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already an excellent one, and reflects great
credit on the management of the worthy
and energetic superintendent. There IS
no mountain road in the state equal to
TINT part of it between Buffalo Gap and
the West Va. line. .
AS l passed over the mountain west OF
Monterey, a fine bear had been seen, and
some men and dogs were out in pursuit OF
the wandering bruin. and on Jack Noun
tain, between Doe Hill and Monterey, a
| large grey wolf had just made a descent on
the sheep-folds of Mr.. Jno. Beverage, and
killed several of his sheep, and had also
killed several for MI. David Warner, near
Monterey.
Crab Bottom is Il fine section of the
Countrywide garden spot of Highland.
My route laying for several miles through
it, | find every evidence Of thrift; quite a
number of substantial new buildings; sew
eral large mills in operation. and stores
well stocked with goods and full of custo-
mers; stacks Of hay everywhere, m nu-
merous herds OF fine cattle. It is quite
| thickly settled, and there Sc ms to b. al
| abundance of every thing for every body
unless it may be g~reenbacks. The natives
say currency is lamentably scarce and get
| ting no better fast. L. q. M.
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in the old Heller building, next doc r to
Judge Sheffey's residence, and afterwards
moved across the street and occupied a
room on the second floor of the Arthur
building. Whilst there, Mr.. A. F. Acker-
mar bought out Nowlin and the firm be-
came Hunter d Co.. afterwards another
change occurred, Mr.. J. S. Lipscomb be-
coming the company OF the concern. In
1870 they removed to their present stand
and the business grew to extensive pro-
portions when in 1878 Capt. W. L. Balthis
purchased the concern, the style OF the
firm remaining unchanged. Capt. Baths
is a native of Albemarle county, came to
Staunton in 1916 and commenced business
in 1858. He followed the avocation of a
painter for several years previous to and
after the war. During the war he render
ed good service in the Confederate army,
and calamity commanded the Staunton
Artillery, being severely wounded in bat
tie, and is the present efficient and popu-
lar Mayor of this city.
The public will find at Hunter & Cos. a
very large and well selected stock of every
thing usually kept in q first-class city
book store, particularly of school books
and picture frames of all sizes and styles
and a large and attractive assortment of
Christmas goods will in a few days be
opened for inspection. During the holidays,
there is scarcely a more popular business
stand in the city. Mr.. o. W. Hammond,
Of Frederick City, Md, has been with the
house for five years and his experience and
courtesy makes him a most valuable assis
tant.
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Departure Ct the Augusta Members for Rich

mond.
On Tuesday morning Hon. A. II. H.
Stuart and his family left for Richmond
where they will remain till the close of the
session of the legislature this winter. In
conversation with Mr.. Stuart he said he
thought the session this winter would be
a quiet me as there would not be much to
do. Among the first things he thought.
that would come up, would be the election
of a Judge of the court of appeals to fill
the place of the late Judge Bouldin, in
order that the new judge might set at the
January term. Mr.. Stuart thought the
legislature would not have a narrow field
to choose from in the selection Of Judge.
He had heard 1t said that Mr.. j. Alfred
Jones had a good deal Of strength in the
rural districts.
Mr.. Stuart said he thought tn expul-
sion of the Democrats from the South
Carolina State House was the capstone OF
the u%surpation in that state. 1t was an
act that he thought would drive MI. Fish
from the cabinet. Mr.. S. had known Sec
rotary Fist for a. long time !; he was a i pure
man and an honest one and the only one
that gave Grants cabinet weight in the
eyes of the best class Of the Republican
party. Since the excitement MI. Fish had
ton. His detection, Which is imminent,
will cause it to lose immensely in the
North, where be had given it tone. Mr..
Stuart was of the opinion that congress
would settle the disputed election and that
Tilden would be the next occupant of the
Presidential chair, and with his admins
tration will dawn upon the country such
prosperity as was never dreamed Of in its
history. 1t will bring q great immigra-
ton from the North to the South. Mr..
Fox of Massachusetts, who was at Colum.
bia as one of those invited to go there by
Mr.. Hewitt, of the National Democratic
Committee, was also there in the interest
Of some Boston manufacturers and eX-
pressed his great surprise and admiration
at the resources of the South and thought
Just as soon as there was peace there
would Ee immigration.
MI. Stuart said, among other things, that
since he had been rector of the University
of Va, the donations to that institution
had amounted to $129 600.
MI. Stuart's residence, while in Rich
mond, will be the st, Clair Hotel.
Judge a. B. Cochran left for Richmond
on the same train. His residence there
will be the American Hotel.
Speaker Hanger left on Monday. His
residence will be the Exchange Hotel.
Hon. j. Davis Craig. the remaining
member, has also gone. His residence
will be at the st. Clair Hotel.
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VISITING THE PooR.-''Charles,' said
Mrs: Pettingill, Monday evening as she
| came in from the street with her face very
bright, and her cheeks very red and the
tip OF her nose very blue, and commenced
| pulling off her cloak before the looking
glass where every well regulated woman
goes either to pull off orput OF everything.
II do believe doing good brings it's own
reward. I've had such a de-e-elightful
lime this evening visiting the poor. |
wouldn't nave missed it if it had been Just
twice as cold. IStW tnn most in-1-nter-
asting case. Do you resnember the Rot
ertSons dear ::
"Good gracious said Petting II, layiug
Town the paper, lyon don'Jtell me they've
gotten down that bad"
Cob Charles what nonsense, you know
they havn't; but do you know the old Ia
dy that used to sew for them is on my list
and she knows all about e III. You know
that seal skin jacket Mrs. Robertson used
to wear and that she paid SO much for =:
Well, would you believe it, it never be-
1Ohso0d w u dV esCtbiAs / OClobSOo w LOA
si~ster-in-law and do you know it was two
months before that poor woman could get
it away from her though she wrote ever 50
many times to get it. Did you ever hear
Of such a thing?
"Well [ don't think Robertson ever
mentioned it to me-"
"Don't be silly Charles; Of course he
didn't and | don't suppose he mentioned
that he hadn't paid his grocery bill for six
months. The old lady told me that Mrs.
Robertson we're just worried to death with
people coming for bills. And there is
Mary Robertson dressing in an inch of her
life. Do you remember that offer of hers
with young Jones aud how it went off so
suddenly? Well people said she discarded
him but she didn't bit. The old lady
says he broke it off and Mary nearly cried
her eyes out about it. But Pm not sorry
for her a bit, she was so dreadfully stuck
up. She couldn't sit in q pew without it
was cushioned! The idea! and they hadn't
paid the rent for two years, so the old lady
says and she knows all about it."
"Elenora !"
"What Charles ?"
D you believe in JUDGMENT day pr
COZ course I do Charles"
swell my dear when it comes around.
and the Lord finds out that this is what
you call visiting the poor he'll make it
warm for you. Let's have supper"
Mrs. Pettingill that night hunted up all
the verses in the bible bearing on blasphes
my, but when she got 'em ready Pettingil
was asleep.
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DY THE GOVERNOR OF VlRGINIA-A
ID observation-disclosures having
been received by the Executive that, Samuel
Wren, charged with the murder of John 3
Rippetoe in the county of Augusta, has elude
arrest and is now going at large; therefore, !
do hereby offer a Reward Of One Hundred Dol
lars to any person who shall arrest the said
Samuel Wren and deliver him into the Jail ef
said county, and 1 do moreover require all of
acers of this Commonwealth, civil and mill
tary, and request tie people generally to use
their best eXertlons to procure his arrest, that
he MAJ be brought to justice.
Given under mi hand as Governor
- and under the Lesser Seal of the
3. Commonwealth, at Richmond, this
- End day Of December, AID, 1876.
JAMES L. KEMPER.
BY the Governor:
JAS. MCDONALD,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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SHOCKING DIsAsTER.--The Brooklyn,
N. Y, theatre burned on Tuesday night,
and with it three hundred men, women
aud children lost their lives, a telegram
says:
1.-THE upper portion of the house was
packed full. although the attendance jim
The orchestra stalls was only moderate,
The stairs and lobbies to the upper doors
became quickly ehoked up with the terri
fed crowd, who trampled over one another
until progress was impeded.
Doubtless many were saEfocated by the
suaoke (which was dense) within the space
.of three minutes FROM the first appearance
of ire. The bodies were found in sieaps
along the line Of the main lobby and gal-
lery Stairs, having fallen through thu up,
Ger foordmg, which was burned away. The
sighU appalled, the stoutest hearts. Cba4Ted
@eads. legs, aGd arms protruded liz CHASTITY
disorder from amid a blackened mass Of
debris. Recognition was impossible, eX-
cept. perhaps, in a few cases where rem
nants of clothing remain.
The holocaust was mainly confined to
the gallery occupants, men :.tnd boys, al
,tboush it is feared that a number OF those
who were in the dress-circle or first tier
have also fallen victims.
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THE LATEST NEWS.

The news this morning is startling as
well as joyful. SAMUEL J. TILDEN has
received the 1856 votes-a majority of the
Electoral College uader the broad Seals of
the Conamonaoea1ths that gaze them. He on
ly needed one vote and that one came from
Oregon. The Governor of Oregon gave
CRoNIN (Dem.) and the two eligible Re-
publican Electors certificates, but the Re-
publicans refused to act with CRoN1N, who
had their certificates in his pocket, so he
gave them to two other Republicans, who
served, and the college then cast two votes
for HAYES and one for TILDEN. The
following telegram received last night con-
firms the fact:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 7, 1s7e.-C.
A. Richardson.-Oficiai vote of Oregon :
Hayes two, Tllden one.
r. E. WITHERs,
U. S. Senator, Virginia.
vote goes up to Congress in the regular
channel certified by the Governor of Ore
gon and if counted elects TILDEN. If the
Republicans attempt to go behind the GER
tifcates, then South Carolina, Louisiana
and Florida fall. In either case HAYES is
set aside.
AS we predicted, the Returning Boards
of Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana
have counted in the HAYES Electors, re-
versing Democratic majorities in all three
States. Congress now takes hold of it. Il
assembled Monday and the House, of which
MI. RANDALL was elected Speaker, ap
pointed committees to go to all three
States and investigate the frauds. Tit
Democrats in the House are firm and de
termined.
The President sent in his message Tues
day, and there was not one word in /
about the present disturbances in thu
country.
The Democrats now have 63 legal mem
bers of the South Carolina House which
will end CHAMBERLAIN's government.
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CITY COUNCIL.-Ine council held It's
regular meeting Tuesday night present.
President Fultz and Messrs. Abby, Bagby,
Burke, Bledsoe, Byers, Evans, Larew,
Powell, Todd, Weller and Witt.
Physicians BIls.-The bill of SIS of DR..
J. M. Hanger for attending Isaac Hyde,
who had been struck with a policeman's
baton was referred to the Police Commits
tee, as was a bill of Drs. Donaghe and
Hanger for attendance on Craddock while
in the hands OF the officers.
The Poor.-The November account Of
supervisor Bunch TO $67 80 and that of Su-
pervisor Ha rlan for S74,25, were allowed.
Water Fdcilities.-A resolution reported
from the special water committee, by
Messrs. Fultz and Abby, Mr.. Evans dis
s%enting, answering a petition of Col. J. H.
Skinner, by directing the laying Of pipe
along a portion of Prospect street, when
work already directed is done, was adopt
ed. Ayes-Messrs. Abby, Burke, Byers,
Bledsoe, Fultz, Larew and Todd. Noes
-Messrs. Bagby, Evans, Powell, Weller
and Wits.
Colored Schoogs.--A communication
from the city school board, announcing
that MIR. VIM. Jordan, offered to rent the
colored church building [now occupied
partially for a colored public school to the
city, at 1925 per annum, or sell it at SIS, OO0,
or If both were refused, for the city to Va
cate; also a proposal of Mr.. J. L. Timber
lake to rent a room to the city, for the.
purpose at $3.50. The board didn't thing
any OF the offers were to the city's advar--
tage, but a school room must be had. The,
matter was referred to the school conn.,
mittee, with instructions to confer with
the School Board.
Water Works.-The issue of 3 $500 wa
ter bonds to Menifee & Parkins for No.
vember work was o ordered.
Pranting.-A resolution was ADOPTED ALL
thorizing the Printing Committee, instead
of the Council Clerk to contract for city
printing when needed.
Paying the Floating Debt-The Finance.
Committee reported in favor of issuing.
$4,000 of s per cent bond for the payment.
Of the city debt and the Chairman explain
ed that only $4,000 would prob. Div be,
necessary now.
MI. Burke inquired if $40, 900 would paw
off the floating debt.
Mr.. Witt, the Chairman. replied no; but
the money might be in from other sources
before or by January 1st to pay it.
Messrs. BQrke, Fultz and Abby thoughs
it any was paid all ought to be paid especs.
iassay the employees and other poor people
in. the city who would be forced to go
through the winter without payment.
The ordinance committee was instructed
to bring in al ordinance for the issue of
Sis, 900 city bonds.
an Od Account Puid.-Maj. N. H.
Lotchkiss was allowed $50 for a thinner.
given, some, northern travelling edito:s here
in July '73 which the late Mayor Trout
told him the city would payshim.
Paying up Ianes.-Fhe Ordinance COM,
mittee was instructed to bring in all ordi--
nance providing that the collecting officers
Of the city should settle up annually on.
the 30th of April.
Petitions.-The Position of Mrs. Tsaaarss
for retunding Of taxes was granted.
The petition, of. S. NJ. Rosenbaum soc re-
mission of a $50 fine was granted,
Adjourned.
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minutes. we told MIN of the insane desire

minutes, we told MIN of the insane desire
of the people to hear his views.
aAbout Grant - said the Captain. "Sir,
Grant does not advertise in this paper,
and he has not been a success. Perhaps
you've read my Business Men, if you have
you could not fail to see where the secret
of coed government lies-it is in adver-
Using j~udiciously. Grant sent his adyer-
Using to the 'Valley Virginian"-that
has been his ruin. Ten lines in the VIM
DICTATOR, at 81 per square-persons out
side of the city required to pay in advance,
or furnish Ieference-WOuld have saved
him. Grant, sir, has ruined the country;
ruined education; ruined liberty; ruined
everything but the Second Presbyterian
church, which we intend to have plastered
and painted by the 1st of January, in spite
of his b~ayonets! 1 say in spite Of Them"
Here the Captain sung a verse of the
"Marseillaise," with great yigor.
DISSATISFIED GENTLEMAN.
We found Col. Skinner with a plat try
ing to make out whether the tags out at
the soldiers cemetery run north by north
east or south by south west.
cit is no use talking" said the Colonel,
| after hearing our business, 1.-THE whole
thing has been brought about by dema-
| goguery. I tell you sir, when d man like
John 7. Harris can be elected to con-
country is gone"
STILL HOPEFUL.
Col. Harman said he was still hopeful.
samuel J. Tilden w i'll be the next Presi-
dent and Indiana's idol son will be the
next Vice President. If not, Hendricks
| can be President and Tilden Vice Presi-
I deut; or S. S. Cox can be President and
Tilden Secretary of State OF Hendricks
| can be Secretary of State and Cox Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue in this district !;
or Hendricks could be min lister to England
| and Tilden Postmaster of Staunton-there
are a thousand ways out of this difficulty
but the politicians seem not to see them.
1 am ready to take off my coat and work
shoulder to shoulder with my fellow Dem
ocrats for any of these propositions, or all
at once"
HOW IT TRAVELS.
Mr.. Conner was quite overwhelmed by
the enterprise of the VINDICATOR and
after stopping next door to see Tom Crow
der a minute left for home. Yesterday
evening, a gentleman from the county
| came in to see if the wonderful news was
true. He said the report was that Mr..
Tilden had been appointed postmaster at
| Stanton and Maj. Yost had called for
troops. Col. Harvey Risk had lost a leg in
defending the front entrance. Mr.. Corcoran
had on application Of Mr.. Stuart made a
donation to equip the Staunton Artillery
which was to be put into Il battalion with
Mr.. Hendricks as minister to England.
The West Augusta Guard under Col. Skin
ner were in hot pursuit of John T. Harris
only stopping to be addressed by Gen.
Echols.
This you see is the result of newspaper
enterprise
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The PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN AUGUSTA
AND STAUEroN.-The annual report of
DR.. w. III. Ruffner, the State Superinten>
dent of Public Instruction, gives some
| additional facts about the public schools
in this vicinity. AS to the feeling regard
ing public schools it is reported from Au-
gusta that sthe subject has been more
generally discussed than ever before, but
no real change of sentiment has manifes-
ted itself" and from Staunton the report
is that 1.-THE public schools have the conf
dence and sympathy of the entire commu~
nifty" In the past year Augusta county
had 4, 313 white and 796 colored scholars
enrolled with an average daily attendance
of $500 white and 500 colored. The num-
Der study ng the higher branches was 230
whites and 2 colored. The average num-
Der Of scholars to each teacher was 20, the
number of scholars furnished with school
books at public %eXpences, II There were
Is white and 4 colored scholars over q
years Of age. There were 1917 white and
81 colored schools opened and the average
nou1UGl VI LlOiiUuo OduShG Was C.AI. lIGI0
were 124 white teachers, including 81 male
and 33 female, and II colored teachers, all
males. The average monthly salary of the
males was $34, Sc and that Of the females
$50. During the year the schools received
of state funds $9.415, of county funds 81 ,511
besides a balance Of S 4,9S4,) of district
funds $3.50, (besides a balance of So, $500
and from other sources $500, which with all
balances Oil hand Aug. l, rs, made a total
of $780, 1914. There WAS paid out S27 ,23SS,
leaving a balance on hand of about $4,000.
There was due superintendent, teach
ers sc Aug. 1, '76, $lSa. The Waynes-
boro school received $500 from the Pea
body fund,.
The statistics Of the pupils of the Staun-
ton Public Schools we have recently pub
lished, Staunton received during the year
81 1857 from the state fund and from the
city Sc, 1863 and from other sources (iuclud-
ing 49, 900 from the Peabody fund.- So, 300,
making with a balance on hand of $lO9 %.
the aggregate of $11 1881. There were
paid for teachers wages So, PAS, i : for fuel,
rent&c., 81, 7o9, AS, pay Of clerk s1oo--total
ST., 13S, 81,
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OLD BIZ rroNs.--Col. Williams residing
neil Middlebrook, has o set of buttons on
his talma which are forty.six years old,
They are gold plated and were bought In
Philadelphia in 1880 when Sha atye was
% wear such nn wedding coats. The FASH
ion went out and they were left On the store
shelves for forty-tWo years when Col. W.
bought them ONE years ago and put them
to their present use.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-08

FRATERNAL VIsIT.-On Monday even
ing at 3 o'clock, HiaWatila Tribe, No. 80,
[. o. r. M. of Staunton, Jas. w. Black.
burn, Sachem, made a return visit to Min
nehaha Tribe, No. 90, of Harrisonburg
Mr. Cordell, Sachem. They arrived there
by Valley R. r., about 4 O'clock, were met
by the Minnehaha. headed by a brass
band, and were taken to the hall CT the
tribe, where they were assigned to the in
dividual cuurtesies of the brethren. About
dark they assembled at the hall again, ana
marched to the Revere House, where at
9 O'Clock a splendid supper was served up.
Short speeches were made in reply to
toasts by DR.. VIM. J. Points, Jno. E. Ro-
lsr, J, +. Hlggett, J. K. SMlth and others.
The stauppon Req Men 4eg Irned tuesday,
loud in their praise Of the hospital Y they
had received. The two tribes expect to
pay a joint visit to Shawnee Tribe, No. 2,
of Winchester, during the Christmas hollis
days.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-08

THE Daily Richmond Enquirer has
been started again with Mr.. John l.,
Sehoolcraft proprietor. VIM. B. Allegro,
the successful manager Of the old EN-
auirer's in it's days of high financial and
political prosperity, manager. and Ar.
G. Watson James editor. Mr.. James is Il
Young gentleman who stands high on the
literary roll in Virginia and is a good
journalist besides. We wish for the Ell
auirer'' and it's staff the greatest pros
perity.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-08

ELECTION OF OFF4cERs.-0n Tuesday
night, the stonewall Brigade Band held a
meeting and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: E. NJ. Gushing, Pre-
sident; G. E. Haines, Vice-President; R..
P. Summerson, Secretary, and Saml 9.
Raskins, Treasurer. This organization
lvsIs its member $500 per annum, and this
heavy tax is. Ne are sorry to say very
little Of it is borne for them by the public,
though the public is the beneficiary.
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CARL SCHURZ's organ, the st. Louis
esPost,o commenting on the use Of troops
in South Carolina says that if later news
does not put it in a different light it lis a
%usurpation of power, which has no lawful
ground to stand on. There will then come
as We have before predicted, a loud pro-
test from the people, overstepping all par
ty bounds"
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TEE VIRGINIA ELECTORAL COLLEGE
uret i'm Richmond Wednesday and after
electing Henry c. Allen sf Shenandoah in
place of F. w. M. Holiday of Winchester
who was absent, cast the vote of the state
Tor Tilden and Hendricks.
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dec8-lt

OTOCKHULDERS' MEETHTG.
y The Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders
Of the Augusta National Bank of Staun'on,
Will be helt ct the Banking mouse of said f5anK,
on Tuesday, the 9th day of January 1871, at
IL O'Clock NJ N. P. CATLETT,
December 6, 1875. cashier.
decS.4t
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New AdYartiseln EMS.
[For Other New Advertisements see Sd page.

[For other New Advertisements see Sd ragel
A DMINTSTRATOR'S NOTICE.
~ uaving qualified rs Administrator Of tn.
late Coz. J VI Liliey, all perso IS indebted 1t
his estate are requested to make payment &c
me. and those to whom the estate Is indebted,
will send in their claims to me.
]. A. TEMPLETON,
decS.lt Admir-.
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DESCRIPTION
Wren is about eighteen years old; Stoutly
built, with a full, round fsce Hazel eyes;
Brown hair No beard, and is about FIVE feet,
eight inches high and has lost the first join
of little finger on his lett hand.
decS 81 Spec. COPY
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THE ICE CROP this season Promises to
be plentiful. The ice at the fair ground
pond is over 8 inches thick, and Messrs.
W. Fl. Peyton and A. D. Wren have put
in their supply Of 4 inch ice.