Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-06-14
EDITORIAL -BREV7TTES
Booth is Travelling again.

Dootn is IarWelllng again.
The Piano was invented 155 years ago.
Bonner's ten horses have cost him
$145,5OO
Father Burke, the Irish orator, will speak
IN Boston, for the first time, on the 28th of
July.
According to statistics one person in ten
out of the whole population of Virginia,
is Baptist.
An unusually large crop of Tobacco has
been planted in this State, and It is said to
be very promising.
The new style Of bridesmaids dresses are
Of Dolly Warden silks over white gro grain.
Exceedingly pretty.
The all-rail line from Washington to
Richmond, via Alexandria and Federicks-
burg, has been completed.
We are sorry to see it announced that
the smallpox is increasing and extending
in Washington city at this time.
New oil wells were struck near Titus-
vile, Pennsylvania, on Thursday last which
are yielding $50 barrels per day
New Haven has ladies reading room,
furnished with piano, tables, handsome car.
pet, local and weekly papers, &c,
A large band of hostile Indians have as
sembled near Fort Rerthold, Dakota, and
an another Indian war is imminent.
Miss Ellen F. Starbuck has been the con-
fdential clerk to the last three Governors of
achusetts-Andrew, Bullock, and Olaf.
lin.
It is again stated that DIR. Livingstone,
the African explorer, has been found, and
that package of letters from him has been
forwarded to England.
The Viceroy Of Egypt enjoys a pretty
good salary, the official income being thirty
six millions of dollars, and some perquisites,
of oouse, to be added.
F. E. G.. Linsey, the famous Egyptian
Corn" man, was tried and convicted at
Abingdon, Wednesday, on the charge of
robbing the U. S. Mail.
Engagement bracelets are the latest nov
city. They are placed on the lady's arms
as soon as papa has given his consent, and
then locked on by small key.
The reports of the great storm in Central
Illinois, on Thursday night Of last week,
give details of immense damage in Peoria,
Fulton, Knox and other counties
The trial of Talley, the defaulting Collec-
tor Of Henrico county, is going on. He
has numerous friends, who are active in en-
deavoring to procure his acquittal.
Joseph H. Scranton, the founder Of Scran-
ton Pennsylvania, the third city in that
State, died on the 9th, at Baden Baden,
Germany, at the age Of fifty eight.
The old-line Democrats OF San Francisco
threatetnto bolt their county Convention and
send delegates to Baltimore pledged to sup
port straight.out Democratic ticket.
Out of the fifty Democratic papers in Ohio
there are about six that want straight-oul
Democratic nominations at Baltimore. The
Grant Republican press is unanimously for
it.
EARLY HARVEST. on James
river, Just below Richmond, have already
begun to cut tLeir wheat, which is said tc
be very good in quality and in amount Of
yield.
The motion of Mrs. Laura Fair, at San
francisco, for change Of venue in hel
case has been over-ruled and venire Of
200 jurors ordered and the new trial set fol
the Oath inst
At a meeting Of the officers and teachers
of the Sunday schools Of Richmond, held
Tuesday night. the resolution, introduced
at a previous meeting diseountenancing pic
MICS, was adopted.
Ex-senator James Chestnut, of South
Carolina, is out in letter advocating Mr..
Greeley's election, on the ground that be
does not believe the Democratic party, pure
and simple, can restore constitutional gov
eminent.
The Seneca (Kansas) Courier offers to
the advocates Of Texas cattle the following
overwhelming argument: cit has been as
certained that the beef Of the average Texan,
if the bones are taken out, can be sailed
away in the horns"
". F. Beers, one of the associate editors
of the New York Tribune, died yesterday,
of congestion Of the brain, aged 30. He
had been in the Tribune office since 1866.
He served during the entire war in the 10th
New York regiment.
Mrs. Tennie c. ClaAin, failed to secure
the Colonelcy of Fisk's Regiment, but has
been chosen to command the veteran
Guards colored organization 1850 strong,
and (Mrs.) Col. Claain formally assumed
command on Wednesday last.
The number of grain distilleries in opera.
t;on on the LIST instant was 226, With daily
capacity Of 200 1916 gallons, and 9 molasses
distilleries, with daily capacity of 1896
gallons, falling off from the 1st of May
of l21 dist;lleries and Al, 1868 gallons daily.
DR.. Lanahan, of the New York Metho-