Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-11-15
NEW ITEMS

4 In 1916 the population of iowa was 49,.
9S8. The estimate Of the present year il
100000. The increase during last yeal
was ga 900.
During the first two weeks of October the
Illinois Central Railroad Company sold
S586,000 worth of land.
The Locomotives and Passenger Cars
have been placed upon the Washington and
Alexandria Railroad.
The re-assessment of lands in Roanoke
County, tits State, shows an increase in
value Of 70 per cent,
The Governors of twelve States have de-
sgnated the GOTH of November as Thanks
giving day.
=, The bridge over Che Mississippi River at
Rock Island, has become as great a source
of controversy as the Wheeling bridge was
in its day.
The teesburg Washingtonian says, Mr.
Jacob Stream, residing near Morrisonville,
in this county. had his left leg torn off in a
threshing machine, on Saturday last. He
lived but q few minutes. He was highly
esteemed by many relatives and friends.
The Petersburg Express says, a terrific
hurricane passed over Montreal last Tuesday
night, tearing down chimneys and fences,
and doing great damage to buildings. The
steamer Prince Albert from St. Lambert,
was driven gu St. Helen's Island By the vi
olence of the wind. The passengers receiv-
ed every hospitality from the garrison sta
toned there. Much damage has been done
in exposed parts of the country.
The Petersburg Express says, Twelve of
the superb marble capitals which were to
surmount the great columns in the rotunda
of the new Custom House at New Orleans,
costing some SS0Qe each, were lost recently
in the ship 0liphant
TIE Richmond Dispatch of Nov II says,
An occurrence of painful and unusual
character took place in this city on Sunday
evening. john Delaney, employed at the
paper mill, went TO q grocery near Trent's
Bridge, and procured a piece Of beef. and
commenced eating; but wiiia attempting
to swallow, a portion Of it lodged in his
throat, producing strangulaton. All efforts
20 relieve him were Intellectual, and he died
in about fifteen iniuEtes. His brother took
charge of the body.
WILMtNGroN, Del Nov. 10.
Beath Of Hon. John u Cttgtoa. Hon.
John NJ. Clayton died at Dover, in this
State last night at 7 o'clock Bull. SIN.
The printing Office of the Norfolk Amer
lean was entirely consumed by fire on Sun
day night last. The building was burned
to the ground, and with its contents, includ-
ing presses, types, &c, will be total loss.
The paper will be issued again in few
lays. The fire, it is said. was tie work Of
at irsendiarJ.
81 The crop Of corn in Eochbridgo this
year is the smallest raiaei in the. comfy for
20 years 1t is thought tha. it 9iil sell at
q dollar bushel before harvest. The crops
Of Wheat and grass were also very short, in
of tho drought. Some crops
of vheat did not pay for the guano sown
with the viheat. Others did bot produce the
seen ice. IT,.
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AZ CID EEIIc.-A servant man belong
ing TO- Mr.. Ro. Hammer, while ploughing
in tobacco ,he,d on Las plantation in Abe
marie county, recently, brought to the sur
lace gold ring, on which was engraved the
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DROWNED. - Major l.. Il. Washington,
Of Jefferson county, was drowned
N the Missouri river, at Roach Port, ON the
10th ult. Major w, served az an officer in
he Mexican war and has beep p~rarnd in