Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-05-23

Alice Mcdonald, little girl of Port
land, Oregon, was widely known as the
p1ssessor of the finest, most silken and
longest ringleJS in the State. Her curlS
fell below the waist; and the crown was
subject to constant pats. One day she
was missing, creating the greatest excite
ment. She was found in the woods the
next morning with her hair cut off close
to her head. She said she had been carried
off by man who had clapped plaster
over her mouth to prevent her Outcries.
Two Catholic clergymen in England
have finched from their VOWS. The Rev.
W. W. Roberts, a nephew of Cardinal
Manning, and an oblate of st Charles
BorromeO. Dayswater, has been married
in Presbyterian meeting house. The
Rev. Dr. Case, formerly student of the
CollegiO Pho at Rome, and until recently
Priest of the Gloucester Mission and Cam
on of Clifton. has also left the Catholic
Church.
Mrs. Catharine Shaffer, Whose maiden
name was Bishop,) relict of Jacob Shaffer,
decd, and mother Of Messrs. James, Jacob
and Joseph Shaffer, of this county. cele-
brated her Tooth birthday on Monday. A
sermon commemorative of the event was
preached to large congregation at Sloan
church, three miles distant from her resi-
dence, by her grandson, Rev. Preston
Mays fayetteville Va.) Enterprise.
At the Flint, M lchigan, Deaf & Dumb
Asylum the Catholic scholars were expell-
ed for refusing to Join in singing an En-
glish translation of NJ ozart's mass at the
commencement exercises. This action
is undergoing investigation by the legisla-
ture and IN the mean time the Trustees
have reinstated the expelled scholars.
The New York ''Graphic" publishes a
list of 4S horses belonging to Robert Bon
ner, with the prices paid for them, show
ing an aggregate of $341 700. In addition
he owns large number of brood mares,
and several young mares and geldings Of
great speed that he bought at prices less
than $1,000.
Cast iron of the value Of FL sterling is
worth, converted into ordinary machinery,
"a; in larger ornamental work, G45; in
buckles and similar kinds of fancy work,
$500: in neck chains, G1 300. Bar iron of
the value of Ell sterling is worth, in the
fern of knives, se36; needles, s70; penknife
blades, 1880; polished buttons and buckles
$3.50; balance springs OF watches, $4,000.
The physician told Thomas Smith, of
WarrentoWn, Mo-, that he must die with
in a few hours Are you sure of that?"
Smith earnestly askep. The medical man
said there could be no mistake about it.
Then Smith confessed the murder of
Greenbury Clark 40 years ago.
The Rev. A. A. Rolf, a pastor of Michi-
gan, prayed that the Almigbt might palsy
the hands OF every man who went to the
ballot-box to vote and did not vote for
prohibition, and to palsy every man s
tongue who spoke against prohibition.
VIM. C. Jones, ex-judge of the st. Louis
Criminal Court, has brought suit for $780,
600 damages against ten members of the
late grand jury of that city for comment
ing on his conduct while judge Of that
court.
The confidence operator in San Francis
60 who has been sending bogus reports Of
the death Of friends in order to obtain re-
n,fitances. has confessed to the sending Of
three hundred such letters sincS the list of
April.
R.A. Vermillion, colored, Justice of the
Peace OF Campbell CO., Va, convicted Of
corruption in Office in the last county
court, is again candidate for the position
with a good prospect Of election.
Bishop Kavenaugh Of the Methodist
church is to deliver the annual serW0n at
Emory and Henry College.