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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-01-07

How GREAT COLLEGE MADE ANoTH-
FIR START AFTER THE WAR.-Roanoke
College of Virginia which is now known
all over the South, made its new start at
ter the war from the hoe handle. The
"Collegian" in IA sketch of it says
After the surrender of the army of Gen.
Lee, at Appomattox Court HoHse, in April
1855, everything was thrown into conflt-
sion. Confederate money was worthless,
aud The students of the College had no
means OF paying tn ir board. 1t was he
ceSsary for the Instructions of tho institn-
tions to be suspended under the cir
cumstances. The Faculty had q meet
ing and gave permission to all stu
dents who could get home. to leave the
College. Dr. Bittle had rented some land
of his special friend Samuel Hubert. who
always was one of the friends Of Roanoke
College. THIS lard the Doctor had pre-
pared for y crop of corn, through the gen
cy of hired black men. They were free
and would no longer work; and the corn
crou was not yet planted. Many uf the
College boys could not get home, and they
said they would help to plant the Doctors
corn. Professor Yonce remarked he could
run the burrows, for he had laid off corn
land before" The day was appointed, at
it they all went. The Doctor and students
with baskets and hoes, and PROF. Yonce
wiz h a plough and by shutdown the corn
WAS in the ground. This was the first en-
terprise after the fall of the Confederacy
that Roanoke College accomplished.
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At Gre enville, n iss., last week, colored
lawyer. named J. D. Weries, walked upon
the wharf boat, and asked two draymen.
who were sitting there. if they had ever
seen man commit suicide. They an
swered no, when he said. .'Watch me.
them" plunged in and sank.
Mr. Ruskin pitches into certain class
of young lady Sunday School teachers.
SAT present." he says, ''you keep the
dancing TO yourself and teach your schol-
ars the catechis'n. Suppose you were to
try for little while learning the cate
chism yourselves and teaching them to
dance"
Prof. Basil L. Gilderslive, of the Uni
versity of Virginia, has received and ac-
cepted an appointment to the professor
ship of Greek at the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, in Baltimore, at salary Of $5,00O
per annum.
Samuel Mcclellan, ex-mayor of Wheel
ing, West Virgidia. was found dead in his
bed Tuesday morning. His death was at
tributed to congestion of the brain.
Maggie H. Davis, daughter of Jefferson
Davis. was married at Memphis New
Years morning to ]. Addison Hayes.
cashier of the State National Bank.
Rev, DR.. Leonidas Rosser is to commence
series Of meetings in Lynchburg on Sun
Gay next.
Roger A. Pryor has retired altogether
from the Moulton-Beecher suits.
Charles OConnor, the great lawyer of
New Y rk, is decided to be out Of danger.
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Miss Mary Goode, a vocalist of great

Miss Mary Goode, vocalist of great
merit, a daughter Of Hon. ohm Goode
sung at Concert given by the Y. NJ G..
A. in Richmond the other night. Prof.
Stuart Turner was the conductor.
One of tie "charges'' now brought,
against DR.. Brewer, late Superintendent
ofsthe Eastern Lunatic Asylum, is that he
allowed an insane murderer who was
another yankee" to escape.
The Franklin Society, sort of balance
wheel for Licking on, Va, has voted 25 to
% against the expediency of that town es-
tablishing graded schools. But that don't
stop the march OF events.
"Col.'' Arnold negro U. s. Mail Agent
at Lynchburg, created disturbance there
when the Basye troupe were playing at
Holcombe Hall, by refusing to sit in the
negro gallery because some whites had been
admitted there.
The German Government is about to
take measures to put a stop to the sale of
American medical diplomas in that conn
try. Nearly all the diplomas are from
Philadelphia.
New reading from Shakespeare Page
to ULYSSES lid Term-My liege. the Duke
of Babcock is taken! Ulysses lid Term
Off with Henderson's head! So much for
Babcock.
Charles w. Thacker, of Nelson Co.,
mail carrier. only IL years of age. has been
arrested in Lynchburg for rchbing the
mail.
The Lynchburg 'News'' says that the
Peaks of Otter have recently given out dis
tinct and unmistakable volcanic rumb
lings.
Mr.. Charles A. Rose, editor of the Rich
mond Wal Penny Post, is dead.
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Wa,nesl,oro Affairs.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the StauntOn Vlndicator.I
WAYNEsBcHo, VA, Jan. 5th, 1876.

Correspondence of the Staunton Vlndicator.l
WAYNEsBoRo, VA, Jan. 9Th, 1876.
Our town has resumed its wonted quiet
since the Ut usually pleasant HOLIDAYS, the
chief feature of which was the truly excel
lent concert given us by some Of your
Staunton talent.
Capt. Opie made a brief, sound and prac-
tlcal speech to quite a large crowd or FIJI
day night last at the Academy. From all
accounts the CANVASS promises to wax
warm in this vicinity.
Our Young beaux and bellies were favored
with delightful dancing party during last
week, of which really rare pleasure with
US they readily awaited themselves. This
has already promised others and ere long
we will have org tniZed Il regular club
Mr.. J. E. King has sufficiently recovered
from the Injuries received some. weeks
since to be out on crutches.
Gen. James il. Walker has been in town
several days visiting some Of his relatives.
Mr. III. L. Gallaller. who has been con-
fined to his bed from the effects OF fall
received some weeks ago in Washington.
is slowly improving.
Our council, after much war of words
has at last contracted for a st? tion-house
or lookup, so we will no longer be unable
to take III any unruly Stauntonians Or 9TH
ers when they visit us.
Ex-Town Sergeant Shindell was married
last night at the Baptist church by Rev. s..
2. Huff to Miss Jones.
Four horses, the property of Chas. Mar
| tin, ESQ.,, of Albemarle, broke from wag-
on camped for the night at the Waynes-
boro' mills, and made for home. On near
ing the tunnel they left the pike and got
, on the railroad tracl,-a bridge some Is to
20 feet high crosses the turnpike, over
| which these horses had to pass; three Of
them cleared 1t on the ties as there was
nothing else to walk on; the fourth one, Il
valuable animal, lost his footing and top
pied over and was killed by the fall.
| During the war with Mexico, Chas. Mar
| tin, i.bove mentioned, was Il member. of
| that immortal regiment of Cavalry, COM
manded by Col. Donopllin, that marched
| from Santa Fee to Chihuahua, a distance
of 1870 miles, without losing man. This
| survivor of that memorable expedition. is
I a man of gigantic pr portions, and in ear
| lier life, of matchless strength and ho Sc
| manship. His height is perhaps feet 9or
! 10 inches, and having become very corpu-
| lent, he weighs near 400 bounds. He is a
| gentleman of fine humour aud genialty and
whilst his method of locomotion is usually
on wheels, yet he mounts and rides horse
hack
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suffer Misrepresentation which certain de-

suffer Misrepresentation which certain de-
magyar es seem DESTROYS of encouraging:
Respectfully, H. r. REvELs."
ANOTHER BLAST FROM BISHOP HAVEN.
The Rev. Bishop Haven, whose third
term utterances in Boston brought him III
to notoriety, has again come forward as
the champion of President Grant, and this
time lie is heard from through the columns
Of the independent, in the character OF
a mourner over the grave Of the late Vice.
President Wilson, who he says died because
he withstood President Grant. Says Blsh-
op Haven
Chase and Greeley and Sumner and
W lS''h are towering warnings to the Anne
rican people, how they consider the work OF
renewing the land accomplished, and set
themselves against him whom God hath
selected for this renewal. [Gen. Grant we
all know as a Cody man, VINO hath no pre-
ELECTION for fast horses. liquor, segars and
other worldly thngs.l Had Wilson thrown
lis mighty influence on the side OF the
President lad he cordially supported the
,tconstl uctiOn measures still need to IN
ure Iibtlty and safety to our land and to
Jlv tie and not yet freed slave: had he
helped pass the force bli' and the educa-
zion bill, and the marriage bill, and other
bills necessary to secure equal rights to all
he would have been alive to-day. But he
put himself against these demands OF God
and the hour; and was not, for God took
him.
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Hon. B. p. Douglas, acc ompanied by his
daughter Miss Bessie Douglas, is guest
of Hon Lewis Mckenzie of Alexandria.
Gen. Forrest, the famous Confederate
cavalryn.an. joined the Presbyterian
Church at Memphis, Tenn. last week.
John w. Blizzard. constable of Myth CO.. !.
Va. was frozen to death few days since
while returning home from sale.
Col. J. i. Darlington, proprietor Of the
Exchange Hotel at Richmond, broke his
leg by fall THURSDAY night.
Rev. W. W. Landrum, of Shreveport,
La. has been called to the Lexington,
Va, Baptist Church.
Frank Smythe: the ubiquitous newspaper
correspondent, has been appointed door
keeper of Congress.
Mrs. Leslie Stephen Thackeray's young
est daughter. died on November 2s, at the
age of thirty-fye.
Leo. P. Wheat, the famous organist of
Richmond, las located in New York, at a
salary little less than that of the Governor
of Virginia.
Gen. Malone has been reelected Presi-
dent of the Atlantic, Mississippi Il Ohio
r. r. for five years, at a salary of $25, 1000
per annum.
Mr.. George H. Pendleton, called on the
widow of President Polk, while passing
through Nashville on his way to Florida,
last week.
A. B. Houghton, a promising but eccen-
trio young English artist, died in London,
recently.
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LEAP Z FAR BALL.-The ball of the sea-
son was given by a number of Young Ia
dies Of Staunton or Tuesday night last at
the American Hotel, at which there was a
very large attendance, the ladies being
handsomely and tastefully dressed. This
ball was different from others, as its name
would indicate, the order Of things being
reversed. The ladies at first with some
reluctance, but after they began to appre-
eiate the fun, without reserve, pressed
their Leap Year pr erogative, by selecting
partners, but at the end Of each set, in
way t at only a lady could, left their part
ners i the middle Of the floor, the jest OF
us wa.l-fiowers, to MA Ike sire Of the next
engagement.
A notable contrast among the dancers
on the floor ives a litSie lady VI three sum.
mers dancing vis-a-vis to d nlatron who
had attained the dignity of a grandmother.
The bail was an immense success, last
ing from 2. M. to A. NJ, t,owing con-
cluslvely that ladies When let. loose can
get up better Ball and sit up as late as
the boys ever dare to.
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A POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT
books for reserved seats at the entertain
ment of the Berger Family in the Town
Hall last Friday night were opened on the
Tuesday bafore, and by Wedn sday every
reserved seat was taken. Every seat on the
floor was then made reserved seat and was
taken Immediately. The gallery was then
made reserved, and by Thursday evening
the whole of it was sold. Chairs vera.
placed in the aisles and in every available
corner, and the public took them as re-
served seats. There hasn't been such All
audience in the Town Hall in the nlemorv.
of the oldest man nor the oldest woman
either. Some Of the beaux who had in
vted a lady, and not hearing of the rush.
were in despair Thursday morning tn find
the case hopeless, and us high as S. was
offered for seats for two. Several were
transferred at So. The company were SEN
sible of the compliment Staunton had paid
them, and expressed their appreciation Of
it to all their Siaunton acquaintance, OF
which the popular Russell has many.
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SETTLEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE
LATE TowNsHIPs.-Senato Greever las
introduced very important bill in rela-
tion to the late townships. 1t amends the
act to prescribe the duties, &C., of certain
county officers, &C., so that it shall read as
follows:
''All county and township officers shall
be allowed to complete and settle up such
business as shall nave been commenced
and be uncOmpleted at the time this act
takes effect. Township boards shall, us
soon as practicable, provide for the extir.-
guishment OF the deutS of their townships,
ii there be any, 10y levying sufficient tax
for the purpose; Shall require township
treaSurerS to settle their accounts, and it
any unappropriaied funds remain in their
hands, snail appropriate the same in the
manner and Tor tie purposes now pro-
vided by law, and direct any balance,
which cannot be so disposed OF, to be paid
into the county trei sury. subject to the
order of the board of supervisors, who
shall apply the same for the benefit OF the
township from which it was derived.
and as near as may be in accordance with
the laws now in force; and they shall also
turn over tO the board Of superv SorS all
personal-property books, papers or ther
documents belonging to their respective
townships, said books, papers and docu-
| ments to he by item delivered to the
clerk of the county court for safekeeping;
and all property, SO far as practicable, APP
propriated to the uses OF tne township
from which it is derived. And from and
after the first day of July, eighteen hun
| dred and seventy five, all township taxes
which have been levied and remain unpaid,
shall be collected by the county tleasurerS,
and applied, under the direction of the
board of supervisors of the respective
counties, to the purpose for which the
| same We're leviei; and for the collection
of such taxes, the treasurer shall receive
| the same compensation as for the collec-
ton Of other taxes. If any township fail
to do any OF the things required Ill this
section, upon application OF any person
| interested, the county court shall, by man
| damus, compel such township to do such
act !"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-01-07

CHRISTMAS TREE-NEW BUILDING-NOM-
NATION FOR THE LEGISLATURE--
DEATH &C.

CHRISTMAS TREE-NEW BUILDING-NOM-
NATION FOR THE LEGIsLATURE--
DEATH &C.
Correspondence of the Staunton Vlndicator.l
MCDOWELL, VA, Jan. 3d., 1876.
Saturday, (25th Dec.) was a day long to
be remembered by officers, teachers and
scholars of Mcdowell Sunday School. All
met at Mcdowell church at 10 A. NJ where
had been prepared a beautiful Christmas
tree by the hands of the ladies. All being
seated the manly form of Col. r. Turk
arose, and in his usual. earnest and pleas
ant way made a beautiful aid telling adj
dress. ,.fter- which each scholar (some eigli-
ty oddl received IL nice present, candy, cake
nc. The entertainment WAS male COM
plrte 10y the charming music from the new
B,rdett organ, handled by the artistic
fingers of Miss Sallie McCorke. There
We're many private presents distributed,
varying from horse ginger cake to SO
present. Much praise is due Mrs. j. q.
Hobbs, Miss Sall1e McCorkle and the young
ladies tor their untiring energy aud 10 the
community for it's liberality.
The large building Of Mr.. John Trimhle
is nearly completed. 1t will be finely adap-
ted for female academy, and | tlliuk
Mcdowell would be one OF the very hest
locations for such school in the Safe
Some Of your enterprise is invited to ex
anime into tilis matter ~
Yesterday d legates from Bath and High
land counties met ut Stony Run to nomi-
nate some TO fill the vacancy in the
Legislature, caused by the death Of Judge
J. M. Seig. G. r. McDannald, Esq, of
Warm Springs was CHOSEN on the LIST bal
lot.
No small pox in Highland,
Mr.. John Heiner ,nle u miles North,
mOnia.
For your satisfaction I will add 1.-The
Staunton Vindicatop'' is weekly looked for
as eagerly as any paper which come to our
office.
MORE ANON.
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THE WEEK OF PRAYER.-The "week
Of prayer" appointed by the Evangelical
Alliance commenced on Monday evening
in the lecture room of the First Presbyte-
rian church, the meeting being pres ided
over by Mr. Heber ker Of the Episcopal
church. The object of the assembling was
for Thanksgiving and confession" and re-
marks pertinent to the subject were deliy-
cred 10y the presiding officer and Messrs.
I. D. Ransom, Chas. Grattan and Rev
Messrs. w. E. Baker and W. T. Richard
son. The beautiful hymns sung in the Y.
M. q. A., under whose auspices the meet
ings are held were sung.
On Tuesday night the meeting was held
at the lecture room of the Methodist church
and presided over by Mr.. Charles Grattan.
The subject was the 'sChurch'' and re-
marks were made by Rev. McDuff Simp-
sou, Rev. w. E. Baker, Rev. VIM. T..
Richai dson and the presiding officer. Pres.
ident Ransom of the Y. M. G.. A. said he
had been requested to explain by the pas
tor OF the Lutheran church that the alb
sence OF his congl egrtlon from the meet
Ing was from 70 lack of sympathy with
them, but from the .act that the Lutheran
church had, before the Y. M. Z. A. made
known its it's intention to hold meetings,
for series of meetings at its
own church. Mr.. Ransom said he was in
structed to invite the next meeting to be
held at the Lutheran church. That on
Wednesday night was accordingly directed
to be held there.
On Wednesday night the meeting was
held at the Lutheran church, and presided
over by Mr.. Geo. NJ. Harris N. Short add
dresses were made by the chairman, Rev.
Mr.. Minr,ch, Rev. Mr.. Simpson and
Messrs. Fl. u. 2, ok and A. M. Simpson.
Tonight the services will be held at the
Baptist church.
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l,Hs CnEsApEAKE Il OHIO RA1LRoA1

THB CHESAPEAKE Il OHIO RAILROAD.
The U. S. Court, at Alexandria, on Mon
day, settled the Chesapeake Il Ohio r. R.
case by restoring it to it's owners. The
following is Judge Bonds order:
The Court will make an order directing
the Receiver to settle his accou is up to II
day named therein. and to m IKE d report
thereof to the Court up to that dale,
whereupcn he will be discharged and CON-
plainants be allowed to dismiss these pro-
ceesiines and prosecute those already COM
mehced in the State Court.
1t has been mutually agreed that the
road will be turned over to Gen. Wickham
as Receiver, by Mr.. Tyson, on or about the
goth of January.
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The GERMAN CLUBS EvENING.-The
promised German" which has been agita.
ling Staunton society for some time, was
given by a number of our young gentlemen
N last Monday evening, and it proved to
be one of the most enjoyable affairs our
young people have participated in for
long time. All the details necessary to in
sure a success had been carefully arranged
and were complete in every respect. The
''favors" presented were more plentiful
and much the prettiest we have seen
used here. 1t is rare occurrence to see
collected together a number CT dancers,
among whom can be found so many very
good ones as were present. In addition to
our REGULARS" the occasion was graced
with the presence of some of the fairest
representatives of New York, Baltimore,
Winchester &C., the result OF which COM
bination was a collection of as much beau-
ty, style and grace as we ever Witnessed.
Dancing commenced about o'clock, and
until sometime after midnight the numer.
Gus couples were gliding through the in
tricate figures of this popular dance. The
success of this meeting, which it is hoped
by all who were present is but tile prec,i,-
sor OF numerous others as pleasant, was
mainly attributed to the skill and untiring
efforts of the gentleman who filled the try
ing and generally thankless position of
leader.
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p RDoN REFUSED. -Governor Kemper,
has refused to comply with a petit on
recently presented to him for tbs
pardon of William D. Colem IN. formerly
Secretary Of the Board of Public Works.
since aid sentenced to the pententiary for
four years. After reciting the history of
the case Governor Kemper says:
''With very gr at Difference and respect
for the five jurors AMI for the many legiS-
lators and citizens who ask the prisoners
dis charge. refuse it in the spirit of that
evenhandea justice which treats alike the
high and the low, the rich and the poor.
the great and the small, and which, tem-
pering the law with mercy, e.. forces it Will:
impartiality towards all"
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Why AND WHEN LAMPS ExPLoDE.-~
All explosions of coal oil lamps are caused
by the vapor or gas that collects in the
space above the oil. When full OF Oil, Oh
course, Il lamp contains nc gas, but lmme-
flia ely on lighting the lamp, consumption
of Oil begins, soon leaving space 1or gas
which commences to form as the lamp
warns up, ard, after burning a short
Tina, sufficient gas will accumulate to
cause an explosion. The gas in lamp
will explode only when ignited. In this
respect it is like gunpowder. Cheap orln-
ferior oil is always the most dangerous
Tie flame is communicated to the gas in
the following manner: The wick tube in
all lamp burners is made larger thar the
wick which is to pass through it. 1t
would not do to have the wick work tight
ly in the burner; on the contrary, it is es-
sential that it move up and down with per-
feet ease. In this way it is unavoidable
that space in the tube is left along the
sides of the wick, sufficient for the flame
from tie burner to pass down into the
lamp and explode the gas. Many things
may occur to cause the flame to pass down
the wick and explode the lamp: l. A
lamp may be standing on IA table or man.
tel, and slight puff OF dir from the open
window, or the sudden opening Of a door,
cause all explosion: 2. A lamp may be
taken up quickly from a table or mantel,
and instantly explode: g. A lamp is taken
into an entry Where there is draft, or out,
of doors, and an explosion ensues: 4. A
lighted lamp is taken up Il flight of stairs,
or is raised quickly to place it Oh the man.
tel, resulting in an explosion. In all these
Gases the mischief IS done by the air m we
ment. either by suddenly checking the
draft, or forcing air DOWN the chimney
against the fame: 5. Blowing down the
chimney to exlinguish he flame is a fire.
Iuellt clause of explosion. 6. Lamp ex-
i sols have leen caused by using CHM
aey broken off at the top, or one that has
piece broken out, whereby the draft is
| variable and the flame unsteady: 4.
etines a :houghtless person puts a
| small-sized wick in a large burner, thus
| leaving considerable space along the edges
| of I'll wick s. An old burner, with its
ar-drafts clogged up, which rightfnlly
should be thrown away, is sometimes con-
tinued in use, and the final result is an ex-
| plosion.
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VIRGINIA AND THE CENfEN.
MT1T

The Virginia Senate on Wednesday
passed the bill adpropriating $4,000 to
represent the State at the Centennial. The
bill will now go through the House prompt
ly and we would again call the attention
of all the citizens Of Augusta who have
anything, minerals, or anything else likely
to show The wealth of our county, to cor
respond with Prof Mallet the chairman of
our Board of Commissioners at Richmond.
There is no time to be lost.
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SALE OF THE SAM17E1 Fl. RE,t1 PRop

SALE OF THE SAMUEL H. BELL Prop
ERTY.- Yesterday Mr.. E. M. Gushing,
auctioneer, sold the following property of
the late Samuel H. Bell to the purchasers
named; Mill aud go acres, $4,000. to
Francie Bel Home tract $50 acres and
residence, $4S an acre to Mrs. S. H. Bell
unimproved tractof 292 acres at $50 per
acre to Francie Bell; 255 acres a. SIT ,O1
per acre to A. A Sproul and a three quar-
ter acre lot with small house to r. F. Smith
at 1926.
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SUICIDE OF A NEWLY MARRIED CoU-
Plea double suicide occurred Tuesday
night at Los Angeles, Cal. f. G. Foster
and Celia Toby, married the previo' s
evening, were found dead in each others
arms, on the public street, from strych-
nine. Another man had claimed the wo-
man as his wife, causing the act. The
woman has sister in New York.