Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-09-19

Co. 1t presents handsome appearance,
and has that first recommendation for g
newspaper-the news.
A. E. Phillips, o! Spottsylvania county.
Va, has raised and shipped three tons of
grapes this season.
At Berlin the plans have been drawn for
a splendid mansion for the German legation
at Washington.
Capt R. A. Shotwell has arrived at Raj.
eigh, N. G., from the Albany Penitentiary,
where he has been confined for alleged Ku-
Kluxism He has been Internationally
pardoned by President Grant.
W. J. Cooke, graduate of Richmond
College. was ordained minister of the gos-
pei at the Baptist Church, in Liberty, on
Thursday night last.
The honey crop in Frederick and Clarke
counties is very large this season, and the
article sells readily at Is to 25 cents per
pound.
The trial and execution of David Cog
gin, colored, of Franklin county, Va, cost
the State s358.8O.
A Chinese proclamation has been issued to
prevent the drowning of female infants,
and among the arguments used against the
practice is that the ghosts of the slaughter
ed children will avenge themselves upon the
unnatural parents.
Circuit Judge Turner, of Page county.
Va, has pronounced the four.yea interest
law unconstitutional, and set aside verdict
giving it effect.
The whites in the Botetourt neighbor.
hood, where the negroes are sick from eat.
ing green corn, have held meeting urging
chem to scatter to avoid furt er mortal
ity.
A little child of Win woodward. in
Roane County, Va. had just been dressed
by its mother, Sunday morning, and set by
the fire, when it was burned to death
Maj. J. Fl Lee, of Orange county. for
merly member Of the Virginia senate,
died last week.
Twenty-eight persons were converted at
the recent camp meeting held at Brusby
Ridge, Greenbrer, W. Va.
It was Miss Ella Chapman, of Greenbri.
er, West Virginia, who was so seriously
burned by ;, kerosene lamp while dressing
for ball at the Yellow Sulphur
A little daughter, aged three years, of
Jacob Baker. Of Jefferson county, West
Virginia, prl'ed over kettle of boiling
water, on Monday. and died in great ago
ny On the following day.
james B. Scott, War Department
clerk, from Alexandria county, Va, ran off
and married a fourteen.year old school girl.
and got dismissed from his position for it.
Quincy Ward, son.in.law of Professor
Agaesiz, has given 800, 900, and son of
he professor $4,000 to the Penekese
(Anderson) School.
A part Of the monument to the Confed.
crate dead and the monument to Captain j.
@. Mari, reached Warrenton depot Thurs.
day afternoon.
Mr.. Mott Prince had his hand 80 terribly
torn by threshng machine, on Tuesday,
in Culpeper county as to render amputation
necessary.
Gems. Beauregard and Johnston, and ex-
Confederate Secretary of War, Conrad, Of
Louisiana, are among the last roses of sum-
mer at the Warm Springs.
The Moore estate, near Luray, Page
county, Va, has been purchased by John
Fl. Zirkle for $50, 1000.
A negro has been arrested in Louisa Co.
with horse stolen from Henry Bradley, ir
Page county, Va.
The Gordonsville, Va, Gazette" saws:
ga lot of English fowls were received at
the express Office here on Tuesday that were
the handsomest we ever saw They we're
as large as turkeys, and the ordinary Bra
nah are as mere Bantams compared to
them.
The two greatest collapses this week are
Ben Butler and the Graphic Balloon.
A new witness is Produced for Stokes
next trial. She is described as an '.adven.
turess," named Minnie, who will swear
Fisk was not armed.
Mr.. William Stuart, aged eighty three
years, living in the neighborhood of Hart
ford, Stafford county, Va, obtained IL
cense and was united few DAYS since 10
the bonds of matrimony with Miss Jane
Phelps, aged ifty-three.
Mr. E. I. Guthrie, Of Newbern, N. c.,
is preparing biographical sketch Of the
life and character Of the late Beau Hick.
man."
The wife of James s. Hammer, Of
Lynchburg. Va, died suddenly last week.
9. L. James, at LIE Claire, Wis, Free
Press" editor, was married last Monday
Mr.. james is the son of the novelist.
The death is announced Of Hannah
More, wife Of Charles Trevelyan. in her
sixty third year. Lady Trevelyan was tho
sister Of the late Lord Macaulay, and was
his lordship's literary executor
The farmers Of Missouri are to hold
State Convention at Jefferson City, on the
1st Of October. The grangers have already
carried the heretofore Republican County
Of Nodoway BY large majority. /: