Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-02-05

Rev. Geo. L. Leyburn, Of Winche ster
Va, accompanies his father, Rev. Geo.
w. Leyburn, who goes in the spring to re-
infOrce the Greek mission at Athens, OF
which he was the founder many years ago.
The Washington "Republican" calls
Sener Of Va. 'sJudas Iscariot" for voting
with the Democrats, and wishes they had
had broken his neck in the Virginia Con-
gressional canvass.
Rev. Mr.. Howard, the Presbyterian re-
vivalist has closed at Amsterdam, Bote-
tourt CO., where so have been added to the
church. fIe is now at Salem.
Jno. Amber Smith, Republican member
from Virginia, a son-in-law of Senator
Lewis, has been actively fighting the Civil
Rights bill, in Washington.
Master William R. Andrews, son of Mrs.
Caroline W. Andrews, of Manassas, has
been appointed page in the United States
House of Representatives.
During the forty-six hours Of the session
of the House seventy-fve roll calls were
made, involving the call of upwards of
fifty thousand names.
The Rockbridge Supervisors have pre-
pared statement of their view of the
Valley r. r. trouble, and sent it to Balti-
more for publication.
The postoffice at Stony Man, Page CO.,
Va, is re-established on the route from
Marksville to Luray, with Joseph M. Hoff-
man as postmaster,
The House was yesterday discussing the
Civil Rights bill mot including the public
schools in its provisions, and will doubt
less pass it to-day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Eagle is appointed post
master at Doe Hill, Highland county, Va,
vice Elizabeth M. Eagle, appointed under
a wrong name.
The expelled Secretary of Eureka lodge,
colored Masons, took the lodge seal with
him, and the case has gone into the courts
of Alexandria.
The Lynchburg, Va papers announce
the death there of Mrs. Portlock wife of
Col. E. E. Portlock, auditor of the A. NJ
" O. r. r.
Abram Christman of Montgomery co.,
and Jno:. F. Preston of Washington CO.,
both old and respected Virginians died
last week.
Seven men living around Greenwood,
Albermarle CO., Va, average 245 pounds
weight and five OF them are over six feet
high.
Mrs. McKericher, a native of Winches-
ter, wife of the gardener at the White
House in Washington, died on the 2Sth
inst.
The blackboards, desks, benches, &c., Of
the Fincastle, Va, High School, were all
turned upside down one night last week.
A bill has been reported in the house to
authorize the Episcopal Female Institute
at Winchester to borrow money.
The telegraph Office at Winchester has
been removed to the office formerly oocu-
pied by DR.. Robt. F. Baldwin.
Winnie Reams, the sculptress, has gotten
the Congressional contract for a bronze
statue Of Admiral Farragut.
The Mayor and Council of Huntington,
W. Va, are expected in Richmond, Va,
this week, on an official visit.
DR.. James A. Waddell of the Ann Smith
Academy, at Lexington, has been quite
sick for the past two weeks.
George Alfred Townsend is said to be
the most regular of any man in his attend
ance at the Beecher trial.
The Emperor Of China died on the 18th
inst. His successor to the throne is a |
prince five years OF age.
DR.. Lewis M. Smith long a druggist in
Charleston, W. Va, died in Fairfax CO.,
Va, on the oath ult.
Saunders, for killing Duval. in Rocking
ham. has been sentenced to FIVE years in
the peniteptlarE,
The dwelling OF Col. y. W. Jack, near
Salem. Va. was burned with the furniture
on the 25th ult. %
In Albermarle co., Va. there are II col
ored Baptist churches with 2 ,5o2 members,
Abram Fornley, a soldier Of 1879, diea
in Winchester, Va, Wednesday.
Archbishop Bayaey Of Baltimore is in
Richmond.