Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-01-13

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even should he again become q WIdoWef.
He recently married girl aged sixteen
and had to sleep at a hotel, his crown chill
dren refusing to let him in the house. The
next day on going home again his now
wife got threshing from the oldest son,
another from one of the nelghbors, and has
since been locked out. The aged bride
groom then gave it up, but the courts have
made him pay So week to the support Of
the Few wife, who has gone back to her
mother.
The general manager of the Chesapeake
aud Ohio railway has changed the name of
Williamson's Station TO Clifton Forge.
Richmond ''Dispatch") is not favorably
received by the citizens of the town and
surrounding community, and the Post
Office Department will be petitioned not
to change the name of the post-ofEce.
The grand jury of Alexandria, after be-
ing occupied for some time with the case
of John Carmichael, of Middleburg, char
ged with sending an indecent postal-card
through the mails last Spring. on which
was written a request for Senator Hill 8
speech against that ID dog Malone"
failed to find an indictment against the
dCCuSSu. LID VIC lh"ooOAF
Edward John, colored boy Of Liberty
Bedford county, Va, while loading a toy
pistol he had just purchased, was killed by
its discharge; the ball entering his stom-
ach. This is about the twentieth case OF
death from toy pistols that has been pub
lished.
Alex. II. Stevens, of Ga, was first elect
ri rs r NV aifrl,t and
has seen twenty-four years of service
there w. D. Kelley. of Pa. elected in
1850, has served continuously since. Sam
uel j. Randall, of Pa. elected in 1868, has
seen The next longest continuous service
The body OF John Burnside, the million
aire bachelor of New Orleans, who died
last summer at the White Sulphur and
left his fortune to Oliver Beirne, of Mon
roe county, w. Va, was buried at Union
in that county last week. 1t had been
temporarily inferred at the Springs.
M. de Lesseps, in a short article on AL
giers and Tunis in the IN ouvalle Rev ue.' -
denies that the Arabs are Influenced by
religious fanaticism, and he gives quota
tions from the Koran in proof that Mo-
hamined enjoined friendly relations with
Christians.
Mrs. SWayne, wife of Justice Swayne Of
the o. s. Supreme Court, died a few days
ago. She married him when he vas a
young member of the Culpeper q. H., Va.
bar, and her influence contributed in a
great measure to his success in after life.
Henry Baker, of Winchester, e. J. Jor-
dan OF Jordan'S Springs, Arthur Menifee
and DR.. Bean of Winchester, during a ten
days hunt in Shenandoah, killed twenty
two deer, twenty-three turkeys and any
number of small game.
Arrangements for the Universal Exhi-
bite. TO be held at Rome in 1885 and 1886
are already being made with V1gor. Com
mites have already been formed in varj-
Gus European countries to select for the
department of fine arts.
Seven young American architects, re-
cent graduates from the School of the Fine
Arts in Paris, have lately returned to this
country. The one who has attained the
highest honors during his course WAS Mr..
Alex ander Longfellow, a nephew OF the
poet.
The medical faculty in England we're
discussing the question whether or not to
attend reception in evening costume.
Prof Charcot, who had not yet learned
the niceties of the language, quietly re-
marked, LAS for me, shall 60 in my
night Dress"
John W. Barnetts, who shot and killed
his father-in-law, Thos.. N. Norcross, at
Big Spring, Montgomery county, Va. has
been convicted of manSlaughter and fined
$500. The element Of self defence enter
ed largely into the evidence.
In Baltimore last Sunday, Rev. Fl. Pink
ney Northrope, of Charleston, s. G., was
consecrated Bishop of the Roman Catho-
lie diocese of North Carolina Rt. Rev
Bishop Keane of Richmond, was present
and preached an able sermon.
Mrs. Ann Denny died, Monday, at the
residence of her son-in-law, near Smyrna
Del. She was in good health Sunday
when, by a reunion of her descendants, her
| 104th birthday was celebrated. She was
| born January 1, ITS.
| Mr.. Lawes, famous English agricul
| turist and experimenter in agriculture, has
| set aside five hundred thousand dollars,
! the interest of which is to be used in car
| rying out agricultural experiments.
John W. Bookwalter. late Democratic
candidate for Governor of Ohio, and the
largest manufacturer in that State is
about to start another establishment at
Atlanta, Ga.
John Shannon Gallaher, aon of the
venerable editor of the Charlestown "Free
Press" and John r. A. Redman. q vener-
able Free Mason Of the same town, died
last week
Geo. W. Hilliard has purchased the
Fauntleroy place, on the Valley turnpike,
one aud a half miles from Winchester,
Va, for $4,000. There are about fifty
acres in the farm.
A Christmas day fight at Marion,
Smythe county, Va, ended by John W.
smith stabbing John M. Petty so badly
that he died the next night. Smith sur
rendered himself.
Mr.. Arnold, a we'll known peddler of
West Virginia, was found dead Christmas
with his neck broken, at Sewells Station
on the G.. Il D. road. He had fallen over
some cross ties.
Mr.. James G. Flood distributed $4,000
among the several. benevolent associations
in San Francisco Christmas morning,
Protestants and Catholics being treated
impartially.
At the American Powder Company's
stores at Oskaloosa, Iowa, Friday 500 kegs
of powder exploded, killing three boys who
we're using the side OF the building as a
target for rifle practice.
At Charleston, Kanawha, VIM. H. Rob-
inson has been convicted of the murder,
in The first degree, of Allen Belcher, Town
Marshal, of Anderson, W. Va.
John W. Garrett, Esq, President of the
Baltimore & Ohio +. r., gave the Baltimore
Boys Home Society Christmas gift of
So 900.
Miss Eliza Newell has been appointed by
the Washington Territory Legislature,
Librarian. Her father is Governor of the
Territory.