Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-01-27

The Standing COMMITTEE OIL Cne frOtes-
font Emsconai Church of the diocese of
Marvland has refused to recommend IL.
@. Bishop feel. for holy orders, because
he was educated by Mt. Calvary, a rituals
tic church. The Committee has deter
mined to refuse all candldates educated py
the clergy of that church.
AS Frank Kaft was leaving the court
in New York, where he had just been SEN
fenced to three years imprisonment for
assaulting Henry Hockenberg, he made
rush at his victim and struck him IN the
face. The Judge called Kaft back and
added two years to his sentence.
One Of the authorities of the principali-
ty of Lippe received at Christmas, from
Hamburg, $50, 600, to be divided among
five young spinsters of the town OF Blck-
bourg, who have become lnflrm. Inc don-
or'g name was withheld, and he said he
wished to hear nothing more about the
matter.
Mr.. Durgate has presented the French
Academy of Sciences $4,000, the interest
to be given to the author of the work best
adapted to console humanity. The first
prize will be adjuaged in 1885 to the auth
or of work giving the most exhaustive
diagnosis of indications of death and
means to prevent premature burial.
An electric light machine drew many
visitors at Louisville, and they intruded
upon the worknlen in an eXaSperat;ng way
wholly disregarding the ''no admission"
placard. By hitching wires to the metal
door knob, and turning on powerful cur
rent, the men secured the desired secluslon
and the intruderS were dreadfully shocked
A sheriff attempted to sell 112 acres
of land on Long Island. belonging to Gen.
Casey, brother-in-law of Gen. Grant, but
was estopped by two mortgage bond mol
ders coming forward, one OF them being
U. S. Grant, Jr., and the other, Thos.
Conkling.
Martin Hughes. of Hawley, Pa, died
last week at ninety-four years of age. 1t
is said that 100000 OF policies in grave
yard'' insurance companies are held on his
life, most Of them issued since August
last.
The widow of the late Hon. John G.
Wise. who was brother of the late Gov.
Henry A. Wise, died Friday, in Norfolk
county, Va, aged seventy years.
1t is said that Chicago has $4,000 servant
girls working at the various trades fol
wages of 81 a week.
Rt. Rev. B. J. McQuaid, Catholic Bishop
of Rochester, n. Y, has forbidden collec-
tions in the churches of his diocese for the
benefit of the Land League in Ireland. He
says the churches cannot be used for polIt-
ical purposes.
The widow OF Abraham Lincoln has been
reduced by disease to the physical and
mental helplessness of childhood. She is
also growing blind and requires the con-
slant care of nurse.
Julian F. Scott, the original of Mark
Twain's s'Col. Sellers" was drowned in
Scott county, Tenn, on the 18th inst. lie
had been friend and school-mate Of
Twain's.
James Linkenhoker one of the largest
land owners of BotetourG, is dead.
The wheat crop of Southwestern Vir-
ginia is said by the Wythevllle "Entsr-
prise" to be the most promising for many
years past.
The Catholic church at Wytheville, Va,
was robbed of its carpeting, cassock, sur
plices, linen and laces a few nights ago.
The sacreligious thieves failed to get the
gold and silver valuables which were at
the house of a member.
Daniel Rice (colored) of Long Island
N. Y, died in station house., Sunday
morning, having the night before, in bar
room, drunk three pints OF raw whIskey
within ten minutes on wager of two
dollars.
Kale and spinach are already being ship,
ped in considerable quantities from Nor
folk, Va.