Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-13
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Two Republicans, one dismissed by the
Judge of the County Court and the other
by the Judge of the U. S. Court from pub
lie position for malfeasance in Office have
just been reelected to the maglstracy in
Campbell county, Va. by the colored Re-
publican vote. A petition is now being
signed asking the County Judge to refuse
to allow them to qualify.
Judge Dabney, of Powhatan county has
refused to allow VIM. M. Flanagan, who
was elected Commemorative Attorney,
to qualify because at the time of his cleo
tien he was Sheriff of the county. Flana-
gan applied to the Circuit Court to order
Judge Dabney to administer the oath and
it was granted.
On Sunday night last MIR. N. W. Man
ming, an active and popular business man
of Winchester, entered the Kent street
Presbyterian church and had been in his
seat but five mlnutes when he was stricken
by paralysis. He died before he could be
carried to the vestibule. The congrega-
tion was Immediately dismissed.
Pic Nono's two nepheWs have summoned
Cardinals Monaco Lavalleta, Mertel and
Simeoni before the tribunal to render an
account of the inheritance, the efforts of
Leo XIII, to avoid scandal and bring about
4 compromise having failed.
R. T. Coleman, a negro Of means living
in Cumberland CO., Va, has been arrested
charged with poisoning his white wife, to
whom he was married in Washington in
May, 1878. His former white wife had
also died very suddenly.
Rev. Lorenzo Westcott, Professor of
theology in Howard University at Wash
ington, died in Philadelphia Sunday,
where he had stopped on his way home
from the Presbyterian General Assembly
at Saratoga.
James Henritze, of A bingdon, who was
candidate at the last elect ion for she riff
OF Washington county, was shot and killed
in that county last week by McChntock OF
Russell county, III Il quarrel growing out
of an old gambling debt.
The strawberry crop around Norfolk
Va, this season brings its cultivatol 9
100000 Tie pickers alone received $50,
600. One grower alone employs ole thou
sand hands and thirteen wagons.
Judge Hill, of Norfolk, has ordered sew
en- bar-keepers and one ordinary keeper to
appear and show cause why their licenses
should not be revoked for false returns and
other causes.
The Abingdon Va. ''Standard'' calls the
last term of Judge Rives' court there, at
which nine illicit distillers were sentenced
to the penitentiary, "the weakest term
ever held here"
The Board of Trustees Of Washington
and Lee University, of which Gen. John
EchOls of Staunton. Judge Mclaughlin
of Rockbridge and Maj. VIM. Tate of
Augusta, are members, will meet ON the
9th inst.
Miss Annie Woods, daughter of Rev.
Edgar Woods, of Charlottesville, was
married there Wed .esday evening to
Professor Sampson. of Davidson College,
and the couple lett that Light for a Euro
pean tour.
That excellent paper the "Washingto
nlan' published at Lei shurg. Loudoun
county, Va, has entered the 74th year of
it's existence.
A document received at the Governors
office in Richmond, Friday. was addressed:
A Son Excellence, Monsieur LIE President,
de la Republique de la Virgine Orientale,
Richmond, Amerique du Centre.
There was frost on June 18th and Sth on
Cedar Greek in Shenandoah and an hour
after sunrise, the thermometer, in the
shade, stood at 400.
Among the decorations sent for the
Wipohnct h Of
and laurel sent with II poem by Miss Char
lotte Pendleton, sister of Hon: Geo. II.
Pendl eton.
Rev. L. A. Cutler and his wife and two
children, were thrown from buggy at
Leuisia G. H., Va, Thursday, and MIR.
Cutter was severely injured, being uncon-
scious when he was picked up.
The granddaughter Of Burns is about to
marry Mr.. David Wingate, who, like
her grandfather, is a leading Scotch work
ingman poet.
The handsome dwelling of Jacob Cassell,
situated on the railroad in Wythe county
Va, was burnt last week. It was valu ed
at So 900, and was new.
1t is stated that Edward S. Gregory, ed
ItOf OF Cno petersburg Index will
shortly be assigned to duty as minister
in the Episcopal Church"
Elk. Mayor A. M. Kelley. of Richmond,
delivered the memorial address at Loudon
Park near Baltimore. decoration day,
Saturday.
Gov. Head, of New Hampshire, recon- I
mends to the legislature the reduction of
the State tax from 81 in the 800 to Is
cents.
]. g. Bright has sold the "Mathew Ar
buckle'' farm of 496 acres near Lewisburg, !
w. Va, to NJ. P. Farrier of Craig CO.,
Va, for SIS, 900.
DR.. Harvey Remine, of Abingdon, Va,
had narrow escape from death last week
by taking strychnine for quinine.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher has returned
10 New York from Jacksonville, Fla.
where she spent the winter.
Stephen Hunter has purchased the st.
ylair Hotel in Richmond for $24. 775.