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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-04

AN INDIAN RELIC.-A curious Indian
pipe attracted good deal of notice at
the drug store Of Messrs Berkeley 6 Co...
this week. 1t was picked up on the battle,
field of Little Big Horn, Immediately after
the massacre of Gen. Custer and his men
March 9Th, 1876, and was sent by DIR. Blair
D. Taylor, who found it, to Mr.. Dona] d
Allen, his brother-in-law and by him Ere.
sented to Col. J. H. Skinner. The DIV "a i.
large one, of red clay, nicely polished
with stem about three feet long hich ia
ornamented with eagles feathers. ribbons
and stained hair from the tail Of a horse
and it is supposed to have been the prop
erty of the famous Sio ux Chief, Sitting
Bull.
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Mr.. W. W. Corcoran, of Washington,

Mr.. W. W. Corcoran, of Washington,
has contributed 500 to the fund for the
monument to the unknown dead in Stone
wall Cemetery, Winchester, Va, and Hon.
Hendrick B. Wright, of Pennsylvania, has
given $25 to the same fund. The amount
yet required to complete the payment for
the monument. which cost $4,000, is
about 81 900.
The body of Mrs. A. ROLAND, who lost
her life at Niagara Falls, was found early
Friday morning, floating nearly opposite
the Prospect House, on the Canada shore,
several hundred feet below the Horseshoe
Falls. The body was entirely nude, and
only slightly disfgured. Mons. ROLAND
had left the Falls for home Tuesday last,
having despaired Of ever recovering the
body.
Mr.. Hayes has appointed DR.. 7Walter w.
Douglas, of Richmond county, Va, sur
geon in the army. He is to be stationed at
Fort Whipple, Arizona. with the Twenty
fifth infantry. To reach it he will have to
travel A. O75 miles.
Gen, Sherman. who has gone on a tour
of inspection to the Northwest, will return
via: Canada, and present an invitation
from Mrs. Hayes to the Princess Louise
to visit Washington next winter.
U. S. Marshal Fredk. Douglass is to de-
liver an address at Martinsburg, W. Va,
July 10.
Senator Thurman was made Doctor of
Laws by the Ohio State University last
week,
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DOUBTFUL MORALITY At THE
EEACT

The sad case in Page county, in this
State, few days ago, in which young
man of irreproachable life. and possessing
the entire confidence of those brought in
contact with him in business, was drawn
into gambling in stocks in New York,
care and defrauding the depositors therein
of their means should receive more than
a passing thought. The papers swarm
with advertisements of a certain class of
brokers in New York, inviting men to try
their fortune in stocks, and by depositing
a small margin to take the chances of win
ming large amounts. 1t is not our pur-
pose to discuss the character of these in
vestments, further than to say that they
are quite as hazardous and not a whit
more respectable than cards; perhaps a
square game of faro has its advantages
over them. But we are anxious to Call at
tention to the folly of those without CAPT
tai who attempt to make money easily and
rapidly. The only betting that man can
do with even chances to win is when he
puts twelve hours of labor against day s
wages. There is no safe way to make
money but to earn it, aud every step taken
in the path Of speculation is fraught with
danger. No man, young or old. who is the
custodian of the property of others, has the
right to bad habit, and especially has he
waived the right to the habit of gambling,
whether stock gambling in futures" OF
card gambling at the green baize.
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BEECHER TO MODERATE DRINKERS
Henry Ward Beecher in New York last
week spoke before gathering of business
men in the dining-room of Carle's Hotel,
in encouragement of moderation in drink
ing. His address was Enthusiastically
stirring and amusing. He advised all in
the first place not to drink at
all, but if declining to become to-
tai abstainers they chose to pursue
the path of moderation, which was, in
deed, temperance, to be moderate with a
will. The address was loudly applauded
and after it was over number of business
men signed the pledge not to drink intoxi-
eating beverages in business hours, which
ers signed the pledge not to drink at the
expense Of another person or to invite an
other person to drink, which is the blue
pledge of the society.
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Married by Telegraph-A Young Woman IN
Newark to an Old Man in San Francisco.

From the N. Y. San, June 20.
Rev. G. S. Colt, pastor Of the Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church, on Beileville
avenue, Newark, recently performed
novel marriage ceremony in the main New
ark Office of the Western Union telegraph
company. He said yesterday that MISS
Margaret Wright, of Albany, N. Y, who
was on visit to friends in Newark, re-
quested him to marry her by telegraph to
a gentleman in San Francisco. He told
Miss Wright that such a marriage would
not be legal. She then said that she was
engaged to DIR. F. Shaw, of Los AngelOs,
who had promised to come East for her.
He had written, however, that owing to
rush of business he could Lot journey East
at the time agreed upon. He urged her to
join him in San Francisco, where they
would be married. She replied that she
wanted more than mere promise to mar
ry before she would take such long jour
ney. DR.. Shaw then proposed that they
should he married by telegraph
The Rev. Mr.. Cit, after much urging
consented to perform an informal n arrlage
ceremony, with the understanding that
Miss Wright and DIR. Shaw should be
married afterward by clergyman in Cal
ifornia. He forwarded number OF queS-
lions to Shaw, who answered that he was
81 years old, did not have a wife living
and that no legal objection to the proposed
marriage existed. At o'clock one even
ing the operator in the Western Union
,ffice at MARKET and Broad streets, New
ark, was surprised by the appearance of the
Rev. Mr.. Colt and fashionable party OF
ladies and gentlemen in the office. Miss
Wright, who has dark chestnut hair
brown eyes and an olive complexion. wore
dark silk dress, with white bonnet and
lilies of the valley. She carried In bel
ers. She blushed q deep crimson and
laughed nervously when the Rev. Mr.
Colt said to the operator that she wished
| to be married by telegraph. BY request o.
| the Rev. Mr.. Colt the operator telegraphe(
to DIR. Shaw, who was waiting with hit
| friends in the San Francisco office, tn
question: s'Are you ready?"
In a few minutes the answer was flashed
back sly es, and have been for an hour.
The Rev. Mr.. Colt then read the ques
ton, which the operator sent to DR.. Shaw
'Do you take Margaret Wright for you
lawful wife, and promise to be faithful t.
her until separated by death?''
| There was considerable delay at the Sal
Francisco Office, and while waiting for al
answer the bride chatted pleasantly will
her friends, one of whom said: "Wouldn'
it be joke, Maggie. if the doctor sail
nor" The bride joined in the laughte
that followed. Meanwhile DR.. Shaw tele
graphed: 81 do; and pledge her my low
and protection" He also sent on thenam
of friend, Mr.. Shere, as his witness il
San Francisco, Mr.. Gibson, of Newark
was the witness for Miss Wright. A feS
days after the ceremony was performe
the bride started for California to join he
husband. She is 81 years old, intelligen
and accomplished.
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College Fun.

PRESENTATION OF THE YALE FENCE TO
THE FRESHMEN.
Last Friday the sOphmoreS Of Yale Col
lege, according to custom, presented tho
''fence'' to the freshmen. Sophmore Brom-
ley was the orator, and his concluding re-
marks were as follows:
81 may say to you in confidence, gentle
men, that you owe nothing to the Faculty,
but everything to the class Of 81. We
have tolerated you when they wanted to
fire you out. AS soon as they began to
know you at the beginning of the fresh
man year, to see that you we're not only
handsome, but good and great, and that
you were liable at any moment to rise up
and run the college, they said: This class
must either be totally suppressed or great
ly thinned OUT and the order given us was
decimatun1 dda,anlu9,l, which, being Latin,
you will understand better next year. Out
from obeying the order strictly. We have
slain comparatively few Of you, though
many have gone and got slowed on their
own account. Never forget, gentlemen,
you owe your lives to the forbearance of
81, and when you meet an 81 man be
quick to show your appreciation, always
remembering that for the preservation of a
human life one schooner of lager is but a
meagre and inadequate return.
1--WE had intended, gentlemen, before
turning the fence over to you to have We
neered it in rosewood and mahogany, up
holstered it in satin, built canopies over it.,
and set up foot-rests in front; but when
we proposed it the Faculty secuted the
idea. They said, with such cars, what
need of canopies?' AS to footrests, they
made no objection, except that they must
be put inside the fence. They said the
college authorities had no right to permit
the class of '82 to sit with their feet on
the outside and Obstruct the whole street.
And one of your own instructors suggest
ed the erection of market rack with
meat hooks to hang you on by the seat of
your trousers.
''Disgusted with such frivolous conduct
we abandoned the scheme. You, how
ever, at your own expense, can do what
you please with the fence, except carry it
off. And if you carry it away take only
the part between the rails. Take the
fence, then, gentlemen of 'S2. with all its
honors and responsibilities. Don't white
it. Don't desert it. Always have some
body on it. sit on it constantly, and look
pretty. and try to reflect honor upon the
class and credit upon the college. Be good
as well as pretty. Don't boot at process
sions or chaff the wayfaring man, or try
to sing. Finally, don't put your feet on
the cushions, and do not spit on the stove.
The fence is yours. Rest your brain upon
it.''
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The Bedford "News" says that the suit
County Court of Allegheny, by VIM. Skeen,
Parrish to the Office of Attorney for the
Commonwealth for Allegheny county,
has been withdrawn, and we are glad to
learn, friendly relations between these
gentlemen have been restored.
A property holder in this city owns real
estate assessed at $66, 1000. During the last
nine months the amount Of taxes paid on
this property was 1,764; insurance, 1886;
repairs 81 .197. The net returns for the pc
Rod named reached the magnificent sum of
$4lO.-Neau Orleans Picayasae.
At Petersburg, Va, Saturday night Mr..
T. fl. Bond, collector of city taxes, was as
saulted and severely cut in the face with
razor by cOlOred man whose wages he
had garnisheed for taxes.
Satisfactory arran gemeAts have been
made for the construction Of the Char
lottesvilie and Rapidan railroad with a
Massachusetts contractor, subject to GER
tain agreements as to land damages.
The Fincastle (Va.) HERALD learns
that man named HO!DOy shot and killed
another named Hayse, last week, in Roa-
noke county. The difficulty grew out of
land suit, which Hayes gained.
Fifty years ago Tennessee had popula-
tion of APO, 900, and no P. E. clergymen in
it's borders. To-day it has population Of
nearly l ,250, 900, with between thirty-five
and forty P. E. clergymen.
Major-General Wool's monument, now
being made, is said to be the largest stone
shaft of the kind which the world has seen
for 5000 years. Cleopatra's Needle is only
nine feet longer.
At recent Sunday evening meeting in
the Catholic Church at Rochester, Mimi,
1900 persons stood up and repeated after
Father Turner pledge to abstain from all
intoxicating drinks for a year.
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Ex-Gov. Randolph, of N. j.; Prof. G.
H. Cooke, of N. j., James F. Randolph,
of Wilkesbarre, Pa, and Jas. S. Harris, of
Pottsville, Pa, are travelling over the
James River & Kanawha canal on an iron
prospecting trip.
Miss Martha Peet, who was one of the
State Centennial Commissioners of Wis
consin, committed suicide at Belot, WIS.,,
last week by hanging herself.
Rev. Charles M. Howard, the Presbyte-
rian Evangelist, will spend the summer
season in Grayson. His health is excel
lent.
The lands of the late Senator Allen T.
Caperton were sold in Monroe co., w. Va,
last week at $12,5OO, Allen Caperton be
ing the purchaser,
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The Lumber Contract for French Railroad.
ANDERSON, W. VA,
June Both, 1879.

Editors indicator:
Having noticed quotations from the
VINDICATOR in various papers in regard
to the shipment of cross ties from West
Virginia to France, and knowing it was
not your intention to misrepresent. 1
write this to give you the facts in the case,
and if you see fit you can correct the for
mer article.
The lumber mentioned was not regular
cross ties, such as are used In this country,
but pieces varying in length from feet
8 inches to Is feet 5 inches, and in con-
tents from 10 feet to 104 feet, and were
called switch ties. Not one stick of this
lumber was manufactured by the st. Law
renee, Boom Il Manufacturing Co. But
all of it was manufactured by D. F. Mob
Ter & Sons, at their mills near Anderson,
w. Va, and by them sold to W. L. Raw
son, who is connected with the st. L. b.
& M. Co., which probably led to the mis-
take that they had cut it. 1t was inspect
ed by Mr.. James Carman, of New York
The per cent. Of culls was much more
than one per cent, but we are satisfied
with the inspection and the final result,
and the last of the lot just leaves here this
morning, June 30th, making the whole
shipment about 100000 feet. The above
are substantially the facts in the case.
Yours most respectfully,
DANIEL f. MOHLER.
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Franks Of Cupid.

VETERAN OF sEvENTY-FIvR ELOPEs
WITH A BRIDE OF FoRTY-HIs CHILL
DREN's OPPOSITION FRUITLEss.
Augusta, Georgia, was the scene of
genuine sensation on Tuesday by the
receipt Of telegram from Lexington warn
ing the ministers and judicial officers to
prevent the mai riage of DIR. James S. Sims
with Mrs. Adkins, of Ogelthorpe county,
on the ground that the groom, whose age
is about IS, was an imbecile. and not able
to contract a marriage. DR.. Sims is pos
sessed of considerable means, and has been
adjudged luaatic and guardian appoin-
ted on the application of his children, Col.
VIM. I'll. Sims and Mrs. John B. Morton.
and his son-ln-law, Rev. John b. Morton,
Col. Sims is Lieu. enant Governor Of Miss
iSSippi. A short time after this, DR.. Sims
employed MessrS. John T.. Reed Hamilton
New horter, J. T. Olive and Phil Cook IT,,
to make an effort to set aside the guardi-
anship. A motion was filed by these gen.
tlemen to set aside the judgement Of the
court on the ground that the doctor had
not received ten days notice Of the proceed
ing in lunacy. Upon the question as to
the constitutionality Of the law the ordna-
ry refused to set aside the judgment, and
the defendant appealed to the Superior
Court which decided that the ten days no
tice should have been given. The other
side have appealed to the Supreme Court
where the case is still pending. DR.. Sims
wife died last December, and some tiMe
IN January he commenced paying atteh-
ton to Mrs. Atkins. who was divorced
from her husband several years ago. Mrs.
Adkins, who is about 40 years of age, reach
| ed Augusta on the Georgia Railroad train.
| DR., Sims had gone over to Hamburg early
on Monday, and there he was joined by
| Mrs. Adkins, soon after her arrival, and
| the twain were quickly made one flesh by
| Trial Justice Getsen. No marriage license
| is required in South Carolina. Mr.. Lump
kin had started over to Hamburg, but up
| on receiving information he deemed reli-
able which led him to believe the parties
had gone on to Graniteviile, turned back.
Col. Johnson, who had gone in another di-
rection, reached the house where the mar
riage took place about five minutes after
the ceremony was performed. The veneer
able gentleman has accomplished his obj ect
but the friends OF his children and his
guardian declare that the marriage was no
| marriage at ALL and will be SO held by the
court. The bride is said 10 be worth about
1000 IN her own right, The counsel for
DIR. Sims say they would never have con-
sented to the marriage if they had not
been perfectly certain that he was of sound
| mind and discretion.
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CORRESPONDENTS ANswERED.-In an
swer to the numerous inquiries with re-
gard to the Gap Mills property advertised
by 6. G. Gooch, ESQ.,, IN this paper last
week, we will say further that the place is
about IS miles from 81 aunton. that Fort
Spring, west of the White Sulphur and
Allegheny Station, east of that point, are
the most convenient depots to the proper
ty advertised, which is about 20 miles from
either station. 1t is an excellent stand
for country store which has been run
very pro6tably in connection with the
mill, large quantities OF grain being taken
in exchange for goods and the meal and
flour sold in the neighborhood or shipped
to other points. There could be no better
opening for IA firm Of two. having a moder-
ate capital, one running the store and the
other the grist and saw mill. And to cor
respondents we would say go and see for
yourselves and don't let this opportunity
slip.
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DEATH OF A NOTED HoRsE.-The Ara
bian stallion Engineer" we'll known in
Augusta county when he was formerly in
the possession of Mr. Root. Cochran. died
on the 23d ult.. in Culpe per county at the
advanced age OF twenty seven years. He:
was the property when young of john Mi
nor Bolts of Henr-co aid o. P. Hare Of
Petersburg, who in those days bred many
famous Virginia horses and he had won
In his day, fifteen out OF nineteen races 81
AT the time OF his death he was owned by
Col. James Cochran OF Culpeper.
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ADJOURNMkNT OF CONGRESS

ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
Congress has adjourned. During its SEES
sion the Democracy has made q good re-
cord to go before the people on. They
have
1. Repealed the test oath for jurors.
2. They have adopted fair mode for
the selection of jurors.
8. They have extorted from the Presi-
dent his signature to bill prohibiting the
payment of any money for troops to be
used in controlling the elections.
4. They have provided literally for
every department of the government.
5. They have refused to provide money
to pay deputy marshals to be used at the
polls.
A irst-class popular record for one
ses sion
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The DIR. Sims mentioned above is imbe-
Gle, paralyzed, utterly helpless, and has
to be lifted about by nurses. He had al
ready we'll provided for his children, and
the marriage is supposed to have been ar
ranged to get possession of his large land
ed estate. AS since his wife's death mar
rage has been monomania with him, ard
he had already proposed to a young girl Of
eighteen, his capture was not difficult.
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CITY COUNCIL.-EVery Mamber WAS
present at the Council Tuesday night.
John NJ. Carroll. City Treasurer, gave
bond in $4,000, The June expenses Of the
poor, $l15--the smallest for three wears
were allowed. 1t was resolved to turn the
market house into a colored school and sell
the Madison Street school building.
petiSlon OF citizens around the market
house to prohibit the drum beating there.
was referred. The cash balance in the
City treasury July lst Was $4Ol .92.
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A RAILROAD FEsTlvrTY.-The iolnt
picnic, between the towns of Anderson and
Hinton, at Mohler's mill, near lie former
place, Was quite success. The Hinton
excursionists were welcomed in an address
by Mr.. John M. Ferguson of the Anderson
''Entetps ise," formerly of Waynesboro.
The gold watch voted away was awarded
to Mrs. Jennie McClung, of hinton, her
votes amounting to S172, to $1ol worth of
votes cast for M ISIS Ada McCandlish, The
silver railroad lantern voted away was
awarded to engineer VIM. Miller by SAC. IS
worth of votes to 1886 worth of votes
cast for engineer z. N, Jones.
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OFFICERS .-Stauntnn Lodge,
No. As, l. o. o. F., has elected the follow
ing officers: A. j. Friou, N. G.; c. A.
Gladke, V. G.; N. M. Warner, r. Secre-
tary; T. N. Argenbright, F. Secretary;
VIM. M. Simpson, Treasurer; A. M.
Simpson. Chaplain; J. L. Root. Conduc-
tor; J. W. Blackburn. Warden; T. j.
Crowder. R. S. to N. g.; W. G. Straughn,
L. S. to N. g.; E. Nothnagle, r. 5. Sup
porter; G. W. Hewitt, L. S. Supporter;
John lesser, R. S. to V. g.; - Pitt, L. S.
to V. g.; j. w. Ailor, Inside Guard; }.
W. Forbish, Outside Guard.
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PROGRESS OF THE FUNDING OF
THE VIRGINIA DEBT UNDER
TILE NEW BILL.

The funding of the debt of Virginia at
q lower rate of interest under the bill pass
ed by the last legislature is progressing
with gratifying rapidity. The amount
already received at Richmond by the
agents of the Funding Association. is sta
ted to be over three millions and a half
dollars and in few days the amount is
expected to reach five millions. The new
bonds now being issued are of the demon
ination of 81 900 and are described as
handsomely engraved in green and black
with the monument Of capital square in
the csntre, portrait of Geo. Wash
ington on one side and the coat-of-a arms of
the State of Virginia on the other.-They
are dated January LIST. 1879, are exempt
from all State and corporation tax, and
payable in Richmond or New York, and
receivable in payment Of all taxes, debts,
dues and demands due the state. They
are signed by r. M. T. Hunter, Treasurer.
and in denominations of 500 and its null
tiples. Fiduciaries are allowed to invest
trust funds in these bonds. These bonds
are called 10-4O's from being redeemable in
ten, and payable in forty years. They sell
at so cents in the dollar, and bear 8 per
cent. for 10; per cent. for 20; per cent
for 10 years.
The fact that these bonds are redeema-
BILE after ten years is most valuable fea-
ture Of the contract for the Common
wealth. With her interest promptly paid
up for that time and her credit firmly es-
tablished, it ought not to be hard for Vir-
ginia to borrow money at a low rate, call In
herbonds and pay them or giveher creditors
the choice Of refunding at three per cent.
the rate of English government securities
an operation similar to onejust perform
cd by the United States government.
AS the readers eye falls on the notices
of the successful funding under the new
bill and then sees in another column that
some opponent Of the bill is appointed to
speak somewhere in explanation Of the
fact that it can't be made to work, he will
hardly fail to apply the old but timely an
ecdote of Silas Perkins. That gentleman
was committed to jai! for the triding court
day offence of assault. Looking out
Through the bars he saw well known legal
politician passing, Of whom he was. a sup
porter. "Why Silas they can't put you in
Jail for that! Why its absurd-they just
can't do itl' 81 know that, squire" re-
piled Silas. ~ know they can't do it: but
blast 'em you see they have done it," And
that seems to be about the position OF the
agitators of the debt settlement just now.