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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-01-29
r, Q. VINCENT,
Engineer and Surveyor.

OFFICE No. IA w. MAIN ST., STAUNToN, VA.
Offers his professional services to the public in
Engineering and Surveying work of every de-
scription. including Typographical Surveys and
Of Mineral Lands, Surveying and Division Of
Farms and Lots. the investigation of titles to
land by plats 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 &C, ofiron,
wood, or wood and iron combined, Plans. Specia-
cations and Estimates. together with proposals,
will be made and submitted when desired.
Parties out Of the city can address
E. G. VINCENT,
oct IL Lock Box No. 4. Staunton. Va.
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THE GREAT NATIONAL ROUTE.

THE GREAT NATIONAL ROUTE.
THE BALTIMORE s. OHIO r. r.
OFFERS
BETTER ACCOMMODATIONS, QUICKER TIME
Less Change of Cars
Colonists and others going to any point in Michi-
gan, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado, Missouri, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Arkansas. Texas, and all points
Asr WEST, NORTHWEST & SOUTHWEST. -tA
than any other route.
PASSENGERS CARRIED ON FAST EXPRESS TRAINS.
Only One Change of Cars to Chicago.
Only two changes to Quincy. Burlington, Rock
Island, Hannibal, Omaha, St. Paul, Leavenworth,
Atchison. st. Joseph, Kansas City, st. Louis and
points in TEXAS.
Parties seeking homes in the west or southwest.
can at all times secure the Lowest Rates,
whom you know will not deceive you, they are
prepared to give all desired Information.
Take advantage of the facilities offered by the
BALTIMORE & OHIO .s. ROAD
The most direct route to the
Vest, Northeast and Southeast.
a. Tickets good ON all Trains. Baggage check
ed through to destination.
REMEMBER THE FACT That you can always OBJ
tain the LOWEST RATES on passengers and
Household Goods from the undersigned. Call up
on him or write him. and secure reliable informa-
ton as to time, connection, etc., etc.
CHARLES f. DUDROW.
Emigration Agt., Staunton, Va.
w. NJ. CLEMENTS, L. NJ. COLE,
Master Transportation Gen. Tick. Agt.
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DIR. j. NJ. TREvY. DIR. j. T.
MEDICAL CO-PARTNERSHIP.

The undersigned have entered into aco.part.
nership for the purpose of practicing medicine, lat
MOUNT SOLON
and in the surrounding country. DR.. CLARK may
be found at his Office in Mt Scion, and Dr.. TREVY
at his residence one mile south east of Mt. Solon
They will give particular attention 10 the diseases
of women ahd children, and to the general prac-
tice OF the profession
ag-Charges will be conformed to the stringency
OF the times, and settlements required every six
months to justify the reduced rates.
]. M. TRETY, M. D.
aug 28-1y J.T. CLARK, NJ. D.
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AMBLEK SMITH,

AMBLEk SMITH,
ATTORNEY LAW,
oFFIcE-Corner OF 9Th and D. Streets
WASHLNGTON, D. G.
~ Special attention given to claims of every
description against the Government.
Refers to Hon. q. W. McCrary, Secretary OF
War; ]. B. Hawley, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury; Gen. ]. A. Williamson, Commissioner
of Land Office Hon. d. W. Mahon, LIST. Auditor.
Treasury, and Hon j. NJ McGrew, 9Th Auditor.
dec 27-tf.
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A Connects with va. Midland Mail leaving II As
a m for Lynchburg and Al. Il o. B. h. sta
lions; also for Danvll1e and the South. %.
B. Connects closely with Virginia Midland Trains
for Washington, Baltimore, New York, &C.
c.. Connects with Richmond Danviile Train
leaving l0:35 p. M, and Richmond Peters,
burg train leaving lO;4U p. m, for the South
D. Connects with r. & d. Train leaving at li;4e d
IN , and r. & 2. Train leavi ing at ll:65 m. 70 !.
the South. Connects with the Old Dominion
Steamers leaving at High Tide, on Sunday,
Tuesday, and Friday, for New York.-Connects
with Va. Steamb boat leaving at is a m, on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday for Norfolk.
Connects with r. & p. 4. r. leaN ing at 500 p
m for Norfolk
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-01-29

LEX. #. ROBERTSON,
a ATTORNEY AT LAW,
STAUNTON, VA.
Will practice in the Courts OF Augusta and adjoin-
ing counties.
and prompt returns made.
~ OrFIoE-No. I, Burns Building, Augusta
Street. Sept. IL. I6-u.
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Livery.
NEW LIVERY 3.
80
Livery.

AMERICAN HOTEL LIVERY.
9. r. THORNBURG, Proprietor.
The firm Of Thornburg & Shafer having been
dissolved s. T. THORNBURG has
REMOVED HIS ENTIRE STOCK OF LIVERY,
to the American Hotel Stables, where he is prepar-
ed to furnish the best of Livery accommodations.
His former customers are invited to call on him
at his new place of business.
Respectfully,
may 29-tf ST. THORNBURG.
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VIM SKEEN CHAS. w. ECHARp
CKEEN s. ECHARD,
y ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CovINGToN, ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VA.
Practice in the courts of Allegheny, Bath and Au-
gusta Virginia, and in Greenbrier and Pochahon-
tas counties, West Va, in the Court OF Appeals
at Stanton, Va, and in the Court OF Appeals OF
west Va, at Charleston; in the United States
Courts at Harrisonburg. Va. and at Charleston,
West Va.
lection of claims by the Junior partner. [oct2
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Railroads.
January LIST, 1850.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
To the friends and patrons of the
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY

The Great Central Short Line betpeen the
East and West.
This route is equipped with all modern appli-
ances for speed, safety, and comfort; and passen-
gers, fir t-ciass or emigrant. taking its trains
gain all these, and save materially, both In dis
lance and money.
Passenger trains run as fellows:
EASTWARD.
Mail Train daily except Sunday. Express daily
Mail Express. Acco.
Pm. A NJ. A.. NJ
Le Staupton 80 245 IS
Al. Charlottesville. .........3 45 30 A 50
NJ.
Gordonsyilie B50O B345 IL 90
Pm.
Louisa .,.. b45 AL l 90
Junction ....... 7l6 549 S33
Richmond. ....-...e s45 DTeo $40
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-01-29

'Our fire on the turf, land our tent meath tree
Carousing by moonlight, how merry are we!
Let the lord boast his castle, the baron his hall,
But the house of the gypsy is widest Of all.
we will,
Till echo rings back from wood, welkin, and hill;
No Joys seem to us like the joys that are lent
To the wanderers life and the gypsy's tent.
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For the VIRGINIAN.
MEMORIALS OF NATURE AND ART.

Rambling "reminiscences Of Foreign Lands,
i, ~ etc. etc.
BY
s j. LEWIS PEYTON,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-01-29

LuTu w liIlam hussciIs HIS mtsCcliaHcUuS
ESSAYS and s'Mcmories of the Affairs of Eu-
ropc,'' "a Concise History Of the British
Constitution 'sThe Nun OF Arvouca, a
tale" and tragic drama styled Don
Carlos.' His most recent work composed
during his retirement, is entitled, Essays on
the Rise and Progress Of the Christian Res
ligion in the West Of Europe. from the reign
of Tiberins to the end of the Council Of
and usefullY the evening Of his days was
passed, how far he was removed from those
discontented, qderulous, il-condtioned,
equity old men, who ludicrously contend
against the grave-a burden to themselves
and a nuisance to all around. He did not
indulge In the vain regrets of those who
regard the day OF death as the ''evil day."
Death, he knew, could not be STAYED off, how
ever our energies may be economical, that
in the end we are all brought to bay; there
is no more thread on the reel for the fates
together have spun the whole web OF our
existence and there is an end. The ancien is
lamented old age aud the grave, because
not believing in the Immortality OF the soul,
there was no hope beyond it--nothlng but
everlasting night. When the flower Of
youth is passed, says one of the pagans, it is
better to die at once, and he prayed that he
might be struck dead at sixty. These un.
natural pagan sentiments exaggerate the
value OF bodily strength and ANNA: spirits
the Joy of the wine cup and the delights Of
love. They evince an imperfect idea Of the
pleasures Of matured Intellect, OF calm sa
gacity aud OF that tranquil wisdom which
looks before and after. without terror and
without excessive regrets. Christianity cor
reefs by It's sublime teachings alike the pa
CAMS morbid loye.of youth and his dread o.
7 old age. And Earl Russell lived and died
an humble, sincere and pious Christian.
Before leaving Richmond where we hai
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25

corruption have boon traced t. every
+ department of the Government and i'm
ovcry.casc have tho perpetrators been
/ privileged TO escape. We need not 90
ont of Preston county Come down
nearer homo WITHIN galc of the young
but old hickory pole. whore the star,
and stripes loot dcdmtly i'm tho air of
"a thousand hills Whyrc tho dag
may ask m laundering iorrs of the lovers
of their country, "cau lppt i'm am almns-
lh're that corrupt government officials
never have polluted. and when the answer
might be hurled back 10 change her i'm
her course the charge has been preferred,
'A on can not In recent examination
before VIM Mckee, acting in the capaci
~ ot Justice, the charge was preferred
that registered letters had teen sent irom
Bruccton Nv the postmaster Tho said
L. Nj. traced the letter 10y certain person
INTO the Brandonvillc post nlco and the
person connected With the office were up-
able, or did not, trace the said letters be
yond that office Il said connected, for 1t
would be lard To say who were pnslmas-
tors there, as they are numerous indi-
viduals who act in that capncity) L. the
one charge the only one preferred 10y the
pcopleY No. A registered letter from
Brandouvillc arrived at its destination
without the money that was sent, and yet
the money was seen hy the postmaster, or
assistant, so the sender says, aud other
irregularities are thought To bc humorous
Il these charges are true, should any re
spcctahlc parent allow their children to
frequent there until they aro proven be
yond TO the satisfaction of the people. la
the light of this fact the Government per
mits them to hold the pDst-olllcc because
suppose they are Republicans, while the
people are indignant and want n change
In Pleasant district, some years ago, "A GER
tnin =. Nj. was indicted tor three cen,
business and he went clear lIo was "A
Republican,. Yet, iu the face OF all this,
the check Of the Republican party is in
united
The Democratic party has asked for a
change in the Government affairs, and
will tell the KuugwoJd Radicals that this
II the wrong place for them To howl 9th
crwisc. The post office business has
brought Indignation with 1t and nothing
can turn the tide until justice is dealt out
said In the beginning, this task was
compulsory one and now, IN winding up,
you would ask me IL held the Rcpubl-
can party responsible for the wrong Of
their members, my answcr would be, il
RAIDS are willing 10 carry their load and not
gruut, that the Democratic pnrly Will do
the same. All she asks is that decent
citizens report her mcciings and not
backguards. eyer AND ANON"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25

Republicans. Jacob B.ue is dead
aud gone, but every one that knew
Jake will say that he was a man to
tell the truth.
NAV have been mistaken in
reference TO THE being Geo. c. S,ur-
giss, but these three witnesses who
were more interested by sympathy
with their race IN the transaction
than | was, confirm my recollec-
ton,
l have no malice. but the lindest
feelings for Mr. SJurgiss; neither
10 ! febiicate lies about him or any
one else. but believe that truth is
mighty aud ought to prevail"
GEo w. SEMANs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25
Gen. w. $. Hancock.

Gen Hancock is man Of correct.
high and noble instincts Nobody
Disputes that nobody doubts that.
No ons imputes TO him a mean act
during uis whole lls no stain of
peoupary corruption rests upon him,
nor any accusation oil conduct OF
doubtful integrity
Such man in the White House
will naturally surround himself with
men Of like instincts and OF mmlar
character Cen Hancock would
never knowingly appoint a disbon
est man to office and if by mistake
be should appoint such man, be
would be prompt and dscijed in
rectfying the mistake by an uncer-
emoDious removal az soon as it was
discovered.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25
More StuItiTying Statistics for Mr.
Sturgiss.

Since We have discovered the
fonduess Of the Republican candi-
date, Mr.. Sturgiss, for statistics, we
are anxious to CRAFTY him
There is nothing the Democratic
erty OF Yves Virginia can 30 well
afford to beJudged by than the rec
ords wbicn disclose exactly how 1t
bas managed the affairs OF the State
IN the pact ten years Of its admins
tration
Mr.. Sturgiss started out to claim
an election at the hands Of the peo.
pie py comparative exhibit OF the
Republican and Democratic admin
ITERATION IN this State. Ii was the
most unfortunate cue candidate
ever took
The .acts (0 upon which he based
his claims were purely creatures
his own partisan Imagination. When
brought to face tie figures as shown
by the puoIic records, he is com
plete!y stuluGed.
As another instance Of this, let us
compare the Snerna collections Of
the revenues Of the State under the
ten years Of Republican aiministra-
ton, and those OF the Democratic
administration since 1871.
Here is table which shows the
delinquenc les Of Republican Sherfs
dnrIng those ten years:
RAdical Sheriff were elnrl-
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trict voter.

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25
GIRFIELD'S I-ISION.

I'd a vision in my sleep,
Arthur mine, Arthnr mine;
rm so sad fain would weep,
Arthur mine, arthur mine
Twas a vision of defeat
Overwhelming and completei
II l only could retreat,
Arthur mine. Arthur Ihinc,
Life would really be more sweet,
Arthur mine.
I've done wrong / must confess,
Arthur mine, Arthur mine;
Am bypocrite guess,
Arthur mlne. Arthur mine.
] can preach and can pray;
i love to take back paw,
And bribes too. any day,
Arthur mine, Arthur mine
Don't pu: money !u my way,
Arthur mine.
We'll l hope 10 he forgiven,
Arthur mine, Arthur mine,
If not here twill be i'm heaven.
Arthur mine, Arthur miuo.
But it's hard that | must see
Such a pIize escape from me
IT'S the hand of destiny,
Arthur IN ne, Arthur mine,
And my fate Tll share with thee,
Arthur mine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25
nndlcaIs vcrsus RndicnI.

"You have made the custom house a
CENTER OF PARTISAN POLITICAL
MANAGEMENT b. Hayes TO Col.
lsctor Arthur, January 81, 1879.
"With deep sense of ~ OBLIGA-
TIONS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION
regard it rs my plain duty to SUSPEND
YOU, IN ORDER THAT THE OFFICE
MAY BE HONESTLY ADMINISTER
ED.-R. b. Hayes TO Collector Arthur,
January, 81, 1879.
GROSS ABUSES of administration
have continued and inccased during your
incumbencY. John Sherman to Collector
Arthur, January, 81 1879.
''Persons have been regularly paid by
you who RENDERED LITTLE OR NO
SERVICE; the expenses Of your Off e
HAVE INCREASED, while irs receipts
have diminished. BRlBES OR GRA-
TUITlES IN TIE SHAPE OF BRIBES,
have been received by your subordinates
in several branches Of the custom-bouse.
and you have IN NO CASE supported
the efforts 20 correct these abuses. "-J ahn
Sherman to Collector Arthur. January
13 1879.
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25

The Chicago Times which Is not
Democratic enough to lay the fol-
lowing psrt raph open to the charge
of partisanship, says: The R-pubh
cans are begis~oG to realize ;ha.
Illinois is debatable State, and
that they will bAve to fight tor it,
There's going TO be a lively cam
paign in Illinois this year, The
warmer the better"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25

In letter to the New York Herald Hon.
A. II II. Stuart, Of Virginia, answers ef-
fectively the Republic sopbistry about
the solidity of the South. There are ex
cellent reasons, Mr.. Stuart shows, for the
s0lidity which vexes Republicans go much
and those reasons are 10 be found i'm the
nauowness, bigotry and Inconsistency Of
the Republican policy. In the first place
that policy has, with few exceptions.
aimed TO exclude Southern men Of capacity
and character from participation in public
aifairs Mr. Hayes undertook ~ inaUgu
rate "a reform 10 this respect but his new
departure was greeted with such a yell Of
disapprobation from Republican politi-
clans that he was speedily forced 20 aban-
don It,, and aflerward disgusled the people
Of the entire South by appointing tD office
ga mass Of dIsgraced and disrcputable
political bummers" In the same manner
Mr.. Stuart argues, Gen. Garfield, after
pursuing a moderate and coDcliatory
course toward the South, all at once vcer
cd round iu obedience 90 party bchesis,
and as The Republican candidate for Prcu-
dent indorscs the stalwart policy. What,
therefore, has the South TO expect from
the Republican party2 The treatment 60
has received 10 the past certainly does mo-,
afford much ground for announcement.
and the memory Of carpet bag rule is still
vivid To- every Southern State. Il would
be strange, indeed, II the South were not
solid against the Radical misrule of which
/ it has had 80 bitter an experience. II Baltic.
Gazette.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25

CIT Is NOT TOO EARLY TO OR
CAME THESE CLUBS NOW.
THEY MIGHT BE MADE TO TAKE
THE PLACE OF THE LITERARY
SOCIETIES" THAT ARE USUALLY
HELD THROUGH THE WINTER
SCHOOLS. IT MIGHT BE WELL
NOT TO HAVE THEM EXCLUSIVE
LY sPOLITICAL AT FIRST. LET
POLITICAL MATTERS COME IN
GRADUALLY as TIE CANVASS
WARNS UP."-Wm. NJ O. Dawson, in
writing of the organization Of Republi-
Can cIuhu
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25

WE have been asked frequently as
to the Whereabouts of "C1nleder Ie
Gabe, the candidate !or Assessor on
the East side. Now, it came to pass,
on the 6th day Of the 8 h month 9.
the year, hat Confederate Gabe Pc
ceIved nomination for official ro-
sltion, winch was he cause Of there
having teen brought forth to the
minds Of the people, the true in
wardLess OF said Gabe therefore
the sail Gabe, as we have been in
iormei, fed to cage in the Hill
country surrounding the homes oljhe
UnIomtes and hath not been heard
from 20 the lav
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25

There is not a hole in HE'LL
hot enough for a DEMOCRAT.
--RGdicGL candidate for AttOr-
ey-GeneraJ, at MOrgantOwn,
Aug. 7th.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25
BRINDoNrIIE LErrrR.
The Personal nNd Political Hatred
oE the "EtcruUi CITY, shown ~.

is reluctantly done have ALWAYS cn
tcrtaiucd the idea. tho least said about
ncighbors was the host Hu. n any
thing ever WAS disgusting. i'm my view of
! the matter. was TO have a blackruard
| report tho meeting OF individuals. or
| parties and not those who knew bcttcr
| to resent the disgraccml charges. when
| say blackguard mean the reporter
for the Journal who sails over tho nom
! de plume of N " Mover since tho
| rebellion, when tho honest citizens of
| Brandonvllc and vicinity were denied
the right of free speech, when the octo
gcnorlans wcro driven at the point of
the boyonct by lowest demons ON earth
10 take the oath OF allegiance because
they chose to loo Democrats. when
decent men and ladies wcro scofcd at
and not allowed associates When the
rogteg and bobtail OF Gods creation in
suited the virtue and honor of rcspcc-
table citizens and drove them from their
homes to seek shelter and protection
from a bowling mob advised 10y the
Same unprincipled men that lead the
van to day Have tho intelligence.
virtue and honesty of our citizons been
in>ultcd 10y a designing blackguard such
as the reporter of the Journal The
Democrats have acted with prudence
during tins campaign, No report of
any OF the Garfield meetings has been
sent to the ARGUS for publication until
the first Democratic meeting was bun
lesqucd and called forth a report of
meeting IN which certain physician
of randonville branded the Democratic
rarty as party of ignorance | find
the word ignorance with all the word
implies IN the journal. In a speech
made at Bruceton, the same character
searcher' prefers tho samc charges
against MIR Hyde, as found in the
journal and would not bo led to be
,'o' ''''' ,''e "I''''o e'han"'e" from the
'','H' genus o' '"' Dulo o' brandon
'''''' mem say inc democrats were
az ,. ''' - ~ wv 49,, '',' ,'''' '"''''''
,.i..o,,l 49,. I. l.c.; - ,;,t
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81 =, '' ,.1': ','t' ''',', 'o,'' n 30 ',
two drunken ron.h. Of IInody-.hirl
distinction made The st,oots Of r ro-
verbc. otc and tbo decent and rosncc,o.
ble ladies fee to their rooms to be pro
tected from the howling. swearing and
Safeguarding of these fac simile Re.
publicans. Yet it is only too true, and
.hese twogcnucmcn constituted two of
the fifteen members in the new organi- !
1ation side by side to make it sublime
with the minister of the village, and !
never did the Democrats prefer this as
charge but no sooner did tho Demo
Gratis meet than the slandering tongues
began to waddIc and not content with |
that only they had to call on the ever |
virtuous columns Of the Journal, laden
with mass Of iobricatlons which arc |
denounced by Republicans and all pres |
ent upon that occ'sion There were
two out OF about three hundred who |
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25

West Virginia 10 the last ten
years, under Democratic rule, has
increased 60 pen cent in popuIa-
tion By the recent census 100000
souls are found to be within her
boundD in ten years more che bids
fair, under wise legislation, TO mum
Der a million aud a half Her min
srsl and other riches, when devel-
oped, will astonish the world
Free Press.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25

THE Radicals at Cranberry prob-
ably intending TO paint their flag
pole blue, accidentally painted it
green. However, the result was Of
the most satisfactory character, as
about twenty Greenbackero we're
fooled into assisting the Radicals TO
raise IL.