Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-03-06
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LII proves 10 De Stlly true IIlet Sol Ulysses
Grant is slowly dying of cancer of the throat.
From few weeks to few months is calculated
by his doctors for his life. His daughter, Nellie
Sartoris, has been telegraphed for from Eng
land His hair and beard are gray, his face
salow, and his eyes sunken, but with bandaged
head he still sits at his work on his history of
the war He can only take liquid food and
now, since sleeplessness has set in, his suffer
ing is continual. His family are with him
nearly all the time, but his pain makes him
fretful and hard to manage.
Miss Mabel L. Hearne is suing, in court in
Philadelphia, Joseph L. Stocl1hausen, one of
the Floor Committee of the Young Maenner-
Choir ball, at the AGA 1emy of Music, in that
city, for damages, for having refused to allow
her to go on the floor at the ball on account
of the low cut of her dress There is no scan
dial in the matter all the parties being of ex-
cellent standing in society, but the suit hangs
solely on question of opinion as to how de-
cozzete lady may wear her dress without CIV
ing offence to good taste, or rather what's 'fhe
fashion" The plaintiff in her bill sets forth
ing dress after the style of the court of Lon
don, being cut square-necked back and front
short sleeves, with long black kid gloves to
the shoulder, covering entirely both arms
While it is true said dress was cut in front and
back according to fashion, it was not cut
lower than is seen at the assemblies and at
fashionable gatherings; nor was there any,
even the slightest indecent exposure of de-
ponent's person. Dep-nent's bosom was cov-
cred with lace, with the addition of some
flowers in her corsage There was nothing in
deponent's dress, its mode, cut or shape, that
would offend the most fastidious, or that was
not fully allowed by fashion"
From and after to day the mistress Of the
White House is Miss r. E. Cleveland, the Pre-
sident's sister. She is about thirty seven
years of age with hair tinged with gray. She
is Of medium stature and build, with a shapely
and highly intellectual face. Shs is good look
ing, but not pretty. She dresses neatly, but
plainly, and wears few ornaments. She has
for a long time been lecturer by profession
her specially being educational subjects, and
her audiences usually the pupils of girls
schools. She has, for example, just lectured
at the Elmira IN. W Seminary on Joan of
Are" She speaks several languages, is eXcep-
tionally well informed in history and the arts
and has that degree of confidence in herself
and the knowledge she possesses, to be able to
firmly take the lead in conversation, and to
hold it against the bright men and women
who have come in contact with her
At the skating rink in Winchester, Va, Sat-
urday evening. Miss Lizzie Forney, aged IS.
who has been suffering from heart disease, and
who had been skating for some hours, stopped
to have her skates frightened, sank to the floor
and died in few moments.
John Hall and Richard Webster, two en-
ployees of the English ship Deerhound wer
found dead in their berths at Baltimore
wharf Saturday morning, from the coal gas
which escaped from the stove in their cabin
Of a former Principal of the D., D. & B. In
stitution at Staunton, the Religious Herald
says: SIT gratifes us to learn that DIR VIM
r. Vaughan is doing admirably well with his
school established last summer at Chester, Va.
His patronage is ample, and his work is Civ
ing satisfacti IN. We are pleased always to
know that the Doctor is doing well.''
When Maj. John w. Daniel sees that the
Associated Press telegraphed his address from
Washington and made a sentence read "dis-
mantled palaces of unri ghteous Jews, instead
of 'dsmantled palaces of unhallowed power
as it was written it will teach him the value
of good hand writing.
committee of the New York legislature is
sitting in New York city, investigating gas,
gas companies and gas profits. Some of the
witnesses who have testified show that in the
last ten years the cost of making gas has been
reduced so per cent, while the price to the
consumer has not been lowered more than %
per cent. 1t was also shown that in some
years gas was manufactured at as low as 81
cents per 1000 feet. The profits on gas stock
were put at all the way from 6.per cent. up to
"a per cent.
At the New Orleans Exposition Thursday,
the 9th Connecticut Volunteers returned the
colors of the Sd Mississippi, which they cap
tured at Pass Christian, Miss, in 1862. Col.
Healey of the 9th delivered the flag on the
platform of the Music Hall and it was received
by the Chaplain of the Sd. The hall was elab-
orately decorated and the Grand Army of the
Republic and the Army of Northern Virginia
were literally represented.
Thos. A. Hendricks, Vice President of the
United States, had a narrow escape at Kama
wha a w. Va. station on the B. & O. road last