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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-25
Sanford Wheat and Marietta Bailey, of

Sanford Wheat and Marietta Bailey, of
Campbellsburg, Indiana. walked forty
miles to Jacksonville to get married.
Tie bride-elect took off her shoes, because
her feet got sore, and reached Jefferson
vile barefoot, her stockings having worn
out by the way. She Was given pair OF
mems hose, which she called ''low-necked
stockings' to be welded in.
Mrs. Hooper says in her last Paris letter
to the Philadelphia Telegraph - MAS
ter Isaac Bell, Jr., the young nephew Of
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett, OF the New
York Herald" is just five days old. The
day after the young gentleman's advent
his uncle called to see him and laid on his
cradle 100 United States bonds of 1000
each as christening gift.
Admiral Coster of the British Navy is
getting severe newspaper reprimand for
leaving several Asiatic ports in advance OF
Gen. Grants arrival, and not remaining
to do the honors. He left Shanghai just
before the general got there, and to max g
matters worse took the British Minister
with him.
Two naked cherubs over the portal of a
new courthouse at Rockford, Illinois, so
offended the moral sense of the city that
they were chiselled off.
Miss Ada Booker of Lynchburg, died
Saturday, from injuries received by being
thrown from a buggy while visiting her
sister, Mrs. Sumpter, in Roanoke.
The Montgomery Va. Messenger says:
Floyd McDonald's cattle are threatened
with fearful disease-cattle- pox or cattle
form of smallpox. One of the animals is
already mass of scabs, and others, it is
feared, will take it.
Senator Johnston was in Wytheville
Monday, and argued case before the Su-
preme Court. His health has been greatly
improved since his return from Washing
ton.
Peter Anderson, editor of the San Fran
cisco appeal" one of the most prominent
colored men on the Pacific coast, died sud-
denly last Wednesday evening. He was
at the head of the colored Masons of Cali
fOrnia.
Governor Talbot, of Massachusetts,
strong Sabbatarian, has induced the legis-
lature to forbid the running of trains on
tu0 StdI0 TdllIOdu.
At the funeral of Mrs. VIM. Griffith, in
Berks CO., Pa, last week. six Of her BROTH
ers and sisters came together for the first
time in thirty-four years. Some of them
did not recognize each other at ALL
AIyoung physician in Vienna found that
his salary of $3.50 for attending the poor
reduced him to their level financially, and
committed suicide.
A man undertook to eat 100 mince turn
overs in 100 hours. at Lewiston, Me-, but
gave up at the sixty seventh, and nearly
died of Indigestion.
Col. Edmund Pendleton, former Senator
from the Botetourt district, is about to
make his home at Lexington, Rockbridge.
Rev. R. H. NcKim, D. D., has compiled
a work called The Nature Of the Chris
tian Ministry"
Major Jno. H. A. Smith delegate in
'69 and Senator in II in the Virginia leg
jslature, died in Russell co., this week,
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AN IMPORTANT POSTAL ARRANGE
MENT TO BUSINESS MEN.-The following
reply of the Cincinnati Postmaster to an
inquiry from postmaster will be found
to be of interest to many business men:
Sir-Under the new equations, pursu-
ant to the law of Marcl. 8, 1879, bills of mer-
chandlse, invoices, statements of account,
deeds. mortgages, and other papers of legal
procedure, bills Of ladng, insurance poll
cies and surveys, circular letters with dates
address and signature filled up in writing,
and other commercial papers which are not
personal correspondence, partly printed
and the blanks filled in writing, pass in
the mail as third-class matter at one cent
for two ounces. The matter must he part
ly printed and must not be personal cores
pondence. The privilege does not extend
to recelpted bills or receipts Or letters of
acknowledgement, no matter if printed;
nor to additions to the printed matter,
such as please remit" or "your account
is DUE" etc. 1t extends to price lists with
prices in writing, and to prices placed up
on articles OF the fourth class or upon tags
attached.
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APPOINTMENT OF FISH COMMISSIONER
FOR AUGUsTA.-M. Mcdonald, Com
missioner of Fisheries for Virginia, has
appointed Capt. VIM. J.. Bumgardner, of
Staunton, to be Agent of the Fish Com
mission of Virginia in the county of
Augusta. Parties who wish to stock fish
ponds in the county, and who can furnish
satisfactory evidence OF their intention to
do so, can call on Capt. Bdmgardner, and
they will be furnished with the proper
authority, which, however, must be exer-
clsed for no other purpose than stocking
the pond Indicated.
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ELECTION OF MATRON.-Mrs. Sue T..
Henry, native of Fredericksburg, Va,
and widow Of Presbyterian clergyman,
was on Friday elected Matron of the w.
L. Asylum. She had high recommends
tions. and the important one of being an
officer in lunatic asylum at Washington.
Pa, and having experience. There were
number of applicants, and seventeen bal
lots we're had by the Board of Directors.
on the last of which Mrs. Henry was
elected by votes, to cast for Mrs. Addie
Baldwin, widow of the late James w.
Baldwin,
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Political Notes.

The West Virginia correspondent of the
Pittsburg (Pa.) Dispatch" (Rep) says
that Henry S. Walker, of that state will
make one more great struggle to get into
the U. S. Senate, through the Republican
and Greenback vote IN the next legislature
and adds that:
SIT is now we'll authenticated that he
will affiliate with the Republicans of the
Third District. in order to elect Judge
James II. Brown, Of Kanawha, to Con.
gress, and in turn the Judge has promised
his strength, as a republican, to Mr. Wal
ker in the next Legislature, In 1881. and
which will elect United States Senator"
The California Democratic state central
committee on Saturday voted to retain DR..
Glenn as nominee for governor.
The Boston Advertiser" (Rep) speaks
doubtfully of the result of the coming
Maine election and argues that Senator
Hamlin's hold on the offices has become
lntolerable to many of the young Republi-
the Greenbackers, not for love of their
principles. but for the sake of breaking
down the Hamlin oligarchy.
Gen. Tom Ewing was to open his can.
vass at Lancaster, Ohio, yesterday. Hon.
S. S. Cox, of N. Y, and Henry Cary Baird
of Pa, are to canvass the State for him.
Tie editor Of the Augusta (Ga.) "Chron-
icap' (Dem) thinks that the candidacy Of
Alex H. Stephens for Governor of Georgia
next year may become Democratic ne
costly.
General Anderson, late of the Louisiana
returning board, is not having fair play.
After serving in the most infamous politi-
cal crime known to our history, for the
purpose Of making Mr.. Hayes president in
defiance of the votes Of the people, be is
low said to be threatened with the loss Of
the Office which was given him as a re-
ward, unless he goes to work for John
Sherman as candidate for the succession.
Anderson Is Grant man.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore ''Sun" says that H. J. Rams
dali, succeeds Brisbin Walker Ia nephew
of Senator Blaine) as proprietor of the
Washington Republic" and that he is
for Blaine for President, or for a third
term for Grant.
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The hopes that yellow fever had passed
away from Memphis, entertained last week
have disappeared. For the last four days
the new cases have averaged. fifteen to thlr-
ty and the deaths three to seven, daily.
All who were able have left the city and
the Howard Association is organizing for
work. Camps are outside of the city for
the poor and the merchants have fled with
their goods to other cities. The roads
around are blocked with flying families
and their furniture and baggage. Many
who went safely through the scourge last
year are leaving now.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-25

KNIGHTS TEMpLAR CAMP.-Tha
knlgh OF Stevenson Commandery K. T.
OF Staunton have received an invitation
from Richmond Commentary No. 2, of
Richmond. to JOIN them in a five days
camp at Fortress Monroe on the site OF
the old Hygeia Hotel. The knights will
sleep in tents and board at the new Hygeia.
The excursion leaves Richmond to-mor-
row and The whole trip and board costs
$l4, to which must be added the fare on
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad.
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Virginia Politics.

A correspondent of the Lexington
s'Gazette'' supposed to be DR.. Graham)
says that all the indications are that the
coming man for Senator from that district,
under the new apportionment, will be Maj.
J. W. Johnston, of Botetourt.
Hon. Thos. S. Bocock, one of the ablest
men in Virginia, has consented to run
for the State Senate, in the Appomattox
district, against Gen. Wyatt M. Elliott,
the present Senator, who opposes the
Messrs. Malone, Massey, Riddleberger,
Paul and Blair are announced to speak
in Giles county, August 10th, and the
first four are also announced to speak at
Tazewell G. H., Aug. 10Th. Mr.. Massey
is announced to speak at points in Bed
ford, Aug. 9th, 18th and 9Th, and the an
nouncement says, 1--WE also expect Gen.
VIM. Malone or Hon. Jno. Paul."
The Conservative Committee Of Bote-
tourt has called convention for August
court day, to nominate delegate to the
legislature, and to appoint delegates to
the senatorial nominating convention.
Judge Jno. J. Allen was elected Chair
man of the Committee in place of Capt.
J. III. III. Figgatt. resigned.
r. A. Coghill and G. T. Smith, adj
vocates Of the debt settlement, are to ad-
dress the people of Nelson county, July
2eth.
them conservative" conventions, and in this way
seek to whip into Funding ranks but we won't be
whipped.-WytheUi1e Dispatch.
What reason, political or otherwise, can
there be why ''Readjuster" should not
be found in Conservative convention?
After denouncing chronic aspirants,
played out stump speeches and the like.
Che ChristiansDurg messenger" remarks
that ''there are about a dozen men in Vir-
ford to offer 100000, and make money at
it.''
has stirred up the debt question, and next fall the
Republicans will nominate man and elect him; for
Massey dupes and boilers viii split oa.-.Iou i
County Letter in Richmond State.
This is picture that ought to have
weight with Conservatives
The Conservative Convention of Rock
bridge to nominate delegates to the legis-
lature meets in Lexington August Both.
Primary meeting August 2Srd.
John Paul, for the Senate. and Reuben
N. Harrison and Col. G. T. Barbee for the
House, all announced themselves candi-
dates at Harrisonburg, Monday.
Scott county has fifteen aspirants for
the House of Delegates.
The friends of Gen. VIM. Terry are
pressing him to become candidate to re-
present the Wythevllle district in the
State Senate.
The conservative nominating conven-
tion FOR the 18th Warren. Clarke and
Frederick district is called to nominate
senator at Berryville in September.
A call signed by T. T. Fauntleroy an
nounces mass meeting at Winchester.
Massey, Paul, Barbour, Riddleberger,
Llggett and other edlstingulshed oppo-
merits of the Brokers' bill.'' 1t is hardly
likely that all these "big guns" can be
massed at one point the same day.
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The movement in Virginia securities
continues large, under an advancing mar
ket. The consols sold from 571, to 57a for
the larger bonds, and for the 10-4Os at sos,
$4,000 changing hands at that figure. The
tax coupons are noticeably higher. with
pretty large sales at from 80 to sO8.-Bal
i7nore American Jatly 24th.
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The drouth has carried alarm to some of
the large cities by gradual failing of the
supply Of water. In Baltimore and Rich
mond official warnings to be economical in
its use, have been issued. In Reading,
Pa, several manufacturing establishments
run by water have stopped, and the public
hydrants in the upper part of the city are
dry. The railroad supplies its engines
with water hauled from distance in cars
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-25

President Atkinson. of Hampden-Syd-
ney College, offlciated at the ante-com-
munion services at the Presby teGian church
at ChaTlestown, West Va, last Sunday.
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New AuVertlsemen th.
[FOr other New Advertisements see 3rd page
Schools.

SSAVVA0s
A UeUsrA
MA E ADEM
At the Augusta Church."
The next session Of this Institution begins the
22nd day Of September, 1879,
and closes the middle of June following.
The Principal will be aided by qualified and COM
petent assistants.
TERMY:-For tuition IN ALL BRANCHES, board,
fuel, lights and washing $lso per session
For Circulars containing full particulars. apply to
CHAS. s. ROLLER, PRINCIPAL
july25 ST. Ft. Defiance, Augusta County, Va.
WILLOW SPOUT
FEMALE SCHOOL.
Will open on
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th,
and closing on 10Th of June. following.
For particulars address the Principal, ,Dn,
1uly25 I'm TT. Defiance.
HIGH SCHOOL
FOR BOYS.
STAUNTON. VIRGINIA,
sH. COLEMAN, Late Principal Of Broekeville
Academy, Maryland Principal
This school will open on
Monday, September the 22nd, 1879,
TRIMS: Junior Glass; sss. Per Annum.
Intermediate ~ =.
Senior w
Number of pupils strictly limited to IwENTY-FoUR.
information can be had from the PRINCIPAL or
from circmlars to be obtained at Hunter Co.'s and
Olivier's book stores. m coru
julya5t oct1 Principal
As zen sus
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BreVitieS.

Mayor Balthis has two-year-old Alder
ney heifer, which has never had calf, and
is giving from half a gallon to three quarts
of very rich milk per day. She has been
MIXED since she was a year old, and has
been quite a favorite with the other calves
on account of her motherly qualities.
Little Bob Yost, son of Maj S. M.
Yost, while engaged in the perilous pas
time of pulling a colts tail in the street,
Tuesday. received a severe kick, which
knocked him down, cutting his eye and
nose badly. The little fellow was picked
up senseless and covered with blood, and
carried in to his mother by Mr.. Lewis
Peace, who was near. DIR. Reese was sent
for and the little patient submitted man.
fully to the sewing up Of the painful
wound.
A Main street attraction is the glass
aquarium at Berkeley q Co.'s Drug store.
1t is stocked with large collection Of
gold and silver fish, perch and other vari-
cites, Ornamented with variegated shells
and supplied with stream of fresh water,
the whole making very pretty and re-
freshing sight for hot summer day.
Mr.. J. E. Hangers fly fan, a recent in
vention of that ingenious gentleman, is
just the thing for the housekeeper now
that the ubiquitous house-fy with his I'M
cles, his cousins and his aunts, is so per-
| sistent in his visits to the tea table. The
| fan is cute continuance and also an Or
namental one, which is fastened to the ia
| BILE and kept in motion by a slight move
ment of the foot and IS very effectual in
soaring off the pests from the table. Mr..
| Hanger has number of the fans for SALE
We are tired of hearing complaints from
our lady friends that their husbands, after
reading the VIND1CAToR themselves, do
not bring it home to them. They ask US
to call the attention of the culpable ones to
the matter. Gentlemen-please take no.
tice. We hope that there will be no ne
cessity for us to allude to this matter
again in public.
DEATH.-Mrs. Emily J. Creigh died in
Missouri last week. She was the widow
OF David S. Creigh whose execution at
Brownsburg, Rockbridge, by order of Maj.
Con. Hunter of the U. S. army in 1864.
created more feeling throughout the Val
ley than anything that occurred on that
remarkable raid. Mr.. Creigh was citi-
zen OF high standing in Greenbrier, and an
elder of the Presbyterian church, and while
defending his family from the violence of
a Federal soldier killed him with an axe,
He was afterwards captured and turned
over to Gen. Hunter who was on his way
up the Valley and who after getting to
Brownsburg had him courtmartialed and
hung. It was cold blooded murder and
the action of Hunter was almost univer-
| sally condemned by the officers of his com
| mand.
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AT Broadway depot in Rockingham, the
depot agent last week bought and shipped
ten thousand bushels of wheat.
Over six hundred Russian immigrants
with an aggregate capital of $500, 900, ar
rived in New York, Sunday.
The Presbyterian congregation of Mar
tinsburg, W. Va, has called Rev. F. M,
Woods Of Mercer county, Pa.
Seventy colored laborers left Lynchburg
On Thursday, to work on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad extension.
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POLITICS In THE HOT SEASON.

DEBATE AT HARRIsONBURE BETWEEN
SPEAKER ALLEN AND SENATOR PAUL
vASS-THE TWO sPEAKERS-SKETCH OF
THE DEBATE.
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ALLEGHANY lTEMS.-Tho COvingtOn,
Allegheny Tribune" of Friday contains
the following items:
Personal.-Capt. A. Won Kleiser, U. S.
Gauger and Storekeeper at the Dlstillery
Of Fudge & McClintic, dropped down upon
us Tuesday evening, looking hale and
hearty. We found him the same old
..Von" as of yore-agreeable and genial
The Captain has built for himself a dwell
ling near the distillery premises, where he
will be Joined by his family this week.
4 Moral County.-As an evidence of
the morality Of Allegheny, the county Jail
at this place has not had in it a law-break-
or for more than six months.
Church Neys.-Rev. Mr.. Coleman, of
Caroline county, preached in the Baptist
church last Sunday morning and Sunday
and Wednesday evening. Right Rev. j.
J. Keane, Catholic Bishop of Richmond,
will deliver free lecture in the Methodist
church. August 9Th.
Business Of the G. d. Q. Roud-The bus
mess of the G. & o. Railroad office at this
place, which is presided over with fidelity
and promptness by Mr.. Williams. foots up
about twelve hundred dollars per month
the wear round.
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tluk ny IL, ana IL Was OOuDCIul II u was
not in the face of the constitutional pro-
vision relating to the franchise. There
was no truth in the statement that he had
offered it in order that negroes might
vote.
Judge Allen said he knew nothing and
said nothing Of the intentions of the
mover of the resolution, but the resolution
itself was there and its effect was plain.
For myself, have to say that would b.
publicly damned in my seat in the legisla-
ture before | would vote to submit the in
terests OF the farmers of the Valley of Vir-
ginia to the negroes # Easi Virginia
loud cheering). Regard for the people,
indeed ! 1t is not every one that cryeth,
Lord Lord that entereth into the king
dom, nor is it every man who cries the
''dear people ~ that enters into the coun.
ellis OF the State. loud cheers)
Judge Allen closed by showing that if
only TIRES bonds we're funded under the
bill it would be at gain of three dollars
annually to Virginia.
CLOSE OF SENATOR PAUL.
Mr.. Paul in closing said he hal not dis
cussed the questions before the people as
demago2ue nor appealed to their prejudi-
ces. but it was always the way when you
Funder you got the cry of
''nigger, Niger" The colored man of East
Virginia voted for governor, legislators.
and everything else. Peter
Carter, a prominent funder member of
the legislature was colored man.
A voice-HOw about NortonY
Mr.. Paul-He's Readjuster and a very
intelligent colored man.
Mr.. Lindsey-(A white Republican on
The stand.) How about Peter Carter's in.
Mr.. Paul-Well he's got about az much
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WuICu uSoU w IohF SuCn SHOUTS IOr the
popular pets Of the day.
JUDGE ALLEN S SPEECH.
When l entered, Judge A. was reply
ing to the cry about the settlement break.
ing up the schools. Why, he said. such a
statement was the merest stuff ever at
tempted to be put down the throat of an
intelligent people, a banking upon your
supposed ignorance. By an amendment
to the bill, without which would not have
voted for it, the schools are placed beyond
peradventure. It provides that each
county Treasurer shall keep back three
fourths of the money collected for the
school tax. Rockingham now pays to the
state $4,000 and is supposed to get back
from it $4,000. Under this bill Rocking
ham will in reality get back every cent that
she is entitled to under the constitution.
None of the Valley counties get back as
much as they pay in, while some other
counties elsewhere get back more.
As to an increase of taxation being nee
essary to meet the bill, Judge A. thought
it would not be necessary. But suppose
it did, the Agitators say they favored 8
per cent. compromise. and that would in
crease taxation if our bill does. They say
that our bill will increase taxation after
ten years, to meet the 4 per cent. Then
why not step this agitation for political
and partizan purposes for ten years and
then fix the debt up again. If they can do
it now. they could do it then with the adj
vantage of ten years Of peace at per cent.
No! they have nothing to offer us but re-
peal of 8 per cent. and return to six Der
cent.
The net revenues of the State are %. 400
600. OF this the new bill will take $780,
600 for interest. Expenses of government
$500, 600 and schools $500, OOO-a total Of
S2,2ou.Oo0; leaving clear margin of $780, !
900 year. The saving of the bill is an |
easy matter TO get at. Now, the interest |
on our debt at per cent is s., 800, 900. un- |
der the neRhiA Y will be for ten years $780,. !
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-29
Arrival at RawIjns Of a Sc sa1
from Merritt's Command. !;
lie Reports Signs Of Numerous Var
Parties Of Indians Weir s
Remains En- Route TO- 4 II,
RaWlius.
Gen. Grant Visits the Bonanza Mi mes
and Makes an Unusually Long
Speech.
THE INDIANS.

Arrival Of q Scout at Rawlins who ] ess
ports Plenty Of indian sisus-.The sds ss~
dered Weir..Hungry Indians In Arizo ma
Rawlins, Oct. 29.-James Drais, Gene raj
Merritis chief Of scouts, came into Rawli ms
this morning with. dispatches and mail. ] lie
reports numerous fresh Indian trails GRO ..
ing the road in the vicinity of William d
Fork and Moro Rapids, and also cam p
Gre near Milk river, about eight mil.
north Of Snake river. AT the crossing Q
Cottonwood creek, or the Muddy, he saw
three Indians. He and Eugene Taylor,
one of Merritt's scouts, fred upon them and
they retreated up the bed Of the creek.
Drsis came on into Rawlins warning the
escort with the body of Lieut.. Weir, which
was a short distance ahead of them. and also
number OF ranchmen on their way to
Snake river. Lieut.. Weir's body will be
here on Thursday morning, and will be
received by Col. Brackets command.
Funeral services will be held and the re-
mains shipped east.
Washington, Oct. ga telegram was
received al the war department this morn.
ing from Gen. Mcdowell stating that the
Hualpiese Indians, In northern Arizona,
were starving, and asking if they could be
fed BY the war department. There being nc
appropriation available for such purposes
tho matter was referred to the department,
of the interior.