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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-03

MI>TRIAL. = The Polndexter trial
VIII have TO be renewed II the ,,riI
term The jury hanged" i" them
selves, bur couli not decide whether
or not. hang AIm The b b.iiotirg stood
for voluntary N n. augh er: fer
lnvo untary ma sla Chtcr aed ) for
mur'er III the sec nj degree. We
read the .estim nv carefully, and had
we been one OF tie jury should have
voted r absolute aeqait nj, JUS. As
We should have acqu tt 4 Curtis had
he slain Painiexter when the latter
came u cowh.de him. At the same
Tune | Is impossible MT To blame the
prisoner ms rash ofiiciousue>s and
interference. He was not engaged"
- Miss Cottr,ll, who tad brothers
and father, To look after her reputa-
tlon 4 need be ; and she says she said
nothing To incite Poindexter To cham
pion her IN 50 violeLt manner.
Per contra, she probably talked very
freely and imf fetuou>ly to her young
lover; and he, enchanted with her
deep, IqulI blue eyes, brown h air.
falr skin, and pretty features" could
easily imagine her remarks TO be in
tended as an appeal for him 10 resent
what she reg gtrded as offensive fami-
larlty from YOU ( man of be. ter S.
cial p siti n, All things considered
we think The prisoner ought to he dis
IN ssed to marry the girl, and sink
into obzcurity.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-03

| d Z h1NENCE W AR.-OQ ! hursd ~
last, Deputy Cole ctor B Mason,
With posse of six men made a r id
IN the sou h-wastern part OF Oraure
| county, a2d oap5urci two Illicit I'll til
lerles near Union Mills. about twelve
miles ON HilIaboro. TIL stills r. sup
| posed to have ben the property &c
Thomas J. Oldham, one Of the O.
| pr'etoro of thB Un;on tIills. Oldham
| was at the mills when tie st is were
| destroy q by the officers, ana he
abused aad cursed the men ard inrle>
dateIy left. H returned n about
hal9 "a Louc with force of seven
men, acmsd wi h sItotguls, attacked
tha officers firing upon them al a
distance, but doiog bat little doma.e.
as the guGs We're loaded with small
shot, and tie intent was evidently 10
irighten the officers away.
The Revenue rs considered (iscret or
the betFer part of valor, and retir d
By faux movement TO tile resr-
Stoppi lg waen Hiilsbogo was reached
The BlocsaGeT5, it should DO borne In
mind, were better armed, having not
only good squirrel rifles, but also a
y
- - - o. lou>'
- -
1he he'ef uefS next morning ad-
vanced 70 the batt'e held, but the
DiStlilerS had so' ght new fields, aud
'hichots new 70 take stanc,
anu MAKE f"h (hot after tie
iiis'iiei oi the po ,se) consequently
'oo ooSs y hSht. 10 Ssioly they
so7p7o'Fo 'lcie oal'i men would re-
0'ih oou'ly a'ii''o win shelf own
oeaoly splfits, that / 10 say, with balls
ana oo''ies.
So the War of the Regulators "
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bl:leigIy a;:o slolli;o= about.

4 rew so, 800 hotel IS being built
in Sparsanburg.
-Adver;isemeots coming in freely.
More naxt week.
Tie law school of Judges Dii;ard
and Dick as 10 pupils.
s ate Auditor Love and bride are
euioyiax 4 cur TO Richmond ard be
you'd.
Col, L. L. Polk's Handbook re-
cqive. handsome mendation from
ali hapds.
The Wilmington Suns correspon-
dent says Mrs. judge Dillard is seri-
ously Ill.
The Central Hotel at Wins or was
sid 1T auction for $3.50 to Mcssrs.
Phol & Stockton.
-Pittsboro Prcsty terians are stirred.
Five converts. Rev. Will Lacy as
sisted the pastor.
Poor Ialtb Hoyle. ] he best friend
that craps and turkeys had in North
Caro- ina, died lat week.
The Associate Reformed {" Sece-
der, First Presbytery will meet at.
' S~pis church, Meckienburg county,
n Mopday night.
Capt P. f. Pescud, rec gnizing
the editorial duty OF ''raising Can"
occasionally. brought us nice Florida
Orange walking stick.
Married at the residence CT Mr.. S.
f. Greech, last evening, Mr. jesse
Wood OF Johnston, and Miss Julia
Creech. 1t was a pleasant occasion.
dent for Forsythe, announces Saturday
Iure 7th, as the date when Col. L. l..
Polk will address the Winstonians.
Charlotte chamber of commerce
will hsar lecture TO morrow evening
On the subject of manufactures"
addressed to clerks and business men.
Raleigh cotton receip's for the
week ending March % 1879 e7a bales
same week last wear 500: increase for
the week ~; to tai receipts to date 49,
35l.
PROF. Ladd, of the State Normal |
School, has been delivering lectures |
a Lpmberton, and ether points. 1t is
the best way to work ur az interest i'm
the school
-T,,clan,s xto ,,.,.
Ia. , ladv cash;ar -. o1f,. - NV
Safe a. vo+ ,ra ho!:o r-..a1,S
there w will y't, bo We 'sa oe,,sSe, a,' hsen m ually
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.P5 AND SHAVING

SCRAPS AND SHAVINGS. March
event cut ike Lion" Storms are
reported from all sides. A tornado in
Franklin county swep5 fences and
trees for miles A rail hurled by tse
furious bl>sr was driven through the
weather boarding of Capt. d. Over
tons house. In Georgia Ex~Congr ss
man Rawl's son was lied by talhrg
tree. At Decatur, Illinois, bolt OF
liglstaing killed a man and TWO women
vi were riding in a wagon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS = We mako
our acknowledgements TO Hon. JOS. j.
Davis for the prompt manner in which
certain public documents. The latter
we hope to make useful to our read
ers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-03

HE FAIR At the meeting Of the
E1-tommlttee State Agricultural So
ciety, last week, a committee was ap-
polnt"d to cal upon the citiz ms OF
Raleigh for cash contribut ions for
Premiums. 4 vigorous etTolt to sus.
tain the fair will be made.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-03

MERE MENTIoN.-1he Daily News
has pat on an entirely new dress; hat
is TO say, it is now printed IN new
bourgeois type aud makes a very
handsome appearance. Gen j NJ
Leach fractured his leg-bone by fall
il Washington, says the Observer.
Col Wharton j Greed and Col L VI
Hole, were in the city NeSterday..
DR. Grissom and the new Board of the
Insane Asylum amicably ent, red upon
the Proorust an process of pal ing
down the Institution to suit the Res
trenched al owarce. DR. j L Craven
resigned. .Cap5 Z z George.
formerly Of Wilmington is re-
visiting his Old fliends Capt VIM E
Ar .rey IA written a strai gh forwa I'd
reply 10 Capt Matt Atkinson on the
subject Of Retrenchmenr and Reform
Both lett rs We're good. IL their fashion
Coz Ed 4 Lies has been rendered
a p jsi-i n und I government at Wa b
ington. clad. as caa be, to hear of il
Rev DR. Atkins is att nding
Union Theological seminary, as a
Trustee. Mrs Nancy Y olgram
wish~s TO hear from her runaway,
4 fred eyed 12.....Col L L Pok is
visi ing Anson: ii return, Saturday
The Greenvjile CORES rondelt of
the Messenger 9riras-'.G " Jarvis and
iadv arrved here Sa urday. and were
warm ~ and corli lily welcomed by his
friends Pitt county pr3udly claims
to have furni- he'd one Governor Ia
Gov. Jarvis, though he Was but an
adopted son. He has returned to
Raleigh to manage the reins Of our
State government with his usual
ability. ?. :. N 1 Angler, Of the late
Legi lature, has cone into business
with his son, at Durham.
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index TO New Advertisements

Ws! DATFR0E-Furniture.
WH. DAFT RON arp"t
NN. rA!FHuN-TicI are Frame Mouldings.
NarT HTKINSgN-J crusalem Arjlchokcs 10.
Sac.
Cur-RCH & Co's-Go9a.
i. L ELLETT K Co--Dry Goods and Notions.
SOUTHERN FEKTIINNG ,uNPANY-Anchor
Brand.
g. !. STEwAR~-New TOrl, Gallery.
MILFORD BASKET yc-Vr: beTa BASKETS. sc.
VEeRY L Hal PER- Hearing Restored.
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VOL III.

~ Issued Every Wednesday
4 fternOOn TermS-$2 a Year
S1l5 for Six Months. - ~Adver-
tising Rates On 18th Page. *.
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EXTRACTS OF TAR, PrrcH AND IUK-

EXTRACTS or TAR, FITCH AND lUR-
PESrINE; Manly dis II 4 from tn,
SITE Z css The w. $ irgt u c.ty
CORE p2nde o. the Ea Is Nr,gs
w ites has Maj. " N II. Beg Gle k
oi ne supreme Z ur. ("pposrtad by
the la.er eur , has been ) ronyly ar
geI by lie No til Caraliua r publican.
or q Z poinruonr r I ). Reveuue
Coliec OF Tor his (4-h) Dis let. lie
e uld q ubt s.a,isf, bo.h par les
-ILe & vernon II 5 so re u q q
o. J - X. Hin on VINO k led ia k
smith N wayne unty.-1 ne {
are only IS. wAi-ley ,sti.s in the
sixth ID strict, a Il 80 candidates Tor
Cong 5, I lock as il IL few OF
latter ail lave to get alo. : Wit
oae 'stIi aFl ce--B p IS. Revival
st L urlcburr.- JOHN i. Come
Of TIL masyile. IS talk 4 f lur SCI
4 dlierat u shin 'o1--Cal Joan.
l. own, of Ch rloJ.e, his esumed
the hardware bus ness. with lis "a
partner and our old lr end. j. Il Wad-
dingtoo. Good luck, gen, llmen .--
mus sp5 ahoth tie Asneyilla citizen
Ine Board o. Dig, CT r. OF the W. Y
U. Railroad viii meet in sheville on
yhe 18th or May. I he Is ard # Inter
ual improvements, consisting OF Col
" IiiIaIn Jo.ns,n, Of Meck lenbury.
Cap5. 4. Al. Cooke, of Franklin, with
Gov. jay 5 as cX-oiiicIo CT arm n. Will
meet here at the .ma time TAe lat
ter Board have control # all convict
labor outside of the Penn: entiary, and
ne obJecc Is 10 have an underSt ndlrg
between tce two Boards IS 10 how tbs
Labor shall be controlled, and to pro-
vide for its more eIfici ut orsaniza ion.
And thus sai1h tie Ii lsboIo
Recorder Mr c. Il. y ilson Sr. had
l0 sneep killed by degs and on the
same night Mr. Jonathan Nichols had
8, and Mr.7 r. n Half, one. These
sheep were killed by two worthless
ours. Sui cur Legislators pot ct,
the dogs, and leaves the sheep TO take
who robbed Sir. Iierndon, at Durham.
has been caught and jailed. .--rhe
new crop OF No tn Carolina and Vir- |
ginla tobacco is IS imated 1t IL. 600 |
togsheads, but does not include the
home consumed weed. --Nr ID L. |
rlowe 5. of EIeva ion Johnston |
county, \ g., lost his store aud gin |
house by fire on the 18th instant. |
Loss s., 600 ---liack Arsden found |
lead IN Halifax. Epilepsy. At
h tliotte negro uamed Rankin died |
IT iock jaw caused by an accidental |
of hs toe --Dick
lrawford at Wilmington; and Tony
Toy OF the same cl'y = stuffed himself .
With sEeo potatoes, aud has gone down
)eloW, where lie good sweet 'taters
crow"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27
VERY INTERESTING FIG URES
JUST NOW.

AS it is an indisputable fact that but
one mans opinion stands at this moment
between the majority of the people, OF the
United States as represented in the Anne
rican congress, and the execution of their
will as expressed by their representatives
in laws passed by that body, it may not be
without interest to read the following fig
ures collated by A. G. Buell. in the
Washington "Capital:" Gin 1878 there
s'were polled for members of the Forty-sixth
Congress, in the whole country, GILL ,454
''votes. Of these 3,1S2,563 were cast for
Democratic nominees, 2,724 ,224 for Rad
s'icals, and sO4, 1857 for Greenbackers. The
democrats and Greenbackers have voted
''for the bills which Hayes has vetoed, and
"the Radicals have voted against them.
"That is to say, Mr.. Hayes, whenever he
s'vetoes an appropriation bill executes the
'spresumable will of 2,724, 224 voters. and
''antagonizes the will of 1887 ,23O voters,
''as represented in Congress and as ex-
oppressed at the last election. In other
s'words, his vetoes mean that party
(which is in total minority of 1893, OO6
"votes out of {, I'LL ,454 ought to dominate
"the destinies of the country. Let it not
"be imagined that the Democrats are I'M
'smindful of the significance of these
numerals" The shortest statement of
the present state of affairs at Washing ton
is, that to enable the Republican party to
control the legislation of the country, the
vital principle of republics, that MAORI
ty must rule, is to be and is set aside.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27
THE FOURTH VETO.

Mr.. Hayes issued his monthly veto on
Monday last. He vetoed the Judicial ap-
preparation bill; not because it was not
liberal enough, not that he objected to the
repeal of the test oath for jurors; not that
he disapproved of the fair mode of getting
juries for U. S. Courts inserted in it-all
of these things which the bill contained
were beyond criticism, but the veto was
because the bill set forth that no money
appropriated by it should be used to pay
deputy marshals for interfering with cleo
lions and forbade the department to bor-
row money to pay them. On the same day
he sent back, approved, the Army appro-
priation bill which contains about the
same provisions regarding soldiers used at
the polls as the vetoed bill contained re-
garding deputy marshals used at the polls.
The country SO we'll understands Mr..
Hayes and his stalwart Republican advi-
sers in the position they have assumed AMI
he has maintained by his vetoes. that it is
a waste of time to discuss the matter. The
patriotic persistence of the Democrats to
give the nation free polls deserves well of
the country.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27
Recently the editor of the Grayson Va,

Recently the editor of the Grayson Va,
Clipper" according to his own statement
was called on by one person who felt az
grieved and two who were present as
friends, and compelled by threats and some
actual violence. to sign a card very dis
graceful to himself. Since this statement,
that of tho other side has been published
from which we gather that there are two
sides to the question and that the matter
cannot be fully settled without legal in
vestigation by the authorities of Grayson.
That is something that is due first to JUS
tice and next to the reputation of the
county. We do not see so plainly why
political questions should be mixed up in
the matter but we can see very clearly
how the rights Of every citizen should be
protected by law and those who infringe
them be subjected to the penalties pre-
scribed by that law. Give both sides fail
legal hearing.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

Garibaldi, the Italian patriot, is suing
I for divorce from his wife. It appears
| that he married a widow with one child,
and to that child, in case of his death, his
annual pension of $40, 900 from the govern.
| ment would go, while his own children.
who are all Legitimate, would get no.
thing.
Alex. Beavers, editor of the Cru ndy,
Va, ssVidette,'' was imprisoned a few
days ago by Judge Rives for not appearing
when called on as witness. The next is
sue of the "V;dette' contains the follow
ing brief, but able editorial, damn old
RiveS J"
The Washington correspondent of the
Richmond "Dispatch' says that one Vir-
gina member of Congress has received al
ready 3O4 letters from parties anxious to
serve their country in some capacity in ia
king the next census, and the mails also
come loaded with letters Of similar char
acter for other members.
Miss Sadie Payne, a daughter of Gen.
VIM. Fl. Payne, of Fauquier, the young
duction Of "PinafOre,'' in which she was
to take leading character, was postponed
at Warrenton. died on Friday last.
A thousand people turned out at At
Ianta, Ca, Saturday, to witness the arrival
of Mrs. Potts, who is walking from Phila-
delphia to New Orleans and back in five
months on wager OF 5000.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

Advices from the West state that the
wheat harvest will be large, and winter
wheat is of especially good quality. Sam.
pies from Ohio and Indiana have been
shown in Baltimore. The wheat market
was virtually cornered yesterday for June
deliveries, Told wheat of course.) though
the market was not excited Prices rose
from ST. II a bushel on Change in the
morning to 81 % in the afternoon, and the
shorts are evidently being squeezed
Baltimore San, June 25th.
Bishop Thomas U. Dudley has been cleo
ted chaplain of military organization in
Louisville, KY. In letter accepting the
position, Bishop Dudley writes: ''Tell the
company if they are sent to war, which
God forbid, will 60 with them.''
Andrew Rench and the heirs of Geo. S.
Kennedy, of Washington county, have
sold, for $23 900, Boiling Hail. contain
ing 500 acres, in Goochland county, Va.
and for which they paid $685. just after
the close of the war.
The New York ''Evening Post'' calls m
Senator Conkling to resign his place in thu
United States Senate; that he has disgraced
the State Of New York.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

DEATH THROUGH OBsTINACY.-Mrs.
Martin Mullkern was passenger on a
train between Boston and Dedham on Sat-
urday, and though her husband was in the
smoking car, neither Of them would pay
her fare. The conductor, in compliance
with rules, was forced to put her off at
Forest Hill Station. She walked along the
branch road on the way to Dedham, and
in going along the iron trestlework bridge
fell a distance Of IS feet, causing injuries
that caused her death four hours after
wards. The refusal to pay the fare was
not through poverty, but the husband
wanted to make the wife to pay for her
own ticket, and she, equally obstinate. re-
fused to spend her money.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27
HIGHLAND RECORDER ITEMs.-The
Recorder of last Friday furnishes the

dlGdLAND HECORDER IILMo' Ano
Recorder of last Friday furnishes the
following items:
D,velzang Burned. dwelling of John
Gwin, on the old Dean farm. five miles
below the Warm Springs, Bath county,
Va, was burned on Friday night, the 18th:
He saved most of his effects. Origin OF
the fire unknown.
A STANTON Party on the Wang.-M
terey, on last Sunday morning was emil
vened by one of those old fashioned, lum-
bering stage coaches drawn by four horses,
that we used to see during'the palmv idays
of Jas. 1, A. Trotter, in ante 6etta1n times:
1t contained a party from the city OF
Staunton, en- route, to Greenbrler river on
fishing excursion. They seemed to be
well equipped with tents, fishing tackle,
&c.
Sale.-W. V. Noel, formerly Of this
place, has purchased lanyard, IN Circle
vile, Pendleton county, W. Va, belong
ing to Mr.. Lamb, for $1,000.
Frost.-Last Wednesday morning JACK
frost made his annual visit to our county.
Just 20 years ago, almost to the day, he
swooped down upon US, biting the corn
killing the wheat, just then in fall bloom,
and damaging vegetation generally, put
this time his visitation was more Jendef,
and he left no blight on tree OIL flower to
tell that he had come and gone.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

Mr.. Harry Price, son of ex-Mayor Price
of Alexandria, and formerly clerk for the
Midland and Alexandria Railroad Com
pany. went into a hardware store at Alex
andria Monday, and asked to look at some
pistols and cartridges to match, and ad-
justing one in a revolver, placed it to his
head and discharged it. The wound is be-
lieved to be mortal
Mr.. w. Gordon McCabe, of Petersburg,
Va. will sail for Eurore on the 1st Of
July and will be Ssw Yo4K aa by young
has been pupil at MI. McCahe's school
for two sessions past,
The Greenbrler W. Va, "Independent"
saws a chicken only four weeks old in that
has LTD p an sss sDeus ida zns With vi
the statement,
Bishop wingdeld, missionary Episcopal
bishop to California, has decided to de,
cline slime the SECTION to the bishopric Of
Louisiana.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

Several of our Virginia contemporaries
deprecate any attempt on the part of Mr..
Corcoran to dictate the man who shall ill
the chair of the professorship so richly en-
dowed by him. Herein they are in the
right. But these same contemporaries
proceed at once themselves to dictate a
professor! Herein they are in the wrong.
Mr.. Corcoran certainly has better right
to name the professor than they have
Richmond Dispatch.
Our contemporary manages to exactly
miss the point. 1t is the very fact that
Mr.. G.. has endowed the chair, that would
make it in the estimation Of that high
toned benefactor indicate for him to
name the occupant. The suggestions OF
names by we'll meaning but imprecunious
editors who couldn't endow a rocking chair
stand on wholly different ground.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

Judge Beverly r: Wexford, of Rich
mond, in his Grafton before the literary So
cieties of Princeton College, said the
truth when he said that if the American
nation was imperiled, the South would
rally to it with as heroic purpose as her
raen did at Gettysburg. And he might
have added that the troops from other Sec
lions would feel a good deal of confidence
in the fighting qualities Of the reinforce
mente.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

If our contemporaries who have been
talking about the "code," in relation to
the Conkling- Lamar affair, will read the
Congressional Record' report of the de-
bate we think that they will find that it
was Mr.. Lamar, not Mr.. Conkling, who
replied, "You're another!' The New
Yorker was clearly and deliberately the
aggreSSOr
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

Hon. Frank III. Hurd, the only hard mo-
ney democratic Congressman from Ohio,
has written letter advising his constitu-
ents to vote for Hon. Thomas Ewing for
Governor. He says he regards the curren-
cy question as practically settled, and that
the important questions to be decided are,
mo military interference with the people
at therpolls and honest jurles for the trial
Of American citizens-questions involving
civil liberty, the great principles Of free
governments and the existence of the Re
public"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

If any Illinois delegate at the National
Democratic Convention will take the
trouble to nominate Cyrus H. Mccormick,
of that State, for the Vice Presidents
place on the ticket he will get the support
of the Virginia delegation, the nomina-
ton, and preside over the U. S. Senate Of
1882.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

THE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
VIRGINIA.-The next meeting of the Ed
ucational Association of Virginia will
be held at Hampton. beginning July 9Th.
These meetings afford the teachers Of Vir-
ginia opportunities of discussing with their
confreres the questions of interest to the
profess1on-of becoming acquainted with
one another-and of getting and giving
encouragement. Passengers who leave
Richmond for Hampton on the morning
OF the 9Th get So return tickets good for a
week.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

The first instalment of new Virginia
State coupon bonds, of $500, 900 in amount,
was received at the Treasury Tuesday and
the Treasurer has commenced their sign
ing. They are Of the denomination OF
$1,000.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

The "Central Presbyterian came out
last week under its new management. and
torials, which shoots up as clear and we'll
defined and bright as ray Of the sun over
the Blue Ridge. 1t is regular feast to
look forward to weekly.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27
LErRosY IN IND1ANA.-A fully deve,

LEPRosY IN INDIANA.-A fully devel-
oped case of leprosy exists in Salem, Ind.
The name of the leper is Christeson, and
she lives twelve miles north of Salem. Her
skull in places has actually decayed away
SO that the brains have protruded and been
removed. The bones of the leg have grad
ually decayed until they are only from one
quarter to one third their natural size.
She is, as it were, walking pestilence.
The physicians say that it is real case of
leprosy. The unfortunate person has been
resident of the country for 80 years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27

Ex-Governor F. H. Peirpoint Of Virgin
ia, writing to the Richmond ''Intelligen-
Ger" says that the Alexandria constitution
for Virginia was the result of several in
terviews between Secretary Chase. Presi.
dent Lincoln and himself and that its pri-
mary object was to abolish slavery. He
saws that President johnson had nothing
whatever to do with restoring the govern
ment of Virginia and he (Gov. P.) received
no instructions from him nor his secreta-
ries while he was in the State.