Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-01

Up in prohibition Maine
huge Christmas tree at the county hospital
in Chicago, with presents, took fire Christ
mas day just as the Santa Clans was approach
ing it. Some 300 persons were present, and
in the panic which ensued about forty wore
badly hurt.
Queen victoria's salary is $500 week,
and on Christmas day she gave away $75. 900
in cash to the poor and as much more in beet,
plum pudding spd wine to the destitute.
Viceroy Lii, ane of the highest of Chinese
graduates and statesmen, whom Gen. Grant
met on his visit to China, and between whom
and Gen. Grant warm friendship sprung up,
has, transmitted $500 as contribution to the
Grant monument fund. The Chinese am bas-
dassador at Washington, Cheng Tsao Ju, has
added 5000 to II.
U. S. Judges John Paul and Bond sat in
Baltimore last week hearing the suit of Col
W. E. Sims, assignee for S. G. Tardy, against
Tardy's assets for $13, 900 commissions. Real
and personal estate, inc eiing the Hot
Springs to the wase dig
posed of by the assignee. The creditors by
counsel opposed the claim. The case is held.
F. w. Dawson of South Carolina, formerly
of Fitz Lees staff, has sent to the Lee Inaugu-
raj Ball at Richmond, one hundred and fifty
palms AND palmetto tree twelve feet high
for the greenery decorations.
In 1851 Richard B. Haley of Bedford
county, Va, was the first sweetheart Miss
Carrie Merritt of that county had ever had.
Her father moved to Illinois and she lof It
sight of her young lover. In Illinois she
married and had several children. Her lius-
band died and she married again. Again her
husband died. A year ago she went to Bed
ford on q visit. When the faithful old sweet
heart heard of it, he courted her again and on
Christmas eve they were married at the resi-
dence of the brides son in Illinois,
Doctors say that women should be C.rys tious
how they call to offer sympathy to neigh. bors
having sick children. Wome n,s clothing
offers inducements to fugitive bacteria, and
several instances have been recorded late ly in
which contagious diseases are known to- have
been brought about by germs carried int, the
household in the folds of heavy woolen "a
brics.
Friday, the body of Mrs Thomas Waase was
lying IN her home at Lynchburg prepar atory
TO burial. Her husband who sat up Wit hel
during her illness. was very nervous, and tool
a drink out of, be, supposed, whiskey b ottle
IT was carboha said and he died that eyel hing
They were haaisd together.
Benedict p. Kollg, who died in Broo klyp
N. Y, made unusual arrangements in hii will
for the funeral. The will directed that $20(
shoula be- expended for the embalning hi
remains, and that his body should be dr.. .ssed
in $75 suit OF new clothes and put into the
best coffin that can be bought for 81, 200.
Some years ago Walter L.. Newberry, q. Chi
cago millionaire, who had two daughters
made will giving the bulk of his fortuns t,
to the daughter who should marry and hav
male heir named after him first and the 9th e
part to ~ lighter. If both di et
"itnour Issue s.-sn /. 900, 900 of his fortun ).
should 60 to the city of Chicago for FIRE
library. Strange to say, though attracti, I
and great heiresses, neither of the daughter
married, and last week, the widow of the mil
endowment for apublic library that any Ame-
rican city holds.
J The Augusta ''Chronicle" states that the
income of Gen. Tombs averaged from 1910 to
1875, $4,000 q year. His last large cases were
tried when assisting the States Attorney III
the railroad tax cases, in the Dupree will case
and Eberhsrdt murder case, in all of which
he was finally successful, He used to say
that he had often: made $5, 900 at single SEES
sions Of court in Ebert county.
The Pittsburg Times says that from thirty
to sjxty per cent. of real estate belonging tt
large concerns in that city escapes taxation
while small property owners are assessed w
to the full value of their real estate.
Prof. j. L. Sheppe. Principal of the Appal
achia Normal School, was married Christmas
evening at Doe Hill, highland, to Miss s;iggi,
Jones' daughter of A.. j. Jones, ESQ. a
On Christmas day at noon of the 18th meri
dian, the Richmond Knights Templars assem-
bled at their Asylum to remember the Grand
Master of Templars in the United States
Robt E. Withers. now at Hong Kong, China
At the same hour in Hong Kong Il o'clock a,
nightl Grand Master Witllers and his Temp
lars there met to remember the Knights il
this country. This ceremony took place il
various parts of the United States and Europe
AbiJah Jay, one of the Oldest members O,
the police force of Detroit, Mich. died or
Monday night at Harper Hospital. He is well
known as the "Bijah" Of. the Detroit ssFres