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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-07-28

s.NOMETHING NEW. THE SUBSCRIBER,
K returning thanks 10 the publ: for their
liberal patronage, begs to inform them that he
las just returned from market with general
upply of
GROCERIES,, HARDWARE,
QUEENSW ARE, WOODEN WARE,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS,
CLOTHING, DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
and everything appertaining to full stock, all
bought under the most advantageous circum-
stances, and at the ruling low prices, which he
is prepared to sell to
PROMPT PAYING AND CASH CUSTOMERS
on the most liberal terms All he asks is call
and examination OF his stock.
may263m VIM NJ. CALDWELL.
Wayaesboro. Va.
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Baltimore Advertisements.

Baltimore Advertisements.
GPECIAL NOTICE
- TO THE TRADE
Having leased and removed to the large Ware
house
NO. 23e ". BALTIMORE ST,
NEAR CHARLES,
formerly occupied by Weldon l. Johnson "
are now prepared. with increased facilities, to
conduct the
GENERAL AUCTION
AND COMMISSION BUSINESS
Our regular sales of Furniture &C. will take
place EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY
MORNING, at 10 O'Clock, on First Floor and sale
of Dry Goods, Notions and Miscellaneous Stocke
will be held on Second Floor EvEBy MONDAY
MORNING, at 10 O'Clock Goods sold in lots to
suit the trade.
Sales Of Real Estate, Stocks at Stores and Pri
vate Dwellings taken at any time, upon moder-
ate terms.
Consignments solicited and cash advances
| made when required.
BROKER + LEWIS, Auctoneers.
No. 239 W. Bait. St., near Charles
72jun23y Baltimore.
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assurances.

THE SOUTHERN MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
ACCUMULATED CAPITAL, $472. s67.23.
CHARTERED BY Tue COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
O6ce-No. IL Tenth Street. Shafer's New
Building, between Main and Bank Streets,
RICHMOND, VA.
w. Issues Annual, Term, and Participating
Policies. Far Property Specially.
W. DARLINGTON, President
JORDAN E. MARTIN, Vice-P-esident.
J.E E[SWANGER, Secretary.
STATEMENT OF IT'S BUSINESS.
To JANUARY lst, 1873.
Number of Policies issued 7,s42
Amount of Deposit Notes deposited with
the Company. s4so,2sss
ceived, 269 $751; 80
Amou nj paid for Losses, Expenses, Sal
aries, Commissions &c, 226, 476,2 90
Losses. adjusted not due, 12,055,33
KER & MORTON, Agents, Staunton, Va.
Agents wanted in every City, Town and
County.
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BOOTS and SHOES

at the most astonishing low ngntes TOT CAOH.
Having very little expense in conducting my
business, can therefore undersell everybody.
In connection with my large stock of Boots
and Shoes, also keep very. large stock of
Gents hats and caps, and very extensive stock
of Leather and findings, which will sell at
Northern city prices.
Call and convince yourself, and you will al
ways find an accommodating clerk to..wait on
you.
Shoes with my stamp on will be repaired
free of charge.
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Hotels.
ST. JAMES HOTEL.
Richmond. Va.
Hotels.

RichmOnd,V Va.
Ir the centre of the business portion of the
City, within one square of the Post Office and
Custom House, it is, by its retired location OPP
p6site the Southeast corner of the beautiful
Park surrounding the Capitol of Virginia, the
most quiet Hotel in Richmond.
The Proprietor having had lifelong expe-
rience in Hotel business-frst at the Everett
House, New York, and afterwards as Proprietor
of the Spotswood Hotel, Richmond, in it's best
days, and is now assisted by
.Nr. John II. ballard.
The popular Veteran Hotel Keeper of Vir.
ginia, assures visi tors of the ST. JAMES that no
effort on his part will be spared to make them
comfortable and to keep the House in First-class
style.
Coaches will attend the arrival of all trains
Elegant carriages are al all times at the service
of the travelling public.
T. W. HOENNIGER,
Nov26-ly Proprietor
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Poetry.
TO A GRAssHOPPER.

+
Tiny, pea-green harlequin!
What of wonder can describe
All your odd, gymnastic tribe,
To the kangaroo akin?
Unless Darwin goes amiss.
With his queer hypothesis.
Vaulter OF the summer grasses.
Skipping from whoever passes,
Or concluding no great harm meant.
Clinging burr-like to my garment
What of comedy surpasses tA5fl
Yours? Pray tell me what you mean,
Long elfln green,
By those antic evolutions,
Somersets and revolutions,
Yon indulge in all the while so,
Making serious people smile SO?
For what intent
You were meant, or sent,
Is aproblem most abstruse.
Questionless. you have use,
1.-THE little powers of man,
All the mystery could scan,
OF the universal plan.
Chipping chimer, clover climber,
Insect athlete! never stumbling,
In your ground and lofty tumbling,I
Strange it is thing SO fragile,
Should be SO extremely agile
When long summer dries the marshes
Your small gong a little harsh is;
But you doubtless like it better
Than when fields are something wetter,
Rank with rain or damp with dew,
For like many modern topper,
Summer-solstice interloper,
Water don't agree with. you.
And like artists who sing louder,
Though perhaps trife prouder,
Your falsettos, with good reason, Nn
Must be given in 1.-THE Season.
Sometimes, silent as picket,
have watched you sit'an hour,
Till some melancholy cricket
Would his MONDAY song outpcur,
Then you'd rub your parchment wings,
With your fiddle bows and things
Lantern jaws,
And legs like saws,
Till it seemed from such clatter,
Something dreadful was the matter!
Over-zealous, if not jealous,
your drumming and your blowing
Probably you thought your bellows
Might as well give out in showing
How to do thing worth knowing!
Go it then, spasmodic leaper!
Seize your pleasure while you may;
Blow your horn and have your day;
When the primrose days are over.
And all dead are vines and clover,
That austere, remorseess reaper,
Time, will turn us all to hay!
When October,
Like varlet,
Robs the woodlands summer dress;
And the maple. blushing scarlet.
AS the ruffian winds disrobe her,
Shrinks in timorous distress;
When no longer leans the lily
By the millpond'S messy edge,
And an influence damp and chilly,
Blasts the rose and daffodily,
And the vines along the ledge.
When the cricket
Leaves the thcket,
To creep under kitchen rugs
Then, o mountebank of bugs!
Unique acrobatic yaulter..
Your frail powers will fail and falter;
Andsome chill, autumnal morning.
Lying dying.
without warning.
You will find it useless trying,
Leaping, creeping, singing, flying;
With some. early robin waiting
Cool and calm and aggrayating,
Like some grim and hungry wizard,
Obviously celebrating
When to pop you in his gizzard.
Farewell butterflies and clover,
Death is fate the wide world over!
Henry S. CornWell.
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AXTAGON-MAKING.
wv AMI pJ AHRCMITuJNn

NEW TIN AND COPPER ESTABLISH
~ MENT. We have opened a new Stove,
Tin and Sheet Iron Store in Burns Building
Augusta street (near G. 0. Depot,) Staun-
ton, Va
We make and keep on hand all kinds of Tip.
Copper aaa Sheet Iron Ware, &c, &C, and Go
SPUUTING and ROGFING in town or country.
Repairing all work in opr line well and
promptly executed.
Copper Work specially We refer to all
Distillers in this section Sec certificates in
circulars.
Our terms are as low as possible Stoves sold
on the lease plan, making it very easy TO pur-
chasers.
aug27-3m f. W HAGER " GO.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-07-28

n L. WELLER HAS RECEIVED HIS
~. Spring Stock of Boots and Shoes for Cen
tlemen, Ladies, Misses. Children and Boys.
All styles and colors. Prices exceedingly
low. mays
MIR. A. M. SIMPSON WILL BE GLAD TO
Xl serve his friends at G. L. WELLER s Boot
and Shoe Stove Goods made to order, mays
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-07-28

In addition to a full line of NEW ENGINES,
SAW MILLS and other MACHINERY Of our
own improved lid, which we keep constantly
on hand or build o order, we have now for sale
the following secondhand MACHINERY, all
in perfect order, which we will sell at very low
figures, viz:
double HOSTING ENGINES, 3O-horse pow
er, with drums and other hosting gear COM
plete.
5 4-horse STATIONARY ENGINES, good as
new.
FLUE-BOILER 26 feet long, AZ inches diane
ter, with 2 fues IA inches diameter, IRON front
and other fittings complete.
l 15o-horse power ST ATTONARY ENGINE
2 TUBULAR BOILERS, so horse power each ;
3O-horse power STATIONARY ENGINES;
8-horse PORTABLE ENGINE, as good as
new, of our own make;
16-horse STATIONARY ENGINE with new
vertical boiler,
Several STEAM PUMPS and FAN BLOWERS
Of various sizes;
ENGINES for threshing, grinding and GIN
ming mounted on wheels or not as may be pre-
ferred by the purchaser.
{ Ms- REpAIR WORK SOLICITED .s9H
VIM. E. TANNER CO.,
Metropolitan Works
feb5-ly Richmond. Va
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NOAH WALKER & CO.,

VOA" w AHA LiHA az OOss
THE CELEBRATED CLoTHIERS OF
BALTIMORE, MD,
Announce the Introduction of a plan of ordering
CLOTHING & UNDERW LAR, BY LETTER,
to which they call your especial attention.
They will send on application their improved
and accurate rules for
4S-GLF-MEASUREMENT,
and g full line of samples from their immense
stock of CLOTHS, .CASSIMERES, COATINGS,
;HlRTlNGS sc. &C., thus enabling parties in
ny par, Of the country to order their Clothing
I'd Shirts direct from them, with the certainty
receiving garments of
he Very Latest Style
And Most Peefect FIT Attaina5le.
Goods ordered will ne sent by Express to any
strt OF the country.
AS is well known throughout the Southern
tates, they have for Forty-three Years Elk.
ELLED in all departments of their business,
hich is a substantial guaran tee as to the char
,cter of the Goods they will send out.
large and well assorted stock of READY.
aADE CLOTHING always on hand, together
with full line Of
FURNISHING GOODS,
including all the latest Novelties in design, and
IT POPULAR PRICES.
When Goods are sent per Express G. o. D.,
there will be no collection charge on amounts
If $40 and over.
Rules for Self-Measurement, Samples of Good
and Price List sent FREE on application.
The attention Of the trade is invited to oul
WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT, which is al.
ways kept up to the highes, standard.
NOAH WALKER d CO.,
Manufactu rers and Dealers in Men, and Bows
Clothing and Furnishing Goods, either ready
made'or made to order.
1875 and 1877 Baltimore Street
72mar9y BALTIMORE, MD.
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JACOB GMINOER,
u MANUFACTURER AND
DEALER IN
MILITARY GOODS,
MASONIC & ODD FELLOW EMBL EMS,
swords sashes, Belts Shoulder ,. Straps, Epau-
Ornaments, Plated and Solid Silver Jewels for
MASONIC AND ODD FELLOW LODGES.
Gilt aad Silver Laces, Fringes &C., Letters
and Figures in all stylesand sizes. Fancy Hard
ware and Cutlery and Knigh Templar Goods.
No. 10 South Catuert Street,
72ap2sy BALTIMORE. MD.
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CHANCE FOR A BARGAIN.
Mosler, Bahman & Co.'s

FIREPRGOF SAFE MANDATORY
Cincinnati, %.
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST.
Has baen thoroughly testei in hundreds Of
fires, with not a SINGLE FAILURE. Forty
thousand Safes have been sold in the East,
West and South, but as we are just lntroduc
ing them in Virginia, we will for time sell
very low.
Dom purchase till you see our agent,
7. &C MORTON,
mh3-em AT STANTON, VA.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

eral Belknap as an honest man. ana
never knew Of a dishonest act On n,
part; in fact the defence will be low
and elaborate, unless the Senatacon'
fines itself, as it should do to tl,e q
ly relevant question, "Did Belkn.,
while Secretary Of War, sell; most
traderships2" If the Senate allo,,
the counsel for Belknap to introduce
a mass of negative testimony, the "a.
suit will be
A LONG SESSION OF CONGRESS.
The Senate has already evinced .
disposition to non concur With IL.
House in it's recommendations in "a.
gard to reducing the expenses Of tn.
Government, as embodied in the W.
rious appropriation bills. The Hou.a
is determined to insist on economy
and the Senate seems as fully set On
defeating all reductions. The result
Of this must be a session extendino
far into the summer. Aside from
this, there are many other important
questions before Congress which viii
elicit extended debate, and neces.,.
rily prolong the present session.
TREBLA.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

The District Court has been in
session the whole of the week, and
has done a fair weeks work in the
civil line. The Grand Jury were in
session all the week and would have
adjourned on Saturday, but for the
absence of a few witnesses in kill
ing scrape. They have done also
tolerable fair work, and though we
are not so we'll posted as to their
findings, we can venture the asser-
ton, that they have acquitted them
selves about as we'll as most of re-
constructed grand jurors. The Grim
inal docket has beeh taken up since
Monday, the District Attorney doing
his level best to carry out his i'm
portant and unpleasant duties, has
plenty of hard and knotty cases on
his docket and has cases in his line
fixed for trial as late as next week.
Let US hope he may be able to find
verdict in the States favor against
all who have really offended the
majority of the law and deserve
some sort Of punishment, and that
his juries will clear at once all the
innocents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10
Church Benefit.

The Ladies of our thriving and
beautiful over-the-river neighbor,
Pineville, are again in the path of sa-
cred duty and charity. On Thurs,
day, the 18th of the present month
they propose giving an Entertain
ment for the benefit of st. Peters
Church. The programme ofthe per-
Torrance will be varied and enter
tanning, embracing new features in
the dramatic and musical line, and
withal will have new and beautiful
scenery, by our home artist, thus rem
dering the whole, in the large and
new Hall of Ben. Turner, an enter.
tainment we'll worth seeing and pat
ronizing. We are sure that our en-
dorsement of such a feast will be
cordially reiterated practically by
our charitable and benevolent com.
munity.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10
Crossing the desert is generally

Crossing the desert is generally
an eventful episode in life; whether
it be as pilgrim to worship the
prophets shrine at Mecca, or as a
part Of a caravan of merchants, The
dangers of the destructive simeon,
attacks of predatory robbers and the
agony of dying from thirst are dissi-
pated on reaching one of those gar
dens of the desert, an oasis. Parta-
king of that which recuperates, they
meet their future difficulties with re-
cruited strength and renewed ener-
gies. So with modern life, dangers
from disease threaten all humanity,
but if we make use Of a remedy
which alleyiates acute attacks of
sickness, thus preventing their be-
coming chronic, we shall realize that
necessary rest and refreshment in
travelling life's desert which has
been discovered in the Home Stom-
ach Bitters.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

The organ here was ominously
mum, in its last issue, on the Twit-
chell-King affair, and we're surprised
thereat. Surely this is good bait for
its fishing, and the Coushatta rod
was just the thing for its use, but
uncharitable ones here assert that its
Boss is not overly sorry for it, and
don't book it down as his funeral
Perhaps the coming Congressional
Convention of its party, at Shreve
port, may be the motive power which
masters it's silence just now.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

GRANT and his dead heads, will
be in force at the Centennial to-day.
Keno Anderson and old fraud, John
Lynch, are the chaps who mis- repre-
sent Louisiana on the OCCASION
What a layout.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

WE were glad to meet Captain
Ben. Kay, of the Bart. Able, on Mon
day, once more restored to good
health and again showing signs ofre.
newed life and vigor. He tells US he
had hard rub of it, but conquered
the old certain foe this time; we are
glad of it and hope he may live to
wait on US once more, this time at
our centennial.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

In the House of Representatives,
on the 10th ult., Honorable w. M.
Levy presented the petition of our
citizens, for an appropriation for the
removal of Instructions at the Falls.
The petition was referred to t b e
Committee on Commerce.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

WHILST many Of our over ardent
patriots are waxing warm in their
own behalf, would it be amiss.in them
to remind their friends and support
ers of the great Importance of unity
and harmony in our ranks, and less
wrangling for the flesh pots of of1icei
This is serious suggestion for their
consideration.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

LEVIN is just back from New Or
leans, and has made it speciality to
renew and replenish his entire stock
of family eatables. He has now
plenty of ice on hand, Soda Water in
abundance, and Ice Cream Of every
flavor,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

PLANTER is a first class Stallion,
ofpure blood and faultless make up.
He will make splendid cross and
mixture with the many Stonewall,
Newtown, Beacon and Warpath fl.
lies now through the Parish. We
again call attention to the card Of his
owner.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

Our three market butchers have
reduced the price Of fresh beef to
eight cents per pound, and by that
act deserve to be remembered and
we'll patronized. Three pounds of
choice beef for quarter is reasona-
BILE enough, and let us pray for our
butcher boys. =
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

The eating department Of Sans
Saloon still looms up, and many are
the praises we hear chatted in its be-
half. He has again first-class cook,
which is all to such an establishment,
and he knows how to make and seas
on turtle soup. The one who pen
ellis this does it by the card, and is
a tribunal of the last resort in this
gastronomic govt.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

WE had sharp sprinkling o.
hail stones, with Sunday mornings
rain-enough of them could have
been gathered to freeze the cock tails
of the regulars had they risen that
morning as early as this writer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

TIE people of West Feliciana
have tired waiting far change of
officers, after many promises from
Mr.. Kellogg, and have taken the mat
ter in their own hands. This is sad
alternative, but it comes to them a
military necessity. At Bayou Sara
a large body of them attended the
regular session of the Police Jury,
and after the regular business, asked
for and received the resignation of
four members Of that body. They
also asked for the resignation of the
Recorder. They are in earnest in
the matter, and have our best sympa-
thies in the premises.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

The Grand Centennial Exhibi.
ton, at Philadelphia, opens to-day
We don't begin to see our way there
unless we join the walkers and start
out pretty soon. We have the mat.
ter under very serious advisemerrt.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

-Ir will be perceived by an adyer-
tisement, elsewhere to be read, that
Mr.. s. Cullen offers the services Of
his recently purchased, fine and thor
oughbred Stallion, Nugget, to the
breeders of our Parish and all hay-
ing a disposition to improve on their
stock.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

The bad roads Of the Parish
have left as their Executor Nam
moth Cave Of a hole, on the Bayou
Rapides road near Town, which will
require 1926 cubic feet Of earth to
fill it level with the bed of the road.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10
WE have gone through a week o,

We have gone through a week of
variable and very unreasonable wea-
Their, which, however, brought rain
with it, and on that score did much
good to the planters and farmers, who
were suffering for it. Thus far, as
we write, we have had sufficient of it,
though from our present outlook, we
fear we will have too much for the
present. The river, as usual, caught
this water Infection and took to rise
all of a sudden like the best of pine.
woods creeks. Thus far it has risen
over four feet, which is no mean rise
at its present stage. We have no
fears Of its keeping up this foolish
ness for more than day or two:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

-Acr1Ne- GOVERNOR ANTOINE mas
offered a reward Of $1,000 ior 'hs
ehension of the stranger VINO
did the shooting at Coushatta.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

One of the Indians executed It
Fort Smith last week said, in his
speech on the scaffold: II am better
of out Of this world than in it. II l
had not benin this trouble, but had
been in my own country, among my
own people, / would not be converted.
Let this be warning to you ALI.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

-F1sH are now biting well IN.
easily caught in all our bayous aa4
Pinewoods creeks. That helps again
the eating department.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

The Republican State CONVEX
tlon of Maryland has declared iol
Blaine, and in their resolutions spesk
of Grants administration - WISE,
patriotic and just. Ye gods!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

DEMOCRATIC lawyers who have
large political influence are IN greas
demand just now, in Washington, %
defend the rogues who are now being
brought to justice by the Democrats
House.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-10

-THERE's no special style of en-
craving engagement rings. A spi.
der's web with fly in it is very
pretty device.