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The New York herald., 1876-07-29

letter 70 the President
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT
Ny DKAR Mr. PRksIDESr-My attention has been called
to article in the OCEAN, which s said place in
bernie conspraor against your good name and that
OF your relatives | hav: not seen the aytiels IN
having pursued Senator Logan and Mr. Fsrwe by ihe
make any exp lanation further than say havs
4, win toward them personally hope howsver tina, f
Of % on Is. revenue ckesss sSe,
will Sf cSnss, ud e vii In r EN- 50 yopr 5sa
oIes,srs written Colonel Matthew. Supervisor
risrrepSn.. possession a. from hi. pencil aaoIse
ssi 'ans ss
I, emanAtes from Mr. Tuition or rom Whatever source.
which reflects ,Iu., viii have ths kindness
nsc % no Set and aye @
sure which will indorse when you understand
SSa s: up t. & s'iT wsS
r.s.-c Bell was in this morning with rema,kable
Avery
From another source received this
We learn that His Fxceency your head and that
the hond OF john Baptist. mean, the pou' head
blood soes to ,rDen na . Of ss s
animals Tor th solicitors chief The secretary Of the Treas
''s' '''S' near :" ''' "' B. III TESDEhsoS fas hsD
The papers were full OF it, ana especially those pa
pcrs that at that time seeemed tho OF the
authorities at the " hte House; therefore wrote to
friend:-
VIII be kicked out anu ie,er written by the President
with the view To destroy both Now is IL better
TO wait for this or to prepare letter OF resignation
Such further advice and steps that both
the secretary and myself prepared resgna,ons to
be delivered to the President Immediately upon tho
close OF tho Babcosx trial.
CALIFORNIA MATTERS
Mr.. wilson, IN response TO questions by Mr. Coch.
rane OF the committee, said there had been differences
between tho President the Secretary and himself IN
relation to California matters. There we're reports
from agents sent thithcr that somo OF the officials
were inefficient, and ihcsc facts made known
the President by Commissioner Pratt, Mr. Yaryan and
Mr.. Wilson. After this tnerc further open
rupture or renewal Of war Mr. Yaryan and himself
Mr. Corhranc-if understand you not until
the Jury acquitted BabcocK that friendly relations be-
the President. Secretary Bris,ow aud yourself
were rccstablishedf
Mr.. wilson's KEsIGxATioy.
Mr. wilson, resigned on the 2Oth OF June, having
accepted advantageous ofers for profess employ
mcnt IN my own State, and as insignificant part OF
my slsnat.on II was to relieve the President from
any iursher embarrassment In his adminsirs-
ton. Secretary Brstow resigned the 2lst
l state frankly that VIC had decided early In
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
San Jose Savings Bank,

2sJ Santa Clara Street San jose. CAL.
Capital Stock, 5000, 900.
Paid in Stock-Gold Coin, $500, 900.
Assets Jan. l., 1875, $l, 1924, 1852.
nEPOSIT RECEIPTS ISSUED, BEAR
- ing interest FROM DATE OF DEpOS-
Ii at SIX PER CENT. payable on demand;
EIGHT PER CENT, payable in six months.
and NINE per cent. payable in twelve
months.
Receipts are preferable to pass books, be-
cause. the interest is paid promptly at tho
end Of six months from date of each deposit,
they may also be transferred by Endorsement,
and principal with interest will be paid to
holder.
Pass booxs issued, IL desired. and same rate
of interest allowed.
DePosits from the interier. or from any part
Of the United States or Europe, may be sent
by express. or by exchange en- San Francisco
or New York, in gold or currency. Parties
remitting will state tho time for which the
deposit is to be made, and Deposit Receipt
or Pass Book-as prcferred-will be promptly
returned.
Remittances in Currency Exchange will
be credited in gold at current rate.
JOHN II. MOORE, IL. ii. REYNOLDS,
mh7-ly President. Cashier.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

The LORDS PRAYER.-How wonder
fully the Bible condenses Witness the
Ten Commandments and the Lords Prayer
the one the embodied moral law of God,
the other the daily utterances of praise,
intercession, supplication and confession.
Prayer Is the expression of desire; hence,
there is no prayer which the offender does
not turn into practical action. Now, see
how the devotions "daily" offered to God
in compliance with the Lords Prayer will
control the life. How affectionate, rever-
entail, spiritual, obedient, Industrious,
forgiving, watchful, must its offerer be.
No doubt the Lords Prayer is often en-
ployed as a mere form by those who do not
understand it OF think of it's meaning; and
even as if it had a magic power, because it
is the words Of Christ; but no man ever
prayed it who was not Christian, and no
Christian ever prayed it in yain.- Chris
tan Observer. 80
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21
Poetry.
"IT'LL NEBBER COME NO MO-"

The following, from the pen Of Mrs.
G.. DeFontaine, of Charleston, South Car
lima, will touch a tender chord in ever
Southern heart:
Use been a'waitin' long for de good ole time
Dat'll nebber no mO'
When used to work. an rock an sing
In de little cabin do.
My Sam was dar wild his fiddle,
POI Sam; he's gone-done dead!
Dead for de want OBJ food an clothes,
An de shelter ober head.
An little Mose-Well, he's dead too:
How he used to dance an sing,
While Jim an Polly. an all de res
Went roun' an roun' de ring.
Ole Misses-bless her ole soul
Would laff till her sides glib way,
An Massa'd stop at my cabin jest
To say, FLOWS ole Nanny to day9"
De boys-I mean ole Massa's boys
Dey dubbed ole Nanny too,
Who nussed 'em, ebry blessed one,
Clean down to little Massa Loo.
POI Massa Loo! He went to fight,
But he nebber come back no mo-;
We heard dat he fall wild bullet in de breast
In front OBJ de battle roar.
He'd put his arms arOun my neck
An say, NANNY, 1 love you so!''
He didn't see no harm in dat,
Do his Nanny was black an POI.
Ole Missis died wild broken heart
When de las OBJ de boys was killed,
An Massa bowed his head, an cried
Dat his cup of sorrow was filed
An yere Ivesot awaitin' an watchin'
For de good time comm no mo-,
An see ole Missis acallin Nanny
Across from de odder sho'.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

Crawford had been as good as AIS wore
and had written to him.
/ "Oh, father!'' cried the wretshed Wo
man, as she clung to his arm, ''this is
sad, sad ending OF all my hopes.''
sYes. Emma" said the old MaG
Crawford has told me all. It is very
dreadful, but you can't regret leaving hin
"a man that gets love letters from .othe
women, Emma" 4ast sa, .its5
Her another took her in her arms at tn
door; that was something but after al
she could not forget her long, long wife
hood.-Taat night Mrs. Crawford La,
awake, and not likely to sleep.
Awake, daughter ?' said voice.
[ She answered: Eyes. father, and likely
| to be.':. u 1 m
Then the doef opened, and the old man
| came in. : q 9.gI
II came to bring you this. Your hus-
| band gave me this is give you. It's about
read it tonight if were you. Ill set the
candle over here. Might as well get over
it at once, Good night"
The same queer look that she had seen
in all their faces startled Emma Crawford
again; but it passed from her mind as she
upon her pillow, and breaking the seal
found within two small pink notes-one
numbered zone, )" and the other sstwo,'' in
black lead pencil, and another in her hus-
bands handwriting:
"MY DEAR EMMA: I think that by this
time you will have grown anxious to know
more about the woman that wrote to me.
She's a very nice little soul, though trou-
bled with jealousy, and [ married her flf-
teen years ago. I lived very near her dur
ing counting days, and we wrote not much
to each other. [ had two little notes only.
Those I kept. The one numbered two
was written on her return from short
visit; the other numbered 'one' while she
was absent. The number two is the one
you read. came across it that morning
you espied me reading it. I should have
told you had you not been SO cross But
when L was soft with the memory of old
counting days, you snapped at me. Emma,
my dear, you have forgotten your own lit
tie notes; but if instinct had only prompt
ed you to look at the dates, it would have
been better. Perhaps, on the whole, you'll
not care always to stay with your parents,
but some day forgive your husband and
return to him. Yours, as ever,
N4 WILLIAM"
"Father, do you think he can ever for
give me and take me back?" said Mrs.
Crawford to her father the next morning.
81 have been such an IDIOT"
Il don't know, Pm sure, my DEAR" said
the old man; and then he opened the par
lor door, and some one standing within it
stretched out his arms, and Emma Craw-
ford rushed into them. Her first fit of
Jealousy was over, and it was her last.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21


REMARKABLE DIsAPPEARANCE OF
GEORGIA LAKES third lake in Lown-
des county has been emptied Of it's waters
by subterranean passages during the last
six months. What is the matter? The
'sTimes'' has several times alluded to the
fact that Lowndes county had within SITS
borders numbers of lakes, from ten to five
hundred land several beyond thousand)
acres in size, and can it be that these lakes
are connected with grand underground
water-course? It seems so. InSeptember
last one dried up, or run off, and left
bushels upon bushels of fish in holes of
water about upon the bottom Of the lake.
In January another, about five miles from
this, did the same thing, and now, Grassy
Pond, a lake covering about five hundred
acres, between the two above-named, has
left its millions of fishes out of the water.
About three weeks ago it was reported that
the waters of this lake we're sinking below
low-watet mark, and every day OF two we
would hear that it was still going down.
Last night a report spread all over the
SOoAAoA AAAS WA1OhLO ol1esu Aoooy PO1Au Weto
low enough to rake the fish out with nets,
and by shutdown more than one hundred
people had collected at the place. Some
had dip-nets, some cast-nets, and there was
one seine i'll the party. The first haul of
the seine caught enough trout, jack, Dream
and speckle-peroh to make a s'mess' for
every one present, During that night all
the water disappeared and there were mill
ions of fish left dead upon dry land.
Saturday, next day, the planters
hitched up their wagons and hauled
load after load and scattered them in their
fields for manure; and thousands were left
at the mercy of buzzards, hogs, and other
creatures of prey. Such quantities of fish
and such destruction has never been
known in the history of Lowndes county.
No one ever dreamed that there was half
that quantity of fish in Grassy Pond,
though it was celebrated for it's fine fish,
grounds in the spring of the year. The
other two lakes above mentioned did not
thus completely dry, and the fish that were
not caught were saved by the water return
ing in few days from its hidden retreat
in the bosom of the earth. We learn that
Grassy Pond is filing up again, but it is
too late to save the fnny tribe, These
statements are not at all exaggerated, and
can be testified to by several hundred peo-
pie living in this county, though it is mar
velous to all.-Valdosta (Ga.) Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

GEMS FROM DUMAS THE YOUNGER
Here are some scattered thoughts by the
younger Dumas, which have recently been
published:
"The blush Of young girl is sometimes
the visiting card Of her innocence, and
sometimes the registry of her death.'
eff we were obliged to pay to enter into
life, how many of us would demand the
return Of our money on departing?"
"In love, a pair some. INES becomes one;
i'll friendship, they always remain two.''
s'The human heart is of all articles the
soonest shattered and most easily repaired. y
1.-The books that make sensation are
those that are unreliable. They are like
indigestible dinners. The dinners that
are easily digested are never spoken Of the
next day."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

EVERY one should know that hot water
will restore cut flowers that are faded by
being worn on the dress or carried in the
hand. Cut half an inch from the end o.
the stem, and put it directly into boilins
water the petals will smooth and resume
their beauty in a few minutes. Colorei
flowers will revive most perfectly, To-
white flowers are inclined to curl and turl
yellow. The thickest textured flowers viii
be restored the most wonderfully. Flow
ers will keep fresh after this treatment al
most as long as they would have done if
freshly gathered.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

A VALUABLE SECRET.-It is related of
Franklin that from the window of his
Office in Philadelphia he noticed a me-
chanic, among a number of others, at
work on house which was being erected
close by, who always appeared to be in a
merry humor, and who had kind and
cheerful smile for every one he met. Let
the day be ever SO cold, gloomy, OF sunless,
the happy smile danced like sunbeam on
his cheerful countenance.,
Meeting him one day, Franklin request
ed to know the secret of his constant,
happy flow of spirits. s'It's no secret,
Doctor" the man replied; ''I've got one of
the best of wives, and when 60 to work
she always gives me a kind word of en-
couragement and blessing with her part
ing kiss. and when go home she is sure
to meet me with smile and kiss of well
come; and then tea is sure to be ready;
and as we chat in the evening I find she
has been doing so many little things
through the day to please me that can
not find it in my heart to speak an unkind
W ord OF give an unkind look to anybody"
And Franklin adds: "What an influ-
enee, then, hath woman over the heart of
man to soften it and make it the fountain
Of cheerful and pure emotions. Speak
gently, then; happy smile and a kind
word Of greeting after the tolls Of the day
are over cost nothing and 60 far toward
making home happy and peaceful"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21
A. A. GRUBER1'
The Nonpareil Saloon.

Has just been fitted up in the latest and neat
sst style marble counters and Bohemian glass
ware), and supplied with the Oldest Bnmgard
aer, Clemner, Fowler & Ziegler, and all the
other celebrated brands of Whistles, Imported
Brandies and Wines from first hands. Absinthe
and Curacao, Bucks Grape Brand and Wines,
Rhine Wine and Seltzer, and the finest branns
of Imported and American Cigars, making it
THE SALOON OF THE CITY
Polite attendants are always present to serva
guests with any known sample compounded in
unsurpassed style.
Call and we guarantee you will be pleased.
T.J CROWDER,
Proprietor.
~ Terms positively cash. Iny2l ly*
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

NEVER put much confidence in such as
put no confidence IN others. A man prone
to suspect evil is mostly looking in his
neighbor for what he sees in himself,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

POWER will intoxicate the best hearts,
as wine the strongest heads. No man is
wise enough nor good enough to be trust
ed with unlimited power
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

ONE of the happiest and most independ-
ent Of human occupations is that of an in
telligent farmer whose land is paid for and
who keeps out Of debt.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

MANY man thinks it is virtue that
keeps him from turning a rascal, when it
is only full stomach. One should be care
full not to mistake potatoes for principles.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21
STANTON, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, APRIL q, 1876.

heartened, I sailed again as captain of the
Swallow, and have never been in this port
since, until yesterday"
The old apple woman was almost as glad
as lilly herself to hear of the little girls
good fortune, and Jim who felt that she
had something to do with bringing about
this strange meeting, gave her enough
money to support herself through many
rainy days without risking her poor rheu
matte shoulder out of doors. Miss Snil
was glad too, though she hated to part
with lilly. And Tilly thought that there
could not be another such happy girl in
the whole world as she was to have such a
handsome brother to care foT her, and to
be able to 60 to school every day, and
wear pretty dresses all the time. for she
did after Jim came home, you may be
sure.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

CHICKEN JELLY.-Half a raw chicken,
pounded with mallet, bones and meat to-
gether; to cold water cover it well. Heat
slowly in a covered vessel, and let it SIM
mer until the meat is in white rags and
the liquid reduced one-half; strain and
press through coarse cloth; season to
taste, return to the fire, and simmer five
minutes longer; skim when cool. Give
to the patient cold, with unleavened wa
fers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

HE strength of a nation, especially of
a republican nation, is in the intelligent
and Well-ordered homes of the people,
Mrs. Sigoauney.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

NEW DRUG STORE.
have just commenced the
DRUG BUSINESS!
And with my knowledge of seven or eight
years. experience in the practice of medicine,
and with The assistance of Mr.. FRANK H.
LINK, an experienced Druggist, feel assured
that can give satisfaction.
1s- l respectfully ask trial, and hope
MAJ prove worthy of your patronage and con-
faence
UNDER CLINEDINST'S PHOTOGRAPH
GALLERY,
MAIN STREET, STANTON, VA.
jas If G. S. WALKER.
MFRS H. SCHERER,
LADIES' FAHIONABLE HAIR DRESSING
Il. H, FULTZ'S OLD STAND,1
NEW STREET,
STAUNTON; VIRGINIA.
MRS. s.SCRERER informs the Ladies of Staun-
ton that she is prepared to carry on HAIR
DRESSING in all its branches; will make over
old Hair into NEW AND FASHION ABLE
STYLES, DRESS AND SHAMPOO HEADS,
and guarantee perfect satisfaction. COMBINES
made up into BEAUTIFUL CURLS, BRAIDS,
CRIGNONS, &c.
a9 Always on hand large assor tment o
BRAlDS from So up.
Va. Orders promptly executed. oc22.4t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

SALT of lemon is the best material for
removing stains Of iron mold, but it should
be used very sparingly, as any excess will
destroy the fabric.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

COTTAGE BEDSTEADs, CHAIRS and
STAPLE FURNITURE,
of every description.
They use the best Dry Lumber. and employ
the best workmen.
All work warranted nd sell at prices to
suit the times.
All kinds of Metallic Gases and Caskets kept
constantly on hand, and Wood Collins and Cas-
kets manufactured to order and at the shortest
notice.
They have three elegant Rearses. and will at
tend funerals in the country without extra
charge
feb5-tf.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

IT is not what we earn, but what we
save, that makes us rich. It is not what
we eat, but what we digest, that makes us
fat. 1t is not what we read, but what we
remember, that makes us learned.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

MoUsE-PRooF MoRTAR.-I have found
stiff mortar, composed of nine parts of
wood ashes to one of wheat-four, wet up
with warm water, effectaal in stopping
the holes of mice in plastered walls when
common lime mortar was insufficient.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

He that calls a man ungratefu1, sums
up all the evil that man can be guilty Of.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

To ROAST BIRDs.-Take larks, partrid-
ges, snipe or any other small birds; cover
them with sage leaves, fresh if possible,
then envelop them in slices of bacon. put
them down tG good fire and haste with
butter; sprinkle a little salt and serve in
the gravy.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

HOUSEHOLD HINTs.-When persons are
feverish and thirsty beyond what is natur-
al, one of the best coolers" interna, OF
external, is to take a lemon, cut on the top
sprinkle over it some loaf sugar, working it
downward into the lemon, and then suck
it slowly, squeezing the lemon and adding
sugar as the acidity increases. Invalids
with feverishness may take two OF three
lemons day in this manner with the most
marked benefit manifested by sense of
GOODNESS, comfort, and invigoration. A
lemon or two thus taken at tea time, as an
entire substitute for the ordinary supper,
would give many a comfortable nights
sleep and an awaking Of rest and and in
vigoration, with an appetite for breakfast,
to which they would otherwise be stran-
erS.
lady says: I would like to tell all your
readers how have kept my house-plants
through the coolest nights, so far this
winter: set them on a table, draw the
table in the centre Of the room, drop the
curtains at the windows, leave the lamp,
burning in the middle of the room, and
find my plants all right in the morning.
Cost, one cent per night.
If onions are sliced and kept in a sick
room they will absorb all the atmospheric
poison. They should be changed hourly.
In room of a smallpox patient they bis
ter and decompose very rapidly, but will
prevent the spread of the disease. Their
application has also proved effectual il
case of snake bites.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21
FARM AND FiREsIDEs


CHARCOAL AS ENTHUSIASTICALLY all
sick horses and cows are made so in the
lirs3 baee.hy eating improper food, or too
4 aucD it. AS soon as the owner finds
/ aYsF of his animals sick, it is the common
i custom to begin dosing with medicine.
| We, aasst not leave the animal to die-We
| must dc 'ssomething!" and so all manner
of hurtfal drugs and poisons are thrust
down Observation-Disclosures copperas, tur-
| pentine, eSe.o quite sufficient to make any
we'll animal sick, or to kill q sick one. This
evil is increased by the neighbors' remark
ing as follows; 'SYosa didn't give the poor
thing enough - ':you should give it Often
er. s.y0u can't expect your beast to get
we'll ,'e YOU don't do more for it.s@
NV rn't e mas always been to give nothing
nn,ess X, rev exactly whatto do, and in
the meantim> attend to every exterior COM
fort practicable. Ii the weather IS cold
place the animal ~ warpa quarters, avoid
ing all exposure, aid giving pure alr and
strict cleanliness.
There is one medici.oe that can never
harm, and is commonly beneficial; this is
pulverized charcoal. AS 1 have just re-
marked, nearly all sick animals become so
by improper eating in the first place. lu
nine cases out of ten the digestion is wrong!
and charcoal is the most efficient an
rapid corrective. It will cure in major
ity of cases, if promptly administered. T.
hired man came in with the Intelligent
that one of the finest COWS was very Sic
and a kind neighbor proposed the usu
drugs and poisons, but the owner being
aud unable to examine the COW conclude
that the trouble came from over-eatins
and ordered teacupful Of pulverzed chs
coal given in water 1t was mixed, place
in bottle, the head held upwards, and til
water and charcoal poured down. In slT
minutes improvement was visible, and in G
few hours the animal was in the pasture
quietly eating grass.
Another instance of equal SUCCESS oc-
Cured with young heifer, which became
badly bloated by eating green apples after
a hard wind. The bloating was so severe
that her sides were almost as hard as q
barrel. The old remedy (salaratus) was
tried for the purpose of corraeti-l the ac-
idity, but the attempt to PIT. it down al
ways caused coughing, and it did little
good. Half a teacupful of freshly pow
dered charcoal was next given. In six
hours all appearance of bloating was gone,
and the heifer was well. Country Gentle
man.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21

Corn DoDGERs.-One quart of corn
meal, tablespoonful of lard, two eggs, a
teaspoonful of salt; scald the meal with
9he lard it it with boiling water, cool with
little milk, and the eggs (beaten light J
beat very hard for ten minutes, make them
thin enough to with cold milk to drop off
the spoon and retain their shape In boiling
lard; serve hot; have the lard boiling hot
when you drop them in.