Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-27

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to private war and will always seek to avoid
it; but, in this case feel bound in duty to
every gentleman, as well as to myself and
my friends, to avoid this pitiable, reckless,
abandoned, dishonoroble man, as would a
moral pestilence In this I fear not the
judgement Of the public wherever Charles
Irving is known but at all events I have the
approval Of my own judgement, and act upon
it decisively. shall rely upon the means
only Of lawful defence.
O. JENs1NGs WISE.
Richmond, Nov. IS, 1858.
"A Card.
In the Enquirer, Of this morning, o. J..
Wise skulks from the issue presented him by
me Of course he endeavors to shelter him
self by counter denunciations. The idea that
I am not entitled to the recognition ola gen
tleman, is known to besimply ludicrous. NY
No friend Of O. J. Wise will endorse an al
legation 50 absurd My personal relations
| with has most intimate friends and connec-
tons exclude such a belief on my part, Mr..
Wise's real motive in his card was by sub
terfuge to avoid personal meeting with me.
He has been attempting for months, to bully
the Democracy Of the State, and, when the
opportunity for fight was presented, has
cowardly skulked the issue. Such man can
excite only the contempt Of men and the pity
Of women. I shall afford Mr., Wise, as he
avoids the fight, an opportunity Of investi-
eating my character by becoming a witness
:: ~ AL ~r,:th NJ HJoo,onr - xii IL
has chosen to allude. aai
shall also make full publication of my
relations to the Wise party, in the course Of
the next two or three days The veil has to
be lifted. and the public will then find who
is the gentleman egisia tf
Mr.. Wise charges that am stool" in
conspiracy against his life. This is the best
joke Of the season. If Mr.. 0. j. Wise can
convince any one male or female, inside or
outside Of lunatic asy4am that has life is of
sufficient Importance to be conspired against,
I shall be ready to surrender. But the
public shall hear from me again. ssa a
eif zs4a g. IRVING.
P. S.--Since writing the above card, [
have been arrested and bound over to keep
the peace, as alse to meet the charge of libel
upon Mr.. o. j. Wise, under the penalty Of
two thousand dollars 1t is known to nv
friends, that hearing that o. j. Wise had
been arrested disdained the affectation Of
avoiding the service of writ I knew to be in
the hands Of officers. I leoue staqe antics to
Others M G. IRVING.
Richmond, Nov. 10.
A FATHER AND Two DAUGHTERS ARREST
ED FOR RoBB1Na THE MA1L.-A man named
Phelps, postmaster in Fayette county Ohio,
and his two daughters have been arrested
on the charge Of robbing the mail. The
two girls, who are quite yonng, the eldest
not being over Is years, have made full
confession. They had, it is alleged, stolen
about $500 at various times, and spent it
for dress and furniture. The father, how
ever, denies all knowledge Of the robbery
The Cincinnati ssGazette" says:
Mr.. Phelps, the father, is man nearly
sixty years Of age, and owns farm of ,14O
acres where he resides He has always
stood very well in the community previous
to this charge. We perceive by the Blue
Book that his Office last year yielded him a
revenue of So! The daughters are quite
pretty and intelligent, and in their mourn
ing habiliments, (their mother having died
about year ago. they appear very inter-
esting.
DETENTION OF THE NICARAGUA EM1oRANTs-
GREAT EXCITEMENT. Mobile, Nov 49,
There has been great excitement in this
city to-day, in consequence of the detention
of the Nicaragua emigrants. Some four
hundred Of them surrounded the Office Of
Julius Hope, demanding immediate trans
portation, or that their passage money should
be refunded. Mr.. Smith, the Deputy Col
lector, interposed, aud stated he was conf
dent that instructions would be received
from Washington on Saturday.
The crowd then dispersed on the assu-
rance that something definite would be re-
ceivey by the evening.
augusta, Nov. 20.-A private dispatch
received here, states that the emigrants de-
mand from the agent in compliance with
the agreement for the tickets issued-vio-
lence is apprehended
PULcHR1ruDE OF EDITORS. -Muggins, or
Muzzy, OF Staunton, who edits the Specta-
tor, says that while ia Richmond at the
Fair, he went into the tent provided for the
press, and should have run had he seen
either Smith, of Lexington, or a chap named
Stofer, who edits paper at the village Of
Fairfax, few miles this side Of the Ridge.
We have seen, says the Editor Of the War
renton (Va.) Wing, Muggins or Muzzy,
and can say with truth, that Stofer and
Smith are just as good looking as himself.
This however, is not paying much of a COM
plimentto either Of the above-named chaps.
ROBBERY. Ferdinand Zeiler, a jeweler,
from New Market Shenandoah county Va
stopping at French's Hotel, New York, had
stolen from his room on Monday night last,
Is silver watches, valued at $125, $50 in
gold, and an overcoat. He had but just
{ purchased the watches the day before, and
it is thought he was watched from the time
/ the purchase was made, to SEQ whittier he
took them as the suspected thief had On the
same night taken the room directly opposite
the one occupied by him.