Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-18

The fourth National Agricultural Con.
vention, under the auspices of the Anne
rican Agricultu ral Association, will be
held at the Grand Central Hotel, New
York City Wednesday and Thursday, Feb
ruary and Z, 1884.
Senator Joe Brown, of Georgia, has Just
given another 81 coo to Richmond IVA
College. making the third thousand he
has given it.
Three baronets and peer, Lord st.
Leonards. grandson of the eminent Chan.
cellor. have recently helped to swell the
list of bankrupts in England.
G. II. Haflanquist, the first West Point
graduate. who resigned and entered the
Confederate army, died at Dallas. Texas,
January 10th, from thu effect of choral
George S. Palmer, an old and prominent
citizen of Richmond is dead.
DR.. J. Pembroke Thorn, Speaker of the
Maryland House of Delegates. is a Vir.
giniaR.
The wife Of. Col. a. Coalter Catell, of
Richmond. died Friday night from her
gown taking fire when she was dressing
that morning. She was over fifty years
of age.
The question of fence or no fence was
passed upon last week by the voters of
Richmond county. Ga. The majority for
abolshins fences will bs about 600. This
is an important question, and public sent
iment IN Georgia is growing in favor of
doing away with fences on farms.
Mr.. Lloyd Logan, of Wincheter, receiy-
ed by express from Cincinnati a few days
ago eight silver spoons which were taken
from his house with other valuables dur
ing Gen. Milroy's occupancy OF the city
20 years ago.
The management of the New Haven
Conn Opera House advertised the price
OF ADMISSION at the matinee Saturday to
gallery at TWENTY-FIVE. cents. When Janaus-
chek. who is playing there, heard this,
she absolutely refused to appear unless
the price was raised to iii cents. She
said any one could see a museum show for
a quarter, but should not see Janauschek
at that price. and the manager Was COM
PEELED to raise the price.
Mary Ann Prant, of Maine, aged forty
six years. is suing for divorce jn Cali
fOrnla. Sh6 testified on the stand that
she had been married to nine men. of
whom fur have died, three have been d.
vorced, and one is missing, and that the
one from whom she seeks divorce is old
and poor and unable to support her. He
was supposed to be worth $50, 900 when
she gave HIM her hand.
The wife of DR.. J. A. Dickey, Mayor of
Danville, died suddenly last week.
Out of the 1.190 steamers that took
grain cargoes from New York last year
not one of them bore the fl tg If the Unit.
ed States, and of the 1876 sailing vessels
that took grain cargoes from the same
port. but two bore the American flag.
Geo. FL. Norman: of BOSTON, began life
as shoemaker, and is now millionaire.
Or Christmas he gave each of his sisters.
nerhAws aud hieces six in number, a check
for SIS 000.
Hon. David Sankey, father of the evan
gelist, Ira D. Sankey, died Saturday night
at New Castle, Ohio. aged "a years. He
was member of the Pennsylvania Senate
in 1S47.
DR.. W. S. Wills has been elected Mayor
of Covington, Va, vice l.. T. Dlckey
resigned.
Capt. Roswell M. Grant, an uncle of
Ulysses Grant. is living at St. Adams, W.
Va, eighty-four wears of age. His son
Tom. in the 22t Va. Infantry, was killed
at Winchester in the war.
The heaviest hog killed this winter in
Rock bridge, 525 pounds, was killed last
week by VIM. Wilson, of Bells Valley.
Lebanon Presbyterian church in Rock |
bridge, celebrated it's centennial a few
lays ago. VIM. Youel and John Nc !
Jutchen were its fret Elders. and their !
grandsons John Youel and J. A. Nc |
Jutchen are Elders now.
E. G Bolts, aged thirty-two, of Stafford !
Co., Va, while visiting a neighbor
was SEIZED with violent palpltatlon of
;he heart and asked for his horse to go !,
nome. He was found dead in the road |
JOme miles from his home.
During the cold snap an unknown man
,ook off his coat and boots and leaped into
James River, at Scottsville. Abemarle.
His body was recovered. He was six feet
Ugh, well built, had blue eyes, very light
lair, and slight mustache.
The GleDdower House, large four story
rame hotel at Bufords, B, Of I'd county.
vas destroyed by accidental fire early
saturday morning, !