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

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''Graveley'' tobacco, had his scalp nearly
two or three others were badly wounded.
The company discharged the conductors
of both trains.
Oscar Q. Hodge, convicted of man
slaughter in the third degree at Fonda, N.
Y, recently, when asked by Judge Lam
don whether he had anything to say why
sentence of the law should not be pro-
nounced upon him, replied: "Brevity is
the soul of wit. l ask not charity, but i'm
maculate Justice l cast myself as a holo-
caust upon the generosity of the court. :"
Hodge was sentenced to two years. i'm
prisonment.
Robt. McEvory one legged man, was
hung at Aiken, s. g., Friday, for the muir
der of MAJ. J. G. Gregg, two years ago.
He threw aside his crutch on the scaffold
and leaned on Me clergyman while the
black gown was put on him. He stood up
for the trap to be sprung. His father was
outside the Jail during the execution quite
drunk.
Two merchants in Missouri have been
arrested by secret service detectives for
issuing advertisements in the form of Ma
tional Bank notes. Every person issuing
any paper in the resemblance of United
States or National Bank-note currency is
liable under the laws to be prosecuted and
to pay fine of 800 for every bill issued.
A Paris bride wore at a recent dinner a
white satin dress embroidered with orange
blossoms, stephanotes, and lilies of the
valley with their foliage. Some OF the
HnIpprG 6Onn Sppd nA9rlS Over
this she wore yards OF transparent white
crepe wound round and round, yelling
but not hiding, the beautiful embroidery.
Mrs. Anna Bow les Bowler has just died
in England aged ninety-seven. She owes
her distinction to having sat III Sam john
sons lap. Mr.. johnson is dead, but there
are many young lovers who would afford
the girls of this country similar opportu-
mites for distinction.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is, 80
to speak. p, incipal schoolmaster of the
British House of Commons, the length of
holiday at Easter and Whitsunti0e being
entirely in his hands. Members are just
as anxious for the recess as are boys at
school.
The Kanawha w. Va, "Gazette" says
that the people of Kanawha county do not
raise the food they eat, Notwithstanding
there are twenty three acres OF land to each
man, woman and child in the county. They
buy their provisions in Kentucky and
Ohio.
At Zurich, Switzerland, there are thirty
two families having funds amounting in
the aggregate to 1868, 400, the interest of
which serves to relieve their INDECENT
members. Of these the Muralt family has
the largest fund-viz, ST. 800
Dr. J. B. Strayer's farm in Shenandoah
has 500 acres in wheat which will yield 80
bushels to the acre. It is now from Is to
Sc inches high, though it has been heavi-
ly grazed by cattle until quite recently.
Dr.. A. Glendinen, of New Jersey, has
discovered trichina in shad, brought about
it is supposed by their eating the garbage
from New York and other cities on Long
Island Sound.
Bethpage Disciples church in Wythe. CO.,
Va. was robbed of its silver communion
service last week, and the robbers also
made an unsuccessful attempt to burn the
building with kerosene.
'sDo you shave ?" asked six-year-old of
young gentleman who had just begun to
be down on the mustache question. /"
Eyes," was the reply. "Well, you left
sOme.''
The Abingdon ''Standard'' reports a
fight between Col r. A. Richardson late
candidate for It. Governor, ana Capt. F.
S. Blair, which occurred in the apartments
Of the former.
A few Virginia papers continue to SOW
the seeds of communism with a perssten
CIV worthy of a better cause. What will
The corner stone of Catholic church
was laid in Lynchburg last Sunday. Rey.
f, Jansen, the Administrator Of the Do
cese, preached the sermon.
Rev. John Jasper, of Richmond, deliver
ed his sermon on the sun, in Washington,
Monday night, to mixed audience.
Frank Smith S trotter, twelve years old
and very fat, drew load of $40 pounds
nine miles Saturday in sixty minutes.
Gen. r. Lindsey Walker has been ap-
pointed manager of the Hygeia Hotel, at
old Point, the coming season.
James Dove an old citizen Of Rocking
ham died at the breakfast table on the
z3rd ult.
Edwin G. Booth, who gave the Virginia
Centennial building, has just given Fred
ericksburg a nice library.
John Robinson's circus is to exhibit In
Winchester next Tuesday, Oh it's way up
the valley.
Governor Holiday lectures before the
Polytechnic Institute, at New Market,
May Both.
The streets of Fincastle, Va, are crossed
nv the wires Of three private telephones.