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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-02-09
Now is the Time and Opportunity

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We Announce the Opening
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PRINCIPLE.

AT the sale of contiscated property, about
/ $50 several thousand acres of the land
that had belonged to the Principle Com
pany, lying west of the main road leading
from Charlestown to West Nottingham,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-02-09
PORT DEPOSIT.
and Coal

business in the name of ROWLAND WAY They
design keeping LUM Err in all its varieties
and at LOW PRICES; and respectfully invite pur
chasers to mike of their stock before
buying
Port Deposit, Jan r. 1s7s-3m
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The Proposition to Furnish Stauntonsv til
{ 8 a Sewerage System =,


Scarcely has a more important matter
been presented to the consideration of the
city council than that by Councilman
Gooch, to inquire into the cost and feast
bility of supplying the principal streets Of
Staunton with sewers. 1t is a matter di-
rectly affecting the health and future pros
perity of the city. The lower portion of
the city especially. is honey combed witt
sinks and other receptacles of filth and re-
refuse, and the fltering Of water through
these impure deposits into the wells can
not be other than highly deleterious to the
general health. The council at its last
meeting, appointed Messrs Gooch, Evans
and Berkeley to enqnire into the matter
and the chairman, Mr. Gooch, has been
carefully investigating the cost, etc. He
finds that seven thousand two hundred feet
of Terra Gotta pipe can be laid at the cost
of 81, S76,7 through the following streets,
along Augusta from the summit of the hill
opposite Mrs. McClure's residence, to the
stone bridge, 400 # on main street from
from Green to water, l 400 feet, from Au-
gusta to water, 800 feet from Coalter to
Market, 500 feet. making 1900 feet on
Main; on Frederick street from Green to
water 1, 400 feet, and from Augusta to wa
ter 200 feet, making 1000 feet on Freder-
lex street; on New street from Frederick
to Main, 300 feet; on church street from
Federal to Main, 700 feet; on Federal
street from the Wesleyan Female Semina-
ry to point near Eyler's shop. 900 feet.
The main pipe from Main street to the
stone bridge, near the Jail would be 10
inch pipe and all the others Of smaller size.
This estimate, which covers the whole cost
including the digging of ditch, shows that
the work can be done for much smaller
sum than was expected by many of the
advocates of the improvement. And while
the finances OF the city might not admit of
the whole outlay at once, the work might
be commenced at the most import ant To-
calities and carried on as the means could
be furnished, or fund might be appropri-
ated for the purpose from time to time un-
til the necessary amount was saved to &C
the whole work. If the improve
ment is determined upon, the council in
it's wisdom will decide as to the ways and
means. The advocates of the work are
very sanguine that if the proposed system
is made complete and effective, it will
prove to be source Of revenue to the city
and the outlay eventuate in good invest
ment, by means of the tax arising from
bath houses, water closets and private
drain pipes which would be brought into
use as soon as a way was furnished for
discharge of waste and garbage which now
in every lot almost in the
city.
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Rev. DR.. n. W. Wilson,

This eminent minister of the Baptist
church is among the slain in New Orleans.
He was native of Augusta county. His
grand father, Wright Burgess, was an old
and well known citizen and his father now
Ii yes near Mt. Scion. He has many friends
in this county who will mourn that so
bright light has gone out. The Rich
mond dispatch" says: F.......
At the beginning of the epidemic tel
grams and letters poured in upon him from
every portion of the country beseeching
him, in view OF his capacity for usefulness
to remove to place of safety. But no."
he said to them all, s'my duty is to stay
with this afflicted people," and with full
knowledge of the dangers of the situation
he has offered himself willing sacrifice to
the cause of religion and humanity.
His last act of conservation was in keep
with his previous history. The course he
has pursued is just what those who knew
him best supposed he would pursue. Prob
ably no incident connected with this pesti-
lence will occasion more emotion in this,
the State of his birth and longest service
and where he is so widely known, than the
death of DR.. Wilson,
1t will be of interest to his friends to see
an extract from letter written few
hours before he was taken down. and not
unlikely the last whiting he ever did:
You perhaps know that my wife, En-
nest and Knox This childred) are down with
the yellow fever. Wins has been sick for
a month. There is no doubt about either
of the cases this time They are marked
and without complication. We think they
are doing we'll. Ere this reaches you they
will have passed one side of the other of
| the danger line. They are in God s hands,
the subjects of many prayers, and 1 am
hopeful. Of course am worn, but well.
| The fourth chapter of second Corinthians,
| eighth and ninth verses describe our con-
dition. There are still four of us. who
may be taken down at any moment. Lille,
Daisy, and Kurtz, and 1 have SO far es-
| caned ***'' ~
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beef was this year 1925 to $4.25 gross IN
Baltimore.
June 1854 155 1000 Is so
beef was So so to $500 gross in June and
$3.50 to $500 in July and Augusta
June 1855 IS 1880 21.19
AS this contract proved very hard one
to the buyer I gave him cattle and some
other advantages, amounting to some $500,
to help HIM in his loss.
June 1857 112 52.6S $500
THESE cattle weighed IN Baltimore 1912 lbs]
Col. Chrisman, in sending the above,
says this will give pretty correct idea of
the prices of cattle from the hard times of
1910 up to the war. and show our people
that farmers lived and made money then
at much lower prices than we have been
getting since the panic Of 1872
my father always bought cattle three
years old, the spring before he got them,
and always selected good, neat, smooth
cattle. Up to 1S47 he generally bought
Tennessee, North Carolina and far South
western Virginia cattle. He fed no grain
to cattle up to 1S4S or 4s, and perhaps as
late as 1850, wintering them on straw. fOd-
der and hay, and fatJening on grass. He
never fed much corn to cattle, as he thought
it paid better in hogs. l suppose he was
right during those times, as he bought
them for nothing, kept them for nothing,
and sold them for nothing in comparison
with the prices of cattle after the war and
up to the last and the present year.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-13

THE CIRCUS, The Great Seven Ele-
phant Show, will exhibit in Staunton on
September sOth, and will create'an era in
novelties. The seven wonderful elephants
the circus, which embraces the most WON
derful performers, and the menager lie,
which requires tent 80 by 100 feet to ex-
hibit it's curiosities, will be an event in
the history of our mountain city. The
press and the public accord great praise
elsewhere. and we are Sc. Listed that the
great combination coming will receive the
reward of an INN ense audience which
they are reputed to so justly merit. Save
your dimes and see the great seven ell
phant show.
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Church Notes.

At the First Presbyterian Church, Sun
day, Rev. Plummer Bryan delivered an ex
cellent discourse. Mr.. Bryan is grand.
son of the venerable DR.. W. S. Plummer
of Columbia Theological Seminary. AT
night, Rev. James Balagh, of the Dutch
Reformed Church, a missionary stationed
at Yokohama, Japan, gave a most interest.
ing lecture Oh what God has done for us
and with US in Japan" His account of the
progress of civilization in that heathen
land in the last eight or ten years was mar
vellous, and the advancement of Chris
tianitY most encouraging. In the course
of his lecture he referred to Miss Fletcher
of Staunton, as a valuable addition to
their missionary corps, her success in ac-
quiring the language and the improve.
ment she had made III their church music
being now at the head of their choir. Mr.
B. was listened to attentively throughout
his address of over an hour in length.
At the other churches in the city the
services were conducted by their respec.
tive pastors.
Rev. DR.. Kirkpatrick, Of Licking.
ton, preached Friday, Saturday and
Sunday at Mt. Carmel Church, very &C,
ceptably to large congregations, it being a
sacramental occasion. Rev. A. II. Hamil.
ton, the pastor, received into the church
communion four members on examina-
tion. After the services Sunday collec-
ton amounting to over 500 was taken up
for the benefit of the yellow fever suf.
fcrers. q
We are authorized to say that services
will not be held in the I'd Presbyterian
church next Sunday. The Sabbath school
will meet also as usual in the Y. M. G. A
hall. ,n4,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-13

MAIL RoBBED.-in the early part OF
August, seven registered letters were taken
from tie mail between the Sweet Springs
and Allegheny Station, W. Va, The mat
ter has been kept quiet until the rogue
could be spotted. Among the letters was
enc containing $50 in currency, which
had been mailed by the firm of G.. G. Gooch
q Co., at the Sweet Springs to Mr.. Gooch
in Staunt0n Another New Orleans ac-
ceptance for $4,000. The other letters
were of comparatively small value. Pay
ment on the n. D. draft was stopped, and
Mr.. Gooch has Lot yet recovered his mo-
nty. The mail detectives have been indus
triously working up the affair, and there
SENS but little doubt that the guilty party
will be detected.
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THE VALLEY MUTUAL LIFE INsUR-
ANcE COMPANY THE Directors of this
new home CONF any have secured the COM
modious rooms above Mr.. Isaac Wits
store on Main street. The Directory will
hold meeting on Saturday night to per-
feet some final arrangements and will
open their office and commence work on
Monday. Mr.. VIM. Forbes, the General
Agent, is one Of the most active and ener-
getic insurance agents that has ever Qpe:
rated in the Valley and wen acquainted
with the peculiar plan OF insurance pro.
posed by tdlis company, SO different from
that of the old stock companies. Arguing
from his success with foreign companies
be is the right man to push this enterprise
on to prosperity. skf
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| DWELLING AND STORE HOUSE
Having determined to remove from the County to
engage in other business, will sell privately my
BRICK HOUSE, AND STORE ROOM
attached, in the village of BrOwnsburg Rockbridge
county, Va, Immediately the road from StauntOn
to Lexington, % miles from the former and IA miles
from the latter place, and if not disposed OF before
Wednesday the End day of October
next will offer it at public sale on that day. The
dwelling house has lot lots of ~ acres rich and
productive attached, con tainS 8 rooms neatly
furnished, in thorough repair, cistern near the
door, a fine spring few steps from the house, good
stabling ice house, corn crib, &c..-in fact every
convenience for the solid comforts of family.
The store house is of good size 2x4S feet and sup
Piled with shelving and counters ready for business
The village OF BrOWhSburg is composed of sober
intelligent and Industrious population, in the midst
OF churches, schools, mills and surrounded by fine
farms and good farmers.
1t is seldom that property of such character is put
upon the market that offers such inducements to the
purchaser who either desires quiet and pleasant
home or wishes to engage in business.
TERMS.-EaSy and accommodating, and will be
made known on personal application, or by letter
addressed to the undersigned,
July 18th, 1873 Brownsburg,
july26-0ct LIST Rockbridge county Va.
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Personal.

| Capt. W. H. Lynn, Of Staunton. spent
two days in Lexington during the week.
He is engaged in introducing the Backus
Water Motor throughout the State. The
sGaZefte" office may have one. The Cap
| tain ran a newspaper most successfully as
editor for many years, but his ambition
now is to run all the newspapers in the
State with his new mOtor.-LerSngto4a Ga
zette.
Gen. Jubal A. Early, passed through
Staunton, Saturday, on his way to the
White.
Prof. McGilvery, Superintendent of the
Richmond Public Schools was in the city
last week.
DR.. Charles G. Phillips, of New York has
been spending some. days with his father
Rev. r. H. Phillips. The DIR. has host
Of friends in Staunton.
MIR. j. A. Kohler, a prominent lawyer of
Akron, Ohio, has been in our city for the
past few days, investigating, on account of
DR.. T. W. Shelton, of this city, case re-
garding some clay beds in this county, be-
longing to the doctor, which he sold to
parties in Ohio several years ago. but the
terms have never been complied with. The
suit involves a considerable amount of
money f~+'
Gen. Echols accompanied by Mrs. Ech
OILS, left on Wednesday evening for a
weeks stay at the Sweet Springs on &C.
count Of the health Of the General.
Miss Efie Stiff, the sweet alto singer, of
Staunton, went to Richmond, w ednesday
evening, to sing by special invitation in
some concerts, to be given in the Union
Station Methodist church on Thursday
and Friday nights. ..',. -........
Capt. W. l.. Bumgardner has been alb
sent for several weeks ON business trip
to the Pacific coast. He was as far west
as San Francisco.
The following named legal gentlemen
have been attending the Court of Appeals
in this city:
Attorney General Field. Judge VIM. J.
Robertson, of Charlottesville; Maj. j. P.
Dorman. of Lexington; Judge w. G..
Williams, Of Orange; Mr.. s. J. c. Moore,
of Berryville; Mr.. Patrick Hagan, of
Scott; Judge Parker and Messrs. Holmes
| conrad, W. L. Clark, L. N. Huck and E.
| P. cambridge, of Winchester; Judge c. r.
O'Ferrall and Messrs. Geo. G.. Grattan.
J. N. Liggatt and Robt. johnson, of
Harrisonburg.
Capt. Thos. D. Ransom qualified as a
member bf the City Council on Tuesday
in the Hustlng's court. y}
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: The Court Of Appeals.

On Tuesday, the 10th, the Virginia Su
preme Court of Appeals commenced it
session in this city. A full court Is pres
ent, as follows: Judge Moncure, President
J and Judges Christian, Staples, Anderson
and Burks. fY4t.e,s3 I'd
We give the proceedings up to to-day:
Tuesday, Sept. 1Oth.-v arious accounts
| allowed.
Huddleson and ais VS.. the Common
wealth, from circuit court OF Rocking
ham county-writ of error refused. Is
Boyle VS.. the Commonwealth, from Cir
cult court Of Washington county-Writ Of
| Error refused.
Sexton and ais VS.. Davis and ais. from
circuit court of Smyth county-Appealand
Supersedeas refused.
James M. Quarles, ESQ.,, of Staunton
and Lewis N. Huck, Esq, Of Winchester
qualified as Attorneys in this court.
Mutton and ais VS.. VIM. B. lsaacs anC
ais, from circuitcourt of Frederick county
argued by Holmes Conrad, for the ap
pellants, and by VIM. L. Clark, for appel
lees, and submitted. pa
Wednesday, Sept. 11th.-A Writ of Er
ror to operate as supersedeas was awar
ded on the petition of Daniel Dean, con
victed IN the circuit court of Scott county
of the murder of Henry E. Fugate.
Andrew Kinney VS.. the Commonwealth
from the circuit court of Augusta county
argued by J. M. Quarles for Kinney, and
by Attorney General Field for the Com
monwealth.
John Linn and ais. Trustees. VS.. Car
sons Admir- and ais. from the circuit
court for Frederick county--argued by
Holmes Conrad for appellants.
Patrick Hagan, ESQ.,, OF Scott county,
qualified to practice in this court.
Thursday, September l2.-Baltimore d
Ohio Railroad Co. vs.. Sherman's admins
tration, ION Shenandoah county. Opinion
of court delivered by Judge Moncure. re-
versing and annulling the judgment Of the
Circuit. Court. and remanding the cause
fora new trial. ~@ Ss''~
Wood & Smith VS.. Briggs and ais. from
Clarke county. Opinion of Court deliver.
ed by Judge Burks, affirming decree of
Circuit Court.
John Linn and ais, trustees of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church at Winchester
VS.. Joseph S. Carson's administrator and
ais. Further argued by Holms Conrad for
appellants and VIM. L. Clark for appellees.
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REUNION OF VETERAN COMPANY
Company E OF the First Virginia Confed-
crate Cavalry have arranged for reunion
on the second day of the ia r, the 9th Qcto-
Der. They are invited to the grounds upon
half fare and it is expected will muster pref
ty strong. Captain T. W. McClung was in
command of this company at the close of
the war and the Lieutenants are Messrs.
Silas Walker and Elijah Koiner, Sergeant
2. G.. Fishburpe has been particularly &C
tive IN arranging for this re-assembling of
the boys and d pleasant time is anticipa-
ted
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AA'oH, -,
Schools, Will De READ Win lntereSC Dy the
many interested:
| ,,,,,, e,,,,,oo
| The oooNA eoi'ooA'
| II is doubtless generally known that near
/ lv one-half the support of the Public Schools
in this county has, within the last year. beer
cut off by the deficit in, or the diversion of
! the State School fund. The reason Of this is
also well known. The State, with coupons
only in it's treasury, is unable to supply her
proportion (Which is nearly one-halD to keep
| our schools IN operation. This catastrophe,
| though apprehended for several years past.
was unexpected and unprovided for in the
| schoo-term just ended. And we find our
selves, now at its close. in debt to teachers to
| the amount Of over $4,000.
This sudden crippling Of the schools is the
more to be deplored now that the system is
kin good working order, and is just reaching
| that degree of proficiency which, but for this
eajamity, would have enabled us, in a very
short time, to extend the term from five to
| eight mouthS-withOuta any Increase OF taxes.
But with the aforesaid debt upon our hands,
and nothing to depend on to meet 1T, and
run the schools during the incoming term,
but the county levy, the question show many
schools shall we open? The answer for
Middle River and Riverheads districts is
easy, because the amount OF ccuIlry 1unds 10
which they are entitled will not more than
meet their present Indebtedness. South
River, however, whose debt is smallest, can
support two thirds OF her schools, whilst
Beverly Manor. Pastures and North River
can carry on about one-haf their usual num-
ber
Many suggestions have been offered to
meet the difficulty; such as the entire suspen
sion of the schools for one year, the opening
of all the sch0olssfor two or three months,
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Four Accidents on the U. & 0. road y, One
QaY-TWo Killed.


AS freight train was passing under the
bridge at Waynesboro last Tuesday morn.
ing, Mr.. Jack Edwards who was standing
upon the top OF a car was knocked off and
fell upon the track. The train passed
over him cutting off both legs and break.
ing his right arm, his forehead was crushed
in by the blow from the bridge. He was
brought to Staunton in terribly mangled
condition, where he received all the medi-
cal attention that could be rendered him
under the skilful hands Of Drs. VIM. S.
McChesney and A. M. Fauntleroy, but
died about IL O'Clock. He was a popular
and highly esteemed employee of the road
and his remains were taken home to his
parents at Mt. Crawford. that evening.
The same evening about twelve hours
afterwards and near the same place, Mr..
Robert Wills, Of Louisa G. H., who had
been temporarily employed as brakeman
and was coming to Staunton to apply for a
permanent position. lost his footing while
attempting to pass from one car to another
on the Western bound train and fell be-
tween the cars. Fortunately he was thrown
from the track by the frame of the truck
and his life saved, though his shoulder was
dislocated, one bone in his arm fractured
and the back Of his head cut. On his ar
rival at Staunton he was attended by Drs.
A. M: Fauntleroy and J. st. P. Gibson,
and though suffering severely his injuries
were not considered serious.
The same morning Capt. W. A. Donald,
Superintendent OF the manganese works
near Waynesboro; in leaping from a wes-
tern bound train lost his balance and fell
violently to the ground between the Car
and platform. He had a narrow escape
but was painfully bruised. - 81 =
On the same fatal Tuesday negro man
Richard Dabney. at the c. & O. wharyes'
in Richmond, in attempting to climb on a
moving car, fell and was run over and in
stantly killed by the tender which was fol:
lowing, nobody to blame but himself.
P1o-aIa.-Thsr5 WIN IS 8 Sunday SCHOOL
picnic at Sunny Side, three miles beyond
Greenville tomorrow week. Preparations
are making to give the children good
time. There is flourishing school Of all
denominations at this place. t. 81
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commercial.

STAUNToN, September 18th, 1878.
Flour-Extra, s4.l5@$i 20 superfne, 375: Family
% cents; Corn, SOC. Oats, Is cents Bacon &c.
lhog round)- Lard cents. Salt-$l e5; Sugar-sH
@l211c; Meal, $1,000; Molasses 40c@75c; Butter
Is cents; Eggs-1l@l2 cents. New Potatoes, 80
cents: Timothy Seed slips: Wool washed, 35c,
unWaShed Csc.
REMARKS. l.t..e.tf
We have to report decline in wheat and also
dull flour market. No other change of Importance.
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The Schools.

Most of the schools have opened, and
under very gratifying auspices, though the
blockade of some of the Southern routes
have prevented many Of the pupils from the
far South from reaching here as yet.
The D. D. & B. Institution opened with
a full attendance last Wednesday, the 4th
inst. The Augusta Female Seminary,
Miss Baldwin's commenced on the 4th;
Rev. J. 1. Miller's, the Staunton Female
Seminary. on the 5th; Rev. R. Fl. Phillips,
the Virginia Female Institute, on the 18th;
Capt. H. L. Hoover's High School for boys,
also on the 18th; the Wesleyan Female
Seminary, DR.. W. A. Harris, will open on
the 18th; the Public Schools will get under
way Monday the 10th. If a superintendent
~ not appointed by that time the School
Board will see to their proper organization
and conduct until the appointment is
made.