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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-30

MAIL MATTERs-MoDEsr wRITERs-JoNA-

MAIL MATTERS-9IODEST WRITERS-JONA-
DADS, &C.
Correspondence of the staunton v1ND1cAToR]
Doe HILL, VA.
March 10Th.
The VINDICATOR is still a welcome visi-
tor at this office, Notwithstanding it is a
week old when 1t arrives. This is attribu-
table to the splendid mail facilities we
ba4 kwoods people enjoy under the "best
government the world ever saw. But we
must not complain, as We are now having
petition to the P. y. department circus
lated asking for q trisweekly mail route
from Mcdowell, Va, to Franklin, w. Va.
| know reference TO d letter written
from Highland as far back as early i'll De-
cenber list will be stale to most of your
readers, but lis the writer, Capt L. Z. NJ,
made a mistake in the start, [ will
correct it. The Captain called the
stream running from Doe Hill to Nc
Dowell, Cow Pasture River, when it should
have been Ball Pasture. l do not know
whether the Captain was in error, or
whether he WAS too modest to write Bull,
but presume it was the latter. This re-
minds me of a South Fork lady, who came
up to Doe Hill, and asked our merchant,
Mr.. Eagle, or a bcx Of pills. He asked
her what kind Of pills she wanted. She
put her hand up to her face, and said, "L.r.
Cows" Now to that lady, and Capt
Morton, and all such modest ones, would
suggest that they use the word Taurus.
We have a dourishing temperance OF
ganization iii Doe Hill, known as Stone
wall Council, No. 6, Sens Of Jonadab, the
existence of which is due to the untiring
energy of Prof. J. D. Butcher, formerly OF
Bridgewater Normal School, but now
principal of Oakland school at this place.
Prof b. is a fine scholar, a thorough gentle
man and great acquisition to our neigh
borhood. We shall have public Install
alton of officers of our Council on the night
of the 31st inst, and will discuss the ques-
ton, ''Should the distillation Of ardent
spirits he prohibited by law" The public
aie invited to participate in tne discus
SiOns. JONADAB.
four correspondent sends us a we'll writ
ten and interesting account Of the Golden
Wedding" in Highland, but unluckily we
published an account OF the affair last
week, and his letter is behind time.-ED.
VIN.]
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The GoyerDOrsllip.
Editors Vindlcator

EUat0TS I5n0ac0tOf
have no doubt it will be gratifying to
the many friends of Col. Holiday Of Win-
chester, to see that he is prominently men
toned for the nomination of the Conser-
vative party for the office of Governor of
the State. Il has been a long time since
the State has had Valley man for its Gov
ernor, and now that we Can present the
name of one so well fitted for the high po-
sition-he should receive the nomination.
The writer happens to know that Col. H.
will be warmly supported by prominent
and influential men in all parts of the State,
therefore, let us indulge the hope that the
great Conservative party will honor our
section by giving him the nomination.
AuGUSTA
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-30

The postmaster at Fredericksburg com
Mains to Washington that the postmaster
At Spottsylvania G. H., is selling stamps
ont Of his delivery range.
Hamilton w. Shields, who was for many
wears teller Of the Bank Of the Valley, at
Ghristiansburg, Va, died Of apople1y, on
the 10th instant.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-30
SAM HoUsToN's DAUGHTER MARRIED.

SAM HoUsToN's DAUGHTER MARRIED.
Many Of our citizens will remember Miss
Nettie Power Houston, a daughter of Gen.
Sam Houston Of Texas, who made pro-
tracted visit to Lexington some years ago
and was the guest of her relative, Gov.
Letcher. She was lately married to Ma
ior w. l.. Bringhurst, at the Governors
mansion, Austin, Texas. The family OF
Gov. Hubbard and the attendants OF the
bride and groom were the only witnesses.
The Governor of Texes gave away the
brlde.-Le1ington Va). Gazette.
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People will find out by trading with you
whether you have religion. There is no
need Of making much talk about it..
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-30
Every Girl A Christian.

AT the Lutheran church meeting, We'd
nesday night, Rev. j. I. Miller, PRINCIPAL
of the Stanton Female Institute. in com
menting ON the success of the religious
meetings, stated the fact that since the con-
versions at those held in the church in
which he was speaking, every pupil now in
his school had become a professor of
Christianity. He commented with deep
gratitude to the Almighty on this ork of
grace. Mr.. Miller left yesterday morning
for Winchester, where he will assist Rev,
Mr.. Gilbert in conducting a series of meet
lngs at the Lutheran church there.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-30

FINE CATTLE.-Last week Mr.. J. Sid
hey Moffett shipped to Baltimore eighteen
head OF cattle, which averaged 1902 pounds
g heads They were fed by Mr.. Brooke
Eskrldge neaE staunton, and kept up the
reputation of Augusta for stock raising
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-30

The examination of the broken FarI ers
and Merchants bank at Charlottesville
shows that there is only $24, no to pay off
$170,b9 with, or about fourteen cents in
the dollar for each creditor. A correspon-
dent says that that the officers, being
honorable themselves trusted too implicit
ty in the honesty of cthers'' was the chief
reason that, in connection with the de-
preston of tie times caused the failure.
The law of Virginia for all legislatures
after this one gives the Speaker of the
House and President of the Senate 5000
for each regular session and $500 for each
extra session. The members of each house
are to get $40 for gular sessions and
$240 for extra sessions. Ten cents per
mile is the mileage allowed. All the sala-
ries are to be paid weekly
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-30

LADIES' AID SOCIETY FOR THE Y. M.
q. A.-This institution, list of the Of
fcers of which we have already published,
has now formally adopted this name, and
has adopted bylaws for its government.
They will give an entertainment and
supper every month, the object of which
will be to furnish the Y. M. c. A. with
'more attractive and commodious rooms,o
both for the library and audience halls.
Two Of their bylaws are Of social interest,
e as follows:
Sth. 1t shall be the duty and pleasure of
this body to strive to cultivate q strictly
moral and elevating style of entertain
ment, and to this end we will invite the
hearty cooperation of the youth of our
city.
9th. For the more systematic and efficient
carrying out of rehearsals, as well as the
social commngling of the young, weekly
meetings shall be held at private houses,
and form of resolutions shall be framed
for those who shall take part in any Of the
several departments.
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A decree has been entered in the Rich
mend Circuit Court for the sale of the
rhesapeake & Ohio r. R.. in 80 days, but
it is thought the matter will be taken to
the Court Of Appeals. If the sale takes
s,laee $500, 600 of the money is to be cash,
and a part of it to 60 to tfs Virginia Cen
4ral bondholders.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-30

The Richmond "State," enterprising,
and bold, and thoughtful and sauty as
well, celebrated it's birth day last week
with new suit Of type and nearly 500
daily circulation. Many sepulchres Of
dead evening papers in Richmond gave up
their dead to look at the first successful
one, The 'sState'' has been lavish with
its brains, liberal with its enterprise and
and impartial with its sauce, and we don't
recoilect to have seen fiat issue out CT its
213 in the wear.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-30

President Tilden is taking his daily horse
back rides as usual, and in fine health, and
Vice President Hendricks is on visit to
California.
Gen, Grant was in Cincinnati Sunday,
stopping with Wash Mclean. He is on
his wgy to st. Louis, and from there goes
to Europe
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-30

Tie bill leasing the canal to Mason.
shanaIaan & Co. has passed both Houses
of the Legislature, but there seems to be
some expectation that the Governor will
veto it. In the House an amendment to
it. to secure the State in case of forfeiture,
was voted down, Mr.. Hanger voting for
it. and Messrs. Stuart and Craig voting
against it.
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ASSAULT UPON SUPERINTENDENT SMITH
BY MR.. G. NJ. HARRISON-AN ATTEMP~
TED MEETING OF THE COUNCIL-AP PRO-
POSITION TO DEPRIVE SUPERINTEN-
DENT SMITH OF COUN5EL-THE INVES-
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At II A. M precisely, Lee was brought
out upon the scene of the massacre at
Mountain Meadows before The executing
party, and seated OH his coffin about TWEEN
ty feet from the shooters. Marshal Nelson
having concluded the reading of the order
of the court at IA A. M, ne asked Lee
if he had anything to say before its execu-
wish to speak to that man." pointing to
Mr.. Fennemore, who was fixing his canvas
near to take Lees photograph before the
Shooting. Lee then called to the artist.
who replied. SIN second, Mr.. Lee..'
When Mr.. FenneE,ore signified his readi-
ness to listen Lee ss saa ~ want fna to ask saca
Of nv three wives copy of the photograph
(meaning the one being taken) a copy to
Rachel A., Sarah g. and Emma b., Mr..
Howard responded for the artist. "He says
he will do it, Mr. Lee" Lee carefully re-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-30

CONFESSION OF THE MOUNTAIN MEAD
OW MASSACRE-HE ORDERS PHOTO
GRAPHS OF THE EXECUTION FOR HIS
WIVES.
The New York herald., 1877-07-09
CHANGE OF ROUTE.

There rumor on Saturday evening that there
was some trouble between the Nnth avenue and the
Twenty third Street Railway companies, which threat
ened to be serious. The rumor was incorrect; IL
probably grew OF the TACT that the police had in
terfered for time with working force OF the Twenty
third street company, engaged in putting IN new
turnout where the street crosses Ninth avenue
The men did not begin tearing up the pave
ment until about dark. city ordinance
provides that pavement shall be taken up
without permit from the Board OF Public Works. As
those IN charge OF the alterations had not regular
permit, Captain Yue. OF the Sixteenth precinct CON-
PEELED the 70 stop working until such permit was
obtained. Work was then resumed and continued all
day yesterday. II will be remembered that the Twen
ty-third street company have leased the Bleecker
street line. The turnout is for the purpose OF
changing the route Of the Beecker street Here
alter they will from the Erie Railway icrry, Twen
third street. North River, mp that street to Ninth
avenue, down that avenue to Fourteenth street. turn
ing on into Hudson and continuing 10 Blocker and
thence over the old route.
The New York herald., 1877-07-09
A QUEER RECEIVER.

On the 9th Of October last the Hoboken Bank and
HON estead Association closed It's doors and short
time atIerward Mr. Michael Sandford was appointed
receiver by order OF Chancellor Runyon. Up to the
present moment no account has been given the un-
fortunate depostors OF what dividend they may ex-
pee. TO receive. An extraordinary feature OF the
affair is that Charles Spcman, secretary and general
iactotum Of the institution daily to be seen at work
there but what he IS laboring NJ nobody seems to
know Tho District Attorney o! Hudson county has
been appealed TO- but will not take action In the matter
1t is understood that numDer Of defrsuded servant
girls intend calling upon Governor Bede and suppl
eating him TO do something for them. MI Van Dus-
bury, schcomaster, and the fgurehead president OF
the institution, Is also constant visitor NJ the broken
bank with the secretary. Neither OF them will give
the press any information. Tho receiver makes a
weekly flying visit The liabilities believed to be
about $50 900. The receiver has lately commenced a
lawsuit recover mOney from the bondsmen OF Cap
jain. OF hob0ken an alleged debtor Of tho bank
The New York herald., 1877-07-09
A TERRIBLE WEAPON.
rprom the Baltimore Gazette, July 4.

From the Baltimore Gazettes July T.
Elias G. Van Horn, living at No. ll3 Orleans street.
was seriously cut with ccavcr yesterday afternoon by
Charles Gardner, during a drunken brawl at the liquor
saloon and grocery Of II. j. Brommelsick, No, 20 Nc.
Elderly street, Van Horn Is plasterer and had been
working for some time at the same place with Gard
ner. who Is a painter. Both are unmarried They
were on very friendly terms and yesterday morning
s,arted out together Both drank freely and at q
house of il-reputc Edward street they quarreled
gardner struck Van Horn IN the lace and tho
latter returned the ulow knocking his opponent down.
They aterward, however, became reconcied and pro-
cceded TO Bfommelsck's. Alter taking drink mere
Van Horn asked the barkcepcr for piece oi black
bread. Gardner said he would got IL for him, and
seppcd into the front part OF the store wnicn was
separated from tho bar by atuce work He picked up
hoavy butchcr's cleaver, lying on the counter, aud
walking up behind Van Horn, who was just taxing the
money out OF his pocket to pay for the drinks struck
him n poweriul blow the right SIDE oil the head
The heavy ceaver entirely through the skull bone
and Van Horn tell scnscess upon the noor wnicn was
soon covered with blood which spurted from tho terri
bio wound
The New York herald., 1877-07-09

sumption Is a disease OF waste superuducsd by con<
don Of the lungs which prevents the blood from be-
Gle takes place In the lungs ana the blood does
not free TO the air cells Ihs
and tuberclss. Ihs lungs OF the must be in the
same condition, why do the COW keepers take piecs
OF the lung OF dead COW 10 iunocuate healthy COW
with, and thus prevent As thcy suppose 'cow everf"
The COW keepers aware that the lungs OF tnese
swied COWS unhealthy, and they believe that ths
'cow fcver settles tnere, and, by nnoculaton, they
prevent II, when in reality, they only produce dis
section wound, which sometimes results In py9mia
which is blood poisoning, and always kills the cows
Before death from py@mia the COW Is often MIXED and
the milk is sold TO the consumers isit proof that
because butchers do ind what they would desig-
nate diseased state OF the lungs and other organs
that the cows are necessarily healthy The disease
which Is most likely to affect the would be such
as butcher would not notice.
IT Is CONSUMPTION.
The cows In the swill stables continually under
blood and depresses the nervous powsr How. then.
can they be heathyY IT. for the sake Of argument
I. be allowed thas their food Is Of good quality and
the best adapted TO their wants. the very condition In
which they placed deprived OF light and air. would
render impossible for the proper changes OF tissue
TO take place TO produce healthy nutrition and deve
opment and would render all the secretions
abnormal, and consequently unhealthy. Want
OF air alone Will render the system irrila-
cause disease. Darkness alone prevents proper
metamorphosis OF tissue from taking place. deprivcs
aud generates scroua because the air In darkness 10
deprived OF the very which gives vgor 10 The ner.
all the above conditions, which are IN tnemse.ess
sufficient to produce consumption without consdsrfng
the iood Now as to the food, u IS known ina. bad
food deranges the digestive organs and imperfectiy
nourshes the ystem besides forming diseased secre.
tons But when tho quality OF all tbeseair, light and
foods bad. how either the secretons or the tss
be normalf
POISON BREEDING.
II must be remembered that the deposit OF tuberccs
In the lungs. which the result Of consumption,
ofen takes place other organs than the lungs For
instance tubercuous deposits often found IN the
o,f StuI tad finn lv
fected with diarrhosa Is II not probable that this
darrhGa is caused and kept up by deposit Of tuber-
Gle IN the ntesnes? Last OF all the cows are placed
in the worst possible hygenc condition. Swill-ied
cows are never WELL and no one except swill milk
merchant will dispute that fact, and their mix s not
fit food for children or Tor adults II Is speedy death
former and slow death to the latter from con-
sumption. And yet there are men IN the community
wno in the face these dreadful facts supported a
they are by the best medical testimony and the evk
dence OF experts, ready to shield the owners o
swillfcd stables from the punishment due thcif
crimes against humanity
The New York herald., 1877-07-09
RESCUED BY CHILDREN
From the New Haven Union. July g

From the New Haven Union, July al
About July 4 John Hyland aged eighteen and resids
ing on Locust street, East began TO drink, and
UP to this forenoon he continued a spree. A. eleven
O'Clock this forenoon be appeared In boat ncai
Barpesville bridge, and evidently half crazed by
the liquor he had drunk Taking Of his clothes until
entirely dsrobcd, he plunged so the water and
sank The act was Witnessed by number OF persons,
but they seemed to labor under theAmpression that
Hyand would come up all rignt and get into the boat
This he did not do however. He sank the second
time and third. crowd had speedily collected bus
still the spectators did not seem 10 think that there
was any peril BY q chance Josie Hyand. boz o!
OF the act OF his brother, and immediately ran u
his home and gave notice 0i the occurrence
without delay Kate Backmsn and Mary Redmond,
SISTERS John started tor the WATER which 10 distant
a considerable distance Arriving, with remarkabs
energy and presence Of mind, they began preparasoS
TO effect rescue A boapwas taken and the two he
roc girls pushed out Into the stream. Josie, like
little nero dove, aud seizing his brother under water
raised hlm to the surface Mary Redmond Immediately
sezed him by neck and sustained him. ny the hop
OF Kate Blackman, above water said one OF tho as
ters to Union reporter this afternoon, And II vas
Gods chance The boat didn't capsize then snu
drown US all John knew when he was taken above
water who II that had him. and spoke, and then
told the OF mon (there was about a hundred of
theml that there wasn't man among them all rhen
they seemed 10 DO made ashamed that they had nos
helped US, seeing that were girls, and thcn they
helped to carry Jonn homo. Then the doctor came
II Josie had not been ittio brick We couldnV nave
do q did. "
The New York herald., 1877-07-09
A BULLY'S FATE.
BOY, RxAsPERATED BY PERSECUTION, SHOOTS
AND KILLS HIM.

A BOY, RxAsPERATED BY PERSECUTION, SHOOTS
AND KILLS HIM.
From the Lexington tKy.) Press, July 81
A fatal shooting affray occurred near Richmond
day or two since, which respects quite pc.
cuiar 1t appears that George Moody, young son oi
Whit Moody, large property owner at Kingston, went
TO house OF il-fame to collect rent over due There
he was upon by one Tom stivers, big bully. wn<
was discharged from General Custer's command jusa
before the death brilliant but -fated soldier
Stlvers abused the youth by pulling hrs cars and
slapping his face. The boy bore this treatment for
some time, and finally said, "Tom, don't want 10
hurt you, but Pvc had enough OF this" Suvers
answered by ordering him out OF the house Young
Moody said not going until he had transacted
his business. Stivers Instantly seized him and threw
him az ainst tho wall OF the and kicked MIN ~ he
fell The boy instantly drew small revolver ana
fred. The first shot struck Suvers over tho leit cal
and passed through the head ,omng out on the other
side. second shot entered the chest and struck tn9
lower part OF the heart As Stvers turned to fall
Moody tired third shot, which entered tho back and
lodged In the very oi the heart Any OF the
shots would have produced death Moody had hs Ak
aiming trial ami was acquitted.
The New York herald., 1877-07-09
THE NEW ARISTOCRACY.

The following colloquy comes from an unknown
source:--
"Ephrahcm, come TO yer mudder, boy. Whar you
beeuf"
"Playin' wild dc whito folks chIlum."
"You Is, heY See hyar, chile, you'll broke yer old
muddcrs hcart brung her gray hairs In the grave
wild yer reckumncss an wild ev assoy yashonsS
Habnt raised you up IN de way you should ought 10
gofn
"Yethum"
"Habn't bin kline an tender wid you an treated
you ko my own chilo, which you Is
'Yethum"
"Habn't / reezencd wild you an prayed wd You,
an depored 90 good Lord TO wrap you in HIS buzzm Z"
"Ycthlm.n
can isn't yer nater'l deteclor an sardoon TO- Dc
awYp
.Yethum-"
.weli, den, do you s'pose Use cwine TO hab yer
morals ruptured by do white trashf No sab Get IN
de house dis nstep an eber cotch you IN unicatin
wild dc white trash any mo-, TO- do Lord, Niger, Iu
broke Yer black head via BRICK"
The New York herald., 1877-07-09
MYSTERY AT KELLY'S ISLAND.
WHAT HAS MRS. SEIZE DONE WITH HERsELf P.
PROBABLE INSANITY.

WHAT has MRS. SEIZE DONE WITH HERSELF r.
PROBABLE INSANITY.
From the Sandusky Journal July 81
Tho people OF Kelly's Island have for q number Of
days been IN state OF intense excitement account
OF the mysterious disappearance OF widow named
Mrs. Sefe who has the last years resided thl
cast end OF tho island The circumstances connected
with the disappearance Of Mrs. sefe are given IN sub
stance as follows:-On Tuesday night Of last week,
before MIRA Selfc and her two children retired, one al
the children-a little grl-told 4hcr mother that she
saw a man looking in at the window, whereupon
Mrs. sele let down the window curtain and
the family retired, leaving the lamp burning
aes had 70 sess give ss 'o Of ckues s
time in the night, as the boy James says, no was
awakened by his mother screaming and jumping oue
Of bed He asked her what was the matter and she
answered unintegiby. She then lay down on Z
blanket floor between the two beds, screaming
every few minutes Shc thon crawled 10 the lsmp
which stood on the loot of the bed and blew
It out Then shc went into the next room, opened
cupboard door that creaked ana IN about hve minutes
she opened tho outside door and went out shutting
the door buJ not latchng IT, was bright moonlight
and shining into the south window. The children
sleep and thought but little about until they
tried 70 find their mother In the morning. They wene
several places where she was accustomed to 70 and
looked about the premises, and not hnding her au
alarm was gwen, and thorough search Of two days
and a half has not found her
The lamp which James says he filled the night be.
foro half ul, and burned tive or six hours
Her underclothng was found on the rocks where sne
got water al the lake, and the children cay was What
she wore that night, but the black and white sack
found with II she did not have on when she holt the
room where they slept James had made small gar.
don by front door, and in the morning he noticed
the prints of mans loot on the cabbage bed IL
rained during the night, and those foot marks were
made since the ram and were large enough Tor ABOUT
No. ~ boot There signs any other disturb
the door, The path 10 the gnte was narrow
and beaten down, so she could not be tracked She
must barefoot her shoes found IN the
house morning Some think she went away unde(
a temporary lit Of insanity. That n my opinion Sht
never went without shoes, and no one not uscd 10
going could i've rods from her house With
bare feet unless crazy.
The children all say they saw their mother whom
she was screaming; her put out the lamp and "a
into the next room, and did not see anybody else II
the room and believe there any one theres
The New York herald., 1877-07-09
A MURDEROUS PASSENGER.

Severely wounded were both Jefferson Lancy, of No.
243. and Peter MCGEE, Of No. 261 Mulberry street,
when they appeared in tho Pfy.sevonth Street Court
Yesterday with a complaint against Patrick Kelly, a
hard looking citizen, whose close cut hair revealed
much Scared head Early yesterday morning. while
thew were in Third avenue car, they were assaulted,
without any provocation being offered on their part
by Kelly who stabbed Laney In the cheek, inicting
two-incn wound, and loft on McGees forehead dan
perous looking CASH. The prisoner held in 81. 900
on zach