Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-04-30

ed in luxury by myself or agents, or ex-
pended in any manner for our personal
benefit, and no matter how unworthy l
may appear in your eyes humbly ask that
you pray to Almighty God tor me-"
The body of Marian Keyes, the colored
contralto of the ''Centennial Jubilee Sing
ers," who died in Massachusetts few
days ago. was brought to Charlestown,
Jefferson county, W. Va. for interment.
Several singers accompanied the body
home and the funeral was the largest col
ored one ever had in that county. AS q
contralto Mrs. KEYS was celebrity. The
Boston "Herald'' says of her remarkable
alto that she 'could distinctly sustain her
part in chorus of five thousand voices -
Mrs. Custer says of the statue of her
husband at West Point: ''The face is of
a man of 60, and the dress SO unmilitary
that his brother officers shlldder at looking
at it. He is represented with full dress
coat and top boots, that only belong to
undress uniform. The whole costume is
homogeneous and incorrect. Then, he is
armed, like desperate. in both hands,
while some of the Generals best charges
we're made with no firearms about him. ="
Judge Logan E. Bleckley. the eccentric
Georgian, who resigned his seat on the
bench some weeks ago, has built for him
self log cabin and retired from the pub
lie gaze The cabin is On the side of the
mountain that oyerlcoks the town of Clay
ton, in Rabun county, Ga. The ex-judge,
who has for companion little boy, and
who does his own cooking, thus leaves the
haunts of men that he may write book.
There are now about SIX hundred hands
employed in grading the Clifton Forge 4
Buchanan Railroad. The route has been
changed from the east to the west bank OF
Jackson's River al Clifton Forge, and
work suspended on the old location It is
expected the grading will be completed by
the list of July.
John J. Med. Irby, Of Lynchburg,
Bachelor of Arts of the University Of Vir-
gina, died on the Panama Steamer, April
18th. He was on his Way to Chilli to make
mineral explorations. Maj. Robt, II. G ar
ter. of Va, Inspector OF Customs at Pa
mama and formerly of Gen. Lees staff,
died at Panama. April 18th.
It is said that doctor" Miller is deluged
with letters. He received Saturday no
less than thirty-fve from various sections
of the country-from the Eastern, North
ern, Middle and Southern States, and even
from the Territories. So it appears that
his fame is already as wide as this vast
country
In Monroe county, W. Va, last week. at
sale of personal property portion of the
wheat sold for s1.3S per bushel, oats 40
cents. corn 80, young horses for $3.50 and
$50, sheep, unclipped with lambs, sold as
high as Sc, 81 per head, and other property
almost il the same proportion.
James 2. Carpenter, a most exempla-
ry Young man and thriving merchant
of Page county, Va, hung himself ip the
loft over his store last week. DisappoinJ-
ment in love matter is alleged as the
cause of the deed.
A three-year old son Of John D. Thomp-
sos. of Warren county, Va, died last
week of eating wild parsnip which ne
found in the garden. He died in six hours
after eating the poisonous root.
The Fincastle HERALD. says: Mr.. John
Z. Moomaw, our leading fruit grover,
informs US he will make this yeSg about
ne-half crop of peaches-about 1900
bushels.
The pastor Of MI. Zion colored Baptist
.hurch of Charlottesville baptized one
hundred and thirty persons Sunday even
ng week ago.
Since 1870 Rome was never SO full of /,
,isitors for Holy Week as it was this year.
rhe crowd ca Maundy Thursday after
,oon at st. Peters was immense. |
Rev. DR.. r. L. Dabney, of the Onion
Theological Seminary, near Farmvilie,
Va. will visit Europe during the summer
'acatioE.