Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-03-25

Dor of the city, where the steamship Indiana
that brought fl our and provisions from Phla-
delphia to the Russian famine sufferers is
lying, and chcered the captain, while steam
whistles shrieked in acknowledgment of
American generosity. On Friday the patriarch
of the Russian Church came on board with
gorgeous retinue and with great ceremony
blessed the ship.
Mr.. d. q. List, late President of the Bank
OF Wheeling, W. Va, and its principal stock
holder, created sensation there Thursday by
publishing card saying that as he and his
Two sons had disposed of their entire stock
| in the bank he notified all depOsitOrS that
,hey couId obtain their money on demand, and
ii they didn't go and get it he would feel him.
self released from all responsibility for it,
SJangc to say it did not produce run on the
| bank.
| A lady was on the floor of the House Of Rep
esentatives at Washington, Saturday, solicit
| ing the assistance Of the Southern members in
| ne interest of a movement to establish home
.orthe INDECENT orphan granddaughter of ex-
| Confederate soldiers. She had two children
with ner, one of whom she said she had picked
up in the streets of Wytheville, Va, and who
crate officer.
James O'Bren from Culpeper, who was pro-
NOTED from Valley Ry station agent at Timber
Ridge to the same position at Lexington, dis
appeared on the night of the 18th. AS he left
over 5000 in his cash drawer, it is not supposed
his disappearance was caused by shortage
in his accounts, and later accounts say he has
returned to Lexington
A sample of the swindling that is perpetra-
ted on the government at congressional funer-
ais, may be seen in these items in the
bill Of an undertakes firm at Knoxville for
the funeral of Congressman Houck: Burial
casket.' 81, 200; trimmings, $500; "draping
the church" $50; ''stenographer at church."
SIG; photographs. S31.
The railroad difficulty between the Rock
bridge Alum Springs Co. and the Virginia
Iron Co. is not yet settled, and there is still
on the docket Of the Rockbridge Circuit Court
a suit of the former against the latter for
$4,000 for not carrying passengers to the
Springs last year.
Rev. John Ruff. Presbyterian minister eff
Bedford, Va, on one day, the 10th Of Deem
Der last, married four couples and in doing so
|
mountains twice. Two of the marriages took
place in Botetourt county and two In Bedford.
He ate a hearty meal at all four.
The Fauquier maidstone is still in the pos
session of lady near Delaplane in that
county. 1t is six inches long by one in diam
eter, and the original owner specified in his
will that no charge should ever be made for
its use.
''The Bower the home of Mrs. Isabella
cambridge in Jefferson Co., W. Va, and the
house in which Senator r. M. T. Hunter and
Senator Anthony Kennedy were married in
the early part of the century, was burned
| last week.
The decision having been made that distil-
lers cannot sell OF deliver liquor in a local
option district, an election has been ordered
in jefferson, dry district Of Loudoun
county, on April 21st, on the petition of the
distillers and their friends.
| Clarence r. RiXey of Culpeper, and Miss
Mamie Yowell of the same town, were mar
ried in Washington city last Saturday. and
before the party left the city her sister Bette
was married to George Sims who had accom-
panied the party as friend.
just as the Court of Appeals last week
finally sent Anthony, the Philadelphia bunco
steerer to the penitentiary for two years for
swindling an old farmer in Shenandoah, his
pal Myers got hung jury on his fourth trial
at Woodstock.
| A Strasburg, Va, merchant was taken in
by an agent seeking consignments of eggs.
poultry, &C., to ''The Alliance Produce Com
mission dealers" in Philadelphia He shipped
to the firm and lost his goods.
Articles were signed in New York last week
for Sullivan and Corbett to fight for $4,000 a
side and purse of $25, 900 before the Olympic
Club of New Orleans on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 7.
Charles L. Caldwell, workman, and Miss
Ella B. Hensell, were married in furniture
show window at Knoxville, Tenn, Thursday
night, with 5000 people in binding snow
storm out in the street viewing it.
The Alliance Agricultural Implement
Works at Iron Gate have assigned-liabilities
So, 900, assets $50, 900; assignee-Jeh Long of
Harrjsonburg.
Rev. W. Mines the preacher-actor, who
played in Staunton, is now playing in Bonn
bay, India with several natives in the sup
porting company.
Col. O'Ferrall has appointed Payne NJ.
Avis, son of Capt. Jas. L. Avis Of Harrison
burg to be cadet at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
| The ravages of an insect on the pines of the
Valley of Virginia, has set more saw mills to
work, to work up the blighted trees, than
were ever known in the Valley before.
MI. Levy, the owner of Monticello near
Charlottesville. gives to the Piedmont Hos
| ft,a foo
charged visitors for going over the place.
Miss Grimes Burwell of Salem, Va, has
entered John-Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore
to study for a trained nurse.
Senator Henry Fairfax of Loudoun county,
Va, has lost eight blooded colts in the last
few weeks from violent type OF distemper.
Denmark has appropriated SOC, O02 for build
| ings for her exhibition at the Chicago World S
Fair.
The law office and books of H. d. Flood at
Appomattox e. H., Va, were destroyed by
fire Thursday night.
The real estate of Danville, Va, shows an
increase of $4,000 as compared with last
| year.
Rev. Jno. A. Herndon, Superintendent Of
Public schools Of Danville, was married last
week to Mrs. Rebecca A. Giles.
Covington, Allegheny, is pushing ahead
1t has a new modern hotel, and is about to
spend S1O,O 900 on its streets.
| Grover Cleveland was fifty-five years old
last Friday.
SOME TIMELY READING.