Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-01-25
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At Covesville, Albemarle, Thursday, Mr.. J.
W. Munday while urging his friend, William
E. Birch, not to snap supposed unloaded
pistol at him. was MORALLY wounded by its
discharge, both lungs being pierced by the
ball. He died Friday. Birch, who was greatly
shocked by the accident was placed under
arrest. Young Munday leaves q sister, Miss
Peachy Munday, in Staunton, and many rel
atives in Augusta.
A Richmond correspondent writes to the
Petersburg lndex-Appeal, that by the death of
Mr.. Heath, the millionaire in Newark, N. j.,
Mrs. s. H. Halves of Richmond will fall heir
to large fortune. Mr.. Heath
wealth was estimated at from three to five
millions, and he has only two children. Mr..
s. Fl. HAYES is brother of Rev. H. H. Halves,
D. D.. of Staunton.
The annual report of DIR. p L. Murphy,
Superintendent of the Western Insane Asylum
of North Carolina, at Morgantown, shows that
there were 512 patients under treatment dur
ing the year, and the average of recoveries to
admissions was fifty percent. The expendi-
lures for the year were $71. 900. Seventy
per cent. of the inmates are employed in some
useful work. The North Carolina papers speak
in high terms of praise of the report. DR..
Murphy was formerly an Assistant Physician
at the W. L.. Asylum at Staunton, and married
Miss Bette Bumgardner of Augusta county
Sol Smith Russell, the actor, is over forty
years of age and has been on the stage since
boyhood. having made his first appearance
with Ben De Bar at 81. Louis. His first success
was made in travelling with the Berger Fami-
ly of Bell Ringers. He has o brother min
lister in Jacksonville Ill.
BENZ. F. Murray: aged twenty-six was mar
ried in Washington city last week to Mrs
Mary A. Harrison, aged sixty. The lady was
of five children. All were from Alexandria
county, Va. At the Metropolitan Hotel in
the same city, L. F. Skillman and Miss Ella
Ridderker of Loudoun county, Va, were
married. They were both over forty; said
they were not runaway couple but merely
made the trip to be married in style. A half
dozen Congressman were the witnesses. and
when the clergyman concluded, the mature
couple Rugged and kissed each other with
great vehemence.
There is good deal of man about Grover
Cleveland. Three years ago, Chief Justice
VIM. A. Vincent, of the Territory of New
Mexico, appointed the notorious Stephen W.
Dorsey to be Jury Commissioner. The Pres
ident at once removed Vincent as unfit for his
place. At the beginning of this year, having
heard the real facts of the case Mr.. Cleveland
wrote to Vincent acknowledging that he had
done him an injustice, and offering him the
Chief -Justiceship of Montana. Vincent, while
he could not accept, replied in the same man
ly spirit thanking the President for his vindi-
cation.
On the night of the 14th of January at Big
Spring, Montgomery county, Va. j. D. North
cross stood in front of the minister with Miss
Ollie Duncan. At his side, pistol in hand,
was Miss Ollie's father, seeing justice done to
his daughter. The minister had just said to
the trembling young groom, ''join your right
hands," The door flew open and J. Fl. North
cross, an elder brother rushed in, revolver in
hand, snatched the license from the minister's
hand. tore it up, gave his opinion of the trans
action to Miss Duncan father, and carried his
brother off unmarried.
On the 9th of February the bells of the old
church in Baltimore will ring in
the Tooth anniversary of the Annual Pennsyl-
vania Conference of the United Brethren
church. The conference this year will be held
Synod of Holland as a present, and the in
scription on them in Dutch, means 'sFor the
German Evangelical congregation on Towards
Hill, in the city OF Baltimore" 1t was not till
the year 1900 that the name United Brethren
in Christ was adopted. Bishop Wilhelm Otter
bein is buried in the yard of the church,
A "Gretchen wedding" is the latest scenic
marriage at Lynchburg, Va. Miss Elizabeth
Stockton Terry, daughter of the proprietor of
the Norvell-Arlington Hotel, was married to
M. H. Dingee of that city. The pulpit of
the First Presbyterian church was buried in
evergreens, tropical plants and ferns, giving
the effect of grotto, in which the young peo-
pie were married. The bridesmaids all wore
Gretchen dresses and bonnets of China Silk
the trimming of each gown being of differ
ent color.
An ver-yirtuous magistrate and policeman
of Knoxville, Tenn, created sensation there
by entering the private car of the Thatcher,
Primrose & West Minstrels after the perform
ance, and arrestlng Primrose, Thatcher, LIE
Mack and five other members engaged in
game of draw poker. The magistrate imme-
diately opened court and fined them $40 each
and costs. The townspeople were very indig-
nant and subscription was started to REIN
burse the victims.
William A. Thomas, who had no nearer re-
latives living than some second-cousins in
Martinsville, Henry Co., Va has for years lived
a secluded and bachelor life near Richmond.
He died last week and his fortune of $3.50, 900
is claimed by quadroon natural daughter
of his, the wife of negro apothecary, who
says that just before his death Thomas gave
her everything he possessed in the world.
big legal fight is on, between the cousins and
the claimant.
The application of DIR. Bliss, one of Presi-
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