Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-02-13

was that of Julia WaddIe and Catherine
Smith, colored, charged with using abuse
sive language on the streets, and the first
witness was jet black, arrayed in calico
OF one color, with polanaise OF aanother
and massive string of blue beads. AfteI
kissing the book with puckered mouth and
devotional smack, she backed off to
four foot range, and gaily tripped through
the following evidence:
(Which was going to church, MI. Trout
Wednesday night, and bone was thoWed'
jess turned roun, SOL here the witness
turned and directed a piercing gaze at the
KEY hole of the door for a few seconds with
compressed lips, and then resumedl en-
seed Kyarthrin stannin in de alley gate,
en- sayin Ego long Nigga which [ says
madame Use no mo nigga then what you
is.
The Mayor, Gmpatiently). Did you hear
any obscene language
| Witness-Yes Mr.. Trout seen her, seen
her right dar in de ally gate. / seen her
| Jess is plain es see her dis mint sottin
right dar.
This operation Of identity was received
| by the prisoner identified with a look OF
injured surprise.
Witness GU neadn 'tdeny it Kyarthrin.
Oar was you, en- dar was the bone. ls'pose
de bone gwine deny it mex.
The Mayor--What l want to know is
whether there was any obscene language
any vulgar language.
Witness-Dats it Mister Trout, wuds
| Of which no lady Of respect would talk.
The Mayor-Well who used them ? Julia
OF Catharine.
Witness-(With the widest astonish-
| ment,) who-,oho use en-? wuh dar she
| Mister Trout--Kyarthrine settin right
dar in dat kawner.
The general weight of the evidence be-
ing against Kyarthrin, the Mayor commit
ted her in default of security to keep the
peace and her mother who had been an in
tenseiy interested spectator, darted out
of the door like a whirlWind, saying she
was ''goin somewhat to get jestiss, dar
warnt none dar." And the disch arged Jul
liza gathered her drapery around her, and
with look of contempt at the lady who
hand ''thowed tone7' at her, left the
room, receiving the congratulations OF a
number of her friends who had been peep
ing through the key hole outside with
mingled curiosity and awe.
The next case was that of Mr.. Peter
Chapman, colored gentleman, Of high
social position, who, while presiding at
the wake of colored child in a house of
i'll repute had been knocked, so it appeared,
through two ceilings and pair Of stairs
by some Italians with unpronounceable
names. The complainant who was dressed
in broad cloth coat reaching below his
knees and prairie Of shoe leather on his
feet, being sworn explained to the Mayor
that:
81 was sotting.up wild deth and dem men
(the prisoners) WAS rowing; and ses gent
mum it pears like you don't expect the
dead, en- so wild dat he say 'hoody, hoody,
hoody" this astounding imitation Of the
italian language created profound i'm
preston on the SPECTATORS and den he mock
me hind trunk dis way land the witness
threw up one leg and ducking his head, CIV
ing as he seemed to think a life-like pic
ture of a man who suddenly finds himself
knocked behind a trunk) an den l hyeard
sumboddy boiler ''run Peter Chapman
rum and de mex knowed was up in de
garrett. But boss | nuvver run"
The Mayor-Well he must have knocked
you through two OF three ceilings:
Witness-I dunno boss, but l nuvver
run. a. a.
AS it was proved that the Italians knew
nothing of the awake" and understood
very little Of what had been done, they
were only made to pay costs and were dis
charged.
THE BALTIMORE METHODIST CONFER
ENCE.-This religious body which meets
here on Wednesday, the 4th of March,
will be presided over by Bishop Dogget,
and will include 1S1 clerical and SO lay
delegates, and 20 admissions on trial.
Among the visitors who will be here are
President Duncan, of Randolph Macon
College, Rev. DR.. Munsey, the famous pull
pit orator, Rev. DR.. Bennett, editor of the
Richmond Christian Advocate and Rev.
DR.. Haygood, of the Southern Methodist
Publishing House at Nashville. Provi-
sions have been made for quartering all
the delegates and visitors. Bishop Dog
gett has been assigned to the residence of
Maj. B. L. Bagby. 1t will be interesting
to the delegates from the Valley to know
that tie Valley Railroad has arranged to
run passenger train on Tuesday, March
Sd, as far as the road is completed, proba-
bly, to the suburbs Of STANTON. They can
buy half fare tickets in Baltimore.
JURIEs DRAwN.-The following Petit
jury for the 3rd day of the March Term of
the Circuit Court, it being the 4th day of
the month, has been drawn c.. II. Air
hart, Henry Andrew, Sam1 Simmons,
Sam1 Croft. o. E. Cleveland, II. H. Tea
ford, Cornelius J. Conner, James W.
Weade, Jno. n Grouse, Granville Bashaw,
S. B. Allen, G. W. McCutchen, sam1
Hunter, W. A. Hanger, Jno. w. Cline,
Jacob NJ. Bear, D. A. Trice and c. G..
Merritt. The following special Grand
Jury has been drawn for February Term
of the County Court Beverly Manor.
VIM. Fl. Peyton and John j. Bell South
Rirer, G. B. Conner and David W. Coiner:
Pastures, Kennedy Craig; Riuerheads,
Nimrod M. Green Middle Riuer, A. p.
Armentrout and Robt, j. .Leckie North
Riuer, John Y. Long and D. Newton Van
Lear.
DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND INSTITUTION.
We have received a copy of the annual
report of the Virginia Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institution. The facts it contains
mara nuhlish in the VINDICATOR at the