Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-01
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clerk at Richmond, commenced there Sat-
urday One of the counsel for the prison.
er is Maj. John FL. Dinneen. formerly of
Staunton. No Auditor was able to do with
out this clerk. neither Taylor, Massey nor
Allen. The last named, discharged him for a
short while, but finding it troublesome to get
on without him reinstated him. When Smith
was arrested last summer he gave Auditor
Marye securing deed on certain property in
West Virginia. 1t turns out that he has no
property there. He got two years in the peni-
Tertiary.
The Democratic primary in Lynchburg last
| week nominated A. Fl. Burroughs for Com
monwealth S Attorney, V. G. Huntington for
Treasurer, and L. c. Talbot for High Consta-
BILE. Among the councilmen nominated in
the second ward was clone Jack" John W.
| Carroll, formerly of Staunton, who has been
City Council for many years.
Major Follett, Brooklyn mechanic, has
invented wonderful sewing machine which,
it is claimed, will do 80 per cent. more work
than any machine now in the market.
An experiment with steam power moved it
| with speed of 1900 stitches minute, and it
was started and stopped instantly. I t is SIM
pie in construction, is easily operated, and
sews all kinds of fabrics, from leather to fine
linen.
Last Monday was the sixty third birthday
of Gen. Grant. The temporary impro vement
in his general health, though the cancer still
progresses, enabled him to be present at the
family dinner table. Only the family and Rev.
Mr.. Newman and wife and Senator Chaffee
were present at the dinner, and the General
came down and sat for time al the table,
He did not eat but was quite talkatiye and
cheerful. After dinner they had family pray
ers There were 63 wax candles lighted in the
room.
A high society wedding in Boston last week
presented the queer spectacle of a constable on
the box with the coachman. Robert F. Strain
had just been married to Edith Goldsbury, the
daughter of wealthy Bostonian, by the Rev.
Philip Brooks in the magnificent parlors OF
the Hotel Vendome, and was being congratu-
$500 seized him. He stuck to him and noun
ted the coach box when the bridal party started
for the cars A friend had to gives check for
the money before the constable would release
the groom.
1t is not known by many that the author of
the beautiful hymn, ''Nearer my God to thee"
which is sung by Christians in every language
and every cline, was not herself believer in
Christ. Sarah Flower Adams, the author, was
by profession Unitarian, but by opinions
free thinker.
While everybody knows when the civil war
commenced, few know when it was officially
announced to be ended. The Supreme Court
of the United States held in case before it
that "the war ended in all the United States,
except Texas, on April 2, 1866, and in Texas
on August 20, 1862
JOS H. Mauzy has been appointed postmas-
ter at Mauzy, Rockingham. E. W. Putnam
has been designated as mail messenger at
Griffin, Allegheny county.
Railroad injuries are very uncertain in their
character. Charles M. Blackford, attorney
bridge accident at Lynchburg, received a let
ter from one of the passengers who fell through
with the train, demanding 1922 in payment for
satchel and contents lost on that occasion.
Captain Blackford wrote to the railroad au-
thorities to send the man a check for the
amount; but before the MATTER could be at
tended to he received second letter from the
same party, stating that he had a severe pain
in his body and that he fe AIRED he was perma-
nently injured, and demanding $1,000. Be-
fore this letter could be answered, third
communication was received offering to COM
promise at So, 200; and before any reply could
be made to this proposition, Captain Black
ford received letter from the mans lawyer,
who described his clients injuries and stated
that suit had been entered in the courts of
Philadelphia for $40, 900 damages. The rail
road company has had the case removed to
the United States Circuit Court.