The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-04-13
A Martyr was He.

Disturbing the peace said his Honor, as
Samuel Lewis. co'ored, stool on the line.
= 'Sturbing the peace, eh?'
..Yes Sir. you are charged with throwing a
stone through saloon window.
"Frowing stun, eh?'
Eyes, sir; throwing Il stone and then run
liing away
-'Rennin' away, eh 20
eyes. sirs what have you got to say for
yourself?'' 50
''Dey say frodc stone, eh?''
A-Ycs, sir-7'
And dat was cotchcd?'
Ives, sir.47
land dat was fetched here?''
Yes, sir; do you plead guilty or not guiltv?"
The prisoner but.oned up his coat, shifted
sioNnd to fuce the audience. and then stretch
ed ont his arm an demanded:
.'Whar's de man who says frode stnn %
No answer.
t-Whar's de man who says lun away?'
ksasnf,t sAspens".
i'Whar's de aecisser?'
The officer in the case had failed to put in an
asstt arance, as well as the Win sseS, and the
prisoner was discharged He left the court
rssam witt, digniiied step, and as a crowd as
srnsssed around him at the door, he was heard
saying
.'Sposen hadn't stood mp dar and made
dem speeches! Whcr would be now 20
And the cold north wind howled around the
gables, tgInbied over the house-roofs, and sad
ly eeASed:
@NAerei''
A C0NFtsCATIoN SALE UPsET.-1he House
Committee OH the judiciary has been consitl-
erng an interesting case arising in Louisiana
un.ler the confiscaiion acts Of Congress. In
1865 the United States c0nfiScated and sold at
marshal's sale, in the town Of Huntsville, Lou
isiana. a square of ground belonging to the ex-
United States Senator and Confederate Secre-
tary of State Judah p. Benjamin.
The property was bought by S. Madison
Day for Sc, 100. After detlucting the costs of
the sale the net amount, S4,S23, paid into
the United States Treasury. Subsequently it
was discovered that Mr. Beniam had mort
gagged the property prior to the war for the
sum of 100000 The principal and accruing
interest on this mortgage were. at the date OF
the sale by the United States, over $l3.O00.
Afterwards the parties aaolling the mortgage
hrouyl it suit, and by decree Of the Supreme
Court of Louisiana, afterwards affirmed by
tile Supreme Court, Day was eyicted fiom the
premises and they were put in possession.
Day now applies to the United States fer the
return of his purchase money. and the COM
nittee conclude that me is justly entitled to
the net amount paid into the Treasury. The
case is not only interesting i'll itself, but is in
the nature Of a test-case, as it is understood
that In numerous instances the United States
marslas have sold and undertaken TO give
fall title to confscated property upon which
liens Lad accrued prior to The rebellion.
SHORT BUT GooD.-A Methodist journal tells
2 story about little Quaker boy, about six
years old. The Friends, or Quakers. think
chat in meeting" no one should speak except
rs the spirit gives him utteraace. Not unfre-
qilently. therefore, their religious meetings are
silent assemblies.
some time a ''silent meeting,' that all were
afraid TO speak first. So he got up Oh the seat
folded his arms over his breast, and murmured
inst loud enough to be heard by those near
him Il do wish tie Lord would make us all
gooder. md gooder and gooder, till there is no
bad left
1t was but a childish prayer, but could the
elders have uttered one more to the purpose?