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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-02

A WARNING TO HARD DRINKERs.-A
MANS STOMACH BURsT.-The Dover, N.
FL. "Democrat'7 publishes the particulars
of the extraordinary end of Henry Sim
mons in that city oh Friday last. 1t says:
1t appears that he got somewhat hilar-
GUS on beer and rum, and under the excite
ment of those peculiarly exhiliarating
beverages he rather overdid himself.
However,, he and his wife went to bed
about II O'Clock midnight of Thursday
About 8 O'Clock Friday morning he arose
to get some drink. He went to the pump
| in the room adjoining and drank freely of
\ cold water. On returning to bed he COM
planned of q very severe pain in his stom-
ach and bowels. All the remedies at hand
were applied; but he grew worse and was
afflicted with sour stomach. and vomiting
until 10 A. NJ, yesterday, when physician
was called. Every known remedy was adj
mnistered, which appeared to have no
favorable effect. He grew worse all the
while until about P. NJ, ne died. Cor
oner j. r.. Ham proposed a post mortem
examination, which the mans wife siren
uously opposed. But the coroner insisted
that it was his rightand duty to ascertain
what allied the man, so calling in DR.. La
thrOp, the examination was held The re-
suits were the most singular of anything
ever heard Of This man Simmens had
actually drank SO much beer and rum as
to literally burst q whole through his
stomach, which Immediately emptied it's
contents into the bowels, not through the
regular intestinal channels, but in sort
OF general irrigation of the whole abdom-
inal cavity. There WAS a hole about a
half inch in diameter, directly through
he stomach easement where the beer, rum
and water, which he last drank, ran out,
and the physicilns actually spoAged and
swabbed up nearly two quarts of those
liquids from tne abdomen. An eXamina-
tio. Of the stomach showed that on the
inside there had been an ulcer, which had
nearly eaten througe the enclosure, and
no doubt facilitating the bursting, which
CO used death.
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The following congressman from Yir-
ginia may nominate cadets to West Point:
Messrs Douglass, StoweIl and Tucker.
| Also the following from West Virginia:
Messrs. Faulkner and Hereford
Daniel A, Piper, Grandfather of the
Grand Masonic Lodge of Maryland, died
on Friday last. He was native of Har-
risonburg, Va, and was initiated in Rock
ingham Union Lodge there.
A saloon-keeper in Jones county, Ia,
has been made to pay 81 200 to Mrs Nancy
JeWett for selling liquor to her husband
The jury put it ZOO actual damages and
5000 exemplary damages.
Nine. Patti-Caux appeared at fancy
dress ball in London short time ago as
Rebecca (of "Ivanhoe.'0 She wore q
costume that was almost entirely studded
with diamonds.
Emperor William has presented Captain
Charles G. Hill, Of South Boston, with Il
nne telescope far having saved the crew of
the German brig Maria, wrecked at sea
last November.
William M. Evans has commenced a
suit against the Allegheny, Pa. "Mail"
for saying he was living there III luxury on
money stolen frorn the Indians and the.
Government. - 80.
James McGtreevy, an Englishman, was
robbed of SAP, by Emma Minetta, dane
ing girl at the Richmond Varieties, The
dther night, He was drinking thinking at the lar
with her.
r. G. Anderson, late principal of the
Female Grammar School of Lypchburg,
has been appointed superintendent of the
Leavenworth Collegiate Seminary of Pc
tersburg.
Geo. W. Thompson, of Greenbrier CO.,
W. Va, who disappeared in October, was
found last week about four miles from
where ne was last seen, on Little Clear
creek: 1t is supposed he died from ex-
pOsllre, ..s ~ -e...-
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KILLED AT LAsT.--One of the most re-
markable cases of the preservation of life
under continual disaster is that of George
Pepper, of Boston, who was lately killed in
a family quarrel. lie was a sailor on the
Congress when the Merrimac made her
raid at Hampton Roads, and was laid
away for dead, but recovered, having had
skull, nose and jaw broken, teeth knocked
out, thumb carried away, arm and leg
wounded, an eye destroyed, and other
damage done. Then he went home and
married A fire next door so scared his
wife that she and her infant died, and he
was alone again. He went to work i'll
some tube mills and fell and broke g leg.
Recovering, he was handling lumber, when
q pile fell ON him and three ribs were
broken. These knitted together again and
he returned to work, aid indeed, so to
speak took another rib, for he found a sec
ond wife. Back in the tube works he had
Il circular saw to take off the four fingers
that his thumb left at Hampton and when
he got we'll of this little injury what was
left Of him was killed by a carving knife
in his Wifeis hands. He scolded her for
not knowing how to carve, and knocked
her down for her ignorance. In the scnf-
file he fell upon her, and landed on the
knife. So closed his strange career, and
his wife is on trial for murder.
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- M;tunftafnr,
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1875.


1t an undisputed and indisputable fact that the
VINDIcAToR has larger paid up subscription list
than any paper in the State outside OF the large
cities, and is composed in whole of the names of Tie
most substantial citizens of this and adjoining coun-
ties, Who have become familiar with the CASH
PRINCPLE-the very class it most interests adyer-
tisers to reach. No investment pays merchants and
other business well as that of advertising lib
orally and persstently in paper of good circull-
ton among those who have been accustomed to the
practice of paying cash for what they get. The
Subscription List of the VINpICATOR is ALWAYS sapp
to the inspection of advertisers and is so aa4nee,
(being mailed by machinery thatits numbs can ue,
seen at glance.
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HANDSOMELY DoNE.-There arrived
here Yesterday EN- route to Lexington, the
climbers ard mountings for a battery of
four guns, belonging to the Virginia Mill
tary Institute. These guns were captured
by the Federal army at Richmond and
taken North, but were subsequently, re-
stored by the Government to the Institute.
And now the Government furnishes the
limbers and mountngs with every equip
ment necessary to completely fit them for
service. The remounting will take place on
the 4th of July, and, we learn, Gen. barry,
Commander Of Artillery at Fortress Mon
roe; Gen. Benet, Chief of Ordinance of the
United States Army, and Gen. Edward
Schriver, Assistant Inspector General,
will be present and assist in the work.
Lynchbu1y Vd.) Nens.
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VIM. Brian, an engineer on the Virgin

|
VIM. Brian, an engineer on the Virginia
Midland R. r., had a sunstroke at Tye
| River station and was carried to Lynch
Claude Hawkins, colored, of Fincastle
Va, was killed by lightning, Thursday, on
| Mrs. Breckenridges farm near there He
had taken shelter under an oak tree.
Rev. G. M. Howard, the revivalist, is
holding his meetings in Alexandria, at
! night, in the open air. There were |, 500
| persons present Monday night.
Among the graduates at West Point last
week was Willard Young, son of Brigham
Young, the Mormon chief, who came out
fourth in a class of forty-fve.
VIM. LINDSAY, the first clerk of Carroll
Co, Va, and for more than so years the
clerk of the courts of that county and Gray
son, died on the 22nd ult.
At Chicago, Monday, a laborer named
John Condor, aged IS years, shot and
killed his wife, aged 40, at the breakfast
table; cause, jealousy.
Col B. Boyle, superintendent of the
East East Alabama 4 Cincinnati R.. R..
was run over and killed by the cars, on
Friday, at Opelika.
Col. B. Y. Sage, late superintendent of
the Atlanta d Richmond Air Line r. r..
was found dead in bed at Atlanta, on Sat
urday last,
The comptroller of the currency has de-
ciared dividend Of Il per cent. in favor
Of the creditors of the First National
Bank of Norfolk, Va, making in all "a
per cent.
The Culpeper, Va, grangers have re-
solved to support no man for the legisla-
tpfS who Is not'pledged to support dog
law. ''1 W}E b#Iis
Amongst the recent appointments Of
assistant surgeons in che army are Walter
Reed and Rowland W. Rossohz, of Viz
giAia.
Ex-Mayor Latham, of Alexandria, Va.
was taken suddenly III al biz office there
Saturday, and had to be carried home.
A. O, Duffy, lately of the Revenue Office
at Richmond, has been appointed post
master at Huntingdon, w. Va.
Peter c. Drew, formerly Of Lynohhurg,
Va, was cut in two hg locomotive at |
eifattssaqaa9egss Tenn efi! last week. -
1ohnr G(Iaxst, an Old and useful Citizen !
of Roanoke county, died on Saturday, in
the 74tb year Of his g!Fs aggas
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Ex-Speaker Schuyler Colfax, was in Bal
timore, Friday, ON his way to deliver the
Fourth of July Grafton at Carbonate, Pa,
occupation as a lecturer and orator more
congenial to his tastes, pays better, and to
quote his own words, lis more jolly than a
political life could possibly be to me.'
Alfred, Frederick A. Charles E. and
George Roe, formerly in the grocery bust
ness in Chicago, H., have been arrested,
charged with degrading Messrs. O. P.
Gregory, J, n. Cnllinsgworth and s. A .
worth OF merchandise. They were held in
bonds of from $4,000 to $4,000,
'tEosIn'' Is the name glveH to a new col
oring matter recently introduced into COM
lherce. 1t was first productivity Caro- at
the Baden Aniline Works, and named by
him, on account of it's beautiful color,
Eos. the red Of the morning dawn.
Mortimer Thompson, batter known as
Philander Doesticts, well-knoWn Journal
list. died IN New Y DIRK Friday. after d
short illness, aged forty-fve. He first at
traeted nQtipe by bis humorous description
of q visit To NiagaFa Falls:
W. IL. lIlehtisVt; EHlltueiHllld lawyer,
has been arrested there on the complaint
OF Jacob Van Doren, Of Charlottesville,
Va, who charges him with collecting a
judgement of 500 for him twenty years
ago and keeping the money.
iseneg#; Charles w. Roberts, the demo-
cratic nominee for Governor st Maine, EN-
tered the federal army during the war as
lieutenant colonel in: the Second Maine
regiment, which was recruited Chiefly from
The Panobscot lumbernnen.
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GEN. SHERMAN ON CONFEDERATE
GENERALs.-ln conversation with an
editorial writer on the st. Louis 'sTimes''
in reply to an inquiry as to who he regard
ed as the principal genius of the. Confeder-
acy in the Western field, General Sherman
replied ooh, Joe johnson. He wasa cum
ming, subtle fellow. Albert Sidney john
son was more Of Kentuckian, and had a
fine inspiring influence on the battle field.
We felt in our lines, without knowing
much about it, the effect of his death.
There was a hull in the battle. He had
been killed and Beauregard could not be
found" He also said that he had met
General Pat Cleburne everywhere. He
was just coming up to the prominence he
deserved when he WAS killed. If there haG
been another year of Cleburne and the
war he would have left one of the greatest
regulations i'll the Southwest,
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s. S. Cox AND THE OHIO DEMOCRATS.
The Hon. S. s. Cox, of New York, re-
Gently delivered set speech before the
Young MEMS Democratic Club Of Column
bus, Ohio, which stirred up the boys con-
siderably. From q report in the "Ohio
State Journal' we clip the following eX-
tract:
Il have found the old and pure attach
ment to Democracy as the anchor sure and
steadfast for our republican guidance.
But why should I, here to night, under
ton, only be I. memory? The armor is
still On. Duties arise with every year. |
am still q sort OF Waterman on the walls
of the political Zion. You ask M What
of the night?' The question is we'll put.
Might What of it? The'night of fifteen
years Radical rule; the night when public
and personal liberty were eclipsed; the
night in which no free man could work
we'll; the night which, beginning in the
crimson twilight in 1860, unstarred through
gloomy years, still fingers thick and black,
and now portentous! What of it? Why
hope. exultatlon-the splendors of a new
sunrise! The long shadows point to the
morning! Joy cometh in the morning!
RlSe up democrats OF OlllO, ana see Ile
glory dawn! Rise up! and let the Egypt
ian gloom Of the past be lifted, with the
drapery Of your couch! Rise up from un-
pleasant dreams about the unpleasant
days when the provost was on our tracks
and we were hunted from meeting to
meeting by bloodhound, and by blood
tracks, and when our house was not even
as much of a castle as the open air. Rise
up, Democrats Of Ohio! Vigilance, not
liam Allen," and come along with us, and
see the glory of the sunfise!''
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STRANGE FREAKS OF LIGHTNING.-Th
Virginia 'People," published at Newbern,
reports that during the storm last Satur-
day, the lightning struck the corn crib of
A. J. Breeding. 1t set fire to, and burned
q little corn. There was set Of harness
in the CRIB, and it melted the trace chains,
melting them into shot and driving some
Of them into logs. A pillow point in the
crib was also melted A rooster under
the CRIB was struck, and all the feathers
burned off of him; yet, strange to say, it
did not kill him. He afterwards died.
The crib was somewhat injured, but no
other damage done.
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THE ESCAPE or Am AuausrA HORSE

The ESCAPE OF AN AUGUSTA HORSE
THIEF.-The Greenbrier "Independent',
gives an account of the capture and escape
mentioned in the INDICATOR last week.
of Roberts who stole the stallion of Mr.,
E. M. Kindig, of Augusta. Messrs. A. G..
Liggett and Hugh W. Ballard, the mum:
cipal officers Of Lewisburg, started after
him Sunday morning the 18th inst. and
oyerhauled him in bed at the residence of
Mr.. John Sharp, 80 miles West OF there.
The independent says:
Excusing themselves for the early inter.
ruption to his SlumberS, and making known
| their wishes with reference to the return
| of fine bay stallion stolen from the past.
ure of Mr.. E. M. Kindig, of Augusta co..
Va, they presented to the guilty wretch a
neat pair of handouts, Which they secure.
| ly affixed to his wrists, and thus kept him
confined until breakfast was announced
| bv Mr. Sharp, when his ''bracelets'' were
spared the humiliation of appearing before
the family of Mr. Sharp thus confined,
Notwithstanding the great precaution
taken by Messrs. Liggett and Ballard, af-
ter removing the prisoners irons, to pre-
vent his escape, he Glanced to spy what
they failed to discOver-an Enfield mus.
ket above the door leading to the dining
room. Breakfast over, the officers and
prisoner passed out on to the p0arch, the
latter, however, showing q reluctance to
leave the room. Reaching the porch,
Nh Liggett drew forth his hand-cuffs
and commenced their arrangement with
the view OF replacing them on the captive
whilst Mr.. Ballard was engaged in search
ing his pocket book for change with which
to settle their bills. During the advan
tage thus gained over the officers by then
respective engagements, the prisoner
bounded into the room, secured the gun
aforementioned, and with il made daring
assault upon his captors. Thus taken by
surprise, and suspecting that the prisoner
intended his escape through the rear OF
tie building, Messrs. Lisgett and Ballard
thought to protect themselves, and, at the
same time, prevent such escape by chang
ing Their positions to the point at which
he was expected to make his exit. Will
lialns, us lie gave his name, seemed to un
derSt;lnu tile programme of the officers
better than they did his plan OF escape
and, instead OF passing from the building
at the rear door, he leaped from the from
entrance, jumped the garden fence, an(
passed into the woodland, short dis
lance off, at more than 2:40 speed. Tit
officers at once gave chase, but like
frightened buck, the flying fugitive lef
them in the distance, still holding on tt
the formidable weapon with which he hat
feloniousIy provided himself. The officer
returned on Sunday evening in possession
Ct the stolen horse, but leaving William!
maSoer of the situation on SeWell.
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~~>~~

A FIGHT OVER PUBLIC FUNDs.-In
the Circuit Court of Baltimore city, Mon
day, upon a bill of complaint of certain
tax payers i'll the city, Judge Pinckney
granted preliminary Injunction prohibit
ing the Mayor and City Council, it's Off
GERS and agents, from paying certain ap-
preparations to a number of benevolent
and charitable institutions in that city,
and restraining such institutions from de-
handing payment. The City Council re
Gently passed an ordinance, which was APP
proved by the Mayor, making appropria-
tions for the year 1875, among which were
appropriations to a number Of charitable
and benevolent institutions, public and
sectarian, amounting in the aggregate to
$4,000. When the ordinance was before
the City Council it was vigorously opposed
by number of Protestant clergy, and also
taxpayers, on the ground of illegality, and
also that Catholic institutions received I'm
undue share.
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A WARMING -Abont sly n ,clocl5 ves

A WARMING six o'clock yester-
day evening policeman found two suits
of boys clothing in u boat, anchored in the
Potomac, off the rocks, above Georgetown,
known as the 'sThree Sisters" and on the
shore long and continued search was
made for the owners, but none could be
found. Looking through the pockets,
there was found a card bearing the name,
"Joseph Simons, No. 624 0 street, Infor-
nation was Immediately sent to this house,
and it was found that a gentleman of that
name resided there, and had a son who
was sent to Sunday school in the morning,
in company with a playmate, but neither
have been heard of since. Pal ties went
over to the station house to identify the
clothing, and shortly after the body Of
Lewis G. Simons, which had just been re-
covered, was brought in. That of young
Kremb has not yet been found, = Washing
ton Republican
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NEW JERSEY EXCURsIoNIsTs TO VIR-
GrNIA.-The New Jersey Editorial Asso-
citation, with many of their wives and
daughters, numbering about $50 in all,
visited Orkney Springs on the 22d ult.
The reception speech on behalf of the Vir
ginia press was made by Hon. Robt. W.
Hunter Of the Winchester "Times," who
was loudly cheered by the visitors. A
grand tournament, a coronation ball, and
an editorial dinner followed their arrival
the tournament being the first that a ma
iority of the visitors had ever seen. About
1870 Virginians assembled to greet the
visitors and witness the ceremonies at
tending their reception. The New Market
band attracted good deal of attention
from the visiting editors, when they knew
that they were all veterans of the Stone
WALL brigade The New Jersey delegation
was escorted into the ball room by Hon.
Jno. T. Harris, Capt. Harry II. Riddle
barger, and Judge Fl. G. Allen.
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/ TRICHIN4E IN A DUCK.-On Friday last
DR.. William H. Taylor, analytical chem
list. Of this city, received dressed duck to
be examined. The duck, which had been
running about the yard, was caught and
killed by farmer near the city for his ia
BILE, but when dressed ready to be cooked
it was found to be filled with trichina or
some other species of worm about an
eighth of an inch ng.-Richmond Dis
9lotcb
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FINS

The case Of The World VS.. The Veneer
able Delinquent has come to an end, and
the matter, in a legal point of view, is with
twelve men shut up in the second story of
the Brooklyn City Hall. In moral point
Of view, which is unfortunately somewhat
different from that reached by ssthe sum
Of human WISDOM" the verdict is already
made up, little harsher perhaps because
of the persistent perjury which haa run
through so many months Of the trial. The
intelligent portion of the United States
has been fretted by the stand taken by the
defence. as an insult to its intelligence.
The first feeling of the country when
the charges against Beecber were made
public, was that Of incredulity; when
his letter of contrition was published
it changed to one OF sort Of pity;
but with the progress of the trial it
has been rapidly converted into one of
resentment. The world generally, and not
unfairly, judges Others by itself. 1t draws
it's line of conduct, and with the clergy a
very distinct one, and allows no sane man
to depart from it Oh the plea Of peculiar
temperament, or new philosophy, or true
inwardness, or any other plea that all of
as may not put in. On this it promptly
damned Tilton. IT the jury had unami-
noasly given verdict for Tilton after ten
minutes consultation, he would have still
been abhorred by all decent men. And il
thejnry should give an unanimous verdict
for Beecher the result in the minds of the
pc ,ple would not be changed, No private
citizen Of any community, with the evi
dence in his own writing against him thai
there is against Beecher, coupled with as
much of the other evidence as the public
may choose to believe, could live in the
respect of his fellow men. Plymouth
Church, which itself has been somewhat
damaged in the conflict may, and doubt
less will try and stand by her great preach
er, but that will not change the world,
opinion. The dramatic scenes there, SC
we'll given by Mr.. Beecher and SO ably sec
onded by Brother Halliday and the othel
actors will not divert the worlds memory
from the fact that, as far as human kel
can tell the pastor has prostituted his of
fee, and the chair he Tiled will nevel
again be sacred in the eyes,of the world
though it be covered a foot deep, will
flowers from every cline, by the Plymouth
worshippers. The trial has been one il
which the world has taken great interest
and in which its judgment has not beer
rz,c,.pn5 NV nnupypl FIR aithar Sido TT,
verdict is against the defendant and veal
from now we expect Plymouth Churcl
itself will acquiesce in it.
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SHOOTING. While eating dinner at t!
81. Clair Hotel in Bali more, We'ln sdty
Col. j. Lyle Clark, commercial Traveller
for Myers & Bro. liquor hou'e, was shot
through the jaw by H. W. and J. N.
Brewer, cf Georgetown. D. c.. VIII" charg-
ed him with seducing their sister. He WIS
LieutenartC Colonel Of the Goth Virginia
hslttaliau during the war. He is native
of Gloucester county, Va. His wound is
not dangerous