Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-12-17

Actors, with reasonable care, make as
old bones as other folk. Benjamin Web
ster is still vigorous at over 80, and Buck
stone recently died at about the same age.
Murdoch, still living with us, is near that.
Charles Mathews, lately dead, and the liv-
ing John Gilbert count 20. So do Cres-
wick and Barry Sullivan. Mrs. Kelley is
70. And those two admirable ''old wo-
men, of our stage, Mrs. Marie Wilkins
and Madame Michel, are in the seventies.
John c. Fieldelday, prominent Demo-
cratic politician and Catholic of Cincin-
natl, died few days ago, leaving direc-
lions that he should be buried in Spring
Grove Cemetery. which is Protestant
burial ground. Bishop Elder directed that
no priest should Officiate at the funeral un-
less the interment took place in consecra-
ted ground. The widow followed her hus-
bands directions and the ceremonies were
conducted by Protestant minister.
Mr.. Robert Barton, one of the Pacific
coast milliOnaires, has left San Francisco
in disgust. He announces that he is 60
ing to dispose Of every dollars worth Of
property owned by him in California and
take the money to some place ''where rich
men are not made the target for sand-lot
demagogues aud legislative robbers" He
proposes to take up his residence in New
York.
Within the past two weeks the Rev. Mr..
McGill, rector of the Episcopal church at
Brandy Station, IN this county, has lost
two of his children by diptheria which, we
regret to learn, is prevailing in that neigh
-borhOod. His wife and two other children
we understand, are now seriously i'll, one
of the latter not expected to live.-Culpep-
en- Times.
When band serenades Gen. Grant it is
the best policy for the members to choose
the easiest tune. The general does not
know one tune from another. The other
evening, while band was playing sThe
Last Rose of Summer he said, II always
did like Home Sweet Home especially
that part of it which refers to the Oaken
bucket"
The Prince of Wales has been for the
seventh time made Grand Master Of Ma.
sons in England, and his continued accep.
lance of the office and faithful performance
of it's duties. and the personal interest he
takes in the great order, has made him
popular with the craft all the world over.
Miss Corinne Roosevelt, the second
daughter Of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. of
New York, had cOming-out-party on
Wednesday evening for which six hundred
invitations were issued. She was the re.
cipient of at least one hundred boquets.
Mr.. Magruder, of Winchester, Va, has
recovered verdict of 500 damages against
the city for an accidental fall consequent
upon failure to light street crossing on
dark night, when the almanacs said it
would be moonlight.
Bishop Dudley, in the Kentucky Church
ssChronicle," says he has received notice
from the Episcopal Bishop of New York.
of the deposition flor causes not affecting
moral character) of Rev. Morris A. Tying.
A convention of colored emigrants from
North Carolina. was held at Greencastle,
Ind, on Friday last, and among other res
OlutiOns resolved "that they had never en-
joyed true freedom till they found 1t in In
diana"
The widow of Gen. E. V. Sumner, U.
S. A., died at Charlottesville, Va; last
week. She was the mother of two sons,
who were in the regular army, and OF four
daughters, all married to army officers.
The population of Wheeling, W. Va, is
81 900, and it has in it nine Methodist
churches. six American, one German, two
colored. One of these churches cost $780,
600.
The Southern Advocate" says Bishop
Wightman, of the M. E. Church, South,
is able to sit up an hour or so at time.
and that he is steadily improving.
Because of the lateness of the season,
and for other reasons, Bishop Whittle, OF
Virginia, has concluded to withdraw his
appointments. except those for Trinity
Chesterfield and Chester:
That affecting disease, the goitre, is pre-
yailing in an epidemic form IN Montgom-
ery county, Va. There are forty cases,
and nearly all are females.
Withrow & Nettleton, of Allegheny
Station, are saving half million feet of
lumber for the Chesapeake and Ohio rail.
road Wharves near Richmond.
Charles r. Whipple, the journalist who
died in Nashville, Tenn, of typhoid fever
was buried on the 3Oth ult. at New PrOvi-
dence church in Rockbridge county.
Prof, David O. Swing talked about leav.
ing Chicago for New York, but his con-
gregation having raised his salary from
81 200 to 900 he will stay in the West
The Fincastle ''Herald" says that the
rate of mortality in Botetourt during the
last fall and SO far this winter has been
strikingly high.
Or. 3. Arbogast. of the Valley Institute
Winchester, Va.s is in very low state Of
health, with but little hope Of recovery.