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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-02

Committee on Public Buildings.
The Committee on Public Buildings win meet il
the senate Chamber, Thursdays, at o'clock p NJ
B. f. HANSON lc,.;
DANIEL NJ. YOUNG, 1""i'ion'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-02

Committee on Insane Hospital.
The Committee on Insane Hospital will meet in
the senate Chamber on Thursday of each week, at
2x O'Clock.
J.W. PALMER, (c,a;,
Il. +. STURGIS, o"a'i i'en'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

A DAY OF MERCY IN MASSACHUSETTS
thanksgiving day was observed as holl-
day In the Massachusetts State prison, at
Charlestown. The prisoners were assem-
bledain their chapel, where devotional ex-
erclses were solemnized, after which there
was a vocal and instrumental concert by
the Boston Musical Conservatory THESE
ended, the warden said that he had recelv-
ed an envelope from the Governor winch
contained some pardOns, but he llad not yet
broken the seal and he did not know now
many there We're or who were the lucky
ones to be liberated by them. He then
took the mysterious and valuable package
from his pocket, which act was the signal
for the most profound and anxious silence.
The anxiety of man on trial Tor his life
and awaiting the verdict OF the jury could
not have been more intense and painful
than was manifested by every one OF the
seven or eight hundred. Taking up one OF
the documents the warden smiled and re-
marked, "Well, I like that name, y an
nouncing the name of !'Timothy Cronin."
AS the words fell from his lips ohere went
up a loud and simultaneous shout OF APP
proval from all his fellow prisoners. Rising
from his seat, gray-haired man attempted
to make his way from the middle Of the
chapel to the forward platform, but the
other cOnvIctS gathered around MN III such
numbers that it was impossible for him to
proceed until the officers Of the prison re-
stored order. Cronin was sentenced from
Boston for life, in 1862, and is now sixty
two years Of age. During his twelve years
Of prison life his wife has ever been afaith-
full friend, and during the time has earned
sufficient money to buy and furnish a
modest house. The other pardons fell res
pectively upon VIM. McGrath, Michael
Ryan and John Ryan, Whose good luck was
warmly applauded by the prisoners who
were less fortunate. McGrath, who is fifty
two years Of age, was sentenced for life
from Worceste, for the crime of murder
in the second degree. and he has only been
imprisoned for six years A son and daEgh-
ter were present to escort him home to
Thanksgiving dinner. Michael Ryan, also
sentenced for highway robbery in Boston,
had served eight years, time; and John
Ryan, who was sentenced for fifteen years
for manslaughter in. Boston, had served
nine years of the time. In all these cases
there were mitigating circumstances in the
otfeuses committed, and the conduct of
the men during Imprisonment has been un
exceptionable.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
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STAUNT0N,--A recent visit to the Valley
city presented to cur view many improve
ments within the last eight Or nine months.
The authorities Of the town have recently
expended $4,000 for the improvement of
the Main street, and are about to issue
bonds for 600 to increase the supply of
water. The public schools still receive a
large share OF attention, and no expense
is spared to place them on the very best
foundation. Private enterprise is every
where apparent in the construction of new
buildings, and on every side there is the
appearance Of life and thrift. Some of the
citizens are growing a little Jealous of
Charlottesville, and accused us Of ''going
back" Oh our our old home in the matter
of the railroad shops. They are greedy
set, and if they had their way wouldn't
allow Charlottesville a water-tank Re-
joicing in the prosperity of our neighbor,
we must confess to some miSgivingS as to
her future, if she continues the reckless
expenditure in which she seems disposed
to indulge. It is, perhaps. none Of our
business, but we may venture to endorse
the capital article in the last INDICATOR,
i'll which the editor very wisely advises
that capital might be more judiciously ex-
pended in building up manufacturing en-
terprises than in the erection of so many
fine houses. After q while there may be
more houses than there are people to oc-
cupy them. There is a limit to bladder's
capacity OF distension, and occasionally
they burst WaddeU, IN the Charlottesville.
(Fd.) Chronicle.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

CENTENNIAL ANNIvERsARY OF POINT
PLEAsANT.-The address of Dr. Thomas
Creigh, of Greenbrier, On this occasion,
was worthy the noble heart and strong in
tellect of that prince of Virginia gentle
men, whose generous and gallant spirit
spirit shows no touch Of the SHOWS of time
which have fallen upon his honored head.
DR.. Creigh, as he stated i'll the opening of
his address, Travelled one hundred and
fifty miles to be present on the occasion,
and came to represent his wife who had
two grandfathers at the battle of Point
Pleasant Col. Charles Lewis, her pater-
nal grandfather. and Col John Stuart, her
maternal grandfather, who wrote the his
tory of the battle, and whose Memoir is
deposited among the Archives of the His
torlcal Society Of Richmond. The battle
of Point Pleasant deserves to be held by
all Virginians in immortal remembrance,
and no one could do it more honor than
the old time Virginia Senator, and ''the
fine old Virginia gentleman, all of the
olden tinle'-Thomas Crei h.-Lynch-
b,rgh Daily Neers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT.-It was mentioned
some foul or five weeks since that color
ed ''genman, somewhere from the N orth,
forced an entrance into the ladies' car of
the Virginia and Tennessee railroad, and
was elected therefrom. The negro, whose
name we not now recall, upon his return
to Washington, brought suit against the
Company in the Federal Court Of the Dis
triot, laying his damage at $4,000. The
case came up on Wednesday, when Hon.
T. S. Bocock, counsel for the railroad
company, moved the Court that it be dis
missed for want of jurisdiction, which mo-
ton was sustained by the court, and this
''civil righter,'' who expected to make a
fortune so easily, will have to take some
other way of feathering his nest.-Lsyach-
brrg Va.) News,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

MIR. BEECHER AND HIS CLERICAL
BRETHREN.-A clergyman in communi-
cation to the New York ''Tribunen makes
the following very just and appropriate
suggestion. He says:
II believe that l express the judgement
of the great mass of the clergy of this
country. and most certainly the judgement
Of all with whom | have conversed upon
this subject, in saying that Mr.. Beecher
should either interpose no bar to an imme-
date trial, or else abstain from preaching
until after trial and acquittal. For Mr..
Beecher, in view Of the terrible nature of
the charges against him, to refrain from de-
handing an ecclesiastical trial, to postpone
by appeal . civil trial, aud at the same
time to continue to preach, is an outrage
upon decency."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

A SQUARE" MEAL, THEN DEATH
Monsieur Ernst, and old French dancing
master in Cincinnati, committed suicide
on Saturday night by shooting himself
through the heart 4 few months ago he
deserted his wife, leaving her penniless, to
die i'll an hospital, while he made trip
to Paris. Returning to Cincinnati on Sat
urday morning, he found that his former
friends refused to recognize him where
upon, after breakfasting at restaurant,
he proceeded to the hosnital in which his
wife had died secured ii room under the pre-
tence Of being i'll, and in the morning was
found dead by his own hand. The Com
mercial, :" in its account of the affair. states
that his breakfast was d remarkable"
one 'skirat, lie ate dozen oysters; next,
q big chunk Of broiled salmon, taking a
pint Of claret with it next mutton-chop
or two, with coffee; next, a porterhouse
steak, which, the steward states, he ate to
the bone all around; last Of all, some ice
cream.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

| FIGHT IT OUT LIKE PA AND MA Do
A story is told of a daughter Off prominent
person now in the lecture field, which is
peculiarly interesting and suggestive of I'M
conscious wisdom. A gentleman was in
vited to the lecturers house to tea. Imme-
diately on being seated at the table the lit
tie girl antonished tile family trcle and
the guest by the abrupt questic. :t"Where
is your wife 20 Now, the gentleman hav-
ing been recently separated from the part
ner OF his life, was taken 81 completely by
surprise that he stammered forth the truth:
Il don't know - Don't know!' replied
the infant terrible. why don't you
knoW?'' Finding that the child persisted
III her inaerrogatives, despite the mild re-
proof of her parents, he concluded to make
clean breast of the matter and have 1T
over at once. SO he said with calmness
which has the result Of inward explosives:
'Wel, we don't live together: we think,
as we can't agree, we had better not" He
stifled a groan as the child began again,
and darted an eXasperated look at her par
ents. But the little torment would not be
quoted until she exclaimed: Can't agree!
Then why don't youfght it out like pa and
ma do?" "Fengence is mine,' laughingly
retorted the visitor after ''pa" and ''ma"
exchanged looks of holy horror, followed
by the inevitable roar.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
Turn Ro1rNn uo1rsE ATT f,,1,,r

THE ROUND HOUSE AT CHARLorTEs-
vILLE.-The contract for building the
round house for the G. e o. r. r. at
Charlottesville, has been awarded to DR..
w. C. N. Randolph. The "Jeffersonian
says:
At first the contractor encountered some
difficulty in engaging laborers at the price
$50 cents day. he offered. Some color
ed men of the village stood out for higher
wages, and endeavoured to influence all
others to do likewise, and they succeeded
to some extent But, at last, Others, more
wise in their day and generation, accepted
the wages offered and went to work III ear
nest on last Monday. The high priced
gentlemen collected at the place of opera
lions in large numbers, as a ''cloud of wit
nesses, and one of them threatened the
contractor with purpose to stop the OPP
orators in their work, but the elevation of
a cane with clear indication that it was
about to be used vigorously, caused a
prompt retreat and the work goes ON
bravely.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
VAT WILL KATRINA TOLD ME !!

HORRIBLE ACCIDENT--On Wednesday
night Of last week Mr.. Thomas Overaker
of Liberty, Bedford CO., Va, where he had
a wife and family, got OIL the train at
Lynchburgh toreturn home. The ''Lynch-
buIgh News" says:
He was drinking freely, and when APP
preached by the conductor, Capt. Fairfax,
and asked for his ticket, he refused to give
it to him. mot possibly having it, and
when his fare WAS demanded also refused
to pay, and, it is stated, got enraged, and
made an assault upcn the conductor.
The train was thereupon stopped, and the
deceased was put out Oh the side of the
road, near where his mangled remains
were subsequently found. A short time
afterwards the Watchlaan, passing along
the track, saw OYeraker on it, and endeaV-
ored to prevail upon him to go with him,
and thus place himself out of danger. This
Overaker refused TO do, and the Waterman
passed on in the discharge of his duties
After this, it is supposed, that the deceas-
ed, overcome with the liquor he had drank
fell. asleep on the track, and was run over
by the Eastern bound passenger train
which arrives here at 10 O'Clock at night.
Nothing was known of the accident until
Thursday morning, when the Section Mas
ter, in going to his work, discovered blood
and pieces of flesh On the rails, which were
traced for some fifty OF sixty yards, where
the mutlate0 remains were found, crush
ed and mangled into an unrecognizable
mass, a large and Sharp pointed rock stick
ing in his skull, the arms and legs dissev-
cred from the body, and the body itself
mashed almost into Il jelly. A watch,
found in the pocket of some of the clothing
strewn along, bore the name Of the deceas-
ed, and by this means alone was he reeog=
DiZed.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
A TTR ACTIVE Power OF TTcI1rN1,rc

ATTRACTIVE POWER OF LIGHTNING
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.--Y esterday about
10 O'Clock, during the thunderstorm, there
were several flashes of lightning following
in one place only, as far as we have heard
and that was Squire Brobt' house, in North
Charleston. Nobody was hurt except Mrs.
Brobt, who was knocked senseless to thu
floor, but revived in d few minutes from
the stunning chock, Strange to say, TIL
smaller of the two chimneys WAS STRUCK
leaving the higher one untouched. BIZ
still more remarkable is the fact that witt
i'll about twenty feet there were two light :
ning-rods on adjoining houses, but whic!
seemed to have lost their power of attrac-
ton entirely. The damage to the house
was quite small.-Chor9eston W. Fa.1 Coz
rier
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

The PETERSBURG ELECTION CASES
JUDGES DIsAGREE.-In the United States
Circuit Court in Richmond, on Monday,
Judges Bond and Hughes sitting, the
judges announced that they disagreed in
the Petersburg election cases, and would
certify them up to the Supreme Court of
the United States. Eight judges and
three registers of election in Petersburg
were indicted under the enforcement act
Of Congress for preventing and obstruct-
ing colored men from voting at the NUM-
cipal election in May last. Council for the
defendants, demurred to the Indictment,
and the points raised were elaborately
argued. The judges differ on but one
point, viz, that none of the indictments
charge that the persons prevented from
voting were so prevented ION account of
race, color, OF previous condition of SER
vitude.'' Judge Hughes holds that the in
dictments are fatally defective, and thinks
this charge should be made in order to let
in the proof OF inference OF motive. Judge
Bond holds that as the motives of men
cannot be looked into except by their acts,
it is sufficient to charge that citizens of
the United States were prevented from
voting, and that the motive of hostility
to race may be inferred from the act of
preventing colored voter from voting.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
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A VIRGINIA BAPTIST IN ROME.-The
gentlemen referred to in the following
extract from a London paper WAS former
ly pastor in Staunton and is a brother of
Rev. j. B. Taylor of this place. The wri-
ter having referred to the various Protes-
tant missions in the - Eternal City" says :
Then there is the Baptist Mission CT
America, with DR.. Taylor as superinten-
dent, who last Sunday opened a capacious
preaching room III the Piazza Monte Gto-
ria, just at the back OF the General Post
office, and facing the telegraph offices. The
cling the opening of this nuova locale, and
a crowded audience was the result Dr.
Taylor has schools under his care, as we'll
as preaching stations and Churches at Ios
logna ModeIa. Milan, Rarri, aud other
places. ''-Gplpeper Times,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04


Ten THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF
DIAMONDS RINGS STOLEN.-On Wednes-
day fashionably dressed man entered T.
D. Bymmer Il Co.'S jewelry store, Broad
way, New York, and asked the clerk to
show him some diamonds rings. Two
plates Of rings We're shown him, and he ex-
amined them. He requested the clerk to
put d number of the rings in d better light,
as he 6esired to lost tlleDs. Seemingly not
satisfied with the selection, he asked to be
shown some of greater value, and while
the clerk was looking for another plate of
rings another man called upon MI. Bym-
mer and inquired the price of a handsome
bronze clock. Seemingly pleased, he said
that he would call again with his wife, and
quietly walked out, A few minutes later
the clerk returned with the rings, and not
seeing either the plates or his customer,
asked Mr.. Bymmer whether he had bought
a ring MI. Bymmer, thunderstruck at
the question, asked the clerk what he
meant. The story was soon told, and the
clerk became aware that the firm had suf-
fered loss of $4,000.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

A TRAGEDY IN HIGH LIFE.-Early
Friday morning Dr. Hutchins was hastily
called to the house of E. l.. Spencer, 1854
Carleton avenue, Brooklyn, where he found
Mrs. Spencer suffering from bullet wound
in the abdomen He extracted the ball,
but Mrs. Spencer's life is in jeopardy. How
she was shot the inmates Of the house pos
itively refuse to tell. She retired alone at
about midnight, and nothing more was
heard until in the morning the servants
found her bleeding and exhausted, A five
shooter revolver which belongs to Mr..
Spencer was by the side of the bed on the
floor, and MI. Spencer says that his wife
may have accidentally shotaherself while
handling his clothing, not knowing that
the weapon was in his pocket. Others say
that she shot herself Intentionally, and
the theory of an attempt to murder
her has been advanced. When the police
madeinGuiry they obtained no Information,
and a Thorough Investigation has been CT
dered. MI Spencer is a wealthy Wall-street
broker. and with his wife moved in the
most aristocratic society Oh the hill. The
house is of limestone, and the furniture
is elegant. Mrs. Spencer is nearly forty
years old, and the mother of several child
rem. Of late years she has been melan-
choly in consequence of domestic troubles.
IN. Z. SNn, Nou. q.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

BISHOP GIBBONS ON GLADsToNE's
PAMpHLET.-Bishop Gibbons, of Rich
mond, in letter to the New York ''Her-
aid" gives his views upon the Gladstone
Manning controversy. He afirms that the
declaration of the Pope's infallibility by
the Ecumenical Council does not in the
slightest degree alter the relations existing
between temporal and spiritual powers,
but is merely a formal affirmation Of the
doctrine which has been admitted during
the whole existence of the Church. The
definition of infallibiJity, according to
Bishop Gibbons, strictly confines the Papal
prerogative to faith and morals, and he
declares that Catholics have suffered too
much in the sacred cause of liberty to
raise their hands against it. He thinks it
strange that while Gladstone trembles at
the imaginary authority OF the Pope over
tyranny of Bismarck over religion.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

A MATRMoNIAL AND BIBULoU
Nov Yo aS den MeGie ed R of East
N. Y, for bigamy, and on Friday was sent
to the States prison for one year. The
Brooklyn Eagle says: George has the
appearance of a sheepish schoolboy. He
would easily pass for sixteen years old. He
has just turned twenty-one. Yet George
has quite matrimonial history, He has
been arrested for seduction, then abandon
ment and now bigamy. George has Geiiv-
cred himself into matrimony twice within
one week. He is an abnormal youth in
other respects than this, as the evidence in
the case showed
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04

forester named Gastelo, now of the age of
eighty-two, unwilling to take to the grave
a secret of Importance, has made public
in the Leipsic '',TourEa2n the means he has
used for fifty years, Wherewith he afirms
be has saved many human beings and cat
tie from the fearful death of hydrophobia :
Take Immediately warm vinegar or tepid
water. wash the wound clean with it ar d
wipe dry, then pour on the wound few
drops of hydrochloric acid, as mineral acids
destroy the poison of the saliva, by which
means the latter is neutrali2ed,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS.

~ l. There shall be elected by the qualified
voters of the county, one sheriff, one attorney
for Commonwealth, who shall also be th9 Com
monwealths Attorney for the Circuit court
one county clerk who shall also be the clerk of
the Circuit court, except that in counties con-
tanning fifteen thousand inhabitants, there NAV
be a separate clerk of the Circuit court :: one
county tire asurer, and one superin ten dent Of the
poor. And there shall be appointed, in the
manner provided for in article eight one super
inlendenr of schools provided, hat c,untie-
containing less than eight thonsand inhh bitsnts
may be attached TO adjoining counties, f3r She
formation OF districts for superntendeuts Of
schools: provided, also, that in COUNTIES con .
tanning thirty thousand inhabitants there NAV
be appointed au additional superintendent OF
schools thsFein. All regular elections for
county officers shall be held on the first Tuesday
after the nrst Monday in November, and all off
GERS elected u appointed under this provision.
snail enter upon the duties Of their offices OIL,
the first day of January next succeeding their
rl' ctlon, and shall held their respective Offices
for the tenn of three years, except that th,. Couu
ty and Circuit court clerks shall hold thu ir off,
ces for TO III years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-04
pTyE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
JTENItS

The Governors proclamation relating
to the Constitutional Amendments Which
were adopted at the November election,
will be found in another column, and
should be read attentively. The changes
are about as follows: Magisterial districts
instead of townships; each county to be
divided into SO many magisterial districts
as NAV be deemed necessary, not less than
three in each district there shall be elect
ed one supervisor, three justices Of the
peace, one constable, and one overseer OF
the Door, who shall hold their respective
offices for the term of two years; each
maglsterial district shall be divided into as
many school districts as may be deemed
necessary provided, no school dlstflcI
shall be formed containing less than one
hundred inhabitants in each school dis
trict there shall be elected OF appointed
annually one school trustee who shall hold
his Office three years; provided, however,
that at the first election under this pro-
vision there shall be elected three school
trustees, who shall hold their Office one,
two and three years. The present system OF
keeping up the roads is abolished, and OF
course we fall back Oh the old plan.
In each county there shall be elected one
sheriff, enc attorney for the Common
wealth, one clerk, one county treasurer,
and as many commissioners OF the revenue
as may be provided by law; and there
shall be appointed, i'll such manner as may
be provided by law, one superintendent OF
the poor and one county surveyor; ana
there shall be appointed, as now provided
by law, one superintendent of schools. All
regular elections for county and township
officers shall be helds on the 4th Thurs
day in May, and these officers shall enter
upon the discharge of their duties on tht
list of July next after their election. All
county officers are elected for four years,
except clerks of the courts, who shall bt
elected ior six years.
The schedule for there constitutional
amendments provides That the legally
constituted officers Of the several countle
and townships at the date Of the ratiflca-
ton of these amendments by the people
shall continue to discharge the duties OF
their respective offices until the officers
provided for by these amendments shall
have been elected or appointed orappolnted
and qualified.