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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-24

New ventilated HAT for summer wear fresh
supply, Straw Hats, fancy bands: and fine On
Soft Felt n ats for gentlemen. Large stock 81
Six Umbrellas for ladies' and gentlemen. -
STIN EME TZ, HATTYR.
Je14-T 1887 Pennsylvania aren.1e,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26
THE CITY PRIMARY.

The City Conservative Committee has
decided with wise judgment to have a pri-
mary election for the selection of candi-
dates-we say wise because there are but
two things to do with a political party,
either to disband OF keep it in good fight
ing trim. The question therefore being
settled, there remains nothing for the can
didates and their friends to do but to win
success in the primary election, it they
desire the Conservative vote, and we are
sure that there isn't a gentl man desir-
Gus of the confidence OF the people of
Staunton, exhibited in the way of his Sc
lection to a responsible position, who
would not be better satisfied If he received
that confidence by the Conservative votes
of the city. The Committee, in another
column, give their reasons in a short ad
dress.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

Correspondence Of the Staunton VINDIcATORl
ARBoR HILL, APRIL pa lrge and
intelligent audience assembled at Mint
Spring last Friday night to listen to the
debate. The speeches were remarkably
good and commenced promptly at clock.
The President, Mr.. w. S. Brown intro
duced Mr.. John Lambert, Salutatorian,
who after welcoming the audience made
an excellent address on Thought" Mr..
W. l.. Towberman, whose subject was
it's mark. The subject for debate was
ter than limited monarchy ?'' the affir-
native being well sustained by Mr.. W. G..
Abney with Mr.. A. Blauth in the negative,
TIE latter gentleman injecting a good deal
of humor into his remarks. A very nice
essay was read by Mr. w. A. Wilson on
The boy and girl of the period,' and the
subject of IA little more" the OBJECT of
man s hopes was handsomely treated by
Mr.. r. J. Dyche. The style of the latter
gentleman's delivery would be a good mod
ell for many Of our public speakers. The
valedictory was delivered by Mr.. David
HeEkle and his reference to the many hap
py evenings spent aG the session OF the So
ciety, now about to close, were very happy.
Misses Emma and Mamie Towberman
with their school mates lsSeS Fannie
Bailey and Hester LAX and their teacher
Miss Clara Wheeler from one of the Staun-
ton Summaries, who were spending their
Easter holidays at home, were among the
audience at the debate.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

STONEWALL's BODY sERvANT.-Stone-
wall S cody ervant was James Alexander,
or Lewis, Mr.. VIM Lewis of Lexington,
being his owner. He was hired from Mr..
Lewis by General Jackson at the beginning
of the war. Mr. w. w. Lewis has in his
possession a memorandum of his fathers
showing that Jim left for Manassas to join
Gen. Jackson who had hired him for and
during the war at $l2, so per mouth; also,
several letters from Gen. j. to his father
in regard to Jim and enclosing checks on: he
Baiak Of R0ckbridge for amounts due. Jim
remained with Gen. Jackson until his
death and returned to Lexington with the
remains; was in the funeral procession
leading tie Generals horse; was after
wards in the service of Col A. s. Pendle-
ton, and remained with him till the fatal
fight at Fishers Hill. He (Jim) died at
the house of Mrs. Winn during tie winter
of 1864. His wife, whose name was Ada
line, now lives In Philadelphia. Lexington
Gazette.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

At last it seems that we are to have the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad. On Tues
day last a meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the company was held in Winches-
ter, President VIM. Mines, presiding and
a contract, made by the President and
Vice President, with John Sallerlee q Co.,
for the construction of the road from Mar
tinsburg AID Sheppherdstown to point
on the Chesapeake & Ohio road near Way
nesboro', was ratified. The con FACTORS
give 100000 security that the road shall
be finished and equipped in three years, in
Guiding the construction of stations, de-
pots, round houses, shops and everything
necessary to first class road An az
rangement has been made for the iron to
lay fifty-Jwo miles of the track, to be de-
livered at CharlestoWn, from which point
the work will be commenced and extend
each way
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

The Richmond papers announce tie
death OF Jacob A. Levy, an old and honor
ed citizen, on Tuesday morning last. A
telegram received in Staunton that morn
ing, announcing the fact, caused the clos
ing Of the store Of Levy Bros, the deceas-
ed being the father of Mrs. Hart, the wife
of Maj. A. Hart, the manager. He was of
the old firm Of Levy Bros, in Richmond,
and had retired some years ago with a for
tune. The family is a remarkable one
Their mercantile business in Richmond
has descended for three generations from
father to son, and presented an unblem-
ished reputation. They have furnished
gallant officers to the Confederate army,
members of the medical faculty and
artists. They are Israelites Of the strictest
sect, and we suppose no citizen of Rich
mond of past or present generation can re-
collect when Levy's store was not closed
on all the occasions required by their reli-
gion, however heavy the pecuniary loss.
They give to public and private chart
ties literally, and though among the
most prominent and best known people Of
the metropolis, they have never been known
to desire or seek an office.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

The VINDTCArOR rests under the pleas
ant delnsion that there will be Demo-
cratic U. S. Senate in March. a Democrat
ic President in 1880, and they must have a
Democratic House to cooperate with
them - In a prect eding paragraph of the
same article it says ''the chances are that
the election IF Prfside,.U may be thrown
Tito the House # Representatives, How
our contemporary can reconcile the posi-
tive assumption in the first quotation,
with the app eilenSson expressed in the
latter, no one but modern Simon-pure
Democrat can explain Valley Virginian.
You must read ZIP. The man that gas
the largest number Of votes for President
in 1880 will be Democrat but the consti-
tuition requires majority of all the cleo
tors" or the election goes into the House,
and TINS the great necessity for Demo-
cratic House. Having been couuted out
in '76 we don't want to run any chances in
80.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26
a Grumbler Done For.

Editors Vindicator Your correspon-
dent. the "Grumbler,' did not have to
write horse under his article of last
week, for the public to h,ao,C it was horse.
1t is ve,y euideat, too, as You acknowledge,
that he is one of the old cronies-no5 in
the sense that the word erony is literally
used, and imagine he meant to use the
word 'crone,' but as he WAS SO Gerry COM
ELEMENTARY to the cro-e s who have Injured
their voices, principally III the service II
the chnrct! 10y using them at times when
they ought not to have been used, we'll
forgive aim his mi. takes. | DO demnntl
his name for the purpose Of enlightem5ag
him upon some points, although have no
idea he egDecte1 any one to demand it,
when he was willing to use such--chaste(? p
language, under nom de plume. =
Staunton, April 22d.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

HIGHLAND AFFAIRs.-The "Highland
items Of news:
iSuit for Slander-In Judge McLaugh-
Inns court Wednesday, the case of James
B. Bradshaw Us D. Gwin, and others for
SANDER, was decided. The plaintiffs were
represented by Messrs. Myers q Haas, and
Capt. Bumgaidner, of the firm OF Shelley
y Bumgardner, staunten, and the defen,
dants by Gen. Skeen, Of Allegheny. and
Meade F. White, Esq, of Staunton
Quite able speeches were made by counsel
on both sides; indeed the efforts were
both ingenious and mastery. TIE jury
failed to agree on Tuesday evening. and
We're adjourned over to Wednesday morn
ing, when they brought in thu following
verdict. ''We the jury find for the plaintiff
and assess his damages at S10," which
carries the costs.
Accidental little son of D. A. Shelter,
was kicked by loose horse in the C .ul t
house lot, Sunday morning IL severe ely
wounded above the eye. Drs. Patterson
and Trimble dressed his wound.
Deaf Dumb and Blind Institution.
editor Of the Recorder has visited the
Staunt0n ID. d. 81 B. Institution, and
thinks it lis in tiourishing condition aud
the State has no other than the greatest
reason for fostering it with an anxious i'll
terest, as one Of the most worthy objects
Of its liberality and pride.''
PerS0ndl-Among the foreign lawyers
in attendance at court, we noticed Messrs
Meade T. White and Lewis Bumgar,lner.
of Staunton. the former ofswhom gave US
taste of ''what he knows about law" in
his effort for the defence in the bradshaw
-Gwin case. We were glad indeed to
hear once again the familiar voice of Gen.
WIN. Skeen, wl,ose eloquence has oft times
been hs ard III our court house in days of
yore. Meade f. White, Esq, was licen-
sed to practice law in this court. Judge
Mclaughlin left for Staunl OF, on Thurs
day. From there he will go to the Warm
Springs, where his court for Bath county
commences to-day.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

THRIFTLEss N EGRoEs.-A letter from
travelling correspondent of the Dayton
Journal" written at New Bremen, Ohio
Oh the 18th inst, says: ION the route |
passed through the 'colored settlement as
1t is called. being the 1000 acre tract, pur-
chased by John Randolph during his life
time. and who by will devised the freedom
Of his slaves, AID the granting Of forty to
eighty acres Of land to each freed slave
A few OF the original settlers remain here.
Some sold the land as soon as it came into
tieir possession, others were swindled out
Of their portion, and those who remain in
possession, only work enough to enable
Them TO exc out a scanty living. There is
quite contrast between their farms and
the farms OF the Germans on either side of
it. This place is a regular Protestant Ger
man settlement, and IN a very thriving and
prosperous condition"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

PAYING FOR NOT MARRYING HIS NIECE.
The trial OF the breach of promise suit,
instituted by Miss Mary Louise Gulick
against Peter Gulick, her uncle, in the SUI
pieme court Of Middlesex county, at New
Brunswick, N. j., ended in favor of the
plaintiff. Miss Gulick is thirty-nine years
old, and her uncle. MI. Gulick, is forty
years her senior. In August, 1877, accor-
ding to the testimony of Rev. Mr.. Arm
strong, Peter Gulick went to church pic
mic, and while there informed Mr. Arm
strong, that he wished to be married to bis
(Gulick's) niece, fixing the following We'd
nesday as the day Of the ceremony, Mr..
Armstrong arranged that the couple should
be married at his house. but when the time
arrived, Mr., Quick did not appear. Two
days later, Mr.. Gulick said that he had
given up the idea of marrying. Mr.. Gulick
testified that his niece wanted to force him
to marry her, and she said that he insisted
upon the marriage. The jury in the case,
after an absence of thirty-nine hours, re-
turned verdict in favor of Miss Gulick,
fixing the damages at $2000.-N. z. Her.
aid,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

SENsATIONA AL iiELIGION.-Rev. T. De-
witt Talmage. at his last Fridays lecture.
dwelt on the form of the observance in
vogue in the various countries on Good
Friday. He closed with a theatric flourish
hat was startling. II desire that the
lights may be lowered in sympathy with
the music, said he. At this point one of
most dramatic scenes that has ever occur
red within the walls of church was wit
messed. Innumerable gas jets in the tab
ernacle faded away and when the large
audience was left full of excited expectan-
cy in complete darkness. the awful silence
was broken first by the voice of Talmage,
exclaiming, '.There was darkness over the
land until the ninth hour" and then the
magnificent organ burst forth with most
grand selection of music. typical of that
solemn hour, in which could be plainly di-
scerned the rolling of thunders, the rending
of the veil and the wailing of women. To
the sensitive and excitable mind, the mo-
ment Was one of great strain upon the
nerves. so much so was it, that one young
lady in their midst fell into deep faint,
and was, after all attempts at restoration
had failed, carried out Of church in the
arms Of several gentlemen. j,.. d.-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26


The Loudoun Mirror says: ''There-
cent death of Mr.. Powell Harrison, calls to
mind the fact that he is the twelfth mem
Der of that connection who has died in
Loudoun since the close of the war, thir-
teen years ago. During that time six mem
bers of his own immedia family-tne
father, three sons and two daughters, have
heard the dread summons"
The Brunswick (Me.,) Telegraph learn
from one of the largest firms of manufact-
uling chemists in the country that
more morphine is sold in Maine, in proper
zion to it's population, than in any other
state in the Union" ~
A young woman, with a pretty face aud
modest ways, took room in a Springfield
hotel The other guests pitied her be-
cause she seemed timid and unprotected
Before the week was out three mel had
called to see her. One was the husband
from whom she had eloped. Ascend was
the man, with whom she had eloped. A
third was man with whom she had prom
ised to elope. but had Tilted. TIE sinful
taneous meeting of these four persons Was
so inharmoni0us that all were turned out
of the house. 3se -0 1861.
Ted Middleton Almonte, the clown Of
Barnum's circus died of consumption in
New York, Thursday. He went through
his performance in the ring Wednesday
night, but had to he carried home.
A. B. Robinson has probably the largest
poultrv ward in New York. He keeps g.
600 ducks, 1000 turkeys, and 200 hens.
They consume sixty bushels of corn, two
barrels of potatoes, and other food daily.
His fowl house cost $1,000 - ia.f arf
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

Mr.. 6. R. Purcell, of Prince William
CO., announces himself, through the Ma
lassas Gazette, . "a candidate for the
nomination to represent the First Con-
gressional District
George r. Gornto, a farmer of Princess
Ann county, Va, drew the 100000 prize
IN the LOUISIANA State lottery, last week.
The Governor Of Virginia in accordance
with the act passed by the late General
Assembly, has issued a proclamation inyi-
ting all holders Of Virginia securities to
make an exchange of old securities for
new three and four per cent. bonds, as pre-
yided fof in the act of March IA, 1873.
The contractors on the James River and
KauaWha canal, have made arrangements
to get seventy white eonviets from the
penitentiary. 49,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

John A. Campbell, Prof. John L. Buc-
hanan, of Emory & Henry College, Col.
Abe Fulkerson and Fayette McMullen are
among those named for congressman from
the Abingdon, Va. district. Gen. Pride
more declines reelection,
The Messrs. Peyton, the proprietors of
the Greenbrier, W. Va, White Sulphur,
announce that they will charge persons,
not guests Of the hotel, 50 day for the use
of the water, the coming season.
Stanton is not the only victim IF rail
road division changes Martinsburg, W. Va,
is Ji.rea tened with change OF workshops
bv the 3. & o. road, and the new town of
Keyser on the same road is experiencing
the throes OF dissolution because of the
change Of the divisional terminal point TO
Piedmont.
Bishop Kahn Of West Virginia opposes
the circulation Of the ''Irish World in his
diocese, because of it's incendiary advice
about the British government and its hos
tility to the Catholic church.
The Baptist congregation of Chaflestown
w. Va. have granted Rev 7. B. Shop
herd, their pastor, six months leave OF abb
Sence.
Miss Sarah Leggett has opened "Wo-
mans Hotel'' in opposition to Mrs. Stew
arts establishment, and receives Eoarders
at 81, with the use Of sewing machines,
library, &c.
Elias Crews, Of Forsythe county, N. c.,
only thirteen years old, was so pleased
with a dime novel that he procured re-
yoIver and killed his cousin Charles, aged
fifteen, with it.
Sixty-two land owners in Page county
give notice that persons must not hunt or
fish on their lands.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

POSTOFFICE LARCENY. "A habit pre-
hitting people who frequent these places
of business, and who are too stingy to
subscribe for newspaper, to open and
read the papers of other people. and fire.
quently to spirit them off in their pockets.
reported to US. If we hear of any
more we shall report all of them to
the Postmaster General and have
the postn ster removed. The practice is
nothing more than larceny. To read an
other mans newspaper in q post Office or
anywhere else before the owner gets it
himself, is as mean and lawless as to read
his letters and postals.-Petersburg Post.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26
DEATH IN PREFERENCE ToM.RR1AeE

DEATH IN PREFERENCE TO MARRIAGE.
Joseph Walker, of Mansfield, Penn,
widower of fifty. with four children, and
property Of the value Of some $4,000,
hanged himself a few days ago A niece
OF his wife's, a woman of thirty, had been
sent for by him to act as his housekeeper.
She claimed that lie had promised to mar
ry her, and when he denied that he had any
matrimonial intentions, she made prepa-
rations for suing him Tor bre.ch Of prom
Use. The threatened suit and the fears of
losing some Of his fortune in consequence,
so weighed upon his mind that he was led
to end his imagined miseries b. suicide
He Was a very close, economical man, and
he dreaded more than anything else, the
thought of losing a few dollars.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26


THE WAY TO KILL A STATE "A cor
respondent writing from Mediums River
Depot, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road, says The entire depot was filed a
few days ago with window-sashes, blinds,
ETC., intended for the building of the Mil
Ter Institute. Th- Sc articles were manu-
featured at Chicago, Illinois. In front of
the depot were standing three fine mule
teams waiting to be loaded with the arti-
Giles. The wagons were Of Nar,hern man
ufacture, the mules were raised in Ken
lucky, and even the harness was made III
the latter State. There was absolutely
nothing Tirginian about the whole con-
Germ but the three negroes who drove the
teams. 1t is not astonishing that State
i'll which similar scenes can be witnessed
daily is not in a condition to pay even the
interest Oh her debt, much less the princi
pal. Is it
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

| COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
u STAUNTON, VA, April 25th 1878,
T. X. Mennifee's Admir- rs. W. !. Mowry, &C.,
County OF Augusta All parties, plaintiffs and
defendants in this suit and all other persons whom
soever Interested in the taking of the account as
ordered by said Court by decree of date March 18Th
1876 entered in this cause are hereby notified that
in pursuance of said order, shall, at my office in
Staunton, on
Saturday the 25th day Of Nay, 1878.
proceed to take, state and settle the following ac-
1st An account of the sums paid by N P Catett
admir- of T. X. Menifee, decd, by reason of. and on
account of the liability of 7. X Menifee as security
of William L. MOWry in his official bond as sheriff of
Augusta county, bearing date on the 18th day of
md An account of the liabilities of the sureties of
said VIM L. Mowry in his official bond as Sheriff of
Augusta County, bearing date on the Goth day of
June 1875, with the names OF the parties to whom
ard An account of the share which each of the
sureties OF said William L. Mowryin his said official
bond should cont ibute in discharge OF the liabilities
of'the S1lretieS by reasons OF said bond.
4th Al. account OF the transactions of Samuel A.
East. as Administrator OF William Howell decd.
9Th An account OF the personal assets OF the estate
of William Howell, decd d., and OF the real assets of
sth An account of the liabilities of the estate of
said William Howell, decd
iii A particular statement showing whether
anv norti0n of the contributive share of William
Hnwc of thesiabilitieS OF the sureties OF William L.
NAV in his said official bond, can be realized out
Of his estate, and if any, what portion:
wsrd EcNiahOn and of the sums realized by his
tr;stees on sales and collections to be made by his
said trustees in accordance with the provisions of
the deed Of trust # eobe y Weh anon
place you are feau'' w j. WI ". GREEN SMITH,
apr26.4t Commissioner,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

MONEY BY THE BUsuEL.-On the I'm
iontown express on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, which left P1ttsburg Tues
day morning, were two men who had
large quantity of counterfeit half dollars
with them. Two Of the spurious coins
were found on the newsboy on the train.
The men apparently became frightened
then. and when near Coultersville, threw
nearly a bushel Of the money off the train.
Laborers on their way to work, came across
the heaps, empJied their dinner buckets
and filed them up with what they supposed
was good money. The counterfeiters es-
capped. baltimore american. 3
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

SPofsYLvANIA GoLD.-There is a large
nugget of gold at the banking house OF
Minor & Co., which was picked up in the
gold regions Of Spottsylvania by colored
man prospecting. 1t weighs 100 pvt, ana
l gr., pure gold, and is worth 500. 1t IS
said 20 be the largest, but one, ever found
in Virginia Fredericksbarg Ne0s.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

Rev. John Jasper, of Richmond, says
the Richmond ''Whig,' has been engaged
for a lecturing tour in the principal
Northern cities. The North will now be
able to see what character Of intelligence
if is that leads the masses of the colored
people at the South.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

J. Madison Wells, Of La, has signifed
his intention of suing every paper in the
United States that republished the article
from the Philadelphia ''TImes," calling
him "a murderer and thief" The world
knew Mad. was a dirty character, but not
that he was such regular sewer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

A military company of Coal Creek.
Indiana. ended their drill one day last
week with carouse, and finished by
moving through the streets and shooting
every negro they saw. Three inoffensive
negroes were killed and tvs mortally
wounded. This is an item for Wendell
Phillips. The ''Sold South" doesn'L treat
its colored people that way.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

Christ Church at Winchester rejected
its cid vestry Monday, including Gov. F.
w. M. Holiday.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,


TO THE VOTERS OF STAUNTON.-I respect
fully announce myself a candidate for the
Office of CITY SERGEANT,
apr26- w. D. WREN
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

The Waynesboro' Tribune is out for
Hon. JnO. T. Harris.