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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-01-02
tE. NJ. Cushing Son, AucfioDeers.i
T pset Bid Sale.

tE. n. Cushing Son, Auctioneers.I
Upset Bid Sale.
Pursuant to decree Of the Circuit Court Of An.
gnsta county. entered Noyember a. 1873, In the
commissioner therein appointed, proceed to sell
at public auction to the highest bidder, on
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th. 1879,
in front Of the court house Of Augusta county,
that desirable tract of land on which Jno Glover,
now resides, situated near Craissville. in said
county. and containing
3S3 Acres.
TERMS This land to be started at the upset
bid of 81 90 per acre; If any higher bid. the pur.
chaser will be required to pay in cash e200 and
additional costs of sale, and for the residue
cute three bonds IN equal amounts, with good
two and three years from dsy Of sale, with inter
est thereon from the 26th day OF August 1876, and
title retained as ultimate security.
W. 3. CRAIG,
dec I9-tds Comm'p,
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
O.,tg ss.a 4,tay.s Stanton, Dec. IL, 1873
In the cause Of DEvRIES CO. vs.. SUMMER
SON OWN. 70 &C.. now pending in Chancery, in
the Circuit Court OF Augusta. all PARTIES Plain
tits and Defendants, and ALL LIEN CREDITORS
Of VIM F. Summerson and James r. Liptrap, or
either Of them, are hereby notified that in pur-
ed OF November. 1878, / shall. at my office, in
9tsunton. .on SATURDAY. THE 1lTH DAY OF
JANUARY, 1879, proceed to take, state. and settle
the following accounts. viz list OF the real es-
tate owned BY the Defendant. VIM. +. Summer
son, and by the Defendant, James F. Liptrap, at
the time the Judgment in the bill mentioned was
obtained and the lensbinding such real estate and
the order their priority Cd OF the fee simple and
annual rental value Of such real estate, together
with any other matters that Commissioner may
deem pertinent. or either party to this suit may
require to be specially stated, at which time and.
place you are required to attend.
]. W. GREEN SMITH, Commr.
+. &F, Pc, dell-3t
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baldwin Augusta Fair VS.. Piper Ec.-In
ID Pursuance OF decree Of the Circuit Court
Tor Augusta county. rendered November 4th, 1873,
In this cause, shall, on
THURSDAY, JANUARY soth, 1870,
at my ofice, in Staunton, proceed to take an ac-
count OF the real estate owned by the defendant,
James Piper, at the date Of the rendition of the
Judgment in favor OF the Baldwin Augusta Fair,
and the state OF the title thereof, Of the liens
binding said real estate by judgment or other
wise and OF the alieniations made by the Defend.
ant. James A. Piper. since the rendition of said
judgment, sc. JOS. A. WADDELL,
Hudson Patrick. pg Commr.
dec 1a-4w Ly
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-01-02

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
i States.-In Bankruptcy.
In the matter Of James A. Campbell, bankrupt.
On the motion OF Jacob P. Eflnger, one Of the
lien creditors of said bankrupt. and for reasons
appearing to the Court, 1t is adjudged. ordered
and decreed that this cause be referred to one Of
the Commissioners of this Court to ascertain and
report the outstanding debts against the estate
Of said bankrupt and their priorties and such 9TH
or matters as may be med.necessary and peril
nentby said Commrs. and notice by publication in
the VALLEY vIRGINIAN for four successive weeks
shall be equivalent to personal service.
Dee. 18th, 1873. ALEX. RIvEs,
Judge Dist. Court of q. s. for West Dist Of va
COMMISSIONERS OEFIcE,
Harrisonburg, Va, Dec. 18th, 1873.
TO tho creditors Of James A. Cam pbell, bank
rupt. and to all other persons interested.
TAKE NOTICE That pursuant to the foregoing
order entered by tho Hon. Alex. Rives, Judge Of
the District Court o. United States for the Wes-
torn District Of Virginia, on the 18th day of De-
cember 1873. shall on Thursday. the S0th day
Of January, 1879, at my Office, in Harrisonburg
proceed to take and state the accounts required
by the said order. At which said time and place
You are required to attend.
Given under my hand as Commissioner Of the
said Court this the day and year aforesaid.
WIN. B. LURTY, Comm'r
D. s. Dist Court Western list. Of Va.
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IL. y. Cushing & Son, Auctioneers.l
Upset Bid Sale.

/ | ESCH bIU SHICs
Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court Of Au-
gusta county, rendered November 3D. 1873. in the
chancery cause OF Clemmer Va. Arehart and ais,
WILL as commissioner therein appointed. proceed
to sell at public auction to the highest bidder on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18th. 1879.
in front Of the court house of Augusta county,
the William Arehart tract Of land. containing
l23 Acres and 3 FOODS.
TERMS This tract will be started st d. 7ss.
the upset bid Of John L. McCutchen; in case Of 1
higher bid, the purchaser will be required to pay
in cash and additional costs of SALE and for
the residue Of purchase money, execute his three
bonds in equal amounts, With good personal Sc.
curity, dated as Of day Of sale, but payable re-.
spectively on September 81, 1879. 1890 and 1881,
with interest each from Sept. e. 1873. and title
retained as ultimate security. fffEs
W. 4. CRAIG,
dec 19-tds Comm'r.
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DOR RENT.
EOR RENT.

The LAW OFFICE recently occupied BY H. g.
Geo. Tucker and J, v. Brooke, Jr.. situated neal
the Court House. 1t is suitable for ONCE, Res,
taurant or other purposes. For terms, &C., apply
to EFFINGER, CRAIG g. GRATTAH. - - :
dec1l-4t BOLIVAR CHRISTIAN
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29
MAKING QUICK I M
The Denlzeus of South Street Stirred
to the Core.

One of the zouaves, a soldierly
looking person named Douglas Burk,
went to the station house yesterday
with an armful of coat and pistol cap
tured on South street from a darky
named Ross, who lives on Vance
street and picks up a subsistence by
doing chores for the Beal street
butchers. Burk was doing patrol
duty on South street when he saw a
suspicious darby cruising around as if
with no good intent, so he hailed the
young man and took him in tow. A
silver mounted revolver was found in
the warrior belt of the prisoner, and
his pockets were loaded down with
onions and potatoes, the result of his
foraging prOpensities about the mar
ket. AS the soldier was about to get
under way with his prize, Ross was
suddenly taken with an anxious desire
to see his mother, so he took a sudden
sheer and ran like a quarter horse,
scattering onions and potatoes as he
went to tighten cargo and make better
time. Not being able to empty his
pockets fast enough he slid out of and
dropped his jacket, which, of course,
fell a trophy into the hands of his
captors. A comrade of Burk's fred a
couple Of pistol shots across the bow
Of the runaway craft, but it would
not come too. The whole of South
street was in a state of great excite
ment oyer the incident, while the race
was the talk of the soldier boys all
through the afternoon. The latter did
not try to shoot Ross, but merely
wished to scare him into a surrender.
1t had an opposite effect, however.
The officers will come up on the in
visible and coatless racer ere long, and
he will then be obliged to tell what he
intended to do with the armament
and where he took it aboad.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29

N. Y. Special to Courier-J ournal, 2ith.1
The announcement that Nh. Edwin
Booth had made a contract with Mr..
Henry Irving to act in London has
been received with much interest
here. An effort to get at the details
shows that no more than the general
fact is yet to be obtained that Mr..
Booth has accepted an offer made him
by Mr.. Irving, and does not yet know
the time or place at which he is to fill
the engagement. Mr.. Booth will 90
over in the spring, after his season
ends here, and will probably play in
the Lyceum Theater or in the Drury
Lane. He will give the English the
benefit Of his entire repertory, but he
expects to make a feature of his Ham
let, lago and Richelieu. Mr.. Booth
once before appeared in London, act
ing there in 1861, under the manage
ment Of John Baldwin Blackstone. the
comedian, now on his death bed. 1t
is rumored that the arrangement be-
tween Mr.. Booth and Mr.. Irving is
reciprocal, and hat the latter will
come to this country next year and
act, possibly, under Mr.. Booths man.
agement. Mr.. Booth will not take
any professionals to Europe with him.
but will rely upon English support.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29

DR.. r. Il. Richardson and Mr.. II.
P. Hoffman, of the Odd Fellows sick
list, are considered doubtful. Mr.. G.
W. Matthews is better Mrs. Mead's
son is doing well and Mrs. Brown
boy is convalescent Mrs. j. NJ.
Hicks is reported sick. The Odd
Fellows relief committee has received
within the past few days from r. D
Frayser $40, Ben Bingham $25, Louis
Kahn s., G. w. Goyer S25, B. Low
enstine s25 also a voluntary coutri-
button from Greenville Miss Lodge
No. 81, $l00.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29

Mr.. Frank B. Russell is sitting up.
DR.. Al Eimbro, Office southeast
corner Main and Union streets. is
Mr.. james Martin who was report
ed as a new case of yellow fever has
not been i'll with it.
General Skifington and Elias Nc
DOugal are both very low, with their
chances unfavorable.
Mr.. George Harper called in at the
LEDGER Office yesterday evening
looking we'll, but slightly thin from
his tough tussel with the yellow
malady.
Colonel W. G. Campbell, the drug
gist, corner Union and DeSoto streets,
after a few days illness with inter-
mittent fever, is about well again, and
will be out in a day or two.
Captain Thomas j. Darragh is
shortly to leave Little Rock for Pitts
burg, there to take command Of the
new steamer Plow Boy, now in course
of construction and designed for the
Arkansas river trade.
Mr.. w. L. Parker is at Tate's Ep-
som Springs, Tenn. This gentleman,
it should be remembered, is so far the
largest individual subscriber to the
citizens relief fund, though he is not
the largest property owner here.
A correspondent, writing of the
bellies at White Sulphur Springs, Va,
says: 81 have left out Miss Emma
Etheridge, of Tennessee. As she rep
resents the brilliant as we'll as the
beautiful, she is now named by herself.
The Washington Post, in giving a list
of distinguished personages at the
White, names but one lady, and that
one is Emma Etheridge."
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knights of Honor.

The Knights report among their
new cases Susie Fontaine, age 5, at 26
Tate street Clifford Fontaine, age 10,
26 Tate street. Both were taken yes
terday. w. /. Berlin was taken last
night, and is at his residence on Court
and Dunlap streets. The four year
old son Of W. Simms was taken yes
terday. The wife Of 9. R. Agnev,
who died yesterday, is the third to die
out of four cases taken since Saturday
last. This indicates a more malignant
character of the malady than at first.
Mr.. Rovden and wife are doing well
and will soon be up Mrs. Rehkop
and child are better, and il is hoped
arc out Of danger,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29

Why is &c?
EDITOR LEDGER-When the Col
ored relief association was organized
the leaders were at once assaulted as a
set Of designing and evil men. have
grown impatient, and my eyes are
growing dim looking for the same
delightful epithets to be applied to
the Steamboatmen's, the Germans,
the Federal soldiers and the English
mems relief association. Is. the horse
another color? QUERY.
As far as has yet been heard the
Colored relief association has not been
assailed, and no disposition to do so
has been manifested by any. Certain
individuals among the colored people
have by their earnings and conduct
laid themselves open to criticism, and
their course has properly been con-
demned, but as far as it is at present
known the action of the Colored relief
association has beGn as c%ommendable
as any other relief organization. Its
stated object, to aid the sick and dis
tressed, is a worthy one, and while it
pursues this work it will not be abused
or assailed. With but limited re-
sources at its command it has doubt
less done its best to carry out its
expressed design and all good people
wish its useful labors may be extended
to all of the colored race who may
have need of aid or kindly ministra-
tons. 1t is only the abuse vented
upon others in no way allied to certain
persons of so-called influence among
the colored people hal any one has
disposed to complain Of. Such per-
sons when they set themselves against
others whe are doing their best to
preserve order and take care of our
people, lay themselves open to criti-
cism and they are legitimate objects
for it, but the benevolent and the
good are not.
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The fever case of Fred MORT is
reported light, and he was in a fair
eonyalescing condition at last ae-
counts. He is at a farm house a mile
from McMillan's Station, ten miles
from Knoxville. The board Of health
authorities at Nashville, through one
of their travelling inspectors, announce
that there is no danger.
This mornings kilograms from New
Orleans report General John B.
Hood and daughter in favorable condi-
ton. Ida Berkson has had fever for
four days at 207 Third street. where
her little brother died four weeks ago.
On the bark Black Prince six cases of
fever were reported, of which three
died and others are doing well. The
vessel is at quarantine, seventy miles
below the city.
The soreheads continue to grumble
at the military, bus the latter 60 ahead
all the same. The new company,
called the reserves, with over fifty
privates, all healthy looking young
men, marched up to the Adams street
armory yesterday afternoon, received
their muskets, gave three hearty
cheers TO the authorities, including
the citizens committee, as they passed
up Madison street, went to their ar
mory, drilled, and then broke ranks
like fine young gentlemen, which they
all are.
In his report to headquarters Hon.
John johnson tells the National
board that graves at Elmwood should
be dug five and a half feet deep. He
saw two graves there fifty and fifty
four inches deep, and as the drain
age from this cemetery flows through
the city be thinks the graves should
be deeper. At Potters field he found
,hildren's graves thirty four and
inches, and adults fifty
eight and i~fty-nine inches. AT Calvary
5hirty-iour to thirty-six inches for
children and ffty-six to ffty-nine
inches for adults. This is about the
usual depth, SO gravediggers say.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29
TWO ORPHANS.
They Should Not be Allowed to Suffer.

A few friends and former associates
yesterday laid the mortal remains OF
a young attorney, named George L.
Taylor, in their last resting place at
Elmwood Cemetery. Only a few days
previous his wife preceded him to the
grave from their late residence, 76.
Vance street, and the two lie as near
together as the circumstances would
admit. The survivors of the Taylor
family are two children, a bright little
lad OF ten years and a girl of perhaps
seven. They have both recovered
from the fever, and are left by the
scourge penniless orphans at a very
tender period Of their career. Their
parents came to this city but a few
short years ago, and those who knew
Mr.. Taylor in life mention him as a
very conscientious and strictly honest
gentleman, whose most earnest wish
was to always do right. During the
last sickness of Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor
every possible attention, medical and
otherwise, was paid to the sufferers by
the Towards and the personal friends
of the family, The latter are at a
loss to know what to do with the two
children, who are thus left without
money, and are too young to earn their
livelihood. Several have determined
that the orphans shall not suffer for
bread, and are interesting themselves
to see that they are sheltered and fed
until such time as their relatives in
the North, or other friends, a take
them under their protecting care.
This is only one of many sad cases
which the ravaging fever has made
here.
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ALWAYS READY.
Its ViGOr Knows no Pause,

For the past twenty-four years, through
war, through pestilence, through sunshine
and storm, through times of prosperity
and times Of depression, the job printing
department of the LEDGER office has been
a fixed institution in the building from
where the LEDGER is now issued. In doy
time and in nights darkness, during the
active business season its labors are un-
ceasing and in the periods of dullness
work is turned Off by piece-meal with
quick dispatch, the workers being always
on hand, and like Oliver Twist, anxious
for more.
As in days gone by so now the job
office is ready for fresh orders of all
kinds, shades and sizes. They will be
eagerly taken, rapidly executed, skillful-
ly finished and reasonably charged.
Send in your orders for job work one and
all. 1t a be done now as cheap as
any other time, and plenty of time will
be devoted to careful execution.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29
The Late Rain.

Our rain fall here last Saturday and
Sunday measured nearly three inches
in depth, and since the first of the
month we have had about six inches
of rain, the same being equal to nearly
700 tons of water to the square acre.
The rains have been unusually heavy
throughout the West and more espec-
tally 50 along the Ohio river valley.
At Louisville it was the heaviest on
record as far as the signal service
knows. In t~hirty-six hours ending
Sunday night the rain fall measured
4.59 inches. At Cincinnati it was also
very heavy and the rain storm passed
on up the Ohio valley, through Penn
s%ylVania, New York and on toward the
north Atlantic, having started in the
Gulf Of Mexico and moving its entire
route in a northeasterly direction. It
is expected that all Of the upper Ohio
streams sswere flushed by the water
fall and that the Ohio itself will un-
dergo a considerable swell, enough
perhaps to let out a large coal feet.
The rainfall at Cincinnati so far this
month has been l1.72 inches, or about
1850 tons Of water to the acre. The
Cincinnati Commercial in estimating
the volume of water which has fallen
over the twenty four square miles area
upon which their city is situated says
it will aggregate 1921, s52 tons Of
water.
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Yellow FEVER.
Nine Deaths Since YeSter-
day Noon.
New Cases Ten.


Nine deaths from yellow fever are to
be added to the mortuary report to-day,
swelling the total to PIG. The following
are the interments for to-day:
George B. Graves, age q, Madison and
Charleston avenue, yellow fever.
B. o. Wilkie, age 81, Fifth and Jacks SON
yellow fever.
James 7. Berlin, jr, age 8, in country,
Group.
Louis Fazzi, age 80, III Market, yellow
fever.
James Whitehead, age 40, Pontotoc and
Walnut, yellow fever.
Pierre Lalla, age 81, Doriac place, be-
low Fort Pickering, yellow fever.
Mary Mccormick, age 20, 7OS Main,
yellow fever.
c0LQRED.
Georgia Smith, los Exchange, stillborn.
Geo. Gennenine, age GO, 40 Ruth, yellow
fever.
Isaac Ware, age 10, fernando road,
yellow fever.
New Cases.
The new cases reported to the board of
health from noon yesterday to the same
hour to-day, were ten, of whom five were
white, as follows:
Louis Kirkland, age 10, 237 Union.
Cora Horton, age q, LOG Fourth.
Sallie Bilbo, age 20, 20 Huling.
Mrs. Pope, age 45, 1879 Mulberry.
Fannie Oombe, age 33, $50 Carolina.
COLoRED.
Carter Booker, age 33, 432 Beal.
VIM. Mckenzie, age 90, 432 Beal.
Alfred, Julia and Azalia Froman.
Walker and Dean avenues.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29

AT Louisville, on Tuesday last, Mr..
Langstaf is accredited with the fol-
lowing statement regarding the condi-
ton of the Howard Association
The Towards have managed their
affairs with the greatest economy con-
slstent with the necessities of the sick.
They had on hand at the beginning of
the plague this season $4,000, and
have received $4,000 since, $4,000 of
this amount having been forwarded
from Louisville alone. Day by day
this amount has decreased, until only
a sum sufficient for a few days is left.
In view of the vast sums that were
sent to Memphis in 1873, said Mr..
Langtafi, the Towards hesitate to
again appeal to the generous feelings
Of the people at large. The sincere
and earnest hope of the Towards that
the fever would abate, and save them
from again appealing for aid is grad
ually but surely dying out. To them
the humiliating necessity of again
asking for aid for the fever-strieken
people is becoming more and more
apparent.
The citizens of Memphis, driven
from home and scattered as they are
to all points, north, east and west, are
thus compelled to incur extraordinary
expense, while all their sources of
revenue are stopped. But potwith,
standing all this they have sent many
dollars to their stricken folks at home.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29

NJ. j. COhn's wholesale and retail
cigar and tobacco store, orner Main and
Jefferson street, will be open during the
yellow fever from Z am. to 8 pm. 157
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29
Latting Soap Manufacturing and
Oh Refining Co.

UTILL continue open during the seas6f,
w Send orders for soap 70 the factory, riv-
or bluff, foot Of Albums street.
rs 1873 X. U, LATTING, Secretary.
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INSURANCE.
IMPORTANT
INSURANCE NOTICE
Important Insurance Notice.

MEMPHIs, July q, 1879.
Turing the epidemic, the Office Of the
u PLANTERS INSURANCE CO., will be
at McMinnvlo, Tenn. All communications
addressed to me there will receive prompt
attention. &. ID. RAINE, Secretary.
l28 So
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Why ia n

The vigor of youth given to the aged
and inirm by using Hop Bitters. Try it
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YELLOW FEVER DEATH LIST.

The following statement Of deaths
from yellow fever each day, since the
prevalence Of the disease became known,
is made from the records of the board of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29

Harpman d Bros Above All cigar
is far Above All" the best cigars made.
Smoke it and convince yourself. 154t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29

King Alfonso's next wife, the Arch
duchess Marine Christine of Austria,
second c%ousion of the Emperor Of
Austria and Hungary, is twenty-one
years old, but cannot be called pretty.
Her conversation, however, is full Of
charm and her temperament
yiyacious. She is passionately fond
Of dancing,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29
Siata National Bank of MemnhIs.

ITO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS This
bank is still open, and will e0atinue open,
doing s general banking, exchange and col.
lecting busipasH. All business will receive the
usual attention. SAM'L A. TAYLOR,
1877 A. Cashier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-29

THE LEDGER job printing Office, Il Madi-
/ son, executes everything In the Job print
ing line as neat and cheap as any house in
this city,
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FOR RENT.

IN Planters Insurance Building, double and
i single offices, suitable for lawyers or physi-
clans; and double and single bedrooms All
well lighted and ventilated, and all modern
conVeniences. Apply at office Of Planters In
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