Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-07-06
II. Flinner- the colored West Point grad

1t. Flipper, the colored West Point grad
uate had a public reception from colored
people in New DIRK Friday night He
was in full uniform heavy yellow horse
hair plume fell down over his cavalry bel
met, his coat was new and bright, and gilt
aiglets. and bv his side hung a long caval.
~ sabre in a, Gilt scabba;d. His appear
ance was the Signal for buzz of admra-
ton.
Speaking of the Moffett liquor law Ex-
Gov. Smith in letter to his constituents,
says, it being an act lin which any new
burden upon productive industry has been
carefully avoided, but putting the whole
tax upon consumption, leaves 1t to be paid
by those who choose to do so, l do appeal
to your patriotic intelligence to give it
fair trial, and not to condemn it, if at all
until them
In fight at McGaheysvlle, Rocking
ham, Thursday evening, Reuben Bonds.
a farmer and blacksmith, was stabbed and
killed by 4. d. Gilmore, Il merchant. Gill
more is 10 years of age, and was repelling
element, both parties having many
friends.
Sarah NJ. Victor. convicted two years
ago of poisoning her brother and sentenced
to be hung, but whose sentence was COM
muted to imprisonment for life, is moving
the courts to he hung on the ground that
the Communication was dependent on her
accepting it and she never accepted.
The University Of Virginia four was
beaten bv the Lynchburg Tobacco City
four in the boat race at Lynchburg Satur-
day, distance two miles. time IA minutes
2 seconds. The Lynchburg boat came in
thirty lengths ahead. There were 5000
spectators of the race.
Blanton Duncan has sued the managers
of the Louisville Library lottery on behalf
of several purchasers of tickets that drew
no prizes. Charges of fraud are freely
made, the amount of money divided among
the managers being stated at over 81 ,G00,-
600.
The Mayor Of Chattanooga having re-
Gently advertised for three new dog catch
ers to perambul;lte that city, $50 applica-
tons were pat in one day, compelling the
functionary to hang up on his door the
traditional card. "No vacancies in this
department."
Mrs. Marion Adams, q sister of Mrs.
Andrew Jackson, and wife of President
Jackson's adopted sou, died at the Hermit
tage, Nashville, Tenn, Thursday morning,
aged seventy-live years, from the effects OF
fall, which fractured her thigh, about u
month ago.
Henry e. Fugate, a farmer of Scott CO.,
Va, was shot by an assassin while plow-
ing in field last week. The shooting was
not four hundred yards from his home, but
there was no clue to the assassin. Fugate
was badlybut not mortaiiy wounded.
The New York '.Herald" says that the
"White Sulphur Springs, Va, will soon be
the political capital Of the United States. y
President Hayes will reach there abo ut
July Goth and the ''Congress of Governors
will meet there sometime in August.
Gen. Hugh W. Mercer, q brigade COM
mander in the Confederate army, died IN
Baden, Germany. June 9Th, Of cancer OF
the liver. He was a native of Fredericks-
burg, Va, and bad been an Intimate friend
of Gen Robt g. Lee.
ssVene Z. Armstrong and Robert p.
Hunt honored and loved upon earth for
deeds that won a home in heaven" This
is the inscription which Mrs Sallle Ward
Hunt, once Louisville belle, has placed
over the graves of her husbands.
The melon ucw comes apace-
The cherry, too, With lordlv grace;
Be are, rash youth, how you rartake,
Or be prepared for s.omscb-ache
Going to meet 2x6 pine box.
DR.. Nathan r. Smith, President of the
University of Nd. died in Baltimore,
Tuesday. He was famous physici ian and,
strange to say, a literary man and some
thing of a politician. as well.
Most Of the New York fashionable
churches are paying great sums of interest
and the mortgages upon some sixty
churches and religious socities are said to
aggregate 1857 1856.
Mrs General Sherman is to receive from
the Pope the "Golden Rose" for her zeal
GUS services to the church. This distinc-
ton has been bestowed only on persons OF
very high standing royalty, for instance.
Hon. Robinson Palmer, of Perry. Me-.
died Saturday, aged 81. He was one OF
the first senators when Maine was first adj
mitted as state
The grave of the once famous Lola
Monies is in Trinity churcf-yard, New
York. and the simple inscription is. Eliza
beth Gilbert, died in New Z ork, aged Al
years.
u. S. Commissioner Of Agriculture
Watts won't give way to Gen. Leduc, his
succ ssor, but says he will stick. Collect
ur Wilkins, of Baltimore, talks the same
way. 1t sounds like old reconstruction
times.
In Botetourt CO., Va, the wife of VIM
NJ Richardson has presented him twins
twice and ore of his COWS at three births
has presented him with 81 calves.
Rev. DR.. F. P. Mullaly, delivered tenn
perance address to the colored people in
Lexington, on the Fourth of July, which
day they resolved to celebrate.
Gov. Kemper spent his 4th Of July on
his farm in Orange co.