Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-04-15

0ke Uinditator.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL u, 1870,
Local.
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THE INDICATOR
Is the largest paper in the State:
Contains more reading matter,
And is the cheapest paper,
Only Two Dollars year IN aaOa"es .
Nov. Turs-We will furnish the Vindicator
and the following periodicals, at the following
rates. in aduance:
American Agriculturist & indicator year,
for 50.
Little Corporal & indicator year, for W, TO-
American Stock Journal h Vindicator year.
or $3.50.
ma- The subscription prices of these perlodl-
calls are AS follows: American Agrlculturist,
al .5o-Little Corporal, Si-Amerlean STOCK
Journal 81.
See notice of 100, 900 plasterng laths for sale.
Read the new advertisements in this issue care
fully.
A young man by the name Of Campbell, en-
ployed at Cotopaxi Furnace near Sherando,
while telling trees, last week, was caught under
= falling tree and crushed to DEATH
We return our thanks 10 the committees OF the
s.Demosthenean' and ''Ciceronian" Literary So
ceties of Roanoke College for invitations to their
anniversary celebrations.
The State Council of the Friends OF temper
ance will meet in Waynesboro on Iuesday even
ing, the 2sth of April. 1t is expected and hopeo
that large delegation from Subordinate Coun-
ellis will be in attendance.
We are sorry to learn that Messrs. James A.
Armentrout and Albert Wheat, of this place, lost
about $1,000 worth of Hats and Clothing by the
burning of the Steamer Kennebec, reported else
where, and Mr.. Alex II. Taylor ABOUT Sooo
worth of Dry Goods.
The bill removing therpolitical disabilities OF
H. B. Harnsberger, (member of the Legislature
fro Rockingham, N. K. Trout, Esq, OF Staun-
ton. and Col. J. W. Ware, of Clarke county, has
been passed by Congress and approved by the
President.
The National Hotel property, on Main and
Market Streets, belonging to A. T. Aaupin, was
sold, by N. K. Trout, Conn.,, on Saturday last
for 50, $50. The brick building on Main street
to Jas. w. Crawford for S., 900, and the frame
building on Market street to R. Summerson for
S2,s50.
The boiler of Freight engine on the Alexan-
dria l. Manassas Railroad exploded at Harrison
burg, on Monday night last, just before the time
for the train to start for Alexandra, killing
the engineer and fireman. The captain OF the
train had left the engine but minute or two be-
fore the explosion occurred.
Weinyite the attention of those in want Of
furniture to the advertisement of Eastman
Rogers, the largest Furniture Establishment in
Baltimore.
They have the reputation of selling at low
figures, and those in want of anything in their
line would do we'll to examine their stock OF send
for list of prices.
A two-horse team of Mr.. T. Thornburg, ran
off on Tuesday last, the driver keeping them in
the street, until they came down New Court
House Street. W here he turned them into the side
walk between the Court House yard and the
law Offices of N. K. Trout, John B. Watts and
Others where they were stopped, with but slight
d amage to one of the horses.
The attention of Farmers who are disposed to
m AXE their own Fertilizers is directed to the adj
vertisement of r. J. Baker & Co., Baltimore.
They sell all the ingredients. of which the most
superior Fertilizers made: and at such prices
as to make it to the interest of the Farmers to
manufacture the article for themselves.
list of prices can be seen at the office of the
Vindcator.
john Cullinan the little boy who was accident
ally shotby Neddy Alexander some weeks since
n Waynerboro', fingered until the 6th when he
died. From, the time he was shot, he laid at the
residence of DR.. G. Alexander where every thing
that sympathizing community could do, was
done for his physical and spiritual welfare 1t is
ofthe saddest events we have ever been called
upon to record. May it be the last of the kind.
IMPRovEMENrs.-Mr. B. 7. Bagpy is erecting
large two-story brick building adjoining the Post
office building, with two store-rooms below, and
R. G. Bickle Esq, is tearing down the old Car
rol house, next to Jno. B. Hoges, preparatory to
erecting two-story brick building on that site,
(which will lsohave two commo dious store-rooms
below. We learn that all these store-rooms are
engaged when completed
On the 34th ult., Mr.. Hartman while hunting
wild turkeys in the mountain, near Franklin,
Pendleton county, West Va, set his gun on a
log and carelessly placed his hands on the muz-
zie when the gun slipped from the log, discharg-
ing the load through one of his hands and tear
ing part of the thumb rom the other This was
another warning to all against the careless use
of firearms.
On the night of the 2lst ult, the dwelling
house of Saml. Dean, about 10 miles from Frank.
lin, Pendleton county, West Va, was destroyed
by fire. Tne fire originated in the kitchen, which
was enveloped in flames when the fire was dis