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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08
OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER,
Stannt1ln Va Aupust l l8

OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER,
" Staunton. Va, August l, 1878.
In pursuance of resolution OF the City Council
of June 18TH notice is hereby given that one-half
of the CITY TAXES of 1878 is due, and payable ON
OR BEFORE
THE 18th DAY OF AUGUST.
All City Taxes remaining in my hands-upon
which one-half has not been paid, at the time
specified, will be turned over for immediate col
lection with five per cent. added.
Those paying one.half at the time speci6ed,wi
have an extended time for the payment of the
second half. JNO. M. CARROLL,
aug SIT City Treasurer.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

Nv ESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, TO WIT:
w In the Clerks Office of the District Court
of said District, at Harrison burg, on the 9Th day
of August. A. d. 1878.
John G. Newman, Assignee of H A. Buck, b'kpt
Plaintiff,
VS..
John j. Richardson, Henry A. Buck. Israel
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to subject to sale the
real estate of said Israel B. Burner; also two
tracts of1and situated in Warren county, and sold
by Plaintiff to John j. Richardson on the 23d,day
Of June, 1876, also to subject to sale any unen-
numbered interest said John J. Richardson may
hold in ahouse and lot boughtsby HIM from
these sales to be made to satisfy claims in the
hands of Plaintiff against the Defendants, Rich
ardson, Buck, Burner and Overall and affidavit
being made that the Defendant. John ]. Richard
son, is nonresident of the State of Virginia,
it is ordered that he do appear here within one
month after due publication OF this order, and
answer the Plaintiffs bill. or do what is neces-
OF this order be published once a week for
four successive weeks in the VALLEY VIR
CT MAN, a newspaper published in Stanton
Va, and another copy thereof posted at the
front door Of the Court House of Rockingham
county, on the LIST day of the August term of the
County Court OF aid county.
Teste:
JIG. Newman, pq WIN. B. LURTY, Clerk.
aug 8-4w
NOTICE TO THE FARMERS
IN OF AUGUSTA COUNTY.
Fort Defiance, Aug. LIST, 1878.
have secured the agency for the sale OF SUI
perior Fertilizer. The
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

The State of the LIST says that Prof. Dreher
is again i'll at Fords. He was considered in
a critical condition last night.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08
MO1'TGOges.

At the Methodist Parsonage. in Harrisonburg,
on Wednesday morning, July 8lst. by Rev. w. d.
Eggleston, Mr.. w. c. Dixon to Miss Mary Ann
Bare. both OF Bridgewater.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

The Scotsville Courier begins to realize
what it is to question the AVAILABILITY OF the
caucus rings which have nearly ruined Vir-
ginia. political ostracism" heads its last
leader. and the following paragraph is a
specimen of the jeremiad
''The effort is being made by the Funding
Press ard the Funders to ostracise every
man who dares assert his independence and
declare his purpose to stand by the people
and support for office only those who are
now and have been in sympathy with the
overburdened taxpayers of the Common
wealth.
tIOur contemporary need not have much fear
now. The back bone OF the caucus has been
broken, but we welcome it as co-laborer
with the VIRGINIAN in a work we have
been engaged in, solitary and alone, for the
past six years-thc de struction of the eau
Gus despotism of Virginia.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

The Richmond Wing is about as crazy
upon the subject of national finances as
Dennis Kearney is about labor. The publi-
cation in the Wing of letter OF C. W.
Turner, Of Manchester, on the greenback
question, aud its editorial endorsement,
show the tendency of that paper, and must
necessarily counteract any influence it has
heretofore had with the people of Virginia.
With this spitit pervading the columns of
Wing on this subject, and the crude notions
formulated in several localities of the State,
the necessity presents itself formore thought.
full people to be on the alert. and prepare
for stemming the tempest of reckless pas
sion that threatens to sweep over the coun-
try. We are favorable to both greenbacks
and labor, but not to the crazy notions of
the Wing or Kearney.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

The assignees of the Berkeley Bank, Mar
tinsburo, w. Va. will pay on demand a
second dividend OF 334 per cent. to all de-
nnsitOrs
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

We have received an extra from the Lex
Mr.. James B. Lady, delivered in Lexington
on the 9Th OF May, on the finance question.
1t fills eighteen columns Of that paper, and
Mr.. Lady says he is not more than half
through with the subject. We have not had
time to examine it carefully, but from a
glance over it, are not much PROPOSES ed
with his line of argument.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

As a significant evidence Of the effect of
advertising, we may point to the attendance
at Orkney Springs this season. The lessee
had his advertisement in every paper in
rates he proposed. Nine tenths of them
did accept the proposition, but we refused,
because it violated business rule of the VIR-
GINIAN office. Orkney now has owe: six
hundred visitors, more than any Of the wa
nearly as many as the White Sulphur at last
reports. 1t cost the proprietor several hun
dred dollars to advertise as he did, but he is
now reaping his reward, while the other
springs are not near so well patronzed.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

The Republican party made the greenback
currency, and the Democrats at the time de-
nounced it as unconstitutional, contending
that gold and silver was the only money
contemplated by the constitution. That
was always the idea of the Democracy, in
its better days. Now the modern mongre1
association under the name of Democracy,
propose to dispense with metallic money and
issue greenbacks in illimitable quantities.
to pay off two thousand millions Of national
debt with it, and make it as plentiful as was
Confederate money. More greenbacks is now
the cry of the Democracy, and away with
gold and silver.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

Mrs. Adams, OF Baltimore, has sold her
property on Main street, winchester. Viz
ginia, to Messrs. P. Heller e Co. for $4,000.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08
WezU Advertisements.
GAMP MEETING.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
A Camp Meeting beginning August 23d. 1878,
will be held two miles west of Churchville by the
Church of the U. B. in Christ. A boarding house
under the immediate supervision Of Captain H.
Fl. Hanger, will be found on the ground. A feed
stand for horses also will be kept on the ground
in a manner which will give security to parties
interested. Ministerial Brethren from abroad
are expected to be present.
J.E WHITESEL, P. E.
A CARD.-Returning thanks to my friends for
n their past patronage, respectfully invite
them hereafter to call on me at the drug store Of
GEO. W. MAY Co., where shall take pleasure in
waiting on them and give my personal attention
to filing their prescriptions, will carry all my
prescriptions from my old store to Mr.. Mays.
aug 8..3t GEO. S. WALKER.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08
N. l.. Dhbh EN-
A. HATcHETT, Secretary.

1t was moved and carried that Convention be
held in Boydton on the second Wednesday in
Tor anG @
trict, and that other counties in the district be
requested to send delegates. An Executive com
mttee for the county was appointed. with Jas, S.
Mason, County Superintendent
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08
AMMONIATED
Super Phosphate,

manufactured by the Maryland Fertilizing Com
pany, of Baltimore and that in consideration of
the hard times and low price of grain, he is pre-
price This fertilizer was used with great salts
faction by q number Of our best farmers last sea-
son, and thousands OF certificates can he furnish
who have used it successfully for years. Refer to
A. A. McPheeters. Rev. R. C. Walker,
John S. Churchman Samuel H Props,
Brooke ESkridge, p. H. SillingS,
David Steele, Hugh Baxter.
r. P. McPheeters, James c. Cochran,
and others.
Send In your orders at once.
Respectfully
J.A. COCHRAN,
Burns Building, Augusta St.,
aug STAUNTON, VA.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08
ANALYSIS.

per cent Ammonia,
81 Z" :. Available Bone Phosphate.
8 IS s. Potash,
JNO. H. PARKINS.
aug 3-1m
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08
A STANDARD FERTILIZER

The undersigned wishes to inform the farmers
OF AUGUSTA County, that he is agent for the
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

Monday last, Albemarle Court day, a mass
meeting of citizens, numbering some two
or three hundred, filled the Charlottesville
Courthouse to listen to the addresses of
Hon. J. T. Harris, Senator Jno. Paul and
Parson J. E. Massey, all candidates for
Congress. John Il. lead off with his familiar
speech on the finance question and de-
voted the last five or ten minutes to State
affairs. During that time he came out as the
strongest of re adjusters, declaring that the
State should have the disbursement of herrev
enues. Paul followed, delivering speech
pretty much the same as he delivered here,
and formally announced himself a candidate
for Congress. Massey came last and told
the preceding speakers that they would have
to stand in the back ground for while and
let the old original re-adjusters come to the
front. His speech was cutting and brilliant,
and was received with a storm of applause.
Paul, we understand, is developing a big
strength in Al5emarle and recruits are COM
ing to his ranks daily Harris still holds on
to his regulars. while the county is enthusi-
astic over Massey.
Mr.. Manton Marble, formerly the edi-
tor of the New York World. and one
of the visiting Democratic statesmen"
to Florida in 1876, has written what he
calls s.The Secret History of the Elec.
toral Count The object, evidently, is; to
show that had Mr.. Tilden's advice been Ia
ken, the Electoral Commission would not
have been created the count by the Pres
ident of the Senate been resisted, and
eventually Tilden been declared Preside mt.
1t is bid for the next Democratic nom
nation, in 1880, for Tilden. Prominent
Democrats say that Tilden's indeci;,ion
and hesitation lost him the Presidency,
and that lie is to blame that he is not now
President. What all this furry about a
matter that is of the past no one really
knows. Mr.. Tilden is not President, was
never entitled to it. and never will be elected.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08
SUPER : PHOSPHATE,
Dissolved Bone,

prepared expressly for wheat and grass, which l
propose to sell to you on accommodate ing terms.
This guano is of..very high grade. equal to any
sold in the State
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

SHOWS CllaG on the QUIZ vi oule, Iooo, IAo
total amount of State bank, government and
national bank currency in circulation was
$693. 946, O56.61. On June 80, 1870 this
amount was increased to 500, 80, 800 .4S;
in 1871, to $717, 1875, 751. 06; in 1872, to
$73S, $40, 9G3 80 and in 1873, to $3.50, 062,-
1884, This was the year of the collapse of
Jay Cooke and the commercial panic, dur
ing the four years Immediately preceding
which there had been a steady increase in
the circulation of currency, amounting in
the aggregate to over $56,00Q,000. In the
year 1874, the year succeeding the COM
mencement of the panic. there was a further
increase of $3l, 43S, 547.23; but in the fol-
lowing year, 1875, business of every kind
for money on which the banks considered it
safe to grant loans. There were hundreds
OF thousands of dollars locked up in the
vaults, which the banks were anxious to let
out upon paper in which confidence could
be reposed, bat there was very little of that
kind offered. The securities were all doubt
full, shoddy fortunes had disappeared, impll-
eating good men in the disasters, and it was
difficult to anticipate the result OF the busl-
ness operations of the day, as credit had
been expanded to such an extent, that the very
houses were apprehensiVe OF what
was to come. The banks, til, refore, de-
clined to advance money on such risks, pre-
ferring to keep it idle in their safes. In this
state of things, the banks had but one course
ito follow, and that was to return to the |
United States Treasury the national bank
and government currency which they could
mot use. and to that degree contract the cur
rency-not the currency in circulation, but
that held in their vaults for want Of suhi-
ciently good paper upon which to loan it.
1t was not in circulation because of a con-
traction Of confidence. /
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

We refer our rcIlcrS to the alver-
tiS-meut of Adam FJrcpaugh's Great
Show that is to appear in this place
tomorrow. /; j. spoken of highly by
ilc press at all places where it's MANI
moth tents have been pitched. The
Los Angeles N,rGH says:
THE largest and best tented show,
the most thoroughly equipped canvns
exhibition that has ever visited Los
Angeles, gave q .J1c here yesterday.
The grand M,dri Gras entry into the
city was n display never before made
10y any show. But this dwindlcd into
imSigniticaucc brio'c the afternoon aud
evening exhibitions. The great ci,ht
center polo plvillions were iammed
with people. and the audience looked
Ike one great authenticated monster.
The NcnGGcric shows care in it's SO.
%iecti"ns, the animals beng raro and
numerous. The siX Elephants, iuclul.
ing the performing 6~oup of five. aud
the Baby Elephant, Chicago. the Hip
porot"nus, tho Horse Antelope, the
Gnu, POtoquainc, Blcs Book. lIarto
Bcestc, etc, are now 10 mUst-iutcr-
csting to all. The collection Of Lions.
Tiger F., LeOpards, Sea Lions, etc, is
remarkable for It's fine specimens-no
old tnOthleSS. hairless heroes of u
hundred caravans. The Circus proper
introduces many new and excellent
features. The chivalric cavalcade.
like unto an oriental crusade. or feudnl
procession. which prefaccs the ring
performance, turns ones head by rea-
sou oi iia ~GOrg"1uhcsG. It's pomp and
circumstance. Tho riding of Frank
Melville. the American Apollo Horse.
man, was inconparibly daring and
grnccful-the more wonderful from
the fact that his horse was innocent of
a saddle. The entire ring performance
was tirst.class. The men in ''motlcy''
were Nil good, and especial mention Is
duo Tom Barry for his originality. his
ignoring Of the ring jokes OF II quarter
OF n century, his humor, which is n
spontaneous outilOw-uot u studied
stcrootypod string Of stale slugs and
political diatribcs. We can commend
Forepaugh's show to oil as n first class
affair.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19
GFrom Wednesdays paily.

Late-Circus.
In town-EveryJody.
Lovely-Music last night.
Slim-The attendance at the sparring.
Bawl-Elko and I~Iulleck mines to-
morrow.
Five line Of stages running to Tus-
carora.
Ike Coleman is the happy possessor
of Il black bear.
The TTmeS-RecieW struck n regular
bonanza in the Pollard business.
There are more hogs running Loose
III this town than any other town of its
size OH the coast. So.
We know a young married man in
this town who has lately been made IL
happy father, that would not eat any
strawberries or other fruit for fifty dol
lars. He says it might give the baby
n collie. Oh!
When Henry Ward Beecher passes
through Elko Oh his way to San Fran
cisco. we move that "A committee be ap-
pointed to ask him to remain over
here. This town possesses extraordi-
nary facilities, and is an excellent field
for the carrying ont of his peculiar
views.
4 correspondent OF a San Francisco
paper relates how a man saw IL ghost
while walking near the Park late ut
night. 1t stood directly in the middle
OF the rJnd and the wayfurer poked his
umbrella ut it. The next moment he
was Knocked twenty feet into the air,
and has not seen his umbrella since.
Moral-Nevcr poke nn umbrella at the
rear end of u large white null. at mid
night.
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From Tuesdays Daily

To-morrow-Circus.
Nuisance Hogs.
Filling up-Hotels and lodging hous-
eS.
Took ii. G's. advice-ATurray, Ross &
Co.
The almanac says: Wednesday May
18th; rain.
Multitude's big string of bulls came
into town yesterday.
There are quite 1t number OF fine gar
deus laid out this year and all are look
ing well.
Gem: gentleman and n scrub are
scented at the same table. The scrub is
just Fishing his dinner; the gentleman
just beginning his. The scrub lights n
cigar and blows II cloud Of smoke over
his coffee. Gent. rises and says in the
puiitcst tone: Excuse me sir, will it
annoy you If l eat while you are smok-
mg:''
Query-For Mrs. Pollard of Tuscaro-
~: II Miss Pollard, that is il h,, we
mean If Il was-nO We don't either; If
her husband WAS ii Woman why did she
como to Elko To see him at the time of
the Pierce trial? She AYERS that he, she
or il threatened her with death il she
should expose her. What better opJor-
tunity was wanted than at that time
when it was here aud the wife ut Tus-
carora, when threats would be OF no
avail.
Mrs. W. in Carlin wishes 10 know
what to say when u clothes line breaks
and let's II weeks washing fall to the
ground, mentioning at the same time
that she objects to profanity Decause it
is both wickii and vulgar. She ought
to say: blessed are the meek, for
they shall inherit the EARTH" but prob
ably she will not think of it..
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

s. Z. Wymm our former townsmap,
is down from Eu.ckt, and has passed a
couple OF days here among his old
fri"nls aud ucIuaiutnmces.
l. u. Mcrhctrcs starts for southern
Utah. with two or three hundred head
"i horses, Tomorrow morning. The
band Is owned 10y himself and Arthur
Low. in conjunction, and will lie
gr"@rd or sold among the Saints during
the season. Arthur Is to follow SHORTLY
and Mac will return here within n
couple Of months.
James Grant took the cnst bound
train for Colorado, last evening. where
he goes to settle MP som, business mat.
iors Of several years standing. He will
TO absent nbrut two months.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19
Prom Rock Greek.

II. W. Brown. who has just returned
from Rock Greek district, Informs us
that the pumping maehiner, has just
been al. LASTED in the Falcon compauy's
shaft. and as the large new boilers
were not quite really to receive fire
from the furnaces. connection with the
donkey engine was made. to test the
working Of the pump. Everything
Was found to work in the NEST salts
factory nj and steam will be
raised in the new boilers to-day. when
the mine will quickly be freed from
water and its value speedily demons
trated.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19
Railroad

The special car, Sacramento, drawn
by a private Central Pacific engine pus-
sed through for Ogden this evening,
with a party Of railroad and telegraph
magnates. who are l~eisurely inspecting
the track and lines from the Western
terminus. The party consists of the
following gentlemen: S. NJ. Clement,
superintendent of the track; George
Croker, son of Chas. Crocker; Frank
Jaynes, Assistant General Superintend-
ent OF tho Western Union Telegraph
Company F. L. Vanderburg. Superin-
enden Of the Central Pacific Telegraph
Company, and L. +. Gerald, Central
Pacific Auditor. a.r..
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get sarely mack.

M.ssrs. J. G. cromhie aud d. L.
Piumner-bctter known - che Par.
son-hsve retnrued overland from
Mineral Hill, where they have been
engaged since leaving here, in the
healthfui exercise Of tilling the soil
and inserting n crap" They have a
fine, we'll -watered ranch in the Mineral
Hill bailawick. which besides planting
they have largely embellished with
perennial aud deciduous trees; the
former being represented by the axel
variety, while the latter consists chiefly
Of n luxurious growth of potato mud
cucumber trees. The "Parson" is n
persistent peruser Of the lamented
Horace's master production, and any
doubt as to ''what he knows about
farming" would be instantly dispelled
by a glance at the convincing bronze of
his hands and nose and his critical
dissertations upon the culture Of hen
fruit and the raising of mortgages.
As our old but clerical friend. grace
fully poised himself upon the quarter
deck Of n pinto bronco, this evening,
and set out for the fold Of his flock
at the head waters of the Owyhee, we
drought We detected in the warmth Of
his final ad'eu, q certain patronizipg.
condesccnding impressiveness foreign
to his former manner, for which we
were unable to account until informed
that he hal recently became n Govern
ment official. 1t having reached the
ears of the President that Ben's great
grandmother had married an Ohio
man, he was Immediately appointed
Deputy POSTMASTER at Mineral Hill,
which position he had filled with credit
to himself and profit to Plummer, dur
ing his s~ojourn in that section Of his
diocese. lie did his best to bear the
accumulated honor with that m~eckness
and humility 80 becoming to members
Of the cloth, but the best Of us ure only
human, and the realizing sense Of his
sudden elevation to the second position
i'll a twelve dollar postofice, would
manifest itself just q little, notwith-
standing his laudable efforts at con-
eeHlment. However, we'r rather par
tinl to professionals and believe the
funds OF the Office will be as safe with
him as if in the hands of Parson Kelly
himself.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

Judge Hayden. Of Salt LIKE City.
who for several days past has been
looking after his mining interests at
Tuscnrorn. arrived Loro from the
North. Sunday, and took tho train for
Zion last evening. The Judge inform.
cd us that he was about paying n visit
to the Black Hills country, aud would
set out for DcadwoOd soon after re.
turning home.
A. W. Gcdney returned from n bust.
moss trip to tho Bay, by the train last
evening and continued on toward his
home in Ruby Valley.
Norman Wines Of Ruby Valley ar.
rived in town by team. to-day.