Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-12-20

BALTIMORE AND HER SUBSCRIPTION TO THE
VALLEY RAILRoAD.-The Commissioners of
Finance Monday. submitted to the Second
Branch of the Baltimore City Council, re-
port of the action taken taken in regard to
the subscription of the city to the Valley
Railroad. From the report it appears that
demand was made upon tic Commission
ers for the payment of thirty per cent. of
the stock subscription, which was 81, 000,.
000 A correspondence eusued in which it
is shown that the entire cost Of the road
from Harrisonburg to Salem is $780,
600 and of this only So, 200. 600 is subscrib-
ed. Upon this sum, the Valley R. R. Co.
contend that the additional amount necessary
for the completion of the road can be raised
by the issue of bonds, and that this entities
the company to get Baltimore's subscription.
The Baltimore Commissioners say this won't
do, and that 30 per cent of their 81 ,000,0 600,
and the company's So. 200, 900 is not suf.
fcient 'provision'' as required in. the agree
ment for the raising of the whole amount.
They have the opinion of the City Counsel
lor to sustain them and therefore decline to
make the payment of 80 per cent. The
whole matter was again referred to the Com.
mittee Of Finance.
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DEAF DUMB & BLIND INSTITUTION The
report of Superintendent G. D. McCoy of
the Deaf Dumb & Blind Institute here.
shows that during the past year, there were
80 pupils in the deaf mats department and
SO in the blind department, 10 boys and
So girls The deb of the Institution.
which amounted to $12 1873 Sc on the LIST
of October, 1871. has been reduced to
81, 247 ga net reduction of 81, $50 Sc
This speaks well for hr financial manage
ment. The report % P IF. Hart upon the
the ability with whie', he institution has
been conducted and the proficiency of the
scholars is one of which the Superintendent
may we'll be proud.
A colored mao, corporal Of one of the
companies Of u s. soldiers comprising the
garrison of Fort Devi- in Texas, recently
attempted TO enter. At s.ight the chamber of
the wife of Lieut.. Kendall. and was fred at
and instantly killed F'y hit lady.
Judge Walter Staples, of the Court of
Apneals, Geo W. Mun ord, Deputy Clerk
of the House ofDele~a es and Gen. Jas. A.
Walker, Of Pulaski all had severe falls on
the slaet in Richmond last week.
Ms Sidney Mason, Miss C. NJ. Tyler
and Misc L P. N!ar,ha|i Of virginia. were
registered at the Hole! Westminster, Paris.
on he 19th Of November, and left on the
20sh for A!ezardris Fgypf
Gel Paul M,Neil Of Pochahontas Co..
who vas member of the Virginia Seces.
sion Convention, died last week. His life
Insurance for $4,000 mad expired oaly
few days before
Senator Johnston, at sos 18th Street,
Lewis, at National Hotel. and Harris, at
Metropolitan Hotel are the addresses of our
representatives at Washington.
Mr.. George Washington Bassett, New
York printer, YVES Knocked down few
nights since and rohhed of a diamond min
worth fifteen cents
Judge Rives predirts that Virginia will,
in future, be Republican. The prediction
is based upon the result of the last election
"a very incorrect basis.
Anne Gum, fortune teller, once
wealthy milliner Of Petersburg, Va, was
found dead Monday vith bottle of liquor
by her side.
General Banks has introduced into the
House bill providing for an Increase of the
Presidents salary tic $50. eco annuaIyafter
the 18th of March, 1913
John French, caato;n of a sloop lying al
the Norfolk, Va. wharf. was found Tuesday.
lying in his cabin stabbed TO the heart The
murderer had also fred the vessel.
Alfred Thornton, colored member Of
the Richmond council aud known through
out the State as nifcr of the Virginia CAPT
tol is dead.
The sore-house Of j W. Bunch, at Me.
chums river, AlbemarIe CO. Va, was burnt
last week-loss So Geo.
An ingenious man has invented buttons
that can be sewed on with screw driver.
A young Louisville priest speaks fuently
twenty languages and reads twenty-five.
Daniel OConnel's memory is to have
$4,000 monument in St. Louis. ..
Jonathan T. Cowherd and Jno. G. Cam
mack we'll known citizens of Louisa Co. Va,
are dead,
Mathew Mann, Of Greenbrier Co. W. Va,
lost two fine saddle horses Sunday, by their
running in front Of tie G. & o. cars.
The income of Virginia from convict hire
last year was s3l 900.
Mr.. Edward Wood who died recently in
Elenton, N. c., had his life insured in res.
ponsibie companies for 100000.
Hon Jno. T. Harris lost valuable horse
by the prevailing horse disease last week.
The Harrisouburg Enterprise ceased to
exist last week
Rev. Thomas Mulvey, Roman Catholic
Vicar General of the diocese of Richmond,
died in Petersburg, Va, Monday.
The smallpox has stopped contemplating