Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-01-03

is paying no interest and receiving no cou-
pons in payment Of taxes-in short he will
do nothing until directed by further legis-
lation. It is reported that the opponents of
the finding bill are about resorting to legal
bubbles to defeat the intended result Of the
Court Of Appeals decision, and it is further
reported that Gov. Walker is writing mes.
sage to the legislature on the financial ques-
ton
HARVARD COLLEGE, AND THE UNIVERSITY
OF VIRGINIA answer to letter of SYM
patty from the University Of Virginia to
Harvard College, the faculty Of Harvard,
through President Elliot, have written let
ter, in which it is stated that the probable
losses of Harvard amount to $3.50, 600, of
which sum one.half has already been sub
scribed by friends Of the college and Of all
culture. The letter adds:
"We have been touched and quickened by
your sympathetic words-'A disaster to-
Harvard is national calamity You give
utterance to faith which is ours too-that
vigorous universities are essential to national
strength, and that the interests of all ns.i.
tutions of the higher education are common.
[ beg you to convsy to the faculty over
which you preside the cordial wishes of the
faculty of Harvard College for the prospect.
ty of the University Of Virginia as an i'm
portant element in the national prosperity"
DAMAGES FOR SELLING LIQUOR Mrs.
Preistly, of Daveupoc', Iowa, recently
brought suit against Joseph HERB for dam.
ages for selling liquor to her husband. 1,ha1
jury gave her verde; Of $4,000. HB
counsel moved for new trial, but the mat
ter was compromised by Mrs. Preistly &C.
ceptiDg house, valued at 81 500, and
HERB paying the cost of the suit. The
success of the suit has encouraged the Ca use
of temperance in Iowa. The president of
the Peoples Temperauce Association Of that
State warns all persons that the society in
tend to prosecute all such cases, not only
against the liquor vender. but the landlord
of the premises were it is sold.
LExINGToN's OPINION OF SrAUNToN.
Staunton is willy and energetic. 1t moves
heaven and earth in lis behalf 1t got the
R. R. workshops and is Dragging Of the
biggest Revival ever held in the State. 1t
played it on US in the Valley Railroad, and
is now trying to euchre just claimant out
Of has ''dues,' y with sigus of success, as the
last bulletin announces ''the Old Boy on
the run. "-Lea ington Gazette.
Of the signers oi j, ffei son Davis bail.
bond there are now dead, G.. A. Myers,
John NJ Bolts, Tb.nlas R. Price, William
H Macfarlanl and William FL Lyons, of
Richmond, and H"'are Greeley, OF New
York, who was the GrSt signer.
The Manassas (Va.) Gazette records the
death of Mr. Geosg. ,"eedon, the oldest
man in Fairfax county, Va. He was
eighty-Six years old, ard for many years
m Der of The county bench of that county.
Andrew Strong the lat, but one, of the
Lowery gang in North Carolina. for whom
5000 reward, dad OF alive, was offered,
was killed by a rncery clerk in Robson
county, N. g last week.
Both houses Of tho Massachusetts, leg
islature have by decided majority cor.
demned Mr. Sunnr for his resolution to
remove the names Of ba'tlss from the army
regimental colors.
The Grand G. aDmsuder of the Grand
Encampment Of The Uuited States of
Knights Templar. has ordered the :cgua-
ton uniform of 1862 to be enforced - SIM
ply black frock coat
Four girls in Augusta Me-, were mar.
ried about eighteen months ago at the same
hour. Two have since separated from
their husbands, and the other two want
d ivorces.
Gen. Ambrose N Wright, of the
Augusta, (Ga.} Chronicle, Democratic
member cleo. Of Congress. died faw DAYS
ago. He WAS a gallant confederate soldier.
Gen. Geo. W. jones once Democratic
U. S. Senator, from Iowa, is SO Disguised
Ny thC iCGu1e VI VIC ldic CIGCtlOu tlldb ne has
joined the Republican party.
The horse on which Cardigan rode, when
he led the famous charge of the light brigade
has just died, aged 80. He survived bis
gallant master for four years.
The first Sunday school in the United
States was organized in the house of Mr..
CreDshaw, IN Hanover county. NIiiFgiinia,
by Bishop Asbury, in the year 1886.
Barnuu's Museum, in New York, was
burnt last week with all the animals except
a little Elephant and Giraffe He is al.
ready buying new one.
A Paris tradesman has been sent to pri-
son for two years for displaying in his shop
placards containing remarks insulting to
the National Assembly.
France paid Germany 100000, 600
francs Of the war indemnity on the 1st of
January, and will pay $4,000, 600 each
succeeding month until May next.
A firm of distillers in Petersburg, Va,
have sued the city for cutting of the water
on Friday after the fire, laying their dam.
ages at 500 per day.
James river, at Richmond and Manches-
ter. Va, is frozen over from shore to shore,
except a small current near Vauxhall's is.
land.
DR.. E. G. Vertegans, of Grayson, Va,
died few days ago of smallpox Three other
cases have developed themselves in the