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uA.. n wnmnn Saw Mt Cedar Mountain.

What Woman Saw mt Cedar Mountain
Never will forget the sth Of Au-
gust. 1862. when our NOBLE JacSsT on
With .is army of veterans, crossed the ne
Rapidan River at Madison Mills to
meet Pope's army at Cedar Mountain,
where he won the victory and fell BACK
hat sar,s night. NJ nish' lon ason ,GS
road, and the poor infantry-some
bareheaded and Observation-Disclosures
1ioms. Ny father was living NJ mat
placs 81 IN, lime, lid ms n"1n tsn.h
house with several of the neighbors,
namely. Colonel Walker, Dr.. slaugn-
ter, and Harlow and Jones. the owners
70 four the siri , w Ps1eei LEI, alonet~o of
s IN our r4 iee enaia We didn't sleep any
that night A soldier friend OF ours
give MS the news. tisd mis- horse e the
yard fence: the horse became restless
and broke away. He edward 81.
Walker never saw him again. me
vegetables found his haversack,
which had gotten loose from the sad
die. with three hardtaeks In II we
knew something OF the hard s IS, 2 Of 4
lin.s. saw and heard the cannon balls
go over: some fell not far from our
house. FIRST one army and then the
other we r had .e the sfser IN w TN
Mosby Not man on the premises or
for miles around. An old colored man.
who made barrels for the mill. was a
pious old preacher. He'd always came
10 the house when there was a Skin
pish. fall down on his face, and begin
to pray. Ny sister said: 20; Uncle
Louis. pray for u.s. His reply was:
20, I ia done pray" Not a horse, hog
or COW could be seen any where. The
Yankees would steal down and de-
stroy everything. They took axes to
cut the mill floor. and let wool
wheat and -four all run together. The
wheat grew on the river bank for a
mile or more. Hundreds OF barrels
but those trying ordeals will ever he
fresh in my memory. We seldom see
any OF the effects of war. ! still live
near the same old mill, which has
changed hands and is now run by 7. o.
Gillian as Grst-class Touring mill.
SfAnJSON
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"A troublesome relict." it began, and
closed, I'VE draw the line at Miss
VanLew."
And then She wrote her resignation,
and heartbroken old woman, she re-
turned to the lonely house on Church
Hill. There in desperation. and stung
by the taunt made to her that the
South would not have forsaken her as
the North had done had she espoused
the Southern cause" she wrote to
Northern friends for help. To send
the letter. she was obliged to borrow
a stamp from a negro. The letter
brought a response that was quick
and generous: those friends and reia-
tives Of Colonel Paul Revere. whom
she had helped in Libby Prison. gave
an ample annuity, which for her re-
naming years procured those comforts
that money could buy: but there was
that for which money had no pur-
chasing power. And so. at last. in the
old mansion with It's haunting memo
ries, Miss VanLew died"
Such is the cruel irony of fate. The
world recoils at the name OF Ju-
das. Benedict Arnold, Major An
DIRE, and a VanLew.
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MISS VANLEW HAD
NEGRO MADE SHERIFF
George E. Stevens, Mulatto Sheriff of Esss x.
Named. Through Her Influence When He
Absconded Sureities Tried to Ieny
Connection-A Deserted Woman.

, supra. This is the unwritt.n cban,e-
OF the history of Miss vanlew WIZ
foisted this stranger and outsider and
,hese harpies on US in the dark days
i"i''ieoiateIy after the war. When the
'heshss OF the law frightened around the
sureues they squeaked and suuealed.
Like rosues, they fell out. and IN.
suretes rallied at Miss vanI,ew es a
spy and traitor for beguilinr than,
to become sureties on the bond VS.
as one who treachorously b.,ravod
'hem-a double traitor 10 them mud
70 virginia and the South Rut M,
u'll they found out they couId no.,
deny the execution OF tho bond. VIVA,
commentary. All this came out I'm
the passages between counsel a, tho
par and counsel and witnesses. dur
ing the trial To those who have nor
read the Herpers Magazine article n
may DE an interesting question to
know what became OF Miss VanIaw
and wha, of her last DAYS. Aftcr Cav
e'ei Grant went out of ONCE she went
out too as postmistress of Richmond
enc was reduced to great distress
absolute need. II tell YOU truly and
soiemnly She wrote. that have
suffered for necessary food. have
! not one cent in the world have
STOOD the brunt alone OF persecu.
| toh that | believe no other person in
the country has endured who has not
neen ku-kluxed. honestly think
that the government should see thar
was sustained
AND hnaily there did come the long
sought appointments clerkship in
the Post-Ofice Department at wash
ington. Then. after two years. the
war party was ovcrthrown and the
change brought bitter days to Miss
NanLew Perhaps, as her superiors
fretfuily reported. she did owe her
place 10 sentimental reasons" per-
haps her peculiar temperament" did
make her "a hindrancc to the other
| clerks perhaps she did come and go
| at Will II was recommended that
she be reduced 20 "clcrkship of the
/ lowest salary and grade" and 1t was
| done, hut she mutely clung to her
only means OF livelihood. Two
weeks later there appeared in a North
/ ern newspaper a sneering editorial
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lies OF Denbish Parish. The settle-
inent Of Denbiah was formerly the
seat of the Coles and Diggeses. who
intermarried. The Honorable Edward
Disges. no doubt lived at this place
ana owned part of Mulberry
There is only one large tombstone
there. on which is the following in
Mary Harrison. daughter Of Hon
orable Cole Digges. OF His Majesty
Council. Wife of Nathaniel Harrison.
OF Prince George county. Died No.
vember II. 17i4, in her twenty-seventh
year. she so discharged the several
duties OF wife. mother, daughter and
neishoor that her relatives and ac-
quaintances might Justly esteem their
loss insupportable. was 1t not chast-
ened with the remembrance that every
virtue which adds to their loss aug
ments her reward"
Page 243:
also promise to examine further
into the history of Digges =.
Although they intermarried with
the family OF Cole and some OF them
were Warwick county men. yet. for
the most part. they lived in York
near Yorktown. and Belifield. some
miles higher UP the river and about
eight miles from Northumberland
both on the river ..
Page 244:
Being informed that Bellfeld was
the burial place of the Disgeses :. =
] found the tombs in much better
order than most OF the old family
graveyards. They are very mas
Following are some OF the inscrip-
tions:
ITO the memory of Edward
Digges. Esquire. some OF Sill
Dudley Digges. of Chllham, in Kent
knight of Baronet. Master of the Roll,
in the reign OF King Charles the LIST
He departed this life the 18th of March
1876, In the 55th year of his age, ont
of His Majesty's council for this hi!
colony of Virginia. gentleman o.
most commendable parts and ingenu
ity and the only introducer and pro
moter of the silk manufacture in thi.
colonie. and In everything else a pat
| tern worthy of all pious imitation H,
had six sonnes and seven daughter.
by the body of his wife Elizabeth, wht
of her conjugal affection hath dedi
Gated to him this memorial"
This is to the memory of his eonn,
Dudley. who married Miss Coils, o.
Denbish."
III
Under this marble slab rests ir
peace Dudley Digses. gentleman, tn,
most loving husband OF Susannai
Disses, buried near him. He was
man very eminent for virtue and wis
DOM who was first raised to the dig
nifty Of Councillor and then Auditor o
this Colony. He died lamented by all
the 2ith OF January. 171U. in his forty
seventh year. The souls OF the righte
Gus are in the hand of God"
The tombstone OF his wife is In
scribed in Latin.
This monument was erected I,
Colonel Edward Digges to the memoir,
OF most indulgent father. The Hon
orable Cole Disses. Esquire, who be
ing many years one OF this Majesty
honorable council for this colony
and sometime president OF the same
died In the 53rd year OF his age, in tn
year OF our Lord 1744"
Twenty-Five lines of poetry follows
Disges even to extremes untaueh
to blend
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CHAPTER LxXIII.

DUTY on Tea-Dunmore, Governor
Proceedings of ssembly-Private
Meeting of Patriots-Committees of
Correspondence-Wa shington - Dun
more Visits the Frontier"
The horizon was again darkened by
gathering clouds. 4 British armed
revenue vessel having been burnt in
Narraganset Bay. an act of Parliament
was passed making such offenses pun
ishable by death, and authorizing the
accused to be transported To England
for trial. Virginia had already, in
1863. demonstrated against this las
measure. The conservatives, the statu
quo party In the Assembly. as usual,
differed with the movement party as to
the proper measure to he adopted.
Patrick Henry. Mr.. Jefferson. Richard
Henry Lee. Francis l.. Lee. Dabney
Carr and perhaps one or two others,
were al this gloomy period in the
habit of meeting together In the even
ing in private room in the Raleigh.
to consult on the state OF affairs In
conformity with their agreement. Dab
2ey Carr. on the 18th OF March. moved
series of resolutions, recommendinS
committee OF correspondence and
instructing them TO inquire In regard
to the newly constituted court in Rhode
Island. Richard Henry Lee and Pat
rick Henry made speeches of memoir
able eloquence on this occasion Mr..
Lee was the author OF the plan of In
tercolonial committees of correspond
ence; and Virginia was the tirst colony
that adopted it. The resolution pass
ed without opposition. and Dunmore
Immediately dissolved the house
These resolutions STRUCK greater
panic into the ministers than any
thing that had taken place since the
passage OF the stamp act, (Manuscript
letter of William Lee, dated at London.
January l. l774.)
The committee of corresnondeoca
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Charles the First appoints Council
OF Superintendent for Virginia"
In the year 1852 King Charles issued
commission appointing a Council of
Superintendent over Virginia. en-
poWering them to ascertain the state
and conditions of the colony. The
commissioners wero Edward, Earl nj
Dorset: Henry Earl OF Derby: Dudley
Niscount Dorchester. Sir John Coke
Sir John Danvers, Sir Robert Kine,
grew. Sir Thomas Rowe. Sir Robert
Heafh. Sir kineage Trench, Sir Dud-
ley Digss, Sir John Holstenholm, Sir
Francis Wyatt Sir John Brooks Sir
kenelm Disby, Sir John Tench. John
Banks. Esq., Thomas Gibbs. Esq; SAM
nel Kott Esq. George Sands. ESQ,
John Wolstenholm. Esq, Nicholas Fer
rar. Esq. Gabriel Barber and John Fer
rar' Esquires. g Burk's Hist of Va,
S5)
Elaborate acts passed BY the Col
onial Legislature at this period for
Improving the staple of tobacco and
regulating the trade in IL evince the
increasing Importance OF that crop
Tithes were imposed of tobacco and
corn; and the twentieth "calfe. kidd OF
goat ties and pigge" granted unto the
minister. During the year 1893 every
between the James River and the
York then called the Charles) was
directed to repair to the plantation OF
DR.. John Pott. TO be employed in build
ing Of houses and securing that tract
OF land lying between Queens Creek.
emptyins into Charles River, and
Archer's hope Creek, emptying into
the James River This was Middle
Plantation NOV WILLIAMSBURG so
called as being midway between the
James River and the York Each per-
son settling there was entitled to fifty
acres OF land and exemption from gen
eneral taxes All new corners were
ordered to pay siNtyfour pounds of
tobacco toward the maintenance of the
fort at Point Comfort. q Hening, 1sS,
100, 1893. POS, 222) The pay OF the
officers at Point Comfort was at this
time
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FIFTY YEARS AGO

II LEAINO A1Q.
August 2s-Bntie courth ouse VIZ.
FortsI
August 2o-Batte of No.
rmi Mt tits MI
Fight ourth W.
September Flight For Scott Mo
Skirn,ish Va
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Pounds Barrels
Tobacco. Corn.
To the captain of the
fort .........., 1000 10
To the gunner. .... 700 G.
To the drummer and lS.I
porter ...... 1000 T.
For four other men.
each OF them 500
lbs. Of tobacco.
bbls corn ...... 1000 16
Total ...,..... 5000 SO
Thus far. under Harvey's admins
tratlon. the Assembly had met resu-
larry, and several iudicious and whole
some acts had heen passed,
History OF the Colony md Ancient Do
minion of virRinin, by Charles
Cnnpbcn. Philadelphia, J. II. Lip
pincott & Co. 1860.
CHAPTER XIV.
165b-165S.
"Digges elected Governor--Bennet COOS
to England. the Colony's Agent"
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appointed were Peyton Randolph,
Robert G. Nicholas, Richard Bland,
Richard Henry Lee. Benjamin Har-
rison. Edmund Pepdleton. Patriot,
Henry. Dudley Digge5. Dabney Carr
Archibald Cary and Thoma. Jefferson
On the day after the dissolution. ,thls
COMMITTEES addressed circular to the
other colonies. Robert Carter Nicholas
published. during this year. a pamph-
let In defense Of colonial rights.
CHAPTrrp 1..ur,-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04
Mario CoreIli Conservative.

Marie Corelli, who reported the cor
onatlon, Is standpatter and doesn't
care who knows II. She ia sure Eng.
land should let well enough alone.
List To Marie: Remarkable, too. IA
the TACT that this scene OF unexam.
pied magnIflcence has taken place nj
time when Socialism Is snpposed IN
Do rampant. when radical chanceI
LOT OF the exche1uer Is breathing fire
and fury against the lords and tho
ar'stocracy generally. and when all
tnat suggests power. plncc supremacy.
Is condemned M something akin IN
poIitical crime and equality for nil
men III the cry. All thIngs will
prosper under King Georges wise and
careful supremacy. and the loyalty OF
the people is Alright. which will bring
them prosperity. Tho grandeur and
dignity Of King George and Queen
mary could never bc surpassed in anv
period OF history. n In replete with
meaning. II carries special sIxnjf.
canoe. II has occurred AT n moment
when revolutionary and democratic
methods OF government threaten dis.
aster to the realm and II shows on
which foundation tho people OF Eng.
land rest their hope"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04
sunyan,a elrthnIaca.

Judith. Countess OF Huntingdon, the
niece of William the Conqueror. who
founded the abbey which gave its
name to the hamlet Of Elstow gath.
cred about It's gates; Sir Humphrey
Radcliffe. into whose hands the prop.
erty passed mt the dissolution Of the
monasteries. and the lIillesdOn family,
who afterward built their mansion
there. would be but names on rare.
~ turned page OF history. The
church. with it's separate tower and
It's peal OF ancient bells, the old guest
house on the village green. the stump
OF cross recalling the fairs that
were held there, would be no goal of
pilgrimage but for later name
whose rank upon the roll OF fame
sheds back light Of interest upon
all the details Of its place and cir
cumstances. Elstow gained It's patent
OF nobility In 1923 through the birth
OF John Bunyan.-Park Press
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04
A Reflective Stroller

remember walking over snow.
clad meadow late at night when the
only light to guide me came from the
innumerable stars. These were all
imaged I'm the CLASSY surface upon
which ! trod. but not an object was
plainly seen. rhe bushes we're vague
In outline. and every tree appeared
much taller than by day-so much
taller. indeed. that could realize tho
fabulous dimensions OF the Pacific
coast pines that John Muir so graph.
icaily describes. The long line OF
sassafras trees that skirtcd u marshy
meadow. the scattered shelI.bark hick.
cries. and one lone liquid ambar. are
but fifty or sixty feet high at most:
but these. In the starlight and what
J may call the snowlight. lowered
full two hundred. had been reading
that day Muir's volume. and the noun.
tains OF California seemed to have
settled on the Jersey meadows
Charles Conrad Abbott.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04

Mrs. Nesse and her daughter
Ruth, who have been visiting rel
taives here left for their home in
Chico. Cal fornia. last night.
A guy on the tranmp from Coney
Island, New York to San Francisco
passed through this Afternoon. He
was acco npAnied by a woman who
drove a span of mules hItched to a
heavy W gon. After a short stop in
town he struck out toward the
setting sun.
Greina Green, Scotland. ebcame
famous for its celebration Of irreg-
ular marriages. For many years
the average number was 500. The
ceremony consisted orly of an adj
mission before witnesses. by the
couple that they were not husband
and wife. this being sufficient to
constitute valid marriage. After
this the officiating funclionary for
many years a blacksmith together
with two witnesses signed the mar
riage certificate.
f. G. Linscott. manager of the
Linscott Drilling company, arrived
from Oakland this morning. His
company is drilling the we'll at the
Western Pacific roundhouse. MIR.
Linscott informed the reporter
that the well was now down 36O
feet an | that the flow was close
onto 1000 gallons a minute. The
temperature of the water is about
100 degrees. Mr.. Linsc0tt will re-
main here two or three days.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04
STATING II Plainly.

Some one suggested TO an Illinois
member OF congress in Washington
that politics is getting very much
mixed up. THE condition" replied the
Illinois man. rs what we call back
home In statu quo Not I'm the ac.
cepted meaning Of the term. but I'm
the meaning given IT by w T.. Traut.
mann OF East st. Louis when he was u
member Of the legislature. Ie had
constituent who was deeply interested
in a bill that didn't have chance
Meeting Trautmann one day the con.
stituent asked how the bill was get.
ting on. oh, IT'S statu quo said
Trautmann. hating to break the news
! guess that's all right said the con
stituent, but will you put that into
Illinois bottom English for me-?
Sure said Trautmann. drawing the
man aside to break the news The
bill is In a hell Of fix"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04
WOMAN ACCUSES MAN
OF MURDER

You killed my husband" said
Mrs. Charles Garilla to John Cara
dona at the home of Mrs. GarilIa,
where, on the night OF August
18th. Garilla was attacked when
he came home from work and was
cruelty beaten over TIE head with
an axe or some other sharp instru
ment. He died from the effects
of his injuries two days later
man. much can be depended on
regarding what he has to say
about it.
The Rex is doing fine. The COM
pany is employing over twenty-five
men. There are now three shifts
in the tunnel. The blower was
installed a few days ego, so that
now the tunnel will be rushed as
fast as man and powder can drive
it abe ad. The blower is driven
by gasoline engine.
would not advise men to come
here looking for work, as there
are plenty here at present to keep
things gong for some time. The
showings are big but at present
not opened up enough to employ
very many men, and there are
enough here now to handle all.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04

Claiming that he was insane and
should be locked up, Herbert G.
Kingswell, a young Englishman,
Sunday appeared at the Nevada
asylum and asked the asylum
attendants to put him in the cells
with the insane men. The I'M
fortunate fellow spent sometime in
the asylum but was later dis
charged as cured. He was brought
to Reno yesterday by Supervisor
Bingham and will be examined by
the insanity commission. Kings-
well thinks that he is a magnet
and that all the mining tools he
tries to handle cling to his body.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04
YER|NGTON HAS BAD FIRE

Monday the city Yerington was
visited by fire that destroyed
over ten thousand dollars worth of
property. The fire started IN the
Leverich & Taggert saloon. from
that point il spread to the II.
Samuels dry goods store. Both
places were practically wiped out.
The fire threatened several other
places and only by the hardest
kind of work was it confined to the
two buildings. Fortunately there
was no wind blowing at the time.
This is the most destructive fire to
visit the valley in many years.
Only small amount of insurance
was held on the two buildings
Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04
Our EeeIju'S

Says fashion writer In an arti.
Gle on fancy blouses: FOR there are
always days. even In summer, when
one does not feel like white blouse"
More likely gray goose.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04
SALMAGUNDI

Je"leEV store.
he number of known dead
tOm the bursting of dam at
Austin. Pennsvlvania, is nov
placed at 81 with Sd missing.
Dean Harrison. Jeweler and
optician, has moved one door
east OF the drugstore, where he
will be glad to see all wanting
work in his line.
An entire change of program at
the Opera House tonight, entitled
Bertie's Reformation, Indians
Just ice, An Orphans plight.
For Sale cheap One bedstead
with spring mattres IS and two top
mattresses all in good order nearly
new. Inquire at this office.
If every one did an act of daily
kindness to his neighbor and re-
fused TO do any unkindness half the
sorrow Of this world would be lift
ed and disappear.-Ian Maclaren.
Write this down where you'll see
it every day. The time to dra "
business is when you want businss,
and not when you have more bust
ness than you can attend to al
ready.
For Rent-One or two roomsl
suitable for Offices in harrington
building. Apply to H. S.
Taber.
Superintendent Prentice says
you may now talk to Charleston
over the lines Of the Elko County
Telegraph & Telephone Company.
You may also talk to Max and Guy
Prunty at their ranches. The line
will be completed to Jarbidge
within few days.
LOST-Friday afternoon between
Mrs. Mayhugh's and James Clark's
residence. one new damask table
napkin. rose pattern. Has NJ yer
teen Numbered. Finder kindly
return to Miss Bugbee in care of |
James Clark.
A. Telegram received in this city
froSW Congressman Roberts in
Washington stated that he would
be in Carson City on or before the
10th inst.
"Dea: teacher" wrote little
Johny's mother kindly excuse
Johns absence from school ycster-
day afternoon as he fell in the mud
By doing the same you will
greatly uhlige his mother"
The London market for the i'm
portation of plumage for ladies'
hats is the largest in the worI
and it is estimated that 500 per-
Sons are employed in the manufac-
turing and other work incidental
to this trade. The value of the
imports is said to be s.. 100000 to
$4,000,000 a year. Forest and
Stream.
The United States government
believing that a prehistoric and
heretofore undiscovered lake exists
in the mountains above Lake Taohe
has commissioned J o. Snyder Of
the geological department of the
Leland Stanford university to make
Investigations along that line. The
lake is believed to be near the
border lire of Nevada county.
The strike situation remains
about the same. The Southern
Pacific yesterday sent twelve
skilled mechanics from Salt Lake
to Sparks to take the places of
that many strikers. SuperIn-
tendent Hickey of the Sparks shops
p&ted a notice yesterday for all
the strikers to appear for work
before noon today or they would
not - again considered for
employment.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04
Slices Boiled Eco Evenly,

An implement has been invented for
slIcing a boiled egg evenly--a more
difficult task than generally is sup
posed
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04

1891 ~ eou1IgsddB lsoIILuo IIoql
spsm sluemosnIoApu IedudsMoN
'a'usussilIshpV 'edudsnsN lsIlI
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04

MoIiah church of Utica has in
stalled telephone system for the
benefit of members Of the church
who may be afflicted with deafness.
Six telephones have been placed
in various parts Of the auditorium,
the trarsmitter being located on
the pulpit directly In front Of the
Observation-Disclosures Review.