Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-04-04
NEWS MATTER.

for four months.
June sth to Goth is Rev. Sam Jones engage
ment at Richmond.
Maine is rich this year for her ice crop will
reach nearly 100000.
Among the Directors of the South Salem
Land Company are Hon. A. NJ. Bowman and
Capt. Ham Shepperd.
John T. Mitchell for many years deputy
Nelson county is dead.
Whenever William E. Gladstone catches
cold he at once goes to bed. This has been
his rule for fifteen years.
Judge Mclaughlin last week refused to
order sale of the Irish Creek Tin Company s
property in the suit of Rawlings.
Mrs. Mamie Mason. widow of the late Rev.
Richard Mason and daughter of Bishop Johns,
died few days ago in Baltimore
Col. Burgwyn telegraphs from Paris of the
equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee: "The
statue is received. 1t is magnificent"
Mrs. James Whalen of Albemarle, shipped
her crop of Albemarle pippins last season to
London, Eng, and got $6 a barrel for them.
In the United States there are $500 miles of
track of street railway Is, 900 cars and 1876 900
horses, carrying 900, 900, 900 passengers year.
Hazael Williams who represented Amherst
in the General Assembly for several years
after the war, is dead at the age of ninety -four
years.
Two Mormon Elders left Newmarket, Va,
Friday, with party of converts for Utah
One was a farmer who sold his farm to 60
with them.
Col Alto, the house in Roclsbridge built
and occupied by Gov. James Mcdowell, was
sold last week to R. B. Norman of Roanoke,
for $4,000
The President has positively refused to
permit any of the Indians from any reserva-
ton to accompany the Forepaugh or any other
show during the coming season.
Capt. Bruce Gibson of Winchester, is a
model postmaster. He is to go out April 18th
but he last week had the Office neatly painted
and papered for the benefit of the public
Three acres of hill at Columbus, KY,
were undermined by the flood and slid into
the Mississippi river Friday. A 2O-foot wave
made by it swamped large steamer and four
boats
The female population of Allentown, Pa,
are greatly excited over the discovery that a
masculine looking woman who recently fitted
Ou dIlu SO1u tLclu COlS6lS, WAS Il Hail Ill us
guise.
Poe's "Raven'' has been done into choice
Volapuk. 1.-THE Raven is 'Rab;'' the re.
frain Nevermore is "Lenevelo,' while the
first line reads, "Vono du zenet glumik
febike fink asuenob.''
Six months ago Jno. N. Camden and Steph-
en- B. Elkins bought the Caperton tract il
Monroe and Clay counties, W. Va, for So, OGC
Last week they sold it to the West Virginia
and Pittsburg R. R. Co. for S25OOOO.
DR.. Willard Parker of New York received
the highest fee ever received for surgica
operation in this country-S1OO, 900. 1t wa
for successfully removing an excrescenc
from the face and neck of a millionaire.
son.
: The first lot of Albemarle pippins ever sen
, to Europe was sent as a present to Queer
/ Victoria, fifty-four years ago, by Andrew
Stevenson then U. S. Minister at London TIL,
Queen was so pleased that she ordered 10
Of them and sent an agent to Albemarle II
procure trees which were taken to England.
The Louisiana Lottery Co. having sent
J check to Gov. Nichols of La. for 500, 900 as
, gift to aid in staying the flood in the Missis
sippi, the Governor returned it. telling then
: that on the eve of a session of the Legislature
to which they may apply for renewal O.
, their charter, he did not feel that he had
right to place the people under any obliga
tions to them.
Captain Frank Cunningham, the sweet ten
or of Richmond, Va, intends to sing at hi
own funeral. He has sung at 3S5 funeral
during the last two years. He intends to sins
certain songs into photograph and let TIN
instrument officiate at the ceremonies proceed
ing his burial. He has chosen Home of thu
delivered at that time.
Mrs. President Harrison, Mrs. Wanamakel
and several other ladies are making trip t.
Florida. At Charleston, S. c., the citizens
gave them handsome reception. The car il
which they travel is comfortably fitted VI
and the pantry we'll supplied with every i'm
aginable dainty. The refrigerator where the
wines and meats are kept is under the f1ool
in the forepart of the car
| In 1876 Gen. Gilbert S. Meem of Shenandc.
III, who was paying 10 per cent. on some
lebts, borrowed $50, 900 from Hal. G. Dulany
il, at per cent. and paid them off. In the
contract, Meem agreed in addition to the pei
cent. to save Dulaney from all taxation OF
assessments. The Court of Appeals decided
last week that in view of this contract the
amount contracted to be paid was usurious,
that thereby all the interest was void, and al
payments of interest previously made must b.
credited on the principal.