Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15

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Chao. Hop Tom and Fun Ching,-Boti-
more Sun.
When Rev. DR.. McIlwaipe, the new
President of Hampden Sidney College, ar
rived at Farmville on Friday last, the
students met him at the cars with three
cheers and escorted him to the college.
Admiral John Randolph Tucker drop
ned dead at his residence IN Petersburg
Monday n!ghG. aged Y. He resigned from
the United States navy when the war broke
out. and was IN the Confederate navy till
the close of the struggle, when he entered
the Peruvian navy, from which he resign
ed five years ago.
General Lougstreet's son failed to pass
the examination IF the Naval Academy,
and he has been given clerkshp in the
Interior Department.
The Agricultural Fair of Craig county,
Va, will be held Sept, 7sh and sth.
Gilbert M. Stephenson, who was hanged
at Law1enceville. Ca, Friday, for the
murder Of his aunt. made diving but UNI
ayailing request that a brass band should
play at the gallows dem Golden Slip
pers."
Prof. Mary Krom, Principal of the
Deliver School of Mines. is reported to be
the only practical female assayer in the
United States.
On June 5th, the Chesapeake u Ohio
RAILWAY Company was fined one cent for
nuisance in obstructing one Of the streets
of Lexington, KY, with engines and other
railroad material.
Scarlet fever is prevailing in malig-
nant form in Lynchburg. DR.. Paul Ber-
| ger, druggist, has lost three children from
| it, and his wife is critically Ill.
The Harvey Strickler tract of SEQ acres
| in Page county, has been bought by Mrs.
Mary A. Burner, for SIG 900.
The Oldest farmers in Shenandoah coun-
| ty say they never saw such prospect for
a big hay crop.
A rapier worn by Lafayette at tho bat
| tie of Brandy wine is now in the possession
| of DR.. w. A. Conn Of Rockingham.
| Madame Marie RnZe, is the only singer
| of distinction who is not afraid of catch
| ing cold. Nilsson treats her throat as she
WOutu d SICK DdUf AtlUSB IS d'Tdiu W
| venture out of doors lwenty-fOur hours be.
fore she sings; Minnie Hauk goes to bed
for days together, aud remains there in
complete siienca; Emma Abbott has the
| door and window IF her room hung with
| blankets to keep out the draughtS Gerster
wears a heavy shawl indoors in all wealth
| erS
After all the excitement, it turns out
that there has been but one case of small
| pox in Roanoke City.
The wild ow of DR.. Glenn, the gr eat Cal.
| ifOrnia farmer, expects to realize this year
| 500, 900 from the grain crop.
| The Earl of Shaftesbury, now SO, is
| about to retire from business. 1t may not
be known that the phlianthropic peer is a
| large cab owner. More than hundred
| hansoms and their horses are hisproperty
| These equipages are very neatly appointed
| the drivers are men selected for their good
| conduct, and are particularly well treat
| ed, and the pubic feeling is one of regret
| that public locouOtion is not more in the
hands of purveyors like the Earl
| Hon. George T. Garrison, of Accomac
CO., is steadily recovering from bis slight
attack Of paralysis. He Was we'll enough
to walk out to the polls and vote on cleo
ton day.
Monroe county had colored gentleman
as one of its delegates to the Iowa Demo
cratic State Convection. He was once
the slave and body servant of Jubai Ear
ley, in Virginia. He is a fine looking man
and says that about 400 of his race will
| vote Democratic this fall in Monroe
Bedford (Lo,oa) democrat.
| N. IL. Dukes. the infamous member of
| the Pennsylvania legislature, who after
circulating scandalous reports about the
| daughter of Capt. A. G. Mutt. Pennsylya-
| Mia State Treasurer, murdered her father
when he demanded retractinn, was on
! Wednesday last shot dead III UniOntO wn,
| Pa, by "a son of Mutt. Dukes, though
| armed, ran, but Mutt put five balls in
! him.
E. Carriugton Cabell. formerly Common
| weath's ATTORNEY of Richm )nd, Va,
| died suddenly in Philadelphia Wednesday.
Henry Hudnell, member Of the new
| mixed Malone School Board Of Rich
mnnd, attempted to make speech at the
white High School, in delivering the dlp!o-
mas, and was missed by the audle CO. The
speech was omitted. So says a telegram
| to the Baltimore Sun