Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-07-26
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seventy pounds.
Horace Greeley is writing his life for the
New York LEDGER"
New York has contributed $40, 1000 to
the relief of the South and Boston $44, 600.
Meerschaum pipes in Paris are made Of
potatoes and turnips dried.
Kentucky has school fund of 81, 400,-
270, and had 104, 481 scholars in her schools
last year.
There was a heavy fall of rain in New Or
leans on Sunday. The water for a while
was three feet deep in the streets,
In some parishes in Louisiana many
freedmen are dying of cholera Fatal cases
have occurred at Vicksburg
Seventeen millions out Of twenty three
millions Of the italian population are unable
to read and write.
A convict in the New Jersey State prison
has fallen heir to fortune of $50, 000.-I
Now, would that fellow object if it turned
out cell
MOBILE, July Registration closed in
this city yesterday The total number reg
istered here is, whites, 2,349; blacks,
$780,
OLeary, gazing in establishment on an
elephant in a menagerie, asked the keeper,
"What kind Of haste is that atm hay with
his tail 2"
New York is demanding the enlargement
of He'll Gate The 'sHerald" says it is two
small for the traffic sent through it by the
city. There are people who have long
thought SO.
Mike Hubble, aged eighty-fve years, who
lives in the southern part Of Madison coun-
ty, Mo-, lately was presented by his wife
with twins. So says the Fredericktown
Conservative.
On and after the first Of January, 1868,
the postage on letters not exceeding half an
ounce in weight, to and from Great Britain,
will be II cents instead of "a cents, as now
charged.
Beast Butler said in the House on Thurs
day that in the Judgment of some of the
best lawyers in the country the Attorney
General was right in his opinion on the re-
construction acts.
Mr. Trimble, one of the Kentucky men,
bers refused admission to his seat by the
House Of Representatives, was a member of
the last Congress, and never had his loyalty
anpugned in that body.
TIL No+;ono1 Tn4ol1;uo,,ao, $500 - l
that the sum of one million of dollars, ap-
propriated by Congress on Monday to facili-
tate reconstruction, is but a drop in the buck
ct of what will be needed
Gold mining in Virginia is rapidly in
ereasing. BY the first of November seven
teen mines will have been opened in Spott-
sylvania, Culpeper, Orang &c and Louisa coun-
ties
To PRINTERS. There is on exhibition in
Baltimore very simple and compact appa-
ratus, easily attached to any style of job cyl
inder press, and so arranged that work in
three or more colors can be turned out at the
same cost as in a single color
CURE FOR BURNs.-The best remedy for
burns, in any stage, is a strong solution of
Epson salts in water. The application at
once relieves pain. and healing takes place
with marvellous rapidity. Our personal ex-
perience furnishes several instances of re-
markable cures from the application of this
ready remedy.
THE GOVERNMENT ExrRAvAGANcE The
New York Tribune does not know what Con-
gress means by its action, unless it is to
eternize, if not absolutely repudiate, the pub
lie debt" The New York Commercial (re-
publican, follows this up by intimating that
the measures persisted in will bankrupt the
government and the country.
Hon. Thomas Ewing, of Lancaster, Ohio,
in letter denying the accusation Of disloy-
atty made against him by the Radicals, at
tributes their railing against him to their
knowledge that he has not and will not
swear allegiance to Sumner and Stevens, and
that he thinks the President ought not to be
impeached, and that the South is sufficiently
crushed, without any additional miseries.
A new style of Steam Carriage appeared
in Boston few days ago. 1t was light
open buggy, carrying TWO men, ana had no
visible means Of locomotion save a slight ap-
paratus under the box The vehicle came
along street on the track just behind
horse car; but when the car stopped the
buggy was turned aside and passed by the
car, and was guided as easily as if horse
had been attached
A young gentleman or an elderly one, we
disremember which, after having paid his ad-
dresses to a lady for some time, popped the
question:" the lady in a frightened manner
said: ''You scare me, sir Tho gem
tlemen did not wish to brighten the lady, and
consequently remained quiet for some time,
when she exclaimed: &C Scare me again. p
We did not learn how affairs turned out, but
should think that it was pretty near his turn
to be scared.