Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-22

people, this efficient officer of the railroad
company has been unceasing in his vigil.
ance and. determined to bring all guilty
parties to ustice.-HarrSsonbu Common.
aDedtth.
On Wednesday, January 90, all France
began drawing at the ballot box for army
service. When the drawing for the First
District Of the city of Paris came ON, the
name OF BOnaparte was called, and Prince
Joachim Murat presented himself as a rel
alive in place of the ex-Prince Imperial,
who, being the eldest son of a widow, was,
on that account, excused.
A religious paper out West addresses it's
readers in the following pathetic strain ;
'Your mother read the Advocate before
you were born, and read it many day as
she rocked and hummed you to sleep. She
has gone home to heaven This years
Advocate" may guide your feet safely to
that same heaven. Brother. can you af-
ford to hush these memories and quench
this light for $2.70?"
Mrs. John Newcomb of Watertown,
Mass, put her eleven-year-old girl and
eight-year old boy to bed without kissing
them because they had been naughty, and
upon waking up the next morning, found
that they had taken the money in their
savings bank and started off for some
blessed region where 1nhuman mothers
are unknown.
After twice refusing to permit the Ital-
ians in London to celebrate requiem
mass at HattOn Garden Chapel for the re-
pose of the soul of the late King. of Italy,
Cardinal Manning gave permission at, it
is said, the request Of the Pope.
The body found near Amherst G. II. has
been identified as Robt. B. Brown, deputy
sheriff of Pocahontas county, W. Va. He
had been selling lot of horses, and 1882
= in money and number Of bonds and n otes
were in his pockets.
Patrick Nowlan, intoxicated, tried to
ride across Greenbrier river near Alder
sons, W. Va, Friday evening" He fell off,
and his body was found some distance
down the river next day, his hands tightly
clutching some hair torn from the name OF
his mule.
The San Francisco "Chronicle" publish
es the description of the wardrobe of a lady
Of that city about making an European
tour, which cost 100000. Some of the
dresses are from Paris, and were ordered
SIX months ago.
The little daughter of leading physi-
clan in a certain country town presented
the following as her first school essay
t'There was little girl and she was very
sick. They sent for my papa and she died
very quick"
The Murphy movement has taken such
root in Whitehall n Y. that all the men,
bers of the five fire companies and of one
military company have signed the pledge.
Liquor sellers tear up their licenses before
applauding audiences.
Mother Theresa, the oldest Camelite
nun in America, died in the convent in
Baltimore Friday, aged 81. AS little Mary
FL. Sewell of Georgetown, D. c., she had
been held in Washington's lap.
An insane son of VIM. Lancaster, of
Clyde Station, Illinois, eluded his keepers
on Monday, and procuring a club, beat his
fathers brains out while the latter was
asleep in bed.
The First Reformed Presbyterian church
of Philadelphia has class of Chinese pu-
pills. Most of these Celestials spend their
weeks days in selling cigars and peanuts
at street corners.
Robt Campbell, an Englishman residing
near Charlottesville, died in his buggy last
week so quietly that his driver thought he
W, rs asleep. He was buried on Monday
fro N the Episcopal church that town.
Au gusta Chambers, young actress,
who re Gently went out to Deadwood, has
received. during the two months she has
been there. 276 offers of marriage, seven
teen of them coming in one day.
Henry Williams is to be hung at Isle of
wight G. H., Va, to- day for rape. One
night last week he burnt hole through
the floor of his cell and escaped, but was
recaptured the next day.
The highest dailywages made in the fold
ing of the U. S. House of Representa-
t1ves this session has been Sc, and that
was made by an ex-member of the Virginia
Legislature.
Mary Anderson says she is only at the
foot of the ladder, and means to climb.
The Chicago ''Times" wants to hold the
ladder.
Maj. James O. Hensley, who represented
bedford in the Virginia legislature in
7s, o. died last week. Turing the civil
war he was Major of artillery.
Tippl, >rs in Maine circumvent the Pro-
bibitorv Liquor law by forming private
drinking cl,1bs. Bangor has AZ OF them,
and Bangor IS not a large city.
The Museum of the University of Vir-
ginia was thrown open to colored visitors
one day last week, and two hundred and
elghty-nine attended.
A bill to prevent the creation of any
more Irish peerages has been introduced
in parliament.
Bishop Whittle of the Protestant Epls-
copal diocese of Minnesota, has come
Sonth for the benefit of his health.
DR.. IT. E. Boswell. clerk of Lewisburg
county court, died last week OF heart-dls-
ease.
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