Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-11

The Lexington (Va..) "Gazette,'' in re-
ferring to the recent misstatement that
Gen. G. w. e. Lee had rendered his resig-
nation as president of Washington u
Lee University, says it was wholly unau-
thoriZed, and. that on the contrary Gen.
Lee has resumed the active duties Of pres
ident of Washington Il Lee University,
and he has also taken entire charge of the
school Of engineering in the University.
Mr.. George W. Childs is the fortunate
owner of an original MS: sermon Of Cot
ton Mather's, of LOwell's poem Under
the Willows of the complete S. of
Dicken Mutual Friend" and Of por-
tons Of the MS. of Byron's bride of
Abdyos." Mr.. Childs has also letters from
countless other authors; and better than
ALL the last letter that Washington ever
wrote, dated six years before his death.
We would like to have been at such
an exhibition as was witnessed at the
commencement of the Thomasville, N. G.,
in calico dresses. There was economy
that some we know Of should pattern
after.-Letter IN Waynesboro Tribune.
Advertisement from the English &c
clesiastical Gazette - "Wanted, by bene-
feed clergyman, Shooting, in August or
September. in ret urn for taking Sunday
duty. Address Vicar, care of, &C., Bed
ford street, Strand, W. c."
John Cox, brother of the negro MUIR
der of Mrs. Hull, of New York, is a very
respectable colored man in Chesterfield
county, Va, and member of the county
school board. He ran for the legislature
and was defeated by only fifteen votes.
DR.. John L. Buchanan has been elected
President Of Emory & Henry College Va,
with salary of 81 500. DR.. Wiley and
Professors Sharpe and Bohannon were
elected professors in place OF Profes sors
Longiey, Davis and Jordan.
John W. Kasey. of Bedford county
Va, has never been sick day in his life,
and next December will be century old.
He has used whisky and tobacco all his
life.
The Elk River Iron Co., has been Or
ganized at Levi ,burg,. w. Va, by the
election of B. J. jordan, President, and
M. T. Frame, Secretary. The company
owns very valuable furnace property in
Braxton county, W. Va.
SOlOLC1 lOOUClU W. luSCloO Says LIEU
me prophesy: In five years from to-day no
man of intelligence in the United States
will preach the infamous doctrine of eter-
nal punishment
/ The Buchanan CO., (Va.) "Vidette"
chronicles the suicide by hanging of ten
year old son Of Squire Vance, Of Mcdowell
CO., W. Va. He was at work in the field
and made the rope of twisted bark.
The cherry crop of Page county, Va, is
one of the most abundant ever known.
There will be thousands of pounds dried
and shipped, which will bring into the
county all important sum.
The Catholic Bishop of Montreal has ia
ken a small house in the suburbs, and
claims that he will thus save $4,000 a
year to his diocese.
Judge Francis T. Anderson, of the
Court of Appeals, has been cleo ted Rector
of Washington u Lee University.
"Pinafcre" is being performed by church
choirs all over New England, hut the ex-
preston 'sDamme," as uttered by Captain
Corcoran, is changed to Hang it.''
Lille Duer, who shot and killed Ellen
Hearn, at Snow Hill, Md, has written a
love story for the Philadelphia ''Times,''
or rather, plagiarized one.
Henry L. Shoup and Joseph Burkholder,
well-known citizens of Rockingham CO..
died last week. The latter was cOmmls-
sioner of the revenue before the war.
Only few hours apart, last month the
thermometer stood at $50 in New York
and snow was falling on top of the Blue
Ridge in Page county, Va.
The mulattoes of Jacksonville, Florida.
have social organization from which the
pure blacks are entirely excluded. 1t has
been publicl, deprecated in a sermon by
Rev. Mr.. Thomas, a colored minister.
The Deaf and Dumb Institution at
Frederick, Md, with one hundred pupils,
spent 50 600 less last year THAI its annual
appropriation of 1000.
Mr.. Horace L. Heaton. of Columbus,
Ohio. who is only 25 years of age. has an
income OF $4,000 year from his patents,
The experiment tried at Saratoga of
making Baptist and Presbyterian dele
gates to assemblies pay their own board is
said to have been very successful.
Rev. Ellen E. Gustin has become the
pastor of church In Westerly, N. Y.
Her husband assists in the services by
praying and reading hymns.
The Irish Presbyterian Assembly has
declined to permit the use of musical H.
struments iii divine worship.
Bishop J. J. Keane, of Richmond. was
among the visitors at Alton last week.