Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-08-06

Boston has 476 public schools, So banks,
100 hotels, 1876 churches and religious asso-
Citations, IA courts, 1879 cOnstables, between
900 and 1000 lawyers and 189 newspapers
and periodicals
Mrs. Margaret Webb, a native of Giles
county, Va, is living in Livingston coun-
ty, Mo-, at the age of 100 years. She is
older than the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
Three young men in Alexandria, Va,
finding they would get nothing to do in the
way of employment, shipped before the
mast in vessels, sailing from that port this
week.
An agent of the Duchess of Montrose is
in America examining the estates of Paran
Stevens, the hotel keeper, OF Boston, whose
son is an applicant for her daughter
hand.
Won Moltke says the American war pro-
duced no very distinguished general, and
the reason WAS that both sides gave eX-
elusive precedence to West Point gradu-
ates.
The Newburyport "Uerald" is informed
that the furniture business is more deeply
depressed than any other in New Eng land,
and factories are suspending on all hands.
On Sunday morning last Tom Scott and
CASTOR Clement, of Winston, North Caro-
lima. were boxing, when the former fell Oh
the floor and expired in about ten minutes.
AT Huntington, West Virginia. on Tues
day night, an empty store-room of Walker
Brothers and large building belonging to
Mr.. Smith, were burned. Loss $4,000.
Henry Ward Beecher will deliver the
annual address at the New England and
New Hampshire agricultural fair, In
Manchester, n. H., in September.
The Lynchburg papers announce the
death of Dr.. Samuel r. Lampkin, of Am
herst, d prominent citizen.
A Chinese yoang lady is an applicant for
teachers place in one of the public
schools in San Francisco.
burg, walked out of town Saturday morn
ing, and blew out his brains, on account
of domestic difficulties.
The ram fell and bedraggled colored
civil rights celebration il CharlestoWn, w.
Va, a few days ago.
The Baltimore ''American'' charges that
the nomination of Carroll for Governor is
success of three rings, including the
State Treasury ring.
The 25th of September is fixed for Poca-
hontas county, West Virginia, to vote on
the subscription Of $4,000 to the narrow
guage railroad,
The school census of Liberty, Va, just
completed, shows that there are l22 white
girls between 5 and q years OF age, and
122 white boys.
The store of Ruff & Leftwitch, at Belle
vue station, in Bedford county, took fire
this week. The fire was so hot the train
could not stop.
The Marquis of Lorne was shooter a5
the Wimbledon prizes and was watched by
the Princess with interest. He shoots left
handed.
The post Office at Panther's Gap, Bath
county, is discontinued. as not needed, the
papers to go to Goshen Bridge, Rockbridge
county.
Boston has over one hundred first-class
wooden manufactures, all of which have
sprung up within the last twenty five
years.
A lodge of the Sons of Malta has been
started by an American in Japan, and it is
found to be great fun to initiate the nsl-
tiYes.
Rev. Thomas M. Strong, of New York,
has five sons, a brother, four brothers-in-
law and several nepheWs, who are minis,
tiers. n
Prof Leopold Boeck, Professor of APP
piled Mathematics and Civil Engineering
of the University OF Virginia, has resigned.
The greatest contest of reaping ma
chimes ever held in Germany has Just end
ed in a victory for the American harvester
John Kneferly, the proprietor of one of
the largest iron founderies in st. Louis,
died on the 2Sth ult. Of cholera.
The physicians of Kentucky are aboutto
hold State convention for the purpose of
adopting cash fee SYSTEM
Charles Kemble Mason, and actor of the
old style and of a past era, died i'll Brook
lyn on Sunday last. rcf
Gen. T. G. McMalzin, the genial and ex-
centric host of the Hot Springs, Arkansas,
is dead.
The claw disendowing the Romish Church
in Germany has been officially promul-
gated.
Another trial of the Beecher- Tilton case
is to commence in Brooklyn in Septem-
Der.
Ripe peaches, from Stafford, were sold in
Fredericksburg, on Monday, at 81 a peck.
DIR. John Lloyd Yeates, we'll known
citizen of Baltimore, is dead.
Mrs. Susan Morgan died in Lynchburg
last week, aged 80 years.