Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-07-27

EX-POStmaSter General DennlSon Is an
nounced as ascandidate for Ben Wade's seat
in the Senate.
The Democrats in illinois are confident of
electing, this fall, eight or ten Of the four
teen Congressman.
Federal General Buell. has been beaten for
yice-president of the Southern Telegraph
Company by Confederate General Buckner.
Holloway makes $3.50, 900 per annum by
his pills. Why? Because he pays $125,-
900 for advertising. Shrewd, judicious man
is Holloway.
81. A balloon which broke from its mornings
at Hartford on the 4th travelled to Stafford,
N. H., 800 miles, in two hours and forty
minutes
Washington Hunt, James Brooks and
Fernando Wood are among the delegates elect
from New York to the Philadelphia Conven-
ton.
"A young lady having promised her grand
ma that she would never marry certain fell
low con the face of the earth, /" repaired with
him, after the old lady's death, to the Nam
moth Cave in Kentucky, and was married
under ground.
We understand that there was a severe
hail storm in Amherst, near the headwaters
of Harriss' Greek Tuesday night, 18TH Hail
stones as large as hens eggs fell plentifully,
and did some damage to the growing corn
and tobacco.-Lynch. Neacs.
The New York Herald regards the Phil
adelphia convention as a sscontrivance to re-
store the Democratic party to power" The
salvation Of the country requires that the
continuance shall succeed.
Mr.. James Robinson, the famous bare
back rider, James Cook and VIM. Donno-
van, all members of Lent's circus company,
which recently appeared in New Haven,
went out in sail-boat from Boston, on Sun
day, the 9Th, and have not since been heard
from.
The shore end Of the Atlantic cable was
successfully laid in Valentia bay on the 18th
inst. If nothing occurs to prevent the car
rylng out Of the programme, the expedition
ought to reach our shores in a few days, and
in less than a week we may be in telegraph.
ic communication with Europe.
The chains and iron work of the Charlotte
and Columbia Railroad bridge over the Ca
taba River, South Carolina, are made from
the muskets, bayonets, shell, etc., picked up
on the Virginia battle-Gelds, and were stor-
ed in the Confederate armory in Richmond,
Va, when that building was burnt at the
time of the evacuation
The New York Tribune states that Pres
ident johnson is more than anxious that
Secretary Stanton should resign, but that
both he and Secretary Harlan, acting on the
advice of the radicals, will remain until they
are directed by the President to send in their
designations. at ,t
A Beaufort Is. Co. correspondent writes
as follows: :" Cotton crop promises to be the
finest for many years: The planters have
placed under cultivation larger portion Of
land than for number of years past, and re-
ports received from reliable sources speak of
very heavy yield of the staple"
WATERMELoNs. The Norfolk DAN Book
says that upwards Of 5000 watermelons re-
Gently came through the Albemarle and
Chesapeake Canal, raised in Currituck coun
ty. A large number of small vessels now
lying off PowelPs Point, North Carolina, are
now loading with the same fruit for Norfolk.
= SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF HYDRopHoB1A.
A dog which showed signs of rabies recently
escaped from Mr.. Higgs, of Prescott, COM