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THE LATE SPRING.

For, 10, the winter is past; the
rain is over and gone; the flowers
sr1ear On the earth; the time Of The
singing OF birds ID come and the voice
oi the turtle is heard in the land. 80
sung Solomon 10 his day. Just ex.
ac.ly on what bal.ny morning Of
March or April ke gave forth the
,oyous strain is Dot on record. We
only quote his poetic announcement
Of the advent Of Spring to say that mp
to the fourth week Of April in the
year 1879 no such cheerful weather
or melody or fragrance has yet been
experienced in this section Of the
country The report comes in fact
from all parts OF the country that it
is very late Spring. All through
Few England and New York there
has been succession Of snow storms,
followed by cold east wind rains. In
the West and South terrific storms
and tornadoes are reported in vari'
Gus places. A cyclone struck Collins
vile, Missouri, which demolished
houses, stables. fences, &C., to the
amount Of $4,000. A destructive
tornado passed over Waterloo, S. G.,
last week, sweeping away churches
and houses. Three fourths Of the in
aa H. oitants are homeless and fifteen
&ns were killed. Neighboring
VI. : Eere also seriously injured.
A ha': s::\courFsd in New Orleans
laet week.
Meantime NJ rep,rts Of the grow
ing crops in the West are generally
favorable. Careful esun.~.ea nv.4.
Ohio, Indiana and K'ntucky, state
that the wheat crop bids fair to be
abundant. but the prospects for fruit
are net so encouraging. In the east,
ern states the GOODNESS and latenes.
Of the season is probably favorable
for fruit and gives assurance of plen
tiful yield. In the last few days the
weather has been more fair and genial
in this quarter. Farm and garden
work will now be commenced in good
earnest,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-24

A copy Of Powrli's Farmers Memoran.
dunn and Book of Crop Formulas sent to
any address free. Prepared only by
WIN. III. BROWN & RR'r::
Wh.lse,o Druggists, Baltimore, Md,
Who refer to the following well kno" n
gentlemen who are u.ing Powel's Pre-
narrd Chemicals. viz:-John ID Martin
Vim J Martin, Graccham; john R"nzer
John Flohr. Henry Gall, Jos Will'nde, a
+ Ro,lly, Cornelius Black. ! G Fry ',"hn
Fisher, Mechanicstnwn Chas h.yirrs IA,
Wv W iincT. UniiSI!an i.nntr, Llirfs Val
lev: Howard Rrms'urg, LrwiSlown
Oscar Sparkle, john Flohr, Sr, IA hcV
John |, Willhitic - p Creek.
w- All Information furnished by
A.E. REMSBURG, Agent,
jan0.ly Mechanlcs'o"n' MIG
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-24

The homestead Of John Randolph
Of Roanoke. Of Charlotte county, Vir
ginia. was destroyed by fire. last week
Madam Bonapartes estate, left t.
her two grandsons. aggregates a
least 81 200, 900 and perhaps 81 $780,
600.
Charles Stevens, druggist, Of Den.
ton, Caroline county, was acquitted
last week of violating the local option
law.
A rain storm has prevailed in New
York for three days past. the fall oI
rain being nearly two inches.
The mayor of Wyandott City. Kan
cas-, has issued proclamation intend.
ed to check the colored immigration
to that place.
Seven white men and four China
men have been killed by an expIo-
sion Of gas in a coal mine q. Depart
ure bay, British Columbia.
The general rain on Saturday
caused postponement Of most of the
base ball games that we're to have
taken place in the East and West.
At Kankakee, Ill.,, in the breach OF
promise suit Of Miss Georgia King
against Thomas Crawford, the Jury
awarded plaintiff $4,000 damages.
Foxes are playing havoc with the
poultry in Virginia, two Of them re-
Gently carried off two hundred and
sevsnty-fve turkeys from farm near
Matthias Point.
The grain commission firm Of Z. B
Stevens & Co.. Chioa ~. on Saturday
suspended. Their liabilities are not
gwen. They say they will be able
to pay in full.
In An encounter between henry
Bvers and Samuel Utter, two wealthy
merchants, at Franklin, Indiana, or
Friday, the formvr was killed and tx
latter severely injured.
The large livery stables Of T. f
Bailey at T,couderoga, N. Y, were
totally destroyed by fire Sunday
morning Twelve horses and mum
Der Of carriages sleighs, were burned
Loss, about $40, 900.
Frank Small, convicted Of the mnr
der Of Nicholas -Jacohy. at iitlsbnrg
was on Saturday sentenced to death
by hanging. lie assass'nated Jaco1y
while the latter WAS walking along
the street with his wife.
The 40 II body ot o." ","~ PnE W.
found in the Water at Paterson, N. J
Sunday. 1t is believed he committed
suicide. The body Of an unknowr
girl about IA wears of age WAS fonnf
dead floating near Sandy Hook n. ,
Sund'y.
A freight train on the Kansas Cit,
branch Of the Hannibal and St. Jos
erh raiiread ran on to IA trestle bridg'
which WAS Oh FIRE, on Saturday morn
ing. The engine With II cars broke
through and We're rrecip'tated int
the creek below. Conductor MurrA.
hal a leg broken. Several other psr
sons were more or less injured,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-24
NEWS oFTHE WEEK.

resume operations 10 Few weeks.
E. P. Nichols carriage factory, Bos-
ton, wss burned Saturday night.
George Richards was drowned at
Cumberland, r. l., on Saturday.
About 100 Chicago communists
Paraded Sunday. About 400 were
armed.
The sailors at Chicago are striking
for So per day. Vessel owners offer
but 81 so.
Union block, on Central st, Win,
chendon, Mass, was burned Sunday
Loss $4,000.
The steamer Ontario, sailed from
New York Saturday for Zululand
with $50 Kentucky mules.
The carhouse Of the Olive street
burned Sunday night. Loss 60 ,OUU
Mrs Bernard Elliott, Of Baffalo N
Y, died Sunday from injuries recelv
cd in runaway accident.
At Jerome Park Saturday Mr.. Bel,
mont Purdy rode and won two races
in which the timers, starters and
iudse were ladies.
At Lonsla,s, R. l., Saturday, Alex.
ander Dale, aged IL years, was struck
on the head by ball bat by William
Hawkins, aged IS, and his skull was
fractured in two places.
! William J. Esdley, Of Albany, n
Y, the lawyer who was assaulted and
cut with knife several weeks since
by one Of his c''isnts named Hughes.
die Saturday night.
The steamtus Curlew brrst her
boiler in Boston Thursday. Three
men were injured but will recover
C. scnerartz's planning mill. Gltfen $
lumber ward and Walkers livery si.'-
ole at Hamilton, Ohio. were Turned
Thursday. Loss about SIS, 900.
The ann Of George Hastings, CON
ductor of s. train en- the Delaware
railroad, was 30 seriously injured by
collision at WILMINGTON. Delaware,
Thursday that amputation was aeces
sary.
DR.. Livingston, formerly Indian
agent at the Grow Creek agency, was
acquitted at Yankton. Dakota, Thurs,
day of a charge Of classifying vouch'
er thereby defrauding the govern
ment.
By an explosion Of gas in Otto col
liery, near Branchdale. Pa, Thurs
dpv, eight miners were burned some
Of them seriously. The breasts Of the
mine ignited, but at last accounts the
Gre was under control.
Daniel Shelter, white man, shot
and killed two negroes, Philip Bur-
gstte and his son Moses. about four
miles from Ste Genevieve, Missouri,
on Tu ssday. There had been an old
dispute between them about the pos
session Of piece of land.
A Mexican named Muros at Eagle
Pass, Texas, cut his wife 9 throat, cans.
ing her death, last Wednesday night.
His daughter, while attem sting to in,
terfe,e, was also injured, A neigh
Dor who tried to arrest Muros was
hewn with an ak ard died in a short
time. The murderer escaped into
Mexico.
The bodies of two drowned men
were found floating in the harocr at
Bait, Friday. one by Edward Davis
coiored, off Browns wharf, and the
other in the channel, { if The Balti-
more and Ohio elevators. by the tug
!. Freley, Cactain l.. T. Pearson. The
first had evidently been in the water
about two months and it was in an
advanced state Of decomposition. 1t
was the body Of white MN. al
though there vas nothing ,bout it
: BY which 1T could be identified. The
other was that Of a white man about
80 years old and bad been III the wa
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-24
No. 4465 Equity.

In the Circuit Court for Frederick
County sitting in Equity.
FEBRUARY TERM, 1879.
George r. Oveman. mortgage OF JohnA
Kuhn on Petition.
Nrdered this 1lih day of March, 1870.
" that en- the 18th day OF April next.
the Court will proceed to act upon Tie re-
port Of sales this day filed by George X.
Oyelman, .iortgagee in the above case, UNI
less cause to the contrary be shown on or
before said day; provided copy of this
order be inserted in some newspaper pub
lishcd in Frederick county for three sue
ccssivc weeks prior to said day j.
The report states the amount OF sales OF
rea! estate at $500
THOMAS GORSUCH.
Clerk of the Circuit Court tor Frederick Go.
True Copy-Test,
THOMAS GORSUCH. Clerk.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-24
NJ EVER BEHIND.

NJ EVER BEHIND.
Tie American Watch Companies hay.
ing again reduced the prices of nearly oil
their movements,
CHAS. H. 0. FOX,
is prepared to sell at lowest figures not
only American, but all other watches and
any other goods in his line corrcspondingly
low.
No. IA West Patrick street.
Not to be undersold in any goods.
G. II. o. F.
mar27tf
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-24

Miscellaneous arti-
cics for sale at Root
Ready Made Cloth
ing, Dress Goods
white goods, hosiery
mirrors, hats, dress
trimming, silk, gaGze
shawls, neck ware,
ribbons, Alexander's
kid gloves, carpets,
oil cloths, straw car
pet, Morocco and
sheep skins, clocks,
whips, country ba-
con, &C., at
JNO. ROOTS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-24

SCIENTIFICALLY COMBINED, so
- any Farmer can make ut home his
own Fertilizer, ut less than one third the
price OF manipulated compounds called
Phosphates, Sup-P hosphalcs, &c.
For Corn, Wheat, Tobaccn, Cotton and
Vegetables. The Chemicals Tor each arti-
Gle sold in combination rs represented in
the plant they are recommended for.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-24

Ner,oA-Tbe bsOhs and aocsupte u
t.,'- o.lace have been placed 10 the ha0's Of
Van y. OsIef> a. Agent for the owner. An
mon,cs due fSy subscription, advertising
and tob work must be paid to him and an
cIairi.s En Office expenses will he settled BY
him. His receipt for monies paid will be
J.lly acknowledged
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-24
COMMISSIONERS
NOTICE.

OFFICE
BOARD COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
Frederick, Md I, April list. 1879. }
The Board Of County School Commits
sioners will meet IN regular quarterly SEES
sion on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 22nd
and 23rd ofApril.
Teachers salaries will be paid on and Of
ter the frst day Of May.
Bills against the Board will be paid on
and after Wednesday, July 18th, 1879.
Public Schools will close for the presen,
year on Thursday the 10th inst.
The Use Of Public School Property will
be granted for the purpose of conducting
private schools, only to teachers holding
prescribed last yenr.
BY order Of tho Board,
u. T. LAK1N,
Secretary,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-24
G. RADCLIFFE, &1S

Has located at MCchanlcst0Wh, Nu.. HnV
vii; he found at the residence Of MIR. John
Miller, west of the post.ofice. He viii!
Ivisit Lewistown on the first Tuesday Of
each month at D T Zimmerman's; Creag-
rrstown. on second Tuesday OF each month
ut Krise's Hotel; Sabiilasville. on third
Tuesday of each month at Stems Hotel. All
onerallons pertaining to the profession per.
formed in satisfactory manner and at low
prices. Will always be found in Office at
IMechanics,on on Saturdays. Persons
waited on at their residence it desired
u:thoGt regard to distance. iaAi3,t
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-24
Nr,RR pE1AYyY TAIl1ORGyTG

spEC1ATY-In Department. claim toic ae" Of all competition s1
notice
used workmap Clothing thoroughly examined W me @
anu E01"
w. T HARLEY, Gutter Yours les mTm,fE cpAuEr
anrllR
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07
Business Notices.

Mr.. j. A. Hutchinson it will be seen has
opened new Merchant Tailoring estab-
lishment at 100 E. Main st. He keeps a
very nice stock of clothes for men and boys
and is experienced i'll his line. There is
no necessity for Staunton gentlemen to
send their orders to Richmond and Balti-
more when they can get fit and style here
at home from first class tailor who grad
uated in Baltimore establishment, and
proves his education by his work. We
speak from experience, the best of author
ity.
Among the last arrivals in our city is
that of Col E. z. Stedman and wife, who
have Travelled in their own private buggy
from Cleveland, Ohio, by the way of
Wheeling, W. Va, and over the Allie
ghany mountains and up the Valley to
this place, on their way to the Sunny
South. Col. Stedman is combining bust
ness with pleasure, and is introducing to
the coach-makers the nobbiest carriage
top we have ever seen. The beauty and
convenience. lightness and durability
must be seen to he appreciated. We
learn that our energetic friends, Messrs.
Clinedinst & Bodill, have purchased a
State right and will soon have some of
them on our streets. Success to them!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07
Personal.

Mr.. M. N. Bradley, the popular President
of the Staunton Social Club, who has been
making tour of Europe, sailed from Eu-
rope on the 23rd ult. in the Britannia Tor
New York, where he arrived on Monday
last, and reached home yesterday evening.
Judge Mclaughlin, after court adjourn
ed on Monday last rode to Lexington, vo-
ted on Tuesday and returned IN time TO
reopen court that afternoon.
Mr.. Chas. S. Rollers admirable schOol
in this county is attracting stude nts from
other States. The Union wv, Va,,)
..Wauchman'' says: ''Mr. John L. Row.
all, son of Col ]. M. Rowan, OF this place.
left on Wednesday for the Augusta Male
Academy, near Staunton, Va, which he
will attend during the coming session."
Miss Virginia B. Cochran of Culpeper,
is visiting her relatives in this county.
The Harrisonburg "Spirit'' noticing the
appointment OF Miss Maggie Roller OF that
county as Assistant at the West End
Graded School, Staunton, says, SMiss Rol-
Ter IS one of our most intelligent young
lady teachers. and IN her appointment to
position in the Graded School at Staunton,
she is highly complimented. We are graf
flied that Rockingham ladies are making
their mark. SO that their services are want
ed in other 6elds.''
Mr.. A. J. Switzer, General Agent of the
Urbana IN. " Wine Co., was in the city
this week, guest of Maj. N. H. Hotch-
kiss. He went over to Charlottesville to
look into the large wine cellars OF the
Monticello Co.. there.
Mr.. A. M. Bowman, of Augusta, was
reelected member of the Executive Com
mittec of the State Agricultural Society
at Richmond last week and Mr.. VIM. A.
Burke as one of the Vice Presidents.
Capt. W. A. McCue, has started out en-
ergetically in his position as agent for the
Lee Monument Association of Lexington,
and will make tour of the Northern
States. Only 81, 500 is needed to complete
the Mausoleum. and we don't think the
Captain will be long in raising it.
The Charlottesville "Jetfersonian" no
ticing the departure of a. present resident
of Stanton from that city, says:
Mr.. A. c. Gordon left this place last
week for Staunton, where he will locate.
and engage in the practice of the law. lie
is highly intelligent and accomplished
young gentleman, and will do honor to
the Staunton bar. May his throng of eli
ents be only excelled by his receipts Of cash
fees!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07

PROF. HARTLEY's READING.-On
Monday evening last, Prof. j. W. Hartley
gave reading at the Y. M. e. A. Hall. to
aid in completing the Lee Mausoleum, at
Lexington. Mr.. Hartley is an elocutlon-
list of great ability, and as humorous
reader it would be hard to find his equal.
During the reading of Love IN bal
loon,' FEATHER Blake's Collection, "Ship
of Faith" and "Buck Fanshaw's Funer-
al" the audience were IN commissions OF
laughter. AS an imitator of character
Prof. Hartley is simply inlmitable. Last
night he gave an entertainment in the
same hall and for the same purpose, to a
good audience.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07


A BRIEF TIGHT RoPE.-Prof. Stookey,
the hero of Niagara Falls, had his rope up
Monday afternoon stretched from the top
of the Burns building to the roof OF the
American Hotel. Monday evening the
wind blew too hard for the rope walker. but
Tuesday evening about 5 o'clock he came
to time. His collection from the crowd
only reached $3.50. He went up on the
roof asassed in his tights, took his balance
pole and stepped out. After making ten
steps out he looked down on the crowd
and said, ''I'll 60 ACROSS fer $40. You
have only given 1920. You see { eanF q 90
it now, make up the rest" The crowd
didn't COPY up and the Professor very
wisely put Oh his coat and walked off.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07
A Worlds Prayer Meeting.

Next week the Young Mems Christian
Associations all over the world will be en-
gagged in prayer for young men. Interna-
tional Convention held in Baltimore last
May and the Worlds Convention of Gene
va, Switzerland, representing eleven ma
tiOns, have recommended the holding of
meetings commencing with Sunday the 9th
of November and closing with Saturday
the 18th and have assigned the subjects
which will found below. The Staunton
Association has made arrangements to
hold these meetings in their hall through
the week. The first will be held Sunday
Afternoon at O'Clock and will be led by
Mr.. VIM. J. Nelson. The meetings will
be public and ladies are especially invited
to attend. During the week the hour for
holding the meetings will be o'clock.
The following are the topics for each day:
November 8, Sund ay.-Agreement in
Prayer Encouraged. Dan. ii: 1923; Matt.
xvii. 10, 20.
November 10, Monday.-A Young Man
Weighed and Found Wanting. Mark x:
17,l22.
November IL, Tuesday. Son of a
Cody Father who Went Astray. II Chron.
xxi: 33; xxxiii: l., Is.
November IL, Wednesday.-A Man
Prospered Beyond Precedent, but Unsatis-
fed. Eco. ii: II; John iv: 10, IA.
November 10, Thursday.-The Secret of
a Young Mans Success in Business. Gen.
xxx: l, IS, %, %.
November IA, Friday.-A Highly Fa-
yored Man and His Terrible End. Matt.
x: IA; Luke xxi: 8, 6, At, 48; Matt. xvii:
3-5; Acts l: 1920.
November Is, Saturday Opposite Choice
of Two Young Men. Heb. XII: a 26; Gen.
xiii: 1913.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07
nrsTRucTIvE FIRE.-The dwell

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-The dwelling
house of Mr.. F. V. Carson, formerly the
Van Lear house. on the Mt. Scion road,
about six miles from Staunton, was de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday the 5th inst.
The fire originated in the chimney on he
roof. about one O'Clock in the morning,
and but for the timely passing of Mr..
VIM. H. H. Kiracnfe, both house and con-
tents would have been destroyed before
thefamily could extinguish the fire. Most OF
the furniture was safely removed, but
about forty bushels of wheat and large
pile of apples were burned. The property
was insured in the Loudon Mutual fol
about %. 500.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07

ELECTION OF OpEEcERs.-The Stone
-.a, 8rfeade Baud at its last meeting
asaetsA the following oficerss Prof. A. J..
1.urner. President and Conductor: J. A.
arroantrout. Vice President; j. N. Csr-
roll secretary. and E. NJ. Gushing. Treas
uror The officers are elected to serve
during the ensuing yea<.
Next Tuesday night the band will give
the dedicatory concert at the re-epening
of the Masonic Hall after its alteration
and renovation. The programme will be
q very fine one.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07

Posx OFFCE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
J. Yancsy ls appointed postmaster at Koi-
ner's Store. Augusta county, Va, vice M.
L. McCue, resigned. Robert F. Marshall
is appointed postmaster at Allegheny Sta
ton, vice John ]. Rowan, removed Tor
cause. M. II. Richmond N appointed post
master at Nuttsllburg, Fayekte county,
West Va, vice Jackson Taylor, resigned.
W. B. Jasper is appointed postmaster ~
Colfax. Marion county, West VI, vice A..
A. Howell, Resigned.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07
rhI Election ii Augusta.

After . most quiet and orderly CAM
paign which In the last six weeks was also
quite active; this county of Augusta voted
on Tuesday last by several hundred major
ity to sustain the settlement of the debt
made by the last legislature.
THE VOTE ON THE QUESTION COMPARED.
There seems to be an erroneous impress
sion abroad that this vote on the debt
question was greatly smaller than that
cast before on the same question in 1877.
The figures show that together in IT
Messrs. Koiner and SeawriRht 1.-THE test
vote) polled 1857 and last Tuesday Messrs
Koiner and Allen polled 2.2G3, only 81
less.
We give below
THE 0RETCTAr VOTE
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07

BENEFIT OF TRINITY MIssIoN.-To-
night, at the residence of Mrs A. G.. Scott
on East Beverley Street, tie ladies inter-
ested in Trinity Mission School, have re-
freshments prepared for visitors, the pros
ceeds of the entertainment being for the
benefit of tho school. It is to be hoped
that for tile sake of good cause the at
tendance will lie large,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07

lob Tor ssiiefs to effect sales The quality averages
better than last week, there being longer ine O.
middes than last week, though fewer common ana
top cattle ON the other hand.
Mich Cops-There is full supply, but Tue ae-
mand is fair at former prices. $20@$0 per head' Us
to quality
Sheep are quoted as follows: Butchers sheep %
"a cents Lambs in good demand at $500 Genus;
Stock sheep, 3@4 cents Hogs, 4A@5ss cents.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07

The poll books at New Hope, Craigs-
willie, Barterbrook and Churchville were
not made out in proper form and the
Board of Canvassers which met at the
Cont House yesterday, adjourned until
next Tuesday in oraer that they may be
recti6ed. Among the votes for Delegates
were 80 cast for Capt. E. A. Fulcher who
was not q candidate, and for Senator there
were II votes cast for Mr.. D. 5. Young,
who had published his withdrawal some
weeks ago.