Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

PERSONALLY letter from Ireland
received here announces that Rev. McDuff
Simpson, pastor of the Second Presbyteri-
ali church of Staunton, sails Saturday ITO
morrow On his return home. The ladies of
the congregation are busily engaged in fit
ting up the parsonage. corner of New and
Frederick streets, for his reception.
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, pastor of Mt. Car
mel church, has purchased the farm Of Mr..
J. D. MctIuf1in, adjoining the village of
Midway in this county.
Hon. VIM. S. Gilman, of Richmond, has
been in Staunton for several days on WIS.,
it to Mr. Robt. W. Burke. Besides his
duties as member of the House of Dele
gates, Mr. Gilman has contributed to the
Richmond Enquirer" those Capitol Top
cs''which were such an interesting feature
of that journal during the session of the
legislature 1t is the first time that legis-
lation had been photographed for the infor-
nation of constituents.
Mr.. Chas. W. Button, the editor of that
standard journal, the Lynchburg ''Virgin-
Ian. Was Ill UU6 CICy ldSt week.
The Richmond papers speak of a fine
crayon- portrait of Senator A. B. Cochran.
by Police Judge White of that city, as a
work of much merit.
Speaker Hanger and other members of
the legislature accompanied by two of the
pages Of the House, took a trip to New
York after the adjournment.
A Hampden Sidney correspondent of the
Richmond "Dspatch'' speaks highly of
society Grafton on 1.-The growth of hypo-
crisy," by A. G.otuart, son of Hon. "A. H.H.
Stuart Of Staunton. He says the young Or
ator is a ''good writer and a very graceful
speaker.
The following notice from the New
York Evening ''Post," will carry comfort
to the hearts of the Lecture Committee of
the Y. N. G. A. here:
MI. j.. FL. Siddons has been appointed by
the faculty ''Llcentiate of Elocution and
Modern Languages in the University Of
Virginia.
"What do you think of that, my cat?"
MI. Samuel A. Hoshour, the efficient
Steward of the W. L..Asyl UNI, who has
been quite sick, is, we are glad to learn,
convalescent.
Rev. L. A. Fox, of Waynesboro, is ac-
ceptably assisting Rev. W. G. Sch8fer, at
a series of meeting in the First English
Lutheran church at Richmond.
In anotice Of a surgical operation on
Mr.. E. q. Fishburn, of Waynesboro, last
week, it should have been stated that it
was performed by DR.. Gibson assisted by
DR.. Myers.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-JWdge McLaughlie
Presiding.-In this court during the week
the following business has been transac-
ted.
Will Cdse.-The suit of Sandy Washing
ton, (col.,) contesting the will Of his de-
ceased sister, Henrietta Washington, who
had left her property, 81 200, to Mrs. s. II.
Lushbaugh, her employer, was decided in
favor Of the will. 1t was shown in the ev-
idence that there were many reasons of
gratitude for the decedent to devise her
property as she did, and upon the mental
capacity to make will the testimony was
contradictory.
Stribling Spriaags.-In the case of the
National Bank of Frederick, Md, VS..
Chesley Kinney, a decree was given for the
plaintiff and for the sale of the Stribling
Springs property.
Stock Killed on the Valley Railroad
following causes against the Valley r. r.
Co.. for stock killed were disposed of; RO-
Ter for horse, verdict for the Company
and motion for new trial oyerruled: Mrs.
Parkins for two heifers, verdict for the
Co. John N. Opie for a horse, continued;
Eichelberger for horse, verdict for
plaintiff E. NJ. Gushing for COW, YER
dict for plaintiff.
Virgi,,ina Banking and Trust Co-In
the test case Of M. G.. Hartman and HI. M.
Bell against the Virginia Banking u Trust
Co., to decide whether purchased deposits
were good offsets, the Court made all
stockholders in the company defendants
and referred the case to Commissioner j.
A. W addell for a full settlement Of the
transactions of the Company.
Old Cases-Final DEGREES were entered
in nine cases of Kent, Paine Il Co. VS..
Humphreys.
City of Stdunton.-The case OF the cred
tiers Of Simms, the contractor OF the Au-
gusta street bridge, against the City Of
Staunton is in this Court.
PEoToGRAPHING THE CHILDREN