Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-21
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Ex-Gov. Sprague of Rhode Island, who was
so dramatically married in Staunton some
years ago and lives with his wife at the splen-
did estate at Narragansett, is likely to get a
million of dollars, if a suit now pending in
the U. S. Supreme Court goes his way. In that
case lie will have to help to support the chill
dren of his divorced wife, Mrs. Kate Chase
Sprague. At the time of their divorce Gov.
Sprague testified that he was absolutely with
out resources and unable to give her alimony.
The case is likely to be different now.
Around the death of George w. Gardner of
Nelson county, Va, was gathered almost
every circumstance to make it deplorable. At
the village of Montreal Saturday night, he
pawned his watch for bottle of liquor, got
drunk, laid on the railroad and the next
morning two ribs and an arm were found on a
car truck when it ran into the Lynchburg yard.
prisoner in the Nelson Jail, and by her sent
to their children who were destitute of the
means Of life. in cabin.
Mrs. Vim. Buckell of Philadelphia should
be firm believer in special providence At
seventeen she married her husband aged sixty
two and worth four millions OF dollars. His
will made her at his death the owner of one
third of the estate. A few days ago he sent for a
lawyer to draw up a will leaving her only a
bare support and giving his property to the
children by his first wife. Before the lawyer
brought back the will for signature the old
man had stroke of appopleXy, and was I'M
conscious until his death.
The high and low church phase was empha
.;co1 lv in fro % Protacta Dt Ennis
copa1 church, Richmond, Rev. II. Melville
Jackson. rector, on Sunday night. There was
confirmation by Bishop Wittle there, and the
''Nunc Dimittis'' was sung. Bishop Whittle
left the chancel, not remaining-to the close,
and it is supposed he intended by that action
to express his disapprobation of the use of
this anthem in that place or at that time of
the service.
In the case of Muscoe, who was convicted
at Charlottesville by Staunton jury, and SEN
fenced to hang next Monday, the Governor
has granted a respite of thirty days, as his
counsel are moving for an appeal to the
Supreme Court of Appeals. As that court
does not sit until next July at Wytheville,
the prospect is that the condemned man may
live till Fall, if not longer.
Many years ago MIS-. OuSdu I. w dtSou Of
Charlottesville, Va, requested Singing Club
of five gentlemen then residing in that town,
to sing at her grave when she should be buried.
Last week she was buried. Only two of the
club were present, Lem Wood and NJ. NJ
Dupre and assisted by others they sang ''In
the Christians Hope of Glory the song she
had selected
Mrs. Gen. "Stonewall' jackson sent on her
application to Washington on Friday last for
a pension of SIS month, as the widow of a
soldier of the Mexican war. Among the Aft
davits to the fact that Gen. Thomas j.
Jackson had served in the Mexican war, was
that of Gen. James Longstreet, who was a
captain while Jackson was lieutenant.
The American Tobacco Company, the Trust
chartered by the last legislature, have already
gobbled up the immense cigarette establish
ments of Allen & Ginter, and Kinney at Rich
mond, and the Dukes factory at Durham, N.
G.