Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-01-20
Dennie Dunlap was three-card-mont,

| Dennie Dunlap was a three-card- monte
man attached to circus. A greenhorn
whom he had swindled out of 5000. at As
| sumption. La, complained to a Justice,
who not only issued warrant, but went
| to the tent 10 serve it. Dennis was Operat-
| ing on another victim, and he quietly Of
| fered the Justice $40 not to interrupt him
for ten minutes. This proposition was de-
clined. Then the gambler angrlly drew
| revolver; but the Justice fired quickest,
killing him instantly, and coolly recovering
the $500 from his pocket. The gambling
privilege of that circrs is now for sale.
The wife of Adelbert Dewey, farmer
of Chautauqua, N. z, was taken i'll re-
Gently Her husband refused to call doc
tor; but with five other fanatical cranks
surrounded her bedside and for three days
prayed constantly for her recovery, taking
no nourishment and giving the woman
| none. The police broke in and arrested
| the party on the third day, but the woman
died.
1.-The reporters of the daily press, in
copying two of the bills introduced in the
! House Saturday by Mr.. Farr, and in his
| Superintendent of Public Instruction of
of Virginia had spelled aggregate with one
'g,' and in his bill providing for fixing
licenses had spelled levied 'leveyed' and
amended 'amendid,' ''-Richnao1ad Cor. of
| Alexandria Gazette.
A piano teacher in Philadelphia has for
wears studied the anatomy of the hand
! with view to discover why it is 80 much
more difficult to raise the third finger OF
| the hand above the keys OF the piano than
| the other fingers. He thinks if he cuts
cord attached to that finger, which is
wanting in the others. the difficulty will
| be removed, and he has induced a pupil to
| submit to the operation, which will short
| ly be performed.
| A remarkable use is being made OF po-
tatoes. The clean"d peeled TUDOR is mac
rated in solution OF sulphuric acid. The
result is dried between sheets of blottlng
| paper. and then pressed. OF this all man.
| ner of small articles are made, from combs
| to collars, and even billiard balls. for which
| the hard: brilliantly white material is we'll
fitted,
Hicks, a murderer, is, if alive, to be hung
| in Kentucky to-day. A few days ago he
broke out with smallpox which thre4te
10 prove fatal and Governor Blackburn
WIS w pOolPo4i0 Vt4O S<SS.SA0AAs
but the petition was rejected and if not
| already dead, Hicks will be hung this
| morning. The deputy sheriffs to officlate
are full Of anxiety
On the 18Th of December ut Middle
town. Con. :. two orphan boys, Albert s
and Osborne NJ. Atkins, aged respectively
| 10 and 10 years, were accidentally drowned.
On the very day of their death suit in
their favor was decided III New Y FORK, by
which they were to receive $50. 900, which
now zeyerts to their father 3 brother, Thos.
J. Atkins,
The guard of honor at the tomb of Vic
tor Emanuel in the Pantheon is still re-
| ligiously kept up by veteran soldiers from
ali parts of Italy. Three sentineis daily
divide the time between 7 A. NJ, when
the Pantheon is opsRsd, rntil P. NJ,
when it is closed.
In Highland county last year there were
! 81 marrisgss7same number o. il asW.