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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-26

THO THE PURLfC.-The undersigned, having
purchased the interest Of Mr. F. o. Hyden-
rich, in the Tin and Stove business heretofore
conducted by them, takes this method of inform
ing the public, that he is now prepared to do all
kinds of
ROOFING, GUTTERINa, &C.,
And manufacture Tinware of all descriptions.
He will also keep constantly on hand all descrip-
lions OF Stoves, including the best patterns OF
COOK, PARLOR, OFFICE STOVES,
CRATES, sc.
He respectfully asks continuance OF the pa
tonnage that has heretofore so generously ex-
ended to him, A. QRUBRET.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-26

Mail, Southwark, connects at Gordonsville with
Ches. s. 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 Danyille with Richmond s. Danville R. E., to
South and Southwest
Express Southward connects at Gordonsville to
all points East and West on Ches. s. Ohio R. R.,
and Northward at Charlottesville, to all the Sum-
mer Resorts the C. s. o. line.
Mix ed Trains for Main Line leave Alexandra
daily except Sunday, 90 a. M, and 05 p. m, and
returning arrive at Alexandria 90 p. m. and 5 10
p. m.
For Manassas Line leave Washington at 100 a.
M and Alexandria. % a. M. DAILY, except Sun
day, arrive at S TR AS r G, at IL rs P. M,
Leave Strasburg 3:l5p. M, arriving at Alexandria
at 35 p m.
Mixed Train for Manassas Division leaves AL
exandria Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, ats 55
q. M, and returns Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day, at 2 81 p. m.
For Middleburg daily connections at Plains
station.
For Upperville regular connection at Delaplane
For Warrenton leave Washington 90 am. daily
All trains make good connections, at Washing
ton, to and from North and West.
New Orleans sleeper leaves Washington at 90
q M, running through without change.
On Express elegant reclining chairs between
Washington and Danville.
Excursion tickets on sale at low rates to the
celebrated Resorts of Virginia and West Virginia
Through tickets very low to the South and
Southwest.
J. M. BROADUS,
iune19 General Ticket Agent.
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u c. VINCENT,

d. C. VINCENT
Engineer and Surveyor,
OFFICE No. IA W. MAIN ST., STAUNToN, VA.
Offers his professional services to the public in
scription, including Typographical Surveys and
Maps. Examination Of Surveys and deyelopments
of Mineral Lands, Surveying and Division OF
land by piats and surveys, the location and con-
struction of Railroads, Tramways, McAdam
Roads and Turnpikes. Engineer and Contractor
for the construction OF Railroad and Highway
Bridges, Viaducts. Roofs, Turntables sc. ofiron,
wood, or wood and iron combined, Plans. Specif-
cations and Estimates, together with proposals,
will be made and submitted when desired.
Parties out of the city can address
E.. VINCENT,
oct 17-em Lock Box No. 4. staunton. Va.
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Professional Cards.

A. NJ. FAuNTLEROY. D. B. DONAGHE'
mrs. FAUNTLEROY d DONAGHE having
IL formed partnership dating May l. 1871
tender to the community their united services IN
the practice of
Medicine and Surgery,
OFFICE:-Dr. Faunteroy's, adjacent to his resi-
dence may 15-f
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY.
L.
GOING WEST.

Connecting with the early trains leaving Gil
cinnati.
No. % leaves Staunton daily, Sundays excepted
at 5 As M, connecting at charlottesville for
Lynchburg, arriving in Lynchburg 232 p. m.
connecting with A. NJ. & o. B. r.
Via Piedmont Air Line leave Richmond going
South 10 rs p m. and II 40 am Via. Atlantic Coast
Line leave Richmond at 10 IS p m, and IL IS a. m.
First Class and Emigrant Tickets to the West
lower and time quicker by it than any other route.
For tickets and information apply to or address
J.H. WOODWARD,
Ticket Agent, Staunton, Va.
CONWAY R. HOWARD,
WI s. DUNN G. P. & Ticket Agent
Engineer and Superintendent.
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TAS. Y. BROOKE. Jr.,

AS " BROOKE 'r.'
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
STAUNTON, VA,
Will practice in Courts of Augusta and adjoining
counties. Particular attention given to collec-
tions. Oflce-With Hon. A. H II. Stuart.
apr. 70 1877-tf.
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Railroads.
V,gIE GREAT NATIONAL ROUTE.
THE BALTIMORE s. OHIO r. r.
OFFERS
BETTER ACCOMMODATIONS, QUICKER TIME
U.ess Change Of Cars
Railroads.

THE BALTIMORE g. OHIO II. n.
OFFERS
BETTER ACCOMMODATIONS, QUICKER TINE
Less Change of Cars
Colonists and others going to any point IN Mlcnl-
gan, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado, Missouri, Oregon, cali
fornia, Arkansas, Texas, and all points
CO WEST, NORTHWEST & SOUTHW EST. -aa
than any other route.
PASSENGERS CARRIED oNFAsT EXPRESS TRAINS.
Only One Change of Cars to Chicago.
Only two changes to Quincy. Burlington, Rock
Atchison. st. Joseph, Kansas City, ST. Louis and
points in TEXAS,
Parties seeking homes in the west or southwest,
b bS1 calling al upon our Agents, Lowest Hates,
whom you know will not deceive you, they are
prepared to give all desired information.
Take advantage of the facilities offered by the
BALTIMORE 4 OHIO e. ROAD
The most direct route to the
Vest, Northeast and Southwest.
aS- Tickets good on all Trains. Bag check
ed through to destination.
REMEMBER THE FACT! That you can always OBJ
tain the LOWEST RATES OH passengers and
Household Goods from the undersigned. Call up
on him or write him, and secure reliable lnforma-
ton as to time, connection, ETC., etc.
CHARLES L. DUDROW.
Emigration Agt., Stanton, Va.
WIN. CLEMENTS, L. NJ. COLE,
Master Transportation Gen. Tick Agt.
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CEO. M. HARRISON,
U ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
STAUNTON, VA.
Alley. june ST.
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oh; MAURICE SMITH.
" Attorney at Law,
1923 Fourth and a-half St. between C. and D. SITS.
WASHINGTON. D. G.
Will practice in the Cours of the District OF Co.
lum bia, and the q. S. Courts in Virginia.
~ Special attention given to cases in Bank
ruptcy and private collections. dec 16-tf
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The silk crops Of France and Italy are
failures.
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TAMES nj. HICAERS0N.
STRA S Blu rig, VA,
MANUFACTURER OF
GENUINE STONE-W ARE

EJ-AI1 0rdefS rfOnIptly 0ous
unsound ware may be returned; a liberal dis
count from the above rates to the trade.
NOTICE,
If you use Stoneware in your family beware OF
Cheap Productions.
imported into Virginia from Ohio. and sold as
Stoneware. An examination will convince you
that it is not. but it is a soft burnt substance
and glazed with substance known as MIn1um
or Red Oxide of Lead, and more commonly called
red lead, substance which is easily acted upon
by acids is often followed by dangerous Directs,
and is poisonous.
j. M. HICKERSON,
Strasburg, Shenandoah county, Va.
The above statements chemically corrected.
TROS. ]. MILLER, n. ID.
/ apr. PA
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TOHN W. STOUT,
d AttOrney.at-Law,
STANTON VA,
VIII practice in the Courts holden in Augusta
and adjoining counties. nova
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.R. T. w. SHELTON.

With an experience of thirty-fve years in tn
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE,
offers his professional services to the cititizei
of Staunton and vicinity.
OTFICE:-At his Residence No. ll2 CHURCH ST.
aug 29--tf
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
JOHN WANAMAKER.

Though premises bundny large for our
defu additional
dao Spacious Galleries. commanding
that will like tie e. and Depot
methods
The millinery and china departments greatly enlarged
the various and desire for time the goods and
make without delay.
The cash. and the electric bells TO call cash boys will
than requisite conduct business by sa system to sell ceay
the stock and in the of The establishment None but
shall hold
Depot we know By truly serving patrons hope the value OF
partially
Without dpgng others attend strictly developing the
Of the Grand Depot
The first markets the world the places where goods produced
fer the goods and give them with fair
No ubeu vii" be permitted ceiling goods The customers who buy of us
will fairly
sire Though The article be silk velvet cloak pattern or satin We
literally
We will to do right and ask
advnntag
building and stock
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
General NetCs.

Great prairie fires are ranging to the
east Of Red River, Manitoba.
There are five hundred cases Of diarr-
hogs in Kentucky Penitentiay.
James Shy, aged ninety-four years.
one o. the oldest turfmen in Kentucky,
died at Lexington on Wednesday.
Rev. l.. B. Carpenter, pastor of Jack
son square NJ. +. church, Baltimore,
dropped dead last night Of paralysis Of
the heart.
John Campbell, ex-senator and mem
Der of the Constitutional Convention OF
Arkansas, died at his residences in Searcy
county onWednesday.
Francois Romenmene, an Italian, was
arrested at Montreal, yesterday, on a
charge ofmanslaushter committed in Jer-
sey City, and is now held awaiting ex-
animation.
Though beth had their lights up the
schooner Minawsy, of Millsille, and the
sloop Petiquamscutt collided in the Del
aware early on Tuesday morning. In
spite of her bristling name the Psti-
quamscuti got the worst of II, and yes
t.rday was towed into the Christiana fol
repairs.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
Death of John IIO0d.

John Wood, one of Wilmington's
well-known citizens. died, between three
and four O'Clock, this morning, at his
residence, No. 604 West street, after
short and sudden illness. Mr.. Wood
was first taken i'll on Tuesday night, with
a sudden attack resembling congestion
of the lungs, and Dir. Harlan was sum
moned to attend him. lie was much
better the next morning, (though a re-
port was then circulated that he was
dead) and continued in an improved
condition until last night. Then he
began to grow worse, and the severity
OF bis attack continued until between
three aud four o'clock, this morning,
when he died.
MI. Wood was between 81 and 80
years of age, and resided in this city
during most of his life. He was car
penter by trade, and for over twenty
years was foreman of the joiner shop
of the Harlan IL Hollingsworth Com
pany. This position he relinquished
several years ago, but still remained in
the company, being one Of the stock
holders.
He was also largely interested in real
estate, and in company with Mr.. Samuel
Murphy built a considerable humber of
dwelling houses, principally in the west
ern par of the city. 1le frequently
sold houses, but generally retained those
he built, and 1t the time of his death
owned betw en twenty-five and thirty
good dwellings. He was also interesl ed
i'll building and loan assoc ations and
was director in the Delaware Stat'
Fire and Marine Insurance Company.
Mr.. Wood was a man of Integrity
honorable in all his dealings; of gener
Gus impulses, and kindly disposition, an
possessed hosts of friends who will sin
cerely mourn his untimely decease. ii
leaves a wife and two children.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
FOURTH EDITION

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-lntne the
stock market the business was enormous,
6SO,0OO shares being dealt in. The SPEAR"
movement was successfully continued, a
further decline ranging from "a TO
points being recorded. There were slight
evidences Of a recovery toward the close.
Call loans ruled at Sper cent, with few
transaction at commission" ranging As
high as 3 per day. Foreign exchange was
stronger in the morning, but weakened
later In the day on account Of the strin-
gent money market.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

.nsp yAxnnn AN y D TURKEY rRirsj
nh"oh KHAN WAITING r"uJ
p.. LONDON, Nov. \
,,s Prince Lobanoit has left C,'J
Snow was falling In Londo.
m' yesterday. on
The Car will return 10 3, NJ
On the 4th Of cember. y"
Baron Lasser, the di.rln,n,. j
iran iioeral poht clan, is dead
The s'audard's despatch 1,a!
contradicts the report thai ,h.' Nv
Italy is seriously i'll. '"e
Elliott, the oarsmau, u,,,.,
SPORTSMAN saying tha, II ha
land. "ah'ah
Park Hall. near Evssbo,n =,
tue Earl OF Yarmouth, h ~ h+s, '
some estimates make the lo..
Herr Won schellirg, Under.
OF the Prussian Minis.rv n, rna
been appointed Imperial Sac,
the Department of Justice.
The Countess Dowaper NJ
mother of ex Empress F,O
France, has fallen serlon.l, N
Empress has started for Madr,
The iron steamer Pallas. fro
hagen bound to Amsterdam /.
to have foundered of Heim,k.
persons are supposed to have
ANOTHER AGRARIAN OUT
| LONDON, Nov.
Between ten and eleven o'cl
nrsday night last Thomas FL
farmer residing at Mona,t.rr,
Ballaghdereen, county Sligo,
ged out of bed by party OF "
with their faces disguised.
blindfolded their victim they
about fifty yards from the hot
a piece OF his right ear, beat h
cifully with pee Of bush,
his gun and there left him.
the cause OF the outrage 10
had paid his rent before it wa,
landlord In Mr.. McDOrmott. {
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
baltimore Grain and
Market.

BALTIMORE, November 20
ceipts of wheat at this port duI
past week were less than 70. sol
past. but that has not seriously
red with the transactio' at d
and Flour Exchange. The rec
the week ending to-day were
bushels and the shipments, G47,S
els. The market for Southern VI
been quiet in consequence Of v
receipts, and the week shows an
from s1.4j to Sl56, the closing
day for Loneberry. Western W
been steady, the changes Of III
week not exceeding 3 cents uu
the close of Change to-day. I'd
last No. | Westen winter n,
closed at Sl.40, and to-day the
price was 81 .40a. After the close
count Of rumoIs Of political Cd
tions in Europe, wheat became
and sold up 10 $l.43a. spot; sl.4
for December, and 81. .5Od l5Os !
uaiy, AN advance Of Sc. all round
Tue stock of wheat In the eleT
day IL, ,57s,7S9 bushels. Corn
~, ady during the week, though
ceipts were hight. Fluttuauo1
not exceeded 1ic. per bu'hel,
spot closed easier to-day at 6lc
new crop is begipping TO come I
but IL Is not sought after for
| purposes. and is sold lc. per
cheaper than the old crop The
of The week wer, 149, l5S hVshei
5S9, 1872 bushels, and shlpmeuu
bushels. The stock in the eleva
day was 424 AGO.
The market for flour has been
the week though holders bave o
and refused any CONCESSION 10
sers. To-day there was fIlne'
at the close. Receipts for 10
were 17,2l5 bushels, pnd the "a
10.O75 bushels.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
A Genuine Cold snap.

A genuine cold snap prevailed last
night. The wind no led tiercely, and
tue water in the cutters froze solidly.
Towards morning the wind calmed
down, but the air remained sharp and
cold. The thermometer sank TO twenty
degrees above zero, and the weather
seemed much colder than it really was,
coiAing so close upon the mild aud
balmy weather OF last week.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
CNu0ht bu the Cars.

This morning, about 4:45 o'clock, as
McMullen, a brakeman on the
Delaware X. r., was engaged In making
up the Harrington extra freight train he
was severely squeezed. AT the time the
accident occurred he was engaged in the
act of coupling a lime car TO the locomo-
tive, and as the space between the two
was we're small, he was caught as stated
above.
lie was removed to his boarding house,
OH Third street, between Poplar and
Lombard streets, and DIR. Kane sum
woned, who upon examination found
that no bones were broken, but that he
was severely bruised about the hips and
body. He suffers considerable pain.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

The Next Presislcnl.

The politicians are anxious on this sub
Ject, but much more important thing for
all who have poor appetite, or impaired di-
gcstion. or skin diseases, or an enfeebled
constitution generally, is to know that
Warmers Safe Bitters Will cure them
81 600 will be paid TO any one who will
prove that there is a better medlcide OF Its
kind. nov!Dd2w
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

3PoUNDs mince meat . certs pounds
apple butter, p cents 2 pounds seediess
raisins, 25 cents; pounds figs, = cent, at
T. NJ. Wier's, 1909 Market street.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
Il Matinee.

Ford's English Opera Company will
present "The Chimes of Normandy" at
the Opera House, this evening, and TO-
morrow afternoon they will give 1t again
at matinee. The prices for the matinee
are greatly reduced, as will be seen by
the advertisement elsewhere.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

b,ase' bv = and, and | had my attention.
np on the hill quarrel'iuaa bal
brown say several ,ims.R nR' az AZ
him. ' oa', hralI,
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
supposed Sujc;,,,

wa. ann Bryant, a disreputable !
soas mas found d, dead in an outhou,s J
sSroI Shs !. on "Wednesday night t'ofI, Of :
She 81, Is supposed to have t,La' N
ihe Coroner held an Inquest ,ss''
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

The Space Occupied Ground Floor is 95250 Square Feet
The Space Occupied in Galleries is 36 s05 Square Feet
he Space Occupied Basement 46,970 Square Feet
living Grand Total of l9025 Square Feet amounting lllO0
Acres active Retailing DRY GOODS and FANCY GOODS.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

The New York Assay Office,
day, transferred 81, 100000 golu,
Philadelphia Mint for coinage
smaller gold coin. There are 50
SI0,OO0,0O0 in all shipped in iae
OF a few days, under a tran'ie
frolp the Treasury, and, it Is salo
shipments are contemplated, UNI
s45, 5000 are sent here Tor co'
LedUer.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

Recently the Bank of calllor]
dlced its capital stock from s''V9
$4,000, 900, and now the NeVaaj
reduces its capital stock from nv
to S3,OOO,OO9. Excessive taxation
reason for this step, as " VIII g
Stockholders q very large sum u''
present system, and a sun
amount under the operations o'
Constitution.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

WHrTEsT SUGAR In the city for the price.
The best l6c. coffee can be found at I. NJ
Wier's I99 Market street. 3t.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

IL CENTS dozen f'r washing crystle
Large cake toilet soap, 5 cents, at +. NJ
Wier's, 1903 Mark et street. 81.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

The total amount of the new
delphia 4 per cent. loan snOscr 10 ~
10 the close OF business ye'le'u'
$5,6S0,675.
Poor little Delaware has s''''
@ per cent. on her bonds.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
Local Stock and no nds.

National bank OF Delaware. 200
First National BANK. l5I
onion National Bank ~
National Sank Will. and Brandywine.. ~
SarmeFs' Bank. ~
wilmington Coal Gas Company ........ u
Delaware r. X. Go. ..,............... "
Delaware Western r Il Co Stock, y
Phila. VII. 4 Baltim 4. 4 Co... 6s4
villa q Northern X. X. CO.............z 20
Delaware Fire Ins. Co.,. 80
Delaware State Bonds. W4
Wilmington City So. 6s.....................h9
Wilmington City S.. 3s.....................lCi lCi
New Castle County Loan. ....... ........ lo2
Delaware Railroad. first M0rtgage...... l0S
Delaware Railroad, extension. l02
VII. Passenger Railway 90. LIST mort.. iti
Stock,
Masonic Hall Co Bonds. 80
Nasopfc Hall IN ------..-- z
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
ENLARGED and REFlTTED.
THE GREAT DRY GOODS AND OUTFITTlNG HOUSE
OF LADELPIIA,


THROUGH
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
sITIIE GAILEY sIAvE.n

On Thanksgiving night, the BARLEY
Campbell Combination will appear for
the first time in this city, in Mr.. Camp
BELLS great play of the "Galey Slave. "
This piece is a pronounced success, and
is said to outrival the "Banker's Daugh-
ter" The scenery, which is of heauil-
full design, will be brought with the
company.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
Financial .na Cs~.srsial.

wILnINGroN. DEL, Nov. 81, lUe.
LstesL STOCK quotations. mfnished by
il,sld a Co.. Clayton House Ruilding
Wis .inlton, Del. NJ IL M. to-day
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-15
A Compromise.
Detroit Free Prsss.


A citizen driving in on the Holden
road the other day met q lad about IL
ysars old ON the highway some six or
siven miles from the city. Theboy had
Q shotgun as long a. himself. but no
game. and the citizen inquired
"Out for . hunt ?"
"I was ont for hunt. was the reply.
"And have you killed anything ?"
"well. no."
"And you don't expect to ?"
"Nat unless I kin git within striking
distance. You see. two OF US came out
together. After We got out here I want
ed TO hunt for lions. and the other boy
wanted to shoot ostriches, and 30 We
divided up. He took the powder and
shot and took the gun. I'm over here
looking for turnips and he's over in
that field watching holler log for bears.
It's such hot weather I guess we won't
have much luck. anyhow"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-15
rHls SIDE AND THAT.

IhIy otDk avn AAAAs
--------s ~ ssoass n'ponAip.
n sish nsn sAt q his fafhsfr ssis-
Purple an linen an q thing nnsl
The puir man Icy at his gate 4 the strsst.
Saln an caitsrs' an weary ptLei
To the rich man's table ilk dainty comes:
Money morpel z I'D frsst or fell;
The puir man fain Wsd hss dined on the crumbs.
Bat whether be got them Gamma tell.
Servants prood ssft nttit an stoot.
etan' By the rich mans curtained doors.
Haistsrisss dogs 'st rint sboot
OAm to ths puir man an uekit his sorss.
TIE rich man deed an trey buried him gran;
In linsn nne his body they wrap:
But the angels tux up the besgsr man.
An laid him doom In Abrshams lap.
The guids upo' this side. the III upo' that
Bic was th- rich mans wsesome "a:
But the brithsrs they eat. an they drink. an
An care ma strss for their fathers hf.
The trovth's the trovth. think what ye will:
Ali some thsy ksnna whit thry wsd be II:
Bat the bsggsr Tan thou,ht he did no that all.
WI the dogs o. this ,ide, ths angels o that.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-15

In opening large bag Of peanuts the
other day at q fruit stand In Hartford.
one peanut was found with tag at.
tached. on which was written "Open
the nut and take out the slip OF paper !;
give Il to the prsttiest girl in your place.
and request her to do as the note says.
The writer Is q man Of means and con-
nectsd with q large establishment in
Norfolk, Va" Inside the nut was q
slip, on which was written, " Whoever
nnds this give II to pretty girl. and re-
quest her to write to p. o. Box -, Nor.
folk. Va. for mutual benefit. Am q
young business man"