Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-06-22

supreme Court ct New York, on Monday
Hast confirmed the Judgment Of the referee
in the case of Agucs Kidder,, VS.. Walter
Kidaer, annulling the marriage Of the par
ties upon the ground of fraud on the part of
the defendant. Itappeared tina. the parties
were married in the month of July last, the
lady being then just turned fourteen, and
the defendant being about thrty-one. The
lady was the daughter of wealthy ship
owner, and the defendant waiter in di-
ming saloon. The parties became acquain-
Ted at boarding house, where the lady was
temporarily staying with her mother and Sis
tier during the absence of her father. On
the day Of the marriage. a girl named En-
ma, residing IN tne house, induced plaintiff,
with the consent Of her mother to visit New
York, promising, 70 return the same even
ing Shortly after going out, they were
met by Kidder, who took the parties to a
store IN Cherry street, at which place he
poured something which she Thought was
Cologne, on plaintiffs handkerchief. but it
turned out to be narcotic. The parties
then went to clergyman, who had been
visited the day before by Kidder and indu-
ced by his statements to agree to perform
the marriage ceremony. The next day
plaintiff acquainted her mother with the mar
riage. at the same time imploring forgive
ness, as she did not. know what sic was a.
bout at the time Defendant had tried to
obtain a consent to the ratification of the
marriage since, but plaintiff wholly refused
to consent theieto, and instituted the pro-
eeedings which have resulted in restoring
her to freedom from the claims Of the shrewd
but INSCRIPTIONS dish-washcr.
SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN TEXAS. The Hos
kins Monitor has lengthy account. Of the
doipgs Of the negroes in Grayson county,
Texas. Near Kentuckytow man nam
cd Kincade whipped his negro boy. The
same night the negro while all else were a.
asleep. killed the, entire family with an axe;
first his master, then his mistress, then an
ORPHAN boy and a little babe. The negro
confessed his guilt, was tried and hung
Several white men were implicated, but
nothing definite known. A few daye after,
three more negroes were hung, as implica-
ted in the murder. The bodies of the ne
grors were not suffered tc be removed from
the trees but were allowed to hang there as
warnings to others.
| .spor" LrSccLv.-f1in1co1llinl IA known
throughout Illinois by the sobriquet of Spot
Lincoln" on account Of a long aad foolish
set Of resolutions he introduced into Con-
gress when he first took his seat, calling up
on the President for certain information rel
alive to the ''spot" of land on which the
| a.,
They were SO ridiculous that they never
/ came to vote at all, even where has own
party was in the majority, Since then lie
has been spotted by the people Of Illinois
whenever he asked for Office, which has
been nearly every year, and he will be
"spottad' now by the whole Countrywide
trot Free Press.
THE Turn Frr1Y SPOKEN in that eeIe
brated campaign between Douglas and Lin
coin. the latter during the debate at Spring
field, ILL., charged Mr. Douglas With having
aspirations for tie prcidency, and added
''On the contrary, nobody ever expected
me to be President. Ii my poor, lean, lanf
face nobody has ever seen that any cabbages
were sprouting OUT
Mr.. Lincoln told the trtitil in 1858. No
body ever expected to see Lincoln President,
and he isn't fool enough to expect It him
self .-MIuaukie Nems.
Han STORM AT ALBANIA terrific bail
storm passed over Albany, N. Y, Sunday
afternoon at Eve o'clock, lasting half an
hour, doing great damage to property =
Streets were submerged, houses inundated.
trees STRIPPED Of their limbs, and gardens
entirely destroyed. All sections Of The city
suffered A house fell in, seriously ipiur-
ing one man, slightly injuring three others.
VIGILANCE CoMettr1rnB Vigilance
Committee has been formed in Grange CO..
Va for the purpose Of riddin that county
Of suudry persons suspected of dealing With
slaves, melting them to steal, &c Some
persons have been ordered to leave the CHM
ty, and in more than one Instance force has
been used
In looking over The proceedings Of the
Ohio Sunday School Convention, we End
the following resolution offered by Dir
Smith, pious and promising young lawyer !:
Resolved, That 4 committee of ladies
and gentlemen be APPOINTED to raise child
rem for The Sabbath School"
). 4 humber Of counterfeit SIS bills on the
Citizens Bank of Baltimore, we're presen-
ted at the Mechanics Bank In Wheeling on
the 18th instant They have a medallion
head Of a female. and large figure on each
end. with large figure s in Gentle. Unlike
genuine.
SrAfuh Of Benton. -The Committee, at
St Louis, appointed to raise funds for a
marble statue of Hon. Thomas a. Benton,
have obtained the desired amount. 3d..
900, and awarded the work to Miss Harriet
Hosmcr.
A MONSTER CRY. The city Of Jeddo, the
capital of Japan, is said to be, without ex
ceptlon, the largest city III the world. It
contains 10000 dwellings, and the TN
paralleled number Of 5000, 1000 inhabi-
tants.
The Blue Sulphur Springs, in Green
brier county, Va, have been purchased for
tho establishment of Baptist College, at
$40,0 200.
There are 200 visitors at the Montgomery
White Su1rhur Snr;n6s