Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-05-13

Two boys of Orange, Pa, who had seen
Barnum's tattooed Greek, decided to go
into the show business with an imitation.
They procured a variety of oil colors, and
one deliberately painted the other from
crown to heel. The operation lasted all
day. and that night the decorated boy slept
sitting in chair by hot stove, so as to
dry thoroughly. Next day his companion
put him on exhibition in breezy shed,
and he caught cold, being nude. The en-
terprise ended in pneumonia for the curl
osity and fogging for the exhibitor.
At Oshkosh, Wisconsin, while the Beck
with House was burning, and while Mrs.
S. B. Paige was standing at the window
pleading for help, her excited husband III
the crowd below proclaimed reward OF
SIS 900 to the man who would rescue her
alive or save her body from being consum-
ed. Charles Ref, Assistant Fire Marshal,
climbed into the room, and she having sui
located, brought her body down into the
street.. He is now Sueing her husband
for the money, he having refused payment
Father Maloney, a Catholic Priest OF
excellent standing, at Erie, Pa. has in
the last two years acquired quite a repu-
tation in making miraculous cures. The
Bishop of the diocese, however, has treat
ed his miracles with GOODNESS and never
given his approval of them. On Friday
last it was discovered that his miracles
we're frauds, and had teen gotten up by
collision with weak-minded members OF
his flock. The Bishop has denounced him.
The English Church Tines states
that venerable rector in the diocese of
Canterbury, who has repeatedly COM
planned of the smallness of the OffertorieS
took an effectual step to remedy his grew
ance on recent Sunday After the
church wardens had delivered the bags, he
emptied the contents into the basin and
exclaimed, ssNot enough! go round again. >
1t is added that the result was very salts
factory.
Hodscha Ahmet, who was sentenced to
Imprisonment for life for having transla-
ted the Bible into Turkish. and for having
circulated it IN the States of the Sultan
escaped from the prison at Chic after the
earthquake. The prison was thrown down
by the violence of the shock, but Hodscha
Ahmet was not hurt. He managed to get
on board an English vessel anchored in
the harbOr and he is now in London.
Mr.. Miller, popularity known as the
''healer" now has a patient livery patient
from Alabama at his house over at the
Old Lick. In conversation with gentle
man, few days since, he said that he
didn't care whether invalids visited him OF
not, stating that he had enough to support
him the balance of his life.-Biq LicA
Neaos.
at recent social reception in Wash
ington Mrs. Malone wore dove-colored
silk richly embroidered in steel, a necklace
OF large round pearls with pendant pear
set in diamonds, from which fell a large
pear-shaped pearl. Diamond ornaments
sparkled in her dark hair, and similar pre-
ciOuS stones were worn IN her ears and or
her arms.
Letter paper of a different color fol
every day in the week is now in vogue il
the fashionable society of Paris For Mon
day pale green is the proper thing, fol
Tuesday red. Wednesday demands darl
gray Thursday blue, Friday white, Satur
day straw color, and Sunday a delicate
mauve.
Major Hawks had for more than fort.
Goshen, Mass. He grew feeble, being pas
70, but could not be induced to give VI
the position, or to stay away from singh
service. Last Sunday, as he was taking
his accustomed place in the gallery, he fel
dead.
Those who visited the Centennial, all re
member the magnificent Grand Avenu,
Bridge that crossed the river near TIN
grounds. Last Friday morning, Mrs. Ma
ry Patterson. aged twenty three, who ha6
been married the day previous, leaped from
it and was drowned.
Near Winona, Miss, Thursday after
noon, while some children were playing
under small tree, lightning struck thu
tree and Immediately killed Mamie ant
Willie Hamer, nine and seven years, ami
Mary Hightower, aged SIX.
Wm. N. Wise, of Leesburg, has heifel
one year old, the 18th of March. which
has never had calf, and gives one gallo1
of milk day. From the cream of it,
two pounds of butter. 1t is HOlSteln an(
Alderney.
A "Local Option Alliance" has been or
ganized at Monterey, Highland, witt
John Trimble, President; DR.. H. M. Pat
terson, DIR. l. Fl. Trimb BILE, W. A. Sipe ane
Osborne Wilson, Vice Presidents, and Ed
S. Sheppe, Secretary.
There was double marriage in circuI
side show at Galveston. The giant wed
ded the fat woman, and the living skeleton
became the husband of the CircassiaI
girl. In celebration of the happy event E
banquent was given in the tent to employ
ees of the circus.
DR.. Eugene Grissom, of the N orth Caro-
lima Insane Asylum, on whose testimony
his sister, at Danville, was acquitted, pro
poses to publish a book giving his reasons
for his belief.
The Omaha Herald" of Tuesday, says
that two trains of fifty-fve cars each
loaded with seed OYSTERS, passed through
that city on Monday. en- route from Balti
more to San Francisco.
Moses Robinson had for many years
paid taxes on his property at East North
field, VT, at valuation of only $4,000
When recently it was put up to $50, GOO, he
became insane and committed suicide.
Mrs. Somerville, of Winchester, Va.
died on Easter day on the steamer in
which she was going to Europe. Her hus.
band had her body buried in the Episcopal
graveyard at Queenstown, Ireland.
While James Williams of Greenbrier
county, W. Va, was cutting down stump
in his field with his wife and four-year old
child standing watching him, it fell kill
ing the little boy.
DIR. BUY. leading physician and Capt.
Fowler druggist in Memphis, were NOR
tally wounded on Wednesday by the ex-
plosion of soda fountain In Capt. F's
store.
Mrs. Glover, of South Carolina, has
rented the MiIlboro Springs for the ensu-