Staunton §«£W«>Volume XLVII.

Insurance.

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HOME OFFICE, Corner NinthOfficer- : W. C. Carrinuto-, President;

John E. Edwards, Vice President; D. J.Hartsook, Secretary; J. J. Hopkins, AssistantSecretary ;B. C. Hartsook, Cashier ; Prof. E.B. Smith, Actuary; D. P. Fackxer, ConsultingActuary; Drs. C. H. Perrow, C. H. Smith,George Ross, Medical Advisers; James E.Wolff, Superintendent of Agencies.

Directors :?Wm. B. Isaacs, D. J. Hart-sook, W. G Taylor, K. H. Maury, J. J. Hop-kins, A. Y. Stokes, John Enders, John E. Ed-wards, C. H. Perrow, W. C. Carrington, Wm.H. Palmer, John C. Williams, George S. Palmer.

ALLEMONG & BERKELEY, TJriclsewater,General Agents for the Valley and Piedmont.

Guy & Cochran, Agents, Staunton.

John F. Balthis, Capt. N. Fountain, R. N.Nelson, Rev. A. Poe Boude, John Pilson,Job G. McVeigh, Chas. Withrow, SOLICI-TORS.

DIVIDEND paid policy-holders, Ist April,1869, forty per cent.

This Company has met with a success beyondall parallel in Life Insurance, and offers to theSouthern public a Home Enterprise equal to anyand surpassed by none in existence.

Commenced active operations about Nov. Ist,1867-

Assets 15th of Sept., 1860, $1,500,000?n0wmuch increased

Policies issued, 8,000.It has paid for losses of $31,000 and in every

instance waived tbe ninety days time and paidat once.

It advises tbe payment of all cash premiums,because then dividends will continually decreaseeach next payment until nothing will be requir-ed, and the policy may be a source of income,but it will allow one-half loan on life and jointlife policies. One-third loan on other participa-ting policies.

It requires no notes for loans of the part ofpremiums, but endorses the loan of iis policiesuntil absorbed by dividends or policy ispayable.

It has no restriction on residence or travel.?All its policies are non-forfeitable and the rightof parties guaranteed on theface of the policy, aspart of the contract.

It has the following feature which no othercompany gives : The late war taught many thepenalty of being separated from the Home officeby having their part payment forfeited. "ThePiedmont" guards again, t this in herpblitiesandin event of separation from its officeby any in-tervention guarantees to such all theright of non-forfeiture, paid up policy, surrender value andreinstatement as though there had been no inter-vening cause.

Its investments are made for benefit of South-ern advancement. *"

It brings money to our people?keeps moneywith our people. Then why -should they contin-ue to impoverish themselves by sending moneyoft' which can as easily?as safely?as profitablybe spent at home ?

The Piedmont asks all who wish to insure tocompare its rates ?terms ?progress with anycompany, and feels confident its merits will equalany other company.

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op* Address?* 'Staunton Spectator," Staunton,

Professional Directory.XAAYID FULTZ & ALEX. H. FULTZ

Counselor!, and Attorneys-at-Law,

Will devote their whole time to the business oftheir profession.

The Senior Partner will give Special Atten-tion to Cases in the Court of Appeals

and in the Federal Courts.apo? 2m

MEDICAL. NOTlCE.? Doctors C. R.Harris and B. P. Reese having formed a

copartnership in the practice of Medicine, veryrespectfully under their professional services tothe public.

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Eighteen years' experience qualifies tne juniorpartner for the general practice of medicine, andwill enable the senior partner to devote especialattention to the diseases of females and children.

Calls iv the country promptly attended to.Office?Main street, 2 doors East ofDr. Chap-

man's, D. D. S. ?-All letters strictly on professional business,,

should be addressed to.._____

janll-6m Pus. HARRIS & REESE.J. M. HANGER, M. D. J. H. FULTZ, M. D.

FftKS. HANGER A FULTZ having form-Jj_" ed a co-partnership in the practice of medi-cine, offer their professional services to the citi-zens of Staunton and vicinity. When not pro-

engaged they will be found at theiroffice on Augusta street, two doors North of theSpectator office. nov2?tfJOHN B. BALDWIN. GEO. M. COCHRAN, JR.

BALDWIN «_ COCHRAN,ATTORNEYS AT LAW,

Staunton, Va.,Will practice in all the Courts holden in Augus-ta county. jan.-tf

DR. JAHES JOHNSTON,DENTIST,

Main Street, Staunton, Va.Office:?Over Cease's Confectionery Store.dcc2l?tf

STRAYERS PHILLIPS,. ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Staunton, Virginia,Will practice in all the Courts Of Augusta andAlleghany, and in the Circuit Courts of Rock-bridge and Nelson.

Special attention given to collecting.auglO?ly

«~ar_-. m. McAllister,\ f' Attorney at Law,

Warm Springs, Virginia.Will practice in all the Courts of the counties ofAugusta and Alleghany, and as a partner withthe"distinguished William H. Terrill in Bathcounty. Prompt attention given to the collec-tion of claims exceeding $10 each, or $20 in theaggregate. Attention given to business in anycounty in the State if specially employed.

..uly-7?l2mJOHN ECHOLS, R. H. CATLETT,

Monroe county. Lexington.H. M. bell, Staunton.

ECHOLS, BELL _fc CATLETT,ATTORNEYS AT LAW,

Staunton, Va.,Will practice in the State and Federal Courts atStaunton, and in the Circuit and County Courtsp.Rockbridge, Rockingham and Alleghany.?_hey will also attend to special business in any ;part of Va. and West Virginia. [Sept 12?tl |

TJOW OFTEN is THE HGi'SSSOLD

LOAF buried with the Household Head, andfamilies that might have been comfortably pro-videdfor, left destitute by the want of a properforesight in its deceased protector?

Tiie Virginia I*_s_ra_ce Company,'

STAUNTON, VIRGINIA,

Offers to every head of a family perfect secu-rity against this melancholy condition.

it is

FOR LIFE INSURANCE ONLY.

ITS CHARTER IS PERPETUAL.

Its Cash Capital, £125.000.

It is organized on the basis of the old MutualLife of New York, and its successful experi-ence.THE PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN CASHITS DIVIDENDS A~R__ PAID IN CASH.

ITS POLICIES AliE PAID IN CASHWITHOUT DEDUCTIONS.

There are no premium notes, aud hence itsassets are ali cash, which presents the only solid,substantial basis of business for individuals orcorporations.IT INSURES ON ALL PROPER, SAFE

TABLES.IT PUTS NO IMPROPER RESTRICTIONS

ON TRAVEL.IT INSURES UNIMPAIRED FEMALE

LIVES.The Company is a combination of the pro-

prietary and mutual systems, securing the ad-vantages of both.

Its Policies are non-forfeitableafter two years,and incontestible after five years for all misstatements and errors in application except asto the age of tbe applicant.

Saddles, Harness, &c.

SADDEEiT AND "HARNESS.? If you

want good work, go to GEO. F. ELICK'Swhf-re you will find the best assortment this sideot Baltimore. wdiich he will sell cheap for cash.Saddles and Harness of all kinds?old and new;Trunks, Whips, Bits, &c. ; Buck Gloves, (Win-chester and Lewisburg make), and, in fact, cv-ervthing in his line of business.

Thanking his friends for past patronage hehope? to merit a continuance of the same.

REPAIRING done on short notice.Also, a good lot of old McClellan Saddles and

Halters, for sale cheap.Store on Main street, 3 doors west of Augusta,

nextdoorto Woods & Gilkeson's hardware store.apl9

HARNESS AND SADDLES.-The un-dersigned, having opened a first-class har-

ness shop, is prepared to manufacture harnessofevery description as low as it can be done. Willalso'keep on hand a good assortment of Carriage.Buggy and Riding whips, Saddle Blankets andSpurs, Curry Combs, Brushes, _.c, and, in fact,everything usually kept in a first-class shop. Hewill give special attention to repairing.

Don't forget to call atGrubert's New Euilding,immediately south of the Va. Hotel.

apS-tf. JAMES M. CARTER.ATEST NEWS ! War Declared I I

ANNEXATION OF CUBA ! !General Grant, or any other man. who wants

SADDLES,BRIDLES,

HARNESS?new or second-hand?

WHIPS, BITS, &c.,must go to Ed. Hall's, where he will find thebestassortment of the kind this side of New York,.11 of which can be bought cheap for cash.

EI). HALL,m Wharf opposite Smith & Elder's law office*.

Carriage Making.

C1AUKIAG_S AND BUGGIES.? I wish. to inform my friends that I have moved mv

CARRIAGE SHOPto mv new building near the "Virginia" Hotel,where I will keep on hand Carriages and Bug-§ies of every descriotion. By close

usiness and fair dealing, I expect to give entiresatisfaction. I will pay strict attention to RE- ?PAIRING. Give me a call before purchasing,

jan 18 J. H. WATERS.

(.ARRIAGE-MAKING.? At the solicita-) tion of many of my former patrons I have

again taken charge at my old stand, where Iwillcarry on ti-0 CARRIAGE-MAKING BUSI-NESS in all its various branches, and I am de-termined that my work shall not be surpassed in.finish, style, durability or price.

Special attention given to repairs.iW. tf JOHN M. HARDY.

Tailoring.rfIAIEORING ! TAILORING !!?TheJL co-partnership heretofore existing betweenGraves& Sprinkle has been mutually dissolvedand the business will hereafter be conducted byP. B. Graves alone.

He has reduced his prices for cash, and will doall kinds of work pertaining to the tailoring busi-ness, in the very best manner, and at figures solow that no one will fail to be satisfied. He hasremove? his shop to the room formerly occupied jby Dr. B B. Donaghe as an office, and invitesall his fi lends and the public generally to givehim a call.

y 30. P. B. GRAVES

TO FARMERS.We will pay the highest CASH PRICE

for WHEAT and CORN. Apply to our AgenW- H. Watts?Ot_ce near theDepot

may 18 tf L. HARMAN & CO

THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL HOMECOMPANY.

The Assets will be invested in Virginia, andhelp to build up our own interests in Virginia.It commends itself for its safety, managementand organization, to every Virginian and otherSoutherner in search of a safe Home

EiJe Insurance Institution.Live agems wanted in every precinct of ev-

ery county in the State. Send for circulars.

REFER TO THE FOLLOWING CITIZENSWHO HAVE INSURED IN

THIS COMPANY.A. F. Ackerman, H. KerE W Ravly, James Ker,H. M. Bell, Mrs. O. M. Kelley,John A. Bickle, Dr. W. S. McChesney,H. R. Boykin, W. J. Nelson,Orris A. Brown, H. L. Opie,W. A. Burke, J. N. Opie.R. L. Cleveland, W. L. Olivier,Dr. B. B. Donaghe, C. W. Parker,James Fagan, B. F. PointsS. N. Giles, W. R. Pointdexer,Mrs. Julia Gorman. R. T. Phillips,A. A. Grubert, E. H. Sears,C. W. Hunter. James E. Taylor.C. A. Holt, AY. H. Tarns,WTm. T. Jewell. D. S. Williams,

Charles E. Young.Address, PHILLIPS & MAYO,

General Agents for Virginia and W. Virginia,7 Lock Box 216, Staunton, Va.

(£_J- The circulation of the "Spectator"is about as great as the combined circula-tion of both the other papers published inthis place, and has as many subscribers inthis county alone as are contained in thewhole list of either of the other papers.

Poetry.The Girl in Blue.

Oh have you seen the girl in blue,That lives far down the avenue ;

. With modest eye,She passes by?

The girl on the avenue.Her jaunty bonnet, frail and small?A ribbon and a rose are all:

But hair ot gold,Beneath it rolled

Crowns the girl on the avenue.Her rolling collar gives to sightA tender throat as lilly white,

And gems and rings,And nameless things,

Wear3the girl on the avenue.A sweet, soft hand for mine to grasp ;A slender waist for me to grasp;

A little foot,Its dainty boot?

Dear girl on the avenue !Oh, as red a. roses are!Oh, eyes as bright as gem or star !

To gaze is bliss ;What were to kiss?Sweet girl on the avenue !

Your cheek's fresh rose should never fade.Fair head here on my shoulder laid !

The moments fleet-But life is sweet,

Ah, girl on the avenue!? ».

The Old Story.When visions of her face come o'er me,

Of her B*w.t face so far away,I _ay what lovers said before me,

What lovers will forever say :

Tiiat flowers bloom sweeter lor her being,That birds sing sweeter for her seeing,

That grass is greener, skies more blue.That all things take a richer hue;Lovers have said these things before;

Lovers will say them evermore.0 sweet young love, that in all ages

Bears ever one eternal form !With lasting youth your oldest page*

Glow ever, ever fresh -__gid warm.O dear old story, ever young !

Poets have painted, artists sung;Sure naught in life is half so sweet,

Death cannot make you incomplete.Lovers have said these things before ;Lovers will say them evermore.

Insurance.

& Main Sts., RICHMOND, Va.

Eook at Exhibits:

From Official Reports is made the following Loss-

es of other Companies compared with the Pied-I

mont and Arlington :

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1843;Mutual Lifo i 60672:396 j 1541845!NewYork Life ! 283_0:1.9 i 1421847IConnecticut Mutual ! 55691:424 i 1311K0: Manhattan ! 13625:112 i 1221850: Charter Oak I 19028:137 i 1391851: Massachusetts Mutual, 10396: 72 i 1441851: Phoenix _,: 17761:107 ' 1661858 Northwestern ! 27887178 : 1571859-Equitable '\u25a0 27666:1&5 i 150i860: Washington '\u25a0 8885: 43 ! 207I860: Home 10311: 65 j 1591862: North America : 11328: 78 ; 1451862 John Hancock j 5018: 26 j 1931862:Security 10603: 64 : 166 ,1864 Widows and Orphans : 3452: 21 j 1641864: National, N. V : 2093; 13 j 1611865: Universal, 3832; 20 ; 19218G5:Hahnemah : 2452; 11 j 2231686:Great Western..... : 1472: 5 2941866:Atlantic Mutual i 2675; 15 ! 1781866: World ! 1423; 9 : 1581866; New Jersey Mutual : 2691: 19 I 1421866:Travellers' 3568; 17 I 2101866;Hartford Life & Annuity 1105: 1:1051866:American Popular 2604; 16 : 1631867 :Piedmont& Arlington...; 3122! 10 j 312Average of all companies organized since 1859,

one in 188.

| Average of all companies organized prior to1860, one in 145.

Average of all companies, one in 153.

Following Companies have no exhibit as tonumber of losses, but show amounts lost:

1868, "St. Louis Mutual," policies in force Ist ofJanuary, 10,056.

Losses by Death, Policies and Eeversionary Ad-ditions $455,838.46 .

Losses admitted and not yet due 85,600.00Total Losses in 1868 $541,438.46

PiedmonAnd Arlington had 3,122 policies in

force Ist January, 1868- Losses in 1868, $42,000,and for present year, (1869) losses of Piedmont

and Arlington is /a?' under experience of general

average of Companies above stated, all which

show this company has lost less than any other.Agents wanted everywhere.jan4?ly

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JAMES KER. LIFE AND FIPvE INSU-RANCE AGENT.?OrrrcK over Ist Na-

tional Bank.?Buildings, Merchandise, Furni-ture, and Personal Property of all kinds, in townor country, insured against loss or damage byfire at the lowest rates, in companies of the high-est standing.

Write five year policies on detached buildings.Life Insurance effected with the best compa-

nies. mar22?2m

For the Spectator.Iliahland County, Va ~ )

April 12th, 1870 jMr Edito.: ; -I noticed in the Rockingham

Register of the 17th of March, a letter overthe signature "Justice," appealing to the Leg-islature for a gre-iter remedy to prevent honestmen from collecting their just dues. He,("Justice,") thinks that the "'Beast" is not asufficient, remedy. I read, and I pondered, andI read again, and sure ecough, it was fromVirginia ; but. I oannot believe that it was fromone of Virginia's Sons?it must have been fr/ima scallawag, or roe of her renegade sons. Notrue-hearted Virginian could sec up such a piti-ful howl without giving a better reason to showthe honest people of Virginia that he cannotsteal enough under this ___on.e_.C_td without theLegislature making furcher provisions lorfraud. lam so.ry that Mr "Justice" did notsubmit, a plan for the liquidation of all justdebts. He has no plan but right down repu-diation At least his lettersuggested no otherplan From '"Justice's" letter one might welldraw the inferei cc that he owes some honestman twenty-five or fifty dollars that he does notwish to pay; therefore, he calls his creditor aShylock. Now, I say, if bis debt is an honestone he should pay it. No honest man will re- !fuse to pay a just debt, and no honest manought to pay an unjust debt. Honest menwant no homesteads, no staylaws and no repu-diation Ail honest men will pay all their hon-est debts whether there is a law to compel themto pay or no-; they want no other law than that Ilaid down in the Bible?"Owe no man any- jthing," but, "do unto others as you would havethem do unto you." If all men would obeythis law. tlie lawyers would starve to dea*h,and all other officers would have to take holdof the plow instead of the law to earn a liveli-hood*. Justice! oh what a jewel thou wertwhen thy Father created thee, and how trueto thy name thou wert when God called theein council together with Truth and Mercy.?When God said, "Justice, shall 1 make man ?"

Justice says, "no, make him not, for he willviolate thy laws;" then He said to Truth,"shall 1 make man?" "Truth says, "no, make Ihim not, for he will perjure himself before thy

.face; then He .-aid to JVleicy, "shall 1 makeman?" Mercy said, "yes, make him and Iwill plead for him." Now, Truth and Mercyare still the same, but oh "Justice!" whereart thou? I think that I can tell you, whenJusticewas called this man heard it and beforetrue Justice could answer he answered Atleast there is a great contrast between his an-swer to the query by his Father whether Heshould make man and his letter in the Regis-ter. lam sorry to say that there was not theright kind of wisdom in the Legislature thatpassed the first stay law, and likewise not theright kind in the military commander who ex-tended that stay law. A little practical, andcommon sense would have taught either ofthese functionaries that it was necessary to forcethe paymt nt of a certain per cent of all debtseach year, say 25 per cent on all claims underthree hundred dollars, and 20 per cent ou allclaims under six hundred dollars, and 1.3 percent under one thousand dollars, or ten percent on the last named amount, and by this timethe debtn would nearly ali have been paidwithout anybody suffering much loss. At leastthis rule would have admirably in thissection, and I believe it would have answeredevery purpo-e i i all other parts of the State.?By this time, if this would have been the law,Mr. Justices pittance, as he says in his letter,would have been paid, and he saved the trou-ble of making such a disgraceful howling andwhining about paying a just debt. I do con-

. tend that it is a disgrace for Virginia t) recog-nize anything iiko this homestead, begotten,fostered, nourished, encouraged and forced up-on the good people of Virginia by scallawags,interlopers and negroes and liveted down uponthem by the very Arch-Fiends of Heil. AHhone-t people ought to frown down everythingthat has the least tendency toward di-.hon.sty,rascality and fraud. In the eyes of the lawand the law-makers, honesty has ceased to bea virtue The doors of rascality ate thrownopen wide, and all contracts, bonds aud pledgesare broken Hy law, and jet shall w<* submit.?I, for one, say, "No."

Very truly, you s,A CITIZEN.

FIRE INSURANCE effected at the lowestrates and on the most liberal terms, with the

SOUTHERN MUTUALFire Insurance Company.

Authorized Capital $250,000.00Accumulations, _. 175,089.03CHARTERED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF VA.

Office N. EL Corner Main and Ninth Sts.,RICHMOND, VA.

This Company issues Participating Policies onFarm and City Property, by which the insuredbecomes a member of the Company, sharing inits profits. A semi-annual Dividend of three percent., payable to the Mutual Policy-holders ofthis Company, declared July 1, 1809 ; also, threeper cent. January 1, 1870.

J S. CALVERT, President.JORDAN H. MARTIN, Vice President.H. S. PRICE, Secretary and Treasurer.Dr. H. G. DAVIDSON, General Agent.

STATEMENTOE THE BUSINESS OF THE

SOUTHERN MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCECOMPAN r, OP THE CITY OF

RICHMOND, VA.,January Ist, 1870.

Number of Policies issued 2,480Amount of Property insured if. 5,477,996.67Amount cf Premium Notes deposit-

ed with tbe Company 135,861.89Amount of cash premiums and fees

received 76,136.30Amount paid for Losses and Expenses 46,310.66Losses adjusted not due 2,025.00

Persons in town or country having property toinsure will find it to their interest to call on mebefore insuring elsewhere, and learn the terms ofthis Home Company.

~H. 11. PECK, Agent.Office with Drs. Hanger& Fultz. 2 doors North

of the Spectator office, Staunton, Va.marß

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad.

ON and after WEDNESDAY, 2nd of Febru-ary, 1870, the PASSENGER TRAINS will

run as follows, viz:MAILTRAIN will run daily between Rich-

mond and Staunton (except Sunday, betweenGordonsville and Staunton): leave Richmond at8.8-5 A. M., and arrive at Staunton at 4.20 P.M. Leave Staunton at 9.20 A. ___~ and arrive atRichmond at 4.40 P. M., making close connec-tions at Gordonsville and Charlottesville with theOrange, Alexandria & Manassas R. Road Mailtrains for Alexandria, Washington, Baltimore,Philadelphia, New York, &c.; also for Lynch-burg, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis," NewOrleans, Montgomery, Mobile, __c.

MAIL TRAIN will run tri-weekly betweenStaunton and White Sulphur Springs on TUES-DAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. LeaveStaunton at 4.40 P. M., and arrive at WhiteSulphur Springs at 10:05 P. M.; leave WhiteSulphur Springs at 3.20 A. M., and arrive atStaunton at 9A. M. And going West will con-nect with stages as follows? via: At Goshenwith stages for Lexington. Natural Bridge andRockbridge Baths. At Millboro' with stages forBath Alum and Warm Springs, and at WhiteSulphur with stages for Lewisburg, Charleston,

STAGES will also leave Staunton on TUES-DAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY morn-ings for Lexington and Natural Bridge.

NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN will run be-tween Richmond and Washington nightly,without change of cars, leaving Richmond at8.30 P. M., and arrive at Washington at 5.35 A.M. Leave Washington at 6.35 P. M., and ar-rive at Richmond at 3.30 A. M., making allthrough connections at Richmond and Washing-ton. SLEEPING CARS will be attached tothis train, and will be run through between Rich-mond and Baltimore without change.

THROUGH TICKETS issued to all pointsNorth, West and Southwest.

JAMES P. NETHERLAND,febß General Ticket Agent.

Pay Up!_??, ?i . ?. ?. .__

NOTICE*?My Accounts will be ready onthe Ist day of January, and as no bills

have been rendered for six months, I hope my 'friends will feel the importance and necessity ofa prompt settlement.

dec2&r-tf DAVIS A. KAYSER. i

For the Spectator.Frl-M> "BrRTiE:"?Having noticed your

letter dated March the 22cd, in the Spectator,concerning a little village springing up, knownas Needmore, of which I _:m a citizen, and cfcourse feel i:s*( ro-ted. I have looked throughthe columns of that paper to hear something

, more from you. but sorry to say I have seennothing more since the publication of yourworthy letter We do not pretend to say thatyou did not do the city of Needmore justice,but as it has bee n some time _inee wu heardfrom you, and time brings about many changes,we are giad to wjf such is the case with Need-more. .

Needmore still stands in the same place, butif you have not had occasion to pass throughsince the date of your letter, you would be filledwith wonder and amazement, and would eer-

STAUNTON, VA., TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1870,

tainly take up your pen again. I am promptedthrough nothing bat pure motives in writingthis letter, and by so doing I do hope to hearfrom friend "Bertie" again. At the time youwrote, Needmore, it seems, did not have manyhouses, with probably one dozen inhabitants?now there are tweuty-five buildingi in viewfrom front Street, and the inhabitants 75 to125, whiteand colored, You will observe thatwe notice the word white. We have from 40to 50 children so you see we need no moreNeedmore children?the only thing we needmore in Needmore is Needmore greenbacks.?You see from the number of children we havea fine School. Our teacher is a worthy gentle-man and fully competent, sober and industrious.You may judge we have a fine school. Hisself-denying exertions have won him a place inthe hearts of all the patrons of the school, andyet we are sorry to confess that he is yet abachelor. This does not correspond with yourletter exactly, that Needmore girls could behad only by the asking. We rememberof see-ing "Bertie" at a neighbor's house one ni.htdown on his knees, before one ofour little bru-nettes, making all the earnest appeals that anhonest heart could make, offeringto make vowsmost sacred, but so far all his earnest appealshave failed. We do not write this for the ben-efit of "Bertie," as he knows, but we do notwant to fool printers' devils. We want themto know, so that in their columns the worldmay learn that Needmore girls cannot be hadjust for the asking. In addition to the manychanges and improvements of the town, ourcitizens were much excited yesterday at the ad-vance of a heavy column of Surveyors whomight have been taken for the advance of alarge army, but only proved to be a little bandof Surveyors trying to get a line of Surveythrough our enterprising little town, throughwhich the great enterprise of the Valley Kail-road i 3 to pass. This, however, will not con-flict with any of the buildings. It strikes thecity on the North side and passes between theresidence of A. J. Kiser, white, and CharlesBarns, colored. These gentleman will be paidtor damages sustained. The Depot will set onthe South side ot Main Street, opposite thedwelling of Kiser & Barns, and West of loton same side of Main Street, selected by Mr.Stover, a New York artist, who expects tobuild a large gallery. Mr. Stover is quite acapitalist and a worthy gentleman, and knowswhere to invest to make it pay. Eight pic-tures taken for 75 cents and warranted to givesatisfaction. We hope he will get a liberalshare of public patronage, and would gladiywelcome more New York capitalists to our lit-tle town, as we have 400 town lots for sale, andgreenbacks are yet needed in Needmore.

The last Concert for this season came of atthe appointed time. It was quite a success,grand and interesting. Dan, Bob and Aiann,have our best wishes. They are the right menin the right place. Their minstrels have beenrich, rare and racy, and have added much to

. the enjoyment of our citizens. We tenderthem a hearty vote of thanks and hope to hearfrom them next season.

"Bertie." you certainly must have been acitizen of Tuckahoe at one time yourselfas youare positive that persimmons never fail. Now,"Bertie," if you wish to succeed in getting awile in Needmore, you should not expose thetreatment of your Brother Tuckaboes towardsour Needmore ladies. If one was wooed andwon from home and all the luxuries, from fulland plenty, and it she did not find nothing butco n bread and persimmons in Tuckahoe, proba-bly she regarded them as a great rarity, as theyare the only deficiencies in this country. Mr.Lamb, a worthy citizen of Needmore, has plen-ty in Store to supply all the wants in his fam-ily, for this generation, and a few thousand ingreenbacks to back up the persimmons. Cornbread in this country is scarce. Persimmonsarc not cultivated here. Wheat looks fine.?The prospect for fruit is very flattering.

It matters not, Mr. Editor, whether you aresingle or married?call and see us, and if youcannot send your devil. We wiil board himfree of charge to furnish you with a copyof the news from Needmore weekly, until wecan get up a printing office of our own.

Needmoreingiy thine,Z

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Generai li. E. Lee.General R. E. Lee sailed on the steamer

Nick King, last Tuesday, to visit the grave ofhis father, General Harry Lee ("Light HorseHarry,") situated at Dungeness, CumberlandIsland, on the coast of Georgia.

General Henry Lee was, during the winter of1817-18, at the West Indies for his health. Hesailed from Nassau on the ship "Betsy' : forSavannah, on the 10th February, 1818.

Instead of landing at Savannah heonly reach-ed Cumberland Island, where he was receivedby Mrs. Shaw, the daughter of General Greene,at the last house ofhis belovedcommander andfriend.

He died soon after his arrival, on the 25th ofmarch, 1818. It was doubtless a consolation tohim, as he could not reach his home, to havehis last hours soothed by the tendercare ofthedaughter of one he so much revered, and toknow that his remains would be placed by theside of his coimade in arms.

One incident of his death is worth recordingas showing how his veneration for Washingtonand his fondness for expressing it clung to himto the last. A surgical operation was proposed,as offering some hope of prolonging his life,?The surgeon urging thisresort, his patient putan end to the discussion by saying : "My dearsir, were the great Washington alive and here,and joining you in advocating it, I would stillresist."

Dungeness is now the property of Mr. Win.Nightengale, a grandson of General Greene,and whose guest General Lee is at the presenttime. The latter will probably return to Sa-vannah by the end of the week, and remainhere until the time arrives for his departure forVirginia. So our Florida friends, who hay,expressed such anxiety to greet the old herowill probably"tie disappointed unless they cometo Savannah.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.The Kanawha Republican contains a glowing

account of the commencement of work on thewestern divisionof the Chesapeake and Ohiorailroad near Charleston on the 9th instant. Atan early hour the mighty roar of cannon reverberated over hill and dale, and the people formiles around crowded into the town. In theafternoon there was a procession from the capi-tol to the point selected for the ceremonies ofthe occasion. "The meeting was called to or-der and God's blessing invoked upon the greatundertaking." Several speeches by prominentgentlemen were then delivered. The Repub-lican says:

"Col. W. A. Kuperbeing unavoidably absent,Capt. George C. Dickinson, resident engineer,filled his place by handing the gilt shovel withwhich the work was commenced to Mr. H. C.Parsons, one of the directors of the Chesapeakeand Ohiorailroad, who made a splendid rail-road speech, in which he located the workshipof the world in the great KanawhaValley. Theshovel was then presented by Captain Parsonsto Governor Stevenson, who, after a few plea-sant remarks in regard to the importance of thework, shoveled the first dirt on the Chesapeakeand Ohio raiiro"*d. Thus the great work wascommenced, and the people of Kanawha Val-ley feel assured that the time is close at handwhen the cars will daily pass their doors. Atnight there was a brilliant display of fireworks,n.u->ic by the band, and everybody seemed torejoice in the privilege of participating in thisgrand event."

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HorribleDouble Crime.?On Sundaylasta colored girl living near Pemberton, Gooch-land county, Va., of excellent character, waswaylaid by two negro men, and brutally ravish-ed and murdered. The perpetrators of thecrime, Henry Fife and one Willis, have beenarrested, the latterconfessing his share in thecrime, but alleging that Fife killed the girl.?Fredericksburg News.

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3 COWGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.? FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION.r Senate?Thursday, April 21st.?A bill was1 introduced to amend the revenue laws, which* provides that the clause imposing a license tax" upon produce brokers shall not not be constru-ed to apply to farmers selling their own pro-

duce. Referred to the Committee on Finance., A joint resolution was passed authorizing the' Postmaster General to prescribe an earlier timer for the execution of contracts by accepted bid-ders. The Committee on Commerce reported" favorably on the bill to incorporate the Cincin-nati and Chattanooga Railroad. The joint res-olution authorizing the Northern Pacific Rail-\u25a0 road Company to issue its bonds for the con-~ struction of its road, and tosecure the same by. mortgage, was taken up. After considerablediscussion, several amendments were proposed_ and adopted, and the resolution was finally

; passed by a vote of yeas 40 to nays ten.House.?Mr. Kerr withdrew his resolutionj to notify the GovernorofLouisiana of a vacan-'l cy in the first Louisiana District, but it was re-newed by Mr. Stevenson, of Ohio, who statedthat the same principle was involved in all thecases from Louisiana as in that of Sypher vs.St. Martin, and would necessitate a similar de-cision in each. The resolution was then laidon the table. The bill to revise the Patentlaws was amended and passed. The NavalAppropriation bill was taken up. The wholeamount included in the bill is $10,641,845.62.Mr. Washburne made a speech in explanationof the bill, and was followed by Mr. Hale.

SENATE-r-Friday, April 22.?Mr. Ramseysubmitted a report in relation to the Trans-Continental railroad, which was ordered to beprinted.

Mr. Chandler's resolution looking to the an-nexation of the Winnipeg country is now underconsideration.A bill was passed to perfect tbe title andjurisdiction of the United States as to the na-tional cemeteries by legislative action of theStates.The invalid pension appropriation bill wasalso passed. It appropriatesabout $30,000,000.A bill to pay the internal revenue officials ap-pointed in tho South at the close of the war,and who were unabie to take the oath prescrib-

ed by Congress, was objected to by Mr. Edmundswho gave notice that he intended to make aspeech on it.Mr. Sumner thought the parties to goto Andrew Johnson for their^ay.Mr. Sawyer's bill prescribing an oath of of-fice for participants in the rebellion not disqual-ified by the fourteenth amendment was passed.The oath is the same as that taken by congress-men whose disabilitieshave been removed. Thebill will practically relievo half a million people,and enable a majority of southern people tohold Federal offices.

The Senate then adjourned till Monday.House.? Tim regular order was called, afterwhich the Hot Springs (Arkan_as) Reservationwas considered.

After acting oh a number of private bills acontest arose as to precedence Among thecontestants was Butler with his general dis-ability bill. The tariff finally won the floor, andthe House proceeded to discuss scrap-iron.

Mr. Kelly had no doubt but that the Housewould reverse its decision on pig iron.Senate?Saturday, April 23.?The Senate_._._... ?

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was not in session to-tiay.House.?The appropriation committee have {decided to reduce by one-half the estimates of jthe Engineer department for fortification.The Ways and Means Committee had a loose idiscussion on the Funding bill. A wide div.rsi I

ty of views was developed.The commandants of Western posts were for- jbidden to allow furs and peltries from the small- j

pox legions to pass the posts.Mr. Peck, from the tenth Ohio district, was [seated.The bill for the sale of the Hot Springs inArkansas was passed.Mr. Schenek moved to non-concur in the Sen-ate amendments to the income tax, and assuredthe House that the whole subject would come

up in a general revenue bill, which is next inorder.Discussion was general on the subject, and '

occupied the entire day.The motion for non-concurrence was carried I

and the House adjourned.Senate?Monday, April.2s.?The Commit-

tee on the Judiciary reported a substitute for Ithe bill to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment,covering the whole ground ofseveral bills on the j

- subject referred to the committee. Committeesof conference were appointed on the Revenue!and Income Tax bills. The Senate proceededto the consideration of business on the calendar,and a large number were disposed of. The fol-lowing were passed : Substitute for the Housebill extending the time for revising and consoli-dating the statutes of the United States; billgiving priority to election cases to which a Stateis party in the courts of the United States;joint resolution providing for the repair ot theenclosure of the cemetery at Harper's Ferry,Va.; bill relating to judicial proceedings in theDistrict of Columbia; biH amendatory of tbecharter of the Mutual Fire Insurance Companyof the District of Columbia; bill to further de-fine the nature and extent of the duties andpowers of the District of Columbia, and pre-scribing his fees and the manner of collectingthe same ; bill donating captured cannon to con-struct a monument at West Point; bill relatingto grants of public lands to the State of Nevada,and bill regulating foreign and coasting tradeon the Northern, Northeastern and Northwest-ern frontiers.

House.?A number of bills and resolutionswere introduced and disposed of. The Houserefused to entertain a resolution declaring thatthe honor and good faith of the Goverment arepledged to the payment of all claims of loyalpeople in the South who had property taken by

i the Government during the war. Aresolution' was passed providing for the appointment of a

commission to procure an appropriate burialplace for the remains of the late Secretary Raw-lins, and to erect a monument to his memory.The Tariff bill was taken up and several amend-ments were adopted relating to the tax on manufactured iron. The Committeeon Elections re-

. ported in favor of Mr. Newsham, in the con-; tested election ease of Ryan vs. Newsharii, from, the Fourth Louisiana District. The House soonafter adjourned.

Another .flew State.Congress has lately been grinding out new

States at the rate of one per session. Material. is now being accumulated from which, it is

thought, in a few weeks another State will be' produced and its name wiil be New Mexico. ?

; The inhabitants of that unfavored portion of' the United States now known as the Territory

of New Mexico are a mixture ofIndians, Mex-icans and Spaniards, with a small proportion ofemigrants from the States, and theirknowledgeof a republican form of government is about agrade higher than that, of the Hottentots. Thepopularion of the Territory is decreasing, andthe agricultural and mineral products are year-ly diminishing. But there is need of two moreRadical Senators in Congress, and the way toget them is to admit New Mexico as a State.?Petersburg Courier.

Fatal Result op a Little Fcjn.?A deafand dumb boy in Shelbyville, Ind., amused

, himself on Wednesday niglu sticking pinsthrough Mrs. Dr. Walker's trousers while shewas lecturing, and this little pleasantry lerd toa bloody fracas in the audience, which resultedin the shooting ofan ex-sheriff and the mortal

, wounding of another man....

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General Howard is "ner\ous" concerning therevelations made about his philanthropic workin the South. Before the investigation is over1 he will doubtless find that, whether in acts ofcharity or acts of Mammon, it is good policy notto let the right hau-1 know what is done by theleft. *

1 The Nashville Democrat (German) recom-! mends Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins, for

next mayor of Richmond, on account of thedual condition ofaffairs in this famous city.

Number XXIII.The Beautiful land.

j There are brighter skies than these I knew ;' | Lands where no shadows lie?

i j Fields where immortal flowersbloom: And founts that are never dry;Whero are domes where the stars are never dim,Where the moon forever gleams,

And the music hright of the radiant hillsSweeps o'er the crystal stream. :For often I have caught in the time of sleep,A gorgeous glimpse of the hidden deep,Away in tho land of dreams.When night lets down her pall of mistOn slender cords of air,And the purple shadows of dying day

Are teeming everywhere;While unseenfairies chant a layIn the liily's silver cells;

And the solemn voice of the harmless windsBreaks up the dreary fell 3;I know by the cry of my soul within,There's a place *here they shut the gates of sinAnd the God of glory dwells.

The wail ot wind, the river's voice,The arch of western hill,; The beauty spread on the living earthIn slumbrous twilight, stillsThe yearnings of each human heart,For a holier, better clime?A higher life than this mortal courseBearing the seal divine!Ah sure there must be a beautiful landW here the white-robed millions ransomed standChanting their songs sublime.

Deistical Writers.Gibbon, who in his celebrated "History ofthe Decline aud Jail of the Roman Empire *'

has left a memorial ofhis enmity to the gospelresided many years in Switzerland where, withthe profits of his work, he purchased a con-siderable estate. This property has descendedto a gentleman, who, out of his rents, expendsa large sum annually in the promulgation ofthat very gospel which his predecessors insidi-ously endeavored to undermine.Voltaire boasted that with one hand he wouldoverthrow the edifice ol Christianity which re-quired the hands of twelve Apostles to buildup. Ihe press which he employed at Fer-rey, tor printinghis blasphemies was afterwardsactually employed at Geneva in printing theHoly Scriptures; thus the very engine whichhe set to work to destroy the credit of the Biblewas employed m disseminating its truthsIt is a remarkable circumstance also, that thefirst degree of the Au_.4l.ary Bible Society atEdinburg was held in the veryroom in whichDavid Hume, the infidel, died.«f nh_S_ s?id .,' "He *as «ving in the twilightIL&3 L y *So he wa3; butk was lhe &-light ot the morning.

Tom Paine on his return from France, sittingin tne City Hotel in Broadway, surrounded bymany of our leading men, who came to do himhomage, predicted that "in five years therewould not be a Bible in America "

SamuelForresterBancroft, Esq., accompaniedMr Isaac Weld, Jr., in his travels throughNorth America. They were sitting on LakeLne in a vessel on board of which was Volncvwho was notorious for his Atheistical principles',trie was very communicative; allowed no on-portumty to escape of ridiculing Christianity ?In the course of the voyage, a heavy stormcame on insomuch the vessel, which had struckrepeatedly with great force was expected to godown every instant. There were many on board,but no one exhibited such strong marks offear-ful despair as \ olney, who in the aeony of hismind threw himself on deck, exclaiming, withuphited hands and streaming eyes : "Oh ' mvGou! my God .'-what shall I do." This sosurprised Bancroft, that notwithstanding thej moment did not very well accord with flashes| pi humor, vet he could not refrain from address-i mRinR h;,m -

' Mr Voin what , you have; a God now? To which Volney replied with, tlie most tremblinganxiety, "O yes ! O yes'"f Ihe vessel, however, got safely into port, andMr, JJancrofc made every company which howent into, echo with this anecdote of Volney'sacknowledgment of God. Infidelity, then, willdo only ashore in fine weather; but will notstanu a gale of wind for a few hours. Infidelsand Atheists I how will you weatheran Eternalj Storm?"

Make your own sunshine."Oh dear, it always Jo?, rain when I want|to go anywhere?" cried little Jennie Moore ?

J "It s too bad ; now I've got to stay in-doors'allj day, and 1 know I shall havo a wretched day."i. "Perhaps so," said Uncle Jack ; "but youj need not have a bad day unless you choose"How can I help it? I wanted to go to thej park and hear the band, and take Fido and\ play on the grass, and have a good time, and! pull wild flowers, and eat sandwiches under! the trees. And now there isn't goingto be any| sunshine at all; and I'll just to stand herei and see it rain, and see the water run off thej ducks' backs all day."I T T ")VeJ'' Jets malic a fitde sunshine," said? Uncle Jack.

"Make sunshine!" said Jennie; "why howyou do talk ;' and she smiled through her tears"lou havn't got a sunshine factory, haveyou ._

k uT.II, lm going t0 start one Tisht off, ifyou 11 be my partner," replied Uncle Jack?"Now let me give you the. c rules for makingsunshine; first, don't think of what might havebeen if the day had been better ; second seehow many pleasant things there are left to en-joy ; and lastly, do all you can to make otherpeople happy.""Well, I'll try the last, first;" and she wentto work to amuse her little brother Willie, whowas crying. By the timeshe had him riding ai.tV3 "-0 . ghln*' sht) was 'aughiugtoo.Vveu, said Uncle Jack, 'I see you are agood sunshine-maker, for you've got about allyou or \V llhe can hold just now. But let's trywhat we can do with the second rule.""But I haven't anything to enjoy; for all mydobs are old, and my picture books all tornand? \u25a0

"Hold!" said Uncle Jack; "here's an oldnewspaper. Now, let's get some fun out of it "

bun out ol a newspaper! why, how youBut Uncle Jack showed her how to make amask by cutting holes in the paper, and how tocut a whole family of paper _Ull_. and how tomake pretty things for Willie out of the paper.

1hen he got the tea-tray and showed her howto roll a marble around it. And so she foundmany pleasant bits of fun, and when bed-timecame, she kissed Uncle Jack, and said "Goodmght, dear Uncle Jack." "Good nieht littlesunshine-maker," said Uncle Jack '

-Tearing the other shore.When, after the weary voyage that I fir_tmade across the ocean, sick and loathsome Iarose one morning and went upon the deckholding on, crawling, thinking I was but aworm. I smelt in the air porno strange smell,and I said to the Captain, "What is the odor?"It is he land breeze from cff Ireland." 1smelt the tart, I smelt the grass, I smelt theleaves, and all my sickness departed from memy eyes grew bright, my nauseawas gone. Thethought of the nearness ofthe land came to meAnd when, alar off, 1 saw the dim line of land'joy came and gave me health, and, from thati_oaient,_ 1 had neither sickness nor trouble * Jwas coming nearer to the land.Oh !is theie not for you, old man, and fori you, wearied mother, a land breeze blowing offI from heaven, wafting to you some ofits sweet-ness? Behold, the garden of the Lord is not\u25a0 far away; I know from the air. Behold thejoy of home. Do I not hear thechildren shoutfThe airis full of music to our _ilent thought ?

Oh, how full of music when our journey is almost done, and we stand upon the bound andprecinct of that blessed land ! Hold on to youriaith Believe more firmly. Take hold by pray-er and by faith. Away with troubles and buf-Be happy\u25a0: you are saved. In a fewhours visions of God and all the realities of theeternal world shall be yours, and you shall besaved with an everlasting salvation.I Tiue love is nourished by showers of adversefortune, as the roses and violets by shower, ofJ vernal rain. .-" 77