Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-04-09

Gen. Peasants, the Federal officer who
constructed the mine which, exploding,
made the "Crater' in front of Petersburg
died at Pottsville, Pa, last week. Gen.
Grant said the advance then would have
been successful, but it Twas entrusted to
Gen. Ledlie, the very worst general officer
in the Army of the Potomac"
Some days ago Mrs. Senator Johnston.
while descending a flight Of stairs at Egg
gleston" the residence of Senator John W.
Johnston, three miles east of Abingdon.
| caught her foot in some way on a step and
fell, breaking her right arm IN two places.
A correspondent of the Allegheny
Tribune" says at a meeting of the mem
bers Of the Presbyterian church there. the
services of Rev. James M. Rice, for twen-
ty-one years the pastor, were dispensed
with. The bad health of the pastor was
the cause of the action.
Lord Ramsay's expenses at the Liver
pool election, which he failed to win, were
rather over $65.00O, and his father, the
Earl of Dalhousie. declares he will not
contribute a farthing towards them. 1t
wife helped him to canvass.
Daniel F. Maddox is appointed postmas
ter at Overalls, Page county, Va, a new
Office established on the route between Luz
ray and Front Royal. j. P. Fell is ap-
pointed postmaster at FraDkford, Green
brier county, W. Va, vice H. M. Brown,
removed for cause.
On one train which arrived at Alexan-
dria. Saturday, there were $500 chickens
Qnd dnokc THAR W. from Ia
Tennessee, to New York. Iwenty-eight
dozen eggs had been collected hy the coop.
man since they left Knoxville.
Church debt-raising was the leading fea-
ture in the Easter services this year in
Baltimore. Mount Vernon heading the list
with S6S, 600 lift, Ascension coming ext
with over SIG 900, Bethany with $4,000,
and Trinity with $780, total CT over
100000.
We have noticed several lots of cattle
passing westward through town during
the past few weeks. a Monongalia coun-
ty Nv. Va.l cattle buyer, drove from this
county and Bath, some days ago, about
300 in one lot, all Of them being three and
four year olds.-Highla'ad Recorder.
Augusta is a long way ahead of any of
the Valley counties with the spirit of i'm
provement, and the Importance of good
roads. She had passed by the last legisla-
ture bill allowing her to borrow money
to McAdamize her public roads.-Paqe co.
Courier.
Joaquin Miller, the poet, was married in
New York recently to Miss Abbie Leland.
third daughter of the late Major Leland.
of Gen. Grants staff. Cards were not
issued. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller are making
arrangements to visit England.
Rev. Peter Shickel. Lutheran minis
ter of Roanoke county, Va, had narrow
escape from drowning on Sunday, March
2Sth, while crossing swollen stream to
fill an appointment for preaching.
Spencer Walker, a school boy of II years,
at Newton, Ga., committed suicide be-
cause he feared that he would fail in his
examination at school, and thus lose his
rank in his classes.
Major VIM. H. smith. for nearly half
century one Of the leading merchants of
Norfolk, Va, and a brother of Gen. +. II.
Smith Of the V. Nj. L., died last week.
J. S. SaYille of Rockbridge, a graduate
of Washington = Lee University, has
been elected TEACHER in the Aynchburg
Public Schools. There were thirty appll- |
cantS.
The Veteran Zouayes, of Elizabeth, N.
j., General j. Madison Drake command |
ing, are arranging TO visit Yorktown, Va,
in October, 1881.
1t is said. that four thousand negroes
who have seldom or never voted in Della
ware have lately pad their poll tax and !,
had their uames PUT on the voting lists.
The University of Virginia reports s2s
representing twenty--two
different States. or the whole number
la are from Virginia,
Charley Thompson, only twepty-one
years old, ard week married, blew bis
brains out near West Union, W, Va,
lew days ago.
Rev. Mark s. Gross, OF Wilmington, has
,sen appointed by the Pope, Bishop Of
North Carolina.
Jay Cooke has bought the entire water
,ower of the st. Louis River from the
oot Of The rapids TO Thompson, MINI.