Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-01-19
An American cheese weighing 2,4O(
pounds has arrived in Scotland.

An American cheese weighing 2,4O0
pounds has arrived in Scotland.
VIM. A. Seaver, editor of the drawer
in Harper's Magazine, is dead at seventy
years.
A genuine log cabin with wood pile at
the corner. guarded bY q terra Gotta bull
dog. to which Santa Claus drove in u
sleigh drawn by two deers, was the Christ
mas exhibition of the Methodist Sunday
school at Lewisburg, W. Va.
.. c. Houston, colorel school teacher,
being drunk, was refused more liquor at
the Relay House bar-room in Roanoke
city, Va. and drawing razor dangerously
slashed W. z. Farmer, the proprietor.
DIR. Samuel r. Rixey, q prominent ply
sician of Culpeper G. H.. was STRICKEN
with paralysis in the drug store OF Messrs.
Robinson & Co., at that place Monday
while writing prescription for a patient.
His tongue, throat and the whole of his
right side are seriously affected.
The Agricultural and Mechanical "Col-
lege Farm" at Biacksburg, presented a
80 pound turkey to Gov. Cameron as a
Christmas gift.
John Hartman, operator Of the Western
Uaion Telegraph 20. at Charlottesville.
has resigned his position, actuated BY con-
scientious scruples with reference to Sun.
day work.
S. W. Ficklin and other prominent citi-
gems of Albemarle county have instituted
suit against A. j. Parrish, county treasur-
or, for refusing to take coupons in pay
ment of taxes. There are eighteen suits
in all, and the damages aggregate about
100.
Auditor Allen has begun proceedings
against Mr.. Deakins. treasurer of Green's
vile county, VIII" it Is thought is largely
short in his accounts. as no settlement
has lately been made by him.
Rev. Father Ryan, the poet priest, has
accepted an invitation to deliver an
address before the joint literary societies
of the University Of Virginia at the next
commencement.
D. Edwin Cowan has been sentenced in
Roanoke county. Va, to three years. i'm
prisOnment in the penitentiarv for steal
ing money of the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road Company. He was captured in Tex
as, and Judge Griffin and T.. j. Stevens
Of Salem, who went afte, him, caught the
smallpox, which was the origin of the d.
sease in Salem.
Vanity Fair says that colonel in the
guards, who was under fire for just five
minutes, has got for it the Order OF the
Bath. a Turkish order. and the English
and Egyptian war medals.
The wardrobe of the Chinese Minister
at Washington is valued at $3.50 600. He
never appears at reception twice in the
saue dress. and all of them are of the
richest silks and Satins.
According to local newspaper, cattle
valued at $13 500, 100 are now grazing In
what was six years ago absolutely Indian
country in Texas.
The sum of 50 4ss has been secured for
library for the Agricultural College at
Blacksburg.
A TINKER college, the building to cost
Sc 600, will be eFectsd at Bridgewater.
Rockingham county, bv next fall.
According to the Medical Time, and
Gazette there has been an alarming increase
of drunkenness in Wales since the SUM-
day Closing act went into oDeration. II
appears to be caused by habit among the
people Of drinking on Saturday pjghts,
after the public houses have closed, the
entire stock of beer which they had ORE.
yiously stored at home for Sunday.