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STA LIGHTER OF q. s. TROOPS By
INDIdNS--- GEN. CUSTER AND
800 MEN KILLED.


> The Baltimore "Gazette," Of yesterday
contains the following telegram from Salt
Lake, dated July 5th:
A special correspondent of the Helena
(Montana) "Herald" writes from Still
Water, Montans, July 2: Muggins Tay-
lor, scout for General Gibben, got here
last night direct from Little Horn river.
General Custer found the Indian camp of
1000 lodges on Little Horn and immedi-
ately attacked the camp. Custer took five
companies and charged the thickest por-
tion of the camp. Nothing is known of.
they trace it by the dead. Major Reno
commanded the'other seven companies and
attacked the lower portion OF the camp.
The Indians poured in a murderous fire
from all diRctions; besides the greater
portion fought on horseback.
Custer, his two brothers, nephew and
brotherAn- law were all killed, and not one
of his detachment escaped. Two hundred
and seven men were buried in one place,
and the killed is estimated at 300, with on
ly 81 wounded. The Indians surrounded
Reno'S command, and held them one day
i'll the hills, cut off from water, until Glib
bons command came in sight. when they
broke camp at night and fled. The Seventh
C1Feiiy lOuSHC IlNO ClSCIS, tsiiu WOAO ovOA-
come by mere brute force. The Indian
loss cannot be estimated, as they bore off
and cached most of their killed. The rem
nant OF the cavalry and Gibbons command
are returning to the mouth of the Little
Horn where steamboat lies. The Indi-
ans got all the arms of the killed soldiers.
There were seventeen commissioned Off
GERS killed.
The whole Custer family died at the
head of their column. The exact loss is
not known as both adjutants and sergeant
major were killed. The Indian camp was
from three to four miles long, and was
twenty miles up the Little Horn from its
mouth. The Indians actually pnlled men
off their horses in some instances This is
given as Taylor told it. The above is con-
firmed by other letters, which say that
Custer met with fearful disaster.
General Custer and fifteen officers were
killed, including Lieutenant Crittenden,
son of General Crttenden.
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"WIDE AWAKE" FOR JULY.-The July
number opens the third volume of "Wide
Awake'r' with grand Centennial story by
Sara J. Prichard. 1.-THE Only Woman in
Town" was an actor in the memorable
fight at Concord, and it is her due that size
should be honored, if only with this late
laurel.
With this number opens the new serials,
man, the New-fashioned Girl" by Mrs.
S. g. Hallowell, and "Good-for- nothing
Polly" by Ella Farman. Both, lavishly
illustrated, promise to never once slip back
into the old, beaten paths of the usual
story-tellers. Celia Thaxter furnishes a
full-page poem, "The Sad Little Singer"
There are three excellent short stories,
why Lily-bud Didn't See the Centennial
Open, :" 1.-The Candy Frolic,'' and "Tom's
Centennial" besides minor poems and pa
pers. Perhaps the article really demanding
most attention is s'The Bad Boys of
France" We commend it to the perusal
of those of our citizens whose duty it is to
be interested in the Reform Schools, Houses
of Correction, and Bad Boys of our own
country.
This magazine, frst-class in every par
ticular, is only copper annum. D. 10th
rop Il Co., Boston.
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branch. In the great war of Reform he
has spared neither friend nor foe. When
that man takes the Presidential chair there
will be another ''strong hand" at thehelm.
not that sort Of strong hand which leads
acknowledged thieves to his dinner table,
nor which opens the door of the White
House to every thief that is hard pressed
by society or law, but that sort Of strong
hand and strong head that will carry dis
may to the corruptionists that now swarm
over the capital.
1t is such a man as this that we are
called on to elect over the plastic, neutral
tinted. mediocre ticket presented by the
Republican party, and it is to just such a
man as this that Old Virginia will give the
largest majority that she has ever given IA
Presidential candidate. For no State in
this Union needs reform and economy in
the general government as much as Fir-
ginia does. 1t is matter of vital i'm
portance to her that the expenditures OF
the general government should be reduced.
In her poverty she pays more internal rev.
enue tax than six of the prosperous North
ern and Western states put together. Au-
gusta county alone pays more internal reve
nue. tax to the government at Washington,
than two or three of the New England
States. What our people want and what
they must have is Reform and Economy.
There are some other questions in this
campaign but those two are our questions
In Virginia. The heavy taxation in this
State, six millions of dollars every year
that is taken from us and carried to Wash
ington to carry on the general government,
must be reduced. That is what the people
of Virginia want. All the othef questions
Of the campaign are as nothing to us com
pared to this one.. The Republican party
has been III power and had its opportunity
term after term to reform the government
and lower it's expenses, but term after
term it has broken its promise, and to-day
| IN the Centennial year Of the Republic,
while all our orators are talking about. the
glory of our nation, the poverty stricken
State of Virginia who can't pay her own
debts and whose people can't pay their
private debts,is chalked downson the books
of the U. S. Government for six millions of
dollars annually which an army of Office
holders billeted on her collect, to the last
pound of flesh, every year and transfer it to
the Treasury at Washington where BELK-
NAP and BABCoCK and their confederates
are living in more than royal splendor.
Other States may vote for TILDEN and
HENDRICKS for various reasons, but the big
reason that Virginia is going to vote for
them, the one great reason above all other
reasons, is that the administration is to be
conducted with HONESTY, EcoNoMY and
IMPARTIAL1TY, that corruption is to be
punished and that we are to be given at
least living chance in the sisterhopd of
States.
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Sport I'M the Mountains.
Correspondence of the VINDICATOR.)
HUNTERsvILLE, w. VA, !
June 2Sth. 1876. {

HUNTERsvILLE, w. VA,
June 2Sth, 1876.
I arrived at the head waters of Green
brier river on Friday last, stopping mt
Green Bank, where found the VINDI-
GATOR, and after reading the home news,
started with my friend, Arbergast, up the
north fork of Deer river, on troqt-tishing
expedition. Arriving atthe PLACE of re9-
devious at II a. M, we went to work. and
at p. M. had bagged los fine spotted
trout Returning few miles back we
took an old musket and two double-barell-
ed shot guns and went to a derrick, which
all hunters will understand. Climbing up
a tree we soon got as quiet as the musqui-
toes would allow ms to be in such a situa-
ton. We were not long waiting before
the cracking of dry brush and limbs noti-
fed us of an approaching deer, and assure
you my nerves were completely unstrung
for the time, when bang. bang went gun,
and when the smoke cleared away, 10 and
noble specimen of the mountain deer,
which was soon dressed, and we were back
to my friends ID good Time for a supper of
mountain trout and yenison, to which we
did aIpls jqscice, only regretting that
few genial spirifS-I Heap frleR}dss-WeFe
find in this rough country SONS as ans
grazing farms as l ever saw, and very
kind, happy, hospitable people; but like
many other sections the most of the people
are lazy, for the reason that they live so
eaeiiy, their yants are few, and they are
happy. I think the WHOLE section OF country
I'haye been in is steadily but surely i'm
proving. = F" N. H H.
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Political Matters.

The nomination of Tilden and Hendricks
has been received with enthusiasm by the
Democrats all over the country, and with
awholesome awe by the Republicans. There
was cannonading and torch-lights from
Massachusetts to Texas, and from Cali
fornia to the Atlantic. We give. below
some interesting extracts about the OPEN
ing Of the campaign:
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS OUT OF HEART.
The New York s.Graphic." Republi-
can paper, in It's issue of Wednesday after
noon, in abiding to the probable nomina-
ton of Governor Tilden for tile Presidency,
says: "ShOuld Governor Tilden be nomina-
ted it is safe to say that the contest will be
a close one, and should the hard times con-
tinue till November and other circum-
stances conspire to favor his election, the
Republicans will have to exert themselves
to the utmost to retain the government"
Our UNCLE SAMUEL HARD TO BEAT.
The N. Y. ''Times," the leading Repub-
lican Journal of America, says:
There should be no belttling of Cover.
nor Iilden' s strength in New York. His
candidacy forces upon US campaign of
hard, earnest, and systematic work.
1t looks like the N. Y. POST" (Rep.)
whose editor, Parks Goodwin, was one of
the Fifth Avenue Conference that wanted
to nominate Bristow, Was going to support
Tihlen. Here is. Mr.. Godwin's telegram
to that paper. on Tilden's nomination.:
"The man is the platform, an the ring
breaker of New York will prov 3 the ring
breaker of the nation. All who really de-
,1rho -
administration. unfettered tratle, and the
restoration of true national fe cling in the
place of a wretched sectionalisln will rally
to his support"
The Boston 'sHerald," the paper with
the largest circulation in New England,
which favored .Bristow, now comes out for
Tilden, and it is seconded in this course by
the New Y ork "Suh, the piper with the
largest popular circulation in New Y ork.
The Philadelphia Witness Aleck Nc
Cures paper, though hating little, is
evidently prepared to take the same step.
FIGHTING JOE HOOKER FOR TILDEN.
The following is Maj. Gen. Joe Hooker's
letter to Gov. Tilden, on his nomination:
GARDEN CITY, L. L.,
June 20, 1876.
My Dear Governor:-I cannot refrain
I'm OAAoAAAA6 ) VIZ aA1J oAiACSAO
tions on your nomination to the exalted
Office of President of the United States. AS
quiet observer of the political events of
! the nation, know of no one in my day
who has afforded me so much satisfaction,
and sincerely hope and believe that the
wisdom shown in the selection at st. Louis
will he fully ratified by the great mass Of
the people in November nexto
We require reform in politics, religio ion,
and morals, and am. convinced that we
shall receive them generally at your hands
The whole Government Of the nation is
corrupt-desperately corrupt-and the
honor and glory of applying the antidote,
am convinced, will belong to you. If the
fact of your nomination does not enhance
the material values Of the nation, I am
sure your election will do it. Already I
seem to breathe a new atmosphere, as is
the case with every well-wisher of his
country. Sincerely yours,
| J. HOOKER,
Major-General United States Army.
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mI[r.yhe MgiuhttHtpr>
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1876.
Local.
THE CITY FATHERS.

THE OLD AND NEW-ELECTIoN OF NEW
PoLICE-TWo NICE LEGACIEs FROM THE
OLD COUNCIL,
&c. &C., sc.
The final meeting of the old Council took
place on Friday night, with Messrs. Abby,
Bagby, Burke, Evans, Fultz, Kayser and
Witt, present.
COLLECTION OF LICENSE.
A petition of Thornburg & Co., livery
proprietors, was presented, accompanied
by arguments of their counsel, Mr.. J. F.
Ehinger, asking the postponement of the
collection of their license by The city, un-
til the question of who is to build the New
street bridge is decided was presented. 1t
was stated that the business of the petit
TONERS had been injured by the bridge
being swept away It was referred to a
committee.
Following this, discussion arose on the
statement that Justice Cease had failed to
impose fines on parties who were before
him for doing business without license.
Mr.. Fultz asked what right a magistrate
had to take the matter into his own hands,
and not line parties, when the law allowed
him no discretion in the matter.
Mr.. Evans said the magistrate's duty was
imperative, and he had no right to put it
off.
Mr.. Fultz could not understand why Mr.
Cease had failed to impose the fine on
Thornburg X Co., on account of injury to
their business by the late flood, when the
flood only occurred few days ago, and the
license should have been paid in May. He
said he should like to know how to get at
these magistrates when they neglected to
carry out the city ordinances.
1t was stated that the magistrates acted
upon the opinion of Treasurer Ker and
Councilman Kayser in not enforcing the
fine.
FINE EFFECT OF DELAY.
Mr.. Kayser read his report in the mat
ter of the bridge built for the city by
Abram simms, on Augusta ST., from which
it appeared that the city has, by order of the
court, to pay - ,648. when if it had paid
up at first, the amount would only have
been 81 ,772. A fine effect of delay.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
A warrant was issued for $500, in IA
vor of the sinking fund, which is repre-
sented as now amounting to $4,000.
The petition of David Taylor. late Su-
perintendent of the Water Works, for the
payment of a check for $7.55, given him
by N. X. TROUT, Mayor, in 1867, and mis-
laid, was granted.
The petition of Mrs. Woodhouse, for
remission of taxes, was granted.
A petition was received from Maj, T. g.
Elder, COMMEMORATIVE Attorney, asking
foran increase OF salary, or for extra pay
nent for some cases Of unusual Importance
which have deyolved upon him during his
term. The extra amount asked for is Sasl,
The petition was referred;
The petition OF Messrs. McGufin and
Gooch for permission to put down a, terra
Gotta pipe was referred.
The petition Of Maj Jed Hotchkiss for
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DEPARTURE OF THE WEST AUGUSTA
GUARD FOR PHILADELPHIA-A large
crowd assembled at the depot Saturday
night to witness the departure of the West
Augusta Guard, Capt. VIM. L. Bumgardner
in command, for Philadelphia. The compa-
ny carried 35 men and it's old battle flag.
When the trim looking boys marched down
from their armory there was the greatest
enthusiasm over them and any number OF
complimentary remarks, such as, 'Ihey
are credit to Staunton," "Staunton may
well be proud of those boys" "They 'llhold
their own at the Centennial" &c. The
Augusta Fire Company, whose cemman-
der, Capt. Thos. J. Crowder, IS Sergeant
in the Guard, escorted them to. the depot,
having previously prepared transparencies
of farewell at the depot. On the largest
was the illuminated inscription, ''The A.
F. g. to W. A. g.; may you have !; pleas
ant trip and safe return.'' Capt. s..
Travers Phillips on the part of the Guard
made short but happy little speech which
was responded to by Capt, Crowder. The
Guard then took possession of the special
car and, shortly after, the night Express
came along and hitching on to them car
ried them out of hearing of the farewell
cheers of the crowd. Among those who
accompanied them, not in the ranks, but
as honory memqers were Capt. S. t. Phil
lips, the former commander of the corps.
John M. Carroll, City Treasurer, Capt. t.
S. Doyle, of the D. D.. & B. Asylum. Dr.
Carter Berkeley, W. z. Tams, J. A. Bum
gardner and Robt. Sears.
The following extract from a letter from
one of the boys to the VINICAToR tells
something about them:
| FAIRMONT PARK, Headquarters
1st Va. Reg't, July 3rd, II P. NJ.
There is such confusion in camp that I
will just give you the facts and let you fix
them up. We had Il very pleasant trip, ex-
cept it was very warm. At Charlie tteSville
we were met by the Monticello Guard, WHO
wished us pleasant time. Several of the
| boys stopped for coffee in Washington, and
were left. They came on the next train
| behind ours. Their "coffee" cost them.
So so, the price Of the extra railroad ticket
We arrived here at Z p. m. Sunday even
ing, and were welcomed with cheers from
all the troops, and our old friends, Com
pany B., OF Richmond, were more than
glad to see us, as also were all the other
Richmond companies and V irginia SOL
diers. We were treaten by all with the
greatest kindness, especially by the troo, s
| from the extreme Northern States. They
seemed anxious to see the men they met
years ago. They are putting off fireworks
in Philadelphia while write. Troops are
| arriving from all parts of the Unit
States to participate in the big time to-
| morrow. Z. w. E.
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DISTRESSING DEATH.-On Monday
night last, about 10 O'Clock, Mr.. Jno. r.
schmitt, who has been ell-known Ger
man barber in Staunton for nearly twenty
years, died at his residence on West Bever-
ly street under distressing circumstances.
He had been suffering from derangeme. It
of the nerves to the verge of insanity, AID
sent over to the residence of his brother
in-law, Mr.. Frank Prufer, for some lauda-
mum. 1t was sent, and Mr.. Prufer's son,
Charles, gave him dose of twenty drops,
and leaving the bottle, which contained
one ounce and half, returned home. This
was about O'Clock in the afternoon, and
Mr.. Schmitts wife leaving the room about
O'Clock, he got up and drank the whole
bottle. When she had prepared sup
per she called him and he ate
hearty supper, but directly on fin
ishing he threw up his hands and
sank on the floor insensible Physi-
clans were sent for and Drs. Henkle and
Reese came, and administered the usual
antidotes, but the poison had taken deadly
effect and he died about 10 O'Clock.
A coroner's inquest returned verdict
in accordance with the facts.
Mr.. Schmitt was native of Germany
and was Sc years of age. He was man of
sterling integrity and genial heart and WAS
a great favorite with his patrons and al
who knew him. He had often threatened
suicide of late and informed gentleman
only few hours before his fatal attempt
that he was tired of life. His remains were,
inferred from his residence Tuesday after
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HAYES is a splendid man for the post
office men! Out of twenty-five motions
made by him, in Congress, two, Jan. Z
and Feb. 5, 1867 were fer more pay to the
Cincinnati post-office clerks. and the third,
offered on March Sd, '67, was to add So, 100
&c the pay of the editors of the Madison
papers. OF the % there were nine to trans
fer money from the U. S. Treasury to his
con tituent's pockets. Bad for a Refor-
mer, isn't it? The modest soldier" seems
to have kept his eye on the main chance.
He Is true Grant man.
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NEW FEMALE SCHooL.-The we'll.
known Willow Spout hotel, on the Valley
pike, about 8 miles below Staunton has
been improved and fitted UP as tirst-class
female school by Messrs. Calhoun q Hell
zer. The grounds have been laid off hand
somely, verandahs erected, and the whole
place is changed in appearance. They will
open with staff of six teachers, and the
pupils number &c. The standard will ka
high, but the charges moderate. The
principals are PreshYterians.
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MAYORS COURT, Mayor Balthis holds
his court every morning at 8 o'clock. Yes
terday Martin Love arrested by officer
kurtz for drunkness and bad behaviour
was fined $40, VIM. Brock arrested by Off
Ger Peck for dranknesa and swearing on
the street Was fsned SIS, and VIM. Hall for
drunkAeSs arrested by officer Fletcher was
fned 81.
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The CROP IN AUGUsTA.-The harvest
in this county is nearly over, and Ii is the
opinion of many that it exceeds the great
wheat crop of 1862. There has never been
seen such hay crop as has been gathered.
and it is all in the best order. Tie CORR
is in a fair way to be iine, even il it Ioesn T.
get rain for twenty days yet.
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BASE BALL.-On the Fourth of July
there was some base ball playing on the
Augusta Clubs ground, hot as it was. A
game between the Augusta and Rough
and Ready resulted in a score Of 80 to Is
for the former. In another between the
Augustus and Scrubs the correctness of
the score is in dispute, so we omit 1T.
Yesterday afternoon the Scrubs beat the
Augusta by a score Of 26 to %.
The Red Star Club yesterday afternoon
beat the Blue Belts by score of % to 7.
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WATCHING THEM IMPRovE.-Yo gu
to come to our house. IT you boarded in
a house where baby was learning to talk
you would be a better man-probably. 1T
was only the other day that we were called
in to hear it say ''good morning" It's
strange what a keen ear a mother has.
1t was told to say ''good morning." and it
said 100000" and then it's mother jerk
ed it up and said it was just the ''sw-e-G-
e-test sing," and talked like an old man.
We though a man must be very old indeed
to talk like that, but one makes nothing
by volunteering opinions when baby is be-
ing shown off. Then it was told to call
''papa," and series of ''o-o-o-o-o-o" fol-
lowed, which as far as we could tell might
have been "papa" OF John Smith OF Sam
Brown or anybody else you can think Of.
and pronounced to be the Sweetest sing"
again, we were appealed to know if it wash t
as plain as grown person could talk. We
said it was To be sure it was a lie, but a
man that lets so small a thing as a lie stand
between him and an angry mother, stands
very much in his own light. But Of Ill
the humiliating thing is to see the father
standing by and trying to take deep i'll =
terest in these exhibitions, and pretending
to recognize all the words the wonderful
baby says, and all the time watching you
out of the corner of his eye in an agony of
shame at your seeing through him, as he
knows you do. We are willing to swear
that the baby at our house 'scalls the cow,'
and says ''good morning" and calls .'papa"
in precisely the same way, and we could
get witnesses to this-but its father has
to stand by and pretend to recognize the
difference, and to point out to visitors
how it is ''improving." You see, dear
children, what babies bring man to.
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Col. JNo. S. MosBY who spoke for Grant
in his last campaign, has told the WASH
ington Republican" that the young
DEMOCRATS" OF Virginia are for Hayes.
He probably means those in the Post-office
and Internal Revenue Departments,
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Col. J. T. L. Preston, Professor of Eng
fish Literature and Latin in the Virginia
Military Institute, has resigned. The
Board of Trustees paid him the high and
deserved ompliment of appointing him
Emeritus Professor for life.