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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-07
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OVER AT LAST /!
A Fair Count Elects Hayes.
THE STRUGGLE ENDED AND THE
REPUBLICANS VICTORIOUS.
OH cial Returns from South Caro-
lima and Louisiana Proclaim
the Triumph ofthea Repub-
Gcan Ticket.
y.1oR1DA ALBRIGHT.

Especial dispatch to the Valley Vireinianl
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 6, HOO,
A. M.-Thc official count by the Re-
turning Board of Louisiana elects its Re-
publican electors by from $500 to 1850.
The Republican State ticket is also cleo
ted, with a Republican Legislature.
Chamberlain majority for Governor OF
South Carolina is about 5000. He will
be inaugurated to-day. Wade Hampton
made speech declaring he intended to
be Governor. Great excitement prevails
in Columbia and fears of collision be
tween Rife Clubs and u S. Troops
Private adyices received here say Florids
will declare the Republican electors
chosen to-day. This completes the re
turns and elects Hayes. He will be in
augurated. The Democrats are desper
ate and will interpose every difficult,
possible, but all the indications are the
will be futile. S. M. YosT.
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docket Case Nc

docket Case No. J
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE TINTED
STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF
VA In Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF John NJ. Shepherd, bankrupt
Western District Of Virginia, IS:
THIS rs TO GIVE NOTICE. That on the 9th day
OF Dec, 1875. Warrant in Bankruptcy was is
sued 3nt OF the Dist. Court of the United States
Tor the Western District of Va, against the es-
county, in sal District, who is adjudged a Bank.
rnpt on MS own petition: That the payment OF
longing to such Bankrupt to him, or for his nse.
and the transfer Of any property by him, are for
hidden by law and that meeting OF the credit.
te choose one or more Assignees OF ]. NJ shep-
nero, VIII be held at Court OF Bankruptcy, to be
Esq, Register in Bankruptcy for said District. on
the 18th day OF Dec, a. d. 1876, at IL O'clock IN.
A. y. GRAY
dec 7-2t US. Marshal for said District.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-07

The base Iildcn attorneys iinpeach the
testimony OF Eliza PiIikston upon the fol-
lowing, among other grounds: That she is
OF bail character; that she claimed to be a
rabbi Democrat; that she had offered 10 kill
Republicans that she had herself killed her
child; that she hewed and hacked herself !;
that her wounds were feigned that 1t was a
party of negroes who killed her husband and
for the Republican party WAS so much
stronger than for husband, child, and self,
and than any natural feeling Of Justice or re-
yenge, that she accused white persons OF it
for political effects that she was not mich
hurt; that she is a tiger wsieJ, angry, and so
on for quantity ard variety.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-07

4 suit has been Instituted in New York
against The proprietors OF the Astor House
by the U. S. Minister to Liberia. j. NJ. Turn
CT, q colored man, under the civil rights bill,
for refusing to furnish him with lodgings.
He lays his damages at five thousand dollars.
The psoprietors say that on the day he was
refused shcy were unable to accommodate
sslss white people who applied.
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docket Case No. !
In THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
1 States for the Western District OF vain
Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF G. F. Simpson, Bankrupt
Western District Of Virginia, IS:
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That on the ssth
DAY OF Nov, 1876, warrant OF Bankruptcy was
issued out OF the District Court OF the United
states for the Western District Of Va, against
son Co., in said District who is adjudged B'k't,
on his own Petition THAT the payment Of any
debts and the delivery of any property belonging
transfer Of any property by him, are forbidden BY
law and that meeting Of the creditors OF said
or more Assignees Of his estate will be held at a
Court OF Bankruptcy. to be holden at Charottes-
VILE Va. before u. W. Early, Esq, Register in
Dec, A. D. ls76.at IL O'Clock, m.
A. 8. GRAY
dec 7-st g. 8. Marshal for said District.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-07

The Na% York 1r.6une's Columbia Is. c.
Correspondent writes I" There is no proof
that Den. Hanpton's sisters house was
burned by negroes. II Is said to have caught
from q stovepipe. 1t was an old wooden
building. There are no more accidental fires
in TIL. State, II the local papers are TO be be
lieved.n And the local papers are no more
to be believed than when they say the ne,
gross were nes authenticated,
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The Presidents Message.

The eight and last message of President
Grant will be found in the supplement of to-
slsy's VIRGIHIAN. 1t should be carefully
read and preserved by all. In it the
President gives calm review Of the events
which have transpired under his admnistra-
zion, and whilst he frankly admits that er-
sors have been committed, he yer points to
she sangible evidences Of prosperity with
which our country has been blessed, the far
reaching strides that have been made in her
progress and the important improvements
that have been contaminated WITHIN the last
eight years. There is an absence Of all osten-
cation about the message. 1t is clear and
distinct presentation of the affairs OF the ma
zion csuched ia the simplest and most com.
prshensib1e language.
It was expected that the difficulties grow
snx out Of the. election w"nll receive more at
IGNITION. hut this Is accounted for upon the
suppostion that the President will send in a
special message in few days upon that sub
sect.
There are many admirable features in the
message which we desire to call attention. to.
sad which We shall present on some
sature occasion. For the present we advise
Sar.' readers to read the document carefully
and Judge for themselves Of it's merits.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-07

In 1872 the Republican majo,ities in Edge
field and Laurens counties, South Carolina,
were 1858 and Ais. respectively. Thia
year the Democratic majorities ii. the same
counties we've 1926 aid l,l6l. How could
the Returning Board count In such counties
for 1Ilden when it was striving to give US q
fail count?
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-07

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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-07

The Democratic papers and bar-room and
cross road politicians devote g great deal OF
attention to the army Just now and denounce
It's presence in the Southern States. 1t
is simply question whether the presence Of
ssle army In those States in the interest Of
peace and order, without interfering with the
legal rights .oe any man. is better than the
reign OF the mob. The army represents the
authority OF the government to enforce the
laws and protect the rights Of it's citizens, and
1t is only for this purpose the army is used
in the Southern States. II some devilmcnt
was not stopped by it, there would not be SO
much clsmor about 1t. Just at this time,
there is nothing farther from Democratic pur-
poses than the observance Of law and the
protection OF citizenship. Their aim Is TO
violate both, and the army preventing, is
what has raised this virtuous howl.
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A ssignee's Sale.

"A -
As Assignee OF Samuel H. Burnett ana wife.
Bankrupfs, and acting under decree Of the ..
d District Court for the Western District Of Vir.
ginia entered on the 4th dny OF December. 1876
l shall, wv
in front OF the Court House in Staunton.s
On MONDAY, DECEMBER ssth, 1876
proceed 70 sell at public auction, the LIFE Es
OF real estate.
I. Sixty Acres Of land near Greenv,lle
2. One Hundred Acres. near Greenville
3: An unknown interest in Five Hundred acres
IN Preston county, West Va,
4 One Hundred Acres Of Mountain land living
lylrg near Qreenville.
TERMS.-One.fourth cash, the balance on a
credit Of six. twelve and eighteen months, with
interest from the day Of sale, the purchaser to
give bonds, with ample personal security for the
deferred payments, n the title retained by AZ.
signee until whole Of purchase money shall have
been paid.
A s. MAUZY, Assignee
Gee TIT OF s. H. Burnett and wife.
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Attorney Genera. yaft will send his report
70 Congress within week or ten days. This
report Is made direct to .Congssss, and does
not. like other department reports, a2compa-
ny the Presidents message.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-07

The commissioner of internal revenue has
revoked the order resembling the contract be-
tween the Treasury Department and Che
National, Continental and American Bank
Note Companies of New York for the print
ing Of revenue stamps.
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DUBLIC SALE.

DUBLIC SALE.
-, In pursuance of deed OF trust executed by
Walter g. Stutz to mt as Trustee, will on
MONDAY. the LIST day of JANUARY. 1877,
Sell at Public Auction
THAT VERY DESIRABLE BUSINESS sraND
situated on the East side OF Augusta Street.
and Immediately North OF the building Of Nrfss
Henrietta Brooks, and consisting of
4 THREE STORY BRICK BUILDING.
:. Said property has front24z feet and depth OF
y ieet, with right to q FIVE foot alley on the
North side. 'e
TERMa-$l,oo in cash. $l,se0 on the lst day Of
March 1871 u 900 on the lst day Of July 1877 and
the residue in three equal annual instalments
IRON day OF sale; all the deferred instalments to
pear interest from the day Of sale, and to be evil
denced BY negotiable notes. satisfactorily endors-
co. ana the title to the property will be retained
Dec lids WIN. J. NELSON, Trustee.
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CARPETS.
Rugs and Oil Cloths.

Rag Carpet, Wooden filling, only SOC per yard.
Hemp Carpet, good quality, 20 and CSC per va d.
Wooden Carpets, mixed 2 ply, rs to Coo per yard.
Woolen Carpets, 2 ply, IS to GOO per yard.
Extra Superine Carpets, worth Sl,25 and Sl,40)
$l,00 to $l,lO per yard.
Three-ply Carpets, best sl25 to Sl,55 per yard.
Brussels Carpet, best, $l,s5 per yard.
Good quality Foor Oil Cloth only 4oc.yer yard.
Rugs and Mats at all prices.
IA and Co. Table l-cloth, from 20 to COO yer yard
Window Shades in paper, linen and wood all pri-
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The agony's over at last,
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, 1876-07-01

from 33k to ~ per cent. The retailer
can sell at from 20 to 80 per cent below
tlc rate asked, and still make living
profit. lie is forbidden to do so, how.
ever by the tmdc.uniOn or ring to which
the leading publishers belong. This
union controls not only those who are
voluntary members of il, but booksellers
who have no connrrtiol II sym s'hy
with / Mess tn s, outside dealers sell
a OooN at tlc iuli retail prlcc, they are
waited upon and warned by commit.
tee OF the combination. If the offrnsc
is repeated, their names are sent East,
and they are thereafter refused the usu
al trade discounts by the Eastern pub.
fishers This amounts to forcing them
out of the business, They cannot but
submit. Books are mental food, rs nee
essary to the mind MS physical food to
the body. What an outcry there would
be it the traffic in flour, coffee, and
sugar was concentrated IN the hands of
a few persons who could and did rcgu.
late the prices Of these articles and shut
up any grocery that did not conform
TO their schedule Of prices Yet this
is what the publishers trade.union has
done.
The result Of this is, that literary men
are buying as few American books as
possible, and are filing their shelves
from foreign markets Public libraries
arc doing the same thing a buyer who
has become familiar with the London
market, its prices, its editions, and its
bindings, will be slow to come back to
the American market, and submit to the
rules of the booksellers union. The
combination cannot last long, but it is
doing grave harm now.--Erchaagc.
, 1876-07-01
ny PAUL II. HAYSE.

- Blanche is city lady,
Bcdcckcd IN her silk, and lace
Che walks with the mirn Of a stately queen
And Il qurcn's impcrlou' grace,
D,t Ncll isa country maiden,
Her drc.r from the homestead loom;
Her .tcp is H. free RS 4 breeze at sea,
And her face i Il rose in bluUm,
Tine house Of Blanche Is a marvel
OfmGrblt from base to dome;
Il hath all things fair, and 60 tly and rare,
But, alias 1t is not--hOnc'
Nell lives in lonely cottage
On tho shores ufu wave washed Isle;
And the life she leads, with its living deeds,
The aEycls behold and smile,
Blanche finds her palace prison,
And oft, through the lrcary years,
In her burlcncd breast, there Is sud unrest,
And her eyes are dimmcd with tears.
Rut to Nell her tolls are pastimc,
(TLuuah never till night they crasc3
And her SOULS aiioat like buoyunt boat
On the crystal tides Of peace,
Al, Blanche hath many lover,
But she broolcth DER old regret;
And the shy sweet red on her check Is dead,
For the day-stlr OihOpc has set.
Fair Neil! but single lover
Hath she in the wide, wide world;
Yet warmly apart in her glowing heart
Love bidrs, with his pinions furlcd.
10 Blanche AL life seems sladowed.
Aud she but Il ghost therein;
lhro' the misty gray Of her Autumn day
Steals voices Of grief and sin.
10 Ncllal life is sunshine,
Oflives that We meet aud mark;
Oac bright rs the lowers from May.tide
showers,
One nyleis, sombcr, and dark.
~, folly Of mortal wisdom
That neither will break nor bow;
That riddle have vcycd the thought per.
picked
OF millions Of souls ere now.
., folly Of mortal wisdom
From your gucsscS what good can come?
We can Icarn no more than the wise OF yOrc'
lis better to trust, and-bc dumb!
, 1876-07-01

There came to the Buddha, one day, a
Woman who hud lost her only child
She was wild with grief and with dis.
consulate sobs and cries called i'rantical.
ly upon the prophet to give buck her
little one to life. The Buddha gazed on
her long, and, with that tender sympa-
thy which drew all hearts to him, re.
piled, go, my daughter, bring me u
mustard seed from house into which
death has never entered, and l will do
as thou hast bidclen.' The woman took
up the dead child and began her search
She went from house to house, saying 4.
Give me a mustard seed, kind folks, u
mustard seed for the prophet to revive
my child" And they gave her what she
desired. And when she had taken it
she inquired: They are all gathered
around the hearth here, father, mother,
and the children; is it not sol They
are sound, in health's bloom Z" But the
people would shake their heads mourn.
fully. And, far as she wandered,
through town and village, in the crowd
Gd lhorOughfare and by the lonely road
side, she met the same experience still.
There was ever vacant seat by the
hearth, which remained untitled, though
all were gathered. Then gradually, as
she went on, the oulbursts of her grief
abated, and the meaning of the Buddhas
words dawned upon her mind. Gradu.
ally, rs she learned 10 know thu great
sorrow Of the race everywhere around
her, her heart, ceasing to dwell on its
own selfish pang; went out in strong
ycarning to the companions of her suf-
tering The tears OF her pity fell free
and fast, passion slorly melted dtcay in
compassion. From passive suffering she
turned To active helping, sought re.
dcmption by redccming. She had learned
the highest virtue which the Buddha
taught, mditri, the consciousness of wide
fellowship, the love of mankind, the per-
NSO IShuhIWtpn VI sCh III DcllNU Oh
the eternal interests, Calm, unswerv
ing selfcontrol to avoid pain, acts of
Of sympathy to tighten pain; such was
the Buddha's answer to the great ques.
tion OF suffering. These were the two
solid pillars of lris church. If he had
paused there he could have exhibited to
the world an example OF combined so
berness and enthusiastic idealism
nowhere transcribed in human history.
But his faith in the doctrine OF the trans.
migration compelled him to pass the
limits which his strong ethical sentiment
seemed to prescribe, into u nebulous be.
yond. This present life of ours is but
link in the great chain of existence OF
what advantage is it, therefore, 10 de-
stroy the suffering OF to day, il, in the
cCaseless cycle of new births, that suffer-
ing ia destined endlessly to rccurl To
be true believer, the prophet said, |
must free men from the fear of rcsurrec-
tion, teach them to battle fate. With the
end of existence alone can come the end
OF pain. Hence arose the mystic doc.
trinC of Nirvana the third of the great
principles on which the Buddhist system
rests.-FVm Prophet Of the people, By
Pref. .idIer in atlantic for JuEe.