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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

Vice President Boyce of the Shenandoah
Valley r. r. Co., was in CharlestOwn Fri.
day making contracts for cross-ties, and the
work of laying the track will commence
there about the 18th Of this month and
proceed at the rate of half mile day.
The completion of the road from Martins
burg to Front Royal is expected by No
vember LIST. The whole road from Mar
tinsburg to Waynesboro in Augusta coun-
ty, 143 miles is to be completed and equip
pad in three years. The Messrs. Satterlee &
Co., of Philadelphia, the contractors, agree
to take the $4,000 Of Berkeley co. bonds
$500, 900 of Page co. bonds, $3.50, 500 Of
Jefferson co. bonds. and 100000 of Clarke
co. bonds at par, they also take $500 OF
the capital stock Of the company for each
mile of the road to be constructed, exclu-
sive of that already graded. and to take
first mortgage bonds to the amount of
$4,000 per mile on the completed road. The
contract made in 1870 with Collins q Co..
of Philadelphia, was for $4,000 per mile
and the bonds to be taken at 10 cents.
while Satterlee g. Co. build it for $23, 600
per mile and take the bonds at par. The
difference is of course greatly owing to the
depreciation of all values in the last five
years. 5s
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Gov Irwin of California dops MT h

Gov. Irwin. of California, does not be-
lieye in hanging on Good Friday. He re-
spited John Runk, murderer sentenced
to be hanged on that day, giving as a rea
son "a respect for he religious sentiments
of very large number of citizens, that a
,evered religious holiday should not be pro-
famed by fixing upon it as a day for the in.
Fiction Of capital punishment
The present Earl of Leitrim has offered
a reward of 600 for information which
will lead to the arrest Of the men who
killed his uncle. This is by ia the largest
reward ever offered in Ireland. A farmer
with g shattered hand has been arrested.
The Alexandria ''Gazette" says among
the names mentioned for the Rectorship
of Christ Church, Baltimore, vacated by
Bishop Peterkin, is that of Rev. DR.. RAN
dolph McKim. He is the son-ln-law of
Rev. R. H. Phillips. of Staunton.
The Congressional Committee has agreed
to bill providing that every public Ii
brary Of 1000 volumes or more in the
country shall receive copy of all docu-
ments and books issued by the Govern
ment.
Faith is generally represented as be
draggled female clinging to sea- washed
rock. but for simple, trusting, undefiled
faith point us to an editor paying postage
on the paper Of a delinquent subscriber.
Lolita, the actress, is said to be the reel
pient of the interest from 100000 worth
of Government bonds. She is about 30
years of age.
A high dignitary in the Vatican pocket
ed $4,000 left by Plus X to be distributed
among certain subordjnates. Upon learn
ing the facts, he was Indignantly dismissed
from his office by the present Pontiff.
The Harrisonburg Guards have organ
lied debating society. 1t. L. G. Myers.
President; Charlie McQualde, Secretary :;
James Warren, Treasurer The society
meets semi-mOnthly.
A pair of twins with different birthdays
recently arrived IN P ockrort, Mass. One
was born five minutes before and the other
five minutes after midnight.
The ''Smith estate,'' in Northumber-
land county, Va, at the mouth of the Po-
tomac, has been bought by J. L. Crise, of
Baltimore, for $4,000.
The Monroe Register" says Messrs.
Noyes Rand. of Charleston and j. M.
FitZ, of the White Sulphur, have leased the
Hale House, at Charleston. Kanawha.
One of Brigham Young's daughters has
lust married former host'er in her faith
er's stables, who already has one wife. She
is homely, but brings her groom $2o 900.
Genin, the New York halter, who in the
last p eddc ss4 Ge 1 F 6ssy seat
Rev. Wiley B. Winton, formerly Of
Wytheville, died in Missouri few days
ago.
Cen. Joe Johnston is being handsomely
entertained by his old comrades in New
Orleans.
Mai. Lilly, for years connected with the
Caldwell House, at Dry Creek, near the
white Sulphur, died Of paralysis last week.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

That sprightlY paper. the ''Old Com
monwealvh.' has changed hands. Mr.. e.
Fl. Vanderford, its earnest and energetic
editor for some years past, has sold out t.
Messrs. Jos. f. Smith and P. b. Delaney
and, we regret to learn, will leave Vir
ginia. He has been unwavering in his de
.v0tiOn to the best interests of the State.
and deserves our thanks. Mr.. Jos. K.
Smith. who succeeds in the new firm, is d
capital manager, as well as being acquaint-
ed with the practical Fart of the business,
and has had much to do with the paper S
success. The other member OF tie firm
Mr.. Delaney, is one of the. brightest men
in the profession, and unltes to a delight
full style, the salt of common sense. We
shall look for the paper with interest.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

Travelling with John Robinson's circus
in an humble capacity is printer named
J. Z. Blanchard, native of Rockingham
county, who according to the Culpeper
''Times,'' is there for the purpose, which
! he is carrying out, of writing book en-
titled ''Human Nature in Circus tent -
He reads French and Latin, and every day
between work hours reads some of Vir-
gil. e-
The next attempted raid on the U. s..
Treasury will be for about $38.0OO,OO0 for
completing government buildings already
commenced, and erecting new ones
| Among tire new ones we see the name OF
| the post Office and court house at Lynch
burg, but no mention of the StauntOn
buildings 4@A
The Hon. Alfred NJ. Waddell, Of North
Carolina delivered his lecture, "The Con-
federate Soldier" in Steinway Hall, New
| York, Monday night, for the benefit of the
Veteran Corps of the FOrtv-seventh New
! York Volunteers. This looks like ''recon-
| Citation
Mr.. Theodore Tilton has no excuse for
being disconnected husband any more.
| The last obstacle to his perfect happiness
has been removed by the confession of his
wife. There are some men who wouldn't
be tickled over thing of this kind, but
| Theodore is different.
For the Presbyterian Church at Cul-
pepper c. H., an entertainment was. held
Tuesday night at the house of Col. James
Cochran, at which bell being struck, any
one talking afterwards forfeited 10 cents.
Freedom to talk all evening Is cents.
Rev. P. B. Morgan, Of st. Johns
Church, Cincinnati, has left the Episco-
pal Church, as he says on account of its
Romlsh tendencies, and joined the Refor-
med Episcopal.
The esprit of Jefferson" says: ''Twelve
car loads OF cattle, shipped from Chicago
to Col. r. H. Dulany,'o of Loudoun county,
Va, we're taken from the cars at the
Charlestown depot last Sunday morning"
The will of the late Powell Harrison has
been recorded in Loudeun court with Mrs.
Janet Knox Harrison, executrix. The
bond given was for SIS, 900. the will direct
ing that no security should be required.
Miss Margaret Circle has gotten $500
damage verdict against w. W. Womack,
in the Botetourt Circuit Court, for &C
cusing her of implication in incendiarism.
Mrs. Gen. stonewall Jackson, Of Char
lotte, N. c., is applying to the Courts of
Baltimore to strike off the tax on $1,000
Baltimore city stock held by her. ...s
Rev. A. G. Vandeventer, of Pana, ILL.,,
has Just gone into bankruptcy with liabll-
tiles over a quarter of million OF dollars
In Atlanta Cincinnati and New Orleans
some of the banks are paying paper or gold
as The customer wants it, and no premiums
asked.
Miss Lulie Massie, daughter of Henry
Massie, postmaster at the University of
Virginia who died last week, died in
Richmond on Tuesday last.
A bridal party in Pittsylvania county
recently walked Chirty- five miles to get
the license and have the knot tied, and
then walked back home again.
Bishop Whittle confirmed class of
eleven persons at Charlottesville, last
week, including daughter OF Governor
Wade Hampton, of South Carolina.
On vote Of % 600 in Cincinnati on sub
scribing $2,OOO.OOO more to complete the
Southern railroad, 1t was defeated bby III.
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THE CONGRESsIONAL CANVASS.

The canvass throughout the union for
places in the next congress, to be filled
next November. promises to be warm
one. The Republicans go in with their all
at stake, and havea heavy burden to carry.
In addition to their bad record since the
war they are to have on their backs the
confession of McLIN, one of tie Florida
Returning Board, and Others hat the State
was fraudulently given to HAYES when 1t
belonged to T1LDEN. The Democrats go
into the fight having in their favor some OF
the most popular legislation of the times
the reconciliation of silver, the law stop
ping the withdrawal of greenbacks from
circulation, and the fact that the expendi-
ture by the congress of II was en- millions
less than any Republican one has been.
President HAYES has reiterated his Or
der against oflice-holders banding together
rs political bodies, which will badly cripple
the Republicans. On Friday he was ap-
piled to by tie President of the New YORK
State Association. composed Of citizens OF
that State engaged in the Departments a.
Washington, for bis consent to It's re-Or
ganization, it having been disbanded il.
consequence of his civil service order. He
declined giving his consent. and referred
them TO his Civil Service Order. The en-
ployees will have to work as individuals.
The Democratic members of the House
and Senate have formed joint campaign
committee and are actively at work. They
have already spiked the Republican big
gun Of rebel war claims by hunting up the
figures which show that the republican COM
nittee of the Forty-third Congress report.
ed Southern claims aggregating in specific
appropriations $5,9s1 900, and in addition
claims, the amount of which was not sta,
ted, but at low estimate would call fol
over s., 100000 more, while the Democratic
committee of the last House reported
Southern claims aggregating in all only
$215, 1851.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

HIGHLAND AFFAIRs.-The Highland
Recorder Of Friday, furnishes the fol
lowing items
Accident,-R Mr.. Martin, of the M.
E. Church South, in charge of Grab Bot
tom circuit, was kicked in the stomach by
a horse on Monday. DR.. johnson is at.
tending the patient who is doing we'll.
Married ON Horseback.-On the End,
Thos. K. Terry and Miss Sarah Virginia
Kirkpatrick were married on horse back
in front Of Capt. J. G. Matheny's resi-
dence, by Rev. A. @. Flaherty.
The Crops. There will be an abundance
of apples, peaches, pears and cherries il.
all parts of the county. The potato bug
has made his appearance in myriads.
Attempted Suicide.-In Pendleton, coun-
'ty, w. Va, Mr.. KILLER who had been on a
spree. borrowed the pistol of H. Judy
and saying, this is the end of me-" shot
himself through the breast. He is in a
critical condition.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

It is a hard task to write history, even
from the information Of actors i'll it. Maj
w. Daniel saw the bread riot at Rich
mond during the war, and says President
Davis dispersed the mob; Gov. Letcher
Jaw it and says he dispersed the mob,
and the editor Of the 'sGoodson Gazette''
saw it, and says that the dispensing of
tho mob was the work of Jno. B. Bald win,
Here are three gentlemen, who all witness
ed a mob of magnitude sufficient to give it
a Mace in history, and yet all three con-
acientiously differ about the important
point Of who ended IT.
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Lines to the Cucumber.

The cucumber graceth the festal board
EnshrOuded in condiments rare,
And the epicure gleefully rubbeth his paunch,
At the sight of the treasure there.
The doctor s,i ileth sad-like smile,
And giveth crocodile groan
And the marble man gOeth out the while
And pOlisheth up a stone.
. The undertaken mournfully asks
sWhat viii, his measure be?'
And the sexton marketh spot reserved
All under the willow tree.
IT'S hard the times, and It's scarce the cash
And so with zestful Joy
We welcome wait to the fitful fruit
That gveth the folk employ.
st. Louis Journal
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

STRANGE "A cow IN Carvin's Cove, in
this county, last week, gave birth to
twenty-four calves-twenty- three Of them
ranging in size from rat to rabbit, and
one of them being Of the usual size. The
small calves were born dead. and the COW
died, but the largest calf still lives and is
all right. This story was given to US by
Esquire John Ammen, and is true bill.
Fincastle Va.) Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

Too MUCH PUBLICITY cannot be given
to fact which is mentioned in the London
Lancet" 1t appears that for some time
past there has been an epidemic among
young children in the neighborhood of
London, ending in many cases in the death
Of The child, the disease presenting every
appearance Of erysipelas. A person whose
child WIS thus attacked suspected the vio-
let powder i'll use in the nursery, and sent
a packet to "a firm of analysts for chemical
examination. 1t was found to contain
twenty-five per cent of white al senic. This
poison, it seems. is unfortunately exceed
ingly cheap-at all events, cheaper than
starch, Of which violet powder is usually
made.
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The MAN AND BROTHER UP NORTH.

HE MAN AND DROTHEk UP NORTH.-
Mr., j. A. st. Andrew, the editor of the
Farmville (Va.) Mercury" who has re-
Gently visited the New England States.
says that neither at Yale nor Harvard
colleges di be see any colored students,
nor was the African brother visible in the
churches of the white people, nor could he
trace the existence of any colored states
men in the six New England legislatures.
A special dispatch May 2, to the New
York ''Times'' from Newburgh, in that
State shows that even on juries the imam
and brother" is not tolerated. At suit
in Ulster county. N. Y, a jury of eleven
white and one colored man was chosen,
and number of the jurors swore they
would not serve, and demanded to know
s'what this country was coming to when
white men were asked to sit on jury
bench alongside of a niger ?'' The result
was that the colored m; n had to leave be-
fore the jury could be organized. This is
too bad
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

sPENDED FOR CoUNTENANCING
DANCING Atlanta (Ga,) Presbytery
has decided against Deacon Frank b
Block, who appealed from the sentence of
the session Of his church, suspending him
from membership for permitting round
and square dances in his parlor. Eigh-
teen members Of the Presbytery voted
against sustaining the appeal eight in IA
and eight for sustaining it in part Mr..
Block will appeal to the Synod.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

The General Conference of the M. E
membership of 759, 2l6 white, ,499 color
ed, and 1922 Indian members. 1t also
has 6,597 Sunday Schools, with 353, l65
scholars. Of its bishops, Bishop Paine has
been in Office 80 years; Bishops Pierce and
Kavanaugh. % years, and Bishops Doggett,
Weightman and McTyeire, years. The
conference has to elect two more bishops.
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AnnOunceIne ntS,

TO THE VOTERS OF sTAqQMToN-Ir Respectfully
i ask your suffrageS next Friday at the Primary
Election for the Office of City Constable 1 shall if
elected make it point in the transaction OF the bust
ness of the Office to be prompt in the collection of
claims entrusted to my care, and scrupulously
prompt in making the returns OF the result of such
collections shall give all my time to the duties OF
the office.
mayl0-lt* SAM'L McNABB.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

Gov. Emory, of Utah, says that poly
gamy is on the decline among the Nor
mons, not through any change OF senti-
ment, but because the wives have taken to
extravaganza in dress. More than one
wife is now an expensive luxury in Salt
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!mhe Atmh1eatpr+
FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 10, 1878.
Local
LEXINGTON PREsBYTERY.

LARGE ATTENDANCE-NEW MINISTER'S
ADMIT ED-INTERESTING APPLICA-
TON FROM WEST VIRGINIA
BUSINESS,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

Our Republican friends are very much
disturbed over the Conservative Primary
Election. which they look upon with an
aversion mixed with despair. This is very
natural. If the Republicans were in the
majority in Staunton we have no doubt
the Democrats would think any plan for
maintaining their organization was an in
suit to the intelligence and manhood of
every-Democrat.
We have just read in the Richmond
dispatch notice that the Republicans
in Jackson ward in that city, the only
ward IN which they have majority, have
met and nominated a ticket for councimen
and aldermen.f which they will elect, OF
course. That is exactly it: whenever the
party is in the majority they exercise their
power as party but whenever they are
in minority, they don't want any party
fight. Surely no Conservative in Staunton
proposes to permit this sort of wal fare I'M
less he wants his own party soon swept
out of control.
But the matter has been wisely settled
for StauntOn conservatives by their own
Executive Committee. and there is no need
to argue it, and still less 10 oppose it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

The Hon. Fayette McMullin, of Smythe
CO.. the perennial candidate for office in
Southwestern Virginia, is described as
worth from $4,000 t. 100000, living in a
princely mansion in the best section of his
county, having money to loan at - per
cent. if the security is good enough, and
"a good sort of fellow in his way.n
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10
New Advertisements.

TOR SALE.-Phaeton and Harness on veryreason-
y able terms. For particulars apply to Miss
maY1n-1t*
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

THE following gentlemen will be voted for at the
: Conservative Primary for Justices of the Peace
three to be selected for each ward:
Ward No LAS Ker, W. B. Kayser, Jas. Craw-
ford, Geo. d. Pearman, Jno. D. Shomo and Fl. B
Niche.
Ward No JAS FL. Waters, P. Fl. Trout, H. P
Cease, j. S. Gillian, j. III. Earman, and W. H
Byerly. mays
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SALE OF A VERY VALUABLE FARM IN AU-
y GUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

t. ALE OF A V ERY VALUABLE FARM N AU-
y GUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
By authority of decree OF the Circuit Court, of
Augusta i'll the cause OF TroutS Administrator &C.,
VS., Trouts Widow, Sc, the undersigned Commits
sioner.wl offer for sale, at public auction, in front
of the court house, in the City OF Staunton, on
SATURDAY, the 9Th day of June, 1878,
that very valuable tract of land in Augusta county,
known as the Anderson farm.
This farm contains 1862 acres, lies on the South
ley turnpike, by which it is divided into two nearly
eduU parts
The Valley Railroad also runs through part OF
OF mile from the dwelling house on the place.
yards.
The land is of excellent quality, and lies well.
About 275 acres are well set in grass Water abull-
dant. The improvements consists of a. comfortable
and commodious dwelling with seven rooms a good
including number of tenants houses.
The farm can be conveniently divided into two
smaller ones, nearly equal in size.
1t is seldom that such desirable prOpertyiS offered
at sale.
TERMs:-Enough cash in hand to pay the costs of
sale; the residue in three equal annual nstallments
from the day OF sale, with interest from that day.
for which the purchaser will be required to execute
bonds with approved personal security; and the IT,
tie to be withheld as ultimate security.
HUGH M. MCILHANEY,
mayl0tds Commissioner.
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1t. John Donovant, of Harrisonburg
at the head CT party of U. S. Govern
ment officers, including Capt. A. Won
Keiser, and others, last week raided the
Illicit stills in the Ragged Mountains, broke
up four, and captured eight of the opera
tors, all belonging to Madison county.
Miss S. A. Stewart aged 81, public
school teacher Of Norfolk county Va, was
found de Monday afternoon in her room
over the schuol. She had died of appo-
,plexy. but some negro WUmes had robbed
the corpse of its clothing and money.
Col. Thomas Dodamead, formerly super
intendent of the Richmond & Danville, and
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads, but now Of
the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, ia
extremely ill.
The Lexington "Gazette" says Prof.
Whites Southern tour promises large
addition to the number of students at
Washington Il Lee next session.
John S. Wise, of Richmond has bought
Shadwtn farm. the birth place of Thomas
Jefferson in Albenarle, for William IL
Mary college.
The 'Baltimorean" says: There is
again runner afloat that His Excelrency
Governor Holiday. of Virginia, is soon to
be married.
/. Mrs. Gilmer, wife of Rev. Geo. c, Gil
mer, of Pulaski, Va, died last week,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

nISSOLUTION.-The firm of Burke & Bradley is
IL this day dissolved by mutual consent,
RO. w. BURKE,
May LIST, 1878. M. N. BRADLEY,
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100000 POUNDS OF WOOL,
for which we will pay the HIGHEST MARKET
CASH PRICE,
j. T. PRICHARD g. co.
may1O1t
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| NTANTED.-A MILLER!!-The subscribers de-
w sire to engage first class Miller, at once,
to take charge of new manufacturing mill fitted
up wi h all the modern improvements for making
first class -four None need apply who are not
strictly No. Millers, and who can come well re-
commended. A corn mill and saw mill are also at
tached, all doing large business. Applications
should be made at once,
E. H. & A. G. PETIT, Proprs,
''BIG PINEY MILLS"
may10-lm LoWeSville Amherst co., Va.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

GRATEFUL to a kind public for favors shown me
~ in the past, hereby announce myself can
didate for reelection to the office of City Sergeant
and respectfully solicit the sufrages of the voters
tannton at the election to be held the 18th Thursda!
in May Subject to the Conservative Primary to bl
held May 18th
ap19-tde W. d. RUNNELS.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

TO THE VOTERS OF STAUNTON.-I respectfully
L announce myself a candidate for reelection
to the office of commemorative Attorney Subject
to the Conservative Primary to be held May 18th
Election 18th Thursday in May.
apI2-tde THOS. C. ELDER.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-10

ITO THE VOTERS OF STAUNTON-I respect
fully announce myself a candidate for thu
Office OF CITY SERGEANT. Subject to the Conserva
tive Primary to be held May 17th
apr26- W. d. WREN.