Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-11-13


his forehead us If suffering intensely, and
crying, Jesus save me, save me now" lie
staggered and fell on q sofa. Many per
sons fastened forward to his assistance
his wife being first. She lifted his head to
her shoulder and asked if he felt sick. He
answered Eyes, +" and sank back insensble
breathing.his last in IL few minutes. Drs
Adams and McKim arrived promptly, and
pronounced the cause of death congestion
OF the brain.
Jno. G. Dull Tor three years, and Keisel
for five years in the penitentiary. are the
sentences of the parties convicted of swim
ding Old Mr.. Fowlkes in Richmond Duke
was proved to have had nothing to do with
it, and q aao}le prosequi was entered in his
case.
The centennial anniversary Of the Bap-
fist Church at Culpeper Court House will
be held on the fourth Sunday of tiiIa
month. The Rev. DR.. Grimsley the Rev.
DE-. w. T. Broaddus. and the Rev. J. B.
Taylor are expected to be present and par
ticipate in the services.
Samuel Lee, colored Congressman elect
from South Carolina in place of -E1ainey
also colored, was a member of the capitol
police of Washington city, for which posi-
ton he was indebted to Rainey. He be-
came ungrateful, however, and beat his
former benefactor out Of his seat in Con.
gress
Philip Castleman, a respectable colored
barber Of Front Royal, Va, was killed on
Monday week While wrestling pistol from
oHe drunken white man who was trying to
shoot another. He was shot in the aldo
men and died in twenty four hours, much
lamented by the whites, with whom he was
Il great faVOrite.
Police Justice Joseph J. White of Rich
mond has been suspended from office and
indicted by the Grand Jury for misde-
meanor. i'll ''corruptly' bailing one Of the
criminals in the FoWlkes robbery case.
Two police detectives have also been ill.,
dicted for screening the prisoners.
Col. Thad Stevens, the nephew of old
Thad. Stevens, to whom the old man left
d fortune Of $150,000 if he wouldn't dl ink
liquor, but vino broke the pledge and lost
the fortune, died in Lancaster, Pa, last
week, aged 80 years. The estate goes t.
founding colored orphan asylum.
Mrs, James Knox Polk, widow of the
tenth President of the United States, lives
in an old-fashioned mansion in Nashville,
Tenn. She is 4 slender, graceful old lady,
with snoW-White hair, but with eyes as
bright and step as quick as girls.
The only church where sermons are
preached in the Irish language in this
country is at Elmira, Ill. A priest from
Canada breaches a sermon in English, and
after a short intermisSion repeats it IN
Irish.
John Erode is no more. You probably
did not know him. He lived in Western
Missouri, and in entering the smoke-house
OF friend to see how the hams got along,
a trap gun blew his head off
A Chicago pork-packer, whose pew rent
was raised to $25, exclaimed, s'Great Cae.
sar! Here's nice state of atfairs-t he
gospel going up and pork going down.
What's to become of uS!'
The grave of Thomas Paine, the politi-
cal and religious ''free thinker, "near New
Rochelle, New York, which remained sc
long undlsturbed, has been recently en-
tirely oblterated by Simeon Lester, upon
whose farm it was.
Three women and two me n, all colored
were drowned Sunday night near Lynch
burg py the upsettlhg CT boat while
crossing james river on their return from
church.
In the pigeon shooting tournament at
the Danville Fair Friday. j. w. Hans
brough OF Culpeper was the successful
champion, winning the 500 gun after a
prolonged contest.
Grants reception speech to the Railroad
Conductors Brotherhood: Il have tray
eled great deal, gentlemen, and presume
nave met some OF you before"
DR.. Ed. Warren, of Baltimore, has been
made chief surgeon of the Egyptian army
and DE-. VIM. b. B ,yd. of Illinois, medical
puryeyor OF the same.
The Valley Falls IN. " Catholics have
resolved that not more than i've carriages
shall be allowed at any funeral within that
parish.
Dr. M. A. Shields, a young and promis-
Ing physician of Hampton, Va, committed
suicide Tuesday night by poison,
Col Cabell's majority in the Fifth Dis
trict is 3, 123, which is considerable gain
over kemper's vote.
The Mormons began their half-yearly
conference ill London yesterday. Over
1,l0O delegates were present,
Hon. Jno. W, Head (Democrat), who
was elected to Congress last week from the
Gallatin Tenn District. died on Monday.
President Grant will visit Colonel Mos
by at his home in Warrenton in a few
days.
The Fredericksburg, Va, LEDGER" Use
ners paper closed up last week. 1t had
enough of it.
Gov. Kemper has refused to pardon
Philip Philips of Rockingham, sentenced
to the penitentiary for five years.
Mrs. Rawlins, wife of the late General
Rawlins, Secretary Of War, died at a hotel
III Cheyenne, W. T., Saturday.
r. B. Spencer of Botetourt CO., Va. this
year raised 65 pounds Of sweet potatoes
from one potato
Robt. Saunders, an old and most excel
lent citizen of Rockingham CO., died en-
the 26th inst. va
MI Geo w. Hardwicke offers for sale
his half interest in the Lynchburg ere
publican" LUZ
The dwelling of DR.. Banks. in Cumber-
land CO., Va, was destroyed by fire a few
days ago.
The Baldwin, farm, in Rockbridge CO..
vas sold last week to Mr.. Matthews for
g. 600.
The Wildman troupe played in Alexan-
drla to crowded houses three nights this
week.
Senator Lewis of Virginia called on Pre-.
sident Grant Tuesday,