Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-10-30
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Henry w. Shaw ('Josh Rillings") died in
California last week, aged sixty years.
He was one of the wisest men of his day in
dom shone through the worrying fog of his
bad spelling.
Thomas Fl. Burton of Bedford county, Va,
has been a conscientious Prohibitionist for
twenty one years. He lately married lady
aged thirty five, who the honeymoon not
yet over came home from neighbours one
day last week, with the smell of brandy toddy
on her breath. Burton became excited at the
scent, and jerking up q knife cut his own throat
There are hopes that he will recover.
pretended naval officer giving his name
as Lieut. r. H. Mclean, U. S. n, has been
the Westmoreland Club which entertained
him in lavish style. He was last heard from
at Wilmington Del. Mclean is a large, jolly
man, and bears close resemblance to Presi-
dent Cleveland. He is q man who is apt to
make a favorable impression upon strangers
Said an Iowa Judge the other day: "But for
the housewives of the United States there
could be no tramps, and any woman who feeds
one ought to be sent to Jail for thirty days.
The itinerant eye doctor of India performs
his operations with a confident celebrity which
the more civilized oculist would call reckless
ness. AS he enters town, he bawls, do you
want back your sight?-one rupee only."-
l,o- 4a1, T.,
penknife and performs the operations while
standing in the open square. Then he binds
up the wound, tells his patient to keep in the
dark for fortnight, and pockets his rupee
A writer in chambers Journal, who de-
scribes this proceeding says that it is almost
woman Of So was in this way successfully
| operated upon for eatarac t.
| Mrs James Cook and her two children died
| shocking deaths at Petersburg, Thursday,
! from pouring kerosene Oh wood to kindle a
| fire. The can burst and size and her eldest
| daughter were at once in flames. Amidst her
| terrible agony she sought to save her sleeping
| babe, by moving it to a place of safety, but
III doing SO she set fire to its clothing and its
| bed. She tried to save her eldest daughter,
| bat the flames we're too rapid. When the
| neighbors, attracted by their screams, burst
| open the door, the poor woman had only
strength enough left to stagger out and fall
| almost lifeless in the porch. All three died in
| quick succession.
| E. Bedford, appointed by President Arthur,
| U. S. Consul at the FIJI Islands, and broth
| er of the member of congress from Colorado,
| has just fed from his post, after swindling
everybody he could get into He was the
black sheep of the family, sent out at national
| expense to sscool."
| The trial of DR.. Armstrong, in Atlanta, will
commence January 18th next. w. G.. Charl-
| ton, of Savannah, will be Church Advocate,
and the accused will be defended by Mr..
| Hoke Smith and John S. Davidson, of Angus
| ia. Unlike courts of the State, the defendant
| is presumed to be guilty, and is required to
prove his innocence.
| James Cobb of Highland established sa-
| loon lately at Free Union in Albemarle He
was presented by the grand jury for keeping
| disorderly house. Last week, under the IN
! fiuence of liquor, he shot himself in the sto-
mach and died from the effects.
Rev. Job Turner preached at the Conven-
ton of the Granite State Deaf Mute Mission
| at Petersboro, N H; Oct 14th.
Policeman Flint of Lexington who shot
and killed James Thompson, white, while
Thompson was beating him with his own
club, has been acquitted on the ground of
self defence.
President Cleveland declined to attend
the State Agricultural Fair at Richmond. He
declined, it is said because he wished to avoid
even the appearance of interference in State
affairs by coming into Virginia in the midst of
hot political campaign.
Annie d. Cutler, the young colored woman
in Philadelphia, who pleaded guilty in May
to the murder of her false lover, William II.
Knight, colored waiter, by shooting him on
the evening of April %, was last week SEN
fenced by Judge Mitchell to be hanged.
Only one pound in ten of what is sold as
butter IN Chicago, according to the Health
Commissioner of that city, is the genuine I'M
adulterated article.
Mis-. Mary Ann Booth, the widow of the
famous actor, Junius Brutus Booth, died in
New York, Friday, aged eighty three. She
was the mother of Edwin Booth, John Wilkes
Booth and Junlus Brutus Booth. She married
Booth in England, in 1921, and came with
him to America, landing at Norfolk. in 1852
Her remains were embalmed and sent to Bal |
t1more.