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NEW MUSIC.-Vocsl: "Addio a Napoli,n
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Bankrupt Noi4ees.

nlSTRICT COURT of the UNITED STATES
the matter of MICHAEL McGRA1H, bankrupt.-Is
BAyKKUPTcYA Warrant in Bankruptcy has been issued by
said Court against the estate Of MICHAEL McGKAfH.
New,York in said District. sdiudgei bankrupt
upon the petition OF his creditors. and the payment
Of debts and the delivery OF any property belonging
property by him. forbidden by hw meeting OF the
creditors OF said BANKRUPT to prove er debts and choose
OF Bankruptcy be holden at No l52 broadway in the
CITY OF New.York. in said District or the 2sh day of
Wilder Allen, OF tho Registers IN bankruptcy OF said
Court. LOUIS +. PAYN. Msrsnal-Messenger.
INSTRUCT COURT of the UNITED STATES
~ for the SOUTHERN DISTRICT Of NEW. YORK =
In the matter Of MARKS COHEN, bankrupt IN
BASKRuPrcYA Warrant in Bankruptcy has issued by
said Court against the estate Of MARKS COHEN.
OF City and County o. New York and state of New
livery OF any property belonging To said bankrupt to him
10 his and the transfer OF any property By him,
rupt tO prove their debts and choose
nees OF his estate will be held at Court Of Bankruptcy
be holden at No l39 Fultons In the CITY OF NewYork in
said District the 10th day OF Apl, A. D. 1879. at IL
o'clock ;he Office OF Edgar ketchVm esquire,
Of the Registers in BANKRUPTCY Of said Court,
LOUIS +. PAYH. Marsha--Messenger.
rTHIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the 21 st
OF February. a. 1873 Warrant III Bankruptcy was
Issued against the estate OF GEORGE NJ SPEARS OF the
Cfy and County of New.YOrk and State Of New.Yors.
VINO has been adiudged q bankrupt on his pc
ery belonging such bankrupt " hiu or for his the
transfer OF property BY him. are forbidden by law
adjourned meeting OF the creditors OF the said ban
krup To prove their debts ana 10 choose one or more as
will be held al Court Of Bankruptcy
De holden No 1870 FultOns, IN the City OF NewYork.
before Edgar Kstchum, esquire, Register. the 22d
day OF Marcel, A. b. 1879 al II O'Clock
Wy LOUIS r. PAYn,
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III.
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fkANthSSO NI''"
Yesterday. To-day.


Government bonds were more aetlyely n,0 tls' were
today all around, and while the z per ceeIu1ins
H. and II ner cents and currency, were lower S
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| AZ Popular Prices.
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WIN receive pupils in painting Landscape flowers sun life
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For Young Ladies-Brooklyn.
MRS. L. JERNEGAN BOWEN, 419 Clm-
WI ton-st Brooklyn. gives instruction In music and the
modern languages private lessons their residences
ladies' early instruction IA English has been deficient
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GRAND JURoRs.-The following list oil
Grand Jurors has been drawn by Judge.oi
the County Court, to serve for the ensuing
year, under the act Of assembly approved
March IA. 1878:
Riv erh e a ds.-Jno. c. Dunlap, W. K,
Clemmer, NJ. W. d. Hogshead, Reuben Lam
bert, Henry G . Palmer. N. p Mccormick,
Jno. A. Spencer, Geo. P. Lightner.
North River.-P. II. Wheeler, David G
Hogshead, Jno. Fl. Alexander, A. A. Craw'
ford, N. T. Beck, r. II. Buckner, P. II. See
DAME! Fisher. ''F
Beverly Manor.-J. F. Cook, G.. w
Swoope, w. NJ. Ta.e, NJ. F. Gilkerson, H
P. Dckerson, Dan'l Croft, Lewis Hartman
F. F. 'Sterrett. : z'a : 'f '{''''.N
Middle Riyer.-David Beard, Jno. C. Bar.
ger, James Borden, J. McP. Crawford, J, r
Bowman, r. G. Byers, W. N. Wilson, A
P. Wilkerson.. So .4.... AZ rs ara
Pastures.-E. q. Bear, j. A. Craig, Jno
D. Youell, "A. d. s. Beck, Jno. Sanderson
Jno. Ropdabush, Jno. Waldrop, D. F. Hoo
ver..sa.sit.si .-,i, s,e.s If sfir,e- -
South River. -Thos. II. Antrim, Charles
Brooks, J. NJ. Brown, David s. Bell, iona
than Koiner, Geo. A. Gully. WIN. 3. Patter
son, A. G. Christian.
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/. LUTHERAN CONVENTION AND JUBILEE
The semi-centennia. convention and jubilee
81 gthe yisgaiia syn9d sfgthe Evangelical
lutheran eharch was heTd iH' Woodstock last
week. The attendance Of ministers and
delegates was large. The Staunton delega-
ton included Rev. J c. Haskell. Rev. j. l..
/ Miller and Prof. l.. Ide.
Among the proceedings, which were in
teresting and harmonious, was the report OF
tlis psincipa1E Revg y. + Males Eoi the
Stauhson Female SEMINARY, showing the
institution ta bdm p prosperous scoppdition,
with Encouraging P5tlso09lafor tile sapproachl.
ing session. aHS
In the report of the President mention
was. made of the new church, erected near
Spring Hill, in this county, dedicated several
months ago.
/. The conyentian closed yesterday.
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..M01,'i2l.S0ge.s,.,.'

LV4
7 In Dayton, Vas on'sab bath morning, the 24t1
ultimo, by Rev. Wiiam'J. Miller, VIM. B. Blake
OF Ohio, and Alice NJ Horn, of Augusta county,
At the brides residence, in. Gap Mills Valley
Monroe county, West Va, Augnst.22d, by Rev. G
I. Lyle, Mr.. Abraham Bright. formerly of Rich
mond and Staunton, Va, and Mrs. E. M Campbell
On Tuesday. August the 26th, p. MI, on the
bridge at Harpers Ferry, by Rev. J..A. McFadsIi
John B. Hunter and Miss Annie ". Ott,-all5 Of
Augusta 9unty. i" ..-'ilais'.' ssa e-i's'.'1 49,
+, Near Mt Scion, August the 27th, MI Peter Dri-
yer y, to Miss Jane Ann ghter ofthe late Thos
F..1f1fiEa - ,sti.r ia -,,.s7
Mr.. George T Ross, of Bath county. and Miss
Elizabeth R.. Pullman. of Allegheny county, were
married Monday, August 25th, Rev. VIM. Rich.
ardSon officiating. The ceremony took place at
the residence Of Mr.. Eli Putnam, near Coving-
.oii' : ',''i=iu A:e~'tH'''t ~ $50" r'isfs,si
On the 28th ultimo, at the residence Of MI Ran
dolph Carl by Rev. J. W. Kiracofe, Mr. Geo F.
Perry to Miss Mary A. Hogsett, both Of Augusta.
At the Episcopal Church, yesterday morning
by Rev. We. Hullihen, Mr. Walter Hanningtoa,
formerly OF London, and Miss Emily Elphick
daughter of VIM Elphick, were married. Both
OF the nigh contracting parties are Of England.
Near Mt. Horeb, on the 3rd, VIM E. Whitsel
and MISS S.Cornelia Wotfdery, datfg fIter OF B r
Wsonderly, decd. - asa@<ssGs<
Near Fishersville, on the 3rd Charles Snead and
MISS Martha E. Brown, daughter of Lawre nee
Brown 80 ets - ss-i' -
On the 4th, do;aay) near MT. Tor rey Furnace,
Aachariah Dameron and Mary B. Sneaa, .a q
On the 4th near Staunten, aJas. T.. MarkleyI aSd
MIS-. sidney Dlnkel. ~ s.. 80, - .lsi j..,~.ti
Near Mt: Solon, on the 4th Sylvester T. Driver
and ollIe o. Vance, daughter of Silas Vance
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1t was stated in the VIRaINIAN last week
upon the authority Of the Rockbridge En-
teyprise, that Miss Rogers. Of Collierstown,
had received the appointment to teach in
the musical department of the Augusta Fee
male Seminary. We. learn that this is amis-
take. Miss Rogers does not come as an M
structor, but for instruction, and has been
entered as pupil at the Seminary. '19r
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-09-04

I POLITICAL SPEAKING. On = the 22nd,
Court day, Maj. John w. Daniel, Hon. j.
+ R. Tucker, and perhaps others, will address
the people of Augusta on the subject of the
debt settlement: They will advocate the
McCulloch Bill, and will be met by Gen.
VIM. Malone, James Barbour. j. E. Massey,
and probably other champions of readiust-
ment. A lively day will be the result.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-09-04

BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Baugh-
+, man IS. Bros, OF Richmond, are preparing
to publish business Directory of Virgin ia,
which will be complete in all of its parts,
and a most valuable aid to business men.
It will be furnished to subscribers at So, and
will be we'll worth the money.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-09-04

THE VIRGINIAs, MINING, INDUSTRIAL
AND SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL, is the titlelof a
monthly. publication. the first number of
which will be issued from this Office on the
LIST Of October. Maj. Jed Hotchkiss Isl the
protector and will be the editor of it, assis-
ted by any army of distinguished correspon-
dents, among whom are Prof. Egleston. of
the School of Mines, Columbia College. n.
Y; Prot. Campbell, of Washington and Lee
University, DR.. Ruffner, Superintendent of
Public Schools for Virginia, and others of
equal celebrity. The object of the journal
will be to bring to the attention Of the coun-
try the varied resources and advantages OF
the Valley of Virginia and contiguous coun-
try, and the natural wealth of West Virgin
ia. 1t will contain 1G pages IL lG inches,
and will be devoted exclusively to such mat
ter as will aid in conveying to the people a
correct idea Of the material resources of this
section. The publication will be very val
liable agent in stimulating industrial activi-
ty and inviting capital and enterprise to the
Virginias.
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Il Tts1a1 i ste tEsn1Sss. OUT eaa essavH

be interested in the practical and timely
suggestions communicated to.atRe ptbhc I'M
another column by enc of our most intelli;--1
gent and sagacious citizens. ,Stannten cer-'
tainly presents many advantages, and with
the revival Of. business all over The country.
and especially the unusual activity in the:
iron industry, the. ATTRACTIONS Of this. point,
for this purposes enumerated, cannot be long
overlooked. We encourage. the. hope THAT.
demonstrations will. before long, BIZ. made
towards the completi on OF the Valley Rail-
road, and work resumed on that. improve
ment will be an additional Indictment for
the establishment of manufacturing indus
tiles ID center iHtb TIE trade that must seek
accommodation at the nearest point for the
new elds IF ssppp|y that WV Pe 9genqyd III Ii
We ask for the suggestions given the
thoughtful consideration of our readers, and
Should Sc plsesedfo resent thf5p$ co.'s
htmps a by fnrtheg> views That may grow q1t
Of II lie per nsai ofafhose1so weY intF6ducea
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The schools in the city and county will be
opening this month. Teachers ard scholars
will find a full supply of school books, new
and second hand, and school supplies at
Hunter & Co.'s, booksellers, Staunton. Also
nianos and organs. -4 fts ot.- .a. Z,
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COMPLIMENT TO A STAUNT0N SINfi4sR,-
In the Dispatch of the 29th,- we find the fol-
lowing complimentary notice toa former pn-
pill OF the Augusta Female Seminary, whose
splendid voice was developed under the. ip :
struction of Miss Mary Cawford, noae. OF the
most accomplished and .suceessfltl.of vocal
teachers. The Dispatch says: "fa !
There was quite crowd present at the
M asicale last night, and a very pleasant
evening was spent. The, main feature Of
the. entertainment was the. debut of Miss
Jennie Baird, wel!-known soprauo.singer
of Manchester, who sang with a melody
which highly delighted the Audience the fol-
loving two excellent selections. tt'Qnly One
Kiss and My. Dearest Little. Hearth
At the conclusion OF each, she. received a
fatserng encore,a and was the recipient of
many beautiful flowers, Mlss Baird; for the
encore, IN her hapip5iest vein favored the ah-
dience with s.ssThe Last, Rose OF SUMNER, y
Judging &ffon tie great applause given to
the fair lady on this her first appearance be-
fore Richmond audience she gained host
OF admirers. SsF - - A'A
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-09-04

SUICIDE OF FORMER RESIDENT OF
STAUNToN.- Many of our citizens we'll re-
member German Eamcd Geo. Auch ter,
who lived about Stanton for several years
and left some two months ago. At the time
OF his departure he was employed by Hager
& Co., in peddling tinware throughout the
Valley, and for this purpose was furnished
with horse, wagon and goods. 1t will be
:. Mmembere Il that some five or Six weeks
ago, it was stated in this paper that Auchter
had sold the horse, wagon and stock in Page,
pocketed the proceeds and left for parts un
known. A reward was offered for his appre
hension but nothing was heard OF him until
the papers of Monday stated that he had
poisoned himself and died In New York
Hewas found lying helplessly drunk in the
streets and taken to a lookup. The follow
ing day he was discovered on the 1loor of
his cell cold and stiff, showing that he had
been dead for some hours. In the pc ckets
Of the deceased was found a tailor's thimble,
a number of business cards., and a piece of
cardboard on which was scrubbed a few
lines in German, OF which the following is a
; translation
I have been four weeks in New York and
have spent all had in drink. No work.
Couldn't find any. So take this last drink.
.--,t.s:.os 49,. ~ c. A.. Amen.
: Hallelujah Ply, Paasch I! a.+
A paper in which were a few grains of
white powder was found in a tin match box.
The powder is supposed to be, arsenic, and
from the writing on the cardboard and the
finding OF the powder, it is. believed that
Auchter committed suicide It is not known
whether he was suffering from the effects Of
the poison when found by the officers, or
whether he swallowed the poison while
locked up in the cell in the station house.
After Auchter left here it was ascertained
that'he was fugitive from Justice, having.
e been convicted Of manslaughter in Roches-
ter, N. Y, from which place he had escaped
leavinghis wife and family. IA
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-09-04

The fruit crop of Augusta is more apun-
dant and of better quality this season than
for number of years. Every day sees a
long line of huckster wagons paradinng the
streets. s5s 5sf5ssS Ea It'll -'.'