Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-08-25

PERSONAL---VERY.. Jno. ]. Ladd, Su-
perintendent Of the Staunton Public
Schools, left town, Tuesday, with his
family, on visit to the Natural Bridge
| The party went by carriage.
Mr.. Samuel T. Valentine, of Peru, Ind,
is at Greenville, on a visit to his venerable
father there, He says the Democrats of In
diana are confident of carrying the State.
| A letter from Mr.. James r. Grove, for
merly of Augusta now of Sonoma CO.,
CAL, says a majority of the Independents
OF that county are supporting Tilden and
Hendricks, and the Democrats are conf
| dent of carrying California.
| Dr.. kirkpatrick, of Washington & Lee
University, with his daughter, was in the
city last week, on his way to visit the
| Centennial.
| Mr.. E. Schaar, Chief Engineer of the
Belgian State r. r. workshops, and
member Of the Centennial Jury Of Machi-
merry, and MI. E. Poutzer, Civil Engineer,
of Vienna, passed through here last week,
! on a tour of the Chesapeake & Ohio, R. r.
| Col. II. D. Whitcomb passed through,
going West. to examine some of the en-
| cheering on the western division of the
G. & Q. Road.
DR.. and Mrs. Hampden Fultz are sum-
mering in Highland county.
The Baptist congregation here has ap-
pointed the following delegates to the
Albemarle Baptist Association, now in
session at Batesville: Rev. DR.. Charles
Manley, r. B. Hundley, r. A. Woodson,
J. W. Todd, R. W. Smith. G.. M. Shot,
L. w. Peace and W. H. Peyton
The Richmond dispatch" has a full
history of an old building-the old African
Church there It omits to say that the
last speech ever delivered for the Confe-
derate cause there, was by Judge Hugh
W. Shelly, then Speaker of the Va. House.
of Delegates. 1t was the meeting after the
Hampton Roads interview failed. Jeffer--
son Davis spoke first; Judah P. Benjamin,
next, aud Hugh W. Sheffey made the }ast
speech.
We deeply regret to learn that Captain
Jno. J. Elliot, for several years eonduc
tor on the G. Il O.. Road, is lying in a dy-
ing condition at his home in Louisa
county.
Messrs. J. Mitchell Daniel, of the Rich
mond City Council. and Travers Daniels,
the water-works builder, are on visit to
Staunton. These gentlemen are brothers
of the late John M. Daniels. the famous
editor of the Richmond EXAMINER"
Mr.. B. B. Bolts, Collector of Revenue
of this district, has been appointed to be.
Collector of the Richmond district.
AN INGENIOUS PIECE OF WORKMAN
sHIP.-Mr. Jos. Burns, of Waynesboro
has just completed a most ingeniousy
constructed clock. 1t is all in a case if
teen by twenty inches and about fifteen
inches in depth in the background is IL
scene in New Jersey, where the battle If
Trenton was fought; the Delaware river
in view-a ship sails up the river and dis
appears behind cliff of rocks, where
there is windmill in motion. On the
right hand corner is a Touring mill and
depot, Ia cupulo on top with a clock in it
giving correct time. A miniature train
of cars can be seen to leave the depot.
pass over bridge, and enter a tunnel.
TYPHOID FEVER IN THE MOUNTAINS
"A number of cases are reported of ty-.
phoid fever among the residents of Au-
gusta, at the foot of the Shenandoah noun
tains. There have also been several cases
at the Cold Sulphur Springs, in Rockbridge,
which has closed the season there. Joseph
Glasgow, son Of Mr.. Frank 7. Glasgow.
OF Richmond, died there of it on Monday,
and buria! case from this city was tele-
graphed Ger.
Mr.. G. A. RICHARDSON acting on the
time honored principle that tone good turn
deserves another The sent us three last
weekly, sent us three more of the finest
watermelons we have seen this year. He,
x,-;1I ,,Joooo oooant our thanks