Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-28

to the hotel and captured them, since
which time there has not been rat in the
hotel.-P Swsburq Post.
"Two-thirds of the inmates in the luna
natic asylum at Raleigh are the wives and
daughters of farmers" said Rev. G. l..
Bailey, at the Oxford IN. CO. meetings.
Think of this, farmers, and tell us are not
your wives and daughters too much bur
dened with care? Do they not hear from
your lips too much about ''hard times?'
Would not more recreation, more rest,
more smiles, more pleasant reading mat
ter, pay you and your wives and daugh-
ters?-Religious Herald.
A singular coincidence recently occur
ed at Lafayette, Ga. An elderly lady,
while out at her cow pen, by some mishap
fell over rail and broke the cap Of her
thigh bone. She sent for her. sister, who
went in the morning to perform the same
work. and had the misfortune to fall over
the same rail, breaking booze just as her
sister had done. They both now lie in
beds in the same room. wlthoat much
hope of ever again being able to walk.
A Chicago paper figures up handsome
profit to the city on Gen. Grants recep-
tiOn.. The number of outside visitors is
placed by reasonable estimate at $4,000,
each of whom is supposed to have spent So
per day for three days, making a total of
81, 125, 900. Four leading hotels alone es-
innate their increased receipts at $39, 0OO
The cost to the city, chiefly spent in de-
corations, is estimated at $4,000. which
generally went into the pockets of citi
ZenS.
The Danville Post" says that few
days ago Capt. James P. Hawkins, mem
Der OF the common council of that city,
cook out hunting on his estate, lying in
North Carolina, two tobacco merchants of
Cincinnati, who saw for the first time in
their lives an Opossum and persimmon.
Some of DR.. McCosh' s New York friends
have added $40 to his annual salary as
an OffSett to the Increased expenses of his
new residence, knOWn as Prospect, and
tie finest residence Of any college presi-
dent in America.
A little daughter of Major G. s. String
fellow, of Petersburg. fell over the bannis-
tiers in her fathers house a distance of 30
feet, to the hall below, crushing the from
tai bone and otherwise seriously injuring
H..
Some years ago little girl in Washing
ton City saw an old lady going to the
pump with bucket, and called her ian
old elephant" Out of this grew q suit
which has already cost SIC, 900 and the at
tendance of one hundred witnesses and
whichis this week still on trial in that
city
Gen. Chas. ]. Barton, formerly Major
General by Brevet, in the British Army,
who served with great distinction in India,
died at Norfolk. Va, last week. He, sew
eral years ago, bought a farm in Princess
Anne county, to, which he brought his
family His death caused much sorrow
in his neighbored where he was greatly
esteemed.
A party of Cleveland youths marched
around that city the other day wearing
police asked them to explain. the young
men pointed to ladies pro nennding ule
streets with hats like men's hats on and
simply said: "Turn about is fair play.''
Vera Sassoulitch, who lately had leg
acy of $30O,O00 left to her by Russian
merchant named Karpof, mus, in order to
get the Inheritance, 60 to Russia. where
she will Immediately be arrested. and
either imprisoned, expatriated, or pro-
nOunced an alien, and SO not receive it
at all.
Mr.. George Augusta Sala will pass next
winter in the United States, probably at
New Orleans. He was to have left Liver
pool last Saturday. According to the
London Truth" he deserves his repu-
tation of being the first after-dinner speak
sr in England"
So far five hundred and ninety-one wo-
men have registered 1T Boston to vote for
school committees. Those wards which
are Republican contribute tile large st
number of women who nave registered,
while the Democratic wards are represent
by few women, and those are said to be
schoo teachers.
BY the rules Of the Lynn [Mass.] Work.
ingmen's Association, no officer Ut tue or /
ganiz ,tlon is permitted 10 be a candidate
for political office.
The Rev. Charles Mclean has been de-
posed at a meeting of the Glasgow Presby-
terry OF the United Original Seceders, for
having OBLIGATED as the minister OF a Bap-
fist congregation at Coatbridga
A young child of Colonel j, b, Lady of
fell in the fire last Friday and
Was severely burned about Tie legs and
body. The Colonel, who went 10 its
rescue, had both haAds badly burned.
We are pleas to learn that several of I
our amateurs have been complimented, |!
with calls to take part N the Stanton
will probably do so.-Harrs-
,onburq Commonwealth.
J. Harrison of Monmoutiy, Rookbridge
TO-, Va, has just killed a hog weigh ng
seven hundred and twenty two pounds
Jacob Syler of Rockbridxe, hung himself
N Sunday last in the garnet while his
amily were at church.
Messrs. Moody and saRkey will begin
eyival work at st. LOUIS in two weeks
md will continue II there through tho
winter. y
California oil wells are now PRODUCING
bout bout seven even hundred md barrels ps. day.