Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-25


is one of the valuable men of Congression-
al life, and the country will rejoice in the
assurance now given that the danger of
partial or total blindness has been averted
by the skill of the Oculist. Mr.. Tucker is
gentleman Of independence, of ability
and character, and such men are much
needed in our public councils.-Ph iladel-
phia Times.
August Won Manteufel, son of Prince
Herman Won Manteufel and nephew Of
General Won Manteufel, Of Germany, who
has been in Chicago since last winter, part
Of the time dependent on charity for sup
port, died last Thursday. He was intem-
perate and lived reckless life.
People often complain of hard times
from mere natural tendency to growl,
but Georgia darkey the other day said,
''Nebber seed SIGH times since been born
Work all day and steal all night, and bless
ed if can make ivin.' Philadelphia
Sunday Item.
at one country store alone, at Grove
Hin, Page county. Va, the proprietor has
purchased SO far this season eight thousand
pounds of dried cherries. In two days alone
a country store in Warren county, Va,
bought one Thousand pounds of dried
cherries. How do the country stores of
Augusta county report?
The Rockingham, Va. esprit Of tho
Valley" says hoop cut in 1876 and COOP
cred around a brandy barrel, owned by G.
w. Fulks, in 1873, sprouted June LIST, 1879.
and now bears seven live sprouts measur-
ing from two to twelve inches in length
and still growing.
A young man languishes in Jail at Mon
treal who has just inherited from an un-
Gle in San Francisco. the handsome for
tune of $164 900. He has four months vet
to serve before he can begin the task of
dissipatiDg his inheritance.
The colored citizens and military of At
lanta, Ca, and DeKalb county, decorated
the grave of the late Colonel Aston, Sat-
urday, in memory of his friendship for the
colored race and services in the Legisla-
ture on the convict question. There was
a large crowd present to hear the memori-
al GRAFTON.
Rev. T. Jerves Edwards, pastor Of St..
Paul's P. E. Church, at Louisburg, N: G.,
has accepted a call to the church at Har-
risonburg, and will enter upon his duties
the first Of next month.
A Huntington letter in the Charleston
Nv. Val sCourier' says:
Work on the Big-Sandy railway is pro-
crossing very satisfactorily. Almost four
hundred men and eighty teams are at
work along the line above Catlettsburg.
The trial of Col. Thomas Buford, at
Owenton, Owen county, Kentucky, for the
killing of Judge Elliot, was brought to a
close Wednesday. The jury brought in a
verdict of murder in tue first degree, and
sentenced BufOrd to imprisonment for life.
Robert Ancarrow, a carpenter, was
stabbed in the breast and severely wound
ed at Huntington, w. Va, last week, by
VIM. a. Boggs, another carpenter. sixty
years OF age, at whom he had thrown a
brick.
A three-day's picnic is announced to be
held at Fenton's camp-meeting woods near
Union, Loudoun county, Va, on July 80,
81 and August l. President Hayes Is ex-
pected to be present, and John III. Strider,
of Jefferson county, West Va, is to de-
liver an address.
Mrs. 1mogene Boiling, wife Of Mr.. e. G..
Boiling, died Friday, at the residence of
her mother, Mrs. Corbin Warwick, in
Richmond. But few weeks since the
sister of Mr.. Boiling was burned to death.