Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-27

ELECTED high commentator from all WuO
heard her.-Pdge Va Courier.
Jack Ince bad just fitted up his saloon
at Arkana, Texas, with a fine black wal
nut bar. Tom DAILY, a desperado, took
drink at the new counter and began to
carve his initials with a bowie knife on
its polished surface. Ince protested with
out avail, and then commanded DAILY to
stop. s'l'm going to cut this bar or you,
anu dom care which, WAS the retort.
ssYou won't do ether" said Ince, and
shot the bully dead.
A correspondent informs us that on the
9TH inst, a series of special services, con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. &. b. Strickler, closed
at Mt. Zion, Rockingham, in the bounds
of the missionary field now in charge Of
Rev. A. FL. Price. Great interest was
manifested, and STEPS have been taken
looking to the organization of a church,
Central Presbyterian.
A contract for building nine miles of
the Richmond q Allegheny Railroad has
been awarded to Messrs. Randolph and
Parish of this place. The location Of
their work begins nine miles south of
Buchanan and extends to that place. They
will probably commence work next week.
Charlottesville Jefersoinan.
Mr.. Bell, the inventor of the telephone
that bears his name, is only thirty-two
years old. He has made great fortune
out of the invention, and has enriched his
father-in-law, Mr.. Hubbard, of Boston /,
who put money iuto 1t, and who is now
getting up companies in London to intro
duce the telephone into India, China, ia
pan and Egypt.
On the 18th inst, r. A. Crockett cut
and fatally wounded Sam Graham in Nc
Dowell county, w. Va, and fled TO Taze-
well county, Va. On the 10Th isn't. VIM.
Payne, "a deputy sheriff of Mcdowell came
over into Virginia and shot and mortally
wounded Crockett, who did not surrender
promptly. Payne then fled back to West
Virginia.
The Rev. Michael J. O'Farrell, of ST.
Peters Catholic Church, New Y ork, cele-
brated the twenty fifth anniversary of | il
ordination on Wednesday, on which Occa-
sion his parishioners presented him with a
purse of 81 900 and some valuable silver
ware.
In Norfolk on the 10th, Mrs. Elizabeth
1DGuSOu, CHo tStu motHcl VI VIC lnIG OAAOA
IF Police Benson, who shot himself in
January, ended her life by cutting her
throat with table knife and then jump
ing into a hogshead of water.
Samuel T. Warner. a young man of ex-
cellent character, living in Highland
county, became violently insane last week
and after Intellectually chasing his wife
with butcher knife, got his gun and
shot valuable horse grazing Lear. lie
was committed to prison to await trans
portatlon to the Asylum.
Major H. B. Mcclellan, of Kentucky,
formerly acknowledgement of Gen. J. E.
B Stuart's cavalry corps, will deliver the
annual address before the Virginia divi-
sion, Confederate army of Northern Vir-
GINA, at Richmond, Oct. 81. Major Nc
Clellan's subject will be 1.-THE Life.
Character and Campaigns of Major-Gen.
J. E. B. STUART
If three such crop years as they have
had cannot set our Valley farmers on
their feet, their case is hopeless. The
wheat crop has been exceptional; the
standing corn on upland and lowland is
beautiful to behold, and the grass is album
dant for four times the stock it has upon
it, Winchester Times.
The great wheat concern of Jim Keene
and Jessie Hoyt, commenced over year
ago, in which they bought 16, 900, 600 BUSH
els of wheat, has at list been settled up.
The two lost $3.50, 900 on the speculation.
Professionalism is adyancin throughout
Italy. From an alphabetical Guide to
the Protestant Churches in Italy, recent
ly published, it apI cars that there are now
few Italian towns, even of the secondary
Importance, Witho ut a Protestant church.
There are five men to one woman in
Leadville, Col. At Silver Cliff the ratio
is seven to one; at Pitkin. seventeen to
one. The older cities in Colorado-Den-
yer, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, George
town, Boulder, Central and Golden-shOW
a fair proportion Of women.
DR.. Archibald Graham, venerable cit
izen of Rockbridge, died on the 10Th inst.
His wife died only two days before. DR.
Graham was elected a member of the Vir-
ginia Board of Works in 1850 and was ul-
der many administrations postmaster at
Lexington.
Judge Henry M. Spoffard, of La, who
was contesting Kellogg's seat IN the U. S.
Senate, died at the Red Sulphur Springs
last week. He was native Of COnnecti-
cut.
The New York papers say that DR..
Tanner has had all his teeth drawn, and
is waiting for his dentist to make a new
set. His gums shrank from his teeth
while he was fasting. He now weighs
155 pounds.
Mrs. r. M. Kent, an aged lady, of
Louisa c. H., while coming down the steps
with awaiter of grapes last week fell, and
died from the effects of the fall III few
hours.
Rev. Father Mark S. Gross has declined
the appointment by the Pope, Of Catholic
bishop of North Carolina.
Mrs. Charles Kean, the famous Ellen
Tree of other days, died in London on Sat-
urday last. She had retired from the stage
when her husband died.
Mr. j. K. Campbell, of the Highland
Recorder has sold that paper to nheppe
BrOtneTS WHO WI! coAClnuo lts pupiiea-
ton.
A company of one hundred girls on
hor 9back was one of the features of Re-
publican procession in Brookfield, Ind,
the other day.
Senator Blaine's youngest daughter,
Harriet, has pet pony which she has
named Don Cameron.
Tht last words Of E. L. Davenport, The
actor, "Our Father WIN art in Heaven, "
are to be inscribed on monument over
his grave.
Senator Bruce and his wife are at Sara
toga. at a stylish house Kept by colored
people for the better class of people Of