Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-08
REMARKABLE Observation-Disclosures P.


started upon his remarkable feat
of dancing continu ously for thirteen
hours at the Masonic Temple, or, as the adj
Yertisements said, of accomplishing dist
ance of eighty miles in thirteen hours. Dur
ing the morning q very small attendance
was present, those who were interested in
the affair preferring to wait until the last
hour or two of the exhibition. when draw
ing 10 a close. About half-past 10 O'Clock
there We're about seventy-fve ladies and
gentlemen present, who frequently applau-
ded the plucky little Frenchman, when he
introduced any new step or mo vement, or
gave evidence by renewed spurts that he
was ''good" for many hours yet. The
CERT and G.. L. Spies, assisted by Profess
sors Claggett, Mr.. A. G. Beatchen, and
Nj. Charles Spies. Misses Leopoldti and
Nissan and Mrs. Cartier, of New York,
and Misses Augusta Engel, Rice, Claggett
and Brosius, of Baltimore, participated in
the dance, alternately relieving one ano h.
made by Miss Leopoldti, the Professors
sisler-fll-law, VIII, Started off with Mon
sieur Cartier at 10 O'Clock and danced I'M
til l, making the good record of three
hours consecutive dancing. This young
lady also at different times danced for
twenty, twenty-nine, fifteen and eighteen
minutes. Mrs. Carriers longest time was
one hour and half. She also danced an
hour, thirty-eight minutes, twenty-nine
minules and tWenty-six minutes. Miss
Kissam's record was thirty seven, twenty
seven, thirty-one and twelve minutes !;
Miss Engel's, forty-six minutes; Miss
Claggett's thirty minutes Miss Brosius' i,
forty-rline minutes. and Miss Rice's forty
three minutes. Professor Cartier, as was
anticipated, accomplished his task. giving
evidence throughout of his proficiency
and grace.-BdltinsOre american.
Henry w. Larkin, of Sacramento, was
possessed of half million dollars when,
two years ago, he became insane. Recent
ly he recovered his sanity, and found that
his wealth had dwjndled through mis-
management to almost nothing. He has
sued former friend for $4,000, ON the
ground that heavy doses of aconite, ad-
ministered by the defendant, caused the
lunacy.
A carnival at Winchester, Va, last
week for the benefit of the Winchester
Light Infantry, Melted $500 and the appre-
ciative military presented Miss Mills, of
Washington City, with revolving mir
ror and clock. Miss SwartZelder with a sill
yer mounted writing desk ard Miss Mary
Kurtz with barrel of flour and ham
those ladies having been instrumental in
its success.
Louis Koran, a ma tive Of Richmond
Va, who made fortune in the West In
dies, but lost it, has just died at the age of
seventy years in Ludlow St., Jail, New
York, where he had been placed at the
suit of his divorced wife for non-payment
Of 5000 alimony.
Gen. Richard Taylor in the ''North
American Review" says of Stonewall
Jackson, that eff silence was golden he
was bonanza He sucked lemons, ate hard
tack and drank water, and, [ imagine, his
idea Of the ''whole duty of man was-pray-
ing and fighting"
Jacob r. Freesee, WHO was U. S. Pro
vost Marshal at Alexandra, Va, during
the war, before which he published the
TT, nton Gazette, has been sentenced tC
the New Jersey penitentiary for embezzline
the funds of a savings bank, of which he
was President.
"Suppose we pass law" said severe
father to his daughters, ''that no girl Is
years old who can't cook shall get married
until she learns how to do it % why.
then, we'd all get married at II p respond
ed the girls III sweet chorus.
At the request of a large number Of
prominent citizens of Charlottesville, Va.
p brr<u hnr
consented to start bank there. MI
John Wood, Jr., will assist him in the
management.
U. 5. Senator Don Cameron, aged forty
five, and whose eldest daughter is twenty
is about to marry Miss Lizzie Sherman,
the beautiful niece, aged twenty-five, OF
Gen Sherman.
Rev. G. M. Howard, the evangelist, is
preaching at Bristol, Tenn, with as many
as from seventy to eighty anxious inquirers
nightly asking the prayers Of the congre-
cation.
The Italian parliament guaranteed the
late Pope Plus $645, 900 gold for his annual
expenses, but he always refused to receive
it, and it was lately covered into the
Italian treasury.
Kosciusko, Miss, is model place to
keep boarding house; Butter. Is cents a
pound rib beef, at cents; chickens, II
cents each; and eggs, s cents dozen are
the latest quotations.
At the elegant wedding of Jacob Bran
burger a Hebrew merchanE, of Lynch
burg, Va, to Miss Posner, of Baltimore,
among the table ornaments was a minia-
ture ship in full sail made OF ice or cam.
A pocket book and $35, which lady OF
New Britain, Conn, had lost over a veal
ago, were recently returned to her by a
Moody and Sanky convert. Moody's ser
mon on Restitution" at Hartford was
the cause.
The natl re press of India regard the
Russo-Turkish war as an indication of
coming DANGER to Great Britain, and some
If them even express the hope that British
rule may shortly be overthrown.
Schoolmistress Gust beginning nice
improving lesson upon minerals to the
juniors); Now, what are the principal
things we get out Of the earth ?" Youth-
full angler, setat confidently: 'Worms .
Mrs. H. S. Williams, daughter of Sena.
ator Withers, Of Virginia. was confirmed
BY Bishop howe, of the Episcopal Church,
at GranitevilIe, S. c., Sunday, February
oath.
Mrs. d. II. Hill and family will leavs
Charlotte next week for Arkansas to join
the General. who is now President of the
University of that State.
In Roane county, W. Va, they have a
seven months old baby, weighing forty five
pounds, and another of the same age
forty-three pounds.
The latest outrage in Utah is the pas
sage of law which virtually disfranchises
the Gentle population and places the cleo
tions under the control of the Mormon
priesthood.
The widow of A. T. Stuart, though