Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-04
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merly of Staunton, and his wife Maggie, also
of this city, who were arrested last December
OF the charge of altering and passing National
bank notes at Charlottesville, were taken by
order of Judge Paul, from Lynchburg, on
Saturday, to Harrisonburg, and will be tried
at the May term of his court there.
Three new members of the Board of Trus-
tees of Roanoke College have been elected,
and accepted membership-Hon. A. M. Bow
man of Saltville, formerly of Augusta; Prof
Luther Il. Holland of Salem, for fifteen year.
Secretary of the State Board of Education,
and Col. Geo. w. Tayloe of Roanoke.
The Woodstock "Herald'' says that William
Windle o former patient at the w. L. Asylum,
a few days ago, and while they were trying to
arrest him, seriously wounded his brother with
an axe, made his escape, and is still ut large
Efforts are being made to secure him. 1t
says this is the third or fourth time he has be-
come deranged, he having been in the Asylum
several times.
The Rockingham jury in the case of the
Commonwealth VS.. Geo. Clary, alias Smith,
for robbing Mr.. John Kenney, of Augusta
county, at the February Court, returned a
verdict of acquittal on Wednesday morni ng.
Mile Rhea, the actress, has been investing
in real estate in Southern California, having
purchased fifty acres in Burbank, suburb of
Los Angeles.
At Houston, Texas, few nights ago, as Mrs.
Langtry, Fl eddy Gerhard and Manager Keogh
were driving from the theatre to her private
car, the railroad Waterman told them not to
drive across the railroad tracks. Gerhard
and Keogh assaulted the Waterman. He got
out warrant, and the Sheriff went to the pri.
vate car where the Lilly had to get out in her
night robe and pay fine of $3.50 for the as
sault. Neither Gerhard nor Keogh could be
found at the car.
Winchester Presbytery at its session last
week, adopted the same resolutions as Licking
ton Presbytery in favor of disbanding the
committee on organic union with the Northern
Assembly.
vile Gazette from Mr.. Fl. H. Cowherd. Mr.
J. J. Straughan, formerly of Staunton, re-
mains with the new proprietor.
The congregation of the Tabb Street Pres
byterian church at Petersburg, on Sunday
last, by unanimous vote, increased the sala-
ny of its pastor, Rev. J. w. Rosebro, formerly
of Augusta county, from $4,000 to So, 500.
The increase to take effect July 1st
Monday last being the twentieth anniversa-
rY of the Episcopate of Bishop F. M. Whittle
of the P E. Church, some of his clergy at
Richmond presented him with handsome set
of bishops robes and with an apprecative tes-
timonial signed by Assistant Bishop Randolph
and 1875 of the clergy. Bishop White has
been forty years in the ministry.
Judge Chap. Stuart who resigned the posi-
ton of 1t. Col in the U. S. Army to accept a
Circuit Judgeship in West Virginia. died at
West Union on the 2Sth ult., of Bright's dis
ease.
Ex-President Robert Garrett. formerly of
the B. & O., has been heard from at Cairo,
Egypt, much improved both mentally and
physically.
At meeting of the E. D. Baker Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, at Philadelphia
Thursday night, an application was received
from Gen. Jos. E. Johnston, the Confederate
officer highest in rank now living, for election
to contributing membership ''for the purpose
of enabling me to participate in the noble
work of charity performed by the comrades
of the Grand Army of the Republic The
application enclosed one years dues, $40. It
was put through amid the cheers of two hun.
bred veterans present.
Bishop Gallagher, of Louisiana, will deliver
the Baccalaureate sermon at Washington &
Lee University in June, and Charles Dudley
ties of the same institution.
Henry L. Mugford, of Kings Co., N Y, is
suing Mrs. Jane Norrby for breach of promise
of marriage damages $40, 900. Mrs. N. pleads
in her answer that she promised her deceased
husband never to marry a man without
money" and that the plaintiff is hardly in
pecuniary condition to be called moneyed
man in the business sense of the term
At Amherst c. H. during local option
election, April 25th an old feud of years
standing broke out into a quarrel between
Captain Joel H. Campbell, prominent citizen
and farmer of Amherst, aged sixty, and John
L. Lee, the Commonwealth Attorney
Campbell gave the lie.. Lee slapped him, and
Ill
through the bladder. Campbell died Monday,
after some days Of suffering. The immediate
quarrel was over local option, but both men
Lad been prepared for each other for some
time.
Rt. Rev. Mgr. Leon Bouland of New York,
who is honorary private Chamberlain to the
Pope, and honorary Canon of the Metropolitan
Church of Rheims, has written a letter to his
Holiness, withdrawing from the Roman Catho-
lie Church on the ground that he is no longer
able to believe its dogmas. He will go into
the Episcopal Church of New York.
The House of Representatives has passed
bill giving Mrs Maria Hoxie, of Harrison
burg, daughter of the late John Minor Bolts,
hnu Wluo" VI AdJoI ID. w. hoAle, oI new Jer-
sey. pension of $50 month.
DR.. Clemence S. Lozier, one of the wealth.
est female physicians in America, died in
New York last week. She was homeopathist
and her professional income was between
$4,000 and 5000 year. She was among
the founders of the New York Medical Col
lege and Hospital for Women, and gave $685.
600 to it.
r. E. Sullivan, the agent at Harrisonburg
for James P. Cooper, 'agent of the English
Bondholders," was indicted last week for SELL
ing coupons without license. At that term
of the Rockingham county court 100 suits