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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1879-12-01

Sin 8ru6er Wfeiier's lit an Der Sano
b%eripunoet; 9ernann 9tdtDer bat bon
eiuem S6lag ooer @lrf nit eineln 3ie9el
cine iblin1me 9Sunoe am rehteu S6r.
ltnter ben Srii6eu lit, 9anf tbren oldeH
S6doeln, teiner erbebli1 Derlebt.
QllS am Wtorgel Des "a. ltopember Der
Coroner bon Otilnaufee uno cine Nn5abI
Observation-Disclosures allr bic Statte
Der 9tauferei tamen, bot fi6 ibnen Elm
ipiiiter 9lnbli6. SIM g8jrt05iimmer la9en
S6erben bon Serbrodenen Geuern, Sallen
nno @lGiern un1Der. 0to6 ldltmmer ipar
es i'm San5iaaI. Die aus DEM NirtbS7
Gunner in Deulclbcn fiibrelOe Sbllr mar
Scri6lagen, ell Sel0 6erlclben DerauS7
9ei6lagen. Ser Sfeu lag III S%rltlnnlerr,
Der GoOen mar nit S6erben uno Stlden
bon i3iegeIn beocGt. Gin meDreren Stellet
OeS SuBboOenS, ~belonOerS III Der 9fdDe Der
S1ir, lab malt grobe Slutlpuren; bic
0nuptblutlQAc mar aber I00lt meg
geipai6en. 9u1 Die @ano mai an Dem
bidt BEL Der I6iir bcftnDli0en SEN tier NIT
8lut beipribt, ebeniD cine 8anf, ipelGe
bort italtb. Qln fiinf Stellen ber gS0lOe
unb bet 9ede lab man Spurert bon bort
eii19eorunQenen GeOolDerflQel1. Gtle
SOoawalerfai0e Lag 9an5 nit Slut be-
OeGt Da.
Sn elmer Sarnmcr bcs nidt tpett pon
6em 98irtbidaft5z unb San3>2ofale eHtz
"ferlten &riiger'i6en gSo6nbauleS Lag auf
ciuem Sofa Der 9emorOete 0ern1am Wtetz
ier, nit ei11en1 bluIigen &ettlaten 5uges
bedt. 9as nidt unihDne geli6t mar nit
8lut beiubelt u1o nit S6muB beOedt,
uuo iiber benz Iii1fen2luQe tloftte cine bluttge
MunDe, etna einem Dalbeu 3Du brett nno
Stuet .3ol lang; Ser 9iutcrtOpf mar our0
otebe nit Stetnen &C. uno our9 Critic
arg Su9eridtet.
0aftbefebIe wur6eu auS9eiteIt gegen ben
WOrDgeieQeu Sad Otabben, ge9en leincn
beinaDe eOcnlo wlitbigen 8rlOer Sob uIO
ge9en mebrere an0ere irtl0e Strol1e.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1879-12-01
N5Schenflichc S((fmofs Sfaafs-Beifmro.

rem bintpeg uno l6nitten Dem unglidlt6en
Situ9liug Den ,&opf ab. 9to6 ne0r re1ts
bon mir bel ben @rtlDauern, taft unrnittelz
bar unter Der Wfauer, ftel Der Sdhnrt6
WrtgorjeiD DeriDunoet 5u Sooen. fexerte
aber Oeiienungeadtet aus leinem 9teDolDer
oui ben Setno ulo itre6te mebrere Gefinz
aen neben ii6 nieber. 8on 6einOen un1z
ringt, tpurbe ct jeoOb taft in Stiide 3erz
Iauet, bis es meDreren Solbaten gelang,
iDn auf ben Gerbanoplab Su brirgen, tuo=
lelb1t er, pbne einen S9rei, pbne ein Gez
itDbn aus5uitOben, zines ru9mDOlen SooeS
1tar6.
lnb nod peiter re6ts riidte gu berIelz
ben 3eit Do5 S1il tpan'i6e 8ataillon nit
ipeDenoer SABINE gum 9lngriff Dor; Der
8atailIonS : Commandment lhritt, pbl6on
III Der 8rult nerlpunbet. NIT Der tpebcuOen
6a6ne an Der Spibe bes 8atatQons climber.
Nber ibnen oroDte baS gleide Sdifial,
baS ulS betroffcn bate. -. Ser Gatail>
Ions ~@ommanoaut Der tapfercn S6IBen,
Der @eorgSritter Wfaior Safonotp, tpurbe
l6lDer OeriuunOet DOr Der Sronte leineS
SataiaOnS BON ietten Offisiereu aufgebo-
belt, bon Denen bier Dur0 SG6elbiebe
glei6faI5 l6tper Derlpunbet tparen. Sic
DpQten ibren Gommnnoanten retten, aber
Der tapfere Wiajor ipuroe troboem in Stiide
gebauel.
Nber aud alf Seiten ber Setnoe tpurbe
nit riibmli6er 3apfcrfcit getGmpft. !3tpei
unlerer Soloaten, tpeld)e itd) benz Sobe gez
ipetDt, batten ii0 lit 8ereiti6aft geieBt. Die
tie er9rettenoen Sefiu5en auf lire Gaions
ntte gu lpieBen - Oa narfen fi0 snei gang
maffenloie GefinSen nit wiloem 0ei1ret
auf Die 8aion1ette unb ermDglt6ten IS
oaour6 tbren genoleH, Die tapferen Sol
oatcn nteOcr5ubauen.
Sn Der ruDmuDlIen Nffaire BEL Oengils
Sepe (ooer, tpte Giele ben Srt fGli0li0
nennen, Scot Gcpe") paren 6 8atailone
bctDeiltgt, aber YataiQone, beren 8eitano
fat rur Dem eiuer@pmpagnie auf &riegSfuB
gleihfam. Otan beranl0lagt Die 3abl
Der Sruppen unieres 0eta1ementS, welbe
ben Qn9rtff unternabmen, auf nt6t meDr
ais 14U0 Wtann, ben Seino ni6t ~ipeniger
al5 $4,000 Wtann, llD 11gcadtet Dteler
enorr1et ltnglei60ett, 1ngeahtet beiieu,
oaB unlere Sruppen bon aIen Seiten ln1s
ringt maren DermoGte1 unlere tapteren
Sataiaone IS bod, Den HuG5lg 3unt Stez
ben Su brtngen, inn W2Or1erte GDlonnen in
D0liger Sdla6toronung gu formiren, gum
9lngriff iber5ugeDen, ben Sebnrtal ltdrtez
rem Seinb 3uriid5ui0lagen utO in Die Sc
flung Suridsuperfen. uniere @erluite err
rei6en na0 li6eren O1a6ri6ten folgenoe
!3iffern: 0on SftSieren itno g%efaIen s.,
D%ertpunoet II; bon Inter WilitGrs 1tlo
gefaIen 155, pertpunbet 276; bon ben 40
Sreimiui9en 1t1D gefaIen 6, %berDunoet 10
u1b contuiionirt 4. Nuf Seite Der Sefitz
gen iouen, na6 Musiage Der 0efangeren.
gegen 1000 Wtatn gefa4en unb et1pa ebe1s
10 pieLe Derpunbet iein."
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1879-12-01
Srifm 1tuN Se1tfiM.

Sn Der g1adt pom %. auf 6et "a.
Gouember fam es in DEM flint Wteilen BON
W1tlmaufee al Der StraBe na9 Geoerburg
gelegenen @irtbsbauie bes gS. s.. &riiger
81 elmer b~Iuti9en 9tauferei 3mti6en SrIGlz
bern ul1o 0eutl6en, u1o SiD1r le0igli6
our6 bic Shulb Der SrIdnoer.
SIM ertpGbnten Mtrtb5b1uie fdl10 Elm
Tan3 6euti6er junger 9eute aus Der l1nls
aegen0 ftatt. @Gbreno bes 8ergnIgens
tam etne 8anbe SrIGll6er in ben Saal,
an StanbaL an3ufangen. Ser Qnfiibrer
Dieier StrDlde mar ein g%eipiiier Sad
Mabben, Der 24iGbrige libel beri9tigte
Sobn zines III iener @e9eno tDobnenben
Sarmers. Maooen fling erit nit einen
iungen beuti6en Sarrner aus Der hinge
genb, 9erntaln &dtber, STREET at. 9ies
fibrte 81 elmer aagemeinen fur6tbaren
griigcIet. Die gin0ringlinae bLieien Die
&i6ter aus, Der Sfen tpuroe 3ertriimmert,
1eine etrSeInen S6eile Dur0en bon Dem
fuie rajenb ii6 geberbenben Wtabben uno
Mn6eren ais @affe benubt; StiiGe 9ola,
ElaIhen, @lGler nuroen geporfeu. Gin
9euti6er giamens 6ermann Oieiier, Der
nur DesbaIb, neil er ftd bes bebrGueter
3Gtber alteenommen, Die aagemetne irtiAe
Nut6 auf iid geIenft bate, tDarb bon ben
irii1eu Geftiet 10 ibreflt6 5uger16tet,
DaB CT tpenige Stunben oarGuf, mad @r>
buloung i1redli6er S6mer5e1, itarb.
6ermann Wieiier tpar 80 Sabre alt ui16
betrieb nit Bagenbauer S. @erla9 ein
eigenes @ei6dft. Gr tpar Elm rubiger
Nfanu, nlgemeiu beItebt, feiBig unO 9es
16iGt, u110 Iebte Bel ietner WtItter, nel6e
cine tLetne Tarm bel SiIber Springs, ettuG
cine babe Oleile bon &riger's Birtbsz
baus, beftbt. Der Slater 1T Dor iieben
MOmatem gsitorben, Der dItere 8rn6er
QOuis Iebt in Chicago, Elm iiingerer, @nftap,
in Renoi6a. 90 MAJ 9ermdm Die Stl5e
Der Sanilie gebIieben, tpel9e nod aus Der
Mutter unb 3tpet BEL tbr Iebenben grnoern
!6ermonn's 6e1tan6. @r mar friDer nerz
5eirat6st, tpurOe aber sei6ieOen: Die 5a>
mile Meiier i%tautn1t aus &euit i'm per-
aootbum Sa6ienzM tenburg. Ser utz
GIiid[id1e nur6e BON Sad Ma6beH. ais er
ldon balls tOOt mar, an ben 8einen uritz
bereeserrt uno 0ann Don ben 8eltten fIr9ts
bar 8etreten.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22

The next time Repeater draws an
affecting picture of the lunatics now in
jail for want of accommodations in the
asylums, his attention should be respect
fully called to the fact that at the Staun-
ton Asylum splendid addition has been
completed and occupied, another large
addition is almost rooted in and a
third large addition is already up to its
third story, and then the speaker might
add, as postscript, the statement that an
der q s'debt payer'' Governor more adda-
ho,adl accommodations haze been procided
for the insane than during the aohole preOs-
Gus history of the State put together. 1t is
greatly to the credit of Virginia that this
is SO, and if the Repeater really wants to
say anything good of the old State, he can
jot this down in his note book for refer.
ence.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22

= A FIRE WHICH HAS BEEN BURNING
FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARs.-About
three years ago the "Observer" reported
the case of citizen of this county who,
having married in 1s4a. lighted fire on
his hearth-stone as soon as he carried his
bride to his new home, and had kept it
burning ever since. The citizen was in
town yesterday and, being questioned
about the matter, stated that the fire was
still burning and that throughoutall these
thirty-six years it had never been allowed
to 90 out Questioned as to whether or
not it made the house uncomfortably hot
in torrld weather, he said the extra heat
thus generated was not perceptlble. In
reply 10 another question, he said that in
summer weather, when it was necessary,
for comforts sake, to keep the ireburning
very low, he had to get up frequently at
night to replenish it slightly, but that he
counted this as nothing when he cOntem-
plated the idea Of that fire going ont. He
has -,dently formed for it strong at
tacament, and yet one would not take him
for Il sentimental! man.. But this fire is to
him !. col slant reminder of the day when
lie first brought home his bride. Around
it his children have grown up into man
hood and womanllood, and their children
nave gazltl into its light. 1t was the last
light that fell upon the eyes of his wife,
and he hopes that it will be the last that
will fall upon his. Viewed thus his senti-
mcnt in th matter can be understood, and
so strong is tins sentiment that with the
old man it amounts almost to passion. -
Charlotte N. co. Observer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22
What a Stranger thinks Ct the Valley.
STAUNTON, VA, Aug. 10th, 1879
Nessrs. Editous::

AeSSrS. Edat0US:
The Valley of Virginia is noted all over the Union
one of the most beautiful sections of this broad
country-better known such, possibly by its oc-
eupaon often in turn by the contending hosts in
tiful. rich and plenteous land, yet neither nor any
one else who had never gone through 1t from end to
cry the fertility Of its SOIL or the prosperity and
hospitality of its people from hearsay. Like many
other things, it must be seen to be properly apprecf
ated or enjoyed I have been frequently struck
as on late trip to MI jackson the occasion being
the trOtting races on the 18th, 18th and 18th 1nsts
The Valley recovering from the late drouth, opened
out on every side with its young vegetation of green,
which still seemed to gisten from the late repeated
showers, yellow stacks of wheat and waving corn
here and there ca pped by towering mountains with
their Jagged fronts and irregular outlines, presen-
ted on every side changing landscape view, which
many an artist would give his all to be able to trans
fer to canvass.
This occasion was especially pleasant in many re-
spects not only did it feast the eye with the grand
which the people Of this blessed land dispense their
taken charge Of by that well known Valley gentle.
man, Uol j. w. K. Moore. He seemed to think it
his especial duty as it certainly was his pleasure, to
see that and others should enjoy to the utmost our
visit to Mt. Jackson On the second day of the
Col. M. suggested to several a trip to Orkney
Springs, and in an Uncomfortable short time came
around driving spanking fOuI-in-hand." The
road to Orkney leads through and over mountains
Astounding in sublime views, and Orkney itself is
the hills. At night balls break the monotony and
with its splendid cuisine, well known medicinal
waters and delightful location, ne wonder Orkney
is such popular summer resort
After night sojourn our hOst. gave the order to
mount and IN the short space of one hour and forty
minutes landed us safely at his paatia residence at
realize the extent Of Shenandoah Valley hospitality
vast stretch of green bordering mountains and
running streams and its people, whom have found
fe G3 Mopd TO 9se in
ty. STRANGER.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22
~~<~N>N

The Rev. Mr.. Munson, who lately as
tonished Worcester congregation of Ad-
ventists by stepping down from the plat
form and marrying himself to young
woman, is now astonished to find himself
in Jail on charge of bigamy. lie is said
to have wife and four children in Kan
saS.
The funeral of James Snowden, col
ored man. took place at Atlanta, Ca, Sun
day from st. Paul's church, the principal
| white Episcopalian church in that city.
| The church was crowded. The rector of
| the church officiated and white choir
| sang. There were number of white Cit
| liens in the church during the services.
The New England girls certainly carries
off the palm for originality. A young
woman of WallingfOrd, Conn.,, was mar
ried the other evening, and while the fes-
| tivities that followed the ceremony were
at their height the bride eloped with one
of her old admirers, who was among the
guests.
Pennsylvania will doubtless soon rid her
self of the tramp nuisance. The new
| tramp law which went into effect Aug.
18th, prescribes Imprisonment of from one
| to three years for all professional highway
| pedestrians.
2,700 bushels of prime wheat we are in
| formed was the product of ninety acres of
the farm of Col. John Thos. Gibson. near
| this place. Mr.. David Barbour was the
| tiller Of the SOIL Charleston Free Press.
VIM. N. Roach, cashier of the Citizens
| National Bank, of Washington city, has
given that city surprise by proving an
embezzler to the amount of 100000.
VIM. Fl. Maddox, of Warren CO., Va,
gold Tuesday to M. G. Richardson 10 tat
steers, upon which his profit in less than
twelve months was 500 to each steer. This
is better than raising grain.
Ira Hart, an old citizen of CIarksburg,
w. Va, who was indicted before the war
| for taking Greeley's "Tribune," was killed
by being thrown from wagon few days
ago,
John Thomas Smith has been appointed
by Judge kiyes a commissioner to draw
the juries for the United States Courts to
be held in Lynchburg.
Bismarck's salary as Chancellor of the
Empire and Prussian Minister is $13,-
500. DIR. Falk, on retiring after SO years
service, gets pension of 49, 300.
Mrs Patience Vandeventer, Of Lees
burg, Va. within year has been acct
dentally shot, paralyzed, and had an arm
broken.
They tell Of a young nan at Saratoga
who has suit of clothes for every three
hours in the day, exclusive of his night
dress.
s'Sherwood Forest'' fine farm of 78O
acres, four miles below Fredericksburg,
has been sold for $4,000.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22


Between the "shot gun policy and the
s'confdence game policy" our colored
brethren seem to be getting behind hand
in the matter of the Freedman's Savings
Bank. Those depositors whose lives are
spared to look into the matter find that
Jno. A. J. Creswell, Of Nd, exp postmaster
General; Robert Purvis, lcolored) of Phil
adelphia, and r. 81. T. Leopold, have, flor
FIVE years, been receiving 5000 each, a
year, for winding up that swindle and are.
by the process of salary absorption, wind
ing up the assets as well. A statement
In the Baltimore Americans Republic
can paper, gives the cheering information
to the d epositors that Mr.. Creswell at
taches no importance to the execution of
the duties Of his position beyond drawing
the salary; that Mr.. Purvis says his ap-
pointment was simply to give confidence
to the colored people who were interested in
the affairs of the bank" and Mr.. Leopold
in recent letter to Senator Bruce, admits
that the ''annual expenses of the COM
mission are $4,000. AS even the nominal
assets of the bank are million dollars less
than its liabilities the prospects of the de-
positors, under the present commission,
are not favorable to getting anything at
all. Take him all in all, the colored bro
ther must conclude that even the Repub-
lican white man is extremely "onsar-
tain.'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22

The iron business, which was the first
touched by the panic of '73, is rapidly re-
viving. Among the first fruits, and one
near home, is the fact that the Receiver
of the great Tredegar Iron Works at
Richmond, which suspended six years ago,
has just been ordered by the court to re-
turn the works to the officers of the COM
pany. The company has received large
order for building cars. The Tredegar
when in full operation employs over six
hundred men. Another good symptom is
the starting of the rail department Of the
Abbott Iron Works, Canton, Md, which
suspended at the same time, and which
gives employment to eight hundred men.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22

ENTERTAINMENT AT ARBoR HILL
In the vicinity of Arbor Hill the people
have enlisted with commendable activity
in the enterprise of erecting building
to be used as church and for school pur
poses, and on next Thursday, the 2sth
inst, their friends and neighbors in Staun-
ton and Augusta, will be given an oppor-
tunity to help them. besides enjoying
themselves. There is to be given at Ar
Dor Hill festival on that day and a lawn
party at night, in aid of the good object,
and beside the good fare, there will be good
music by the Stonewall Band, and chance
for lively and exciting competition in the
voting away of a cake, which is as large in
diameter as flour barrel. 1t will be
pleasant occasion, and the attendance
should be large.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22
A 5000 Robbery.

Mr.. Geo. W. Fauber, Superintendent of
the County Poor House, has been in the
habit of keeping his money in small box
placed for safety within a trap door made
in the ceiling of his room. This box, on
Thursday of last week, contained three
500 notes, other notes of smaller denoni-
nations and gold and silver, the whole ag
gregating 5000, and on that day Mr.. F. and
his wife left home to pay visit to some
friends on South river. On their return
last Wednesday the little box was found
lying in the yard empty, it's hiding place
having been entered by some one familiar
with it. Mr.. Fauber is an Industrious
and thrifty man and it is to be hoped his
loss may be speedily made good by the cap
ture of both thief and money.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22
M11L1oNA1RE VINO WAS Poop

A MILLIONAIRE Who WAS Poor
SHOEMAKER Y EAR AND A HALF AGO.
"A wedding occurred last evening in this
city which recalls some Of the incidents in
the Arabian Nights. 1t was between two
favorites of fortune, whose sudden re-
moyal from poverty to opulence las few
parallels in fiction, and far fewer in real
life. The bridegroom is Mr.. August
Rische, WHO was a year and half ago a
poor man, obtaining a meagre living by
working at his trade as shoemaker. lie
was one of the pioneers of Leadville, and
had the good fortune to "strike 1t rich.'
He was the discoverer of the Little Pitts
burg mine. lie is now the partner of
Governor Tabor, and the owner If four
teen or fifteen mines, SOME of which are
among the best silver mines Ill the cOuil-
try. Among them are tl,e Saxon, Nevada
Hard Cash, Penfield. Red Rn.,rs =, d
Alaska. He is As years old. The bride
was Miss Minnie lunghuLn, = uii
Till ID few weeks ago she supported hey
self by sewing i'll the IS adjustment of
GiauZ u PerloiIst, fnrlie's
Tie engagement occurred d few weeks
ago. Mr.. Rlscie met Miss Iunghulln at
GlauZ Dc Periolat's and propn9 ii Il cnce,
the time OF the wedding Was not decided
on, however, ti.l Monday, when it was de-
termined To have it the foil wing evening.
The Wedding occurred AT Le reside nee of
Mr.. a.d Mrs. Perh,la', IA P;;rA avenue
The ceremony Was ,urInl,izc:i at u
O'Clock by he Rev. L N. Morrison, Jr.,
Of the Church OF the Epiphany. MIR ard
Mrs. Iungiluhn, the parents vi the bride
and MIR. ai.,l Mrs. P+riolat, $: ood up with
the bridal couple. The bl inr WAS attired
i'll a peail CT lortd silk and bro.:aded satin,
cut Ia frinceSse, with il long, square
train, trimmed with orange blossom. Size
wore diamond solitaire cal in.s aid dia-
moDd pin and bracelets.
After the ceremony a supper of the most
sumpt uous character was served. The
bridal pair go to New York, Washington,
and Baltimore, and then return by the
way of this city to Denver, where they
will reside. Mr.. Rische has just paid $40,
600 for furnished house in Denver, to
| which he will take his bride.
Mr.. Rischa's present to the bride con-
sisted of a watch and chain and diamond
jewelry to the value Of 81 800 and 500, 600
in Government bonds. Some of the finest
presents were sent by Mr.. Rische's Den
yer friends, and did not arrive in time for
the wedding CHICAGO Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22
The Political Committees.

The Conservative County Committee
now in control of the affairs of the party
in Augusta county and stanton is COM
posed of the following gentlemen
Pastures.-A. B. Lightner and s. Brown
Allen.
South River.-Dr. T. W. Shelton* and
Absalom Koiner.
Beverley Mamor.--Capt. James Bum
gardner, Jr., and Capt. E. A. Fulcher.
North River.-Maj. Samuel A. East and
W. H. Gamble.
Middle Riuer.-J. Davis Craig and Chas.
S. Roller.
Riuerheads.- A. Sproul and VIM. F.
Smith.
First Ward.-John Echols and Marshall
Hanger.
Second Ward.-W. A. Burke and s.
Travers Phillips.*
The Chairman of the Committee is Capt.
James Bumgardner, Jr., and the Secretary
S. Brown Allen.
[*The removal of DR.. Shelton to Staun-
ton and the death of the lamented s. Ira.
vers Phillips, creates vacancies in the dele
cations from South River and the Second
Ward which have yet to be filed
The Conservative Committee of this
congressional district is composed of Hon.
R. Y. w. Duke Of Albemarle, W. A.
Burke of Staunton, and Mann Splitter of
Page.
In the official pamphlet of the proceed
ings of the Mozart Hall. Convention we
find the Committee of that organization
for this congressional district have been
appointed as follows-Chas. S. Roller of
Augusta, G. T. Hopkins of Rockingham
and o. W. Purvis of Albemarle. The
duty..of these committeeman is set down
as being ''to look after the interests and
affairs OF the organization in their respec-
tive Duties" The Chairman of the
County Committee for Augusta is an
nounced to be S. Brown Allen, and the
duties of the Committee are set down in
the pamphlet as follows
2. The three members from each ward
and magisterial district composing such
committees shall be promptly nominated
by the city or county chairman to the
State Executive Committee, announcing
the sub-chalrman of the three members for
each sub-district.
8. It shall be the duty of these commit
teesstO look after the proper care and in
terests of the organization in their respec-
tive districts.
4. 1t shall be their duty to provide for
all nominating or other conventions Of the
organization within their respective dis
tricts, and, by conference and agreement,
for all nominating conventions to select
candidates for the General Assembly, in
cases where the city and county or coun-
ties form legislative election district.
s. It will be their duty, by every legiti-
mate means, to nurture the cause and to
promote the efficiency and coherent &C.
ton of the organization.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22

GREW THE WOOD FOR HIS CoFFIN.-A
remarkable story is told of the late Captain
Stone, of Moundsville, who was buried at
the beginning of this week. Thirty-fve
years ago he came from New Orleans to
Moundsville to make his home, and
brought with him two seeds of mahoga-
ny-like tree that fourished near his for
mer home. These he planted, remarking
to his family that he would have his coffin
made from the tree. One of the seeds
died, but the other flourished and grew
From a shoot it became a sapling, and
finally, in the course Of thirty years, grew
to fine tree. About eight months ago a
severe wind storm passed over Mounds
vile, and Captain Stone found his tree
laid PROSTATE. He had it dried, sawed in
to lumber, and sent to a Plttsburg firm.
In short time it was returned to him in
the form Of beautiful coffin, and for four
months it was preserved in his residence.
About Two weeks agohe contracted sick
ness that eliminated in his death, and his
desire being fulfilled, he was laid away
in the coffin he planned thirty-five years
ago. Wheeling { ". Va.) Register.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22

SUNDAY SCHOOL ORGANIZED,
Sunday afternoon last, Sabbath school
was organized at Verona by Rev. j. B.
Haskell, with the following officers; Su-
perintendent, Prof. 3. L. Ide; Librarian,
James W. Hess; Assistant Librarians,
Alonzo Trenary and Eugene Lushbaugh.
A Bible class was organized with Henry
Brown, teacher, and an infant class with
Miss Nettie Ide, teacher. There were %
children present,