Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-11-23

for Greenville, Liberia.
The married people of Paris average only
two children to a family.
1t took twenty-six men six days to count
the amount of the war idemnity Austria paid
Prussia
Col. w H Taylor, who has been appointed
postmaster at Cincinnati, is son-in-law oil
the late President Harrison.
General Dick Taylor dined with Generals
Grant and Sherman on Thursday evening at
the residence of the General-in- Chief
John Mitchell, the Irish patriot, arrived
in Richmond on Monday. He is looking
we'll and seems to be in fine health and spirits.
It is proposed to remove the Confederate
dead from the Fair Ground Cemetery, near
Lexington, to the Presbyterian Cemetery
there.
A Troy hen, belonging to hotelkeeper,
recently Matched brood Of seventy-eight
chickens "She is doing as well as could
be expected"
We are informed that all the contractors
on the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Rail
road, with theexception Of the firm of Mason
and johnson, on the third section, have sus-
pended work -Alenandria Gazette.
The Sons of Temperance, at Indianapolis,
have decided to admit negroes to member
ship-either to organize separate Divisions,
or join the white Divisions, as they may
choose.
1t is reported that Mr.. John Hopkins, the
rich man in Baltimore, proposes to present
to that city, for public park, his splendid
country seat of 600 acres, on the Hartford
road.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 14.-Thc bark Ever
hard, from Bremen, with ITO German emf
grants, arrived to-day. They intend settling
in South Carolina, being mostly connected
with families already residing here.
On account of ill-health Rev. DIR. White,
of Lexington, has been relieved from duty
as minister of the Presbyterian Church there
until January. Rev. DR.. Fitzpatrick will
supply his place.
The Richmond Wing says: Butler little
dreamed when he was digging Dutch Gap
that he was comforting benefit on the COM
merce of Richmond. The canal-that is
Dutch Caps now much navigated by sail
vessels and steam tugs. ~
THE TENNESSEE Conn CROP The Chat
tanooga American Union says: "The corn
crop is turning out much better than was
hoped for by the most sang1ine. Up the
river farmers are jubilant over splendid crops
of corn, and the hay crop has been large"
Don't be foolish You can make Six
dollars from Fifty Cents. Call and examine
an invention urgently needed by every body.
Or sample sent free by mail for Soc, that
retails easily for So, by R. L. Wollcott, ITO
Chatham Square, New York. -June1 bly,.
1t is said that quite number of the Gov
errors Of the Southern States have addressed
letters to the President, asking for his opin-
ions as to what the Southern States ought to
do, and it is said that he has the matter un-
der advsement now.
The State treasurer reports that the receipts
of the fiscal year ending September Both,
1866 as 5000, 044, 54, the disbursements at
$761 ,969 60, leaving balance of $780,
075.85, which, added to the balance on hand
October 1, 1865, of $98,083.72, gives a
balance of 1885, 59.5S.
The editor of the Charlottesville Chronicle
has received from Kentucky letter enquir-
ing about the heirs of James Lamb, who lived
in Albemarle some forty years ago, A
brother of Mr.. Lamb has died in Kentucky
without having ever been married, and leav-
ing considerable property.
Reports from all portions of Iowa indicate
that settlers are tlocking there faster than
ever before, and while houses are very scarce
in the towns, the lands are being rapidly
taken up and settled upon In 1860 the
population Of Iowa was 674,916 but it is
now estimated at more than l 100000
We hear it rumored, on very good author
ity. that Mr.. Tut, of this city has received
notice from England that by the death of
his relations in that country, fortune of two
millions has been bequeathed to him. The
family Of this gentleman reside in this city,
but he has, since the war, been engaged in
business in St. Louis, and pays his family a
visit once year.-NoyoM Dag Book.
A despatch from Boston to the New York
World says: Letters from provision houses
in Liverpool bring intelligence Of the ship
ment back to the United States, within the
past sixty days. of between FIVE and six thou
sand boxes of American bacon, the sale of
which on the other side, at the rates current
would have involved too heavy loss to the
kowners.
lie Martinsburg Ne~ Era says that a
important decision has been rendered in
Fcuit by Judge Hall in relation to suits
pms who were in the rebel army. He
tbat although such parties could not
ID own names, yet they might make
assignment Of their claims, and
would be allowed to maintain the
me-
PRESS FREIGHT lady en-
eston to New York passed
yesterday morning in the
Eess Company. She was
messenger to another
freight. One of the
accompanied her to