Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-03-26
Valley News.

W1rnDRAwN.-Mr. Trotter, have effected
satisfactory arrangement with the railroad
company, has withdrawn his line of stage;
between Strasburg and Harrison5urg.-
Winchester Ncws.
A young named Blake, who is said to b
very respectfully connected in Richmond
was caught in the act of robbing the till o
Messrs. Rosenberger and Co of $35, 10 or
Wednesday last and lodged in jail.-W'n-
chester Times
An incendiary made an Intellectual attemp'
to fire the new ten-pin alley, opposite the
Exchange Hotel one day last week.
Rev. John L. Girardeau, D. D. of Char
lesion S. G. has accepted the invitation o.
the Faculty of Washington College, to de-
liver the Baccalaureate Sermon at the college
commencement next June.-Leringto1a ga
zette.
Rev. BENJAMIN F. BRooKE.-This dl'
vine, for some time the pastor of the M. h.
Church in this city, bat now the esteemed
rector of an Episcopal Church in Memphis,
Tenn, is now on visit to Winchester. On
Sunday mig ht, he preached in Christ Church
to very large audience. The sermon was
eloquent and searching, eliciting the undi,
vided attention of the crowded congregation.
= Winchester News.
FiRE.-About o'clock yesterday morn
ing fire was discovered issuing from the Vir-
ginia Hotel, kept by Mr.. John Scanlon
The "Rescue' Fire company was promptly
on the ground, and by the aid of the citizens
subdued the flames after loss of probably
5000. The fire originated from fue, ths
supposition being that the brick of the fue
had given way Mr.. S. is insured in the
James River and Albemarle Insurance COM
panies odd Commonwealth.
PAINFUL Acc1DENr.-On Saturday 9th
inst. Mrs. Nickel wife Of DR.. Jas. NJ.
Nickel, of Nickell's Mills, in this county,
received very painful injuries while trying
to extinguish her burning dress which had
caught fire, as she supposes, from flying
spark, as she passed near the kitchen fire.
She called servant to her aid, and was
happily rescued from fatal injury. Her
hands are painfully scorched, but she is safe
and recovering - Union Register.
A gentleman reports that he called Or
three ladies the other day, not far from the
Courier Office, and was ushered into theil
presence, and found all of them at the iron
ing table. They entertained him splendidly
at the same time smoothing the wrinkles
form the newly washed muslin, as white and
soft as their own fair hands. He refuses
to tell their names, although he is married
man. This is as it should be. Inquiries
need not be made of the editor; he has told
all he knows.-Page Valley Courier.
Such gals are at a premium these times
and those spoken of were evidently fooling
that fellow
BILL TO STRENGTHEN THE PUBLIC CREDIT
This bill has become law, and is as fol-
lows:
Be 1t enacted, &c., That in order to re-
move any doubt as to the purpose Of the
Government to discharge all just obligations
to the public creditors, and to settle conflict
ing questions and interpretations Of the laws
by virtue Of which such obligations have
been contracted, it is hereby provided and
declared that the faith of the United States
is solemnly pledged to the payment in coin
Or its equivalent, all the obligations Of the
United States not bearing interest known as
United States notes, and of all the interest
bearing obligations of the United States, ex-
cept in cases where the law authorizing the
issue of any such obligations has expressly
provided that the same may be paid in law
full money, or other currency than gold and
silver. But none Of said interest bearing
obligations not already due shall be redeemed
or paid before maturity, unless at such time
United States notes shall be convertible into
coin at the option of the holder, or unless al
such time bonds of the United States bearing
a lower rate of interest than the bonds to be
redeemed can be sold at par in coin. Anc
the United States also solemnly pledges it,
faith to make provision at the earliest prac
ticable period Cor the redemption of the Uni
ted States notes in coin.