Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-08-20
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Haa Items.
Hon John Bell, of Tennessee, is rapidly
failing, with no hopes of recovery.
Col. Norborn Berkeley, of Loudon Co.
has gotten out patent for an improvement
in Railway Car breaks.
VIM. B. Downey, the new Common
wcalths Attorney, in Louden Co., has been
presented before the Court for altering pub
lie record.
Owing to the long continued dry weather
the Schuylkill river has dwindled to small
stream, and causes great scarcity Of water
in Philadelphia.
The London Pest thinks it is quite proba-
bic that the sale and purchase Of Cuba will
be shortly cfected-and is Of the opinion
that the best thing Spain can do, is to sell.
An extensive religious revival in the
Methodist Episcopal Church is progressing
at Lynchburg Va, about seventy-fv hav-
ing ptofessed conversion
General John-C. Breckenridge has accept
ed the general agency for Kentucky Of the
Piedmont Life Insurance Company of Rich
mond, Va.
ST.. Louis, August Commodore
Jarvis, U. S. NJ, died at Geneva. Mo-, yes
terday, aged 81 He entered the navy in
1912, and has been on the retired list for
many years.
WASHINGTON, August 16.-Supervisor
Perry, Of North Carolina and South Carolina,
is here, and reports the seizure of 1900
boxes oftobacco and much machinery within
his district.
Rev Mr. Richardson, of Washington,
Ohio, is said to be the Oldest living Ameri-
can clergyman. Although one hundred aud
six years old, he walks five miles every Sun
day and breaches a sermon,
The Peoria transcript says that city is
overrun with thieves and Migrants, and ad-
yises the strict enforcement of the vagraut
act. 1t is we'll that General Terry does not
command in that vicinity. ....
The rice crop in Louisiana is expected to
reach SO, 900 barrels this year. The harvest
begins this month New rice, the first of
the season, was gathered in South Carolina
on the 22d of last month.
New York, August 16.-Georgc w.
Rutter, President of the First National Bank
CT Memphis. was arrested here to-day,
charged with the embezzlement Of 5000, 600
of the Tennessee school fund. He was COM
mitted to Jail.
Mono SHERIFF.. George B. Stevens,
negro, qualified last week, before Judge
Bramhall, as sheriff Of Essex county. This
is the first ald only negro sheriff in Virgin
ia Amos D. johnson, white, qualified at
the same time as deputy sheriff.
Captain Green, one fthe assistant cngin
GERS of the Troy Fire Department, was al
most at the point of death last week on ac
count of having been bitten by common
house fly, supposed to have been previously
feeding on some putrid substance.
There is a good prospect for wheat in Eng
land In Germany the crop is tolerabIy
good. In the south Of France the Weld is
good. In the north Of Europe the recent
weather has been unfavorable. Spain has
had an abundant harvest In Hungary
some doubts expressed as to the quantity Of
yield, In Italy there is fine crop.
From herd now in the west Of Kansas
an OK has been slagg entered, the net weight
Of which, dressed, was 200 pounds
more than 1000 gross This monster was
fattonea on the grasses of the plains, and
never was fed spear Of hay or q grain Of
corn.--Erchange
A aehoppey, in more ways than one
(El. Nn.)
BoLToN's BEoUEsr The eleventh speciG-
cation in the will of the late Wade Bolton,
OF Memphis, reads as follows;
| give and beqqcath the widow and chill
dren Of General Thomas Jonathan jackson,
known as Stonewall Jackson, who fell at the
battle Of Charlottesville, Virginia, ten
thousand dollars, as history tells ne his
Widows furniture was sold after his death
for debt.