Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-03-20
Rev. Mr.. Elliott, colored pastor of tt

Rev. Mr.. Elliott, colored pastor of the
| Baptist church at Lexington, Va, who
| turned out 70 members on various charges
I! now charges them with putting ''pizen" in
| the pulpit pitcher of water. There is great
| excitement and they charge, he is trying
| to take his church out of the "Valley AS
| sociation.''
| The newspapers don't know everything
as is shown from this notice ola Harrison
| burg paper before conference adjourned:
| ssRev. DR.. Poisal, for several months pas
| tor of the M. E. Church in this town, is to
| be Presiding Elder OF this district, with
| residence in Satunton.'
The estate Journal seems to think
| there is no doubt that Senator A. B. Coch-
ran, of Augusta, will be the successor OF
| Senator r. E. Withers as Lieutenant Gov
ernor and President Of the Senate, when
an election shall take place.
| Major John D. Kelley, formerly of Peters
| burg, is chairman of the Catholic Associa-
| ton which proposes to leave this country
J in May on pilgrimage to the. shrines OF
| of the continent, and a visit of respect to
| Pope Plus TX
The new railroad bridge across Roanoke
river at Big Spring Va twenty-three miles
above Lynchburg. was burned on the 18th
| instant by sparks from a passing engine.
| Loss estimated at $4,000.
The father of John C. Henry, the Lynch
| burg defaulting Revenue Clerk. has gone
to Washington to ask his sons release on
the ground that the money will be made
good.
A new postoffice is established at Cali
fornia Furnace Rockbridge county, Va. ,on
the route from Cady's Tunnel to Licking
ton, with Henry Heibruner as postmas-
ter
A man has been arrested in Washington
for digging up and trying to make way
| with $4,000 of bonds buried on his farm by
| Col Ed. Daniel of the Richmond State
! Journal during the panic.
| In New York charity has been organ
| lied by the Hebrews, to give the girls in
| the Hebrew orphan asylum dowries of,
from $500 to $1,000 when they marry.
Senator Frelinghuysen announced Fri
day that the Civil Rights Bill is again
| ready to be reported through, not so ''per-
| fect'' in form as Mr.. Sumner had it.
The dwelling of DR.. Chas. E. Kleber, at
Pittsylvanania c. H., Va, was burnt with
$4,000 in currency on the 18th inSt.-total
loss $4,000, with no insurance.
Rev. T. S. Mcneil, of the United Breth-
rem, the Pain EXterminator maker was
drowned at Gallipolis Ohio, on his way to
conference, in West Virginia.
The Vue de l'Eau Hotel, at sewelI's
Point, nearly opposite the Rip-Raps and
Fortress Monroe, under decree of court
will be sold at auction.
Society willscut you dead if your visiting
card isn't four inches long by two inches
wide, and of heavy Bristol board, slightly
tinted or watered.
Tom Scott and Vice President John
King of the B. & 0. r. r. have Hinter-
viewed" but failed to adjust their railroad
troubles.
Andrew Harris, colored, driver of Gar
ber's express, in Richmond, has been ar
rested for robbing the mails which he had
in his wagon.
When the cars stopped at Farmville for
dinner, Wednesday, DR.. Leach, a passen-
ger, cut his throat, but not fatally
Albemarle is gradually going down in
the marriage license business, in II there
were 207 in ~ only 173 and last year 1872
Elder Knapp, the great Baptist revival
list, died at Rockford, Illinois, last week,
special trains were run to his funeral
Bishop Littlejohn of Rhode Island, has
revoked the license of Rev. DR.. Porteous
forpreaching in non-Episcopal pulpits.
Bald Mountain, in Mcdowell Co. N. c..
is rumbling at terrible rate and the in
habitants are fleeing frem their homes.
Capt. Stephens, material train Conduct
or on the Va. & Tenn. r. r., was run over
and killed at Big Spring, last week.
The A. Nh O. railroad company was pre-
sented by the grand jury of Wythe county
for misdemeanor on Monday last.
A citizen of New Orleans has presented
Gen. Grant with a full long portrait Of
Zen. Grant OH horseback.
The New York ssGraphic' = reports that
Hon, Jefferson Davis is i'll in London of
dropsy Of the heart.
Hon. A. B. Davis, the unseated Virgin
ia member Of Congress, has returned to
his home in Grayson.
James Baker, an esteemed citizen of
Winchester, fl .ser of Baker Bros, Staun-
ton, is dead.
Rockbridge is rebuilding the bridges and
repairing her share of the Junction Val
ley Turnpike.
Bishop Whittle of Va, has been preach
ing to crowded houses in his cid home,
Louisville, Ky.
Rev. James A. Latane is residing near
st. Stephens Church, King and Queen,
which is his post office.
speekled trout, bass and salmon are BIZ
ing at Harper's Ferry.
Winchester, Va. has just finished a GEN.
.Ns. showing she has 5O18 inhabitants