Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-19

Prince Napoleon Lucian Murat. a
nephew of the great Napoleon, who came
to the United States in 1927, and married
Miss Caroline Georgina Frazier, who sup
ported him by school teaching, died on
Thursday last. When Napoleon III came
into power he was made a Senator of
France. Of his five children, only one, a
daughter, adhered to the religion Of the
Protestant mother.
Rob- the yeritable sorrel war-horse
which Stonewal Jackson was riding when
he received his fatal wound, is still living
at the age of twenty three, and retains
much of his old time vigor. He is owned
by q brother-in-law of the General in Lin
coin county, n. G
Bishop Andrews, Of the New York
Methodist Conference, has decided that
the licensing of women as preachers is
against the doctrines of Wesley. The dis
appointed advocates Of the new departure
have taken an appeal to the General Con-
ference Of the Methodists of the Northern
Church, in 1880.
The Receiver of the Charlottesville
National Bank is suing in the U. S. Court
at Baltimore, some fifteen or twenty stock
holders residing there, for about $27 900 to
make good the losses to the depostors.
The defendants are making organized re-
siStaEce.
MI J. L. Schoolcraft, late proprietor of
the Richmond Enquirer" IA brother of
the well known Oliver J. 'Schoolcraft) was
married Wednesday to Miss Ida Campbell.
daughter of Parker Campbell, banker, of
Richmond.
We congratulate the State of Virginia
on the appointment of Messieurs Hanger
and St. Andrew as Honorary Commission
ers to the Paris Exposition. They know
how to maintain the honor and credit of
Virginia. Charlottesville Chronicle.
AT the late session of the Virginia Cen
eral Assembly member-and tidily-
dressed one, toc-Wore the same suit of
clothes in which he made his entrance
upon legislative life seventeen years ago.
There is a more aggressive unbeliever
than Col. Ingersoll in TaNlorsville, Ohio.
Failing to draw the Rev. Mr.. Binghamin
to controversy, he put on brass knuckles
and knocked that representative of ortho
dOXy down.
A plous man has hired space in the Ell
lenborough IN. Y y Journals" advertis-
ing department, in which he publishes
every week, in large type, a verse of
scripture.
The Fairmont W. Va, "Index" says:
"Mr. Andrew J. Conway. a well known
lawyer of Fairmont, is said to have alb
seconded on last Wednesday with $4,000,
which he had collected for a client"
Jerry c. Tully, millionaire in Cincin-
natl, who had invested all in land died last
week worth $2,7S2, 600. He owned land in
nineteen states i. Guiding $4,000 acres in
Virginia worth $1S,25O.
Belmont vineyard and fruit farm, con
tanning 500 acres was sold on the 9th inst,
by James B. Russell, trustee, of Winches-
ter, Va, to DR.. T. A. Ashby, Of Balti-
more city, for $15,5OQ.
President Hayes has pardoned Jno. W.
Scott, in jail at Hamilton, Ohio, for mail
robbery, in order that he may be tried for
the murder of JnO. Mccormick, three
years ago.
Rev. j. 6. Armstrong, of Wheeling, W,
Va, has accepted the call to the Monu-
mental Church at Richmond, subject to
the approval of Bishop Whittle. He is a
native of Ireland.
AS might have been expected. two of
Brigham Young's sons are contesting his
will. OF his million Brigham left all but
one hundred Thousand to the church.
Ex-Oueen Isabella. of Spain, will sell
her diamonds by auction, at Paris, IN June
or Jnlv. They are va,,"s,ed at 100000.
VIM. seay, of Nelson county, Va, died
last week from beating given him by
father and three sons named Hughes.
There are seven churches IN the little
village of Luray in Page CO., Va and one
more, for the Disciples, to be built shortly.
The Canadians are sending fish to Lon
don packed in ice.