Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-02-05
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Uses OF THE ELDER Bush THE COM
mon elder bush of our country lisa great
safeguard against the devastations Of in-
sects. If any one will notice, it will be
found that insects never touch elder! The
leaves of elder scattered over cabbages, Gu
cumbers, squashes. and other plants, SUBJ
lject to the ravages of insects. ehectnally
shield them. The plum and other fruits
subject to the ravages. of insects. may be
saved by placing on the branches, and
| through the tree, punches of the elder
leaves
BURROUGHS Lee has recently cx-
tended the order granting furloughs to en-
listed men. -Four furloughs are now grant,
ed to every one hundred men present, and
one additional furlough to every company
that has fifty transferring men present.
This will afford quite large number an
opportunity to visit home, and by spring,
all or nearly all men in the army will have
been home at least once during their en-
fistment
SCHOOL AMONG THE PRISONERS We
have learned some very pleasing facts con-
corning the occupation of our officers i'm
prisoned on Jehuson's Island. The officers
OF the best education are employing their
selves in instructing those of fewer acquire
ments; so that these last have the opportu-
nifty of pursuing the study of mathematics,
the classics, &c., besides the lower branch
es.
/ NORTH CAROLINA Troops RE ENI1srrNa
FOR THE WAR.-A telegraph despat1h has
been received at the War Office, convey
ing the gratifying intelligence that the
Brigade of Gen. Robert D. Johnston's
North Carolina State troops, attached to
Gen. Lees army, had, on the TIN instant,
following the example of their Tennessee
brothers, re.enlisted for the war.
AsHoRs.-The Wilmington Journal of
Monday, regrets to learn that the steamship
Advance. belonging in part at least to the
State of North Carolina, was run ashore
Sunday night not far from the Western bar
80 far the enemy had not opened fire upon
her, and there are reasons to hope that she
will yet be got off.
TRIAL OF FoEDE CONCLUDED The trial
OF Robert s. Forde for the murder of Rob,
ert E. Dixon, was concluded last evening
about seven o'clock, the Jury rendering a
verdict Of Guilty of Murder in the Second
Degree, and assigning the prisoner to the
period of eighteen years, Imprisonment in
the Penitentiary.
General Banks was publicly received b.
the Mexicans in Brownsville. One old
Mexican said "Ah, Senior, the Americans
are not what they were at Palo Alto. l
remember them we'll there; their horses
were larger than elephants, and the head of
q mounted American reached the heavens"
~ Gen. Bragg has been at the Warm
Springs, Merriwether CO., Ca, since his
retirement from the army until Tuesday
last, when he went on visit to Columbus.
The Times says be is considerably worn
down by the fatigues of long service, and
declines all public compliments.
RA correspondent of the Raleigh
Progress. writing from Orange Court
House, Va, says it will be gratifying to
the friends of the soldiers at home to know
that they were never better or moro COM
fortably clothed than at present.
Pass HIM RouND.-W. W. Clements, Of
Orange county. N. c., is now, and has
been for some time engaged in grinding
flour. corn. &C., at his mill, free of toll,
for the wives Of deceased soldiers, and of
those whose husbands are in the army. and
Of widows with sons in the army.
A COLLEGE student being examined in
Locke, where he speaks of our relations to
the Deity, was asked,
"What relations do we most neglect? ?"
when he answered, with much simplicity,
"Poor relations, sir"
! ~W Wood has been selling in Nashville,
80 says the Press of that city, at from TWEEN
ty to forty dollars per cord A military or
der has been issued confscating all wood Of
fered for more than fifteen dollars per cord.
such wood to be handed over to the pocr.
| The Legislature of Kentucky has passed
a bill prohibiting the Importation of slaves
INV pdoo 1oo0S. uO AuuuA VI 6laVGS, Bays
a dispatch, has had the effect of cheaper
| ing the price of the stock on hand and over
flowing the market.
| The yonng ladies Of the Southern Female
College. at Petersburg. Va, recently sent
two barrels of sorghum molasses TO the 18th
Virginia regiment. These are the right
sort Of girls.
/ Rev. W. W. Walker, former President
of the Lyuchburg, Va, College, was among
the prisoners carried off in the recent raid
into Westmoreland 90 Va.
/ Major Charles Harris. Conscript Com.
mandant Of Gergia. has ordered enrolling
officers to furnish the names of all detailed
and exempted men who have sold their
products at exorbitant rates.
On Thursday last bill was passed bv
the House of Delegates of Virginia, appro-
priating the sum of 81 900, 900 for the re-
lief of the families of soldiers within the
lines Of the enemy.
;. Gen. jeff Thompson, who is one Of the
prisoners. has adopted as his speciality, the
enclosing and ornamenting of the graves Of
the deceased prisoners.