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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-10
American Lodging House.

Of Main and Clark Sts., Eureka, New
MRS. 8. j. DILL. PROPR1ETRESS.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23
THE MEETING OF THE LEGISLA
I'URE.

The Virginia legislature meets Decein-
Der 9Th, a week from next "Wednesday.
The gentlemen elected as members OF it
are yariously classified as to their views on
the public debt question, but we think Oh
coming together there will be found very
little difference among them The opinions
of men while in tie hot pursuit Of place
undergo good deal of modification after
the successful candidate has assumed the
responsibilities of the position. and his con-
stituents having accepted his promises are
looking for the performance Of them.
The excited bidder at The political auction
is now changed into t 20 anxious cwDer
casting about for means TO pay fo" what
was, in inany instances, unexpected"
knocked down to him. Most of the buyers
who bought at the Compulsory Readjust-
,nenl price will now look over their assets
to see if their is any way to pay out. Those
who we're elected as straight out debt pay
ers will have most delightful time III tie
minority Too few in numbers to affect
legislation fy their votes they are in the
comfortable position of sitting back and
saying to the majority, now you have tie
power lets see how you will manage it.
But we trust that little or none of that
spirit will be exhibited among the peo
ple's representatives. There are men Of
great ability On bot sides II tn d-bt ques-
ton and we shall not vet believe that q
representative body continuing such Vir-
ginians as THoMAs S. BocoCK. JAMES
BARBOUR, JOHN ECHoLS. RoBT. S. Co.,
BILL, MARSHALL HANGER. Jos. Il. AN
DERSON and like men will not be wise
enough, and patriotic enough and firm
enough TO devise and carry out measures to
maintain the standing Of Virginia unfair
nished.
All the new members have to do is to
keep clear of Senatorial snags and II iiroad
snags and keep steady eye on the business
they were sent there for, the settlement of
Virginia's debt, and all will be well.
BY coincidence the legislature of Ten
nessee meets on tie same day to decide
whether it will accept a proposition of
her creditors, that she fund all the princi-
pal and accrued interest and then issue
bonds for about two-thirds of it. which
shall be accepted by them as payment of the
Whole-a settlement, as to amount, similar
to the Virginia Funding Bill except that
Tennes ee pays sixty cents in the dollar.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23

The WAGES OF SIN.-Mrs. Frances AL
exander, whose husband is merchant in
Mount Clemens, Mich, eloped with a cir
Gus performer named Dale. The act as
founded her friends, for she was educated
and intelligent, and had previously behaved
herself With propriety. She was beautiful,
too, and in no way seemingly suited for
the companionship of the fellow with
whom she had ran away. She accompani-
ed Dale and the circus company to Inger-
soil, Canada, where she killed herself with
poison.
Carlyle told Charles Sumner that the
strangest thing in history was his (Car-
lyle's) receipt of $50 from America on &C
count of his History of the French Revo-
luton" which had never yielded farthing
IN Europe and probably never would.
The South had Ethe Speakership of the
national House of Representatives for for
ty-siX years. in the forty -four Congresses
that have been held, the first being Macon
of North Carolina, and the last James L.
Orr of South Carolina.
The meetings in progress in the Lutheran
church, at Woodstock, closed on last Sun
day night, Revs. r. G. Holland, Of Shep-
herdstown, D. M. Gilbert, Of Winchester,
and W. q. Schaefer, of Richmond, were
present and preached effective sermons.
Brother Moody is due in Springfield.
Mass, in February, but the Republican,
says there is not much enthusiasm there
on the subject, the denominations being
reluctant to join in a union revival.
1t is not very consoling to know that
Judge Davis, late of the Supreme Bench,
says that if he had been on the Electoral
Commission he would have voted as Jos
Bradley did,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23

A SPICY BIT OF INFORMATION ON THE
WALKING WAYS OF GIRLS IN WEST
VIRGINIA. "Jenkins,'' who is as
graceful person as ever lifted a hoof over
the waxed surface of ballroom floor, was
dispatched early in the season to different
points in this vicinity to ascertain the Pc
culiarities of the girls who waltz, residing
attended to his mission faithfully has
been present at all the ''hops" given thus
far this season, and reports the .'hop'' mar
ket very brisk. and parties engaged in the
business still brisker. His veracity cannot
be doubted, and for this reason we give be-
low the different styles of the girls with
whom he has tloated round and round in
the mazes of the giddy waltz, for the edif-
cation Of hose whose experience is limited
that they may know what sort of girl to
seek for partner when ''the next dance is
called" He says: ''People may say that
"a waltz is a waltz, but it is a mistake; as
much as to say that a girl is a girl, for
there are girls and girls land there are walt
yes and waltzes. With one person it is
the poetry of motion with another it is
| about as awkward performance as put
VluS yOul ocll up q lCFCl CttlO SUlilS UillOuSu
the motion of running up stairs would be.
A West side girl is a natural waltzer, and
she does it with a charming chic and abaq,-
don. A North side girls waltzing is easy,
graceful and 'melodious.' If she comes
| from the South side she throws her hair
back, jumps up and cracks her heels to-
gether aud carries off her astonished part
| ner as though a simeon had struck him,
| and knocks over all intervening obstacles
in her mad career around the room. If she
is from Bellaire she creeps closely and tim
| idly up to her partner, as though she would
like to get into his vest pocket, and melts
away with ecstacy as the Witching strains
of the Blue Danube sweep through the
hail If she is from Htnaville, she crooks
her body in the middle like door-hinge,
| takes her partner by the shoulder and
makes him miserable in trying to hop
| arc nd her without treading on her No. 9
shoes. If she comes from Martins Ferry,
she astonishes her partner now and then
working in a touch of the double-shuffle,
or a bit Of pigeon-wing with the waltz step;
and if she come from Bridgeport, Or has
| been spending the summer in the noun
tains and is of the hifalutin order, she
| throws both arms around his neck, rolls
up her eyes as she floats away and is heard
to murmur, oh, hug me, John. Wheel
ing Register.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23

Senator MortOn's will gives the whole of
his property, valued at $4,000, absolutely
to his widow, leaving her to use her own
Judgment and discretion as to what aid
she shall give their children in their educa-
ton and otherwise.
w. H. Snyder, late superintendent Of
Adams express company in Virginia, has
accepted an appointment from the Balti-
more and Ohio express as superintendent
of their lines in Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
at the Virginia Conference in Lynch
burg last week, Rev. DR.. Rosser said in the
past year he had preached and exhor-
ted 900 times, and witnessed about 6OO
conversions.
Among the delegates to the Synod is Mr.
Logan, of Winchester, who now for the
| first time since he left here, fifty years ago
revisits the city of his birth.-44Ierandrio
| Gazette,
The Congressional Committee have
agreed to report bill to pay William &
Mary College at " Williamsburg, Va, fol
the buildings destroyed during the war.
The well-known politician, yankee
| 1llOl1, ID taluOuS UalC COufCl 10 oU CT AO'Ifo
still progressing at Farmville, under Rev
Mr.. Hutson.
An excursion train from Winchester
Via Stanton, is to be run to Richmond
at the Inauguration Of Gov. Holiday.
John Morrissey, the famous COMPRESSION
al prize fighter has just gone to Savannah
Ga, for his health. He has lung disease
J. l.. Roberts, of Botetourt, last week
killed a wild cat, four feet long, and two
feet high.
Rev. J. L. Hemphill, pastor of Ebeneze1
and Bethel Churches, on Kerr's Creek, has
received and accepted a call Of a charge in
North Carolina.
Ten thousand Louisiana refugees hav'
returned to New Orleans since the over
throw of the carpet baggers' regime.
ACQUITTED Capt, John Avis. indicted
for the murder Of James Johnston, was &C
quilted last Thursday.
Col. c. 7. Crittenden has announced
himself as a candidate for sergeant-at-arm!
of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Col. Robt. Glass, for many years magis
trate of Frederick CO., Va, is dead.
England derives $4,000, 900 per annun
for her tax on liquor.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23
Sure for Disstilerta.

A correspondent of Victoria paper
writes: Should you or any of your family
be attacked with diphtheria, do not be
alarmed, as it is easily and speedily cured.
Wien it was raging in England short
time ago, accompanied DR.. Fields on his
rounds to V itnass the so-called ''wonder-
full cures" he performed, while the patients
Of Others were dropping on all sides. The
remedy, to be so rapid, must be simple.
All he took with him was powder of sui
phur and a quill, and with these he cured
every patient without exception, He put
Il teaSpoOnfnl OF birthstone into wines
glass Of water, and stirred it with his fin
ger, instead of a spoon, as the sulphur does
not readily amalgamate with water. When
the sulphur was well mixed he gave it as
gargle, and in ten minutes the patient
was out of danger. Birthstone kills every
species of fungus in man, beast, or plant
in few minutes. Instead of splitting out
the gargle, he recommended the swallow
ing of it. In extreme cases in which he
had been called just in the nick Of time,
and " hen the fungus was too near closing
to allow the gargling, he blew the sulphur
through quill into the throat, and, after
the fungus had shrunk to allow of it, then
ttlC SdISlC. Lie uCNCl lOou ptIieilt IL Ull
diphtheria. If a patient cannot gargle,
take a live coal, put it or shovel, sprinkle
a spoonful or two Of flour birthstone at
time upon it, and let the sufferer inhale it,
holding the head over it, and the fungus
will die. This mode of using sulphur has
Otter cured cold in the head. chest, ect,
and is recommended for consumption and
asthma.
Another paper says that another
cure is simply to put some pure tar on a
plat. and apply hot Goals to it, not hot
enough, however, to create blaze. Then
place funnel upside down over the tar
and let the patient inhale the fumes
arising from the burning tar through the
spout of the funnel. II will give instant
relief, and can be repeated as often as may
be necessary. Tar spread on piece of
cloth and applied to the throat in connec-
ton with the inhaling process is also good,
much better than old fitch and liniments
It should not be removed until the throat
is relieved of all soreness
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23
A Brides Long Trail-Why a Chi
cagO Wedding was Postponed.

The guests at recent expected marriage
in a certain church on the West side were
treated to singular and rather startling
sensation at the very moment when the
connubial knot was to be tied. The bride
and groom were young couple and had
made all the necessary preparations for the
anticipated happy event that was to unite
them as one. and it was thought by the re-
spective friends Of the pair that the course
of true love had run quite smoothly with
them, and a genuine utual affection ex-
listed between them. The invited compa-
ny had entered the house of worship and
the attendants on the couple had taken
their places around the altar, while the
minister remained in waiting to perform
the ceremony. The bride, attired in all
the gorgeous finery customary on such oc-
casions. alighted from the carriage, and
the groom stepped blithely and lightly af-
ter her, and upon her long trail. AS he
did so the fair lady u. tered a low cry, and
exclaimed sharply, ooh, dear, how awk-
ward you are - The young mans face
colored as he stumbled off the rich gar
ment, and he gave his arm~to the lady
while laboring under a confused mind.
The pair walked into the church and down
the aisle to the altar All eyes rested up
on their movements, and a murmur of
voices arose as they came in and took their
positions before the minister. The cere-
| mony proceeded the minister asked the
bride if she would accept the groom for
| her edded husband and received the usu-
al affirmative answer, and was about to in
| terrogate the young man when the latter
impulsivey and unexpectedly said to the
| bride: ''Oh, dear, how awkward you
are - and, quickly turning on his heel,
walked out of the edifice without another
word of explanation, leaving the astonished
bride standing at the altar in mute Devil
derment and the minister and guests in
blank amazement. The young man went
his way in a carriage, aud the disappoin-
ted bride and the maids who sought to
comfort her left the church for their
homes. The occurrence was an actual
one, and has created no small amount OF
gossip in tie vicinity where the church is
situated Chi; ago Tribune.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23
SCRAPS of Valley HI story.

Rockbridge and Rockingham counties
were taken from Augusta in 1777.
Augusta has furnished more Speakers to
the House of Delegates, than any county
in Virginia
John Haggerty and Richard Owen were
the first Methodist preachers in tie Valley
of Virgina-about ITO.
The first camp meetlngin the Valley OF
Virginia, was held at Christman's Spring,
two miles from Winchester, in 1906.
The first log cabins were built in Win
chester in 173S-one hundred and thirty
nine years ago. Itnow numbers over 5000
people.
Augusta and Frederick were laid off in
the year 1873, and Inc iuded all the vast re-
gions west OF the Blue Ridge.
John Hite built the first brick house
west Of the Blue Ridge. in Frederick coun-
ty near Winchester, i'll 1888. Ii is still 3taL-
ding or was during the War--a small,
one-story rick house.
Tuscarora Baptist church, Berkeley
county, is the first place the gospel was
publicly preached W. 81 of the Blue Ridge,
and the next was Fallen Water, in the
same county.
In IT'S, Congress ordered "that Hon.
John Penn and Benjamin Chew, Esq,
Quakers of Pennsylvania, and disloyal,
should be removed to Staunton in Virginia,
and kept there until they swo or affirmed
allegiance to the State Of Pennsylvania"
Botetourt was taken from Augusta in
1863 The Act says: sAnd whereas the
l~uGle situated on the Mississippi, IN said
county 0. Botetourt, will be very remote
from the Court House, &c., &C., the in
liabitants who live on said water shall be
exempt from taxes &c.
Shenandoah county was originally called
Dunmofe after Governor Dunmore, but
was changed as he was loyal to the king,
in the Revolution.
Weyer's Cave was discovered in 1904, by
Bernard Weyer, while digging for a ground
hog. He is now living IN Illinois, or his
children are, and doing we'll.
Lexington was established by law in
October, 1777. The acts says: There shall
be laid off a town to be called, Licking
ton,' 1900 feet in length and 900 in width
Staunton was laid off by William Bever-
ly in 1851, and established by law the same
year. The first settlers were principally
Irish. 1t now contains all nationalities,
and warmly welcomes all live, energetic
men. 1t is the great female educational
centre of the south.-LeIington Gazette.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23

MANY of the streets in San Francisco
have been renamed by the Chinese. who
will not use the names given by
Americans. Here are some specimens OF
the amended appalations: Court aouse
street, Negro alley, Ming Iung Joss House
alley, Broad alley, Private lane, Kun
Rocks Restaurant lane, Good Linguist s
street, Old spanish alley, Confagration al
ley, Scavenger alley, Mother OF Heaven
street, and Street Of the How Wong Joss
House.
T. T. Fauntleroy Jr., of Winchester,
inst elected to tue legislature, was visited
by a large crowd of his friends after the
election and made them an address. He
is brother of Dr. A. M. Faun tleroy of
Staunton.
The Walker Light Guard, of Richmo nd
competed unsuccessfully for the $500 prize
in drilling at Columbia, S. G. They COM
plain of great lack of hospitality among
the Caroliuians, who were hardly civil,
Gen. Jas. Shields, the hero of three wars
and United States Senator from two States,
lectured in Boeton in aid Of a charitable
object on Sunday evening.
The venerable George W. Molly at the
roll-call of the Virginia Conference, on
Wednesday, answered to his name for the
forty-third consecutive year.
Sir Samuel Baker, the African traveller,
calls attention to the singular fact that a
negro has never been known to tame an
elephant or any wild animal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23

The white and the black members of a
Methodist Bible class in Youngstown
Ohio, were separated. The blacks resen-
ted the discrimination and stayed away,
except one, WHO insisted on entering the
class of whites. The TEACHER had him for
chilly elected and lawsuit is the result.
Asa Mogoon for numbering his wife at
Montpelier, VT, has been sentenced to be
hung in November, 1879. the eighteen
months Of the interim to be spent at hard
labor and six months in solitary condne-
ment.
1t may interest newly elected member
of til legislature to know that the hail of
the House OF Delegates has been hand
somely re-ftted, and carpet made of cork
laid down.
Elias Harman, a desperate Of Tazewell
county, Va, was shot and killed in the
bar-room Of the Virginia Hotel at Taze-
well e, H., BY VIM. Whitman, son-in-law
of the proprietor.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23

A BALL INVADED BY A PRAYING BAND.
The North Star society, composed of
Scandinavians, gave ball at Turner Hall,
Saturday evening. All went we'll until
party of persons, men and women, who
have recently become very religious, enter
ed the hall. after purchasing their tickets
and b gan to pray. One of the party, a
minister who has recently been converting
numerous Scandinavians and who organ
lZed this praying band, commenced to
make = speecl! urging the dancers to be-
come converted. The committee of ar
rangements came up and requested him to
step out. The minister then went into
the hall width his companions and there
knelt down and prayed for ten minutes,
creating considerable excitement and curl
osity. Finally, the minister was forcibly
elected from the building, but he eontinu-
ed the prayer weeting on the sidewalk for
quite a long time afte1ward. The dance
was resumed inside and no more attention
was paid to the praying band. Some of
the members of the band were formerly
hard drinking men -Onaa la Bee, 5th.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23

A MOTHERS Pr EsCIENCE.-" Here
take the pencil" were the dying words of
VIM. A. Shorter J, late editor of the Rome
Courier" Eli Shorter, his father, relates
that on the night of the death of his son
in Rome his wife, at home in Eufaula.
Ala, awoke him asking the time of pight,
saying "Wlllie is dead; feel that Willie
is dead" lie looked and found it fifteen
minutes past one O'Clock by his time. Our
young friend died at ten minutes past l
O'Clock by the time at Rome Mrs Shorter
have been vivid enough just at the mo-
ment of his departure to cause her to
arouse her husband in order to get the time
of the ght.-Atlanto Constitution
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23

MARRIAGE OF SENATOR WITHERs
DA UGHTER.-Last week Miss Ellie, ninth
daughter of u. S. Senator Witners, of
Virginia, in her nineteenth year, was mar
ried to Nh. Putney, wealthy Boston wild
over of fifty OF more summers. The bride
is nearly six feet tall, of remarkable beau
ty and intelligence, able to talk politics,
quote John Stuart Mill, and ride an I'M
tanned horse. The marriage of daughter
of Senator Withers has long beer a regu-
lar annual occurrence, but it cannot be
kept up much longer; there remain only
two unmarried-Miss Willie ard Miss Vir-
ginia Secessia The latter was born on
tile day Virginia seeded. Exchange.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-23
Am Outrage.
Editors Stanton V5ndiiator.

In a late issue of your paper an article
appeard under the head of Married" stat
ing that the Rev. Jerome Kyle Gilbert had
been married on the 3rd. of October, 1877,
at the residence of VIM. o. Hamilton, Esq,
of Bath county, Va, to Miss Susan Bell,
and we take this method of giving express
sion to our indignation in regard to the
notice referred to, for the following rea-
sons;
First. That no such marriage ever took
place, and we wish the author Of the no
tice to hereby obtain q notoriety that
would be more unenviable, than pleasant.
Second. The notice was sent to your pa
per by an unknown party, manifestly for
the purpose Of casting reflections upon the
character and dignity of the Rev. J. Kyle
Gilbert, than whom, more worthy and
high toned gentleman, and faithful minis
ter of Christ cannot be found.
Third. That we regard the publication
of the notice, not only as a SANDER against
the Rev. gentleman referred to, but also
as a scandal to our locality hitherto I'M
known to us.
Fourth. That the service rendered by
him as minister, and his manners as a
gentleman, have made Mr.. Gilbert popu-
lar with the better class of people in our
community, and any indignity shown to
him will always receive a resistance from
us. We hope, MI, Editor, that since your
columns have been opened to the calumni-
alton of the name of the Rev. J. Klle Gill
bert, and the scandal Of this part of Gods
Moral Vineyard, that they will also be
opened to this expression of our contempt
and indignation against those who would
assail, with malicious intent behind the
veil of secrecy made much darker by fic-
titous name, the character of one who we
are sure would scorn to recognize, upon
any higher plan, than that of humanity in
its lowest and most degraded form, a per-
son whose soul has been so blackened by
every shade Of ungodliness as to perpetrate
criire, which would open the flood gates
through which, must eventually flow, the
Girest of heavens retributions.
Respectfully, &C.,
A. F. LAIRD, Pastor, Mt. Grove Church
VIM. 2. HUTCHINSON, va.
SAMUEL ANDERSON,
THOMAS DAVIS, g
w. z. CHEsNUT, z"
A. G. CLEEK, Clerk of Bath county, Va
L. L. TAYLOR, Back Creek, Bath CO., e.
Staunton "Spectator," and Highland
Recorder" please copy.