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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-16

SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE ELECTO-
RAJ VoTB.-On Saturday, the Senate
Committee on the Electoral Vote
agreed
First, that the president of the Senate
has not the sole power to count the vote !;
second, that the joint assembly may
lawfully be held in either the Senate
chamber or in the hall of the House !;
third, that the vote of no State from
which there is but one return shall be
thrown out without the consent of both
houses fou nth, if in such case the hou-
SEES do not agree, or when they cannot
agree which of the dual returns from
any State should be received, the ques-
ton shall be decided by tribunal to be
provided.
The plan is that there shall be appoint
ed an advisory body consisting of nine
members of the Senate and ofthe House
of Representatives and four of the
judges of the Supreme Court of the
United States, to which the questions
arising as above shall be referred, and
the House shall abide by the decision
made by this body of the questions so
referred to it.
The committee on the part of the two
congressional bodies shall be appointed
thus: The Senate shall name five and
the House five, and from the ten thus
appointed one shall be drawn by lot,
leaving nine members of the Supreme
Court, and these four shall be Judges
Clifford, of Maine; Swayne, of Ohio !;
Davis, of Illinois; and Miller, of Iowa.
THE EARNEsTNEss AND DEsPERA-
TION OF THE CoNsPIRAToRs.-AW Wash
ington dispatch to the New York San
says; Meantime the conspirators are
united, audacious, suggestive, and, what
is more important still, are in possession
of the Government, which they regard
as a political estate, and the revenues
therefrom as the rightful income of the
managers and. ofiice-holders Of the Re
publican party alone. Without color
of justification, troops have been brought
two thousand miles from the frontier
posts, and are daily drilled in sight Of
the House of Representatives. The Ar
senal and the War Department and the
White House have recently been con-
nected by telegraph. Supplies and mu-
nitions of war are collected, and other
significant preparations are openly
made.
The intention of this military concen-
tration at the capital, in advance of the
time for counting the votes and declar-
ing the President, is not disguised. 1t
is meant to be menace to the House Of
Representatives; and Don Cameron,
who is one of the most active and reck-
less of the conspirators, has threatened
in presence of the President and others,
that some Of the men who are pursuing
peaceful and constitutional means to
defend their rights may be treated as
TRAITORS ~ This threat was made de-
| liberately, and it reflects the spirit Of the
conspiracy.
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S2ate Of Riryinia, CITY of &dunton, IS:
l, N. P. CATLETT, Cashier Of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. n p CATLETT Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th
day of January, 1877.
CHAs. s. ARNALL, n. P.
Correct-Attest:
HUGH w. SHEFFEY,)
an1s-lt H DiE I: sV 4 GA9PEF Directors
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ACCIDENT To FREIGHT TRAIN.-The
eastward-bound through freight train on
the Chesapeake and Ohio road was
thu own from the track about mile and
a half west of Frederickshall depot We'd
nesday night by broken rail, and fif-
teen coal cars were completely wrecked.
The track was cleared in about two
hours. No one was injured.
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FIRE IN LURAY.-At clock, Oh last
Thursday morning, as we learn from an
Extra of the Page Courier, an accidental
fire, which originated in Lichliter's sad
dler's shop in Luray, Page county, de-
stroyed the Union Hotel and DIR. D. H
Brumback' residence, including the law
offices of Messrs. Ashby & Wharton, J.
G. Newman, and w. L. Welfy; the
shops ofJno. Lichliter and Alison Pierce;
the oyster saloon of Henry Dnnn, and
the office of Drs. Miller & Brumback.-
The loss will amount to six or eight
thousand dollars. DR.. Brumback's pro-
perty was insured to three fourths its
value.
DROWNED IN JACKsoN's RIvER.-On
Monday of last week, whilst Miss Evans,
a young lady about 90 years old. who
lives about miles from Covington
Allegheny county, was crossing Jack
sons River on horseback on her way
to Covington, her horse fell in the river
and threw her off, The current being
swift, though the water was not deep,
she was swept down, and passing under
the ice below, was drowned before assis-
lance could reach her, though some en-
ployee's of the railroad, working not far
off, hurried to the spot to attempt he1
rescue, as they saw herstruggling in the
water.
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T AND sALE.-As Executor of the last will
~ and Testament ofJacob Coyner, Sr. decd. /
of land: ""o'
This tract is known as The Grove Tract. by
recent survey containing lfo% Acres, is sit
Long Meadows, adjoining the lands of Col. Nc
CHne ana others, about two miles from Fishers
lies we'll About one-half is cleared, the rest ia
splend1dly timbered. There is on the G..
land a House, with a well of excellent and HEsA
never 1alnng water convenient; also an zEs5g.
apple orchard producing some fine fruit.
!, There is an excellent quality of limestone on
Inc premises, and abounds in q rich variety OF
iron ore. Altogether, this tract can be made a
delightful and splendid home.
Terms accommodating
Address, JONATHAN KO1NER, Ex'r
je eff Waynesboro, Va
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Saturday, the l7M day of February, 1877,
that most desirable property known as the
"AUGUSTA SPRINGSv PROPERTY,
or

"STRIBLING SPRINGSo PROPERTY.
The property consists of the original "Augus-
ia Springs" tract, supposed to contain $50
acres, and two additional tracts added thereto,
one containing los acres. and the other sup
posed to contain 600 acres. This property is
highly improved, and is one of the most popu-
lar watering places in Virginia. The property
will be sold upon the following terms, viz: SO
much in hand as will pay the costs of suit and
sale, and the remainder in four equal annual
instruments bearing interest from the day OF
sale-the purchaser giving bond with ap-
proved personal security and the title retained
as ultimate security.
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.,
GEORGE NJ. COCHRAN, JR.,
HENRY B. NICHE,
JOHN PAUL,
jal6-tds CHARLES s. YANCEY.
Commissioners.
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THE HOME FARM

AA>|IS--zA Z ANN
of Samuel Bell, decd, situated on the Long
Glade, IN Augusta county, adjoining the lands
of r. H. Dudley, James Bell and others, con-
tanning 323% acres of land.
This land is in q fine state of cultivation IL
we'll watered and timbered, and has upon it
comfortable improvements. This tract will be
sold as whole or in two parcels divided by tho
Iron Works road, may best suit purchasers
TERMS OF SAIE.-Enough cash to cover the
costs OF suit and sale, and the residue in three
equal annual payments, bearing interest from
the day of sale; for said deferred payments the
purchasers will execute bonds with good per-
sonal security and the title viii be retained as
ultimate security.
GEO. NJ. COCHRAN, JR.,
Connpois,io.,a..
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-16

COMMITTEES ON THE ELECTORAL
VoTE.-It is stated that the Senate cleo
toral committee has agreed upon bill
based substantially on the Morton cleo
toral bill of last session. Some modifi-
cations are understood to have been
made, but the members say it is not ex-
pedient to state them at present.
The majority of the House committee
on the privileges, powers and duties Of
the House of Representatives in count
ing the electoral vote have decided to re-
port that the power to count the electoral
vote is not conferred by the constitution
upon the President of the Senate; that
this power is conferred by the constitu-
ton upon the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives; that in the execution OF
the power to count the electoral vote the
House of Representatives is at least CO.
ordinate and equal with the Senate, and
that in counting the electoral votes nc
vote can be counted against the judg-
ment and without the assent of the
| House.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-16

There are p Young Mems Christian
Associations in Virginia. These Associa-
tons are doing great deal of good, and
increased.
On Thursday last, two memberships
rett and Kennedy-of the Republican
House of the Louisiana Legislature left
that body and Joined the Democratic
House.
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TOMMISSIOSERS'S SALE OF yALUA.
~ BILE MILL PROPERTY.-By virtue of q
decree of the circuit court of Augusta county,
rendered on the - day Of 1875 in the cause
of Waesch VS.. Cupp and ais, we will, on
Friday, the 18th day of January, 1877,
on the premises, in the village of Mt. Scion, in
Augusta county, offer for sale at public auction,
s.The Mount Scion MiIIS.''
This is one of the best Mills in Augusta county,
situated at the head of Messy Creek in the
midst of q populous and thriving community.
with an abundance of water power, which new.
er varies in its supply and never freezes. The
Mill can be run night and day the year round.
TERMS Ten per cent. of the purchase money
in cash; fifteen per cent. in four months from
the day of sale, and the balance upon a credit
of one, two and three years from the day of
sale, the purchaser executing bonds for the de-
ferred instruments with approved security,
bearing interest from the day of sale, and title
retained as ultimate security.
GEORGE NJ. COCHRAN, JR,
ALEX. III. FUITZ,
WIN. e. CRAIG,
del9-tdS Commissioners.
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GALE OF ASD.-By virtue of a decree of
- the circuit court of Augusta, rendered at
the Nov. Term, 1876, in the suit of C. S. Byers
and wife, &C., VS. Bells Admir-. &c., will sell
at public auction, on the premises. ON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, Ssa, 1877,
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Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,477, 71431
The total assessed Value of property
in the State is as follows:
Personal property, S74, 954 ,31t.00 rea
estate, S242, 756. 5i6. IS.
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VALUABLE SPRINGS PROPERTY
" FOR SALE.-By virtue of decree of
the circuit court of Augusta county, rendered
in the cause of the Central National Bank OF
Frederick, Md, VS.. Chesley Kinney and ais we
Will proceed in front of the Courthouse, in the
city of Staunton, to sell at public auction. on
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-16

MARRIAGES IN RoCKBRIDGE.-The
number Of marriage licenses issued from
the County Clerks Office of Rockbridge
during the year 1876 amounted to 159-
whites 105; colored 81.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-16

7 ARD sALE.-By virtue of decree of the
81 circuit court OF Augusta county, rendered
at the June term, 1876, in the suit of Beard and
lie auction, in front of the Court house, in
Staunton, on
Monday, The end day Of January 1877,
that being court-day an undivided half inter-
est in a tract of land on Christians Creek in
Augusta county, containing lSA acres, upon
which are comfortable inprovefn ents and the
land is in 6. good state of cultivation. This
tract is part of the farm owned by Mrs. Mar
now in the possession of Hugh f. Turk and
wife.
TERMS OF SALE.-Enough cash In hand to pay
the costs of suit and sale, and the residue IN
two equal annual payments bearing interest
from the day of sale, for which deferred pay
ments. the purchaser will execute his bonds
with approved personal security, and.ths title
will be retained as ultimate security.
GEO. NJ. COCHRAN, JR.,
JAS. BUMGARDNER, JR.,
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The musical entertainments at Lex
ington given by the Little Cleaners
for the benefit of the poor of that town
netted about $50.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-16

VALUABLE LANDED ESTATES FOR
SALE.-By virtue of Deed of Trust eX-
ecuted to the undersigned, ON the 18th day of
April, 1870, to secure a debt to w. S. Gurnee, of
New York City, the following large, productive
and very valuable estates will be offered for sale
on the premises, respectively, at the times and
On the terms hereinafter named, to witt
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and very valuable estates will be offered for sale
on the premises, respectively, at the times and
On the terms hereinafter named, to w.t.
On Friday. the 9Th dag Of January, 1877,
The Moss Neck Estate :!
containing nearly 700 acres, on the Kappa
hammock River, below Fredericksburg, in Car
oline County.
On Tuesday, the oh Of January, 1877,
The Leeds Manor Estate,
containing 5000 acres, lying near Mark ham
station, ON the Manassas Gap Rail Road in
Fauluier County; and
On Thursday, the llh Of January, 1877,
the tract of land within four miles of Staunton,
containing about 4o6 acres, and now held and
possessed by Col. A. W. Hartman, and being one
of the most valuable estates in Augusta county,
The improvements on each of these proper
ties are good. Possession given in time for
Spring crops; the exact time will be announced
at the sales. All growing crops will be reserved.
The sales will be for cash, as required by the
Trust Deed The titles are believed to be good
but only such will be conveyed as are vested in
the undersigned.
HUGH w. SHEFFEY, ru,,u.o.
EDMUND COFFIN, Jr., iius'eeS'
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POStpOnenncnt.

POStpOnemcn
By consent of the parties interested the above
sales will be postponed as follows, viz: OF Moss
Neck till Tuesday. The 6th dgy of February, 1877:
of Leeds Manor till Thursday, the Sth day Of
February, 1877, and the Hartman Farm, near
Staunton, till Saturday. The 1nth dag Of Februa-
ry, 1877. HUGH w. SHEFFEY, Trrs+oos
EDMUND COFFIN, Jr., Aius'eeS'
Alexandria Gazette and Fredericksburg News
copy till day Of sale. jan2-tds
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AN ACCIDENT ON THE CHESAPEAKE
& OHIO RAILRoAD.-On last Thurs
day morning soon after the Express
train coming East had crossed the
iron bridge over Greenbrier River,
whilst running along on the high en-
bankment on the edge of the river,
the car in the rear of the train, from
some unknown cause, as the rails upon
examination were found to be all right,
leaped from the track and pitched down
the high embankment, breaking in two
on the way, and lodged on the ice which
covered the river. 1t is wonderful that
the occupants of that car did not receive
more serious injuries than they did,
The only person who was seriously in
jured was Mrs. Hall of the White Sui
phur who had the misfortune to have
her leg broken. Her little child made a
miraculous escape as it was found on the
ice under the car uninjured. The fol
lowing were slightly injured: ]. G.
Woodward of Staunton, Mr.. and Miss
Adair of the Red Sulphur Springs, Mon
roe county, w. Va, Mr.. and Mrs. Good
man of Clifton Forge, Allegheny coun
ty; and L. w. Sneed of Gordonsville.
The wounded passengers were taker
to the White Sulphur Springs where
they received the requisite medical at
tention.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-16
aday, The end day Of January, 1877,
GEO. NJ. COCHRAN, JR.,
JAS. BUMGARDNER, JR.,
daor-tdo (,ornpoic an ors,
NOasFoRFA nl.fi aomEsTEAD FOR

(NONsFORTAEAE fROMEsTEAD FOR
~ SAEE.-Having sold, at private sale,
| about 1869 acres of the uniTnproved portion OF
Jacob Rufus old farm, now offer for sale pri-
vateiy, the residue of the tract, which contains
Iz5 acres, embracing the MANSION E,-a
HOUSE, Barn and other improvements EssM
The soil is limestone, and of good quail ggsllz
ty. The House is q substantial, well-built,
brick dwelling-house, with an excellent base
ment, and fine rooms above the basement. The
Barn is spacious, and in good condition. The
farm has o stream running throu h 1T, and
springs in every field. Nearly 90 acres are in
timber, of excellent quality, and about 20 acres
in meadow. There is also good orchard on
the farm.
In order to close up the estate of Mfr. RUIZ,
am authorized to sell this farm at very low
price.
The tract adjoins the old Francis Gardner
tract and Is near mills. schools, churches, and
sepl9-tf ALEX. H. H. STUART.
's sAEE.-By virtue OF
~ decree of the circuit court of Augusta
county, rendered on the - day of April, 1876
in the cause Of Hollis Ex'or VS.. Eubank and ais,
L will on
Monday, the end daJ Of January, 1877,
proceed in front of the Courthouse in Staun-
ton, to OTTER for sale at public auction, certain
tract of land, containing l49 acres, 8 ro0Ls
and 80 poles. lying near jennings Branch
in Augusta county, adjoining Jacob Hanger
Rouderbush and others, and is now in the pos
session of Absa1om Knowles.
TERMS-Cash in hand to pay costs of rule vs.
Absalom Knowles, and the charges and ey-
penses of sale, and the balance upon credit of
one, two and three years, taking from the pur-
ferred instalments, bearing interest from the
18th day of August, 1876, and q lien retained nc
ultimate security.
This property Will be put up at $780, the up.
set bid of A. II. Massncup.
GEO. NJ. COCHRAN, JR.,
del9-tdS Commissioners
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DEATH OF Mrs. ELIZA FL. CARING.
ToN.-We learn from the Charlottesville
Chronicle that Mrs. Eliza III. Darlington,
widow of Gen. Ed. G. Darlington, of
Halifax, died in Ca ,ri ,tta ;vii,a on last
Thursday afternoon, aged so years and
months. She was the sister of the
late Col. VIM. G. Preston, of South Car
olina, the present Gen. John S. Pres
ton, of the sa me State, and of Col. Tho
mas l.. Preston, of Albemarle county.
She was also the sister of the first wife
of Gov. Wade Hampton, and Of the wife
of the late Gov. John B. Floyd. Since
the death of her husband, Mrs. Carrin-
ton has resided in Charlottesville, and
enjoyed the highest esteem and regard
of all who knew her. She was a mem
Der of the Presbyterian church ,!and re-
markable for her active Christian be.
nevolence even down to the last few
weeks of her life.
STATE TAXEs.-The State taxes are
as follows
Tax on personal property $ 410,s37.ss
Tax on real estate. !, 2l3, 1872. "A
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-07-18

Warren Parker, Esq, of Cornton, Vt,
writes to us in depreciation of advice we
have given, which he thinks would tend to
a slack and injurious mode of raising Indian
corn. That advice was to hoe by horse
power, rather than by hand He thinks that
close horse cultivation, by cutting and break
ing the roots of the corn plant, tends to a
material reduction of the crop.
II is rather singular to note how doctors
(of agriculture) will disagree when they
take to theorizing. Our friend Sturtevant,
of birmingham, Mass, editor of the Scien-
hfc Farmer,) who grows his fifteen to twenty
acres of corn yearly, and makes an average
crop of eighty bushels to the acre, at a cost
of forty-six cents, per bushel, insists that
close and deep cultivation between the rows,
for the express purpose of breaking the roots
(root-prunng the corn, he calls it,) is great
advantage to the crop. He says an undis-
turbed corn-root grows long, straight and
single, but that if it is broken near the stalk
it will branch and produce a large mass of
feeding-roots that will take up plant-food
much better than the unbroken root can do
Now it may be that Mr. Parker is right
and it may be that Dr. Sturtevant is right
And then it may be that each of them is
riding a hobby, and that equally good crops
of corn can be produced either way, provided
that the soil is rich enough, the seed good,
the season favorable, and the ground is kept
clear of weeds.
But our advocacy of horse cultivation is
based upon no fine-spun theory, that may or
may not have foundation in facts. II
stands upon basis of practical economy
aud common sense. Even Mr.. Parker will
allow that large crops of corn may be grown
with horse cultivation. Dr. Sturtevant, and
thousands of others, oursef included, have
proved that to a demonstration. 1t has yet
to be proved by accurate experiment and
figures that exclusive hand-hoeing will add
a dollar to the value of the crop. We may
guess that it would, but it is no matter of
guess, it is certainty, that it will add a
good many cents to the cost per bushel, over
horse culture. In case of practice against
theory, practice will carry the day every
time, and ought to. Don't you think SO
friend ParkerY. We ought to say that in
the piece objected to by Mr.. Parker, where
it is said that ga cultivator which lifts the
soil and cuts the roots is preferable" it was
not the roots of the corn, but the roots OF
the ueeds, which were meant.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-07-18
The "Science" Of Agriculture.

Some weeks since we entered a slight
complaint against the Scientific Farmer for
inferentially denying that agriculture is a
science, in the same sense as zoology, or geol.
ogy, or chemistry, or astronomy, is science.
The remark we took exception TO was this
Agriculture is trade and an art-a trade
by many, an art by the few with some it is
very near being science" We inquired of
our contemporary /" II agriculture is not a
science, whence have we, or whence can we
have Scientific Farmer'"
The Scientific Farmer deprecates discus.
sion of the question, and says we are hyper
cretcal-i. e. critical beyond reason. Per,
haps so yet we believe there is practical
use in settling the fact whether agriculture
has the right to be called science, and we
must believe that the conductors of the
Scientific Farmer are especially bound
nobiesse Obiige, as it were,-to support the
right of agriculture TO the scientific status
Names are things in this world. So long as
the medical practitioner in Europe wa.
called an apothecary, and classed as trades
man, his consideration in the communit,
was below his deserving; and this lack of con
sideration likewise had tendency to weaken
ambition and actually make his deserving
less.
II is specially desirable to dignity agricul
ture in order to draw into it higher elias,
of mind, and develop among its followers
better culture and an esprit du corps sadly
lacking among MS. How shameful it is t.
see farmer and his wife saving their none,
aud laying their plans to elevate" thei
children to higher position than that of
mere farmer y
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-07-18
A Birds Funeral.

A novel funeral took place in Hartford
recently. A pet canary died a few days ago,
TO the great sorrow of the family who owned
it, Jenny was dressed in a handsome
embroidered white dress, and laid daintily
on her left side in fancy box, which was
covered and lined with white tarletan. The
foot-board of the box was taken out in order
to allow the embroidery, several inches Deep
to hang out and one little yellow wing was
made visible over the side of the box. On
each side of the miniature coffin stood Jen-
ny's little seed cups, with their half-eaten
contents, Around the cups were arranged
some delicate blue forget-me-nots. All these
the coffin, with its precious contents, the
seed-cups, and the forget-me-nots - were
arranged inside the cage, which was taste
fully trimmed with white taretan, and stood
ON a table before an open window Large
numbers of children, and also adults, called
TO see the imposing paraphernalia. The
funeral rites were performed, and process
sion formed in line, the mourners coming
first, and all that was mortal of poor Jenny
was deposited, with due honors, in her mis-
tress' back yard, where AN appropriate tomb
stone will be raised TO her memory.-Hdri-
ford Times.