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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-10
The WASHINGTON, Cincinnati and

The Washington, Cincinnati and st
| Louis r. r. Co. 1.-THE marrow Gauge,,'
have filed in the Clerks Office of thu
county a mortgage on their road, to bt
| constructed between the Aqueduct bridge
| in the county and the town of Harrison
burg. in Rockingham county, to secure
the payment uf one million dollars oil
bonds to be issued by said company, the
bonds to be payable in gold in New York
and London. lerandraa Gazette. go
Bishop Doane, in his eulogy of Bishop
Odenheimer, said that the .'most threaten
inc evil of the Episcopal Church is the
transfer of it's control from churchmen
bred and born into the hands of laity
uncatechised in childhood, who have
chosen the Church instead of being chosen
nv her. and know her only as the Church
OF their choice, aesthetic, political or
social" Wil W. 5.l.i = Gil,
Alot of 80 bushels new white corn, the
first. of the crop of 1879, from Caroline
county, out OF condition, was sold on the
baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange yes
terdav at IS cents a bushel. Baltimore
Sur, Oct. 3D..
The Danville "Post" says the old hand
press. upon which the Richmond "Whig"
was first worked off, is now in a newspaper
office there. It was carried there In 1885
bv Col. A. S. Buford, then a rising young
lawyer. who Thought he would run a news
paper. re e6 on sot.,
Chas. F, Tiffany surprised his friends at
Laurenceburg, Ind, last week. He had
had the courage to marry two wives but
didn't have the courage to go to the peni.
Tertiary for it, and SO after sentence blew
his brains out. -
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Business Notices.

/ Maj. Newton's elegant store on Angus
ia street is filed from the pretty show win
dows in front to the tasteful ladies depart
ment i'll the rear with an unusually large
and attractive stock of new goods, which
have been selected with the taste usually
displayed by the proprietor. He calls es
pecial attention to the bargains to be,
found on his 5 and 10 cent counters. lis,
really astonishing what cents will buy.
His carpet exhibitor is show itself to any
one. even if they do not want to buy 8
carpet, and the millinery department Will
be appreciated by all ladies of taste. r cad
the advertisement.
By referring to Mr.. G. L. Weller's. card
elsewhere it will be seeA that he has a
large new stock of boots. shoes and hats
Mr.. Weller bought his goods be fore the re.
cent rise and is selling bargaj as In his line.
lie can sell the present stock much lower
than they could be had If he had bought
at present prices, and tie character of his
stock shows that they were selected by a
merchant who understands his business.
Read the advertisement of Hilb s. Ruth
er ford's "lost boy" in another column and.
claim the reward.
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. - \
A One-armed man drew $3.50 from a
Philadelphia bank, and was counting the
money at desk. A thief dropped one
dollar at his feet, and said, 'sSee you have
dropped Q bill" The one-armed man
stopped to pick up the 81, and when he
straighteped up again the thief had gone
off with the $3.50. f.<
A seolored prophecies named Fannis
Linnett is exciting Norfolk county, Va,
with her lncOherent diseourses. When
she breaches she has to represent the
twelve apostles twelve coiored children.
baref0oted and clothed In white, with
white handkerchlefs on their heads, SIT
ting on the platform. .a4.
Every one knows that congress is to be
asked to vote SIS 600 to mark the grave of
Daniel Morgan, the hero OF the Cowpens,
but few know that the grave Is il Mt.
Hebron cemetery at Winchester, Va, with
the slab that once covered it now nearly
carried off by relic hlqAptsrs, 0s'.+' = = .
Hon. Joh4 Hepry Pnlestap, n. F.. who
arrived in our couatfy Friday, on p gis-
it, was for many years resident Of Rhl!-
adelpnia and has long been kpowp as
-"The American Member Mel of Parliament. /"
Oliver ]. Scheolcraft, Of Richmond. has
arrived at Queenstown, Ireland. =.
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THE OPINION or A D1ST7N
JGLZZiSHKD, LAWYER. b e /,

Our readers will remember that 1t has
for long time been a custom among our
Readiuster friends, especially somehow in
this nefghborhood probably because he
lives in an adjoining county-to quote
.Judge VIM. J. Robertson. A letter from
that gentleman has just been published
which. as some Readjusters may yet be
dissatisfied with the McCulloch bill, we
commend to their perusal: -
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA,
October l, 1879.
NV Dear Sir;-On my return home to-day 1 nnd
.vomr letter of the 18th ultimO. 9.
sITsd do NOT understand the extract from Gen Ma
gonas speech, to which you refer, 3s nQlGayllg q
wish to nave me put on the Dencn Oh Int CouIt VI
nnnesls and cOnsiderit entirely TO say
That would not consent to allow my name ~ W
used for any such purpose. Such declaration i
would not hesitate to make If thought the occasion
~ nv ENGAGEMENTS are such that cannot agree to
make speech on the debt question. nave no oD-
lection however, Tor it to be generally maze known
that am s S y s tS 9 e The
extent necessary for the purpose and that atnougn
regard the McCullOch bill as liable to many grave
objections. am utterly opposed 70 tne at1eMpe W
have it repealed, believing the copnn4e4 4glgausOh
of the question to be extremely injurious t9 I4e
rempt should be successful there Is serious DANGER
of aksoiuie reputation, than which, H. My l 49ge
snent. there could be nothing more 9lsgFacelul or
With Kind regards, lam very truly yours rsprsos
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A Distressing Death.

Col. Norval Cobb, we'll known as the
former proprietor of the American Hotel
at Richmond, and as the gallant comman-
der OF the 44th Virginia regiment in
Early's brigade, has been for the past
season the manager at the Rockbridge
Alum Springs. On Tuesday morning he
left the Springs accompanied by little
boy named Bud Beaver to go into the
mountains turkey hunting. While hunt
ing, about s P. M, he slipped on the edge
OF precipice, causing his gun to explode,
the charge entering his left side above the
hip, and passing obliquely through the alb
domen, a portion of the load lodging in
his right leg. After he was shot he rolled
down the precipice, one hundred feet or
more, into Bratton's Run. The little boy,
who displayed much presence of mind
started off for assistance, and notified DIR.
H. G.. Miller. of Millboro Depot, who with
others went in search OF Col. Cobb, who
they found about s T. M. in the Run,
They took him to the Springs, where
everything was done by DR.. M to allie
viate his sufferings, which were excrucia.
ting in the extreme, and which were end
ed by death at A. M. Wednesday. He
was conscious up to within Eve minutass
OF his death, said he was prepared to die.
and spend his last moments praying that
God would take him and relieve him from
his intense suffering. lie gave directions
that his body should be plainly buried in
the Soldiers Cemetery at the Rockbridge
Alum.
Col. Cobb leaves a wife, son and daugh-
ter, who reside in Washington city. He
was a gallant soldier, and Gen. Lilley, of
whom he was companion-in-arms, speaks
in the highest terms Of him, not only of
his gallantry, but of his character as a
Christian gentleman.
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The Fairs.
Of the Alexandria fair the Gazette

Of the Alexandria fair the Gazette
says: ....--,-.
To-day has been emphatically red let
ter day in the annals of Alexandria; such
a day in fact as has not been witnessed
within the memory of that venerable and
highly respectable individual, ''the Oldest
inbabitant." 1.l3 g. 5.l '.A
From an early hour King street las
been one dense mass of men, women, chill
dren and vehicles. The crowd was too
dense for Pennsylvania avenue in Wash
ington, and more resembled Broadway in
New York. fft,., asls g5.q t
Among the articles exhibited, Miss
Florence Mason sent pair of pillow
shams with "Good Night" embroidered
on one, and s'Sleep Well" on the other, IN
needlework, which are very handsome.
A correspondent of the Lyncbburg
"News,'' writing of the fair at Wythe-
vile, says: .-,.. ,.,3 -, sfta eill
The weather has been clear and beauti-
full, but awful hot. the Thermometer stand
ing at about from 800 to $40 in the shade.
The number Of vehicles running constant
~ to and from the Fair Grounds renders
it very dusty and uncomfortable, combined
with Che heat; nevertheless, there was a
large attendance at the grounds to-day
both of ladies and gentlemen, There were
people here from Bland, Giles, Pulaski
and some other counties, which rendered
1t a large gathering. --,, ...r. .... N. ,
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Mrs. L. F. Allen, of Baltimore, was
burned to death by the explosion of a
kerosene lamp some months ago, leaving
baby, five months old, who was taken to
neighbours house. Mr.. Allen happened
to owe the neighbor SIS, and the lneighbor
now refuses to give up the child until the
debt is paid. The case has been taken
into court. $50 4@ i''''f .'fi''-F
~ gif f3.Yr aIe9 f,,.
The tide of immigration swells with
each passing month. During the month
of September last 1882 immigrants ar
rived at New York and during the year
which ended September Both the total
number was ll5,404. against but II ,3l7 for
the corresponding period last year.
Numerous religious reviyals have been
in progress in Petersburg, Va, and vicini-
ty, among all denominations, white and
coiored. In a number of instances from
Is to 100 conversions have occurred al a
single meeting. 'a2'A We 'st'
/. The officers or agents of one or two in
cbrporated clubs at Richmond have been
N:ied R the Hastings Court for giving out
ai{qapor q duriRg Sunday. .l2a .'a'asa @
: One Of the attractions of the recent fair
at Easton, Pa, was Mrs. Maria Reiss,
Whe il 107 years old. 81 l9' : ,N''lfas 5i3
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A STAGE REMINISCENCE.-T follow
ing advertisement from the year 1880, res
directed by the Lynchburg ''Virgi1ian, -
will be of interest to the contemporaries of
ex-Gov. William Smith, whose name ap-
pears in the notice:
~> s'The proprietor Of the line of
Cut of Stages recently running from
(Stage. Lynchburg to Alexandria twice
a week, informs the citizens of
Lynchburg and the vicinity, that this line
now runs three times a week, and is eX-
tended to the City of Washington.
There has recently been put upon the
road between Washington and Baltimore
a new line Of Stages, pnequalled in this
country in splendor and magnifcence, and
travelling also with great rapidity.
With view to the public accommoda-
tion. and with view to save passengers
the inconvenience Of hunting for, and pro
curing seats for Baltimore when arrived
in Washington, the proprietor has formed
connection with this new line, thus con-
stituting a connected line from Lynch
burg to Baltimore, and so from Baltimore
to Lynchburg.
The Stages leave Lyncbburg on Sunday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings. The
time taken on the road to the North is
one day to Charlottesville; from Lynch
burg to Washington, two days, and until
II A. M, on the third-same day reach
Baltimore by half after O'Clock 2. NJ,
and on the next day in New York; so that
in four days the passengers may take tea
in New York The stage from Baltimore
for Lynchburg leaves Baltimore at about
S A. M. on Monday, Thursday and Satur-
day; reaches Barnard's Mansion Hotel in
Washington city by 10 A. NJ; drops into
my line at IL O'Clock same day-in one
day thereafter reaches Charlottesville, and
on the second Lynchburg-thus running
from Baltimore to Charlottesville in two
Fare-From ,Lynchburg to Baltimore
SLY. f' VIM. SMITH.
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A YOUNG LAWYERS DOOM.-A dis
patch from Bradford, Pa, says: "Andrew
Tracy, rising young lawyer of Smith
port, deliberately shot and killed Mary
Reilly, on October IS, 1878, in that village.
Tracy and Miss Reilly were cousins. She
was eighteen years old, and very hand
some. She and her cousin had been
be married. Her parents steadily opposed
the match, on account of the close blood
relationship of the young people. Miss
Reilly finally took her parents view OF the
case, and broke the engagement. No en-
treaty on the part OF Tracy could induce
her to alter her determination. On the
evening in question Tracy followed Miss
Reilly to the residence of a young lady
| friend, and as she was entering the gate
shot her. He fled, and was captured some
days afterwards in New York State. He
was lodged in Jail at Smithport, but his
trial cid not come off until last winter.
He was defended on a plea OF insanity
He was convicted and sentenced to be
hanged on October 9. His case was taken
before the board of pardons at its session
just concluded, and it was asked that his
sentence might be committed to imprisOn-
ment for life. The board spent several
days in considering the case, and rejected
the application. The result of the petit
ton was announced to Tracy in his cell
last Tuesday. His denunciation of the
authorities is described as having been
fearful. Preparations for the execution
are now being made. Tracy will be hang
ed in the Jail corridor. The condemned
man spends most of his time in reading.
He is only twenty-four years old. and of
fine accomplishments. Gov. Hoyt on
Friday last reprieved Andrew Tracey un-
til November 6, to enable his case to be
again heard by the board of pardons. New
facts showing his insanity are said to have
been discovered.
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Notes Of Business Improvement.


The N. Y. HERALD of Sunday, says:
Yesterday was glorious day for
America. We did not win q victory on
field or flood. but we exported to Europe
from New York alone, $4,000 bushels of
grain, besides 1000 bbls. and AZ, 800 sacks
Of -four, 5000 Gales of cotton, $50 bales of
domestics. two tons of assorted candies,
and thousands of tons of meats, cheese,
butter, and other provisions.
New Haven manufacturers cannot get
hands enough to do their work. One COM
pany was compelled to reject an order for
l4O platform cars, to DO fitted with Oil
tanks, for which $4,000 was offered.
Last week, at its monthly pay, the
Cambria Iron Company paid out to its
employees over $5O, 900 in gold. The event
was quite unexpected to the men, who
were much pleased at the sight of the
ssyelloW boys" vGs 4a.iassi HaH 0.sf'"
The great clothing manufacturers of
Boston have seldom, if ever, done larger
or more satisfactory business than this
season, and all their productions have
gone speedily into the hands of the re-
tailers. s.sfasr 4 - =,
The cost of the materials in a freight
car is $3.50 more than it was a few months
ago. owing TO the remarkable rapidity
with which iron has been advancing in
price, q Z 81 .sH7 'ae .ps
The Cincinnati ''Gazette'' says: 'Some
OF our merchants and manufacturers are
so overrun. with business that they are
calling home their travelling salesmen.'
The receipts of lumber in Chicago the
past week we're very large. in fact the
largest for any one week on record. They
amounted to 62,2O7 900 feet.iC a. .lot
At Altoona, Pa, the prospects for a
prosperous winter are very good. The car
shops will be completed in another month,
when large force of hands will be put to
work. . 34f.J % = @2Iaii 'lii --t'S y
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-10

| The STAUNToN DEBATING SOCIETY
organized last Saturday night at the Y.
NJ. Z. A. Hall. by the election OF Messrs.
Samuel Il. Coleman. President. VIM. A.
McCue, Vice President, and Chas Prufer,
Secretary. After the organization had
been perfected, a committee on questions
was appointed by the chair, consisting of
Messrs. W. A. Nc Tue, John W. Stout and
Jacob Yost. The society then had an in
teresting discussion on the question should
the McCullOch Law be received by Vir-
ginia as a final settlement of the public
debt; discussed in the affirmative hy
Messrs. Lewis M. Bumgardner and John
w. Stout, and in the negative by Messrs.
g. W. Echard and - Brannaman. At 10
o'clock pending further discussion of the
question which will be resumed toSmos.
row night, the society adjourned, IL M
hoped that the memhars and Those wish
ing to join will report prompt at s,o'elock.
The public aye 9s iRyaNsM /
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A Lesson for Augusta County Candidates.

KISSING THE BABY ON INSUFFICIENT
INFORMATION.
While Colonel Allen YVES discussing ma
| tional finances on the hotel plan, Colone
Tom Crittenden quietly slid down off thu
platform and circulated among the crowd
He wore delicate white duck suit, blut
necktie and patent-leather pumps, and
was the cynosure of all female eyes on thu
premises. Colonel Tom, with an eye tt
business, began ogling the. babies.
tsOh, you sweet little darling,'' sale
Colonel Tom, addressing fuzzy, pop-eyeC
| brat that lolled laziIy in his mothers
arms under one Of the trees; ''how old il
| it, ma'am?'' 49,. - |.+r. 80
s'Four months, sir,'' said the fo1i
| mother.
GA little girl, ehp'' said Colonel Tom
"No, a boy,'' replied the mother.
s'Ah, yes, now that come to look at il
more closely, | detect the strong, manly
features of a boy" the Colonel FASTENED
cherub?''
| Colonel Tom shut his eyes and exploded
an osculatory sound on the fuzzy face, and
the child put up a big lip and threatened
| to cry. e M
''He is such beautiful child,'' MUIR
INJURED Colonel Tom, ''such eyes, such a
head, such an expsnse of forehead, such a
mouth, such a wealth of complexion, such
asweet, tranquil eXpression!"
LA me, you don't really think SO, do
| you?' simpered the fattered mother.
II never saw sweeter little cherub, d
said Colonel Tom. II believe I'll have to
kiss him again. f
Having gone through a second oScu-
latory martyrdom, Colonel Tom assumed
seraphic look-a look calculated to
strike taffy to the most hardened feminine
heart, and got right down to business.
"I'm Candidate for Governor" said
he, land nothing would give me greater
| joy than to feel assured that I had the
support of, the father of this sweet babe.
Come, let me hold the little darling in my
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An Internal Machine.

AsLAWYER SETS A TRAP TO KILL A ROB
PER AND MAINS AN OFFICE BOY-TER-
RIFLE EXPLOSION.
An explosion Monday in the law office
of Robert A. Parrish in Philadelphia, by
which a lad named William Mcdowell
was severely injured, proves to bethe work
Of an internal machine fixed up in draw
er of Mr.. Parrish's desk with parior match
es, sandpaper and two horse pistols. The
Internal machine was about two feet
square and four inches high. On the bot
tom of the drawer were laid heavy pieces
of wood. In front Of the drawer were ar
ranged, in row, a number OF thick pieces
of wire. bent at a right angle. In the
centre of the drawer and facing the front
was the barrel Of what was evidently an
old horse pistol. This was loaded with
large loaded slugs, about one inch long.
while over the bottom of the drawer and
around the touch-hole of the barrel, pow
der had been lavlshly sprinkled. On line
parallel with the iron barrel were placed a
row of cut short matches, the heads stick
ing up, while in front of them was a block
of wood, on the bottom Ut which was a
piece Of chemically prepared sandpaper.
1ulS WItS 81 bl ldIlSCu UudU WIlCA ally OHC
| attempted to open the drawer the sandpa-
per would be drawn over the tops of the
matches, which would thus be ignited. and
then communicate with The powder and
| cause the explosion. The machine was SO
successfully contrived that 1t worked just
| as the MAKER of it intended, aid the won
| der is thas it had not sooner expl' ded, as
| it evidently must have been there some
! DAYS. The glass over the desk was shat
tered. An arm chair covered with hail
cloth. which stood in front of the desk
had large splinters of wood sticking in it
| In a line with the drawer, about fifteen
feet diStart, stood a heav Oaken desk, the
under portion Enclosed with inch-thicR
doors. Two of the slugs pierced these
doors, making holes half an inch in diam
eter and ilnbedding themselves deep in the
papers and documents contained within
| The barrel which contained the slugs was
bifurcated half it's length by the force Of
the explosion, and the front of the drawer
was blown to splinters. Mcdowell, who
is the office boy of another lawyer occupy
ing the same office with Mr.. Parrish, lost
three fingers, and liesin the hospital in /
precarious condition. His hand was am
putated Monday afternoon, and owing tt
his exhausted condition his physicians
will allow no communication with him
| Mcdowell was the only person in the offic'
at the time of the explosion, and it is pre-
sumed that he had climbed on the desk tx
| open the window shutters and that thu
pressure on the drawer had caused tn,
machine to explode. The powder an(
| matches we're so arranged IN the draWe
that any unusual jolting of the desl
would cause an explosion, and it is sup
| posed Parrish had taken this plan of pro
lection against robbery, as several paper
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Greenville Items.

Our Greenvilie correspondent s'Delta, ,
sends us the following items of interest:
Protracted Aeetimgs-Rev. Robert Smith
commenced a series of protracted meet.
ings here on last Sunday night, which uI
to this time have resulted in several con.
versions and dozen or more penitents al
the altar of prayer seeking the pearl Of
great price. The meetings will be con.
tinued nightly during this week.
Picnic-A Sunday school picnic was held
at Bethel church on last Saturday. which
is said to have been most pleasant affair
The Y. NJ. @. Association is approaching
the third year of its existence, which dates
from the 18th instant, and the anniversary
will be appropriately celebrated. At4P.
M. On the 18th, Hon. AbsalOm Koiner
win deliver an address before the Associa-
ton and at its close a handsome supper
will be served by the ladies for the benefit
OF the organization. at the afternoon
prayer meeting on last Sunday it was led
by Mr.. B. S. McClung and remarks were
made by Messrs w. G.. Abney, c. W.
Fitch and others. Next Sunday is ladies'
day at the Association.
Church Notes.-Rev. A. j. Bushong will
preach here next Sunday at p. NJ.
Personal. Mr.. James Walker Kennedy,
graduate of the Washington u Lee Uni
versity last session, left here on Tuesday
last for Charleston, w. Va, where he
purposes to enter on the practic- of law.
Mr.. D. Parrack, who went to Texas last
Spring, is expected home. this month.
Mrs. Welch who has been visit ing her pa
rents here returned home on Friday last.
Masonic.-M. W. J. Howard Wayt,
District Deputy Grand Mastr for the
10th Masonic District. accompanied by
Messrs. McGutfin, DEBTOR and Stuart, of
the otaunton Lodge, visited Augusta
Lodge, No. Ill, on. last Tuesday night.
at which there was an init iation. A
most pleasant session was leld, after
which the visitors returned home.
Improvements enterprising towns
man, Mr.. r. HI. Palmer, has purchased
the store, room formerly occupied by
Messrs. Smith 81 Son, has made. a twenty
foot addition to the rear OF it, and is now
putting in a glass front. Mr.. T.. will oc-
cupy his new quarters in few days with
a new stock Of goods. Our little town
now has three stores. .
Schools. Mr.. Kreglo, of Lex ngton, and
Miss Alma Jordan opened line pubic
schools at this place, Tuesday.
Land Sale.-Mr. w A. Hudson, Trus-
tee, on the oath ulL., sold IS acres of land
belonging to S. P. Hawpe. the purchaser
being Mrs. Emma r. Shultz. and the
price paid being SO 50 per acre.