Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-09-26

A departure in the way of funeral cos.
tunes was made at Delhi, N. Y, last
week. All of the mourners were dressed
in white instead of the customary black.
This was done in approval of the wishes
of the deceased, who. while living, strongly
opposed the inevitable heavy and ex-
pensive mourning" and requested them
to dress in simple white at his funeral,
especially if they believed him to have en-.
tered happier world. D.l
There will be two japanese students at
the Johns Hopkins University this ses-
sion, one Of whom, Mr.. K. Mitsukari, is a
graduate of Yale College and the other,
ment of the Imperial University of Toxic,
OF which he is a graduate. Both gentle
men speak the English language fiuently.
The mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania,
Powderly by name, is thorough patriot.
A circus recently exhibiting there flew the
British flag above the Stars and Stripes,
whereupon he ordered the manager to
'take the proper precaution to place the
American flag in its proper position, viz:
above all Others, for no flag can float
above it in this city.
In fancy county, Mo-, on Tuesday last,
two brothers named Burr and James
Manus got into quarrel about COW,
and James, shot and killed Burr. A
younger brother then went home, pro-
cured a rifle, and shot James through the
heart.
Louis Guetiz, a boy not 20 years of age,
was executed at Indianapolis Monday for
the murder of Mary McGlen, year ago,
because she refused to renew a marriage
engagement with HIM.
Mr.. Tilden has said to Hon. Richard
Merrick that he proposes to crush out
Tammany, and that he hopes for Ewing's
success in Ohio as preliminaries to Demo-
cratic success in the national campaign.
Several days ago COL. Morrow, COM
handing Fort Morrow, had five hours
fight near Hillsborough with the Indians,
100 in number, sustaining a loss of 10
killed and several wounded, and the loss
of all the stock.
Kansas is getting tired of the negro and
Gov. st. John and others are in consulta-
tatlon at Topeka regarding the matter.
1t is considered by them best to hereafter
direct the course OF colored immigrants to
OlU6I W O0oOAA oeSVOo:
s'Forty thousand dollars the cost of the
extra session this Yea1-was the price OF
Mozartism to Virginia in the first month
of it's existence. It would cost half as
many millions if it could run the Com
monWealth-tO say nothing of the Sinking
Fund. 1.-THE State.
The case involving the title to the Luray
cavern wasdecided last week in favor of the
present owners, the Gampbells, and Steh-
hlins. Petition to set aside the sale was
dismissed.
The man who won't take a paper be-
cause he can borrow one, has invented
machine with which he can cook his din
ner by the smoke Of his neighbours CHM
ney.
A sailor washed overheard during the
recent severe storm on the Texan coast.
f1oated about on hatch for eight days and
nights without food or water before he
was rescued. f-I..
Mrs. Alice T. Edmonds, who died at
Warrentop lately in the seventy third
wear of her age, was confirmed by Bishop
Meade in Clarke county more than forty
years ago.
shayings from planning mill in Chicaa
are. nv an air-blast, blown 700 feet, through
q fifteen inch sheet iron pipe, to distil-
ery. where they are burned for fuel.
The Virginia Medical Society will hold
it's ANIMAL meeting in Alexandria on the !!
2lst, end and 2srd Of October - 4
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