Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-11-17

l. uG lgual OluC0 F0pOTts SHoW at OtiAdftt,
Corinne, Utah and Duluth.
The grand jury has indicted Congress-
man Stokes, from Tennessee, for defraudjne
the Government
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Judge Carter
gave Judgement against female voters, be-
cause the act organizing the District Of C,l-
umbia confers the right upon male citizens,
hut the Judge has no doubt but that the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments confer
the right upon women.
GEORGIA THREATENED WITH MILITARY
Rule Washington, Nov. 13.-It has hccn
telegraphed North tonight that the Pres
ident has under consideration the nece, sity
of placing certain counties in Northwestern
Georgia under restrictions like those im-
posed UPON certain South Carolina eoua-
ties. t-.
REPUTATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston, November 13.-The Charleston
Nevs prints report of the action Of a Ga t.
Gus Of the colored members of the State
Legislature, held the past week. The eau
Gus resolved to make no appropriation Ibis
coming session for the payment Of the inter-
est ON the State debt, and declared them
selves in favor of the Reputation of both
the old and the new debts of the State.
Gilman of the Enquirer says the Conser-
vatives Of Richmond, in cogitating over the
brilliant results in that city and Henrjco,
look more happy than a big sunaower, ii ID
quite as contented as boy with his mouth
filed with molasses candy, swinging On a
gate, and rejoicing in silence that there was
to be no school tomorrow; wailst the Rad
icals have the appearance of another boy uho
had swallowed his first chew Of tobacco
The Richmond State Journal says 8
"Nine-tentbs OF the workers employed by
our (Radioal) side, labored for pay, while
the principal part Of the Democratic work
ers were volunteers. The latter always
fight better than conscripts.' This is rath-
er singular confession to be made by an
organ Of the party Nine-tenths of the
''party" to be laboring "for pay" An
honest confession, however, is good for the
soul
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A New USE OF LEAyEs.-A Vermontcr
has recently tanned several sides of leather
with lye leaehed from forest leaves, He
has been experimenting with leaves for Two
months With satisfactory results. One ion
of leaves, it is asserted, will tan as much
leather as five cords of bark, and will com
plete the process in half the time. When
leaves and bark are mixed in equal proper
tons one.fourth of the time is saved -
The leather tanned by this process. it is
claimed, is more flexible and smoother than
that tanned by bark, while the strength Of
the raw hide is retained in greater degree
All which statements should be received eau.
tiously.
WHAT THE Son OF A PROPHET SAYS ABOUT
1.-THE question whether or not Brigham
Young has run away, or will run away,
seems to be settled, at length, by bis son
John, who has been interviewed at West
Point Academy, by New York correspon-
dent. John says that Brigham will not re-
sist any process Of the court, and will not
leave Utah, that Delegate Hooper has 10
to propose at Washington, and
none will be offered, that no outbreak was
contemplated at Salt Lake, and that the On
ly solution of the difficulties is the admission
of Utah as State, but he was not prepared to
state whether polygamy would be abandon
ed if admitted as State.
THREATENING VIRGINIA "A Washington
paper, generally credited with rejecting the
views OF the administration, is dissatisH@l
with the result Of the Virginia election, a~sA
in dis QUESTION thereon uses the following