Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-06-12
nd servants engaged, all without the knowledo %

arrlVeu Ill nllauelpnla on Visit, committee
of the donors took them around to the new
home and gave them surprise Whilst the old
soldiers general health is not so bad, his can
Ger is still progressing with slow, but deadly
certainty.
Miss Mary King, (Kin Yamei,) a Chinese
young girl graduated as Doctor of Medicine
at the Woman's Medical College, of New
York, Saturday. The Chinese consul was
present to see his countrywoman graduate
U. S. Consul at Hong Kong Col John S.
Mosby, (the famous exConfederate partisan,)
writes April 18th IL was offered by Ii Hung
Chang the Bismarck of China, the command
of the Chinese army, with liberty of employ
ing as officers 800 ex Confederates declined,
but have kept it profound secret until peace
was made with France"
The Allegheny Sentinel has information
that the railroad to run from Parkersburg,
w. Va, to Clifton Forge and connect with
the Richmond & Allegheny there, will, in the
| next twenty days, be let to contract as far as
Huntersville. which is only fifty miles from
Clifton Forge.
Buddhism is making some converts of
English Christians in India Rev. G. w.
Leadbeater, of the Church of England, re
Gently became follower of Buddha, and now
Miss Mary Flynn has become convert. 1t
was a curious sight to see an English young
lady, dressed in Oh elegant robe of black silk,
sitting in the midst of a crowd of yellow
robed Buddhist priests and repeating the
Pansil on her reception into that faith.
Hon. John w. Daniel has purchased beau
tiful home two miles from Lynchburg, in
Campbell county, the ''home-p place. of the
well-known Ferguson estate. The residence
is one of the handsomest in Campbell county.
The seventeen-year locusts which are due in
1885, are already swarming in several of the
northern counties of Arkansas and destroying
the wheat. In the woods, they are Matching
out in myriads. A few have appeared in
Maryland and it will not be long before Au-
gusta county will hear their monotonous song.
This is also the year for the thrteen-year
| locusts to return.
The discovery of DIR. Ferran of Spain, of
incubation for cholera. is being put to the
test in Spain where the cholera is prevailing,
with these encouraging results at the town of
Alcira from May 1 to May 18-Persons in
oculated for the first time, 7,128; inoculated
twice, BOIL; inoculated once and subsequently
attacked by cholera, Z. Of the latter only two
died, while no one who had been twice in
oc ulated died. During the same period, May
1 to May is, seventy-three cases of cholera
occurred at Alcira among persons not inocu-
lated, and thirty nine of these were fatal.
Adam P. HALEY of Erie, Pa, prominent
Odd Fellow and Knight of Pythias lying at
the point of death, from consumption, was
taken to the faith cure hospital there and sud
denly arose from his bed and walked around
the city. Sunday evening he gave his ex-
perience at a prayer treatment" meeting and
was just commencing to lead in prayer when
he died
Major Robt. W. Hunter, former editor of
( the Winchester Chimes" and during the
civil war, on Stonewall Jackson's staff, has
been appointed by Secretary Lamar, Chief of
the Division of Accounts of the General Land
Office.
With the LIST Of June religious revival
commenced at Atlanta Ga Immediately fol-
lowing the adjournment of the National Y. M.
! U. A Convention, some of the members of
which remained in the city to assist. A cot
ton warehouse holding 1000 chairs has been
! fixed up and Governor Mcdaniel, Mayor
Hillyer, President Grady, of the Southern
Base Ball League, with prominent men of all
avocations aiding in the meetings Mr.,
Moody has accepted an invitation there.
| Rev. John D. Kelley, of Petersburg, father
| of Hon. Anthony NJ. Kelley, minister to
Austria, has, while an inmate of St. Vincent's
Hospital at Norfolk, become convert to
| Cathocism for the second time. He was
| educated while young for the Catholic priest
hood, but left that church to become a Metho-
dist minister, in which calling he met with
much success.
| Lynchburg, Va, is the chosen spot this
| year for summer drinks. There is an ice
factory there, and to it the saloon keepers
send ready made Cocktails and Juleps and
have them frozen in the cenure of blocks of
| clear ice. Little bouquets set in the glasses
are frozen in with them and make pretty
| picture.
| The Commissioner of Pensions has stricken
off the list of pensions the names of about
| two hundred residents of the District of Column
| bia who were found to be not entitled to pen
| sions, either because they had recovered from
their disabilities, or were not dependent upon
| the government. In some cases the parties
were dead, and in still more widows had mar.
ried again.
Charles Il. Howard, who first got out
charter for the Louisiana Lottery Company,
and for whom M. A. Dauphin was once a
clerk, died in New York last week, wealthy.
He had given princely sums to charities in
New Orleans, but could not win his way into
society, being blackbaled at all the clubs,
even the racing clubs. He owned palatial
residence in that city, and spent his summers
in New York,
Ex-President Arthur's horses brought poor
prices at the auctioning of them in Washing
ton. pair of bay horses which were used by
Mr.. Arthur as the leaders in his four-in-hand
team, brought $3.50; the smaller and darker
bay sold for $3.50 and the larger one $780,
Alan arthur S road team, black mare and a
bay horse, were sold for 1925; the black for
$3.50 and the bay for $145 Mr.. Alan Arthur's
single seated Brewster buggy went for 5000
The ex-President's regular carriage horses and
carriage have been sent to him in New York
Livery stable men were the principal buyers. !;
Even at sixty-fve, roller skating fascinates
them. Col. Bowles a government clerk of
that age, fell while skating at Washington
rink and broke his leo He died within q /