Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-10

cruisers and old-fdshioned wooden war ships
of Uncle Sam appear rather insignificant.
! At Rice Cove, near Big Stone Gap, Va,
Sunday night, three unknown masked men
went to the house of Berry Starnes and asked
for supper. On being refused admission to the
house they broke in the door and chased
Starnes through the rear of the house and fol
some distance. Finding they could not over
take their victim they opened fire upon him
killing him almost instantly. Robbery is
supposed to have been the cause of the crime
as quite large amount OF money was taken
from the house. AS yet there is no clue to the
murdererS.
Chinese custom statistics of foreign trade
during the past year show largely increased
traffic with this country. Importations OF
American drills show an excess over 1890 OF
263, 900 pieces, and American sheetings of SO7, >
600 pieces, the total import of the latter
2.O0S,000 pieces-having been the largest on
record. Oil from this country likewise has a
large market in the Celestial Empire the con-
sumption having been 40 000, 900 gallons, or
four times as much as the import of Russian
| oil.
At Clifford, Ind, last week, Miss Maggie
E. Burns called at the home of Melville To
len, prosperous young farmer, and in the
presence of his parents asked him if he inten-
ded to carry out his promise to marry her.
Tolen who is her junior and who must know
very little about women. replied, "No you
are too DID, She fired five shots at him, on,
! inflicting wound in his neck which may
prove fatal. Miss Burns walked away and
has since disappeared from the neghborhood
| A dam two miles above the village of Kings
men, Ohio, burst last Thursday during cloud
| burst, and washed away greater part of the
village. j. B. Robbins and his wife and two
children were seated at breakfast and were
swept off. K. Stewart and his SONS were car
! ried off with their barn and drowned, while
Mrs. Stewart watched the fearful scene from
the dwelling which was some distance off on
high and safe ground. Six bodies have been
recovered so far.
| Frank G.. LEM, Of Pittsburg, Pa. who is
making trip around the world on bicycle,
| left Baltimore last week for San Francisco
| The following route has been determined up
| on: Across the States to San Frsncisco
| thence to Japan, China, India, Afghanistan,
Asiatic Russia, Persia, Turkey, Servia, Bull
garia, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Switzer-
land, Holland, Belgium. France, England,
Scotland and Ireland
1t is announced from Charlottesville that
Senator Vance of n. G., has sent a letter to
the University there declaring his inability
on account of continued ill health, to deliver
the address before the joint Literary Societies
of the University of Va. on the 2Sth inst
Thomas Nelson Page of Richmond, has. how
ever, accepted the invitation and will appear
in Mr.. Vance'S stead.
| The remains OF seven Confederate soldiers
were unearthed by a farmer while blowing
| in field near Boonsboro, Md, last week.
| The bones were only about foot and half
below the surface and the skulls especially
| were we'll preserved, even to the teeth. Four
teen bullets were found with the bodies, some
| of them being imbedded in the skulls. Shoes,
belt buckles, &C., were with the skeletons.
| Recent dispatches from Prague, Prussia,
state that the fire which broke out Tuesday
of last week in the Birksberg Silver Mines
has caused the death Of at least four hundred
of the operatives. Among those killed were
five students from the Mining Academy who
were studying the practical workings of the
| mine.
| Thos. S. Kelley tramp shoe maker in dis
tress, applied to Mr.. Robt. A. McGuinnity
for work a few days since, at Clifton Forge
During MI. McGuinnity's absence the tramp
ran off carrying with him 10 pairs of new
boots and shoes and IS pairs of uppers, also
articles of clothing-all valued at S15O. A
| reward of S25 is offered for his capture.
| A letter in the Richmond State says that
two Mormon preachers are in Spottsylvania
county travelling on foot and preaching
wherever an opportunity affords itself. They
appear to have plenty of money, and offer to
pay the expenses of any one who will accept
their faith ard return with them to Salt Lake
City.
Gen. Eppa Hunton, the new Senator, was
rendered a surprise serenade at his home in
Warrenton by the Concert Band upon the
news of his appointment. The music drew a
considerable crowd and the Senator appeared
and made short address, pledging himself
to secure the highest welfare of the whole
State.
Last Sunday great snow storm ragged III
South Dakota west of the Missouri river. Al
Deadwood snow fell for 10 hours and reached
|
ed and the temperature fell below the freezing
point. Nothing of the sort has ever before oc
CURED in June in the Northwest within tn.
recollection of the Oldest inhabitants.
Rev. jeremiah W. Marsh died at Shiloh, N
j., aged eighty-three years. He was born a
Exeter, n H., was graduated from Exeter
Academy with high honors, Daniel Webster
being one of his schoolmates. He was SEN
as Baptist missionary to Virginia, ant
while here was elected State Senator, serv
ing four years.
The election held last Thursday in Coving
ton for Mayor and Councilmen, passed of
quietly, large vote being polled John W
Wyatt was elected Mayor and the following
Council-John S. Ham, Geo. A. Rivercomb
| w. A. Rinehart, j. K. Campbell, 0. L. Rog
ers and J. J. Hobbs.
Rev. j. A. Butler of the Second Baptist
church at Durham, N. G., proposes to go tt
China as missionary and so distant a home
as that for their daughter made the parents OF
Miss Minnie E. Christian oppose her MARI
age to him. Mr.. Butler solved the trouble by
running off with her last Friday and marry
ing her
Refugees from the smallpox districts OF
the Ohio river have been arriving in Charles
ton, W. Va, in great numbers, and in orde1
to prevent the spread of the disease, the may
OF and city health board met and quarantined
all trains and boats from the infected dis
tricts.
All of the great Powers save Russia have
agreed to take part in the international silver
conference. Such universal accord is to sa,
the least unusual. 1t may mean a millennial
mood among the nations, OF it may be take1
| to mean that the dalliance is foreOrdained tt
be futile.
The private soldiers and sailors monument
on Libby Hill, Richmond, has been completed
ready for the bronze figure which is to be