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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-05-24
Justly Famous Medical SPRINGS

In the Mountains of the yirginias widely known
for the healing virtues of their waters and whose
braci 6 atmosphere and beautiful surround ngs
offer irresistible attractions we'll to the invalid
as to the tourist and pleasure seeker
The GREEN BRIER WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS are located directly the line of tn s
Railroad, while the Sweet, Healing, Hot, Warm,
Alum and others are within short distance of it,
and easy of access by regular lines of Eirst-Class
Stages.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-05-24
DR., r. D. Hay.

Offers his professional services to the citizens OF
Winston and surrounding country After sn e1pe-
Tence of twenty-five years at the practice, he 1eels
confident of giving satisfaction.
SEOmce at Residence Main Street, opposite
SENTINEL, Office.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-05-24
EXCURSION TICKETS AT LOW
RATES

Will be on sale during the season. which COM
mences June LIST and ends October 31st, of each
year, at all the principal Ticket Offices in the Uni
ted states
For Rates, Information, Tickets. &c !, &C.. ap-
ply to GEO. M. MCKENZIE,
Ticket Agt, Greensboro, N. G.
J. G. ANE, Sole Agent.
O. HOWARD, Genl Pasngr and Tickit Ag't.
jan. 25.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

cautioned to look well to the return of their arms
and Announcements as each will be strictly &C
cOuntable for there safe return. On your return
Won are expected to observe the good conduct that
has marked you as soldiers on the march here and
during your stay ~ ,; - ~ ~;
eratifcatjon satisfaction and appreciation OF your
Soldlerly Conduct during the encampment. lie Is
satisfied that your conduct has proven you worthy
of the name OF soldiers and what IS greater, virgin
Id Soio7fS' A's Capt W. L. BUMGARDNER,
Commandant.
On Sunday these orders were carried out to
the letter. With due respect to the day, the
men were allowed to attend the services
at the camp meeting, near the Springs
which opportunity many OF them as well
as the officers awaited themselves OF, and
returned home at night without military
restraint OF dictation and, though tlred
and dusty, we'll pleased with their bit OIL
| soldering.
And here it may be fifty said in view OF
some reports to the contrary, that there
was no disorder or bad behavior ON the
part Of our soldier boys during this en-
campment. Mr.. G. Kinney, the proprie-
tor of the Springs, told the writer that he
never saw a better behaved set OF men
anywhere and that they had not trespassed
upon OF annoyed him in any way WhateV-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

Gid TRIALS REVIvED.-The trial OF
Sarah IL. Allen about two years ago for
the murder Of her husband by poison, is
yet vivid in the recollection of our readers.
One theory of the prosecution was that she
had poisoned her husband to get him out
Of the way for a paramour, but no evidence
could be adduced to show this. The &C
cused was q delicate looking woman of
thirty and was very much Frustrated by
the accusation and some of the scenes con-
nected with her arrest and trial were very
touching. In the County Court last week
she was convicted of keeping house of
i'll fame and sentenced to paying SIS fine
and serving so days in prison. Another
exciting trial, the novel one Of W: H.
Wooddell for Matchmaking B. 1. Kiracofe
out of 81 600 in which the accused was &C
quilted, was brought to mind in the Coun-
ty Court last week by the Indictment of
Kiracofe by the Grand Jury for adultery
with the wife of Wooddell.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

NO THE VOTERS OF AUGUSTA COUN-
TY. Not Fat solicitation of many vo-
ters' nor because i: is the desiIe of the
people of Augusta, but for the reason that it
is M own desire, | announce myself as can
didate for abe Senate of Virginia, to fill the
unexpred term of the beloved and lamented
Cochran.
l stand firm and decided upon the platform
adopted by the Gubernatorial convention, the
YER" essence of which is, there shall be NO IN
CREASE of taxation upon any subject or article
ALREADY taxed. The following language is used
in said platform 'We therefore earnestly urge
upon the Legislative and Executive branches Of
the governn at the Importance OF using ali
JUST AND HONORABLE means OF bringing about
an adjustment OF the obligations OF the Com
mon wealth, which will bring the payment of
interest upon our entire Indebtedness within
the resources of the State derived from the
PRESENT RATE OF TAXATION, and DO equal justice
to all classes of our creditors - AT ''THE PRES
ENr RATE OF TAYAT1oN'' !! !! THIS means Gty
cents on the hundred dollars Of property and NO
MORE.
An increase of taxation upon licensed bust
ness is apparently no tax on land; virtually 1t
Is an enormous burden upon the sons OF the
soil. The merchant and lawyers tax tie far
mer must pay. All must come out of the soil
and skilled Iahor.
believe thar an equalization of assessment
oflands by State board and taxation basec
upon it at the present rate, retire nchment ana re-
form will result in relieving Virginia from the
burden that now brushes her in the eartn'
Augusta is in no danger from re-assessment.
Very respectfully,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07
THE STATE CANVASS.

Rockbridge came out nobly Friday
Every man before its convention for the
Senatorial nomination was a debt payer
Senator Eubank, Gov. Letcher and Ex-
Senator Anderson, and Senator Eubank
who was re-nominated on the first ballot
was the author of the ringing anti-repudia-
ton resolutions adopted by the people of
Bath at the meeting held to elect delegates
to the Gubernatorial Convention, and in
public and in private has always been es-
pecially bold to denounce any measure that
looked to violation of the public faith.
lie speaking in Fauquier between Ex-Gov.
Smith and Mr.. j. V. Brooke, the two
speakers. An account says:
Several bitter insinuations of ''repudia-
lions of private contracts and of dishonor-
able connections otherwise" brought from
Gov Smith the ''lie' as whitening as his
eloquent tongue can emphasize comment
so blistering. In the interest of both gen.
tlemen and of the party, Mr.. Jacquelme
Marshall implored the gentlemen that the
personal character of this controversy
cease. Mr.. Brooke was willing to drop il +,
and asked Gov. Smith to pledge himself to
the arrangement. The Governor was 81
lent manifestly disinclined to throw away
a card which had won for him more than
one tremendous poll tical game.
Wilson ?. Bryant and r. W. Crenshaw
members the Lynchburg City Council, are
suggested for the legislature from that
city.
When Colonel Holiday received his nom
nation for the governorship of Virginia.
John Stephenson, colored man residing
in Washington City. of more than ordina-
~ intelligence, and whose mother was a
slave in the Colonel, s family, wrote him a
ongratulatory letter under date August
10Th. From Winchester, Va, Colonel
Holiday replied: Your letter of con-
graduation received. | thank you for it,
and hope in the discharge of the duties of
the office for which l am nominated, should
| be elected, may not disappoint the ex-
pectatl"rs of my friends"
MI Thos Whitehead. Editor of the Lynch
burg News" publishes card declining
to run for the legislature, his private bus
mess precluding it.
Mr.. James A. Frazier, of Rockbridge,
candidate for the legislature, is out i'll two
columns of the Lexington 'GaZette" an
sWering opponents.
The Richmond ''Whig" says there is an
authoritative declaration by the Conser-
vative Convention, that the debt must be
adjusted and without any increase of the
r-sent rate of taxation" The ''Whig''
is mistaken; there is no such declaration
in the Conservative platform. That would
be forcible adjustment IN its worst form.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

whole deficit may be- made good. After
suggesting the raising Of the capitation
tax to two dollars, the whole OF which
shall be devoted to the public schools, he
estimates the savings that may be made as
follows:
Save on account of criminal charges, SC. $125 coo
On account General Assembly, ,,,..,u,, loo ooo
Military Institute and Blacksburg sc 80 COO GOO
On account public schools. :, 80 0oo
roads. ''4u'' '"' INV. 143 600
1858 600
This would more than pay out the last
dollar at our present rate of interest the
deficit being only $4,000 and without
any settlement with the bondholders. But
to do this we need firm men, disinterested
men. Politicians will never have the
courage to do it. The first item will be re-
sisted by the friends of all the State prison
officials; the third by the friends of each
institution named, who are by no means
weak and the fifth will meet a most de-
termined opposition, one that has al
ready delayed law of the State for
months. 1t is for this reason that the peo-
pie must be cautious in selecting their
candidates. Men who are anxious to go
! will be anxious to stay and will tremble for
the effect each vote they give will have on
their reelection. They will palter with
each interest named, give in here and give
in there until their reduction of expenses
will only be something to be ridiculed
when they get home. A man with the best
| intentions may start from Augusta next
December for the legislature and get SO
muddled and befogged by the representa-
tions and solicitations of Others after he
gets there that his career will be a fit sub
ject for laughter. We want to send men
who will know at least as much, it not
more than the log rollers they will meet
there. Every one knows how it is. The
Augusta man is told 'now if you won't cut
down this appropriation our friends will
see that the appropriations to the public
institutions in your county are not
troubled He forgets the States bust
ness, thinks of home and yields, and that is
the way 1t goes.
The honor, the credit, the prosperity, the
life of Virginia depend upon tie men who
90 to the next legislature. Let each voter
pick the delegate to whom he would en-
trust his own private business and all viii
be we'll
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

A MUSICAL PRoDIGY.-There is most
in the person Of little Virgie Hoge, a
daughter of Mr.. Chas. g. Hoge, child
not yet eight years of age. Besides being
a performer Of merit, she has extraordinary
talent as a composer, and is never happier
than when engaged at that work She will
come into room, without any prepara-
ton, and going to the piano will play
beautiful airs of her own composition.
Some of the airs have been caught ana
written by older persons who hear her,
and are excellent compositions. Her re-
markable gift has attracted the attention
and excited the wonder OF all the con-
noisseurs il music i'll the city.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07
Tie WaynesbDrO Lawn Pa -t
Correspondence of Staunton VINDICAToE
WAYNEsBORO, VA,
,,ruSt Doth

CORRESPONDENCE OF SIauDlOu t1NDlCATOk)
WAYNEsBoRo, VA,
August Goth. !
On the evening of the Goth inst. the
ladies of the Presbyterian church gave al
elegant Lawn Party" here for the pnr-
pose of raising the small residue necessary
to pay all accruing debts in completing
their new church edifice. say ''accruing,'
because all debts or obligations in con-
structing and furnishing the church were
met when incurred, and they only wanted
about 500 to make up the sum necessary
to the final occupation of the church. 1t
was determined, and has been strictly adj
hered to, that no debt should be created
in erecting the church, and to-day the con-
gregation has one of the neatest and most
snowy 81 600 churches in the State, and all
paid for The pews have been contracted
for and nearly finished, and in couple of
weeks will be. The money is in hand to
pay for them. They will be made Of wal
nut and ash and will seat 400 people. Az
organ will also be purchased, and the funds
for that are nearly all in hand. So you see
Little Tammany' is great religiOuSly as
well as politically. She has three fine
churches, two of them entirely new.
On the hill Just above and overlooking
the town was the scene of the lawn part y.
| / do not venture too much in saying it was
the prettieSt and most enchanting picture
ever witnessed here. The spot chosen
seemed by nature created just for such
pleasures. Gently sloping and carpeted
with soft verdure, it furnished delightful
promenade, and at the same time gave a
variety of scenery, so brilliantly lighted up
by hundreds of transparencies, Chinese
lanterns, sc. Two rows of gaily colored
lanterns extended from the entrance, while
from the central point the music stand,
radiated many lines Of similar lights. The
taste and skill in arranging the lights were
superb. The tables ranged in a circle
around the music stand, were well nigh
crushed with the weight of eatablts and
temperance drinkables, such as soda water,
lemonade &C., ices, fruits and flowers were
to be had on all sides. Viewed esthetical-
ly it was grand success and astronomical
ly still greater one. The music was ex-
cellent, the crowd large and generous,
many coming from your city. The ''StoEe-
wall Band" played unusually we'll and Mr..
Cushing auctiOneered the many basketSful
of everything to eat that remained from
the feast, 80 bountiful had been the cOntri-
buttons. [ cannot particularize in compli-
menting the ladies, to whom. of course,
all the credit is due. The epicure. the
lover of the beautiful, whether scenery or
fair women in fact all were charmed to
safety.
Thermometer high and rain needed.
Several aspirants for legislature honors
live near here. A. y.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-Augusta En-
CINE Company Monday night elected the
following officers for the year: Michael
Cox, First Commander; Chas. S. Crowder,
I'd do; Chas. Lushbaugh, list Plpeman; E.
T. Grove, I'd; Jno. Fisher, Sd, and Geo.
Weaver, 4th; J. B. Scherer, Chief Hose
Director; Jno. Teabo, Asst do; Morris
Barry, Secretary; Julius c. scheffer, Asst
do; J. II. Waters, Treasurer; W. B. Ty-
Ter, Librarian; Ed. Hall, Asst do, and
E. f. Grove, Steward. Capt. ]. H. Wa
ters was recommended for Chief Engineer,
and the City Council, Tuesday night, rati
fed the selection.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

A BUSY LECTURE SEAsoN.-Mai. Jed.
Hotchkiss has just returned from deliver
ing a course of 16 lectures to the south
west Piedmont Normal School in Frank
lin county. Previous to that he had de-
livered rs lectures to the Strasburg Nor
NAL School, in Shenandoah, so he has
lectured, during the month of August, GA
times to professional teachers on educa-
tional topics.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07
STAUNToN, VA, Sept. s. 1877.

To Messrs. Saml X. Kerr, J. R. Stout, VIM
NJ Tate, Thornton G.. Stout, Jos. B. Trimbe,
G. W Swoope, VIM. Crawford, W. T. Rush
Geo NJ. Cochran, ST., and others, Gentlemen
have had the honor to receive your commu-
nication requesting the use of my name as a
candidate for the House OF Delegates.
Whilst | am conscious that you estimate much
too highl my capacity for usefulness in the
grave emergency in which the State of Virginia
is now pill ced, get beg TO assure you that no
one can be more anxious than myself to see the
prosperity o. the State advanced, and her hon
or preserved. If therefore my fellow-citizens of
Augusta County think that AN properly rep
resent them am willing to serve them in the
position indicated, to the best of my ability.
am 7ery respectfully,
JNO. ECHOLS.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

LIGHT FINGERS AT THE WHIPPING
driver of a truck wagon for Mrs. Menifee,
asked Henry Madison, colored, to hold her
horse while she stepped into Points store.
He was polite but dishonest, and took out of
the wagon her pocket book with s. in it.
lashes and if every Justice would dispose
of petty cases that way the criminal charg-
es of the State would soon be reduced one
half.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07
A Nice Letter from the Country
CORRESPONDENCE of the Staunton VlNDICAT0R.]
TRIMBLE'S VALLEY,
AupuSt 20th

AS your columns are open for news from
all quarters of our good old county, not
only FOR items of business and religious
intelligence, but information of a social
character, thought some tidings might
not be unwelcome from this little valley,
which is just distant enough from your
Getty of the hills" for us occasionally to
catch the inspiration of it's church BELLS,
and whistling locomotives.
With no particular history that know
of, Trimble's Valley possesses a peculiar
beauty of its own, lying between two
ranges of woodland, with the distant Mas
sannutten in view at one extremity, and
the fair South Mountain at the other. AL
though bordering on what is commonly
termed 1.-The Barrens," it borders by no
means upon barrenness, for this whole
section abounds with plenty for man and
beast, The toll Of the husbandman has
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

SPORTING NOTEs.-At the fair ground,
last week, Capt. VIM. l.. Bumgardner and
some friends shot about two dozen black
tern, d water bird hitherto unknown in
this section. 1t is bird 10 inches across
the wings and 10 inches long. They were
probably driven to this locality by gale.
A party, consisting of Messrs Jno. NJ.
Kinney, Travers Phillips and others, killed
two deer near Stribling Springs. last week.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

HEAVY FALL.-Monda morning Mr..
Chas. Davis, passenger from .Rockbrldge
oot out of the cars and forgot his gun.
The train started after he went back for 1t
and he had to leap off near the arch. lie
shot down the steep precipice receiving
had cuts about the head and body. His
guu was broken all to pieces.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

BOUGHT THE LINE OUT.-The Nssrs-
Hartman have bought out the ldsacket
company between Richmond and -ynch-
burg for $4,000, receiving five bes and
So horses. They now have no position
on the canal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

DEATH OF A VENERABLE MINISTER.
Rev. Basil Barry the Oldest member of lib
Baltimore M. 3. Conference, and who W%
stationed in Staunton in 1S29-3O, died q
Baltimore Sunday night, aged eighty -ejnt
years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

Mrs. Commodore Skinner.

Mrs. Clara W. Skinner, widow of the
late Commodore Chas. W. Skinner, U. 5.
Navy, died at her residence, ''Sailors'
Rest in this city, On Sabbath morning,
the Goth ult., in the 18th year of her age.
Her remains were taken to Norfolk, her
birth place, for interment, accompanied by
her son and daughter and assisting friends.
The funeral was from Christ Church (Epis-
copal) in that city, and the services were
conducted by Rev. DR.. o. S. Barten. The
pall-bearers were all friends Of the deceased
and her late husband, and were, with one
or two exceptions. old naval officers.
Mrs. Skinner was a daughter of Rev.
| James Whitehead, who was, many years
since, rector Of the church from which she
| was buried She married, at an early age
Lieutenant, afterwards Captain and Com
modore, Skinner. This gentleman was
we'll known for more than fifty years as AL
| efficient officer and devoted public servant
He was for years chief of an important
bureau in the Navy Department, and re
sided in Washington, and but few homes
4 in the polished society of the capital were
! presided over with more grace and cor
/ diality than theirs. Mrs. SINNERS hos
| pitality was of the generous, old-fashlonet
/ Virginia type, all the more attractive
| there from its rarity, and when they came
+! to Stauntou, in 1856, to reside, where thel
I son. Col. James II. Skinner, was already
| settled. they were missed even in hat ever
changing and crowded city. In Staunton
Mrs. SINNERS sweet and amiable dis
position, and unaffected piety won he
many warm friends, AS wife she wa
remarkable for her devotion, and as
! mother she was peculiarly tender in he1
affection, and rare in her unselfishness.
After her husbands death, in 1860, sht
/ devoted herself to the society and comfor
of her children, until about fifteen months
ago, when she was stricken with an en-
feebljng though not painful disease, which
! Kept her, for the most part, an invalid il
! h er room, until her death, which is la
| mented by large circle of friends.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

The Moffett punch was patented in
Washington, Wednesday.
President Hayes announces that he will
visit Richmond at the State Fair.
Ex-President Theirs, of France, is dead.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

SURvEY.-We learn that the triangulation
by the U. S. Coast Survey across the CONT
nent, will begin next spring from the
station on Elliot's Knob, in this county
The assistant-in-charge, Mr.. A. T. Mos
man, accompanied by his family, proposes
to spend the winter in Staunton. The
height of Elliot's Knob was determined by
II. D. Whitcomb, some years ago, by OBJ
seryations from the line Of the G.. & 0. r.
r., as 4,440 feet above mean tide. Re-
Gently the Coast Survey officers have made
it, by their triangulations, 4, 456 feet above
mean tide.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

THOR SALE OR RENT.-A splendid and CON-
II modious residence pleasantly located con-
yenient to business and having all the modern
improvements. Apply at VINDIcAroR office.
sep7-3t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07
The Openino Of the Social Season.

The fashionable season commenced Will
the first week of the autumn with piall
given Wednesday night at the Virginia
Hotel by Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. CroWle, 10
the members of the Stanton cluos,
at which was gathered the most fashlona-
BILE assemblage that has graced the floor OF
a ball room in Staunton for ten years past.
BY O'Clock the graceful hostess had closed
her reception and the dancing commenced.
The evening was for full dress aud the
costuming of the lovely guests was after
the strictest requirements. Among the
couples on the floor we noticed MISS Mel
lie Halle and Mr. w. B. McChesney, Miss
Maggie Stuart and Mr.. Vim. Patrick, Miss
Kate Phillips and Mr.. c. M. Gallaher, Miss
Carrie Gay and Mr.. Waldo Allen, Miss
Claude Hopkins and Mr.. Archie Stuart,
Miss Wood of Washington and Mr.. y. +.
Robertson, Miss Annie Bull and DR.. J. N.
McChesney, Miss Sallie Hartman and Mr..
S. M. Woodward, Miss Telfair of Ohio and
Nh. w. Cochran, Miss Lima McChesney
and Mr.. Philip Francisco, Mrs. T. l..
CLARK of New Orleans and Mr.. Pinckard of
La, Miss Corinne Pinckard of La. and
Dr. J. W. Harris, Miss Rosa Tams and
Mr.. C. M. Whittle, Miss Wood of WASH
ington and Mr.. Megarge of Philadelphia,
Miss Nettie Tams and Mr.. Lin Hamilton,
Miss Agnes Hartman and Mr.. A. S. Mauzy,
Miss Mamie Halle and Mr.. Donald Allen,
Miss India Happier and Mr.. L. NJ. Bum
gardner, Miss Mary Donaghe and Mr.. NJ.
| Crawford, Miss Kate Nelson and Mr.. Guy
Cochran, Miss Nellie Moreland and Mr..
w. w. McGutfin, Miss Mary Crawford and
Mr.. Frank Alexander, Capt. and Mrs
A. NJ. Hamilton, and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Parry of England. AT II clock the
guests repaired to the spacious supper
room. The supper was of sweets and was
by far the finest that has been set in our
city, the literallty and taste shown being
unexcelled. The walls and ceiling of the
room were adorned with flowers and ever
greens and the word ''Welcome'' in ever
greens greeted the delighted guests At
ter supper the dancing was kept up until
after 2 o'clock in the morning and then
came to an end what an experienced
society man describes to us as being lin the
people that came together and in the en-
tertanment, the best affair ever gotten up
in Staunton.1
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-07

Mrs. Louisa Lawson. convicted ID Har-
risonbnrg. of being accessory TO Cne n4 IL
hung, Oct. S0th.
Admiral Raphael Semmes, who COM
handed the Confederate prlvateer Ala
bama, died last week.