Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-04-20
Admiral Semmes is named in the Mobile
papers for Judge Of Probate in that city

Admiral Semmes is named in the Mobile
papers for Judge of Probate in that city.
Kentucky is the only State Of the thirty
six that has not adopted the constitutional
amendment.
One thousand negroes stampeded from
their employers in Georgia in spite of con-
tracts, and crops are consequently precari-
Gus.
Since LIST May last, 108,751 horses and
1O3, 432 mules have been sold by the gov
sum af $l4,62l ,o22.
Posi- OFFICES REopENED During the
last month Postmaster General Dennison has
caused to be recpened in Virginia one hun
dred and four Offices. .~~..44r~re
Gen. Thos. Francis Meagher, Acting
Governor Of Montana has recanted his Rad
ical opinions, and comes out for President
johnson.
A gentleman of Boston on Thursday last
received a telegra phic dispatch in twenty-six
days from Japan, vio San Francisco. This
is believed to be the quickest time ever made.
The Democrats carried their whole city
ticket in Hartford, Connecticut, on Monday,
by over two hundred majority. The present
municipality, elected last year, are all Re-
publicans. -
The report that Mrs Jefferson Davis is or
has been recently in Washington is incorrect.
She is now in New York On her way to Cam
aca, by permission, to visit her children who
are at school in that province
Hyde, the Mormon, was refused q legal
divorce in England on the ground that
Mormon marriage is no marriage at ALL A
Mormon has hitherto been considered very
much married man
Gen. g. W. Smith, formerly Street Com
missioner of New York, and during the war
a Major General in the Confederate army.
has been appointed Superintendent of the
Chattanooga railroad.
The railroad passenger car, manufactured
in Alexandria by the military railroad au-
thorities for the exclusive use of the late
President Of the IT, S., at cost of over
$4,000, was sold yesterday, for $3.50;
Ward II. Lamon, the purchaser.
MYSTERIOUS DIsEAsE.-The New Albany
(Ind. } Ledger of Tuesday says:
A disease something like hog cholera is
proving very fatal to the hogs in this city.
They are dying in large numbers, and the
Street Commissioner informs us that this
morning there was no less than one hundred
lying dead in radius Of FIVE Or six squares
all Of them having died since Sunday morn
ing. sane :.
Applications are now pending for pardon
by eighty-six ex-members of the Rebel Con-
gress and one hundred and thirty-two ex-
graduates otWest Point, but who served in
the rebel army; one hundred and twenty
seven rebel generals, including Bragg, Long
street, Beauregard, and several of the Lees:
also, thIrty-two prominent ex- rebel officers.
and one hundred and sixteen ex-United
States naval officers who held positions in the
Confederate service.
Christopher Deering, wife. niece and four
children, an entire family of seven persons,
were found murdered Wednesday evening.
at their late residence, near Philadelphia.
The horrible crime is supposed to have been
perpetrated on Saturday, by German la.
90 Dorer on the farm, and boy, for plumber.
The bodies Of Deering and wife and niece
were found IN the barn covered with straw
ana the others IN corn crib. One of the
victims was baby ten months old.
Gen. Spinner, Treasurer, is almost daily
receiving conscience money" from unknown
sources. Saturday last he received Sl2 so
from former officer Of the army, subscri-
bng himself "a Troubled Conscience" who.
states that during the war he stole a certain
sum OF money from the Government, which
ne intends to return from time to time in IN
stallments. The amount received from this