Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

to mention men who have owed great
worldly prosperity to breaches OF private
faith but we doubt whether it be posi-
BILE to mention a State which has on the
whole been a gamer by breach OF pub
lie faith"
An English clergymen relates that TWO
English sisters had an audience with the
late Pope Plus TX, and as they were with
drawing one of them fingered. The Pope
asked her what she wished, and she, be-
ing convert to the Roman Catholic faith,
answered: ''The prayers OF your Holiness
that my sister may be converted from
Professionalism, so that we may not be sep
arated after death.' The Pope placing
his hand upon her clasped hands as she
knelt, answered: Daughter, those who
love God will not be separated i'll the next
world.'
A writer in London paper says: 81
was very much struck the other night
while listening to a debate in the House OF
Commons, with the extreme slanginesS, or,
at least, cOllOquialiSm, of many OF the
speeches. Bounce 'cheek,' confidence.
trick and similar expressions are at least
undignifed 1t is sad to see how many
persons try to ruin our fine language"
The body of Mrs. Mary Weis, who died
in 1866 at the age of go, and was buried at
Fort Wayne, was recently disinterred aud
found to be completely petrified. The de-
ceased weighed 200 pounds when she died.
When the body was exhumed every portion
was hard as rock, and the features as ma
of it tural as life.
They confined Basil B. Doggett in cell
Of the Culpeper. Va, Jail, to await con-
| veyance to the !unatic asl lum, but when
| they went to take him out, Tuesday mig ht,
| he had pulled pile of bricks from the
| chimney, and 1t was two hours before his
| 'captOrs. several OF whom were hurt with
| the missiles, could get him out.
A little boy was onvicted of murder by
| his playfellows in mock trial IN Madison
| Ind. and sentenced to be hanged. They
| put a moose around his neck, threw the
| rope over door, and hoisted him up. He
was fast choking to death when woman
stopped the foolery; but he was so badly
| injured that he soon died.
Mothers should be very careful to see
that their daughters are well wrapped ul
while sitting out on the piazza TO gaze upol
| the aurora BOrealiS." A coat sleeve Il
|
as far as it can,
Il do not visit the White House now,
said General Garfield to an applicant tol
office. THAT is one Of the few consoa
lions have" remarked the President tt
the same individual, not three hours after
wards
A subscriber asks us, "what is good fo
warts on horses % We don't know, re
plies the Norristown ''Herald' man. W.
| never owned but one pair OF hoiseS-S
( wood horse and a clothes horse d the,
were never troubled with warts.
The body of John Trigg, a colo red maj
in Giles county, was found secreted undel
Il house, last week, with the throat cut
the razor used lying close by him. BeameI
and his wife, also cololed, have been ar
rested for the murder.
Richard Green, a native of Greenbriel
co., W. Va, was hung near Independent CT
Mo-, on the 1st inst, for the murder of {
constable. 1t was the first judicial hang
ing that had taken place there in fort.
years.
Mrs. Lincoln of Boston has two young
African lions for pets They are twenty
one months old, and are permitted to run
about the house like dogs. The police
have OF dered her to cage them.
Rufus H. Peck, IS; Med. Crush, -, ant
John W. Morga,, s, is the record of ont
week of sheep killing by dogs in Botetour
county, Virginia.
The new barn of Arch Lyle, near Fame.
Hill, Rockbridge, with farming nipple
ments worth $500, was burned a few night
ago.
The new baby of Mrs. Vawler, of Ro
chester, Ind, is SO small that finger rims
can be slipped over its arm to the Shout
der 1t weighs only II pounds.
There will be general meeting of the
stockholders of the Piedmont Agricultu
raj Society, at Culpeper Oh Saturday March
23rd, 1878.
tatives reducing army officers pay twenty
per cent and effecting a saving OF 81 500,
600.
The contract for repairing the canal tt
Lexington and Buchanan, has been signed
and the contractors are w. H. Jordan, (o1
Rockbridge) and Ballard & Co.
Dr.. John Harmon, for some years editor
of the I4oudoun CO., Va, Enterprise
died on the 1st inst.
A Lewiston, Me-, Frenchman drove six
teen miles to have his baby christened
and when he got home had forgotten its
name.
Within irtu months Gov MoCroaru n
Kentucky has denied 1898 petitions fol
pardon.
''Stony Fork Joe," the weather prophet
| of Wytheville. Va, foretells heavy snow
about the LIST of April
Col. Thomas E. Haskins, soldier of
1872, and long the presiding justice of
| Prince Edward county, is dead.
| Col. Nicholas, one of the managers OF
Rawley Springs last season, has taken
the Nicholas House at Jacksonville, Fla
| Animals Of all kinds are being blessed
| in the Church OF San Antonio Abad, Mex
i leo, at the rate of three cents per head.
Rev. George L. Leyburn has received a
call from the church q. Failing Water,
near Martinsburg, W. Va.
Vice-President Wheeler is a widower,
| and so is Senator Anthony.
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