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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-10
GALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
AS administrator with the will annexed of Abel
Gibbons, decd, will proceed, on
M0o1nn 9th OctObe9 1870

IHU7tuNy3 IfHt OC1OoeT3 Io1Ss3
to sell at public auction in front of the Court House,
that property situated on South River in Augusta
county, adjoining VIM. v. Strough, upon which An
drew Bear resided in his lifetime (and now in pos
session OF Solomon Scrogham). Said property con
sists of two parcels, one containing Is acres, upon
which is situated choppng mill, dwelling, SC. The
other parcel contains 81 acres situated neal butnot
property will be sold subject to the dover of Eva.ine
Bear, the widow of Andrew Bear, which has been
on the is acre tract, and M acres of land surround
ing the same This dover interest will fall into the
hands Of the purchaser at the death of Evaline
Bear.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-10
Death Of a Former Stauntoniall.

There died last week in the upper end OF
this county former well known resident
of Staunton in the person of 'Monkey,"
the dog formerly attached to this Office, to
the fire companies, and to everything else
In town that would let him. Nature or
the potash used in a printing Office having
deprived him of his coat of hair and made
him fearfully ugly, he applied himself to
the cultivation of his intellect. That he
understood the English language is un-
questionable. If told in the same tone Of
voice to bring a rock or catch fly he
would perform the first or attempt the lat
ter without fail. His other tricks of in
telligence were innumerable. He greatly
affected public life and attempted to con-
meet himself with every meeting and pa
rade that occurred. There isn't a men,
Der of the Stonewall Band that hasn't
kicked him from ten to fifteen feet for get
Ting between his legs on parade; there isn't
an officer or private of the West Augusta
Guard who hasn't rendered him a similar
service; there isn't a janitor of public
hall or sexton of a church in StauntOn
that hasn't dubbed him out, nor is there
member of any secret association, white
or colored, who hasn't bad occasion to
pole him out of the road. AS member of
Augusta Fire Co., he was more prompt at
the tap of the bell, and more run over
than any meme Or now alive. Indeed it
was his devotion to this company that
caused his downfall. When they were
washing the hose at the Virginia Hotel
corner 1t was Monkeys practice to amuse
himself by leaping up and biting the
stream. One day the heartless pipeman
suddenly turned the stream down his
throat. 1t filled him full of water and |
shot him up about ten feet. He came |
back into the Office astonished and laid |
down under the counter to think over it. |
After sleeping on it be got up next morn
ing and followed country wagon out to
Greenville, from which vicinity he |
had come to try city life. He had con-
cluded that the violent gaiety Of the me-
tropolis was too much for him. His last |
days were those of a retired country dog, |
disguised with the wlles of the city, and |
it is not too much to say that he was as
much respected by his neighbors as any
dog in the vicinity.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-10

WEDDING.-On Tuesday evening last at
"Belvidere," the residence of the BRIDES
mother on Middle River, Mr.. John G. Bell
was married to Miss Phoebe N. McCue,
daughter of the late Thomas W. McCue.
The walters we're Mr.. W. H. Norman
and Miss jamie G. Bell; Mr.. Alex. McCue
and Miss Norma Crawford; Mr.. VIM.
McCue and Miss Annie Crawford; and
Mr.. Frank Bell and Miss Cora McCue.
The marriage ceremony was performed by
Rev. Alex. Sprunt of the old stone church
and among the wedding guests were Rev.
DIR. VIM. Brown, late of the Central
Presbyterian" and Rev. DR.. G.. B. Stricken
of Thinking Spring. A handsome supper was
given the young couple at the BRIDES home
and on Wednesday large Unfair was CIV
en- them at the residence of Col. David S.
Bell.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-10

tHESAPEAKEvAND OHIO RAILWAY.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT,
September 18th, 1879
On and after Sunday Sept 28th, 1879 Passenger
trains will run as follows
EASTWARD.
Mail Train daily except Sunday. Express daily.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-10
September 29th, 1879.
Receipts for the week.
CITY Notices.

PROMISES kept inspire confidence and Dr.. Bulls
Baby Syrup never promised relief in the diseases
childhood without at once effecting it. Hence thu
popular reliance upon it. Price Is CENTS a bottle.
octl01t 1s
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-10

Too much regard cannot be given to the fact that
DR.. Bulls Baltimore Pills have no superior as FAM
lily medicine For Headach, Flatuency Dyspepsia,
Liver and Blood diseases, Nervousness, etc., they
stand pnexcelled Price 25 cents, l-T
oet10 1t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-10

GALE OF FLOODED STOCK.
On the LIST daq Of November, meet,
(beng the first day OF the Circuit Court) will sell
in front OF the COIL house, in Staunton, to the
highest bidder, thoroughbred short horn cattle
one a four year old bull that has taken the first
premium twice at the Augusta Fair; one cow, the
first two are registered in volumes Is and II of the
american Herd Book'' and the calf can be seen in
volume 10.
They will be warranted to be pure blood, and full
pedigree will be furnished at the sale. Sale to COM
mence at II o'clock sharp.
oct 10-24-31 JNO. A. ENGLISH.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

cen years, and allow them to obliterate all
the glorious work that we have accom-
plished in these years of trial, and retire
from the field with as much want of grace
as a whipped cur. This seems to be the
programme and expectations of the ex-slave
power. We, however, think that we have
conceded enough and done our share, and
far more than our share, in binding up the
nations wounds and before we concede
any more we would ask our brethren of the
South to turn and help us bind up these
wounds" and let their aggressive meas
ures rest for while We will assure them
that they will gain more by love than by
the threats of the BLACKBURNs, SPRING
ERs, BECKs & Co. We repeat for our toast
L1NcoLN's noble words, and hope for re-
sponse from them in act as well as speech
Let us emulate one another in "binding up
the nations wounds" for this is an act
that requires response from both sides.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

PERSONAL.

W. W. wEIGLEY, of Philadelphia, is registered at
Wormlcys.
c. A. T. MERRITT, of New York. is booked at the
Arlington.
v. 7. MALoTT and ]. @. Crane, Indiana, are at the
Ebbtt House.
Hon. II. A. HENDRICKS, of indianapolis, Is guest
at the Arlington.
Hon. STANLEY MATTHEWS, of Cincinnati is at
ADMIRAL W. II. WYMAS, u S. N, is anchored at
the Ebbtt House.
PROFESSOR PRUD'HoMtE, United States Naval
Academy, is stopping at the Ebbiu House.
Hon. II: B. SMITH, New Jersey, and Hon. David
Wilbur New York, are guests at the National.
CAPTAIN EADs arrived here last Saturday morn
ing. Ills headquarters are at the Riggs House.
j. o. WOODRUFF, of New York Edward dc BeiXc-
don. of New York, and J. N. Casanova, of Pcnnsyl-
vania ore booked ut Wizards
Mrs. L. o. RANSOM, Miss Parker. daughter of
Commodore Parker u. $. N, and MIS-. Beoduax,
Ohio, are guests at the Ebbitt House.
GEORGE HoADLEY, of Cincinnati w. c. Larned
Chicago; George Williams, Pennsylvania, and Fred
o. Conant, Portland Me-, are at the Riggs House.
AMONG some of the arrivals at the Metropolitan
yesterday were Hon. Richard Coke, Texas: Mr.. J
i. Carter, Cincinnati, Ohio and Mr. z. Herdic, vii.
Transport Pa.
SENATOR MATT CARPENTER will deliver the
Fourth OF July Grafton at 1anesville, Wis. HC
will then 60 to Colorado for two months rest
He is suffering greatly from rheumatism.
LAST Friday evening the President and Mrs
Hayes entertained quite number of guests at din
| ner mostly friends from Ohio. ChieEJustice Waite
and Attorney.Gencral Deyens were among the
number
MRs. d. L, BAILEY and son. Buffalo. n y; Al.
| fred Wyman. Worcester Mass j.. NJ. Durham, La
port Pa; Andrew O'Neill, New Haven, Conn; Sol
omon splitter, brooklyn, n. Y, and DR.. John "A.
Wythe; New York, were registered at the ST. James
| yesterday.
National Republican., 1879-04-28
THE ARMY AT THE POLLS.

Even from Charleston, S. c., comes the
cry, "better no army than an army at the
polls" We wish that this Democratic
cry had come up from the same source long
before the war, when the army was in the
hands of the Democracy and at the beck
and call of some noted men from South
Carolina. No army at the polls" so
SAY we all of us"-no army at all-no
policemen, no States prisons, no jails, no
Infringement upon the rights of man. We
will hail the day when there is no longer
any need for such things; and it becomes
every honest and true man to say, God
speed the right and the reign of right
eousness. But it does not well become un-
repentant thieves and burglars to take up
this cry; neither does it become our Charles
ton contemporaries to head their columns
with such a glorious sentiment--a senti-
ment that they have not respected in the
past, and do not respect now. The army
was never called to the polls by Republicans
for the purpose these Southern men would
| intimate, nor for any such purpose, as un-
der their rule it was called on to do i'll
Kansas in 1856. No; during the war and a
| little while since the army was called to
keep peace at the polls and if possible to
prevent such people as reside in South Car
olina from stealing an election. 1t was
| called then in the interest of peace, and not
as was the X. X. element, in the interest OF
| anarchy From reasonable men we have
no fear of censure for the presence of that
clause TO keep peace at the polls" Knaves
and bigots may be impressed by it, but
sensible men will look into the why's and
wherelorcs and digest the whole matter, and
will always contend against any base use o.
an army still they will support the army
in noble effort TO keep the peace !" ssure
they would strive for peace by civil process
but if this fails, as it has throughout tho
South, why then, rather than let BUSH
whackers and guerillas or Democratic
roughs carry the day by brute force, they
will indorse the order to the army to keel
"peace at the polls" $50 say we all o
| "usu
National Republican., 1879-04-28

Representatives to Congress 1t must be this
class, If this Is so, and the best Southern
papers tell us that such is the fact then so
much the worse for the South, that 1t should
have had this military element 50 strong
within its borders. But then we might
know it, for the c. s. A. was nothing but q
military despotism from first to last, and 1t
is no wonder that military men Of high
rank wero so numerous there. We know
that it was such government, and that it
ruled with an iron hand, and that it tram
pied the rights of the individual in the dust
with its military heel. Now these men
come to the National Congress, and pretend
to have much horror for the small army
that the General Government had at the
South for the purpose, not of emulating the
actions of these brigadiers in expressing the
people, but in protecting the people against
the vile arts by which they have now be-
come such power in the land-such al
illegal and brutal power 1t is easy for in
telligent men to see where the shoe pinches
These brigaders want to rule the whole
Government rs they ruled the unholy c
| s. 4.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

TINT these poor creatures are forced to Gee,
and 1t has been punished by loss of power
in the counsels of the nation, because it
raised so weak and feeble q voice against
wrong. The very men so cruelty deserted
show how it may repair the disaster-by
fostering and promoting the exodus; by
pouring out money like water from ves-
sci; by offering every inducement aud per-
suasion; by doing this at once. Thus the
South would be emptied of a large part of
the population on which representation is
based, and that of other States, more con-
ducivo to growth of Republican princi-
pies, be correspondingly increased before
the next census. OF course the coming
Presidential contest would not be effected
by this, except such changes as would be
made in the popular vote of the States to
which the refugees go; but the fruit would
be ripe and ready to be gathered in good
season.
No time in this matter should be lost
Tie iron is red-hot. Washington should
strike the first blow, not by noisy meetings
but by the still, silent subscription list.
And let all remember that while the
cause of good government, justice, and righ
are thus served humanity will receive it,
share. There are patient, uncomplaining
shadowy forms gathering on the banks o.
Southern streams, waiting, in storm, sun
sickness, poverty, privation, and death to be
ferried across TO the land OF the free. But
in that land men aud women and children
can hunger and want. These silent bands
should not pass over TO meet their palli'
foes without some more substantial weapon
with which to fight them than enthusiasm
They have never appealed for aid, but ar
grimly marching on, and the spectacle o
their mute misery should excite our strong
est sympathy.
National Republican., 1879-04-28
"BIND UP THE NATIONS WOUNDS"

On that great battlefield ofthe war where
the tide of the audacious slave power was
turned from invasion into the free States of
the North, in cOnsecratlng it as national
cemetery for those who there laid down their
lives in the defense of free government, the
great LINCOLN proclaimed it as one of the
great duties of the hour "to bind up the
nations wounds" We have been called
radical. We have nosdesire to boast of good
acts-we are satisfied with the genial inhu-
cnce of good acts well intended; still we
will assert, and challenge our enemies and
the world to produce evidence TO the con-
trary, if we have not zealously and earn
estly sought to bind up these wounds"
Had the slave power prevailed would it
have done more2 In the interest of peace
and good will we have given up many q
point that grew out Of the war for which
we have received no thanks but, then
thanks is not what we wero after, at least
thanks from those whom we benefited
What we did we did in the interest OF
peace. Occasionally when we think of this
we ask ourselves what has the other side
done? Little or nothing, comes the response
Sure, they promised nothing beyond for
nal submission to the laws of the land
neither did we promise anything, Indeed
1t was not for us to promise. Yet we have
done many acts in the interest of fraternal
love. But this desire on our part to "heal
the nations wounds only seems to be re-
garded as weakness rather than as the high
est moral strength, and thus far has only
been recognized on the part of the enemy
as inducements TO demand more and more
of the essential points gained by the war.
Indeed we are practically asked to turn
over the whole Government to those who
would have destroyed it, humbly ask theil
pardon for keeping it from them these eight
National Republican., 1879-04-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

THE Chicago Times says that Garter Harrison
has the idloiic aspiration Of becoming Governor OF
Illinois"
1T is reported that General Hawcy, when allud-
ing to the fact that his name had been spoken of In
connection with the Republican nomination foI
Vice-President, said that he would rather be IN tho
Senate six years a Representative of Connecticut
than TO pass four years In the position of Woman
waiting for a first husband to die
THE New York Stm says that either Stephen ]
Field or Samuel J. Randall would whip the Repub
licans easily in 1880. As we stand and listen, Il
seems that we hear the enthusiasm which tho
mention of these names eyokes, gathering roar
like distant "A very distant-sca.
National Republican., 1879-04-28
sCRIBNERs MONTHLY.

We are indebted to the enterprising proprie.
tors of this sterling publication for bound
copy, extending from October to April (six
months), which we prize as valuable acquisi-
tion to our stock of bound literature. This is
among the most thriving periodicals on this
Continent, and what may seem strange it has
wide circulation in England, where its sale
was increased thousand at single bound.
Indeed, it has achieved marvellous success
through its able conduct and management.
National Republican., 1879-04-28
TIE LAW AND TmE CoDE DuELLO.

Mr.. WILLIAM H. LOWE, Representative
in Congress, is spelling for a fight He first
illuminated General JOHN A. LOGAN, now
United States Senator, and caused his
calumny to be published in the Democratic
organ rs an interview with q reporter of
that journal. lie now seeks a quarrel and
duel with Senator LOGAN, for the reason
that the Senator, in letter to the editor of
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,, which was
published, characterized the alleged state
ments of LOWE lin effect that General Lo-
GAN furnished troops TO the rebel army at
the outset of the rebellionl as false and
"slanderous," if they had been made. There
upon LOWE wrote letter to Senator LOGAN
admitting that he had substantially made
the alleged statements, and then, after hay-
ing affixed the brand of Gllschood and SLAM
der upon his own forehead, coolly asked
the Senator if he applied the terms to
him. General LOGAN, having made
his distinct declaration-in other words,
having furnished the garment, which his
traducer had put on publicly, paid no at
tention to his communication. This was
followed by another, which was delivered
by Colonel PELHAM, and which under the
code ducllo wore the character Of an I'M
piled challenge to mortal combat. This
was treated with the same silent contempt
rs his former Donnybrook Fair epistle; and
then followed third communications which
was in the form of challenge to meet him
outside the District, where a more formal
challenge was to be furnished, Colonel PEI
HAM, his former messenger, being named as
his second, or friend as the duelling phrase
goes. General LOGAN, whose'courage never
has and never can be justly questioned
has, it appears, treated the last communica
tion as he did the former ones, under {
high respect for the laws of his country
which prohibit the delivering and &C
copting of challenges and the fighting
of duels. In this General Logan ma!
forfeit the respect of class of blood
thirsty men, who cling to the relics of bar
barism, but he will receive the commenda
ton of every order-loving and law-abidinl
citizen in the land for his dignifled and dis
Greet bearing under n great provocation t.
redress q premeditated wrong and slande
by his own hand. BIr. LOWE will not fint
occasion in this case to add the crime O
murder to the catalogue of his offenses un
less he does so by assassination. If the law
have any force, neither Mr.. LOWE nor hi
second will escape its penalties under thi
evident attempt to murder member of TIL
q. Senate of the United States because tina
official had defended himself against
slander which had been Illuminated for tn
purpose of inhicting wrong upon his char
acter as defender of the Old Flag, when
was assailed by his traducer 1t is abou
time that these lawless and bloodthrst,
men were taught that the laws, as well a
| nersnnnl renntntinn are vet to be Yindicatef
National Republican., 1879-04-28
M US EN- ENI,y.
The National Theatre.

Manager Ford has prepared a rare treat for the
patrons Of the National this week, the attraction
being the Criterion Comedy Company, which come,
to us highly recommended. The troupe comprise,
some of the best artists in the profession The PLAY
selected for tonight is 4. w. Roberson's Caste
which will serve TO show their abilities. Durnl
the week new drama entitled Freaks" which Il
said to abound with funny situations, will be pro
duced by this company.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

TEssA wADswoRTH's DISCIPLINE. BY JENNIE
NJ. DRINKwATER, author of mot Bread Alone"
&c. New York: Robert Carter e Brothers.
Washington d. c.: William Ball0ntync & Son.
This piece of romance is exceedingly well
written. Its style is easy and agreeable; Incl.
dents are covorly portrayed and its characters
arc delincated with unusual defnitoness and
identity. Its lessons arc moral and instruc.
tive, and full of interest and profit to tho
National Republican., 1879-04-28
THEY ARE GRIMLY MARCHING ON.

The degradation of our nation is complete
in the spectacle of men fleeing from the
places of their nativity to seek peaceful
homes in a strange land. The colored race
has shown devotion to principle even unto
death, and again courage we once hardly
gave it credit for, after being forsaken Of
friends and weary of an unequal contest.
The Republican party is responsible for 1t
National Republican., 1879-04-28

LOVES battle-cry, viz: "Dinna ye hear
" this, LoGANw And LOGAN refuses TO
hear it, lie seems to be deaf to the yelping
and snarlng Of curdom.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

THE returns are not all in yet but the
verdict of the press on Senator CoNKLINGs s
speech, so far as heard from, cntitle him to
recognition as one OF the greatest of living
American statesmen.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

tack of spring fever. Too much virility-
that is all.
National Republican., 1879-04-28
What tho Country Needs,

IPhNuueIphlu Tlnes,
Enough bills were introduced In Congress TO SUP
ply all the demands Of this country for the mex
200 or 800 years What we need Is u smaller Con.
gTcSs or Il bigger country.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

The ENew York HcTald is vexing itselfgriev
ously over the prospective fact that the peo-
pie propose to give General GRANT hearty
welcome when he returns to the shore of
his native land, 1t is appalled, at the pros
pect that possibly politicians may take q
part in the proposed demonstration. How
it is to draw the dividing line in this coun-
try, where every citizen is either politi-
clan or a nobody, we cannot clearly per-
ceive. Every voter is politician, and votes
upon his politics, unless he barters his vote
for pelf Some citizens may take deeper
interest in politics than others, but the man
who cares enough about the political inter
ests of the Republic to be intelligent in re-
latiOn thereto is so far politician, and it
hardly seems gracious to object to the pay
ing of homage to the great hero and states
man of America by the most intelligent and
active of those who mingle in our political
struggles 1t looks in this case as if the
Herald is making large spread to incubate
q very small egg; but, after ALL the people
will do about as they please, no matter what
newspapers may say about it.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

IT looks very much now like GRANT
against the FIELD next year, STEPHEN j.
FIELD we mean, with SAMUEL J. RANDALL
on the crupper.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

THE Demo- -Coniederates are afraid GRANT
will run next year. They wanted him tC
run fifteen years ago.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

THE Confederate retreat will soon be re-
newed. BILL SHERMAN got them in the
habit of doing this several years ago. An
other army bill is the active agent on this
occasion in producing the same result.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

MILLIONS of Republican votes have been
made by the present extra session of Con-
grcss, and hundreds of thousands of weak
knees and backs have been strengthened by
the spirit of the occasion.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

TIE Democrats are in frame OF mind.
They are so anxious about civil liberty "
and human rights that they begin to suf-
fer from insomnia. 1t is q new thing with
them, and they have it bad. Take q little
hop tea, gentlemen.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

IN reply to the fact that the present Con.
gress is full of the defunct c. s. A. briga-
diers, they tell us that ii is simply so for the
reason that in all the South there are no
other men to choose from, and if they send
National Republican., 1879-04-28

IL Missouri, where Republicans have lat
terly abstained from voting because they
know their votes will not be legally counted,
the Democrats propose TO disiranchise any
voter who neglects to vote for three success
sive State elections. They haven't word
to say, however, against their repeating
friends who vote three times and oftener at
the snme election.