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Jltmmion
Tuesday. April XI, 1866.
Capt. Jos. 31. Stevkxs j, authorised to
make contracts and receipt for_ud vertisemcots for
the ''Spectator."
">'• Mr. JT. Feask Davis is authorized to re
reive stltwcriptiofili for the "SpectaiSf,"
The ''Spectator*" having a mucklarger cir
culation than any other paper published in this
place, furnishes the best medium for adverti
sing.
Death t>f Judge Lucas P. Thompson.
Et becomes our melancholy duty to announce
the death of the distinguished gentleman whose
name stands at the head of this article, lie
died on the 21st inst., at his residence, in Staun
ton, in the 69th year of his age. after a linger
ing illness of several months.
The death of .Judge Thompson leaves a va
cancy in our society which cannot be filled.—
For nearly thirty-five years he has been the
Judge of this Circuit, ami we hazard nothing
in saying that no man ever enjoyed a larger
share of the confidence and affection of the peo
ple among whom he resided.
As a Judge, he was learned, patient and la
borious, sifting every case to the bottom and
impressing every one with the conviction of his j
integrity, impartiality, and anxious desire to do |
justice. On several occasions, during his judi- j
cial career, he found himself obliged, by a sense |
of duty, to decide important causes in opposi- j
tion to strong currents of public prejudice.
He did not for a moment hesitate to breast j
the storm with more than Roman firmness, and !
in every instance after the excited feelings which i
influenced the public mind had passed away, it
became manifest to all that the Judge was right.
Tiiis high but rare quality of moral courage and
unflinching firmness of purpose was possessed :
by J ndge Thompson in an eminent degree. He
investigated every case with the most patient !
assiduity, and few men surpassed him in the j
extent of his legal learning or in quickness in I
apprehending nice distinctions, or in the happy I
faculty of giving satisfactory reasons for his ;
judgments. It was his habit to deliver oral j
opinions ta most of the important cases which
he decided, and he rarely failed to satisfy the i
public mind of the soundness of his judgments, '
and never as to the rectitude of his purposes. — '
If he had any fault as a judge it was from his
disposition to lean to the side of mercy and to !
guard with over scrupulous care the rights of j
the widow and the orphan.
In all the relations of private life he wars a ;
bright example to his feilow-men. As a hus
band, a father, a brother and a friend, he com. |
manded universal affection and respect, and the
tender and affectionate care with which he was
nursed and watched by those who had been his j
slaves was a touching testimony to his kindness j
to that dependent race. From the moment;
that his illness assumed a serious aspect, his
former slaves left their own families to watch j
and wait on him by turns, with the same tender
solicitude that was displayed by the members of
his own family.
In manner. Judge Thompson blended, in the I
happiest degree, dignity with affability. Guile- I
less as a child himself, he never suspected guile :
in others, and no uncharitable expression ever
fell from his lips. No one enjoyed more keen
ly the pleasures of social life, but he never per
mitted them for a moment to interfere with the
discharge of his public duties.
Judge Thompson succeeded the late Judge
Archibald Stuart as Judge of this Circuit in
June IS3I. Judge Stuart had held the office
for more than 32 years, and thus in the long
period of 07 years there have been but two
judges of this Circuit. The present generation
have grown up under the administration of
Judge Thompson, and had learned to look up
to him with almost filial veneration.
A few months ago, Gov. Pierpont paid a just
tribute to Judge Thompson's merits as a man
and a Jurist by elevating him to the bench of
the Supreme Court of Appeals. Illness, how
ever, prevented him from taking his seat, and
the State was thus deprived of his services in
this more enlarged sphere of usefulness.
He has gone from among us, but he leaves
behind him a name which is the synonym of
every virtue and untarnished by a single fault.
He died a christian gentleman, full of years and
full of honors, leaving the best heritage which j
a man can leave to his children—a spotless rep. j
utation.
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Railroad Prospects.
We learn from the best authority that capi
talists of New York and Liverpool are willing
to accept the charter of the Covington and Ohio
Railroad and to agree to contract to construct it
within three years.
We are pleased to learn also that the Presi
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad com
pany has expressed his willingness to lend the
sum of $200,000 to the Manassas Gap Railroad
company to be expended in the construction of
a Railroad from Winchester to Strasburg, for
which the Legislature granted a charter at the
last session to the Manassas Gap Railroad com
pany.
We have been informed also that the Manas
sas Gap Railroad company report that they j
have rails sufficient to lay the road from Stras- \
burg to within 15 miles of Harrisonburg.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company j
will have their engineers here in a short time to j
survey the road from Harrisonburg to Salem, i
We are greatly encouraged to hope that ar
rangements will be made before long which will
ensure the construction of the Valley Railroad |
from Harrisonburg to Salem. The energetic I
President of this company is working with a !
will, and we hope his efforts will be crowned j
with success.
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Friendship for Negroes.
In Boston, the fountain head of abolitionism,
17 white men left the service of a railroad com-1
pany, because the superintendent of thecompa- j
ny employed a negro hostler, declaring that j
"they would not work with niggers.'' The ne- j
groes will find before long that they cannot rely J
upon the boasted friendship of the Northern
people. Their best friends are the people of .
the South. This fact the negroes will learn be- j
fore many years.
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Cholera. —The Virginia, from Liverpool, j
reached New York Wednesday. Of one hun- j
drc-d and forty-three passengers, thirty-eight '
and divd, She is in quarruitir.e.
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STAUNTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Circular to Unconditional Union Men.
A committee, appointed at a meeting of un- j
I conditional Union men, held in Winchester on j
i the 2nd int., have been sending circulars t)
j such as they supposed to be unconditional Union
j men. One of the circulars, by mistake we pre
i ...
same, was sent to a gentleman of this county,
, j who does not belong to that class of Union men".
■ As it has been submitted to us, and as we wish
Ito aid this patriotic committee in their efforts
j "to confer with their Union brethren through
' j out the State" in reference to the patriotic bb-
I jects they arc so solicitous to accomplish, wel
have concluded to publish the circular in full,
I that it may certainly be seen and read by all j
| the ''unconditional Union men" in this section,
who will thus have an opportunity to respond
to the interrogatories contained in the circular.
11 is possible that Gov. Pierpont may consi
der this as the initiatory step to a treasonable
purpose to subvert the present Government of
"V irgihia. The circulation of secret circulars
< dues not lock well. We propose to relieve the
| project of this objectionable feature by giving
| publication to the circular, and thus place all
; the "unconditional Union men" under obliga
tions to us for the service rendered. The fol
lowing is the circular to which reference has
been made:
Winchester, Va., April 3, 1866.
Sub ■
At ;i nieisting of the Unconditional Union
i men of Frederick county, held in Winchester on
, the 2nd instant, the uuder.-igned were appointed
i a Committee to confer with their Union breth
; ren throughout the State, and obtain their views
j with regard to the holding of a State Couven- I
lion of the true Union men of the State, to or- !
I ganize the Union party and to place the State '
jin such an attitude that loyal representatives. i
: elected by loyal constituencies shall entitle us to ;
j representation in the General Government.— j
The Union men of this county arc very much in !
favor of the holding of such a Convention, and !
of its being held at the earliest practicable mo-i
i ment. The views of some prominent Union !
; men throughout the State, and among them, !
j that of Hon. John M. Botts, have already been I
j obtained, and all concur in their belief of the :
'j necessity of a Union Convention in Alexandria, '
| upon the _17th day of May. What we now wish! |
|is to obtain your views, and the views of your ]
i neighboring Union men, with regard to* the
| matter, and we therefore request your inline- i
j diafce answer to the following questions:
I First. _ Arc .you in favor of holding a State
j Convention of the Unconditional Union men of I
I Virginia?
Second. Do you think that Caa Union senti- I
j ment of your neighborhood is in favor of such a :
i Convention?
i Third. A call has been issued to the Union •
; men of Frederick county, to meet in Winchester \
jon the first Monday of May. and an invitation |
I has been extended to the Union men of the j
I neighboring counties to meet with us ; and it |
: has been proposed, if the replies received are !
j favorable, that at this meeting the Union men '
;of Frederick. Clarke, Shenandoah and other i
.; counties, shall issue a call to their brethren :
; throughout the State, to meet them in Conveu- !
\ tion, at Alexandria, in the mouth of May. How |
! will it be received, in your community, *by the \
; Union men, and will they attend or send dele- j
! gates ? Thomas Latham,
C. M. Gibhens,
Wm. 11. Beck,
Wit ANDREWS,
I A. M. Crane.
i
Testimony of Ales. 11. Stevens.
Among the testimony reported from the com-
I mittee on Reconstruction, on the 16th inst.,
j was that of Alexander 11. Stephens. He states
; that he had conversed freely and fully with
prominent leading men in Georgia, and met
with a great many prominent and influential
men at Milledgeville, not connected with the
j Legislature. He gave his decided opinion, from
i conversation with them and from correspon
dence, that an overwhelming majority of the
people of Georgia are exceedingly anxious for
the restoration of the Government, and for the
State to take her former position in the Union ;
to have her Senators and Representatives ad
mitted into Congress, and to enjoy all her rights
and discharge all her obligations as a State un
der the Constitution of the United States as it
stands amended. His opinion of the sentiment
of the peojjle of Georgia is that the exercise of
the right of secession was resorted to by them
from a desire to render their liberties and insti
tutions more secure, and a belief on their part
that this was absolutely necessary for that ob
ject. He further believes it is their opinion
that the surest if not the only hope for their i
liberties is the restoration of the Constitution of j
the United States and of Government under j
that Constitution. He thinks the people are j
sufficiently satisfied with the experiment never j
to resort to that measure of redress again—by j
force. Whatever may be their own abstract j
ideas upon that subject, they have come to the
conclusion that it is better to appeal to the j
forms of reason and justice— to the halls of leg- j
islation and the courts —for the preservation of j
the principles of constitutional liberty than to i
j the arena of arms. The idea of secession is to-1
j tally abandoned.
White Persons Killed by Negroes.
On Monday, the 16th inst, the negroes in
Norfolk, Va., celebrated the passage of the
Civil Rights Bill by marching in procession,
. amied with muskets, pistols, knives and clubs.
A white man named J. L. R. Baker, ''a jack
leg, miscegenating yankee lawyer," occupied
a conspicuous position, riding in a carriage in
the front of the procession with two negro wo
men. As might have been expected, this de-
I monstration resulted in bloodshed. The ne
! grocs shot and killed two white men, a woman
I and child.
The negroes generally behave themselves very
| well except where they are incited to mischief
j and crime by some one or more mean and low
white men, who, whilst pretending to the ne- j
groes to be their best friends, are, in fact, their
worst enemies. Such wicked creatures should
Ibe hung, and the negroes should adjust the :
I rope about their necks. They care nothing for
j the negroes, and profess a very zealous friend
ship with the selfish motive of making catspaws
|of them to subserve their own purposes. They
j smile upon the negroes, whisper friendly cx
i pressions in their ears, and then use them as
| the monkey did the cat. Every treacherous
j white man of this character should have his.
| neck stretched by the negroes they propose
j to dupe.
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Release of Clement C. Clay.
A despatch from Washington announces that
i Hon. C. C. Clay has been released from prison,
! by order of President Johnson, upon his parole
j not to leave the country, and to report when
| ever called upon to answer any charge which
: may be preferred against him.
We hope tb:it Mr. Davis will soon be re
, leased,
Trial of Mr. Davis.
Timon, a Washington letter writer, in a com
j munication to the Richmond Dixpatch, under
date of the 15th says that the trial of Mr. Da
vis—the arrangements frr which are reported
to be in progress—will develop some of the dif
ferences which now exist between officials of
high authority such as are not fully known at
present. The President is determined that, at
the earliest practicable day, this trial shall come
off, whilst others are endeavoring by all the
: means in their power to delay that practicable
1 opportunity, now that it is certain he must be
| tried by a civil court, and not by a military com
j mission. It will be recollected that upon the.
; opinion of the Attorney-General made during
I the early stages of the present session of Com
gross, that this trial should take place where
; Confederate authority existed, Chief Justice
' Chase postponed indefinitely the time for hold
-1 ing court in Virginia on account of military law
j being prevalent there. Since then affairs are,
;if anything, more complicated than ever, and
,no one seems able to judge as to what the final
1 disposition will be ; but it is certain that a Uni
' ted States Circuit Court is to be held some
j where for the trial of the late Confederate Prcs
| ident, and as the Attoruey-Ceiicral has decided
j upon Richmond as being the most proper place
i wherein the proceedings should be held, it is
j almost without doubt that that city will be the
' place of trial.
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Grand Southern Relief Fair.
We had the pleasure of witnessing the great
! Southern Relief Fair, given in the Maryland In
: stitute, in Baltimore, by the noble ladies of thati
city. In beholding it. we were not only plcasec, :
I but were lost in wonder and admiration. We I
i expected a great deal, but our anticipations were I
i more than realized. We had not the faintest
! idea of its splendid magnificence, and it is im- !
1 possible, by description, to convey to the minds
!of others, who have not witnessed it, anything :
; like an adequate idea of its splendor and beauty. [
j Whilst we were about attempting a description j
jof it, we received a copy of the Norfolk Vtrg£-> \
! man containing about as good a description as
; can be given, and we publish a portion of its i
I article in lieu of what we designed to say our j
; selves. That paper says :
Familiar with the courage and energy of the .
I women of Baltimore, we felt assured when ye ;
| first learned that they intended to hold a fair ■
; for the relief of Southern sufferers, that it would
!be a splendid success. We knew that they j
i would not be content with half-way measures. |
It was to be expected that a gratifying result j
[ would he achieved. But, with all our expecta- \
! tions, our fancy had never painted even a faint |
: shadow of the reality. The fair was not merely ;
I a success —it was a marvel, a wonder, a prodigy,
a stupendous triumph. Regarded from any j
I stand-point, the like has never been witnessed
; in this country of ours, at least within our mem- j
! ory.
The variety and measure of the contributions
:to the enterprise were truly wonderful. They
: comprised most valuable and trivial articles;
■ useful and ornamental, curious, rare, and of
| common every day utility. Nature, art, indus
j try, and skill, all were placed under contribution
I and taxed to supply the material of the great
! Charity.
The tables were gay with fabrics of every tex
; tare and quality, wrought by the cunning fingers
jof the fairest and brightest of the ladies of the
I land; portraits and landscapes, and historical
j compositions from artists of' 'credit and renown
i attracted the eye in every direction; there were
i flowers, and running streams, and birds sweetly
I singing, and at night the brilliant gas-lights
| flashed back from a thousand glittering points.
I until the vast hall, with its perfumes, its lights,
j and its presiding genii, was a scene of enchant
| ment.
This may seem hyperbolical, but it is sober |
j truth. The fair-room, any night during the j
week, was the gayest, brightest vision upon j
I which eyes ever rested. Standing at the South
en end of the hall, and looking down upon the
swaying forms of the immense multitude, as it
moved onwards, we were penetrated with the
conviction, that the gayest saloon of Paris, at
its period of most delirious festivity, could not
surpass in brilliancy of effect the scene before j
the admiring eyes of its thousands of spectators. |
But it was not merely the endless variety of
articles of use and ornament; the town lots, the
ten-acre farms, the match horses, the Devon
cows, the Alderney bulls, the agricultural imple
ments, the pianos, the pictures, rare old wines
and other liquors, the diamond rings, gold
watches, the magnificent shawls, the necklace
of pearl and diamond, the lunch tables groan
ing with esculents, attended by girls as beauti
ful as the children of the morning, nor yet the
matchless display of grace and beauty, which
formed an animated ornament of the booths
' where the goods were exposed to sale, so much
J as the never-ending throngs that attended upon
| the occasion. Morning, noon and night did we
j visit the fair room, and at every hour alike, we
I found a flood tide of human beings pouring in
' and out, and surging round the promenade be
j twees the booths. These visitors were not to
| be computed by thousands, but by tens of thou
j sands, and were of all ages, sexes and conditions 1
lof society. So great was the crowd, and so con- I
j tinuous, that it seriously interfered with the sale !
lof the articles upon exhibition. The hall, tho'
! more spacious than any with which we are fam
-1 iliar was totally inadequate to the demands of
i the occasion. Had it been double as large, it
I would hardly have afforded sufficient space to
| accommodate the multitudes who flocked to the
I palace.
The income arising from the fair wasunques
i tionably less than it would have been had the !
! hall afforded a better chance of exhibiting and
| inspecting the goods. But for all that, it was a |
I superb success to have realized upwards of one j
I hundred thousand dollaks from a fair.— ,
I When was the like ever done in this country be- I
I fore, and that too when a very large part of the j
\ property exposed for sale remains on hand un-;
, disposed of?
A characteristic feature of this fair was the j
i raffling constantly in progress, for various ar- j
j tides. An adventurous friend of ours from
Richmond, entered the hall one evening when !
iit was crowded to its utmost capacity, and pro- j
; ceeded slowly with the stream down the east j
! aisle. When he had passed round __________ i
the entrance, he was minus a sum of money j
which it gave him a chill to think of, and the j
owner of one hundred and fifty chances, in as !
; many different articles, among which was a doll
baby, a doll-house, a cradle, two suits of infants' |
clothing, a lace night-cap, a box of ladies' hose, j
a love of a white bonnet, a gipsy straw hat, the
I prettiest pair of gaiters ever seen, a hobby-horse, ;
'[ a meerschaum pipe, a bottle of old whisky, a
I demijohn of wine, a silver mounted billiard cue. j
lan oil portrait of General Lee, an elegant Af
-1 ghan and numerous other articles, A singular
j investment for an old bachelor to make, Aye ;
; would think, but we are witness to the truth
! contained in his apologetic statement, ' 'By ;
i jingo, sir, the ladies were so pretty and asked so j
| sweetly, 'Please take a chance,' that they took {
. me, and for the life of me I couldn't refuse the
! dear, delightful creatures.''
On the last night the crowd was still there, I
pushing and pressing along ; still on every band j
were the countless articles for sale, and it really
i seemed that the stock was undiminished, and i
j the interest in the fair entirely unabated*
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The time for the adjournment of the present;
I Congress, so-called, is, on the 4th of ______ \
| next. The term of service of 14 of the present!
i members expires at the close of this session, ;
but a number of them will probably be re
. elected, j
For the Staunton Spectator.
Their Folly is Consummated.
I have read with feelings of disgust and con
| tempt tibe Civil Rights Bill as passed by both j
Houses of Congress. Although the President
returned the Biil with his reasons for refusing j
•to sanction it: sound and sensible reasons; and |
' : stated too by a Senator from Delaware that its j
| passage would inaugurate another revolution ; \
j yet it passed both housesjby a two-third vote, i
i Although reason was against it; common sense j
was against it; justice was against it; the Con- |
| stitution was against it; and more than 30 j
States of the Union wereaguinstityet they passed i
the bill. Nine-tenths of the freedmen them- ;
| selves, I believe, to-day would be against it |
I were it properly interpretated or explained to j
; them. As the President says, "they are not !
ready for it." They are ignorant, stupid, dull, j
■ doltish, not capable of self-government.' The
i privileges offered them by the Biil will be
; abused and that shamefully. But yet with all
these facts before them they passed* the Bill.
Ma. Editor, I have been in the service of
Imy Master for some time ; let me tell you my
experience. I never knew an Abolitionist but !
i what was a fanatic. _ In 1784 in Baltimore the !
Abo'i:ion Ecclesiastics passed this resolution: !
! "Resolved that no slave-holder shall be a mem- ;
; her of our society.'' These Abolition Ecclesias
I ties brought a good supply of abolition seed I
j (with them from England and now they begin }
ito sow it broadcast o'er the land. But then.
I see. fanaticism is the chief characteristic. I j
I never saw an abolitionist that was not an j
i ignorant man. I mean particularly ignorant of j
| Mod's word. Abolition has always revelled in !
; ignorance. Is not this true of the Radical par- I
;ty? Are they not fanatics? Yea Worse, they j
j are mad. Worse than mad. Surely a man is [
j more than a mad-man or a fool wit en he does j
lan act which he knows will send the dagger to I
| his own heart. The passage of that Bilf, Sir. \
| will cause our Nation to reel to and fro, as a j
I drunken man. It will do more, it will bring
I into collision the Constitutional and Radical !
parties. Our land will again be bathed in
j blood. God forbid it. May the Lord deliver !
ius from that. Radical, fanatical, abolition, ig- \
, norant, heartless, soulless, party, that fears '
! nothing, cares for nothing, asks for nothing,
I but the nigger. May the nigeers stink them
Ito death, J, C 11.
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The following dispatch was transmitted to ;
\ President Johnson when the result of the elec- ;
tion in St. Louis was made known : i
St. Louis, Mo., April 8. 9 P. M.
To President Johnson : —St. Lotus endorses
your veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill, your j
; 22d of February speech, your veto of the Civil I
llights' bill, and your Peace of;
yesterday, and greets you with three thousand j
: majority. _ Barton Able.
Chairman Conservative City Central Com
mittee.
The President has appointed Henry Stanber- j
; ry, of Ohio, to be an Associate Justice of the
| Supreme Court of the United States, in the
i place of Judge Catron, deceased; and also Mr.
i Smythe, President of the Central National
Bank, to be Collector of Customs for the Port
! of New York.
i [Mr. Stanberry enjoys the credit of having
) had a large; share in the preparation of the two
; veto messages of President Johnson. There
i fore we announce his appointment with pleas*
': ure. ]
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The President has ordered that Treasury
j Agent Dexter, who was convicted, by a military
' commission at Mobile, of fraud on the Govern
! ment, be turned over to the civil authorities for
j trial. Dexter was confined in default of two
hundred thousand dollars' bail.
Proposals.
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i XTOTECE TO STAGE-COACH OWX
!j3I 888.-
-| Office Va. C. R. K. Company, 1
Richmond, April 18, 1800. }_
The undersigned invites proposals for a daily |
line of coaches, in connexion with the trains of.
I the Va. Central 8.R., between Goshen and Rock
bridge Alum, between Miilboro and Rockbridge
Alum, Warm, Hot and Healing Springs and ber !
tween Jackson's River, and White Sulphur and ]
Sweet Springs—from June Ist to Oct. Ist, 1860.
Through tickets will be given by the R. It. Co. I
H. D. AVHITCOMB,
April 24 —2t General Superintendent. !
Yin and Vir copy to May Ist j
ikTOTICE SEALED PROPOSALS will" J
j J3I be received until the 28th day of May, by 1
| the undersigned, for the building of abridge over
Christian's creek, between Staunton and Waynes- j
j borough, four miles from the former place ; the j
: contractor to furnish all materials, and to have !
i the use of all the irons on the old bridge that may !
|be suitable for the new. The bidders can see j
I what work has to be done by examining the old j
; bridge, and any information necessary will be i
given by the agent living near the bridgo.
JAS. W. HUDSON, Agent
Apl 24— tit for the County.
Debtors to Creditors.
i EE PERSONS indebted to me will please \
i J\_ come forward and settle up immediately,— i
If my debtors do not pay up very soon I will be
I compelled to place my accounts in the hands of
the proper officer for collection according to law. !
April 24—3t H. M. STODDARD. _
: jpOJEIIISSIOAER'S NOTICE.— j
\J The creditors of Jacob Spitler, deceased, are
hereby required to produce their claims and the ,
evidences thereof, before me, at my office, in
Staunton, on or before Friday, the fourth day of
! May, 1800.
jES* The claimants of any of the personal prop
| erty sold as the property of said Jacob Spitler,
deceased, by his administrator, &c, A. B. Light
ner, will also exhibit before me, at the same time
and place, their claims and the grounds thereof.
JOHN N. HENDREN,
April 24—2t Commissioner, &c.
JPay Your Taxes I
lATOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS,--All per- ''
j3i »ons in the county of Augusta, who have not
paid their State and county taxes, are hereby no- j
titled that longer indulgence cannot be given, as
we have to make settlement with the Auditor of
Public Accounts in a very short time. All per- j
i sons thus owing taxes will be called upon by one I
lof the undersigned at an early da; . If not paid, |
a levy will be made at once, if personal property ;
I can be found; otherwise your land will be subject
ito sale for non-payment of taxes as the law di- j
! rects. J. TOWBERMAN,
Collector A. C.
SAMUEL PAUL, ]
WM. L. MO WRY, I Deputy
A. B. LIGIITNER. I-electors
WE 11. GAMBLE, |of Augusta:
GEO. H. HARLAN, J County.
April 24—2ts. Yin. copy 2ts.
\ JRiehmond Commission Mouse.
STOKE, WILSON A FOSTER.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
and
; Wholesale Dealers in Groceries, Foreign and Do
mestic Liquors,
Gary Street, 2d door below Pearl,
April 24—-3mos Richmond, Va,
JPar Sale.
50,000 SH,Vti, - E %R SALE,
7 at Deerfield, Augusta county.
i Price:—s4} on the pile at our store, or $0. dcliv- j
cred in Staunton.
April 24—"t GAY & GILES.
"Skedaddled."
..-%-. ,—
I "VpOTICE.—AII persons are hereby forewarn- j
| J3| ed not to harbor, hire, or employ in any |
I way, a bound boy by the name of Divus, who va i
l not yet of age and was bound to me by the coun- |
■ty court of Bath. JAS. CLEEK, Sr.,
I April 24—3ts Hot Springs, Va.
llespect to the Dead,
, •_#-*
: -VTOTICE."The undersigned would inform :
jA( those who wish to have their lots in the Cem- i
! etery cleaned, resodded and prepared for plant- j
: ing flowers, that he is prepared to do it for them
jin good style upon satisfactory terms. Apply to
J4. Doom at the Depot.
April 2-l-lr : - ALEX. 11. DOOM.
Dry Goods, &c.
I—.-•-.1 —.-•-.
I7*OR SAEE.—2OO bunches cotton varna, as
. sorted, from 4to 10.
0,000 yards brown cotton—all grades.
3,000 yds calicoes—American and EncdUh.
1,000 yds bleached cottons.
i 2,000 yds delaines, ehallies, figured silks, and
; fancy dress goods.
1,000 yds fancy casshneres, cassineU, blue and
fancy eottonades.
200 pairs boots and Shoes.
40 dozen hats—all styles,
Large lot of hoop skirts.
300 yds 10-4 bleached and unbleached sheeting.
Also an assortment of flour and table vii cloth'
; and matting.
Spring and Summer Ready Made Clothing.
, ~ ISAAC PAUL & CO.,
_ April 24, 1860. _____ .Main Street. _
\T~EW SPRIXG & SUMMER GOO!):;. j
11 Just received by ISAAC PAUL & CO.— ,'
V\ c would inform our friends, and the citizens ;
generally, that having just returned from pur
chasing a very large assortment of new and fash- j
lonabie styles of Spring and Summer goods, and
an assortment of notion*, we would especially call
the ladies' attention to our stock of fancy Dress I
Goods, &c. All we ask is a call and an exam in a- I
tion of our stock, whether yon buy or not. Our
goods were purchased low, and we are prepared
to sell as cheap, if not cheaper.'tban any hoitse in <
I this town. Thankful for past favors, we are,
Very Respectfully,
j April 24, 1800. ISAAC PAUL & CO.
| VTEW UOODN COHllfChr
!ll PIPER & FL'NKHOUSER
I will be receiving, in a very short time, in their
I new and neatly finished storeroom, a general as
j sortment of Dry Good; and Notions. One of the
j firm is now in the North selecting goods.
They will open their new stock at the stand for
j merly occupied by P. 11. Trout.
; They promise a nice stock of Goods.
April 24—It Via copy.
NE WliPKixct ta>oi>».
HOGE & MASON
| have just received a very large and well-selected
! stock of Spring and Summer
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES.
HATS, SHOES, &c,
i all of which will be sold low for CASH. Give
i them a cull.
April 24—tf V and V copy.
Castings and Machinery.
A IGI'STA roIWDBY
}\ an. I
MACHINE SHOP,
Statintox, Va.
The undersigned respectfully announce to the
: public that they have their new establishment j
i complete and in full operation.
Having supplied themselves with the most im- ;
1 proved labor saving machinery, for working both ;
I m wood and iron, and having secured the servi- j
I ces of the most experienced mechanics, they are j
! prepared to fill orders with a guarantee of sntis
| faction in all cases, both as to quality and price,
j for CASTINGS and MACHINERY of every
i description, including Cooking Stoves, Cane
i Mills, Plow Castings, Saw Mills, Mill Gearing,
i Forging, Cultivators, Harrows, Horse Powers,
j Straw Cutters and all other Machines used in ag-
I riculture. Plows of all sixes fitted up either with
east or wrought iron shares. Special attention
given to the repairing of old machinery, such as i
Threshing Machines, Reapers, Mowers, Wheat '■
Drills, &c.
Having determined to sell at a very small ad- !
vance upon the cost of production, and being I
obliged to pay the cash for all their machinery, j
labor and material, they are compelled to require
cash on delivery for all their manufactures. They - ;
respectfully solicit a share of public patronage.
The undersigned are also agents for the sale of
first class Northern made iron and wood working i
Machinery, Stationary and Portable Steam Eh- j
gines of any required power, Circular Saw Mills, |
«&c, which they will furnish at manufacturers' !
prices, freights added. Persons wishing to buy j
such machinery are requested to call and exam
ine price lists before purchasing elsewhere.
_Ap 24-tf ROBERTS, NELSON & CO.
THE ISDEKSIONED are agents for the
celebrated Ohio and Buckeye Combined
REAPER and MO WEB
! without doubt, the best machine of the kind in
j the market. They will, in a few days, have on
j hand a supply of these machines, which they can
j sell on as favorable terms as such machines can
jbe bought anywhere. Farmers are requested to
' call and examine their circulars before purchasing
| elsewhere. ROBERTS. NELSON & CO.,
Augusta Foundry and Machine Shop,
April 24— 2m Staunton, Va.
Chancery JTotice.
! -*7iR<*INIA:—At rules held in the Clerk's j
I y office of the Circuit Court of Bath county, i
!on Monday, the 2d day of April. 1806:
James Cleek. and Isabella, his wife; Ilastin i
1 Hammer, and Drucilla, his wife : Samuel Gross.
j and Polly, his wife; James Sucker, and Nancy
| his wife; Madison Hoover, Jane Freeman, and
| Phebe Shoemaker, children and heirs of Jane
j Hoover, deed Plaintiffs.
', t against
Thomas Sitlingfon in his own right,"and as ad- j
I ministrator de bonis non, C. T. A., of Richard
j Mayse, the elder, deceased, Adam Surber, Chas.
; Stewart and Edward Stewart, administrators de
j bonis no)i,'JJ. T. A., of Wm. Douglas, deed, who
j was the surviving executor of Richard Mayse,
| the elder, deed. the legal representatives of Rich
j ard Mayse, the younger, deed, the legal repre
sentatives of Agnes Scott, deed, and the legal
j representatives of Polly Step, deed, Defendants.
The object of this suit is to have a settlement,
! and distribution made of the estate of Richard
! Mayse, the elder, deed, amongst, the heirs and
: legal representatives of the said Richard Mayse,
, the elder, deed.
The defendants, the unknown heirs and legal
lrepresentativesofßichardMay.se, the younger,
! deed, the unknown heirs and legal representa
tives of Agnes Scott, deed, and the unknown
heirs and legal representatives of Polly Step, de
ceased, not having entered their appearance and
it appearing by affidavit filed in this cause, that
they are not inhabitants of this Commonwealth ;
on motion of the plaintiff, it is ordered that the '
said defendants do appear here within one month I
after due publication of this order, and do what!
is necessary to protect their interests,
A copv—teste.
April 24—4ts C. R. McDANNALD. Clerk |
Mouse of Entertainmenti
,_».
OKOKOE L. __YTO_f. WM. 11. PEYTON.
ITIRCIIHJA IIOTEE,
f STAUNTON, VA.
This lai'ge, widely known, and popular Hotel j
lias been remodeled, painted, and papered in the i
best style, and elegantly furnished throughout, ;
with /u:w and costly furniture and possesses every
modern imyrovement for the comfort of its guests.
The rooms are large and well ventilated ; the at
; tendance prompt and respectful; the table genef
; ously provided with every delicacy of the season ;
; and its location in the mountains of Virginia
; makes it a delightful Summer resort ; besides,
| Rockbridge Alum and Congress Water will be j
I always found fresh at this hotel.
The Post Office and the Office of the Adams'
Express Company are hi this building.
With long experience as Hotel Keepers, we
trust, by reasonable charges and liberal policy,
to maintain the favorable reputation of the Vir
ginia Hotel.
Guests will be conveyed to and from the Depot
free of charge.
GEORGE L. PEYTON _5 CO.,
Proprietors.
P. H. —Passengers by the different stage lines
will be taken to the Hotel of their choice.
April 24—tf GEO. L. P. A; Co.
Agricultural.
JO.XES* AGRICI'I/Tl «___
WAREHOUSE,
HAIIRISOHBURG, VIRGJNIA.
' •
Woods & Gilkesox, Staunton, Agents for
Augusta County
We have every implement needed by the farmer,
all of which are the best, and will be sold low and
on good terms.
WOOD'S SELF-RAKE REAPER-
The best and cheapest self-rake reaper now built. ;
Terms reasonable.
WOODS PRIZE MOWER
Has taken more prizes than any other. It is the
cheapest in the market. Terms reasonable.
CAYUGA CHIEF REAPER and MOWER,
Built wholly of iron and steel. A first class ma
chine. Terms good.
DRILLS, DRILLS.
We have the best and cheapest drills and will ,
sell them on better terms than any other. Call
on Messrs. Woods _ Gilkeson and give your or
ders at once. J. R. JONES „ CO ,
April2_—_w Harrisonburg. Va.
Auction Sales.
fiOyiniHHio\E,ns' saee of ll\d
:\J NEAR STAUNTON.—The undersigned
administrators of Fleming B. Moon, deed 7 and
commissioners appointed by the Circuit Court of
j Augusta county, will proceed, on Saturday, th»j
! 20th day of May next, in front of the Court llousa
iof Augusta county, to sell to the highest bidder,
!at public auction. 4o Acres. 2 Roods, and SO
Poles of Land, belonging to the estate of the said
Fleming Moon, deed. This land lie->ou the Mc-
AdamUed road one mile North of Staunton, ad
; joining the lands of N. K. Trout, H. M. Bell and
: others. The land will be sold in four lota, a plot
i of which may be seen at the office of Echols, Bell
j & Catlett, in SUtunton.
i Terms of Sale : —One-third payable in 00 days.
J when the sale is confirmed, and the balance in
one and two years after day of sale, all to be se
; cured by bonds with good "security and the titU
, retained until the purchase money is paid.
Sale to commence at 11 o'clock. A.M.
SIMPSON F. TAYLOR.
Ap24-tds JOHN RAMSEY.
Administrators and Commissioners.
(GRAZING 'FAR JOT
J IN POCAHONTAS COUNTY
; For sale at public auction. —As executor of J. G.
; W. Youell. deed. I will offer forsalent Hunters
; ville, in said county, on the 18th day of M»J next,
; a tract of land on the waters of Big "Spring branch
!of Elk river, containing GOT Acres. This land is
lof excellent quality—a considerable portion en
: closed—near 200 acres hacked; has fine Springs
■on it; is weli adapted to grass, and can be made
a good stock farm.
Any person wishing to view the land will call
on Mr. Sam! McCutchen, mar Dunmore Post
office.
Terms liberal and made known on day of sale,
A. PATTERSON, Kx'orof
_Apl 24—tds J. G. W. Youell, dec'd.
V~ ~ »MIXIKTRATOR'S SAIJS.-,f7haTi
sell, on Thursday, the 17th day of May next,
! at the late residence of Hugh W. Mackev". Esq.,
i near Lexington, 10 bead of Horses, 30 head of
[ Cattle, chiefly thoroughbred Durhams; 80 head
jof Sheep, 80 Head of Hogs, KM bushels of Corn,
! p> bushels of Rye. 500 lbs of Bacon, a Reaper and
Mower, and a large quantity of Household and
Kitchen Furniture and Farming Utensils.
TERMS— For all sums under $20, the cash will
be required ; for sums of $20 and upwards, a
credit of six months will be gircn, the purchaser
giving bond with good personal security.
wm, Mclaughlin,
April 24—8t Administrato-.
A IfcilSTA LA.\l) FOR SAEE.-We
A will sell, upon the premises, at public auc-
I tion, on Thursday, the olst day of May next, a
; valuable tract of limestone land, containing 250
I Acres. This farm lies about 1 mile from Green
: ville, and adjoins Capt. C. G. Merritt, and others.
I About 50 or 60 acres are of good oak timber. TBe
; balance cleared and well set in grass, with two
good meadows.
j " Improvements consist of good barn, dairy, and
! tolerable dwelling house. The farm is well wa
tered.
Terms of Sale.—slooo in hand and balance in
ten annual payments, if desired and well secured.
Sale at 11 o'clock, A. M.
ECHOLS. BELL & CATLETT,
_ April 17-HS Agents for James-JR. Button.
jA" D3IIX liSTK A TOR'S SAUE.-I will sell
j 2\ at public auction, Thursday, the 20th day of
the present month. (April.) at the late residence
lof George Spotts, deed., the following personal
I property, to wit: 9 head of cattle, 20 head ofsheep,
18 Mad of hogs, 1 threshing machine. 1 corn shel
ler, plows, harrows, cultivators, grain cradles,
! mowing scythes, harness for 4 horses, household
i ami kitchen furniture, 1 loom, cooking stove and
j fixtures, and many other articles not necessary to
j mention. All persons having claims against the
! estate are requested to report them to the under-
I signed on day of sale,
Terms made known at sale.
J. TOWBERMAN. Deputy
j for Samuel Paul, Sheriff, and as such .AdminU
i trator with the will annexed of George Spotts,
l oec'fb april:!—lts.
Baltimore Adcertisements.
TTiriEEIAM KKABE «fc CO..
? f MAN UFACTUREES
of
First Premium
Cold Medal,
Grand, Square,
and Upright
PIAN 0 8 .
_ These instruments having been before the pub
lic for the last thirty years, have, upon their ex
cellence alone, attained an
UNPURCHASED PRE-EMINENCE
that pronounce them unequalled. Their
TONE
combines grest power, richness, sweetness and
I line singing quality, as well as great purity of in
| tonation and harmoniousness throughout the en
tire scale. Their
TOUCH
] ispliant and elastic, and is entirely fee from the
j stiffness found in so many pianos, which causes
| the performer to so easily tire. In
WORKMANSHIP
! they cannot be excelled. Their action is con
j structed with a care and attention to every part
j therein that characterizes the finest mechanism.
None but the best seasoned material .is used in
I their manufacture, and they will accept the hard
j est usages of the concert-room with thnt of the
■ parlor upon an equality—unaffected in their rael
i odv ; in fact they are constructed
'NOT FOR A YEAR—BUT FOREVER."
All our Square pianos have our new improved
GRAND SCALE and AGRAFFE TREBLE
Every Piano fully warranted for
FIVE YEARS.
Warcrooms: —350 Baltimore street.
April 24—Cm* Baltimore.
BOOMS A_l> STATION ERA I
A large assortment for sale by
T. NBWTON KURTZ.
I Publisher, Bookseller, Stationer, Dealer in Paper.
j rind Blaifk-Book Manufacturer,
j No. 151 West Pratt street, opposite the '"Maltby
House," Baltimore, Md.
Sckoolßooks, embracing all the most valuable
j and popular Educational Works new in use. at
i the very lowest wholesale prices.
! A large stock of Blank Account and Record
Rooks always on hand or made to order prompt
', ly—ruled to any pattern, with or without printed
! headings—of the Best Materials and in the most
1 substantial manner.
Books. Magazines, Music, &c , neatly bound
I in any style.
The highest market price paid for rags—cash or
trade, April 24— ly»
Jl. RAWLIXUS ACO.,
• (successors toßawftngS _ Woodward.)
I Tobacco and Produce Commission Merchant-,
96 S. Charles Street, Baltimore.
References: —
■ Woodward, Baldwin _ Co., C. A. Gambriii &
Co., R. Mickie, cashier National Union Bank.
Brooks, Falmestock „ Co.. Talent, Holliday &
Co., Baltimore; J. R. Hunt „ Bro., and Wm
Reed, Esq., Barnesville Belmont connty,Ohio.
April 24—til Sept 12.
VmVIEUAH OEVRIES A CO.,
y T Wholesale Dealer.- in
Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods. 312 West
Baltimore Street, between Howard and Liberty,
Baltimore.
William Christian Dttriejs. «f S,
William R. Deeruts, Solomon Kimmell,
O. Ephraim Ditcher.
April 24, 1866. ' _________ __*
C WEJLLKB. A. W_I_LKK.
19 r EILLEK _ ISRO.,
1 ff Wholesale
CLOTHIERS.
328 Baltimore Street. Baltimore, Md.
Always on hand a large stock of
Mat's, Boy's and Fouth'a Ready-Mode Clotting)
of our own Manufacture.
Pi f icular attention paid to orders.
Apii 21—$5 _ __
I. WHITKIIILL. S. STKAL'S, Jr.
"11/ UITEHIEE A STKACS,
ff Importers and Wholesale Dealers ml
Notions, Fancy Goods, Ladies' and Gentlemen's
■ Furnishing Goods, 80_ W. Baltimore street, be
tween Liberty and Howard, Baltimore, Md.
April 24—ly■
MAETRV HOI SE,
Pratt Street,
Between Charles and Light Streets,
BALTIMORE,
A. B. Miller . ..Proprietor
April 21 Smog
Alexandria Commission House.
_,»_. _—
HOOE «fc WEODERBIRX,
successors to Fowle <fe Co.,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Dealers in all kinds of Fertilizers,
No. 1 Peruvian Guano,
Fowle & Co.'s Sol. Phos. Per. Guano,
W. H. Fowle, Bay-ne _ Co'sManipulatedKeti-h.-
well's Bono Dust, &c. ... \ .
Also, Lump ami Ground Plaster, fU]___ed
either in B:*~) or Barrel:-, at lowest market rat< '
Bag; either soW or hired, April Li —2