Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-01


Chester and Norrlstown, Pennsylvania;
Bingham pton, New York; MillvilLe and
Trenton, NV j., rse., aie the different
towns in which il is discovered MI. Chas.
H. Hull. who gives ladies lessons in wax
work, has wives living. He WAS about
marrying another when arrested.
The Army Medical Museum at Washing
ton has aulorg its curiosities the withered
and parched hand and arm of II man who
left it on the battle field OF Gettysburg.
\ cannon bali carried it to the top of
high tree, W here the wind and sun shriv-
elled 1t to its present well tanned condi
lion.
Mrs. Baker, Of Flint, Mich, who gave
birth to triplets little over Il year ago,
which are cilIisfened Faith, Hope and
Charity. and for Which: an elegant triplet
baby carriage Was paid for by public con
tributi";', h IT, just become d mother again,
this time to twins.
A late comical error appeared in the
Parliamentary report OF one OF the Lon
don morning paDeTs.. Sir W. Harcourt
described Mr.. Brieht as the Gamalel OF
Biim i,gilam. In tire paper alluded To
this is turned into 1.-THE gamebird OF Biz
iningham."
President Bartlett of Dartmouth Col
legt argues deliberately that endless pun
islline.J is the j,> t result o. sin. He says
hat it '';.trmpiiZes with the whole cur
rent Of nature and the general scheme OF
God IS werd.'
Al, eccentric and uss ful sheep is kept
o. steamer plying lee y reii San Francis
co an ;@tscat'fi. liz is tiaied to go nut
on u gang FLANK at a land NJ when fnci,
is to be loaded! TO show that the approach
is safe and to act as a pilot.
Maj Wand is about to relax its usury
law 4 bill permitting a higher rate of
interest than six per cent IN special CON
tracts FOR 10. rs OF niuiity iiaS heen passed
t. ii third sr d Dg in the Hous. Of Dele
gates, and is likely to become law.
Mr.. W. T. Burdett, State Senator from
the Kanawha District, has purchased Mr..
Walkers interest in the Charleston wv i.
Va.,1 Courier and taken charge of that
paper as editor.
Thirteen school teachers went into a
South Boston savings bank on their pay
day. 10 get fit y-dollar bills changed. That
started the ruDoI Of run. and before
night there WAS run, indeed.
An unofficial census of the city of Provi-
dence. r. l., shows a population of 93.5 :,
falling off in three years of 1000. result
ing mainly from the depression of the va
rious manufacturing interests.
Du Chaillu says he saw chief in africa
,rl,o I,o1
cost him three cents year TO dress them
in the height of African fashion.
A dry goods merchantef Alexaearia Va.
has just closed term of thirty days IN
which he gave three per cent OF the gross
S; les of his establishment to the poor OF
the city.
A proposition is taking shape to con-
solldate the Atlantic, Mississippi Il Ohio
road, of Virginia. with the two other lies
connecting it with Memphis, Tenn.
Robert Withers, a son OF Senator With
ers, of Virginia, was badly injured Wed
nesAay, by being struck Oh the lead with
a bat. while playing base ball at Colcross.
Virginia.
Beecher says liz his ,,esgspaper that ssthe
intimations of the BiDis. - far as it con-
tainS any, are that tie departed iiye in
close proximity to the earth, and are cog
infant of what is going on.
Oysters Ware so plentiful at Alex sndria i,
Va. Friday as 10 sell at Is cents i bus!.ei.
One aealaf offered a lot at five cents a
husiiea.
George Wells IS she bsg farmer of Grundy
County Iowa. He has 8,sE,y acres under
cultivation, all enclosed by fence.
A Michigan woman Of wealth ana
strossG convictions has hired man TO
preach a ittsaa,ral hell throughout the coun-
try.
Thos. N. Asilby, secretary of5tbe shen-
andaa'' Valley E. r Co., d1ea sA1denly at
Front N5Yaj On Thur sday last.
Toland, dfssskRRA in Decatur, III.
committed suicide because he could not
ccnquer,his appetite.
Promissory notes in Kansas are est
dsawn SO many ''days after date" but
s.when sell my hogs"
Deacon Black has been expelled from
the Presbyterian eh.reh in Atlanta Ca.
for permitting dance in hi bis parlor.