Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-04-23


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AN EXTRAORDINARY DlSEASE-o
WHITE CHILD TURNS BLACK.-The New
York stTimesn publishes the following
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'for over sixteen months an up-towa
physician mas peen attsif!ng case " VI
sease that IS SO rare that the IKE OF l! aas
never been known, .t. ..I least, recordedl III
| medical works 1t is case OF real melan-
| Osls, or plgmeutatl0n, where tne pigments
or melan@mla, as 1t IS tecnnlcaily called,
which gives color to the hair ana eyes, per.
vades the wnole Dody: OOy. DoIl u
white parents, and perfectly natuIal 10
| color at us DlI6n, turned uhuer Ine uisoaoo
| as 0lack as q Iull-DlOoded negro. Inc pa
rents i've aC NO. !oO' Lemon streeC, tno
| datner, Jonn Saltet, oelng mechaIho.-
Len montns alter MS marrlase liners was
porn 70 tne coupe nne anu appaIon.ly
neaitny 10Y; 1ne inlahC c"INeu anu piom-
lsed TO develop into robust man. he was
beautiful chid, WIFI Ialf complexion,
oarK ey u anu slky, OZARK DioWn hal1. WHICH,
grew III pfoluSiOn. but IN lew da,s tne
parents we're alarmed az remarkaDie
cnanse tfai was coming over me cnhd..
he gradually grew oark; az nrst ms skIn
| the narents. grew darker vet. The color
was uniform all over the body, except at
the joints, where 1t was Ut Tie DARKER, and
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stiff and let black. and the eyes also grew
darker. g.. frat the line between the pupils
ana the IRIS coulo not pe olstlnE uisnea. l.
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| RESUsCITATION OF A CONVICT WHO
had BEEN HANGED.-A most extraOrdi
nary case of resuscitation is reported to
have taken place at Raab, Germany. on the
14th inst. Raab ia about 81 miles from
po.+h ooa ,,.s rorr,..r,,, fo,t;eoa o;t,
: oo'u' onu ""1 ~. ~ ''nou ivy
IL Is Dulig on tne river Oh the same name'
and is place of some commercial impor-
lance. The story that comes from there
reads more like one of the grim contes dr0-
latiques of Balzac than an occurrence of
the present day. A young convict named
Takacs, who had murdered two women.
was hanged. He was about % years Of
age. After the body was cut down and
examined by the physicians life was pro-
nounced extinct. AS a scientific expert
nIusn ,e 10y %"e ,nd ftor y. fe honrs
signs of life were percevtible. The resus,
citated convict completely recovered the
use of his senses. and his first actions we're
of violence toward the prison officials BY
whom he was surrounded. He soon began
to suffer from congestion of the brain, and
became delirious during the night, He
made repeated attacks upon the keepers,
and complained of violent pains, asking
from time to time for milk and water
Death released him finally from his suffer-
ings, The entire medical faculty is con.
siderably exercised over the case.
>->.
The Pirates OF Penzance were in full
force at the depot on FRIDAY last. to wei.
come the Hebes and Buttercups of Miss
Baldwin's school on their return from
Washington to Staunton. The chin-mus-
ic of the young ladies during the short
stoppage Of the train was charming, and
the operatic yocalism of the Pirates was
delightful to all cultivated ears. As the
train moved off, Farewell, Light of NV
Lifel'' was warbled pleasantly BY the en-
tire company, followed by loud and hearty
cheers, waving of hats, handkerchiefs, &c
inc wa have ever witnessed. NChar1ottes-
v,fle Va.) Chronicle.
n,
Anieo years ago Anolnpaon' 'no Keeper
OF restaurant IN Alexandra, refused to
open late AZ Dlgnt 60 give Geo. W. Harrl-
J son and Il. >. Dalnger1eld drinks. Inc
fOrlner fired through the door shooting
thompson IN the Knee ana eventually ne
cessltating amputatlon. HARRISON 1ed ghe
DAMAGES and oct a verdict for rs l1OO, The
Virginia Court Of Appeals last week
affirmed that decision and the money will
now 60 to Thompson's widow for he died
day or two ago from the effect of his
wound.
, oo'po.o 'no'o no'0A "eAo "0 """'
have this .nr,ng. Every farm has its ann.
ply, and generally they are doing very
we'll. Some are now going to market and
bringing fine prices. The product of
sheep this season will pay we'll for the rails
ing. The high price of wool will have a
tendency to keep up the price of mutton,
as more sheep will be kept back than would
raising is becoming yery popular with our
agriculturists. -Loudoan co., Va.,) Wash
ingtonian.