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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-06-24
GALE OF A VALUABLE FARM.

GALE OF A VALUABLE FARM
By virtue of decree rendered in the chancery
causes OF Baylor, trustee, VS.. HOuSeman, &c. and
Houseman vs. Housenan in the Circuit Court of
Augusta county, we the undersigned, will sell On
Saturdau, the 2lst of Mag, 1881.
at public auction to the highest bidder in front of
the Court House in Stanton, Va. That very valua
BILE and highly improved farm. now owned by j. W.
and B. B. Houseman, containing 296A Acres.
This property is situated five miles Northwest of
Staunton, on the Morris Mill road, adjoining the
farms of George A. Hanger, john Myers, John
Cook and others.
There is large, comfortable, two
3 lMfSSl y Story Brick House containing eight
kJaif 3SazzlM rooms above and two rooms in base
HI :slSs<l3Al ment, and all other necessary out
9s5537511@Ala buildings said farm This land
is of rstrate quality. About 200 Acres thereof in
cultivation and the balance well timbered. Fences
in good condition
This property is in a good neighborhood and con-
venient to churches, schools, SC.
TERMS OF SALE-Enough cash in hand to pay
costs OF suits and sale and the residue on credit
OF one. two and three yeass paya BILE IN equal in
therefor with approx ed personal security, bearing
interest from the day Of sale and retaining the le-
gal title as ultimate security.
property either from J. w and B. B. HOuseman,
who now reside on it. or the Undersigned.
5 j n s4 BHMGARDNER, Jr.,
apl 22-tds Com'rs.
The above sale is postponed to
Saturday, July 18th.
JAMES BUMGARDNER. JR,
mayer ids Commissioners.
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Micajah Woods, Commonwealth At
torney for Albemarle, has been elected
Captain of the Monticello Guard of Char
lOttasvil1e
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-06-24

Henry T. Harrison, a venerable and
prominent citizen Of Loudoun county is
dead.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-06-24

Gen. Grant is remorseleSslY kicking
Gen. Grant to pieces. The silent states
man. of two terms is being remorselessly
unmasked by the partizan politician OF
1881. The lions skin is being blindly tori
off and cast aside. In whirlpool of in
tervieWs and letters the Generals old repu-
talon for silence and sagacity has been
wrecked and he appears before the coun-
try to-day as ward statesman. Espous-
ing Conkling's fight he impugns the in
tegr1ty of the President, calls an ex-Gov.
of Ohio-an humble supporter of his by
the bye, liar, and commits almost every
folly within his reach. The Intelligence
and wealth. of the Northern states which,
tradition says, lies in the Republican party,
must be staring at this unexpected devel.
opment of character by the hitherto tact
turn tanner. The wealth and intelligence
is doubtless arriving at the conclusion
that there is one thing you cannot make
silk purse out Of.
The hollow cry of free ballot" in Vir-
ginia is not deceiving the Northern people
so easily as was expected. The Chicago
"Times" says:
Considered from a moral standpoint the
argument of Mr.. John F. Lewis icandi-
date for Lieutenant-Go of Virginia.
for repeal of the Virginia capitation-tax
is simply abominable. 1t is that the re-
peal would add to that gentleman's party
the effective force of from forty to fifty
thousand colored votes" The voters are
not disfranchised by the capitation-tax.
which applies alike to all electors in Vir-
ginia, of every color and shade. They are
not DISTINGUISHED at all. They are lawful
voters, who are only disabled from deliv-
er1ng their votes by their own refusal,
neglect, or failure to pay small contribu-
tion to the support of the government in
which they wish to participate. 1t needs
no change of any law to give them such
participation. 1t needs only that they
should make small contribution TO the
support of government, instead of looking
to the government as pauperS for support.
The Richmond .'Whig'' says that it
k7ao,vs that sufficient number of the Fun
ders in the legislature acere secured to vote
for Gen. Wicknam for U. S. Senator
s'provided always sufficient number of
votes could be seduced from the Readjus-
tiers to make the schemes success" This
is plain assertion and we presume the
"Whig" does not make it without deem
ing itself able to prove it. We call upon
the "Whig" to publish for the informa-
tion of the people of Virginia the
name of every ''Funder'' Democrat mem
Der of the legislature who it knows auas
secured to vote for Wickham IN any con-
ti,aqency. No matter who is hurt let the
"WMg'' publish its list or. not publishing
it., let it hereafter hold its peace.
He~1e~b1
Henry n Harrison YanarahIA and
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TRUSTEES SALE.

TRUSTEES SALE
AS trustee in deed of trust executed by VIM.
Taliaferro and s. J. TaiaferrO his wife, dated June
10Th, 1879 and duly of record in the County Court
Clerks Office of Augusta, and being so directed in
writing by the beneficiary in said deed of trust,
will, on
Monday, the 25th day of july, 1881,
(being County Court day. proceed to sell at public
auction in front of the Court House of Augusta
county certain STORE HOUSE AND LOT situa-
ted in the village of Newport. in Augusta county,
belonging to said Taliaferr0 and wife and convey
ed in said deed of trust.
TERMS--CaSh.
VIM. E. CRAIG, Trustee.
june Atds M. Cushing s. Son, Auctioneers.
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u
P A MIX.
june 24-1t* Store, Main Street, No. IS.
FIsHER AND WIFE vs.. TR0TTER;-In pqrsu
guSta county, entered April 7, 1880, in this cause,
Shall proceed at my Office in Staunton on Friday
July 49, 1884, to ascertain and report the fair rental
value of the 325 acres of land sold to James FL.
TrOtter in this cause, from the date OF said sale
til the sale cancelled by the court after deduct
ing all payments and expenditures made by said
TrOtter on account of his said purchase.
june 24-4t JOS. A. WADDELL, Com'r.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" STAUNToN, June 18th, 1881.
In the chancery cause of Woods Trustee, S. J. vs..
MoWry, VIM. L., & ais, now pending in the Circuit
Court of Augusta, all parties. plaintiffs and deen
dants therein are hereby notified that in pursuance
OF an order rendered by said court in said
the 18th OF June, 1884, shall at my office in Staun
ton. on
Thursday, the LIST day of September, 1881,
proceed to take, state and settle account showing
LIST. The amount of compliments debt. I'd Which
of the sureties or sets of suretes VIM L. Mowry's
official bond OF bonds are liable for such debts and
the liability OF said sureties and between themse
yes, and Sd: Any other matter deemed pertinent by
me or required by any party in interest to be spec
quired to attend.
j. W. GREEN SMITH,
jun Commissioner.
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New Advertisements.

LNOR SALE.--6 Octave PIANO, in good order, for
$50,CO
P. A. MIX,
june 24-1t* Store, Main Street. No. IS.
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ STAUNToN, VA. June 20, 1881,
In the cause of Baldwin Trustee VS.. Miller &C.,
now pending in chancery in the Circuit Court of
Augusta all parties plaintiffs and defendants and
all other persons whomsoever interested therein are
dered in said cause by said court the 9th day OF
June, 1881, shall, at my office in Staunton, on
Monday, the LIST daY of august, 1881.
proceed to ascertain and report how and by whom
the outstanding and unsatished claims listed on pa
per exhibit No 3, which have been allowed by for
ef abnr TINS fause snail pc paid together
pertinent, or which any party interested may re-
qure him to specially state, at which time and place
you are required to attend
j. W. GREEN SMITH,
june24 At Commissioner.
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Mr.. Cook, from the country, fell asleep
in his chair on the veranda of the st.
James Hotel, st. Louis, and did not awake
until 4 O'Clock A. M. His watch and $500
in money bad in the mean time been sto-
len. He was very angry, and resolved to
catch the thief at any cost Of time and
trouble. On four successive nights he
feigned sleep in the same chair, with the
brass chain of brass watch hanging ont
remptingly. but nobody touched it. On
the fifth night, however the pickpocket
returned. He had scarcely pulled out the
watch when Cook opened fire with a re-
volver, and when surgeon looked the
thief over critically, four bullets were
found IN his body.
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innate successor of the old line Wing
The President-With slavery left out.
Gen. WIckham assented, and continued
to which have been always devoted,
naturally desire to see it prosper in Vir-
ginia, and believe that we can gain more
by strict adherence to principle than 10y
coalition with those in whom we have no
confidence.
Mr.. Splitter here stated that certain gen.
tlemen in Virginia who differed with the
delegation in this matter had made many
threats as coming from him 1.-THE Presi-
dent] of removal from Office for differing
in opinion from them on the coalition
question in order to intimidate this class
of Republicans, and to compel them to
support the Readjuster ticket. It was the
desire of the Republicans of Virginia to
know through their committee whether
this was done with the Presidents sane
ton or not.
Mr.. Splitter then called upon Albert Ben
nett, clored, of Buckingham county, to
produce a letter written to him as a mem
Der of the State Central Committee by
Hon. John F. Lewis, present candidate
for 1t. Governor on the Readjuster ticket,
and Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee. The letter read as
follows:
LYNwooD, June 10, 1881.
Albert Bennett, Esq:
My Dear Sir-I have directed the Secre-
tary to call meeting of the State Central
Committee to meet in Richmond on the
2lst day Of June. I hope you will be in
attendance as business of Importance will
be transacted. have seen the President,
and he is in favor of a coalition with the
Readjusters to beat the Bourbons this
fall. Yours, truly,
JOHN F. LEWIS,
Chairman State Central Committee.
After reading it, the President handed
it back with the remark that he had not
seen that gentleman since the Convention.
In further replying to Mr.. Splitter, the
President said that no one was authorized
to promise appointments for him or threat
en- removals; that in making appointments
to office at all times he proposed to use his
own judgment, and not to be dictated to
by any man, and that his app ointments
should always be made, first, with a view
to the public good, and second, as TO the
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PERSONAL.

Henry P. Snyder and wife, San Francisco,
are stopping al the Clarendon.
Hon. H. l.. Humphrey and wife, of Hud.
son, Wis.,, at the Metropolitan.
R. s. Munger, of the Duluth elevator com.
pany, was in st. Paul yesterday.
Capt. 8. T. Hamilton, Second cavalry, was
registered at the Merchants yesterday.
Capt. Daniel Maratta, of the Coulson line
OF steamers, arrived yesterday, from Bismarck.
Charles Morley and Ronny Stephens. of De.
troit, are sojourning for few DAYS at the
Clarendon.
8. b. Coulson, proprietor of the Coulson
line OF Missouri river steamers, arrived in St.
Paul yesterday. and is registered at the Metro
politan.
Capt. Edw. Mcguire returned Yesterday from
the Yellowstone, where he has been ipsnectin o.
the river impro vement work In progress under
his charge. -'--
Among the arrivals at the Clarendon are L.
G: Breckenridge, Fargo; c. N. Betty, Chicago:
VIM. Jones. Hastings; j. D. Paige, Joliet; W.
B. Hunt, Boston, Mass.
A. Homer Byington, editor of the National
Gazette. Ct, and for thirty-three years a
Washington correspondent of New York
papers, is in the city, with his wife, the guest
of Nal. Newson.
Rev. M. MEG. Dana, whose arm was hrok.n
In carriage accident short time ago near
Fort Smelling, was out yesterday, CARVING his
arm in sling, and assured the many who in.
quired that the broken bone is joining together
again nicely.
st; Peter is well represented on the iury of
the y. 8. court at the present term, by Major
A. L. sackett, Of the milling firm of Sackett
q Fay, and by Jacob Steltzer, well known
brewer. Major Sackett was delegate in the
Democratic convention Thursday.
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lently received pensions. The secret service
here has under surveilence more than 2oO per-
sons in various states, whose arrest VIII 1ollow
closely upon that of the clerks,
LOGAN'S VIEWS.
Senator Logan arrived this afternoon and
called upon the president in regard to the or
ganization of the senate. He said he supposed
the Democrats would use their temporary ad-
vantage for all it was worth and there did not
seem to be anything for the Republicans to do
but to submit and bide their time until the
tables were turned He secuted the idea OF
filibustering. The game was not worth the
candle. The democratic majority was of such
shadowy nature that it would disappear
soon
Interest checks for continued 8 per cent.
bonds, funded loan Of 1881 The first interest
on these bonds becomes due the first OF No
yember, and will amount to about So, ,l00,oOo.
PosTMAsTERS.
There will be about ninety nominated candl-
dates of postmasters at the coming special
session of the senate. OF these about forty
five are of postmasters appointed by Preslcent
Garfield after the adjournment of the senate
last summer. There are twenty-one postofhces
which became presidential the first OF last
July, because of increase of receipts, and
twenty-five which became presidential the
first of the present month. The nominations
for these will, it is supposed, be sent in.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
The comptroller of the currency has declared
a dividend of 10 per cent. in favor of the der
man National bank of Chicago, payable The
10th inst making in all dividends so per cent.
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THE INTERNAL THREE.

Or Rather the Three Who Planned and
: Executed a Scheme to Brighten the
English Government and Put Money in
Their Own Pockets
PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 3.-The Press to-mor-
row will publish long article in reference to
the Internal machines found on the British
steamers recently, the result of an investiga-
ton which it says was conducted by secret
service agents of the United States, the result
OF their Investigations has never been made
public and possibly would not have been for
some time to come were it not for the anx-
iety of several revolutionary leaders who
were fretful over the quiet work of the de-
tectves and began to cut adrift the suspect
ed parties who, it is now
ascertained were in their own in
arrests and not in concert with any
known organizations. O'DonOvan Rosa, of
New York; Patrick Grove, of Peoria, and
Peter Fl. .1age, OF this city, to whom the
machines were delivered by their Philadelphia
manufacturer from respectable Irish nation
alist company in>this country. Not that they
were the authors of a single plot to destroy
life and property by the explosion of
the diaboical apparatus shipped, but because
the entire affair was fraudulent but merely
conceived plot to cheat the English govern.
ment out of large sum of money which had
naught for results but the enrichment OF the
schemers and disgrace of the Irish cause.
Ten thousand was the amount made.
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ABSORBING VITALITY.

A Year of Life Without Taking Food the
Natural Way-Baths Of ReOf Tee, MIX
and Other Nutritive LfAuids.
MALcoMB, H., Oct. THE following re,
markable piece of history, as occurring 81
Battle Creek, this state, is given. -Jast one
year ago this week, Mrs. Nellie Engram, o.
this city, who had been suffering from a severe
neuralgia in her teeth, concluded one of the
molars must be extracted. Accordingly she
repaired to the Office of dentist, Mr.. N. Mer-
ritt, for that purpose. She was then enjoying
the best of health and weighed 150 pounds.
The tooth was very troublesome one, and in
the jaw firm and fast, and the pain which she
endured from it's extraction was SO eXcrutlat-
ing as to excite her nervous system to such a
GUS prostration which ended in paralysis of
the stomach. A carriage was called and she
was conveyed to her home in precarious
condition. She suffered for several days with
cramps in the bowels. When she
attempted to eat food it refused to remain on
the stomach and produced most violent retch-
ing pain, so that she was obliged to give it
up. 1t soon became evident to her physicians
that she could not be kept alive without means
OF nourishment, as not particle of food
passed her lips. Injections were therefore
given her and her life has thus been pro-
longed for year by this process of absorp-
| ton of food by the walls of the intestines
| and baths of beef tea an milk. She has now
lived twelve months with not particle of
food passing her lips, life being supported en-
| tirely by this way.
When she Is hungry broth Of milk or beef
tea, or an Injection of the same, satifies the
same as though eaten. But though this rather
thin diet keeps her alive, it does not prove
very fattening, as she has reduced her weight
| In this time from $50 pounds to about seventy
pounds, at the rate of over two pounds per
| week loss. Her face has quite a healthy ap-
| pearance, and would not strike one as belong
ing to person whose body Was so emaciated.
| She is only able to obtain about two or three
| hours sleep mig htly, and that towards morning,
when the vitality of the body is very low. With
| returning activity of the senses she begins
(, the retchlngs check the spasmodic action of
| nature continue through the day and until
| her system is completely exhausted and she
again falls into the sleep described. The
| drain on her nervous system has been so great
that she has now lost her reason and voice
| and SO weak that she can only speak in low
whispers and she continually grows worse so
that her death is daily expected. Her case
has been frequently described and the ac-
counts have been widely copied and created
no little interest, letters being received
by her physician from all
parts of the u nited States.
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Dra,cina the Liahtntna O1t.
GLamberton Commercial. I

LauUeTtOu SOtuultIcidl.J
About o'clock yesterday morning As
lack Torgerson, man about 62 years of
age, living in the town of Highwater,
was struck by lightning He was hold
ing pitch fork in his hands, and it is sup
posed the lightning struck the tines, and
ran down the handle into his body. He
was completely paralyzed from his shoul-
ders down. Hisrelatives, in perfect good
faith and believing it would draw the
lightning OUT tried the ridiculous ex-
pertinent of burying him in the ground
as high up as he was paralyzed, and left
him there over four hours. Finding that
this treatment did no good, they put hlm
to bed and sent for DR.. Crandall. He was
conscious, talked rational, and breathed
naturally, but could not move muscle,
below his neck, nor feel anything more
than four inches lower. He died last
Thursday morning.
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The Queen and the Poor Peasa,.

The accident of royal notice and patron
age has often lifted worthy persons and
families of humble birth into refinement
and places of distinction. An adventure
pointing to such result is related in
this recent story of the queen of Italy.
1t appears that, as she was driving to
the royal wood of Licalo the coachman
mistoOk the road, and one of the gentle
men asked countryman the way. The
man, seeing the fine carriage and horses,
and the servants livery, and all the CAV
company, thought he was being fooled
if you did not knowl" he said, with
big grin. The queen laughed, and as
sured him that they were lost. Then
only did the countryman condescend to
point out the way, after which he walked
of as # fearing to be laughed at again.
"Give him 20 francs for his trouble"
said the queen to one of her escort, who,
going after the countryman, said to him:
'Here, my man, is little present from
the queen of Italy, who thanks you."
"The queen!" cried the countryman.
returning to the carriage. "Forgiye me
that 1 did not know thee. But / had
never seen thee before Thou are as
OCoutllul dS d udy IOSc. OOu DlcSS Lnee."
And the carriage drove off.
Now, the countryman, who had once
seen the queen, wanted to see her pretty
face again, and the following day he pre-
sented himself at the palace.
al know her, you know" he added,
mysteriously. "I spoke to her yester-
day, and | want to speak to her again"
Thinking he had to do with a madman,
the porter was about to have the poor
fellow arrested, when the very gentleman
who had given him the twenty francs
appeared, and, recognizing the man, told
him to walt. He informed the queen of
his presence "Bring him here, by all
MEANS" was her answer.
Wen the man was, for the second
time, before the queen, he said: eyes,
tits thou. thought 1 had seen a fairy.
Thou art just an angel. l did not tell
thee yesterday that 1 had two little ones
without mother. Wilt thou be their
mother?'
"That will,' said the queen.
Then there is the twenty francs thou
gavest me yesterday. l thank thee, but
Iwant no money" And he went away,
crying and smiling like child.
The queen has adopted the two little
ones. and they are in an institution under
her special patronage.
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HERESY HEARING.

Sensational Episode in the Trial of Dr..
ThOmas-Serious Counter Charges
Against Several of His Accusers High
in Church COunsels
CHICAGO, Oct. There was an angry and
excited scene in the Methodist conference at
Sycamore, yesterday, when Rev. DR.. Thomas,
driven to it by persistent persecution, con-
fronted some of his prosecutors and made
charges against one of them, the Rev. DR..
Parkhurst. The friends of the latter gentle
man tried to prevent the latter gentleman
from formally presenting charges, but Bishop
Wiley decided, notwithstanding the technical
objections raised, that DIR. Thomas could pre-
fer the charges, which are that DR.. Parkhurst,
in an interview with Chicago reporter,
made statements against DR.. Thomas which
were wilfully false. The council before which
the heresy charges against Dr.. Thomas are
being tried seems to be rather hostile to the
accused. At least they have SO far decided
against him in nearly every instance.
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The USeJuI Policeman.
TROY Times.

We have always maintained that po
licemen are useful and that they do not
get all the credit they are entitled to.
While riding in Cincinnati prominent
resident of that city was thrown from his
buggy, the horse at once dashed off at a
breakneck speed. Fortunately two po-
licemen were standing on crossing, and
by knocking down and running over
both of them the speed of the frightened
horse was decreased to such an extent
that he was easily captured In this in,
stance at least the guardians of the law
seem to have been in the right place al
the right time.