Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-01-06

reatment, there Is no institution that has
lone Or is doing more or stands higher than
he Western Lunatic Asylum.
CHAssEUR.
Rev. John Davies, 10 a Christmas ser
non delivered IN the Royal chapel of St.
lanes Palace. London, referring to the
Of the New Version" as one
If the leading events of the year, paid
his special tribute to our Great Republic:
The greatness of the future of nations
belongs to the Republic of the United
States.''
Martin Kankowski. who is to be hung
to-day, Jan. 6th,) in Hudson county, N
J., for the robbery and murder of woman,
has ever since be has been in prison had a
wreath of yellow immortelles placed over
his bed, around which he has written in
German, 1.-THE Innocent Blood Of Martin
ankowski."
A number Of contractors on the New
York. Ontario and Western railroad, met
In New York last week and passed reso-
luton condemnng the importation of
cheap negro labor from Maryland and Vir-
ginia. The resolution is to be laid before
all the contractors for concurrence.
The Lynchburg Advance" notices as
one of the good signs of the times that
most of the cotton goods and palmer
grades OF woolens kept in stock by the
frs -cass Lynchburg dry goods dealers are
in the South.
a Virginia father has eleven children
named in the consecutive Latin numerals
d., -
birth of his tenth boy the latter was nam
but. somehow, another son followed, and
was dubbed ';Undecimus."
Senator David Davis on Christmas eve
fitted out a ragged newsboy from whom
he usually buys papers ut the Capitol, with
an entire new suit, and sent him home re-
joicing with supply OF small coin. He
gave him some fatherly advice before part
ing with him.
The rage of Minnesota farmer at his
balky horse did not subside when the days
work was done. but rose higher as he lay
in bed thinking of the annoyance he had
endured. He dressed, loaded a gun. went
to the stable. and deliberately killed the
beast.
Misa Violet, who is voluntarily starving
herself to death in Alexandria. Va, enters
to-day. Dan. 6th,) upon the sixty-seventh
day of her FAST Her temperature and
pulse remain normal and the casa is excit-
ing great interest in the medical profess
sion.
Two women called on Maine dentist
simultaneously, one to have all her teeth
extracted and the other only three. The
den tiss mistakenly put the latter under
the influence Of ether, and rendered her
toothless. A jury will estimate the dam
age.
Mrs. Cruz, living at Florence, Los An
gelos county, California, was delivered De-
cem Der 3lst, of six perfectly formed female
children. 1t is the most remarkable in
stance OF the kind ever known in that
State.
Ex-senator Allen G.. Thurman of Ohio
and lady, spent most of their Christmas
week with Capt. J. W. Foster at Leesburg,
Loudon county, Va. The ssfrst Democrat
Of bis day." received many calls from the
citizens.
Major Erasmus Taylor has contracted
to furnish Pennsylvania furnace with
5,oOO tons OF iron ore per month during
The next year, from the mine recently
opened on bis farm, near Orange. Court
House, Va.
Mr.. Geo. E, Lester. of Snowvilie Va,
aas sold his farm of 166 acres, on Little
'lver,, Pulaski county, Va, to the Messrs.
Jlarks, of New York, for 100000. It is
'ald to be the largest iron deposit in the
county.
AT Keokuk. Iowa, there are forty med
cal students ill of small pox. The first
attacked were those who had engaged in
lissecting a body from Chicago which
proved to have died of that disease.
A young man in Grayson county, Va.
vas working III new ground when he
lug up 81, 900 in silver and $3.50 in gold.
imposed to have been hid by some one
Turing or before the war.
Mrs. B. W. S. Bishop, wife of the Pre-
iding Elder of that district, died at her
lome in Washington county, Va, last
week.
Typhoid fever is very prevalent in Craig
ounty, Va, some sixty cases being re-
'orted. In BJts5ourt it has not yet dis
ppeared, though it is greatly lessened.
The remains Of Mrs. Sue W. Crow, (aee
iubard) the authoress who died suddenly
q Baltimore, have been taken to her home
buckingham county, Va, for inter
nent.
Another colored lawyer, D. W. Lewis,
f Prince William, has been admitted to
tacI ice In the Virginia Court of Appeals.
his is the second one.
The we'll known and i'll fated Piedmont
, Arlington Insurance building in Rich
lond, has been sold at auction for $40 900.
The population of Low-Moor in ALE
hany county, including the mines, is now
200 with probability of its being l 500 |
ais year.
Ex-Gov. English has placed in his opera !
ouse at Indianapolis, besides an array of |
ass;c statues, full-fgure marble statue
his late wife.
Col. John s. Mosby, U. S. Consul there,
rites home that good dentist could
AXE fortune at Hong Kong, China, in
IN years.
Mrs. Walker, the wife of Rev. W. w
Talker, of Westmoreland, the well-known
mister and political speaker, died on
lie 9th ult.
Edward Joy Morris, who was for nine
ars O. S. Minister to Turkey, and wrote
book of travel, died in Philadelphia last
eek.
Ger. aud Mrs. Grant are to stay month
the White House with President Ar
ur, dating from New Years day.
Gov. Holiday, John Randolph Tucker,
d Secretary Fauntleroy, all spent their
lristmas in Winchester.
Gen. Keller is the first Speaker of the
ouse from Ohio. Pennsylvania has had
rec,