Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-06-11
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| a few DAYS ago Mr.. David KILLER OF Page
county, stumbled and fell, the gun which he
was carrying going off and emptying its con-
| tents into the foot of Mr.. J. B. Ruffner, of
the same county, who was in company with
Mr.. Kibler The foot was SO badly shattered
1 as to render ahnputation necessary.
1t is announced that an excursion will ar
rive here from Richmond, Saturday night
| June 26th.
An ecclesiastical convention, representing
the Lutheran Synods in Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Mississippi and Tennes-
see, will convene at st. Marks church, in
] Roanoke City, June %. Special railroad rates
will be made for delegates and visitors.
| DIR. William Fl. Taylor, State chemist, an
nounces that he had.completed the analysis
| of the contents of the stomach of George
Howard (colored) and had discovered arseni c..
Howard died under very mysterious circum-
stances some weeks ago, Eand suspicion was
| directed towards his wife and paramour, who
are now in the Gloucester county Jail await
| ing trial. The arsenic found in the stomach
is supposed to be some Trough on Rats"
deadly poison, sold promiscuously throughout
the State.
Wesley Honesty and Tabby Banks, both
| colored, were hung in the Jail yard in Win
chester last Friday evening" for the murder of
Joseph McFall, (white,) Nov. IA, 1884, during
the celebration of Cleveland and Hendricks
election When asked what they had to say,
Honesty said: IT thank God am converted.
I am going home to Heaven. No mans blood
rests on my soul. have not to answer for
it. I thank all the officers and ministers for
their kindness" Banks said: 81 am not
guilty of what is put on me; want to meet
all nv friends in Heaven" Banks was tried
first at the December, 1884, term of the Cor
poration Court; the jury, after being out Is
minutes rendered verdict of murder in first
degree. The case was appealed. Honesty
was tried in January 1885, jury disagreed
and was discharged. A Staunton jury being
summoned, another trial was had, resulting in
his conviction. This case was also appealed,
but the Court of Appeals refused both new
trials.
Suit has been instituted in the Circuit
Court of Richmond, by W. r. Meredith, in
behalf of Thomas A. P. Champlin for 800, 900
The suit is against the Mutual Reserved Fund
Life Association of New York. This associa-
ton claims to be the largest mutual ASSOCIATION
in this country, and Mr.. Champlin has been
its general agent for some years in the south
ern States. Mr.. Champlin claims that just as
he had succeeded in obtaining an entrance
| into this State without the usual deposit of
bonds and had built up a large business
throughout the South the company, without
cause, broke it's contract as we'll as having,
as he alleges, stolen previously thereto large
| amount of business.
It is understood that Mr.. John Muir, who
has been app ointed general traffic manager of
| the Chesapeake and Ohio r. r., will enter
is said that this appointment will not conflict
or interfere with the powers of Gen. Wickham,
the first vice-president and general manager
OF the company.
The Senate Committee on Commerce has
recommended an appropriation of $25O,OOO
for Norfolk harbor-$1OO, 900 of which is for
the Improvement of the river and harbor, and
$3.50, 900 for dyke and widening the chan
mel way between Lamberts Point and Fort
! Norfolk.
| Hon. John W. Daniel has offered an amend
ment to the oleomargarine bill by abolishing
| the internal revenue on fruit brandy and
| tobacco.
A corps of engineers from the Baltimore
| and Ohio railroad have commenced survey
| of the route of the proposed railroad from Big
| Island, Bedford county, to Danvllle.
Cluverius informed the jailo r, recently, of
plot formed by three prisoners for breaking
Jail. When the TAILOR, Mr.. Kerse, came into
his cell he handed him ten dollar note ask
ing him to have it changed for him, and re-
marking that he had better notice the inside
of the note to see whether it was good. On
the il lside of the bank note the TAILOR found 8
note exposing the plot, and thus foiling the
cons pirators.
Tt .e Mormon bill as reported by the House
Com .mittee on Judiciary, among other provis
ion s. makes the lawful wife of a person o
CO. .npetent witness against him in a trial OF
20 lygamy, but does not compel her to testify
aftainst her husband; and disestablishes the
church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints;
| and also disestablishes the Perpetual Emigra-
ton Fund.
President Cleveland, who has been spend
! ing his honeymoon at Deer Park, Md, amid a
throng of reporters, on last Saturday he invited
two of them into his cottage and turned over
to them a package of kilograms he had re-
ceived.
Secretary Manning has rendered his resi- gna-
ton as Secretary of the Treasury on account
of failing health, but the President has de-
clined to accept it at the present time hoping
that few months rest may restore his hard
worked Secretary.
Hon. VIM. II. English, the Democratic can
didate for Vice President in 1880, has an
nounced his retirement from active life. He
will devote some time to his historical WORK
on the Lawmakers of Indiana"
The remains of James f. Leonard, who died
of tvphoid fever at Columbus, Miss, in 1882,
| were lately moved from that place to Frank
| fort. XIV. 'sJimmy" Leonard was the origina-
! tor of reading kilograms by sound, and when
he first suggested that such thing was pos
! sible operators all over the land considered ii
I nreposterous and booted at the idea.
4 The eruption of Mt. Etna has ceased. The
| town of Nicolini is now safe.
There are now 1000 breweries in the United
| States exc lusive of the one below Richmond
The manufacture of beer in America is due to