Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-12-05
tions, however, lies with the individual mana

tlOnS, however,, lleo With tlle inulNiuAHl HldHt-
gers.
In 1888 Miss Mary Siitill of Allen Co., Ohio,
q strong Democrat, was engaged to Adelbert
Leheman, an equally strong Republican.
While he was engaged in raising Republican
campaign fag-poie at Lima, Miss Shull,
who was among the bystandeTs. ridicnled the
proceedings and hurrahed for Cleveland
Leheman in anger resolved not to marry her
and kept his resolution. She brought suit, and
last week q jury gave her 81 900 damages.
Seven years ago Harriet J. Woods. then
little girl, was passing Trinity Episcopal
church in Washington city, when a shutter
blown from one of its towers, fell On her and
she was paralyzed. She brought suit against
the vestry the next year for $4,000 damages
The first jury failed to agree. At the second
trial, last week, the jury gave her $4,000
damages-the largest damages ever given in
a Washington court.
The will of Henry K. Ellyson, of the Rich
mond D5sp0tch, was probated in that city Tues
day. 1t gives to his son, II. T. Ellyson, two
hundred shares of stock in the Dispatch Com
pany, and one hundred shares each to his ether
two sons and his daughter. After legacies in
money to his sons wives and his grandchil-
dren, the residue of the estate is divided equal
ly between his sons and daughter. The esti-
mated value of the estate is $4,000.
The Prussian Minister of Ecclesiastical
affairs, indicated in a speech in the Diet Sat
urday, that the Prussian government intend
ed prolongng the guarding of the secret OF
DR.. Kochs lymph, but it will, he said. be
supplied to the profession at cost of five
cents for a phial containing enough for five
thousand NEGOTIATIONS.
At Murphy Temperance meeting in Rich
mond last week, Hon. John E. Massey said
from his experience a. Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts, that for one dollar liquor license that
comes into the State Treasury, two dollars are
paid out on account of violations Of law re-
sulting directly OF indirectly from the use OF
liquor
II was stated in a meeting of tie Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce the other evening" that
during the past ten years one thousand houses
had been built in Alexandria, and that in
stead of having 1900 inhabitants the city
numbers near 900.
A company has been organized at Omaha to
manufacture washing soap from corn, of
which it is claimed one bushel with alkali)
will make four hundred pounds, which can
be sold at a profit at one cent pound. It is
claimed that fine toilet soap can also be made.
Judge-"This verdict could not have been
reached on law and evidence Foreman of
jury-"No, sir; we just used common sense %
Judge (promptly)- 'Oyerruled and set
aside
The following written definition Of the
word bachelor was handed in by fifth
grade boy: "A bachelor is man who has
no wife, nor wants no wife, nor can't get no
wife,
B. 2. Shillaber (sMrs. Partington'') who
died at Chelsea, Mass, last week. could say
what but few humorsts could-that 10 prin-
ted word of his ever brought pain to any hu-
man being.
Mr.. d. S. Pierce has sold one-half Of his
farm, a half mile from Wytheville, to a
Norfolk syndicate for S5500O-about $500 an
acre.
DR.. Frank Walker son of Gen. Jas. A
Walker of Va, who died in Florence, Ala, a
few days ago. had his life insured for SO, 900,
for the benefit Of his mother.
Among the pall-bearers at the funeral OF
August Belmont in New York, Saturday,
Hill.
The different States Of the Union now owe
$4,000, $50. Since 1889 they have paid off
81, 900, 900, or more than one-tliird of what
they owed ten years ago.
Mr. r. Barton, civil engineer, of Frederieks-
burg, was killed near Quinnemont, ". Va,
last week, by falling from high cliff, on the
edge of which he was surveying, into ravine.
Miss Laura Rice of Mt. jackson, whose
marriage to Mr.. j. n. Brenneman Of New
Market, would have taken place in this month
died last week.
The United States has paid off 5000 900, 600
Of its debt since 1880, or more than one-half.
The nation now owes 1923, 900 900, or less than
the sum paid off in ten years.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine paid s1,1o0 for her
new baby's trousseau and bassinet. ALI its
toys are of pure silver,
The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs
killed and used 1000 chickens last season at
a cost of St,S22.
Mrs. Jane Dudley, the oldest person in AL
leghany county, Va, died last week, aged
ninety-four.
A fairat Charlottesville, chiefly managed
by the ladies Of the Jewish synagogue, raised
$500 for the Piedmont Hospital there.
General Raum estimates that the pension
deficiency fer the present fiscal year will
amount to between $50. 600, 900 and 5000, 900.
The verified population of Virginia is
1,G55,9S0, and Of the United States is
81, 60, go.
Mr.. Egbert G. Leigh, Secretary of the Vir-
gina Agricultural Society died iii Richmond,
Thursday.