Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-06-15

necessarily Liable to abuse, and that the sys.
tenn ought to be changed But they entire
ly exonerate the high public officers Of the
government from any blame on account Of
the abuses referred to. ION.
The St. Louis Evening Nsws has the fol.
lowing:
Reliable estimates show that II 900
wagons passed Plum Creek, on their way
to Pixies Peak, this Spring, up to the LIST
of May. Estimating four persons to each
wagon, the total emigration to the new gold
region, the present Spring. would be A.
600 The population of the region is sup
posed to be 125, 600"
EARLY H1sroRY OF V1Ru1N1A.-Colonel
A. w Mcdonald, of Virginia has recently
been commissioned BY Gov. Letcher to pro.
coed to london and endeavor to obtain from
the British governments al records and doe-
uments bearing upon the important eues-
ton Of Virginia's boundary lines, and the
no less interesting one of the colonial his
tory. He will sail in the Arabia to NOR
row
4 number Of promiDen. Germans recent
ly met at Chicago for the purpose of taking
into consideration plan fer founding Ger
man university in this country. A COM
mittee was appointed TO take tle matter in
hand forthwith, consisting Of forty gentle
men from various parts of the country.
Tie Washington correspondent of the
Woodstock Tenth Legion. says: There
are many persons spoken OF as likely to be
the Successor of Jud ge DAME! upon the Su-
prene Court bench but none of them 50 like
ly to obtain the favor Of the President rs
the Hon James N. Mason. of Virginia"
Richard Walach, ESQ, of Washington,
has published card in which he gives no.
tice that be will contest the election of Mr..
Berrett as mayor of that city on the ground
Of violation of the law in receiving votes,
payment for votes, and violence at the
polls.
4 table Of penitentiary statistics exhibits
the fact that. during the gubernatorial term
of Hon. Henry A. Wise, nearly twelve per
cent. of the ccnvicts were pardoned by that
official; while under the administration of
his predecessor. sixteen per cent. of th Csc
in co n6nement were pardoned out.
AUGUSTA, GA, June IA man uam-
ed VIM Smith, planter, in Oglethorpe
county. in this State, was murdered by one
of his slaves on Saturday. The slave was
apprehended aud burnt at the stake on Mon
day.
DR.. E. Y. Robbins, of New York, is
death on corsets, because corsets are death
to women He says that in the year 1859
10, 1875 females died of consumption to 5 $40
males Difference owing mainly to tight
lacing.
In the Massachusetts, Legislature, q bill
has been favorably reported which appro-
PIRATES S115 900, in addition to the sum
heretofore granted to pay the bills that may
accrue in DISCRIMINATING the cattle disease
Hon. Caleb Gushing has arrived in Bal
timore, and expresses perfect confidence in
a harmonious nomination by the approach
ing Convention.
1t is stated that private letters from Paris
represent Mr. Faulkner and family as much
dissatisfied with their new position. lis
family are already anxious to return.
Old Abe Lincoln, whilst he was menu
Der of Congress, charged the General Gov
eminent with ''three pair of boots" in his
STATIONERY account!
By the law of the State of Georgia passed
in 1858, all the lotteries in that State closed
on the LIST instant. The managers have re-
moved the concerns to Delaware.
r. S. Barber, a respectable citizen OF
Albemarle county, has been bailed in the
sum of $1,000, to answer the charge ofad
miDistering poison to his wife.
Many of the Northern papers express
much concern that Congress is likely to adj
journ without passing the Tariff bill, or the
bill for the admission of Kansas.
Mrs Elizabeth Kemper. aged 101 years,
died in Rappabannock county, Va. on the
9Th instant
Patents have been issusd to l.. Waddell
and W. H. Waddell, of Stauntop, for an
improvement in car couplings.
A sample of new wheat was sold in the
Memphis, Tennessee, market. on Thursday
last, and brought So so per busbel
A man in Pennington, Iowa. while hor-
ribly disappearing God. was struck by palsy
and almost Immediately died.
The Democrats of Florida. have nomina-
ted Gen John Milton for Governor, and r.
B. Hilton for Congress.
CONCORD, N. H.. June 13.-Daniel
Clark has been reelected to thesU. s. SEN
ate.
Gen. Pillow has written an able letter in
favor Of the nomination Of Juags Douglas
for ths Presidency.