Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-01-17

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brought ltin to q realizing sense o. MS
WHEREABOUTS It is now au uEhealthy
matter for any one to Call down brakes
tn the victim OF the j5ke.-Washaag'o"
Letter IN Boston Post.
A candidate for the Lieutenant-Gover-
norship Of Kentucky is eulogiZed as 1.-THE
man who put 1876 bills through the Senate
in one night and let ''the bays out before
the bar-rooms closed"
Guetig. murderer in prison at India
napolis, beng visited in his solitary cell by
mouse. caught his visitor and amused
himself by torturing it to death. He will
hang with Achey and Merrick January %.
Maine has 604 lunatics in her asylum, an
increase of 1888 within year. There are
361 males and 2s3 females. Since 1910 the
state insane hospital has received $3.50 pa
tients, 2,055 Of whom have been cured.
Georgia has village mayor of resource,
who. having to commit two prisoners when
there was no caboose, turned the box OF
y agon over them upon the ground, and
anchored it by placing Il cotton bale on
top.
Doctor Strousberg, the famous "railway
king" and bankrupt, has arranged an ami
ca ole settlement with his creditors. He
offers three per cent in liquidation of the
claims raised against him, amounting in
Ill to $lS,500,000
An English footman named Foster, long
in the service of the Due de Nemours,
having embraced the Roman Catholic
80 t, hoer ic woo
baptiseG, immediately isfterward receiving
extreme JUNCTION. His funeral a few days
ago was attended by tie DUO de Nemours,
the Princess Blanche of Orleans, Prince
and Princess CZar5orysai, and the Comte
and Comtesse d 'Eu.
Mr.. George Curtis Band, who died on
Monday in Newton Centre, printed the
fist edition of "Upcle Toms Cabin" Of
which 30O,O 600 copies have been issued.
s'Some entirely disinterested persons"
says Judge Virgin of Maine, "cannot tell
the real absolute truth if they try, because
they have not got mind enough to COM
prehend and understand and then relate it
while others have not got the honesty to
do it.7
Mother, what is an angel ?'' can an
gel? Well. an angel is q child that flies -
But, mother, why does papa always call
my goveTness an anael?" ''Wen," ex-
pla ined the mother, after a moments panse
because she is going to fly immediately
Albany Journal.
GA hogs head" he began But she in.
terrupted him. Said she: s'No matter
what hog said.''
A new Pope always selects the name by
which he is to be called The present
Pope, on being asked for his choice asked
tue name OF the patron saint of the day.
On being told that it was that of st. Leo.
he replied, "Then announce me as Leo
MIL"
The Charlottesville s'Chronicleo man has
raked in another DO: tie of Iona grape
wine. We had our Lon bottle about
Christmas. but were disappointed
risonburg Commonwealth.
Miss Jenness, of Pembroke, N. H, sis
ter of the late Mrs. Betsey Whitehouse
who bequeathed 900 to the New Ilamp-
shire Bible Society, observed Christmas
Day by presenting two Of her nephew
Mr.. Henry Dearborn and Mr. Cllley. with
$4,000.
it's Jewish population every year.
Francis j. Oliver. of Somerville, Mass.
kept candy store. and ABOUT the sweetest,
thing IN 1t was Grace Mathews. the clerk
Although MI. Oliver was II years old, and
she only 20, he though she n cant it when
she promised to marry him. He gave her
$50 to buy wedding dress, and she went
as thougl to make the pnrchase, but new
er returned.
1t is said that Mr.. VIM. H Vanderbilt.
has determined to build a magnificent res
ldence corner Fifth avenue and Fifty-sec-
'ond street. New York. He paid 5000 600
for the ground, and will spend s2,OOOOOO
for the building, exclusive of the interior,
decorations, The new structure is to be .
miniature OF the French Tuileries, and the
railroad king will live i'll as much style as
a king of France.
The unhappy financial condition of Lon
isiana is ascribed by representative RAM
DIAL Gibson of that state 70 Governor Mich
oils, who, MI. Gibson says. is s'stupidlv
indifferent to the claims IF Louisianais
creditors.
The Supreme Court Of Missouri decides
that all the seven hundred LAWYERS in 81
Louis are as clearly iaale to taxation as
merchants, hucksters OF auctioneers. and
must pay their annual license fee of sos
demanded oy city ordinance.
The Rev. w. T. Crafts, A. Methodist
Episcopal clergyman of Chicago. has hean
sued by d saloon kee, or for calling his
place ''gilded hell" den of the deyil.,s
The will of Rev. Nj. Cooney, of the
Providence (R. ~ Catholic church de-
isIng his estate to Rev. James Hnpbes
- hartford, Conn, will be contested hy
ms 41s lelatlves III the supreme Court Of
. Ihe corps of teachers of the Lewisbnrg
W, Va, Female Institute is ROW eon,no.aa
as follow Mrs. G. H. Tipping. princinsl.
Miss Euphemia J. Moo e. Miss Flora nv nv
ana Miss Mary Eldrid ,;e, with an atten,'
lance OF more than sixty scholars.
capt. George Minor formerly 8 com
nander In the U. 5. Navy and during the
n o!i1ef OF Ordinance and Head Of the
bureau CT photography of the Confederate
'tat8s, died III Fredericksburg last weel
The Baptist Church of Lexington W.,
ately vacated by Rev Mr.. Eaoee w.,
allied Rev J. Carroll. Of Rlchmona WIZ has
is believed, will accept. ""o'
Benjamin Franklin is in iail in Pam
ylvanla, AID George Washington is "a ha
;anged at louisville on February Dis 70
.ue tiis country will never forget fha co.,
Ices they once rendered. 'eA-