Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17

mute) that congress ought to pass law pro-
hibiting the offspring OF congenital de af-mute
parents from marrying, ''as their children are
almost certain to inherit their defects" The
assemblage in the church was unanimous
against Bells theory.
The will of Edward Langevin Of ST. Paul,
Mimi, left 81, DOC, 900 to his wife and five chill
dren to be equally divided. A sixth child,
George, Maynard boy, was cut Off with
nothing. The mother and the five children
agreed to burn the will and allow George to
come in for an equal share, which has been
done.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Clifford of New Haven, Ct,
who died lately, left $4,000 to be given
worthy object to be selected by her executors
-Revs. E. E. Beardsley and Simeon E. Bald
win of that city. The executors have selec-
ted the 'Retreat for the sick" at Richmond,
Va, and have already made the first payment
to that institution.
The Duchess of Marlborough (late the wild
ow Hammersley) wore a dinner gown OF
broad-checked green and white silk, with
full pleated vest of white mousseline de sole
at New FORK theatre on Thursday mig hit.
diamond pin caught the laces at her throat.
Her husband, the Duke, was with her.
At a medical school in st. Petersburg, Prof.
kaucharsky, while Occurring on poisonous
acids before class, poured some drops of two
kinds into glass and remarking: "In two
minutes you Will see a man die before your
eyes. Farewell gentlemen" swallowed it.
He died almost instantly.
1t is a rumor, which the members of the
Wilkinson family decline to affirm or deny,
that q n of MicC 10 vic
daughter of the late Hon. Jefferson Davis, to
Alfred Wilkinson of Syracuse, n Y, has
been broken off by Miss Davis on account of
her bad health.
Justice Samuel F. Miller of the U. S. S,l-
preme Court,w was appointed by President
Lincoln in 1862, and been associated with four
Chief Justices-Taney, Chase, Waite and
Fuller, was paralyzed just as he got out of
the street car in Washington, Friday evening,
on his way home to dinner. He died Monday.
| The Highland Recorder says that the Hoov-
Ell brothers who bought the J. j. Hiner farm
in Pendleton county, w. Va, the payments to
be made in sums of 5000 year, have made the
payments exclusively on the profits of tie
sheep with which they stocked the place.
In Berlin schoolmistress receives $500 an
nually during the first years of her service; a
schoolmaster, $500. After forty-two years of
unbroken service the schoolmstress' maxi
mum salary is $3.50, and the schoolmaster's
$500
Capt. W. A. Barrier a rich old bachelor,
principal Of a boys school at Charlotte, N
c., died last week and left $4,000 to the
United Synod Of the Evangelical Lutheran
church in the South, to be used in establish.
| inc a
The "Pearl of Pekin'' Company which was
disbanded in Philadelphia, has been leorgan-
lied, but will be under the management of
Edward E. Rice no longer. 1t will resume
its tour on October 20 at Louisville, under the
direction of E. A. Stevens.
| The official board of Grace church, JERSEY
City Heights, has notified Mrs Joseph Auten-
reith that her two daughters disturb the con-
gregation during service by chewing gum and
smacking their lips.
| Ii tomatoe vines are lifted now with the
tomatoes on them, and hung up in a cool,
dark, we'll ventilated cellar, the tomatoes
will be good for use till very near Christmas
Five thousand and fifty was the number OF
ballots it took before Joseph Pattison of
Tennessee, was nominated for Congress-the
| largest number on record in this country
Thos. L. Rosser, Jr., son of Gen. Rosser,
was married at Charlottesville last Wednes-
day night to Miss Harriet Hart Gordon,
daughter of Mason Gordon.
Front Royal and Riverton on Friday raised
$1,000 to give Randolph Macon College to
build Randolph Macon Academy on a free
site there.
The Salem (Va.) Development Co., made
| its first sale of lots on August 18th, and in
less than forty-eight days has sold $40, 900
worth of lots-an average of SIS, 100 per day
Rev. James II. Stringfellow died at Tusca-
loosa, Ala, Friday. He was of Virginia
family.
Rev. DR.. Moses D. Hoge of Richmond, was
thrown from his horse a few days ago. but
escaped with few slight bruises.
| According to the census Office the popula-
ton of West Virginia is 76O, AS, an increase
of %, &c per cent.
VIM Hevener of Crabbottom, Highland,
the largest cattle grazer in that county, has
sold 200 three-year-old cattle at $50 per head.
| Nellie Bly, the round the world tourist has
been buying 'lots'' at Wytheyille, Va.
''Know thyself," and as rule keep the in
| formation to yourself.
| The street railway in Roanoke does not pay
| expenses.