Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-06-01
Senator Morton is out in letter very


says the South can't be trusted. Ben But
ler is also out in letter to Marshal Pitkin |
of Louisiana, which looks like he would J
stab the administration the first chance
he gets In the meantime President Hayes
moves on as nicely as a duck swlms, care
less of bloody shirt men at the North and
carpet-baggers and scallawags at the
South.
While Col J. M. Forbes, of Warrenton,
one of the Board of Visitors to Mount
Vernon, was examining the relics OF WASH
ington in the mansion there Saturday he
found a suit of clothing, once worn by the
Father Of his Country, which was stolen
from his (Col. Forbes9 house during the
war. The suit was marked as a donation
from a Yankee colonel in New Jersey.
Rev. DR.. Francis P. Mullaly was for
mally installed pastor of the Lexington
Presby terrain cEu. CHI, Sunday, Rev. Mr..
Penick delivering the sermon, Rev. DR..
Kirkpatrick the charge to the. pastor.
Consisting exclusively of some chapters
from Scripture,) and Rev. E. Junkin the
charge to the congregation.
VIM. Ash, of Frederick CO., ''sixty years
of age, tall and vigorous, recently return
ed from Texas, astoIished the Winchester
depot loungers last week by firing at Capt.
Ed Smith the ticket agent, without the
slightest rrovocation. He is insane and
was put in Jail.
Nh. Chas. W. Button of the "Lynch-
burg Virginian,' called on President Hayes
with company of Methodist ministers
members Of a Conference. Mr. Button
made nice little speach, and President
Hayes spoke well Of Virginia.
DR.. Jas. G. Aver, the Ayers pills man,
worth $l5,OOO,OOO has become hopelessly
insane, and is confined in a private asylum
at Pleasantville, Mass. His insanity man
| ifested itself a year ago by the writing of
improper letters to various persons.
The wealthy widow of Commodore Van
derbilt was born in Louisa CO., Va, and
before she married was in love with her
J cousin, a doctor, who is now a widoWer.
1t is reported they are to be married.
A part of the Jefferson CO.. W. Va,
court house has been leased to Hon. J. M.
Mason for 20 years, and in that part will
be put his own $500 volumns of law books
with the 5000 Of the County Bar Assocla-
ton.
| President Hayes has called twice upon
Mr.. W. w. Corcoran since he became ill,
although that illness has been attributed
to disappointment at the result Of the cleo
ton.
Prof. j. w. Mallett of the University of
Va, has been elected member of the
Royal Society of Great Britain, being one
of the Is distinguished names out OF 81 for
the selecting committee to choose from.
A boy named Flanagan, a pupil of one
of the public schools in Washington, is re-
ported to be dying from the effects of a
kick in the side given him by his teacher,
Mrs. May Evans.
Alex. H. H. Stuart, Of Augusta, would
do credit to the State of Virginia as her
Governor, but statesmen of his calibre are
not now IN Charlottesville (Ta.)
Chronicle.
MRS. President Hayes, 'Lucy," was pres
ent at the commencement of the Hampton
Va, colored Normal school last week.
Hon. John Goode, of Va, delivered the
prizes on the occasion.
The Simms fugitive slave case in Boston
many years ago is still remembered. Attor-
ney General Devens who as U. S. Marshal,
had Simms arrested at the time has Just
given him clerkShip.
Fletcher Harper, the last of the celebra-
brated publishing firm of Harper Brothers
of New York, died Tuesday OF disease of
the kidneys
The delegates elect from Petersburg,
Va, to the Conservative State Con ention
favor the nomination of Gen. Malone for
Governor.
Rev. John E. Massie, the late Delegate
to the Legislature from Albemarle county,
was thrown from his horse at Charlottes-
vile. on Monday, and seriously injured.
David McInturff at one time an infiuen-
tial citizen of Shenandoah county, died at
the Lunatic Asylum, inStaunton, last
Thursday.
Samuel Hoffman, Jr., deaf and dumb
telegraph operator who understood mes
Sage by only seeing the instrument work.
died in Bedford CO., Va, last week.
Dr.. Warren G. Wettalle, dentist, tried
at Elizabeth, N. j., for manslaughter with
chloroform while extracting tooth proved
he WAS not drunk, and was acquitted.
Mrs. Thompson, daughter of Alexander
Campbell founder Of the ''Campbellites, :"
has been appointed postmistress Of Louis
| vile, Ky.
W. S. Douglass, who is to be tried in
Grant county. West Virginia. on the 5th
proximo for the murder of a mail carrier,
is nephew of the late sculptor Barbee.
Gustave Graves of Stafford co., Va,
Who fought through both the NJ exican and
| Confederate war and was badly wounded
in both, died last week age 81.
The Saturday "Evening POST" of Phil
adelphia which was, before the war, the
| leading literary paper of the country, was
| cold ont hv tho Shariff SATURDAY.
The Suppressed biography of Byron writ
| ten by himself which he gave to Tom Moore,
is about to be published. Great indigna-
ton is expressed in England.
New York city has discovered that it
has 16, 600 maria cable women whom no.
body wants to marry, and the Sun suggests
that some of them be drowned.
Edward Riyes one of the University
boys who reached the Confederate army on
the memorable 18th of May "a died in Char
louisville Oh the 22nd ult
| Col. Jno. M. Patton Of Louisa CO., de-
livered lecture before the cadets of the
V. M. I. last week. He is a graduate of
that institution.
Jno. J. Dreher Of Lexington, S. c., IA
ther of Prof. Id. Dreher, of Roanoake Col
lege died last week.
The official call for the State Conserva-
tive Convention on the 9Th of August was
issued Saturday.
| Col. D. W. Whiting has started new
paper, 1.-THE Border Virginian, /" at Alexan-
dria.
! Gen. Grant and his two swords have ar
rived at Liverpool all safe. America wish
es him a quiet and sober vacation.