Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-01-17

Governor Dix was on train Friday af
ternoon, which ran off tho track opposite
Albany, N. Y, the engine, tender and bag
gage car of which were smashed. No pas
sengers we're hurt.
Jacob NJ yers, of Martinsburg, W. Va,
was brakeman on the Baltimore & Ohio r
E. was crushed to death last week.
A non-explosive coal oil lamp exploded
in Boston on Saturday and fatally burned
Mrs Krouse, besides damaging her dwell
ing considerably.
Booker Reed Ramsey blew into his
gun to see if it was loaded and was killed
He was visiting in Bland Co. Va, at the
time.
Thos. Ayre, we'll known citizen Of
Loudon county, Virginia, died last week
Key West, Fla, sends its mail matter to
Tampa, in the sams State, by way of New
York.
The hide of the late elephant Romeo
covers 212 square feet, and is three.quar-
tiers of az inch thick.
California is producing 400 pounds Of
castor oil to the acre.
The Piu:e Indians burn the young squawa
that firt
The Abingdon 'Virginisn' of Tues lay
says the smal! pox is riotiag in Warrington
county, Va.
Strawberries, large and luscious. are
plenty in the San Francisco markets
The Boston newspapers report grand
social assembly Of deaf mutes 10 that city
on New Years day. 1t must have been an
uproarious affair.
State Senator FL. II Payne, of Mississp
pi, son of Rev. H. M. Payne, of Va, is
dead
The Richmond correspondents say Rev.
A E Dickinson wrote the s'John Smith -
letters which created so much feeling among
the Methodists.
T. J. Ribble, County Judge of Roanoke.
Va, is dead.
Ice 10 inches thick has been cut this
winter near Lynchburg, Va.
The store house of Scruggs & Co., at
Anderson, Monroe, W. Va, was robbed of
tho most of its contents, and then set on
fire, and completely destroyed Tho loss is
ovel $1,000
Ed. Garth, a citizen of prominsnce in
Albemarle, is dead.
Professor S. A. l.. Post, editor Of the
New York Odd Fezzov, died at Ellenvlle
Wednesday.
An election for mayor and six council
men, is to be held in New Market, Shenan-
doah county, on the 23d. under the provis-
isons of recent act Of the Legislature.
A Virginia Circuit Judge, who decided a
case against party is now the appellants
counsel before the court of Appeals at Rich
mund
A dry kiln with 1900 feet of lumber
was burnt at Woodstock, Va, the other
night Loss $500.
According to the last census taken in
Brigham Young's family he had III chill
dren.
A bymenial paper, called the Matrimonial
News, was started ia Chicago on the LIST
instant.
One of the Italian beggars recently ar
rived has purchased large farm in Mime.
sofa
Smallpox is responsible for one out of
every eight deaths in St. Louis.
There were shipped from Broadway de-
pot in Rockingham Co., Va, to Baltimore
last week 1000 pounds of walnut kernels
worth 5000 in that city, this is good way
for the children to make some money.
The Berlin factory mills and farm at
Bridgewater, Rockingham Co., have been
seld to Pool & Co. for $4,000.
Col. G. T. O'Ferrall, delegate from
Rockingham is still confined to his room by
in6ammatory rheumatism. He is at his
mothers residence in New Market.
Gen. Malone has introduced on his no ad
colored maids to wait on ladies and chill
dren.