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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-12-05

The CHARLOTTESVILLE AND RAPI
DAN RAILRoAD.-The hopes of the mos|
sanguine friend of the new railroad seem
now about to be realized. The whole line
is under contract, and the work is boom
ing on many Of the sections. Nessrs
Randolph, Parish and Gentry, have I'M
dertaken the work from this place to the
Rivanna, and their hands are at work on
the farm Of W. D. Dabney, Esq. The con-
tract for building the bridge at the Broad
Messing has been taken by Col. Yates,
who is preparing for work, while Messrs.
Kevan Codwise & Co.. have stretch Of
eleven miles beyond the river. Mr.. O'Shea
Of Baltimore, undertakes the five miles
nearest to Orange; Messrs. Henderson &
Bond, the next four miles, and Mr.. Bar
ton Jones, the remaining twelve. Msssrs.
Henderson 4 Bond, have contracted for
all the trestle work except the Rlvanna
bridge, and they have also contracted to
lay the track the entire distance. And Sc
the work booms. Charlottesville Jefsrso-
man.
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BRIDaEwATER ITEMs.-The Bridge
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BRIDaEwATER ITEMs.-The Bridge
water "Journal' of Friday has the follow.
ing: s
Persoaal.-D. E. Strasburg, Esq. Of the
Staunton Spectator" was In town on
Sunday last. on visit to hts sister, Mis-.
Laura Strasburg, who - first assistant IN
the Valley Normal School 0f Bfidgewater.
Misses Belle and Matte Harris, accom-
plished daughters OF Prof. Harris, OF the
Wesleyan Female Institute, Stanton,
Va, have been for several days visiting
the family of J. w. F. AllemOng, Esq, OF
this place. lt s.s1
Loss of Pork.-From our Sangersvills
correspondent Of this week whose letter
was crowded out. We learn that several
persons in that neighborho0d who butch
cred just before the last spoil of warm
weather have lost nearly al of their meat.
Mr.. Geo Caricoffe. who lives near Bridge
water. we are informed, had 200 pounds
to spoil for him. Doubtless great loss
throughout the county has been 0ccasioped
in the same way. IT,
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Capt. Peter J. Browning, Of Nelson
Shannahan & HOge section of five miles
on the B. & c. F. R. R., commencing near
Rat Hole, and extending in the direction
of Clifton Forge. He ID working about
fifty free laborers.
| In Madison county Va. last week, Mrs.
John Akers. holding her baby in her
arms, went to look at tho boiling coffee
pot, when the top blew off, scalding the
day. The top fitted tightly and the spout
had been stopped up.
In Wytheyille last week Robt. Wood
threw stone at his brother William,
which missed him, but struck A. w.
Mathews, aSon of Capt. Andy Mathews,
of Pulaski, and brOther-in-law of Gov.
Mathews, Of W. Va, on the head, causing
his death the next morning.
Owing to the obstruction of the canal
from ice the packet did not reach Buchan-
an Saturday last.
Two hundred and sixty barrels Of apples
were shipped from Big Lick, Roanoke. in
two days of last week. M
: Several Mormon converts from Franz
lin county. Va. passed through Roanoke
county last week in company with Nor
mon preacher, en- route for the far west.
This years crop OF Louisiana sugar will
1ealNe SIS ,OOO. 600 to that industry in that
State. ~ - -
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Rev. Dr.. James A. Waddell, late of Lex
lpgton, preached ia the Presbyterian
church Il CharloHesyilss, two Sundays
ago.
Oranges are selling st wholesale for 81 p
per hundred in GAINESVILLE, Flosids.
Maj. G.. B. Luck has taken the Exchange
Hotel at Fredericksburg.
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DEATH FROM VACCINATIoN.-Ab bright
five year old son of Alfred Linderbure, of
New York, was vaccinated by one of the
Health physicians last August. The scar
soon healed; but bright rash broke out
around it and spread slowly until it cover
ed nearly his whole body. Three weeks
ago physician was summoned, who pro-
nounced it chlcken-pox, but afforded no
relief. Last week another physician pro-
nounced the disease blood poisoning from
vaccination. The boy continued to grow
worse, and died on Wednesday. Underta-
ker Louis Zugner refused for some time
to touch the body, fearing that the disease
was small p0x- Deputy Coroner Nc W hinnie
was summoned. He said the case was not
in his jurisdiction from its nature. and he
went away. DR.. Bossert gave certificate
of death, and the body was buried Thanks
giving Day. DR.. Bossert says that the
case was very rare one. the child had
not the strength to throw of the poison
GUS matter in the blood.
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As there are many persons In Virginia
who suffered by the failure of Jay Cook
| it will interest them to know that all who
hold their original claims against him are
now being paid the full value of then
claims, the recent rise in bonds and StOcki
having enabled him to raise the REQUESTS
money.-Wash. Cor. Alexandria Gazette
A law has been published in Russia Civ.
ing permission to Baptists in all parts OF
the Empire to conduct public worship
freely in the houses which, with the ap.
probation of tho Governor, have been set
apart for the purpose: and it also provides
for the civil registration of marriages SOL
emnized by Baptist ministers.
A tobacco-loving citizen of New Haven,
Conn, from the LIST of January to the 31st
of December of every even year smokes
several cigars every day but on the close
OF the year cigars arg thrown aside for q
twelvemolth. and no pore are smoked
has kept up the habit for fifteen years.
We understand the Midland RAILROAD has
contract to ship five thousand carloads
of iron ore to Pittsh4rg. Pennsylvania.
The ore 10 to be furnished from Riveryille,
on the canal, below the eity.-Lynehburg
Nevs. -s-.-sq4
Turkeys were 50 plentiful in AlexaIdria
Thanksgiving day that they sold at whole
sale 4eWn a. low as six cents q pound.
Gen. and Mr.. Grant are to spend
Ghristmas with Con, Rsa1e end his wife in
Washington
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xaSa,sfs Of { Minister.

Baltimore An,sfiUdn Dec. 8.
Rev. w. u. MurkIand, ID. D., pastor OF
the Franklin Street Presbyterian church,
vas married Yesterday afternoon at his
own church to Miss Elizabeth Autin,
daughter Of the late Phillip Austin, N. D.,
Of this city. HAN after O'Clock Was the
hour appointed for the ceremony, and long
bsfors that time the church was filled to
It's utmost With friends and invited guests.
The pulpit was removed. and the steps
and platform we're decorated with raEe
plants; while number Of cendslabra. With
lighted candles, stood upon the platform
At the back was Maltese cross IN smilax
while rows OF lighted candles were on
either side. In the pulpit, awaiting the
bridal party. we're Rev. J. j. Bullock. TOR
mer pastor OF the church, now resident
| of Alexandria. Va, Rev. DR.. Lefevre.
Rev. John s. Jones', the groom, and his
best man, Mr.. William M Cary. At
quarter to o'clock the organ burst forth
with the rich strains OF the Wedding
March from Lohengrin. Professor Otto
Sutro presiding. As the bridal party en-
tered, choir composed OF ladies' and gen.
tlemen, led by Mrs. DR.. Lindsay, Mrs.
! Out0lls Mlns IXAAAuus Du0 VShA0A AAAOeoSOAs
| of Christ and St. Paul's P. e. Church
choirs. sang that most exquisite march.
The bridal party entered the church In the
following order: The eight ushers. Aessrs
William Terriu Dawson, E. F. Arthurs,
Eugene Greenway, Arthur =. Stewart, n.
s. Pendleton, George Irving, ROBBERS Boyl
StOn and Thomas SprecklesOn. The bride
was dressed in white silk aud lace. with
customary veil and orange blossoms, lean.
ing on the armof her uncle. Mr.. Dnshane.
Following were her bridesmaids, two In
number-Miss Hattie Austin and Miss
Dushane. Rev. DR.. Bullock performed
the ceremony, assisted by Revs. DR.. LET.
bride and groom proceeded to the residences
Of the brides uncle, where they received
the congratulations Of their friends and
then left for the Union Depot, taking thu
train for New York, and will have an ex-
tended trip North. H
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THE U. S. FLAG HAULED Down BY A
LONDON sMUB.-The United States flag
that was holsted upon the staff of the
American Exchange, in London, on the
last Lord Mayors day, has not been suf-
tered to maintain it's position. The own
ers Of the building notified the proprietors
Of the Exchange chat it must be removed,
but as the order was not obeyed, the own
ors gained access to the roof from another
building and hauled down the flag. It was
again hoisted, and the owners had recourse
to violence, backed by London mob, who
trampled the flag under foot. The own
ers had previously applied to the High
Court of Chancery for an injunction to
prevent the United States flag from being
displayed on building occupied by an
American. This was refused by the court,
when the owners commenced a. suit for
damages, which is not yet decided. nv
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ALLEGHANY ITEMs.-The Covington
"Tribune" of last week says:

ALLEGHANY ITEMs.-The Covington
"Tribune'' of last week says:
The Lomgdale Iron Company having re-
Gently built railroad from their furnace
to the ore bank. have ordered new loco
motive and are apidly:prepariDgto build .
new furnace, of twice the capacity OF their
Lucy Selma furnace. With both furna-
ces in operation they will be able to make
from IS to 100 tons of iron per day. This
will necessitate the handling OF 300 or 400
tons of material per day. Their narrow
gauge railroad is now eleven miles long,
extending from Longdale Depot to their
ore bank.
Personal.-Miss Fanny Rogers, of this
place, will shortly leave for Washington,
where she will spend a month, and from
there will 20 to Staunton, where she will
be pupil Of the Augusta Female Semi
nary.
The Haymakers will organize their lodge
in this place next Saturday night week.
A young lady tells US that she has sent for
her cattle for them to winter.
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THREE VIRGINIA MILITARY COMPA-
MES. the Richmond Blues, Alexandria
Light Infantry and Norfolk City Guards,
were present in Washington at the unvail-
ing of the statue to Gen. George Thomas
BY. the Grand Army Of the Republic. On
motion of Gen. Garfield resolution Of
thanks to them was adopted. A letter in
the Baltimore ''Sun" says:
One of the members [of the G.. A. r. re-
marked that Virginia soldiers never went
back on Virginian, as they showed by
their presence yesterday, it mattered not
what they thought of him politically. He
said that the Virginia soldiery should feel
specially proud in view Of the fact that
there was not single Northern organiza-
tIon who took the trouble to be present.
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The ttaprotetnent ii Business.

could 60 further, and say that We were
getting into . period of prosperity greater
than any people ever saw before-a period
when; N these great causes that are now
working here in this room, the combina-
tion d telegraphs and railroads and other
appliances have got to work with greater
saergy and produce greater results than
We have ever dreamed OF or seen any cause
to dream of in past history. Charles Fran
els Adams.
Capt. j. e. Adams, the well-known con-
tractor, has leased the iron lands of
Aessrs. .Chas. Watts and Hiram Turnerin
Amherst county, near Aliens Greek, and
will proceed ut once to work them. This
10 certainly encouraging, and we hope to
see others follow in opening the vast mine
raj deposits Of James River Valley that
have been lying dormant so long.-Lynch-
burg Tirginian.
Gen. Munford's rolling mills at Lynch
burg, Va, idle for long time, will be put
in operation in q few days. Large con-
and the prospect is that the mills will have
more orders than they can fill by working
day and night.
The observer" says that every railroad
running into Charlotte, N. c., has done a
larger business this season than at any
other time within their history.
The amount of money paid out in DIAL
ton, Ga, for cotton since the first of Octo-
Der will aggregate. says the 'sCitizen,' the
neat little sum of $85,000.
/ Manufacturers of tobacco all over the
country report the prospect Of their bust
ness for the coming season TO be much
better than for many years past. ~
A prominent Boston shoe jobber says be
has never known time when manufac-
turers showed less anxiety to sell than at
present.
The cry still is more freight cars" and
freight agents are at their wits end to
know what to do with the accumulations
! of grain and other property. One Chicago
road refused 200 cars Of wheat in one day.
All the roads are building or buying more
cars, and will be in better condition soon
to do tho business offered.
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HIGHLAND ITEMs.-The Highland ''Re-
coraer" Of Friday contains the following
items:
Wild Iurkeys.-Some of our sportsmen
have killed wild turkey recently, almost
inside the corporate limits.
Personal.-Dr. Henry M. Patterson re-
turned from Staunton last Monday morn
ing, whittier he had gone on . visit to his
father, Jas. F. Patterson.
Miss Mary Patterson, of Staunton, who
has been spending some time in our town
left for her home one day last week.
Deak.-Joseph Layne. q we'll known
citizen of Highland, who had held many
positions of trust in the county, died on
Monday night.
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Mr.. HARRIS EARLY M THE FIELD
Congress met Monday and in that days
proceedings we end the following:
MI. Harris Of Va. offered bill revis ing
the statutes so rs to provide that deputy
marshals shall be selected from different
political parties.
[The bill provides that the Circuit Court
OF the United States shall b empowered
to appoint an equal number Of deputy
marshals from each political party. such
deputy marshals to be designated by the
respective political parties.
MI. Harris lDem.) Of Virginia, asked
leave to have the bill to settle the accounts
Of several States and the city Of Baltimore
for moneys expended during the war Of
1872 made a special order for January2 2.
Mr.. Willets, Of Michigan, objected.
The House then. at 1.30, adjourned.
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General James Harding. railroad
commissioner OF Missouri, Is doing
bis work In novel manner. He isloW
| on 2O0-mile walk over the railroads 81
northwest Missouri, inspecting the condi-
| tiOn OF tho r0adbeds. rails. ties and bridges.
Tho work he claims, cannot be properly
done in q palace-caF or from cAr-plat.
form.
Mrs. Hayes, when visiting the Metho-
dist Fair at Philadelphia the other oven
Ing, wore costume OF garnet-colored silk
and velvet with garnet velvet hat encir-
| cled in plume. Her locks. it is stated,
we're dressed ''in . fashion il vogue when
ladies' were not considered eccentric II
their hair presented the appearance OF hav-
ing been cOmbed and brushed"
Rev. A. Poe. Boude and son, assisted by
two young ladies of Lewisbnrg, W. Va,
are giving musical entertainments in the
Valley. They were advertised for New
Market las: Friday.
Mrs. John d. Henkel. Of New Market.
Va, made from ono COW, besides use Of
milk and cream fer family at six mem.
days--a little over II per day.
TIE distance between Paris and Msrseil-
les ID coo miles. which. by IN improve.
ment In the time table, il. run In fifteen
hours, at . speed Of forty miles IN hour.
This 10 the quickest time on any French
railway.
The registration Of women voters In
Massachusetts 10 not without its humorous
side. At Lowell the other day Ole woman
~s,kpsn psv~rv h<-. g..
of an inQiring Alderman, and was greatly
startled when the officer announced the
figures in stent0rian tones.
The s'ChTist Church Parish Magazine
published At 'Sidcup, England : gives tho
name OF the Princess Louise, the wife OF
Lord Lorne, AZ the princess ssof Royxl-
blood" who, 1t is announced, VI soon to
become convert to the Catholic Church.
A strange relic has just been presented
to the State Of Arkansas. It is q white
leather belt with the imprint across it OF
. bloody hand. 1t was worn by Colonel
Archibald Y ell, who, fighting desperately
on the deld OF Bue.'a Vista, got fatal
wound. and In trying to tear away the belt
left the red finger marks. Colonel Yell
was the FIRST Congressman from Arkansas.
When the ex-Empress Eugene passed
through Paris, Friday !, % her way 70 her
tB et 9spot aaist lifted thsif hats e her
carriage passed. She looked old, broken
and gray. aye
Judge David z. Spence he's been slaetaa
Of the hynchbArg National Bank
70 All the vsesncX created pY the death Of
The lste F. q, 4. Ferguson
The Russell Haapen ferm in Psgs county |
has been sQld to Rohsrt r. Russell fog |
f',S0s,
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A DEER LEAP.-Last Thursday morn
ing, as engineer John Madden was driving
his iron horse down New river at thirty
mile pace, near McKendree station, he
noticed a deer light on the track, having
leaped from the cliff above height OF 80
feet. The poor animal paid deer for its
temerity, as both fore legs were broken by
the fall. Mr.. Madden stopped his engine,
captured the disabled buck cut Its throat
and moved on to the falls of Kanawha
where he dressed his game. Hinton NJ.
Va.) Herald.
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A CHILD FROZEN TO DEATH.-A little
son of Mr.. John Knowoc, of Cleveland
who wandered away from his home about
ten days since has been found frozen to
death in pile of brush on marshy tract
of ground about quarter of mile dis
tant from his fathers home. He was only
two years of age, and had on red flannel
dress and a pair Of thin shoes. Though
not found for more than a week he must
have persisted the first night, as the wealth
er was very cold and some snow fell. .,-.
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LAND SALE.-Capt. A. M. Hamilton
has sold $50 acres, and the splendid brick
mansion, of his farm situated six miles
south of Lexington, to Hamilton Krebs,
Esq. This is an excellent farm, and the
house is second to no farm mansion in the
county. Captain Hamilton rese. we'd about
$50 acres, the Cunningham Tract" on
the west side of the farm living on the
road between this place and Wesley Chap
el,-LeIiqlgt0n Gazette. 4i i.
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COY. HOLIDAYS MESSAGE.

(1OY. HOLLlOA1 % MIOOdUGs
The message of the Governor is in ad
mirable temper. It is full of Figures show
ing the advantage to the State of the Nc
Culloch settlement. though nothing new
on the subject. Regarding their legisla.
tion he says: Ap7 20
Sure am, that the first thing-the pole
star, as it were. Of any path along which
we may travels the constant and ever
present claim of the States honor and
good name; and though men may in mo-
ments of excitement or forgetfulness treat
then lightly, it comes back when calmness
and memory have resumed theirplace with
thousandfold power to assert their supre-
macy. N
OF the late DR.. q. f.. Baldwin the Gov
ernor says: r7 -
He entered upon the discharge of his
duties at the asylum with high sepse of
the responsibilities which belonged to the
office. and SO bore himself as very soon TO
win the confidence of all by bis ability,
faithfulness and diligence in the discharge
Of the great trust. His death is a losg to
the institution and to the profession of
which he was 80 h0nored a member. The
vacancy has not been filed.
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| Tho record in the Luray Cave suit Is
nearly completed for the Court Of Appeals.
| 1t will make pamphlet of 200 printed
| pages, contains about 115.072 words. and
| will cost in manuscript before it is printed
| about $115. It makes 1876 pages of legal
cap paper.
Mr.. John W. Garrett has offered to pre-
sent to the Baltimore Park Commission
! the sum of $4,000, with which to con-
struct an immense aquarium in Druid
Hill Park and supply 1t with variety Of
| fish.
It is suggested that until the millennium
comes, the poorest place in tho world for
"lambs" to lie down in is Wall street,
New York.
Henry Lava Selwyn, full-blooded
Sioux Indian and son Of leading chief
of the Yankton tribe, has been ordained
pastor of tho church at Yankton.
Mrs. Wilson, aged fifty-tive and tho
owner OF considerable property in Bristol,
Va. cut her throat with pair Of scissors
last week, dying in few minutes.
Mr.. Joe Mass. of Hsmstead, Texas. had
four year old Berkshire hog to weigh
l 800 pounds.
The Denver "Tribune' says that mere
millionaire is a mere no body at Leadville.
Men talk there of a five or ten-millionairs.
Pendleton T. Moore. a popular young law
yer of Norfolk, Va. died Thursday Of dip
iberia.
A firm in Baltimore ID arranging to i'm
port one thousand Italian quail. from
Messalina for distribution IN MARY land.
A few have already been turned loose in
Hartford county.
There are now fifty girls among the
students of Cornell University, and thir.
teen of them are freshmen.
Easton Love, Loudoun county, Va,
farmer, had 20 sheep killed by dogs ono
night last week.
Fifty-6ve officers Of the army killed by
Indians on the frantier since the close Of
the war is a suggestive record
Geo, Dc Groat has been sentenced, in
Phiiadelphia. ia three years solitary ppHs
fnvmept in the penit6ntiary and $ADgQ |
6ne for the seduction OF Lena Stnlz.
Rev. c. M. Howard. Presbyterian evan
eelist, il now holding revival services at
Campbell Courthouse, which will continue |
ter some time. '
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hon. Hesaer C. HARTMAN, brother of
MIR. W. M. Hartman, former train-dis-
hatcher of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail
way Company, at Stanton, has been made
q judge Of the Supreme Court Of Indiana.
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A REPORTED NEW REMEDY IN Con-
sUMrTIoN.-A DR.. M. M. Griffith, Of
Bradford, Pa, reports that hehas attained
some astonishing results by the adminis-
tration of crude petroleum to consump-
tives. In twenty-five cases Of well-mark-
ed tuberculosis he claims that twenty
are cured. so far as any outward signs of
disease are concerned, and the rest have
been materially benefited, none having
been under treatment for more than four
months. The nausea attending the use
of ordinary petroleum led Or. Griffith to
use semi-sOlid oil that covers the casing aud
tubing of wells. This is made into pills Of
three to Eve grains each by incorporating
any inert vegetable matter and administer
ed in doses Of one pill each from three to five
times day. The first effect, he says. is
the disappearance of the cough, night
sweats are relieved, appetite improves and
weight Is rapidly gained. But there have
been so many cnre.alls for pulmonary di-
seases which have utterly failed that it IL
likely the medical faculty will hasten slow
~ before they consent to recognize DR..
Grlfith's remedy ~ the lOng-sought pana.
cen.