Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-07-26

served. The cities are all plainly marked
out by signs, and every facility afforded
for study OF the Holy Land, aided by the
present spectacle.
The clergy of Rochester have set their
face against extravaganza at funerals.
Bishop McQuaid publicly announced the
following order ON Friday last: s'No flow
ers or floral offerings Of any kind would be
allowed on any coffin or casket brought in
to the church on any funeral occasion;
nothing but the black pail would be per
mitted as d covering Of the coffin except
in the case OF a child of seven years and
under. Then d white pail could be used,
and if desirable some pure white flowers. :"
. Mr.. Perkins was Boston widower. hav-
ing lost two wives. Miss Carlton was a
spiritualistic medium. She went into
trance, and the spirits of the two wives,
speaking through her. said that she and
Perkins ought to marry. Of course Miss
Carlton was astounded, after coming to
herself, on being told OF the communica-
she had delivered, but she was willing to
obey. The ceremony was performed the
next day.
Efforts are new being made to secure the
right Of way for the Charlottesville and
Rapidan railroad. and contract has been
made with Smith Il Co., Of Philadelphia,
to build the road for $500, 600 in the bonds
IT tbs road. 1t is also proposed to build
two blast furnaces at Charlottesville, for
The utilization OF the ores on the line OF
the proposed road.
A lawyer once asked Judge to charge
the jury that sit is better that ninety and
nine guilty men should escape than that
eyes" said the Judge, 81 will give that
charge, butt the opinion of tho Court the
ninety and nine guilty men have already
escaped in this cOuntry.''
Mr.. L. J. Crossley of Halifax. N. s., had
micr phone placed in the pulpit of a chapel
on I'd St., and Connected with his resi-
dence a mile from the town, by means of a
telegrap. ic wire. The whole of the service
was heard except a few words, rendered
'ndistinct by the preacher disturbing the
micrOphone.
A lover of old books recently made in
London lucky purchase. Between the
pages OF a volume costing shilling WAS
found marriage certificate of the Earl of
Berkeley, which the finder sold to Lord
Fitzi ardinge for $50, with promise of
81, 900 should the document prove anthem
tic.
There is a man living in Shenandoah
county. who last year paid $13 dog tax
and but rs cents on all his other effects,
the collector not being able to collect his
capitation tax.
A widow, seventy years old, obtained at
the Hampshire .Assiz"s at Portsmouth the
other day $50 damages for breach of pro-
mise OF marriage fl ON a dockyard pension
.er, seventy-tWo years of age.
Two thousand American cattle is the
average weekly number arriving at Liver
poo! per steamer, and in that city's cattle
market the American animals have for
weeks greatly predominated.
John Satterlee Il Co., constructors of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, are Offering
81 90 for hands on pick and shovel, $1.2O
for handling railroad iron, and $1,3O for
spike drivers.
The new Catholic Church of the Sacred
Heart, Winchester. Va, will be dedicated
on Sunday, July %. 1878. Bishop Keane,
OF Virginia, and Bishop Kane, of West
' WIZ 10 plCoCAU.
Washington's will is kept in glass cas-.
in the office of the Clerk of Fairfax coun-
ty, Virginia. The writing has almost all
faded away, and the paper is so frail that
it will not bear handling.
President Hayes has turned out J. M.
G. Parker, posJ-mast r at New Orleans.
Parker is Ben Buffers brother-in-law, and
there will be row.
A Western editor remarks that he wears
no mans collar. This is not remarkable.
What does a Yves ern man want with a
collar anyhow?
Henry Empswiler Of Rockingham, has a !
piece Of land that has been twenty years
in potatoes without change and ALWAYS av-
erages 26 bushels.
Rev. Thomas Hume OF Portsmouth, Va,
has been elected Professor of English liter
allure and modern languages in Hollins In
silt ute, Botetourt county, Va.
Among the mechanical toys at the Paris
are dolls that swim, dive, and i
tread water, after the most approved hui /
man style.
1Ho UOuleS OF SIX negroes drowned in |
the flood OF last November were found on /
4 farm In Buchanan county, last week.
There are two lawyers in the Freder1cks-
burg council, and Mayor Dogpett has
placed them both ON the gas committee.
Fifteen shocks of rye threshed by Mr..
Joel Fultz, of Shenandoah, yielded eigh-
,een bushels.
The Mayor of j. fferson, Texas, receives
yearly salary of 81. The town is now
declining.
Ireland gained 1856 in her population in
81, notwithstanding the emigration was
Is. SOB.
Ex-Gov. Walker of Virginia was serena
led at Cape May last week. Col. A. S. Blu
ord OF Va, was with him.
''Debt," says billings. sis trap which
man sets and bats himself, and then de.
iberately gets into it,