Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-02-16

A locomotive consumes, on the average.
forty-fve gallons Of water for every mile it
runs.
A mandatory of spools in Foxcroft, Me.
employs fifty hands. The company has re.
Gently bought 1900 acres Of timber to con-
vert into spools.
Thomas Scott is reported to receive
$50, 900 year as the sum of his united
salaries from the different railroads under
his control
Mr.. Summers ''civil rights bill,'' and the
Amnesty bill, both sunk together With
the former bill tackled 10 the latter, some of
the Radicals voted against the whole .
Mr.. Colfax has written letter declaring
that he is not candidate for nomination as
President-that he is in favor Of the renomi-
nation of Gen. Grant--and that he wants
''peace and harmony in the Radica! party
President Scott has assured the friends
of the Shenandoah Valley railroad that he
| is now ready to commence that work again,
and will do so at an early day, and they are
| very much elated at the assurance, but the
eneu,ies ei Mr.. SCOT. say ''We will see"
Political CRYsTALIzATIoN. - Ex-Repre-
sentative Grinnell, of Iowa, who is strong
Republican. is in Washington urging crys-
talization of the antiGrant Republican ele-
ments and the nomination Of Hon. James
+. Wilson, of that State, as candidate for
| President.
1t is said that the caucus Of the oonserva-
tive members of the Virginia General As
seubly has decided not to submit the ques-
ton OF a constitutional convention to pop
ular vote at present Not long since it APP
peared to be the general understanding that
the people would be asked to vote on the
subject.
The Philadelphia papers say that the leg
islative inquiry into the bogus medical and
surgical degrees, issued in that city, has
elected the facts that great numbers Of men
in this country and in Europe have been
supplied, and are practising under false au-
thority-that is, killing without the author
ity of regular diplomas.
JOHNSON Ell. SANDS PARDoNED. His
Excellency Governor Walker on Saturday
pardoned johnson Ell. Sands. TIE messen-
ger who carried the pardon met Sands in
the city Jail about o'clock, and was cordi-
ally received by him. He desired that bis
Excellency should be warmly thanked for
the extension Of executive clemency. The
Governor will assign his reasons, in writing,
to the General Assembly.
A LEGISLATIVE REFORM. proposes
that her representatives shall hereafter meet
but once in four years, and that the session
shall be limited to sixty days. The people
console themselves with the knowledge that
Sin extraordinary emergencies the Govern
or has the power to call an extra session. y
Economically considered, the plan might
generally be adopted with advantage.
At public meeting held at Winchester,
Va, on the Sd inst, resolutions were
adopted, which, after reciting the advan.
tages of Winchester as manufacturing
point, promise reasonable exemption from
taxation to whoever will 60 thither and es-
tablish factory. A committee was ap.
pointed to invite immigration.
The Shepherdstown Register says that
cat the letting Of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, last week, at CharlestowH, the
whole Of the First Division" (from the
Potomac to Front Royal,l was put under
centract-with the exception of a short dis
lance in the vicinity Of Charlestown, where
the route aud right of way have not yet been
finally adjusted
j. Mr.. Upton in the Senate, yesterday,
made a characteristic speech He traced
step by step the successive Federal encroach.
ments on the rights of the States in the par.
tisan legislation of the last few years. The
people, said Mr.. T., in the excitement Of
the hour, may not now see the danger, but
the day is coming when they will upset all
this unconstitutional legislation, if need be,
at the point Of the bayonet
RELIGIOUS Press ON REPUTATION. The
warning voice of the Religious Herald
(BaptisD should be needed by al conscien.
tous men. Truly does it declare that re-
pudiating Commonwealth is without credi,
and despised by all civilized nations. We
agree with the Richmond Enquirer that il
is perfectly legitimate for the religious press
to speak out on this subject Why not p
Honesty may not be part of repudiatine
religion or morality, but the Bible says,
Owe no man anything" -LyncAbwy