Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-08-16

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taking testimony which bids fair to be
preston exists in Richmond that the evil
dence for the prosecution, as far as given,
and it was nearly completed, does not
prove the facts OF the Indictment,
Archibald Peery, a lawyer Of Buchanan
county, Va. who had threatened to prose-
cute some men who stole his cattle, was
waylald last week and shot from a bush,
the ball entering his back near the spine
and passing through his body. He lay
twenty-four hours before discovered, and
died the following Monday.
Col. H. H. Jones, editor of the Macon
(Ga.) Messenger" was assaulted with a
cowhide a few days since by a woman, who
took offense at a publication in the MES
senger." Col. Jones took the hide from his
assailant, and had revenge by severely cas-
tigatiDg the husband of the woman, who
was standing near by at the time of the
assault.
Jos. Maphis, of Mt. Jackson, goes up
head on his wheat crop. Hecut 38 acres
OF upland wheat, from which he threshed
38 bushels and 20 pounds per acre. This
is the largest yield yet reported, consider
ing the acreage. The land upon which
this wheat was raised was bought by Mr..
Maphis at $50 per acre.
Bundles of straw, with a top-dressing
of rags, resembling a livery stable" at the
Exchange Hotel, Washington, d. g.. is
what 4GOcOlOred excursiOniSts from Lynch
burg made a row over on the tia inst. they
huUinr y,ni6 Ok oncfo fnr hndo sNhn Inn1
lord. however, refused to refm, l..
Missionary services in the Presbyterian
Church at Charlottesville Sunday, were
conducted by Rev. Thornton j. Sampson,
just ordained and set apart for work in
Greece, Rev. MIR. Grayblll, OF Matamoras
Mexico, and Rev. DR.. j. Leighton Wilson,
formerly d missionary to Africa.
The Trotter heirs mostly Of Virginia,
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee. Mississip-
estate in England, have held a convention
in Indiana and DR.. Trotter, their agent,
goes to Europe in six weeks.
DR.. Miller and M. Dongan, of Liver
pool (Eng.), have bought the Solomon
Huffman farm near Harris unburg for
$4,000, and Capt. W. s. Lurty has bought
the Bowman farm, near the same to IN
for SIS ,0O0.
r. M. Bishop & Co., wholesale grocers
of Cincinnati (the firm of Gov. Bishop of
Ohio) has become insolvent. IL owned a
large quantity of real estate. which in a
few years has shrunk 1929 900 below cost.
Monday, the dwelling Of J. VI. Hender-
son, of Giles county, Va, and his smoke
house, with 1000 pounds of bacon, were
destroyed by fire, and that evening two of
his finest cattle were killed by lightning.
The falling off in the contributions to
the Presbyterian (NortA) Board of Educa,
! ton is so great that. according to a state
ment of the Secretary, the appropriations
must be reduced one-fourth.
Mrs. Maria J. Lockitt, the wealthy
widow of Chas. Lockitt, of N. Y. married
her husbands cousin, Jno. LOckltt, Satur-
day evening, and on Monday morning he
died of apoplexy.
Last Monday a steamer sailed from Nor
folk, Va, for Liverpool, with aa2O head of
fat cattle. shipped by Jos. Clio, ii ard Frank
Bell, of Pulaski. They averaged 1850
pounds.
The Democratic convention of Hamp-
shire county, WA, has pronounced une-
qulvOcslly against the aSSump; .iop by that
state of any portion of the Virginia State
debt.
Ida Cook alias Mary Medill. whose Legal
whipping at Hampton by q coiored consta-
bile, excited so much indignation. is again
up for burglary and larceny.
The mayor of Louisville, Ky. has vetoed
the city councils appropriation ordinance
because it shirked provisions for paying
the interest On the city's floating debt.
Governor Holiday will leave the Green
brier White Sulphur Springs today for the
Old Sweet, Monroe county, W. Va.
The H~arrisonburg Guard ami Winches-
ter Light Infantry are at Orkney, and give
a military ball tonight, the 10Th inst.
Bishop Peterkin. of the Episcopal
Church of West Virginia. has decided to
take up his residence at Parker ,burg.
Mrs. Prentiss. the wife of the Rev. Or.
Prentiss, and author of ''Steppirg Heaven
ward" died Tuesday at Dorset. vt.
The Shenandoah Valley R. r. reached
the B. u O, road at Charlestow.. Monday,
and tbs engine ran over the track.
VIM. Henry Martin, of Henrico CO., Va,
only three years old, weighs about one
bundled pounds!
President Hayes hes accepted an invita-
ton to viaiS Montpelier, the home of Mad
ison in October.
A steamer carrying coal is successfully
running on the n between Richmond
and %Lynchburg.
The Mayor OF New Orleans was fined
$3.50 for evading quarantine AMI entering
Vicksburg.
Robert Garrett, of Baltimore, has rented
the Edgar cottage on Bellevue avenue, ,
NEWPORT.
Rev. Dr.. j. l.. Kirkpatrick, os Lexing- |
ton, is preaching and summeEins at Char
lotte. N. G,
Mrs. Gen. Z. j. Jackson and daught er
are at the Rockbridge Baths.
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