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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26

tween The PIeades and thatcher red
star. Aldebaran, ard is we'll placed
for making observations Of it's or
bital motion.
The conspicuous stars near it
make excellent bea, ings, from which
even the dullest eye can mark its
motion from right to night. This
will be an especially interesting
study during the moonless nights
Of Fe Fet'uary. Uranus reaches his
brightest period in February, bat
none but owners of good telescopes
will know anythib g about it. Neith-
er Venus or Mars reaches it's bright
est aspects this year. Mercury will
be brightest from the 7th to the
10Th nf March. aud again July 3rd
and November 1st.
Not only do we have our winter
sky ilIumined by Jupiter, Saturn
and Mars, but if the writer mistakes
not, twelve of the fifteen first-mag.
nitude stals visible in this region
at any time are now in sight. tSpica'
in the constellation of 'the Virgin
'Arcturus, in that of 'Boetes,' and
'Autares,' in the Scorpion being
the absentees. OF the leading stars
the most brilliant of all the host. is
pow visible--Sirus,' the resplen-
dent dog STAR the terror of super
stitious and the wonder and admi-
ration of the learned.
An inter es,ing event will present
itself for our admiration on the last
day OF February, ve'y early in the
evening. Jupiter and Mercury will
be ID conjunction, very close, within
80 or 40 minutes of each other"
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26

Mail Southwark, connects at Gordonsville with
Ches. Ohio X, r. East and West. At Lynchburg
connects with Atlatic, Miss. 4 Ohio R. X through
Southwest Virginia, to Nashville, New Orleans,
Mem phis, Little Rock and Texas-and at Danviile
with richmond Danvile K. R., to South and
Southwest.
Express Southwark connects at Gordsnsvllle to
all points on Ches Ohio and, at Danville. to all
the South and Southwest, ,incl,lding Florida-s-S
andria daily, except Sun @ay, 90 a. m. and IL 90
noon, and returning arrive at IL 10 m. and Q 80
p m.
For MANASSAS LINE leave Wash1r gton 7 10
a m. and Alexandra Z IS a. m daily, except Sum
day, arrive at Strasburg at 10 Esp connecting
with the Valley Road East and Weet. Leave Stras-
burg 80 p m arriving at Alexandria at s. 40 pm.
:. MIXED TRAINS MANASSAS DIVISION
leaves Alexandra Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day, ut 9 90 .. m and returns Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, at 10 p. 10. 14I
For Middleburg, daily connection at Plains
station. s->ss.5s =
L For Upperville, regular connection at Delaplane
Fer WARRENTON, leave Warrington at 10 a
m. and Is m. daily, 49, -
kil trains make good connections. at W ashine.
ton. toand from North and West.1 -
+ New ORLEANS sleeper leaves Washington at 10 q
m, unning through without. change.
On Express train leaving Washington st Is p
extra charge only u, through to DsnviIle connect
ing to all South. e.-.s.kF
Excursion tickets to Jackronvi Florida goot
to return until May 5th, 1880, ON sale at Washing
ton, alexandria, Charlottesville le and Iynchburg.
Through tickets very low to The South sAd South
Nov.s J. NJ. BRoADUs, G. T. d.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26
Men Dressmakers in New York.

A New York paper says: Men
dressmakcrs arc far from uncommon
now not only as designers and 6i-
rectors, like Worth and Pingant,
but actual cutters ard sewers. There
are in New York at least half
dozen drcssmaking establishments
owned and conducted 10y men, ard
they are among the most fashion
able and thereof the most expensive
in the country. While they, like
Worth, employ women to do fitting,
draping and much of the detail,
they have considerable force OF
men to make up the gowns they
are constantly sending all over the
land, as we'll as to Canada, Mexico,
the Antilles and South America.
Gowns have grown TO be SO clabor>
ate, SO complicated, that women
often have not the strength to make
them, and turn them over prctorce
to men to be finished. Many OF
the feminine modistes here have
men in their service; they cannot
get on without them. The trouser-
wearing sex have very inadequate
notion of the amount of labor and
time involved in the manufacture of
an extremely fashionable gown.
When they arc called npoH to set
tie bills, varying from $50 to 5000,
for the construction Of y single gar-
ment, they are apt to think tho
price cxtortionate. Apart from the
hard work required. they have 10
pay for style, which they rarely
comprehend, bnt which is precioua
in every woman's eye, and also for
Lesign-somcthing that deserves to
fall within the territory of art
Mere dressmaking appertains to
rural districts and by-gone gen
Grafton. In large cities and in the
present, costumes are created /; q
deal of fine taste and genuine talent
is expended on gowns of the
highest pattern. Mems raiment is,
in these dayr, commonplace and
unpictorial enough ; but it is fortun-
ate for their peace that it is so.-
They can scarcely imagine Low
much anxiety, heart-burning and
real pain they are saved by not
wearing petticoats.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26
The Winter Sky.
A FORECAST OF SOME OF THE STELLAR
EVENTS OF 1880.

So far as scientific foresight has
determined, the year 1880 will
bring no great flaming comet, nor
other remarkably unusual phe-
nomena visible to human ken, but
there will be much of interest in
the situations presented by those
changes brought about by the regu-
lar maj ch of the bodies constitut-
ing our own system. We will have
several eclipses, and indeed one Of
great interest has already been OBJ
served since the opening of the
year. The programme is thus set
forth by the Detroit Nesos:
The occultation of stars by the
moon is, of course, of nightly oc.
currence, but there will be one OF
the planet Mars on the 18th Of
March, it is said, though some OF
the calculations say the moon will
be very near in range with Mars al
that time. At any rate, it will be
an interesting sight, especially te
those provided with telescopes
either large or small.
just now, in the early evepfn =
three OF the planets are visible
Jupiter, which sets between 8 and
o'clock, is now in the constellation
of 'Aquarius,' and is by no meani
at his brightest. Saturn is in th'
constellation of Pisces, and though
not at its brightest. it is we'll places
for telescopic observation, beip,
now s.ilted,s SO that the ring ahou
it present the interesting open vie,
so much priced by astronomers
Mars is the bright red star SO con
spiouous in the early evening be
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26

>" c. VIRG. MIDLAND & G. s r.
tvsR. JOHN :. BARBOUR, Receiver
On and after SUNDAY Nov. 9, 1873, Passenger
trains will follows:
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26

1t is an ancient Eastern super.
stiLion that every word we speak,
like a stone cast into the bosom of
lake floats out in overwhelming rip
pies of sound upon the vast sea of
space spreading. broadening, re-
sounding unto the fartherest shores
of time and that when we come to
cross the river, and stand upon that
shore, back to US will come rolling
and laundering up the sands each
word our lips have uttered in the
earth-life; and there we must stand
in the presence Of multiiudes who
have gone before, and watch those
ships come.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26
! WINSTON, N. c., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2o, 1880.
contrary to the wishes of great
part of the Republican party, be-

contrary to the wishes of great
part of the Republican party, be-
cause they believe the mere nomi-.
nation will be enough for him, and
that he will stake the office" MS
they say2 That is plainly and
definitely what they are saying
We advise him to make haste to
repudiate these people and their.
alarming threats. He caunot re-
main silent while, his chosen and
intimate friends, protesting to speak
from formation, set up this mon
strous and revolutionary pretension.
This is not Peru or Mexico or We
pezela. Fl lthe American people
once get it into their heads that the
ex-President is to be rcnominated
because he agrees with these follow.
ers Of his indespising and defying
constitutional methods and limita-
tions, that will arouse a storm of
indignation and alarm which will
very properly sweep both him and
his party into disgrace.
Meantime We beg onr contcm-
porary to calm its pcrturbed spirits
for a few minutes and read over a
section or two of the constitution.
That instrument prescribes accurate
ly the way in which the people
sl.all elect their President, and,
what concerns our contemporary 5
vagaries more nearly, in which the
incoming man shall "take the Of
tice." Curiously enough, the con
stitution now says that candidate
shall grab the place if he thinks lie
was elected. II it had, Mr.. Tilden
would have Gone that, for undoubt-
edly he and very much the greater
part Of the country believed him
elected i'll 1876. No by an over
sight, which, apparently too many
of the ex-Prcsidcnt's friends are
regretting, the grab game was ell
tirely left out of the constitution.
There is not word there about a
candidate Scaling 20 his side halt a
million OF soldiers"
Under the constitution the can
didates have nothing, absolutely
nothing, to co in the premises. The
electors meet in their several States
vote and forward the certified re-
cord of their votes to the scat OF
government. There, at an APP
pointed time, the President of the
Senate opens the packages in the
presence of the two houses, the
votes are thereupon publicly count
ed, and "the person having the
greatest number of votes for Presi-
dent, if such number be a majority
of the whole number of electors
appointed" That is all, except
that it belongs unGer the law to tho
President then being to induct the
incoming man into Office and see to
it that he takes the oath, which oatl
contains not word about "calliny
10 his side half million of men" il
he should happen to think himself
elected, or any revolutionary non
sense of that kind.
We are going to have an election
not revolution, this fall. This i:
rot Mexico. But ii soon would b.
il the people were OF the same mind
with these followers of the ex-Presi
, dent, who threaten to grab the
Presidency with halt million
soldiers.-New York XeraLl.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26

a a q MONTH guaranteed. $12 a Gay ct
NIlIlI} home made by the industrious. Capt. a.
tAnIl not required we will start you. Men.
u women, boys and girls make mon ey
T faster a. work for than at anyth ia e
else. The work is light and pleas ant
and such anyone go right at Those who
are wise who this notice will send their aa-
dresses at once and see for themselves. Costly
OUTFIT and terms free. Now is the time Those
already at work are laying up large sums of money
Address TRUE CO., Augusta, Maine.
aug. 2S-1y.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26

Short skirts are now worn fes,
dancing dresses, and the gentlemen
are no longer obliged, to wait for
the the ladies to sidelrack their
trains before they can pass.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26

An English paper asks elbow
long shall girls be courted 2" We
court them ofany length, ifithey're
pretty, but, prefer one whose head
comes to our shoulder.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26

Temptation adds fresh lustre 20
the virtuous, and gives their fortl-
tnde> wholesome exercise.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26

Thomas Jefferson said "Let the
farmer forevermorc be honored in
his calling, for they who labor i'll
the earth are the chosen people OF
God" ffs
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26

Sin involves sorrow, as the seed
the fruit; no atonemept, no re-
morse, can preclude this law
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26
.T'77 Jas. a. GRAY,
,FIREINSURANCE,
s.a i 49, ,1 WINSTON, N. C.

zyp.r-r,ft. senIed.
An Glasses. Of Bull 1imgs and Stocks
Insured
Low RATES GIVEN ON DWELLINGS FOR
TERMS OF 3 AND 5 YEARS.
Rw. CARRYING AN OPEN POLICY
~ Iip the best FIRE COMPANY, in the
United States. certificates of Insurance
issued at small cost fer one day or more
Fppsinyestnepts in produce, Tobacco, 60.
/. The n. G. State Life Insurance
- m COmpany Kepresellted.
q Every man should have Life Policy
and this Company is deserving of the pa.
troRage.of our people. Pays all losses
promptly and Is. liberal in its rates anG
privileges.
Winston, N. c., Oct. AZ 1878.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-02-26
DR.. Preston Roam,

= OFFERS HIS ..
.3 professional SERVICES
To the eitizcns of Winston and surround
ing country.
NJ Office at his resid ence. Any mes
sayeIeft at either Drug Store will rec Give
prompt attention. -.r
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-17
The Plant Club.

THE time for argument is past. Go and
vote
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-17

Give us Il call and examine our stock
The goods are all new at GUNDAK ER'S.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-17
AlnuSelnentS.

BEGdiO BW.-ThiS evening Buffalo
Bill. the famous hunter, will present at the
opera house his play OF Life on the Plains" "
He will be supported by a strong dramatic
company, including several Indians. The
election returns will be read from the stage
between the acts. The st. Louis Gtobc-Dem
0crM says of Buffalo Bill: buffalo Bill and
his Pawnee chiefs had a 81, 900 house last night
at the Grand opera house. The gallery and
family circle were literally packed, and never
were actors more enthusiastically applauded.
The wild horse dance was true to lite, and was
performed by real Indians, with regular
built tomahawks and spears. Cody's rifle
shooting is something marvellous and excels
the craftsmanship OF Frank Frayne, Carver
and Bogardus The play, the knight of tn c
Plains" was written by an Old plainsman,
Col In graham, a son of the celebraced preacher
novelist of Mississippi"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-17
THE FITZ JOHN PORTER BILL

THE F!TZ JOHN PORTER BILL.
Republicans Determined to Use it to Re-
vIve Sectional Debate
Washington dispatch to the New York Sun.
The bill for the relief of Fitz John POr-
ter was not taken up by the Senate, be-
cause the five per cent. military land bill
had priority on the calendar. The Fitz
John Porter bill is causing the Democrats
great deal of annoyance. 1t is thought
that majority of Democratic senators are
opposed to it's consideration now. and the
majority in the House will not touch the
bill at the present session. The Republi-
cans have fully determined to use the bill
to revive sectional debate. Senator Logan
gave notice some time ago of his purpose
to oppose the bill to the end, and his stall
wart cOnfreres propose to fight the civil
war over again in debate if the Democrats
can be led into 4 discussion on the subject.
There has been nothing in the congress
siOnal debates of the past to indicate that
the Southern senators and representatives
will hold their tongues when the war men,
cries are revived. Senator Randolph, who
has the bill in charge, is in an unpleasant
fix. He does not desire to lead movement
which will give the Republicans chance
to shake the bloody shirt in the faces of his
Southern friends, but he has committed
himself to the championship of the bill,
and cannot gracefully permit it to sink out
of sight for another session. The House
has already decided not to consider the
bill for the present. 1t was understood
that this decision was reached because ac-
tiOn by the Senate was first desired.
Messrs. Garfield. Frye and half 60 zen
other leading Republicans in the House had
an informal private consultation in the
room of the committee of ways and means
about the Porter bill. They decided to
oppose it's passage and to debate it to the
fullest extent, Garfield was a member
of the court martial which originally con-
victed Porter. He has more at stake in OPP
posing the relief act than his col
leagues. He has not written a speech
against Porter as has been alleged. He
says that he will not lead in the fight
against the bill, but while it is under con-
sideration will make speech against it's
passage. As the House has decided not to
take up the bill this session, it is difficult
to understand the desire of certain Demo-
cratic senators to push the bill through at
time when sectional discussion will be
almost certain to result to their political
disadvantage.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-17
Court of Common Pleas.


Jacob Reese VS.. Bernard Short, action
to recover the amount of a store bill
alleged to have been purchased from the
plaintiff. The defense was that the bill
was paid by the defendant with posts and
rails furnished the plaintiff. The jury
found for the plaintiff for $3.50.
In the case of Abraham E. Stauffer VS..
Samuel Bruckhart judgment was entered
against Samuel Bruckhart for 81, 11s.40.
Isabella Sharp VS.. Henry Gulfuss, issue
to right to certain personal property
seized upon by the sheriff as the property
of Christian Sharp and claimed by the
plaintiff, who is his wife. The plaintiff
alleged that the property was transferred
to her by an uncle Oil account of his love
and affection for her. He lives in Iowa
and the plaintiffs aIlege that they sent him
the transfer with interrogatories for the
purpose of obtaining his deposition. He
would not have his deposition taken unless
he received $40. He also refused to return
the transfer. The plaintiff offered to prove
the contents of the transfer by oral testi-
mony. This was not allowed by the court
and juror being withdrawn the case was
continued.
In the case of S. Clay Miller's use VS..
John G. Dunwoody, defendant, and Elam
Charles, Sarnishee, judgment was ell
tered against Elan Charles for sl04.72,
with stay of execution until March !, 1880.
u. 5. McTague. VS.. Peter Bittner. This
was All action to recover rent. The plain
tiff rented the defendant hotel property,
which is situated at Front and BriGgc
streets, Columbia. The agreement was
that he was to take it for three years, and
pay 500 per year. He paid something
over 81, 100, leaving Il balance due of
1922 40. which it was alleged he refused to
pay The defence admitted renting the
property which he left in October, 1879,
before his lease expired. The plaintiff
then leased thc.pIoperty to another man at
% per month The defendant claims that
he then agreed t" pay plaintiff 1886 per
month, and he (plaintiti) was willing to
throw of $l1.l0 per month.
After the defense was in the parties
compromised the case and a verdict was
taken in favor OF the plaintiff for S239.:j.
The time for argument is past. Go and
vote.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-17
COAL.
Suspension of Mining-The New Scale of
Prices

Suspension of Minlng-The New Scale Oh
Prices.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IA despatch
from New York to-day from President
Gowen states that an agreement has been
consummated for stoppage of work at
collicries for three days in each week in
stead of suspension on alternate weeks.
The idle days will be Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays until April list. 1t was re-
solved to make changes in New York and
Eastern prices, as will equalize figures OF
the Philadelphia and Reading coal and
iron company with those Of the Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre canal company and other
corporations that make New York their
leading market. These prices, which go
irte effect at once, are as follows:
For hard white ash coal on board YES
sells at Port Richmond Lump and steam-
boat, $3.75; broken egg, 1925; stove,
1866; chestnut, $3.50 /; pea, s2.2o. This
is a decline of Is cents per ton on lump
and steamboat. Sd cents on broken, egg
and stove. and % cents on pea. The
prices for hard white ash coal on board
vessels at Elizabethport are 81 for
lump. steamboat and stove, and $500 for
broken and egg These figures are de-
cline of 25 cents per ton on lump, steam
boat and stove, and 35 cents on broken and
eGT.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-17
AARKETS,
Ph1lAdolphia MafkOt.

PH1LADELPHIA, February lz-Flour dull and
extra ssan s sos .; ohio and sd.aa:
family IS 1907 8; Penn'a family - ~ %;
St Louis family q Oo075O; Minnesota Fam
lily IS 5O06 81; patent and high grades
Rye hour a s705 90.
C0rnmeal-Brandywin unchanged.
Wheat dull but steady; No. Western
Red 81 49,; Penn'a do 81 ~; Amber u 50
Corn steady steamer SC yellow SIC; mixed
56G56Hc.
Oats dull and heavy Southern and Penn'a
white 4604shc; Western do A5h004sc; do
mixed 4510l6c.
Rye firm Western SOC Fa. 90c.
Provisions inactive; mess pork S3; Deef
hams SIG 5O@l7 % India mess beef 81 50; Ba-
con-smoked shoulders s05@c ;salt dos Q4kc;
smoked hams 914@lOAc; picked hams S0gc:
Lard dull ands weak; city kettle TIC;
loose butchers &c prime steam 7ssc.
Butter f1rmer; creamery extra S200c;
Bradford county aud New York extra
5627c; Western reserve extra At 2A0&c;
do good to choice ls0xc: rolls-chotce want
ed Pepp'a extra ls6ssc; western reserve
extra lS@23c.
Eggs dull .Pean'a le@ls7Sc; Western 40
l5c.
Cheese drmer; y. Y: factory AX9lsS;
western full cream 141%0l47<c; DO tor good lSH
lA do half-skims l21<ll3c.
Petroleum steady; Refined nc.
Whisky mt 81 o.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-17
BURGLARY AND ROBBERY.
A, b. Baer's House Robbed.

Last night thieves broke into the resi-
dence of Mr.. A. B. Baer, Rohrerstown, and
stole therefrom new overcoat, a hand
some zephyr scarf, about 80 pounds OF
-four, number of pies, plates, cakes,
oranges, spoons and perhaps some other
articles.
The thieves entered the honse by forcing
up the lower sash of window which was
fastened at the top with one of the usual
sort Of window fasteners, and then broke
the bolts which fastened the inside shut
ters. This gave them admission to
the store room in which the family
provisions are kept. Adjoining the
store room is another room, from
which there is a stairway leading to
the cellar where Mr. Baers liquors are
kept. The burglars failed to break the
lock leading into this room. They were
probably disturbed and scared off before
finishing the job they had undertaken.
There were several other articles of cloth
ing in the room including half-worn
overcoat, hat, gloves, cap, which did not
seem to strike tue thieves fancy and
there was solid silver ladle, which they
evidently overlooked. a square box con-
tanning Mrs. Baer's thread, needles, &C.,
was broken open but none of the contents
stolen. The box was thown into the yard
1t is supposed the thieves were there about
clock, as Il ncighbor living not far Off
heard a noise that sounded like that made
by knocking at or breaking open Il door.
They robbery was not discovered until
after daybreak, and there is as yet no clue
tn the thieves.
This makes the fourth time burglars
have paid theirrequests to Mr.. Baer. Last
fall year they broke into his present
residence and stole a quantity of meat and
whisky, and twice previously they broke
into his farmhouse some distance from
ROhrcrStOwn.
Hotel IeObbe,i.
The hotel now kept by Samuel Stycr
(bettcr known as Immcls hotcD situated
on the Harrisburg pike, near the second
gate, was broken into and robbed of pair
of boots, about a gallon of gin, a box of
cigars and few other articles. The thief
effected an cnterance into the bar-rOOm by
forcing the back window of the bar-rOon.
A dcmijohn of whisky and some clothing
in the room were left undsturbcd. AS the
hotel is only short distance from Mr..
Baer's house, it is probable that both
were committed 10y the same
party.