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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-04-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

Hon. H. St. Geo. Tucker has been selec-
ted by the Democrats on the Committee on
the Election of President and Vice Presi-
dent, to prepare the minority report Oh the
McComas reapportionment bill.
The Republican party seem to be weaken
ing daily in the Northwest. In the munic-
ipal elections in Illinois Wednesday, the
Democrats carried Chicago, (by 4,500,)
Quincy, Springfield, Rock Island and Au-
rora. and in Galesburg the Prohibitionists
seeing the Republicans were waning, put
up a ticket and beat them out Of the field
In Milwaukee, Wis, Geo. W. Peck
Democrat, (''Pecks Bad Boy'') was cleo
ted Mayor.
Capt. W. S. Lurty, late candidate fol
Attorney General of Virginia, is an appli-
cant for the position Of q. S. Judge Of Ok
lahoma.
Hon. David Wiber of New York, rep.
who has been paired with Hon. Samuel j.
Randall since the session commenced, dice
on Wednesday,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-04-04

THE HOME OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY
DESTROYED AND ONE SISTER KILLED.
The Catholic buildings at Seventeenth
and Broadway were the Sisters home, the
parochial school, Father Disneys resi-
dence, and the Sacred-Heart church. They
were all blown down, and Sister Plus was
buried in the ruins. Shortly after whel
taken out by a rescuing party she was
dead. All Of the other Sisters escaped
without injury.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-04-04
GLE,AN NED ERON TILE MILLS.


There were numerous real estate sales
i'll Rockbridge last week including the
following-the A. D. Campbell farm of $50
acres, adjoining Glasgow, to syndicate, for
So, 600. In the syndicate are Jno. Sheridan,
DR.. J. A. Graham, F. Z. Glasgow, Col T. NJ.
Semmes of Rockbridge, and Edgar Allen, A.
E. Dickinson, and W. Ii. Sands Of Richmond;
The W. B. F. Leech farm of 385 acres, just
west of Glasgow, for $4,000, to a syndicate
chiefly Of Richmond men including Gov. P W.
Mckinney, Secretary of State II. W Flournoy,
D. C. Richardson and q. B. Stokes, Camm
Patterson of Buckingham, and J. N. Bren-
aman of Shenandoah; The Gurney'is Irish
Greek farm, for S., 400, to Washington capital
lists; The Col. J. Il. Paxton land of $50 acres,
adjoining West Buena Vista, for $40, 900, to a
syndicate composed of Jno- Sheridan, r. R.
Wits, A. l.. Nelson, F. T. Glasgow, and
others.
Rev. J. J. Boyle the priest who was in
charge of the Catholic church of the Sacred
Heart at Raleigh, n. c., and who was SEN
fenced to death for outraging the young lady
organiSt of the church, got new trial. and on
Saturday last the jury acquitted him. On the
stand he testified that the girl consented. The
two facts that she made no cutlery suffi-
Gent to attract the attention of female COM
panion on the floor below, and that i'll her
own testimony she admitted having allowed
gross liberties by the priest before that, are
supposed to have carried the jury for the
prisoner. There was applause when the YER
dict was rendered.
On ST. Patrick's day, fve-year-old Eddy
Mullane of 151 West Fifth Street New York,
bought toy bomb and put it in his hip
pocket, on his way to school. During the
morning his behavior not being good, Miss
Knox the teacher turned him over her knee
and spanked him. There was but one spank.
Miss Knox now carries her hand in sling,
and little Eddy eats his meals standing
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-04-04

heard my fathers voice and answered him,
and directly he crawled down the hole. 1t
took him three quarters Of an hour to ex-
tricate me- and then we both crawled out.
If there had been help at once we might
have saved others, as | knew about where
they all were: but there was no one about
except some who had escaped, and they
were more OF less hurt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
IN. 1.r.mn WIN Con.umptIon.

was at my uncle's, near Niagara Falls,
boz Canada, and had hardly arrived when he
said:
Vow. Ieyyy. yOu'll be wandering around
vnore or less. and ! want to caution you
about an old ram took up as an estray the
other week. He's down in the lot where the
lravel-pit is, and just as SURE as you give
him show he'll be the death OF you. !
saw him knock a cow of her feet ut one
bang. and | wouldn't 90 into the lot for
$50"
Next day skirted the fences and found
Nr old chap anxious for business. didn't
,,,,s him an opening, however. but some
body else did. was standing in the barn
,yiih uucle. when he suddenly exclaimed:
.Great Joseph. but there's tramp in
the gravel pit bot, That ram will smash
him Ia pulp in TWO minutes
Ue shouted, waved his hat, and shouted
again. bat the tramp was quarter OF
milo away, and walking with his head
down. The ram was lying down IN the pit
and the yelling brought him out. We saw
him scramble up the bank, aud my uncle
gaspcd out.
"Git boss hitched up to 60 for the under
taker for that tramp won't be alive two
minutes later
he was. though. The ram came at him
on an angle, and he caught sight OF the
animal when about ten rods off. He wheel
al to tbe right. stood still, and the ram got
within Ten feet, and then sailed through the
air ON "a straight line to strike him. Next
instant the tramp had him by the horns,
,,nl with "a twist and Jerk he broke his
neck with snap. lie tarried to be sure
mat the ram was dead, and then came Oh,
climbed the fence. and said to us;
Gentlemen, YOU see before you man
who has been unfortunate. | have con-
sumption. and am hardly able TO stand.
want t0 get To milder climate as soon as
un-.iIle. New York sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Diving Declarations.

Judge John ID. Cunningham, OF the At
Iauta bar in speaking Of WOOltOlk's dying
declaration, said:
81 do not think there is any reasonable
doubt of his guilt, and do not believe his
diving statement. My experience as judge
has satisfied my mind that ordinarily "A man
who will tell lie when he is living Will
tell a lie when be is dying. | have presided
on the trial of probably iiity murder cases,
and do not remember single instance
where bad man told the plain, unyarnish-
ed truth in his dying declaration; but on
the other hand | do remember Instances
where unprincipled men. in spite OF the ter
rors of impending death. hell and the grave,
have told palpable lies in order TO wTeak
Vengeance through the law on their enc
mics. When Jurors cease to pay so much
attention to the dying declarations Of bad
men il will be better for the cause
OF Justice, for there seems 10 be KIND OF
superstituOus reverence, tending TO per-
suade, that the last words Of "A dying man
must be true. As for executed criminals,
il is generally understood by them that they
all 20 10 Heaven, and wish II were true,
but cannot believe H.. The last man on
whom | passed sentence debauched his
neighbours wife, then waylaid, murdered,
and buried the husband in swamp. Yet
upon the gallOws he asserted that he was
going straight 10 Heaven, and in the same
breath made palpably false statement con-
corning his guilt. Good men tell the truth
both in life and In death. while unprinci-
pled men are entitled to but little CREDIBLE
Ity. either living or dying"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Growth of the South.

The Chattanooga Tradesman in its weekly
report OF the industrial development OF the
South for the week ending November /,
1890 reports twenty-eight new Industries,
five new banks, three railroad companies,
two electric lines and one street railway.
Among the leading new industries organized
during the week as reported 10 The Trades
man are the following: A development
company with a capital Of $4,000 at Salem.
\. c.: brick and tile works at Charleston,
W. Va; cigar factory ut Durham. \. C.; a
large elevator aud corn mill at Lynchburg,
Va; large -four mill at Richmond, Va.
Ice factories will be established at
Jellico, Tenn; Cardiff, Tenn; New Or
leans. La; Natchitoches, La; COyington,
Ky; Rogers, Ark; and Lakeland, Fla. A
company with capital OF S5,OOO,0O0 has
been organized at Tompkinsyille, Fla. to
develop phosphate mines. and coal and
iron company with sl,0O0,OOo has been Or
yanized at Webster. W. Va. a packing
house will be erected at Roanoke, Va, and
a stove foundry at Blacksburg, sc. Water
works will be constructed at Griffin. Ga.
A lumber company with $4,000 capital
has ben organized at Waldo, Ark. A
planning mill with 10000 capital will be
erected at Emerson, Fla, and single fac
tory al Apalachicola, Fla.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Shnf lin ShOp.

The Mayor of Key West, Fla. has re-
ceiyed the following communication from
Francisco de Boquer, the Spanish consul:
IL have to inform you Of the fact that, by
superior authority, | am placed in absolute
necessity of retiring from the consulate
under my charge, and under protest, copy
of which enclose, in consequence OF there
being no guarantee of life in your city, due
to the execrable condition Of the Cuban re-
fugees in said city. In consequence, ] re-
serve the right, in the name OF my Govern
ment, OF closing and sealing the consulate
until the Government of the United States
will give sufficient guarantee to the Govern
ment which represent, that the consulate
of Spain will obtain the privileges due to 1t.
Under the circumstances, must request OF
you that you order the police to guard these
seals which have, under this date, aihXed
to the doors Of the consular office. For the
breaking of said seals, your Government
and those whom it may concern will be
held responsible"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
ui. rine Had Roen Paid.

..pu,y" Hoffman. whom Judge Miller
tr,.fed' p we other day to pay his fine, APP
,.,r4d i'm th,, Police Court this morning with
s., I'm his pockei and asked permission to adj
dress the Court. 80, A..
40 address IS necessary" said the
but / want to pay the fine said Hon-
man. - III
Miller.
Ills fine is already paid" said Deputy
Clerk Harper. Al
$40. sir; YOU are mistaken" said the
fusu who was fined.
blow is that, MIR. Harper p" inquired the
Court.
ills wife paid the fine" was the clerks
response
"Al, wife wouldn't pay three cents for
me-"
"Well the fine was paid by lady whom
D thought was your wife,
Then" said Hoffman, IL had iriend
aud didn't know it,
"Inars an; step out"
-'lm free man to-day, WIN your
l1n.rs permission. Good day."-Hartiord
Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

winter. The first 10 the mapIc-sugsr sand
WITCH, made either OF brown bread OF Of
white 1.-THE brown Is the best, though to imi-
tate good DIR. johnson, who added after bic
dictionary definition Of the word "sauce,"
the naive admission, "cranberries make the
best sauce.") But whether you think the
brown or white bread makes the better
sandwiches, have 1t sliced thin and buttered
smoothly. and then between the slices
spread a thick layer OF the finest maple
sugar you can get. Those persons who
have tried having a plate OF these on their
afternoon tea table find one serious dis
advantage, however; there are never enough
of these sandwiches, no matter how often
the plate may be refiIled.
The second sandwich IL made always OF
white bread and may be considered a kind
OF course, because IL comprises In itself both
bread and salad. The bread Is first prepared
as for any sandwich aud buttered. IL Is
then spread with q seasoned layer OF COT
tage cheese. through which small bits OF the
spicy water cress are plentifullv scattered.
This sandwich also suffers from the same
disadvantage as the other.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
OLD Mrathor HITS.

Winter is rapidly approaching, and going
f1a rounds Of tue press is a list OF rules ana
Equations telling people what to do ana
.,ist not 10 do in order 20 pull through tne
ensuing season with comfort ana bealtn.
,ine Of these rules are very good Just as
tiev are, and there are others that admit Oh
considerable Improvement. We nave
amended some Of these regulations, ana
live them In a revised condition for the ben
eht II our readers. -
Never lean with the back against any
Thing that Is very cold. Be careful and do
not select a chunk OF ice 10 lean against, or
A snow drift. or a man who gives you the
cold shoulder.
Never begin a journey until the breakfast
Aas been taken. II you have no appetite
,ou can perhaps lind somebody TO eat the
Jreakfast for you:
Never take warm drinks and then 90 out
into the cold air. AFTER taking the warm
drink sit around the stove for while, tell
stories, or play gaIae OF billiards in care
fully warmed room.
Never speak much When boarse, or the
voice may be permanently los. Observe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
All Sorts.

In the smaller towns OF Germany only the
sweeps wear the chimney-pot hat.
II is estimated that $4,000 pianoiortes are
manufactured every year in London
The school rate for London is treble that
OF Nottingham, birmingham, LlYerpool ana
Manchester.
The largest room in the world under one
roof and unbroken by pillars is at II. refers
burg. II is 620 feet long by 10 In breadth
Seven years ago there was one brass band
in the Salvation Army. twas composed Oh
father and his sons. Since then o,ooV-oih
bands have been formed.
At Agnetendorf on the hiesengebirge Ca
chain of mountains between Sllesia anu
Bohemia), one Herr NOgel has trained a
dog TO perform the duties OF IA mountain
guide.
A 1rm in Australia has completed ar
rangements whereby parcels OF one, t"o'
three or more frozen sheep and lambs can
be delivered at any address in the Onil'
Kingdom.
A working bricklayer in London has re-
ceiyed legacy OF $1,000 left by brother.
lie has handed 100000 to each of his nNe
children. one of whom was working as a
carman at Chelmsford.
The incomes from the London daily papers
are thus put down: Daily Telegraph,
81 80, 900; Times, fl2O,OOOi Standard, 90
600. Morning Post, - 900; Daily Chronicle,
{ Il. 600, and Daily News, $4,000.
A female miser died in Paris, and her
friends east lots for her furniture. x
statuette fell 10 her daughter. and she was
iust about 10 dash il TO the ground in veNa-
lion. when bank notes and securities.
valued at $4,000, rolled out from the III
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Drowned In the Gulf.

About s o'clock Tuesday morning Gus
Daniels brought word TO jacksonville that
the sail-boat Dave Allen had capsized and
that SIX of the party were drowned. Soon
a party was organized with skif boats TO
go TO their rescue. Captain Z. l.. Estes
soon arrived at the scene OF the disaster in
his little steam yacht and, it is said, through
his manly efforts one life was saved. He
SAYS that he found that the boat, small
sized sloop, had capsized. None OF the
party were drowned, bu, the children were
literally frozen or died from exposure. They
were floating, holding on to the boat, and
drifted about in the water for nearly twenty
hours.
The party consisted Of Dave Allen and
wife and five children, Gus Daniels and
wife, Judah Mcmillan and two little chill
dren, relatives, all colored. The boat cap
sized about four miles from tbs place, and
after the rescuing party left here 1t was
only few hours till Captain Estes came
steaming back with two boats in tow and
landed at the Franklin County Lumber
Company's wharf.
such a disaster has never before taken
place here. Three of the children were
dead and two others were dying. Crowds
of people came to assist them to their homes,
and everything is being done for their re-
lief
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
FLEETING FRIY0LITlES.
BITS OF FUN CIRCULATING IN
The DAILY PAPERS.

How Burglar Lost Sin Dolisrs-His Fine
Rad Eeen Paid-st. Gobinon's Day-He
wasn't There-Coid Weather Hints
some Laughs.
81 am burglar, and your late sugges
lion Of the vagaries Of a lonesome man re
mind. me Of an experience | once had
one rainy night | went out from Chicago to
rob a house in a suburban town, and ehec-
ted an entrance without much trouble.
The house was unOccupied. i had received
tip that the owners folks were away, and
that be- had gone after them. But didn't
know hut that there was Waterman, so |
was a little careful in my business. After
entering the most Of the rooms ! concluded
that was alone, so pushed open door
and walked into an upstairs room near the
front OF the house. Greatly TO my surprise
/ found man living on the bed smoking
cob pipe There was a bright moon outside
hy this time. the sky having cleared, and,
as he had the sh utters open and the blinds
mp, the room was quite light IL was the
proprietor he was not going alter his
family until the next day.
saw. be smoked away, apparently enjoying
INV surprise, but finally he said We'll, who
ore youv knew l was in for tussle, 80
said was a burglar, all the time watch
inc him. lie madenO attempt 20 move, re-
naming stretched out on the bed ana pun
i,go,yav al the cOb-pipe. 'rll tell you what
I'm do with you.' he said; I'm lonesome and
II vou will amuse me until | am sleepy you
can take ANYTHING you want. I'll show you
what we've got; 10 amt much and you can
take YOUR PICK. What do you say" sup
po-ed the fellow was playing me Trek
iuf bc seemed perfectly in earnest ana ne
cot up and made light. Producing PACK
~ cards from a table drawer be began
shutting them and invited me TO play Call
fYrnia Jack for fifty cents hand. Re
membering that | had no pipe he found
another one with sack of tobacco, and
then. seating himself again. asked me to cut
for deal. lie made three points TO my one
and threw him out a half dollar.
This pleased him so much that he pro-
duced iug OF whisky and pitcher of wa
ter. but he had only one glass, and said be
wouldn't 20 down stairs after another one.
Ue was quite gay over having company,
and drank so much that he began Boosting
after a while that he could beat any man on
earth playing California jack lie did
play surprisingly good game; he won ~
from me in TWO or three hours. W men day
light began TO show itself said | must be
going. whereupOn he took M the lamp 10
show me his sllyerware, that | might pick
ont what / wanted But | didn't want
ANYTHING 80 he let me out the front door,
and went sneaking nome. l often met the
f.llDw on the streets but he only laughed.
and knew be would never give me away"
AfchisOu Globe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
The Right Sort.

The first thing she noticed as he entered
tine parlor was the unusual pallOr of his face
aud che anNiOusly asked:
Are you ill|'
No"
Heard any bad news"
no"
Been frightenedy'
no"
..rhen what is it,
s'N-nOthing'
All Henry, but you cannot deceive me
Loves eyes are sharp. You are anxious
aud worried. but you need not be. have
expected it,
.'W-whatf"
..rhat the Mckinley bill would knock our
wedding into the middle of next week"
Aud you"
0rll wait for you one thousand years
..or All uma-uniil old Bill Mckinley hal.
turned 10 dust, and his dust been absorbed
Iy The pig-weeds Of America.'-Detroll
Free Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Sensation In Military Circles.

The sensation In military circles In At
lanta, TIA. is the suspension OF the officers
of the Gate City Guards, the company which
won the interstate drill prize last week,
and the ordering of a court-martial by Adj
iutant-G General Hill. On the day after the
drill Adjutant-General Hill received notice
from Lieutenant McDonOld, regular army
officer attached TO the Auburn (Alabama)
Military Institute, who was one Of the
Judges of the drill, notifying him that the
officers OF the Gate City Guards had offered
as high as $500 for an advance sheet Of
the programme Of commands. Failing 10
bride the printer, they then worked the
same way on the body-servant OF the lieu
tenant. Ii seems that the Guards found
out that the programme was being
printed In Auburn. Lieut. nant e..
NJ. Roberts ard Priyates Spellman and
Meyers conceived be idea that all was fair
in war, and went TO Auburn under diIier-
ent aliases TO secure proof, but the printer
was obdurate. bsisg proof against both
money aud coaxing. The initials OF Cap
tain Mead, OF the Guards, were signed to a
telegram OF urgency, twas through the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
S.c-s.ity the Mother of Invention.

Nayemura sakusaboro. japanese drug
gist, has got ahead Of the Mckinley bill by
the discovery Of a process by which he can
convert wild hemp into fabric which can
not be distinguished from silk. Repeated
tests have been made Of the new fabric at
the silk weaving establishment In hioto and
elsewhere in Japan with satisfactory re-
suits. Experts have reported that the web
has the softness, lustre, beauty and more
han the durability OF silk. As the plant
grows wild the silk worm may lose his job.
New York World.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

News has reached Gainesville, Tex. Of a
serious difficulty between two farmers
named Nelson and PoPjoy, in Loves valley.
Chickasaw nation, forty miles northeast OF
Gainesville, in which ARRAY Popjoy was
stabbed over the heart and fatally wounded,
the wound being six inches in length and
penetrating the cavity. Nelson made h.
escape into Texas, and is still at large. The
tragedy occurred in a cotton field, aud was
the result of quarrel over mater of no
concerning cotton picking.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Ching tn Chicago.

Mr.. Hunt. of the Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Evening News, having been chosen assist
ant secretary of the Worlds Fair Commits
sion, has removed to Chicago, where he will
remain three years. Just before bis de-
parture the News editorial force employees
presented him with a beautiful gold
mounted cane.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

~lnlay-school Superintendent-Who LED
a.Ichldren of Israel into Canaan Will
uneof the SIN aller bows answer? No reply
superintendent somewhat sternly)-Can
TO one tellf Little boy on that eat next TO
lie aisle. who led the children Of Israel into
4uaaus
Little Boy Daddy frightened)-lt want
sn.. II list moved yere last week I'm
MlLLJury.- Chicago Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

The Key West special to the mes-Union
says The steamship European, Captain
Morgan, from New Orleans to Bremen and
Hayre, with 5000 bales of cotton and $4,000
bushels of grain, arrived Tuesday night on
fire. The whole fire department, with six
streams of water has worked all day, and
800 bales of cotton have been unloaded. The
cargo between the second and third decks
is uninjured SO far.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Texas Alliance.

The Galveston (TeX.) News says; "lf the
Texas Farmers Alliance. as all that has
transpired of its secret working of late
would appear to indicate, has resolved or
will resolve TO throw overheard President
Fields and to supersede Editor Dixon, Of
the southern Mercury, for the reason that
their conservatism on the sub-Treasury bill
was not acceptable to the political bureau
ulate the president and editor on their hap
py deiyerauce. Sir. Dixon, it is under
stood will shortly be promoted to state
Physician in Governor IOgg's cabinet. DR..
Fields has retired to his splendid farm
independent of office and the transcient
and ileeting hOnors thereof"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Chinese Have a Good Flavor.

There is one place where the Chinese will
be welcomed BY large proportion of the
inhabitants. In North Queensland the
natives are cannibals, and especially fond
of the flesh OF the Chinese. The reason IL
because the Chinese live on rice simply,
which gives their flesh delicate and pleas
ant flavor. There are many Chinese in
Queensland, and they are readily picked OF
by the sayages II they venture away too
far.--Albany Argus,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Burned IN Her Home.

Last week house in FreetOwn, seven
miles from VicksOurg, Miss. was destroyed
by fire. In the ruirs the body Of its late
occupant, negro woman, was discovered.
The lower limbs were burned of close to the
trunk. Ii is suspected that the woman was
murdered and the house fired 10 cover up
the crime. An investigation will take place
tO-mOrrOW.