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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09

A NEWSPAPER EXCoMoIUNIC ATED.-
Father McGlew, who talked so sharply
against a couple of his parishoners for
marrying outside of the pale of the church,
is more than rivaled by the Archbishop of
Quebec and the Bishop of Montreal, who
have forbidden any Catholics within their
jurisdiction, under penalty of excommu-
nication, either to read, buy, OF sell the
''Daily Montreal Witness The excom-
munication of this paper is based upon the
fact that the ''Witness" undertook to pub
lish reports Of the lectures Of one Father
Chiniguy, who had abandoned the Roman
Catholic for the Protestant faith, and
preached the merits of his new religion
The effect of the prelatical ban upon the
newspaper has been, it is said to increase
its circulation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09
Property Sales.

The following Sales of Property are advertised in
this paper, fuller particulars being found in the adj
vertsements
On Saturday, July 25th, q house and lot in WayneS
5oro, now occupied by John A. Lutz. Sale by r.
M Ellis, trustee.
For sale 333 acres of land near Rockbrdge Baths.
neighborhood desirable and will be sold extremely
low. Apply to VIM. bold, Lexington, Va, or W.
H. H. Lynn, Staunton.
On Friday July 30th at auction two lots outside the
city, at the western end of Beverley street, and
frame tenement one Of them. The tenement
has a brick basement and six rooms and is nearly
new. Sale by E. M. Cushing, j. A. Piper and c. L,
Hoge, trustees OF the Mechanics Building Asso-
citation.
On Monday, July l9th 4 lot in the town of Green
ville belonging to the estate Of the late G. M. Ap
pie adjoining the colored Methodist church pro-
perty. MIR. Isaac Newton Of Greenvie will show
the property Sale by JIM. Quafles, Commissioner
On Thursday, July I'D, o'clock P. M, Is acres 81
land now occupied by Samuel Andrews. two mites
from Sangersve, with good frame dwelling, out
buildings, and never failing well. Sale by Philip
Arehart, Commissioner.
On Monday July 26t, in front of the house, IL
acres of land near North Mountain, called the
Moses Stoutamoyer'' land. Sale by N. X. Trout,
Commissioner.
On Monday, July 26th in front of the courthouse,
155 acres of land, miles from Stanton with COM
Portable buildings, fine orchard, and good water.
1t is now occupied by John Hawkins. Sale by n.
X. Trout, Commissioner.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09

A NOVEL CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT.-A suit
was entered yesterday against one Henry
Smith, who keeps a lodging house on Eff
teenth street, by a white man for ejectine
him from his house on account of his color
contrary to the fifteenth amendment oil
the Constitution Of the United States The
facts in the case are these: A room hal
been rented to the white gentleman in tht
absence of the landlord by Ills mother
who upon his return closed the doors upol
him with the frank avoWal that he would
accommodate no white person. Justice
John P. Sampson issued q warrant last
evening for the arrest Of the landlord
Washinqt0n Repubic0n.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09

LITTLE JoHNNY's DoG.-Kittens is
born blind, but babies is fetched to the
house by the doctor, and that is why say
dogs is the king of beasts. My picter buke
says lions is but where is their carowns,
I'd like to no? Towser, that's the dog
died, he was always for putting his fore
feets upon the winder and luking out. So
one day me and Uncle Ned we take the
luking glass off my motherses dressin table
and hung it on the fasner which keeps the
buglars from gettin into the winder. Then
we let Towser into the room. and he
walked straight to the winder, and raised
up to see wot kind of day the weather
was, and wen the dog he sees himself in
the glas he give a fritefe growl and hooked
it out in the passige like he would rip. up
the carpit with his tose, and a kanocking
over Mary, that's the housemake, fetcIfn
In the cole SHUTTLE, witch sleeked dredtle,
dore his own self. Uncle Ned he hallooed
let him out, Johnny, let him out, fare pla
is julie, and may the best dog win So
wen got the dO1e open jet a little tiny
bit ToWser he squoze threw and ran to the
Winder outside, with his teeths oil shoin
and his hair strait up, you never see such
a desprit-lookin dog! Jest then there was
mother dog gpin by, which WAS a tramp
and it was so ugly, and NANCY. and mean
lookin that there WaSent never sech dog
lived cept thatn. But the mint Towser
he see him he give yellup, Towser he did,
like sayin that's him, and went and cot
him by the ear. But the other. dog he
licked him so creWel he was sick Il week!
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RAILROAD SLAUGHTER ON LONG ISL

RAILROAD SLAUGHTER ON LONG ISL
AND.-The collision which occurred on
Monday last upon the Rockaway branch
Of the Southern railroad Of Long Island
was the most appalling that has happened
in the neighborhood Of New Y DIRK for years.
The facts, SO far as made known, are that
train of six cars left Williamsburg for
Rockaway at half-past twelve Monday,
and when at a short distance beyond Law
renee station collided with another train
on it's way to Valley Stream. These six
cars were crowded by nearly five hundred
people in search of pleasure, and the ell
gines approachin g, each at a speed of ten
miles an hour, came together with fearful
force. The cars were telescoped, ami !,
scene Of gayety and JOY was instantly re-
placed by one of panic, horror and death.
Eleven persons were killed without Il
minutes warning, and twenty-seveis
wounded, some of 5hem, no doubt, fatally.
The engineers and fremen of both trains
saved their lives by jumping from their
engines. 1t is alleged one OF the conduc-
tors WAS intoxicated
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SHOCKING EXCURSION ACCIDENT On
Monday night the steamship Isaac Bell,
OH her way to Richmond, when opposite
Old Point ran into and sunk the steam tug
Lumberman, returning from Old Point to
Norfolk with pleasure party, who had
been to witness the fireworks at the fort.
The following is a list of those lost: Mrs.
Elizabeth Hudgins, Mrs. q. W. Baker,
Mrs Jesse Frederici, Miss Marian Borum,
Mr.. Harry Borum, Mr.. James 9 Bo.um,
Nh Joseph L. Wilson, Captain Ed. Cook,
MI James Craft, and Clara, the cOlored
woman who was cook at Mrs. Hudgins'
boarding house. A detachment of the
Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows, to
which associations the Messrs. Borum be-
longed, took the tug E. B. Lane, with
drag ropes, &C., &c, to search for the DO
dies, with hoWitzer to fire over the spot
where the collision occurred, for the pur-
pose of bringing the bodies to the surface.
The sad affair has cast a gloom over the
two communities Of Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09

A COMICAL ARTY,-A visit of as conf
cal characters assever visited this city
came here yesterday from Washington.
There were five of them, of whom one
seemed to have supreme control over all
Among other strange freaks they visited
all the apothecary shops in the city, at
each one of which they called for five do ses
Of the most nauseOus medicines, which
haying been prepared, they advanced to
the counter and drank them down as
though they were drinking at bar. At
one druggists they took castor oil, and at
another's ipecac. On their way to the
steamboat wharf, they entered a china
srore, and purchased five queensware YES
sells, which having been wrapped up in
separate bundles, each man took one and
started off, but two of them smashing
theirs before they reached the boat, they
we're escorted back by the other three, and
made to buy two others. The whole party
then embarked, having spoken no words
save those required to make their several
purchases.-Alerandria Gazette, 30th alt.
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HORRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-The
Eastern bound passenger train on the Va.
e Tennessee r. r. killed two men in
Wythe co., Va, on Tuesday in a most ex-
traordinary way. The Lynchburg News"
says:
The engineer, upon rounding 'alsharp
curve, discovered some thirty yards ahead
of his engine man lying across the track.
Every effort was made to stop the train,
but failed, and the locomotive and all the
cars passed over the man, cutting hitu COM
pletely in two, and OF course killing him
instantly. The train was backed to the
scene of the accident, and the dead man
was ;lscertained to be Lowe Clarke, col
ored, a Waterman ON the road, who, it is
supposed. fell asleep on the track, and was
not awakened by the approaching train, as
the engineer saw no movement of the
body before it was struck. The train pro-
ceeded on it's way, and upon arriving at
Max Meadows, seven miles east of Clarke s,
the dead body of a man named Harvey
Foldin, also Waterman on the, road,
was found under the brake Of the rear
truck Of the baggage car, projecting iron
rod of which had penetrated the back just
below the shoulders. 1t is believed that
Foldin was killed at the same place with
the negro, and was so held by the rod, that
the motion cf the train did not release him
| and he was thus dragged distance OF
seven miles, crossing fourteen bridges on
the route When found he was but little
bruised about the body, though his head
was literally beaten off by striking on the
cross-ties, and the timbers Of the bridges
| He, too, is supposed to have been asleep on
the track. Neither of the men, however
were at their post, but were about one
fourth of mile from it, and neither had
their lamps burning as they were required
both intoxicated, and thus met an awful
death,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09

FATAL PANIC IN A CIRCUs.-Quite a
panic was caused in a circus-tent by a
storm during a performance at London,
Canada, on Thursday afternoon. Very
suddenly, as the performance was at it's
height, the air darkened. the lightning
flashed, the wind rose and the rain fell in
sheets. The canvas was lowered to pre-
vent its being carried off by the wind, and
at length fell down with I, crash over the
menagerie. Terrified by the storm and
the crash, the animals began to roar in
chorus, as if bedlam had been let loose,
Ladies tainted, children screamed, and a
large number added to the terror and con-
fusion by rushing to the doors. All pres
ent became soaking wet. By the presence
Ct mind of the keepers, however, in i'm
mediately closing the cages and reassuring
the people, order was restored. One Of
the women who was severely frightened,
Mrs. Cooper, of Petersville. died next day,
it is supposed from the nervous shock re-
ceived.
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HOUSE STRUCK BY L1GHrN1Ne-Tf

House STRUCK BY LIGHTNING The
Underwater, Ya.s "Index" says.
The house of Mr.. James Covington, who
resides near Chapel Grove, was Struck by
lightning during the storm on Monday
evening last. The lightning struck the
gable end, ripping off the Notwithstanding
for some distance, and partially knocking
down one of the chimneys. Mrs. Coving-
ton, who was sitting in one of the rooms
with child in her lap, was struck and
rendered insenslble by the shock; the fluid
passed over her left shoulder and down
her breast, across the head of the child,
thence down her side to her foot, tearing
her shoe open, leaving we'll defined mark
of it's course, the flesh being very much
blistered; the hair was literally burned
from the head of the. child. Mr.. Jack
Covington, a brother Of her husband, was
also stunned, but not so severely.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09

MURDER IN VIRGINIA.-On Friday
there was large assemblage of people at
Independence, Grayson co., Va, for the
establishment of u Grange Marsh n Cal
loway and Aquilla s. Gentry, who were in
the crowd, had a s'grudge" against each
other, which was ended by the death of
one of them in this manner, as described
by the Wytheville ''Enterprise:'
Galloway and Gentry had met in the
early part of the day, and words calculated
to end in difficulty had passed, but ami
cable terms were settled upon, after which
they began drinking pretty freely. During
the day CalIoway's horse had broken his
fastening and wandered off, and Gentry
kindly suggested that Galloway should get
in his wagon and they would proceed in
the direction of home together. This they
did, brother Of Gentry riding horseback
short distance ahead. In the wagon the
quarrel was renewed, and weapons began
we are not informed who first fired. The
brother of Gentry came back to the parties
and succeeded in getting his brother out
of the wagon, and as he had him
in his arms, Galloway walked up to
him. placed revolver at his left breast,
and shot A. S. Gentry through the heart,
of course, killing him instantly. He then
got into the wagon and drove a short dis
tanee, when he left the wagon in the woods,
passing house in which he saw lady, to
whom he remarked that he had 'sshot a
man up the road" and that if she would
go up there and see that he was not dead
he would return and finish him. He has
not since been heard from.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09
aUTsHED VISITORS AT LEX

4oAAO1So "A AAA1<N-
INeToN.-ST1e Lexington ssGazette,"
speaking Of the distinguished visitors du-
ring the COMMENCEMENT exercises of the
Colleges there, says:
ssAmong the distinguished gentlemen
present we notice Prof. Chas. Davies, who
is well known as the author OF Davies Sc
ries Of Mathematical works, so extensive
~ used in the colleges and universities in
the United States. He was also professor
at. West Point for about thirty years, and
is now eighty years old, though he looks
as hale and hearty as man OF middle life
Prof Cochran, Superintendent of the cele-
brated Polytechnic School OF Brooklyn,
New York /: Gen. Alvord, Paymaster Cen
eral, of the q. S. Army; Brig. Gen, Bar
/ ~, the popular commandaat at Fortress
Monroe, who was especially instrumental
in having restored to the Institute the guns
taken from their grounds, and also in pro-
curing for them Il fully-equipped battery
for field exercise and instruction Col. J.
Warren Grigsby, of Kentucky, well known
to the people of Rockbridge, who succeed
ed General Morgan in command of the
| Confederate Cavalry in Kentucky; Gen.
VIM FL. Richardson, whose devotion to
the Institute increases with his years, and
| to whose wise counSels much of it's present
prosperity is due.
On Tuesday night our citizens generally
had an opportunity of being presented to
the Board of Visitors and strangers pres
ent, at a handsome entertainment given
by our sWar Governor" at his hospital
home. The evening was pleasantly spent
| in conversations. Some of the Visitors
having been classmates at tile West Point
| Academy with Professors at the V. M. L.
there were illusions to old times at Benny
| Havens no, and other "reminiscences of
their early soldier life. The Ex-Governor
was in a most excellent vein of humor,
and kept the company we'll mixed up and
moving around.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09

DIR. BARNAs SEARS: AT the Uniyer-
sity alumni celebration, last week, DR..
Sears was elected an honorary member,
and in reply to toast made an admirable
speech, which was received with cheers
AT meeting up North recently, DR.. Sears
said e
I, too, have made tour through the
South, and I tell you the war is over.
The Southern people simply ask not to be an
noyed by reckless adventurers. Treat them
right and you will win their confidence.
SenG no injudicious man down there, with
friction matches. Such a man may set
whole States on fire. For Heavens sake
keep your rash, partisan men at home.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09

The STATEsMANsIIIP NEEDED. -Sena-
tor Bayard, of Delaware, at the University
of Virginia last week in his address, said:
The craftsmanship we need to-day is not
that of Massachusetts nor that Of Virginia,
nor yet northern, nor southern, nor east
ern, OF western craftsmanship, but 1mel,i-
can craftsmanship in its broadcast, ALIEN
bracing sense, Which shall be the safeguard
of every American home, and help to make
our country what our fathers wished it to
become, what it will be again if IRE but rW
it, despite all sad and hostile auguries If
we are to have rivalry and emulation, .let
it be Tor the common Jo0d. | will contest
on such plain with any and with all But
| will not enter the lists with harsh, uu-
kind, repellant phrases, but / will vie to
my utmost with him who seeks the happi-
ness and welfare Of ALL, Of erery State,
and the Union of tbs States. All, gentle
men, in WARS and contests, where armies
are the chessmen and the veal or woe Of
nations the wager, can hut think of the
helpless ones WHO suffer in silence and ale
Eowerless to direct the game. We men
are sustained by the high passions of action,
but think, I pray you, of those who bear
the brunt of QHr mistakes and who pay for
our errors.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09

ACCIDENT IN icholas Edison, from Au-
gusta county, a nephewof Mrs. James A.
Walker, who is on visit to his relatives
in this county, met with a very severe ac-
cident last Tuesday. He, with General
Walkers two daughters, were, driving in
Il buggy In ascending hill, after cross
ing a ravine, the horse baked and COM
menced to back. The vehicle was pre-
to get out to stop the horse, he fell and
the horse fell on him, injuring him very
severely: He was brought back to Gen
Walkers in state of Inconsistencies
Dr. Rramlette is in attendance. Fortunate
ly the young ladies escaped injury, though
the buggy was turned over twice.-Pulds-
XII (Va,) People.
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y'gnIyhe Nyfnhftatnre
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 9,1s75.
Local.
To Advertisers.

1t isan undisputed and fndisputable fact that the
VINDIcAToR has a larger paid up subscription list
than any paper in the State ontside OF the large
Cities and is composed in whole of the names OF the
ties, who have become familiar with the Cash
PRINCIPIE-the very class it most interests adver-
tisers to reach. No investment pays merchants and
other business men so well as that of advertising lib
orally and persstently in a paper of good circuia-
tion among those who have been accustomed to the
practice of paying cash for what they get. The
Subscription List of the VINDICAToR is always open
to the inspection of advertisers and is so arranged
(beng mailed by machinery that its numbers can be
seen at q glance.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09

PASTORAL CALLs.-In speaking of tn

PASTORAL CALLs.-In speaking of the
gentlemen who were ordained at the late
commencement Of the Virginia Theologe-
al Seminary, the Southern Churchman y
says: The Rev. John S. Gibson goes to
Kentucky, Rev. R. A Goodwin to Neck
lenburg probably, Rev. W. G. Latane to
Westmoreland, Rev. II. B. Lee to Gooch-
land, Rev. G. ID. Walker to Amherst, Rev.
Robb White to Spotsylvana probably,
Rev. 3. W. Wroth to Rappahannock, and
Rev. +, d. .laudon to Georgetown, Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-09

Miss Florence Tilton is engaged to be
married shortly to Mr.. A. B. Martin, the
witness who figured III the trial as the fire.
quent visitor at Mrs. Tilton's: He was
playing the part Of the mutual friend in
trying to bring Mrs. and Mr.. Triton to-
gether again, and feconciliating Them
Cincinnati Commercial. .J
Col John B. Danforth, formerly Cap.
itol clerk at Richmond, and for % years
Secretary of the Mutual Assurance Society
died suddenly there Friday night, of cramr
collie, after eating ice cream.
The present iron enclosure around the
Capitol Square at Richmond, was put there
by Governor James Preston in the year
1918. It's cost was $4,000.
David Stickley, of Shenandoah, and a
son of Mr.. Sam1 Sperry. near Winchester,
both'died Of sunstroke experienced in the
harvest field, last week.
A youth of Is years. named Adolphus
Fleming, was drowned in the Shenandoah
River, Sunday evening, near the burnt
mill in Page county.
Jno. w. Luck, aged twelve years, the
,nly son of widow in Botetourt CO., Va,
was killed by the kick of horse, in the
stomach, last week.
The Fauquier Female Institute has been
rented by Miss A. Taylor, of Baltimore,
and that 'sehool viii be opened some TINE
in September, 5.. ......- III
B. M. Wright. a well-knewa citizen of
Caroline county, committed suicide ON
Tuesday last by drowning himself in
Flippo's Pond.
Rev. Samuel Glover, an aged Methodist.
and for many years local preacher of
that denomination, in Leesaurg, Va, died
on sa ef!l9a9'y
Bishop rhomas IT, Dudley of Kentucky
nraaached Sunday in all three Of Che Epis-
copal churches at Norfolk, Va, to large
audiences. j'
There are 10 applications for the posi-
zion of the late Thomas +. Dewitt, seere-
t tar, Of tho Board Of Public WORKS OF W.
ginla, "~
1ames NJ. Trussell, Of jefferson county,
w Va a patient in the West Virginia
Lrunatic9 Asylum. fell dead there on o 'ss
day.
Jeremiah Willitts, minister OF tne So
ciety Of Friends, formerly Of Phlladelpn ma
died iii Richmond, Va, on Iuesaay ase4
81. "a ~. s-.. 100 l7r[T-rs9
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THE RICHMOND DoCToRs.-At the reg
ular meeting of the Richmond (Va.)
Academy of Medicine, held on Friday
night, Il resolution was introduced con
demning the use Of the official documents
of the academy by Dr.. McGill in his recent
card to the pnblic about the death Of Mrs.
Patney. The doctors being sick and tired
of the whole affair, laid the resolution on
the table.
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WHO LEADS THE CoLoREp PEopr

WHO LEADS THE CoL0RED PEOPLE
One of the most honest satires of the day
was uttered by Fred. Douglass AT Hills
dale, near Washington city, Monday, il
an address an the condition Of the colored
race. He said plainly and keenly; 'We
have been injured more than we have been
helped by men who have protested to be
our friends, They are lawyers without
clients, ministers without churches, wan
dering teachers w ithout schools.''
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EARLY CHARACTERIZATION bought a
piece of land for q buying place. He paid
400 sheckels Of silver The lowest sum at
which sheckle is estimated IS about fifty
six cents. This would make about 5000
for the burying place. In Solomon's time
it is mentioned that the price of a chariot
from Egypt was 200 sheckels of silver Il
Kings, X, 30). This would be about $3.50.
The price of q horse was $50 sheckles, or
some 1915. The best horses of that age
were found in Egypt. The Egyptians
OF important service. King Solomon in a
valuable chariot drawn by two or four of
these horses, made as snowy an6 as dignif-
ed an appearance, perhaps, as any prince
has since.
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APPoINTMENT.-G G. w. Fields, of
Virginia, (of the Confederate army,) has
just received and accepted an appointment
of colonel of engineers in the Egyptian
army, and expects to sail on the 18th Of
July, with his family, for Egypt. Before
the war Gen. Fields was an officer in the
United States army, but resigned in 1861.