Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-31


Last Tuesday morning a young lady
named Arabella Baker, who has only one
hand. was caught by an armed tramp in
the woods of Monroe co.. w. Va, and
outraged Her clothing was torn from her
and she was cut with knife in her strug-
giles to get free. The whole neighbOrhood
is out hunting for the ravisher. Miss
Baker described her assailant as a man
about thirty years of age, with sandy side
whiskers. and says that he wore light
col0red pants, white linen coat, and low
cloth shoes. .St
On election day in Ohio, Mr.. Charles W.
Foster. eighty years old. father of the
Governor elect, rugged up his horse and
wagon with flags, wound calico bands
round the animal and drove up and down
the street of his native town inquiring for
"tbat soldiers widow that Charles sold
calico to at seventy-6ve cents a yard,'' as
alleged by Democratic newspapers and
speakers. aF tr e.
The manuscript of the speech which
Abraham Lincoln made at Indianapolis
on his way to Washington in February.
1861, and which gave the first public ex-
seeded states, is about to he presented to
the public library of that city.
A collection was taken up Sunday at st.
Josephs Catholic Church, Petersburg,
Virginia, the Rev. T. J. Watson, pastor.
for the benefit Of Archbishop Purcell, OF
Cincinnati. The contributions aggre-
gated $4O0.5O. The congreg tion was very
small, and the sum subscribed averaged
four dollars per member. st1s3 stl.
Mr.. Robert P. Crockett, the only survi-
wing son of "Davy" Crockett, has a farm
near Granbury, Texas, and is the keeper
of the bridge across the BraZOs River at
that place. One of his sons is one of the
two editors and proprietors of flourish
ing newspaper in that region.
Miss Mary A. H. Gay, Georgia lady,
complains that Mark Twain has been
making liberal use of the contents Of a
book published by herself in 1858, under
the title Of ''.prose and poetry in the prep A
make good her charge she is about to bring
out a new edition of her book.
Rev. j. Dudly Ferguson, Of Emmanuel
(Episcopal) parish, Moor6eld, W. Va, has
declined the missionary appointment OF
Lewisburg, Greenbrier county. and also .
unanimous Call to the Iect0rship of Christ
Church. Clarksburg, same diocese.
The contractors on the Cincinnati South.
ern railroad, Messrs. Hutton Il Co., in or
der to finish the road to Chattanooga have
only sixty days in which to lay thirty five
miles of rail and put up six bridges, one
of which is as extensive as the High
Bridge on the Southside road, near Farm
Vile.
"There are. says the st. Louis Repub-
able. experienced and patriotic men are
not living in retirement in the prime and
ripeness Of their powers, forgotten alike
by the party they served and the party they
opposed.
All the difficulties arising out of the
settlement of the estate of Brigham
Young have been adjusted. The seven
heirs receive $4,000, to be divided be-
tween them, and the suit of the church
against the heirs is withdrawn.
It is said that Professor Dexter of Val
College remembers the faces and names of
every graduate of that institution for the
last twenty years who was known person
ally to him when in college.
at the recent primary elections of the
Republicans in New Orleans the tickets
bore at the head the picture of Grant,
with the inscription ''Here comes the man
on horseback" The picture took with
the colored people, and they deposited their
ballots with great enthusiasm.
The Lutherans have in the United States
about g. $50 ministers, $500 congregations,
and 725, 900 communicates. Thew are in
creasing largely from the large German
and Scandinavian immigration.
Thos. Garrett of Buffalo Forge Rock
bridge, emigrating to Missouri with his
wife and two children was left penniless
ut Quincy ILL.,, by having $500 stolen from
him. {H4s s.I SIM b..
1t remained for Nebraska to be the
State where gang of villains, calling
themselves men, could take Mrs. Whipple
from her ZONE, strip her stark naked and
apply coat of tar and feathers.
The "Spring Farm Of 15S acres. near
S., Howell Brown, has been sold to Jno.
w. Roberts, for $51 so per acre.
Superintendent Spencer, of the Long
Island r. R. has resigned and returns to
the Baltimore & Ohio r. r., at salary OF
$4,000 per annum.
In Rockbridge last week Mrs. Dempsey
was thrown from horse and killed, and
Thomas Gardner and little daughter OF
Horace Henry were burned to death.
Hon. John T. Harris on Monday last.
bought at public auction. the Magnolia
Saloon building. on Main street, Harrison
burg, for $3.50.
T. G. s. Ferguson, President of the
Lynchburg National Bank. died on the
9th inst.
The Newmarket ''Valley" notices the
death of Siram P. Henkel, venerable and
respected citizen Of Rockingham.
Dennis Hurley was killed at Quinne-
mont Sunday, by the falling of slate in the
mine. .a ~.
Col. A. J. Hamilton, we'll known citi-
zen of Rockbridge, died few days since.
Shenandoah county has an apple weigh
ing twenty five ounces.
1s.es Announcements.
We are authorized tn announce ABsALoM KoINER
az candidate for reelection to the Senate from Au-