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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-10-22
Virginia News Items.

The yield of the Belmont vineyard,
in Warren county, this season, was
$1,000 gallons of wine.
Mr.. Thomas McCracken, an old and
we'll known citizen of Fredericksburg,
died there last Friday.
The people of Warrenton have voted
down the proposed artesian well to sup
ply the town with water.
Mr.. Hume, horse dealer from Rock
lngham, Va, was seriously, perhaps
fatally, injured on Pennsylvania avenue
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets, to- day, by his horse running
away, falling and kicking him in the
forehead Washington Letter-Balti-
more SIN, 18th.
THE Republican says he was of Mad
ison.
We understand the suit of James
Franklin against the city of Lynchburg
for damages sustained by the falling of
a portion of the old City Hotel, caused
by the giving way of sustaining
wall, was yesterday compromised. The
terms of the agreement are stated to be
that the city shall build a new wall and
pay Mr.. Franklin 81, a0G, and the costs
of the suit now pending.-Lynchbauy
Neaos, 18Th.
After a protracted trial, extending
through several terms, James Atkisson,
a Well-t2 Go farmer, was convicted at
Suffolk, Va, on the 18th inst, of the
murder of his wife by strychnine last
spring, and sentenced to the penitentia-
ry for five years. Atkisson committed
the atroclous crime, it is said, In order
to marry white woman living in his
family as servant, and with whom he
was criminally intimate.
The State gives the following account
OF the killing of negro named Trotter
at Republican meeting at Aicksford,
on the 10th inst, by VIM. A Reese, a
Conservative member of the Legisla-
ture AT the meeting, Mr.. Ramsdell
was speaking on the financial Issues
Trotter, the negro who was killed. was
moving around in the audience speak-
ing to this one and that one, and ap-
plauding the speaker. Mr.. Reese step
ped up to him and asked him what he
meant by such conduct, and if he didn't
know that what Mr.. Ramsdell said was
pack of lies. Trotter replied that be
meant no harm; that what Mir. Hams-
dell said in his speech "were his senti-
ments." He did not strike Mr.. Reese.
But in the words that ensged TrGtter
may have been twnat Mr.. Reese deemed
impudent, and Mr.. Reese drew his pis-
tol and fired, the ball taking effect, from
which Trotter died in fifteen or twenty
minutes,
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A Fact Worthy of Notice.

On the 4th of March next the Federal
ninety years. Within that time there
have been forty-five Congresses.
During all that time Augusta has been
the largest voting and tax paying coun-
ing in the Congressional districts to
which she has been, from time to time,
attached. During all that time, too,
Augusta has had as large a number OF
men of talent and learning and qualifi-
cations to serve the public in Congress
as any other county in the district. And
yet, strange to say, in all those ninety
years, Augusta has had the Congress
man but for one single term! Rock
bridge has had Moore, Taylor, Mellow
ell, Letcher, and Tucker; Rockingham
has had Pennybacker and Harris; Shen-
andoah, Ro. Allen and Samuels; Page,
VIM. A. Harris; Albemarle, Nelson,
Gordon, Rives, Gilmer, Leake, and
Duke; Augusta has had but one,
Stuart and him but for two years!
Why is this? Chapman johnson,
Daniel Sheffey, Briscoe G. Baldwin,
John HI. Peyton, Thomas J. Niche,
Hugh w. Sheffey, John B. Baldwin,
Alex. H. II. Stuart, and others, were
certainly as well qualified to serve the
people as any other men in the district.
Augusta has been too modest in assert
ing her rights, and she has suffered by it.
From the year 1925, until some time
after the war, the District Court of the
United States was held at Staunton.-|
This Court involves large expenditure
of money at every term, and is a great
advantage to the place where it is held.
In old times it led to the expenditure of
thousands of dollars per amman in
Stanton.
After the war, it so happened that
Rockingham had the United States
Senator John F. Lewis) and the Con-
gresham u. T. Harris. and it so hap
pened that these two so managed mat
tiers that the United States Court, with
all its advantages, was removed from
Staunton and carried to Harrrisonbug.
This was one of the fruits of the neg
lect of the people of Augusta to look
after their own interests. By the same
kind OF influence the officers connected |
with the collection of the internal rev
enue are all located at Harrisonburg.
when, every body knows, that much
larger portion of the revenue is collected
in Augusta and Rockbridge, and that
Stauntou is the better place for those
offices.
Is it not time that the people of Au-
gusta were awaking from their lethargy
and asserting their just rights? Modes
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SOME VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TIC
HIsToRf.-[ From the Chicago Times ]
In the beginning was the Democracy
and the niger. And the Democracy
thriyed amazingly upon the spoils of of
fee, while the niger piled the shovel
and the hoe. The Democracy said let
the niger be forever slave. and let the
peculiar institution spread throughout
the land. But the Niger said, let the
Democracy be divided against itself; let
ii become an outcast and q wanderer I'D
Oh the earth, seeking for the spoils and
not finding them. And it was so.
Now these ere the generations of the
niger: The niger begat the Repub-
lican party, and the Republican party
begat the Greenback. And the green
back was made fiat money and bagat the
fiat-money lunatic, which is the rag
baby. Then the parent of the green back
became disguised with its misbegotten
progeny, and turned against the rag
baby and cast 1t forth upon the cold aud
cherries world. But the Democracy
came that way and heheld the rag baby
and took fancy to it, saying, This i'll
begotten br. shall help US to recover
the spoiIs. Go to! we will be its wet
nurse So the Democracy took the rag
baby to its bosom and became its wet
nurse. And the rag baby grew amaz
inclv and waXed strong, and proposed
to lick both its parent and its wet-nurse
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LAND SALE@
H0MMISSIONER'S SALE OF
Valuable Grazing and Farming Lands

GREENBRIER co UNITY. w. VA.
~ PURSUANT TO decree Of the circuit court OF
Greenbrier county, rendered at the May term.
toI, IN q SUIT IN chaEcery therein pending be-
tween II. K. Beard, Prff and Matthew Arbuck lie
and others, Defendants, the undersigned com
missioner, appointed for the purpose viii re-
sell at pubic auction, to the highest bidder in
front OF the Hotel of W. w. Moore in the town
of Lewisburg, on
Saturday, the a6h day of October, 1878.
the following valuable tracts of band oe M
property Of said Arbuckle, viz:
LIST. a tract of 3sSl4 acres, more or less
known as the Dotson place. '
Ind. Two tracts adjacent to each othnr aud
the hrst Joining the s. id Dotson place said 10
contain 900 acres. but which will be sold nv
the acre, and the exact quantity ascertained Nv
survey. ~
3rd. \ tract ofz:sI acres. more or less. known
as the Price land, and joining the second of the
two tracts last above named ~ ~
4tL. 4 tract of..71 acres. m ore or less k,o,,r,
as that part Of the Byrd place not sod 10 G. n =
Hares ana wife; the said ~ acres consist Of
seV ecr small tracts of 20 Pa Y o H. and
er, except the said 20;tcres, lie together and viii
all be sold as one tract. " III
9TH. tract of 279la acres. more or less
known as the Dunn land. CONSISTING of 81 y
small tracts OF AZ, II, 8, ~ S. and so acres re-
spectiVely-the 81 ana SO acres being bound for
unpaid purchase money, will be sold separate
These lands have long been known as among
the pest, II not the very best, in this county
and offer fine opportunity either for invest,
lands will be exhibited at the sale.
TERMS OF SALE-rhe said lands will be sold
for enough cash in hand to pay the proportions
ate part of the costs of suitand expenses of sale
balance upon credit of 6, IL and Is months
rom day of sale, with interest thereon from
said date; bonds with approved personal secU-
rlty will be required for the deferred pay
fnents, and the title will he retained as further
security until all the purchase money is paid.
JNO. w. HARRIS,
Octi-it Prs fee 5000 Commissioner.
I AND SAAE.-Under decree of March
Term, Circuit Court, in Mllers Admir- VS..
refers, will offer at auction, i'll front of the
Courthouse, IN Staunton, on
Tuesday, November 9TH, 1873,
the George Peters tract Of 70 acres. in the
possession of Thomas j. Walker, with dwell
ING; outbulldings and appurtenances.
rms Is desirable little farm. lying near the
route OF the ). V. railroad, about a mile East OF
&c.
IERMs:-About $50 in cash, and balance in
tnree p0nds at Il, II and Is months, with Securi-
" anu bearing lntereSt.-Or terms to suit par
tes IL q larger cash payment is made.
THOMAS ID. RANSOM,
octe-it Commissioner.
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TUCKER AND PATTEsON.-It doesn't
seem from the report in the Lexington
gazette that Patteson demolished Tuck
er, as the Richmond Wing has SO vocif-
erously proclaimed. 1t says
"After his graceful Introduction Mr..
Tucker took up the charge made by
Capt. Patteson, that he had sat like a
marble statue in the halls of Congress
without opening his mouth in defence
of his people," For about fifteen mi
nutes, with his face turned towards his
opponent, he gave him such whitening,
scorching rebuke as is seldom heard In
a political contest. The words came hot
and furious. it was the defence of con-
scious innocence against gross or want
on wrong. There was no doubt now as
to the sympathies of the audience. Cheer
after cheer came from the people, hats
were thrown up and hands and feet and
voices responded in perfect storm of
applause"
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

COMMISSIONERS SALE.-Ir obedience
~ to decree of the circuit court of Augusta,
rendered at the March term, 1873, in the case OF
Peck' S Admir- W.. Ror}ens Admir-, &c, the un-
derslgned, Commissioners appointed for that
purpose, Cor one of them will on
Saturday, the 18Th dag Of November, 1875,
at IL o'clock. A. NJ, in front of the courthouse
ol augusta county, proceed to resell at public
auction that valuable house and lot, with all its
appurssnanees, known as the "Tilthammer
pIoperIy situated In Staunton, near the Val
ley Il. H. Hopot. plat of the property may be
seen Al the office Of A. FL. H. Stuart,
The terms OF sale will be, cash in hand sniff
and the residue in three eaaaI animal nav
ments, bearing lnteres. from date. Bonds and
approved security will be required of the pur
reserved as ultimate security
ALIEN. II. H. STUART
IL, N. BELL,
oct 22-tds Commissioners
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NATURES NOBLEST REMEDYI
Endorsed By Medical Profession.
THE ALUM AND IRON MASS AND WA
TER FROM THE
Bedford and Uro,,

r
Bedford Alum and Iron Sprinps
ESTABLISHED 26 YEARS.
AN excellent tonic, Alternative and diuretic
Medical Asso. Lynchburg, Va.
USED with unparalleled success in hpmor.
rhagie Malarial Fever 1 recommend it as a
preventive and cure for Yellow Fever.'-W. A
Green, M. d., EX-Vice Prest Ca Med AssO
Invaluable for Dyspepsia, Chronic Diarrhoea
and Nervous Dissatisfaction T. Harrison M
D., Woman's Hospital, N. Y.
'Efflc1ent in disorders of the Liver Kidneys
Bowels and Bladder.'-B. r. Mitchell. rs. B.
Philadelphia, Pa. ~
Successful in diseases peculiar to Women. >
b. Blackford, NJ. D.. w. H. Horton. NJ D.. Va.
'Unequaled in Scrofulous and CutaneOus A f.
fectiOns.-J. M. Alien, Nj. D.. North CaroIina
successfully used in Venereal Infect,OnswR
Roemer, M. D., st. Louis, Missouri. "
'On1alllng in Throat Diseases.'-Drs. G. w.
Darlington and W. S. Norris Virginia.
Entirely cured of chills by it.'-Rey F. G.
Dodson, Va. H. -
Has real merit.'-So. Med. Journal
-, PRICEsI.Water,$ 81 case of doz. u gal. bottles.
50 for gal. demijohn; 80 cents gallon.
Mass:-oo cts. and 81 bottle, 81 80 and s. half
dozen; sent postpaid. Liberal terms prOperly
graded to wholesale and retail dealers! Di
rectlons and Analysis with each package Full
PROOF OF all claimed sent free upon appIication
test. " " FN'' 'ei'nS oesiiins u
-, These Springs are open the yearround. Terms
I'LL asst december S25 month 50 week 81 80 day
to favor those cut off from home by yellow fe,
yer. rare nrst-class-all the attractions-Car-
rlages meet visitors at Lynehburg LAWYERS
anu forest upon advice of arrival; latter two
points only miles from Springs Fare to
springs y. Address A. NJ. DAVIES, Pres't of
the ca, Lynchburg, Va. There is Sanitarium
Oh the premises in charge CT Skillful physician
for treatment of invalids. Sold by
apr2-ly GEO, VI. MAY & CO., Staunton Va
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AND SAAE-=iG pursuance of a decree of
~ the circuit court of Augusta, rendered at
the Nov. term, 1877, in the suit of Pilson, Trus-
toe, VS.. Hartman and al will sell at public auc-
ton, in front ofthe Courthouse, in Staunton, on
saturday, the 18Th day Of Naveaabe, 1875.
tract of land, containing ssoe acres, situated
IN the southern part on Augusta county adj
joining the land eli Cfeigh and Others and is a
part of the same farm of The late Col William
T, Tate. This is al excellent farm and in GOOD
condition. e0
TERMS OF SALE.-Ten per cent in cash and
The residue in four equal payments at g. II IS
ana u months respectively. from the day of
sale, ana bearing interest from the day of sale
with approved personal security, and the title
retained as ultimate security,
&. NJ. COCHRAN, JR.
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WHAT is A DotLAR?-Why, it is
just as absolute thing as pitcher, q
table, or a hat. A dollar is of so many
grains OF gold or silver, defined TO be SC
In the statutes, written by Alexander
Hamilton, of Congress, on his recon-
mendation, signed by George Washing.
ten as President When the Govern
ment promised TO pay two dollars they
promised to pay exactly two dollars like
that, a defined and well understood
thing, as much as if you had agreed to
pay man ten bushels of wheat for two
laffals Of pork, and of course when a
man talks about making this two do!
lars by saying, This is two dollars, " he
is talking in a language of idiocy, luna
ey, oF childhood. If by saying, This
is two dollars would make it two DOL
lars there would be no longer any use
in stopping the moneymaking here
What is the use in making it two dol
lars when you could make it twenty
dollars just as well, or hundred? Why
Waste both sides of it? You might
make this side one dollar and on this
one hundred, OF put q thousand dollars
Oh this side Of it and hundred OF this.
If you want to pay man a thousand dol
lars put out the thousand dollar side: if
you want to pay him one hundred col
lars turn this side up. If you want to
pay him eleven hundred dollars, let him
take both sides. You must meet nom
sense with nonsense. You cannot argue
in the domain Of good, common sense
Blaine
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The socialistic reputation and vision
AIRY theories regarding property that
have become so prevalent of late, in this
country, have produced such a state OF
uncertainty ill mems minds respecting
the permanent value their possessions
that they are returning again to the
safest of all securities -land-and are
putting their money in it in preference
to bonds, stocks and other more fluctua-
ting and perishable investments. In
consequence of this an advance in the
price of real estate in many cities is no.
ticed, and the indications are that it will
continue until that sort fproperty shall
have, at least, regained the value it pos
sesged before tie war. Houses and lands
can be taxed, to be sure, but from many
of the dangers attending other kinds of
property they are exempt, and as pop
ulation increases they must, necessarily.
increase in value.-Aler. Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-10-22

According to the Springfield Repub-
Acan the colored voters of Massachu-
sets have very unanimously indicated
their intention to vote against Butler. -
Score one for the darkies, who think
Ben Butler too mean to deserve even a
cOlored mans vote.
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=
Resumption.

The national hanks now redeem in
greenhaoks. They ought to know that
the burden of resumption must in the
end fall upon them; but SO far they do
not appear to have adopted any fixed
policy. It is net probable that green
BACKS will be presented for redemption
IL large quantities, for a time at least,
and, while foreign exchanges are in our
favor, by private holders, but the banks
Will be compelled to put themselves on o
coin basis, and their readiest way to do
this viii be by collecting greenbacks,
and with them drawing gold out of the
Treasury. They now hold between
twenty five and thirty millions of gold
of their own and have probably seventy
millions of greenbacks under the law
besides, The holders of National bank
notes, being absolutely secured under
any circumstances, will not be likely to
trouble the banks for coin there can be
no panic of bill holders, such as the
country was liable to under the old
banking systems, because if a National
bank fails. the Treasury red9eIus its notes
in full. But now that it is seen that
resumption is a liked fact all prudent
National banks must as rapidly as pos
sibte put themselves on a coin basis.
Whenever they have achieved this the
country will have actually resumed ape-
Gle payments, out not until then and
the demand OF the Treasury for coin in
exchange for greenhacks will come from
the National banks in their efforts to
resume.
If we have traced the process Of &C.
sumption correctly it appears that it in
wolves no furtha4 contraction of the cur
D NV ttA
expansion to the amount of the silver
dollars coined that the operation of ma
tuFal causes. demand and supply, upon
the national bands will, after resump.
ton, expand CT contract the amount of
currency as the wants of business shall
demand; that the greenbacks redeemed
must remain in the Treasury, but Will
be replaced by az equal amount CT coin
put Ill circulation !; that if revival of
business should offer employment for
more currency than is now in circula.
ton, which is highly improbable, the
free banking law enables the immedi-
ate supply OF this demand without fur
ther le. i5latiOp and that while we
should certainly he in g much sounder
position If Congress had not forbidden
the cancellation ofredeen ed green backs,
the situation is not dangerous if the Sc
cretary Of the Treasury acts with nerve
and prudent foresight. He will have
to fight for gold, and he will find him
self ritted against the Bank of England,
which is already on the defensive and
lie iiI1y Ill the END create some trouble
III Eufopean money markets. But the
resumption act gives him very great
powers. and it is scarcely possible that
ne shall not be able, with our high Gre
dit abroad and the large balance of trade
IN our favor, and in view Of tie fact that
we are resumlng, to sell any required
amount an OF five per cents. for par in gold.
Inns the law allows him to 90 TO any
extent ior resumption purposes.-NeW
YorA 4era{G
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Matt. Carpenter, in declining a Con
gressional nomination, called the House
of Representatives beer garden, and
adds that he would be utterly lost in
such an assemblage. Upon what drink
has this our Matthew lately subsisted
that he has grown SO pure?
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LAND SALES.
GALE OF A VERY VALUABLE REAL
~ ESTATE IN Uu CITY, OLE S.rA IrN,rNN


x ALE OF A VERY VALUABLE REAL
NJ ESTATE IN THE CITY OF STAUNTON.
IN pursuance of a trust deed executed by NJ
A Miller to Orlando Smith and Thomas G. Ell
ger, OF date September 9Th, 1872, and recorded
IN the Clerks office of the Hastings Court of
Staunton, Deed Book, 6, pages 1861 the I'M
oerslgned, as surviving trustee in said deed
VIII sell at public auction, upon the premises
on Uedhesddy, the 1911 dog Of Norena6er, 1873
That very desirable property at the Northwest
corner OF Augusta and Frederick streets in the
clty OF Staunton. known as the MILLER rs
HOISE. The lot fronts about 10 feet on E::.sl
West-side OF Augusta street and about q. Leg,
feet on the Northside of Frederick street. For
more particular description of the property
reference is made to the above mentioned trust
deed. The improvements are a large. substan-
tial brick dwelling, two stories high with base
ments, nd all necessary out buildings
The property is in good condition, and has
been used for number of years as a Boarding
House. for VIII. CHI it is admirably adapted
1t is not often that more desirable property is
Oflered at public sale in StauntOn.
TERMS OF SALE;-For the balance due on the
bonds secured by the aforementioned trust
deed, and the costs Of sale, which altogether
Will probably aggregate about S. 500, the cash
VIII be required; for the residue, the purchaser
VIII be required to execute three bonds, equal
IN amount, with good personal security paya-
Die at one, two and three years from day of sale
with interest from last named day; and the til
tie will be withheld as ultimate security.
THOS. C.. ELDER
sepl0-tds Surviving Trustee
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It is noticeable that all the Southern
gentlemen who admit themselves to
have been "rebels" are coming out for
Grant. Joe Shelby, of Missouri, is the
latest. He says: GAS for me, old rebel
as I am, shall take whatever position
Grant takes, for that will be peace"
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A CARD,

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, ear
ly decay, loss of manhood, &c, will send a re-
elpe that Will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE.
rms great remedy was discovered by mission
airy IN South America. Send soif-addressed
envelope to the Rev. Joseph 7. Inman, Station
ID. Bible House, Ne,0 York City. nos Iy
Having Just returned from Philadelphia. New
York aad Boston, with the largest stock of Boots,
Snoes ana Hats, l have ever had the pleas are
10 offer, which will be sold at the LOWEST CASH
PRICES that good goods can be sold for
c.. l., WELLER
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~ BILE REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN THE
VILLAGE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
a decree of the Circuit Court of Augusta Coun-
ty entered on the 9th of Juue, 1873, in the chan
Gerry cause therein pending of Bateman VS..
Young, will proceed, in the village of Fishers
vile, on
Wednesday, the End day Of OCTOBER. 1875
to sell at public auction u lot of ground in said
village belonging to VIM. p. Young containing
three quarters of an acre more or less with u
good house and other improvements thereon.
TERMS:-A sufficient sum on cash to pay the
costs of suit and expenses of sale and the bal
ance on a credit of six and twelve months paya-
BILE in equal instruments, the purchas execut-
ing bonds for said deferred instruments with
approved personal security bearing interest
from date and waving the Homestead Exemp-
ton. And the title retained as ultimate secur-
ity. VIM. A. HUDSON
sep3-4t Commissioner.
P0NEMENT-The above sale is post
poned until
Saturday, the 2Gth dag OF October, 1875,
at O'Clock, p. m, in the village of Fishers
vile. W. \, HUDSON.
OCtIo-tuS Commissioner.