Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-06-25
Upon the reading of the declaration of

| OttLCUtOTG 41HtoI tCCcit, lJUt.
| Upon the reading of the declaration of
| independence in an eastern city, by a cti-
zen of that place, gentleman from the
rural districts made this comment: 20, he
reads it well enough, but I'ln darned if |
| believe he ever wrote it."
i James L. Dupuy, of Amherst CO., Va,
aged 60, Was murderously beaten with a
| gun stock in the road, on the 10th inst by
a young man named VIM. Norvell, who
| fled. The old mans skull was fractured
| and his arm broken.
Two small boys were before J Justice King,
of Preston, a few days since, charged with
| the heinouS offence of calling William
| Armstrong a ''suntloWer" They were
found guilty, and fined one cent EACH
Nor,oich Bulletin.
The elections are still distant enough to
account for the prevalent languor in poll
tics. Kentucky, with it's invariable Dem
ocratic victory, comes Aug. End; California
IN September; Maine, Sept. 18th; Ohio and
Iowa, Oct. 18th.
Maj. R. A. Bacon, Superintendent of
the Petersburg Railroad, fired twice at
Capt. D. A. Hinton, the City Attorney
of Petersburg, Monday evening, without
| hitting him. A railroad law suit was the
| cause.
| Thomas R. Smith, of Montgomery CO.,
Va, was struck from his horse by thun-
| derbolt, last week. When he regained
| consciousness after several hours, he found
| mis- horse standing in the corner of the
fence near by him, trembling in every
| limb.
Johnny Steele. or "Coal Oil johnny
as he was Familiarity called, who squander-
| ed nearly million and q half of dollars In
| riOtous living in sixteen months, is said to
| pc at present foreman of a gang of bridge
builders, at Des Moines, Iowa, at S1.75 u
day.
The Hon. J. Proctor Knott, of Ken
lucky, has accepted an invitation to de
liver the annual address at the coming
fair of the Berkeley county, w. Va, Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Association.
The Virginia Baptist Association, at it's
recent session, at Lynchburg, after re-
celving fraternal message from the ven
cradle VIM. F. Broaddus, who is now to-
tally blind, joined in prayer for him.
Maj. Harry Gilmore, well-known Con-
federate Cavalry officer, and now police
commissioner of Baltimore, has had his
right eye, OF which the sight had been des-
troyed, removed by Prof. Chisholm.
The excise bond stores in Dublin, Ire
land, containing 1880 puncheons of whis-
key, were burnt on Friday night, result
ing in Il mob over the rescued Whiskey.
which the troops had to suppress.
At meeting of the West Point Alumni
bar 1act
Francis Ell. Smith, Of the V. M l., Gen.
Anderson. Of Richmond, and other
Southern generals were present.
Col. John S. Mosby, Of Virginia, has re-
ceiVed an invitation from committee Of |
Boston gentlemen to deliver one of a series !,
OF addresses in fremont Temple, in that |
city, and will probably accept.
Rev. M. D. Hoge, of Richmond, has been
appointed one of the delegates from the |
Southern Church to- the Council of the
Presbyterian Confederation to be held in
London on the 21st of July.
.Joseph P. Gardner. wealthy. and pro-
minent citizen of Boston, was found deati |
in the woods near that city, Saturday with |
revolver by his side, indicating; that he |
had committedMuicide.
The Leeward parishes of Tobaios, Brit
ish West Indies, with 5000 attendants and
500 conpunlcants has petitioned to be (
admitted to the Reform Episcopal Church !
Of the United States.
Willie G. Jerdone, late of Henderson CO..
Ky, took strychnine at tho house of re-
lative, in Louisa CO., Va, on the 18th inst.
and that not acting, shot himself through |
the heart,
Rev. B. G. Manard, of Bristol, who was
ADJ t-General on the staff of General
Vaughan, OF Tenn, has accepted a call to |
the Baptist Mission Chapel of Lynchbugg. |
Jno, NJ. Langgston. colored, of Was hing
Ton, has accepted the Presidency of Land
Company, the object Of which is to sell |
lands to the eo1oTed people Of Virginia.
Rev, VIM, Taylor, of Rockbridge, Va.
the celebrated street preacher, now in Lon
don, will not come to America this sum-
mer, but goes from London to India.
The Hon. Lyman Trumbull, of Illinois.
at one time the republican leadeS. in the
United States Senate, has Joined the Dem
ocratic Jeffersonian ClA 4b in Chicago.
J. E. MurSSoeh. the actor, visited the
State Referm School at Lancaster, Ohio.
Oh Monday, and addressed the boys. his
theme being Glove and obedience. y
S. T. Moore, a prominent leaf tobacco
dealer of DanViile. died on Tnesd ay night
in the Easter. Lunatie Asylum, where he
had heeq, confined for short time,
Rev. Randolph McKim, of the Episco-
pal church, made one of the addresses at
the Howard revival meeting, in Alex
andria, las week.
Janar check, is by a verdica, COM
pellet, TO pay $4,000 for proaisipg to. appear
at Brooklyn theatre and then refusing
to come u Sl,,a as'
Haraenia Gilmore, colored, while run
ming to see her son off in the train at |
Charlottesville, Va, Monday, fell dead in
the streets.
Letters from Brazil say Miss Henderson,
a Presbyterian missionary, who went from
Frederick CO, Va, is dangerously i'll az !
Campinas..
Fhe widow Of the late President John |
Tyler was in Richmond this week. !