Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-05-11

| Mr.. Trevelyan says that the Irish Land
act has reduced rentals by 81 600 600
| year. Next to the emancipation OF ths
| serfs, it is the most radical measure any
| modern Government has undertaken.
! Nine thousand Marshal Neil roses were
| picked from one bush in year at Newport,
| which, at ten cents rose, afforded a fair
profit.
| 1t is time for the Staunton fishermen to
| be packing up for their annual visit to
| Highland. The Recorder of that county
| notices the fact that Ctas. P Jones
"caught twenty SIX speckled beauties on
"Wednesday last.
Rev. Randolph II. McKim. OF New
York. flied his old pulpitan Alexandria
| Sunday night.
The WytheviIle Enterprise learns that
Judge John Paul strongly favors Wythe-
vile ova, AbiEgdo for the holding of the
United States District Court.
Chace Lewis, a venerable citizen of
Providence, r. 1, who died last week left
among other bsquests. $1,000 to Slower
College at Harper 3 Ferry.
Isaac Wenger has purchased the Isaiah
Allen farm, Rockingham. county, 1873
acres, for $15.500
Mr.. Talmage is in deservedly high favor
with the insurance Offices, by reason of a
certain sermon lately preached in which
he said "lf you could pay the premium
on policy, it is mean thing for you to
90 to heaven while they (yOur family go
into the pnnrhOuSe -
There is said to be marked preference
shown by various royal ladies in Europe
for particular kinds of fur. The Empress
of Russia wears sable by choice, the EN-
p ess of Austria pa'rOnizes Astrakan fur,
the Archduchess Stephanie of Austria
prefers otter, the Queen of Roumania likes
gray fur, marten is especially favored by
the Queen of Holland, while the Queen of
Spain chooses beaver as her favorite wear.
DR.. J"hn Liegan. of Pccahontas. W.
Va, owns violin made in Italy in 1916,
for which he has refused $3.50; Georg, E.
RevercOmbe. of the adjoining county of
Highland has violin made in 1921, and
Bennett Hiner, of Highland, has clock
made in 1912
Mrs. Theresa A. Pritchard, wife of the
post master at Front Royal. Warren coun-
ty, Va. died last week.
A fellow representing himself as the
advance agent of the Great Inter Ocean
Circus" raided Liberty, Bedford, last
week, contracting for beef, bav. &C., and
getting off raised check for $50 rs on the
Bank of Bedford. He then went to
Charlottesville and by the same means
raided the Peoples Bank for $50 so.
The residence of Ex-senator Withers,
at Wytheville, took fire OF Friday morn
Ing last from burn ing chimney, but was
not much damaged.
The Srapisid whocsme to Keokuk six
years ago was apparently wealthy and GER
taiDly eccentric. He had daughter, who
lie said, was his only relative, and now
Thu he is dead, it is found that his will
makes negro her guardian The property
IS repr esented in the document to amount
tn $3.50 600, and the trustee is to have $780,
600 for his services.
Annie Gsandter, aged Is, began sewers al
years ago o help her father, a switch ten
der on the Chicago. Milwaukee Il St. Paul
r. r. and for s. me time has had charge, at
$40 month. Of seven impor ant switches.
She and her father live Box and Cox life,
she working from A. M. to 6 z. M, when
he relieves her. She IS believed to be the
sole railroad switcheress in the country.
A Detroit lawyer has framed a bill
which ia now before the Michigan Legls-
lature, providing that man may prove
his will during his lifetime on giving no.
tice to his heirs at law, and afterward it
shall be unassailable.
Several days ago Caleb Shackelford, age
81, of West Virginia, was married to Miss
Kelly Mcdonald, age 81, of Culpeper,
Virginia.
For long time Levi P. Morton, u, s,
Minister to France has been the owner Of
the Red Sulphur Springs property. This
year he has sent over from Paris his pri.
waite secretary, Mr. CoYney. to run it. Mr..
Norton has expended large sum in i'm
proving the property.
In suit in which the United States at
tempted to retain bonds of the broken
Cook Co. TIL National Bank, deposited
with it to secure circulation, to rec. yer
$4,000 deposited in it, the U Supreme
Court has decided that the Government is
not preferred creditor. and that 1t has no
right to use bonds placed IN it's hands as