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


| An English maid servant, q years of
age. named Harriet Harrington, has been
admitted into the Infrmary OF the .Prafec-
| ture Of Police in Paris. She is reported to
| have drunk, during the month of January.
| IS quarts Of wine and 40 quarts of brandy,
| to have been suddenly seized with trem-
| bling, and to have uttered for some days
| no sounds but those of barking like a dog
according to DR.. Durand, an effect of over
drinking.
An ingenious water faucet, through
which water is drawn as cold as ice, IS the
invention of d Californian. Boiling water
placed i'll any receptacle and allowed to run
| through, will be found cool and fit to
| drink. The faucet contains numerous
small tubes enclosed in larger ones, and
between the outside of one and the inside
OF the other certain chemicals are packed
| which produce the desired effect.
According to the last report of the Com
missioner of the General Land Office IN
Texas, that State has yet subject to loca-
ton 81 632 ,240 acres, but the Commission
er adds that, ''Should the drafts be as
great for the next five years as for the
year past, by the close Of the fiscal year
1881, Texas will have disposed of all her
puUllO oOluetlu AL CuS USSU ldllUS III UuO
organized counties are already apropriat-
ed.
"The Kiss In the Dark' was played as
a farce by amateurs in Mount Sterling,
KY, up to the point where the young man
kisses the pretty girl. Then it was turned
into tragedy. The girls real lover, ieal-
GUS Of her stage lover, and Discerning that
the kissing was genuine and much relish
ed, shot the offender. on the spot. The
wound was trifiing, but it brought the
performance to a close.
California with 1000 sheep. He has just
arrived in Texas, having driven the flock
all the way, assisted by two, well-trained
dogs. The sheep have increased i'll num-
berS, and frequent stops for pasture have
kept them in good condition. They are
intended for slaughter in the eastern
market.
There are two remarkable families re-
siding in an adjacent county, not more
than eight miles from Norfolk. The hus-
band of one is now living with his fifth
wife, and his neighbol, not more than
mile distant, is the husband of his sixth
wife.-Norfolk Ledger.
Rev. Henry Dodwell, a clergyman of
Brighton, England. whcsa fnlnd had be-
come unbalanced, shot at Sir George Jes-
sci as he got out of his cab, Friday, but
missed him.
It was ON the train, and the lights burn
ed dimly. Said he, s'Do 90 ub me2" Said
she, ''Es, 1 ubs o." Said vulgar fellow
on the seat behind them, ssWhas, are yer
givin' us taffy?"
Maine is jlle place for a woman to faint
with safety, On a railroad train lady
promptly placed AZ her disposal !; andsyet
there WEI; but thirteen men in the car.
The following despatch to the Emperor
William from an insane man, and for
which he paid $50 Al, was sent from Alba |
ny last week Il AIN the conqueror of the
world-dnn'o WIS. for the Pope"
Mr.. Ferdinand l.. sseps, of Suez canal |
celebrety, is now seventy years of age.
His young wife, Mile. Autard de Bragard. |
whom he married in 1869, recen ly presen, /
ted him with a pair OF twins.
Rev. Nehemiah Altma.. a Jewish rabbi
converted to Christianity, and for many
years pastor o. an United Brethren church
In Baltimore died there Saturday. He |
was q native Of Germany,
James Gordon Bennett having purchased
and lifted out a vessel for the discovery
of the North Pole, asks congress for au-
th0rity TO carry the American flag on her.
John Baldwin Bigger son of tho clerk
IN
his collar bone by a. fall faa.iill iA Richmond Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Oliver P. Morton will soon leave
indianapolis for New Havens