Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-03

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homes.
A very remarkable fact is mentioned in
connection with Edison's photograph. A
lady in New York sang a yer e OF "God
Save the Queen" which was recorded by
the monograph, and the tin-foil sent to
England. The tune was there repro
duced, even with Il false note which the
singer had given.
Albert Jones, native of Loudoun
county, Va, aged seventy-two, is on trial
in Newark, Ohio. for the murder of his
daughter Susanna. He appears to be in
sane, and killed his daughter, who was
woman Of high moral as we'll as religious
character, on suspicion of being i'm
moral.
G. A. Kile, of Marion. Smythe county
Va, cut his throat in New Orleans, on the
9Th Of April. He left letter saying that
he was man who had been in good cir
cumstances, and held good positions" and
asking that his name be kept out OF the
newspapers.
The Virginia Conference of the African
M. E. Church, has just adjourned at
Farmville. Judge Watkins and other
prominent citizens made speeches assuring
them of the hearty sympathy of the whites
in their work. Bishop Campbell, who
presided, is very black. with grey hair.
at the fifteenth amendment celebration
in Richmond, Va, Monday, Postmaster.
General Key and Senator KirkwOOd, OF
Iowa addressed the colored people in some
conservative remarks, urging upon them
the Importance of industry, frugallty and
temperance.
The body of Miss Milburn, who was
drowned by the freshet of last fall, at Ma
sons Island, near Leesburg, Va, was
found on Saturday evening nearly buried
in the sand, near the point where she was
lost.
The House committee will report favor
ably on the bill for U. S. building at
Lynchburg. but it will not get through
unless the Staunton and some twenty-five
other similar propositions are agreed to.
The jury at Woodstock has given YER
dict against the B. & o. Road, for $4,925
damages, for the death of G. L. Noel, at
the Narrow Passage disaster. His mother,
go years old, receives the money.
Col. Lawson Eastman, late Senator from
the district composed of the counties of
Fauquier and Rappahannock. died at his
residence, near Flint Hill Va, on the 10Th
ult.
W. S. Douglas who murdered Hiser, tho
mail carrier, and who, having been once
sentenced to death, was awaiting new
trial, escaped from Grant co. Jail in West
Virginia last Thursday.
E. C. Glass, of Petersburg, Va, has been
dropped from the roll of messengers OF the
House of Repre- sentatives by Gen. Field,
because Virgi MIA had her full quota with
ut him.
Major Geo. Grandstaff, who was com
missioned in the war of 1917, died in Ed
inburg, Shenandoah, Friday, aged 81 years.
He was Sheriff of that county for many
years.
Lomer Griffin, of Medina co., Ohio, the
oldest man in the United States, celebra-
ted his 10th birth day Friday. The citi-
zens of his village waited on him with con-
gratulatiOnS.
Out of a venire of seventy. summoned
in the Norfolk County Court, only two
had failed to pay their capitation tax for
1877.
Thompson Chow, a Chinaman and
laundryman, living in Richmond, was
robbed of 81 300 in money ard a good deal
Of jewelry, one night last week by burglars.
The hail storm which visited Staunton
Saturday. struck Norfolk Sunday, and did
$4,000 worth of damage to the truck
farms.
The Detroit "Free Press' Office was de-
stroyed by fire on Monday night. from a
gas explosion. 1t will not interrupt the
issue of the paper.
A telephone is used successfully between
Blacksburg and Christiansburg, Va, a
distance of eight miles.
Mayor Kane, of Baltimore, is ill with
Bright's disease. He embraced the Cath
Ollie faith on Tuesday.
The public schools of Washington city
were closed Tuesday for the want of money
to carry them on.
Gen. John E. Roller has purchased the
P. S. Roller farm of 24O acres, near Mt.
Crawford, for $50 per acre.
Mr.. John Ballenger, of Accotink, Va :,
sent sample of wool to market recently,
that was twelve inches long.
John Morrissey, the congressman, gam
bier. and prize fighter, died Wednesday
evening.
Lady Roseberry's wedding dress cost 81
SIS: her veil $2,625.
John w. Woltz has resigned the post
office at Fredericksburg.
The operation on Senator Withers' eye
has been performed, and he is doing well.
Swans down is the under down of geese
cruelty plucked from the living bird.
President Binford of the Richmond &
Danvllle r. R., is quite ill.