Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-06-04


The Pittsburgh Pest thinks it moth
ing strange that Mr. and Mrs Hayes have
slept in George Washington 5 bed at Mi
Vernon, for Lincoln, Buchanan and sew
eral others have done the same thing. But
Mr.. and Mrs. HAYES have been sleeping In
Samuel J Tiiden's bed at the White House
for scme three years That is something
nobody else has done.
Gov. Holiday was in this city yesterday
on his way to Richmond and spent the day
with relatives. In the morning, after SET
vice at st. Paul's church, the Governor
stood sponsor at the baptism of the infant
child of Mr.. Charles S. Taylor.-A leGa1a-
dri0 Gazette.
DR.. T. Clay Maddux was married yester-
day by Rev. DR.. Leeds, at Grace P. E
Church, 10 Miss Isabel 0. Belts, daughter
of the late Capt. VIM Belts, of Albemarle
county, Va, and formerly of England
The bride was given away by Gen. Frank
A. Bond. After the marriage they left
for an extended Northern tour.-Baltinaore
american, June LIST.
A fire in Woodstock Saturday afternoon
destroyed the barn and outhouses OF DR.
James Irwin. DR.. Irwils dwelling and
one other caught on fire, but were saved
by the exer! ions Of the tiremen. The
Lutheran Church was in imminent danger
but escaped.
Major John W. Daniel, of Lynchburg,
Va, has been selected to deliver the ad-
dress at the celebration of the centennial
anniversary of the battle of Cowpens, in
South Carolina, and has accepted Major
Daniel is one Of the most eloquent orators
in Virginia.
vice of the Khedlve of Egypt, but who re-
turned to this country several years ago
and settled in Florida, is being pressed for
the Democratic nomination for Congress
in the second district of that State, with
good prospects OF success.
At the election in Wytheville, Thursday :,
tWenty-six negro voters were found to
have sworn that they had paid their CAPT
tation tax when it was ascertained from
the Treasurer they had not.
Col. J. Catlett Gibson, of Culpeper coun-
ty. so prominent in the last legislature,
was elected to the town council of Culpep-
er G. H., Thursday. Nat. 3. Meade, Esq,
was elected Mayor of the town.
Don. 7. G. Peters, an old merchant and
banker Of Lynchburg, died on Monday
last at his residence in that city. On the
same day Henry o. Schoolfield, ar old cit
lzen and former Mayor of Lynchburg, died
suddenly at Greensboro N. G.
Henry Critic, a colored man of Grayson
comfy. Va, has just been sentenced to
he hung for having cut the Threats of his
two brotbers-in-law while they were asleep
in their BEDS. He will be executed Octo-
Der 18th.
Last Saturday, memorial day, was OBJ
served at the old chapel in Clarke county,
in honor of the Confederate dead buried
i'm IT'S church yard. The roll Of the dead
of Clarke county was read.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, Of Va, whilst
on visit to Atlanta, Ga, put himself
sonarely on the record for Gen. Hancock
"a the Democratic candidate for the presi-
dencY.
Col. J. Marshall McCue, formerly of
Angnsta. and for many wears member of
the T legislature from the county, but now
a citizen of Nelson, was in the city yester-
day.-Lynchburq Varqinsan.
The Governor has appointed Andrew
Feucbtenberger inspector OF flour at Har-
risonburg, to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation of John Ewalt.