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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-26

which we are selling for 81, made of Wamsutts
Cotton and best 2l00 linen, fully equal to any
$l.5O shirt you ever saw. Ask to see them wher
you come to the store. BARGAINS in every
department arriving daily.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-26

DISASTROUS FIRE IN DANvILLE, VA.
On last Friday morning, an extensive
fire occurred in Danville, burning the
buildings in space of $50 yards square,
and inflicting a loss af about $4,000, in
sured to about $55, 1000. No lives were
lost. 1t origi mated in the factory of T.
J. Lee, spread rapidly, and consumed in
its progress the Farmers Warehouse and
stable, Arnett and Wemple's factory
full of tobacco, L. P. Stovall & Co.'S fac
tory, First Baptist Church (colored), a
row of tenements belonging to G. G.
Holland, factory and prize rooms of w.
T. Clark. The large brick factory of
w. E. Wlllamsons caught with trifiing
injury to the building, but considerable
damage to the stock.
A great deal of tobacco was destroyed,
and number of negroes were burnt out
of house and home. The Merchants and
Mechanics, of Richmond, and Peters
burg Savings and Insurance Compa-
| MES are the only Virginia companies
which suffer. The Liverpool and Lon
don and Globe Insurance Company suf-
fers greatly.
Mr.. Moody told his Springfield au-
dience the other night that he can tell
on looking over congregation the be-
levers by the expression of their faces.
Then he told them story about poor
woman, who, hearing rap, thought it
was the landlord come to demand the
rent. She refused to answer, and thus
turned away friend who wished to give
her money. The audience laughed at
this, but Moody stopped them abruptly
by crying: "You laugh at the woman,
but it was you, yourself, sinner"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-26

IL VIA THE
CHE,SA PEAKE & OHIO RAIL WA Y
Will find it the best and cheapest route to and
from all points
EAST AND WEST!
Smooth Track, Best Motive Power, Elegant
Coaches. Superior advantages for safety and
comfort in management and equipment of
through trains. Attentive officers and good
eating houses. Sleeping cars on night trains.
run as follows:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-26

Il
RAZlNG LAND FOR SALE,|I desire
~ to sell my grazing land ON the Bull Pas
ture Mountain. five miles North of the Parkers-
Hooks and others. This land is equal to the
best lands in Crab Bottom for grazing and fat
tening cattle. Also my lands on Crab Run and
JACK mountain. miles vest OF MCDOWELL zoos
acrSsaa. , good hinge and grazing land for
accom- odating terms. JACOB HOOVER,
marl3-gt - lswoope's Depot. Augusta Co.. va.
22Q ACRES OF LAND FOR MALE
900 lnow offer to sell 1888 acres of LAID.
lying on both sides of Railroad sroxt xwo mites
West OF Crafgsyille, IL gSod neighborhood,
covenis4t 70 schools. churches, mills, post Of
nee and Depot. will sell to suit the purchaser
either the Whole or part. Persons wishing to
BUY would do well to call and look at the land,
which Will be shown to them by me.
mar1g-6m JOHN GLOVER.
HON SALE,-A SMALL STORE with
- ruiz Stock. Doing O f1rst-class business
Satisfactory reasons will be given for selling
out. Address this office, or Box 81.
Jan@ou Staunton, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-26
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-26

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Connecticut western news., 1878-05-30
Another Leitrim Story.

The Court Joas11e0I records one of the many stories current about the late Lord Leitrim Close by his lordships house is small railway, leading to the main Dublin line. One day, as train was about to start, the station master ob- served at some distance man who was waving his hat and shouting with the evident intention of stopping the train.
 But the time was up, and the station master could not delay. The whistle sounded, and the train was moving out of the station, when the man on the road called out, "Lord Leitrim Lord Lel- trim P Lord Leitrim was man of au- tocratic habits, and accustomed to rule with the rod of iron. At the sound of this dreaded name the station-mas at once signalled the train to stop. It re- turned to the platform to await the arri- val of his lordship. Seeing the train stop, the man in the road Ieisurely walked into the station, opened the door of a second-class carriage, and got in.
 "Where is Lord Leitrim p said the station-master, peering down the road.
 "I am sure I don't know" said the man, wiping his forehead. Present ly it dawned upon the station-master that the name of the terrible landlord had been used as lure, and the train went off with the ingenious commoner.
Connecticut western news., 1878-05-30
A Dream of the Soul.

Says the Rev. w. H. H. Murray in one of his sermons: 'tDo you ever dream? I do not mean dreams of the flesh, of the night and of sleep; but dreams of the soul, of the endless day and of the life that never tires and whose eyes therefore never close in forgetfpl sleep. Do you ever dream of the day when the world shall be peopIed with Christs with men and women who were seeded in Him and have grown up out of Him and who resemble Him, as like resembles like ? |. Do you ever dream of the day, the far off day, when wars shall cease because the passions which make strife shall have been quenched in hu- man hearts; when evil shall be no more and the earth is filled with the glory of the Lord because filled with Lordlike men ? The prophets dreamed these dreams of the soul, and the pages on which they wrote them out are as lu- minous to-day as the visions their wist- ful eyes foresaw. The old poets, too, dreamed these dreams of the soul, and being inspired by what they saw, set their visions to immortal rhyme. And shall we to-day plod on and see only the world as it is; the vulgar world, the hard, vexatious, unsatisfactory world, and never lift our eyes to the far off and the far on, when the world, having been thoroughly seeded in Christ, shall stand at full bloom in Christ No, we have souls. We have life. not of the body. We have God. And this we have not in the now, but in the beyond, and all must feel as those that are not yet but shall be bv and by.
Connecticut western news., 1878-05-30
A Season of Murder.

The trial of the Rev. MT. Vosburgh at Jersey City, on an indictment for at- tempting to poison his wife, has excited extraordinary interest, owing to the fact that the accused is clergyman and to he many peculiarities of the case. But
 he Vosburgh is not the only peculiar poisoning case now receiving the atten- ion of the courts and prosecuting au
 ihorities The trial of Emma Bethel, of Camden, New Jersey, for the poison
 ing of Hannah Bishop has brought out evidence of conspiracy to deliberately destroy an aged female, in which her own son is alleged to have been involved. Arsenic was the means successfully used to hurry the old mother to 8 premature grave, in order to get possession of her property. And from Fremont, Ohio,
 ,omes the news of an attempt of whole ale poisoning. A young lady of good 'tanding and schoolteacher deliberate plotted the destruction of family of light persons. She sent to her intended
 ictims basket containing oranges, figs,
 ca, coffee and meat, having first insert d strychnine in the fruit by means of 8 needle or pin. The inspiring motive ap- pears to have been illicit love for the husband-who was absent when the poi son was sent-and desire to get rid of the living obstacles to their marriage. Fortunately the presence of the strych- nine was detected before it had worked any fatal injury, and the fair prisoner is in jail. In one of the three cases men tioned-that of Mrs. Bethel "a craving to obtain property is alleged as the con- trolling motive for the crime, while in the vosburgh case it is charged that the pastor desired to get r1d of sickly and unloved wife and the Ohio prisoner Miss Etta Smith-is said to have been actuated by purpose to remove at one fell swoop eight innocent human beings whose existence was 8 bar to the pos session by her of the man for whom she entertained sinful passion.
Connecticut western news., 1878-05-30
TWO HEARTS.


 In the sunlight, darting, dancing, '' |. Birds amid the green leaves glancing, ..=r Gaily sing: sI .-.- In the balmy air entrancing, ,ts.rlr7.,. .. .,-I- Breathes the Spring. lis the dearest hour of daytime; .,p In the merry, merry Maytime, ,. t- Who'd be sad? ,s Nature revels in her playtime; All is glad. Who is this that cometh slowly? lis maiden meek and lowly; Q.
 In her eyes, Look of resignation holy H'-@i .
 Shadowy lies. h Heeds she not the golden gleaming Of the sunlight softly streaming - Through the leaves; Still her soul is darkly dreaming: ?.
 Still she grieves. .r He her heart to win had striven; @' s. She her heart to him had given; -er- Hope hath fled f. ~. Heart from heart for aye is riven: -.l.. =S 5sT4D He is dead. ...-... Mid the cruel cannon's rattle, .va .H Passed his soul forth in the battle. sl-
 Soul that cried .,., To Heaven for her from the battle |. aeat.u Ere he died. On the day when, heayy-hearted,, ...r He had from his love departed
 f.sf .f For the fray, While each heart with sorrow smarted- ass trss On that day. '!s5h 34s He had left little token, That if earthly ties were broken, .'~
 On the tree, Tender tie, though all unspoken, 5-s
 Still might be. tnH' 1 He had carved two hearts united .- Sign of troth and promise plightedi; h
 g. Sign that they -r True will be till death benighted, -...o
 Come what may. He in each heart-sign that never tl a.l Time shall one from other sever .,aarY ..,...- . s5 Grayed each names. , Sign that they will be forever -,.. . .,t.s s. Still the same. Daily comes she here to borrow ., ,,y, Short relief from sorest sorrow, :. Partial peace, I Till when on her lffe's tomorrow s.Ie T i 'i Y '." Grief shall cease. z-ij 2, So she dreams of heavenly meeting, Hears her lost love's tender greeting m Mid the blest. i isa Where beyond these troubles feeting, .
 There is rest. Hearts which here were disunited, 8 Hearts whose hopes on earth were blighted,
 as On that shore Rest, in perfect peace delighted,
 f Evermore. 'A.-'
Connecticut western news., 1878-05-30
A Severe Earthquake Shock.

A passenger who arrived from Puerto
 Cabello gives some additional particu- lars of the great earthquake in venezue- Ia in April. This gentleman was ln
 Valencia at the, time, and says that, all though severe shocks were felt every where, no loss of life was reported ex- cept in the valley of the River Tuy.
 This valley. lies nestled between two ranges of mountains near the coast of the Caribbean Sea, and is very fertile, being used chiefly for growing sugar.
 The town of Qua, about 35 miles south
 west of Caracas, was entirely destroyed on the 14th. A, terrible, shock was sud- denly felt at about 8.30 in the evening.
 The ground seemed to roll like sea waves, throwing down the walls of the houses, crushing many, and entangling others in the debris. The roofs were made of light material, which caught fire from the lamps which were over- turned, and general confagration en- sued. In vain the poor unfortunates who had escaped the falling walls en- deavored to gain open ground. The flames spread rapidly. and the people on the outskirts of the village were un- able to offer. any assistance, The shrieks of the dying were to be heard for long time above the cracking of the flames. Fully 300 lives were lost at Qua that night. Expeditions of the earthquake were looked for, and those who had es- capped were in constant state of terror for number of days. Word was sent to Caracas, and subscriptions were made in all the large towns of the neighbor. hood to aid the, sufferers. The Presi- dent of Venezuela started for the scene, and on the way was thrown from his car riage, owing to the roughness of the road, but was not seriously injured. Shocks were felt all over the country. Telegrams were sent out frequently from Caracas to the towns with which there was telegraphic communication, stating that another severe shock was hourly ex- pected. It was during Holy Week that the first shocks were felt, and the in habitants, who are superstitious, seemed to regard the occurrence as ominous. The widest rt1mors were constantly ahoat. The town of Ocumare, about 20 miles east of Qua, and in the same val ley, suffered extremely, the houses being wrecked and a number of serious acci- dents occurring, but the number of the persons killed or injured had not been ascertained when the bark left. The business of the country was at a stand still, and the, greatest terror prevailed whenever telegrams prophesying the ap7 proach of a heavy shock were received. The people in. the towns on such occa, slons would remain in the streets during the greater part of the night. The shocks have severely damaged, the in. dustnes of the whole country. Work. men had not the heart to work in the sugar factories, many of which had fallen in. The losses will be very large, but cannot yet be estimated. The earth. quake was the. severest experienced in Venezuela for many years, it being con. sideIed much heavier than that of 1872.
Connecticut western news., 1878-05-30
NATURE.

As a fond mother, when the day is OCT,
 Leads by the hand her little child to bed,
 Half willing,, half reluctant to be led. And leaves his broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing at them through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted
 By promises of others in their stead, Which, though more splendid, may not please a u him more, 7Iad n'm So Nature deals with us, and takes away
 Our playthings one by one, and by the nano Leads us to rest so gently that we go, Scarce knowing If we wish to go or stay,
 Being too full of sleep to understand
 How far the unknown transcends tho what r't we know. gf'ifaY
Connecticut western news., 1878-05-30

HIS OPN1oN.-said visiting minis ter to hopeful scion of a Rochester
 family: "Well, Johnny, do you know your catechism p "I dunno, guess so. ," f' We'll, let's see. The first question is. who made you?' Now my brave young man, can you tell?" My teacher-ah told me-ah-it was God-ah, but grandma -ah-she say ah-I'man ugly little brat--ah and child --ah=-of the devil--ah, ,-an' spects grandma knows more bout men cat'ism does"
Connecticut western news., 1878-05-30
Jealousy.

hate you !s You are monster. don't love you one bit." 7. .-a,a
 t'But darling ! 'a"i. ..--. "Pm not your darling, sir A moment later, and you would have found me gone forever" .. .-s4 But my dear wife didn't I have your permission to remain out till eleven o'clock :? Here it is." I drew from my pocket paper containing these words tt Know all men that grant my hus- band Charles the right to remain away from his home from till Il P. M. May l. Lydia Ferris" The clock has just struck eleven. .t af u "Oh, Charles" and my wife's grief at length found some solace in tears. Oh, Charles, if you had loved me you would not have stayed away till the last minute. You know you wouldn't. Be- fore we were married you were always an hour before the time. And now-now- am so unhappy p ..
 She lifted up 8 face rosy even in the rain, and shot forth a glance that would have pierced less gentle heart than mine with remorse. ....I .4.s:
 "No, sir," she said, firmly, as my penitence essayed a kinder argument than words: No, sir. I shall never let you do that again as long as you live p - t.s .a.as.a "s- H Mignon," I replied, imprisoning one little rebel hand in mine, "you know nothing but deed of charity could have kept me from you one moment" ..4 "I don't believe it; men are 50 de- ceitful," and she cast down her eyes with the softening air of one not unwilling to be persuaded. ..... .... r-.. The task, indeed, was not an uninvit- ing one. "Snowfre, the pet name of my wife, was the sweetest and most tantalizing woman in the world. Gold, furious, sensitive, naughty, loving, hating, everything in minute and always charming. ... ..' ......
 At length I succeeded in coaxing my wife's curly head to rest upon my shoul- der. Bending over her, l was pouring 8 thousand caressing words into her ear, when her fingers pressed themselves into the furry cloth of my overcoat and picked ,s something from it. -.. .. ,.r'. 'a9 "What is it, dear P I asked. ,,H My wife made no answer, but helC up long hair to the light, looked at it { moment, and gave loud scream.
 Hooked at the hair it was black, ana my wife's hair, by fatal non-coinci dence, was of rare golden color.
 "Don't touch me-" she cried, tearing herself from my arms and looking at m, amomentwith w1thering scorn. "Don' touch me. Idespise you"
 Then her pride gave way, and he sighs and tears redoubled.
 Now, my worst enemy would comics that it was hard, just as had gained al anchorage, to be swept from the rive into the stormy sea. All my wits, scanty remnant, at once sprang forwar in the desperate hope of equalling tn occasion.
 "Have you nothing to say ?" cried m wife, without checking her tears. |" shall pack my trunks tonight; oh, yo wretch P
 " All iterature," replied, with
 grave face, anxious to gain time-"s literature, darling, may be briefly d scribed as the product of domestic u happiness"
 "I Idon't want any of your truisms she sobbed. "What have they to , with this hair ? Oh, I wish I was deat wish I was dead 1"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-02-07
A Fairy place Built by Natures Hand

In Adair county, KY, about ten miles
northeast of Columbia, there is a grand
and lofty projection on the banks of
Green river, known by the classic name
of " Grand Daddy's Cliff" which, as a
picturesque phenomenon, is rarely eve
surpassed. The apex rock, of the series
of shelving limestone that climbs one
above another to an enormous height,
waters of this beautiful stream about
se~venty-five feet. On the top of this
shelf-rock canopy diverse little wild
flowers, in the proper season, spring
up, and, cOmmingling with a may
fringe of s%hrubbery, blossom upon the
very verge of the preciplce, whence
natures curly hair, and tenacious elm
bling vine, falls in gorgeous and graceful
folds to the waters crystal bosom, thus
forming a closing curtain to a cave
like chamber of spacious dimensions
and exquisite beauty.
The sombre wall, all studded with a
myriad fanciful formations, that slight
ly protrude from the rough sides, the
cerulean tint of the rock ceiling gemmed
with slar-like crystals, and the waving
why curtain, that floats eternally on
the signs of the passing breezes; with
the velvety floor of snOw-white sand
all conspire to form and force upon the
dusty memory the pictures of the little
fairy palaces, with their million spirit
inhabitants peeping from the almost
invisible chinks in the walls that fond
old ~grandmothers usually paint to
satiate the unbounded credullty OF the
innocent little prattlers who hover,
with undivided attention, to the story,
around the blazing hearth on long
winter nights, in "Life's morning
march when their little spirits are
young" This grotto Is not only a
beautiful and sublime wonder of nature,
but is also useful. In the white, dusty
sand that forms the floor, many OF tho
neighboring farmers are wont TO bury
their vegetables for winter keeping;
and here, one foot beneath the surface
they remain safe from cold, and the
furtive little animals that make nigh ly
d~epredatlons upon the cellar and grain
room, for the sand Is so fine that 1t rolls
back to Its place faster than the little
thieves can claw 1t ont.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-02-07
Electricity as a Horse Tanner.

Professor r. H. Tapp recently sought
no tame the singular horse Cognac,
known as the ''man eater" with the
newly invented electric bit. The bit is
designed to subdue fiery steeds, and
particularly to arrest a runaway horse
by suddenly intensifying his excitement
with a sharp shock of electricity. The
battery is carried in the coatpocket and
the current transmitted by means of
brass buttons on the drivers gloves, to
a wire in the reins, and in that ann
to the animals mouth. There was a
fair attendance of persons anxious to
see how the c%arnivorOus Cognac would
act under the new influence. While
the bit was being arranged in the
brute's mouth he evinced a fierce de-
sire to masticate the adventurous Pro-
fessor by swapping at him v%iciously-
When the arrangement had been per-
fected the Professor completed the cir
ceit by touching the brass button to the
rein and the horse reared up convul-
sively, as if startled suddenly by a pis-
toll shot. The movement was instan-
taneous and the horse resumed his nor
NAL position with q bewildered look.
The second shock propelled him still
higher and eXclted the equine ire. He
seized the rein in his mouth and darted
at the electrician, who skipped out of
the way, however, and the horses as
sault was checked by a rope passed
around the centre pole. He was then
treated to a succession of shocks,
which turned his rage to frenzy. He
foamed and snorted in his mad endeav-
ors to trample the Professor under foot
until his hide was in a lather. After a
few momentsthe battery was withdrawn
and the animal became quiet as a lamb,
probably from exhaustion. The cleo
tricity appeared to have made him
wilder while it was being applied, and
its utility as an adjunct to a pleasure
buggy Is, to say the least, questionable
The Professor claimed to have quietcd
the horse in some degree, although
some doubling ones In the assemblage
wanted him to insert his head in the
animals mouth ms n satisfactory test.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-02-07
Self-C Control.

A gentleman attending II of our
churches with his wife, the other even
ing placed his silk hat on the seat the
courteous usher had led them to. The
lady, not noticing the hat, sat down
upon it with such effect as left no doubt
about her weight. The circumstance
was the occasion of considerable merri-
ment to the observing persons nea by
and especially did the husband enjoy
the crushing effects of his wife's move
ment towards the seat. A lady, telling
of the circumstance at breakfast-table,
said: Greatly did not think the couple
we're married, the gentleman took the
matter in such good humor.' what,
said her neighbor, did you expect to
see the husband drive his wife out of
church with q frown, or knock her
down, for the mishap" Oh, no; but
husbands are y, inconsiderate = was the
reDly,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-02-07
Whenever and Whorever

Diseases OF q choleraic type prevail, or there is
cause 10 apprehend a visi from them, the sys-
tenn should be toned, regulated and reinforced
by a course Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Perfect digestion and a regular habit of body
are the best safeguards against such maladies,
and Alternative The Bitters are also extremely
ser,iceable in remedying such disorders. II
promptly taken in bilious conc, diarrhpa and
cholera morbus, the disease is usually frus-
trated, In diarrhga cases, it Is only neces-
sary to restore the tone OF the relaxed bowels,
and this is one Of the specific effects Of this
medicine. Wind ON the stomach, heartburn,
bill ousness, nausea, headache and other 8, mp
toms OF disturbance in the gastric and hepatlc
regions are also speedily relieved by this ex-
O. ent remedy. As a family medicine it is
invaluable, since it PROMPTLY and completely
IT NEEDLES those ailments which are oil most
frequent occurrence.