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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-16

The SPIRITS BREAK UP A YOUNG
LADY's SCHOOL IN PETERsBURG.-The
spirit manifestations at the house of Mr..
William H. Ross, on Shepherd street, still
continue; but within the last day Or two
have been tanner and more gentle than dur
ing the first part of the week. The medium
through whom the spirits are said to con-
duct their operations is daughter of Mr..
Ross, aged about sixteen years. Day after
day and night after night the house is
crowded with people, who congregate there
from all parts of the city to witness the
mantle stations. The ladies, who are not
the least curious in such matters, consti-
tute large portion Of the visitors. Miss
Ross claims twice Or thrice to have seen
the appariton of q female shrouded as if
for the grave, who ON at least one occasion
occupied q seat in the crowded room, but
was invisible to all save herself. Last
night fully dozen ladies and gentlemen
among the latter two physicians-Were
seated around the table, and were Witness
es to it's rappings and the writings of the
''Spirits.' but there were no violent de-
monstrations, and the visitors were ,:1sap-
pointed. It is alleged to be a common
thing, however, for the furniture in the
parlor to be found overturned, the books
displaced, &C.; but the public have not
seen this thing when it was done, and the
many are incredulous. The young lady,
who teaches school, has lost all Of her
scholars on account of the spirits. -Peters-
burg Letter an Richmond Dispatch.
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A FAMOUS LAN1B.-Mr. VIM. W. Wen
ner. of Lovettsville District, has a eve
lamb, dropped about the first of last Feb
ruary, which sheared q pounds of wool
last spring, and weighed 122 pounds at nine
months old.-Leesburg Washingtonian.
A negro named Joe Green, was ar
rested in Lee county, Va, a few weeks ago
for committing an outrage on little girl
eight years old. It was hard to keep the
people from lynching him.
The author of ''Helen's Babies," John
HaAberton, has made his appearance in
Chicago as lecturer and failed. The Tri-
bune says HE mumbles his matter over
the desk in way painful to behold"
President Hayes, who lunched at the
Grace street Presbyterian church restau-
rant in Richmond, sent the ladies check
for 800 contributed by himself and cabi-
net J after he got back to Washington.
A rascal went into the stable of Colonel
Neil. in Scott county, Va, Friday night,
and shaved the tails and names OF nine
valuable horses, being carried to market by
r. F. Thompson, their owner.
The Masonic Relief Association, of Nor
folk. organized for the winter campaign on
FRIDAY evening. Ihey SuppleHeHG d sup
house and other public charities every
winter.
A decree has been entered in the Rich
mind Circuit Court for distribution
among the Virginia policy holders OF tn, the
New Jersey Mutual Life Insurance Com.
pany of small portion of the funds OF
the company.
The custom of keeping daily guard at
the Grave of General R. E, Lee by the stu
dents of Washington-Lee University, has
been discontinued.
Rev. V. W. Wheeler is conducting re
vival at Anderson, W. Va, at which lO2
nersons had professed conversion up to
week ago.
Col. S. Sands Mills, sheriff Of Baltimore,
is dead.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-16

HERE, BARNUM The agent Of the
Franklin, Ky "Patriot" has discovered
the following latsus a1dtaroe in Warren coun-
ty. 1t is a child, a girl four years of age
on the Goth day of last March. She weighs
one hundred pounds, measures eighteen
inches across the chest, and is four feet
eight and one-half inches high. There is
a thick growth of hair covering her entire
body. while her face is covered with whisk-
ers including a moustache. Up to about
eighteen months ago she was healthy
girl. About that time her body became
very hot and was covered with & heavy
perspiration, lasting for several days. The
odor occasioned by the perspiration was
offensive, and within fifteen minutes after
being Clearly dressed her body and clothes
would become saturated as il by some black
colored liquid. When the perspiraton
ceased, the black hair began growing only
leaving the soles of her feet and the palm
of her hands bare. Her voice attained
remarkable depth, sounding as though it
came from the inside Of a barrel. Her
strength is astonishing. She can carry her
ten year old sister under her arm 18th ap-
pArent ease, and her mother states that the
child actually does not know her own
strength. The correspondent adds that
this statement is STRICTLY true. Like the
voice Of the child, it sounds as if it came
from the inside of a barrel.
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WORK OF THE SToNEWALL BAND.-To-
night the Stonewall Brigade band concert
and supper begins at Grange Hall, to end
tomorrow night. 1t may interest the pub
lie just now to read what this band has
done in the last six months for other
people. 1t went to New Market and to
Stribling Springs with the military; for the
benefit of the Presbyterian churches it at
tended lawn parties at New Hope and
Waynesboro, an excursion to Fort De-
iiance, and 'Quiddity'' at the Stone
Church; for the M. E. Church it attended
two lawn parties in Staunt0n and parties
at Waynesboro, Fort Defiance and New
Hope; it went to Winchester, and realized
by concert $263 for the Confederate Gene
terry there, and went to Mt. Crawford for
the benefit of the Harrisonburg Guard,
and to Greenville for the benefit of the
Masonic Lodge there. The organization
has in the same time received invitations
to visit Washington and Mt. Vernon
twice, and to visit Culpeper, Iynchburg,
Martinsburg, Hagerstown, Harrisonburg,
Covington and Highland.
We trust every citizen will look upon it
as duty to go to the Grange Hall tonight
or tomorrow night, or both.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-16

AN OLD DoCUMENT.-We shaye lately
seen an old Deed granting certain lands in
Augusta county to Alexander McKorkle
$50 acres) ''for divers good causes and con.
siderations, but more especially for and
in consideration of the sum of ten shillings
Of good and lawful money for our use paid
to our Receiver General of our Revenues
in this our colony and Dominion of Viz
ginia," &c.
The document is dated Williamsburg,
July 90, 1898, and bears the signature OF
John Blair, president of the Council and
Commander in Chief of our said Colony
and Dominion" 1t is written on parcll-
ment in q bold legible hand, and in an ex-
cellent state of preservation.
The lands no doubt were in what is now
Rockblidge county, as this county was not
formed until about nine years latter (1777 J
being taken from Augusta county. The
deed il, describing the land says Laying
and being in the county of Augusta in the
forks of James River"
This Alexander McKorkle is the grand
father of William II. MeCorkle, Samuel
McCorkle. and great grandfather Of Capt.
J. d. Morrison.-Ler5ngton Gazette.
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ENGAGED by Telagras.Isl

Miss NJ. Roop, author of series OF pleas
ing New York letters that appeared in the
some months ago under the title of "News"
''Glimpses Of Gotham" was married in
Boston on Sunday last. The circumstan-
ces are such stuff as romances are made of.
Captain Roop. distant relative, who sails
an English ship, visited MI. John Roop's
few weeks ago On his way to Parrsboro,
N. S., and met his fate in the person Of Il
young lady who is now his wife. He
came, saw and was conquered. He return
ed to New York and began to load for ia
va. but sang, "Her sweet smile haunts me
still, ''and whistled sThe girl left behind
me'' Would she marry him and 60 on
that long and lonely voyage to the East
lie wrote to her and proposed that she
meet him in Boston the next week, marry
him and sail for Java. His boat was on
the shore and his bark was ON the sea, or
loading at the wharf, and she must decide
at once. The letter was received in the
morning, and had not been read more than
half dozen times (such letters require a
great deal of reading it seems, when dis
patch arrived to the following effect
'.Please answer my letter by telegraph
yes or no. Amy girl can promptly say yes
or no to the offer of q hand and heart, but
when such an offer is coupled with three
days notice of marriage and sea voyage
to the East Indies the case requires little
more consideration. So she took time to
consider, and added strength to the saying
that the woman who considers is lost, for,
when the afternoon of the same day
brought her another dispatch, which WAS
simply Eyes or no ?" she went to the tel
egraph office and wrote Yes on blank.
The operator, knowing not ing Of the vast
Importance OF that monosyllabic message,
placed it on file for transmission, and the
most anxious man in New York was soon
made happy by its reception. The lady
left here on Friday morning last, and met
married the Captain at the residence of q
relative in Boston. Their wedding tour
will be long one-around the world, but
not in eighty days. We hope that IN. s."
racy pen will give us some descriptive let
ters on life and manners in far-off lands.
ST. Johns IN. B.,) Neavs.
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At Louisburg, N. c., Hillman Morgan
hanged on the afternoon of Nov. I'd, ex
pressed desire in the morning to be bap
tized by immersion. He was escorted by
the sheriff, two clergymen and the guard
from the jail to the river, baptized and
then taken back TO the Jail where he was
II ung at O'Clock.
William l. Vaughn, principal of a pub
lie school in Covington, KY, lectured on
THE Duty of Good Example, On the
following day he was arrested for bigamy,
a deserted wife having arrived from
Canada.
One of the Democratic candidates died
of hemorrhage on the morning of the
election in Boston, without waiting for
the returns, and in happy ignorance Of the
result.
There is ''hog case'' in court at Mar
tinsburg that is not yet decided, but has
cost Berkeley county, w. Va, nearly 5000,
and the hogs, valued at $25. have cost the
litigants $500 Or $500.
About fifty members of the colored Bap-
fist Church, in Lexington, Va, were
dropped from the roll at their church meet
ing on Tuesday night for attending the
circus.
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A Touching Incident Ct Maternal Love.

d lUuGulllS 1uCluCuU VI LII 6bC1u0l 4iUfCs
Some months ago a lady was committed
to the Western Lunatic Asylum as pa
tient, one phase of her insanity being al
most complete silence. She appeared to
know or notice no one. A few days ago her
little daughter, prattler not yet two years
old, which she had not seen since she was
bereft of her reason, was brought to see
her. The mother had greatly altered in
appearance, her hair being cut off and the
change in her mental health had been re-
hected in her features, but the child sprang
to her at once, and clasping her round the
knees buried her face in her dress, crying,
'Its my mamma-my own, oaU7o mammal"
The mother hardly noticed the child, but
the little one climbed into her lap and
commenced stroking her hair with its
little hands, all the time grooming, "My
oGqo mammal In little while the moth
er began to notice it, and shortly the ma
ternal feeling fully re-asserted itself in
close clasps of recognition and affection.
Since the visit the patient has undergone
marked improvement.
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A PERILoUs STAGE RIDE.-Last Thurs
day night about O'Clock, about mile
and half from Goshen, in Rockbridge,
stage of A. W. Hartman, Jr's, line driven
by John Klice, coming from Lexington,
attempted to cross the swollen creek, hav-
ing on board Col. Ross of Lexington, Mr..
Bartholomew of Baltimore, three valises
and the mails. The stage Lad hardly got
ten into the stream before il was over
turned by the force of the current ard the
horses detached and swept off. A colored
man near by ran up and cut a tree so that
it fell across the water and the passengers
who had gotten out through the window,
got on it and with the driver escaped. The
stage was carried off by the current and
broken to pieces. One of the wheel horses
was found drowned mile off but still
hitched to the bar, and the other was
found alive some distance off. Col. Ross
yalise was recovered several miles away
and the two through mail bags were found.
The two lead horses have not yet been
found. The team was valued at $3.50.
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MARRIED.-Mss Maggie E. McCorkle,
youngest dau glitter of Thomas McCorkle
ESQ.,, the owner Of 'sWestbrook, was uni
ted in marriage to Mr.. James E. Montgom-
cry, of Augusta county, on Wednesday
morning, 7th, inst. The marriage cere-
mony as performed by a brother of the
BRIDES father, Rev. A. B. McCorkle, of
Alabama, assisted by Rev Mr.. Penick. A
large number of relatives and acquaintan-
ces were present to witness the nuptials.
The attendants were Misses Bette Bum
gardner and Lucy Bradford, of Augusta !;
Misses Adde Moore, Sallie Bell, Blanche
McKemy. Julia Alexander, of Rockbridge,
and Miss Sitlington of Missouri. Messrs.
Dunlap and Francisco OF Augusta Messrs
Samuel McCorkle, Alexander Moore, -
Bell, and Willie Moore, of Rockbridge.
After.an elegant repast, the happy couple
started for the home of the bridegroom,
who resides near Deerfeld in Augusta
county.-LeGington Gazette.
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ARTILLERY BATTALIoN.-The Staun-
ton Artillery, Capt Fultz commanding,
has been put into the First Battalion of
Volunteer Artillery of Virginia, with the
Richmond Howitzers, Norfolk Light Az
tillery Blues and Petersburg Artillery.
Capt. Henry G. Carter, of the Howitzers,
has been commissioned Major of the bat
TALON. He is gentleman about IS years
of age, enlisted as a private in the 3rd
company of howitzers, fired the first piece
Of field artillery in the war at Bethel,
fought through the four years and came
out commanding his company. He is a
quiet, unostentatious, brave man and a
thorough officer.
The Staunton Artillery. under 1t. Long,
fired salute Of q guns, Friday night, in
honor of Gov. Holidays election.
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ABSOLUTE VANDALIsM.-Frida night
West End Methodist Chapel was entered
through window and the pulpit bible
and a large number of testaments and
Sunday school books were put in the stove
treated pretty much the same way, it is
supposed by tramps few nights ago.
Such occurrences have not taken place in
this county since Union church, quarter
of century ago, of which Rev. Mr.. Hen
dren was pastor, was entered and the inte-
rior torn to pieces.
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BEAR HUNTING IN AUGUsTA-For sew
eral mornings Mr.. John Crowell living
near Churchville has observed that a hear
had been depredating in his corn field the
night before. While the bear would come
in at different points he always went out
at one place. There MI. Crowell stfted
gun loaded with three fingers of powder
and three minnie balls. The next morn
ing the bear was found shot through the
heart. He weighed $50 pounds and was
shipped by express to Baltimore. On Mon
day night Mr.. c., shot another bear but
not fatally and he got off.
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CANvAssERs RETURNs.-The Board of
Canvassers for the county re-assembled Oh
Tuesday and the Judges and Clerks Of the
precincts of Waynesboro, New Hope, Leb-
anon Springs, Fishersville, Parnassus and
Folly Mills, being before them the errors
in the returns from them we're corrected
and Messrs. Absalom Koiner. Marshall
Hanger, John Echols and D. N. Vanlear,
awarded the certificates of election.
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Mr.. E. P. Lewis, formerly Of Clarke
county, Va, has been elected to the New
jersey Legislature from the city Of Hobo
ken. He ran as an independent Democrat.
The Rockbridge Baths, with farm, &c.,
has been rented to DR.. S. B. Morrison for
500 per year.
Mr.. Tolley, of Arnolds Valley. Rock
bridge. was killed by the falling in OF an
orebank in Botetourt CO., Va, last week.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-16

The EUREKA IRON Co. owners of the
Elizabeth Furnace property, have rented
and fitted up a fine Office in Grange Hall
where they will also have cabinet of
minerals.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-16

Y. NJ G. A. ANNIvERsARY,-Th An
niversary meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association will be held at its
rooms on next Tuesday night, at u O'Clock
Rev. ]. I. Miller will deliver the address
and the public at large are invited to att
tend.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-16

The re-assessment in Lynchburg just
closed, shows an increase of $372, $40 in
values, which gives nearly $4,000 more to
the State. That doesn't look like not be-
ing able to meet our obligations.
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Our s'Virginian" neighbor must excuse
us for not giving all the election news from
the other States last week.-We were too
busy telling how we wiped him and the
boys out in Augusta.
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M ANfED. 200 new Barrels suitable for
w packing apples, and also 600 Bushels
OF primo apples.
novl6-6m l. Il. 5UBLETT.
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NOR SALE.-~A No. ! Two Horse Farm
II Wagon. H. Is well finished complete
In every particular and entirely new. Price
very low. Address
FUNKHOUSEK'S STORE,
novl6-2t Chnrehville Va.
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y7sEsE6 OYSTERS
II AT 4 NEW PLACE
Also FRESH SALT PORK,
FRUITS of all kinds,
VEGETAB LIS in Season,
PRIME BETTER & EGGS
always to be found of the best quality nothing
stale is offered my customers, whom 1 will use
every mea ns to please.
Special attention paid 10 my former business
REPAIRING and CLEANING CLOTHING
whic will do in the best Style and at shortest
notice.
F. NJ. HARDWOOD,
nov. l6-fy. Augusta Street.
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SXTANTED.---A Farm in Exchange for City
w Property: about 3 or miles from
Staunton. GEO. BOND, Carpenter.
oct264t Round House. Staunton, Va
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In a Cincinnati block-"Josh who is the
new ledger on the fifth floor 2" Janitor !:
"Well, L dunno. seed him making faces
out'n pile of mud. Guess he must be
sculprit.'
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New Advertisements.

XXIEATHER STRIPSI WEATHER STRIPS
wv lfyou want your house to DO COM
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NOTICE.-A part or the whole of Drug
IN Store for sale. Address P. 0. Box 81,
Staunton, Va. nov2-lm
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GDr0 DAY AT HOME. AGENTS WANT
ebEL ed. Outfit and terms free. TRUE &
co. Augusta, Maine. Julyl4-ly
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Preston, DIR. W. U. Mnrkland, and DIR

Preston, DIR. W. U. Mnrkland. and DR..
Stuart Robinson.
He also explained that on the 18th Of
April DR.. Brown suggested to him, In view
OF certain rumors of arrest, it would be adj
visabIe to consult counsel. His counsel
Was absent. He returned to DR.. Brown,
and upon the question whether. he should
surrender to Judge Guigon or go to Can
ada DIR. Brown did not advise him. He
went to Alexandria and asked DR.. Bullock
Were was the cheapest place on the COIL
tinent for him. He told MIN that it was
w,st of Niagara Falls. lie had surrender
ed all. and had no means In Canada tor
a time his letters han to be sent under
cover, and they We're lamp led with. He
WAS watched by police. After hele.rd Of
the result of the trial he acted under advice
of his counsel, remaining a way from Rich
mOnd during the summer months, waiting
lor The fall term OF the court.
TIE CASE PRESENTED FOR SYNOD.
DR.. Armstrong contended that the trial
held l,y Pre,bytery was not irregular. ano
proceeded to consider the crlmlnality
What is the way in which the eighth CON-
mandnent is usually broken ? Not bg di
reotiy taking anoti.er's property, but j,
Just such transactions rs these. DIR. Arm
strong was amazed that DR.. Baird tonight
spoke us if he had been guilty oi no crimt,
Is il no crime to take tie money Of the
Church?
DR. Armstrong asked the Synod to place
itself in the position of Presbytery, aud re
member THAT this is the way in which the
Ell yiln commandment is broken all over
the land.
Exit. Gov. Marye said he would not
say that the case sh uld not De sent back
to gis e DR.. Baird the largest opportunity
of exculpation. 1t would be among the
happiest exp riences Of his life if Synod
could tind or DR.. B 'ird could show them
ii way for his vindication.
Has it come to this, in the Presbyterian
Church of Virginia. that your aged, eXpe-
rienced minister began these transactions
without perception Of the moral wrong
have never reached the conviction in my
heart of hearts that DR.. Baird ever sat III
the full light Of the moral aspects of these
transactions. But is that ii standard for
us. when, by some beguilements and sur
roundings, he for nine years continued
these transactions ? He tells us that the
moral bearing Of the question never flash
ed upon him except when chance remark
fell from Judge Wexford. That was the
p1nctus moran. He represen ed to the
Assembly that the affairs of the commit
tee were in prosperous condition; yet he
tells us that he trembled at the Nashville
Assembly with the fear of investigation,
because it would result in his financial
ruin.
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Interesting Missionary Meeting.

THE METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL IN
COUNCIL-REV. DIR. MARTIN ON THE
CONTRIBUTIONS-A MODEL STAUNTON
SABBATH SCHOOL.