Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-06-12
GLEAN NED FROM THE MAILS.

Sunday night last, the Female buildings Of
the Eastern Lunatic Asylum at Williamsburg
Va, was totally destroyed by fire. To the
great credit of the Asylum officials not a pa
tient lost her life or was hurt The loss il
$4,000, of which only $3.50, 900 is insured
The buildings were one hundred years old.
| The Cluverius trial was so overshadowing
that the Richmond papers barely mentioned
the fact of the finding, May 16th in disused
closet at the Capitol, of bundle of old
and uncollected checks of county court
clerks aggregating 1884, some coupons
amounting to 1878 and $26 in currency
The checks are dated many years back 1t is
thought some can still be collected
| Gov. Cameron has offered reward of 81, OOC
| for the apprehension of any of the lynchers OF
| young Terry in Bedford. Intelligence from
that county says they were from among the
| most respectable citizens of the county, and
| the people swear they shall not be arrested
Sympathiz ers with Terry's family are deter
mined they shall be. Gen. Terry is slowly
recovering, in Richmond, from paralysis
LIZ 1Itto OOod OPo LII OutllO VI dlI Iu6
events of the recent double tragedy.
A pensioner of the Union Army, B. S. Sni-
DER has gone to the Pension Bureau and vol
UNFAIRLY relinquished his pension of 1872, say.
ing that he had recovered his health and no
longer felt he had right to draw it. The
matter was explained when the Bureau agent
found he was an insane veteran from the
government hospital His request was not
granted.
After July LIST, the price of gas in Baltimore
will be only 81 so per thousand feet
While the law of Kansas sentences MUIR
derers to death, and thirty have been so sen.
fenced, none were ever known to be hung.
The law provides that the sentence does not
take effect unless, at the expiration of one year,
the Governor signs the death warrant, when,
if that is not done. the prisoner is confined
under life sentence. No Governor has ever
been elected who would sign death warrant
The people of the Valley we'll recollect q
very effective Democratic stumper, W. F. c.
Gregory, who toured the State in Readiust-
ment times. He has recently left law and
politics, and become Presbyterian minister.
Miss Fannie Mills of Sandusky, Ohio, has
foot Of which any woman might be proud.
Her shoe is No. "a, with measurement as
follows: Instep, 49, inches; ball, 49, waist,
1885, heel, 23f; length of last, Is inches.
Miss Mills is rs years years old
Jenny Lind is coming out of her retirement
for the first time in twenty-five years, next
summer, to sing in aid of the childrens mfr
mary in Norwich, England.
Josiah F. Twiss, who died at Hollis, N. H.,
last week, left in his will $40 to be paid for
brass band at his funeral, and 1870 to be ex-
pended for candies and peanuts with which to
treat the mourners. Mr.. Twiss was one of the
few gentlemen who have died lately of
whom it could be said there was nothing
mean about him.
The fine Philadelphia residence presented
to Gen. Grant in 1865 by wealthy residents of
that city, was sold last week to satisfy claim
of his creditors. It's sale must have recalled
happier days to the mind of the old General. 1t
was bought quietly in 1865 for 1872, 900, fu
nishea for $12, 900, and even its larder supplied