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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-05-07

PECULIAR PEOPLE.
Old bachelors who never smoke,

Oiu DachelOrs who never smoke.
People who will suffer from chronic
indlgestlon, constipation, and torpid
nVer, OF 'biliousness,' when DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant
Purgatlve Pellets are known to be relia-
pie and speedy remedies for these dis
eases.
Old maids who do not love cats.
People who have catarrh, annoying
ana disgusting every one around them
when DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy is
known to be a potent remedy for this
disease.
Women who do not love babies.
Women who will suffer from all those
painful diseases towhich the sex is heir,
when DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
is admitted by every lady who uses it
to be an effectual remedy for these mala-
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People who believe their progenitors
were apes.
People who will read about s'Helen S
Babies" and "That Husband of Mine"
and "That Wife of Nine" and "That
Mother-in-law of Nine" and "That
Son-in-law of Nine" and yet fail to
read about themselves in the 1.-THE Peo-
PIES Common Sense Medical Adviser"
Christians quarreling with each other
ON their way to Heaven.
People who will seek health at fash
ionable watering places, smothering at
Saratoga or Long Branch, or sacrificing
themselves to "Graham diet" at Water
Cures and Health Institutes, when the
magnificent Invalids' Hotel, at Buffalo,
offers all the elegant comforts of the finest
hotels, combined with the best sanitary
advantages, Russian, Turkish, and
plunge baths, gymnasium, etc. and is
situated in and near some of the finest
natural scenery in the Empire State.
The most peculiar Of all are the peo-
plo who read these paragraphs and fail
to profit by them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-05-07


SENATOR GoRDON.-Ex-GOy. Smith,
of Virginia-better known as extra
Billy-telIs the following excellent stQ-
ry on this distinguished Georgian. The
Governor says that some time during
the late struggle negro hostler or SER
want attached to his headquarters came
hurriedly into bis tent early one morn
ing, and, to his infinite establishment,
thus addressed him:
"Marse William, I hears dat Marse
Gordon is gwine to charge de enemy dis
morning, and if you haven't anything
'ticaIap fay ne te DO wants to go long
wild him."
"You want to go with General Cor
don in a charge on the enemy; well,
pray, what is that for?"
"Wall, you see, Marse William, we
boys bout de stables is pretty well out
OBJ oii-sAins apa bIenkets, and Use a.
ways observed dat when Marse Gordon
charges desc Yankees dey gets away in
SIGH hurry dat day most in general
lebes all dem kind oh tings behind dem. y
The request, of course, was granted
and some hours after the darlSey came
back loaded with the coveted supplies
Atlanta, Ga. B. w. f.
Detroit Free Press.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-05-07
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Staunton, Va, april goth, 1878.

Staunton. Va, april goth, 1871
FI1M M EENsAN
~ VS..
Sterrett.
In pursuance of decree entered in the above
styled cause at the March term, 1873 OF the cir
cult court of Augusta county, will proceed at
my Gf5jce, in Stanton, on
ltosiIay, the 20t5. day Of Nay, 1878,
to take, state ana settle an account showing
which of the debts audited heretofore in said
cause against VIM. G. Sterrett haze Keen paid,
ana the order of priority Of tllosareflaihiag IN
paid; and how the fund in this cause after pay
ing costs shall be applied to the debts of VIM.
6. SterretT binding said fund, together with
any 9TH r matters deemed pertinent by myself
OF required by any Of the s&rties to be stated.
Given under my hand as Commissioner in
chaneery for the circuit court aforesaid.
apT23-s5 G. M. HARRISON. Comm'r.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-05-07

ORGANS retail price $3.50 only sss. PIANOS
bargains. BEATTY, Washington, N. j.:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-05-07

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, /.
Sdaunton, April 26th, 1873.
TTHhe satf9Issi Valley Hana
Il We,
Jacob Warwick. Trustee ard ais,
All parties interested in the foregoing cause
pending in the circuit court, OF Augusta eoun-
ty,-.Take 1Eottce, -that1 will proceed at nay Of
flee in Staunton,
on the 22aad ddy Of 1ftty ae1t,
to take She accounts required by decree entered
in said cause 81 the Bird day OF December, 1877,
attend without further nosice
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

w, bills are now before the Legislature. in
which the citizens of the metropolis have a
lively interest they are introduced. as we
understand. with the approval of the Depart
ment of Public Works. The first il in rela
tion TO the CrotOn water supply. In 1875, an
act was passed appropriating $l,500,000 for
theextension of the Croton water system and the
delivery of water at high levels. The de-
iicency of water on Murray Hill, in the new
wards and in other elevated parts of the city
was a familiar grievance, which this law un-
dertook TO remove. But it is discovered that
water cannot be raised to the necessary
heights without the use of pumping machin-
ery, and the Commissioner of Public
Works is not authorized to incur
any expenditure except for laying adj
ditional pipes. 1t is consequently proposed to
amend the law of 1915 so rs to allow part
of the appropriation to be used IN erecting
"0rconstructing such structures Is the Commits
"sioner of Public Works may deem necessary"
As the whole outlay is not to exceed the sum
already voted, and the expenditures are only
to be made by the authorization of the Mayor
and three -fourths of the Common Council, We
do not see that any objection can be made to
this amendment.
The other measure ia an amendment To the
act of 1875, relative to the repaving of the
streets As the law now stands the Board of
Aldermen has power To authorize the outlay
of not more than 100000 in any one
year for the requirement. of streets.
avenues and public places, the cost
to be a general assessment upon all the
taxable property in the city. 1t is
now proposed in addition that when a street
has once been paved at the expense of the
property owners, the Common Council may
direct it to he repaved upon petition of
tw0-thirds of the owners of the property to
be assessed, who shall also be the owners of
two thirds of the feet fronting on the line
"of the proposed improvement; aud the as
"sessment therefor shall be levied and col
elected on the property fronting on the line
"of the improvement etc. The justice
of this is not SD clear. There is some reason
for requiring the land and house owners to
pay for the first paving of street, for that
is an improvement which gives their property
an immediate market value and increased
rental; but when a street has once been
opened the city should be required to keep
it in order for all time. 1t becomes
public thOroughfare in which the people
| living on 1t have no more interest than other
citizens, and in most cases 1T will be found
that they derive no pecuniary benefit from its
| repair. If two-thirds see tit to waive their
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02
4 WORD ABOUT PARTIES.

The death of the Republican party is thought
certain by many who are its foes and by some
of its friends. Men reason that it must lose
control of the Senate next year, with little
chance of recovering control in the House
that the Administration, be its virtues what
they may, is not one to make the party strong
and that after next March the Presi-
dent will be efectually restrained, even
if he should desire to help the party,
by adverse maiorities in both houses. A
defeat in 1850 seems to these persons
inevitable, and that defeat. they say, will
be the last of the party, because it has no
longer the inspiration of a great purpose to
hold 1t together. If its voters were led by a
name or prejudice, it might live as the
Democratic party has lived through seven
teen years of defeat, but the Republican
voters we are told, will adhere to the Organi-
zation only so long as IL has tangible hope
of accomplishing definite and desired results.
With these views, many Democrats are count
ing unmatched chickens and some Republi-
cans seem to be growing weary in the defence
of an organization which they think doomed
to dissolution. 1t is as well to face the facts
Undoubtedly, these reasonings embody much
truth, but not the whole truth.
The advantage of the Democratic party is,
that voters of the later generation know il
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02
Jnoes to ADVERTISEMENTS.

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New-York tribune., 1878-04-02

Lord Salsbury's circular to the European
Powers is one of the most interesting docu-
ments the Eastern question has produced. 1t
is intended to explain why the British Gov
ernment refused to enter the Congress,
and to defend the attitude 1t has assumed.
In brief, Lord Salisbury's reason is that he
could not allow the Russian reservations"
to nullify practically the Treaty of Paris and
the declaration made at London III 1871.
Taking, then, the RussO-Turkish treaty
as his text, Lord Salisbury contends that the
new Bulgaria would overslaugh the neigh
boring provinces; that the proposed Pro-
vince would be essentially Russian. aud
that Muscovite influence would permeate
Thessaly and Epirus to the prejudice of Greece.
He paints in gloomy coloTs the general effect
of the treaty, and discovers great wickedness
in the indemnity which might be committed
for more territory or made the means
of entirely subordinating Turkish 10 Russian
policy. The gravest objection, Lord Salisbury
finds, apparently, is that nation which exercises
formal authority over Egypt, should be so
closely pressed by the "outposts of a greatly
superior Power that its Independent action,
"and even existence, is almost impossible
1t Will be seen that the new Foreign
Minister exalts the Russian triumph TO de-
gree which has not been attained at st. Peters
burg where the people consider that the Car
might have made better terms. But Lord
Salisbury could hardly do otherwise, since his
dispatch is intended to elicit Austrian and
Greek approval in view of coming events. The
general effect of the circular mus: be to widen
the breach between Russia and England, and
to make the former feel that she will have TO
defend with the sword the rights she has
won on the battlefield. With England
so irreconclably opposed to the treaty
we shall probably hear no more Of the Com
gresS. Diplomacy seems to have reached its
limit. England must now sulenly submit to
the Turkish settlement or openly resist it.
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02
TIE END OF TIE TR4ySGREssoR.

One of the worst of lives yesterday came,
in this city, to a most tragic end. A notorious
tiOn of the law, had accumulated handsome
fortune and acquired a shameful reputation,
finding herself once more in the tolls of JUS
tice. put an end to the proceedings against her
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02

The House Committee on Education and Labor
have reported favOrably upon a bill 10 provide 4
fund of S250,0OO in United States bonds, the inter-
est of which is 10 be paid to the trustees of the
Printing House for the Blind and expended for the
benefit of the various institutions throughout the
country engaged IN the education of the blind.
No doubt this is praiseworthy charity.
But what warrant has the keneral Government for
dispensing the public funds among institutions
founded and supported by private benefcence or by
state appropriations Ii the Federal Government
votes money for such purpose, it must supervise
the distribution of the fund.- and prescribe methods,
limits and restrictions rs 10 its expenditure and,
therefore, up acertain pontt must administer and
control the charity. If the Government is justified
in assuming partial superintendence Of the concern,
why not take charge Of the whole If it has a
right to print for the blind in the various
states. why not furnish Photographs for the
deaf and dumb, and educate the tongue
tied and left-handedi The Congress of
the United States ought To remind SELF that, for
great many reasons which have been great many
times stated it can best serve the interests of the
blind the halt. the manned, and every body else, by
attending strictly to its own business.
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02

If Congress in IFS wisdom decides that the country
is suffering for report Forestry. why not begin
by the appointment of committee of timber ex-
perts from the faculties and graduates of our numer
ous agricultural collegesi Eighteen years ago
the Government gave about 10000 900 acres of the
public lands to these institutions, and fertilized by
such liberal endowment. they ought by this time
to be bearing abundant fruit. II the income from
this appropriation has not suticed to develop enough
skilled talent to give the county all the instruction
il needs the subject of Forestry, it would be well
for Congress to hesitate before voting any more
money to Educate the People,
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02

Two well-known houses were compelled to
suspend yesterlay-that OF Booth & Edgar,
q firm long established in che sugar trade,
and that Of Joseph FouIke's Sons, whose con-
nections are chiefly in the West Indies and
South America. The total liabilities of the
two houses exceed a million dollars, but the
friends of the frst-named firm hope that they
will be able to pay their creditors in full
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02
6n5incss Noflces.

/. THE STEAM CARPET CLEANER.
T ". SrFw ART. S26 7thave send for circulars
EIGHTY CHOICE NORFOLK OYSTERS cost but
90 cents any OF Maltby's Derots Fresh every day
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02

Perhaps the tide of immigration has reached
its lowest point. Since 1873, there has been
O steady falling-of each year from the year
before, but the large arrival of the other day,
coming so early in the season, is thought to
indicate considerable immigration for 1878.
This is too slight a circumstance ON which to
base prediction of an increase over the total
arrivals of former years, but it would not be
strange if the reports from the other side, that
crowds of laborers whom the panic drove from
America have been begging at the consuiates
for means to return, should be followed by an
increase in the steerage lists this Summer.
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02

- don't claim TO know anything said Mr..
Max Strakosch, Except how TO manage opera
That he understands the fundamental principles of
that delicate business Will doubt after read
ing his frank and judicious remarks about Miss
Cary: "She is n beautiful woman. and likes fine
dress, as they all do. Sometimes she comes to ME
and says: Max. you must give me a new
dress for that piece She generally gets il. for /
have found they don't sing well when they think
they're not well dressed Which bit of philosophy
we commend TO all managers-and to all prima
dOnnas.
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02

The report to Supervising Inspector-General
Dumont. on the wreck of the Metropolis,
The ship was badly rebuilt. The new timber
that was put in, if the work had been prop
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02

Gold steadily leaving the county, bonds steadily
returning, the sale of per cents and retirement
of per cents stopped altogether. This is the
financial situation to-day. Perhaps the economists
who held that the restoration Of the Alexander
New-York tribune., 1878-04-02

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-10
Nails Advanced TO se so.

The Western Nail Association held Id
regular monthly meeting yesterday at
Pittsburgh, and as the result Of It's session
concluded to advance nails from 50 S5 to
81 50, with the usual discounts. 1t was
also determined TO stop the mills an ad.
ditional three weeks, making seven weeks
in all, and thus give the market full
opportunity to clear itself Of all surplus
stock on hand, either in the hands oi
manufacturers or jobbers.
This action will keep the nail mills
idle here and elsewhere most Of the time
between this and the lst Of March
which looks like long stop
but the manufacturers seem tc
have come to the conclusion, after
long waiting for better times, and after
making great many nails and no money,
that the only remedy Is to vigorously
curtail production. Their trouble has been
the same that has allied the whole coun'
try, in all its manufacturing departments
viz: over production, and until the con-
suming ability Of the country catches ul
with this over production the latter must
halt more or less frequently by the way
side. The present halt is the most radical
step that has been taken for years tc
remedy tho cutting" process, not e1cep'
ting the forfeiture combination Of April
1875, and 1t promises to be the most et'
ftctive. All tue mills belonging to the
Association were present except five, and
they responded iayorably by telegraph tc
the action Of the meeting.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-10
Beecher's New Departure Not
Very POpulAr.

NEW YoRK, January S.-PlYmouth
Church was crowded this evening at the
annual sale Of pews, Mr.. E. Hoyt offici.
ating as auctioneer. The highest pre-
MUM offered was $505, by Il. W. Sage
The highest premium offered last year
was $500, paid by II. B. Clatlin, who
only bid $500 tonight In 1875 Charles
Dennis, who tonight bid $500 for sec
ond choice, paid the highest premium
$3.50.
The Tmei report says the amount o.
the premiums offered tonight Is $24, i'll
which, added to the pew rents, aggrega-
ting Sl2,T5S, makes total oi 1929
sl0,59S less than last years total Of S47,-
522. In 1875 the premiuma alone
amounted to s5s,S2O, making the tota
Of the revenues 81 ,l65. Mr.. Clatlin OBJ
tained the third choice tonight for $500
Nobody seemed to be surprised at tht
comparatively email amount Of the sale
at Is larger than / expected Il to bt
this year." Said one member; and Mr.
Beecher said, after the sale: :" II anybody J
Is going to grumble II is not l."
Mr.. Beecher bought pew himself foi
a premium OF 50. Il was the last pew
and nobody else bid for II. As the nam'
Of the buyer was announced, rumbleo o
applause was heard in the sanctuary
The lowest premium paid was City cents
The following were the highest priced
sales: Il. W. Sage, premium s5o5, rem
Sll0; Charles Dennis, premium S9oV
rent $40; Horace B. Claain, premium
$500, rent Sl20; Horatio Q. King, pre-
MUM $3.50, rent $40; J.D. Hutchinson
premium S275, rent Si20; Moses !. Beach
premium $3.50, rent 500; S.V. White
premium $3.50, rent $50.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-10
Call for n National Convention Of
the National Party.

TOLEDO, January ga call Is issued
for National Convention Of the Nation.
al party to be held on the 22d Of Febru.
ary next. It reads as follows: We, the
undersigned, believing that the present
financial policy Of those In control OF the
Federal Government Il destructive Of the
best interests Of the people, and that II
continued will bring general ruin and
unprecedented suffering on the industrial
classes, and also believing that the or
ganization and unity Of action may in
duce those in power TO take such
steps rs will avert such calam-
itous results, call upon those re-
gardless Of past political AfiliEtion,
who will unite for independent action TO
elect one delegate in each Congressional
district, and afterwards, by proper
authority, two delegates for each State
al large, to meet in National convention
10 the city Of Toledo on the 22d day Of
February 1878, they to take such action
as their wisdom may dictate.
Upwards Of one hundred names are
appended to the call, prominent among
them being those Of Wendell Phillips, ot
Massachusetts; Peter Cooper, Of New
York; Thomas D. Hoxsey, New Jersey;
Alex. Campbell, Illinois; Blanton Dun
can, Kentucky.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-10

The death Of Victor Emmanuel Of Italy
/, announced in our kilograms. Some
persons may think 1t strange that he al
last died in the bosom Of the church after
having been formally excommunicated
by the Pope. But 1t is to be remembered
that the King never admitted himself te
bs out Of the church-neyer desired to
bs-and protested against the excom'
munication at the time and always after
wards. He claimed that he had com
mi,ted no ecclesia,iical offence in his
ssculari1Ation policy referred to in the
dispatch, but had, as the ruler Of a peo-
Pile, simply done that which In his judg'
man. was for the best This plea the
Ultramoutanes did not Of course admit,
bu, the outside world admits that he
gave Italy a good government. 1t will
be noticed that there Ia to be no let up in
the policy pursued by Victor Emmanuel,
and that his successor has already pro.
claimed his retention OF the late Kings
Ninisters.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-10
They Want 10 Vote.

WAsHISaToN, January 9.-The
Woman's Suffrage Convention to-day
adopted 4 series Of resolutions setting
forth the duty Of the National Govern
ment in maintaining equal rights to all
It's citizens without regard 10 ser; the in.
Justice OF remanding woman from hear.
Ing before the highest tribunal Of the
nation; to the State legislature con.
demnation Of the proposed 10Th amend.
ment, which introduced the sectarian
idea OF God into the Constitution; the
injustice OF taxing the property Of widows
and spinsters TO its full value, while the
clergy are largely exempt; lastly, the
proposition that education should be
made compulsory, and after 1885 there
should be compulsory educational quail:
cation to the right Of suffrage.
Miss Morgan, colored delegate from
Mississippi, addressed the Convention.
She said that the colored women in the
District OF Columbia were, under the 14th
and 18th amendments, entitled to suf.
irage, but they did not intend 10 demand
the right until their white sisters were &C.
corded the same privilege. She wrnted no
privileged classes.