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Ing FuaAvuAts1a sun for outdoor retlaf and
Pu1F.IJOA5e. 6tlnR lhFuuItl tha hlrurst
part VI lhs year, .ty PIT QUARTER 39A, nD. ,o "a.
tbs expenditures fur tt year will Ic 1,Au I'LL
Leax!H9 ae1c!t 81 coduf rr.t of,,.,. q! ~
ANh WUHMk -, 1hu xxgrcMleAt nl4dN " nnd petWee4
II ths Eo4 Il0usc. II catriul out must
" cxcrcd tho a0nnt appropriated fur iaat ~
a1atxu c4ttnt eSto!s saoteIsr Appropriation caa oe
Efs.irsa That 4 special committee Of thrro ID 40.
pointed w. tuxeteF with thu GonlHittee on F1nanes.
eIose xsna!Ioa u ts .aeis soa!1ti9a n
Vanon ii would 10 ad to ipaEs
with rus et,FartIra discontinue khs work until such
proceed Will titi building, whcn conpst ed IL will,
~ 1t should, b1 ono tnttFc juu
MIR. scnns apoko III favor OF tho report, and
made an eKhtbs 0f tha present condition OF tue
tsYsral funds appropriated for tho running Ut thu
pecs"j, tas whoiS n.astur was referred.
The lDArd then Adjourned.
, 1877-03-27

FQURTH WARI

gIXTH WARn.
There will BE- Republican mnss. meeting Of ,hs
Sixth Ward this evening at o'clock sharp At ~
Huuth Hn1ttttl.Rt
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jackson Literary Society.
Correspondence of Staunton VINDIcAToR.]

Correspondence OF Staunton VIND1CAToR.]
ARBoR HILL, Jan. 22d.
Last Friday evening beng the second
annual celebration Of the Society, the q
dience that assembled, notwithstanding
the inclement weather, was large, intelli-
gent and appreciative. Seldom have we
ever seen the speeches of youthful orators
listened to with more courteous attention.
Not being able to get within doors on ac-
count Of the room being filled to it's utmost
capacity, we are unprepared to give you a
detailed accout Of the speaking. After an
earnest and appropriate prayer by Rev. D.
B Ewing, DID,, the audience was greeted
with a welcome by the President, Mr.. r.
A. Palmer, and among the other speakers
were G. H. Nader, W. A. Wilson, D. W.
Spek, J. A. Summers, G.. G.. Hanger and
j. f. Hanger.
The debate was unusually good and. in
teresting, every member seemed interested
and attentive a dali distinguished them
selves, proving that they were Weighty in
debate. We noticed in the audience from
our neighboring villages MI. II. R. Pal
uler and lady, Miss Carter and MI. R.
Smith. of G%reenville, Mr.. J. Lambert and
Mr.. W. L. ToWberman, of Mint SPRING,
Miss Lucy Ewing, Miss Mary Craig, Rev.
A. A. j.. Bushong and Col. IL. T. Will
llams were also present. The Middlebrook
String Band entertained the audience in
their usual way during the intervals be-
tween the speeches. We wish the Society
long life and prosperity.
STOKES.
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Charles Collins. chief engineer of th

Charles Collins, chief engineer of the
Lake Shore Railroad, who has been much
depressed ON account of the Ashtabula ac-
cident OH that road, testified before the i'll
vestigating committee of the Ohio Legis-
lature, Wednesday night, and then went
to his house in Cleveland and committed
suicide.
Secretary Cameron is going to marry
Mrs. Skunk, the widowed daughter of
Judge jeremiah S Black. She is forty
years old, handsome, clever and accom-
.p!ished. Her first husband was the son of
the old Dutch Governor Of Pennsylvania.
John Brumback a well known citizen
Of Page county. died on the 18th inst.
He had been married fifty-four years and
his was the first death that had occurred
in the family.
A portrait of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, the
Virginia cavalrymah, has been presented
to the State, aud placed in the capitol at
Richmond.
The cabinet-maker with whom Hon. Ste
phen A. Douglass learned his trade died
one day last week, at Liddlebury, Yer
mont.
A company Of ten colored cavalrymen
enlisted at Baltimore, put off for the West
Saturday night.
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ST don't know about that" said Cox.
sWeW see about 1t, "said Whitlock draw
ing a pistol, and Cox came along. COX
lived in Staunton some years ago, and re-
Gently came back from Ohio.
CLEANED OUT.
sI1l just see if this WON'T catch him."
remarked NJ. VIM. A. Hudson, a lawyer
densely crowded court>room with a buns
die of handbills offering 1920 Reward"for
a thief WHO, Sunday night after II o'clock,
cleaned his pantry out of a barrel OF flour,
nearly a whole hog, sugar, preserves, and
provisions generally.
'That's the way to bring 'em," remarks
ed an officer of the law, as hetacked the
poster up over a desk for reference, in case
the thief should come in to surrender him.
self.
o MUCH FUN,
"Cap'n, jess femme say a wurd, "explaln-
| ed Mr.. Martin Love. an old and respected
member of the Board of Public Works of
Staunton.
"Not a word" said the Mayor.
"Silence," promptly remarked Officer
Kurtz.
You are discharged this time, because
it is not clear that you struck Mr.. Barth
on purpose, but if you are up here again
on a similar charge 1 will send you to the
c~hain-gang," said the Mayor-"now CO."
"Jes femme git my hat whar's my hatp"
hurriedly said MI. Love, getting out of the
courtroom.
s'I1l shoot him if he ever strikes me
again." %soliloquized Mr.. Barth, as he too
walked out.
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The ROCKBRIDaE ALUM SPRINGS
~SUIT.-Judge Mclaughlin commenced all
extra term of his court here last Wednes-
day, for the purpose of hearing counsel in
the important suit of Fraziers Us. FRAZIER,
Which m up on a petition of Jas. A.
Frazier, for a 're~hearing. The principal
point involved is the allowance of ccmpen-
sation to the surviving partner, VIM. Fra
zier, for services rendered in managing the,
business of the firm of Fraziers & Ran
dolph, proprietors Of the Rockbridge Alum
Springs, from the death of his brother and
co~partner, Jno. w. Frazier, until the year
1868, which allowance ~(amounting, winci-
pal and interest, to the present tfme. to
about $50, 00O) which was recommended bv
Commissioner j. N. Hendren, and
approved by Judge ". W. Sheffey in
a decree rendered ia the cause. The areu.
ment, which. has opened, is made by s. v.
Southans, of Charlottesville, Judge David
Fp1ltz and Geo. M. Cochran, Jr.. of Stazn~
ton, for VIM. Frazier, and will be con-
cluded by Genl John Eehols, for James
A. Frazier.
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EXPIRATION Of TERMS OF NOTARIEs
PUBLIc.-The following is the date of the
expiration, in 1877, of the four years cons
mission as notaries public in Augusta
county OWN. A. Burnett, James Bum
gardner, Jr., March 25th; Thos. A. Bled-
soc, March Oath; Geo. A. Bruce, April 2Sth,
Jas. E. Beard, Sept. 2afd; VIM. Beard,
Nov: 22d; N. P. Catlett, March oath; Jas.
FL. Callison, March Oath; VIM. Crawford
and M. R. .Coalter, April 28th; Jas. F.
Davis, May Goth; Ed. Echols, Sept. 22d;
G 60. M. Harrison, March Oath; P. Byron
Hoge, April goth; VIM. A. Hudson, Nov.
Goth; JAS. A. Harvey, June SOth; Samuel
Kennerly, March 2Sth; Chesley Kinney,
March oath; Jno. M. Kinney, May S0th;
FL. G. McCausland, April 25th; Geo. W.
M cCutchen, April 2sth; VIM. B. McChes~
ney, March oath; J. Q. McCutchen, May
Goth: Jas. F. Patterson, March 9th; john
Paris, March 2Sth; H. H. Peck, March
25th; Jno. i. Quidor, April 2Sth; Jno. B..
Smith, April 2Sth: Jno. G. Slower, April
30th; A. S. Turk, March Oath; Jno. Wayt,
April 18th; VIM. H. Woodell, April 2Sth;.
Joel S. Wallace, May 2eth, and Jos. B.
Woodward, March oath.
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GSSeMyilzG Affairs.
Correspondence of Staunton VINDlCAToR.]

Correspondence OF StauntOn VINDlCATOR.l
GREEN VILE, January 22d, 1877.
Our social club has held several of thei1
most pleasant reunions since my last.
These parties are a great benefit to com.
munities, as they bring the young people
of the neighborhood to a more intimate &C,
quaintance with each other and tend to
drive away that bashful way that is SO
natural with young folks just making theil
debut into society.
The Greenville "Bon Ton" minstrel
troupe gave a free entertainment at Broad
Head school-house on last Thursday night.
Though the weather WAS very unfavora,
BILE and the roads extremely muddy
the house was filled pretty well, but a
more appreclatlVe audience never assem-
bled. The programme consisted IN music,
dances, songs-short pieces, speeches, con
undrums, etc. After opening with some
excellent music by the entire troupe, a
piece called Tom & Jerry was played by
w. II. A., Jr., j. r. S. and J. III. MEG,
each performed his part as well as could
bs done Next came the Cock Fight by
Pedro, T. G. s., and Mr.. Scott, J. w. c.
it was faultlessly performed. Enjoying
Fashions" by Mr.. Scott and Past, j. b. S.,
oiiO ptoo e1iOy NAV obOOo WY Stn
ing of the words. An original speech by
Pedro, was very amusing. Black Doctor
by Pedro, w. e. MEG. and W. H. A, ST.,
was perfor ed to a letter. "Here it Goes
and There it Goes by Nose, W. I. S., and
others, was well done. An original speech
by Mr.. Scott, on the political situation,
was rich, with humorous sentences and
funny connections-sutfice it to say it was
indeed a master piece of such things, and
clearly demonstrates the use of Turning
Boards, as he styled it, in political affairs.
l would like to give a fuller description Of
the entertainment, but must not intrude
too much On your columns, though ! must
state that while the troupe is composed
principally of boys, yet | don't believe
there is any town the size G. in the State
that can produce one which will excel it
indeed, we have the banner troupe of the
country.
The members of Bethel church and con-
gregation propose to remodel and re-
arrange that church, bet ween this time
and the meeting of Presbytery there, next
May.
The Masonic supper will certainly come
off on Friday night, the 26th instant.
> DELTA.
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Joining the Military.

Walking up home with Sergeant Pettin-
gill after drill the other night, he remarked,
as he was kicking the snow off his boots
at the door, 'You needn't speak of the
company before Elenora you know. She's
mighty nervous. She don't object to my
belonging to it, you know, but she's a NO.
man, and don't like to hear military at
fairs talked about. You've seen 'em that
way?" We didn't recollect having seen
any of 'em that way, but the door opened
| TO suddenly for US to say SO. If it's the
last word we have to speak it was Mrs.
Pettingill herself who introduced the SUBJ
ject Of the military. "You don't know how
considerable Mr.. Pettingill is" she said
very sweetly. "They wanted him to be-
long to the artillery, and they elected him
Il general or something, of it, but l just
told him l should die if he went into it,
because 1 knew if Mr.. Tilden amt elected
they'll IL just call out the artillery, and they'll
be blown all 10 pieces. And, would you
believe it, he wouldn't accept it on my &C
count. Wasn't it sweet of him."
Pettingill sat looking steadily at the
ClUCA-d l1fluS llhtu6SS Ol GuS ldG6 JULIUS
Iscariot.
"Lately he has had to stay at the store
very late three nights in the week, but I
never mind that just so l know he isn't out
with chat horrid artillery company!''
The likeness to Col. Iscariot became
stronger every minute. ...4
''Some men, you know, Mr.. Ferguson,
would just laugh these matters off, and go
on, but [ must say for Charles that he is
very consilerate. Aren't you, Charles?"
Mr.. Iscariot squirmed in his chair, and
tried to get a look out of the corner of the
eye on our side.
And those horrid men having their
drill nights, and smoking aud drinking
until they are half tipsy! It's shameful,
MI. Ferguson, just shameful"
We suggested that while their were some
drawbacks to the military service of our
country, still it was very pretty in the way
of pretty uniforms and red feathers and"
"aed feathers 1 should like to see him
coming home in red feathers-oh, me! what
is this, Charles?"
There was hanging from the coat pocket
of Gen1 Iscariot two or three of those
feathers, which are the pride of the ar
tillery arm of the national service, and in
bringing it to light there mi a bill for the
same made out against "Charles Pettip-
gill. Esq" 1t was time for the company
to break up, and as the Serg'taccompanied
us to the door we could see a little woman
standing by the hearth, tapping her foot
impatiently, awaiting his return.
1t may require some gumption to join
an artillery company in War times, but it
requires a good deal more in peace.
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A SINGULAR CAsE.-Miss Mary Hous-
man (sister Of Mr.. Lewis Housman, ST.,
and aunt of MI. Lewis Housmaf, Jr., of
this place., an aged lady, living on Mill
Creek, in this county, wears a ring with
which there is connected a singular cir
cumstance, that, cannot be accounted for
upon any reasonable hypothesis known to
medical or pathological science. The ring
has been in her possession for many years,
is worn on the second joint of one of her
fingers, and the curious part of it is that
she Can not give it up without endapger-
ing her life by bleeding at the nose. The
moment the ring is taken from her finger
her nose will at once, Commence bleeding,
and the opinion isl Entertained by those
who know the lady we'll that if the ring
was lost, her death would at nee follow.
This story is Youched for by gentlemen
whose yeracity is unquestioned.-Fancastle
Herald.
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Detroit Free Press If a Louisiana me-
grohired a mule of a white man to rice to
the poas on, and the mule ran away and
killed tie negro, the negroes brother Gould
make affidavit of intimidation, and nave
the vote of TIE parish thrown out.
DR.. Charles H. Briggs, a practicing ply
aieian of Mathews county. Va, commit
ted suicide on Friday night by shooting
himself through the head with a ri stol.
The cause of the suicide is unknown.
Mr.. Sankey, the evangelist, has a son
Harry, who, though orly about - years
old, is engaged in evangelical work in Chi
sgago among boys-wOrk said to be very
successful.
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PROPERTY ALEs.-The Ms. Solen Mills
property was sold on Friday last, by orr
der %ofcourt, for Sc, 300, ME-. NJ. L. Leonard
OF Albemarle, being the purchaser. A
motion will be made to, set aside the sale.
on the ground that the sum does not an
poximate the value of the property. ia
cob Craun has purchased 14s acres af the
Robt. Knowles land, ON the Striblinr
Springs read, for 81, sos, David Beard has
purchased 1874 acres of Mrs. Seott's lafad IN.
Christian Creek, for 81. 400. These were
all auction sales byssMr. E. NJ. Cushing.
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EXACTLY So.-Thus very forcibly is the
case stated by that excellent paper the
Colorado Springs "Gazette:" "The easiest
way for a citizen Of a place to kill it's pros
perity is to purchase all his goods abroad,
and the easiest way to make people go
abroad IS to neglect TO ADVERTISE at home.
People who don't believe that advertising
pays. should not complain if people, al.
tfaeted by the liberal advertisements Of
merehapts In at!hler places 60 abroad to do
their tradipg,n
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BY Telegraph.
SEN PASSES THE EE &c
TDRAE BlLL--4S TO ~.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-After an all
night session, the Senate this morning
passed the Electoral Bill by forty-seyen to
seventeen-over q two-thirds vote in favor
of it. Senator Conkling made a maghif-
cent speech for the bill, and so did Ed
munds. 1t is now up in the House, and
will pass tomorrow night by at least a
three-fourths vote. The discussion is highly
interesting. S.
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ANOTHER MARTYR ON THE
RACK.

There is an investigation progressing b.
fore Congressional committee in Wash
ington that developes an entirely new
phase in the mode of government by the
Republican party. At the last session
Hon. w. C. WHITRoRNE, Of Tenn. Was
the Chairman of the Committee hunting
out the jobs of Secretary robson of the
Navy and w. j. MURTAUGH, was the ed
itor and owner of the National "Republi-
can," GRANTS personal organ and at the
same time President of the Police Board
Recently trouble has. come about in the
Board in a way too long to relate and the
President of the Board and his chief CT
police and detectives are at war. The lat-
ter now say that MURTAUGH who has
been frequently charged through the press
with sharing the proceeds Of the robson
Jobs, directed them to put up a job to
entice WEITHORNE into a house Of i'll fame
and then raid the house and. capture him,
hoping by this exposure to break the force
of his report against the Secretary.
That, still more UNANIMOUSLY, he directed
them to employ a woman for the purpose
and furnished the money. The plan fell
through and would probably never have
been heard Of but for the Police Board
troubh- 1t only is of service now to show
the audacious conspiracy in Washington
to cover mp the tricks of all the rascality
that has run rampant there for eight years.
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The House has engrossed the bill reg
moving the disabilities Of all the d6elists
in Virginia who wanted it. Speaker Han
ger voted for, and Messrs. Stuart and
Craig against it-Mr. Stuart saying that.
".due,l;ng Is a relic of barbarism"
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Nursery Rhyme -.

Sing a song a SIX. pence,
A board full of sin,
Fotr scaly radicals
Counting Hayes in.
When the board was opened
The frauds outraached u steeple ;
Wasn't that q dainty dish
To set oetore the people.
Grant was in the White House,
Couting out his money
Chandler in q hack-room,
Drinking peach and honey.
Hayes was in a band box.
Fresh as any rose;
Up came the Congress,
And nipped off his nose.
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Oryil Grant, the brother of President
Grant. is suing Philip w. Schneider for his
ten per cent. of the profits Gu building the
st. Louis custom-house. He got Schpeider
the contract, that being his part Of the
work, and now sues for So: 900. These
Grants doG'E seem to know what shame
is
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Boutwell,, the fnn~alignant senator from
Massachusetts, has been repudiated by
that state, and Hoar elected 70 the Senate
in his place. He is very sick, ana so is
Ben Butler who was backing ,hin.
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Logan, the malignant, couldn't make
it in Illinois; has Withdrawn his name. and
the Republican legislators are now voting
for Lawrence. So the haters got Good
bye. Logan!
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1t was an old but a good thing said by
a French paragrapher lately to the effect
that he hates a girl when she is trying to
be a woman and a woman when she is try
ing to be a girl.
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The Washington "Chronicle" has
stopped publication-closed out by the
sheriff and the National "Republican" has
diminished its size. The Radical OTyans
are fading away. After Tilden is seated
they'll be scarcer than hens teeth.
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Eastace Gibson, who was a member OF
the Virginia Constitutional Convention of
1868, has! BEEN chosen Speaker of the West
Virginia House Of Delegates.
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And SO they ss3e dropping like aut INN
leaves! Boutwell, gone; Frelinghuysen
gone; Logan, of the foaming chin, gone I!
So sad!
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THE MILITARY CONVENTION at Rich.
mond was presided over by Lit. VIM. b.
McChespey. of Staunton. 1t adopted reso-
lu;ions asking the legislature for a twenty
cents poll tax Oh voters to be applied to
uniforming and %equippipg military organi-
cations , and allowing companies to have
contributing members. who Shall by pay>
ing $40 per annum escape Jury duty. They
also wan the adjutant-general's place to
have a high salary to make it worthy the
acceptance" and all that sort of thing.
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THE COLORED MdNtN SOUL

LIZ COLOAGD NdN - SOCL.
The meeting of the Y. M. G. Associa-
ton, held with particular reference to the
subject that heads this paragraph, and to
near d lecture, of over an hour in duration.
on tie means to be used to save it, and the
people 10 use them, was interesting. 1t was
more than that-it was vitality inter esting.
There is no more orderly, thrifty, pros~
porous, ~law-abiding community than one
Of persons intelligently protesting Chris
tianity. 1t makes more valuable citizens,
and c~itiZens more profitable to the state.
such d CHRISTIANITY is much needed among
the blacks. Their preachers are not to
bear the blame for the ignorance of their
congregations, which is the effect of slavery
These colured ministers are for the mos
part practical and intelligent pastors, but
they have a mass Of ignorance On religious
matters in their focks which it would
puzzle the ablest white minister to over
come, and which tie colored minister gets
no aid from without in overcoming. We
see that a very good committee has been
appointed by the Association for this work,
and if at the outset, instead of laundering
into opposition, they will consult and adj
wise with the pastors Of the colored con-
gregations as to what can be done and
how to do it, they will have taken the first
step in aiding those they seek to benefit.
There is no possibility Of the whites and
blacks worshipping together. as neither
wishit, SO there will be nochurch jealousy
to hinder the work. Let the Association
hold them aloof, which has been the secret
of the failure for many years past.
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WAsTn0., 1000 POUNDS Of PORK. for
WHICH Market price in cash will be paid at
VINbIcAToR office. If
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New Advertisements

VoUNG MEMS BUILDING AssoclA.
l. T1uN.-A meeting of the Stcckhol-
ders of this Association will be held asxt Tues
day night, January Both, at which an election
OF officers will be held and for the purpose of
liking the salary Of the Treasurer. jan26.lt
WI EST AUGUSTA LOEGE NO. 20, l. o.
w G. TEMP LARS.-The election Of
officera of your Lodge will take place Saturday
night. Let everv member be pr sent and elect
a corps of officers who will carry the work 70 "a
ward with new zeal. Come one, come all,
TEA.LAR.
jan2e-!F
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.<.he I1nnfeatnr>
SSbO< lJ9EN
FRIDAY MORNING. JAN. %, 1877.
Local.
POLICE COURT SCENES.

A SCENE OF DIsTRESS-FEARFUL PENAL
TY FOR A BLEEDING NOSE,