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Shocking Accident.

On Wednesday last James Helmate, a
young man residing near Verona on the
Valley road, came to Staunton to have a
dentist fix his teeth. In the evening re-
turning home on the cars, as the train
reached Verona he sprAng out but missed
the platform and fell under the Car which
passed over him cutting his leg almost off
at the thigh and crushing his abdomen.
When the conductor got to him he had
gotten upon the platform and with both
hands was lifting the almost dissevered
limb up after him exclaiming in piteous
tones, 81 am ruined, am ruined" He
died in about two hours. He has BROTH
er who is brakeman on the G. Il O. road.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27
The Great Seven Bleph ,nts' Gorseous Free
Shom

The Pittsburg Daily Leader" gives the
following pencil picture of the Great Seven
Elephant Menagerie aud Circus's process
sion, which will be displayed in our streets
on Monday next: 'And not only one ele-
plant, but seven went about the principal
Of them marching with all the ponderous
majesty of lot of animated oil-tanks, and
the other sagaciously gazing down upon
the gathering multitudes from his grand
stand on the gorgeous oriental car. The
drove of ''desert ships commonly known
as camels, followed wi, h an assumed air of
stolid Indifference, but i'll concealing their
chagrin at thus seeing another elevated by
the hand of a partial management so far
above them. The cl ildren-those born
sawdust critics-went into ecstacies over
the modern Daniel in lis open den of lions,
the Queen Nab ponies. the gorgeous tab
leau cars, the deliberately gilded and pain
ted cages, and the immense cavalcade of
superb horses in their elegant trapping
The display was really She biggest and best
hluu VI d lice Slo", anu dill duVeItlSelnelG
that cannot fail to create a most favorable
impression and attract the South Side by
brigades to the mammoth tents. 1t has
never been excelled here, and on the
strength OF press opinions wherever the
great show has exhibited this season, we
can Say the same of b, tn the menagerle
and circus. All the rare animals adver-
tised are exhibited, and the many arenic
acts and antics are most exciting and
amusing"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

daughters Of E. j. Sullivan, Postmaster,
leave in day or two for Staunton to at
tend the new school lately established I'M
der control of Sisters of Charity, select
ed for their superior accomplishments.
Miss Mary's absence from the postoffice
will be greatly regretted by all, as she was
noted for her Obliging and efficient at
tention.
The speech of Judge Allen, Monday,
was reported verbatim by Mr.. W. L. Tow
herman, son of Mr.. John ToWberman,
young gentleman who has by per
severance perfected himself in the art Of
shorthand writing.
Mr.. Eccles Cuthbert, the chief Of the
n. Y. s'Herald's' Southern Bureau, with
headquarters at Richmond, was in the
City Tuesday. -,a....-.-.. -,.s.--7-.'-. .,4.
Mr.. J. W. Hopkins, agent of the G. u
| O. road here, returned Wednesday night
from his vacation, which was spent with
his relatives at Saratoga.
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,y Second Sight.
Last week some very interesting expert.
ments in animal magnetism took place at
Stribling Springs, one phase Of which went
into the regions of second sight. The ex-
hibition was witnessed by Messrs Ches-
ley Kinney Walter S. Allen, of Bos-
ton +; G. T. Bernhardt, Of Salisbury, N
c., and others, and the operator was Mr.
c., OF Richmond, described as "a young
man twenty years Of age, feet inches in
height, and having light complexion
brown hair and grey eyes" The subject
was Charles Harris, mulatto, eighteen
years of age, whose characteristics art
described as sprightliness and tractability
The usual and common experiments Of de
ceiving the imagination of the subject ii
the matter of the identitv, color anG
weight of objects were successfully made
and were followed by one rendering hin
totally insensible topain, even to prick
ing of his arm, which drew blood. Z
witness of the experiments writes us:
1.-THE next experiment was the most re
mark able, verging as it did upon an eX
hibition Of c.alrvoyance. Being command
ed to look into the closed hand OF a gentle
man present and to tell what was ther
/, hidden, the subject successfully did sc
E naming in turn knife, key, and watch.
E Again, one Of the gentlemen presen
t having secretly detached his watch froI
: it's chain held it hidden in his hand wit
its face against the palm The Of erato
then caused the subject to close his eye
while the gentleman held up his hand, th
? back of it being turned towards the boy
: face. Charley was now asked what tn
e hand contained. His answer was -
+ watch" ''Now," said the operator, ste
$ me the time by that watch" The imme
+ date reply was Five minutes past six
e which proved to be absolutely correct.
q may be here noted that the operator hin
self was ignorant of the contents of tn
5 hand and that every time piece on tn
y premises varied from the others from iv
i to thirty minutes and that none agree
$ with the watch in question. This exper
ment was repeated, with the substitution
of a match box for the watch, when tn
boy not only discovered the box. but. afte
three unsuccessful efforts counted til
number of matches therein. During bot
experiments the boys eyes We're tight
closed.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

Recommendation Fl. Hamilton, son OF
Mrs. V. G. Hamilton, and the remarkable
Augusta student, who, at Washington u
Lee University last year performed the un-
precedented feat in thatinstitutlnn of learn.
ing, of graduating in Latin, Greek German,
French and Mathematics, in ore session,
and took the presidents Scholarship"
the first of the homo airy appointments.
on going to his uncle's, Capt. G Benton Coi-
ner's this vacation was taken with typhoid
fever which brought him to the very doors
of death The generous and IA nerly care
of his uncle, The skill of DR.. H.. NJ. bold
and the nursing of the devoted. mother of
the patient brought the young fellow
through, and on the 18th inst, h returned
to the University. These bright young fell
lows are the common property and pride of
the community which gives them a birth
place, and this one and his widowed moths
er have received many congratulations on
his safe passage through SO periloas an ILL.,
ness. y. -
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FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. q. 1878.
Judge Aliens speech is the best of it

Judge Aliens speech is the best of it's
kind, but it doesn't touch the present
issue. What Importance is it now what
this man or that said or did in the legis-
lature? What has the past timidity of
LEGISLATORS and governors to do with the
evil of the present, in point Of remedying
it? The past is dead for all practical pur-
poses. The question to-day to be settled
is whether State with over million
people, with navigable rivers, with millions
of acres of arabic land, with unlimited
minerals, that has hundreds Of miles of
sea coast, that has plenty Of arms, white
and black, to work her 6elds-why such
State can't pay the interest on $3.50, 100000,
the sum agreed upon by both Adjusters
and Debt-payers in the last legislature
The question is whether we are to adver
tise to the world that our lands can't be
made to yield enough to pay the interest
on the debt and educate our children, and
thus keep people off from buying those
lands and settling in the State. Post what
our Adjuster speakers say around the
frontiers of Virginia. and she will never
have an emigrant come in. The emil
grants go west and build up great States
Of course they do, and ever will as long as
trained bands of speakers are heard day and
night in Virginia saying she is not the
State to come to. But they merely assert
it. Why don't they prove it2 Where is
the land sold for taxes, the farmers sold
out for taxes, the stock sold for taxes?
Let the record be produced. We protest
against this depreciation Of Virginia with
out showing the figures for it. The pri-
vate debts! All that's it; it is the private
Indebtedness! Would low taxes or plenty
of money make people pay their private
debts? Did we not have plenty of money
in Confederate times? And yet people
didn't pay their debts. Didn't people have
plenty of money since the war? And yet
they didn't pay their debts. The records
will show, we are informed, that large
majority of the suits in our courts are
brought for debts made before the war,
when we had money, land, slaves,
everything in plenty. Why, plenty of
money makes people go in debt-not pay
out of it! Wipe out the State debt to-
morrow and if you would give promised
relief you must provide way to wipe out
the private debts. Would unlimited green
backs do that? Issue them and the man
who paid off the debt on his farm this year
would be brought in debt next by the high
price of labor, machinery, clothing and
everything else. Money is as exact aud
certain in its operations as water reaching
its level. There is no escape from it.
We should like for at least one Adjuster
speaker to show to an intelligent audience
where Virginia people are practically suf
fering more than those of the most lightly
taxed State in the union. Stop quoting
the straddling policy of politicians Of the
Conservative party, stop trying to show
the people that they can't pay the interest
and spend just half hour i'll showing
them from the record that there is no good
reason why they can't and that there do
ing so will be money in their pockets.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27
Political Notes.

The Republican Congressional Com
mittee of the Westmoreland district have
recommended the Republicans there to
vote for Judge Critcher, but colored
member of the committee has since with
drawn his approval of the recommends
ton.
Fayette McMullen is still making a
vigorous canvass of the 9th district in OPP
position to Col. Richmond. The Bristol
"News'' (Adjuster) predicts the election
of Richmond.
Hon. Jno. T. Harris is announced to
speak at Mt. era wford to-day.
Oregon has just elected James H. Sla-
ter (Dem.) U. S. Senator, to succeed Sena-
tor Mitchell (Rep). So they melt away.
Capt. Hinton, Conservative candidate in
the Petersburg district, don't think gold
basis is essential to greenbacks.
The Virginia Democrats, who are
mourning over Buffers apprehended sue
cess in Massachusetts, may read this
extract from Gen. Banks speech in the
Republican convention of that State,
which nominated Talbot, with profit:
'The underlying principle of the party
was the equal rights of men. To promote
that, the party was organized. To pro-
mote that and insure it, Farragut lashed
himself to the mast; for this, Sherman
marched to the sea; for this-(a pause)-
the sour apple tree was cheated of it's le-
climate fruit [Vociferous applause,
laughter and cheers.]
The Democrats of Pennsylvania have
: done smart thing in nominating Cover
nor Curtin, the Republican war governor
of that State, for Congress. He has been
opposed to the Republican party for some
time.
When Ben Butler was told of Dawes
speech in the Massachusetts, Republican
convention on Wednesday. all he said was
this: "Tell Mr.. Dawes that 1 never had
any Credit-Mobilier stock, and, if 1 had
had it, I shouldn't haze lied about it,
Parsop Massey, it is said, has withdrawn
from the canvass in Harris's district-for
we suppose we may so call it. But then
Paul is still in the field, and though run
mad on finance, Paul is very clever and
mighty good fellow. And, as Major
Bagstock would express it, Harris is sly,
4CuUW, l. CottUtOICt VI
glaliGl.
T. T. Fauntleroy, Jr., declines positively
to run for congress.
The Petersburg s'Post" refuses to sup
port Hinton for congress.
The Massachusetts Democratic State
Convention, as called by the State COM
mittee, assembled at Boston, Wednesday,
and nominated Josiah G.. Abbott, for
Governor.
The Readjusters of Albemarle have been
discussing conference for some time, but
the reluctance of some Of those named in
connection with the canvass to submit
their claims, has prevented action ar-
Tisonburg Commonwealth.
Mr.. Camm Patterson, of Buckingham,
has announced himself as candidate
against Ran Tucker.
A convention of Greenbackers in the
Richmond district, dropped DR.. Chiles, of
Chesterfield, and nominated Col. Newman,
of Hanover, who has the reputation of hav-
ing plenty of money and being willing to
spend it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF A
CHURCH.-There will he special services
at the Baptist church here on Saturday
and Sunday. October 10Th and Goth in COM
sary of the founding of the. church. Sew
eral prominent ministers will be present,
among whom are Rev. DR.. Rice, the first
pastor of the church: Rev. DR.. Jeter, of
Richmond: Rev. Mr.. Williams, of Char
lottesville and others. There will also be
present several member of the church who
were present at it's deG ication. The occa
sion will be very interesting one.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

Contributions of money, collected by
VIM. Wholey and j. b. BlackleY and
handed to A. F. Kinney at National Val
ley Bank, $3.50; contributions from
one Of the public schools, s4.61 !;
from Mt. Meridian, care Of }. A. Coch-
ran, Is bbls flour, key lard, l box cloth
ing; from Pond Gap Dbl -four, l bag po-
tatoes; from Valley Mills bbls flour, 6
dried fruit, l bag onions. side bacon;
from H. L. GaIlaher and A. S. Lara l Dbl
flour each. Mt. Scion has 8 barrels flour
flour waiting transportation.
Levy Bros. mite box, SIS; children of
one Of the public schools, SIS.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

A CHEAP WASHINGTON EXCURsIoN.-
A committee Of colored citizens are getting
up the cheapest excursion of the season to
Washington. The excursion leaves .Staun-
ton on the G. & o, road On Thursday, De-
tober 3rd., and remains in Washington
day and night. Fare Fl, m Staunton round
trip only So so. u........t5
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

DESIRABLE PRoPER1 Y FOR Sal R.--The
residence Of the late Col. VIM. II. Terrill,
at Warm Springs in Bath county, will be
sold at auction October 24th 1t was forr
merly the property OF Judge Faltz, of this
city, and is a charming sumner residence.
A description is givelI> in the advertise
ment in another column.
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sr- Mr.. lees STAUNToN sAbRuM.-Since
our last notice of this artistic collection,
Mr.. Lee has added some very attractive
sketches to his collection. among these are
the Episcopal Second Presbyterian and
Methodist churches, the Virginia Female
Institute and the Staunton Wagon Facton-
ry. In addition to the twelve photographic
plates, there will be as many pages of fine
letter press description of interests and
buildings represented.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27
ARRIvAI, OF AN EycuRs1oN PARRY

ARRIVAL OF AN EXCURSION Party
Last night about $50 party of some
forty gentlemen, interested in coal and
gas. from New York and other Northern
cities, who went up the &. & o. Road,
Wednesday, to the coal regions, returned
and stopped here. They we're quartered at
the two hotels, and leave again this morn
ing at s O'Clock for home. Some were ac-
ccmpanied by the ladies of their families.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

The fever in New Orleans is declining,
there being only SO deaths Tuesday, but it
is spreading in Memphis and appearing in
several small towns. In France $4,000,
of which $1,000 was given by President
Mcmahon and wife, have been sent to the
yellow fever sufferers in America.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

SICKNESS AMONG SCHoLARs.-At the
D. D. & B. Institution there are a num-
Der of cases of ciphtheria among the pu-
pills. They have excellent hospital ac-
com0odation and nurses, and are under
the charge of the efficient physician Of the
school, DR.. A. NJ. Fauntleroy. No. deaths
have occurred. a.s4 :. aa 4.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

LEXINGTON PREsBYc-nnY meets this
morning at II O'Clock ir the 2nd Pltsby-
terrain church for the purpose of examin-
ing and ordain'ng MIL e. Booker, pas !.
tor of that church. Tomorrow he will Les
ms allied, Rev. j. Rice bowman delivering
the charge to the pastor, and Rev. w. T,
Richardson that to the people. III trf{}
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27
FfsHERsvILLE STILL AHEAD.-Mr. ia

FfsHERsvILLE STILL AHEAD.-Mr ia
cob Speck. of Fishersvi|le, in this county,
has just made an extraordinary crop of
clover-seed. From three-fourths of an
acre he threshed bushels and A pounds
of clean seed of the red clover variety.
Two bushels per acre is a good yield and
more than the average. Mr.. Speck's son.
t. R. N. Speck. sent to this office the
other day the champion ounce of the
season. 1t weighs one pound and three
ounceS ~
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

The jury at Woodstock last week gave
verdict for 900 against the B. & o. R..
r., in favor of the heirs of Thos. M. JEFF
ferson, who was killed at the Narrow Pas
sage disaster.
DR.. Dan. Preston Payne, of Markham.
Va, accidently shot himself Wednesday.
dying the next morning.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

Roll OF HONOR. -The Tinkliug Spring
church is again On the General AssemblS's
roll Of honor for 1873 Oft the churches which
contributed S. and more per member to
the benevolent operations of. the, church.
1t has 261 members and the contributions
averaged 1921 per head.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

A \ EARS BUSINESS IN ';HE CIRCurr
CoURT.-In the Circuit Court of Augusta
county for The year ending on the 1st of
this month the follow ing business was
transacted: Suits at law commenced 4s9:
number decided $50; SUITS in equity COM
menced l6l; number decided 173.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

The COUNTY COURT. was in session
this week.. The business transacted was
not of much importance. The petition
for new road from Meetings. mill to the
Greenvile road was granted with the pro-
vlso THAT the citizens sail pay $500 of the
$500 the road will cost. John Craddock
was fined $50 for an assault on P 8. Sub
blett and $75 for an assault on officer A. H.
Curd.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

Mr.. Thomas Maslin, a prominent citizen
of Moorfeld. W. Va, died in that city on
Saturday, after a long illness.
A malignant type of TYPHOID fever is rag
ing in Scott county, and the death list is a
long one.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

LECTURE LAST N1eHT.-Maj. Jed.
Hotchkiss, Stonewall Jackson's Chief of
Engineers, last night delivered most in
teresting lecture at the Y. M. g. A. rooms
on the heroes campaigns. He Illustrated
the lecture with maps on blackboard and
interesting descriptions and personal an
ecdotes. ''i-s4N i'ls'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

New YEAR.-This evening at sunset
the Hebrew New Year commences. There
will be religious services held at the syna
gogue at.6 P. M ,and Tomorrow at ga. NJ
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

Rev. J. Fl. Rice, D. D., of the Presbyte.
rian church at Mason's depot, Tenn, and
formerly of Petersburg, died on the 9th
inst.
Fincastle, which was destroyed by fire a
few years ago, has contributed more than
$500 for the relief of the yellow fever suf-
ferers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

IMPROVING TRADE.-Trade is getting
lively In Staunton. One firm, and that's u
new one, has so far this month bought
&c. 900 bushels Of wheat. ~
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

CAVALRY. REUNION. In another col
um9the 'old members of Co. r 1st Va.
Cavalry, viii find Ia call from Capt. 4. wv.
McClung for a reunion here October 9th.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27
A Noble Lady.

Editors Vi1adicator:
Will you briefly mention that $50 was
raised in New Hope and the vicinity by a
young lady of this village, and forwarded
to the Memphis sufferers. God will bless
the cause to which such noble women lend
a helping hand. K.
Neeo Hope Sept. 21st.
-FOUR correspondent should have sent the
name of this noble woman.-EDs. VIM
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Ohrist's Second Coming.

. rtfsAT COUNCIL OF PROTESTANTS To
n,sc11ss THE SUBJECT IN NEW YORK.
There was, last evening, a we'll attended
meetin1 both of laymen and ministers OF
all protestant denominations, in the chap
a, If the Church of the Holy Trinity, to
make preparation for the great conference
to be opened in this city next month to
discuss the question Of the second coming
of Christ.
The Rev. DR.. Stephen H. Tying, Jr., pre-
sided. The meeting was opened Win
nrayer and the hymn 'When Jesus
Gomes,' Then at the suggestion OF the
Chairma. most of those present repeated
a scriptL raj text referring to the expected
coming OF Christ.
DR.. T,ng said that last June there was
a meeting Of believers at Clifton Springs,
at which it WAS resolved to call a Confer
elce similar to one which lately met in
England To discuss the question OF the
LORD s c, ming. The call was drawn ur
and signe hy more than two hundred of
the most popular clergymen and layman OF
the esun ry. Letters had been received
from maj of the largest cities, including
Chicago, legging that the meeting might
convene here, hut 1T had been decided u
hold it in the Church of the Holy Trinity
New York, on October 80 and 81 and No
| vember Mr.. Moody, Dr.. Tying said
would probably be there. and many other
skilled ev sngelists He was sure the Con
ference " onld be very largely attended
| from all arts nf this country, and many
distinguis red English cler2ymen had beer
| invited, a I'D would be likely to attend
| He hoped to see even the Rev. D. II. Bon
| ar.
The Rev. Drs. Stephen II. Tying. jr., ant
J. D. Herr, aid the Rev. Mr. Gillespie
were appointed to nominate sub-commit
tees of arr angements, and before closing
DR.. Tying in reply to a question, said hi
was firmly convinced that the Lord Jesu
Chl ist would vertably come again to thi
| world to take His church and establish Hi
Kingdom upon earth,-NeaD York San.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

The above sale is postponed until
Saturday, the 5th day October.
ROBT. Fl. GORDON,
Guy & Parish, Attorneys, Trustee
SrD27-tdS
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-27

ANONYMOUS LETTERs.-Judge Pink
ney, of the Grim inal Court Of Baltimore
City, stated to the grand jury yesterday
that he had received several anonymous
letters, but that he had not read them.
He thought person who had not the man
liness to sign his name to communication
making charges OF complaints against 9th
ers was not entitled to have any attention
paid to what he wrote. He had not read
and will not pay attention to such COM
mulaications.-Bal Sun.