Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-16
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vices of Mr.. Moody in Richmond. Every
audience numbers over three thousand people.
Clergy from all over the State-the most dis
tinguished men of all denominations, includ-
ing Bishops White and Randolph-are in at
tendance. Among the clergy there last week,
were Rev. Thomas Shipman and Rev. W. Y.
Abrams of Augusta county, Rev. ]. B. Taylor
of Rockbridge and Rev. Porterfeld Swan of
Goshen. Among the ladies introduced to the
Evangelist last week were Mrs. Stonewall
jackson and Mrs General Fitzhugh Lee
The selection of Hon. John w. Daniel of
Virginia to be the orator at the dedication of
the Washington Monument at Washington, is
received with hearty qualification everywhere.
The address of Hon. Robert C. Winthrop of
Massachusetts,, (who is sick, will be read from
manuscript, and Major Daniels address will
be given in the House of Representatives.
c. E. F. Payne banker of Warrenton,
Va, and brother of General William Fl. Payne,
died on the 9Th inst. He leaves widow and
six children. He married sister of James V.
Brooke, jr., formerly of the Staunton bar.
General Fitzhugh Lee has applied to the
committee of arrangements of the inaugural
ceremonies at Washington for quarters for the
First Virginia Brigade of 1900 men.
Hon. John S. Barbour, while on visit to
New York city last week, was banqueted by
some of the leading business men and pre-
scented with costly service of silver as mark
of regard for his 80 years efficient Presidency
of the Midland railroad.
Hon. Carl Schurz was to deliver an address
in Petersburg yesterday on "the problem of
modern education"
1t would be worth any mans time to pay a
little attention to Mrs. Mark Hopkins, the
widow of the California millionaire. She has
returned to her Massachusetts home. and is
about erecting residence in Great Barring
ton, to cost $4,000 One thousand men
will be employed three years on the work.
Age does not always bring experience.
Major Mutt, the exhibition dwarf. though hav.
ing passed forty-four years of bachelor life,
has just married young wife eighteen inches
taller than himself.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens left by his
will $4,000 to the children of his brother,
Judge Linton Stephens, and it will take all of
the estate to pay off the bequest.
Hon. John S. Wise emphatically denies that
he is a candidate for, or would accept the Law
Professorship at the Uni, ersity of Virginia.
He says it would be equal to being buried
alive.
The Winchester Agricultural Fair is the
luckiest in the attraction line in Virginia.
The Chimes" of that town says it is highly
probable that President Cleveland will visit
their fair next fall.
Hon. Henry G. Allen of Shenandoah passed
trough Staunton last week on his return
from Botetourt where he had delivered the
annual address before the survivors of the
Blue Ridge Rifles He delivered the address
before the original company at its organiza-
ton twenty-five years ago.
Rev. DIR. Moses Hoge, whose grandfather
was educated at Liberty Hail." the germ of
has been selected to address the alumni of
Washington and Lee at its Tooth anniversary
on June 18th, next.
There are few passengers on the Valley
railroad who haven't turned up their noses at
the ramshackle passenger station the B. & o.
company has at the fourishing town of Wood
stock. So bad is it, that the citizens there held
a meeting on the goth to protest against it and
ask the company to put up new one. Shen-
andoah subscribed 5000 to build the road.
At Newmarket last week, after the address of
Major NJ T. Holden State temperance lecturer
eleven persons joined the lodge and twenty-slx
signed the "open pledge"
Leopold Wise for twenty-one years promi-
nent merchant of Harrisonburg died last week.
He was native of Austria, and was buried in
the Hebrew cemetery.
DIR. P H. Graybill of Botetourt we'll
known physician, died of consumption in the
Christmas holidays. He had lately returned
from Florida where he had found no relief
He married Miss Bell of Rockbridge, and
leaves widow and three little children.
Dr. Rudolph Tauszky, an expert in insanity
whose name is familiar in the New York courts
as testifying in cases where insanity was the
issue, went insane himself last week and shot
and dangerously wounded himself and wife.
He is the author of 'sLunacy and its crimes. u
Governor Cameron who goes to the New Or
leans Exposition about February 18th, will
take the members of his staff in full uniform
John Nichols, the man whom Charlotte
Bronte married, Is now living at Banaghan,
Ireland as gentleman farmer, having rein-
Something unique in Ohio jurisprudence
occurred the other day at st. Clairsyille,