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New-York tribune., 1885-03-26

Since the 4th of March Vice President Hendricks
In, been holding a solemn conclayot TO decide how
he should distribute his patronage lt has been
rnmored that he had served notice on the Admins
traton that no Civil Service reform nonsense should
influence him. HIS patronage consisted of private
secretary a telegraph operator and keeper of tho
Senate restaurant But an Unforeseen disaster has
overtakcn a section of his patronage. The Senate
Committee on Rules has il il said, decided to take
from Mr. Hendricks the power TO appoint the keeper
of the restaurant That has been done because of
the fear that Hendricks would abolish the popular
dish known ~ the Mcdonald stew" The Vice.
President however retains his cheerful spirit and
il still willing TO save the Administration from
disaster by furnishing il advice
New-York tribune., 1885-03-26

narty service extending over many years. anu
he will bring to the discharge of his duties ripe
exnerience. elegant scholarship, a genius Ior
sociability, nimble and perennial VIII, - anu .uU
related virtues. The pleasure iHE ihinoNA
feels in his success is tempered by tne pensise
reflection that his gain is our loss OF our cahui-
date for the Speakership of the ALlAth EOh-
gress. But this is no time to obtrude seiiish
feelings. We bid Mr.. Cox god-speed 10 'ho
Orient.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-26

Nova from Panama is indefinite and reyolu
fionary. The chances of peace are stlll good'
however, because the soldiers prefer to WORK on
the canal, which pays them much better than
fighting and is not so dangerous.
The complimentary address which the Com
missioners have made to the members OF the
Fire Department will be heartily seconded by
all well Informed New Workers, especially those
having large property interests in the city. Inc
winter has been exceptionally severe, ana the
men have fought the numerous fires under most
ynfavorable circumstances; but they have
fought them well. They deserve admiration
md eommendation for their work and the sue
cess that has attended it.
II deserter from the British Army goes to
Canada and is there arrested. 1t is plain that his
suck is hard. But the United States Govern
snept cannot interfere in his behalf In the
ease of the man whose story Is told in our local
columns this morning it does, indeed, look as
81 he had been enticed into the Dominion for
the express purpose of arrest yet the entice-
ment was doubtless the work of some willy de-
tectiye and not device of the Canadian Gov
ernment.
The Niagara Park bill has passed the AS
ssmbly by handsome majority-S4 to "a.
There is a probability that it will be amended
somewhat i'm the Senate, but the friends OF the
measure are confident that some plan to rescue
the banks near the Falls will become law.
The difference of opinion between the two
bouses seems to be in regard to the best way OF
raising the money to pay the bills. They can
surely decide that as they please. All that the
intelligence and culture of the State demand is.
that the money shall be raised.
The most practical use which balloons will
probably ever be put to is to furnish lofty
points of observation in war times. In the
Franco -Prussian struggle they were employed
IN this way, and it will not be forgotten that
Gambetta escaped from Paris in one They
are now being effectively used by the British
commanders near Suakim, in Egypt. Osman
Digna naturally has great advantage over his
enemies owing to his knowledge of the country;
but observations from a captive balloon may
helm TO defeat him, because from it his positions
can be studied and his movements watched.
In view of possible visit from the cholera,
the clergymen of Philadelphia have been re-
ouested to do something which the preachers
of this and other cities might also well regard
as duty that is to devote a sermon or two to
urging their congregations to clean up their
cellars and to look after their sanitary condi-
tions generally. Certainly the missionaries in
the tenement t-house districts could accomplish
much good in this way, and doubtless many OF
them have already done so. The text for such
discourses suggests itself to every mind at all
familiar with scriptural quotations.
The appointment Of Congressman Cox as
Minister to Turkey will afford general and
New-York tribune., 1885-03-26

News from Panama is indefinite and reyolu
t,onary. The chances of peace are still good,
however, because the soldiers prefer 10 WORK Oh
the canal, which pays them much better thah
fighting and is not so dangerous.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-26

The appointment Of Congressman Cox as
Minister to Turkey will afford general and
hearty satisfaction. Mr.. Cox has earned this
handsome recognition by good and faithful
New-York tribune., 1885-03-26

Tho Produce E1ohan0e Weekly gives some ut
tentlon to the very absurd conflict In sta
tistical statements between the New.York Prod
New-York tribune., 1885-03-26

IL would have been good thing If the popular
Professor Phepss OF lectures to the academic
students of Yale College on Municipal Law had
included instructions How to treat Policeman
while you are engaged in celebrating your
Teachers appointment to high diplomatic POST
New-York tribune., 1885-03-26

The advance in civilization Of tho Italian element
In our population is shown by the fact that IN the
last two afirays among these people the weapon
used has been tho pistol Formerly an Italian
fight without o dagger or stetto was unknown
but residence in the "land of freedom" has borne
its legitimate fruit in more civilized methods OF
warfare and before long we may expect to see tine
Italian In active competition with other foreign ele-
ments in politics and In the liquor business.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-26

Tho yiQilant promoters of administrative reform
are significantly silent over the appointment OF
Commissioner of Labor Statistics Peck, OF this
State, as an agent of the Government to make a
pretended inquiry in regard to the depression OF
trade In Europe. While Peck is travelling abroad
at Government expense. he is also drawing salary
os the head of a department at Albany. In the
last canvass he discharged his deputy because he
refused to support Cleveland, and in other ways
prostituted his office to partisan ends. He was
appointed IN the first place by Governor Cleveland
for political reasons and has shown himself incOm
petent to fill the duties of tho office HIS reports
have been the laughing stock of the Legislature.
He is even less qualified to make any such inquiry
IA he purports to have been sent abroad TO make.
even II there were any need which there Is not. for
such mission. But this is probably more of tho
reform of the Higgins kind. 1t might be well for
the Legislature to inquire into the fact of Com
missioner Peck's absence from his post.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-26

The Syracuse Standard inquiries "if Manning
pleaded ignorance for appointing Higgins what can
he plead for retaining himi" We suggest that The
Ne,e- York Times, The Euening Post and Hdrper's
Ueekly form themselves into a syndicate for tho
consideration of this conundrum.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-26

At the recent meeting in this city of artists and
art-lovers who met to organize the New-York
branch of the National Society of Arts. the acute
objection was raised that as membership in the or
ganization required the approval of the trustees.
and as the trustees were to be elected by the mem
bers, it was clearly impossible for anybody to get
INTO the New-York branch. 1t will be remembered
that the members of the church at South
Podunk Station got themselves into
similar fix. They resolved first
that they would have new meeting house into
which should enter the material of the old one.
And they resolved second that they would con-
tinue TO worship ia the old edi6ee until the new
one was finished.
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The End of the World.
Harper's Weekly,

The tides are caused mainly by the moon,
as it were, catching hold of the water as
the earth reyolVes around on it's axis. This
mnst cause friction on the earth as it re-
wolves, and friction, as every one knows,
causes loss of power. There is reason to
suppose that the action of the tides is
slowly but surely lessening the speed of
the earth's rotation, and consequently in
creasing the length Of the day, and that
this action will continue until the earth re-
wolves on its own axis in the same time
that the moon takes to revolve around the
earth. Then the day, instead of being "a
hours as now, will be about IS days, and
the earth will be exposed to the full blaze
Of the sun for about IA days at time.
The change this will bring about on the
face of The earth can hardly be exaggerated.
All life, both animal and vegetable. will be
destroyed all water will be evaporated !:
the solid rocks win be scorched and
cracked, and the whole world reduced to a
dreary and barren wilderness. 1t is sup
posed by some that the moon has already
passed through all this, hence its shattered
and bare-looking surface; that the earth,
being SO much larger, has more quickly
acted upon the oceans which once were
upon the moons surface and stopped al
most entirely its revolution round it's own
axis, thus causing it to have day equal to
twenty eight of our days, and the heat of
the sun has already done to it what in
future ages it will do the earth.
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STANDARD TIME.-Eaest of Huntington, 10Th
meridian or Eastern tim /; West OF Hunting
ton, Goth meridian. or Central time, which Is one
hour slower than Eastern time
No l. daily except sunday, Richmond 10
Clifton Forge; leaves Clifton Forge daily, eX-
cept Saturday, arrives Cincinnati and Louis
vile daily. except Sunday. Sleeping cars from
Clifton Forge to Huntington.
Nos. and 8. daily, between Huntington ana
Clifton Forge. No. 9, daily, except Suhdav.
from Richmond TO Newport News, Ola Point.
;and Norfolk.
Nos. s and A. Solid Trains daily, with Pullman
Sleeping Cars, between Washington, Richmond
and Louisville and Cincinnati DO not stop Tor
local business.
No &. daily except Sunday. from Lon isville,
sCincnuati and Lexington. arrives Cl,tton
Norge daily, except Monday; leaves Clifton
Forge for Old Point daily, except sunday. Sleep
4ng Cars Huntington to Clifton Forge.
emixed,) leaves Richmond, except Sunday. ): 20
%. m.; arrive Charlottesville IL 90 p. m.
Nc. 8, (mixed,) daily, except Sunday, leaves
Charlottesville SEQ a. M. arrives Richmond
$50 a.
No. 3, from Old Point Comfort, makes direct
connection at X. +. q z. Junction for Washing
tom and New York. No omnibIS transfer re-
sauired. On Sunday Train No. Leaves Old
Point 300 p. n., Newport News $3.50 p. rs.
For Rates, Tickets. Baggage-C Checks, apply 70
nny Office OF G. & o. BY +; or Depot or Ticket Oh
aice Of connecting lines H w. FULLER,
&. w. SMITH. Gen'l Passr Agent;
Gent Manager. Octza
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Trains marked daily except Sunday.
Grains marked daily except Monday.
NO. eonnects at Balcony Falls with No. II
for Lexington.
for Clifton Forge and the West
Sleeping Cars attached to trains Nos. 8 and 10
between Lynchburg and Richmond.
CONNECTIONS.
At Clifton Forge with c. 0. Ry. for the
South, West, Northwest.
points SoutAe, Southeast and Southwest. V. M.
Ry. for all points North and South.
all points in the South and r. f. d P. K. Il. for
all points North.
At Lexington with Il. & o. r. R., making close
connections at Harper's Ferry to and frOm
Pltts6uRg and the West; also to points North
For further information apply to
JNO. R. MACMURDO,
jams g. P. A.. Richmond, Va
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$4,000 dsnss po sss a snd S Send %a
you will get free a package Of goods OF large
yaiues that will start you in work that will at
else In America. All about the 100000 in pres
ents with each box. Agents wanted every
where. of either SEX of ali ages, for all time or
homes. Fortunes for all workers absolutely
assured. Don't delay. H. HALLETT & Co.,
Portland, Maine. nov27
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Ayers sarsaparilla, being hugely coneen-
trated, requires asmaller dose, and is more
effective, dose for doze. than any other
blood medicine. 1t dis the cheapest. be-
cause the best. Quality and not quantity
should be considered.
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TRAIN NOTES.
Trains $50 and z9l daily. 2SS daily to Harrison
burg only.
Connections at Harper's Ferry for all points
West; at Strasburg with Manassas Branch Va.
Midland at Staunton with Chesapeake & Ohio
r. r.: at Lexington with Richmond & Alegha-
ny r. K.
Fast I4Biited Express, daily, for Chicago and
Pittsburg leaves Baltimore at s 90 a. M; Wash
ington 100 q. ~. arrives at Chicago 90 a. M;
Pittsburg 80 p. ~
Express daily for Cincinnati and st. Louis
leaves Baltimore at 80 noon: Washington 80
p. M. aRd Harpers Ferry at o. p. m. Arrives
Night Express daily for st. Louis and Chicago
10 10 p. m. and Harpers Ferry Il 81 p. M. Ar
rives at Cincinnati 30 p. M, st. Louis 7 30 a.
M. Chicago 40 a. m.
Night Express daily for Pittsburg leaves Bal
timore at Z 80 p. M; Washington 40 p. M, and
Harpers Ferry at III IL p. m. Arrives at Pitts
burg 80 q. m.
B. & o. Palace Sleeping Cars are run through
to Cincinnati, st. Louis, Chicago and Pittsburg
on all express trains.
For tickets and further information apply to
B. & o. Agents or to b. F. BOND, Pass. Agent,
baltimore, G. E. DUDRow, Travelling Pass. Agt.,
StauptOn, Va.
L. M. COLE, Genl Ticket Agt
c. X. LORD, Gen. Pas. Agt.
w. M. CLEMENTS, Genil Supt. JAMS
q .rx1 T,
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RAILROADS
VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY.

Mail train south bound COME. rs at Charlottes-
vile with Chesapeake and Ohio K. w East and
rnond at Lynchburg, with Norfolk Western
K. r. through Southwest virginia 10 Sastsy ,li
and with Richmond & Allegheny Ry. for Lex
ington and Natural Bridge, and at DanVilie
with Richmond IL Danville Railroad. to South
and Southwest.
Mail train North bound. connects al Lynch
burg with the h. & A. II. r.. for Lexington, for
Natural Bridge, and at Charlottesville with G..
termediate points.
Express trains South bound. connect at Char,
lottesville with c. & o. r. W. for the Wes and
at Danville with h. & d. r. Il. for all points in
South, Southeast, southwest and East.
Express trains north bound connect at Char
lottesville with &. q o. r. W. for Richmond,
stanton, White sulphur, Charleston ana Hun
tingtOn.
For Fairfax &. ii. daily connection, al VII
fax station.
Trains So 81 and 81 connect to and from ar
renton daily, and train 81 daily eS' ept
Sunday, to and from Warrenton.
MIXED TRAINS, leave Alexandria daily ex-
cept sunday, 400 a. ln and S;le p M ll;l5 p m ;
returning arrive at Alexandra ll:2o a. m. anu
2:25 and 7:45 p. m.
FRANKLIN DIVISION. daily except Sunday
leave Rocky Mount 1905 M, arriving at Frank
lin Junction 1890 a. m. Leave franklin June
ton 6l5 D. m. ;, arrive at Rocky Mount $40 p. m.
making close connection at franklin Junction
with mail trains 50 and 81 also with local freight
trains to Lynchburg and Danville.
MANASSAS DIVISION, daily, except Sunday.
Leave Washington 20 a. IN. and Top. m.; Al
exandria SIS a. m: and 5:s5 p. M: arrive At
Strasburg l2:45 and $3.50 p M, connecting with
the Valley Road East and West, and at
River with shen. Val. r. Il. for Luray and
Waynesboro. Returning, leave strasburg 2:05
p. IN. and 400 a. M, arriving at Alexandria $50
p. m. and $40 a. M; Washington 7:3O y. IA. and
S:35 a. M.
MIXED TRAINS leave Alexandra daily, ex-
cept Sunday, 4:30 a. m. arriving at Strasburg
S:55 p: IN. Returning, leave Strasburg 4;iO a. M.
arriving at Alexandra $50 p. IA.
For Middleburg, connection at Plains station.
For Upperyille, connection at Deiapiape.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between New York and
Atlanta, on Mail trains, north and south
bound without change, only one change OF cars
between New York and New Orleans.
New Orleans Sleeping Cars leave Washington
$40 a. m., running through without change.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Washington
and Augusta, Ga, without change, on 1910 p
III, train, via Greensboro, Charlotte and Column
bia.
Solid ffains with Pullman Palace cars attach
ed run through between Washington and Lou
isville, via Stauntop and White sulphur, daily .
All trains make good connections. at WASH :
ington, to and from North and West.
Through tickets at lowest rates to all 1mpor-
tant points in the United States.
Us. Il. THOMPSON,
Assistant General Pass Agt.
", M. S. DUNN, Eng. and Supt
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| COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ STAUNToN, VA, Dec. IL, 1884,

" STAUNToN, VA, Dec. II, 1884.
In the chaneery cause pending in the Circuit
Court of Augusta, under the style of BLACK, H..
vs. BROWN. VIM. A., & ais, the parties plain,
tiffs and Defendants and all concerned, are
hereby notified that in pursuance Of an order
therein rendered on Dec 9th, 1881, shall at my
Office in Staunton, on
Tuesday, the Sd day of February, 1885,
proceed to take, state and settle an account of
The rents and profits of the land in The bill
mentioned as also its boundaries and whether
the same is susceptible of partition in kind;
and at the same time determine the date
Of New ton Blacks death, and whether or not
he survived his mother.
j. w. GREEN SMITH,
AMI Comr in Chanc cry
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HAVING JUST RETURNED FROM THE
NORTH with an immense Stock of BOOTS AND
SHOES, can now offer larger inducements
than ever before. To convince you of
the above. | will price you few of
the leading articles.
GENTS DEPARTMENT.
MEMS Kip Boots. $3.50
g 20-inoh leg 275
Medium Weight. e.50
Calf Boots. imam. 80
Brogans. .,.,...,..... La
LADIES DEPARTMENT.
Ladies' HeavyWalk-
ing Shoes .......... ST %
Kip Hand Pegged.. $50
Fine Walking Shoes 150
Fine Button Shoes. l50
Fine Foxed Caters, l.25
A Large stock of Boys Boots and Shoes; also,
Misses and Chldrens Shoes of all de-
scriptions Gents and Ladies'
Custom Made Boots and
Shoes.
GUSrA ST., BEFORE BUYING ga
No trouble to show goods.
Respectfully,
b. WEINBERG,
Formerly of L. Eisenman & Co.,
Bet. Aug. Nat. Bank and F. w Hager's Tin Store
octl6 STAUNToN, VA.
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DIS. A. NJ tI HAL "a s r. H I1 ons
Having entered into partnership, tender
heir professional services to the public Spec
ial attention given to SURGERY and diseases of
the EYE and EAR.
They May be consulted at all hours at the Of
ice heretofore occupied by A. NJ. HENKEL, NJ.
d.. No. Is West Frederick Street. ian q If
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No. 3haS Pullman sleeper, New 1oiA W Cnal
tavp ooga. without change, via Harrisburg ana
Roanoke. ~, II,
mo. 4 has Pullman Sleeper Philadelphia via
Harrisburg Roanoke and Chattg2oga, to Mem
phis, without change.
CONNECTIONS.
At Hagerstown, Nd, with the Western Mary
land Railroad to and from baltimore, FREDERICK,
ISmmittsburg, Gettysburg. Penmar, Waynes,
in,oro Pa. and points on the Western Maryland
aaAilroad and branches.
With the Cumberland Valley Railroad 60 and
from Harrisburg, Carlisle, Shippensburg, caaM-
bersburg, Mercersburg, Martinsburg, and points
an the Cumberland Valley Railroad and branch
4eE. w.. -,
ALSO to and from Pittsburg and the West and
NorfA west, and Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
land the North and East.
At Shenandoah Junction, w. Va, with Main
Nine of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to and from
washington.
At Riverton, Va, with Manassas Branch of
virginia Midland Railway.
At Waynesboro junction, Va, with Chesa-
.aneake d. Ohio Railway to and from Greenbrier
,N1ite Sulphur Springs and Richmond.
xt Loeb, Laird, with Lexington Branch of
rfaieianond & Allegheny Railroad.
AZ Natural Bridge, with Main Line of Rich
rnond Allegheny Railroad.
A + Roanoke. with Norfolk 81 Western Railroad.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
at Boyee. foT wildwood and Winchester. Va.
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Cincinnati Enquirer: DR.. Sanford
Brent, one of the oldest citizens of Camp
bellstown, KY, now upward of eighty
years old, is now cutting his third set Of
teeth. Hell lost his second set about twenty
five years since-the last of them. He has
never worn false teeth, and now his third
set which are as beautiful as pearls, are
fast appearing, just in the order and man.
ner that children cut their teeth. When
the first three made their appearance the
family were greatly alarmed, thinking it
an omen of sudden death, but he still lives,
and they are cutting gums and getting the
others through and the old man is doing as
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NEW ! DIRK, Jan. lZ.-Ino following
correspondence has taken place.
$40 FIFTH AVENUE,
January 10, 1885.
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant
DEAR MADAM So many misrepresenta-
tions have appeared in regard to the loan
made by me to General Grant, and reflect
ing unjhstly upon him and myself, that it
seems proper to briefly recite the facts.
On Sunday, the 4th of May last. General
Grant called at my house and asked me to
lend him $150,00O for one day. l gave him
my check without question, not because
the transaction was business like, but
simply because the request came from
General Grant. The misfortunes which
overwhelmed him in the next twenty-four
hours aroused the sympathy and regret of
the whole country. You and he sent me
within few days the deeds of your joint
properties to cover this obligation
and urged my acceptance on the
ground that this was the only debt of
honor which the General had personally
incurred. and these deeds I returned.
During my absence in Europe the Gen
eral delivered to my attorneys mortgages
upon all his own real estate, household
effects, and the swords, medals and works
of art which were the memorials of his
victories and the presents from govern
ments all over the world. These securi-
ties were in his Judgment worth the $3.50,
600. At his solicitation the necessary
steps were taken, by Judgment, etc., to re-
duce these properties to possession, and
the articles mentioned have been bought
in by me, and the amounts bid applied in
reduction of the debt.
Now that l am at liberty to treat these
things as my own, the disposition of the
whole matter most in accord with nv
feelings is this: present to you, as your
separate estate, the debt and Judgment I
hold against General Grant, also the mort
| gage upon his real estate, and all the
household furniture and ornaments, COUP
led only with the condition that the swords.
commissions, medals, gifts from the
United States, states, cities, and from
foreign governments, and all articles of
historical value and interest, shall. at the
Generals death, Or, if you desire it.
sooner, be presented to the Government
at Washington, where they will remain as
perpetual memorials of his fame and of
the history of his time.
enclose herewith assignments to you
OF the mortgages and judgments, a Hill of
sale OF the personal property and deed of
trust in which the articles of historical
interest are enumerated. A copyof this trust
deed will, with your approval, be for
warded to the President of the United
States for deposit in the proper depart
ment.
Trusting that this action will meet with
your acceptance and approval, and with
Hndest regards to husband,
am yours, respectfully,
| W. TT VANDEpp1rr
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EFFINGER Il CRAIG.
Ia ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
STAUNToN VA.
VIII practice in courts of Augusta, Rockbrdge
Rockingham, Highland, Allegheny and Bath.
In the Supreme Court of Appeals at Staunton
and U. S. Courts at Harrisonburg. feb 81
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baltimore 4 OHIO RAILROAD.
THE MODEL FAST LINE EAST AND WEST
NORTH AND SOUTH.
Time Table in Effect Dec. 2lst. 1884:
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nR. ]. ST. r. GIBSON,
IL STAUNTON, VA.
Ofice:-Corner of Augusta and Frederick SITS.
Office hours, s to a. M. to p M, 6 to Sp, m.
jane