Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-23
GLEANLNGS FROM THE MAIL.

Margaret Isabella Blaine, daughter of Sec
cretary Blaine, was married in Washington
Saturday to Walter Damrosch, the musician.
of New York. The President and cabinet were
present. The bridal toilet was of heavy white
silk, draped in front with embroidered crepe
de chine, and tulle veil. The President sent a
solid silver salad bowl, gold lined, and Vice
President Morton an elegant silver service.
The groom's gift was diamond neckl lace and
earrings. The members of the Diplomatic
Corps sent solid silver tea service of six
pieces.
Governor Mckinney, under the act of
Congress requiring him to nominate from
the two political parties, two Com
missioners to the Exposition of 1892 at
Chicago, has nominated the following:
Democrats Hon. John L. Harris of Rocking
ham, Commissioner, Col. Alex Mcdonald of
Lynchburg, Alternate; Republicans-Ge V.
ID. GrOner of Norfolk, Commissioner, Charles
A. Heermans of Montgomery county, Alter
nate
Ticket buyers in the Louisiana Lottery can
somewhat estimate their chances of drawing
big prizes by the fact that for the renewal of its
pany offers to pay the State annually the fol-
lowing great sums-S35O, 900 for levees, $780,
900 for public schools. $1,000 for hospitals,
$4,000 for the insane, $4,000 for the deaf
dumb and blind, and $780, 600 for the drainage
of the city Of New Orleans.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis writes to Gov. McKin-
ney, announcing her inability toa ttend the
Lee Monument unwilling. She says 'sSor-
row and physical infrmity will prevent my
being with you. [ trust that nothing will mar
the grace and dignity of the ceremony over
which you will preside, and to which the
Southern people have looked forward with
such glad expectation
Among the class that Bishop White con-
flrmed at the Meade Memorial church in Man
chester last Sunday, was Rev. j. Cleveland
Hall, pastor of the Presbyterian church in
that town who had resigned and preached his
farewell sermon the Sunday before. He will,
it is said, enter the Protestant Episcopal min
istry.
Capt. Henry Heaton, State Senator from
Loudoun and Fauquier, and a member of Gen.
Early's staff during the war, died of apoplexy
on Saturday night, at his home in Round
Hill, Loudoun. His health had been failing
a long time and he was not very we'll when the
Senate adjourned.
VIM McMahan, jeweler of Yellow Sui
phur Springs, Montgomery county, Va, kiss
ed female friend good bye on the cars at
Radford, Sunday, and then leaped off the train.
He fell under it and his head was cut off by
the wheels.
Col, +. j. T. White, a member of the Viz
gnia legislature from Loudopn county before
the war, and after the war It. Governor of
Arkansas, died Sunday aths home in Loudoun
county,
Nathan Gore of Lima, Ohio, is dead, and S.
U. Gross, Mary Cones and others, are dying
OF blood poisoning resulting from the tooth
pulling on new system by travelling dent
ist who was there some days ago.
The U. S. Supreme Court on Monday de-
clared the Minnesota meat inspection law,
Every similar to that of Virginia. to be I'M
constitutional and void
Miss Eva s. Ftggatt Of Virginia, has resign
ed the place of Principal of the Female Semi
nary at Granada, Nicaragua. on account of
ill health.
The old home of Ex-senator R. E. Withers
at Wytheville, later owned by John Williams,
has been sold to a Baltimore syndicate, for
$4,000.
Rev. Sam Small Will be candidate for the