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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-13

THE New STEAMER FOR THE JAMES
RIVER LINE.-We have obtained from The
company's office iii this city the foil owing
particulars about the new steamer now be-
ing built for the Virginia Steamboat Com
pany. MIR. L. b. Tatum, the Superinten-
dent, has just returned from Philadelphia.
where he accepted u few days ago the bid
Of Messrs. Hillman, Birely & Streaker for
the building of the new steamer, with the
following specifications of dimensions, &c:
Length over all, 245 feet; breadth over
all, so feet; breadth of beam, 3l3 feet;
depth of hold, 10a feet. The engine will
be the largest ever used IN steamer on
the river route. e., So inches diameter
of cylinder, Il feet STROKE, with two large
boilers in proportion. The main saloon
will be 125 feet long, and will contain
twelve state rooms with two berths each,
two bridal staterooms. double size, and
two handsome family sitting rooms or sa-
looms. The diuiEg-room will be 50 feet
long and wide in proportion, and Will pos
sess the great advantage Of being situated
on the main deck instead of down below,
as is the case with even the handsomest
Hudson river steamers. The main deck
will also contain purser's and mall otlces,
kitchen, pantry, stewards room, refrlge-
rator room, barber Stop, WASH room, &C.,
&c.
The new steamer is modelled after the
celebrated Hudson-river steamers Mary
Powell and Chauncey Vibbard-the two
| fastest steamboats, in the WOrld-and the
contractors guarantee twenty miles an
hour, and claim that her speed will only
| be surpassed by the steamers named above.
| Mr.. Tatum states that he has not decided
upon the name as yet, but thinks be will
have her called ''City OF Richmond;" and
as she is the first steamer ever built ex-
pressly for the James river, the company
will take pride in making her larger, fas-
ter. aud more elegant than any OF her pre-
decessors. She will be ready to take her
place on the line about the first of June
next lin time for the coming Old Pclnt
season), and, in company with the Ariel
will give our citizens the welcome facility
of daily line during the summer months
1t gives us pleasure to add that the Viz
ginia Stea nDoat Company is home in
stitutlon, a majority OF it's. stock being
owned by Virginians-our own citizens
and those On the river aud Norfolk; and
being backed by the great Clyde steam
ship firm, of Philadelphia and New York
and managed by Mr.. Fl. K. Ellyson, pres
| ident; Mr.. L. B. Tatum as ouperinten
dent. and Messrs E. O. Nothing, A. II
Drewry. Thomas Clyde, j. W. McCarrick,
&C.. in the directory, gives solid assurance
that our river interests will be fully de-
veloped. Richmond Dispatch.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-13

DR.. E. T, Baird, late of Richmond. has
heen preaching very acceptably to the
Churches of Uniont0wn and Demopolis,
Alabama. The church at Uniontown has
tandared him a unanimous call, and he
viii remove there Immediately to take
charge Of that church ao LEI nemopolis Will
have a portion OF tlis time also; ms sup
t terss Of f. South Aiabama. Christian Oossr-
GER
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-13

THE LARGEST FORECLOSURE EVER
MADE.-In March Of this year tract of
land ffty-one by thirty-eight miles in di-
mension, lying in Colorado and known as
the Maxwell land grant, is to be sold on a
mortgage foreclosure. This sale will be
the largest on a foreclosure ever made in
the void. Tue MORTGAGE calls for Sc, OO0,-
600. Mr. Thornton says the land is as fine
/. body of real estate as the sun ever shone
UPON, we'll numbered, most Of it we'll wa
tered and covered with a rich, heavy coat
of grass -Iopeka (Kan.) Journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-13

Our thanks are due Senator Bayard and
Hon. John T. Rarrls, for public docu-
ments.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-13

REQUESTS of AN ECcENfRtC Ctrhaf.
MAN.-An eccentric clergyman who re-
Gently died in Worcester, Mass, left be-
hind him most singuler will. After pro-
viding for the payment of his debts, he di-
rected that the balance of his estate should
be applied to defraying tile expenses OF
services in the Tabernacle Congregational
Church. His books he gave to one Of his
parishioners. with whom he made his home
some time before his death. All his ser
mons, manuscript and papers, letters, ETC.,
were to be thoroughly burned, unread. He
forbade any announcement of his death IN
any newspaper, and requested the papers
to take no notice of his DEATH.
He directed chat after death he be plac-
ed in box of unplaned boards, dressed in
his poorest clothing, stockings, drawers
and shirt, and no other garment, and I'M
mediately nailed up; that no one be allow
ed to look upon him at his funeral that
there be no flowers, no minister. and no
public notice of the funeral; and no other
religious service than the reading by Dea-
con Bowker, or some other member OF his
| church, of Psalm xiii and &c and the
singing of his favorite hymn, ''Lead, kind
| ly light and that no strangers be allowed
| to attend the funeral.
He then provides: THAT after the
above exercises. l be taken in an express
wagon, or any other cheap conveyance, &c
be Inferred in any lot or place or parcel o.
ground that any member of my churct
will. for the love OF God, give me. l an
not ashamed to ask this, for my Lord ane
Savior Jesus Christ had to be under sim
liar obligation and to be favored with
| like disposition after his death; that NJ
| of
used to mark the place of my burial. as m.
| Lord and God nee DIS no such reminder Q
the place where my dust reposes." III
then denies his wife, with whom he hat
trouble, and separated from some time be
fore his death. any participation In his tn
neral and gives detailed directions for tn
settlement OF mortgage.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-13

Said stubs and checks shall be signed by
the Auditor. in person or by stencil, and
numbered serially, beginning with No: 1,
for each county for city, and the number
of such for each county Tor city shall be
at least equal to the number of land-OWn-
ers and property holders therein. On or
before the 1st day of July the several
clerks of the county and corporation courts
of this Commonwealth shall execute and
forward to the Auditor of the State bond
in the penalty of $4,000. with security ap-
poratlon court OF which they are respec-
lively clerks, conditioned faithfully to per-
form the duties imposed upon such clerk
by the provisions Of this act and to &C
count for and pay over to the treasurers
of their respective counties on the first of
every month, beginning August |, 1881,
all moneys received under this act. Ac-
companying said temporary-lOan books the
Auditor shalIfurnish to said clerks prin-
ted advertisements-a least five for every
election precinct in their respective coun.
ties or cities-as fellows:
To ou Good Citizens of the County Tor City, of
-, State OF Virginia:
Ths 1 # y T Il GsSF o @ss IT
order to REDEEM EXISTING LIABILITIES OF
THE STATE desires to borrow from her citizens
sum sufficient to meet said casual deficit and re-
deem said liabilities and solicits from the citizens
of this county Cor city, subscriptions atemporary
loan Every citizen Of this county (or city, is invf-
ted to subscribe to said loan
Subscriptions to any amount not exceeding in any
Instance the amount Of taxes annually assessed
against the land and personal property of the sub
scriber for which he is not delinquent solicited
son subscribing to said loan will apply to the clerk
of the county Tor cOrporatiOn) court of this county
Tor city) and upon the payment In cash OF his sub
scription to said clerk will receive certificate of
Indebtedness dated upon the day Of such subscrip
fnr an amount twice as large as his subscription
Of said certificate IL him
or All taxes on real personal property assessed
stihim for which he Is n0tdelinquent If present
ed within six months from its date and not other
wise Not transferable.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-13

Upon receipt of said advertisements said
clerks shall Immediately post the same at
the court house door of their respective
conrts and in at least three public places
in each voting>precinct of their respective
counties Tor citiesl, A similar advertise
ment shall be inserted by the Auditor in
some paper published in each of the cities
having a corporation court, and in every
county in which paper Pc is published be-
For eight weeks, and inviting subscriptions
to said loan.
And any person or corporation SO deslr-
inc NAV apply directly to the Treasurer of
the State 20 subscribe to said loan. aud
upon the payment in case Of his or their
6spn shall sc cf' ss 6sanb ss audi Id
t tor 6royded the @ shall not e ee
coed the amount Of taxes on real and per-
sonal property assessed aga Ths him on and
s after resru oh book 1e shall eep Sga for the
same and state in said receipt the number
Of Certificates therein. Upon application
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-13

HANDSOME CRETONNES,
Ill Just received, at
jali50 w. Ii. WELLERS
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BUGGY LAP ROBES.
ID Very pretty at
jan30 WELLER'S.
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DATTERNs always on hand. All sizes and sty ,as
j. Catalogues Free, at WELLER.S eS
jan30 ~
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Name Of lender.]
[Date of issue.]
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6Ia Al r PREMIUM WATCH AND CHAIY-a
1stem- winder, Free withevery order. Out
svcr :" Gaylord & Co.. ChicaRQeL IN
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-13

SAD DEATHs.-OD tie 10th of last De-
icember, Mrs. Miranda Wilson was mar
ried at the residence of her father, Russell
Carper, in MONTGOMERY county, Va, to
Montgomery Wilson. A large number of
the guests were taken 81 * after the we'd
ding The bride died on January 3Oth.-
On the next day Charles w. Grim, one of
the guests died His sis er, Miss Mandola
Grim, another guest, died about the same
time, and J. II. Carper, Beverly Carper,
and Miss Viola Carper and Miss Simpkins,
also guests, are now seriously ill. The
symptoms OF all were those of typhoid fe-
yer,
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Of atty subscriber and payment ID cash Of
his subscription the clerk of the court to
whom such payment is made shall fill up
the first blank certificate upon his book
with the date of payment, the name and
residence Of the subscriber, and an amount
double the subscription.
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[Amount of cash
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Picking and Packing Apples.

WINTER apples designed for long
keeping should not be harvested until
they have developed color and flavor
natural to the ripe fruit. Manr sorts
NAV hang on the tree with benefit until
there is danger of injury from frosts.
Varieties that ripen irregularly ought
to be gathered accordingly. Ii is a
worse blunder to allow the fruit To re-
main until Over-ripe than the other
extreme of picking while immature.
Harvest apples in dry weather only.
for fruit free from atmospheric moisture
when taken from the tree, other things
being equal, keeps longest. Always
hand-pick apples which are to be stored.
and be careful not to bruise or break
the skin in subsequent handling. Sc
cure the fruit from sun and storms I'M
til sorted. Many of our best pomOlo-
gists have two sets of hands at time of
harvest, n for gathering the apples
and the other for sorting and packing
Immediately in barrels. Shake the bar
rels gently two or three times during
the process of filling, to insure the
apples packing closely; press the head
heavily down and secure it tightly to
avoid all movement of the fruit inside.
Place the barrels in some DRY. cool
spot. and do not store in the cellar un-
til the approach of freezing weather.
Apples require TO be kept in as low a
temperature as may be and not freeze.
The cellar or house employed for stor-
ing this fruit should be well ventilated.
Until within a short time fruit growers
have generally argued that apples
should be stored in a dry place. OF
late. advocates for a damp atmosphere
have appeared. One of these. writing
in the Massachusetts ROUghman, gives
his experience with apples stored in
damp, dark cellars. These, he SAYS.
were brighter. firmer and less decayed
than We're those in dry cellars. Eighty
barrels of russets. greetings and Bald
wins in barrels not headed up and just
above water on stones and tim5ers in a
cellar with a spring. kept well. In the
face of experiences similar to the one
here cited the popular mode is storing
late in dark. dry, airy cellars.-N. j.
HOrli.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

mother 30. q. | must go right home.
IL ism far. il lip and Tom. seeing the
other side Of the question. was Wild with
grief Over his wickedness.
LIS good four miles. and you could
find the way: wait and we II
See" and Ben cleared away the sup
per. apparently needless or the child
sobs Of woe.
At the farm the lanterns were light
ed, and seyeral parties were Just start
ing out In various directions. when q
strange voice was heard a. the front
door, where Lame Beisey had at look
ing into the deepening darkness as IL
ner eyes were magnets that must draw
the child home.
Can see Mr. Writ were the
words heard through the open door.
Lame Bctsey was not called 10 an
swer Sens request, for il was his Wild
form that stood at the door. before the
whole family had gathered there.
My child. you have seen himF'
and Mrs. Writ was at Ben's side with
his hand in hers.
Yes, madam; he is with me. He
stopped out there in the orchard and
sent me 10 ask you TO take him back.
and he will never run away again
A great shout went up from all those
throats, the big brothers laughed 10
hide their tears. and Dick turned three
somersaults in reaching the orchard.
while quiet Father Wirt exclaimed.
THANK God" THANK Cod Tom
was not scolded; he vas Rugged and
kissed and cried over by each in turn.
but he could not speak for penitent
tears. Now" said Mrs. Writ, when
they returned To the kitchen. "you two
wet mortals sit right there until 1 get
you some dry clothes and a good warm
supper"
30. madam, don't mind me, ! shall
get wet again going back" and Ben
rose a if Ia 90.
Going back! Just As If o would
leave Us TO highland YOU have saved
my child from wandering. and starving.
perhaps, in those wild woods; no,
must have you tonight under our own
roof"
Strange TO say, Ben did STAY under
that roof that night, and "A great many
nights besides; for Mrs. Writ found so
many things that needed to be done.
and was so sure that Ben could do them
better than any else, that he was
obliged To stop and do them. or act
rudely to a lady, and Ben too polite
to do that.
His ragged. patched clothes were
gradually exchanged for better ones; he
began 10 love the Wirts, and through
them To think better Of his kind gener-
ally. Mrs. Writ had learned or knew
by instinct that to make one feel al
home he must be made To feel that he
is needed, so before long she declare,
that the house must have another l. (,
make it proportional right, and Ben.
with a carpenter 10 assist. was set &
work at once TO build a room for him
self and n for Tom to keep his pet
birds and flowers in.
Ii at any time Ben showed wander
ing spirit Mrs. Writ had only TO say:
40, Ben, what if that strange Tom
should u away once more!" and he
felt that he vas needed and was con-
but Tom never ran away again
\. Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Up TO Snuff.

THERE are mean men i'm the world,
men who would ruin anothcr's chance
OF earning a livelihood, just for a joke.
MIR. Carriers is the victim OF one of these
men. Mr.. Carriers is a dealer in catarrh
snuff which he peddies about in boxes.
The snuff is n compound perfectly
pleasant to take and very enicacious.
The other day Mr.. Garter called upon
Squire Ink, the lawyer, who is very
irascible and is a great sufferer from
catarrh. He urged Squire Ink to try
the snuff, assuring him that one applica-
ton gives instant relief, and hat it was
SO pleasant to take that one would never
know he hal tried it. After repeated
assurance IN this last point, Squire Ink
consented To test the mixture, and Mr..
Carriers produced a box and said:
Take a very large pinch" That box
had been tempered with by some iiend
who had filled it with red pepper.
Squire Ink obeyed. He took an enor-
nous snuff of it. Then he sneczed.
1t wasn't a single sneeze, but a sue
cession of awful ..achoos" that seemed
of sufficient violence to yank Squire
Inks head of. Tears flowed from his
eyes, anu WIFI he WOulu cneck the
thing for a minute, it was only that it
might commence again with redoubled
power. Carriers was awfully shocked.
He patted Inks back and said: ..Inever
knew it affect anyone so before. | can
take quantities of it. See herer' and
he TOOK an immense pinch. And then
he went it: 'Hutchakachoo-cachOo-
cachoo-choo- choo"' and then the same
thing over again. There they both
stood and sneezed until they had almost
loosened their hair at the roots and felt
as though they had been through a
thrashing-machine. Squire Ink va the
first to get able TO speak: "What does
this mean. sir?" he yelled; .~.I-cachoo
Ill don't kno-cachooooI' replied
Carriers. Don't knowi Sir, I'll teach
you 20 practice your Internal arts on
mel" and he grabbed Carriers and
hurled him from the window. and then
he seized the snuff. jumped out, and
forced Carriers to inhale n lot more of
it. Then he left the unhappy Carriers.
and three policemen who came along
picked him up. But he sneezed so that
they couldn't hold him. and. when,
after he had partly Gained down. they
got him into a drug store, he sneezed
six bottles off a shelf. and the next day
while he was in bed at the hospital. he
got a notice from Ink that he was sued
for fifty thousand dollars damages
Boston Post.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Lord Palmerston's Strange Marriage.

LORD PALMERSToN was already COM
parativelv rich when the Queen polite
ly but firmly commanded him to get
married. Lord Melbourne (the Pre-
mier) was confirmed widower; and if
the Foreign Secretary continued n
bachelor there would soon be a serious
difficulty about the reception ambassa-
dresses. MAY it please your Majesty"
said Lord Palmerston. II should be
only too happy to marry, if l knew any
n who would have me-" The Queen
graciously replied that there need DC
no difficulty on that head. and if it
were necessary she would take upon
herself TO find a lady both ready and
willing to become Lady p. So Lady
Cowper was sent for from Rome to
reign for thirty years over the half of
London society. 1t is said. BY the way,
that this lady decided her husband was
to be Prime Minister long before the
idea occurred to himself. 1t was a very
happy match-indeed, 4 love match, for
all that Lord Palmerston told the
Queen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

A COUPLE OF Galveston negroes were talk
Ing politics. One OF them asked Uncle Nose
II say, Nose, What's de meanin' OF a sllber-
tonguei oratoTi has read DAT spres>ioo in
de paper. and II softer stumpet me- Old
Nose, who never failed To answer any question
ever asked him, responded at once: "A l.
ber-tongucd orator is one who neber goes
back on his word when he PROMISES Won ,
SLIDER half dollar for vo;in' for him. e Da,
ar species is mighty skursc in Galveston
OATS ali Is got ter say."-Gaires,oa yeox
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

A number of sparrows wanted a
drink of clear water. IL was too far
from the swampy margin of the bank of
"A stream To- allow them To reach i. read
lily, but weeds grew thickly along the
edge. Four sparrows setiled on one Of
these weeds, n above the other, and
their weight bent it over halfway to the
water. A fifth lighted further up and
bent it further down. Then a sixth SET
tied neal the end, and the whole stalk
anne down level with the surface, and
they drank their fill without difficulty or
having to wade through the muddy mar
gin OF the pond.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

The sentinel in George l.. Bush
ong's store on Indiana Avenue, Indian
apolis, is a bantam rooster. The store
room is something in the shape of an
l.. opening on two streets, and an un-
obstructed view of the whole place is
rot possible. But the rooster is watch
full, and no one, not wen a dog, can en-
ter either door without the chicken sig
mailing an alarm.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

A novel way Of catching a swarm OF
bees was uninten,ionally tried at Deca.
tur, Mich. IIsrry Shoulders ran to them
with a green bough in his hand. The
queen bee poised herself over it, and
then alighted or Harry's hat, and in a
twinkling the whole swarm gathered
about his head and completely covered
him over. So closely were they knit to-
gether that Shoulders could scarcely
breathe. A box was procured and
Shoulters's head poked into it, and
gradually the bees worked off and were
safely hived.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

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p.ea.a-s IN 81 sE 10 H. ra@srs&s frstaz~
H.s Fs<srsisE TIE 'n.y - HszesrE
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bsttsr ssrs,sci,as fSsn ssE OAsr z~lSlae
80 nEny r,=atshs caves ~ "a 80 Assr
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The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

LITTLE PAUL, clambering on his
fathers knee PA. what is hum
bug"" Father-"Whr. what on earth
do you want to know that for:?" Panl
heard you say it TO ma 4 minute
ago. Faiher-"Yes, my sou. Hum
bug is when your ma pretends she loves
me and there are no buttons on the neck
OF my shirt"
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

Mr.. and Mrs. TInsley were divorced
years ago, at Columbus, Ind. Both
made subsequent matrimonial ventures.
he taking four wives in succession, and
she two husbands. At length, both be
ing free, they discussed their varied ex-
perience, admitted that neither had
been happy since they parted, and final
ly were reunited
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

" ASSURE you, gentlemen." said the con-
Wet upon entering the prison, that the
place las sought me, and not / the place.
Ny own Affairs really demanded al nv tine
and attention. and I may truly cav that nv
selection Z MI this position vas Al entire
surprise. Had I consulted nv ovn Interest.
l should have peremptorily declined to serye'
but ss l am In the hands OF nv frienda. I -
NO other course but to submitn AID -
submitted-BAt00 Tmsrixk
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Adre's Prophetic Poem.

DURING the Years 1879 and 1850
Andre was on duty in New York and
took a leading part in the social life OF
that city. He accompanied Sir Henry
Clinton at the capture OF Stony Point,
June 1, 1879, and wrote as aid-de-camp
upon the glacis of Fort Lafayette the
terms of equalization conceded to the
garrison. He kept a careful diary and
frequently wrote squibs in prose and
verse for the loyalist papers. and in
August, 1850. composed at Elizabeth
town a burlesque poem entitled The
Cow Chase" in three cantos. amount
ing to seventy quatrains. The subject
was the attack made by General Wayne
upon a block-hpuSe near Bulls Ferry,
two or three miles below Fort Lee. in
order to drive in some cattle from Ber-
gen Neck. BY a singular coincidence
the last canto of this poem was printed
in Rivington's Gazette, September %.
1880, the day of the poets capture at
Tarrytown. The last stanza is as fol-
lows:
And now I've closed my epic strain,
tremble as l show il,
Lest this same warrior drover, Wayne,
Should ever catch the poet.
1t happened, ~singularly enough. that
General Wayne was the commander of
the post at Tappan at the time of
Andres execution. The original of the
''Cow Chase" in Andres autograph.
is still preserved. and underneath the
above quoted lines an American pen has
added the coarse commentary:
When the epic strain was sung,
TNa 40 -