
and If Prof. Sllliman purposes TO refute the
charge that ho received, or was TO receive
100000, or any other large sum contingent
upon tho sale of the mine, we do not under
stand why he should not go TO Washington at
once and put In his evidence. He ought to
have had written contract for his compensa-
New-York tribune., 1876-03-04
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New-York tribune., 1876-03-04

to our export of large quantities of goods last
year to relieve our overburdened markets;
and also in some measure to American goods
supplanting British manufactures in Canada
New-York tribune., 1876-03-04

The examination in the Third Avenue
savings Bank case reveals some ugly facts,
according to the accountants testimony. From
this it appears that utterly false entries were
made in the books to increase the apparent
amount Of the assets. IL proof can be brought
to bear on the bank officials tnat they directed
OF took a hand in this swindlinG performance,
their plight is serious.