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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-02-09

captured the three other forts, as hoped for
and then fallen upon the Federal rear, he
might have driven the Union army for an hour
lie might have killed and captured 10, 900 men,
blown up Grants forts and produced great
confusion, but the end would haye been the
same. The Federal hammer would haye been
swung again and with renewed vigor The
Confederacy had run its career Hemmed in
by sea and land, out of money, soldiers, re-
cruits, arms and provisions, its fall was only a
question OF days when that bold rush was
made upon Steadman.
SIXTEEN YEARS AFTER"
AS rode into the fort in the mellow days of
October, found apple trees growing where
the cannon once Numbered. A frame house
stands in the center of the Enclosure, occupied
by coored family and beans, turnips and
potatoes were growing on slope and parapet
In one of the embrasures the children had
built play house, and on the slope in front,
adoWn which ran rivulets of blood on that
March morning, flock of geese were hunting
grasshoppers. Cannon balls, fragments OF
shells, grapeshOts, bullets and rusty bayonets
were scattered among the growing vegetables,
and one could find the rotting platforms of the
great guns under the shadow of the growing
corn. Blessed Peace is trying to hide and
cover up the scars of bloody War
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-02-09

According TO Edward Everett Hale, a
rich. fond, and foolish old man gave his
grandson, freshman in Harvard College,
500 600 for his years spending money. 1t
ruined the boy.
lawyer at Louisville is about to insti.
tute novel suit for damages against doc
tor. a lady patient Died of heart disease,
and by permission of her relatives he was
permitted to make postmortem examina-
ton, and it was subsequently discovered
that he had removed and carried away her
heart.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-02-09
LINES TO

Is the summer sunshine missed
When the sky is grey and sodden,
And the dreary rain is beating
In lbs mournful monotone2
When the wanton breeze has kissed
Where the storm kings foot has trodden,
Do we mise Its whispers heeting
When we hear the night winds moan
Do We miss the flush Of roses
When the winter SHOWS are drifting,
And the whirling flakes are winging
Thro' the aforementioned air
When the hush Of night discloses
Where the shadows dim are shifting,
Do we miss the moonlight f1inging
Flood Of glory everywhere?
Dark the night. No stars are cleaning,
With their serried silver dancing
On the sleeping waters. Waiting
In the silence all alone,
Sad my soul Of you Is dreaming
Do hear your voice enhancing,
All my heart with JOY elating?
Not IT'S but the night-winds moan
For too well do remember
That tits but an echo only;
And alone my heart is throbbing
To the sad winds plaintive sigh,
1t was in the drear December
When you left me lone and lonely,
all my soul In silence sobbing
When we parted,-you and 1.
Now the dead brown years are sleeping
With their need of joy and sorrow,
Heap the autumn leaves around them
For 1t matters naught to you -
Gray December skies are weeping
Over dead July's tomorrow
And an icy hand has bound them
In wreath of faded hue.
In each life come roses w1thered,
Vanished dreams and idols shattered,
What though hearts are slowly breaking
Still we breast the pillows roar;
With its hopes around US shivered,
All its garlands drifting, scattered
On q tide whose ebb Is waking
Whispers from Lethean shore.
Yet long once more to greet you,
Ere your hair now bright and golden
With Its broken beams Of sunlight
Ger that proud provoking head
Turns to snow. fam would meet you
Fer your years grow gray and olden,
Fer your eyes lose all their love-light
And your heart to mine Is dead
All! the days will dim the roses
On your cheeks, and touch the tresses
OF your amber hair to kiss them
Till the gray steals DER the gold
Time, the ended chapter closes,
Psyche, all the bygone blesses.
viii your proud heart ever miss them,
Miss the dear days, dead and old.
SURsUM.
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A wooden mill is to be started at Scots
vile, Virginia.
Tobacco is selling very high in LYNCH
burg and Danville.
A bill to tax commercial travellers has {
been defeated in the West Virginia Leeis-
lature. .s. a55e, G9oa'N
i. Mason Hirst well-known citizen of
Fanquier county, Va, died last week. AGED
SO years,
A resolution has been adopted prohibit
ing smoking within the Senate Chamber
during session of the Senate. ..,..,
The Winchester shoe factory employs for.
ty hands, and though a recent is firmly
established enterprise.
The newly organized Board of Police
Commissioners met at Norfolk, Tuesday.
and organized the force. 1g
Thomas Bowlin OF Rockbridge. died
Monday, at an extreme old age, of injuries.
received by tree falling on him.
A young man in Grayson county was.
working in new ground, when he dug nm
$1,000 in silver and $3.50 in gold, supposed
to have been hidden by some one during or
before the war.
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NO. Al
The National Question

THE sfooPENDYKE FAMILY HAVE A FEW
WORDS UPON THE MATTER OF EXPERT TEs-
TIMoNY.
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STANTON, VIRGINIA, FEBRUARY 8, 1882.

instead of carrying out orders to push On. In
column of assault they dashed across the open
space and straight into the fort, using the bay
onet right and left, and capturing the fort in
five minutes. Not more than score of mus
kets had been fired, and most of the men in the
fort were sound asleep. Thus suddenly sur
prised, they could offer but feeble resistance
Some 600 prisoners, dozen cannon and halt
a dozen mortars were the fruits of that rush.
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The first troops to follow the axmen were
three companies with unloaded muskets and
fixed bayonets. Gordon feared that if the mus
kets were loaded the men would stop to fire
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-02-09

When the Federals blew up the fort on the
ground now occupied by the Crater, they were
checked and held there When the Confeder-
ates captured Steadman by surprise fully as
tween the Crater and the Federal lines was an
open space swept by Confederate musketry.
Between Steadman and the Confederate lines
was an open space swept by Federal musketry.
When the Federals had recaptured the flank
ing works the Confederates must await cap
ture in the fort itself or retreat across the open
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-02-09

About 200 men, each armed with sharp ak,
were the first to leaye the salient, and the
time was half an hour before daybreak. They
rushed across the cleared space at the top of
their speed and without shout, and in hive
minutes had clear passage through the abat-
tbs. Not gun was fired by the Federal pick
ct, withdrawn behind the abattis for the night,
until the work was nearly completed. Had
these axmen made the rush by daylight
not one of them would have lived three
n1inltpR
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-14
JUDGE MORGAN, OF FERNANDO,
Candidate for Congress I'm the Second
District of Mississippi.

The Pamela Star says, in recent Issue
that at the earnest and pressing solicitation
OF his army of friends, who believe he is the
most available candidate that could be
placed before the people, this gentleman has
reconsidered his determination not to stand
for the congressional nomination, and is now
in the field as a candidate, subject to the
action of the Democratic convention. There
is no ADLER or more popular man in this dis
trict than bright" Morgan, as his intimate
friends delight to call him, and he is with
out question the strongest candidate that the
Democrats could nominate for Congress.
Judge Morgan will not only secure the full
Democratic strength, but will make substan-
tIal gains from the opposition, which is more
than can be said OF Colonel Manning. We
have heard number of Greenbsckers say
they would vote for Morgan against any,
body, but we have yet 10 hear Greenbacker
thus speak his preference for NJ inning. The
fact that there is a formidsbl disafectlon
against Colonel Manning 10 Lafayette county
cannot be denied, and he il far from popular
in Tate, Desoto and Pamela. Judge Morgan
Is popular IN every county in the district and
no one has word to say sgainst him, be-
cause he mas no grievance TO combat and no
prejudice to overcome. With all the power
and influence of the Arthur administration
arrsyed against them, it behooves the Demo-
crats OF the Second congressional district to
put out their best and strongest candidate,
and Morgan is certainly the man for the
emergency. Judge Morgan sis native to the
manner born," and upon his shield and stan
dard there is neither spot nor blemish, for he
is as pure and noble in peace as he was true
and dauntless in war. Tall, handsome and
digui6ed in person and graceful in manner,
Judge Morgan impresses one SIS the ideal
leader of men whether in battle or in council.
He has served his people with distinction and
fidelity, in war as well as in peace. Before
the civil war he was probate Judge in De-
soto county; during the war he was lieuten-
ant colonel of the Twenty-ninth Mississippi
since the war he has been State
senator. from Desoto county, and at present
he is chancellor of this dstrict-his term ex-
piring early next fall. Such is the Hon. J.
B. Morgan, the peoples preference fol-. con-
gresham and the probable nominee OF the
Democratic convention. Judge Morgan starts
into this race with reasonable assurances OF
carrying the counties of Desoto, Tate, Pamela
and Lafayette, which would give him the
But in every county in the dis
lrict let Morgan's friends go earnestly TO work
Tor him.
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THE JOCKEY CLUB.
The Points I'm the Cbarfer-what The
CIub Proposes 10 Do.

Arsciug association in Memphis is now
an assured fact. The Memphis Jockey
Club has obtained is charter. the incor-
porators are H. A. Montgomery, I. 81. Mil
hurn, Napoleon Hill, Rec Fl. Vance, John
Overton, jr., and M. II. Kalz-nberger. The
object is stated to be ito encourage the i'm
provement of blood stsck OF all kinds, and
especially that of blood horses, and to en-
courage the training OF horses, as to OBJ
tain speed from running and trotliDg horses"
They have power to sue and be sued, 10 pur-
chase such real e-tate as may be used for the
transaction OF their corporate business, aud
to purchase or accept any real estae in pay
ment OF any debts due The company. Such
bylaws, rules and regulations as may not be
contrary TO the constitution may be estab-
listed, and such officers may be appointed
as deemed necessary in addition to the presi-
dent, the secretary and the treasurer. The
duties OF secretary and treasurer may be con-
soiidated. The incorporators are to meet In
a reasonable time and elect officers. gov
erning committee for the first term shall con-
sist of the officers and the incorporators.
The Board of Directors have power 10 in
crosse It's number 10 Ten. The board can
elect new members, who become corporators.
The Board of Directors will determine what
shall be the membership fee. Expulsion
shall be the only way of Furnishing nou-
payment of dues. "The general welfare of
society, not individual profit, is the object for
which this charter is to be granted, and
hence members are not stockholders in the
legal sense of the term, and no dividends or
profits shall be divided among the members"
The means Of the club are to be used for no
other purpose than the legitimate purposes of
its creation. There shall be no individual
liability for corporate debts, but all the cor
porate property shall be liable for it's debts.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-14
DAINTY PATIENCE.
Production of the Popular Opera at
EstiYal Park Before Fine
Audience Last Night.
The Children Awaken the Greatest En-.
thusiasm and Score a Pal
pable Hit.

The most unique entertainment given in
Memphis for many day occurred last night,
and will be repeated tonight and Saturday
afternoon. The production of Patience by
the children has been looked forward to with
the greatest interest. 1t Ia hardly necessary
to say that the Estivsl Park Theater was
crowded up stairs and down with friends OF
the young people. Well, the curtain rese
about $50 O'Clock and the perform ance be-
gun. 1t was a sort of midsummer nights
dream, full of the witchery of pretty little
maidens, from the family sprite Of four or
five years up 10 the pet OF ten or twelve. The
beautiful, cool night enhanced the pleasure
of the performance. The opera was charm
ingly presented; every boy and girl knew
his or her part thoroughly, and no
mistakes occurred. The pretty innocence of
the little girls was more enjoyable than
the most finished acting, and yet it would
not do to say that they did not more than
meet expectation in the histrionic line.
Little Carrie Spot Smith took the audience a
willing captive from the first Little Blanche
Miles, who looks as if she might have just
stepped out OF fsiryland, sang her part Of the
"Gobble Song" from Mascotte, with Willie
NoWland, with rare sweetness and beauty for
one OF her years. Bertha Fuld was pretty,
captivating LADY Jane" while Pauline
Droescher and Hattie Rowland were excel
lent as "Lsdy Ella" and "Lady Angela"
Willie Rowland as "Bunthorpe," Law
son Tresdwell as "Grosvenor," Walker
Portlock as thes<Duke," Jimmie Thompson
as the "Msjor," and Sam Halle az the Col
onel," were all capital. The frat act of the
opera was very we'll done. The @Gebble
Song" was especially pleasing to the au-
dience, and the choruses were fine. The girl
choruses were specially worthy of praise.
The second act was even better than the first.
The trio of the Colonel" "Msjor" and
"Duke," and the duet between "Bunthorne"
and "Grosvenor," were received with great
applause. Several local hits were introduced
in the latter. The verse taking off the Por-
Ter R fes, of Nashville, provoked storm OF
applause. Tonight EsIival Park Theater
will hardly holdthe people who will be
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-14
duced by labor which would otherwise be
idle

duced by labor which would otherwise be
idle.
The writer has tried TO raise hogs, but
found that they were regarded as common
property, and the effort was abandoned: he
owns two orchards, but in six years he has
never tasted ripe apple, peach or pear
from either of them, and his only plan to
have ripe fruit of his own growing is 10 plant
a few trees 30 that their fruit-laden boughs
rustles sgainst his bedroom windows. The
detection OF hog or truit-stealer is impossi-
bic seeing tn at the first lesson instiled into our
colored citizen in the cradle Is secretiveness;
that no Information, under any circumstances,
must be furnished to white folk. The stereo.
typed answer impressed upon each child is,
II don't know, sirn
Some day when popular religion ceases to
be matter OF sentiment and feeling and be-
comes one OF action; when it influences life
and conduct for good, matters will improve;
but as things ere now the Southern farmer
will go on raising such crops as cannot be
eaten nor easily stolen, and which, when
sold, will enable him TO procure the necessi-
ties OF LIE. To suppose that planter would
select kind Of crop which not ouly requires
an enormous outlay lat least sixty per cent.
OF its gross value) 10 raise, and which requires
his almost undivided attention for nearly the
entire year, ii he could possibly see his way
to anything better, is to do injustice TO his
common sense.
Men of large means, who can buy fer cash
and get labor cheap because they can pay
ready cash therefor, make much money
raising cotton, bat the great multitude of
farmers who buy on credit and pay large, be-
cause precarious wages, can barely make 3
living; but SO it is in every business. The
merchant who has large capital at command
realizes princely profits, but the small trader
who rents his store and buys on credit, either
breaks in few years, or at best earns a
scanty living. ARKANSAS.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-14
PERSONALS.

Mrs. 7. w. FISHER is visiting Hot Springs
Mr. F. A. JONES and family have gone te
Bon Aqua Springs.
Miss MARTHA TRUDEAU left last night foi
Cincinnati and the East.
Mr.. w. F. JOHNSTON, of st. Louis, was 8
visitor on Change yesterday.
Mr.. c. D. TUCKER will pass a couple Of
months at Berkeley Springs, w. Va.
Mrs L A. FREEMAN and Edna left last
night for Baltimore, ana thence to the Vir-
ginia Springs.
Mss MAGGIE ROBINSON, of Friars Point,
Miss, is spending a few days with Miss
Florence Sadler.
Mr.. NJ. c. KING, formerly of Memphis,
but now residing at Popeis Station, Miss,
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs NJ. H REDoN and child, of New Or
leans, are guests at the Clarendon. Mrs.
Redon is the wife OF Captain Redon, of the
Remy Clarke Baseball Club.
A LATE election resulted in the choice of
the following officers for the Memphis Oil
Company: President, J. r. Flippiu; super
intendent and treasurer, John W. Waynes-
burg; directors, J. r. Fiippip, D. T. Porter,
J. w. Clapp, J. c. Mills and w. B. Mallory.
Hon. CASEY YOUNG leaves the city to-
night for Washington where he will repre-
sent Memphis before the House Committee
on Appropriations in the matter of securing
an appropriation for the river and coast in
spection service of the National Board of
Health
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-14
THE IRON-TIE TARIFF.
The Protest A gafnst ff by the Cotton Ex.
change Reamrmed.

A meeting of the Cotton Exchange was
held at noon yesterday to take action in re-
gard to the proposed increase of duty on
iron cotton-ties. President Napoleon Hill
being absent, Mr.. J. w. billiard was called
to the chair.
Captain billiard explained the object of
the meeting, and the following telegram was
read:
NEW ORLEANS, July 10, 1882.
To President n. Hill, Memphis Cotton Exchange:
You are requested to use your influence by
telegraph officially with your senators and
members of Congress to defeat the proposed
increase of duty on iron ties, iuasmueh as
said Increase will largely add to the cost of
preparing the cotton crop for market and
fall solely on the planting interests of the
South. The New Orleans Cotton Excha nge
send to Washington this day E. l.. RsnleIt,
of New Orleans, TO represent the planti ng
interests in this ma ter. Please secure TO
him all the corporation in your power.
LOUIS BUSH,
President National Cotton Exchange.
Mr.. John S. Toof stated that at a pre-
vious meeting held during the month of
February a memorial had been prepared,
printed land published in the APPEAL Of
the date mentioned and copies forwarded to
our Representatives in Congress, protesting
against the proposed increase of import du-
ties on iron ties.
II was moved that the same be reafiirmsd
Motion carried.
There being no further business the meet
log adjourned. E. LA HACHE,
Assistant Secretary.