Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-02-23
slrths, Marie yes and Deaths in Virginia

/, appears from a report made to the Virginia
Legislature, uafeI the act providing tor re
esiraion oil births, marriages aud deaths, that
In 1888 there were Ia ia counties Lois
births. The Number IN 1884, IN II Counties,
was II, lsg divided as follows:
Number of whites, designated il,04s
Number Of free colore,i, designated 26l
Numbu! OF males, designated. o,S1a
Number Of females, designated, 1858
Number born alive, designated, 1923
Number born dead, designated, 42l
Thare are rs counties aud corporations from
which no retuIns of births Tor 1884 have beon
tereived.
In 1854 in | Is counties, there were 5, $50
marriages, of which $3.50 were farmers. @57
mechanics, % / meIcha lis, l06 physicians. aIrt
$40 aborefs. Thirty Three counties maJes 10
returns
The v hole number Of deaths reported in "a
counties lor he y..st 1871 aas 9 042, AS to-
iows
Number Of s.liiss, designated, all
Nrruber 81 Tree ruiaed, d ,sgnaea, 29i
.Nanbaf 81 slsses, dssighd!ed, 6e0
Number u laat,s desiana,ej, $50
Numbei of females desi9usied. tH3
I here afe rs counties fom which no returns
70! 1854 nave been received
BLAcKwoop's MAaAzINE.--We have
received the January number OF thi, PEE
,ioaical. Contents as follows:
The Gold Screw, aud lis Consequences,
The New Peace Pnrty-A Dialogue,
A military Adventure IN the Psfrnn q
Part l.,
Lancashire Strikes,
The Inns OF Court, and ths Bar of En-,
gland,
Vet DAYS "a, Bryn Cein,
Drinking aud Smoking,
On the State CT the British Army.
Published by Leonard Scott h. Co, 70
Fulton Street, Entrance 81 Gold Street
Price of Black God. and any one OF the
four Reviews. IS, the four Reviews and
Black wood, $40.
HORRIBLE MURDeR.-W learn from the
81. Louis papers thut Baxil II. Gordon,
assistant ell gineer on the North Missouri
Railroad, was murdered few weeks sinre.
seven miles THIS side of Warrenton, in that
State. he had been along the line Of the
road in company Nth M. Sturgeon and
Major Walker, collecting subscriptions,
but separated from the latter. and was re-
turning aloue. The murderrrs supposed
he had large sum Of moncy on his person,
and they waviaid him, aud Shot him
through the head. Oae OF the supposed
mu,derers represented his name as may,
from the State Of keutucky A reward Of
1890 has been offered for their st.
Afr Gordon was native of Virginia, in
which State he leaves mother. He was
a man who Was greatly respected, and
about 40 years OF age.
SINGULAR DiscovsnY IN ALLEGu.NY CoUs-
H.. Iit nj IA bal, u f.
Central RAILROAD, IN Aleshasy county, Ola MI.
Gad,'s section, ,euelaied iHlo cav, il@
mouth Of Which Mas about $40 ieel HON Jac.-
son River. same OF The worNnea entered II
and continuing on then cnulss, passed under
the river aud came onl on The other side oi II.
Ia the cave was i0uub ihe body OF a hunter,
with al the equipments lying neAr hEn. About
IS O03 IN boads payahie TO Mrs a. Cross, aud
dated IN 1923. ware found on The b1dy, which
was lna wonderful state OF preservation. rle
bonds ate signed By many o the oldest citizsus
Of Allegheny and Bath conn / D.
4 DsAyr ON UNcLE SANS ExcuEouER.-
We learn tina, the acting Sergeht-ai afns al
the House, MIR. GlQssbi euuei, drew tom the
treasury vest erday upwards OF $50 O00 Ia
gold; tiat amount having been advanced by
h.m 10 members, from his own piivate resosr'
ccs, There Is yet due TO the representatives
about TWO hundred and thirty thousand dol
lars, OH account Of mlleage and per diem, which
sun, il is reasonable 10 supp)se, Will soon be
transferred froa Uncle Satu's strong box. to The
pockets of the Government creditors. So much
cash thrown INTO circulation Will relieve, TO
s,mr degree the pressure Ia the money market.
--lYdsh. Sentinel.
HogsE rGar.--As the cars were crossing
over the mountain rack OH Tuesday last. Two
horses ran upon the road. aad Kept a-hsad oil The