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Year: 1870

FELLOW-C CITIZENS In coming before you
as an independent candidate for the next Con-
gress, it is necessary that [ state sons of the
reasons which have Influenced me In assuming
the position which have thought proper to
take and as the shortness of time between
this and the day of election renders IL ib bp0Ssi-
BILE for me to visit all the counties In so large
District, beg leave also to say something of
myself through this medium.


| should cteerfully have submitted to The
decision of the Harrisonburg Convention which
nominated Judge John L. Harris, if believed
he was the choice of a majority of the Conser-
vatlve voters of the District but as several of
the counties were not represented at all, and
others msrepresented in that Convention, anu
from what | know of the wishes Of the reope
10 a large portion Of the District, / an forced
TO the conclusion that he was not their choice.
and in properly constituted Conventiou would
not have received the nomination. Holding
these views, claim the right which belongs 10
every citizen, who is freed from political disa-
bili.ies, of offering myself as a candidate for
your suffrages; and it is for you to say whether
or not | am entitled to your confidence and sup-
port. With Judge Harris am not disposed
to make either personal or political issue, de-
string that the people decide kindly and peace
fully between us as to whom they prefer or the
Office which we both seek. In speaking Of ny-
self will simply say, that am a farmer, and
have never been in political harness; that ne
fore the war | was Wing, and am now what
is termed Conservative Whig," and am op-
posed to Radicalism in all its forms. / Joined
the army in defence of Southern rights in the
beginning of the late war, and served In the
field as long as had the physical ability TO Go
so; aud for the remainder OF the four years I
devoted myself, with all the force and energy
| possessed, in raising supplies for the soldiers
and their wives, Which they receired. ! wa
born and raised on Virginia soil and yield to
no man in devotion to her; and, if elected viii
do all in my power to promote her interests.


| am more disposed to exert myself in behalf
of the material interests of Virginia, than 70
medde with Federal poititics but wherever
political issues are forced upon me, / expect to
cooperate with the great Democratic party of
the North as being the only party that Is Likely
to favor the South. If you elect ne,
give you the honest pledge Of an honest man,
that [ will serve you and my State with an
earnest devotion, striving hard to do credit to
my constituents and to myself as the rcprcsen-
tative Of our lovely Valley.


Very Respectfully,


CORBIN NJ REYNOLDS.


WooDBOURNE, Botetourt county.
Year: 1870

The officers Of the Association shall be a
President 10 Staunton, and one Vice President
in each Township of the County Secretary
and a Treasurer; and these officers shall be
elected by the Association at each annual meet
ing convened for the purpose Of decorating
the graves of the Confederate dead. Their
duties shall be such as are appropriate to their
respective Offices, and as may be specified by
the Bylaws of the Association
Year: 1870

The object Of this Association shall be the
preservation, care and annual decoration of the
graves Of the Confederate Dead, who are in
tered in Thornrose Cemetery and other locali-
ties in Augusta County.
Year: 1870

BUFFALO, N. \. Dec 22, 1857.

 On the 18th inst, we left San Francisco at i2 m. The day was pleasant; the air clear and pure and quite warm. A half hours ride on the ferry boat landed us at inc Oak. land dock, where we exchange our baggage checks for ones of the C. F. R. R., and step aboard of one of the Palace Cars We look around and find special train ready 10 start. The train consisted of one drawing room pal ace car, palace dining-room and eommissary car, and one palace sleeping-car, all of the ! Pullman pattern.

 The through passengers numbered about thirty-fve. At r. m. we moved of smooth and easy, but soon glded along at rate of thirty miles per hour On inquiring learned that this train would only stop for wood and water and make fast time We soon passed through Stockton, and at D. m stopped a few moments at Sacramento. We soon found ourselves climbing the heavy grades up the 1 great Sierra Nevada range. At about | D. m we stopped near Blue Canyon inquired the reason and learned that a large freight train, in attempting to get on the side track, had run Of the track Here we were de- layed four hours and half We finally got of all right and, at daylight, found ourselves at Wadsworth. We are now four hours and half behind time. Inquired ofthe conductor what we should do. He said the track was clear for fifty miles and we would run wild i We did run wild, for we made about fifty miles within the next hour. The conductor again learned by telegraph that the road was clear for thirty miles, and away we glided, making thirty miles in as many minutes. We asked why we run so fast the conductor in- formed us that he intended to make up time before dark and then we would run slower. We arrived at Carlin at 5 p. m., on time, and here passed the express train that left San Francisco four hours ahead of us. We paused but q minute and off VIC flew; not stopping at Elko even to bid the people of that flour ishing town good night. On we moved. at a rapid rate, towards Promontory. We then got out and found about one foot of snow. The track was partially covered with snow and the weather very cold q was told that there was but about one and a half feet of snow on the Sierra Nevada, we were all asleep and as we did not stop on the great range we had no opportunity of seeing for ourselyes). We lay within few miles of Promontory until the express train that we had passed at Carlin caught up and pushed us to Promon- tory, where we left our broken engine and were hauled to Ogden by the express engine Arrived at Ogden five hours behind time |; but soon we were straightened out by the l. P. R. R., by being furnished with fine engine, and off we went like lightning. We had worked our way through Echo, when we halted and second engine was was at- tached. This engine had in front a large snow blow, and of We started. Although there was but little snow at Echo, yet we had not run far before the snow had increased to one foot and quite too often we were nearly thrown from our seats by the snow blow butt 'ng against snow drift. We left the snow piow at Green River, but, before reaching sherman, we found snow again, and a high
Year: 1870

The members of Pelican Fire Company
No. l, of Algiers, are about to petition the
city authorities to furnish them with steam
fire engine, like those now used in other
portions of the city


The company is worthy of and, it is
hoped, will receive attention from the city
administration, for the miserable old tub
which the members of Pelican Company
drag with SO much labor and effort to a fire,
is of very little use after its arrival. We
often hear Of fire raging and roaring; If the
fire could laugh, the ineficlency Of the Peli-
can machine to suppress it would certainly
be one of the first subjects of its mirth. Yet
the Pelican members deserve encourage
ment for they have kept the path of duty
through all difficulties, with a perseverance
worthy of the noble object of their organ
izatiOn.


Pelican Company of Algiers is the Oldest
fire organization in that town, being the
first company ever formed on the right
bank of the river; and through the vicissi-
tudes of many years it has always main
tanned its efficiency. During the last few
wears it has freshened it's stamina by the
infusion of youthful blood, and young
men now chiefly constitute its roll OF active
membership, as the elder members gradu-
ally drop of, their places vacated by dis
ability or death. For, as rule, to which
there is but one singular exception, the
members never resign.


Few. if any, of those who formed the
company, when it was Incorporated IN
1851, are now in the land of the living. A
singular custom has obtained in Pelican
Fire Company, whereby the memory OF
each deceased member is kept alive among
his fellows. and the custom, we believe, Is
altogether confined to this company. A
visitor to the engine house on Peter street,
facing Lavergne, as he enters the door, will
see high up on the rear wall of the spacious
room. a numerous collection of fire hats
hanging in row. Each of these has
painted on it name and several dates, the
name of the man who owned the hat, the
length of his membership, and date OF his
decease. For these fire hats are the sad
mementoes of men once active and





have taken their departure from earth and
gone "down among the dead men," AT
every fire, at every washing, at every meet
ing of the company for business or other
purposes. the surviving members have be
| fore them a constant reminder Of former
| companions. Tom, Bill or Joe, who once par,
| took of the arduous dangers of the cOntia
| grafton. or, on returning from the fire
Joined their voices to others in the Jolly fire
mems song.


Although an old organization, Pelican
Fire Company of Algiers is at present com
posed of young members almost entirely
Their energy, public spirit, and devotedness
to duty should undoubtedly induce the city
administration to give their petition for
steam engine favorable consideration.
Year: 1870

NE nov offer FOR sale the CENTRE.
w WHEEL STEAM FERRY BOAT
WHITE CLOUD. with all the rights belong.
ing to the same. Said Boat is two years old,
in fine condition. complete running order. and
doing good business, with splendid prospect
Tor the future. IL is not to be taken from this
place. Reasons for selling made known on
application.


WHITE CLOUD STEAM FERRY co.


sep29w6
Year: 1870

Little things sometimes produce
great results; A drop of water n
little frosted win explode the
mammoth rock in twain; a little
,!.n match will fire a whole city, and a
little bIsy body gossip of : woman.
with q little tongue and no brain
VIII sci . whole neighborhood by
Year: 1870

ceeded at once to busincss-the result OF
which may be briefly summed up as fol-
lows: We all managed to get thoroughly
wet from two to three times a day; but
fortut ately succeeded in drying ourselves
through the run of the night by physi.
cal process we'll known in damp climates


Although we went well prepared for the
purpose of killing few horse loads Of
venison, yet when about to proceed with
the bloody work, some thoughtful one Of
the party distinctly remembered statute
in the Code making such procedure .
very grave offence at certain seasons of the
year; consequently, being strictly law
abiding citizens in Braxton, and not
wishing to set bad example in Webster,
we abandoned the hunting project and
just "wcnt for" tho trout to the number
Of about one hundred. Although none
of US could recollect OF seeing Bear Law
in the Code subject to violation, and
moreover, the bear we're very numerous
on Williams river, yet it was thought q
wilful waste to kill lean bear, and we
accordingly Gas is the custom among good
hunters) adjourned tho matter over until
the middle Of October next. when it is
proposed to visit the locality again and
supply the county with veuison aud bear
meat to their hearts content. Taken as a
whole, our hunt was very agreeable il
not successful one in some respects; and
we advise all persons laboring under the
effects of the blues, hippo or other similar
arrangement of tho physical organization,
10 repair at once to the mountains Of
Webster, inhalc the pure air, and Of the
limpid water partake freely, and if not
sound and wsll in . fortnight, We will
foot all expenses when presented in a
proper form, attended by tho necessary
vouchers. Yours in haste, T.
Year: 1870

From the Knoxville Press and Herald


MooREsBURaH, April 6, 1870.-A
most degrading and diabolicai act was
committed in this vicinity by six ne
grOes on last Saturday evening. 1t
appears that a negro, named George
Kyle, charged a worthy young man
in the employment of Col. James
Simpson with bewitching hin. Kyle
insisted that his hat would not remain
on his head, but was continually being
knocked on by an invisible hand. On
Sunday evening Kyle burned his hat
in the presence of other negroes, and
by his frenzied appeals induced five OF
them to accompany him to the house
of the young man. They seized MIN,
carried him to the woods, and tied
him 20 a tree with his feet above
ground. Each negro then gave the
unfortunate victim of their rage one
hundred lashes-in all six hundred
stripes. The blood run In streams
from his body. They then knocked
out his front teeth and turned him
loose.


The family of the young man Is
respectable and industrious, and
have done more work for Colonel
James Simpson, in clearing land, than
l ever saw performed in the same
time and by the same number of
hands. The outrage is about to be
Investigated. Y. w.


The above statement We received
by mail, yesterday. The author is a
respectable citizen Of Hawkins county,
and we have no donbt of the truth
of the horrible stOry.-Eis. Press and
Herald
Year: 1870

10th. Mcpherson claiming to be quali-
fed voter shall DE refused registration
by the registrar Of the township or
ward in which he resides on the ground
of disloyalty, who shall take and sub
scribe, or offer to take sod subscribe
the oath set forth in the twenty-seventh
section of chatter three of the Code of
West Virginia; nor shall any person, on
that ground, be stricken from the regis
ter by the Board of registration, unless
disloyalty be proved by proper evidence
thereof prodaced before them, after due
notice to him of the facts alleged
against him.


I1th. The thirty-eighth section OF
chapter three of the Code of West Vir-
ginia shall be amended aud rs-enacted
to read as follow: THE Board of regis
tration of every county shall have jur'
isdiction to try and determine the right
of any person TO vote therein under the
constitution and laws of this State,
whose right to vote is questioned"


18th. The fertieth section of the same
chapter shall be amended aud and re.
enacted to read as follows: "If board
of registration strike from any register
of voters any name which ought to be
retained thereon, or refuse TO enter on
such register the name of any person
entitled to be registered thereon, or en-
ter upon such register the name of any
person not entitled, every member of
such board who knowingly and wilfully
concurs in so doing, shall forfeit not
exceeding fifty dollars for every such
offense."
Year: 1870

That very decent and delicate person
age, NAT HARRISON the notorious,
writes q letter to the House of Dele
gates containing sundIy suggestions
concerning the proceedings instituted
against him by that body. The letter
will be found in our legislative report.
Knowing NATuANIEL's character for
modesty and propriety as we do, it
seems singular that an individual SO
we'll up in the rules of decorous deport-
ment should push an indirect defense
of bimself before the House, in advance
of any official notice of the prOsecu


tion. We understand he claims to be
able to vindicate his innocence in this
impeachment. Now if he is as guiltless
as be asserts, why does he give such un


mistakable expression to his un.
easiness by thrusting upon the
House and thence upon the spe-
cial committee, a set of rules to
govern their proceeding, and that in
advance of any notice of his srraign-
ment7 Ap honest man, with hands
clean of every offence, does net upon
rumor of pending indictment rush in-
decently before the Grand Jury and
dictate the rules that are to govern
their action. He never weakens his
case, by confessing that in any possible
event he could be successfully prose-
cuted. NAT HARRISON has not only ad-
mitted that he is in q sorry predica-
meut, but he has been guilty of most
abominable effrontery in trying to make
he House and its committee the in
struments of his eItricstion.


Having presumption enoughto pre-
sume" anything, Nat "presumes" that
The Legislature will institute little in
quiry into his private character. Does
not this judicial pirate know that in
admitting the rottenness of his personal
character, he is compelling its examina-
toni The Legislature has q perfect
right to inquire into the whole foul
record of his loatbsome lechery and de-
bauchery, and to take such action as
the facts developed may warrant. A
man who makes himself Q 50
cial monster and pest, degrades


himself below the brutes in his vices,


must necessarily be corrupted in his


official conduct by the taint of his


private life. The Legislature has as


much right to relieve the bench of the
poisonous presence of confirmed rum


guZzler, it has as much right to purge


the bench of the brothel, as it would


have to remove Judge who was ad-


dicted to corruption and perjury in his


high station. And if upon all these
points there be the clearest guilt, the
verdict will net be averted by the tech
nicslities of o pettifogger.


i NATHANIEL is further Of the opinion,
quite confidently expressed, that the
Legislature can take no oognizance Of
his acts prior 70 January 1st, 1869, the


commencement Of his present sfficial
term. If this be correct, then from the
time the Legislature of 1853 adjourned
until the close Of that year, NAT wa.
ientirely irresponsible. There bsing ne
Year: 1870

THE Intelligencer is qaite indignant
because the REGISTER recently remind
ed the Ohio county liserals Of the op-
portunity presented them by the intro
ductipn of modified registration law
for the action of the Legislature, to
make good their pledges of last Fall
upon the subject of "let up" 1t refers


to our opposition to its candidates last
Fall as o sufficient reason why thoae for
whom it speaks should cooperate with
the "bitter- enders." In other words,
the only condition upon which the Ohio
county Republicans will consent to the
"let up" is that the Democrats shall hand
over the county to them. According to
their organ, they will only be liberal
for the sake of power. 1t does seem
to US that the iiberality which has to be
bought with place and plunder is not
worth the purchase. We further be-
lisve that there are Republicans in this
county who are shamefully misrepre'
sented in the position taken by their
organ. Unfortunately they were over
slaughed and betrayed by place hunters
last October, and bad forced upon them
platform which said little and meant
nothing in liberal way.


Suppose it is true that the failure Of
the Democrats here to elect cor
tain Republicans 10 the Legisla-
ture last Fall, absolves them and
their party from all their pledges
to met up" The converse must also
be true, that the Republicans whom
tue Democrats did support and elect
should stand by the pledges upon which
they were elected. Yet the Intellisencer
from the commencement of the session
has been teaching them that they should
baud themselves over to the control of
a caucus, and bresk their pledges unless
that caucus consent that they shall be
carried out.


So far as bitterness and billinsgate are
concerned, We are not unwilling to
compare columns with the Inteth-
gencer ut any time. We have yet to
see the Democratic paper which could
or would say more shameful and scur-
rilous" things about Republican csndi-
dates than the Intelligencer has said
about Democratic candidates. Aud yet
while assuming to administer hard
knocks AT all times to its opponents, it
wants nothing bnt kid-glove and rose
water antagonism. That is snivelling
puerility. If the IntelHgencer don't
want the "let up" for which it has been
laLoring, we are very certain it is well
come to eat its own words at pleasure.
But more manly excuse for its Hop
ping than that offered yesterday would
DO more to it's credit.
Year: 1870

Elsewhere in this paper will be found
House Bill No. 81, for the amendment
of the registration law, reported from
the Judiciary Committee by Mr.. Bow
YER, of Putnam. This bill merits the
careful consideration of every citizen,
and especially of every member of the
Legislature. There is not provision
in it to which any fair minded man, no
matter what his political views, can OBJ
ject. If passed it will afford some as
surance that the registration of unqual-
fled voters and the disfranchissment of
men legally entitled to the ballot, will
cease
Year: 1870

chance for the Legislature of that year


to arraign him, and the Legislature Of
the next yoar being kept off by his


ridiculous statute of limitations, he
coald be as corrupt and villainous as he
chose during the time mentioned and
still could not be held to answer for his
crimes. The absurdity of the conse.
quence effectually disposes of the
Year: 1870

How To- CrLTIvNrE rorAroEs.-Our
best potato-grUwcrs now plant one eye
on - pi,c', and liow them nine or ten
iuci.,s in the drill. | have found it un-
sale 10 the plants 10 harrow over the
plants after they are well up; but 50
soon As the rows can be followed, they
are worked with Il sulky cultivator, and
weekly thereafter until blooming, when
the hills are not disturbed, but the rows
are kept free of weeds by the use of the
double shovel plow. y good time to ap-
ply the manure is after the first working,
by Spreading it evenly over the surface


No dOub, that commercial manure, have
made much Of their reputation from the
fact that they are always applied to the
surface, while those from the barnyard
have been deeply buried with tie plow.
Year: 1870

Our Dumb Animals tells dog story,
every word of which we .elIeve. A Chelsea
man, ouce on a time, before the running Of
h rise cars, came to Boston with his young
wife, to attend the opera. The lady was so
fascinated that she refused to leave until the
final drop OF the curtain. Then, to the con
sternatiou of both, it was found 10 be 50
late as to raise "a serious doubt whether the
II clock Chelsea ferry boat could be reach
ed and that was the last trip for the night,
Nevertheless, they hurried dowu Hanover
street, bit only TO find, as they feared, that
the boat had gone. TLere was nothing left
for them but to foot it along Commercial
street to Challestown Lriige, and through
Charlcs,own, over Chelsea bridge, a long,
drcary walk, and one which at that .ime had
bad reputation, by reason Of some recent
assaults committed on belated pedestrians.
The lady was greatly alarmed and very un
willingly went forward. But as they were
hurrying along strange, savage bulldog
accosed them, much TO the disgust and
alarm OF the lady, who bid him "be off, Of
whirh, however, he took no notice, but after
smelling around finally made up his mind
that they would answer his purpose, and
that he would be theirs, and 50 deliberately
trot,ed along after them. When they reach
ed the long aud dreary Chelsea bridge,
nothing induced the lady to venture forward
but the presence of this strange dog. AS
they were nearing the center Of the bridge,
IA slouchy man was discovered ahead, lean
irg aganst the rail of the bridge, who i'm
mediately, on SC, vering the approaching
party, began to move forward toward them,
to the special cousternaton OF the trembling
woman. The gentleman spoke in an under
tone to the dog, who seemed to understand
the position and to be master of it, too, and
lett his place behind and took his place in
front and as they approached the suspl-
cious man, greeted him with "A savage growl,
and appeared ready for spring. The sight
and sound Of the dog acted like charm on
the man, ard he skunk away from the path,
aud allowed the party to so along unchal!-
enged.


The trio reached home in safety; and, it
is hardly necessary to say, the strange
friendly dog was cordially welcomed into the
house and fed and lodged like prince OF
dogs, as he had shown himself to be. The
next morning the dog took his departure,
without leaving his name or residence, and
was uever afterward seen by the persons
whom he had 50 mysteriously and effective
ly bctrieuled