Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-04-27

Mr.. Frank Morrison. son of Major ]. H
Morrison, professor at the Virginia Mill.
tary Institute at Lexington. was shot in
the foot accidentally by a friend while out
cunning Friday. His foot was afterwards
amputated.
Johu E. Rice Shenandoah. Va, emf.
grant writes home from Texas that he lost
200 sheep aud four Cattle by the hard
winter.
Mr.. Chas. s. Pearson, a member Of the
firm that recently purchased Columbia and
Liberty furnaces, in Shenandoah, dropped
dead IN Philadelphia, on Thursday of last
week.
The operate performance in New York
by Col MaplesOn's artists, for the benefit
Of the Washington u Lse University in
Vi'giria. realized "a 500 net, and check
for that anu unit has been sent to the I'm.
versity.
Hon. W. II. Barnum, Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee and y
arge owner in the Ensign Car wheel
Works at Huntington, w. Va. was in
that city with his family last week.
Prof. c. II. Winston. of Richmond
whose lecture on the Sun and Moon, SO
interested our StauntOn people, is organ
u ng small party of Young ladies' for a
short trip to Europa this summer. He
exp cts to sail IN the Servia, of the CunaId
Line. June 18Th, and to be- absent three
months.
The latest breach OF promise suit is now
psuding at Lincoln, Nebraska. The ONLY
defence put up by the defen ant is that he
had discovered that the plaintiff D ,wdered
and he Thought mo woman who powdered
could possibly make good wife,
The death of John Mcdonald, Mayor of
Athens. Texas, has created more regret
there than the death of any other citItffi-
Ger could. 1t let's into the MayOfaltys, the
Senior Alderman, who is a negro.
An indignant landlord writes that be
adopted coils of fire escape rope 10 his b. d.
rooms aud that thres guests succs ssfuily
escaped though there was no FIRE. They
left unpaid bills.
The man who claims to be the greatest
opium eater in America lives at Marches.
ter, N. II. He began in 1S45 with minute
doses, but slowly increased thetn until now
he consumes pound m"nth. He swal-
lows enough every day to kill a score of
ordinary men. Cnlike most slaves of the
drug. he il very fat, and has not become
mentally a wreck.
The New jersey Senate has passed the
proposed constitutional amendment au.
thOriZing the trial Of civil suits for sums
not exceeding $50 by jury Of six men, d
majority OF whom may render o verdict.
One hundred cOl0red laborers from AL.
bemarle county left for Pittshurg. Pa.
last week to 60 to work on railroads in
that vicinity. ft
The Hon. John Goode, of Norfolk. has
accepted the invitation of the Episcopal
High School to deliver the annual address
at the commencement, the 9th OF June
next.
James L. Arnold has gourd in which
Mrs. Arnold rocked all IF her children.
and is now using it as a receptacle for bed
clothing, aud in the handle. Can put as
many as so dozen eggs Clark County XVI
Democrat.
There is a gourd in Carroll county, Va,
that weighs more than 200 p FUNDS.
Night robberies are frequent In Rich
moud. The residence of Mrs. x-Presi.
dent Tyler was robbed of jewelry and
family relics the other night, aud the j.w.
elry of Miss Daisy Hampton "a daughter OF
Wade Hampton, IF ). c., was stolen at
another house where she was guest.
Mr.. Charles Stapleton Pelham Clinton
son of the late Duke of n wcastle, who
recently purchased a splendid estate near
Charlottesville, Va, has become secretary
and treasurer Of the Albemarle JOCK ey
Club.
Abraham Lincoln, Michael Sellers, An
drew Basil and R. II. Gather were TIL
Rockingham stock raisers who lost from
six to ten sheep each by dogs last week.
The annual council of the Protestan
Episcopal Church of the diocese Of Vlr
GINA, which will meet in Richmond OF
May 10th. will be most important one
Several questions of leading interest viii
he considered, and large attendance o
uClC& dCCo duO tlSltOto al q CAPCClOus
Thomas F. Casuils. colored man, for
meriv of Oberlin, Ohio, has entered upoI
his duties as Collector OF the port of Mem
phis. The new Collector gave bond fO
$50 900. all the sureties with one exception
being cOlored men.
The Norfolk & Western r R. Co. has
so far, offered So 900 for the Palmer {
Stewart salt works in Washington county
but has been refused. The negotiation
are not yet discontinued. j
Rev. Jno. Jasper. the "Sun do move" o
Richmond. preached at Natural Bridge
Rockbridge, last Sunday. He had tn
largest gathering Of colored people ever
known in that county.
Female lawyers have as unreliable TEN
pers at the bar as their brethren. In Mil
waukee, Wis.,, last week. Miss Kate Kane
female attorney, imagining herself in
suited by the Judge, threw a glass of waite
in bis face. Judge Mallory after wipiDl
his face fined ner $50.
Virginia will be we'll represented amon
European travellers this summer. Bisho
Acduo 10 diIcAuy fIleIc, Elk OOV 0OIHCd
| sails from New York this week. aud OF
April 30tt. Bishop Whittle, wife ant
daughter. will sail from the same port.
There are fifteen out of eighty children
in the State Blind Asylum at Macon. Ga.
whose sight can be partially or fully re
stored by an operation.
Mrs. Julia Wickham Leigh, who died il
Richmond few days ago, was the widow
of United States Senator Leigh, of Vir
ginia. Her father was for long time a
the head of the Virginia bar apd in 1904
he defended Aaron Burr, for high treason
Mrs. Leigh was noted half century ag'