Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-02-20

He was native of Charleston, S. c., and was
very proud of his pure African blood. He had
travelled much in Europe and Africa, and dined
with Queen Victoria, besides being member
of sundry learned societies in Europe and
America.
Capt John Smith of Hornelsville, N. Y,
the father of grown children, eloped January
25th, with Mrs. Lavendar Higley a young
married neighbor who took along her six
months old baby. They went to Canastots,
N. Y, where on February 10th the Captain
was so disguised with the whole affair that he
went out to barn and hung himself with a
halter strap.
These dull times it arouSes indignation, not
unmixed with envy, to read that at Louisville,
KY, last week, Jerry Henderson, gambler
of Buffalo, N Y, won 800, 600 in four nights at
faro. AS ne was leaving the city he lighted q
cigar with SIS bill, and tossed a $40 gold
| piece to the hackman who drove him to the
depot.
Miss Eva Mackay, the daughter of the Cali
fornia millionaire, was married unostentatiousy
in Paris, last Thursday, to the Prince of Co.
| lonna, of Italy, who is also wealthy Miss
Mackay is the heiress of $40, ZOO, 900 but the
Paris gossips, who are acquainted with the new
mother-in-laws temper, say the Prince Will
earn his money before he gets through.
Frederick W. Lamy, who left New York for
q European tour last week. has history
worth copying. He was a shoemaker, and
during the ten years he worked at his trade
mastered, solely by the use of books, eight
languages, in all of which he can converse flu
emily. His knowledge SO benefited him when
he started to manufacturing on his own &C.
count, by aiding him to extend his trade, that
he is now wealthy.
Stricter rules in Parliament have followed
the dynamite explosions there. Tickets for
the admission of visitors will only be issued q
week after application is made for them, 80
that in the meantime antecedents of the pro-
posed visitors can be inquired into. Turnstiles
will be erected at the entrances to the gale
ries and Hobbies, and experienced detectives
will be posted at each of the turnstiles to care
fully scrutinize strangers as they pass.
Gen. Stith Boiling was arrested in Peters
burg, Saturday, and bound over IN $1,000, on
the suspicion that he was about to engage in a
duel. The name of the other party was with
held in the general mystery that seemed to en-
velope the affair.
Miss Mary McCrystal was married to VIM.
Duffy, q merchant of Minersville, Pa Friday
night While the festivities were in progress
the bride was attacked with paralysis of the
heart and died in few hours.
large model of the Natural Bridge, made
by W. L. Sheppard, the artist, is one of the
articles sent by the Richmond & Allegheny
Railroad to the Exposition at New Orleans
The trustees of Davidson College, North
Carolina, have elected Rev. DR.. 7. D. Wither-
spoon, of Louisville, Ky, president, and W.
S, Graves, of Liberty, Va, professor of Greek
and German.
The Farmers Congress at New Orleans, Sat
urday adjourned sine de- A resolution en-
dorsing in the highest terms Col Robert Bev-
erly, of Virginia. for appointment as Commits
sioner of Agriculture, if the bill creating that
Office shall be passed by Congress, was adop-
ted.
Dr. H. I. Hembold, the famous patent med.
icine doctor of Philadelphia, has just been
discharged from the Norristown Insane Asy-
lum, of which he had been an inmate for
nearly four years past.
AS Logan Osborne, 70 years of age a veal
thy farmer of Jefferson county, W. Va, en- :
tered his corn house, some chickens few out
One scratched his hand as it flew by, with it's
spur The hand infamed and the physicians
have just amputated the arm at the shoulder.
Hon. Geo. F. Hamlin died at Lacygne, Kan
sas,. on the 18th inst, from an overdose of
morphine administered hypodermicaliy to re-
lieye pain. He was q cousin of Hannibal
Hamlin and introduced the constitutional
prohibitory amendment while member of the
Kansas State Senate.