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The sun., 1881-06-19
The Dismissal of Commissioner Bentley.

When Mr.. j. A. BENTLEY, Commissioner OF
Pensions, startled the country last winter
by his exposure OF frauds In the pension
system, the claim agents determined to
have his head, and they have got 1t. Noti-
fed last Wednesday by Gen. GARFIELD that
his room was worth moro than his COM
pany, he resigned the next day. and United
States Marshal DUDLEY Of Indiana was at
once appointed as his successor.
Mr.. BENTLEY, who was not appointed by
HAYES, but was bequest to him from
GRANTS administration, differed from the
rest OF HAYEss offlceholders in one striking
particular; he invited and demanded public
attention to the wretched system on which
his bureau was organized, and to the fact
that 1t was honeycombed with fraud. While
his fellow placeholders were occupied In
praising their respective departments and
offices, BENTLEY employed his annual re-
ports largely in crying out that millions of
dollars were stolen every year from the
public purse, through the conduits Of his
own bureau, and in calling upon Congress
to investigate the truth Of his charges, and
to provide remedies for the evils. He also
furnished to Congressman statistics OF tho
appalling burdens which demagogues are
heaping upon the people by vast and need
less increases OF the pension list.
or course Commissioner BENTLEY became
by far the most powerful enemy OF the claim
agents Ring. They could not devise any
new scheme Of plundering the public purse
under guse OF honoring the patriot dead
without finding him blocking their path,
He did not scruple, also, to keep his detec-
tives at work ferreting out frauds although
he never made any pretence that those
which were detected were more than an in
significant fraction, compared with those
that could be successfully concealed under
the imperfections Of the law. The mouth
pieces of the claim agents, in one OF the de-
bates III Congress, declared that II there was
leakage In the Pension Bureau 1t must be
the fault Of the chief. But Mr. BENTLEY, in
his letter OF resignation, reminds Gen. GAR
FIELD that the records will show that, with
greatly increased pension business he
saved hall million dollars year in eX-
penses and salaries, and $S0O,000 more In tho
consolidation OF agencies.
The claim agents have at last, however,
succeeded In getting Mr. BENTLEY out OF
his place. and they will no doubt improve
their victory. II was fight to che death,
as he was lnsparing In his exposure and
denunciation Of their methods, He was ac-
customed to call public attention to their
circulars and to explain that what they
charged fees for would be furnished by the
Government free OF cost, He also ex.
posed the underlying motives of move.
ments made by them to influence legisla'
tion, nomnally for the sake OF soldiers
ard sai!ors. Tho manner In which no dealt
with tho existing pension system s sum
ccitly Indicated in the following extrac
from one oi his reports;
"hua'pe Of the er puts system which has not here
INnf- Lecr gSS.d. S Of very grave nature. IrfeT
The sun., 1881-06-19

In an ordinary season the promise OF q
term OF good weather given by the small cumu-
lus clouds that dotted the sky yesterday would
be accepted without question. Clouds OF this
description almost always accompany fine
weather. which Is not likely to be Interrupted
except by brief. local storms. GOETHE. who was
n student OF the clouds says OF tho cumuli:
" AS long as their borders are sharply defined.
and of a white color. a continuance OF good
weather may be expected" But so many
weather rules have failed this year that much
dependence cannot be placed even upon the
clouds. which generally are the best bar ometers.
The sun., 1881-06-19
A Farmer who Misunderstands The Sun.

A Nebraska correspondent, whose letter
wo print elsewhere, infers from certain arti-
clos in The sun, in regard to the great saw
ing to producers which has been brought
about by the lowering Of the rates of trans
portation for freight during tho last ten
years, that we are on tho side OF the rail-
road corporations, as against the farmers.
The articles, however, afforded no justllca-
tion for such an Inference.
Using the statistics gathered by Mr.. Ed
WARD ATKINSON in a paper contributed to
the journal Of the American Agricultural
Association, we showed that since 1870 the
charges for the carriage OF freight on the
great railroad lines between the West and
the East had been largely reduced The
decrease in the rate per ton per mile on the
Lake Shore, for instance, was over 81 per
cent, and on the New York Central 67 per
cent, during the period from 1870 to 1879. The
consequence was that, though the traffic
increased 2O2 per cent in the one case and
2S9 per cent. In the other, the increase In
earnings was only 22i and so per cent. re-
spectively. Allowing that the reduction on
the other lines Of the country had been no
more than half that on the New York Cen
tral, whose traffic represents one-twentieth
part Of the whole, Mr.. ATKINSON computed
that the saving on freights during the ten
years from 1870 to 1870, was tho enormous
sum OF twelve hundred million dollars.
Those were statements Of fact, for which
we gave our authority, and thoy are not dis
puted by our Nebraska correspondent; but
he gives the figures to show that, oven with
the rates for freight whore they are now, the
far Western farmerR arc unable to get more
The sun., 1881-06-19
The Rev. DR.. Garne. for Liberia.

The name OF the Rev. Henry Highland Gar
net the weliknown and widely esteemed pastor or the
colored Presbyterian Shiloh Church. being urged
upon President Garfield as that Of m.n well qualified to
NIL the office OF Minister to Liberia petition requests
his appointment to the position has been in circulation
for some days and has received the signature OF every
colored citizen OF any prominence in New York.
The sun., 1881-06-19

The Bishop of Amiens has forbidden the
clergy and the faithful in his diocese to take
any part in "the ridiculous assemblages and
illuminations at GAM" in honor OF the
pretended apparition OF the Virgin. He
warns the people OF his diocese Of the
serious danger which may result to religion
from those insane reveries for which impiety
would wish to render II responsible" And he
appeals to the sound sense OF the public to put
stop to all such nonsense. This advice puts
an end to the performance at Ganz-l'Hopital; (;
but Lourdes and Knock are still hourishing.
The sun., 1881-06-19

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN Sb; Permit mo
to suggest TO the modest BrGc Commissioners that they
might drain the East River up somewhere near Harlem
By this means they could the river bottom
for their accommodation ami at the same time prevent
the 'errNhont from running thus monupozing all tue
travel between New York Nnd BROOKLYN
ROBFRr LOSCuAS.
The sun., 1881-06-19

We see here tho tendnr sympathy and grace
full poetic fancy which tells us that Mr.. CHILDs.
A. NJ. may have written 1t. but the ideas are very
much mixed. After reading 1t one Is forced to-
ward the conclusion. impossible as 1t may seem.
thatthe great obituary bard was not himself when
he composed this effort Can 1t be that his last
great entertainment to his many distinguished
friends was too much for him2
The sun., 1881-06-19

The following, which bears the unmistak-
able marks OF tho genius OF GEORGE W. CB1LDs.
A. NJ, bears also the suggestion that something
must be wong:
The sun., 1881-06-19

Don tlrritate your LUNGS with stubborn cough when
Dr. Jayne's ENpeCtOrant can be readily procured.
Sore ihroats and lunSs are speedily helped by iG4.
The sun., 1881-06-19

"six months In his little cradle lay
Waiting for the fnal day.
As he has often said,
u ma, Is there any four years therep
His little arms around her neck,
And sweetly kiss mamma and pa,
And then he said. Oh meet me there
lua IN ni lnYna y
The sun., 1881-06-19
THE SUN, SUNDAY, JUNE 1g, 1881.

another great comet may add to the fears OF
those who think that comet Is to destroy tho
, 1881-09-02

4 Soefnf tfoulIb&t,c1f III tho American
AtnintiY ut ttntiAA

4 Social tfuu.b.i,ctt IN tho American
Coiany ut I'nrt+.
itten III Nourrr Ia f'hllndtiphd 7rltqrahh.
PAINS, Attg. 1n.~'i'l,is IL nDt uxnetly tho
season Of .'so year fur ses!al scasNlals, hut 4
sl,nl bOnlmelt Of this iIat,lro has Just burst
III the American cofouy, ca,ising u g"o.l 'teal
Uf nlllnZentelt therein. Tho facts tn tliu
ycar ug0 M Enullgl, gentleman arrived III
turis IL takc np his alnnte IN ,1ls Lrleesab!e
city. III wus n.compasled by Ills wflc, u
Understand, i'lilnsirlpliaii is bir!l',
an't ,l!"Hreoycr moreover w,s the 'tsontt wiic
b. IT, uiltcrs.oci. for ilS faalt ni lr l1err
Owi,, but bn nets,Mnt ef se'Miy MtstGincuas-
nrs ~ the )Gtrt Ut her 'I,.slalnl: Tiia pnEr,
lwsnx e!egaNt ~ uail,,l,er, l.ostltahlc, anciAi
Aneysram co,osty. Vl!ey toak II hotel Il, TIM
fashionable gnnrter Of l'arfs, that nf the l'frc
Mo.!cean> nlid furnished II In EOrse0tls style.
cent scae. iier. visiting costume Of e,,ernhl
green yntyct: trimmed with kWss!an sal!e,
wHs SAIL 10 he tho iNust cUsi!y uHss or thu
sxtab|isIinieHt, tito eIoak aionscost!H9 :si,txy
Thu snurcu, of tho grns1enatl's. wraitN
WIS s@ia 70 ac certain ntites in Colorado
or tti,, Nsytfa nitls .ol! stttiinter, MI etegutt
WIN Nv 1}cAWElttG. tGEtlSGU lulS IuftHHulH
cul,plr, wl4o cDnllnuH !|lGre tho prnfuse
Hospitality ur their l'urlsiun lonIt, enter
tMilIinG n succession Of Guests, amongst
whom were numbered representatives III
s.s,sn Of the proudest aid must excll-
slvo American. families. who reside In
l'arls. Tho utlier tluy tho 1.ufittoM UuilU
Ic'c0rups contained \ repurt Of III,
English nliftlonaircby If, first, wife for big;
t.ny nitt desertfUl1. i Colorattv DIVORCE !.Nsl
! aiailu been called HpD1y 10 sever Tie tic that
united them, nittl nO wartlnE Or information
| Of tho prDceelints hui evur bceh granted ~
Mrs. " M. l, WIN IS nj, English lady.
Tho EMElls!. calrt, after some severe. but,
Must suy, Just ren1nrf{s Respecting AMERICAN
divorces LII general, granted her petition MIR.
| N--.wIll therefore Ae 1T liberty 10 nlnrry
| Mrs. " No. NIL over ngnltI, which ! MI
told !te will l,a Obliged to stnl on!er 10 legal
ize Ills secotl marriage either II. England Or
Ill Frallce. have never Glanech tt, nleet TIT,
! pair tn question, but l,Ave heard tlMt the
| tHdy iAn really remarkable specimen Uf Amer.
| Ic,ln bcullty. According to the newspaper
report If tlle 14Olltlol trtni, Mr.. N--htt III,
| reasonable cnlIse nf co,np!A1nt agaittst llfs
first Wifi, the ground on which le 0btnlnetl
| his Colorado ttirnree being thUt uf "cruGty,'
| 1lutl,cr o0miual plcn for II man Ia urge
! against woman. l wonder II she pincteat
him, or scratched lin, or wElacku, lin over
tic lend with T. brnonlstlclt, Or what. ]ie
| richly deserved tic latter form Of punish
! lHtht, think.
, 1881-09-02

to aEe nt1'uint Of $1,000. III TIM aeeuud I'LL
u. ". Hnne Il Co., na i,rnkrrs, md Tho Hnlne
t,llirrrs nf thu iEnt lnar.'. nrt ,1iatc lGirnnns
Mru identical with ttt0st, nlrnu'!y tiiqd. .iugn
tNrtlttrr Kr1lntetI ihlunEtihnt In hntf thsns. r~
stsi1ltitur Tho enforcement Of tho jnhtEln cer-
fffitntfrH
, 1881-09-02
HDUYEK[DLD GOODS.

rJ>lJE EMPIRE PAKL0N nEDSTEAD
l. Co., I'll sud HA WeAt AAAison-sk, kesp tho
laFvest sletA and ,nAka ths lowest pes1s Aa sAaazt
tsG.1a on tnFatAtS, GAknet4. stuxgs, 0iG
, 1881-09-02

1IOit SALE--., - - ,----T.-.
IL alxlD uu Mna!son, nenr Dnapnluos. Improved;
lx,3i South 1lalstud. licar alndlsun, improved,
&.utM.
t3t Houth ttnt*tc3. 4rsdnuy OF Muste. fa,1a-
hl1!M IN Madison. east VI Eentr1.ny. teornur).
i1xl2! hlAtltaon, nelr liheD}Mi sAMH.
talxlgJ AHiilstIIs. upnr ftnbGyt fAUA.
business lots Oh Wcst Ewatfttt-at. anu on OGlen-
1tt!fFlN i DWlG!lr,,
, 1881-09-02

lyuslwUFthy pptfle4 pathpnnr, NHA ttal,
IL wsll.payinx nntaurY DusiiiUsA. lttfsselets ts.
uulteu4 Adlso4S H. IsklulA O1tss.
, 1881-09-02

WAS'rED-I;uy 10 10 EltltASDS
w nd Leer ar1 titaf.. nclween Il INT, IL yr1ra IT
aIe, stny With his larutx, aHd wuas reetsnseiiu
lilIutre III III NtlNtla i.lMrx.sI.
, 1881-09-02

T11Dn SALE-DSEO OF YI!E BEST RUN
i ming Gtug1ry 4lurt's IN The Wuat fldei lnfkn
rtuCk hbrHDx, WAEot,HA AsI ttktttttA With prtl1lerty
~pHte, lB'H tPAAss: G1sh lNEut1V fD 1f Lay. laN
III I'll SAAtt. ttNlxi iGlt.4t
, 1881-09-02

TASTED-l:ATyllFUi AGESTS DF
w either SEX, Esrlintlrnt, incrltiyH, and rnxy
exclusive tarsitorSt tsa.OfEit CO.
, 1881-09-02
FOR S.lEE,

FVxf i3+l4<Xts ..--......., :,
@I1OR SALE - SHOWCASE; EIGHT
Ieas; oval ktassi llack walnut frIul9; t1Ia "
INV. np!y tJL PttEltSON u LAY. lG Fart ltnt-
dutsh.as, -
, 1881-09-02

NTANTED-TU NENtr -'rWU LOFTS
w with YMwss. tt@dress, Glvl,T ueatEun. nke as,d
runt. y ~ TF4Iuua tstbrt.
, 1881-09-02

NOR RS.AI.E-~isl1STAUniAN SAt.th'S,
IL vIgnt slnre. hry R..uss. tuluts mud stus. drug
kre With druHxsl snI'lIlta hftI ,,si'av, inyt::y$,
1HprtWs!t,H utlllt, siI!itispiuH uAEluEss. EANEtL
* t{jIItEtt. ti3 La kHt|H.tt.
, 1881-09-02

11ESr LEGATION IN TIE ClTi-4
- Sesth weis-st.. lur fruits. e,.urt. Glr.; l4nr
iphse; tuTn.n low III cash CUSTOMER; .I1n1r going
, 1881-09-02

TOK SAI.i;-'r1IE FINEST APPOINT
(. I'd ptotuuraptt gattary IL Eanu. G!tY. Ma. 'ihu
only ttrlrty i'r~t-entr E.Mn! " ~ Ei} fnr inii
WYultltIu nI,4 txSIli.-HtK., knl1xnA tsAty, MV,
, 1881-09-02

SUBURBAN.
Lot t0x1D In Town Of ljDsIulncs. reur depot: idQ-
Lot iAxAl In Town Hf Hi!Hutte. HGrr tituOtt tls3
Jlt mxl4 With h1ct 2-sl1ry house, III WlnnUtAn iH
s1,aNt 80.
f1ts as,d aero property tn ltarcnN~rod. Lake pow,
md Eyl!lstpnr--.- WEBER Il HCllAilU
1t0um !, I'll Nltrttt ENrE-kt.
, 1881-09-02

-IIOlt SALE-STOME FRONT RESI-
ens9 ~ @ INK ~" 9'nsss 9, stSM nv GH;HM ,y
muse u trst eiunx tn NxuFy t.shest4 H.ses1lun At
uiee II wlkludi you'd hstis. MEAD i CnE Nv La
, 1881-09-02

A GUll,SNilU, LOAN OFFICE, 10 EAST
~ Alatttet,t-ht. Jlt.cEsn l:staL.st,el I'M. i1iu-
I,nitA rIker u.i bull.Uh tcaiur. EHri paid for old
guild md silver, HtnnlunF, fantH. cit etG I0'itntu
tstuticth tuHj l.urtllGF.kI, ljntlrer
, 1881-09-02

RIO EXCHANGE - FOlt WESTERN
sost Esss; sSsts Ssss
, 1881-09-02

THOtt SALE-l3f WELLS j. CO., III
Z cIMrk.xt,, isnon. ..i-it'ckh OF grt"srlen. dry
plt T,,ns. CIGAR sintrs bohrtNg hnur.ts alt, sav.
trA1 f rtAntd 4ttla aud txhts. IhhAo Wishing
III lIlY nlu4saa l1ilI AliA Ii YEslGLiiH.
, 1881-09-02

r 0ST-A TAA>RECEI1'r BOOK or NO
L vnluc ~ my unn hut the Uwner. Lhera. rSwnrt
VIII bo PAl Tor ls Gnr!rt " tho uilles G!U. Z.
CLARKE & Gu. iii i.A SaItY.st.
T OSI-LAD DY'S llHEASY-l'lN, CAMEO
1k c'!1ss of hHsnand 9od mo.nse at Or he!wsois
\ ltnrnl rhwMri 10 l1hher. llnHm IL i: Wnshlnai,n.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-08

correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch says
that delegation of white and colored Virginia
Republicans went from that city on last Thurs
day to Mentor Ohio, the home of Gen. Garfield,
and says. that 1.-THE object of the visit. far az
announced, was to recommend Maj. s. M. Yost.
of Staunton, for Cabinet position-the Post
master Generalship most likely.'' In his letter
of Thursday, that correspondent says :-"Hon.
John F. Lewis was at the head of the party, and
his companions were ex-State Senator John 7.
Hamlet, and W. H. Peasants (colored) of DAN
vile. hear that after presenting the letters
in behalf of Major Yost that Mr.. Lewis will
give reasons in favor of the appointment of a
member of the Cabinet from the South. 1
further hear that he will give his views to Mr..
Garfield on readjustment in Virginia if oppor-
tunity offers"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-08

THE CHOICE OF BooKs.-A very elegant lit
tie volume with the above title, by Charles F.
Richardson, is just issued by the American
Book Exchange, Tribune Building, New York,
at the very low price of 25 cents; also cheap
paper edition at the nominal cost of five cents
1t will delight all who love good books, and in
its wise suggestions will be greatly helpful to
all who want help in choosing the best books
In its various chapters it treats of The Motive
of Reading, The Reading Habit, What Books
to Read, The Best to Read, How Much to Read
Remembering what One Reads, The Use o.
Note Books. The Cultivation of Taste Poetry
The Art Of Skipping, The Use of TRANSACTIONS
How to Read Periodicals. Reading Aloud and
Reading clubs, What Books to Own, The Use
of Public Libraries. The True Service of Read
ing. The volume is remarkably rich in strik
ing quotations from the worlds most famou,
authors and thinkers, from Aristotle to Emer
son. including such names as Addison, Bacon
Burns, Cato, Carlyle, Disraeli, Fene lon Gibbon
Hugo. Keats. Lamb, Locke, Luther, Milton
Petrarch, Ruskin, Shakespeare, and Thoreau
1t is real literary treasure-house.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.
TONSIDEE WELL-THEN ACT.CTl

EONSIDER WELL-THEN ACT.-This
" ADVICE is good in every fn.lAnce, but par
ticularly in that of seeking antfdotes for dis
eases and relief from pain. Hundreds OF cures
are continually offered to the public, and de-
cIared to be infaIible, backed up by certificates
of unknown persons, some Of whom occasion io +
deceive the uninformed, and by such means
large quantities of nostrums are swallowed
with the greatest faith in their invaluable
qualities, when. if the truth were known, they
possess no other other virtue than that of Gre
ating nausea, destroying the coating of the
stomach. and laying the foundation for an in
durable disease. This is not the case with BA-
KER'S PREMIUM BITTERS. No certificates
save those of well known, respectable citizens
of this state have been published; and the Pro.
prietor has never and will never recommend
Them for the use of any other diseases save
those arising from improper digestion, impure
blood and foul stomach-such as Dyspepsia
Diarrhoea, Ague, and Fever. Cholera Morbus
Collie, &c. For these he has seen them thorough
ly tested, and he def1es the world to produce
their superior in Graduating either OF these dis
eases from the human system.
Sold by druggists everywhere.
E. BAKER, Proprietor,
nov2O Richmond, Va.
I
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-08


STAUNTON LYCEUM.-In the Staunton Lyce-
um last Saturday night the question, us the
Democratic policy of a tariff for revenue only
advisable for the South ~ was discussed in the
opening by Ed. Pendleton and H. st. 6. Tuck
or in the affirmative, and by A. G. Gordon in
the negative. and in the general debate, by
Tucker in the affirmative. and by J. Yost A.
g. Stuart, and John W, Stout, in the negative.
The question was decided in the negative by
a vote of 6 to-.
The question chosen to be debated on Satur-
day night a week was:-
. SHOULD there be a revision of the Bible?"
The question for next Saturday night is:
SHOULD the Constitutional provision requir-
ing the prepayment of the capitation tax as a
prerequisite to voting be repealed
Those appointed to discuss it are:-
Administrations. j. E. Guy and Edward
Echols. Negative-Ed. Pendleton and DIR. J.
W. Harris.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-08

HAINES'S 4 U and Black Diamond
Clears nOY3O-tf

ANOTHER SNAKE STORY.-The Old Common
,Oedth has published another winter snake
story The Greenbrier Independent should look
to its laurels Or they will be wrested from it by
the veracious Old Commonwealth. The Com
monsoealth is the Winter, and the Independent
the Summer, snake-story teller. A few weeks
ago, the Comm on,oeahh reported The killing of
snake on the ice by Noah Landes, and now 1t
gives the following,
ION the 9th day of January last. about II
miles down the South Branch of the Potomac
from Franklin, Pendleton county, West Vir-
ginia, near the house of Rev. D. H. Dof1emyer,
(who gives us the story as Rev. T. R. Bishop.
DIS house to that of a neighbOr In quest of some
apples, he found a striped garter snake crawl
ing rapidly on the snow. There is no mistake
about this for it is vouched for by several cler-
gymen and other good citizens"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-08
S4,745.S3

BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THIS COUNTY LAST
YEAR.-The following is the number of births
and deaths which occurred in the several dis
tricts of this county during the past year =
Beverly Mamor.-Deaths-lSw white and Is col
ored-1 males and o females; births-72 white
and Al CO Iored-46 males and 81 females
Observation-Disclosures white and colored-
rs males 81 females; births-S7 white and 81
colored-7l males and 40 females.
South Riuer.-Deaths-26 white and colored
IL males and l6 females; births-84 white and
IA colored-6O males and 52females.
Middle River.-Deaths-3S white and color
ed-22 males and % females; births-136 white
and % colored-S7 males and 70 females.
Pustuwes.-Deaths-l3 white and 2 color eds
males and II females; births-A white and
colored-l6 males and II females.
North River.-Deaths-26 WHITES and 7 color
ed-22 males and II females; births-84 white
and colored-45 males and 81 females.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-08
DEATHS.

On last Wednesday night, Mr.. Hugh A. Glenn
well-kuown and respected citizen, departed
this life at his residence on Lewis street. HI
had been sufferer for years with asthma ant
died after a short Illness aged fifty three years
He was born in Mt. Sidney in this County. ant
served throughout the war as a member of thu
Staunton Artillery. At the organization of thu
present Stanton Artillery he was elected firs
quartermaster and served as such up to the
time of his death. He was a member OF the
Masonic fraternity, and his funeral from the
Methodist Church on Friday evening was at.
tended by the Masonic fraternity, the Stone
wall Brigade Band, the Staunton Artillery and
the West Augusta Guard.
On the same night, Mrs. Amiss wife of B.
Amiss, former member OF the Staunton bar,
who removed here from Harrisonburg several
years ago, died at the residence of her husband
in Frederick street.
On last Thursday morning, at Harrisonburg,
Mrs. Frances McQuaide, aged SO years, the
mother of our popular fellow citizen. Lieut..
John McQuaide. died after a short illness OF
typhoid. pneumonia. She was most estimable
lady, and her last moments were soothed by
the presence of her loving and devoted chill
dren. A requiem mass was held at the Cath
Ollie Church in Harrisonburg, by Rev. Father
Mcvery. of this city, and her remains were laid
away to rest in Woodbine Cemetery on Friday,
attended by a large number of sorrowing
friends and grieving relatives. A solemn re-
QUEEN mass will be held for the soul of the de-
cased, in St. Francis church, of this city, on to-
morrow wednesday, morning. at o'clock.
On last Friday morning. our county lost an
other Of her most worthy citizens in the death
of Mr.. Washington M. Dudley. He lived about
six miles from Staunton on the Churchville
road, and was about seventy years of age. he
was man highly respected for his honesty.
uprightness, and industrious habits, and had
accumulated considerable property. He was
brother of Mr.. R. h. Dudley. whose death on
the Goth Of January, we noticed several weeks
ago.
Virgie Hoge. the thirteen year old daughter
of Mr.. Chas E. Hoge, died on last Sunday
morning, after protracted illness from some
affection of the spine. She was beautiful
child and peculiarly remarkable for her musical
talents, which were of such high and unusual
order as to entitle her to the name of a "musi-
cal prodigy" Her decease though not un-
anticipated, brings sorrow to the hearts of
many. The funeral took place from the resi-:
dence of her parents, on yesterday evening,
and the services were conducted by Rev. w. E.
Baker, of the First Presbyterian church.