Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-12-05
William Withers, Jr., who was stabbed

William WltherS, Jr., who was stabbed
by John Wilkes Booth on the night of the
assassination of President Lincoln, now
plays violin solos to audiences at the Vir-
| ginis City New Opera House. Mr.
| Withors was musical director at FOrd's
| Theatre on the night OF the great tragedy
| He heard the pistol shot, and moment
later saw Booth running toward the wing
| in which he happened to be standing. He
| got before the assassin, when Booth gave
cut ct him with a knife, making long
slit in the coat Of Mr.. Withers and scratch.
ing his chest. .%fI5 STA
An Oregon teacher, Miss Yocum, has
bought up q land claim, fenced the land
built q house, and raised this year 61z
bushels Of grain, besides teaching hel
school. $3.50 4t<3
The prize Of 500 offered by Stillman B
Allen. Of Boston, to the boy Of Y orb
county. Maine, who should raise the =
greatest amount of corn on One-eighth sOl
an acre this year has been awarded to 10
seph Milliken, Jr., Of Biddeford, who
raised ], 404 pounds. ~
Tho Alexandria "Gazette's" Washington
correspondent is informed by a. entleman
who knows whereof he speaks. that, CON
trary TO the generally entertained opinion
OF Mr.. Hayes teetOtalism, be takes tod.
dy every day OF his life, but, strange to
say, takes it just before retiring.
Niss Virginia Rawls. daughter Of the
former town sergeant of Suffolk, Va, got
up at midnight last Friday night and put.
ting on wrapper over her clothes walked
out without q bonnet into the dark. Her
body was found in the river next day.
South Australia has surplus product
Of twelve million bushels Of wheat for ex-
port to Europe, to compete with the
American wheat. This is u large product
for so young country, and its quality il
sent to the Centennial Exposition.
The Rev. J. j. McIlyar, of Pittsburg.
has been sued for marrying Anne B. Wal
ters to William Davis. Miss Walters, at
the time of tho marriage, was but little
over IA years of age. The suit has been
brought by the father to recover the pen
atty OF fifty pounds, imposed by the colo
NAL law OF 1880.
Rev. DR.. VIM. Ives sBuddington, pastor
Of Clinton-avenue Baptist Church, Brook
Ign, who has been suffering during the
past two years from the growth Of a can
cor, which made its appearance on his lip,
died On Saturday. @
The Prince of Wales sons receive as
naval cadets twenty-five cents a day,
which will be raised to forty-five cents
when they become mldshipmen.
Mr.. Dwight Whiting. citizen of Bos-
ton, has gone to South Africa 10 purchase
one hundred OstricheS for his farm N the
San Joaquin Valley in CALIFORNIA.
Miss Nancy 6mith was recently admit
ted to the bar ut Kepkpk. Ia. THE presid-
Ing judge descended from the bench to
shake hands with her, and the lawyers af=
terward gave her a diuner, ,E
Thomas A. Doyle, who was elected May
or of Providence. Rhode Island on Thurs
day last. seems to have pre.empted that
Office. He now enters upon his fifteenth
consecutive term.
The U. S. District Court has ordered the
70 survey Of the Mt. Vernon. Iron Works
tract near Port Republic, containing 3d.
600 acres.
The London "Examlner" sravely states
THAT yl9tAFIa WAodhnll is the CHOICE of
several millions Of the American voters
eor the Presidency aud says she is a great |
reformer.
The Rev. E. /. Bayliss, who eloped from
Maple River, Aieh.,. WITH 2 peiahhor's
vito, haa returned without her. made q
cubic speech confesslpg bis error, and
ssfed to be Teinstated as pastor Of the |
church be left. ~
Caldwell Il. Colt, son Of tho inventor Of |
;he revolver, starts life At tWeRty-Qpe, t
Nth two miAAiiQQNs lp fASp,