Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-09-07

WHO are to take place.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, August %, 1856.
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Two ladies fought duel in Texas recently.
Snow in Cincinnati on the 21st and Odd.
The Atlantic Cable is making 10000
per day.
Six of the New York dailies support the
President
Many Virginia farmers are boiling water
melon juice into molasses.
Fred. Douglass is delegate from New
York to the Loyal Southern Convention.
A young Michigander has eloped with his
stepmother and eight hundred dollars in
greenbacks.
John Doble, of Dixfeld, Me-, blew down the
muzzle Of his gun and the gun blew Johns
head off.
A chalybeate spring has been discovered at
Chester, watering station between Rich
mond and Petersburg.
The window glass for A. T. Stewards
New York residence, it is said, will cost
over $4,000.
The Mssippian says gentleman in Jack
son recently wrote letter twenty-five feet
long to his sweetheart
A petition is in circulation in Alexandria,
to put Edward Snowdon in as Postmaster in
that city, in place of Mr.. Massey, the present
incumbent
The Richmond Examiner says that the
seamstresses Of that city get only 20 cents
for making pair of pants, and IS cents for
making coat.
It is estimated that the amount of force
expended by the human body in breathing,
during "a hours, is equivalent to lifting 100
lbs to the height of 703 feet
John Quincy Adams, ESQ.,, son of our
Minister to England, will address the citi.-
zens OF Boston at an early day in support of
the policy of the Administration.
Mademoiselle Movito, young girl, is
creating some sensation in Paris. She re-
plies to questions in eighteen languages, and
comes out strong in photography.
There was marriage at DeerGeld. Conn.
few days since, of Henry W. Harley of
Montague, a GA years old white man. to
Amanda digger, an Is wars old negro girl.
A Memphis gentleman is seeking for brick
layers in Petersburg He will pay expenses
to Memphis and S. per day. or as per
diem, the workmen paying their own expen-
ses.
A Salt Lake paper, noticing the death of
Mormon bishop, adds: "He was thirty
seven years old, and leaves an interesting
family OF eleven wives and forty-seven chill
dren to mourn his death"
On the leg and thighs of Mr.. Jones, who
was killed by lightning in Piqua, and on the
PACK OF his little son, was daguerreotyped a
perfect image of the tree under which thew
were standing at the time of the accident
The wonderful operation of which infusion
OF blood from the veins of healthy person
into sckly one has just been performed at
Vienna, with complete success. The healthy
person operated upon was the husband The
sickly the wife. ''i0
HIGH PRICES FOR PEws.-In connection
with detailed account of the dedication of
the new Jewish Temple at Cincinnati, pub
Ished IN the Times of yesterday, we NAV
state that the enormous sum of 5000 600
was realized from essale of the pews Of the
temple which took place last Monday.
A splendid saddle was recently forwarded
to General r. E. Lee, as present from the
Hon. Mr.. Connolly, NJ P, who was fire.
guent guest of the Generals during the war.
Inc saddle is of the English Horse Guard
pattern, with holsters, vaise, pockets for
writing materials and splendid shabrack Of
wool, bound with red cloth The bride and
breast strap are specimens of admirable work
manship.
CONFEDERATE CURRENCY REoocS1zpn
The mercantile house of Martin. Plumher r.
Co., received a letter from correspondent
IN North Carolina, yestesday, the hostage
upon which was paid with ten cent Con-
federate stamp-onc Of those good fashioned
old blue stamps, ten Of which it used to take
to buy small-sized loaf of bread. The
Postmaster at this end of the line, and the
one at the other, certainly can't have taken
the oath. --Pcters5wy Mder.