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

MIR. Daniel S. Jones, for some time the
chief clerk of the board of health, became
insane and had TO be sent to the asylum.
His wife, Kate M. Jones, was subsequent
ly appointed a committee on his estate,
and about a month ago she, TOO, became
insane and was also sent to the govern
ment asylum Washington Star, Lee. 7th.
IN. Zirkle. of this place, bought
shoat the 5th day of Dec. 1879, which
weighed OH pounds gross. He weighed 1t
and butchered it on the 4th day of Dec.
1880. 1t weighed gross $50 pounds, and net
46S. 1t lost from gross to net l.Ctle over
one-sixth. 1t gained on an average nearly
one and one-ftth pounds per day from the
time it was put up till it was butchered.
Who can beat that? Stock, Poland-Chin
and Berkshire. -Newnaarhet Valley.
At the suggestion of Gen. Hunton, the
House IF Representatives have voted to
Jay to the heirs OF the late John Randolph
Tucker. nephew of COngresSma an tucker,
\ sum equal to six months salary as CLERK
30 the SPEAKER, which office he held at the
lime OF his death, and to allow $2oO TOT
uneral expenses. Appropriations OF this
Kind are customary under such clrcum-
stances.
A conductor on the Panhandle r. r. W.
Va, stopped his train on seing naked man
| kneeling in the-snow, with the thermome-
Ter at zero. He proved to be crazy, and
said that strange voice had commanded
him to hang his clothes on limb and
pray.
Oscar de Lafayette, a grandson of the
Marquis de Lafayette, has written to the
| COwpens Centennial Association that his
! parliamentary duties will not permit him
! to be present at the celebration on the 18th
of next January. He is member OF the
French Senate.
An English divine was recently married
at the age of eighty-two to girl of seven
teen, He is wealthy, and has grandchil-
dren married. The girl, when an infant,
was baptised by her future spouse when
| he lad numerous grandchildren running
about.
Hon. r. G. L. Moncure, the venerable
and beloved chief judge of the Virginia
Court of Appeals, has yielded to the ad-
vice of his physicians to retire for month
| or two from his seat on the bench in order
| to recuperate his health.
The Queen of Wurtemburg' life is reg
| ulated with conventional exactness. She
| "a the colonel of Russian regiment, and
| req uently appears at review in her uni
form. Her Majesty inherits her father 3
| tire late Czar) mania for drill.
A Democratic Senator, from Texas,
| whipped sleeping-car conductor while
en- route to Washington the other day..
This is the first substantial democratic
| victory that we have been called upon to
| .oo.t;o,, %h;, xoor- st Tonls Post Dem \
John III. Deane, of New York, who was
a private in the Federal army during the
war and was wounded prisoner IN Libby
| prison. has since the war made millions OF
dollars and has Just given $4,000 to the
| Baptist College at Richmond.
Bogus Charlie, che accomplish OF Capt
Jack in the Modoc war and the killing OF
General Candy, is reported as having dieo
| at La Grande, Oregon. He was on his
way to visit his sister in Lewiston, Indian
| Territory.
The Alabama Grand Council Of Masons
have ratified the constitution of Provision
| al Grand Council of the United States. IN
augurated at Detroit last August. This
Is the eighth State to ratify it.
M. Bartholomel, the new Russian Min
lister at Washington, is described as tall.
magnificent-lcOklng man. so handsome
that even the President spoke admirlngly
of him.
Father Ryan, author of the conquered
Banner'' and other poems, delivered sew
.eral sermons, and Jectured In Baltimore
last week. He is a short man about forty
five years Of age.
Judge Geo. W. Ward, Of Abingdon, Va,
refused last week to receive from q. L
Smith, State Senator from Nelson county;
6 communication which contemplated a
hostile meeting.
Wild ducksare said by the Lee county
IVA Sentinel to literally line Pow
| ellis river in that county. They are at
tracted there by the heavy beach mast to
be found along the banks.
Judge Robt J. Breckenridge, Of Louis
vile, KY, has been appointed Supreme
| Treasurer of the knights of Honor, to
to fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
| r. A. Osmer.
Robert M. Goodwin has been sentenced
| at Rockville, Ind, to imprisonment for life
1 LOT hu0 uuIuCI VI lllS UlOUuo1s d O1uhOl VI
| that place, and at the time member OF
| the NJ E. General Conference.
General Garfield is represented as having
come out of his front door to sweep the
snow from the steps, while lot of news
| paper men were waiting to interview him.
A Baltimore clergyman recently preach
ed on the subject, ''Why was Lazarus a
Beggar?" We suppose because he didn' t
advertise. Burlington HaaoEeye.
Oliver Wendell Holmes bears the repu-
tation of being the best writer of occasion
al poems now living, and his reputation in
England is something phenomenal.
Three hundred barrels of barytes, the
largest single shipment Of that mineral
ever sent from Virginia, was shipped from
Lynchburg last week to Philadelphia.
Rev. John K. Mason, formerly of Shen-
andoah, has been called from Charlotte,
N. c., to the rectorship of the Episcopal
church at Liberty, Bedford.
The esprit of Jefferson says: The
Shenandoah Valley Construction Compa-
ny, we under stand, has purchased the eel
ebrated Luray Caves.
Capt. Alex. Innis, of Alexandria, while
attempting to carry a ten gallon milk can
on saturday, died from the bursting of a
blood vessel near the heart.
Captain Sam Maecubbin, chief of the
Confederate detectives during the war.
died in Richmond last week.
One gentleman in Montreal has offered
to contribute 81 900 towards the expenses
of sending Canada lawyer to Ireland to
defend Parnell.