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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-23

Mr.. De La MArYR, the solitary
Greenbacker in the Indiana delegation.
elect TO Congress. is the pattern of mod
elected ten members OF the ntXt Con-
gress, and may hold the balance OF power,
he thinks they ought TO demand IAN un-
compromising Greeuback man. for
Speaker, besides all sorts of rat things in
the way Of committee appointments and
patronage. When the tail can wag the
dog, perhaps the ten Greenbackcrs eau
way the 2S3 Republicans and Democrats.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-23
mem RICH Blood!

Parsons Purgative Pills make new rich
Blood, and will completely change the blood in the
entire sy tenn in three months. Any person who
will take pill each night from to II weeks may
be tered Ito sound health if such thing be pos
sibe. Sent by mail fol- letter stamps. LIS.
JOHNSON & CO., Bangor, Me.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-23

De SURE AND ASK FOR sNoLsxpER's-BrcHr
II. ond take no cftey
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25

A BOARDING SCHOOL MATCH.-Miss
Lizzie Steele's room mate at tie Tazwell
G. H., Va, boarding school, is Miss White
of Russell and Miss White has handsome
brother. Sunday morning Mr.. White put
up at the village hotel to which Miss
Steele's clothing was shortly smuggled,
that young lady shortly after, appearing
in the procession of scholars on their way
to church. The Principal of the school
however, had discovered the plot and sent
for the young lady's clothing. When di-
vine service ended he also bounced on the
young lady herself. The girl exhibited
the utmost fortitude throughout the try
ing ordeal, and clurg tenaclously to her
lover, while he would allow no one TO lay
hands upon Ter. AS he entered the board
ing school with the object of his affection
clinging to his arm, he was heard to say.
''1'll be id if don't have her, OF die!''
Tie young fellow had conference with
the trustees of the school and word was
sent to the young lady's father, who sent
his permission for the pair to be married,
50 that night the bold lover with the girl,
his sister and young lawyer named Harry
Estill, left for the fathers house whe
the ceremony was to be Performed The
village of Ta2ewell G. H., has not had
such an excitement this generation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25

A BODY TURNED TO SToN E.-Forty
years ago Miss Adeline Byers. living near
Asheville, n. c., married VIM. Pinkney
Murray, of Mississippi. and went home
with her husband. She died there. A few
years after, DR.. Joseph Johnston, a ntigi :
Dor, Inteniing TO return to North Caro-
lima, Mr.. Murray disinterred the body OF
Mrs. Murray for the purpose of sending it
back by him. Imagine how amazed he
was to find it in the coffin just as he had
seen it three years before.-Ehe same fea-
tures-almos5 the same ex preston. But
what he saw was not fiesh-it was solid
stone. The whole body had petrifed. In
that condition he Cal ried 1T to North Caro-
lima and delivered it to the aged father,
Mr.. Byers, who could hardly doubt that
his daughter had come home TO him asleep!
The news spread that Adeline's body had
been "turued into fock," and great was
the desire of everybody to see it. Attempts
We're made, it is said, to steal it out of the
cellar whe. e tie old gentleman had care
fully concealed it; bu they were I'M
successful. Ali through the war il was
guarded by the father IS the most sacred
trust, hut few persons being allowed to see
it, About six years ago. Ii wever. it was
quietly buried in the Methodist Cemetery
DIT Hendtrsonville, where it is hoped j.
be permitted tp rest nti the resurrection
morn. ''--AsheUilie Ne IS.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25
oodstoek.

DAMAGES FOR INJURY BY THE NARR OW
PASSAGE MISREPRESENTATION AND
MISUNDERSTANDING SCHOOL, sc.
Correspondence of the staunton VINDIcAToR.l
WOODSTOCK, VA, Jan. 21.-Last Sat-
uTday the jury III the case of Jacob Hahn
VS.. Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad Company,
brought in a verdict in favour of MI. Hahn
assessing the damages at 1891. The in
juries sustained by the plaintiff were a
broken wrist and general injury to health
at the Narrow Passage accident. This has
been one OF the most earnestly contested
cases ever tried in our court. For thirty
one days Greek met Greek. M. Walton
and III. H. Riddleberger were the PLAINTIFFS
counsel, Judge III. W. Sheffey, of Stanton
and Gen. James Williams, of Winchester,
represented the B. & O. road. The argu-
ment OF the case excited much interest,
and when Mr.. Riddleberger made the clos
ing speech there was a perfect jam in the
court house. Mr.. B., " no in the recent
political campaign was dubbed 1.-THE lead
ing men of the Valley is a young lawyer
OF rising fame. The argument of Judge
Sheffey is everywhere spoken of in terms
Of praise.
Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, daughter of
Col. Albert, died last week.
Wo, dstock and ST., union were laid
off as towns in the same year, Woodstock
in March and Staunton in November,
1761 Staunton has become city, with pre-
tensions to great things, and has had
'squlb lebelion,'' w oodstock has been of
slower growth. She cons graduates her SIS
ter upon her enterprise and bids her God
speed. Porte Crayon's witticism concern
ing the towns in our Valley has not vet
lost its point. THE Valley towns are like
singed cas-they are better than they
Iook.' Three new residences add much to
the appearance of our town.
The graded school, of which Mr.. r. o.
Haislip, A. M, of Washington & Lee
University, is principal, is one of the best
schools in Va. Mr.. H. is not only an ac-
complished scholar, but also thorough
teacher.
There is much more complaint among
the fat, sleek legislators at Richmond
about Virginia's Inability to pay her debt,
than there is among the people at home.
One would think from the evidences of
prosperity in Shenandoah that even little
more tax could be very easily borne. Corn
stands in the fields and wheat lies in the
gamers, not because there is no market.
but because the farmers think they can
afford to wait for higher prices.
QUILp.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25
Literary Society Celebration.

THE JACKSON LITERARY sCCIETY-THH
ADDRESSES PERSONAL ITEMS, sc.
Correspondence of the Staunton VINDIcAroR)
ARBoR HILL, Jan 22nd,-It was my
pleasure on yesterday evening to meet with
an unusually attractive gathering at the
quiet little village of Arbor Hill. The
occasion was the third anniversary of the
jackson Literary Society,"" 1t was sup
posed from the inclemency of the weather,
thatsthe gathering would be comparatively
smaller than on former occasions, and thus
give refreshing absence of hustle and
confusion, but before the hour had arrived
the house was filled to its utmost capacity.
Everything was managed in the strictest
harmony with the known good taste Of
the society. There were of heapX and bellies
quite number present, and their CONVEX
sation was not as much restricted during
the speeches as should have been. There
was also carrying to and fro of cards, and
bouquets which enlivened the spirits, and
gave the event an air OF sociability. Time
and space will not allow d detailed ac-
count.
The speeches on the whole were very en-
PERTAINING and most creditable to the
speak ers. The address by the President,
Mr.. J. III. Bowman, on the cultivation of
the intellect, was admirable, and few of
the audience would believe that it was a
fist attempt, as it was. The subject OF
"Human thought" Was we'll handled by
Mr.. w. A. Wilson, and phrenoiogy receiy
ed full justice at the hands of Mr.. j. A.
Summers. Mr.. L. S. Palmer acclaimed
The Impeachment of Warren Hastings"
very finely. In the debate on the superior
Pc" er in Standardization or Educa-
ton, Messrs. j. F. and G.. G.. Hanger did
WE'LL and the subject of 'Unsung heroes''
was made interesting by MI. Z. Ii. Nader.
MI. r. A. Palmer very popular young
Society was here on q visit from Lewiston,
Ill.,, as visiting orator, and received a mar
ked welcome
| regret the absence OF Rev. D. B. Ew-
ing, D. d., he having olficiated on similar
occasions in his pleasant, agreeable and dig
nified manner, We would remark incident
ally that Hebron Church. our neighboring
congregation las sustained an almost il
reparable loss In addltioo to .heir pastor,
they have lost their organist, Miss Lucy
B. Ewing, one OF the most ACCOMPLISHED
and artistic musicians in the country. The
DR.. and his family have the best wishes,
and Warl2fst sYmpathy Of this community.
noticed fiem other neighborhoods Mr..
Frank Ciemmer and sisters from Middle
brook, Mr., Frank LareW, Miss Lula La
rev, Mr.. Clay Palmer, Mr.. Tom Brownlee
from Greenville. Miss Alice Antrim. and
Miss Nellie Antrim, FROM WaYnesboro.
MI. Turner and lady, with Miss Cora Tur
ner. from swoops Depot. The Middle
brook stringed band was present, and en-
livened the intervals between speeches.
May the Jackson Society enjoy many bright
is the sincere wish of
MARCUS.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25
THE INIQUII Y. OF THE GOLD
PARITY.

There is nothing that should be so care
fully guarded in government as the sane
tity cf contracts and their strict fulf.
lnent. One departure from it, aud oppres-
sion strais htway begins. Few people in
the South understand the history of the
incurre.1ce of the national debt and how
absolutely without ground is the prrtense
that it would be unlawful to pay it in
silver as we'll as gold.
The bonded debt began Feb. %, 1852, and
was payable in greenbacks. The law speci-
fed that greenbdcks should be legal tender
for all debt public or private, except for IN
terest on bonds which should be paid in coin
Under that law ST. 500 100000 of bonds
5-2Os.iwere sold. They were paid for in cur
rency, which was only worth 60 cents in
the dollar.
On March Goth, 1868, John Sherman
now Secretary of the Treasury, then an U.
S. Senator, wrote that the holders Of 5 90
should be paid in the same money they paid
for them. He has changed his tactics
since then.
In March, 1859, Congress ps ssed an ACT
violating the OTlg mai COHtTdCU dnt Iudde
both principal and interest payable i'll coin
At that tine gold and silver were both
legal tender.
film 1870 this was followed by another act
funding the debt ION pretence of getting
lower rate of INTEREST," so that the new
bonds issued would have on their face that
they were to be paid in coin
On Feb. 18th, 1873. the coinage laws
were revised and the silver dollar left ont
so secretly that nobody save those interes-
ted knew it, and gold alone was left as the
Legal tender r, cognizei by he government.
Ard then having the trap ready Con
gress in January. 1875. liked January 1879
for specie resumption, having first said
silver WAS not legal tender.
And so bond that the holder bought
with the understanding that it was paya-
BILE in greenbacks was first made payable
in gold and silver and then in gold alone.
by legislation inspired by the capitalists
of the country and at a cost of $500 ,OUO, O0C
to the nation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25
SOMETHING THAT BEATS MOFFFTT

SOMETHING THAT BEATS MOFFFTT' S
REGISTER Col. Ma, shall Park, Of Nor
fox, has OBJ aimed a ratent for an inven-
tiou which will be 'rlni table rival to
The Motft tt register. His plan is that the
Auditor of the State shall have printed
"a book of State excise and coupons -
These books are to furnished to all bar
room. wholesale aud retail liquor dealers.
To illustrate the plan: Suppose the ,'ealer
procures from the State Auditor or his
agent book containing 1000 coupons, for
which lie pays twenty-five dollars. When
the dealer sells drink the consumer rec
elves Il coupon, which entities him to rec
Give from the State in payment of his
taxes, one cent. If two drinks ale to be
p d for h receives a coupon printed on
6 ange paper. good for two cents. If
five drinks blue paper good for five cents.
The same coupons, arranged for whole
sale and retail liquor dealers, will be pro-
vided. AS these books and coupons will
be printed by order of the State, and the
coupons numbered by machinery, there
will be no occasion for counterfeit, as the
amount is SO small.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25
BEEcHER,s DocTR1NE-Rev. Mr.. Mo

BEECHER's DoCTRlNE.-Rev. Mr.. Nor
rison, editor of the ''Presbyterian Weekly''
of Baltimore, lately addressed letter to
Henry Ward Beecher, asking if the secu-
lar press had properly represented his doc
trinal views of the ''atonement'' and of
''retribnuion" to the finally impenitent:
Mr.. Beecher replies to Mr.. Morrison, stat
ing that he has been misrepresen by the
reporters, and that his sermons are only
reliably reported in the Christian Union,
of New York. He says that for twenty
FIVE years he has preached and printed, in
every conceivable form, ''the truth of the
inspiration of the sacred scripture, the ex-
istence and government Of God, the doc
trne of the Trinity, the divinity Of Christ
as very God, the universal sinfulness of
man, the atoEement of Christ, the doctrine
Of Il Change of heart, the efficacious inhu-
ence Of the Holy Spirit in regeneration,
and the doctrine of retributlon both here
and hereafter" AS to the latter, he ex-
plaine that the question ofnature of suffer-
ing, the object of penalty, and the point of
duration he has discussed with such light
as he had, leaving iG to be Inferred, as he
does not deny it, that he doubts the eter-
nifty of punishment and he adds that his
object is not to defend any system of the
ology or church government, bnt to build
men up in holiness of life.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25
Waynesboro.

| ORGANS FOR THE CHURCHEs-COIJNCTT,
| MATTERS -ICE-CLUB-&C
| Correspondence of the staunton y1Np1o.ToR
WAYNEsBoRo, Jan. 24.-The large Or
gan for the Presbyterian church has ar
rived and gives general satisfaction, It
Will DC placed IN the main body of the
church, about the middle of February. as
by that time the new peWs will be in place
SO Presbytery will have beautiful new
church to hold their meeting in in MAY.
Inc Methodists have also just received a
small CABINET organ for there church here.
Little Iammany'' not to be entirely
unworthy Its namesake of New York, has
already given birth to a ring and the
proceedings Of the Council on Tuesday
nlghC last Were'by no means harmonious.
"A new departure" has been made. II
seems, as the last meeting of that BODY
voted compensation to the Chairman of
Tie street Committee for services in SUPER
intending street repairs, tie said com
pensatlon amounting to more than the
price at which the contract was LET. There
is blood on the moon,'' and as the crv Of
ring has been raised further deyelop-
menus promise something novel and rich
to the tax payers of the town.
1ne Mo1fett RegiSter-there is Onlr one
hefe-tln-tin-a-b ulated about mine hnadyeG
tunes during seventeen days in December
50 Notwithstanding the fact that W. is q.
sCfohghold OF temperance. its patriotism
TO ards the State, it seeuls is not of milk
and water character.
=, The supervisors are daily expected for
Inc purpose OF examining What remains of
Ihe ioiiner bridge across South River here,
and taking the steps necessary for the con,
structlon OF another. A bridge is needed
badly, and inuch serious Inconvenience
would be avoided by its speedy construc-
ton. '''- W.
Large quantities of beautiful ice. some
as thick as eight inches, were secured dur.
ing the recent cold snap. =
There is much ckness in and around
the town and it is by no means encourage
Ing to hear that another M. D. is to- he
added to our population very shortly
A dramatic club has been formed and
will give an entertainment durlng next
month for some charitable purpose.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25
MARCUS.

The CoTToN BALE STORY GONE
Gen. VIM o. Butler has many personal re-
collections of the battle of New Orleans.
When questioned recently as to the cotton
bale story he replied ''Oh that's as big a
lie as ever was told. We had few cotton
bales, but the bitches for draining the
swamp, with dirt thrown on the edges for
breastworks, together with our own bet
ter aim. and sold Hickory we're our
strong points,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25

silent mysterious influence was working
around and underneath US. Oh, it was so
awful awful 1t lasted a full minute,
and then all was over. Such duration is
said to be unusual here; it generally comes
with quick jerk III one direction and a
twitoh back. 1t was an altogether new
and fearful experience, hut one to which
| shall probably get accustomed after a
while.
FAITH OF THE HEATHEN.
Everything is new and strange around
me. Do you realize that [ am actually
domesUicated among the heathen--among
a people sitting in darkness and the
shadow of death. | have been in their
temples, where sacred pony is kept, and
holy pigeons roost-have seen the god
Benzura, a shapeless stump of figure,
worn to a polished smoothness by the
hands that daily pass over him in search of
lelief from pain and disease. Never shall
[ forget the horror that came over me
with a realizing sense that these poor de-
luded creatures have faith in their religion,
that they are, in principle, worshippers of
idols, with no knowledge of the only liv-
| ing and true God.
But must close, though 1 could run on
| indefinitely. N. F.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25
Letter from Staunton Man in the U. s. Cav
airy.

DEEP sNoW-sCENEs IN THE BL ACk HILLS
INDIANS TRACKING HORSE THIEVES
400 MILES,
SC, SC, &C
[Cor. of Staunton VINDICAToR.]
CAMP ON SPEARFIsH, DAKOTA, Jan, 4th.
About three weeks ago three companies,
A. B. and F., of our regiment, under Maj.
Evans, left Hat Creek for scout among
the Black Hills. We ha2nk'ellghtful
weather until we reached this e. Cross
ing the Black Hills the snow as a foot
deep and our wagon train met with many
amusing mishaps, and SO did many of the
troopers. My horse fell and gave me
slightly aprained ankle, but not bad enough
to keep me more than one day hors de COM
bat One poor fellow had several ribs
broken.
On the fifth day we passed through Dead
wood, the commercial city of the Black
Hills, a place that two years ago was
lonely mouutain gulch and now is a busy
city of 20 900 Inhabitants. It is the centre
of the gold district. l visited several
mines, and the gold dust was so literally
displayed that [ felt quite poor. The dust
is the only currency here, and every store
has pair of scales, and when a customer
comes in he takes out his little sack of it
and the amount is weighed out.
From the city we pr 'cesded one days
march to the North and went into camp
at the foot of the Black Hill range, having
passed over one of the most beautiful rang
eS in the United States. We are camped
here for a few days to rest the horses and
| the camp is in nice little glen among the
mountains, about a mile from a little Wes-
| tern village called Spearfish. Christmas
day walked to the town and enjoyed my
self as,much as ever did elsewhere, watch
| ing the Western men on their Christmas
frolic. The Indians. half breeds and
rough Western farmers were all mixed to-
] gether in one promiscuous and merry
| crowd Five days after our arrival here,
/ snow began to fall as it falls nowhere elsa
! on this continent and continued until yes
terday, but we are quite comfortable in
our tents. We cannot move our wagons
and are completely showed in, SO our
scout will have to come to an untimely
| end.
On New years eve three Indians and
scout came into our Camp to ask for help
in recovering some ponies which some
white men had stolen from the Crows,
a friendly tribe. These Indians
had trailed the thieves for four hundred
miles, and at last found them. at mid
night Co. F. was ordered to saddle, and at
2 O'Clock in the morning we marched out
of camp We found fifty of the stolen
| ponies about noon New Years day, and
hours in the saddle. CD.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25

His SIXTH WIFE.-A. J. Laboyteaux,
aged forty-eight years, resident of Cleves,
Ohio, is to be married to-day to Miss Burr.
Mr.. Laboyteaux, when at the age of twen-
ty-three years, was married for the first
time to Mrs Rowans a widow, with whom
he lived happily. After she died he was
welded to another widow, Mrs. Woods.
His third wife was Mrs. Zimmerman.
and the fourth, another widow, named
Klngsbury, daughter of Aaron schenck.
The fifth Mrs Laboyteaux was Miss Kitty
Woods, cousin of the fourth wife. With
all these wives Mr.. Laboyteaux lived hap
PLY. One of them left him her real prop
erty- and from the rest he obtained some
personal property Cincinnati Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25

The Washington correspondent If tht
Richmond ''Dispatch'' telesraphs Monday
That it j. safe to say that Algerron S
t1r Y, U. s. Marshal of the Western Dis
+, let of Virginia, Mr.. Lewis, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, and q. S. Commissioner
Latham are in ''imminent danger of losing
hpi, heads -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25

A flock of twenty-five improved ewes
owned by Eustace Jeffries was destroyed
and within few miles % Patrick &. IL
$500 worth of = eep have been killed by
dogs in the last two months. Mem. fo9
the legislature.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25
TIE MsCIPLEs have in Virginia

THE DISCIPLES have in Virginia 40 Or
ganided churches and 1l9 church build
tngs, capable Of seating 10000 people. and
estimated to be worth IN the aggregate
$4,000. Dming the year new churches
have been organized, A new house has
fordsvillea and at Hamburg. A church
and parsonage have bee III purchased at
Winchester.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25

QUEEN VICTORIA EXAMINING THE
ELEPHONE.-Professo Bell and Col onel
William H. Reynolds, of Rhode Island
were presented to Queen Victoria at Os-
borne, Isle of Wight on Monday night.
They exhibited aud carefully explained
the telephone to Her Majesty, who listen
ed with evident curiosity. She was espec-
tally interested in the conversations carried
on between Osborne and London. South
ampton, Cowes, and the residence ofSir
Thomas Biddnlph, Her Maiesty's private
secretary. An organ in London, a bugls
in Southampton and a vocal ouartette at
Cowes were perfectly heard. Miss Kate
Field also sung through the telephone
from London. The experiments contin-
ued for three hours, with wonderful sue
cess.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25

Holmes Conrad, If Winchester; Col. S.
J. e Moore, of Clarke, and Powell Har-
rison, of L'uaoun, are all named by heir
friends as SUCCESSORS to Eppa Hunton, il.
Congress.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25

There are six vacancies for cadet M d
shipmen in the Naval Acadamy to be flied
from Virginia. We are not informed
what congressional districts the appoint
ments are to come from.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25

Experience may be "a dear teacher, but
she lsn'tany dearer than a pretty school.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-25

The Quesenberry caucus knows nom
which is the Conservative party.