Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-01-15

KILLED BY A MULE.-A young man
named Tazewell Feazel, aged about IS
years. was killed near Cripple Greek camp
ground. in Wythe county, on the 9th ult.,
by kick from IL mule. The animal kicked
him in the breast, INJECTING injuries Of
which he died in an hour and d half
Rev. DR.. Wilson, whose lecture before
the Danville, Va. Female College last year
| was the subject of so much discussion, has
resigned his pastorShip of the Grace street
| Baptist Church, Richmond. His congre-
CATION strongly opposed his resignation
and as token of regard voted his salary
to next April.
The Heiskell farm containing I62 acres,
situated near Newtown, Frederick county,
| was sold last Monday, by Col. S. J. G..
| Moore, trustee, for $50 per acre. MI.
| VIM Smith was the purchaser.
The Religious Herald states that a
convention of Baptist clergymen and lay
men will be held in Farmville, commenc-
ing on Thursday, 2Sth January. Several
practical questions will be considered.
A party of II persons entered the store
Of A. G. Siglers at Port Republic the night
after Christmas last, the proprietor being
in his bed, broke up the goods and robbed
him of $2s in money.
The Governor has appointed John Phil
p Smith, of Clarke county, visitor to the
Agricultural College, in place Of General
Janes G.. Williams, Of Frederick, who has
resigned.
Mat Mauzy has been committed to jail
ut Harrisonburg, Va, for killing Robt.
Burtner, pantry servant at Roanoke Springs
last yeaf, IN fight. Both parties were
colOred.
Notwithstanding the hard times, the
city of Chicago's wholesale mercantile
houses for the year 1874 exceeds those OF
the previous year to the extent OF 49,,
100000.
The sumac trade, scarcely known to
Virginia before the war, is said to have
brought into the State last year, $3.50, 0O0-
that being S75, 600 less than for the year
1873.
The Charlottesville corporation is fight
ing over having to pay $1,000 for the old
Delavan property for the railroad mach
inc shops and threaten to buy land further
out.
Henry NJ. Mathews, Of Lewisbnrg, At
orney General Of West Virginia, has been
elected President of the Swift Iron Works
so recently formed at Charleston, Kama
wha.
A venerable colored dame Of IS sum-
mers was read out of church in Lunen-
burg county, Va, not long cince, for rid
ing "a whirl around on hobby horse"
Ed. Minnick, for horse-stealing, and Jno.
keenan, and Patrick Weakley for burglary,
all sawed their way out OF Jail III HARRISON
burg, Tuesday morning.
The Congressional Claims Committee
has positively rejected the claim of Ex-
Gov Letcher for $4,000 for his property
burnt by Union troops.
Gov. Kemper on Wednesday vetoed the
bill incorporating town at Orkney
Springs on account OF unconstitutional
provisions.
The Fredericksburg Herald" 'deeply
deplores'' that Mr.. Robt Beverly, OF Fau-
quier was not re-appointed to the State
Agricultural College board.
A little.son of Mrs. David Neff, of Mount
Jackson, Va. narrowly escaped death last
week from swallowing a'portion OF box
of concentrated I've.
A crowded, protracted meeting is pro-
crossing at the Methodist Church at Farm
vile, under the preaching of the Rev. DR..
Leondas Rosser.
Senator Lewis, on Friday, introduced a
bill in the U. s. Senate to indorse the bonds
of the Washington & Ohio r. r. for
$4,000 a mile.
Princeton lN.J.) College has conferred
the degree of PHI. D. on John Peyton
Clark of Virginia. He is also an A. M.
of Yale College.
James 7. Logan, for many years Com
monwealth's attorney of Botetourt, died
at Salem, Roanoke, last week, aged r.
years.
Poage's store rear Fancy Hill in Rock
bridge, was destroyed by fire on the night
of the 9th inst-loss covered by insur- |
ance.
r. Hannah (Democrat) has been elected
speaker of the Florida Legislature, -the |
first Democratic Speaker there since the
war.
The Pope has written letter to Bishop
Gross, of Savannah, in which he says na-
tive clergy is necessary for America. |