Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-08-17

A colored convention, representing all Ten
nessee, is in session at Nashville
The Canadian militia are drilling in antic-
ipation of another Fenian invasion.
James Stephens, Of Fenian notoriety, is
abont to make tour of the West.
St. Louis is to have swimming bath for
the benefit of her citizens.
1t is said that Macon, Georgia, is the
next place selected by the Radicals as the
scene Ola negro riot. tg@ .gsLkH
Major-G General Warren has been appointed
one Of the Engineer Board to survey the Mis-
sissippi levees. ueq ~
'Belle Boyd" has recommended her pro
fessional career, and reappeared lately at
Manchester, as Pauline, in the Lady of
Lyons. aa fs.ta ees dI
The cholera has greatly decreased in New
York. In Cincinnati, on Monday, there
were twenty deaths from the pestilence, and
in St. Louis twenty cases were reported.
A fire at Norfolk, Va, on Friday night
consumed Concert Hall, corner Of Williams
and Talbot streets, aud also the hall of the
IN. L. A. Blues"
Twenty FIVE deaths have resulted from the
explosion on the steamer General Lytle, near
Bethlehem, Indiana The boat was racing
when the boiler exploded. Il
Wheat is selling in Bristol, Virginia, at
%vro Toll h,,cb o1
section has turned out far better than was
expected. s-~
Rev Overton Bernard, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, for many years an officer
in the Bank Of Virginia at Portsmouth, was
found dead in his room on Sunday night.
STATUE OF HAMILTON. DR.. Stone. of
Washington city, has been commissioned to
make in marble statue of Alexander Ham
lton for the capitol. '4lsas~ pa s,-
Judge Gholson, formerly of Petersburg
and member Of the Confederate Congress,
has gone into the general exporting and
commission business in Liverpool with Mr..
Allen, formerly merchant in Mobile. !
By direction of the Secretary of war, the
Provost Marshal Generals Bureau will be
abolished Immediately and the archives
turned over to Assistant Adjutant- General
Townsend by the 28th instant. ~
FIRE AT ATLANTA Offices of the
American Telegraph Company and National
Express Company, with three or four build
ings at Atlanta, were burned on Sunday
night. a.5a4sq.
RICHMOND COLLEGE ENDowMENr.-The
Religious Herald says that thus far fifteen
thousand dollars have been raised towards
this object, .'and the prospect for doubling
that amount within month is encoura eing. =
SILVER REPORTS FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
The silver mine reported to have been dis
covered near jackson Courthouse, West
Virginia, turns out to yield only inferior iron
ore.
PETROLEUM IN CHEsTERFIELD.-TheP Pc.
tersburg Erpress understands that evidences
of petroleum have been discovered on the
farm Of Mr.. M. Marshall, seven miles above
Petersburg, on the Appomattox river.
We hear that there are the most brilliant
prospects for a full session at the University.
There will be at least four hundred students.
We think this is rather under the mark.
Charlottesville Chronicle.
The Albany Argus says of the TriJune's
marty Dostie: AS barber we believe
the Doctor did a passable business in Sara
toga county; as statesman in Louisiana he
utterly failed" 'l'Hr
It is reported that the freedmen of Amelia
held meeting in that county day or two
since and resolved to work no more for the
whites; also that they would countenance no
negro who did. ,.s ~ ai1,
Fort Laramie advices state that the Indian
war has recommended. The Indians killed
several white men near Fort Keno, and stole
great numbers OF cattle. They also killed
thirty-Gve whites near Fort Cannon and
destroyed several trains
The PETERsBuRG INDEx.-Messrs. A. M.
Kelley and E. B. Branch have purchased
from Mr.. e. A. Sykes his interest in the
Daily ladeo newspaper; job office and bind
cry, and will continue under the STYLE and
firm of Kelly q Branch to conduct the same.
SIXTEEN PERSONS .PoIsoNED.-At Vino
ma, Marshall county, Illinois, sixteen persons
who took breakfast at the Delevan House,
Kept by Mr.. West, were taken i'll, vomiting
and cramping severely. Great excitement
ensued, but none Of the cases proved fatal.
The cause is assigned to prepared flour, put
up at Chicago, 4 The affair is to be investi-
gated. j, ~