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TUESDAY. MAY 18. 1880. *
Annuali Convention op the Y. M. t
C. Associatios of Va.—On last Friday .
in .the annual Convention in Bich- ,
mon of the; Young Men's Christian |
Associations of the State, Col. W. j
P. Munford in the chair, the following ,
Committee on permanet organiza
tion was announced: Major James
W. Newion, Staunton; O. B. Mor- 1
gan, [Petersburg; William T. Ro- [
berts, University of Virginia; Robert '
Armstrong, Salem; William Fix, '
Greenville; and J. D. K. Sleight, Rich
mond. '
The Committee on Permanent Orgrni- '
zation reported the following nomina
tions, which were unanimously elected:
President: Henry L. Hoover, Staun
ton.
Vice-President: J. William Jones,
Richmond; 8.. W. Armstrong, Salem;
R. M. Saunders, Norfolk.
Secrtaries: J. G. McCandlish, Peters
burg ;|J. F. Rinker, Mount Meridian.
The Chair announced the standing
committees. The report of the State
Executive Committee was then read by
Colonel Munford. The report cordially
greets the Convention and sketches the
general work of Young Men's Christian
Associations both in the State and in
the country at large. There are now
reported over 20,000 of these associations
and an amount of work accomplished
both surprising and gratifying.
There are twenty-two associations in
the State, and in many of them a de
cided increase of interest and activity.
The report gives interesting details of
the work of many of these associations.
It then speaks of the importance of
fostering college associations, the
value of "parlor conferences," the
grand work accomplished by the
efforts of tho Young Men's Christian
Association among railroad men, among
commercial travellers, among colored
young men in the South, and among
prisoners in our jails and penitentia
ries.
The report closed with an earnest sug
gestion that an entirely new committee
be elected, and that it be located at
Staunton.
The heaquarters of the State Commit
tee is located at Staunton, and that
Committee is composed of H. I_. Hoo
ver, T. D. Ranson, J. W. Newton, J.
W. Todd, James H. Skinner, Rev. T.
M. Boyd, and A. G. Christian, all of
Staunton, except the last three, who are
of Augusta county.
The committee was instructed to se
lect from different section of the State
suitable corresponding members of the
Executive Committee.
The Convention adjourned to meet in
Staunton on the day to be designated by
the Executive Committee.
Miss Kate Field describes George Eli
ot, in an interview in The Gazette, of
Baltimore, as having an interesting face,
and looking "like a horse." Of Charles
Dickens, Miss Field said that "he actu
ally resembled a dog. What kind ofa
dog shall I say ? Well, a mastiff. He
was strong, and at the same time he was
gentle. George Eliot resembles a horse
in that she has high cheek-bones; and
when looking on her one is struck with
the fact that her capacity for work is al
most unlimited. She is about five feet
three inches high. Her disposition is
very lovable, and Bhe is much liked.—
She is the most retiringand bashful wo
man I ever saw. She is generally ab
stracted ; always thinking, and her
voice is no louder than a whisper."
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Heavy Rain in Greenbrier.—We
learn from the Greenbrier (W. Va.) In
dependent that, on last Tuesday, there
was a very heavy rain in what is known
as the Irish corner in that county, in
the neighborhood of Calwell station on
the Ches. & Ohio Railway. Corn-fields
were literally washed to pieces, and all
the bridges on the Monroe Draft branch
except one were washed away. Mr.
Matthew Humphreys had'over one hun
dred panels of fence washed off. Mr.
Boon,e and Mr. Miller also had consid
erable fencing washed off. The road
leading up Monroe Draft is something
of the past. Hail lay on the ground two
hours after the storm.
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Small-pox in Orange County.—A
correspondent ofthe Dispatch says tbat
there are a half-dozen or more well-de
fined cases of smallpox in Orange coun
ty, in the vicinity of Madison Run and
Mallory's Ford—the latter on the Louisa
line. Quarantine has been established.
There has been certainly one fatal case,
and probably more, though the doctors,
as usual, differ as to some of the fatal
cases. The disease is mainly among the
negroes as yet, though the one agreed
fatal case was a white lady. There is
much apprehension in the county.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston says he
owes much of the activity and vigor of
his old age to an out-door life, and he
finds the duties of a member of Congress
too confining. Nor has he any taste
for them, though during his brief ser
vice he has been popular with both
parties. He will not accept.a renomi
nation, and will probably go back to his
business in Richmond.
The Boston Post puts a great deal of
Democracy and sense in a short space
when It says that "Freedom to discuss
all candidates "before the Cincinnati
Convention ; and absolute, hearty, and
cheerful acquiescence in the choice of
that body after the Convention" is its
motto. It is a platform wide enough for
the whole Democratic party from Maine
to Mexico to stand upon.
Fire at Boykin's Station.—Last
Wednesday night a destructive fire oc
currep at Boykin's station, on the
Roanoke and Seaboard railroad, destroy
ing the depot buildings and two large
warehouses belonging to the same road.
Boykin's Hotel (R. B. Hart proprietor)
was also destroyed. The fire is suppos •
ed to have been of incendiary origin.—
Loss, $8,000; partially insured.
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Nomination of Town Officers.—
At a meeting of the citizens of the Town
of Culpeper on Tuesday last, the. follow
ing nominations were made:
For Mayor, N. B. Meade; Recorder,
A. R. Alcocke; Town Sergeant, M. B.
Hansborough ; Councilmen, Jones Rix
ey, R. S. Lewis, F. D. Johnson, S. L.
Cooper, W. A. Ashby, J.* 1 . Robertson.
. y
Miss Augusta Lamar, daughter ofthe
Senator, was married at Oxford, Miss.,
on Wednesday week to T. H. Heisk ell,
a lawyer, of Memphis, Term.
Lutheran Sunday-School Hymns.
In the General Synod in Richmond
m Tuesday last. Rev. Professor S. A.
-epass, D. D., of the Theological Bemi
lary, in behalf of the Committee on
Sunday-School Hymns and Service
.ook, reported substantially as follows:
.hat the manuscript for book is near
•ompletion, and tbat when hymns and
iturgical portions are placed in the
lands of the chairman of the commit
;ee the whole may be ready for the
jrinter within o"ne month, Oliver Dit
ton & Co., of Boston, will issue the
100k upon terms liberal to the General
3ynod.
After considerable interesting discus
sion upon the detailed report of the
committee, the following resolution was
passed as expressive of the mind of the.
Synod upon the general subject; That
Professor Ide, of Staunton, Va., be en
3ouraged to prosecute to completion the
Sunday-school music-book, and that he
ippend thereto such a "Form of Ser
vice" for opening and closing the schools
is the Committee on Revision may ap
prove.
A resolution of W. E. Craig, of Staun
ton, provides that all profits accruing
from the sale ot the Hymnal and the
Service-Book be appropriated, as per
request, for the benefit of Verona Sun
day school, in Augusta county. Mr.
Craig took occasion to speak in most
complimentary terms of Professor Ide,
who made this request. The work of
preparing material for the Hymnal has
been done by Professor Ide without
charge and with very great care.
Geo. Elliot Married.—Miss Mar
ian C. Evans, better knowu as "Geo.
Elliot," the famous English novelist,
who is recognized as the greatest living
female writer, was married oa the 6th
inst., to a Mr. Cross. She was born in
Warwickshire, Eng., about 1820, her
father being a poor curate of the Estab
lished Church.
Many years ago Miss Evans allied
herself with the distinguished philoso
pher, George Henry Lewes. It was
impossible to form a legal marriage, on
on account of technical or legal difficul
ties springing from au earlier marriage
on the part of Mr. Lewes. Since the
death of Mr. Lewes, in November, 1878,
she has edited two posthumous volumes
of his treatise on philosophy. Mrs.
Cross is said to have earned $250,000 by
her pen. She is of medium height, has
large features, gray eyes, gray hair and
a sweet voice. She is not handsome,
but possesses such a fascination in con
versation as to banish ail consciousness
that her personal appearance does not
entirely correspond to the high standard
of her character and intelligence.
The Stale wittily says :—
"George Elliot," the great novelist,
has been married and satisfied the de
mands of society by becoming a real
wife. And though she has taken up
ncr Cross somewhat late in life, her
past experience should eminently fit
her to bear it right manfully.
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Fire in Danville—Two Live-
Lost.—On Sunday of last week, in
Danville, Va., the building known as
the Grange Warehouse was burned and
two lives lost.
The Danville Post says the fire was
doubtless the work of an incendiary.
In the upper part of the building was
hung on sticks about 230,000 pounds of
tobacco which was perfectly dry and in
a most Inflammable condition.
Mr. Samuel Croxton of Halifax
county, who had lately reached tbe city,
occupied a room in the building and
perished in the flames."
Mr. John W. Does, a fireman, made
an heroic effort to save young Croxton,
but perished in the attempt. His body
was found almost entirely consumed,
and was recognized only by the cloth
ing remaining unburned.
The aggregate property losses are
estimated at about $55,000; coverd by
insurance to the amount of $32,500.
This fire in its deplorable calamities
and great destruction of property was
one of the most terrible that ever oc
curred in Danville.
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Destructive storm in Illinois.—
On Sunday of last week, a destructive
storm of rain and wind swept over a
portion of Illinois. The thriving village
of Olsey, near Winchester, Scott county,
was nearly destroyed by the fearful
wind on Sunday evening. There was a
cloud-burst and terrific rain, thunder,
and lightning just before the catastro
phe. The wind took a narrow path,
demolishing everything in its way, but
lasting only three minutes. Twenty
buildings were either totally or partially
destroyed. No lives lost.
A fearful cyclone swept across the
eastern part of McLean county, Sunday
night, damaging property at least $100,-
-000. In Arowsworth township twelve
dwellings were utterly ilemolished, and
one hundred and sixty acres of orchard
totally destroyed. In Empire township
the damage was nearly as widespread,
and many persons were injured.
Killed by Chloroform.—On last
Tuesday at Charlottesville, Mrs. B. V.
Whitlock, a popular milliner of that
place, was found dead In her room.—
Whilst alone sbe used chloroform to re
lieve suffering caused by neuralgia, and
and it caused her death. A correspon
dent of the Commonwealth says that,
not appearing at dinner-time the ser
vant went to call her, ami found her
lying on the floor, with an empty bottle,
which had contained chloroform, in one
hand, and a handkerchief saturated with
the drug in the other. It is supposed
that she went to sleep and the bottle
turned over, allowing tiie chloroform to
escape, and killed ber. It is thought
she did not intend suicide. Mrs. Whit
lock was a native of Richmond, but has
been residing in Charlottesville ten or
twelve years.
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Six.Men Killed by an Exploded
Shell.—At Fort McHenry, near Balti
more, on last Tuesday, a lot of old war
material, shells, Ac, had been purchased
at the Fort, and a number of workmen
were engaged to break tbem to pieces.
In crushing them with sledge hammers
they happened to strike on a shell that
was still loaded, with the percussion
cap in its interior. It, of course, ex
ploded, causing a terrible scene of de
struction, and killing six men and
wounding two.
Sure Death to Tobacco Flies.—
Boil three pounds of sulphur and three
pounds of lime in six gallons of water
until reduced to two gallons; let it set
tle till clear, then bottle for use. Put
one gill in five gallons of water and
sprinkle the plants in the evening.
— STAUNTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.—
DISASTRTJS FIBES LAST WEEK.—The
Series of Disastrous Fires which have
been chronicled in the past week, says
the Bait. Sun, is quite remarkable, both
from the wide distribution, the number
and the destructiveness of the confla
grations. Ohio, Virginia, New York,
New Jersey, have all been visited by
these fires, and the losses must be count
ed up in millions of dollars. The village
of Stuyvesant, on the Hudson, was
burned on Thursday, supposed by the
act of an incendiary, with losses aggre
gating $300,000. Boykin's Depot, on
the Seabord and Roanoke railroad, in
Virginia, was also burned Thursday,
with heavy loss. This fire, too, was the
work of an incendiary. The Bradford
oil region is still the seat of disastrous
fires, raging through the woods and
from oil tank to tank, destroying a great
deal of valuable property. The Clear
field region, in the same State, is swept
by the flames, while in New Jersey half
the pine and swamp sections of the
State, with some of the intermediate
settlements and towns, have been burn
ed over,causing immense loss. In Vine
land twenty or thirty buildings were
consumed. There were $200,000 lost on
Thursday by factory fires in Wisconsin
and Indiana, by which, also, a great
many men were thrown out of work.
On the same day half the town of West
Liberty, Ohio, including thirty-five bu
siness blocks, was swept away. The
loss by this fire is estimated at $200,000.
In the Pennsylvania ccal regions the
forest fires have attained almost as large
proportions as in New Jersey. Every
mountain top around the Pooomo
mountain is reported to be burning like
a crater, many dwelling houses having
been consumed, and mi*ch destruction
is feared in railroad property. At MUt
ton, Pa., a fire broke out Friday in th c
car works, and a heavy wind made it
impossible to cayc the place. The entire
business part of the town, {needing 400
buildings, all the churches, .the places oi
amusement, shops and factories, was
consumed. Two hundred and fifty fam
ilies lost th-if' homes, several lives are
known to have been jJwt, $nd an urgent
appeal for food and clothing and otht-f
aid has been sent abroad.
Death of Judge CHURCH.-*-S»nford
E. Church, LL. D., chief justice of the
Court of Appeals of New York, and a
leading lawyer and politician of that
State, died Friday, aged sixty-five.
Judge Church was an eminent jurist, g
native of Otsego county, and always
prominent in the councils of tbe demo
cratic party. He was the favorite of the
country democracy, and accepted as
their le&dc; fn opposition to the lollow
ers of Mr. Tilden. HJs w%s £ieijtenant-
Governor of the State ia 1650 and in i<*»_,
and in 1857 was elected comptroller. Ia
1870 Gov. Hoffman appointed him chief
justice. He has several times been put
forward by i»_j New York admirers as
their favorite for the presidency, but he
has not latterly taken an active p».t is
politics. He was a clear headed, able
jurist and a speaker of great force and
eloquence. Jn a smaller community
than New York the character and abili
ties of Judge Church w-_id b&ve made
him much more prominent.
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Killed by Lightning.—ln a storm
which passed over Lynchburg and vi
cinity last Tuesday evening, a colored
man, Jack Steptoe, who had taken ref
uge in a tobacco barn on the farm of
Mr. G. Murrell, was killed by a stroke
of lightning which struck the barn.
Another colored man was with him,
who was knocked down. Steptoe was
sitting with his back against the wall
when killed. He received an ugly gash
between the eyes.
During the same storm, says the Ad
vance, Mr. Jake Sbaner's kitchen wag
struck by lightning and torn down.
The lightning struck a tree just back of
the kitchen and glanced off, and struck
it. The most remarkable feature of tbis
is tbat all of Mr. Bbaner'a children were
in the kitchen at the time, and all es
caped unhurt, except a severe shock.
. 9, — .
Accident in Monroe Co., W. Va.
—We learn from the Border Watchman
that, on the sth inst, Messrs. A. G. Teb
betts and Wm. H. Sydnor of Union,
Monroe county, met with a serious acci
dent three miles North of Centrevllle
in that county. The Watchman says
they were driving in a spring wagon or
Jersey when the horse suddenly became
frightened and ran off, smashing the ve
hicle and threw the occupants out upon
a roCk, Mr. Tebbetts sustained very se-
rious injuries about the head and
shoulders. Mr. Sydnor was also consid
erably bruised but not as seriously as his
companion. Mr. T. was carried insen
sible to the bouse of Mr. Henry Arnott,
near which the accident occurred. We
understand the horse was also badly in
jured.
Fatal Explosion.—Five boxes, con
taining nearly 100 lbs. of giant powder,
exploded at the blacksmith shop of the
High Lode Mill at Central City, Dakota
Territory, Tuesday, killing Sam'l Kim
ball, foreman of the mine, and Joseph
Truede!! and'Jonas Gilmore, employes.
The bodies were torn to pieces, the coun
try fornearly a mile square beingstrewn
with small fragments of flesh and the
ruins ofthe shop.
A Western Republican paper says it
"isn't opposing Grant's nomination,"
but merely calls attention to the fact
that he was the head of the worst gang
of thieves known in history.
Snakes—The "boss" snake story of
the season comes from Raleigh county.
A short time ago, Messrs. N. W. Lilly, j
G. T. Lilly, and A. L. Underwood hav
tag discovered the den of—we presume
—all the rattlesnakes in tbe county,
selected a day favorable to the business,
and repaired to said den, and killed
thirty-six huge rattlesnakes, measuring
from three sod one-half to four and one
half feet in length.— Mountain Herald,
Hinton, W. Va.
This is the first snake story of the sea
son and will do pretty well for the first.
We expect soon to hear from the Green
brier Independent ','as it wears the snake
girdle, as the champion iv snake stories,
for which it haaaremarkablepenc-Aani,
and a well developod faculty. The snake
story of the garden ot EJeu is not a cir
cumstance to those of the Independent,
and Harlow is never so well pleased as
when he is telling a marvellous snake
story.
Death ow the Oldest Woman in
the 'County.—Mrs. Creger, aged 103
years, died at the residence of her son
in-law, Mr. Edley Doak, in Black Lick,
last Tuesday, and was buried at &im
berlin cburcb, nearMt. Airy, Thursday.
Mrs. Creger, it is said, was a babe in the
cradle at tbe time of the massacre of the
Slues family by Indians near Sharon
Springs, in Bland county, more than a
century ago.— Wytheville Enterpriie.
For the Spectator.
Unavoidably Postpo.ed'.
Messrs, Editors :—Owing to the
extended length of our article, consist
ing of a comment upon the numerous
communications which have been writ
ten from and about Mount Sidney and
published in various journals during tbe
last few months, we are compelled to de
fer it at least for the present, but hope
by a close appliance to business and
hard,' earnest labor to accomplish the
work in two years. The wonderful feat
of preparing a "criticism" upon those
articles, which will give us a prominent
place in the "newspaper world," from
which we dan rise to eminence and dis
tinction, and mount at last, yea go
beyond, "the hill of fame" by outrival
ing those masterpieces of composition,
which "will hang in the galleries of
memory as long as centuries endure,"
and upon which neither "pebbles" nor
"dirt," thrown by either "friends" or
"foes," can never make an impression,
and which will create "an unusual rip
ple in the tranquil pulse-wave of that
placid little village," and fully attest
that the "nibbing" of our;pen was not
actuated by the hope of gaining an "or
ange blossom," nor our actions in keep
ing with "black malicious wrong 1 ' and
"sore injustice."
But, Messrs. Editors, when the truth
of the assertion contained in a certain
sentence flashed across our mind like a
streak of electricity, and causes us to
remember that in our every day associa
tions we are constantly coming in con
tact with a part of those "thousands"
named in a proverb, which says:
"Many assume to sail tbe sea of Ink,
Few succeed, but thousands sink,"
we are startled, we fear and tremble lest
after all our efforts we fail to reach the
coveted position, and areinan vanguard
ed moment hurled beneath its'gulping
waves to rise no more forever.
In our dilemma, an encouraging voice
whispers "There is mo Excellence
Without Great Labor." We take
courage and are resolved to try, feeling
assured that the fiat of fate is not against
us, and that heaven helps those wh,o
help thecoeaiv..,.
With many thanks, Messrs. Editors,
for tbe valuable space we have con
sumed in our explanation, we are as
ever. Ignorance.
Hill's Retreat, May 13th, 1880.
OBSERVA-IOW- o_* A OITII4EN OS'
Rockingham.—A Mt. Crawford cor
respondent of the Rockingham Register,
who has recently visited the Western
portion of this county, publishes an in
teiegtja gjettgr in tbat journal ftqqi
which we extract the following:—
''Some of the most thoroughly observ
ing men in tbe political arena, give tbe
assurance that a great reaction has taken
place among the citizens of Augusta as
regards the principles of Readjustment,
and they feel very confident that old
Augusta will roll up 800 or 1,000 major
ity fqr teeyundprppnilnpeforCpngress
ia thi? district, against any Readjuster
candidate tbat may grow up. These
citizens of West Augusta want pp jnde
pendent or unpledged ticket at the com
ing national contest, which may be bar
tered by "Little Billie" for chatties or
moneys; they want the nominees of the
pinplcnaji convention. Augusta is
soiifjij 4_"tf yiij Mt MIH f-Q »«?¥ m'jP l --
ness in tbis time Qf sp great peril. May
tbe jjopd pit} democrats of Rockingham
do no less, und let there be unity in Vir
ginia."
4 _•_ » s a
A Frightful Situation.—A yotfng
man named Casper A. Shanklin, son of
R. B. Sba-klin, deceased, while out
burning brush on Hans creek, in Mon
roe county, West Virginia, on Thurs
day (week), met with a narrow escape
from a terrible death. The fire had
caught in a fence, which he went to
work to pull down. A tree was on
fire just above bim, and while at work
upon the fence fell upon him. knocking
him down on the burning pile of rails
and wedging him f-pst. When he re
entered from the shock he called loudly
for help. He was now sensible of the
danger he was in, seeing the awful fate
which threatened him—the pile of blaz
ing rails across which he was held im
movable by a tree large enough to make
eight or ten rails to the cut. But, as
Providence would bave it, bis cries were
heard in tiqie and be was rescued by
Lewis and James Larew. Ten minutes
later and his ashes would have been
found instead of bis body. He is re
covering from his injuries.— Border
Watchman.
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The evidences increase daily, that Vir
ginians are not going to bo caught in
the Mahone trap, nor, as a noted Repub
lican orator once said here, of his race :
"sell their birfrtte for a nest of par
tridges." "The unpledged electoral
ticket," which meant tbat one William
Mahone should cast the whole vote of
this State in the oncoming Presidential
election, for his own personal aggran
dizement, will soon be abandoned and
forgotten. There will be but two elec
toral tickets in the field, and tbe vote of
Virginia will be oast for tbe one to be
nominated at Cincinnati. There may
be Democratic Readjusters in State
politic-!; but they will be Democrats
pure and simple, when it comes to ohoos
ing between a Republican aud a Demo
cratic candidate for the Presidency.—
Lynchburg Virginian.
Conservative Nominations in
Richmond.—The primary election in
Richmond on last Thursday to nomi
nate a conservative ticket for that city
resulted in the nomination of the fol
lowing,'—
For Mayor: W. Q. Carrington.
For Commonwealth's Attorney: Cjeo.
D. Wise.
For Sheriff John W. Wright.
For Auditor: J. B Royster
For Collector of the Revenue: A. R.
Woodson.
For Commissioner of- the Revenue :
Robert B. Munford.
For City Sergeant: N. M Lee.
For High Constable : E. Holzinger.
_! ♦ 9 9 I—-
A Fine Specimen of Virginia
Manhood.—Governor Holliday was the
finest specimen of Virginia manhood
tbat I saw in the State. The empty
sleeve hanging at bis sideshows tbat he
was a Lost Cause advocate during the
late unpleasantness, but he looks every
inch a pian, and, after seeing him, one
does not wonder that the Repudialors in
Virginia havo found it impossible to
seduce or frighten bim front pending
boldly by the credit and honor of his
State. He has had a hard place to fill,
but he bas stood by his couvictions, and
has done a good thing for Virginia in so
doing.— Editorial Cor. ofthe c>pringfield
(Mass ) Union.
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Painful Accident.—On last Friday,
Charlie Railey, a little boy some six or
seven years 0)4, son of Mr. Geo. Bailey,
of Raleigh county, met with a palpfpl
accident, from which he lost the sight
of one of his eyes. It seems that the lit
tle fellow was playing with a penknife,
when he fell and ran the blade into his
eye, tearing it entirely out. At last ac
counts the little sufferer was getting
along as well as could be expected.—
Mountain Herald.
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The McCormick Telescope —The
sum now nce4«4 to secure the magnifi
cent McCormick Telescope tothe Uni
versity of Va., together with the neces
sary buildings aud' the endowment of
the Professorship, is only $23,000. The
whole gift to the University when this
amount is secured, which will undoubt
edly be done, -will be $125,000—more
than one-third of the original cost of the
jjniversity and its equipments.— Char-
WUesyillp Chronicle.
Tbe Richmond ?-?/>?# is beginning to
hedge. It sees the. handwriting on tbe
wall aud reads the fate of "the unpledg
ed electoral ticket" that seeina now to be
strangled in its birth. It has been upset
as effectually as was the gentleman in
whose distpmppj-ed brain it was con
ceived, wben tbe yehicle in which he
w.-s traveling to Lexington become
"uncoupled" at Goshen paaa.—Lynchr
burg Virginian.
Let our Democratic friends close up
their ranks, and throw aside, for the
time, the feelings engendered by the
struggle for supremacy in State affairs.
It cannot do any good for these petty
State differences to be carried into Na
tional affairs. The idea of our Read
justing friends expecting any comfort
from a coalition with a party whose
first principle is the payment of all
debts! They can hardly expect to car
ry their ideas on the debt question into
the affairs of the nation. Such being
tbe case what possible gain can it be to
the rank and tile, the men who do the
voting and not the ofi.ee holding, to
break up the Democratic party of the
State. A few politicians may he bene
fitted by a grab or two in tbe public
treasury, but that will be all. In a short
while it may suit their purpose to take
another tack, and should you refuse to
follow, you will find that they will turn
upon you like tigers that have been dis
poned of their prey. These are facts,
and the time may not be very far dis
tant wben our words will be verified. —
Fredericksburg Star.
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White Sulphur Springs.—CoL
Geo. L. Peyton, a former lessee of the
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs pro
perty, will continue bis supervision of
that celebrated Summer resort, as the
representative of a joint stock company
now owing the property, and of which
he ia a member. The company as
organized, is composed of W. A. Stew
art, Esq., of Saltville, Va., Hon. J. N.
Camden, W. P. Thompson and Nelse
Chancellor, of Parkersburg, W. Va.,
and Governor H. M. Mathews, Capt.
Alex. F. Mathews and Col. Geo. L.
Peyton, of Greenbrier county, W. Va.
Under th* new ownership and
management, the old Greenbrier White
will undergo vast improvements, as is
clearly indicated by the large force of
hands now employed in beautifying the
grounds and remodeling the buildings.
—Charleston ( W. Va.) Courier
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Judge R. £. May* exemplified per
fectly laat Monday the beauties of the
new judicial system as administered by
Republican judges; and Mr. John Mays
of Salt Petre Cave, who was needlessly
and dogmatically thrust between two
colored jurors by the said Judge, is not
pleased with the result. Is it nut time
for the people of Undemocratic County
oi Bctotourt to know that in voting for
Independent candidates forthe Legisla
ture they are voting for Radicals in ef
fect. Mr. Lewis Linkenhoker was not
a Radical last Fall when running for of
fice, but the practical effect of his elec
tion is a Radical Cqtinty judge in'Bote
to-jif r,fl4 Jftadicais'and negroes in State
offices, they being assisted to pogittions
by his votes — Finmstle Herald.
——, —■ . 9) >
We do not wonder at the piteous ap
peal of the Whig to readjusting demo
crats. They are deserting its piratical
ranks and rallying to their (dd flag by
thousands. T h,py uan't; iat-jud to follow
the lea.fl, p.," Mahofte into (he ranks of the
republican painty nor to bring defeat on
our State and national party. When
such leading readjusters as Hon. James
Barbour, Dr. Samuel Moffett, Lewis E.
Harvey and others desert tbeir ranks
and fall into line again with their party,
and when the white vote of the Valley,
of Piedmont and ofthe great souUiWSst
openly roily to thp sftp&iiri'jrfthe nomi
nee of tjie'ipincinnati Convention, it is
nqt surprising that the Whig should
squirm aud tremble at its fate.—Dan
ville J*oit,
Accident.—On Tuesday morning
last, while Mr. John F. Bradburn, Su
perintendent ofthe Bridgewater Manu
facturing Co., waa engaged near wh<?re
a circular saw was in operation,a plank
was caught by the saw, the edge of the
plank striking Mr. B. on the cheek and
side ofthe head causing fracture of the
molar bone and concussion of the brain,
that well nigh proved fatal. At this
writing. Dr. Brown, who is attending
him, in forma us that the orisis has passed
and the sufferer is improving as rapidly
as it is possible for him to do under tbe
circumstances.— Bridgewater Journal,
♦ —♦ —•
The best Goods ever offered for 5 cents, in
this community, can be found at Gladke's.
• —• .
So, the Readjuster. are not "going to
throw up the sponge" after all; but in
tend to hold their little convention on
the 7th of July all the same, and put
an eleotoral ticket of their own in the
field, a sort of speculative concern to be
bid for and sold out to the highest bid
der at any moment in the presidential
canvass when it will bring the best
price. Well, we shall know better how
much it is worth and what it will bring
in the market after the meeting of the
bobtail concern, and the names are pub
lished.— The State.
Regained what? Why natural vigor! HowT
By using Bodega Bitters.
, —.»— . .—
Of course any pretended conservative
in Virginia who shall vote the Mahone
Independent ticket votes against the
democratic candidate for the presidency
and thus aids-In the election ofa repub
lican President. Let not this fact be for
gottep.—Danville Post.
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«_-GLADKE'S Se. Counter Is the best in
Staunton, mayii-tf
You may be a Democrat and a Read
juster; you may be a Democrat and a
Funder; but you can't be much of a
Democrat whilst you are trying to find
out which ticket you will vote in a na
tional contest. — Old Commonwealth.
• —♦—. ■—
The newspapers are saying some very
hard things against' Dr.' Miller, late of
Scott county. We warn our readers
not to take too much stock in him.—
Fincastle Jlerald.
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A Ciirii.
•-_ the Voters of tho City of Staunton:
I am no longer a candidate for the office of
City Attorney. I desire hereby to extend to
those who have promised, or would have ac
corded me their support, my sincere thanks.
Respectfully,
Lewis M. Bumqardner.
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Mount Sidney, Va., May 15th, 1880.
Messrs. Editors:—For tiie benefit of tbe
public, and to subserve my own convenience,
you will please announce in your valuable
journal that 1, by mutual consent, have re
signed my position as Assistant Postmaster at
this place. Very Respectfully,
P. A. Ross.
Ladies, If you wish a stylish, perfect fitting
and durable Boot, go to C. L. WELLER'S Boot
and Shoe Store, Main Street.
Children's Hats and Caps just received, all
the latest novelties in the abb\*e goods it C. L.
WEtHßß'S.MaJnStrq«t ' " % " "
■ ■ " *'»-,.
Gentlemen's Slippers, Opera and Plain, at
C. L. WELLER'S.
Gen. Jnttn A. Logan,
Hero of the late war, and now TJ. S. Senator
from Illinois, writes:—"Some years ago I was
troubled more or less with inflammatory rheu
matism, and have within the last year or so
suffered intensely with same disease. 1 began
to take'Durang's Rheumatic Remedy.' and am
thoroughly satisfied that I have been perma
nently cured by its nse. I do not hesitate 10
recommend it.
This great Remedy has been before the pub
lic six years. It is taken internally, and never
falls to cure the worst case. Sold by every
druggist in Staunton.
Send for 40-page pamphlet to
R. K. HELPHENSTINE,
Druggist,
nolß-lm Washington, D. C.
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Important to Consumptives.
A Gentleman having been so fortunate as to
cure his son of Consumption in its worst
suites, after being given up to die by the most
celebrated physicians, desires to make known
the cure (which proves successful in every case)
to thos attttct-d with Asthma, Bronchitis,
Coqelis, Coras, Consumption, and Affections of
the Throat and Lungs, and will send the Re
cipe, free of charge to all who desire lt, If they
will forward their address to DANIEL ADEE
31 Liberty St., New York. inar'lo-Cm
——. . c, »
Onr Progress.
As stages and stage routes are qi)lckly aban
doned with the completion of railroads, so the
huge, drastic, cathartic pills, composed of crude
and bulky medicines, are quickly abandoned
with the Introduction of Dr. Pierces Purgative
Pellets, whi h are sugar-coated, and little larg
er than mustard seeds, but composed of highly
concentrated vegetable extracts and are war
ranted to cUjre --.11 irregularltl-i* br stot_'.e_,
llve'r _pd bdtjej*-. Spld hy (Jrugglsts.
,*£ I —7- —
Troublesome Children,
that are always wetting their beds ought npt
to be scolded and punished for what they can
not help. They needa medicine having a tonic
effect on tbe kidneys and urinary organs.—
Such a medlcipe is Kidney-Wort. It has spe
efflp action. Do not lail to try It for them.
Have yoa Heard tbe lfews ?
SMITH A SHAKMAN, wholesale druggists,
Baltimore, Md., have made the most wonder
ful discovery of the age. The r Stomnell
Bitters will cure Headache, Loss of Appetite,
Nervous Affections, Liver Complaint, General
Debility, and the like. Give lt a trial and cease
your complaining. The Bitters act like magic.
|es-ly
-fEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
STAUNTON
LIGHTNINGJIOD WORKS.
MUNSON'S TUBULAR
COPPER LIGHTNING BOD,
"With Spiral Flanges.
This Celebrated Lightning Conductor, owing
to the material of which lt is made, and the
manner ot its construction, is the most com
plete protection against disaster by lightning
ever ln vented. This ls conclusively shown by
a practical test of over twenty-four years, dur
ing which time It has been ln constant use, be
ing erected upon many thousands of private
and public buildings, in aU sections of the
country; and although there have fallen upon
it, in numerous instances, most terrific dis
charges of electricity, yet in no instance has it
failed to conduct tbem harmlessly to the earth,
thus saving many lives, and property of almost
incalculable valne.
«-!< bas never been Overcharged !
49-It bas never Failed I
The experience of one hundred years has
shown that where all the necessary rules are
observed protection ls perfect.
At the present day no one will deny the ne
cessity and duty resting upon us to vacc.nate
our children, and thus protect them Irom the
fearful ravages of small-pox; in fact, can there
be found ln any communly an Intelligent man
who will not acknowledge an imperative duty
resting upon every one to not only use means,
but the ye. y best means of protection to them
and theirs agalnstall dangers arising from any
source whatever. A lew dollars judiciously
expended in lightning rods will securely pro
tect all the buildings' that almost any one pos
sesses, and if life or property ls sacrificed ln
consequence of neglecting'such protection, can
we hold ourselves blameless, will not the dead
cry out of tbe ground against us? Will not the
living censure us for opportunities neglected.
The feeling alone that a man has don* all in
his power to make his family and property
sife from the destructive effects of lightning is
worth far more than the cost of all tbe light
ning rods necessary to secure snch protection.
Persons wishing their p-operty and lives pro
tected from this destructive element, will re
ceive prompt attention by calling at our Store,
No. 6, Augusta St., or'addressing us. Box 210.
Staunton, Va.
IS. Old Lightning Conductors that have be
come broken or rusted replaced. Rods of all
kinds repaired.
MAY A SAGENDORPH,
No. 6, Augusta Street,
maylS-tf Staunton, Va.
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE
CITY PROPER-Y.-By virtue of a deed of '
trust executed to the undersigned by James
Ker and wll-, dated Oc'ober Ist, 1873, recorded
lin the Clerk's office of the Hustings Court of
1 the city of Staunton in Deed Book No. li, page
311, the undersigned as Trustee will proceed ln
front ofthe Court-house of Augusta county, on
Saturday, July 3rci, 1880,
under written instruction- from the beneficia
ry in said deed, to sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, the premises No. , Fayette
Street In the oisy of Staunton, now occupied by
said lye.* as a residence, embracing two lots.—
Ti*,e tuts, front on Fayette street 55 feet, and ex
| through to Green street, on which tbey
j front 55. feet, and are handsomely Improved by
a two-story framed dwelling, with extension
; v'onUiinliig kitchen, Ac. Gas and water are
both on the premises. One of said lots front
ing 30 feet on each street, upon which is «—*
situated tbe dwelling and kitchen, is en- B
cumbered by a prior deed of trust to the s__G_
Mechanics' Building Association of Staunton,
upon which there Is due {373.110, with interest
from Janua-y Ist, 1877, until paid, to the pay
ment of which the necessary amount of the
purchase mosey will be applied, with the right
to th-jp.firoaa-er to see lt so applied, ihe oth
,er .at froi ting -5 feet on each street, is subject
to a vendor's lien for $500.00, with Interest from
July 31st, 1880, and will be sold subject to said
lien.
Terms or Sa i.e.—Cash ln hand sufficient to
pay the costs of the sale and the amount due to
the Building Association as aforesaid, and the
balance ln one and two years from day or sale,
with Interest payable annually, for which
bonds with good personal security will be re
quired with a lien upon tb* property.
to- Sale at *■ o'oloeK, P. M.
mayja- Ids H. M. BELL, Trustee.
C. L. COOKE'S
Fire Insurance Agency.
STAUNTON, VA.
I represent tbe following substantial Fire
Companies and can p ace large or small lines
at fair rates. My Companies represent a capi
tal of nearly nlnemllllon of dollars. All losses
are promptly adjusted and paid.
North British A Mercantile Insurance Co.
British America " "
Western of Toronto " "
Phenix, of New York, " "
Hamburg, Bremen " "
Virginia State '• "
Lynchburg " "
City Fire of Richmond " "
My brother. Mr. J. A. COOKE, formerly of
Baltimore, will be with me In the above busi
ness,
May 18th, 1880. 3t C. L. COOKE.
SALE OF VERT DESIRABLE PROP
ERTY in Mcdowell, highland
COUNT..—As agent foi Mrs. Sarah Ann Hull,
I will proceed on thepremii-esin McDowell, on
Wednesday, Vie 23rd day of June, 1880,
to sell at public auction, that very desirable
Brick residence, with about three acres swmi,
of land attached, lately occupied by W :
Mrs. Sarah Ann Hull. This property isj__!r
well suited for the purposes of a school, or ol
a Summer Boarding House. It is commodious,
convenient, in good repair, and ls most desira
ble ln every respect. 1 will also offer at the
same time and place, a tract of land situated
near McDowell, containing IS6 acres, upou
which there ls a new and elegant Frame Dwell
ing, and other necessary buildings.
Tekms — A small cash payment will be re
quired to meet cost of sale, &c, and tbe remain
der upon a credit of one, two. and three years,
with interest from date of sale—the purchaser
giving bond and good personal security, and the
title retained as ultimate security.
JAMES BUMGARDNER, Jr.,
maylß-tds Agent.
NOTICE!
UTOTICE! NOTICE!!
I have removed my slock of
BOOKS AND STATIONERY
BACK TO MY
OLD sx__._vr>-
Cor. Main ari<l Neiv Streets,
where I will be pleased to see my many friends
and customers.
W. I_. OUVIER,
BOOKSELLER,
Cor. Main and New Sts.,
may 18 Stannton. Va.
CiniiEa arrangement.
THE BEST LIVERY IN THE STATE.
AMERICAN HOTEL
Livery Stables.
8. T. THORN BI R«.,. Proprietor.
Having refitted my stables and added a num
ber or fine norses and vehicles to my stock, I
am prepared to accommodate the summer
travel in the most elegant and handsome style,
at reasonable prices.
ta- Hunting, ".fishing and Pleasure Parties
generally *_& be supplied witli any kind oi
vehicle dgsfred, a*, low prices.
I respeotfully invite my former customers
and the public generally to give me a call.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
maylß-tf 8. T. THORNBURG.
MILLINERY!
Mrs. D. A. Shepherd & Co.
are receiving a large and beautiful stock in all
TH£
NOVELTIES ■*»■ SEASON,
selected with care by Mrs. M. E. FAGAN. All
are Invited to call and examine goods before
purcb&bing.
P. S.-SXJM:B_;_3ri OPENING!.
Friday, May 21st. maylß-lm
COMMISaIOHKH'S OFFICII,
Staunton, Va., May 14th, 1880.
A Sons
J-N vs.
Snmmerson, Ac
All parties Interested in the foregoing cause
pending in the circuit court of August-.ounty
are hereby notified to aiJ-iear _t my office, ln
Staunton, onlhe 9th day of June, 1880, and at
tend the taking of accounts In said cause or
dered by decree of March 18th, 1880.
maylß-« JOHN M. KINNEY, Com'r.
TO roil. DEALERS.—Bids to furnish the
Western Lunatic Asylum with Eight
Hundred Tons of Screened Bituminous coal
will be received at the office of Dr. A. M. Faun
tleroy. Superintendent of the Asylum, up'to
12 o'clock. M., ou June 5, 1880. On. bundred
tons must he delivered by Jhne 15, another
hundred tonsby'July 13, ind'the balance by
October 1. The right to be reserved of reject
ing auy and all bids. Payment to be made on
October B,IBSO. • <
jnis-lf S. A. H(JSHOUB, Steward.
pfssotyTioST
The partnership heretofore existing ln the
name of Bayly * Cooke has this day been dis
solved by mutual consent. The Fire Insurance
business will hereafter be conducted by C. L.
Cooke, who alone Is authorized to settle tne
business of the late firm. ,
Staunton, V**., May I,4th, 1880. may4B-8t
fADVEKTISEJU-HTS.
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TICE OF
IBS k tl.,
555 Broadway,
New York, Hay Ist, 18S0.
-xo-
LEVY BROTHERS,
Staunton, Va,
We wish to call your attention to the met
that we shall discontinue the publication of
the "QUARTERLY REVIEW" with the next
issue, which will be for Summer.
Commencing with July, we shall Issue the
"Monthly Review."
which will be printed on a sheet 33 x 46 inches
in size, containing 16 pages, which pages will
be a little larger than those of the Quarterly Re
view. This in the year will give 50 per cent more
matter than is at present contained in the
Quarterly Review for the same time.
The character of the Monthly Review will
be similar to that of the Quarterly Review; but
as Its title Indicates, it will be issued Monthly
Instead of Quarterly, and, as before said, will
yearly contain fifty per cent, more printed
matter than ls now given In the Quarterly Re
view. The Monthly Review will have no
cover; nevertheless, it will present an attrac
tive appearance.
The subscription price for this work will be
50 cents a year. A premium in patterns to the
value of 25 cents, (upon the same plan as the
premium is given with the Delineator.) will
be given to subscribers. The subscription price
will be charged to the Agents, minus the cost ;
of the patterns, upon the same plan as with the
Delineator at the present time.
It is onr belief that thousands of people will
subscribe to this work who would not subscribe
to the Delineator, owing to the fact of its
greater price, lt seems to us that an immense
subscription list can be obtained, when we take •
Into consideration that any lady purchasing a :
pattern to the value of 25 cents has only to add
25 cents to that amount, to become a subscriber
to the Re vi kw.
Tracing that you will see the advantages
. which will result to your business by assisting
us to obtain subscribers to this work, and hop
ing also that we have made ourselves under
stood in the plan proposed for taking subscrlp
: tions and giving premiums, we are.
Very respectfully yours,
i
E. BUTTERICK A CO.
P. S.—You will please forward to us the ;
namesof persons subscribing to this work, each
month; and the Monthly Review will then
be mailed direct to the subscribers from this of
fice. Individual subscriptions to a number
not exceeding ten will be received from any
agent, but no excess over that number will be
allowed to stand in the name of, or be forward
ed to, any one party.
-LEVY BROTHERS,
mayll Staunton, Va.
FOR SALE.— A tract of land containing
lloy, acres, on tbe north side of Middle
brook road, 3 miles south-west of Staunton.—
It has on It a good spring, orchard, ample sup
ply of timber, and a small Frame House with
three rooms. Fencing ln good repair and land
of good quality. For terms, Ac., apply to
C. J. BELL or R. P. BELL,
maylß-tf Staunton. Va.
_-.-_._VX> SALES.
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SALE OF VALUABE REAL ESTATE.— <
Pursuant to the authority of a deed of trust
executed to me by T. T. Burke on the 3rd day •
of February, 1879, of record ln the Clerk's office ]
of tbe county court of Augusta, D. B. 94, page }
34,1 will proceed lo sell at public autlon, in
front ofthe Court-house, in Staunton, on '•
Monday, the 2_ft day of May, 1880, ■
the same being court-day,) a HOUSE ——,
md LOT in tbe suburbs of Staunton, ff
near the property of James A. Piper, con- J__||_, '
talnlng y °r an acre. Tbe house is a new '
frame building with five rooms and a kitchen, I
and back and front porches. There is also a '
large new stable with room for tour horses, and '
all necessary outbuildlrgs on the lot; and lt
is enclosed with a good plank and paling fence.
Terms.—Cash in hand $100.00, and the bal
ance on a credit of six, eighteen, and thirty
months, from day of sale—the purchaser giving ,
bonds with approved personal security bearing •
Interest from date, and waiving the homestead
exemption, and the title to be retained as ulti
mate security.
I will also sell on same day at same place, two
good horses, a two-horse wagon, and harness
for same. WM. A. HUDSON, '
mayll-tds Trustee.
/COMMISSIONER-- SALE OF
Very Valuable Lands.
By virtue of a decree rendered b the circuit
court of Augusta county, in the case of Bald
win's Trustee vs. Miller,! will proceed, ln lront
of the Court-house, In the town of Harrison
burg, on
Monday, the 31st day of May, 1880,
to sell at public auction, the two tracts of land
near Port Republic In the county of Rocking
ham, purchased by Mary Miller from John U.
Baldwin, Trustee, under deed of trust executed
by John Miller and Mary, bis wife, on the 26th
day of September. 18S7. and now In tbe posses
sion of said Mary Miller, These tracts are large
and may be sold in parcels to snlt purchasers.
Terms—So much in hand as will pay the
costs of sale, and one-half of the costs of suit,
and the remainder ln four equal annual pay
ments, bearing Interest from the day of Bale,
the purchasers giving bond with approved per
sonal security, and the title retained as ulti
mate security. _ _,
JAMES BUMGARDNER, Jr.,
mayl-tds Commissioner.
tm- "Rockingham Register" copy.
[E. M. Cushing A Son. Auctioneers.]
COMMISSIONER'S SALE.— By virtue
j ofa decree of the Circuit Courtof Augusta
county, rendered at Its March term, 1880, in the
cause orßarrer vs Kennedy * als., I will on
Saturday, the 15th day of May, 188Q,
proceed ln front or the Court-house in Staun
ton to offer for sale at public auction, tbe bouse
and lot belonging la the estate of John Ken
nedy, dec'd.
This lot is situated in Staunton at tbe North
erd terminus of Water Street, fronting on said
street about six poles.
Terms.—Cash in hand to pay costs of suit and
saleand the balance upon a credit of six, twelve,
eighteen and twenty-four months, tbe pur
chaser to execute bonds for tbe deferred instal
ments bearing interest from date with approv
ed personal security and title retained as ulti
mate security. AIJEX. H. FULT2,
aprZO-tds Comm^slp^er.
T VIRTUE ofa decreed?, consult court
of Augusta county. iwiered ln the case
of Crouse vs. CrßVisj, i will proceed on the
premises. In tiii-town of Waynesboro', on
Steaiao-, the 2Xth (lay of May, 1880,
to soil at pubiio auotlon, tbat valuaDle proper
ty situated in the town of Waynesboro', known
as the Crouse property. This property consists
of an excellent lot, two good Dwelling »_-*
Houses, Ice House, and other desirable ■§*»
improvements. JstßL
Terms.—So much in hand as will pay costs
of suit and sale, and the remainder upon a
credit of one, two, and three years from the
date ot sale, with interest from the date or sale,
tbe purchaser giving bond with approved per
sonal security and the title retained as ulti
mate security. JAS. BUMGARDNER, __..«
apr2o-tds _ yfoaamlssloner.~
OOHMIKSIOXiiIs.*_i SALE.— By virtue of
a cleu'vO -i tne circuit court of Augusta
county.-ntbe oaseof Landes' Adm'r vs.Grady,
I will proceed, on the premies, on
Saturday, the 29th day of May. 1880,
to sell at public auction, the HOME and LOT
(lot containing half an acre,) situated ln Jvtt.
Sidney, fronting on the McAdamized **_**,tl, ad
joining the lot of Larkln Sml tb,, «S the follow
ing terras, viz: So much l,a -anil as will pay
the costs of suit p,n_ stale, and the remainder
upon a credit of six, twelve, and eighteen
months from the day of sale, with Interest
from the day of sale,—the purchaser giving
bond with approved personal security and tbe
title retained as ultimate security.
JAMES BUMGARDNER,, Ja.,
may 4 tds CoramUsioner.
FARM FOR SALE. U.**B9"miles from Char
lottesville, st_, af tbe University pf Vir
ginia. 33Q ici-w under cultivation—7o In wood
land. Fine 'brick bouse, slate roof, ——,
large porches. Land of a rich red clay, Ml
for the last ten years under the mustJH,
careful cultivation. Water in every AestT--
Promising wheat crop. 110 acre-i i« glass, bal
ance of land seeded. Good, bars, nine acres in
viseyard, highly producU'e. tn perfect order.
Perfect title.-_Os_ortga-es.no right of way.—
Pfaperty hot taken la exchange. Price, $18,000.
Terms accommodating. Address
Mrs. L. R. POTTS.
m»yll-«t-> ChartottesvlU^Y*.
_-.-_._VX> SALEss.
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S,i*ii _[• Cashing* Son, Auctioneers.!
-m.___.l_ OJP
Valuable Real Estate
IN THE CITY OF STAUNTON
.__-_^_ 10 i rlty 5 f s. ad T eea of Trns t executed to
™ c .2- d -£ r _ I *?. ned by . J - sidne y -"<>""«" and wife
on the 30th day of April, 1579, and duly of re
_? rd h«V. h _ _} " ° fflce of the Hustings Court
01 „ he ?i ty s°i r B j* un,on . D - B- No.B, page—-
and in the Clerk's office of the County C-urt of
) c.edj'on 7 ' • B - M ' page 171 - we will ?ro-
Thursday, the 20lh day of Men 1880
to sell at public auoUon atthe Court-house in
Staunton, that ELEGANT RESIDENCE _!_.
In the city of Staunton, now owned and _BJI
occupied by J. Sidney Moffett, Esq JOB.
The property contains 7 acres andas
poles, and ls situated on the North side of
Frederick Street in the western portion of the
city—the building occupying a gentle eminence
and surrounded on all sides by choice shrub
bery, flowers, and shade trees. The terraced
grounds bave been laid off with artistic taste
and ornamented by beautiful and attractive
growths, presenting a charming and health
ful rural appearance, and combining to make
a delightful suburban residence. The build
ings are probably the best constructed ln the
Valley of Virginia, the architecture of which
was studied and adopted by the late Edwin M.
Taylor an eminent Civil Engineer and Archi
tect, who superintended the making and plac
ing of every brick, the timbers and the entire
finish of the structure,—whilst the location ls
apart from the stir and dust of the city, lt ls
, convenient to the business centre, the various
schools, churches, Ac. All the Improvements
are of modern design and constitute one of the
most desirable and valuable properties ever
placed upon the market in this section. A por
tion ofthe lot In tbe rear of the house will be
subdivided into lots and the property will be
offered for sale ln parcels, first, and tben as a
whole, and the mode which realizes the most
will be adopted. Plats, descriptions, Ac, can
. be seen at the office of Hudson A Patrick, and
' the property will be shown by the present oc
f cupant to any one desirous of Inspecting lt.
I Terms.—Cash ln band sufficient to pay the
costs of executing this trust and a small
cash payment of about $300.00 and the bal
ance on a credit of one, two, three, and four
years from day of sale, payable ln equal annu
al Instalments, the purchaser giving bonds for
said deferred Instalments with approved per
sonal security, bearing Interest from date, and
waiving the homestead exemption, and the ti
tle to be retained as ultimate security.
WM. A. HUDSON, lIL-,.,
apr!3-5t WM. PATRICK. J Trustees.
O ALE OF " *
1 City Residence and Grounds.
Pursuant to decree of circuit court ln Dona
i ghe, Ac, vs. Donaghe's Trustee and als., I will
, offer at auction, ln front of the Court-House ln
Staunton, (unless adjourned to thepremlses,)
on Monday, May 24th, 1880,
that VALUABLE PROPERTY owned and oe-
Icupied by Mrs. Virginia B. Donaghe and fami
ly, comprising the greater pertlon of the square
extending from Main to Frederick street, on
the East side of Lewis, with
J.artfe Brick Mansion
and a number of out-building:*. I
IT IS SELDOM THAT SO JIU.
Desirable an Establishment
appears in the market.'
As a whole lt Is one of the most complete and
elegant residences In the City of Staunton, un
equalled ln location and unsurpassed In com
fort, with handsome grounds and trees, fertile
garden, kitchen and servants' quarters of
brick, excellent Ice House, Smoke -house, Flow
er Pits, Ac., and first-class stabling, while IU
proximity to business and extensive frontage
on three ofthe principal streets afford unusual
advantages for subdivision.
The premises will offered first as a whole,
then In two parcels, then In eight lots, three
with buildings and five with choice building
sites, and sold to the best advantage. Plat may
be seen at my office, and the property will be
shown to purchasers. Private offers will be
considered.
Terms.—Ten percent, cash,balance In bonds
with approved security, at one, two, and three
years, with Interest from day of sale semi-an
nually payable, and Insurance of $6000.00, on the
buildings as further security.
THOMAS D. RANSON,
apr2o-tds Commissioner.
ROVKBUIUtiK ALUM SPRiMiS
FOR SALE.
By virtue of a decree of the circuit court of
Augusta county, Virginia, rendered at the No
vember Term, 1879, in the case of Porter and
wife vs. Frazier, <_c, and two other suits, we
will offer for sale, at public auction, on the
premises,, on
Saturday, the 19th day of June, 1880,
this celebrate- "Watering Place, for
medicinal qualities, no waters ln tbe "Two
Virginias" excel these,—in accommodations
and popular patronage the celebrated Wbite
Sulphur alone surpasses the Rockbridge Alum,
Seven hundred guests may be accommodated.
It ls Aye miles South of Millboro' Depot on the
Chesapeake it Ohio Railway, in Rockbridge
county, Va.
The Tract contains about 1000 acres.
It lies between North mountain and Mill
mountain, and with the large and well ___.
arranged Hotel building and Cottage Bfjl
ranges, it constitutes a beautiful groupJUlL
ln a lovely valley. Apart from Is value as a
Summer resort, the sales of the Water and
Alum Mass would alone Justify an investment
at a handsome price.
Terms of Sale.—Ten per cent. In money;
balance in five equal annual payments to be
secured by bonds, with approved sureties there
in, bearing Interest from date, and by reten
tion of title as ultimate security.
W. A. ANDERSON.
JOHN ECHOLS,
H. W. SHEFFEY,
Q. M. COCHRAN. __-._
mayl-tds Com mi as', oners-.
COMMISSION EKS- SALE OF ___*-**_»
By virtue of a decree of Use Circuit
Court of Augusta county, rendered at the
November term, 1879, on a rule ln the suit ol
Giikeson, surviving, Ac, vs. Tate, <_c, we will
sell, at public auction, in front of the Court
house ln Staunton, on
Monday, the ISth day of March, 1880;
a valuable farm near Swoope's Depot in Augus
ta county, containing *l*Jß'. '. acres, and known
heretofore as the home-farm of Wm. M. Tate.—
This land is ot superior quality, well watered
and timbered, and has upon it a good Dwelling
House and necessary out. buildings.
TERMS.- Enough in ca«b to pay the costs of
sale, and ot said rule aud the residue ln four
equal payments ~t (j, 12.18aad 24 months respec
tively with interest from the day ol sale, the
purchaser giving bonds with approved personal
security for tbe deferred payments mid the title
retained as ultimate security.
CHARLES Gl-ATTAN,
G. M. COCHRAN, jr..
feblO-lt Commissioners.
POSTPONEMENT.
The above Is postponed until Monday, the
26th of April, 1880, (Court-day.)
CHARLES GRATTAN,
G. M. COCHRAN, Jb„
mar3o-tds Commlssinaei-K.
FURTHER PONTPONK.ifK.V-r.
The above Bale is postponed until Mondai,
the Uth of May, 1880, (Court-day.)
CHARLES GRATTAN,
G. M. COCHRAN, Jr.,
apr27-tds Commissioners.
LAND MALE.— By virtue of a decree or the
Circuit Court of Augusta, rendered at
the March term, 1880, ln the suit of Ruebush's
adm'r, Ac, vs. Ruebush's widow, 4c, I will sell
at public auction, in front ofthe Court-house
ln Staunton, on
Monday, the 2Uh of May, 1880,
the following parcels of land, of which John
Ruebush died seized and possessed, situated
about three miles east of Mt. Sidney, viz:
1. Tbe home farm, exclusive of the land as
signed to the widow for dower, containing 73
acres.
2. The Huffman tract, containing 40 acres.
3. A tract of 64 acres, situated about one an<\
a half miles from homestead, of which l-_. •
acres is wood-land.
These tracts are all of excellent quality ip_|
In good state of cultivation.
Terms :—Enough in hand to pay th*> costs ot
suit and sale, and the residue in Vjxee equal,
annual payments, bearing Intersil from lh%
day of sale, for which the purchasers will exe
cute bonds with good personal security, and
the title to be retained as animate security.
GEO. M. COCHRAN, Jr..
ap2o-tds Commissioner.
VTAK-AUIJ- REAL ESTATE AND
WATER POWER
FOR SALE IN THE CITY OF STAUNTON.
By direction ofthe City Council of
we offer for sale privately, the "OflAWFfiHii
LOT" OF LAND, together with its Valuable
w "*? r p ,5 )we -"- .""Hated nea? the pnmp-house
on the Churchville road. T-fco lot contain*
about fonr acres of -ra*& land, and can be
advantageously used .0- a garden, pasture or
building purposes. *__<5 water Is good, and suf
ficient for a «",i«l, to .ndry, or manufacturing
establishment.
Foriw-ther Information call on or address
John W. Alby, Chairman ofthe Committee
JOHN W. ALBY,
JOHN W. TODD,
JOHN D. CROWLE,
may4-3t Committee.
fil X ACRES OF SOUTH RIVER
IOJL *J LAND FOR SALE, lying on hot
sides of South river, in Augusta county, near-
Patrick's Mill. Can be devided Into tracts to suit
purchasers. 415 acres has Iron ore on, lt; 65.
acres has two houses and stable on tt ; 10 acres
with a house on lt; 50 acres without buildings.
—42 acres under cultivation ;Sl> acres—no build
ings-20 acres cleared; S acres, with steam saw
and grist mill, planer v shingle saw, Ac.
Address JACOB HILDEBRAND
ap6-3m -*o,trtck's Mill Augusta Co., Va.
DEHIRAREE FARM FOR 84L8.-I of*-
~ "i**-..***-* 5 Privately, my farm, within
vi miles of Flshersvllle.coatainlng lao acres.
The land is mostly in grass. Upon tbe tract
there is a new and elegant house contain- «___.
L n ?, , rwm! ' wlth a| l ether necessary IBs
buildings entirely new. The fencing Is J_(f
also new. There is an abundance of ruV_n_S
water on the jjaos. 40- I offer a area.! U~gair.
and tm ea#y isms.
8 - J ' BONrOrHANT.
LEttAL NOTICXS.
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VIRI.INIA.-Inf._e Clerk's offlon «r tb«
ist im- c — eovwi for An £ ÜBta co-"'' 4 ?' Ma ?
Jones Euros. A Co ..Fialntiß-.
vs.
The Davldla Iron anil Steel Co»P«»y, Defen
dants,
In Assumpsit _i <i_ Attachment
The object of this suit Is to recover of the De
fendant, SISCU, with Interest from February
9th, 1880. till paid; and to attach any estatsH,
debts, or eflecis, belonging or due to tbe sales
U-ieno-jmt, (who Is a non-resident of the state,.
round wltbln the county of Augusta, sufficient
to satisfy to the Plaintiffs the amount of f_e_r
said debt and interest and costs.
It appearing by affidavit fllud that t_« »«*:_-
Out aforesaid is a non-resident or this Stat*,
lt Ir ordered that it do appear here within on*
month after due publication of this notice.and
do what ls necessary to protect Its Interests.
J.N. RYAN. Clerk.
M. F. White, p. q. may4-4t