Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-01-11
NEWS ITEMS.

Fine fresh strawberries in Savannah
Ten horse cars were wrecked and lost in a
snow bank in Troy.
An entire train, locomotive and all, were
buried in the snow near Schenectady
General Sterling Price and three daughters
have arrived at New Orleans from Cordova,
Mexico.
President johnson was presented with a
gobbler weighing ffty-fve pounds, on Christ
mas.
The tax levy for New York city for 1867
will exceed nineteen millions of dollars. =
The city debt 1881 100000.
A large quantity of gold is arriving at
Fredericksburg, Va, gathered from the gold
mines in the surrounding counties.
The American Eagle" is the title Of
new lecture that Colonel Farrar will soon
present to the public.
It is thought that the government has
been cheated out of one hundred millions of
dollars by the evasion Of the whisky tax.
The President message was telegxaphed
to the San Francisco journals, and published
in that city on the evening Of its delivery to
Congress.
More than two thousand grand jury pre-
sentiments have been made against the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad for emitting stamp
receipts Of Internal Revenue
Fl The temperance cause is improving in
Lynchburg. On New Years day there
were twenty three applications to join Pen
dleton Division Sons Of Temperance.
General Howard officially reports de-
crease of freedmen in Virginia, South Carroll
n, Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas, while
an increase has taken place in other Southern
States
RUMoRED IMPEAcHMENT.-An eminent MEM
Der Of the House is said to be preparing ar.
ticles of impeachment for several judges Of
the Supreme Court. Wash. Cor Philadel-
phia Inquirer, Dec. 26
A TUNNEL.-It is stated that the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company are tun-
neling the Blue Ridge at Harper's Ferry, so
as to avoid passing under the face of the
cliff, and get room for double track
Lieutenant Maffit, of the late Confederate
navy, who during the war commanded the
Florida and Alabama, arrived at New York
Tuesday in steamer from Europe. and will,
for the present, remain in that city
While physician was working over a
young laly who had suddenly tainted in the
streets of Zu'e vile. it was found necessary
to remove eleven pairs of stocking legs and
one pair Of hose before he could restore cir
calatons through her pedal extremities.
Don't be foolish" You can make Six
dollars from Fifty Cents. Call and examine
an invention urgently needed by every body.
Or a sample sent free by mail for Soc, that
rctails easily for So, by r. L. Wollcott, ITO
Chatham Square, New York. june 15--1y
1t 'peared in evidence in photograph
case before the circuit court at Washington,
last Friday, that twenty-five thousand cartes
de visite Of General Robert E. Lee we're sold
in Washington Immediately after that COM
mander's surrender.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
issued au order to Collectors directing them
to make personal inspection of all distiller-
les in their districts, and Immediately close
all those that are found not strictly comply
ing with the regulations Of the Department.
A YOU'VE AUTHORIZES young lady of
New Orleans--some might call her child, as
she has not yet completed her eleventh year,
has now in press at New York work enti-
tied +" Under the Stone," which is highly
spoken Of by gentlemen Of literary tastes who
have seen the MSS.
PAYMENTS TO SOUTHERN CLAIMANTS.
We learn that over$1 900, 900 was paid last
month to southern claimants for cotton can
tured and confscated by the Union troops
during the recent war, and which was claimed
not to have been legally taken from the own
ers.-CAronicle.
An old gentleman living in Crockett,
Texas, is the father of five children, four
daughters and one son, who have all mar
rled in twelvemonth. The old man him.
self has just obtained divorce from his
third wife, and is on the lookout for the
fourth
General Braxton Bragg, formerly of the
Confederate army, is on visit to New Or
leans, for the first time since the close Of the
war. Lieutenant General Sherman and Gen
eral Bragg were intimate friends, while sery-
ing in the regular army, and dined together
there on the 9th ult.
DR.. Franklin recommends Young. man.
III the choice of a wife to select her from a
bunch, giving as his reason that, when there
are many daughters they improve each other
and from emulation acquire more accomplish
ments, and know more and do more. than q
alngle child spoiled by patcrnal fondness-
This is comfort to people blessed with large
families.
The Scientific american has made calcu-
lation that twenty tons, Or by superficial meas
nrement, forty-eight and half square miles
OF postage stamps have been used during the
year, enough to roof large township with
all its houses. churches, barns, gardens. for
csts and farms, or, if you choose to make
ribbon of them. enough to reach nearly fro,n
in o%r,, L. ~.