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

A VIRGINIA LOVER SHOT I'M THE ACT o
ABDUcTING Hrs SWEETHEART "A youn
man, whose name we could not learn, wooe
and won the affections of a Miss Price
daughter Of Mr.. Chapman Price, formerl
Of this county, but now resident of Craig
The parents of the young lady bitterly op
posed her marrying the youth in question
because of his dissipated habits. But as i
usual in such cases. opposition only added
fuel to the fame and Confirmed the maiden
in her determination to cling to her love,
through thick aud thin Last week, learn
ing that Mr.. Price would be from home, b.
procured buggy and went to bis residence
to elope with his daughter into West Viz
gina to be married. His afianced was
ready and willing to 60 with him, but her
mother set her foot firmly down and vowed
that he should not take the CIR! from the
house, at the same time pointing to the gun
ard telling him that if he attempted to car
ny her off she would shoot him Treating
these as the idle threats of a woman, tbs
lovers continued their preparations for de,
parture All things being ready, they pro
ceeded to the buggy young lady was
handed in-the youth had taken his seat by
her side, ard was in the act Of driving off,
when Mrs. Price cut short the whole pro.
ceeding by shooting the aforesaid youth
with the gun above menti ned The phy
sician that dressed his wouad pronounce
his recovery extremely doubtful if not i'm
possible This is sad occurrence. but the
universal verdict will be ''served him right
If few more Mrs. Prices would shnot a
few more worthless lovers, fewer foolish
girls would be rendered miserable for life
by inciscreet marriages -Montgomery Va
Messenger.
AN EXTENSIVE PRoGENY.-The RALEIGH
News says: "There is man in Alan suce
county who is 70 years old, has been mar.
ried four times, and all four of his wives are
dead. He had eight daughters and one
son. the son having died an infant. His
eight have been married, four of whom are
living and four dead. His eight daughters
gave birth to Is children, 40 Of whom have
married, and had nearly 400 children; of
the 400 children nearly all are young but
some have married, and raised some 81
children, several Of whom have married and
had about 10 children. Five of these have
also married, and raised about 6 children
10 sum up, this man had 4 wives, 8 daugh,
tiers and l son; 70 grandchildren, 400
great-grandchildren, so greas.great-grand-
children, Is great-great- great grandchil-
dren, and 9 great-great- great-great.grand
children. He is just old enough to marry
again, and probably will.
The CATTLE TRADE OF TIE UNITED
STATES .-The ninth census gives some in
teresting statistics of the number of cattle
and the trade in the United States. There
are 13 $500 beeves and stock cattle
$3.50, 1872 mich cows. 1,3l9.271 working
oxen. 70 AT. 951 sheep and lambs, and
70 ]34.5 500 swine, distributed among he
States and Territories. la the State of
Maryland there are SO 074 beeves and stock
cattle. 80 1874 mich COWS, O.. 4O1 working
oxen, l29 697 sheep, and 257 1913 hogs.
In the State of Virginia there are
227 ,2o5 reeves and stock eatfl,, 1873 All
mulch cows, Is 9S7 working oxen, 37O,145
sheep, 674 $40 hogs.
PRoD1eALs RETURNING. We are Glad to
notice that number of young men from Thu
portion of the State whe went West since
the war, are retaining. and that they gen.
orally express the opinion that grand Old
Virginia, even in her tribulations. is a bet
ter place for them than anywhere in that
much pulled up section. Some of our Young
men who have emigrated to the West did
we'll, but the great majority, if our infor
nation, received from those who have been
there, is correct, are dissatisfied, and if thew
could come back without serious loss, would
do so.-Fincastle Herald.
INDEMNITY FOR INJURED INNOCENCE
The Senate Of Virginia has agreed to res
olution inquiring into the expediency of
amending the code so as to allow any per-
son who has been tried and fully acquitted
OF criminal charge, by any court in thus
State, a reasonable allowance in money for
the expense incurred by him or her in their
defense, the amount of such allowance TO be
determined by the jud &c of the court of the
county or corporation in which such case
was tried
Mr.. David Thomas, venera BILE resident
OF Catasaqua, Pa. was. in 1889, the 6rst to
smelt iron ores successfully with anthracite
coal, and has lived to ses two thirds of all
the iron in the United States made bv the
use OF the same coal.
The young English barrister, Hubert de
Burgh. who attempted suicide on his we'd
ding night, but was Sawed up, and is now
convaloscent, has been sued by Tilted fair
one for 100000, to mend her shattered af-
fections.
The Protestant E piscopal Church at Lex.
lnton, Va, made the Methodist Church
Christmas present Of superb pulpit bible.
A Michigan lumberman, long removed
from social influence, recently got shaved.
etc., etc, 1915 worth.
''French ladies are dressing in better and
more sensible taste this season than thew
have for many years" says Figaro.
A woman has been condemned to death
far setting fire to Jail in Renne, Eng
land.
1t is supposed that during the winter
7 100000 hogs will root their way inio bar.
rels.
The new swinging bell of the Colonge
Ia hedral will weigh twenty-five tons.
The new army kuapsacks are to be made
of seal skins with the hair left on.