Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-13

ney General Schoonmaker, of New YOrk,
was made seriously i'll by wearing colored
stockings Her limbs were covered with
blotches caused by the poisonous celoring
matter used. and it was a long lime before
she fully recovered In the same town,
Rondout, a bright little girl Of l. years has
just died after a months illness from in
fiammatory rheumatism CAUSED primarily
by the dye used in the coloresi stockings
she wore The name of the particular
color is not given
Mrs. Mary Goodman died on Saturday
last at her home near Wilmington, Del.
b. fore her death she told ;ier .,,i,band and
children that If they dug in thu cellar they
would find a considerable suni Of money
hich she had saved during thirty years
OF ner HE The mo.4vy was f. ..ld, g ea5-
ly to the surprise of her family
Christ Church, Alexandria, was filled
Wednesday afternoon with the cite of the
city to witness tile iupt1al5 OF Hilbert
SnoWden, the business mauu ger of the
Alexandria ''Gazette,' and Miss Edith
Ashby. daughter of Col. Turner w. Ash
by late postmaster.
Near Poughkeepsie, N. Y, last Thurs
lay a tramp went into the cottage OF Mrs.
Vinegar, lady seventy yeas old, ard
caught her around the waist. She went
into commissions from fright and died
almost Instantly.
A patty Of twenty three negroes and
whites from Louisiana passed through
Lynchburg, Saturday, EN- route to Wash
| ington, to testify beioreDne OF the inves-
tlgating committees.
G.. W, Shields, Of Lexington, has receiy-
brick to the Lowmoor Iron works, Ia
Allegheny.
Girard College gets free, 400 quarts of
| ice-cream every 21st of May tairthday of
Girard), 500 quarts on the Ash OF July, and
butter all tie year round from ReY. John
Smith, Chester Heights farm
One OF the finest puns made ly Erskine:
6eeing An old tea chest lie wrote on it the
Latin inscription: TIL does 'I:iis bit of
classic lore, when properly translated
means Thou teacnest
Now that Miss Bessie Conkling is mar
| ticiated AZ Miss Nellie Grants bridesmaids
in May, 1874, are married except those
| who were the first couple at tina: wedding
| Miss Bar les aid Mss Fish
Col. VIM. Preston Jcho ston has just
| finished ccurs5 of seven lectures before
| the Law Glass of Washington and Lee
University On the Landmarks Of English
liberty"
Rev. Mr.. Dabney, of Atlanta. Ca, SON.
in-aw OF Prof. j. L. Campbell has accep-
ted call to the Presbyterian church at
Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
| After an address in behalf of the Italian
Mission by Rev. DR.. Geo. L Taylor, at
| the Baptist Association in Char. Ottesville
spontaneous contribution 0; 500 was
mace for that object.
! In the late election in Smyth county
| Va, a lady-Miss Goodwin By name-was
| voted for for the office of Commonwealth Is
Attorney at a number of Pr cincts, and
received very complimentary vote.
Mr.. P. E. Firebaugh, who lives near
Fineastle, Va, found on his place, short
time since. a terrai'in with the Inscription
"W. j. F., Company X. 90tA Virginia
Regiment,'' on his back.
Governor Drew, Of Florida, vas a New
Hampshire boy, He now owns 10000
acres Of land, and employs 400 men in get
ting out lumber. He runs tlauways into
the forests.
The Rev. Mr.. Tucker, of Colqaitt e0an~
ty, Ga, is The father of thilt g-tmo chill
dren, thirty of whom are now living. He
ought to have pension.
"Pmafcre," with thirty-two performers,
will be given by the home talent of Charles
ton, Kanawh.s CO., W. Va, tonight.
The late VIM. Sloane, of New York, left
his old pastor. Rev. DR.. John Hall. the
comfortable little beqGest of $50 600.
Queen Victoria drinks tea out of a sau-
GER. American Shoddydom will not rec
ognize her hereafter.
John Wolff, a Hopkins county, KY,
school-teacher, eloped with and married
Miss Mary Cole, aged II years.
Mr.. Geo. Bancroft the historian, is
quite i'll at N Newport, r. 1.
Bishop White confirmed class of ten
persons in Lexington. Sunday uiorning.