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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-02-27
The Greenback in Congress.

The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Herald of the 22d, says of the purposes
of the Greenback element in the next Con-
gress f:
The greenback gathering here is for ''consulta.
ton as they say, concerning the course the
eight or ten greenback members OF the next Con-
gress shall pursue in the organization OF the next
House. They are very reticent as to their pur-
poses preferrlng to wait until after they have con
ferred together and ascertained their strength
They dream of getting some democrats to join
them, and it is said that Mr. Ewing, Of Ohio, is
not disinclned to be their leader II they cou ID
get force enough together to muster twenty five
Votes they would in that case it is. SAID modest
ly demand that whoever was elected Speaker by
their votes should promise them the control Of
the Ways and Means, Appropriations. Banking
and Currency and two or three other committees
which would be pretty good arrangement fol
them. But they cannot get twenty five votes, ant
there is every reason at this time to believe tina
the democrats will organize the next House with
out difficulty or delay. The democrats count La
votes on the organization Of the House, withou
reckoning California, for which both parties ar
going to make a desperate struggle this summer
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T,lden to the Front.
The Washington correspondent OF the
DisDotch. dated ODD, saws

The Washington correspondent OF the
Dispatch, dated 22d, says:
The National Democratic Committee is
holding conference here with view OF
advancing the interests of the party. More
of its members are for Mr.. Tilden than any
one not behind the scenes imagined. On the
other hand, the Congressional Committee
prefers Thurman, Bayard, Hendricks or
anybody named to Uncle Samuel. A sensi-
BILE Democrat says why not take Frank
Jones, of New Hampshire? He is sensible,
rich and popular; can be elected from his
State when no other Democrat can.
The CINCINNATI correspondent CT the New
York Times. dated the 21st, says:
The Cincinnati Commercial to-day pub
fishes interviews with a large number of
leading Democrats in Ohio and adjoining
States in regard to the relations OF TldeD
TO his party since the investigation OF the
cipher dispatches. The conversations re-
ported show a decided prependerance of
opinion in favor OF the denomination of Til
den for the Presidency. Many express them
selves in favor of Thurman, but pronounce
Tilden their second choice, and admit that
the claims of the latter upon his party will
undoubtedly give him the nominal ion if he
enters the field as candidate.
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The State neht.

The proposition Of the bondholders, pub.
lished heretofore in the VIRGINIAN, was
adopted by the Senate Of Virginia on the
22d, by the following vote, all amend
ments having been rejected
AYEs-Messrs Belts, Bland, Brooke, Chles,
Daniel, Dickinson, Gayle, Goode, Griffin,
Grimsey, Hairston, Hurt, Of Halifax, Hurt
of Pittsylvania, johnson, .Koiner, Lee, Mar
shall, MouIton, Murray, Num-, Phlegar, Sin
clair, Smith, Splitter, Stevens, Tanner, Ty-
Ter, Watson, Ward and Wortham-30.
NoEs-Messrs. Bliss, Elliott, Fulkerson,
Massey, Norton, Paul, Powell, Quesenber-
ry, Sherrard, S,emp, and Wood-l1.
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING-Messrs. Hinton
and Nash-2.
The bill was ordered to be communicated
to the House of Delegates by recorded
vote, Mr.. Fulkerson demanding the ayes and
messages, 80; noes, 6.
Mr.. Fulkerson asked to be allowed to have
it entered of record that he desired to offer
number OF amendments to the bill, and
had been prevented from SO DOING INA
In the House on the 24th, the Mccullough
compromise bill' to settle the State debt was
communicated from the Senate by Senator
W. II. F. Lee.
The question being upon reference, Mr..
Bohanan moved to suspend the rules and
take up the bill and put it on the calendar.
Mr.. Barbour asked that the bill should be
referred to the Finance Committee.
The vote resulted
! cock, 6ohanan, Brown, Burger. Coghill, Coleman
Crutchhed, Davis Dyer, Echols, Finney Goode,
Gray, Hanger, Hardesty, Healy, Henkel, Henry,
Johnson, Johnsto ton, Jordan Keyser, Kyle, Lowell,
Luck, McCraw, Moorman, Mushbach, Myers, Mel
son, Ogesby Pulliam, Ragland, Reese, Robinson
Sandidge Shannon, shelburne Shrtver. Starke.
William B. Taliarerro, Warner T. Taliaferro,
| Trout, George Walker, William NJ. WalKer. Wal
lace, Walsh. Warning Watson, Whitacre, Wilkin-
Noes-Messrs Akers, Atkisson, Barbour, Burn
| ham, John R. Carter. Peter j. Carter Chase. Da-
wilson. Dickerson, Dickinson, Evans, FAR. Fow-
ler, Frazier, Fulkerson Fulton. Grigsby, Halni-
ton, Reuben N. Harrison, Harvie, Waddy 7.
James, Kelly, Lee. McCabe,. McCaull, Mcconnell,
Mcdaniel Moffett, E. II, Smith, Spessard, Stevens,
| Sykes, William Taylor, VanLear, Joseph Walker,
Witten and Young.-37
Absent-4 members.
| Not two-thirds voting AYE the bill went
to the Committee on Finance.
II the Finance Committee is friendly to
| the bill it MAY be reported to the House at
any time or falling to report in due time.
the House can order it to do so. The COM
mittee is composed of majority Of original
re-adjusters. A number of that class of the
members favor the bill, but how many of
them are On the finance committee, we car
not now say. rs
The main object, We presume, OF this ref
erence, is to delay final action on the bill,
until after the re-adjusters' convention which
convened on the 25th.
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Hon. Zach. Chandler resumed his seat in
the United States Senate as one OF the rep
resentatiyes of Michigan, last week, after az
absence of four years. He had served for
sixteen years continually. -Four years ago
Mr.. Christiancy succeeded him. Now Mr..
C. RESIGNS, and the Legislature OF Michigan
returns its faithful old servant. Mr.. Chan.
dler was warmly congratulated by both par
ties on taking his seat. His personal intee-
rity and frank, brusk way OF dealing with
men and questions, have won to him the
friendship of all, irrespective of parties, al
though he is decided party man himself.
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Both branches of the Legislature Of West
Virginia have passed resolution directing
the Attorney General Of that State to institute
quo warranto proceedings against the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. looking to a vaca-
ton of its charter on account Of alleged vi
olations OF the provisions therein contained.
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DEMOCRATS REALLY AFRAID.-The De-
mocrats have really serious approximations as
TO their ability to organize the next House.
These apprehensons arise from three causes,
l. Fears OF the Greenback organization.
2. Fears that two, certainly, of the con-
gressmen-King of Louisiana, and Hull, OF
Florida-wil be sent to the penitentiary for
election frauds.
8. Doubts as to Acklen's loyalty to the
Democracy, in view OF the fact that it was
possible for him only to secure his election
through the aid of the Republicans, and the
further fact that the Democrats never have
ceased to denounce him. Washington tele-
ora1n. Baltimore american,
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lie. NJ. Cushing 8 Son, Auctioneers.]
commissioners Sale.

commissioners S6les
In pursuance of decree Of the Circuit Court Of
Augusta county, Va, entered November 18th
1873, in the Chancery cause OF Weast's nelrs VS.
Weast's widow and ais, will, as Commissioner
therein appointed, proceed to sell at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder, in front OF the Cour
house of Augusta county, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24th, 1879.
(being County Court Day. that very desirable aD6
valuable 4. ct of land belonging to the estate OF
OBTAINING 1856 ACRES.
situated in Augusta county about Is miles N. E
or Staunton. adjoining the lands OF Abram Mob
lSr, J. Davis Creig and others; about 80 acres
cleared and residue well timbered; the improve
ments consist of very good
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
large Barn nearly new, Tenant House and Other
necessary outbuilding; also
Fine Young Orchards OF Choice Fruit.
a well and two cisterns. The land is fertile and
in good state of cultivation; is we'll adapted to the
grow tn OF all grains raised in the county. The
attention Of land buyers is specially invited to this
advertisement and an examination OF the land be-
fore day of sale. The one who buys will get a
bargain.
TERMS:-Costs of suit and sale in cash, and
residue upon credits of one, two and three years
in equal instruments, for which the purchaser
curity bearing interest from day of sale, and IT,
''' ie''i''e 80 49, ' W. E. CRAIG.
ian 30-tds Comm'r.
POstpOnement.
The above sale is postponed until MONDAY
MARCH 24th, 1873. W. E. CRAIG,
fab Comm r.
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NEW FIRM.
w. F. WOOD & CO.,

N f." FIRM.
W. F. WOOD & CO.,
No.2 SOUTH AUGUSTA ST.,
Next door to G. E. Haines' Tobacco Store. Here
will be found full line of
FRESH RIES,
and all articles usually kept in first class CITY
GROCERY. with prices to suit tn times. ALI kinds
of COUNTRY PRODUCE
bought and taken in exchange for goods. Parties
who make PRIME BUTTER will do well to give US
a call before selling. choice article OF
NJ NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, Ea
new crop just received.
Just received, "a lot ofnorthern seed Irish potatoes
EARLY ROSE,
PEERLESS,
and GOODRICH.
feb 27-1y VT. WOOD co.
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Can the State Paw 8 per Cent.

1From the Richmond Dispatch OF the slstl
In the House OF Delegates Ton Wednesday
Mr.. Taliaferro, Of Norfolk, said that in re-
ply to the criticisms OF the gentleman from
Richmond on the report of the committee On
Finance, he would 60 through the statement
item by item, slowly, and thus afford mem
bers the opportunity of forming their own
conclusion as to the solution and correct
ness of the report of the committee, and the
one submitted by him from sub committee
on which the report was mainly but not en-
tirely based and also of notingth discrep-
ancies between his views and those OF the
gentleman from Richmond.
Mr.. Taliaferro then read the following
Total value of real estate as assessed t
with taxes for the year 1873, S24s,
702.503.42. Tax on same at 5o cents
Back d tax taxes sass assessed s5a Il
Total value OF personal property as
assessed with taxes for 1873, ST. OILS
+ 500 iSiO Value is - ~ s55os5 So
Fractional gains 213 IL
Capitation tax (white, coloredl 2S5,37l 90
Total value OF incomes assessed with Hfl
same same at per cent is sg7ls So
Licenses assessed May t ia1af
and November mer-
chants, 70 sS22,7l7 ~ hfti
Licenses and register r-,..,.7 .,ri,.
ed sales, &C., under
Moffett liquor law, 47s,s34 IA q afa-i
sE5st ,ga 'a ssO5,55l 81 PbraiH
Ds eafes, re- sss,s77 IA oraa '.-'aw
penses, 32,19O 0S -,..,.-t
Taxes derived from banks, railroads,
J. insurance companies, clerks, nota- 20. Il
ries 10000 90
Revenue derived from other sources, 7l'I n
net and other than extraordinary, 75.00O 90
., .-.., baf ,,.fr rsr- s2,75salS Gl
Deduct commissions .......,., p -.-.-.i
for collecting $l25, 900 90
Deduct insolyent cap sat- t-ii
itation, property and
delinquent land tax, 1879 80
ls,.ilyIr e'i-T p. HoO.0. 0O
Net revenue, t s,r III s2,492,423 rs
Deduct current expenses OF Govern
ment, estimated 1,00O0UO w
's''' sl4s24s3 IS
Deduct amount due to public free
schools, estimated 48744s IS
49,. ,.-.., t.., ,....-.- IA. s1,Oo4,98l %
Mr.. .Taliaferro then made the following
statement as to what the receipts and ex-
penses will be hereafter under the system of
| biennial sessions &c. ..-,.t.7t t. -
Net revenue as stated above, $2,49a, 423 Is
from bonds, ~ ~ ;l~ 6s,8as 1a
I nj r;5-s ira si-,eJ,. 3 ,t $s559,245 81
Estimated saving from pie ann a. ses- a.
Estimated saving in crimi- .ar
nal expenses. $4,000
Making estimated expenses Of Gov -.
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New advertisements.

SPECIAL NOTICE.-Sto k. Fixtures, and
y Good Will of Grocery Store on Augusta
Street. for sale, as the parties are DESTROYS Of
changing the style of business Call at this OF
fee for information.
NOTICE.-Saturday March /, meeting of the
IN citizens takes place at the Court House at
o'clock pm, for the purpose to found the Angus.
ia county Citizens Association to encourage i'm
migration and direct trade.
By order of the Committee.
JOHN NJ. HARDY,
W. A. BURNETT,
is. GILLIAN,
EDWARD ECHOLS.
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Trustees Sale of
A Valuable Little Farm.

BY virtue of deed OF trust executed by Geo.
B. Edwards and wife, dated Decembe IT, 1877, land
duly recorded in the Clerks Office Of Augusta co,
will, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 22d, 1879,
proceed on the premises to offer for SALE at pub
lie auction, the tract of land conveyed in said
deed. This tract of land lies about eight miles
north of Staunton, about one mile west OF the
Valley Turnpike, and contains
81 ACRES, 2 ROoDS AND 20 POLES,
It adjoins the lands OF Peter j. Link. Ephraim
Hulvey and others. Has on it a COMFORTAB BILE
DWELLING HOUSE i'll good repair, good
Barn and other necessary outbuildings, and will
make most desirable little home.
TERMS:-One- fourth Of the purchase money in
CASH and the balance in three equal instruments
payable in six twelve and eighteen months from
the day of sale. ALEX. II. FULTZ,
feb 27-tdS Trustee.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-02-27

In the United States, Circuit Court a
Richmond, Va, Saturday, o. A. Ericsson
obtained a verdict for S., 800 against the CITY
of Manchester. Va, for injuries, sustained
by falling down an embankment in that CITY.
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A great many mushroom statesmen are
just now very clamorous about the public
schools. We have no faith in the express
sions of glove for the system by many OF
them. They supported the most serious as
saults ever made upon the public schools,
and that was the constitutional amendment
requiring the prepayment OF the poll-tax as
necessary precedent to voting. The very
class disfranchised by this provision of the
constitution, are those most interested in the
public schools. If they cannot pay the poll
tax, they certainly would be unable to send
their children to school and in the degree
that they failed to pay this tax are the schools
weakened when ii comes to a support of the
system at the ballot box. We have no fears
for the public schools, when the professional
demagogues are killed off. The intelligence
of the State will see to it that the system is
maintained, for wise public policy and
genuine conservatism recognizes that under
our system of government. an intelligent,
well informed constituency is the surest
guarantee of wise legislation and good gov
eminent, by which the property interests of
the community are protected. This thing
of making the public schools hobby for
blatant demagogues is becoming an intolera-
BILE nuisance.
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Gale of n Valuable Il Highly
- Productive Valley Farm.

~
~ Productive Valley Farm.
We offer for sale privately that excellent and
highly productive plantation situated two miles
north OF rishersville and five and a half from
Stanton.
The Form Contains ESQ Acres
of as fine land as be found in the Valley. The
soil is naturally fertile has been carefully cult
waited, and the greater part is now covered with
heavy sod. All of it is smooth, free from rocks,
being on soap stone formation, an easily titled
by machinery. Some sixty acres are in timber,
and the entire place is well watered with running
streams. The improvements consist of a
Brick Mansion House,
containing II rooms and arranged with all con-
venience sc. In addition there is also frame
building, large barn, stable and all necessary out
houses.
This place is susceptible OF DIVISION and would
m AXE two excellent farms of 100 and 1888 acres.
We also offer the following tracts, adjoining the
above:
No. l. containing III 8 Acres OF choice soil,well
watered, with comfortable improvements.
No. O. containing l2O Acres nearly all cleared,
and in fine condition.
These lands are situated in an excellent neigh
borhood, within two miles OF Fishersville Depot,
convenient to churches. schools &c.
TERMS liberal, and can be ascertained by ap-
plication to the undersigned.
F. M. BELL,
j. C. BELL,
DAVID s. BELL.
feb27 Fishersville, Va.
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APPEAL IN CRIMINAL CASEs.-The Dis
patch's Washington correspondent, under
date Of the 21st, furnishes the following :
ssThe bill OF Judge Harris, Of Virginia, grant
ing an appeal in criminal cases from the
District to the Circuit Court of the United
States, passed the House some time ago, and
has now passed the Senate with immaterial
amendments. AS soon as Judge Harris can
aret the floor he will move concurrence in
the amendments. Senator Davis, an ex-
judge of the Supreme Court, says the fact
that there is no appeal in criminal cases in
Federal courts is an anomaly in jurispru-
dena,e which ought to be corrected.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-02-27

The Senate has passed the House bill pro-
vdlng for the erection of suitable schutes by
the owners of mill dams across, the north
branch OF Shenandoah River, for the free
passage of fish.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-02-27

The contest of Mr.. Corbin, of South Car
DINA, for the seat in the U. S. Senate now
held by Gen. NJ. G.. Butler, has been settled
II favor OF Butler.
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A Veto Expected.

The New York Heralds Washington cor
respondent Of the 23a says: "The Anti
Chinese bill, having passed the House with
the Senate amendments Saturday, February
22nG, will go to the President for approval.
1t is believed that the President will certain
ly veto it, aud, the vote in the Hou Sc on it
shows that the veto will be sustained in both
houses. The bill passed in the Senateb by SO
to 30, and IN the House yesterday the vote
stood 140 to 95, 90 not voting. Some OF
those who were absent or did not vote are
known to be hostile to the bill, and the two
thirds necessary to override veto cannot be
got. The general public discussion anG ex-
pesure Of the bill has made men shy OF it,
and the fact that both parties have now put
themselves on the record against the Chi
nese, and thus done what they thought nee
essary to conciliate the anti Chinese senti-
ment in California, satisfies many and weak
ems the bill.
A report that the Chinese government has
recently begun the purchase OF machinery
OF the most improved kinds for the manu-
facture OF cotton goods, to be set up in Chi-
ma, attracts some attention here. 1t is re-
marked that if the Chinese once begin to
manufacture with machinery they may by
and by make serious hole in the industries
of the world. Undoubtedly if they could
manufacture cottons for export, with their
ingenius cheap labor, they could undersell
England and America in { he worlds mark
cts. China is one of the greatest cotton pro-
ducing countries in the world.
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In the Senate, Saturday, Mr.. Panl present.
ed bill for the lease Of the penitentiary
and the hiring of the convicts by the wash
ington & Cincinnati railroad company.
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It is to be hoped the President will veto
the anti-chinese bill straight out and not de-
feat it by what is called a pocket veto. The
intelligence and character Of the country
will sustain him in such veto. 1t may loose
the State Of California this fall, to do SO, but
the Republican party can better afford to do
that than to degrade national character by
the endorsement, through the President, of
this demagoguical legislation. Itviolates the
fundamental principle and the traditional
policy of the government and involves, in an
eminent degree, question of public faith
and national integrity. 1t is always safe to
do right and take the consequences.
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is to notify all persons that
IN they are prohibited from committing any
trespass or turning cattle of any kinds on the
lands lying on the North Mountain, IN Augusta
county, along the Parkersburg Turnpike, known
as the Mcbride survey. The law will be enforced
against any so doing
Persons desiring to turn cattle on SAID lands
will please call on me and contract for the privi-
lege. CYRUS MELLON, Agent
feb27-3t for Mcbride heirs.
SPECIAL NOTICE.--Having purchased the
- stock OF Mr.. G. A. Richardson Il will occu-
py the premises corner Of Main and Augusta SITS,
March LIST, with a full stock of goods. With in
creased facilities for business, hope in future to
be fully able to supply the wants OF my own
trade and that OF Mr.. Richardson.
j. E. GRAHAM.
Having sold out my business, stock &C., to Mr..
j. E. Graham. the same to go into effect March l,
respectfully solicit the patronage of my friends
and customers for my successor. also avail
myself of this opportunity to tender my thanks
to my numerous friends and patrons in the city
and country for al past favorS.
Respectfully,
feb27- c. A. RICHARDSON,
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Home Enterprise !

and propose to push it to success. 1t will be
their aim to establish for their goods reputa
ton. aud to this end no ePott will be spared to
make them second to none in workmanship and
finish, and as cheap as the same character of work
can be sold. All they ask is examination Of
their goods and prices.
Messrs. Lusbaugh s. Bro still continue the
business OF BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS,
in which they lave been extensively engaged for
years past. They also manufacture and keep
constantly on hand at their factory, the G. &
o. R. r. at South end of Lewis Street, all kinds Of
Sashes, Doors, Blinds, Builders
Material. &C., &c.
10 Estimates for buildings, sc. promptly fur
nished.
n. LUSHBAUH & BRO,
Stauntons Va.
ASS
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100r1' 1oT7'
A Tract of Land Containing about 81 Acres
with the buildings thereon, and also

Avery Excellent steam DAstlLeFy,
located on said land. This property is in Angus
ia county, on the Chesapeake Ohio Railroad.
between Waynesboro.' and the Blue Ridge Tun-
mel, about two miles from 1.-THE former place, and
about n of mile from the latter.
The buildings consist Of large distilery house,
a. two story rectifying house and small dwelling.
The steam distillery is very superior one, en-
bracing an Engine first class Copper Kettles. Cop
per Worms and Pipes, good Mash Tubs. a porta-
bic Grain Mill and the other appliances necessary
to such an establishment Its capacity is about so
bushels Of grain per day. There is also copious
supply Of pure. cold, mountain water. Altogeth-
er. the land buildings and distillery apparatu 3
constitute one of the very best distilling estab
Iishnents in this part of the State.
The distillery proper may, perhaps, be sold sep,
arate from the land and buildings, but this will
| be determined on the day OF sale.
| TERMS:-Cash in hand to pay costs OF sale, q
| sum equivalent to the amount of debts secured by
the trust:deed say about 1880 in equal install
| ments at six and twelve months from the
| the day OF sale. and the residue in two equal In
| stslments at two and three years from the day Of
| sale All deferred instalments are to bear inter
/ est from day of sale, and are to be evidenced by
| bonds with approved personal security, and tht
title OF the property will be retained as ultimate
security. TH0S. z; ELDEH'
| feb 27.tds vim copy Trusteest