Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-14

and rescued the Democratic party from
complete humiliation. You will nomi-
nate him for Governor again this Fall, of
course, and if you elect him by good ma
jority-say 40 ,00O-all hill itself couldn't
defeat him for the Presidency
Rev. B. G.. Manard, president of Bristol
Female College, has resigned his position,
and the Board of Trustees have elected
Captain W, J. Morrisette, now of Culpeper
Institute, as his successor, to take effect
at the commencement OF the Fall session.
After some months OF negotiation the
Baptist Female Institute, at Charlottes-
Prof. r. Fl. Rawlings, recently of JudsOn
Female Institute, Marion, Alabama, who
will establish there female school,
Some excitement has been created in
Abingdon, Va, by the arrest and imprison-
ment Of Miss Kate Dale, for infanticide.
She is the plaintiff in a suit In the u. S.
court against a man named &Snapp, for
$4,000 damages for seduction.\
A son Of John Hummer, living near
Snickersville, Loudon county, Va, was
killed few days since by the discharge OF
a loaded musket, which he was endeayor-
ing to take down from the cross beams of
the srnoke-house, where it had been placed
The millennium is not far off in the
opinion Of the Rappahannoek, Va, Index
whose editor saw the leaders of the Radical
and Conservative parties in that county,
touch glasses over decanter" last week.
Fernando Wood thinks Justice David
Davis, as a presidential candidate, has
every strong prospects," He is inclined
to the belief that the republicans will f.
na!ly settle down upon Hamilton Fish.
The farm of Jacob G. Mool, on Little
Timber Ridge, Botetuurt, was sold for
81 $50, or SIS per acre, which the Fincastle
Herald calls lone If the best sales of
land in this country for long time"
The daughter of Christopher Lyles, an
Alexandria, Va, policeman, who lost her
speech year ago, took patent medicine
one night last week and woke in the morn
ing with her speech fully restored.
Don Alonzo Cushman, one of the Oldest
and wealthiest of New York's retired dry
goods merchants, died at. his residence, in
Ninth avenue, OIL Saturday. He was
worth several millions of dollars.
j. A Sawtelle, his wife. little SYLVIA"
Mrs. Phillips. Miss Lizzie Moran and Jen-
ny Crowall, Of theatrical company, are
reported as lost in the steamer Ruby in
gale on Puget Sound in March.
Mr.. Newton Switzer, of Botetourt co.,
Va. bought farm Saturday, and return
ing home to tell his wife about it found
she had dropped dead while walking with
some friends in her garden.
The Baltimore "American'' rather IA
vors the nomination Of Secretary Bristow
by the Republicans for next President.
The American" has consistently opposed
Grants nomination.
Ex-U. S. Senator James w. Nye, of Ne
vada, has been committed to the Blooming
dale lunatic asylum. He was pioneer Of |
the Republican party and great faverite |
of President Lincoln.
The board Of education OF Newark, N. |
J., have voted, Is against 2, that the read
ing of the Bible and repeating of the Lords |
Prayer shall be repeated at the public |
schools or that city.
Capt, Henry Hayslett, an old and pro-
minent citizen OF Rockbridge, was struck
Of his barn door, Monday week. and is in
a critical condition.
While buying chickens at Bristol, Va.
VIM. Davis and James Butler, two mer-
chants, got into an ARRAY last week, re-
sulting il the serious stabbing Of Davis
in the abdomen:
The postage stamps issued by Govern
nent 10 April were worth So, 900 900, being
20 per cent more than for the same month
asst year. The dunning letters probably
account for it.
John Gibson, one of the largest builders
Il Richmond, Va, closed his shop and
discharged all his hands Saturday even
ng, having no work TO do for the first time
u ten years. ''l
Rev. John King. Of England, who, under
he assumed name of Mr.. Lounde, has
,een a great horse-racer, is dead. His
orse, "Apology, won the st. Leger stakes
asst year.
In the Missouri Constitutional Conven-
ion, out Of SO members only four are Re-
ublicanS. The President, Waldo P.John-
n Va 1. : 4'pA'" q 'N-''' 80 ''''s'A'
Judge Bond hasstrlcken out 5000 fee
Tazewell Taylor, Of Norfolk, saying that
could not be allowed out Of the assets Of
lie bankrnpted Portsmouth Savings Com :
any. ii
Mr.. Beeoher received ore hundred and
We members into Plymouth Church on J
lnday last. Elizabeth was already mem-
r.