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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29

The tobacco-box factories in Richmond,
Va, of r. FL. Whitlock and Turpin &
Brother were destroyed by fire on Monday
| pin & Brother was the famous 'Castle
| Thunder" during the war, and was used
chiefly by the Confederate authorities for
| the detention of deserters, spies and civil
| ian prisoners.
Sir VIM. Jenner, the distinguished En-
glish physician, has been forced by an at
tack of whooping cough to leave London
and his patients for two months or more.
He will not return until the middle Of
| September, when he will be free from the
risk Of communicating the disease. =
Oscar P. Little, the older of the two
brothers convicted and sent to the peni-
Tertiary for the murder of Clinton Little,
in Loudon county, in the year 1873, has
been pardoned by Gov. Holiday. He had
fifteen months of his seven years sentence
to serve and was i'll with consumption.
Among the disabled Confederates who
have been paid Communication by the audi
tor under an act passed by the last legisla-
ture, are two cOlored men. one of whom
lost both legs while at work upon q bat
terry below Richmond, and the other lost
an arm.
q. P. Benson. treasurer of the town Of
Charlottesville, met with painful acct
dent. While riding under some trees he
spurred his horse, which ran him violently
against projecting spur of limb, tear
ing his ear from his head.
Mrs. Langhorne, of Lynchurg, Va, will
read paper at the September meeting of
the social Science Association, at Sara
toga. N. Y, on SCHOOLS for the Colored
People,"
Two hundred and sixty-five vessels,
of which twenty-six are steamships, are
en- route from Europe to load with grain
at BaltimoreI
Advice to the young: Eat oysters only
in the months that have an "r'' in their
names, and drink whiskey only In the
months that have SIX" in their names.
John r. Hubbard, who was defeated for
congress in West Virginia by Hon. Rem
Wilson, blew bis brains out while out on
fishing excursion last week.
Rev. E. S. Gregory, late editor of the
Petersburg s'Appeal," who has entered the
ministry, has accepted call to 81. Mar
tins parish near Richmond.
Peaches sold in Baltimore Saturday |
night az low as five cents peck,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29
What Then

To form some idea of the intolerable
confusion into which the Mozarters pro-
pose to plunge the finances OF the CON-
monwealth, let us contemplate the condl-
ton in which we should find ourselves II
such thing were possible as the repeal,
by their means of the present act.
By the time such a measure could be
passed and the veto of the Governor over
come, at least twelve millions OF Cne oeOt
would have been funded, of which four
millions will be 'peeler and eight millions
| consol Notwithstanding with the 'peeiers
| part of the unfunded and .sterling bonds
] and the accrued interest thereon,
Now let us inquire what would be the
condition of the debt with the funding ar
rested at this point. We should nave
! about as follows:
| l. $4,000. 900 of the new bonds at pres
enl rate of interest Of three per cent. per
annum, with tax receivable coupons.
| 2. $l2000,O00 Of consol bonds OF the is
sues of 1871, bearing interest at SIX per
cent. per annum and with tax receivable
coupons.
8. About 81, 800 900 of peeler bonds,
bearing interest at four per cent. and With
out coupons.
4. About $500 ,0OOof sterling bonds, bear
ing interest at three and half per cent.
5. An amount incapable of accurate
statement, of convertible, but uncOnver-
ted registered bonds. bearing interest at
four per cent.
6. An indefinite amount of fractional
certificates convertible into six per cent.
bonds.
Z. An indefinite amount of the unfund-
ed bonds Tearing six per cent. interest.
8. ArTearages of between one and two
millions of accrued interest unfunded
though fundable under the present bill.
To determine with accuracy the amount
of the annual interest payable in this con-
fusion, especially with SO many accounts
necessarily unattainable and conjectural,
is impossible. But adding for interest on
on the $12 ,000, 900 three per cent. between
that rate and six per cent-tO-wit, $3.50, 900
we have the following as close approxt-
nation to the interest account:
/. $12,OO0,O 600 three per cent.
Amount interest. ............$ 100000
2. $12,O00,O00 six per cent.
Amount interest. ............. 7W.OOO
3. $4,3OO,O0O four per cent.
Amount interest. ............. I72,OOO
4. 100000 three and one half per
cent. Amount interest. ...... $4,000
Besides the registered bonds,
fractional certificates, unfund-
ed bonds, sterling bonds, and
large accumulations of defaul-
ted interest, all of which Is
provided for in the McCulloch
bill, the interest on all Of
which will not be less than. 100000
Total annual interest. .........s1, $40, 600
If on the othar hand, the McCulloch bill
should be carried out there will be one
class of bonds alone and one rate of inter
est, whose annual aggregate for ten years
to come cannot exceed 1884, 900. Compare
the infinite confusion Of the first picture
as each year brings it's fresh default, and
probably its fresh tinkering with this vast
and complex question-with the simple,
practicable cheap outcome of the present
measure, and let the people resolve which
is best for the peace and the pocket OF
Virginia. Richmond State.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29

'READJUsTER l'-Yours is too long to
publish, but We'll answer your question in
three lines. Where are you to gop Well,
if you are conv inced that you are out Of
the Conservative party we would advise
you to sit down right where you are, until
Gen. Malone writes your orders, to dis
band yourself,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29

THE LAWN PARTY given by the East
Augusta Band at Waynesboro was grand
success. The lawn was beautiful. Miss
Ferguson and Miss panniel were the ladies
nominated for the cake; Miss Furgerson
received one hundred and ten votes and
Miss Danniel one hundred and seven votes.
Miss Furguson received the cake from
Mr.. Graham Harris of Harrisonburp, who
made nice little speech. The gross pro-
ceeds were $l42-net proceeds 500.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29
The Submerged Ford.
Editors Vindicator.

-EQftOTS VtYQ2c0tOf.
The VINDICAToRa few days ago inadvert-
emily in reporting the action of the County
Court. relative to the 'sMcCue Submerged
Ford" located it on Middle, instead of
South River, and inserted in the place of
James A. Austin, the name Of supposed
VIM. Antrim. Will it please insert this
as correction.
WAYNESBORO,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29

The removal of Mr.. P. B. Delaney, the
able writer of the Harrisonburg "Com-
monwealth" to philadelphia, is loss to
the State.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29
FRIDAY MORNING. AUG, %, 1879.

Next to the Republican, the Mozarters
compose the deadest political party ever
witnessed in the ancient Commonwealth
of Virginia.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29
Augusta Politics.

The Conservative State Executive Com
mituee has appointed Meade F. White and
II. ST. Geo. Tucker, canyassers for Angus
to county, VIM. NJ. McAllister for Bath,
Charles P. Jones for Highland, DR.. G. W.
Rust for Page, and E. E. Stickley. M. L.
Walton and J. Hite Bird for Shenandoah.
The following card addressed to Maj.
Koiner. Marshall Hanger. and Gen. John
Echols, is published:
Conference.-The undersigned, citizens OF Staun-
your eminent abilities and fitness for the positions
you have recently well filed as representatives Of
Augusta county In the last General Assembly OF
Virginia, and gratefully remembering your past dis.
tinguishcd services, respectfully request that you
viii! announce yourselves candidates Tor re-eeeton
kof Isnon
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29

A GOOD PAIR OF LASTING GATHERS can
"A be bought at
BELLS FOR 81.
julyll
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29

Sir VIM. Jenner, the distinguished En-
glish physician, has been forced by an at
tack of whooping cough to leave London
and his patients for two months or more.
He will not return until the middle Of
September, when he will be free from the
risk of communicating tha disaaaa
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29
|MAe Mt&>ttat1t.
FRIDAY MORNING. AUG. 20, 1879
Local
The Reviving Times.
NEW BUILDINGs-LlFE AGAIN

NEW BUILDINGS-L1FE AGAIN
APPEARING.
The number Of new buildings just erect
ed and now building in Staunton is the
sure symptom of reviving times, the re-
suit of restored confidence. The hammer,
the saw and the trowel are the real Their
mometers that tell of prosperity. They
were suddenly hushed in 1873, and until
lately have not been generally heard. Their
sound is again heard on our streets and
shows that life is returning to all classes
of business.
The most noticeable improvements are
on Kalorama Hill. Here Mr.. Geo. r.
Bell is just completing beautiful resi-
dence, with terraced grounds, fronting on
Market street. The building is prettily
situated between Kalorama and the resi-
dence of G. e.. Gooch, Esq, and was built
by Lushbaugh Bros, at a cost of about
So, 500.
On the same hill, at the corner of Kali
Drama and Market streets, Mrs. DR.. Strib-
ling has erected large and convenient
dwelling, from which there is fine view,
both front and rear. This will be occupied
as residence by Capt. H. L. Hoover, and
adjoining it there is just being finished a
large two-story building, 5Ox35 feet, to be
occupied by Capt. Hoever's High School. 1t
is well-arranged for the purpose designed
and the location most suitable. These
houses were built by Mahoney & Peace
At the foot of the hill, adjoining the Vir
ginia Hotel. and also upon Mrs. Striblings
property, preparations are being made fol
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22
Pension Arrears

Up to the close of business on the 8th
inst, 10000 applications under the arrears
of pension act had been received by the
pension Office. They are now being fled
and sorted, and no action will be taken on
any till the 25th of this month, when the
work of adjudication will begin, and certi-
icates issued to successful pensioners.
Applications are coming at the rate of 400
daily. 1t is estimated that $4,000 will be
received of which $4,000 will be acted upon
favorably. After the 25th Of this month it
is expected to adjudicate and issue certif-
Gates at the rate Of about 10000 monthly.
The first notification a pensioner will have
Of the allowance of his claim will be the re-
ceipt of a certificate which entities him to
the money, and which he can then get if it
is in the treasury and not otherwise appro-
priated. The appropriations of this con-
gress were so heavy, however, that prompt
payment of pensions is doubted. The aver
age amount received by each pensioner I'M
der this act is about 5000. If the commits
sioner's estimate is complete, of $4,000 valid
claims, the amount called for will be $751;
100000 for pensioners already on the rolls.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22
Late Murders.

Robert w. Hayden and NJ. W. Barber,
brothers.:n-law, had a quarrel at Charlotte.
N. c., on the 18th inst, when Barber killed
Hayden.
In saloon row at Galena, Kansas, on the
18th inst, J. C. Finley, of Columbus, Kan.
sas, was shot and killed by Joe Ivey.
Officer Joseph Rosenfeld, of the Rock
Island police force, was set upon b , four
desperadoes-Mike and Pat Heeney, Bill
Murray and Mike Burns-and murdered
outright. Three of the men are under ar.
rest.
John r. Aronhalt, an old and respected
citizen of Marion, O., was found dead in
his bed early On the morning OF the 18th,
with small bullet hole in his head and the
bed-clothes on fire. 1t is supposed that
murder and robbery were committed, and
arson attempted to prevent discovery.
murder of extraordinary infamy is re.
ported from the ella river settlement, south
western New Mexico. Is appears that an
old man named SWanger was murdered by
his son, Is years of age, instigated by his
mother and one Parson Young, with whom
it is alleged, she was improperly intimate
In November the two men enticed Swapge,
into the country where the son shot bis
| father, Young standing near to finish the
job ii necessary. The son confessed all in
open court at Silver City.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22
Business Wrecks.

Alderman, Denneby q Co., rectifying
distillers, Dublin, Ireland, have failed; La
bilities 100000 to 100000.
The firms of Robert Blacque, of Paris, and
Phillippin, Pelissier, Powell& Co., London,
connected with South American trade
have failed. Liabilities believed to be large
Koehler & Ritter, San Francisco jewelers.,
have been attached for amounts aggregat.
ing over $4,000.
Rogers & Orr Brothers, extensive dry
goods dealers, New York city, have been
placed in the hands of a receiver. Cred.
itors have already entered judgment against
the firm for over 5000.
The Fall River, Mass, Manufacturers gas
company voted to go into insolvency. This
step was taken in consequence of irregular
paper issued by Chas. B. Stickney, the late
treasurer, to the amount of 100000.
John Cassidy, wholesale crockery dealer,
Montreal, has failed, and is settling with
his creditors at forty cents on the dollar
Liabilities $250,000. Leggatt & Johnson,
boot and shoe manufacturers, have also
failed. Liabilities $125OO0. Assets expect
ed to pay fifty cents.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22
The Foreign Grain Trade.

LONDON, March 12.-The Mark Lane
ErpreSS says offerings of English wheat have
been moderate, both at Mark Lane and 10
the country. The general aspect of trade
shows greater confidence or the part Of
buyers, and a more active demand than for
some time past. Prices continue to improve.
An advance of shi ling per quarter on both
English and foreign wheat was well main
tanned at the market Monday last, when,
with unusually light imports, millers bought
with tolerable freedom. Subsequent mar
kets held in London have, it is true, been
less animated, but holders have shown no
inclination to low pretensions, now that
wheat stocks have fallen low and confidence
IN the future is to some extent restored by
the firm attitude of American markets and
the revival of continental demand Con-
siderable sales of fine Russian and Ameri
can have been made at an advance of one
shilling and sixpence per quarter from the
recent lowest point. Except maize, which
has given way from threepence to sixpence
per quarter under pressure and continued
liberal imports business in feeding corn
has not qu0tably changed. The demand is
mainly of a retail and consumptive nature
at about late rates. Sales of English wheat
last week amounted to 44,49l quarters at
39s Id, against 80, 748 quarters at sos I'd the
corresponding period the previous year.
Imports into the united kingdom for the
week ending March list were 537,721 cwts.
OF wheat and 132, 9l3 ewts. of -four.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22

the great army; the servant goes TO meet
his his master: the Indian brave goes to the
happy hunting grounds; the nero mas mas
fought his last battle; the soldler mas
stacked his arms; the glutton must eau tI
the dust; the butcher go the way OF an
flesh; the ticket agent passes IN ms
checks; the post Office employees 90 70
dead-letter office; the bloated pono-
holder is called in; the banker IS drawn
ON by Death, and without recourse
honors it; the jig dancer shuffies OFT his
mortal coil; the Iinguist is translated to
a better land; the distiller goes to the
land of spirits; the tragedlan makes ms
exit from the stage Of life; the pody-
snatcher awaits the resurrection; the
angler has at last become food for the
worms; the loafer "skips the gutter"
the florist goes where the Woodolne
twineth; the ice man stitfens up: the
crockery mans vace is shattered; the
clothier is non-suited at last; the lnsur-
ance man pays his last premium; the bod
carrier goes to the highest round; the
printers form is locked; the engineer, S
throttle is closed; the policeman IS pull
ed to his narrow cell; the ballist makes
home run; the MormOns go up the celes-
tial Salt creek; the farmer Is g planted; :"
the lynched borderman "walks off bar
rel, climbs a sapling, dances in the air,
or becomes cottonwood fruit, or is left
kicking at the United States" and lastly
the confidence operator-well, he "leaves
for parts unknown''-but in the end they
are all dead, just the same.-Harttord
Post
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22
Victims of the &eR.

A terrible disaster was occasioned to the
Gloucester fishing fleet by the storm of
Feb. 20, by which probably fourteen vessels
were sunk, with loss of one hundred and
fortysix souls. The fleet on Georges Bank
numbered about fifty vessels, and of these
fourteen have not been heard from since
the terrible gale at the date above mention
ed. The disaster makes forty-one widows
and 100 orphans. The loss of property
amounts the $4,000, which will all fall
upon the fishing companies of Gloucester,
all the insurance being held by a local
mutual company. Used as are these hardy
fishermen and their families to death and
disaster, this wholesale loss of life will
cause shock which will not be easily over
come, and will leave a work of charity that
will tax the little city to its utmost.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22
= ZPgediH's DESTROYED.

The threatened food has swept over
Szegedin, Hungary, and $4,000 people are
homeless. The last dam which confined the
waters OF the river Thesis broke on the
morning OF the 18th, and the water rushed
through the doomed city with terrible force,
sweeping every movable thing before it.
Hundreds OF people have been drowned,
and houses have been swept away, in many
cases carrying the inmates with them. The
scene is too terrible for description, with
the waters still rising. The crops in the
entire district are lest. The government
sent 10000 forms for the relief of the des.
titute inhabitants.
Advices Of the 18th from the doomed eitv
stated that the storm was still raging, the
waters steadily rising. The unsu5merged
area was reduced to 5000 square metres.
At the first eruption thirty FIVE soldiers
were drowned. A boat containing seven
women capsized on the 18th and all were
lost. 1t is impossible to estimate the num-
Der buried under the ruins. The house S
built of sun.dried bricks collapsed long be.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22
To See Through Your Hand.

Rollupa piece of paper, pamphlet, to
make tube about nine or twelve inches
long and an inch or so across. Put this
tube to your right eye, and look through
at some object, attentively keeping both
eyes open. Now hold up your left hand
with its back toward you, and bring 1t
near the lower end of the tube, looking
at your hand with the left while the
right eye is fixed on something through
the tube. If you hit the right position,
which yoI can do, putting the edge Of
the hand against, not over, the lower end
of the tube, you will be surprised TO see
very clearly the things beyond. 1t is a
very easy, but most surprising little ex-
pertinent and will please old as well as
young people. You Will, of course, wish
to know why this is so; why there seems
to be hole where there is none. The
scientific journals are talking about this,
but their explanations would hardly suit
youngsters. We usually look at the same
thing with two eyes, and the two images
make one in our mind. Here we separate
the two eyes imam unusual manner and
the mind brings together the circle made
by the tube for one eye and the hand seen
ny VIC OtuSI, anu HddheS Oh6 VI Il1SAh.
You can vary this in several ways. If
when looking through the hole in the
hand, you stretch out the left thumb,
so that it will be seen by the right eye
through the tube, the thumb will appear
to be directly across the hole in your
hand. Instead of looking at your hand,
use a card; make black spot on the card
as big as half-dime, and look at it as be-
fore; the black spot will appear to be
floating in the center of the hole, with
nothing to hold it there. Another yaria-
ton is to make a round hole in the card
of the size Of the half dime; look at this
hole with the left eye, so that the real
hole will be within the imaginary hole;
the hole will appear exceedingly bright,
and surrounded by ring of shadow
American Y0uaQ Folks.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22
RPffEreG In A Sin ns

A large car wheel foundry and machine
shops of the Taylor Iron company, at High.
bridge, n. j, burned on the 18th inst. Loss
heavy; fully insured.
prairie fire near Abilene, Kansas, on
the night of the 18th, came near destroying
the town. A high wind which prevailed
drove the flames directly into the town, de.
stroying large amount of fencing and q
couple of housed in the suburbs. man
named Debold, a prominent banker, lost
1000 bushels of corn and 10000 bushels OF
wheat which was stored just outside the
city. Total loss of property will be more
than 100000.
Twelve frame business houses in the vii.
lage OF Onslow, Jones county, Iowa, burned
on the 18th inst. Loss quite heavy; insur.
ance small.
Frank Leighton's large three-story shoe
shop at East Pepperell, Mass, burned on
the 18th inst. Loss $4,000; partially in
sured.
Eleven buildings in the village of Hanni-
bal, \. Y, were burned on the 18th instant,
a fire swept over about fifty square miles
of forest few miles of Yankton, D. T., on
the 9th, destroying standing timber, cord
wood, houses, household furniture, clothing
and cattle, in all property to the value of
about $4,000. A strong wind prevailed
and the fire burned itself out No lives
lost.
The Atherly gristan saw mill at Orrellia,
Ont, burned on the 10th inst, involving a
loss of $25, 900.
The rail mill of the Springfield, Un.) Iron
company was destroyed by fire on the night
OF the 7th inst. Loss about $4,000, insur-
ance $4,000. -Four hundred and fifty men
Will be thrown out of employment temper
arily.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22
A &Rufh arn Enetdanf

The Office of the state treasurer at
Atlanta, Ga, was the scene of a bloody
tragedy on the 18th inst, the parties
being Colonel Robert A. Aston, mem
Der OF the legislature, and Captain Ed.
Cox, of Dekalb county. Aston was shot
in the right temple, the ball passing through
the brain, killing him. Cox was shot in the
mouth and through the left hand. His
injuries are not serious. The difficulty arose
from complication in regard to the lease
Of convict labor from the state. Cox wanted
Aston to sell his interest in the contract to
certain parties, but the latter disregarded
his wishes. Hence the ARRAY.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22
GaIlOWs Birds.

Victor NUM- was hung at Pueblo, Col, on
the 18th, for the murder of Louis Rasconer,
in October 1877.
At Lowell, Mass, on the 14th inst, VIM.
w. Devlin was executed for numbering his
wife and child in 1877.
Chinaman All Ben met his deserts at the
ropes end, at Marysville, Cal, on the 14th
instant. He murdered John Daniels in
November, 1873.
Eugene Lavery, alias Archie Brown and
James Johnson was hanged at Portland,
Oregon, on the 18th, for the murder OF
Louis Joseph last August.
John Q. Hinkham was hanged at Con.
cord, N. H., on the 14th instant, for the
murder of Mrs. Marion Brey, near Durham,
January 7, 1877.
At Windsor, VT, on the 14th, Henry
Gravelin was executed for the murder OF
Herbert White, in October, 1876. The pris
oner asserted his innocence to the last.