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Staunton Spectator, VTEDsESOAt. JANADARY 9. 1888. Looal Department. "Bayer's Almond Cream," aa elegant toilet preparation.

CHILD A SHELTON. 1 The Perfection Ofthe age ln the medical Hue ls tbe liquid fruit remedy. Syrup of Figs, manufactured on ly by the California Fig Syrup Company, San Francisco, California. It ls agreeable to the taste, acceptable to tbe stomach, harmless ln Its nature, painless, yet prompt and thorongb ln its action. For sale by W.

M. Allen A Bro. Staunton, Va. a llf your hens don't lay try tbe "Imperial Egg Food" to be bad at CHILD'S Drug Store. We shall believe tbat General Harrison ls political mole enough to endeavor to throw the South into the old reconsti uctlon fever and ague when we see him making the effort, and not before.

To do so will be to exhibit himself as a total failure ln statesmanship and blind beyond tbe hope of restoration, Norfolk. Landmark. A large stock of perfumery and toilet soap at 'ow prices at CHILD'S Drug Store. A Chance to Boy a invite attention to tbe advertisement by Alex. A D.

tl. Kerr, Executors of Hugh McClure, of a tract land of 13 or 14 acres, with improvements, on the South River Road from Mt. Meridian to and about 5 miles North of It ls on Porterfleld Run, and is well watered. It contains all the buildings necessary for a comfortable home. Ths will take place on February 2nd.

A good time to lead and oil art cheap. Examine the stock at CHILDS' Drug Store Sjrsp of Figs Nature's own true laxative. It is the most, easily taken, acd the most effective remedy known to cleanse the system when billons er -costive; to dispel headaches, colds and fevers; lo cure habitual constipation, indigestion plies, etc. Manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal. For Sale by M.

Alien A Staunton, Va feb. 15-ly For chapped bands and rough akin use BAYER'S ALMOND CREAM, prepared only by CHILD A SHELTON. A Perverted Century" for January ls enriched by an article entitled i Perverted Franchise," by Hon. A. C.

Gordon, of this city, lt gives a graphic picture of one feature of tbe trying times la 1861. when war was flagrant ln this beautiful aod historic Valley. Ifyoa are trouble 1 with dandruff or your hair falling out, use "Lapplne." CHILD A SHELTON. A tpoldwatar St. Leeke la Happy Mr.

Lie to I bought ticket No. 46.755 Mr. Tom Sloan, who Is keeping books for Goodbar, Love Co Memphis. Term. I weighed the matter carefully, thougbt of it ln all its different baarlogs and relations, before I ever Invested a single dollar la Tbe Louisiana State Lottery.

Finally. I have invested. from time to time, an aggregate of not more than ten to twelve dollars. I struck the lucky number lv the October drawing, aad have tbe money for tbe prize, one-twentieth of 8300,000. Coldwater Farmer, Nov.

CHILD A SHELTON. T-B id winter Excursion to Wnshiagtou The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company announces a popular excursion to Washington, DC, for Thursday, Jan. 17tb. We give bellow a Ust of stations showing time of trains round trip rates Leave. Rate, A.

M. 90 6 55 jEast Lexington 6 85 7 07 Timber Ridge 6 70 7 29 Fairfield 6 50 7 43 JUphine 6 35 7 57 Spottswood, 6 SO 8 01 8 15 8 12 Mint Spring 6 00 8 25 Folly Mills ..5 85 8 29 5 75 8 60 Fort Defiance 5 45 9 08 Mt. Sidney, 6 40 9 12 Weyei's Cave 5 30 9 19 Mt. Crawford, 5 13 9 29 Pleasant Valley 5 05 9 86 liurg 490 955 4 70 10 09 4 60 10 IT ondingly low rates are made from lons on the line. lets will be good for retnrn trip on trains until January 26th, Inolubetter time oould be chosen for a ie National Capital.

Congress will on and the galleries of botb Houses other publio buildings will be open limit on tbe excursion ticket alio time for visiting Alexandria, Mt. Rlohmond, Old Point Comfort and its of interest within easy reaoh or on. cts and Illustrated guide to points or i and aroond Washington, call upon Agents B. A O. R.

R. th Russell wiil appear at the Opera ednesday, Jan. after an absence nlno years. one hundred and volume of Liilell's Living Age opens lrst number or January. Daring the Bong existence or this standard weekly magazine Its value has oonstantly Increased, and lt Ibe dispensed with by the American wishes to keep informed ln tbe best writers and thinkers or tbe number or the new year has tbe foible or by Walter nightly Review; The Future ol West jbey, by Arch-deacon Farrar, Con- Review; Irish Housekeeping and ims in tbe Last Century, Rlackwood; iks of Newfoundland, by Lady Blaka, Century; Society Poets, Temple Rar; Sbesbouan, Blackwood's Magazine; Ins? Murray's Magazine; The Cirfafor; Tbe nubmisr-ion or Great Britensland, Economist; The Training of etalor; with choice poetry aud tbe flrst weekly number of the ie.

is a good one with which to becrlpllon. --two numbers of sixty.four large (or more than 3,300 pages a year) riptlon price ($8) is low; while for publishers offer to send any one of can 81 00 Ilea or weeklies with Age for a year, both postpaid. Lit- Boston, are the publishers. a sale of its for Sol Smith Russell will open row. Thursday morning, 9 o'clock, at look Store.

if Ointments for Catarrh that cootain Mercury, ry will surely destroy tbe sense of completely derange tbe whole entering it through the muwsee. Such articles should never except on prescriptions from repbysicians, as tbe damage they will fold to tbe good you oan poseie from tbem. Hall's Catarrh Cure, tured by F. J. Cheney Toio, contains no mercury, and is tanally, and acts directly upou the id mucus surfaces of tbe system, Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you genuine, it is taken internally and Toledo, Ohio, by F.

J. Cheney old by Druggists, price 75 eta per Makers will welcome Sol Russell's he appears at the Opera-House, 16th. ilow cheeks and rosy lips, deep blue curly auburn hair, are possessed by girl whose face adorns Hood's for '89. Bhe wears a dainty nd the head is "cut-out" so as to look isi.io, Hood's Calendar is easily the kind, and like tbe Sarsaparilla lt ls a good tbing to have ln the he pad harmonizes with tbe exqulr or color above, while the dates are d. Hood's Calendar may be obtained Irugglst or by sending 6 cents ln iC, I.

Hood Lowell, Mass. RTAIXTO.V Iff AIL SKRViCE. 1 IHCaiASItB BKVINUK OF I'RI THS WOkX IS Mi A review of the regular quarterly reports of the mall servloe at Staunton shows the follow: Ing annual exhibit for the year 1888. GROSS KXCBIPTS. Following are the receipts per quarter daring 1883, the largest lnorease ever realised.

First quarter 18.506 30 I 8 70 Third quarter 3,948 37 Fourth quarter 8.860 68 Totalfor theyear HUM 95 Compared with the quarterly and consolidated report for ISB7, there Is a gain ln tbe total receipt of 1888 over 1887 of 8345 11. First quarter 3,726 S3 Second quarter 8,577 8S Third quarter 3.714 25 Fourth quarter 3,698 814,717 84 MONKY ORDERS AND KEGISTEB ID Following is a summary of tbe money order and registered letter department lor the years 1687-88: 1887. Money-orders tsfiied 8,273 Postal Notes Issued International money-orders 41 Money-orders paid 10.054 Postal Notes paid 6,294 International money orders paid 48 Money-orders repaid 36 Postal Notes repaid 54 Total money-order transact ions 22.746 Registered letters transmitted 2,047 Registered letters received and delivered 10,733 Registered letters received ln 3.606 Total registered letters and packages handled 18,300 1888. Money orders issued 4,223 Postal Notes Issued 2,725 International moaey-orders Issued 42 Money orders paid 10.245 Postal Notes paid 4.735 International money-orders paid 30 Money-orders repaid 34 Posuil Notes repaid 40 Total money order 22,074 Registered letters transmitted 1,781 Registered letters received A delivered V.415 Registered letters received la 4.857 Total registered letters and packages bandied. 16,053 ARDID TO DEAD-LIITTXB There were forwarded to the dead-letter office, letters and postal cards during the years 1887 and 1888 as follows: 18S7.

First quarter, 361 letters, 106 cards. Second 393 102 Third 677 351 Fourth 543 221 1888. First quarter 423 letters. Second 839 Third 602 Fourth 729 ERRORS, Number ol errors lv distribution of tbe malls checked against this office ln 1887, 1 638; in 1888, i 532. Number of errors ia distribution or the mails checked by tills office against otber offices and I Railroad Postal Clerks io HB7, 471; lv 1883, 1,247.

Work of tbe Cnrrlers. Following ls a list ot the Carrier-service ren- I dered for the year ending Dec. 81, I Carriers employed 4 i Delivery trips dally 3 Collection trips d.liy 4 Registered letters 1,010 Letters delivered 157.811 Postal cards delivered 30,338 Newspapers, circulars, and all printed matter delivered 100,085 Local letters collected 13.811 Mall letters collected Local postal cards collected 8.125 Mall postal cards collected 5,876 Newspapers, ctrculars, and ail printed I matter collected 9,230 Total pieces delivered Total pieces colleoted 223,814 Total pieces handled 513,058 IMPROVEMENT IN THE SERVICE. One of the most valuable improvements and highly beneficial to Staanton and tbe people on the Hue ofthe Valley Railroad from Staunton to Lexington is the delivery of tbe mail on this route by tbe early mixed trains which leave Staunton dally, except Sunday, at 7 A. M.

Tbis, as well as through pouches from Staanton to Cincinnati and Louisville, ls an- i othor valuable progress made under tbe ad- i ministration of Mr. Burke, our Postmaster. Stop-Ovees on B. A O. R.

R. January Ist, 1889, tha conductors on B. A 0. R. R.

will issue stop-over checks to the holders or first-class unlimited tickets who desire to stop off at stations between the starting point and destination or their tickets. Stopover checks will be valid lor 15 days from date of issue. ten o'olock on the morning of the 2nd Instant, a fire broke out in a wooden dwelling house on Baptist Alley. It was occupied by two colored men, Arthur Baxley and Abram Venable, the owners, with their families. The building was totally destroyed, the accupants losing most of their furniture.

Tbere was no insurance upon the property and ibe loss is estimated at $600. STAUNTON PERPETUAL BUILDINO AMD Loan annual statement and exhibit of tbe business of tbe Staunton Perpetual Building and Loan Company will be found ln tbe advertising oolumns. Tbis is the oldest of the existing institutions of the kind In the city and has always been well managed. The stockholders meeting will take place to. morrow, Thursday night, the 10th Instant, at the Treasurer's Office.

Death or- A Bbiqbt Little rew weeks slnoe. Mr. William B. Harrison, now a resident of Denver, Colorado, wai on a visit to his father and relatives lo Staunton and vicinity. He was accompanied by bis wife and their little girls.

Returning to their western home after the visit here, Jane, the youngest ofthe little ones, was taken sick, and shortly after tbe journey was ended, died. The parents bave tbe sympathy of many friends ln their bereavement. 1 a i Roll of Hoxob fob Abbob Bill School. --The following were present every day last month, received no tardy marks or demerits, and obtained 95 percent: Lizzie Baily, Nora Swortzel, Helen Swortzel, Walter Roudabusb, Rosa Roudabnsh and Lay ton Roudabusb. Mattik IS.

Bell, Mr. Chas. E. Van Pelt, who has been the Job Printer ln tnis offlce for tbe past five years, I has, in association with Capt B. V.

Terry, Deputy Clerk ln the Circuit Court Clerk's office established a Job office in rooms over the I Augusta National Bank, where, having during the past ween, received his outfit of piesseand type, he Is now prepared to accommodate his customers. H-- ia a and tasty Job the work he did ln this offlce te-ii- Hes. He has our best wishes for his success. and we hope that his most sanguine expectations will be rsaltzed. Tub 'Two Old trio of funmukere, Beoahaw and Sen Broeck.weiv favored with a large aud delighted audience st the Opara House on last Friday night at their inimitable rendition or the unique musical comedy entitled the "Two Old Cronies." It was a melange or run which delighted the unusually large audience Irom the beginning to the end.

The remarks and the antics or the old cronies on the deok or the ship are lnex- R- amusing. The green-apple tragedy lc as we as lunny, and the song so I ao. make its doleful "tale lnger ln tbe memory. Presbyterian pastorate, this chnrch bas three years and a half, from less tban sixty members, to one hundred and fifty. The additions in 1888 were seventeen.

Tbe cburcb has suffered much from losses by death and removal. On Feb. Ist, 1888, the congregation bought a manse, with large lot attached This lot, has since been sold, leaving tbe Manse property valued at $3,500. Of this sum about (1000 has been paid, and Interest up to Dec. sth, 1883 This bas been done in addition to meeting other salary, and eontrlbuting to all the benevolent schemes at large.

Valley Meet- or The annual meeting of tbe stockholders of tbe National Valley Bank was held yesterday. Colonel Jamee C. Cochran presi de and Mr. H. A.

Walker, Cashier, ar ted ai Secretary. Oen. Johu Echols was re-electoci President; Robert W. Burke, Vice-President and Edward Echols, Second The following members or the Board or Directors were also re-elected: John Echols R. W.

Burke, Edward Eobols, P. H. Trout, M. Bell, Chas. E.

Hoge, M. Ersklne Miller KHz, H. J. Lushbaugb. umber or Directors waa lnoaeased bj of Mr.

A. 3. STAUNTOJS SPECTATOR AND GENEKAL Personal. On Thnrsdav after-no lust, wa had Ant call from Col. B.

F. Harlow of Lewisburg. West the former editor for many years ot the Greenbller Independent. His visits are always welcome and pleasant. Col.

Harlow was accompanied to tbis city by bis nephew Mr. Carter B. Hunter who married Miss Summerson of this city. Ia Boston, on Tbursday, tbe Sid Mr Joseph Anderson of Miss Mary Anderson, was married to Miss Gertrude Barrett, daughter of Mr. Laurenoe Barrett, by Arch bishop Williams.

This ls a nnlon of two families ol distinguished aotors. Two deaf mates who were edaoated at tbe D. AB. lostitatlon of this city were married ln Danville on Christmas parties being Mr. James A.

Murden of Norfolk and Miss Emma A. Bunger of North Danville. Their home will be ln Norfolk. Major Alex. of Hart's Baxaar la this city, was present at the celebration of tbe 50th anniversary of the marriage of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Isaac Hart in Detroit, Michigan, on tbe ef December. The Rockbridge News of tbe 4th instant "Miss Eva Jordan, who is attending the Wesleyan Female Institute at Staunton, spent tbe Holidays at her home at Green Forest. Sbe had as her guests three of her classmates, the Misses Stuart, of West Va, Miss Pope, of Arkansas, and Miss Hogshead, of Staunton. Several parties have been glvea ln tbeir honor at Green Forest and Lexington.

Mist Kvalyne Kenney, of Staunton, ls the guest of Misses Nannie and Mary Preston Graham." Misses Katie and Grace Parsons, daughters of Col. H. C. Parsons of the Natural Bridge, have sailed for Europe, and will spend the winter In Rome. Mr.

Rush V. Derr bas been appointed Superintendent of schools for Roanoke Clty.iu place of Mr. William Lunsford, resigned. Mrs. Frank Bear of this city ls visiting friends ln Harrisonburg.

Miss Gertrude A. Van Lear of this city ls visiting Mrs. S. W. la Harrisonburg.

Mr. F. W. Brank and family who resided near Dale Enterprise in Rooklngham bave moved to eoanty, Missouri. On last Thursday Mr.

8. D. Hicks, Richmond, and Miss Hallle O. Woodard, of Charlottesville, were married la Washington. Mrs.

8. N. Miller of this city, with her two went a few weeks sines to visit ker sister ln Pomeroy, Oblo. Intelligence has been received bere by Mr. Miller that bis wife ii suffering with diphtheria and that one offals children ls quite 111 with that dreadful disease.

Tbe rue nil Arts. The Missouri State of Technologt Staunton Book House. TbeStaleof Missouri raj ln addition to a general system of eduostion, including a Uul versity, a special school lv the practical arts and school of Technology at Rolla in flat State. It is a brancb of tbe University and 1 ted In a mining district whers, tbere are several smelting Its libraries are recularly enla-ged with the latest and hijhe.t puollcations requ'slte for a school preparing Its graduates for positions in which thorough knowledge of th xpplied sciences is eminently beneficial. Recently ttie management of tbe school at ilia determined to add to its libraries about five bundred volumes from tbe best authors ln America and Europe on tbe subjects taught lv the school, as welt an a lesser number ln general literature.

The list to be filled was sent out to book dealers generally, among them Warden Co. or this city. Ordinarily, principally because ofthe large amount of correspondence to be gone tbrougb wlth.such an agency would not be strongly solicited, but, our young friends were not sparing of their time and energies. Tbe publishing houses are principally in New York, Boston, London, and Paris. In New York tbey are such as tbeD.

Van JSostraud Company, and D. Appletoa A Co. aad others. Obtaining the terms and making up tbe long oompilation. Warden A Co.

sent ln their propositions and were awarded the contract for making the large purchase ot standard literature i a America and Europe. Its fulfillment will pleasantly and profitably associate the concern or Warden A Co. and Stannton with Missouri in her educational progress, aud strengthen ln fraternal interest Virginia and a Junior sister ln the Union whose productions and commerce aad habits and tastes of the people are much tbe same. Victoria Fsrsser. The Leased to Stroko ahd ExrnKiKMCED Iron to be Rapidly Made- Will Go into Blast The large and valuable iron-works property near Goshen on the line or the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which has been idle several years, will soon be adding its great capacity tn production or metal, and become the harbinger, it Is to be hoped, of a revival In this section or the iron Industry.

The property, as ls doubless known, ls owaed by English capitalists who neither spared pains nor expense in its erection and in an elegant outfit in necessary buildings. To ad- Just the claims against lt involved legal procedure, and thus it came under the jurisdiction or the Circuit Court of Rockbridge. Captain Thomas D. Ranson and Major R. H.

Catlett, who were agents ol the owners or tbe property, were appointed commissioners by tbe Court to make proper disposition or lt Tbey have disposed or lt by lease to Messrs! Chamberlain, Wheeler Company or Columbus, Ohio, experienced iron men who are well provided with means to place the property in flrst-elais working oondltlon. Tbis, lt ls expected, will be accomplished by tbe llret ot May, and these new works, from whioh so much was antlolpated when erected, vrill bave a future free from disappointment aad bflgbt with enduring reslizatlon. To the Farmers of the Valley. Editor Spectator: There was pu Wished in theclty papers a list of delegates to tbe Farmers' Assembly, which convenes ln Richmond on tbe 15th or January, 18S9. My object ln addressing this communication to you is to beg of you to i-ee that they II not only that they attend, but in hey come full Let them mselves with Information, abont sy would ask about If they were country, and lally let tbem lelves about the profits of f-trming articular sections, including a ralr 3USO rent, garden, Are wood, fruit, I fowls, meat, bread, and all the the farm they consume npon It and would have to buy, to live as tbey gc-i in soma other sailing, an.l so I a basis to fix per asut.

of pr.i.li.J thrgelr- greater here iban in West and the eyes of tbat section 9. Let us Hhow them our resources them a hearty welcome, put ourj ir we will no longer bave ver unrllled acr-s, idle water-power, rests ami slumbering Stores of mln- Is need is for tbe people to take up the hand ol ths Board of Agnd a new era awaits the Old Da 'he first step ln ibis direction ls a entbus'as ie attendance ln the Assembly to speak the sentiments of the soil "officially." Charles Gsattak. itu- by Robert Stiles, a daughter or the T. Caper ton, of Monroe couuty, W. lie cf tho most lovable ladies lv Richmond city, died at 6 o'clock Sunday evening from accidental poisoning.

She was suffering from neuralgia and took from the mantel what she supposed was a remedy she had often used: but unfortunately lt proved tc be a bottle lalning a compound used for household ciean- Kigh the mist was soon discovered sUns promptly summoned, antidotes ailing. The funeral took plane iday.rrom 4t. Paul's onurcb. an aunt of the Messrs. Braxton, md a cousin ol Hon.

Ed. Echols. qatiohal Worship ahd tunuii Sabbath the congregation Lutheran cburcb adopted nown as tbe common servlse for congregational worship. Tbe Church Council, composed of eight members, is divided into two classes. Tbe vacancy occasioned by expiration of the term of onef class was supplied by Ineieotlon as all but one having served tbe previous Henry B.

Brown, C. C. Berry, Professor F. Harner, and J. J.

Prufer. The class holding over Is composed of M. P. Funkbouser, J. A.

Wise, C. T. Hammond and Charles Prufer. A publio session of the workers' Training class or tbe Y. M.

C. A. will be held ln the First Presbyterian Cbureh Sunday afternoon all o'clook. AU Mends of the are THE CHVRCH TEAR." TOMB OF THR nTFFo TFS ATTKNnINQ IT PUBLICATION UORINO THE riVIS. The attention of botb the clergy and the ofthe Protestant Episcopal Cburch, especially in tbe South, ls called to that publication wbich the churchmen of Florida Justly regard with so much pride, the Church Year.

Ii ioneof the very best conducted religious news papers ln tbe country, ably edited and success fUily is published here iv Jack son vllle, Its special aim tbodevelopmen' of'he church In tbe dioceses of tbe Bout i. Ba' Its Influence exteuds Into all States and all communities where churchmen are found. It ls worthy of note tbat the officers ofthe Church Year company bave beeu foremott among the true men wbo have devoted them, salves to tbe care of the sick an ring, night and day, throughout tbe entire epidemic Tbe editor, Rev. R. H.

Weller, D. was among the active workers stricken wltb tbe disease. He was a member of ibe Geneial Relief Cammlttee.and inchoryieof oneoftbe most Important districts in the whole city. He ls now fully recovered aud at bis desk agaiu. Tbe Rt.

Key. E. G. Weed.S. T.

President of tbe com pany. Is only Just up from a severe attack; bs was chairman of tbe Relief Committee and one of tbe most indefatigable workers In the wbole Auxiliary Association. Col. J. J.

Daniel, vice president of this company, aad wbe organized and was chosen president ofthe Auxiliary As eoclatiou for the care and distribution ofthe epidemic fu mis, gave his life In tbe cause of bis fellow men. Mr. S. F. Hall, tbe foreman ln the composing room Is Just now convalescing from a severe attack.

Of tbe whole force of compositors only three now remain. Yet through all this series of disasters the Church Year bas never missed a single issue. It bas come out regularly, and as full or readable matter as ever. Tbe Church Year ls a sixteen-page published at tbe low rate or fl per year. It eugbt to be in tbe family of every churchman and especially io tbe South.

Its ability, vigor, and enterprise should have ample recognition and support. It needs this now more than ever before, for, like all other Jacksonville enter prises lt bas suflered financially dating tbe prevalence of the fever. Its friends should see to lt that Its claims are presented everywhere, for lt ls surely deserving of a hearty support. Mr. F.

W. Mamby, Its live business manager thongh hardened wltb the cares or bis private business and tbe duties of bis position as purchasing agent of the Relief Com nil tee, bas still round time to devote ts the Interests of this (Fla.) Times- Union, November 11,1888. Stuart'a Draft Budgr-t. of Several fires have occurred ln oureommu ult lately supposed to be tbe work of an Incendiary. Several weeks ago, a lot of pine lumber belonging to aud Bloka on the line of the V.

R. R. about one mile north of this place was burned, several pieces of piank were found saturated wltu kerosene The lumber was fully insured. A tenant house on the farm of W. Kteemer was destroyed by On.

The was at Ihe time. It was injured iv one or the Staunton Cos. on Friday morni- new dwelling belonging to Mr J. 0:1 the road leading rrom this pUce duerando was d.stroysd by Are. The house was a new one lust com pie ted.

also Insured In one or the insurance- Co's orstaunlon for $600 And late Friday evt.nlng some one tried to fire a l.trge pile of iodiler belonging to J.Owens Mrs. Owens saw tbe person strike lire, and attempt to light the idder, when the parties fled. The tiro was in time to prevent a loss of the fodder and probably the seems thero is a fiend found lv our community who has been doing a of misobler and wo noju steps will be taken to stop this work. The most singular part is that tbey fire bouses unoccupied aud property that is insured. W.

F. Croft, who -s been olerk ai.d assistant postmaster at this pluoe, expects to leave vi ln a few days. We are sorry to lose "Billy," as be has been with as for some time and has many warm friends wbo are sorry to hear of bis leaving. J. E.Ogden,a brother of the Agent at this place, will tatte his place ror the present.

We trust Billy will not forget old lrlends when passing by and think only or hla destination beyond the river. J. W. Brand It outag tin ai'lor several months of severe Illness. Wa are glad to have bim among us once more.

Mr. O. Harwood has purchased tbe new store room lately owned by L. P. Ott, who ex peats to leave soon for Harrisonburg, Va, Mr.

Harwood expects to bs ready for business in bis new store by February Lacy Black, or Blacksburg, spent Xmas wltb his parents near this place. We have bad a heavy rain for several days; streams are full. Some or the boys whose heai is lay beyond the river were much disappointed ou account or high water, and must wait until it subsides. Wo feel for tbem very much. "Bot." Sol Russell will appear in his now farcical scream "Bewltchod," written expressly foe him by Edward E.

Kidder. During tbe play Mr. Russell will introduce his original character impersonations I "The Owls and the "There you are, There you ain't;" He, She, and the postman; never returned "Tbe howling awoll;" "The good-tempered man;" "Little Tommy Green." Wbltcomb Riley's "Nothing 't all to say." Incidental to the play Mr. Russell will sing a numberof new and original songs, written expressly fur bim. Chueoh or THE Uhited Bbbtiieem new ohuroh sited oa Lewis street by lbs above named was occupied by tbe congregation last Sunday morning.

Rat. J. H. Howe, pastor, delivered tbe sermon. The dedication will not take place till some time lo theHpring.

Fifty dollars waa contributed as the offering oa occupancy ofthe sanctuary by the congregation. Fh-stPrkspytbriax Chbech a.nij Home Sabbata was the day appointed for taking up contributions ln Presbyterian churches in aid of Home Missions, The as sftsiment of the First Presbyterian church in this city was $175 00. Toe collection amounted to $523.75. Much more, it will ba observed, than was Tbe weather continues remarkably pleasant for this season of the year. It is mire like that of September or May than o' The weather proohets predicted an un usually rigorous winter nre very much non- pliKsed.

Their "signs" hays tailed to bi verified. Salk of the Washington Washington, January illson Hulchins has sold the Washington Post, and tho paper parses under control of Frank Hation, ex-Posinutter General, and Beriah Wilkins, a Democratic member of Congress from Ohio whose term expires with the present session. Wilkins will have the business management and Hatton will have entire control cf the editorial and news departments. The pi ica of the paper ts stated at 1210,000, oue-thiid cash. Hutcbios in to-morrow morning's Post will announce his permanent retirement from mrnallsm to attend to other business interests, principally the lately-inveuted typa catting aud setting machine (Linotype,) which he proposes to take to Europe in order to introduce it there.

Rare old friend W- 8. Yates, has au egg, wbich, owing to Its peculiar been pronounced by thousands of tbem many learned and scientific men, to be tbe greatest curiosity ever eggs-amined by them. It is like all other eggs in shape except at oue end which is finished out a perfectly shaped arm and hand, folded gracefully and rests on the shell like a man's arm on his bosom. It is certainly a great curiosity and has been so pronounced by such eminent naturalists as the officers of tbe Smithsonian Institute at Page Courier. A New Enterprise at Green Forest, Rockbridge letter from Lexington "Tbe latest enterprise on the tapis is a joint stock company being formed by tbe Rev.

B. C. Moomaw, the enterprising Dunkard of Green Forest, in this county, for ths development of tbe rich iron deposits at and near that point, and for the erection of one or more large blast furnaces. The minimum capital stock, $100,000, will be raised in Rockbridge, Green Forest etfntributtng $40,000, and outside capital- Uts will coma in the enterprise." Gov. Ie Chargvs that Njcarlt COCO Illegai Vote were Cast in West Vii-QINIA.

Despatch to tbe Baltimore Sun Charleston, W. Jan. n.essag* or Governor Wilson was completed last night -md the printers will have it ready for tbr Legislature, wbich meets Wednesday tbe 9th Governor Wilson takes strong ground against electoral corruption and condemns the man the republican campaign in the Slat, in the strongest terms possible He discusser, -he danger to our form of government as tbe result of corrupt elections, and says further reproach has beea cast upon the State as never before by illegal, fraudulent and corrupt voting in almost every county ln its boundary Tbis is so nefarious as to admit of no qu tlon. The vote of 1884, after tbe most active political campaign ever made in tbe State, was i'he capitations ln 1888 were 147,4081 and tbr entire vote was 159 410. This shows an Increase ln the vote ln four yeais of wbicb.

ir legitimate, would indicate a population o' an increase ln rour years or over -irOO. It is certain, tbe Governor says, no sucb Increase bas taken place. This shows that while capitations inareased 14,065 tbe entire vote increased 21.853, Tbe capitations are correct, and rurnish conclusive proor that nearly 0.000 Illegal votes were oast. The message rec ommends that a registration law be enacted. snd that the election laws of the State be so amended tbat bribery and fraudulent voting may be prevented and the purity or the ballot be preserved.

It ls further recommended that raise registering, voting, bribery or abetting bribery, attempting to prevAt any man rrom voting by giving or offering to give anything ol value, or any shift to escape the registration and election laws, shall be made felonloi'g crimes. Any person, whether Implicated or not, shall be compelled to testify concerning such offenses, and co statute of sball bar prosecution. The balance of tbe message is devoted lo the corruption and use of money in the electloa of candidates for publio offices or trusts, by comblnatio ns to oppress people and enrich a few railroads, discriminating in freight and passenger obarges and the custom or giving railroad passes to public officers and to political conventions. Very forcible language is used, and the whole makes a strong State document. Governor Wilson will issue a supplemental message within two weeks, aa tbe officers have no completed.

i A WO-SDEBFtJI PEN EOS AMELIA RIVES Chanler expected to ipend Christmas in Paris with his bride, but be ordered made tor ber in New York what Is probably the most costly pen and inkstand the world. The author or tbe "Quick or the has always used a gold pen to write hei copper-plate manuscript wlih, and this has been held bj. a big, heavy penholder. The one ordered by Mr. Chanler ls, therefore, not too heavy tor her use, though it is made orgold in the likeness ofa quill, the pen not being inserteu, but forming the end ofthe gold quill, as tbe ordinary one taken rrom tbe goose's vingdoes.

Around tbe Item ot tbe pen aie etchrd delicate wreaths of laurel. And the rather cf tbe quill is aa exquisite piece of goldsmith's work, each ray of the plume being separate and set with the tiniest diamonds. It Is not a whit heavier than the thlcSc, old siverhandled pen with v. hlch 'Herudand Marianne' was every movement 11 rshes with brlilance aud fire of the lady's own heroines. The Inkstand has a block for the base, covered with gold, and the Initials R.

forming a monogram, in diamonds on toe front.surronnried by another laurel wreath The Ink well Itself is a small, old fashioned iotd cas-tet, lined with gluss. whicli ls carried a pair of blind Cupids, whose bows aud arrow shafts are crusted with little Philadelphia Press. a Sunk in Rallimore, January 5 British steamship Montana, Captain Williams, which sailed this morning for London with an assorted cargo was this afternoon iv collision off North Point with the North German Lloyd's steamer Main, Captain Jaeger, which was coming In from Bremen. Tho Montana was struck fall on the side and sunk lv a few minutes. Chief Engineer Young, who rushed on deck wben the collision occurred, was struck by a falling boom.

His skull was fractured, aud he died In a rew moments. The rest of the crew escaped by climbing on board the Main. Tbe latter at once bacted off and anchored. Sho will not come up to the city to-night, and as no one was allowed to board ber because of the heavy sea, the story or the accident cannot be fully obtained. A portion the crew or Montana was brought to Baltimore on a tug, aud tbey say tbe Main was responsible for the aocident.

Tbe Montana was bnllt about a year ago at Hartlepool, for the Atlantic Transport Line, and was one of tbe finest ot tbe fleet owned by that company. A Year of Peace year 1889 begins with favorable auguries, if tbe pactflo expressions and hopeful predictions of Kuropean potentates can be accepted as trustworthy indications of the future course or events. The Emperor or Germany and the king ot Italy concur with the Auetro Hungarian and English premiers in Utterances not only pacific intone, but professing very considerable oonddeuce that the n-xt twelve months are to be without war in Europe. Tne basis of this confidence is not very clearly discerned, though the continuing of tbe Russian army, as compared with that of Germany and Austria, aud tne overwhe'mlng strength of the triple alllanee are supposed to form a large part of lt. Tbe new grounds of confidence, apparant to every observer, are the successes acbieved by Prince Ferdinand ln Bulgaria and King Milan ln i-orvia ln tbwartldg Russia's schemes for throwing Southeastern Europe Into disorder.

Bulgaria's afTalrs are managed witli a firmness and discretion whioh bave paralyzed every effort of the Panslaviets to turn the affections and hopes of the people toward the Rait. Sun. A now turns out tbat tbe negro William Musoo. who murdered po llceman ln Charlotte.vllle, on Monday nlgbt.ls known here as Willie Thomas Jordan. He ls a professional crape shooter and shop litter, and was convicted twice here, once ln March, ISB7 and in March, 1888, ror petit larceny, in the Mayor's court, under the name ot Willie Jordan, Thomas.

He is years or aae, about five feet six inches high, weighs from IH) to 18J pounds, with dark brown skin. He was at oue a porter at tbe boarding house of Mr. Smith Jones. He is always well-dreesed, generally In clothes appropriated from Lynchburg Advrnce. a a A Skirmish at Suakim, Jan.

A party of Soudanese, who had been out to clear the hnsh, ha a skirmish tod.iy wl.h the rebels. While the men wera at Work about sixty rebel horsemen nnd a few carqel men and footmen within 100 yards and op-ned fire. Capt. Kelly, commanding the guard, ordered his men to fire. This they did and thon fell back, allowing the to fire.

After a short, envraijement the enemy retired with fo.ir wounded. During tha the lort flreJ threo shots, the Handoub fort Dix and the Racer oue Bhol. Mr. Pogli was right when, in the U- S. Senate Thursday, he "no policy of administration could ever break the solid South as long as the existence of tha negro made tbe supremacy of the white race absolutely necessary; not that the negro should suffer any deprivation or detriment in the possession aud enjoyment of all personal and property rights, but tl; it in matters of civil govennent the white man alone must rule in all parts of this country." This is not ouly in accordance with what all Southern meu interested in the welfare of their oountry think on the same subject, but is also what no reputable Northern white man, who has lived in tbe South long enough to understand the true condition of affairs here, will Alex, Gazette.

0 As was natural, and therefore what could only have been expected, the late renewed effort to unite tbe Northern and Southern Assemblies of tbe Presbyterian Cburch has failed, simply and on account of the color question, the Northern Assembly insisting upon a union of white and colored churches, the Southern, upon separate white and colored cbuicbes. Nature is but the expression of God, and what Qod bag put asunder no man can join Alex. Gazette. Fatal Accident on a Freight Train. A Disastrous freight wreck occurred Saturday evening on the Pittsburg and Western Railroad near Carbon, Pa.

Both locomotives were wrecked. Engineer Mc- Heary stuck to his engine and was crushed. Fireman Wm. Condon jamped and escaped with serious bruises. The other engineer, Thoa, Jenkins- wm fatally hnrt.

Sbe Disgorged a Snake. A Reptile in a Woman's Stomach fob Seventeen Years. Mrs. Georga Suyder.of 2012 Parish street wife of Policeman Soyder, ofthe Ninth dis riot, recsotly vomited a reptile over long, which resembled a lizard. Sbr has beeu Rufifcring for over ten years, physicians have beeu unable to afford her Any relief.

the summer of 1871 she cime wine from a party one evening almost over come with heat and feeling 'hirsty. Sbe went to the hydrant in tb" Tard and drew a cupful of water and begaa to drink, when suddenly she became that something other than water wal pass 'tie down ber throat. As no bad result" followed the incident was almost forgotten until January, 1878. Oae night she awokrwith her mouth wide open and something eteepiug out of it, but before her husband, who had been awakened by her struggles. could seiae the reptile, it had drawn itsel' back into the throat and out of sight.

Mrs. Soyder at this time was a healthy womar and weighed nearly 140 pounds. She soon began to decline iv health aod lost dailj until her weight was reduced to ninety pounds. She bad an enormous appetite and no amount of food, however satisfy her cravings for food. To eat bread or any doughy substance would make her deathly sick for several days.

Tor months she tasted nothing but meat and milk. Her family physician, Dr. Mill thought that dyspepsia was the cause of her sickness and prescribed accordingly This state of afli continued for ten years The reptile had grown to considerable and strength and was still growing, and her death was soon expected. She had never lasted beer until the early part of last month, when an uncontrollable desire for that beverage seized her. Officer SnydtM was surprised when he came home at nigbt and his wife asked that beer be procured for her.

He granted the request, and with happy results. The sight of tbe liquor made ber sick; but, nevertheless, believing that it shonld be taken, she drank several glasses full and I. a few with violent fits of voro i ting. Feeling faint turned very white and fainted. Mr.

Snydei placed her in bed and in the morning she felt wonderfully improved On looking in the bowl in which she had vomited the night before she discovered curious creature with the head of a lizard and a body not unlike that of a snake. She rapidly recovered and soon regained her former weight and strength. The roptile is preserved in alcohol, and the little Snyders now bring in their friends to pet." Dr. Miller said that iv all his experience Le has never met with a parallel case. He has known of snakes living in persons for months and even years, but never for suah a long period.

the Rockingham Dynamite Mar JlcGaheysvllle. There has been going tbe rounds of the city press, an item to the effect that a number of pesons bad been seriously injured by dynamite, nsar McGaheysville, iv this enmity. We subjoin the following facts, furnished us a reliable correspondent: McGaheybvillb, Dec. 27, '88. Tbe colored people of this community held a festival at the school howo on the pike, miles below tbis place, ou the evening of Dec.

26'h. After tbey had closed-out all tbeir eatables at tbo school bouse they repaired to the house of oee of tbtir number, Moses Jackson, who lives near, in order to have a dance Whilst the sport was in progress, between 11 and 12 o'clock, a cry ot 'fire was raised. The building waa frame aod not sealed, and through the cracks near oue corner could be ser-n the fiazing and sputtering of a fuse. Some one cued out, ruu! it is dynamite! and pell the crowd Vushed from the building. Two ofthe crowd, bowevar, were too slow in making their exit, and the explosion occurred as they were passing near the dangerous corner.

Albert White was blown 25 or 30 feet and considerably bruised, but not seriously. Lizzie S'ms was more seriously hurt, ber arm being badly bruised, if not broken, and injured internally. It seems there were a number of colored men who had been away at work on railroad, and were home for the Christmas holidays, and it is thought that some of them placed the dynamite in tbe building. So far no arrests bave been made. a Fatal Explosion in West Va.

Fite Meh Killed and Several Others sebiouslt injured. Dispatch to Charleston, W. Jan. 6 News has received here of a terrible accideut which occurred at New Hope, Mercer conn ty, yesterday. The farmers of the neigh borhood had congregated at William Carter's steam erist mill to obtain their usual supplies of flour.

About 12 30 o'clock Wil liam Jerome, Thomas Carter, Joseph E. Prpnc-i, Wurle John.Wirumer, Levi Shields acd Eli Shielde were sitting in the mill talking, wheu a terrible explosion occurred. The boiler had burst. The mill was totally wrecked and tbe following named were instantly killed: Joseph E. French, Thomas Carter, Lsvi Shields and John Wimmer.

i Shields was horri bly soalded, and died today. Wade Sbufflebarger was badly burned about tbe faoe aod body, bat will probably recover. Jerome Carter was injured abont tbe head and faoe. Hla collarbone waa broken, and be was considerably burned. William Carter was seriously bruised and injured internally The explosion was of terrili force.

Tbe heavy mill beams were rent aud broken into horribly mangling tbe bodies of the dead men. Pieces of the boiler weighing at least two hundred pounds were blown over three hundred yards. t(o one present assign any cause for the accident, but it is thought it was due to tbe uegligenoe of the engineer, Wado Shufflebarger, who allowed the water in the boiler to run too low. There were two Hebrew gentlemeu of Paris and one of London who last Spring made a pool and bought all the pig tin in the world and as much for future delivery as they could They had a cash capital of twenty five million of dollars. Iv conse' of tbeir combination aud operation the price of tin went up from tweuty-odl cents per pound to forty, and the throe poor but enterprising Hebrews cleared, it is said, about a hundred million dollars.

When the price got high enough they began to sell acd gradually unloaded. When the pries of tin back near to the point at whicli thfcir futures were deliverable they merely released tbeir contracts. Tl.is is an illus tration of tho extremity to wbich some mfii ara reduced in order to make a liviug. These poverty cursed fellows ould not, got on their $23,000,000, so they bad to make a combination by which tbey could cbiasel the censumers of tin of many millions mora. There are bandits in the commercial world well as on the obscure hfghwuys of tbe earth, and their methods are protected by the forma of law.

The operation of Mr. Hutchinson, of Chicago, iv wheat a short time ago was the work commercial high just as tbis tin operation lndex-Appeal. Local Option Election in Rocking ham. the petition of the requisite number of names, Judge Grattan of Rookingham l.is ordered a looal option election in the Central district of Rockingham, in wh'o-i Harrisonburg is situated, ou the 24 li of June next. The Stale Republican "This election is held oa the petition of the "wets," or enamiea nf local option, and ia announced for a date six months iv the future.

The announcement, we presume, will be. sufflcieut to decide all "dry" people just what is necessary to be done." a Death of Joseph H. Winchester, Jan. 6 H. Bherrard, aged 88 years, died tiday.

He was well known throughout Virginia and Maryland. He was cashier of the Bank of this place for many years prior to tha war, was judge of the county and corporation courts for twelve years after the war, and been president of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad for many years. He has fttftrm and bund for paa'w A nf Karthquake Shocks. San Jean del Sar, Nicagua, via Gal veston. Jise de Os'i Rica was fin scene on the night of Ihe And mornioi; of Deceniher 30th of a seruof earthquake shocks great severity.

The sliocks are beliaved to have originated ij he roleaoo i.z, six leagues distant fiou, he town. At Alnjuela eight persons war billed acd many more injured. Tbe and the principal buildings iv the cit oonsideiable damage. The inh-ib encamped in Ihe rquares and parka. The alarm is subsiding.

Ihe civic feastwere beguu tc-day. 1 A 1 Wed near ay lie 'he deed from Mr. H. K. Godwin to tb, Church for the lot 00 Miin just above the Publio School building waentered to record in the County Tbe Cburch bu settled with Hi Godwin iv full for the amount of the pui money, $IGOO.

The Methodist conifregation has thus made a brave start within a very few months toward a new church Though not a strong oongregation this in dicates that tbey have that spirit in then whioh will secure for tbem what they de tire beforo a great while. A comfortabl and commodious house of worship is an ob jeot well worthy of their ambition and 00, deserving the co-operation of the News. 1 A Common Cause Against The New York "Times," in an article 01 Mayor Grant, speaks of local self-govt-n as more important than tbe electio of a President. That is true everywhere it his country. That truth never iself more strongly upon the people Virginia tban it does tbe intelli rent, element of tbia State know that in itiw mouths tbey wuti onoe more in a struggle with Maboneism, wbich only another name for the rule of tbe wore forces in the politics of a State.

Tbere If strong tendency throushoufc tbe who'n New York, Virginia and making common cause foi the maintenance of honest and intelligen rule against tbe plunderers and time-servers wherever tbey are Richmond State. 1 1 ii To iote tup a stnger by applause, nf matter bow complimentary ia itself such demonstration may be intended, is exceedingly "bad form." Applause should never be bestowed until tbe singer indicates thai the song ls ended. Observance of tbia simple rule would spare those wbo desire tc hear every note much annoyance, and would indicate that the audience bad tbe requisite satoirj tire to ku just when to clap hands, thump canes 111 shout Bravo! Petersburg Index Avpenl The government on Monday paid eight million dollars to a few banks and other rich corporations and individuals aa inter est ou its bonds. Those bonds are not taxed To pay tbe interest on them all the people ofthe country, nine tenths of whom are poor, are taxed on tho neceesarics of life Aud yet the poor people of the North continue year after year to send men to Congress who persistently refuse either to low er the tax on those necessaries, or to tax the incomes ofthe rich Alei Gazette. There are no people so fond of a joke ac the clergy.

At the Y. M. C. A. meeting last week several of these were expected ti soeak, and none were present but Brothci Hopa, He remarked tbat.

it was very singular that the should bavo acbes on Christmas night." The audienc caught the ike at onco. Siuco then thiifood brother has beeu going around on tw. and tbe other miuistsis want ti know how lie came to sprain Lis ankle ot Christmas day. Tit for tat. Charlottesuiil Chronicle.

Ssnator McPhersoc, democrat of New Jersey, Thursday, in a vain effort to intluc his republican colleagues to agree to a reduction in ihe tariff on the eotion threat the poor sewing women of this countrj have to u3e, sated that Mr. Wanamaket who expects Mr. Harrison to make him member of his Cabinet because he raised i million with which to buy fo him at the late election, paid the womer who made the shirts he sells thlrty-iivt oents a than three cents a piece Mr. Wanamaker can't talk five minute witbont saying that a protective tariff proteo's Alex. Gazette.

Staunton Spectator office, Staunton. Jan. Blh. With the exception or the night of the and day ot tho sth Instant, when tbere wei heavy rains, tbe weather has continued and warm for the season. Tho ruins wer heavy in this section or the State, and all Histreams rose rapidly.

Some or tho larger couli uot bs forded till the "tb. Winter ploughing la going on and general for the season is we. advanced. Tbe growing wheat generali. needed moisture, aod will be benefited by th recent rains.

It Is ln flae condition for snov whioh, lt ls hoped, will rail, aa a change weather may be reasonably expected any da. It lt should tarn to high drying winds it wli not be so good tor tbe wheat. In some sections qf tbe Winter-wheat belt ofthe West moisture ls much needed for th. growing orop, but generally, exoept in Kansas 'be prospect for It ls good. Soaroely any mow has fallen, and none on the surface now.

There ls no change or quotations la our staple products. Transactions are light, and but little doing at thla time by our dealers. The Quotations are wnalesale, not retail. Country Proiuire. cured.

Rami 12Uc Shoulders Sides J. Bees wax Butter 18. new 40 Corn Meal Eoos J6.00^6.51 New process $5 5(, extra 1.60@54.7 Extra J4.01.t__i1.25 Superfine 53.75&1.U0 FEA-i I-iKS Larc JtUStOt new (BO Pork 50.50a0.55. Be Itjc WHEAT iGSOH washed 23, Orowerien. etc.

see country produce. Western, canvas harus short clearsldes boliies CANDLES-aciHiiiantine-. Piiralfme CREESE lO'XISHi OialOil I'AQIS'A' Lagn-iyra Java Mocha Cotton ti-iucb Mackerel I.OUO feet tSJtig 7.1 likii, t.ij.-., ami 8 New Orleans Porto West tadia F. K. K.

ktg A Blasting Powder, Ducking, iieg KICK grain ground Ktt grain 1 ground lie luaf. Granulated- Powdered Standard OIT a Yellow 6c.li.<,e Common Breakfast Japan siv- SCiunpowder FllHUlnf. Lime Ac V- ton (13.3-$.'J Mixed ton fl i barrel. tut Mill ton S-iif ton J2o.ijO Canned Fruits. tb cans doz tl 20 I.7sto>s'ii* 2 l.oooisu Seeds.

Timothy kJJJKW Orchard Urass liar Herds Grass ti OOAI 20 Lumber. heart pine, assorted, tli.uO, Common-. tu.ooaiMt Fekcinci jn.00515.0f Sap tl8.50«l4.0 Joists, as to leagths aud slses. 00A16.U i 30.M Laths, fi 1,000. SHINGLES et Salted Dry salted iOe Dry flint iuslle Green Rough leather -m) City finished harness leather uiflto Country finished harness leather Homlock sole Tanner's Oil Iron.Nteel, Nails, etc.

fl lb Hammered. "Jails, fi keg House SHcE-j, ri keg Barbed Guind Stones, fl bas of 25 Si I.S Liquors, ttinis, etc. Whiskey lt.stKr-3.0e Bit Jfl.m.*nM Porter and Ale, -licliuiontl Grain A Hay Ksrket Jan. 7 reported by f. h.

A CO. No. 1 2 luftt Shortberry i. i li 1 white 54 Good Mixed Mixed 30e No. 1 St 2 15 00 Prime mixed ij.ju Good 00 Fair 00 313 HalUliaor 1., ye Slock Market Jan.

3 Beer or Beet Jattle ranged aa roliows: -5 450 i-neraily rated -bat rtedlum or good Ltir quality i 25 lins.ry thin steers, Oxen aud WM 2 7s ranaie ot prices VI 00 450 £ost of the were 150 4 5u Total receipts this week 1871. Total sales the from Virsluia. -crs. vr a over Ike receipts of act weak, aod iber que Illy fully eqnals tbat last Thursday's good offerings. Tbe market 'as nit aotlve.

and prices generally off oa ne better grades and a shade more un tbe her kinds. siievp and ls a large Increase me receipts over last week, the quality generally better tban It did men. Tbere a lalrly good demand tor good Sbeep aod Lambs, but common stock of an kinds Is slow We batcher Sheep at for common to fair, and 0 for good Lamb. Keilpis tale week of Sheep and Lambs head. Monday, Jan.

7tb, IMS. ts a fair supply of Boca oa the market, a few hundred la excess or week's numbers. Tbe quality will average a trifle letter than that of last Monday's receipts. Rough Hogs are hard to sell at our lowest quotations. ots.

while tbere ls a moderately demand for light Hogs, which range al cv per lb net. Receipts this week 7.0 head. Philadelphia Live-Stack Hsrkel, Jaa. rth. receipts at the West Philadelphia and North Pennsylvania? Drove Yards wore: for the Sheep 8,000, Hogs 11.

Beer Cattle were in fair demand, and prices advanced: extra cts, good Us, medium cts, common Sal cts; lat Cows ots. Sueep were ln good demand and with ouly a light supply prices advanced '4c; cts. good cts. medium ots, common cts per Lambs 7Jj els per lb. Lambs sHa7)i eti.

Hogs were aotlve, but prices closed Cnloigoa gooi Westerns 7 cts, Steen Milch Cows were in ralr quest at SUajbU. Miich Calves were active at ots. Sew Tork Live-Stock Jan. 7th. fair demand, at an varied or per list lbs.

Commou to prime native steers 3 86aJ5 25, extra and fancy 5 50a 5 OS, ordinary Colorado 13 poor natives 3 i 70. bulls and dry cows with selected extra and fancy buns no to 3 SOaSl 25 Sheep and Receipts Arm for good sheep.ilall md easier for sorts of lambs, sheep SI to to 25 per 100 with a few tops uptol.SU; iambs 5 10aS7 tlj, with one ci--load at $7 75, and two for with $7 8. bid. no sales on ths live nominally dull at 5 SJaSJ 6) per 100 fts. Richmond Live-Stock Jan.

7. -rclpls: 197 head of cattle, 103 sheep, 87 1 ogs. Sales: 11.7 head of cattle, 103 Sheep, aud 237 Prices: few extra ineiiluai to mooj, common to ki-oss. 8 nap gross. ii 7' Jo fair extra higher.

gross tjt -t ght iv Tors Hishland county, by Rev. Q. r. U. Collluk', Mr.

K. F. Hamilton, AJBfmti, and Miss l.lzxia ot IligliiHiiii county. The Recordrr lays: "The bride 1. one of Bighlan t's most aero n.

jllshsd ladles un I the grcmi is one of August's rii-ist pioaperoni Ihe Cowp.isture la Highland county, by K-v, G. T. Coiiins. Mr. David M.

Williams, ot largo. Wis, and Hook, daugmer ot R. N. Hook. Esq Thini.

December ISBB. at the residence ot' i ho bilrte's moiker In by de- caei. 8. Long Mr B. Hudglnsaoi E.

Lecaey, all of Qrte. oner conn W. tVednitday. December 2ii-h. al tha ie ol Uio bri.to'g father.

Anthony Haoeon.) by Key. C. M. Niff, Mr. Andrew J.

Pi.icy and Miss Martha Hanson, all ot iJreenbrter c.unty. Va. Heruotpgo, Jnnuury 8, ln-9, li. Myers aud Miss Minnie B. Ran kin, Ml.

Sidney, Jms, arj ii, J. Btadley aud Mm Ih a. iiarvie 'in I'aylob. 1, 1889, at Sstuart'e Draft, Joseph F. Phillips and Mlsa H.

Taylor. Obituaries are charged at ajveriisina ollces of pmjLUited pm Luray, Page oouuty, Deo Sfl.h, ot consumption, Mrs. Ella Weaver, wife or Mr Lewis McH. Weaver, aged 33yean. 11 mouths and 18 days.

his residence near Ivy Depot lo Albemarle oounty after a protracted sickness of about a year, on Dec. Slit. Mr Wm. Fretwell. He leaves a widow aad one soa and two tor whom he made provision in his will.

He passed away peacefully ln the assured hope or a resurreo. tlon unto eternal Ufa and a bllasfol imnor. If her residence near Staunton, the Wavnesboro' road, January sth, Mrs. Elizabeth Mahoney, aged about 68 Sbe was tbe mother of John Burn-, Margaret Burns, Thomas Mahoney and Nannie Mshoney. Her inoerai took Moariay o'clock from St.

i bolic -buret a requiem high man being by Rev. Father who also -latec at tue grave. She was a kind aod devoted mother and wilt be greatly missed by her children and friends. 'Requiescat in pace," the residence or ber father, Mr. J.

J. Stack, ln the West Eud, Monday, January 7th, of consumption, Miss Mary F. Slack aged 40 years. The burial will take plane from the Catholic ohurul; this morning at 10 o'clock. Centerville, 27th, 1888.

Mrs. Etuabelh Plecier. wire of Levi Flecker, aged is. Greenville, January Bth. 1889, of pneumonia, Morgan Ott, sou of Mr.

John W. aged about 20. 2, 1880, at Waynesboro', 9 A Robinson, brother-la-law of Capt. H. W.

Heury, oi Staunton. Kolner's Store, January 3, 1889, Wm. A. Hanger, aged about 40 yeari Deceased was clerk of Board oTSouth River district. Richmond, Sunday night, Janiviry 6th.

1880, Mr. Geo. A. Hundley, broihor of Mr. R.

B. Hundley, Steward of Ibe Augunta County Almshouse. Ho was, for many years ono of Richmond's best, known citlzMus and most prominent retail grocers. He was a mau of generous impulses; a kind husband nnd father, and a fal.limi friend. He a iuetub-r of Richmond Commandery and of the Roy.

I Arcanum, and leaves a wile and ono child. StaOaton, January ft, 1880, Mrs. Willie Butler, wife of Thomai Hurler, gardener or tha Female seminary. She was a Miss Brooks md wm In her 40th yea' She left five oblldreu. POWDER Absolutely This powder never varies.

A marvel of jo rlty, strength, and wholosooniness. Ko't ec nomlcal than the ordinary can not sold In oompe'ltion with the mnltltudeof low test, short welgbt alum or phosphate powders Soid only tn cans. Rot al Baking Powdes Co, OH Trade supplied by GOOCH, GS A CO. and STACK, BPITLKB A Staunton. Va dee 7'IT-IT.