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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-05-11

WIN. D. TOMPKINS, JAS. 4. TUMPKlNS,
Of the late firm of E. G. Formerly of Aibenarfe,
& W. D. Tompkins, of late a partner in the
Richmond Va, and for concern of Staples Martin
merry of Abemarle. 4 Co., Staunton, Va.
W. D. TOMPKINS & BRO,
Commission merfbants
Opposite the Flour Sheds Basin Bank,
RI c. HIM O NJ D, VA.
SOLICIT CONSIGNMENTS OF
lour, Tobacco. Wheat, Corn, 4 Produce
Generally,
And give their prompt personal attention to all
business entrusted to them.
Li6eswl Advances made. on Consigmmaents
IN Store.
September IL, 1S57.-1v.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-05-11
VIRGINIA CENTRAL R. ROAD

Richmond, March 9, 1860.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05
The Pleasure Of TravellnG IN Tennessee
--- A NiRhl of Adventure. Il -----

A writer in New Orleans paper mentions
the experience Of himself and a companion
while stopping over night at Grand Junction,
Tenn, in these words.
| was shown to my room by waiter, and
placing the candle on the table, he turned
round very soberly and said: Nov let me
advise you to lock up your door, and every
thing you have got, for this Grand Junction
Is hard place" "Ah," said |, "what is 60
ing on?" "Why," he replied, "there isn't
room in the house but has been robbed dur
ing the past month, and it's hard old place"
Looking at the door after he left found the
lock was humbug, and fitting up q chair
with the washbowl in it, and making sure of
the whereabout of the poker, | was fool
enough go to bed. Very fully, indeed, did |
realize, soon afterward, the force of the re-
mark made by member of the Tennessee
Legislature, that the new Penitentiary ought
TO be erected in the neighborhood of Mem
phis, to save the transportation of convicts.
First, there was fight in the bar-room,
and took look at friend poker, but did not
rise. Then about two A. NJ. was aroused
by shouts and cries, struggle and heavy fall,
and thought might as well know what was
going on. The first one saw was the waiter
who had shown me my room, who said as he
recognized me, "They caught him; OH they
have caught him" Caught who; what for r.
'Oh, he has committed a burglary on jew
elry store up at La Grange, and the police
have tracked him here Thanking God
there was show ofpolice so far away from
Memphis, | returned to my room. ! was
going off to sleep when the cries of woman
awoke the whole house, only three rooms away
from my room, shrieking murder and help.
got out us in duty bound, and found the
alarm caused by apolice search ofthe woman's
effects, who was the wife of the man arrested.
1t now nearly A. NJ, and was thinking
Of trying TO get some sleep, when my friend,
the waiter, came along, and already aware OF
my destitution in the way of arms, offered to
lend me pistol for the balance of the night
for a half dollar. st daylight turned out
and met my California friend, who had been
located on the floor above me, and commenced
telling him my experience. "Well," said he,
don't say anything of that for that is old
news, Don't you know what they talk OF
here this morning?" "No, have not been
out" "Wel," said he, "come along down
to the Depot, as there is man lying dead
there, and they don't know whether he was
murdered or jumped off the train and was
killed. We went down, and noisy crowd
was gathered around thebody, and the verdict
was Found Dead"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05
Characteristic Anecdoto of Peter Cart
wright.

Numerous anecdotes are related of DR..
Cartwright. Among the many we will relate
one which is strikingly characteristic of the
man; In the days Of President jackson he
was spending q Sabbath in Louisville, KY,
and was invited by young pastor to preach
in his church in the evening. He accepted
the invitation and appeared in the pulpit.
While going through with the Introductory
exercises, General Jackson came into the
church and took his seat. The young
preacher, whose notions of respectability
were somewhat fastidious, began to exhibit
considerable uneasiness for fear the rough
and eccentric Cartwright might offend the
President. AT length he whispered to the
uncouth old stranger, Gen. Jackson is in The
congregations" but the individual. addressed
paid no attention to the hint. Again the
sentence " Gen. Jackson is In the congregation, "
fell upon his ear with greater distinctness
than before. The patience ofthe "backwoods
preacher" was exhausted, and turning to his
whispering tormentor, exclaimed in tone
that the entire congregation heard, What do
Icdre for Gen. Jackson? God tciH damn him
as quick as he ViN any Niger in kentucky, II
he doesn't repent!"
The mortified young man afterward tried
TO apologize to Gen Jackson for the rough
ness of Mr.. Cartwright. jackson replied:
"You need not apologize for that man; i'll had
a regiment ofsuch men | could conquer old
England"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

CHEAT OUTRAGE UPON A WoMAN.-A re-
spectacle widow, thirty-six years of age, was
dreadfully outraged last Sunday in Albany,
New. York, by party of rowdies, ten or
twelve in number. Going from Buffalo to
visit friends in Newark, n. j., she could not
find them and was compelled to return Ar
riving in New York, she went on board the
Isaac Ne'Dton and gave TO an officious stran-
ger her last fifty cents, he proposing to pur-
chase her ticket for her. 0fcourse, She never
saw the man or the money again, and when
she landed in Albany she was forced to leave
her umbrella to pay her passage. Then she
went to the Little Basin, endeavoring to en-
gage situation as cook on board boat
thus hoping to earn her passage home. By
false pretenses she was inveigled into the
brutal party above alluded to, and from them
she suffered her last and greatest misfortune.
John Newman William Campion, and James
Meigan were arrested and committed for
trial, being fully identified by the victim of
this outrage as participators in it. v a
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

CHRISTENING OF THE KAFm.--The Kafr,
says AH the Year Round, has no family name,
but is provided with one, according to some
accidental circumstance, at his birth. This
name he afterward changes for one recording
a deed of bravery or a personal characteris-
tic. Thus, 'The boy who was born in a
hole, may become "The hunter who caused
the game to roll over" and "The child born
when the sun shone,n may be "The man with
the big beard" or "The man with the broad
the Kafir manner. A lady, who walked with
steady and staccata step, was zone who
moves in little cracks" or, literally, "Crackle
gait" and clergyman's daughter, who had
the habit of looking quickly from side to side,
was "One who looks out in all directions in
order to see."
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05
Taurinc Gymnast- Extraordinary Freaks
... of n Bull. pos

A young bull, in Salisbury, Penn, recently
astonished the denizens of that locality, by
some extraordinary feats. With other cat
tie, the bull was ranging in the farm yard;
thence he assembled short fight of stone
steps rising from the yard to bank. From
this he got on to the roof of a shed which
rested against the end of a barn. The ewes of
this shed were about three feet from the
ground. He assembled this until he reached
the square of the barn. When he reached
the highest point of the shed roof with the
agility of cat, he leaped undaunted from
that TO the roof of the main building, which
was much steeper-having what the carpen-
ters term Il three-eighth pitch. He contin-
ued his perilous ascent until he reached the
comb or peak of the roof Here the animal
halted--presenting curious spectacle-a bull
on the very comb or roof of the barn In
this situation he was observed by number
of spectators, who were equally lost in won-
der at the means by which the animal as
cended to his lofty position, aud as to how he
should descend to terra Jfrma without break
ing his neck. Even the cattle in the yard
seemed uneasy at the novel position of Master
Bull, and at his foolish ambition to show
himself ALI hands were, however, soon re-
lieved Of their anxiety. The bull, after
taking survey of the surrounding country,
and having apparently satisfied bis curiosity,
gave flourish of his tail, and descended BY
the road he ascended, and reached the ground
in safety. E-' D '. .Nl. .3'
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05
serious nIilitary R,ot I'm RusIand.

Recently serious military disturbance
took place in the Trafalgar-road, Greenwich.
II appears that numerous party of soldiers
belonging to the Royal Artillery, Royal Ma
rines, Military Train Corps and City Of Dub
lin Militia, several Of whom were intoxicated,
grossly insulted various persons in the
streets. A riot ultimately took place, and an
artilleryman was captured by police con-
stables. The soldiers, who numbered about
one hundred men, then raised cry 10 rescue
the prisoner, and violently attacked the con-
stables, who took refuge at the house of Mr.
Abrahams, a furniture broker, whose prem
ises were Immediately filed by the military,
armed with slaves from a garden fence,
which was pulled down for the occasion.
Being unable to rescue the prisoner, who was
conveyed by the constables through the
house, the soldiers broke the windows, and
committed other damages TO the property OF
Mr. Abrahams, and subsequently paraded
the Trafalgar-road, smashing shop-windows
ind throwing stones in all directions. The
few police constables then on the spot were
most savagely attacked and policeman No.
AL X received severe wound on his fore
head. - ....' .H
The utmost alarm prevailed in the locality
and as soon as possible the tradesmens shops
were closed, and a messenger was sent to the
Park-row Station-house for assistance. Mr..
Inspector Golding, with the whole of the re-
serve men on duty, promptly arrived, and
matters then assumed a serious aspect The
soldiers, each armed with some weapon, had
taken up military position completely across
the road, and used the most violent threats
to the police, who then. mustered about
twenty men, and who were aided by Ser
geant Mann, of the City of Dublin Artillery
Militia two non-commissioned officers of the
Royal Artillery, and large number of resi-
dents, who were warned TO aid and assist.
The two parties faced each other for about
five minutes, when in obedience to orders the
police advanced upon the soldiers with their
truncheons oIt at run, and the latter, una
BILE or unwilling to stand the sudden charge,
took to their heels, and were pursued by the
police for some distance on the road to Wool
wich. A strong body of police were after
ward on duty at the scene of the disturbances
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

STRANGE CoINcIDENcE CONCERNING THE
STATUES OF THREE GREAT MEN.-There has
been a singular coincidence of fate attend
ing the statues of Messrs. Calhoun, Webster
and Clay. Mr.. Calhoun's statue, ordered for
Charleston, was lost in a shipwreck off Fire
Island, but finally recovered with an arm
broken, which was subsequently replaced by
Of Mr.. Webster was lost at sea, and never re-
covered; but second was cast from the same
model, and.is now in the State-house yard at
Boston. The first model for the statue of Mr..
Clay was also lost at sea. The coincidence is
certainly remarkable.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

DISTRESS OF THE CIRcAssIANs.-Itiss is stated in
a letter from Constantinople that the Circas-
sian refugees in that city, who since the sub
siderable number are suffering the greatest
distress, and greadily undertake the most
humiliating work to earn a little food. The
same communication states, Also that the
Circassiansy prefer horsehesh to that of oxen
or sheep, and that ON every Friday, which is
their weekly days of rest, they club together
their scanty means to purchase at the bazaar
old horses unfit for work, and slaughter them
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

FEARFUL SIGYIFIcATIoN OF TIP-roP L1FE.-
A young man who is serving out term in
the Michigan State Prison, has written long
letter to his friends, dwelling upon the causes
which led him into crime, and summing up
by rapid young gentlemen. He says "You
may not comprehend this term, but let me
explain. By living tip-top life, is meant
first to be idle; second, to drink whisky, or
any thing else, (and of course get drunkG
third, to frequent all places, of course fun,
such as cock-fghts, boxing matches, negro
shows, &c fourth, to keep concubine or
two; and fifth, to steal all they can lay their
hands upon. This then, is living tip-top
life; Thus have fallen, and thus will thous-
ands of young men fall,n uI. nv ... .a
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

ELEoTRIc TELEGRAPHs IN ENeLANp.--There
are in England four lines of electric OF mag
netic telegraphs, namely, the Electric and
International Line, the British and Irish
Magnetic, and Southeastern Railway Line
and the London, Brighton and South Coast
Railway Line. The first of these lines ex-
tends over a distance of 6,l93 miles; the sec
ond, of 1855 miles; the third, 30s miles; and
the fourth, of ll9 miles, making the total
length of all the lines 10, 1856 miles. The
length of the wires used in all these lines
amounted in the year 1858 to 48,99O miles;
the number of stations opened for the public
was $685. and the number of instruments was
4,0S5
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

A LONDON JOURNAL CONFIDENT OF THE
AMERICAN UEIoN.-The London Daily Post
takes exception to the opinion which Lord
viz; That the Republic of America was des-
tined eventually to experience the fate of all
the Republics that have preceded it. rand to
disappear in the despotism of Yankee
Cesar. The Post thinks that on this point
doubt is permissible, since 'the American
Republic presents no affinity, exceptin name,
to all preceding Republics. 1t stands on
much larger base, and buries its roots deeper
in the soil.p Mon '
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

SUICIDE OF, A SUPPOSED lMuRDERER.--Not
long since, we stated that at a "charivari'
party, or mock serenade, given to a newly
married couple at, Harrisonburg,g Va the
brother of the bride went from the house to
demonstrate, and was shot dead. On the
night of the 23d ult, as q boat was taking in
cotton at a stationon the Mississippi River
man deliberately walked overheard and
drowned himself His name was not known
but it was supposed to be the person who
committed the murder above alluded to, he
having disappeared Immediately after the
deed. His name was Smallwood.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

BRITIsH AGENTS THE CAUSE OF THE SIcILrAN
OUTBREAK.-A Paris correspondent writes
that the Pdirie in speaking Of the outbreak in
Sicily, alleges that it was instigated by Brit
ish agents, as England is anxious that the
Sicilians should declare themselves for the
protection of the British government. 1t is
thought on the other hand that the people of
Sicily, although ripe for rebellion, need no
foreign aid to incite them to terrible deeds.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

STArUE OF JOAN OF ARc.-Napoleon has
ordered a statue of Joan of Arc to be erected
on the right bank of the River 0ise, opposite
the old bridge of Compiogne the identical
spot where the heroine was captured by the
English, on the 23d of May, l430. Itwill be
modelled after the popular work of Princess
Maria, of Orleans. +. Z
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

AN AUSTRIAN WITTIcIsM.- wittieism
in Vienna, "What is the difference between
the former Jewish dominion and the Aus
trian dominion2'---witht the answer, "Then
one man died for all, now all men die for
oneP--would not be bad, if unhappily, it
were not too true.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

How TO TAKE BRANDErH's PILLs-The best
if You have twenty or twenty-five to take, IS
not to make them into hash and eat them,
but TO load n shotgun with them, put the
muzzle against your stomach and pull the
trigger with your toe. fIlf
This patent operation saves great deal of
disgust to the gullet, and a bad taste in your
mouth .., ....
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

LACK OF JUDICIAL GALLANTRY.--Two sim
gle ladies in Pittsburg, the other day, at
tempted to befriend young lad who had
been pierced by the fangs of the law, but an
ungallant Judge positively refused to accept
their proffered bail, although they were proved
to be worth $25 900 each, on the ground that
they were females. This item is respectfully
commended to the attention of the next
Woman's Rights Convention. .s F..sHo.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

j AN ELopEMENT WITH A CIRcus RIDER FRus-
TRATED.-A young girl in North Adams,
Mass, endeayored to elope from, that place, a
few nights since, with amember of Aliens
dramatic company. She appropriated her
mothers silk dress for the tour, and had got
to the cars, when her intended flight was
discovered and prevented.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

A WILLIAM STABBING A DEAR MUTE.-A
farmer, who stabbed q deaf and dumb man,
near Nayhn, Ireland, has escaped from justice,
because neisher the proprietor nor any of his
family knew the deaf and dumb alphabet and
the prosecutors evidence. lltaElJEIe
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

RESPECTABLE BEAsTs.--The complete ac-
count Of the great prize fight says that
Ssyers 'went to grass several times, and
Heenan once. What pity that both animals
could not have been Kept there as long as
Nebuchadnezzar. At the expiration of their
grazing time they might have come back re-
spectacle beasts.-N Y. Times. '-H
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

tbs SrEAM ROAD LocoMorIyE.-'r steam
road locomotive lately invented at Hannibal,
Moo has had added 10 Its useful functions the
power TO drive plow. The owners have al
ready been engaged to 'break up two thou
sand acres Of land In Macon County"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

REToRr OF GREpIToR-"Won't you take
my word, sir, when | tell you will call and
pay your bill on Saturday morning next?'
said a delinquent debtor to dunning cred
itor, with whom he had had sharp words.
mo, sir" replied the other, ~ had rather
you would keep your word"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

GENERoUs-HEARTED FKLLow The Musical
World says of poor Julien, that he gave the
last two Napoleons he had in the world to
poor woman with a couple Of children, on
her telling him they were starving. II M
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

A MINIATURE STEAM EEGRE.-A steam en-
gine, weighing only three-quarters of an
ounce, is being exhibited in Yorkshire, in full
motion. 1t is intended for the great exhibit
tion, and has been made by an ingenius
workman in Saddleworth.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

SINGULAR FACT RESPECTING WoMEN.-It's a
singular fact that a woman can not look from
a precipice of any magnitude without in
stantly becoming dizzy. But what is still
more singular, the dizziness departs the very
moment somebody, puts his arm around her
waist to keep her from falling.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

A WOMAN SHOOTS AT BURGLAR AND
NEARLY KILLS HER HUsBAHD.-A short time
ago, married lady of South Memphis, Tenn,
returning home from party late at night,
observed burglar in her bedroom, and pro-
curing revolver from the drawer of bureau,
fred at him. The ball missed the rogue, but
passed in close proximity to the head of her
husband, who was lying asleep on the bed
under the influence of chloroform admins
tersd to him by the thief .LL.. --.L.. l.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05
The EdItorIuI Rxcnrslon.

WHEELING, VA, May s.--The editorial ex-
cursion over the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road will be very large one, Over two
hundred editors are already collected here to
ington. The excursion is in charge Of Mr..
Prescott Smith. 't'
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

A VALUABLE ALLoY.-An alloy possessing
all the qualities ofsilyer, and perfectly iinitat
ing it, is made of twenty to thirty per cent.
silver, thirty of nickel and fifty Of copper.
Nickel can be obtained of great purity at
dollar and half a pound. 10 u s17g atuI 9an
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

A DARKEY DUKE.---0ne of the Ex- Emperor
Faustin's dukes, who managed to escape from
Hayti with well-lined pockets, is luxuriating
in Paris. He Tolls in comfortable carriage
which is driven by white man, and has two
white footmen.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05
The Canada nj BOSTON,.

BosroN May 4.-The steamer Canada, from
Liverpool vid Halifax, arrived at six o'clock
this morning. Her mails for the South
were forwarded by the overland train, and
will be due at New York at five p. M.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05

NoRyoLK, VA, May s.-Capt. Brayley, q
guilty to-day, in the u 8, District Court, Of
attempting to sell free negroes, and sentenced
to imprisonment in the penitsntiary. n 9ai5j
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-05
RAILWAY MATTERS.
TRAINS DEPART.

TRAINS DEPART.
LIrr5 MrAnr-l7 minutes faster than City tiplo, ]
O A. NJ. and N P. M. Columbus Accommodation
4 p. NJ. Xenia niaAccommodatlon, p. N.
CINCINNATI, HAMILTON AND DAYToN-[7 minutes
faster than City time 9 A. NJ, 1910 A. NJ, 2,3O
p. M. and Q P. NJ. Hamilton Accommodation, 8 A.
NJ. and $3.50 P. NJ.
ONO AND MIssIssIrrI-ll2 minutes slower than
City timo,l Ar25 A. M. and 5i35 p. NJ. Louisville
Accommodation, = p. NJ. ...
IrDIANAPoLIs AND CINCINNATI minutes slower
than City tlme,l @ A. NJ, 2i3O A. M. and p. M.
MARnrTA AND orNcrNNAff-[T minutes faster than
City time,l 5i45 A. M. and $50 p. M.
CovISGroS AND LExINaroS-lC time,1 0,AO A.
NJ. and 2i1OP. NJ. 'H '7 OH
TRAINS ARRIVE.
LfrTLE MIAMf-3i5O A. M, 8 A. NJ, 11,O4 A. NJ.
and 4i4OP.M
ONO AND MrssrssrPPf-8,55 A. NJ, 1925 p. M.
and $3.50 P. NJ. .... I'M
CINCINNATI, HAMILTON AND DAIroN-3i45 A. NJ,
1910 A. NJ, 1 P. NJ, $50 p. NJ, 7,s5 p M. and
giI5P.M.
IsDrASAPOLs AND oNorxNATI-T,45 A. NJ, L
A. NJ. and $50 P. NJ.
MARIETTA AND CINcINNATI-1OiO8 A, NJ. and
5,13 p. NJ. .- ." H.-
CovSaToN AND LExINaroN-11 A. NJ. and 6,35
p. M,