Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-02-01

Houston, Texas, which before the war had
only 5 1000 inhabitants, has now 30, 900.
James R Campbell, recently chosen Uni
ted States Senator from South Carolina, is
native of Oxford, Mass.
It is stated that a dinner was served up in
Paris, of which the principal dishes were
shark, horse, dog and rat
The Supreme Court of Tennessee has de-
cided that promissory note, given for Con-
federate money, was without consideration.
John M. Langston, of Oberlin, Ohio,
colored man, was, on the 18th inst, admit
ted to practice in the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
A forty-two mile sleigh race for $4,000
was recently run in Providence. Three
hours and twenty-five minutes was the win
ming time.
A special Washington dispatch to the New
York Times says that General Grant and
family intend to sail for Europe in April
next, and will visit the French Exposition.
General Sterling Prices friends are ar
ranging to buy him $4,000 house in St.
Louis. A sterling price for house and
home for Sterling Price.
Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, says the Louis
vile Courier, who is running some half dozen
different plantations in Tennessee and Arkan-
sas, and working on them nearly thousand
negroes, is at present in Louisville for the
purpose Of laying in his supplies.
'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 50c., that
retails easily for Sc, by R. L. Wollcott, 10
Chatham Square, New York. June 15--1y
At New Haven, Connecticut, the heaviest
snow storm that has occurred for ten years
commenced on Wednesday and ceased yes
terday. The depth Of snow on level was
twenty inches, but was drifted in places by
strong gale of wind to height Of twenty
feet
Mr. John F. McCausland, who works in
the timer shop of Dornin & Waldron, in
this city, lately met with good piece of for
tune. A relative of his wife died in Texas
about two weeks ago. leaving him heir to an
estate which is valued at $14, 000. -Lymch-
burg Republican.
We see that Clifton R. Breckenridge, a
son of our cxiled fellow-citizen, Gen. Brock
inridge, is in the house of Evans, Gardner &
Co, one Of the largest and wealthiest import
ing dry goods, gloves, &C., houses in New
York. How sincerely we wish this young
friend success in life, those who know us best,
know.-Leningtom Observer and Reporter
A cubic yard Of gold, is worth in round
numbers, Sic, ZOO, 900, and at this estimate
all the gold in the world, if melted into in
gots, might be contained in a cellar twenty
four feet square and sixteen feet high. All
the boasted wealth already obtained from
California and Australia would 60 into an
iron safe nine feet square and nine feet high.
HIGH PRICED MUTTON Victor Wright,
Of Middlebury, VT, sold twelve ewes to a
Western purchaser for S12,000-one thou
sand dollars each; Edwin Stowel, of the
same place, sold ram lamb for So 900;
II. Hammond, sold ram lamb for S. 900 ;
another gentleman sold yearling ram for
81 600, which he purchased year ago for
$3.50.
The SOUTHERN RELIEF FAIR IN ST. LOUIS.
The treasurer of the late Southern Relief
Fair at st. Louis publishes a statement, from
which it appears that the total receipts of the
grand fair amounted to $136 1855 &c; expen-
ses to $50 ,643 So. Balance to be credited to
the charity. $126, 298 88. Of this, 1874 743
63 was paid to the distributing committee,
the remainder being applied to the relief of
applicants, or sent in goods to the South
New RAILROAD "A number of citizens of
Upshur, Lewis and Barbour counties, West
Virginia, publish in the Buckhannon papers
notice that they will apply to the next Leg
islature for charter for railroad company
to be called the Kanawha and Shenandoah
Railroad Company, to construct line of
railroad to some point on the Ohio river, at
or near n, Point Pleasant, and thence by way
OF Chenille, Weston, Buckhannon, Cheat
river, Petersburg, and Moorefeld, to some
point on the Virginia and West Virginia
State line, west of Strasbug, Va.
CoLoRING TREEs.-A London paper saws !:
"Newest among what Mr.. Tennyson calls
the " fairy gifts Of science we notice an in
vention Of Mr.. Hyett to make trees imbibe
color while growing The results were ex-
hlblted lately at conuersozione of the Ciren-
cester Royal Agricultural College, in the
form OF beautiful sections and planchettes Of
wood, stained with various hues. Metallic
salts are introduced into the substance of the
growing tree, apparently carried up by the
sap, and forced into the fibre and cells Of the