Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-06-11

the Germans Forty years ago very little of |
- was made or drank in this country. Now it
is in universal demand.
An interesting experiment in skin grating
is being conducted in San Francisco. The
,atient was badly burned five months ago by
an explosion. His limbs, face and hands were |
covered with huge sores which refused to heal
skin-grafting was resorted to, and fully ffty
,ieces of flesh from relatives of the sufferer
have been grated. The flesh from the thigh
of live chicken was also grated success
fully.
Philip Duffy, junk dealer of New York.
died in the German Hospital on Friday night,
inst after ether had been given to him. He
was to have undergone surgical operation.
The autopsy made by Coroner MESSENGER the
next dav showed that he had been hard
drinker, and that his heart stomach and
kidneys were diseased. He died of paralysis
of the heart.
+ The United Presbyterian, by small ma
| iority, have decided to allow instrumental
music in their churches.
A Washington correspondent who has exa.
mined the question, reports that $4,000
changes have been made in the public offices
since this administration commenced. There
are 200, 900 offices at the disposal of the gov
eminent.
Julia Foote, colored evangelist, has been
conducting revival meetings in Denver. She
is described as good preacher, with strong,
full voice and considerable natural ability.
President and Mrs. Cleveland and the
twenty-five newspaper correspondents sta
toned at Deer Park attended divine service
Sunday.
Nine thousand bills have so far been intro
duced during the present session of Congress.
They are on all imaginable subjects, and the
number increases yearly.
In response to a unanimous request
Prof. King, the aeronaut has consented II
make another ascension in his beautiful batn
loon eagle Eyriep committee of arrange
ments consisting of Messrs. G. OBJ. Cowar-
din, George Crutchfeld and Richard F..
Beirne will have general control of the matter,
and will confer with the various railroads in
regard to selling reduced tickets to Rich
mond on that occasion.
The Senate on Saturday passed 220 pension
bills, thus making an immense amount OF
work for the President on his return to Wash
ington. He has already vetoed number OF
such bills on the ground of insufficient evil
dence to show that the benefciaries were en-
titled to pension.
At this term of the county court of Sussex
county, New York, Quincy A. Balm was
placed on trial for the murder of his cousin.
William P Balm. The two men had been on
bad terms for long time. On Feb. 27 they
naet on county road, and VIM. Balm said to
| Quincy: s'You have been talking about me
long enough, and I intend to kill YOU" He
placed his hand in his pocket as though to
draw pistol, and as he did SO Quincy Balm
| shot him dead in his tracks. The jury was
unable to agree.
The Richmond & Allegheny passenger trains
carry the weather signels, thus enabling the
farmers along the line to keep posted.
/ On Friday night as the family of Mr.. Geo.
| T. Moore, of Portsmouth, was retiring, a
( strange noise was heard, and upon looking
around they discovered negro man in the
back room hid under sofa. The negro was
dragged out and was driven into the street.
| The convention to nominate the Democratic
candidate for Congress for the 9Th district, is
called to assemble at Lynchburg at - O'Clock
noon. Wednesday, August 25.
plant which is said to be a specific against
| cholera and typhus has been discovered in
| Turkestan by Fodtschenko, the Russian ira
Weller. tits the Ferula and is used by the ma
tives as remedy for nearly all maladies,
| A baby born in Illinois during a terrible
storm has be en- named Cyclonia
The Rev. Charles H. Sturgeon, the cele
brated Baptist minister, in letter on Mr.
Gladstone home rule scheme, said: 'What has
Ulster done to be cast off The whole scheme
is as full of dan gerous absurdties as If it were
conceived by a mailman. Yet am sure that
! Mr., Gladstone b elieves that he is only doing
Justice, and acting for the good of all con-
| slider him as making one of those mistakes
only made by gre at and we'll meaning men,
Dr. Alexander B. Mott of New York, il
preparing virus for the incubation of human
beings who apprekend rabies and will soo1
receive patients.
Mr.. Gladstone he's announced the govern
ment's willingness to consider proposition to-
the modification of the home-rule bill.
Gov. Lee has appointed Col. John B. Pur
cell one of the Board of Visitors to the Medl
cal College of Virginia, vice Bishop f. MI
White, resigned.