Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-23
J. A. Fiyebaugh is appointed postmaster

S. A. Figebaugh is appointed postmaster
at Mount Clinton, Rockingham CO., Va
rice J. S. Curry, resigned. Calvin II. Har-
per is appointed postmaster at McKen-
ney's Mill, ROckbrdge co., Va, rice James
FL. Mckinney, deceased.
A Fairfield (Me.) horse bought in the
Gently got loose and brought up at his old
quarters at the latter place, though he mad
not been there for ten years.
Mr.. George Chahoon, who was military
mayor of Richmond, ard is now a citizen
of the State of New York, has been nom-
mated for Congress by the Republicans of
district where the party is i'll majority.
The Hartford "Churchman'' announces
that Rev. ]. H D. Wingfield of st. PauI's,
Petersburg, Va, has accepted a call to
Trinity, San Francisco, at $4,000 per
annum.
The Shenandoah "Democrat' says that
the Woodstock Manufacturing Company
are about to erect another building 60xT5
feet for the accommodation OF their in
creasing business.
Charles, a son Of Woodville latham.
ST., of Culpeper, was shot in the right eve,
while hunting Monday. He will lose sight
entirely.
Mrs. Austin of Alexandria, Va, has
lived IN one neignborhood thirty-eight
years, and never borrowed her neighbor's
iat-lrOns OF cup Of sugar.
Mrs. Augusta J. Wilson, authoress of
'Beulah," &C., breakfasted in Hicory. N.
c., the other day. She is fair and forty, and
wears glasses, and looks intellectual.
The U. S. postal clerks have formed a
Mutual Beneficial Association, to be nom
partisan, though they all belong to one
party.
During the racing at the WytheYille
Fair, Lilburn Peoples, one of the ri lers.
was thrown from his horse and had his leg
broken
They do say ARKANSAS Travellers are
more numerous now than ever, and. car
pet~bag in hand, they are all heading to-
wards the North
At the First Baptist Church, in Rich
mond, Sunday night, the reflector over the
pulpit fell cutting Rev. DR.. Burrows face
with some pieces Of broken glass.
Capt. Mason L. Weems, owner of the
steamer Matilda, plying between Freder-
icksburg aud Baltimore, died in Baltimore
on the 13tA in the 61st year of his age.
Davis, the colored Governor gro TEN. of
MISSISSIPPI, has taken advantage of the
absence OF Ames to pardon fourteen con-
victs in one week.
''This is the off year, shout the RAIDS.
and Oft goes Ohio con her ear" followed
by Indiana, Arkansas, and the rest.
Nh. James A, stigler, an old and WE'LL
known citizen of Lynchburg, died Thurs
day, IN the 61st year OF his age.
The grade bull of Mr.. Douglas Tyler,
named ''IIenry Ward Beecher," took the
prize at the Loadoun, Va. fail
The Boston ''Post'' says Speaker Blaine
returned home just in time to escape the
hurricane out West.
A letter from Orange CO., Va. saws hat
''husking corn has developed thefact of a
very poor yield.n
Lynch's warehouse and two orShree adj
joining stores in Lynchburg, Va. were do
stroyed by fire Monday.
Bishop Gibbons dedicated the nea him
Ollie Church at Falls Church. Fdirtx co
Va, Sunday.
AS many as 440 head of CATH waro
shipped to Baltimore from Harrinh,ro
on Monday week.
Israel Myers, of Loudon CO.. Va diar ~
the field while cutting corn ON he 1>th
inst