Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-11

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he wound to this day. So says the Raleigh
N. c. } "News."
A few days since, at Clifton Forge, Allegha-
~, J. R. Durrett, operator of the Chesapeake
Ohio telegraph Office there, went to the
larry of S. G.. Roadcap, accompanied by j.
w. Williams as friend, and attempted to
cowhide him. Roadcap. who is much the
arger man, took away his cowhide and pistol
md violently assaulted him. Durrett and
Williams were arrested and held to bail. The
case is an interesting one being the first under
the new law Of Virginia making cowhiding a
felony.
The Vestry of DIR. J. G. Armstrong; church
in Atlanta have passed the following resolu-
ton
Resolved. That after a careful aud thorough in |
vestigaton of the reports which have been printed
rejecting upon Rev. Dr. Armstrong it IS the opin- |
withdrawal of confidence in our esteemed rector |
On Sunday DIR. Armstrong appeared in his
pulpit, his church was densely packed by
curious crowd He chose for his text the 21st
verse of the 9th chapter of Matthew: eff I
may but touch the hem of His garment I shall
be whole DR.. Armstrong began by saying
IT cannot, my brethren, suppress the feelings
which are upon my heart just now, nor con-
ceal the deep appreciation and the unfeigned
gratitude which I feel to the press of the city
of Atlanta, and, might say, to the whole
people of Atlanta and to the members of my
own parish, and to my vestry, for the sympa-
thy, confidence and strength that they have
given me during the last two weeks, when
clouds were rolling over my life. Believe me
that that appreciation and gratitude are COM
mensurate with the sympathy, confidence and
strength which you have given me-"
The corn crop reports of Virginia received
by the State Commissioner of Agriculture up
to date, estimate that in the Tidewater, Pied
mont and Valley, the crop is about II
per cent. less than last year, and in the South
west about 2 per cent larger.
DIR. r. B. Hobson, of Chesterfield county,
Va, aged seventy two years, physician of
extensive practice, took from his medicine
chest Aug. 9th, a teaspoonful of a medicine
he thought contained quinine, for chills. He
soon discovered by his symptoms that he had
taken aconite. He wrote note Immediately
to another physician to come. He died in
three hours after taking the dose. His death
caused general grief in his county where he
was much beloved.
John Kimberline, aged twenty, is lying dy-
ing in O'Brien's circus at Philadelphia, where
he is helper. He took some of the elephant
Empress " hay to make bed under wa
gon, thinking she was asleep and did not need
it. She was not asleep, but waited until he
was, and then reached out with her trunk
dragged him off the hay bed and threw him
violently against the tent pole. When she
heard the wounded man scream the name of
her keeper, Mr.. Colley, she gathered up her
hay and ran back to her place, laid down and
feigned sleep. Kimberline is the twentieth
person she has injured.
Capt. James B. Staples, freight conduc-
tor on the Midland r. R., was standing in the
depot at Culpeper Thursday afternoon, with his
bride, Miss Rosa Colvin, whom he had married
fifteen minutes before, about to start on his
wedding trip. Their baggage was already
checked, but the labor proved useless, for
George E. Fortune stepped up with an officer,
warrant for Staples, and copy of the mar
rage license Of Staples, issued eight years ago
to wed Fortunes sister in Alexandria. The
groom was taken to Culpeper jail
Sister Mary Joseph died at Monte Maria
Convent in Richmond, on the 1st inst She
was Miss Nora Kelley, sister of Hon A. NJ.
Kelley, late Minister to Austria, and entered
the convent in 1876 Elk Minister Kelley and
three other brothers were at her funeral In
the Sisterhood she was teacher of Mathemat-
les and English.
According to the italian prophet Signor
Arentino, next November will contain besides
the defeat of John S. Wise, other events of
passing interest, one being the dissolution of
the earth. 1t is to begin on the 18th of the
month and progress in this order: First day,
the sea will overflow; second day. the water
will penetrate the soil third day, death of
fresh water fish fourth day, death of sea an
1mals; fifth day. death of the birds sixth
day, fall of houses and other buildings; sew
enth day, fall of the rocks; eighth day, earth
quake; ninth day, fall of the mountains
tenth day, men become dumb eleventh day.
the graves will open; twelfth day, rain of
stars; thirteenth day, death of all mankind
fourteenth day, destruction of heaven and
earth by fire; fifteenth day, general resurrec-
ton and last judgment. The fact that women
are not to become dumb Also is an exhibition
of offensive partisanship on behalf of that sex
by Mr.. Arentino that will deprive his proph-
cy of much confidence that might be otherwise
given it.
The Thomas Fl. Gore and Jane Janney farm
near Leesburg, Va, has been sold to S. L.
Uhler, of Pennsylvania, for $21, OOO-about
$50 per acre.
The New York undertaker's statement shows
the exact cost of Gen. Grants funeral to have
been $14,169, of which $4,000 was for 500
carriages Mrs. Grant, with her son ULYSSES,
visited the tomb last Thursday and placed a
large wreath of i,nmortelles on her husbands
casket.
The little city of Parkershurg, W. Va, has
the longest bridge in the world, it being over
one mile and quarter long. The Brooklyn |
bridge is the largest in the world, but not the |
longest.
The Lord Bishop of Rochester, Eng, is at
the White Sulphur Springs.
Jefferson Davis has been interviewed on his
plantation. He made the an
nouncement that he chad left the war behind
him and with it public life.'' He devotes his
time to literary and philosophic pursuits Sir
Walter Scott is his favorite author. 'tAmong
poets he regards Byron the greatest. Moore
S the perfection of harmony, while Burns ex-
presses human feelino Tho tbroo R,,ro,,