Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-02-07

his room in the Saunders boarding house. and
broke his neck. He left in the room card on
which was written "This is what rum brings
man to-"
Mrs. Col. j. j. Coppinger, Secretary
Blaine's eldest daughter, died at his residence,
Sunday morning. This is the fifth death in the
Secretary's family in the last four years. The
last two, before Mrs. Coppinger, were his son
and his brother in the last two months.
A dynamite cartridge placed in the cellar
of the residence of Pastor Fleckinger of St.
Joseph's Catholic church in Mansfield, Pa,
it is supposed by some anarchist living near,
shattered the building Thursday night. The
pastor escaped unhurt.
Henry S. Rodgers, who escaped from the
Harrisonburg Jail, where he was lodged for
stealing horse and riding it off to Ohio,
has returned after liberty of thirteen days
and given himself up, determining to throw
himself upon the mercy of the court.
A London journal states that the 'Sweet
Vale of Avoca," ung by Tom Moore, has
been acquired by an English match company
at the price of gGS00, and its vast acreage
of timber is to be converted into lucifer
matches.
The failure of crops in Greensville county,
Va, is producing great suffering and an appeal
is made to the rest of the State for help. The
appeal is endorsed by county officers and min
listers. E. L. Turner OF Samuel Goodwin OF
Emporia, Va, will receive contributions.
Cooper, the white man tried in Christians
burg, Va, for outraging a 12-year-old girl,
was last Friday convicted and sentenced to 20
years Imprisonment. This is the man that
such efforts were made month ago by the
people, to hang.
s'Bill Nye," the humorist and James Whit
comb Riley, the poet, have broken up theiI
joint-lecture engagement, Mr.. Riley's convi-
vial habits interfering to such degree as to
make its continuance impossible. This is sad
news about great intellect.
Gayarre, the Spanish tenor who died recent
ly, left four million francs. His funeral al
Madrid brought the whole population to the
streets. His funeral car was covered with
flowers.
The smallpox has broken out in Buffalo
Bills show at Barcelona, Spain, and the
Indians attached to the troupe have been de-
moralized by the death of three Of their num-
Der.
Seventy or eighty people in Jefferson Co.,
ILL.,, have petitioned Postmaster General
Wanamaker to establish a postOfflce at a point
about five miles from Mount Vernon, to be
called La Grippe.
Mrs Agnes Sehon, died at her home al
Point Pleasant, W. Va, aged 81 years. She
was the last living grand-child of Gen. Chas
Lewis, who was killed at the battle of Point
Pleasant in IVA.
Colfax, Ind, was in a bad way last week
One doctor had died Of grippe another was
down with the disease. the third and last had
been called to another town, and nearly
everybody in the village was sick of grippe.
A new boom is visiting Southwest Virginia
At Pulaski City, Thursday, ffty-six lots were
sold for ST., 900. The eX-Gov. David Campbell
property, adjoining Abingdon, has been sold
at 5000 an acre.
The first death from grippe in Roanoke &C.
CURED there Saturday, the victim being A. O
Dillingham;, sewing machine agent from
Baltimore. He had, he thought, fully recov-
ered but relapse came on.
Hugh Garland Meem, the 25-year-old son of
Gen. Gilbert S. Meem of Shenandoah, who
rescued the miners near Frostburg, Md,
last year, died at Cumberland, Nd, Saturday,
Of typhoid fever.
The London Times has compromised its suit
with Parnell, by paying him $4,000. 1t is an
acknowledgment that it had libeled Mr..
Parnell.
Not single coupon has been rendered in
payment Of taxes this year in Rockingham
county, marked difference from former
years.
At some points of the Hudson river in New
York, there is four-inch ice, and a little long
Ell freeze it is claimed will insure supply Of
ice for next summer.
Col. A. L. Duncan has taken the place at
the Virginia Military Institute formerly held
by Col Scott Shippe, until July list, when the
Board will elect permanent officer.
J. l.. Darlington of the Exchange and Bal
lard Hotel at Richmond, who had been hotel
keeping for nearly fifty years, left fortune
of $4,000.
Miss Eva S. Figgatt of Christianburg, Va.
Principal of the Government Female Semina
~ in Granada, Central America, is visiting
her home.
Gen Schoield, the General of the q. S
Army, is said to be engaged to the widow Of
Gen. Fitzpatrick the noted cavalry comman
der.
Hamilton S. Neale, for fifteen years Judge
of Northampton (Va.) County Court, dice
Monday.
Rev j. NJ Shreckhise is conducting series
of meetings in the Academy, the scene of the
tragedy at Brownsburg.
Marshall Roberts, the 10-year old son Of the
late Marshall O. Roberts, of New York, is
worth $4,000, 600.
Capt Foxhall Daingerfield of Harrisonburg
has sold two-year-old colt to John A. Her
ring, Jr, for his farm in Texas, for $1,000.
Strawberries are being shipped North from
Starke, Fla. They bring sixty cents quar-
in Richmond, Va.
John Gibson of Rockbridge, the venerable
founder of the Gibson distillery, is dead.
Andrew S. Hussey, postmaster at Mt Jack
son, Shenandoah, died of grippe, Sunday.
There are thirty buildings being constructed
at Clifton Forge.
CALAMITY AT WASHINGTON