Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-09

Co.. w. d., Oh Ul0 ISL 1uSG. lie ATE HIS
dinner and laid down, and at O'Clock
was found dead in his room. He was in
the 18th year of his age, and was highly
esteemed citizen. He had been for many
years subscriber to this journal He will
be remembered as the hero of desperate
fight, much spoken of at the time, with
some Union men during the war He was
badly wounded with an axe, but finally
killed one of his antagonists, and the
others fled.
SWEARING IN THE NEW ELECTED. -
On tomorrow at 10 O'Clock, in Judge
Smiths court, the Mayor and other city
officers, and the counciImen vii! be sworn.
The term of the old city government ex-
pires July LIST, Judging from the number
and character of the applicants for the Of
fees to be filed by the Council: policemen ;,
superintendent Of streets, oyerseer of the
poor, clerk and runner for the Council,
and so forth, the new Council will have no
difficulty in making a selection of good
and efficient men. .
A NEAT LITTLE ''PARK. "-Catching
glimpse through the lofty gates ajar of the
gas works the other day we could hardly
realize the scene. A pretty flower garden
is laid off within with mounds of flowers,
grass plats &C., and actually a saucy look
ing bronze statuette perched in one of the
circles. The surrounding neatly whitened
fence, the neatly painted buildings and
general primness of the place deserves
praise, and Mr.. r. W. Hardy, the Super
intendent has proved himself gentleman
of taste.
ENGINE OFF.--About dawn Sunday
a freight train of empty cars of which J.
H. Munday was Engineer. was thrown
from the track by a misplaced switch near
the trestle bridge in the Western part of
the city. The engine was pitched some
twenty feet down the embankme emit, and
the engineer had several teeth knocked
out. John Peace, night yard master and
VIM. Kinney, colored, were on the engine
but were unhurt. None of the cars went
down. The damage to the engine is about
$500.
REMOVAL OF PLACE OF BUSINESS
Our venerable friend the. ''Spectator," has
removed it's office from Augusta street to
the old National Hotel building on Bever-
Icy street opposite the Valley Bank. Its
old Office in the stone building had been
purchased by Maj. J. W. Newton, who
found additional room necessary to accom-
modate his Increasing business. The
''Spectator" in it's new quarters also has
additional room aud good business stand
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. John Layman, a
farmer by avocation, about 10 years of age,
very we'll known in this county, died sud
denly in Waynesboro Friday having been
taken with spasms Thursday evening. He
was very well known in the county and
throughout Valley, having devoted most of
the latter part of his life to specializing
and trading. He would buy anything to
trade off, and sometimes had as many as a
dozen watches on his person for sale.,
TRAINS TO THE NATIONAL CONvEN-
TIoNs.-The Chesapeake & Ohio road is
selling round-trip tickets from Staunton
to the Cincinnati Convention, which meets
Wednesday, June 18th, at S12, and to the
St. Louis Convention, which meets Tues
day, June 9th, at $22. The tickets to the
first are now on sale till the 18th inst, and
are good for 80 days, and the tickets to the
second will be on sale from the 18th to the
Goth inst, and are good for 20 days.
MEMORIAL AssoCIATIoN.-The Angus
ia Confederate Memorial Association will
meet this morning in the Clerks Office Of
the Hastings Court at II O'Clock. The AS
sociation will come to final decision
about memorial day which it is suggested
should be on the first day of the agricul-
tural fair, as the railing in of the Cemete-
ry, through failure on the part of the
contractors cannot be completed in time
for this season.
CHANGE OF OPERATORS. J. W.
Crews of Lynchburg has taken charge of
the W. U. Telegraph Office at Staunton in
place Of Mr.. H. A. Ashmore who goes to
Tennessee. Mr.. Crews is an excellent ope-
rator and popular gentleman, and while
all who have had business at the office
will regret the resignation of Mr.. Ash
mere, all will be glad that his successor is
so will fitted to the place.
A BEvY OF FAIR PAssENGERs.--On
Tuesday morning last Capt. VIM. N. Kin
ney, of the G. & O. road. left for st. Louis,
having under his charge party of twelve
young ladies from the Virginia Female In
stitute. He also had under escort another
party of young ladies from Miss Ran
dolph's school, edge HILL" near Char
lottesville, going to their homes in the
West
Mr.. Frank Farrow, living near Verona,
in this county, caught buzzard in trap,
and putting sheep bell on him turned
him loose. We see from the Bedford
Sentinel" that the appearance in that
county of the belled bird excited some Gu
riosity, as he has been sailing about diff
ferent farms there.
The WHEAT CROP IN THE VALLEY
Mr.. Andrews the Superintendent of the
Valley Turnpike, and who, for eleven years
past has been on the road between Staun-