Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11
John A. McLlaip, formerly chief of

John A. McClain, formerly chief of the
police of Lynchburg, was killed near Wa.
ter Valley, Miss, Wednesday last. He
was freight conductor on the railroad,
and, it is suppo>ed, was kill d while in the
discharge Of his duty.
A young New Yorker has obtained TWEEN
ty seven different card photographs of "fu.
ture wives" who are in store for him, oh.
ained from as many different progresses -
There is nothing left for him now but 10
Join the Mormons
Governor Walker has accepted an invita-
t'ol to be orator of the occasion at the com.
mencemen5 exercises Of he Virginia Ag
cultural and Mechanical College, on the 9th
of July next.
The Democrats elected their Governor
-Ipgersoll-in Connecticut Tuesday, by
5000 and carried the House by IS major
ity They re elected their Congressman.
One firm 10 Fredericksburg, Va, has,
in the last thirty days, shipped 1 40
plows and ~ 000 pounds Of casting to West
i1toIo d1A tut AOQLucI btdGCS.
Extensive preparations are making in
. Nor folk and Portsmouth for the rece ptop OF
the President He will be toe guest of
Congressman Plat.
L L. Armistea1 & Co., smoking tobac-
to manufacturers of Lynchburg Va. have
failed for $4,000 Lynchburg men lose
s45 900 by them.
Judge Staples, of Patrick county, charged
with violation of the kuklux act, was dis.
charged by Commissioner Latham in Dan.
vile On Thursday.
A mountain settler in Tennessee learned
for the first time, the other dav, that Dave
Crockett was dead, and sat on log and
cried like child.
Hartford used less water last year than
for any Of the previous ten years. They
call It economy, and usually qualify it with
something
The Petersburg Va. Insurance compa.
MES have, agreed after long resistance to pay
G. W. Spicer $40 900 for bis burnt t1bac.
co factory.
The grand jury of Norfolk, Va. have
indicted Sheriff Lesner for murder in killing
Joe Bradley (col. } last week, while making
his arrest
The same man bas swept the sidewalks
in front of the White House for twenty.sev-
en- years without raising bis salary.
The Prince Imreri;l IVES invited to ct.
tend the Vienna Exposition by on auto
graphic l't'er of the Emperor.
A St. Louis Unstable levied On the
crockery Of a hotel just as the guests were
about sitting down to dinner.
John J. Karnee, respected farmer Of
Bedfo d County Va. was found murdered
near his house Monday.
A six-~ear old bow. named BURNER. died
t Wood tock, Va Monday, from swallow.
ing grain O. corn.
There will b, fasting, huu.iliation. and
rrayor on four different days in New Eng
land this year
A maiden Of 65 has sned an old hov o.
10 for breach Of prom Sc, in Mount Yer
non, Indiana.
Florida lemon .squeezers have TO be made
60 as TO accommodate eight iach.iu diameter
specimens.
A cog-wheel railway has hcen started in
Switzerland, with capital Of over two mil
lions.
Another Baltimore girl is going to marry
viscount without consulting her parents
Senator Cochran of Augusta has been in
Petersburg on visit to Gen Malone.
A TT. Stephens. one Of tie heavy men
of the next Congress. weighs 81.
Colonel Anna Dick'pao is the way the
lady is advertised in Georgia.
Halifax has just Introduced the fire alarm
telegraph into be Dominion.
Robert Campbell. former post master of
Lexington, Va, is dead
Miss Wade. Of Cincinnati has just made
her 61st failure at suicide.
A new Post office is established at Bolton,
County, Va
Sixteen persons ere lodged 10 Louisville
jail charged with murder.
Ristori has engaged to make profession
Al visit to America soon.
Florida proposes to lay herself out in
oranges alto .etber.
Rev Tr Zacbarias. of Freder.ck MI |