Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

A Wytheville merchant has shipped to a
Virginia College upwards OF 1000 pounds
Of Wythe county butter since August, and
has standing order for good deal more
OF the same sort.
In few days the track of the W. & o.
railroad will be laid to Round Hill, which
is about four miles from the Clarke line,
and about thirteen from Berryville, and
twenty-five from Winchester.
Mrs. Grant, Of Polk county, Cal, vindi-
Gates the equality of her sex by killing
deer. Eighteen of these animals have
fallen before her unerring rifle since she
lived in Polk.
Charles Benson, white, and Hattie Neal,
colored, We're committed to jail in Memphis
Tenn, last week, in default of bail, for
having inter. married in violation of a State
law.
Judge Mat. Cullen, of st. Louis, has been
rendered a public dinner by nurn Der OF
his fellow-citizens. He declined, whilst
expressing warm thanks.
Lynchburg has had a grand feld-Gay in
tnhaccn- Nine lru.r,9t I'D ssud o1xUy-sIx
loose parcels sold at one warehouse on
Friday,
The Catholic church at Bridgeport, ILL.,,
had a successful fair last week, but to
little purpose, as the priest bolted with the
proceeds and cannot be found,
Babe Wilson has been sentenced to eigh
teen years. Imprisonment for the murder of
Charles Evans in Botetourt CO., Va. Both
parties were colored.
Sam1 Young, a prominent citizen of
Roanoke CO., Va, died last week, aged SO
years. He was for many years a mem Der
OF the County Court under the old regime.
DIR. E, j, Hslier, Of Marion. Va, whilst
out hunting few days ago, received q ter
rlble wound IN the right arm, by the acct
dental explosion of his own gun.
The Patterson and Passaic and Patterson
On. j. and Little Falls horse railroads are
to be sold for taxes, owing respectively
$4,000 and $4,000.
In Paris there are GIL women who serve
as models for painters and sculptors. The
age of the largest number of them is from
sixteen to twenty years.
DR.. Thomas H. Barnes was elected on
Friday to the House OF Delegates from
Nansemond county, Va, over his radical
opponent, c. w. Lassiter, by 513 majority
Fort Gaines has phenomenon of lady
who can play two tunes upon the piano,
sing another, listen to the conversation
and understand it, all simultaneously.
A long letter from Hon. D. W, Voor-
hees, published in the Indianapolis E'Jour-
nal" Thursday, turned out to be a rank
forgery.
The Culepper ':Times" has been pur-
chased by Col. James Cochran, the post
master at Culpeper G. H.
Rev. Mr.. Hollis has accepted call to
the Presbyterian church at Front Royal.
Va.
Ida and Gahlielle Greeley make their
appearance sin society," this season for the
FIRST time since their fathers death.
Col. II. D. Whitcomb, of the U. S. Com
missioners, has gone to New Orleans to
examine the mouth of the Mississippi.
The Virginia Conference appointed Rev.
Jas. F. Twitty to Charlottesville, and r.
w. Yates and j. J. Lafferty to Albenarla.
Mrs. Victoria Woodruff is i'll; her lungs
are SO affected that she has to cease public
indefinitely.
DIR. Alexander F. Dulin, a native of
Fairfax county, but for many wears q citi-
zen of Baltimore, is dead.
Sherwood Z. Coan (real name Campbeln,
the well-known baritone opera singer, died
in Chicago Thursday.
Three thousand poor. persons were fed
On Thanksgiving Day at the different Five
Points Missions in New York.
The Farmers Council which has been in
session in Petersburg adjourned on Thurs.
day night.
Rev. H. B. Cowles, a Methodist minis
ter Of Petersburg, Va, aged Il years, died
on Sunday last.