Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-06-28

among all persons born in the South whose
| birthday is the same as his own-March,
Ninth.
| OF the new Virginia wheat sold in Baltimore
last week at 81. 80, there were only AZ bushels
The remainder Of the lot was inferior and only
| brought 90 cents. The first new wheat in Bal
timore last year arrived three days later and
brought SLIP bushel.
| G. p Huntington, the millionaire railroad
capitalist, is to build himself house on six
| city lots at the corner of Fifth Avenue and
and Fifty-seventh street. The site commands
splendid view of the grand circle and en-
trance to Central Park.
Lawrence Lottier, one Of the Oldest as well
as largest tobacco manufacturers of Rich
mond, has failed for $47 900. He was gener-
ally beliked in Richmond and there is much
sympathy with him in his misfortune.
Hon. jefferson Davis, who was eighty-one
years old last week, was seen I'M New Orleans
street car Friday clad in suit of Confederate
gray, apparently in the enjoyment OF excel
lent health
The Sheriff of Frederick county, Va, sold
! eight pieces of property for taxes few days
ago, the owners being coupon tenderers. w. l..
|
sales were made.
The contract for granite street blocks recent
ly given Col. Asher w. Hartman. proprietor
of the Mt Poney Quarry in Culpeper county,
Va, by the City of Louisville, amounts to
S21o, 900.
Charles Parsons, for the last twenty-five
wears the art superintendent of the Harpers in
New ork has been retired On full pay and
with the compliments of his employers.
Miss Maggie Harrison, niece of the Presi-
dent, narrowly escaped drowning in Lake
Minnetonka, ILL.,, last week, by the upsetting
of a boat.
Richmond society has been astounded by the
arrest of one of its members, W. r. Bowie, a
prominent young lawyer, on the charge OF
forging a check for S9s.
Mrs Lucy Webb Hayes, wife of eX-Presiden
Rutherford B. Hayes, was paralyzed at hel
home in Cleveland Ohio, Friday, while seat
ing in her room sewing She died on Tuesday
The wife of DR.. Jno. b. Morgan, druggist
of Florence, Ala, committed suicide will
l morphine last week, through jealousy of he
husband.
! William Eddings we'll known coloret
man of Harrisonburg was drowned at Por
Republic, last week, while hauling seine.
The Sugar Trusts by putting up the price
sugar, have made S13, OOO,O 900 out of the suffer
ing American people, in few months.
Prof r. P. Campbell has been elected t.
, the Chair of Modern Languages in Blacksbur'
l College, Va.
2 Miss Mary M. Latane, daughter of Bisho]
f Jas. A. Latane, was married in Baltimore
Wednesday, to Rev. Samuel McLanahan.
Gen. Simon Cameron, died at his countr
+ seat, near Lancaster, Pa, at eight O'Clock
q Wednesday evening.
The Ohio Republican convention, Wednes
o day, renominated Gov. J. B. Foraker for
L third term.
I green insect which devours the heads o
the wheat has made its appearance in the field
of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
f Samuel Burger, County Surveyor OF Bote
f tourt and eX-member Of the legislature, die
v on Friday last.
+ The appointment of Rev. A. Van de wye
! Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese G
] Richmond to be Bishop thereof is confirmed
e The first carload of watermelons frol
e Georgia arrived at Richmond, Thursday.
n The John S. Coles farm in Albemarle ha
it been sold for SIG, 800 cash.