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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-11-08
Burning of a Sc minary.

GODFREY. ILL, November 1.-The Monticello
Ladies' seminary caught fire at one oclock this
morning. and by daylight was dc stroy ed. The
fire originate in frame building adjoining he
main editce, used kitchen and servants
quarters, and aroused the inmates of the main
building. Miss Haskell ordered the pupils to
dress and SECURE what effects they could and
then leave the house. Tnere wae no panic. and
pupils and teachers escaped without injury.
Some were frightened and neglected to elothe
themselves sufficiently for comfort,
The villagers FASTENED to the scene, and ev-
cry endeavor made to confue the fire
to the frame addition. but The c,rnice soon
caught fire, the flames soon spreading to the
roof. aid there being no fire apparatus at hand
the fight was given up. and attention paid to
saving life and properly. Two pianos and three
organs were saved.
Nineteen pianos and vast amount of prop
erty accumulated in the half century the school
was in operation were burned. The pupils and
teachers remained about the premises. Beau
ty in distreSs was seen on every hand. Some
were lamenting the tr lossss, others were search
ing for their effects, WHICH were scattered about
in dire confusion, and still Others wrapped
Them elves in bt q spi eads for warmth and SUP
yeyea the scene, alm0st stppehed at the calam-
itg. Two Of the trqstees, Il. 2. Wade and J. B
Isett. were present and aided Miss HASKELL in
restoring order and arranging for the comfort
o. the pupsls. The cottage was unframed and
there N ny found shelter, and others were ia
ken to neighboring dwellings. Miss Haskell
expects to be able to get all the pupils started
home by tomorrow night. The seminary loss
is ovet Sl50,0CY. insurance $4,000. The loss of
pupils and TEACHERS ip clothing. Jewslry and
effects is Lcavy. although nearly all saved
something. No plans for continuing the school
are vet made.
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BaZaine's Mexican Bride.

Gen. Rodolpho Gunner, one of the most
ted commanders of Max MILAN s armies during
the Mexican revolution, said at Dallas, Texas
the other day: at is strange that the press
which is devoting so much space to the late
Marshal Bazane. never says anything about his
marriage with the beautiful lady who showed
50 much herosm in sharing the woes of ner
husband. l have not in any paper read her
maiden name. She was Senorita Pepita Pena,
a sprightly and charming young lady of rare
accom- plishments. who. with her mother, re-
sided in The City of M. XII 20, where they deriv-
ed bare competency from the rents of an en-
barrassed hacien da. Marshal Bazaine. who had
met her at balls. fell desperately in love with
her. and she seemed to be charmed with his
military glory, for he was about fifty-seven and
she only eighteen. They were married in the
chapel of the Emperors palace. Lgring the
ceremony stood near the Emperor. holding
between my hauds my silver he lnet, in which
was deef from the emperor to the ide, con-
feriing on her the beautiful villa, Beuna Vista
which had been the gift to lin of the City OF
Mexico and in which Marshal Bazaine had been
residing.
"At the cor clusion of the ceremony handed
the deed to the Emperor and he gave it to the
bride token OF esteem. 1t WIS indeed an
imperial gift, for the villa was worth $780, 90.
1.-The statement, SO commonly circulated
that the Emperor COZ ierred The title of duke on
Baaaine, which, of course makes Mrs. i'azaine
duchess is not founded on fact. The kmpe-
ror did not create nobility in Mexico. Before
the religious marriage to which have referred
a civil marriage had been CONF minated in O
small room. in which the only parties present
were The Emperor, Marshal BaAaine. Tire bride.
General Frient, General Boy er and myself act
ace. Tue iutendente of the occasion was Gen.
Frient. who, at the conclusion of the civil cere-
mony. addressed the bride, assuring her that
ghe was being raised to the high st rank that the
Emperor cons best upon her-a cousin to
the Emperor Napoleon. of course you under
stand that GaPoieoE called all his MaIshale
eOusins.'
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A Baltimore special says: The weekly
circular of John A. Hambleton & Co.,
bankers here, tomorrow will say:
1.-The Danville absorptions have been so
immense and astounding that the public is
prepared for most anything in this hir.c-
tlon and are asking. What next? There
are some mysterious whisperings going
The rounds regarding a possible deal be
tween The Baltimore and Ohio and Rich
mond and West Point Terminal Company.
The rumorS have taken no definite shape
nor have they been traced to a responsible
source; nevertheless, it is lntimated that
a deal is on foot between the Baltimore &
Ohio and the Terminal. and it has even
been suggested that the Baltimore & Ohio
might fall into the hands and under the
control If the Terminal Company A
Year ago such suggestion would have
been ridlculed and pronounced prPpOSter-
Gus, but so many strange things have hap
pened that there are some who declare
such deal possible.
1T is generally believed that the Drexel-
Morgan syndicate, when it came to the
assistance of the Baltimore Il Ohio Com
pany, was given control of the Garrett,
and, perhaps, some other holdings for a
fixed time. said IT, have been five years
from September |, 1857. Certainly the
Drexel-Morgan syndicate have had con
siderable influence in shaping the financial
policy of the Baltimore & Ohio, and we
presume the announcement that Drexel,
Morgan & Co. have been appointed the
financial agents of the Danville system
gave rise to the rumor Of a deal between
the Baltimore q Ohio and Terminal Com.
panleS."
Several of the high officials of the Balti-
more & Ohio are out of town tonight.
President Spencer is in New York, Vice
President Lord has gone to Philadelphia.
and Vice. President Smith started for Gin.
cinnati this afternoon.
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At this writing the result of the cleo
Jion on the 9th is not known. In a great
contest where six or seven millions OF
A me- rIcan citizens indicate at the ballot
box he legislation and policies they be-
litve best for the country. it is difficult
to iorpIel hat the verdict will be-
While HE dFift of events and the trend
of public feeling have been favorable to
the Republicans from the time Harrison
aid Mort N were nominated these facts
DO not absolutely determine results. Yet.if
we are TO form definite opinion from the
visible sigrs and the 10 9ical deductions of
the situa' ion, we would conclude that
Harris III and Morton would certainly he
elected
Whether we shall have the pleasure of
recording such ii result or not, there is
one thing the Republicans can assnredly
congratulate themselves upon. I hat is.
that they have not INDUCED in SANDER
and villiication. but they have rest ed their
,ause upon well DIT fined principles and pol
| icies. There las been no shi, king of the
issue, which the Democrats project ed into
| the canvass They have met it fairly and
bravery. and made their appeals to The
reason and the AmpricaniSm of the PEG
! pie. believing that there Was sufficient in
teligeEce-sut sufficient love of country to
declare for their own interests. their own
learths and their own families | is the
prominent fact of the campaign that the
Republicans have announced their belief
in the policy of protection to home indus
tries, and the nt cessity Ut atpnal aid To
public education. Upon these points they
have permitted 10 doubts. but in cleai
! dlstLct terms. have planted themselves
| upon The IDEAS that American industries
are paran cunt to foreign industries and
the sducatien of the masses is an essential
requisite TO the healthy perpetuation of
oar Republican institutions.
n lot So with the Demo Gratis. They have
with persistent .maiguity invented and
circulated the most unfounded and ma
| Iicious falsehoods about Gen Harrison
They have trimmed and lodged and viii ed
! III and wired ont upon all the issues
before the people. have scattered forged
copies OF the Mills bill to several lecali-
ties, and iesorted to every agency To mis-
lead the voter and debaueh public senii-
ment.
This offense to the neral sense of the
| \ alton. ought to, if it does net. receive
ii severe and crushing rebuke from the in
telligent voters CT the country.
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DRIVATE SALE.

Having determined TO move from Virginia, |
desire to sell privately the following farms
LIST. farm about one and oue-half miles
ives OF Staunton, containing 327 Acres. This
farm has IA good brick house it, and all
necessary out buildings, with q good orchard
and water. Well set in grass, except 20 acres
IN wheat which has heen put in grass this fall
The crop OF hay for 1888 was no TONS besides a
lai gs pasturage.
"a. A farm about mile east of Staunton, con
tanning l04 Acres This farm has on it g new
dwelling stable and granary, and is newly
planked-fenced. Has large springs on it, So
acres OF wheat. This is one of the best farms
in the county and its close proximity TO Staun
ION makes il exceedingly valuable Tor a mar
ket garuen or dairy farm.
&c. A farm about mile from Lipscomb Sta.
tot, on Shenandoah Valley Road, containing
1875 Acres. This farm is we'll Watered. all in
grass except 70 acres in wheat Has on it a
new frame house. stable and granary, q nice
young orchard. This land is considered as
good. II hot better, than any on South river
1t lies on the north side of South river and is
part OF the McChesney land.
attn. A farm of 400 Acres near Bells Val
ley uepot in Rockbridge Co. Va, on the waters
OF The Calf Pasture river. This farm has on it
good house and barn and is a good grazing
farm.
Mr. VIM. Patrick, of Staunton, Va, Will give
the terms and prices on the above land.
noVS w. A. HUDSON.
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unto Him and leads them from one triumph to
another until they have reached glory I'M
speakabl. aud the whirling stals in their cour-
ses through Arctnrus Lhey run TO the milky
way, shall not look down on better people or
happier land.
Mr.. L. A. Watts. of Atwood, Amherst
county, thinks he has in custody Tascott,
The alleged murderer of Small, the Chicago
millionaire. $40, 900 reward is offered for
the arrest Of Tascott. Watts says the
man captured cannot give a satisfactory
account of himself, or how he happened to
be in that out of the way place. He
seemed very much confused and agitated
when arrested. Watts says he answers
the description given of Tascott and
thinks he has the right man. Chicago
authorities have been communicated with
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-11-08
The Result.

The people of the country are to be con
graduated that the Quadrehnial election.
to determine the policy OF the governments
for tho succeeding four years. is over
that. as far as we are advised, there mas
been DO unusal disturbance, and mat o.
900 900 have passed through po;ltlcal
revolution. without a jar TO our inslHu-
tions. They are to he congratulated lha'
the qualified voters OF the Nation. upon
whom rest the government, have deter
mined that the principle and the policy OF
protection to home labor and home indus
tries are to be hel cetorth. and we nope
forever. the established principle and
policy of the country.
The election of Harrison and Morton.
under all the circum Stances is phenomenal
With the whole power OF the government
and lis vast and ralNiied machinery. Will
almost every Federal officer converted iDtt
an active political worker-the most Gar
ing and INSCRIPTIONS falsehoods eyer COIN
ed in the BRAIN of desperate partlzahS
and all the agencies of corruption that th'
possess,on of the treasury could suggest
vet the Impoverished and unpurchasa0lt
freemen of the Republic marched to the
polls and overthrow The dynasty whic
threatened the very existence OF our great
industrial system and the stability OF eul
Incompatible monetary arrangement
It illustrates the deep hold our institu
tlons have upon the affections and conf
dence of the people: al vindieates the
theory On which the government is predl-
Gated that the people are capable OF self
government.
10 the South the result OF the 9Th is
peculiarly anspicious. Under the ener
giving and progressive influence OF tht
protective policy. she has just begun tt
ASSET herself With the assurance thai
the same policy is to be continued for an
o:her four years, will still more assGIs
self cor fidence command largely increased
Investments of energy and capital. anf
open up future of development. progress
and prosperity. Hndreamed OF in the most
ex5ravagant fancy of The most saneuine
of men, 1t is future that will snrpass
in wealth and splendor anything yet an
ficp lted in the history of this marvel
Gus Nation. and Will become the wonder
of the civilized world.
The people are TO be congratulated thai
they have courageously iebuked the du
plicity, deceit and hypocrisy of Cleveland s
administration. Posing before the coun-
try as the eXemplar of civil service re-
form: of a higher ideal Of official trust
every interest of the government ano
every power at the com mand Of the Pes
ident has been prostituted to the most
deb,sed and corrupt plots to debauch pub
lie sentiment and overcome the free and
fair expression of the popular sill.
The people ale to be congratulated that
the government is again to he admins
tered in the interest of the true AmeIi
can policy, that the monetary system es-
tablished by the Republicans is to be pre-
served in it's integrity. and tile Nation is
to march forward under the wise policies
of a Republican administration TO its
grand destiny.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-11-08
9, Remedy for Tender Fee +

What makes yon walk SO lame 9"asked
the doorkte per at police hfada uarfe,s to !
reporter tie off, day Coins 2" ( =
NO. replied the scribe | never had !;
corn in my life; but almost every morn
ing, when put Oh my shoes. l suffer the
most eXcruciating pains, my feet are SC
tearfuly sore. ] have tried ever, thing to
make the skin hard and get relief but
nothing has had the least effect.
II ~ suffered froal the same complaint. .
replied the oMceF. ,'anq my old lnotht I
gave me re eejpt that effected a pprma-
hent cue, aRd if it is Of any benelt to
You, here 1t isi
Battle your feet in about two quarts of
ice cold water. INTO which you havs poured
two tabiespnonfuls of ammonia and ore
Tablespoonful of bay rum. Sit with your
feet immersed In tie water for ten mi
utes. gently throwing the water over the
limns upward, toward the knees. Then
rub dry with coarse crash towel. and all
that tired fee ling will soon leave YOU.
f'..If that don't cure tender feet, then
there is nothing that will. 1T is worth
irving at all events.p (;
n ,ee ~ l<~N. 10
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offer for sale or lease privately 763 acre.
of land situated miles south OF Waynesboro
Augusta county, Va and q miles from Lynd
hurst, s. v. X. X. The improvements consist
of a brick house 1SX40, with rooms and pas
sage, with l. 1892 OF wood, story high: also
tenant houses. Grist, and circular saw mill
The grist mill needs some repairs and part OF
The dam is washed away. There are about Is
acres in cultivation. The land lies i'll the man
ganese belt along the western base of the Blue
Ridge. There are on The property good ind ica-
lions of manganese, with one location partially
developed There is also on the land an out
CT Up OF good brown hemitite iron ore, also clays
ana ochres of various lOrs.
If the properly is not sod certain portions of
it will be leased, on a royalty, TO mine man
ganese, iron ore or ochre-such locations as
any parties may select to work. The property
lies between manganese mines that have
been worked with some success many years
ago, and one of them more recently which now
has laying on the bank about 70 tons of fine
quality of manganese. One of the lines of this
property runs within a few feet OF the other old
shalt. Amy person wanting such property can
come send an expert to eXamlneiJ
Nj l.. ALEXANDER,
LyndhurSt, Augusta Co., Va.
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The latest Sfory as So tsse utfsOrsfligp of
tile Eekler So Minister West.


The latest story Of the authorship of the
Murehison letter is told in Pomona. Cal,
dispatch TO the St. Louis Republic in
which the editor of the Pomona Progress,
is made responsible for its correctness. =
by J2ines Cosner, 9 young EngIish-C anadi-
an, who has lived in Pomona for seven
years, and was baturaliZed last April at
Los Angeles. He is a lawyer and re-
publican and has NO cousins. also recently
naluralZed, who were uncertain whether
to vote for Harrison or Cleveland. He
said Saturday that during a heated argu
ment with hls democratic cousins and an
Irishman last August Oh Cleveland'S at
6ituGe toward Great Britain the thought
suggeeted itself to him to write to Sir
Charles Topper and get his private opin-
ion concerning CleT Glands attit uGe on he
fishery question He talked with two re-
publican ITishmen and former democrats.
f. G. Haley and Patrick &. Tanner, both
lawyers. on the subject. and they suggest
ed that if an opinion favorable to Oleve-
land could be obtained from Topper. and
also from Minister West, and could be
spread abroad at the lroper time in the
campaign, it would be another Morey let
Ter sengatJOn. and be Of inestimab'e bene.
ut to Harrison,
Acting upon this suggestion, Cosner
made a rough sketch Of lttters calculated
to draw upper and West into giving
opinions favorable to Cleveland's admin
istrati0n. and especially in relation to re-
6aliatiQp to Canadian interests. There
was q secret Meeting Of Cosner. Tanner
and Haley in the olice OF the Pomona
Progress. where all made suggestions az 10
the alterations in the letter. Similar let
tnrc n q EicIY ICco,h fbn b,rI La,
were written and all were dropped into
the Pomona post-ohjce On the night of
September 4. The name of Charles i
Murchison was signed to The latter to
West. because that is the name of English
relatives of Cosner. The name of Geo.
0. Watson was signed to the letter to
Upper, and Edmund Vaudeville to Cham
0eriein 8 letter.
When the replies were received the re-
publican national committee in New York
was notified Of the bonanza letter from
West, and it was agreed to publish the
letter on October q. just ten days before
the election. w. Bell and Patrick Tan
neg TOOK West S letter TO counsel with
LAWYER there IS tq the possible penalty for
yyriting letter under an assumed name to
" esb. There Editor Otis, OF the Los
Angeles Times, heard Of the letter. and in
some way unknown his paper published
Vests letter on October q. 'ria letter
was PUBLISHED throughout the United States
during the forty-eigi!t bours.
Mr.. Cosner admits the authorship of the
West letter but does not admit writing
letters to Fisk and Upper. although he
bad hand in lhe1r eonposition. He says
that he knew when he received the letter
frota Weet that It's publication would
make q sensation. int he had no idea it
would result 50 disastrousiy to that gen
tleman S diplomatic career. and he regret g
now that he helped to get West into such
a Sclaue.
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yost, IN J fucker, d.

with buckingham to hear from. In 1884
buckingham gave "a Republican majority
of AT. and in 1886 "A Republican majority
of 1871. Should the majority of 1854 be
maintained, aud tie reports. as received
prove correct, fuckers majority will be
about 400.
VIRGINIA.
The latest kilograms last night state
that the emocraJs eli i Il to have carried
VirgI ia 10y from ! 800 10 9 500 majority.
Tie returns have come in so slowly, how
ever, thai it Is amos impossible to give
ANYTHING ike an intelligent estimate of
the result. 1t may be possible that the
Republicans have c,rried tie State. Ger
tainly the Democratic majority, if there
be majority, will be small.
The Congressi ,nal districts are repre-
scented as follows:
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James EddY.s Pot Of Silver

James M. Eddy, who has been Giyei ing
for Captain Kids treasure, and who
turned up an iron kettle full of Spanish
silver coins on the beach adjoining his
farm. opposite the summer resort, West
port, r.. l., arrived at his home in John.
ston. Wednesday, with his wealth. lie de-
MES that his grandfather ever had any
thing to do with pirates, or that his father
ever told him of the buried treasure. He
said that two years ago lie became the
possessor of piece of parchment that APP
parently had served as a drum head. and
which had been converted into a chan
purpoIting to describe the location Of
three lots of buried gold, silver and other
valuables cached by pirate many years
ago. The lines were drawn as though
with a sharpened stick.
On the chart were three points, desig.
mating the burial place of the wealth. The
starting place was rock on Horse Neck
Point, IA wild piece of land. When this
parchment was found Eddy was confident
it was valuable document. He determjy ed
that no one honldow of his plans al d
without imparting hint of what he was
about he began operations at the place in
dictated. He readily found the rock, but
his labors during the summer of 1887 we've
not rewarded. During the past summer
he continued his labors. He proceeded eau
tiously and patiently and worked his way
in the course directed, and last Monday
made the discovery. He declares it will
be an easy matter to fiLd the balance of
the wealth. One of the two undscovel ed
treasures is stated in the chart to be gold
coin and the other diamonds or jewelry.
The uEeartbed treasure, Mr. Eddy says,
will stay where it is until he gets ready to
secure it. The dates on the silver range
from Hi to 1851. showing that it is not
part of Capt. Kidd's long sought treasure.
Mr.. Eddy will not tell his theory, but
says it is pirate treasure.
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THE TENTH DISTRICT.
UNOFFICIAL RETURNS POINT TO A SMALL
MAJORITY FOR TUCKER. lDEM.)

MAJORITY FOR TUChEfS, lDEM.)
TIE returns from the Tenth District
are incomplete up to the hour of going to
press. Never has there been such difficult
ty in getting the news. kilograms come
in at long intervals and the Information
they convey is meagre. Whether it is the
fault of the telegraph service, or is due to
other causes, is not knows. but certain it
lis there is great fault somewhere.
Below we give the returns by majorities
SO far as received. 1t is impossible to tell
how accurate they are, but such as they
are we give t. EN-, being as near correct as
anything obtainable at this hour. They in
dictate Democratic majority IN tie
District :
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TIN GREAT VICTORY
H,r!iisp, and Morton Elected
Congress Republican
The Whole Government Republican
After March a. 1889,
Isp, cial to the V1RGINIAN

BALTIMORE, Nov. Z, p. m.
T, is sn,e that Harrison 81 Morton are
eleaed. New York is Republican ny
Is, 900 majority.
Indiana pretty sure for HARRISON
Connecticut doubtful.
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Mlchihaii anu
California undoubted eddy Republican.
The next House of Representatives VIII
have 70 Republican majority. In 'hif
State (Maryland) the Republicans game
two Coz gress men. HE AMEhiNN->'