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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-27
Gen. Grants Popularity.

Mr.. Richard Smith, editor OF the Cincinnati
Gazette, telegraphed from Chicago on the 14th as
follows, in regard to Gen. Grants position toward
the Presidency. The truth OF the reference to
the politicians and the people is clear to every
body. The demonstrations in favor Of General
Grant have come from the people, and not the
politicians, and there lies the strength and solid
ity of the movement. Mr.. Smith says:
Had the convention to nominate for 1880 been
held here, he could have been chosen with q
shout. The politicians hold back or quietly OPP
pose his candidacy, but the people are for Grant
without qualification. Everybody but Grant, him-
sell talks about it, but it is singular fact that
one has approached him on the ubiect. The Hon.
+. 3. WashDurne and General Sherman are near
er to Grant, and share his confidence more fully
tnan any other men but when say this subject
has not been mentioned between them, speak
advIsedly. 1t may he said that Grant is not a
candidate to the extent OF saying a word or Civ
ing IA sign; but whether he would accept, If nom
would not permit himself to be made party to a
contest for the nomination, nor would he accept
a nomination that would result from contest in
The National Convention. The opinion Of those
nearest to Grant is that his reticence may be in
terpreted as meaning that he considers it time
enough to speak when authoratvely approached
that future events NAV lead him to a different
conclusion from what he might reach now; and
that he would not, under any circumstances, per-
nit dis name to be used uni. IS it should seem
to be the substantially unanimous desire OF the
Republican party to nomiL ate him. as 1t was In
1858 and 1872, and that in that case he would
express his firm purpose not to serve more than
one term In fine. Grants purpose aslnterpreted
BY those nearest to him. is to keep silent until
future events shall seem to demand from him an
expression. His personal movements for the
immediate future have been determined upon
and will not be changed. He will so East in De-
cember. and sLend the Winter South. During
Inc summer he will occupy his house at Long
would have attended the meeting of the Army o.
the Cumberland at Washington.
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SENATOR VILLAGES ATTACK ON Mr.
TILDEN.-The Hon. VIM. A. Wallace, the
democratic U. s. Senator from Pennsy lvania.
addressed large mass meeting at the Acad-
envy of music, Philadelphia, Saturday even
ing. The feature ef his address was covert
attact upon Mr.. Tilden, which was instant
ly recognized by the audience, and created a
great deal Of dissatisfaction. Said the speak
er: 1.-The cry of tie thief who is pursued. Zap
plause.1 No man smrched with fraud eau
have the leadership in contest for popular
rights. The democracy will strip for the
contest and discard every weight. applause
and cheers. Fraud in Oregon, or fraud in
Philadelphia, frau''s in Louisiana or frauds
in Ne W York, are equally to be eliminated
from the race. Appl use The real issues
must be made luminous and well defined.
They must stand out hold, clear and sharp
We cannot and We i'll not be handicapped
to suit the ambition of any man. Manipu-
lation of primaries and presses, of bureaus
and conventions are not the methods of an Or
ganizaton about to join in a death grapple
for the rights of the people. Direct methods,
clean hands and spotless record are the
marks of the man who is to lead US in the
coming race. whether it be BayaId, IA than
der OF applause and cheers,) fearless and
pure, ever the champion OF home rule against
corrupt government, third term aud consol-
dated power, (rehewed cheering; or Han
cock, Qong and continued applause,) the
soldier-advocate of civil rule, PENNSYLVANIA
by birth and clean OF hand. (cheers.) or Nc
Clellan, (continous cheering.) or Thurman
or Hendricks, the issues of principle will be
sharply defined. and personal Issues relegat
ed TO private life.
At this point some one shouted "How abou
Tideh?" which caused enthusiastic applause
almost as boisterous as that given for Bay
ard or Hancock.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-27

The sentences of the Alexandria Gazette
are generally so long that we shrink from
quoting them. But here is one we will
quote and note: 1.-The provision that makes
the payment of the capitation tax a quail
fication to vote, which the regulators pro-
poses to rapeal, bears alike ON white and
black, and its salutary effects are apparent
to all who look for them.'
The object of this provision" was to
nullify. in part, the amendments to the ma
tional Constitution which invested the ne
gro with the right of suffrage, and which
Virginia accepted and adopted. TO do so
the poor white man had to be stricken, also.
No candid man will deny that the ''provis-
ion'' was primarily designed to disfranchise
the negro, weaken the vote of the Republican
party, and entrench the Conservative party
in the control of the State. We have no
radical views about the right of suffrage
Upon this point we have always been ex-
tremely conservative. But when the SUI
preme law of the land confers right, we
cannot recognize the authority OF a State to
evade or circumvent that law by any device
or covert enactment. The ''provision"
was designed to disfranchise the poorer
classes of the negro. and incidentally reach
to small class of white citizens, so as not
to restrictits application solely to the ne
groes. Ir this way the trace, color or pre-
vious condition of servitude'' was gotten
around. But the primary object was to
decitizenize the negro. This cannot very
well be denied by those who framed the
the ''provision. With this understand
ing of it, it is clearly unconstitutional and
should be rescinded.
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Gen. Grant in the South.

The New Yor~ Times of the 18th closes
an interesting article on the relations of Gen
Grant to political parties and the South, with
the following paragraph. When it lslre-
membered that the Times was free and
sometimes harsh in its criticism of the adj
ministration Of President Grant, the senten-
ces below will be the better appreciated:
He has not allowed himself to be exhibited as a
partisan lion, nor has he been tempted to give aid
and comfort to partisan schemes Of any sort. He
has acted as independently of party feeling and
party friendships as though he had never cher
ished either. ANY one may see that he has
brought home trner conception OF the condi-
ton under which government is effectively ad
minsIered than was apparent in other days.
Having got out Of the neshes of a selfish and Of
ten very INSCRIPTIONS craftsmanship, he has
not only evinced no disposition 10 re- enter them,
but he has indicated plainly his distaste for them
and his determination not to be fettered by them
hereafter. Private friends say that under no CIR
cumstances could he be induced to compete for
a nomination. A nomination rendered him GU
ground broader than that OF party, by com uina-
lions implying all obiiteration OF sectional dis
tinctioDs, would comport better with what the
pubic know Of his present feelings and purposes
than would a party nomination, albeit uuani-
This inferentia statement OF the case is strength
ened by General Grants reported lang uage
uttered on occasions which could not have served
the Southern movement better had they been pre-
pared under the direction CT its promoters. His
generous, magnanimeus, and patriotic senLi-
mentS expressed to the executed crates at San
Stephens to characterize one Of Gen. Grants
speech. In Oregon he spoke OF the common rights
and interests OF UnionlstS and eX-ConfederateS in
a manner which some OF the Eastern 'stalwarts''
resented as surrender OF their position. His
anti-sectioualisn. however, reappears distinctly
III his Chicago addresses. Responding to the
greeting OF the Army of the Tennessee. he referr-
ed to those who fought, and fought bravely on
the opposite side from u.s. in a'strain that would
star lie the SUPERFICIAL orators who lately preach
ed the doctrine OF determinations At the banquet
on the following evening, he rebuked these gen
no ~ n
conquering the South, by Offering counsel which
10 Them must sound like treason. Let US be
true to ourselves he said "avoid all bitterness
and ill-feeing, either on the part OF sections or
parties, toward each other avoid quarreling
among ourselves, and we need have no fears of
The future" Sound as it is the advice will CRATE
the ears OF partsans who have singled out
Gen. Grant for performing the work OF the con-
querer required To fulfill stalwa.t desires. But
such as these are the expressions which reconcile
many Southern Democrats to Gen Grant as Pres
ident for third time.and which partially explain
the friendly feeling with which he is now regar-
ded Ivy the non-politcal portion OF the Southern
people. $40 q. ht
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-27
The immensely Of the Stars.

We take from La Monde de la Science the
follow ing interesting Considerations on
the Stars" by Professor j. Vinot sit is
known that the stars are true suns. that
some OF them are larger than our own sun.
and that around these enormous centres of
he at and light revolve planets on which life
certainly exists. Our sun is distant from US
100000 leagues, but these stars are dis.
tant at least 500, 900 times as far-a distance
that In fact is incommensurable and unim-
aginable for us. Viewed with the unaided
eye the stars and the planets look alike :;
that is, appear to have the same diameter.
But, viewed through the telescope, while
the planets are seen to possess clearly APP
probable diameters, the stars are still only
mere luminous points. The most powerful
of existing telescopes, that Of Melbourn,
which magnifies 5000 times, gives us an
apparent diameter of several degrees. Ju-
piter, for instance, which, seen with the
naked eye. appears as a star OF the first
magnitude, with diameter Of as" at the
mos:, will in this telescope have its diameter
multiplied 5000 times, and will be seen as
if it occupied in the heavens an angle OF
1000. Meanwhile star alongside Of Jupi-
ter, and which to the eye is as bright as
chat planet, will still be simple dimension.
less point Nevertheless that star Is thou
sands of times more yoluminous than the
planet
HDivide the distance between us and a
planet by 5000, and you have for result a
distance relatively very small but divide
by 5000 the enormous number of leagues
which represents the distance Of a star, and
there still remain number Of leagues too
great to permit of the stars being seen by US
in preceptible form. In considering Jupi-
ter, or any OF the planets, we are filled with
wonder at the thought that this little lunli-
nous point might hide not only all the
visible stars, but number 5000 fold great
er-for OF stars visible to our eyes there are
only about ., 900. All the stars Of these many
considerations, as the Great Bear, Cassopeia,
| Orion, Andromeda, all the stars of the 20
Jiac, even all the stars which are vizible on.
| ~ from the earth's southern hemisphere,
might be set in one plane, side by side, with
no one overlapping another, even without
the slightest contact between star and star,
and yet they occupy SO small space that,
were it to be multiplied 5000 fold, that
space would be entirely covered by the disk
Of Jupiter, albeat that disk to us seems to
be an inappreciable point"
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Is Life Worth Living9
Homer was a beggar.
Spencer died in want.

homer was DPggar.
Spencer died In want.
| Cervantes died OF hunger.
Terrence, the dramatist, was slave.
| Dryden lived in poverty and distress.
Sir Walter Raleigh died on the scaffold.
Butler lived life OF penury and died poor.
Bacon lived q life Of meanness and dis
tress. M
Piautus, the Roman comic poet, turned a
mill.
Paul Borghese had fourteen trades and yet
starved with all.
Tasso, the Italian poet was often distressed
for five shillings.
Steele, the humorist, lived life of perfect
warfare with bailiffs. I.... .g,f eli
Otway. the English dramatst, died pre-
maturely and through hunger.
Bentiyoglio was refused admittance into
hospital he had himself erected.
The death of Collins was through neglect,
first causing mental arrangement.
Chatterton, the child of genius and mis-
fortune, destroyed himself at eighteen.
Savage died in prison at Bristol, where be
was confined for debt of forty dollars.
Goldsmith's ''Vicar of Wakefield'' was
sold for trife TO save him from the grip of
the law.
Fielding lies in the burying ground of the
English factory at Lisbon withouta stone to
mark the spot.
Milton sold his copyright OF paradise
Lost" for $75 at three payments. aud flu
ished bis life in obscurity.
Cameens, the celebrated writer of the
'Lusiad," the great Portuguese epic, ended
his days, it is said, in an almshouse, and at
last was supported by faithful black servant
who begged in the streets Of Lisbon for him.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-27
Itching Piles Symptoms and cure.

The symptoms are moisture. like perspi-
ration, inteiise itching, increased by scratch-
ing. very distressing, particularly at night.
as If pin worms were crawling in and about
the rectum the private parts are sometimes
effected, If allowed to continue very serious
results may follow. DR.. Swayne's All-aeal.
ing Ointment ia pleasant, sure cure. Also
tor letter, Itch. Salt Rheum. Scald Head.
Eryslpelas, BARRIERS Itch. Blotchea, all Sea-
y Crusty, Cutaneous Eruptions. Price so
Genus, boxes Tor sl.25. Sent by natl to
FaDy address on receipt Of price In cnrrencv
OF three cent postage stamps. Prenarsd
only By pr Swayne & Son, $50 North SIKH
street :Phlladelpia, Pa. Sold BY all promi-
nent druggists. y salia 81 80 ,lp's''''
! For sale BY g. W. May & Co.. Staunton.
and BY druggists everywhere. ''
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..swayne,s Ointment and Pills.

The greatest remedies the world has ever
known, curing the most inveterate cases OF
skin diseases, such as letter, salt rheum,
scald head, barber's itch, sores, all crusty,
scaly, itching skin eruptions. and that dis
tressing complaint, itching piles. As a
blood purifier and liver regulator Swayne's
Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills are excellent.
Cure sick and nervous headache, dyspepsia,
indigestion, ward off malarial fevers, cleans
ing the system and bowels of all impurities,
restoring to healthy activity every organ OF
the human body. Price % cents a box, five
boxes. 81. Ointment 80 cents a box, three
boxes, !. 25. Sent by n.ail to any address
on receipt of price. Address letters, Dr..
Swayne 6 Son. No. 800 North Sixth street
Phi.adelphia. Sold by dealers everywhere
For Sale by G. W. May & Co., Staunton,
and by druggists everywhere.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-27

rl,HlS SPACIOUS HOTEL, the leading
i House in the Valley Of Virginia. has recently
beenre fitted and repainted throughout. Located
II the central part of the city. only two blocks
rom either depot.
THE OFFICE Is OPEN THE ENTIRE NIGHT,
and quests will he received or called at any nour
Special Suits of Rooms
for families large travelling parties. Tourists
stopping here can visit in easy distance the cele-
brated Weyers Cave, and no less famous, the
Cave of Seven Fountains; both only fifteen miles
distant over a good road; the wonderful view
from ''Elliott's Knobb and the scenery around
the CITY, to be witne ssed in afternoons drive
is the most beautiful in the mountains.
THERE Is VERY FINE LIVERY
attached to the hotel furnishing carriages to all
points at reasonable rates.
~. Coaches and Portefs in attendance at all
the trains to convey passengers and baggage
FREEuF CHARGE. JNO. D. CROWLE, Prop.
T, 8, DAVIS, Clerk. mari
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NJ office to the Public.
OLD IRON-SIDE PAINT CO.,

The public are cautioned against certain peri
patetic paint vendors In Augusta and adjoining
counties, who have of late been representing
themselves AS agents, Tor having our paint and
by us. under McLain process, land in sope tnstan-
ces we are advised effecting saies uAder these
tepresentatons) W. wish say that all such repre-
sensations faSe and sales fraudulent, and that
they cannot furnish one pound OF the paint. In
order to guard against imposition, property hold
ers desiring their roofs treated with Old Iron
Side Paint under McLa1n process. and ten year
guarantee will do Well TO address our office, or
req uire agents to produce authority to furnish.
We will hold all p rifles resp pnsibIe to Us for
work do e under the McLain process with Old Iron
side Paint furnished oy any one out Of our en-
pioy, as we hold the patent deed for the same
Tor the StaJe OF Va. u.
Very Respectfully,
sei,HI W ttfHW GEO. W. MAY CO.,
Nc. Augusta ST., taunton, Va.
Wholesale and etail ID nggists.
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imperviOuS TO moisture, whether applied 10 met
al, wood. brick, or stone. owing To It's touYhness
AS Roofing Paint and for Damp walls IL mas
no equal. we say this from an experience Of
twelve years. 1t literally becomes. from its ma
ture, part of the material upon which IT Is laid
leaks, whether from broken seans or holes III the
roof IL forms q coating that wlthsLandS expan
siou Oh contraction from heat or cold
By the proper application OF this paint, and al
roofs, condemned as unworthy OF further repairs,
and extended their usefulness for years.
By the production OF this paint, We have more
than doubled the value OF for roofing Durpo-
SEES. Ia Estimates carefully and promptly made
on appIicaIion. ALI work warranted and satisfac-
ton 'ven. ..tl.e. I..- H..
For Tin Roofs, Damp Walls, and shingle Roofs
and for all purposes where Fire Proof + amt Is
desired. II never cracks, chalks or peelS on-has
been in use for over twelve years. and IN ever,
Instance given entire satisfaction. All KINDS Of
roofing Lnaue water tight 10y this paint.
ShIpsle roofs coated with this palnt will never
presents stone surface in every respect except
weIghU the same as slate Makes them III e proof
Always presents a CLEAN and neat appearance.
The only palnU i'll the worldthat Will stand at
mospheric changes. without deterioratlng Inc
only paint in the world that gives thorough pro
LecLlon metallic roofs IL has stood the lest Tor
IA years. ONO Million b4.aIe Feet OF tin
painted with this paint. III Virginia, during the
past Ii mUlithS. I'LL :.
All IN want Of this class of work will do well to
call upon US, ana read testlm0ni AIS from the best
ucn ana CORPORATIONS i'll Tins State, ALSO from ev.
cry State i'll the Union THE OLD fRON-SlDE
PAINT cannot be found only ut our store, We
control the STATE, for it's sale, and furnish our
own men TO apply it. ~
GEORGE MAY 4 CO.,
Wholesale anu Retail Druggists,
Mo- . s. Augusta st., Staunton, Va p
: L. L. SAGENDORPH, Agt.
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Wm.C. Roane, colored attorney, was ad.
mitted to the bar of the Court Of Appeals of
Virginia on tire 18th instant-the first evil
dence on record Of colored lawyers recog-
milton as practicing attorney in the high
est Appellate Court OF the old State. The
motion for his admission was submitted by
John, S, Wise. ESQ.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-27

The most precious of all our possessions is
the power over ourselves; power to with
stand trial, to bear suffering, to front dam
ger; power over pleasure and pain power
to follow our convictions, however resisted
by menace and scorn power of calm re.
lance in scenes Of darkness and storm.
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There's an article going the rounds under
the title How 10 avoid bad butter" We
should say the way to do it would be not to
go near the blamed old goat, and ii he comes
near you, climb over the fence and slip up
the back stairs.
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Railroads..
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He played truant from school, and after
his parent had taken him across his knee
and administered some stern admonition, be
said: ''My son, why will you be such an
idler? Why don't you follow the example
of the ant, and be lndustrious?" "Well, so
do" blubbered the boy, Saint atru-ant?''
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VIZ c.. vIRa MIDLAND G. s. R. R.-JNo

Mail Southwark, connects at Gordonsvile, with
Ches & Ohio R. R., East and West At lynch
burg, connects with Atlantic, Miss. Ohio r. R..
through Southwest Virginia, to Nashville, New
Orleans, Memphis. Little Rock and TeXas,-and
at Danville with Richmond Danville r. r., 10
south and So Invest.
Express southwark connects at Gordonsv lie to
all points on Chesapeake Ohio, and, at Dn1uite
to all the South and Southwest, including Florida.
MIX I'd Trains for Main Line leave Alexandra
daily, except sunday, 10 a. m and IL noon, and
returning arrive at Alexandria II ~ a. IN and2 80
a. m.
For Manassas Line leave Washington at 10 a.
day. arrive at s T R A R G. at II rs p. NJ
connecting with the Valley Road. east and west
Leave Strasburg ESQ p. arriving at Alexandra
at 40 pm.
Mixed Train for Manassas Division leaves AL
exandria Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 0U
a.. M, and returns Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day. at 48 p. IN.
For Middleburg daily connections at Plains
station.
For Upperville regular connection at Delaplane
For Warrenton leave Washington 10 a. IN. and
6:l5 p IN. daily. .-.-
All trains make good connections, at Washing
ton, to and from North and West. -
New Orleans sleeper leaves Washington at 10
m, running through without change.
On Express train, leaving Washington at 6:l5 p.
m. Marks Adjustable Reclining Chair Car, with
extra charge only 81. through to Danviile, con-
Meeting to all South.
@- Excursion tickets to Jacksonville. Florida.
gooh to return until May 18th, 1880. on sale al
Washington, Alexandria. Charlottesville and
Lynchburg
Southwest.
J. M. BROADUS,
nov 20 General Ticker Aren't.
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Insurance.
TIRE INSURANCE.

As Genera Receiver of the Circuit Court am
very often directed to loan money on real estate
security:
In making the loans, as we'll for my own protec-
ton as that of the borrower. require that the
property be insured against fire.
1t is of course OF the utmost Importance that
the Insurance Company issuing policies should
be perfectly solvent, L. that the assets are not
simply words and figures. but such securities az
are known to the policy holder to ue Isl. solvent
and End, easily converted into money when ne
eessity demands it.
After careful examination of the liabilities
AMI resources of the