Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-07-15

Mrs. Wealthy Hill Wilcox Richard,
very devout Methodist lady, temporarily
residing at Asbury Park, n. j., on return
ing from walk to the sea. Friday, chang
ed her clothing and deliberately prepared
shawls beneath pail by the bedside, she
reclined on the bed. and, with pair of
scissors, cut an artery in her left arm,
holding the wound over the pail, that the
blood might not spoil the carpet
She died despite medical aid. She was six
tyyears, and lived at Orange. N. J.
Preparations for the show season of
1881 2 are almost complete, 80 far as the
organization of comp mics for travel is
concerned. The ''Clipper" gives a list of
1873, and says there are more still. An ex-
animation shows that eight of these will
appear in classical plays, only one in grand
opera, and 10 III concerts. Comic opera
will be performed by 81, musical bur-
lesques by 8, pantomimes by 4, minstrelsy
by II, and varieties by9 OF the rest, Al
are formed to support stars Of more or less
effulgence, and 80 are to present plays
which have had metropolitan success.
Two muscular men of Kildare, Ark,
agreed to ~ttle their quarrel with single
blow OF the fist, to be struck by the win
ner of a tossed coin, and INTERESTINGLY re-
ceived by the loser anywhere above the
belt. The man whom chance condemned
to take the blow stood up bravely, and,
. though he sought to avoid some of it's
force by offering no resistance, it felled
HIM heavily, breaking his nose, and leav-
ing him insensible for several hours.
A San Francisco woman refused to &C.
cept portrait which an artist had painted
for her, on the ground that it did not do
her justice. For revenge he heightened
the bad points by retouching. so that the
picture became caricatule, though re-
manning likeness. The work was then
put Oh exhibition in store widow on
principal street. A suit for damages is to
be brought by tho woman.
A writer in the London "Queen," the
Lady's Newspaper, sees in the predomi-
nant influence of women in England to-
day significant presage of the count ry' 8
decline. Where women are very impor-
tant there is something wrong with the
men, argues the writer and points in proof
of this to the fate of Greece and Rome.
A boy having fallen from swing in Ro-
anoke county, went to "Dr." Miller, the
healer, to cure his dislocated arm. Three
weeks prayerful rubbing failed to cure it.
The skilled surgeon who was afterwards
called in thinks the delay in proper treat
ment will render the limb crippled for life.
the needle, and hung out sign as doc
tor. Her first patient was man who had
congestion OF the brain, but she thought
rhlnn1atlQm
him with alum plasters. The treatment
killed him.
Garibaldi has accepted yearly pension
of Sc 900, offered him by King Humbert
from his civil list. In consequence of this
increased revenue, the Garlbaldi house
hold is enlarging its establishment on
Caprera.
Capt. Jos. A. Mutton, the newly elected
Circuit Court Clerk of Frederick county,
had his left hand badly injured last
week while hunting, by the bursting of
his gun.
Erastus Corning, of New York. paid
800 for the Jersey COW "Gold Thread
1t is claimed that % per cent, of her milk
IS cream, and that she can produce Is
pounds of butter per week.
Rev. j. P. Hyde, President of Loanoke
School, has been elected Principal of the
Winchester Valley Female College, vice,
Rev. B. Arbogast, deceased.
E. H. Stewart, the popular merchant at
the White Sulphur Springs. was married
on the 22d nlt., to Miss Ida Leps, of Frank
ford, w. Va.
VIM. Wertembaker the venerable libra
rian of the University of Virginia, has
been retired on full pay, and Frederick w.
Page elected to succeed him.
1t is stated that doctors, Agnew and
Hamilton, each received $1,000 for their
services in assisting at the consultation
over the President.
O. J. Schoolcraft and bride sailed from
Liverpool. last week, for America. They |
will summer at the White Sulphur.
In Roanoke county, Va, this summer,
John Trout raised 1000 bushels of wheat,
and P. Z. Terry 5000 bushels.
During June, an extraordinary and I'M
quantity of snow fell on the
Alps.
Miss Sallie Thrasher has just died, in
Roanoke county, Va, aged 105.
Mrs. G. B. Luck, wife of Maj Cad Luck,
proprietor of the Exchange Hotel at Fred
Va, died on the 18th inst.