Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-14


claim that they will elect their candidate
to the United States Senate.
The Free Church of Scotland has in
terested several thousands of its young
persons in a course of reading and study,
which includes, for the coming year, such
topics as the Life of Paul. Paley q
"HOr8 Paulin8,' 1.-The Conquest of Ca
naan Under joshua and Thomas
Chalmers Examinations are held stimuli
taneously in eacn Presbytery, and prizes
are awarded for the examinations and es-
says on the various subjects. Questions
which may be taken as guide to study
are sent to the pupils, whose work is, OF
course. done without any supervision.
The Lovingston, Nelson, EXAMINER
says that on Saturday last Mr.. Daniel J.
Kidd and wife, living OIL the mountain
above the Brinton farm, went from home,
leaving their little deaf and dumb daugh.
ter Norah, four years of age, within the
house, and brisk fire in the fireplace.
On their return they found Norah lying
in front of the fire burned to death,
Col. VIM II. Caruthers, for many years
member of the Virginia House OF Dele
gates, died in Nottoway county few
days ago at the advanced age of 49, He
was native CT Rockbridse. Thoup b over
65 years OF age at the commencement of
the war he went in as major of fighting
regiment.
The Chicago journal" says that at
Galesburg, ILL.,, as Gen. Grant STEPPED in
to his own car from addressing a crowd
on the platform. some ruffiam threw an
egg and hit him on the side of the head.
There was much excitement, and citi-
ZoD present offered $500 for the arrest of
the thrower, but he was not found.
London Life.-"A marriage will short
ly take place between Mr.. Fairbairn, eld-
est son OF Sir Arthur Fairbairn, and NJ ISIS
Fuller, all American. MI. Fairbairn is
both deaf and dumb, but his kindly ways
and quick apprehension have ever made
him popular member OF society, SO his
present good fortune is not surprising"
Miss Lille Z. Darst, who edits Repub-
hcan paper at Clrcleville, is a candidate
for Clelk Ut the Ohio House of Represen-
tatiVes. She was not in the army, but
She opposed Ewing and Rice and all the
other horrible brlgadiers in her news
paper.
Maj. Reno, of the 18th U. s. Cavalry, who
was court-martialed three years ago for
Insulting the wife OF a brother officer and
sentenced TO dismissal from the army but
restored 10y President Hayes, is again to
be court-ulartlaieu for acting iudecently
while drunk III the presence OF a lady.
Milan, Ohio, had a sensation. It was
the payment of an election bet. One man,
clad in a calico suit, wheeled another man
around the public square ten times, i'll
wheelbarrow, in acknowledgment OF Cal
leo Charles victory. A large crowd LOOK
ed on.
The Augusta (Ga) "Chronicle'' says
that the cotton sold there in the past week
as compared with the corresponding week
Ut last year, owing to the advance in pri-
ces, makes a difference in favor OF the
planter of about 100000.
Miss Olivia Watkins, the romantic
daughter of d wealthy New Yorker, got
adventurous last week and taking $1,000
of her fathers money and two servants OF
the household. eloped to Richmond, Va,
to see some of the world. She was arres-
ted ny the police and sent back home.
DR.. Edward Morrison, of brunswick
county, Va, one of the most prominent
citizens and eminent physicians in the
SOuthslde section, died a few days ago.
He was the father of Major Morrison, of
the v. M. 1.
j. 9. Calhoun's late residence, in Pick
ems county, South Carolina, with all the
grounds attached, is to be sold by the sher-
if. 1t is to be sold as the properly OF j.
w. Crawford.
The employees of the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad shops re-
sumed work under the ten hour sys. EN-,
after lapse of three years, during which
time wages had been reduced accordingly.
Senator Lamar's mother, venerable
woman of seventy-sev years, died at her
home in Vineville, Ga, a few days ago.
Her intellectual attainments were of the
highest order.
There would be general joy at the North
without regard to party over an honest
debt-paying victory in Virginia, but the
esult is do ubtful.-N. Y. Post.
Winter wheat is growing rank in tho
southern and eastern part of Pennsylva-
mia, it being necessary to cut large guam
titles of it to save it from the fly, which
M re or less I'M ures the crop.
The Pope is about to disband his gend-
armes, who always want to be discharged
from service as soon as their time is out.
Their place will be taken by the ex-Pontif-
ical Dragons. llu
VIM. M. Sommers, for several years
sheriff of Highland county after the war
closed. died last week. He was a native
of Shenandoah.
The Shepherdstown Register says the
small brick house in which Stonewall
Jackson was born is still standing at
Harrisburg, West Virginia:
John H. Frasher, one Of the most prom
nent farmers of Frederick county, Va,
lied last week, e4e i6a}