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

PERSONAL ApPEARAhCE Of ABRAHAM I1a-
coLN.-The Cleveland [O) Plain Dealer
gives this biographical sketch Of the Repub-
lican nominee:
Gin personal appearance Mr.. Lincoln is
long, lean and why. In motion he has a
great deal of the elasticity and awkward
ness which indicate the rough training of
his early life, and his conversation savors
strongly Of Western idioms and pronuncia-
tion. His height is six feet three inches.
His complexion is that of the Octoroon. -
He has dark. bristly, short hair, tinged
with gray, good forehead, small eyes, a
long, penetrating nose, and mouth which,
aside from being of magnificent proportions;
is probably the most expressive feature Of
his faoe. A correct likeness of Mr.. Lin
coin would be condemned as a caricature
by any one who did not know it was true
The House have already unseated Coop
er, Idem J of the Detroit district, Michi-
gan, and given Howard, (rcp..) Barrett,
1dera.,) of The St Louis district, Missouri
and given Blair, (rep.,) his place. Esta.
brook, Idein. } delegate from Nebraska, has
been displaced by Daily, (rep) The con
tested seats yet to be decided are that o1
6ickles, (dem. } of New York, aud Mr.
Andersen, Gam. } Of Kentucky, whose sea-
is contested by Col. Chisn,an, (deih. } for
mer representative from the district, and
Messrs. H. Winter Davis and j. Morrison
Harris, the American members from Balti-
more.
THE NJ. E. Church AND ShAVBRy--The
Arnold Grove Ssciety ,Hillsborough Circuit
of the Baltimore NJ b. Conference, Lou
doun county, Va. held a meeting a few
days ago, the Rev. S. s. Roszel in the
chair, when resolutions were unanimously
adopted protesting against the action Of the
General Conference on the subject Of Ella
very repudiating the sentiments of the new
chapter introduced into the Discipline on
the subject refusing to submit to it, and
calling for a convention Of ministers and lay
men who entertain the sentiments of the
meeting.
DnArH OF AN EriTuk. We learn BY q
dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette, tina,
Hugh NJ. Garland, jr., ESQ.,, editor of the
Blue Ridge Republican, published at 0ul-
pepper Court House, died at his residence in
that place on Wednesday last. In his de-
mise; the community has lost beloved and
valuable citizen:
A Mississippi correspondent Of the N. o
Picayune says: II see that paper in your
city estimates the growing crop at 5,OOo,'
900 bales, it will be fully that, should
nuthihg Unusual occur. It has now fine
staff, and with dry packing season it will
exceed that quantity"
The New York Day Book says: "Tha
profound body of Solons, the Massachusetts
Legislature, which was specially convened
by the Robin Boy has adjourned. Il
decided two important points First, that
diseased cattle may be Killed and second
chat Summers last speech is sound 'repub.
| lican' doctrine
| New WnEAr.-At the Corn Exchange,
Saturday, there was lot of new white
wheat. the first of the season, offered for
sale. It is called ''Boughton's early wheat, u
and was raised on the farm of Mr.. George
w. billiard, Of Essex county, Va. It was
sold at the high price Of So per bushel. The
wheat was as beautiful as anything we have
ever seen.-Bult. american.
A letter from Page county, says: "The
wheat crop will be very short, not a halt
crop--a plenty Of joint worm and fy-corn,
oats and rye are very prom;sing-the health
of the county is good-very little fruit, ow-
ing to tie FROST
The faculty Of the Southern BAPTIST
Theological Seminary, consists of Revs. JAS.
T. Boyce, DID,, John A. Rroadus, D. d. /.
Basil Manly. Jr D. D., and William Will
llams, D. d. There were twenty-six stu
dents during the past session ! :